Chapter 118
Zhang Xun smiled at him, but it was a little unnatural. Of course he wasn't nervous about sitting in the mech, he was nervous about what he had to face after he got outside.
The cockpit can accommodate one to three people. But most of the time it's one or two people. The main driving position is a few mechanical arms that can fix the driver in mid-air, surrounded by tight screens. The co-pilot's seat is right next to the main driver's seat, and a certain distance is deliberately set aside so as not to be affected when the main driver needs to make some large-scale movements. Zhang Xun sat awkwardly in the co-pilot seat, and saw the driver wearing a full set of control suits standing in front of the main mechanical arm, buckling the stabilizer extending from the mechanical arm around his waist. Then he stretched out his arms and issued an instruction: "Start the main driving position connection system."
The main mechanical arm lifted the driver slowly, and the other four mechanical arms protruded from the darkness, respectively buckling the driver's wrist and feet. Finally, a helmet is buckled on the driver's head with the last mechanical arm.
Suddenly, all the screens light up at the same time. Surrounded by projections of all the surrounding scenery, it makes people think that they are hovering in mid-air. Zhang Xun could see several chiefs and officers of the round table looking in their direction not far from his feet. He could see his father standing in the crowd, and he could see Adam surrounded by several soldiers. They were all staring at the red mecha.
On both sides, the other two mechas are also ready.
"Tianhuo is in place," the driver said. Moments later the other driver's voice came from the overhead speakers.
"Seagulls in place."
"The wind bào is in place."
This was followed by a message from the console, "Ready to open the door, all auxiliary units pay attention."
The gigantic gate, which usually looks extremely tall and indestructible, suddenly seems to be just right now. The heavy gears rotated under the powerful pulling force, and the steel cables were continuously twisted. The door opened slowly.
At the same time, the driver started to take steps, and the huge steel robot followed suit, striding towards the exit amidst the roar. The suspension balance system designed by Lab is obviously very perfect, and the movement of Skyfire can hardly be felt in the cabin.
However, now is not the time to be proud of the superiority of the department's products...
Zhang Xun unconsciously pressed his hand on his chest, feeling the touch of the pendant through his clothes.
He can do it, he can tame Adam, he can face Eden.
Although in front of Eden, he does not have any authority, nor any protective measures... Although Eden can kill him as easily as a fly, Paradise Lost will not even have time to save him.
But based on what he knew about Adam, Eden shouldn't be that cruel... He could only bet that what Adam showed was indeed Eden's true nature.
If AI has such a thing as nature...
Outside Paradise Lost, the scorched earth spreading in all directions like a ring of death is covered by smooth and sharp metallic luster and the light emanating from the body of artificial intelligence at this moment. There are countless robots, some of which are in human form, but more are robots in forms that humans cannot understand at all, and there are even deformed robots that lie on the ground like slime mold. Farther away, the huge armored AI robot like a building blocks the forest in the distance, like a silver-white city wall. There are also many unmanned aerial vehicles of different shapes floating far and near in the sky, and the sunlight is reflected by them all the more glaring.
And in front of him, about 300 meters away, there was an icosahedron that was continuously and slowly rotating. It is white all over, as if it is not made of alloy, flowing with a kind of pearl-like, animal-like warm and detached luster. There were no seams or nozzles to be seen, and Zhang Xun couldn't even figure out how it was suspended in mid-air.
Icosahedron, the regular polyhedron with the largest number of faces among the five regular polyhedra, is closest to a purely perfect sphere. Eden chooses to appear in this shape, rather than the most perfect sphere, as if it were an expression of humility.
Closest to God, not to God...
Underneath this humility is a kind of arrogance that seeks truth from facts. It is only a fact to itself, but an arrogance that makes sense to humans.
Zhang Xun looked at the non-glare but inaccessible white regular polyhedron, and suddenly felt as if the whole world was squeezing towards him.
"Arrived at the predetermined location, the pilot of the Skyfire is preparing to evacuate." After receiving the affirmative reply from Paradise Lost, the pilot used a password to untie the control arm on his body. According to the original plan, he needed to evacuate to a nearby mech. Before leaving, he shook hands with Zhang Xun, "Don't worry, we are right beside you."
Zhang Xun pursed his lips tightly and nodded.
After the driver left, he was the only one left in the entire cockpit. Although he is familiar with all the systems and structural designs of these mechs, he doesn't know how to drive them. If anything happens, he can only wait here for rescue or to die.
Refusing to continue to let his pessimistic imagination control his brain, he stood on the disc where the main driver was, and waited. The icosahedron in the distance is still rotating continuously, with constant speed and constant light wave.
Zhang Xun thought over and over in his mind how he was going to say the first sentence. How would Eden react after seeing only him without Adam.