Chapter 181
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Chapter 181: Kindred Spirits
Ji Yongxing instantly grasped Lin Qingliu’s intention. His eyes deepened, with faint green glimmers swirling within.
He quickly identified the key to disassembling this part without triggering the component. From his toolbox, he retrieved several compensatory components and began to replace them one by one.
Though Lin Qingliu wasn’t well-versed in this area, observing Ji Yongxing’s actions, combined with his enhanced senses and the mental boost from the [Avenue of Knowledge], gave him some insights.
After a period of collaboration, they finally managed to remove the component containing the deadly poison and the Listening Device.
At this point, they regained the ability to communicate verbally, leaving only the final remote control device on the complex ring for further examination.
Lin Qingliu took the Listening Device and carefully stored it in a small bottle.
This wasn’t for sentimental reasons but because…
This (poison) was extremely precious and would be needed later to aid those in need.
“Doctor, do we need to continue disassembling?”
“No, the remaining part still has its uses.”
Lin Qingliu pondered for a moment and asked,
“Why can’t we remove the Vital Signs Detection Component like we did with the Listening Device?”
“The working principles of these two components are different. One periodically sends a signal to ensure the remote control device remains active, while the other is purely a one-time device that, once triggered, will cause the poison to disperse.”
“I have no further questions. Let’s leave it at that. I’ll handle the rest.”
Being able to dismantle the Listening Device while keeping the remaining part functional was precisely what Lin Qingliu desired.
“Thank you very much. Please, state your conditions. Is there anything I can assist you with?”
Ji Yongxing waved his hand and said,
“No need, really. It’s nothing. I just happen to be skilled in this area. We share the same goal, and helping each other is only natural.”
Lin Qingliu nodded, his gaze shifting to the suitcase robot on the windowsill that was recording, and suddenly he had an idea.
His eyes roamed between Ji Yongxing and [Skydome]. The other quickly understood his intent.
“Skydome, stop recording, save the file, and shut down.”
“Okay, master. Goodbye.”
The cameras obediently retracted, and an old-fashioned progress bar appeared on the green pixel screen. Finally, after the saving progress reached its end, the entire screen went “click” and turned off.
“You can speak now; it’s just the two of us here. As for any potential surveillance…”
Ji Yongxing, already aware of Lin Qingliu’s apparent role as an external consultant for the military, instinctively glanced around.
“Since [Skydome] found nothing, we can assume this place is completely secure.”
Lin Qingliu’s mouth twitched; he wanted to inform the other that after deciding to move in, he had swept the entire house and surrounding land with Dimensional Shift.
However, considering their covert identities in such a city, a certain level of caution was essential for ensuring their safety, so Lin Qingliu decided against urging the other to relax.
“While I’m not yet part of the core military layer, as a consultant, I have a basic understanding of some regulations from the three major organizations. I believe [Skydome]’s existence doesn’t seem to comply with certain standards, does it?”
Lin Qingliu asked with a meaningful glance.
Ji Yongxing didn’t conceal anything and nodded in agreement.
“Yes, it started out as an ordinary computer, which I pieced together bit by bit from some discarded parts in the laboratory.
“Later, after I received a blessing, I could see and discover much more in the areas I excel at, allowing me to identify some of my past mistakes in thinking and operation.
“First, I optimized its external structure and underlying logic. Then, I transformed that model, which was quite useless aside from causing anxiety, and created [Skydome].
“At first, due to hardware limitations, its reactions were very slow, almost like a plant.”
Hearing this, Lin Qingliu finally became interested. He was curious as to how Ji Yongxing could create a somewhat intelligent [Skydome] from a pile of junk.
“But now, this thing is clearly much smarter. How did you do it?”
At Lin Qingliu’s question, Ji Yongxing, who had been speaking smoothly and logically, suddenly hesitated.
He cleared his throat twice and shyly glanced at this "messenger" from the secret organization, who displayed remarkable integrity.
“I… I slightly ‘borrowed’ some computational power from the research institute’s mainframe and set up a one-way shielding device, allowing [Skydome] to tap into the research institute when its thinking ability was insufficient, making it hard for them to notice and trace it back.”
Lin Qingliu suddenly understood.
No wonder [Skydome]’s speech and actions were now very close to that of a human, even developing its own personality; the reason was that it used the mainframe from one of the three major organizations for mining!
His gaze toward Ji Yongxing quickly became complicated:
This clever kid, the research institute considers you a future asset, and you treat the research institute like a pig to slaughter?!
But on the other hand, scholarly pursuits shouldn’t be labeled as "theft"; it should be called "borrowing." Reflecting on this, Lin Qingliu regretted using the word "steal" in reference to his previous thoughts about "borrowing electricity" from the research institute.
That was quite inappropriate; how could he have used the word "theft" to tarnish himself…
His expression shifted from a moment of realization to contemplation, then back to admiration.
No wonder he chose this disciple; even the target for free-loading was identical to his choice.
He hoped that by the end of the year, the research institute wouldn’t be troubled by increased electricity costs.
That situation seemed impossible.
Not to mention that the research institute was well-off, Lin Qingliu felt that with the current strength of his machine, it wouldn’t consume that much electricity at all…
Suddenly, he realized he had strayed from the original question, so he quickly returned to the earlier point,
“I think if [Skydome] wants to iterate, the space it occupies will inevitably grow larger.
“This little box of yours will eventually become inadequate, and as for the research institute, the computational power can’t be borrowed indefinitely.”
Ji Yongxing seemed to consider this; Lin Qingliu’s point was indeed valid. [Skydome] was already constrained by its size, as if it were trying to create a temple inside a snail shell.
“What do you mean?”
“I happen to have a vacant space here that can allow you to fully unleash your talents and abilities.
“Of course, I can’t assist with the components, but at least the safety should be more secure.”
