[Beast Ye Yun]

Right after that.

Jie Xing's puzzled voice came through the communicator.

Forgive him, but he couldn't understand.

Why had he died at a time like this?

He hadn't died sooner or later, but precisely when they were most short-handed.

It was really strange.

"I don't know."

Professor Ye Zhen shook his head slightly.

If he knew, he wouldn't be standing here.

"What should we do about Linji Island?"

Jie Xing asked.

"What should we do? This is a difficult problem."

After hearing that, Professor Ye Zhen's expression grew grave as he murmured to himself.

In the current situation, they were extremely short-handed.

And yet.

Their allies were being eliminated one after another.

The blow to them was enormous.

"Proceed according to plan."

Then.

Professor Ye Zhen could only tell them to proceed according to plan.

If they didn't, all their arrangements would be completely thrown into disarray.

That would be even less worthwhile than losing a few people.

"Oh, right. I'll send you a location. Go retrieve Crazy Fist's Chip."

Suddenly.

Professor Ye Zhen said, "I marked the location. I found traces of Crazy Fist's Chip activating there."

"Okay."

After ending the call with Jie Xing, Ye Zhen's eyes were filled with coldness as he quietly looked into the distance at the Intelligent Cryo-Chamber. Inside was an Intelligent Being identical to him.

It was an even greater creation than his teacher, Professor Hu Ming.

It brought together the strongest abilities.

Magnetic Hand's magnetic energy, Jie Xing's combat skills, flight, and formidable fighting ability.

He believed.

This was undoubtedly the most powerful Intelligent Being in the world, without exception.

Now, all that remained was to wait for Supersonic to arrive and obtain Supersonic's Source Code. Then this perfect Intelligent Empire King would surely rule the world.

Linji Island.

Ye Yun and Feiran looked at what was inside the Cryo Pod, their brows deeply furrowed. They reached in and took out a test tube resembling a syringe. When they opened it, they found a Chip inside, its circuits crisscrossing in every direction.

"An Intelligent Being Chip?"

Ye Yun asked uncertainly.

He'd never seen a Chip like this before, which was why he'd just asked in confusion.

"Yes, it's an Intelligent Being's Chip, but it's the Chip used by these giants."

Feiran nodded, then turned to look at the giant "Jie Xing" soldiers. "The Combat Power of these soldiers is probably several times that of a shrunken Jie Xing."

"The size of the Chip affects power consumption!"

Ye Yun didn't question it. He nodded in confirmation. "What should we do now?"

"Take them back."

Feiran glanced at the Chips and made her decision.

"Take them back? Fine." Ye Yun looked them over. There weren't many, so if she wanted to take them back, they could.

He wanted to see what Feiran was planning.

Soon.

Ye Yun and Feiran packed up all the Chips and took them back.

Inserting these Chips into the giant "Jie Xing" soldiers would definitely give everyone a huge shock.

Inside the Ancient Castle.

Intelligent Being Feiran saw her main body and Ye Yun return with the things they'd brought from outside. "What are you doing?"

"We brought back some Chips. I don't know what she wants to do with them."

Ye Yun shook his head, set the Chips in his hands on the ground, then patted Intelligent Being Feiran on the shoulder. "Could you bring the food out? It's time to eat."

"I'm not your slave or your nanny. According to my logical permissions, none of you—including Feiran—can order me to do anything, except the dad who created me. I make my own decisions."

Intelligent Being Feiran brushed his hand off her shoulder and looked at him very seriously as she explained.

"Fine. I'm exhausted."

Ye Yun stretched, then went to the kitchen to find the food himself.

"Wait."

Just then.

Intelligent Being Feiran called out to Ye Yun.

"What is it?"

He turned back toward Intelligent Being Feiran, puzzled. He had no idea what else she wanted.

"Here. Take care of your injury."

Intelligent Being Feiran tossed him a clump of white material, leaving Ye Yun bewildered.

"Thanks." Although he didn't know what she'd thrown him, Ye Yun still thanked her politely.

With that.

He headed to the kitchen.

"Why did you bring these back?"

Intelligent Being Feiran looked at her main body and asked, confused.

"Don't you think our huge Ancient Castle feels too desolate?"

Feiran looked up at her and gestured at the empty Ancient Castle around them. "The Ancient Castle is desolate all the time. We should put together a group of guards. Besides, we got these for free; they'll only use a little electricity."

"That does make sense."

Intelligent Being Feiran thought it over. It really did seem reasonable. "But you can't let them enter the Ancient Castle. If they do, I'll have to kill them."

"No problem."

That.

Wasn't a problem for Feiran at all.

She'd intended for the soldiers to guard the Ancient Castle, not said they had to enter it. So there was no need to worry.

"How about helping me?"

Suddenly.

Feiran thought of a way to shirk the work. She looked at Intelligent Being Feiran uncertainly and asked tentatively.

"Sorry, I don't know how to program. Even though I have your memories, Dad forbade all Intelligent Beings from learning human programming code."

In response.

Intelligent Being Feiran could only apologize to her.

It couldn't pass the safety checks. And even if it somehow got past them, learning AI programming code would cause an Intelligent Being's logic to collapse. That applied even to Intelligent Beings who had developed independent thought.

If Intelligent Beings learned AI programming, humanity would be asking for its own destruction.

"Fine. I understand now."

Hearing Intelligent Being Feiran's explanation, she remembered something important.

Intelligent Beings couldn't possess programming logic.

That was one of the restrictions placed on them.

"Unless you want to be like the mastermind behind the Intelligent Being mutations and turn the world into a world ruled by Intelligent Beings, you could remove the restriction preventing Intelligent Beings from learning programming. I'm sure you have the power to do it."

Just then, Ye Yun came out of the kitchen with a bowl of instant noodles. His mouth twitched as he gritted his teeth and looked at Feiran. "This is what you prepared for lunch? Instant noodles?"

"Ahem, let's not talk about the instant noodles. Let's talk about the programming code."

Feiran looked a little embarrassed at his words.

She really couldn't cook.

"Fine. Let's all stop talking about this, okay?"

Ye Yun shrugged helplessly and sat down on the throne with his instant noodles.

Although he was a Super Soldier from the Divine River Universe, he wasn't particularly interested in learning about technology.

"By the way, Old Hu's death anniversary is in a few days. Are you planning to go?"

Suddenly.

Ye Yun remembered something and asked uncertainly.

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?"

Feiran nodded solemnly at his question. "Then your birthday will have to be put off by a day."

"I don't care about my birthday at all."

Ye Yun shrugged.

Honestly, he didn't even know how old he was. He probably hadn't passed the age of two thousand yet, though.

As for his exact birthday, he had even less of an idea.

So.

It wasn't something he needed to care about.

"You're twenty-four this year. Is there a girl you like? It's about time you got married and had children."

Just then.

Feiran brought up a matter concerning the rest of his life.

"Not at the moment!"

Ye Yun shrugged. "I feel like no one's good enough for my handsome looks."

"Brat, when did you get so full of yourself?"

Hearing that.

Feiran patted him, laughing helplessly.

Honestly, this kid.

He was such a rascal.

Sure, he was handsome, but he hadn't accomplished anything. Who would want to be with him?

"I'm asking seriously. Is there a girl you like? Tell me, and I can find you a girlfriend."

Feiran asked as she lowered her head to modify the code.

Meanwhile, Intelligent Being Feiran picked up her bow and left.

This was all pointless.

Having children was a human concern, not something that had anything to do with her as an Intelligent Being.

"A girl I like? There is one, but I don't know if you can find a way to bring her to me."

Ye Yun rubbed his chin and looked at her with a faint smile.

"Who?"

Feiran looked up at him in surprise, her eyes full of confusion. She asked, bewildered.

Who could have caught the eye of someone as picky as Ye Yun?

"Princess Elena!"

Ye Yun watched Feiran's surprised expression and answered with a straight face.

"Who?"

Hearing that.

Feiran thought there must be something wrong with her ears and asked uncertainly.

What had she just heard?

The woman he liked was actually Princess Elena?

"Princess Elena. Go find a way to bring her to me!"

Ye Yun held back his laughter and said with a perfectly straight face.

"Why don't you just kill me?"

Feiran glared at him viciously, her eyes practically sparking with murderous intent.

Who was Princess Elena?

A princess from the royal family of a major Western power—and a particularly doted-on princess, at that. Even if she didn't have the means, it would've been extremely difficult even when Dad was around.

Besides.

She was firmly against Princess Elena.

That young woman might look as elegant as a swan in public, but her private life was extremely promiscuous.

Absolutely not.

"Then what about Xiang Mao?"

Ye Yun's eyes shifted. He looked at Feiran uncertainly and asked.

Xiang Mao was also very beautiful.

Especially those lively, big eyes of hers—they were incredibly endearing. And the mischievous streak in her, like a wildcat's nature, made her all the more charming.

"What are you thinking about?"

Hearing Ye Yun's words, Feiran nearly picked up the computer in her hands and hurled it at him. Gritting her teeth, she said, "Oh, little brother of mine! Xiang Mao—no, Qin Yan—is only eighteen this year. Eighteen! Are you a beast or what? How old are you now? Don't you have any idea?"

"You're a full six years apart. I really don't know how you could even think of this. Besides, she's the daughter of our dad's disciple. You'd be messing up the family hierarchy. If Dad knew what you were thinking, he'd definitely jump out of Heaven Valley and beat you to death."