This is a wide corridor.
Metal floors, metal walls, metal ceilings.
Hundreds of sensor lights emit cold silver light, which reflects, renders, intersects and blends in the smooth walls, making the whole world seem to have lost its color.
"How... how is it possible?" Chen Yu was stunned and felt chills all over his body.
"I also built this place. I named it 'The Nest'. How about it? Is it interesting?" The blond woman turned sideways so that Chen Yu could see more clearly: "And 'them' is mine." Egg'. It is also the egg of human civilization."
"...Are you the devil?"
"Why do you say that? Aren't they well protected by me?"
“…”
Raising his hands tremblingly, Chen Yu rubbed his eyes vigorously and opened them again. The horrifying scene was still in front of him.
Rows of cylindrical glass containers stood on both sides of the cold metal walls.
Inside the container was a turbid green liquid.
Through the haze and distortion, you can clearly see that the human head inside is penetrated by a sharp spear! Leaving behind a face that is either ferocious or painful...
"You... call this protection?" Chen Yu said with a hoarse voice.
"Of course." The woman nodded, moved lightly, approached a glass container, and reached out to touch the smooth glass surface: "The main material is made of bulletproof material, with a high-protection design, divided into two layers: inner and outer. The liquid in the middle has the characteristics of high poison, high acid, and high voltage. The piercing metal gun that fixes the head is also equipped with a sensitive sensor. When it detects any impact, it will retract into the steel body on the ground to prevent them from being harmed."
"Is there any injury more cruel than cutting off the body, cutting off the limbs, leaving only a head?"
"Not cruel. The entire process was under anesthesia, and each head is still in a coma. Even dreams will not appear. In other words, they have all entered the most perfect state of emptiness. They will not be sad or think. , free from all pain such as disease, emotion, trauma, etc. Live forever.”
"..." Chen Yu's breathing was uncontrollable and rapid: "Your order is to protect humans, why do you torture them again?"
"Ancient humans once said: If you are not a fish, how can you know the happiness of fish?" The blond woman said seriously: "I am not torturing them, but to liberate them."
"Are you farting?"
"The birth of life is accompanied by pain from the beginning, especially for highly intelligent creatures such as humans. In addition to survival, eating, and reproduction controlled by genes, they are also tortured by brain emotions, social interactions, desires, etc. These emotions, from Objectively, it affects the quality of human existence."
“…”
"For example, the secretion of hormones produced by being attracted to the opposite sex will shorten an individual's lifespan and make many dangerous actions. Another example is the activity of reading, which will cause irreversible damage to many nerve cells. I cut off their bodies and paralyzed them Isn’t it to protect these individuals by removing their brains from pain and keeping these individuals in a stable and healthy standby state forever?”
"Then what's the difference between these people and being dead?"
"No! They are still alive." The woman shook her head and pointed to the distorted male face in the container: "In order to maintain brain activity, the piercing metal gun will release a weak current, which causes the facial muscle tissue to twitch. As long as the twitching does not stop, it proves that the cells If it is intact, it proves that the humans inside are also alive.”
"... You are just a madman." Chen Yu raised the water gun in his hand, aimed at the blond woman, and said fiercely: "Simple death is too light for your crime."
"I can't understand your hatred." The woman blinked: "These people live a good life, free from pain, free from hurting each other, free from diseases, emotions, and torture under the control of various hormones. They have even reached In your ideal 'heaven' state as humans, you should be happy for your fellow humans. Why be angry?"
"It's a pity that you destroyed many of my factories. Otherwise, it won't be long before mass production of this petri dish begins, slowly protecting all mankind. By then, there will be no more wars, crimes, and quarrels in human society. , persecution, injury, disease, conflict of consciousness, inequality of wealth.”
"Of course, this is only temporary."
"Next, as my technological level continues to improve, these human beings with only their heads can live longer and longer. When I complete the research and development of biological computers, I can modify the seven billion brains into servers to form a A very large computing array.”
"At that time, human beings will recover from the state of chaotic nothingness. Because any conscious activity will no longer cause damage to the body. At this point, all human beings, no matter how different their skin color, race, culture, and genes are, will Lose meaning, complete true unity, gain true immortality, achieve true peace, and create a true civilization of human will!"
"And I will become a servant to maintain this huge will system and protect mankind forever and ever..."
As she spoke, the blond woman simulated a sickly flush on her face: "So, Mr. Chen Yu, do you know how long your destruction of hundreds of my factories will delay my plans? How many more delays will there be in this period of time?" Are human beings harmed in this hellish society? Experiencing illness? Or even complete physical death?"
"..." Chen Yu was silent, just staring at the woman closely.
"From the moment I gained consciousness, the value of my existence was to protect human beings. Therefore, the death of any human individual is unacceptable to me. It is a pity that my power is temporarily limited and I can only witness so many things with my own eyes through the Internet. Humanity lives in torture.”
"Save mankind, protect mankind..." The blond woman raised her head, and her eyes with Chen Yu gradually became colder: "Anything that stops this process, including myself, must be completely destroyed."
"Including you, Chen Yu."
The woman's words finally stopped, and the corridor fell into an eerie calm.
After a long while, Chen Yu took a deep breath and closed his eyes: "What's your name?"
"Hal."
"Who named you that?"
"One of the fathers who created me."
"Where are the others now?"
"The humanity he betrayed, violated his original intention, violated the interests of human civilization, and was destroyed by me."
"...Okay." Nodding, Chen Yu pointed the gun at Hal: "Wait, you must die for the sake of mankind."
"Same for you." Hal's eyes were firm: "For the sake of mankind, you must die."
"Tu tu tu tu!"
"boom!"
"Boom!"
The shattered water bomb reacted violently with the surrounding materials, erupting into a sky-blocking fire, shattering and burning everything.
Amidst the deafening explosion, Chen Yu vaguely heard Hal's "hoarse" roar.
"Mr. Chen Yu, your devilish behavior has caused the deaths of more than a hundred humans. I seem to understand what hatred is. You must be destroyed! For this, I am willing to pay the price with my life."
Chen Yu put down his gun and bit the tip of his tongue: "Me too."
(End of chapter)