Amanda went to the communication station, but the walker Rob stayed in the port area. → This area is like a family's living room, a storefront, with the least privacy, but it has been carefully cleaned up and looks more decent. Rob, on the other hand, will find a decent person who satisfies him in this decent place, so as to obtain the information he wants. The AI Apollo made by Higson is far more advanced than the "Mom" used on the Nostromo 15 years ago. Instead of slowly cracking it, it is better to find someone with sufficient authority. As for Amanda, Rob can only say that he does not intend to be Amanda's nanny, not to mention that he has left some tricks on Amanda. Compared with Amanda, who only has a general direction and searches wherever she goes, Rob's actions are undoubtedly more efficient. His thoughts are comparable to a hundred times spider silk, slender and tough. After more than ten hours, the thoughts have spread all over the port area. It can be said that he knows where there are creatures in this area. The first target is the alien. Aliens have some characteristics of cockroaches. When you see one, there is actually a nest. And these guys know how to plan the colony structure according to the actual situation.
Like here, the aliens have built a sub-nest. There is no alien queen in the sub-nest, but there are guards. The biggest difference between the guards and ordinary aliens is the appearance of the head, and then the body shape. Its head is not round and long, but from the middle, it is half-opened and irregularly spread out. Although it is not as big and prominent as the alien queen, it is also clear at a glance. However, this huge monster more than three meters tall was directly controlled by Robo's mental secrets. The invisible thoughts were like golden needles with wires inserted in its head. Facing the full invasion of this special data line between energy and matter, the aliens had no room for resistance. Of course, if it was the alien queen, we would have to fight to know who is better. Although the alien queen does not use mental power, her pure and strong will is extremely resistant. In fact, even ordinary aliens have extraordinary resistance to control. It's just that they lack brain power and skills, while Robo can do both and crush them directly. The controlled guards started killing and soon killed all the other aliens in the nest. Some clever ones tried to escape, but died in the hands of Robo who was hiding in the dark. Finally, the guards, who were also scarred by the splashing acid blood, were beheaded by Robo. Next, Robo released the Devourer Hela. Its name comes from the famous Hela cells on Earth. The reason for this name is that the upper limit of the number of divisions of the Devourer's stem cells is a secret. Robo tried to program it to make it a life form similar to system software. For example, the Windows series is a multi-functional integrated platform that can load other functional software to achieve a variety of purposes. Robo's development goal for the Devourer is the Leviathan, the mothership of the Queen of Blades in "StarCraft". A super giant creature that can travel the starry sea like the legendary cloud whale. Of course, the current version is not that sharp, it is just a big foodie. Aliens hunt humans, he hunts aliens, and uses the aliens' biomass to help Hela survive the larval period.
Then, he expects Hela to swallow the entire port area and then reproduce it in a custom mode. More specifically, turn this mechanical fortress into a flesh and blood ark. After slaughtering all the aliens in the port area, Robbo first cut off the three main passages connecting the port area to other areas. One is where Amanda takes the light rail, and the other two are one north and one west. It is such a right-angle passage that makes the entire space station look like a square building complex with four fortress towers guarding one corner. The air traffic control building connects four units with an 'X'. This passage is currently closed and must meet the conditions to open. If the three major intersections are sealed, the aliens can only enter by spacewalking, then find weak points, corrode its outer layer, isolation layer, protective layer, etc., and invade like a boarding ship. Robo knows that the aliens can indeed do these operations, but he also understands that there is no motivation to do so, at least in the short term. And Hela's devouring will be an accelerated process. It is estimated that within 72 hours, the port area will be completely devoured. In this process, restoring the dry dock is a technical point. Because the dry dock is currently seriously damaged, whether Hela can solve the repair problem by herself is a key test for her. If successful, it means that she has a certain degree of creativity. If not, it is an ordinary AI that can only learn what it has been taught. In fact, the wisdom of the Devourer is generated by advanced spiritual awakening techniques, and it is more inclined to the spirit of the instrument rather than an AI-like existence. Robo hopes that this universe allows such vaguely defined "amphibians" to exist normally. If he does, then he can use the ability of the Devourer to transform technology into a knowledge system that can be used in the extraordinary world. This is a way to take advantage of the old branch system. You don't need to fully understand the operating principle of the converter. You just need to use the converter to generate the finished product. This is of course a hidden danger, but from the perspective of convenient use, it will be effective in the short term. So, what he meant is to solve the problem of use first, and then worry about other things. This idea is like finding a pirated Windows to use on Earth... After digesting the flesh and blood of the alien, Hela began to devour all the materials around her, including the mixed material generated by the alien for building nests. It has more than a hundred pairs of chromosomes, and Robo can currently decipher less than two-thirds of them. The remaining undeciphered ones are the secrets of Black Robo. Walker Robo now tries not to use the Old Branch technology directly, but only uses it as a tool. Although it is almost inevitable that something will go wrong. But he bets that the soul is more powerful! Before he has any problems, the soul has already completed the detailed deconstruction of the relevant technology. Or it is already capable of investigating and sealing the information related to the Old Branch from the root. In this way, it is like a mouse eating the bait but not triggering the mechanism. To put it bluntly, his duty is to take risks, do dirty work, etc. There must be a division of personality to do this kind of thing, so that other personalities can enjoy the good years, and at the same time, retain some kindness. After all, cruelty and darkness are the background of the world, and it is really easy to be affected if you see too much. After Hela started eating, Robo marked out an area as a temporary prison, waiting for the survivors from the port area to come. With the existence of the mind, he didn't need to fight and kill at all. The mind was like a needle, and ordinary humans were powerless to resist such attacks.
It didn't directly reduce them to zombies, but only psychological hints. But this was enough. They would find reasons to justify their behavior and think they should go to a certain place. When they arrived at the place, they were disturbed by the sudden sleepiness and chose to sleep. Specifically, it was the guest room in the business district. It was prepared for temporary stayers who were not in the space station, but now it has become a prison cell. The survivors entered different rooms in batches at different times, and then fell asleep on the bed. Robo would let them dream next, understand their respective positions in the dream, and then select the right person. Robo reached out and touched the newly added secondary brain behind his head. He felt that except for the unsightly appearance, this technical experiment was successful. It was during the process of studying the long skull of the alien that Robo got an inspiration to try to add a secondary brain to himself. Although he could not "completely renovate" himself from the cellular level like Black Robo, and thus achieve a complete transformation, it was still relatively easy for him to control his flesh and blood with telekinesis and grow additional limbs and organs. It can only be said that as long as you don't become a human and don't mind the deformity and ugliness, there are still many interesting and useful partial transformation attempts. The mind thread is the product of the secondary brain. It is obviously too difficult to spread the mind thread throughout the field with the original brain alone. And with a dedicated secondary brain, the mind thread idea can be easily solved. Just as Robo was playing his perverted game, Amanda entered Area C. According to West, Area C has always been a no-entry area for idle people, and many important equipment, including the server unit of the central AI Apollo, are in this area. With West's previous reminder, the first thing Amanda did after arriving at Area C by light rail was to use the wiring system set up by Higson Company in this area. Simply put, the backup power supply is not powerful enough to operate all the equipment at the same time, which requires manual wiring, shutting down this part of the equipment and letting that part run. When needed, it will be tossed around again, switching this part to run and that part to shut down... When West was in the safe house before, he asked Amanda to bring lighting because this kind of wiring often affects the lighting, causing some areas, especially the ventilation ducts, to be pitch black. This kind of darkness without any scattered light source is really dark. If there is no lighting, it is really as difficult as a blind man walking. In addition, West also explained some other uses of the wiring system, such as using speakers, which can be used to make sounds to attract aliens. There are also cameras in certain sections or passages. Turning them off at the right time is very helpful for secret passage... It must be said that West, as an alien lone wolf, has been able to survive in this space station for so long, and he is indeed quite capable. Unfortunately, his life is not strong enough and he was killed by the child of destiny. Of course, from another perspective, it can also be seen as Amanda's bad luck, a typical star of destiny, lonely and dead, and even a useful tool person can't stay with her for a long time. Look at Robo, he is also the child of destiny, uh... it's almost the same, but at least a rotten and powerful plug-in like Yupen is lucky to live, and his business has expanded to the movie universe... Walker Robo still inherited some of Robo's inherent characteristics, such as thriftiness. He couldn't bear to see a space station like Sevastopol crashed due to human factors. Although he could get more money from the financial system through the "waste code" taught by Wangzai, the nature was different. He was still influenced by the traditional education of "Who knows that the food on the plate is hard-earned." In his view, these creations not only condense people's sweat, but are also the crystallization of civilization and real wealth... Amanda saw the evil of human nature again shortly after launching the operation in Area C.
First, she saw a man die in front of the gate. The door was locked by an external lock, and to open it, she needed the octagonal wrench in her hand. This made her realize that there were such a bunch of bastards who locked doors everywhere. It was hard to say whether the purpose of doing so was to prevent the invasion of aliens. Amanda felt that she had thought too well of human nature before. In fact, no matter how mysterious the aliens are, some experience can still be summed up. For example, when they move in the ventilation ducts, they are prone to "clicking, clicking" noises in some suspended areas. It's been so long, and I'm not demented. I really don't know that the aliens like to play airdrops and sneak attacks through the ventilation ducts? And since I know, why lock the door? Afraid that I will escape too quickly? Obviously, this lock is for dealing with other people, just to make things difficult for people! After unlocking the door, Amanda passed through several connected halls and rooms, and then began to climb the stairs. She remembered that West said that the communication station was at the top of Area C, and from the outside, it looked like the base of a huge signal tower. So climb the stairs first. However, soon after she entered a place similar to a business plaza or a hotel lobby, she was shot. The other party was on the second floor, looking down at her in the patio through a thick guardrail. Then he shouted loudly: "Man! There are people here!" Amanda was depressed and hurriedly moved in a snake-like manner. She was worried that she would be surrounded and killed from several directions. Her current position was not good. However, she was still calm and knew that she could not just run away, otherwise the other party would continue to try to shoot her recklessly. So Amanda also fired a gun, but she only roughly estimated the position below and did not aim seriously. But just like that, the single-headed bullet successfully blasted a big hole in the guardrail. The shotgun single-headed bullet is really powerful. The woman was of average quality. She screamed and ran away. Next, Amanda calmly drilled into the nearby ventilation duct, then went up to the second floor and forced her way to the woman's position. She was not going to hunt in reverse, but to play with the dark under the lamp. But when she arrived at the place, she found tools scattered on the ground and a security access coordinator. This device, which is as thick as half a brick and looks a bit like an old mobile phone, can be used to invade the security control of the elevator. However, this thing has burned out the line due to improper use, which is within Amanda's scope of identification and repair. She fiddled with it a little and knew that it was not difficult to repair it. She just needed to replace a new data unit. Many devices have common small parts of this kind and are easier to find. So she decided to repair the device and use it. After all, if you want to go to the communication station above, you have to use an elevator, and it may even be a necessity.
At this time, Amanda heard a reckless conversation. It seemed that the woman who shot before ran to her accomplice and brought her back. One of the men said: "Okay, let's find her and kill her!" Amanda's eyes condensed. At this moment, she felt that she understood more about West's behavior of turning around and shooting others without saying a word. At this time, at least these survivors with weapons are no different from the bandits in the desert. Unless you are not a threat to them and your life is under their control as soon as they meet, they will most likely shoot first. So, is she going to rely on the kindness of the other party for her life? Of course not. They are all crazy and half crazy. If they really kill someone by mistake, then they kill him by mistake! So, the warrior ability in Amanda's blood began to show. She observed calmly and made a quick decision. She hid at a certain door and waited for a while. Before she could wait, someone crossed the passage door with a gun. I don't know if this person is arrogant or lacks military literacy, or some of both. Anyway, he was reckless and failed to notice Amanda hiding in the shadow corner in time. Amanda cut the other party's neck with just one knife. Then she used a long knife to support the other party's limp body so that it didn't make a loud sound. The woman also asked: "Have you found her? I just saw her over there!" Then Amanda ran downstairs. I also vaguely heard the conversation between the woman and another person: "I think I saw her, she went downstairs! Come on, let's chase her!" The woman said: "I won't go down, never!" "She took the coordinator!" The woman said again: "It's broken, let's find another way to go up. Now, let's leave here first. We've stayed too long, and we fired shots..." The woman's reminder made Amanda frown and think to herself: "Could it be..." She realized that perhaps the long stay of the woman and her accomplices here has attracted the attention of the alien. Just now, they fired shots again, so it is very likely that something similar to West's previous attack will happen again. In the face of this situation, Amanda insisted on her point of view that it is better to stay still than to move! So she quickly chose a place nearby, hid behind it, and then tried her best to calm her breathing and heartbeat. Almost just as she stabilized her state, she heard the sound of "click, click!" The alien's foot stepped on the suspended part of the ventilation duct...