The Puppeteer of Academy City

"Hubrian Robot Development Co., Ltd.", laboratory on the seventh floor.

The huge empty laboratory is brightly lit, and the mercenary magician Kumiko Yanaka is holding a tablet computer in the corner, watching Hollywood blockbusters.

In the center of the laboratory, Lucun is operating a combined precision machine tool.

This one machine is a complete small assembly line that can assemble all the machines you can imagine from scratch.

At this time, lying on it is a humanoid robot. More than 80% has been completed.

Lucun operated the manipulator to connect it with the last wire in his hand, and then turned on the power for a trial run.

"The left hand has been assembled, you can try to move it." Lu Cun said, looking at the screen next to him, ready to collect data, "This body is a purely technological product, and its operation is definitely not as good as your previous body. Try to get used to it."

"It doesn't matter, because I was not a real automatic puppet before." An electronically synthesized voice suddenly came from another terminal, "What's more, in fact, I don't need a body. Now I am your artificial intelligence steward .”

"Okay, okay, butler Jeeves." Lu Cun responded casually, "Get used to the new body as soon as possible, after all, the Branhill Institute of Artificial Intelligence is still under your name, you must come forward and integrate it as soon as possible .”

"Please rest assured that there will be no new automatic puppets coming from Yanshi for the time being, and the research institute will not be able to escape." Jeeves said, "Compared to this, there is an interesting piece of news just now."

With that said, Jeeves put the corresponding content on the screen.

"Hundred ghosts at night?" Lu Cun was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "What's wrong with this city?"

However, Lu Cun is not very interested in the affairs of Academy City, and after the last incident, he has also decided to keep a low profile recently, so as not to quarrel with the owner of the city.

"It's just a recent urban legend, and it's really not interesting," Jeeves also said, "but I thought you might be interested..."

Surveillance pictures near the park appeared on the screen. After Jeeves continued to zoom in and adjust, a person was finally locked on the screen.

It was Ling Xingye.

Lu Cun looked at the picture carefully, and after a while chuckled: "So what? He lives in this city, so it's normal for him to be caught by the camera."

"I think that Ling Xingye may intervene in this incident. So this is an opportunity that can be used—whether it is to seize his book or his life."

Lu Cun shook his head: "Let's observe again. It's not convenient for us to do anything too outrageous now."

The last battle between Yanshijia and Baiyinyao had already raised Academy City's vigilance.

In name, Lucun was also a partner of a director of Academy City, and was backed by "Silver", so he was not deliberately targeted. But covert monitoring and investigation are inevitable.

Considering that the city has such a "natural disaster"-level combat power as Accelerator, Lucun decided to act as low-key as possible.

—Recently, I have been doing business honestly, and I am ready to open the company... Collect some information by the way.

He thought about it.

Because of the performance in the last battle, Lucun's transformable barrel robot has won many orders.

Academy City seems to intend to use this robot to replace the current guard robots.

In this regard, Lucun certainly welcomes it with both hands. After all, he is running a company that needs to be profitable.

Regardless of how Lucun and Jeeves planned their business development path, Ling Xingye had already sent Hitomi Shiranui back to the dormitory at this time, and then returned to the apartment alone.

At exactly ten o'clock, hundreds of emails were sent to Ling Xingye's mobile phone one after another.

It's a report from the group of armed incompetents.

It's still all "no abnormality". After reading it, Ling Xingye breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I sent an email back to Qifan, asking him to pay attention to collecting information about "Hundred Ghosts of the Night".

After thinking about it, he added the investigation task of "declining ability".

Although the "Vampire Invasion Incident" has been resolved and Baiyin Yao has returned to China, Ling Xingye's intelligence network is still in operation.

But that's all to keep the status quo, so don't have too high expectations.

After sending the email, Ling Xingye also walked downstairs to the apartment.

When I got home, I received a new email on my phone.

"There is news so soon?" Ling Xingye was a little surprised.

But when he picked up the phone, he saw that it was an email from Misaka 10001.

"On the 25th... Tokipantai Middle School...Open Day..." Ling Xingye was arranging the performance props while reading the content of the email, "Invitation letter?"

"...As mentioned above, please be sure to go, Master."

That's what the email said at the end.

"Misaka 10001..." Ling Xingye looked at the phone screen in a daze, "She really looks more and more like a normal human..."

"No, she was originally a real person, but because of the environment in which she grew up, she became 'not human', and now she is just returning to normal..."

"If this is really the case, then..." Ling Xingye frowned tightly, "It's too bad!"

I was no longer in the mood to clean up the props, nor to repair the sprites. Ling Xingye threw the phone beside the bed, and then lay down on the bed himself.

Ling Xingye looked at his hands, and suddenly remembered the conversation with Bai Yinyao not long ago in his mind.

At that time, Baiyin Yao asked him if he had ever killed anyone.

Ling Xingye remembered that he categorically denied it. He says he has only "killed" automatic golems and never harmed human life.

Except for Lu Cun, who was almost killed, Ling Xingye didn't even cause injuries to other humans that required hospital treatment.

But...how is this "human being" defined?

"One side Accelerator..." Ling Xingye suddenly thought of that pale figure.

…

Late at night, in a deserted alley, Ling Xingye looked at the woman in front of him.

In all fairness, this is a very beautiful woman. It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the country and the city are overwhelmed, but it is not too far behind.

But in the alley with flickering lights, the expressionless woman looked more like a beautiful and terrifying female ghost.

Her image can no longer be seen clearly, only a beauty mole at the corner of her eye left a deep impression on Ling Xingye.

This woman who is as beautiful as a flower~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is accompanied by an armored guard.

Following the woman's movements, the armored guard rushed towards Ling Xingye.

Beside Ling Xingye, sprites also went up to meet him at the same time.

The two puppets fought fiercely head-on.

As if fast-forwarding, the rhythm of the battle quickly accelerated, and the opponent's puppet was destroyed by sprites in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterwards, the sprite continued to charge forward, popping out wrist knives with both hands, and stabbing into the woman's chest...

As soon as the picture changed, it was still the woman and the puppet.

The sprites tore apart the armored guard several times, and chopped off the woman's head...

The demon and the armored guard died together, and at the last moment, the "flying blade" flashed out and strangled the other party...

The mysterious woman and the armored guard reappear...

Ling Xingye woke up from the nightmare.