Chapter 424: Heart of the Omnic Machine (Part 1)

After this sentence fell, all the participants in the entire conference hall began to discuss.

Soon, Lin Lan heard one opinion after another being raised by the discussion group:

"Canceling the weekly scheduled maintenance of the third-generation robots is indeed beneficial to the development of Utopia, both in the short term and in the long term."

"Although this will inevitably accelerate the loss of the third-generation robots, if the monitoring is strengthened, the robots with a tendency to damage can be replaced in advance and the risks will be minimized."

"Regarding the recycling of robots that are excessively damaged, we should indeed set up a recycling department in advance to deal with those third-generation robots that are already seriously damaged."

"Yes, the establishment of a recycling department is necessary, and in order to avoid robot resistance, the recycling department must be armed, well... it is best for robots to perform the recycling work."

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The topic in the conference hall quickly evolved from whether to agree with this topic at the beginning to discussing the relevant steps after implementation.

The theme of this meeting, abolishing the regular maintenance of the third-generation robots, has become a foregone conclusion.

Lin Lan rested his chin on the table with both hands, his face gloomy, like an outsider, listening to the heated discussions and proposals in the conference hall without saying a word.

He felt an inexplicable fire in his heart at this moment, which made him feel extremely disgusted and angry.

Was it because he brought up the endless overtime when he was on Blue Star?

Or was it because he associated the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot, a product of Rubik's Cube Technology, with the Ship Girls?

Or, he always felt that he had seen such a scene somewhere?

"Ariel, all the third-generation robots in Utopia should have turned on the emotional simulation system, and they are legal citizens of Utopia, right?"

Lin Lan suddenly turned his head and asked the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot girl standing behind him.

Enterprise had long noticed Lin Lan's gloomy expression, and cast a worried look at him, not knowing what he was going to do.

"Ah, yes, teacher, I...all third-generation robots have already activated the emotion simulation system, and all third-generation robots are citizens of Utopia."

The white-haired robot girl seemed to have been frightened by the development of the meeting in front of her, and her face was very ugly. She didn't explain until Lin Lan asked her a question.

"Hehe, that's really interesting."

Lin Lan sneered, looked around coldly at the members of the discussion group who were discussing enthusiastically, and continued to choose silence.

But Enterprise's face had already revealed a trace of solemnity.

She understood the character of her commander. The more silent Lin Lan was, the more anger was accumulating.

In that case, she only needed to stand in front of the commander and clear all obstacles for the commander.

Even if she had to kill people on the spot, she would not hesitate.

Soon the meeting came to an end, and the intervals between various proposals gradually became longer.

And He Ce stood in the middle of the podium, smiling and responding to many proposers.

The expression on his face was already difficult to conceal the pride.

In his opinion, the theme proposed by him at the 26th meeting was passed.

It only takes more than three minutes for no one in the discussion group to make a proposal, and then a round of voting by all members, and the topic he proposed can be determined as the rules of Utopia.

At that time, the waste recycling department he is responsible for, which has no money to make, will be transformed into a robot recycling department.

In this way, he can make huge profits from it.

Although he himself does not understand why he has such an idea, it is like his instinct, teaching him to do this subconsciously.

It's as if he has done this kind of thing skillfully countless times.

"There are ten seconds left. If no one continues to make proposals, then start voting..."

"Sorry, I have something else to say."

Seeing that no one was speaking on the speaker anymore, He Ce looked at his watch and announced.

But before he finished speaking, a strange male voice sounded from the round table in front of him, interrupting his words.

"You are...ah, Dr. Lin Lan, it's my honor to have your valuable advice."

As the light hit the speaker, He Ce immediately recognized who the man was and said enthusiastically.

That's right, the person who raised the opinion at the last moment was the cold-faced Lin Lan.

The other discussion group members seemed to know Lin Lan, and all of them looked at him curiously, waiting for his next words.

Being watched by so many people in the conference hall, Lin Lan slowly stood up from his chair, took the speaker in his hand, coughed dryly and said slowly:

"I have listened carefully to all the proposals you just made, but before the vote, I have two questions, I hope you can answer them."

Lin Lan's tone was emotionless, and after a pause, he continued:

"The first question is, do you believe that the third-generation robot citizens have hearts?"

"Heart?"

Hearing this word, not only He Ce on the podium was stunned, but other discussion group members also showed confusion on their faces.

Why did Dr. Lin Lan suddenly mention this question?

"Yes, heart. Or we can change the name, soul, emotion, or thought, life."

"In short, do you think that the third-generation robots have hearts that represent all of the above, just like us humans?"

The question raised by Lin Lan made all the discussion group members look at each other, as if they had heard an extremely ridiculous question.

He Ce on the stage smiled softly and blurted out instinctively:

"Dr. Lin Lan, although the third generation robots are made using Rubik's Cube energy, we all know very well that they are just robots after all and do not have hearts like us humans."

In addition to He Ce, other members of the discussion group also spoke one after another:

"Yes, Dr. Lin Lan, this question is obvious. Robots are just robots after all. How can they be considered to have hearts?"

"After all, machine creations act according to the logic of artificial intelligence programs. How can this be considered a heart?"

"Speaking of which, grant them citizenship... When was this the topic of the meeting? I can't seem to remember. Do any of you remember?"

Hearing the words of these discussion group members, Ariel behind Lin Lan turned even paler. She even lowered her head and gently grabbed the hem of her white dress with her hands.

The company keenly captured Ariel's expression changes and small movements.

She stared at Ariel from the corner of her eyes, ready to summon her ship at any time to prevent the Rubik's Cube energy robot girl from suddenly attacking and hurting Lin Lan.

"Boom!"

Just as people in the conference hall were discussing, a dull collision suddenly broke out, interrupting everyone's words.

The whole place fell silent for a moment.

Lin Lan clenched his right hand tightly into a fist and hammered it on the wooden table. The top of this wooden round table was even dented, forming a fist mark.

Several members of the discussion group sitting next to Lin Lan couldn't help but take a breath when they saw this scene.

You know, the material of this heavy wooden table is extremely hard, even as strong as metal, and it is extremely laborious to process.

But a wooden table made of such material was actually hit with a fist mark by a human's bare hands.

How powerful is this?

"Everyone, it seems that you have already answered my first question, so it's my turn to ask the second question."

Lin Lan glanced at the discussion group members in the conference hall, his expression did not change at all, and he said in a deep voice:

"My second question is very simple. Please tell me what the heart is."