met free Chapter 489 Paradise AI and... Old Leton!
Chapter 489 Paradise AI and... Old Leton!
Chapter 489 Paradise AI and... Old Leton!
"————?! A second Pippa???"
Following closely behind Qingyu, when the four students passed through the pipes and entered the Zero Zone Research Institute, they immediately spotted "Little Papa" standing opposite Qingyu, smiling and watching them.
Nemo was clearly startled by his appearance and subconsciously turned her head to glance at Pipa, repeatedly confirming the two of them looked alike.
Because this child looks so much like Pipa, although he looks younger, probably only seven or eight years old. Could he be some kind of relative of Pipa?
However, if they are relatives—
Why did Pipa's face look so bad?
"You—you are!"
Compared to Nemo, who looked confused and didn't understand what had happened, Pipa, the person involved, clearly knew some of the inside story. So her face instantly turned red, and she frowned, clenched her fists, and roared at the other party.
Even when Pipa asked questions, "Pipa AI" didn't show any extra expression, maintaining a nonchalant smile.
"Hello, Pipa."
"Although this is our first meeting, you should have known who I am when you saw me, right?"
As he spoke, one could vaguely see some rapidly moving light in Pipa's eyes.
"My thoughts and actions are all fitting results obtained by the computer through real-time calculations based on the knowledge and memory of the two PhDs themselves."
"As for this mechanical body, it embodies their longing for their child, which is why it looks exactly like you when you were a child."
Qingyu was wondering if Pipa AI's behavior was a provocation to Pipa himself, and that he might lose his temper and punch the robot.
But as it turns out, he may have been overthinking it.
After Piper AI finished speaking, the research institute fell into an eerie silence, with only the large machines still running and humming.
"I see."
""
After a long while, Pipa finally sighed and then showed a relieved expression.
"In the end, you're just a robot that doesn't understand human nature. Everything is a pre-programmed emergency procedure, its only purpose being to call for help, right?"
"I understand. My parents have always been like this—they can disregard everything else and even share their entire memories with cold machines in order to achieve their goals."
After Pipa finished speaking, he paused for a moment, and when he looked at the AI robot again, he had a look of pity on his face.
"If something happens to them, the memories preserved in the machine can still be used to continue the work they didn't finish."
"For example, sending me emails in my parents' voice or sending out distress signals to the outside world to preserve their research results to the greatest extent possible."
"So, I'm not going to hold a grudge against a pathetic guy like you."
Piper knew very well—
His parents probably did love him very much; in the project reports that Qingyu shared with him along the way, they would occasionally mention his name.
Ironically, their own children almost never felt this "love".
Only now does Pipa have a definite answer in his heart.
They may love themselves, but they chose their research and their children without hesitation.
As for the AI before them, it is nothing more than a product of their own guilt.
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After a moment of silence, Pipa AI looked up at Pipa before speaking and bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry, I can't understand how you feel right now."
"It is clearly a creation of such advanced AI technology, a future technology that is simply impossible to achieve with current science and technology, but the only thing I cannot understand is the emotion of living beings."
"An unattainable future technology?"
Peony, who originally wanted to keep a low profile, suddenly became interested and walked up to examine the AI robot in front of her with curiosity.
"Like those futuristic beings with metallic bodies, is it a technology that brings reality through a time machine?"
"That's true."
Piper AI nodded.
"However, it is precisely because this technology utilizes the crystals inside the Zero Great Void that I am unable to leave this facility."
"Before the rescue team arrived at the Zero Zone Research Institute, I had only one mission: to maintain the normal operation of the institute as much as possible."
"Of course, that mission is now complete, so before moving on to the next phase, do you have any further questions?"
Piper AI still showed the greatest goodwill, and even Red, who had been on guard, relaxed a little and loosened his grip on the Poké Ball in his pocket.
Only Qingyu remained silent, carefully surveying the interior before finally speaking: "Where are the staff at the Zero Zone Research Institute? What exactly happened inside Zero Zone? Where are those two doctors now?"
As she spoke, Qingyu's gaze was focused on an elevator-shaped building in the center of the research institute.
If the game's storyline unfolds as it should, by this point all the staff in Zone Zero will be dead, and the area will be entirely controlled by A.
They should have taken over.
To end everything completely and restore peace to District Zero, the time machine must be shut down, rendering the two doctors' life's work futile.
And this place, which the doctors call "paradise," naturally has its guardians.
That is, the person in front of me, Papa AI.
"————476 days ago, an accident occurred at the Zero Zone Research Institute."
Perhaps because of Qingyu's problem, Papa AI paused for a few seconds, seemingly retrieving data from the database, before quickly continuing to speak in a completely emotionless voice.
"Dr. Orin discovered a very special ancient entity while operating the time machine and plans to use the power of the time machine to bring it back to reality."
"However, this time the individual's strength was so great that it exceeded the energy threshold of the time machine during operation, ultimately leading to an accident."
"The spacetime anchored by the time machine began to intertwine, forming two-way wormholes leading to the past and the future respectively, allowing paradoxical species to come to the modern era in large numbers."
Halfway through his speech, Pipa AI suddenly paused for a moment, then continued.
"In the end, the two professors and a powerful couple of trainers who served as guards for this operation joined forces and had to travel to another dimension in order to completely solve the problem."
"Their sacrifice was meaningful. On the 129th day after the incident, the wormhole connecting the past and the future disappeared one after another, the spacetime coordinates that the time machine had originally anchored were cleared, and the crisis inside Sector Zero was temporarily resolved."
"However, after this incident, the time machine also lost all its power and could no longer transport them back to reality as it had when capturing the Paradoxes."
"That's why I've been sending out distress signals. Someone needs to go deep into Sector Zero and restart the time machine to rescue the researchers."
After Pipa AI finished speaking, Pipa, who was still immersed in sadness and on the verge of crying at any moment, suddenly froze.
"—Wait, my parents aren't dead?"
But before he could speak, Qingyu was the one who spoke first in surprise.
"Your parents—?"
Papa AI frowned, scrutinized Qingyu for a while, and then suddenly realized.
"I see."
"That's right, the members of the exploration team who went deep into Zone Zero can still be observed to have life activities."
"Perhaps because they are in different times and spaces, time does not seem to have passed for them, but their current situation is still very dangerous."
"If you want to save them, please activate the time machine immediately and re-anchor them to their current target!"
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Qingyu fell silent.
For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be happy or helpless.
Without my knowledge, the timeline has changed again?
Originally, it should have been that the two doctors were seriously injured in the incident and could no longer sustain their lives, but now it has become that the exploration team members turned the tide and chose to sacrifice themselves in order to minimize the impact of the incident?
And all of this may be attributed to the single variable in this incident—
His own gym leader parents didn't even exist in the game's storyline. Did their appearance change what could have been a tragedy?
The reason for this seems to be inextricably linked to her own past life as a transmigrated butterfly.
"Very good----"
After being stunned for a while, Pipa suddenly collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
Although his eyes and expression were full of fatigue, the corners of his mouth were clearly relaxed.
After all, he's just a child. Even if he acted like a strong adult just now, when he knows that he might still have someone to rely on in this world, he will subconsciously show the weakness that is unavoidable at his age.
However, he had no time for sentimentality. He immediately looked at Qingyu beside him, his face filled with excited anticipation, and said, "Brother Qingyu, let's activate the time machine now!"
"—No, calm down first, things might not be that simple."
After Qingyu finished speaking, he shook his head and looked at Papa AI again without changing his expression.
"If it were that easy to do, I think you should have completed the plan yourself in the first place."
"So, what exactly is the reason that you have to wait for our arrival before you can activate the time machine again?"
Qingyu's words were like a needle prick, instantly bringing Pipa, who was still immersed in joy, back to reality. At the same time, Nemo and Red also became wary.
However, when Qingyu asked the question again, Papa AI's expression did not change at all; instead, he showed an even more friendly smile.
"You are indeed very perceptive."
"That's right, activating the time machine does require some steps that I can't do."
After saying that, Pipa AI walked to the table in the corner of the research institute and took out two books with completely different cover colors.
"By placing the Book of Crimson and the Book of Purple on the pedestal as keys, you can start or stop the time machine."
"But this is the only thing that requires the participation of others to be completed."
"Because—this will create a problem."
"If anyone tries to disrupt the normal operation of the time machine, I'm afraid I'll attack you."
"???"
Nemo blinked, seemingly unable to understand what the other person was saying.
How could you say such a thing to them calmly? Aren't you afraid they'll take action and deal with this so-called AI robot first?
Robots are indeed clumsy and not nearly as useful as humans!
Pipa AI seemed to notice the confusion in Nemo's eyes, but instead of explaining, she continued to explain to herself.
"To put it simply—as an AI, my will is held hostage by the programs left behind by the doctors. The only reason I can still speak to you now is because I haven't yet entered the time machine. So far, my mission is only to request support from humans outside."
"And if the program changes, I will probably switch to combat mode and defeat the uninvited guests who are trying to get their hands on the time machine."
"While this might sound like boasting to humans, as an AI, I've analyzed a vast amount of data from the battles of the Pardia champions and drawn the following conclusions."
"I was created to protect the paradise; I am an invincible AI."
"Even the top champion of Padia, Lord Yūki, is probably no match for me, so—"
"Wait, I have a question too."
Before Papa AI could finish speaking, Peony's expression became somewhat complicated, and she raised her hand to ask him a question.
After receiving a look of approval from the other party, she slowly spoke: "If I'm not mistaken, since the incident happened more than a year ago, the combat database you accessed should be from an even earlier time, right?"
"So—you probably don't know anything about this 'Teacher Yu,' nor about the changes that have happened outside?"
"That's true, but missing a year's worth of data won't have much of an impact, and the champions' strengths won't change much either."
Xinpai Pa AI nodded.
The four students, who were still struggling with their decision, seemed to have come to their senses, and their expressions became as complex as Peony's.
"Well—anyway, good luck!"
Finally, Nemo sighed, walked over to Pipa AI, patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly.
"If someone can beat you, it would be a good thing for you, so don't worry."
"You're definitely going to lose!"
Piper AI clearly couldn't understand why Nemo would say that, but just as he was about to analyze it in depth, Qingyu had already come up to him and casually took the two books from his hands.
"In that case, let's get started."
""
"If I defeat you, the matter will be resolved, right?"
"That's right."
"That's easy, my specialty is 'persuading people with reason'~"
Qingyu nodded and walked towards the pedestal in the center of the research institute without looking back, inserting the two books into the grooves according to their colors.
With a loud "boom," the noisy mechanical sounds in the background paused for a moment, followed by the sound of gears turning rapidly coming from below, until the platform unfolded and transformed into an elevator.
"This is the elevator that leads to the inside of the time machine. Please get on."
Piper AI remains diligent and, so far, does not seem to have triggered his defense system.
Therefore, as the elevator descended rapidly and the enclosed space fell silent, his voice came again: "The reason I said that before was because I possessed a very powerful Paradoxical individual."
"The Book of Zhu refers to it as the Winged King, while Dr. Orin named it Guleton."
"Even the most powerful Paradoxical species can't withstand more than a few moves from it, making it the ideal guardian dragon for Paradise."
"If you are certain that you cannot defeat it, please enter the elevator and escape immediately."
"Due to the energy limitations of Zone Zero, it is currently unable to leave the Great Void of Zero, which may offer some chance of survival."
"—Gu Leton?"
Contrary to the horrified expression Pipa AI had imagined, Qingyu simply repeated the Pokémon's name in a low voice, and then fell silent.
Sure enough, the root cause of the problem that turned Milton into a "useless dragon" was this ferocious beast from ancient times.
The one who tied the knot must untie it; if Milton is to truly regain its spirit and reclaim its dignity as a legendary Pokémon, a major battle with its opponent is probably inevitable.
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