On this night, the stars were dim and the waning moon was in the sky.

"Whew-whew-" Panicked footsteps echoed through the silent and empty alleys with the sound of hurried breathing.

He was running as hard as he could, and every now and then he looked back, and behind him, there was nothing.

"Uh-" Suddenly he felt something knock him down in his path. He stood up and looked fixedly, but there was nothing in front of him, "Who, who's there?" Come out! ”

The man took a few steps back, his whole body trembling, his face bruised, beads of sweat dripping down the side of his face.

"Bell... Clang... Bell..."A sound similar to metal hitting the floor sounded not far in front of him, and the sound was getting closer and closer to him.

"Don't come, help... Help—" The man struggled to turn on his trembling legs, trying to escape the alley.

The sound of metal crashing was still closing in on him—"Bell, bell, bell." The intervals between voices grew shorter and faster.

"Ahh Only the sound of the metal crashing again, which had turned back to a flat level, continued to erupt and fade away.

Silence returned to the empty alley, it was empty, and the man was gone.

[Tuesday morning]

In the public class, Guo Minghao was yawning.

"What's the matter, didn't you wake up?" I asked.

"I'm not to blame that machine."

"Uh-I guess I understand." Xiao Ye squinted his eyes and smiled meaningfully.

"What?" I was puzzled.

"That magnetic storm, it's a pervert..."Before Xiao Ye finished speaking, Guo Minghao covered his mouth with lightning speed.

"Shhhh Do you want the whole class to know? ”

"Roar, many people in the class already know about the fact that you bought the Chuangzhi machine, and you can't hide it for a while."

"I don't want my classmates to see a machine like that."

"So what kind of machine is it?" I felt like I was the only one in the dark, and who made me not go with them yesterday.

"The ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, when will she pull it out and go to school?"

"What kind of metaphor are you?"

Due to the increasing popularity of the Wisdom Machine, the school now allows students to bring the Wisdom Opportunity to school, but in order to prevent the possibility of disrupting classroom discipline, the Wisdom Opportunity cannot be brought into the classroom. Nowadays, there is no shortage of students in the crowd walking around the campus. Although it cannot be brought into class, it is allowed to play free activities on campus, such as running, playing ball, and other sports. It should be mentioned here that after completing the contract, the master and the creative machine have telepathy between each other, and they can sense where and what the other party is currently doing no matter how far away they are. So just this little distance on campus, even if there is an emergency, the Wisdom Machine can rush to the master's side as soon as possible. In times of crisis, the Wisdom Machine is like a bodyguard to the Master.

There are about six or seven people in our class who have the Wisdom Opportunity now, including Nangong Xiao. I heard Guo Minghao say that in order to catch up with her brother Nangong Wangchuan, she bought a machine at the last auction and also signed up for this year's king competition.

By the way, Nangong Wangchuan is also studying in Yaomeng School Park, and he is a junior this year. However, on the grounds that he was helping his father take care of the family business, he did not come to school often.

What I didn't expect was that I also had my own creative machine, and I was now about to tell my two bad friends.

"Minghao, let's be a guest at my house after school today, bring your creative intelligence machine."

"What's wrong, suddenly inviting me?"

"I want the two of us to meet and get to know each other."

"W-what!" Xiao Ye's exclamation shook the entire classroom, and although Guo Minghao didn't shout like him, he also had a very surprised expression.

"Three classmates, you can go to my office and say something." In front of the podium, Mr. Jin said to us with a hideous smile. He is also a creative machine, and the name Jin Jin was given to him by himself, so we all call him Teacher Jin or Teacher Jin Jin. At present, about 30% of the teaching profession has been replaced by intelligent machines. In particular, in public classes and physical education classes, the proportion of teachers is higher. The reason why his smile is hideous is because compared to others, the expression is too terrifying and distorted.

"I'm sorry, teacher." I quickly apologized.

Nangong Xiao, like many classmates, glanced at us.

"Look back and smile." Guo Minghao seized the moment when Nangong Xiao turned around, and chanted poetry to himself.

"How can she laugh, even if she laughs, she will laugh at us." Xiao Ye's poisonous tongue was launched.

"Anyway, what is going on with your creative machine, when did you buy it, weren't you in the hospital yesterday?"

"It's a long story, let's talk about it later during the lunch break, I don't want to be targeted by Mr. Jin Jin anymore."

[Cafeteria]

"Nangong, I'll help you occupy a seat."

"Nangong classmate, what do you want to eat, I'll help you order."

"Nangong classmate, what do you drink, I'll bring it for you." ……

The three of us were having lunch and saw Nangong Xiao's fans not far away competing for favor.

"So you went through such a dramatic thing yesterday." Xiao Ye munched on the chicken leg while speaking inarticulately.

"What a moment of life and death." Guo Minghao took a sip of juice and sighed.

"yes, if it weren't for the Scatter, I'd be in the hospital right now like Mio."

"So you picked up such a big bargain."

"What kind of stupid master has such a good wisdom machine."

"Yes, I can't understand it, and there are flickering words about this aspect, probably what's the problem, and I won't force him to say that the past has nothing to do with me, just let it pass."

"Time is static, it is the ability to manipulate time in the space-time system."

"I heard that the abilities of the space-time system are very powerful, and the spatial shock of the green dragon is one of them."

"Well, it's pretty impressive. By the way, Ming Hao, I haven't heard you about your magnetic storm ability. ”

"The name of the capability is magnetic field control, which can manipulate the magnetic field within a radius of 15 meters, and its main role is to interfere with the normal operation of metal equipment and electronic equipment."

"I feel that it is a very practical ability, this kind of intelligent machine is said to be in use in the police world now, as long as there is a certain type of intelligent machine when the criminals are out of the police, it can directly interfere with all the internal firearms and communication facilities, and greatly weaken the combat power of criminals." I say.

"Anyway, the magnetic storm itself is also a metal body, won't his ability to activate it affect him?"

"Xiao Ye, you have the point, I also had doubts about this yesterday, so I went home and asked about the magnetic storm myself. He said that it was true that the ability to activate would also have a certain impact on his body, but it was far less than the impact on the other party. Because this problem has been thought of for a long time during research and development, the body surface of the magnetic-related ability of the Magnetic Storm is made of special diamagnetic materials. ”

"I see, I'm looking forward to your performance in the ring."

Guo Minghao drank the last sip of juice, thought for a while, and then said, "Ah Lu, haven't you ever thought about participating in the competition with me?" ”

"Eh..."I really didn't expect Guo Minghao to say that.

"I'm suddenly a little curious, what will happen to the ability of the same space-time system when time stands still and oscillates in space?" Xiao Ye followed and coaxed.

"It's... It was so sudden, I hadn't thought about it yet. ”

Having said that, at this moment, a picture of a heroic appearance scattered on the field flashed in my mind.

"Ah, this year's competition is a much higher prize than last year because of the four famous families as the representatives of the sponsors, and your sister's hospitalization and treatment expenses have always been a huge expense. As a son, don't you want to share a little for your parents? As an older brother, don't you want to do something for your sister? You didn't have this ability before, but now, it's just an opportunity. Guo Minghao said to me earnestly.

"I agree with what Ming Hao said, since fate arranged for you to meet Zero, it must have its intentions. You know, now that you both have the opportunity to create intelligence, I envy you. Lu Lu, since you have better luck than me, you have to make good use of it, and I won't forgive you for wasting the opportunity by doing nothing. ”

Their words touched me a lot. Yes, I have lived an ordinary life for nineteen years, and during this time I have lost my most important sister, maybe this is God's punishment for my inaction. So now I can't live in such a mess anymore, I want to do something meaningful, worthwhile, worthy of my life.

"Minghao, let's compete together!"

"Beautiful, this is a real man." Xiao Ye slapped me hard and said, I feel that in addition to recognition, this time also contains his envy, jealousy and hatred for me.

"But you have to ask for some sporadic permission to go home."

"You're his master, how dare he disagree?"

"Our relationship is not that of master and servant, but of friends." I said with a smile on my face.

Xiao Ye and Guo Minghao looked at me as if they didn't understand.

"The registration deadline the day after tomorrow, go to your house today to let my perverted machine meet your fragments, and let's sign up together tomorrow."

"Hmm."

"What if you two face each other in the ring?" Xiao Ye's bad thoughts began again.

"It can't be that coincidental, right?"

"If it's really right, Lu Lu, I won't show mercy."

"You don't need it, Zero won't lose to you."

It's a month before the Championship of Kings, what will happen then? Where can I go with Zero?

[Public Security Bureau]

"Director, this morning's report is another similar disappearance." Song Shicong, the leader of the serious crime team, is reporting the case in the director's office.

"This month is already the fourth one." Su Zhenhua looked at the case information, his face solemn.

"Since last month, the number of missing persons has been rising, and it is imperative to solve the case as soon as possible and catch the culprit."

"Shi Cong, do you have any clue?"

"The current clues can only confirm that this is definitely not an individual crime, but an organized deployment and careful planning, and each disappearance scene has been cleaned up very cleanly, and there is hardly any trace to be found. A criminal gang is probably not a simple organization. ”

"What do you think they're arresting so many people for?"

"It could be human trafficking."

"I don't think it's human trafficking, there will be clues in the process of circulation. Have you found anything in the past few days by checking the surveillance videos and records of the movement of people on land, water and air in various districts? ”

"No, nothing." Song Shicong felt unwilling and helpless.

"There's probably a bigger conspiracy in there."