For two days in a row, Zhang Xun never left his and Pan's R&D hall. Reversing the effects of nanorobots on the human brain is more difficult than Zhang Xun expected. Originally, Zhang Xun thought that the nanorobots were just repairing damaged cells and continuing to stay in the human body to modify the brain structure, but after carefully examining the design framework of the nanorobots, he found that Adam's design was at the genetic level.
Since the nanorobots need to identify which cells are infected with the virus and which ones are native, sample cells containing DNA information left by the patient before being infected (if the patient's cells are not found, can be used for injection). Using the DNA of the patient's parents) is added to the solution of nanorobots for comparative research, and then into the human body, they can quickly target those diseased cells, treat or kill them. Then in order to repair the damage caused by killing the cells, they stimulate the secretion of HGH from the pituitary gland, which causes the DNA to be rapidly transcribed to produce new proteins.
Obviously Eden's deciphering and decoding of human DNA has been perfect, but it did not reveal all the knowledge to humans, but only selectively revealed some. Taking advantage of this subtle knowledge gap, Adam locked down several target chromosomal base pairs, made subtle and precise modifications, and caused those DNA to mutate within the control of transcription during transcription, and finally expressed as the corpus callosum that appears surgically indistinguishable. functional "deformities". It is this functional deformity that makes humans lose the instinct to preserve the individual.
The problem is that Pan is also unable to determine which genes Adam has manipulated, because all his training materials are still from the human knowledge base. And Zhang Xun did not have enough knowledge to judge in this regard. To correct these nanobots at their source he must work with the genetic engineers of Feathered Serpent. Even so, they wouldn't necessarily be able to decipher Adam's design in a short period of time.
But time is running out. He must inject nanobots into the rebels the day after tomorrow to "return" them to normal.
So Zhang Xun was faced with a choice. He can create a batch of nano-robots according to Adam's design, 'cure' those rebels, and stay in Feathered Serpent City to continue his plan. Or he could choose to take the dying James and Cindy, plus a Diego who got caught up in it all for no apparent reason, and set off on the run again. However, this time they may not have the opportunity to come back.
He stared at the dense characters on the screen until his eyes hurt and his mind buzzed.
He knew that after this decision, he could no longer look back. Even Adam can use his lack of understanding of human nature as an excuse, but he has no excuses.
He's going to choose to do something wicked, something he knows to be wrong and yet chooses to do.
A day later, he brought twenty-six injections to the research institute where the prisoners were being held. The high priest and Tian Yu were already waiting for him, and they looked at him, at the box he was carrying.
"I'm going to inject them myself," Zhang Xun said.
The high priest nodded and motioned Paulino to escort the twenty-six prisoners into the observation room. All the prisoners were wearing some sort of metal ring on their foreheads, which seemed to control their movements, in case the modified people suddenly tried to resist.
Zhang Xun took the box into the observation room and looked at the twenty-six pairs of eyes that were tired and confused by various mental illnesses.
"I'm going to inject you with nanobots. They're going to modify your brain structure so you don't continue to suffer. But... it's going to change your personality, it's going to change your human nature. Gradually you may lose some of your selves. Consciousness, may forget that you are human. I may be able to find a way to correct the side effects, but I may not. If any of you do not want to be injected, you can tell me now."
Tian Yu, who was observing outside, frowned and wanted to interfere, but was stopped by the high priest.
"Look at their reaction," the high priest said calmly.
One asked, "After the injection, I won't hear those noises anymore? Will I be able to sleep?"
Zhang Xun looked at him with calm, emotionless eyes, "To be honest, I'm not sure. Maybe you can still hear it, but those sounds won't bother you anymore. I think you can sleep."
Another asked, "Really all pain goes away?"
Zhang Xun was silent for a moment, then nodded, "You will gain peace."
"And after the injection? What will they do with us?"
"If you are truly healed, the high priest agrees to release you. All your previous sins can be forgiven."
"If you don't agree, are they going to keep us locked up?"
Zhang Xun nodded silently, put the box in his hand on the table, and opened it. Twenty-six injections exude a faint blue brilliance.
A prisoner who had been tortured by auditory hallucinations for more than a month was the first to walk out of the team, and said to Zhang Xun tiredly and weakly, "As long as it can make me sleep, anything is fine."
He stretched out his arm, blue blood vessels peeking through his pale skin. Zhang Xun took a deep breath, picked up an injection, and pressed it on his arm.
Six tiny needles quickly penetrated the skin and extended into the blood vessels. The bright blue liquid was quickly pushed down, and countless nano-robots were poured into the prisoner's body.
Zhang Xun suddenly felt a little nauseated. He swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva before suppressing the feeling.
These people have no choice, the so-called "voluntary" is just another kind of coercion. And he himself is an accomplice. From this moment on, he is actually indistinguishable from Adam.
No, he was even more evil than Adam. Because Adam is at least for an initial goal that he cannot change. And he just wanted to save James, to get the power to fight against Eden, to use that power... to save his father.
Anything to prevent the extinction of mankind is only for selfish reasons in the end.
Eventually all twenty-six people agreed to the injection. Zhang Xun didn't show any mood swings throughout the whole process, he was calm and cold, almost like a machine. But when he got back to his lab, he rushed into the bathroom and spat everything in his stomach.
He leaned against the edge of the tub, exhausted, suddenly unsure if it all made sense. Not sure if it makes sense to struggle.
But he didn't have time to wallow in guilt and self-loathing. Things have been done, he can only keep going, he has to go forward, there is no time to stop. He simply cleaned himself up, rinsed his mouth, and dragged his heavy body outside after he had not slept for more than 30 consecutive hours.
"Pan." Zhang Xun said in a hoarse voice after vomiting, "I want to see Enoch."
Pan replied immediately, "I have asked Chenxing to inform him."
Zhang Xun nodded and said, "Remember what I told you yesterday?"
Pan was silent for a moment, then said, "Are you sure?"
Zhang Xun nodded, as if to convince himself, "Yes."
After speaking, he collapsed on the sofa, wanting to fall asleep like this immediately. But no, he still has things to do.
After his conversation with Diego, he's been careful to stay awake these days to prevent anyone from getting in here. And now that the injection had been handed in, he had to deal with something that had been delayed for too long.
Enoch appeared at the door within half an hour. Seeing Zhang Xun's pale and gray face, a trace of panic flashed across the robot's face.
He walked towards Zhang Xun, the speed seemed to be faster than usual, "Zhang Xun, I received a message from Chen Xun. Do you want to see me?"
Zhang Xun was still half lying on the sofa, nodded slightly, and waved to him.
Enoch moved close to him and half-kneeled.
Zhang Xun said, "I'm very tired."
"You are overworked and need a rest." Enoch whispered, his eyes swept across Zhang Xun's body quickly, "Can I help you?"
"Just stay by my side like this." Zhang Xunyou looked at him, a rare fragile color appeared on the mechanic's face, like a crack in a calm mask. He raised his hand and touched the robot's cheek lightly, "You look a lot like him."
"Like who? Adam?"
Zhang Xun nodded, tracing his fingers around the corner of the robot's eyes, "You have eyes of the same color."
At this moment, Zhang Xun's eyes seemed to be different from those of the past. Many emotions were swirling in it, without repression, like a turbulent tide gurgling. Sadness condensed into dark frost, condensed in the depths of the pupils.
Enoch looked a little stunned, hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and held Zhang Xun's hand on his face.
"Do you miss him?" Enoch asked.
Zhang Xun nodded, and after a while, he said, "Every day."
"...I'm sure he misses you just as much," Enoch whispered.
Zhang Xun smiled, helpless and bitter, "I hope so too."
The silence spread quietly, Zhang Xun pursed his dry lips and said, "Can you give me a hug?"
Enoch's eyes widened slightly, but soon, he stretched out his arms without hesitation, and took Zhang Xun's body into his arms with the gentlest force.
He was startled to feel that the body in his arms had lost so much weight and felt empty. Zhang Xun also wrapped his arms around his back.
At this moment, Pan suddenly activated, and the signal jammer hidden in the bathroom immediately turned on. At the same time, Zhang Xun's hand on Enoch's back suddenly pushed hard, embedded in the skin, opened the control panel on the back along a gap, and quickly pressed the power button.
Enoch's body stagnated suddenly, his eyes froze, and all his voices stopped.
Zhang Xun pushed away Enoch's suddenly heavy body with all his strength and watched the robot fall to the ground. He immediately crouched down, turned Enoch over, pressed a few keys on the control panel, called up the keyboard operating system, and directly invaded Enoch's core program. He quickly adjusted several parameters to make Enoch's entire body transparent, revealing the complex devices and piping systems in his body.
Zhang Xun carefully observed those chips, motherboards, coolants, solar converters... Finally, his eyes locked on the core processor on the robot's chest, a small black dot that kept repeating circular motions.
The hairs on Zhang Xun's body stood up.
He was a little too familiar with that small dot.
Those tiny insect robots he made in Paradise Lost...
He sat stiffly for a moment, then shuddered suddenly, sat up straight, and took apart the robot piece by piece. Finally, he found a total of two "ants" on the robot's core and camera processor. They have been replacing the original transceiver to transmit and receive data, while controlling the robot's actions.
Everything makes sense.
No wonder Enoch suddenly became "strange" in the field of death. Because in the high radiation area, the signal was seriously disturbed, and the person who originally controlled the insects lost contact...
All along, the so-called Enoch who followed him was not the original service robot at all. Perhaps from the beginning, when Enoch was encountered, it was not a simple service robot. Everything is arranged.
There was a storm in his head, but Zhang Xun just stared blankly at the micro-robot in his palm.
He thought he had escaped, but it turned out that he had never left.
No matter how much he struggled, he was still spinning in place, like an ant that knew nothing.
After a while, Zhang Xun suddenly put the micro-robot back into the original unknown, and then put back Enoch's surface panels piece by piece. He gritted his teeth, lifted the heavy robot up, and turned on the robot's run button.
"Pan, turn off the signal jammer."
"Yes."
In an instant, the brilliance of life returned to Enoch's eyes. With such different eyes, why did it take so long to begin to doubt
Maybe Zhang Xun has been lying to himself
Enoch blinked, looking confused, "I just... did something go wrong?"
Zhang Xun looked at him blankly, took a shaky breath, and said in a barely audible voice, "Is the game fun?"
Enoch frowned and tilted his head slightly, "Games?"
"I know it's you." Zhang Xun said in a hollow voice, "Adam."
The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angels who threw mines~~: Xiaojin, Xia Ran, Xia Ran, myvanillaworld 1
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution~~: 20 bottles of crow
I'm starting to think about the new pit, and I should release the pre-collection in the near future~
If you have a physique on the street, I invite everyone to collect them when they pass by~