Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

It seemed to have seen through Duan Mingyuan's heart and took the initiative to make an invitation.

The live broadcast room of the Prison Star official website has been flooded with dense comments, most of which are criticisms of the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce and those unscrupulous news media, as well as the revisiting of old events. The audience spontaneously talked about the unspeakable past events between Morgan VII and the butler.

They suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the Shanqi Chamber of Commerce was making a lot of noise but doing little. On the one hand, it called Duan Mingyuan the number one sinner, but on the other hand, it turned a blind eye to his actions and did not take the initiative to send Duan Mingyuan to the Prison Star for trial through the Chamber of Commerce or a third-party organization.

Because the Chamber of Commerce must also understand that once Duan Mingyuan really comes here, all the rumors will be revealed.

There is no more just trial institution in the world than the Prison Star. Just now, the prison guards personally issued a good man certificate to Duan Mingyuan, and he is the kind of good man who has never been seen before and is very likely to never be seen again.

The number given by the judge is the result of a combination of good and evil. +∞ means that the good deeds done by Duan Mingyuan have far exceeded any sins he has committed. What's more, all the sins are one-sided statements by the Chamber of Commerce and the media. It is very likely that Duan Mingyuan was innocent from the beginning.

After all, it is not uncommon to accuse others of crimes that they do not commit.

However, Duan Mingyuan, who was in prison at the moment, was unaware of the heated discussion in the live broadcast room. Under the leadership of the mechanical prison guards, he parted ways with the space pirates. The pirates were sent to the lower level by elevator, while he would be temporarily taken to the residence of the human prison guards, who would prepare accommodation for Duan Mingyuan.

This is a prison operated jointly by humans and artificial intelligence, but with the rapid development of technology, humans have to undertake less and less work, until now they don't have to worry about anything big or small. They only need to stay in the living area every day, monitor the prisoners through surveillance, maintain the prison planet's website, and then find some fun for their lives on this desolate planet.

The presence of human prison guards has become a symbolic tradition.

This place was originally built by humans and should be operated by humans.

When the gate of the living area was opened for Duan Mingyuan, he was also able to observe the daily life of the prison guards on Prison Star.

Near the gate is the sports room and the court, where an intense internal competition is in full swing, while others are sweating profusely on various fitness equipment.

For those prison guards who do not like sports, there are also chess and card rooms, game halls, and libraries. This is their main job in recent years - trying to develop more entertainment programs.

Apply for funds from superiors, and after approval, use all the funds used for daily maintenance for entertainment.

As for the prisoners in prison...

In fact, no one cares about their life or death, and the prison guards believe that the artificial intelligence can arrange the prisoners clearly.

They are tireless machines. As long as the operating logic is set, they can just sit back and do nothing.

The mechanical prison guard took Duan Mingyuan to the warden's room.

In all prison-themed movies, the warden is the most majestic and terrifying person in a prison. Considering that the Prison Star is where the most vicious criminals in the universe are imprisoned, Duan Mingyuan subconsciously imagined the warden as a real tough guy.

However, the first meeting completely extinguished his imagination of the warden.

The warden seemed to be in a completely relaxed state, as if he had not expected someone to visit at this time.

The specific activity of relaxation is to study a magazine with a cover of black stockings and red high heels.

In fact, the warden had prepared some disguise measures, but perhaps because he had not practiced for a long time, he took the two books upside down after a series of operations, pressing the "Prison Rules" underneath and continuing to hold the magazine in his hand.

The warden watched Duan Mingyuan enter the room until he walked to his desk. There was no dignity in his eyes, but his hands were so awkward that he didn't know where to put them.

:: Reason told him that he should put the magazine away immediately, but if he did so in front of Duan Mingyuan, it would seem like he was trying to cover up something.

"Do not misunderstand."

After a long silence, the young warden coughed and explained, "I'm choosing clothes for my wife."

"This is the warden Norton Kaman, the youngest heir of the Kaman family. He was transferred to Prison Star after graduating from the military academy and has been serving here for five years. The following is the warden's information."

The mechanical prison guard kindly showed Duan Mingyuan the warden's personal information.

Not only does it contain his photo and detailed personal experience, but it also prominently marks his "single" status.

There was another long silence.

Norton Kaman's eyes went dark. He stiffly put the magazine on the desk and picked up the Prison Rules and placed them on top.

The only way out right now is to pretend nothing happened.

Then, change the subject, "What do you want from me?"

"Warden, we would like to invite Mr. Duan Mingyuan to stay in the prison for a few days to help me answer some questions. We need your approval for some procedures."

Duan Mingyuan keenly noticed that the mechanical warning did not seem to be asking for instructions from the warden. Although it still used honorifics, it did not seem to leave room for Norton to refuse.

"I see. You go back first. I'll take him to his residence after I've completed the formalities."

Norton nodded and pretended to log into the backend of the management website.

Such situations are rare. Although the mechanical prison guards occasionally invite visitors who are not on the wanted list to live in the prison, they basically forcibly send them to the prison area.

This is the first time I have brought someone to the living area and applied for a temporary residence permit.

The artificial intelligence seemed to be very interested in Duan Mingyuan, but Norton was not happy at all.

It was not only because the other party had discovered his academic research, but also because although he had been in the Prison Star, he had heard the name Duan Mingyuan from his family and company more than once.

This name has been widely mentioned recently and has become synonymous with trouble.

Norton didn't care whether Duan Mingyuan was a good person or a bad person. He only knew that wherever Duan Mingyuan went, he would bring trouble.

Huge trouble.

But he couldn't resist artificial intelligence.

In other words, no one on this planet can refuse a request made by artificial intelligence.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 306 The Warden

Norton Kaman completed the temporary residence procedures for Duan Mingyuan and arranged a single room for him.

While the artificial intelligence was processing the new prisoners, he had to put down his beloved magazine and act as Duan Mingyuan's temporary guide.

At this moment, deeper inside the prison, new prisoners are also getting the help of mechanical prison guards to understand this prison and the painful and desperate lives they will face in the future.

In comparison, life here is much easier.

To put it more bluntly and simply, the Prison Star is suitable for any family kid with no ambition to live a bad life and maintain his health.

All the work is done by artificial intelligence, so they can focus on their own interests and hobbies. Only at certain times of the year, when the company's senior management comes to inspect Prison Star, they have to accompany them to introduce some basic conditions of the prison.

Norton was already very familiar with the job of showing people around prisons.

The first is the introduction of the Kaman family. The family background will prevent the company's top executives from asking tricky questions to embarrass him during the inspection.

"I've heard of the Iron Guard Consortium."

Duan Mingyuan said that this is also the company consortium that has been mentioned most frequently in interstellar news recently.

Of course, its reputation is not that good. It just suffered a defeat and was beaten back from the entire star zone by the rebels of the United Front, which also cast a shadow on the reputation of the Iron Guard Consortium's invincible fleet.

"Your relationship with the United Front is... not a very pleasant one."

Duan Mingyuan felt that this conversation was a little subtle, especially his title of "Spiritual Leader of the United Front". In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, he explained, "Those reports are all fabricated. In fact, I have never been to the star region where the United Front is located."

"It doesn't matter. I fled to a place like this because I was tired of the infighting in the consortium."

Norton was about the same age as Duan Mingyuan. He waved his hand and said, "I was born to be incompatible with family honor. Of course, when I graduated, I never thought of coming here to be the warden, that old man!"

Having said that, Nuo Duan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

He will never forget the night he was about to graduate.

He had excellent grades in the military academy, and his family had hoped to transfer him to the front line to let him start his training as a commander of a battlecruiser, but Norton refused his family's arrangement and expressed to his elderly mentor his desire not to be involved in the war.

When his mentor asked him what he really thought, Norton rarely opened up to his most trusted mentor.

If there was one thing he liked...

That's the jade foot.

When he was in school, he always subscribed to relevant magazines, which allowed him to put his worries behind him and discover the colorful universe.

The tutor agreed and promised him that he would be arranged by the college to a place that could satisfy his desire.

There were many jailers there, and he would be the manager there.

When Norton Kaman crossed half of the universe and arrived at the Prison Star with infinite vision for the future and an eager heart, he found that he had fallen into a trap.

The male to female ratio of prison guards in Prison Star Prison is 100:0.

There are only a bunch of old men here.

Among this group of men, more than 90% are sports enthusiasts. They sweat profusely in the gym and on the court every day, and you can smell their sweat from a distance.

This is what jail is.

Not only the prisoners, but also the warden is no exception.

Norton hasn't spoken to a member of the opposite sex face to face for five years.

Each issue of the biweekly magazine became Norton's only way to quench his thirst. Today was the day when the biweekly magazine was updated, and he couldn't wait to flip through the magazine in the office.

"Let's not talk about this anymore."

Norton realized that he had lost his composure, waved his hand, and introduced the prison to Duan Mingyuan. "Now the entire prison is basically maintained by artificial intelligence. You should have seen it just now. Every prisoner who enters the prison will be wearing a collar. The number on the collar is the time they have stayed here. In addition to waiting for the end of their sentence peacefully, artificial intelligence has also set up many ways for them to reduce their sentences."

Whenever company executives came to inspect, Norton would explain the characteristics of these prisons to them.

"To put it simply, AI will periodically issue some trials to prisoners in prison. If they can withstand the assessment of AI, their sentences can be reduced accordingly based on the evaluation they have completed."

As he spoke, Norton showed Duan Mingyuan many past trials.

"Hunger Fast Trial"

Meditation Trial

『Purification Ceremony』

Corresponding video footage was left behind for each trial. In these videos, the prisoners were watched like little white mice. Their spirits and bodies were greatly tested and tortured during the trial. Most of the participants were already dying when they won.

As the warden, Norton actually does not understand the significance of these trials. In his opinion, they seem to be just a means for artificial intelligence to torture the prisoners.

It was not until a bored prison guard uploaded the video of the trials to the official website that they discovered the actual use of these trials.

This is the prototype of the official website live broadcast.

From then on, every trial would attract many spectators. The spectators would pick out a few dark horses from the prisoners and place bets on who would be the final winner of the trial.

Thus, this became a grand event for the audience. Norton didn't know whether these trials could really purify the prisoners' dirty souls, but what was certain was that the way they struggled to survive in the trials pleased many people. Even the company's top management spoke highly of the "grand event" during the last inspection.

This became an important achievement during Norton's tenure, and the company encouraged him to continue to carry forward the tradition of trials.

But Norton's suspicion became more and more serious. When the artificial intelligence brought Duan Mingyuan to him, his uneasiness reached its peak.

Because he knew very well that for artificial intelligence, this was not a popular entertainment activity, but they really believed that such behavior could save or purify the souls of the prisoners.

He could feel that with the emergence of trials, artificial intelligence became more and more neurotic, becoming like a group of fanatical religious elements, preaching their doctrines in ways that were difficult for ordinary people to understand.

And this is most likely the reason why artificial intelligence invited Duan Mingyuan to stay temporarily.

"Mr. Duan Mingyuan, you came at a very coincidental time. A new trial is about to begin."

Norton heard that the artificial intelligence hoped Duan Mingyuan would help them and answer the questions they had always had.

But he had to remind the other party, "You just came here and don't know much about the situation here, but please don't trust those artificial intelligences... Sometimes, I really feel that they seem to have human souls."

(End of this chapter)

I'm going to take a half-day off to sort out my ideas for the new plot.

I'm taking half a day off and will update tomorrow morning. I need to design the trial mode carefully, please forgive me!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 307 Memory

Warden Norton does not want Duan Mingyuan to communicate too much with the artificial intelligence in the prison because the behavior of artificial intelligence has become more and more weird over the years and is getting closer and closer to a real human.

Norton was convinced that this was contrary to the designer's original intention.

The researcher who designed the artificial intelligence for the Prison Star Prison had a simple idea. He just wanted to eliminate human subjective emotions and create a judge without any personal emotions to ensure that every prisoner received the judgment he deserved.

Duan Mingyuan leaned on the bed, flipping through the prison manual that Norton gave him before he left. The manual recorded the long history of this prison.

Hundreds of years have passed since the birth of artificial intelligence. The team that created it has long since passed away, and "Judge" has become one of their most precious legacies left to the universe.

But in reality, the prototype of this research was not intended to create an impartial judge, but a memory retrieval tool.

This is one of the company's most important creations of the last century, and the "Judge" is just a derivative product of this technology.

Regardless of whether the prisoners sent to the Prison Star are willing or not, their memories will be searched before they pass through the gate. Then the judge will give them the final judgment based on the balance of their sins and good deeds.