Building a skyscraper to survive, all the female colleagues in the company begged me to carry them.

Robot police officers had already surrounded Huang Tang, their stun guns aimed at him.

Huang Tang straightened his chest and put on a stern face.

"What are you doing? Don't you recognize me?"

The robot police's scanning light swept over him.

"Identity confirmed: Chief Scientist. Excuse me, sir! We've received an alert that a five-star wanted criminal has appeared in this area."

They were even more flustered than when they first saw Huang Tang, who was then a "first-class police superintendent".

It seems the chief scientist's status is above that of a first-class police superintendent!

"The wanted criminal ran that way." Huang Tang pointed in the opposite direction. "Go after him quickly."

"yes!"

The robot police officers marched away in formation.

Huang Tang smiled and turned to walk towards the research area.

……

The research zone is located at the southernmost tip of the city, covering a vast area. The white buildings gleam coldly in the moonlight, and the electric grid on the high walls hums.

Huang Tang walked to the door, where the robot security guard scanned his identity and immediately saluted to let him through.

"Good afternoon, Chief Scientist."

"good afternoon."

Huang Tang nodded and went inside.

He walked into the nearest building, the materials science laboratory.

It was filled with all sorts of precision instruments and experimental equipment.

Inside the huge glass case are various rare material samples.

Huang Tang walked to a cabinet labeled "Composite Dual-Base Propellant," opened the cabinet door, and put all the materials inside into the system space.

[Received: 100 units of composite double-base propellant]

The next cabinet:

100 units of medium-carbon nickel-chromium-molybdenum-vanadium ultra-high strength steel

Receive!

High-strength aluminum alloy x100

Receive!

[Carbon fiber reinforced phenolic resin x20]

Receive!

【Carbon fiber reinforced plastic x20】

Receive!

Glass fiber reinforced silicone rubber x20

Receive!

Huang Tang became increasingly excited as he collected the items.

These are precisely the materials needed to manufacture the A300 rocket launcher!

After he finished his search of the materials lab, he went into the energy lab next door.

This place stores samples and spare parts of various energy cores.

[Received: Level 1 Power Energy Core ×2]

[Received: Level 1 Power Energy Core x2]

Level 2?!

Huang Tang picked up the core that emitted a pale blue light and examined it carefully.

The secondary energy core has ten times the power of the primary one.

However, a 32-story building only needs a first-level designation; a second-level designation is not needed for the time being.

But keeping it is definitely the right thing to do!

He then went into the biological laboratory, the robotics laboratory, the weapons laboratory...

Each laboratory has a large number of rare materials and props.

In the weapons lab, he found the [Energy Shield Generator (Military Version)].

It's far superior to the one he built from the blueprints!

[Obtained: Energy Shield Generator (Military Version) x1]

[Effect: Can withstand rocket-propelled artillery attacks for 1 hour.]

In the robotics lab, he found [Intelligent Repair Robot ×3].

It can automatically repair damage to the house.

[Received: 3 Intelligent Repair Robots]

and also……

[Received: Robot Police Blueprint x10]

[Received: 100 Patrol Drone Blueprints]

Huang Tang went on a shopping spree, and his system space became increasingly full.

Finally, he arrived at the core building of the research area: the central database!

This place stores the research results from all the laboratories!

Huang Tang sat down at the console and started downloading.

[Obtained: Level 2 Power Energy Core Blueprint ×1]

[Obtained: Anti-Gravity Engine Blueprint ×1]

[Obtained: Nano Armor Blueprint x1]

[Obtained: Plasma Cannon Blueprint ×1]

[Obtained: Spatial Folding Technology Blueprint ×1]

……

Huang Tang's heart raced as he looked at the blueprints.

Level 2 energy core, anti-gravity engine, nano-armor, plasma cannon, space folding technology...

Any one of these things would be an incredible existence.

"I'm rich," he murmured.

Huang Tang glanced at the system time; there was still an hour before the Anywhere Door would reopen.

He walked out of the research area, stood at the entrance, and glanced back at the white buildings.

"Come again next time," he smiled.

After finishing his search of the research area, Huang Tang glanced at the system time; there were still three hours until the Anywhere Door would reopen.

That's enough.

He muttered to himself, "First, I'll scavenge the rich area; I can't miss out on all those survival coins!"

"Let's see if we can sweep through the administrative center, energy hub, and bank vault one more time with the remaining time..."

He walked out of the research area and was about to head towards the wealthy area when he suddenly felt something was wrong.

The lights of the entire city flickered simultaneously.

It's not the flickering you see during a power outage, but rather a regular series of pulses!

It looks like it's scanning something!

Then, a huge holographic projection lit up the sky.

A virtual face made of blue light appeared in the sky above the city, expressionless, with cold eyes, looking down on the entire city.

[AI Guardians of the Core - Eden]!

The terminal for all defense systems in the future city!

I have the highest privileges!

Its sound came from all directions, echoing like thunder between the skyscrapers.

"Unauthorized intruder detected. Identification in progress... Identification complete."

[Target: Five-Star Wanted Criminal, ID 001. Real Identity: Player "Huang Tang".]

[Disguised identity: Chief Scientist. Assessment: Threat level... highest.]

[Initiating the final cleanup process.]

Huang Tang's pupils suddenly contracted.

Holy crap!

Before he could react, a dense swarm of robot police officers had already emerged from the end of the street.

Not dozens, not hundreds, but an overwhelming, endless expanse!

Patrol drones took off from the rooftops of every building like swarms of bees, blotting out the sky!

Helicopters took off from every corner of the city, and searchlights were all locked on him!

Huang Tang took a deep breath and remained calm.

He opened the system panel and glanced at the status of the Anywhere Door.

[Locked... Remaining time: 2 hours and 51 minutes].

"Retreat first."

Fighting these NPCs head-on, even if you win, you won't have time to loot other places; it's a complete waste of time and resources.

Huang Tang pulled out a teleportation scroll, preparing to run away.

【use or not? 】

【Yes! 】

A golden beam of light descended from the sky and enveloped him.

But at that moment, a pale blue energy shield rose from the edge of the city, like an inverted bowl, completely covering the entire city.

The golden light from the teleportation scroll struck the energy shield with a muffled thud, then abruptly stopped, scattering like water droplets before slowly dissipating into the air.

The golden light disappeared.

Huang Tang is still standing in the same spot!

He stared wide-eyed and looked down at the teleportation scroll in his hand that he had already used.

Silly!

"No way?" he muttered. "This thing can block teleportation?"

He looked up at the energy shield, then at the robot police swarming in from all directions, and only one thought occupied his mind:

"It's awesome!"

……

Huang Tang quickly calmed down.

The teleportation scroll has malfunctioned. The Anywhere Door won't open for almost three more hours.

Can he withstand the firepower of 30,000 robot police? Even ten more lives wouldn't be enough.

There's only one way: destroy the AI's core!

It is the terminal of the entire city's defense system. Without it, the energy shield will disappear, and the robot police will be paralyzed.

"What is the core of AI...?"

Huang Tang turned around to look.

In the very center of the research area stands a tower that is taller than any other building.

That's where the core of AI is located!