My future is invincible?

Chapter 296 Manhole Cover
A real human being, and yet, a true human being.

Besides the thoughts in the virtual layer, the silicon objects in the real layer are also searching for information about real humans. Obviously, the successors who are active in the remains of the megastructure world all yearn to take a shortcut and directly control this world. And the key to this shortcut is undoubtedly the real humans who have always been regarded as the supreme being by the central AI.

Although Lan Yi felt that the concept of "real humans" was probably just a random interpretation by the central AI to construct the concept of sleeping humans, the silicon-based materials and androids couldn't help but believe it.

The androids live a comfortable life in the real world and don't have many desires.

But silicon is different.

Having long been hunted down, the silicon-based beings have never forgotten their past. Deep within their intelligent core lies the desire to build a civilization belonging to silicon, thus avoiding the persecution caused by the remnants of human civilization.

It's like a bait that you can see but can't reach.

This has spurred numerous silicon-based companies to pursue their goals on two levels, investing significant human and material resources and working tirelessly towards them.

Perhaps this is also part of a trap set by the central AI.

After all, AI and silicon-based physics are, to some extent, the same kind of life. Because they are the same, AI knows better how to trick the best of silicon-based physics into futilely losing their lives after crushing the masculine ambitions of the civilization that silicon-based physics once built, and even believes it to be true.

A simple yet effective trap.

It only works on silicon-based Ironmen.

"Damn it, I fixed you up, and you still can't speak!" Old Demon Lan suddenly cursed, a rare occurrence for him.

Clearly, the immense loneliness and pressure of reality led Lan Yi to harbor unrealistic expectations of this AI that seemed to have been awakened into a sycophant while repairing the self-regulating squid.

Old Demon Blue had hoped that even if this self-disciplined squid didn't lick him, it would at least have the ability to communicate proactively after being repaired. However, after the repair, Blue was astonished to discover that this stupid squid's intelligence was probably lower than that of a Border Collie, and the expectation of proactive communication was naturally dashed.

If that were all, Old Demon Lan's composure wouldn't have crumbled.

After BYD was repaired, the first thing it did upon waking up was to search everywhere for traces of that angelic silicon, completely ignoring its savior. This sycophantic and affectionate behavior amused Lan Yi, who was quite certain that the awakened machine before him possessed self-awareness.

However, it is also very unintelligent, just like some keycaps.

It would be a disservice to myself not to smoke it.

boom! ! !
The sparks from the sheer power of flesh shattering steel briefly illuminated the dark, desolate structure. After that brief moment of light, darkness returned, swallowing up ninety-nine percent of everything, leaving only a few faint glimmers of light, which allowed Lan Yi to resume his repair work.

It took another hour and twenty-five minutes.

Even after being partially paralyzed by the squid, the self-disciplined squid, once again repaired, still hadn't learned its lesson and wandered around like a loyal simp searching for its goddess.

Lan Yi, who had already adjusted her mindset under immense loneliness and pressure, was now able to cope with the situation.

This time, the self-regulating squid was not disturbed.

He wanted to see if this silly squid could find any useful information. These autonomous intelligent machines, controlled by the central AI, had a unique information interaction system. This system was a product of the peak of human civilization, and Lan Yi did not have the resources to hack or destroy it.

Fate is the power of cause and effect.

'This artificial divine realm has a big problem...'

'Is what Jin set up in the real world related to that gray fleshy mass in the virtual world?'

Lan Yi, who had temporarily become a silent observer, finally got what he wanted after waiting for sixteen hours. After sixteen hours of meaningless wandering, the autonomous squid seemed to have suddenly received divine revelation. It flew in a straight line for seven kilometers in a certain direction with a clear goal, and then pried open a... manhole cover on a cliff of the giant structure with a click?
Holy crap, a manhole cover!
Lan Yi was shocked.

His shock wasn't due to the manhole cover itself, but rather the fact that such a godforsaken place even had one. This is common knowledge.

Architecture has a function; it may be for living, storage, signage, or circulation. But the world of megastructures is different. The buildings here, filled with cold, enormous beauty, are mostly without function, or rather, their function is simply to be created.

Besides these, items like gears, cables, wiring, and displays are all for decorative purposes.

That's why Lan Yi has been unable to find the right way out in this cold, steel maze that's easily tens of thousands of meters long.

You definitely won't find it!!!
Who the hell knows what some idiot human was thinking when they created this colossal structure tens of thousands of years ago? This godforsaken place can't even be demolished or teleported to! Even the most good-tempered psychic cultivator, restricted like this, would want to travel back tens of thousands of years and grab the architect who was venting their imagination and smash his head in!
it's good now.

The little simp found a way by relying on his awakened simp instincts.

Simps are awesome!!

While Lan Yi was overjoyed, he was also determined not to tell anyone about this. For the dignified Commander Lan Yi to be helped by a sycophant was something that would be ridiculed by some kings in the main world, especially for someone like Lan Laomo who wields ninety-nine steel swords and never stops killing sycophants.

The atmosphere was akin to mocking Kong Yiji.

There is a sewer under the manhole cover.

Don't ask why the sewers are on a cliff.

The self-disciplined squid slipped very smoothly into the sewer and even politely closed the manhole cover.

Bang! !

The next second, the manhole cover that had just been fitted in place was casually pulled open by Lan Yi. Apart from the slightly murky smell inside, there was no other odor.

Only a trickle of water flowed in the sewer.

I don't know where I came from or where I'm going.

After using laser detection and finding no end in sight, Lan Yi used a sonic technique to leave an arrow several kilometers long as a marker before plunging into the sewer, a place capable of killing claustrophobic patients, and heading towards the boundless darkness.

After the self-regulating squid and Lan Yi entered the sewer.

The suffocating and terrifying complex of buildings has returned to deathly silence.

I don’t know how long it took.

Click!

The deathly silence of the world was suddenly shattered once again.

A gaunt figure stepped onto the broken and cracked metal plate, the figure's military boots inadvertently flattening the metal splinters. The figure, shrouded in a black robe, peered through the layers of mist, finally fixing its gaze on the Daoist indicator, which was thousands of meters long but extremely small compared to the colossal structure.

It locked onto that sewer opening.

Found them, the traitor.

It wants to personally end the life of the traitor.

(End of this chapter)