Cyber Heroes

Faced with the questioning of the body, Sagittarius did not refuse this time. A port popped open on the back of his neck. He plugged a receipt cord into the port and threw the other end toward Xiangshan.

The main body plugs the other end of the data cable into the interface on the inside of its wrist.

The magnificent inner strength has taken over everything.

[Full process self-inspection, 1%...3%...7%...18%...]

[Verification process self-test is correct. Start permission verification]

Sagittarius closed his prosthetic eyes and landed on the bottom of the sea.

But he saw one thing through the prosthetic eyes of the original body.

The squids gathered around, the light and shadow flowing on their bodies.

This is their song. This is their farewell.

Sagittarius told them that as long as they take the initiative to throw out the data line, it means everything goes well. He will also complete his mission and merge into his original life.

The next time we meet, he will still be him. He will meet these friends of life and death in another appearance.

The squids may have misunderstood something. Sagittarius thought. This is not death.

【Do you need to say goodbye? 】

This sentence appears directly in Sagittarius's thinking. It was the words coming from the main body. The convergence has already begun. I have started to download the data for self-update from the ontology. And the uploading and transcribing of my own memory files is about to be completed.

The main body said: [It’s not a short amount of time anyway. 】

【I am you. 】Sagittarius said: 【There is no need to say goodbye again. I'm still there, just in a bigger me. 】

The ontology said: [We are one person. 】

【yes. 】

[If you refuse this process, we can interrupt it. 】Xiang Shan said: 【Let's exchange the necessary information, and from now on we will be two people, even brothers. I know how I feel at this moment. There are already enough Xiangshans in human history, not even more than you. 】

【Completely unnecessary. As you said, there are already too many Xiangshan in human history. ] Sagittarius thought for a while and said: [Although I am you, I am also an AI. Human beings are born into the world aimlessly, while AI is born with its own mission. 】

[Your AI has learning capabilities. You can find a new meaning in life on your own. 】

[For me, my most important mission will not be fully completed if it does not merge into the life of another, larger me. "Xiang Shan" may feel sorry for this AI, but AI will not feel sorry for AI. After weighing it all, I think this is still the best choice. 】

【Is that so? 】

[Of course, it’s not without regrets. The world is still big. Even as an AI, I can still do a lot of things. However, in comparison, the mission I have been given and the meaning of existence I have gained can never be given up. We are one person. Perhaps when doing that, it was not the electrons in the chip that carried the consciousness, but the sparks between nerves. This prosthetic body has also been abandoned long ago. But that's still me. 】

[Well, okay. You have more say in this matter. It's up to you to decide. 】

[Write this down. It might be useful to study the sociological and anthropological significance of AI in the future. 】

【Unforgettable. 】

Finally, the progress bar is full. The update has started.

The two Xiangshans have begun to synchronize.

But execution starts only after the last idea that has been written to the cache has been started.

[But after all, there is a line that I have really wanted to say again for a long time. 】

[Ah...what's the plot? 】

The Sagittarius prosthetic performed the last act of prefetching.

"I don't want to go. (I don't want to go.)"

That's what he said.

Then, it was as if the TV suddenly pressed the off button.

Then, two completely different emotions burst out from Xiangshan's heart.

One is shame.

It's like the kind of person who sees a diagnosis of a terminal illness, tells his friend Barabala about all the bad things he has done, then confesses his love to his crush, then scolds his dog boss on behalf of his colleagues, creating many sensational scenes, and ends up in the hospital. A notice was sent saying that the medical certificate was taken in the wrong form.

Damn he said it so solemnly, but physically it felt like "suddenly switching from that body to this prosthetic body", "just changing positions"!

How could he not be ashamed when he just changed his position and said so many sensational words?

But the other half is pathos. This feeling is like really losing something.

The memories are seamlessly bridged, but the final thoughts of the brain and the chip are completely opposite, as if a sad tragedy and the most ridiculous comedy are mixed together.

Xiangshan couldn't help but hug his head.

After a long while, he muttered to himself.

"The Yawgmoth element of the AI ​​in this series is still too heavy and poisonous. I don't really like British science fiction dramas that look like old ladies wrapping their feet, okay..."

——And I prefer the early-century version of Seasons 5, 6 and 7. Even if you tell me the classic lines from Season 4, I would... Bah! This is definitely pollution!

The Sagittarius machine then looked at the squids. He took out a display screen from behind and said to the squids: "Okay, friends, it's still me. Just like this, the new me. Bring the data."

Sagittarius actually made two preparations. Really important information. He separated it from his memory bank in advance and gave it to Squid for preservation.

In this case, even if the main body assimilates itself without saying a word, it will not be able to obtain the most meaningful information. The squids also had a little room for negotiation.

Although this is a little bit of leeway, it must also rely on Xiangshan's own integrity. Although the main body that can snatch is undoubtedly very disdainful.

However, as long as Xiangshan, who is willing to stand by the cuttlefish, merges into the original body, maybe the original body... will change a little bit.

And this is also the mission mentioned by Sagittarius Xiangshan.

As an AI, Sagittarius Xiangshan was given two "purposes" when he was written. "Play as Xiangshan" and "bring the Sagittarius body to merge with the main body". And the third "purpose" he obtained through deep learning function is to "fight for the rights that every intelligent life deserves for these squids."

And these three goals all require him to merge into his own body.

Yes, Sagittarius believes that only when this Xiangshan who once stood with the squid merges into the ontology, can the ontology Xiangshan truly understand the position of those squids and ensure that there is no partiality towards mammals.

Even if he says "I don't want to leave," AI is AI. He embraced his birthright.

Ah Hun glanced at Sagittarius warily, feeling vaguely familiar. He waved his arms and legs and left.

Unlike whales, squid lack the ability to communicate over long distances in the sea. The social nature of these calamari is even given by the chip. There are some things they can only do by themselves.

Soon, Xiang Shan got a storage device.

After reading the memory, Xiangshan gradually understood the whole story.

This Sagittarius meme comes from the same source as Yawgmoth's random background meme when he was mocking the Ninth Valkyrie.

Halfway through writing, I couldn’t help but watch The End of Time again. While I personally do feel that Eleven's episodes are of a higher standard overall, the final episode of Season 4 was still good.