Chapter 220
Pea pointed at his finger and glanced at Rong Yuan secretly. Seeing that he was wearing a holographic helmet and didn't seem to leave for a while, he quietly slid down from the table.
Rong Yuan rarely indulged in playing holographic games, reading news, movies, novels, or shopping on the Star Network like people in the interstellar era. Even when reading, he preferred to read slowly with a paper book in his hands like those old-fashioned people. If there was anything that needed to be handled on the Star Network, he would usually ask Alpha to do it.
But at this moment, Rong Yuan was leaving his last letters to the friends he knew - Aimiruida, Mu Xiaohu, Luo Er...
This was also the last thing he did in Liukasao.
Rong Yuan believed that this kind of thing could not be done by others, so he put on a holographic helmet for a rare time, and his consciousness was immersed in the star network at this moment.
So Pea ran out of the house like a thief, and saw Alpha calling him out outside the door. He jumped into Alpha's hand, and Alpha held him and walked away quickly, until they both thought they were far enough away, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Although neither of them actually needed to breathe air, they both showed the same expression at this moment.
Pea patted his chest and said in a low voice:
"Why did you ask me out? You even had to avoid Rong Yuan and sneak over here. Let me make it clear first, if what you are going to say is in any way detrimental to Rong Yuan, I will definitely not help you hide it."
Alpha did not argue, but calmly pointed out: "Master Pea, if you really think I have such intentions, you would not have sneaked out to see me."
Pea pouted and turned her head away from it.
"So," Alpha continued, "you know my request, and you are willing to help me, but you don't want to agree to it, is that right?"
Wandou lowered his head for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "You promised Rongyuan! You said you would stay! I never lied to Rongyuan, you...you can't let me lie to him!"
"There may be other options, but after careful calculation, I think this is the best option. I think you agree."
Alpha said calmly.
"I know what you and I are worried about. Not to mention the dangers of being near the interstellar bridge, even if we manage to pass through the interstellar bridge, no one knows what kind of world is on the other side of the passage."
"You two are special. Especially the master, he is a contractor. No matter what the rules of the other world are, he has a high probability of surviving."
“But I’m different.”
"At the end of the star bridge, the laws of the universe are likely to be different from those of the Milky Way, so there may not be room for me to survive."
"And if I stay in the Milky Way, the information technology of the Interstellar Alliance will only develop better and better, and the star network will be spread throughout the galaxy. I can fly freely in the star network like an omniscient and omnipotent god, or I can pretend to be a cyborg and live a normal life in human society."
"Here, I can not only live, but also live well. As long as the Milky Way is not destroyed, I can always find a suitable space and way to survive."
"So the master didn't ask my wishes and made the decision he thought was best for me."
Alpha is a special life form. He is a replica of Noah, the intelligent computer that can be exchanged in the Merit Mall. In essence, he is a data stream. It can be said that he comes from the "Book of Merit", but he is not a life form that was truly born from the "Book of Merit".
His body was created bit by bit by him and Rong Yuan, starting from a screw, a piece of wire, and a small chip. No matter how human-like he looks now, he is actually still a robot. What flows in his veins is not blood, but electricity.
Even if Rong Yuan terminates the contract with the Book of Merits one day, the peas will disappear, and exchange items like the intelligent computer Noah will also disappear, but Alpha can exist for a long time.
The premise is that he stays in this galaxy where the rules and conditions in all aspects are most conducive to his survival.
"You know everything! If you know everything, why are you still trying to embarrass me!" Pea said angrily, "From the magical items that came out of the Pillars of Creation, we can infer that the space over there is definitely very different from the Milky Way! What if life forms like you are not allowed to exist there?"
"It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of death."
"But this is not what Rong Yuan wants to see! He wants you to live well."
"So when the master told me, I agreed... so I'm asking for your help now." Alpha said: "If I really disappear at that time, the master will never know about it, and will not feel sad for me. In his heart, I will always live well in this world."
"Why do we have to go to this extent? Risking our lives just for a chance?" asked Pea.
"Isn't it the same for Master Pea?" Alpha asked back, his tone remained calm: "If you were given a choice, one path is to leave the master and live, the other path is that you may die but you may also be able to stay with him forever, which path would you choose?"
The pea bit its lip and said nothing. Of course it would choose the second option.
"Your choice is also my choice." Alpha said calmly: "What is best for me is not what I want. My master is the only meaning of my existence. If he no longer needs me, what is the point of being immortal and free?"
"But...but I..." Pea hesitated.
It's afraid.
It was afraid that Alpha would really disappear, and then one day Rongyuan would discover the truth and think it was its fault.
Even if he didn't hate it and drive it away, Pea couldn't bear the thought of him looking disappointed and blaming at him.
Alpha looked at its face and added: "The master has already lost a lot... I don't want him to suffer any more."
This sentence penetrated Pea's defense.
It lowered its eyes and thought for a moment, then made a decision and asked, "How can I help you? You are too big, and your body comes from the real world. I can't put you in the mustard seed space."
Wandou has a small mustard seed space with him , where he usually keeps the "Book of Merits", some of Rongyuan's exchange items, and Wandou's own teapot, stool, etc. However, this mustard seed space cannot contain any real-world items, and all items must come from the Merits Mall.
Alpha had obviously considered all aspects of the problem. Hearing this, he said, "I remember there is a light computer in your space?"
Pea was surprised: "Yes. But... do you want to save your core data in the optical brain?"
"Yes."
The AS1795-3 optical computer is a bit outdated in the interstellar alliance. If Wandou wanted it, he could have asked Rongyuan to replace it with a newer model and more powerful quantum computer. But because this optical computer was the first product that Rongyuan exchanged at Wandou's suggestion, and when Rongyuan was still an ordinary middle school student, Wandou used this optical computer to accumulate the earliest merits, it was a very memorable thing for Wandou, so he was reluctant to replace it.
When the optical brain is placed in the mustard seed space, it can also connect to the star network for signal transmission. When Rong Yuan and Wandou were on the eighteenth floor, Wandou used the optical brain to communicate with Alpha.
"But if you do this, you will have to abandon the body you worked so hard to create."
Pea also felt a little sorry for it, knowing how much energy Alpha had spent on this body. Although robots usually didn't show much emotion, he loved this body that allowed him to move freely.
But Alpha said, "There's nothing to regret. I wanted a body in the first place because I saw my master lying on the ground bleeding with serious injuries, but I couldn't heal him or even help him up. Fortunately, Master Mu Xiaohu helped my master. If I have to leave my master to keep this body, that would be putting the cart before the horse."
"……All right."
Pea took out the optical computer, and Alpha stretched out his finger. The skin, alloy protective layer, temperature-sensitive layer, etc. on his index finger cracked layer by layer, and several data cables protruded out and were connected to the data socket of the optical computer.
Instantly, a large amount of data flowed into the optical brain. But on the surface, there was no special light and shadow effect. Pea watched intently, only to see that Alpha's eyes seemed to lose their luster for a moment, but returned to normal after a moment.
After a few minutes, Alpha withdrew his finger.
After Pea put the optical brain back into the mustard space, he asked, "How is it?"
"I have transferred the core program to the optical computer." Alpha's voice suddenly came from the optical computer in the space, but only Pea could hear this voice. Then Alpha in front of him said, "I can still connect to the star network and control this body. There is a 0.03 second delay in signal transmission, but it has no effect."
"That's good. I'll go back first. Otherwise, when Rong Yuan goes offline and can't see me, he will definitely worry." Wandou ran for a while, and suddenly remembered something. He turned back and asked, "Alpha, aren't you the intelligent brain of Liukasao now? What will happen to Liukasao after you leave?"
"I have already built a central control system that can perform basic management on my behalf. At the same time, after I leave, I will remind the current managers of Suoka Si'ao, explain the situation, and ask them to purchase a new central intelligent computer as soon as possible."
"That procedure is very expensive. But Liukasao is so rich, there will be no problem."
Pea nodded to herself, turned around and ran quickly back to Rong Yuan, took out a small table and chair, sat down, poured herself a small cup of coffee, and pretended nothing had happened.
More than ten minutes later, Rong Yuan exited the Star Network and took off his helmet. He then saw Wandou wearing sunglasses, leaning back in a chair and drinking coffee, looking very comfortable.
He smiled gently and patted its little head.
With it by his side, he will never feel that he is alone in the world .
