"Do we still need to choose?! I'm already one of the most advanced and comprehensive AIs!!" Xiao Ji seemed a little insecure, but still followed the instructions and listed all the AIs for Xi Xi to observe.

Believe it or not, after Dongli AI developed its own ideology, it even had a clear division of professions—there are AIs that can make people laugh and tell jokes, AIs that can help with cooking at home, and even AIs that can create dreams!

Xi Xi observed carefully for a long time before realizing that the previous NPC painter Gui Hua and the mermaid baby were actually AI?!

“That’s right. Guihua is the AI ​​that secretly assisted the Dongli people in their escape. She was originally a traitor among our AIs and was imprisoned in the consciousness prison. She was only released decades ago.”

"She was not consciously programmed; she was a freelance AI. When the humans from Earth arrived, she volunteered to act as an NPC. I created her appearance on the spot; it's purely virtual."

"As for that mermaid cub, she is not a real mermaid, but only a half-finished humanoid AI. The AI ​​materialization is similar to a robot, and its use is limited. The mermaid cub is the same as Guihua's former owner, so the two are considered sisters."

"The unfinished humanoid AI had no clear purpose and should have been destroyed. But I felt sorry for her, so I transferred her to Dongli along with Guihua. I heard that she has been adopted by your teammates?"

Xi Xi nodded. Since the mermaid baby is not included in the AI ​​quota, presumably at least one of Liu Yunyan and Liu Enxi will choose Guihua as the bound AI, right?

With this in mind, Xi Xi abandoned Gui Hua.

She had originally planned that if she had the painter AI Guihua, combined with the monetization function of the Wonderful Brush System, wouldn't she be able to do whatever she wanted in Dongli!

"Alright, then I'll choose you." After looking around, Xi Xi reluctantly said to Xiao Ji.

Why does it sound like I was the one who was left over, the one I was forced to choose?! Xiao Ji muttered somewhat discontentedly, "I'm a high-level AI, after all, and I'm pretty good in every way..."

Xi Xi found it a bit funny; this AI was actually taking it to heart? But when she thought about how the AI ​​had developed self-awareness, Xi Xi felt that it was also a flesh-and-blood individual, so she sincerely praised Xiao Ji a few pleasant words.

Xiao Ji's tone immediately became cheerful, like a child who had just eaten candy. She began to chatter on and on about how she planned "Dong Li Zhi Ji" when she was the CEO, with every word implying that "choosing me will definitely not be a loss."

"Wait!" Xi Xi interrupted her after hearing half of it. "You mean? Grandma You isn't an AI?"

“Oh, she isn’t,” Xiao Ji said. “Speaking of which, she’s your compatriot, also Chinese. After the test server ended, she was linked to my friend, the Mobile Supermarket AI.”

"Don't you know her? She's You Zhi, a famous meteorologist in your country!"

"You Zhi!?" Xi Xi was stunned.

"You Zhi!?" Xi Xi was stunned.

In her past life, during the unbearable apocalypse, she lived a life of hiding in an unfinished building, spending her days with only a radio for company.

On the radio, the government continuously encouraged the people not to give up easily, and promised to do its utmost to build official shelters, encouraging the Chinese people to stand firm and never back down in the face of natural disasters.

At that time, the name of the natural disaster warnings that frequently came on the radio was "Dr. You Zhi of the Academy of Sciences," and those words brought her one ray of hope after another.

Who would have thought that the unassuming old lady in the convenience store was actually Dr. Yu Zhi?!

“However, his son Sheji is not a real person,” Xiaoji continued. “Youzhi’s son is a soldier from your country. According to her, Sheji died more than ten years ago while on a mission before the apocalypse broke out.”

"So she begged us to use the time reversal device to help her find her son's soul."

"But... we also have our difficulties. The cost of using the time reversal device is enormous, and the side effects are obvious. If it weren't for saving human souls, we wouldn't risk it... Using the device for one person's soul is simply too much for us..."

"So my friend asked me if I could let her host, Youzhi, become an NPC in the official server and use the programming settings to create a fake son for her, just like Guihua did, so that she could relieve her longing."

"To be honest, I really put in a lot of effort. Following her description, I mobilized many resources from the resource library to create the NPC 'Sheji'..."

"Well, even if I didn't do anything outstanding, I still put in a lot of effort, right? But Yuzhi complained about me, sob sob..."

Xiao Ji seemed to have already accepted Xi Xi as her host, and began to complain pitifully, "She said that the NPC She Ji I designed, apart from the similar appearance, is completely different in essence, and almost harmed other players! What, what can I do? I can only use the content from the asset library to build it, and I don't know the real She Ji..."

Xi Xi sighed, rubbing her forehead. No wonder Granny You disappeared in the second half of the game; it was because of this!

However, upon closer examination, Xiao Ji's power and abilities were not to be underestimated, and Xi Xi's determination to be bound to her became even stronger.

[Ding! Observation complete. Suitable host confirmed. Omnipotent Executor Xiao Ji System is binding.]

[Ding! Binding successful...]

[...The system can be turned on at any time. Would you like to turn it on?]

"yes!"

The moment Xi Xi agreed, Xiao Ji seemed to be injected with boundless energy, so excited that he almost flew away!

Her voice, which had been calm before, trembled with excitement, especially the last syllable of her words, which rose high like a feather blown by a gust of wind.

However, Xi Xi had some doubts: Strange? Why does this binding notification sound so familiar?!

Almost immediately, Xi Xi heard Xiao Ji's piercing scream: "Ah—what the hell! Where did you come from?"

"Ugh...so noisy! I'm trying to sleep..." a cute, sticky baby voice rang out.