After more than half a month of competition in the sub-divisions, the National College Student Robot CS Contest has now entered the finals.
There was a lively scene in the arena. The stands were crowded with people, and the central playing field was surrounded by fences. The microcosmic simulation scene is an abandoned factory in the mountains and forests, with buildings, broken walls, streets, mountains, and grass, which are lifelike.
There were more than ten minutes before leaving the stadium, and the surrounding stands were full of people watching the game, including college students, parents with children, and people from related industries.
The stand where Du Ruo and Jing Ming were located was mostly college students, and they walked past the green and immature faces to their seats.
The surrounding college students were chattering.
Du Ruo sneaked a few glances at Jingming. He looked at the final venue with no expression on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking. His indifferent temperament was a bit incompatible with the surrounding environment.
After a long time, he seemed to notice her gaze and looked sideways.
She immediately found a topic: "The two sides in the final are A University of Science and Technology and C University of Technology."
He said "Yes" indifferently, and said, "University of Science and Technology A was very strong six years ago."
She said: "But C Polytechnic University has developed very fast in recent years. Oh, our school also participated in the competition."
"Then?"
"I lost in the semi-finals." She lowered her voice slightly, "The instructor is Teacher Liang Wenbang."
Jingming didn't make a sound.
Du Ruo asked in a low voice: "After leaving school, have you contacted the teacher?"
"What are you contacting him for?" Jing Ming asked back, turning to look at her with a trace of coolness in his eyes.
Du Ruo clenched his fingers, but before he could reply, the lights in the stands went out, and the center of the venue lit up. The whole audience suddenly burst into boiling whistles.
In the dim light, his eyes were dark and bright, he stared at her for a while, then turned his head to look at the venue lightly.
She exhaled, and her shoulders relaxed.
In the middle of the field, the host came to the stage, enthusiastically made an opening speech, and introduced the players from both sides. Teams of college students from two colleges and universities came on stage one by one. There was thunderous applause at the scene, and the cheers of the audience reached a climax, as enthusiastic as seeing an idol.
Du Ruo recalled the countless competitions Jing participated in when he was young, individual competitions, and team competitions. The grand occasion at that time was even worse than it is today.
But at this moment, Jing Ming in the stands is like an outsider, not even a qualified spectator.
Du Ruo suddenly felt a little apprehensive, wondering if it was a mistake to bring him to watch this kind of competition.
After the host's introduction, six members from each side sat on the consoles on both sides of the venue, each with a sofa chair and a table. On the table are the display screen and the control panel. Quite a bit like a video game competition.
University of Science and Technology A is the red side, and University of Technology C is the blue side.
The staff opened the field door, and six small tank-like robots from each side drove into the simulated CS arena.
The rules of the game are very simple. The robot fires "cannonballs" at the enemy. After the "cannonballs" hit, the sensors on the robot's body surface react, and the robot "death" ends. The last team remaining wins.
Soon, the game begins.
The robots on both sides lurked in the grass or in the building, slowly approaching each other, waiting for the opportunity to move.
There was silence in the stands, and everyone was watching the two groups of "armies" in the arena.
Suddenly, a robot on the red side spotted the robot on the blue side behind the wall and immediately fired at him. The blue team reacted quickly, dodging the shells and attacking in reverse. The red side also dodged immediately. The two nearby companions quickly stepped forward to support the encirclement and suppression. The blue robot was shot several times, and the sensor glowed frequently, and it ended with honor.
There was applause all around.
A robot was "dead", and the fighting consciousness of both sides was instantly ignited. The robots run and fight all over the field, hide in the bunker, cooperate with the team, take cover, and even implement strict combat ideas: either go deep alone, or lure the enemy, or catch the turtle in the urn, the tactics are very exciting.
You come and go, robots are constantly being shot and leave the field, and soon there is only one robot left on the red side and the blue side. The game has reached the most critical point, and the audience held their breath, waiting for the final champion to win.
Du Ruo was watching the game nervously, and accidentally glanced at Jingming, but he looked away.
Du Ruo followed his gaze and saw the display screens above the arena, one of which displayed the red team's competition information from top to bottom—
Participating universities: University of Science and Technology A.
Team name: LIGHT
Team members: Cheng Hui, Wang Yu, Ge Jiangyang, Li Han, XX, XXX
Robots: Chenxi, Chenyang, Chenhui, XX, XX, XX
Number of competitions: 8
Average time spent: 3 minutes 48 seconds
He silently looked at the participating display screen, as if looking at the past that he had already frozen in black and white film.
At that moment, Du Ruo suddenly regretted bringing him here.
In the next second, thunderous applause and cheers erupted in the audience, and all the college students around jumped up from their seats, bouncing up and down—the robot of A University of Science and Technology won the final victory.
The young people were jubilant, like a rising and falling tide. Jing Ming was submerged in this wave, without saying a word.
The people standing up blocked the view, and they couldn't see the students of A University who were celebrating in the center of the venue. I wondered if they would huddle together like Prime did back then.
Du Ruo was a little bit on pins and needles, and asked him: "Do you want to go?"
Jing Ming looked at her, and sneered, "It's already here, why don't you leave after watching the awards ceremony?"
Du Ruo's back tightened inexplicably.
He has looked away and looked ahead.
The college students who watched the game gradually sat down again, and the award ceremony was held in the center of the venue soon.
Six young college students from University of Science and Technology A took off hand in hand, jumped onto the podium, arrogantly, recklessly, and raised their clenched hands above their heads together: "Oh!!!"
The whole audience responded to them: "Oh!!!"
Du Ruo's hair stood on end amidst the shouts from the audience.
The organizer presented them with trophies, and Cheng Hui, the young captain of LIGHT, raised the trophies above his head. In an instant, gold powder and silver belts were scattered from the ceiling.
Applause, cheers, laughter, the smiling faces of young people sparkled in the glittering gold paper and silver shavings.
The joyful atmosphere lasted until the end of the show.
The champion steps down with the trophy.
The audience left in an orderly manner.
Jing Ming sat where he was, waiting for the crowd to leave.
The students watching the game walked by, still talking about the game and the championship with great interest.
"Cheng Hui is amazing. I admire him so much."
"Another rising master, I am optimistic about him and his LIGHT team."
"Me too."
Several boys walked past Jing Ming, one of them glanced at Jing Ming unintentionally, took another look after walking away a few steps, and immediately went to whisper something to his companion. Now, several college students looked back at Jingming at the same time.
They recognized him.
Du Ruo was a little vigilant, but the children just smiled at them friendly and mouthed: "Come on!"
Du Ruo was taken aback.
Jing Ming pursed his lips tightly, without any reaction.
People have almost left, and the exit is no longer crowded.
Jing Ming got up and got off the stands, and Du Ruo followed.
Walk out of the infield and pass the outer hall. Came across the award-winning LIGHT team as we rounded the corner. Six young people walked over with all smiles on their faces.
Jing Ming looked away and walked outside.
But Cheng Hui, the leader of LIGHT saw Jing Ming, his eyes widened in surprise, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he ran towards him: "Jing Ming!"
Jingming stopped.
"It's really you!" The child reached out to him excitedly, then retracted it and rubbed it before reaching out to shake his hand again, "You are my idol. I have watched your games since I was a child because I admire you so much That’s why I went to learn robotics! I didn’t expect to see you here. I didn’t expect you to come to my game!! I really didn’t expect that my idol would come to my game!!…” The boy was so excited , talking like a cannonball, "Fortunately I won, fortunately I won! It's so fucking memorable! I'm sorry I'm too excited..."
Jing Ming twitched the corner of his mouth: "The game was wonderful. Congratulations."
His teammates also laughed excitedly:
"I'm going, this thing is amazing!"
"This is worth posting on Moments!"
"He really likes you super. I like you too!"
Jing Ming said, "Come on."
He obviously couldn't fit into their atmosphere.
"I will. You have to work hard." The child seemed to be aware of his intention to leave, regardless of whether it was appropriate, and said eagerly, "Because I really admire you! So I have always wanted to tell you, we No matter how many failures you encounter in this line of work, it’s common for you to reach a height that many people can’t reach in a lifetime. Don’t give up, and you have to work hard!”
A group of children looked at him with bright eyes: "Come on!"
Jing Ming nodded hastily, then turned around and strode away almost evasively.
Du Ruo followed him out of the arena.
Outside, it was dark.
The traffic on the road is like weaving. Just as the game was over, buses and cars were jammed together.
The two wanted to cross the road and head for the overpass.
Du Ruo said, "I didn't expect that champion to be your loyal fan."
Jingming didn't answer.
"After returning to China, I discovered that in recent years, there are more robots and unmanned driving projects in universities and research institutes than before. The government and schools are very supportive. Maybe, the era you mentioned at the beginning, the beginning of that era, is really true. It's coming."
Jing Ming stopped, couldn't bear it anymore, and finally said, "After walking around for a day, what exactly do you want to say?"
At that time, the two had already walked to the bridge.
Vehicles under the bridge were congested and horns blared. Headlights stagnated like a blocked river.
Du Ruo stared straight at him, "I want to say that machines follow the rules, are more accurate than humans, and are more faithful than humans."
"I want to say that one day, all vehicles driving on the road under our feet will be replaced by robots. Traffic will become more systematic, informatized, and unified. Efficiency will be improved, performance will be improved, and the accident rate will be reduced. All vehicles will be replaced by robots. Replaced by robots. The society at that time is efficient, safe and equal. Because, the direction of social development is bound to be like this.”
She trembled slightly,
"I would like to say that when people live in this world, they either do nothing and enjoy the convenience created by others, or they try their best to open up new territories.
Since, in the future, there will eventually be a group of people who will open up territories, revolutionize the era, and create miracles. Then why can't that person be me
That person must be me! "
What he said on the flyover back then was like yesterday, but at the bottom of the bridge at this moment, the whistle was so loud and piercing that it seemed to tear people's eardrums.
And what she said seems to have penetrated time and space, overlapping with the boy back then: "How long can I live, 50 years, 60 years or 70 years, is enough. In my lifetime, I must see the new era and Years. Be sure to see the highest tide on the sea. Even if you spend your life, never give up!"
The almost arrogant oath is still in my ears.
Six years have passed, and at this moment, the man in front of him turned ugly for a while, almost ashamed and said: "Shut up!"
Du Ruo kept silent, and looked at him with moist and stubborn eyes.
Jingming's chest heaved, and the shame that had been suppressed for a whole day or years was almost gushing out. He endured it and said in a low voice, "Don't say a word to me again. The so-called 'revolution', but It is the arrogance of a sophomore boy. The so-called future is nothing but the delusion of an ignorant child. Whether it is a blessing or a disaster, no one knows!"
"Isn't it because you failed at the beginning?" Du Ruo asked, "You denied all of this just because of a failure? Jingming, you shouldn't be like this. You are the kind of person who should get up and start from scratch if you fail. You don't It's not your fault to live in self-blame and regret—"
"That's my fault!" He interrupted her abruptly, his face turned slightly pale, "You don't know the truth about the accident of Prime No.2, do you?"
Du Ruo was stunned.
He turned his head to look at the traffic under the bridge, took a deep breath, looked back at her, and said softly: "I am the one who killed Li Wei. It has nothing to do with you, it is me."
"Jingming—"
He interrupted: "The investigation report clearly states: 'Existing technology and safety precautions cannot support her overall speed of operation and self-awareness.' Wan Ziang and the others, you, do not accept or believe it. Think It was just an accident, I thought it was just the greatest possibility given by the experts, and thought that we would not fail. But I went to study with the question of her accident, and learned more, only to find out..." His lips parted, trembling, his eyes It became popular, "Teacher Yang Changqing was right. At that time, Prime's technology could not support my idea. He reminded me, but I was too confident. Li Wei believed that she would stop until he died, and he believed in me. He You die from trusting me too much!"
He frowned, lowered his head in extreme pain, and shook, like a child who has done something wrong but can no longer fix it,
"The machine is not wrong, it's the people who are wrong. I used to say that machines can replace human beings and are more accurate than humans. No. As long as the controller behind her is a human being, then when she makes a mistake, the fatality is that of a human being." Thousands of times."
Du Ruo was stunned. Only at this moment did she know what he had experienced all these years. What the car accident six years ago brought to him was the collapse of his entire faith and faith. His inner order has long been in chaos and desolation, and it has not been rebuilt until now.
She burst into tears with distress: "No. Jingming, listen to me, it was a joint decision. It was all of us who were too young and too confident! He Wang, Wan Ziang, we are all the same!" She Almost desperately shouted, "Don't get into a dead end and don't take all the responsibility on yourself!"
She stepped forward and reached out to him to comfort him.
He dodged like an electric shock: "But I'm the decision maker! If I had denied it, Levi wouldn't—if—if Levi was still alive—"
He opened his mouth, his eyebrows furrowed deeply, his expression was aggrieved and pitiful, as if he was too sad to say a word, finally, he couldn't take it anymore, turned around and left.
"Jingming!" Du Ruo stepped forward and called him.
he stopped.
She looked at his back and said softly: "Jingming, I remember every word you said on the bridge back then. I remember your eyes, your tone, and your laughter. You said I I didn't go to your world, I don't like you enough. No, I love you." She burst into tears, "I fell in love with you at that moment. I love the dreams you have had and the injuries you have suffered. "
"Yes! I brought you to watch the robot competition on purpose. But that champion was not arranged by me. He is the kid who was inspired and influenced by you six years ago. He is not the first, nor will he be the last. He was arranged by you!"
She looked at him stubbornly, praying that he would stay.
But he didn't stop there, and he didn't even look back.
He stepped off the overpass quickly and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.