Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Skinning System
"Congratulations to the host for completing the system task and becoming the first in the grade in this monthly exam."
When the math teacher began to explain the problem, the system's somewhat childish and mechanical voice suddenly appeared in Lin Yimu's mind.
Lin Yimu was listening to the math teacher explaining the questions on the test paper, but suddenly a prompt sounded in his mind indicating that the system task was completed, causing Lin Yimu's hand, which was taking notes, to pause.
"Aren't the results out yet? How come you know the result so quickly this time?" Lin Yimu asked with some confusion.
001 had a lollipop in Lin Yimu's mind. When he heard what he said, he rolled his eyes and said, "Are you stupid? The math test scores are out, so the scores for other subjects must be out as well. And the scores of all the major exams in your school are recorded. I can find them easily."
Lin Yimu nodded to show that he understood, and then continued to take notes while saying: "Then the next thing is the Mathematical Olympiad, right? I always feel like I have been on the way to completing tasks and tasks since I came back. I hope the next task reward will not disappoint me, otherwise I always feel like I am losing out." Lin Yimu looked at 001 who was chewing a lollipop in his mind, and spoke with a teasing tone in his voice.
Upon hearing this, 001 glared at Lin Yimu with disdain and said unhappily, "Just be content. The interstellar library you will be rewarded with for completing the next mission is enough for you to study for a lifetime. It is a collection of all the technological developments of mankind in the interstellar age for thousands or tens of thousands of years. It is something that many scientists want but cannot obtain."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yimu just lowered his eyes and looked at the checklist full of handwriting on the desk without saying anything, but in his mind he had some other guesses about the meaning of 001's words.
Under what circumstances could the development of technology over thousands or tens of thousands of years in an interstellar era be packed into one system, even traveling across light years to Earth and binding a human being to complete the so-called task of developing Earth's technology?
What kind of powerful technology could be able to store all the technological development history and documents of an interstellar civilization into an invisible and intangible system, and instead of looking for someone to inherit it in one's own country, return to Earth, the birthplace of mankind?
These questions made Lin Yimu more curious about the person or country that invented the system, and also made Lin Yimu unable to help but make a bold guess.
"001, tell me, under what circumstances would all the technological developments of an interstellar civilization not be inherited by people from its own country, but instead be invested in the birthplace of mankind? Would they even set up a carrier or even an administrator for these technological inheritances?" Lin Yimu suddenly asked in a somewhat nonchalant tone.
001 was startled by Lin Yimu's sudden words, his eyes widened, and even the lollipop in his hand that was transformed by energy almost fell to the ground.
001 realized that he had lost his composure and quickly steadied himself and said, "How would I know this? Your question is too weird."
After saying that, 001 quickly stuffed the lollipop in its hand into its mouth, pretending nothing had happened. However, in its heart, it felt the nervousness of humans for the first time. It felt that its chip carrier was slightly hot due to nervousness.
However, these abnormal behaviors of 001 were noticed by Lin Yimu, who was keeping an eye on it all the time. So his guess in his mind became more reliable, and he simply asked directly: "What do you think? Is it because of some force majeure, such as war, that their civilization is about to disappear, or the population is extinct, so they have no choice but to put all the scientific and technological development documents and materials of their country here?"
After hearing Lin Yi Mu's direct and clear words, 001 couldn't pretend anymore and said directly: "How would I know what you said? You are really weird. Why do you always ask some inexplicable questions? How would I know these? Have you watched too many war movies?" As he said this, he deliberately looked at Lin Yi Mu with an innocent face.
"Heh~" Lin Yimu looked at 001 who was pretending to be stupid, and just smiled inexplicably without saying anything else.
Lin Yimu's unconventional reaction made 001 feel uneasy and even a little scared.
According to normal procedures, shouldn't we get to the bottom of this next step? But now Lin Yimu didn't ask anything, but took notes on his own. This made 001 a little unsure of what he was going to do next, which made it a little anxious.
001 looked at Lin Yimu, who was listening to the class attentively with a calm expression, and turned around anxiously on the spot, not knowing what to say, and his whole chubby face was wrinkled with confusion.
Lin Yimu, who was secretly paying attention to its reaction, found it a little funny, but he was also certain of his guess in his heart.
After a long while, 001 turned around as if he had made up his mind, stared at Lin Yimu and said, "How did you guess all this? What do you want to do by asking these questions!"
Lin Yimu looked at the impatient 001, and said with a calm smile: "Of course I am making sure that you are harmless to me. Although we have lived in peace for such a long time, you know, I have always been curious about your origins, so of course I would like to explore it if I have the chance."
Upon hearing this, 001 frowned and said with a chubby face, "Although it is indeed as you said, how did you infer this? I don't think I said anything, right?"
"Ha~ little idiot, you don't believe me even if I tell you you're stupid. Of course, I made these speculations based on what you just said. You just said that the reward I got for completing the competition mission included thousands or tens of thousands of years of technological development in the interstellar era. Under normal circumstances, no country or civilization is willing to give away the foundation of its development unconditionally." What's more, a stupid system like 001 has no settings that are harmful to the host itself.
001 was a little frustrated when he heard this, holding his head and squatting in the corner muttering to himself, "How is it possible? I didn't say anything? Just one sentence, where did you hear this information?"
Lin Yimu looked at 001 squatting in the corner of his mind, and smiled more harmlessly: "So you are stupid. Which country with great development is willing to take out the technology it has developed for thousands or tens of thousands of years to help others develop their country and civilization for free? Not to mention helping the owner develop his brain. I believe in the saying that science has no borders, but scientists have borders. You should know this sentence, right?"
001 listened to Lin Yimu's words, but still didn't understand. He turned around and asked, "It's not impossible, is it? What if I invented a system for someone else's child, and it just accidentally drifted to Earth?"
"I'm afraid you have forgotten what you said when you first bound me." Lin Yimu reminded leisurely.
001 suddenly remembered the day when he first bound to the host. He seemed to have told the host that he was specially chosen, and even boasted about it in front of him afterwards. His face immediately fell and he burst into tears.
"Wow, wow, wow~ Why did I choose such a bad host? Wow~"
While listening to the teacher's lecture distractedly, and at the same time listening to the noisy crying sound coming from 001 in his mind, Lin Yimu rubbed his forehead with a painful expression and said, "Okay, don't cry, I just want to know if my guess is right, and to tease you by the way, why are you so irresistible every time?"
"You are so mean! We have been bound together for so long, if I wanted to do something to you, I would have done it long ago, and would not have waited until you found out something was wrong!" 001 said while crying and accusing.
Listening to the endless crying in his mind, Lin Yimu rubbed his brows helplessly. If persuasion didn't work, he could only use his trump card. "Be good and don't cry, or I will lock you up in the dark room later! Also, if you delay my studies and fail to complete the task..." Lin Yimu stopped here and looked meaningfully at 001 who was still squatting in the corner crying.
When 001 heard that he would not be able to complete the mission and would even be locked up in a small dark room, he immediately held back the tears that were about to fall, but still looked at Lin Yimu with a pitiful face.
001 was reminded of the experience of being locked up in a small dark room when Lin Yimu mentioned the word "small dark room".
That is to say, when Lin Yimu came home at night, finished reading a book, and was lying on the bed half asleep, he was suddenly frightened by the childish and somewhat mechanical whimpering of 001 in his mind, and he jumped up from the bed.
After realizing that it was 001's crying, Lin Yimu's face turned as dark as ink.
"What are you doing? You're crying like a ghost. It's scary in the middle of the night, don't you know?"
"Wow, wow, wow, I didn't want to cry either, but this movie was so touching, I couldn't help but cry out loud, wow, wow~" 001 sat on his little stool, explaining while crying.
When Lin Yimu heard this, his dark face suddenly became interesting, and he asked in a strange tone: "Can robots have human emotions? Do you know what is touching?"
"How could I not know? I am the most advanced system, and also a system endowed with human emotions. Although, although I am still learning slowly." 001 said with indignation and pride, but he felt a little guilty when he said that he was still learning at the end.
"Tsk~" Lin Yimu looked at 001, whose eyes were swollen like walnuts, with some disdain. Since it was very late, he didn't bother to investigate further and said directly: "I'm going to sleep. Don't cry in my mind anymore. This is the time for us humans to rest. Since you want to learn from humans, you must follow our schedule."
"Oh, okay, I promise not to disturb you. The movie is only one hour away and I will finish watching it soon!" 001 looked at Lin Yimu, who had a unhappy expression on his face, and quickly made a promise.
After getting the guarantee, Lin Yimu lay down to sleep with peace of mind. However, just when he was about to fall asleep, the system suddenly cried and woke Lin Yimu up again.
Lin Yimu looked at 001 who was trying hard to cover his mouth and not make any sound, pointed at it with a headache and said, "Is this what you mean by not disturbing me? Why doesn't the system have a small black room or a shielding function? This way, you won't disturb me no matter what you do."
Then, as soon as Lin Yimu finished speaking, 001, who was still in his mind about to cry, suddenly disappeared.
This sudden change caught Lin Yimu off guard. He searched in his mind for a long time before he saw a completely black area in a corner.
Lin Yi Mu curiously leaned over and poked it but there was no response. After he came out of his mind, Lin Yi Mu saw the system panel floating in front of him. It showed the words [The small black room is open and can be closed at will] in the upper right corner.
Lin Yimu locked 001 in a small dark room for a whole night, and only remembered to take it out at noon the next day. Since then, 001 has never disturbed Lin Yimu late at night again.
Seeing that 001 finally stopped crying, Lin Yimu breathed a sigh of relief. He stopped teasing it and shifted his attention to listen to the question being discussed at the podium.
A math class passed as Lin Yimu chatted with the system. When the bell rang, everyone started running out, wanting to check their grades on the bulletin board. They were both nervous and excited.
Lin Yimu was also dragged by Jian Yun and Li Jiayan to check his results.
As soon as he got closer, Lin Yimu heard someone whispering something in his ear.
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