The round, plump egg-like creature crawled out of the hole in the hatch as if it were drunk. Its pair of thin metal wings flapped clumsily, like a toddler who had just learned to walk. It looked so comical that everyone on the deck couldn't help but chuckle.
Of course... Mita Daiyu couldn't laugh at this moment. Although he knew that Zhou Ziwei was definitely not an ordinary person, the power that Mr. Egg had just displayed was terrifying enough, especially the speed that was almost equivalent to the speed of light, which was even more chilling. Under such a high-speed impact, let alone a metal object hitting a person, even a piece of wood would be enough to smash a transparent hole in the person's body.
"Mr. Zhou... Mr. Zhou... are you alright?"
Mita Daiyu wondered what the clan chief would do if something happened to Mr. Zhou while he was with him. Would he skin him alive, or would he reward him with a portion of Mita Corporation's shares?
Although Mita Daiyu analyzed that if Mr. Zhou really died, Mita Masao might be very happy, but... he couldn't rule out the possibility that he would immediately face a great disaster. Mita Daiyu dared not take this risk, otherwise, if Mita Masao were to suffer a great disaster, then the first person to die would definitely be Mita Daiyu.
As he called out, Mita Daiyu hurriedly got up and ran towards the cabin.
The bodyguards around Xue Xue hesitated slightly, but did not stop him. In their eyes, Zhou Ziwei was definitely dead, so it was better to let this little Japanese soldier go in and collect the body, so as not to make them go through any more trouble.
Before Mita Daiyu could even reach the cabin door, he was stopped by Mr. Egg, who looked like he was drunk.
“Master is fine, but he doesn’t want to be disturbed, so… you shouldn’t go in yet.”
As Eggy spoke, it flapped its wings a few times and then crashed into San Tian Dayu with a "whoosh," knocking him to the ground with a thud.
"Owner……"
Although Mita Daiyu was knocked over, he felt that Mr. Egg didn't seem to have used much force. He touched his chest and felt that it wasn't dented and uneven like the metal wall on the speedboat, so he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
However, Mita Dayu then became puzzled by what Mr. Egg had just said. It actually said that its master was fine and did not want to be disturbed... This... It felt like it was talking about Mr. Zhou, but... Isn't Mr. Egg clearly that little girl's thing? How... In the blink of an eye, it has recognized Mr. Zhou as its master?
Mita Daiyu wasn't the only one who sensed something was wrong from that sentence; the bodyguards also felt somewhat surprised, but they just assumed Mr. Egg was talking nonsense again and didn't pay much attention.
Xue Xue was genuinely shocked, because Egg was a semi-artificial intelligence that she had personally created. However, Egg's performance did not satisfy Xue Xue. In her view, although Egg had developed some electronic thinking and intelligence, this intelligence was pitifully low-level. Egg was basically like a mentally challenged child, and a mentally unstable one at that. Its thinking ability was almost non-existent, and its thoughts were chaotic. Apart from its relatively firm support for the commands of its creator, it was almost impossible for anyone else to control it.
So most of the time, Xue Xue simply kept Dandan in her suitcase to prevent it from causing trouble. Otherwise... this guy is a natural destroyer, and he wouldn't hold back at all when it comes to demolishing houses.
Because Egg's electronic mind is always in a state of chaos, it always speaks incoherently and without any logic. However... the sentence Egg just said to Mita Daiyu was very clear. Is this... still the same Egg?
"Egg... come here..."
Xue Xue's usually unfocused and hazy eyes suddenly lit up, and she turned to wave at the egg that was flying crookedly in mid-air.
In Egg's AI program, there is a voice recognition feature that allows Egg to clearly distinguish which voice is its owner's. Xue Xue naturally also recognized her voice as the person with the highest authority to control Egg.
In the past, as soon as Dandan heard Xue Xue's voice, he would immediately and strictly carry out any of Xue Xue's orders, even if he would mutter some incoherent and nonsensical nonsense. However, he was meticulous in carrying out the task.
However, this time... Dandan clearly heard Xue Xue's greeting, but did not react at all. It was still like a toddler learning to walk, flying crookedly in the air for two circles before staring at Xue Xue with its eyes made of blue electronic crystals. It then uttered a series of words that sounded a little strange, but were clearly coherent in its tone.
"I'm sorry... From today onwards, my name is Shin-chan. Shin means small and new... Remember, Shin-chan is my name. Please don't call me 'Egg' anymore. Oh my god... that name is really awful."
The metal sphere spun twice more in the air, but it seemed to have gradually adapted to the feeling of flying with metal wings, no longer wobbling like before. It continued to make its shocking statement: "Also... I'm very sorry, Miss Xue, from now on, you are no longer my master. I only have one master, and that is Zhou Ziwei... Mr. Zhou!"
The metal ball made a sound like a program host announcing a show. After speaking passionately, it suddenly turned around in the air and flapped its thin metal wings, as if making a very gentlemanly "please" gesture. Then, everyone on the deck saw Zhou Ziwei walk out completely unharmed.
This egg betrayed us so quickly.
The entire audience was so shocked that their jaws dropped.
It's understandable that Zhou Ziwei wasn't completely mangled from the impact with Egg, but... they just couldn't understand how he could have tamed such a high-tech robotic pet so easily.
Machine life has no sense of pain and no fear of death, so how did Zhou Ziwei manage to subdue this egg so quickly and completely change its stance?
The most surprised people here were Xue Xue's four bodyguards. These four guys had suffered a lot at the hands of this egg in the past. They had thought about getting along with this machine creature before, or even trying to bribe it. However, the egg was not very intelligent and had a very stubborn temper. It was completely impervious to reason. And for a machine life form, there were very few methods that could be used on it. Neither threats nor bribes seemed to have any effect.
That's why people say that a towering cliff stands firm because it has no desires. This egg is a machine life form without any desires, so after witnessing its stubbornness, the four bodyguards basically believed that it was unlikely to betray them.
And now... they realize that this guy not only betrays, but betrays so thoroughly, he turns on you faster than flipping through a book... In the blink of an eye, he doesn't even recognize the master who created him.
Zhou Ziwei stepped out of the cabin and saw the pretty girl staring at Xiaoxin with a look of horror on her face. He felt a little guilty.
To steal something from a little girl like that... isn't that a bit too shameless?
Zhou Ziwei was genuinely delighted when he first discovered that Dandan had jumped out of the suitcase and was speaking human language. However, the person who was even more delighted than Zhou Ziwei was Xiaoxin, who had been living in Zhou Ziwei's brain.
Xiao Xin was endowed with advanced intelligence and life by Zhou Ziwei using his powerful soul force, but it has been struggling to find a suitable vessel, so it can only stay in Zhou Ziwei's head for the time being.
And now, it has clearly scanned this metal ball called "Egg," which is practically the perfect vessel tailor-made for Shin-chan...
This egg can basically be considered an artificial intelligence robot, especially in terms of its appearance and the design of its various hidden functions, which are almost perfect. However, it still has a major flaw in the creation of artificial intelligence. Although this egg has developed relatively independent thinking ability, it has almost no ability to think. And a life without the ability to think cannot learn on its own. So from this point of view, this artificial intelligence robot can only be considered a failure.
However, this failed product was perfect for Shin-chan. Otherwise, if this AI robot were just a little smarter, it would have truly become a unique thinking life form, and in that case, it wouldn't have been so easy for Shin-chan to take over the nest.
And now... this so-called artificial intelligence is practically no different from Shin-chan. Zhou Ziwei simply took the chip out of his head and inserted it directly into the metal core. Shin-chan then used that highly aggressive chip to completely control the robot's entire body.
As for the original semi-artificial intelligence called "Egg," it was easily and completely erased by Shin-chan.
Because it was his first time controlling the robot's body, Shin-chan's performance was no different from that of a toddler who had just learned to walk. He used those thin metal wings to control himself, and at first, he couldn't even accurately grasp the most basic direction. He rashly accelerated and flew, and ended up smashing a big hole in the cabin...
When Zhou Ziwei first saw Dandan, he was a little embarrassed to take something from a little girl, but he didn't expect that the little girl had released Dandan to use against him.
The little girl didn't even ask him his name or care whether Zhou Ziwei was tall or short, fat or thin. She just released such a powerful little robot to try and kill this strange man on the spot.
This action thoroughly enraged Zhou Ziwei. He no longer cared whether the girl had any powerful background or not, nor did he regard her as a pitiful little girl. After the egg rushed into the cabin like a beam of light, he unhesitatingly took the chip out of his head and inserted it into the metal sphere...
With Shin-chan becoming the main controlling entity of the metal ball, the metal ball instantly transformed from a failed experiment into an excellent and perfect artificial intelligence robot.
Shin-chan, created at the cost of 120,000 units of soul power, is naturally far more intelligent than any ordinary person. In terms of intelligence alone, there is probably no human in the world who can compare to Shin-chan. And if Shin-chan can learn through the microcomputer on the robot, then... how far it will grow is something that even Zhou Ziwei himself finds incredibly intriguing.
Zhou Ziwei had assumed that the little girl would throw a tantrum after he'd stolen her precious robot, or at the very least, show immense hatred towards him. However, to his surprise, Xue Xue seemed completely unfazed by the metal ball robot's betrayal. When she heard Xiao Xin speak with such clarity and logic, even surpassing that of her, the robot's creator, she was instantly overjoyed, her eyes practically turning red with excitement.
"Its intelligence has actually upgraded... It seems to have really developed completely independent thinking and reasoning abilities. How is this possible... Artificial intelligence... God... This is real artificial intelligence... God... You... Did you do this? God... How did you do it?"
The dazed little girl was no longer dazed at this moment, but instead showed a bit of madness. Her words were somewhat incoherent, and she would occasionally mix a few English and a few French words into her Chinese, making one's head throb and feel like it was about to explode. It seems that the egg's previous incoherent speech was probably influenced by her owner, which is why it has become like this!
Seeing Xue Xue's frantic attempt to pounce on him and hug him, Zhou Ziwei was so startled that he slipped slightly and hid behind a black bodyguard. He then coughed helplessly and said, "Hey, miss... are you talking to me or are you greeting God? Uh... if you want to see God, go pray in a church. I don't know him!"
Zhou Ziwei naturally understood what Xue Xue meant, but he certainly wouldn't tell her Xiaoxin's secret, so he could only laugh it off and try to change the subject.
However, Zhou Ziwei clearly underestimated the little girl's strong thirst for knowledge. For the next half hour, Zhou Ziwei was relentlessly pestered by Xue Xue. To prevent Zhou Ziwei from avoiding her, she even wrapped her arms around his waist and refused to let go. Incoherent words kept escaping from her little mouth. Sometimes she was asking about Zhou Ziwei's background, and sometimes she was asking him what method he had used to improve the intelligence of "Egg" to this level.
Of course... Xue Xue was even more eager to capture the metal ball, dissect it on the spot, and study it carefully. However, Xiao Xin no longer recognized her as its master. No matter how she pleaded or tried to force herself on him, Xiao Xin refused to comply and would never let her have her way.
Xiao Xin's current metallic spherical body was designed by Xue Xue to be extremely powerful. Not only is it incredibly fast and has a tough, impact-resistant skin, but it can also release up to 5,000 volts of voltage in an instant. So once it refuses to obey Xue Xue's commands, Xue Xue can only watch helplessly as it gets anxious. There is absolutely no way she can catch Xiao Xin and dissect it.
Although Xue Xue usually appears rather absent-minded, she's not stupid... In fact, if she were stupid, she wouldn't have been able to design such a semi-artificial intelligence robot. So she had already realized that Zhou Ziwei was no ordinary person and that he couldn't be handled by just a few bodyguards. Therefore, when her bodyguards tried to use force to help their mistress resolve the matter, they were immediately scolded by Xue Xue and driven away.
Xue Xue knew that arguing with someone like Zhou Ziwei was pointless. Fortunately, they shared a common goal: to relax on the Supreme Casino. So, Xue Xue wasn't in a hurry to extract what she wanted from Zhou Ziwei. She was determined to get the secret out of him, and she was willing to stick to him from now on. She didn't believe anyone could stand her clinginess.
Zhou Ziwei really didn't have any good ideas about this little girl. If he didn't still have to go to the gambling ship to save his parents from his previous life, he probably would have already flown away into the sky.
Xue Xue's persistence almost drove him to the brink of losing his patience several times, but when he thought about how he had used such despicable means to steal the robot that the girl had worked so hard to make... he immediately couldn't be angry at all, and could only helplessly continue to endure it. Fortunately, once they got on the gambling ship, the girl should stop clinging to him, right?
Volume Two: The Assassin's Nightmare, Chapter 473: The Supreme Title
The incident on the speedboat was completely unexpected. The arrogant man in the gray suit who was sent by the gambling ship owner to pick up the people was terrified when he saw Zhou Ziwei subdue such a magical and powerful metal ball robot with ease. He no longer dared to underestimate Zhou Ziwei in the slightest.
Seeing that even the incredibly powerful Miss Xue didn't dare to be rude to Zhou Ziwei, but instead, unlike her usual self, clung to him like a clingy child, the man in the gray suit was almost dumbfounded.
He knew of the Xue family's reputation as a genius girl. It was said that even the prime minister's grandson wanted to pursue her, but she beat him up and sent him to the hospital. The prime minister was helpless against the Xue family and didn't dare to utter a word.
This is certainly due to the Xue family's strong influence in Europe, but Xue Xue's own abilities also play a significant role. After all, she is hailed as one of the greatest inventors since Edison, a genius woman whose influence in the international academic community is almost comparable to that of a country's prime minister.
Although Xue Xue's reputation is widespread, it is only within a small academic circle. Xue Xue herself has always been low-key and does not want to act like a celebrity. If she were known to the general public, how could she conduct her research in the future?
Zhou Ziwei was not an academic figure. Although he had absorbed the souls of many scholars, what remained in their soul memories were mainly research topics in their most proficient fields during their lifetimes. As for gossip and news from the academic world, there was naturally no such thing in their soul memories. Therefore, although Zhou Ziwei was a highly learned scientist, he knew absolutely nothing about the name of the Xue family's genius daughter.
As for that guy, Mita Daiyu... he's just a roughneck in the business world and the underworld, so naturally he wouldn't know where Xue Xue came from to become such a big shot.
So these two people had no idea who Xue Xue was, and treated her like an ordinary little girl from beginning to end. This made the four bodyguards following Xue Xue feel extremely frustrated. Their young lady was treated like a goddess wherever she went, so why did they treat these two ordinary people so disrespectfully?
Xue Xue's slight germaphobia naturally disappeared when it came to scientific research. Therefore, in order to stick to Zhou Ziwei, she did not hesitate to squeeze into the not-so-spacious cabin on the speedboat with Zhou Ziwei, and then stuck to Zhou Ziwei all the way to the Supreme.
Domestic laws do not allow casinos, but Chinese people are quite fond of gambling, so gambling ships were born. The Supreme is such a gambling ship, which mainly serves the wealthy gamblers on the mainland. The ship usually drifts on the high seas and does not dock unless there are special circumstances. However, to facilitate gamblers, the gambling ship will dock at a certain location on the coast every week to receive a new batch of gamblers from the mainland.
To avoid trouble, gambling ships usually only allow new gamblers to board on that day. Once the designated time has passed, the gambling ship will generally not allow anyone to board.
Not just anyone can go. Anyone who wants to board the gambling ship must have an invitation issued by the ship. Otherwise, no matter how rich you are, if they don't serve you, there's nothing you can do.
To ensure gamblers have a good time, the ship offers more than just gambling services.
Historically, prostitution, gambling, and drugs have been inextricably linked, and these three businesses are among the most profitable illicit activities. Therefore, there are quite a few shady dealings on the Supreme Ship, and it's natural that strangers cannot be allowed to board.
Perhaps thanks to Xue Xue, Zhou Ziwei and his group not only boarded the Supreme Ship smoothly, but also enjoyed a royal treatment on the gambling ship.
This ship truly lives up to its name, "Supreme." While it may not be the largest, it is arguably the most luxurious ship in the world today.
The ship is ten stories high, with each floor catering to guests of different social classes. The first floor is for ordinary gamblers who are wealthy but lack significant background. The second and third floors are reserved for those with some status. The fourth, fifth, and sixth floors are even more exclusive; without a powerful background, you can only look up at them from below. If you dare to accidentally wander up there, you're guaranteed to be dead before you come down.
Above the seventh floor, the area becomes quite deserted, as it is reserved for the most distinguished guests. There are probably only a handful of guests in the world qualified to enter this area, which is why the area above the seventh floor is always relatively quiet. Often, there are more than ten times more service staff than customers.
Thanks to Xue Xue, Zhou Ziwei was assigned to stay in an area above the seventh floor after boarding the Supreme Ship.
Mita Daiyu had visited this place many times before, but given his status, he had always been a nobody who only frequented the lower three floors. He never expected that this time he would go all the way to the most prestigious top floor of the Supreme Ship. When he finally had the chance to climb to the top floor of the Supreme Ship, he was so excited that he almost fell off...
The sheer size and luxury of the Supreme Ship took Zhou Ziwei slightly by surprise. However, Zhou Ziwei wasn't here to experience the supreme enjoyment. His soul power, which could extend 240 meters away, scanned the entire gambling ship, but he couldn't even explore every area of the ship, which made Zhou Ziwei a little frustrated.
The absence of his parents and Yu Xiaoru within the explorable area made Zhou Ziwei even more anxious. Despite having invited him here, the Black God had not shown up, leaving everyone wondering what he was up to in the shadows.
Zhou Ziwei could only wait helplessly. After all, he knew nothing about Black God. Even if Black God were standing right in front of him, he wouldn't recognize him. There were tens of thousands of tourists and staff on this gambling ship, so if Black God didn't show up on his own, Zhou Ziwei would have no way to find him.
Zhou Ziwei and his group boarded the Supreme in international waters at dusk. As soon as they boarded, they were immediately divided into two groups and personally received by the Supreme's nominal captain, Carlos, and the ship's first mate, respectively. They were then arranged into two suites.
The suites in the VIP area above the seventh floor are not just simple small suites, but are almost as luxurious as the presidential suites in a five-star hotel.
A spacious living room, a master bedroom decorated in a rather ambiguous way, then one or two secondary bedrooms, and several functional rooms—it's so luxurious it's dazzling. Basically, if you can imagine it, they can provide it.
Such a large room, only two people living in it, that's really quite a waste...
However, when Zhou Ziwei saw Mita Daiyu staring intently at the thighs of the several young and beautiful service girls who were busy in the suite, swallowing his saliva, Zhou Ziwei suddenly felt that it seemed a bit too much to only have two people staying in the suite.
So Zhou Ziwei unceremoniously ordered his men to kick out the sleazy San Tian Dayu. Whether San Tian Dayu was thrown down to the third floor or given a separate room on the seventh floor or above was not Zhou Ziwei's concern.
Anyway, he could just wave his hand here and a bunch of young and beautiful women would come up to serve him, so he naturally didn't need to have that stinky man, Mita Daiyu, following him anymore.
Is this a case of crossing the river and then burning the bridge? Even if it is, Zhou Ziwei doesn't care. Anyway, he doesn't have any good feelings towards the Mita family.
In his eyes, the Mita family members were nothing more than dogs that could be used. If they had no use, Zhou Ziwei would kick them while they were down. Moreover, since Zhou Ziwei had never had any good feelings towards the Japanese, he would not feel guilty at all even if he did such a despicable thing.
After enjoying a sumptuous meal served by a large group of beautiful women, which was like a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, and drinking several glasses of French Lafite red wine, Zhou Ziwei returned to the master bedroom of the suite, full and satisfied. He told the waitresses who were still busy clearing the dishes outside not to disturb him unless necessary, and then slammed the door shut.
Several beautiful waitresses of different nationalities exchanged bewildered glances when they saw Zhou Ziwei on the gambling ship not gambling or even inviting them for a friendly match.
After a while, they exchanged a knowing, mischievous smile, stuck out their tongues, and then went about their own business.
Although none of the waitresses spoke, their eyes clearly conveyed that they regarded Zhou Ziwei as a pretty face but useless person.
Zhou Ziwei returned to the master bedroom, opened the suitcase in the room, and Xiao Xin immediately jumped out like a rabbit.
Artificial intelligence robots... The existence of such things is truly terrifying. In order to avoid causing speculation and panic among the public, Zhou Ziwei does not intend to let more people know about their existence.