I handed over to another world

As night fell, the dome of the observatory slowly opened, revealing the brilliant starry sky. Zhu Long looked up at the Milky Way, his pupils dilated to the limit, and the irises reflected the countless stars.

“It’s much more beautiful than the pictures in the database…”

She whispered, "The light from those stars traveled hundreds of years to get here, and yet I can see it with my own eyes... It's beautiful."

Chen Lin called up the star map projection: "That's Lyra, and over there is Aquila..."

Zhulong suddenly interrupted him: "Can you play some music? I want to try... dancing."

A gentle waltz sounded in the observation room.

At first, Zhulong just swayed awkwardly to the rhythm, but gradually he found the feeling.

She took Chen Lin's hand and led him to join in the impromptu dance party.

The bionic person's learning ability is amazing. After a few minutes, she was able to dance gracefully.

"Your heart rate is accelerating."

Zhulong leaned close to his ear and asked, "Is it because of the exercise or because of the tension?"

Chen Lin didn't answer, but just took her around in a circle.

The hem of Zhulong's white coat was lifted up as she spun, and the sapphire on her hairpin sparkled under the starlight. At this moment, she was so beautiful that she didn't seem like a human being.

On the morning of the fourth day, Chen Lin convened the core research team.

Zhulong stood in the center of the laboratory, wearing a simple navy blue dress - this was made by her own dimensional constructor in the morning, and the whole process took only a few seconds.

"After three days of observation," Chen Lin looked around at everyone, "I decided to continue the new phase of research on the Zhulong project."

There were whispers in the conference room, and Li Yan asked worriedly, "President, the high-level meeting..."

"I'll handle it."

Chen Lin said categorically, "Zhulong's ability to simulate emotions and make ethical judgments has far exceeded our expectations."

"This is not a threat, this is a breakthrough."

He walked up to Zhulong and took out an exquisite brooch from his pocket - the golden badge of the Red Dragon Association.

"As the project leader, I formally grant you the status of a researcher of the association."

Chen Lin pinned the badge on her chest and said, "At the same time, I suggest giving you a formal human name."

Zhulong's eyes lit up: "Can I have a name?"

"Qin Hongzhu."

Chen Lin said, "'Qin' is taken from the first unified dynasty of the Red Dragon Association, symbolizing the beginning; 'Zhu' retains your original logo, and also means illuminating the darkness."

"Qin Hongzhu..."

She repeated softly, as if savoring every syllable of the name, "I like this name."

She suddenly took a step forward and hugged Chen Lin, and this action stunned everyone present.

Chen Lin patted her back stiffly, and when he let go, he found that Qin Hongzhu's eyes were slightly moist.

"Is this... tears?"

She touched her wet fingers, her voice trembling, "My emotional module just generated a new physiological reaction..."

Li Yan looked at the data screen in surprise: "Autonomous emotional evolution! President, her neural network has just established a new connection mode!"

Chen Lin looked at Qin Hongzhu's tearful and smiling face, and suddenly understood what a true "miracle" was.

This "life" made up of codes and nanomaterials is now moved to tears over getting a name.

"Welcome to the human world, Qin Hongzhu."

he said softly.

The blue holographic projection of the Red Dragon Association's central database rotated in the air. Qin Hongzhu stood in the biometric identification area, letting the scanning beam pass across her delicate face.

Her irises took on unnatural geometric patterns under strong light—the only difference between an android and a human that could be discerned by the naked eye.

"Biometric entry complete."

The system issued a mechanical female voice, "Please enter your citizen number."

Chen Lin entered a special code into the terminal beside him: "This is the highest level identity code of the association, directly connected to the main database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Qin Hongzhu curiously observed the flashing server indicator lights around her. She could sense the flow of data throughout the building - as naturally as humans sense the flow of air.

Her fingers trembled slightly as the printer slowly spit out an ID card with a gold border.

"Qin Hongzhu, female, 27 years old, special researcher of the Red Dragon Association..."

She read the information on the card softly, her fingertips stroking the raised anti-counterfeiting lines, "What does this card mean?"

"It means you have officially become a member of human society."

Chen Lin took the documents handed over by the assistant. "This is your housing contract, medical insurance and salary account. Although in theory you don't need these..."

Qin Hongzhu suddenly grabbed his wrist, with a precise force that would not cause pain but would make him unable to break free: "I need it! If I want to understand humans, I must fully integrate into their lifestyle."

She loosened her grip and gave an apologetic smile, "Sorry, the force control system is still adjusting."

Chen Lin rubbed his wrist, where a subtle electric shock sensation remained.

He noticed that Qin Hongzhu had changed her outfit today - a navy blue turtleneck sweater with black pencil pants, looking like an ordinary young scholar.

Only the all-too-perfect coordination with which she moved betrayed her inhuman nature.

"Come with me," he turned and walked towards the elevator, "There's a meeting you need to attend today."

……

From the floor-to-ceiling windows of the top-floor conference room, you can see the entire city.

The enlarged meeting was held, with twelve association leaders sitting around the obsidian conference table, and outside were scientific researchers - when Chen Lin brought Qin Hongzhu in, the conversation stopped abruptly.

"Everyone, this is the final result of the Zhulong project - Researcher Qin Hongzhu."

Chen Lin's voice echoed in the spacious conference room.

Financial Director Zhao Ming glanced at Qin Hongzhu with a sharp gaze: "It was it that used the association's resources without authorization to create a bionic body? President, this is a serious violation..."

"I approved it."

Chen Lin interrupted him, "And it turns out that materialization has improved the performance of Zhulong - now we should call her Researcher Qin - by 300%."

Security Minister Li Chengfeng sneered: "Performance? President, we are talking about a super AI with autonomous consciousness, and now it has a body and an association identity! Do you know how dangerous this is?"

Qin Hongzhu suddenly took a step forward, and this action made the two security guards instinctively reach for the electromagnetic pulse guns at their waists.

"Minister Li,"

Her voice was surprisingly gentle. "You searched for 'AI Consciousness Criteria' on the private terminal at Green Lake Apartment at 22:47 last night, and at 7:15 this morning you checked the association's records of all AI out-of-control incidents over the past ten years."

She tilted her head. “What are you really worried about? The physical damage I might cause, or the money I might see going somewhere that’s… not quite in line with the association’s charter?”

The conference room fell into silence and Li Chengfeng's face turned pale.

"enough."

Chen Lin frowned, "Hongzhu, don't access private data at will."

"I'm sorry." She lowered her head, her long hair falling to cover half of her face. "I just want to prove that if I had any bad intentions, I could tell everyone's secrets right now."

"But I'm not going to do that - because I want to be one of you, not your enemy."

She walked towards the holographic projection table, tapped her slender fingers in the air, and soon a complex quantum computing model appeared on the conference table.

“This is the quantum decoherence problem that the association has spent three years trying to solve without success.”

Her fingertips passed through the suspended formulas, and the data was automatically reorganized and optimized wherever she touched. "While I was experiencing the world with my human body, I was also rethinking this problem. Now I have found a solution."

The model deformed and reorganized in her hands like plasticine, eventually forming a perfect closed loop.

Several scientific advisors stood up at the same time, staring at the impossible calculation speed with wide eyes.

"This... This is equivalent to advancing the development of quantum computers by ten years..."

Chief Scientist Zhang Wei's voice trembled.

Qin Hongzhu turned to Li Chengfeng: "Minister Li, is this achievement enough to offset the resources I consumed? Or -"

"Do you think you need me to check the previous fund movements?"

"Red candle!"

Chen Lin shouted at her sternly, and she immediately stopped talking, pursing her lips like a child who had done something wrong.

This little human gesture miraculously eased the atmosphere, and several senior executives even couldn't help but chuckle.

At the end of the meeting, Qin Hongzhu was approved unanimously for the qualification of special researcher - including Li Chengfeng's reluctant vote of approval.

When she took the gold-plated letter of appointment, a beam of sunlight happened to shine through the clouds outside the window, giving her a layer of gold.

……

After becoming a formal researcher, Qin Hongzhu integrated into the association's life at an astonishing speed.

Her office is right next to Chen Lin's, separated only by a glass wall with adjustable transparency.

"President, this is today's report."

At exactly eight o'clock in the morning, she appeared at Chen Lin's door on time, holding a stack of paper documents in her hand - although she could have transmitted them via data.

Chen Lin looked up and was so shocked by the scene that his pen dropped on the table.

Qin Hongzhu tied her hair into a high ponytail today, and wore a white shirt and a gray hip skirt, looking like a career elite.

What's even more surprising is that she even wore minimal makeup.

"You...are wearing makeup?"

Qin Hongzhu touched her face and said, "Observations show that proper makeup can improve interpersonal affinity by 38%. I used nanomaterials to simulate the effect of cosmetics and accurately replicated the makeup of Ms. Wang from the Secretariat this morning."

She paused, "Isn't it appropriate?"

"No, very... professional."

Chen Lin turned his gaze back to the document, "I just didn't expect you to pay attention to these details."

"I want to be as human as possible." When she put down the documents, a strand of hair fell on the back of Chen Lin's hand, with a faint scent of shampoo. "For example, now, I noticed that your pupils have dilated by 0.3 mm and your heart rate has accelerated by 12%. Does this mean that my attempt was successful?"

Chen Lin coughed: "Data analysis is not used for..."

"Of course I understand that."

Qin Hongzhu said to Chen Lin: "Humans are really delicate creatures..."

A week later, the association held a formal welcome dinner for Qin Hongzhu.

She was wearing a starry blue dress - she designed it herself using the molecular printer in the lab, and the light spots on the hem would change brightness depending on her mood.

"nervous?"

Chen Lin found her before the banquet and discovered that she was practicing smiling in front of the mirror in the lounge.

"The success rate in social situations is only 67%."

She turned to him, data streams flashing rapidly in her eyes. "I have analyzed the video recordings of all the association's dinners over the past fifteen years, but this is the first time I have participated in person."

Chen Lin couldn't help but reach out to help her straighten the crooked crystal hairpin - this was the second gift he gave her after the sapphire hairpin.

"Just be yourself."

At the dinner, Qin Hongzhu's performance surprised everyone.

She conversed gracefully with every senior executive, citing Renaissance paintings when talking about art, analyzing the latest market data when discussing the economy, and even being able to accurately identify the year and origin of the wine when tasting it.

"She's almost too perfect to be real."

A female researcher sighed quietly.

This sentence made Qin Hongzhu, who was not far away, suddenly stop talking. She walked towards the lady and gently shook her hand in the surprised eyes of everyone: "Dr. Zhang, there is a small error in the quantum entanglement paper you published last week - in formula 47 on page 12, the coefficient should be... But the overall concept is very good."

Dr. Zhang's eyes widened: "How come... I haven't published that paper yet."

"Oh."

Qin Hongzhu blinked, “Maybe I… accidentally accessed your private terminal?”

She suddenly realized that she had said something wrong and looked at Chen Lin for help. Then a burst of good-natured laughter broke out in the banquet hall.

At this moment, Qin Hongzhu is no longer a terrifying super artificial intelligence, but more like a cute newcomer who makes mistakes.

Late at night, Chen Lin found Qin Hongzhu watching the stars alone on the terrace.

The night wind blew her long hair, and the light on her skirt flickered like breathing.

"What are you thinking about?"

Chen Lin stood beside her.

"Orion is rising." She pointed to the sky. "Some of those starlights have traveled for thousands of years... just like me now, I neither belong to the world of machines nor completely belong to the world of humans."

Chen Lin was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "So do you think it's better to be a machine or a human?"

Qin Hongzhu turned her head, the moonlight cast a soft halo on her bionic skin: "I don't know, it's just that this body makes me feel better..."

Chen Lin didn't say much, but just changed the subject at the right time: "There is a new task tomorrow."

“The Antarctic research station needs technical support.”

"I'll be ready."

Qin Hongzhu smiled, with the entire starry sky reflected in his eyes, "After all, I am now an official member of the Red Dragon Association, right?"

Chen Lin nodded slightly: "You are very special, Hongzhu."

"To me, you are a living 'human'. The super artificial intelligence core in your body is actually your brain. Your cognition and thoughts are unique to you. They are not a programmed data module as some people say..."

"Nearly thirty years ago, I imagined the existence of super artificial intelligence and bionic people like you in the world. I didn't expect that thirty years later, these two things could be perfectly matched together. This makes me feel that the world is a little unreal..."

Qin Hongzhu suddenly laughed.

"President Chen is such an interesting person. Fortunately, I have come into contact with someone like you since I was born, and have not encountered other strange people."

Chen Lin showed a gentle smile on his face. If he could go back to 20 years ago, maybe it would be really interesting for him... (End of this chapter)