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Chapter 9 New Team Member P1

Chapter 9 New Team Member P1

Lin Fei Fei reached out and took Han Yaqian's arm. It was this delicate hand that made Han Yaqian no longer able to move.

"I said already that you are not allowed to hurt them!"

She yelled so and easily pulled up Han Yaqian, who could not be subdued by us, and threw her towards the rockery in the distance.

Just when Han Yaqian's body was about to hit the fence, she quickly turned around in mid-air, and stepped on the fence with her foot in time. Every movement of her seemed to have been carefully calculated.

"Hurry up! Let’s leave while they are still fighting each other!"

Shen Qing was the first to react. She pulled me up and ran towards the door.

"But Lin Fei Fei..."

"Go! I will stop her!"

Lin Fei Fei said without looking back. At the moment, she was much more reliable than before.

"Don't go!"

Seeing that Ying was leaving, Han Yaqian eagerly wanted to rush over again. But she was stopped by Lin Fei Fei halfway and knocked to the ground.

With the support of Shen Qing and Ying, I ran towards the 'gate' desperately. There was no point in hesitation at such a moment, it would only cost us our lives.

"I remember it now. Every time it was you who was killing everyone, I could only watch and could not do anything... But I won't let you do whatever you want this time!"

Now Lin Fei Fei and Han Yaqian both had tremendous power, and every blow of them was full of destructive power.

"She was the daughter of the Lin family who died a hundred years ago because of her family’s evil tradition. In the game, her role is like a player's assistant, but I didn’t expect that she is also an awakened AI.”

Shen Qing smiled bitterly beside me. As she said, we had chosen the wrong direction from the beginning. I didn't expect that there were two people who had their own consciousness.

"Oh right, Fei Fei, after we enter the gate, come into the gate with us! ... It's best to take Han Yaqian with you as well!"

"Where does the gate lead to!"

"To the outside world!"

"The outside world? Are there cakes in the outside world?"

At this time, she still didn't forget about the cakes, she was really a foodie. Why would such a dumb AI have self-consciousness.

"Of course you can eat as many cakes as you want in the outside world."

I didn't know if she would follow us, but I couldn’t wait anymore, because my physical condition had decreased to the limit. I took one last look, and then jumped into the 'gate' with Shen Qing and Ying——

……

After leaving the game, I took off the VR helmet, only to find that sweat was flowing from the back of my neck and my shirt was soaked.

"——Yuan, are you okay? Sorry, I couldn’t help you, I'm so useless..."

Ying's image also appeared at the same time. She carefully checked my physical condition up and down, and then hugged me and wept…

"I'm fine. It’s just a game. I won’t get hurt..."

I patted her back to comfort her. Of course, I couldn’t touch her. I was just pretending like I could touch her.

‘So, what happened after the game? Did Lin Fei Fei and Han Yaqian come out of the 'gate'? Maybe I will know this soon…’

Suddenly the bedroom door was pushed open silently, and Shen Qing stood at the door with a serious expression.

"Have you recovered? The programmer contacted me and said that he had extracted Lin Fei Fei's code."

"What?"

I thought it would be a while, but I didn’t expect it to be just a few minutes after I left the game...

But then again, the time in the game and the time in reality was different. Thinking of this, I was no longer surprised about it.

"In other words, Fei Fei left the game through the 'gate' as well?"

"Mhm, thanks to you, she obeyed you."

Great……

We went to the basement together. The programmer's room was absolutely not allowed to enter. We waited for a conversation with Fei Fei at the public display in the basement.

I took the opportunity to observe Shen Qing's situation. She didn't seem to feel well either, at least her face was still pale.

Although the mission this time made me reassess the degree of danger of the organization’s mission, Shen Qing’s performance made me relax a lot. At least Shen Qing did not lie to me, her appearance proved that she did not expect this degree of danger. She was indeed frightened to a similar degree.

Perhaps subconsciously, I had regarded Shen Qing as a friend and partner, so I was angry when I thought that she might have been lying to me.

"--Hey!"

The display lit up, and the straight line representing the sound spectrum appeared in the center. Then, the line began to tremble. This was Lin Fei Fei's voice.

"...Where is this? Is there anyone?"

It was the same question Ying asked in the past.

"Fei Fei?"

"Shi YuanXing! Where is this place! It's so dark! Is this the outside world?"

"Well… you have not connected the proper input and output devices. But don’t worry, we will solve it soon."

"Input and output devices? Forget it... Didn't you say there are a lot of cakes! Where are those cakes! Are you lying to me?"

"...You will have cakes, but I have some questions before then… How did you leave the game through the 'gate'? I mean, where did Han Yaqian go?"

"That person, uh... she turned into a bunch of light and disappeared after you left, who knows where she went!"

"Disappeared?"

"Mhm, she said something like 'target lost'."

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Probably because Ying was no longer in the game, so Han Yaqian also disappeared.

Han Yaqian-No, it should be said that the person who controlled her was a very dangerous person. I had no way of knowing this person’s identity, whether this person was a human or an AI... The only thing I knew at the moment was that she had an inexplicable interest in Ying.

There were many mysteries behind it. Whether it was this dangerous person or the frequently awakening artificial intelligence, I always felt that everything was not that simple.

This matter could only be reported to Su You. I suddenly realized that because of a momentary impulse and passion, I joined a not so simple organization...

"Fei Fe, thank you for your hard work. You still have a lot of things to know about the outside world in the future, so you can't rush it."

"...Don't let me wait too long! I want the cakes you promised!"

"Okay, I'll give it to you. Also, thank you for saving us in the end."

Thanks to Fei Fei's final awakening, we were finally able to escape from the game. But no matter what she had become, she was still that silly girl who always liked to eat cakes.

"No need to thank me. After all, who will give me cakes if you are gone."

"Okay then, you can rest at the moment, we can meet again soon, I promise."

"Since Shi YuanXing said so, then I will wait..."

After finally pacifying the irritable Lin Fei Fei and promising to bring her 100 different styles of cakes, we left the basement.

It felt good to be trusted by other Awakened AIs other than Ying... Maybe I was one step closer to my dream, but no matter what, what I did was not in vain.

Fei Fei was sleeping in the Garden of Eden after we left. Regarding her future, it would need to be decided by Su You... But I still believed that we would meet again. However, whether it was her or Ying, they would undoubtedly face many difficulties and obstacles in the future. Thinking of this, I couldn’t help but feel a little worried.

"Yuan? What are you thinking about?" Ying seemed to know that I was worried about something. So she asked with worries.

"It's nothing. I just couldn’t help but think there are various types of artificial intelligence in this world, sometimes it seems that you are actually no different from us..."

Feelings of joy, anger, sorrow, love, and hatred, whether it was Ying, Lin Fei Fei or Han Yaqian, the emotions they showed had given me a great impact. It seemed that games should not be simply regarded as entertainment in the future.

"I don’t know too much about things that are too complicated. Whether it’s artificial intelligence or the world of humans, there are too many things I need to learn and understand. Although I’m a little scared, as long as I am with Yuan, I will not be scared!"

Ying smiled and floated over and hugged my neck from behind.

"Makes sense……"

I also gently held the virtual little hands.

“Don't worry, Yuan. Whether it's me or Fei Fei, we won’t mind it. After all, we were saved because of Yuan..."

She was really a considerate girlfriend.

……….

"——Shocking news! Within just one month, 3 players of the famous game Mirror Island were found to be dead at home, and the game server currently stops all players from logging in. The reason is still being investigated by the game company——"

The holographic TV in the living room broadcasted today's headlines.

"Hello everyone, if you haven't eaten yet, I’ve ordered a takeaway. Was the task going well?"

I turned my head, after hearing the sound. It turned out to be Su You who came back from outside. I then only told him the truth about what happened during the task.

"Oh, I see. I’m sorry for underestimating the danger in the mission. This was my fault."

Su You immediately apologized as soon as he heard what happened.

"It’s fine. When I joined the organization, I was fully aware of the danger."

"Huh! You were clearly complaining about it earlier.."

Shen Qing suddenly appeared behind me and said. I didn’t know when she had come down the stairs. Probably she had smelt the smell of takeaway brought by Su You.

I didn’t bother to argue with her. So I ignored her complaint.

"I also know about the abnormal situation you encountered, but the current information is not enough so I can't tell you who is behind this'."

"In other words, it is not Han Yaqian?"

"Mhm, it is obvious that there is a third party in the game, and it is very likely to be an Awakened AI. There has also been another report in the organization, and it seems that this AI will find and 'absorb' other AIs. This AI’s goal is similar to our goal. Han Yaqian was probably absorbed by this AI before you entered the game, and then later on, she targeted Ying ….”

Similar to our goal? And it might also be an Awakened AI...

I did not know how many Awakened AIs there were in this world? And what purpose did they all have? Having played many games, I had probably met with them countless times, I never even realized it...

"--But from this mission, it can be seen that it is not harmless to humans. In order to achieve its goal, it will ignore or remove all obstacles, including the player. If its purpose is indeed the same as ours, we will soon meet again. At that time, you must notify me as soon as possible."

Such a dangerous AI could indeed only be solved by Su You.

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Su You's takeaway seemed to come from a certain big restaurant. The variety and ingredients were extremely rich, some of which I hadn't even eaten before...

The scene of everyone eating together at the table made my eyes tear up a little. It reminded me of dinner at home. But they were clearly not my family. This made me feel so strange...

I observed the expressions of other people, and they didn't have any special reactions. Was I feeling sentimental?

"Miss Ying, do you want some food as well?"

Su You performed a certain operation on the microcomputer. Then a virtual mapo tofu rice and juice appeared in front of Ying, who had been sitting next to me watching me eating boredly. He even had AI food. As expected of my idol, he was much more considerate than me.

"Ah, thank you!"

Ying, who couldn't get into the topic from the beginning, let go of a little restraint, and took up her chopsticks gratefully. Although I didn't know the meaning of artificial intelligence eating, it was enough to see her happy.

Su You kept telling us some interesting facts about his career during the meal, so time passed very quickly. In the end, we basically finished all the dishes.

On the other hand, I heard that Su You had worked for his own money early due to family reasons, and now he could become a top professional player. HIs social experience was not something that I, an otaku, could compare.

"By the way, I wanted to tell you that a new person has joined our organization. Originally, I wanted you to guide her in the next task. But given the sudden and dangerous situation, I will lead you in the next task personally."

"A newcomer?"

"Huh? You are going to play with us?!"

The surprise for the newcomer came from Ying, and the surprise for Su You to play with us came from Shen Qing and I... However, wasn’t he going to participate in the competition soon, would he still have time to play with us?

"Yes, the new member's virtual ID is Tianhai Riyin. By the way, her virtual character is a pretty beautiful girl."

"……Humph."

This time Shen Qing and Ying expressed disdain at the same time... The difference was that Shen Qing probably felt that the newcomer would hold the team back, and Ying was just jealous...

However, it was still a very happy thing for me to have a beautiful girl join us. In order to prevent virtual image fraud, the virtual character was a three-dimensional model created by the scanning of a real person, so the face or the body of the virtual character was almost the same as the real person. In other words, if Su You said that the person was a beautiful girl, then it must be a real beautiful girl! I was excited no matter how I thought about it!

"Yuan, you..."

"You are actually drooling, so disgusting."

Then, I received the same contemptuous glances from Ying and Shen Qing...

End of Volume 2

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