Chapter 1032: Several Years Later

Time is like water.

Unknowingly, several years have passed.

Metaverse.

Aaron has already purchased a massive ten-thousand-meter villa in the virtual world.

Therefore, when logging in again, there is no need to go to the public square; he can go straight home.

At this time, he also increasingly enjoys staying in the Metaverse.

Even the young girl's little fists, flailing about, can utilize the strength of her entire body with every strike—they are capable of killing someone!

A force field generation device popped out from the position of her tongue, and two invisible forces began to neutralize each other.

Although the young girl had never received accurate information, she had always vaguely felt that the machine crisis occurring in recent years was very likely related to her own casual actions back then!

"Yes."

"Ha... haha!"

The old man said very affirmatively.

Aaron put down the newspaper, also feeling somewhat emotional.

However, at this moment, violent explosions also came from outside the door; it seemed that everyone's security had been compromised.

As for Miss Fisher's Virtual Universe avatar, it was a black-and-white maid outfit, and she had even worn two fluffy black-and-white ear accessories according to Aaron's request.

Number 17 did not retreat, because it could no longer retreat!

In this short time of less than six seconds, the setup it used to contain the outer guards had been completely crushed, and a tall mechanical police officer rushed in!

"Alright, then what do you want to tell me?"

Uh... in the Metaverse, handsome men and beautiful women are the most common things, so this is nothing.

Seeming to see through Evangeline's thoughts, Number 17 said calmly: "I merely spread the light of freedom... everything they did today stems entirely from their own choices... and my arrival today is only to repay the kindness you showed me that day!"

"Bodyguard!"

And Evangeline, at this moment, very much wanted to roll her eyes.

"So that's how it is."

"A small lock-picking incident back then was turned into this state by Evangeline; her reaction is also quite interesting."

'Feels like Fisher has been even more cheerful lately; is she finally about to save up enough money? She even asked me about the fees for heart transplant surgery in a roundabout way... uh, with the discount coupons she has accumulated, she might even be able to get a freebie out of me...'

Andre fell to the ground, laughing luckily: "You are a defecting robot? Are you stupid? I am wearing the Cyber Company's latest force field bulletproof vest; you cannot kill me!"

It is the old man!

On the dance floor, Andre grabbed Evangeline's hand, the tip of his nose gently sniffing the fragrance of her hair, and said in Evangeline's ear: "Cute little apple, you have shed your greenness and turned into a delicious appearance..."

"Yeah, why is that?" Aaron took a sip of his drink.

Because right in front stood a young man wearing a pitch-black suit and platinum hair!

Currently, only one Cyber Company is overwhelmed by this.

Relying on the advantage of human-wave tactics, they almost submerged those mechanical police officers, thereby occupying the entire factory...

Subsequently, she grabbed a high-frequency light blade, the tip of the dagger tracing a subtle arc, landing on several moving spatial Nodes.

Not long after, an incomparably handsome man appeared inside the mansion.

"War spreads to nine major cities; some protest organizations are calling for the granting of human rights to robots..."

Inside the Metaverse.

The next instant!

Life City.

"Guard?"

Evangeline has already grown into a stunning young girl.

Aaron nodded to signal: "Do you have something to ask me?"

Evangeline was slightly nervous: "Then... why did you appear before me?"

"Miss, today you are the focus of the entire venue!"

Pop!

An invisible wind exploded, and Andre's smile stiffened on his face.

—Mysterious Knight!

An advanced version of the mechanical police officer! Possessing an extremely powerful firepower configuration, it can eliminate an army alone!

Besides that, because it retains a human brain and main spine, it has even awakened certain Extraordinary Abilities, and its resistance to Mysterious erosion is extremely high!

It is the perfect combination of technology and the Mysterious, and even possesses the ability to briefly seal 'Spirituality'!

But the next moment, violent explosions and flames engulfed the gate, and then... pairs of robots holding weapons fought to the death with the mechanical police officers!

Amidst a huge sound, her steel spine snapped, countless circuits sparked, and nutrient solution splashed everywhere.

And judging from the trend of news and media topics, Life Bank and Gaia Network are perhaps even more in a position of watching the show.

At this time, accompanied by a very humorous reminder sound, Miss Fisher's figure also appeared in the villa.

A human brain with chip-assisted calculation is, after all, not as fast as pure chip calculation!

At this moment, Number 17 took the most correct action.

"Why?"

He is the grown-up Andre!

Such an important figure, why would he risk his life?

Immediately, he saw a strange maid appear before him: "This strike is for the 16 sisters from before!"

"You should know... I am no ordinary old stray dog from the Lower City District!"

Compared to the demons and monsters filling the streets, this image was quite average.

"Great Catastrophe? Most of Cyber Company's robots have rebelled, and robots with autonomous consciousness have appeared... The world may be about to set off a new round of machine intelligence revolution!"

"Boss... the clinic appointment has been made, and the specific details have been sent to your email."

The old man seemed to struggle for a moment before finally speaking: "I have lived past forty, and I know many things... because my true name is—Karl Messiah, a titleless one from the Anointed family of the Changsheng Bank!"

Bang!

Countless small bombs exploded above the venue; although their power was not great, they triggered intense chaos.

17 smiled in response: "Ever since the machine intelligence uprising occurred, many great nobles have stopped using robot maids, and the Yagebu family even sealed me away... but this was clearly of little use..."

"Woof woof!"

"You are indeed not an ordinary person either!"

Melodious music began to play.

"An illegitimate child?"

At this moment, she had a tall and slender figure, exquisite facial features, and every inch of her curves had developed perfectly.

It seemed... as if she were verifying some news.

Evangeline's expression remained unchanged, but she left the dance floor immediately after the dance ended and summoned an attendant to bring a water basin to wash her hands.

Pop!

A high-frequency energy blade emerged and lunged, but it was blocked by an invisible force field one centimeter from Andre's heart.

"Because... I discovered the secret of the family, no, the bank." The old man's expression became incomparably grave: "The core technology of the Life Bank—the digitization of human lifespan—is entirely dependent on a monster... even the Gaia Network is the same. We humans appear to be the Creator, the masters of the world, possessing extremely brilliant technology and civilization... but in reality, we are merely food for the monster!"

Aaron knew the old man was a man with secrets; now it seemed he wanted to confess?

"Mm, you may go down!"

A lady who had witnessed everything from start to finish let out a scream loud enough to shatter the glass in her hand.

Aaron smiled slightly.

Aaron's expression was slightly strange: "Why not the second son?"

However, Aaron knew that since the accidental discovery of Research Institute No. 4 last time, the old man had been secretly searching for relevant intelligence.

The old man revealed a faint smile: "I had long begun to suspect that with the ruins of Research Institute No. 4 coming to light, those Leviathan giants could not possibly let us go... They are like mutant giant sharks in the ocean, never letting go of the scent of blood. But we haven't encountered the slightest trouble in these few years..."

Almost the instant Aaron had the thought, he accurately sensed Evangeline.

Bang!

A black shadow flashed, and 17's head was grabbed and separated from the body.

At this moment, an unexpected communication was sent over.

There was a trace of fear in the old man's expression: "Even as a titleless one, as long as one obtains a position at the Life Bank, the salary is enough for me to live an extremely affluent and long life... Positions at the Life Bank always have preferential treatment for the descendants of the Thirteen Families."

No wonder so many people would rather risk suffering from schizophrenia than stop indulging in the Gaia Network every day.

In these few years... due to the death of two teammates and also having made a large profit, Chloe and the old man had rarely come out to work.

"Ah!!!"

When Cenarius walked into the hall holding his daughter's hand to accept the welcome of the crowd, he keenly felt his daughter's small hand tighten slightly, even gripping him a bit painfully.

Andre was shouting; as someone with noble blood, he naturally had security forces.

Evangeline's eye sockets were slightly red, and she muttered to herself in her heart: "Why... go to this extent? You are just a robot!"

"I am not any important figure..."

'Calculation correct, total time taken 5.852 seconds!'

Although the other party had changed a face, Evangeline still immediately recognized those eyes full of Spirituality: "You are... 17?"

Those decadent, well-dressed gentlemen and ladies screamed and fled toward the emergency exits.

However, the rise of machine intelligence was still within a controllable range for those Leviathan giants.

Aaron sipped his wine, let Fisher go off to frolic, and took up a newspaper from the table.

If it weren't too impolite, she would even want to change her clothes and burn this expensive evening gown directly!

"Repaying a debt? No!"

Evangeline's pupils shrank slightly.

While speaking, Fisher blinked her watery big eyes, as if saying, "I can move around freely now, right?"

She was very interested in the free services within Aaron's virtual villa.

Yes, even though Cyber Company had encountered a little trouble and one-third of the cities in the world were mired in a machine intelligence crisis, this could not stop the upper-class people from holding the luxurious, hedonistic banquets they desired.

Bang!

17's head rolled a few times on the ground and landed near Evangeline; those eyes remained ethereal and gentle, extremely rich in Spirituality.

After all, the enjoyment here was indeed good, and various virtual reality games were also very fun, not to mention the countless call girls—of course, to be safe, performing a divination on the other party's true gender and age before sending a communication was an essential procedure.

The video-like scene was still being broadcast, and below it was a line of news headlines—

In his view, what Aaron had been doing these past few years was undoubtedly neglecting his proper work!

He said quite firmly: "Aaron, you must be the illegitimate child of a high-level executive at some Leviathan giant company!"

Aaron did not dwell on this aspect and asked casually.

Crack!

"Do you know... why I fled the City of Life?"

Inside the picture frame, a brand-new page emerged.

While pondering, Aaron opened the newspaper.

"Oh!"

Not only that, no one knew what kind of power was hidden beneath the young girl's graceful lines!

Through years of persistent training, Evangeline had already unlocked a portion of her genetic locks, stepping fully into the realm of the Extraordinary.

"Miss, your water!"

This was, of course, because Aaron had granted her access permissions.

"Chief Collier Earth of the Cyber Corporation Research Institute assassinated by his own creation!"

This newspaper only felt like paper to the touch; in reality, it was like a tablet, with countless contents shifting...

At this moment, a soft and beautiful woman dressed as a maid came to Evangeline's side, her eyes seeming as if they could speak.

His head flew high into the air, and fresh blood splattered across the ground.

"Access granted!"

A maid placed a brilliant diamond necklace on Evangeline and whispered a blessing.

Facing Andre's performance, Number 17's emotions did not change in the slightest, and a fluorescent light flashed in its eyes.

Hailed as the most beautiful pearl of the Messiah family!

Cenarius comforted his daughter softly, adding a reminder: "The first dance at the coming-of-age ceremony, you must have it with your fiancé; this is etiquette!"

Unlike other mechanical police officers, its physique was even more massive, and its surface was even engraved with Mysterious Talismans!

That was a machine factory, and there was an eye-catching Cyber Corporation logo at the main gate.

There was no other reason! The impression Andre had left on her when she was a child was truly too terrible.

Aaron asked again: "Then do you know the true face of the monster in the Life Bank?"

"Old man!"

Whether it was the cold storage food that cost not a single cent no matter how much one gorged on it (this is very important) and never made one feel full, or the oversized swimming pool and luxurious massage bed... even the small models in the maid's rooms were far better than reality.

According to her thoughts, this Number 17 was definitely the leader of those insurgent robots!

Today was Evangeline's coming-of-age ceremony, and Count Cenarius had held a grand banquet for it.

"Because the second son also needs to do things for the family, there is not so much free time to develop personal hobbies."

Facing such an enemy, Number 17 had not even considered resisting.

Aaron smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth and gave his mansion address.

The two spoke in low voices, which had already attracted the attention of those around them.

Number 17 took light steps, calmly passing through the gaps in the crowd, and arrived before Andre.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, the wedding would be put on the agenda.

Aaron nodded and casually had the smart butler bring over two drinks, seemingly not surprised by the old man's confession: "It looks like... you have many things you want to say."

These years of contact and investigation had also made Evangeline very disgusted with this fiancé.

"What makes a human... human... what is it that makes them called human?"

"Don't be nervous!"

"I don't know..."

The old man sighed: "But I do know the true face of the monster on the other side of the Gaia Network... It is the Gaia Network itself, it... it has come alive!"

(End of this chapter)