Daydream Theatre - C32

“Ah, Bei …” Seeing that, Jiang Xiaowei could not help but shout out. It seems that she was not used to Moro’s new name yet. In this critical moment, a person’s natural reaction was to urge her to call out the name that she was most familiar with.

However, it was obvious that she had witnessed this scene before, because the entire scene was recorded and edited by Eloi. It was intended to emphasize that the Robot Theater would induce a murderous instinct within the human heart, and from there on, criticize the morals of the media. And this’ camera ‘that suddenly appeared … In the live broadcast, no one would even pay attention to an ordinary prop!

That was a surprise! The whole of Roy’s rebel army hesitated and did not say a word, as though they were waiting for the orders from the upper echelons.

And this “cameraman”, the VIP broadcaster — for convenience’s sake, he might as well call them kidnappers. He looked at Miss Tomoko who was perspiring cold sweat and laughed: “Hehe, dear Princess Tomoko, would you be afraid?”

“…” Tomoko was so scared that she could no longer speak.

“Tell me, will you be afraid? Do you have any feelings of fear? ” The kidnapper pressed the gun against Tomoko’s neck, I could already see the red mark.

“Dang …” Of course, I am very, very afraid! ” Tomoko had no choice but to answer, but her voice was weak, evidently she was too flustered to know what to do.

“Tell me again, can this fear really be counted as emotion? Or was it just a programmed reaction? ”

“You … “What do you mean?”

“I mean, what are you afraid of?” The kidnappers saw that the robots did not dare to move forward, as if they wanted to start a conversation with Tomoko.

This is so… I don’t know what the purpose of this robot that suddenly went out of control was, but… What he asked did not sound like something a robot could ask. It was as if there was a human manipulating him, because I had questioned his question before. It’s just that I was deceived by Tomoko’s beauty, I did not have a firm view from the beginning, I thought that robots would definitely not have emotions, these emotions were just digital feedback.

“I’m afraid… “I’m afraid …” Tomoko panted heavily, her chest moving up and down non-stop, “I’m afraid…”

“Are you afraid that I’ll shoot you?!” Thankfully, the robot did not have a rich emotional program built into it, and it was not highly anthropomorphic. Therefore, it did not sound afraid of the threat.

There were even many who left messages saying that this was just a self-directed play by the Robot Theater. This was because the five brave warriors were too unwise, so they wanted to add some fun to today’s performance.

Otherwise, Broker Jiang, Mr Eloi and the others would not be here.

Even weirder, how could this robot, as a live broadcaster, suddenly “play” the role of a kidnapper against its own preset program?

Didn’t all of the robots in the theater have a “Do not attack Moro” rule built into them? Why could he violate it? This was like a person who did not follow any innate laws, only knowing how to fly without wings!

This was obviously a long planned kidnapping. The real kidnapper hiding behind the robot’s back had completely overwritten his program, making him his own tool for killing!

However … Could Miss Tomoko really be considered a single person? The four warriors had already killed countless robots, so what if Tomoko joined them?

The Miss Tomoko in the picture was so scared that her entire body was trembling, unable to utter a single word. This was obviously the result of a built-in weak girl program. If it was a different set of “Martial Arts Master” program, maybe Miss Tomoko would immediately use violence to subdue the kidnapper.

“Why aren’t you talking? If you don’t say anything, you won’t have a good ending. ” The kidnapper continued to press.

“I… I just… Just scared. ”

“Forget it, I don’t even know what I am,” the kidnapper snorted. “I don’t even know what I am!”

It was obvious that the controller of the robot hated the Miss Tomoko to the bone. But if he wanted to destroy the Miss Tomoko, he could just open fire now. Was there even a need to say so many unreasonable words? He must have other motives.

Just then, the robots scattered, Roy walked towards Tomoko step by step, as though he wanted to snatch him back.

“If you dare take another step forward, I’ll shoot!” the kidnapper said angrily.

Roy stopped moving forward and revealed a troubled expression. After all, he was playing the role of a villain in the movie, so he had a lot of expressions on his face.

“I don’t know you …” Using your spear to point at Princess Tomoko, what exactly do you want to do? ” Roy was puzzled. He must have been manipulated by the crew in order to hold the kidnappers back.

“Hehe, I know Tomoko is a treasure of your company. Ever since she became popular, the Access Rate in the Robot Theater has become many times more popular than before.”

“You know that very well.”

“Hehe, I don’t want to do anything. I’m just asking for a public vote. ” The kidnapper’s request puzzled everyone. They had spent so much effort to kidnap Tomoko just to let the crew vote during the live broadcast?

It had to be known that Moloch’s security measures were not inferior to Eloi at all. Anyone who attempted to modify the program on Moloch’s robot would have to take the risk of being chopped into pieces, and this person … The manipulator behind the scenes didn’t ask for ten thousand taels of gold, but to vote for something?

I think, Tomoko’s current value to Moloch probably far surpasses that of a million gold.

“Vote? A vote about what? ” Roy’s expression distorted, as though he really couldn’t find what kind of expression he should be making from the program.

“The vote was: Is Moro important to everyone? Is she more important than many human entities? It might even be more important than your own relatives?” The kidnapper didn’t call Tomoko xiaojie, but had added a “entity” after the word ‘human’. It seemed that in his understanding, entities referred to living beings, but Tomoko obviously didn’t have any life. But…

“Huh?” Roy’s procedure had obviously determined that this was an absurd request, with a lot of opportunities to earn money placed in front of him, yet this person had requested for a more important vote, “Can you say it again?”

Therefore, the kidnapper repeated each word clearly: “The vote is about: Is Moro important to everyone, more important than many human entities, and even more important than your own relatives?”

“You mean, we should vote on the live broadcast now?”

“Yes, now.”

“Is that the only thing you ask for?”

“For now, yes.”

“You don’t require Moloch Company to do anything else?”

“For now, yes.”

“Very good, I will contact …”

“Please vote within five minutes, or I’ll…” Once again, he thrust the spear towards Miss Tomoko’s neck. “Otherwise, I will destroy your money tree!”

“Of course, of course, I’ll contact the crew immediately.” Roy’s lips slightly opened, it seemed that he was discussing with the crew through the wireless headset.

Just at this moment, the Master Number Six seemed to want to say something, and stood in front of me and said: “Mr Latimer, have you seen the impact of modern technology on people?”

“You mean?” I didn’t understand what he meant, but my eyes turned towards Mr Eloi, who had been silent the entire time. He seemed to have steadied himself and was only observing the situation.

“The kidnappers’ request may seem absurd, but it actually reflects how modern humans are gradually losing their true nature under the influence of technology.”

Seeing that the scene of the kidnapper also came to a standstill, I decided to discuss it with the Grandmaster. I could also reduce the audience’s nervousness a little bit. I would like to hear more about it. ”

“Which is more important, man or machine?”

“Of course it’s human,” I said without thinking. “Machines are inanimate.”

“You heard the vote, too. The kidnapper actually asked two questions. Firstly, is Tomoko more important than many humans? Secondly, whether Tomoko is more important than her own relatives or not. ”

“From the looks of it, there might be a variable in the first question.” I analyzed, “There are a lot of things robots can do that humans can’t do, whether it’s strength or computational ability, they’re all way beyond humans, so maybe some robots are more important than others. What do you think, Miss Jiang? ”

Miss Jiang’s face was ashen, she didn’t want to pay any attention to me at all. She obviously thought that rebroadcasting this tragedy was just a waste of time.

“But if you want to compare yourself to your loved ones, then of course family is more important.”

“Hehe,” Master Number Six was still holding the green olive branch in his hand, and I couldn’t help but admire his mental fortitude, because that olive branch’s leaf was very full, as if it would break in a single blow, but he seemed to have a type of aura that could stabilize it, “Like your previous judgement, many robots have more things to do than humans, so it’s more important than humans, right?”

“Un, I mean compared to some of the humans, those lazy scum of society.”

“But what if your loved ones are also the remnants of a lazy society? Why aren’t robots more important than them? ”

“You …” I was somewhat against this logic. “Because of the bloodline! We are related by blood, so even if family members are lazy to eat, I don’t want to be friends with robots that contribute to society. ”

“Very good, this is because of the bloodline. But was that really the case? Is that only your side of the story? ” The master’s face revealed sorrow, “The appearance of the robot represented by Tomoko … This kind of technology with terrifying power had already distorted people’s judgment of its true value. I saw people who slept and ate because of her — an artefact, a lifeless thing — and who enjoyed her joy and suffered because of her pain. Young people spend their time watching a disembodied drama played out by these machines, not caring about the summons of their loved ones. They would rather waste their lives in the so-called communication with inorganic things than spend their energies in the emotional connection with human beings of flesh and blood. These… Did the Mr Latimer not see this? ”

I admit that what he said is true. Perhaps it is due to the advancement of science and technology that humans lack attention to each other and even neglect their own kin. However … Even so, no one would think that robots were more important than humans, right?

“Grand Master, are you saying that you saw that people actually felt that the robot was more important from the bottom of their hearts, and that they were only denying this on the surface?”

“Hehe, I agree with you,” Mr Eloi suddenly said. “These robots are truly distorting people’s judgement on the value of real things …”

“It’s not just robots. I’m talking about all this technology as a representation, form, and exterior. This great and fragile age… It is precisely because of the proliferation of technology that human nature is worthless, that the only true self and conscience are distorted and lost, that people do not experience a moment of inner peace, that they do not feel the slightest bit of power coming from the depths of their spirit. ” I could feel the Master Number Six casting an invisible holy light that enveloped the top of my head … But it occurred to me at once, rationally, that it was just a psychological suggestion.

Therefore, masters were indeed people who came from the Meditation Group. At the beginning, when people felt dizzy when they entered the virtual world, it was because of psychological hints. Later, Meditation Group was able to solve this problem, and it was also through psychological hints.

“Mr Latimer,” Miss Jiang suddenly pushed me away, “Of course we agree to hold this vote immediately.”

Yes, I see that Roy has moved again. He took a step forward and bowed deeply towards the kidnapper, as if thanking him for not taking action.

“I saw it.” The people watching could obviously see what was going on through the sunglasses — it was just that he was looking at a flat surface. However, he was already at the live broadcast, so it made no difference.

“Then you …” Roy looked at Miss Tomoko, and hinted.

“I hope that the voting will continue until the end of the program.”

“Haha, that’s no problem. But if you can let Princess Tomoko go, we can continue to vote! ”

“As I said before, this vote is only my current request.”

“You mean you have other requests?”

“Aren’t you asking too many questions? I’ll bring it up again when the time comes.” He turned and looked at Tomoko, “Beautiful Princess Tomoko, what do you think about this vote?”

“…” What do I think? ” Her emotions had clearly stabilized a lot — if she was in a mood, “I don’t know how to answer.”

“The simple question is, are you more important or are humans more important?”

“Humans, of course.” Tomoko did not hesitate.

“Then I’ll kill you now, okay?” It was as if the kidnapper had changed his mind because of Tomoko’s reply, and even raised the gun to Tomoko’s forehead.

Could it be that he was really going to ruthlessly kill him because of this answer?

“Hold on!” At this time, from behind Roy, we see another wing-type robot descend onto the ground, and from above him, two more humanoid figures descended.

One of them we don’t know, about a normal human being, and the other one… The moment I saw him, I immediately turned around to look at Master Number Six, who was holding an olive branch in his hand and had a sorrowful expression on his face.

Yes, that’s right, the one who walked down from the wings of the winged robot in the image is precisely the one who is currently standing in front of me — — Meditation Group’s psychological energy master, number 6!

How could he appear in Moloch’s territory? Could it be as Mr Eloi had said, as a business partner of the Mr Eloi, he had actually sided with Moloch?

It seemed as the master had said, these technological achievements were just the source of trouble for mankind.