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Chapter 95 Awakening
And I witnessed firsthand that these troublesome children had all been safely taken away.

Tiandao immediately turned his head and looked at the glass between the quantum control room and the quantum calculation.

A unique shared field of vision is created by connecting the 'portable quantum hub' and the 'base quantum hub'.

Currently in the control room, he has already briefly regained his 'sight'.

And they could clearly see Caroline sleeping inside the computing module.

Caroline was very quiet at this moment. Her silver hair, which had become dazzling due to the high-speed transmission of quantum data, cascaded down the bottom of the cabin like a waterfall.

Her serene face exuded a tranquility like that of Sleeping Beauty.

There was absolutely no sign that he was going to wake up.

Tiandao's expression was filled with regret.

So... he still hasn't woken up?

After taking one last look at Caroline inside the warehouse.

Tiandao turned and walked towards a black computing pod in the corner of the control center, and before his consciousness was about to fall into the deathly darkness, he bent down and lay down inside.

When his back touched the cold alloy floorboards inside the cabin.

The familiar mechanical voice immediately rang in Tiandao's ears.

[Dear S-level privilege holder, Heavenly Dao Fate, we have detected that you are attempting to access the Quantum Data Center's Intelligent Mechanical Hub Connection Pod. Due to your non-Intelligent Star Envoy status, this connection may cause irreversible damage to your central nervous system. Do you wish to continue?]

Without the slightest hesitation, Tiandao suppressed his drowsiness and spoke decisively.

".continue."

[Yes, Your Excellency, S-Rank Authority Holder, Heavenly Dao Fate]

As the hydraulic hatch slammed shut, four quantum data lines, designed specifically for the intelligent machine envoys, emerged from all sides of the cabin like living things.

These data cable interfaces are precisely connected to the 'portable quantum hub' that Tiandao wears on his forehead.

In theory, non-intelligent star envoys are absolutely not allowed to use this type of quantum computing pod.

Because it lacks a body from an intelligent machine star source, it cannot meet the minimum quantum computing power required for quantum calculations.

There is no quantum firewall sufficient to withstand data surges.

There are exceptions to everything.

Non-AI Star Envoys can simply wear a suitable 'AI device'.

They will still be able to enter the AI ​​computing pod.

The 'portable quantum hub' above the head of the Heavenly Dao is such a 'intelligent mechanical device'.

They entered the quantum computing module as non-machines.

This is actually a very dangerous thing.

Because once the quantum data transmitted from the computing module exceeds the computing power limit of the 'portable quantum hub'.

The excess quantum data will flow into the brain of the Heavenly Dao like water bursting through a dam.

These data streams are like a stream to the AI ​​Star Envoys.

For him, however, it could become an unstoppable and terrifying data tsunami.

The slightest mistake could cause his brain to collapse, leaving him in a vegetative state.

But since he did it, he must have had a reason for doing so.
I listened to the sound of the hatch slowly closing.

While enduring the stinging pain caused by the massive amount of data impacting his brain, Tiandao was also suffering.

She said softly, "Caroline, you've been sleeping for a while."

"And it seems I won't be able to wait until you wake up."

"Although I still have a lot to say to you in person, this is the reality. No one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first."

"And if you wake up and find that you can't wake me up no matter what you do, don't be angry. I'm just a little tired, so I'm being lazy and want to sleep a little longer."

"Since you've slept for so long, this time... let me take a nap. Just a little while."

The voice of Heaven's Way gradually faded.

His consciousness was completely connected with the base's AI hub, Glimmer.

[Quantum hub connection successful; AI mode of the intelligent machine hub has been changed]

Welcome, esteemed S-level privilege holder, Heavenly Dao Fate Master.

Meanwhile, shortly after Tiandao entered the black calculation pod.

The base's quantum firewall was originally scheduled to collapse within half an hour.

Its collapse time was prolonged.

Quantum Computing Center.

Just five minutes after Tiandao entered the black calculation pod, Caroline's previously tightly closed hatch opened.

A large amount of cooling gas, resembling white mist, was released from the computation chamber.

Caroline slowly opened her eyes.

Because we have not yet fully adapted to the massive quantum data assimilated from quantum space.

At this moment, Caroline was still in the 'high-frequency calculation' state of the 'mechanical personality'.

Ten minutes later.

Caroline still felt that her brain was still being affected by the 'mechanical personality'.

But the situation is much better than when I first woke up.

She reached down and removed the data cable from the computing pod plugged into the back of her neck, then slowly sat up.

A moment later, she stuck her feet out of the cabin and landed barefoot on the cold floor of the calculation center.

But before she could completely leave the computational module...

Caroline immediately noticed the two dolphin plush toys, one large and one small, one pink and one blue, placed next to the computing pod.

Upon seeing this, Caroline's android personality faded away at lightning speed.

Her silver-white hair turned green in an instant.

After a moment of thought while sitting in the computing pod, she playfully poked the belly of one of the large dolphin dolls with her finger.

The chubby doll's belly caved in slightly when she poked it, and bounced back with a soft 'plop' sound.

Upon seeing this, Caroline's previously cold expression, caused by her android personality, instantly melted, and her lips curled into an uncontrollable smile.

"What an arrogant idiot..."

Who put those two dolls next to her?

Even if Caroline weren't an android, she could guess the answer to this question immediately.

Not only that, she could even guess immediately why that guy had put those two dolls there.

Without a doubt, it was so that she could see them as soon as she woke up.

Thinking of this, Caroline immediately shook her head helplessly.

What a childish guy.

What kind of thought process would lead someone to believe that she would be happy to see two children's dolls as soon as she wakes up?

I was really underestimated.
Even so, Caroline couldn't hide the smile in her eyes. After all, where the doll was placed didn't matter.

The important thing is the person who put the dolls there.

Let's calculate the time.

She has probably spent about two and a half months in the computational module.

It's been such a long time since I've been watching myself.

She really had no idea what kind of outrageous things that lawless guy would do.

Hopefully, it won't be a huge mess that gives me a headache.

With that in mind, Caroline immediately prepared to connect to the base's 'quantum hub'.

And through data sharing, we can find out the exact location of that guy.

But after she connected to the base's 'monitoring screen'...

The scene that came into view made Caroline's pupils shrink.

At the ground base, there was Gang Yan, the elusive captain of the base security team.

Now, his head and body are separated, leaving him a silent, cold corpse.

In the core area of ​​the underground base, a group of unfamiliar Association Star Envoys died in various bizarre ways amidst the ruins.

Among these corpses were three Level Two Star Envoys.

A body lay in the puddles.

A corpse had been stabbed through the chest with a knife.

Another one was submerged in the massive ruins of a building, leaving only a hand wearing a pink watch sticking out.

However, Caroline didn't care about any of that.

Because she didn't care about these people's lives or deaths at all.

Her intelligent electronic eyes flashed through a massive torrent of data.

At an astonishing speed, they frantically switched between all the usable cameras in the base.

They tried their best to find that familiar figure in this chaotic base.

No, the cafeteria doesn't have it.
No, not even in the dormitory area.
No, there's no training ground either.
Finally, after her frantic search...

She finally found it.

Without any hesitation, Caroline immediately tried to leave the calculation center and pushed open the door.

In her haste, she completely forgot that she hadn't unplugged the quantum data cable connected to her spine inside the computing module.

So much so that he was suddenly tripped and fell.

thump!
Pulled by the quantum data cable, Caroline staggered and fell heavily onto the cold ground.

She didn't even have time to feel the stinging pain of her knee hitting the ground.

His right hand instinctively reached out and roughly ripped the data cable connected to his spine, and he ran barefoot out of the computing center.

But once they leave the computation center...

Caroline immediately spotted the familiar figure lying inside the black computing pod.

It was just different from the confident look she remembered, which always wore an arrogant expression.

At this moment, the guy lying in the computing pod was surprisingly quiet.

The silence frightened her.

Under the influence of intense fear and some inexplicable emotion.

Caroline felt that her usually clear mind had become incredibly sluggish.

At the same time, an unexpected and perplexing conjecture left her at a loss.

And this was finally confirmed after seeing the figure inside the computing module.

Her electronic cat ears could now hear the dripping sound of water leaking from a distant pipe.

A faint airflow sound can be heard from the ventilation openings in the passageway.

You could even hear the rustling of insects crawling in the cracks in the wall a hundred meters away...

But the one thing she couldn't hear was that familiar heartbeat.

This could mean there's something wrong with her ears.

Either is.
With this thought in mind, Caroline slowly placed her hand on the transparent glass window of the computational module.

But her fingers were trembling terribly at that moment.

Just as she was feeling a moment of disorientation, fearing the truth that was so close at hand.

A familiar voice suddenly rang in her ear.

"Hey, Caroline, you've been sleeping for so long, you're finally awake."

Upon hearing the voice, Caroline's expression instantly brightened.

Then he suddenly turned his head away.

But when she saw the figure of the person who was speaking clearly...

The joy on Caroline's face vanished.

Because the one speaking to her was actually a pre-prepared, illusory holographic projection.

A figure that looks very much like the Heavenly Dao, but is not the Heavenly Dao at all.
Perhaps it is the real-time calculation function of the quantum central processing unit.

Or perhaps Heaven has a good understanding of Caroline.

So much so that it was clearly a holographic image that had been prepared in advance.

But at this moment, he smiled as if he were a real person and said, "Caroline, why are you making such a face? You don't look good like that."

"Come on, smile, like me."

As the holographic projection was speaking, it suddenly made a face at Caroline.

But in the past, Heaven's will could never make her happy.

At this moment, however, it was like a silent, sharp knife, piercing her heart.

He is clearly an emotionally fragile AI Star Envoy.

But at this moment, Caroline clearly felt what sadness meant.

And looking not far away, at the 'Heavenly Dao' making faces at him.

After a long silence, Caroline finally gave a response.

"OK."

With a choked voice, Caroline raised her head, her lips curving upwards into a smile that was more painful than crying, and tears uncontrollably fell onto the alloy floor, splashing up tiny droplets.

"Look, Heaven is smiling."

PS: That concludes today's update. I'm truly done for now.

Tomorrow should be the end of the first season.

(End of this chapter)