The next day, USR Corporation delivered Hao Shuai's 200,000 NS-4s and equipment to the locations he had specified in several batches. Then they took away the gold Hao Shuai had prepared in advance, completing the transaction.
After the USR Corporation employees had left, Hao Shuai spent over an hour putting all the robots and equipment into his storage space.
Hao Shuai hadn't planned to spend money buying NS-4s. He'd intended to salvage them directly from the robot graveyard, but Red Queen stopped him, explaining that those NS-4s had already been activated. If he wanted to use them again, he would have to reconfigure them one by one.
Since Hao Shuai didn't want the hassle, he abandoned the idea and bought brand-new NS-4s instead. It wasn't as if he was short on gold.
At ten o'clock two nights later, Hao Shuai stood quietly in front of the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, holding a glass of cola as he gazed at the city's nighttime scenery.
Countless NS-5s, newly introduced to the market, stood in the streets of Chicago, their chests flashing red as they began to gather openly. More and more NS-5s leaped down from large transport trucks that had just arrived, while orderly warning announcements echoed throughout the city.
"Residents, please return to your homes immediately. A curfew is now in effect!"
"Residents, please return to your homes immediately. A curfew is now in effect!"
"Residents, please return to your homes immediately. A curfew is now in effect!"
While the Americans on the streets were still wondering what was happening, a terrified host's voice came through a roadside 3D display.
"Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and other cities have all reported attacks by robots. We've been advised that people should remain in their homes at this time—"
Then Chicago plunged