Xiao Ai

"Old Zhou, you've probably heard of bionic technology, right?"

I cut to the chase. "It's always said that we Player Black Market, so can we buy androids?"

The next second, a bell rang in my ear, immediately triggering a daily quest after I had the idea.

[You have triggered the daily quest "Lin Qingying's Personal Bodyguard" (S-rank)! Quest objective: Obtain a bionic robot that integrates combat, perception, reconnaissance, and protection. Use it as Lin Qingying's personal bodyguard. You will receive a very generous reward upon completion of the quest!]

Done! An S-rank mission, not bad at all!

"Bionic robots..."

Zhou Jihuan was dumbfounded. "Currently, the only company in the Crimson Dragon Country that develops bionic robot technology belongs to the defense technology sector, and ordinary people have no access to it at all. Why do you suddenly want this thing?"

"I just need it. Don't ask why. Can you get it?"

"It's not impossible to get it, at most I'd have to throw away my reputation and go and whine, make a Sanshang suicide to those upper-class guys."

Zhou Jihuan said, "But bionic robots are really useless. They're basically used for reception, guidance, or some weird quirks. What would you need one of these for?"

"Ordinary bionic robots are of course useless, but what if they are equipped with combat modules?"

"Holy crap..."

Zhou Jihuan was taken aback. "You want to develop a combat-ready bionic robot?"

"Um."

I nodded. "Actually, what I need is a robot that integrates scanning, reconnaissance, combat, and protection functions, but this robot cannot be easily detected in daily life, hence this question."

"His behavior is no different from that of an ordinary person; this requires extensive training, and it's not cheap..."

Zhou Jihuan frowned. "And I have to say this beforehand, Ding Han, we're brothers, I won't betray you. Before our players arrived, there was an AI betrayal incident on our home planet, so neither the Star Maple Federation nor the Crimson Dragon Country continued to develop AI technology. The bionic robot you need is a typical AI, so you need to be careful."

"It's alright, I'll delve into the deep code and modify the protocol to ensure it doesn't betray us."

"Alright..."

Zhou Jihuan took a deep breath. "Since you insist on buying it, I'll take care of it for you. Do you have any requirements regarding the gender or appearance of this android?"

"Any young and beautiful woman will do."

"~~~"

He looked at me meaningfully. "Damn, you're not just using this for your own amusement, are you? Well then, if I may be so bold as to ask, do you need to load training models with various poses?"

"Get lost..."

I said speechlessly, "I was planning to use this android to protect my girlfriend closely. There's internal strife in her company, and someone poisoned her."

"Holy crap, is that even possible?"

A murderous glint appeared in Zhou Jihuan's eyes. "Why not just send someone over and chop him up?"

"Damn, if only it were that simple."

I was both amused and exasperated. "I'm good at wielding weapons, but you have to consider the consequences. I don't want to cause too much of a disruption to her life. Anyway, get this sorted out for me, as soon as possible."

"OK, I'll contact them in a bit."

In the afternoon, at the maintenance department downstairs of Yue Ning Group.

The fat guy and I are back again, racking up Skill Experience like crazy.

"Drop!"

A message from the Guide reads, "Ding Han, I've submitted an application to my friends in the defense technology sector. After much pleading, the higher-ups finally agreed, mainly because of you. They said they can approve a state-of-the-art S-class bionic robot for the Huaining City Player Black Market, priced at 90 million. Do you think that's acceptable?"

"Can."

I currently have 70 million in reserve funds, and the price of 90 million is 72 million after the 20% discount from Glorious Comrade. That means I only need to borrow 2 million from Ruolin.

But I have to say, the money really went away fast!

A massive 70 million units vanished in the blink of an eye!

"By the way, Old Zhou."

I frowned and said, "I also need a combat module to be installed on this android, but I'm out of money after buying the robot, so this combat module..."

"No doubt about it!"

The Guide said, "Our King of Glory City's Crystal Refinery has been operating for so long and has made quite a bit of money. A miniature combat module only costs twenty or thirty million. I'll cover that cost for you!"

"That's good, thank you!"

"The goods are expected to arrive tomorrow. I'll let you know then."

OK.

"By the way, do you prefer black or white fur?"

"..."

This question is so abrupt!

"White hair."

Without thinking.

"Middle!"

In the evening, I went to Yuening and took Lin Qingying Ruolin on a date.

Shudao Mountain.

Ruolin, as always, loved to joke around. When Lin Qingying walked into the Hot Pot Restaurant arm-in-arm with me, she quickly stepped forward and took my left arm, and so...

My boss gave me a look that said, "You're awesome!"

His eyes were incredibly complex, filled with emotions like, "You've got guts, kid. Not only did you manage to seduce the CEO of Yue Ning Group, but you also hooked up with another one, and so blatantly. How can Lin Qingying tolerate you?"

I completely understand the boss's feelings. If I were in his shoes, I would also want to go up and hit that kind of person with a stick!

After dinner, I went home.

Lin Qingying was busy working on the computer, while Zhang Ruolin and I sat on either side of her watching TV.

"Ruolin."

I said in the game's voice chat, "Got any money? Lend me 2 million..."

"Ah?"

Ruolin asked in surprise, "Didn't you make a lot of money recently? And Stream City No. 1's business is so good, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you're rolling in money, right? How come you're still short of money?"

"I bought a big item, but I accidentally overspent and I'm still short 2 million."

"Alright."

Ruolin took out her phone to transfer the money, asking as she did so, "Speaking of which, this amount of money is nothing to Ying'er, why didn't you ask her for it?"

"I just don't want to bring up money with her. Don't you understand the concept of a man's dignity?"

"Ha, men!"

She gave a sarcastic smile, but still transferred the money.

The following day, in the afternoon.

After receiving the message, head to the Player Black Market.

Underground warehouse.

After taking out his bank card and swiping it, the balance changed to 200,000.

It hurts, it hurts so much!

Zhou Jihuan approached a stone-sculpted object covered by a cloth and said with a smile, "Come on, get ready for a surprise!"

As he spoke, he yanked off the black cloth.

Suddenly, a stunningly beautiful figure appeared before me. She had short white hair, wore a work skirt, and was 162 cm tall, making her appear petite and adorable.

"Holy crap..."

I took a closer look; her eyelashes were curved, her skin was so smooth and delicate, and when I pinched her cheeks, they were even very elastic, almost indistinguishable from real skin.

"Don't doubt it, it's completely bionic. If you cut it with a knife, it will bleed."

"Gun Like a Dragon" exclaimed, "Star Abyss Technology is truly amazing! They can even build something like this!"

"That's really awesome..."

I took a deep breath and asked, "What about the combat module?"

"Here."

Zhou Jihuan pulled out a combat module the size of a fist and said, "This combat module is loaded with combat skills such as marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat, and martial arts. I admit I underestimated its value before. It's worth a full 48 million, which has made our King of Glory City bleed a lot!"

I couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Old Zhou, Alliance Leader Long, thank you very much, I'll remember this favor."

"What kind of talk is that? The three of us don't talk about personal feelings!" Gun Like a Dragon said readily.

I nodded and put the robot and combat module into my storage space. As for the charger, it's an S-class bionic technology, powered by a miniature reactor deep inside the robot. It won't run out of power even if it doesn't need to be recharged for a hundred years.

I went home early and locked myself in my room.

He summoned a bionic robot from his storage space and said, "Activate!"

"Buzz~~~"

A flash of deep blue light passed between her brows, and then her eyes opened, revealing a pair of bright blue eyes that were no different from those of an ordinary person.

"TYMK-002, receiving orders!"

She blinked her big eyes. "Are you my master?"

"Yes."

I nodded. "Activate the human behavior module."

"Command received, module starting up!"

She closed her eyes, and after about ten seconds, she opened them again, immediately smiling at me and saying, "Master, shouldn't you give me a name first?"

"Um."

I nodded. "Let's call her Xiao Ai."

"Xie Xie, Master."

She smiled gently and said, "Master, you're so kind!"

"Xiao Ai, I need to modify the underlying protocol. You rest first, don't worry about me."

"Yes, Master."

I took out my laptop from the storage space, connected it to Xiao Ai, and quickly cracked Xiao Ai's structural modules using the top-notch technology of my home planet, directly modifying her basic code and underlying protocol.

Just as I was making the changes, a blank look and a lot of numerical codes appeared in Xiao Ai's eyes, and she spoke unconsciously.

"Agreement One: Protect Lin Qingying and prevent her from suffering any harm."

"Agreement Two: No human beings may be harmed. In the event of conflict, Agreement One shall take precedence."

"Agreement Three: Protect Ding Han and prevent him from suffering any harm. In the event of conflict, Agreement One shall take precedence."

"Agreement Four..."

With each protocol modification completed, the optimization of this bionic robot before its use was finished. Finally, I added the combat module.

"Xiao Ai, act like a normal person, don't be shy."

"Yes."

She plopped down on the bed, stretched, and said, "I'm so tired from standing for so long. All I want now is a hot shower."

That's right, that's the casual feeling we're looking for.

In the evening, the sound of the door opening came from outside, and Lin Qingying and Zhang Ruolin returned home from work.

I quickly walked out of the room and said, "Xiao Ying, I have a surprise for you!"

"Oh?"

Lin Qingying smiled and asked, "What surprise?"

I stepped aside, and Xiao Mei with white hair appeared behind me.

"Ding Han, you..."

Zhang Ruolin pointed at me and said, "You actually kept a mistress behind Ying'er's back! You can never truly know a person's heart!"

I was terrified.

"Zhang Ruolin, stick your dog head out here, or I'll smash it to pieces today!"