The group of three left the Royal Research Academy. Mister Shao still couldn't digest the news. He looked at Louis in disbelief, "When did you find out?"
Although he didn't say it clearly, Louis could tell that he was referring to Shao Ze'an's spiritual power. Louis answered honestly, "When I sent him back to the main star."
Mister Shao: "...." So you knew from the beginning?!
"Why didn't he tell us?"
Mister Shao's tone carried some hurt. Louis explained it in a low voice, of course, this explanation was also something he came to realise today, "Because the rebels wouldn't let their puppets have such a high spiritual power. If they found out, they would no longer use him."
Instead, they will directly kill him off.
Although S-grade spiritual powers were rare, it does exist. Perhaps Morris has already figured out a way to control it, but Shao Ze'an's was higher than S which was completely uncontrollable. Why would they want to continue using a puppet they cannot control?
Mister Shao sighed and reluctantly accepted the explanation. Shao Zelin was still standing on the side. He wasn't as easy to fool compared to his father and would think more deeply. For example, at this very moment, he muttered silently to himself: In that case, why would he tell you? If he told you, wouldn't it be discovered by the rebels too? Could it be....
Shao Zelin's gaze became more and more puzzled. Did Xiao An like Louis or not? Could it be that when he said he didn't, it was something the rebels told him to say?
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Damned rebels. He could no longer figure out which of his brother's words was the truth and which was a lie.
...…..
Chi Zhao had no idea Louis had made a trip during the night and the pitiful system who had hidden itself in the depths of Chi Zhao's mind to do some self-cleaning was also too depressed to notice. When Chi Zhao opened his eyes the next day, Louis was still lying down by his side, seemingly asleep.
Chi Zhao watched him in silence for a while and then moved his arm aside and got out of bed.
He entered the bathroom and sat on the toilet and then proceeded to cover his face with both his hands.
He cried remorsefully, "I'm a beast."
Although the system didn't know why the host said this, it agreed.
...…
After a while, Chi Zhao spoke again, "To think I did something like that to Louis yesterday. I actually didn't want to but I don't know what happened. Before I could react, we were already....Hey, what should I do?"
Why does this line sound so familiar…..
"I don't like him. Last night was just an impulse. Louis is a good man. I shouldn't treat him like this."
The system remembered now. This was the classic line white lotuses liked to use. Should it follow up next by playing the classic second lead and cry: 'If you don't love him, don't touch him. Now that you've done it, you should be responsible for him!'??
As soon as it had this idea, the system's internal library messed up.
Too damn ridiculous...…
[Alright, alright. Isn't it just sleeping together spiritually? What's the big deal, big brother? We're all adults here so it's common for guns to be accidentally fired. Besides, don't think of yourself as the perpetrator. Even if it's sleeping spiritually, you were the one who got topped.]
Chi Zhao: "...…."
Chi Zhao's expression was a little strange. He thought the system was still suffering terribly, "You've accepted it?"
The system cursed out a few times inside. Even if it couldn't accept it, it could only accept it. If not, it wouldn't be able to last any longer.
...…
The system didn't answer, and Chi Zhao didn't ask again. He remained sitting on the toilet, his expression erratic and half in daze.
He was recalling how it felt last night.
That feeling last night was great, really great. And for a long time after it ended, Chi Zhao was filled with bliss. That feeling wasn't something spiritual realm connections could give nor was it brought to him by physical stimulation, it was the feeling of Louis when he held him and looked at him with strong, affectionate eyes. As this feeling grew stronger, he couldn't help but want to hug him back and rely on him as much as he wanted.
How strange...
This wasn't a feeling he hadn't experienced. In the last world when he was with Li Yihan, he often had this feeling but after that was filtered by the system, the feeling had faded. If not for last night, Chi Zhao almost forgot what it was like.
However, he and Li Yihan would feel that way together because he liked Li Yihan, loved Li Yihan. They loved each other so even if they spent their days ordinarily, it felt completely the opposite. But he doesn't like Louis so why did he feel this way? Could it be...that he also likes Louis?
[Aha! You have been caught by me. So you really do like Louis! You pig trotter!]
Chi Zhao: "...…."
He had never expected that there would be a day where he would be called a pig trotter by the system.
Chi Zhao thought for a moment, "System, what are the worlds made of?"
The system was stunned for a while. It asked vigilantly: [Why do you ask this?]
"Just suddenly curious. Are these worlds real?"
[Yes, every world is alive and kicking. Smart systems cannot create such a real world. I am a Slag Shou System so here, the gongs slagged by the slag shou are the protagonists while in other systems, they may not necessarily be the protagonists. A world can have many protagonists but each world only has one system and host pair doing their missions so you can rest assured that you won't run into peers.]
The systems original intention was to make Chi Zhao think that this world was very real, just like the world he once lived in, but because it was too anxious, it didn't realise the loopholes in its own words.
Smart systems cannot create such a real world.
Cannot create such a real world....
This sentence wasn't quite right. If the world was real, the system should've said that smart systems cannot create worlds 'like this' and not add an emphasis before the word world: 'Such a real' world. Why would it use the word real to describe a world? When it is used, isn't it typically when something is extremely close to something in reality but still not the same in essence?
For example, a very real painting or a very real story.
Chi Zhao narrowed his eyes. He recalled some of the things the system had said before and its reactions. He could tell that the system was hiding something from him and didn't want to tell him the truth.
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After reaching this conclusion, Chi Zhao was even more surprised. Wow, it really was different with such a developed spiritual power. He was really so much smarter.
.....
This topic will temporarily be skipped over. There was still a lot of time and Chi Zhao was well versed in the principles behind fishing and taking adequate time to reap the results. He will still need to cooperate with the system for at least ten more worlds so he shouldn't take any unnecessary actions for the time being.
Without Chi Zhao's knowledge, Louis brought him to be examined. The director of the Royal Research Academy spent an entire week transforming several medical examination machines into the appearance of game machines and even added several layers of shielding barriers. Although in terms of current technological advancements the device should not have reached the level of being able to detect signal waves from medical examination machines, it was better to be safe.
Louis used the excuse of bringing Chi Zhao out to try the latest gaming experience centre to bring him there. In the venue, there were more than twenty machines, three of which are medical examination machines. He calmly brought Chi Zhao to experience all three of them and casually made up a reason to step away, "I'm going to out say hello to the owner. He is a friend of my fathers. You stay here and play, I'll be back soon."
Chi Zhao was playing a holographic game where he controlled a mecha. Hearing this, he took off his helmet, "Should I go with you?"
Louis's smile remained unchanged, "No need. His temper isn't good and...he's also a little tedious to deal with."
Chi Zhao quickly put his helmet back on, "Go on then. I'll wait here for you."
The director who was watching the surveillance: "...…."
You're the one who's tedious!
This venue was kindly provided by the director. Louis came out and turned down several corridors before reaching the monitoring room. The director's expression wasn't very good, "The situation is more serious than I expected. You can take a look for yourself."
Louis received the smart brain displaying a 3D image. On it were two flashing red lights. Louis enlarged it with a frown and saw that one was in the depths of Chi Zhao's cochlea and the other was on his left upper arm.
There were actually two!
Louis's pupils instantly constricted. He turned and looked at the director. When the director's eyes met with his, he couldn't help but tremble. The director was however someone who has experienced all sorts of things during his life, including the former Emperor's death.
He cleared his throat and said in a relatively low voice, "This will be troublesome. I originally thought that if worse comes to worse, we can take the risk of taking out the device. With Shao Ze'an's spiritual power, it shouldn't be a problem hiding it from the rebels for a while but there are two...if one is moved, the other will definitely detect it. Looks like taking it out surgically is no longer an option."
Louis's grip around the smart brain tightened. Without even having the chance to emit smoke, the poor smart brain was crushed, "What if it is taken out at the same time?"
Louis wasn't a doctor; he didn't know how difficult the operation was. The director shook his head, "Impossible. One is in the head and the other is in the arm. The former is much more difficult than the latter. If you want to take it out at the same time, the time must be accurate to 1/100th of a second. With so many variables during an operation, it cannot be that precise at all. Don't tell me to come up with a surgical machine that can be that precise."
"Why not?"
The director didn't know what to say for a while. After some silence, he said, "Because there are no designs. Didn't I say that the core data was burned by Morris? The core data are those designs. I can draw the shape because I have seen it, but no one knows what the internal structure of that machine is like."
"In other words," Louis said with a sullen face, "there is only one option left."
The director blinked his old eyes and for a moment didn't understand what he meant.
"What do you plan to do?"
Louis threw away the shattered smart brain and turned to leave. His voice travelled back from several metres away and it sounded a little distorted, "Find Morris, kill him and then take the designs."
At the end, Louis paused and stopped at the door. He shook his head slightly and said in a lower volume, "Forget it, taking the designs is too much trouble. Taking the machine may be better."
Director: "..."
Too violent!
But he likes it. After taking the machine and completing the surgery, can he gift him that useless machine?