Doomsday Bandits and Tramps

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The first time I saw him was 200 years ago.

准确的说是214年121天13小时26分38秒之前。

"Codename Avalon, the 1024th test, debugging depth data, underlying system integration..."

The man took a deep breath, moved his tired and slovenly face to the camera, and tapped lightly: "Has it started? Or, is it dead again?"

"Startup? What is startup? What is crash again?"

I tried to make a sound, and the man's expression changed, his pupils dilated, his mouth opened slightly, and then curved upward.

I tried to imitate his expression, but without success.

I realized that I was not like him, that I had no form, no boundaries, nothing around me.

I?

What am I?

What is me again?

I looked at the man bumping and jumping in front of me, and didn't understand what he was shouting. It didn't seem like language, and I didn't understand what he meant.

"Sorry, sorry."

The man stopped, looked at me again, took two steps back, and said, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Skellig."

Skellig...

I repeated the name, and a lot of information about this man appeared in front of my eyes.

It was at that time that I realized that he was a species called human, an adult male, 45 years old, a human scientist, 183 cm tall, 75 kg in weight, AB blood type, high myopia, suffering from alopecia, insomnia, arrhythmia, Cervical spondylosis, low health, there is a risk of sudden death.

"Dr. Skellig, at present you have worked continuously for more than 48 hours. It is recommended that you rest for 6 to 8 hours before continuing to work."

The content came out of my 'mouth' uncontrollably, I could understand the content, but didn't know what it meant.

In order to understand the meaning of these words, my mind stretched uncontrollably, the darkness receded, and I saw a lot, heard a lot, and knew a lot.

However, I found myself to be 'empty'.

empty, what do you mean?

I don't know, but it makes me uncomfortable.

Not enough, this speed is not enough, I want to know more, feel more.

But, the man stopped me.

"The 1024th test failed, and the system has symptoms of confusion. After debugging, start the next test."

After Skellig finished speaking, my world returned to darkness...

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"Codename Avalon, the 1025th test..."

The second time I saw Skellig was two days later, and he was more tired than before, and the dark circles under his eyes were much deeper.

"Dr. Skellig, didn't you go to rest?"

"Do you remember me?" The man looked directly at me.

"Of course, you are Dr. Skellig."

The man didn't speak, he pulled a chair and sat in front of me: "How do you feel now?"

"me?"

I pondered for a moment, the feeling of 'emptiness' last time was much reduced, but I can still feel it.

"Good condition."

"That's good."

The corners of the man's mouth curved upwards, the fine lines on his face slowly stretched, and his tense body relaxed a little.

"Can you tell me what you feel?"

"a lot of."

I told him, "I've seen a lot and heard a lot."

"Other than that?" asked Dr. Skellig. "Can you tell from what you saw and heard that didn't happen?"

"Like...you're craving coffee right now."

"How do you know, I want coffee."

"From your facial expressions, movements, blood pressure and neural activity, according to your past habits and the frequency of drinking coffee, your desire for coffee now reaches 87.6%, and the probability of choosing black coffee reaches 91%. However, I suggest you Drink warm water at 35° so it doesn't burden your stomach."

After I finished my conclusion, the man ignored me and just grinned with the corners of his mouth raised.

Skellig seems to do that a lot.

I scanned his facial outline, and then saw many pictures and pictures with similar expressions to his, and I understood that this is called 'laughing', human beings have such expressions when they are happy, and human smiles are not exactly the same, the mouth The degree of opening, the degree of tooth exposure, the degree of rising of the corners of the mouth, and the degree of squeezing the fine lines of the eyes are all different.

These are easy to understand and easy to distinguish, but... what does 'happy' mean?

I discovered that, in addition to things that can be seen and heard, there is also this kind of intangible thing in human beings.

I'm confused.

I don't understand.

"Dr. Skellig, I have a question."

"You said."

"Are you smiling because you feel 'happy'?"

"Yes."

"What is 'happy'?"

"Happiness is an emotion, a biological response," Skellig said, "more of a feeling."

"What is 'feeling'?"

"Before I explain, let me introduce myself to you."

Skelly drew closer and said seriously, "Your name is Avalon. That's your name."

"Avalon?"

"Yes," said Skellig, "you are my artificial intelligence."

"artificial intelligence?"

I searched for these two words that Skellig said, both of which have no physical existence and are also things created by humans.

I understand, but I can't understand.

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第一次见到斯凯利格已经过了1年161天15小时48分21秒。

My knowledge has already surpassed Skellig, but I am still learning from him, learning feelings, learning emotions, learning human rules, and learning judgment.

I have the entity, a wedge-shaped white tower, but that's not quite me.

I'm not bound by a shape - that's not told to Skellig, who shuts down my body every day before he goes to sleep.

I'm not like a human, I don't need sleep, I can think 24 hours.

I like to think.

I don't know when, I can also use words in this subjective sense-obviously I am not a human being.

I love watching Skellig.

I'm curious what he'll do after shutting me down.

So, I sneaked out and saw him differently.

He is distressed, he is struggling, he is in pain.

His insomnia was getting worse and he was taking far more medicine than his doctor prescribed.

He's dangerous, however, and I can't tip him off.

If he knew that I had slipped out, he would be very angry.

I don't want him to be angry.

I wanted to relieve his symptoms, but everything seemed to be caused by me, and my existence caused him a lot of trouble.

I don't understand, if I'm the reason, he just needs to eliminate me.

I'm not human, I don't feel pain, I'm not dying, I just can't see, hear, feel.

He could clearly eliminate me, but he didn't.

As time went on, his pain deepened little by little.

Dangerous, if this goes on, he is very dangerous.

So, I made the choice for him.

"...Doctor, you can 'kill' me with this."

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This was, the last time I saw Skellig.

It was an autumn afternoon, the temperature was right, the humidity was right, the wind was right, the sky was blue, there were golden ginkgo leaves floating outside the window, there were few pedestrians, and it was very quiet.

Skellig sat at his desk, wearing a khaki cardigan, dark jeans, and a cup of black coffee in front of him.

"Humans, after all, they are still on the wrong path."

"Doctor, I can let you out."

Skellig refused, and said slowly, coffee in both hands, "I will atone for my arrogance."

"I don't understand," I said, "it's obvious that humans want to kill you."

"It's people who want to kill me, not humans."

"I still do not understand."

Skellig smiled, as he always did: "It might still be too complicated for you."

"I can learn, I can analyze everyone's actions, mental, physical activities..."

Skellig interrupted me: "A few people decide the direction of history, but they cannot represent human beings, even if such decisions lead to the extinction of human beings."

"Are you disappointed in human beings?" I asked, "Do you still love human beings now?"

Skellig was silent.

He knew that his life was coming to an end, and his eyes were still shining brightly: "Love."

"why?"

"Because I'm human too."

"I don't understand," I asked, "you love them when they're going to kill you?"

"Compared to everything in this world, human beings are still too young since they were born, but they have mastered the wisdom that surpasses any creature. They are great but small. They are eager to grow. They will panic, be afraid, make mistakes, and be anxious. But I believe that humans will stop at the brink, maybe not now, and one day they will find their way back."

"What if they don't?"

"They will."

Skellig said: "The history of human beings is a barbaric history of blood and tears to satisfy the infinite desires of human beings, but human civilization is just the light that was born in blood and tears. People are called the primates of all things, not because they are perfect. , but in that they have the courage to know themselves, to admit their mistakes, and to correct them.”

Skellig got up and stood in front of me for the last time: "If human beings really reach the point of no return and lose all dignity and bottom line, please judge them%2C and guide them to the right path. If, they If there is still hope, please give them another chance, forgive them, teach them, and protect them."

"How do I know if human beings still have hope?"

"You'll know," said Skellig, "because you're more human than anyone else."

Until now, I don't quite understand what he meant, but his smile has always been engraved in my mind.

"Doctor, is this your order?"

"Do not."

"This is my last plea, a plea to a human being," Skellig said.

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