Xiao Zhi came out of the White Bone Hall with all the beard and tail, and received a warm celebration from Lance.

Now that the lord's consent has been obtained, the planning for the trade area and transportation can be implemented. In the following time, Xiao Zhi has been working on these two matters.

He first invited the lich who had proposed the transportation plan to meet at the government office.

This is a lich named Milton. He looks like a young man with long black hair and a pale face, but his eyes are vicissitudes, as if he has experienced hundreds of years of wandering and loneliness.

Milton also had an aura that did not belong to this era. He wore an ancient robe, the etiquette used was very outdated, and the tone of speech was also crepe, like an aristocrat living in the past.

that's the truth.

When Xiao Zhi asked, Milton introduced himself: "I used to be an aristocrat of the ancient Sharan country and a member of the House of Representatives. At that time, I was in high spirits and went into politics with a few friends, wanting to change Sharan. A rotten political situation, making it the most powerful country on the continent."

"But before we could cast our fists, Sharan was already destroyed in the war, everyone died, and I was the only one who survived."

"I was very unwilling and wanted to restore my country full of hatred, but my power was really insignificant, so I transformed myself into a lich. Then I went into exile all the way in incognito, trying to develop my power to regain my homeland."

"Unfortunately, this is just my personal delusion. Even if I become a lich, I am not strong enough to complete the task of restoring the country by myself."

"Year after year, there is still no hope of rebuilding Sharan, and even the dynasty that destroyed Sharan has fallen over the years, and together with Sharan, they have become dust in the history books, and there are very few people who still remember them today. already."

Milton sighed slightly, with a helpless smile on his face: "Later, I was tired, and finally gave up the dream of building the kingdom of Sharan again, and came to Hesse to live in seclusion a hundred years ago."

Although he said it lightly, Xiao Zhi knew very well that as an undead, it was not an easy task to wander on the mainland. As long as he shows the slightest trace, he will soon be surrounded and suppressed by the living people, even if he does nothing.

What the living people fear is death, and the undead are the representatives of death.

Milton is still recovering alone in such an environment. This is a lonely and dangerous road, which can almost be called a delusion. But he has been alone for hundreds of years, and even if he does not succeed in the end, he is still worthy of admiration.

Although he has lived in seclusion in Hesse, Milton probably has not given up his ambitions back then, otherwise there would not be that document on traffic planning, and there would not be this meeting today.

Xiao Zhi asked softly, "What does Mr. Milton think of Hesse?"

Milton thought for a moment: "Hesse is very strong, and is the only and best destination for the undead. But with the discovery of the Yixi mine, the transportation has become much more convenient, other countries in the mainland are developing rapidly, and many new technologies have appeared. Only Hesse stands still."

"If, at some point in the future, a nation acquires technology that is sufficient to bridge the power gap between humans and the undead, Hesse may be in crisis."

These words reminded Xiao Zhi of the era he was in. Isn't there a group of countries with weapons of the new era that opened the door of his motherland with strong ships and cannons, and opened up a history of humiliation and pain?

Milton can now foresee that future, a rare talent for Hesse.

Xiao Zhi looked at Milton seriously, and pushed the yellowed document in front of him: "I have seen your plan, and it is very good. Are you still willing to realize it now?"

Xiao Zhi knew very well that he was essentially a cub, and he was a bit irritable when fighting, but when it comes to administrative management, this one is a professional and definitely senior enough.

Milton looked at the document that he submitted 78 years ago, but has never heard of it, and there was a bit of confusion in his eyes: "I thought this document had been lost."

He thought that no one would care about his opinion, and he could only stay in the dense forest of Hesse until the day when his soul completely rotted. Even when he heard about recruiting a clerk, he didn't want to go.

Of course Xiao Zhi couldn't say that the document was not thrown away, it was just that the lord was lazy and didn't want to read it. He said, "The lord is also looking forward to it."

Anyway, Assen said the word "expectation", it's not a loss to use it.

Milton didn't speak, but there were tears on his pale cheeks: "I didn't expect such a day..."

Xiao Zhi handed him his copy of the document about the trade area: "You can also take a look at this one."

Milton opened the document and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at his face, the more surprised he became: "Is this... your plan? It can be said that it almost perfectly meets Hesse's current needs! "

Xiao Zhi just smiled without saying a word, and looked confident.

This is a document made by the efforts of the teacher, and it is also one of the homework of their professional class. They took advantage of the player's information to check a lot of information, which incorporated many innovations in human history, as well as the enthusiastic joining of the school god Vidi, and... the verbal encouragement of the school scumbag Einstein.

Among the three brothers, Xiao Zhi and Einstein led Weidi when they needed to do something, but when it was time to analyze and deal with writing work, it was Xiao Zhi and Weidi who led Einstein.

Milton accepted two documents and solemnly said to Xiao Zhi: "I promise, I will make Hesse stronger, and my homeland will no longer face the danger of being destroyed."

Xiao Zhi nodded to him in a decent manner: "I wish you all the best."

After appointing Milton as the person in charge, Xiao Zhi did not let it go.

Out of the psychological shadow of the undead, he still visits from time to time, afraid that the undead on the construction site will fight and then let everything go to zero.

Unexpectedly, Milton is really a very qualified person in charge. Not only did he not cut corners or enrich his own pockets, but even because he was dead, he didn't need to rest, and he was full of energy all day long.

Milton also has a way to deal with those warlike undead.

He gave them a speech before the work started, roughly saying that we were fighting for the lord, and that every shovel was carrying Hessian glory or something.

The lord is a brick, move it wherever you need it.

For the undead of Hesse, fighting for a lord is a great honor. Although most of them may not understand the wording of Milton's crepe crepe, but the theme of "for the lord" is enough. The undead are all full of energy, and they are so excited all day long that it is very difficult to dig through the ground, or even Supervise each other and don't be lazy.

In view of this situation, the estimated construction period may be much earlier.

Xiao Zhi, who watched the whole process, couldn't help but sigh: "Talent..."

Seeing that the progress of the plan was on the right track, Xiao Zhi did not continue to guard this side.

During this time, Hesse's paperwork was almost done, and his level was raised to 200.

Because he had seen Asen use the memory slate before, which made him a little worried, and wanted to use the excuse of reporting the progress to go over there again. But Lance told him that the lord had not been in Hesse recently, and had probably left.

Xiao Zhi asked him if he knew where the lord went?

However, Lance said that no one knew where the lord went. He often disappeared by himself like this, and then returned silently.

Unable to find Asen, and entrusted with the construction task, Xiao Zhi's clerk life suddenly became idle.

On this day, Xiao Zhi went offline, because today's class schedule includes a culture class.

Although their professional research direction is games, related cultural courses are still not missing, but sometimes Li Daye chooses to conduct them directly in games.

Xiao Zhi followed the terminal's instructions and came to the classroom.

This is a microgravity classroom specially applied for by Li Daye. It is arranged according to the classroom style of the 21st century. For today's people, this style is probably called nostalgia.

Xiao Zhi opened the door and entered. As soon as he entered, he saw Einstein floating in the sky. This is also the reason why Li Daye chose the microgravity classroom. He said that it can keep everyone in a relaxed state, and students can't steal snacks during class, otherwise they will fly everywhere.

Xiao Zhi looked at the other side and found that Wei Di was also floating, holding a copy of "The History of Game Development in the 21st Century" in his hand. This is the textbook for this course, but Xiao Zhi only brought the electronic version.

Seeing their appearance, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but float up.

It felt so good to be in class, and it was so relaxing that it reminded him of the feeling of being an undead.

Not long after, Li Daye also came in. The old man is still in high spirits today, wearing a floral shirt with an explosive head, as if he was on vacation.

He instructed his AI assistant to project on the wall, simulating the effect of the PPT courseware, and began to talk about today's content.

Li Daye floated upside down in the air: "When it comes to games in the 21st century, ZERO is one that will never be ignored. In that era when 'holography' was only a concept of novels and film and television works, Noah Pei announced his own research and development. Out of ZERO, a holographic game that is fake and real."

"And he once said publicly: 'You can think of ZERO as a real world, where every NPC has the potential to be your friend, enemy, or even more important.'"

"At that time, everyone thought that this genius was crazy, a real world? Do you want everyone to regard game NPCs as friends? He has created miracles in countless fields and is known as the greatest genius in human history. Isn't he too conceited this time? Or is it just an old man's unwillingness to be lonely?"

"But when ZERO officially opened, everyone found that they were wrong, and they still underestimated this genius. This world is too real, and every NPC is really like a living person, some of them are cheerful, Some are gloomy, some are treacherous and cunning, some are cruel and hypocritical... They can't be regarded as mechanical NPCs at all."

"Even now, the intelligence of the NPCs in ZERO has surpassed that of many AIs. The shock of the world at that time can be imagined, not only the game industry was a sensation, but even the technology companies that were researching artificial intelligence were unbelievable. Hope to cooperate with Ark and get technical support."

"But Noah Pei completely rejected these invitations and never disclosed any technical information related to ZERO. After his death, the Ark was taken over by his nephew and has been in operation until now."

Einstein: "I remember that there is Ark Company among our professional investors? We are also encouraged to study ZERO more."

Xiao Zhi was puzzled: "Why? Isn't ZERO their company's game?"

Wei Di floated on the ceiling: "It is said that the main brain of ZERO runs independently, and Noah Pei did not teach them how to control the main brain, so they can't intervene in it, they just develop peripherals at most, so there will be such a thing on the market. A variety of game cabins with various functions.”

Einstein: "Unscrupulous money maker."

In Xiao Zhi's era, Noah Pei was still alive, and he was someone who often made big news. He didn't know that there was such a thing after the death of this genius.

Einstein added: "There is also a rumor that ZERO is the last work of the genius Noah Pei, and he has hidden a treasure in it. This treasure can promote the progress of human civilization and even change an era."

Xiao Zhi felt a little ridiculous: "This sounds too exaggerated."

Wei Di: "Indeed, but since ZERO came out 600 years ago, although there are not many people who believe in this rumor, it has never disappeared. After all, it is the work of such a genius, and no one knows whether he will or not. There are really hidden cards that have never been announced."

Einstein raised his chin at Weidi: "Including this guy."

Vidi shrugged. "I don't deny it."

Einstein floated near Xiao Zhi and said, "The Ark Company once wanted to invest more in our profession and let the teachers study ZERO according to their needs, but the teacher refused."

Xiao Zhi's curious eyes turned to Li Daye.

Li Daye rubbed his thick explosive head and said: "It's boring to study this kind of thing, it's planned well, I don't want to work for others, I don't want to in my life."

After an interlude, the lesson continues.

But not long after, the PPT behind Li Daye suddenly flashed and turned into a screenshot of his game.

In the picture, the lich standing in the front is tall and handsome with white hair, and is waving his staff in a smart casting posture, facing the attacking snake, and behind him are three students who are protected by him.

The three people present knew the real situation at that time, and the scene was very embarrassing for a time.

Xiao Zhi said faintly, "Is this the frost technique that almost hit me?"

Einstein's face was heavy: "So teacher, you were taking screenshots at the time..."

Wei Di: "No wonder the teacher's operation is always indescribable."

The first two can be tolerated, but the third... Li Daye glared at Wei Di: "Aren't you at the same level as me when you operate seriously?!"

Wei Di, who is the penultimate of the division's operation level: "..."

He couldn't help but drifted to the corner of the classroom, trying to hide himself, why did he appear here, it shouldn't, this world is so difficult...

Li Daye turned to look at his AI assistant, an outdated square robot who was obsessively projecting screenshots of his game.

Li Daye: "Little W, the courseware is wrong."

AI assistant named Xiao W: "Switching courseware for you..."

Then everyone saw that the projection was replaced with another screenshot. This was a muscular lion-headed orc with a majestic sword on his shoulders. Li Daye was hiding in the corner, slyly taking pictures with the other party.

Xiao Zhi: "Is this the Orc Great Sword Master Dolez Zhuang?"

Einstein commented: "The teacher still likes macho men so much."

Xiao W: "The courseware switching is complete."

Li Daye: "..."

Little W, can you stop the public execution of your master? If it goes on like this, the old man will even have his panties removed.

Einstein looked at Xiao W: "Xiao W's recent carton situation has become serious again."

Li Daye ran to Xiao W and reached out and poked, but Xiao W was dumbfounded and didn't respond.

Li Daye was a little worried: "Isn't little W Alzheimer's? He's older than me..."

Einstein: "It has been used for more than 200 years. Teacher, it is time for you to change to an AI assistant."

Li Daye scratched his head: "Xiao W is a second-hand AI housekeeper that I bought when I was very poor. Now that it is replaced, no one may be willing to take over. He will be destroyed."

Xiao Zhi was puzzled: "Why was it destroyed?"

Einstein explained: "Little Junior Brother, you probably don't know if you don't need an AI butler. According to federal law, every AI chip is implanted with a self-destruct command. If an AI is in a state of no owner, he will be arrested after 7 days. destroy it."

Li Daye sighed: "Humans are always worried that AI will control humans in turn, creating a bunch of troublesome regulations and limiting their computing frequency, but humans don't know their thoughts, and AI may not be interested in conquering humans. what."

Wei Di floated back: "Probably this is the instinct of human beings to be vigilant against non-me races, right?"

Xiao Zhi looked at Xiao W, who was slow to respond, and at Li Daye, who was anxious and worried, and did not speak for a while. He inexplicably thought of the group of undead gathered in Hesse, and the person far away in Hesse. Fortunately, he did not live in this real world that was very harsh on AI.

Seeing that Xiao W was completely stuck, Wei Di started to check it for him.

Wei Di read Xiao W's memory, and then found a large section of information unrelated to Li Daye, including pictures, videos, and many miscellaneous life records.

Wei Di frowned: "These should all belong to the previous owner's information. It stands to reason that after the new owner, the new information will gradually cover these? Why is it always there and preserved so completely?"

The other three were also puzzled and gathered around to continue watching his movements.

Vidy's hands are moving quickly, searching for information quickly, and he is different from him in the game.

A video was discovered by him.

In the video is an old lady lying on a hospital bed. She described it as withered and with sunken eye sockets, apparently dying soon.

The old lady said in a low voice, "After I die... what will happen to you?"

Xiao W's tone is flat. As an old and low-level AI, he can't simulate a human's tone: "It will be assigned to other masters."

The old lady glanced at him: "I'm worried that he will be bad to you..."

Little W: "As an AI, unless it is destroyed, it can't really hurt me."

The old lady reluctantly raised the corners of her mouth and showed a faint smile: "That's right..."

There was a silence after that. When everyone thought the old lady was asleep, she suddenly said, "Will you forget me?"

Xiao W: "I will store the information related to you until the new owner's information covers them."

The old lady seemed a little disappointed, she looked at the ceiling with empty eyes: "Is that so..."

Another moment of silence.

The old lady didn't speak, but Xiao W took the initiative to speak: "You can order me not to delete the information related to you, and I will prioritize your order before the subsequent owner, so that I will not forget you. "

There seemed to be a little light in the old lady's eyes: "Then... too... well, we... made an appointment..."

Little W: "Okay."

After getting the answer, the old lady's eyes were completely closed, and the heartbeat monitor beside her became a straight line.

Several people who watched the entire video fell into a brief silence.

Will AI have feelings of its own? Is AI really just a tool? In the eyes of most people, they are just tools, but this short video conveys a different feeling.

Einstein said: "You say, do AIs have feelings?"

Li Daye said decisively: "There must be. Every AI has its own feelings."

Vidi: "I'm starting to be unsure."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Xiao Zhi pointed at the screen just now: "Isn't the reason why we discuss it because this situation has already happened?"

Einstein touched his chin: "Also..."

Wei Di asked Li Daye: "Teacher, do you need to delete these?"

Li Daye shook his head: "Give him another memory chip, and leave these memories to him."

After class, Xiao Zhi and his brothers ate the free dinner provided by the school, and then went back to his dormitory.

He doesn't plan to go online tonight. Although it's good to sleep in the game, he still wants to pamper his long-lost bed.

The bed in the bedroom was very comfortable, Xiao Zhi lay on the bed and casually looked at his terminal.

The terminal of the interstellar age is like a mobile phone in the 21st century for people in this era, it has almost become a part of their life, and its functions and performance are far more powerful than mobile phones.

Xiao Zhi is bouncing around on the star network, absorbing the fresh gossip in the future.

Suddenly he saw an advertisement for a second-hand AI housekeeper in the corner of the page, which reminded him of what Li Daye said, the AI ​​without a master will be destroyed after seven days. Anyway, he doesn't have an AI housekeeper, so he might as well take a look.

Going in a little bit, the words "limited time special offer" at the top appeared in front of him. The AI ​​that will be placed in this position is on the verge of destroying the time limit, and generally has various problems, so that no one wants to take over.

At this time, there is still an AI that no one cares about - 0724. There is still one hour before the destruction time limit, and a countdown is hanging at the moment.

"0724!" Xiao Zhi still remembered that when he was leaving Desolate Star, how could he be sold on the auxiliary system AI on that spaceship?

Xiao Zhi seized the time and clicked on the details interface to see if this was the 0724 he knew.

It looks real.

It turned out that after the spacecraft encountered the attack of Hong Nake, the police of Bolani star investigated the whereabouts of the star thieves, but this also involved the captain's private conversion of electronic tickets into paper tickets and selling them at high prices. The captain was also held accountable for this.

After that route, another captain was in charge, and the spaceship was naturally changed.

The original old spacecraft was eventually sent to the shipbreaking yard because of many hidden safety hazards, and the auxiliary system 0724 on the spacecraft was also sold.

However, since 0724 is only an old AI, it is an auxiliary system specially designed to handle the chores of the spacecraft, and the degree of intelligence is not high. He can't assist the master to complete complex work, so no one cares, even if he is hung up in the limited time special area for crazy discounts.

Xiao Zhi glanced at the price—29,999 star coins.

This is still a huge discount.

He looked at his balance again. He was using a blank terminal with a fake identity. The profiteers who sold the terminal naturally wouldn't send stars in it. In his account, he only had 20,000 Star Coins awarded by the Interstellar Federation after enrollment, plus 10,000 Star Coins from this month's federal subsidy, a total of 30,000.

Some people have hundreds of millions of assets in the game, but in reality they are still poor.

Before the countdown was over, Xiao Zhi used his entire net worth to buy 0724. Seeing that he only had 1 remaining in his account balance, Xiao Zhi thought about it, and probably had to sell some game coins.

The logistics speed in the interstellar era is quite terrifying. It was less than an hour before Xiao Zhi placed the order, and 0724 had already been delivered to him.

Xiao Zhi installed the 0724 chip in his room, and after a while, the small screen at the door lit up.

[Meet again, nice to see you again] There is a smiley face behind it.

Xiao Zhi smiled at him: "I'm also very happy."

[Master, what can I do for you? 】

Xiao Zhi: "I just need to clean, I don't need anything else."

【Okay, at your service】

After finishing speaking, 0724 controlled the cleaning system in the room and started cleaning. There was still a smiley face on the screen, and it looked like he was in a good mood.

Xiao Zhi went back to the bed and lay down again, thinking about the relationship between humans and AI, which was a hot topic 600 years ago. The fear of human beings stems from the fear of aliens. Humans are afraid of being dominated by things stronger than themselves, because they dominate other creatures in this way, pushing themselves and others, and it is difficult not to feel jealous of the human-like but superhuman AI.

But Xiao Zhi is not an AI, and he doesn't know what the AIs are thinking.

Xiao Zhi looked at 0724 who was happily cleaning, and couldn't help but interview: "0724, are you happy?"

【Happy, you can be with the master】

Xiao Zhi sat up: "If you become strong, what do you want to do?"

【…】

0724 thought for a moment.

[0724 wants to recharge the owner's account]

[Your current balance is: 1 star coin]

[According to the report released by the Interstellar Federation last year, the average savings of the entire Interstellar is 27,634 star coins, which is 27,634 times that of yours. According to my analysis, your risk of falling into an economic crisis is very high]

Xiao Zhi: "..."