Human Nature

"Damn it, so I was talking for nothing?"

Hearing this, Sun Jack felt a headache. Although Taipai was full of trash talk, could banter and argue, and indeed looked very human, it was not human after all.

Judging from the previous incidents of smashing Song 6's head and shooting at Si Ai, Taipai completely lacked emotional capacity and empathy.

Seeing Sun Jack's expression, Taipai became unhappy.

" (｀д′) Fuck, you chose Guard Mode. In my system settings, your right to life has the highest priority. What could I do? If you have the ability, dig out the programmer who wrote this command and grind them to dust."

"Then, as the one who activated you, aren't my commands higher than the system settings?" Sun Jack and Taipai walked and talked along the lively Underground Pedestrian Street.

"Kind of." Taipai sidestepped past a Spider Robot.

"What do you mean 'kind of'? Then change this. In the future, if this happens again, don't break your comrade's leg anymore."

"What if it was Old 6's leg?"

"Then... then you still have to discuss it with me first."

"Are you sure? This will reduce your survival rate. Besides, I'll be the bad guy, why are you refusing?"

"We can't just consider absolute benefits when doing things. We're not cold-blooded robots."

Taipai switched to system communication. " (¬､¬) But I am a robot."

Sun Jack was speechless and didn't know how to respond for a moment. "Just do as I say, okay? You are a robot, yes, but the problem is we can't let others see that you are a robot."

"If your identity is exposed, we'll both be finished," Sun Jack continued to persuade.

This time it was Si Ai, and it was brushed off. But what about next time? What if it was recorded by surveillance and noticed by someone with ulterior motives?

In this highly information-driven society, all sorts of thoughts can be analyzed by big data. If there is no disguise, it is difficult to guarantee that Taipai's identity will not be exposed.

"It's not just this one thing. It's best if you add more details to other things too. From now on, don't think of yourself as a robot, just pretend you're human."

To Sun Jack's request, Taipai crossed its arms, and a middle finger appeared on its screen. "More details? Do you know my ex-factory price? You want details? If you want details, give me money to upgrade my Memory and CPU, you Poor B."

"Can't you learn? Can't your logic system iterate? Why isn't it working now?"

"But data needs a place to exist. The neurons in the human brain converted into memory, do you know how much? 1000TB! Do you know how much memory I have? Should I delete some language functions to free up some memory?"

"Forget it, I never said anything." Sun Jack looked at the Body Bags on a nearby stall, thinking about what to do.

Suddenly, the graffiti spray paint in a nearby shop caught his attention. Glancing at Taipai beside him, Sun Jack bought a can of blue spray paint and sprayed a exaggerated smiley face on its left chest armor.

Looking left and right, Sun Jack was still not satisfied. He bought a Skull Windbreaker from a nearby shop and put it on Taipai.

After a bit of a commotion, Sun Jack didn't know how Taipai appeared to others, but to him, Taipai seemed to have become more human.

Just then, Taipai spoke, "I still have some reserved memory. I can free some up to see if we can add more detail."

"Oh? That would be great." Sun Jack didn't expect this bonus. He clapped Taipai on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I'll save up to upgrade your memory after my surgery is done."

After saying that, the two froze in place, looking at each other.

"What are you looking at? Authorize it already."

"Oh, oh, oh."

When they emerged from the Underground Pedestrian Street, they found themselves on a wide road, with cars of various shapes and sizes zipping by.

"Where do we go next?" Taipai asked.

Sun Jack looked at the heavy rain outside, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Is Old 6 live streaming now?"

"Yes."

"Good. Locate him. We're going to find him and settle the score!"

Sun Jack said through gritted teeth. It was because of this Old 6 that he and Taipai had almost died there.

Two hours later, Sun Jack cornered Song 6PUS at the subway entrance.

Upon seeing Sun Jack and Taipai, Song 6's face changed color at first. Then, revealing his Gold Tooth, he walked up familiarly. "Bro~ Planning to take the subway home? What a coincidence."

"Yeah, what a coincidence." If it weren't for the look of disappointment on the kid's face when he saw himself wake up on the video just now, Sun Jack would have almost believed him.

Sun Jack and Taipai each took an arm and escorted Song 6PUS out of the subway entrance.

"Come, come, this isn't the place to talk. Let's find somewhere to sit down."

Finally, Sun Jack chose a lively Izakaya and walked in. The name of the shop was interesting: (Izakaya for the Rich's Leftovers).

Sitting on a bench, Sun Jack scanned the barcode on the counter with his system and casually flipped through the menu.

Before he could speak, Song 6PUS started, "Bro! I didn't expect you to be so amazing, easily taking down nine AABs. I knew I wasn't mistaken about you!"

"You're so awesome, you take the big share from now on, and I'll take the small share! We'll V-shake the Metropolis together! Make big money with our eyes closed!"

As he painted this grand picture, Song 6PUS's hand unconsciously rested on Sun Jack's shoulder.

"I wish I could, but I can't do that right now." Sun Jack paused here. "Maybe when my memory is fully restored, I might be able to control it."

Hearing this, Song 6PUS's face immediately showed deep regret. Just then, a Kimono Robot brought over some appetizers.

Song 6PUS didn't care what it was and stuffed it into his mouth. Then he stood up. "Alright, we've discussed everything. I have to go now. You're paying this time, I'll treat next time."

"Sit down!" Sun Jack's Metal Prosthetic grabbed his collar.

"No way, bro, you're haggling over this little bit of money? I really don't have much left, I need to save it for a prostitute tonight." Song 6PUS said with a pained expression.

"Who said I was talking about that? You're done with your business, but I haven't finished mine."

"What did you say before? You got all the intel clearly? There were only six Robots in that villa? Huh?" Sun Jack pulled Song 6 back down to sit.

When Taipai's cold arm rested on Song 6PUS's shoulder, he knew he couldn't bluff his way out. His face immediately contorted into a bitter grimace.

"You can't blame me for this, bro, I didn't want this to happen. If the mission fails, I won't earn even 0.0001@." Song 6PUS looked completely innocent.

"Exactly, Jack, how can you talk like that? So inconsiderate?" Taipai spoke up from the side.

"If the mission fails, losing one life is nothing to us. But what about Old 6? He lost his most beloved @!"

Afterward, Taipai gave himself a thumbs-up and secretly sent a message to Sun Jack. "Details."