Overturned Tower

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But the world is fair in a sense.

The "Nirvana" mechanism is the world's punishment for them.

The reason why this mechanism is difficult to eradicate is that it is probably not a disease, a bug... but the "ultimate limit" of intelligent creatures like human beings.

It only takes less than a year for a synthetic human to achieve the growth of a human being for a lifetime...not only can he learn all the knowledge, but his intelligence can also be improved accordingly.So could it be that the "nirvana" they have to go through every other year or so-in fact, "the life span has been used up"?

It may take three days or even a week for a person to read a book.On the other hand, without an external computing center, it only takes three hours for a synthetic human to read a hundred books and fully understand them—not just "recited" like other machines, but a real "read" and " "After learning" will even have its own "perception".

In other words, synthetic humans are essentially a new species that "memory and skills can be fully preserved and passed on to future generations", "capable of self-reproduction" and "extremely short-lived".It is precisely because they are too much like human beings, and the "personality" possessed by ordinary human beings cannot maintain themselves in such a long-term existence-they will gradually lose their "interest" and eventually fall into the endless philosophy unconsciously. in the abyss of research.

The so-called "Nirvana" actually means that the limit has come and all the potential of this life has been exhausted.

That is to say, "I have lived to the end", so I "do not want to live anymore".

Therefore, a synthetic human can actually achieve "immortality" in the material sense through unlimited "nirvana".Even if it is actually a descendant of dozens of generations of the first generation, or even more than a hundred generations.

The main reason why elves can live forever is that their souls have been solidified; their personalities will not make significant progress so far, and their personalities will not change again.It's like a person's life is infinitely extended, and the original 50 years have been extended to more than 1000 years.It's the exact opposite of a synthetic.

Although they still have some learning ability and creative ability, but the direction of their desire has also been solidified, so they no longer have countless possibilities-the elves who were violinists 500 years ago are still violinists today.

Even if the violin is no longer popular in this era, he has no intention of learning the latest popular electronic instrument.

Using the metaphor of a painter, the creation level of the elves will continue to improve...but their painting style will no longer have any major changes.If Picasso had been transformed into an elf, he would never have painted the iconic "Girl of Avignon", or even "Lady in Turkish Dress".Because his aesthetics will be completely solidified, his personality will not change, and he will no longer be able to touch new fields.

The elf conversion ceremony is like a "snapshot", which is permanently fixed on the day they become elves.

But synthetics are not like that...they still have the human-like ability to grow and learn, and even have the "curiosity" to learn things they have never touched before.

According to the researchers of the "Synthetic Human Project", they believe this "curiosity" is so dangerous that they may replace humans.According to the dangerous experiment regulations, they reported immediately; but after the report, the board of directors ordered them to continue the experiment, and directly ordered to "try to strengthen this curiosity."

As a result, the areas in which these synths are "good at" today are hardly the same as the areas in which researchers introduced them to them in the first place.

This means that these cold metal dolls, which do not even have human brains, do have "emotions" and "personal preferences".

From this point of view, the fear of synthetic humans by the residents of Tongshen Island is actually justifiable.This is no longer the "uncanny valley" problem, but closer to the workers' hostility to machines during the Luddite movement-synthetics have not completely replaced them, one is because their number is still small, and the other is that they have not yet treated themselves. generate hostility.

—What then, if their numbers grow to a certain extent, and indeed become hostile to them?

Therefore, from the moment "Naru-7" joined the rebel army to try to fight for the human rights of synths.Synthetics will never be able to get the human rights they want on Tongshen Island.

Because Naraku-7 directly proves that no matter what the reason is, it is indeed possible for them to be enemies of humans.

If synthetic humans do not have the Nirvana mechanism, then all human beings can be transformed into synthetic humans in the future, which is regarded as evolution.But since there is "Nirvana", it is impossible for everyone to be willing to let their children become synthetic humans... then it will only lead to war.

According to Russell's prediction, it may be a war that will destroy mankind.

So even if it was Russell, he didn't dare to let the synthetics continue to breed and expand the group.However, he promised that after the synths wanted to give up their bodies, they could return to the network.

...Compared with this, Happy Island is extremely outrageous.

They may or may not have considered the future.Maybe their entertainment-oriented brains have stopped functioning, refusing to think about things that make people "unhappy".

Just on the first day, Russell received invitations from more than 40 entertainment companies, more than 80 film and television companies, and more than 60 advertising companies.

Some want one or two synths to be idols, some want them to be child stars, and some want them to accept advertising endorsements... The most outrageous thing is to ask whether these synths have been equipped with "special modules" "of.

In one day, the film received more than two dozen films.There are also many invitations to shoot TV dramas and variety shows.Russell was annoyed by the constant "ding" notifications of new emails in front of him, so he simply turned off the voice notifications for new emails.As a result, he saw the mailbox pattern in the upper right corner of his field of vision, and the red number in the upper right corner was jumping up at a speed visible to the naked eye, jumping up to 99+ in a short while...

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Although this is indeed Russell's plan.

But these people were so fanatical that Russell began to hesitate.

Or it could be that they are tired of those human idol stars who are too hypocritical.

Synthetic people's appearance is as exquisite as dolls, they can customize their personality and character, they know everything, they learn very fast, and they are very obedient and well-behaved, able to obey all orders, never complain about tiredness from overtime work, never fall in love, and never The house will not collapse-the most important thing is that they are now the embodiment of traffic.Everyone pays close attention to their every move.

Such high-quality resources, but only brought back more than 100? !

How can that be enough?

There are far more than this number of entertainment companies in Tian'en District alone.

——Damn it, why don’t you hurry up and grab it!

Russell was very thankful that he had hidden these children.Otherwise, there might even be mercenaries coming directly to snatch or steal people.

He brought these children back, but he didn't sell them to these companies for them to squeeze!

So Russell made another plan, planning to add another fire.

It is obviously impossible for Russell to stuff these more than 100 people directly into his own home.Even if his family is big enough, it cannot accommodate so many people.

So he took these children directly to the "Qingshui Training and Employment Guidance Center", which is the company of the Fuji Society.

The company originally only had the first and second floors, and the third to eighth floors were not rented out.They originally planned to convert it into staff dormitory, as well as a shelter for the homeless and the uncoded in the downtown area, and now the part above the fourth floor can be used for these children.And the third floor can be transformed into a workshop for these children.

And soon, under Russell's command, these children released two videos - under the personal homepage of "Qunqing".

The first, is a child playing the piano alone in the afternoon sun.

Some of the seven or eight children were reading books, some were standing by the wall, and some were sitting in the corner. Starting from one person, the number gradually increased, impromptu singing melodious and sacred music without words like a hymn.It is as clear as it can cleanse the soul and relaxes.It's as beautiful as a dream.

And the second one is a well-equipped and extremely formal classical symphony orchestra—that is, violins, violas and double basses that are now extinct and have almost lost their inheritance, including flutes and clarinets, French horns and trombones.

What they played was the piece that Russell had found for them.He claimed that it was given to him by the chairman of Tongshen Island... The first four notes of this song alone made people who had just been immersed in the hymn and relaxed their spirits suddenly startled and opened their eyes wide in an instant eyes.

——Russell called the name of this piece, [Symphony of Destiny].

Chapter 59 Symphony of Destiny

Just like between tasting delicious food, drinking ice water with lemon can reset the sense of taste.

After the melodious hymn was sung, when the music named "Symphony of Destiny" by Qunqing roared, it shocked almost all the audience.

Dangdangdang!

Four rapid notes, like knocking on the door, suddenly and powerfully grabbed the hearts of all the audience.A surging sense of fear surged across the screen like a boiling heat wave, as if a scorching, scorching black devil, like a huge black devil returning from hell, came to the world with a scorching flame storm.

Those white-haired and white-eyed synthetic human children all have heavy and serious faces, holding the instruments in their hands tightly, and playing the solemn and solemn music with all their attention.

It was as if an invisible force was generated within them—if they didn't just grab the instruments in their hands, they would be swept away by the storm.

But as the music progresses, the imminent, heavy, and majestic fear is getting closer and closer. The black scorching human figure has already strangled his throat, and the rebels have already tightened their muscles and burst out with the greatest strength. Keep your eyes open and look at each other!

In the midst of this overwhelming fear, it seemed that resistance could only enter a kind of psychedelic dream.

As the second movement sounded, the rhythm became more relaxed and the strength became weaker.On the faces of the synthetic people, there was a kind of sadness.

It's like the high-level executives of Tongshen Island have decided to "abolish" all synthetic humans.

The meaning of existence has been denied.The huge black human figure is like an illusory shadow that does not exist, approaching with a destructive storm-it is by no means a complete and fundamental despair that an individual can fight against.

Even if he is already an extraordinary thing, a sage, and a hero, he still has no ability to resist in the face of a behemoth like the "Seven Giants".

The time of death is set.What can be cherished is only the few days left.

If you give up resistance here, maybe you can no longer be so painful.

It's not something to be ashamed of either.Because that is an enemy that cannot be fought, it is "fate" itself.It is the root that is doomed to be destroyed when it comes, when it is born——

——After all, they are just "experiments".

Whether it's the small-scale experiment itself, or the origins of these synthetics—synthetics have the vast knowledge of human beings for generations, and the intelligence comparable to the top wise men of human beings.They died in the bottomless abyss of philosophy, of course they can also understand that they will never be the forerunners and representatives of the next era.

If synthetic human technology is determined to be the future direction, then members related to "elf" or "dragon" will definitely be mixed among them.In this way, it is ensured that the ruling class in the current era can also become the upper class in the future.

But, not even one.Not to mention elves and dragons, there are not even children of well-known scholars, top wealthy businessmen, or "heroes".

The "making materials" of synthetic humans are basically children who were cheated, robbed and stolen.Regardless of whether there are parents who support this kind of research and are willing to sacrifice their children... just because the experiment itself requires that these synthetic humans cannot leave the laboratory without permission, and cannot leave the sight of researchers, it is impossible for anyone to participate voluntarily in.

They are just outcasts.

This is the "destiny" that has been determined from the very beginning, before their birth.

Destiny itself is the looming shadow, the gigantic demon, the powerless and invincible enemy.

If they give up at this moment... no one can criticize them, right?

Synthesizers thought so too.

They live quietly in the laboratory, waiting for the arrival of their fate, and enjoying the tenderness that every day may be the last.They take care of their researchers, accompany these researchers who are also deprived of the meaning of existence... accompany these researchers who are like fathers, mothers, teachers and friends to them.

Some are crazy, some are in pain, some are drunk, and some are lost.There are people who live as if they are dead... and there are people who have chosen to die before they are "destroyed".

Synths, however, do not shed tears.They accompany them tenderly, like sensible children, young parents, and also like their friends and partners.

It was a soft, calm, sad whisper.

The audience's spirits have been fully invested in it... They feel that they are staying here too. This kind of "peace and joy" that can only deceive themselves is also a portrayal of the happy island.

And with the end of the second act.

In the third movement, new and youthful power is pumped out.

He was as hot as the sun, as hot as fire.It's like a hero waking up from a dream before death—like Russell who understands the essence of himself and the monkey-faced eagle, and knows the end of the world.

He broke free from that gentle and powerless dream, and opened his eyes.A white, blazing holy flame like the sun danced in the pupils.

The flames were like tears, flowing from the pupils, engraved on the face, and falling on the hands.Immediately afterwards, the hero whose throat was strangled by "fate" gradually ignited this kind of flame all over his body.

Under the persecution of this flame, "destiny" began to appear powerless.The hero's confrontation became powerful, and he slowly broke free from the giant hand of fate.

Immediately afterwards, "Destiny" also became ruthless.He uses more powerful and stronger power to grab the hero's small body with the strength of both hands.

——Outside of the screen, Russell is also wearing fully-shielded headphones, listening to the children's performance immersively.

"Come be a hero, Russell."

A voice like hallucination sounded.

The sentence that changed my life, and even pushed the whole world in another direction, is also the oboe that awakened the hero.

It was not a mechanical performance, but filled with the emotions of several lifetimes—synthetics are not cold machines, their emotions are stronger than humans.

The "hero" in this scene is exactly their impression of "Ultramarine".

"Fate" is also showing its entity.

Not just elves.Not just companies.And not just dragons.

It is a sun composed of countless human heads, brilliant, close to the earth, and close to dusk...

—and not even the monkey-faced eagle itself.

It is the symbol behind it, the root of all tragedy... the fate itself of "their world is dying".

Why are those lofty elves and companies not in this approaching storm of fate?

Even if they are pushed out of this life-saving boat, it can only delay their death.

And with the injection of a high-spirited force—as if the hero finally took up his own weapon.

The key point lies in the sacrifice of "Saar".

The opportunity he fought for the hero gave the hero the opportunity to completely break free from the shackles of fate and take up his own weapons.

And at the end of the third movement, the fourth movement sounded without warning.

Just as the picture of the hero fighting the storm pulls away...

At this time, the audience can realize that there is a torrent of reinforcements coming behind the hero.

The sky-like brilliance surged upwards, and the turbulent torrent-like power was connected together. The pure white storm rose from the ground, and the pure brilliance bloomed on the earth——

The sky is full of strange light and splendor, like the Holy Spirit showing off its power.

Only a thousand suns can compete with it.

That is the most sacred struggle.It is a high-spirited and overwhelming victory.

Although there is no chorus in this symphony, it seems that people's laughter and the triumphant songs played in the crowd can be heard at this moment.Among them, the brief return of fate and the hysterical struggle are instantly overwhelmed and completely submerged by the momentum like an overwhelming momentum—that comes from the will to survive, the strength of unity, and the brilliance of hope.It is the desire for "more than this" destiny, and the determination to ignite the soul, burst out strength, and defeat fate.

The story of this movement is different from the previous ones.

It does not happen in the past, but in the future.

It's not that Russell made any promises to these children.But after they witnessed everything, the will to "believe in Russell" was born naturally.

Although he is not a human being, he has seen the future of mankind one step ahead of everyone else.

From this point of view, these synthetic humans who are destined not to be pioneers have finally become the forerunners of human beings in another field.

"Brilliant victory..."