East of Eden

Whitsunday Island is worthy of its name as a resort for the rich. When they got off the boat, they were greeted by a golden beach, unlimited sunshine, and beauties in bikinis.

From the map, Whitsunday Island is a very regular circle, the outermost circle is the beach and the hotel, and the Norman manor they are looking for is located in the center of the island, on a hill surrounded by dense rainforest.

From here, it takes half an hour by train.

Under the leadership of Jawba, the three came to the entrance of the train, just behind a resort hotel.The words "office area, no idlers are allowed to enter" are hung here. Unexpectedly, when you open the door, there is a gothic platform inside. A retro red leather steam train is parked on the rails, as if waiting for a long time.

"What kind of person is Helios?" Xing finally couldn't help asking after getting on the train.

He had asked Long this question before, in the desert area, when he knew nothing about this new world.Today, although he still doesn't fully understand the rules of survival in this world, he has basically adapted to life here, such as bitter coffee and daylight without sunlight.

Yun An said: "I'm afraid only very high-level executives know about this issue. By the way, Dr. Shan Mu once mentioned it to me, but I-forgot."

This answer was expected, Xing sighed silently, and Shano, who had just cheered up, turned his gaze back to the newspaper.

"But what's the rush, I'll know right away." Yun An put his face against the window pane and looked out.

The train passed through the rain forest and was heading towards the mountain in the center of the island. After a turn, the scenery in front of us suddenly opened up.They are passing through a canyon, with a flying waterfall on the left and a sandy beach in the distance on the right, while the track of the train is located on an old masonry viaduct. The bridge hole is composed of double-layered arches, like Walk the walls of the Colosseum.

Claw flew to Xing's shoulder, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, please raise your head 45 degrees and look towards ten o'clock. Do you see that cliff?"

It performed the duties of a tour guide and faithfully explained: "That cliff is called the Holy Spirit Cliff, with an altitude of 413 meters. The Norman Manor was built on the Holy Spirit Cliff."

Star looked up and saw the cliff.

It cuts into the rainforest below like a knife, and the regular fracture surface makes people suspect that it is a relic of an ancient project.

There are some European-style buildings on the top of the cliff, and their red spires are shining in the sun, which is probably the Norman manor.

For some reason, Xing has a strange intuition.

He felt he would regret meeting Helios.

"Messiah" records: Helios (Helios) is the sun god in ancient Greek mythology, wearing a purple robe and a golden sun crown emitting countless beams of light.

Every day when Eos, the goddess of dawn, opens the gate of heaven with her rose-coloured fingers, Helios drives a chariot drawn by four flame horses and begins his journey to the west until dusk falls beyond Oceanus.

Looking down from the room on the top floor of the Norman Manor, you can overlook the entire island.This condescending experience has always been exclusive to the privileged class.

In movies, big bosses often live on the highest floor, and it seems that this height is worthy of their status.Not only that, standing by the window and looking out, the feeling of having a panoramic view is as if you are controlling a chess game: the earth is turned into a chessboard, every plant and tree, crowds and vehicles are included in the chessboard, which satisfies The bosses have a strong desire to control and ambition.

At this moment, a bald old man was sitting in a wheelchair, his gaze fell far, far away, watching the white bird rising from the sea.His big bald head was shining brightly in the sun, even to the point of being a little dazzling.

At this time, the door behind him creaked.

The tall butler in a tuxedo came in, bowed respectfully beside the bald old man, and whispered in his ear, "Mr. Norman, they are here, we can start preparations."

Hearing this, the old man seemed to be smiling, but his lips trembled slightly.

Under his nose, a red leather steam train was spewing smoke towards him, like a winding snake.

"Zawba, the little travel assistant, reminds you that the building in front of you is the Norman Manor. The owner has been waiting for a long time. Welcome the three of you."

Before the words were finished, the gate of the manor slowly opened, and in front of him was a garden, a road leading directly to the main hall of the manor, with various roses planted on both sides, and two symmetrical musical fountains.

A typical European-style manor, so classic and elegant that there is no fault, but at the same time full of atmosphere, like the epitome of a palace.

In the garden, there are many claw-like origami robots flying around in the air, forming a very strange scene.Zawba is probably the most chatty robot among the robots. He greets familiar "people" along the way, as if he has just completed a glorious mission and returned home.

Yun An was very happy watching, picked up the camera and kept taking pictures, while Xing walked silently aside, looking around.

Only Shano whispered: "It's really strange here."

After getting off the train, he noticed a strange place: there are many robots in the manor.

Not only Claw and its kind, but also the gardeners watering the flowers in the garden are bionics. In addition, there are some robot "remains" used as flower stands, and roses spread and grow along their torsos.

Shano originally thought those flower stands were sculptures, but when he took a closer look, the human-shaped flower stands opened their eyes, and the light blue pupils shone with light that only machines can have.

Originally, robots, or artificial intelligence, are not uncommon in this era, but because the Suhuang government was worried that artificial intelligence would develop too fast and pose a threat to the dominance of mankind, they issued a ban. wing".

"Wings of Ethics" declares that it is illegal to use highly intelligent robots. After the machines evolve to a certain level, they will resist the rule of human beings, causing turmoil and war. The 21st century sci-fi films "Blade Runner" and "Westworld" are both lessons from the past.

Therefore, only one kind of "semi-intelligent" robot is allowed to be sold on the market, and its chip is weakened, so that its intelligence level and learning ability are limited, and it will never be able to surpass humans.

After "Wings of Ethics" was promulgated, the door to the field of artificial intelligence was completely sealed by the shackles of the system, technology was forced to degenerate, AI was forced to weaken, and a group of programmers faced the dilemma of unemployment.

Of course, many of these unemployed programmers later fell into the arms of WF.

Shano has the attributes of a veteran cadre, capable of wielding a knife to decapitate the enemy, but in private he likes to read newspapers with glasses, and is very sensitive to contemporary politics and systems.

Therefore, when he saw the countless robots in Norton Manor, he became suspicious.

The robots in the manor are by no means "semi-intelligent" robots. Their intelligence level is comparable to that of humans, and they are veritable AI.For example, claws, it can talk to humans, act cute, and tell a few cold jokes from time to time.

"Yun'an." Shano called to stop the chestnut-haired boy in front of him, "what's the matter with these AIs?"

"AI? You mean Zawba?" Yun An turned around.

"Not only it, but also over there," he pointed to the gardener in the garden, and then pointed to the flowers around him, "and the flower stand here."

"Fuck? So this flower stand is a robot?"

Yun An was taken aback, and then poked the robot's nose with his hand, and the robot opened his light blue eyes, showing an impatient expression.

"After the publication of "Wings of Ethics", high-intelligence AI has disappeared, not to mention the claws that can make cold jokes." Shano said, "Although the claws are small in size, their production technology is no less than that of bionics. If you didn’t speak by yourself, you wouldn’t have thought that a piece of letter paper is actually an AI. If you use it for eavesdropping and monitoring, the effect can be imagined, maybe they Helios have sent them to participate in espionage activities.”

Yun An was not surprised when he finished talking, but nodded calmly: "You are right, but WF is an illegal organization, isn't it normal for the boss of WF to have a hobby of breaking the law?"

"..."

"Maybe the boss is an AI enthusiast, he used to be a programmer or something." He patted Shano on the shoulder.

Shano had to admit that he was right.

At this time, Xing silently interjected and asked, "...What is AI?"

His expression was very confused, and he wrote sincerely on his face: I really don't know.

When encountering a problem that he does not understand, Xinghui will show an expression that does not often appear on the faces of people in this century. If I use a word to describe it, it is "the dullness of the ancient well without waves".Yun An couldn't help but think, this guy is indeed an ancient man, who can dismantle Gundams with his bare hands on the battlefield, but he can't figure out some simple problems in life.

The last time he showed this expression, Yun An saw that he had been squatting in front of the vending machine for half an hour, and finally raised his head apologetically and asked, "How do I use this? I want to buy coffee."

Although Dr. Shanmu implanted him with common sense memory, this memory is obviously not perfect.

"Oh, I forgot, AI is listed as a taboo by the Suhuang government, so it doesn't belong to common sense memory." Yun An rubbed his head, feeling a headache from his question, so he snapped his fingers and called: "Zawba, Come here with our little guide."

Clawpaw was immersed in the social activities of the robot. Hearing the boy's call, he flew back dutifully and landed on his fingertips: "May I ask what you need?"

"Help me explain what artificial intelligence is." Yun An pointed to Xing.

This is not something that can be said in a few words.

Zhaba's face was filled with black lines, but out of professionalism and pride in his identity, he continued to talk about science with Xing.

Fortunately, the manor is big enough for the claws to explain for 15 minutes, and at the same time send them downstairs to the main building.

Inside the main building of Norman Manor.

The butler in a tuxedo turned on the gramophone, gently placed the needle on the vinyl record, and the melodious music immediately surrounded the entire hall.

La Traviata drinking song.

Classical music is highly compatible with the manor. He doesn't know music, but just wants to create a banquet atmosphere. It is never wrong to choose classical music for this occasion. Among classical music, this classic "Drinking Song" "It will never go wrong.

The butler stood on the steps, clapped his hands, turned on the light, and the tiles were as clean as new. His slender body was inlaid in the background of the stained glass floor-to-ceiling windows, and he ordered downstairs:

"You can all get to work."

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand and threw a bundle of maid and male servant's clothes downstairs.

Clothes were strewn about.At this time, two rows of naked men and women came out from the darkness on both sides of the corridor. There was a shimmering nerve interface on the back of their necks, which was the symbol of bionics.

The bionic people lined up to the center of the lobby, bent down one by one to pick up the servants' costumes on the ground, and then put them on as meticulously as they had completed standard actions.