Su Zheyan didn’t mention the space-time bridge before, because in his knowledge of the past twenty years, the space-time bridge has no impact on society, and it was a bluffing cover.
No one will pay attention to it except the people involved. Back then, Eternal Life Technology didn’t have much publicity, and the year was too early. Su Zheyan only heard adults mention these past events when he was a child, and he almost forgot about it.
If the robot hadn’t specifically mentioned space-time travel, he would not have captured the key words and dug out information about the space-time bridge from the corner of his memory palace.
Chu Shici was studying the crystal, and after a few seconds, he remembered where this thing came from.
Some time ago, the empire had to re-enter the citizen information system, and the criminals in the Desolate Star area were handed over to Zuo Ting. He was the person in charge of the branch of Eternal Life Technology in Desolate Star. At that time, Zuo Ting led the team himself, holding a helmet in his hand.
Su Zheyan didn’t wear a helmet, he only took a corpse for an examination afterwards. After wearing the helmet, the clone’s logo was printed on the head of the corpse, and a crystal was implanted in the back of the head.
What exactly this crystal is composed of is not clear to Chu Shici.
However, the law requires that all citizens must enter citizen information within a specified time, otherwise they will be punished as treason. That is to say, all the people of the empire, including criminals, have worn helmets of Eternal Life Technology.
Eternal Life Technology only needs to slightly improve the helmet, and it can quietly implant the crystal into everyone’s brain.
This project is costly, but on the surface they are working for the empire and do not need to pay for it themselves.
Chu Shici suddenly remembered the news he had heard before.
Someone said on the Internet that Eternal Life Technology stole citizens’ information and was sent to court for spreading rumours. Eternal Life Technology did not steal citizen information, their fundamental purpose was to implant this crystal.
He also understood why Eternal Life Technology wanted to arrest Su Zheyan.
Some time ago, Zuo Ting said that the empire would re-enter citizen information, and Su Zheyan subconsciously felt that it was dangerous and refused to wear the helmet.
At that time, he threatened Zuo Ting, saying that he knew there was something wrong with the helmet.
Zuo Ting’s expression was astonished. He thought that Su Zheyan knew about the crystals, and that the implantation of the crystals had been exposed.
Eternal Life Technology arrested Su Zheyan, maybe it wanted to silence him, or maybe it planned to give him a crystal.
When Su Zheyan was a child, his parents took him to enter citizen information, and he had been implanted with the crystals long ago.
Now that Eternal Life Technology has to re-entered the information, it should be paving the way for a certain new plan, or the previous crystal has a problem and needs to be replaced manually.
Judging from the general memory confusion of the people, the possibility of updating the crystal is higher.
Chu Shici and Su Zheyan didn’t know much about these high-tech gadgets. After studying for a while, they didn’t see any differences between the crystals and glass blocks, so they simply put them back in their backpacks.
He wondered if it was possible that Su Zheyan also travelled back from the future, but if so, where did the past Su Zheyan go?
Assuming he was caught by Eternal Life Technology, they wouldn’t have to make any effort to catch Su Zheyan. It only needs to get rid of the Su Zheyan of this time, and the future “Su Zheyan” will lose the ability to resist.
Su Zheyan specialised in mechs and military command when he was in school, and the current situation has touched his blind spot in knowledge.
Chu Shici was even more bad at this topic, because of external influences, he resigned himself to depravity, and he has always been ranked first from the back in exams.
One person and one machine looked at each other for a while, and they could see the helplessness in each other’s eyes.
Chu Shici waved his hand and looked at the diary again, “If you don’t understand the principle of time and space travel, then don’t think about it for a while, anyway, either the Eternal Life Technology wore it, or you all did. First, let’s talk about Eternal Life Technology. I originally thought they were the final boss, but now it seems that Eve, or the mastermind, is the final boss behind the scenes.”
The first time he met Eve was on the private currency issued by Eternal Life Technology.
On the back of the gold coin is the head portrait of a woman, who is Eve, the founder of Eternal Life Technology.
She is the Mother of robots and the initiator of Project Eden.
As long as the robots and clones are produced by Eternal Life Technology, they all regard her as their Mother. The human employees in the company also respect her very much.
In Su Zheyan’s memory, Eve was assassinated by artificial intelligence twenty years ago, but Liu Qinglong said that she is still alive, and she is the person in charge of the company.
Earlier in the capsule cabin, the imperial researcher turned on the hidden function of the robot and talked to a certain female voice through Chu Shici.
The researchers called that voice the ‘Mastermind’ and asked her to stop Project Eden of Eternal Life Technology, saying that all she did was to forcefully push forward human evolution.
According to Liu Qinglong, Eve is still alive and she controls the company.
According to the research institute, the person who has the ability to manage Eternal Life Technology has become the Mastermind.
The information provided by the two was contradictory, combined with Su Zheyan’s memory, Chu Shici felt that the real Eve was probably dead.
It is the artificial intelligence who assassinated her 20 years ago who is controlling the Eternal Life Technology now, which is also the Mastermind in the researcher’s mouth.
As for the ‘Eve’ who showed her face in public, she was her clone.
In theory, Eve is the Mother in the hearts of all robots, and artificial intelligence has no reason to assassinate its own mother.
But the fact is that, in the eyes of the senior researcher of the empire, the Mastermind is the real power of Eternal Life Technology.
Su Zheyan was silent for a long time, “The Mastermind returned from the future to the year when the space-time bridge was built, killed Eve, seized the technology of Eternal Life, opened the era of double-speed development of the empire’s technology, and forcibly promoted human evolution.”
Holding the pen, Chu Shici tilted his head and looked at the diary entry, “I think the same as you, I just don’t understand why she killed Eve, that was her mother.”
Cool fingers lightly touched his head, and Chu Shici looked back, “What’s wrong, Yan-ge?”
Su Zheyan played with the robot, “Do you still remember what the researcher told the Mastermind in the capsule?”
Chu Shici asked the system to record, “I do.”
“What is the purpose of the researcher’s question, how does the Mastermind answer?”
Chu Shici listened to the recording, “She said ‘for the continuation and prosperity of mankind’”
“If she didn’t lie, then Eve’s death was because she was contrary to the thinking of the Mastermind. Eve had the ability to completely destroy the Mastermind and nip everything in the bud, but in the original timeline, Eve did not do this.”
“The Mastermind developed, and finally returned from the future to the past. After the space-time bridge was successfully operated, it immediately eradicated this obstacle and killed the mother who runs her life.”
As a major power, the empire has an ambiguous position.
On the surface, the royal family facilitated the development of Eternal Life Technology. After the fact that Eternal Life Technology secretly used clones to replace the high-level empire was exposed, the empire announced that it would attack Desolate Star with an army within five days at the latest.
Eternal Life Technology is behind the new king’s rise to power, but the series of actions taken by the empire during this period prove that the new king is not a puppet of Eternal Life Technology.
He has some forces of his own, and he can compete with Eternal Life Technology.
This is a country with a monarchy, as long as the throne is not empty, no matter how powerful the Eternal Life Technology is, the army will always be loyal to their king.
That being the case, the previous series of actions of Eternal Life Technology was under the acquiescence of the king.
Whether it is forcing betas to change gender or the human cloning experiments, they have all been approved by the king.
Eternal Life Technology steals genetic samples and uses clones to infiltrate the higher level positions in the monarchy, which directly threatens the rule of the king.
The empire will immediately counterattack, eliminating all clones hidden in the regime overnight, and order them to immediately march into the Desolate Star.
The empire is the ruler of the country, and Eternal Life Technology is the largest monopoly company with advanced technology. There may be other internal conflicts between the two, but they have not been exposed, and outsiders have no way of knowing.
Su Zheyan drew a relationship diagram on paper.
Chu Shici initially said that there are four parts that need to be resolved, Su Zheyan, Empire, Eternal Life Technology and Desolate Star.
Su Zheyan tapped the robot with his fingertips, and said in a cool voice calmly: “The founder of Eternal Life Technology, Eve, created artificial intelligence. After the space-time bridge was established, she was assassinated by the artificial intelligence ‘Mastermind’ who travelled from the future. The Mastermind replaced Eve and controlled Eternal Life Technology. The researcher knows that the Mastermind is the one in power, and the king acquiesced in the existence of the Mastermind, and also knows that the space-time bridge has been operating.”
He thought for a while, “The king is not a short-sighted person. He knew that the Mastermind was developing technology at a high speed and forcibly promoting human evolution, but he did not stop it, and even assisted him. The Mastermind persuaded the king using some reason. The fact that it could persuade the king of a country to do such absurd things, there is only one possibility.”
Chu Shici’s eyes lit up, “Is it that something will happen in the future that will threaten the monarchy?”
“No, if it is a threat to the royal power, the first thing the king must do is to eradicate dissidents and consolidate the regime. How can he not do anything when the danger will hit so close to home?”
Chu Shici looked at him blankly, and after thinking for a few seconds, he came back to his senses, and was so excited that the small light above his head flickered back and forth.
Su Zheyan witnessed the flickering of the lights and his eyelids twitched slightly. He reached out to cover the small lightbulb, “Calm down.”
Chu Shici grabbed his finger, “You mean, at a certain time in the future, the empire faces a life and death situation, and people in the future cannot change the outcome. The Mastermind chose to go back to the beginning of the establishment of the space-time bridge, and change the future by changing the past. She is trying to affect the future in two ways: forcing human evolution, wanting to make people in the future better and more advanced. Developing technology at a higher speed, trying to use technology to prevent the empire from perishing.”
Su Zheyan shook his head slightly, “It’s not the empire, it’s the survival of human beings.”
He circled a line on the paper.
“When the researcher questioned the Mastermind why she continued Project Eden, she said, ‘For the continuation and prosperity of mankind.’”
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In the early morning of the next day, Su Zheyan left the hotel with the robot.
After discussing the whole night last night, Chu Shi went to rest in his pocket to make up for sleep.
When he woke up, it was already noon.
When they left the town, Su Zheyan was resting in the wilderness. After preparing to eat, continue on the road.
Chu Shici climbed onto the stone beside him, holding the packaged bottle, and began to drink engine oil.
Su Zheyan ate the nutrient cream quietly, his eyes fell on the ground, and Chu Shici didn’t know what he was thinking.
Chu Shici was a little dizzy after sleeping too little. He shook his head, recalling what happened in the middle of the night last night.
After sorting out the information from the Empire and Eternal Life Technology, the two of them had a disagreement because of Desolate Star.
Chu Shici felt that Desolate Star should be singled out. Although it is only a planet, it is very special and should belong to an independent force.
Su Zheyan thinks that there is no power without self-awareness, and it should be included in the scope of Eternal Life Technology. Ever since Desolate Star became a place for the exiles, Eternal Life Technology has been active on Desolate Star.
They established branches, provided supplies, issued private coins, and studied clones here. Desolate Star has long been regarded as their Eternal Life Technology’s territory by them, but this land is actually still in the stages of reclamation.
After arguing about the state of Desolate Star, the topic turned to Su Zheyan himself.
If he just had a simple memory confusion, then he is no different from the people in the newspapers, who are ordinary people affected by the Mastermind’s plan.
But he had stored a black stone in his capsule, with a map of the Desolate Star drawn on the inner wall, and there was an extra line leading to an unknown area.
His subconscious mind has also influenced him to write a diary entry every day, and at the same time he dreamt that he tore up some diary entries from a while ago.
Su Zheyan must have some kind of secret. Unlike others, he probably directly participated in or interfered with the Mastermind’s plan.
Under the urging of Chu Shici, Su Zheyan thought for a long time, but did not recall any useful clues.
In the end, he decided to give up on thinking about it, and just force his way through if he couldn’t figure it out. It wasn’t like he did not have the strength to do it.
Since he had drawn a map on the interior wall, he would follow that map all the way to the past. He wanted to see what was in that unknown area.
While drinking engine oil, Chu Shici watched the increase in vitality in the background.
They discussed it almost all night last night. Even though they were very tired, they also felt very excited.
Su Zheyan enjoyed the process, and his vitality increased by 2 points to 72 points.
Back then, the increase in vitality was all thanks to the little robot, but now it is not at all because of him.
Chu Shici was lamenting that the good old days were over, when he suddenly felt his head become heavy.
He reached out, and took off a detective hat made of paper.
Su Zheyan looked cold, “This is your reward.”
Chu Shici didn’t say a word, but stared straight at him.
The long silence made Su Zheyan a little uncomfortable. His face was still calm, but his eyes began to dodge, as if he was thinking about what he said wrong just now.
Chu Shici couldn’t help laughing, he slipped into Su Zheyan’s hand, “Yan-ge, why are you so easy to understand. I’m not angry, I like this hat. I didn’t know you could use paper to make such an exquisite hat, your skills are better than mine.”
Su Zheyan didn’t respond, and turned into a gourd again.
The slender fingers caressed the robot’s body, and when they touched the round waist, the robot bounced up and quickly avoided it.
Su Zheyan lowered his head, “Does it hurt?”
Chu Shici covered his waist, “Don’t touch it, my waist is very sensitive.”
Before he finished speaking, the fingers in front of him went straight to his waist.
Chu Shici hid back and forth in his hands, shrinking his body and begging for mercy, “Yan-ge, I can’t do it, Yan-ge. If this goes on, the plot will change from “Hunting in the Wilderness” to “The Affections between Human and Machines” in a while.”
Su Zheyan paused in his hands, “The Affections between Human and Machines? Why?”
He touched it a few more times, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, “Aren’t I just tickling you?”
Chu Shici: …
“Brother, do you understand what a sensitive area means?”
Su Zheyan was silent for a long time, “I understand, it’s a place easy to itch.”
Chu Shici covered his face, ‘Tong, Yan-ge and I are really not suitable.’
The system watched the whole process, and now it’s numb, [Small Coquettish 0 is paired with Pure Love 1, this CP can only be swallowed with gritted teeths. He is a male lead without CP, very pure, there is no pornographic waste in his mind.]
‘I have a lot, I can share some with him.’
[Don’t be like this, your syllabus is too advanced, and his clean little head can’t digest it. Let me ask you a serious question, why is your vitality value only in single digits?]
Chu Shici looked sadly at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, ‘Because underneath my layer of healthy and sunny skin, there is a beautiful man’s melancholy heart.’
[I really want to scold you, but your vitality is only 2 points, and I can’t scold you, so angry.]
While Chu Shici was arguing with the system, Su Zheyan sat on the spot, looking calmly at the ground not far away.
He knew what the sensitive area was, he just didn’t expect that the robot also had a sensitive area.
Xiaoci’s whole body is made of iron, without even a decent part, so it’s not clear how to stage a human-machine relationship.
While playing with the robot, Su Zheyan thought that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would introduce Chu Shici to a robot boyfriend.
When the time comes, he will buy a few boxes and let Xiaoci choose whatever he wants.
Su Zheyan suddenly remembered something, “Do you like living people or robots.”
Chu Shici responded subconsciously: “A living man.”
Su Zheyan sighed silently.
It’s really difficult, I can’t buy a box of living people back, the robot is better off staying single with him for the rest of his life.
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To go to the unknown area on the map, they need to pass through several towns. Going straight across the wilderness would theoretically be much faster, but it would be extremely risky.
Sleeping in the wilderness at night, the mortality rate is about 100%.
The distance between each town on the Desolate Star is very long, and it takes about a day to cover.
When Su Zheyan entered the city, it was already evening, and it was the busiest time for the night market.
He wore a scarf to firmly cover his face as he walked quickly through the crowd.
The main street was in a mess, blood was splattered everywhere. Chu Shici, wearing a paper detective hat, lay on top of Su Zheyan’s head, tightly holding onto his hair.
The system was chatting with him, [I think we should talk about your mental health issues, you seem to be alive and well, why is your energy value lower than that of the fallen male lead.]
Chu Shici was braiding Su Zheyan’s hair, humming a ditty and ignoring him.
[If you have something on your mind, you can tell me. If the vitality value becomes negative, you are not far from suicide.]
Chu Shici was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: ‘I told you that you can’t help me, I want a fierce 1 to be my boyfriend, can you get me 1?’
[You are lying on fierce 1’s head.]
‘This fierce 1 is not good, he doesn’t need me anymore. ‘
[?]
Chu Shici missed the time in the capsule cabin very much, at that time, the male lead only had him. Although he doesn’t have any special feelings for Su Zheyan, it’s also not because of possessiveness. But every time Su Zheyan’s vitality increases, it is because of him.
This made Chu Shici feel that he was very important to Su Zheyan, and that he was an indispensable part of a person’s life.
No one needed him when he was alive. When his parents were alive, he was thrown around by those two people. After they died, he was pushed around by his relatives, and everyone regarded him as a burden. Chu Shici was forced to drop out of school, lived in a park to do odd jobs, and was later forced to mix in society.
He has been under a lot of mental stress, and the greater the pressure, the more anxious he is. He couldn’t find any other way to vent his emotions other than looking at scenes which are heavy on the mouth as a way to relieve his emotions.
If he had known that he would die so suddenly, he would have reflected on his actions and cleared his history.
Lest those people find out and scold him for being shameless behind his back.
Chu Shici shook his head, putting all the messy thoughts behind him.
Su Zheyan treats him well, he can’t be so vicious. How can a normal person only have a small robot in his life? It is a good thing for Su Zheyan to have ideals and pursuits.
Su Zheyan, who was still on his way, didn’t know what the robot above his head was thinking. He felt that there were more and more people around him, and he was afraid that the little robot would fall, so he reached out to take him down.
Not far away, several alphas went crazy, slashing at each other with knives, their arms and legs flying around.
The onlookers who were splashed with blood picked up the guy and joined the battle with a roar.
Su Zheyan strenuously walked against the flow of people, while Chu Shici pulled at his blond hair and thought wildly.
A tall and strong alpha ran past him wielding a stick, and the stick brushed past his head.
Thinking of the sad past, Chu Shici was about to wipe away his tears when his eyes suddenly went dark, and he was sent flying with a stick.
The system blocked the pain, so Chu Shici didn’t feel any pain.
Looking at the scene of rapid footsteps in front of him, his mind was full of question marks.
Chu Shici fell to the ground and was kicked several times by the chaotic crowd. He quickly popped off the wheel and ran to the corner to hide to avoid being trampled into a discus.
The system condemned him in his mind, [Who asked you to not focus on the road.]
Chu Shici raised his hand with an innocent face.
Looking at the dozens of golden hairs that had been pulled out of his hand, the system fell silent.
Good guy, the hair follicles are all pulled out, the grip is really tight.
Due to the height difference between alphas and betas, Su Zheyan was not hit by the stick.
He turned around and looked at Alpha who was running away in a hurry, covering the top of his hot head, his eyes full of bewilderment.
What just happened, where is his robot?
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T/N: As mentioned in WCID, I will be posting 2 more chapters to cover Saturday and Sunday for when I will be away.
Update: Immediate
- After becoming enemies with the lord god
- Blog
- Completed
- Don't talk to me!
- Dropped
- Ghost Marriage
- Hunger Academy
- I opened a safe house in the Infinite Stream
- Notices
- Ongoing
- The Dragon Lord is Weak and Helpless but Has a Big Appetite [Interstellar]
- Want to ascend? Then fall in love.
- What can I do, I'm not human.
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