The Laughing Bat

The spirit of punk and the hippie spirit are two projects that Life Industries has already completed.

Or rather, it is the company's first step into the "virtual personality" industry.

Of course, the moment they stepped out, their hometown was ripped out by a moral chip.

This also means that neither of these two personality chips has any chance of being mass-produced.

The only reason the senior engineer was interested in these two types of chips was that he saw a glimmer of hope in cracking the "moral chip" from them.

Whether it's punk or hippie, there's a sense of "smashing the old morality and establishing the new morality."

But that alone is definitely not enough.

Because the moral chip itself can be seen as a plus version of a virtual personality.

Or rather, the ultimate good citizen.

To break through the moral chip, these two chips alone are not enough; the algorithms alone are on a completely different level.

"Hey A, can you help me unpack the code on these two chips?"

"OK."

The next moment, countless green codes rained down.

"Let me see how to create a 'super personality chip' suitable for players."

It was another morning, Baozi happily went out the door. The reason for his happiness was that he had started another expansion pack.

With the previous quest chain added, he's firmly established his title as the "Quest Prince."

He hadn't walked far when he heard an alarm. Two mechanical lookouts and two security personnel quickly flashed across the street, and gunshots could be heard in the distance.

Baozi was stunned for a moment. To be honest, this kind of scene was very common in the city that never sleeps half a month ago, but since the moral chip implantation began, not to mention car chases and gunfights, even verbal disputes have not been seen anymore.

Baozi suddenly realized something, his face turned ugly, and he quickly followed the mechanical eyeliner.

Just as he expected, surrounded by the security personnel, the players fired shots indiscriminately while screaming hysterically.

"Come on, forget about playing peace mode, I'll show you what a real all-out gunfight is all about!"

"What kind of moral code are you spouting? Do you think we're pushovers? Go ahead and kill me, I'll be back in three days!"

"Damn, how come the level 20 Mechanical Eyeliner is so hard to kill? It's not even taking any damage!"

Baozi's face grew increasingly grim, because in the shopping mall where the players were hiding, he saw many civilian corpses, and even children.

To be fair, Baozi isn't a saintly player. When driving in GTA, he's also done things like crashing from one end of the street to the other.

But this is different.

In his game, NPCs are almost indistinguishable from real people. Fighting gangsters and psychopathic killers is fine, but most players won't attack ordinary monsters. There's no great reason for it; their conscience just won't allow it.

Moreover, from a realistic perspective, the higher the combat strength of a monster, the more experience it gives. What experience can you gain by fighting ordinary people?

But in this world, there are some chaotic players who don't care, or rather, they really like to cause trouble!

It used to be a little better, with gangsters everywhere. However, as their levels increased and the monsters became easier to kill, these people became increasingly dissatisfied.

When there are no monsters around, these people will inevitably start causing trouble.

"Moral chips, moral chips—"

Baozi muttered to himself.

Soon, the players were killed by the mechanical surveillance system, and panicked citizens began to emerge from all directions, some crying and some shouting.

A woman broke down crying out, "Is there a doctor? Is there a doctor? My son has been shot!"

"I am a doctor!

Without saying a word, Baozi rushed over and flicked his right hand. More than a dozen mechanisms popped out from the medical arm, containing small equipment such as scalpels, bandages, hemostatic scissors, and prosthetic implants.

Half an hour later, amidst the mother's profuse thanks, Baozi watched the boy being carried away on a suspended stretcher and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Twenty-three manual data points have disappeared."

"That's what a registered mechanical eyeliner said."

"This is fucking a gunfight for everyone!" Baozi couldn't help but curse. He suddenly realized that no matter what level of player he was, if he wanted to, he would definitely be the best successor to a terrorist.

Who told them they couldn't die!

This is just the beginning. Baozi firmly believes that as long as the morality chip exists and as long as there are no monsters to fight in the game, this kind of thing will definitely happen again.

This is just the beginning!

Moreover, he also realized a problem.

Even players, who are supposed to be "playing the game," are starting to rebel. Can those who have moral chips installed really stay "moral" forever?

Will they be able to hold on?

Baozi raised his head and suddenly realized something: as a doctor, he hadn't yet followed up with any family members!

Xiao Yu deftly flipped over a series of times, accurately avoiding each camera, then quietly pried open the window and climbed inside.

This is Aunt Qin's room.

The mechanical soldiers followed behind, their electronic eyes giving Xiao Yu a strange look.

As an old-fashioned robot, it was not equipped with a morality chip, so it could climb walls and windows.

But Xiao Yu is different; she has a moral chip installed, which means she needs to abide by moral rules.

According to its news reports, one of the operating principles of the moral chip is the "differentiation" between its own behavior and the social order.

Is spitting in public a problem? Of course it is, 99% of people think so, but it's not a big deal, after all, it's not like urinating or defecating in public.

However, the operating principle of a chip is such that what is "problematic" is what is "unworkable".

Unless there truly exists a type of person who is 100% convinced that all their actions are just, and that whatever they do is a righteous act, then such a person is indeed outside the control of the moral chip.

We generally call this kind of person a brainless idiot, or, in other words, a protagonist of a shonen anime.

Such a person is practically impossible in reality.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yu is this type of brainless idiot.

"Xiao Jie isn't home."

Xiao Yu muttered to herself, ever since she sensed the immense pain deep within Xiao Jie's heart, she was determined to find out.

"Shall we go back?" the mecha soldier asked.

Xiao Yu glanced around somewhat reluctantly, nodded, and suddenly let out a soft "Eh," pressing her little ears tightly against the wall.

"I think I heard a knocking sound. Is that Uncle Hu and Little Cherry's room next door?"

Xiao Yu had a good impression of the big-bellied uncle who bought her a lot of food.

But the sound was very rhythmic, and it didn't sound like cleaning.

"I'll go take a look!"

The mecha soldier shook his head, knowing that the girl's sense of justice had surged again.

Following the example, Xiao Yu pried open the window and saw the adorable android girl sitting in a room full of dolls, holding a bouncy ball in her hand, repeatedly throwing it against the wall, tossing and retrieving it, seemingly having done it countless times.

"Little Cherry, it's me! It's your Little Rain sister!"

The android girl turned her head blankly, her eyes glazed over, then turned back and repeated the same action.

"Stop shouting, she's charging, her mind module is currently 'sleep'," the mecha soldier said calmly after glancing at her.

Sure enough, circuits lit up on the ground, and fine electrical lines appeared on the girl's bare arms.

"Oh," Xiao Yu scratched her head, glanced around the pink, doll-filled room, put her hands on her hips and sighed, "Uncle Hu's taste is really bad. He doesn't understand girls' feelings at all. If it were me, I would fill it with prosthetics and weapons, preferably with a metal skull theme."

Your style is even worse.

The mech soldier mentally grumbled, then its electronic eyes blazed brightly and began firing indiscriminately.

Although it is a product of the previous era, it is also one of the derivatives of the Honkai Impact 3rd project, and some of its special technologies are rare even in this era.

"Huh?"

The mech soldier opened the second drawer and found a stack of documents and a mind box.

He was so surprised because this mind box, like a cassette player from the 1990s, was a product of their era.

The mech soldier opened the document, only to find it was a death document. It stated that the wife of Congressman Hu, a woman who looked very gentle in the photograph, had died of some kind of cancer.

Xiao Yu curiously opened the mind box, and a holographic image of a gentle woman appeared. Although her face was pale, she smiled and told her daughter to eat well, sleep well, and not to think about her.

The mech soldier flipped to the bottom and found that there were two death documents. The other stack of death documents was for a young girl who looked about five-tenths like the lady. She died of the same cancer a year later.

It put down the documents; the girl in the gray photograph looked exactly like the bio-android Cherry.

The mecha soldier has been browsing the news every day lately and has learned that many middle-class people will order an identical android to compensate for the loss of a family member.

This kind of relationship is called "new era family affection".

To be honest, from the perspective of this old-fashioned person, this relationship is somewhat strange. After all, once a person dies, they are gone. No matter how similar they are, they are not the same person.

But people in this era have taken it for granted.

"Aunt Hu is such a good person. She even knows to tell Xiao Yingtao to eat properly." After watching the entire "Mind Box Video", Xiao Yu's big eyes were filled with tears.

"Alright, let's go back."

Xiao Yu handed over the mind box, which the mechanical soldier took but did not put back.

"Half."

"Huh? What?"

"What I mean is, the one we have in our hands is only half of this ancient encrypted mind box. There should be another half. Only when the two are combined can we read the true last wishes of the deceased," the mechanical soldier paused, "Have you forgotten? Back on Fuqing Island, Xiao Yuanshan's one was a three-in-one mind box, which was even more advanced than this one."

Xiao Yu's expression changed. She was single-minded, but not stupid. If Aunt Hu had made the mind box on purpose and hidden half of it, why would she have done that?

The mechanical soldier's eyes activated electronic light once more, finally fixing its gaze on the bionic girl, Little Cherry, whose bouncy ball was fixed in place on the wall.

"Xiao Yu".

Xiao Yu pursed her lips, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes, but she finally made up her mind. Her mechanical hand suddenly grabbed the bouncy ball, while her other hand pressed against the wall.

Opposite her, a girl with bewildered eyes looked at Xiao Yu, seemingly expecting something.

The master-level gun energy erupted silently, and numerous cracks began to appear on the wall. Xiao Yu also sensed something, and Tong Kong's eyes widened suddenly.

As the wall split open, a rotting corpse suddenly crashed down from it, and the pungent stench of decay instantly overwhelmed the entire fairytale cottage.

The mech soldier stepped forward and pried a small mind box out of the rotting corpse's mouth, then placed her inside the larger mind box.

The next moment, Madam Hu's gentle expression turned fierce and terrifying, her wide eyes seemingly about to collide with Xiao Yu's face.

"Cherry, run, run, run!"

!

At the human experimentation center, Qin Chunzi was professionally exploiting her employees when she was suddenly summoned by the senior engineer.

Once this female executive goes all out, her efficiency is astonishing. The small company, which originally had less than ten employees, expanded nearly tenfold in a short period of time.

Of course, we also have to thank Unreal Engine for this. The huge success of this emerging giant has led to a wave of layoffs in the City That Never Sleeps.

"Boss, you wanted to see me?"

"Hmm, take a look at this." The senior engineer handed over a very special chip.

What makes it special is that this chip is half microcircuit and the other half biological flesh and blood.

Qin Chunzi took it out of curiosity, and as soon as she held it in her palm, the flesh part automatically embedded itself into her skin and then burrowed in.

Qin Chunzi's expression changed. Her usually expressionless face slowly revealed a strange smile. She slowly tilted her head and looked at the senior engineer strangely.

After a long while, her expression returned to normal once the chip was ejected.

"How are you feeling?"

"Very... wonderful."

The senior engineer nodded, waved his hand, and a portion of the flesh and blood in the chip was sucked back in, leaving only half of the artificial chip.

"With moral chips dominating the market, the production price of personality chips in the City of Never Sleeps must be severely suppressed."

"Yes, several local virtual personality developers have either gone bankrupt or been acquired. Most manufacturers are now barely surviving."

"I've sent you the chip specifications. I need to manufacture 100,000 of these chips in a short period of time!"

"I understand. I'll have them produce at full capacity and, while they're at it, drive the price down as much as possible," Qin Chunzi hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Boss, what's the name of this chip?"

The senior engineer thought for a moment and then gave a strange smile.

"The Laughing Bat"

After Qin Chunzi left, Foreman Gao let out a sigh of relief and said, "Little A, I'm going into seclusion for three days. During these three days, I won't accept any messages, and I won't care even if the sky falls."

"Yes, Master. By the way, what if it's news about Ms. Du and Ms. Rose?"

"I'll still accept it, after all, it's part of my job."

Soon, the senior engineer arrived at a closed human body laboratory, pressed a few buttons at random, and five refrigerated test tubes rose up.

Son of Berserker, Seaship Beast, Eye of Roar, Deep Sea Ghost, Amphibious Beast

Five types of B-grade bloodlines, with advanced biological modification maxed out, all relying on these five.