Chapter 1511 Is This Your Home?

Talking about cooperation with Abyss Xiling. To be honest, the psychological pressure on people is really great. I can’t believe that I will encounter such a situation if I have to go forward for a long time, but this is the fact - in the void cataclysm In the shadows, there seems to be no path we can choose.

Now I have smoothed out everything, including the causes and consequences of various actions on the Abyss Xiling side. After smoothing it out, many things seem much simpler. All the actions of the Abyss Xiling were originally just to continue the empire. I She probably never thought that her great cause would eventually turn into a "feat" that would affect the life and death of all races in the void. When she first received the news from the other side, the other side had not yet sent the information about the catastrophe. At that time, Abyss Xiling just thought that she had found a road to recovery, and what happened after that could be said to be completely beyond her. anticipation.

Cooperation with Abyss Xiling has become a general trend. Although the long-term confrontation has made Sandora and I feel very awkward, but in the face of the void cataclysm, everything seems to be unimportant.

We boarded the shuttle back to Shadow City, and this time there was an extra "guest" on the shuttle, which was Abyss Xiling and the strange big box she brought. I don’t know how big of a stir it will cause when we get home, maybe everyone will be shocked.

"I feel like I'd better keep a low profile. If possible, keep this identity secret for the time being." Abyss Xiling sat opposite me and Sandora. Although she seemed to be just an "image" with similar quality projection, in one fell swoop Every movement is no different from a normal person, "I think my reputation in the world of order must not be very good... the people over there won't welcome me."

"You are quite self-aware," I spread my hands, "Don't worry. Except for the senior officials of the empire, you don't need to have contact with anyone else for the time being, and there is no need for contact."

Shandora had an emotional look on her face and her voice was so low that she almost said to herself: "I really don't know how to look at you now...Are you saving the world? Or saving yourself? You have obviously destroyed so many civilizations, but now Your last step is almost the same as that of the savior. The ordinary concepts of good and evil seem completely inappropriate when applied to you."

"So I'm not used to the ideas of you people in the real world. You think too much and your goals are not clear enough." Abyss Xiling frowned. "My actions are only for the interests of the empire. I never thought that I would save anyone. Also. I don’t understand what you mean by ‘good and evil’. The great cause will weaken the void cataclysm and reduce the phenomenon of the abyss. But to me, its only meaning is to allow the empire to continue. As for how many people benefit from this process How many people have died? Those are invalid strings. Just block them."

I now understand the logic of Abyss Xiling, and I can finally understand her almost weird "weight of interests". When I first heard the truth about the Void Cataclysm, and then thought about the other party's behavior of building bridges at the expense of a large number of worlds, I thought this was a typical "sacrifice the few to save the many". However, as I got to know the other party better, I Realizing that this guess was wrong, Abyss Xiling had no concept of "a few and a majority" at all. Her judgment of all things is binary: those that belong to the empire and those that do not, and all her actions are based on this basis. She could sacrifice anything or save everything as long as it was beneficial to the empire. Just like the Void Cataclysm, this thing is extremely complicated in our eyes. The actions that must be taken to prevent the Void Cataclysm will also make countless people deeply conflicted. Whether it is creating a "start-up end" or calming the void fluctuations, if we are allowed to do this "Real world creatures" may have to struggle for a while to make a decision. However, for Abyss Xiling, this extremely complicated problem is actually surprisingly simple: the void cataclysm is harmful to the empire. Need to be blocked.

Then it was gone - she made all action plans with this goal in mind. As for any obstacles she would encounter in the process, they were all "invalid strings", so just destroy them all.

Simple and crude, fast and efficient. And ruthless.

"Actually, in the final analysis, things like immunity from contamination and rebuilding the empire are secondary. The really important thing should be to prevent the catastrophe." I glanced at Abyss Xiling. "As soon as the catastrophe comes, everything will be gone. All your grand plans and great undertakings have to come to an end, so this matter comes first. Only after you survive the catastrophe can you talk about racial evolution and other issues... Why didn't you talk about the catastrophe first? "

"Maybe there is something wrong with my logical order," Abyss Xiling thought, "In terms of weight, the Void Cataclysm is indeed the top priority. It is an important reason for you and me to cooperate, but my great cause was not initially I have thought about the Cataclysm. The truth about the Cataclysm was learned from a salvaged detector not long ago. I haven’t had time to update my database, so I just put it behind. Well, Overall, this has little impact.”

"You are completely different from that Xiling in Shadow City," Harlan interjected from the side. "Although she looks stupider than you, her thinking is much more flexible than yours. You feel like a set of programs." .”

"Compared with the original version, I have changed too many times," Abyss Xiling pointed at herself, "Counting the recent split, I have split twice, been contaminated by the abyss once, and neutralized once by the power of void creatures. I have restructured myself once. In order to establish the abyss area governance network, I also made the largest upgrade while bypassing the basic protocol. There were also hundreds of other scattered changes in the process, which made me more suitable to complete. The task of restoring the empire, but I have to pay a price: leaning myself more towards a set of procedures, so as to increase my stability. You should know about the new army - that is the part of me that is not stable enough."

I was stunned: "Did you separate yourself?!"

"Everything is planned," Abyss Xiling shrugged indifferently, "Excessive transformation will inevitably produce more and more loopholes. After being polluted by the Abyss, many unrepairable errors were also produced. The accumulation of these things is a big problem. I have been suppressing these mistakes as small hidden dangers, and finally completed the preparatory stage of the great cause as scheduled before these mistakes got out of hand. After the preparatory work was completed, I split myself, it’s that simple.”

The three people in the cockpit were in a state of stunned silence. But I didn’t expect that the so-called new army… turned out to be the Abyss Xiling! Moreover, the new army and the old army split apart without the other party's awareness!

What's even more surprising is that the expression on Abyss Xiling's face was so plain when he said these things, as if he was talking about someone else!

"Is it worth being surprised?" Abyss Xiling seemed to be stunned by the expressions on our faces, "Didn't I say that as long as the empire can be revived, I will declare war on everything - including myself, of course. Part of me is interested in the plan. It’s a hindrance, so I want to eliminate her, isn’t this normal?”

"But after all, it's still another you, right?" I asked with twitching corners of my mouth, while mentally simulating what would happen if I encountered this situation: split my soul in two, and then fight with myself... Dang Dang of. This is simply an ethical issue, okay!

"It is indeed another me," Abyss Xiling nodded, "Except for the calculation process, she and I have exactly the same character, memory, and soul. She even thinks that she is the 'right body' like me, and the other person is The error factor that was split off. But this does not affect my determination to eliminate her, because her calculation process is executed by error code. Her behavior of storming the protoss territory and conducting integration war in the abyss area can illustrate this. She Harmful to the Empire.”

I suddenly thought of something very important: "Which one of you is the orthodox person?"

"This is a complicated issue," Abyss Xiling lowered his eyes slightly, "Judging from our respective logics, both of us are orthodox. Each of us regards the other as a mistake, but judging from the memory bank left before the split, the real orthodox Already dead - the splinter body is not considered a true body, and the new army commander and I are just new units that have inherited the memory of the true body. Is this issue very important? "

I looked at Abyss Xiling, opened my mouth, but found that I didn’t know what to say: Is this question important?

Of course it’s important! At least it is extremely important for creatures in the real world, or for any life outside the Abyss. "Who am I, where do I come from, and where do I go?" These three propositions have always been regarded as the key to life. The ultimate Q&A. However, Abyss Xiling doesn't seem to care about this at all... This guy is simply a program that only runs to complete the task!

Sandora spoke: "So, you are the second generation Abyss Xiling?"

"If the split is regarded as a death, I am indeed the successor," Abyss Xiling nodded. "The same is true from the system log: my database was established only a few months ago. As a network cluster consciousness, with the database Establishing the time as the date of birth should be most appropriate."

"I feel like I can't figure out this mess of yours anymore," I looked at Abyss Xiling with sincerity, "You can actually figure out ethical issues on your own. In short, the splinter body on the New Army side now It must be eliminated, right?”

"It must be eliminated," Abyss Xiling said firmly, "She also firmly believes that her plans are the correct route, so she will try her best to complete those plans. Now I am using my remaining nodes to fight against her, but our respective The strength itself is similar, and I have to be distracted to protect my own research facilities, so I am a little overwhelmed. I can persist in a short period of time, but over time, the commander-in-chief of the new army will become a fatal threat: she is eyeing the research data in my hand."

"I suddenly felt that we should have continued to attack the abyss area." I frowned and looked at the other party, "You should have explained the situation to us at that time, and then just let the new army run to the battlefield to die. The Gods and the New Empire have joined forces. , coupled with your army, I don’t believe that the three parties together can’t kill a half-crippled guy..."

"But she also has key technologies for building bridges. I still don't know where she hid those things," Abyss Xiling shook his head. "Although 'split' is planned, the specific process of the split is not How can it be controlled? There are some important things in the hands of the commander-in-chief of the new army... Of course, I guess the other party has the same idea. She will think that I took away the scientific research facilities that belong to her."

"Then how do you plan to deal with this new army?" I feel a headache for Abyss Xiling. "You can't fight, and you can't consume it... According to what you said, if she hides the information where no one can find it, Doesn’t that mean we have to be in danger forever?”

"No, I am confident to find her weakness," Abyss Xiling smiled, "I should have considered this before the split, so there are some loopholes in the new army's mental network. As long as I have a little time, I can be sure Where did she hide those key facilities and information? If the Gods are willing to help by then, I will welcome you to attack the abyss."

"Okay, since you have a plan, put the new army aside for the time being," Sandora breathed out. "The first step in cooperation is to exchange information. As you promised, you will share all the information you have about building bridges. When will these things arrive? Isn't it just the big box next to you?"

"There is only a small part here. After all, its most important function is a communicator," Abyss Xiling patted his box. "I can hand over the information here to your scientific researchers first. In addition, didn't I also bring a bunch of wreckage? Next, I will tell you how to find what you want from those wreckage, and at the same time, I will be in the abyss area Organize manpower over there, get a copy by the way, and then use the same method to send the remaining information and personnel to the Imperial District... I know that your trust in me is still limited, so I will proactively provide these information. This should show your sincerity to the greatest extent.”

It seems that Abyss Xiling sincerely wants to cooperate. Sandora and I feel a little relieved after seeing the other party's performance.

At this time, the shuttle's navigation AI suddenly sent a notification of arrival at the destination: Shadow City has arrived.

I stretched out my hand to Abyss Xiling: "Come on, although I still can't treat you as one of my own, at this time I still say according to local customs: Welcome to Shadow City."

Although we didn't stay out for too long this time, we still left for almost half a day and a night. Now Shadow City is ushering in the most energetic moment of the day: at 8:30 in the morning, it's almost bubbles in the sky playing live games or annual games. It's time to show your conscience.

The shuttle landed at the anti-gravity airport above the Shadow City military zone. From this height and angle, you can see the most glorious and magnificent side of Shadow City: the Temple of the World Tree in the distance and the Air Base of the Military Command in the sky are all just in sight. Abyss Xiling looked at the scene in front of her. I couldn't see any emotional fluctuations from her indifferent expression. Probably these real-world scenes were meaningless to her. She just said lightly: "Put the enemy away." 'Please come and visit your own base camp. Isn't this a strange feeling?"

"Anyway, you can't see what you shouldn't see. What you can see is certainly not important," Sandora said lightly as she walked forward, "Besides, you only have a communicator now, so indeed Not much of a threat.”

I turned to look at Abyss Xiling: "It should be okay to do some inspections on your big box, right?"

"Understandable." Abyss Xiling shrugged indifferently. Then she pushed her box forward. I saw this scene again and finally couldn't help it: "Speaking of which, if you have such an advanced thing, why do you have to push it forward manually? It's very easy to install a propeller." trouble?"

"It does have its own propulsion," Abyss Xiling looked back at me. "The box moves forward on its own."

I was stunned: "Then what are you..."

"On the surface I was pushing the box forward, but in fact I was just following the box in a very powerful posture - it looked more normal."

I:"……"

I think this Abyss Xiling not only has a problem with her way of thinking, but her outlook on life is also not normal: where did she learn all this messy "common sense" in order to get in touch with people in the real world! ?

Of course Sandora and I cannot let Abyss Xiling move freely in the Shadow City. Cooperation is cooperation. An uncontrollable character like Abyss Xiling cannot be easily regarded as one of our own, so we still need to do something before taking the next step. "Preventive work." Fortunately, the other party also expressed understanding, so we took her to Tavel's research center.

Now in the Shadow City, only the upper echelons of the military and the research institute have received news about Abyss Xiling. We can only officially start cooperation after confirming the harmlessness of the other party and the correctness of her theories. Therefore, in a short period of time, the other party's The identity remains confidential. Shandora and I personally led a strange girl pushing a box to appear in the base, which of course attracted a lot of curious eyes. Vega also ran over happily and looked at the big box: "Sir! This can supply helium 3 A vending machine?”

I quickly pushed the machete girl aside: "You must not chop this! Go back to patrol!"

"It's very strange here, and the people are also very strange," Abyss Xiling looked at the slightly off-line machete girl and muttered as she walked away, with a curious look on her face, "There is something that shouldn't appear in the empire base. The atmosphere... Although there is nothing wrong with the soldiers' actions, it always feels like everything around them is... in a state of high activity."

Harlan smiled and looked at his old club: "What do you think of this atmosphere?"

"...Insufficient information makes it impossible to judge. The base I established is completely in line with the 'standard'. In theory, there is no need for any changes. Moreover, I can't see how to change the system and facility layout to build a base like yours. This is something I have never calculated." Abyss Xiling stopped and looked at this imperial base that was still too rigid in my opinion, but novel enough in her opinion. "It's very strange. The shape of the facilities here is similar to mine. The sides are almost the same, and even the layout is basically the same.”

"Many things cannot be solved by calculation," Sandora said lightly, "Soon you will know that this is not the only place where you are wrong." (To be continued...)