Chapter 590: Section 406: Mechanical Mind (Part 6)
Just as always, Malin woke up promptly at 0700 hours in the morning. Malin had to admit, after having a good night’s sleep, that the bed was indeed better than any he had slept in over the years; its material was unknown, soft yet never sagging, and paired with absolutely refreshing air conditioning, it was a sensation he hadn’t felt in many years.
In Carterburg, the weather was either cold or on its way to cooling down.
And most importantly, last night Malin had played a game from a Polish company before going to sleep—the so-called "dream fulfillment" was probably exactly what this was about.
Breakfast consisted of peanut butter with slices of bread, and the local core AI even inquired about Malin’s allergy history. Of course, Malin didn’t have any allergies, so he happily ate breakfast and began to change his clothes.
Dressed in a Jane-style coat selected by Dorothy for him, Malin put on his shoes and walked out of the room.
"Jason, how did things go last night?"
"We’ve advanced to the control room, and almost all members were captured while in deep sleep. We also caught number 87 and number 29, among which number 29 is a bit strange, Mr. Malin."
"What do you mean?" Malin found it somewhat strange as well.
"Number 29 is familiar to me, but last night I realized she no longer recognized me, and her thinking was flawed—she appeared much younger than when I saw her before."
"...Her thinking was swapped?" Malin asked after thinking for a moment.
"It’s not that her thinking was swapped, it felt to me... she must have been replaced, the person I knew before had died. Her knowledge was injected into this current brain. Implanting knowledge is a very normal procedure, so I am currently intruding into number 87’s memories."