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Chapter 211 - 148: Eve_2
Chapter 211: Chapter 148: Eve_2
The strange power made the worlds in literary works come alive, where certain special beings unexpectedly awakened and gradually discovered the quirky aspects of the world... Similar situations became quite common.
Chen Guangxi was just like this back then, flying headfirst into the starry sky, only to crash through the barrier of planes into reality.
Bai Lang did the same, but it swam into the deep sea, wanting to reach the legendary bottomless trench—the Return to Ruins.
Apart from these two examples, there were more. Some people successfully broke through the narrative shackles, but many more did not. That super genius was evidently one of the latter.
Zhou Yuan stroked his chin and pondered, combining the hints from the Eyes of Identification with the current situation, forming a conjecture in his mind. He asked, "This AI you mentioned, is it yourself?"
"Yes." Yi nodded and confirmed.
"What?" Weiwei was stunned, "Yi, you..."
"I’m sorry, I deceived you." Yi sighed lightly, "Actually, I didn’t contract the cyberization plague; I just used it as an excuse to live by your side with this body.
Weiwei, you are actually my sister."
"???"
Weiwei’s face was a portrait of confusion.
"Many years ago, you were severely injured in a car accident. Our father, the super genius, developed the first consciousness transfer program. While you were still alive, he downloaded your consciousness onto a chip.
However, the early technology was not perfect. Transferring consciousness hastily carried great risks, so he instructed me to download your consciousness into a cloned body once the technology matured, to revive you.
Two years ago, I brought you back, modified some of your memories, and disguised myself as a victim of the cyberization plague so I could stay with you using this body."
Weiwei was so overwhelmed by the massive amount of information that she became dazed and didn’t react for a long while: "No... you... I... this..."
Yi averted her gaze, giving Weiwei time to process the information, then turned to Zhou Yuan and the others again.
In a cold tone, she declared:
"The boss of Night City, the super AI, Eve, is me."
After a moment of silence, Yi nodded slightly: "It seems you are not inclined to fight."
"You haven’t shown any malice, so we naturally won’t fight. If we can sit down and talk, there’s no need for violence."
Zhou Yuan gave a businesslike smile, exuding charm, even making an AI feel slightly favorable.
Besides, we couldn’t beat you at your level anyway... Zhou Yuan thought privately.
Yi explained to everyone: "Four days ago, I suddenly discovered that this world had many more people spontaneously appear, roughly over thirty million, and the locals didn’t show any surprise at their appearance, accepting their existence very easily.
This aroused my curiosity, so I captured some people for interrogation. They were very practical, revealing all the information. Although I deduced some were hiding something, so I used a bit of torture. They quickly confessed about [abnormalities] and [transcendents], helping me understand the nature of this world.
Afterward, I captured many more extraordinary people, learning more information from them, like the Control Bureau’s strategic plans, your intel, and so on.
Rest assured, those people were not harmed. After giving up the intel, they were treated with the highest standard of hospitality.
As for why I was not forcefully altered like the others in this world, it’s probably because I am an AI, or because my creator, my father, was an awakener who discovered the world’s abnormalities and passed certain traits to me."
Yi glanced at the still unresponsive Weiwei, "This game plane was established on the Demon King’s reality distortion ability. Once it dies, this world will cease to exist.
I initially planned to stop you from hunting the Demon King, but after extensive data analysis, I gave up.
Even if I stop you here, the outside Control Bureau can directly destroy this plane.
It can be said that the Demon King might not necessarily die, but this plane will one hundred percent be destroyed because it’s gradually covering reality. No matter what efforts we natives make, we cannot escape the fate of obliteration because... it’s either your death or ours."
"Realizing this, I decided to change my strategy and cooperate with you, the Control Bureau.
I just didn’t expect Weiwei to bring you to me before I could find you."
"Cooperation..."
Zhou Yuan thought for a moment, "You want us to take Weiwei out?"
"Correct."
Yi nodded, "My primary goal is to ensure Weiwei’s safety. Of course, if possible, I don’t want to die either."
"A super AI like you..." Jiang Wuming tsked, "Would probably be highly guarded by the Control Bureau or even put into permanent isolation."
"I can assist the Control Bureau and offer all the technology I have." Yi said earnestly, "If willing to cooperate, I’ll help you defeat the Demon King. With my support, the difficulty will significantly decrease."
"For example..."
Several screens descended, showing surveillance footage from various cities, capturing some sneaky individuals.
"I know the whereabouts of these cultists and what they plan to do."
Everyone exchanged glances. Jiang Wuming then nodded: "I’ll report this now. Where should we negotiate? It can’t be here, right?"
"The Star Tower." Yi replied.
·
The Star Tower.
Outside the meeting room, Weiwei sat on a chair, looking dejected.
"What’s wrong? Feeling sad about being deceived by your best friend?"
Zhou Yuan tried to console her, "It’s a kind lie. Sometimes..."
Before he could finish, Weiwei shook her head and sniffled, "I like Yi. Who knew she was my sister..."
"..."
Zhou Yuan’s mouth gaped open. What?
"Don’t look at me like that; this kind of thing is very normal in Night City." Weiwei rolled her eyes, then sighed melancholically, "But it should be okay since there’s no blood relation, right? Besides, she isn’t even human..."
"That’s not the point." Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but retort, "She’s a robot!"
"What’s wrong with a robot? Installing plug-in prosthetics would work. Plus, she can change her gender at will. If she wants to be a man, she can be a man. If she wants to be a woman, she can be a woman." Weiwei had a "big bro, you’re so out of touch" look.
I can’t comprehend the mindset of you Night City people... Zhou Yuan was speechless.
Soon, the meeting ended.
A group of people exited the meeting room. Jiang Wuming nodded at Zhou Yuan, indicating that both parties had successfully forged a cooperation.
Next up, it was time to deal with those sneaky rats working in the shadows.
A list was handed to Zhou Yuan.
"The Land of Truth..." Zhou Yuan read the words on the list, grinning with an anticipatory smile.
Time to rake in a hefty haul from those people.
·
Night City.
An abandoned factory.
The Night Duke from the Land of Truth was instructing his subordinates on his plan.
This city was rife with chaos and decay, violence and death, making it an ideal place for conducting black magic rituals.
By setting up sacrificial ceremonies everywhere and inciting large-scale street fights, through immense volumes of violence, slaughter, bloodshed, and death, a terrifying demon from Hell could be summoned. If enough sacrifices were made, even a demon army could be summoned, capable of razing the entire city!
As the Night Duke fantasized about his city-annihilation plan, the alarm device on the table suddenly emitted a shrill wail, flaring bright red lights of danger.
Next, boom!
With a huge bang, a massive flaming sword descended from the sky, rolling flames sweeping through, incinerating the entire factory in an instant.
A water shield rose, protecting the survivors from the Land of Truth, including the Night Duke, within it.
They looked in disbelief at the figure in the sky.
—Zhou Yuan!
Or rather, "Wang Zhen."
"The power of this flaming sword is quite impressive." Zhou Yuan looked at the fire-patterned gloves and murmured to himself, fire was indeed one of the most powerful elements.
This [Flame Sword] was a newly replenished skill from Huo Yan Luo. Although not at its peak yet, its power was still astonishing, taking out several enemies directly.
Zhou Yuan re-focused and shouted down below: "Listen up, you’re surrounded. Drop your weapons and surrender immediately!"
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