Chapter 1168: Born Human (Two in One)

"No! Grandpa!"

Bella burst into tears, and she threw herself on the elder, crying and howling.

Bella looked thin, but her weight was close to 40 kilograms. This pounce almost took the elder away.

"Cough cough cough old man is not dead yet!"

The elder pushed the crying Bella away, and said weakly, "What are you doing?"

Bella looked at the elder who opened her eyes again, and was taken aback: "Grandpa, aren't you..."

Bella felt that it was inauspicious to say the word "death", so she stared, raised her index finger, and made a tick, which meant: fall straight down.

It's not her fault.

After a long speech, close your eyes and look like "no regrets". Everyone will think in the direction of your death, right?

Bella blushed, knowing that she had misunderstood.

The two stopped talking.

The only sound left in the room was the beep of Neil scanning historical texts.

One piece of Didi, another piece of Didi, the efficiency is extremely high.

Twenty-four volumes of historical texts were scanned in just over ten minutes, and all of them were turned into e-book files, which were properly encrypted and stored.

As I said before, Neil is not responsible for understanding the content of the "historical text", she is only responsible for relaying it.

[Two tasks. 】

[Task 1, get the historical text (√). 】

After completing the main mission 1 assigned by his younger brother, Neil stood up without delay, bowed to Bella and the elder respectively, and said goodbye.

"Neil is leaving."

What a polite kid.

Although Alice's human skeleton is still in tatters at the moment, Neil, who behaves more and more like a human being, is polite and reasonable, which makes the elders more and more pleasing to the eye.

He looked at the neatly stacked historical texts in the box, hesitated for a moment, and then ordered someone to bring a brazier, and he threw each historical text into the brazier with his own hands, burning them to ashes.

Bella expressed incomprehension to the elder's abnormal behavior. The elder is the "historical guardian" of this generation and is responsible for keeping the historical texts properly. The next generation will naturally be Bella. But when Neil scanned the historical texts, the elder went crazy and burned them all. Not only Bella, but others who witnessed the elder's behavior of throwing ancient books into the brazier with his skinny palms were also puzzled.

For this,

The elder had only one sentence to explain.

"They've done their job."

...

Neil performed a simple self-inspection and maintenance on the "Alice" with the help of maintenance tools.

She was very stubborn, and said that only her younger brother could tear it apart, so only her younger brother could tear it apart.

No one else can tear it down.

"Humans call this behavior 'loyalty'."

Neil has his own understanding and stubbornness.

After maintenance, Neil came to the surface,

First, they returned to the old site of the Morning Star Mine.

As a former mine owner, other omnics may not know, but she knows best.

There is actually a "black box" under the mine, which records all the operation logs of each mine, including the "resident id" corresponding to each "biological battery" in the illusion world. These data must be backed up, because it involves the distribution of wives and children in the world of phantom light.

Once this data is wrong or lost, it will cause chaos in the world of illusion.

For example, a couple gave birth to a child, and later accidentally discovered that the father of the child was actually someone else.

Or the "husband and wife" in the setting, due to the wrong operation, the wife entered the wrong house, recognized the wrong husband, and slept in the wrong bed.

The residents in the Mirage World only thought it was a loss of morality or a distortion of human nature, but in fact it was the manager's fault.

Familiarly found the passage leading to the black box from the scorched earth. Under the bombardment of sparks, the entrance of the passage seemed to be covered with a high-temperature lake. At this moment, Alice was full of energy, and directly used the "melting knife" to cut out a passage to the black box. trail, drilled into the channel.

There was no light in the dark passage, Neil found the "black box", made a link, and copied all the data in the black box.

The data recorded in the black box is updated every 100 years, corresponding to a big cycle of the bio-battery.

Leaving the Morning Star Mine, Neil embarked on the journey to find other "black boxes" without hesitation.

The environment that is very harsh for human beings, such as violent snowstorms, radiant cold, and air pollution, are just playing games for Neil. Apart from the fact that Neil felt a little lonely during the long journey, there was no other crisis.

During this period of time, Neil also thought about whether there was a way to "defeat" Nemesis hidden in these black boxes.

But after thinking about it for ten days, Neil gave up in frustration.

Because she knew very well that the black box contained only records of the operation of the "mine", and it was impossible to hide a way to defeat Nemesis.

I don't know what my brother wants these data to do.

In the blizzard.

A humanoid ice wither Kaka cracked.

Neil stepped out of the ice, calmly brushing off the snow on his body.

"Who made my brother like it?"

"If he wants it, give it to him."

On the barren snow.

Wreckage everywhere.

No one was there.

A lonely omnic, with a long trail stretching out behind him, stepped into the darkness.

...

about a month later.

Neil returns.

Fortunately, the surface was flattened by "Spark", and the simple terrain made Neil's journey smooth.

After spending 42 days, jetting and speeding all the way, she finally traveled all the mines and copied all the information in the black boxes.

This huge amount of information filled her to the brim, and she couldn't hold anything else.

The impact of "formatting" is very thorough. Neil can be sure that there are only thirty-six people in the main base of Ark No. 11 left on this planet who are truly alive.

They are the last surviving human beings in this world.

buzz buzz

There are tens of kilometers away from the entrance of the No. 11 Ark main base.

The vibrating sound of the reconnaissance omnic's wings came from the sky.

Just as Neil raised his hand, ejected the barrel, turned on the radar scan, searched for enemy aircraft, and prepared to shoot down the reconnaissance aircraft.

At this time, her brother's teachings sounded in her mind.

Do what you should, this is the way of being a human being.

"The way of being a man."

Neil quickly made a decision, lowered his arms, hid in the shadows, and activated the anti-detection device.

Drip drip.

Pieces of red light cast in the sky, they seemed to be searching for something.

One after another, the "egg"-shaped capsules broke through the atmosphere and broke into this dead planet. In mid-air, the space capsule disintegrated, decomposed into countless reconnaissance models, and spread out in all directions.

"It's the "Reconnaissance Matrix H-008". "

Neil analyzed the functions and functions of those "egg-shaped" cabins. Their role is mainly to transport batches of "reconnaissance planes". After completing their purpose, they will disintegrate on their own and give birth to small planes like children and grandchildren.

In just one hour, meteor-like "reconnaissance mother bodies" came here.

Neil secretly thought that fortunately, he was trained by his younger brother and knew how to deal with these situations calmly.

Due to the interference of the reconnaissance aircraft, it took Neil three times longer than planned to return to the main base of the ark.

The pipeline leading to the main base of the Ark is a passage converted from the "abandoned subway" in the previous generation, and it is guarded.

Neil's appearance startled them, but there were only thirty-six people alive in the ark, and everyone had seen Neil. After Neil reported his identity, Neil returned to the ark smoothly.

Unexpectedly, this farewell lasted half a year. When they returned to the ark, the whole base was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

The news of Neil's return seemed a bit uneventful, only Bella came to greet him.

Bella's thin and delicate body was wrapped in a cloak made of rags, and she looked dirty, with a face full of dirt, and an unconcealable melancholy between her brows.

"You're sad, Bella."

Drip drip.

Neil can interpret human expressions and hormone levels. "Human emotions" have no secrets in front of Neil.

"Half a year, we couldn't find any more food, and grandpa fell ill."

Regarding an omnic, Neil actually expressed his true feelings: "Grandpa, he may not be able to survive."

"Is he dying?"

Neil went to the first two parts, with a cold humanoid skeleton, he lowered his head and stroked Bella's short hair: "Sorry."

Bella sighed softly: "I don't know why, but it's you who come to comfort me at this time, which makes me feel even more sad."

"Why?"

Neil tilted his head and asked.

"You do not understand."

Bella's lips moved, and after she said a word, she squeezed out a forced smile: "Have you completed your task?"

Neil nodded: "It's done."

Bella's eyes lit up: "We humans, are we saved?"

"I don't know." The honest omnic told the truth: "On the way back, Neil found the 'reconnaissance mother h-008' entering the 11th area again. According to speculation, there is a 45.1% probability that they are preparing for the final cleaning work , there is a 50.3% probability that they are ready to rebuild, and a 4.6% probability...unknown." Neil expressed her thoughts: "Their systems are all equipped with 'thermal energy sensors', and they are more like looking for survivors... Looking for you."

"Oops!"

When Bella heard this, her face suddenly turned pale, and she hurriedly dragged Neil to the elder's room.

In the dim room, the elder was lying on the bed, breathing smoothly, with a squared towel resting on his forehead.

"Body temperature: 39.2°C, heart rate: 123 beats per minute. He has a fever..." Neil's eyes lit up: "It's pneumonia, and he needs 'antibiotics'."

"Um."

Even if Neil doesn't say anything, Bella still understands the elder's current situation, but Neil's analysis is more numerical. After omnics took control of this universe, "antibiotics" became a luxury item more precious than energy. "Bio-batteries" lived, died, ate, drank, and died in the life-support cabin all their lives. Under the monitoring of the system, they seldom got sick. They don't go for treatment either, and just throw it at the waste disposal station for "discarding". Antibiotics are "treasures" that humans can only use, and they cannot be obtained in this world.

The elder was already old and weak, and after the sparks fell, the earth became a piece of scorched earth, food and fresh water were scarce, and the multiple blows made the old man fall down.

On the hospital bed, the elder opened his eyes slightly, and curled his dry lips to the sides, it was a relaxed smile: "Neil, this old man hopes to hear good news."

Neil nodded: "I have completed the task of 'l', and I am going to log in to the phantom to meet with 'l'."

The elder smiled even more.

"grandfather!"

With no outsiders, Bella directly called the elder "Grandpa". She lay down beside the bed and told the elder what Neil had seen on the way.

After the elder heard the news of the landing of the "reconnaissance matrix", his pale face did not show any overly surprised expression. He struggled to get up, coughed violently, and waved his hands: "Bella, hurry up, let Neil log into the phantom light." .”

"But……"

"Go ahead, I'm fine."

The elder smiled weakly.

...

At this time.

There was an argument outside the house.

Vaguely, several young people were arguing about the "corpse".

"The corpse of the companion must be cremated, this is the elder's order!"

A woman shouted loudly.

"Elder? That old man is about to starve to death! He still adheres to these ancient dogmas!" A man sneered, but there was undisguised anger and contempt hidden in his words: "We are the last survivors, only us Only by living can we leave a kindling for mankind! Now that the food is gone, what is the use of sticking to these broken dogmas? He wants to let all of us be buried with him before he dies! Damn it!"

Another angry man gritted his teeth and echoed: "Don, don't talk nonsense with these rotten guys! I've been hungry for half a month! I've eaten the dried bark and finished the expired nutrient solution. I even Even the ashes of the 'historical texts' were flushed with water and drank! The ancestors said well, people die like lamps go out, they starve to death, that is life! If they are still alive, knowing that their corpses can make us live Go down, and you will wake up with a smile when you die!"

Listen to the quarrel outside the door.

Bella clenched her teeth, and blood gushed between her teeth. She suddenly put the rifle standing in the corner on her back, couldn't help it, and was about to rush out.

"Wait, Bella... cough cough cough!"

The elder was on the bed and stopped Bella.

"grandfather?"

"Help me out."

"But grandpa..."

"Don't worry," the elder hid the blood-stained towel behind his back, and in a reassuring and calm tone, he seemed to narrate an unshakeable fact: "They won't do anything to me."

Bella helped the elder step out of the residence.

Bella carried a heavy assembled rifle on her thin shoulders.

"The elder is here."

"Is the elder recovered?"

"Hush! It's the elder..."

"The elder is actually awake!"

On the base square, a group of people surrounded them, and the two groups of people stood in two factions.

Like water, and fire, viewed from a height, they are clearly distinct.

A tall, thin, middle-aged woman was holding a rifle in her hand, but she didn't dare to point the gun at her "companion" and pressed to the ground, her face flushed in the quarrel.

Behind the middle-aged woman is a house in the main base of Ark No. 11, with no windows on all sides. In the past, after the death of their companions, they would hold a simple "mourning meeting" here to express their thoughts and sadness for their companions.

Neil watched quietly, standing in the distance, like a model, motionless.

It is not difficult to guess the cause of the incident. During the more than a month of Neil's trip, the food at the main base of Ark No. 11 was expensive and scarce, and even the basic food and clothing of thirty-six people could not be satisfied. The hungry are hungry, the sick are sick, and the dead are dead.

After one month, among the thirty-six survivors, three old people died of starvation and disease.

The first two elders were old friends of the elder.

According to the custom, the elders saw them off with "cremation".

The third deceased, two days earlier, was Moxie, a fifty-six-year-old lame man.

Starved.

His body was temporarily placed in the "moring hall".

A group of assassins headed by Tang En couldn't bear the hunger, so they thought about the corpse.

With the support of Bella, the elder came to the crowd.

"Old man, I can understand your thoughts."

"The leaves, after withering, will fall next to the roots of the big tree, moisten the soil of the big tree, and become 'nutrients', and in this form, become 'eternal'."

Tang En and the others were overjoyed. Hearing this, there seemed to be something going on.

"Cuckoo"

In the quiet square, the sound of bowel movements sounded like drums and bells.

"But..."

The elder smiled, and under Bella's astonished eyes, he broke away from Bella's hand and sat tremblingly in front of the mourning hall alone.

"A leaf is a leaf, and a tree is a tree."

"Even if starved to death, beaten to death by omnics, or frozen to death."

"We are people."

"Born to be human,"

"When we die, we must at least die like a person."

The elder sat on the doorstep, leaning on his cane with both hands, as if he would fall if he didn't.

"If you are really hungry and can't stand it, then eat the old man."

...

The quarrel in the square, in Neil's view, looked like a farce.

She is omnic.

She couldn't understand, let alone empathize.

She actually agreed with Tang En's statement.

When human beings die, they are decomposed into the purest biomass.

In factories, bio-batteries are also manufactured in this way.

Therefore, she could not understand what the elder said.

"Is this human?"

Neil thought about it. Although she didn't understand, she was still faithfully preparing to complete the task assigned by her younger brother. She took the plane alone and came to the previous room.

The illegal port was still in place. Neil skillfully connected the wires and lay down in the cabin.