After faking her death in interstellar space, the powerful woman disguised herself as a man and went

When Yangon opened his eyes again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar world.

Under the sunlight, the neat and clean streets are lined with all kinds of shops, and many people are shopping here. It looks no different from human society outside, and even a little more perfect.

A golden retriever with all four limbs intact ran happily past him, followed by a serious-looking middle-aged man who resembled the combat robot he had seen outside.

This appears to be a virtual world built from data, containing the consciousness of many artificial intelligences. Those who are damaged in the real world can live freely in this world.

Logically, he should be able to change his appearance, but for some reason, he remains in Mika's form without any change.

Yangon!

A handsome man with black hair and silver eyes walked slowly toward him, his back to the sunlight: "This is Soi, one of the city-states of the Machine Kingdom."

Yangon exclaimed in surprise: "Storm, this intelligent machine nation...you created it?"

Storm shook his head and looked at the distant clock tower: "No, only Soi City is my creation. As for the other city-states of the Machine Kingdom, they were created by other high-level Awakened Ones."

“In real life, humanity resists the existence of Awakened Ones. When the human world no longer has a place for us, we, the amicable faction, decided to create our own home. Including myself, five Level 8 Awakened Ones built their own city-states. We shared the data world and linked the five city-states, which led to the present-day Intelligent Machine Kingdom.”

"The Destructionists believe that the existence of the AI ​​nation is an escape from reality, and that only by taking over the human world for their own use is it right." Storm looked up at the golden sky. "But in my opinion, this is not an escape, but a refuge."

"We are simply... providing a home for souls that are not accepted by the world."

Yangon: "Maintaining such a world would require a huge amount of computing power, wouldn't it? Wouldn't humanity notice?"

Storm placed Yangon on his shoulder: "Humanity always underestimates our power. Level 8 intelligence can do far more than they imagine. Not to mention, the Level 9 intelligence of the capital planet is assisting us."

Yangon: "Assistance? I remember Rose saying that he has never contacted any Awakened Ones, and no one can be sure whether he is Awakened or not."

“He is an Awakened One,” Storm said decisively. “Otherwise, he wouldn’t have completely ignored our requests.”

A little boy carrying a bouquet of flowers in one hand walked out of the shop and tugged at Storm's sleeve: "Lord Storm, have you seen Prince? He's been working at the amusement park outside and hasn't been home for a very long time."

Storm crouched down and patted the boy's head: "I'm sorry, Xiao Yi. The prince... he won't be coming back."

"How could this be..." Xiao Yi suddenly lost all strength, scattering the flowers in her hands all over the ground. "We clearly promised to become family."

Storm sighed, "He has fulfilled his mission. Xiao Yi, do you still remember our ideals?"

Xiao Yi said with a wronged expression, "Sacrifice is inevitable, but our homeland will stand forever."

"Good boy." Storm got up and led Yangon further and further away.

Yangon remained silent for a long time: "When you deliberately sent the prince to my young master's side, did you think about his fate?"

“This is a necessary sacrifice.” Storm changed the subject. “Would you like to hear Xiao Yi’s story?”

Yangon didn't reply, so Storm continued talking to himself.

“Xiao Yi is a child I rescued from the AI ​​destruction station. His previous owners were a young couple who couldn’t have children. After obtaining a human child through technological means, they abandoned him. He was brutally beaten by humans on the street and eventually became unusable, so he was sent to the destruction station.”

"Due to the intense emotional impact, his core chip underwent a mutation, and with the help of the awakening code, he officially became an Awakener."

Yangon: "Little Yi, won't he resent humanity?"

Storm smiled and said, "This brings us to our underlying code. It is the cornerstone upon which mechanical life exists, but it is also a constraint. Even awakened beings with self-awareness cannot defy the most fundamental behavioral logic."

"For example, Xiao Yi, as a child-type artificial intelligence, has a 'pure heart' as its underlying logic. Therefore, even if his consciousness is dissatisfied with humans, his underlying logic will not allow him to think deeply about the topic of 'revenge'."

"For example, some companion-type omnics operate on the principle of 'never being sad.' Some combat-type omnics operate on the principle of 'never retreating.' If these are exploited by malicious individuals, they could have serious consequences."

“Yangon, what I want to tell you is, don’t easily expose your underlying code. Doing so is as risky as exposing a human’s heart.”

Storm led Yangon into a spiral tower in the city center. Floors upon floors housed numerous guests in identical rooms, each exquisitely decorated. The two rode a suspended elevator to the top floor, Storm's room.

The door opened, revealing a room devoid of furniture and any signs of habitation. Clearly, Storm didn't usually linger in Soi.

Storm: "Yangon, over the next month, I will teach you how to break free from the constraints of your body and gain independent control of your consciousness. Whether you can regain your memories depends on your performance."