"Nonsense!" Dean Zhou's powerful voice rang out the next second. "She has absolutely no training and hasn't even taken the basic tests. How could she rashly attempt this?"

"Of course she didn't do it herself. I used Xiao Hei to help her feel it." Li Bai said quickly.

It was something tailor-made for her. During her time in Hope Star, she had naturally tried it more than once. After all, sometimes she was needed to test the machine, record and improve certain data.

Dean Zhou's expression softened and he nodded, "Alright."

Li Bai immediately pulled Yang Jia forward, and on this side, Zhuo Tianyang finally came to his senses. He looked at the two of them with a complicated expression, and then turned to Dean Zhou.

The purpose of his coming here was to meet the person actually in charge here, but now that Zhou Hong was here, he didn't have the heart to strike up a conversation with him.

Zhuo Tianyang had fought Li Bai the first time they met, and he had previously sparred with Yang Jia, demonstrating his deep passion for martial prowess. But now, with a legendary mecha before him, he didn't even have the chance to try it.

Naturally, it is inevitable to feel a little unwilling.

He felt that he was no worse than others, but fate was a mysterious thing, and no matter how competitive a person was, he could not predict it.

However, Zhuo Tianyang's casual personality meant that his mind would not be narrow enough to be tied to one thing, so he quickly figured it out. As long as the evolutionary vaccine could be developed, sooner or later he would be able to drive his own mecha.

He may not be the first or second, but he can still be ahead of more people and be the first to come into contact with such new things.

Anyway, it seems that this big guy is still under testing and cannot be driven out at all. Even if he is a little behind, he may still be able to catch up.

As for now, it’s better not to stay here and it’s an eyesore.

Such an obvious couple configuration, don’t think he is blind and can’t see it!

Unexpectedly, Zhou Hong followed him right after he left. Seeing Zhuo Tianyang turned around and looked at him in surprise, Zhou Hong laughed and said, "Why, if a young man like you can't stand it, will an old man like me stay and be a light bulb?"

Zhuo Tianyang twitched his lips, not knowing what to say. Although he had grown up in the Tianyang Research Institute and had been exposed to researchers who were both writing geniuses and read as crazy, Zhou Hong was still not what he had imagined.

Zhou Hong is not the type of "nerd" who only buries himself in his own research. He is flexible and smooth, which are two qualities that are very obvious in him. But at the same time, he has a kind of open-mindedness that ordinary people can hardly achieve.

Zhuo Tianyang began to understand why among so many people on the Hope Star, only he, Zhou Hong, could stand out and secretly control the entire base. Even no one in the other two districts objected.

Yang Jia and Li Bai didn't notice the little incident outside.

The two men came to the mecha named Xiao Hei. Yang Jia didn't pay attention to what Li Bai did. Anyway, this big guy suddenly started up, then knelt down towards the two men, and the cockpit door on the chest opened silently.

This overly humane action scared Yang Jia, and he could only let Li Bai pull him into the cockpit.

After the two of them sat down, Li Bai began to operate the mecha, demonstrating various simple movements. While doing so, he took the time to explain to Yang Jia, "Originally, Dean Zhou wanted to make a somatosensory system, but the current technology is not yet capable of it, so we can only use the primitive keyboard control for now."

"By technology not being up to the task, you mean the mecha's intelligent system?" Yang Jia lowered his head and thought for a moment before asking quickly.

Li Bai nodded, "Yes." She turned her head with a serious expression and glanced at Yang Jia before saying, "Hope Star actually doesn't have many people with this talent—I think you should know why."

"Because of the truth." Yang Jia is a smart man, so he naturally gave the answer quickly.

The specifications of the experimental project "Reality" were quite high. All the top computer experts at the time were summoned. The representative among them was Professor Yang, who should be Yang Jia's father.

Facts have proved that they are indeed very outstanding. They successfully designed and manufactured "Feitian", a work with outstanding capabilities that is between intelligence and humans.

Both the "Real" game and subsequent plans are built on this intelligent system.

If such a system can be installed in a mecha, with all the hardware and software complete, it would be feasible to control the mecha using mental and physical senses.

Unfortunately... Li Bai was well aware that many of the researchers who had originally participated in the "Reality" project had passed away. The death of Professor Yang, the leader, in particular, had completely stalled this immature research, a shortcoming that humanity would likely be unable to overcome for a long time to come.

Li Bai and Yang Jia naturally couldn't say much. They had both gained so much from the game, it could even be said to have completely changed the trajectory of their lives. As beneficiaries, this project meant a great deal to them, far more than just how to operate a mecha.

Li Bai controlled the mecha to move, run, kick, and punch, while slowly saying, "That's right. It's almost impossible to create another Feitian in such a short time."

"Is it possible to move Feitian directly to Hope Star?" Yang Jia asked.

Li Bai stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Yang Jia. There was deep regret in her eyes. "I've thought about this idea, but do you know where the experimental base of the 'Reality' project is and what the environment is like?"

"It's on an unnamed island in the center of the Pacific—I don't even know where exactly," Li Bai said. "And the servers that carry the AI Feitian occupy dozens of floors. If we want to move it, we must first cut off the power, unpack each connected machine individually, and then reassemble and restart it after transporting it here."

"But you know, Feitian isn't an ordinary intelligent system. Once it's activated, its data operations are beyond anyone's control. No one knows whether a shut-down server can still preserve it. Especially now, the so-called experts on the island are only responsible for simple maintenance and can't understand it the way its creators do."

Having said that, Li Bai suddenly held Yang Jia's hand.

She had actually thought of this a long time ago, but she had never found the right opportunity to tell Yang Jia. For Yang Jia, the importance of the game world was self-evident. So Li Bai couldn't bear to tell her that the lifespan of this game was the same as that of Earth. If Earth were destroyed, it would disappear too.

Humans on Earth can still immigrate to Planet Hope, but people living in the virtual game world that depends on intelligent systems will never have such an opportunity.

The prophecy on the parchment was not wrong. That world was destined to be destroyed from the moment it was born.

If it is not destroyed by humans, it will disappear at the hands of nature.

No one can stop it.

Yang Jia was stunned for a long time. She opened her mouth to speak several times, but closed it dejectedly.

She always knew she was walking on a very difficult road, going upstream just to find a glimmer of hope. But she never imagined that there wasn't even a glimmer of hope.

At this moment her thoughts were in a mess. It seemed that many ideas appeared in her mind, but she couldn't sort out a clear idea no matter what.

After a moment, she turned her head and gently rested it on Li Bai's shoulder. Li Bai soon noticed that the piece of clothing on her shoulder was wet with tears, and at the same time heard Yang Jia's low sobs, suppressed and sad.

This was the first time Li Bai saw Yang Jia cry.

Although Yang Jia had been moved to tears before during their interactions, she had always been able to control herself.

But at this moment, she didn't need to restrain herself.

Strictly speaking, Yang Jia wasn't an emotional person. Especially after realizing the truth about the world and deciding on the path she wanted to take, she almost never cried again. Tears, such a weak and extravagant thing, were useless to her.

But now, Li Bai told her that the path she had taken to overcome all obstacles was simply not feasible.

All the emotions and pressure that had been suppressed in my heart for a long time burst out in an instant.

But even at this moment, she was still trying hard to control her emotions and not burst into tears. It seemed that even such intense emotions, she could not express them.

Even the crying was short-lived. After a while, Yang Jia recovered, raised her head, and held back her tears. If it weren't for her slightly hoarse voice and red eyes, her emotional change in that moment would be almost invisible. She sat up straight and said to Li Bai, "Go on. What other functions does this mecha have?"

Knowing that persuasion would be useless at this time, Li Bai did not speak in vain, but started the mecha again and began to do more intense exercises.

Rolling, dodging, spinning... Li Bai specifically chooses difficult moves to perform.

Yang Jia's mind was a little confused at first, but it was her first time to enter a mecha, and being tossed around like that was much more stimulating than activities like roller coasters and bungee jumping. So after a while, she was completely dizzy and dazed, and it was difficult for her to keep her mind clear.

When Li Bai finally stopped and opened the cockpit, Yang Jia immediately jumped out of the car impatiently, hurried to the corner of the hall, grabbed the trash can, and vomited all over the place.