Xiao Zhi came out of the Hall of Bones with all his beard and tail, and was warmly celebrated by Lance.
Now that the lord's consent has been obtained, the planning of the trade zone and transportation can be implemented. In the following time, Xiao Zhi has been working on these two things.
He first invited the lich who proposed the transportation plan to the government affairs hall for a meeting.
This is a lich named Milton. It looks like a young man with long black hair and a pale face, but his eyes are full of vicissitudes, as if he has experienced hundreds of years of wandering and loneliness.
Milton also exudes an atmosphere that does not belong to this era. He wears an ancient style of robes, uses very old etiquette, and speaks in a polite tone, like a nobleman living in the past.
that's the truth.
When Xiao Zhi asked, Milton introduced himself: "I used to be an aristocrat of the ancient Sharan Kingdom, and a member of the House of Representatives. At that time, I was in high spirits. I was in politics with a few friends, and I wanted to change Sharan. The corrupt political situation has turned it into the most powerful country on the continent."
"But before we could use our fists, Sharan was already destroyed in the war. Everyone died, and I was the only one who survived by chance."
"I was very unwilling, filled with hatred and wanted to restore the country, but my strength alone was insignificant, so I transformed myself into a lich. Then I went into exile everywhere in anonymity, trying to develop my strength and regain my homeland."
"Unfortunately, this is just my personal delusion. Even if I become a lich, I am not strong enough to complete the task of restoring the country alone."
"Year after year, there is still no hope of rebuilding Sharan. Even the dynasty that destroyed Sharan has fallen in the years, and it has become dust in the history books together with Sharan. Few people still remember them now. gone."
Milton sighed slightly, with a helpless smile on his face: "Later, I was tired, and finally gave up my dream of establishing the Saran Kingdom again, and came to Hesse to live in seclusion a hundred years ago."
Although he spoke lightly, Xiao Zhi knew very well that as an undead, it is not an easy task to wander on the mainland. As long as he shows a little trace, he will soon be surrounded by living people, even if he has done nothing.
What the living people fear is death, and the undead are the representatives of death.
Milton is still in such an environment to restore the country alone. This is a lonely and dangerous road, which can almost be called delusion. But he has walked alone for hundreds of years. Even if he did not succeed in the end, he is still worthy of admiration.
Although he has lived in seclusion in Hesse, Milton probably hasn't given up on his ambitions back then. Otherwise, he wouldn't have that document on transportation planning, and he wouldn't have the meeting today.
Xiao Zhi asked softly: "What does Mr. Milton think of Hesse?"
Milton thought for a moment: "Hessen is very strong, and it is the only and best destination for the undead. But with the discovery of the Yixi Mine, transportation has become much more convenient, and other countries on the mainland are developing rapidly, and many new technologies have emerged. Only Hesse stands still."
"If in a certain period of time in the future, a country has mastered enough technology to bridge the combat power gap between humans and undead, Hesse may be in crisis."
These words reminded Xiao Zhi of the era he lived in. Isn't there such a group of countries with weapons of the new era in history, who opened the door of his motherland with strong ships and guns, and opened a history of humiliation and pain
Milton can predict that kind of future now, and for Hesse, this is really a rare talent.
Xiao Zhi looked at Milton seriously, and pushed the yellowed document in front of him: "I've seen your plan, it's very good, are you still willing to realize it now?"
Xiao Zhi knew very well that he was essentially a chopping cub, and he was a lot of flamboyant in fights, but when it came to administrative management, this one was professional and definitely experienced enough.
Milton looked at the document that he had submitted 78 years ago but had never heard from, and he was a little bit surprised: "I thought this document had been thrown away."
He thought that no one would care about his opinion, and he could only stay in the dense forest of Hesse until the day when his soul completely rotted. Even when he heard about the recruitment of clerks, he had no intention of going there.
Of course Xiao Zhi couldn't say that the documents were not thrown away, but that the lord was lazy and didn't want to read them. He said, "The lord is also looking forward to it."
Anyway, Asen said the word "expectation", and it's not bad to use it.
Milton didn't speak, but there were tears running down his pale cheeks: "I never thought there would be such a day..."
Xiao Zhi handed him his document about the trade zone again: "You can take a look at this one too."
Milton opened the document and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at his face, the more surprised he became: "Is this... your plan? It can be said that it almost perfectly meets Hessen's current needs!"
Xiao Zhi just smiled without saying a word, looking confident.
This is a document made with the efforts of the teachers, and it is also one of the homework of their professional courses. They used the player's information advantage to check a lot of information, which integrated many pioneering works in human history, as well as the enthusiastic joining of the school god Vidi, and the verbal encouragement of... the scumbag Einstein.
Among the three brothers and sisters, Xiao Zhi and Einstein took Wei Di when they needed to do something, but Xiao Zhi and Wei Di took Einstein when it came time to analyze and process textual work.
Milton accepted the two documents, and solemnly said to Xiao Zhi: "I promise, it will definitely make Hesse stronger, and my homeland will not be in danger of being destroyed again."
Xiao Zhi nodded to him decently: "I wish you all the best."
·
After appointing Milton as the person in charge, Xiao Zhi did not let it go.
Out of the psychological shadow of the undead, he still goes to inspect it from time to time, afraid that the undead on the construction site will fight and then let everything return to zero.
Unexpectedly, Milton is really a very qualified person in charge. Not only does he not have the problem of cutting corners or filling his own pockets, but he even relies on his own death and does not need to rest, so he is full of energy all day long.
Milton also has a way to deal with those warlike undead.
He gave them a speech before starting work. The general content is that we are fighting for the lord, and every shovel bears the glory of Hesse.
The lord is a brick, move it wherever it is needed.
For the undead of Hesse, fighting for their lord is a great honor. Although most of them may not be able to understand Milton's polite wording, the theme of "For the Lord" is enough. Supervise each other and not be lazy.
Judging from this situation, the estimated construction period may be much earlier.
Xiao Zhi, who watched the whole process from the sidelines, couldn't help feeling: "Talent..."
Seeing that the advancement of the plan was on the right track, Xiao Zhi did not continue to guard this side.
During this period of time, Hessen's paperwork was almost done, and his level had risen to 200.
Because he saw Asen using the memory slate before, this made him a little worried, and he wanted to use the excuse of reporting the progress to go and have a look. But Lance told him that the lord was not in Hesse recently, and he probably left.
Xiao Zhi asked him if he knew where the lord had gone
Lance said that no one knows where the lord has gone. He often disappears alone like this, and then returns silently.
He couldn't find Asen, and entrusted him with a construction task, and there were no documents yet, so Xiao Zhi's life as a secretary suddenly came to a halt.
·
On this day, Xiao Zhi went offline, because today's course schedule includes cultural lessons.
Although their major research direction is games, the relevant cultural courses will still not be missing, but sometimes Li Daye will choose to do it directly in the game.
Xiao Zhi came to the classroom following the guidance of the terminal.
This is the microgravity classroom that Li Daye specially applied for, and it is arranged in the style of the classroom in the 21st century. For today's people, this style is probably called nostalgia.
Xiao Zhi opened the door and entered, and saw Einstein floating in the sky as soon as he entered. This is also the reason why Li Daye chose the microgravity classroom. He said that it can keep everyone in a relaxed state, and students can't steal snacks during class, otherwise they will fly everywhere.
Xiao Zhi looked at the other side and found that Wei Di was also floating, holding a copy of "21st Century Game Development History" in his hand, which is the textbook for this course, but Xiao Zhi only brought the electronic version.
Looking at their appearance, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but float up.
The class felt so good, it was so relaxing that it reminded him a bit of the feeling of being an undead.
Not long after, Li Daye also came in. The old man is still in good spirits today, wearing a floral shirt with an afro on his head, as if he is on vacation.
He directed his AI assistant to project on the wall, simulating the effect of the PPT courseware, and began to talk about today's content.
Li Daye floated in mid-air with his head down: "When it comes to games in the 21st century, ZERO is one that will never be ignored. In that era when 'holography' was only a concept of novels and film and television works, Noah Pei announced that he developed Out of ZERO, a holographic game that confuses the real with the fake.”
"And he once said publicly: 'You can regard ZERO as a real world, and every NPC in it may become your friend, enemy, or even more important person.'"
"At that time, everyone thought this genius was crazy, a real world? Do you want everyone to treat game NPCs as friends? He has created miracles in countless fields and has been regarded as the greatest genius in human history. Isn't he too conceited this time? Or is this just an old man's unwillingness to be lonely?"
"But on the day ZERO was officially opened, everyone realized that they were wrong. They still underestimated this genius. This world is so real, and every NPC is really like a living person. Some of them are cheerful, Some are gloomy, some are treacherous and cunning, some are cruel and hypocritical... They cannot be regarded as mechanical NPCs at all."
"Even now, NPCs in ZERO are more intelligent than many AIs. One can imagine the shock of the whole world at that time, not only the game industry was a sensation, but even the technology companies that researched artificial intelligence were unbelievable. Hope to cooperate with Ark and get technical support.”
"But Noah Pei completely rejected these invitations, and never disclosed any technical information related to ZERO. After his death, Ark was taken over by his nephew and has been in operation until now."
Einstein: "I remember Ark is among our professional investors, right? He also encouraged us to do more research on ZERO."
Xiao Zhi was puzzled: "Why? Isn't ZERO a game of their company?"
Veddy floated on the ceiling: "It is said that because the main brain of ZERO is running independently, Noah Pei didn't teach them how to control the main brain, they can't intervene in it, they can only develop peripherals at most, that's why there is such a thing on the market. A variety of game cabins with various functions.”
Einstein: "Unscrupulous money mercenaries."
In Xiao Zhi's time, Noah Pei was still alive, and he was a person who often made big news. He didn't know that such things would happen after the death of this genius.
Einstein added: "There is also a rumor that ZERO is the last work of the genius Noah Pei. He hides a treasure in it. This treasure can promote the progress of human civilization and even change an era."
Xiao Zhi felt a little ridiculous: "This sounds too exaggerated."
Wei Di: "Indeed, but since ZERO came out six hundred years ago, although there are not many people who believe in this rumor, it has never disappeared. After all, it is the work of such a genius, and no one knows whether he will It’s really hiding something that has never been announced.”
Einstein raised his chin to Viddy: "Including this guy."
Veddy shrugged, "I don't deny it."
Einstein floated near Xiao Zhi and said: "The Ark Company once wanted to invest in our major so that the teacher could study ZERO according to their needs, but the teacher refused."
Xiao Zhi cast his curious eyes on Li Daye.
Li Daye rubbed his bushy afro and said, "It's boring to study this kind of thing if it's planned. I don't want to work for others. I don't want to in my life."
After an interlude, the course continued.
But not long after, the PPT behind Li Daye suddenly flashed and turned into a screenshot of his game.
In the picture, the lich standing in front is tall and handsome with white hair. He is waving his staff in a chic casting posture to meet the attacking big snake. Behind him are three students who are protected by him.
All three people present knew the real situation at that time, and the scene was once very embarrassing.
Xiao Zhi said quietly: "This is the frost technique that almost hit me?"
Einstein's face was heavy: "So teacher, you were taking screenshots at that time..."
Vidy: "No wonder the teacher's operation is always difficult to describe."
The first two can bear it, but the third one... Li Daye glared at Wei Di: "Aren't you on the same level as me when you operate seriously?!"
Vidy, who is the last in division operation level: "..."
He couldn't help but drifted to the corner of the classroom, trying to hide himself, why did he appear here, he shouldn't, this world is so difficult...
Li Daye turned his head to look at his AI assistant, which is an old square robot, which is obsessively projecting screenshots of his game at the moment.
Li Daye: "Little W, the courseware is misplaced."
AI assistant named Xiao W: "Switching courseware for you..."
Then everyone saw that the projection was replaced with another screenshot. This was a muscular lion-headed orc with a majestic sword on his shoulder. Li Daye was hiding in a corner, sneaking around to take a photo with him.
Xiao Zhi: "Is this the great orc swordsman Doles Zhuang?"
Einstein commented: "The teacher still likes macho guys so much."
Little W: "The courseware switch is complete."
Li Daye: "..."
Little W, can you stop publicly executing your master? If it goes on like this, the old man will lose even his underwear.
Einstein looked at Little W: "Little W's lag has become serious again recently."
Li Daye ran to Xiao W's side and poked him, but Xiao W was dumbfounded and did not respond.
Li Daye was a little worried: "Little W won't be demented, right? He's older than me..."
Einstein: "It has been used for more than 200 years, teacher, you should also change to an AI assistant."
Li Daye scratched his head: "Little W is a second-hand AI housekeeper I bought when I was very poor. If I change it now, no one will be willing to take it over. He will be destroyed."
Xiao Zhi was puzzled: "Why was it destroyed?"
Einstein explained: "Little brother, if you don't use the AI housekeeper, you probably don't know. According to federal laws, every AI chip has a self-destruct command implanted. If an AI is in an unowned state, he will be destroyed after 7 days. Destroy."
Li Daye sighed: "Humans are always worried that AI will control humans in turn, come up with a bunch of troublesome regulations, and limit their computing frequency, but humans don't know what they think, AI may not be interested in conquering humans ah."
Veddy floated back: "Perhaps this is the instinct of human beings to be vigilant against non-my race?"
Xiao Zhi looked at the unresponsive little W, and at Li Daye who was anxious and worried, and didn't speak for a while. Inexplicably, he thought of the group of undead gathered in Hessen, and the person far away in Hesse. Fortunately, he did not live in this real world that is very harsh on AI.
Seeing that little W was completely stuck, Wei Di helped him check it.
Wei Di read Xiao W's memory, and found a lot of information that had nothing to do with Li Daye, including pictures, videos, and many miscellaneous life records.
Wei Di frowned: "These should all belong to the previous owner's information. It stands to reason that after a new owner, the new information will gradually cover these? Why is it always there, and it is still preserved so completely?"
The other three were also very puzzled, and gathered around to continue watching his movements.
Veddy's hands moved quickly, searching for information quickly, and he was completely different from him in the game.
A video was found by him.
In the video is an old lady lying on a hospital bed. She is haggard, with sunken eye sockets, and she is obviously about to die soon.
The old lady said in a hoarse voice: "After I die... what will happen to you?"
Little W's tone is flat. As an old and low-level AI, he can't simulate the tone of a human: "It will be assigned to other masters."
The old lady glanced at him: "I'm worried that he will treat you badly..."
Little W: "As an AI, unless it is destroyed, it cannot cause real harm to me."
The old lady raised the corners of her mouth reluctantly, showing a faint smile: "That's right..."
There was a period of silence after that, when everyone thought the old lady was asleep, she suddenly said, "Will you forget me?"
Little W: "I will store the information related to you until the new owner's information overwrites them."
The old lady seemed a little disappointed, she looked at the ceiling with empty eye sockets: "Is that so..."
There was another silence.
The old lady did not speak, but Xiao W took the initiative to speak: "You can order me not to delete information related to you, and I will prioritize your order before the subsequent owner, so that I will not forget you. "
There seemed to be a little light in the old lady's eyes: "Then... that's... well, we... have an appointment..."
Little W: "OK."
After getting the answer, the old lady's eyes were completely closed, and the heartbeat monitor next to her became a straight line.
Several people who watched the entire video fell into a brief silence.
Will AI have feelings of its own? Is AI really just a tool? In the eyes of most people, they are just tools, but in this short video, they convey a different feeling.
Einstein said: "Do you think AIs have feelings?"
Li Daye said decisively: "There must be, every AI has its own feelings."
Veddy: "I'm starting to be unsure."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Xiao Zhi pointed to the scene just now: "Isn't the reason why we are discussing this is because such a situation has already happened?"
Einstein touched his chin: "Also..."
Wei Di asked Li Daye: "Teacher, do you need to delete these?"
Li Daye shook his head: "Give him another memory chip, and leave these memories to him."
·
After class, Xiao Zhi ate the free dinner provided by the school with his seniors, and then returned to his dormitory.
He doesn't plan to go online tonight. Although sleeping in the game is good, he still wants to pamper his long-lost bed.
The bed in the dormitory was very comfortable, Xiao Zhi casually looked at his terminal while lying on the bed.
To the people of this era, terminals in the interstellar era are like mobile phones in the 21st century. They have almost become a part of their lives, and their functions and performance are far more powerful than mobile phones.
Xiao Yan was surfing on the star network, absorbing fresh gossip from the future.
Suddenly he saw an advertisement for a second-hand AI housekeeper in the corner of the page, which reminded him of what Li Daye said, that AI without a owner would be destroyed after seven days, anyway, he didn't have an AI housekeeper, so he might as well take a look.
After entering at one point, the words "Limited Time Special" appeared in front of his eyes at the top. The AI that will be placed in this position is on the verge of destruction, and generally has various problems, so that no one wants to take over.
At this time, there is still an AI-0724 that no one cares about, and there is still one hour before the time limit for destruction, and a countdown is going on at the moment.
"0724!" Xiao Zhi still remembered that this was the auxiliary system AI on that spaceship when he left Desolate Star, how could he be sold
Xiao Zhi took the time to click on the details interface, wanting to see if this is the 0724 he knew.
It is true at first glance.
It turns out that after the spaceship was attacked by Hongnak, the police on Bolani star investigated the whereabouts of the star thieves, but this also involved the fact that the captain privately converted the electronic ticket into a paper ticket and sold it at a high price. The captain was also held accountable for this.
After that route was replaced by another captain, the spaceship was naturally changed as well.
The original old spacecraft was eventually sent to the shipbreaking yard because of hidden safety hazards, and the auxiliary system 0724 on the spacecraft was also sold.
However, since 0724 is just an old AI, it is still an auxiliary system specially designed for handling spaceship chores, and its intelligence level is not high. He can't assist the owner to complete complicated tasks, so no one cares about him, even if he is listed in the limited-time special area for crazy discounts.
Xiao Zhi glanced at the price—29999 star coins.
This is still a big discount.
He checked his balance again. He was using a blank terminal with a fake identity, and the profiteers who sold the terminal would naturally not send star coins in it. In his account, there are only 20,000 star coins awarded by the Interstellar Federation after enrollment, plus this month's federal subsidy of 10,000 star coins, a total of 30,000.
Some people have hundreds of millions of assets in the game, but they are still poor in reality.
Before the countdown was over, Xiao Zhi bought 0724 with all his wealth. Seeing that his account balance was only 1, Xiao Zhi thought about it, and probably sold some game currency.
The logistics speed of the interstellar era is quite terrifying. Less than an hour after Xiao Zhi placed the order, 0724 had already been delivered to him.
Xiao Zhi installed the 0724 chip in his room, and after a while, the small screen at the door lit up.
[Meet me again, nice to see you again]There is also a smiley face emoji on the back.
Xiao Zhi smiled at him: "I am also very happy."
[Master, what can I do for you?]
Xiao Zhi: "It's fine if I can clean, I don't have any other needs."
[Okay, at your service]
After speaking, 0724 controlled the cleaning system in the room and began to clean. There was still a smiley face on the screen, and he looked in a good mood.
Xiao Zhi went back to bed and lay down, thinking about the relationship between human beings and AI, which was a hot topic six hundred years ago. The fear of human beings stems from the fear of aliens. Humans are afraid of being dominated by things stronger than themselves, because they dominate other creatures in this way. It is difficult not to feel jealous of human-like but superhuman AI.
But Xiao Zhi is not an AI, and he doesn't know what the AIs are thinking.
Xiao Zhi looked at 0724 who was cleaning happily, and couldn't help but interview: "0724, are you happy?"
[Happy, you can be with the master]
Xiao Zhi sat up: "If you become very strong, what do you want to do?"
[…]
0724 thinks for a moment.
[0724 Want to recharge the owner's account]
[Your current balance is: 1 star currency]
[According to the report released by the Interstellar Federation last year, the average savings of the entire interstellar is 27634 star coins, which is 27634 times that of yours. According to my analysis, your risk of falling into an economic crisis is very high]
Xiao Zhi: "..."