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墨書 Inktalez
A month later.
I held a steaming cup of coffee, standing at the base of the company building, my gaze piercing through the morning mist as I stared at the office tower shimmering in the dawn light. The new Identity Authentication System had been smoothly launched for a week now, and user feedback flooded in like a tide, all filled with affirmation and praise for our work.
After dealing with the invasion of the Shadow Legion, we completely restructured the entire system. This time, our core philosophy was no longer solely reliant on cold data matching but focused more on a humanized approach to identity verification.
Just as I was immersed in this sense of accomplishment, Chen Mo's voice suddenly came from behind me, interrupting my thoughts. "How's the new system testing going?" he asked curiously as he walked up beside me. After the state of emergency ended, he officially joined our company's security team.
"Very well," I turned and smiled, replying, "It's going very smoothly." I paused for a moment before adding, "This time we've incorporated a special verification step—the Emotional Memory Test. It can further confirm the authenticity of a user's identity by analyzing their emotional responses and memory fragments."
"This idea came from that night’s experience," I took a sip of my coffee. "Perfect data mimicry can replicate a person's appearance and behavior, but it can never replicate genuine emotions and memories."
After the Lucy incident, the military thoroughly investigated Project Mirror and discovered that more bio-robots were out there. But I no longer felt panic because I knew that the real self was never built from piles of data.
"By the way, this is for you." Chen Mo handed me an envelope.
I opened it to find a photograph, its yellowed edges indicating its age. The photo depicted a young girl who bore an almost identical face to mine.
"This is..."
"Lucy. Her true identity," he sighed. "Ten years ago, she was a product of a secret cloning project by the military. But halfway through the experiment, she developed self-awareness. In panic, the military wanted to destroy her, so she stole nanotechnology and attempted to replicate herself with robots to create more 'kindred spirits.'"
"So she chose me because I look like her?"
"I have been searching for my origins," Chen Mo said softly. "In a way, she is also a pitiful person."
I stared at the photo for a long time. It turned out that everything began with a lost soul's obsession with itself.
"She was right about one thing in the end," I said as I put away the photo. "This world does need to change. But change doesn't come from denying oneself; it comes from finding the true self."
"Speaking of which..." Chen Mo rubbed his hands together, looking a bit nervous. "There's something I want to ask you..."
"Yes?"
"Um... how about we have dinner together this weekend?" His face turned slightly red. "Just the two of us."
I was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "Sure. But I should warn you, I might ask you some very personal questions to verify if you are really Chen Mo."
"Then I need to verify if you are really Lin Xia," he replied with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'll answer in the most genuine way."
In the morning light, I took out my phone, opened my long-neglected social media, and typed a line:
"In a world full of copies and imitations, the most precious thing is always being uniquely yourself."
Send.
This time, I know this update comes from the heart. After going through a crisis of identity, I finally understand:
The true self never needs to be encrypted.
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