Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 70 Experiment: Meng Lingshi and Engineering Machinery

Lu Sheng zoomed in on the person Cheng Qiushui had chosen and pulled up her corresponding information.

"Meng Lingshi, a destructive awakened being, committed the main crimes of repeatedly killing experimental personnel and destroying experimental sites. The content that was blacked out on her is the most among you."

He looked up at Qiu Shui:

"There's very little information available about this person. What do you mean by saying she's mentally unstable and suitable to be a knife?"

The answer lies within the riddle itself.

Cheng Qiushui said with a smile:

"The Golden Sunflower's experimental sites have comprehensive security measures. Who could repeatedly damage the experimental sites and kill experimental personnel without engaging in much other destructive behavior?"

The answer is simple: she was one of the experimental subjects in those facilities.

"Golden Sunflower is going all out? They're willing to let me use something so important?"

"Not exactly. Her project's subsequent funding was cut, so she's just a piece of junk that no one's maintaining."

Faced with Lu Sheng's curiosity, Cheng Qiushui shrugged:

"She is a robot, a robot transformed from a human, and a robot awakener."

Lu Sheng raised his hand, signaling Cheng Qiushui to stop for a moment:

"She was a human turned into a robot, and then an Awakened One? You've put two impossible things in one sentence."

Cheng Qiushui nodded:

"That's right. Turning people into robots is an attempt to circumvent the Artificial Intelligence Control Act. Robots cannot become Awakened Ones, a fact that has already been proven in the mechanical wars of the early Night Age."

Golden Sunflower had high hopes for her, so she was willing to risk violating federal law to create her, but the result disappointed them greatly.

There's actually a lot of this kind of trash inside the Golden Sunflower, but she was lucky, or perhaps too much money was spent on her, so the Golden Sunflower didn't destroy her.

At this point, he pointed to his head:

"As for her mind, as an experimental subject, she has some mental issues, but it's really hard to explain exactly what they are in a few words."

And how much power she can exert depends on how much energy she can be provided with.

After listening to Cheng Qiushui's story, Lu Sheng had a bold idea.

Since this person is already a robot, will upgrading abilities work on her?

"Let's go without delay."

Seeing Lu Sheng stand up from the sofa, Cheng Qiushui asked curiously:

"Should we wake her up now?"

"Yes, right now."

A few minutes later, the two stood next to the unmanned transport vehicle again. After Cheng Qiushui entered the password, the vehicle opened, and another hibernation pod opened.

Unlike Su Caiwei, who needed time to adjust to her body after waking up, Meng Lingshi jumped out of the hibernation pod immediately.

In the dim light, Lu Sheng first noticed a pair of glowing blue eyes before taking a closer look at the other person's entire appearance.

A girl who looked to be less than 1.5 meters tall wore a cloak that covered her body, and her skin had a sickly pale color.

In Lu Sheng's eyes, words appeared on Meng Lingshi's body:

"Damaged robot: Consumes 100 units of steel and 100 units of sand to repair and reinforce."

This was the first time Lu Sheng had ever seen sand as a material, but after thinking about it, he realized that the most important part of a robot is its chip, and the raw material for a chip is silicon, which is extracted from sand.

It seems to make sense.

"Cheng Qiushui, where is Lu Sheng?"

While Lu Sheng was pondering, Meng Lingshi spoke up. Her voice sounded emotionless, but it wasn't a robot's voice; it sounded more like a person who genuinely had no emotions.

Cheng Qiushui pointed to Lu Sheng beside her:

"This will be your boss for a while. Record his appearance and voice into your database, and then obey all his orders."

"learn."

Lu Sheng had already come to his senses by this time. He stepped forward and extended his hand to Meng Lingshi:

"Welcome to Camp 49. I am Lu Sheng. Qiu Shui has already told me about your situation."

Meng Lingshi stretched out his hand from his sleeve. It was an arm that looked perfectly normal. When the two shook hands, Lu Sheng noticed that the other man's hand was as cold as iron.

"I am currently in low-power mode. The heat generated internally is insufficient to simulate body temperature. It will be fine in ten minutes."

Noticing Lu Sheng's change in expression, Meng Lingshi offered an explanation.

"Okay, no problem. I'll arrange accommodation for you later. You can rest in my room for the night."

"OK."

After exchanging a few words, Lu Sheng felt that the robot in front of him was quite human-like.

"By the way, what is your intelligence level?"

"Currently, the mental model has damage that cannot be repaired on its own. Under normal operation, the intelligence level can be maintained at level five, while the current low-power mode is level four."

Lu Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In the memories of its predecessor, the Torch Federation had a dedicated department that constantly monitored the level of intelligence in mechanical creations worldwide.

Once artificial intelligence of level five or above is detected, immediately launch cruise missiles to raze the detection location to the ground.

Later, Lu Sheng and Cheng Qiushui brought Meng Lingshi back to the folding house and introduced the new member to Lin Ran and Jiang Shutong.

"So cute."

Upon hearing that Meng Lingshi was a robot, Jiang Shutong stepped forward and reached out to hug her face.

"So warm and cozy, just like a real person. Hello, hello, my name is Jiang Shutong."

She introduced each person in the room to Meng Lingshi:

"This older sister is Lin Ran, this is our strategist Cheng Qiushui, and this is our boss Lu Sheng."

Jiang Shutong is about 1.76 meters tall, and naturally looks like an older sister next to Meng Lingshi, who is less than 1.5 meters tall.

Meng Lingshi did not object to her touch and obediently nodded.

Later, Su Caiwei was also called over for a brief meeting. Meng Lingshi was petite and cute, so several women surrounded her, while Lu Sheng and Cheng Qiushui sat alone on the other side.

The group explained the situation at the camp to Meng Lingshi, who then raised his hand:

"At this stage, the camp needs a variety of engineering equipment to speed up the construction process."

"That's good. Next, we'll need engineering machinery to lay the underground pipeline network for the entire camp. I'll try to contact them tomorrow."

Lu Sheng agreed with Meng Lingshi's opinion, but what he didn't expect was that Meng Lingshi wasn't offering an opinion; instead, she placed her hand on her chest, as if introducing herself.

"No need for elaborate procedures, I am a versatile piece of construction machinery."

Everyone in the room, except for Cheng Qiushui and Su Caiwei, thought they had misheard.

"To better demonstrate its purpose, I will operate at standard power. Please follow me to a more open area."

Meng Lingshi led everyone outside. Looking at the smooth road ahead, she raised her hand and held up three fingers:

A typical construction machinery excavator consists of three parts: the digging device, the turning platform, and the traveling mechanism.

Compared to the human body, its structure is as simple as building blocks.