Excessive ferocity due to caution

When Zhao Yi regained consciousness, he was already tied to a chair.

This chair is made of pure metal, and there are mysterious marks among the shackles on the chair that actually seal away all of Zhao Yi's power!

They even... severed the connection between Zhao Yi and his darkest personality!

It sealed Zhao Yi's seal very thoroughly.

At that moment, Zhao Yi, who had just regained consciousness, felt a chill on his forehead.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that part of his skull had been shaved off!

The pinkish brain flowers were exposed to the air.

Very fresh.

There seems to be some kind of wire stuck inside.

Zhao tried to move, but the chair was too tight.

"Stop struggling."

"That chair was invented by my teacher."

"Even if you are a near-major ferocious beast, once you are bound by the chair... you can forget about breaking free."

The one speaking was the mechanical rabbit that Zhao Yi had seen before he fell unconscious; it was about the same height as him.

It was busy rummaging through a large box, with hammers, a stove, nails scattered on the ground...

Zhao Yi seemed completely unconcerned about his current situation, looking around as he said:

"I opened the door for you, but you don't seem to be prepared to escape from here at all."

Upon hearing this, the mechanical rabbit tossed aside an iron helmet it was holding and sneered:

"escape?"

"I went through a lot of trouble to get into this place, and you expect me to escape?"

"Besides... if I wanted to get out, would I need to run away?"

"You think those pathetic wretches outside can stop me?"

Zhao Yi's gaze swept over every corner of the room.

There are many broken, rotting corpses and machines here, some of which have even turned into bare bones, showing that they have been dead for many years.

"This is really interesting..."

He was talking to himself.

The mechanical rabbit turned its upper body 180 degrees and stared at Zhao Yi:

"Shouldn't you be screaming for help in a situation like this?"

Zhao Yi shrugged:

"I never cry for help."

"By the way... what's your name?"

The mechanical rabbit turned back and began connecting wires to the helmet.

"Addison".

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi praised:

"It sounds like the name of a great inventor!"

The mechanical rabbit suddenly stopped moving, and its red-glowing eyes began to flicker.

"You have a keen sense of smell... I am indeed a great inventor."

It paused, then seemed to feel a little ashamed.

"No……"

"I am not now, but I will be in the future."

"Maybe...it will happen soon!"

Zhao blinked and said:

"So, judging from your tone, I'm fortunate enough to be involved in your research project?"

The mechanical rabbit raised its head proudly and said:

"That's right!"

It hopped and skipped over to Zhao Yi's side, placed a pile of scattered wires and a helmet in front of him, and excitedly introduced them:

"Do you know?"

"As beings of the fourth domain, humans cannot live forever. The fundamental reason is that human consciousness and their brains cannot be separated for a long time, and most human brain cells do not divide. Therefore, no matter how powerful humans are, they cannot escape the fate of death!"

"But inspired by the 'AI,' I've come up with a new concept—if I can transfer human consciousness into a virtual space and save it, then... even if they perish in the future, I can keep reloading and starting over!"

"Wouldn't that grant them immortality?"

Zhao Yi praised:

"You're a genius... So, did you succeed?"

The excited Edison was met with a cold shower.

Not yet.

"An experiment... is inherently about trial and error, so it's normal to encounter some minor setbacks!"

"Teachers used to fail frequently when inventing things too."

"But you're really lucky—I've already collected a lot of data from the previous test subjects, and with you, the chances of success are almost one hundred percent!"

Zhao raised an eyebrow and said:

Would you mind letting me see your experimental data?

If any of the previous test subjects had said this, Addison would have refused without hesitation.

But Zhao Yi gave it a good impression, so it simply showed Zhao Yi its experimental data.

Zhao Yi glanced at the thick stack of 'experimental data' and exclaimed inwardly, "Wow!"

Where the hell is this experimental data?

This is clearly a record of the horrific torture inflicted on these poor experimental subjects before their deaths!

"You are not human, yet you are so obsessed with making humanity immortal. Is it because your teacher is human?"

Although Zhao Yi's body was restrained, his mind was working quickly.

The mechanical rabbit paused for a moment, its mood slightly downcast.

"right."

"My teacher... is indeed human."

Seeing the sudden change in its mood, Zhao knew he had grasped the key point.

"Let me guess... your teacher is quite old?"

"His health must be very bad, right?"

"You didn't want him to leave, so you came to this asylum alone, searching for a way to make humanity immortal."

Addison slowly put down the helmet in his hand, his eyes filled with utter astonishment:

"You're a really smart guy..."

"Perhaps... I could consider letting you stay?"

"If you're willing to help me complete this great invention."

"My teacher once told me that every great scientist has a group of unsung but dedicated assistants by his side."

Would you like to be my assistant?

...

[Hidden quest triggered: Help Addison fulfill its long-cherished wish.]

【award:???】

[Punishment for mission failure: Death]

【Is it accepted? 】

...

A system message popped up.

Zhao Yi accepted the offer without hesitation.

He had no better option.

The system's failure penalty for the task shows that this mechanical rabbit is so powerful that it's despair-inducing, and it's definitely not something Zhao Yi can currently confront head-on!

Zhao Yi said to Edison:

"I'd be more than happy to help you, but before that... shouldn't you unplug this wire from my head?"

Although the wire hasn't damaged his brain yet, it's very uncomfortable to have it inserted.

Edison removed the wire from Zhao Yi's head and unlocked the lock for him.

"It feels so good to regain my strength... Speaking of which, your teacher must be a very remarkable person to be able to invent something like this."

Upon hearing this, Edison straightened his back and said with immense pride:

"That's right!"

"My teacher is the greatest inventor in the chaotic world!"

Zhao Yi rubbed his wrist and casually asked:

"May I ask your teacher's name?"

Addison remained silent for a moment.

"Actually, I don't even know my teacher's name... He never tells me."

Everyone calls him a madman.

Zhao Yi was slightly taken aback, his eyes gleaming.

"madman?"

"Did he invent a... body shredder?"

"Destroyer Shredder"

Addison's ears twitched, and he exclaimed in surprise:

"You know?"

"That's the trash can the teacher uses to dispose of garbage..."

"A few years ago, when the teacher went out to collect materials, his house was burgled... But strangely enough, he didn't take many of the priceless inventions, he just took a trash can..."

Zhao Yi: "..."

He shook his head, walked to the table, and, while examining Addison's strange ideas through the abstract drawings, said:

"Tell me about you and your teacher..."

"If you don't mind... tell me about this shelter as well."

PS:

Chapter two

Thank you for reading.

sleep!

Goodnight! (Falls down on the spot)