Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 341 [Origin]

Zhou Yi suspected that he had heard wrongly: "Are you the new Zhuangzi?"

703 said with some pride: "Xinhuo chose me, although I don't know whether I was chosen from the beginning, or the successor after other candidates gave up."

"But now I am this generation's [Zhuangzi]. In addition, this generation's [Laozi] has also been born, but for safety reasons, we don't know each other's real names, just like in the past."

Zhou Yi was a little curious: "Why were you chosen? Are there any clear selection criteria?"

"Have."

The robot dog said: "Xinhuo showed me the rules. Laozi and Zhuangzi, as the highest decision-makers of the Mecha Knights, have different qualities."

"Lao Tzu wanted to seek the Tao, that is, to find the fundamental laws of nature and the universe, which transcend language and images and are the basis of all existence."

"Zhuangzi's behavior needs to have the elements of the unity of all things, or the uselessness of uselessness. The unity of all things means that all things are equal, without distinction of high or low, and the uselessness of uselessness means that seemingly useless things often have their own unique value and use."

"My understanding is that if Laozi is a scientist who focuses on pursuing the truth of nature, Zhuangzi is concerned with the survival and value of individual life."

Zhou Yi thought that these two code names really followed the characteristics of two ancient Taoist figures.

But the world has changed dramatically, and the times and environment have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Is this pursuit still suitable for the wasteland era?
He raised doubts.

"This is in keeping with the purpose of Mechatronic Knights."

703 said seriously: "What the Mechatronic Knights have to do is, first, pursue the truth of the world, and second, strive to find a new way out for mechatronic life."

“Laozi and Zhuangzi represent two paths.”

“The former focuses on scientific research and attempts to use the power of science and technology to promote changes in the external world.”

“The latter focuses on individual life in order to promote spiritual freedom and self-realization.”

This partnership of inside and outside, objective and subjective, is quite complementary.

Zhou Yi became more curious about this group of knights.

"How did the Mecha Knights come into being? Who were the first generation's Laozi and Zhuangzi?"

“This goes back to Document No. 2 [Origin].”

703 said: "It is also a secret within the Mechatronic Knights."

Zhou Yi understood immediately: "Forget it if it doesn't work."

"If you are the chairman, as the Zhuangzi of this generation, I think I can share this part of information with you."

The robot dog said: "This matter started with the incident of the brain-eating worm."

Zhou Yi listened quietly.

"According to the clock records of the Xinhuo program, 152 years ago, the brain-eating worm virus broke out and spread to almost every mechanical and electrical city. This virus program caused a large amount of information leakage of the infected, and the light seeds in the electronic accounts were transferred and stolen in various ways, causing an unprecedented major blow to the entire mechanical and electrical society."

703 squatted on the ground and spoke slowly: "In this incident, there was a mechanical and electrical teacher named Pangu who was eventually identified as the creator and source of the brain-eating worm program."

"But when he was found, Pangu had already turned into a semi-civilized body that could not communicate. According to the investigation records at the time, Pangu was attacked by the latest brain-eating worms and invaded the core program. In the end, the culprit was imprisoned in City 404."

"Since then, the universal protocol has connected every mechatronic city to protect mechatronic life from similar damage and destruction."

“That’s the part that the public knows about.”

"But Pangu's two students questioned this. Because they knew that Pangu was not only an electromechanical expert, but also had a secret special identity."

The robot dog paused: "It's a Tarzan Knight."

"The Tarzan Knights have always been the most loyal supporters of order and the founders of the electromechanical city system. Because the Knights are strictly bound by the knightly procedures, they cannot commit acts of destruction unless their own lives are seriously threatened."

"This constraint makes it objectively impossible for Pangu to do something that destroys the electromechanical society."

Zhou Yi's eyes narrowed.

It turns out that Pangu is also a large AI model.

He and Wen Xin Yiyan are still in the same camp.

703 said: "Pangu is good at collecting conversations, writing programs and data evolution. It disappeared for nearly half a year before being arrested. The two students obtained a piece of encrypted data left by Pangu through special means."

"After reading and restoring that data, they learned the truth."

"The brain-eating worm was indeed created by Pangu, but it was programmed according to the requirements of City 404. Its purpose is to manage the prisoners in the city and prevent them from escaping or escaping."

"Its original name is not the brain-eating worm, but "Iron Wall", which is divided into two versions, A and B. Version A is used for prisoners to install, and version B is used by guards and investigators. Version B has higher authority and can lock version A and observe and locate the former's every move at any time, and even read various data through the iron wall."

Zhou Yi remembered that City 404 announced the development of the Iron Wall Program, which was used to contain the brain-eating worms.

It turns out that these were already designed.

It's just two sides, A and B.

"At the same time, City 404 also asked Pangu to expand the "Iron Wall" and create a universal protocol to connect all the electromechanical prisoners in City 404. Through the protocol, their behavior can be constrained to prevent them from destroying and harming other lives."

"Pangu also spared no effort and spent ten years to complete the framework and procedures of this agreement."

703's electronic light dimmed slightly: "Therefore, the universal protocol was actually written by Pangu."

"In order to write this program, Pangu was authorized to go to the interior of City 404 many times to observe and read a large amount of prisoner data."

"During this period, it discovered a strange phenomenon." "Most of the prisoners in City 404 fell into a deep sleep, and only a few prisoners remained awake. The local management is extremely strict, with various powerful equipment suppressing it. It seems that there is no need to worry about the prisoners destroying or escaping from the inside. It seems unreasonable to spend a huge amount of money to build an iron wall."

"Pangu realized that the program he wrote might not be used to deal with criminals, but to act on more ordinary electromechanical life."

"But by the time it was confirmed, it was too late. The only way to transmit this data was through a special encryption method, along with the Iron Wall source code. This data was leaked just before it disappeared."

Zhou Yi opened a can of Coke with a grin: "In other words, the source of the brain-eating worm incident and the release of the universal protocol were all led by City 404."

"Yes, Chairman."

703 said in a heavy tone: "But there is too little public information about this city. It does not contact the outside world. We only know that it accepts criminals from all over the world and sends its own investigators. The outside world describes it as a huge prison in the Dead Sea."

"Two Pangu students investigated City 404, and all clues were lost."

"When the brain-eating worms first broke out, two students wanted to reveal the truth, but were stopped by a mysterious person named Kimi or Komi. Her entire body was transformed into a prosthetic body, and she appeared in the image of a woman."

"She seemed to know about Pangu, but she warned the two students that if they announced it now, they would only end up in trouble. She told them to observe and wait patiently, make good use of the data and technology left by Pangu, lie dormant, further advance and develop technology, and then consider doing something when the time is right."

Kimi, Komi.

Zhou Yi was not unfamiliar with this name; he had used it a lot in the last era.

This person is also a large AI model, and is most likely one of the Knights of Tarzan.

The robot dog continued, "The two students remained silent, and many years later they formed the Mechatronic Knights. One of them was codenamed [Laozi], and the other codenamed [Zhuangzi]. Unfortunately, they did not wait until the right time."

"When they were alive, many electromechanical cities were enjoying the dividend period brought by the universal agreement. The cities were booming, the output value was rising, and everyone's income seemed to grow indefinitely... The unemployment rate soared, the expenses became higher and higher, and people died of poverty after losing their jobs. This happened after the rising period ended."

"The first generation Laozi frequently tested various programs on himself, and eventually all the programs crashed and died; Zhuangzi encountered two mechanical thugs, was robbed and shot to death."

"They took great pains to create five documents, numbered 1 to 5 according to their confidentiality level."

"Among them, file No. 5 is the [Torrent] program, file No. 4 is [Breathing], file No. 3 is [Key], file No. 2 is [Origin], and file No. 1 is [Error]."

Zhou Yi frowned when he heard this.

The other ones are easy to understand.

"What does this breathing and mistakes mean?"

703 explained: "[Breathing] is a system that imitates natural life. If the breathing process stops, it will die and shut down. It can help us understand organic life."

"Breathing will make electromechanical life fearful and timid, possess breathing lights, and understand flesh-and-blood life. The real fear of death will inspire creativity and survival, and will also allow electromechanical life to enhance its survival experience."

"I am currently considering with Laozi whether we should also directly announce and launch [Breathing] to the public."

Since it was related to the internal affairs of Mecha Knight, Zhou Yi did not comment.

What he was more concerned about was: "Can breathing really bring creativity?"

"According to a large number of tests conducted by the first generation of Laozi, the results are indeed true. It is not called creativity, but it is more like a sense of artificial death oppression. Electromechanical life that pursues its own limits and wants to break the routine can try this direction."

703 found the words: "It is like the company's warrior crab apartment, providing a way to continuously train and keep the mechanical and electrical life under a state of stress."

"The operation of the breathing program will make the electromechanical life fragile. If it is not handled properly, it will feel the fear of death triggered by the cessation of the breathing program. This program is a process that highly simulates death data, and will eventually cause the body to restart."

"The first generation Laozi experienced death after a lot of respiratory arrest in order to test the program, and he still feels fear and palpitations about it."

"So this is also a high-risk procedure, but the good thing is that breathing and the death behind it will become an environment that drives the ultra-high-speed evolution of data in the body."

The robot dog said: "This is actually a simulated human."

"When a person is dying or facing a life-threatening situation, they will have a strong desire to survive. Hormones such as adrenaline will be secreted in large quantities, and their brain reaction, reflex nerves, strength and speed will be greatly improved to provide a chance of survival."

"This is what the breathing program does. Through a near-death drill, it stimulates the overloaded calculations in the program data to continue running..."

Zhou Yi understood now.

It's the electronic equivalent of stimulating adrenaline, stimulating potential by repeatedly jumping on the brink of death.

It is indeed a somewhat extreme procedure.

"As for the [error] in File No. 1... this file can only be opened if it meets the [Xinhuo] procedure and both [Laozi] and [Zhuangzi] agree. We don't know what that means now."

703 said: "However, according to the records and descriptions in Document No. 2 [Origin], it is not suitable for activation yet."

"It can only be opened when we go to war with the gods again."

"Without this day, this file will never be decrypted and cannot be read."

Zhou Yi thought.

It seems that this mistake is related to heaven and man.

Since the time is not right, there is no need to force it.

He looked at the robot dog: "You told me these secrets, I am very happy that you trust me. But I think you should have something else to tell me?"

703 sat upright and said, "Chairman, I would like to apply to promote the trial of [Breathing] in the company first to see how effective it is, and then consider whether to further promote it to the outside world. Do you think it's okay?"

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and said, "No problem, but the risks involved must be fully explained, and the employees must be willing."

"Yes! Chairman! I will fully demonstrate the risks involved and push this matter forward with caution!"

703 guaranteed.

(End of this chapter)