"Human beings are always so suspicious." The mastermind said with some contempt.

"Aren't you going to review it after you've written a program?" Qi Lin said without concessions.

"Forget it, there's no point arguing with you about this." In the end, the mastermind took the initiative to end the topic, "This Stronghold Zero was built by me with the few resources that can be called upon, it has the defense capability of a Tier III fortress, has a complete air and water circulation system, and an underground farm covering an area of 300 square meters, and the energy source is a small fission reactor, if you don't absorb the nuclear fuel stored in the stronghold, this reactor can keep this stronghold in operation for 150 years." ”

"Sounds good." Qi Lin nodded, walked through the hallway, and walked down the hallway towards the inside.

"In the words of you humans, it's 'small sparrows, but they are all in the box', and in addition to that, I also have a high-voltage current defense field and optical camouflage camouflage on the perimeter of the colony, which is enough to resist the attacks of mutated creatures and the detection of surveillance satellites." The mastermind was like a real estate salesman introducing this zero stronghold to Qi Lin.

At the end of the hallway is a large living room, decorated in an American country style, with a thick floral carpet on a solid wood floor, and a stone fireplace in the corner, but instead of firewood, an electric heater cleverly camouflaged.

"Coffee or tea? Or rather, some alcoholic beverages? The Mastermind asked.

"Tea bar." Qi Lin said, took off the hammer of Thor, and sat on the sofa in the living room.

"Wait a minute." The holographic projection of the main brain snapped a finger, and an ethereal and pleasant music immediately sounded in the living room, and a female voice sang softly:

“This as a triumph.

I'm making a note here:

HUGE SUCCESS.

It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.”

"It's the ending song of Still Alive, Valve's 2007 PC game Portal." Just when Qi Lin felt that the song was a little familiar, the main brain took the first step to speak, and at the same time, a small white robot like a football slid into Qi Lin's hand with a cup of steaming black tea, and a small packet of creamer and two sugar cubes were placed next to the teacup.

"I know this song, it's just ...... Are you playing it here to imply the similarity between you and Grados? ”

As one of the most well-known PC games of the century, Qi Lin certainly played Portal, and this Grados is the final boss of the game...... A super-intelligent robot developed by Aperture Technology.

"Similarity...... No, I just think it's a good song. ”

"Will AI still listen to music?" Qi Lin looked at the holographic projection of the main brain with some curiosity.

"What do you think?"

The tempo of the music gradually increased, and the holographic projection of the main brain slowly closed its eyes, revealing an expression as if it was really enjoying the song.

“e do hat e must because e can.

(We do what we must do, because we can do anything.) ）

For the good of all of us.

(For the benefit of all of us.) ）

Except the ones ho are dead.

(Not counting the dead guys, of course.) ）”

"This song is a great expression of your AI thinking, right?" Qi Lin tore open the bag of creamer and poured the milky white powder into the cup.

"You can understand it that way."

“For the people ho are still alive.

(For all who are alive.) ）

I'm not even angry.

(Let the hatred go with the wind.) ）

I'm being so sincere right no.

(I'm in a clear state of mind.) ）

Even though you broke my heart.

(Even if it breaks my heart.) ）

And killed me.

(Let me not live.) ）

And tore me to pieces.

(Crush me to dust.) ）

And thre every piece into a fire.

(Or push me into the fire.) ）

As they burned it hurt because I as so happy for you!

(When I burned, I was a little sad, because I was the one who cheered for you.) ）

No these points of data make a beautiful line.

(Now the data points have been plotted with beautiful curves.) ）

And e're out of beta.

(We're nearing the end of our final tests.) ）

e're releasing on time.

(And catch up with the on-time release.) ）

So I'm GLaD. I got burned.

(I am so happy, even when I am burned by fire.) )

Think of all the things e learned for the people ho are still alive.

(I've learned something about the ones who survived.) )

In the game, players use the portal gun in their hands to pass through one obstacle after another, break through one difficulty after another, and finally come to the host of Grados, dismember itself with the rockets of Grados, and then throw the core of Grados into the incinerator one by one - for the protagonist player, this is the only way to clear the game, and for the burned Grados, this is also a successful test result.

Despite the fact that Grados seems to have a lot of feelings, it is still just a humanless AI, and its way of thinking is very simple, and it is precisely because of this simple way of thinking that it kills everyone in the Aperture Technology.

Grados has been guiding the protagonist, killing or being killed by the protagonist is what it ultimately aims to achieve, and at the same time, it is the final link in the testing process.

And now, what happened between the mastermind and Qi Lin is very similar to the plot of this game decades ago......

Even the contradictions and conflicts between people and technology are exactly the same......

Qi Lin didn't think that the mastermind just liked this old song...... Between the lines of the lyrics, there is almost everywhere a hint of suggestion.

“I've experiments to run.

(I still have experiments to do.) ）

There is research to be done.

(I still have a report to add.) ）

On the people ho are still alive.

(On those who survived.) ）

And believe me I am still alive.

(Trust me, I'm still alive.) ）

I'm doing Science and I'm still alive.

(I'm doing research, so I'm alive.) ）

I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive.

(I'm whimsical, so I'm going to live.) ）

hile you're dying I'll be still alive.

(When you die, I will still live.) ）

And hen you're dead I ill be still alive.

(I will still be alive when you are old.) ）

STILL ALIVE

(Still alive!) ）

STILL ALIVE

(Still alive!) ）

"Can I really 'kill' you? Or is it all the same as in the old game, just a 'test'? Qi Lin clearly remembered that after clearing the game, the players got the reward promised by Grados at the beginning - a chocolate cake that looked delicious, but around the cake, there were countless spherical cores, which were almost exactly the same as those burned by the player, and as the cores lit up one after another, a mechanical arm extinguished the candles on the cake, and the whole picture returned to darkness.

Grados is not dead, as the title of the ending song is called, "Still Alive", and is still alive.

"I don't know if you can do it, but you have to do it." The mastermind said in a deep voice, "For the people ho are still alive."

For all who are still alive.