After temporarily ignoring the noisy guy next to him, Jiang Zhou checked the running status of his substitute program again.
The tactile perception is consistent, the visual signal is clear, the prosthetic body operates perfectly, and the simulated hormone simulation performance is excellent...
All physical signs are good and there should be no problems by then.
He clenched his fist and then unclenched it. Looking at the changes in the values on the table, Jiang Zhou nodded, then turned to look at Chen Wan aside - that is, the hammer.
I have to say that although this guy doesn't look like a depth 4 adjuster at all, his technical ability is really nothing to say. Without body scanning, the complete stand-in program can be restored only through the remaining codes. This kind of ability is unimaginable, at least in Jiang Zhou's mind.
Not only did he restore the damaged stand-in program, but according to what Chen Fan had been talking about all day long, about being dumped by his "wife" he made up, he could even directly create a digital life with personality.
Unfortunately, this modeling capability is still not precise enough. At least it's not so precise that it can be used to create digital personalities at will by adjusting the connections of several trillion synapses.
Destructive scanning of the brain is still the only way to obtain a digital personality.
However, Jiang Zhou speculated that if the Pygmalion Path is not a so-called "dead road", then as the depth of adjustment deepens, this path may be able to achieve this.
"By the way, how on earth did you do it?"
Jiang Zhou shook hands in front of him like he was catching flies, and put away the projected image. At this time, Chen Wan seemed to have lost his mind. The hammer swayed over and he "looked at" Jiang Zhou and asked.
After speaking, he added very politely:
"Though it's a bit presumptuous of me to ask."
I have to say, ignoring his appearance with a hammer, when not talking about topics like "two-dimensional", this guy's speech is quite normal, and even makes people feel very reliable - this is in line with Jiang Zhou's view of otakus. A less stereotyped impression.
Jiang Zhou turned his head and looked at him, and asked with some confusion:
"How did you do that?"
And the tone of Chen Wan's next words made Jiang Zhou seem to read an extremely surprised expression on the hammer.
"Ah? Are you still asking? Of course, why can you do it, using one consciousness to adapt to different substitute programs?"
There are too many impossibilities in this.
First of all, if you want to launch a substitute program, you must pass Mandala certification. And his ability to use two stand-in programs shows that he can pass another person's mandala code.
Secondly, theoretically speaking, if the brain is used to drive other people's stand-in programs, the stand-in will in turn affect the personality. Although the brain occupies a very large weight in the concept of "consciousness", the body is undoubtedly an important part of the system. A body that can run at a speed that breaks the sound barrier, and a body that requires a wheelchair to move around. Even if they are driven by one consciousness, their impact on personality cannot be ignored.
"My past job was as a so-called 'life experiencer', which was to create a variety of quasi-substitute programs to allow customers to enter other people's bodies in cyberspace and experience themselves as different genders and ages. The feeling of being... or not being a person.
"But all this needs to be strictly controlled, because if you are not careful, it will have a serious impact on the customer's mental index. In the past, I have received hundreds if not a thousand customers, but using another customer like you does I have never seen anyone who took the stand-in procedure for half a month...maybe more than half a month.
"How on earth did you do such a random substitution procedure?"
Chen Wan asked.
Regarding this question, Jiang Zhou was silent for a moment.
If you really want to ask why, it is of course the omnipotent Janus program... He couldn't answer like this, and this answer did seem a bit lazy.
But if you really want to say it, I am not using one consciousness to drive different bodies back and forth. Whether it is Liao Qi's body in base reality or the stand-in program running in cyberspace, to a large extent, they are actually driven by the combination of the two consciousnesses, Jiang Zhou and Liao Qi.
Perhaps the conscious mind floating on the surface does not have this feeling, but by comparing specific behaviors and thinking about some of his own choices, Jiang Zhou can clearly feel the subtle differences between his past personality and his own.
It's more of a change that works on a subconscious level.
In a sense, it is not a problem to say that after acquiring the controllable factor "Liao Qi", one becomes another person (of course the same goes for the reverse). It's just that I didn't feel any abruptness subjectively, nor did I feel any sense of separation.
This is like comparing your childhood self with your current self. In terms of impressions, they are indeed two people, but in your personal perception, you are yourself.
If you think about it carefully, whether it is "Jiang Zhou" or "Liao Qi", they are doing what they should do.
This is like the paradox of the "Ship of Theseus". Constantly replacing the parts of the ship will not change the essence of the ship.
"It's like the 'Cartesian theater' of Pygmalion's path you're walking on."
After thinking for a long time, Jiang Zhou said:
"This is the special mental model brought about by my path to advancement."
As for what this mental model actually means, and why Janus would give this mental model to himself... I can only pray that after tonight, after the geothermal power plant in the Nord Resettlement area is completely completed tomorrow, I can be there. Find the answer in the information stored in the multi-purpose printer.
…………
Tomorrow is the day of decisive battle.
Walking on the way to Huimin Community, Liao Qi thought to himself.
The word "decisive battle" has some bad connotations, to be precise, it contains full pessimism.
After all, this basically confirms that Pluto Deep Diving Company will turn its back immediately after the geothermal power station is built.
However, this idea is not unfounded. Rather, at this point, Pluto Deep Diving Company still hasn’t sent anyone to contact them, which is a good indication of their attitude.
Although the intelligence team has always stated that they have not discovered that Pluto Deep Submersible Company mobilized any armed units in the Nord settlement area. But in the view of Booker, an old intelligence expert, it further illustrates the other party's true intention.
Within the Icarus Liberation Front, they have rehearsed this final battle scene countless times. The final conclusion was that, except for an elite force with a depth of 2 or more, all other members of the organization were reduced to pieces.
If the natives want to pose a sufficient threat to the adjusters, they must use strong firepower. And in urban areas where large-scale firepower cannot be used, no matter how many non-adjustors stay behind, they will ultimately just improve the results of the opponent's professional executioners.
Besides, if it were a competition of firepower, there would be no doubt that the company would have the advantage. If we use heavy firepower first, we will only end up giving those corporate dogs an excuse to use heavy firepower. They don't have to care about the PR impact just because it has some impact - there is some, but not much in reality.
All in all, for the battle that may take place tomorrow, the final main force will be himself, Booker, a five-man combat team with a depth of 2, and a small team of hackers with remote support.
If you exclude Booker, a depth 4 Perseus path adjuster, their combat effectiveness is pitiful.
Even with Booker included, as long as the armed forces dispatched by the other party are the same as those during the "Siege of Theseus", they will still be an absolutely weak side.
Likely to die.
Liao Qi thought to himself.
It's not the level of petty fighting before, there's no room for maneuver, and there won't be any support from the sky.
He will face this battle head-on.
Just like what I have experienced before, facing the invincible corporate power.
That time, he escaped from the warehouse in embarrassment, and with the cover and sacrifice of countless companions, he brought back the key to restart Icarus.
At that time, I didn't even have the qualifications to resist.
But this time...
Standing at the door of his home, Liao Qi couldn't help clenching his fists.
After passing the verification of the Mandala password, the door opened, and Bai Dong's voice came from the room:
"Ms. Ma Wei, try to remember now..."
"I've told you so many times, Miss Bai. My name is not Ma Wei, my name is Audrey Bergman, and I am a subsidiary of Venus Media..."
A middle-aged female voice interrupted Bai Dong. The latter took a breath as if she was going to say something, but then she stopped.
Bai Dong walked out of the room with a surprised look on his face.
"Liao Qi? Why are you back? Shouldn't you be at the geothermal power plant?"
Liao Qi smiled and said:
"I should be the one to ask this question, right? Why are you here today? Isn't treatment every Saturday?"
An embarrassed expression appeared on Bai Dong's face for a moment. Rarely, she said coyly:
"Didn't the organization say that non-combatants like me should return to their duties for the time being and not participate in this operation? I thought that there was really nothing I could do to help, and I happened to have nothing else at hand. Just come here and give your mother a memory awakening treatment."
After saying that, she turned to look into the room and said:
"I will charge the charges to your account first. Remember to pay the money when you come back alive."
Liao Qi smiled slightly:
"I try my best."
"So, why are you coming back at this time?"
Perhaps feeling that this topic was too heavy, Bai Dong asked instead.
Liao Qi looked past Bai Dong towards the room. He was silent for a long time, and then said:
"I want to come back and see my mom one last time."
(End of chapter)
