Talking about cooperation with Abyss Xiling, to be honest, the psychological pressure on people is really not ordinary. I can’t believe that I will encounter such a situation if I go forward for a long time, but the fact is like this—in the shadow of the void cataclysm Now, there seems to be no way we can choose.
Now I have sorted out everything, including the causes and results of the various actions on the side of Abyss Xiling. It is estimated that she herself did not expect her great cause to gradually become a "feat" that affects the life and death of all races in the entire void. When she got the news from the other side for the first time, the other side hadn't sent the information about the catastrophe. At that time, Abyss Xiling just thought that she had found a way to revive, and what happened afterwards can be said to be completely beyond her expected.
The cooperation with Abyss Xiling has become the general trend. Although the long-term confrontation makes Sandora and I feel very awkward, but in the face of the Void Cataclysm, everything seems to be unimportant.
We took the shuttle back to Shadow City, and this time there was an extra "guest" on the shuttle, which was Abyss Xiling and the strange big box she brought. I don't know how much trouble will be caused when we get home, maybe everyone will be shocked.
"I feel that I'd better keep a low profile. If possible, let's keep this identity a secret for the time being," Abyss Xiling sat opposite Sandora and me. Every movement is no different from a normal person, "I think my reputation in the world of order must not be very good... people on your side will not welcome me."
"You are quite self-aware." I spread my hands, "Don't worry. Except for the high-level empire, you don't need to contact other people for the time being, and there is no need to contact them."
Sandora, on the other hand, looked emotional, and her voice was so low that she almost said to herself: "I don't know what to think of you now... Are you saving the world? Or are you saving yourself? You have destroyed so many civilizations, but now you The last step is almost the same as the savior. It seems that the usual concept of good and evil is completely inappropriate for you."
"So I'm not used to the thinking of you people in the real world. You think too much and your goals are not clear enough," Abyss Xiling frowned, "My actions are only for the benefit of the empire. I never thought that I would save anyone. Also I don’t understand what you mean by ‘good and evil’. The great cause will weaken the cataclysm of the void and reduce the phenomenon of the abyss, but to me its only meaning is to allow the empire to continue. As for how many people will benefit in the process How many people died, those are invalid strings. Just block them."
Now I understand the logic of Abyss Xiling, and I can finally understand her almost weird "interest weight" a little bit. When I first heard the truth about the Void Cataclysm, and then thought of the other party’s behavior of building a bridge at the cost of a large number of worlds, I thought it was a typical "sacrificing the few to save the many", but as I got to know the other party better, I Realizing that this guess is wrong, Abyss Xiling has no concept of "minority" at all. Her judgment of everything is only binary: what belongs to the empire and what does not belong to the empire, and all her actions are based on this foundation. She can sacrifice everything and save everything as long as it is good for the Empire. Just like the cataclysm of the void, this thing is extremely complicated in our eyes, and the actions that must be taken to stop the cataclysm of the void will also cause countless people to fall into conflict, whether it is to create a "starter" or calm the fluctuations of the void, if we let "Real world creatures" may have to struggle for a while to make a decision, but for Abyss Xiling, this extremely complicated issue is actually surprisingly simple: the Void Cataclysm is harmful to the empire. Need to stop.
Then it was gone—she made all action plans with this goal in mind. As for any obstacles encountered in the process, they were all "invalid strings", and all they had to be destroyed would be fine.
Simple and rude, fast and efficient. And ruthless.
"Actually, in the final analysis, things like immunity to pollution and rebuilding the empire are secondary. The real important thing is to prevent the catastrophe." I glanced at Abyss Xiling, "Once the catastrophe comes, everything will be gone. How many grand plans and great careers you have have to be finished, so this matter comes first, and you can talk about racial evolution and other issues after surviving the catastrophe... Why didn't you talk about the cataclysm first?"
"Maybe there is a problem with my logical order," Abyss Xiling thought, "In terms of weight, the Void Cataclysm is indeed the top priority, and it is the important reason for your cooperation, but my great cause was not at the beginning. I have considered the cataclysm, and the truth about the cataclysm was learned from a detector that was salvaged not long ago. I haven't had time to update my database, so I just put it in the back. Well, Overall, it doesn't make much of an impact."
"You are completely different from Xiling in Shadow City," Harlan interjected beside him, "Although she looks stupid than you, she thinks more flexibly than you, and you look like a set of programs .”
"Compared to the original version, I have changed too many times," Abyss Xiling pointed at himself, "Counting the recent split, I have been split twice, once polluted by the abyss, and once neutralized by the power of void creatures. I have refactored myself once. In order to establish the abyss area dominance network, I also performed the largest upgrade in the process of bypassing the basic protocol. There are no less than a hundred other changes in the middle, which make me more suitable for completion The task of revival of the empire, but I have to pay the price: make myself more inclined to a set of procedures, so as to improve my stability. You should know about the new army-that is the part of me that is not stable."
I was dumbfounded: "You separated yourself?!"
"Everything is planned," Abyss Xiling shrugged indifferently, "Excessive transformation will inevitably produce more and more loopholes. After being polluted by the abyss, many irreparable errors have also occurred. The accumulation of these things is not good. Small hidden dangers, I have been suppressing these mistakes, and finally completed the preparatory stage of the great cause before these mistakes got out of control as scheduled, and after the preparatory work was completed, I split myself up, it's that simple."
The three people in the cockpit were all in a dumbfounded state, and we had no idea. But they never expected that the so-called new army... turned out to be Abyss Xiling! Moreover, the new army and the old army split apart when the other party was conscious!
What is even more surprising is that the expression on Abyss Xiling's face was so flat when he said these things, as if he was talking about others!
"Surprised?" Abyss Xiling seemed to be taken aback by the expressions on our faces, "Didn't I say that as long as the empire can be revived, I will declare war on everything—including myself, of course, a part of me is in the way of the plan , so I want to eliminate her, isn't that normal?"
"But that's another you after all, isn't it?" I asked, twitching the corners of my mouth, and at the same time I mentally simulated what would happen to me in this situation: split my soul in two, and then fight myself... . This is simply an ethical issue, okay
"It is indeed another me," Abyss Xiling nodded, "Except for the calculation process, she has exactly the same personality, memory, and soul as me, and she even thinks that she is a 'proper body' like me, and the other party is The error factor that was split out. But this does not affect my determination to destroy her, because her calculation process is executed by error codes. Her attack on the Protoss territory and the integration war in the abyss area can illustrate this point. She Harmful to the Empire."
I suddenly thought of a very important thing: "Then which one of you is the real body?"
"This is a complicated issue," Abyss Xiling lowered his eyes slightly, "judging from our respective logics, we are both authentic. We both regard each other as mistakes, but judging from the memory bank left before the split, the real authentic Already dead—split organisms are not considered real bodies, and the commander-in-chief of the new army and I are just newborn units that have inherited the memory of the real body. Is this an important issue?"
I looked at Abyss Xiling, opened my mouth but found that I didn't know what to say: Is this question important
Of course it is important! At least for creatures in the real world, or for any life other than Abyss Xiling, "Who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going?" These three propositions have always been regarded as the core of life. Ultimate Q&A. However, Abyss Xiling doesn't seem to care about these at all... This guy is simply a program that runs only to complete tasks!
Sandora spoke: "According to this, you are the second generation of Abyss Xiling?"
"If the split is regarded as a death, I am indeed the successor," Abyss Xiling nodded and replied, "The same is true from the system log: my database was only established for a few months. As a network cluster consciousness, with the database Establishing time as date of birth should be most appropriate."
"I feel like I can't figure out your mess at all," I looked at Abyss Xiling with complete confidence, "you can even solve ethical issues with yourself. Anyway, the split body on the side of the new army is now It must be eliminated, right?"
"It must be eliminated," Abyss Xiling said firmly, "She also firmly believes that her plan is the correct route, so she will do her best to complete those plans. Now I am fighting her with my remaining nodes, but our respective The strength itself is similar, and I have to be distracted to protect my own research facilities, so I am a little powerless, and I can persist in a short period of time, but after a long time, the commander of the new army will be a deadly threat: she is eyeing the research materials in my hands."
"I suddenly felt that we should continue to attack the abyss area." I frowned and looked at the other party, "You should have explained the situation to us at that time, and then let the new army go to the battlefield to die. The Protoss and the New Empire joined forces , plus your army, I don't believe that the three parties can't kill a half-crippled guy... "
"But she also has the key technology for bridging in her hands. I don't know where she hides those things yet," Abyss Xiling shook her head and said, "Although the 'split' is planned, the specific process of the split is not. How is it controllable, some important things fell into the hands of the commander-in-chief of the new army... Of course, I guess the other party thinks the same, she will think that I stole the scientific research facilities that belonged to her."
"Then how do you plan to deal with this new army?" I felt a headache for Abyss Xiling, "I can't fight, and I can't consume energy... According to what you said, if she hides those materials in a place where no one can find them Don't you want to cast the mouse forever?"
"No, I am confident to find out her weakness," Abyss Xiling smiled, "I should have considered this before the split, so there are some loopholes in the new army's spiritual network, just a little time. I can be sure Where does she hide those key facilities and materials, if the Protoss is willing to help at that time, I will welcome you to attack the abyss area."
"Well, since you have a plan, let's put aside the new army for now," Sandora exhaled. "The first step in cooperation is to exchange information. According to your promise, you will share all the information you have on bridge building. When will these things arrive? It won't be the big box next to you, right?"
"There is only a small part here. After all, its main function is still a communicator," Abyss Xiling patted his box. "I can give the information here to your scientific researchers first. Besides, didn't I bring a bunch of wreckage? Next, I will tell you how to find what you want from those wreckage. At the same time, I will Organize the manpower over there, get a copy by the way, and then use the same method to send the rest of the materials and personnel to the Empire District... I know that your trust in me is still limited, so I will provide these materials on my own initiative. In this way You should be able to show your sincerity to the maximum."
It seems that Abyss Xiling sincerely wants to cooperate. Seeing the performance of the other party, Sandora and I feel a little relieved.
At this time, the navigation aI of the shuttle suddenly received a notification of arrival at the destination: Shadow City has arrived.
I stretched out my hand to Abyss Xiling: "Come on, although I still can't treat you as my own, but at this time I still say according to the local custom: Welcome to Shadow City."
Although we didn't spend too much time outside this time, we left for almost half a day and a night. Now Shadow City is ushering in the most energetic moment of the day: at 8:30 in the morning, it's almost when Bubbles is playing live games or annual events in the sky. It's time for conscience.
The shuttle landed on the anti-gravity airport above the shadow city military area. This height and angle is just right to see the most glorious and magnificent side of Shadow City: the Temple of the World Tree in the distance and the air base of the Military Command Department in the sky can just come into view. Abyss Xiling looked at the scene in front of her, and I couldn't see any emotional fluctuations from her indifferent expression. Probably these real-world scenes were meaningless to her. She just said lightly: "Take the 'enemy 'Isn't it strange to visit your own base camp?"
"Anyway, you can't see what you shouldn't see, and what you can see is definitely not important," Sandora said flatly as she walked forward, "Besides, you are just a communicator now, indeed Not much of a threat."
I turned my head and looked at Abyss Xiling: "It should be fine to do some inspections on your big box, right?"
"It's understandable." Abyss Xiling shrugged indifferently. Then I pushed her box forward, and I finally couldn't bear it when I saw this scene again: "Speaking of which, you got such an advanced thing, why do you still have to push it forward manually? It's very easy to install a propeller." trouble?"
"It does have its own propulsion," Abyss Xiling looked back at me. "The box moved forward by itself."
I was dumbfounded: "Then you are..."
"It looks like I'm pushing the box forward, but in reality I'm just following the box in a really cool pose — it just looks normal."
I:"… "
I think that this Abyss Xiling not only has a problem with her way of thinking, but also her three views are not very normal: where did she learn this messy "common sense" in order to get in touch with people in the real world!
Of course, Sandora and I can't let Abyss Xiling move freely in Shadow City. Cooperation is cooperation. An uncontrollable character like Abyss Xiling cannot be easily regarded as one of our own, so we still need to do something before we start the next step. "Preventive work", fortunately, the other party also expressed understanding, so we took her to Tavel's research center.
Now in Shadow City, only the upper echelons of the military department and the research institute have received news from Abyss Xiling. We can only formally cooperate after confirming the harmlessness of the other party and the correctness of her theories. The identity is still kept secret. Sandora and I personally led a strange girl who pushes the box to appear in the base, of course it attracted a lot of curious eyes, Vega also rushed over to look at the big box: "Sir! This is a supply of Helium III. Vending machine?"
I quickly pushed the machete girl aside: "This must not be chopped! Go back to patrol!"
"It's very strange here, and the people are also very strange," Abyss Xiling muttered as she watched the somewhat off-line chopper girl drifting away, with a curious look on her face, "There is something that shouldn't appear in an imperial base. The atmosphere...although there is nothing wrong with the actions of the soldiers, but I always feel that everything around me is... in a state of high activity."
Harlan smiled and looked at his old club: "Then what do you think of this atmosphere?"
"... Insufficient information, no way to judge, the base I built is completely in line with the 'standard', theoretically there is no need for any changes, and I can't see how to change the system and facility layout to build a base like yours, this is It’s something I haven’t calculated before.” Abyss Xiling stopped and looked at the imperial base, which seemed too rigid to me, but was novel enough to her, “It’s very strange, the shape of the facilities here is like mine. It’s pretty much the same, even the layout is basically the same.”
"A lot of things can't be solved by calculation," Sandora said lightly, "soon you will know that this is not the only place where you are wrong." (To be continued. If you like this work , you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.) RU