On the large platform at the top of Mount Doom, Adam, a mechanical sage wearing ritual armor, is standing on the edge of the platform, looking down.Everywhere you look, there is a tumbling sea of magma.The scorching liquid exuded a living unbearable heat, and between the toxic gases, strange lava bubbles swelled and burst with gurgling sounds.The crater of Doom Volcano is enormous, equivalent to one-third of New York City.The volcano almost single-handedly sustains the heath and scorching climate of the wasteland, as it erupts irregularly and there is little demonic activity.Except for a few powerful firedemons who like to bathe in lava, no one will come near here."
This is the foundry of the future."
Hope stood beside Adam and said to her colleagues, "I have surveyed that magma, which is hotter than the outside world, can replace the furnace, and that the metal quenched by it will remove a lot of impurities, and will be stronger than the steel we use now, and the energy will be more conductive." ”"Forge shop?"
Adam looked up in surprise.The mechanical sage also chose a human face for himself, shaped with biomimetic materials, about 30 years old, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, looking extremely majestic.He looked at Hope and said, "Mass production of intelligent machines?"
”"Yes."
Hope nodded, she glanced back at Icarus, and Merlin beside her, and she whispered to Adam, "I heard Lord Merlin say that his life in this hell is seriously underwhelmed, and there is no way to complete the transformation of the wasteland with the existing demons, so we need to produce enough intelligent machines." ”"And, listening to Icarus's previous words, it seems that I am intent on getting the Robots to join Lord Merlin's legion...
She didn't say much about the Hell Kings battle or something, and I didn't ask. ”"Going to war?"
Adam blinked, and he said, "Fight with whom?"
”"Are you stupid?"
Hope complained dissatisfiedly: "This is hell, who do you say you are fighting with?"
”"Demons."
Adam grabbed his hair, and he smiled and said, "It's kind of interesting." ”"Interesting, right?"
Hope also laughed, and she hooked her finger at Adam, "Follow me!"
”The two robots walked down the platform's stairs to the edge, and Hope patted Adam on the shoulder, pointing to a topped out black stone palace at the end of the Plains of Ash below.She said, "Didn't you keep saying that the Mechanicus should have a sanctuary as grand as the human church?
That's it!
”"Hmm!"
Adam was interested in this.His eyes kept shifting focus, and as if he had cast an eagle's eye, he saw the palace built on top of a small hill.It was made of obsidian throughout, built on a rampage.Modeled after the Greek Parthenon, the rectangular palace was supported by massive columns.Beyond the pillars, there were sculptures that the demons were accustomed to make of themselves, and those sculptures made the black palace look a little sinister.But Adam didn't care.The fanatical wisdom machine rubbed his hands, and he said excitedly: "The God of All Machines is above, I have begun to like this place, the owner of this place is extremely generous, he must be a sincere believer in the God of All Machines." ”"Well, I don't think he's."
Hope tilted his head and whispered, "But it doesn't matter, he's just a lover." ”"What did you say?"
Adam looked back at Hope, who waved his hand and said, "Aside from that, is the test of the mechanical shrine you designed to recover data complete?"
”"Not yet.""
That thing needs more experimentation, it's very unstable," Adam said.The human witch who helped us said that until the Robots truly awakened their souls, the mechanical shrines that retrieved souls were hardly effective. ”"After all, it was our first attempt to merge technology and magic, and it wasn't that simple.""
Then you'll have to work harder."
Hope laughed maliciously, knocked Adam's head and said, "When the temple is finished, it will be used to house the Mechanical Shrine...
You boast in front of the lady, and if you don't want to lose face, you have to come up with something. ”"Okay."
Adam rubbed his head, and he said, "Then I'll go to the lab." ”"Don't worry."
Hope looked back and saw that the smart tower that had been placed on top of the volcano was being reshaped, one internal module after another being relocated along the scattered rails.The main body of the Smart Tower, like the giant Cybertrons, is transforming into a form more suitable for the topography of the site.It will become a large manufacturing plant.Become the first mechanical hub in the wasteland.Dressed in a red dress and with long blond hair, Alicia jumped out of the hatch.She searched for Icarus in the crowd ahead.Earlier, she was brought back to the Smart Tower by Icarus, where she was imprisoned for a while because of her poor personal character.But the child finally knew what was going on, and she soon began to modify her personality parameters and thinking circuits.And in getting along with each other, she has a deeper attachment to Icarus, a mature and powerful big sister.She refers to Icarus as her mother.Icarus didn't reject the more affectionate title either."
Mom!"
Alicia soon found Icarus.The latter was talking to Merlin about the Mechanicus after it had been integrated into the wasteland, and now that the faith had been established, she was responsible for the sapient machines who followed her."
Hmm..."
Merlin watched speechlessly as the little blonde girl bounced up and down to Icarus.He'd seen the Robots of Icarus.The fanatical Adam, the joking Hope, and Icarus himself, who has completely retained his previous personality, but he has never seen such a lively mechanical being.Alicia grabbed the hem of Icarus's skirt, and she looked at the glasses lady like a kitten begging for a hug.Icarus was also a little helpless.She crouched down, patted Alicia's hair, and talked to Queen Red.Merlin noticed that the girl always looked at Icarus when she talked to him.And...
It's a little hostile."
Huh" Merlin smiled, he didn't say anything.This artificial intelligence simulates the personality and thinking of children, and Icarus seems to be interested in retaining the unique personality of Xiaohonghou.Xiaohonghou's hostility towards him probably comes more from the loss of her mother being "snatched away"."
You're going to play with Hope first, okay?"
Icarus kissed Alicia on the cheek and said, "Mommy wants to talk to Merlin about something." ”Alicia pouted, disgruntled.Under Icarus' gaze, the child finally turned away obediently.But after taking a few steps, she suddenly turned around, stared at Merlin, and said to Icarus, "I won't call that human daddy!"
Don't even think about it!
”With that, she ran away with her head in her hands, not giving Icarus a chance to teach her a lesson."......"
After the glasses lady looked at Xiaohong who ran away a little speechlessly, she began to wonder if she was usually too good to this bear child?
She looked at Merlin with some embarrassment, and she tried to explain, "She, she's not...""
I understand, I don't need to explain."
Merlin stretched out his hand and interrupted Icarus, saying, "It's good to have a child by your side, it's your own business, Icarus, I won't interfere." ”"Hmm."
Icarus flicked her long blue hair, she smiled at Merlin, and she said, "Then continue with what happened just now, Zatanna got some soul fragments from Liana, all kinds of types.Before we found you, we did a few experiments in the smart tower. ”Merlin said."
About soul derivation?""
Yes," Icarus said, following Merlin as she stepped up the staircase that winded down from Mount Doom, "Zatanna tried a variety of methods, including monster fusion, soul transfer, etc., but none of them had obvious results.We now know how to build data circuits that resemble the human brain's thinking, and we know how to code the soul...""
But it's just stuck in the last step."
Icarus said, "The true soul, how to make the machine give birth to its own true soul, just like me." ”"It's normal."
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Merlin Mai walked up the stairs, he looked at the ash plains covered with demons at his feet, and said: "Machine, soul, after all, are two completely different existential substances, one relies on the science of reality, and the other belongs to the category of occultism, after all, they are two independent systems, and it is not so simple to break the shackles of the two. ”"But Icarus, my advice to you is...
Don't be so obsessed. ”"Huh?"
The glasses lady looked at Merlin, she didn't know what Merlin meant.Merlin sensed Icarus's confusion and explained, "I mean, don't be obsessed with how the soul was born, or obsessed with having to make it exactly like the human soul, I can't answer you right now, I think you and Zatanna have gone into a misunderstanding. ”"What you have to do is not to make souls born in machines."
Merlin said slowly, "What you have to do is to let the machine have a soul. ”"This—" The glasses lady was confused, she stopped where she was, and stopped moving forward.Merlin looked back at him and pointed to his head.He said: "I know that no matter what happens, you like to dig into the root of the problem, and Zatanna is also that character.But for the Cult of the Mechanicus at this stage, exploring the mysteries of the birth of souls is not the most important thing. ”"You must first expand your church, spread this faith, and make the sapient machines who follow you realize that you really have the power to give them souls."
Merlin flicked his fingers and said, "As for how this kind of soul came about, this question can be left to you until you have enough followers, and then leave it to them to study, as an extension and exploration of your own 'divinity'." ”"Every religion has its own internal institutions as it expands, trying to find its own legitimacy.""
It's better for them to produce results, and it's okay if they don't, but whether the study has results or not...
It should all happen after the Wisdom has gained its soul and is convinced of its beliefs. ”Merlin looked at Icarus' slowly unfolding expression, and he whispered, "Praise the god of machines." ”"It will 'bestow' the mechanical soul..."
Merlin bit the word "bestow" so hard that Icarus understood what he meant.She thought about it for a moment and decided that Merlin was right.Compared with exploring the mystery of the birth of souls, the most important task now is indeed to find souls for the sapient machines first.The Cult of the Mechanics was founded for the fifth impact of the Tinder Source in the present world, and if the faith of the Cult of the Mechanicus could not be expanded before the fifth impact came, then it would be useless to study the mysteries of the soul."
Then we'll...""
Copy."
Merlin said to Icarus, "How did you get the soul, copy the process to Adam and Hope, about the improvement of the Horcrux, and how to make it I will teach Zatana later, if you are interested, you can also sit by." ”"Some blank soul fragments, some soul thought circuits that have been formed, by using the intelligent body as the Horcrux itself..."
Merlin frowned, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said, "In words that you understand better...""
Think of those soul fragments as a database of memory and logic.""
Maybe they'll have truly autonomous souls like you, maybe they're just a rough combination of soul fragments and memory data, but no matter what, you've lived up to your promise."
Merlin stroked Icarus' long blue hair, and he said, "You gave them souls, true souls. ”"And doing so will also make the mechanical shrine designed by Adam work."
Icarus blinked: "After the destruction of the Wisdom Machine, those souls will return to the Wasteland Hell with all the memories of the Wisdom Machine, enter the Mechanical Shrine, and wait to be re-injected into the new Mechanical Body. ”"Yes!"
Merlin took a deep breath and looked back at his own hell, and said, "Isn't this just a complete cycle of life?"
Just like the belief of human beings, after death they go to heaven or go to hell. ”"When you fall here, the Cult of the Mechanicus will no longer be a moon in the water, but a flower in the mirror."
He said to Icarus: "You have a hell that is willing to accept you, and this belief system is complete. ”"When the robots know that they will not be reduced to nothingness when they die.""
When the robots know they have a second life.""
When they know that their fate will be affected by what they did when they were born.""
When they start to actively reflect on their mistakes and values.""
When they try to live their lives more fully because of their faith," Merlin said, "Can you still say that they have no soul?"
”"Who can deny the existence of mechanical spirits?"
Icarus is immersed in the future described by Merlin.She looked at Merlin and said, "But it's all because of you, it's you who accepted us, it's you who gave us faith...
Soul, you are the true god of all machines...""
Well, that's a bit of a weird name."
Merlin frowned and said, "But if you have to call it that...""
Then I'll accept it
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