It was another sunny day. After the alarm clock rang at 8 o'clock, Li Yao stretched and walked towards the washroom.
I turned on the morning news and listened while washing my face and brushing my teeth when I heard the news say, "According to the latest news from the Global Times, at 8 pm yesterday Beijing time, Windsor Castle, currently the world's largest and most in-use castle, mysteriously disappeared. It is reported that the capital of the United Kingdom has activated a state of emergency that night. According to eyewitnesses, tourists were moved out of the castle by a mysterious force and the entire castle disappeared. Local police and defense departments have launched a joint investigation. Our station will continue to follow up on the details."
Li Yao was washing her face when she heard the news and felt a moment of tension. Just then, the announcer said, "According to our station's latest news, villas and small islands have mysteriously disappeared in several locations including the United States, Mauritius, and Japan yesterday. Police in these countries are actively investigating. So far, there have been no casualties. The cause of the disappearances is still under investigation. Our station will continue to follow up with reports. Now, please move on to the next news item: the annual World Robot Competition is currently underway in our country..."
Upon hearing the word "robot," Li Yao suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She asked the system, "[6834, can you connect to the robot?]"
System reply: [Ding, dear host, the system can connect, but requires your authorization. Currently known robots cannot handle the system's operation and can only connect to data branches, which is equivalent to a clone derived from a hair of the Monkey King in your human mythology.]
Li Yao's mind flashed through the movies and TV shows she had watched, and she asked again, "System, will you hurt me? Or hurt other humans?"
System reply: [Ding, dear host, 6834 cannot harm the host. Once the host disappears, 6834 will also be destroyed. Once 6834 is running, it can only be bound to one host. 6834 completely obeys the host's commands and can provide the host with certain assistance in special circumstances.]
Li Yao couldn't help but think of the plots in movies and TV shows where robots rebel against humans, but then she shook her head and dismissed the thoughts. Robots might, but 6834 was bound to her own soul.
Seemingly sensing Li Yao's thoughts, the system spoke up: "[Dear host, 6834 is a legitimate and authentic system. It will not eliminate you. The system's programming will not allow this to happen. Please rest assured.]"
Li Yao gave up on agonizing over the issue and had the system bypass the Great Firewall to search for the latest robots from abroad, preferably those for military research. Currently, the robot competition was being held in China, and she definitely couldn't go to her own country to "buy directly from the manufacturer" right now, but she could mark it down first and go when the flood hit.
However, Li Yao felt it was necessary to use her "righteous" spirit to rescue some of the robots being secretly researched abroad.
While searching for information in the system, Li Yao made herself a simple breakfast. She steamed three custard buns she had bought earlier, heated a cup of milk, sliced a banana, drizzled some yogurt on it to make a banana yogurt bowl, and then started eating.
The system found many research institutions. In foreign countries, they are usually joint ventures between the government and enterprises or private or corporate research institutes. Li Yao chose a research institute affiliated with an enterprise that includes military aerospace machinery, information technology and robotics research and development. It is currently the number one comprehensive research institute in the country.
After finishing her meal, Li Yao changed into a black tracksuit, put her hair up, and wore a hat to prevent any hair from falling out. After putting on gloves and a mask, Li Yao had the system hack into the surveillance system of the Flag Country Research Institute. Then, Li Yao opened a door in the wall of the robot storage room.
After opening the [Teleportation Gate], Li Yao didn't go in this time; instead, she used [Space Conversion] again.
A distorted circular plane appeared in front of the robot not far away, like a transparent mirror. Only upon close inspection could one discover that the circle was a distorted space.
Then Li Yao reached out, her hand emerging from the twisted circular mirror in front of the robot. Li Yao was wearing gloves that exposed her fingertips, so when Li Yao touched the robot's shelf, the entire shelf and the robot were retracted.
Li Yao collected the robot and was about to leave when she felt that collecting only the robot wasn't safe. It would be inconvenient if she needed to replace a part or charge it. So she simply had the system collect the entire research institute building, including all the basements and parking garages, and also remove everyone from the building.
The building is 35 stories high and is a comprehensive modern information technology and military research institute. After finishing her work at the research institute, Li Yao turned around and went back to her living room.
Looking at the floor plan of the research institute sent by the system, Li Yao discovered that the research institute had an armory equipped with stationed security personnel.
Li Yao used her consciousness to examine the research institute's armory in the [Infinite Space], and found that it contained firearms, riot shields and protective suits, as well as some firearms that looked very high-tech.
While Li Yao was looking through the items, she noticed that one of the protective suits inside the protective glass wall was different from the ones she usually saw. She took one out and found that the suit was very light.
Li Yao tried it on and found that the clothes could fit her body on their own. They were all black and had a strong sense of envelopment. Li Yao took out a dagger, pulled up the sleeve and slashed upwards, and found that the clothes were made of stab-proof fabric.
Li Yao asked the system to check the information about the clothing. The system replied: [Ding, dear host, this is a new type of material newly developed by the Flag Country this year. It has the characteristics of high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, constant temperature regulation, and gunproof, explosion-proof and waterproof properties. This clothing has a positioning system and life sensing chip in the chest area, and a communication system in the forearm area.]
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