The Puppeteer of Academy City

In the corner of the restaurant, Ling Xingye and Shiranui Hitomi sat down with their dinner set in the quieter two-person seat.

"I thought you would take me to a French meal, but it turned out to be an American fast food." Hitomi Shiranui said, "It's a pity that I was still looking forward to it."

"I didn't expect that there are so many people now, and it would be nice to find a restaurant with empty seats." Ling Xingye said helplessly.

After the street performance, the two prepared to have dinner together as planned.

However, due to the lack of the habit of making reservations in advance, the nearby popular restaurants were all full, and there was a long queue at the door. In the end, the only thing I found was this chicken and chips fast food restaurant.

"Sorry, I will remember to make a reservation next time." Ling Xingye said.

"Well, the French dinner is just a joke." Hitomi Shiranui waved his hand, "But I will look forward to the 'next time'..."

She picked up a french fries and suddenly said, "Just make it tomorrow!"

"Huh?"

"Tomorrow is the weekend, and the student union has no work." Hitomi Shiranui looked excited, "Xingye, let's go on a date tomorrow!"

It was the girl who initiated the date request, which made Ling Xingye feel that her boyfriend was a bit negligent. So naturally he agreed with all his mouth, and learned the lesson, and immediately planned it in his mind.

Just at this time, a large group of customers poured into the store, filling up all the tables that were still left.

Let Ling Xingye and the others be thankful that they came early.

"Sure enough, there have been a lot more people flocking to Academy City recently." Ling Xingye looked around and found that many of the guests were adults with foreign appearance, obviously not local citizens of Academy City.

The American fast food restaurant is not a place that pays attention to quiet dining. Almost everyone talks to each other without disturbing others. The restaurant is full of languages ​​from all over the world.

There is also a TV set in a corner of the store, and the evening news program is being broadcast.

Suddenly, there was a rhythmic call from that direction.

"...New Human! New Human!"

The movement is so loud that it is quite conspicuous in the noisy restaurant.

Ling Xingye and Shiranui Tong were also disturbed, and followed the prestige.

"It's that topic again..." Ling Xingye showed an obviously unhappy expression, "Isn't it over yet?"

"After all, it is quite a hot topic." Hitomi Shiranui also said.

"The new human being... said to be a concept from outside. It is said to point out the direction of human's next evolution." Ling Xingye recalled the information he received recently.

Hitomi Shiranui went on to say: "Specifically, the concept was first proposed by the United States. It seems that they want to use this to regain their position as a leader in technology... Lily told me so."

The so-called "new human beings" means literally. It refers to the new "Human 2.0" version that evolved on the basis of existing humans.

Although it is a concept proposed by the United States, it meets the requirements of "superpowers" in all aspects, so it is very popular in Academy City and is widely sought after by middle school teenagers.

The cheers that erupted over there just now were caused by such a group of "new human believers".

Because they don't have to go to school tomorrow, the group of "believers" seems to be planning to make trouble late.

Before the restaurant became more noisy, Ling Xingye and Shiranui Hitomi had already left there.

After shopping around the shopping street for a while, the two decided to part ways and go back to rest.

After sending Hitomi Shiranui back to the girls' dormitory, Ling Xingye returned to the student apartment alone.

Now the student apartment where Ling Xingye lives is very clean, he is the only resident on the entire seventh floor.

Both Kanzaki Kaori and Kamijou Touma have gone to England, and Tsuchimikado Motoharu seems to have not returned yet.

The whole floor looks like an abandoned apartment.

However, Ling Xingye liked this kind of clean feeling very much, it just let his brain, which had been noisy all day with all kinds of chores, relax a bit and calm down.

Back in the room, changed clothes, and after washing, Ling Xingye sat on the ground in the most relaxed posture.

There is always a word lingering in my empty mind - "new human".

Really concerned, he turned on the TV, wanting to see related news reports.

Since he has been busy receiving foreign visitors to visit the school these days, he has never had the opportunity to get a good understanding of the latest intelligence.

It wasn't until the scene I saw with my own eyes at dinner today that Ling Xingye began to care about the so-called "new human" concept.

The results were disappointing, and no other show was doing similar reporting. Almost all the channels are irrelevant, whitewashed reports, very boring.

So Ling Xingye turned down the TV sound, then closed his eyes, and his consciousness sank into his memory palace.

Sort out the known information—the origin of the concept of "new human beings", pointing to the United States, a technological powerhouse. In order to regain the pinnacle of technology and the position of the leader of the science side, they have the motivation and the strength.

Be it Academy City or the United States, Ling Xingye doesn't care who is the leader of the science side.

What is really worth noting is, what method does the United States plan to use to "evolve" human beings?

It is known that the superpower development of Academy City is a route, but it is obviously not replicable. The United States wants to imitate, but the only result is Lily Mezzas, which can be regarded as a laboratory product, but it does not have the universality to "evolve" all human beings.

And if this is done to death, it is only "Academy City No. 2", which does not meet their goals.

Therefore, the "new human" in the United States must be a different technical route.

However, with the current existing technology, there is only one thing that can really be realized - biological transformation, mechanical strengthening; using prosthetic bones or even electronic brains to comprehensively enhance human strength.

"This seems to be more universal than the development of super powers, and it is also in line with the truly mainstream technology line..." Ling Xingye mused, "But I always feel uneasy, and I have a feeling of deja vu."

When he opened his eyes, the first thing that caught his eyes was the puppet clown standing in the corner of the room, and the sprite beside him.

A flash of inspiration flashed in Ling Xingye's mind, and he suddenly remembered what he mentioned when he met Sister Yao a few days ago.

"Automatic puppet! Silver 0!"

This is their new human "evolution route"?

So... the United States has formed an alliance with the Yanshi Organization?

Thinking of this, Ling Xingye immediately jumped up.

Then immediately call Sister Yang.

After all, Sister Yang and Ling's class are touring in the United States!

"Well, don't worry about it." On the other end of the phone, Lu Xuyang said, "We have already moved to South America~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and are always monitoring the developments in North America."

Without the support of the local government, it would be difficult for the Ling family class and the silver puppet masters who are at a disadvantage in numbers to carry out operations.

Moreover, the latest model of automatic puppet—that is, "Silver 0" is more deceptive and concealed.

Even with the command and command of the big brother Ling Changyun, it is difficult to deal with the increasingly cunning automatic puppets.

But these Ling Xingye are beyond reach, so I can only trust Sister Yang and Senior Brother.

In the end, I told Lu Xuyang how much I valued each other, and then hung up the phone.

Putting down the phone, Ling Xingye pressed his temples and said with a headache: "It's getting more and more troublesome, it seems that we have to find a way to identify the 'Silver 0' in Academy City!"

Suddenly, Ling Xingye stopped all movements, his eyes flashed—his ears caught some movement.

At this level, there are other people!