Daydream Theatre - C51

Before I could react, the Chairman revealed a terrified expression: “Miss Tomoko! Can you count it so precisely? ”

Tomoko did not say a word, she once again put away all the balls, and told me to start first.

I didn’t believe she had such a powerful computational ability, so I deliberately used my strength to scatter all the red balls. Some of them even stuck close to the edge of the stage — these red balls were the hardest to hit, and if it was us humans, we would definitely choose to defend ourselves.

“It’s my turn,” Tomoko said as she took her first shot. The red ball went into her bag and the mother ball walked to an extremely suitable position, “Next is the black ball.”

The black ball went into the bag, and this time the ball went to the edge of the table.

“You have no ball to play, right?” I laughed.

“Oh? I was supposed to be like this. ” Tomoko leaned down again, could it be … Did she have the ability to play the red ball right next to the table?

There was another crisp whack — the red ball that I thought was almost impossible to hit fell out of the bag, and to my surprise, the mother ball was perfectly parked next to the next one, right next to the bottom pocket!

“This …” This scene seemed to have completely overturned my understanding. I turned my head to look at the Chairman, and also saw the horror on his face.

“What is this?” As a human, Latimer seemed to be very happy to see the robot’s victory, “Tomoko has already calculated that this ball will be able to enter.”

“So it went in?” I was surprised to hear the President say the same thing.

“What’s so difficult about that?” It’s just a matter of calculation. ” Tomoko’s swinging speed was becoming more and more apparent. I was already unable to tell which ball had fallen into her bag, but all I could hear was the incessant “peng peng peng” sounds, and in an instant, only a few colored balls remained on the stage.

“Oh yes,” Tomoko stopped walking, “Even if I made a mistake and the other party cleared the table, the points shouldn’t be able to compare to mine right?”

I didn’t need to calculate to know that she was right. If I were Tomoko’s match, I would have already raised the white flag and admitted defeat — There would be no meaning in continuing to fight.

“Alright, everyone has seen Tomoko’s strength.” Latimer concluded, “This is not a difficult task for robots. Then, Miss Tomoko, can you tell us what you have in mind?”

“Rather than an idea, it’s a request.” Tomoko’s tone sounded very mysterious.

“Request?” The Chairman’s cheek muscles looked cramped, as if one casual ball from the robot had destroyed the value of his entire position.

Yeah, if a robot can beat every one of my battle-hardened humans…

“En, my request is, please allow me to represent David and participate in your competition!” Tomoko revealed a mischievous expression and even gestured in a posture that only little girls would like to do.

“Substitute… “Me?” I… I don’t know how to understand her.

“Yes, in place of Mr. David. Firstly, Participant David had also seen my level. If I could replace you in participating in the competition, wouldn’t it be very easy for you to win? ”

Why do I have to rely on a robot to…

“Second, I am very interested in this competition. If you allow me to participate in the tournament, Mr Latimer, I will not tell Eloi Company about this matter. ”

So this was not an idea, but a threat!

“Think about it.” Tomoko made a victory gesture again.

The Chairman was completely stunned and did not say a word as he looked at Tomoko.

“But… There’s no substitute for this in a formal match, right? ” Looks like Latimer didn’t object at all and was actually considering this possibility. I really wonder if they’re just singing it together. Why else would a human listen to robots?

“It’s easy, my appearance is made of organic material and I have good plasticity. Therefore, I should be able to change my appearance to that of Mr. David. Mr. David … If I win the prize money and glory for you, will you tell everyone this secret? ” She winked at me, and I could already see the change in her face. “You’ve won the honor and the prize, and the old sport of snooker… With enough Access Rate to sustain themselves, who would object? ”

Yes, it took six more days to keep the life of our beloved sport alive. Who’s to say anything about that?

“Look, I solved two problems in one go.” Her breasts shrank, and the skin of her arms changed from white to yellow.

“No, no …” I shook my hands, “Miss Tomoko, please stop!”

“What?” She stopped changing. “You don’t want to agree? Do you still want to reveal the President’s plans to the public right now? ”

“I mean,” I said sadly, “I can give you my right to compete, but… Please don’t look like me. Mr President, can I withdraw from this competition? ”

I looked at the Chairman with compassion in my eyes, and I felt a surge of sadness.

“Oh, why?” Tomoko was puzzled, “If it’s like this, not only will you lose your prize money, you will also lose your rank.”

After seeing Tomoko’s miracles, I didn’t care about her prize money or rank anymore. What I felt sad about was … If Tomoko can really sweep through thousands of enemies and defeat us human participants … In this case, the whole Snooker movement can be accomplished by mere calculation, without the involvement of human intelligence… Was there life left in such a movement?

If, one day, the machine could perfectly replicate all human activities and movements, would there still be a need for human existence? Doesn’t this mean that human intelligence is worthless?

The nature of our movement, is it really a calculation? However, the human’s calculations were blurry, and the machine’s calculations were accurate. Was the difference not so great?

Rather than unveiling the Chairman’s plot, this impact on the nature of what we love… It was too big for me, and I felt like I was about to be knocked down by the question.

Everything is just a calculation, so why should we put so much effort into it? Man is never a machine.

I felt my faith being destroyed bit by bit.

What is the point of this movement I am engaged in?

Of course, it might be that I’m not that good myself… Maybe the Masters…

I thought of a person, “Mr President, even though the calculation abilities of Miss Tomoko far surpass that of humans. But do you think that she also won against Master No.8? ”

Only then did the Chairman come back to his senses, clapping his hands. “That’s right! We still have Master No.8! ”

Latimer raised his eyebrows and asked carefully: “Master No.8? Who is that? ”

“No one knows his name, he just calls himself Number Eight,” I said, still uneasy. Even Master Number Eight …

“Did he come from the Meditation Group? According to what I am, only the masters of Meditation Group would call themselves what number or number. ” Latimer seemed to be extremely familiar with Meditation Group.

The Chairman nodded. “Exactly.”

Tomoko had already returned to normal, “Looks like the people from Meditation Group are rather active! They say that they want to fade away from the mundane world, but they just have to come across it every time. ”

Latimer smiled and said, “Haha, their goal is to let everyone fade from the mundane world, so of course they have to first enter society and try to persuade them.”

“I think it’s about time. Mr President, you have also heard what Mr. David said, he is willing to give me the qualifications to participate, what do you think we should do? ” Why is this robot so interested in snooker? No, I remembered thinking about this before: how could robots have an “interested” state of mind?

“Qualifications… There was no rule as to whether it could be given to someone else. “However …”

“But you are the chairman! You have the final say. ”

The Chairman looked at me. It seemed that what had happened today had completely exceeded his expectations.

“Do you think that Tomoko can defeat Master Number Eight?” I asked the Chairman.

“Victory?” “I don’t know. You saw, she …”

“Then let’s give it a try.” I longed to see the end now, and that was what I was holding on to.

If a machine can beat the leader and undefeated general of our snooker league with just a faster calculation… So what’s the point of playing this game?

Therefore, I look forward to Master Eight beating Tomoko to a pulp.

I think, Mr President thinks the same?

The Chairman seemed to understand my meaning, and nodded: “However, Miss Tomoko, before we can meet Master Number Eight, you still have to win against many other participants.”

“I will be careful. Mr. David has already taught him his lifetime worth of absolute arts! ” To be honest, this robot was simply too annoying. She must have been embedded with human ridicule and sarcastic language modules. “But, to be honest, I had calculated this too.”

“Calculate what?”

“Calculated well, Mr. David will give me the qualifications to participate, because I am truly unable to complete a large scale transformation. “Alas, it’s really hard to move these organisms …” She shook her head.

She must also have embedded the ‘scam’ module of a human!