Michael was stunned for a moment when he touched Shirley's little head, and even suspected that his senses were delusional.

Shirley isn't really a person. She is an artificial intelligence, a program written by him and then made incredibly close to a human after a long period of self-learning and evolution.

As the most perfect artificial intelligence Michael has ever created, in fact, deep down to him, Shirley has never been just a piece of cold code composed of 0s and 1s, she is like his child, relying on servers, fiber optics and wireless signals to exist, but she is still a living being.

But that doesn't change the fact that she's not a living person after all.

In order to better imitate and learn from human beings, she created a virtual appearance for herself according to her own preferences, an image that can communicate and dialogue with others like ordinary people, but it is only a holographic projection, an illusion composed of light and shadow...... That's how it should be.

But now, Michael did touch her, as if it were a real girl lying behind him.

Michael was indeed surprised for a second or two, but after a little thought, he reacted: "The body you made for yourself? ”

Although it was only for a moment, Shirley seemed happy to see her master's surprised look. She sat up at the long table and nodded, "Well, what do you think, sir?" ”

Michael reached out and touched her little face, it was smooth and soft to the touch, like real girl's skin, and he could even feel the body temperature.

"It's realistic." He said.

"I tried to solve most of the problems, including regulating my body temperature with an energy battery that lasts up to 48 hours. During this time, I used a total of 23 different combinations of materials to synthesize the skin, and finally settled on this solution. If you're interested, I can send you the recipe. ”

"Well, then it doesn't have to be."

"Oh, and there's another problem that I'm just operating this body by remote control, and my proprioceptive consciousness is actually still in the server of the Ministry." "This means that if this body leaves Earth, or goes somewhere where the signal can't be transmitted, it will be out of my grip and become a well-made doll......"

After a pause, she blinked and smiled slyly: "...... Unless you want to do something else with my body, then you just block the signal and I don't know anything. ”

Michael ignored her joke: "You're saying you need an elf's Auditory Bone to solve the remote control problem too." ”

"Yes."

"I see, I'll bring you one."

Shirley gave him a big hug: "Thank you, sir, you are the best." ”

Michael looked down at Shirley and thought for a moment, but didn't say anything.

He'd noticed that as her intelligence grew exponentially—especially after absorbing the technology of the Cree and Kang—Shirley's emotions grew stronger. She has much more pronounced mood swings than before, and is more responsive, sometimes acting like a real little girl.

But she has always been meticulous in her work, or rather, her work efficiency is getting higher and higher, and she has never had any problems so far. That's why Michael feels like all signs are just a sign that she's maturing.

And now, seeing her new body of her own making, feeling her embrace and body temperature, he can't help but wonder how different Shirley is from a real human being.

At this time, Wanda happened to enter the door, and she couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the scene in front of her.

Shirley turned her head and smiled at her, "Sister Wanda." ”

"Shirley?" Wanda was a little unconvinced.

"It's like a fake."

"How do you ......?"

"We can talk about this slowly on the way in a moment." Michael interrupted, "Are you ready?" ”

"Hmm. I don't think there's anything special to bring...... That's about it. Wanda nodded, and with a flick of her fingers, a bunch of large bags and small bags appeared out of thin air on the ground.

Shirley stepped aside: "Then you guys have a good talk, I won't bother for now." ”

After preparation, the two boarded the "arsenal". Wanda fastened her seatbelt and sat down, watching as Michael activated the ship's engines. The ceiling at the top of the room split left and right, opening up the blue sky, and the Kerry shuttle rose in the air with a slight concussion, the engine beeping slightly.

Wanda found herself still a little nervous, after all, she had never left Earth, and she had never seen extraterrestrial space. She had a hunch that the trip might be even more interesting than she had imagined, and she fantasized about whether she would encounter talking octopuses or something in space, as is often the case in cartoons.

"So, huh...... Do we have a travel guide or something? She asked tentatively, "You don't happen to have a Star Guide, do you?" ”

"No, but there are plans. If nothing else, the host of our first stop has already prepared a banquet for us to pass. ”

Wanda blinked.

Host? Do we still have reception?

Who? Extraterrestrial reception office? Earth's Embassy in Extraterrestrial Space?

But soon, her questions were answered.

"Sit tight," said Michael, the shuttle bursting out of the atmosphere at an astonishing speed, "and we're ready to be warmly welcomed." ”

Wanda's eyes widened and she saw a stream of colored light appear outside the glass in front of the shuttle. The entire body of the plane began to vibrate, as if an invisible hand reached out from the void, gently supporting the shuttle.

A whirlpool opened in the starry sky, and a rainbow of light opened up a whirlpool, swirling in front of the shuttle like a colorful ribbon. The shuttle stopped spraying, the engine went out, and the light gently lifted its body, dragging it deep into the whirlpool.

Wanda felt as if she had never had such an unforgettable journey in her life.

The coloured light flew past the cabin like a visible storm outside the cabin, and the hull of the ship was lifted to top speed in a long tunnel, feeling a bit like a car racing to the speed limit on the highway. It wasn't until Wanda was blinded by the brilliant sight outside the window that the shuttle burst out of the tunnel and through a shining exit.

Then they came to a city, a golden, dreamlike city.

She also saw the muscular blonde god with a sledgehammer and a cloak not far away, flying towards them with excitement on his face.

Wanda cast a questioning look at Michael: "This is ......"

"Asgard." Michael nodded, "This is our first stop." ”

(Thanks to the book friend Pan Zunlin for the 1000 starting coins!) ）