ATPnovel Chapter 275 Pandora the Machine Servant
Chapter 275 Pandora the Machine Servant
Chapter 275 Pandora the Machine Servant
Oh, so it's something like artificial intelligence.
Skran sensed something was amiss and pressed for details, asking, "What kind of place is this paradise you're talking about?"
"Paradise is a large city that I have created for mankind, where everyone can enjoy a utopian standard of living, with no poverty, no hunger, and not even death."
Pandora's attitude was mild, but her words sent a chill down Skran's spine.
He could understand the absence of poverty and hunger, but what about the absence of death?
Recalling what Modi had said not long ago, he immediately had some guesses in his mind.
"All the humans currently existing in this world live in Paradise. Except for a few abnormal individuals, most of them live positive and fulfilling lives under my protection and guidance. I sincerely hope that you two can settle in Paradise."
After Pandora finished speaking, she remained silent, the smile on her lips unchanged, awaiting their reply.
"In other words, the so-called paradise is actually a human conservation center?" Modi slapped his hand. "It's similar to a place that protects rare animals."
"So, a zoo?" Skran frowned. After considering this possibility, he was reluctant to accept Pandora's invitation.
"I think there are still differences between the two."
Pandora was not angered by this.
"I will do my best to meet all the needs of the people in Paradise, both material and spiritual, which zoos and rare species conservation centers cannot do."
Skran looked at Mordi and sent him a mental message.
"Sir, what do you think? Should we go to that so-called paradise?"
"Go, why not go? After all, they've extended such a sincere invitation to us."
Mordy gave an affirmative answer, and seeing that Skran still had doubts, he continued, "Our mission requires connecting with death, which inevitably involves Paradise and Pandora. Perhaps, death is the one who severed it."
These words dispelled Skran's last hesitation, and he sighed inwardly, feeling that he was becoming more and more timid.
However, this is understandable. With the plan about to begin, he must preserve his life in order to witness its success.
"Take us there," Mordy said.
Pandora nodded gently. "Thank you for your trust in me. Believe in Paradise, and in me, we will not let you down."
Guided by the drone, the two slowly landed on the deck of the land-based ship.
Upon personally stepping onto a land-based ark for the first time, Skran subtly observed his surroundings, noting that everything he saw was a steel structure in the style of heavy industry.
Besides the most eye-catching macro cannons, there are also a large number of patrolling autonomous machines on the deck. Most of these machines are not human-like, but have spider-like joints and turret-like structures on their backs.
"A terrifying robot?"
Modi asked with interest, and the guiding drone beside him projected an image of Pandora and answered: "These are spider-type mining robots. They have cutting laser emitters on their backs, used to cut rocks and mine minerals. They can easily mine even chiral crystals."
"What is a chiral crystal?" he asked again.
"It is a special mineral that is formed in the time rain region. When the chiral material in the clouds falls to the ground with the time rain, it will accumulate on the ground to form chiral crystals."
At this point, Pandora looked at the wasteland and added, "This engineering ship was originally tasked with mining crystals, but for some reason, not many crystals were produced during that time rain just now. Fortunately, I met you. Every human is a unique treasure, more precious than crystals."
Modi was unmoved by the second half of her statement; he was more concerned about the chiral crystal.
"Can I see those crystals?"
"Of course, no problem. But please be careful while watching. It's best not to touch it, otherwise it may cause your body to deteriorate rapidly."
Pandora commanded a drone to deliver the crystal, a dark gold crystal shaped like a palm, which caused a change in the surrounding gravity simply by being there.
Modi keenly noticed that a ring of pebbles was suspended around the chiral crystal, seemingly influenced by the crystal in some way.
He ignored Pandora's warning and took the crystal in his hand to examine it carefully.
"This strange substance seems to be a high-energy mineral... You wouldn't be using it for energy, would you?"
"You guessed right, chiral crystals can indeed be used to provide energy. In addition, coatings and equipment made from them can resist the erosion of time rain to a certain extent."
Pandora readily admitted this and thoughtfully handed Mordy a research paper to help him understand the various properties of chiral crystals more quickly.
"Did you research all of this by yourself?" Mordy asked casually.
"That's right. Everything related to chiral matter is too dangerous, and most humans are unwilling to come into contact with it. However, the operation of Paradise cannot be separated from this matter, so only I can conduct research on it."
Her answer was impeccable, and her tone was flawless.
"At the speed of the land-based ship, we should arrive at Paradise in about three days. Until then, please stay here for the time being."
Pandora's projection bowed slightly and took the initiative to lead the two on a tour of the land-based ship.
She took the two of them on a tour of everything, from the energy core, which is theoretically not open to outsiders, to the bridge of the land-based ship.
It seems that what she said is true: she will try her best to meet any human request.
"By the way, Pandora, before you arrived, I discovered traces of another human in the Time Rain."
Recalling the cloaked figure he had met, Mordi's eyes darted around, and he took the initiative to remind Pandora.
"That person ran west; they probably didn't die in the Time Rain."
"I see, I understand. I will send worker bees to search for his trail. Thank you for reminding me." Pandora was very grateful.
As soon as she finished speaking, a large swarm of drones flew out of the land-based ship and began searching in the direction Mordi had pointed.
"That direction... I remember there seems to be a group of refugees living there." She gazed westward, as if she had thought of something, and muttered to herself.
"Refugees?" Skran raised an eyebrow. "Since you know there are refugees there, why don't you send them to Paradise and lock them up in the protective centers you built for humanity?"
"Because they were the ones who made the choice to become homeless."
Pandora clasped her hands together in front of her chest. "They were all citizens of Paradise, but they didn't seem to like life there. Instead, they longed for freedom, so they asked me to let them leave Paradise."
"Despite my repeated attempts to persuade them, they did not change their minds, so I had no choice but to agree to let them leave, only occasionally sending drones to deliver some supplies to them."
She looked at Mordy and continued, "If the human you mentioned did indeed run that way, he would likely encounter that group of wanderers."
"I see." Modi nodded, then put the matter out of his mind.
Although that guy is suspected to be a member of the Beacon Legion, he has nothing to do with him. Just mentioning it to Pandora is enough.
Unbeknownst to him, on the other side of the wasteland, outside a settlement of wanderers, a bald, bearded man in a black cloak stopped, enveloped in a chilling aura.
He was reminded by a telepathic connection that someone was keeping an eye on him.
"Who's after me?"
The legion commander tried to locate the target using telepathy, relying on the seemingly invincible power of mental energy, but this time he ran into a brick wall... an invisible brick wall existing on another level.
"I never expected that person to have such a robust anti-prophecy protection."
The legion commander rubbed his temples, decisively erased the traces, and focused his mental energy to conceal his presence.
After he finished, he turned his attention to the homeless community.
The settlement was extremely rudimentary in his eyes, yet it possessed a post-apocalyptic wasteland aesthetic, which, overall, suited his aesthetic tastes very well.
"I've been standing here for so long and no one has noticed me. Are wasteland wanderers all this careless these days?"
The bearded man frowned, and just then, the wanderer finally spotted him. A slightly panicked sound rang out in the settlement, and beams of light shone on him.
A middle-aged man with messy hair and a slightly overweight build hurriedly climbed onto the outer wall and shouted at the bearded man, "Who are you? Did you also escape from Paradise?"
The bearded man, quick-witted, continued, "Yes, I escaped from Paradise and happened to stumble upon your camp."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief. "You should have said so earlier. Open the door and bring him in."
The bearded man entered the settlement without incident, looking around with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Although this settlement has a strong post-apocalyptic wasteland feel, its residents don't resemble wasteland wanderers at all.
The overweight middle-aged man who greeted him was a case in point. Despite living in such a simple settlement, he had an oily face and looked like he ate very well every day.
The others were the same; they all had rosy complexions, robust physiques, and showed no signs of being hungry or overfed. They also seemed to be in good spirits, with gentle demeanors and refined speech.
They all seemed well-educated, but lacked the vigilance expected of homeless people.
The bearded man listened attentively to their conversation, extracting information from it, occasionally chiming in with a few words, or using casual chatter to glean news.
"Please forgive my excitement, it has been so long since I have seen my compatriots from Paradise." The middle-aged man smiled broadly and specially instructed the village's chef to prepare good wine and meat.
"They have no shortage of food and water." The bearded man added in his mind, and after the food and drinks were served, he took the opportunity to say, "I thought the area outside Paradise was a wasteland, but I didn't expect you to have so much food."
"Haha, I thought so too before I left Paradise, but no one expected that reality would be so different."
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The middle-aged man, who had gained weight, laughed heartily.
"Below the settlement, there is a shelter base left over from the old era. The people in it have long since moved to Paradise, but the other resources have not been touched. Relying on those resources, we can even live for decades."
"Isn't this a bit too much? Don't they find this strange?" the bearded man thought to himself.
At this moment, the middle-aged man asked again, "By the way, after saying so much, I still don't know your name, brother."
,name?
The bearded man hesitated for two seconds, rummaged through his memory palace, and finally retrieved his name from the depths of his heart, slowly saying, "Frank, Frank Stan."
"Frank Stein?"
Modi murmured the name.
"It sounds a bit like a mad scientist."
"He is indeed that kind of person," Skran nodded. "Most members of the Beacon Legion are also madmen. Are you sure the person you saw that day was indeed related to the Beacon Legion?"
"I'm pretty sure, the energy emanating from him is too obvious, almost like the evolutionary beacon you gave me."
He had thoroughly mastered the Evolution Beacon, and now above the Blood Sea was an obelisk he had modified, which he called the "Divine Seal," possessing all the effects of the Evolution Beacon.
When the topic of evolutionary beacons came up, Skran looked curious.
"Was that the evolution beacon you left behind before boarding the landship?"
Because Modi's hand speed was too fast, even he couldn't see clearly what it was, only vaguely sensing the fluctuations of the evolution beacon.
"It's not an evolutionary beacon full of backdoors and with rudimentary technology, but a divine seal that I developed myself and has extremely high technical content," Modi corrected seriously.
The divine seal can not only be used to interfere with biological evolution, but it also has another function.
If Mordy and Pandora fall out, the Seal will be his backup plan.
"Although this is a world on the verge of death, it shows no signs of dying on the surface. It should be able to withstand the full activation of the divine seal, right?"
Modi muttered to himself, making Skran break out in a cold sweat.
What exactly did you leave behind?
The floor beneath their feet trembled slightly, and the two realized that the landship was beginning to slow down.
Pandora's voice rang out at just the right moment: "Two esteemed humans, the engineering vessel is about to arrive at Paradise and is currently slowing down. There may be vibrations during this process, so please hold on tight and be careful not to fall."
"We've finally arrived. Let's see what this so-called paradise looks like."
Full of anticipation, Mordy left the room and made his way to the deck of the landship.
The narrow passage gradually widened, and the outside light shone into our eyes, making us squint.
When I opened my eyes again, a bright and clear view appeared before me, revealing a city with a distinctly mechanical style.
There are no office buildings reflecting sunlight, no LED screens common in modern cities, and no pedestrians or vehicles on the streets. Instead, there are unmanned machines moving orderly through the roads between the buildings.
The city's architecture is unique; none of the buildings have windows or glass structures. Their surfaces are covered with orange-yellow stripes, like chips inserted into the ground, forming a giant matrix.
"An unmanned mechanical city?" Skran exclaimed in surprise.
"It's not that there's no one here, it's that everyone lives underground." Mordy had seen more than him, and besides interest, he had no other emotions. "An underground city, with a virtual sky and a climate control system, that's interesting."
"You're right. The engineering ship's deck is connected to the surface of Paradise. If you want to enter the underground city, please take this elevator."
A beautiful young woman with long blonde hair walked over gracefully, explaining with a smile while gesturing for you to enter.
Modi glanced at her, his gaze lingering on her clothes for a moment.
"A maid outfit? I didn't know you were a servant, Pandora."
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