I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

The corners of Sun Yang's mouth twitched. Fortunately, he didn't put the next bite of mutton into his mouth, otherwise he might spit it out - that would be such a waste of food.

"Am I just too full to handle this? I don't have the energy to be a behind-the-scenes manipulator. I can't even run a base, so how can I get involved in running a country? And I'm going to risk my life fighting the Soviet Union in 1944? What the hell are you thinking, Karl?" Sun Yang looked at him like he was crazy.

"Hey, Master Sun Yang, you really don't have the temperament of an emperor at all. You don't want this or that, don't you have any ambition to conquer the world?" After hearing Sun Yang's call, Strider interrupted casually.

"I'm not interested in coloring games. Besides, even if I build up a bureaucratic system, I'm afraid I'll have to kill them all in less than a year." Sun Yang said calmly.

"But I think you have access to a considerable amount of resources... You don't have to be a good person, right? You could even try to trade with the Soviet Union, right? They have plenty of raw materials." Karl continued to persuade.

In fact, apart from their loyalty to their commander, the humanoids' thoughts and personal philosophies vary greatly. Some humanoids dislike killing and only try to minimize casualties.

Some will resolutely carry out the mission of total annihilation, and anyone wearing a military uniform and holding a weapon will be regarded as an enemy. It does not matter whether you are a real civilian or not, because if you appear on the battlefield with a gun and wearing a military uniform, you will naturally be regarded as a combat force.

Carl is a humanoid who can fight bravely for the commander and Griffin to become stronger. She regards the Griffin base under the commander as her hometown. She does not care much about other allies and countries. As long as it is the commander's order, she can carry out any combat mission.

Although it may sound a bit stereotypical, Karl feels that she has some similarities with the Junker military aristocrats in history. Although she is a Soviet-made humanoid.

However, she showed no mercy when beating up Junker officers, and would even help Soviet troops beat up Nazis. After all, the greatest respect is to show the greatest cruelty and hostility to the enemy.

Moreover, at this point in 1944, thinking about helping Germany was pure boredom. It was already considered morally high that Karl did not lead his team all the way to Berlin to rob.

But even if I say so, I can't possibly fight for so long and then get nothing, right? That would be too much of a loss. Can you extort something from me?

"Then let me explain. First, the distance is simply too far. It's extremely difficult for me to deliver or retrieve anything. Without sufficient energy signals, I wouldn't be able to deliver or retrieve supplies. This simply isn't worth it." Sun Yang put down his chopsticks, as if he felt that if he didn't explain clearly, Carl would keep pestering him for advice.

"Secondly, the world you're going to is a restrained worldview. This worldview is very troublesome and quite dangerous." Sun Yang continued to explain.

[K-series? So Commander, do you know what Gauze Nicholas means? And what is the Black Goat Offspring?] Carl asked.

[As for the Cthulhu worldview, there are a bunch of indescribable monsters. I like the short story "Colors of the Stars", it's really well written. Forget it, what I said is useless, you can just read these novels...] Sun Yang sent a few documents online to Carl, who opened them directly and spent a few seconds scanning the text in the documents.

Hmm... The Rat in the Walls... The Confession of Randolph Carter... The Gloom over Innsmouth... The Dunwich Terror... This last one has something to do with the Black Goat.

The story of one world becomes the reality of another. Perhaps the information interference theory the Commander once flirted with can actually explain this situation. As long as you read enough stories and play enough games, you will always encounter the corresponding world.

Perhaps this is also the reason why the commander was able to predict many things beforehand. It was because he had played and seen a lot of things that he was able to distinguish them at the first time.

[...So these are all stories within the same worldview. No wonder Commander, you don't want to intervene at all. This worldview, where we never know when the world will be in crisis, is too dangerous. Hmm... Could it be that my request to stay there a little longer is actually dangerous?] Carl looked up at Sun Yang.

"I can't say. A lot of the horror in the original game is built on the unknown and the gradual exposure to a glimpse of the truth. I didn't think your personality, Carl, would wander the streets in search of mysterious powers, so when I heard your goal, I let you ambush the German leader of that world. But, of course, it's certainly dangerous. So I called the other team members back in advance." Sun Yang said casually.

"Fortunately, the truly powerful individuals in that world haven't awakened yet, so your arrival hasn't caused any disturbance. However, for safety reasons, I will not be sending any more troops to that world." Commander Sun Yang concluded the conversation with these words.

"I understand. Then I want to ask, what's going on with all these humans in our base? Even Antonina is drunk. What are you doing? Could it be that all those T-dolls have been replaced with... human bodies?" Carl found it hard to accept this situation for a moment.

Everyone was clearly working together to use their bodies to withstand bullets and smash the machine on the wall with one punch, but when they came back, they became fragile humans who had to go to the toilet after eating and drinking.

Many people have been transformed. Some of the dolls... like the large number of scientific research dolls and creative dolls at Oasis. They've been waiting for a long time. Because they no longer have to use algorithms and programs that simulate human thinking, they can directly use human physiological structures. Sun Yang explained in detail.

"Most of Griffin's humanoids requested synthetic bodies for fun and to get some rest. Carl, we use artificially created synthetics, including the use of the FEV forced evolution virus. None of the synthetic bodies here have been cultured or matured in artificial wombs; they are all pre-printed by the academy," Sun Yang added impromptu.

"Commander, your attitude is a bit strange. Isn't that a good thing? The new body has advantages in other areas, which I think is excellent. As for whether this body came from an artificial womb or was pieced together, I don't care..."

Carl felt the commander used a lot of embellishments when describing this technology. There was a more vivid term on the internet to describe this behavior: armor stacking.

"You wouldn't plunder the indigenous people here, chop off their heads for prey, and then transform all the females into natural reproductive machines, would you?" Carl asked cautiously.

"I wouldn't do that. Even if I wanted to, the Oasis T-dolls wouldn't want to do it. Griffin's favorability with the Oasis T-dolls isn't easy to build, but it drops very quickly." Sun Yang sighed and poured a bowl of delicious mushroom soup from the center of the hot pot into his bowl.

The mushroom soup, filled with jujubes, chicken, and various fresh mushrooms, simmered in the pot. Sun Yang poured the soup into a bowl with a few chopped green onions. The mushroom soup cooked the green onions, and the fresh flavor wafted out.

"Master Sun Yang, I think that should be called prestige." Strider followed along, eating and drinking. He occasionally interjected, but his hands continued to eat meat without stopping.

"I don't think that's a problem, Commander. I might be tempted to try it myself, but you look like... have you been lectured by some T-doll? I'm guessing RO635?" Carl asked. She noticed a slightly bitter expression on Sun Yang's face.

392 RO635's coercion and questioning

"That's her. But don't worry, RO has been convinced. If you want to try out the new synths, you can now. There are people on duty there in shifts." Sun Yang shrugged.

After all, when this project was first proposed, Sun Yang was severely criticized and questioned by RO635. RO himself did not approve of this technology, believing that such unethical behavior would lead to unexpected consequences.

Carl thanked Sun Yang, then happily returned to the dormitory to clean himself up, intending to try out what was special about this synthetic body.

Sun Yang's thoughts went back to a month ago, shortly after the STG44, MP40, and the heavy armored team returned.

***

About a month ago, the Oasis's scientific research humanoids finally completely understood, in theory, how to integrate the mind cloud map and mind core into the synth's brain.

The solution they ultimately found was to store the humanoid's memory data directly in a small memory device. The procedure involved opening the synthetic skull, inserting the memory device into the skull, and finally closing the skull. The various data interfaces had already been prepared, but a humanoid was needed for actual experimentation.

Sun Yang had already chosen a candidate for this task. However, before the experiment could begin, an unexpected guest—or rather, the humanoid figure Sun Yang had anticipated—contacted him.

While Sun Yang was on his journey to collect souls in the Dark Souls world, RO suddenly called him.

RO635, a figure with red and yellow eyes, wearing a sleeveless sweater and a yellow waterproof jacket, suddenly approached Sun Yang. She looked restless and worried, seemingly troubled by something.

Although she appears to be very strict and rule-abiding on the surface, RP635 is actually a very responsible and gentle humanoid who takes care of many details for others in daily life.

If I were to find a wife, RO would be a good match. Unfortunately, she wouldn't be comfortable sharing a partner with many people. She has a strong sense of morality.

Sun Yang put away his delusions. This was indeed a bit rude when discussing business. RO's initial favorability was also 100... Maybe this is the difference between having an IUD and not having one...

[Excuse me, Commander. I'd like to ask, are you sure you want to conduct this...synthetic experiment?] RO seemed quite upset about this matter.

"Of course. There is no reason to stop at this point." Sun Yang said bluntly.

"But I think machines should be machines, and humans should be humans. Is it really okay to mix machines and humans together... Doesn't the commander's artificial body have its own consciousness? I feel a little uneasy when I think about it." RO635, with a completely open mind, asked Sun Yang.

"No, and even if she is human, if she completely loses her memory and there is no one or anything that records her past, then she has no way of knowing what kind of person she is. She can't find a mirror, nor can she understand her true self through others. And if such a person is injected with the memories of humanoids, she will identify herself as a humanoid." Sun Yang explained it to RO635 in detail.

"Commander, do you think someone without memories is just an empty shell?" RO635 asked.

"Memory is like a person's shadow. Everything about a person is made up of his past. If you lose your memory, you also lose yourself. The self that starts from scratch. Humans are social animals. Even if they lose their memories for a short period of time, they can still find it in the network of relationships they have built. His friends will explain the past of the amnesiac, and on the road to searching for past memories, he will be reborn as a new self. Perhaps this is what the humanoids call wide-area fragmented backup?" Sun Yang said sharply.

RO635 remained silent, simply looking at Sun Yang, weighing his words carefully.

"Without memories, nothing worth protecting, no motivation to survive, and even no pursuits of their own, only the instinct for survival drives the body to move... Such a person can only be called an empty shell. An empty shell needs to be filled with memories before it can move." Sun Yang added.

"Don't the other T-dolls have any objections? I asked a few, and they were all quite happy. I think I'm the only one who thinks this is wrong. Is it really okay to just use a human body? It feels like Paradis." RO635 looked dejected.

"Actually, yes. RO, you're the only one worried about this having a negative impact. The vast majority of T-dolls are looking forward to it, and the rest don't care."

"Honestly, I'm not that disgusted by Paradis's technology. And labeling technology with a faction is absolutely a misconception. Technology itself is a tool, and there's nothing wrong with it. What's important is the cost of its development and what the people who use it have to do... If Paradis uses nuclear bombs, does that mean I won't? No, I will definitely use them, and even more ruthlessly than Paradis."

"Besides, we still have the two Paradis, Black and White Bun, in the base. They were all poor children abducted by Paradis and transformed. If we want them to live a normal life in the future, then we need to access and analyze Paradis technology. As for the consequences of analyzing this technology...you should blame me for that, instead of criticizing the technology itself."

[Hmm...Okay, Commander, is that your attitude?] RO sighed softly. Although she still had some doubts, she gradually became swayed by Sun Yang's words.

"And RO, what you said is actually a bit unfair." Sun Yang said, making RO's eyes widen.

"How am I not being righteous?" RO retorted.

"RO, you should know that most of the Oasis humanoids, especially those in scientific research and creation, actually use algorithms, hardware and programs to approach or surpass humans in some aspects. In fact, this itself is an effort and attempt to approach the level of humans." Sun Yang explained.

"I'm quite clear on this point. Many large companies use development-type dolls to assist with development while also serving as test machines to observe R&D efficiency. I understand that." RO nodded.

"That's right. The mind cloud map of ordinary humanoids does not support high-in-depth development work. If you want to delve into a certain area, you need a bunch of talented people to brainstorm and create a humanoid that specializes in scientific research. Although it sounds impressive, each scientific research humanoid is created by a large number of humans with their brains and blood and sweat." Sun Yang said while eating.

"For example, the humanoid Pascal was quietly created by the old woman Pascal, and Krochi is an engineering humanoid that the CEO of Vulcan Heavy Industries personally participated in developing and designing." He continued to give examples.

[Old woman... well, she's certainly quite old.] RO635 quickly accepted this statement. Perhaps even RO couldn't stand the slovenly Pascal and her bizarre eating habits.

"Admittedly, they're already stronger than many humans. But ultimately, almost all scientific T-dolls are created by the combined knowledge and strength of many powerful humans. It would be strange if something created by so many people's combined strength were inferior to that of an ordinary person."

"Pascal... she's complained to me many times about her inability to grasp inspiration. You know, a humanoid mind can't iterate on its own."

"Only Pascal can slowly carry out scientific research independently, but it's still too difficult for her to do it alone. The research dolls have reached the edge of their potential, and they need researchers to update their mind clouds and upgrade their versions. But they can't do that... They can't grow."

After Sun Yang finished speaking, he changed the subject and pointed directly at RO.

"As a test machine for the third generation of humanoids, you possess unparalleled growth potential. You can achieve things they can't even imagine. You might even be on par with humans. But you're unwilling to let other humanoids catch up with you?"

"That's not what I meant, Commander. I mean, how about upgrading the other humanoids to the third-generation mind cloud? All they have to do is copy my design drawings." RO said.

"No, we don't know if there are any hidden dangers in the third-generation humanoid cloud map. There is no such thing as a downgraded version of the humanoid mind. If it is forcibly downgraded from the third generation to the second generation, it would be equivalent to really killing a humanoid. And if there is a problem with the synthetic human body, the most we can do is extract the core data that was backed up in advance, and then let the humanoid read the data from the outside." Sun Yang rejected the RO's request.

"Commander, you're saying this as if I'm going to suddenly go off the rails." RO said angrily.

"If human Pascal were here, I'd naturally agree to let her do all sorts of things. But considering how limited our scientific research capabilities are, I have no choice but to find another way." Sun Yang didn't directly respond to RO's question. He was surprisingly cautious about these matters.

[I think I understand. So, Commander, who are you planning to use as a guinea pig?] RO felt that he couldn't persuade his commander anymore, so he turned to other sources for inquiries.

"Well, the candidate was decided a long time ago. A long time ago, I sealed the mind core of a humanoid, with the purpose of thinking that it would be useful one day." Sun Yang did not keep the secret and said it directly and frankly.

[RPK16?] RO guessed it immediately. In the entire Griffin, there was only this true traitor and the imprisoned humanoid.

"That's right, now it's time for her to continue to shine for us." Sun Yang adjusted his perspective to the base. Under the watchful eyes of the humanoids, a huge box was lifted up from the public area of ​​the European Cup and then sent to the scientific research area.

Bakery Girl is fun! Really fun!

Wow, the DEMO version was released these two days, and it really made me cry. Compared to the original version that was simple and difficult, the new version is really much more fun.

Where did the old version get so many skills for people to use? The tutorial for beginners is a piece of shit. I quit the game when I got to the part where you organized the refugees to resist Luo Lian.

This new version of the bakery has a really detailed tutorial, and the guy helping the refugees beat up Luo Lian has even been transformed into a humanoid. I can only say this wave of nostalgia is so extreme, IDW can actually beat up soldiers with just this little weapon. I can't imagine how outrageous Kaiser and his friends could be at this point.

I'm looking forward to the official version of the game! I'll definitely buy it when it comes out! I'll definitely buy it!

393 Griffin, Becomes Human (I)

"The RPK16 bodies have arrived." Griffin's humanoid Makarov wheeled the boxes to the designated testing area in the Oasis. This area had already been built with synthetics from the Fallout world, and the facilities were already being transformed. It looked a bit messy.

The only high-level humanoids present were Pascal, in charge of the experiment, and Antonina, who was preparing for network security and working with her eyes narrowed as she debugged the machine in front of her. The rest were a few intelligent entities with limited intelligence.

Various mind-adjusting connecting wires were laid out on the ground. Pascal, the chief scientist of this experiment, ran over and carefully took the RPK16 body out of the box.

"Is this the body of the traitor?" Pascal hugged the body from behind and together with Makarov carried the body to the test bench.

Antonina glanced at RPK16, which seemed completely uninterested in her, and started operating the machine in front of her again.

RPK16's body was the same as the one the figures first saw, with marks of being violently beaten by AK15, and his arms and knees were broken. It was obvious that when RPK16 was placed, AK15 had beaten RPK16's body severely without affecting his mind.

"This was made by Dr. Xiao, a humanoid scientist from the Soviet military, right? What is the purpose of making such a humanoid? Smart Makarov, can you give me some inspiration?" After connecting the still offline RPK16 to various data cables, Pascal looked back at Makarov who was helping.

"You're asking me? You're asking the wrong person, Dr. Pascal. Don't you know this better than I do? I'm just an ordinary T-doll, no different from those displayed on the counter and bought home by humans."

Makarov scratched her long, snow-white hair, wondering what Pascal was up to. She glanced at Antonina, who was working, but she clearly didn't want to participate in any discussion. Please don't disturb the coders while they're working.

"I only brought things here when I was free. Everyone in Griffin treats me as a great philosopher, so I'm too lazy to refute them. How come you think too highly of me? And why don't you ask the Disobedient Squad?" Makarov said and was about to leave.

"I asked them before, but they refused to say anything. Prophet Makarov, you must know something." Pascal grabbed Makarov who was about to run away.

"I'm not an ancient prophet, nor am I some wise man... Just let me off with my nonsense. Ah... um... maybe he's saving Ange in his own way? Or maybe he's fighting on Ange's behalf? This girl's train of thought is weird, and I'm not familiar with her. But there are a lot of novels that use roundabout loyalty tactics, right? Could it be a reference to that?"

After Makarov babbled a few words, Pascal, who looked a little disappointed, let go of his hand.

"Are you really not a prophet? I think that with two or three magical creatures in the base, it is normal for some fantasy elements to appear among the human figures. This is more in line with the theory of information transmission..." Pascal still had a confused expression.

"I think that's just the commander's nonsense..." Although Makarov wanted to continue, based on the various intelligence obtained across time and space, this information transmission theory seemed to be able to explain many problems.

"Anyway, I don't even know magic, how can I be a prophet? K5 prays to the commander all day long and compiles messy scriptures, but she can't perform any miracles. Pascal, you are an artificial intelligence researcher, not an expert in mysticism, right?" Makarov sighed.

"For the time being, I made the World Shuttle. I'm the humanoid who inherited Dr. Pascal's talent!" Pascal proudly held her waist and raised her head, looking very proud. This was completely different from her previous reserved and cautious attitude.

"Pascal...what are you doing? Did you exchange some body fluids and minds with the professor and then float into the sky?" Antonina, who had been working, finally couldn't help but speak.

"So your personality became more cheerful after you had sex with the Commander?" Makarov complained after a moment of silence.

"It has nothing to do with the professor..." Pascal said a little embarrassedly.

"Then should I seduce the professor now? I wonder if the professor likes my business model or my daily model? Maybe he likes to mix the two?" Antonina said.

Pascal turned his head in thought, staring at Antonina nervously, and asked anxiously, "Are you serious? Are you serious? No way? Antonina, why don't you think about it again? The professor is a cruel person, you can't stand him."

"If you keep talking about your love story with the professor, there will soon be a sentence like this in the professor's love history: 'Is your cybersecurity assistant Antonina here?'" Antonina gave a vivid interpretation.

"No, that kind of thing is really scary! I won't mention it! Ahem, speaking of which, Makarov, do you want to customize a synthetic human body? I'm very confident in this experiment. As long as RPK16 cooperates..."

Pascal quickly changed the subject. She wasn't very good at dealing with issues like this. She was still worried about the Oasis Dolls stealing her home... After all, everyone in the Oasis loved the Professor, so it wouldn't be a good idea to not be on guard.

There might be other male-looking dolls who would be interested in the professor, but luckily the commander only likes female-looking ones.

Seeing Pascal getting down to business, Antonina finally sighed softly, feeling both relieved and regretful.

"Of course I do. I've always been curious about how different the thinking perspectives of humanoids and humans are. My designer designed my mind to actively seek the answer to this question... Now that the answer is right in front of me, how can I bear it? I look forward to hearing good news from you, Pascal." Makarov left the laboratory after exchanging greetings.