Flying, the ability that humans yearn for when they are still living in caves, a feeling that runs through. But people have no wings, no light bones, and an instinctive fear of heights, so we can only climb the trees, open our turbid eyes, and look enviously at the eagles circling high in the sky. Even after thousands of years, when human beings finally found a way to fly, sending giant steel objects weighing hundreds of tons into the blue sky or even into space, they still couldn't fly like they dreamed.
And now, Zhang Xun gave this ability to Adam without hesitation, a compound person who could not even be regarded as a fully human being.
Adam hovered high in the air, passing slowly at a safe distance of about a kilometer below Eden's shield. The beautiful blue flames drew long, graceful arcs in the air. Zhang Xun unknowingly laughed lightly, pure joy filled his chest, as if he was flying with Adam in the breeze.
At this time, the rising sun had already risen from the horizon, and the burst of heat ignited the layers of clouds, pushing back the remaining twilight. Against the splashing sunlight, Adam landed in front of Zhang Xun. Because the first time I landed, my footsteps were unstable, so I stumbled two steps and knelt on the ground to stabilize my body. His silver wings quickly retracted in the air and re-solidified into the shape of an arm. Adam's artificial heart was still beating wildly uncontrollably, blood was left in his veins frantically, and dopamine was pounding his brain. He had never felt this way before.
It's... such a wonderful feeling. There are some out of control, but it seems that for the first time he has experienced a feeling similar to the so-called "freedom" of human beings.
Even if he knew better than any human being, the so-called freedom has always been a relative illusion. But he couldn't deny that this illusion was really beautiful.
Zhang Xun's warm shadow fell on him, he raised his head and saw Zhang Xun squatting down, his dark brown eyes reflecting the sun's rays looked at him with a smile, reaching out and gently touching his flowing water. The surface of the prosthetic limb was warm and soft with a metal-like radiance.
"Are you okay?" Zhang Xun asked with concern.
Adam looked at his mechanic, and suddenly there was a strong impulse in his heart, an impulse that even absolute rationality could not suppress. He said in a slow voice, "Xun, I want to kiss you."
Zhang Xun was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said in the calmest voice he could, "This is inappropriate."
"I feel like my instinctive emotional impulses have overwhelmed my sanity this time around."
"That's just a mistake because of your excessive adrenaline..." Before he could say the words, Adam's lips had already fallen on his cheek, soft and pure, without any distracting tenderness.
Zhang Xun's heart was beating wildly.
Obviously just kissing the cheek, why is the heartbeat more violent than the last time Adam kissed his lips in the reference room? Why does this kiss feel different
Whether it was because of that kiss in the reference room was calculated after all. But this one, is a pure human kiss.
Adam did not ask Zhang Xun why he was not worried that he would use such a powerful "weapon" to escape. Because he knew that although Zhang Xun gave him such a gift, he did not and would never let go of his control. First of all, Paradise Lost has three layers of shields, one layer is used to prevent air attacks, a layer of thin metal mesh is ushered in to prevent electromagnetic pulses, and the bottom layer of microwave mesh does not allow anyone to leave Paradise Lost without authorization, whether it is from the ground. Still the sky. Plus, Zhang Xun has two lines of defense against him: the collar and the remote standby control device. And he had always suspected that, judging from Zhang Xun's confidence in him, the mechanic still had a trump card in his hand, and he didn't let him know.
But even so, Adam still knew that this was the closest gift to "trust" within the bottom line that Zhang Xun would never violate. This is the warmest romance in their superficially affectionate but always competitive control battle.
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The celebration of the Harvest Festival began as early as a week ago. People went to the markets in various districts to buy fresh meat and vegetables that they usually would not bear to buy, decorate the gates with branches of fruit trees, and plan celebrations with friends and colleagues. Still others who are still religious plan to have an offering or mass on that day.
The most lively is obviously the fourth district, which is famous for being drunk with money. The entire Victoria Square will be crowded. Gorgeous lanterns are decorated on every building that records ancient history, and shops selling snacks, handicrafts and agricultural products are connected one by one. One, and a simple stage for juggling and singing and dancing. This kind of liveliness started around 3:00 in the afternoon and continued until late at night. Many people would get drunk and fall asleep on the side of the road.
James and Jabari's brothers ran to the closed door of the Lab at about 4:00 p.m., flatteringly said to the camera at the door, "Pan, is Xun still busy today?"
After a while, Pan Yue's voice sounded, "Zhang Xun is currently sleeping."
"Sleep?! It's four o'clock in the afternoon!" Jabari exclaimed in disbelief. James sighed in disappointment and explained, "Probably too tired. He has been in 'retreat' this month, and I'm afraid he hasn't had a good rest. Forget it, let's go by ourselves."
Just as everyone was about to leave, Pan suddenly said, "Please wait a moment, Adam wants to talk to you."
Everyone looked at each other. Everyone knows that Adam was never allowed to take the initiative to talk to people. Is it possible now
Just thinking about it, the door of the Lab opened. Everyone saw Adam walking out of the dim optical fiber, wearing a mechanic's three-piece uniform, and the fit tailoring took advantage of his straight body. And James and Jabari and other people who knew about Adam's broken arm all widened their eyes and looked at the two gorgeous metallic hands sticking out from their sleeves.
It turns out that Zhang Xun has already completed his work, and he still has two arms? !
They have never seen a material like this before, it should look very hard and smooth, but when Adam greeted them, it was clearly very soft, and there were no mechanical seams in sight.
A strange, surreal austere beauty.
"Congratulations, Adam!" James looked at Adam's hand in admiration.
Adam looked down at his hand and raised a light but cloud-like smile, "Yes, A Xun's perfect work, as always."
"How is Xun? Are you already tired?"
"Well, he's sleeping. I don't want to disturb him."
James nodded understandingly and shrugged helplessly, "Then let him have a good rest. It's a pity, I originally thought that this year would be your first time to celebrate the harvest festival in Paradise Lost, so I can take you to see it with A Xun. lively."
Hearing James say this, Adam restrained his smile slightly and looked at him seriously, "James, if most of the people at Harvest Festival are on holiday, are there still people in the headquarters and the military headquarters in each district?"
James said in surprise, "There must be some on duty, why do you ask that?"
Adam didn't answer directly, and said after a moment of silence, "I just have some speculations based on what I know about myself, but the data is insufficient to be sure. If you can see Commander Zhang, maybe suggest him to keep more staff at the headquarters. Monitor the perimeter of Paradise Lost, keep the shields and semi-automatic anti-aircraft guns active. Also... if there are so many people in the fourth district, you better not go."
"Why!" One of James's younger brothers was unhappy, "It's because there are so many people that I want to join in the fun!"
James took a few steps up the steps and asked in a low voice, "What are you worried about?"
Adam stared at him earnestly and whispered, "Where there are many people, once there is a riot, a large-scale stampede can easily occur. Even a well-trained soldier may not be able to escape. Without sufficient evidence, If you can't keep everyone from celebrating or for fear of causing panic, you have to save yourself first."
James' face changed slightly. He knew what Adam meant.
Adam thought it was possible for Eden to do something today.
He immediately took people away, apparently to notify Zhang Shuo. Adam looked at the direction they were leaving, but his expression still did not relax.
At this moment Pan suddenly said, "Don't you want to tell Zhang Xun about this?"
Adam said, "He's too tired. Telling him about something he's not sure about just adds to his worry."
"Zhang Xun believes in you."
"No, he could never fully trust me. Nor would he want me to tell him everything I was thinking. Humans think they want to know everything, but more often than not, they don't know that they don't. Know."
Pan fell silent.
"Don't worry, I'll tell him my concerns when he wakes up," Adam said in a relaxed tone, raising his head and smiling at the camera.
However, before Zhang Xun woke up, Adam's thoughts were fulfilled.
Zhang Xun was awakened by the sound of rumbling vibrations. For a moment he thought it was the Harvest salute, but then he realized something was wrong.
If it's a salute, the earth shouldn't be shaking with it.
He sat up suddenly, but almost hit Adam on the head. It turned out that Adam was sitting on his sofa, quietly waiting for him to wake up for several hours. He stretched out his hand and gently pressed Zhang Xun's chest, and whispered, "Don't be afraid, there is no air strike, this is the sound of our firing."
"The sound of our firing?! Why are we firing?" The observation room was pitch-dark, with only a few light bulbs lit feebly, trembling with the vibration. The light and shadow also swayed back and forth on Adam's well-defined face, which seemed a little mysterious.
"Half an hour ago, the command room observed a large number of mechanical soldiers surrounded by Paradise Lost from every direction. Eden's aircraft also appeared in the sky, but there was no bombing. The command is trying to force them back."
In the distance, I could still hear the crowd of people coming from the direction of the fourth district, but it was not because of the joy of the festival, but the sounds of terrified pushing and shouting. But there is no need for Zhang Xun to know this.
Zhang Xun cursed in a low voice, immediately grabbed the coat on the back of the sofa and put it on his body, then rushed out of the room to the only corridor on the fourth floor with a window. In the dark night sky and outside the invisible protective cover, there are dozens of disc-shaped aircrafts with blue-violet light hovering far and near. Obviously, they are all unmanned aerial vehicles controlled by artificial intelligence, like mysterious aircraft. Visitors from outside the sky are constantly spinning slowly.
"What does Eden want to do?" The darkness of fear began to spread from the bottom of his heart, Zhang Xun's voice was dry and short.
Just as he finished speaking, Pan suddenly told Zhang Xun that a soldier came to Lab with the highest pass order to see him and Adam. When the soldiers saw them, they simply said one sentence, "Eden asked to talk to you, and the command ordered me to pick you up."
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