Eh!?"
Bai Luan first exclaimed in surprise, then closed her eyes.
Seeing Bai Luan's frightened expression, the Great Black Tower Magic Wand paused slightly, slowing down considerably before landing on Bai Luan's head.
The magic wand landed on Bai Luan's head with a soft sound, like a flick on the forehead.
"Ugh...(＞?＜‵‵)"
Bai Luan covered the spot where she had been hit.
It still hurts a little.
But then, a strange sense of relief welled up inside him—to take this blow in exchange for the future of civilization... it was worth it.
While practicing the piano, I didn't experience the punishment of being hammered by the Black Tower puppet, but here, in this way... I made up for it.
Hmm... I felt a little regretful back then.
What you keep in mind will surely come to pass.
Does the "echo" refer to the sound of a scream in pain echoing in the laboratory when someone is being beaten?
Shut up, system.
Chapter 74 My Stupid Assistant.
With the help of the Black Tower lady, the source code was quickly extracted.
Even after extracting the source code, the original 343 data points were not lost.
Bai Luan looked at the materialized orange data stream and couldn't help but sigh.
As expected of Lady Black Tower.
They directly scanned 343's chip and extracted the basic code. To ensure that the planet that appeared was not another 343, the Black Tower added variables used when creating the Black Tower puppet.
This is equivalent to finding a sample of an awakened machine, then restoring the sample data to an embryonic state, and then injecting random variables into the embryo.
Since the initial sample 343 has achieved self-awakening, the source code extracted from its data is undoubtedly full of infinite possibilities.
Of course, these large black towers did not offer any explanation. They simply took the chip from Bai Luan's hand and began operating it without saying a word.
These were all deduced by Bai Luan based on his observations of the Great Black Tower's actions.
As Ms. Black Tower's assistant, it's perfectly normal for me to see these things, right?
"By the way, is AI awakening common? It seems like I encounter it everywhere."
I encountered Xiu before, and then I encountered 343.
If machine awakening is so common, wouldn't no one dare to use robots in the universe?
In response to Bai Luan Versailles's statement, the Great Black Tower casually denied it:
"It's not that common. There are so many abandoned robots on that planet, and only this one has achieved a breakthrough."
As for Xiu... although it's just a resource distribution robot to me, it's still my creation, with a decent foundation, so its awakening is normal.
"Then it seems I am indeed a bit Versailles."
"It's not exactly Versailles, but the probability of encountering such things is definitely much higher if you're around me."
The Great Black Tower looked at Bai Luan and asked:
"So, what codename are you going to give this source code?"
"Hmm...shouldn't you be the one to choose the name? I was hardly any help."
"You delivered it to me."
The Black Tower spoke indifferently.
"Besides, even if I didn't do it, you could have done it yourself. I just... saved you some time."
She paused, her fingertips hovering, and glanced at Bai Luan with a hint of nonchalance.
"Of course, the most important thing is—this genius is too lazy to think of a name."
The Black Tower compressed the source code into a USB drive, then casually tossed the USB drive to Bai Luan.
Bai Luan calmly caught the USB drive that was tossed into the air.
"In that case... let's call it 'Tinder'."
"what ever."
The big black tower waved his hand dismissively, then took out his phone and started typing to contact Screw Gum.
He had promised the robots that he would go back soon.
Bai Luan looked at the back of the big black tower who was typing, opened her mouth, but said nothing.
He was a little scared. It felt like he had been out partying all day, had just settled home for a bit, and then suddenly said he wanted to go out and party some more.
There's a feeling that if I open my mouth, I'm doomed.
But if I go back a little later, there's no guarantee that 756 and the others won't trigger PTSD from humans not returning home for a long time.
For a moment, Bai Luan felt extremely conflicted.
But finally, Bai Luan began to speak:
"Lady Black Tower..."
Daheita looked up from his phone and at Bai Luan:
"how?"
"Can I go back one more time in 24 hours? There's only one last step left there, and civilization is about to begin."
"So urgent?"
Bai Luan looked intently at the large black tower and said:
"I promised them."
It just so happens that it will take some time for Screw Gum to arrive, so it's good to let him tidy up first.
However... once you get there, you'll lose contact again.
Where's your phone?
"Uh...why are you asking this?"
"Why are there so many whys?"
The Great Black Tower frowned slightly:
"I want it, you give it to me, it's that simple."
"oh..."
Bai Luan handed over the phone quite openly.
There's nothing wrong with his phone; the Big Black Tower can check it whenever they want.
Clearly, Daheita didn't want Bai Luan's phone to check its contents.
In front of Bai Luan, she quickly disassembled Bai Luan's phone, then took a small plug-in from her mirror, installed it, and then reassembled the phone.
Daheita reached out and handed the phone to Bai Luan:
"I've enhanced your phone's communication capabilities; now, no matter where you send a message, it will be transmitted to my phone..."
"So that's what it was about."
Bai Luan reached out to take it.
Just as my fingertips were about to touch the phone, the large black tower suddenly snatched it back.
Bai Luan's hand froze in mid-air as he looked at her in confusion.
Daheita, holding Bai Luan's phone, said:
"Now I can contact you no matter where you go. If you forget to reply to my message next time, you won't have any excuse."
Do you get me?"
If he doesn't reply to messages again, he's definitely doomed. Bai Luan swallowed hard, nodded, and said rather solemnly:
"I see."
"Good that you understand."
Daheita returned the phone to Bai Luan.
"By the way, how did you get to that planet? How did you find it in a world where even the Star Network isn't widespread yet?"
"I created a wonder."
As Bai Luan spoke, he took out his Anywhere Door.
"It can teleport anywhere or to a fixed point, but there is a cooldown period for fixed-point teleportation."
Bai Luan opened the door to demonstrate as she spoke.
The door opens, revealing a lush, vibrant primeval forest.
Close it, then open it again.
Behind the door has transformed into a crater, red and scorching hot, with churning lava.
"interesting..."
A flicker of interest crossed the Great Black Pagoda's eyes, as if an appraiser had discovered a novel collectible.
"Although it has obvious flaws, it is still a decent means of transportation."
She nodded slightly, then her gaze refocused on Bai Luan's face, and her scrutinizing look suddenly became sharp.
"Now that you mention it... what was that 'travel time' you were referring to before?"
"..."
An assistant who had been using information asymmetry to gain extra vacation time was now sweating profusely.
Bai Luan's eyes darted around, a hint of guilt in them, as she smiled and explained:
"Ms. Black Tower, as you know, it can only be used once a day."
You mean...
She spoke slowly, her tone flat yet carrying a hint of coldness:
"Every time I look for you, this door... just happens to have been used by you?"
Under the intense gaze of the Black Tower, Bai Luan gradually lost her nerve, becoming increasingly unable to maintain her composure, and her sense of guilt grew stronger.
Just as Bai Luan felt she was about to suffocate in this silent trial, the corners of Da Heita's mouth suddenly curved upwards into an extremely subtle, yet utterly wickedly humorous arc.
"alright."
She spoke casually, as if the suffocating sense of oppression from just moments ago had never existed.
"I won't scare you anymore."
Upon hearing this, Bai Luan breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had been drowning and had just been brought ashore.
His eyes looked much clearer.
This sight amused the Great Black Tower again. After laughing, the Great Black Tower said:
"I don't care how you use this Anywhere Door. Rather, it's up to you how much time you can save to slack off. Just don't mess things up."
Bai Luan patted his chest to calm himself down, and said with a hint of resentment:
"Do you know you almost scared your assistant to death here just now?"
"You're really easily scared."
Big Black Tower raised an eyebrow, his tone slightly mocking.
"Has another entry been added to the ledger of 'childhood trauma'?"
"No."Looking at the large black tower in the small dark room, he asked:
"Ms. Black Tower, I have a question for you."
"What?"
What would happen if I didn't reply to your messages for a month?
Upon hearing this, Daheita raised an eyebrow. Although Bai Luan hadn't done that to her, she put herself in Bai Luan's shoes and thought about it.
The final result is...
She was furious.
Bai Luan was clearly aware of this as well, which is why she asked the question with some trepidation.
Seeing his expression, the Great Black Tower chuckled again, and then, laughing, he scared Bai Luan by saying:
How dare you?
Chapter 73 What you hold in your heart will surely come back to you
Hearing Daheita say that, Bai Luan panicked even more.
Major crisis!
Super crisis!
Having lived in this world for so long, this is the first time I've encountered such a huge crisis!
"You're scaring me."
"So, what's the situation now?"
Bai Luan explained the current situation in detail.
"You didn't even notice that your phone had no signal... I never thought you would make such a basic mistake."
"You know I'm usually very focused when I do things... I rarely get distracted, I never expected this..."
Bai Luan scratched his head.
His expression was as if he was about to be executed at noon.
"Unless you come up with something that interests this genius, don't expect to get through this crisis smoothly."
"...Do you find it interesting to study the source code that could turn robots into intelligent life forms?"
"Hmm... so-so. How far have you gotten on what you were doing on that planet?"
"Those robots are almost repaired. I found a self-aware robot on that planet."
It was trying to repair the factory that manufactured the robots on that planet, but it was missing this final piece of source code. I brought its chip back with me this time, and we plan to study the source code on the space station.
"It was quite interesting."
"But you contacted me before, and I didn't reply to your message."
"Then... wait a minute, I need to talk to you?"
The voice of the Great Black Tower paused for an extremely short time.
Immediately, a knowing, slightly mischievous smile quietly bloomed on her lips.
She instantly understood—what her "real" self wanted Bai Luan to do.
I just asked Bai Luan to see Ruan Mei, and now I'll probably ask Bai Luan to see Luo Sigu Mu.
Bai Luan noticed the change in Da Heita's expression and, thinking Da Heita had some clever plan, asked:
"Is there any way to save me from this catastrophe?"
"Just come to me and honestly recount the situation."
"Really? That's all? Did you guess something?"
"I guessed it."
The Great Black Tower readily admitted it, but immediately shut the door to the truth.
"But I'm not going to tell you."
"Why?"
"Who told you not to reply to my messages?"
"No... I didn't do it on purpose."
The Great Black Tower, enjoying Bai Luan's frustrated yet helpless expression, smiled and said:
"I have to say, when it comes to things you're interested in and want to do, you really are just like me, like my assistant."
But then the Great Black Tower changed the subject, saying:
"But because of this advantage, you've overlooked the requirements of this genius. That's not a good thing."
Will I be able to see the sun rise the next day?
"There's no need to be so afraid. If you do as I say, at least it won't be as bad as you think."
"Why?"
I won't tell you.
"Don't do this, you're really scary."
The most terrifying dangers are the unknown ones.
What's even more terrifying is that, faced with such unknown fears, one cannot even use sufficient firepower to deal with them.
"Compared to the ways I might torture you that you can imagine, making you live in fear for a while is a small matter."
The Great Black Tower gave a soft snort, then said:
"There are very few people in this universe who dare to ignore me. I never expected that my assistant, who should be the person most afraid of me, would not reply to my messages."
Bai Luan keenly sensed something was amiss and asked:
"I'm saying, you're not deliberately trying to scare me so you can have fun watching me get scared, are you?"
"Not bad, you noticed?"
Hearing Da Heita say this in the small dark room, Bai Luan breathed a sigh of relief.
At least it doesn't seem like he was really angry.
Although the Big Black Tower in the small dark room didn't experience a month-long wait, it should be similar to the Big Black Tower in reality... right?
Since things have come to this, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
With that thought in mind, Bai Luan left the small dark room and started walking towards the laboratory in the Big Black Tower. On the way, he sent messages to his friends to let them know he was safe.
Looking at the laboratory door in front of her, Bai Luan had never felt so oppressed.
How should I start the conversation?
How will you explain this later?
How could I be so stupid as to do something like this?
Just as Bai Luan was hesitating in front of the lab like a student who had received a zero on his report card, his phone vibrated.
Bai Luan opened the message and found it was from the Great Black Tower.
Big Black Tower: What are you doing standing in front of my lab?
The Great Black Tower: What?
The Great Black Tower: Daring to do it but not daring to admit it?
Well, after reading this message, Bai Luan became surprisingly indifferent.
Whether destruction lies ahead or not, this humble monk will simply walk in.
With this mindset, Bai Luan entered the laboratory of the Great Black Tower.
The paper gift for the Great Black Pagoda flew over when it saw Bai Luan arrive and landed on Bai Luan's shoulder.
Then it affectionately rubbed its little head against Bai Luan.
Bai Luan forced a smile at it, then looked at the Great Black Tower.
The Great Black Tower sat in a chair, looking at him:
"Tell me, what has a higher priority than this genius of yours that's keeping you so busy that you forgot to reply to my messages?"
Bai Luan wanted to explain that there was no signal on that planet, but then she remembered what the big black tower in the small dark room had said.
Find her and tell her the truth.
...
I believe her.
So Bai Luan swallowed back the defense she was about to utter and began to recount what she had done over the past month.
After recounting her experiences over the past month, Daheita stared at her expressionlessly, making Bai Luan's heart pound again.
So he added at the end:
"Of course, there's one more thing I need to clarify: this matter isn't as high a priority for me as Lady Black Tower... I just made the mistake of ignoring the fact that there's no signal on that planet."
Daheita looked at Bai Luan, unsure of what to say.
How come this kid isn't so hard to accept even when he makes a mistake?
If you want Screw Gum to acknowledge Bai Luan, then this is a good starting point.
There aren't many intelligent machine civilizations in the universe, and Screws would be happy to have one more.
Originally, I only wanted to bring ScrewGumm to the Black Tower Space Station so that he could meet the station's maintenance staff and then evaluate whether Bai Luan was qualified to join the simulated universe project based on this incident.
Who knew that his assistant's month-long disappearance would lead to the emergence of a nascent intelligent mechanical civilization?
Although he was missing for a month, he brought back something that was more likely to be approved by Screw Gum.
This was such a coincidence that even the Great Black Tower suspected Bai Luan was doing it on purpose.
But judging from Bai Luan's cautious demeanor, it didn't seem like she was acting.
"I can help you with this."
"real?"
"I don't have the time to lie to you, but I do have some requirements."
What are the requirements?
"I will send Screwgoom over; you must take him to see that world."
"Is it really true, Lady Black Tower?"
Bai Luan was already worried about what to do after the intelligent civilization on Beta Star got on the right track. He felt that it was unreliable for a carbon-based life form like himself to lead an intelligent civilization.
But if you leave it to Screws, then there won't be any problem.
Can this be considered a requirement?
These are clearly two pieces of good news!
Moreover, the Great Black Tower didn't mention punishing me, which is great.
"Oh, right," the voice of the Great Black Tower rang out again, with a hint of barely perceptible amusement, "there's one more thing. You, come here a little."
Still immersed in immense joy, Bai Luan took a step forward almost without thinking.
"Oh, okay."
The instant he approached, the Great Black Tower flicked her wrist, and the strangely shaped magic wand appeared in her hand as if by magic, whistling through the air as she raised it high:
"This time."
Her voice was cold and carried a hint of punishment.
"It's to teach you a lesson."
The magic wand, accompanied by the sound of wind, landed precisely on Bai Luan's head.Bai Luan shook his head, his tone carrying the earnestness of someone who had survived a calamity.
"This is... an adult trauma."
"Oh."
The Great Black Tower chuckled, a hint of amusement in his voice.
"The shadow has grown even larger."
The Great Black Tower casually waved his hand and said:
"Alright, I'm all set here. I'm sure you have a lot of things to take care of right now. Go ahead and get busy."
Bai Luan glanced at the USB drive and phone in his hand and chuckled:
"Thank you so much, Ms. Black Tower, sending you love~"
The big black tower crossed his arms, looked at Bai Luan, his face expressionless, and said coldly:
"Be poor."
"Alright~ Let's go, Lady Black Tower."
Bai Luan left the laboratory of the Great Black Tower.
Daheita reached out and teased the paper that had fallen on the table, then recalled Bai Luan's silly expression just now.
She smiled slightly and gently tapped Qianzhi's little head with her fingertip.
"My stupid assistant."
PS: 6... how did it get to 9.7 again... I just announced the end of the bonus chapter... I haven't even started resting yet...
You guys are really awesome...
Tomorrow it's really back to double updates... really... not a single drop left...
Chapter 75 Gazing at the Stars (343)
The most difficult problem to solve is the Great Black Tower. Now that we've gotten past the Great Black Tower, the rest of the problems are easy to explain.
Silver Wolf: Oh, still alive?
Silver Wolf: I thought you'd played a trick on me and then run away.
Bai Luan: I finished the game a long time ago, but you were busy polishing the work, which made me forget about it?
Bai Luan: Never mind, the file you sent before is invalid, send it to me again.
Silver Wolf: Just wait.
After a short wait.
Silver Wolf:
Silver Wolf: Done.
Bai Luan clicked on it, listened to it briefly, and nodded in satisfaction.
Bai Luan: I'll refine it a bit more, and then it'll be ready to release.
Silver Wolf: Release?
Silver Wolf: You're a musician too?
Bai Luan: Do you know about the lyric thief?
Silver Wolf: I know.
Silver Wolf: Wait, you wouldn't...
Bai Luan: How about playing a game where you become a cosmic diva?
Bai Luan: The Galaxy Hacker Singer Makes His Grand Debut!
Bai Luan: I'll help you. (Smiling face)
Silver Wolf: ...
Silver Wolf: I'm starting to regret it.
Silver Wolf: Your game is really fun!
Bai Luan: Of course, it's my masterpiece.
Bai Luan logged into his game account and released Titanfall 2.
Kids, have fun!
After having a good time, I'll get a real beating in Titanfall 2.
whee.
Just thinking about it makes me happy.
On my way to find the Great Black Tower, I had already explained most of what had happened to the person who sent me the message.
Now...
Bai Luan turned her head and looked out the window of the space station, seeing the starry sky outside.
Did 343 say something like that...?
Did it want to look at the stars?
Since we're already here, it would be a shame not to look at the starry sky.
Bai Luan casually found a laboratory and used the materials in the laboratory to simply assemble a temporary small levitation machine.
Then the 343 chip was put in.
The LED screen on the small hovercraft started spinning, loaded for a while, and then successfully powered on.
The blue electronic eyes on the small hovercraft lit up, still looking a little confused.
"Uh...where is this?"
"Hey, 343, you're awake?"
"You are... Bai Luan? Where am I now? Didn't you take my chip home and go to study the source code?"
"Yes, let me introduce you. The Black Tower Space Station can also be considered my home."
Bai Luan looked at it and asked with a smile:
"Want to see the starry sky? You are right here among the stars."
"Really!?"
343 suddenly launched itself, hovering in the air, and almost crashed into Bai Luan.
Bai Luan reacted quickly, dodging to the side to avoid being bumped into by the overly excited "little guy".
The hovercraft shot upwards out of control, about to crash into the cold alloy ceiling—
"call out!"
At the critical moment, it forcibly adjusted its attitude, hovered precariously, and the aircraft wobbled awkwardly in the air a few times before finally stabilizing.
"How did I learn to fly?"
"A temporary shell."
"Temporary... Oh right, I remember now, what about the source code?"
"It's done."
Bai Luan took out the USB drive and waved it in front of 343.
"It's that simple?"
I thought...at least some sacrifices would be necessary.
Bai Luan put away the USB drive and agreed:
"It is indeed very difficult."
But then an undisguised smug look appeared on his lips:
"But the person who did this is one of the smartest people in the universe."
"You're someone important?"
Bai Luan replied casually:
"well enough."
But he quickly realized something was wrong and began to explain:
"I'm not saying I'm one of the smartest people in the universe, I'm her assistant."
"Well..."
The hovercraft of 343 displayed a loading animation symbolizing contemplation, ending with a "?".
"What's the difference? Even if she's just an assistant, she's not exactly a big shot, is she?"
It asked, puzzled:
"If it weren't for you, even the smartest person wouldn't have helped us, right?"
"Hmm...that makes sense...never mind all this nonsense!"
With that, Bai Luan led 343 out of the laboratory, then pointed to the window of the space station and said:
"Go and see, that is the starry sky you have been waiting for."
343 looked out the window of the space station and saw the brilliant starry sky.
After just one glance, I couldn't tear my gaze away from that mysterious starry sky.
It stopped talking and slowly flew towards the window so that it could see more clearly.
It saw countless shining stars dotting the dark night sky.
It saw the hazy, gray appearance of the azure star below.
It saw the Black Tower space station's enormous star ring moving in outer space.
It gazed at the starry sky for a long time before finally speaking:
"So this is what the starry sky looks like behind that gray fog."
How are you feeling?
"I've seen in databases that sometimes when humans see a shocking scene, their eyes secrete tears to express their emotions."
I never understood it before, but now... I'm a little envious of you guys.
Bai Luan glanced at 343 and said with a smile:
Aren't you crying right now?
"Huh? Really?"
343 was completely unaware that its LED display screen was currently displaying the emoticon "QAQ".
"How do I feel..."
343's voice carried a hint of suspicion.
"More like a prank?"
Bai Luan simply looked at it, smiling without saying a word.
343's "gaze" was once again turned to that sea of stars.
The "QAQ" on the screen flashed a few times, gradually faded, and was finally replaced by a bright smiley face made up of characters:
(＾▽＾)
"Without you, I'm afraid I would never have seen this starry sky..."
Thank you, Bai Luan. (＾▽＾)"
The crying face might just be Bai Luan's prank.
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