"Very interesting. It was another technologically advanced world, but in the War God's world, everything existed solely to help humans cultivate greater power. The strongest ruled over everything and reshaped the entire world to suit their tastes."
Brad leaned over the workbench. In truth, Skynet could communicate with him entirely through the electromagnetic waves emitted by his brain, but Brad had always preferred a research process that looked the part.
Arno Stark was the only person in this world besides Brad who knew of Skynet's existence. He warmly welcomed Skynet, whom he could now call his uncle, and the two set up a simple table outside Brad's laboratory, with steaks and red wine laid out on it.
"Teacher hasn't changed. From his position at the very pinnacle, most things must hardly be worth a glance anymore. Yet whenever he encounters something new, something he's never seen before, he still loses himself in studying it."
Arno watched Brad pore obsessively over the data Skynet had recorded over several centuries in the War God World. From the world's origins to its historical development, from society to customs and culture, and even stories, biographies, and the lives of powerful figures, Brad devoured it all.
Coming back to his senses, Arno watched Skynet expertly cut his steak. A strange sense of déjà vu made him laugh.
"You were the first artificial intelligence Teacher ever created. Teacher himself was always trying to make himself more mechanical, more intelligent, always viewing everything in the world with the coolest, most ruthless mindset."
"But now Teacher has started embracing humanity, and you, Skynet...
"...after living for centuries, you don't show even a trace of that rigid mechanical thinking you used to have."
Skynet put a neatly cut piece of steak into his mouth and chewed intently, as though