You've become the warden, and you're telling me I'm an undercover agent?

Chapter 325 Mechanical City, Pulao Reset

The entrance to the Mechanicum's headquarters is located in a lake near the town. After activating the gate according to a specific procedure, a black platform will rise from the water.

Once Chi Ping steps onto this platform, he will be taken directly underground via the elevator inside the platform.

Then I walked through a long, narrow and dark tunnel, and when I looked up again, I found that the view was suddenly clear.

What appeared before Ikehira's eyes was an underground city.

The sky simulated rainfall, neon lights stained the rain into a dappled hue. The moist water vapor reflected the cold light of electronic screens, creating a psychedelic atmosphere of a futuristic city.

When Chi Ping took the lake elevator, the descent took more than ten minutes. Therefore, the skyscrapers here, which resembled a steel jungle, were not surprising.

Only one or two aircraft would occasionally pass through the towering buildings, and the sharp and rhythmic engine sounds they made made the entire city extremely noisy.

The pedestrians on the street all showed signs of being modified, but their expressions were cold and hard, and their eyes revealed a sense of alienation. As the modification technology gradually became more advanced, the emotions of the modified people became increasingly weak.

When Chi Ping stepped out of the tunnel, a light spot appeared in front of him. As the light spot gradually spread, Chi Ping saw a holographic projection of a mechanical girl.

"Thank you for your hard work, Pulao, welcome back."

The voice came from the mechanical girl, but it seemed to be the wrong person.

"I'm not Pulao." Chi Ping said.

"Did you encounter anything interesting during this mission? Did you meet any interesting friends?" The girl's projection bent down and whispered softly, her voice clear and pleasant, like the older sister next door.

"You've got the wrong person." Chi Ping waved his hand, and his palm passed directly through the girl's projection.

But the projection continued to speak to itself: "Now turn left, submit the mission income, complete the rest, and recharge the body."

The projection of the mechanical girl in a miniskirt looked cute and pointed in a direction to Chi Ping.

"I'm not a Pulao, so there's no need."

Ikehira walked straight towards the cyberpunk city behind the projection.

This receiving IA is neither artificial nor intelligent. No wonder the Mechanicus can produce something like Pulao.

Chi Ping stepped into the underground city, and with the help of [Insight] and [Eyes of Truth], he could see the basic appearance of the city clearly.

His expression paused, and the interest that had originally been aroused by the appearance of the city faded a lot.

"Alas." Chi Ping sighed.

The girl's virtual projection caught up with him and said, "This isn't the right place, Pulao. You've gone the wrong way."

Ikehira ignored it. This huge underground city, in addition to having an air circulation system, must have huge air pores somewhere on the surface.

Chi Ping determined the basic direction of the city's main roads through the air flow within the city. As long as he followed this direction, it should not be a problem to find the iconic building where the Pope was.

But this AI is too annoying. It keeps yelling whenever Chi Ping walks.

"Pulao, I don't like you like this." As she said that, the virtual projection image turned into a cool and majestic lady in leather jacket and leather pants.

The aircraft was flying through the city. Chi Ping turned on the [Speed] function, but the speed was still higher than that of the aircraft.

"Pulao, if you behave like this, I have no choice but to ask His Holiness the Pope to criticize you!"

The projection of the royal sister tried to persuade him for a few more minutes, but to no avail. So after saying this, it transformed into Pope Yuanyuan.

Yuanyuan in this world is an adult, wearing a windbreaker, long boots, a pair of rimless glasses, and long straight black hair.

The most eye-catching thing was the vertical stripe on his face that flashed with electricity. In line with his sullen expression, the stripe turned red.

"Pulao! You made a mistake again!"

The words coming out of Yuanyuan's mouth are much harsher.

"If you take one more step forward, you will be punished by facing the wall in this town for three years and will not be allowed to enter the headquarters base."

Yuanyuan's voice, even though she knew it was a virtual projection, still carried a sense of authority. It actually surprised Chi Ping. Was this what the girl at home who was terrible at maths would become when she grew up?
Chi Ping had no time to deal with this virtual projection. He felt nostalgic for a moment and then sped up.

The tall buildings on either side receded rapidly. The wind brushed Chi Ping's hairline, revealing his angular features. He had activated his [Heart of Justice], moving so fast that the projection behind him could hardly keep up.

As soon as it opened its mouth, the sound was carried away by the wind, and no one could catch up with it without sighing in despair.

Not long after, Chi Ping arrived in front of the Mechanical Hall.

This is the tallest building in the underground city. Chi Ping looked up and felt that the entire hall was like a sharp sword, about to break out of the ground.

I think the height of the hall has exceeded the ground, and the excess part should be inside the mountain.

Thinking this way, this is also a big project. After the catastrophe, I am afraid it will be difficult to find such manpower and material resources to support such a project.

Just before Chi Ping was about to step into the hall, countless guns and cannons suddenly stretched out from the hall. If you look closely, you can see that some of them are energy weapons.

The flashing arcs of electricity were energy ready to be unleashed. As soon as Chi Ping took the first step, the attack would pour down like a landslide.

"Pulao, it's not too late for you to turn back now!"

The virtual projection finally caught up.

On one side was Her Majesty Yuanyuan's persuasion, and on the other were weapons emitting a cold metallic gleam. Their outlines were faintly visible in the neon light.

A towering beam weapon stood above the earth, its activation akin to awakening the pulse of the city, unleashing a chilling threat as it built up. A single hit from a regular A-class would cripple, if not kill.

All around him were neatly arranged drone formations, their wings trembling gently in the night breeze, making subtle but distinct clicks. Hundreds of sensors and cameras on them lit up with faint blue light, their electronic eyes rapidly scanning the surroundings.

"Pulao, don't go! You will die!" Yuanyuan's voice changed from stern to admonishing, with a hint of pleading.

"If you really want me not to go in, then come out and see me."

Chi Ping said this, and walked into the hall as if no one was around.

Missiles, artillery, drones, and laser weapons all lit up the moment Chi Ping's shoes crossed the line, and countless attacks were triggered at once!
Guns roared, lasers flashed, and drones formed an attack array.

But then?

Chi Ping sighed slightly, a look of disappointment on his face: "What a pity."

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A few days ago, somewhere in the underground city.

When Pulao appeared at the edge of the city, the projection of the girl in the miniskirt appeared.

"Thank you for your hard work, Pulao, welcome back."

"It's moderately hard, Sister Huahua," Pulao replied, "but I want to see His Majesty Yuanyuan first."

"Now go left, submit the rewards from the mission, complete the rest, and recharge the body." The girl in the short skirt said firmly.

"Thank you." The expression on Pulao's small screen changed from surprise to confusion, and then to happiness in just two seconds.

The girl's projection took Pulao and turned to a secret room on the left.

Pulao starts submitting task records:
Task submission time: March 1002, 3 in the new calendar.

Mission content: Found "loopholes" and "errors" in South A107, fought with the Reformers and Supervisors, and suffered no damage to our side...
After the entry was completed, Pulao lay down in the capsule container.

Five days later, Pulao was awakened again.

"Hello, Pulao." The miniskirted lady projected again: "Rest is over, are you ready for the mission?"

"Of course." A silly smile appeared on Pulao's small screen.

"Entering the task, it is now February 1002th, 2 in the New Calendar."

"Go and look for 'loopholes' and 'errors', and avoid those who are right."

Pulao had been living in those few months of the year 1002, but now it was already 1007.

(End of this chapter)