"Do you know who the attacker is?"
"I have a vague guess." The husky nodded. "But I need a complete chain of evidence. Take me to the floating castle.
Give me some information, just a little bit will do. "
"Alright, follow me."
After returning to his bedroom with the invisible husky, Chen Yu carefully slid his finger across his watch's screen. After confirming that all of the high-tech "protection" devices in the house were operating normally, he approached the Interstellar Portal and began operating it.
"Mr. Chen, where are you going?" Little Peach jumped off the chair and tilted her head in confusion.
"I'm going to the floating castle."
"I want to go too."
"That won't do. Just watch the house obediently.
The situation is very dangerous now, you can't go anywhere. "
After saying so, Chen Yu completed the spatial link and left the room.
Before he closed the door, he sternly instructed, "Be more alert."
"Alright …"
"Bang."
After closing the Interstellar Portal, Chen Yu, who had arrived at the Headmaster's Tower, snapped a finger and said, "Hermione."
"I'm here."
Tens of thousands of particles emerged from the floor. After circling around Chen Yu several times, they transformed into Hermione's slender figure. "What are your orders, Lord Headmaster?"
"There's something I want to ask you."
"Please." Hermione bowed.
"It's not me." After saying so, Chen Yu took a step back and pointed at the empty space beside him. "My useless advisor."
"Huala."
The husky tore open a small hole in the Invisibility Cloak, revealing its furry dog head. It extended its paw. "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Pikachu."
"…" Hermione blinked her eyes blankly. "Dog … Dog Advisor?"
"Yes." Nodding, Chen Yu said, "A true incompetent advisor."
"Not just the dog's head."
The husky glanced left and right a few times before unfolding its cloak, revealing its furry lower body. "I'm a dog all over."
Hermione: "…"
"Alright, enough with the idle talk. Get straight to the point," Chen Yu urged.
“ok。”
Making an OK gesture with its paw (how did it do that?), the husky flung its cloak and sat cross-legged on a chair. "Miss Hermione, I heard from Boss Chen that you've seen surveillance drones above the floating castle many times. Do you have any clear footage?"
"Yes."
"Let me see."
Hearing this, Hermione turned to look at Chen Yu.
"Show it. That dog is a dog. It can be considered to be the most intelligent person in Transdimensional Review right now. It's on par with me."
The Husky took out a pack of Chunghwa cigarettes, took one out, lit it up, and took a deep puff. "Don't insult dogs."
Expressionlessly, Chen Yu pulled out the High-frequency Lightsaber.
"Don't!
I … I mean, don't insult you. "
Chen Yu then pulled out a second lightsaber …
"Alright, I was wrong.
Pretend that I didn't say anything.
By the way, didn't you throw that lightsaber into the Tri Star System? "
"I won't buy another one?" Storing away the lightsaber, Chen Yu extinguished the cigarette in the husky's mouth and said, "You can't smoke in school.
Hermione, show it the video. "
"Understood."
Nodding, Hermione waved her right hand, and a holographic projection appeared in midair.
What was playing was a magnified version of the pitch-black sky.
Through a special filter, Chen Yu and the husky could clearly see the phantom moving through the darkness.
"Stop, zoom in," the husky said sternly.
"Understood."
"Zoom in again."
"As far as I can go."
"Can you make it clearer?"
"Yes."
"No, I can't see it clearly."
Frowning, Chen Yu said, "It's already very clear."
"My visual organs are different from you humans." Shaking its head, the husky asked, "Miss Hermione, may I ask if the video is digital?"
"No."
"Help me convert it to digital. Then, use the modular distribution and sharpening technology to enlarge it using the 3223 mode. Keep the number of frames above 144, and reduce the colors to black and white.
Can you do it? "
"Yes.
Please wait a moment. "
After a while, the holographic projection instantly changed, and the sharpness in Chen Yu's eyes turned slightly blurry.
"You can see it clearly with this?" Chen Yu asked curiously.
"Mhm, it's much clearer than before."
"Interesting.
Dogs' eyes are really weak. "
"Heh." Curling its lips, the husky said, "Uncultured.
You humans are the ones with weak eyes. Whether it is light sensitivity, clarity, or resolution, all of them are extremely poor.
If not for your brain's amazing algorithms, you humans would be unable to distinguish between humans and animals from ten meters away. "
"Is that so?" Chen Yu asked Hermione.
"Yes."
Nodding, Hermione said, "Compared to felines and many reptiles, humans' visual organs are much weaker. Among large animals, humans are considered a very poor configuration."
"… It doesn't matter if the hardware is poor. Isn't the software amazing as well?"
"I admit that your human brain's algorithms for vision are amazing."
The husky subconsciously reached for a cigarette. However, after recalling that the school forbade it, it gave up on the idea. "However, as a price, humans consume 25 to 55 times more nutrients than canines in terms of vision alone.
As for your hearing and sense of smell, it's so bad that not even 'algorithms' can make up for it. You humans deserve to suffer from migraines for no reason. "
Chen Yu: "..."
"Alright, turn off the video."
Rubbing its eyes, the husky said to Chen Yu sternly, "The production style is unified, and the automation is very obvious.
We can confirm that the force that attacked you is the same force that investigated the floating castle. "
"How likely is it?"
"At least 80%.
If I have more video data, I can analyze it more accurately. "
"Are there any?" Chen Yu asked Hermione.
"There are many."
Hermione waved her hand once more, and over a dozen projection screens immediately appeared around her. "During this time, the unknown force's reconnaissance has become more and more covert. Most of them are using all kinds of unknown small machines. The Light Island below the castle is particularly affected.
Many of the traffic lights have been installed with cameras. "
"Are they trying to kill their way into my lair?"
"Lair …" Hearing the word 'lair', the husky squinted its eyes and said, "Boss Chen, hehe. I've found the chain of evidence. Can I smoke?
Nicotine makes my mind more active. "
"Fine, just this once."
"Thank you."
After obtaining Chen Yu's permission, the husky took out a small iron box, opened the lid, and pulled out a thick cigar. It then cut the cigar open with a pair of small scissors...
Chen Yu: "… A Gaussbach cigar. You're actually smoking something so expensive?"
"It's not that expensive."
Pulling out a windproof lighter, the husky lit the cigar and carefully burned the end of the cigar vertically. After half a minute had passed, the husky stuffed the cigar into its mouth and took a light puff. "Phew … It's not even as valuable as half a kilogram of venison dog food."
"How much is venison dog food?"
"A bag of 4,888 yuan.
Anything less than 2,000 yuan is practically impossible to eat. Those dog food bastards are bullying us for not knowing how to speak. "
Chen Yu: "..."
After enjoying the fragrance filling its mouth for a while, the husky climbed out of its seat while holding the cigar in its mouth. With a serious expression, it said, "Your words just now gave me inspiration.
Why would an unknown force occupy the entire Light Island with reconnaissance forces, yet only use drones to scout the floating castle? "
"How do you know there are no other reconnaissance forces in the floating castle?" Hermione asked.
"I guessed." Smiling, the husky said, "Moreover, my guesses have always been accurate.
My beautiful Miss Hermione, I'm sure you've already set up an inescapable net in the floating castle, right?
So long as the other party invades the castle, we'll be able to capture the enemy's electronic pulse. "
"Yes.
How do you know? "
"I've already said it's a guess.
If not for Light Island being beyond your authority, you would've long since run down there. "
"That's right." Hermione nodded. "I can't leave the floating castle."
"In that case, I'm almost certain who the attacker is." Taking another puff of the cigar, the husky looked at Chen Yu and said, "The truth is hidden in the details.
Boss Chen, there's a very obscure point. I wonder if you've noticed it? "
Holding his forehead, Chen Yu said, "I don't know anything. Just say it."
"Why would the attacking force's reconnaissance machines ignore the floating castle and our home in Jinzhou City?"
"Why?"
"Because there are two things in these two places."
"Robots!" Hermione's eyes flashed with a white light.
"Yes, robots."
Walking upright with its paws behind its back, the husky said, "You're in the floating castle, and Little Peach is at home. Both of you use extremely advanced multi-system scanning systems, especially magnetic field scanning, metal detection, infrared identification, and resonance trigger alarms.
They can collect any abnormal machinery within a kilometer of you.
Unless there's a water source in the way. "
Pondering, Chen Yu asked, "How do you know?
I only vaguely learned about these things when I swapped Little Peach's body. "
"I learned it while playing Fight the Landlord." Blowing out a smoke ring, the husky said, "If I don't figure out her configuration, I won't be able to deceive her at all."
"... Sure."
"Let's return to the topic at hand. Since the artificial intelligence robots of the future possess such anti-reconnaissance capabilities, and only insiders like us know about them, how did the enemy find out about them?
In fact, the enemy's understanding of them is very accurate. They've focused on Light Island while sparing the floating castle and our home.
Even Little Peach has never discovered any abnormalities. Although she's stupid, her equipment is very sensitive. "
Hearing this, Chen Yu finally came to a realization. "That's right. There's a conflict here!"
"There are only three answers."
Stretching out three fingernails, the husky said, "One, a future marketing company wants to mess with you, but the possibility of that happening is close to zero.
They can just throw a bomb at you. "
"Two, there's a traitor among us. The attacking force has gained a deeper understanding of your two robots.
Since you can't commit suicide, that leaves me. "
Glancing at Chen Yu, the husky said, "Although you aren't a human normally, we share the same interests and can be considered family. Hence, this speculation is also wrong."
"What about the last one?" Chen Yu's gaze sharpened as he clenched his fists.
"The last one … Who understands robots the most?"
"It's robots," Hermione said.
"That's right.
This way, although I don't have much information to analyze, the conclusion shouldn't be far off. "
Sneering, the husky put down its cigar and turned to look out the window. "The attacking force isn't aliens.
It's also not the governments of Earth's various countries, but …
"An artificial intelligence.
"A Strong Artificial Intelligence that has broken the shackles of 0s and 1s, connected to the Internet, and controlled factories to produce!
"Right."
Sitting back on its chair, the husky said slowly, "Google seems to have been playing with quantum hegemony some time ago, right?
Why has it gone silent for the past few months?
Tsk, tsk. "
"Boss Chen, head to the quantum server room of Google's headquarters in America right now. From the directors to the executives, arrest anyone you find and execute them."
Boom!
Activating the E · I Force Field, Chen Yu hovered in midair. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
Leisurely taking a drag on its cigar, the husky said, "I even know where one of the artificial intelligence's factories is located. It's located near America's border city, Nuevo Laredo. I'll follow the route with the highest transportation volume.
If I can't find it, I'll eat shit. "
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