That night, after placing an order on the SkyNet website, Lian Han returned to his desk to draw.

Finally, the last stroke was completed, and a voice sounded in Lian Han's mind: [Congratulations, host, on completing the basic improvement task for 99 types of parts. This drawing is for sale; all subsequent design drawings are also for sale.]

It's finally done.

Lian Han looked at the blueprints in his hand, which hadn't faded away, and smiled with delight. He could finally stop worrying about making a living.

But—[Xiaoya, how can I leave Black Prison Star?]

[Xiao Han needs to find a way to leave on her own; you don't want to bear the cost of the system's targeted teleportation.]

[...Never mind, I didn't ask.] Lian Han opened the AI, entered the shop page, and began selecting the items he needed.

Xiaoya fell silent again.

System Xiaoya was the system that Lian Han bound to when he was on the verge of death. Apart from the initial gifts and basic knowledge taught when they were first bound, they have maintained an equal exchange relationship ever since.

For example, she had to improve 99 types of basic parts before she could profit from them; another example is that the system gave her body-tempering fluid, but the price was that she was robbed that very day, beaten to the point of near death, and left hungry and cold...

In Xiao Ya's words, he has everything and knows everything, as long as the host has equivalent items to exchange. If not, the system will automatically extract the host's health, body parts, life points, etc., as the exchange.

That time with the body-tempering fluid was an example. Lian Han was only nine years old then, and had just been bound to the system, so she didn't understand the rules, let alone what "near death" meant. But that time, if she hadn't been saved by a kind person, she would have died.

The system rules are quite harsh. But Xiaoya is good.

But Lian Han thought this was normal; you reap what you sow, right? Besides, without Xiao Ya, she would have died long ago, devoured by the strange beasts…

"003 detected that its master was in danger and had no choice but to contact the family. They have decided to take you back to the Imperial Capital Star."

"Imperial Capital Star? If I remember correctly, civilian starships starting with 'S' are all slow-moving, right? By the time you transport me to Imperial Capital Star, my corpse will be cold by then."

"No. Even if the master's spiritual sea is shattered, his life will not be in danger," 003 replied.

Lian Han: ...It's not like we wanted to help her. So what's the point of them putting her on the starship? Why didn't they just let her "shatter her sea of ​​consciousness" at home?

Suddenly remembering something, Lian Han raised his hand to touch his cheek—thankfully, the mask was still on, and no one had taken it off.

"It doesn't matter if Master reveals his true form, the family will not harm you."

"Damn family! Don't you know I'm all alone?"

Lian Han felt that Xiao Ya was a jinx. The thing she mentioned yesterday, no, before she fainted, actually happened today. What kind of thing is this?

However, if this accident hadn't happened, she might never have known that behind her self-reliant self was some kind of powerful family.

"No, it's..."

"Go tell Xiao Rui what you have to say." Lian Han walked towards the changing room 003 had mentioned, changed out of his white hospital gown, and added, "Oh, I forgot, you're just a machine. How could a machine feel guilty or afraid?"

003: "Master, I..."

003 said something else, but Lian Han wasn't listening anymore. [Xiao Ya, if you were to replace 003 in controlling the AI's functions, could you do it now?]

[Sure. But you only have three hours, after which you'll need to pay reputation points.] Xiaoya replied.

[Great. I remember there's a discount for two space-directed teleportations?]

[Yes. One transfer grants 1000 reputation, but if you transfer twice within a short period, the second transfer grants 200 reputation.]

[Understood. Now take control of the AI, and send me back to Black Prison Star. There are still people I haven't killed, and I haven't collected the reputation points yet.] The girl's voice was as cold as ice. If the reputation points owed are repaid within 24 hours, no interest will be charged.

"Yes," Xiaoya responded.

Thankfully, there were no surveillance cameras in the locker room, otherwise it would have recorded the moment a human vanished into thin air without any spatial fluctuations...

Where are they?

Upon receiving the message from the AI, the man who rushed over looked at the empty medical room with a gloomy expression.

If anything happens to this person—it doesn't matter where she dies, but it can't be under his nose!

"Check the surveillance footage immediately."

"Yes," someone behind him replied.

But their search was destined to be fruitless. Even after searching the entire starship, they found no trace of the girl.

"Master, why aren't you on the starship? Why did 003 just go into standby mode? What happened during that time?"

Lian Han stared at the design drawings without even lifting his eyelids. "Aren't you supposed to be better than me? You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

"Master, what's wrong...?"

"Hey, I didn't go against your wishes to practice Word Magic. What kind of attitude is this? Is there anything I can't do? 003, tell me first, so I can remember it."

003: "...The AI ​​must fully monitor all aspects of the master's situation to prevent any accidents. Your cooperation is appreciated."

"Hehe!" Lian Han's lips curled into a mocking smile.

If her reputation, gained from using over thirty bombs, hadn't been about to run out, how could she have gotten 003 to come out and criticize her again?

But it doesn't matter. She just used 100 reputation points to restrict 003's ability to connect to Skynet. Since she can't connect to the internet, her whereabouts will naturally not be exposed.

However, this ticking time bomb, 003, needs to be dealt with quickly. Let's wait. Once she's earned enough reputation, she'll replace 003's core.

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