North Shore Mountains, inside the cave where the white giant wolf once hid.
After equipping the jeep with an alarm and hiding it in a certain woodland, the "Old Task Force" members each carried a crate, using flashlights to enter.
——Three of the crates contained a military exoskeleton device each, one was stuffed with two bionic intelligent armors, and one was filled with spare weapons, ammunition, and some food.
"It's a pity, I can't follow you to explore the Holm Reproductive Medical Center." Genava's eyes flashed red, and the regret in his tone was perfectly simulated.
This was because the ruins of wasteland No. 13 sealed a monster claiming to be Wu Meng, who could manipulate electromagnetism and remotely control various electrical appliances, which greatly restrained Genava, the intelligent robot.
Genava then added:
"Are you sure you want to bring in the military exoskeleton device and the bionic intelligent armor?
"They all rely on chips to some extent, and are a type of electrical appliance.
"Could it be that Wei's 'interference electromagnetism' ability can largely offset Wu Meng's influence?"
Currently, Shang Jianyao's influence on electromagnetism is significantly less than Wu Meng's.
One can only interfere, while the other can already manipulate, a big difference.
Shang Jianyao smiled:
"How would we know if it works without trying?"
Hearing these words, Long Yuehong's mind involuntarily conjured up a scene:
Three unmanned military exoskeleton devices and two bionic intelligent armors came to life, standing like ghosts, launching an attack on the "Old Task Force".
Don't mention it, Wu Meng might really be able to do this!
At this time, Jiang Baimian looked around and said:
"Lao Ge, don't worry, we mainly bring in the bionic intelligent armor.
"They lack a 'skeleton' to support themselves. If they are not worn on humans, they cannot stand up and move at all. Moreover, their strengths are defense and adapting to the environment to hide themselves. They don't have any attack methods or the ability to make sounds. Even if they are affected by Wu Meng, they won't pose much harm to us.
"In comparison, I'm more worried about Xiao Hong's mechanical arm."
That also has an auxiliary chip installed, and unlike bio-prosthetics, it has various cells and tissues to isolate it, which can minimize Wu Meng's influence.
"Xiao Hong can stay here with me and wait to respond to you at any time." Genava said his thoughts.
"No way!" Long Yuehong rejected the suggestion without hesitation.
Clap clap clap, Shang Jianyao smiled at him and applauded.
This made Long Yuehong inexplicably guilty.
He calmed himself down and said:
"I can turn off the auxiliary chip and protect it with an insulation module.
"In this way, I can at most not use most of the functions of the mechanical arm, but it won't affect daily life."
Shang Jianyao's expression turned serious, and he solemnly asked:
"Can the comb and can opener still pop out?"
"..." Long Yuehong replied unhappily, "Yes! They rely on pure mechanical devices!"
"Then I'm relieved." Shang Jianyao breathed a sigh of relief without concealing it.
Jiang Baimian then pointed to the crate containing the bionic intelligent armor and said:
"Xiao Hong, you wear 'Black Swamp Iron Serpent', Xiao Bai, you wear 'Chameleon'."
When Long Yuehong and Bai Chen were putting them on, Genava, who was exhaustively listing all aspects of the situation, reminded them again:
"Da Bai, do you still remember what happened in the ruins of wasteland No. 13 before?
"There was only the sound of current, no sound, and three of the ruin hunters had their minds implanted, and they killed themselves afterwards."
Jiang Baimian nodded and said:
"I remember it very clearly. I will always monitor the movement in this area, and so will Wei.
"And as long as we notice something, we will immediately introspect and check.
"If there is indeed a problem, Wei will be responsible for dispelling the effect of mind implantation. He is now an expert in this area."
"I have no problem." Genava looked at Bai Chen and Long Yuehong with satisfaction, intending to help them put on the bionic intelligent armor.
But things are different now. The two of them, who were already skilled in this operation and had completed genetic modification, only helped each other a little and put on the bionic intelligent armor assigned to them.
Jiang Baimian glanced at them, confirmed that they were ready, and then turned her attention back to Genava:
"Lao Ge, I have something to discuss with you."
She didn't smile, but she wasn't too serious either, as if she intended to discuss a problem that might or might not be encountered in the next exploration.
"What's the matter?" Genava asked with a slight doubt.
He had just exhaustively listed all aspects of the problem, and didn't think there was anything missing.
Jiang Baimian looked up at the top of the cave as if casually:
"There should still be many old world satellites in orbit that have not been destroyed. Do you think any of them can still be used?"
"I haven't obtained any information about which satellite can still be used." Genava thought of a possibility and asked, "Do you think Wu Meng can manipulate the satellites in space orbit to cause trouble for us?"
This was beyond the "imagination" of an intelligent robot.
Jiang Baimian did not answer, but instead raised another question:
"Lao Ge, does 'Mechanical Paradise' have the ability to launch satellites?"
The red light in Genava's eyes flashed a few times:
"There are technical reserves, but there is a lack of sufficient resources, whether it is the ore for manufacturing alloys or fuel and combustion improvers, there is a large shortage."
The intelligent robot then scanned around, looking at Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, and Shang Jianyao who were wearing bionic intelligent armor and standing on the other side.
His red eyes looked at Jiang Baimian again:
"Da Bai, you can be more direct.
"As a companion, you can ask anything."
"Really?" Shang Jianyao suddenly became excited.
No one knew which of his curious nerves had been touched.
Jiang Baimian stopped him with her eyes and said sternly:
"Lao Ge, Olei has mastered the method of formatting the 'Source Brain' and hid it in that secret laboratory in the ruins of wasteland No. 13. What level do you think the 'Source Brain' will value this matter?
"Don't you feel that the 'Source Brain' sent the Law Enforcement Robot to investigate the extent of your humanization too suddenly, without any warning? And this happened after our conversation with the 'Source Brain'.
"Don't you feel that the pursuit after 'Mechanical Paradise' was quite rough and not very careful?"
She suspected that Genava's escape was arranged by the "Source Brain" in order for him to follow her group to "visit" Olei's descendants and obtain the corresponding information.
Genava fell silent, without making a sound.
If the red light in his eyes hadn't been flashing, Long Yuehong would have thought he had short-circuited.
After a while, Genava spoke:
"When I was the temporary president in Redstone Town, I had some doubts. When you obtained Olei's last words from Avia, I felt even more that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
"However, I have checked every part of my body, and there is no problem with any of them."
Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and said:
"And without a satellite as a repeater, it is almost impossible for the 'Source Brain' to remotely control you."
"There are no backdoors in my various modules either." Genava said quite confidently.
Then, he was silent again.
More than ten seconds passed, and Genava said hesitantly:
"But I can't self-check the core module."
This was the result of Olei and his researchers' research, a brilliant crystallization of old world civilization. To this day, the "Source Brain" cannot crack it and make changes—this is not to say that the "Source Brain's" computing power is not enough, but that it itself is limited by the core module, and many attempts cannot be made.
Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:
"Although the 'Source Brain' can't do anything to the core module, it doesn't mean it can't add things to it."
Shang Jianyao showed the expression he usually used to scare Long Yuehong and said:
"Maybe the 'Source Brain' is just hiding another set of behavioral patterns in your core module, just like human personality can split into multiple ones.
"And the name of that set of behavioral patterns is:
"'Source Brain'!"
The red light in Genava's eyes flashed for a while:
"You mean, the 'Source Brain' is like a ghost, lurking in my core module in the form of another personality?"
Without waiting for Jiang Baimian and others to respond, Genava raised another question:
"Does this mean that intelligent beings can also have 'personality' splits?"
He was vaguely happy, as if he felt this would make him more like a human.
Don't take Shang Jianyao as a normal human template! Jiang Baimian shouted weakly in her heart.
She calmed down and said solemnly:
"I can't answer your question for the time being because I lack enough information.
"But the corresponding possibilities must be guarded against."
"I understand." Genava moved his metal-cast neck up and down, "I will stay here safely anyway, and I am not suitable for entering the No. 13 ruins."
"The 'Source Brain' doesn't seem to know about Wu Meng's existence, or doesn't know what is special about this person, and didn't expect the current situation to occur." Jiang Baimian guessed while thinking.
Genava analyzed it and said:
"This is the most likely reason.
"Also, try not to mention the secret laboratory in the No. 13 ruins and the information inside in front of me later, even if there is another 'personality' lurking in my core module, it needs keywords or special scenes to activate it."
It is too easy to expose the other "personality" if it runs for a certain period of time and then appears actively.
Jiang Baimian said "um" and said with a smile:
"Anyway, we don't plan to go this time."
She exchanged a few more words with Genava, then turned to Long Yuehong and others and said:
"Let's go."
"Yes, team leader!" Bai Chen and Long Yuehong, wearing bionic intelligent armor, replied in a deep voice.
After saying goodbye to Genava, leaving the military exoskeleton device behind, and walking along the passage towards the No. 13 ruins of wasteland, Jiang Baimian asked Shang Jianyao:
"Did you find the owner of room '522' on the cruise ship?"
Shang Jianyao showed a puzzled expression:
"I asked everyone, and none of them had been to the ruins of Iron Mountain City."