Zone Zero: I'm invincible now that the heavenly fire has killed Nineveh!

"Let's not try it," Zhe said with a smile, declining. "After all, this is something you commissioned; it wouldn't be appropriate for us to use it."

"Hey, what's wrong with it?" Nicole waved her hand dismissively and said, "None of the four of us can claim this thing as our master, so it's just a useless thing. Why don't you guys give it a try?"

At first she was very excited, but she didn't expect this thing to look down on the Rabbit House.

They were such an outstanding group of four, yet they didn't even approve of any of them.

Hmph! You have no sense of right from wrong.

“Nicole is right.” Su Chen continued with a smile, “Besides, you are also close partners of the Rabbit House. You can all be considered family. Family doesn’t need to be so polite.”

"You treat everyone like family. You're too good at currying favor."

Ling was somewhat speechless.

Su Chen just said that he and the Cunning Rabbit House were one family, and now they are one family again.

This family's population is growing far too fast.

"The so-called 'One Family Under Heaven' is a great alliance of love, and everyone I acknowledge is family."

Su Chen smiled casually.

If you get along well with him, he's like family; if you offend him, you'll end up in a huge crowd with only one seat available.

"I don't understand what you're saying." Ling didn't understand what Su Chen meant, but she excitedly ran to the computer: "But since you said so, I'll give it a try and see what this thing thinks of me."

She didn't have much hope of passing the verification, after all, four people in a row had failed.

If the hacker hadn't been so certain that this thing could indeed access various databases, she would have thought it was just a hoax.

She was eager to try, simply out of curiosity about what kind of evaluation she would receive.

[Verification initiated, searching rope net database]

[Verification complete. Legendary rope maker Phaethon has passed verification!]

[Terms and Conditions of Use: This product may not be licensed to any third party, nor may it be transferred or assigned in any other way...]

[Note: To ensure your mutual benefit and that of this entity, full authorization may be granted when necessary.]

Agree or Disagree

"Huh!? I passed the verification!"

Ling stared at the computer screen in surprise.

She didn't expect that she would pass the verification so easily with just a casual try, making it seem like it was fake.

"This thing is really looking down on us," Nicole said with some dissatisfaction. "Our Rabbit House is just not doing well now, but it will definitely prosper in the future, yet they still look down on us."

"But just because it sees you are Phaethon, it immediately bows its head. What a snob!"

"So what do we do now? Should I agree to this agreement?"

Ling sought opinions from Nicole and Su Chen.

"Of course we should agree, otherwise wouldn't this be a waste?"

Nicole said irritably.

She still harbors resentment over that differential treatment.

"Okay." Ling nodded and looked at the computer: "I agree to the above terms."

[The authorization agreement has been signed. It was a pleasure to serve you.]

A silver, ring-shaped eye appeared in the center of the computer screen, introducing itself in a mechanical female voice.

[I am a type-three integrated general-purpose human-like intelligence, codenamed Fariya]

【Hello, Master.】

However, these words came out in fits and starts, like a videotape stuck on a thud.

"Uh, hello, Fariy." Ling asked, puzzled by Fariy's halting voice, "Is it because your voice module is incomplete that you're speaking like this?"

[No, my development code is very advanced and complete; the lag is only due to insufficient computing power on the current device.]

"Oh……"

Ling suddenly realized.

The computer used to install Fariy was just a small mainframe separated from the HDD system, so it's understandable that it couldn't handle advanced artificial intelligence.

She connected the computer to the HDD system's host, and Fariy immediately became smooth.

Five times the electricity cost, now online.

Su Chen watched Ling's movements and muttered to himself.

"So it was you who just made such a rude comment about us?" Nicole looked at the silver eyes on the computer screen and said in an unfriendly tone, "You better be useful, or you'd better prepare to be thoroughly disciplined by the great hacker!"

She knows the master hacker Ryan, so if this AI doesn't work, don't blame her for being ruthless.

Electronic waste and viruses are enough to give Fariy a hard time.

[No, all previous evaluations were based on objective facts from data across the entire internet, and were not unfounded.]

[Definitely, I am extremely useful. I have unrestricted access to over 80% of the devices in AlliedSpot. With my assistance, cumulative hole data acquisition will no longer be necessary, and real-time analysis of hole evacuation paths will become possible.]

"So, with you, I can really enter and exit the void at will?"

Nicole's eyes lit up, and her earlier annoyance vanished completely.

"That doesn't sound very likely."

Ling said, frowning.

As a member of the legendary rope-making Phaethon family, she knew how difficult it was to do something like this.

[Negation, that's my core function. If the master doesn't believe me, I can demonstrate it with a void exploration.]

"Let's just believe it for now, Rin."

Su Chen knew Fariy's abilities and naturally trusted him.

Ling nodded and said, "Then let's trust it for now, and we'll know once we try it."

Zhe stroked his chin, somewhat pleased: "If its functions are really as powerful as it claims, I think our rope-making business will soon be able to revive."

Ling looked at Nicole, somewhat embarrassed: "But, this AI should belong to your Rabbit House, it doesn't seem right for us to take it."

“Ring, there’s nothing wrong with it,” Nicole said magnanimously. “We’re all friends, and if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have lost Phaethon’s account.”

"But……"

Ling still felt a little guilty.

Although Nicole gave them the USB drive, Nicole can't be blamed for the account issue.

Su Chen had already warned them; they can only blame their own lack of skill.

"Stop dawdling, that AI isn't just a free gift for you."

Su Chen coughed twice and said seriously, "From now on, you will become our closest allies. If we need your help, you can't refuse."

"Now we're in this together, so feel free to come to us if you need anything."

Zhe did not hesitate to establish an alliance.

Whether from the perspective of friendship or interests, joining forces with Su Chen's Rabbit House is the best solution at present.

If Su Chen could stay a little further away from Ling, they would be an even more perfect brother.

Ling added, "From now on, all your commissions will be discounted by 30%, and we'll only charge you the cost price."

"Can't it all be free?"

Nicole asked greedily.

"Sorry, Nicole, we can't go hungry."

Ling gave an apologetic smile.

It was because of Nicole's existence that she said three times the price.

If it's completely free, she can expect to live a life worse than that of a slave, with no rest all year round.

Nicole laughed awkwardly, "Haha, I was just joking."

"Alright, now that the matter has been resolved, let's go back and rest."

Su Chen checked the time; it was already 7 p.m.

Aside from Fariy's defamatory comments about him, the overall impression today is not bad.

The Cunning Rabbit House gained a legendary rope craftsman as a fixed ally, and Bell and Tetsu gained a super AI with super functions. He also gained a lot of extra fun.

Everyone made money, and everyone was happy.

"It's getting late, so goodbye then."

Nicole said goodbye to the brother and sister, and didn't forget to take the safe with her.

Goodbye, everyone.

Zhe and Ling watched the group leave and then closed the door of the video store.

"So much has happened today," Ling sighed. "Phaethon's account was lost, but he got a powerful AI. I don't know if it's a loss or a gain."

"Don't be discouraged, sister," Zhe comforted her. "If that Fariy is really as powerful as it says, the matter we've been investigating will be easier."

"hope so."

Ling yawned and went back to her room.

……

On the other side, in the old car of the Cunning Rabbit House.

Su Chen looked at Nicole holding the safe and asked with some confusion, "Nicole, why are you still holding this safe?"

"Hehe, of course I'm going back to turn in the mission!"

Nicole smiled smugly.

“Boss Nicole, but everything in the safe has already been taken out.”

Billy, who was driving, was somewhat puzzled.

"Ahem! The request was for a safe, not what was inside!" Nicole's fox-like eyes narrowed, and she laughed smugly, "Not only do I want to use this safe to complete the mission, but I also want ten times the reward!"

"Anyway, that intelligence middleman has ulterior motives, I'm going to rip him off!"

The thought of so many shady dealings involved in the commission made her feel uneasy.

If it weren't for Su Chen saving the day, who knows how dangerous the situation would have become.

If she doesn't rip people off big time, then she's not Nicole!

"As expected of you, you really have a good business sense."

Su Chen gave a thumbs up.

"Of course! If Rabbit House didn't have a shrewd and calculating boss like me, it would have gone out of business long ago!" Nicole proudly raised her head.

Billy suddenly spoke up: "Wait, Nicole, there seem to be two people in front of our house!"

Su Chen looked out the window.

A girl with long, straight black hair wearing a haori sat quietly on a bench by the door.

A little blue-skinned, white-haired girl with horns on her head was sprawled out like a rag doll next to her.

“Hoshimi Miyabi, Aokaku?” Su Chen recognized the two at a glance and thought to himself, “What are they doing here? Did Nicole’s double-cross come to fruition?”

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