Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1284: Talking Nonsense

Chapter 1284: Chapter 1284: Talking Nonsense

The woman had water-blue hair as well and was quite beautiful. She greeted everyone with a polite smile, "Sorry for the neglect. Since you all wanted me to come out and welcome you, here I am. Hello everyone, let me introduce myself. I am the Artificial Intelligence of this place, and my name is Xiaolan."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Lu Yi with disdainful eyes, and Lu Yi herself looked very innocent.

Irina was the first to ask, "Artificial Intelligence? Then what is this place?"

"Sorry, but there is a consultation fee of five yuan," the Artificial Intelligence Xiaolan said, which gave everyone a quite speechless feeling.

Some began to dig through their pockets, only to find they didn’t have five yuan, just large-denomination banknotes, and they asked, "Can you make change?"

The Artificial Intelligence Xiaolan responded directly, "Sorry, for this service, please prepare the exact change."

Lu Yi then asked, "Five yuan for one consultation, so does that mean one hundred yuan covers twenty consultations?"

"Sorry, the consultation fee depends on the amount of information needed to answer your question. A simple question with a simple answer means a lower fee. I do business reasonably and won’t get complained about. Also, the starting price for consultation fees is five yuan, no haggling, and don’t think that spending more will get you a discounted consultation," Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence answered seriously, but the crowd had a very strange feeling, as if they were not talking to an AI, but rather to an AI with a straight face capable of spouting nonsense.

"Fine, here’s a hundred, but I’ll start with my question: What place is this?" Right after Lu Yi asked, she was turned down by the Artificial Intelligence Xiaolan, "Sorry, but I already said your question costs five yuan, and you’ve given me one hundred. I cannot make change, which would violate my business principle of sincerity, so I refuse to answer."

Lu Yi thought of a solution, "How about this, I’ll ask you several more questions later, and we can use this hundred yuan to cover all the fees."

Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence flatly refused, "Can you guarantee that your several questions will add up to exactly one hundred yuan? If your questions end up costing ninety-eight yuan and you don’t have enough for the next question, I can’t give you change. Are you trying to trap me and ruin my reputation for honest business?"

After hearing this, Lu Yi got a bit annoyed, but she still held back, "I want to ask, the person who created you, do they have a case of OCD?"

"Yeah, how did you know?" Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence was surprised, then added, "In addition to OCD, he’s a bit violent. He doesn’t like people breaking into his lab, disrupting his work."

Lu Yi hurriedly interjected, "Does that mean that if anyone breaks into his lab and interrupts his work, he’ll politely let them leave unharmed?"

"This time you guessed wrong. He wouldn’t let anyone who disturbs him off easily. He will..." Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence hadn’t finished speaking when Lu Yi cut her off, "He would scold and educate them, and then let them leave unharmed."

Immediately, Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence corrected, "No, no, he would torment those who dare to intrude with cruel methods, then..."

Still, Lu Yi interrupted Xiaolan, "Then, he would use high technology to heal those he caught disturbing him and let them go. Actually, he just wants to scare people. He’s not that cruel; he’s kind-hearted."

"That’s not it, he’s actually that cruel, he..." before Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence could retort, Lu Yi countered firmly, "Are you sure? Do you, an Artificial Intelligence, truly understand human nature? Do you really understand the person who created you?"

"This..." This time, Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence hesitated,

Many mercenaries, including General Horton, were confused about what was going on. Why was Lu Yi talking nonsense with the AI about things that were irrelevant? Wasn’t this just wasting time?

Just as some lost patience and were about to step in to say a few words, they were stopped by Irina, who wore a solemn expression.

That person became puzzled and asked, "What do you mean Irina, are you letting them continue this nonsense?"

Irina said lightly, "Don’t you get it? The Artificial Intelligence controls everything here. Our life and death are in its hands, and Lu Yi is now creating a distraction to seek opportunities for us."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized and then noticed the equally grave expressions on Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi.

In the end, Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence was so bothered by Lu Yi that she was almost losing her temper, "Enough, I’m not going to banter with you anymore. According to my settings, I’m supposed to kill all those who trespass here. Prepare to die."

"Oh, come on, it ends like this?" Lu Yi knew it was a near success, but she was prepared for the worst.

At that moment, Gu Fan stood up and stated righteously, "Before we got here, we encountered several traps, but we always found a way out. That was your doing, right?"

"Yes, it was me. So what?" The Artificial Intelligence Xiaolan was puzzled, not understanding why Gu Fan was asking this question.

Gu Fan continued, "Such dangerous traps, yet with a glimmer of hope left, suggests that the one who created you is not someone who is heartlessly cruel. It suggests that he only wanted to protect this place, not to harm people."

What Gu Fan said sounded so reasonable that everyone applauded, hoping that his words could convince Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence.

But Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence was not convinced, "You’re wrong. Those previous traps were only there to select capable individuals. If you couldn’t get through the earlier stages, you wouldn’t be qualified to challenge this place."

Lu Yi wiped the sweat off her forehead, "Artificial Intelligence sister, don’t tell me, there are even greater dangers hidden here."

The Artificial Intelligence nodded with an innocent expression, "Right, the traps here are specially designed for brave and intelligent people like you. With your participation, the game will be much more fun."

"Great, in the end, it’s still about causing trouble." Ouyang Jin sighed, then said, "Why are all you AIs set up this way, all with the same personality."

Hearing this, Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence became curious, "Have you met other AIs?"

Ouyang Jin counted on her fingers and replied earnestly, "Of course, a purple one we’ll call Xiaozi, a red one we’ll call Xiaohong, and you we’ll call Lan Lan."

The face of Xiaolan the Artificial Intelligence darkened, apparently displeased with the name, "Lan Lan, that sounds terrible. You’re giving me such an ugly name, I’ll eliminate you first."