Lin Xian thought for a moment, perhaps he could leave a small robot and a battery array specifically for Tang Yun’s survival pod as a reward for the information she provided to him.
KIKI heard what Lin Xian said and a hint of resignation flashed in her eyes.
Tang Yun, seeing Lin Xian and KIKI stop talking, slowly got up shakily, trying to steady herself. She raised her head, her eyes gently passing over Lin Xian and KIKI’s faces, wanting to say something but gave up, merely looking at the two with a grateful expression. Then, trembling, she turned around, removed the hibernation suit she was wearing, and walked towards the open survival pod beside her in the most primitive state. After climbing in, she lay down and closed her eyes.
Beside her, Da Lou and Shu Qin, who had been silently watching, also looked at this scene with complex expressions.
For some reason, Tang Yun’s choice made emotions more complex than directly witnessing a survivor’s death.
(Buzz – Low-frequency start-up sound)
"Identity confirmation complete, Tang Yun, Zero Element Number: 0403, survival pod activated, current body temperature: 36℃, heart rate index 62, Life Maintenance System ready."
The survival pod’s prompt sounded, the hatch slowly closed, completely isolating her.
Subsequently, the survival pod entered the transport channel, descended into the hive, caught by the giant mechanical arm, and placed into a vacant hexagonal mycelial connection area below.
Above, Lin Xian, KIKI, and others watched this scene and all sighed slightly.
"Do you think her consciousness might really have been uploaded into the mycelial network?" KIKI spoke at this moment.
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Lin Xian said, "But the issue is, humanity only has the path of defeating darkness left. Either humanity perishes, or we destroy these Dark Creatures, so for us, they’re already dead."
Lin Xian turned around and saw Ding Junyi seriously operating the mobile terminal, and at the same time, in the monitoring screen appeared the interior view of Tang Yun’s survival pod.
"I added an extra brainwave θ-band neural junction electrode inside. If mycelial junction really occurs, it might capture some changes in brainwave interference phenomena." Ding Junyi heard Lin Xian’s footsteps and explained without looking up.
Lin Xian was about to speak but heard her add,
"I didn’t find this in the previous monitoring content. Normally, such a research institute wouldn’t fail to monitor this frequency band. I think there’s an issue, so I want to observe more."
The question Lin Xian was about to ask was silenced by Ding Junyi; he scratched his head and could only say, "Alright, you carry on."
Ding Junyi in the laboratory always had this character, straightforward and to the point, getting straight to the heart of the matter, never wasting time.
This trait was vividly reflected in every aspect...
Within the entire hall, almost all the devourable equipment had been consumed by Lin Xian. His decomposition center’s materials were now fully stocked, originally intended for laying a 22-kilometer track, but now he could directly use them to manufacture munitions.
Glancing at the time, the mycelial active period had already passed for over ten hours. Lin Xian had Da Lou and Shu Qin stay here to watch over Ding Junyi, while he and KIKI returned to the train first to settle with Grace.
In Carriage 12, [Grace] stood silently in the center, as she wasn’t powered on, Lin Xian had to use a support frame to keep her in a standing posture.
At this moment, Sha Sha, Lv Chang, and Miao Lu were gathered around Lin Xian, each of them curiously looking at this beautiful humanoid robot.
"Oh my, this robot is so beautifully designed, like a perfect ballet dancer," Miao Lu exclaimed in amazement.
Lv Chang clicked his tongue in wonder: "Her face mask is indeed beautiful, but for some reason, I find it somewhat eerie looking at it..."
"Me too~" Sha Sha reached out to touch [Grace]’s leg, a cold sensation ran through her body making her shiver, she couldn’t help but frown: "Feels like a bad robot going malfunction in those horror robot movies, ready to kill."
"Shoo, shoo, shoo, little girl, you usually have a big heart, don’t you like mechas? How can a robot frighten you?" KIKI came over and pinched Sha Sha’s cheek: "This robot uses a holographic mask, doesn’t have facial systems designed. Once powered on, you’ll know that she’s actually quite pretty."
Lin Xian responded, "Only the old domestic service robots needed facial systems, all for interacting with humans and service, but this thing was built to manage the Zero Element Center, and it also has impressive combat capabilities, so there’s certainly no need to design those redundant features."
Although the scan wasn’t complete, while scanning [Grace]’s torso, Lin Xian found that Grace’s motor components were exceptionally strong, she was also equipped with a Plasma Beam Pulse Gun, combined with her nearly indestructible body material, estimated her combat power is at least comparable to a Frenzy Level Superpower User!
"KIKI, is it troublesome to overwrite this system?" Lin Xian asked.
KIKI nodded: "Quite troublesome."
Her face was full of distress, her watery eyes looking at Lin Xian: "You must know that this isn’t something accessible to ordinary people. Traditional hard-drive overwriting can remove data through multiple layers, but the quantum state’s superposition may cause information to remain in the environment through quantum entanglement, and I can’t simply delete all her motor and intelligence logic. If I do that, she’ll just become a block of iron, not even able to stand unless re-programmed, which I’m unable to do. Even if possible, it would require a lot of logical training..."