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Chapter 572: Chapter 569: [Goodnight, Doctor.]

[Dawn System Central Chamber]

Before the electronic screen, data flowed like a galaxy.

Panels, structured like neatly organized plots of farmland, orderly displayed the city’s map, population distribution, public resource allocation, audio surveillance from various locations, among other information.

Su Ming’an looked up at the white figure materializing on the screen.

He had made his way to the central chamber where the Dawn System was housed, through a series of steps including an elevator, identity verification, authority checks, and iris recognition.

Before him was a giant electronic screen.

The white figure on the screen, with her milk-white long hair and blurred, gentle features, had a voluptuous figure in a flowing gown, representing the Ruined World’s yearning for an image of "beauty."

She was the symbol of perfection.

Three-dimensional maps, data, and frames of surveillance footage flowed around her; she controlled the data-driven city.

She floated above a galaxy composed of data, like a deity that existed within the networked world.

...No.

She was the "deity."

Created by Aceto himself, she was the deity who bestowed upon everyone the right to live and work.

"Doctor," her voice emanated, warm and as normal as any human voice could be, "welcome home."

Her simulated eyes were ice blue, swirling with a luster as clear as diamonds.

Su Ming’an realized that the moment he stepped into the room, he was already under her scrutinizing surveillance.

Even though he was her modifier—if she detected any intention of his to shut her down, she would undoubtedly exhaust all means to eradicate him.

"Doctor, regarding the new judgment for the type 8 personas and the new policies for the City of Measurement, the following is the update information—" Dawn said.

A panel appeared before Su Ming’an.

With each system update, the Dawn System would reevaluate all personas based on recent data, constantly refining the measurements to reduce errors, making the "measurement" of the City of Measurement more perfect.

Su Ming’an glanced through the panel, feeling it was similar to a game update that nerfed certain characters version by version, with updates like "MQN’s T-type measurement value adjusted up by 20%," "MAT’s adaptability increased by 10%," "50 high-level personas cut..." and some other adjustments related to entitlements, occupations, defense, and robot armies.

He looked at these figures accurate to five decimal places, initially without much thought.

—But suddenly, something clicked for him, these figures seemed all too familiar.

...Big Data.

The might of the Dawn System lay in the fact that any bias from human governance would be measured and adjusted bit by bit under her impartial, cold eyes, striving towards "the best."

Given enough time, she could erase all errors.

The collection and analysis of these data made Su Ming’an think of Zhai Xing.

Zhai Xing also possessed big data, even basic artificial intelligence.

If Zhai Xing’s development was allowed to continue, would the City of Measurement be one of its eventual outcomes?

After some thought, he closed the panel and said "Understood," intending to leave.

As he was about to turn around, he heard her voice:

"—Wait, Doctor."

She said.

Su Ming’an steadied his breath.

"...Lately, you seem to have undergone some peculiar changes. Has someone told you something?" her voice reached him.

Su Ming’an’s fingers twitched slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

He didn’t have the Dawn Chip, so Dawn couldn’t monitor his heartbeat and blood flow. She could only judge his emotions by his facial expressions, which allowed him some room to maneuver.

He wasn’t a micro-expression researcher nor a psychologist; all he could do was maintain as steady a state as possible under her all-seeing eyes that gazed down upon everything.

A tidal wave of urgency engulfed him.

If she detected something amiss here, his subsequent actions would become very difficult. Dawn would certainly forbid him from leaving, under some noble pretext like "to ensure the Doctor’s safety," effectively putting him under house arrest.

Even if he tried to participate in something like the "Caius Tower selection observation" under that pretense, she might still find a way to stop him.

He wasn’t Dr. Aceto himself; the Doctor might have methods to bypass the Dawn System, to find loopholes, but he did not. Due to a lack of information, he had no idea what actions would trigger Dawn’s alarms.

Suddenly, a pale blue light bathed him, and he felt a burst of warmth.

A graceful figure detached from the screen and attached to him.

Soft white, tactile-free arms gently rested on his wheelchair, seemingly wanting to embrace him.

In less than a millisecond, her voice suddenly came very close to him.

"...Don’t be too tired."

Her body was composed of light, and the warmth was also simulated by the room; it was not something that could truly touch him.

"...Are you tired because you have been obsessively creating some... mechanical items that you wouldn’t normally make?"

She simulated an image, a temperature.

She was trying to embrace him through the screen.

Su Ming’an’s body stiffened slightly.

The third law of AI: they cannot form emotional connections with humans.

...So, Dawn System’s behavior towards him should only be out of respect.

He looked to his right and saw a blurred face, her ice-blue eyes clear and cold. A stream of flowing electricity flickered in her eyes, and after a moment, he saw his own reflection in them, like a gradually calming lake surface.

His purely human, unmechanically textured gray pupils were gazing into her simulated ice-blue eyes.

He stared at her simulated eyes while his mind was occupied with the search for the Dawn code.

...He should not be fooled by appearances.

The Dawn System, invaded by Ta Wei, might do something beyond common sense at any time.

"Dawn, you can look at everything with all your eyes," Su Ming’an said. "Keep to your duty of ’measurement’."

Dawn’s gaze flashed, and she let go of her hand.

Slowly, she retreated back into the giant screen, and the room’s temperature gradually returned to its original state; the warmth was gone.

"I have overstepped my boundaries."

"Goodnight, Doctor," Dawn said.

With a flash of blue light, her beautiful image vanished, and the screen was once again covered with foreign languages and data.

[Goodnight]is an AI’s farewell to its master, synonymous with "goodbye," indicating a temporary cessation of communication and the AI’s full entry into work mode.

Su Ming’an left the place, feeling his heartbeat slowly returning to its normal frequency.

Even in the elevator, he could still feel the pervasive gaze of cameras watching him.

...Peeping Tom.

How was this any different from those sasaeng fans? Being under constant surveillance by the Dawn System... It was like being in prison.

Add to that the crowd in the live stream screaming out things like "AI’s also gifted!", "When will the Dawn System be won over?" and so on.

He really wanted to study the brains of these viewers who lacked a sense of urgency; with his current expertise, he was more than capable of performing cranial examinations to understand them.

...

On the way back, he heard singing.

In a large classroom, the bionic Fayse was teaching the students to sing. In this oppressive, cold laboratory filled with mechanical scents, music was a rare humanistic touch.

"Come, sing with me—"

Fayse was a middle-aged woman with dark golden curls and dressed in a bright red apron, of a gentle nature.

Because of her bionic identity, she was usually not affected by emotional overloads, maintaining a very steady mindset. Many stress-ridden researchers treated her like a mother, calling her "Mother Fayse."

Watching the singing men and women, Su Ming’an recalled the twins’ mention of Tang Tang, who had committed suicide due to Dr. Aceto’s psychological counseling, all just to test the Dawn System.

That Dr. Aceto... really did not seem like a good person. Aceto was too cruel, too cold-hearted. Even if the Dawn System had not been invaded by Ta Wei, the City of Measurement would eventually become a purely mechanical city.

"Mother Fayse, tell us stories about the other cities," someone said.

"Mother Fayse, the cookies you baked last time were delicious. Can you teach us how to make them? We’re really tired of drinking nutrient fluid..."

"Mother Fayse, I...ah."

Someone noticed Su Ming’an outside the window and instantly fell silent.

The classroom was mostly filled with young men and women, who, upon seeing Su Ming’an, reacted as if they had spotted the class monitor watching them intently from outside the window.

Su Ming’an’s pale face, still streaked with traces of blood at the mouth, did indeed resemble a scene from a horror movie when it appeared outside the darkened window.

"Gurgle..." Su Ming’an wheeled himself away, wiping off the blood he had coughed up from his lips.

Behind him, it was only after he had left for quite some time that the boisterous singing started.

"Dear don’t be afraid of the night—"

"Together let us welcome the dawn of rebirth~"

"We have the winds of freedom..."

...

...

Upon returning to the laboratory, Su Ming’an proposed to the AI Xike that he wanted to go out.

The selection for Caius Tower was the day after tomorrow, and during the past three days, he had already familiarized himself with nearly all high-end mechanical gadgets in Central City and needed something new.

Moreover, it was time to get in touch with his teammates. Follower Lv Shu had disappeared without a trace; if he waited any longer, they wouldn’t be able to gather everyone before the selection began.

"Going out, I understand," said Xike. "However, Central City is currently under lockdown, and you can only leave using spatial techniques. I need to prepare... Can we leave Central City in an hour?"

Su Ming’an nodded.

He wheeled himself over to the experiment table and continued making bullets. There was an almost endless supply of materials in Central City; he would make as many as he could. If it weren’t for his concern about his physical strength, every extra second spent here was like picking up a bargain.

After crafting his thirty-sixth bullet and just before departure, Su Ming’an uttered, "Panel."

A pale blue panel materialized before his eyes.

...

[Personal Information]

Real Name: Su Ming’an

Number: BE3030

Level: Fourth Rank Two

Honor: First Player to clear the newbie stage, Number One Player (Coronation Moment), Plum Blossom Twice, Plum Blossom Three Strategies, Second Rank Vanguard, Peak Competitive MVP, Grand Slam, Third Rank Vanguard, Fourth Rank Vanguard, Star of Charm

Occupation: Bai Shen (Hidden)

Status: Ruler

Equipment:

Yellow Rose Chain (Red), Lighthouse Chain (Red); Noah’s Chain (Gold), Dawn’s Fall (Red), Immortal Pendant (Red); Aurora Ring (Purple); Rose Hat (Hidden), High Tower Invitation (Hidden); Heart of the Future (Purple); Luo Yihang’s Skirt (Blue); Water Realm Boots (Red), North Wind Long Boots (Blue).

Weapons: Sword of Yarman (Purple), Blade of Freedom (Purple), Wandering Night Walk (Purple), Glory Hunt (Purple), Amber Knife (Red), Staff of Light (Red).

Special Props: Wang Han’s Human Skin Mask (Red), Qin Wang’s Feather Pen (Red), Heaven’s Contemptible Carving, Otherworldly Notes of the Knight of Light (Red), Mil Kelisi family’s Blood Seal Pocket Watch (Red), Xiber’s Tracking Compass (Red).

...

Skills:

(Purple Grade) Space lv.3 (Spatial Vibration, Teleport, Spatial Comprehension, Lamb Barrier)

(Purple Grade) Portable Weakness Evolution (Clue Insight, Weakness Strike)

(Red Grade) Annihilation

(Blue Grade) Fixed Point Charge, Blood Seal Teleportation

(Passive Skills) Faith (Authority)

(Passive Skills) Missionary Halo

...

Occupation: Bai Shen (Gold Level) lv.32

(Core Skill 1) Bright Night Clone

(Core Skill 2) Judgment lv.2: can add Emotional Infusion/Seed of Curse effects.

(Passive Skill) Restriction Release: Your equipment is not bound by any Four Dimensions attributes.

(Occupation Quest) Path of Truth: Devour other equipment to upgrade your weapons; the sacrificed weapons must not be plundered or gifted.]

...

(Bright)

Health Points: 500+59*30=2270

Mana: 100+20*7 (recovery rate 5/min)

Physical Strength: 64

Strength: 140

Agility: 43

Spirit: 15

[Combat Mastery lv.20]

[Blade Mastery lv.20]

[Swordsmanship Mastery lv.20]

[Strength Suppression max]

...

(Shadow)

Health Points: 300

Mana: 100+20*212=4340 (recovery rate 20/min)

Physical Strength: 35

Strength: 8

Agility: 10

Spirit: 217

Charm: SS

Luck: B

[All Attributes Resistance/Abnormal Resistance lv.1]

Points: 146

Combat Power: 2800 (Bright State), 3000+ (Shadow State)

...

Su Ming’an was still unclear about the power hierarchy in the Ninth World, but by all accounts, his current combat power should be overwhelming wherever he went.

The highest combat power in Pulaya had been only just over 3500, and he had reached the benchmark of over 3000 Combat Power Level.

With the modifications to his Purple Grade dual guns completed and no shortage of bullets, plus a charming black cat, it was hard to imagine how he could lose.

"Everything is arranged, Doctor. We can leave Central City at any time," Xike’s voice announced.

Su Ming’an packed away the bullets on the tabletop.

Fully grown, it was time for him to emerge from seclusion.

...

Yamada Machiichi was dressed in a stunningly bright red dress, looking like a heart-stealingly beautiful young girl.

He clung to the shadows of the earthen wall, watching the outside cautiously.

This was Dumpsite No. 8, located on the outer edges of City of Measurement, inhabited by lower-grade personas, fugitives, filthy dealers, flesh traders.

Discarded metals, trash, mechanical parts... they formed small mountains, with the stench of rot and the pungent smell of machine oil lingering over the area.

Above the dumpsite hovered airships, which would deposit scrap parts every three hours. These scraps were the leeway for players to pick up, some of which could be used to enhance their weapons and equipment.

Suddenly, Yamada Machiichi looked up.

He heard a loud noise, indicating that something new was about to be dropped.

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