Data Wasteland

Anyone who has read a little bit of modern history of the Red Earth Continent will know the meaning of the name "Nova" and the huge system behind her.

More than two hundred and sixty years after the undercurrent of time and space hit the red earth world, the nuclear winter ended and the radiation on the surface gradually weakened. The various survival centers sent expedition teams to not only confirm the surface conditions, but also explore the space debris brought into this world by the undercurrent of time and space.

Around dr2300, an expedition team found the wreckage of a female robot in a fragment of space that was about to be destroyed.

This is a highly developed mechanical world, and every inch of space under your feet is covered with pipes and wires. Although the remaining space debris completely collapsed shortly after the expedition left, it is still talked about by scholars in later generations and is called the "machine heaven."

Later, after changing hands several times, the wreckage was bought by the White Tower scholars in Ivory City and studied for more than a hundred years.

Scholars have found that the technological content and precision of this robot far exceed the level of this world, and even assumptions are very difficult. In an apprentice's misoperation, the excessive electric current caused the wreckage to produce a biological reaction.

Scholars are beginning to realize that it is not an ordinary robot, but a new form of life, which may be called "silicon-based life."

So scholars started a new research direction, from the initial disassembly to the restoration. Although they could not understand the structure of the robots, they proceeded from the human body structure and the needs of life, and finally completed the repair. After the input of one hundred thousand megavolts, the mechanical life was successfully activated.

She calls herself "Nova" and comes from a world called "Xco1".

She told scholars that her identity is the public servant of the library, and the meaning of life is to serve the public. So she asked the scholars to let her continue to serve the public.

After a period of testing, the scholars were surprised to find that Nova's computing speed is ten trillion times that of the Ivory City supercomputer, and the data storage capacity is also trillions of times the current human capacity.

Facing the astronomical gap, the scholars were amazed and built a complete system around Nova, making full use of her computing power. And this system is the embryonic form of the "public network system" of later generations.

Nova is the mastermind of the system and controls the operation of the entire world.

Facing such a behemoth, Chen Xing fell into a daze. Before I thought about how to answer, two lines of small characters flashed on the screen.

[Bring the "heart" to my side, and you will reap my friendship]

[Remember, don't mention it to anyone, otherwise we will usher in destruction]

The words on the screen flashed by, and then the armed robot returned to normal, turning its body, and heading to the next table of service.

Although there are only two simple sentences, the amount of information contained in them is extremely large, causing Chen Xing to fall into a brief loss of consciousness.

But what is certain is that he is safe.

Willing to communicate means that the other party can’t obliterate him directly, or

You don't need to be so troublesome.

Nova wanted the treasure of the Witch King, that is, the half-machine half-life heart. According to the information he read from the history books, Nova is a mechanical lifeform, and it is not surprising that he is interested in this.

Then why didn't Nova directly obliterate him and then confiscate the things?

It stands to reason that she can do this easily. Chen Xing never believes in kindness and noble morals. In the face of huge interests, the only law is the strong eating of the weak. There is only one possibility that Nova is restricted by certain rules.

He had heard in his last life that the Human Survival Committee discussed an issue every year-whether to let Nova continue to serve the world.

Nova is not a human, but holds the core lifeblood of mankind, which is indeed worrying. It's just that the result of each year is to let Nova continue to serve. No way, human beings are almost as dependent on the public network system as addicts.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce the attitude of the human high-level towards Nova-both dependent and guarded.

"Don't mention it to anyone, otherwise we will usher in destruction"

This sentence indicates to a certain extent Nova's condition. Once the upper echelons discover that she has "selfishness", only destruction will greet her.

What made Chen Xing very uncomfortable was that Nova used the word "we". In other words, whether he wants it or not, Nova has pulled him on the thief ship. Once the ship capsizes, even if others do not trouble him, it is estimated that Nova will kill him before the accident.

It is really not easy to be watched by the main brain of the system.

However, he soon thought of a possibility, suddenly became ecstatic, and quickly called on the armed robots nearby.

"Zizzi..."

The robot rolled and brought it in front of him.

"Can you hear me?" Chen Xing asked in a low voice.

[Please speak……]

A line of small characters flashed on the small screen on the robot's chest.

"I want to leave here." Afraid of Nova's misunderstanding, Chen Xing added, "I mean, leave this continent."

The cursor on the screen flickered, and it took a while for a line to slide out.

[Any operation that violates the rules will usher in destruction]

Seeing this sentence, Chen Xing's whole body is not good. His eyelids were raised and he was lethargic, just like a patient who had just learned of a terminal illness from a doctor.

That's right, Nova said at the very beginning, "Bring things to her." If she could do this by herself, she would have killed him long ago. Does she still need to cooperate?

"Then how do I send things over?" Chen Xing asked with the last glimmer of hope.

[wait……]

"You mean, ten years from now?" Chen Xing asked helplessly.

[Ten years for us, and not very soon]

"Oh..." Chen

Xingchang sighed. If even Nova has no choice, he can only squat here for ten years.

Perhaps for Nova, ten years is just a number, and it will pass in a blink of an eye. But for humans, how many decades can there be in a lifetime? He couldn't help but think of Wu Jinjian's "Three years...".

The loneliness and sadness contained in it were not something that a newcomer could understand. Perhaps it was because of the protection of self-consciousness, he didn't think deeply. But in fact, thinking about it further, he will not be able to see Yeyang Bailiu, Su Na, and those who follow him in Lanhua Town for ten years.

After ten years of living on a land full of barbarians, maybe you will eventually go crazy, right?

An indescribable bitterness surged into my heart, and the desire to go back became extremely strong.

Despite the mixed feelings in his heart, he is a sensible person, and his third life experience is his greatest wealth, so he quickly calmed down his emotions.

In any case, it is better to manage your own team first, and then think about other ways. He has always believed that the road to heaven is boundless, as long as he works hard, he will have a chance, even if the chance seems very slim.

[Looking forward to your arrival, Chen Xing the Exile]

[Anything else? ]

"How can you help me?" Chen Xing asked.

[No……]

The small print on the screen paused for a while, and continued to flash out behind.

[Before you get my friendship]

"How do you guarantee that I can live here for ten years?" Chen Xing asked.

[According to the records in my database, you have this ability]

"So worthy of me?" Chen Xing smiled.

[I will provide you with some information when necessary]

[But it’s just information. Anything that violates the rules will usher in our destruction]

"What is our relationship now, partners?" Chen Xing asked tentatively.

[According to the rules of your human society, it can be understood like this]

"Then you can tell me..." Chen Xing hesitated for a while and asked, "Does this heart mean anything to you?"

[No comment...]

[Before you get my friendship]

For some reason, Chen Xing suddenly felt that he was facing a arrogant little girl.

"Is your friendship valuable?" Of course, he only dared to say this in his heart. After all, the other party is the mastermind in control of the whole world, so it's better not to offend.

"Then, before getting your friendship, can you chat with me?" Chen Xing changed his request. Because he thought of Xiaobing, the chat robot on Earth, and Apple's Siri.

[...]

Six dots flashed on the screen, and then the armed robot turned and left.