Chapter 91 fourth quarter

Bao Qisi said: "Pei said you want to see me." Trevize replied, "Yes." Now, they had come to the small room assigned to Trevize. Bao Qisi sat down gracefully, crossed her legs, and looked up at Trevize with clever eyes.Her beautiful black eyes were clear and bright, and her long black hair shone brilliantly. She said: "You have a prejudice against me, right? You have a prejudice against me from the beginning." Trevize was still standing there. "You can see into other people's hearts and know their thoughts. You should know how I feel about you and why I think so."

Baoqisi shook her head slowly. "Gaia cannot touch your mind, and you know that. We need you to make a decision, and it must come from a clear and unaffected mind. When I first take control of your spaceship, I will You and Pei are placed in the soothing field because of practical needs. Otherwise, your soul may be damaged by panic or anger-perhaps it cannot be used in critical moments. Other than that, I cannot have Further action, and actually no further action, so I don't know what you're thinking." Trevize said: "The decision I had to make has been made, and I have decided to support Gaia and the Gaia galaxy. Why do you have to talk about a clear and unaffected mind? You have got what you want, and you can Transform me as you please."

"You are completely wrong, Cui. You may still encounter difficult choices in the future. You must maintain your original state of mind. As long as you are alive, you are a precious natural resource in the galaxy. There is no doubt that there must be more in the galaxy. People like you, people like you will not become extinct in the future. But now, we only know you, so we still can't touch your heart." Trevize thought for a moment, then said, "You are Gaia, and I don't want to talk to Gaia. I want you to talk to me as an individual, if the request isn't absurd."

"It's not absurd, we haven't reached the point of integration, I can be isolated from Gaia for a while." "Well," Trevize said, "I think you can do it too, have you already done that?" "I've already done that." "Well, first let me tell you that I see you playing tricks. You may not have entered my mind and influenced my decisions, but you must have entered Janov's mind in order to achieve your goal, right?" "Do you think I did that?" "I think you did. At a critical moment, Pelorat reminded me of his view of the galaxy as a living thing, and at that moment, that thought drove my decision. That thought may have been his, It's triggered by your heart, isn't it?"

Bliss said: "That thought was really in his mind, but he had many other thoughts. I paved the way for that particular memory, and I didn't tamper with any other than the memory of the living galaxy. So , that thought easily slipped out of his consciousness and translated into words. But please note, that thought was not created by me, it was there before." "In any case, I should have made my decision entirely independently, and by doing so you're influencing me indirectly, aren't you?" "Gaia felt the need." "Really? Well, what I'm about to say will make you feel better, or rather dignified—though Janov's opinion prompted me to make a decision at that moment, but I think that even if he said nothing, Or he's trying to talk me out of other options, and I'm still going to make the same decision — I want you to understand that."

"That puts me at ease," said Baoqisi calmly. "You want to see me just to tell me about it?" "no." "What else is there?" Trevize pulled a chair and put it in front of Bao Qisi, and then sat down.Their knees almost touched, but he still leaned forward deliberately. "When we got close to Gaia, you were on that space station; you caught us; It was you who were with us on the Farstar when I made my decision. It was you from the beginning to the end." "I am Gaia." "That's no reason, a rabbit is Gaia, a pebble is Gaia, everything on this planet is Gaia. But not all of these members are equal Gaia - in fact, some of the members Even more equal. But why you?"

"what you think?" Trevize went on the offensive. "Because I don't think you're Gaia, I don't think you're just Gaia." Bao Qisi pursed her lips and let out a mocking "tsk tsk". Trevize was unmoved, and continued to ask: "When I was making a decision, the woman who was with the speaker..." "He called her Nuowei." "Well, that Novi once said that Gaia was planned by a group of robots that have long since disappeared. Gaia obeys the teachings of robots and always obeys the precepts similar to the three precepts of robots."

"That's quite true." "Did the robot disappear?" "That's what Nuowei said." "Novi didn't say that. I remember every word she said. What she said was: 'Gaia was created 20,000 years ago with the help of robots. In history there are For a brief time, robots were helpful to humans, but that's long since gone.'” "Well, Choi, doesn't that mean they're gone?" "No, it just means that they no longer serve humans. Couldn't they transform themselves and become the rulers of humans?" "absurd!"

"Or the Overseer? Why were you there when I made the decision? You don't seem to be the key person. At that time, Novi dominated everything and spoke on behalf of Gaia. Why do you need you? Unless—" "Unless what?" "Unless you are the supervisor, your task is to make sure that Gaia has not forgotten the three commandments. Unless you are a robot, it is so delicately made that it is indistinguishable from a human being." "If I can't tell the difference from humans, how can you be sure that you can?" Bao Qisi asked with a sarcasm. Trevize leaned back in his chair. "Didn't you all affirm that I was born with correct judgment, able to make appropriate choices, able to see the answer at a glance, and able to draw correct conclusions? I have never boasted so much, and you are the ones who say so about me. Well, from the first moment I laid eyes on you, I felt uncomfortable, because there was something wrong with you. Of course, I feel the temptation of the opposite sex like Pelorat--in fact, I think I am more than He is more sensitive. From your appearance, you are a very attractive woman, but I have never found you attractive."

"You are torturing me." Trevize ignored it, and continued on: "When you first appeared on our spaceship, Janov and I were discussing the possibility of non-human civilization on Gaia, and as soon as Janov saw you, Ask naively: 'Are you human?' Maybe a robot has to answer any question truthfully, but I guess there's always a way to get away with it. You just answer: 'Do I not look human?' Yes, you look Very human, Bliss, but let me ask you again: are you human?" Baoqisi said nothing.Trevize continued: "I think, the first time I saw you, I didn't feel like you were a woman. You were a robot, and I could tell anyway. Because I felt that way, everything that followed There are plausible explanations for everything in my opinion--especially that dinner you deliberately missed."

Bliss said, "You think I can't eat, Choi? I tasted a dried shrimp on your spaceship, have you forgotten? I assure you I can eat and have all sorts of other biological functions, including - You don't need to ask - sexual activity. However, these facts, let me tell you, do not prove that I am not a robot. Tens of thousands of years ago, robots have developed to a perfect state, and only by their brains can they tell They are different from humans, so only people who can detect the mental force field can do it. For example, the speaker of Candiba, if he was in the mood to notice me at that time, maybe he could be sure that I am a robot Still human. But of course, he didn't do that." "However, although I have no spiritual power, I can still be sure that you are a robot." Bliss said, "So what if I am? I'm not admitting anything, but I'm curious, so what if I am?" "You don't need to admit anything, I know you're a robot anyway. If I needed the last piece of evidence, I just found it. You said with confidence that you can isolate yourself from Gaia and talk to me as an individual. If you were part of Gaia, I don't believe you would be able to - but you are not part of Gaia, you are a robot with an overseer status, so you are independent of Gaiji. Speaking of this, I I really want to know how many robots like you, how many do Gaia need and how many do they have?" "I repeat: I'm not admitting to anything, but I'm curious, so what if I'm a robot?" "If so, what I want to know is this: What do you want from Janov Pelorat? He is my friend, and in some respects he is a child. He thinks he loves you, Thinking that he only wants the love you are willing to give and that you are giving him enough right now. He doesn't know, and can't imagine, the pain of losing love. In the same way, he must feel pain if he finds out that you are not human Inexplicable..." "Do you know the pain of losing love?" "I have experienced that feeling a few times. I don't live in a greenhouse like Janov. I didn't consume and anesthetize my life with learning, and I didn't let learning swallow other things, even my wife. , boy, and that's what he is. Now all of a sudden, he's giving up everything for you. I don't want him to be hurt, and I won't allow him to be. If I ever helped Gaia, I should get something in return —and what I ask in return is that you guarantee Janov Pelorat's future happiness." "Am I going to pretend to be a robot and answer?" Trevize said, "Yes, and immediately." "Well, then, let's say I'm a robot, Choi, and let's say I'm in charge. And let's say there are a few, very few characters like me on Gaia; let's say we rarely meet; let's take care of Humans are our prime movers; assuming there are no real humans on Gage, since all members are part of the overall life of the planet." "Assuming that caring for Gaia enables us to be ourselves - though not 100%; assuming we have a deep-seated need to care for an actual human being that has been there since robots were first designed and built. Don't get me wrong , assuming that I am a robot, I am not saying how old I am, I am as old as I tell you. Anyway, assuming that I am a robot-my basic configuration will not deviate from the original design, naturally would long to take care of a real human being." "Pei is a human being, he is not a part of Gaia, he is too old to really be a part of Gaia. He wants to stay with me in Gaia because he doesn't have what you did to me It feels like he doesn't think I'm a robot and I, I want him too; if you assume I'm a robot, you know I'm going to. I can do all the human reactions and I'll love him .If you insist that I am a robot, you may not think that I have the wonderful love of human beings, but judging from my various reactions, you cannot tell whether it is what you call love. So, this is another What's the difference?" She finally finished speaking, her eyes were fixed on him, with a look of being unreasonable. Trevize said, "Are you telling me—that you will never abandon him?" "If you assume I'm a robot, then you should know that by the first commandment I can never abandon him—unless he orders me to, and I'm sure he's telling the truth, and if I don't leave, He will suffer more. Only in that case, I will leave him." "Isn't there some young man..." "What young man? You are a young man, but I don't see that you need me as much as Pei. In fact, you don't want me at all, so according to the first commandment, I can't try to pester you." "Not me, but another young man..." "There will be no one else. By standards other than Gaia, who else on Gaia would qualify as human besides Pei and yourself?" Trevize's tone became softer. "However, what if you're not a robot?" "Please don't repeat like this," Bao Qisi said. "I mean, 'what if' you weren't a robot?" "Then I will say, under this premise, you have no right to ask anything at all, everything is in the hands of myself and Pei." "Then I'll go back to the original topic. I want something in return, and the reward is to treat him well. I won't force you to admit your identity, just promise me—one mind to another mind Communication patterns - promises you will always be kind to him." Baoqisi also said softly: "I will treat him well—not as a reward to you, but because I wish to do so, that is my sincere desire, and I will treat him well." Then she kept calling: "Pei! Pei!" Pelorat then walked in. "Here I am, Bliss." Bliss held out her hand to him. "I think Cui has something to say." Pelorat took her hand, and Trevize reached out to take both of theirs. "Janov," he said, "I'm happy for both of you." "Oh, my dear fellow," said Pelorat. Trevize said: "I will probably leave Gaia soon, and now I am going to say goodbye to Doom. I don't know when we will see each other again, and I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again, Janov. But anyway , we had a great time working together.” "We work together very well," Pelorat said with a smile. "Goodbye, Baoqisi, I want to say thank you first." "Goodbye, Choi." Trevize waved his hand and left the room.