Chapter 206: Cerebral Region Prodigy, Becoming a Machine Engineer

That day, Yunxiao cried for a long time holding the parts of 118...

But life had to go on; in this swamp like a mire, she was not without a hint of hope.

Although 118's parts had many damaged spots, under her inspection no major damage was found.

In other words, there was still room for redemption....

But the biggest problem is that, because of the current AI rebellion, all machinery with self-computing ability has been banned, making it extremely difficult to obtain the knowledge needed to reassemble 118.

But Yunxiao didn't want to give up; 118 was her only remaining family in the world, and she would even sacrifice her own life to bring him back.

"Mechanical Age Year 104: Yunxiao is 15 years old; she has now completely moved beyond the realm of Little Yunxiao, barely countable as Middle Yunxiao."

"Through Yunxiao's efforts, she finally left the military logistics post, returned to live on the only normal planet nowadays, and has been constantly striving to reactivate 118."

"During this time, Yunxiao also gained a clearer understanding of the newly established New Federation; it wasn't much better than the Federation before the split, merely a normal change of dynasties, and the world's crows are all black."

"Apart from the disappearance of the venerable profession of Iron Guard that had lasted for centuries, what followed was the rise of the new generation of machine engineers."

"Now, the main force in all wars consists of these machine engineers; although they no longer have mecha, heaven never closes all doors and windows, and the rise of machine engineers is also inevitable."

"The new generation of machine engineers has a stronger grasp of machinery, no longer relying on mecha as a carrier; compared to the previous machine engineers, today's machine engineers are more like individual inventors."

"Everyone can create their desired weapons, research their desired technologies, and invent more powerful technologies—things that the former Iron Guard could never accomplish."

"Yunxiao set her goal on becoming a machine engineer, believing that even if 118 was locked by military technology, she could reactivate it!"

"Yunxiao doesn't know if she can succeed, but for your sake she must give it a try."

"To become a qualified machine engineer, the most important is the 'cerebral region', followed by 'neuronal reflex', 'mental activity', and 'brain volume'; the cerebral region determines whether a machine engineer is strong, while the other three determine one's field of expertise."

"A machine engineer with a talent for neuronal reflex is innately quick to react, excelling at problem-solving and combat; whereas a machine engineer with a talent for mental activity excels at invention and creation."

"Each of these three talents has its corresponding test; many people excel in multiple items, and the cost required for each test is not trivial, but for students of the Mechanical Institute it is free."

"However, Yunxiao didn't have such luck; she couldn't attend school and could only earn money bit by bit through part-time work, much like Yun Sheng back then, and even worse than his situation."

"Fortunately, Yunxiao inherited Yun Sheng's talent and even surpassed it; Yunxiao's cerebral region talent is a shining SSS, and the remaining three are all S-rank or higher."

"She is a genius; the only good news in recent years gave Yunxiao great confidence. As they say, extremes reverse, and Yunxiao, in life's low point, finally experienced her first moment of glory."

"As an SSS-rank cerebral region talent genius, Yunxiao's terrifying talent began to show; in less than a month she expanded her cerebral region, becoming a true machine engineer, a speed shocking to hear."

"Yunxiao never forgot her goal; she became a machine engineer in order to reactivate 118, which is absolutely forbidden by the current New Federation, but she fears nothing."

"She yearned to become stronger; that overwhelming sense of suffocating despair and helplessness from those past years still erodes her heart, and even a slight recollection brings intense despair. Yunxiao doesn't want to be at others' mercy anymore, nor to be powerless in the face of anything."

"She thinks... she can do anything!"

"Cracking 118's military technology is still too difficult for Yunxiao now; she misses 118 so much she doesn't even want to wait a day."

"But... she is still not strong enough; she needs to become stronger, stronger still!"

"When heaven bestows a great mission upon a person, years of hardship have made Yunxiao extraordinarily strong; she no longer complains, hesitates, but wholeheartedly strives toward her goal, fearless..."

"In a place unknown how many light-years away, at the very center of that galaxy in the starry sky, a black hole keeps running, driving the entire massive galaxy to rotate without cease."

"Moreover, on this black hole sits an immensely huge mechanical facility that keeps running; although it is located on the black hole, it has not been torn apart or crushed, but rather leisurely draws power from the black hole's 'force'."

"To describe its identity, it's simple: a massive computational facility labeled 'omniscient and omnipotent' built by a civilization of unknown advancement."

"And its owner, that advanced civilization, had long ago ascended to a higher dimension an unknown number of years ago, and it also does not know how many ages it has remained stationed here."

"If put this way, perhaps it's still not clear; put more plainly, it is one of those 'mysterious beings'."

"Despite being separated by so many light-years, the story of Yunxiao and 118 is continually reflected in its information bank at all times."

"It is analyzing."

"Even in a sense, it could be considered the parents of 118 without exaggeration."

"118 is its final verification topic; for machinery, whether idealist emotions are important and whether they can guide different outcomes."

"What seems a simple question is actually a deadly problem for a computing intelligence; idealism forever remains an existence incomprehensible to the material world's calculations, even if it is situated on the black hole."

"As for the current observational results, it is obviously not what it wanted to see."

"It still needs.... more twists...."

"The massive machinery starts up; nobody knows what it has done...."

"Meanwhile, Yunxiao is exerting all effort to try to crack 118's technology; cracking may be out of the question, but activating 118 is no longer difficult for her now...."

"As the engine lights up, the long-dormant logic core finally begins to operate...."

"Brother!"

"(Today I have some urgent matters, no writer's block, but I was short five hundred characters, which I have now made up!)"

"(Also! Fellow adoptive fathers, this book's rating has already reached 9.4! It's a height I never imagined! Thank you all adoptive fathers for your support!!!! May all adoptive fathers find good wives!)"