Chapter 249 Under the Starry Sky, Only You and Me
Chapter 249 Under the Starry Sky, Only You and Me
"Master, it's time to drink the soup."
"Thanks, Ellie."
The interior is quiet and the furniture is neat and tidy.
With a gentle and steady sound, the robot servant brought a refill of soup. The soup was crystal clear and golden in color, and its fragrance emanated from the stirring of the spoon.
There are also plant fragments floating in it.
Mixed with thin shreds of meat.
It was a very gentle smell, like the comfort of having warm steam brushing your face in the cold winter.
"Gulp——" Xu Xi took a sip of the specially made tonic soup, feeling the flow between his teeth and the warmth in his throat, his thoughts wandering in the silence.
rumble.
rumble.
In a distant laboratory, a new type of force field weapon is being tested, emitting a loud and deafening sound.
Weakened layer by layer.
Finally, only a faint buzzing sound was left, which reached the door of Xu's room.
Ailei mobilized computing power and activated the isolation shield in the room, perfectly isolating the last bit of noise.
"Time flies by so fast..."
Looking at Ai Lei, whose face seemed calm and indifferent but who was actually very serious, Xu Xi couldn't help but recall the time when he first met the robot servant.
The Xu family at that time.
It is still in the stage of surviving in the wasteland.
Faced with intelligent machines all over the world, he has no choice but to hide underground in order to develop.
Including Ailei's original body, the housekeeping robot GTX-9090, which was also picked up by Xu Xi from the ruins of the laboratory.
Seriously.
Elle was a great help.
If it weren’t for Ailei, it wouldn’t be the 9090 at that time.
Most of the time, Xu's department will be trapped in the daily maintenance of the base, making it impossible to delve into technology, let alone the subsequent series of changes.
"Gulp——" After another mouthful of hot soup, Xu Xi felt that the discomfort in his body had eased a lot.
"Ailei, thank you for your hard work over the years."
"Don't worry about it, this is what I should do."
Xu Xi's sudden thanks surprised the loyal robot servant.
She sat quietly, shaking her head slightly, saying that she never felt bitter or tired, and that machines did not have that kind of physical sensation.
And.
It is only natural for a robot servant to obey the orders of its master.
She said this with a serious expression that was kind of cute.
Ai Lei has always been like this, always putting Xu Xi first.
"Aile, my gratitude has nothing to do with your identity. It doesn't matter whether you are a heartless and painless omnic or not."
"I want to express my gratitude to Elle because she has helped me a lot."
"Aile has always worked very hard, hasn't she?"
Xu Xi spoke softly.
In Ai Lei's view, such help might be taken for granted and no thanks was needed. What she really wanted and wanted was to serve Xu Xi.
But in Xu Xi's heart, he always remembered Ai Lei's help.
That is silent companionship.
A warm flower blooming on a cold body.
so.
Maybe he wanted to lead Elle out of the cage before the simulation ended, so that the robot could become a free individual after the simulation ended.
"You... flatter me... Thank you for the compliment..."
The servitor's voice remained calm.
So quiet that she was trembling slightly, so quiet that she was weak.
Her body seemed to malfunction, and her energy circuits began to heat up, emitting a faint red glow.
The light shines through the realistic artificial biomass skin, revealing a light cherry color.
This won't work.
This state cannot serve the master well.
So, Ailei adjusted her body parameters and tried to keep herself calm until Xu Xi finished drinking the soup, then she quickly left with the empty bowl.
Those overly hasty steps seemed like a flight.
"That child seems to have become more human."
Looking at the receding figure, Xu Xi was stunned for a moment, then he smiled.
An exquisite and lifeless face, a skeleton cast from alloy, lines surging with energy, and an intelligent mechanical core that fluctuates for energy, these together make up Ellie's body.
And now, Xu Xi saw more.
It is invisible and elusive.
Yet, it is a pure and real soul.
Two hundred years is a long time, longer than the sum of the previous three simulations. Because of this, Elle transformed in time and gradually emerged from the cold machine.
"However, in this eternal cage, it is hard to say whether the increase in human emotions is a good thing or a bad thing."
Xu Xi shook his head.
If the plan fails, we won't be able to leave this starry sky.
Then, after the simulation ends, Ailei will face the desolate environment alone and fall into almost infinite loneliness.
"Anyway, keep working hard."
"Before the next attack comes, I need to make some preparations and try to avoid death."
"It's a long shot, but we should try."
Xu Xi stood up.
I stretched my muscles on the spot.
Maybe it was because the tonic soup prepared by Ailei was really effective, or maybe it was for other reasons, Xu Xi felt that his physical condition was very good now.
The strength flows throughout the body and the brain thinks rapidly.
Apart from a little stiffness due to long-term sitting, there are basically no problems.
"I still need to continue resonating the machine spirit..."
"Resonate with Elle and improve her computing efficiency."
"Resonant Computer, design a new computing power carrier for Ailei."
"Resonant Starship, increase overall speed."
"..."
Xu Xi shook his head. He felt that before he even started working, his mind was filled with the voices of various machine spirits, some violent, some silent.
With the help of the Machine Soul Pleasure entry, the communication process was mostly smooth.
But repetitive work.
Still makes people feel tired.
…
【Good morning, good afternoon, good night】
[You spend your time with the robot in ordinary greetings. When you rest, you will occasionally be surprised to realize that time has passed so quickly.]
[You gradually get used to the high-intensity scientific research work]
[Often after resonating with the machine soul, you can put the inspiration you get into new experiments]
[Your research speed has increased a bit]
[You are very satisfied with this, and gradually you no longer feel tired. You guessed that it was due to the genetic modification and the help of the Elly brand tonic soup.]
[Small joy of the machine soul, great joy of the machine soul, extra great joy of the machine soul]
[Aile is a little unhappy, Ailei is very unhappy, Ailei is extremely unhappy]
[You frequently communicate with your soul to seek future development directions. As technology advances, your efficiency in gaining inspiration decreases.]
[You unexpectedly discovered that as the number of times you resonate with the machine soul increases, your own thinking also becomes faster]
[You are very happy and think this is a happy event]
[Therefore, your already frequent machine soul resonance frequency has now become even higher.]
[Simulation year 191, you are 210 years old, Ailei has been with you for 188 years]
[You once again encountered the Zerg. They are worthy of the name of natural disasters. After experiencing countless attacks from neutron war stars, they can still develop on a huge scale.]
[You feel respect and harvest their lives]
[Simulation of the 200th year, you are 219 years old, and Ailei has been with you for 197 years]
[The engine upgrade makes your fleet faster, travel through the bright galaxy, and see more celestial systems]
[You have encountered a new civilization, which was an ancient one in a state of ignorance]
[You have seen the extinction of the stars, and watched their light grow fainter]
[Have you ever seen planets running? It is a dreamlike scene of planets breaking away from the constraints of galaxies and crashing into the universe]
[You hold the hand of the robot servant, stand on the empty bridge, witness the splendor from the universe together, and spend the silent loneliness]