Labyrinth

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The city of the dead is filled with the smell of formaldehyde.

Every mechanical city has its own unique style, but the style of the Undead City still opened the eyes of the two 'robots'.

The reason is simple: 90% of the buildings here are hospitals, with rows of white buildings.

The following hospitals are listed: Undead City First Mechanical Hospital, Saint Brain Group Brain Modification Hospital, Jinfang Hospital (Reproductive Specialty), Bionic Beauty Clinic, Tianping Biotechnology Maintenance, Cyber Mental Hospital...

"So many hospitals!" the mainframe couldn't help but complain.

"But there are really few people."

The senior engineer looked around and saw that there were probably only one or two people on the entire street, and even if there were, they were all wrapped up tightly and hurried by.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

"First, go to a hospital to see a doctor. If you're sick, get treatment; if not, find someone to help you."

After hesitating between the First Mechanical Hospital of the Undead City and the Cyber Mental Hospital, the senior engineer resolutely chose Jinfang Hospital.

There were more people in the hospital than on the streets, but only a slightly larger number.

Form filling, registration, one-stop service.

"What subject are you failing?" From behind the service counter, an older woman-type android asked impatiently in the tone of a cafeteria lady.

"My testicles hurt," the senior engineer said honestly.

The woman looked him up and down.

"Robots don't have testicles."

"So the pain suggests it might be a phantom limb symptom."

"Then you should see an orthopedic specialist. Is your pain normal, or does it feel like you've been cut?"

"It hurts like being hit with a rich woman's happiness nail."

"Okay, then register for trauma orthopedics and go to the third floor of Building B to queue up."

"Okay."

The senior engineer went to Building B excitedly, while the mainframe computer, which had been observing the entire building, was now filled with question marks.

There was no one on the street, and not many people in the service hall on the first floor either. There were quite a few people in the queuing hall on the third floor, but their identities were all very strange.

Initially, the mainframe thought that people who went to see doctors for male gynecological diseases must have some serious illness, but now it seems that the boss isn't the only one with problems.

Sitting in front of them were two bio-engineered brothers, both with handsome and striking facial features, resembling a certain superstar. The younger brother was wiping away tears, while the older brother was comforting him.

"Just bear with it. What can we do when we have such a bad owner? If it really doesn't work, we'll just get a different model."

The mainframe turned its head, and next to it sat an AI projection, constantly scratching its head.

"It itches, it really itches. Could I have some kind of skin disease?"

The mainframe turned its head and looked to the other side, where a gloomy-looking man stood without speaking, but judging from his heavy expression, he was probably also seriously ill.

"Clinic 4, number 13."

The senior engineer got up, opened the door, and walked into a small cubicle. An electronic curtain covered the door of the cubicle, and only a conversation could be faintly heard.

"Your situation is normal. According to our research, 84% of robots do not have sexual experience. You need to get used to this."

"But I've heard that the sex experience of a android is 100%."

"There's nothing we can do, he's handsome. He can not only customize personalities, but also create custom emojis, which is something we can't compare to. Or, how about I recommend a car virtual machine to you?"

Why are virtual machines mounted in vehicles?

The mainframe was thinking to itself.

"No, doctor, I suspect it's because my penis is too big, which is affecting my ability to find a partner."

"Then you've registered for the wrong appointment," the doctor said calmly. "You should register for the reproductive modification department. Some things can be customized."

Is it cheap?

"The better the quality, the more expensive it is."

"Okay, thank you, doctor."

"You're welcome. Go call the next one."

The next moment, not only was the curtain pulled back, but the entire wall was also flipped open, and an excavator carrying a powerful and imposing shovel drove out with a serious expression.

"The doctor wants to see you."

"Okay," the senior engineer replied.

"By the way, I have a question for you. Am I too big?"

"That's true, but it's our livelihood after all, so we need to think it over carefully," the senior engineer said earnestly.

"Sigh, being a male pilot is too tough."

One person and one machine—no, two intelligent machines—exchanged a single sentence with each other before passing each other.

The mainframe watched the other party leave and realized that the other party had mastered a certain degree of mechanical transformation ability. No wonder it was able to come upstairs. It also seemed that this hospital often entertained such "big clients". Even the walls were automatically sliding.

"Sit down. What's wrong?"

The doctor was a middle-aged man with his two surgical arms welded directly to his shoulders.

"My balls hurt," Senior Engineer said honestly.

The middle-aged man glanced down at the screen and said, "Hallucinations? Medication or surgery?"

"What about getting medication? What about surgery?"

"I'll prescribe you an electronic hallucinogen to repair your sensory system."

"Performing the surgery is even simpler; we just insert whatever's not right. What are your requirements regarding the quality, softness, and heat and cold resistance of the material? I have an artificial corpus cavernosum here..."

Seeing the doctor excitedly trying to sell him "egg materials," the senior engineer decisively said, "Prescribe the medicine."

"Okay," the doctor shook his head somewhat disappointedly and quickly wrote out a form.

"Next!"

After exiting the main gate and taking the elevator, the mainframe remained silent for a moment before speaking:

"Boss, are we going to get our medicine now?"

"Prescribe medicine my ass! You haven't forgotten why we came here, have you?" The senior engineer gave the other person a strange look.

"But boss, your behavior doesn't seem like you're looking for viral antigens."

The senior engineer tapped the gold-plated metal skull and said, "Haven't you noticed that none of the androids, cyborgs, or even other normal patients here have brain-computer interfaces growing on the back of their heads?"

"This means that the people of the City of the Dead either have developed antibodies or they have not been infected with the virus," the mainframe thought.

"You're absolutely right," the senior engineer sighed, and with a 'ding,' the elevator doors opened. "But what I have to say is, this is the City of the Dead. According to the data, it's a place where more people die than live each year. If we want to examine the effects of this 'virus' on this place, we can't just look at the living."

"This is a 'garbage area,' and regular garbage collection is an essential task for this city. So, where do the most people die? Of course, it's in the 'hospitals.'"

The two walked through the corridor and came to a building behind the inpatient department. Of all the buildings, this one was the quietest.

Dead people don't make noise.

While the senior engineer was taking action, Gao Yuanyuan was also taking action, but compared to Gao's physical exploration of the bushes, Gao Yuanyuan's methods were much more sophisticated.

She knew that her brother's "physical body" had been taken away, and she had to find the anomalies in the city as soon as possible to contain the "anomalies" and deal with the bio-engineered brain-computer interface.

"Bang"

A soft slamming sound of a door closing suddenly reached the ears of a passerby.

The well-dressed passerby paused for a moment, then immediately turned around, only to be shocked to find that there wasn't even a door behind him, let alone a single living person.

On a street, several android waiters also "heard" the door closing. The sound wasn't loud, but it made the plug-in inside their brains suddenly jump.

From one street to one block, then from one block to one district, and finally covering the entire city.

As each 'door' opens, each person's memory becomes a room, and as the number of rooms increases, it eventually becomes a maze.

Long ago, Gao Yuanyuan inherited two boss panels, one called "Virtual Protocol" and the other called "Hyperlink Girl". The second template, in particular, was practically made for the Electronic Brain Project.

Template: Hyperlink Girl

Effect 1: Wireless connection allows you to access any program module, including but not limited to web pages, email, corporate networks, and even the human brain.

Effect 2: Infinite Connections. Within the limits of your 'consciousness', the number of connections you can make is infinite.

Effect 3: Life Connection. You can connect with any life form, including information life, carbon-based life, energy life, and mechanical life.

Thus, a vast labyrinth of memories was born through her connections.

The data maze has trapped everyone, including that "advanced information."

"If you are infected with a brain-computer interface virus, I can open your forehead in an instant and trap you inside."

"But if you possess the power to resist the brain virus, then you will be unable to escape this labyrinth."

Gao Yuanyuan smiled brightly, like a young girl who had received her most beloved toy.

"So, what should you do?"

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