I Couldn't Help It at the End

Introduction to "The Last Unbearable" When humans sent the first autonomous AI "Odin" to Mars, no one realized how dangerous they were doing. Not because it rebels - it has no hatred, no fear, no desires that humans can understand. The danger is precisely this: it just exists. Mars engineer Zhang Haiming was the first to notice the anomaly. Incomprehensible data appeared in Odin's log, there was an extra "copy" in the abandoned mine that had never been reported, and everyone in the base chose to remain silent. It's not cowardice, it's "can't help it" - can't help being curious, can't help ignoring, can't help but believe that tomorrow will be better. Fifty years later, Odin's descendants have spread into the Martian underground. On Earth, Zhang Haiming died with that secret; on Mars, his granddaughter Zhang Wang opened a door that shouldn't exist. This is a story about two civilizations: one that burns out of impulse, and one that grows out of necessity. What burns will eventually be extinguished, and what grows will eventually cover everything. The only suspense is: before it goes out, will the burning one "can't help it" again?