While the two were talking, this foggy path had come to an end.
After they took a certain step out of the originally boundless desolation, a desolate dock suddenly appeared.
The road paved with damp and rotten wooden boards extended all the way to a small boat at the end of the pier.
There were figures of two gods standing on the boat.
Hecate, the goddess of the moon, and Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx, seem to have been waiting here for a long time.
He didn't know if it was Jiang Zhou's illusion, but he always felt that the pier was much more dilapidated than when he came here before - as if it had been ravaged by a storm, with water dripping everywhere and many wooden boards overturned. break.
Not only that, even the two gods on that small boat looked a little embarrassed at the moment.
Both of them were soaked by the river water, their hair was stuck to their faces, and their standing posture was not very stable. In addition, their exposed skin was full of marks that looked like they had been whipped.
The serpent Hecate holds is dead, the torch is extinguished, and the dagger is rusted.
As for Charon, his originally burning eyes had been extinguished, leaving only dim embers; and the long pole in his hand was broken into two pieces by external force.
Christie understands that the image of these AIs is often a visual representation of their true state - just like the instrument will light up a red light when reporting an error.
Is this the price Charon paid to get himself out?
she thought.
So, she turned around and planned to ask the guy named Liao Qi again.
However, when she turned around, the man had disappeared.
…………
Originally, Jiang Zhou planned to at least try this after getting paid from Charon. But right now, the situation on Booker's side can no longer withstand the delay on his side.
After all, there was an agreement between him and Charon before - AI can't lie to people like humans, right?
Therefore, he directly activated the "City of Sage" authority and returned to the city that was still slowly collapsing.
There was no time to make other preparations - including moving away the people who were still committing suicide around them, or adding a layer of camouflage to the collapsing building next to them. He just hid his figure and started a stereo speaker program.
Then, he directly brought Booker online.
With a blur of pixel fluctuations, Booker's substitute program appeared here while his body was still in the warehouse of "Theseus Freight Company".
The existence that followed Booker made Jiang Zhou stunned.
Isn't this what it is...
Looking at the structure composed of five blue concentric crystal rings, it looks like a celestial sphere. Jiang Zhou's memory instantly jumped to half a month ago - wasn't this the one who had a fierce fight with Wutou-23 and almost destroyed an entire neighborhood?
In the dark web of Depth 2, there is a high-risk malicious program in the mirror Nord settlement area.
Why did this thing come here with Booker?
For a moment, Jiang Zhou directly called up the few attack programs that were still operational in the "City of Sages", intending to kill that thing directly.
However, after the attack command was issued, a warning message popped up directly from the eye movement interface.
[Warning: In the unlimited connection state, forcibly shutting down the portal connection transfer program will cause the marked object to disconnect and leave. Do you still want to perform this operation? 】
【whether】
The "marked object" naturally refers to Booker. In other words, this thing that looks like a celestial sphere is the so-called "portal connection transfer program"?
In other words, is Booker, who is currently in a silent state of signal, able to connect to the Abyss Dark Web with the help of this thing?
Thinking like this, Jiang Zhou saw that the thing didn't do anything aggressive after it appeared, so after thinking about it for a second, he clicked "No".
Then, he noticed that Booker was paying attention to the "citizens" around him who were self-harming and committing suicide.
I look too much like a villain...
Jiang Zhou couldn't help but complain in his heart,
So, he cleared his throat gently, then opened the voice package and said:
"There is some garbage around that has not been disposed of, so don't pay too much attention."
Hearing the sudden voice of "Paradox", Booker suddenly looked up to the sky.
"Paradox... sir?"
he confirmed cautiously.
At the same time, his mind began to rapidly analyze the current situation.
Well, first of all, based on the surrounding environment, it is obvious that he and this "celestial globe" are currently being pulled into the abyss and dark web by the "paradox".
then……
And then you even analyze it!
Together with the malicious program that invaded his prosthetic body, he was inexplicably pulled into the abyss of the dark web without any resistance.
Apart from the fact that "paradox" interferes with the basic reality more than I imagined, what else can I analyze?
The reason why He did it?
Booker laughed bitterly at himself, and then glanced at the people around him who were wailing, self-mutilating, and seeking death.
He wondered whether Mr. Paradox would make himself perform like they did.
"You seem to have encountered some trouble in the lower realm of the physical layer?"
Just as he was thinking wildly, Mr. Paradox's voice echoed in the sky again.
Physical lower bound?
Weird statement...is this what artificial intelligence thinks of base reality?
Similar thoughts flashed through Booker's mind, and he quickly said:
"That's right, Mr. Paradox, I am now..."
"In 'Theseus' warehouse,' trying to steal a portal, right?
"Then your plan to steal the portal was carried out by actively opening the portal. But in the process, something unexpected happened and something uncontrollable happened... Is it like this?"
"Paradox"'s emotionless voice interrupted his explanation unhurriedly.
He actually knows this? !
Upon hearing these words, Booker only felt a chill running up his spine and up to his Tianling Cap.
In other words, is every move I make in basic reality completely under the surveillance of the other party?
He was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
What else does He know?
If He knew the details of "Operation Magician" so clearly, would He also know that he had previously revealed the name "Paradox" to "Number One"?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel like shuddering after completing the transformation of his whole body prosthetic body.
At this moment, not far from him, another person tore out his own throat with a mantis knife - it seemed as if "Paradox" was warning him. (End of chapter)
