Hand-Crafting a Chip

Creak~

As the doors of Qin King's Palace opened, the people gathered outside saw that Wang Yi was the one walking out, and all breathed a sigh of relief.

"I told you there was nothing to worry about. With Yin-Yang Eyes from birth, Mr. Wang is naturally suited for this line of work."

When Wang Yi had failed to emerge for so long, Master Juzheng had nearly made a Bucket Run several times. Now, he had returned to his kind and benevolent appearance.

"It's fine. It's already been resolved. Really, everyone should trust science. Things like this can all be explained scientifically."

After coming out, Wang Yi smiled gently at the crowd.

Everyone wore subtly strange expressions.

Yeah right, like we'd believe that nonsense!

"Ah, yes, yes, Mr. Wang is right. Things like this are actually quite rare. Even if you occasionally encounter one, it's no big deal. As long as you keep a steady mindset and remain rational, these things are more afraid of us than we are of them."

Xuan Yangzi hurriedly chimed in as well.

This time, the two of them had failed, and Wang Yi had been the one to save the situation. Naturally, they had to return the favor.

Besides, after an incident like this, their reputations would actually improve somewhat.

It proved they had real skill. This time, the enemy had simply been too troublesome.

How often did they really run into ghosts? Most of the time, people came to ask about feng shui, their prospects, or sought them out as intermediaries.

By that measure, this young man did not even count as competition.

Even if he really wanted to enter their circle, so be it. One more person would not make any difference.

After this incident, they naturally could not exclude him anymore.

"Director Zhang, there's no need to publicize this matter. Here's my bank account number. Remember to pay the taxes on my behalf. Farewell."

Wang Yi handed over a small slip of paper.

In truth, matters like this would not be widely publicized anyway. The danger itself was low, but spreading the news could easily cause panic and encourage superstitious behavior, so all sides had reached an unspoken understanding.

Many people in the know understood that such things might exist, but it was nothing serious. Those who had never encountered them still made up the overwhelming majority, and it did not affect the mainstream at all...

And so, Wang Yi rode Ma Dong's Pink Scooter all the way home.

After parking it, Lin Shiqin floated out from Wang Yi's silver bracelet and said strangely,

"You're so shameless..."

"Is it because only I can see you that you've completely let yourself go?"

Seeing that Lin Shiqin seemed much more relaxed, Wang Yi could not help shaking his head.

Still, having some energy was good. Aside from computing power and network access, the spirit serving as the core was also extremely important to the upper limit of an Artificial Intelligence.

"Let myself go?"

Lin Shiqin's willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly. Then, as Wang Yi went upstairs, she flew in front of him, lifted the sides of her skirt slightly, and said in a somewhat seductive tone,

"Well? Want to see?"

Good lord, she really had let herself go.

"Alright, we still need to ask about your case tomorrow. Calm down first."

Wang Yi muttered as he went upstairs. When he reached the third floor, he heard Liu Xiaoke's footsteps tapping around inside her room. She had probably heard his keys.

Sure enough, before long, Liu Xiaoke's door opened a crack. She peeked at Wang Yi from behind it and asked in a lowered voice,

"How was it? Are you alright?"

"The problem's been solved. Director Zhang Ming said he wants you to play the third female lead, and Ma Dong has arranged a role for you too."

Ma Dong had probably suffered some loss of vitality during the day. After hurriedly eating something, he had gone to rest, and only his snoring could be heard.

Lin Shiqin, who had been laughing and joking around moments ago, floated in front of Liu Xiaoke and repeatedly looked her up and down. She even slipped beneath Liu Xiaoke's nightgown, then came back out and gave Wang Yi a thumbs-up.

"You really have good taste. A top-notch 'beep~' virgin."

Wang Yi felt as though a car wheel had rolled right over his face. With a flick of his wrist, Lin Shiqin cried out as she was sucked back into the bracelet.

Lin Shiqin had originally been meant to play the third female lead. Wang Yi knew that although she was joking around now, being reminded of something painful must still hurt.

"I'm a little tired today. I'll tell you about it when I have time."

Before Liu Xiaoke could speak, Wang Yi cut her off.

"Oh, alright then. Get some good rest."

Liu Xiaoke was clearly a little disappointed. If Wang Yi had not been tired, she might have dragged him inside to tell her the story.

After Liu Xiaoke returned to her room, realization suddenly struck her.

Wait, what had he just said?

Director Zhang Ming wanted me to play the third female lead?

Back in his room, Wang Yi released Lin Shiqin again and looked at her.

"She's a good person. Don't take it too much to heart."

"Of course I know she's a good person."

Lin Shiqin muttered, rolling her eyes at Wang Yi.

That made Wang Yi decide to find something for her to do, lest she start overthinking.

"Alright, I told you before that I'd give you external hardware. You need to study proactively and master more functions. The servers should arrive in a couple of days, so I'll let you get used to a laptop first..."

As he spoke, Wang Yi took out another silver bracelet.

With a vessel to inhabit, Lin Shiqin could resist the sun's assault. At the same time, her ability to control herself would increase, and she would no longer gradually lose her humanity.

The next moment, the bracelet melted in his palm, then was rapidly shaped by his hands.

Amid strands of tiny Magic Patterns, the liquid silver bracelet itself seemed to form intricate logic circuits!

However, since the circuits were visible to the naked eye, they were millimeter-scale. Their primary purpose was still to serve as a vessel for the spirit. The Magic Patterns were the main component, while the circuits were supplementary, mainly intended to transmit and convert signals through the pins.

When the modification was complete, rows of pin interfaces had appeared around its edges.

This would become the core chip of the Artificial Intelligence system. The servers, network equipment, and everything else would all be external devices!

Once Wang Yi delegated the necessary permissions, the skeleton at home would be granted access as well.

With the Silver Magic Convergence Array Wang Yi had carved into the skeleton, it could barely function even in an environment where free magic was so sluggish. The two would complement each other...

"Now, I'm granting you some basic electronic knowledge. Digest it properly."

Lin Shiqin, who had been curiously examining her new "chip" vessel, froze upon hearing Wang Yi's words.

No way, I haven't even finished middle school. Isn't he overestimating me?

But before she could react, a massive amount of knowledge flooded into her mind.

This was the Extension Magic Wang Yi had developed himself.

After he had given the skeleton its functionality, he had further refined and separated this technique. It belonged to him alone.

Once the basic framework was in place, Lin Shiqin would have to begin improving herself. Artificial Intelligence would naturally be better at tedious, mechanical refinements.

This would save Wang Yi a great deal of time and energy.

Once he had a territory of his own in the future, he could gather more silver to concentrate magic as a power source, summon more skeletons, and build an alternative kind of "automated" factory.

She would need to control all of that when the time came.

Still, raising her to that level would definitely require quite a bit of effort and time.

As for betrayal? Losing control?

There was no need to worry about any of that. Wang Yi had started out as a Necromancer, and Lin Shiqin was now essentially one of the summons under his control.

He would give her respect, communicate with her, and fully mobilize Lin Shiqin's initiative. The restrictive measures might never need to be used.

But whether they would be used was one matter. Whether they existed was another.

Wang Yi would not test human nature...

First update~

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