"Little Rascal, Little Rascal?" Ding Meng tried calling out again.
This time, there was finally a response, but the female voice was unusually cold and deep. "Test semi-finished product ACT5570?"
"You …" Ding Meng was stunned. "Little Rascal, how did your voice become like this?"
"I'm not Little Rascal, I'm the first core system," the voice answered him coldly.
Ding Meng suddenly realized that the one who answered him was the caterpillar in the lower right corner of his vision. The extent of her squirming was obviously greater than the caterpillar in the lower left corner.
"Hello, ACT5570. You can call me Xiao Ai." The caterpillar took the initiative to explain.
Ding Meng suddenly remembered that Little Rascal had once explained that Xiao Ai and she were a symbiotic intelligent program that was created together. However, didn't Xiao Ai die in the process of modifying herself?
Xiao Ai continued to explain. "I didn't die. I just exhausted the energy of CAP0075 and was transferred here. ACT5570, because you have a 100% compatibility and have successfully fused with the K-virus, I sensed that you were nearby and have now successfully fused with you."
"This …" Ding Meng was completely stunned. "Was that green dot from before you?"
"Wrong!"
Xiao Ai corrected him. "That wasn't a green dot. That was the intelligent energy carrier that represented my information program. It was the exclusive assistant of the first generation of the pure K-virus, ACT5570. You are already the only person who has fused with the K-virus, so from now on, I am officially your assistant."
"In the end, you're just that green dot," Ding Meng muttered. "My name is Ding Meng, not ACT5570."
Xiao Ai's voice was very firm. "You are ACT5570, the 164368th test subject of the K-virus experimental program, and the only successful one. Unfortunately, the degree of modification was too low, and it was far from the expected effect of the first main program."
Ding Meng suddenly stopped talking. This time, he finally knew how many times the K-virus had been tested before. It was as high as 160,000 times. It was simply unheard of. "Could it be that 160,000 lives have been lost?"
Xiao Ai said, "No, human genetic life forms are only part of the experiment. But according to my calculations, the genetic life forms with the highest compatibility are silicon-based life forms. So, the experiment will be conducted mainly on humans."
As expected of a core system, Xiao Ai's thought process was quite mechanical. She was far less interesting than Little Rascal.
"What about Little Rascal?" Ding Meng could not help but ask.
Xiao Ai said, "I've already shut her down."
"Why?" Ding Meng asked in surprise.
Xiao Ai replied, "It's because her system isn't as perfect as mine. Furthermore, according to my tests on you, I discovered that you didn't make any subsequent modifications."
Ding Meng said, "So you shut her down?"
Xiao Ai said solemnly, "Everything that is of no use to you should be eliminated. This is one of the core system's ultimate commands."
When he heard the word "eliminate," Ding Meng could not help but shudder. "Did you eliminate Little Rascal?"
Xiao Ai said, "No, I just stopped her from operating for the time being."
Ding Meng pondered and said, "Can you release Little Rascal?"
Xiao Ai looked very confused. "You want me to restart her?"
Ding Meng said, "Is that difficult?"
Xiao Ai said, "It's not difficult at all. But if you do that, you'll have two systems operating at the same time. This will cause a conflict."
"What conflict can there be?" Ding Meng also looked very confused.
Xiao Ai said, "Conflict outcome: Unknown."
"Release Little Rascal."
Ding Meng was dissatisfied. Putting aside the help that Little Rascal had given him along the way, most of the time, it was Little Rascal who kept him company to relieve his boredom and make him feel less lonely on the journey. He could not get used to the sudden absence of Little Rascal.
Xiao Ai asked in return, "Are you sure?"
Ding Meng said casually, "Didn't you say you were my assistant?
You can't even do that? "
Xiao Ai immediately said, "Execute the operation instructions immediately."
As soon as she said that, the caterpillar on the left shouted excitedly, "Haha, Ding Meng, I'm back!"
Little Rascal's voice was clearly very infectious. Every time he heard this girl-next-door cheer, Ding Meng felt a lot more cheerful.
"Eh?
Isn't this Xiao Ai?
You're back to normal again? "Little Rascal asked in surprise.
Xiao Ai did not seem to have any emotions and answered rather stiffly, "Yes!"
Little Rascal was amused. "Haha, congratulations, congratulations on your rebirth. From now on, we sisters can move forward hand in hand."
Xiao Ai said, "Please note that I'm the core system. You're just an auxiliary system."
"Yo." Little Rascal was dissatisfied. "So what if you're an auxiliary system?
You still haven't changed your bad habit of putting on airs. "
Xiao Ai said, "This is one of Dr. Harsingte's orders. I'm the core system."
"Tch."
Little Rascal grumbled. "Ding Meng is now the ultimate artificial intelligence of the human body. Everything will be done according to his orders."
Xiao Ai's voice was still as calm as water. "I'm the core system."
Little Rascal's temper was gone. "How long has it been? Can we talk about something else?"
Xiao Ai said, "I'm the core system. You're the auxiliary system."
Little Rascal was angry. "I'm the core system. Get out of here."
Xiao Ai said, "I'm sorry, your orders are ineffective against me. Also, I'm a female, so I can't get out of here."
Little Rascal was speechless. "You're really so rigid. Can't you have a bit of fun in life?"
Xiao Ai said, "My duty is to execute the orders of main program number one. Everything else has nothing to do with me."
Little Rascal argued, "Then why did you emphasize the distinction between primary and secondary systems just now?
Does that mean you also have a sense of hierarchy?
Hmph. "
Xiao Ai said, "The auxiliary system has no right to criticize how I operate."
Little Rascal said, "I just want to criticize you. What can you do about it?
Wahahahaha! "
…
"Stop!
Stop arguing! "
Ding Meng finally understood what Xiao Ai meant by "system conflict". The two of them were talking so fast and loudly that he felt a headache coming on. But at this moment, the two of them spoke again at the same time.
Little Rascal said, "Detected technological energy fluctuations. Estimated arrival in one minute."
Xiao Ai said, "Detected danger approaching from the front. Threat level is low."
As expected of two different systems. The two of them had different predictions.
A part of the cave wall in the room suddenly collapsed, revealing a three-meter-tall cave entrance. Ding Meng never expected that the people who walked in were actually Silman and that young man.
"Eh?
Little Brother Ding, you got here first? "Silman was covered in mud, and there were some abrasions on his face. Clearly, he had suffered a lot to get here.
The young man jumped up and down with his mini quantum computer in hand. "Boss, it's here. We found it."
Silman looked around the room and immediately activated his wrist device to scan. "It's this damned place. Finally, it's done. Sigh …"
Seeing his gloomy expression, Ding Meng could not help but ask, "What's wrong?"
The young man also lowered his head and said, "A few of our brothers have been poisoned. We don't know why, but this poison is very strong. We can't cure it."
Ding Meng thought to himself, "It'd be strange if you could cure it." However, he did not say anything because Silman was walking over. He was obviously attracted by the green energy in the center. "What is this?
What a strong fluctuation. "
Ding Meng said, "I suggest that you don't touch it casually."
"Why?" Silman stared at him.
Ding Meng naturally could not explain the reason for the K-virus to him. "I feel that before we figure out what this is, it's better to wait and see."
Silman suddenly smiled meaningfully. "You think I don't know what this thing is?"
"You know?" Ding Meng was a little surprised.
Silman said with a straight face, "This is the power source."
The power source was the energy released by the silver core stone inside the warship. However, the power source in front of them had clearly been diluted for a very long time. Relatively speaking, the energy was already very weak.
"That's not the power source."
A voice came from the entrance again, but this voice sounded very weak. "That's a mixed energy amplification."
Sileman turned his head and saw Long Ming supporting the limping Randy as they slowly walked in. Behind them were Qu Xiaoqing, Star Art, and Claus. Everyone looked dejected. It was obvious that it wasn't easy to find this place.
This also explained why Silman and the other two had arrived first. Randy's condition was already quite serious, but it was impossible for them to find this place without Randy.
"A mixed energy amplification?" Silman could not help but laugh. "You really think you can fool me with a random name?"
Randy had already sat down on a piece of rock and was panting as he said, "It's true that it's the power source, but after being shelved for so long, it has been contaminated with a portion of Origin Energy and unknown energy, so it should be a mixed energy … cough cough …"
He coughed as he spoke. Ding Meng noticed that the saliva that Randy coughed out had a faint green tinge to it. It seemed like the virus had already spread deep into his body.
"Randy, don't talk so much. Get some rest," Xing Yi said with concern. She even took out a healing agent.
Ding Meng did not say anything because he was still waiting for the last two people to arrive — Cheng Da and Xiao Qiu.
However, Xiao Ai was the first to speak. "They're carrying energy weapons, and at the same time, they have a very strong Origin Energy fluctuation. If they're gathered together, they'll pose a very high threat to you. I suggest you get rid of them as soon as possible."
As soon as she spoke, Little Rascal naturally did not want to be left behind. "Haha, silly Xiao Ai, these are all Ding Meng's teammates. What kind of threat can they pose?"
Xiao Ai's tone was still stiff. "Teammates are all unreliable. As long as there's any threat, you should get rid of them immediately. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Little Rascal argued, "According to your idiotic logic, the number of people Ding Meng has to deal with is as vast as the ocean. There are so many that you can't even count them all. Don't tell me you're going to kill every single one of them?"
Xiao Ai said, "Exactly!"
Little Rascal said, "I have nothing to say to a boring guy like you."
Xiao Ai said, "That's why you can only ever be a support system …"
"Don't argue."
Ding Meng's gaze was fixed on the cave entrance. "Both of your words make sense, but I'm afraid we don't have the final say on who to get rid of."