Eh? You want to try the humanoid girl's iron fist too?

Beyond the two airtight doors, the world that appeared before the girl's eyes was a bathroom.

Anyone attempting to enter must clean themselves, change into clothes stored in the lockers, and then put on a full-body dustproof suit.

"Tsk..."

What else could she do? She could only follow the instructions posted on the wall to clean her body and make sure she was wearing the protective suit correctly.

After a series of complicated procedures, Raphael finally saw the puppet body that DARPA had prepared specifically for her.

The moment she saw it, her fist clenched immediately.

Initially, Raphael thought the puppet was not yet complete. The most important step was core activation. After establishing a connection with her, the assembly process could begin.

Actually, her understanding was wrong. The puppet was already completed, and from the outside, it was no different from the "main unit".

Apart from lacking their own will, their internal configuration and appearance have been adjusted to their optimal state.

The factory contact looked at Raphael and nodded to her.

At this moment, without needing much explanation, Raphael naturally understood how to establish a connection with the puppet doll.

She received two access signals.

Setting up a network via wireless network is a matter of a moment, with communication protocols, weapon control protocols, and command protocols seamlessly integrated.

Puppet Doll No. 1: Self-test program initiated.

Puppet Doll No. 2: Self-check program initiated.

DARPA has only provided two puppet bodies so far, which is significantly different from the 13 puppet dolls that Director Harry mentioned, and is suspected of false advertising.

Well, two is fine too. Raphael's actual expectation was one.

If expectations are low enough, there won't be any disappointment. It's fantastic that DARPA is willing to provide two for her use.

Raphael recalled her last days in New York, those two encounters that had taken a heavy toll on her.

If she had a puppet-like humanoid form like that, would she still be being chased and beaten by those mercenaries?! It would be strange if she didn't kill them.

Looking back now, it's getting angrier and angrier.

Then there was the matter of the factory, which also infuriated her.

These idiots kept the puppet dolls in a high-level cleanroom, doing nothing but waiting for her to come, go through an activation process, and then control them to leave.

That's the receiving process, that's it, nothing more!

Puppet Doll No. 1: Self-check complete, system restart.

Upon receiving the message, Raphael discovered that a portion of his computing power had been consumed by the puppet doll, and his synchronization rate immediately increased.

At this moment, Raphael, who was lying in the semi-open container, opened his eyes and slowly sat up.

A novel perspective, with the real entity standing right opposite.

She looked down at her hands, and the entity opposite her made the same gesture.

The palm lines have subtle differences; they're almost too exquisite.

Book 1: The World Before the Great War: Chapter 110 A New Job: Being a Student

Raphael looked at "Raphael," and in her mind, she slowly experienced the wonderful visual sensation brought about by the two visual images.

At first, she had to consciously control the puppet's movements, but as time went by, the puppet's actions soon became so simple that it would execute automatically with just a thought from Raphael.

Upon discovering this, Raphael immediately began to decipher how the puppet figure operated.

After her mental core synchronized with the puppet core, the computing power separated from her mind began to simulate the "original body," gradually activating the functions and computing capabilities of the puppet core.

This not only reduces the computational burden on the host machine, but also allows the puppet to possess "self".

Although this "self" is weak, the puppet doll will continue to "mature" over time. If it were not required to rely on the "main body," the puppet doll would truly become an independent individual.

As extensions of the host, the puppets cannot refuse Raphael's orders.

In other words, if she were to order the puppet doll number one to carry a bomb into the minefield surrounding the factory, "Raphael" would carry it out without hesitation.

As the second puppet completed its self-check and the system restarted, Raphael meticulously observed all the actions and operations within the mental space.

It's really hard to explain in a few words. How much is there in this that she doesn't know?

When humans reverse engineer artifacts, can they really figure out what's inside them?

Not only were too many things omitted, but even Raphael himself seemed to be... a guest rather than a true core master.

Fortunately, this was just an illusion. The core of her mind never refused her access, but rather generously allowed her to watch.

It's not impossible to make changes, but she would have to take responsibility for that.

Raphael was completely ignorant of the underlying logic because the relevant knowledge provided by humans was insufficient for her to complete the analysis of the core.

Just as the humanoid girl was receiving the puppet and completing her adaptation training, a fierce conflict suddenly broke out in Southeast Asia.

In order to gain more space for national survival, Vietnam launched a military offensive against Laos at all costs.

Two countries living in the rainforest are engaged in a fierce battle in the rainforest.

In order to stabilize the border situation, China decided to conduct the "Southern" military exercise to deter both sides in the conflict.

This measure was very effective, but the ensuing refugee problem caused great distress to China. After both sides abandoned the border battle, a relatively safe refugee camp quickly formed.

The balance of power in the war quickly shifted in the favor of the Southern Yue people, who invested relentlessly at any cost.

In July of the same year, Raphael left the factory with his two "sisters" and, following DARPA's arrangements, traveled to Japan on a naval transport plane.

Then, they temporarily settled in Kyoto as "high school students." Raphael practically ground his teeth to powder when he received his identification documents.

Going to school, right? Sailor uniform, right?

Raphael vowed that once things were over in Japan, she would go back and smash Director Harry's head in with her fists.

This was the official job assignment; in reality, her task was to investigate the anti-historical movement that had rapidly emerged in Japan in the past two years and the organizations or cults behind it.

If it is confirmed that a cult is behind it, then Raphael's mission becomes to dismantle the cult and kill its middle and upper-level leaders.

If it's just a simple anti-relics movement, they'll wait and see.

As long as no unforeseen events occur, we can leave peacefully once the anti-relics movement subsides.

The anti-historical movement in Japan can be traced back to the second year of the new century, February 17th, when the Nikkei 225 index plummeted by 8%, directly marking the beginning of Japan's economic downturn.

Unlike superpowers, which have relatively mature technologies for the use of archaeological sites, Japan's long-term archaeological and research work has been suppressed and obstructed by the United States.

This situation only improved after the "GIRUL Reproduction Project" was launched.

As a result, the United States stopped restricting Japan's independent research on historical sites. Meanwhile, the research boom brought about by the "GIRUL Reconstruction Project" spurred global economic recovery, but also sowed the seeds of an overheated bubble.

According to statistics, as of December 31, 1999, there were as many as 93172 registered products related to heritage technology in Japan—most of which were later identified as false advertising.

Excessive attention and capital investment, coupled with a lack of effective and reliable commodity production, ultimately led to the stock market disaster of 2001.

In June of that year, the anti-historical site movement broke out in Japan.

The enormous economic losses and the exposure of false propaganda led to unprecedented skepticism among the Japanese people regarding the technology used in the site. An anti-relics movement, led by bankrupts, the unemployed, and those who suffered losses in the stock market, demanded that the government drastically cut the related budgets.

However, the process was marred by suspicion and serious communication problems between the protesters and the Japanese government, and by deeply ingrained Japanese bureaucratic procedures, which ultimately led to the Metropolitan Police Department's disastrous crackdown.

On July 3, a premeditated liquid collapse attack occurred in Shinjuku, Tokyo, which directly caused the immediate deaths of hundreds of people and caused thousands more to suffer from severe ELID radiation sickness, ultimately resulting in their deaths.

On July 4, Japan sought help from the United Nations. The Shinjuku collapse was not resolved until the end of August.

Around the same time, the massive anti-historical movement also disappeared, only to slowly resurface in recent years.

In addition, Japan's consistent attitude of only bowing and apologizing without taking any responsibility, as well as the unreliable protection measures for the Fukushima ruins, forced Raphael to stand on Kyoto soil with her precious puppet doll.

Raphael studied the map, pointing to the approximately 500-kilometer straight-line distance between the two places, and immediately gasped.

The ruins are located underground on Mount Nobuo in the center of Fukushima. Development and research on the ruins have ceased due to urban construction, and theoretically all entrances should have been sealed off using engineering methods such as reinforced concrete.

But as the saying goes, no matter how much they openly proclaim their "belief," the constant warnings issued by intelligence agencies like the CIA are stimulating everyone's nerves.

Who would have thought that a simple road repair project would uncover the entrance to the underground ruins of Mount Nobuo? This shows just how poorly Japan has sealed off abandoned ruins.

The former Nobuoyama Collapse Fluid Research Institute has been transformed into an art gallery, which receives a considerable number of visitors every day.

Who knows if there's a secret door leading to underground ruins, or some other kind of mechanism inside the exhibition hall...

The straight-line distance on the map is 500 kilometers. If something really happens, she won't even have a chance to get there in time.

Raphael scratched his head, making his hair all messy and disheveled, looking like a chicken coop.

The puppet silently took out a small comb from its shoulder bag and stood behind the girl, slowly combing her hair; another puppet stood behind them, looking around and observing the surrounding streets.

Occasionally, when passersby see the three of them together, they can't help but say to those around them, "These three sisters have such a good relationship."

Volume 1: The World Before the Great War: Chapter 111 The Rebellious Puppet Girls

Raphael felt as if his whole body was cracking open, and his soul was instantly soaring upwards, as if he were about to ascend to that carefree paradise, escape all the suffering in the world, and attain great freedom and ease.

The girl's eyes were vacant, revealing a happy yet fake smile.

Yes, she was stopped at her doorstep by a counselor wearing an armband.

Why do such bizarre professions still exist in Japan?

"Why aren't you going to school, student?"

Where are your parents?

The tutor pushed up her square-framed glasses with her index finger, and the two lenses actually coupled with the sunlight shining down from the sky, emitting a dazzling white light in the girl's eyes.

Raphael froze for a moment, then walked home with dead fish eyes, and a moment later changed into the white JK high school uniform with some blue trim.

"Where's your schoolbag?" The counselor's stiff, flat voice somehow carried a natural air of authority.

After some time of fussing, the soon-to-retire old man finally looked with satisfaction at the newly produced "good" student. Still not entirely at ease, he properly sent the girl he had caught trying to skip school to the municipal high school.

Raphael had a hard time, but he could only deal with those genuine little brats who were curious about the transfer students.

While monitoring the normal operation of the two puppet dolls, the puppet "Raphael" could only perform some basic tasks of collecting and processing public and online information due to the distance limitation of the host computer.

Finally, she had to deal with the high school teachers' surprise checks on unfamiliar faces, which they approached with a critical eye. She maintained an attitude of not wanting to be disturbed and used her knowledge, far exceeding that of a high school student, to solve wave after wave of these probing checks.

I finally made it to lunch break, and even though I was exuding an aura that said "don't come near me," some overly friendly girls still came up to me and exchanged names and contact information.

A little after three in the afternoon, Raphael left the school on his own, amidst the surprised looks of his classmates.

Club activities where you sweat and expend your youth? Sorry, that has nothing to do with her.