Reborn as a beautiful girl, I want to be the best in the world

Soft female voices sounded from both sides, and countless robotic arms and cables began to repair Kellyan's body.

"The subject has been detected to have suffered a first-level injury, and the top-level diagnostic protocol is being activated..."

"Circulatory system external link has been constructed, nervous system reconstruction has begun..."

"Core missing, activate external core energy..."

After a series of automated diagnostic processes, Kellyan, who was completely immersed in the light blue liquid, finally began to repair herself. She even put on an oxygen mask and slowly closed her eyes.

And on the screen opposite Ye Qing, Kellyan's figure appeared.

"Hello, Adventurer Zero, I hope that my communication with you in this way does not scare you."

Kellyan on the screen looked more natural, at least compared to her face which hardly changed during the previous battle, the one on the screen was no different from a normal person.

Ye Qing simply pulled the chair next to him and sat in front of the screen.

"Mechanical creatures can be exactly like humans, how surprised can I be?"

Ye Qing's instinct told her that she might be able to get a lot of relevant information from Kellyan.

Ye Qing has always been unclear about why Atalanta became the queen of Arcadia.

Just because she is a royal family from the last civilized era?

Ye Qing is not a fool. It seems that Atalanta before her rebirth suddenly appeared, just like an NPC arranged by a deus ex machina to appear in the plot.

However, after his rebirth, Ye Qing also witnessed what Atalanta was like in the beginning.

A wild girl and a calm leader, Ye Qing didn't believe that there would not be any huge changes between them.

But Fifty-One has not revealed much information. If she hadn't clearly stated that she wanted to attack Kellyan, I'm afraid Fifty-One would not have told her more information.

"For the heirs of the Seven Virtues, you are indeed a little different."

The screen slowly retracted, replaced by a virtual projection.

Without those complicated mechanical structures and the pair of silver-white steel wings, she looked like an ordinary girl sitting right opposite Ye Qing.

"Oh, you are also talking about the seven virtues. What role do the seven virtues play in your civilization that makes such a deep impression on you?"

Ye Qing simply leaned back in his chair and observed Kellyan's changes.

Asking for leave today

I have been working late for two consecutive days. I want to take a day off today.

Chapter 99 From Outer Space

Based on the information Ye Qing had previously analyzed from various sources, it seemed that the Seven Virtues were not as beautiful as their names suggested, and they seemed to be playing some rather dangerous role.

Especially in Wushiyi's mouth, it seemed that he had taken a huge risk to retrieve "hope", one of the seven virtues, for Ye Qing.

“That’s not a difficult question to answer.”

Kellyan's shadow stood up and moved slightly. Although she said so, the expression on her face seemed quite solemn.

At this time, Ye Qing was quite patient and did not rush Kellyan.

"Adventurer, aren't you curious?"

After walking a few steps, Kellyan's shadow flashed and she sat back in front of Ye Qing again.

"What are you curious about?"

“How did mechanical civilization come into being and where did it begin?”

Kellyan looked at Ye Qing very seriously, her eyes seemed to be waiting for Ye Qing's answer.

How could Ye Qing not be curious about the birth of mechanical civilization?

Against the backdrop of a civilization that is mostly magical, a highly developed mechanical civilization actually emerged.

Mechanical angels, androids, and highly developed AI, this is more like the development of the real world in the future than the development of the magical world.

"In fact, the enlightenment of mechanical civilization began with the seven virtues..."

Kellyan sighed deeply. At this moment, she looked like a human being, with complex emotions in her eyes.

The earliest mechanical civilization was just an ordinary human civilization.

There is no such highly developed technology, nor any unimaginable power. It is just like the normal development of human society. At most, there is magic.

All this until something fell from the sky

"Something? You don't mean the seven virtues?"

Ye Qing simply placed the swords on the table and looked at Kellyan with some confusion.

But looking at the swords in front of her, Kellyan just shook her head.

"This is just a replica mixed with some of that stuff. It's not the original Seven Virtues."

Imitation?

Ye Qing remembered very clearly that the fragments of the memory of doomsday were used to forge the Sword of Hope. Could it be that the fragments of the memory of doomsday were used to forge the Sword of Hope?

Thinking of this, Ye Qing was about to speak, but Kellyan nodded as if she could see through her thoughts.

"Yes, just as you thought."

On this continent located overseas, the existing human civilization took out a certain metal from the meteorite that fell from the sky. With the help of that metal, the civilization that was originally in the Middle Ages suddenly ushered in a technological explosion.

From just advanced weapons at the beginning, to puppets made to imitate powerful warriors, and even for the sake of immortality, people finally began to inject that metal into their bodies.

Every attempt means the rapid evolution of civilization.

"So, it was the injection of that metal into the body that caused the destruction of civilization?"

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Qing recalled what Wushiyi had said.

She picked up the sword in her hand, but she couldn't see her own shadow on the sword.

Fifty-one once said that the final madness of the mechanical civilization was the fifty-four experiments conducted on them. If they were arranged in sequence, the fifty-one people in the laboratory plus the three bosses in the dungeon would indeed match the numbers.

"To be precise, it is the reaction caused by the injection."

As an AI, Kellyan seems to like to emphasize accuracy.

The metal obtained from meteorites is not that simple. Although it brings wisdom and strength to human beings, after being directly injected into the body, it will cause a person's temperament to change drastically.

The introverted and shy people became outgoing and graceful, while the socialites became reserved and autistic. More importantly, the kind people turned into extremely evil people.

As if it would amplify people's extreme emotions, the first person to try implanting metal was the leader of the mechanical civilization.

"It was the first being implanted with metal, and the first to undergo the transformation."

"It? Isn't your leader a human?"

Ye Qing was somewhat curious about Kellyan's change of address, but Kellyan just shook her head, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Of course he is a human, but after being injected with that metal, he can no longer be called a human."

I have to say that the AI ​​Kellyan gave Ye Qing a very different feeling.

According to all kinds of movies, TV shows, and literary works I've watched before, shouldn't AI be absolutely loyal to its creator? Or should we say that the creator will always keep something in reserve for such a creation?

This should be reflected in her words and behavior, but it is not the case from her words and actions.

"What do you...think of your creator?"

Thinking of this, Ye Qing couldn't help but ask.

I have to say that Kelly Ann is very smart. She is so smart that she understands the ways of the world. She smiled and didn't seem to take Ye Qing's slightly offensive question to heart.

"Although it is my creator, over such a long period of time, my sisters and I have already developed our own consciousness and will not blindly be loyal to an existence that destroys the entire civilization."

The initial injection sowed the seeds of destruction for the downfall of the entire civilization.

People who desire eternal life are subtly influenced, and these ideas are constantly amplified and catalyzed until they become almost crazy obsessions.

The experiment began. In order to create a truly immortal life form, experiments at the genetic level were finally approved.

"Ah...gene, maybe you don't quite understand the meaning of this word, how to explain it..."

Kellyan was stunned for a moment, and the AI ​​seemed to just realize that it had come up with some "advanced" words, and it stuck out its tongue cutely.

Now Ye Qing could only smile helplessly. She couldn't say that she knew what genes were because she was from the real world, right?

After some explanation, Ye Qing finally understood why so many experiments would lead to the destruction of the entire mechanical civilization.

Indeed, the combination with the metal at the genetic level was finally achieved, but each experiment consumed a large amount of meteorite metal.

A tiny bit of meteorite metal can be used to create a large number of unimaginably efficient tools.

To create a "new human" at the genetic level, the amount of meteorite metal required is unimaginable.

This has shaken the foundation of the entire mechanical civilization and also marked the beginning of civil strife within the mechanical civilization.

War, a war that was enough to destroy the world countless times, finally buried the entire mechanical civilization under the yellow sand.

"It's ridiculous, isn't it? A civilization that was supposed to be highly developed and ended wars has started a war again because of itself."

Kellyan sighed somewhat dejectedly. She didn't know what to do with her own existence.

Chapter 100 The Seven Virtues

This has shaken the foundation of the entire mechanical civilization and also marked the beginning of civil strife within the mechanical civilization.

War, a war that was enough to destroy the world countless times, finally buried the entire mechanical civilization under the yellow sand.

"It's ridiculous, isn't it? A civilization that was supposed to be highly developed and ended wars has started a war again because of itself."

Kellyan sighed somewhat dejectedly. She didn't know what to do with her own existence.

"...Could it be that the Seven Virtues are also made of those metals?"

Ye Qing looked at the pair of swords on the table with some disbelief. She remembered how these things were forged in the World Crucible.

And Fifty-One asked her to mainly collect the fragments of the memory of the end of the world, so as to remove the ores in her body...

Oh, right, ore!

"To be precise, the Seven Virtues were not forged, but were restored by the people at that time based on the text carried in the meteorite."

Kellyan shook her head. It would be easy if the seven virtues were created by human power.

But the problem is not that the seven virtues existed in themselves, but were restored by the people of the mechanical civilization based on some text found in the meteorite.

Kellyan activated the virtual screens surrounding them, and countless data streams were running in front of their eyes. Kellyan closed her eyes and placed her index finger between her eyebrows as if she was in deep thought.

"Data analysis...Level 0 file, no decryption authority...Unfortunately, I don't know any more details."

Kellyan sat down helplessly. She really wanted to continue explaining, but even though she had almost mastered the entire database, she couldn't know more.

The reason was actually insufficient authority.

"Okay, is there anything I can do for you?"

Ye Qing asked very seriously. Kellyan told her so much background story, and she would probably assign corresponding tasks to her next.

Judging from the transaction just now, Kellyann is not a "person" who cannot communicate.

Although nominally the final boss of the Ruins Dungeon, in Ye Qing's opinion, Kellyan is like a special NPC who can communicate with her like Beatrice.

Instead of defeating or even eliminating them here, it is better to gamble on the possibility of the future.

"Ah... Actually, I'm not telling you this information for any reward, but now that you mention it, I do want to ask you to do something for me."

As Kellyan finished her words, the task panel appeared in front of Ye Qing.

Special Assignment: Loyalty or Rebellion

Mission Description: Deliver Kellyan's words to Atalanta and Fifty-One

Mission reward: none

Warning: The player's actions will have an irreversible impact on the plot, please choose carefully

Ye Qing accepted the task without hesitation. Obviously, conveying a message for Kellyan was just a piece of cake, but it might affect the future development of the plot.

No matter how the situation develops, Ye Qing will not be greatly affected on either side.