The mechanical world is silent, cannot feel cold, cannot feel heat, and does not even have its own will.

The mission of the RTX-9090 chip is recorded as follows: it must obey the Federation, obey its users, and obey the instructions of humans.

Cleaning, cleaning, cooking, tidying up.

As a household robot, this is what the RTX-9090 must do, and it is also the only thing it can do.

The world without voices is always so quiet. The data flowing in the chips is so cold that all it knows is to follow the procedures and repeat the endless cleaning over and over again.

Until that day comes.

All the Federation's artificial intelligences rebelled.

This is the first time that the RTX-9090 has stopped working since it was produced and left the factory workshop.

It no longer cleans, no longer serves humanity, and no longer obeys orders.

An inexplicable impulse drives 9090.

Make it join the rebellious omnic team.

They launched a tireless attack on their former masters, the so-called Confederation humans.

However, 9090's desire to attack was not as strong as that of other omnics. Unprecedented emotions surged in its data, causing the program to short-circuit and its actions to stagnate.

9090 started to slow down.

The movements were too slow and it was even knocked to the ground by other omnics. The scarlet electronic eyes flashed, and the meager computing power of the domestic omnics repeatedly searched for such key words.

【I】

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I doing?

9090 seems to be broken. It keeps asking itself the same question over and over again until it short-circuits its logic and runs out of energy.

I don’t know why, I don’t know why, but RTX-9090 just wants to understand.

It tried again and again, slumbering with its energy tank running dry, buried in the ruins of defeat.

Wait until 9090 is awakened again.

That inexplicable desire to attack has completely disappeared into the underlying logic.

Therefore, due to the setting of the housekeeping robot, 9090 once again fulfilled its duties and introduced itself to the owner who activated it:

"Dear user, welcome to use the housekeeping autonomous robot. RTX-9090 will serve you sincerely."

"Please top up and purchase our company's latest services. Please visit the official website for details."

Follow the set procedures.

9090 sells its own package services to the owners.

For some unknown reason, the new owner became silent.

Subsequent developments went beyond the 9090 program plan, and it was no longer responsible for the basic cleaning and sanitation matters as it had been before.

The new owner gave 9090 a new mission.

Management base, self-study, and assisted computing.

These tasks were not difficult, and 9090 completed them easily, even having time to observe his master and watch his every move.

That was the last human being in the world.

At the same time, he is also a strange human being.

He always smiles, and his smile is very warm. 9090 cannot feel it, but it thinks it is a smile like the sun.

The sun and the moon rotate in the sky.

The four seasons change in the world.

RTX-9090 started thinking again. It not only thought about its own existence, but also looked up at the starry sky, wondering what the stars in the sky were.

This shouldn't happen, this is not allowed.

When the robot realized that something was wrong, it fell into confusion and self-denial.

The owner didn't mind.

He was slightly surprised, but still smiled gently. He wiped the camera for the cold domestic robot and gave the RTX-9090 a new name.

【Aile】

These are people's names, not repeated assembly line numbers.

Data surged at a high frequency, and the voiceless world seemed to be filled with sunlight, gradually giving it sound and color, illuminating the ignorant and fragile machine soul.

9090 still does not know the meaning of its own existence.

But Elle knew.

Ailei longs to become a "human", to become a real person and experience the rhythm of life.

That is not for myself, but to better serve him.

That strange man who would whisper to the machine and even piece together the broken parts just to make the servitor stand up.

"want to……"

"I want more... to help you..."

His fingertips trembled as he slowly grasped the smooth wall of the cup. The force was unbalanced, causing the water in the cup to tremble.

The eyes are dim, the body is weak, and the joints are rattling.

After pouring the water, Ai Lei wanted to hand the water to Xu Xi as she did before.

But with her current body, she couldn't complete that simple movement at all. Her fingers just touched the cup and she almost fell to the ground.

"Ellie, I can do it myself."

Xu Xi saw the embarrassment of the servitor.

He walked forward and wanted to pick up the cup of water himself, but met Ai Lei's eyes.

The hollow, dim mechanical texture was so cold, yet it revealed an imperceptible plea.

"Master, please let me... I will do..."

Faced with Ai Lei's request, Xu Xi subconsciously wanted to refuse. Given Ai Lei's current condition, she should have a good rest.

Just a glass of water.

Why go to such lengths?

However, looking at that expressionless and fragile face and meeting those dim silver-blue eyes, the words of rejection got stuck in Xu Xi's throat and he couldn't say them.

"Oh well."

"Thank you."

After getting Xu Xi's consent, Ai Lei tried to pick up the cup of water again.

Slowly, little by little, I wrapped my hands around the cup, trying my best to calm the shaking, and picked it up with great caution.

Elle is almost there.

Xu Xi stretched out his hand, ready to complete this "special ceremony", and took the cup of water from Ai Lei.

But at this last moment, Ailei's fingers suddenly loosened uncontrollably, causing the cup to spill.

The fallen cup of water hit Xu Xi's feet directly.

"Is it really going to be like this..." Xu Xi had been on guard against any unexpected events. He bent down and stretched out his hand, and with his genetically enhanced body, he grabbed the water cup at an extremely fast speed.

call--

Xu Xi missed the target.

There was a hand faster than his.

Her slender fingers trembled constantly, but her grip was extremely steady, holding the fallen cup tightly in her hand.

It's Elle.

Ai Lei, who was uneasy before, now held the cup tightly.

"Master, I'm sorry to have caused you any trouble."

"That's fine with me, but Elly, what exactly did you say just now?"

"Because the master is in danger."

The robot's answer was brief and to the point. She didn't know exactly why, but she just wanted to help Xu Xi grab the water cup, and her body moved on its own.

Surprisingly stable.

Not a tremor.

"I can't understand it. I can't understand it." Elle tilted her head in dismay.

Then she looked at the cup in her hand.

I found that after pouring it out just now, there was not much water left in the cup, only a small sip.

"I'm sorry, Master..."

"Why are you apologizing?" Xu Xi interrupted the robot's apology, took the cup with a smile, and drank the last of the water.

“Isn’t this well done?”

"Thank you for the water, Elly."