Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 272



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Episode 272

Artificial Intelligence Work (2)

I introduced DeepMind to Riley.

“Wow. It can actually hold a conversation, and its computational capabilities are also outstanding.”

Riley was amazed at DeepMind’s observation. She looked at DeepMind in the tank and asked,

“How did you invent it?”

“Of course it’s a secret.”

Riley smiled faintly. She handed me the paper.

“This is a contract. We would like to hire you at Libra Station.”

I saw the contract.

Annual salary of 1 million renminbi. In addition, there are many performance-based bonuses.

This is incredible treatment for a cheapskate named Jedrick.

“Can this DeepMind be mass-produced?”

Riley asked.

“We will need proper equipment.”

“Our station is fully equipped.”

She smiled. It was probably a beauty trick.

Riley uses my looks to her advantage.

Originally, developers and idiots who didn’t have numbers like Killian would have passed right over.

I stared at the paper, pretending to read the contract carefully.

“Did Everett contact you first?”

“no.”

“Um, how is it different from Everett’s artificial intelligence?”

“My guy is superior.”

I put the contract down.

“Before I sign, can I see things like the equipment?”

Whoosh- Riley looked back at me.

“Of course.”

***

I arrived at a certain underground room with Riley. It was the laboratory of Jedrick’s separate corporation, ‘Jedcol’.

There were a lot of researchers coming and going on a very large site, and most of the facilities were state-of-the-art.

“Please leave your portable electronic devices at our disposal.”

“yes.”

I put my phone in the basket. The bodyguard came over and scanned my body with a sensor.

“Clear.”

“Come in.”

“……yes.”

I went inside.

“Zedcol was originally a research institute that developed various technologies, but these days it is focused on artificial intelligence.”

“Is it because of Everett?”

“Right? Just don’t say that in front of Lord Jedric.”

Of course, Riley seemed determined to be under Jedrick’s command.

From now on, I can’t let my guard down either. This is the heart of the enemy.

“The AI ​​department has been newly established… … so it’s over here.”

She pointed to a completely separate gate.

“Shall we go?”

“yes.”

Bam.

When I pressed the button, the automatic door opened with a bang.

The interior of the AI ​​department was as spacious as other departments, but there were only four people there.

“Dr. Vito?”

Riley called someone.

The man with shaggy hair standing in the middle of the four – Vito.

I quietly clenched my fist.

He is a mad scientist.

A fucking bastard who has already killed thousands of people and will sacrifice thousands more in the future.

“What’s going on? Who is that person next to you?”

Vito asked Riley.

“This is Dr. Killian. I have scouted someone that Mr. Vito would like to see.”

“Talent?”

“yes.”

Riley pointed at me. I nodded and put down the tank filled with [Deep Mind].

“… … Huh?”

For a moment, Vito’s eyes sparkled.

He’ll probably like it.

In the first place, what he’s trying to do isn’t much different from this [Deep Mind]. It’s essentially an act of creating a vengeful spirit.

“That’s interesting… … .”

Vito chuckled.

“Well then. Would you mind stepping out for a moment, Mr. Riley? I think we need to have a conversation between the experts.”

“Yeah, what.”

Riley raised her eyebrows and went outside.

Vito looked back and forth between the tank and me and smiled bitterly. I looked at Vito with eyes that seemed to show renewed respect.

Vito frowned.

“Hmm. What kind of look is that?”

“Oh, by any chance, Dr. Vito, you received the… …Teroman Award?”

I pretended to know him.

Vito is a mad scientist, but he loves unconditional admiration.

“Yes, that’s right. Vito Dmet Libra. That’s me.”

He stroked his remaining hair and said it as if nothing had happened, and I looked at him with a look of wonder on my face.

By the way, as the name suggests, it is a collateral branch of Libra.

“It’s a great honor. To be able to work with Mr. Vito… … .”

“I haven’t decided to do it yet. Don’t get me wrong.”

Vito twisted his lips.

“Yes, I’m sorry.”

I bent my back at a 90 degree angle.

It is a service that thoroughly meets the needs of the other person. This guy is a grass-head who likes to give praise that is almost religious and blind to the point of cowardice.

“Ah. Get up. Well, this tank is just barely enough for me to work with.”

“Ah… … That’s really fortunate.”

As he spoke, there was a clear sparkle in his eyes.

Twinkle twinkle twinkle

He looked at Vito’s gaunt body and skeletal face with admiration.

“If you have any questions, please ask. Don’t just look.”

Vito lifted my chin. I guess it was a pretty angle.

“By the way, since when have you been researching artificial intelligence… … .”

“Not long ago. I originally studied eternal life.”

“Eternal life… … is that it?”

“yes.”

Vito smiled brightly.

This crazy kid is talking nonsense like he’s going to die.

Although I was quite taken aback, I quickly returned to my original duties.

“… … It seems possible, Dr. Vito.”

“I know, so I found a way that is theoretically possible.”

“Eternal life, is it possible?”

“Yes. There is a condition that it requires a healthy and picky body, but… … Well. In fact, it is somewhat similar to the artificial intelligence that you and I are researching.”

Vito looked at me and the tank.

“Look at this.”

Vito smirked and pointed to the glass window on one side of the lab. It was a dark lab.

“ruler.”

He pulled the lever.

Then, the inside of the laboratory became brightly lit.

“… … .”

I was speechless for a moment.

There were countless barrels.

How many hundreds, how many thousands?

Anyway, there were people inside the drum-sized cylinder. All of their bodies were already dead and bleached white.

“How is it?”

Vito asked me.

The reason he showed me such an outrageous scene when we first met was probably because he wanted to kill me immediately if I showed any suspicious reactions.

But I’m not that easygoing.

“… … That’s amazing.”

Instead, I put on a sincere and eager expression. Vito looked at my face carefully and burst out laughing.

“Haha. Right?”

“Yes. That’s what I was hoping for-”

“I know. You must have created something like this [Deep Mind].”

“As expected. You recognized me at a glance.”

Exclamations of admiration and wonder should be thrown out frequently, just like breathing.

“Yes. How could I, the Master, not know?”

“I see… … Oh, does Everett use a similar method?”

“Similar, but I am superior.”

Vito crossed his arms.

“The people trapped in this barrel are the socially disadvantaged, the homeless, the criminals. I will extract the souls of these human garbage, bleach them, train them myself, and then sell them as prototypes. Personal AI assistants for the upper class.”

Vito looked around the lab full of people as if he were looking at slaughtered pigs.

“On the other hand, Everett uses a degraded method that digitally replicates the soul and distributes it. This may enable mass production, but it does not allow for high-level thinking of artificial intelligence.”

“… … I see. As expected, it’s Dr. Vito.”

Clap, clap, clap. I clapped my hands as if I had applauded without realizing it. Vito looked at me, chuckling.

“Dr. Killian, you said? I like it.”

“Oh, not a doctor. I don’t have money, so I only have a bachelor’s degree… … .”

“It doesn’t matter. If you can make something like this, you’re better than a thousand doctors.”

Then he pointed to Deep Mind.

“Can I have a moment of reference?”

“Yes, but he is a sensitive child.”

“I know. 30 minutes is enough.”

“it’s possible.”

I watched Vito. He glared at DeepMind in the tank and asked a question.

Do you want to talk, what are you thinking, etc… … .

“Hmm. It’s not fully bleached. It’s an imperfect, unfinished product.”

“Yes. I never thought of bleaching-”

Bleaching is literally washing the soul white. It is an act of annihilation that blows away all memories of one’s life and makes one no longer even a soul.

I have no intention of doing it at all.

“Yes. Take this guy. Use him as your AI assistant… … Can you come to work starting tomorrow?”

Vito asked.

I nodded enthusiastically.

“It’s possible. I don’t need to take a penny if I’m with you, Doctor.”

“… … Take the money when it’s given to you. If you say something like that in front of Lord Jedrick, he really won’t give it to you.”

“yes.”

After answering, I took a quick look around the lab.

This place where everything is illegal and everything is anti-human.

A tragedy in which basic human rights have been violated.

I, Killian, will be the insider who exposes the secrets of this place.

The timing of the revelation was when Jedrick’s investment reached its peak.

At that time, Vito and the lab will collapse, and Jedrick will suffer innumerable losses.

This lab will be the starting point of Jedrick’s downfall.

***

Jahanna participated in the gambling tables of Golden Casino. She played poker with the cartel guys who used to support Karl Ross and now keep their mouths shut, and she won all of them.

I won quite a lot of money, but I didn’t feel very good.

“… … Vitor.”

In the car on the way back to the mansion.

Jahanna asked Vitor, who had taken Beckman’s place.

“yes.”

“Why won’t he come to me?”

“… … .”

That guy is probably Zion Askar.

Jahanna was lost in thought the whole time she was gambling.

For what reason on earth can you not come to me?

What the hell is this nonsense about not being able to be by someone’s side because you like them?

“Sir, you can turn the car around.”

Vitor told the process instead of the answer.

It meant to tell you to go and ask in person.

Jahanna buried herself in the sheets.

Now that I’m actually going there, I feel a bit nervous for no reason. My heart is pounding and I’m suddenly feeling irritated.

“My lord.”

“… … Okay. Go there.”

Jahanna made a decision.

***

Jahanna sits on a bench on the college campus.

Soon, we will be waiting for Zion Ascal, who will be brought out by Vitro.

Swaaa …

The sound of leaves rustling in the night breeze.

I try my best to calm myself down and organize my thoughts, but my dangling accessories keep scraping against the wooden bench.

Everything annoys me.

“Should I throw it away?”

Just as I was about to take off a few rings and a clunky necklace.

Thump-

There was a sound of footsteps.

Jahanna quickly assumed a relaxed posture. Her legs were crossed and her gaze was slanted down at a 45-degree angle.

“… … You’re here.”

When I ask that, a familiar voice returns.

“Yes, Your Majesty Jahanna.”

Zion Ascal. His blond hair seemed to sparkle even in the night.

“Sit down.”

“yes.”

He walked over and sat down on the edge of the bench. Jahanna looked at him as if she found it a little bewildering.

“Zion Ascal.”

“yes.”

“Don’t speak. Come under me.”

Jahanna threw a fastball first.

There is no such thing as beating around the bush or beating around the bush, and more than anything, this pounding heart is annoying.

“… … .”

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.

No matter how much time passed, there was no answer from Zion Askar.

Jahanna glared at him in frustration.

“It doesn’t mean you should serve me. It means you should serve Zia, but work together with me.”

This is a huge concession, but it is unavoidable.

Jahanna, in my opinion, knows Sion Askar’s personality better than anyone else.

however.

“……sorry.”

Zion expressed his refusal.

Jahanna’s face hardened. Her teeth clenched. There was a sound of something breaking inside her.

“It’s impossible.”

“… …Why.”

Jahanna asked.

“I can’t tell you.”

“Why?”

Jahanna glared at Zion with hard eyes and asked back.

Noticing the stubbornness, Zion answered with a sigh.

“… … Because if I were to be by Jahanna’s side, it would hurt her.”

“therefore.”

Jahanna grabbed the edge of the bench. With a snap, some of it fell off.

“I asked why.”

Zion shook his head.

“I can’t tell you.”

Again, same thing.

Jahanna let out a hot sigh, running her hot fingers through her hair.

Sweat beads were dripping down.

“You idiot. Get out.”

Jahanna jumped up. She was about to walk away, but stopped abruptly. She glared at Zion and shouted.

“Make no mistake. There is nothing I haven’t had before.”

It was quite embarrassing for Jahanna.

Suddenly, it felt like my whole heart was being clawed at. It felt like someone was digging into my ribs with their nails.

The pain she had never felt in her life soon turned into anger, and she lashed out at Zion.

“You will eventually come to me too. Think carefully. Because of your petty loyalty, your great Jia may be captured and killed.”

Then he turned around, his coat fluttering.

He felt Zion’s gaze upon him, but he did not look back.

Thud thud─

She walked alone, trampling the lawn. The hot night air wet the back of her neck.

Suddenly, Carlos’ voice echoed in my ear.

─It is more difficult to win people’s hearts than any other material possessions.

“… … This is bullshit. You fucking retard.”

You and I are different.

I have already won the heart of Zion.

However, Zion’s damn loyalty is what’s keeping me from coming.

It’s just because of the weakness of Zia that I hesitate…

***

“… … gone.”

phew.

I breathed a sigh of relief. Jahanna had just been truly furious, and I felt like my life was in danger.

Because of the magic she released, the night temperature suddenly soared to 40 degrees.

Still, I endured it.

The reason I can’t be with her – I hid my time limit.

Why?

Because there’s a big difference between what I say with my own mouth and what Jahanna discovers for herself.

“……now.”

If you say it will hurt you, it is annoying to say it with my own mouth.

It is also difficult to dramatically evoke human emotions.

So, Jahanna has to discover for herself why she is hurting you.

I will lead you that way.

“There isn’t much time left.”

I looked up at the night sky.

Starlight embroidered on the darkness.

I feel strange, sad, and somehow helpless as I use up my limited time.

The reason I, whose death has been decided, live like this is to ultimately take revenge on you all.