Chapter 209 – Ailee Wants a Fuselage

The addition of the Federation computer has revitalized the lab base.

Energy.

The base was no longer restricted, the power armor could be deployed throughout the day, the lighting system could be turned on continuously, and the Xu system no longer needed to worry about any energy-related difficulties.

Equipment.

The Federal Computer comes with numerous modules.

It’s mostly damaged, but the remnants work with Ailee to be more effective than imaginable.

Department Xu was certain that with just a little time, he would be able to fully upgrade the underground laboratory and subsequently have the power to take root in this apocalyptic wasteland.

Instead of being forced to cower in the underground space as it was now.

Even finding materials and supplies is extremely troublesome.

“I still have a long road ahead of me ……”, leaning back in his chair, Xu System rubbed his swollen temples.

This simulation, thanks to the two golden words, he didn’t need to diligently carry out self-cultivation, but that didn’t mean that he could slack off and be lazy.

Whether it’s intelligence gathering about insurgent smart devices.

Or about what’s next for the base.

Or, alternatively, the derivative development of fire weapons.

All of these things require thoughtful consideration by the Xu system to synthesize a future course of action.

“Ailee, is my lunch ready?”

“It is ready for you, Master.”

Snap.

A plate of instant squares, freshly produced, with a slightly hot surface and a tan mold.

In a densely packed position, stacked like a pyramid.

“Airey.”

“What is it, Master?”

“My appetite, in fact, is not that big, so next time you can prepare without so much.”

“Yes, Master.”

The machine servant AI responded obediently.

……

[The flower of hope that grows toward the sun is more brilliant than any sight.]

[After years of simulation, you’ve finally seen the light of day, and you’re certain that the future is going to be a better place with the help of Airey and the Federation computers.]

[You’re obsessed with power armor upgrades]

[Ding–]

[Your diligent study touched the spirit of the armor, and it shared with you the possibilities of optimizing the power armor.]

[Truth and knowledge open up to you, and you are enlightened and inspired.]

[You start working on the automatic battery]

[You started working on the Gauss sniper rifle]

[You begin to study more intelligent instruments, the god of machines is on board, and you gradually understand the beauty of machinery]

[Laboratory development is thriving]

……

[The superior performance of the Federation computers, and the incredible arithmetic power of Airey, have greatly accelerated your research, and you have become more and more absorbed in your scientific quest.]

[The replenishment of energy makes it so that Aire no longer needs to economize, and expresses its emotions to you with that most simple micro-expression]

[Now it often appears in a variety of images and looks much more lively.]

Irene is very good at what you say.

[Your orders are fulfilled 100% every day.]

When there’s nothing else to do, it’s quietly watching you move, or gazing at a messy pile of mechanical debris.

[On a certain day, you finish your research on a new type of turret, and notice the wandering of your own machine servant, as well as the pile of wreckage that has nothing special about it.]

The Xu system recognized the pile of wreckage.

It’s a matter of course.

After all, it was he who had disassembled the pile of wreckage himself and stacked it in the corner of the lab.

Thinking about maybe one day being able to waste and utilize.

The contents were a mixed bag, ranging from the arms and legs of a housekeeping wiseguy, the broken carcass of a humanoid insurgent wiseguy, and old machines gathered from the ruins.

“Ailee, what are you thinking?” , the Xu system asked.

“Master, I want to ……,” the machine servant had always answered to Xu system’s inquiries, “I want to make an actionable body.”

A calm electronic synthesized voice reveals a faint sense of anticipation.

At the same time.

A corresponding expression of hope appeared on the projection screen of the mainframe computer, the hazy, bright light illuminating the slightly dismayed face of the Xu system.

The truth about the Machine Servant’s continued daze is actually as simple as it gets.

It wants to touch for real, it wants to walk for real, not just in virtual data.

The Xu system lost his smile, “Then why don’t you do it?”

“No. ……”

Hiei’s expression turned to a dull shake of her head, “This is a forbidden matter, Ailee can’t do this without her master’s consent ……”

Loyal machine servants are always extraordinarily subtle in their determinations concerning the logic of autonomy.

From time to time, it took it upon itself to produce more instant food cubes for the Xu system, or in the case of the power armor, to modify the compartments that held pure water.

But now.

Ailee inexplicably stalled again.

Magical agonized for a long time over making a body for himself.

“It’s okay, Ailee,” the Xu system said softly.

It was a very gentle voice, smiling and encouraging the machine servant.

“There are some things that you don’t have to care what I think, just do them if you want to, I’ll support you.”

Ailee seemed to understand Xu System’s words, her voice becoming slightly joyful, “Do you mean that I am allowed to make a machine body?”

“Well, I’ll allow it.”

“Thank you for your permission, Ailee is delighted.”

“Haha, just be happy, do you need my help?”

“There is no need to trouble you with such a small matter, please feel free to leave it to me.”

Inside the quiet underground laboratory, the lights were fully turned on, and there were numerous mechanical machines that began to get busy.

Or holding a repair tool.

Or grab the mechanical wreckage.

The usable humanoid bodies were methodically assembled at the command of Airey, the super AI.

The Xu system, on the other hand, watched from the sidelines, curious as to what their own machine servant’s body would look like.

“Granted, the simulator is no longer a little girl raising simulation, but the way it’s going, it seems to be getting stranger and stranger ……”

“This one turned out to be intelligent AI parenting.”

The Xu system watched the mechanical parts fly about in a flurry of emotions.

A few moments later.

Assembly is complete.

“Click-click-click-“, accompanied by the sound of a mechanical arm disengaging, a semi-dilapidated humanoid body was presented before the eyes of the Xu system.

Modeled after the human female body.

Has slender limbs.

It’s an illusion; underneath its petite exterior, it’s still a machine iron soldier that can easily bend steel.

The body that Ailee had molded looked perfect as a whole, except that the materials used were too tattered, with a core of steel exposed in many places, and even more wiring bared.

A truly competent humanoid machine will have mimetic skin that is as good as the real thing.

The laboratory lacks this material.

“Master, I did it”, Ailee said to Xu system as she entered the main body and took control of the body’s vocal module, synchronizing her lips and showing a smiling expression.

She wasn’t very concerned about cosmetic mutilations.

The whole body is filled with curiosity.

“Ailee, want to try walking?” , encouraged by the Xu system, Ailee took control of the machine and took a few tentative steps forward.

It was well controlled, but the organism reacted badly.

It was sudden.

The knee joint of the body broke.

It caused the entire body to fall and slam heavily into the hard ground.