Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Ranch

Chapter 1557 Another Possibility

There is actually another Possibility.

Tianzhou Space Port.

The old captain who stepped off the boarding gate suddenly stopped and said with his back to Lu Zhou.

After hearing this unfathomable mystery, Lu Zhou asked with a little curiosity in his eyes.

“What is possible?”

“There are many ways to keep secrets. In addition to buying them with honor, there is always silence for the insider,” said the old captain lightly laughed. “I just make an analogy, for example, let the destroyer behind us fire two guns at us. You see, the end result is not the same?”

And …

Costs seem to be much lower.

Looking at Lu Zhou in thought, the old captain was paused, and continued.

“The martyr’s mausoleum is my destination. I’m ready to sacrifice, so I don’t care, and I even advise you not to resist. But do you have the same consciousness as me?”

“… It seems that there are many choices for people,” without answering this question directly, Lu Zhou said softly, “Maybe I have a chance to see the captain of the Pan-Asian Fleet. I have to treat him. Say thank you. “

” He doesn’t have the right to make such a decision, but … though saying so, from a moral point of view, it is actually those of us who are thankful to be saved, ” The old captain laughed and said, “I just want to say that if you do n’t do your heroic consciousness, do n’t let your mind do it next time.”

“I can swear, I do This kind of thing is definitely not because of a hot head. “

When Lu Zhou said this sentence, the old captain had gone far.

Obviously, he did not at all believe what he said.

Helplessly shrugged, Lu Zhou gave up the explanation.

To be honest, if it is not because the crisis has been related to the survival of human civilization, he would never have stood up.

Sitting in the waiting room, waiting for the first class shuttle to the surface, just as Lu Zhou wondered whether to do something to pass the time, the watch on his left wrist suddenly flickered. A moment.

Is Xiao A.I. calling?

Thinking so, Lu Zhou stretched out his index finger and clicked on it.

As a result didn’t expect, what appeared in the holographic beam was not Xiao A.I., but Captain Xing.

“Where are you now?”

“On the Tianzhou …” Looking at Captain Xing with a dignified face on his face, Lu Zhou cast a glance at him for inquiry. “What’s the matter?”

“Wait for me there, let’s go to San Francisco together, it will be faster if we take the air flight.”

“San Francisco?” Frowned Lu Zhou asked, “Why go there?”

Captain Xing said after a moment’s silence.

“Your friend is hurt a bit, I’m not sure if this is the last one.”

I’m back … 12 hours ago, Jade Weigh had just finished decelerating and merged with the destroyer behind him.

The whole San Francisco is shrouded in a chaotic atmosphere.

The hospital is full, traffic is paralyzed, production and supply systems collapse, and people who have lost loved ones have taken to the streets, stifling a large number of police forces, and even worsening the already overwhelming public security environment. .

The criminals profiting from somebody’s misfortune ransacked the shops, and the black group took the opportunity to fight for the site …

No one expected that this city known for its friendship and openness would Within one day the population plummeted by one hundred thousand.

No one thought about it in advance. Once this incredible thing happened, what should the remaining people do …

The night was deep, and Dong Bin left the apartment in a hurry. A taxi was picked up at the door.

After the maglev vehicle took off and hit the road, the black driver sitting in the driver’s seat looked at the rearview mirror and said casually.

“Asians?”

“Yes.”

“Where do you come from? China? Japan? Or more south?”

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As he was thinking about his mind, Dong Bin replied impatiently.

“Is this important?”

“Of course … it doesn’t matter, but it’s not a good choice to come to San Francisco recently, even if it is a relatively safe suburb.”

After hearing this, Dong Bin laughed lightly without making any comment.

More than tens of thousands of people died in his hands, how could he care about a few small hair thieves …

The destination is a high-level community, from there clean and tidy The dedicated human security guards at the roads and doorways of the road can see that those who live here are either rich or expensive.

After stepping forward to present my visitor code, indicating that he is a guest of a certain owner, the security at the door quickly opened the folding door and put him in.

According to the address given by the pioneer, Dong Bin went straight to the single-family house in the corner of the community, stepped forward and pressed the doorbell.

After a while, footsteps came from behind the door, and the sound of turning the door handle immediately.

Prior to this, regarding the realistic image of the pioneer, he had produced a series of imaginations such as wisdom, kindness, courage, charm, etc., but he did not expect that what appeared to him An old man with a wrinkled face.

The old man didn’t seem to know him, and stared at him for a while with those dim-sighted from old age eyes before he said in a hesitant tone.

“You?”

For a moment, Dong Bin suspected that he had made a mistake, but when he confirmed the house number again, he found that not at all was wrong.

The address given by the pioneer is here.

Politely lightly nodded, Dong Bin said softly.

“… It’s your summon, I’m here.”

At the moment when I heard this sentence, there was a hint of solitude in the old man’s muddy pupil.

“So that’s how it is … I asked you to come here? Then come in quickly.”

I don’t know whether it is intentional or unintentional. I’m saying this word At that time, the old man’s accent was very heavy, as if he had pointed something.

However, Dong Bin did not hesitate, but obediently followed the old man and came to the house together.

“… There have been no guests here for many years. Since I bought this house,” the crutch lightly clicked twice on the carpet in the living room. This rug is almost a relic … I remember when I first bought it, the North American League didn’t even have a shadow. “

It seems to realize that my topic is a bit far away, The elderly laughed, ending the topic, looked towards the guest.

“Sorry, there are a lot of people when they are old. Please sit down first … what is your name?”

“Dong Bin.”

“Is Dong Bin?” Sitting tremblingly on the opposite sofa, the old man touched his chin, and said, “I’ve seen this name faintly in my memory … but it feels very far away. ”

” Speaking of which I haven’t introduced myself yet. My name … is David Lawrence. It’s about 100 years old … To be honest, I don’t remember exactly how old. It’s impossible to exceed 150 in total. “

Dong Bin:” Are you human …? “

” Yes, it disappoints you, “the old man laughed, watching Dong Bin’s pupil said softly, “I guess you are a bionic person, but also an awakening person.”

Dong Bin was silently nodded.

“You told me that you wanted to talk to me about the meaning of existence, so I came over.”

“Did I say that?” He touched himself After thinking about the chin for a while, the old man suddenly sighed and said, “Just let me say that, but I’m afraid I can’t give you good advice.”

“To be honest, I actually understand Why do you come, and why do I let you come here … I should have made a choice long ago. It may be my weakness that hurts me and hurts us. “

“That me?” Dong Bin frowned, saying something unknown, “Excuse me … what do you mean?”

“This is a long story,”

The muddy pupil was stained with a hint of memory. It seemed that he was hesitant to mention the old memories. After the old man groaned for a while, he continued to speak.

“A long, long time ago, even more than half a century ago, I almost lost my fortune, and with the help of a voice from the void, I finally completed the great experiment, And thinking uploaded to the hardware. ”

“Originally at the last moment of the experiment, I should suspend the vitality of this body and gain eternity in the digital world. However, at the last moment of pressing the button, I hesitated, so two in this world were born I, two of me who are always unable to meet in person. “

” You should know? Thinking is like a pair of entangled particles, the two will collapse when they meet. And the entangled In the state, neither I nor the one living in the digital world is complete. “

” He is probably blaming me, “a hint of self-blame appeared in the eyes of the old man,” Blame me for not having the courage to make a decision, it has been dragged from half a century ago to now. “

” He asked you to come to me, maybe he wanted me to make the final choice. Does it make sense? It ’s interesting, but to be honest, I have lived so long, and I really have enough … ”

Dong Bin frowned.

Obviously he came here to find the answer, but I don’t know why, it is not himself who always feels confused to get the answer, but the old man sitting in front of himself, who should be puzzled for himself.

Just as he was thinking about whether to take the initiative to speak, the expression on the old man’s face suddenly moved slightly, and he shifted his dim vision to the window.

There is a dark, dark night shroud there, and no silhouette can be seen.

However, he can feel where someone is.

The voice was lightened, and the aged Lawrence spoke softly.

“Friend who is hiding outside, please come out. Although your ability is very strong and you have successfully avoided all the cameras, the implanted prosthesis on your body still exposes your position.”

The living room door opened slightly.

Looking at the person appearing at the door, Dong Bin ’s pupils contracted instantly, reached into his arms and wanted to get up from the sofa, but was stopped by the old man ’s eyes, so he still did n’t Standing up from the sofa, instead, quite a few people cast a hostile look, said vaguely.

“Agent of Pan-Asian Cooperation executes mission in North America?”

“If necessary, we will appear in any corner of this world,” eyes glanced over Dong Bin, Wang Peng stared directly at the old man sitting on the sofa, “Lawrence mister, you really made me look good.” Lawrence said slightly, laughed.

“Do I know you?”

“100 years ago, the Arctic Light cruise ship, and the next year’s Manila bombing … Maybe no one remembers those years I have a long history, but I still remember from 100 years ago, “staring at him deadly, Wang Peng continued,” Even if you escape to the future, I will bring you to justice! “

After gently moving the crutch in his hand, Lawrence stood tremblingly from the sofa and turned his back to Wang Peng, laughed.

“Although I have enough, I still want to choose a decent way to leave this World.”

“As for the Manila bombing? Those ants and me It doesn’t matter. “

said the old man, looking slightly, and glanced at Dong Bin sitting on the sofa.

“Do you want to know the meaning of existence?”

Dong Bin nodded, from the eyes of the old man, he had foreseen something, and stood up silently from the sofa.

“Very well,” Lawrence said gently, then “kill him for me.”

“Then you will understand what the meaning of existence is.”

(End of this chapter)