Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 424 The Heart of the Omnic

After these words fell, all the participants in the entire conference hall began to discuss.

Soon, Lin Lan heard opinions put forward by the discussion group one after another:
"Abolishing the weekly scheduled maintenance of the third-generation robots is indeed beneficial to the development of Utopia in both the short and long term."

"Although this will inevitably speed up the wear and tear of the third-generation robots, if the monitoring is strengthened, the robots that are prone to damage can be replaced in advance to minimize the risk of occurrence."

"As for the recycling of excessively damaged robots, we should indeed set up a recycling department in advance to deal with those third-generation robots that have been severely damaged."

"That's right, the establishment of a recycling department is necessary, and in order to avoid robot resistance, the recycling department must be armed, um... it's best to have robots perform the recycling work."

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The topic in the conference hall quickly changed from whether or not to agree with this topic at the beginning, and slowly evolved into discussing relevant steps after implementation.

The topic of this meeting, the abolition of scheduled maintenance for third-generation robots, has become a certainty.

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

At this moment, he felt an inexplicable and nameless fire in his heart, which made him feel extremely disgusted and angry.

Is it because of the endless overtime work that I had when I was in Blue Star?

Or is it because he associates the Rubik's Cube energy robot, a product of Rubik's Cube technology, with the ship girls?
Or, where did he feel like he had seen such a scene before?
"Ariel, all the third-generation robots in Utopia should have turned on the emotion 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.

And the company had already noticed Lin Lan's gloomy expression, and gave him a worried look, wondering what he was going to do.

"Ah, yes teacher, I...all the third-generation robots have activated the emotional simulation system, and all the 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 rush to explain until she was asked by Lin Lan.

"Heh, that's really interesting."

Lin Lan sneered, looked around coldly at the discussion group members who were in full swing, and continued to choose to remain silent.

It's just that the face of the enterprise has shown a touch of dignity.

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

So since this is the case, she only needs to stand in front of the commander and clear all obstacles for the commander.

Even if it is to kill on the spot, it will not hesitate.

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

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

The expression on his face was already hard to hide the pride.

In his opinion, the adoption of the theme proposed by him in the 26th meeting is a sure thing.

It only takes more than 3 minutes for no one to make a proposal in the discussion group, and another round of voting by all members will be held, and the topic he proposed can be determined as the rule of Utopia.

At that time, the waste recycling department that he is responsible for will be transformed into a robot recycling department.

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

Although he himself didn't understand why he had such an idea, it was like his instinct, subconsciously teaching him to do this kind of thing.

It was as if he had done this kind of thing skillfully countless times.

"There are still ten seconds. If no one continues to make proposals, then the voting will begin..."

"Sorry, I still have something to say."

Seeing that no one was using the speaker to speak anymore, He Ce looked at his watch and announced.

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

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

As the light shone on the speaker, He Ce immediately recognized who this man was, and spoke enthusiastically.

That's right, the person who put forward his opinion at the last moment was Lin Lan with a cold face.

The other members of the discussion group also seemed to know Lin Lan, and they all set their curious eyes on Lin Lan, waiting for his next words.

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

"I have listened carefully to all the proposals you just put forward, but before voting, I have two questions, I hope you can answer me."

There was no trace of emotion in Lin Lan's tone. After a pause, he continued:
"The first question, do you believe in the third generation of robot citizens?"

"Heart?"

Hearing this word, not only He Ce on the podium was stunned, but also doubts appeared on the faces of other discussion group members.

Why did Dr. Lin Lan suddenly mention this question?

"That's right, heart. Or we can call it another name, soul, emotion, or thought, life."

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

The question Lin Lan raised made all the members of the discussion group look at me and you, as if hearing some ridiculous question.

He Ce on the stage smiled softly, and instinctively blurted out:
"Dr. Lin Lan, although the third-generation robots are manufactured using Rubik's Cube energy, we all know very well that they are just robots after all, and don't have hearts like us humans."

Apart from He Ce, other members of the discussion group also said:
"That's right, Dr. Lin Lan, the question is obvious. Robots are just robots after all. How can they be considered to have hearts?"

"Machine creations ultimately act according to the logic of artificial intelligence programs. How can this be considered a heart."

"Speaking of which, granting them citizenship... When was the subject of the meeting, I can't seem to remember, does anyone 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 the white dress with her hands.

And the company keenly captured the changes in Ariel's expression and small movements.

She stared at Ariel from the corner of her eyes, ready to summon the ship suit at any time in case the Rubik's Cube energy robot girl suddenly attacked and hurt Lin Lan.

"Boom!"

Just as the people in the meeting hall were discussing and discussing, a dull collision sound suddenly exploded, interrupting the words of everyone.

The audience fell silent for an instant.

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

The members of the discussion group sitting next to Lin Lan couldn't help but gasp when they saw this scene.

You must know that the material of this thick wooden table is extremely hard, and it is not even inferior to the strength of metal, so it is extremely laborious to process.

But the wooden table made of such a material was unexpectedly punched by a human with bare hands.

How strong 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 members of the discussion group in the conference hall, without any change in his face, and said in a deep voice:

"My second question is very simple, that is, please tell me what is the heart."

(End of this chapter)