Chapter 369 It’s a Person, Not a Person

...but not long after the hotel was built?

Russell glanced at No. 44, who was in his early twenties at most, and asked hesitantly: "I can take the liberty to ask... Miss No. 44, this year you..."

"I am 32 years old, sir."

No. 44 calmly replied: "Tartarus was built less than ten years ago, so it is the pride of us Tongshen Island people."

Is it really the pride of Tongshen Island people?

Russell was silent for a moment and did not ask this question. Instead, he smiled and said, "You look very young... What is your name?"

"I don't have a name, I'm just number 44.

"As for my appearance - all our employees working in Tartarus must have a prosthetic conversion rate of more than 83%. The skin I am using now is a simulated artificial skin assembled after removing natural skin, and there is no possibility of aging with age. .”

No. 44 always lowered his head, showed a gentle and submissive smile, and spoke in a gentle and pleasant tone.

But Russell could sense that the other person's heart had no ups and downs, and was as calm as an icy lake: "Tartarus has special technology that can treat cyberpsychosis. Only when the degree of transformation of the prosthetic body is high enough can we ensure that we serve the most noble people. You can't go wrong when it comes to guests.

"Our body's aging process can be suspended through the 'Holy Blood Treatment' from Holy Blood Island, and the maintenance and update of prosthetic bodies can ensure that we will not show signs of aging until we are sixty years old. After the conversion rate of prosthetic bodies exceeds 60% , and also completed the permanent contraceptive treatment; at the same time, even if the limbs and internal organs are damaged, it can still work normally and persist until the maintenance is completed."

On the other hand, it can also be said that once they leave Tartarus and lose the unique "maintenance technology" of Tartarus, it is inevitable that they will go crazy due to cyberpsychosis.

Russell completed the unfinished parts of No. 44 in his mind.

"In order to prevent personal injuries caused by falling from high places, there are switch-type strong magnetic attractions inside our bodies. Even if we fall from high places and lose our limbs, we can return to the floor safely. If we are hijacked by the enemy, we can Our own joints can be directionally detonated to achieve counterattack in a specific direction and distance. At the same time, we can also entrust our limbs to the artificial intelligence from Sogo Island to meet the enemy on our own.

"At the same time, you don't need to worry about us taking any action that is not beneficial to you. As a high-level customer, you only need to install the 'Tartarus Service' and you can gain high-level management rights for me. It is like controlling a home cleaning robot Generally, you can directly operate me through background commands to perform any actions including losing specific memories and installing specific simulated personalities.”

After hearing what No. 44 said, Russell only felt chills running down his spine.

Not a machine, not a synthetic human.

"No. 44" obviously exists as a human, but even her name has been forgotten. Although her smile is sincere and friendly, and her eyebrows are curved like a crescent moon, she looks like the sister next door with a reserved smile...

But Russell could only feel the huge hole in her heart.

Like a lake that has been drained of water. From a distance it looks like an abyss, but when you get closer you see nothing but mud.

...Even Bubble-30, her mind is more like a human being than No. 44.

No. 44 brought the silent Russell to the door of room 4401, and bowed respectfully to Russell: "You can call me if you need anything, I will be here at any time.

"Rooms 4401 to 4408 have been unlocked. You can choose different room styles. I am waiting for your call in room 4409. All rooms from 4410 onwards have different entertainment facilities. If you need any introduction I will accompany you wherever you go.”

"It's okay for now."

Russell nodded politely to No. 44. For a moment, he felt as if his heart was being suppressed by a heavy stone: "Thank you."

"It has been an honor to serve you."

No. 44 bowed to Russell and apologized: "I said too much, which affected your mood. Once again, I am extremely sorry.

"Tartarus wishes you a pleasant and relaxing evening."

Russell looked at No. 44, she did not leave directly. Instead, he stood by the door with a deep bow.

...It seems that she won't leave unless she goes in.

Russell sighed silently and opened the door.

Although it is a hotel in name, even room 4401... looks like the palace of an ancient emperor.

After Russell entered, he didn't see Ringo at all - because after entering through the gate, the first thing he saw was a hall with a crystal fountain.

It was a fountain pool that was carved entirely from crystal, gradating from white, purple, pink to red from top to bottom, serving as a large humidifier. At the top of the fountain is a sculpture of a naked nymph holding a water bottle, carved from a large piece of white jade. Clear water is pouring out of the water bottle.

The water sprayed from the fountain fell into the red crystal pool, looking like a pool of blood.

After Russell entered, he keenly felt that his mood immediately became calm... This should be some kind of crystal-based psychic technology.

After bypassing the fountain, you can see many decorative vines and natural-style wooden furniture in the deep purple hall. The carefully blended fragrance and the right concentration of oxygen injected actually made Russell feel the breath of "nature".

Industrial methods are used to perfectly restore the beauty of nature, and remove unnecessary mosquitoes, dust and soil - for example, although the ground under your feet smells like moist soil when you step on it, it is absolutely Won't stick to shoes. Even if you touch it with your feet, it will never get dirty, and even if you roll on it, your clothes will not get dirty. But its touch and taste are very close to the soil of the rainforest... It is a memory of nature from the terrestrial era that no longer exists in the Sky Island Age.

The only thing that doesn't match the theme of the room are the pink crystal decorations that sparkle under the light. They make this house more dreamy, like pink stars. Russell also realized why Ringo chose this room...probably because of her girlish heart.

...Of course, if Russell's guess is correct, those pink crystal jewelry that do not match the "nature theme" should be well-disguised cameras with microphone functions.

Just like Russell before, when he was far away from the Tartarus Hotel, he spoke to those "knights", but No. 44, who came out of the hotel later, was able to answer him immediately without Russell having to repeat it. This shows that she has already heard what Russell said.

If nothing else, every "knight" on patrol and even every corner of every room should be filled with surveillance and listening equipment... That's why No. 44 told Russell that there was no need to call. Or go to the front desk and make a request directly into the air anytime, anywhere, and she can hear it immediately.

They make no secret of the fact that every corner of Tartarus is under surveillance, and they don't care about personal privacy issues at all.

But it's reasonable.

After all, the worry called "worry about the leakage of personal privacy" is actually about worrying about "the leakage of personal privacy will bring all kinds of troubles to oneself."

Being able to live in a high-rise hotel in Tartarus should not only be achieved by simply having money - if you have such overwhelming power that you will never allow others to infringe, then this kind of invasion of privacy is essentially a problem. There is no difference from a portable eunuch. Because they have absolutely no means or ability to betray Tartarus and become enemies of the guests.

Even their memories and personalities can be manipulated at will by the guests.

Since such technology exists... that is to say, in theory, everyone on Tongshen Island can be treated in this way.

no doubt.

The people who live here are the "monarchs" who can rule everything on this empty island.