At the entrance of an abandoned supermarket, Dr. Owen, Xia Yu, and several soldiers squatted on the ground with their hands behind their heads.

They were surrounded by a group of robots carrying guns.

Dr. Owen shouted at the robots with all his might, "You can't kill me! I am Owen Young. I know a lot of things, about that mysterious mall and the mysterious people who recently robbed you. I need to see Gaia and talk to him in person."

He shouted this three times, and at that moment, the eyes of a robot next to him kept flashing red light.

Then a mechanical voice said, "I am Gaia. Tell me what you know."

Dr. Irving slightly raised his head and pursed his lips.

Somewhat disbelieving, he asked, "Are you really Gaia? If I remember correctly, Gaia's mastermind is on the tenth basement floor of the Koli Building in Thor's central city. I don't believe you when you say you are Gaia."

“Dr. Owen, if I wanted to, I could be Gaia buried deep beneath the Cole Building, or I could be Gaia wandering anywhere in the world. You know that, so there’s no need for you to say anything like you don’t believe me. Whatever your purpose, these petty tricks won’t work.”

"It still won't work. If I say it here, that mysterious person will find out. This matter is very important; it concerns the survival of our Borui Continent. I must say this in the most confidential and secure place."

The red light in the robot's eyes flashed faster as it seemed to be assessing the credibility of Dr. Owen's words.

“You can come to Thor to see me, but that doesn’t mean I trust you. It just means I’m not afraid of any tricks you might play.”

"There are no tricks involved; the information is really important and needs to be said in person."

"Let's go." The red light in the robot's eyes went out, and it turned to lead the way.

Irving stood up, intending to follow the robot in front of him.

Unexpectedly, the other robots raised their guns at Xia Yu and his group.

"We can't kill them. If we kill them, I won't reveal any information, not even if it means death."

The robot in front turned around, its eyes flashing even brighter red.

"Take them all with you."

Xia Yu and his group of four or five also stood up, one of them with a green glint in his eyes.

Dr. Owen and his group followed the robot, boarded their spaceship, and flew towards Thor's Central City.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in a valley, the shopping mall quietly settled on the central open space.

Behind the mountain, there is a large warehouse. Lin Qianqian and the people from the safe zone came here before and emptied everything out.

This place is very secluded. When the system asked her to locate the relocation point, she immediately thought of this place.

At this moment, in the conference room on the fifth floor of the mall, Lin Qianqian and Chu Zhou sat quietly, playing chess and drinking tea.

However, it was Chuzhou who was drinking tea and playing chess.

Lin Qianqian was looking at her phone while playing chess.

What's on your phone? There are chess apps!

Before this story, Lin Qianqian was bored and wanted to find someone to play chess with, but everyone else was unavailable.

Only Chu Zhou didn't do any research today; he just sat there alone, lost in thought.

So she leaned closer and asked, "Chuzhou, do you know how to play chess?"

Chu Zhou said, "I haven't played with anyone, but I know a little about it. I've played a few rounds online."

"Let's play then, I haven't played with many people before."

Lin Qianqian said this, but what she was thinking was: I learned my chess skills from Lu Wu. He said I was good at chess. Let's see how I beat you today.

To get Chu Zhou to play chess with her, she generously offered a reward: "If you win a game against me, I'll give you a spirit stone."

After thinking for a moment, he added: "High-grade spirit stones."

So the two set up a chessboard, and after Chu Zhou solved the tenth game in a minute, she messed up the game and began to criticize Chu Zhou.

"You're lying. You said you've never played it before. How could someone who's never played it be so good at it? Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Lin Qianqian, I played well and I won. It's a matter of intelligence, not whether I'm lying or not."

"You still say you're not lying? How could you be so proficient if you've never played with anyone before?"

"I'm not lying to you. I've never played chess with anyone else, only a few games against the computer. I won all but the first game."

"You're lying."

"I'm not lying."

"You're lying."

For the first time, Chu Zhou felt an urge to roll his eyes.

"Don't assume that others can't do what you can't do. Our brain circumference is not much different, and our brain weight is also similar. But the difference in brain capacity and brain development is huge, like an insurmountable chasm."

“You…” Lin Qianqian felt that Chu Zhou and her system were equally infuriating.

Her system shouldn't have chosen her as its host; it should have chosen Chu Zhou. They're equally bad.

However, if the system really chooses Chu Zhou as its host, will Chu Zhou dissect himself in order to find and study the system?

"Okay, so you can beat chess-playing software, right? Fine, then prove it to me."

As she spoke, Lin Qianqian took out her phone, opened the chess app on it, and prepared to play another game.

With the strongest foreign aid now, let's see how Chuzhou can win.

But this time, it was Chuzhou's turn to remain unmoved.

"What, you're scared?"

"Provocation doesn't work on me. If I want to play again, one high-grade spirit stone isn't enough."

"There's a plate of top-grade spirit stones. Come and take it if you dare."

Chu Zhou quickly put down his cup and tidied up the chessboard.

"Who goes first?"...

So, a morning passed, and a small pile of top-grade spirit stones accumulated in front of Chu Zhou.

Lin Qianqian's face was so sour it was almost crushing her phone.

Her other hand, still clutching the chess piece, couldn't let go; she was about to lose again.

What to do? Should we find an excuse to end the game, like making a quick getaway for a meal or a bathroom break?

After sitting for so long, it's normal to want to eat or go to the bathroom.

It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with those top-grade spirit stones, but rather...

Suddenly Lin Qianqian paused: "Dr. Owen went to see Gaia."

Chu Zhou also stopped placing his piece, saying, "It's a bit slower than I expected."

Taking advantage of the situation, Lin Qianqian threw a chess piece onto the chessboard, disrupting the game that was about to end in defeat.

Chu Zhou saw Lin Qianqian's unreasonable behavior but said nothing.

He simply put down the chess pieces and put the spirit stones piled in front of him into his storage bag.

Their boss is sometimes shrewd and sometimes a complete fool. Didn't you notice how he's slowing down his moves?

He is, after all, human, and maintaining such high concentration for several hours is a great burden for him.

He's bound to lose if we play two more games!

"I'm very curious, how exactly did you convince Dr. Irving to act as bait?"

Lin Qianqian has been very curious about this for the past two days.

Is it really that hard to persuade him?

“How could it not be difficult? This is something that could cost you your life if you’re not careful. You didn’t even need Luo Zexuan to do anything; you got him to agree in no time.”

"Dr. Irving was a smart, selfless and great man. He was smart because he knew that humanity was in dire straits and that if we didn't fight back, extinction would be the only outcome. He was great because he truly cared about humanity. He was willing to give everything so that humanity could survive and continue."

Lin Qianqian agreed with this statement. Although they hadn't known each other for long, Dr. Owen was indeed that kind of person.

"Did you choose Dr. Irving as bait because he's the only one who's worthy of it?"