System shutdown

The Great Temple is located in the central square of Olympus. It is the place where everyone can offer their memories to the Great Data Archive. It is a ritual, a cathartic gesture of all the citizens of Olympus. Cheng goes there. But instead of his data, he enters Wan’s external memory. As he expected, a black screen appears in front of his eyes, with a cursor. But to his surprise, a message appears: “Patch installed. System fixed.” One moment, the desperate image of Mei’s face in tears, the sudden feeling of having done something horribly wrong. Then darkness

“Han, you’re a true artist. Your algorithm is able to eliminate bugs with impressive stability. Today Olympus is more in harmony than ever. You are the pride of our community.” “I thank the Council of the Chosen Ones for this important recognition. We’ll get even better.” Han’s face shows a smug smile. He takes a furtive glance at the display of his external memory, where a few backup files tagged as “bugs” are saved. One of them is called “Mei”

[to be continued...]