Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Women in the Outer World

He checks his watch.He has been asleep for hours.The robots running the house decided it was time for him to get up, and each went about his business. I don't know if Daniel is awake, Bailey thought.He saw right away that the idea was ridiculous.Daniel doesn't need to sleep.Bailey wondered if Daniel pretended to be a real person and pretended to sleep?Did he undress and change into pajamas? Just as Bailey thought of this, Daniel happened to walk in. "Good morning, partner Ilya," he said. The robot was neatly dressed, with a calm and serene face.He asked Bailey, "Did you sleep well?"

"Fine," Bailey teased him. "And you?" He got out of bed, went into the bathroom to start his morning routine, and said loudly to Daniel, "If a robot wants to come in and shave me, tell him to get out, they'll make me nervous. nervous." Bailey looked at himself in the mirror as he shaved.Strangely enough, the face was no different from the one he had seen in the mirror on Earth.If only there was some Earthling in the mirror with whom he could talk things off, instead of a light-and-shadow simulacrum of himself.If only he could study the trifles he had learned from this planet—

"It's too trivial, I have to know more..." Bailey muttered to himself in the mirror. He came out of the bathroom, wiped his face with a towel, and pulled his trousers over his clean underwear (the bloody robot had already prepared this for him). "Daniel, would you like to answer some questions for me?" he said. "Partner Ilya, you know, I'll answer any questions you have to the best of my knowledge." Yeah?Or do you answer the questions according to the instructions you have been given?Bailey thought.But he still asked, "Why is there only 20,000 people in Solari World?"

"This is just a record," Daniel said. "This is a data obtained through observation and statistics, a number obtained through calculation." "Yes, but you are talking about him. There can be millions of people living on this planet, why is there only 20,000 people now? You told me that 20,000 people are the ideal population for the Solaris, why? ?” "It's their way of life." "You mean, they practice birth control?" "yes." "They just left the planet empty?" Baley didn't know why he hung on to the question.The population of the place was one of the few things he knew, though.Other than that, he had nothing else to ask.

"The Solari world is not empty," Daniel said, "It is divided into many lands, and each land is supervised and managed by a Solari." "You mean, they all live on their own land? Twenty thousand land, each with a Solari?" "The number of estates is less than 20,000. Ilya's partner, the husband and wife live in the same estate." "No city?" Bailey felt a chill. "Not at all, partner Ilya. Each Solari lives on its own, and they never even see each other except in very special circumstances." "Are they all hermits who live alone?"

"In one way, yes. In another way, no." "What's the meaning?" "Agent Grue met with you in a stereoscopic image yesterday. The Solari meet each other casually in this way. They have no other way." Bailey looked at Daniel: "Including us? We also want to do the same?" "It's the custom of this planet." "So what do I do? If I want to see someone—" "Partner Ilya, in this house, you can easily see the stereoscopic image of any Solari, so you don't have to endure the pain of leaving the house. So, when we first arrived, I Told you not to get used to facing the outdoors. It's a good arrangement, you hate the rest."

"It's up to me to judge whether I like it or not." Bailey said, "Daniel, the first thing I have to do today is to contact the victim's wife—that woman named Gnadia. If I am not satisfied, then If we meet in the form of stereoscopic images, I will visit the door in person, this is my decision." "We should take the best and most feasible way, partner Ilya." Daniel was noncommittal. "I'll ask them to prepare breakfast." He turned and left. Bailey looked at R. Daniel Oliva's broad back, and seemed a little amused.The robot behaved like a master instead.He thought that even if Daniel had been ordered not to let him know anything that was not necessary, that would be fine, since he already had a trump card in his hand anyway.

After all, the other party was nothing but R. Daniel Oliva.If necessary, Bale could tell Grue, or any Solari, that Daniel was not really human, but a robot. On the other hand, though, Daniel's masquerading as a real person is also very useful.Anyway, if you have a trump card in your hand, you don't need to rush to play it immediately. Sometimes, holding it tightly is more useful than playing it out. Just wait and see!Bailey thought.He followed Daniel out to dinner. "Okay, now how do I communicate with others through stereo vision?" Bailey said after dinner. "I'm all ready, partner Ilya." Daniel said, touching the touch button for summoning the robot with his finger.

A robot walked in immediately. Where did this robot come from?Could it be that these robots will immediately avoid humans when they approach?Will they exchange information to get out of the way?Bailey thought that as he walked up and down this deserted, labyrinthine house alone, he would not see a single robot.But they will appear as soon as they receive the signal to summon them. Bailey looked at the robot who had just walked in.The surface of his body is very smooth, dull and not shiny.The only part of his body that is colored is a pattern of squares on his right shoulder.These grids are white and yellow (in fact, they are the color of metal), and at first glance, they seem to be random patterns, meaningless.

"Take us to the chat room," Daniel said. The robot bowed stiffly, then turned around without a word. Bailey said, "Wait, Kitty, what's your name?" "I don't have a name, Master." He turned to face Bailey, his voice was clear and without hesitation, "My serial number is ACX-2475." He raised his metal finger and pointed at his right shoulder. The plaid pattern says. Daniel and Bailey followed the robot into a large room.Bailey discovered that this was where he and Grue had met yesterday. There was also a robot in the room, waiting patiently with the indefatigable air of a robot.The robot that had brought them in gave a stiff bow and turned away.

Bailey compared the patterns on the shoulders of the two robots and found that the grids were arranged differently.This interlaced gold and silver double-color pattern is composed of a six-by-six grid. In this way, two to the thirty-sixth power group numbers can be combined, in other words, about 70 billion numbers can be combined. "Each robot apparently does one thing," Bayley said. "One brings us here, and one operates the video display machine." "There are many professional robots in Solari World, partner Ilya." Daniel said. "With so many droids, I finally understand why the Solari have specialized in them," Bailey said, looking at the droid.He thought, except for the lattice pattern on the shoulders and the positron network hidden in the spongy platinum-iridium brain, this robot is almost the same as the previous robot, just like another copy. Taste. "What's your number?" Bailey asked him. "ACC-1129, master." "I'll still call you Kitty. Well, now I'm going to speak to Mrs. Gnadia Dahlman, Rachael Dahlman's widow. Daniel, is there any way we can find out her address?" "I don't think there is any need to find her information." Daniel said softly, "Just ask this robot—" "Let me ask." Bailey interrupted him, "Jizi, do you know how to contact this lady?" "Yes, master. I know the way to contact any master." There was no hint of arrogance in his words, just stating a fact, as if to say: I am made of metal, master. Daniel interjected: "It's nothing surprising, partner Ilya, just enter about 10,000 contact information in his memory circuit, which is a very small number." Bailey nodded: "Well, but won't there be another woman named Gnadia Dahlman? There won't be a situation where you find the wrong person?" "Master?" The robot stopped talking after saying these two words. "I think," said Daniel, "that the robot doesn't understand your question. I don't think there's a case of Solari having the same name, because everyone's name is registered at birth, and if someone else has already taken the name , this name is no longer allowed.” "Is that so?" said Belley, "one more thing. It seems I'm a ignorant person. Now, Machine, tell me how I can get in touch with Mrs. Dahlman. When you're done, go out to me." .” The robot obviously hesitated: "Do you wish to contact her yourself, Master?" "right." "Wait a minute, partner Elijah." Daniel touched Bailey's sleeve lightly. "what happened again?" "I think this robot can easily perform the work of communication, which is his specialty." Bailey said coldly, "I know he can do better than me, and I know I'll make a mess," he looked straight at the expressionless Daniel. "But I still have to contact myself. Is it right?" I will give the order?" Daniel said: "Of course you give orders, partner Ilya. According to the first law of robots, robots must obey your orders. Please allow me to tell you all the information about robots in Solari World. Solari World The robots on the planet are more specialized than any robot on any planet. Although they can do many things physically, their intelligence limits them to a certain kind of professional work. If they are to perform tasks other than professional work, they must Using the high potential generated by the three laws, relatively, to make them not perform work other than professional work, also use the three laws." "That is to say, if I order it directly, the second law will take effect?" "Yes. But the potential generated by the second law is 'very uncomfortable' for robots, and they usually don't face this situation, because no Solari has ever interfered with the daily work of robots. So Lali people don’t like doing robot work, but they also don’t feel they have to do it themselves.” "Daniel, are you trying to tell me that if I do this robot's job, I'll hurt him?" "Partner Ilya, you should know that robots don't feel the pain that humans do." "So..." Bailey shrugged. "However," continued Daniel, "when a robot has endured some unpleasant experience, it bothers him as pain does to a human being." "But I'm not a Solari," Bailey said. "I'm an Earthling. I hate robots doing what I do." "Please also consider," said Daniel, "that to disturb a robot may be viewed as disrespectful by our hosts. Because in such a society, there must be some kind of respect for the kindness and cruelty of robots." Strict concept. Offending our hosts will only increase the difficulty of our work." "Okay," Baley resigned, "let him do his job." He sat down.This thing is still rewarding.It's an instructive example of how unbreakable a robot society can be.Once a robot exists, it is very difficult to get rid of it, and humans will even find that in a robot society, even if you just want to get rid of robots temporarily, you can't do it. Bailey half-closed his eyes, watching the robot walk up to the wall.Let the sociologists of Earth think about what just happened and draw their conclusions.He has gradually developed some opinions of his own. Half of the wall slides away to reveal the console behind it.This console functions like a district energy station in an Earth city. At this moment, Bailey really wanted to take a drag on his cigarette.He had learned from the briefings on Earth before he set off that smoking was a serious breach of etiquette on the non-smoking Solari world, so they didn't even allow him to bring a pipe.Bailey sighed, and for a moment he thought about how pleasant it was to feel the mouthpiece and the warmth of the pipe in his hand. The robot was working quickly. He slightly adjusted the variable resistors everywhere, and quickly pressed his fingers to apply pressure to strengthen the field force. Daniel said: "First, he has to send a signal to the person we want to meet. Of course, the other party's robot will receive the message. If the person is at home and willing to meet, the whole connection is established." "Need so many controls?" Bailey asked. "The robot barely touches most of the controls." "My information on this is not complete, partner Ilya. However, sometimes it is more complicated to arrange a meeting with several people, or a meeting with mobility, especially the latter, and must be constantly adjusted." "Both masters," said the robot, "I have contacted the other party and obtained her consent. You can meet as soon as you are ready." "We're ready," Bailey said.His words were like a signal, and the opposite half of the room suddenly lit up. Daniel said immediately, "I forgot to ask the robot to explain to the other party that all openings that can see the outdoors should be covered. I'm sorry we have to arrange-" "Forget it," Bailey said bravely, still uneasy in his heart, "I will find a way to deal with it, and you don't want to interfere." A bathroom came into Bailey's eyes, or rather, Bailey judged it to be a bathroom from the furnishings of the room.On the other side of the bathroom, he guessed, was where the beautician worked.He imagined a robot (or several robots?) skillfully and quickly combing and beautifying the owner's hair according to the beautician's design. He also saw some neat little machines and furniture, but he couldn't guess what they were.Due to his lack of experience, he really couldn't judge the function of these things.There was a very complicated picture embedded on the wall. He thought the pattern was realistic, but it turned out to be an abstract pattern.This pattern will not only attract people's attention to look at it, but also has a hypnotic effect, which makes people feel peaceful after watching it. There is a corner in the room that may be a shower (a very large shower), but it is not separated by a solid body, but uses the effect of light to form an opaque wall.There is no one here. Bailey's eyes fell to the floor.Where, he thought, was the end of the room he was in?Where to begin is Mrs. Dahlmann's room?He soon found out.The quality of light in the two rooms is not the same, so a line is formed between the two, and beyond this line, it should be Mrs. Dahlmann's room. Bailey walked toward the line, hesitated, then stretched his hand across it. He didn't touch anything, as he had put his hand into their cruder, primitive stereotypes on Earth.But if he did it on Earth, at least he could still see his hands.Although his hand overlapped with the opponent's image, he could still see it.Here, however, his hand was completely missing, as if neatly severed from the wrist. What would happen if he walked that line with his whole body?Maybe he can't see anything and will be in a dark world.He felt almost a little pleasure in the thought of being able to close himself off so effectively. "Hi!" A voice sounded, interrupting his thoughts.Bailey raised his head and stepped back awkwardly. The speaker was Gnadia Dahlmann.At least, Belle deduced that it was her who had spoken.The light wall in the upper half of the shower has disappeared, revealing a face clearly. The face smiled at Bailey: "I just said 'hi'. Sorry to keep you waiting, I'll fuck it soon." She has an oval face with broad cheekbones (which widen when she smiles), full lips, and a pointed chin.The position where she showed her face was not high from the ground, and Bailey judged her to be about 160 centimeters tall (this is not the typical height of women in the outer world, at least, Bailey thinks not. Women in the outer world should tend to be tall) .Her hair color is not the bronze color that outsiders should have, but brown.Her hair is of medium length and flows slightly.Belle figured a hot wind was drying her hair.The whole scene is very pleasing to the eye. Bailey hesitated, then said, "If you want to cut off contact, after you take a shower—" "Oh no, I'm almost ready, and I can talk to you while I'm at it. Hannes Grue told me you wanted to meet me, and I know you're from Earth." She slapped He stared at Bailey intently, as if he wanted to suck his whole body into his eyes. Bailey nodded and sat down: "My partner is from the world of Aurora." Gnadia smiled and continued to look at Bailey as if she was only curious about him.Belle thought, of course she would be curious about him as an Earthling. She raised her hand and ran her fingers through her hair, as if trying to dry it faster.Her hands were thin, graceful, very charming, Belley thought.He thought of this, and then felt slightly uneasy—Jessie would be upset.