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Chapter 567: Chapter 564: "Go die!

Clair Treya pushed Su Ming’an’s wheelchair into the elevator.

The green lights at the corners lit up, and the elevator made a piercing sound as it began to descend.

Su Ming’an realized that this place wasn’t just an underground laboratory— it was a considerably sized underground city.

As the elevator descended, he sat in his wheelchair, looking through the transparent floor-to-ceiling glass at the vast, different world outside.

The area above the underground city had no sun or stars, only a closed "sky" resembling dark clouds. Flying vehicles, gleaming silver like cold crows, swept across, leaving long silvery trails like falling meteors.

High-saturation billboards, colorful neon lights, gray walls covered in multicolored graffiti... it was as if the entire underground city had been dragged into a resplendent, dreamlike state.

Many humans wearing various augmented items strode across the streets and corridor bridges.

A young man wearing a mechanical hand, a lady with a four-story hat, an elderly person moving forward on a mechanical disc... Their particularly tactile skin gleamed under the lights with a lustrous shine.

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Through the glass, Su Ming’an heard these sounds, the underground city was exceptionally lively, the noise making the elevator tremble slightly.

The place he was in was the core area of the underground city, like a towering skyscraper, his original room was at the very top, the closest to the surface.

The further down they went, the closer they got to this city.

The barrage was excited by this sight:

[Wow, is this bona fide cyberpunk?]

[The Second World’s Daylight Floating City phase was too short, didn’t get much of a feel, this scale of sci-fi world I’m seeing for the first time.]

[Somewhat regret not getting involved... The quality here seems better than Pulaya. I really want to take a trip to an Otherworld.]

[All of this is excellent artistic material, human aesthetics and art tastes, after the game ends, will definitely see a considerable improvement...]

"... Doctor, are you alright?"

As Su Ming’an was astonished by this subterranean city, he heard Treya’s voice beside him.

In the green light of the elevator, he saw her clearly. Her face was beautiful, with attractive phoenix eyes and wheat-colored hair curled at the ends like wool, hanging beside her ears, currently the most popular hairstyle in the Ruined World.

Her eyelashes were curled, her lips bright red, and this slightly made-up cheek seemed out of place with her plain white lab coat, making her look less like a focused researcher and more like a city beauty wrapped in a lab coat.

The reason Treya was so worried about him was that he had coughed up blood again.

He raised his hand, his white handkerchief full of bright red. With each cough producing a large amount of blood, he doubted whether this body could survive from blood loss.

"I... I’m alright," he said.

"Squeak—"

A sound akin to a car honk rang out.

As the elevator reached the lowest level, plunging into the underground city’s ground, the glass door opened.

In front of him was an extremely simple, unadorned corridor. He gripped the railing tightly, with Treya pushing him from behind, straight to a door.

[Dawn System Access—Outsider Identity Confirmation in progress.]

[Identity Confirmation: Dr. Yasa Acto (Highest Authority), Clair Treya (A-level Authority)]

[Visiting Permission: Hello, Dr. Acto. Do you authorize Treya’s entry?]

...

Su Ming’an glanced at Clair Treya, who had taken three steps back on her own, and said, "Do not authorize."

It seemed that Treya usually wouldn’t voluntarily enter the operational space of the Dawn System. Acto was the modifier and owner of the Dawn System; this permission was too important, so even Treya wouldn’t be granted it.

As a red laser scanned over him, he felt something targeting him, which seemed to be a camera.

[Welcome to the Dawn System coordination space, Dr. Acto]

A voice resembling a mechanical simulation of a female voice sounded, and the wheelchair beneath him started moving on its own, driving into the room.

...So this thing can move on its own, huh.

Su Ming’an’s hand groped under the armrest for a moment and found a button. He saw panels for [Autopilot], [Defensive Mode], [Full Assault], and [Escape Mode].

In such a technologically advanced world, a wheelchair, of course, wouldn’t be so simple.

He could already imagine a scene where a group of players came to provoke him, only to be repelled by a wheelchair that seemed possessed by demons.

He was pushed inside by the wheelchair and did not see the so-called "Dawn" intelligence brain; he had thought it would be something like a glowing orb.

But at that moment, all he saw were rows of bookshelves and a wall covered with screens displaying untranslated foreign texts.

"Ding Dong!"

When he approached the giant screen, the system alert sounded.

[Contact with "Dawn" intelligence brain, character identity (Yasa Acto) skill tree unlocked.]

[Players can activate the skill tree by touching related knowledge.]

[Please select the first skill direction to learn? (Skills can be transformed and carried into the Main God World)]

[Mechanics/Biochemistry/Artificial Intelligence]

...

Su Ming’an’s eyes lit up.

...Here it comes, the benefits brought by the character identity.

In this world, he could enhance related skills by touching various knowledge, which was essentially an authorization.

He had heard early on that players had obtained occupations like "Mechanic" and "Biological Cultivation Specialist," who could independently create items outside of the system equipment. Like his mechanical explosives.

After considering for a moment, he chose to learn mechanics first.

The reason he didn’t choose biochemistry was that this was knowledge already possessed by Acto, and even Acto himself hadn’t managed to repair his symptoms of coughing blood and disability; therefore, studying it was unlikely to be helpful.

Mechanics could enhance his combat power, otherwise, he wouldn’t even be able to control the wheelchair, which was also a mechanical product.

[You have chosen to learn "Mechanics."]

[You can enhance the level of Mechanics by touching mechanical blueprints or observing high-end mechanical products, with a maximum level of ten.]

[By touching (Treya Mechanical Wheelchair), "Mechanics" level raised to second level.]

[Skill tree unlocked.]

[You have unlocked control over (Treya Mechanical Wheelchair).]

...

Su Ming’an browsed through the skill tree.

He noticed that, after upgrading "Mechanics" to forth level, he could make bullets on his own.

This was good news for him; his ammunition reserve had always been an issue, costing 50 Points to replenish each time. If he could use the materials here to make his own, it would be effectively without cost.

If his mechanics were upgraded to the eighth level, he could even modify his own firearms. The Wandering Night Walk had a magazine capacity of only five rounds, requiring a reload after every five shots. If he could increase the magazine capacity, it would be a significant boost for long-range kills.

He had no shortage of close-combat techniques, and he could attack at medium-close range using spatial vibrations. However, his long-range attack capability was relatively weak, and enhancing the sniper rifle would help close that gap.

He closed the panel and heard the voice of the Dawn System.

"Welcome back, Dr. Acto."

The Dawn System had gone into hibernation a few months ago and had not restarted yet; this was just a subsystem of the Dawn System, capable of handling only lower-level permissions.

With a flash of blue light, AI Xike detached from his right wrist and transformed into a woman dressed in blue, with blond hair and blue eyes.

"Dawn System, it looks like the update is almost complete," Xike glanced at the foreign letters. "Every time it hibernates, the Dawn System updates its database once again, reassessing the personas of everyone in the City of Measurement."

Su Ming’an looked with some surprise at the beautiful Xike, then at Ado on his left wrist.

...Why can she transform into a human form, and Ado doesn’t even have the IQ to speak?

Ado realized it was being mocked and chose not to speak.

"You just said everyone wanted me dead?" Su Ming’an looked at Xike.

"Lv Shu..." Xike closed her eyes. "No, I’d better call you Doctor, Doctor."

She seemed resistant to using any title other than "Doctor," and Su Ming’an let her be.

"Everyone wants you dead... but not now, at least, not at this moment in time," Xike said. "As for why... you will witness it yourself, in these twenty days."

Su Ming’an furrowed his brows.

He realized that Xike’s earlier statement about "everyone wishing you dead" was directed at the original Dr. Acto. Upon realizing he wasn’t the original doctor, she refused to speak of it again.

And she was just an AI... he tried it, but the fully maxed Ruler’s Skill, which typically affected others, couldn’t be used on her. AIs don’t have human emotions; it’s merely an imitation.

After reviewing the not-so-useful Dawn System, Su Ming’an returned to the laboratory. During this period, he mentioned wanting to explore around, and Treya left.

He tried driving the wheelchair and succeeded; because his [Mechanics] had reached the second level, he unlocked control over the wheelchair.

[Treya Mechanical Wheelchair (Red Level)

Type: Multifunctional Prop

Function: [Autopilot]: Controlled by AI for automatic driving, featuring a flight function (Current operator: Xike)

[Defensive Mode]: Puts up a defense shield that can withstand 10 times the current mana points. (Current cooldown: 60 seconds)

[Full Assault]: Launches a comprehensive attack based on the implanted weapons (Current operator: Xike)

[Escape Mode]: Activates the jet system for acceleration.]

...

[In the Ninth World, players can choose two mechanical items to take back to the Main God World. Please choose carefully.]

...

Su Ming’an had no plans to take the wheelchair back with him. Although it seemed functional, there was no need to sit in a wheelchair always.

He toured the laboratory, getting to know a group of people from the lab.

There was Cheng, who had been Dr. Aceto’s proudest student, a man nearing forty with a gentlemanly demeanor.

The twin researchers—Dong Xu, who was composed, and Xu Dong, who was more lively. Their names were the reverse of each other, making them easy to mix up.

Among them were the highly respected biochemistry Dr. Mela and a group of talented young people who had just been accepted into the lab, including Gene, Sara, Philo, and Shuangshuang.

In addition to these, there was Fayse, a domestic bionic cleaning the hallway, and Cheng Luohe standing at the door as a high combat power guardian clad in mechanical gear.

Seeing Cheng Luohe, Su Ming’an felt a sense of familiarity. Cheng Luohe resembled a neighbor from his childhood, giving him a feeling of encountering an old acquaintance in a foreign land.

These individuals were generally recognized by the Dawn System as possessing high-level personalities, exhibiting good moral standards, low risk of committing crimes, and stable emotions. They also possessed considerable wisdom, which qualified them to be admitted into this most core area.

The Dawn System and Eighth Level Personality divided the world into multiple groups, rejecting high-risk individuals and accepting eligible ones. In this most central area, he would not encounter anyone with malicious intent; potential criminals were preemptively incarcerated.

Here, everyone’s hearts were directed towards pure goodness.

After checking the more crowded areas, Su Ming’an moved towards a more secluded part, where there were fewer and fewer people. His access granted him the ability to ram through, able to open any door he faced.

After he opened an especially thick mechanical door, his wheelchair stopped.

"Squeak——"

A sound of opening followed, and a multitude of cold stares suddenly fixed on him.

They were a group of people imprisoned in a glass room.

Cowering in the corners like monkeys at a zoo, they wore neck rings that emitted a ticking sound.

——These were prisoners.

But they had actually not committed any crimes.

It was just that the "Dawn" system had judged them as personas "likely to commit crimes," so they were preemptively imprisoned to prevent future disasters.

If they ever showed tendencies for violence, the "Dawn" system would trigger the explosion of the iron rings on their necks, eliminating these "criminals."

Su Ming’an’s wheelchair stopped at the entrance.

He silently met the gaze of these people who were full of hatred in their eyes.

Finally—a little girl, looking innocent and harmless, unable even to lift a weapon, seemingly incapable of committing any crime, tore off her hair ribbon and threw it at him like a stone.

"Bang!"

The hair ribbon hit the glass, melted by the rays, and did not reach Su Ming’an outside.

——"Why don’t you just die!!"

The gaunt little girl screamed, her face filled with intense hatred, as if she wished to tear him to pieces where he sat in his wheelchair.

——"Die! Just die!!!" she roared loudly, her face exhibiting a beast-like emotion that did not match her age:

——"I never thought of committing a crime! I’m not a bad person, why should I be imprisoned here for life!"

"You should be ashamed to come look at us! You die! Just die!!"

The next moment, the "Dawn" system sensed her violent emotion and did not hesitate to initiate the destruction program.

A red light flashed on the iron ring around the girl’s neck, accompanied by a rip-like sound "tear," her eyes full of raging hatred gradually turned into nothingness.

Her body fell to the ground, her scattered black hair spreading out like a spider web.

The gazes of the others were indifferent; they had grown accustomed to days like this.

"..."

Su Ming’an sat quietly at the door, motionless.

He looked at the little girl whose eyes were still open.

In the depths of her eyes, the tears were forever frozen.