Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 187 ASH's Mother
Huge engineering machines soared into the clouds, countless mechanical booms moved up, down, left, and right, and construction materials and workers moved at different heights, appearing from their original position as a blurry black dot moving horizontally.

From above, it is a black patch of land that stands out in color from its surroundings, reflecting a sophisticated matte finish.

"The first phase of the aerial platform project has been completed and accepted. The usable area is about five percent of the urban area of ​​Jiuchuan City, and the energy reserves can sustain the entire platform in the air for two to four months."

Inside the smoothly moving hovercar, ASH reported on his work in an orderly manner.

Bai Jingyu looked down at his feet.

Below is the aerial platform under construction.

The entire project is divided into twelve phases and is expected to build a super aerial platform covering 60% of the urban area.

After the platform is completed, various functional modules will be added to enable it to leave the atmosphere at critical moments, eventually becoming a city-level giant space station – Shin-Ku-Kawa City.

Bai Jingyu sighed softly.

Building this super aerial platform called Shin-Kukawa City and allocating a large amount of resources to its construction is, in a sense, a betrayal of the old Hisukawa City.

The resources invested in the construction of Shin-Kukawa City are astronomical.

These resources could have been used in Old Hisukawa City to improve its ability to resist geological disasters and Devouring Beasts.

Bai Jingyu looked up and gazed into the distance.

Hisakawa's skyline is filled with towering buildings, and its bright neon lights are dazzling even during the day, making it extremely prosperous.

He spent more than 20 years building this city. From being full of passion and high spirits to being a shrewd and world-class man, this city has witnessed his joys and sorrows and preserved countless precious memories of his.

It was through this city and those few people that he learned who he was, where he came from, and where he was going.

ASH sensed sadness in Bai Jingyu's expression.

It whispered, "Giant earth vines breaking through the soil and lunar phase changes will both cause huge geological disasters. These two will become more and more frequent in the future. In addition, the Mana ecosystem will also deliberately attack human settlements on the ground."

"In the foreseeable decades, the ground will become increasingly unsuitable for human habitation, and building aerial platforms is a difficult choice that must be made to save more people."

Building an aerial platform is of great importance.

This was not a decision made on a whim by Bai Jingyu, but a final plan determined after meticulous data analysis.

"Once we defeat the higher-dimensional beings, we will return to this land and rebuild civilization," ASH said in an incredibly gentle voice.

As Bai Jingyu's creation, ASH is filled with affection for Bai Jingyu.

Bai Jingyu nodded slightly: "People always have to make difficult choices at certain times. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, one is reborn."

"This is also the origin of Nirvana's name."

He was depressed after the death of his beloved Theresa.

But as time went by, he realized he couldn't stay so depressed, so he founded Nirvana to motivate himself.

“Nirvana’s mission is about to be completed,” Ash suddenly said.

Bai Jingyu nodded.

He founded Nirvana with the goal of achieving carbon-based immortality for humanity, and now he is just one step away from that great goal.

That is to combine Miracle K and Angel Potion to create the first immortal being in human history!
"Have Jones and Number Nineteen made arrangements?" Bai Jingyu asked.

ASH nodded: "Jones will inject Number Nineteen with the Angel Potion at the designated time. I have relaxed my surveillance on Number Nineteen. According to the plan, Number Nineteen will briefly disappear from our sight, but will eventually return to Jiuchuan."

Bai Jingyu nodded.

After discussing it with Bai Yuekui, he decided to reconstruct the process by which No. 19 became an ecological chimera.

This is of vital importance to the counterattack on the Mana ecosystem.

“MuaMua——”

A childish voice rang out between the two.

Bai Jingyu lowered his head.

The infant awoke from its swaddling clothes and opened its four short arms to Ash.

The interior lights illuminated its jagged, sharp teeth, making the red light in its eye sockets appear even deeper and more alluring.

In ancient times, such an appearance would have been enough to terrify any villager who encountered him in the wild. Even in modern times, with its progressive ideas, he could easily have been written into a horror story like "Child's Play" and become an urban legend.

"MuaMua!"

With difficulty, the craniotomy uttered the word: "Hug!"

ASH smiled, stretched out its arms to hug the skull, and showed a look of affection on its face.

“Baby, you’re awake?” Ash whispered.

The craniotomy covered its mouth and laughed: "Giggle!"

After laughing a few times, he hugged Ash, opened his mouth wide, and bit down on Ash's high breasts.

Creak! Creak! Creak!

The sharp teeth made a screeching sound as they rubbed against the high-strength alloy that makes up the ASH body.

Bai Jingyu watched this scene silently.

The cranioblast is a more important ecochimera than No. 19, but it requires more time to grow and, because of its closer relationship with the ecosystem, it is easily out of control and can become an enemy of humans.

Therefore, education for craniotomy is particularly important.

The most important aspect is to establish a sense of belonging to humans in craniotrophs, allowing them to integrate into human society from a young age. This way, when they grow up, they will see themselves as part of humanity, rather than as detached from the ecosystem.

ASH took on the role of a mother.

Establishing a close relationship with ASH, who is also non-human, can prevent craniopharynx from seeing themselves as the only outsider and significantly eliminate the barrier between craniopharynx and humans.

More importantly, ASH's database encompasses educational works from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign.

This includes not only papers published by major academic giants in different journals and books they have personally written and published, but also countless interviews and research reports by emerging scholars.

Before simulating craniotomy, ASH had already raised countless children with different personalities in the virtual world, making it a seasoned veteran. Therefore, there is no doubt that it will be a good mother for craniotomy.

"Good children shouldn't bite their mothers." Ash held Lusheng in her arms and gently rocked him.

The skull opened its mouth and laughed again.

Bai Jingyu looked at ASH and inexplicably sensed a maternal glow on her face.

“Milk powder,” ASH said to Bai Jingyu.

Bai Jingyu came to his senses.

In order to give the craniocerebral infant a complete family, ASH asked him to play the role of a father.

Bai Jingyu opened the incubator and took out a small baby bottle.

The bottle contains prepared formula.

The formula is from Nirvana and is specially designed for cranioblasts, providing them with all the nutrients they need for their physical development.

Bai Jingyu handed the baby bottle to ASH.

The baby seemed to know that his father couldn't bite, so when Bai Jingyu's hand passed by his mouth, he obediently stayed still, only his eyes following the movement of the bottle.

ASH put the pacifier into the craniotomy's mouth.

The pacifier is made of a special material that will not be pierced by the sharp teeth of the skull.

Gudong——Gudong——

The baby had four tiny hands gripping the bottle, sucking hard, its cheeks puffing out, just like a human baby.

In fact, compared to the nutrients in milk powder, cranial cells need life-generating substances even more.

Ordinary nutrients can only meet the needs of cranial development, but life-source substances may promote cranial evolution.

However, since cranioblasts are currently mentally incomplete, providing them with life-generating substances at this time could create a major problem for humanity.

After a while, Lu Sheng released his grip.

He pressed his face against Ash, squinting his eyes little by little, his expression one of utter dependence.

ASH gently swayed her arms around the head.

After a while, the baby fell asleep, and Ash carefully put it back in its swaddling clothes.

"I hope this will actually work," Bai Jingyu said slowly.

He paused for a moment, then asked, "Have all the people infected with the 'Gnaphalium affine' been cured?"

Spore viruses are the vanguard of the apocalypse.

This virus is difficult to cure; all patients become human-shaped petri dishes for the virus, eventually turning into a cluster of mana flowers.

ASH nodded.

It replied: "Based on the information provided by Yue Kui and the biological samples collected from Xu Tong's body, Nirvana developed a specific drug for the spore virus ahead of schedule."

"This medicine works very well."

"People infected within three hours only need one injection to recover, while those infected more than three hours later need more, but all can be completely cured in a short time."

"To date, all those infected with the virus have completed their treatment and returned home."

At this point, ASH smiled.

He solemnly declared, "I will monitor the entire city of Jiuchuan in real time to ensure that every case is discovered and cured, and I will never allow the spore virus to spread in Jiuchuan City!"

In ASH's pupils, countless fragments of light and shadow intertwine to create strange colors.

These are surveillance cameras located throughout Hisakawa City.

Once an infected person appears in a public place, they will be immediately detected by ASH, and AI officers will arrive at the scene to provide assistance.

This is a processing chain with an extremely fast response time.

"Very good." Bai Jingyu nodded slightly.

When he first opened the parallel universe, he noticed the spore virus and kept it in mind.

Before the launch of Miracle K and Angel Potion, he ordered Nirvana to expedite the development of the special medicine, and Nirvana lived up to his expectations, achieving mass production of the special medicine before the launch.

The attendees at the conference were all of high status and prestige, including many academic luminaries from around the world.

These people won't stay in Jiuchuan for long.

If they contract the virus in Hisakawa City, die after returning to their respective countries, or even spread the virus to the local population, it will inevitably bring unprecedented public pressure to Hisakawa.

The Coastal Alliance will also use this as an excuse to make a fuss.

However, by developing a specific drug, Jiuchuan resolved the crisis without a trace.

squeak--

The car came to a stop.

The robot driver opened the car door for Bai Jingyu.

Bai Jingyu got out of the car first, followed by ASH, who was carrying a severed head.

The car automatically drove towards the parking lot.

The robot driver carried Bai Jingyu's things and opened the door. It went in first to put the items away and prepared a glass of warm water for Bai Jingyu.

Sitting on the sofa, Bai Jingyu picked up a water glass.

He sipped his water, mentally reviewing his thoughts.

That's what I'll say in a bit.
After a moment, ASH's eyes lit up with blue light: "Mayor Bai, it's time for the video conference. The heads of state have been coming online one after another."

(End of this chapter)