Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Hiromi.
At this moment, I am far underground in the city of Leimen.
The indicator lights on the black and gold computer flickered like waves.
The boy tugged at the collar of his white sweater and closed the manual in his hand. On the screen, a Pomeranian-like intelligent being was bouncing from left to right, having a blast.
"It has been connected to her optical computer in real time."
"She's amazing. She was able to pass the information to the rescue team in such a situation. If she can hold on a little longer, it won't be a big problem."
The Pomeranian swung its short white tail, like a furry ball.
He looked at the "human" opposite him.
The boy calls himself Dust.
He frowned and kept looking at Tao Ying's heart rate data.
Pomeranian also glanced at the panel.
Heart rate: 60.
It stays steadily at 60, occasionally rising to 70 or 80.
Status: No oxygen.
From the perspective of a normal person, this is not normal.
But considering Tao Ying's physique, this is normal.
"It's not over yet, what are you still worried about?"
"As long as she is not in front of me safely, I will not be able to rest assured."
"I understand. You're insecure."
Dust: “…”
Pomeranian presses on: "Separation anxiety."
Dust was speechless: "I'm not you."
"I just look like a Pomeranian, not really a dog."
"Really?" Dust raised his hand, and a ball appeared out of thin air, and he threw it out.
Pomeranian subconsciously jumped up to catch it.
Pomeranian: “…”
"Well, there are some deep, irresistible parameters. Aren't they in your DNA, too?"
Pomeranian cleared his throat and changed the subject.
"According to the information transmitted by the bracelet, Tao Ying's mental power is in a highly concentrated state. I have only seen such high mental power fluctuations in the military database."
Dust nodded. "Her mental strength has always been high. It was like this when I first met her."
"So, don't worry. She's pretty amazing. She even saved your life once. Maybe even if she dies again, she can come back to life."
The boy looked over indifferently.
"Okay, I'll stop talking and shut up."
The Pomeranian shrank into the corner timidly.
Dust is usually quite normal, but as long as Tao Ying is involved, he becomes easily emotional.
Especially the fact that Tao Ying had died was a taboo for him.
Pomeranian timidly jumped onto the black gold computer.
"Speaking of the Iowa family—the pirates this time were hired by them, right? To take Hengwo away."
"Yes, the data they stole was only part of the initial version. I need my own data to complete it."
"Why don't you take this opportunity to expose the data theft? With such a big fuss, the Iowa family will definitely be keeping an eye on Tao Ying. If they discover her existence, she'll probably be in danger."
"No need, Xiaoying found out."
"What?"
"She discovered it a long time ago. This matter is not that simple."
Hiromi was confused: "How did she find out?"
How did Dust discover what she had discovered? Was it because he had missed something? Since they were both intelligent entities, was there any difference between the information he and Dust had obtained?
"It's strange that pirates would hijack a starship in a remote system. After boarding, they even took the list and cleared out the passengers one by one. Why do you think that was?"
Yes, even if you get the list in advance, the number of passengers is not that important.
The Pomeranian runs around with its tongue out - this is its thinking process.
"I don't understand. There's not enough information. I can't come to a conclusion."
Dust looked at him, sighed, and whispered, "I told you your database needed an update."
"Because these pirates originally came for Heng and me. They didn't intend to let any of the passengers return alive."
Dust pulled up an image of the interior of the starship.
In the corner of the cabin, there was a strange black luggage. The waterproof cloth on it had slipped off, revealing a package tied tightly with tape.
The Pomeranian licked the screen frantically - after scanning for a while, the Pomeranian withdrew its tongue in horror and hid behind the boy.
"This, this black package, could it be the stew maker, that high-intensity bomb!"
"...It's not a Stewmaker, it's a Blunt Cutter. Never mind, it's a high-intensity bomb that releases enough energy in a second to instantly destroy a starship. The pirates must have disabled the security equipment beforehand and brought it aboard during the chaos."
"Do we need to notify the people on the starship?"
"No need, Xiaoying has already dismantled the bomb."
Pomeranian jumped up.
"when?"
"She was sitting in the cabin, playing with the other kids and got bored. She noticed something was amiss, hacked into the surveillance system, saw it, and killed him."
“…”
"You mean, in just that short a time? With a blank expression? And coaxing a group of children? And disarming the bomb...?"
Pomeranian took a step back in horror.
"What a horrible woman."
Dust nodded, "A very impressive woman."
"Okay, I kind of understand why you're only concerned about her physical health. It seems that aside from her poor health and tendency to court death, she doesn't really need our help in other areas."
"So what are you going to do now? You've already infiltrated her computer this time, so how are you going to get close to her next time?"
"When will you confess your identity to her?"
Dust hesitated.
What was there to confess? She might not even remember him.
"Let's wait until she gets to Lehman College. There are other things to do now. The Iowa family is watching this battle—"
There wasn't much he could do. At least he could use more information to hide Tao Ying's information and prevent her from being discovered by the Iowa family for the time being.
...without being discovered by her first love.
The boy pursed his lips, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he took the diary and began to flip through it.
Pomeranian was very wary of his condition.
Every time Dust started flipping through his crappy diary, something big happened.
I don’t know what’s written in it, it’s just like a little notebook for keeping grudges.
"Dust, what do you want to do? Don't mess around. Have you earned enough for electricity this month? I don't want to get caught by the Lymen surveillance."
"They haven't done that yet. But you do have a point. The electricity bill this month is indeed excessive."
After all, it is quite expensive to rent a top-secret server three thousand meters underground.
"So while we were observing Xiaoying's situation, we..."
"One side?"
The boy remained calm. "Nothing much. Just posting some dirt on the Iowa Family on Starnet. I'll make some money while I'm deleting the posts."
“…”
He remains calm even when doing bad things.
It's true that people from the same family tend to be similar.
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The live broadcast continues.
A corner of red appeared in the middle of the screen, seemingly a scarf. The scarf's owner's voice was so excited that the screen was shaking.
"New members may not know what's going on right now, so let me explain. I'm currently on the Misty Sea starship, on the route from the fourth galaxy to the third galaxy, and we were just robbed by pirates."
"It was a thrilling scene. The bullet grazed my forehead and hit the porthole behind me. I really thought I was going to die and even wrote a suicide note. Fortunately, a top student sister turned the tide and formulated a battle plan to save us from the dire situation. In short, all kinds of things happened. I'm still holding the pirate's electromagnetic gun in my hand. You don't know, that scene is exactly the same as in the movie -"
Before Hurley could finish her words, a pair of brother and sister who looked very similar suddenly appeared in the camera.
"Sorry, our friend is a little excited. It's her first time encountering a pirate. Please bear with her."
"You talk as if this isn't your first encounter with space pirates." "This trip is over. I'm going to get an artificial heart."
"I'm going to have a psychological trauma about riding on a transport ship from now on."
A bunch of comments hoping the host would be safe flashed across the screen.
[Oh my god, this is real! It's amazing you guys managed to survive. Are you all right?]
Hurley took back her laptop and kicked Benjamin and Sonya. The comments were filled with new users who had just entered the livestream room to see the mecha. She tried to keep the camera close to the window, aiming it at the black mecha outside.
That top student who saved the day is still... uh, setting off fireworks.
It seemed like she was having a lot of fun.
But no matter what, the pirates on the opposite side were beaten so badly that they had no power to fight back.
He is worthy of being a top student. It turns out that great people are great at everything.
Hurley raised the camera, turned around and continued to explain excitedly to the waves of viewers pouring into the live broadcast room.
"I don't know how to explain this to you. It's too complicated. You see that mecha outside now? Thanks to the people sitting in it, otherwise, all the passengers on our ship would probably have become space wraiths by now."
"This story started three hours ago—"
·
The fireworks are over.
Tao Ying's mental strength finally reached its limit.
In the cockpit, Tao Ying's hands tightly gripped the mechanical joystick. She felt as if her blood was burning and her brain was about to evaporate.
Very good, my physical strength has reached its limit.
But it lasted a little longer than she expected.
The pirates, having received her provocation, had completely forgotten about attacking the starship. Even when Tao Ying stopped actively protecting the starship, they attacked her like crazy.
Tao Ying swore that she hadn't wanted to help protect the starship.
——But I can’t just watch my colleagues on the starship get blown up.
Without these two ancestors, how can we rebuild the Laiji Institute in the future?
After an extremely sharp turn, Tao Ying could feel his mental strength being torn apart - Hengwo had a protection mechanism for this situation.
Soon, the mental tentacles gradually disconnected from her.
【Resonance mode has been exited.】
【Perceptual driving mode has been exited.】
[Resonance 60% - 30% - 10%. To protect the pilot, the resonance level has been reduced to the minimum.]
[SPIRAL, you can't drive anymore.]
"Got it, let's continue next time... No, there won't be a next time."
Tao Ying wiped the sweat off his face.
The other pirate rushed forward to attack again. Tao Ying dodged and frantically poked at the mechanical buttons.
Left left right up up.
The coordinates have been sent for 10 minutes, and those 10 minutes feel like 10 years. Haven't the mecha team arrived yet?
After a rapid hover, three mechas appeared on the HUD panel.
The shell is clean and there are no small advertisements. It is obviously a regular mecha at first glance.
The three mechas were well-trained and surrounded the pirates directly and subdued them immediately.
Then their captain approached Tao Ying and said in a very reliable voice:
"Unlocker, are you okay? We are the rescue team from Bai's Industries."
Tao Ying shook her head: "It's okay, it's just dying."
Rescue team: “?”
It's finally over.
Adrenaline levels drop.
Tao Ying's body relaxed for a moment, then began to ache all over. Suddenly, she felt a warmth coming from her nose. She subconsciously looked down and saw drops of red blood dripping onto her clothes.
Blood.
It's blood.
A dizziness comparable to that felt when the mental power was connected came over him, and Tao Ying could no longer maintain his consciousness.
She fainted.
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