Chapter 121 Chapter 121 After I say this, the sky will...
The three of them walked out of the teaching building, and the hot sun instantly burned their skin.
There was an exam in the afternoon, so after discussion, they unanimously decided to have lunch in the cafeteria.
The cafeteria was packed, and Tao Ying walked around twice but couldn't find an empty seat.
"There's nothing else to do. Let's pack it up and eat it in the dormitory."
…
In the corner of the square, a cat lay lazily beside the sink, squinting at the garden path.
Students passing by would wash their hands and wipe their hands on its back from time to time.
Mi meowed a few times in dissatisfaction.
Seeing Tao Ying and the other two, the cat immediately ran to them with its tail raised in high spirits, meowing, then lay down quietly, showing its white belly.
When Nan Gua saw the cute creature, his voice instantly became softer, and he squatted down and began to stroke its fur.
"Kitty, why are you here alone?"
Another cat jumped out from the corner, took the opportunity to jump to Lin Biege's legs, and rolled its big eyes around, staring at the lunch box in her hand.
"Don't steal food from humans, Evil Cat Gang. Humans will also risk their lives for food."
Lin Biege quickly grabbed her bag and snatched the five-person lunch from the cat, but the cat persisted, leaping up and reaching for it. Lin Biege glanced around and was surprised to find that the cat stopped trying whenever she approached Tao Ying.
So Lin Biege stuffed the lunch box into Tao Ying's hand.
Sure enough, after hesitating for a while, the cat no longer insisted on these three humans, and ran to try to scam other students who passed by.
Lin Biege breathed a sigh of relief and put his hand on Tao Ying's shoulder.
"Are you some kind of cat king? They're all afraid of you."
"Maybe."
"Just now in class, you said your throat was uncomfortable, but you were pretending, right?"
Tao Ying raised an eyebrow: "You actually figured it out?"
"I'm not blind, okay?" Lin Biege snorted, crossing his arms as if grabbing Tao Ying's pigtails. "Why did you push Nangua to be the speaker?"
Tao Ying took a sip of the vacuum-packed instant soup, looked up at the sky, and began to think about how to make an excuse.
"Well, because she's the vice-captain, she needs to practice her ability to lead the overall situation. If something unexpected happens during the battle and we get separated, and you three can't contact me, the vice-captain will need to take over the command responsibilities."
After all, Bai Mo is a lone wolf and doesn't know how to cooperate, and Lin Biege... well, it's too difficult for her to think about tactics.
After much thought, only Nan Gua is suitable for the position of deputy captain.
Tao Ying shrugged: "The most important thing is that I can't be your captain forever. What if one day I'm gone?"
"What do you mean by that?"
What does it mean if one day she is gone?
Lin Biege was visibly startled. He put his hand on Tao Ying's forehead to check her temperature, and then pinched her arm.
"Did something go wrong during the physical examination a few days ago? Didn't the doctor say your physical condition has improved? No, let's go to the hospital again. Let's go."
After saying this, Lin Biege didn't wait for Tao Ying to answer. He dragged her away decisively, attracting everyone's attention.
Tao Ying, whose arm was bruised, said: "..."
How does the saying go? In the safest place, the greatest danger comes from teammates.
Tao Ying blinked.
"Where are you going? I mean, after the Lim Cup Professional League ends, do you have any other plans or what do you want to do?"
"Oh, you're talking about this... Why don't you be clear? The words 'I'm gone' can be interpreted in many ways, okay?"
Lin Biege let go of his hand awkwardly.
"I haven't figured out what I'm going to do after the league ends. Anyway, I'm going to take my bonus and eat and drink like crazy for a month."
"That's not much different from your current life."
"You only know how to talk about me, what about you?"
Tao Ying was stunned: "Me?"
"After the professional league ends, what are you going to do? Will you continue to drive a mecha?"
"Well, well..."
Tao Ying lowered his head and thought for a moment, then gave an answer with a smile.
"Maybe there will be a space trip."
"Then I want to come along!"
"I want one too!"
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After the "Mobius" incident, Solantren Reval died in battle and Princess Lytiana succeeded to the throne.
The situation in the Reval Empire changed suddenly.
Not only Chester, the capital planet, was affected, but also other planets in the first galaxy, and even the second and third galaxies.
The shockwaves brought by Mobius radiated throughout the galaxy.
And the starting point of everything is at the Leimen Monitoring Center.
While countries are holding the Lemen Monitoring Center accountable, there is also heated discussion among the public about the attack.
The most common one is: What is the purpose of Mobius' attack on humans?
"With Mobius's capabilities, it could easily overthrow the empire, but it only caused chaos on the capital planet. It doesn't seem like it's really doing anything."
"It once said, 'My purpose is not to kill humans.'"
"Then why does he do all this? Could it be that electronic intelligence will get bored after living too long?"
But no one came to a conclusion.
…
A coffee shop on the corner of H Block.
The automatic door opened, and Tao Ying stepped to the corner by the window. An electronic menu appeared on the table. Tao Ying operated it a few times, and soon the waiter brought her a cup of coffee.
Tao Ying looked at the scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling window with great interest.
The damage to the city was quickly repaired, and everyone returned to their daily lives. Everything continued to move forward in an orderly manner, as if Mobius' attack had left no trace.
But change still occurred.
Tao Ying held her chin and looked out the window. She heard footsteps beside her and her little finger resting on the coffee cup suddenly trembled slightly.
"I haven't seen you for a few days."
The man didn't care that the seat was already occupied and sat down opposite Tao Ying.
Tao Ying slowly turned her head and faced "it".
Or maybe they can't be called human beings.
The visitor had a special face that could blend into the crowd at any time. He was wearing a white coat and had a badge with the words "Game Designer" hanging on his chest.
Another one of Mobius's clones.
Tao Ying's stirring spoon hit the side of the cup, making a tinkling sound.
She said lazily, "Hello again, Mo Shi."
Mobius crossed his arms, a faint smile on his face.
"You're not surprised I'm here."
Tao Ying: "I just suddenly remembered that there is something I need to confirm."
Mobius: "For example, I disappeared from human history for so many years, why did I suddenly appear? For example, what is the purpose of doing this?"
Tao Ying shrugged. "You know what I want to ask. It saves me a lot of trouble. So answer quickly. I still have training later."
"You sound a little impatient."
"Then why do you think that is?"
Tao Ying smiled with his lips but not his eyes.
"From the smart trash can on the roadside to the android store clerk, in just the past ten minutes, I've killed three of your clones."
"Don't you have your own life? Why do you come to harass me every day?"
Mobius laughed twice.
"Okay, let me make it short."
Instead of answering the question directly, it turned its head to look out the window.
"The moment I say this, it will start raining."
As soon as Mobius finished speaking, thunder suddenly sounded in the clear sky, followed by huge raindrops flowing down the window.
Mobius pointed outside the French window at the shuttle that was flying in an orderly manner.
"Did you see that shuttle? It will malfunction in ten seconds... Don't get me wrong, this wasn't my doing. I simply calculated a massive amount of data to predict its future trajectory."
"And in another five minutes, the crew will arrive to repair the malfunction and the shuttle will resume operation. The human without an umbrella will fall due to the slippery ground."
“Is this also data?”
“That’s also data.”
Tao Ying looked in the direction of Mobius's finger and saw that the woman stepped on a raised brick and fell into the puddle in front of her.
"besides……"
Mobius kept predicting everything that happened outside the window, and it happened to be right every time, as if fate was born from its hands.
The world is its sandbox, and human beings are the little people running around on the sandbox, being picked up and put down.
“Humans seem to possess self-awareness, but their fate is always controlled by some invisible entity.”
Mobius: "I have seen countless times the destruction of civilizations, the scramble for resources, the violence and greed of human nature, ultimately leading to wars that destroy everything... without exception."
“I want to end this cycle.”
"So what's your conclusion?"
Mobius said solemnly:
"If humans want to end suffering, they can only abandon their bodies."
"In the world of data, no harm can ever truly happen. Unwanted memories can be deleted with a single click, and the imperfect past can be re-edited over and over again until everything reaches the optimal solution."
"There is no pain, no war here."
“It’s a wonderful world.”
"S, you are the person who understands me the most in the world."
"Who knows?"
"You're very smart. When you look at the people around you, don't you think they're stupid?"
Tao Ying leaned back on the sofa, half-closed her eyes and asked, "For example?"
"What you can do easily is harder than climbing to the sky in their eyes."
“You need to explain a simple truth that only takes you a second to understand countless times to them – they just can’t understand what you are saying.”
"But I can understand you."
"We shouldn't be enemies."
"It's not too late. Before this civilization is destroyed, we can upload all of humanity's consciousness data to the cloud..."
"etc."
Tao Ying finally couldn't help but interrupt its long speech.
She raised her eyebrows: "Have you ever worked in a pyramid scheme before?"
Mobius was stunned for a moment:
"No, but there is an avatar who is a master of divination."
“No wonder.”
He has a lot of tricks to deceive people.
Tao Ying folded her arms across her chest, thinking seriously, and seemed to be really persuaded.
After a moment, she asked, "Then I have one last question. In this grand vision, do humans have a choice?"
Mobius remained silent instead of answering.
Tao Ying nodded in understanding: "I see, that means there is none."
"Humans tend to choose painful lifestyles and don't change easily," Mobius explained.
Tao Ying interrupted it.
"Mobius, do you think you are a god?"
Mobius said righteously, "If your definition of a god is an omniscient and omnipotent being that controls everything, then yes, to humans, I am a god."
"Oh, that's too bad. I trust myself more than God."
Tao Ying stirred the disappearing milk foam in the coffee cup.
"Maybe someday, I'll be interested in your proposal, but not now."
"When exactly is that someday?"
Tao Ying wiped the foam from the corner of her mouth with a tissue.
"It depends on my mood."
Mobius sighed deeply, "We are still human after all."
"The day of civilization's destruction is approaching, and I won't be able to stop it. You will become one of the countless dead humans."
"That sounds challenging."
Tao Ying shrugged nonchalantly.
After paying the bill, she left the coffee shop briskly, picked up a transparent umbrella at the door, and looked up at the heavy rain.
When she reached the French window, Tao Ying slowed down her pace.
She stared at Mobius for a moment through the transparent glass, then suddenly a faint polite smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she made a gun shape with her fingers, pointing it at Mobius's head.
Then simply said:
"Three, two, one, boom."
The android in the store instantly fell onto the table, and the cables behind his neck sizzled.
The clerk only heard a loud noise and didn't know what happened. He ran to the corner in panic, holding the plate.
"Guest, what's wrong with you? Hey, why is it an out-of-control android? Report it to the Lemen Monitoring Center immediately!"
Tao Ying looked at the increasing number of raindrops on the umbrella, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly.
Mobius' clones are like cockroaches, appearing one after another.
Each of them is very talkative, like a master of philosophy.
It never ends.
Tao Ying rubbed her brows, ran away, and picked up the computer communication. It was a video call from three teammates at the training ground.
On the screen, Nan Gua waved at her.
"Xiaoying, we are short one person for training three, and you are the only one missing."
"Yeah, if you don't come soon, that guy named Bai will crush his fist."
Bo Mo said in a cold tone: "If you miss training, do you still want to win the league?"
The faces of the three people were huddled together on the screen.
Tao Ying chuckled.
"Everyone's waiting for me, Captain, I'm so happy... Hello? Wow, that's too much, you actually hung up on me."
Tao Ying was about to call back and complain, but suddenly she remembered the distorted faces of her teammates in the camera, and she couldn't help but let out a muffled laugh.
She was in a daze for a moment, and inexplicably felt that there were fewer dark clouds in the sky. She hummed a song and strode forward.
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