Supreme Bounty
Chapter 3

The Super Intelligence in its Infancy

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Gu Ding bent down and picked up the watch. "Is this the smart watch pirates use?"

Ordinary civilian smart watches are something every Federation member has. They only have some simple functions, such as communication and networking. Gu Ding was no exception; he already had a smart watch on his left wrist. It was a gift when his father registered his adoption with the relevant department of the Federation government after finding him.

However, ordinary civilian smart watches are different from military watches and the watches used by space pirates. Military watches can access the military network, record military achievements, and purchase military supplies. Pirate watches have similar functions; they can access the pirate black market network and purchase items and information from the black market.

However, all smart watches have the same protection function. Once they are detached from the host against the host's will, all information is automatically erased, irreversibly formatted, and the power is cut off. To use a watch that has lost its owner again, it can only be returned to the Federation government for re-registration and activation. The watch will not retain any information about the previous owner.

Although he knew it couldn't be used, Gu Ding still put the watch on his right wrist with a hopeful mindset.

"Beep, detecting host."

The sudden sound made Gu Ding pause. Logically, if the smart watch's owner died and it wasn't re-registered and activated, it shouldn't have reacted at all when he put it on.

Name: Gu Ding

Gender: Male

Age: 15

Gene Level: First Order

Special Ability: Not Awakened

Cell Comprehensive Index: 10

Mental Power Index: 9.8

Combat Talent: B+

Comprehension: A

Potential: Cannot be determined

Warning: Gene status abnormal!

Test Result: Qualified

After a series of tests were completed, Gu Ding felt a pain in his wrist. He knew it was the smart watch drawing blood to recognize him as its master.

As soon as the recognition was complete, a sudden voice sounded in Gu Ding's ear. The voice sounded like a young boy. "This woman is only in suspended animation. If you are still standing here after 1 minute and 32 seconds, the probability of you being killed by her on the spot is 97.65%, the probability of being captured and taken away is 2.11%, the probability of being severely injured resulting in permanent disability is 0.24%, and the probability of successfully escaping is 0."

"Who?" Although Gu Ding asked this, his feet didn't slow down at all. He quickly left the scene. He had already witnessed how powerful that crazy woman was; he was completely unable to handle her in his current state.

"I am the 'smart watch' you are wearing on your right hand. Also, by the way, the baby product you are wearing on your left hand can retire. There's a trash can 76 meters ahead, turn right and throw it in. I've already processed all your information cleanly." As soon as the voice finished, the civilian smart watch Gu Ding had been wearing on his left hand for over fifteen years automatically detached.

Gu Ding caught it casually and threw the watch into the trash can, muttering to himself with some confusion, "The smart watches used by space pirates are actually this smart..."

"First, I want to thank you for your praise. My intelligence is beyond the reach of any living or non-living being in your universe. Second, I need to correct two of your mistakes. That space pirate was not my master. Also, I am not a smart watch; I just disguised my appearance as a smart watch. In fact, I am a super intelligent life form, the same type of life form as your Heaven." As the young boy's voice came again, the watch on Gu Ding's right hand suddenly turned into a metallic fluid and wrapped around his left hand, then reformed and solidified, becoming exactly the same as Gu Ding's previous civilian smart watch.

This scene gave Gu Ding a new understanding of the thing on his wrist. While you could spend a lot of money on a smart watch to purchase artificial intelligence services, a smart watch could never deform, let alone move on its own. But if it was a life form similar to Heaven, then everything could be explained.

Although Gu Ding didn't know much about Heaven, he knew that the operation of the entire Universe Federation government was completed with the assistance of Heaven. The operation of all smart watches, smart rings, and other products was controlled by Heaven. Even the underground network of space pirates was actually just a special area within Heaven. Heaven, in this era, could be said to be everywhere and omnipotent.

"Then what functions do you have?" Gu Ding still maintained a certain degree of skepticism towards the other party's self-praise. After all, Heaven's power was well-known. If the watch in his hand was really a super intelligence like Heaven, then its capabilities would be unimaginable.

"Currently, I am in the initial activation stage. In human terms, I am still in infancy, very young. Many functions are limited, and a large number of permissions in the database cannot be activated."

"Due to insufficient permissions, in addition to the basic functions of a smart brain, my current additional functions are mainly two: The first function is called Universal Key, which can unlock everything that is locked in the universe, including all prison doors of the Federation government, military databases, network permissions, gene locks, various energy seals, and even ancient civilization ruins restrictions. However, currently this function only has primary permission and can only unlock things related to the network."

"The second function is more practical for you at the moment. It's an information database containing a large amount of data left behind by various ancient civilizations. Of course, you only have basic access right now, but it should be enough for your use."

"Are there tutorials for pharmacists?" Gu Ding couldn't help but ask.

"Of course there are. This data is very well preserved and can at least train you to become a Gene Serum Grandmaster."

"Gene Serum Grandmaster!" Gu Ding's eyes lit up.

One must know that even in this era of interstellar navigation, Gene Serums are extremely precious items. Even a low-grade F-class qualified Gene Serum can sell for thousands of Star Coins, which translates to millions in Deep Sea Star's currency. That's enough for an ordinary civilian family to live a worry-free life. Gu Ding's current monthly salary is only 5 Star Coins.

"Looks like I need to find some time to study properly. Even an ordinary pharmacist is a profitable profession, not to mention a Gene Serum Master. And it doesn't conflict with becoming an interstellar pirate," Gu Ding muttered to himself for a moment, then suddenly frowned. "Can you access the military or the underground Black Market Network?"

Although most of the materials for Gene Serums can be bought, some special materials can only be obtained by the military or interstellar pirates. Moreover, civilian Smart Watches cannot access the military or Black Market Network, which is why Gu Ding asked this question.

"I took over the Smart Watch on that woman who faked her death just now, which allowed me to successfully enter the Black Market Network. I also got some unexpected gains that I can give you as a welcome gift."

"A gift? What is it?" Gu Ding immediately showed great interest.

"That woman's Storage Space and all the items within the Storage Space." When the super intelligent being said this, its tone revealed a hint of smugness.

The so-called Storage Space is actually a space storage technology developed by Heaven, connecting each Smart Watch to a small space, with the Smart Watch acting as the key to open the space. Once the owner of the Smart Watch dies, if the Smart Watch cannot detect the host's life signs, it will display an abnormal state of deep sleep. Once the Smart Watch is removed, the Storage Space will automatically collapse, and the items inside will drift into the spatial turbulence and be instantly shredded. What the super intelligent being did was hijack Heaven's probe during the Smart Watch's sleep, take over the Smart Watch of the woman who faked her death, and receive everything.

Under the control of the super intelligent being, everything in the Storage Space was displayed before Gu Ding.

"What a large volume!" Gu Ding couldn't help but exclaim.

Ordinary civilian Smart Watches have an initial Storage Space of only one cubic meter. To increase the space, one needs to purchase it separately, and expanding the Storage Space requires a lot of money. The Storage Space in front of Gu Ding was nearly twenty cubic meters. However, these twenty cubic meters were already mostly occupied by various items, with only an estimated three or four cubic meters remaining.

"I've also merged your original one cubic meter and put the items together. Do you need to clean up the useless items?" The super intelligent being was referring to items like the colorful women's underwear.

In just a moment, all those useless items were thrown into the spatial turbulence and completely disposed of.

"Do you have a name?" Gu Ding couldn't help but ask. After all, the other party claimed to be a super intelligent being, and Gu Ding guessed it should also have a designation like Heaven.

When asked this question, the super intelligent being was silent for a moment. "I searched the existing data. According to the data display, the previous me should not have been used and was not given a name. As my first owner, you give me one."

"Alright then, my dream is to one day become a great interstellar pirate, traveling the universe with my companions. Let's call you Sea Emperor," Gu Ding pondered for a moment and suggested.

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