I became a member of the ancient gods

Chapter 161
Dr. Vader! ?
Lin finally opened his eyes in surprise.

"Lin Zhong, this name is not the previous one..." Fran chatted with Lin Zhong in a low voice. She had a good memory, so she was naturally familiar with the name Robert Wade.

Lin Zhi nodded slightly.

"Hey, who's here?" Wan Jin was still confused. She just felt that it sounded familiar.

"Have you forgotten that big robot that almost captured you before? It was sent by this evil scientist." Lin Zhong reminded in a low voice.

Wan Jin finally came to his senses.

Witnessing the Tunkou Gang's worship of the idea of ​​mechanical ascension, Lin Zhong was already convinced that it was definitely not the Deathstroke Order that controlled this deserted city gang. Otherwise, this group of people should worship ancient gods instead of robots.It’s just that he didn’t expect to hear Robert Wade’s name here again.

But when I think about it carefully, all the points discovered in the previous investigation suddenly make sense.

It would not be surprising if Dr. Vader, who designed the future city and the Rootless Fortress, and also built those incredible spherical drones, could create such a beam gun and an iron ball device with a brain.

Fran had tested human brain tissue in the wreckage of the ball-shaped drones and capture robots he had destroyed in the past. When she just took out the iron ball, Fran also guessed that this thing might be connected to a mechanical device.

Sun Liang, a researcher from the central area who escaped, said that Robert Wade had a bad reputation. There were rumors of kidnapping people for human experiments outside the asylum area. It was reasonable for him to control the Tunkou Gang to abduct and traffic people.

What's more important is the worship ideology of the Ascension Mechanicus. Dr. Robert Wade, who has reached the pinnacle of mechanics, is also likely to be a member of this school of thought.

"I'm really curious. You don't know that the person behind the Tunkou Gang is Dr. Wade, so why do you want to attack the Tunkou Gang?" The man asked again.

Lin finally realized that obtaining as much information as possible from this man seemed to be the most efficient way.

"We are tracking down a cult called the Deathstroke Order. We heard that they have been operating in this town and may have patronized the human trafficking business here. Do you have any clue?" He answered, staring into the man's eyes.

"Investigating the Deathstroke Order? Are you from the Enji Society?" The man suddenly guessed the origins of Lin Zhong and others. "Someone also came to this place to track down the Deathstroke Order before, but they were killed immediately after their identity was exposed. Yes, they are all from the Enji Society."

"Why are the members of the Deathstroke Order killed as well?" Lin Zhong asked.

"I don't know the specific reason. I don't know much about the Enji Society, but Dr. Wade seems to be very afraid of the Enji Society." The man answered.

"So are there any clues about the Deathstroke Order here?" Lin Zhong asked.

"The Tunkou Gang does have some dealings with the Deathstroke Order. There are followers of the Deathstroke Order who regularly come to purchase living people. It seems that Robert Wade's instructions for the Tunkou Gang to do business with them are behind the scenes," the man said.

"Dr. Vader and the Deathstroke Order are allies?" Lin Zhi frowned.

"No, he seems to be using this to grasp some of the movements of the Deathstroke Order." The man said this, thought for a while, and then said, "Then this is the best. Just do as I say, and we will use you to take it. Use the 'brain in a vat' you have obtained to steal information about the Tunkou Gang. There should be information about the Deathstroke Order that you want to know, and there will also be information I want."

"What exactly is this thing called a 'brain in a vat'?" Lin finally couldn't help but ask this question that he had always been concerned about.

"This is Dr. Robert Weed's signature invention. It compresses the life-support device of the human brain to the size of a sphere. After the brain is installed, it can be connected to the mechanical device and can also easily perform brain transplantation. The best part is that , by connecting this thing to a specific device, it can create immersive hallucinations for people by stimulating the brain nerves, which can be endless dreams or nightmares, just like the brain-in-a-vat hypothesis proposed by Hilary Putnam!" the man explained. .

Lin Zhong also heard about the hypothesis of brain in a vat: suppose there is such a possibility, maybe the world you live in is not real.Instead, you were operated on by evil scientists, and your brain was cut off from your body and placed in a tank filled with nutrients to keep your brain alive.The nerve endings of the brain are connected to the computer, and the computer transmits information to the brain according to the program, creating an extremely realistic illusion for you, which is the world you are in now.

So how do you prove that the world you feel now is real and not an illusion created by your "brain in a vat"?

"This kind of technology has actually been produced?" Lin Zhong was surprised.

"Although I personally don't want to admit it, everything that Dr. Robert Wade has mastered may really represent the top level of some scientific and technological disciplines of human civilization." The man spread his hands.

"Then what do you mean by saying that the brain in this vat can steal data?" Lin Zhong asked again.

"Only the senior cadres of the Tunkou Gang have the opportunity to get in touch with the 'guild leader' center that manages the entire gang. Their 'brain in a vat' has a chip that contains the key to unlock the central system." The man explained.

"What do you mean?" Lin finally didn't understand.

"Come here with me, and I'll take you to see the 'gang leader' of the Tunkou Gang. You'll understand when you see him." The man waved to Lin Zhong, gesturing for them to follow him deeper into the church.

He walked to the wall, stretched out his hand to press a tile, and then the statue suddenly moved away with a sound of mechanical operation, revealing a vertical tunnel like a manhole, with an iron ladder on the wall.

"I'll go to the front first. By the way, you'd better leave someone outside to relax." The man said and picked up a suitcase from the seat next to him.

Lin finally looked at Fran, then at Wan Jin, and finally focused on Wan Jin.

Wan Jin blinked twice before he understood what Lin Zhong meant. After thinking about it, he suddenly stood at attention and gave a less than standard military salute.

Lin was finally amused by her and laughed: "I'll leave it to you outside. If anything happens, please notify us."

"I understand." Wan Jin responded obediently.

Lin Zhi took Fran and followed the man down the iron ladder, and found that there was a small basement underground with nothing in it except a heavy vault door.

"Only senior cadres can visit here. Can you please lend me the brain in the vat?" The man looked at Lin Zhong.

"What's behind this?" Lin Mo asked.

"An intelligent central computer called the gang leader stores the AI ​​that manages the entire gang, as well as various information." The man answered.

"The leader of this gang is a computer?" Lin Zhong was really surprised.

(End of this chapter)