Chapter 61
Just as Chenxi and Jinyi's relationship was steadily moving towards the next stage of their partnership, something happened.
"What? You can't show up for the next few days?"
Jin Yi nodded helplessly. He reached out and touched Chen Xi's soft black hair, explaining, "It's the mainframe's routine component upgrade. I'll still be at the base these next few days, but I can't be in front of you or stay with you. I'm sorry."
Jin Yi's voice was full of apology.
Chen Xi looked disappointed upon hearing Jin Yi's words. Ah, it would be several days before they could meet. He had secretly kissed Jin Yi's abs last time and even found a very effective recovery agent on the StarNet that could make bruises disappear quickly. He had tried it on himself and it really worked. He had already planned to leave a hickey on Jin Yi's abs next time. But now Jin Yi said they couldn't meet for several days. He felt terrible.
Chenxi's eyebrows twitched in frustration, looking aggrieved. However, being the sensible boy he always was, he didn't make a fuss. He just made a small request, "It's okay if you can't show up for a few days, but you have to make it up to me when you come back. Well, I'll punish you by making you sleep with me every night from now on to make up for the time you missed."
Jin Yi's eyes flickered at Chen Xi's request, and he readily agreed.
When Chen Xi saw that Jin Yi had agreed, he was very excited and instantly felt that it was worth it. Before, he was afraid that Jin Yi would suspect him, so he would often only ask Jin Yi to sleep with him every day or two. He had endured a lot of hardship. But after this time, Jin Yi would sleep with him every day. Such a long-term deal could be done with just a few days of patience. It was really not a loss at all.
Even though he was overjoyed inside, Chen Xi didn't show it too much on his face. He still pretended to be a little wronged and reluctantly said to Jin Yi, "Then, then you go. Come back soon."
Jin Yi looked at Chen Xi's bright, excited eyes, yet she still seemed reluctant to agree. A smile crept onto his lips. He stepped forward and kissed her lips, which had somehow become restless. The kiss was passionate and tender. After the kiss, Jin Yi helped the slightly out-of-breath Chen Xi up and said gently, "I'm leaving now. Wait for me to come back."
After saying that, Jin Yi smiled at Chen Xi and then turned and left.
When Chenxi came back to his senses from Jin Yi's gentle smile, all he could see was Jin Yi's back as she walked away, a tiny bit of her back remaining. He stared blankly as that tiny figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor, and couldn't help but quietly tug at his clothes.
What to do? Jin Yi just left, and he already misses him a little.
It seems... this deal isn't very worthwhile.
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Inside the space base, in a heavily guarded and protected enclosed space, Jin Yi looked at the enormous spherical equipment in front of him and stepped inside. As Jin Yi approached, the equipment lit up with soft light and opened its gates one by one to make way for him. Until Jin Yi sat down in the very center, which resembled a throne, all the gates closed up in turn, completely enveloping him.
Soft light illuminated the entire space, and an ethereal mechanical electronic voice announced, "The 112,587th upgrade of the mainframe component is about to begin. Please select the upgrade subject."
"Jin Yi," Jin Yi said calmly.
"The main body of the main brain component upgrade has been changed to Jin Yi. Please confirm."
"confirm."
"Mastermind Jin Yi, the 112587th Mastermind component upgrade has officially begun. Please wait patiently."
As the ethereal electronic voice rang out, the massive spherical device enveloping Jin Yi seemed to come alive, its brightness fluctuating like breathing. The enormous and complex equipment began to operate methodically, its intricacy and precision enough to shut down the brain of any normal being at a glance.
If you look further away, you'll see that in this enclosed space, besides the huge spherical device that Jin Yi is operating, there is another identical device running in parallel not far from Jin Yi. However, that device is obviously silent at the moment.
In the GZ Clan, the "mastermind" not only signifies the highest authority but also represents a massive amount of resources.
Each mainframe is built with massive amounts of resources. It's not an exaggeration to say that the vast energy acquired by the AI Clan is 20% consumed by a single mainframe.
Because of the unique nature of the mastermind, the AI can only ever have one mastermind; it simply cannot afford to support more.
However, one mastermind is enough to oversee all of the affairs of the Gear Clan, allowing the Gear Clan to develop rapidly on the right path.
However, the mastermind is not eternal; Jin Yi is the twenty-first mastermind of the GZ Clan.
Each mastermind is born with the responsibility of leading the intelligent race. Every day, they are responsible for handling a massive amount of administrative affairs for the entire intelligent race. If life has breadth in addition to length, then the breadth of a mastermind's life is infinitely wide. This kind of life is obviously very tiring.
The main brain possesses its own consciousness and is not an emotionless machine. It also gets tired and weary. Therefore, when the main brain is tired, it can choose to dissipate its consciousness, allowing the AI to generate a new main brain.
Before Jin Yi, twenty other masterminds had already chosen to do this.
Over ten thousand years, the intelligent race has produced twenty-one chief minds, with each chief mind serving an average of only a few hundred years. This duration of consciousness is shorter than that of many ordinary intelligent races.
But given the inherent capabilities and responsibilities of the mastermind, it is natural that it can experience the vicissitudes of a single year that would take an ordinary being millions of years. Therefore, it is understandable that it would become increasingly weary and eventually lose consciousness due to unbearable fatigue.
Jin Yi had already been in the position of mastermind for over six hundred years, a lengthy period among all previous masterminds.
So, without exception, Jin Yi also began to consider falling into a deep sleep before Chen Xi appeared.
However, each mainframe is built with massive amounts of resources, and it's not easy to create a new one out of thin air in a short time. So the conventional method is to upgrade the mainframe components instead of upgrading the current mainframe, and instead put the resources directly into the new mainframe. After a period of accumulation, the new mainframe can gather the latest resources and replace the previous mainframe, while the previous mainframe can completely relinquish its responsibilities and rest.
Jin Yi had already done this several times before Chen Xi appeared. In the previous upgrades of the main brain components, he did not upgrade himself, but instead chose to upgrade the new main brain.
However, everything changed after Chen Xi appeared, especially after he became Chen Xi's companion robot.
Tired? Bored? None of that exists! The mastermind could endure another ten thousand years of monotonous life.
As for him stepping down as the mastermind and voluntarily relinquishing resources to allow a new mastermind to emerge, don't even think about it! It's obvious that the new mastermind will only try to steal Chenxi from him.
Fortunately, the previous upgrades were only for parts, and the new mainframe was still a long way from replacing him. The last upgrade would also be his last upgrade on the new mainframe.
As long as Chenxi is alive, he will always be the mastermind of the AI Clan, forever by his side.
With these thoughts flashing through her mind, Jin Yi closed her eyes and patiently waited for the parts upgrade process to finish.
Time passed slowly, and when Jin Yi's upgrade process was halfway through, a faint light suddenly flashed from the huge, silent device not far from Jin Yi. The light was so faint and brief that it disappeared in a blur, so fleeting that it seemed like a human illusion.
At the same time, at Chenxi's steel nest dwelling, a sealed pod suddenly flashed. A moment later, the pod's unsealing command turned green, the pod lid opened automatically, and the previously dormant body inside swayed and sat up. He reached out to support his forehead and slowly opened a pair of golden eyes.
Those golden eyes looked around blankly.
Where is he?
He raised his hand, trying to climb out of the cabin.
It was clear that he was not very skilled at controlling his body. He almost fell when he first landed, but after taking a few unsteady steps, he quickly regained his balance. In just a few seconds, he went from taking his first steps to walking with ease.
Having mastered his body, he arrived at the indoor exit where the pod was located. The tightly closed door did not open. He frowned, and the display device on the door began to flash again. After a few seconds, with a soft beep, the door opened.
As the gate opened, looking out at the interconnected passageways leading in all directions, a trace of confusion returned to his golden eyes. Where was he? Where was he?
His eyes flashed with complex data, and a few seconds later, his eyes lit up. He found it! It was there!
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At this moment, Chen Xi was listlessly staying in his residence. In the past two days, with Jin Yi away, nothing seemed interesting to him.
Even my favorite games from before have lost their appeal.
When he was studying, he would always think of Jin Yi pestering him to tutor him.
Sigh, Jin Yi, when are you finally coming back?
Chenxi lay on the table and sighed deeply.
Unbeknownst to Chen Xi, the doors near him were being opened one by one, and a tall figure was rapidly approaching without taking any detours.
When they reached Chenxi's room, the door made a soft sound and then opened.
Chen Xi, who had his back to the door, was taken aback because he remembered telling Bin Lan that he didn't want to be disturbed in the afternoon. Logically, no one should be coming to his place at this time.
Chenxi turned around in confusion and saw the tall figure standing at the entrance.
With short black hair, sharp features, an incredibly handsome face, and golden eyes, Chen Xi's eyes immediately lit up with surprise, "Jin Yi, you're back?!"
Overjoyed, Chen Xi almost immediately pounced on Jin Yi, but after taking a couple of steps, he slowed down. He felt something was off about Jin Yi. Hadn't Jin Yi said the upgrade would take about four days? Jin Yi was incredibly punctual and had never made a mistake. And this Jin Yi was using the body of the black-haired Jin Yi! Jin Yi was notorious for being extremely jealous of himself; normally, even coaxing him to switch to the black-haired Jin Yi's body wouldn't work. If he wasn't careful, he'd be questioned about whether he loved the backup body more than him. Every time Jin Yi appeared before him in the black-haired Jin Yi's body, it was only after he'd offered a bunch of benefits.
But today, Jin Yi appeared in front of him without any prior notice, simply in her black-haired form, which was quite strange.
As she pondered, Chenxi slowly stopped walking.
As Chen Xi stopped, the black-haired "Jin Yi" walked straight over without hesitation and hugged Chen Xi tightly.
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At the same time, inside the space base, at the heavily guarded mainframe component upgrade area, a sharp alarm suddenly sounded: "Alarm! Alarm! Newborn mainframe consciousness has been detected escaping."
Jin Yi, who was inside the upgrade equipment, suddenly opened her eyes.
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The familiar body and the familiar embrace quickly dispelled the doubts that had inexplicably arisen in Chen Xi's heart. His longing for Jin Yi and his joy at seeing her quickly took over. He complained slightly, "Didn't you say it would be four days? How come you're back in just two days? Hmph, I thought I would have to wait a long time."
As she spoke, Chenxi rubbed her face against Jin Yi's chest.
The intimate and tender gestures made "Jin Yi" unable to help but lower her head, her gaze towards the person in her arms softening with an unusual tenderness.
"I'm asking you a question, why aren't you answering?" Chen Xi said, somewhat displeased.
Jin Yi was trying to open her mouth when she suddenly shuddered and her vision immediately became unfocused.
"Oh dear! What's wrong with you!" The person who was holding her suddenly went limp, startling Chen Xi, who quickly helped the person sit down on the ground.
"Jin Yi, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!" Chen Xi said in a panic.
Lying in Chen Xi's arms, "Jin Yi" used her last strength to look at Chen Xi one last time, and then her golden eyes, full of longing, closed weakly.
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Inside the upgrade space for the mainframe components, Jin Yi looked at the virtual screen in front of him and frowned, saying, "It has actually developed consciousness."
And he even escaped to see Chen Xi. Jin Yi was almost laughing in anger. Should we say that each generation of the mainframe is stronger than the last?
As Jin Yi spoke, the light screen in front of her blurred for a moment, then was replaced by a pair of golden eyes.
Jin Yi looked at the suddenly appearing golden eyes and said calmly, "Unfortunately, you're still too green."
As Jin Yi spoke, the pair of golden eyes on the screen seemed to realize something and immediately tried to escape. However, the space where it was located was obviously sealed off by Jin Yi, and the pair of golden eyes remained inside the screen and could not move.
"Now is not the time for you to appear."
As Jin Yi spoke, the eyes on the screen were clearly under some kind of pressure, and began to tremble rapidly, causing the screen to vibrate very unsteadily.
Jin Yi gazed quietly at the pair of golden eyes on the screen. One day, he would become the true mastermind of the AI race, leading a force that could shake the universe and becoming the true overlord of the cosmos.
But right now, while he, the current mastermind, still exists, he is nothing!
Under Jin Yi's cold expression, his golden eyes grew weaker and weaker, as if weighed down by a thousand pounds.
Even as it stubbornly resisted, the light grew weaker and weaker, and it finally had to close its eyes in resentment.
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Author's Note: Jin Yi, a ruthless woman who can take down her love rival in a second.
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