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"I can't answer your question." Nieto repeated this sentence again.

"Why this time? Those things shouldn't involve the 'danger' you mentioned, right?" Ke Lan asked in confusion.

"According to my calculations, if this information is leaked to you, there is a high probability that it will trigger a series of chain reactions, leading to another disaster," Nieto said.

The way of thinking of this biological computer is very close to that of human beings... Ke Lan thought, although the things he asked had nothing to do with the "disaster" itself, he could piece together the "disaster" through various clues. Outline" to...

If Zeluo hadn't been watching from the side, Ke Lan would have thought that this biological computer named "Nieto" had invaded his mind, and he could see clearly what was in his heart.

In this way, Ke Lan's calculations for clichés are completely in vain... The things Nieto said just now are probably all the information that can be disclosed to him within the allowable range. Refuse to answer, and even take so-called "amnestics".

Ke Lan didn't know how she could clear her memory, but after all, she was on someone else's territory, and Ke Lan didn't want to tear herself apart with Nieto unless it was a last resort.

"Then there's other information that is safe... can you tell me?" Ke Lan thought for a while, instead of constantly probing, it would be better to let the other party tell everything he can say.

However, Nieto did not respond to this sentence, but just looked at Ke Lan silently, Ke Lan could not see anything from her calm eyes.

Ke Lan didn't know whether Nieto's artificial intelligence only had a passive question-and-answer function or his own question had "crossed the line". Those "disasters" will be involved.

"Then can you tell me about the authority level of the Hive Capital?" Ke Lan thought of the sentences deciphered by Ze Luo before, and decided to use this as a breakthrough to see what information he could ask.

"Yes." Nieto finally said, "The hierarchy of the Hive City was officially promulgated in the fourth year of the Ice Age. This system divides the residents of the Hive City into six levels.

Authority level one, is the owner of the hive capital, has the highest authority, and can directly control all managers including me;
Authority level two, managers, has a total of four places, located on the first floor to the fourth floor.Among them, I am the manager of the second layer;
Authority level three, high-level residents, can enter and exit all places except the fourth floor at will, and have the power to kill residents of level five and level six;
Authority level four, armed personnel, is responsible for defending the first three levels of hive residents, maintaining the order of the hive, and is under the command of the level two 'manager'.

[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and read books recently, change sources and switch, read aloud with many timbres, . 】

Armed personnel are mainly distributed on the second and third floors of the hive capital, and it is strictly forbidden to leave their garrison posts without permission.

The cadre class among armed personnel also has the status of high-ranking residents;

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Authority level five, middle-level residents, are only allowed to be active on the first and second floors of the hive capital, and are responsible for production work, but they can become level four armed personnel through selection and training, with higher treatment and status.

Authority level six, bottom-level residents are those who are genetically deficient or physically disabled, seriously ill, and unable to work. In addition, if middle-level residents lose the ability to work or violate the laws of the hive capital, they will also be demoted to bottom dwellers.Bottom dwellers are housed on the first floor of the hive.According to records, the population of the first layer of the hive capital is generally around 40 million to 50 million, and the highest peak in history has reached 70 million. "

"70 million people who can't work..." Ke Landu muttered, "Although it may be cruel to say this, the remaining people have to support so many people who are not engaged in production, plus armed personnel who are also out of production and High-ranking dignitaries... I'm afraid it will be difficult, right?"

The best solution is to exile those people who can't support them... Although the chance of survival on the ground is very low, it is at least better than starving to death in the hive... This is like the current situation in the wilderness. The exiles, even though the death rate was high, even if the quality of life was poor, at least many people survived and gained a firm foothold in the wilderness.

Although Ke Lan's voice was so small that only he could hear it, and even 33 who was standing beside him didn't notice it, Nieto still answered his doubts: "No matter how many bottom dwellers there are, according to the regulations, the nest is only A minimum amount of food and other necessities for 10 million people will be supplied to the first floor."

"10 million servings? Then many people will starve to death every day?" Ke Lan couldn't help frowning.

"The corpse will be transported to the recycling facility, where it will be decomposed, and every part will be put to good use." Nieto's answer was still unemotional.

The corner of Ke Lan's mouth couldn't help twitching—he thought that his thoughts were a little cruel, but he didn't expect the management of Hive Capital to be more ruthless...

But Ke Lan has to admit that if he wants to survive the civilization in the last days, only ruthless and strong methods can do it... A manager with a kind woman will only bring the whole nest into it In a situation of no return.

"The lower-level residents also have the opportunity to restore their status as middle-level residents, and even directly become high-level residents." Nieto added.

"Join...the ground exploration team?" Although Nieto hadn't said anything yet, Ke Lan had already guessed the answer.

"That's right." Nieto said, "As long as you can find enough valuable resources on the ground, or information that is considered useful by the management, the bottom-level residents who join the exploration team can be promoted according to their contribution. The only way residents can get out of their situation."

"What is the survival rate of the ground exploration team?" When Ke Lan asked this question, he was also thinking about the return rate of the relic hunters on the ark—of course, he was not calculating the return rate of the current hunters. It's the return rate of hunters in the years when the Ark first landed on Planet Alpha.

In those days, the profession of relic hunter was basically equated with outlaws, and people who were not desperate would rarely join this profession.

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"According to the archives, there are a total of 61 bottom-floor residents who joined the ground exploration team. 550 people were able to successfully return from the ground."

Nearly 62 people... Only 93 people can return to the hive alive?

If I were a low-level resident of the hive capital, I probably wouldn't join this "ground exploration team"...

The information Nieto revealed this time is not too small, and it is very complete and detailed. Ke Lan thought about it in his mind, and used a better understanding to give each class a title of "Earth Civilization".

Level [-] is "Emperor", Level [-] is "Nobleman", Level [-] is "Army", Level [-] is "Worker", Level [-] is "Meat Animal"... As for the manager of Level [-], it is obviously an intelligent biological computer like Nieto. Strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as an extension of the will of the "emperor", and cannot be counted among the residents of the hive capital.

"According to you, there are four floors in the Hive Capital, right?"

"No, it's the fifth floor." Nieto corrected, "It's just that the fifth floor in the deepest part of the hive is no man's land, and only the fourth floor can be used for human habitation."

"Why the fourth floor, can you say this?"

"The first floor is the 'bottom nest' at the top of the hive capital; the second floor is the lower city; the third floor is the upper city; the fourth floor is the 'cloud top'." Nieto replied.

Judging from the name alone, the structure of this hive city seems to be upside down, but judging from the distribution of the power structure of the occupants, it can be completely matched.

"There is another question. I can open the gate of the hive and enter the interior of the hive. Why? Is it because of my blood?"

Nieto didn't answer, but he didn't refute either.

In Ke Lan's view, this should be regarded as acquiescing to his statement.

"The lifting platform stopped after reaching this floor, because with my 'blood', I can only be regarded as a 'middle-level resident' with authority level five, so I can't go to the upper city, right?"

"Wrong." Nieto took a deep look at Ke Lan. Although her face was still expressionless, Ke Lan always felt that she seemed to be conveying something to him through her eyes. "The lifting platform cannot go to the third floor. It is because the managers of the third floor have completely lost control. As for your authority level, I cannot judge."

"Unable to judge...then how did you make the judgment of friend and foe?" Ke Lan asked curiously.

If it were an Ark, if an Alpha person accidentally broke into the inside of the Ark, even if he couldn’t fire directly, he would definitely be surrounded by long guns and short cannons—the long guns and short cannons here refer to the guns in real consciousness , not the microphones and cameras held up by reporters and photographers.

But I and 33 have walked this way without any hindrance.

"Only those who hide the seeds of 'disaster' will be identified as enemies." Nieto said.

The seeds of disaster?Do you mean erosion?But both myself and 33 should have been corroded, but it hasn't shown on the outside... Could it be that this seemingly awesome intelligent biological computer is actually a guy who "judging people by their appearance".

"What about Hruni and the others?"

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"They are enemies, but they haven't entered the second floor of the Hive City, so I can't clear them out." Nieto replied immediately, very simply and without delay.

"What about the manager of the first floor of the Hive City? Why didn't it clear Hruni and others, but put them back?"

"The manager of the first layer of the hive capital has been destroyed, and the entire first layer is currently in a state of no manager. And my authority cannot be extended to the first layer, so I can only let them leave."

"So that's how it is..." Ke Lan nodded. Judging from the information obtained so far, the fourth floor of the hive capital "Cloud Top", which is the place where the person with the highest authority in the hive capital lives, should be the place for his trip. The destination, but the lifting platform can't go to the third floor, and naturally it can't reach the fourth floor below the third floor.

"You just said that the managers of the third floor have lost control. What do you mean?"

Nieto didn't answer.

"Is it a traitor?"

Nieto still didn't answer.

"The third floor... is there any danger?"

"It's very dangerous." Nieto said, "There is a 'disaster' remaining there."

Remnants of... Calamity?
This means that the third layer has "corrosion"?Or is it that the managers of the third floor have been eroded and turned into monsters like "Erosion Wreck"?

"Wait a minute, I want to confirm something with you." Ke Lan suddenly had an idea and asked, "As the manager of the second floor, your authority is limited to the space on the second floor. You have no right to meddle, do you?"

"correct."

"Then if I want to go to the third floor, even if I may trigger the second 'disaster' on the third floor, as long as it is not within your control, you will not stop me, right?"

"My task is only to ensure that the second floor of the hive capital is not threatened by 'disaster'. After you leave the second floor, I will not interfere with any of your actions." Nieto said.

it is good!Ke Lan shook his fist vigorously in his heart—this intelligent biological computer seems to be very smart, but in fact it has a fatal loophole.

She only cares about the bottom two floors of the hive capital, as for the other floors, it has nothing to do with her.

To use an old saying, this is an AI that only knows how to "sweep the door".

I think the owner of the hive capital designed these AIs in this way to prevent the managers of these layers from interfering with each other, and it is also for safety-a management network that connects the entire hive together. The management mode with separate layers, the former is obviously easier to fall.

"Then can you tell me, besides the lifting platform, is there any other way to get to the third floor of Hive Capital?"

Nieto was silent for a long time, as if weighing the pros and cons of it... It took more than half a minute before it gave Ke Lan a positive answer: "Yes."

Half a minute is considered a "very long" thinking time for an intelligent biological computer. Ke Lan doesn't know what calculations Nieto did during this half minute, but in short, it is willing to tell the other channel For himself, Ke Lan's goal has been achieved.

"Walk along No. [-] Avenue to the edge of the Lower Town, and when you go all the way to the end, there is a garbage disposal plant. The garbage disposal plant has a one-way passage from the Upper Town to the Lower Town. This passage was originally used to transfer the upper The domestic garbage in the urban area is transported to the lower urban area for processing, but now the one-way passage and the garbage treatment plant have stopped operating. As long as you can break through the six one-way valves in the passage, you can reach the upper urban area in reverse."

Nieto's explanation is very detailed... It seems that its own will also hopes that Ke Lan and the others can go to the upper city.

"Garbage passage..." Ke Lan pondered, "That's right, it is indeed a bit troublesome to use the lifting platform to transport garbage... In addition to the lifting platform, the passage connecting the two hive cities is only the garbage. Aisles, ventilation ducts, things like that."

"There are two more things that I need to tell you in advance." Nieto added suddenly.

"Which two things?"

"First thing, when you arrive in Uptown, don't look up at the dome. Second thing, don't listen to what the third-floor manager says to you, don't believe anything she says, and don't accept anything she says Suggest or help."

"Okay, I get it... But isn't the third floor not under your control? Why are you telling me this?"

Nieto remained silent again. This time, she simply closed her eyes, not even looking at Ke Lan.

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