Stepping out, Harrison Clark first looked up and saw the red and black mantle material shielded a hundred meters away. Under the hazy red light, the world was dark and red.
Two meters in front of him, a square hole opened, and an elevator-like object slowly rose from below.
On either side of the elevator were two dark round holes, about as thick as a thumb, looking like gun firing holes.
An electronic voice sounded.
"Identity system recognition in progress, recognition successful. Human being, male, Han nationality. Historical gene bank comparison in progress, comparison successful. Harrison Clark, founder of the Salvation Association. Threat level, 0. Trust level, highest."
Listening to the electronic voice verifying his identity, Mr. Clark was overcome with tears.
It hadn't been easy, but after almost a year, he finally heard the voice of an artificially intelligent being with autonomous capabilities.
