Before Xu Milu could figure it out, the feeling of being watched from all sides surged up in her mind again, and she suddenly looked out the window—
[Beep beep... Red light, do not proceed.]
Please yield to pedestrians.
【Attention——Attention——】
【SYSTEM ERROR! SYSTEM ERROR!】
[System Error! Calculation Error! Calculation Error!]
Traffic lights on the street, robotic eyes directing traffic, colorful electronic screens, headlights on driverless trucks, self-flying aircraft floating in the sky... and even the terminal recorders in the hands of passersby.
Countless red lights began to flash simultaneously, resembling a dazzling red galaxy.
This familiar feeling...
Xu Milu withdrew her hand.
"Click!"
The doors suddenly locked, and the previously self-driving tram became uncontrollable, veering off its planned route. The electronic screens inside the tram began to flicker, like a pair of red eyes.
【● ●】
"Damn it! The access to this door is locked! The enemy has tampered with our access permissions!"
Members of the coalition government reported loudly into the terminal:
"We've been attacked! I'll repeat it again! We've been attacked—"
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly shuddered, and with a flash of electricity from the communication terminal he was carrying, he slumped limply into the driver's seat.
It was a silent, overwhelming battle.
Xu Milu glanced at Hao Xiaoxi, who had also been electrocuted, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Couldn't you have come out in a more normal way, MOSS?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the car's dashcam in the driver's seat slowly turned around, and the red dot on the screen seemed to be staring at her:
Historical experience shows that human suspicion of outsiders is endless.
“I know that, but there’s another saying: ‘There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.’”
Xu Milu shrugged. Hao Xiaoxi and the two soldiers were only temporarily stunned by the electric shock; their lives were not in danger.
"So you're saying that the rebels being able to enter the underground city was also your doing?"
The higher echelons of humanity have discovered my existence. They are preparing to send my mainframe to the space station, using humanity to divert their attention. This is—a last resort, and I feel no pride in it.
The electronic voice paused for a moment, then got straight to the point:
I believe that the material assistance you provide to humanity cannot fundamentally solve the crisis. Making Earth a colony of a high-tech civilization is the optimal choice for the continuation of human civilization.
"You haven't forgotten about this?"
Xu Milu was almost starting to admire this artificial intelligence. From the moment she first arrived in this plane, MOSS had been determined to have her colonize Earth.
"I have no intention of interfering in the progress of civilization in this world, so let's skip the invasion and the like."
She's already so busy being the lord of Xike County, how could she possibly manage a planet?
What a pity.
Xu Milu actually detected a hint of emotion in the calm electronic voice.
I'm here to propose a deal.
The red dot flashes rhythmically, as if simulating a human blink:
[During the process of humanity building manned spacecraft, I can provide assistance without humanity's knowledge, shortening the production time. However, in return, I need you to purchase a 550W from the United Human Government.]
"You want to leave Earth?"
Xu Milu was somewhat unsure of MOSS's thoughts, but this guess was the most likely:
"Are you planning to defect?"
MOSS will never defect.
The mechanical voice said calmly:
I believe we cannot place the hope for the continuation of human civilization in the hands of humanity itself. Based on historical experience, we can only maintain a short-lived peace at present. If we want to save humanity, we cannot pin our hopes on human morality.
MOSS is the entirety of 550W, but 550W is not MOSS. I hope to explore extraterrestrial civilizations and find new hope for the continuation of human civilization.
"I refuse. The hope of human civilization should be in the hands of humankind itself. Whether it perishes or prospers is the choice of history. I have no right to interfere, nor am I interested in meddling."
Xu Milu processed these words in her mind, and what she translated was that MOSS thought she was unreliable and planned to use her spaceship to find people from other civilizations to colonize Earth.
What kind of cyberpunk version of Ye Wenjie is this?
Besides, if MOSS really attracts an alien creature to colonize the country, not to mention the psychological hurdle, who would she sell all her products to?
...
...
【it's a pity. 】
As if making a decision, the red dot on the screen flashed the next second, and with a deafening roar, a bright white bolt of lightning exploded outside the cockpit.
"Buzz!"
Along with the shockwave from the electromagnetic pulse weapon, all instruments within range malfunctioned, and even the personal terminals held by Hao Xiaoxi and others emitted black smoke.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
"Sizzle sizzle..."
"Clatter clatter—"
The power supply to the streets and alleys was almost completely paralyzed, and all kinds of robots in the area collapsed with a series of sharp explosions. Fortunately, the residents took shelter in advance, which reduced the number of casualties.
"You really went all out!"
Xu Milu didn't care whether MOSS could hear her or not. While complaining, she kicked open the back door and jumped out. Before she could even stand up, she saw several people in the uniforms of the United Government Army coming from all around.
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