Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 421 The Price of Utopia
After the floor was cleaned by the sweeping machine, Ariel also changed her clothes and walked down the stairs.

This white long-haired Rubik's Cube energy robot girl was wearing a thin white dress of unknown material at this time, and her soft and long white hair was scattered behind her back, which made Lin Lan feel the tenderness of this weak girl for a while. With a sense of illusion.

If it weren't for the fact that there are so many charming ship girls in his port area, I'm afraid he would have been shocked by her beauty.

Lin Lan complained secretly, but luckily he is a Bilan player himself.

"Teacher, it takes 23 minutes to go to the core center. I have already parked the automatic navigation car control at the door."

Ariel walked slowly in front of Lin Lan, stared at him with blue eyes shining with mechanical luster, hesitated for a moment, and took his palm.

"Please come with me, teacher."

Lin Lan did not refuse Ariel's holding hands, and let Ariel lead him out of the attic door.

He also knew that at this time, it was still necessary to go to the core center according to Helena's order first, and not to let the horse's feet leak, so as to prevent accidental complications.

After all, this is a virtual world created by the Rubik's Cube Energy robot host, and it is not a place to stay for a long time.

After coming outside, what Lin Lan saw was the garden outside the attic under the bright sunlight.

The garden is full of various plants and flowers, most of which are specialties of Oran, which he has seen in Hongye Naval Academy.

In the garden, there were two garden robots holding scissors in their hands and trimming shrubs. They all nodded when they saw him and Ariel come out.

With the warm breeze blowing on his face, Lin Lan raised his head and saw that the sky was cloudless, which was a good weather for going out.

But it was such a beautiful scene that made Lin Lan frown.

He actually felt the rich light element from the rising sun in the sky.

This is a virtual world. After he came here, he always felt that all natural elements were cut off, and he was completely unable to connect with any elements.

But why does the sun in the sky have the same light element as the real sun?
Lin Lan didn't show his doubts on his face, he kept this incident in his heart, and walked out of the garden with Ariel.

A self-guided car had already been parked beside the road at the entrance, and after Ariel let go of Lin Lan, she took the initiative to sit in the driving seat.

After the car started, Lin Lan, who was sitting in the co-pilot, also looked at the surrounding scenery.

In the sky, smart drones flew over their heads carrying takeaway boxes.

On both sides of the road, Lin Lan also saw many Oran people walking on the road in a very harmonious relationship with the Rubik's Cube energy robot.

He even saw many Rubik's cube energy robots pushing baby carriages with smiles on their faces, taking care of the children in the baby carriages very competently, and making them happy.

And he also saw the second-generation robots, but these behemoths are actually in the...

plant trees?

That's right, these large robots that once turned into the nightmare of countless survivors in Hongye City actually planted street tree saplings in the pits on the roadside under the command of Oran workers on the roadside.

After the vehicle drove into the city with towering buildings, Lin Lan also saw the construction site that had been his nightmare.

It's just that in this virtual world, those workers who climbed on the outer frame and worked on the main structure have all become robots.

On the ground of the construction site, many Oran workers and Rubik's cube energy robots are having a heated discussion around a building design drawing, seeming to discuss the next construction process of the building.

Everything is so natural, as if it should be like this.

If he hadn't recalled the battle with the Hongye Naval Fortress in Hongye City, and saw the robots charging desperately, Lin Lan couldn't believe that these robots could have such a docile side.

He couldn't help thinking, just relying on the emotional simulation system, can intelligent robots really reach such a state in terms of emotion?

And most importantly, he originally thought that the Oran people in the virtual world would be full of despair and pain, or that it would be a world where Rubik's cube energy robots enslave humans.

But looking around, all he saw was harmony, equality, and hope.

From the faces of these Oran people, what he saw the most was a smile, and it was a smile from the heart.

"Utopia..."

In the car, Lin Lan, who heard the melodious car light music, repeated the name softly.

The original meaning of this word refers to a happy society without classes. It is a beautiful synonym for a completely imaginary, impossible to realize, and only exists in ideals.

But at this moment, in this virtual world, he actually felt that he saw the actual utopia.

With the joint efforts of intelligent robots and human beings, a beautiful world is thriving and flourishing.

"Teacher, this is Utopia, a world without any discrimination, prejudice, or pain, a beautiful world created by humans and intelligent robots."

Ariel's voice came from beside his ears, the voice of the Rubik's cube energy robot girl was filled with sincere pride and happiness.

Lin Lan looked away from the car window, and turned to look at the white-haired robot girl sitting in the main driver.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that Ariel's face was a little pale at this time, and the blue light in her eyes was also a little dim, as if she looked very weak.

"Yeah, Utopia, this place really looks like a utopia that is almost impossible to achieve and will never be reached..."

Hearing Lin Lan's praise, although Ariel couldn't hide her weakness, she still had a bright smile on her face.

But Lin Lan's next words made the smile on the Rubik's cube energy robot girl's face freeze suddenly.

"But what is the price of all this?"

Lin Lan looked away from Ariel, looked out the window at the prosperous urban area, and said as if talking to herself:
"In the early days of human beings when robots have not yet appeared, if you want to make a country prosperous, you must cruelly exploit other countries that are weaker than him."

"The price is borne by those exploited countries."

"In order to get rid of the shackles of an exploited country, people will inevitably shed blood and sacrifice, and there will inevitably be countless anonymous laborers who spend their youth in order to finally rise and become a powerful country."

"This price is borne by those who sacrificed their youth and even their lives for the rise of the country."

Having said that, Lin Lan looked at Ariel again, and said lightly:

"So, Ariel, who is behind the cost of creating such a beautiful utopia?"

Seeing the Rubik's Cube energy robot girl in front of him withdrew the smile on her face and stared at him silently, he didn't choose to continue talking.

In his opinion, this virtual world utopia is very likely to be the host of the Rubik's Cube energy robot using the thoughts and will of those captured Oran people as nourishment.

What he said just now was not only for himself, but also for the Rubik's Cube energy robot girl in front of him.

When looking at Ariel, Lin Lan was ready to use the power of the reality lens at any time.

The reason why he said this was also a temptation for him.

Maybe the Rubik's Cube energy robot girl in front of me can convey these words to the Rubik's Cube energy robot host through the mental Rubik's Cube network.

Or, the Rubik's Cube energy robot girl in front of me may be the host's will of the Rubik's Cube energy robot!

"As expected of a teacher...you really see the problem thoroughly."

The two stared at each other for a long time, Ariel took the lead to look away, with a complicated smile on her face, she shook her head slightly and said:
"But Ariel doesn't know who is bearing the price behind Utopia, the teacher may be worrying too much."

After listening to Ariel's words, Lin Lan sighed softly.

It seems that the Rubik's Cube Energy robot host is not focusing on processing the dialogue data in the virtual world at this time, but is fully focused on the war in the Eastern Continent.

And this robot girl is not the will of the host of Rubik's Cube Energy Robot.

After he discovered that Ariel was malfunctioning in the attic, he immediately wondered if Ariel might be the host's will of the Rubik's Cube energy robot.

However, through the test just now, he has determined that this robot girl should be just an ordinary Rubik's cube energy robot.

If it was really the host's will, I'm afraid after hearing what he said just now, he can already confirm his identity and attack him.

Lin Lan withdrew his gaze from Ariel and looked towards the city center that was about to arrive.

At this time, except for the sound of light music in the car, the two of them did not continue their discussion.

But just when Lin Lan thought this topic was over, Ariel's soft voice suddenly came from his ear:

"But teacher, Ariel believes that if there is such a person, she... will not regret it."

Lin Lan turned her head again and looked at the Rubik's cube energy robot girl in doubt.

It's just that this time Ariel didn't look at him, but silently looked forward in frustration.

(End of this chapter)