Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Dust.
But how to do it?
No android can disobey orders.
The electronic sounds in my head kept clamoring, my stomach was aching from hunger, and nothing in my body felt right. I was dying...
Wait, are you hungry?
Tao Ying touched the area below her clearly visible ribs.
That's right, she was "hungry".
But traditional bionic people, in order to save computing resources, do not have appetite settings. Could it be that her body——
Tao Ying couldn't help laughing.
"No way, is it still possible?"
She bent down to pick up a piece of sharp metal, quickly cut the skin at the back of her neck, pinched a hard small square with her fingertips, and pulled it out.
The moment the chip was taken out, the electric sound in my head finally disappeared.
Looking at the chip in the palm of his hand, Tao Ying's fingers trembled slightly, but a smile appeared on his face.
She guessed right.
Most bionic people on the market, like the domestic robot in front of you, are made of traditional metal materials.
But her body seemed to be grown from artificial cells.
This type of bionic human is controlled by an implanted chip.
Fortunately, her control circuit seemed to be unstable. Perhaps her consciousness signal entered this body, causing the current to become disordered - this gave her time to react and remove the chip.
After some thought, she decided that this chip was related to her body's origins, so it would be best to keep it for now. Tao Ying put the chip in her pocket and climbed down the conveyor belt.
Behind him, those bionic people who looked no different from humans were still walking into the furnace one by one.
Their actions were very decisive, without any hesitation, as if they had received a call.
…
If this is filmed by the Spark Science crew, they might be able to produce another Embrace Science series like [Does the mass suicide of bionic people mean that they have self-awareness?].
You know what, this is what her two colleagues love to watch the most.
Tao Ying watched for a moment, perhaps because her adrenaline level had finally subsided. Her stomach rumbled, and she turned and fled the furnace, starting to wander around the huge garbage dump looking for food.
…
The garbage dump was filled with bionic men, and it looked like a place where bionic men were abandoned. The area was quite large. Tao Ying walked around it before she found a brick and stone hut covered with solar panels.
Tao Ying pushed open the window and climbed in.
The old TV had its wiring gnawed through, the springs of the dark green sofa were exposed, and a few red artificial flowers were covered in dust in a ceramic vase.
There is a row of iron hooks on the wall, hung with old-fashioned mechanical keys.
The date on the electronic calendar was stuck several years in the past and it kept making a clicking sound due to a malfunction.
It seems that this place has been abandoned for a long time.
Tao Ying rummaged through the drawers of the management office for a while and found a few bottles of expired canned yellow peaches and nutrient solution, as well as an old-fashioned optical computer.
The performance of this optical computer is very poor, and it can only connect to the old Star Network version 1.0, but it can still be used.
Tao Ying opened a bottle of nutrient solution and drank it while sweeping the dust off the small iron bed. She found a comfortable position and sat down cross-legged.
"Light Brain Assistant, current time."
A lovely voice came from the optical computer.
[Hello, Master, the current time is 19:27 on June 1, 1225 in the Star Calendar.]
Tao Ying felt mixed emotions as she confirmed that ten years had passed since her death.
She operated the light computer intermittently, trying to find out what happened after the fire that year, but the news related to her on the Star Network had been deleted very little.
She could only get fragmentary information.
After her death, her fiancé was heartbroken. The public also believed that given the safety level of the Laiji Institute, the fire must have been a man-made disaster and asked the Star Police to thoroughly investigate the cause of death.
As a result, before Star Police took action, Star Network Headlines took action first.
Someone broke the news that Tao Ying had plagiarized the research results of a subordinate named Zhu. Furthermore, she had secretly sold confidential data from Baishi Industry to Haitai Technology.
The charges one by one completely blurred the focus of the discussion.
Public opinion took a sharp turn for the worse.
I have to say, the person behind this is really clever.
Not only did they completely denounce Hengwo's design as plagiarism, but they also fabricated rumors that she was selling confidential data, which led to the two major mecha manufacturers, Haitai Technology and Bai's Industry, fighting for several years over this matter.
Who benefits?
Of course, their competitors.
Tao Ying couldn't help but sneer and asked:
"Assistant Optical Brain, has Iowa Technology produced any sentient mechas in recent years?"
[Hello, yes. Ten years ago, Iowa Technology produced a sentient mecha named Minghuo. Its system design is a groundbreaking achievement in mecha history...]
It was indeed them.
Iowa Technology has no core technology at all, so it is impossible for them to manufacture sentient mecha.
It is now clear who the real plagiarist is.
It's Iowa Tech!
They stole some of Hengwo's data and created the "first sentient mecha", Minghuo.
Tao Ying tapped his head.
By the way, the name Minghuo is also very unethical - a mecha reborn in the flames burning in chaos and darkness.
"Yuris Iowa fell out with his family and forced the mecha to be named in honor of this bad woman!"
The Star Network headlines even said that this was a testament to her fiancé's deep affection.
Even after her death, they still want to use her blood as a means of commercial marketing. They really lack morality.
Tao Ying clicked on a few more discussion threads, trying to get some more information.
Strangely, in the few posts that mentioned her, there were always some sinister comments: "Why are you still mentioning Tao Ying? Aren't you afraid that the electronic ghost will find you?"
"Shh, don't mention it. Be careful, it might crawl into your house along the network cable later."
What is the electronic ghost? Is this the Iowa family's new way of manipulating public opinion?
StarNet users are extremely powerful and can't be controlled.
No one has replied below.
Tao Ying lowered his head in thought, and was choked by the dust, bringing him back to reality.
Forget it, let’s put the previous news aside for now and think about what she should do now.
Although the control chip had just been removed, she still could not move freely.
Because she doesn't have an ID yet.
Interstellar citizens, without an identity chip to prove their identity, will not be able to move forward in any galaxy.
This problem is not difficult to solve, but it is a bit troublesome and requires a lot of money.
Tao Ying thought about it, called up the backend of the optical computer, turned off the security control of the star network, and then simply sent a string of identification codes to the black screen optical computer.
After a moment, the computer screen turned on again and a web page popped up. The page was very simple, with only a circle of deep vortex, which inevitably reminded people of a word - abyss.
A cold and mysterious synthesized female voice sounded.
“Welcome to DeepMist Network. Here, you can buy anything.”
"Long time no see, Shadow. It's been 3893 days since you last logged into the Deep Mist Network."
Deep Mist Web, as the welcome message says, is a place where you can buy anything, from large-scale lethal weapons to mecha parts.
As a result, many transactions operate in a gray area.
Tao Ying used to help people customize mecha systems at DeepMist Networks, and earned some extra money from it to subsidize her research funding.
As soon as I logged into my DeepMist network account, thousands of messages popped up on the chat interface, almost freezing my old computer.
Desert Rose: Shadow, where have you been? Are you still taking orders? We have a small mecha system that needs debugging!
My aunt is the most beautiful: Hello, Shadow. Our team members are very satisfied with the previous mecha commissioning and would like to continue working together.
My aunt is the most beautiful: Why didn't you reply to me? Do you think the price is too low? I can add 10% to the commission.
My aunt is the prettiest: 20%.
[My aunt is the most beautiful: ...at most, 30% at most, 130 million star coins, no more!]
Tao Ying quickly scanned the messages and found that most of them were old customers with whom he had worked. The messages simply asked Tao Ying to help them test the compatibility of parts or debug the mecha system.
But there are exceptions to this rule who earn money from her.
[James_: Shadow, are you coming back? I just got a limited edition part from two hundred years ago. If you don't come back, I won't leave any for you.]
This guy is a mecha fanatic and tech geek. His family runs a mecha parts store in Leimen. The store is called James Mecha Grocery Store. Tao Ying sometimes buys some rare small parts from him.
The number of James' messages in the chat window was far ahead, with a total of 3,000. Only half of them were displayed when the computer lost a bar of power and made an ominous beeping sound.
Tao Ying silently marked all his messages as read.
She has no money now.
I closed the chat interface and was about to buy an identity chip when a gray avatar suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of the computer.
[Beep, beep, beep——]
...Voice call?
Although the Deep Mist network has a call function, almost no one uses it for security reasons.
Username…Dust.
Tao Ying flipped through the pages and found that this account had sent her a message every week since she disappeared. But she had no recollection of ever adding such a person.
When I clicked on the message, the other party’s gray avatar suddenly lit up.
A line of messages appears in the chat history box.
Dust: [Who are you?]
Tao Ying: “…”
Find her account and ask her who she is?
Dust: [Is that you?]
…
Tao Ying didn't think much about it and directly blocked this Dust.
After all these years, how come interstellar fraud methods haven't improved at all?
She clicked on the shopping station, searched for the identity chip, filtered the delivery range - the fourth galaxy, sorted by delivery speed, and soon several sales information appeared, with prices ranging from 10,000 star coins to 1 million star coins.
Ten thousand star coins are not even enough to cover the cost, most likely they are profiteers trying to attract customers with low prices, and one million is too expensive and unnecessary.
Tao Ying picked a reliable one and chatted with him for a while, and finally agreed on a price of around 500,000 yuan.
【Shadow: Then pay.】
【Siren: Give me the account number.】
Both of them were very skilled. Tao Ying opened another web page, fiddled with it for a while, and remotely connected to her private server in Leimen.
The deposits in four of her accounts were frozen, and she is probably still being closely monitored by the Lemen Monitoring Center.
As soon as the money in these accounts is moved, it will be detected immediately.
After thinking about it, she switched to another private account. The owner of this account was fictitious, and no one except Tao Ying herself could know it.
After setting the address at a meteorite crater near the landfill, Tao Ying simply transferred the money to the other party's account and waited for the delivery.
At this moment, in Leimen, hundreds of millions of light years away, three thousand meters underground.
The young man sat on the server, his thin chin half-tucked into his soft white turtleneck sweater, a silver-white plaid manual spread out in his palm.
The black and gold machines around were connected to form a complex network. The lights on the machines kept flashing, and there were strings of complex data and countless electric currents that came and went. They seemed to have life and were conveying some information.
And these constitute the youth.
The boy was an illusory light and shadow, without substance, yet no different from a human being. Therefore, the detailed holographic projection at this moment made him look like a ghost.
He pursed his lips and suppressed the trembling in his hands.
In the projection, silvery-white stars are chasing a black shadow.
The system prompts:
[The coordinates have been retrieved. The person you are looking for is currently in the fourth galaxy, Shamatte Star.]
The book in his hand fell to the ground. The boy retracted his five fingers and the book returned to his palm and disappeared.
He placed his hand on the place where the black shadow flickered, and after a moment, he gently leaned his forehead there, as if his god had finally arrived.
"Let's go and meet her."
·
Tao Ying soon received the delivery information of the package.
She left the garbage dump and arrived at the agreed location, where she received the airdropped goods from a small starship.
Tao Ying fell silent after receiving the package.
So big.
…
The identity chip is only the size of a fingernail, and even with the syringe it is still very small. How could the package be as high as her thigh?
Tao Ying shook his head and listened to the sound, which sounded like something metal.
Never mind, you’ll know once you open it and take a look.
Tao Ying found a place covered by rocks and swiftly opened the package. The moment she lifted the carton, something rolled out of it.
It's a mechanical puppy.
The puppy, palm-sized and modeled after a young dog, was held in Tao Ying's hand. It tilted its head, blinking at her with its eyes, looking adorable and simple. A red label with the words "Gift" was stuck on its head.
So kind, buying an ID chip and giving away a robotic puppy? Tao Ying touched her chin. She didn't believe it.
She covered the puppy's eyes - the identification sensors - and after checking, she found no strange or malicious components.
But these machines can be operated remotely.
After thinking for a moment, Tao Ying pinched the main power supply cable between the mechanical dog's collars and cut it with a knife.
in case.
You must always be vigilant when buying things on the DeepMist network and do not keep anything dangerous with you.
After "killing" the mechanical puppy, Tao Ying took out the chip syringe from the package to confirm whether there was any problem with the purchased chip.
Birthplace, Shamatte Star.
Date of birth: March 11, 1210.
Name: Bai Ying.
Press the needle holder on the back of the neck and push it in slowly. After a slight sting, the chip injection is completed.
Now, she is a legal interstellar citizen born on the planet Shamatte.
Looking back, Tao Ying saw the puppy lying alone on the ground and tapped his arm with his fingers.
Although it is an intelligent entity without consciousness... placing it in an uninhabited desert does not conform to Tao Ying's philosophy of life.
"I am a romantic, after all."
After thinking for a moment, Tao Ying took out the tools from his pocket, unscrewed the mechanical puppy, and put the valuable core, memory and battery into his pocket one by one.
How can making the best use of things not be romantic?
Of course it wasn't because she coveted the parts on it.
At this moment, far away in Leimen, three thousand meters underground, the computer beside the young man made a "crackling" sound of electricity.
Communication links with the fourth system were severed.
The computer's cooling module began to run rapidly, electronic sounds were heard, and the long spectrum on the screen shook.
[Is this the person you've been looking for? As you said, he's very defensive, but unfortunately, he's the one being guarded against. What should I do now? Should I continue to contact him?]
"Um."
The conditions at the place where Tao Ying just appeared were very bad. It was the center of the desert, and there was no human habitation for dozens of kilometers. There was probably no food that humans could eat, and her survival rate would drop to 20% within three days.
"I am anxious."
The young man pursed his lips, turned his head and disappeared into the black and gold computer cluster.
·
Tao Ying returned to the administrator's office, opened a box of nutrient solution in the corner, took out a bottle at random, and drank it in gulps.
A strong fishy smell rushed to the top of Tao Ying's head. His face twisted and he wiped away the tears he coughed up.
This nutrient solution tastes like fish that has been fermented for three months in the hot summer.
Whose Good Man nutrient solution has no consumer complaints about its flavor?
She checked the label again and saw it was not expired. She turned the bottle of nutrient solution over and looked for the manufacturer's information.
On the high-end triangular golden laser logo, there is a picture of an out-of-place salted fish, and a small slogan is written below.
[Produced by Haitai Technology, "Frozen Salted Fish Flavor" nutrient solution, have you eaten salted fish today? ]
Tao Ying: “…”
Oh, Haitai Technology.
Things suddenly made sense.
Haitai Technology is a young mecha company, highlight the key point, [mecha company].
The GYeasy series of mechas they produce are sturdy and durable, with cheap accessories, and have a very good reputation among pilots.
But apart from mechas, Haitai Technology has invested in a lot of things that have nothing to do with mechas, including movies, musical instruments, fertilizers, nutrient solutions... and so on.
The saying "Haitai family is not doing their job properly" is a consensus in the industry.
After all, the "unemployed" president of the Haitai family is not short of money, and he started this company purely for self-realization.
But no matter what, the frozen salted fish flavored nutrient solution is too abstract. What kind of self-realization can be achieved by investing in it?
There was a look of struggle in Tao Ying's eyes as she sipped the last mouthful of nutrient solution.
There was no other way. There was a shortage of supplies nearby and almost no edible food for humans. This little nutrient solution was something she had dug out from the garbage mountain.
The taste of salted fish in his mouth gradually dissipated. Tao Ying blinked his eyes, swiped his laptop with one hand, and made plans for his next step.
Now that she had legal residency, she faced a more serious problem.
It is the physique of a bionic human body.
You may not believe it, but she just walked those few hundred meters and her legs are still weak.
After walking eight steps, the blood circulation becomes sluggish, after walking ten steps, you will be out of breath for a minute, and after walking a hundred steps, your eyes will become blurry.
His physical condition is so poor that it is unimaginable.
If it weren't for genetic modification...it's hard to say how long it could survive.
The medical conditions in the fourth galaxy are limited, and Leimen is the most advanced in the technology of physical transformation.
If you want surgery, you have to go to Leimen.
That is the prosperous First Galaxy, where she used to work.
Tao Ying called out to the ticket window.
As far as she knew, the Fourth Galaxy was too remote and normally had no passenger starships. Only during special periods of the year would cargo starships dock here.
"Computer assistant, check the time of the next starship docking in this port."
[Okay, I've found out for you that a transport ship from the Fritillaria planet will pass by here in a month.]
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