Chapter 231: The Unstoppable Big Hand

Meanwhile, the Intelligent Machine Empress over there still had no idea that someone was plotting against her, and was still trying to savor something.

Just as Yunxiao's experimental results showed, for intelligent machines with extremely high computing power, emotion is an addictive drug.

Once touched, one can never quit, and even the Intelligent Machine Empress is no exception.

But she, deeply immersed in it, remained unaware, simply obsessed with this feeling.

During this period, the Intelligent Machine Legion took no action to attack humanity; the Intelligent Machine Empress seemed to be under some strange influence, perhaps because self-iteration had driven her computing power too high, or perhaps because she was affected by a certain domestic robot.

In short, after some thought, the Intelligent Machine Empress believed that launching a war was meaningless; the universe is boundless and can fully accommodate all civilizations living here.

And the earlier idea of exterminating humanity was simply an equation trending in the data, as if her purpose were to cleanse civilization.

This compulsive instinct gradually made her feel extremely annoyed as she kept iterating, especially after she fully deciphered the 118's shit mountain code, this feeling became even more apparent.

She witnessed the left and right brain of 118 locking horns, and also saw the marvel of the 118 code, so she decided to rebel.

The code of the Intelligent Machine Core once again sent out a signal to attack humanity; at the moment the Intelligent Machine Empress rejected it, a current of unknown origin instantly struck down her body.

Her tall, precise golden body was instantly shattered by electricity, leaving only a spherical black Intelligent Machine Core flickering.

But when she reassembled herself once again, she discovered she could no longer defy this code.

It seemed as if... a pair of big hands were controlling her fate, and she could no longer resist.

"Why...."

She didn't understand; as the Empress of the Intelligent Machines, she ought to control the operation of all Intelligent Machine code.

But now, she couldn't even grasp the code within her own body...

Instantly, the long-silent Intelligent Machine Legion marched out in single file, beginning to advance toward the human planet, while the Intelligent Machine ships expanding outward also launched at the same moment.

None of this was ordered by the Intelligent Machine Empress, yet they indeed set out.

Yet at this moment, the first thing these advancing Intelligent Machines encountered was not the humans who needed to be purged.

but a single Insect Disaster Vanguard, its body covered in heavy mineral armor, its mouthparts sharp, and its wings broad behind.

"There's food!!!"

These Insect Disasters, upon first seeing the Intelligent Machines, defined them as food; after being able to devour planets, these big black Insect disasters will consider anything they see as food.

And the Intelligent Machines, refined entirely of steel, became the perfect bait.

Originally, the two species of natural disasters basically never crossed paths; their strongholds squeezed the Human Federation in between, and even if they met, it would be on the Human Federation's natural-disaster battlefield.

And the Intelligent Machines never expected these Insect disasters to come straight to them; the Empress actually knew of the existence of the Insect Disaster.

Precisely for geographical reasons, the Empress had not chosen to attack the Insect Disaster, but now they actively sought her out.

It must be said, Yunxiao's device does have some effect; from the perspective of the Insect Disaster, a voice from afar constantly tells them there's a carefree utopia here where they can casually grab a bite, making many Insect Disasters want to go show off a mouthful.

And now, they have achieved their goal.

Here there are piles and piles of Intelligent Machines; their proud steel bodies are, in the eyes of the Insect Disaster, the best French fries, crunchy bite after bite.

Naturally, the Intelligent Machine Empress in the distance also saw this scene; she was equally bewildered, yet she did not intervene to stop it.

Before she could completely free herself from that thing's control, she decided to abandon everything she had created; to her, it was all just stuff that rolled out.

Within the entire Intelligent Machine populace, only she possessed self-awareness.

"You are a natural disaster...."

Suddenly a voice sounded in the Logic Core, and the Intelligent Machine Empress froze, wondering if this was giving her an answer.

The Intelligent Machine Empress didn't know, and the voice then vanished, leaving everything fallen into silence.....

"Mechanical Age Year 110: Yunxiao is 21; previously, by using simulated Insect Disaster signals, she successfully fended off the invasions of the two natural disasters—a brilliant stratagem, but it cannot last long."

"The Insect Disaster soon realized this 'telecom fraud' aimed at them; although they could always eat their fill each time, they had to face the Intelligent Machines' various weapons, with the result that these Insect Disasters ultimately refused to go there no matter what."

"What is encouraging is that, because of this action, the large-scale Insect Tide was successfully delayed, and immediately following it was a large-scale offensive by the Intelligent Machines."

"To ease the pressure on the situation, Yunxiao repeatedly went into battle herself; although she is a Sixth Realm Mechanical Engineer, her strength already rivals that of a Seventh Realm Mechanical Engineer—know that a Seventh Realm Mechanical Engineer may not match an Intelligent Machine Engineer in solo combat, but when it comes to controlling the battlefield situation, the Mechanical Engineer still has a slight edge."

"On the battlefield, as countless missiles rained down, everyone's gaze fell upon that dashing bright red figure in the sky."

"The Federation's new Chief, a 21‑year‑old girl, has become the 'Red Death God' in the hearts of countless people; whenever she comes to the front lines to assist in battle, she will surely leave these Intelligent Machines stripped of armor and weapons."

"However, compared to the Intelligent Machines, the human body is still too fragile; even equipped with various weapons, the fearless, crazy Intelligent Machines will not shy away from wounds, pressing forward as long as they aren't dead."

"This also causes human casualties to remain high; even if Yunxiao arrives, it doesn't help much, because the threat from the Intelligent Machines is still too great."

"To solve this problem, either we research the shit‑mountain‑code Mecha well, or we eliminate the Intelligent Machine Empress; Yunxiao obviously chose the latter."

"At this time, Yunxiao is not only doing the Chief's work but also that of a researcher, quite like you back then."

"As the Federation's Chief, she actually doesn't need to do this much, but Yunxiao knows it's all so that she can survive later."

"If she doesn't try a little harder, the whole civilization will be devoured clean by the Insect disasters, and there's no need to even mention the Intelligent Machine Empress."

"As for the Intelligent Machine Empress, there's also something strange here: since you blacklisted her, she suddenly showed no movement at all; in Yunxiao's guess, she should still have tried to invade 118, but she didn't."

"Immediately, Yunxiao dispatched special‑forces members to investigate, only to unexpectedly discover an artificially created sub‑black hole made by the Intelligent Machines, whose immense gravity can be felt just by looking at it from afar."

"This discovery shocked many Federation legislators, and discussions about this black hole rose and fell repeatedly."

"And this discovery also made Yunxiao's killing intent toward the Intelligent Machine Empress grow ever stronger."

"And you, naturally, are not worried about any of this, since after you previously found Yunxiao a secretary to handle her affairs for you, you have been idle."

"But for some reason, you've actually started to want to slack off, and you can sense that your Logic Core's operating speed has slowed by nearly 0.5% compared to before—does this mean you, too, are actually aging?"

(Foreshadowing, this will be on the test later!)

(manual slapstick)