There were two documents in the box. Qin Chu glanced at them and found that they were two completely contradictory military orders.
One of the documents Qin Chu had seen in the last world was a military order issued by a joint meeting of the military and the cabinet, which ordered all soldiers of the First Legion involved in the mission to self-destruct.
Another military order was issued by the mainframe, whose suggestion was for the First Legion to withdraw normally.
At the time, the military and the cabinet were highly dependent on the main AI. Under normal circumstances, the main AI would check and compare the mission details and ultimately calculate the order that best served human interests.
Noah was doing something similar.
Unexpectedly, the AI's mastermind issued completely opposite orders to the human leaders.
The mastermind recorded the events from his own perspective, so the information Qin Chu saw indicated that the First Legion's annihilation was due to collective disobedience of military orders.
It seems that the situation was more complicated than Qin Chu had imagined.
The way the mainframe recorded data also indicates, to some extent, that at that time, the degree of autonomy of this artificial intelligence had exceeded the scope of human control.
“There’s another chip inside,” Levy said.
"Okay, we can go out now." Qin Chu sighed.
The two left the office and made their way to the exit.
The way out was a bit more troublesome than the way in, because Levy was still carrying those photos.
"Hey, open the door wider! We finally got this down, don't let it get bumped or damaged." Levi directed Qin Chu to open the aircraft door.
After carefully placing the photos in the cabin, Levy then sat in the co-pilot's seat.
Qin Chu also came up. He didn't start the aircraft immediately, but turned to look at Levi: "Thank you for today. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to find these things."
Levy raised an eyebrow: "So General Qin only expresses his gratitude verbally?"
Qin Chu withdrew his words of thanks with a blank face, wanting nothing more than to kick this person off the aircraft.
Levy chuckled for a moment, then asked earnestly, "You're so worried about me, afraid I'll get hurt, afraid I'll disappear, and you're so polite to me, so in the virtual world..."
Qin Chu stared at Levi. For some reason, he suddenly thought of that day when this man had also been so serious, ultimately concluding that they were friends with benefits?
If this guy comes to that conclusion again later, Qin Chu will really throw him off the aircraft.
Unexpectedly, Levy didn't mention his lover this time.
He said, "So in the virtual world... have you slept with me many times?"
Qin Chu: "..."
very good.
The conclusions reached each time were different, but they all made people want to punch them.
Qin Chu instinctively wanted to ask, "How the hell did you come to this conclusion?"
But he also felt that asking the question would indirectly confirm the embarrassing fact that he had never slept with anyone. Qin Chu could only hold his breath and remain silent.
It tries to appear as if it's the default.
The default is fine too. Hopefully, this person can behave themselves in the real world and just lie down.
But Qin Chu soon realized that he had underestimated Levy.
"Really?" Levi stroked his chin as if pondering. "Well, since you've slept with me so many times, you should at least repay what you've borrowed in the real world. Give me a break, right?"
God the hell you have to pay back what you borrow.
His adoptive father and biological parents' photos are still lying behind him. Don't you think it's wrong of you to say something like that?
Qin Chu was so angry that he raised his foot to kick him.
As soon as he lifted his foot, he saw Levi instinctively dodge backward, the force of which was so great that it knocked open the buckle under the seat.
The commotion left Qin Chu unsure whether to continue kicking or not, and he even hesitated for a moment while raising his foot.
Levi was also somewhat shocked to see that the plane had shifted back a full half meter.
He looked up at Qin Chu and said, "Actually, I didn't mean to hide, but my body just started moving on its own."
"..." Qin Chu looked at his feet, not knowing what to say.
Levy began to accuse: "Look at you, it must be because you kicked me too many times before. Even though I don't remember, I've developed a conditioned reflex."
"..." Qin Chu began to reflect.
Levi feigned a pitiful expression: "You slept with me and then kicked me. Well, it's settled then, now back in the real world, you absolutely must..."
"Shut up, or you'll get out of here." Qin Chu covered his forehead.
Is there nothing else on this guy's mind besides sex?
Levi maintained his aggrieved expression, but his blue eyes were full of laughter.
He glanced at Qin Chu's slightly red ears.
So cute, she can't even lie properly, she gave herself away with a bunch of clues.
Instead of returning to the training base immediately, the two changed course and headed to Roy Palace.
The group of space pirates in Roy Palace had already moved out, and after Burke left, only the old butler and a few servants remained.
Upon seeing Qin Chu arrive, the old butler was visibly excited: "General Qin, I never expected you to come to Roy Palace. Actually, I'm a big fan of yours, and I'm very grateful for your contributions to the Empire in the Edge System..."
Listening to the old butler's incoherent confession, Levi smiled and leaned close to Qin Chu's ear: "You know, if he knew that the General Qin he admired was actually the short, black-robed man who came to tell me stories every day..."
Qin Chu nudged him with his elbow, signaling him to get down to business.
Levy interrupted the excited old butler with a smile and asked, "How is Miss Caroline now?"
The old butler replied, "Everything is as you arranged. The cabinet has come several times to see Miss Caroline, but the room is sealed off, and they haven't been able to meet her."
After a while, the old butler hesitated and advised, "Miss Caroline is, after all, a cabinet official. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to keep her locked up like this?"
Levi waved his hand: "Alright, I'll take General Qin over there, you guys stay here."
The two walked together down the deep corridors of the Royal Palace.
Seeing that there were no guards around, Qin Chu raised an eyebrow: "It seems you trust your Crown Princess very much, you don't even need anyone to guard you?"
“…What Crown Princess?” Levi said, both amused and exasperated. “When I sat up in the sleep pod, I saw this person. I had a feeling that something was wrong with her, so I used the excuse of being a Crown Princess to keep her in the Royal Palace to watch over her.”
Qin Chu gave a cold "oh," but it was impossible to tell whether he believed her or not.
Levi touched his nose. He had just made it up on the spot, never expecting to dig a hole for himself.
When Qin Chu arrived at a door, he found that the door was indeed locked, with only a window left to pass food inside, as if he were being treated like a prisoner.
However, if this Miss Caroline is connected to the mastermind and is a spy within the cabinet, such protection is still insufficient.
Just as he frowned, Levi opened the door, and two star beasts pounced out.
Most star beasts are naturally inclined to attack humans. As soon as these two star beasts came out, they pounced on Qin Chu, but Levi kicked them both into the room.
"Get lost, stay away from him, he's one of my men." Levi snapped, then turned to Qin Chu and explained, "He's mine."
Qin Chu raised his hand to press his temple: "You fucking actually brought a star beast to the Imperial Capital Star..."
This is another crime that could lead to a military court.
"Forget it." Qin Chu glanced around the room. "You're using two star beasts to watch over people? Aren't you afraid they'll get eaten?"
“Only a human would be eaten.” Levi led Qin Chu by the hand into the inner room.
In the inner room, a woman dressed in work clothes was lying on the bed.
Qin Chu had caught a glimpse of Miss Caroline from afar when he came to Roy Palace to tell stories, but his black robe obscured his vision, so he didn't get a good look at her.
Now that he was closer, he realized it was someone he knew.
Miss Caroline is the Prime Minister's secretary. Qin Chu's deepest impression of her is that whenever he is in a meeting, this secretary is always afraid that the Prime Minister will be so angry that he will faint, and she will frequently remind the Prime Minister to take his medicine.
Besides, the military had also had contact with this Miss Caroline a few times, but Qin Chu just couldn't remember her name.
But what's attracting attention right now isn't this person's identity.
"Sleeping? You're still not awake after all that noise?" Qin Chu asked.
"No, it's probably because the energy has run out."
Levy walked directly to the bedside and pressed on the back of Miss Caroline's head. Her long, loose hair opened like two doors.
Inside, where the brain should be, a small mechanical core was clearly visible.
"A android?" Qin Chu quickly walked over, his brows furrowed into a deep knot. "The android project was shelved long ago, so how could there be adult androids appearing?"
“Then you’ll have to ask the cabinet.” Levy shrugged. “I have a keen sense of smell. I could tell right away that this person didn’t smell human. I suspected she was connected to the mainframe, so I took her back to Roy Palace and locked her up.”
Qin Chu looked around the android again, then shook his head: "No, I'm sure the Caroline I saw before was a real human."
"How are you so sure? Didn't you say you hadn't had much contact with them?" Levi asked, raising an eyebrow with a sarcastic tone.
Qin Chu glanced at him and sighed, "Noah was also in the meeting. He can detect electronic devices. If Caroline were an android, she wouldn't have failed to warn me."
“Noah?” Levy raised his eyebrows even higher.
Qin Chu sighed and tapped twice on his personal terminal: "Noah, come and scan if there's anything."
"Here, sir!" Noah popped out excitedly.
"Artificial intelligence?" Levy was somewhat annoyed. "You still carry it with you? The mainframe just betrayed us. Shouldn't this kind of AI be locked up and destroyed? It might be a spy too."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chu fell into an eerie silence for a moment.
Levi looked at him, puzzled, then suddenly understood after a few seconds: "Did I say that before?"
Noah was furious: "Yes! It's you! Even though you have a good relationship with the superior, don't even think about trying to sow discord again!"
again?
Levi pondered the terminology used by the artificial intelligence for a while. It seemed that this thing understood his relationship with Qin Chu very well.
Levi wasn't really concerned about his lost memories; he cared more about Qin Chu.
But if only Qin Chu remembered these memories, that would be fine. Why is there some inhuman thing watching the whole thing?
He doesn't remember his past with his boyfriend.
And yet you remember certain unrelated things?
Ugh, this is really annoying.