North of Shuguang City.
On the bustling commercial street, Hanshuang and Sun Eclipse, dressed in maid uniforms, were standing at the door of the Tengteng hut, smiling at the people coming and going on the street.
It has been a while since I came to Dawn City from Ideal City.
What changes over time is not only this prosperous city, but also the people who are tolerated and accepted by this city.
The black fluffy lining complements the ruffled white skirt. The holy white perfectly wraps the metallic luster of the thighs and perfectly outlines the ergonomically drawn curves and contours.
The eclipse standing next to the frost has a completely different style.
At the suggestion of the shop owner Teng Teng, it chose a more mysterious black color to match its "taciturn" and "serious and old-fashioned" temperament.
Recently, they have upgraded the supporting hardware of the "intelligent AI plug-in", and the original window model-style facial features have been replaced with looks that are almost the same as those of normal people.
Although these additional hardware are somewhat redundant for the "A series" androids whose application scenarios are mainly on the battlefield, this small change has greatly increased their popularity in Dawn City.
Just like now.
Almost every resident who passes by the door of Tengteng Hut will pay attention to the two people standing at the door.
As a polite android, Hanshuang would smile and nod as a friendly response to every Dawn City resident who paid attention to him.
It was almost noon, and there were finally fewer pedestrians on the street.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when no one was paying attention, Hanshuang showed a satisfied smile on his face and said to Sun Eclipse who was standing beside him.
"Look, Eclipse, those pairs of eyes full of trust, adoration, and admiration... Don't you feel great?"
During this time, it has tried many jobs, including moving bricks, dusting, and hunting exotic species, but its favorite is undoubtedly still here.
Only here he reaps not only rewards, but also admiring glances from passers-by.
"What's the use of this?" Sun Eclipse looked at it expressionlessly, unable to hear the slightest doubt in the rising and falling voice.
"How could it be useless?" Hanshuang looked at it in surprise, "Don't you feel it? That pounding feeling, that kind of joy coming from the depths of the CPU... It's like...
··It’s as if the entire intellectual plug-in is burning!”
Unable to understand this sentence, Sun Eclipse was down for a few seconds, and it took him a long time to speak in a daze.
"Is the computing power not enough?"
"On the contrary!" Hanshuang's face showed an expression of motivation, and he clenched his right fist, "Looking at the faces filled with happiness, I just feel more motivated to work...
Ah, I really want to raise one, I will work for him, he only needs to be responsible for his happiness."
Eclipse: "...?"
It is increasingly unable to understand this strange colleague. I really want to open its AI core and see what strange codes are written in it.
However, what it cannot understand even more is why the engineer who produced this colleague, the A-series android, would install such a troublesome thing as an "intellectual plug-in".
Eliminating all safety hazards for the employer without hesitation is what a bionic man engaged in combat should do.
Emotions will only become a hindrance on the battlefield.
At this time, the door of Tengteng House opened, and a spring-like smile floated over together with the melodious sound of wind chimes on the door.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Looking at the cute little one in front of him, Hanshuang showed a proud smile on his face and said humbly.
"Wherever we are, we are here. Thanks to the internship opportunities you provided, we have collected valuable experimental data and materials."
Experimental data?
material?
Teng Teng frowned in confusion and asked cautiously in a low voice, "Isn't it a dangerous experiment?"
"How come?" Seeing the doubt on Teng Teng's face, Hanshuang quickly smiled and waved his hand, explaining, "That is for eternal happiness and peace. It is not so much an experiment, but a grand blueprint.
·····Although it sounds troublesome, please don’t worry, just leave the troublesome matters to us.”
Teng Teng was a little confused.
"Eternal...happiness?"
Hanshuang smiled and nodded.
"Yes! To put it simply, it is to allow organisms to live peacefully, happily, and stably under the protection of servitors."
That loving look in his eyes made Teng Teng feel goose bumps on his back. It felt like something was getting more and more wrong with this game.
Fortunately, she is just an ordinary fashion designer. As long as she does not actively trigger some flags, she should not be involved in those troublesome incidents.
"Well, your work for today is over... Huahua has returned from the Iron Ax Tribe. Just leave the job of receiving guests to her."
Recently, the Qiucao Qiuye sisters of the Iron Ax Tribe have improved the weaving process of devil's silk. Without affecting the quality of the finished product, they not only make the silk fabric softer to the touch, but also reduce the unit labor hours of the product by 10 to 20%.
She specifically asked Huahua to go there and get some samples back to see if she could incorporate them into the work she was designing recently.
Thinking about it, I really miss it.
The initial silk reeling, weaving and other series of crafts were all improved and taught to the wastelanders based on her real-life experience. Now, the weaving skills of the wastelanders have long surpassed her, a master who had become a monk.
Already.
And she can also focus more energy on the design areas that interest her.
Recently, they took a boat trip to the archipelago in the southern seas thousands of kilometers away, and heard that her artwork was well received there.
"You really don't need our help anymore?" Looking at Miss Tengteng, Hanshuang said slightly disappointed.
"No need, you all have your own things to do, right?" Teng Teng took out the silver coin and handed it to Han Shuang, and said with a smile, "This is your reward."
"Oh! It's salary!"
Hanshuang's eyes lit up, he raised the silver coins above his head and observed them carefully, then put them away with satisfaction.
"Okay, please be sure to contact us again if you need it next time... By the way, the clothes have to be returned to you."
As it spoke, it held the hem of the skirt with both hands and was about to take off its clothes.
Seeing its movements, Teng Teng's face turned into an apple and he quickly reached out to stop its inappropriate behavior.
"No, no, no, the clothes are given to you...just keep them!" Is the atmosphere in Ideal City so open?
If you don't agree, you'll go out on the street...
The picture appeared in her mind for no reason, and her face became increasingly red, and she was embarrassed to continue thinking about it. However, Hanshuang was completely unaware of this, and was completely unaware of how shameful her actions just now were.
But when she heard that Teng Teng wanted to keep this piece of equipment that had captured the attention of countless passers-by for herself, her eyes suddenly shone with surprise.
"Really? That's so embarrassing!"
"You're welcome, this is the reward you deserve," Teng Teng, whose face was still red, smiled shyly. He was really curious and asked in a low voice, "By the way, you are like this in Ideal City...
··
···Can you change your clothes casually like this?”
"Just change clothes?" Hanshuang was stunned for a moment and said with a little doubt, "We don't wear clothes in Ideal City."
"Not wearing it?!"
Hanshuang nodded naturally.
"Yes, the initial appearance coating will be printed directly on our skin. If you want to change the skin to another style, you can directly install the holographic appearance plug-in and use holographic images to produce the effect of clothes."
"Ah... That's really convenient." Teng Teng tried to imagine it, and his heartbeat, which had finally calmed down, accelerated unconsciously.
Did Ideal City turn out to be such a powerful place? Hanshuang smiled and nodded.
"Hmm, it's very convenient, right? However, some androids equipped with silicone-like materials are still prohibited from entering public places without wearing masks. The atmosphere in Ideal City is still not open enough."
I see.
Teng Teng, who almost mistook Utopia as a strange place, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well, I think this is good..."
"Really?" Hanshuang tilted his head and muttered incomprehensively, "I installed the plug-in just because I like it, but I actually feel embarrassed... Human beings are really weird."
While Hanshuang was lost in his own thoughts, Teng Teng quietly slipped back to his hut and closed the shop door.
Looking at the petite figure disappearing into the sound of wind chimes, a hint of satisfaction appeared in Hanshuang's smile.
"so good."
This one should be easy to take care of.
Unfortunately, even in the ideal city, their ideals are too avant-garde, and there is still a long way to go before people accept them.
But the lifespan of AI is eternal.
It has enough time to do this.
".·····As long as organisms live under the protection of servitors, they will be able to create more and better works of art, and the world will be full of love and peace. What do you think? Solar Eclipse."
Eclipse's eyes flickered slightly.
"I think the front line is where we should go."
Hanshuang shook his head gracefully.
"That's not possible. We have to represent our employer and enhance the friendship between the employer and the alliance. Besides, there are already more than two hundred android soldiers on the front line. They will handle this job well."
Sun Eclipse's eyes flickered slightly.
"Work diary update. According to the employer's news, there is a flight coming back from Luoxia Province today, and there is a T-series bionic man from the academy on board."
Hanshuang: "T series?"
Eclipse explained.
"Similar to our A series, they use the serial number from the People's Union era. The employer asked us to find out."
A look of interest appeared in Hanshuang's eyes.
"It's interesting, let's go and see it."
…
At the same time, at the airport northeast of Dawn City, a killer whale transport plane landed steadily on the spacious runway.
Almost as soon as Luo Yu and Xiao Yu got off the plane, they were blocked by mosquitoes ambushing at the airport.
"Good brother! You are finally back! Hahaha, I didn't lie to you, did I? Is the ejection seat easy to use? Doesn't it hurt your butt?"
Looking at the mosquito that was getting close to him, Luo Yu's relaxed mood suddenly became tense, and he looked at this guy with vigilance.
"Go away, who is your brother? What do you want to do..."
"Damn it! You are ruthless!"
Facing Luo Yu, who looked resistant, Mosquito wailed hypocritically, but within two seconds, the heartbroken expression was wiped away from his face, replaced by an embarrassed smile.
"I heard that your daughter can fly a plane?"
"What a daughter, Xiaoyu is Xiaoyu."
Luo Yu seriously corrected his statement, but Mosquito obviously didn't listen and continued with a smile.
"It's not important! By the way, can you let it perform that unique trick again? It was too fast last time and I didn't have time to take the picture."
Upon hearing this unreasonable request, Luo Yu rolled his eyes instantly.
"Get out! Will you pay for anything that happens?"
"Damn, what could happen to this! It can even maneuver Immelman!"
Looking at the begging mosquito, Luo Yu waved his hand impatiently.
"Let's go, no discussion!"
On the other side, his feet finally touched the ground. Chen Yutong, who was so far away from the Wandering Swamp, looked around curiously and muttered something in a low voice.
"Is this...the Alliance?"
Lao Bai said with a smile.
"Yes, it's quite desolate, isn't it?"
"How could it be? Compared with the survivors' settlement in the Wandering Swamp, this place is already very lively." Chen Yutong said sincerely.
When she was on the plane just now, she saw the entire city of Dawn.
Houses of different shapes are located on the wasteland, extending out of the main roads and alleys of traffic. To the south, they merge into the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, which is full of ruins of high-rise buildings. To the west, it borders the endless farmland, and a railway extends to
In the forest to the north, old-fashioned trains puffing in the clouds pass through busy trading stations.
The city is like a sprout emerging from a rotten tree.
Childish but full of hope.
What makes her most incredible is that she heard that a year ago this place was a wasteland with nothing but beasts that drank blood and cruel and bloodthirsty mutants and predators.
"...It's really incredible."
Looking at Chen Yutong looking around, Lao Bai suddenly felt a little curious. "What's it like in the swamp?"
"Simple and efficient," Chen Yutong quickly answered, "Conclusion Doctoral education requires us to use limited resources to create more results. Most settlements under the management of the Science and Technology Committee adhere to energy-saving living standards. Some survivors live in settlements
Although there are a lot of people here, it looks deserted from the outside. In comparison, the college is very large, but there are relatively fewer people."
As she spoke, her eyes fell on the warehouse with its open door not far away.
Lao Bai followed her gaze and saw a strange-shaped iron lump. It was Mosquito's own "unpowered armor".
Ever since I helped Brother Mosquito get out of it last time, this thing had been left untouched by Mosquito in the airport warehouse.
Grass is almost growing under the rusty armor.
Unexpectedly, she would make a fool of herself as soon as she landed. Thinking of the task assigned by the manager to show her more of the beautiful side of the alliance, Lao Bai coughed lightly and explained.
“The managers asked us to build the alliance in our own way, but they didn’t ask us to do anything certain...
···So occasionally there will be some players with great imagination who do some unnecessary things.”
"I think it's pretty good...Whether it's useful or not should not be decided by intuition. As you said, who knows what will happen in the future."
Looking at the iron lump that was probably scrapped, Chen Yutong showed a smile on his face.
Lao Bai felt a bit of envy in her eyes, although he didn't know what there was to be envious about.
"Are you hungry? I know a nice place."
Chen Yutong's eyes instantly flashed with anticipation.
"Is it braised pork? Or that hot pot? Kebab?"
Lao Bai smiled and gestured.
"No, it's ramen, a kind of pasta... Forget it, I won't introduce it anymore, you will know it later."
Chen Yutong followed him with great interest, mumbling to himself.
"Ramen? Incredible name..."
When she thought about finally being able to eat authentic alliance food, she swallowed subconsciously, and she couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation in her heart.
Not long after the two walked away, the two androids arrived belatedly at the airport.
Standing next to the killer whale transport plane, Hanshuang stretched his neck and looked around excitedly. He didn't see a matching target, so he randomly caught a staff member.
"Where are the college's androids? Take me to see them quickly."
The airport staff standing around looked at each other and were confused by this question. One of the smart young men immediately reported the news to his superiors.
After receiving a permission reply, he took the two androids to the warehouse located at the corner of the airport.
There is a hundred-man troop stationed here, and the security is quite tight.
Under Hanshuang's expectant gaze, the staff member opened the door of the warehouse.
In the center of the warehouse, there was a cube-shaped steel support. A bionic man with arms replaced by mantis knives was fixed in the center of the support, and every joint in his body was firmly locked.
Glancing at the pair of penetrating mantis knives, the staff member swallowed and said nervously.
"This is it... This thing is very dangerous. We can only lock it here before dismantling it."
Hanshuang couldn't wait to step forward and take a closer look at the android locked on the bracket. At this time, a trace of disappointment suddenly appeared in its eyes.
"Isn't this still the original version?"
Sun Eclipse, who was standing aside, nodded.
"Um."
Xuan Feng didn't say anything, and quietly stared at the similar person wearing inexplicable clothes in front of him, and his shoulders suddenly moved forward.
The bracket made a creaking sound, startling the staff and soldiers standing nearby, especially the latter, who all opened the safety on the rifles in their hands.
Hanshuang showed no reaction, stretched out his index finger and touched its chest, looking at the poor guy with pity.
"Why is there such an ugly AI in this world? There is only a string of soulless numbers flowing under the cold body... Can this kind of thing be called intelligence?"
Reacting to this sentence, Xuan Feng slowly raised his head, stared at the android in front of him, and finally moved his tightly closed mouth.
".·····Let me go if you have the ability."
The sharp mantis knife is slightly tilted, and the mirror-like blade reflects a murderous cold light.
Feeling the silent anger and provocation, Hanshuang stood in front of it but ignored it and looked at Sun Eclipse standing aside.
"Let's go, Sun Eclipse, the legendary academy is nothing more than that." Sun Eclipse nodded.
"OK."
"..."
Looking at the two androids who turned towards the door, Xuan Feng's body moved violently, but unfortunately the solid metal bracket did not loosen at all due to its struggle.
This is the first time.
Its AI core felt so intensely angry...
…
Linghu Wetland Park.
The north entrance of the outpost.
Zhang Hai, who was standing behind the ramen stall, was pouring noodles into the pot when he suddenly saw a familiar face through the white mist floating in the pot.
"Hey, you're a rare visitor..." Just as he was saying this, Zhang Hai's eyes suddenly fell on the face of the woman next to Lao Bai, and his smile suddenly became a little narrow.
Before he could tease him, Lao Bai coughed.
"Two bowls of beef noodles."
"Hehe, okay."
After pulling out a large piece of dough, Zhang Hai deftly threw it on the chopping board and flattened it. Then he pulled it from side to side, and like magic, the oval dough turned into thin noodles flying up and down.
Chen Yutong stood in front of the stall, staring straight at the noodles in his hand, his eyes wide open.
What's this?
Magic?!
"How is the situation on the front line?" The old-fashioned young man asked with a smile as he threw the noodles into the pot.
Lao Bai replied in a casual tone.
"It's not bad. I heard that the Skeleton Corps and the Storm Corps have almost arrived at the legion's base camp in Luoxia Province. We probably won't have anything to worry about next."
Ordinary players would not ask this question, but players who use their real names as IDs are obviously not ordinary players.
With the constant updates of the version and the continuous entry of new players, the ramen stall owner who never appeared on the forum has become one of the urban legends of "Wasteland OL" in a sense.
Some people even say that he is an official shill. But Lao Bai knows it well.
There is no difference between this guy and them. He has also come from the novice stage, and he is not less embarrassed when he is unlucky.
Later, I may have felt that shooting was boring, so I became a professional gamer.
"Amazing, these young men," Zhang Hai said with emotion, "In just one year, they have been able to command a battle of thousands of people with ease."
Lao Bai said with a smile.
"Aren't you going to have some fun?"
Zhang Hai sighed.
"I'll forget it. Please spare me my age."
"What are you afraid of? Games are not reality... Speaking of which, how old are you in real life?"
"I won't tell you."
"Damn! Are you still shy?"
"It's not important. Anyway, it's good to give young people some exercise, hahaha."
The two did not know each other in real life.
But his intuition told Lao Bai that the man in front of him had been in the army, or at least had been there for some time.
However, this brother should be different from me. He must have been away from the team for some time, and he has obviously adapted to a calm life.
Two bowls of beef noodles were quickly placed on the table.
Chen Yutong couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, but hesitated for a moment and froze on the spot.
“How to use this...?”
"I teach you."
Lao Bai demonstrated it patiently.
It can only be said that he is worthy of being a graduate of the academy. Chen Yutong just looked at it carefully and quickly mastered the knack of using this kind of tableware.
"It's incredible... you actually eat like this."
Looking at Chen Yutong who took a small taste, Lao Bai asked with a smile.
"Is it tasty?"
"Yeah! It's so... delicious!"
Chen Yutong nodded excitedly.
Unable to find a suitable adverb of degree to describe the joy that came from the bottom of her heart, she just puffed up her cheeks, exhaled in small sips, and put the noodles into her mouth.
Seeing the way that he couldn't wait to eat it but was afraid of burning it, Lao Bai couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
Zhang Hai, who was standing behind the stall, winked and said with a smile.
"How did we meet? Tell me."
"Talk about your sister."
Lao Bai rolled his eyes, took out a banknote and slapped it on the table.
"Bill, please."
"Damn it, in what age are we still using banknotes? Why the hell can't you use transfers?"
"Please give me some change, it will be useful."
Zhang Haizheng was about to ask what the use was. When he saw Chen Yutong beside him, he suddenly smiled as if he understood and turned around to look through the drawer for change.
The Alliance only has one banknote with a face value of 100, and the rest of the face values are coins. It is not very convenient for players who are accustomed to electronic payments to make change.
However, after searching for a while, Zhang Hai still counted out the full amount of silver coins and lined them up on the counter. Looking at the pile of coins falling on the wooden table, Chen Yutong asked curiously.
"What's this?"
Lao Bai explained with a smile.
"Money, currency, can be used to exchange things. A bowl of ramen like this only costs 4 silver coins... Don't you have G points there?"
Chen Yutong hesitated and shook his head.
"G points cannot be traded and can only be used on the electronic platform operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs... How to use this?"
Although he doesn't quite understand the difference between "transaction" and "use", Lao Bai doesn't care about these trivial matters now.
The first task today is to teach her how to integrate into the new life. Looking at Chen Yutong who looked confused, Lao Bai said with a smile.
"This is simple. I will teach you how to use it in a moment."
This chapter has been completed!