The next day, at ten o'clock sharp.

The doorbell of Zheng Ming's house rang on time.

[There are guests visiting. 】

The house's own intelligent housekeeper has a slightly distorted weird mechanical voice to remind visitors of their arrival.

Zheng Ming frowned when he heard this. Since he has accumulated a lot of wealth points, Zheng Ming has successively opened intelligent machinery services that are convenient for life, but it is obvious that this old and backward intelligent housekeeper is not as good as he wants.

"It's far from Kevin of Tianhao's family. Everything else is easy to say, and you can understand it without intelligence, but this voice ......"

While muttering dissatisfiedly in a low voice, Zheng Ming ordered in a loud voice: "Open the door." ”

"Kata."

As Zheng Ming's command fell, the sound of the bolt turning came from the door, and then the door opened.

"Hello, Mr. Zheng Ming."

Zheng Ming followed the prestige and suddenly showed a suspicious look on his face.

Outside the gate, a man with a long figure was faintly visible. But looking at his appearance, Zheng Ming understood that this must have been sent by Qin Ze.

This man's appearance is ninety percent similar to Qin Ze. It was darker than Qin Ze's pale complexion, and his figure was several points taller than him. If Qin Ze, who wears glasses all the year round and has an expressionless face, has a scholarly and weak temperament, the man in front of him has a little more fierce feeling.

Zheng Mingzai carefully looked at the man, staring at the conspicuous "Χ" mark on his forehead, and fell into a long silence.

If he remembers correctly, this mark usually appears on the body of the android. Kevin's occasional body device is in the same category as the body in front of him.

"You're an intelligent AI?"

Regarding Zheng Ming's slightly rude question, the man did not pursue it, but after smiling lightly, he replied softly: "Hello, strictly speaking, I am not an intelligent AI, but you can understand it this way." When we first met, my name was No. 23, and I was a man-made personal attendant. ”

The man was not wearing glasses. Therefore, those Danfeng eyes fell into Zheng Ming's eyes without the slightest hindrance. The corners of his slightly curved eyes, because of the laughter, drew a beautiful arc at the end of the eyes, and slashed diagonally upwards to the temples.

It was the first time Zheng Ming had seen Qin Ze show such a natural smile, although the one in front of him was only facing Qin Ze's face, it still made him look slightly stunned.

"I was ordered to bring the landing capsule......"

After receiving a soft reminder from No. 23, Zheng Ming came back to his senses, and he hurriedly got out of the way and made a gesture to invite in.

"Oh, please come in. Just put it in the corner of the living room. ”

……

No. 23 was very efficient, and in a matter of moments, he released the landing module from the portable space capsule. And volunteered to follow Zheng Ming's instructions and placed it in the corner of the living room.

Standing aside and looking at the landing capsule with bright lights on the surface and dense silver lines, Zheng Ming secretly muttered to himself, "There are more coffins", and looked at No. 23, who was waiting after placing the landing module.

"Drink something?"

"No, no. I don't need to consume my usual drinks. I don't have a corresponding sense of taste either. Of course, it's not a problem for me to have this with the ontology's technology, but it would cost more and wouldn't improve my performance in the essence......"

Seeing that No. 23 was talking endlessly, Zheng Ming looked at him with a strange face, and interrupted urgently: "Okay, I understand." You don't need to explain that, just say don't drink it. ”

"Oh, sorry. The old problem is repeated. No. 23 slapped his forehead and stuck out his tongue, looking sorry, and Zheng Ming, who was watching, felt a chill in his heart.

"The boss is not small, what a cute sell. What's going on with this Qin Ze? Do you give everything you don't have to a biochemical robot? Say that you are a real person, he is a machine, and everyone believes it. ”

After complaining secretly in his heart, seeing that No. 23, who was idle, was about to open the topic again, Zheng Ming hurriedly asked: "When will we leave for Qin Ze?" ”

"Anytime. I'm here by car, and I'll drop you off at the main body......"

"Yan'er, I have something to go out. If you're hungry, order your own food. ”

Seeing that No. 23 turned on the chatter mode again, Zheng Ming shouted at Yan'er, who was probing her brain, and took the lead in walking out the door.

……

After enduring the surging "sonic attack" on the 23rd along the way, Zheng Ming finally arrived at his destination.

This is a villa area located in the southwest of Starlanding City, in the middle of the first ring road. This area is only a few blocks away from the bustling areas such as the Evaluation Building and the Commercial Street. Even if you don't take public transportation, you can get there in five or six minutes at the city's maximum walking speed.

From this aspect it is also possible to imagine the high cost of the residential complex. In the ring area where every inch of land is valuable, the rental price of a pure villa area without space equipment alone is far beyond Zheng Ming's imagination, let alone directly buying and owning it.

"I didn't expect this guy Qin Ze to be so rich." Muttering a little sour in his heart, Zheng Ming, under the guidance of No. 23, crossed the villa protection system and walked into the villa garden under Qin Ze's name.

Deep in the garden, a two-storey villa of about 200 square meters stands in the center. The first floor of the villa glows with a luster like single-sided glass, and in the spacious balcony above it, Qin Ze, who is dressed in a straight suit, is looking at it from afar.

Walking through the cobblestone path and over the granite slab path, Zheng Ming followed the shady courtyard and entered the gate that opened automatically.

After changing a pair of shoes in the foyer, Zheng Ming was introduced into the living room by No. 23.

"This is my house, just sit down."

I don't know when Qin Ze was already sitting on the leather sofa in the center of the living room, pointed to the rest of the sofas, and said casually to Zheng Ming.

Seeing this, Zheng Ming was not polite, found an independent single-seater sofa, and sat down.

"What do you want to drink?"

"No, you don't."

Seeing Zheng Ming's refusal, Qin Ze nodded lightly and waved his hand at No. 23, who was on standby not far away.

"It's none of your business here. Go standby. ”

No. 23, who had always seemed very talkative before, nodded silently when he heard this, turned around and disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

Seeing this, Zheng Ming glanced at the direction where No. 23 disappeared, and then looked at Qin Ze, who was expressionless, as if he didn't know what his emotions were, and couldn't help but sneer.

"He looks a lot more human than you do. Is it because of my lack of emotion, so I created an emotional substitute for tuberculosis? It's a bad taste. ”

Hearing this, Qin Ze silently turned his head to look at Zheng Ming, and after staring at Zheng Ming inexplicably, he said calmly: "I thought you were an all-rounder who could see through everything, and it seems that there are things you don't know." ”

Zheng Ming was slightly stunned by Qin Ze's sudden jumping topic, and felt more and more that Qin Ze was inexplicable and unable to communicate.

On the side, Qin Ze pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly when he saw this, and after laughing, he continued: "They don't have any emotions. The truth is that even though AI technology is becoming more and more sophisticated, there has never been such a thing as emotion. All the changes in the context and tone of the voice, as well as the timely and appropriate expressions, are just based on a set program. ”

After getting Qin Ze's explanation, Zheng Ming realized that he had been faintly unnatural in his heart since before.

No wonder it makes me embarrassed to see its smile and expression change.

Thinking of this, Zheng Ming fell silent, and did not try to tease Qin Ze's emotions anymore.

"Alright. Looks like you've rested enough, too. Time is precious, so let's get started. ”

Qin Ze saw Zheng Ming silently looking at the wall with an empty look in his eyes, and took the lead in standing up. Seeing this, Zheng Ming also silently got up and followed behind him.

The two walked out of the living room and walked to the study where they were sitting. As Qin Ze stepped aside and stretched out his hand to press on the wall, a wall cloth in the study suddenly slid to the side, revealing a small space like an elevator.

Entering the elevator, after a short wait, Zheng Ming did not notice the slide of the elevator, and the closed elevator door slipped open again.

"This is my underground lab. Some of the instruments you need to use here to upgrade your equipment, and I have also put here the external equipment that you need to replace. ”

Qin Ze explained as he took the lead in stepping out of the elevator. And Zheng Ming also followed closely behind.

Since the previous elevator entrance was attached to the side of the wall, Zheng Ming did not see the rest of the scene. When he stepped out of the elevator, the obscured vision suddenly brightened.

It is a basement that is many times wider than a building above ground. Zheng Ming suspects that the two-story villa above it is only a small part of the basement, and that the area here may include the garden outside.

I saw that on the stone wall of this rectangular basement that was hundreds of meters long, there were rows of things that seemed to be glass covers, and in each glass cover were placed lifelike humanoid objects.

The humanoid objects, male and female, each with their eyes closed as if they were asleep, could be seen to be enveloping them in a transparent liquid enclosure in the glass enclosure.

Looking at each of them, you can see that each humanoid object has a conspicuous mark on it. These marks are either on the center of the eyebrows, or on the forehead, or on the cheeks, and are engraved with three imprints: "Ψ", "Χ", and "Φ". Among them, the "Χ" type is the most, the "Φ" type is the second, and the "Ψ" type is only a few.

"Crazy, fierce, and powerful biochemical robots? If it weren't for those markings, it would be exactly like a real person. ”

Thinking like this, Zheng Ming glanced at the side with a sense of accomplishment, looked at Qin Ze around him with appreciative eyes, and pursed the corners of his lips.

"This guy was a figure lover in his previous life."

Secretly thinking about it, Zheng Ming was taken by Qin Ze to a place where various parts, electronic instruments, and workbenches were placed.

The two stood still in front of the workbench, Qin Ze looked Zheng Ming up and down a few times, and after a little thought, he said, "First of all, I want to give you a replacement smart assistance bracelet." This thing is already an instrument that is about to be obsolete. Even in the small villages around Xinglin City, many people think this thing is an old antique. ”

Saying that, Qin Ze pointed to the instrument not far in front of him, and continued to Zheng Ming: "Put your hand in." ”

Zheng Ming walked forward in the direction that Qin Ze was pointing. It can be seen as a hemispherical object enclosed in a glass cover. There were holes the size of fists left on both sides of the glass cover, and it didn't take much for Zheng Ming to understand that this was the so-called place to put his hand in.

After carefully looking at the hemispherical object that looked like black mud mixed with silver sand, Zheng Ming hesitated for a moment and stretched his arm in.

An unexpected cold touch came, and the black mud-like substance did not stain Zheng Ming's skin in the slightest.

When Zheng Ming's hand was completely stretched out from behind, and the scar-like smart bracelet on his wrist completely entered the middle of the instrument, it suddenly seemed to be stuck, completely fixing his wrist in place.

After Zheng Ming saw that his wrist was fixed, he didn't break free, but turned his head to look at Qin Ze.

I saw countless transparent lines flashing on the lenses of his glasses on the bridge of Qin Ze's nose, and a complex panel composed of various colors of light was projected in front of him.

"Don't be nervous, I'm going to take off the smart bracelet next, there may be some slight tingling. Bear with me. ”

After coldly dropping a sentence, Qin Ze's index finger was raised behind him, and a round chair made of pure white energy was suddenly constructed out of thin air.

He crossed his hands and stretched his arms, then moved his ten fingers and sat down calmly on the energy chair.

I saw his ten fingers flying, like a butterfly crossing a flower, gently tapping on the complex panel, occasionally stretching out his middle finger to support the glasses on the bridge of his nose.

At the same time, Zheng Ming, who stretched his arm into the instrument, felt the subtle fluctuations from the black mud substance.

A pain as if the skin had been pierced by a fine needle came, and then Zheng Ming heard Qin Ze's flat voice behind him.

"Alright. You can take your arm out. ”

Zheng Ming tried his best when he heard this, and his arm was pulled out very easily.

He looked down and saw that the scar-like traces of the original smart assistance bracelet had disappeared without a trace, and the skin was completely integrated, leaving no trace.

"Alright. Next, we will install your personal terminal. It allows you to connect to the StarPro network anytime, anywhere. It is also your personal identity key. Many instruments that require identity verification require it to be unlocked. At the same time, it is also an auxiliary controller that controls the extrapupillary auxiliary interface. I'll send you the how-to instructions later. Oh yes. Your network should also be upgraded, and you can go to the communication hall to inquire about the specific cost and operation method. ”

While explaining, Qin Ze rummaged for a while and picked up a translucent instrument the size of a button. From a distance, it looks like a glass product that emits a glowing white light.

"Hold your hand out."

Hearing Qin Ze's undoubted commanding tone, Zheng Ming pursed his lips slightly unpleasantly, but still obediently stretched out his hand.

"Make a fist."

Qin Ze reminded again, turned Zheng Ming's fist-like hand over, and unceremoniously slapped the personal terminal to the back of Zheng Ming's hand.

"Hiss~"

The stinging pain on the back of his hand made Zheng Ming gasp, and he subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but found that Qin Ze's strength in holding his wrist was far greater than he imagined.

Under the gaze of Zheng Ming and Qin Ze, the button-like translucent instrument slowly sank under Zheng Ming's skin, and then stretched out white light, forming the shape of a five-pointed star on the back of Zheng Ming's hand and wrist.

"Alright."

It was only at this time that Qin Ze casually let go of his hand.

Zheng Ming stretched out his hand and touched the five-pointed star formed on his right arm, and found that it was tightly attached to the surface of the skin like a film, with an astringent rubber-like touch.

Just as he touched the personal terminal in surprise, a projection of the console was suddenly projected on it, and at the same time, the auxiliary interface in the field of vision was transferred to the interface of personal wealth value.

On the other side, Qin Ze saw Zheng Ming's reaction and calmly explained: "Don't make a fuss, if you don't need it, you can turn off this function and switch to voice control." This feature was added to the personal terminal because the previous gesture control was too complex and often confusing. This is a simple version. ”

"Alright. Next, I'll install some external devices for you. By the way, upgrade your intelligent assistance chip and install a personal AI. ”

Saying that, Qin Ze led Zheng Ming to a cabin erected on the side, looked at Zheng Ming and pointed at him.

Seeing that this shape looked exactly the same as the spiritual evaluation cabin, but the cabin was slightly smaller, Zheng Ming hesitated for a moment.

"I'm going in?"

"What do you say? The intelligent assistance chip is connected to the nerve center. When you are awake and active, rashly adjust and upgrade it, what do you think will happen if you usher in the repulsive reflex? After speaking, Qin Ze hugged his arms and continued: "What's wrong? Afraid of what I will do to you? Forget it, if Mr. Wu hadn't asked me for it, I wouldn't have bothered to upgrade your equipment. You can go to the Heart of the Machine City yourself and find someone who can be relieved to adjust for you. ”

Seeing Qin Ze's sarcastic expression, Zheng Ming hesitated slightly, then gritted his teeth and walked into the cabin.

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