Embers Ad Infinitum

Shang Jianyao strode forward to greet the member of the robot guard and said:

"look:

"You are a human being, and I am a human being..."

Before he finished speaking, the blue light in the intelligent robot's eyes brightened.

This made Shang Jianyao's subsequent "reasoning" stuck in his throat, and he seemed ready to think about it again.

At this moment, the intelligent robot made a sigh of relief:

"You are the first carbon-based person I have met who is willing to admit that we intelligent beings are human beings."

He extended his right hand as he spoke.

When Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong and others were a little stunned, Shang Jianyao "habitually" stretched out his right hand and held the cold silver-black metal palm.

"You can come to me if you need anything in the future." The intelligent robot shook his palms several times, "My name is Alpha Stuart."

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao agreed without hesitation, "From now on, we are friends."

"Yes, yes, friend!" Alpha was very happy about this.

Can you make friends without being a "mystery clown"? Jiang Baimian suddenly had the idea that this might be an illusion.

"Confirmed that there is no problem." Shang Jianyao turned around and concluded seriously.

Jiang Baimian was cautious and chatted with the two humans following Alpha to verify their identities.

After doing this, they handed over the fortification layout plan to Alpha and others, drove their own cars, and slowly moved towards Tarnan while constantly checking the road conditions.

…………

At 8:30 in the morning, there was a large conference room in the town hall building.

Zhou Yue, Li Zhe, Mike and other local leaders of major sects gathered here, as well as Hunter Guild President Gu Bo, Bai Xiao Lintong's team, Qian Bai's team, and Robot Guard Captain Gennava, ready to exchange experiences with each other.

This is to share experiences and find inspiration to deal with the "higher unintentional person".

On behalf of the team, Bai Xiao, whose smaller half of his skull shone with a metallic light, briefly described his experiences and findings after entering the mountain. Gnawa, who had already received the news, let out a heavy sigh again.

"May they all find peace." The mayor of Tarnan sighed, then turned to look at Jiang Baimian and others, "You seem to have been affected by illusions several times?"

"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded gently.

To be honest, she didn't quite understand Gnawa's grief and heaviness.

In her opinion, intelligent robots will not "die" so easily. Their main programs or core modules should be backed up. When the time comes, it is not necessary to find parts, reassemble them, and become a hero again. Wait another eighteen years.

This was not a good time to study this issue. Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"Let me tell you briefly."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shang Jianyao opened his tactical backpack, took out the blue and white loudspeaker, and handed it to her.

"..." Jiang Baimian didn't know how to respond.

"The sound effect here is very good, there is no need for this." Gnawa stopped this behavior.

The most important thing is that there is a microphone on the conference table, but it is far away from Jiang Baimian.

When Shang Jianyao put away the loudspeaker, Jiang Baimian adjusted his mood and described hallucinatory experiences such as "fake Baixiao team", "death experience", "Jiang Xiaoyue jumping off the building".

She did not mention the incident of Long Yuehong being affected by hallucinations. She just explained the corresponding situation with a similar fabricated case. Anyway, the purpose of this meeting was mainly to share experiences and let others understand the situation and make plans. There was no need to go back to the original story. Tell all the details completely.

As long as it achieves its purpose, it doesn't matter whether the case is fabricated or not.

"Jiang Xiaoyue..." Bai Xiao, Lin Tong, Lei, and Zhang Shaopeng looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time, saying that they had never heard of this name before.

Jiang Baimian focused on Zhou Yue, but the face of the visitor at Nanke Temple was blank.

Obviously, she didn't know why the "higher unintentional person" created the illusion of Jiang Xiaoyue jumping off the building.

The same goes for Li Zhe, who is wearing a fiery red robe, and Mike, who is no longer wearing an apron.

Suddenly, Gnawa spoke in a tone like reading from a manuscript:

"Jiang Xiaoyue, a popular idol in the old world, committed suicide by jumping off the building at her home because of her date with the middle-aged wealthy married man Cai Mingde."

This... Long Yuehong and others were stunned for a moment after hearing this.

When Gennava finished explaining what idol meant, the person who reacted the fastest was not Jiang Baimian, but Shang Jianyao. He clasped his hands, gave up applauding, and sighed:

"It's really a tragedy."

At this time, Jiang Baimian finally woke up:

"Mechanical Paradise" saves a lot of electronic data from the old world. Gnawa found Jiang Xiaoyue's related information through the built-in or wirelessly connected database after a short search.

It seemed like they really knew a lot... Jiang Baimian was immediately looking forward to the "communication" with Yuan Nao.

"This turned out to be something that really happened..." Zhou Yue couldn't help but sigh, "I thought it was from some TV series in the old world. The 'Higher Unintentional' happened to watch it before he fell ill."

Episode... Zhou Guanzhu, you and the boss lady should have something in common, maybe we can become good friends... The only problem is, you won't recognize this friend when you turn around... Jiang Baimian muttered silently, Lin from Bai Xiao's team Tong frowned slightly and said:

"What does this have to do with the 'Higher Heartless One'?"

"I don't know, there are too many possibilities." Gennava answered honestly.

Jiang Baimian immediately added:

"Chief Gnawa, please print out all the information related to Jiang Xiaoyue after the meeting. We want to see if we can find any useful information from it.

"If we could untie the obsession of the 'Higher Heartless One', he might just give up on Tarnan."

"No problem." Gennava moved his metal neck, "We will also do corresponding data analysis."

"Give us one too." Bai Xiao followed.

Zhou Yue and others also expressed their need one after another.

After the exchange just now, they all determined that the "Higher Heartless One" had an abnormal obsession with Tarnan, and hoped to find clues from the various situations presented in the illusion.

Gnawa agreed to them all.

After Zhou Yue, Li Zhe and others finished sharing their experiences, Gnawa made the final summary:

"The current strategy is still to focus on defense. Don't let the target enter Tarnan, and wait for experts from the Mirage Sect or reinforcements from our Mechanical Paradise to deal with it."

"Dream Protector..." Zhou Yue corrected in a low voice.

This is no expert.

Gennava nodded:

"Yes, an expert in dealing with illusions and dreams."

After Zhou Yue heard this, she didn't refute again and said "hmm":

"It will arrive in three days at most."

It’s all fantasy, so why take it seriously?

…………

Youmeng Hotel.

The "Old Tune Team" slept until noon, had a quick bite, and then waited for a few auxiliary robots to arrive.

They turned their feet into wheels and transported piles of information into Room 221.

"So many?" Jiang Baimian was a little surprised.

"Yes." The leading auxiliary robot said in an obvious electronic synthesized voice, "Chief Gnawa has eliminated the duplicate data."

It felt like the living room was almost full... Long Yuehong's first reaction was not that one idol in the old world could have so much relevant information, but that it was such a waste of paper.

On the dusty soil, except for a few places like Tarnan, paper is also a valuable resource. After all, it is not a key item in production.

Shang Jianyao said with a sad face:

"We forgot to tell Gnawa that we had computers."

The leading auxiliary robot was stunned:

"You should have told me earlier..."

"But even if I didn't mention it, it wouldn't be too difficult for you to temporarily provide a few work computers, right?" Jiang Baimian asked angrily and amusingly.

The leading auxiliary robot immediately responded:

"Your request is for printing, and we are complying with your request."

"I just used the words habitually. You should confirm with us..." Jiang Baimian stopped before he finished speaking.

This is because she figured out one thing:

What's the point of competing with a few robots?

"We don't have this program." The leader of the auxiliary robot said, "If you need electronic data now, we can provide it."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian felt that it was more convenient to use a computer to read, as it could be searched, compared and annotated.

In the following time, the "Old Tune Team" sometimes looked through paper materials and sometimes searched for electronic data, hoping to find valuable content from various invalid information about old world idols.

Looking at it, Bai Chen suddenly said:

"Jiang Xiaoyue is not dead."

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others cast their eyes over at the same time.

They are also studying Jiang Xiaoyue's early experiences.

"After she jumped from the building, she did not die on the spot. She was sent to the hospital for rescue and became a vegetative state." Bai Chen briefly described the news he saw.

When Jiang Baimian heard this, he typed a few words and retrieved the electronic data.

Soon, she saw a series of contents:

"Jiang Xiaoyue failed to rescue and may become a vegetative state"

"The attending doctor privately stated that there is little hope that Jiang Xiaoyue will wake up..."

"Jiang Xiaoyue's parents are seeking help from foreign medical institutions..."

"After sleeping for three years, can the former national wife still wake up?"

"..."

While browsing, Jiang Baimian heard Long Yuehong sigh:

"Such a beautiful girl turned into a vegetative state."

Vegetative state... Jiang Baimian frowned slightly, inexplicably feeling that this matter was strangely familiar.

At this time, Shang Jianyao asked:

"and after?"

"You don't know how to check..." Jiang Baimian replied subconsciously.

As she spoke, she began to look for Jiang Xiaoyue's final result to see if she woke up successfully or died slowly.

After searching, Jiang Baimian found a post, which seemed to be an informal post for forum communication.

The content of this post is:

"Reliable news, reliable news, Jiang Xiaoyue's parents signed a voluntary agreement and transferred her to a hospital in the north to receive experimental treatment, hoping to wake her up..."

Voluntary agreement...a certain hospital...vegetative state...experimental treatment...Jiang Baimian read these keywords over and over again.

Suddenly, she stood up and said to Shang Jianyao and others:

"You guys, do you still remember that medical record? The one that was found from the ruins of the steel plant!"

That medical record belonged to a woman named Fan Wensi. She had always seen her son "recently", but her son had long been in a car accident and became a vegetative state. He was sent to a place in the north as a volunteer to receive new treatments.

This is very similar to Jiang Xiaoyue’s situation!

The possible connection between the two made Jiang Baimian's body tremble slightly and his scalp felt numb.