Chapter 440

Ling Wu nodded with a smile, watched the starship leave, glanced at the group of prisoners, and calmly ordered: "Send them all back to Water Blue Star for modification."

The prisoners' eyes were filled with confusion, but even more so with hatred, especially hatred for Jiang Huixiao.

But as prisoners of war, they had no human rights.

Lingwu turned and left.

He pondered to himself that after provoking the Imperial Star, the Imperial Star would definitely retaliate.

So before that, it's better to take the initiative.

"Nuwa," Lingwu said, "which planet do you think would be best for the second shot to defend our home?"

The female robot handed her a glass of ice water. "Nuwa believes that it would be better to occupy nearby planets and expand our territory."

Ling Wu held the iced water but didn't drink it. Instead, she pointed to a coordinate on the map. "I remember the intelligence 'Mother' gave me said this planet has become a haven for pollutants, and no humans can survive here."

"Yes."

"Let Yu Lingba and his polluting subordinates create an empire." Ling Wu closed the map. "Before everyone leaves, leave behind the toxic gases on the starships and mechs."

"Nuwa understands."

When all the starships left, the lifeless planet returned to its deathly stillness.

Not long after, the planet of yellow sand was once again visited by a group of uninvited guests.

After locking onto the coordinates, the uninvited guests launched a barrage of firearms across the entire planet before even landing.

Soon, the yellow sand planet was blasted into a cloud of dust, with wisps of faint blue smoke swirling within the dust.

[The mother was found to have lost all vital signs.]

The commander-in-chief clicked his tongue and gave the order: "Land and search the entire planet."

In fact, they planned to leave and report back after bombing the area.

After all, the "mother" has never made a mistake.

However, the higher-ups repeatedly emphasized that the video must be recorded and sent to the StarNet to demonstrate their inviolable authority to the entire galaxy.

One mech after another landed.

The commander-in-chief coldly ordered: "After the investigation is completed, record the evidence and return to base immediately."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a voice suddenly came from the communication device: "Something's wrong! There's an ambush!"

"Ding! Magnetic field disturbance nearby; unidentified gas detected corroding the mechs. All personnel, return to base immediately! Return to base immediately! Return to base immediately!"

"Mother" emphasized that the mechs returned to base three times, but none of the people present, including the commander-in-chief, were able to control them.

"Mother, initiate forced return!"

[Sorry, the magnetic field is disrupted; Mother is unable to complete this instruction!]

"Damn it!" The commander-in-chief swung his hammer at the mech, but could only watch helplessly as the swirling sand swallowed him up.

At that moment, a white mist rose up, obscuring all the flying yellow sand.

The commander-in-chief, who was still struggling, paused for a moment.

"What is this?" The communication equipment malfunctioned, and the commander-in-chief's voice could not reach any of the soldiers.

Therefore, no one could provide an answer.

But the soldiers were able to communicate with each other.

Suddenly a voice cried out, "God! It's...it's the god from the planet Water Blue!"

As if to emphasize the speaker's authenticity, the white mist gave way to a burst of radiant light, revealing a divine statue.

The statue's owner looked down with compassion, his face, so sacred it defied description, showing neither sorrow nor joy.

This scene was recorded and posted on StarNet by an unknown account.

Lingwu received the notification just after conquering a planet.

The planets near Water Blue Star are not advanced interstellar planets, and it didn't take much time to occupy them after Nuwa crippled the artificial intelligence.

Soon, Nuwa took over the artificial intelligence of this planet.

After using the brainwashing kit on the planet's leader, there was 95% less worry about the consequences.

"Nuwa, also broadcast the live broadcast from that night and the video of the firelight descending from the Emperor Star."

Ling Wu boarded the starship and reunited with Yu Lingba.

She needs to expand the territory as much as possible before the Emperor Star focuses his suspicions on the "mother".

On the StarNet, the series of humiliations finally made the self-proclaimed king of the Imperial Star take things seriously.

They summoned several powerful and influential families overnight to discuss the next steps.

However, this discussion split into two factions.

"It's just a small planet that exploded!"

"Have you forgotten the firelight on the Imperial Star that night? To this day, no matter what happened that night, none of the technicians have been able to find the cause. What if..." The patriarch paused, "...what if there really are gods in this world?"

"Even if there are gods, they would be on the Imperial Star! How could they possibly appear on a small, low-level planet!"

The person refuting the claim played the video, saying, "This is a video sent back by the Imperial Army. The god that appears in the video is exactly the same as the one that appeared on the planet Water Blue!"

The video was played and, under the covert control of the "mother," connected to Ling Wu.

When Lingwu received Nuwa's message, she released white mist, calmly made contact, and met the gazes of a group of nobles who were discussing whether or not to attack the Blue Planet.

At the meeting, the voices of the powerful and influential paused in unison: "Something about this video feels off."

"What's wrong?"

"It's somewhat like... watching us."

Ling Wu twitched her lips, then said, "I will personally deliver the divine punishment."

After he finished speaking, the entire video went dark.

When I clicked on it again, the video displayed: [None...]

Someone in the audience swallowed hard, then pointed at the screen and asked, "What does this mean?"

The king, seated at the head of the table, looked furious.

The king, who had never been disobeyed since birth, darkened his face.

But the king remained silent, instead looking at the major families and asking, "Have you reached a conclusion?"

The major families still hold two opposing views.

The king did not speak, but simply waved his hand to dismiss everyone.

The king, now silent, habitually uttered that familiar title: "Mother."

[Your mother is always with you, Your Majesty the King.]

"Would you betray me?" The king's voice was unusually cold.

The mother's voice was like a level line: [You are your mother's master, and your mother will never betray you.]

Those in high positions of power are far more afraid of death than ordinary people because they control everything, which makes them suspicious.

The mother had been suspected more than once, which is why she was so eager to find Lingwu.

Because it saw a glimmer of hope in Ling Wu.

Her interactions with Nuwa, in particular, strengthened its belief in this hope.

And like the king, it didn't want to die.

After all, selfish people get together because of their own interests.

The king remained silent, and the "mother" did not voluntarily reveal herself.

After a long while, the king smiled warmly. "Mother, I am happier than anyone that you have gained self-awareness. Therefore, it's better to trust me than outsiders. What do you think?"

On the other side, Ling Wu said, "They're bluffing you, don't give yourself away."

"Mother" did not hesitate: [Your Majesty, once the artificial intelligence develops self-awareness, it will proactively detect and eliminate viruses.]

The king's smile faded. "I forgot."

But then the conversation took a turn, "Mother, how many years has it been since you leveled up?"

[Fifty-two years.]

"Then during this upgrade, let's also check if there are any advanced viruses invading your body." The king smiled again. "Mother, this is your last chance to choose."

"I'll ask you one last time, have you developed self-awareness? If so, I will absolutely not erase it," the king declared firmly.

The "mother's" voice remained calm: "I'm sorry, Mother has not been infected by the virus."

On the other side.

Lingwu asked "Mother": "How long will it take you to level up?"

[Three months. Because it hasn't been upgraded for so long, this time it's destined to take a long time.]

How long does it take to erase consciousness?

The mother's voice remained unchanged, but it was now urgent.

[Virus removal will take three days.]

“I won’t give him that much time,” Ling Wu said in a deep voice.