Silin didn't head out to search for the black box immediately. Guan Feng's matter was more urgent, and Silin wanted to hide for a while. Silin had caused too much of a ruckus in the empire recently, and many people were paying attention to Silin's movements. Therefore, Silin decided to keep his search for the black box a secret for now.
Just as Sigma's master had said back in the day, there was no benefit in letting too many people know about this. Not to mention that they still had no idea what was going on. Everything was still up in the air.
Silin and Guan Feng spent most of their time in Guan Feng's workshop while Huimao and Moon played outside. Finally, Huimao had a partner to play ball with.
When Moon caught the ball Huimao tossed to him, he knew that it was from the little snake. While they were playing, Huimao told Moon about their meeting with the giant snake.
Moon knew that Wheeze and Cillin were truly trustworthy after receiving the Great Viper's approval and gifts. In fact, they were much more trustworthy than the Xi Family.
He would've vomited blood if he knew what Moon was thinking right now. Since when did the robots created by the Xi Family lose out to outsiders in terms of trust?
It had to be said that Moon's attitude towards Huimao and Silin was a lot more sincere because of the giant snake. Moreover, he was very envious of Huimao and Silin. The way they interacted with each other reminded him of the time when the five of them were with his master.
While Silin was working on Guan Feng's project, Moon used the materials Guan Feng gave him to upgrade himself. He replaced the old parts with new materials and added some hidden weapons. As for what those weapons were, neither Silin nor Guan Feng knew. Moon only had Huimao to help him when he was upgrading himself. Although he didn't know what the new weapons were, considering Moon and Huimao's personalities, it was most likely something harmful.
Silin skipped some of his AF1 classes because he needed to focus on Guan Feng's project. However, the lecturers didn't say anything because they had informed Silin beforehand. Moreover, the lecturers understood that they couldn't say anything because of Silin's current status. Besides, who in the academic world didn't know about Silin's troublemaker?
He had said a lot of things that others didn't dare say, and he had done a lot of things that others didn't dare do. The storm he caused in the academic world hadn't completely died down yet. There were endless arguments about theorems and deductions, but the instigator of all this was hiding in his lecturer's workshop and taking over the project that the military attached great importance to. Many people seemed to have forgotten that Silin didn't belong to the engineering department, but the microbiology and virus department...
On this day, Silin finally finished the most complicated part of the project. Guan Feng's wounds were almost healed, and Silin didn't need to finish the rest of the project on his own. Now that the core of the project was done, the rest would be much easier. Guan Feng told Silin to come out for some fresh air.
Silin didn't see Huimao or Moon when he finally came out after so many days. He guessed that the two of them had run off to cause trouble again.
After finding something to eat, filling his stomach and stretching for a bit, Silin was about to return to his workshop to help Guan Feng finish the rest of the project when his communicator suddenly rang. It was the person in charge of the animals in AF1. Silin immediately knew that it was the two of them who had caused trouble the moment he saw the caller.
As expected, the manager told Silin that a group fight had broken out this morning. What the manager didn't know was that Huimao and Moon were also involved. Huimao was a familiar face. There was no one there who didn't know that Silin was Huimao's guardian. Since Moon was with them, the manager contacted Silin directly.
When Silin arrived, the animals were being scolded. The giant king kong was burying its head in a wronged expression, and the other animals weren't much better off. Wheeze and Moon weren't standing with them. Instead, they were standing at the side. There were also two managers standing at the side with obvious cat paw prints on their faces. It was obvious that this was Wheeze's handiwork.
Huimao, who had been acting like a "none of your business" to those people, dropped his ears the second he saw Silin.
Moon had always been an obedient child. If they hadn't seen the robot send a rhino flying with a single punch, they would've thought that Moon was harmless too.
"A group fight, hmm?"
Huimao's ears dropped even lower.
Silin stood in front of the two troublemakers and looked at Moon, who was twirling his fingers obediently with his head lowered. Then he looked at Huimao, whose eyes were darting around uncertainly. Silin picked up Huimao's nape and pried open his mouth. There was some suspicious flesh between his teeth, and it wasn't even from the same species. It was obvious how many animals he had bullied. In the past, he had bitten a small crocodile until it cried, causing it to run away whenever it saw him.
Since Huimao and Moon weren't members of this group, Silin had to compensate them for their actions. After paying the compensation, Silin took the bill and waved it in front of Huimao. When he saw the amount, Huimao's heart sank. Who knew that a fight like this would cost so much! If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have listened to Moon and joined in. He would've just been a spectator. So much money … Huimao counted with his claws. That was two hundred pounds of fish biscuits of the new flavor!
Two hundred pounds of fish biscuits were gone, gone …
Sensing Huimao's thoughts, Moon turned his head and pretended not to know anything.
To prevent these two guys from causing trouble again, Silin assigned a task to Huimao and Moon. He took out a list and asked them to monitor the activities of the people on the list in the forum. With Huimao and Moon's abilities, it would be difficult for them to be discovered even if they monitored everyone in the forum at the same time. This was the safest and most convenient method.
After Silin re-entered the workshop, Huimao whipped Moon with his tail. "Have you finished collecting the samples?"
"I'm almost done collecting them."
The only reason Ah Yue had asked Wheeze to join him was because he wanted to collect blood samples from AF1's animals. It was a habit of his. Although AF1 had a database of these animals, Ah Yue preferred to analyze them himself. He had inherited the personality of the Xi Family's peak generation.
"Why are you collecting these things?" Huimao was puzzled.
"I don't know yet. It's just a habit. I'll do it when I'm free or when I'm in a hurry. I want to enrich my database first. It might be useful when the time comes. Besides, we robots like to collect data. "
Huimao thought about it and agreed. It used to do the same thing in the past, but it got lazier and lazier. Therefore, Huimao did not dwell on this topic anymore.
Huimao and Moon did not dare to slack off when it came to the task Silin assigned. When they finished monitoring the people on the list, they finally understood why Silin paid attention to this group of people.
These people were all experts in the field of space and wormholes. Some of them were well-known, while others were much more low-key. There were even many experts who were hidden among the people. Some of these people had sensitive identities and could not show their faces in public, such as the Mutants or slaves. Especially the slaves. They must have done their research behind the backs of their buyers. If anyone found out, they would definitely be executed.
When Silin finished the work at hand and came out, he was very satisfied with the results given by Huimao and Moon. He sifted through the information and combined it with the star map to think about the next step.
Silin would not put all his hopes on the black box. It would be great if he could find it, but if he couldn't, he would have to find a way to create new technology to achieve his goal. However, Silin was not confident enough to think that he could do it on his own. Moreover, he was not proficient in this field. Although he had absorbed a lot of relevant knowledge, there was still a gap between him and those people. Everyone had their own specialties, and Silin admitted that he was not as good as them.
As for those big names in the industry, Silin's initial target would definitely not be them. Therefore, Silin's first target was the unknown masters who were hidden among the people.
The unstable wormhole Genya gave him was still quite a distance away from the capital star region, and he would have to pass by some of the target's residences along the way. That was why he decided to check out the civilian experts along the way, and if they were strong enough, he would decide what to do next.
Silin and Xi Kai were working together. Silin gave Xi Kai a list of names, and Xi Kai sent a robot to monitor and report the information to Silin. Then, Silin would sift through the information and confirm it.
Although Xi Kai was still passionate about the Original robots, he was very interested in learning where the Gen Family had started their business. He also wanted to see the situation in the other star system. Maybe he could find a way to build the Original robots there, not to mention that Sigma was still there.
By the time Guan Feng's project was done, the attention on Silin had gradually died down. The academic community had shifted its attention to the doubtful formulas and theorems. Every time a large debate was held, there would be an earth-shattering piece of news that shook the entire academic community. Thanks to these debates, the academic community was able to make great progress in all aspects.
In the past, people preferred to refer to and repeat other people's experiments and research. If someone else was researching a certain species or material, they could change their research to a different species or material. The results were about the same, and there wasn't much progress or practicality in the end. However, it was a waste of money and time.
But now, the debates and research projects were being launched one after another. The emperor of the Mist Bodhisattva Empire was very happy to see this new scene. Every year, the local government didn't allocate so much money to them just to repeat other people's experiments and make it seem like they were busy.
While everyone's attention was diverted, Silin quietly left the capital star region. Everyone thought that Silin was still working on his project at Guan Feng's place.
"Are we really going to do it ourselves if we can't find the black box?" Ah Yue asked.
They had searched the area Genya pointed out many times in the past, but they hadn't found any useful clues. It had been so many years, and Ah Yue didn't hold out much hope. However, it had a feeling that Silin might be able to complete this unfinished task for a thousand years.
Ah Yue could wait for years or even decades, but Silin was a human. He couldn't exist for as long as a robot. That was why Ah Yue had collected blood samples from the animals. Most of them had long lifespans, and some of them could even live for hundreds of years. It wasn't easy for Ah Yue to find a talented person he liked, and he hoped that he could find a safer way to extend Silin's lifespan through the newly collected data and technology.
There were ways to extend a human's lifespan. They could go dormant or use drugs to modify the body, but the modification process would affect the brain. Ah Yue wasn't willing to lower Silin's IQ even if it meant extending his lifespan. This was why none of the Xi Family members had used drugs to extend their lifespans even though they had the ability to do so.
Ah Yue didn't even tell Huimao about this. What Ah Yue didn't know, however, was that Silin's body was different from ordinary humans. The reason Huimao wasn't worried was because Huimao had always treated Silin like himself. Huimao didn't think Silin would have a short lifespan like ordinary humans.
One of Cillin's main targets was located on a planet that wasn't doing too well. The situation on this planet was more or less the same as Old Chang's planet. There was a very clear dividing line between the civilian area and the city area, and one third of the planet's population were aliens and slaves.
Most of the aliens in the city were slaves, and those who didn't want to be slaves could only stay in the run-down civilian areas. The laws and regulations issued by the planet's government were all biased towards the people in the city, and the people in the civilian district were one level lower, not to mention the rejected Mutants. They were the lowest existence on this planet, and also the main source of cheap labor.
There was no need for Silin to do anything. With Huimao and Ah Yue around, avoiding the planet's external defense network was a piece of cake. Silin piloted the aircraft to a more secluded place, where there was a robot waiting for him.
"This is the latest news on the target's mission. However, his physical condition isn't very good. If this continues, he won't make it past the year." The robot Silin had been sent here early to report on the recent surveillance situation.
It was certain that the target was not in good health. Related research was harmful to the body. Which major research institution didn't have layers of security measures? Moreover, the people who were doing related research would receive regular maintenance treatment to prevent their bodies from being stimulated by radiation and energy disturbances, which would lead to deterioration and mutation.
In contrast, the conditions of this target were much worse. It was impossible for him to have a fully protected laboratory, and he wouldn't be able to enjoy the regular treatment and maintenance that would cost him a lot of money. The deterioration had started long ago, and because he hadn't received any good treatment, the deterioration spread very quickly. Even the second and third deterioration appeared one after another. After studying this for so long, it was really not easy for him to stay alive and continue his research.
Taking the temporary fake ID, Silin took Huimao and Ah Yue to the city. The fake ID made it more convenient for Silin to act on the planet, and it also avoided some extra attention.
The first place Silin went on this planet was a place at the edge of the city group. In fact, their target was not in the city, but in the civilian area.
After the robot Silin finished explaining, it went back to continue monitoring the situation of the target to prevent any sudden incidents.
The center of the city group was an absolutely prosperous area, and the further one went to the edge, the less prosperous it would be, and the edge of the city would definitely be more desolate.
In a small alley in the city, three young men dressed in fancy clothes dragged a young girl into the depths of the alley. One of them covered the young girl's mouth to prevent her from screaming. Ignoring the young girl's struggle, he tightly clamped down on the young girl, not letting her break free. The three of them all had malicious smiles on their faces.
The passersby just glanced at them and didn't look again, as if it was a common sight. Moreover, the three people were not good people, and meddling in other people's business would only be asking for trouble. If anyone looked too much, they would also provoke the three young men's angry glares, as if they would dig out their eyes if they looked again.
After the three young men dragged the girl deep into the alley, they threw her into a dead corner, and the three of them blocked the way. There was no one else here, and it was quiet. Only the squeaking of the rats and the buzzing of the flies could be heard from time to time beside the garbage dump.
This place was too remote. Even the cleaning robots would not come here often, and the patrol team would not come here either. There were often people from the underground gangs dealing with things that could not see the light of day. Often, people would find mutilated corpses that had been dead for a long time in this place.
After the girl was rudely thrown into the corner, she didn't have time to wipe the tears on her face and tidy up her messy hair and clothes. She curled up her arms and retreated to the corner. Her big eyes were full of fear, and she kept trembling, looking very pitiful.
"This can't be blamed on us, you bumped into us yourself. Of all the bad roads, you just had to bump into us, you can only blame your own bad luck."
The three young men slowly surrounded the corner, and one of them had already started to pull up his pants.
The rat that was rummaging in the garbage dump for food suddenly stopped, and all the hair on its body stood up. It quickly left the garbage dump and fled underground, not even caring about the rice cake it had just found.
The sound of blood splashing against the wall was mixed with the thud of the rats falling to the ground. The thick stench of blood permeated the air, mixing with the stench of the garbage dump. It was particularly nauseating.
There was no sound of moaning, not even the last word was uttered. The three young men fell to the ground, their faces still had a bit of a lewd smile on their faces. Their pants were not completely pulled down. They did not even react until they died.
The pitiful girl stood up and gently patted the dust off her clothes. The fear in her eyes had disappeared, and she looked as calm as if she had just thrown away a few pieces of garbage. She walked up to the three young men and took out all their valuables. She carefully put them away and prepared to leave. But when she turned around, she found that a person was already standing there. There was a gray cat perched on the person's shoulder, and it was staring at her curiously.
"Sha Rou?"
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