6th satellite city.

The former wasteland has long been razed and rebuilt, with steel factories now standing on the surface, turning into gray-silver towers piercing the clouds.

The engines roared and the omnics started spinning.

The sophisticated production system creates more intelligent machines.

The amount of material accumulated layer by layer increases exponentially until every bit of the planet's resources is drained.

This is Xu's plan.

The starry sky is dangerous and contains a great deal of unknown evil.

For prevention and self-protection, the Xu family is trying their best to collect resources and prepare for future starship manufacturing plans.

"Master, the soup is here."

In the underground laboratory, the voice of the mechanical maid interrupted Xu Xi's recollections.

"Thanks, Ellie."

Xu Xi took the hot soup from Ai Lei.

It is a pure white in color and has a fragrant aroma, with fresh mushrooms floating in it that have just been picked.

Thanks to the huge database and the unique computing power of the intelligent machines, there were no oolong incidents of mixed viruses.

"Yeah, not bad."

"Ailei, your craftsmanship has improved."

Xu Xi sipped the hot soup, feeling the delicious taste flowing through his teeth, and couldn't help but smile and praise it.

"Thank you for the compliment, but I'm still a long way from there," the servitor stood quietly, appearing quite stable, but its ears were trembling rapidly.

Somewhat cute.

Under Ai Lei's gaze, Xu Xi slowly drank the hot soup.

Whether it is the warm soup or the crunchy and smooth mushrooms, they are all chewed and swallowed into the stomach.

"This kind of life is really nice..."

Xu Xi put down the empty bowl, and the hardworking and capable Ai Lei took the empty bowl away immediately.

She asked Xu Xi if he wanted a second bowl.

Xu Xi refused with a smile.

"Sit down, Ailei. Don't be too busy. You need to take a break," Xu Xi said, letting the servitor, who couldn't rest for a moment, sit down and rest.

"Yes, Master," Ailei was very obedient and sat down quietly.

Looking at Ai Lei like this, and then looking at the familiar laboratory environment around him, Xu Xi couldn't help but recall the past.

Especially that part.

The early days of meeting Elle.

Who would have thought that such a household robot, an AI named RTX-9090, would transform into an awakened being with human nature?

Xu Xi once thought about replicating this miracle, but ultimately failed.

The joy of a machine soul of golden quality does exist, and it has the potential to allow an omnic to awaken itself.

Just as people are different.

There are also differences between machine souls.

Not every machine soul can awaken enough self-awareness like Ailei.

"Ailei, I will continue to trouble you for help in the future."

"Yes, please rest assured, Ailei will always be at your service."

"You don't have to be so serious."

Under the light, the dust was clearly visible, and the shadows of the man and the robot were long and dark, blending together in silence.

The voices echoed back on the empty walls.

It looks quiet and warm.

…

[End the robot rebellion, your new life is full of peace]

【You like and enjoy this atmosphere】

[No need to worry about the next attack, no need to worry about the harassment of the intelligent machines, now you can research technology as you like and relax in your spare time]

[You once asked Ailei if she had any other plans for the future]

[Aile's answer is the same as always, and has never changed. That is to serve you until her machine soul is extinguished.]

[You want to speak but stop, stop and want to speak]

[Once again, I feel that I am not a good teacher]

[You tried to correct her, but the loyal servitor had her own rules. No matter how you tried, her answer remained the same.]

…

[Time passes quickly, summer falls behind you, and is precisely cut by the cold wind of autumn]

[Months of research have given you a deeper understanding of starship technology]

[You have successfully established contact with the Old Federation's starship]

【Resonate with them and get the blueprint】

[But the technology of the starship is too obscure and profound, and you cannot fully understand it. You are not anxious about this.]

[You always combine work and rest. Whenever your brain is tired, you will temporarily put aside your research and choose to relax your brain with a leisurely daily routine.]

[You are in the courtyard of the Sixth Satellite City, tending to the fragrant flowers and looking up at the stars with Ailei]

[But you think that this alone is not enough]

[So, you took your loyal servitor to a natural landscape far away]

…

The anti-gravity starship is very fast.

It takes less than 20 minutes to reach the cedar forest selected by Xu from the Sixth Satellite City.

When you step out of the starship.

What appeared before Xu Xi was such a beautiful scene.

The mist lingered in the brown treetops, passed through the gaps between each leaf, wrapped around the tree branches, and merged silently. Under the morning light, it revealed a strange and brilliant halo.

There is water in the forest, and the surface of the water is like a mirror, making the natural wonder symmetrical.

"Ailei, do you think this scene is beautiful?"

"very beautiful."

In response to Xu Xi's questions, the robot answered truthfully.

But she didn't understand.

Xu is why I asked her.

It is true that beautiful scenery can relax people's minds, but servitors are not one of them. Cold machines can see beauty but cannot feel it.

Xu Xi smiled and denied: "Don't you already have that kind of thing, Ailei?"

The robot servant was bewildered: "Do I... have one too?"

"Of course," Xu Xi said, recalling the water-playing incident a few years ago. What seemed like a childish act of fun was actually a realization of beauty.

So, of course.

There is no situation where Elle cannot see beauty.

"I see. Thank you for your answer." Ailei seemed to have heard it, but also seemed not to have heard it.

She squatted down timidly, picked up a dead leaf from the ground, looked at the yellowed texture on it, and fell into a long state of silence.

Such performance.

This made Xu Xi curious.

"Aile, do you like fir trees?"

“I was wondering if the food would taste better if I grilled it with this wood.”

The robot servant said this, and with its silver-blue eyes, it calmly and seriously observed the tree in front of it, and gestured with its hands to indicate what size it should be cut into.

It can be seen that Ailei is serious.

"Ellie, don't you like these views?"

"I like it, but serving you is my first priority."

The black hair is like a waterfall, shining with golden evening light.

Ai Lei answered Xu Xi. She didn't hate the cedar forest in front of her, but after seeing it, she would prioritize the pros and cons for Xu Xi.

It doesn't matter whether she is beautiful or not.

The servitors don't care about that.

"Master, do you want to have a cedar barbecue?" the robot servant asked seriously.

"Let's forget about that," Xu Xi sighed, stretched out his hand and rubbed Ai Lei's little head.

My own robot servant is very loyal.

But isn't loyalty too much?