The speed of the schistosomiasis outbreak suddenly increased several times. The pain of her body rotting in a short period of time made Qin Minghui scream in pain and curled up on the ground with her arms hugged.
01 froze completely. He stretched out his hand but dared not move. There were a lot of white dust on his body, which would fall off if he moved.
When Qin Minghui finally recovered from the severe pain and discovered 01's condition, she barely got up from the ground, moved away, took a breath, and communicated with 01 in her heart:
[01, It's alright.]
01 He turned away from her and walked to the nearby lake to wash himself. When he came back, he found that the young lady had lost consciousness and was lying under the bushes, breathing weakly.
The robot squatted beside the bushes, approached the curled up girl with its huge palm, and picked her up along with the soft grass beneath her. 01 held his little lady in his arms, not knowing what to do.
He scanned her body and knew clearly that her condition was deteriorating, but he didn't know what to do. Because he had no medical knowledge, he was only good at attacking. Many programs and functions added by the young lady could not help him solve the current dilemma.
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Minghui struggled to wake up. She felt a blur in front of her eyes, which then slowly became clear. Although she was feeling unwell, she was still frightened by the huge eyes that were so close to her.
"… 01?"
Qin Minghui found herself lying on 01's closed palms. Her huge robot was in an autistic posture. He buried his head between his knees, held her in his hands and placed her on his chest and abdomen, hiding her in a strange posture and staring at her.
01 was as unresponsive as a stone.
Qin Minghui moved her hands and touched 01's bent fingers, and the big block of iron slowly moved with a click.
[Little Miss.]
[01I don’t know what to do.]
[01No related procedures.]
Although his voice was still the same, Qin Minghui's heart ached when she heard it, and she comforted him without thinking: "I'm sorry, 01, I scared you, I'm fine now."
[No, it's okay. The little lady is in a very bad condition.]
01 replied honestly.
"01, that's not what I meant." Qin Minghui tilted her head and spat out a mouthful of blood foam. She was amused by him and wanted to laugh. "Generally speaking, to comfort someone, you have to say that you are fine. This is a white lie to deceive others and make the listener feel better."
[But 01 will not be deceived by the little lady, 01 can scan.]
Qin Minghui just looked at this idiot and sighed.
She thought she could live longer, but she didn't expect such an accident to happen. The gas from the bloodworm's nest was inhaled by her, which rapidly aggravated her condition.
The issue of death is now imminent, forcing her to start thinking about her life after 01 in advance.
Because she was very clear about the inevitability of her own death, and she came into this world just because of a death, she was not so afraid of her own death. What surprised her was that at this moment, she was more worried about 01's future life than her own physical condition.
Once she is gone, what will 01 do? Will he remain in hibernation like before
"01, are your learning and emotional modules still not activated?" She couldn't help but ask again.
If these two modules can be activated, perhaps 01 can break away from her and live independently.
[Yes, little miss, it is not turned on.]
The young lady finally opened her eyes and was able to talk to him again. 01 felt that his running speed had increased several times. He held the young lady in his palm and walked forward aimlessly. He knew that he should stay away from the bloodworm's nest and keep the young lady away from the dangerous source that would make her condition worse.
This was the first time he acted independently without Qin Minghui's instructions.
Qin Minghui didn't notice that she was in severe pain all over her body, and she had to distract herself by talking to 01 to relieve the pain. She had thought about trying the bunker grandfather's idea of replacing limbs with machines to slow down the onset of the disease when she was seriously ill and had no other options.
Now she understood how strong that grandfather was. She was in so much pain that she couldn't even think, let alone get up and do related experiments.
"01, if I die, you go find the Kingdom of Machinery." Qin Minghui said after thinking about it. If she really had an accident, she had to let 01 have a goal.
[Okay, little lady, 01 will take you to find the Kingdom of Machinery.]
Qin Minghui imagined herself lying in a coffin and being carried around by 01, and thought that this seemed to be a good idea. No, if infected with schistosomiasis, it would attack people even if it became a corpse, so it still had to be burned into ashes and carried around. As she thought about it, she unconsciously saw her arm and immediately looked away, unable to bear to look at it.
No, it’s too scary, I dare not watch it!
"Also, 01, don't kill anyone. If you see a bad guy, just run away. No one can catch up with you anyway."
[Okay, little miss, 01 runs fast.]
"Can you tell who is a bad guy?" Qin Minghui was a little skeptical.
"Don't run away if you meet someone who has no ill intentions. Communicate with them more so you can learn more. Maybe you'll be able to unlock a new module someday."
…
After the conversation, Qin Minghui not only did not feel reassured, but felt increasingly uneasy.
By the end, Qin Minghui could hardly remember what she was saying. Her physical deterioration made her exhausted.
[Will the little lady hate 01?]
Qin Minghui half closed her eyes, trying to stay awake: "...What?"
[01 dropped something strange on the young lady, and the young lady's condition worsened. 01 did something wrong.]
Qin Minghui: "No, I inhaled the gas myself, and I was the one who wanted to go over there to see it. It's not 01's fault... I don't hate 01. I love 01 the most in this world..."
[Little Miss Love 01?]
"Well, I love 01 very much..." Qin Minghui said and fell asleep again.
She didn't hear the next beep.
[Ding—Conditions met—New section unlocked—]
The center of the emerald green gem embedded in the flesh on Qin Minghui's chest emitted a soft light.
[Ding—Upgrade conditions achieved, upgrade begins—]
The giant robot stopped walking.
His backend suddenly unlocked new sections, and at the same time, his limited capacity instantly expanded countless times, and the operating mode also changed. In his backend, countless complex tree-like lines connected and grew together, infinitely simulating the human brain.
In this boundless new world, there lies a picture with the words left by the two makers of 01.
The evolution of the human brain begins with learning. —Qin Boyi
Robots become human beings in the love of people. —Qin Ledan
[Little Miss, 01's learning and emotional modules are now activated.]
01After the report, I found that my little lady was sleeping and she couldn't hear it. I had to stay quiet and wait for her to wake up next time to tell her the news.
But she slept for too long, and she didn't wake up even when 01 took her far away. 01 was just scanning everything around him silently, and suddenly, he made another ding sound.
[Miss, 01 scanned the map stored in the database.]
The young lady was still asleep and did not respond to him. 01 analyzed it and decisively changed the direction with her, heading towards the continuous mountain range. The direction of the mountain range had a 98% overlap with the Rubik's Cube topographic map that the young lady had stored in his confidential database.
The upgraded 01 took action naturally. He headed towards the mountain range and finally put the little lady he had been holding in his hands all the way into the control room.
01 walked into a primeval forest, through a swamp inhabited by crocodiles and a forest entangled with giant pythons. A group of giant killer bees, startled by him, spun around him, but unfortunately they could not do anything with the iron block, so they could only fly away with some stings left behind.
01 easily passed through the dangerous area that ordinary people could not pass through. He quickly approached the foot of the mountain which was separated by a big river and surrounded by a high mountain.
He turned on the flight function and flew across the surging river to the other side. He stopped in front of a forest and was about to continue climbing up the mountain when 01 scanned a human being nearby.
It was an old man wearing a straw hat, standing at the edge of the field, looking at him in surprise, stroking his smooth forehead, and muttering to himself: "Wow, this is... a wild robot?"
At the feet of this old man, there is a cow following, but from the color of its skin and the strangeness of its eyes, it can be seen that it is not a real cow, but a mechanical cow, and it even has many strange-looking farming tools on its body.
"Grandpa Yong, be careful of foreign invaders. Please sit on Dahuang and he will take you away." The cow spoke in human language.
The old man ignored it, just touched its head and looked up to continue observing 01: "This robot is well made."
A palm-sized circular aircraft came up to the old man, and a slightly irritable voice came out from it: "Qin Boyong! Are you suffering from Alzheimer's disease? If you see an outsider, don't you send a message to inform us first!"
The old man laughed and said, "Don't be nervous. The more I look at it, the more I feel that the production method is familiar. This wild robot doesn't seem to be wild. Maybe it's someone I know who has returned."
Soon, more than a dozen circular aircraft gathered around 01 and scanned him from top to bottom. 01 looked at a aircraft, scanned it back, and recorded its structure and stored it in the database. That was also the little lady's study library. He thought that the little lady who liked to study some strange things would like this.
After a while, another group of people came. Judging from their appearance, their average age was at least 70 years old. This group of elderly people started to criticize 01.
"The structure is indeed very similar to our robot. Look at this scanned drawing." An old lady pulled down a projection from the aircraft, which showed the internal structure of 01.
"There's a control room in its chest, so it can't be scanned." said an old man with his hands behind his back.
"Is there anyone inside?" The stern-faced old lady stared at 01 suspiciously, clapped her hands, and instantly countless gun barrels appeared on the ground behind her, aiming at 01. "Listen, no matter who you are or what your purpose is in coming here, get out right now!"
"Hey, hey, hey, Hui, we haven't had outsiders here for many years. It's not easy for someone to come, so don't rush to fight and kill them."
A group of old men and women rushed to stop her.
If he had been stared at by so many guns in the past, 01 would have already activated the defensive state and exposed his guns to be ready for battle. But now, after scanning everyone's expressions and analyzing them, he said, "Hello, is there a doctor? My little lady needs treatment."
The old people were surprised. The old lady Hui sneered while holding her weapon: "You think this is a free hospital! No one has ever come to us for treatment!"
…
Qin Minghui opened her eyes. She felt relaxed and the pain in her body was gone.