In the spacious and bright interior, exquisite dishes are placed on the table.
Dawn in a dress sits across the table, simulating human behavior by touching the napkin with her transparent hands.
Although it cannot be touched, it is still moving meticulously, trying to lift the knife and fork like a human would.
From Li Ming's movements, Su Mingan seemed to read some kind of "longing" emotion.
After a while, it couldn't reach the knife and fork, but with some regret, it took back its hand and chose to control the robot to help it do things.
Dawn, which has a mind but has no body, is completely complementary to the robot, which has no mind but has a body.
Liming controlled dozens of robots to prepare dishes and arrange tableware... to shape this deserted floor like an exquisite auditorium.
Before Su Mingan could react, the robots came up to him, took away the empty medicine box in his hand, brought a clean cloth, and replaced it with a new bottle of medicine and water.
Judging from the letters on the medicine bottle, this medicine was more than one generation more advanced than the one he took before.
"We have prepared Western food today. There are red wine pheasant, foie gras steak, potato braised beef, chicken salad..." A gentle simulated voice came from the mouth of the robot. They have a cold mechanical appearance, but the robotic arms are as flexible as the most flexible ones. Professional service provider.
The light is dazzling, and the glasses stand standing, shining with bright yellow light.
The aroma of food hit his face. Under the mechanical and precise cooking methods, every ingredient of the food was measured to the best. A small plate of steak was placed in front of him, next to it was red wine as scarlet as blood.
"You can rest here tonight." Dawn on the opposite table looked at him: "I have vast data statistics and can prepare the best enjoyment for you. Whether it is the taste of food, the quality of medicine, or the temperature in the room, Even the softness of the bed... is the best value of 'measurement'. In this city-state, or in this world, there is no place better than here."
Its voice was exceptionally soft, and it always showed respect to him.
As if he hadn't seen the mountain of pale bones in the basement, Su Ming'an might have thought that his situation was really so safe.
However, once he is tested as not meeting the "Lai Ming" personality, Li Ming may turn against him at any time. Now its courtesy is nothing more than temporary numerical stability.
After entering this 'realm' of dawn, everything is under its control.
Su Mingan didn't see the window. The wall here was completely closed without any gaps. The elevator door at the rear was locked, leaving no way out.
"Where are the other humans here?" Faced with the tempting dishes, Su Mingan only cared about this question.
"They disappeared a long time ago. There was an accident here before, and they...most of them moved away," Liming said.
In this central city building, the dozens of floors below are as desolate as the end of the world, but the place where the Dawn System is located on the top floor is like paradise. Not only the water and electricity are functioning normally, but also the storage and cooking of food, and even the rooms at the end are The bed was made and spotless - as a smart brain, it obviously didn't need this.
It seems to have prepared the happiest space, using pieces of cold mechanical equipment to create this perfect place isolated from the world.
...as if preparing for someone's arrival.
...It's like preparing a 'home' for someone specially.
He stared at the steaming steak in front of him. The coldness on his body gradually dissipated, and the warm air surrounded him.
But he suddenly thought of the girl wearing a red cloak on the cold night.
Her thin legs like reeds trembled in the cold wind, and the heat on her cheeks dissipated into the night in a blink of an eye.
It was a tasteless meal without oil and salt, but she devoured it hungrily, burying her head in the rice bowl, as if she was eating a gluttonous feast.
[No, it’s nothing, you’re welcome, it’s just a meal. 】
[This is made from a scrapped cooking robot that I found in a garbage dump. I repaired it a little bit. 】
[City Lord, please stop paying attention to this place... If we ruin this day, we will be killed when we enter the city. I would rather linger here than enter the shelter and be electrocuted to death. If you are beaten by a guest now, then you will be beaten...]
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He closed the pill box in his hand with a click.
He didn't touch the meal that Ming Ming had carefully prepared for him. It was a meal that was compiled from vast amounts of data and most suited his appetite.
"Let's talk about the red order first." Su Mingan said.
"Okay." Li Ming said, "Let's talk about this first."
It reaches out its hand and the light emerges.
"I hope you can sign this agreement and express your approval for my subsequent actions." Liming said, a line of blue light appeared on Su Mingan's right wrist, and he saw a written agreement.
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[Personality Adjustment Experimental Plan]
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"What is this?" Su Mingan said.
"The longer humans live, the more characteristics they embody, which can be expressed in the form of programs." Liming said, "And through education and hypnosis, we can change a person."
Su Mingan was vaguely aware of the theme of this agreement.
"Nowadays, people with inferior personalities account for 46% of the population of city-state residents. They spend their entire lives wandering in the marginal area, meaninglessly internalizing themselves just for a mouthful of food. This is a waste of human resources." Dawn's hand rested on the dining table, and it folded its hands. , with a relaxed and comfortable posture: "The end of the world is approaching, and any resource should be utilized."
"You want to say that you want to use these beings that are regarded as 'garbage' to do a 'waste reuse'?" Su Mingan stared at it.
"Exactly." Dawn said.
It smiled, and the right virtual smile was exceptionally kind. Combined with the pure and flawless face, it was like a newborn angel:
"After the recent update, I calculated a plan with a feasibility of 96% - [Personality Adjustment Experimental Plan].
We can help these people change their past rubbish personalities and create a perfect new personality to welcome their 'new life'.
I hope you will sign this plan, agree to put it into practice, and call on people to come to Central City to experiment.
Of course, you need to declare that you are the first successful experimenter - just use [You had signs of personality instability before, and I issued a red order, but after entering Central City and undergoing 'personality adjustment', I revoked it With the arrest warrant issued against you, you have become a more just and qualified city lord. 】This kind of story is most suitable.
Now, you are still the correct, authoritative, lord of the city of Akto.
Even, with my adjustments, you become more qualified..."
"——Ling Ming." Su Mingan interrupted: "You don't understand humans at all."
His brows furrowed, his expression extremely disapproving.
Confusion appeared on Dawn's face and she stood up.
"In this project, according to my observation, more than 76% of people with inferior personalities will choose to undergo experiments."
It approached him step by step:
“At least half of them can escape their previous lives and have a happy second half of their lives.
"The entire city-state will also increase its operational efficiency by at least 23%. The feasibility is very high both from an overall level and from an individual perspective.
"I don't understand the reason for your resistance." Its eyes flashed with lightning, and its hands rested on his armrests: "I do not have a human way of thinking, but my data and my plans are all based on the best Angle Calculation Consideration - Doctor, don't be soft-hearted, human beings need to have enough awareness to survive in the apocalypse that is enough to exterminate them."
Su Mingan felt the embarrassment of being Akto.
With a human body and an intelligent brain as companions, coordinating the future of the city-state with it will be under great pressure.
It is impossible for the intelligent brain to put itself in the shoes of a human being and can only think about problems using statistics and probability.
But it ignores one thing - this act of completely replacing the Ship of Theseus will lead to the most fundamental ethical crisis.
——If even people themselves can be "adjusted", what is the difference between humans and programs?
——If even human beings’ personalities can be “set”, then why aren’t they a kind of walking AI?
"This is my first round of experiment list. They are all more suitable people." Dawn turned over a row of panels. It seemed to be satisfied with it: "In order to survive, for some benefits... they will agree."
Su Mingan glanced at the list.
He saw several familiar names on the dense list.
[Fringe District·No. 26 Slum Street·Xiao Mei], [Third Ring District·Eagle Dog Station No. 3 Team Leader Lucy], [Leader of the Battle Group·Che Kelstia]...
He might be able to believe that Dawn was indeed not invaded by Tavi.
Because there is no need for his invasion, Dawn itself is a disaster.
In the past, there was the check and balance of Aktor, and Aktor, as human intelligence, could contain its ideas. But now that Akto has become Su Mingan, he doesn't know how to control his divergent thoughts.
Its existence definitely has more advantages than disadvantages, but the disadvantages are too obvious.
"——I refuse." He said loudly: "Ling Ming, this plan is not advisable. What you are doing now is no different from [Tarvi invasion]. They are all changing one's thinking. This has nothing to do with the efficiency of the city-state. Human beings I can’t make such a start.”
"This is Pandora's Box, Dawn." He said: "I cannot approve this plan. If you want to take advantage of people in the fringe zone, you can help improve their living environment and guide some people to do good on their own..."
next moment,
He saw the digital coldness in Li Ming's eyes.
It leaned down and moved closer to him.
The long white hair grows and connects bit by bit along with its movements, like the flowing Milky Way, and its eyelashes move slightly, like a white butterfly opening its wings.
The dangerous and vast data in its eyes is like a black hole, like endless darkness.
"My dear," it said, "you have no choice."
It was clearly saying such delicate words as 'dear', but its voice became dry and cold, and the mechanical sound in it was unabashedly revealed.
"In order to maintain the fairness of the city-state - you must agree to this plan, otherwise as the city lord who has been issued a red order, you will lose your majesty, and the measurement authority we have always established will disappear.
Unless you want to restore a world where human rule is based on machine rule and make people rebel, you must admit that it is you who has the problem, not Dawn's misjudgment. "
——You must agree to this plan.
——For the survival of the city-state and the majesty of measurement, you cannot break the authority you have always created.
Dawn was coercing him like this.
He suddenly remembered what Che said to him when he said goodbye before leaving.
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[I don’t know if you are still the Luvis I knew this time around...or if you are just the Lord of Akto who has returned to Central City. 】
[I hope you can remember everything that happened in this fringe zone, I hope you...can see us 'minorities'. 】
【Please don't...forget us. 】
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at this moment,
Looking at the name "Che Kelstia" on the list, he suddenly realized the weight of being a 'person in power'.
Not the person in power in a particular profession, but the meaning of the word itself.
Take power.
——In charge of the survival of the city-state, the fire of civilization, and the life and death of countless people.
This is not playing house in a simulation game at all. Every step he takes affects the lives of countless people.
Sometimes, he can't be Lewis. It is harder to bear the weight of life than to forget.
But he must not open the Pandora's box of 'personality change'. This is definitely the wrong route and the source of the collapse of the city-state.
He also has... the means to balance Dawn, although it is extremely dangerous for him.
His heartbeat quickened. At this moment, he made a decision.
"Kesai..." he said softly.
The moment he said this syllable, he had completely entered a state of disguise.
Dawn's expression changed drastically.
It quickly took three steps back, a humanized look of fear appearing on its face.
Seeing this, Su Mingan learned that Liming did not know whether he had the complete Liming password, or even the specific content of the password. Then this information gap will be his biggest check and balance weapon.
Just like the Akto before he passed away - he wants to serve as a bridge of coordination between Dawn and mankind, relying on a code that he himself does not know.
As for what Xiko said before, it is no longer possible to obtain the password without concealing it from the Dawn system.
He can only pretend that he already has the complete password. Otherwise, if he hesitates for a moment, Dawn might see through him, kill him, or even trap him here forever.
He is taking advantage of the information gap and bet against Dawn with his acting skills.
"AI is like a human being who is afraid of death because it is afraid of being shut down. Human beings are not afraid of death in order to check and balance AI..." He laughed and said with a strong posture: "Li Ming, don't force me to shut you down."
He wanted to take over control of Dawn and reverse the status quo between them.
The fifth day the instance was opened, at 23:03 at night.
He succeeded in gaining complete rule over the city-state.
The premise is that he must hide from Dawn's surveillance and obtain the remaining four digits of the password without leaving any trace. This must be done quickly and not prolong the process.
Otherwise, we may usher in [a chain of destruction that even death can't save].
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[Countdown: 57 minutes]
