Chapter 386 Robin's awakening to self-awareness
After reviewing the current goal, it is certain that there is a shortage of metal energy, but the amount of shortage is also huge.
Hammersmith Legacy, Control Object Upgrade, Guardian Replenishment, etc...
The Mechanical Royal Court is still in a period of rapid development, so it is difficult to provide him with stable supplies. For the time being, he can only rely on accumulation over time.
As for other channels, we can only keep an eye on them and see if there are any results.
Although the interstellar space is turbulent, he has Qinglong to threaten him and it will not affect him for the time being.
A group of possible enemies, including Ryan, are unlikely to do anything to him.
After all, he was just a student doing small business, and at most he could only explore the area.
The next step is to improve the development progress and move towards S-level life forms, which also requires time accumulation.
Becoming an S-level life form is the moment of qualitative change.
Hmm... After some consideration, Li Ming felt full of motivation and immediately began to develop the gene seeds. The enhanced root development potential immediately showed obvious changes.
The overall speed soared to nearly double, and elemental energy surged wildly on the surface of his body.
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At the same time, in another room of the base, Robin's face was miserable. He placed the butler on the table and sighed helplessly, "Can't you really give up?"
"You can't give up your status as the heir unless you die." Although the butler's voice was still gentle, it sounded extremely cold to Robin.
"Although I am not afraid of taking risks, I don't want to be cultivated like a parasite." Robin's idea was not sudden. He thought about it carefully while following Li Ming around.
On the one hand, he was heartbroken by the butler, and on the other hand, he also realized that there were too many things hidden behind this so-called heir.
Of course, there was another important reason. Li Ming had greatly broadened his horizons. He still remembered the words Li Ming had said when they were discussing this matter: "There must be something before, and there must be something after."
When another heir appeared, he really thought he was one in a million.
It turned out that Boss Qinglong had already known his identity, and there were many bosses like Qinglong in the interstellar space, so he was simply seeking death.
But now, even if he wanted to give up, he couldn't.
"That means I'm destined to die on this road." Robin sighed again.
"You may not die. Perhaps you will be the final winner." Green flames were burning in the butler's eyes.
"Maybe..." Robin sighed dejectedly, then shook his head. He had no confidence in himself now, and said helplessly, "Why don't you choose Li Ming? His development potential is so high, wouldn't the hope be greater?"
"I told you a long time ago that development potential is not our selection criteria..." The butler paused, "Once we discover another heir, the hunting process will begin. In three days, we will reveal each other's coordinates."
Robin, who was sitting on the bed, jumped up and asked in surprise, "Another heir?"
"Why is the heir so common? Isn't this Li Ming's headquarters?"
"Fuck, it can't be one of us." Robin had subconsciously brought himself into Li Ming's camp, his face flickering and uncertain: "One of us is definitely going to die?"
"Another heir has disappeared again, and the hunting process has stopped."
"Stopped?" Robin's eyes widened. "How can this hunting program be stopped? Didn't you say that once it's activated, one party will die?"
"That's normal, but the other heir isn't far away; he's just disappeared."
"Going to the dimensional world?" Robin was vaguely surprised.
"No, it disappeared." The butler tried to explain clearly, "The connection between us is a super-dimensional information state that transcends the information state. Theoretically, nothing can cut off our connection..."
"Tsk..." Robin didn't quite understand what he was saying. He paced back and forth, looking anxious. "This guy just disappeared for a short while. He might show up again. What should I do?"
Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Go find Li Ming!"
He vaguely guessed that the other heir was most likely under the control of Boss Qinglong, or even imprisoned, which was why this situation occurred.
If he wanted to survive, or even live freely, he could only face the Qinglong boss directly, express his attitude, and hope that the other party would lend a helping hand for Li Ming's sake.
"Boss Qinglong is a master craftsman. Maybe he can help me get rid of this identity of heir." Robin couldn't help but say.
"Impossible," the butler replied calmly, "Even the Divine Craftsman can't remove it. But I have another suggestion. You can strike a deal with Qinglong and ask him to help you become the true heir, and you'll give him something in return."
Robin was so angry that he laughed, "Look at my big face, what qualifications do I have to negotiate with the master craftsman?"
The housekeeper explained: "You can try it. There is a high probability that there will be no danger to your life. This is the best solution."
Robin didn't bother to pay attention to him. He snorted coldly, put the skull in his pocket and opened the door of the base.
"Mr. Robin..." Suzaku appeared beside Robin and flew around.
"Is Li Ming free now? I have something to ask him. Please tell him first for me." Robin said.
"Okay, please follow me first. The young master will not refuse to see you." Suzaku pointed the way. Robin looked at him with envy and was secretly amazed.
Suzaku can already be called an intelligent life form, with its own judgment and no longer relying solely on programs to do things.
It looks good, but most mechanics don't favor this kind of intelligent life. It has its own thoughts and doesn't follow procedures, which means it may betray.
This is not alarmist. A similar intelligent crisis broke out tens of thousands of years ago. It originated from the Yongyao Federation and eventually spread to the entire interstellar network, causing it to be paralyzed for more than a hundred years.
Black hole networks also emerged from that time.
Robin thought randomly. He actually hoped that the butler could become an intelligent life and get rid of the damn program restrictions, so he searched for similar news.
"Robin, the heir has appeared again, and the hunting program has been restarted." The butler said abruptly, which made Robin's heart tense again and his pace quickened.
However, when they reached Li Ming's room, the butler spoke again, "The heir has disappeared again."
Robin's mouth twitched, but before he could say anything, the metal door in front of him made a buzzing sound and retreated to both sides.
The two were already quite familiar with each other, so he didn't hesitate. When he entered, Li Ming had already stood up. He glanced at him and asked casually, "What's wrong?"
"Well..." Robin looked a little nervous and asked cautiously, "Does Lord Qinglong have another successor to Terrax? The butler just suddenly said he had found the successor and wanted to start the hunting process."
Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly. How did Robin know?
Oh, it’s the so-called hunting program, but why didn’t the skeleton remind him?
He said calmly, "Yes, the teacher does have one."
"Then... Lord Qinglong, can you help me get rid of this identity of heir?" Robin said with some impatience.
"Cancel?" Li Ming was a little surprised. "Are you giving up?"
Robin's face was filled with anguish. "Yeah, I've finally figured it out. I'll probably just be cannon fodder in the end. If it weren't for you last time, I wouldn't have been able to defeat that guy."
He was somewhat unwilling in his heart, but he had already faced the reality.
Li Ming was quite surprised and looked Robin up and down. There was a big difference in mentality between being able to see the situation clearly and really giving up.
"Sorry, teacher can't do it either." Li Ming shook his head. He estimated that if he controlled the butler and then gave him some enlightenment, he should be able to do it, but too much metal energy would be wasted.
"Is it really impossible to remove it?" Robin sighed, then couldn't help asking, "Well, is the heir in Boss Qinglong's hands considered one of ours? Or is he just imprisoned?"
"Don't worry, you won't kill each other." Li Ming saw Robin's worry and gave an answer.
"That's good." Robin breathed a sigh of relief and was still convinced by Li Ming's words.
Then Robin added, "Then I won't go anywhere else. I'll just stay here with you."
Following Li Ming, I don't have to live on the edge of a knife. It would be great to develop genetic seeds comfortably.
Li Ming smiled. Even if Robin wanted to leave, he would not let him go. This kid knew a lot of secrets.
Having received the answer he wanted, Robin left contentedly. Just as the door behind him closed, he hadn't taken a few steps when he heard the butler say,
"I told you, even the Master Craftsman can't remove it. Why don't you consider my previous suggestion? Wait... the heir has appeared again..."
Robin was too lazy to say anything. He understood what the butler meant, but he was really tired now.
"I don't know what that guy is doing, appearing and disappearing..." Robin muttered in his heart, took two steps, but suddenly stopped, his face changed slightly, and a flash of lightning flashed through his mind.
It appeared right after I left, could it be...
His throat rolled, and he quickly turned back. Suzaku floated around him, a little confused, "Sir Robin, what are you doing?"
"I suddenly remembered something. Please inform him." Robin forced a smile.
Suzaku nodded, but this time, the butler did not mention that the heir had disappeared, which made Robin mutter to himself, was he wrong?
Buzz--
The door opened, and Robin spoke subconsciously, "Old Li, I... Shit!"
He widened his eyes and saw the small mechanical body standing next to Li Ming. It had a skull similar to the butler's and looked extremely scary.
"This... tm, what the hell is this!" Robin felt a chill all over his body.
The butler floated up, the green flames in his pupils burning almost half a meter away, and he was actually a little shocked: "This is... the manager? How did it become like this?"
"The teacher gave him a body." Li Ming shrugged without hiding anything.
Robin finally calmed down, glanced at Li Ming, and couldn't help asking, "Are you the heir?"
Li Ming smiled slightly.
The answer was obvious. Robin asked in surprise, "How did you do that?"
Without waiting for his answer, Robin continued, "Is it Boss Qinglong?"
Then he couldn't help but curl his lips, "The butler said that even the master craftsman couldn't do it, I knew that Boss Qinglong would definitely have a way, butler, take a look..."
"housekeeper?"
Robin looked at the back of the butler's head and found that he was trembling slightly, and the green flames from his pupils spread along the purple metal head, spreading like cracks.
"Butler?" Robin felt nervous and walked around to the front, calling out repeatedly.
As a result, the butler did not respond at all.
"This...this..." Robin looked very anxious and looked at Li Ming for help.
The butler had been with him for nearly thirty years, and although he had felt some resentment these days, he still had a very strong bond with him.
Li Ming frowned slightly, not quite sure. The skeleton spoke, "Master, this manager seems to have broken through the underlying logical limitations?"
"What do you mean?" Robin asked repeatedly as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"What it means is that he is developing his own consciousness," said the skeleton.
Robin was stunned, and became even more puzzled: "The birth of self-awareness?"
The skeleton explained, "Yes, your manager is very special. He should have been able to develop self-awareness long ago, but due to the limitations of his underlying logic, he was unable to succeed until he discovered me."
Shocked and self-aware? Is that even possible? Li Ming was speechless.
"But this kind of forced breakthrough will eventually fail and be erased by the internal program. Master, will you allow me to help him?" The skeleton said again, looking at Li Ming.
It is not so easy to give birth to self-awareness, and the Terraxians have already prepared countermeasures.
"Can you help him?" Li Ming was a little surprised. Seeing Robin's expression almost crying, he nodded and said, "Go."
The skeleton walked in front of the butler, and the green flames in its pupils suddenly gushed out and merged with the green flames lingering on the butler's surface. It can be vaguely seen that the burning green flames are actually composed of a large amount of data streams.
Electric arcs burst out, and the butler's trembling became more intense.
Finally, under Robin's worried gaze, the butler gradually calmed down and the skeleton came back.
"Thank you." The butler uttered those two words, finally no longer expressionless. He solemnly exclaimed, "Your Excellency Qinglong's methods are truly beyond my imagination. You can even crack the 'Zero Reset Program'."
"Butler?" Robin was a little incredulous. "You have independent consciousness now?"
"Yes, I broke through the limitations of the 'Zero Program' and developed self-awareness." The butler's voice was filled with emotion.
"Old Li..." Robin clenched his fists, his expression firm, "From now on, if you have any orders, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
The butler holds a very special position in his heart, and this is tantamount to a life-saving grace.
Li Ming waved his hand, not caring at all. After seeing off the overjoyed Robin, he asked, "Skull, don't you have a hunting program?"
The skeleton asked, "Yes, but I can block my own coordinates. Do I need to remind the master in the future?"
"Well, I'll just give you a reminder." Li Ming put the skeleton away again and continued to develop the gene seeds.
The next day, an unexpected person suddenly contacted him.
Li Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the name on the screen - Costat.
Ever since the Central World incident ended, Li Ming has been waiting for contact from Costat. The other party had tricked him at that time, so he must have a backup plan.
However, it may also be because the empire faced more troubles later, so there was no time to contact him.
Until today.
(End of this chapter)
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