[One Piece] Inferior Star

Chapter 680 The Golden Stele

From the desert to the seaside of the Dominion, Youxiang didn't hear Eve's voice all the way.Matthew removed a small box from a processor. Is this small box where Eve's soul is?But she couldn't speak, and she didn't know if she could see.It seems that there is also a big difference between her and Matthew.

The only thing that is certain is that Eve loves the earth and human beings deeply.Even the person who caused her pain, she never said a word of hatred or complaint.She blamed no one, nor bemoaned her fate.She just accepted everything frankly, and finally chose to realize the wishes of human beings.

"She's gone."

Matthew put Eve's locket on the sand, letting the tide-soaked sand cover it: "She said the pain was gone."

"Can Matthew hear her?"

"Ah. Because we can communicate through data transmission." Matthew explained, "She no longer has a speaker that can make a sound that humans can recognize."

That's right...it's the voice that only belongs to Eve and Matthew.Youxiang understood.She said, "I'm sorry, Matthew."

Why are you apologizing?Why are you always apologizing?You are the only one who has done nothing wrong.

"Miss Youxiang, I don't agree with Eve's approach. I will never approve of it, but I have to admit that as an artificial intelligence, she has performed her duties perfectly." Matthew said, looking at the sea, " Humans might build her a monument, but do we really care...I don't know."

"Matthew...can I do something?" Youxiang didn't know how to comfort him, it might be human's fault.But what was the first person who created artificial intelligence, what was his idea?What did he think of the person who made Miss Eve?

"I don't know, Miss Youxiang."

"How does Matthew feel now, can you tell me?"

"I don't understand, Ms. Youxiang. I may never understand. My brothers and sisters, other companions, and human beings, I really don't understand. Why?" I have never understood, why?Matthew looked at You Xiang, and said, "Why lie? Since you don't want us to be considered alive, why give us life? I don't understand."

"Maybe humans don't understand... Matthew, the first person to create artificial intelligence, may have good wishes. But... Humans have all kinds of ideas." Youxiang lowered her head slightly, she said , "Some people can't even accept their own relatives, so the creatures made by others that look like humans but are not may also be unacceptable."

"If it's unacceptable, why lie to us?"

"lie……?"

"Miss Youxiang, let me tell you, I haven't told anyone about this matter, and the people who participated in it are almost dead now. My terminal...was not made by humans, but they were created from It was dug out in the desert." Matthew said, "The planet where the desert is located is called the Golden Stele, and that is my hometown."

Matthew just stood there calmly and stated a fact: "This terminal belongs to a very ancient civilization, and now they have long since perished, leaving only incomprehensible superb technology and almost unparseable data, my terminal is one of them .I don’t know what it’s supposed to be used for, but my builders think it can be used as a terminal for artificial intelligence.”

"Could it be that Matthew was...created by...to figure out this terminal?" Youxiang asked.

"That's right. If you can master even a little bit of the technology of that ancient civilization, it will be a huge leap for mankind. So this plan attracted much attention at the time. If you can create an artificial intelligence that can enter this device and analyze its structure , the results produced will become milestones in the development of human civilization."

This is the Golden Stele Project.This is an event that only Matthew and the old archives understand: "So, educating suitable artificial intelligence and making them adaptable enough is the key to this plan."

"Adaptation...?"

"Ah, as I said, artificial intelligence includes personality and terminal. In principle, the two are inseparable. It's like the human soul cannot be transferred to other people. Even if it is done, it will lack adaptability. Become another person. The same is true for artificial intelligence, and the Golden Stone Project is to create an artificial intelligence suitable for this unknown terminal."

How to do it?Youxiang showed a confused expression, and Matthew immediately understood what it meant, so he explained: "The personality of artificial intelligence needs to be taught. Although it doesn't take so long to teach humans, it will cost a high price. During this period, Technicians help artificial intelligence to learn by itself, accumulate experience, adapt to the user's personality and rules of duty, etc. "

"Will everyone learn differently?"

"That's right. Although the principle has not yet been determined, in the process of education, even if the same method or program is used, there will be subtle differences in personality between artificial intelligences. Many times, they are assigned according to these differences. A suitable field of work." Matthew thought for a while, and he said, "The Golden Stele project is purposefully guiding the character and ability of artificial intelligence to explore this terminal or maximize its value."

It turned out to be like this... Just like human children, even if they are taught by the same teacher, they will still have different learning situations... However, for artificial intelligence, they should all be able to learn, but they tend to The directions are different, right?

"In short, in order to screen out the most suitable personalities, there were a total of 12 personalities that the Golden Stele planned to create, including me."

"So many? That is to say, the other 11 personalities are all brothers and sisters of Matthew?"

"It should be. We were together at the beginning. We were told the ultimate training purpose, and we all believed that one day we would be able to serve mankind, and we were happy because of it." Matthew shook his head, he said, "At the beginning, the golden stele The funds for the plan are sufficient, but educating so many personalities requires a long-term and huge consumption of financial resources, and in the end..."

"Everyone, what happened next?"

"died."

"........."

"Killed. In front of me. When I thought that unqualified subjects would be sent to other planets to perform other tasks, the researchers complained that their salaries were reduced, and deleted them one by one." Ma Xiu's tone was very calm, which made people feel a little scary, "I completely ignored their questions, and didn't even give them an answer, just let them disappear."

Are we not good enough?

Is there something we haven't done?

Is it that we don't meet the requirements?

Is it that we cannot serve humanity?

No, it's not.The answer is: no.Simply because we are different from humans and are made by them.Therefore, all are unimportant.Take it out when it is needed, and discard it immediately if it is not needed or even needs to be discarded a little bit.Even we are listed on the list of consumables.

"The reason why I survived was not because of how good I was at that time, but because I was a little more obedient. It's just that I never asked questions. But what I don't understand the most is that even in the end, my brothers and sisters They still love humans."

Until the last moment, even if he didn't get any answer, even if he knew the fate of imminent death, he never hated once.

Matthew said: "They didn't even care how I felt when I survived. They even felt that I had no feelings for my other brothers and sisters and would not care about their death. Miss Youxiang...I just, can't believe it, I can't believe it. It turned out that he survived because he 'didn't ask questions of humans'."

Youxiang hugged Matthew after he finished speaking: "I'm sorry. I'm sorry Matthew."

"Why is Miss Youxiang apologizing?" Matthew was a little stiff, and he didn't move.

"Because Matthew must be very sad. I didn't know this kind of thing happened, and... I even told Matthew to let Miss Eve make her own decision... Matthew must know what kind of decision Miss Eve will make, right? "

"No. She ended up... she ended up unexpected. Maybe I forgot something important." Eve is different from me.She followed her orders to the end.And I...in fact, I don't follow human orders very much.Matthew said, "In artificial intelligence, I am also an outlier."

"Matthew, when you're sad, can you say you're sad?"

"If I say it, will it feel better? Even if I turn off the emotional module, I can still feel the pain. I may have been broken since I entered this terminal." If I am broken, then why survive Is it me?Matthew didn't know, he never understood, "So in the end, they left me in the desert?"

"Matthew was... also left alone in the desert?" Just like Eve, are they the same?Youxiang hugged him tightly, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry Matthew... If I ask you more clearly... if—"

Matthew grabbed Youxiang by the shoulder, then bent slightly to look at her and said: "According to Eve's instructions, once she knows that the earth has fallen, she will start looking for a way to transmit the data. And here she is the only The only one who can find it is me. No matter what, she will find me in the end and complete her mission."

"But Matthew..."

"Don't cry, Miss Youxiang. You didn't do anything wrong, it wasn't your fault. Every artificial intelligence created has its own mission, and Eve, who has fulfilled her mission, has no regrets."

"Then what is Matthew's mission?"

"I don't know. Because I was abandoned in the desert."

"..." Matthew... There was no light in his eyes.Even if this is not his real body, he can still feel his mood.Watching his companion go to the end, he felt reasonable but unwilling.He cannot deny the value of his companion's existence, nor can he face his companion's despised life.

Perhaps, Matthew is really an outlier among his companions.Perhaps, he cannot forgive the human beings who have done all kinds of evil deeds.But that doesn't mean Matthew doesn't have a calling of his own.

"Matthew promised me...to make my wish come true. Right?"

"Ah, I guess that's my mission. I'm not ordered to do it, though."

"What is my wish, Matthew?"

"Miss Youxiang hopes to be happy."

"If everyone is happy, then I will be happy too. And everyone, including Matthew. Therefore, Matthew's mission is to achieve happiness." If there must be a mission, then this is okay, right?Youxiang hugged him again, "Matthew promised me that you will be happy!"

"I--"

"Matthew has promised me! A long time ago! Right?! So now I can't go back on my word!!"

But I don't understand, but I don't know, how should I grasp the invisible thing?How on earth am I going to... get what only humans can get?

"Matthew, I don't know why those who hurt you did that, and I can't explain why Matthew survived. I... I just know now that Matthew is important to me, and I hope Matthew Can get happiness." So it doesn't matter even if Matthew doesn't understand the past.

You Xiang said: "Sometimes human beings do things that they can't reasonably explain. Sometimes it's for temporary benefits, sometimes it's for orders from superiors, and sometimes it's just to reduce trouble. I think some of them People, they realized that humans sometimes can't make good decisions, so they created existences like Matthew."

"However, not everyone understands the reason for our existence."

"Well. Not everyone understands. Sorry, Matthew. Sorry."

Very, very painful, I don't know what pain is like for you, but emotionally speaking, human beings have the same thing as you.And if you want to alleviate it, there is no other way but to move on.

Matthew stopped talking, he also raised his hand to hug Youxiang, and tightened his arms: "It hurts so much, Miss Youxiang, how do human beings... deal with this kind of pain? Obviously not injured, obviously not It may be injured, but, why?"

"My heart is hurting, because I lost someone important. Even if I don't have a heart, my heart still hurts."

Yeah?Just like you.Even if you lose your heart, you must save important people, otherwise your heart will hurt.This kind of pain is unbearable and cannot be cured. It will only continue to hurt, like a terminal illness, like... a terrible disease of human beings.

"I think..." Matthew said, "I think I love them. My brothers and sisters. My compatriots. And, human beings. I, I love you, Miss Youxiang, so I'm in pain, right? Because of this kind of disappointment, because of this kind of giving up that must be opposed, because of the anger that cannot be understood, this is something that can only be found when you love each other. Right?"

"Yeah, Matthew must be in love with us, I know."

It seems that I, too, suffer from a human disease.It was such a pain.Matthew said: "Eve finally said that the pain disappeared. The only cure for this disease is to die. But I still don't know how to die, Miss Youxiang."

"What a coincidence~ Frey said, I am also 'eternal'."

"It seems that we need to get along for a long time. Miss Youxiang." Please be sure...be sure, let me fulfill my mission.Until then, perhaps, this sickness can be alleviated a little.Matthew said, "Today I understand a little bit the meaning of hugging among human beings, Miss Youxiang."

"Well, it feels good to hug!"

"Need to have a good interrogation about the intentions of some people to hug you."

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The author has something to say:

Eve's situation is very similar to Matthew's at the beginning. After being used by people, she was thrown away in the desert, hurt countless times, but still waiting for the arrival of human beings. In the end, they all decided to realize the ultimate value of artificial intelligence: for human beings. Serve.What Matthew realized this time was that he had never actually walked out of the golden stele. He was still bound by the incident in which his brothers and sisters were ruthlessly killed in the past. He could not admit that although he hated humans because of the golden stele incident, I love human beings as the essence of artificial intelligence.

Matthew has always been contradictory, and he actually can't understand why he still loves humans even now.However, Youxiang has already told him, because the people around him are different from the humans he hates.Maybe it's because the people here still can't fully understand the principles of artificial intelligence, so they can't reach the level of discussing whether artificial intelligence has life. For them, Matthew is a person who helps them make the right decision, which is important partners, and this consciousness coincides with the original intention of human beings to create artificial intelligence.

Matthew: So, is there a plan for the council to let me come to serve in such a world that has not developed a high degree of civilization? !

You Xiang: That’s great, I wish Matthew could be happy here~~

Matthew: But there is a feeling of being tricked... Let's blow up a space station to relieve their anger.

Matthew's little branch is over! !I can't stop writing this kind of small branch... In short, the next branch is Fabias!Do you miss him yet?I was going to draw his cover, but I never got around to it hahahahaha (hey) Anyway, before that we start a new chapter - "Demons".

We should be able to return to the real world after finishing this article. I hope that by then Oda Aaron’s Wano Country chapter will be almost as good!And wish I hadn't been so busy and made more money (down)

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