Chapter 116
In the ordinary world, many people have reported that after talking with Eden, they will have this weird feeling of rebirth, as if they have been blessed and baptized by the Holy Spirit. As a result, a religion that worships Eden as a god has even developed, and the number of believers has grown to an extremely considerable level in just one century, even comparable to the ancient Christian Catholicism.
Adam nodded to the Fifth Chief, "Thank you."
The fifth chief waved his hand and let the two of them sit down. Everyone also noticed that Adam's arm was different from before, and understood that Zhang Xun was made of new materials. However, under the interference of all kinds of tedious affairs, most of the chiefs have not read the new material report submitted by the Life Science Department, the Chemistry Department, and the Lab, so they don't know the mystery behind Adam's new prosthetic limb.
Only the sixth chief's gaze was fixed on the cold metal hands that were exposed outside the sleeves for a long time.
On the other hand, Zhang Shuo looked at Zhang Xun with worry on his face.
Eden's request was to talk to Zhang Xun and Adam without anyone monitoring them.
He can understand talking to Adam, but why even Zhang Xun? Not to mention the possibility that Eden might suddenly attack and trap the two during the negotiation process. Even if Eden keeps his promise and retreats, even if they are safe and sound, no matter what they say, Zhang Xun will definitely be questioned carefully by the round table afterwards, and every sentence must be repeated. And the slightest inadvertent conversation with Eden can cause problems. After all, if a human being stays with two super artificial intelligences, he might be dragged into a trap at some point. These traps were included in Zhang Xun's confession and sent to the round table. After being misinterpreted by some chiefs who are hostile to Zhang Xun and Adam, I don't know how it will be magnified and distorted.
After this dialogue, Zhang Xun's position will be more subtle, and the trust of the round table in him will also predictably decrease. And when Zhang Shuo knew that the trust level of the round table was low enough, all the privileges Zhang Xun had had would be withdrawn, and the Paradise Lost in his son's eyes would change in a different way. That appearance will be completely different from the bright side he is used to, and will be full of gutters, poverty and desperation.
His position as commander may be able to protect Zhang Xun to a certain extent, but when Zhang Xun gets deeper and deeper into the vortex caused by artificial intelligence, he may be powerless.
Because of all these worries, Zhang Shuo uncharacteristically opposed Eden's request to accept the dialogue this time. But he also knew in his heart that the round table would definitely agree.
Eden surrounded them with an army of machines, and although he was polite on the surface, he was still threatening them: if he didn't agree to his request, Paradise Lost would pay a terrible price.
The fifth chief said, "Zhang Xun, Eden sent a dialogue request twenty minutes ago, indicating that he wants to have an unmonitored dialogue with you and Adam. What do you think Eden's possible intentions are, and what are the risks?"
Zhang Xun glanced at Adam and said, "I don't think this is a good idea. Eden may not even need to use a language that humans can recognize to communicate with Adam. Although Adam has been domesticated, I am not sure that Eden can communicate with Adam. How much does it affect him?"
Adam lowered his eyes and didn't refute, but he seemed a little bit aggrieved...
Zhang Xun secretly rolled his eyes in his heart, do he still pretend to be in front of so many chiefs at this time...
There was another whisper, and the chiefs exchanged unexplained glances at each other. The sixth chief said, "Eden gave us two hours to think about it. If we still don't agree after two hours, the air strike will start. Mechanic Zhang Xun, do you think we should go to war with Eden or agree with him? Require?"
Now that we've talked about it, is it necessary to hand over such an important decision to a small mechanical method? !
To disagree is to exchange the entire Paradise Lost for Adam's cruelty. Agreeing is tantamount to sending Adam and himself into an extremely suspicious situation.
"We can negotiate with it." Zhang Xun didn't want to fall into the trap.
"Hmph, you figured it out, the other party is Eden, who holds the whole world in his hands, what bargaining chip should we use to negotiate with it!" The third chief mocked in a pessimistic tone, "It didn't directly force us to hand over Adam's death. It's a miracle."
Yes, why not force them to hand over Adam directly?
Zhang Xun suddenly remembered what Adam said in the underground base of Feather Snake City: He wants to know more about human beings.
"Paradise Lost may not be able to withstand Eden's air strikes. Without the support of the human nation, Eden simply cannot mobilize so many weapons." Zhang Shuo stood up and said, "Our army is confident to repel them."
"Even if we can be forced to retreat, how many lives will we have to sacrifice?" The fifth chief frowned with majestic thick eyebrows, his voice was heavy, and his expression was cold, "A conversation can save countless sacrifices, we should try anyway."
"There is no free lunch in the world." The first chief objected.
"Do we want our soldiers to die?"
The opinions of several chiefs could not be unified, and the tone became more and more fierce. The sixth chief looked at the expressions of Zhang Xun and Adam, and suddenly said, "Why don't you listen to the opinions of the parties and see if they want to go?"
The attention of the entire conference room was focused. Zhang Xun glanced at Adam, shook his head slightly, and signaled him to keep quiet. He stood up slowly by himself, looked around the crowd, "Let me talk to Eden alone first."