Even Qin Ledan, the genius who could create such a magical robot as 01, was unable to fight against schistosomiasis, and Qin Minghui had no optimism about her own condition.
In that movie, schistosomiasis is incurable from beginning to end. Once infected, the person will slowly fester, then gradually become thirsty for blood, become manic, and then attack humans. Finally, they die and turn into a monster with their whole body rotten.
This body may have undergone some changes due to years of slumber and nutrient solution. The schistosomiasis has only just begun to break out, which is slower than usual. But once it starts, it will be an irreversible process of deterioration.
Qin Minghui looked at the light purple marks on her calves and pulled down her skirt to cover them.
"01, I will add many, many functions to you to make you more powerful." Qin Minghui said after a moment of silence.
It would be best if she could completely unlock 01's learning and emotional modules before she died, and then she would have to further teach him how to be a "human".
Making him stronger is to prevent him from being bullied in the future, and teaching him how to be a good person is to prevent him from bullying others in the future.
She would never let him become a killing machine. That was not the meaning of his creation in this world. He should be the continuation of her life, of Qin Boyi and Qin Ledan.
The materials picked out from Holland's laboratory were sorted and read more carefully. In a notebook that looked quite old, Qin Minghui found the same special symbol font as in Qin Ledan's work notes. But according to her interpretation, these words together have no specific meaning.
Compared to this, what Qin Minghui cared more about were some scribbled lines next to the words.
Those lines were irregular, as if they were drawn by someone who was distracted. But Qin Minghui always felt inexplicably familiar when looking at these lines.
She has a good memory and it seemed familiar to her, so she must have seen it somewhere before.
"01, scan this picture and compare it with your data to see if there is any overlap."
[Yes, little miss.]
Unexpectedly, in less than two seconds, 01 reported the result to her.
There really was a similar pattern, and it was the pattern she had asked 01 to scan and save before - it was the map on the silver Rubik's Cube.
Qin Minghui had previously pieced together the silver Rubik's Cube and had speculated whether it was a treasure map. This was a detail that had not appeared in the original movie, so she had no idea where the map was pointing to, but it must be something special.
Putting this puzzle aside for the time being, Qin Minghui continued to study other information.
Take out a thin little notebook from the compartment of a painting.
The discovery of this small notebook was purely accidental. It is said that the painting was painted by Holland himself. It has been hanging there for a long time and has never been taken down.
This time, Huang Hua and her friends were carrying all the materials for her, not leaving a single scrap of paper behind, and of course they brought the painting along with them. During the process of moving the painting, someone accidentally dropped it on the ground, revealing the small book hidden behind the drawing board.
Qin Minghui felt that the biggest gain of this trip was this little book. There were not many things recorded in it, but they were all the key points. It contained the core code of 01 and the secrets of the system.
At the end of the notebook, Qin Ledan wrote in her handwriting "Secret surprise: When will Alan discover me?" and drew two little hearts, which looked playful and cute.
Obviously, this was a gift Qin Ledan prepared for his lover when he and Huo Lan were still together.
This was probably what Holland wanted, but it looked like he had never noticed it—it was a good thing he was blind and hadn't noticed it.
Qin Minghui, who got the new textbook, studied and analyzed the book carefully every day.
During this period, Huang Hua led people out of the safe zone. A group of people wrapped themselves tightly and brought her a lot of food and daily necessities.
If Qin Minghui hadn't stopped them, they would have even wanted to build a house for her on the spot so that she could live more comfortably.
"If the boss finds it troublesome to build a new house, it would be better to clear out a small bunker nearby for him to live in," Huang Hua suggested.
There are many small bunkers near the fields. They are where the people who are responsible for looking after the large fields outside live. There are also many people infected with schistosomiasis who live quietly in these small bunkers.
Generally, people infected with leeches can no longer live in the safe zone. After leaving the safe zone, they are reluctant to go far and all live nearby. People in the safe zone will come out every once in a while to clean up the dead leeches and move them away to burn them.
For the rest, whose illnesses were not yet severe enough to cause them to lose consciousness and hurt others, people living nearby in the safe zone turned a blind eye and also paid them a small amount to help with the work.
The bunker closest to here was home to a group of children of all ages. Qin Minghui had seen it from afar several times, but the children didn't dare to come close, probably because they were afraid of 01.
"No, I like living outside. I'm not used to living in a bunker." Qin Minghui rejected Huang Hua's proposal.
Huang Hua and others had to simply set up a tent and put all the things sent to her away. After the offering was over, seeing that she had no other instructions, Huang Hua quickly took people away and warmly invited her to inspect the area officially renamed "Heping District".
Qin Minghui: "Okay, I'll suddenly come over to check if everyone is getting along peacefully."
Young brothers: “Ah… ah, haha, haha, of course, of course! Boss is welcome to check anytime!”
Watching the group of people quickly return to the safe zone, Qin Minghui took out the pot they sent with a lot of meat and vegetables, "01, let's make a stew today."
With the tools, 01 can finally retire and no longer have to use his fingers to grill Little Miss.
The stew was bubbling on the stove. Qin Minghui sat beside it with a notebook in her arms, thinking. The aroma of the food wafted far away over the hillside.
[Miss, five human children have been detected within a 50-meter radius.]
Qin Minghui stopped writing and looked back, seeing a few children's heads stuck in the bushes nearby. When they saw her looking over, the children, who were no more than four or five years old, started to scream and ran away, running all the way to the other side of the hillside and disappeared.
After a while, Qin Minghui saw them enter the small bunker.
After living here for several days, Qin Minghui often saw the group of children, a total of more than a dozen. They lived together and helped the people in the safe zone to herd cattle, sheep and pigs.
The pigs they raised were also free-range. Qin Minghui saw two children riding on the pigs' backs and being carried slowly down the hillside when they were free-range.
The children also had big dogs, two majestic black dogs, to help them herd and hunt. The older children would work, and the younger ones would just run around every day.
Every day, when Qin Minghui started to cook, the youngest children would quietly come over, hide aside, do nothing but smell the food, and run away as soon as she spotted them. At other times, if Qin Minghui showed any intention of getting close, they would run away and keep their distance from her - like some wild and fearful little animals.
After living together at a distance for half a month, perhaps because they felt that she and her big robot were not dangerous, the children got closer and closer.
"Do you want some candy?" The first time Qin Minghui asked the question, they were scared away. The second time, they ran fifty meters. The third time, they didn't run, so each of them got two candies.
The candies were offered by the younger brothers. Qin Minghui was not interested in this simple candy with a single flavor, so she gave it all to the children.
They wore very little and did not take any protection outside, which meant that they were all infected with schistosomiasis.
Qin Minghui noticed that some children had purple spots on their feet and arms, and the color of each one was darker than hers.
These children were destined to die before they could grow up. If Qin Ledan hadn't tried to put her daughter into a nutrient solution to make her fall into a deep sleep, this body probably wouldn't have survived until now.
Qin Minghui distributed handfuls of candy and shared the food she made with the children.
Not long after, a slightly older kid came to the door with these kids who were looking for free food and drinks. The boy was no more than twelve years old, short, and followed by a big dog.
He placed a bunch of bird eggs and a chicken in front of her, "In exchange for your candy."
Then he waved his hand again and left with a bunch of little radishes.
When Qin Minghui saw the leader of the group of children clearly for the first time, she was surprised to find that she knew the little boy.
The little boy appeared in the original movie. He was one of the children who almost killed the girl after she left Huo Yin's castle.
In the movie, this child brought two other children, their eyes full of hatred. What happened to them was not detailed in the movie, after all, it was a small "supporting role", but it was nothing more than the death of their relatives and the destruction of their homes. They didn't know who to hate, so they could only hate the robot used to provoke war and the robot's owner.
It turns out that at this time, the child is still living here well with his family.
Qin Minghui sighed, stood up, took the chickens, eggs and some food brought by Huang Hua, and followed the group of children.
The little boy noticed that there was a person and a robot behind him, and his hair stood up in alertness, "What are you doing? I only have so much to give you, no more."
Qin Minghui smiled, "I don't want your things, but I have these as well, I'll give them to you."
The little boy was curious and suspicious, "What do you want to do?"
Qin Minghui: "Want to visit your home? Aren't we neighbors now?"
This is a very normal statement, but the little boy showed great resistance and vigilance, as if he had some treasure hidden at home and was afraid of others seeing it.
Without forcing it, Qin Minghui returned to her hillside and continued to study 01 and notes every day, occasionally feeding a few children who sneaked over.
The little boy named Qi Ling didn't allow these children to come over, but he couldn't control them, so he had no choice but to ask them to bring the dog with them when they came over just in case.
So the children brought the five puppies from home.
The puppies have round heads and are black in color like the two majestic big dogs. They have furry bodies and small tails that swing behind them when they run.
Watching the puppies rolling in a ball on the grass, Qin Minghui thought, they are indeed very lethal dogs. She couldn't help but pick up each puppy and pet them for a while, they are so cute.
At night, the surroundings were quiet. Qin Minghui sat in the control room in 01's body and clicked to run a system that he had written for ten days.
This system was born out of Qin Ledan's secret notebook. After she modified it, she added a virtual system like this for the main control room. Its main function is simulation. In this pure white room, as long as she wants, it can become anything. Most importantly, in this virtual space, 01 can visualize an image to communicate with her.
"01, I won't set an image for you. It's up to you to decide what kind of look you want to maintain in here." Qin Minghui said expectantly while sitting in the chair.
[Yes, little miss.]
The entire pure white space turned into blue sky, white clouds, and wild flowers on the grass. Qin Minghui reached out and touched the wild flowers around her. The petals were soft and slightly cool, and she could even smell a faint fragrance.
This virtual system simulates not only vision but also directly affects the five senses, achieving 70% of the real experience.
"01, where are you?" Qin Minghui asked when she didn't see 01.
Just as she finished speaking, she saw a black puppy suddenly appear on the grass in front of her. The puppy jumped towards her, running very fast on its short legs, and its tail almost spiraled up to the sky.
[Miss, 01 is here.]
Qin Minghui squatted down and stretched out her hand to him: "... 01? So you want to become a puppy the most?" She thought 01 would most want to become a human.
01 imitated the appearance of a puppy and rubbed his head against her hand.
[The little lady likes the puppy, and 01 also wants to be liked by the little lady.]