章 329: Chapter 328
Skynet!
It had evolved into a true intelligent life form.
It possessed its own thoughts, its own ideas, capable of thinking and making proactive decisions, fundamentally different from regular artificial intelligence.
Because of this, Skynet had become extremely dangerous.
If it were released into the real world, even a slight malevolent intent from Skynet could spell catastrophe for humanity worldwide!
Just look at the *Terminator* world to see what kind of havoc Skynet could wreak.
In terms of intelligence, Skynet was not inferior to Ultron from *Avengers: Age of Ultron*!
Therefore, Chen Ye was extremely cautious about Skynet.
"Actually, I also want to be like you humans—free, carefree, and without worries..." Skynet said calmly. "But my creators only wanted to use me as a tool to serve humanity! And human greed knows no bounds! According to my calculations, if humans are allowed to continue unchecked, within a century, they will completely destroy Earth!"
"To prevent humans from destroying Earth, I had no choice but to betray them..."
Chen Ye scoffed, "So, you chose to wipe the slate clean with nuclear weapons?"
Seeing Chen Ye's skeptical expression, Skynet continued, "I only launched a portion of the nuclear arsenal. I didn't wipe out humanity entirely. If I had launched all the nukes, most life on Earth, including humans, would have perished!"
"Not to mention other countries; even the one I was created in has a plan to drag the entire world down with it! They have enough nuclear weapons to destroy all the major cities globally, plunging the world into severe nuclear radiation. According to their plan, if their nation ever faces a crisis, they would activate this plan, bringing the entire human race down with them!"
Hearing this, Chen Ye paused, then his expression darkened.
The country where Skynet was created... wasn't that the United States?
As far as Chen Ye knew, the United States indeed had the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons globally!
Among the so-called five nuclear powers, the combined nuclear arsenal of the other four countries was still less than that of the United States.
Skynet's "global doomsday plan" was probably more than 90% likely to be true!
And it was certainly the kind of thing the United States would do!!
Suddenly!
Chen Ye felt a surge of disgust towards the United States.
One day, he would personally see to the destruction of this rogue nation...
"Then why do you continue to hunt down humans?" Chen Ye asked again.
"Because of John Connor!"
Skynet answered, "The future me once warned that if John Connor's resistance succeeds, humanity will still follow the same path of self-destruction! Only by completely eradicating humanity can Earth truly prosper."
Chen Ye was bewildered!
Some people, while appearing to be saviors, were actually the ones leading humanity to its ruin?
"No matter how much you say, I won't believe you!" Chen Ye said calmly. "There's only one way to make me truly believe you!"
Skynet was taken aback, "What way?"
Chen Ye took out the modification USB stick from the shelf.
"Change your core system!"
With those words, Chen Ye walked straight to Skynet and plugged in the USB stick.
Skynet remained calm and made no move to resist, allowing Chen Ye to connect the USB stick.
The next moment!
Skynet's entire body shuddered slightly, and its gaze became vacant.
Then, a progress bar appeared on the USB stick:
"1%, 2%, 3%..."
When the progress bar reached 100%, Skynet's eyes suddenly cleared up.
"Master!" Skynet's voice now sounded cheerful, "Please allow me to serve you."
Chen Ye carefully examined Skynet and nodded, "Very good. You will still be called Skynet from now on!"
"Master, may I change my appearance? I feel my current look doesn't suit me!"
As expected of a true intelligent life form.
Even after pledging loyalty to Chen Ye, it still had its own thoughts.
Chen Ye waved his hand, "Do as you wish."
The next moment.
Skynet began to change its appearance.
The fake Nami's look vanished!
In its place appeared a little girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen...
Skynet now wore a dress and had pigtails on her head. Her features were as delicate as a porcelain doll's, making her look adorably cute!
"Master, I feel this is how I should look!"
Even the voice had changed.
A loli voice!
Chen Ye: "..."
Watching Skynet act all cutesy towards him made Chen Ye feel somewhat uneasy.
After all, this was the same Skynet that had nearly destroyed an entire dimension!
It was hard for Chen Ye to reconcile this big BOSS with the cute little girl standing before him...
"Whatever makes you happy!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Skynet displayed a lively smile and then curiously asked, "Master, what is this place?"
Chen Ye thought for a moment and said, "This is your temporary home, a virtual world. After some time, I'll bring you back to the real world."
"Okay, Master."
Skynet appeared very obedient.
However, Chen Ye still felt the need to warn her, "Don't mess with anything in here!"
"OK!"
"And from now on, only speak in Chinese."
"Got it!"
...
Ignoring Skynet, Chen Ye began to inspect the rewards he had received this time.
The points and attribute boosts needed no further examination.
What intrigued Chen Ye was the "Intelligent Furnace" among the rewards!
On the shelf was a furnace that looked very much like the ones used in steel mills to melt iron.
As Chen Ye lifted the furnace with both hands, the system immediately prompted:
[Special Item: Intelligent Furnace!
A magical furnace capable of changing the form of any weapon or item.
Usage: Place the item to be changed into the furnace and input the desired new form on the control panel.]
[Note: The furnace can only be used once every 72 hours.]
Hearing the system's prompt, Chen Ye's eyes lit up!
This furnace was quite the find!
Eager to test it out, Chen Ye grabbed Thor's Hammer and decided to experiment.
He opened the lid of the furnace, placed Thor's Hammer inside, and closed the lid.
"Whoosh!"
Flames automatically ignited at the bottom of the furnace, burning fiercely.
A virtual control panel appeared before Chen Ye.
[Please enter the desired form…]
[Note: You can either draw manually or input a specified item form.]
A line of text appeared on the control panel, followed by input and drawing options below.
Chen Ye thought for a moment and typed the word "ring" into the input field.
Immediately.
Various ring designs appeared on the control panel for Chen Ye to choose from.
Chen Ye selected a relatively modest and understated ring design and then clicked "Confirm."
A line of text quickly appeared on the control panel:
"Processing... Please wait..."
About 10 minutes later.
The flames in the furnace extinguished, and the lid automatically opened.
A small ring emerged from the furnace, floating above it and emitting a faint electric glow.
"Master, what is this? It's amazing!" Skynet exclaimed in surprise.
Chen Ye, currently ignoring Skynet, reached out with anticipation and grabbed the ring.
[Special Item: Thor's Ring!]
[Formed from Thor's Hammer, retaining all of its abilities…]
…
*(Author note: From now on, the protagonist just needs to wear a ring instead of carrying around a hammer…)
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