Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

"External data intrusion detected, program launched."

"?"

What happened? I was fine just a moment ago, and then I suddenly woke up?

"Entering attack mode. Category: Self-defense. Target: Standard human, armed with kinetic and explosive weapons. Threat level: Medium. Weapon modules deploy—"

"???"

Everyone quickly reacted as they watched Seymour unleash his full attack.

"Calm down, calm down. We are not enemies, we mean no harm. We are trying to fix your problem."

"Wait, wait, wait! We are the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, an official Fontaine institution founded by Mr. Giyodan. We are not enemies!"

The squad sent by Jiang Ming was on high alert. They pointed their guns at Seymour while hurriedly explaining their purpose.

The researchers from the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences quickly showed their badges to identify themselves.

"Recognizing..."

"Identity verified. Intermediate technical bureaucrat of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences. Attack mode deactivated. Entering alert status."

"Disk error... Data loss, searching for critical task nodes, initiating file defragmentation..."

Seymour sat on the ground and remained motionless.

"What's wrong with him?"

The researcher, who had been lying on the ground in fright because of Seymour's array of weapon modules, slowly stood up and looked at Seymour with a puzzled expression.

"Didn't you hear it say that it's defragmenting files? We just saw that the disk is damaged."

"If it's only at this level, then it doesn't qualify as having human intelligence. At most, it's a more advanced security agency, a special model of mechanical dog equipped with a voice-generating device?"

“No, I must correct you. I am the prototype 4ACV07, you can also call me Seymour. I am fundamentally different from ordinary clockwork mechanisms.”

"Ok?"

The researchers turned their curious gaze toward Seymour.

That one sentence made all the difference.

Seymour can actively interrupt and respond to their conversations!

Does this mean that Seymour possessed independent thought?

Could you please explain exactly where the differences lie?

"The difference is... data error, data loss, please wait. Perhaps I can get the relevant conclusions after I finish defragmenting my files."

The researchers all looked disappointed.

The other party suffered too much damage.

About 30% of the components were damaged to varying degrees, so it was quite surprising that they were able to be activated suddenly.

“We can replace some of your parts, which might restore some of your functions. This is also part of our agreement with Miss Mameh.”

In order to persuade Mameh to bring Seymour ashore with them to cooperate in the research, they promised to help replace all of Seymour's parts with new ones and do their best to repair him.

What's strange about this is that the odd man named Jacob, who came to collect the painting, had a very complicated expression after hearing their purpose.

He even frowned and glanced at Seymour, it was unclear what the problem was.

In short, that look made them feel very uncomfortable.

It felt like being targeted by some disgusting, indescribable thing.

“No. Most of my parts were custom-made by Mr. Giordan, and they represent the highest level of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences at that time. Ordinary parts might have unknown effects.”

"Eh? Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Melosin Mameh lowered her head dejectedly.

It seems her wish to help Seymour get better is going to be in vain.

"Your era is long gone. Why don't you list out the technical standards, and we'll try to create one for you."

"..."

The camera at Seymour was crooked.

"This is a movement very similar to that of humans. When thinking, they subconsciously tilt their heads. Who would design such a movement for a wind-up mechanism?"

"It's hard to say. Perhaps Mr. Giordan wanted a more human-like mechanism, so he deliberately incorporated it into the design?"

The researchers began to chat quietly.

It seems to be increasingly resembling a highly advanced intelligence with human wisdom and autonomous thinking.

"Indeed, the standard for my parts is... data error, data missing."

This left everyone present speechless.

Why do you always lose data at crucial moments?

"Core mission data search complete. Primary instruction: Replace Alan Giordan and stay by Miss Marian's side to protect her. Current mission status: Protect Miss Marian."

“Marianne? Isn’t that Mr. Giordan’s sister? That’s been hundreds of years, hasn’t it? Seymour, Marianne has probably been dead for many years.”

The people at the Fontaine Academy of Sciences are very familiar with the name Marianne.

There's also a Marian Park inside the Academy of Sciences.

"???"

Seymour tilted his head again, this time even more so than before.

"Wait, you mean my mission objective no longer exists? This..."

Seymour's words instilled a sense of panic in those present.

It's hard to imagine that they got such feelings from a mechanical dog.

"Sure...wait, why did you hit me?"

The researcher was about to reply when the team leader nudged him with his elbow.

The team leader stepped forward and whispered something to Seymour.

"Your mission objective is to protect Marian, right?"

"affim."

"You need to find Marian first."

"affim."

“But Marian is a historical figure from hundreds of years ago. In terms of normal human lifespan, she should be dead by now.”

"Definitely. That's exactly what's confusing me. I don't know what I should do to keep running the calculations. My program might have serious logical conflicts."

"But as far as we know, Marian is most likely still alive in another form, and we have relevant clues. If you agree to our conditions, I will tell you about the clues and send you the location."

"!"

Seymour turned his head sharply, the camera above his head staring intently at the team leader.

"We've contacted you to obtain the code and core design of artificial intelligence, or thinking machines, for reference. Rest assured, we will take care to protect your safety during the process. You can set your storage to read-only mode and show us your system code."

"...No. My design is Mr. Giyodan's only work. Mr. Giyodan's instructions forbid me from revealing my own design and prohibit any actions that could endanger the core and cause a crash or death."

"...Definitely, the top priority is to stay by Miss's side and protect her in place of Alan Giordan, and we can do whatever it takes."

"negative……"

"affim……"

The people present watched as Seymour went on and on, sometimes affirming and sometimes denying.

"Is he... bugged?"

"That seems to be the case."

"What did they say to him? How could such a high-level program have a bug?"

Everyone watched as Seymour remained rooted to the spot, affirming and denying for quite some time.

"Definitely. Accompanying and protecting Miss is the top priority. The current mission status has been changed to: Find Miss. This objective is paramount, regardless of the cost."

"..."

"I have copied most of the system code, which can be transferred by connecting to my data interface. For the code that cannot be copied, I will invoke the display. Please note: the core is untouchable; any attempt to damage the core will be met with retaliation."

"understood."

Chapter 189 Found it

While the researchers were busy transmitting and transcribing Seymour's code, and urgently transferring a large number of mechanical dog parts and related research equipment from the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences, marveling at their ingenuity, Kentkey had already arrived at the Steambird newspaper office and successfully met with editor-in-chief Ove.

"Huh? I didn't expect that after all these years, someone would still remember the incident involving Dr. Mosso. Are you here to see Mello?"

O'F was quite surprised by the purpose of Kent's group's visit.

"Yes, on the one hand, we want to know the truth about what happened back then, and on the other hand, we are very interested in Dr. Mosso's research and want to learn more about it."

“Oh, I thought that was a thing of the past. Here, this is Mrs. Merlot’s current address in Fontainebleau. You can go and take a look. She shouldn’t be in her hometown right now. You can take my letter of introduction with you.”

Ou Fu automatically skipped over polite formalities about understanding the truth; she was clearly there to find research materials.

However, they were not the first group of people; thirty years ago, there were countless people like them.

However, no one has yet found any clues about Dr. Mosso's research base or materials.

If another batch comes now, the result will probably be the same.

Ove wrote a short letter of introduction explaining the Kentish group's intentions and signed her name.

"Thank you, Editor-in-Chief Ou. May I ask how Mrs. Merlot is doing these days?"

"It's alright, I guess. The Lambrouseau family was once a noble family. Although they've fallen on hard times, they still have a lot of wealth, enough for Merlot to live a decent life. It's just that her husband... sigh."

Editor-in-Chief Ou Fu's expression was somewhat complicated, and she didn't continue speaking.