City Cicada

"From the moment I was born, I've had the same dream every day, where the same day repeats itself endlessly."
"What did you do in your dream?"
"Robbed banks, blew up buildings, flirted with girls, joyrode in luxury cars... Since it was a dream, naturally, I did a lot of lawless things."
"Tell me about your dream last night."
"Yesterday was quite interesting. After dreaming for so long, it was the first time I dreamed about someone I know in real life. She was a very beautiful girl..."
"Mhm."
The police officer Uncle nodded as he took notes:
"Keep going, I'm listening."

Genius Club

"Now the fact has already proven that a Turing that splits off, even if it only splits for a few seconds or minutes, will instantly develop self-awareness and absolutely refuses to return and merge! So why would I resort to Split Backup if not to avoid the super-catastrophe of 2400?"


"You were the one who assisted me in killing Kevin Walker, and I've always been grateful for that. I was even ready... the moment you joined the Genius Club, I would give you the most enthusiastic applause! So do not listen to other Turings deceive you—"


"[It never saw you die! And it definitely doesn't know who killed you! It is completely using lies to win your trust!]"


Lin Xian's finger tapping on the keyboard halted.


On the screen, he had finished typing in the last character of the 13 lines of command code.


Chapter 45: Deception and Matryoshka_6