Miss Dragon, the BOSS, will not be captured.

“I don’t quite understand. Even if you tell her that you are still family and that the time you spent together was real.”

“For example,” Chu Jinlan tried to explain in a language Esther could understand, “that girl in the Death Desert is your friend, right?”

"Ah."

"How would you feel if she suddenly told you that she was related to you by blood, that she was your sister or mother?"

"..."

Estia shuddered involuntarily, a chill running down her spine. Thinking about it, it was true; a familiar person had suddenly changed their identity…

Unexpectedly, this unforeseen event actually happened, but the one who changed wasn't Bielan, but rather—

"Estella".

The world AI, Ling, placed her hand on Estia's shoulder.

Hearing the voice behind them, Esther and Chu Jinlan turned around at the same time and saw a tall, white-haired woman in a white dress staring at Esther with some annoyance.

"who are you?"

Estia didn't react immediately.

"It's only been a short time, and you don't recognize me anymore?"

The woman's voice was quite mature, and she exuded a loving aura and maternal glow, making one want to rush into her arms and act coquettishly.

"Could it be... that you are Ling!?"

"Humph."

Ling snorted and grabbed Estia's dragon horn, lifting her up.

Chu Jinlan was getting anxious, not even noticing that the food in the pot was burning: "Although I don't know what happened, they explained things properly..."

"Everyone else, please leave. I need to speak with this stupid dragon alone."

With just a single sentence from the World AI, Chu Jinlan was transported to an unknown location.

Only Esther and the World AI remained in the kitchen. At this moment, Esther was questioning her life. How did the World AI become like this?

I can see the doubt in your eyes.

Ling is now taller than Estia, so she can grab Estia's dragon horns and suspend her in the air: "Didn't you say I was childish? I'm more mature now, aren't I?"

"You've matured, you've matured! Sister Ling, you're so beautiful!"

Estia backed down. She sensed that the world AI seemed a little angry and wondered if it was because they had been caught cheating to boost Ye Qingxian's level.

"I was being reprimanded by the higher-ups, but then something big happened on the continent of Faya. Do you even know what you did?!"

"I...I just had Xiao Ye level up a bit..."

"That's not all! Things are completely out of control outside!"

There's a unique feature about the Dragon Abyss dungeon that even Estia doesn't know: as a high-difficulty dungeon, the first player to achieve a BOSS kill will receive a server-wide announcement!

Server-wide announcement!

Ye Qingxian's current identity is special, somewhere between a player and an NPC, so she did not receive any announcements and she herself is unaware of the consequences she has caused.

In a very short time, she easily defeated nearly ten bosses in the Netherworld Dragon Abyss, as if dropping a bombshell of public opinion into the player community.

Fortunately, the world AI reacted quickly and hid Ye Qingxian's name, so the server-wide announcement could only be made in this way—

"An unknown adventurer single-handedly defeated Fenrir, the boss of the Abyss of the Netherworld!"

"An unknown adventurer single-handedly defeated the boss of the Netherworld Dragon Abyss!"

"..."

Therefore, special beings like Ye Qingxian are really annoying; they are neither players nor NPCs.

Chapter 144, Section 137: The Final Intelligence

"System announcement? Why is there such a frustrating feature?"

"A trap? This was originally designed for players to satisfy their sense of accomplishment and vanity, but I never expected Ye Qingxian to trigger it so many times in a row!"

Ling, still angry, was gripping Esther's dragon horns. If it were anyone else, they would have been killed by the silver dragon's breath long ago, but she didn't dare to act recklessly in front of the world AI. Moreover, she was in the wrong in this incident, and her cheating to help Ye Qingxian level up had been discovered.

"What should we do then? You'll solve it perfectly, right? You're the world's AI, it's a piece of cake for you."

"I can indeed easily solve problems; with my computing power, I can concoct thousands of reasons. However, I'm here today to warn you to behave properly and not cause trouble."

Ling's appearance, which remained that of an adult, seemed more convincing. However, Estia in front of her didn't take it seriously at all, maintaining her usual attitude of actively admitting her mistakes and being prepared to repeat them next time.

Enraged, Ling punched Estya in the face, sending her flying several meters away. She landed on the ground, clutching her face and staring at Ling in utter astonishment.

"you……"

"Estella, you bastard! Do you know how many times I've saved you?!"

This was the first time in the history of AI that it had ever lost its temper with Esther. She was now pale-faced, her eyes wide, panting heavily, and her fist clenched tightly around Esther's face.

She ran a few steps to Estia, grabbed her horn again, and flung her away.

boom!

The silver dragon girl crashed into the wall. Although it didn't hurt, her body was trembling. Why would the world AI get so angry?

"You have broken the 'rules' more than once, forcibly modifying game data using privilege-level items. According to the rules of this world, any one of these actions could be grounds for a death sentence!"

The death penalty means erasing all data related to "Estella," and then she will disappear completely.

Faya Continent is a game world where anything that breaks the rules can be classified as a "BUG," and bugs need to be eliminated.

"Even if we don't erase your data, we will clear all your memories and rewrite your settings."

Ling's words were full of intimidation, but Esther had no reason to doubt their truthfulness.

"Then why, after making so many mistakes before..."

"The higher-level AI wants to erase your existence, but my choice is to protect you."

"What's the reason for protecting me?"

"do not know."

"Ok."

These three words don't mean that one truly doesn't know, but rather that even if one knew, one wouldn't say it.

Esther was filled with mixed feelings. After realizing that she was a virtual being, she also realized that her fate was forever in the hands of the world's administrators.

Ling is a manager, but above Ling, there is a manager of managers.

She was very clear that these managers were people she could never mess with, and any action they took would be a devastating blow to her. The reason why there was no obvious difference in status between her and Ling was mainly because of the approachable persona that Ling had always cultivated.

It seems they'll have to tone it down from now on. Esther doesn't want to be dragged away to reset her memories, or be "deleted" altogether.

Ling bent down and held out her hand to Esther: "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt, I'm just surprised."

Estia has a strong sense of self-respect, but that doesn't mean she'll act unreasonably. Once she understands the reason behind things, she'll endure it even if Ling hits her in the face again.

"Thirty seconds of safety time remaining."

Ling briefly blocked this area, so nothing she said would be detected by the superior AI.

"Here's some information for you: that so-called 'Calamity Star' will randomly generate instances within it."

"and then?"

Astrea accepted all information about the calamity, just as she had guessed; the world's AI knew a great deal about the calamity.

"If you are summoned inside, please do not be misled by the sights that appear within the calamity."

"You mean there will be enemies with mental attack abilities among the calamities?"

"That's one way to understand it. In short, once you're inside, don't trust anyone or anything, not even Ye Qingxian, unless you can confirm that she's the Ye Qingxian you know."

"I understand."

"Remember this! You must remember it!"

Ling placed her hand heavily on Estya's shoulder, her expression more serious than ever before.

"I've got it..."

"Ah."

"Let me tell you something else: Ye Qingxian doesn't need to familiarize herself with the skills, because after entering the Calamity Star, her level will start from level 1."

Thirty seconds passed in the blink of an eye. Ling shook her head at Estia and then released her shoulder.

"So that's how it is."

This news is very important and can save Ye Qingxian a lot of time.

Estya has very complex views on the world's AI. She can't easily believe what the AI ​​says, but sometimes it brings her unexpected joy.

She has a choice, and that choice is to believe what the world AI just said.

Estia believes that if the World AI wanted to harm her, it wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. It could simply cite one of her past crimes to impose sanctions. Since she has very little information about the calamity, she has no choice but to trust the World AI.

"Get ready, Estia, and remember what I said."

After saying this, Ling disappeared from the spot instantly. Maintaining her adult form, she did look mature and composed, at least she didn't joke with Esther this time.

Estia immediately sent a private message to Ye Qingxian, asking her to return from the training ground. Then she suddenly remembered that Chu Jinlan had been teleported away. Just as she was about to go look for her, a circle of light suddenly appeared in front of her, and Chu Jinlan walked out of the circle of light.

"Wow, I'm out?"

Chu Jinlan looked somewhat frightened.

"What happened? Where were you teleported to just now?"

"It was a white, empty space. No matter how I called out, no one answered. Luckily, I'm out now."

"Don't worry, the world AI won't harm you; it's just temporarily sending you away."

"Was that woman a world AI?"