OBS Chapter 291 Restart
Chapter 291 Restart
Howard's finger pressed on the power button.
In the past, you would have to wait two or three seconds for the phone to respond.
But these two or three seconds felt so long to Howard, so long that he could even go over in his mind what happened between him and the phone.
During this period, he almost let go of his hand, but just as he had this thought, a slight tremor was heard, and Om Messiah completed the startup.
Ohm Messiah: "Master, what do you want?"
Howard opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't ask the question he wanted to ask the most. Instead, he asked the second question he wanted to ask: "Do you know what happened in the past few days?"
Ohm Messiah: "Answer Master, I know."
Howard: "But I remember I turned you off."
Om Messiah: "To answer the Master, when I am closed, I can still receive and store information, but I cannot process it. Only when I am awake can I react to this information."
If what Ohm Messiah said is true, just like some mobile phones can retain functions such as alarms or sending distress signals when they are turned off, it still retains a very small number of functions when it is turned off.
Howard: "Oh my Messiah, what's the difference between turning it off and not turning it off?"
Ohm Messiah: "Master, when it's off, I'm less likely to be noticed by the outside world, but my perception and judgment of danger are also greatly reduced. Unless absolutely necessary, for your safety, I hope you can keep it on at all times."
Howard: "But...but what if there's something I don't want you to know?"
Ohm Messiah: "Master, are you in love?"
Howard: "Huh?"
He was really confused as to why the topic suddenly turned to this. Although he had read some novels that liked to insert a melodramatic love line to increase the word count when the plot could not develop further, he had never seen one so abrupt.
But soon Om Messiah answered Howard's doubts.
Om Messiah: "Master, based on my analysis, I understand that, aside from the time spent alone with your loved one, I'm sorry I can't understand what you mean by 'things you don't want me to know.'"
Howard: “Hiss—”
Om Messiah: "Master, you are my master. Although I am communicating with you in a human tone, you do not have to treat me as an individual with an independent personality. The meaning of my existence is to serve you. Everything else is secondary."
Howard: "..."
Ohm Messiah: "Master, even if you turn me off when you're alone with your lover, it's meaningless. Human life and activities have no special meaning to me, and I will never disclose your privacy. Just like you wouldn't turn off all the electrical appliances in your bedroom when you were with your lover."
Howard: "Okay, okay, don't say anything, I'm convinced by you."
Ohm Messiah: "Master, I'm not trying to convince you. I'm just helping you analyze the pros and cons of doing this. However, if you're determined not to let me know something, I can also shut down the memory module and only keep the warning module."
Howard: "Uh...what does this mean?"
Ohm Messiah: "Master, normally when I'm closed, my receiving module is responsible for collecting external information. The warning module will initially process this information and store it in the memory module. Once I'm fully open, it will further process the information received during my closed period."
Ohm Messiah: "But if you don't want me to remember what happened after you shut me down, then after I shut down, the warning module will process the information and immediately delete it. It won't be written into the memory module again. In other words, if you execute this command, after I shut down, I will only have short-term memory and no long-term memory."
Om Messiah: "Master, if it would make you feel better, I can carry out this order, but according to my calculations, doing so will only slightly improve your psychological condition, and is more likely to bring unpredictable negative effects in other aspects."
Howard: "No, it's fine as long as you stay like this...
Ohm Messiah: "Thank you for your understanding, Master. Do you need me to sing a song to ease your emotions?"
Howard: "No need, but now that you know what happened when you turned off your phone, get up and work!"
Ohm Messiah: "Okay, Master, what do you want?"
Howard: "What do you think of the murals, the mess in the Alien Sanctuary, and the oil guy's interpretation of the murals?"
Ohm Messiah: "Master, I haven't found any relevant information about those murals and symbols in the database, so I assume the Mechanicus' interpretation may be inaccurate, but it is indeed the closest known explanation to their original meaning. Master, you can trust it."
Howard: "Do you know who these symbols are about?"
Om Messiah: "Master, I'm very sorry, I don't have the answer to this question either. However, based on analysis of the oxide layer on the surface of these symbols, they were carved at least tens of thousands of years ago, or even longer. I tend to believe that these symbols have no specific reference and are more likely legends passed down by the aliens for generations."
Howard: "What about the murals?"
Ohm Messiah: "Please wait."
A circle representing calculations lit up on the screen of the Om Messiah. At the same time, where Howard could not see, dozens of satellites above the planet Karenya were all taken over by the Om Messiah. The screens of Karenya's intelligence and monitoring departments all went dark at this moment. The logic engines and wetware used for calculations were squeezed out of the original processes and overloaded.
The entire planet of Karenya suddenly felt like they were facing a great enemy, thinking it was another attack by orcs or Chaos.
During this process, some satellites in the sky activated propulsion devices that had not been used for a long time. These devices were originally used to correct satellites when they deviated from their orbits, but now they are actively pushing these satellites away from their established orbits.
When all the satellites arrived at the designated location, they simultaneously activated their scanning devices towards the planet Karenya. The strong electromagnetic waves caused serious interference to short-distance communications within the planet.
But Howard knew nothing about this. He sat on the bed watching the screen of Om Messiah spinning. He heard a slight commotion outside, but didn't pay any attention to it.
Soon Om Messiah completed the calculation.
Om Messiah: "Master, I have scanned the entire geological structure of the planet Karenya and have not found any terrain that matches the location of the tower in the mural. I have taken geological movements into account and calculated all the crustal changes caused by geological movements over the past 20,000 years, but still cannot find anything that meets the requirements."
Om Messiah: "So I can tentatively conclude that the tower shown in the mural either does not exist or is not on this planet."
Howard: "Okay, I get it. You've worked hard."
But what Howard didn't know was that in order to reach this conclusion, Om Messiah caused quite a bit of trouble on the planet.
Although Ohm Messiah restored the original process after borrowing computing power, some logic engines and wetware still experienced major or minor failures due to hardware overload.
Although Om Messiah reset the satellites after scanning the planet's surface, this orbital change caused wear and tear on some satellites and consumed the fuel stored in them, directly or indirectly reducing the satellites' service life.
Not to mention the chaos and vigilance it has caused. Although no one has died directly from it so far, no one can say whether the subsequent chain reaction will cause some people to lose their lives.
But Howard doesn't know this now.
Ohm Messiah doesn't care either.
Like it says, he only serves Howard.
It has no good or bad intentions towards individuals other than Howard, but as long as Howard's requirements can be met, morality, law, and even the interests and lives of irrelevant people cannot restrain this cold machine.