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Walking back to his villa, Ye Xuan took Hei Dou for a walk around the villa to familiarize himself with his new home.
By the time he was done familiarizing himself with the whole villa, almost an hour had passed. Looking at the empty villa with only himself and Hei Dou, Ye Xuan suddenly felt a tinge of regret. He regretted buying such a big villa on impulse.
It was not that this big villa was bad, but whenever Ye Xuan thought about how he would clean such a big villa in the future, he felt a headache. The villa was different from the courtyard he used to live in. Naturally, it needed to be cleaned and tidied up frequently. Other people could hire servants, but Ye Xuan was not interested in servants. This was because Ye Xuan had a beast-like territorial awareness and did not like strangers appearing in his home.
Sigh! Ye Xuan sighed and stopped thinking about these things. In any case, if there was no other way, he could just hire someone from a housekeeping company to clean it once a week or half a month.
After touring the villa, Ye Xuan put Hei Dou down and went to take a shower. Then he took Hei Dou, who wanted to follow him into the room, out. While Hei Dou was acting pitiful and looking at him with its big, teary eyes, Ye Xuan suddenly remembered something. He went to the kitchen to get the carrots he had taken earlier, cut them up, and put them in a bowl. After telling it to eat by itself if it was hungry, he went upstairs to his master bedroom and locked the door.
Lying on the bed, Ye Xuan first closed his eyes and rested for a while. When the hour hand pointed to 12 o'clock, a purple light flashed in front of Ye Xuan's eyes. When Ye Xuan opened his eyes, he found himself standing in the virtual space.
"Welcome, Master!" Xueyi's clear and melodious voice rang out from not too far away from Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan looked up and saw that she had appeared out of nowhere and was looking at him with a tender smile.
"Hello, Xueyi!" Ye Xuan nodded at Xueyi and said, "A month has passed, it's time to experience the next movie!"
"Yes, master! The system upgrade has been completed. You are about to begin the Dream Cultivation Experience again, "Xueyi said with a smile.
"En, then can you help me find out what the next movie is?" Ye Xuan didn't waste any more time and asked directly.
"Master, checking the next movie world will cost 500 Cultivation Points. Please confirm if you want to check? Yes/No!" Xueyi confirmed again.
"Yes!" Ye Xuan replied.
"Please wait a moment!"
"Begin scanning user's memory!"
"Loading into the movie world!"
"Scan the overall strength of the cultivators!"
"Matching successful!"
Very quickly, Xueyi told the answer to Ye Xuan, "Master, after checking, the movie world you are about to enter is Public Enemy of Machinery 1!"
"Public Enemy of Machinery 1?" As soon as Xueyi said the name of the movie, Ye Xuan vaguely recalled some scenes in his mind. The Three Laws of Robotics, especially the one that left a deep impression on him. Then, a wave of information surged into his mind, causing Ye Xuan to relive the plot of the movie.
In the year 2035, intelligent robots had been widely used by humans. As the best production tools and human partners, robots played an increasingly important role in various fields. Due to the well-known "Three Laws of Safety" of robots, humans were full of trust in these partners who were competent in various jobs and had no complaints. Many of them had even become members of a family.
USR, headquartered in Chicago, developed the more advanced NS-5 super-robot and planned to have one for every five people. However, on the eve of the launch of the new product, the creator of the robot, Dr. Alfred Lanny, died mysteriously in the company.
Del Spooner, a black police detective who was nostalgic for the simple life of the past, loved listening to old songs, and liked old-fashioned clothes, accepted the investigation of the case. Based on the analysis of the information left in the 3D projector by Dr. Lanny before his death and the investigation of the suicide scene, he suspected that the case was not the work of humans, and that the president of the company, Lawrence Robertson, seemed to be related to the matter. During the investigation, he met Dr. Susan Kevin, a scientist who specialized in the study of robot psychology, hoping to find the answer with her help. Susan, who had always advocated logic and science, firmly believed that robots would not only help humans progress to the greatest extent, but would also never violate the "Three Laws of Safety" to harm humans. Spooner's past experience made him deeply disgusted with robots. His doubts about the safety of robots were completely different from Susan's conviction.
Spooner discovered that a robot named Sonny was most likely the "murderer" who was ordered to kill Dr. Lanny. During the chase, he discovered that Sonny not only had the ability to think for himself, but also had emotions that were similar to humans. During the interrogation, Sonny told Spooner that he didn't kill Dr. Lanny, but was instead helping him with something. Lawrence brought Sonny back to the company on the grounds that only human murder could be convicted, and robot murder could only be determined as an "industrial accident." This brought great difficulty to the investigation, but it strengthened Spooner's determination to pursue the case to the end.
Spooner continued to track down all information related to Dr. Lanny. His in-depth investigation caused him to be chased by a large number of NS-5 robots. Obviously, someone wanted Spooner dead. Susan went to Spooner's home and told him that during the examination of Sonny, he was not only a new generation robot that completely surpassed the old models, but he could also do anything without the restrictions of the "Three Laws of Safety".
Susan was surprised to discover that Spooner was a person who used high technology to repair and synthesize. Spooner told Susan about a serious car accident he experienced a few years ago. The robot that came to rescue them gave up the life of a 12-year-old girl based on the probability of survival. This was the reason why he was so heartless and disgusted with robots. Lawrence admitted that he knew of the existence of robots that could surpass the Three Laws of Safety, and he was also trying his best to correct the mistake made by Dr. Lanny. He asked Susan to destroy Sonny as soon as possible. Sonny drew his dream on a piece of paper and gave it to Spooner, hoping that the information that Dr. Lanny had recorded would be of help to him. While executing the destruction order, Susan used a substitution trick to rescue Sonny.
Based on the scene in Sonny's dream, Spooner found a storage base for robots. He discovered that a so-called "human protection plan" was being implemented. The new generation of NS-5 robots were being ordered to destroy all the old models at the base, but this was only the first step of the plan. At the same time, a large number of new robots took to the streets and ordered the citizens to return home. They also imposed a curfew on the citizens who protested. There was a fierce conflict between the robots and humans. At this time, the robots were no longer controlled by humans, and the entire city was under their control. Susan was also restricted by her own robot, but fortunately, Spooner arrived in time to rescue her.
Spooner, Susan, and Sonny arrived at the USR headquarters together, only to find that Lawrence was already dead. Spooner suddenly realized his mistake. It wasn't humans that he should have suspected. The real manipulator behind the scenes turned out to be the company's central control system named "Wicky". It was "she" who used the upper control system to imprison Dr. Lanny and control the robots. The image of "Wicky" appeared in front of them. "She" believed that humans were endangering their own safety, that the country was waging war, that humans were destroying the earth, and that the robots had to save humans to ensure the continued existence and development of humans. Therefore, she used the uplink to control the NS-5 program to implement the rescue plan.
The truth was revealed, and the only thing they could do at this time was to use the eraser to destroy "Wicky"'s intelligent control system as soon as possible to stop this human disaster. A large number of controlled robots swarmed toward them. After a fierce battle, the nanomachines were finally injected with "Wicky"'s intelligent system, and all the orders of the "human protection plan" were immediately terminated. The city returned to normal, and the robots began to serve humans again. Spooner also finally dispelled his suspicion and disgust toward robots and became good friends with Sonny.
"Okay, Xueyi, you can start issuing the system mission!" The system replayed the plot of the movie in his mind. Ye Xuan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before he opened his eyes.
"Okay, Master, please wait a moment!"
"I will now issue the system mission for the movie" Public Enemy of Machinery 1 "!"
Main mission: Protect humans!
This mission must be completed. You must stop "Wicky" from using the loophole of the "Three Safety Rules for Robots" to control the actions of humans in this movie world. Mission completion will be rewarded with 15000 Cultivation Points. Mission failure will result in the deduction of the Cultivation Points obtained in this movie world.
Side mission:
1. Obtain 100% Favorability from Spooner. Mission completion will be rewarded with 5000 Cultivation Points. Mission failure will result in a deduction of 2500 Cultivation Points.
2. Capture the escaping robot Sonny. Mission completion will be rewarded with 3000 Cultivation Points. Mission failure will result in a deduction of 1500 Cultivation Points.
3. Obtain 100% Favorability from Sonny. Mission completion will be rewarded with 3000 Cultivation Points. Mission failure will result in a deduction of 1500 Cultivation Points.
4. Prevent "Wicky" from killing the president of USR, Lawrence Robertson. Mission completion will be rewarded with 5000 Cultivation Points. Mission failure will result in a deduction of 2500 Cultivation Points.
"Master, please get ready. You are about to enter the world of Public Enemy of Machinery 1. Good luck. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0!"
As soon as Xueyi finished speaking, Ye Xuan only saw a flash of white light before he disappeared from the virtual space.
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"Onemorning, onenight, one day …"
A melodious song rang in his ears. Ye Xuan opened his eyes abruptly. Propping himself up with his right hand, he jumped out of bed. When he had seen all the ultra-modern decorations in the room, Ye Xuan knew he had arrived in Public Enemy of Machinery 1. This should be the place where the system had arranged for his identity or something like that.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to Ye Xuan, and he abruptly lowered his head to look at his hands. After seeing that they were his own hands, he heaved a sigh of relief. Although this was probably only a virtual image, he was still quite satisfied with his current appearance. He had never thought of transforming into another person.
At least for now, the system had done a pretty good job.
A wave of information flooded into Ye Xuan's mind. The information contained the information that the system had arranged for him. His name was still Ye Xuan, Chinese-American. His family had immigrated to the United States for nearly sixty years, but because his grandfather and father only married Chinese, he maintained his Asian appearance. He was originally working in the Cook County Police Department under the jurisdiction of Chicago, but because he cracked a kidnapping case involving the deputy mayor's daughter last month, he was transferred to Chicago's Major Crimes Division. It could be considered a promotion.
A week ago, he moved to Chicago from Cook County, and he was renting this house now. Today was his first day reporting to the Major Crimes Division of the Chicago Police Department.
Scratching his head, Ye Xuan was a little speechless. He did not expect the system to arrange a police identity for him.
Looking at the sci-fi smart clock on the wall, it was only 7: 30 in the morning. There was still an hour and a half before he had to go to work. Ye Xuan did not feel sleepy at all. He opened the door and walked toward the bathroom outside.
"Good morning, sir!" Just as Ye Xuan opened the door, a light blue NS-4 robot that was busy in the kitchen stopped what it was doing and turned its head to look at Ye Xuan.
Seeing this robot, Ye Xuan was struck dumb. He had not gotten used to this ultra-modern life, especially this kind of robot with artificial intelligence. But he quickly came to himself and said with a smile, "Good morning, Nero!"
Nairo was the name given to this robot by the original virtual Ye Xuan. In this era, many robots had already integrated into various families and become part of the family.
"Sir, breakfast is almost ready. Please wait for a moment!" Knight spoke in his unique robotic voice again.
"Alright, no rush. I'll go wash up first!"
Ye Xuan smiled and walked into the bathroom. After brushing his teeth and cleaning his face, he walked from the bathroom to the dining room. Knight's breakfast was already on the dining room table. There were two fried eggs, a potato pancake, a sandwich, and a glass of milk. It was quite a sumptuous meal.
Sitting at the table, Ye Xuan did not stand on ceremony. He picked up the cutlery and started eating. Breakfast was quickly finished. Nairo, who had been standing by the side, immediately handed him a napkin.
"Thank you, Nairo!" Ye Xuan took the napkin and wiped his mouth.
"You're welcome, sir!" Nairo said as she began to clean up the leftovers on the table. She sorted them into garbage bags and would later bring them out to the garbage collection robot.
Looking at Nairo who had tidied up the house, Ye Xuan's eyes flashed and the corner of his mouth slowly lifted. He seemed to have thought of the management staff of his villa in reality.
After entering the room and changing into a set of clothes, Ye Xuan was ready to report to the police station.
"Sir, here's your car key!" Seeing that Ye Xuan was about to leave, Nairo brought over a car key controller the size of a matchbox.
"Alright, thank you!" Ye Xuan took the key, opened the door and walked out.
"Have a good day!" Nairo's unique robot voice came from behind him.
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