NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 382 Commander Yoshiha's Doubts

[Top secret file of the People's Republic of China: Longhua Machinery]

Open permissions: N2, 154, 041, Futaba. (Top-secret files cannot be disclosed to any mechanical life form except N2)

九号先生于年1月30日04：25分消失于地堡，现国家领导权交由总参谋长041、左参谋长154、右参谋长双叶与军事委员会。

Mr. 041 is in charge of the position of Director of the Lab Development Department of the Artificial Human Satellite Base No. 041. will temporarily simulate Mr. 's virtual image to continue his guidance work. If necessary, 's soul consciousness can be implanted into the No. prosthesis.

……

The two men limped out of the office with the help of the two girls.

The door was closed gently.

"Yoshiha, what do you think about this?"

Upon hearing this, Siye narrowed her eyes and looked at White:

"What do you mean, Commander?"

White looked into Yotsuba's eyes and nodded.

The two of them had a tacit understanding.

Si Ye thought for a while and then said:

“Let’s not talk about 2B for now. 9S’s behavior is closely related to 9M.

Then there is only one problem.”

At this point, Yotsuba and White looked at each other.

The latter nodded, motioning for her to continue.

Four leaves narrate:

“The 9M’s body data comes from the No. Satellite Base, and we have no right to view it.

But judging from his words and actions, he seems to be a little too smart.

I feel subjectively that he is very similar to humans.

Even at one moment, I had some kind of illusion,

I think that the one standing before me,

A human being."

At this point, Yotsuba chuckled.

Then he shook his head:

“But this is impossible!

If the black box signal can be disguised, the aircraft body will not fake it.

I visited their manufacturing process and he is undoubtedly a YoRHa android.

More importantly, during the dozens of minutes I spent with him, I felt as if my neural network was...

Seems to have generated more branches.

This is so weird! "

Yotsuba said, a look of disbelief on her face.

When White heard this, his expression was slightly stunned.

"Neural network?" she thought to herself, and checked her own neural network.

Soon, she made a surprising discovery.

First, the hierarchy became more complete, as if adding a layer that she couldn't see through.

The connection weight seems to be affected by some unknown factors and becomes somewhat uncontrollable.

The connections between activation functions become more complicated.

The training process and generalization ability seem to have shown signs of mutation, with several unknown nodes appearing.

"this!"

"How can it be!"

When it was first manufactured, it was implanted with an artificial intelligence program.

The underlying architecture of these programs has not changed in hundreds of years.

During this period, it is nothing more than using artificial intelligence procedures to conduct self-machine learning and produce evolution.

This kind of "evolution" that does not change the underlying logic should be called pseudo-evolution.

[Why now...?]

She was distraught.

He tapped the table with his right hand to hide the slight tremor.

Her eyes glanced to the upper left, recalling her recent encounter with 9M.

Think for a moment,

There was light in her eyes, and she said slowly:

"I don't know what fancy technology those crazy people at Base 6 have come up with to temporarily add a new Unit 9."

At this point, she suddenly thought of something and narrowed her eyes.

But it was quickly covered up.

Siye did not notice her expression and continued to ask:

"So, Commander, do we need to pay extra attention to this Unit 9-M that showed up out of nowhere?"

White smiled slightly and shook his head:

“No matter what, if you join my Yoshiha, you will be a soldier under my command.

No additional monitoring is needed, just treat it normally.”

After she finished speaking, she smiled meaningfully:

"I hope this Unit 9 can bring us something different..."

……

With Yotsuba's departure, the office became deserted again.

White thought to himself and thought of a person.

So she gently tapped a communication button on the communication device.

Not long after, a YoRHa agent pushed the door open.

Her outfit,

They are no different from other members of the YoRHa team, and can be found in large numbers in the crowd.

"Report to the Commander. Number Nine... has disappeared!"

"what?"

Upon hearing the intelligence officer's report, White was shocked and sat up from his chair.

"Tell me in detail!" There was a hint of panic in her voice.

The intelligence officer nodded and continued:

"Since Mr. Nine went to Earth for an investigation and landed in the bunker two hours ago,

According to the procedure, he will visit the three YoRHa machines that have just come off the production line.

At 04:15, the corridor camera captured the picture.

Mr. Nine disappeared around the corner.

Afterwards, neither camera captured him leaving.

I pretended to pass by unintentionally at 04:30, but I didn't see him.

There were three documents scattered on the ground, one about the three new machines that had just come off the production line.

No anomalies were found in the file.”

As White listened, his frown deepened, with his eyebrows raised high on both sides.

Her heart was already in turmoil.

Even as an evolved artificial intelligence, she could not understand such a bizarre thing.

A fear of the unknown lingered deeply in her head.

After hundreds of years of fighting against mechanical life forms, nothing could scare her anymore.

But at this moment, her heart couldn't stop trembling, and waves of chills kept rushing to her chest...

"Subordinates retire."

The intelligence officer left wisely.

As members of Commander YoRHa's secret intelligence organization, they are extremely loyal and will never reveal any information to anyone.

After a long time, White finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She slumped in the chair, a trace of fear flashing across her empty eyes again.

"This is so weird!"

However, she suddenly thought of something.

This number nine seemed to have a special feeling towards himself.

seem……

It seems to carry a lot of sadness and nostalgia,

He seemed to be pondering some past event that was difficult to let go.

What exactly happened?