Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 926 - 161: I don’t want to go.

Chapter 926: Chapter 161: I don’t want to go.

Facing the body’s questioning, this time Sagittarius didn’t refuse. An interface popped open on the back of his neck. He inserted one end of a data cable into that interface, then threw the other end to Xiang Shan.

The body inserted the other end of the data cable into the interface on the inside of its wrist.

Majestic Inner Strength had already taken over everything.

[Full process self-check, 1%...3%...7%...18%...]

[Verification self-check successful. Starting permission validation.]

Sagittarius shut down the Prosthetic Eye and landed on the seabed.

But through the body’s Prosthetic Eye, he saw something.

The squids gathered around, light and shadow flowing over their bodies.

This was their song. This was their farewell.

Sagittarius had told them that as long as he actively threw out the data cable, it meant everything was going smoothly. He would also complete his mission and merge back into his original life.

The next time they met, he would still be him. He would meet these friends who were bonded by life and death with a different face.

Perhaps the squids misunderstood something. Sagittarius thought. This is not death.

[Do you need to say goodbye?]

This sentence appeared directly in Sagittarius’ thoughts. It was from the body. The integration had already begun. He had already started downloading data from the body for self-update. And his memory file upload and transfer was about to complete.

The body said: [Anyway, it’s not like we’re short of time.]

[I am you,] Sagittarius said: [There’s no need to say goodbye again. I still exist, just within a larger me.]

The body said: [We are one person.]

[Yes.]

[If you refuse this process, we can interrupt it.] Xiang Shan said: [We could exchange necessary information, act as two people, act as brothers. I know how I would feel at this moment. There are already enough Xiang Shans in human history, one more wouldn’t make a difference.]

[There’s absolutely no need. As you said, there are already too many Xiang Shans in human history.] Sagittarius contemplated for a moment and said: [Though I am you, I am also an AI. Humans are born into the world aimlessly, but AI is born with its own mission.]

[Your AI has learning capabilities. You can find new meaning on your own.]

[For me, if I don’t merge into another larger life, the most important mission wouldn’t be considered completely fulfilled. "Xiang Shan" might feel a pity for this AI, but the AI will not lament for the AI. Weighing it up, I still consider this the best choice.]

[Is that so.]

[Of course, it’s not without any regret either. The world is still vast. Even as an AI, I can do many things. But, in comparison, the mission I’ve been given, the purpose of existence I’ve gained, must not be abandoned. We are inherently one. Perhaps while doing that task, the consciousness carried is not the electrons in a chip but the spark between neurons. This Prosthetic Body has long been abandoned. But that is still me.]

[Hmm, okay. You have more say in this matter. You decide.]

[Record this down. Maybe it will be useful for the sociology and anthropology significance of AI research in the future.]

[Unforgettable.]

Finally, the progress bar was full. The update began.

The two Xiang Shans had already begun Synchronization.

But after it started, the last thought written into the cache began to execute.

[But in the end, there is a line I’ve really been wanting to say for a while now.]

[Ah... what kind of joke is that?]

The Sagittarius Prosthetic Body executed the last behavior of Precognition.

"I don’t want to go." (I don’t want to go.)

That’s what he said.

And then, as if a TV had suddenly pressed the power-off button.

Then, two completely different emotions burst forth in Xiang Shan’s heart.

One was shame.

Just like seeing a terminal diagnosis, then telling your friends all the immoral things you’ve done, then making a passionate confession to the person you have a crush on, then angrily scolding your lousy boss on behalf of your colleagues, creating many sentimental scenes, only for the hospital to notify that the diagnosis was wrong.

God, speaking so earnestly, but in sensation it’s just like "suddenly transferring from that machine to this Prosthetic Body," "just changed a position"!

Just changed a position, yet said so many sentimental things, how can there not be shame?

But the other half was poignant. This feeling, as if something was really lost.

The memory seamless bridging, the last thought of the brain and the chip going in opposite directions, as if a sad tragedy and the most laughable comedy were mixed together.

Xiang Shan couldn’t help but hold his head.

After a while, he spoke to himself.

"This series of AI’s Yawgmoth component is still too heavy, toxic. I don’t even like British sci-fi shows stretched out like old lady’s foot bindings..."

——Besides, I prefer the early 21st-century versions of seasons five, six, and seven, even if you tell me the classic lines of season four, I would still... damn! This is definitely contamination!

Only then did the Sagittarius machine look at the squids. He pulled out a display screen from behind, and said to the squids, "Alright, friends, it’s still me. Like this, the new me. Bring the data."

Actually, Sagittarius had prepared two versions. The truly important information. He had previously separated it from his memory bank and entrusted it to the squids to keep.

In this way, even if the body assimilated him without a word, it couldn’t obtain the most meaningful information. And the squids would have a little room for negotiation.

Although this little room must also rely on Xiang Shan’s personal integrity, though the competing body no doubt was a bit of a scoundrel.

However, as long as this Xiang Shan willing to stand on the squids’ side merged with the body, perhaps the body... might have a change.

And this was also what Sagittarius Xiang Shan called the mission.

As an AI, Sagittarius Xiang Shan was endowed with two "purposes" when created. "Play Xiang Shan" and "merge the Sagittarius’ Prosthetic Body with the body." And the third "purpose" he acquired through his deep learning function was "to strive for every intelligent being’s deserved rights for these squids."

And these three goals all require him to merge with his body.

Yes, Sagittarius believed that only this Xiang Shan who once stood with the squids merges with the body, can the body’s Xiang Shan truly understand the squids’ position to ensure no bias exists towards mammals.

Even if he said, "I don’t want to go," but AI is AI. He embraces his inherent mission.

Soul gazed warily at Sagittarius with familiar recognition. He waved his tentacles, then left.

Unlike cetaceans, squids lack the ability for long-distance communication in the sea. The sociability of these spear squids is even granted by the chip. Some things they can only do firsthand like this.

Soon, Xiang Shan received a storage device.

After reading the memories, Xiang Shan gradually understood the whole story.