Just as Tyberos and El were deep in animated conversation, a holographic projection suddenly appeared in the training room without warning! It was as though it had emerged from the void itself.
A faint mechanical voice slipped into Tyberos and El's ears like a ghost. The sudden sound struck like thunder, making the two men, who had been immersed in recalling the location of Blackstone Planet, shudder all over.
"Who are you?" Tyberos and El cried out in unison, their faces filled with shock.
They swiftly assumed defensive stances, their gazes locked tightly on the mysterious holographic projection. Who could have expected a holographic projection to appear out of nowhere in such an ordinary-looking training room?
Even more strangely, the figure within the projection was blurred and indistinct, as though shrouded in thick fog. Its exact appearance could not be seen at all.
The projection slowly moved its feet, advancing step by step toward Tyberos and El. As the distance gradually closed, the mysterious figure finally introduced itself:
"I am Gaia, an artificial intelligence under the Lord of the Stars. Every auxiliary AI within all technological items under the Lord of the Stars is, in fact, merely one of my avatars."
Upon hearing this, Tyberos and El's eyes widened, their faces full of disbelief.
They had never imagined that the AIs behind all the dazzling high-tech creations under the Lord of the Stars were all avatars of the artificial intelligence called Gaia before them! This astonishing truth far exceeded their expectations.
"Th... this?" El stared at Gaia in shock.
"How did you learn of our conversation? Have you been secretly monitoring us all along?"
Tyberos stared wide-eyed at Gaia, who had suddenly appeared before him. His heart, which had been pounding violently from extreme surprise, gradually calmed as time passed.