Chapter 293 NO0124: Puppet Line

Chapter 293 NO.0124: Puppet Line

The growth of human brain volume generally lasts until puberty. Therefore, according to the regulations of the Human Intelligence Ethics Supervision Committee, males need to be sixteen years old, while females need to be fourteen years old (female brains fully develop earlier) before invasive surgery is allowed to implant a complete brain-computer interface.

The first mandala code setting of people in this era is also after the brain-computer interface is fully implanted. After setting the mandala, citizens need to calibrate it every six months until the synaptic density of the brain is completely stable at the age of thirty. If there is any adjustment and transformation, additional calibration is required to prevent the sudden change of brain structure from causing the mandala code to fail.

When calibrating, people can also choose to reset their mandala images. This kind of thing often happens after a huge change in the life of the transformer.

But no matter what it is, the first time is always the most impressive. Most people may not be willing to modify their mandala patterns throughout their lives, but choose to tinker with the original pattern until they die-after all, the longer they use it, the more proficient they will be when they evoke it. More importantly, the less likely the mandala code will fail when the mental index changes.

In a sense, the mandala code can be regarded as an anchor and a totem of one's own personality. Just like even an old man with Alzheimer's disease will remember the most important things in life - if one forgets his mandala code, then this person's personality can be said to have completely disappeared.

At this moment, Jim found that he had forgotten his mandala code.

The panic, horror, and even fear lasted only a short moment - these emotions that would affect thinking had just emerged, and they were suppressed by Jiang Zhou using the "puppet circuit".

"What are you doing!"

In cyberspace, Jim looked up at the empty sky and roared angrily.

"Discovering that my existence itself may be false, don't I even have the right to feel fear?"

As soon as Jim's voice fell, as the "puppet circuit" started to work again, not only fear, but also the right to anger was instantly deprived.

He stood there like a doll with the cotton wool inside it emptied out.

Jiang Zhou, who was both in Jim's mind and outside of Jim's mind, was also extremely surprised for a moment.

He was not only surprised that Jim, as a "controllable element", would express dissatisfaction with his influence and interference; he was also surprised that the other party's consciousness did not subtly influence his choice.

He actually went against the other party's thoughts?

This is different from the performance of the "Janus Program" on Liao Qi before...

Jiang Zhou thought.

After completing the adjustment and transformation of the depth 1 of the "Theseus" path, he always activated the "puppet circuit" to keep his emotions stable and rational.

Emotional impulses can only appear at the stage of determining what you "should do" and must not affect the execution of things. This is Jiang Zhou's logic of action.

But this is just the standard Jiang Zhou set for himself "himself". If his "controllable element" also hopes to use this ability, Jiang Zhou "himself" will calm or stimulate the other party's emotions.

Generally speaking, Jim, who is connected to me through the "Janus Program", should be able to understand my choice in this regard; and I will also take care of the other party's emotional fluctuations at the moment, so that he/I can release his/her emotions normally without affecting the actual efficiency.

There should be no difference in authority between the two people in their actions. At least it won't be like what happened just now, Jiang Zhou will forcibly distort Jim's choice according to his own habits.

But the situation just now is just like other adjusters of the Theseus path - such as Minos or Ye Qian - who directly distort and change the other party's free will like the silk thread that pulls the puppet.

Something's wrong! You have a problem!

After realizing this, Jiang Zhou thought so.

Something's wrong... I have a problem...

After Jiang Zhou released the control, Jim felt a chill to the bone.

Even with the existence of the "Janus Program", he is still like those ordinary "puppets" on the Theseus path at this moment, and will let Jiang Zhou control him - even if Jiang Zhou is now controlling himself to commit suicide, no matter how he resists, he will be forced to execute this order.

According to Jiang Zhou's understanding of past records, the Janus program is actually designed to be a bridge for people to understand each other, rather than a tool for imposing unprecedented tyranny.

Ideally, people can use the Janus program to instantly obtain the wisdom of others and fully understand the feelings of others - just like a huge network that encompasses all human consciousness and does not produce misunderstandings.

In this case, even if they encounter something that they understand each other but still cannot reach an agreement on, the conflicting parties can resolve it at the lowest cost without involving innocent people.

Therefore, when Liao Qi was a "controllable factor" before, Jiang Zhou could not control the other party to commit suicide.

No.

It seems that except for the time when Liao Qi was shot in the head at the beginning and his self-awareness was not fully restored...

Shot in the brain?

Don't be impatient...

Suddenly he grasped something, Jiang Zhou thought to himself.

Perhaps due to the previous shot, Jim's personality has not fully recovered, so the Janus program temporarily handed over the control of your body to me.

You just haven't fully recovered yet.

The thought that came to mind made Jim feel a little more at ease.

That's what I thought... Many of my memories were shattered by the gunshot - maybe my mandala code has something to do with that memory.

If you forget what happened before you were shot, it is equivalent to forgetting your mandala code.

And as for the evidence…

Jim looked down in thought.

I still remember my past mandala codes...

This memory helped him find a foothold on the shaky ground.

Jim changed the Mandala code once.

The mandala code he chose for the first time in his life was the seductive image of the heroine of a simulacra movie. The picture was filtered in black and white, but her lips were as red as blood. The woman lay lazily on the bed, with a slender lady's cigarette blooming in the rose-shaped cigarette holder. The curls of smoke and the shadow from the blinds just blocked the graceful parts of her body.

She was a deadly and mysterious femme fatale surrounded by temptation and danger, unable to distinguish between friend and foe. When she was young, she was extremely arrogant. At that time, he firmly believed that he could become strong enough in this era, so only such uncontrollable women were suitable for him.

Then, when...

Memories get hazy here.

Jim covered his head.

In short, he had changed his Mandala code when he was in the Eden settlement area or after coming to the Nord settlement area.

When exactly was it modified and what was it changed into?

And...will I no longer be myself after that modification?