Jules stretched out a hand and fiddled with the golden bell hanging in the center of the vestibule. She turned it gently, gently and with restraint, as if rocking a baby's cradle.
"It's so nostalgic," she said, looking carefully at the pores of the golden bell with her pink eyes. When she did this, Ji Xun was sitting by the wall seven or eight steps away from her. Yet she didn't seem to notice him at all. In the front hall of House No. 3050, which belonged to Lunla, she showed the ease and grace of a hostess.
Ji Xun still maintained his upright sitting posture and looked at the person whose thoughts he had once wiped out. He didn't hide the curiosity in his eyes, but he didn't pull out any weapons - in fact, in the front hall of someone else's house, it was difficult for him to pull out a weapon that he hadn't prepared in advance.
"Now that you're here," he said, "I want to..."
Jules made a stopping gesture. She smiled and shook her head at him, which meant friendliness and harmlessness in the land called Frost Home.
"We both have many questions that we want to learn about each other, Mr. Ji Xun." She said, "Our first meeting was a failure. However, for people in my profession, failure in the exploration phase is common. If we focus on On the whole, it was just a very small problem in the past. It can be thought of as an experience learning process - I did learn a lot from you. But first I have to deny your conjecture. No, not all the remaining immortals have woken up. After you put us all into a state of mental stasis, someone woke me up, and I only woke up one of my friends, his name was Kimo."
Ji Xun blinked his eyes.
"Former ethics review board executive," he said, "responsible for dealing with spiritualists, and all executions—"
"That's not an execution," Jules corrected. "The committee isn't trying to punish anyone. It's just a neural guidance simulation."
Ji Xun smiled noncommittally.
"You have some prejudices against us," Jules said, "and not without reason. Perhaps you managed to read our minds before you performed the surgery on us. We also had such technology before - not so detailed. Precise, but as long as a specific language is used, it is easy to read real-time thoughts. As you can see, Mr. Ji Xun, these model balls are the epitome of our technological theory at that time. The resonance of the shell and the core is a symbol."
She flicked the golden bell again with her fingers.
“Our story is a history of salvation,” she said.
"History of salvation." Ji Xun repeated. His tone remained calm, but his eyes deliberately revealed a hint of teasing.
"Please don't rush to laugh at those who have lost to you." Jules said, "For us, your appearance is a complete accident. I think Weiss and Bei regard you as a product of the House of Calamity. After all, We dump a lot of dangerous stuff out there, and intelligent mutations are possible. I'm convinced that's what happened to one of my children, and he happened to be with you when we had the conflict. Wes firmly believed This is evidence that you come from the House of Disaster. I tried to persuade him to open up his mind, but... what is more difficult than changing reality is changing habits, Mr. Ji Xun. Besides, you should also understand that with the conditions you entered our base at that time, way, it’s natural to be skeptical of everything you say.”
"I don't expect you to believe it." Ji Xun replied, "Based on the situation at that time, your opinions are worthless to me."
"If that's the case," Jules asked rhetorically, "why are you interested in our final work?"
"This is not your work."
"Mr. Ji Xun, I think you have accessed Weiss's memory. I suspect that you have accessed the memories of all of us, except me - after all, my child is a quite paranoid person, and you have met him - but I think that's enough. Of all the people who worked on the Slicer project, I wasn't the only one who stayed. You'll see from Wes's mind how it got through the committee and our first A quarrel over a request for a guided thought simulation. Kimo interrogated most of the spiritualists, and Lunla—not the owner of our current room, but the one I taught—was involved in most of the Slicer simulation test. These can all be verified because it is indeed what we created - the infinite slicer, the endless calculator, or the infinite city at the end, which is what we make when facing the end of history. A last-ditch effort.”
Ji Xun looked like he was still thinking. During this time, Jules stepped back a little. She moved another chair from the corner, placed it on the other side of the golden bell, and sat opposite Ji Xun.
"This city is our pride." She said, "And, Mr. Ji Xun, I guess it is also closely related to your hometown, and you owe your coming here to it."
"I didn't see the connection." Ji Xun said, "When I first entered here, I just planned to find a hiding place with a suitable time difference. Regarding my hometown, from a consistent principle, it is not Trust in the architecture of infinity.”
Jules smiled: "That's exactly the point."
"I didn't see it." Ji Xun said, "Maybe this is your exclusive memory, and I missed this part - your child didn't want me to check your memory. I personally guess that is because there is something in it. Something about him.”
"He has always been emotional." Jules commented half-sarcastically, "In terms of temperament and ability, he only reflects the level of his father."
"Speaking of this," Ji Xun continued, "I'm a little curious about what reasons made you choose to give birth to him. As far as I know, you already know how to replace a younger body."
"I'm thinking about increasing the number of supporters." Zhuul said, "The kind that can be counted in the votes. Of course, it is not enough to have my blood, he needs complete intelligence and knowledge."
"Why not choose one of your colleagues?" Ji Xun continued to ask, "If you want to cultivate good enough obedients, why choose a male on land? Compared with you, they are just uncivilized of primitive man.”
"The rawness of knowledge has nothing to do with potential. For my child, I want him to follow my guidance more."
"So, you want him to be less affected by the other side? Completely at your mercy? So you don't choose to give him a father who is also an immortal?"
Jules admitted graciously. She made another gesture, a slang term from the Frost House - people should have just the right amount of things, no more and no less.
"I don't think he needs two mentors," she said. "Certainly, it seems like he's still obsessed with the other side of himself. He wants to make both sides equal, regardless of any complicated risks. A kind of A rather narrow and mediocre view of fairness. I don't blame him, because failure in education is the responsibility of the instructor. I think what was reflected in him was my failure. But like I said, for someone doing my job , accepting failure is a basic quality. The cost of cultivating new things is always high."
Ji Xun suddenly laughed. He had never lost his composure so obviously that even Jules on the opposite side looked at him in confusion. After a few seconds he stopped.
"Sorry," Ji Xun said, "It doesn't matter. But I am happy to understand a mother's thoughts, especially if she has a rebellious child. I can only observe this psychological pattern from outsiders, because for me For my hometown, the family system is completely irrational. Although I was expelled, it did not affect our consensus that determining power relations and ownership by birth order is a backward model. It caused a lot of unnecessary losses. "
"Is this a mockery?"
"This is just a matter of efficiency." Ji Xun replied meekly, "Personally, I respect the role of mothers very much. I also want to know what they are thinking in their hearts."
"Just the mother part?"
"Any part." Ji Xun said, "Please tell me. If you think I have some bias, I am willing to listen to this salvation history-the version narrated by a mother."
