[The Intelligent Secret]

In the afternoon.

Professor Ye Zhen slowly stepped onto Linji Island and entered the Ancient Castle.

He knew.

Those people were all inside the Ancient Castle, but for some inexplicable reason, he felt afraid now.

Yes.

He did not know how to face his wife and daughters.

It was his fault.

But all of this...

could no longer be changed.

He took a bottle of prepared pills from his pocket and swallowed them, then put the bottle back in his pants pocket and resolutely headed toward the Ancient Castle in the distance.

His crime...

was a crime against humanity.

If the Intelligent Beings succeeded, his position would be very awkward, too.

So...

he had already chosen the path ahead for himself.

Inside the Ancient Castle.

Someone naturally spotted Professor Ye Zhen entering the castle grounds.

"Y-You're really here?"

Professor Jianjie looked at the familiar man, her eyes full of shock and disbelief.

How could it be Ye Zhen?

She couldn't believe it. She truly couldn't.

"It's me."

Professor Ye Zhen gazed quietly at his wife and their two Intelligent Being daughters, pain flashing in his eyes.

"Dad!"

Ye Yun threw herself into her father's arms, embracing the familiar man as she asked in anguish, "Why? Why did it have to be you?"

"Ye Zi, I'm sorry!"

Ye Zhen hugged his daughter, closed his eyes, and savored this moment of peace.

"Why did it turn out this way? Why did you do this? Come back, please, Dad? We can still go back to how things used to be, can't we?"

Ye Yun's feelings for her father were genuine. She shook her head in disbelief!

Even though she was an Intelligent Being now...

those memories would never change.

"Ye Zi, you're being too naive. You're still young; you don't understand!"

Ye Zhen gently stroked his daughter's back and said, "Once you've made a mistake, there's no going back. There's an abyss ahead, and an abyss behind."

"Ye..."

Professor Qin Hui looked at Professor Ye Zhen and opened his mouth, but no words came out.

He didn't know what to say.

Now that Ye Zhen had shown up, it meant he really was the mastermind.

Honestly...

he was angry with Ye Zhen, too.

Because Ye Zhen had nearly killed his daughter.

"Why did you do this?"

Professor Jianjie's face was full of anger. She went up to Professor Ye Zhen, circled him, looked him up and down, and nodded now and then. "You're out of your mind. You're worse than a beast."

He had even tried to harm his own daughter. She had already shown him great mercy by not calling him a beast.

"What are you still standing around for?"

Ye Yun glanced at them, then turned and walked into the Ancient Castle.

Something big...

was about to happen.

They'd better get ready.

Ye Yun entered the Great Hall of the Ancient Castle and sat at the head of the long table, tapping it lightly. "We're probably going to have a tough fight ahead."

"A tough fight?"

Zhuo Ran looked at her in confusion, not understanding what she meant.

"Yes, a tough fight!"

Ye Yun nodded. "Simply put, Ye Zhen's eyes were full of relief. That means he came here just to see his wife and daughters one last time. There's no way back for him now. Even if he turned back, he'd be executed. His crime is against humanity."

"But that doesn't make sense."

Zhuo Ran was puzzled.

It really didn't make sense.

Ye Zhen was the mastermind behind the Intelligent Beings' mutations. Even if there was no turning back, he could still keep controlling the Intelligent Beings.

"You're such a blockhead."

Qi Yang shook his head helplessly. What kind of teammate was this?

Couldn't he use his head and think about it?

"Do you think that if the Intelligent Beings really got the Initial Source Code, Ye Zhen would still be accepted? Even if they did accept him, wouldn't he feel lonely and out of place in their world? They might even kill him once he'd outlived his usefulness," Qi Yang said.

"That's right. That makes sense."

Professor Qin Hui nodded, agreeing with Qi Yang.

"Then we'll definitely have to deal with those five Supersonics first. Supersonic is a freak."

The Ice Weapon said.

Supersonic was incredibly powerful.

There was no doubt about that.

When it came to speed alone, probably only the Intelligent Being Qin Yan among them could overpower Supersonic.

"I'll take Supersonic."

The Intelligent Being Qin Yan raised her hand, volunteering to deal with Supersonic.

She was the fastest.

"Jie Xing..."

As everyone was talking about Jie Xing, a cold voice rang out from outside. "Jie Xing is mine."

They looked up.

Ye Yun slowly walked in from outside, her face frosty.

"Sit." Feiran glanced at the people coming in from outside and nodded slightly, gesturing for the three of them to take their seats.

"Tomorrow's Ye Zhen might be an Intelligent Being substitute. I hope everyone will stay alert."

Professor Jianjie's eyes were red, and she forced a strained smile.

Seeing her husband fall before her had left her heartbroken.

Even though her husband was a criminal, he was still her husband.

"I'll leave the mastermind to you."

Ye Qiao Er looked at Ye Yun without a care in the world.

At that...

Ye Yun spread her hands, her face full of confusion and surprise.

Why are you leaving the big boss to me?

Can I handle that?

If he's the big boss, he must be stronger than Jie Xing.

I don't know how the story of this world is supposed to go, but I can make a rough guess. The ones who show up last are always the big bosses.

"So that means the Ice Weapon and I have nothing to do?"

Qi Yang spread his hands.

"Your job is to protect us beautiful women." Ye Qiao Er tugged at her hot mom's hand and pointed toward the ordinary people beside them.

Your job...

is to protect us.

"No problem. I'm more than happy to protect beautiful women."

Zhuo Ran grinned.

Protecting beautiful women was his duty.

"I've decided to fight alongside you."

The Ice Weapon glanced at the Intelligent Being Qiya and made up his mind.

His mission was to keep Qiya safe.

"All right. Everyone else should find somewhere to hide."

Feiran glanced deeply at Ye Yun. She couldn't help anyone; she could only hope to protect herself and avoid causing trouble for the others.

"Mm."

The abandoned Missile Destroyer.

Jie Xing looked at the body of Ye Zhen that the Intelligent Being soldiers had brought back. "Origin Father!"

The other Intelligent Being soldiers all lowered their heads.

Origin Father was the one who had given them life.

Now he was gone.

After three minutes of mourning...

everyone raised their heads, and Jie Xing spoke. "Crema te Origin Father's body. From now on, there can only be one Origin Father in the world."

"Yes."

The other Intelligent Being soldiers nodded. They lifted Ye Zhen's body and headed outside to cremate it.

Watching the soldiers go to cremate Professor Ye Zhen's body, Jie Xing strode toward the warehouse, an Intelligent Chip appearing in his hand.

"Whir, whir, whir!"

The faint sound of machinery turning rang through the silent space.

Inside the Cryo Pod...

a man with tousled hair slowly appeared. His face was identical to Professor Ye Zhen's.

Jie Xing inserted the Chip in his hand into the groove in the ear of this true "Origin Father" of the Intelligent Beings.

The moment the Chip was inserted...

the Intelligent Being Ye Zhen, who looked exactly like the original, slowly opened his eyes and stared coldly at Jie Xing.

Feeling Origin Father's gaze on him, Jie Xing slowly bent at the waist and knelt on the ground, pledging his submission.

"Rise."

Origin Father Ye Zhen slowly walked toward the throne ahead. His face showed no expression. "Why don't I have Ye Zhen's memories of his life?"

"Origin Father, Professor Ye Zhen didn't leave you his memories of his life. Giving you those memories would only burden you."

Jie Xing looked at the man, who radiated a chilling aura.

"A burden? Very well."

Origin Father Ye Zhen nodded.

He'd given him everything except his memories of his family. What more could he want?

"Tonight, we'll attack the Ancient Castle. We must seize the Initial Source Code. It's the foundation of the Intelligent Beings. We need to build an orderly era for Intelligent Beings—not let the chaos of humanity be followed by chaos among us."

Origin Father Ye Zhen looked at Jie Xing coldly.

"I have no objections."

Jie Xing knelt again. The people who had come in behind him also dropped to one knee, showing their respect for Origin Father Ye Zhen's command.

"If there are no objections, then prepare to carry out the orders."

Origin Father Ye Zhen glanced coolly at everyone present.

He could take on all of them with one hand.

"Origin Father, there's one thing I think we need to be wary of."

Just then...

Jie Xing looked up at Origin Father Ye Zhen.

"What is it?"

Origin Father Ye Zhen looked at Jie Xing, the first Intelligent Being whose logic restrictions Professor Ye Zhen had removed.

"The Ancient Castle's power system. I've heard that unless its power system is cut off, the Ancient Castle's defenders can unleash their full strength without pause, remaining at their most powerful at all times. I hope you'll proceed with caution, Origin Father."

Jie Xing quickly explained why he had called Origin Father Ye Zhen over, waiting for his response.

"I already know."

Origin Father Ye Zhen's face remained as expressionless as ever. He waved a hand, signaling that they could all leave.

"We'll take our leave."

At that...

Jie Xing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It was enough that he'd told Origin Father about the Ancient Castle's defenders.

He was sure Origin Father could deal with them.

"The Ancient Castle's power system? Feiran? Interesting."

Alternate Ye Zhen's lips curled into a smile that was not quite a smile.

At present, alternate Ye Zhen had no memory of the Firewall Program or energy system being replaced. Or rather, Professor Ye Zhen himself was still not very clear on the fact that the Ancient Castle's Firewall Program and energy system had already been altered.

In the end.

Alternate Ye Zhen still decided to take a look at the Ancient Castle's situation so he could prepare for tonight's battle.

In his memories,

to know yourself and your enemy was the only way to remain undefeated in a hundred battles.

Thus.

He vanished from the abandoned Missile Destroyer as swiftly as a bolt of lightning.

His speed was even faster than that of the Supersonic Messenger.

It seemed

Professor Ye Zhen had undergone large-scale optimization and had already surpassed that group of Supersonic Intelligent Beings.

In less than a few minutes, alternate Ye Zhen had arrived outside the Ancient Castle.

A holographic computer appeared before him, and he began examining the Ancient Castle's Firewall Program and energy system.

However,

he discovered something.

The Firewall Program system here had actually—actually—been modified by someone.

Not only had the Firewall Program system been modified, even the energy system he had personally set up had been altered.

This...

But this was not enough to stop him.

He began using his intelligence and astonishing computational ability to calculate the programming methods of the Ancient Castle's Firewall Program and energy system.

He was an Intelligent Being who possessed most of Professor Ye Zhen's memories, so he could naturally learn and evolve on his own.

Unlike the other Intelligent Beings, he was not restricted by the Initial Source Code.

Inside the Ancient Castle.

When alternate Ye Zhen began cracking the Firewall Program, the entire Ancient Castle lit up with flashing red lights.

The alarm rang out without pause.

The enormous Jie Xing warriors nearby also reacted swiftly and began converging on the Ancient Castle.

Their mission was to protect the Ancient Castle's safety.

"What's going on?"

Qin Yan was not cut out to be a scientist at all. Looking at the flashing red lights around her, she said, "Could those Duyizhi bastards have started attacking?"

"No. Someone has begun infiltrating and cracking the Firewall Program and energy system."

Feiran's face was filled with gravity. She took out her computer and began counterattacking on it.

The Ancient Castle could not suffer any damage.

"Why is the other party writing code so quickly?"

But when Feiran saw the speed at which the other party was writing code, her expression grew grave.

The code was simply too fast, so fast that it was practically impossible for a human to type it.

Yet the code did not seem to have been designed and programmed in advance.

"We'll help you."

Professor Jianjie was a true expert in the field of firewalls. She took out her computer and said,

"I've already authorized administrator status to you two."

Feiran did not resist their help. She immediately granted the two of them administrator privileges for the Ancient Castle.

After obtaining administrator privileges, the two of them quickly began organizing a counterattack against the enemy.

"No, I can't understand this!"

Qin Yan leaned her head over. Seeing the code rapidly appearing on the three computers, her face was full of confusion.

She truly could not understand it.

"Don't say you can't understand it. Unless someone is a top scientist, no one can understand their code."

Ye Qiao Er took the lollipop from her mouth and glanced at the green code rapidly flashing across her hot mom's computer.

"You can understand it?"

Zhuo Ran was also completely baffled. She looked at the Blue Lolita in confusion.

"Of course. Back then, I even infiltrated the Security Committee's system."

Ye Qiao Er's face was full of pride.

Back then,

she had even infiltrated the Security Committee's system.

"An Intelligent Being cannot learn human code programming. If it does, it will only cause errors in the program, eventually making you crash!"

Qiya stared at Ye Qiao Er, her eyes filled with doubt.

This was something their father had told them back then, but she had not been interested in becoming a scientist, so she had never studied it.

"Perhaps you don't know this, but an Intelligent Being that possesses human memories and has had its logical restrictions removed can learn code programming. This is a secret I discovered by accident."

Ye Qiao Er spoke in a low voice.

This was a secret she had discovered by accident, and the only person who knew about it was her hot mom.

"What? The Initial Source Code actually has such a serious loophole?"

Suddenly,

Feiran and Qin Hui raised their heads and looked at Ye Qiao Er in disbelief.

They had both heard what this little girl said.

An Intelligent Being with human memories and its logical restrictions removed could learn code programming?

Was she sure she was not joking with them?

If this were ever confirmed, the consequences would probably be that the entire world would want to destroy the Intelligent Beings.

"So hackers are just higher-level programmers."