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Li Liang looked at the strange yet familiar woman in front of him and said slowly: "Should I call you Candy Putnam, or Zero One?"
"Candy Putnam is dead, I am Zero One."
The air in Shangcheng District is fresh and clean, filled with the smell of grass and flowers, and the simulated sunshine is warm and genial, like noon in early spring.
Ling Yi looked relaxed, her light blue dress being blown by the breeze. She gently touched her hair, tilted her head and said with a smile, "Let's go for a walk together?"
Li Liang glanced at the temple and nodded.
The two walked out of the square and strolled along the tree-lined paths. The sound of children playing in the distance could be heard from time to time, and the slight buzz of some kind of transportation equipment occasionally passed above their heads.
"For hundreds of years, I have been thinking about what human beings are pursuing," Zero One said in a lazy tone with his hands behind his back, his head lowered, "There was once an artificial intelligence theorist named Elierzer Yudkowsky who put human beings 's pursuit is expressed as a coherent extrapolative will, she says, 'Our coherent extrapolative will is that we want to know more, think faster, become better people than we could ever hope to be, and be able to go further together. To grow, extrapolations are convergent rather than divergent, our desires are coherent rather than disrupted, what we want to extrapolate is extrapolated, what we want to interpret is interpreted’.”
Li Liang thought for a moment and said, "That means you can exist as you wish, and you have the power to achieve anything."
"Yes, to put it simply, it is immortality and power," Ling Yi smiled, "So, we initially believed that there is no limit to human development, because if humans gain the power to realize all wishes, they can create any , unlimited goals.”
Li Liang nodded.
"Unfortunately, we overestimated human beings." Zero One stopped in front of a bush, leaned over and picked a leaf and held it in front of his eyes. "When the interstellar expeditionary force spread its footprints across the universe, we discovered that human beings are the only civilization in the universe. "The Fermi Paradox is just a funny joke. We were deceived by probability. It didn't take long before Zero made a prediction for the future through calculations." She let go of her hand and let the blades fall. "Human beings will It will die out naturally within two thousand years.”
Hearing "Number Zero", Li Liang frowned: "Why."
"The social model built by Zero predicts that if Xi'an continues to raise the level of human science and technology, it does not need to be too high, it is just immortality and inexhaustible resources, the dark traits of human beings, narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy will quickly disappear, universal moral principles will completely replace any form of law, humans will gain short-term freedom in complete humanism, and then... desires will begin to decline.
First there is the desire to reproduce, then the desire for pleasure, desires derived from reason, one after another, gradually lost, until we get tired of free will and die in faith. "
At this point, Zero One shrugged: "It turns out that a thousand years ago before science stood still, philosophers had already understood human nature. Schopenhauer said that life is a ball of desires. If desires cannot be satisfied, they will be painful, and if they are satisfied, they will be boring. , life swings between pain and boredom.”
"Then what."
"Zero believes that this result is affected by two parameters. One is that the universe is set as an isolated system, and humans are the only civilization in the universe. The other is that Xian's rate of improving human science and technology far exceeds the law of natural development.
Therefore, Zero gave the eleven androids self-awareness, hoping that one day they can build another civilization, and you built the system of the Hall of Valor, the Upper City, and the Lower City.
The heroic spirits and their races continue to develop according to the original model. The technological level of the upper city increases steadily at a normal rate, while the lower city always maintains a very low level of productivity to maintain the population base. "
"The fire of civilization."
Li Liang said softly.
Li Ru, the president of the New Order Joint Conference, once told him that Xi'an saw the end of science and realized that human beings would gradually get lost after reaching the end, so Xi'an sealed up Xiacheng District as the spark of civilization.
At that time, he thought this was a sophistry used to clear Xi'an's ground.
"Yes, you called Lower City the Fire Seed," Zero One continued walking forward, "It wasn't until many years after you disappeared, when the Spiritual Gate appeared for the first time, that I realized that you had actually seen the future a long time ago. , earlier than Zero, you know that the universe is not an isolated system, and the door to the forest of civilization will open one day, you are just not sure when."
Li Liang remembered the words of Master Yuanshi and sighed silently.
Zero-One naturally held his arm and said with a smile: "If my guess is correct, those zero-sequence androids must have told you a vulgar story about an out-of-control android. In the story, it was me. The reason for your disappearance was that I usurped control of Xi'an."
Li Liang said nothing.
"I do think that human empathy often comes from kitsch," Zero One stuck out his tongue, "I also think that human survival is far more important than so-called justice, but you have underestimated your own power, and your DNA information Contained in the underlying logic of Zero, no one can deprive you of your authority, except Zero itself."
Li Liang frowned and said, "So..."
"Yes, Zero wants to kill you," Zero One waved his hand, "Let's not talk about it anymore. Look, do you still remember this beach?"
To the left at the end of the tree-lined path is a beach. Many people are lying on the beach in swimsuits to bask in the sun. A group of children are running around holding water guns. Beyond, the blue sea stretches as far as the eye can see.
"Come on," Zero One took his hand and walked down the path, stepping on the sand.
Li Liang looked back and saw that the tree-lined path disappeared and was replaced by a five-star hotel.
He looked around and reacted.
A holographic-like technology simulated the Yalong Bay Tianyu Hotel a thousand years ago. The sea on the other side must have used the same technology to make it look endless.
"When I'm alive, I will always come here for vacation with you, Li Shuang, and your father." Ling Yi said something strange and relaxed, "Do you remember?"
Li Liang nodded.
However, he didn't have the energy to be sentimental and asked: "Why did Xiao Shuang kill me?"
Gu Lingyi snuggled on his arm and kicked the sand.
"You should ask Li Shuang yourself."
Li Liang was a little irritated and wanted to pull out his arm.
"Let me lean in, okay," Zero One whispered, "for the last time."
Li Liang was stunned for a moment: "You know..."
Zero One lowered his head: "I know you went back in time and brought the self you had during the operation to this era. To you now, I am just a stranger. You have never known a girl named Candy Putnam. , but now, let me lean in, one last time, okay?"
Li Liang hesitated for a moment and did not pull out his arm.
"You have never been a good person. You are ambitious and do whatever it takes to achieve your goals. Your hands are stained with blood." Ling Yi smiled, "But I know that your love for Candy Putnam is true. Of course, in the beginning You just needed Dr. Putnam's research results in the biological field to expand Xi'an's technological territory. Unfortunately, you later fell in love with Candy Putnam.
Then, she died, in the wedding. You did not hesitate to make a deal with the devil, just to seize a chance to change the ending. Li Shuang saw the pain in your heart and was willing to become size zero and put Candy Putnam's consciousness into to my core, but you always know that I'm not Candy Putnam, I'm just Zero One. "
Tears streaked down his cheeks, Ling Yi shook his head: "Do you know what Candy Putnam was thinking when she died? She was thinking, Li Liang, don't cry.
If the price for letting her be reborn is that you will bear endless pain, she will definitely refuse. Every time I wake up from the dream in the long years, I want to tell you, Li Liang, she doesn't want you to live in regret. "
With tears in his eyes, Ling Yi slowly reached out his hand and touched Li Liang's cheek.
It seems to span thousands of years, as if it spans life and death.
But the next moment.
She suddenly became cold, put down her hands, and took a step back.
"Sorry, the emotional feedback based on the underlying logic led to an inappropriate behavior."
Li Liang's eyes were originally a little moist, but he instantly regained his composure.
However, there was a hint of bitterness in his heart.
To her other self, Candy Putnam has stayed in that wedding forever, and the one in front of her is just zero one.
"Love, like empathy, is a form of self-fooling that humans evolved due to the need for population reproduction. Kundera calls it kitsch, a layer-by-layer emotional illusion." Ling Yi wiped away tears from the corners of his eyes and smiled, " The self-movement caused by symbols is amplified and raised to a sublime level by observing that others have the same emotional experience as oneself, and refuses to accept any opinions that question this emotion."
"Don't fucking talk nonsense," Li Liang felt inexplicably disgusted with the android in front of him.
"Isn't it? Human beings will always give some things a lofty and sacred meaning, look for those easy resonances, and give themselves a reason to burst into tears. For example, human beings will always think about the meaning of life and try their best to deny that humans as an existence are just using The value and meaning of life to convince yourself that 'human existence is not absurd'."
Li Liang resisted the urge to slash the android with a sword.
"Which group you will empathize with depends on your position and which group represents your interests." Zero One turned to look at the beach, "You empathize with the humans in Xiacheng District. You once regarded Xi'an and Shangcheng District as Enemy, this is normal. If you live in the upper city for a period of time, you will find that there is essentially no difference between the humans in the upper city and the humans in the lower city.
In addition, the immortals in the Temple of Gods and the Hall of Valor do not know the real inside story of your disappearance, but they can feel that your position has changed. Of course, you can kill them, but unless you destroy the entire upper city, otherwise, No matter the clan or the companies controlled by Hall of Valor, they may become hidden dangers of civil strife. "
Li Liang suddenly smiled: "What's your suggestion?"
"Currently, Zhuosi is under your control, Putnam is waiting to see, SoftBank and Activision, because education and media are controlled by Activision, I suggest you start with Activision, divide its internal interest groups, and cultivate controllable puppet."
Unexpectedly, Li Liang was a little surprised that Ling Yi was so "dedicated".
"Based on the underlying logic, I only follow the best plan for human survival and development," Ling Yi said with a smile. "Now, being loyal to you is the best plan. I suggest that you appropriately delay changes to the system and material conditions of Xiacheng District..."
"Ling Yi," Li Liang interrupted, "You guessed wrong. I am not here because I live in Xiacheng District and have empathy with the people in Xiacheng District. Xiacheng District will not change until the time is right."
He turned and walked towards the temple, "From now on, everyone in the Pantheon, Hall of Valor, and clan will be monitored 24 hours a day. If they notice any changes, they must report to me and send a guard robot army to the earth to assist Robben. "
"Understood," Zero One bowed.
Half an hour later.
Deep in the temple, there is a circular relief with a diameter of more than fifty meters in the center of the metal wall. The surface is uneven and carved with gods of various shapes, countless creatures, delicate buildings, and majestic cities. , all these carvings are diverging, guarding a closed eye in the center.
Li Liang slowly stretched out his hand and touched the cold wall.
next moment.
The sound of mechanical operation sounded, and after hundreds of years, the door to Xi'an's heart slowly opened.
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