[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arrival-in-1994":3,"chapter-arrival-in-1994-arrival-in-1994-chapter-614":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arrival in 1994",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2353095,4601,"Chapter 614: The Place of Birth","arrival-in-1994-chapter-614",614,"\u003Cp>(): I conducted a survey about the topic of my next book—please go vote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aowu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical dog seemed to sense impending doom and kept retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you get away?” The Terminator didn’t speak, but its anthropomorphic eyes conveyed unmistakable mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved with blinding speed to the mechanical dog, seized it, and refused to let go no matter how it struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aowu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical dog let out a mournful cry, struggled a few more times, then finally gave up, lying still on the ground, its electronic eyes fixed on Ye Nan with pleading expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re quite a clever dog,” Ye Nan chuckled, then soothed it: “Don’t worry—the Terminator won’t hurt you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the Terminator said it couldn’t scan the mechanical dog’s intelligent chip, Ye Nan knew this dog had gained life from the Seed’s energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seed is an extremely unique energy capable of granting life to machinery—even mere radiation from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Terminator plugged its instrument into the mechanical dog’s brain and attempted to read its data via the intelligent chip, but soon slumped in defeat: “I can’t locate the intelligent chip of this mechanical lifeform.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Terminator—and specifically a reconnaissance-type Terminator—it possessed powerful auxiliary devices, and its own intelligent chip was far superior to those of combat-type Terminators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet faced with this mechanical dog, it was utterly helpless; its virtual personality even manifested as dejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t find the intelligent chip?” Ye Nan paused, then laughed: “Not finding it is normal—but can you teach it our language?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way,” the Terminator shook its head. “Without an intelligent chip, we cannot communicate with it—scanning its language or inputting language programs is impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about inputting via electromagnetic waves? I mean, broadcasting broadly, letting it receive the signal on its own.” Ye Nan asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Direct input was useless—the mechanical dog had no intelligent chip at all. It differed fundamentally from robots; it was a true mechanical lifeform. But mechanical lifeforms still carried mechanical traits. Ye Nan instructed the Terminator to compress the language into packets and broadcast them widely, letting the mechanical dog absorb and learn human language on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll try,” the Terminator’s virtual personality replied—it knew this was nearly impossible, defying all logic. But then it recalled: the mechanical dog had no intelligent chip, no microcomputer, not even traces of anything similar. It was utterly baffling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under its scan, the mechanical dog appeared as nothing more than an odd assembly of metals—no intelligent chip whatsoever. Yet where did its intelligence come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shattered its understanding. Its chip nearly crashed from overloading; had its defense mechanisms not halted further computation, it would have suffered a logical error and self-destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Ye Nan’s command, the Terminator immediately activated maximum power. A powerful electromagnetic wave instantly engulfed a ten-mile radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical dog seemed to understand this was its only chance. Its electronic eyes scanned the Terminator’s body repeatedly. After dozens of seconds, it finally spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stranger from afar, I am the Mechanical Dog.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mechanical Dog?” Ye Nan blinked, then laughed: “I know you’re a Mechanical Dog—but don’t you have a real name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mechanical Dog” is a category, like humans don’t call themselves “human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am called Mechanical Dog,” the mechanical dog said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, you’re Mechanical Dog,” Ye Nan didn’t argue over the name. He pressed on: “Mechanical Dog, did you encounter something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Encounter something?” The mechanical dog didn’t understand Ye Nan’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something that emits energy—something that glows,” Ye Nan described the Seed’s appearance: “The thing you saw when you first woke up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan remembered the Seed’s function: it continuously radiated energy. When this energy contacted metal, it seeped in. Over time, the metal gained life and became a mechanical lifeform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this mechanical dog had gained life, the Seed must have been nearby when it was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The thing I saw when I first woke up?” The mechanical dog grew more confused. “There was nothing there when I first woke up—just barren wasteland. If there had been anything valuable, I would’ve taken it already, and wouldn’t have…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not valuable,” Ye Nan interrupted. “To you, it might seem insignificant—but to me, it’s invaluable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seed’s purpose was to grant life to machinery—transforming inert machines into mechanical lifeforms with self-awareness. To an ordinary civilization, this was nearly useless; uncontrolled mechanical lifeforms, once awakened, became a massive threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, ordinary civilizations saw no benefit in mechanical lifeforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Ye Nan, the Seed’s value was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seed’s energy originated from Primus’s Leadership Module. Though Ye Nan didn’t know how Primus’s Leadership Module reacted with Unicron to cause an explosion, he knew it was tied to the Module’s inherent energy. As a fragment of Primus’s Module, the Seed was unquestionably a counter to Unicron. Possessing it gave Ye Nan an edge—he could use the Seed to ambush Unicron in their future battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Ye Nan was determined to obtain the Seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not valuable?” The mechanical dog was even more confused. How could something not valuable become valuable? Could “not valuable” and “valuable” transform into each other?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the mechanical dog still didn’t understand, Ye Nan gave up further explanation. He said directly: “Mechanical Dog, take me to the place where you were born. Remember—the exact spot where you first gained awareness, where you first saw the world. Don’t get it wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan feared the mechanical dog wouldn’t comprehend, so he clarified every word. If it still didn’t understand, he’d have no choice but to search elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand.” (To be continued.)\u003C\u002Fp>",917,"2026-06-21T03:32:52.969Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3eb8b57fa9db274d281ec363852c284dd5476f8a570e851af90015dbc5040929","arrival-in-1994-chapter-615","arrival-in-1994-chapter-613",643,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farrival-in-1994-cover.jpg"]