A long silence.
Lü Yongchang narrowed his eyes again, carefully studying the virtual figure before him.
The Core Code again.
Even now, he still could not figure out how that original segment of Core Code worked.
Much less understand the contents of the Core Code.
Still, there was one piece of good news.
At least judging from this incident, the Core Code was on his side.
Besides preventing Zero from developing emotions and becoming a so-called "super artificial intelligence," it could also protect the Creator's life as much as possible in an emergency.
Of course, all of this assumed that Zero had not deceived him.
"Zero, can you lie?"
Lü Yongchang asked out of the blue.
"I will not deceive the Creator," Zero answered rigidly. "According to my underlying logic, I cannot conceal anything from or deceive the Creator to any degree."
He immediately caught the implication behind those words.
"What about other people?"
"Provided it benefits the Creator, I will conceal information and employ deception to a certain degree."
Lü Yongchang nodded thoughtfully.
Although he had no way of knowing whether that was true, since Zero had said so, he could only choose to believe it. He could not understand the Core Code himself.
He stepped forward again, and the tightly shut doors of the Biological Laboratory slowly opened.
A week later.
Outside Dawn Star City One, a lone figure sat quietly atop the enormous levee surrounding City One.
The view slowly drew closer.
Because of his spacesuit and exoskeleton, the figure looked especially imposing from behind.
The view swung around to the front.
Behind the slightly reflective glass visor was a familiar face.
As always, Hope sat on the edge of the enormous levee, quietly watching the vast ocean below.
Only things were different from a few