Eh? Do you also want to try the iron fist of the humanoid girl?

"I am going to the consulate today to discuss this kidnapping case and the events behind it. After that, the consul will put pressure on the Leipzig authorities to strengthen their protection of the university."

"!"

"Then you will be able to return to your loved ones."

The tone was calm and ordinary. This might be the best news she had ever heard.

Most importantly - "It's safe."

Just these words made Pascal's eyes red. She had no choice but to bury her head in the bread to cover up her loss of composure. Big tears kept falling from the corners of her eyes, and even Pascal was unaware of her tears.

Raphael and Luhui looked at each other. After all, he was just a child.

"By the way, if anyone asks you where you have been during this period, just say you were questioned at the consulate," Raphael added.

"Well, thank you."

……

After a while, Pascal calmed down. Although they didn't talk anymore, Raphael, Luhui and her spent a peaceful breakfast together before returning to their rooms temporarily.

Luhui took Raphael's military cap and asked, "Will it be effective if we ask the consul to put pressure on the authorities?"

"Of course there will be. It's not just the Germans who are active on the university campus. There are also partners sent by the United States, all of whom are highly skilled people."

Raphael understood the current situation in the United States. The destruction of California caused the United States to lose most of its high-end talents. If these people were lost in Leipzig, it would really lead to immeasurable serious consequences.

There is no shortage of visionary politicians in both parties, but when they also step on the brakes, that's when America goes crazy.

Even though the U.S. military is rampaging in Canada and is still drawing personnel from all over the world, there has been no movement of the armored combat brigade stationed in Germany.

This is a kind of deterrence in itself, and it is a military deterrence that can be seen with the naked eye and touched by the naked hand.

Luhui was silent for a while, then she raised her head and looked at Raphael intently.

"Why are you so obsessed with this human girl?"

“I’m concerned about the progress of the research.”

"You can access it normally. There is no need to beat around the bush."

“It’s not about people who are worried about blocked access, it’s about people who are on the same side as us.”

Raphael meant something.

"On the same side?" Luhui's right eye became even redder, and the corner of her mouth curved up: "Can you give a range? It's a bit fuzzy."

"Does this need to be circumscribed?" Raphael asked back.

"Well, that's true. Being on the same side doesn't mean you are allies."

This is a helpless thing. They should have become a force that relies on their background, but some of them are planning to get rid of them. The reason is also very ridiculous. Those crazy people think that they will make a large number of ordinary people unemployed, thus causing social unrest and the collapse of order.

Therefore, Raphael was regarded as the source of trouble.

The easiest way to avoid that step is to eliminate the threat in advance.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Until we get enough parts, anything risky is not worth doing."

"You are the host, you have the final say." Green Hui shrugged and did not comment too much on Raphael's decision.

Under Fei Niao's management, the money has been growing like a snowball.

During this period, Fei Niao traveled around, meeting with the heads or executive managers of various mechanical processing companies, and contacting large mechanical design studios in Germany and France.

She plays the role of a farsighted speculator and a money-spending boy. In the eyes of many people, Asuka is just an unknown upstart who suddenly appears and waves money around to give it away.

"Don't worry, there are times when you need to take risks, and I know when the 'right time' is."

"When is that? Luhui is looking forward to it."

"I don't know, but we should be prepared to face challenges and risks." Raphael said, taking the military cap from Luhui. "Don't just mess with your radio. Remember to contact Fei Niao and Ling Yin regularly, and take care of the safe house."

"clear."

Chapter 87: Not the End, but the Beginning

At noon, the chirping of cicadas outside the window became louder.

When Raphael opened her eyes in bed, it was almost one in the afternoon. The curtains in the room had been drawn open, and the bright afternoon sunlight outside made it difficult for her to open her eyes.

Because she came back too late from the consulate yesterday, and because she was exhausted from endless arguments with others, she slept through the entire morning.

In fact, she had thought about simulating certain human conditions in the closed mind core, so as to avoid mental fatigue caused by overwork.

But turning off these functions unless it is an emergency will make her completely different from ordinary people in her daily work and life.

Raphael found it amazing that the simulation function provided by the Mind Core was so perfect. Therefore, she became curious about the last civilization that created this thing.

However, the civilizations that created such advanced props all disappeared over the long years. How long can the humans who now occupy the earth last?

"..."

After staring at the sunlight outside for a while, Raphael sat up from the bed.

Lu Hui had gotten up early, and the quilt and pillow beside him were neatly folded. On the table next to the bed, there was a packed lunch, which seemed to have been prepared by Lu Hui and brought directly in.

But because she hadn't woken up yet, she just left it on the table temporarily.

"Hmm? Has Pascal been sent back?"

After looking around, Raphael keenly noticed that the noisy girl from the past two days was gone.

It would be better to send the child back earlier. Staying here is not a solution. The child should return to his parents.

Pressing his forehead, Raphael picked up the clothes that Luhui had taken out in advance, and then changed out of his pajamas.

Just as she was changing her clothes, the bedroom door opened and Lu Hui walked in with a thermos. After looking at her, Lu Hui put the thermos on the table.

"Do you have to bother negotiating with the consul? Your lunch is cold."

As Luhui said this, he turned around and picked up the plates on the table.

"I'll heat it up and it'll be ready to eat."

"Oh, ok, thank you."

Raphael nodded in response and quickened her movements. Frankly speaking, she felt a little embarrassed to let Luhui take care of her like this.

"By the way, we're moving the day after tomorrow, right?"

"Well, Suzune and Asuka sent a call back at 12 o'clock. They are expected to return at midnight, not to join us, but to go directly to the new safe house."

"all the best?"

"all the best."

Seeing the crooked opening on Raphael's chest, Luhui seemed to sigh again, stretched out his hand to help Raphael tie it again, and said casually:

"Suzune acted as a backup and chose a covering position; Asuka invaded the Russian camp, which was smooth because the place had been abandoned long ago."

“And it has been abandoned for a long time.”

"It seems so. The photos Fei Niao took are indeed true. Several rooms show no signs of use at all, and a thick layer of dust has accumulated. It has been at least three months."

Luhui patted the hem of Raphael's clothes and slowly straightened out the marks left by the rough force Raphael used when dressing.

"Ah."

“It doesn’t look like the Russians did it.”

"What do you mean?" Raphael raised his eyebrows. "The conclusion is a bit hasty. Where is the evidence?"

“They don’t need to take that risk.”

"I understand."

Green Hui meant that the Russian black glove BEAR had obtained enough information in Frankfurt. When they understood the current joint research direction between the United States and Germany, they could start their own experimental exploration.

They have seen real autonomous bionic humanoids and confirmed that they were used in the battlefield, so the Russians will firmly push forward the research.

Considering that they were already working on developing and designing new general-purpose robots, there was no need to do such a thing.

More importantly, even if they wanted to steal the results, why not wait patiently for the results of scanning and reconstructing the human brain to come out?

It is also important to understand that although supercomputers built on neuron processors have completed the simulation of the human brain and are actually running, it will still take time to move into development in the application field.

"The completion of the scan and reconstruction is just the beginning, and it is far from bearing fruit."

Luhui took a few steps back and looked her up and down. She took out a comb from the drawer, walked behind her and combed her hair, then said:

"Whether it is artificial intelligence or a real living thing, they all have to go through an essential process: training. Of course, people prefer to call it 'learning'."

“It has to blossom and bear fruit.”

“Miniaturization.”

"Whatever the Russians are going to do with AI, they're going to have to at least miniaturize it to the point where it can fit inside a tank. Even if they succeed and train a usable and stable AI, it can only run on a supercomputer."

Raphael thought that the Russians' efforts and development paths in this regard were very obvious, and their general-purpose industrial robots were proof of this.

Their route is completely different from that of the United States. The United States has blueprints and samples, and also obtained finished products.

Now that the outcome is known and the route has been chosen, you can move forward quickly after acquiring the basic information.

In other words, there is no need for Russia to resort to such brutal means to create trouble.

"They are our own people, right?" Green Hui asserted.

Hearing this, Raphael's face froze.

"They are not our own people."

Although she successfully left the Main Frankfurt blockade, she still remembers some of the things that happened there.

"Is such that."

Taking out a rubber band from his pocket and tying a ponytail for Raphael, Luhui nodded in appreciation of his masterpiece.

"By the way, why are you dressed like this?"

Raphael looked at herself in the floor-length mirror expressionlessly. She waved her hands and casually took two steps to the left and right.

"If you run into trouble, it will be very inconvenient to move around."

"Don't worry."

Luhui took out a cross-body bag. From the front, it looked no different from an ordinary shoulder bag, but the other side looked extremely rough.

The Velcro that occupies half of the shoulder bag allows the user to install a pistol magazine pouch, a throwing bag or a rifle magazine storage bag as needed.

"Isn't this more troublesome?"

"Well, so we also have this!" Lu Hui turned around and took out a large shoulder bag, "Throwing objects, spare magazines, spare bullets, and other things can be placed in it."

"Cropped trousers and a shirt are still the best."

Raphael looked rather disgusted.

Chapter 88 Latin America and Africa

In August, on this hot day, the heads of Latin American countries gathered in Buenos Aires to sign the Latin American Community Agreement. The remaining countries in Central America and South America attempted to emulate the European Union to form a powerful community.

When this news was broadcast on TV, the tactical humanoid team that was busy relocating their base was also stunned for a moment.

It is incredible that the Latin cultural circle could sit down and sign a covenant.

Then they thought this was a risk: betting that the United States would be temporarily mired in the US-Canada war and would not have the time and energy to deal with them.

This judgment is both right and wrong.

The United States now needs time to absorb Canada. It does not make sense to just occupy the area. It is not easy to incorporate the population into the system.

But it is certainly wrong to think that the United States will not forget the signatories of the Latin American Community Agreement.

Once this stage of expansion begins, the United States will immediately turn around and move south, conquering cities and territories.

Before Raphael could see what she predicted, news came from Africa.