What's happening here? !
Jiang Zhou, who was originally sitting on a chair and resting, now stared dumbfounded at the two people falling in front of him from the starry sky - Booker Eyre, who had previously connected the brain-computer interface to the universal printer and planned to restart it. Erwin and... Liao Qi.
Or should I say, myself?
It's not like Jiang Zhou has never thought about what kind of strange situation it will be like when he meets his "controllable factors" one day.
But he never expected that this day would come so quickly and suddenly.
He was so startled that he almost sat up from his chair.
Fortunately, he restrained this impulse and calmed down.
Don't panic first, don't panic on both sides of yourself...
The person who should be panicking right now should be the third party besides himself...
Through Liao Qi's sight, Jiang Zhou saw what he looked like in their eyes at this moment: a vague human figure made up of countless broken color blocks. Every detail on the body was constantly being disassembled and reorganized, so that a dynamic balance was maintained. One's own form as a human being.
It looks very similar to the "Janus" he saw more than ten hours ago and a hundred years ago.
Jiang Zhou lowered his eyes and looked at his hands pressed on the armrests - they were still precision models generated by the avatar program based on his own body in the deep dive chamber.
So, for those who are not in the abyss of the dark web, their image is distorted?
In any case, while that person is still immersed in shock, pretend to be a master and gain the initiative first.
As soon as the thought came to mind, Jiang Zhou imitated the opening line of "Janus" a hundred years ago and said flatly:
"Good evening……"
To Jiang Zhou, it sounded like his normal speaking voice, but the sound he received through Liao Qi was an extremely distorted sound, like the whistling sound of electricity.
One sentence echoed in his ears in two voices without any delay, which made Jiang Zhou feel very strange.
Suppressing the strange sense of disobedience, he looked at the two people in the audience and continued:
"Liao Qi, and Booker Irvine."
He named the two men respectively.
He knows who we are…
Hearing the sound like the roar of electricity, Booker felt as if his scalp was about to explode.
In electronic warfare, a person's true name is the only life gate that is second to the mandala code. But because the Mandala password has almost no possibility of being cracked based on its underlying design, for hackers, the real name is its biggest weakness. Once his real name is grasped by others, he will basically declare his failure in the field of electronic warfare.
Therefore, when this being said their two names in an understatement, the last trace of luck in Booker's heart was blown out like a candle swaying in the cold wind.
This was not an accident or coincidence, the other party came to find them.
But how on earth did the other party know their names?
"How do you know our names?"
There is a stupid young man who helps Booker ask the questions deep in his heart.
It was Liao Qi who was standing aside, looking up at that existence.
Is this kid crazy?
Hearing such a straightforward question, Booker's heart suddenly tightened.
He wanted to stop the young man who was usually reckless and cautious in his words and deeds, but it was too late at this moment.
"I know a lot more, but there's no need to explain to you how I know it."
That being didn't seem to be offended at all, and he still answered in a calm tone.
Don't ask me such boring things.
This is what the other person meant.
Able to communicate normally, and whether it is disguised or not, the other party shows a certain humanity in the communication...
After breathing a long sigh of relief, Booker analyzed the conversation just now and came to a preliminary conclusion.
No matter who the other party is, he at least has a personality interface with which he can communicate. Although for today's era, the personality interface of external communication for those beings that transcend human intelligence is not equivalent to their essence. But this at least provides these laggards, who have been left far behind by their peers on the evolutionary track of life, with the opportunity to glimpse the wisdom of the leaders.
Now that you can communicate normally, start by asking the other person’s name.
"Then may I ask, what should I call you, Your Excellency?"
Although he didn't think the other party would care about these red tapes of human society, Booker still pressed his chest and bent slightly, asking in a very respectful manner.
"my name?"
Hearing this question, Jiang Zhou paused slightly.
This is indeed a question. If I want to show myself in this capacity again in the future, what kind of name should I choose?
First of all, exclude his real name Jiang Zhou.
This name appears in this era. If it is exposed, God knows how many enemies will come to find him.
Then exclude Janus.
Now that I don't believe it, Janus has really fallen completely under the siege of other super artificial intelligences as the public knows. Secondly, if he is active under this identity, if he is exposed, the hatred he will attract will probably be ten times more than that of "Jiang Zhou".
How about just using Theseus as your title?
Jiang Zhou thought.
The famous "Ship of Theseus Paradox" is quite suitable for his current situation, but it is still the same problem, and he must consider what if it is exposed. Now his body in Tartarus was named Theseus by the guy named Ye. Even if the probability was so low that it could be ignored, he didn't want to create the risk of his true identity being exposed just to pretend to be X.
As his thoughts flowed, Jiang Zhou quickly thought of a suitable title.
He straightened his body slightly, then continued to use the calm tone before, and replied nonchalantly:
"I don't have a name, but if you must look for a name, then my name can be...
"paradox."
paradox……
The moment he heard the name, Booker's eyes were slightly out of focus.
Whether the opponent is an adjuster who has surpassed the limit of Deep 7 human intelligence, an autonomous electronic warfare weapon developed by those super corporations, or an out-of-control program left over from super-artificial intelligence in the past... he can hack into the multi-purpose printer and pull them here The existences from this area must be "upgraded lives" that have transcended the human way of thinking, making them "neo-sapien" incomprehensible.
For normal people like them, the way of thinking, behavior patterns, values, and world view of these beings have all entered a realm that is beyond comprehension.
Human thinking is attached to language, and because of the inherent incompleteness of language, complex and diverse paradoxes have emerged, which is enough to prove that human thinking is also inherently incomplete.
Therefore, for Booker himself, Liao Qi beside him, all members of Icarus, and more than 99.99% of humans living in the entire world at this moment...the best way to call these existences is indeed "paradox" The word "on".
This is really a...perfect title.
Booker sighed.
Calling himself a "paradox" does not mean that He is expressing the absurdity of His existence.
Rather, it reminds them of the shallowness of their own existence.
"Ah, I understand..."
Booker nodded solemnly and whispered.
What do you understand?
Jiang Zhou looked at the man in front of him, whose aura suddenly became deeper. He suddenly looked like he had a sudden realization, and struggled not to ask any questions.
