don't talk to aliens

October 10, eight o'clock in the evening.

The internal press conference of the atomic energy biological new drug, which had already attracted the attention of the whole city, finally arrived as scheduled.

As soon as night fell, the downstairs of the 300-meter-high oil field building was surrounded by bursts of dazzling shutter exposure sounds, and even noisy human voices continued to come from a distance.

"Tonight, the internal conference of the new drug held in the oil field building will officially start in one hour. It is said that this is a new technological drug that will be recorded in the annals of the scientific world. It is called 'God Fruit', What exactly is this mysterious new drug fruit, please wait for the front-line reports from our reporters..."

At this moment, more than a dozen reporters with long/short guns are rushing to do this front-line report in the open space of the building.

On the long-cleared downtown lanes on both sides of the road, black security cars with barriers pulled up have already guarded under the hotel one after another.

And because according to the news TV broadcast half an hour ago, there will be a small amount of rain in the city tonight, so many pedestrians on the surrounding roads are holding umbrellas and the like.

Outside the oil field building, which is destined to be the focus of the whole city tonight, the entrance of the lobby surrounded by the sound of interviews is also full of limousines of celebrities from all walks of life.

All the reporters and newspaper offices who came to hear the news were blocked at the door by the security guards invited by Zhang's side.

After all the invited guests get out of the car to accept certain interviews and shooting, they will also smile and take out the "Tianjin Card" marked with the symbol of dividing the earth in water blue, and then step by step into the internal banquet hall.

The inner hall is resplendently decorated, and the top floor hall, which has not opened the golden curtain yet, is shining brightly under the blue lighthouse full of futuristic technology in Longjiang City in the distance.

Shuttle among normal humans in costumes.

The service robots, which resembled human beings one by one, had an oval body, and were equipped with blue electronic monitoring eyes. They were like real waiters in the venue, helping tonight's guests skillfully deliver wine.

"Drip - your tequila, ma'am."

"Wow, this little robot is really special, it's so smart!"

When a rich lady took the glass of tequila from a passing robot, a hint of surprise flashed across her face.

As far as the eye can see, their three-section columnar arms are made of the latest environmentally friendly plastics and iron magnets.

The four metal hand-panel joysticks with flexible rotation and amazing grip can absorb glass, light metal and other daily necessities, thereby assisting human beings in their daily work.

It was also this scene full of futuristic sense of technology that surprised Lu Yiming, who was the first to see with his own eyes how completely different Longjiang City was from the outside world since returning to China.

"Are those service robots? They look really lifelike. The movement design of each joint is very smooth, and they can provide services according to the instructions of different people. These are all produced by Mr. Fu's technology company. of?"

He couldn't help holding Chen Zhen's hand and ran back and forth excitedly.

Those service robots that are as tall as the average person's waist will automatically back up and bow when they see strange guests coming from the banquet, turning the rollers under their feet to politely give way.

During this period of time, Chen Zhen was injured and discharged from the hospital, recovering a bit. After greeting several familiar colleagues in the research institute, he also came over with him to observe these robots, and gave him a serious science popularization.

"Well, this is already the third generation of service robots produced by Fu Shi since the last century."

"Only in Longjiang City, these robots are allowed to appear in public by the state, because only the energy robots produced by Bailong's family can have the intelligent AI data of such a normal social intelligence emotional response chain-for example, like so."

After saying this, Chen Zhen, who was obviously familiar with all this, also put down the goblet, and patted the shoulder of a service robot in front of them with his hand.

The 'little fat man' with big blue eyes and a round metal head felt the touch of human hands behind him, and immediately turned around in a daze, and asked them blankly with the current sound on the electronic screen. road,

'Dip—gentlemen, what can I do for you? '

"Hello, Mr. Robot, I want to ask, are you free to chat with us here for a while?"

Chen Zhen leaned down and propped up his knees and asked it with a smile.

'——Sorry, I'm at work now, please forgive the working time, any service robot can't leave his job without authorization, this is our service ethics. "

"..."

"—Excuse me, do you need any other services, or does your husband also need a glass of tequila?"

After saying this, the robot also picked up the dinner plate on the side. This series of natural and lifelike reactions and answers were a bit human-like.

Lu Yiming stared at the side and immediately widened his eyes, and let out another wow.

After Chen Zhen finished this small experiment on the professional temporary response ability of robots for him.

He also politely smiled at the Mr. Robot and said, sorry, it was we who interrupted your working hours, so he bowed and bid farewell according to the rules and returned to those identical robots.

"This, this is really amazing. No wonder Mr. Fu's family has always been so powerful in Longjiang and no one dared to offend. Hey, isn't this kind of technology supposed to be priceless? But why didn't Mr. Fu's father back then?" Selling the research and development technology of the robot or mass producing it, isn't this more in line with the standard for ordinary businessmen to do business?"

Lu Yiming didn't ask this question abruptly.

After all, he majored in engineering machinery in college, and he also went to many companies in the United States with several professors he had brought before, and participated in technical internships.

Americans pay attention to signing contracts when doing business, and there are high risks and high rewards.

So he naturally understands that in this world, when most wealthy businessmen fund scientists to complete scientific research and innovation, most of them still hope to exchange for benefits.

For smart AI technology like the one in front of us, if Fu Shi had already mastered the core technology for decades, it would be unreasonable to say that he has not sold it as a regular commodity for so many years.

Hearing this, Chen Zhen also showed a somewhat complicated expression at the moment, and after that, he who seemed to be in a good mood just now slowly frowned and said,

"Because, Bailong's father is not only a businessman, but also a person who has put in a lot of effort in our country's cutting-edge technology. He didn't keep most of the scientific research patents under his name for personal use, but to help Longjiang At that time, many mentally handicapped or elderly family members of laid-off oilfield workers used it for free.”

"..."

"Because of this, Bailong's parents once offended many dignitaries in Longjiang City. Even their sudden death happened in the year when robot technology was born, but their husband and wife have always had a sense of justice. All of his AI technologies have insisted that no patent fees have been collected from the country or any organization."

"..."

"Moreover, not only are these service robots that have already begun to be used in various industries, even the 'Eastern Star' that has been supplying power to the entire Longjiang City above our heads is left behind by his father."

This dusty past about the Fu family must be known to very few people in Longjiang City, which has been more than ten years old.

Chen Zhen and Fu Bailong grew up together since they were young, and the two families have been in close contact for many years, so they have an impression of these secrets that are not known to outsiders.

Hearing what he said right now, Lu Yiming noticed that the energy emission lighthouse named 'Oriental Star' was opposite the oil field building that was hosting tonight.

"'Oriental Star'? Is that what we see now, the ever-glowing blue lighthouse directly opposite this building?"

"Yes, that's where Bailong's father stayed in Longjiang back then. At that time, Longjiang's first experimental satellite entered space for the first time through this launch tower. It was also for this reason that Bailong liked to collect various models since he was a child. Yearning for the sky."

"Hey, did Mr. Fu like to collect models when he was young?"

"Yeah, I like it very much. He has always had one of the most treasured man-machine models. Even I have only seen it once or twice. I heard that it was given to him when he was a child. He still keeps it—— It’s a small black robot with a special flame mark underneath, I remember when I was a child, he accidentally broke a corner, hid his nose and cried for a long time.”

"Huh? Mr. Fu? Isn't it? Crying for a fake model? This sounds too unbelievable—"

If you say the previous words, Lu Yiming still barely believes it.

Hearing this, he couldn't believe his ears because he completely felt that Chen Zhen was joking with him.

After all, he still clearly remembered that a few days ago, the fierce 'fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus Rex' at his elder brother's house said that he did not agree with their relationship, and was about to beat him up.

And now, when my boyfriend mentioned his friend, he couldn't help trembling with a bitter face.

During this period of time, Chen Zhen, who really felt that something about Fu Bailong had changed a lot inexplicably, also laughed, and then opened his mouth to recall with a little emotion,

"His temper was different when he was a child, but he is indeed very talented. Even I thought at the beginning that he would follow the same path as his parents, do things he really likes, and be free all the time. However, after that incident happened, he had to give up his dreams and choose to inherit the family business, which should be his biggest regret all the time."

"..."

"However, speaking of it, I always feel that he seems to have become a little happier recently, and he feels a lot more relaxed. I suspected other reasons before, but now it seems that it may... have something to do with your elder brother ?”

"My elder brother? What does it have to do with him?"

Hearing what Chen Zhen said, Lu Yiming immediately asked in confusion.

"Because if Bailong really hates someone, he doesn't even want to give him a look. Generally speaking, he keeps denying it, but he still wants to get close to him unconsciously. people who care."

"..."

"It's like he used to say that he hated animals. In fact, he just didn't know how to raise them, so he lost his temper with others. In essence, he thought that the other party could tolerate him, so he said that it was more casual in front of that person."

——"Although your elder brother seems to be used to being free and easy, and he doesn't seem to be very reliable in doing things, he should be very clear that Bailong, who has always strictly restrained himself, sometimes needs a little pressure from a normal person to release it. Said that he was always deliberately teasing him... So, I think the current state of getting along with your brother is a bit like this?"

It has to be said that Dr. Chen is a person who has studied abroad and received a Ph.D.

In a few words, I analyzed Mr. Fu's complex inner world as the ultimate arrogant, with a professional perspective like a scientist exploring the truth.

And before, I always felt that even if his elder brother and Fu Bailong were in a relationship, it didn't feel like a good match.

Hearing this, Lu Yiming suddenly realized.

"—Oh! It turns out that this is the case. So, you mean, Mr. Fu and my elder brother are really in a relationship?"

"I think eight or nine is not far from ten, although I am also curious about how Li Xie did it... But, this kind of thing is their own business, let's not get involved, it's up to them How will it develop next, how about it?"

Dr. Chen, who didn't realize what he guessed wrong at all, said so, and showed a slightly encouraging smile to his boyfriend that we might want to help and keep it secret.

Lu Yiming, a guy who is afraid of chaos in the world, nodded excitedly when he heard this, and automatically zipped his big mouth.

Just at this time, other colleagues from the Institute of Atomic Energy and Biology came to talk to Chen Zhen about next week's experiment. Lu Yiming, who was destined to be speechless, also consciously brought some snacks when he saw this, and waved livelyly with his boyfriend and ran away I went to play by myself.

But while he was eating, he was circling around the long dining table with high-end roses, and he was thinking about when this banquet, which was so boring that there were no game consoles for fun, would end.

The greedy Lu Yiming had just picked a sliced ​​pineapple on the fruit plate with a fork, when a strange faint electronic sound came from the place under his feet covered by the white tablecloth.

【'Dip——no, don't eat...don't eat that...it's a person-eating...monster!Drip - drop -']

— "Who? Who's talking there?"

With this sentence, Lu Yiming, who dropped the pineapple from his hand, was startled.

For a moment he thought he was hallucinating, and even put down the fork in his hand, but then, the sharp-tongued robot voice sounded strange and frightening again accompanied by broken thoughts.

【'Drip—don’t eat it...don’t eat it...it will be eaten as medicine...the god...the fruit of the god is so pitiful...'】

At that moment, he couldn't help but looked around with a strange expression on his face, and after nervously confirming that the robot-like voice just now came from under the buffet table in front of him, he squatted down, trembling and trying to get closer.

"I, I warn you, you monster hiding under the table... my brother... my sister-in-law, and my boyfriend are all very powerful and capable of beating! If you deliberately scare me, I will kill you Give--"

"Eh? Mr. Robot? What's wrong with you?"

While trembling, talking nonsense in his mouth, he closed his eyes and lifted the tablecloth away.

Because Lu Yiming is standing right now with his back facing the entrance of the dinner party, he was stunned when he saw that it was one of the service robots lying on his stomach like a watermelon under the table. .

And when the short and fat robot with snowflakes on the screen felt that the stranger in front of him was trying to approach him in a friendly way, he suddenly uttered two weird screams, and then Its special built-in electronic sound rang intermittently.

['Drip——thank you...thank you Mr. Human for your concern...but as a service robot that has done bad things and hurt humans...I can't accept your kindness...I violated the original inventor's creation...the rules The agreement made, became... a shameful... accomplice...']

"Ah? Help, accomplice? Shameful? You, what's wrong with you, can you tell me?"

It sounds like the consequences are really serious, but Lu Yiming was confused all of a sudden.

It happened that there were people coming and going behind him, and there were guests at the dinner party walking around all the time. Therefore, Lu Yiming, who didn't want to attract more attention, looked left and right, and simply took off his shoes and talked with this short Wintermelon' robot got under the table together.

"Look! Now I've got in too! Be friends! Don't be afraid. Let me introduce myself. My name is Lu Yiming. I'm 25 years old. I usually like playing games. Mr. Robot, what's your name?"

I have to say that Lu Yiming is quite good at striking up conversations with acquaintances.

In addition, there is a face that no matter whether it is a human or a robot, it is inevitable that some people will have a good impression.

So at the moment, the service robot, which was still in the chaos of reorganizing internal devices, seemed to be moved by him, and stared blankly through the blue light at his own metal hand that was shining with electric current before making a stiff sound road,

【'—I, my name is Qianqian. ']

"Hey, Mr. Robot, so you are a girl?" Lu Yiming was startled.

['No, Qianqian, it's a robot... Every day when I go to the top floor to clean the pipes, I see, yes, the name of a human girl locked in a box. ']

"In a box? A human girl?"

【'Yes, there are many boxes with red labels and Xs on them every day. Qianqian is inside, and Qianqian is still underwater, singing a song. ']

The voice, full of incomparably weird and strange pictures, fell.

A few snowflakes flashed on the chest of the circular robot who was hiding under the table with Lu Yiming and telling the secret, and then a nursery rhyme accompanied by a strange magnetic field began to be sung——

【"...Edelweiss (Edelweiss), Edelweiss (Edelweiss), Every...morningyougreetme (greet me every morning)..."】

The sound quality of this song "Edelweiss" sounds a bit strange for some reason.

Accompanied by the sound of unstable magnetic field current in a special environment, Lu Yiming's ears were almost deafened, and at the moment, his back was a little hairy, thinking, where did this service robot go before to see such a scary place? everything, and hear this strange song.

The next second, when he was about to ask the service robot some other questions, he suddenly stopped listening to the weird nursery rhyme. It happened between two 'people' talking with a special magnetic field, or maybe not 'human beings' ' the recording rang.

——['All members of the Tianshenhui will gather at the top of the oil field building tonight, and prove with a high latitude far beyond this dimensional world that we have the strength to conquer this planet again. ']

"Of course, Mr. Sun, for so many years, the Gods will continue to prove this with their strength. Now in the entire Longjiang City, no one can shake this casually, no one..."

——['Mr. Zhang has always been a smart person. Compared with Fu Kun and his wife who refused to join the association with brazen words, and tried to sell the god who came to the earth to live in to the government, your choice is correct. Those who violated the will of the god, will be punished. ']

"It's natural. Over the years, I have always been the most loyal follower of the gods... It's just about the 'new medicine', and that Fu Bailong who doesn't know what's good or bad offends and rejects us time and time again..."

【'Don't worry, anyone who tries to prevent us from being in front of me can't leave this building tonight. My subordinate Xuemei has already taken care of the new medicine for you. As for Fu Kun's son, Fu Bailong...'】

——['Tonight, like his parents, he can only become a victim of our vitala. ']