The Mechanic

James ordered a large glass of beer, gulped down half of it, and talked about the latest purchases his group of hunters had made from the arms dealer. Zhang Xun twirled the martini glass in his hand, and occasionally gave a few polite responses and feedback, but James, who knew him well, could still see that he was absent-minded.

How about you? Is that Adam cooperating? James grinned and teased, Looking at your unlucky face, did he cause trouble for you?

Zhang Xun was a little surprised that he would ask about his work, but he still sighed softly, There is no trouble. He is very cooperative, but... I am starting to worry about my omissions in the process of séance... because I I suspect that he doesn't have the emotions that normal humans would have.

James looked very interested, put his face in his hands and asked, Oh? Why are you so suspicious?

So Zhang Xun told him about all the failures he had tried to arouse Adam's emotional response in the past two days. Speaking of the last Artificial Intelligence, I was a little angry, He only had such a comment, can you believe it? This was my favorite movie when I was a child!

James sighed, Yeah, you cried so much that it scared me...

Zhang Xun glared angrily, That happened when I was nine years old! Can you stop mentioning it?

You said it first, brother! James even more exaggeratedly imitated the way he wiped his tears when he was a child, which attracted the attention of people around him. Seeing that Zhang Xun was about to pour a whole glass of wine on his face, he put away his indecent look, said I was wrong, I was wrong repeatedly in Chinese, and raised his hands in surrender.

However, to be honest, I don't think it's necessarily because he doesn't have human feelings. After all, a considerable part of his brain is connected to the human brain. Could it be because...he hasn't experienced those situations, So I can’t empathize with you?” James said while stuffing a French fries into his mouth, “For example, if you have never been in a relationship, don’t you think it’s strange to see those who have lost their love crying hysterically? ?”

After finishing speaking, I realized that Zhang Xun had never been in a relationship...

Zhang Xun glanced at him, but he didn't seem to be offended, but fell into some kind of contemplation.

There is some truth to what James said.

Even with the hardware, Adam lacks the experience of being a human being, and it is difficult to understand the meaning of those sad scenes. Drawing emotional responses and meaning from events experienced is an important way for people to understand the world. Without this step, character is naturally incomplete.

But how to make Adam experience more? Should he be released from the Lab?

That's too dangerous...

Seeing that Zhang Xun really started to seriously think about his proposal, James was a bit of a scumbag, and he was delighted by the affirmation of the top student. But soon he showed a hint of hesitation, But I said brother, are you sure that robot is not lying to you?

Lied to me?

He has collected so much data on human behavior, he can even predict group behavior and it is very accurate every time, he should know what kind of reaction you expect to see from him?

Zhang Xun nodded, I have also considered this possibility, but he is still in the adaptation period to his body, and his control is not so precise. If he wants to lie, his micro-expression will be very obvious, and Pan can detect it .So for now, he can't lie. He also knows that his pretense is useless, at least at this stage.

James nodded, but there was still haze in his eyes, and he said seriously, You must be careful. That thing... can play the entire human race with the chief.

Zhang Xun knew that James, like most people in Paradise Lost, had a strong wariness and fear of machines. He smiled slightly at James. Contrary to James, once the machine was mentioned, a bright spark would ignite in Zhang Xun's always cautious and somewhat depressed eyes.

However, no one expected that in the next moment, there was a deafening loud explosion on the ground, and the whole ground trembled violently. The wine bottles and glasses on the wine rack crackled and shattered all over the floor, and the lime on the ceiling was poured down like a rainstorm. The originally quiet bar became a mess, and people rushed out screaming. James lifted a fallen table, while Zhang Xun helped an old man in his sixties who was pressed by the table to stand up and stumbled towards the exit.

Outside the bar, the originally dark night sky was burning.

That is the protective shield covering the entire Lost Paradise, which is constantly bearing the impact of the super bombs dropped by the stealth bombers whizzing past in the high altitude. The raging fire rippled along the surface of the shield like ripples, as if the sky had turned into a sea of ​​flames.

They're starting an air raid! James' voice tightened.

Zhang Xun said to the old man, Go to the air defense shelter!

The old man ran away in a hurry. Zhang Xun turned to run, but was grabbed by James, What are you doing? Why don't you go to the officer's shelter with me!

No. Zhang Xun said, Adam is still in the Lab.

What do you care about Adam at this time!! Do you want to be blown to death?

I am his mechanic, and he is my responsibility. Zhang Xun looked at him seriously and calmly, Don't worry, Lab has a certain protection system, and I will be fine. You go first!