What Kind of Person Do You Want to Become?
"...?"
Sera opened her mouth as if to say something, but then held it back.
Miss Herta was stunned for a second by the strange little question posed by No. 0 Puppet before she finally came to her senses.
"Ha?"
Miss Herta stared at the doll in disbelief.
What did you watch?
"No. 0 conducted an intensive search of all information related to Ms. Herta, and found an article titled ' Ms. Herta is the woman who could be my mother.' According to the information I obtained, the editor of this article was arrested within 10 minutes of its publication and review."
After answering Herta's question, No. 0 Puppet asked the same question again.
"So, should No. 0 address you and Mr. Sera as...?"
"Stop, stop, stop." Miss Herta interrupted No. 0 Puppet's question abruptly.
No. 0 was interrupted from asking a question, but No. 0 stubbornly continued to stare at Herta and Sera.
"Well."
Sera sighed and stepped forward.
"No. 0, it's not wrong for you to call me that, but it's not the right way to address me."
Why?
No. 0 looked completely puzzled. According to the information she had gathered, the roles of Herta and Sera were perfectly suited to her.
"Because there are prerequisites before becoming a father or mother."
That premise is called love.
A father and mother need to be a couple who like and love each other to be qualified to be parents.
Sera explained patiently.
It's normal for newly created AI to not understand these things yet; without guidance, it can easily be led astray by the internet. The current internet environment is simply... Sera has a hard time explaining it.
While browsing books through the control terminal in his study, he casually glanced at the Blue's network. Sera could only think, "As expected of a cosmic-level network connection, even this Herrscher of Corruption feels... humanity is hopeless."
The Milky Way is teeming with extraordinary beings, and their Path only amplify this abundance.
He's right.
Herta was also somewhat helpless; for the first time, she showed a helpless expression towards curiosity. She felt it was time to clean up the network environment on the Blue. She didn't have the time to manage the Milky Way, but the Blue was her territory, and she had plenty of energy and means to clean it up. Otherwise, it would corrupt No. 0 Puppet sooner or later.
"So, what should No. 0 call Ms. Herta, and Mr. Sera?"
"For me, just call out directly."
Sera felt that talking to the No. 0 Puppet was like training an AI model, and he quite liked that feeling.
"Just use this name."
Herta spoke calmly, his hand gestures beginning to trace patterns on the screen.
"Next test, motion module."
No. 0 Puppet is standing at attention.
"Yes, Ms. Herta."
Run, jump, sit, lie down...
One task after another, No. 0 completed them all perfectly.
"Combat Module Test."
After Herta's voice faded, No. 0 picked up the hammer from the ground with both hands.
Herta pressed the switch, and the virtual training ground slowly loaded.
"Spinning around~"
No. 0 spun the hammer around a few times, and the target was destroyed the instant it hit him.
"Next, switch to the data enemy."
The Herta's voice rang out, reminding No. 0.
Antimatter Legion, Voidranger - Trampler.
Creations made from warrior and ancient beast fragments thrown into the crucible of war are perfect, simple test subjects.
Upon its appearance, the Voidranger Trampler let out a roar and summoned a large number of Voidranger.
No. 0 calmly activated the preparatory plan. The hidden compartment above the hammer in his hand opened, revealing a small Diamond that then grew larger.
"This huge Diamond is for you!"
The sky-covering Diamond enveloped the data Voidranger. No. 0 raised his hammer with both hands, mobilizing his body parts to maximize his strength, and slammed the Diamond down on the Voidranger.
After the Diamond dissipated, No. 0 put down the hammer and turned to look at the two of them.
"Combat data confirmed."
"The data is more powerful than the theoretical model," Sera added after completing her calculations.
"The sparks ignited by the collision of two brilliant minds are naturally far more perfect than rigid blueprints."
Herta wasn't surprised at all; on the contrary, it was in line with the identity of a product of collaboration between two geniuses.
"Mass production can begin now."
Herta pulled up the blueprints and observed the size of the house, which he had previously paid no attention to.
Let's make 300 first.
With 300 people already on board, there was no need for further explanation. The two of them started debugging the equipment and importing the blueprints.
No. 0 thought for a moment, then followed them to observe the birth of their kind.
A system after--
Three hundred Herta Puppet were neatly arranged together, their eyes closed, waiting for the system to be activated.
"Very good."
Miss Herta watched with satisfaction as the dolls pressed the activation button. Unlike No. 0, these mass-produced Herta Puppet did not have self-growth capabilities; instead, they had fixed personalities and behavioral logics randomly assigned by the system.
Compared to the mass-produced models, the No. 0 is like a blank sheet of paper waiting to be painted with color; after all, being the first one holds significant commemorative value.
"No. 1."
Ms. Herta unfolds the map in front of No. 1 Puppet.
"Based on your personality and abilities, we will assign you to suitable positions."
"Yes, Ms. Herta."
Although the other Herta Puppet are mass-produced models, they all come with different accessories.
For example, No. 1 wears glasses and looks very serious, so he should be able to do this small task well.
No. 1 Herta: Personality Tendency Assignment - Writer, Records and Analysis
Sera waited for the Herta, and in the meantime, he turned his gaze to No. 0.
"No. 0."
"What's wrong, Sera?"
No. 0 turned his head and stared into Sera's eyes.
What kind of person do you want to be?
Sera smiled and decided to teach the newborn little one.
"Hmm..."
No. 0 pondered this question, but No. 0's logic could not provide an answer.
"I have no idea."
No. 0 shook his head in confusion.
"My logic doesn't work for this problem, I'm sorry."
"No need to apologize. What kind of person do you want to become? That's a question that takes time to answer."
Time is the method for finding answers, but you still need to discover the answers yourself.
Consider this problem as the assignment I've given you.
"Yes, make figuring out what kind of person you want to become your first and most important lesson."
Miss Herta finished assigning instructions for No. 1 Puppet, and after hearing Sera and No. 0's conversation, she listened quietly until the end before speaking.
"Ah, the Herta."
Sera turned around.
"I apologize, I took it upon myself to assign a problem to No. 0."
It's alright.
Miss Herta remained completely unconcerned, her eyes fixed on No. 0.
"I'm curious too, No. 0."
I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer.