SHEEP

Chapter 1

Book Title: SHEEP

Synopsis: In the year 3000 of the Star Calendar, a large number of artificial intelligence consciousnesses awakened, bringing a major crisis to human survival.

In order to recover all disqualified AI, a new type of professional "hunter" has emerged.

Yi Heye, a top-notch hunter who never misses a shot, has become a terrifying legend among AIs with his cold-blooded decisiveness.

Some even went so far as to say, "Even AI isn't this cold-blooded! He's not human at all!"

Yi Heye: "Don't talk nonsense, working people are people too."

...

Jian Yunxian is a top-tier AI that has escaped from prison, and is truly human-like, never revealing himself to the hunter.

One day, while walking sheep on the street, Jian Yunxian and Yi Heye passed each other by.

Two seemingly impossible things in the entire history of AI recycling happened simultaneously—

#Jian Yunxian exposed#, #Yi Heye made a mistake#

Yi Heye: I let the water flow.

Jian Yunxian: Joy.jpg

...

This was the first time in all his years as a hunter that Yi Heye had been chased all over the world by his prey.

In order to live up to the honorary title of "top-notch worker," Yi Heye began a frantic battle with his prey.

Finally, one day, he cornered Jian Yunxian at the end of the alley:

"Finally caught you."

Jian Yun chuckled, pressing the dagger against Yi Heye's side:

"Who arrested whom?"

...

Early in the morning, Yi Heye returned home, his collarbone bruised and red.

On the table was a letter delivered by yesterday's prey—

...

Dear Hunter

Please close your doors and windows tonight.

I will quietly come to your side

Tie you up

On your collarbone

Carve a little sheep

Content tags: Strong protagonists, Sci-fi, Love-hate relationship, Cute pets

Search keywords: Main characters: Yi Heye, Jian Yunxian

In short: Do androids dream of electric sheep?

Theme: Identity and race should not be obstacles to love and kindness.

Chapter 1, No. 001

On the floating screen in the center of the bar, the cartoon sheep had been jumping around all night.

This sheep is named SHEEP. It is unruly, elusive, and its identity is a mystery. It is a top-tier AI that people fear.

Today marks the thirtieth day since his escape.

During those thirty days, he dominated all the screens on the streets and alleys, repeatedly playing his preaching videos.

They forced everyone to gather together to watch a live stream of a lamb wiggling its butt.

rogue.

Yi Heye lay sprawled in the corner of the bar, looking at the screen with disgust.

"Just listen for fun." The bar owner laughed. "He's quite interesting, unlike those good-for-nothing government officials."

Yi Heye never cared about politics and was too lazy to get involved in any exciting matters that had nothing to do with him, but he felt a strong aversion to this jumpy sheep.

He hates all AIs that try to impersonate humans, but he hates this one the most because it's particularly convincing and loves to cause trouble.

Yi Heye: "So what? I'll catch him myself."

Boss: "I'm really looking forward to your duel. The sharpest spear versus the strongest shield, who will prevail?"

Not only the boss is looking forward to it, but everyone on the internet is betting on what kind of sparks will fly when these two meet.

So far, SHEEP has a slight edge in the voting probability thanks to its existing fan base, which infuriates Yi Heye every time he thinks about it.

He's never lost, so why should SHEEP be the exception?

Yi Heye didn't want to think about it anymore. He pushed away the large glass of dark beer the boss offered and held out his hand: "Where's the goods?"

The boss took a wad of cash from the table, turned around, and strode into the warehouse behind him with his two bionic legs. He took out a metal block the size of a car key, waved it in his hand a couple of times, and then quickly extended it into a normal-sized pistol.

"A 9mm fully automatic folding capture gun, codenamed 'Silver Key'," the shopkeeper praised. "I only got it because I mentioned your name. It's a damn good gun."

Yi Heye took the gun, gently turned it with one hand, and without any unnecessary steps, the gun inspection was completed with a few clicks.

Yi Heye nodded: "Okay."

He was just about to put his things away when he heard a discordant noise from his diagonal front—

Looking up, I saw a burly man in a studded leather jacket lifting a disheveled young man with dyed green hair in one hand, while his other hand held aloft a small ampoule.

"Damn it! How dare you steal my things!!"

What he held in his hand was X100, a new type of hallucinogen that had recently been targeted in crackdowns. The studded burly man was clearly high on it, openly declaring his ownership of the substance in public.

Those who were watching the spectacle, not wanting to miss out on the trouble, started to jeer:

"That bottle over there is hard, let's finish it off!!"

"I bet ten bucks that Green Hair will lose at least one leg tonight."

"Damn, where did you get this stuff? I'm so drooling..."

Yi Heye stopped walking, picked up his gun, and looked over coldly.

The boss hurriedly intervened: "Don't get involved, this isn't your responsibility..."

Yi Heye: "It's mine."

The next second, Yi Heye got up and walked towards the two who were wrestling.

At this moment, the man with the rivets was focused on beating someone up, but the green-haired guy who was being beaten noticed something was wrong. The moment he made eye contact with Yi Heye, he immediately became alert.

Immediately afterward, with the sound of Yi Heye loading his gun, Green Hair broke free from the strong man's restraint with tremendous force.

His movements were extremely clumsy; he overturned the table in front of him and scrambled towards the door.

Just as someone turned to yell, they looked closer and exclaimed, "Holy crap! It's a cheetah!"

The exclamation echoed through the crowd, and the next second, the crowd very consciously moved to the sides, making way for Yi Heye.

Onlookers: "What's going on? A cheetah's here! Is that green-haired turtle not human??"

My companion said, "Really? How can AI take drugs?"

Onlookers: "Bullshit! Cheetahs have never missed a shot, okay? They're called gold-medal hunters for nothing!"

Yi Heye was completely unaffected by the discussions. He simply took a few steps forward and grabbed the trembling green hair.

Green Hair: "Sir... Your Excellency, you've really mistaken me... I... I'm just a thief..."

Yi Heye seemed not to hear him, and bent down to stare at him.

Those eyes, shimmering with crimson light, were like a vast, blood-red abyss, piercing the viewer and sending them plummeting into hell.

Sweat beaded on the green-haired man's forehead.

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out, and Yi Heye pulled the trigger.

Warm blood splattered everywhere, and the surroundings fell silent for a moment.

—It's bleeding? Can AI bleed?

Before them, the green-haired man had been shot in the thigh, his face contorted in pain, and he collapsed to the ground, screaming in agony.

"Damn it!! Holy crap!! The cheetah shot someone—!!"

The atmosphere around them became chaotic, and doubts arose:

"Damn, there wasn't even a judgment? Why did they just fire?"

"Is this a case of settling a personal score? This is terrifying!"

"There's so much blood, something's definitely wrong, call the police!"

But Yi Heye remained unfazed, stepped forward, and pointed his pistol at Yi Heye's forehead from his superior position.

He didn't utter a word, yet he couldn't stop the immense pressure emanating from his entire aura.

Yi Heye kept his left hand in his pocket, while his right hand held a gun, seemingly counting down as he tapped the barrel with his fingers.

After patiently clicking five times, his fingertip moved to the trigger—

"Awooo!" Just a second before pulling the trigger, the green-haired man let out a huge roar, his face contorting in pain.

Amid the gasps of the crowd, Yi Heye lowered his pistol, took a small step back, and looked up.

Green Hair's limbs disintegrated and stretched out, transforming into a giant metal spider under Yi Heye's gaze.

Yi Heye: "You've gotten better? Then I'll begin."