Chapter 53
"Master..." Number Two suddenly said, "I want a body."
"Hmm?" Rong Yuan was a little surprised and asked, "Why did you change your mind?"
Noah, the body of No.2, has a carrier that allows him to travel around, but No.2 has always existed in the form of a data stream. Rongyuan had previously proposed to make a mechanical body for it, but No.2 refused, as it was very satisfied with its current state. And as long as it wanted, it could invade any defense system that was lower than its own, from palm-sized cleaning robots, nanny robots that almost every household has, to spaceships, transport ships, and space battleships; most firewalls in the galaxy could not stop No.2's invasion, so it could be said that any networked machine could become the carrier of its consciousness.
Apart from anything else, Rong Yuan's spaceship Fei Yan and the large and small robots attached to the spaceship are all controlled by No. 2, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is its body.
But the body mentioned by No. 2 is obviously not referring to these.
Number Two said, "When you were injured, I could only watch and couldn't even stop the bleeding for you. If I had a suitable body, this would not have happened."
Rong Yuan frowned and said, "This kind of thing won't happen again. So you don't have to put yourself in a difficult position for me. You have to make a decision for yourself."
Number Two said, “This is what I wish for now.”
"Okay." Since it insisted, Rong Yuan did not object. Anyway, if No. 2 didn't like it, he could always turn into a data stream and traverse the star network. An entity was just a backup option when needed, and it would not become a shackle that bound it.
"In addition, after you were attacked, a total of 1,235 people on Baiqi Star behaved abnormally, had a blank past, and quickly disappeared afterwards. They are suspected to be related to the attacker. I have included them in the first-level search directory. As long as these people appear again in the area covered by the star network, I will be able to find them." There was a murderous taste in the plain electronic voice of No. 2.
"Don't alert the enemy. One or two people are not our target. The key is to find their base." Rong Yuan said.
"clear."
After sleeping for more than ten hours, Mu Xiaohu woke up, yawned, rubbed his eyes, tilted his head, and saw a water-green planet outside the window. Countless large and small pieces of ice, rocks, and dust orbited around it in concentric circles. At first glance, it looked like the planet was wearing a wide, large, but paper-thin straw hat. The light from the stars shone on this "hat brim" from a long distance, and was reflected and refracted by the huge ice blocks, reflecting colorful colors.
“It’s so beautiful.”
Mu Xiaohu sighed, leaned against the window, and watched intently.
The spacecraft was moving very fast, and the planet disappeared from sight after more than ten seconds. The outside of the window became dark again, and only one or two stars could be seen from extremely far away.
He exhaled a sigh of disappointment, grabbed his lime green vest and put it on, grabbed his blue trousers and put them on, and was about to put on his shoes when he suddenly froze, then rushed to the window and took a look.
In the distance, some stars are approaching, while others are moving away.
In the universe, one can clearly see the changes in the distance between stars with the naked eye, which is enough to show how fast they are moving now.
“Ahhh—”
Mu Xiaohu was shocked and screamed, opened the door and rushed out, running around in the corridor barefoot. He finally found Rong Yuan in the restaurant, who now had a look of despair on his face.
"Are you up?" Rong Yuan looked over and didn't comment on Mu Xiaohu's messy appearance. He just asked, "Did you sleep well?"
Mu Xiaohu looked at him in surprise and asked happily, "Brother Benefactor, are you healed?"
Compared to his previous appearance when he collapsed in the corridor, covered in blood, pale and breathing weakly, Rong Yuan now looked as if he had fully recovered. Apart from the white bandage faintly showing at his collar, there was no sign of having been seriously injured.
"Yeah, I'm much better now." Rong Yuan stood up, walked towards him, and then stretched out his hand and said, "Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Rong Yuan. Don't call me benefactor brother anymore. Now, you are also my savior."
“Hey, it’s nothing!” Mu Xiaohu clenched his hands, touched the back of his head with his other hand and smiled foolishly. Thinking that he hadn’t introduced himself yet, he hurriedly said, “Oh, by the way, Brother Xiaoyuan, my name is Mu Xiaohu, you can just call me Xiaohu…Xiaoyuan-Brother?”
Mu Xiaohu keenly noticed that when he called "Brother Xiaoyuan", Rong Yuan's eyes sank slightly and the strength in his hands increased a bit. He couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and called out hesitantly.
"Nothing." Rong Yuan blinked, his expression returned to normal, and he said warmly: "Are you hungry? There is breakfast prepared for you over there, go and eat it."
"Wow, breakfast!" As soon as he heard that there was food, Mu Xiaohu's stomach began to growl, as if he was suddenly extremely hungry. He immediately threw away the strange feeling he had felt before, and rushed to the dining table with shining eyes. As soon as he opened the lid, the tempting aroma hit him in the face. He took a deep breath in intoxication, sat down, and immediately picked up food and stuffed it into his mouth with both hands, only regretting that his mouth was not big enough and his hands were not enough.
Seeing this, Rong Yuan chuckled, sat back in his original position and picked up the book, but his eyes were focused on the empty space and his expression was distracted.
The fork stabbed the last piece of meat hard, dragged it to dip the soup in the plate , and then put it into his wide-open mouth. The snow-white teeth ground and chewed the meat, and swallowed it with a gulp. Mu Xiaohu put down the silver fork, lay on the chair, touched his round belly, and burped with satisfaction.
"Are you full?" Rong Yuan asked.
"Mm, it's delicious!" Mu Xiaohu licked the sauce on the edge of his mouth and asked, "Did you make this, Brother Xiaoyuan?"
"No, it was prepared for you by No. 2." Rong Yuan said.
“Number Two? Is that the spaceship’s intelligent brain? He…” Mu Xiaohu was about to thank him when he was stunned for a moment and screamed, “Ahhhh—it’s over, it’s over, it’s over!” He stood up abruptly, supporting himself on the table with both hands, leaned towards Rong Yuan and shouted, “Brother, could this spaceship have already left Baiqi Star?!”
"Yes, that's right, what's wrong?" Rong Yuan asked in surprise, very puzzled by his expression which looked as if he had been struck by lightning.
Mu Xiaohu said with a sad face, "I...I...I was going to report to the First Military Academy of the Imperial Capital Star...the school is about to start..."
"Then you don't have to worry." Rong Yuan smiled and said, "The destination of this ship is the Imperial Capital Star. It will definitely take you to school on time."
"Really? Ah... then I feel relieved." Mu Xiaohu let out a long sigh, and suddenly thought of another thing. The corners of his mouth just rose and fell again, with an expression that seemed like he was half crying and half laughing.
"What's wrong again?" Rong Yuan asked curiously.
"No... nothing..." Mu Xiaohu said with difficulty, his heart bleeding.
——Ahhh, he has already bought a boat ticket to the Imperial Capital Star...
Long before Mu Xiaohu woke up, on Baiqi Star, the person in charge of the airport - the tall and thin man - looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears. In front of him, the uniformed woman had eyes as cold as a knife, scraping the tall and thin man's body one by one.
The platform where the Feiyan was originally parked had already disappeared. Now, only four pairs of empty metal shells were locked by the clamps, like eight grinning mouths, laughing at them.
When the spaceship flew away, not only did the extremely strong clamp with electromagnetic shielding fail to work, but the ground monitoring system and the radar detection system in the planet's orbit were not triggered at all. In the eyes of the tall and thin man, this meant that the other party's technology far exceeded the highest level of Baiqixing, but he also knew that the higher-ups would only use this as an excuse for him to shirk responsibility. In any case, the suspicious spaceship disappeared in the territory under his jurisdiction, so he had to bear the main responsibility.
Fortunately, due to some personal reasons, the uniformed woman who delayed the towing of the spacecraft for half a day was also jointly responsible. The two of them were the highest responsible persons here, and as long as they joined forces, they could cover up this dereliction of duty quietly.
After being looked at for a long time with pleading and imploring eyes by the tall and thin man, the woman in uniform pursed her lips, looked indifferent, and nodded imperceptibly.
There were already many materials left over from the past on the Feiyan, and with the addition of a few substitutes taken from other machines, it took Rong Yuan five days to create the body that No. 2 required.
This is a mechanical carrier designed entirely by No. 2 himself for purely practical purposes.
so--
Fake skin? What is that? No need!
Artificial hair? No point, no!
Simulated mechanical eyes? The field of view is too narrow, rejected!
Clothes? Why would a robot wear that?
A human-shaped torso and limbs? Just maintaining balance would require a lot of computation, no!
No. 2 rejected most of the popular robot design ideas. It was not interested in the appearance that looked indistinguishable from humans. The one it designed was a typical "robot" at first glance:
A round mechanical eye on top can provide it with a 360-degree field of vision.
The torso is a semi-circular cylinder, which is mainly used to strengthen defense to prevent being killed by others. Secondly, there are thousands of tools of various sizes installed inside, ranging from emergency spacecraft maintenance tools to medical surgical instruments, from laser knives to bottle openers. No. 2 believes that fighting can be done by Rong Yuan alone. If not, the spacecraft also has a weapon system. It positions itself as a carrier only as an auxiliary personnel in emergency situations.
Below the torso are four slender legs that look like mantis legs, with serrations and suction cups on the sides and blowholes on the upper part. These legs can allow it to walk in any environment, whether in the air or on land, in deserts or on glaciers, and are sufficient to cope with most extreme geographical environments.
Pragmatist No. 2 abandoned most of the decorative modifications, and was uglier than most robots on the market. If it weren't for Rong Yuan's strong suggestion, it wouldn't even want the shell, and would just expose countless parts like that - you know, for a robot, this is the same as running naked. But in No. 2's opinion, the shell prolonged the time it took to remove the tools. Although Rong Yuan convinced it with the reason of "making it impossible for the opponent to see the real situation", No. 2 was still unhappy for most of the day afterwards.
However, when the mechanical body was assembled, No. 2 controlled it and admired it from different angles in front of the camera for a long time, showing that he was very satisfied. Mu Xiaohu, the ignorant and stupid boy, who had been acting as Rong Yuan's assistant and also participated in the production, was still immersed in the joy of "I actually made a robot with my own hands". He surrounded No. 2 and praised him non-stop, with an excited look, warm eyes and sincere tone, praising No. 2 to the sky. If No. 2 was a person, he would have been dizzy with his compliments by now.
After admiring the new body, No. 2 walked up to Rong Yuan, hummed a sound to test the sound, and then said, "Master, since I already have a new body, it is only appropriate to give it a new name. What do you think?"
Rong Yuan remembered that Noah had also wanted to name it right away. Now he felt that No. 2 was indeed a copy of that guy, so he smiled and said, "Well, okay. What name do you want to give it?"
Number Two said in a reserved and nonchalant voice, as if he was just saying it casually: "Alpha, what do you think?"
Rong Yuan couldn't help but smile.
Alpha means first, beginning, and start.
He had always thought that No. 2 didn't mind being called "Noah 2". It seemed that it didn't mind, it just didn't bother to give any opinions.
Rong Yuan would naturally not reject even this small wish of his only companion who had been with him for so many years, so he suppressed his smile and nodded, "Well, very good, very suitable."
Number two - Alpha nodded (camera). Although he was still ugly, he looked ugly in a cute way.
