"Great idea! As expected of Senior Qingyi, you're as brilliant as ice and snow."
"Even if you praise me like that, I won't be happy." Although Qingyi said this, a faint, proud smile still appeared on her face.
"Master, please calm down. There is a flaw in this plan. Teddy is an 8-year-old model and has a different appearance from this year's new model. It seems Officer Qingyi's intelligent system still needs further iteration in terms of meticulousness."
Fairy's words seemed to carry a hint of competitiveness and jealousy, which surprised Wise for a moment. Can an AI get jealous? Is it because Qingyi's position overlaps with hers, and she feels threatened?
But Qingyi didn't seem to notice and seriously answered the flaw Fairy had pointed out. "That's fine. The difference between the two is not significant. We just need to modify it slightly to resemble the old version."
"Alright, Fairy, put away your competitive spirit. We'll have to rely on the all-powerful you to find the specific differences in appearance between the old and new Bangboo models." Wise's words made Fairy temporarily stop competing with Qingyi and instead seriously collect data, as if to prove herself.
In a short while, she had found the necessary information. To soothe her emotions, Wise immediately communicated with her directly. 'Fairy, you did great! To find it so quickly, you are truly irreplaceable in this aspect.'
'!!! To receive your affirmation, Master, is my greatest honor. I will continue to work hard for you in the future.'
Her competitive spirit is really strong,Wise thought to himself. The conversation just now had taken place in the network and was not known to Qingyi or Belle. And Fairy had no doubts about it, just assuming Wise wanted to say these words to her, an AI, alone.
"In that case, what needs to be done is very clear. Let's start processing Teddy 2.0." After saying this, Qingyi immediately started working. Wise, of course, accompanied her.
So, the two first went to the modification shop next door and asked Uncle Enzo to replace the Bangboo's core with an old version. After that, Qingyi touched her left chest, seeming to be thinking about something. "I didn't expect a Bangboo's kinetic core to also be located on the left side of the chest. Hmm, I think mine is too. From the perspective of energy transmission and stable center of gravity, placing it in the center of the torso is clearly more reasonable."
"That's because the human heart is in this position," Wise said, also pointing to his left chest. Qingyi, seeing this, nodded.
"It seems that when designing intelligent machines, humans more or less project their own form into them."
"Not necessarily..."
"Eh?" Facing Wise's denial, Qingyi tilted her head with confusion. The former then smiled and stated his view.
"Perhaps the designer wanted their creation to have a human heart?"
"..." Qingyi was suddenly enlightened and didn't speak. The two then went to the next location, the 141 General Store, to make the Bangboo's belly round and plump.
"A round and plump belly... come to think of it, humans seem to have a tendency to design high-intelligence machines to be [very cute]..."
"That's right! I think Qingyi is very cute too!"
"Mmm... thank you for the compliment. I didn't realize before that I was also designed to be [cute]. I'm actually quite satisfied with my current body, of course, mainly in terms of function." Qingyi's expression was still calm, but the way she looked at Wise now carried a hint of an inexplicable emotion.
Finally, the two came to the toy store next door. This was the last modification: to load the 8-year-old expression pack system into the Bangboo. Is this the first time I've learned that the hidden port for controlling a Bangboo's expressions is in such a place? After all, the Bangboos in the store were already finished products that didn't need loading.
"Expression packs... whatever. Do intelligent machines really need something like [emotions]? They're all just simulated, right?" Qingyi's words made Wise, on the side, smile helplessly, and he couldn't help but think of his own AI, which had just been competing.
"You can't generalize like that. For example, if Qingyi's beloved tea set were suddenly deliberately broken by someone..."
"Mmm?! Then I would definitely make them understand the pain of the tea set!"
"Ha... haha, I've unexpectedly seen a scary side of Qingyi..."
The final modification of the Bangboo was completed. Just then, a message came from Belle, who was staying at the store, telling them to hurry back. When they returned to the video store, Hely, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately trotted over.
"Officer big sister! Big brother Wise! Hely thought I saw you on the street just now, so I wanted to come..." Before she could finish, she had already noticed the Bangboo beside them and rushed over excitedly. But the moment she picked it up, she seemed to see through the adults' trick in an instant. She immediately recognized that the Bangboo in front of her was not Teddy.
Qingyi was a little surprised by this. The modification was clearly perfect, almost identical in every aspect. It should be impossible to distinguish with the naked eye. But why...
"Hely, are you sure?" Qingyi still couldn't quite believe Hely could tell the difference and confirmed with her again. The latter nodded affirmatively.
"Mhm, Teddy is Hely's best friend. Hely would never mistake him. Teddy's ear has a dent here from when he protected Hely from falling. Teddy's bottom has glue on it that Hely put on when she was little. That glue is very strong and can't be washed off no matter what. O-officer big sister... were you not able to find Teddy, so... so you... woo-woo..."
"Hely remembers everything about Teddy so well." At this point, Qingyi also understood. These were the scars of time created by shared experiences. How could they possibly be faked? At this moment, she seemed to understand a little of what Wise had said before.
Qingyi came before Hely, bent down, and gently stroked her head. "Listen carefully. This time, it's because that novice officer on the side collected the wrong information that we found the wrong Bangboo." As she spoke, she winked at Wise. The latter immediately understood and decisively admitted his mistake.
"Uh, it... it was my fault?"
"Mhm. But, big sister Qingyi is a very experienced officer and won't make such a low-level mistake. I will personally take over from here and will definitely find Teddy."
Hearing this, Hely regained her spirits and looked at Qingyi with a sincere gaze. "R-really?"
"Really. Then we'll be busy with the investigation now. Can Hely go home by herself?"
"Mhm!"
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