To be honest, there is no human force that is not worried about whether the truly united intelligent machines, which can always rely on production capacity to gamble on the probability of awakening and infinite population explosion, will one day suddenly start another intelligent machine war.
Establishing large-scale cooperation with the omnics and helping them solve critical problems is something that should have been decided by the Grand Marshal, not a child. While it could be explained as "individual behavior," with the consequences borne by the individual, how could "individual behavior" be so reprehensible when it comes to the balance of the entire universe?
If I had known this would happen, I would have kept him in Luofu and arranged for him to marry the little girl from the Li family. At least the child would be human... Even Jing Yuan couldn't help but feel a hint of regret, just like Yukong. However, when he thought about how this little guy had caused so much trouble in just a short time, the regret instantly disappeared.
This child of destiny should go to a more solid stage. How could Luofu, with its slow pace of life, withstand such a toss?
Fortunately, he won’t stay for more than two days this time.
So Jing Yuan just patiently asked for some details, and then he added his approval of his various actions on this trip, which made Jiang Yan finally put his mind at ease. After respectfully presenting the local specialties of Yalilo No. 6 to Jing Yuan and Yukong, he returned home.
Sure enough, it was not in vain that I hugged this mechanical thigh. At least the danger of being captured and married was gone!
Jiang Yan, feeling elated, was just about to take a good rest to relieve the fatigue of this battle of wits and courage. However, before his head even touched the pillow, Yu Zhao's voice woke him up completely from sleep:
Gui Naifen: "Xiao Jiang, I heard you're back in Luofu? Perfect, let's go together and you can be our guide!"
Jiang Yan: “???”
Gui Naifen: "Don't you know? Little Guizi, I won the championship of the Ether Front Luofu Division! I'll cover all your round-trip food and lodging to Yaliluo No. 6! I'm determined to gain another 200,000 followers in this tournament!"
Oops, I've been entangled by a fool! : Chapter 134: Rules Integration
Jiang Yan couldn't imagine how Luofu, with Taibusi's army of human computers, could have helped a fierce streamer like Xiao Guizi win the regional championship. Could it be that this guy had spent a fortune to bribe the referees, witnesses, organizers, and co-organizers?
It was not until he arrived at the "Xiao Guizi Ether Front Championship Departure Ceremony" on the second floor of "Shang Ziwei" and had fun with his friends whom he hadn't seen for a long time that he realized that he had wronged Gui Naifen.
Luofu's closed environment was unlike any other place. Previously, there were no Ethernet servers, so the only options were online matches, a pure wildcard zone. If it weren't for Gongshu Liang, the second-in-command of the Industrial Manufacturing Company, who specially set up a base station for this event, there wouldn't even be a sub-zone.
On a newly launched server like this, no matter how good your strategy is, it's no match for quickly amassing a full set of Ether Spirits through hard work and trades with friends. And when it comes to this, who can compare to the renowned streamer Gui Naifen? Having transformed herself into a gaming streamer, she quickly gathered several sets of Ether Spirits with the help of her die-hard fans. Then, while many others struggled to gather even four, she repeatedly outplayed the younger players and won the regional division.
Seeing Gui Naifen beaming with pride, intent on going to Yaliluo No. 6 with "friendship first, show second, competition third," clearly ready to be happily sent away, what else could Jiang Yan say? He could only honestly pat his chest and promise that once everyone arrived at Yaliluo No. 6, this local boss would make clear arrangements for everyone's food, drinks, and entertainment.
"Little Jiang Renyi, how about we get your wedding done at the same time so we don't have to leave Luofu again? It's so difficult to apply for an outing!" Su Shang instigated with ill intentions.
No one cared more about Jiang Yan's life than Su Shang. After all, as long as Jiang Yan got married, she would be safe. She wouldn't be afraid of being suddenly dragged back to Yaoqing by her mother by the ears to get married.
"Yes, yes, if you get married, why not send us an invitation? Then we can travel often and enjoy delicacies from various planets, right?" Bai Lu, who was enjoying the long-awaited feeding from Jiang Yan, also joined in the fun.
To be honest, even now, no one understands how Gui Naifen's travel application was approved.
To travel, Xianzhou residents needed to apply to the Land Regulations Office. Unless it was an urgent matter, it was common for approval to take months or even years to arrive, given Xianzhou's efficiency. As for Bai Lu, the Dragon Lord, forget it. Even if he wasn't temporarily relieved of his duty to guard Jianmu, who would be held responsible for any accidents that occurred while the Dragon Lord was away?
But, surprisingly, this application was approved by everyone in the blink of an eye? Could it be that Xiao Guizi is really some genius at writing applications? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense!
Of course, the friends didn't know that in order to send Jiang Yan away as quickly as possible, General Jing Yuan specifically contacted the Division of Earth Observation. But in the face of such a huge surprise, who cares why? Just get excited and it's all over!
However, facing their teasing, Jiang Yan was not afraid at all:
"Su Shang, you should worry about yourself. After this competition, I'm going to the Black Tower Space Station to study academics with the four members of the Genius Club. No one will urge me to get married in the next few years!"
Finally having the chance to show off his new cultural level now that he is sitting at the same table with the Genius Club... well, cultural level, Jiang Yan feels so refreshed.
Unfortunately, his friends did not give him the respect and admiration he wished for:
"Xiao Jiang, are you going to study abroad? Even if you fail to get into Yuque's Bianzhi Academy, there's no need to go to a fake college on another planet! You don't need a diploma, and you don't need to find a job, so why bother?" Su Shang said with concern.
With Qingni, a friend who knew all of Jiang Yan's dark history, his experience in studying mathematics from the beginning to the end was also well known to his friends. After hearing that Jiang Yan was going to other planets for research, Su Shang immediately thought of this matter.
This guy couldn't get into the Penzhi Academy, so he actually wants to apply to an alien academy? That's unnecessary! What's the point of having a diploma when you're about to become a prince? Just ask for a graduation suit from the higher education institution on Yaliluo No. 6, and the principal dares not give it to you?
As an old partner in the martial arts arena, Su Shang couldn't bear to see her little friend go missing for several years just for a shabby diploma that no one in Xianzhou recognized.
The result of flirting with a blind man made Jiang Yan so angry that his liver hurt.
The Black Tower Space Station has been established for eight Amber Ages! Forget about me, a college dropout. Even the Belobergs, who are constantly being bullied by primitive people, have heard of it, okay? Li Dazhentou, you were chosen by them specifically to play me, right?
Well, Jiang Yan quickly gave up this idea. After all, this was Li Dazhentou, and it was impossible for him to have the brains and acting skills.
The people of Xianzhou don't like to contact the outside world. Su Shang, a standard Xianzhou martial artist who only knows "me too", is only concerned about "where? How many to kill?" Even if he has heard of Bianzhi Tianjun and the Genius Club, how can he have a deep understanding of the stories behind them?
Seeing that the situation was about to become extremely awkward, Jiang Yan had no choice but to look to his other friends for help.
Faced with Jiang Yan's depressed expression as if he was unsatisfied, the disloyal friends laughed so hard that they fell over, and then they told Su Shang about the power of the Genius Club and the Black Tower Space Station. With Su Shang's natural performance with her eyes wide open in surprise, Jiang Yan's heart, which had been planned to return home in glory and show off, was finally slightly saved.
Of course, worrying about their friends having a hard time and being afraid that their friends would open the Star Chariot was just a regular part of their daily fun, and the topic soon got to the point: how to help Gui Naifen, a wildcard-level player, perform well in the Ether Front Championship.
While the people of Luofu weren't particularly interested in the Ether Front, they were still quite interested in how a player representing Luofu fared. If "Gui Naifen, the contestant from the Immortal Ship Luofu," were pinned to the ground and repeatedly rubbed against by masters from various planets, then brutally executed in front of the entire universe, let alone gaining followers, she would be hard to forgive if she didn't swim back to Luofu.
But on the other hand, if the fight is good, or even one or two games are won, the face-conscious Luofu people naturally wouldn't mind paying attention to, collecting, and rewarding the dragon, to reward Gui Naifen for his new and exciting work that took him across half the galaxy.
Gui Naifen, who regards traffic as her life, certainly does not want to miss this God-given opportunity. This expedition meeting is to pool ideas and squeeze out some inspiration from her friends so that she can at least land smoothly even if she fails.
However, when Jiang Yan sent the live broadcast replay of the battle at the Black Tower Space Station to the group as "reference material", the departure ceremony instantly became more tragic and majestic, like "the wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold".
Hey, this isn't what we agreed on! Is this the Ether Front Competition or some kind of Artillery Front Competition?
The finals of the sub-regions were held almost simultaneously. Gui Naifen, who had just won the victory, certainly had no time to study the opponents of the championship in advance.
However, after researching it, she just wanted to give up immediately and decided not to go.
Is this the style of the Ether Front out there? I'm fighting these lunatics? Is this true?
Unfortunately, she still had a chance to withdraw from the competition before the regional finals, but now she had already obtained the spot. If she withdrew from the competition and kept the spot, she would be drowned in the spit of the whole Luofu.
But, if I go to fight these crazy people who are throwing floating cannons and using space confinement with sticks and firecrackers, isn't that just asking for trouble?
When Gui Naifen thought about having to eat a dense array of floating cannons in her body just to gain followers, she immediately started to perform facial expressions.
"If it really doesn't work, why don't we apply for a Divine Arm Straight Fiery Crossbow? Once we fire it, it won't lose to an ordinary dense formation no matter how you think about it." Yan Qing scratched his head and made a suggestion.
As a child, he also loved playing games, but he never thought that this game would be so hardcore and only living people were worthy of driving the ethereal spirit.
The Immortal Boat does not have such things as floating cannons. Everyone uses remote-controlled flying swords connected to the spinal nerves, but even Gui Naifen, a barbarian, cannot equip this thing. In this case, Yan Qing thinks it would be better to take out the Immortal Boat's standard weapon against giant beasts - the Fiery Crossbow. With one shot, both the Ether Spirit and the Ether Spirit's master will be burned to ashes, and victory will naturally be within reach.
"Stop it, how could... a few lunatics use large-scale weapons to play a game?" Although she was very tempted by Yan Qing's suggestion, Gui Naifen thought about it and gave up the idea.
If he applied for tactical missile-grade heavy weapons while playing games, he would be arrested by the Yunqi Army as a spy, or be forcibly hospitalized by the Danding Division as if he had a mental illness.
Thinking of this, Gui Naifen couldn't help but feel a little sad.
She was arguably the first person in the entire Xianzhou to encounter Etherfront, often playing online battles through the game cabin even when there were no servers. But when did Etherfront become such a dangerous game? It was truly bizarre.
What lunatic is the one who started using these in a competition?
"Then what should we do? You can't just throw firecrackers when you encounter a floating cannon!" Seeing that her best friend was about to fight to the death, Su Shang became anxious.
"Even if you say so, I don't have any good solution..." Gui Naifen scratched her braids, looking frustrated.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Gui Naifen's portable terminal suddenly rang:
"Little girl, do you remember me?"
"Greetings, Gongshu Dagongzheng."
The person who contacted Gui Naifen was her opponent in the finals, the second-in-command of the Industrial Manufacturing Company, the chief engineer Gong Shuliang. The Luofu sub-district of the Ether Front was established with his support.
"We just met on the field, so what official position do we have? Just call me Master Gongshu. Little girl, I wonder if you've watched the competition in the Black Tower Space Station area?"
Gongshu Liang's words instantly made Gui Naifen's face even darker.
"I've seen it. What do you think, Master Gongshu?"
"I've never known how the true Ether Front works. It's so powerful! It's so powerful! Let's fight again, little girl. You're absolutely no match for me."
"But losing is losing. To prevent you from bringing shame to my reputation and Luo Fu's reputation in the finals, I've specially crafted a few small items for you, considering the intensity of the competition. Come to the workshop and pick them up!"
Gong Shuliang's words instantly cheered up all the friends.
The skilled workers in the Gongzao Division were all tough guys who were good at making gold figurines, not to mention Gongshu Liang, who was considered one of the best in the Gongzao Division.
Thinking of this, everyone immediately paid the bill and left, rushing directly to the Industrial Manufacturing Company.
However, what was placed before Gui Naifen were only a pile of firecrackers and Di Ting.
That's it? Where are your invincible Light Prism Tower and the giant golden man?
Feeling everyone's questioning gazes, Gongshu Liang waved his hand dismissively:
"I know what you want, little ones. The Immortal Boat Alliance wins people over with virtue and values peace. Winning with weapons is not glorious. But my little item is different! Little girl, give it a try!"
The Immortal Boat Alliance, which has been hunting down the people of Fengcao for five thousand years, values peace? Even the pharmacist laughed out loud!
Gui Naifen, who was silently criticizing Gongshu Liang's outrageous behavior, curiously drove these Di Tings, but saw that as soon as these Di Tings received Gui Naifen's order, they automatically split up and attacked together, pounced on the wooden stake in front of Gongshu Liang at a rapid speed, bit the stake hard, and released a huge electric current pulse visible to the naked eye.
Then she tried throwing out another firecracker. After a huge explosion, the surface of another wooden stake was covered with a thick layer of gel. Even though the high temperature of the explosion had not dissipated, the gel did not flow or dissolve at all, as if it would stick to the wooden stake forever.
So powerful?
Looking at the missile-like speed of Di Ting and the huge adhesion of the gel produced by the firecrackers, Gui Naifen and her friends fell into silence.
If this wasn't modified from military equipment, would I eat this Di Ting?
Aside from its cute appearance, how can this be considered a "small object"? What is a "big object"? Is it the red flames ejected by a battleship?
"Hahahaha, winning people over with virtue without hurting lives, how about that, not bad, right!" Gongshu Liang ignored the children's complaints and laughed triumphantly when he saw that all the props he had improvised were effective.
"What if an ordinary person gets electrocuted to death by an electric arc of this level?" Jiang Yan couldn't help but complain.
"Ordinary people? Ordinary people can be dealt with with just a few punches and kicks. How can they be qualified to use my treasure?" Gongshu Liang replied with a glare on his face.
Okay, that's true... But isn't this Ether Front directly summoning its own fists to attack a bit more abstract than launching a floating cannon? Jiang Yan could no longer bear to look directly at the game "Ether Front".
"In that case, thank you Master Gongshu very much. I, Little Guizi, will definitely show off my prowess on your behalf at Yalilo Six!"
"Don't be polite to me! It's just a small favor. Go ahead, little girl! We'll see who wins in the next tournament!"
As Gongshu Liang spoke, he put his hands behind his back and walked away with the steps of a senior master, leaving behind only an extremely childish back.
Since the second-in-command of the Industrial Manufacturing Company had nodded, Gui Naifen certainly wouldn't be polite, and quickly packed the firecrackers and Di Ting into the folding space luggage bag. Together with all the members of "Fox Friends Dragon Friends Fairy Boat People", like children going on a spring outing, they excitedly formed a group and boarded the spacecraft to Yalilo 6.
As expected, he was detained by the Yunqi Army responsible for airport security.
"How dare you! How dare you smuggle arms so brazenly?"
The security personnel were stunned when they found that the other party had put a bunch of strangely shaped electromagnetic bombs and movement-restricting gels in the box.
It's fine if you're smuggling, but can you please respect our intelligence? You just came here with a suitcase?
"No, these are necessary props for us to participate in the Ether Front competition!" Gui Naifen, who had two formation knives held to his neck, hurriedly explained.
"Front line?" Yunqijun, who had never heard of this game, only understood the word "front line".
Without waiting for us to ask, she confessed it herself?
Are these weapons intended to be deployed on a certain front?
Seeing the two Cloud Cavalry soldiers' eyes becoming more and more serious, Gui Naifen quickly explained
"No, it's a game, a projection game!"
Unfortunately, looking at the pile of electromagnetic bombs, the two Cloud Cavalrymen only responded to her with an expression of "please start your performance".
Helplessly, Gui Naifen could only sigh and resigned herself to her fate, taking out her portable terminal.
"Can I ask someone to defend me?"
Oops, I've been entangled by a fool! : Chapter 135: All kinds of twists and turns
"Master Gongshu, help!"
After the poor arms smuggler Gui Naifen contacted Gongshu Liang, his voice for help almost sounded like tears.
The laws of the Immortal Boat, which often imprisoned people for a century or more, were no match for a mere outsider like her. Not to mention a member of the interstellar pirate family with a shady background. If this unprovoked calamity were to be perpetrated, the prison cell would become her permanent home.
"What's wrong, little girl?"
"Master Gongshu, I was about to head to Yaliluo No. 6 with the props you made for me, but we were detained by the Cloud Cavalry at Liuyun Ferry. Come and save me!"
"How ridiculous! Just wait here and I'll come over and teach them a lesson!"
Upon hearing that the item he made to "conquer people with virtue" was mistaken for a weapon, Gongshu Liang immediately ended the communication in anger.
Not long after, Gui Naifen saw Gongshu Liang, accompanied by two Cloud Cavalry soldiers, push open the interrogation room and walk in. He sat down next to her in front of her surprised eyes and said something that made her eyes go dark:
"Well, little girl, I will share your troubles now."
This great engineer, who was devoted to studying worldly affairs, had just arrived and started clamoring for the Yunqi Army to release the prisoners.
To be honest, let alone this ridiculous scale of "arms smuggling", even if it is true, it should be a piece of cake for Gongshu Liang, the deputy of Liuyu, to rescue the people.
Unfortunately, this tech geek was too stubborn. While insisting that "I will never bend the law for personal gain," he insisted on arguing with the warriors of the Cloud Cavalry and Liuyun Ferry about the legality of this "virtue-based" weapon and whether it should be widely distributed to everyone.
How could the Yunqi Army, who were in charge of the inspection, dare to promise this? They had no choice but to contact the head of the Industrial Manufacturing Department, Si Zhen Zhu Lun.
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