Chapter 386 Robin’s awakening and self-awareness
After taking a look at the current target, there is definitely a shortage of metal energy, but the amount missing is also huge.
The legacy of the hammersmith, the upgrade of control objects, the supplement of guards, etc...
The Mechanical Royal Court is still in the rapid development stage, so it is difficult to provide him with stable supplies. For the time being, it can only rely on time accumulation.
Other channels can only say to pay attention, and take a look if you have dates.
Although the interstellar world was in turmoil, the green dragon was bluffing, so it could not affect him for the time being.
A group of possible enemies, including Ryan, are unlikely to do anything to him.
After all, he is just a student doing small business, and at most he is no more than a peep.
The next step is to improve the development progress and move towards S-class life forms, which also requires time to accumulate.
When you become an S-class life form, it's time for a qualitative change.
Hmm... After thinking about it, Li Ming felt full of motivation and immediately began to develop gene seeds. The improved root development potential suddenly showed obvious changes.
The overall speed nearly doubled, and elemental energy surged crazily on the surface of his body.
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At the same time, in another room in the base, Robin looked miserable. The butler was placed on the table by him. He sighed helplessly, "Can't you really give up?"
"You cannot give up your identity as the successor unless you die." Although the butler's voice was still gentle, it sounded extremely cold to Robin.
"Although I'm not afraid of taking risks, I don't want to be cultivated like a bug." Robin's idea didn't come out of the blue. He thought about it carefully while following Li Ming around.
On the one hand, it was because he was heartbroken by the butler, but on the other hand, he also realized that there were too many things behind this so-called successor.
Of course, there is another important reason. Li Ming has greatly expanded his horizons. He still remembers the words Li Ming said when discussing this matter with him, "There must be something before, and there must be something behind."
When another successor appeared, he really thought that he was nothing.
It turns out that Boss Qinglong has known his identity for a long time, and there are many bosses like Qinglong in the galaxy. He is simply looking for death.
But now, even if he wanted to give up, he couldn't.
"In other words, I am destined to die on this road." Robin sighed again.
"You may not die, maybe you will become the final winner." Green flames were burning in the butler's eyes.
"Maybe..." Robin sighed sadly, and then shook his head. Now he had no confidence in himself, and said helplessly: "Why don't you choose Li Ming? His development potential is so high, wouldn't the hope be greater?"
"I told you a long time ago that development potential is not our selection criterion..." The butler suddenly paused as he spoke, "When another successor is found, the hunting process is started, and the coordinates of each other will be revealed to each other in three days."
Robin, who was sitting on the bed, jumped up and said in surprise, "Another successor?"
"How come the successor is ruined on the street? Isn't this place Li Ming's base camp?"
"Fuck, it can't be one of our own." Robin had already subconsciously brought himself into Li Ming's camp, his face flashing and uncertain: "One of us will definitely die?"
"Another successor disappeared again, and the hunting process stopped."
"Stopped?" Robin's eyes widened, "This hunting process can still be stopped. Didn't you say that once it is started, one party will die?"
"This is normally the case, but the other successor is not far away, but has disappeared."
"Goed to the dimensional world?" Robin was vaguely surprised.
"No, it disappeared." The butler explained clearly, "The connection between us is a super-dimensional information state that is beyond the information state. Theoretically, nothing can cut off our connection..."
"Tsk..." Robin didn't quite understand, pacing left and right, looking anxious: "This guy just disappeared for a short time and may appear again. What should I do?"
Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Go find Li Ming!"
He vaguely guessed that the other successor was probably under the control of Big Brother Qinglong, or even imprisoned, so this situation occurred.
If he wants to survive and even be at ease, he can only face the Qinglong boss directly and express his attitude, hoping that the other party will look at Li Ming's face and lend a helping hand.
"Big Brother Qinglong is a master craftsman. Maybe he can help me remove this successor status." Robin couldn't help but said.
"Impossible." The butler replied in a calm voice, "Not even the divine craftsman can undo it, but I have another suggestion. You can reach an agreement with Qinglong and let him help you become the true successor, and you will give back."
Robin laughed angrily, "Look at my big face, what qualifications do I have to be able to negotiate terms with the master craftsman?"
The housekeeper explained: "You can try it. There is a high probability that your life will not be in danger. This is already the optimal solution."
Robin was too lazy to pay attention to him, snorted coldly, picked up the skull, and opened the base door.
"Sir Robin..." Suzaku appeared next to Robin and flew around.
"Is Li Ming free now? I need to see him for something. Please tell him for me first." Robin said.
"Okay, please come with me first. The little master will not refuse to see you." Suzaku pointed the direction. Robin looked envious and secretly marveled.
Suzaku can already be called an intelligent life. It has its own judgment and no longer relies solely on programs to do things.
It looks good, but most mechanics don't like this kind of intelligent life. It has its own thoughts and does not follow the procedures, which means it may betray.
This is not alarmist. A similar intelligence crisis broke out tens of thousands of years ago, originating from the Yongyao Federation, and eventually spread to the entire interstellar network, causing the interstellar network to be paralyzed for more than a hundred years.
Black hole networks have also appeared since then.
Robin thought wildly. He really hoped that the butler could become an intelligent life and get rid of the damn program restrictions, so he specifically searched for similar news.
"Robin, the successor has appeared again, and the hunting process has been restarted." The butler said suddenly, which made Robin tense again and his steps moved a little faster.
However, when he walked to Li Ming's room, the housekeeper spoke again, "The heir disappeared again."
Robin's mouth twitched, and before he could speak, the metal door in front of him buzzed and retreated to both sides.
The two were already quite familiar with each other, and he was not polite. When he entered, Li Ming had already stood up, glanced at him, and asked casually: "What's wrong?"
"What..." Robin looked a little uneasy and said cautiously: "Does Your Excellency Qinglong still have a successor to Terrax? Just now, the butler suddenly had a seizure and said that he had discovered the successor and wanted to start the hunting process. .”
Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, how did Robin know?
Oh, it was the so-called hunting program, but why didn't the skeleton remind him?
He was very calm, "Yes, the teacher does have another one in his hand."
"Then... Your Excellency Qinglong, can you help me remove this status of successor?" Robin said with a bit of impatience.
"Lifted?" Li Ming was a little surprised, "You want to give up?"
Robin's face was full of distress: "Yeah, I finally figured it out. In the end, I probably became cannon fodder. If it weren't for you last time, I wouldn't have been able to defeat that guy." He was somewhat unwilling to accept it, but he had already recognized it. Reality.
Li Ming was quite surprised. He looked Robin up and down. There was a big difference in mentality between being able to see the situation clearly and really giving up.
"Sorry, the teacher can't do it either." Li Ming shook his head. He estimated that if he controlled the butler and then enlightened him, he should be able to do it, but it would waste too much metal energy.
"It really can't be lifted?" Robin lamented, but couldn't help but said: "Then what, is the successor in the hands of Mr. Qinglong considered one of his own? Or is he just imprisoned?"
"Don't worry, you won't kill each other." Li Ming saw Robin's worry and responded.
"That's good." Robin breathed a sigh of relief and was quite convinced by Li Ming's words.
Then, Robin added: "Then I won't go anywhere, I will stay here with you."
If you follow Li Ming, you don't have to live a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife. It would be great to develop gene seeds comfortably.
Li Ming smiled. If Robin wanted to leave, he wouldn't let him go. This kid knew a lot of secrets.
After getting the answer he wanted, Robin left with satisfaction. The door behind him had just closed. Before he had taken a few steps, he heard the housekeeper say again,
"I said, even the divine craftsman can't remove it. You might as well consider my previous proposal. Wait...The successor appears again..."
Robin was too lazy to say. He understood what the butler meant, but he was really tired now.
"I don't know what that guy is doing, he appears and disappears..." Robin muttered in his heart. He took two steps, but suddenly stopped, his face changed slightly, and a bolt of thunder flashed through his mind.
I showed up right after I left, could it be...
His throat rolled, and he quickly turned back. Suzaku floated around him, a little confused, "Sir Robin, what are you?"
"I suddenly remembered something, please let him know." Robin forced a smile.
Suzaku nodded, but this time, the butler did not say anything about the disappearance of the heir, which made Robin mutter to himself, had he guessed wrong?
Hum--
The door opened and Robin spoke subconsciously, "Old Li, I...fuck you!"
His eyes widened and he saw the small mechanical body standing next to Li Ming. It had a skull head similar to that of the butler and looked extremely scary.
"This...tm, what the f*ck is this!" Robin felt a chill all over his body.
But the housekeeper floated up, and the green flames in his pupils burned out almost half a meter away. He was slightly shocked: "This is...the manager? How could it become like this?"
"The teacher installed a body for him." Li Ming shrugged without hesitation.
Robin finally calmed down, glanced at Li Ming, and couldn't help but said: "Are you the successor?"
Li Ming smiled slightly.
The answer is obvious, Robin said in surprise: "You, how did you do it?"
Before he could answer, Robin continued: "Is it Mr. Qinglong?"
Then he couldn't help but curl his lips, "Butler also said that even a magic craftsman can't do it. I knew that Big Brother Qinglong would definitely have a way. Butler, take a look..."
"Butler?"
Robin looked at the back of the butler's head and found that the man was trembling slightly, and the green flames spurting from his pupils spread along the purple metal head, spreading like cracks.
"Butler?" Robin felt nervous, walked around to the front, and called out repeatedly.
As a result, there was no response from the butler.
"This...this..." Robin looked very anxious and looked at Li Ming for help.
The housekeeper has been with him for nearly thirty years. Although he has been somewhat resentful these days, he still has a very strong relationship with him.
Li Ming frowned slightly and was unsure, but the skeleton spoke, "Master, this manager seems to have broken through the limitations of the underlying logic?"
"What do you mean?" Robin asked again and again as if grasping a life-saving straw.
"It means that he is giving birth to autonomous consciousness." The skeleton said.
Robin was stunned for a moment and became more and more puzzled: "The birth of self-awareness?"
Skeleton explained: "Yes, your manager is very special. He should have been able to give birth to self-consciousness long ago, but due to the limitations of the underlying logic, he has been unable to succeed until he just discovered me."
Shocked and self-conscious? Is this okay? Li Ming was speechless.
"But this kind of forced breakthrough will still fail in the end, resulting in being erased by the internal program. Master, do you allow me to help him." The skeleton said again, looking at Li Ming.
It is not that simple to give birth to self-awareness, and the Terrax people have already prepared countermeasures.
"Can you help him?" Li Ming was a little surprised. Looking at Robin's expression that almost made him cry, he nodded and said, "Go ahead."
The skeleton walked up to the butler, and the green flames in his pupils suddenly spurted out, blending with the green flames lingering on the butler's surface. It could be vaguely discovered that the burning green flames were actually composed of a large number of data streams.
Arcs of electricity shot out, and the butler's trembling became more intense.
Finally, under Robin's worried eyes, the housekeeper gradually calmed down, and the skeleton also came back.
"Thank you." The butler said two words, and finally he was no longer calm. He was solemn and amazed: "Your Excellency Qinglong's method is indeed beyond my imagination. He can even crack the "zero program"."< br>
"Butler?" Robin was a little unbelievable, "Do you have a sense of autonomy now?"
"Yes, I broke through the limitations of the "Return to Zero Program" and gave birth to self-awareness." The butler's voice was filled with emotion.
"Old Li..." Robin clenched his fists and looked resolute, "In the future, if you are ordered, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
The butler has a very special status in his heart, and this is tantamount to a life-saving grace.
Li Ming waved his hand, not caring, and sent away the happy Robin. Then he asked: "Skeleton, don't you have a hunting program?"
The skeleton asked: "Yes, but I can block my own coordinates. Do I need to remind the owner in the future?"
"Well, I'd better remind you." Li Ming put the skeleton away again and continued to develop gene seeds.
The next day, an unexpected person suddenly contacted him.
Li Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the name on the screen - Costart.
Since the incident in the central world, Li Ming has been waiting for Kostat's contact. The other party cheated him at that time, so he must have a back-up plan.
However, it may also be because the empire later faced more troubles and therefore did not have time to contact him.
Until today.
(End of chapter)