Quick Wear Dream Qiqi

Chapter 463 Human-Machine Love 5

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When the door woven with thousand-thread vines slammed shut behind her, Meng Qiqi leaned against it almost exhausted.

The stardust wood seedlings in the incubator stretched out their fluorescent leaves under the influence of the static magnetic ring, but she had no energy to appreciate them.

Her knee, which had been scraped while running wildly in the dark market, was still aching slightly, and the sticky feeling of the makeup gel left on her skin made her feel even more uncomfortable.

"Xiaojiu, help me record today's income and expenditure." She tore off her oil-stained work clothes and walked towards the sonic bathroom in slippers. "Twenty thousand star coins will be deposited, two hundred for the dark market entrance fee, and another five thousand will be reserved for nutrient solution..."

"Host, your heart rate is still over 110!" Xiaojiu's holographic projection flickered at the bathroom door, and a small hand made of data streams showed a worried expression. "It is recommended to activate sleep mode immediately!"

When the hot water mixed with disinfectant mist sprayed down, Meng Qiqi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The sound of gunfire from the inspection team's pursuit, the hoarse bargaining voices of the vendors at the dark market, the rapid red light of the 07 energy core... the scenes kept flashing back in his mind.

She touched the laptop hidden in the waterproof bag. The balance of 20,000 star coins lay quietly in the account, but it made her feel more uneasy than ever.

"I seem to be in real trouble," she muttered to herself in the steaming mist. In "A Happy Farmer's Daughter," she could drive away the bad guys with a broom, but in this world full of energy weapons and interstellar laws, passion alone seemed far from enough.

After simply blow-drying her hair, Meng Qiqi put on a loose nightgown and fell directly onto the bed without even bothering to do the routine inspection of the incubation cabin.

The soft memory foam mattress instantly wrapped her up, and the nourishing rain coming in from outside the window tapped lightly on the rattan window lattice, mixed with sporadic electronic music coming from afar, gradually weaving into a hazy web.

Before her consciousness sank into darkness, she vaguely heard Xiaojiu's voice: "The energy fluctuations of 07 have been detected to be abnormally increased. Should we activate it..."

Her words were swallowed by the surging sleepiness. She turned over and buried her face in the pillow, allowing fatigue to completely overwhelm her.

At the same time, in the laboratory of the tree house next door, Su Muyan was embedding the last quantum entangled circuit board into 07's chest cavity.

The silver-white robot half-knelt in front of the workbench, its metal fingers trembling slightly uncontrollably.

The moment the circuit was connected, the energy core in his chest suddenly burst out with a dazzling purple light, and the lights in the entire room flickered.

"07?!" Su Muyan hurriedly grabbed the detector, "System self-check! Report abnormal data!"

"Master..." 07's voice was more hoarse than ever before, and the light patterns on his metal face were violently distorted. "I... I seem to..."

He suddenly looked up, and the data stream flowing in his pupils formed Meng Qiqi's face, "I heard her voice."

Su Muyan's fingers suddenly tightened, and the detector issued a shrill alarm.

07's emotional module is evolving at an uncontrollable rate, and the core keywords of all abnormal data point to the neighbor who always likes to "accidentally pass by" on the balcony with melon seeds in his arms.

The night on Jupiter grew darker, and stardust drew tiny bands of light in the atmosphere.

Meng Qiqi's jade bracelet glowed faintly in the darkness, and the stardust wood seedlings in the space suddenly sprouted branches and leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye. The silver veins flowing on the leaves actually produced a subtle resonance with the purple light of the 07 energy core.

She frowned in her sleep, but the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.

Today was indeed exciting - from a battle of wits and courage with black market merchants, to a life-and-death race with the inspection team, to witnessing the awakening of AI emotions.

All of this is just a small chapter in the countless stories of the interstellar era, but it has already made her, a "passerby", deeply trapped in the complex network woven by fate.

When the first ray of morning light pierced through the mist, Meng Qiqi woke up with a startle from the alarm on her computer.

She rubbed her aching temples and sat up, vaguely thinking that last night's trip to the dark market was just an absurd dream.

Until a new message popped up on the optical computer - an urgent communication from a dark market merchant: "Ms. Meng! Do you have any other ancient Earth collections? A mysterious buyer is willing to pay double the price!"

The cold light of the optical computer reflected on Meng Qiqi's pale face, and the message box of the dark market merchant continued to pop up new urgings.

She pinched her brows and took out the mechanical watch and the necklace studded with diamonds from the space. The former was a 21st-century Swiss handmade tourbillon, and the latter was a jewel handed down from the nobility of the Victorian era. At this moment, it exuded a dangerous charm under the lights of the interstellar age.

"Xiaojiu," she stroked the intricate gears on the dial of her watch, "Have you scanned the energy fluctuations of those two antiques? Will they reveal the space?"

"Detected!" Xiaojiu's holographic projection spun rapidly, and the small flag composed of data streams shook. "The item itself does not carry space-time energy, but frequent transactions may attract the attention of the inspection team. Host, do you really want to take the risk?"

Meng Qiqi put the necklace to her lips, and the cold diamonds hurt her skin.

She thought of the inspectors who had passed by her in the chaos of the Dark Market, their blue-glowing energy guns and cold mechanical eyes.

But when he thought of the equipment in Su Muyan's laboratory that needed urgent repair, and 07's emotional module that was gradually getting out of control, his heart sank again.

"I understand the principle of possessing a treasure and being guilty of it," she put the two antiques back into her space, "but now I need star coins urgently. Tell the merchant that these are the only two of them, and the transaction must be done in an absolutely safe place."

After sending the message, Meng Qiqi opened the window.

The Green Island community was as quiet as usual in the morning mist. The dewdrops hanging between the vines reflected the colorful halo. No one knew what kind of thrilling chase had taken place here last night.

A familiar metallic collision sound came from the tree house next door. She stood on tiptoe and looked over, just in time to see 07's slender figure passing across the balcony, with a silver-white robotic arm wrapped with brand new energy lines.

"07!" she shouted subconsciously.

The robot suddenly stopped, and the angle of its metal neck turned almost violated the laws of physics.

The energy core in his chest glowed with a strange purple light, and data streams surged wildly in his pupils: "Meng Qiqi, your... energy frequency is the same as last night."

Meng Qiqi froze in place.

Last night, when she was escaping from the Dark Market, she had briefly hidden in 07's open metal arms to avoid being scanned. At that time, she clearly felt the trembling of the other party's body, as if some program was frantically testing the edge of overload.

"Uh... I'm just asking," she said with a twitch of her lips, "Are all the parts for Su Muyan installed?"

07 was silent for two seconds, a long pause for an AI. "We still need the Moonlight Nutrient Solution Stabilization Module. The Master said..."

He suddenly took half a step forward, his metal fingers almost touching the jade bracelet on Meng Qiqi's wrist, "I need your help."

The alarm sounded in Meng Qiqi's mind.

She took a step back, causing the anti-gravity flowerpot on the windowsill to shake violently. "I'm going to buy nutrient solution today! But don't get so close, it's easy for the neighbors to misunderstand!"

"Misunderstanding?" 07 tilted his head, and confused patterns appeared on the facial display. "Human social rules are really complicated. I detected that your heart rate increased by 12%. Do you want to start the soothing program?" As he said this, he was about to unfold the robotic arm.

"Stop!" Meng Qiqi blushed and waved her hands. "You, you go help Su Muyan first! I'll be out right away!"

The moment she closed the window as if fleeing in panic, she heard 07 making a humming sound like mechanical gears jamming outside, as if imitating a human sigh.

The daylight area of ​​the Moss Market was still bustling with people, and Meng Qiqi was blending in with the crowd wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

The designated trading location for dark market merchants is the "Nebula Cafe" on the top floor of the market. Through the circular floor-to-ceiling windows, you can overlook the magnificent sea of ​​clouds of the entire Jupiter planet.

She clutched the watch and necklace hidden in her sleeve, looking at the bronze-masked figure in the corner of the cafe, her nails almost digging into her palms.

"Ms. Meng is indeed trustworthy." The merchant twirled the music box in his hand, the gilded carvings glittering in the sunlight. "The buyer is already waiting impatiently."

He snapped his fingers, and the holographic screen rose, revealing a silhouette completely shrouded in a hood.

Meng Qiqi took a deep breath and pushed the watch and necklace over.

The tourbillon dial streaked with light in the air, and the diamond necklace reflected countless stars, instantly attracting the attention of the entire cafe.

She heard gasps of air coming from all around her, and also felt several malicious gazes in the dark.

"Double the price, two hundred thousand star coins." The merchant's voice was filled with greed. "But the buyer has another request—he wants to know how many collections you have left."

"No more." Meng Qiqi's voice was as cold as ice. "These are the last two."

She caught a glimpse of the mechanical tattoo on the businessman's sleeve. It was the logo of a smuggling organization in the dark market, and her heart suddenly jumped.

Just then, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded in the cafe.

Before anyone could react, dozens of blue beams dropped from the sky, cutting the entire space into a grid.

The inspection team's mechanical voice exploded in the dome: "Everyone, stand still! I suspect illegal trading of ancient Earth items is taking place here!"

Meng Qiqi's blood froze instantly.

She saw the merchant's face suddenly change, and he grabbed the antique and was about to run away; the mysterious buyer in the corner flashed and disappeared in the turbulence of the holographic projection.

His own optical computer was vibrating wildly, and Xiaojiu's sharp voice almost pierced his eardrums: "Abnormal spatial energy fluctuations detected! Someone is scanning!"

"Raise your hands! Accept inspection!" The inspection team members' energy guns were aimed at the crowd.

Meng Qiqi gritted her teeth and groped for the jade bracelet in her pocket in the chaos. The moment her consciousness sank into space, she heard a familiar metallic roar behind her - 07's silver-white figure broke through the glass curtain wall of the cafe like a flash of lightning. The purple light of the energy core and the blue light of the inspection team collided violently, exploding brilliant sparks in the sea of ​​clouds.