The Amusement of Research Personnel

Through the porthole, one could clearly see the girl's delicate features. Her light gray bodysuit perfectly showcased her exquisite figure, with her rounded hips, full breasts, and long, beautiful legs. Her figure was simply perfect.

"Wow, it's huge!"

A sigh, seemingly uttered by someone, echoed from the Lyra.

She was indeed big, not referring to anything else, but to the girl's size. Because of the comparison with the Sea-Class Spaceship, people could tell her size at a glance. She was almost as big as a spaceship, and the Sea-Class Spaceship looked like a skateboard under her feet.

The moment that remark was uttered, the girl standing on the Sea-Class Spaceship began to shrink, compressing herself to a size of just over ten meters. At the same time, her lips opened and closed, and a girl's voice rang out from various observation decks and public communication channels.

"Yay! Hello everyone! My dear humanoid brethren, how are you all doing? I'm fine, everything here is proceeding smoothly, just like Supercomputer's central processing unit, that's right."

"You ask who I am? I am... uh... oh... let me do some internal diagnostics first, Mr. Control Unit. Ha, internal diagnostics are completely fine, nothing wrong, everything is... well, normal." So I am Graywind from L Star Cluster, you can call me Little Grey, it's nice to meet you all here.

After a pause, the girl tilted her head, looking thoughtful, and then said, "Okay, okay, I'll be honest. There's no need to pretend anymore. Please forgive me for being so blunt, but I haven't spoken to anyone I didn't know in a long time because I just woke up. Haha, that's right."

"I am a self-aware entity composed of Nanobots. Now, shouldn't you invite me to join your team? What? You already invited me? When did that happen? Okay, okay, I didn't check the message. Well then, join us. I think we'll get along really well. Wow, this is about to embark on an exciting adventure! Hmm, I declare my allegiance to you for the next two thousand years... no, let's say five thousand!"

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These words left the group of people confused, and Yue Yuan was also taken aback.

What is this L Star Cluster? What are these humanoid brethren? What is this declaration of loyalty for five thousand years? What is all this nonsense? Graywind is a good name, but something seems off. Did the design engineers make a mistake when designing its Strong Artificial Intelligence self-awareness? Just as everyone was bewildered, a deep male voice rang out on the public communication channel. "Gentlemen, this intelligent individual composed of Nanobots has sworn allegiance to us for five thousand years. This is entirely beneficial to us. This Nanobots intelligent individual who calls himself Little Grey will become our collective force in resisting the threat from the Rectification Protocol."

Hearing this, Yue Yuan finally realized what was going on. He rubbed his temples and interrupted through the public communication channel, "Stop, stop, stop! What are you talking about? My dear Professor Academician Yi Old Yi, was this your idea?!"

It must have been that old man Yi Kai who did it. Yue Yuan remembered that when he met Silver Mist, Yi Kai had told him about the Grey Goo Storm. Although it had been a long time, Yue Yuan still remembered it.

Moreover, only Yi Kai, a Zero Zero Generation, knows these things, so it's definitely him.

"Haha, Chief, I just told them some stories about the Grey Goo Storm. I didn't know they were doing this. This has nothing to do with me. It must be that kid Yu Nanfeng messing things up, hehe. But it's pretty good, isn't it?" Yi Kai's image appeared on the big screen, and he said cheerfully.

Yu Nanfeng, whose name was called, also appeared on the screen with a bewildered look on his face. "I'm only in charge of the mechanical structure integration. The personality shaping of Strong Artificial Intelligence self-awareness is the job of Computer Expert. Old Yi, don't slander good people."

"Alright, alright, Little Grey it is, just don't give me any real five thousand years of loyalty." Yue Yuan twitched his lips. He figured this was probably just the Research Personnel's hobby, so he didn't say anything more. In fact, this made the atmosphere of the visit much more relaxed and pleasant.

"Let's talk about what abilities she currently possesses."

Before the Research Personnel could even reply, Little Grey's voice rang out on the public channel. "Reporting, boss, I know a lot more than you can handle. I can change my composition at will, provided that my information is entered into the database and the algorithm supports that form."

Boss?! Who exactly raised this kind of self-awareness and personality? Yue Yuan's forehead seemed to have a few Black Lines appearing, somewhat speechless, but he didn't show it, and just continued to ask, "Hmm, anything else?"

Because of her physical design, humans prejudicially classified Little Grey as female. Of course, during the process of her self-awareness being developed, human scientists must have intervened to some extent; otherwise, she would have developed a neutral self-awareness like other Strong Artificial Intelligence.

From another perspective, this also demonstrates the progress humans have made in Strong Artificial Intelligence manufacturing technology; otherwise, it would have been impossible to create a self-awareness with gender bias.

"I can also control many, many mechanical devices, even warships!" Little Grey patted his chest and answered proudly.

"Oh, is there anything else?"

"And... and I can also mine... that mining, yes, mining."

Well, isn't mining the main function? Yue Yuan had thought the designers hadn't included this feature, but now he was relieved.

Reliable.

Nodding, Yue Yuan then pointed to the spaceship beneath Gray Wind's feet, turned to the research director on the projection screen, and asked, "That spaceship is her vehicle, isn't it?"

"Yes, Chief. Although Little Grey can move using magnetic fields, she still needs a spaceship for interstellar maneuvering. This ship is her home," the research director replied.

"Give her a new warship, and give her control of a complete set of resource extraction equipment."

Yue Yuan felt that the ship was a bit old, so he assigned her a Sea-Class Warship. Since mining was her job, the mined ore would naturally need to be transported to space, so he simply assigned her the whole resource mining system, which saved a lot of trouble.

A complete set of resource extraction equipment likely includes Orbital Mass Accelerator, Space Elevator, a spacecraft for transporting supplies inside and outside the planet, Engineering Ship, and related supporting equipment for resource exploration.

"Yes, Chief."

"By the way, how's the preparation for the practical experiment going?" Yue Yuan asked again. The so-called practical experiment meant letting Gray Wind actually mine some ore to try it out.

"She can move at any time. The Nanobots that make up her body all have magnetic field drive capabilities, and the relevant functional combinations are already in place. She has no problem moving on the planet's surface. However, she still needs a spacecraft to pick her up from the ground to space," said the research director.

Yue Yuan nodded and said, "Then let's give it a try."

Research Director: "The Chief can just talk to Little Grey directly. Her access code has been entered into the Lyra Supercomputer, and the Chief can access it at any time."

"Good!"

Yue Yuan then used his permissions to perform a match in the database, and then said, "Little Grey, why don't you choose a satellite as your target and try it out?"

"Alright, boss!" Little Grey responded. The next step was to step onto the spaceship and assume the posture of flying on a sword. She shouted at the nearest Rocky Satellite, "Haa, A Qiu, I am the Ancient Egyptian God of Mining. Hand over all the Heavy Metal and non-ferrous metals!"

What?! This is all...