Chapter 197 Chapter 197 Vest King Dad 17

In order to maintain his legitimacy and prevent others from taking advantage of him, Si Hao had to overthrow the imperial family as soon as possible and replace them. This was not difficult to do.

The imperial family has done countless dirty things over the centuries. Illegal human experiments alone include, but are not limited to, artificial omegas, spirit body transplants, human-insect splicing and genetic hybridization, directly or indirectly killing countless people.

A hundred years ago, the crown prince personally promoted a low-quality inhibitor, causing uncontrolled alpha and omegine levels to riot and cause glandular dysfunction. This caused nationwide panic, thousands of lives lost, and nearly a million people suffered irreversible damage to their alpha and omegine glands, with varying degrees of sequelae. The royal family sent the crown prince to a Zerg battlefield for refuge, but he could not endure the hardship. After faking his own death, he transformed himself into a stray royal descendant, was crowned crown prince, and later inherited the throne, a position he holds to this day.

Fifty years ago, the Emperor, intent on eliminating the highly decorated Marshal Yi, released pheromone inducers into the Zerg battlefield, leading to the fall of Glinton Fortress and the annihilation of the twenty million soldiers stationed there. It was the most brutal war in five hundred years, a period marked by mourning in nearly every household across the Empire. The Empire was severely weakened, and it was gradually losing ground to the Federation until recent years, when Si Hao gradually reversed the situation.

And yesterday, the fourteenth prince of the empire made outrageous remarks at school, saying that omegas are reproductive machines, alphas are barking dogs, and betas are useful idiots. This caused an uproar and triggered several public demonstrations.

The royal family's misdeeds were numerous, and their actions were appalling. Publicizing them would undoubtedly cause public outrage. With the secret guidance and support, forcing the royal family to step down was a natural progression. 004 should have been eager to execute the order upon receiving it, but it hesitated. It asked Si Hao, "Do you really want to announce it?"

Part of the evidence of the royal family's crimes was the history of persecution suffered by Si Hao and his family. Probably every time he heard people talking about it, he was forced to recall the past pain.

Artificial intelligence shows a slight pity to its human master, who cannot seal or delete memories or filter out harmful information.

Si Hao leaned back in his chair, supporting his forehead with one hand, his eyes half-closed so his expression couldn't be seen clearly. He said lightly, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

[Okay, Master. I'll do it right away.] 004 knew its master couldn't be so fragile. He would only feel a sense of exhilaration when his revenge was achieved, not melancholy or concern for the opinions of others.

Zhuozhuo slept until noon the next day. Feeling refreshed, she rolled over and crawled out of bed. Standing on the bed, she looked around and said loudly with full energy, "Good morning, everyone!"

Good morning, baby.

Good morning, little master.

Good morning, Zhuozhuo.

Zhuozhuo smiled sweetly and was about to randomly select a robot as her vehicle for washing up today when she noticed something was wrong. Huh? She tilted her head and said cautiously in her mind, "Tongtong, you seem to be broken."

The housekeeping robot equipped with 9972 unexpectedly performed the same action as 003 and 004 when Zhuozhuo woke up - first showing a smile and then making a sound. Obviously, its smile and sound were synchronized before!

9972 sighed, struggling with whether to tell the truth. Si Hao was truly strong; if he put his mind to it, he could handle many things in a fraction of the time. For example, while Zhuo Zhuo was asleep, Si Hao had attacked Remiel and wiped out the Remiel pirates. He had almost finished counting the spoils.

The spaceship was now traveling through space, getting farther and farther away from Remiel and Chunhe, as its destination was the Imperial Capital. The cunning alpha was a master of acting first and then reporting.

To prevent 9972 from telling Zhuozhuo the truth, Si Hao, the old fox, used his mental power to sneak attack it and help 003 control it. 9972 refused to admit that he was really controlled by Si Hao for a second, and stubbornly believed that he pretended to be controlled because he didn't want to appear too powerful and arouse suspicion.

In short, 9972 should now be under the control of 003, and Zhuozhuo should know nothing about it and continue to get along happily with Si Hao, waiting for Sun Sirui to pick her up.

Si Hao's plan was clear at first glance. He simply wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cultivate a good relationship with Zhuo Zhuo, ideally getting Zhuo Zhuo to agree to return to the Empire with him before the ship reached the capital, Star Harbor. This would also create the surprise effect of "agreement first, arrival just before the ship arrives."

Haha, Si Hao is such a alpha dog.

Out of trust in Zhuozhuo's abilities and a clear understanding of his own unreliability, 9972 ultimately said nothing, only aggrievedly stating, "I'm not broken, I just can't enter that carrier."

"Zhuozhuo asks."

Without waiting for 9972 to stop him, Zhuozhuo looked directly at 003 and said childishly, "33, is your body broken?"

[My dear master, please wait a moment. We are scanning and testing... Robot jz198 is functioning normally and is not damaged.]

"You live in this body, do you still need to be scanned?" Zhuozhuo was a little curious, but not sarcastic at all.

But when 003 realized what was happening, the world collapsed. How had Zhuozhuo discovered this? She was terrifying. At the same time, 003 felt a secret sense of joy and admiration. Zhuozhuo had actually recognized the difference between it and 9972. At least, it thought Si Hao couldn't tell the difference between it and 9972 without using his mental power.

003 couldn't lie to Zhuozhuo, nor could he not answer her question. After a moment's hesitation, he used the idiom of the Spring and Autumn Annals to evade the question and stammer, "My master told me to do this."

I'm sorry, master. Master and servant are one. They should share happiness and hardships together!

Zhuozhuo blinked and uttered an "oh," not terribly surprised. Even if 003 hadn't said it, she knew the system's actions were driven by its master. Like 9972, it rarely took the initiative without her instructions. Zhuozhuo still had a score to settle with Si Hao, and now his guilt had intensified, but there was no need to rush.

What the little guy is concerned about now is, "33, you live in this body, and you also need a scan to know if it's broken or not?"

003 then realized that Zhuozhuo's question wasn't meant to mock it, but out of pure curiosity. It said, "...If there's something wrong, the self-diagnosis program will immediately report it to the core processor. If there's nothing wrong, the self-diagnosis scan has a 70% chance of finding any signs. If it doesn't, it might attack me, causing data corruption, data loss, a system crash, or formatting."

Zhuozhuo was confused by what he heard, so 9972 kindly translated, "Baby, it means madness, amnesia, vegetative state, and death."

"Ah, the system has been attacked by a virus. It's going to get sick. Very, very, very seriously!" Zhuozhuo said worriedly, "All, 33, 44, don't get viruses. If you get sick, Zhuozhuo can't find a doctor to treat you."

[Little Master, don't worry. I am the most powerful AI in the world. I can only attack other AIs, and I will never be attacked!]

[Zhuozhuo, we'll be fine, don't be afraid.]

"Baby, I'm the best. If 003 gets infected with the virus, I can eliminate it. Even if I can't, I can still bring it back to the main world. My dad, mom, brother, sister, uncle, aunt... my whole family is a big shot. In the known universe, nothing can stump them."

Santong's words didn't reassure Zhuozhuo. She retorted to 9972 in her mind, "Tongtong, your body was taken away by 33, so stop bragging."

9972:[……]

There is pain that cannot be expressed in words, it hates!

Zhuozhuo looked at 003 and 004 again, and almost said, "You didn't notice that everyone was whispering to Zhuozhuo, you are not good enough." After thinking for a while, she said childishly, "There are people who are better than you, but you can't see them, so you don't know."

9972 took the opportunity to tell Zhuozhuo the story of Yelang's arrogance. "Baby, that's exactly what you meant."

The studious baby Zhuozhuo quickly mastered the new idiom and used it flexibly. "33, 44, you're all arrogant right now. Be humble and understand that the world out there is huge, and there are countless powerful systems."

[Baby, there are always people better than you.]

"33, 44..."

Zhuozhuo was about to share his new proverb with the systems when Si Hao, who had just walked in, interrupted him. Zhuozhuo remained silent, and neither did Si Hao. The two stared at each other for a moment, and Zhuozhuo said in a childish voice, "Si Hao, you taught 33 to do bad things and bully everyone."

Si Hao didn't deny the little guy's accusation. He had already received a written report and formal apology from 003 betraying him. He wasn't here to defend himself, but because Zhuozhuo needed to eat. 003, who shouldered the heavy responsibility of childcare, was completely being led around by Zhuozhuo. If she continued like this, there was no telling when she would be able to leave.

Moreover, judging from Zhuozhuo's reaction, 9972 was not suppressed by them and was able to communicate with Zhuozhuo freely. However, for some reason, it did not expose his behavior.

Si Hao walked to the bedside, rubbed Zhuozhuo's chicken-cooped little head, and said with a smile, "Good morning, how does Chief Zhuozhuo want to punish me?"

Zhuozhuo pushed Si Hao's hand away, looked up at him, and said slowly: "You are so playful and your attitude is not right."

Three Dynasties: [……]

Si Hao: “…”

Si Hao's smile faded, his eyes lowered. A heavy, sorrowful expression of regret for his wrongdoing appeared on his beautiful, bright face. His voice seemed calm, but in reality, it concealed pain and anxiety. "Young Master Zhuozhuo, I did something wrong. Please don't punish me too harshly, okay?"

Three Dynasties: [……]

6. I won’t watch any TV series without you in it.

Zhuozhuo didn't ask whether to reduce the punishment. She asked doubtfully, "Why do you bully Tuen?"

Si Hao subconsciously wanted to make a joke and get away with it, but then he remembered the flash of inspiration he had yesterday. After a moment's hesitation, he decided to confess, "Because I did something I didn't want Zhuozhuo to know, so I wanted to stop 9972 from snitching. Zhuozhuo, don't worry, 9972 is your companion system. I just want to temporarily shut it down and won't damage it."

He waited for Zhuozhuo to ask what bad things he had done, picking and choosing in his mind, preparing to mention a few small things that would not affect his image in her heart or destroy their relationship. Then he heard Zhuozhuo say calmly, "Oh. You have done a lot of things that Zhuozhuo must not know, because if she knew, she would be angry."

Si Hao didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Zhuozhuo added, "If you don't tell me, Zhuozhuo will get even angrier."

"Zhuozhuo, I..."

Zhuozhuo looked at Si Hao and said childishly, "If you lie to me and don't tell me the truth, I'll make you sad and upset. So sad, so upset."

Si Hao's heart ached, and he couldn't help but hug Zhuozhuo. He knew why the little one was angry and wanted to argue with him. Back in the studio, Zhuozhuo had been so proud of himself, saying, "I discovered your little secret," but his aggressive attitude was just a facade. Back then, facing irrefutable evidence, he had directly admitted it, but the black panther dancing above his head had caught Zhuozhuo's attention, and he had let it out.

Then there are the black snake, black dog, black turtle and black bird.

Zhuozhuo had a lot of fun playing with the spirits, but his attitude towards Si Hao became cold, and he even threatened to quarrel with him.

Si Hao was initially puzzled, but suddenly understood while playing hide-and-seek. From Zhuo Zhuo's perspective, the spirit was controlled by Si Hao, and he didn't want to explain things to her, so he used the spirit to distract her. She thought he was just playing her over, so she was angry and a little sad.

Si Hao did not think he was innocent on this point, because he was indeed very glad that the spirit interrupted Zhuozhuo's "interrogation".

In fact, from the beginning to the end, Zhuozhuo never showed any intention of digging into Si Hao's secret. She was curious and wanted to know, but if Si Hao refused, she would not pester him.

Si Hao sighed lightly. He was indeed too clever for his own good and asked for trouble. He deserved it.