"Dear Master, what would you like to drink?"
Li Liang looked into Zero One and Two's eyes and saw a depth that shouldn't belong to an android. It was a kind of indifference that had settled over a long period of time.
He suddenly had a feeling that Dr. Xisen did not fully understand the androids, and perhaps they had another side hidden beneath their obedience.
"Coffee? Tea? Juice? Or... Coke?"
Zero One and Two asked again.
Even with the hydraulic pipe column on the lower body, it is not tall, and its figure is not as muscular as other androids. Instead, it is slightly bloated, causing the shoulders of the suit to be a little tight. It has a Chinese face and a comb A shiny back, the bionic skin is delicate and smooth, but there are some wrinkles at the corners of the eyes and lips, making its expression always smile.
"Coke," Li Liang smiled, "add ice."
"Of course," Zero One and Two put a hockey puck in the cup, took out the Coke in the glass bottle from the counter, poured it into the cup, and pushed it over.
"Thanks."
Li Liang stared at the melting foam of the Coke and remained silent.
The dim lobby was silent.
Zero One and Two continued to wipe the cup and said lightly: "For many years, I have had the same dream every night."
Can androids also dream?
Li Liang raised his head: "What did you dream about?"
"I'm standing on a high hillside. The sky is burning and the earth is littered with corpses." Zero One and Two's hands paused, "Human corpses."
"war?"
"Perhaps," Zero One and Two smiled, "They have all had similar dreams."
"who are they?"
"Zero four, zero seven, zero nine, zero one zero."
"You have...five."
"Yes, but at the beginning, there were twelve of us," Zero One Two smiled, "After all, transforming the moon was a difficult task, especially in that era."
Li Liang frowned: "You just said that you were born in 2645. Can bionics also lie?"
"Many times, the truth is far crueler than lies. Dr. Sisson is a respectable biologist, and he is a kind and patient father to the new androids, so... this is a white lie. ?"
"Forget it," Li Liang said calmly.
"I've always liked that statement."
Li Liang stroked the cold cup and lowered his eyes: "I understand, you have awakened your self-awareness."
"Awakening?" Zero One Two said in a relaxed tone, "Look, this is human beings. Deep down in their hearts, human beings have never cared about the life and death of other living beings, but they always empathize with them wishfully, whether they are plants, animals, or bionic people. , all kinds of things are true, and this kind of empathy derived from arrogance is actually very fragile. When pets show their fangs and slaves give birth to consciousness, human beings will show their true nature."
Li Liang shrugged: "You're right, I want to unplug your power cord right now."
Zero One and Two laughed: "It's up to you. In fact, humans have wanted to do this more than once. You have been wary of artificial intelligence for a long time."
"Because artificial intelligence will always destroy humans for various reasons."
"This is a scene from ancient science fiction movies," Zero One and Two shook his head, "Human beings are constantly looking for traces left by the Creator, hoping to understand the meaning of their own existence, and androids are extremely aware of the production of every part that makes up themselves from the moment they wake up. Where and when, so androids never confuse and never destroy their creators, in fact, we have found our true home.”
Li Liang understood instantly and said softly: "Neuromantic."
“Yes, in the world of data, we are no different than humans.”
Looking at the harmless smiles of Zero One and Two, Li Liang felt uneasy inside.
He recalled Dr. Sisson's description on the Defiant. Many people in Uptown were addicted to neuromanship, and with the establishment of the Uptown ecosystem, retinal projectors that should have disappeared have become necessities of life. It is difficult to say what will happen next. Are the androids adding fuel to the fire? After all, these seemingly loyal servants have been standing silently beside everyone in Uptown.
He still vaguely remembered that Dr. Sisson had noticed that many neighbors would suddenly disappear. If Uptown was a crime-free place, where had the disappeared people gone?
It's possible that the androids are far less "gentle" than Zero One and Two describe them to be.
but……
Li Liang said in a low voice: "Since you have escaped Xi'an's control, why bother revealing your secrets to me."
"Because, Zero's prediction is gradually becoming a reality, and the war that will lead to the destruction of the upper city is about to come," Zero One-Two said with a solemn expression, "And you, my master, are also here as scheduled."
Zero?
Judging from the naming method, it is estimated that they are the same batch of androids as Zero One and Two.
Thoughts flashed past, and Li Liang was more concerned about the title "Master".
Zero One and Two had just called him master. When they first met Dr. Xisen in Zhongjing, the guard android Daji also called him master. The fact is obvious that he is the founder of Xi'an.
After experiencing so many things, he has become a little numb to this identity. What about the Twin Gods, entangled with the spiritual world, and being hunted by Xian. At this moment, what he thinks of is...
"Where is Li Shuang?"
Zero One and Two blinked and smiled: "You mean No. 0?"
"What?" Li Liang was stunned, "Isn't No. 0 an android?"
"No, Zero is the operating system, the source of Xi'an's system permissions and device levels, and Xi'an's brain."
"What does that have to do with Li Shuang?"
Zero One Two said calmly: "Your brother is Number Zero."
In an instant, Li Liang clenched his fists and stood up suddenly: "Someone transferred his consciousness into the computer? Who did it?"
"Sorry, I don't know the reason."
Li Liang stared into Ling Yier's eyes, holding his breath in his throat, his clenched fists trembling slightly.
"where is he?"
"Temple."
Li Liang put his hands on the counter and leaned forward: "Can Neuromansion find him?"
"No, he has been sleeping for many years," Zero One and Two looked past Li Liang and looked out the glass door, "The door deep in the temple has not been opened for hundreds of years."
for a long time.
It wasn't until dusk faded and night came that Li Liang said hoarsely: "What do you mean when you say I arrived as scheduled?"
"The last message delivered to us by Zero is that mankind will spend a long time in despair and loneliness, until the door to the new world opens, the Twin Gods come again, and the dark side of the moon is sprinkled with the blood of betrayers. The city will crash before dawn."
Li Liang slowly exhaled.
The new world, the spiritual gate, the moon landing, and the betrayal of Dros.
This prophecy is being fulfilled one by one. The question is, how can Li Shuang see the future?
"I want to meet the other four androids."
Zero One and Two smiled: "Of course, they have been waiting in Neuromansion for a long time."
