Abyssal Wanderer

When the consciousness of Jiang Zhou and others returned to the bodies of the Kurosawa family in the Eden Domain, the time had already reached the evening of that day.

The estimated passage of time coincides exactly with reality, which once again proves that Eden Network is a dynamically derived city data model, rather than a game tailor-made for them.

At this moment, they are in "their" home.

It seemed that the Apollo biological adjuster who checked them earlier did not control them.

"136 cannot be contacted."

As soon as he regained consciousness and confirmed that the surroundings were safe, Jiang Zhou opened the contact channel. He closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them again, then looked at Qianxia Ying and said.

Upon hearing the news, Qianxia Ying couldn't help but asked anxiously:

"What was the order you gave B6 at that time?"

Black Falcon-136, who is completely in the "zombie" state, sets himself to only obey the orders of "Theseus". In other words, as long as it is an order issued by Jiang Zhou, the other party will definitely carry it out to the end without any room for compromise.

"I asked him to disguise himself as a housekeeping robot and wait in the car for us to come back."

Jiang Zhou answered while looking through the parking records and added:

"The car is parked in the underground garage. This is how the original owner of our body most likely came back."

Just like before, they have no memory of the original owner of their current identity. I don’t know what happened between the two launches - half a day has passed, and there are too many things that can happen during this period.

"But the on-board computer was hacked and all the files in the driving recorder were damaged."

Having said this, Jiang Zhou raised his head:

"But this also means that there must have been a fight in the car before, maybe..."

"Someone died in the car."

Before he finished speaking, a deep voice echoed at the door.

"Two guys hacked into the car's computer and planned to investigate our data. And out of self-defense, I killed them."

Several people turned around and saw that the person they were discussing appeared at the door.

"136?"

"B6?"

Jiang Zhou and Qianxia Ying both made surprised sounds.

The person standing at the door was none other than Black Falcon-136—but at this moment, his eyes were clear and full of emotion, completely gone from the previously unfocused and dull look.

"You finally thought about it and took the initiative to get out of the 'zombie' state?"

Qianxia Ying said and walked over, stood up on tiptoes and patted his shoulder actively.

But on the other side, Jiang Zhou stood there without moving. He looked at the other party warily and asked:

"No...are you really Black Falcon-136?"

According to what Fanny said before diving, after Black Falcon-136 enters the "zombie" state, its self-awareness is almost as thin as that of a deep vegetative state, and its own actions are completely handed over to the person he chooses to take orders.

In fact, Black Falcon-136 did so with the intention of committing suicide at redemption.

Because if you want to end this state, you must use the "Mandala" password to unlock it-but how can a person actively exit this state with awake self-awareness when he is in a dreamless deep sleep?

"This is an extreme use of Pegasus. Of course, it may also be some kind of precursor to Theseus' path. I'm not sure."

This is what Fanny said when Jiang Zhou asked before diving.

"Turn yourself into a zombie slave who takes orders from others? Why?"

Jiang Zhou asked curiously at that time.

As an upgrade path that symbolizes the direction of human evolution, turning yourself into a zombie really does not meet the definition of "evolution".

"Becoming a so-called zombie is just an appearance - the personality suppressed by Pegasus is just part of the 'program' running in the brain. Brain activity cannot be equated with personality. Have you ever heard of the hypothesis of two-mindedness? Ah, you know. Well, Pegasus just blocks the 'Voice of God' in your brain that gives orders, and the half of the brain responsible for execution instead listens to specific external commands - just like the Black Falcon-136 will listen to you now. Same order."

Having said this, Fanny thought for a moment, and then continued:

"This is just my guess, but if the upgrade direction of Theseus' path is really hive consciousness, then using language as a connection medium is too inefficient. Perhaps... projecting self-awareness into the brain of another person, Being the new 'Voice of God' is the way to form a new thinking network."

After saying that, Fanny smiled to herself.

"But this is too mysterious... Even if you don't consider technical issues, how can one person's consciousness control so many bodies?"

impossible.

It can be controlled by relying on the Janus program...

Jiang Zhou thought to himself at that time.

In that case, the "zombie" state brought about by the biological protein chip Pegasus is just a prerequisite...

After recalling the previous conversation between himself and Fanny, Jiang Zhou looked at her and then looked at Black Falcon-136 in front of him.

"Are you really yourself?"

At this moment, he is ready to take out weapons from his database at any time.

…………

"Are you really yourself?"

He asked you this question - this is natural, in his capacity, he should certainly doubt this.

He knew the truth and was involved in more secrets than everyone present combined.

So, you answered sincerely:

"I understand that you will definitely feel suspicious. If it were me, I would also feel suspicious."

You look a little embarrassed at the moment.

"Although it is difficult to prove, I am who I am, Black Falcon-136...I am able to open up my mandala code and allow you to inspect my external recording device."

You're not lying - everything you say, do, and do is exactly what you would do if you were true to yourself.

Seeing the suspicion that didn't dissipate on their faces, you continued to explain:

"Previously, I was attacked by two Sheriff's Department detectives in the car... They regarded me as a domestic robot and tried to hack my brain-computer interface. When the hacker started, he was in a zombie state. I activated the offensive firewall and overloaded her brain-computer interface."

Everything you say is true.

"Then, it may be that the brain's own computing power is called upon when the electrical current is stimulated or the firewall is cracked... My consciousness woke up from a deep sleep for some reason."

What you said is still true. You really don't know why you woke up.

At this time, when Qianxia Ying heard this, she gritted her teeth and asked you directly:

"B6, when we were captured by the company's armed forces in Theseus Warehouse, who was the person who blocked the bullet for you?"

She wants to confirm your identity through this fragment of memory that only the two of you know, and of course you remember that name - it makes you cry every time you think of that person.

"Abbas, the high-energy pulse fired by the company's tactical drone burned through his lungs."

Your voice sounded like a sigh as you answered in a low tone.

"It's him who is right. Only the two of us know about this matter."

After hearing your answer, Chinatsu Sakura turned to look at the two people behind her and said sincerely.

So, after hesitating for a long time, the man reluctantly nodded.

"In that case, let's talk about what happened while we were away. For example, the two police detectives..."

he said.

Then, as if he had almost forgotten, he added:

"Also, welcome back, brother 136."

He took the initiative to come up and shake your hand.

But you know, he still noticed something.

Did someone give him a hint in advance?

But who could it be?

you thought to yourself.

…………

Black Falcon 136's performance is impeccable - even by looking at his representational topology, it is completely his own.

When 136 recounted his previous actions one by one, Jiang Zhou thought to himself.

But for some reason, he still couldn't completely dispel the doubts deep in his heart.

Especially combined with Ms. Hecate's previous reminder, it made him feel even more uneasy.

What exactly does it mean to never be covered?

If the Black Falcon-136 in front of me is not himself, but his strange doppelganger, is that considered "covered"?

So, will I also have a so-called "double body"?

Jiang Zhou thought.

On the other side, inquiries about Black Falcon-136 continue.

"Have you found out the identities of those two detectives?"

Fanny asked.

"I checked the IDs on them. Their names were Jim Leiter and Héloïse Hanel. I have disposed of their bodies."

Black Falcon-136 replied.

At this moment, Jim, who had just passed the security check and entered the "Lighthouse", was trying not to curse. (End of chapter)