In the wee hours of the morning, Evan stepped off the empty subway, asked for directions from a patrolling cylindrical robot, and walked for another twenty minutes to finally find the branch building of the Virtual Dimension Project. In fact, strictly speaking, the building where the branch is located is not a building, because it stands on the third basement floor where the light of day is gone, and its presence is so thin that there is no indication of it even in the subway station signs.

"Not really. ”

Evan looked at the crooked sign in front of the foyer, and suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart. At this time, he already regretted coming to this place in the evening, but since the people had already arrived, it was really unreasonable not to go in and have a look.

He walked into the open reception hall, which was unlit by lights and plunged into darkness as far as the eye could see. Finally finding the light switch, he turned on all the lights that could be turned on, and while dialing the other party's contact number, he walked inside.

Amazingly, although this distribution is shown in the business status, there is not even a single staff ladder in it.

And it was messy and full of debris, bumping and bumping all the way, and finally, Evan squeezed to the elevator, reached out and pressed it to find that there was no electricity.

In desperation, he had to step up to the second floor through the escape ladder next to him, and when he walked out of the staircase, he was greeted by a spacious office with no partitions, except for a few dusty desks and seven or eight office chairs that fell to the ground, equidistant quadrangular columns and bare pipes on the ground, and even the glass windows were sealed with black tape.

"It's too bad, isn't it? ”

Evan walked over to the desk and found a stack of papers stacked on the desk, dated half a month ago.

This almost means that this branch has been cold for almost half a month. That artificial intelligence ranking seems to be refreshed once every half a month, which is really a coincidence.

"Hey, is that Mr. Evan?" At this time, the distributed contact number was finally dialed, and a weak, low male voice came from inside.

"I'm here to see the goods, are you free now?" asked Ivan half-lukewarmly.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, I'm not convenient right now, please go up to the third floor. The voice on the other end of the line was immediately much more eager.

......

In the brightly lit hallway, Ivan had just reached the heavy door of the office when a middle-aged woman in a nurse's uniform opened the door and let him in. As soon as he walked into the office, he couldn't help but frown at the smell of potions.

I saw two brown couches in the center of the huge office, facing each other across the glass coffee table. Looking over the couch and looking in with his back to the brightly lit window, there was a hospital bed that should theoretically be the place where the distribution manager's desk was placed.

A middle-aged man who was dying, with a withered expression, was on a dripping on the hospital bed, and the middle-aged nurse was by his side, thinking that it was his caretaker. Next to the bed, there are electrocardiograms, auxiliary breathing apparatus and other life-sustaining equipment, as well as a bookshelf, which is full of plastic figures, all of which are Xiaoxi.

“......”

Evan was dumbfounded, the terminally ill middle-aged man in front of him should be the branch manager. And he also moved the entire hospital bed to the office, looking like he was going to work until he died, and he would work even if he was the other party's boss, and he would probably be moved to tears.

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

The branch manager barely sat up straight with the help of the caretaker, and said weakly, "You are Mr. Evan, I'm sorry, I can't go down to meet you in person because I look like this." ”

The voice is hoarse, and the words are mixed together when he speaks, which is somewhat difficult to catch.

"That's right. ”

Evan stepped over the couch and walked to the bed. After looking at him, his eyes stayed on the bookshelf, and he took a closer look, although those figures were all Xiaoxi's appearance, but the details were different.

"I'll make you laugh, as you can see, the consortium is on the verge of bankruptcy, and this division has effectively been abandoned. However, I can guarantee that there is absolutely no problem with our Xiaoxi performance, and the reason why it is at the bottom is because it is dragged down by the CPU.

Halfway through that, he coughed again.

"How did you get this way?" Ivan asked, frowning.

"I am the general person in charge of the Virtual Dimension Project, I have put too much effort into Xiaoxi, and the board of directors has given too much hope to this project. So he has been striving for excellence, which led to the disconnection of the capital chain, and finally had to lower the configuration, and finally let Xiaoxi, who is positioned as a high-end artificial intelligence, can only be a funny artist.

The branch manager took a breath and smiled bitterly:

As a result, Xiaoxi, a funny artist, was quite successful, but unfortunately his income still couldn't fill the financial hole...... Then the headquarters decided to sell the project, and I heard the news...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ...... That's it. ”

"So did Nozomi sell it?" asked Ivan with concern.

"No, they don't even look down on it. He looked indignant.

"Uh......" Hearing this, Evan was ready to leave, but he was reluctant to use such a cheap artificial intelligence.

"After hearing so much, are you still willing to buy?" the branch manager seemed to guess his thoughts.

“......”

Evan was silent for a while, paced to the bookshelf, looked at Xiao Xi in a thousand postures, and sighed softly: "The reason why I came all the way here is that I don't want to return empty-handed, so I hope you can convince me." ”

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the runner-up of the King of Fighters Tournament, the Flame of Destiny player, right?" asked the branch manager coldly.

"That's right, that's me. Ivan admits it calmly.

"On the roster of fighters for the King of Fighters tournament, it seems that your origins are not the home planet, but a planet called Heblelen, right?" said the branch manager, his breath became short, and he said in a hoarse voice.

"In that case, you should buy Xiaoxi even more! Because Xiaoxi's official registration information is a virtual comedy artist, not artificial intelligence. One is the entertainment facilities, the other is the high-end equipment, and you should know the difference better than I do. ”

......

Evan was convinced, completely convinced, and now even someone is going to cry and shout to send him Noah! He, he...... I will not hesitate to accept Noah, and then buy a Xiaoxi!

Because Xiaoxi's positioning is a virtual funny artist, even if she was originally a high-performance artificial intelligence, but she was dragged down by the central garbage processing, and now her registered identity is a virtual funny artist!

Buy this kind of entertainment without being emasculated in performance, and not to mention signing a whole bunch of unequal treaties!

Buy, buy, buy, must buy!

After this village, there is no such shop!

One by one, one by one

After the negotiation was successfully settled, Evan went to the basement to move out a prototype of Xiaoxi under the guidance of the branch manager.

The prototype is basically the anthropomorphic appearance of Nozomi, a pink-haired girl who is easily reminiscent of strawberries or gummies. Lying quietly in a closed cabin, she looks like a sleeping princess, without the stiffness of a machine.

When he opened the closed cabin and clicked the power button, the other party's eyelids trembled slightly, and a data stream flashed in his pupils, and he soon 'woke up'. The shape and demeanor are no different from ordinary people, and there is a kind of funny artist's demeanor when he raises his hands and feet, and when he sees the dying branch manager, he will even call his father affectionately.

This series of intelligent performances made Evan feel that it was worth the money. Especially when I saw that she was loaded with teaching information, and after entering the female teacher mode, she could also teach by making funny jokes, and I felt that I had picked up a baby.

"I bought it and I'm ready to transfer it. Ivan said with his eyes lit up.

"Billion, a lump sum payment. The branch manager responded immediately.

"Billion? Didn't it be 200 million at the beginning!? You want to lie to me?" Ivan was furious when he heard him play such a trick.

"I'm dying, what's the use of lying to you?"

The branch manager took a sip of water with the help of nursing, then explained with a wry smile:

"200 million is a mass production machine, but I have never produced one at all, and now I only have a prototype in my hand, and it is also the only Xiaoxi in the world. The price of a billion is definitely not expensive, and except for Xiaoxi, you simply can't buy artificial intelligence that is not subject to official surveillance. cough cough cough ...... Trust me, it's definitely worth the money and there won't be another chance like this!"

“......”

Evan stared at the other party's withered face, stared at it for a long time, and then looked at Xiao Xi with a look of anticipation, and gritted his teeth fiercely:

"Count you ruthless, I'll buy it!"

After signing the contract and transferring money smoothly, and bidding farewell to the branch manager who could die at any time, Evan left the closed office building with the red closed cabin containing Xiaoxi's body.

One by one, one by one

Back at the Gladiator's Apartment, Evan directly sent an order to the headquarters of the Hyberon Development Consortium, asking them to send a spaceship to send him back to Hybolen.

Then it was time to say goodbye to his friends one by one, in fact, mainly the three roommates and some members of the MMA club. Of course, Dean Russell and the women's clothing boss also have to make a special trip to say that although they have been together for a short time, they have at least shared life and death.

And he didn't cut off contact with this side as soon as he went, after all, the space fortress of the Hyperion Star Development Consortium was equipped with network facilities, and they could still chat together if they had anything to do.

As for White Bear and the others, Evan informed them in the group that he was leaving Space City, and tactfully told everyone that he hoped they could go to Hyperion together. In fact, when Evan was about to buy the Hyperion Development Consortium, everyone had already guessed his thoughts, so they were mentally prepared, and they all expressed their willingness to go to Hyperion together to wait for the final trial.

After sorting through his social network, Evan received two very eager voice communications, one was Hewein, a little mare muse. Hewei wanted him to take her away, and after experiencing the rebellion of Mostima, she had no interest in the official life, and preferred to live a stormy and adventurous life with Evan.

The little mare told Evan that he had watched the entire King of Fighters tournament in its entirety, and that he had been cheering him on, and that he would be surprised by the next meeting.

Evan was still very moved when he saw that they replied to messages in seconds in the middle of the night, so he patiently replied to them one by one.

First, he told Heviin that if she really wasn't impulsive, he would come and pick her up in a year. When the time comes, she can live whatever life she wants, but preferably as an administrative advisor to the Empire.

Then, he replied to the little mare muse, saying that Hyperion has an Internet and can still be directly connected with each other. If the other person is also interested in mixed martial arts, then she is always welcome to discuss her skills, and she will definitely return to Space City once she has time.

......

After doing these things, Evan lay on the floor, looking at the soft light, and couldn't help but recall the bits and pieces of his arrival in Space City.

Start by getting to know the muses, eating, drinking, and having fun together, and entering the era of machine warfare together. He then meets Shamille and Karenz, is exposed to mixed martial arts, and is then trapped into invisible space by Frank. Later, I met Shirakuma and others...... With them, they went through many trials of life and death, and in a state of almost despair, they reversed the future and successfully saved the fate of all those who were qualified.

Then he returns to the real world, and through Domon's relationship, he meets Mostima, who has been planning a rebellion for a long time. Completely reinvent your body through the memory chip and the resonance of the Evil King, gain the strongest mecha, defeat and kill this talented evil scientist.

In the end, he participated in the King of Fighters tournament with Karenz and Shamille, and the three of them went hand in hand to reach the semifinals. Breaking through the limit under the pressure of the plough khan, he finally condensed the soul fire and became a fourth-level mechanic in the true sense of the word. After that, through the battle with Zero, he stole the mystery of the divine skill.

In just two years, I have experienced so many things, and it is really exciting to think about it.

"Memory chips...... If you don't get it...... I'll probably have to spend a few more years in Space City, because accumulating knowledge is a hassle. Even if it's only two years, even if there are only a few people who can be called friends...... I'm really reluctant to leave at this time. Evan said to himself, while Tachibana stayed quietly in the shadows, listening without saying a word.

Thinking of this, he immediately raised his arm, and through the identifier, he called up the introduction video of the Pure Shield, carefully watching every detail.

Life is like this, those things that are usually inadvertently touched, those things that are so commonplace that they are almost boring. When it comes to the real parting, it will show a precious special feature.

I don't know how long it took, but the sunlight shone through the cracks in the new green curtains, revealing a beautiful patch of broken gold on the floor.

He rolled up from the floor, tore open the curtains of the room, and looked at the sky in the distance:

"My dear cousin...... Your competitor is back, and this time, I'll let you know who's the real Sun King!"