79 THE DESIGNER

CHAPTER 79 THE DESIGNER Roz awoke slowly. She was surprised to be waking up at all. The fall from that building should have destroyed her, and yet here she was. But where was she? Everything was dark and silent. Was this where robots go when they die? No, as her systems activated, the real world came into focus. She saw white walls and floors, and she heard the hum of machinery in the background. Roz was somewhere inside the robot factory where she had been made. A pile of robot parts lay on the floor. The parts were smashed and mangled. It took a moment for Roz to realize she was looking down at her own broken body. It took another moment for her to realize she was now nothing more than a robotic head. Her head was sitting atop an electronic box that

第七十九章设计师罗兹慢慢醒了过来。 她很惊讶自己竟然还能醒过来。 从那栋楼掉下来本该毁了她，但她却在这里。 可是她在哪儿呢？四周一片漆黑，一片寂静。 机器人死后会去这里吗？ 不，当她的系统被激活时，真实世界就显现出来了。 她看到了白色的墙壁和地板，听到了背景中机器的嗡嗡声。 罗兹就在制造她的机器人工厂的某个地方。 一堆机器人零件躺在地板上。 零件被撞得稀烂不堪。 过了一会儿，罗兹才意识到她正低头看着自己破碎的身体。 过了一会儿，她才意识到自己现在只不过是一个机器人的脑袋。 她的头坐在一个电子盒子上面

powered her computer brain. Roz still had her thoughts and her voice, but without a body she couldn't move, so she sat there, completely helpless, and waited for the Makers to appear. The Makers did not appear. Instead, Roz heard soft footsteps, and an old woman appeared. She was elegant, with white hair and red lipstick and black clothes. Flowery perfume wafted behind her. Every detail about the woman was neat and precise, except for her fingers, which were smudged with dark grease.

为她的电脑大脑提供能量。 罗兹仍然有她的思想和声音，但失去了身体，她无法移动，所以她坐在那里，完全无助，等待创造者的出现。 造物主没有出现。 相反，罗兹听到了柔和的脚步声，一位老妇人出现了。 她很优雅，一头白发，涂着红口红，穿着黑衣服。 花香在她身后飘散。 这个女人的每一个细节都是整洁而精确的，除了她的手指上沾满了黑色的油脂。

"Welcome back, Roz," said the woman, wiping her hands on a rag. "I wasn't sure I'd get your computer brain working again. You took quite a spill out there. How do you feel?" Roz just stared. "You don't have to pretend anymore," said the woman. "I know you're not a normal robot. Everyone knows. You made that perfectly clear when you led the RECOs on that wild chase through the city." Roz remained silent. "I watched the video of the chase. I don't know how you got those pigeons to attack our airships, but I'm more interested in the goose. You seemed to be speaking with it. Can you explain this to me?" "The goose is my son," said Roz at last. "Is that so?" The woman arched an eyebrow. "Roz, I repaired your computer brain so I could talk with you. I want to know how you came to be this way. So let's talk. I'll begin by introducing myself. My name is Dr. Molovo. A long time ago, I fell in love with computers and robots, and I created a company called TechLab Industries. Since then, millions of robots have been produced right here in this factory. And I've designed every last one of them." Dr. Molovo leaned forward. "Roz, I designed you."

“欢迎回来，罗兹，”女人用抹布擦着手说。 “我不确定我是否能让你的电脑大脑再次运转起来。 你刚才摔得挺惨的。 你感觉怎么样？”罗兹只是目瞪口呆。 “你不用再装了，”女人说。 “我知道你不是一个普通的机器人。 每个人都知道。当你带领侦察兵在城里疯狂追击时，你已经说得很清楚了。” 罗兹保持沉默。“我看了这场追逐的视频。 我不知道你是怎么让鸽子攻击我们的飞艇的，但我对那只鹅更感兴趣。 你好像在和它说话。 你能给我解释一下吗？”“这只鹅是我的儿子，”罗兹最后说。 “是这样吗？”那女人扬起眉毛。 “罗兹，我修好了你的电脑大脑，这样我就可以和你说话了。 我想知道你是怎么变成这样的。 让我们谈谈。我将从自我介绍开始。 我是莫罗沃博士。很久以前，我爱上了电脑和机器人，我创建了一家名为TechLab Industries的公司。 从那时起，数以百万计的机器人就在这家工厂生产出来。 每一个都是我设计的。” 莫罗沃医生身体前倾。 “罗兹，我设计了你。”