Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Vassilia

Bailey and the two droids, Daniel and Giscart, set off in the Jet Ground Transportation Vehicle.This time, Bailey asked to sit in the front and get a view of Aurora.Although this will be a great test for him to adapt to life in the wild. The car moved quickly and silently, with vegetation on both sides, neither farms nor city buildings in sight. "It seems like it's all wasteland around here, doesn't it?" asked Baley. Daniel said: "This is downtown, Ilya friend. These places are private gardens and private residential areas." "City?" Bailey couldn't believe it.Because, the city he knows is full of high-rise buildings, criss-crossing streets, busy traffic, and crowded pedestrians...

"Ios is the largest and most important city in Aurora. It is the first city to be established on the planet Aurora. It is also the capital of Aurora. The Aurora Parliament is located in this city, and the speaker's residence is located in this city." Bailey looked around, unable to believe that this was not only a city, but the largest city in Aurora. "As far as I know, Fastolfer and Jadia's house is on the outskirts of Ios. I think we're past the city!" "No, friend Ilya. We are passing through the city center, seven kilometers from the outskirts of the city. Forty-seven kilometers to our destination."

"City center? Why can't I see the buildings?" "The building cannot be seen from the road. This is the principle of their construction. But, look, there is a house in the bushes over there. It is the house of the famous writer Fuad Laboud." "Why are there no pedestrians and vehicles on the road?" Bailey asked again. "For long-distance travel, we use the air traffic vehicle or the underground magnetic field traffic vehicle. Generally, the communication is only through the stereo TV. The place we go is not too far, but it is too far to walk, so we use the ground transportation vehicle."

"How long will it take to get there?" "It will be here soon. Dr. Vasiliya lives in the Institute of Robotics." "Well, before I meet Vasiliya, I want to know about her. Daniel, you probably don't know her well?" Bailey asked. "Yes, Dr. Vasilia and Dr. Fastolfer lived separately when I was created." "I heard you, Giscart lived with Vasilia since childhood. You should know her very well, right?" "Yes, sir," said Guiscart unemotionally. "Vasilia likes you very much, and you like her very much, don't you?"

"So to speak, sir." "Why did Vasiliya leave her father and start her own business?" Belle asked suddenly. Giscart said nothing. Bailey said commandingly, "I'm asking you a question, buddy!" Giscart calmly said: "Of course I would like to answer your question, sir. But Miss Vasilia gave me orders not to reveal anything about Dr. Vasilia leaving her father to start her own business." .” "Now I order you to speak out," Bayley snapped. Giscart said: "I'm sorry. At that time, Miss Vasiliya was already an excellent roboticist. She gave me very firm orders. You can't lift her orders."

Bailey said, "I believe that. I heard she changed your program." "yes." "A change of what nature?" "Probably just a small adjustment?" "How did you see that?" "Because Dr. Fastolfer did not correct the new procedure she adapted." "Can you tell me what kind of change it is?" "No, I can't tell you. Because once I got the new program, I completely forgot the old one, so I can't tell where it was changed. You'll have to ask Dr. Vasilia herself." "I'll ask," Bailey said disappointedly.

"I'm afraid she won't tell you, sir," Guiscart reminded Bailey, taking his time. After about 15 to 20 minutes, the ground transportation vehicle stopped in front of a row of buildings. "Here we are, sir. In front of you is Dr. Vasiliya's residence," said Giscart. "Why are there so many houses here?" Bailey asked. "This is the Institute of Robotics. There are administrative buildings, laboratories, housing complexes, communal playgrounds, etc. The Institute is also a separate political entity," "Have you ever been here?"

"No, neither Giscart nor I have been here." "Then how do you know the way so well that you know that this is Dr. Vasilia's residence without asking or looking for it?" "It's all programmed into us." Bailey felt deeply about his ignorance of robotics.Yes, a robot can know everything as long as it is programmed. "Has Dr. Fastolfer been here?" "As far as we know, he never came," Daniel replied on behalf of Giscart. "why?" "The Doctor didn't tell us," Giscart replied this time. They don't know anything without programming it, or telling the robot anything, Bailey thought.

Giscart entered the house first.After a while, he comes out with two robots that look like him. "Dr. Vassilia can see you, sir. Come in!" said Giscart. Two Vasilia's robots lead the way.Bailey and Daniel followed, with Guiscart at the rear. Two robots stopped at the door of a room.The door opened automatically—the door was double, and the inner and outer doors opened simultaneously.The room was dimly lit.Bailey vaguely saw a man of short stature sitting on a high stool with one hand propped on a long table in front of him. Bailey and Daniel entered the room, followed by Giscart.The door closed automatically, and the light in the room became darker.

A woman snapped, "Stop, don't come near me!" At this time, the room suddenly brightened, and the dazzling light illuminated the entire room. Bailey looked up and saw that the roof was made of glass, and the orange sun shone faintly through the glass. He looked at the woman on the high stool and said, "You are Dr. Vasilia Fastolfer, aren't you?" "My full name is Vasiliya Elena. You can call me Vasiliya." Suddenly, her tone softened. "How are you, my old friend Giscart?" Guiscart's voice was clearly different from usual when he answered. "To you—" he paused, then "I greet you, miss."

Vasilya laughed. "I think this is probably a humanoid robot—Daniel Olivo!" "Yes, Dr. Vassilia," Daniel said. "This is—a person from Earth." "My name is Elijah Bailey, Doctor," said Bailey stiffly. "You're not like the guy in the space show." "I know it's not like me. It should be said that the person in the space drama is not like me." Bailey said angrily. "Okay. We're not here to comment on space dramas, are we? You've come to see me specifically to discuss Santiriques Grimiennis. Come on, then!" "Yes, but I mainly want to talk about the death of the humanoid Yandell Parnell." "Dead? Did he ever 'live'?" "It's easier to say that," Bailey said. "Looks like we're going to have a long talk! Tipperede, get the earthlings a chair. Then go back to the wall. Daniel, you stand by the wall too. Giscart, you stand beside me .” As soon as Bailey sat down, he said bluntly: "As you know, Yandell's death put your father in a difficult situation. Don't you want to help him out?" "Father-daughter or father-son relationship in Aurora is just a biological and genetic relationship, without any emotional meaning, earthlings. You can't impress me with this kind of relationship!" "If you don't want to help your father personally—if you don't want to help Dr. Fastolfer, you also have to think about the future of the entire galaxy. Dr. Fastolfer wants humans to conquer and control new planets. He believes that if humanoid robots are allowed to conquer and control new planets, it will be a catastrophe for all mankind at this time. Now his enemies are trying to take advantage of Yandel's death to bring him down. Don't you agree with Fastol Doctor Fowler's claim?" "I think it is safe and reasonable for humanoid robots to conquer and control new planets. I am a 'planetist', and Dr. Fastolfer is a 'humanist'. In that sense, he is my Political enemies! As a member of the Institute of Robotics, I am just to realize our ideals!" "How many people are there in your research institute?" "A third of roboticists in Aurora are members of the Institute, and about half of them live here." "Why didn't your father—why didn't Dr. Fastolfer join your institute?" "First, we won't let him join; second, he won't join himself. He lives in Ios. Do you know what Ios means?" "Yes, Ios is the goddess of dawn in ancient Greece, just as Aurora is the goddess of dawn in ancient Rome." "Exactly. Dr. Fastolfer lives in the city of Dawn in the world of Dawn, but he himself does not believe in the dawn. He does not know how to develop the dawn of the cosmic world into the day of the galactic world. Instead, use humanoid robots to conquer the galaxy is the only feasible ideal. But he cannot accept the idea—our idea!" "Is it because of your differences that you are political enemies of each other?" Bailey asked. "It's not just this reason. The more important reason is that he refused to disclose the secret of making humanoid robots. Therefore, we established this Institute of Robotics and gathered the best roboticists in Aurora to uncover this secret. secret." "How is it going so far?" "In the end we will succeed," Vasiliya said, with confidence in her voice. "Why not try to get Dr. Fastolfer to cooperate with you?" "We're doing that," she smiled slyly. "Using Yandell's death to force Dr. Fastolfer to obediently obey your orders?" "The question is self-explanatory, isn't it? Well, I've told you about our differences with Dr. Fastolfer. Now about your so-called Grimiennis question!" In fact, nothing is known about the relationship between Grimiennis and Vasiliya.He just has an idea, a hypothesis, and on the basis of the hypothesis, he conducts his usual logical reasoning.If the premise of the assumption is wrong, not only will he get nothing, but he will fall into a very passive situation.He was playing a game of chance, and an unsure game at that. Bailey said: "Santiricus Grimiennis courted you." Before Vasiliya could react, Bailey raised the bet again. "And, more than once!" Vasilya clasped her hands on her knees and bowed herself on the stool, as if she wanted to sit more comfortably.He looked at Giscart, who was calm and expressionless. Then she looked at Bale and said, "Yes, the idiot did woo me, and more than once." "And you keep refusing him, even though it's a little out of Aurora's custom." "Yes, I have no affection for him, no interest." "Then, you suggested to him that he could go after Jiadia because she looks a lot like you." "That's nonsense. He went after me first, then Gatia. Because she looks like me. And yet you think it's me who encouraged him to go after Giadia. Brilliant logic. Well, even if it's what you say So what?" Vasilya suddenly laughed.It seemed she must have found Bailey's reasoning ridiculous. Bailey didn't regress, whether he was wrong or right, he had to stick to his reasoning. "You know Grimiennis, he will cling to a woman tightly. Therefore, he will go to Jiadia's place again and again." Although Bailey's heart was trembling, he said Still hard. "So what? What does this have to do with Yangdel's death?" Vasiliya asked with interest. "Because Jadia rejected him again and again just like you. He was dissatisfied. Later, he found out about Jadia's unusual relationship with Yandel, and decided to take revenge. He 'murdered' Yandel, making his positronic brain circuit into stagnation." "You don't know Grimiennis, Earthlings. He doesn't know anything about robots. Tell all the people of Aurora, and no one will believe you. People will just laugh at you, and take your words as ignorance The nightmare of the people on Earth!" "He can ask for your help. And you see that destroying Yandell would bring Dr. Fastolfer into a scandal and put your political opponents in the present situation. So you ask for it. You borrow Grimm The hand of Ennis has achieved his evil purpose." "Hahaha! What an astonishing punch line, people on Earth! But everyone knows that I don't have such high skills and abilities. In Aurora, in the entire universe, there is only one person with this kind of knowledge and abilities—that is Dr. Fastolfer!" "Who believes that you don't have this ability? You or some of your colleagues in the Institute of Robotics may have this ability, you are just hiding it!" "You have won the prize, and I am greatly flattered!" Vasiliya sneered at him.