Hearing 2B's words, Loren could not help but freeze for a moment, thinking he had misheard. He had actually heard 2B say that she wanted to become human. That was behavior far beyond the scope of her programming.
Under normal circumstances, 2B would never say something like that. Although her behavior and mannerisms looked no different from those of a real human, they were actually nothing more than simulated behavior from her AI core.
Her self-identity was that of a robot, nothing more. She would never say that she wanted to become human unless... 2B had awakened emotions and self-awareness of her own.
In an instant, Loren seemed to realize something. His eyes widened as he stared at 2B as if he had seen a ghost.
"You... you developed self-awareness? You have emotions? How is that possible!"
Although the General-Purpose Combat Robot technology clearly stated that the emotional system embedded in the robot's AI core had an extremely small chance of allowing a General-Purpose Combat Robot to develop emotional bonds and self-awareness like those of humans.
He had not paid much attention to it before, because the technical documentation had made it very clear: the probability was incredibly, incredibly low, not even one in ten thousand.
So he had subconsciously believed that such an unlikely event would never happen to him. Yet, to his utter surprise, he had won the lottery and actually encountered it.
The 2B before him seemed to have truly developed self-awareness and emotions of her own. Otherwise, she could never have said such things.
But upon hearing Loren's question, 2B merely tilted her head and looked at him with a somewhat adorably blank expression.
"Boss, what are awareness and emotions?"
"How should I put this? Awareness refers to the human ability to think and perceive, while emotions are humanity's subjective feelings and emotional experiences toward the world. Do you understand?"
At that, 2B shook her head. "Not really. But I do feel like I have become a little different. Is this difference the awareness and emotions you mentioned?"
"What kind of difference are you talking about?"
"I can't help wanting to do that kind of thing with you, Boss. I want you to use force and..."
"Stop, stop. Don't say any more. It won't be healthy if you keep talking."
Hearing 2B's words, Loren could not help but break out in a cold sweat.
He had never expected 2B to develop such thoughts toward him.
This was more than just developing awareness and emotions!
She had even developed sexual desire!
And it was extremely strong.
Although 2B's changes made him feel quite pleased and accomplished.
He had to remember that 2B currently possessed a body made of actual steel.
If 2B's animal instincts suddenly ran wild, wouldn't that be fatal?
At that thought, he was startled and could not feel happy at all.
He could not yet build 2B a flesh-and-blood body, but before that, he had to find a way to make the parts that could be modified bionic. Even silicone would be better than a lump of iron!
That way, at least when 2B's animal instincts ran wild, he would suffer a little less.
"Boss, the internet says that doing that kind of thing between a man and a woman is very pleasurable. Is that true? And what does pleasurable mean?" 2B asked Loren with great curiosity, looking determined to get to the bottom of it.
"Uh, well, what the internet says is indeed true. It is very pleasurable. As for what pleasurable means, that's really hard for me to explain. It probably means being happy to the extreme."
Hearing 2B's question, Loren looked utterly awkward, unsure how to explain it.
Explaining the physical pleasure unique to humans to a robot was like playing music to a cow. It was simply impossible to explain, because it was beyond her understanding.
"Then what is happiness?" 2B continued, tilting her head curiously.
"Happiness is when you... happiness is... happiness is like... it's... it's kind of like that thing."
Loren stammered as though he were singing a SpongeBob song. He truly had no idea how to answer.
"What is that thing you mentioned?" 2B continued asking.
"Stop, stop, stop. You'd better stop asking, or this will never end. I can't fully describe subjective feelings like this with words. You need to experience them for yourself."
"Experience them for myself? I understand. I will work hard." 2B silently nodded.
"Oh, right, Boss. Since doing that kind of thing makes you happy, 2B wants to make you happy now. I've learned so, so much knowledge. Do you need to test me?"
"..."
"Where did you learn so much knowledge? Did you visit adult websites?"
"What are adult websites?"
"Forget it, pretend I said nothing. Your battery is running low. You should go recharge. We can talk about pleasurable things later!"
"Boss, while I'm charging in standby mode, can you upgrade my organs? I want them to be simulated."
"..."
Loren broke out in a cold sweat again. This 2B was becoming more and more outrageous.
At this rate, perhaps one day she really would take advantage of him while he was asleep.
If that really happened, he truly needed to hurry up and upgrade Miss 2B's organs, and he could not delay for even a moment.
This was not only for 2B's sake, but also for the sake of his own happy life.
With that thought, he immediately began the upgrade modifications.
Not only that, he also began crafting the Perfected Super-Soldier Serum according to the formula rewarded by the system!
Time flew by, and before he knew it, seven days had passed. During those seven days, aside from spending the first day upgrading and modifying 2B's organs, Loren spent the rest of his time crafting the Perfected Super-Soldier Serum.
After a full six days, he finally succeeded in creating the Perfected Super-Soldier Serum on the final day.
It was a tube of pale blue serum, visibly different from the original green serum.
"Boss, are you sure you want to inject it now? This serum hasn't undergone human trials yet!" 2B said worriedly as she watched Loren strip naked and lie down in the experimental chamber.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Trust in my abilities. Begin the enhancement injection immediately!"
Although the Perfected Enhancement Serum he had created had not undergone human trials, it had been validated by the system's data, so there would be no problem.
Naturally, he could not let outsiders know this information. Even Miss 2B was no exception!
"Understood. Then let's begin!" Having received Loren's order, 2B no longer hesitated and immediately pressed the start button on the control panel.
At once, the experimental chamber that had been standing upright slowly lowered into a horizontal position. At the same time, the tube of pale blue Enhancement Serum was injected into Loren's body intravenously.
As the Enhancement Serum entered his body, Loren's body immediately stiffened beyond his control. Then, a pained roar rang out within the experimental chamber...
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