Anyone who has read a little bit of the modern history of the Red Earth Continent will know the meaning of the name "Nova" and the huge system behind it.
More than two hundred and sixty years after the undercurrent of time and space impacted the red earth world, the nuclear winter ended and the radiation on the surface gradually weakened. Various survival centers have dispatched expedition teams to not only confirm the situation on the surface, but also explore the space debris brought to this world by the undercurrent of time and space.
Around DR2300, an expedition team discovered the remains of a female robot in a space debris that was about to be destroyed.
This is a highly developed mechanical world, and every inch of space underfoot is covered with pipes and wires. Although the remaining space debris completely collapsed shortly after the expedition team left, it was still talked about by scholars in later generations and was called the "Mechanical Heaven."
After changing hands several times, the wreckage was bought by White Tower scholars in Ivory City and studied for hundreds of years.
Scholars have discovered that the technological content and precision of this robot far exceed the level of this world, and even assumptions are difficult. During an apprentice error, excessive current caused a biological reaction in the wreckage.
Scholars began to realize that it was not an ordinary robot, but a new life form, which might be called "silicon-based life."
So scholars started a new research direction, from initial dismantling to restoration. Although they could not understand the structure of the robot, they finally completed the repair based on the human body structure and life needs. After inputting 100,000 megavolts of voltage, the mechanical life was successfully activated.
She calls herself "Nova" and comes from a world called "xco1".
She told the scholars that her identity was a public maid in the library and that the meaning of life was to serve the public. So she asked the scholars to allow her to continue serving the public.
After a period of testing, scholars were surprised to find that Nova's computing speed is ten trillion times that of the Ivory City supercomputer, and its data storage capacity is trillions of times the current maximum human capacity.
Faced with the astronomical gap, scholars were amazed and built a complete system around Nova to make full use of her computing power. And this system was the prototype of the "mass network system" of later generations.
Nova is the mastermind of the system and controls the operation of the entire world.
Facing such a behemoth, Chen Xing fell into a daze. Before I could think of how to answer, two more lines of small words flashed on the screen.
[Bring your "heart" to me and you will gain my friendship]
[Remember, don’t mention it to anyone, otherwise we will be destroyed]
The words on the screen flashed by, and then the armed robot returned to normal, turned its body, and headed to the next table to serve.
Although there were only two simple sentences, the amount of information contained in them was extremely huge, causing Chen Xing to fall into a brief daze.
But what is certain is that he is safe.
Being willing to communicate means that the other party cannot directly kill him, otherwise there is no need to go to such trouble.
Nova wants the Witch King's treasure, the half-machine, half-living heart. According to the information he read in history books, Nova is a mechanical life form, so it is not surprising that he is interested in this.
Then why didn't Nova just kill him and confiscate the things?
Logically speaking, she could do this easily. Chen Xing never believes in kindness or noble moral sentiments. In the face of huge interests, the law of the jungle is the only law. There is only one possibility, that is, Nova is restricted by some kind of rules.
He had heard in his previous life that the Human Survival Committee would discuss an issue every year - whether to allow Nova to continue serving the world.
Nova is not a human being, but she controls the core lifeblood of mankind, which is indeed worrying. But the result every year is that Nova continues to serve. There is no way, human beings are almost as dependent on the public network system as drug addicts.
Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce the attitude of high-level humans towards Nova—both dependent and wary.
"Don't mention it to anyone or we will be destroyed."
This sentence indicates Nova's condition to a certain extent. Once the superiors discover that she has "selfishness", she will be greeted with only destruction.
What made Chen Xing very unhappy was that Nova used the word "we". In other words, whether he wants it or not, Nova has pulled him onto the pirate ship. Once the ship capsizes, even if others don't cause trouble for him, Nova will probably kill him before anything happens.
Being targeted by the mastermind of the system is really not an easy thing.
But he soon thought of a possibility, became ecstatic, and quickly waved to the nearby armed robot.
"Zizzizi..."
The robot rolled on its tracks and came to him.
"Can you hear me?" Chen Xing asked softly.
[Please say……]
A line of small words flashed on the small screen on the robot's chest.
"I want to leave here." Fearing that Nova would misunderstand, Chen Xing added, "I mean, leave this continent."
The cursor on the screen flickered, and it took a while before a line of words slid out.
[Any operation that violates the rules will usher in destruction]
Seeing this sentence, Chen Xing felt bad. His eyelids were stretched and he was listless, like a patient who had just learned of a terminal illness from the doctor.
That's right, Nova said at the beginning "sending things to her". If she could do this on her own, she would have killed him long ago. Does she still need to cooperate?
"Then how do I send the things over?" Chen Xing asked with the last glimmer of hope.
[wait……]
"You mean, ten years from now?" Chen Xing asked helplessly.
[Ten years is not a long time for us]
"Alas..." Chen Xing sighed. If even Nova can't do anything, he will have to squat here for ten years.
Perhaps for Nova, ten years is just a number, passing by in the blink of an eye. But for humans, how many decades can a lifetime last? He couldn't help but think of Wu Jinjian's words, "Three years...".
The loneliness and sadness contained in it are not something that a newcomer like him can understand. Perhaps out of self-conscious protection, he did not think deeply. But in fact, thinking deeper, he would not be able to see Ye Yang Bailiu, Su Na, and those who followed him in Orchid Town for ten years.
After living in a barren land for ten years, you might eventually go crazy, right?
An indescribable bitterness came to my heart, and my desire to go back became extremely strong.
Although he had mixed emotions in his heart, he was a rational person, and his experience as a human being in three lifetimes was his greatest asset, so he quickly calmed down.
No matter what, you should manage your own team first and then think of other ways. He has always believed that there is no perfect path, and as long as you work hard, you will have a chance, even if the chance seems slim.
[Looking forward to your arrival, Exile Chen Xing]
[Anything else? ]
"What help can you provide me?" Chen Xing asked.
[No……]
The small words on the screen paused for a while, and then continued to flash out.
[Before you gain my friendship]
"How can you guarantee that I can survive here for ten years?" Chen Xing asked.
[According to the records in my database, you have this ability]
"You think so highly of me?" Chen Xing smiled.
[I will provide you with some information when necessary]
[But it’s just information, anything that violates the rules will usher in our destruction]
"What is our relationship now? Are we partners?" Chen Xing asked tentatively.
[According to the rules of your human society, you can understand it this way]
"Then can you tell me..." Chen Xing hesitated for a while and asked, "What does this heart mean to you?"
[No comment...]
[Before you gain my friendship]
For some reason, Chen Xing suddenly felt that he was facing an arrogant little girl.
"Is your friendship valuable?" Of course, he only dared to say this in his heart. After all, the other party is the mastermind who controls the entire world, so it’s better not to offend him.
"So, before I gain your friendship, can you chat with me?" Chen Xing changed his request. Because he thought of Xiaobing, the chatbot on Earth, and Apple’s Siri.
[…]
Six dots flashed across the screen, then the armed robot turned and walked away.
