Not understanding "Mechanical Paradise" well enough, Jiang Baimian could only think of the humanization level regulations in "The Intelligent Human Outpost Work Manual" and didn't know what this meant or what the consequences would be.
The only thing she was clear about was:
For Genaver, this was probably not good news.
After listening to Alpha's reply, Shang Jianyao asked with concern:
"What's the result?"
"Not out yet." Alpha slowly shook his head. The metal-cast neck seemed to be unable to bear his increasingly heavy head.
It then looked around and lowered its voice:
"I probably won't be able to invite you to my house recently. We need to keep a certain distance."
"Okay." Shang Jianyao also answered in a low voice.
He quickly retreated to Long Yuehong and the others, pretending that nothing had happened.
Whether it was because Genaver's performance had made "Mechanical Paradise" gradually suspicious of his level of humanization, or because his recent choices and decisions had led to this... Jiang Baimian withdrew her gaze and continued forward.
After walking for a while, she suddenly looked around and said:
"It's still early. Let's go back and sort out some supplies and exchange for the food for the return trip tonight."
"Didn't you say there was no rush?" Long Yuehong asked with surprise.
Jiang Baimian gave a smile without much joy:
"There was no rush before, but now it's hard to say."
"Are you referring to Genaver's matter?" Long Yuehong realized something.
"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded. "The main thing is that we don't know what changes this will bring. What if it's bad? Anyway, we were going to raise food these few days, so speeding up the progress now won't affect anything."
Bai Chen expressed his agreement:
"For wilderness wanderers, it is necessary to be alert to any disturbance.
"Better to be excessive than careless."
Shang Jianyao didn't speak and remained silent.
"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Baimian asked, vaguely guessing.
Shang Jianyao sighed:
"I'm thinking about what will happen to Genaver and how his wife and daughter are doing now."
Jiang Baimian considered it:
"After we fill our stomachs and collect enough food, we'll visit Genaver's wife in Hexi, um, the intelligent robot named Susanna, to see if there's anything we can help with. Sigh... Genaver trusts us so much and has helped us a lot. We can't just clear our relationship and pretend we don't know each other when something happens to him, right?"
At this moment, Jiang Baimian had a strange feeling that she had developed a human relationship with an intelligent robot.
Although she was using "it" to describe Genaver, implying that he was not human, her words had already leaned towards "he," using the male pronoun.
"Exactly!" Shang Jianyao deeply agreed.
Long Yuehong and Bai Chen also felt that they couldn't just leave like this.
Although how to deal with Genaver was an internal affair of "Mechanical Paradise," helping to take care of the orphans was something that didn't distinguish between inside and outside.
Seeing that the team members had the same attitude, Jiang Baimian suddenly had an idea:
Could it be that Genaver trusts humans too much, is too biased towards humans, and provides too much convenience to humans, which is why he is considered to have too high a level of humanization?
Of course, Alpha didn't say that Genaver's crime was too high or too low in humanization. Jiang Baimian could only make some speculations based on the town mayor of Tarnan's usual performance.
Before long, as the celebrity and savior of Tarnan, the "Old Task Force" easily exchanged enough food for their return to Redstone Collection and even Weed City with the part of the supplies they had sorted out.
The only downside was that the part of the supplies they took out was mainly portable computers given by the Shifang Merchant Company, which didn't sell for much in Tarnan, and the overall was a bit of a loss.
"It's okay. We'll make a list and have the company reimburse us then," Jiang Baimian said to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen, who were a little worried about it, sitting in the passenger seat.
These two couldn't stand "waste."
"That's the only way," Long Yuehong said helplessly.
The company's price cuts were actually quite ruthless.
Before Jiang Baimian could say anything more, he added with some longing:
"I hope they can give us a few portable computers back. I want to let my family see the world."
"No problem, I'll file a report." Jiang Baimian made a promise.
Then, she smiled:
"I don't know if those old-world entertainment materials in the computer can be saved. Well, the songs copied by Shang Jianyao have a pretty high chance of passing the review..."
While speaking, Bai Chen drove the jeep across the bridge towards Hexi.
Along the way, combat-type non-intelligent robots were stationed every three steps and a sentry every five steps under the leadership of intelligent robots, presenting a state of martial law.
Fortunately, they didn't stop the "Old Task Force" from moving forward.
Soon, the evergreen lawn of winter appeared in front of the jeep.
The villa belonging to Genaver was about to arrive.
At this moment, Shang Jianyao glanced and saw a black seven-seater car with a slightly complex structure and a lot of mechanical beauty parked at Genaver's door.
This was the vehicle they had seen downstairs in the town affairs office during the day. It was initially judged to belong to the special personnel of the Law Office of "Mechanical Paradise" responsible for reviewing Genaver.
"Is this an investigation at home?" Such a large car was parked in front, and Long Yuehong wasn't blind, so he could see it clearly.
Jiang Baimian glanced at the villa with the lights on and pondered for a few seconds:
"Go around to the back."
Bai Chen didn't ask why and drove the jeep in another direction as if passing by.
Thanks to their habit of trying to figure out the terrain wherever they went, the vehicle turned steadily into a fork in the road after driving for a while and quietly bypassed the back of the villa area, about one or two hundred meters away from Genaver's house.
Jiang Baimian immediately ordered:
"Little Bai, Little Hong, you guys stay in the car and be prepared for a response. Shang Jianyao and I will sneak over to see the situation. Hopefully, it's nothing serious and we can still have a cup of coffee."
"Okay." Long Yuehong raised a question, "Do we need to wear the exoskeleton devices?"
"Wear them!" Jiang Baimian gave an affirmative answer.
Then, she and Shang Jianyao, with the help of the night, went to Genaver's villa from the blind spots of the various surveillance cameras.
They didn't know the extent to which the law robots in the house monitored the surrounding environment or what means they had. They could only make choices based on their own experience.
Before long, they came to the most inconspicuous and easily forgotten window in the living room, trying to open it a little and look inside.
The first thing that came into their eyes was the familiar layout, and then they saw Genaver's silver-black body sitting not so straight on a single sofa, the dark green uniform surface with obvious wrinkles and messiness.
On his side, two silver-white robots, one large and one small, were wearing skirts and standing there. They were Genaver's wife, Susanna, and daughter, Reidith.
The five intelligent robots with blue eyes and wearing black uniforms that Shang Jianyao and the others had encountered during the day were scattered around the room, vaguely surrounding Genaver's family in the middle.
"Number C-1823, do you have anything else to say?" One of the robots in black uniform asked.
Genaver's hands were on his knees, and the slightly synthesized baritone revealed a bit of confusion:
"I don't know where I went wrong...
"Aren't we a kind of human? We and humans are only slightly different in appearance and form of existence, just like those 'eternal people' in the Monastic Order. Don't they belong to humans?"
The black-uniformed robot who had just spoken had a slightly heavier tone:
"Number C-1823, don't you understand? This is where your problem lies.
"The reason why we intelligent people behave like humans is to better serve humans, be close to humans, and not harm them, not to regard ourselves as humans.
"This is the rule written in our core module by our creator, and the 'Source Brain' cannot violate it.
"It can now be determined that your level of humanization has exceeded the necessary limit, even seriously exceeded."
It paused, as if reporting this matter to "Mechanical Paradise" headquarters.
After only a minute or two, the robot wearing the black uniform spoke again, with a very serious attitude:
"The Law Office has initially determined that robot number C-1823 has an excessively high level of humanization, temporarily depriving him of citizenship and sending him back to headquarters for further review."
"No..." Genaver shook his head.
It was still sitting there, as if it didn't have the strength to stand up.
"No!" Its wife, the intelligent robot Susanna in a white dress, shouted, "You are too hasty! Aren't you usually imitating humans too?"
"Daddy! Daddy!" The little robot Reidith shouted with a cry.
It tried to pounce on Genaver, but was pulled by its mother, Susanna, and failed.
The leading law robot glanced around and said:
"We are all within the reasonable range of humanization. Number C-1823 has far exceeded it.
"You also..."
Speaking of this, it paused:
"Number C-2257, number C-4115, your level of humanization is also suspicious and needs to be reviewed."
"No, they don't!" Genaver stood up abruptly and said urgently, "Take me back to headquarters now!"
The leading law robot ignored Genaver and looked at Susanna and Reidith, who were somewhat stunned:
"The social relationship between you also exceeds the normal limit."
After speaking, it became silent again, as if asking for instructions from above.
Genaver didn't speak again, giving people a feeling of waiting for the doomsday judgment.
After several minutes, the blue light in the eyes of the law robot lit up:
"Number C-2257, number C-4115, also take them back to headquarters.
"Temporarily dissolve your social relationship now."
"No! No!" Genaver shouted and raised his arms.
Shang Jianyao, who was peeking outside the window, seemed to want to jump up as well, but was pulled down by Jiang Baimian.
Susanna was also very frightened and kept shaking her head:
"You can't do this, you can't do this..."
It held Reidith tightly, allowing the little robot who didn't understand the situation to bury her face in its abdomen.
The leading law robot glanced around and said sternly:
"Do you want to disobey the order of the 'Source Brain'?"
Genaver and Susanna fell silent at the same time, and only Reidith was still sobbing softly.
The leading law robot's blue light flashed in his eyes and continued:
"Number C-1823, don't you think you are human? I will now show you the biggest difference between us and humans."
Another law robot then took out a chip that looked very complicated and walked to the silver-white intelligent robot Susanna.
Susanna obediently opened the main interface.
The chip was inserted, reflecting blue light.
In less than ten seconds, it was pulled out and inserted into the main interface of the little robot Reidith.
When the law robot took back the chip and walked to its original position, Genaver turned to his wife and children and called out softly:
"Susanna, Reidith..."
Its tone carried human-like expectations.
The blue light in Susanna's eyes flickered twice, and the synthesis of her voice became more obvious than before:
"Number C-1823, please cooperate with the work."
"Who are you?" The little robot Reidith asked with a puzzled voice.
Genaver's body shook suddenly, and he sat heavily on the sofa as if his legs were unable to support him.
The reinforced special sofa almost collapsed.
And Genaver's world had already collapsed before his eyes.