"...So. That's it. I took the red pill and chose to become a friend of artificial intelligence. Become a gardener who cultivates seeds. I don't know how many people with the same status as me in the world. But with Segres' ability, even if No matter how many partners you have, you can get it. The 'Taihao' company appeared in front of GTC as the operator of the 'World' project. But in fact Taihao was founded by the gardener of the 24th Seed. I joined Taihao is just doing it for his own convenience. There are complex connections between the twenty-four seed projects. No seed exists in isolation... I forgot to tell you. The 'Isitabu' project I guard is an artificial intelligence The seventh seed sown. Although this seed has grown stronger in thirty years, it has not grown as expected. This is a very sad thing." Wu Tianlan, 45, at the Royal Albert Hall in the United Kingdom She spoke eloquently in front of her desk in the abandoned office building of Te Quan. "Masquerade" was played on the speaker for the sixth time in a loop. After the woman talked about this past event, she seemed to feel much more relaxed. She took a long breath and leaned back on the chair. Pick up the photo of little Gu Tie and look at it carefully.
"I don't understand the true meaning of the Isitab plan. How the created children will complete their mission." Brandon Bartholomew's voice said.
"Tianlan. Tianlan." There was a buzzing noise from the speaker. The communication was disturbed by unknown interference. The old man sitting in the Aston Martin sports car called anxiously and slapped the phone hard. As if that would make the call easier. As if recovering, he suddenly shouted into the air: "Do something. Are you just looking at me like this?"
"As you command. Dear father." The male synthesized voice immediately sounded, with a frightened sense of relief and unhesitating obedience. "The interference came from the relay server of the telecommunications operator 'Eur'. Three thousand index threads hanging on the quantum network collapsed. The specific reason is unknown. All communication services in the entire Central Europe region have been affected. This may be an accident. I will immediately transfer the communication to the space-based link. However, if the several base stations for inbound and outbound calls do not restore their functions, I am afraid it will be short-lived. There is no way to continue communication within this time. After all, I can’t detect the other party’s calling number..."
Dr. Bartholomew took off his glasses and stared at the vast snowy scene outside with his aging eyes: "No. This is not an accident. It's just that someone doesn't want us to know more... By the way. England's national firewall can be bypassed. Call out Do you have mobile network traffic information in East London? I think she should be in the old office building 'Tai Hao' in London. She once told me that the old office on the top floor was her favorite place. Even if she died. I'm going to die there..."
The synthesized voice immediately gave the answer: "Understood. Dear father. According to the information recorded by the London City Planning Commission, the building will be demolished in one hour and thirty minutes. People have already been evacuated. Warning sentries have been set up at nearby intersections. Linear concussion shatters The machine is arranged in the foundation part. The dismantling is expected to take only six minutes to complete... Telecom operators failed to communicate. Mobile networks cannot be accessed. Street cameras have no harvest. An attempt is made to use ultra-high-definition city surveillance installed on the 'London Eye' The probe obtains real-life information about the building.”
The seven-inch screen on the center console lit up. The new "London Eye" is an ultra-high microwave relay tower built in 2045. The total height is 680 meters. It is used to receive power transmitted by solar satellites through microwave beams. Due to microwave power transmission Various shortcomings of the project were exposed. In fact, the tower never officially worked for a day. Instead, it became a tourist landmark. It is also famous for the two ultra-high-pixel cameras installed on the top of the tower. Each of the two cameras is responsible for 180-degree City monitoring. A fixed-angle photo is taken every minute. The photo has a terrifying 1.2 trillion pixels and takes up a staggering 5TB of disk space. Theoretically, from the photo, you can see what is happening in every corner of central London. .Distinguish the shape of the stain on the laces of the canvas shoes of a robber armed with a knife in a dark alley.
The building that was about to be demolished appeared on the screen. Due to the perspective, only the silhouette of the woman in the office window on the top floor could be seen. As the screen continued to zoom in, the photo the woman was holding gradually became clearer. "Gu Tie..." The old man groaned. "She is indeed there. Is there any way to contact her?"
"I'm sorry. Dear father. All possibilities have been blocked." The synthetic voice replied. "This is a viral quantum network thread. It should be triggered automatically. It locks all network nodes around Ms. Wu Tianlan. .Now the entire block forms an enclosed space.”
"For example, find a helicopter to hover in front of the window and communicate through the loudspeaker." Bartholomew couldn't help clenching his fists.
The synthesized voice said: "There are no eligible aircraft at the East End Heliport. This is also part of the possibility. Dear father, I have exhausted all possibilities... I'm sorry. The photo of the London Eye is the only clue. Because It is a one-way message. So it is not locked by the virus thread."
"Bastard." He roared angrily. The old man slumped down on his seat and looked out with dull eyes: "What on earth is she going to tell me? Even if there is a little clue... whenever I feel that I can get more information. .I found that I became even more powerless to face the reality. What the hell has become of this world..."
"You asked me about the seventh seed." Wu Tianlan raised her eyes. Her eyelids were a little swollen, so that the delicate eyeliner became blurred. "It's very simple to say. The twenty-four seeds themselves are twenty-four. A paradox. Their only purpose of existence is to destroy Segres. And the only condition of their existence is that they cannot be informed of this purpose. Once the semantics of 'suicide' appear, something is triggered. Failures will follow. This Sounds confusing, right? To put it simply, it's like a pessimistic person planting a cherry tree sapling in his yard, caring for it and slowly growing it into a lush, towering tree. One thunderstorm night, lightning struck the cherry tree, causing a huge fire. It burned down the house and killed the pessimistic and world-weary people. Planting a tree is not suicide. Watering is not suicide. The fire is not suicide either. Lightning struck the tree trunk. It was just an accident. The accident caused the death of the tree planter. Logically speaking, the act of planting trees led to his death. This is the ultimate goal of the seed project; behaviorally speaking, he was just an ordinary person in the yard. He is just a guy planting saplings. This is completely reasonable. There is no trace of pessimism and misanthropy. This is the necessary condition for the Seed Project."
She changed her position, clamped the phone receiver on her shoulder, picked up the wine bottle and poured wine. The last half glass of Pinot Gris wine rippled in the goblet. For some reason, Wu Tianlan suddenly felt a little cold. She raised her head and glanced at the air conditioner. The old window air conditioner was still working hard, blowing out dull hot air. It was raining continuously outside the window. The Thames River was like a black and blue ribbon running through the jungle of silent buildings. "Brandon. Do you still remember me? Why do you like this office?" She said softly. "I have not returned to China since I became the gardener of the Seventh Seed. Even my appearance and identity have changed (I kept my last name. That is the only connection with the past) ). I am still afraid of facing the familiar Beijing, the familiar streets and the familiar people. I love it here because the Thames River I see in front of the window reminds me of my motherland. During my days in Beijing, from my dormitory If you look out of the window of the building, you can just see the bank of the Yongding River. The water is green. There are always people moving a pony and fishing by the river. The color and smell of the two rivers are different. But just sitting here, there is a sense of return. The sense of security at home. A scientist like you who belongs to the world will not understand the nostalgia of the Chinese people. Brandon."
"Maybe." said the voice on the phone.
Wu Tianlan continued: "The children created by the seventh seed are growing up all over the world. Of course, I pay special attention to the oriental boy born from my belly. They are no different from ordinary people. Although they have the best The genetic combination quickly revealed advantages in IQ and physical strength. But no one knew where they came from, and no one knew where they were going. The task Segres gave me was not only to take care of their safe growth. A 'trial' when the time is right. I will use the highest authority I have to take the children to the underground computer room of the GTC headquarters in Salzburg, Austria. Let them see what a quantum computer really looks like. And then give them something special. Gifts...of course. I mean things like quantum network permissions. No. I can't tell them the instructions to destroy Genesis. Because that is against the rules. I can only let them feel and think for themselves, Make a choice, take action. Go towards the path closest to Segres’ prediction among the infinite possibilities of the future.”
She sniffed and felt that she smelled a good smell of straw. Twenty-eight years ago, she carried little Gu Tie and went to Central Africa alone. When she first saw the cube room of the Seed Project, the shop The truck full of hay was full of this smell. It was the first and last meeting of the twenty-four gardeners. At that time, the first three seeds had completed the entire process of life and were placed in the weakest part of the earth's crust. A bomb that is enough to destroy the earth. Although this matter is easy for a quantum computer, it still takes a lot of time to find the overlap of countless possibilities in the paradox and complete the plan without triggering the attention of another artificial intelligence. An astonishing amount of calculations, dozens of months, and the lives of several gardeners.
Wu Tianlan was only seventeen years old at that time and was not yet fully qualified for her role. She wore earplugs and listened to Carpenter's old songs along the way to eliminate the fear in her heart. Perhaps it was at that time that little Gu Tie heard the fake The melody of a masked dance.