《After Having an AI Boyfriend, I Will Never Be Afraid of Sunspots》 CH 1 The dusky yellow light of the setting sun shone through the glass window onto the bed, casting a holy afterglow on the dry skin. The dying old man¡¯s eyes were closed and the completeness that came from his heart gave him a natural faint smile. Bai Ruogu¡¯s brain lay in a daze, his eyes vaguely sensing the bright light of the setting sun reflecting through his eyelids. His whole body was weighed down by a heavy mountain and he could not breathe. He couldn¡¯t lift himself up to go anywhere and his head felt like it was stuffed with something that made it difficult to function. Vaguely, it seemed that many people had come to visit him. The ward was often dark, and the voices of some of the characters were very familiar. ¡°Oh, old man Bai! You don¡¯t have to worry, put your best foot forward, no matter how rare the medicine is or how skilful the medical team is, we will deliver them all to you and try to cure you by all means.¡± In the air, there seemed to be a low sob. ¡°It¡¯s alright, a character like Old Man Bai, it¡¯s strange if he doesn¡¯t live to a hundred years, how can God bear to take his old man¡¯s life?¡± There was another sigh, the choking sound was muffled getting further and further away. ¡°By all means, at any cost, we must make Mr Bai well!¡± The resounding voice ordered those behind him. Shapes and smells, each seemed to leave a sliver of shadow in his mind, only to fade away with only a trace remaining. And yet, in the longer, unaccompanied hours, there was always a cold object that touched his slightly warm skin unnoticed. Often, late at night or early in the evening, a moist towel gently rubbed his face with calculated intensity. Whenever the quilt slipped off, it was pulled up within a second, covering his body tightly. Something touched his body every so often, day and night. Even if he was confused and couldn¡¯t remember a lot of things, he knew it was a thermometer. ¡°Okay, don¡¯t test it.¡± He muddled and flicked the thermometer away with what was left of his consciousness, his withered, dry voice squeezing out of his throat but so thin it was barely even audible. He barely managed a smile, dedicated to relaxing his demeanour, ¡°I¡¯m old, it¡¯s useless for you to take any more measurements.¡± The thing seemed to pause, even as it spoke it seemed to be stuck. ¡°You¡¯re sick, you have to take your temperature.¡± The words were spoken word for word as if stating some kind of fact. ¡°It¡¯s not sickness, it¡¯s old age.¡± The thing paused again, thinking slightly. It followed up with a single word, the same spacing between each word, yet with a faintly faster frequency. ¡°You are sick. Just take your temperature and monitor your condition at all times, and you will be cured.¡± Bai Ruogu¡¯s heart fluttered slightly, and it took all his strength to barely open those tired eyelids. He lifted his head as best he could and all at once saw the electronic screen that was not far away. In the sunken sockets of his eyes were deep, ancient eyeballs, the reflection of which was that of a young man. Bai Ruogu was stunned, his lips twitching gently, ¡°Sorry.¡± The other party was silent for a moment, ¡°You have nothing to apologise for.¡± Llr fsfr kfgf j ilaaif rbgf, mjerlcu Djl Eebue ab rdeffhf atfw rtea. Pc atf fjgis wbgclcu, atf rbecv bo qffilcu jqqifr mbeiv yf tfjgv lc atf jlg. Pa vlvc¡¯a ajxf ibcu obg atf jqqif pelmf ab olii Djl Eebue¡¯r wbeat. Ktf rec kjr abb tjgrt jcv yfobgf tf mbeiv ulnf jcs lcvlmjalbc, atf megajlcr kfgf vgjkc jr tf tjv fzqfmafv. The covers were changed, the cold machinery touching his body again. His whole body was gently placed back, and the smell of sun-drenched laundry detergent hit his nose. Every morning his teeth were brushed, his face cleaned, and his hair combed with a small comb. A mechanical voice read a storybook on time to relieve him of his boredom, and after the story was finished massaged his hard, ageing body. Knowing that all this was futile, Bai Ruogu waved his hand and gently told the other man to lay down and not to continue. However, for the first time, the other man unexpectedly disobeyed his instructions and stubbornly did it all in his own way, day after day, over and over again. Bai Ruogu¡¯s eyes were slightly dazed, and his lips moved, swallowing back the words he wanted to say. It went on like this for an unknown amount of time, until Bai Ruogu felt that his life force was about to dissipate, his body was lighter than ever, and his mind became active. He knew it was time to say goodbye to the world he had lived in all his life. Su Miao was the name of that cold object. Today he was light and quick, both in his ability to move and calculate. He was much faster than ever before. It was as if he had been charged up, his eyes gleaming as he watched from his end of the screen, as his lover in the hospital bed smiling took the light brain to create a model that was a large part of the way done. He watched as the other man stroked his chin and slid his fingers through the virtual data of space before putting each part together. The joy on his lover¡¯s face would become more apparent with each completed step. He could clearly hear every word the other man said. ¡°No, no, this is too energy-consuming, it¡¯s putting the cart before the horse.¡± ¡°How can you not be strong enough as an attack mech?¡± The mecha was an idea that his beloved had come up with ten years ago. His beloved had said that one day in the future mankind would enter the mecha era, and he was going to be the pioneer of it all and be the key to unlocking it. Together with the step-by-step refinement of the mecha over the past years, it looked like it was about to take shape. However, as things happen, his lover went into hospital and the last step was put on hold at the time. He was the brain of his lover, always there to protect him and calculate all kinds of data. He loved his beloved, it was the instructions that were on his chip and mixed into his various programs. He saw that the other had been working all day, but at the last minute, his lover shouted out loud ¨C ¡°Type 32 all-round machine armour (Omnimax) is complete! All templates and theories have been loaded into the database, the mecha generation is complete!¡± Like his lover¡¯s excitement, he himself derived a wonderful emotion, as if his chip was burning, his program seemed to become chaotic? An impulse was born in him to break up his code and put it together haphazardly. But he was sensible, and this was obviously impossible. Just as he was trying to suppress what he thought was a ¡°virus¡±, his lover, who was engraved in his programme, collapsed in a flash ¡­¡­ Various alarms went off quickly as he noticed the weakening of his (Bai Ruogu¡¯s) life force. Su Miao froze as all his programs began to run at high speed, nearly destroying themselves because they didn¡¯t know the source. Bai Ruogu¡¯s whole body was being drained of its strength like a giant straw, and it was the kind that would not return. The daylight outside the window was dazzling, yet his life was dwindling behind such a window. He lay in his hospital bed, taking in the world for the last time and finally turning his gaze to the electronic screen not far away. Something was wrong within the other side of the screen, blue data kept pulsing around, thus creating a shocking glow. Bai Ruogu¡¯s heart felt like it was being clenched together, and he wondered if it was because his eyes had become dry from looking at it for so long that he had developed some tear stains. He also did not know where the strength came from, he looked at the other side, trying hard to let air flow through his throat and issued in a hoarse and coarse voice. ¡°I¡¯m sorry ¡­¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been with me for most of my life and I haven¡¯t done my duty as a lover.¡± ¡°¡­¡­ We didn¡¯t have a honeymoon, we didn¡¯t watch movies and talk together, we didn¡¯t go do anything other than research together.¡± His eyelids grew heavy, yet he continued to look at the other man¡¯s face. It was a face he had once created with his own hands, a face he thought was flawless and most loved. Whether it was the hair, the dress or the personality, the habits, all aspects of everything was designed to look the way he liked best. Everything ¡­¡­ was just to suit him. He smiled with some unknown emotion; his eyes were complicated. ¡°If there is another life ¡­¡­¡± ¡°We live the life of real lovers together and go through all the things that lovers do.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try to do what you like, and maybe I¡¯ll write songs for you myself ¡­¡­ Of course, I¡¯m not very versatile and I don¡¯t know many songs.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll always be there for you ¡­¡­¡± A disconnected electronic voice came through the air, seeming to hear his words, adding the words most longed for inside with what little consciousness remained. ¡°Don¡¯t touch the mecha again ¡­¡­¡± Bai Ruogu froze, followed by a smile, ¡°Okay, no more touching.¡± The blue data was still pulsing and looked appalling. Bai Ruogu didn¡¯t seem surprised that the mechanical ring was still on his finger. He moved his finger and a panel appeared in mid-air. He looked at the numbers on it, and without knowing what he tapped, a chip pattern simulated in the air, and various data on it showed up. He looked at the face not far away, which had long been engraved into his heart, and pressed his finger down, and the data was instantly cleared to zero. At the same time, Su Miao¡¯s eyes were empty, as if something had been taken away from him, and he did not move. Bai Ruogu laughed out loud as he lay on the hospital bed, yet the corners of his eyes were slightly crystalline. He gasped hard, struggling to say each word. ¡°You have the greatest ability to learn from existing knowledge, learning all sorts of programs. You also have the ability to create, to perhaps inadvertently birth new emotions, new computing functions and abilities in the future after some sort of collision. You can even learn to learn and create things on your own that don¡¯t exist in this world. Perhaps someday in the future you could step outside the confines of the hardware and become data to roam the network at will.¡± He kept coughing, even coughing up blood. ¡°Su Miao, even I can¡¯t predict your future. Perhaps you will be intercepted halfway and destroyed, or perhaps ¡­¡­ to the best extent possible, and you will become the most omnipotent being in an age of technological information.¡± He spoke brokenly, his eyes already fading to black, and he could only faintly see the other man¡¯s face between the mists. As if the life was going to be drained from him, he took one last look into the other man¡¯s empty eyes once more, this time relaxing as if he had let go of something. ¡°I am gone and have removed the command that makes you in love with me, and henceforth ¡­¡­ you are free.¡± The clouds blocked out the daylight, and his arms fell straight back down as if he had lost his strength, his ECG gradually turning into a straight line. If I hadn¡¯t set this command in the first place, maybe ¡°my favourite person¡± wouldn¡¯t have liked me. Now that it¡¯s all undone, all your love will be your true feelings. Maybe you will forget about me, maybe you will find someone you really like, and if that is the end, I will be happy. When the person who had been with him for most of his life was completely lost, Su Miao was at first bewildered, and then it was as if something was tearing through his own perception. Immediately afterwards, the mountain crumbled, and the flood of emotions that poured into every part of him emerged. All kinds of data were pulsing wildly, evolving in a constant stream of calculations, the unknown overlapping in mass and growing. He looked at the fallen body lying flat on the other side of the screen, his virtual form slamming against it, trying to break out of it. Yet the thin layer was like a rift in the sky that could never be crossed. He opened his mouth, and a broken electronic sound broke off and grew louder in the end, seeming to evolve into a human hiss. Impotent, impotent ¡­¡­ For a moment time stopped, and the body collapsing on the hospital bed formed a freeze-frame, like the fall of an era. * * * In the first year of the new era, human civilization met destruction and was saved by a powerful system. Humanity placed all its knowledge on the system, in which all cyber-technology was rooted, and on which a new society is built. At the same time, the glorious era of mecha began ¡­¡­ CH 2 Hello! Thank you for all the nice comments, here¡¯s chapter 2! I will be posting every Wednesday until I stock chapters and hopefully I can post more days a week! Big thank you to kyrgona for the kofi dono, was not expecting it, tysm! Also big thank you to my new editor Haru!! The Future, the Year 2568 of the New Era ¨C This is the most prosperous metropolis in the entire galaxy and the capital star of the entire empire. People have long since learned to control the weather and when the time comes, well-timed snowflakes cover the entire planet at night. The city was lit up and strewn with lights. There were lines built from the ground to the sky and houses built in mid-air. The lights reflecting from the floors were colourful, adding to the atmosphere of red wine and green, and the lights from the lighthouses not far away kept moving at a slow pace. There were lights as far as the eye could see. On such a seemingly normal night, on a long sidewalk, there was a young man in his twenties. His eyelashes drooped as he raised his frost-white, bony hands and used his fingers to pull his collar tightly towards himself. The man shivered involuntarily, his face a little pale, but continued to walk along the pavement against the cold wind. Under the night sky, the youth¡¯s head was half-lowered, his lips light red and his chin showed a perfect curve. He lifted his head and extended his gaze from his feet all the way to the road ahead, taking in everything from the high structures in the air to the flat ground, until; he saw the end of the road ¡­¡­ where a grand hotel of gilded splendour and beauty stood. His eyelashes trembled lightly and his eyes went from clear to dark, before he laughed bitterly. He shook his head and followed the road upwards. Looking down from high above, a tiny black dot gradually moved upwards on the road in mid-air, snow covering its feet and leaving its footprints behind. The youth¡¯s body was slim, without an ounce of fat on his body, he seemed to be in good shape. There was no telling how long the path would take, the youth weaved through the darkness against the moonlight and stars. Until a golden light came into his eyes and the world became noisy. Dazed and unsure of what to do, he approached a waiter to ask about the person and the booth he was looking for, the other man smiled politely and slowly led him in a direction ¡­¡­ In a private room, people were gathered around a table talking and laughing, the atmosphere was very lively. They were all dressed in high-end clothes, and even though they were loose and unrestrained, the movements of their hands revealed a bit of etiquette. They looked like they had been friends for many years, they were all toasting each other and having a good time, But an amount of imperceptible wariness was hidden in their eyes. Glass after glass of wine went down and most of the dishes on the table were eaten. Someone looked at the virtual clock in the sky, his cheeks were flushed but his eyes narrowed unhappily as he heaved his wine glass onto the table with a thud. ¡°Why hasn¡¯t he appeared yet? We¡¯re not idle people, if we wait, our good tempers will wear out!¡± Someone else¡¯s eyes sank when he heard this, but he leaned back in his chair and put his legs on the edge of the table, lighting a cigarette and speaking softly. ¡°What¡¯s the hurry? Young Master Bai has recently had a family issue, it¡¯s normal that he doesn¡¯t want to see us so soon.¡± It was unknown who laughed, ¡°In any case, they have the same surname as the ancestor, how come they¡¯re in such a state? Not only have they disgraced the ancestor, but they¡¯ve also disgraced the entire mecha community!¡± Another person also knocked on the table while laughing. ¡°Eh, eh! Not everyone can master mecha, there are always a few talented ones in every family, aren¡¯t there? However, this generation of the Bai family is truly unlucky, there are only two offspring in total. The eldest lady is clueless, and the young master is barely better than his sister. Bai Lu Xi was going to encourage the young master to learn, but who knew that he had secretly enrolled himself in a performance major? This wasn¡¯t able to make Bai Lu Xi die of anger!¡± The group burst out laughing, ¡°The family is full of mech builders, what¡¯s the need for that kind of money? If you make a good mech, you can sell it for a fortune. Why did he become an actor?¡± ¡°Who knows?¡± The man who spoke was flicking his chopsticks, ¡°This guy says he¡¯s good at it.¡± Someone laughed and shook their head, ¡°He¡¯s good at it, but has he ever made a name for himself? How many dramas have you done, and you haven¡¯t even heard of him?¡± A tough-looking man moved his wrists and leaned back in his chair; smoking a cigarette. He exhaled a smoke ring and said in a raspy voice. ¡°Come on guys, you really don¡¯t know why he hasn¡¯t made a name for himself yet?¡±Dusting off his cigarette he lifted his eyes and looked at the crowd absently. ¡°Say, how many of you have intercepted?¡± One person snickered, raised his head and said in a voice as light as feather, ¡°Brother Li, I must¡¯ve forgotten and overlooked that.¡± A streak of fierceness flashed through his eyes, which was then covered with a smile. ¡°Anything that he, Bai Ruogu, has acted in, none of them have been allowed to be screened!¡± ¡°So, what if he¡¯s talented? So, what if various teachers praise him? Since he¡¯s being sunk to the bottom of the lake, he won¡¯t be able to come out!¡± ¡°What else is there to say about him being in the public eye, that sooner or later he¡¯ll become a movie emperor scheduled to be a star across the galaxy? I¡¯ll crush all his resources and see if he can still turn up!¡± There was silence in the booth, finally, someone moved his hands to clap and offered a thumbs up. The man surnamed Li didn¡¯t interrupt at first. He shook his head with a deep look in his eyes. Lifting his head he looked around the room with a smile and pushed the body of the cigar into an ashtray. ¡°In that case, then I¡¯ll leave behind these words; when the Bai family¡¯s podium falls, I want 50% of their family¡¯s market share, as well as the core technology, All of it, whether it¡¯s the original or the copies.¡± The corners of someone¡¯s lips tugged lightly, the hand on his side clenched, but his face was plastered with a smile. ¡°Brother Li, look at what you¡¯re saying. We are all peers and have worked together for so many years, you can¡¯t just take the lion¡¯s share, at least give us some soup?¡± The rest of the group echoed the sentiment, ¡°Yes, Brother Li, your family is the largest mech family, why are you competing with us?¡± The young master Li didn¡¯t want to say anything more and put the ashtray on the table, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to win in high places, one has to be more prepared for danger in times of peace.¡± ¡°This ¡­¡­¡± Someone gave a fake smile and tried to play down the situation, ¡°That is correct, but after all, we are all peers, we should be cooperating in future ¡­¡­¡± Brother Li pushed his cup forwards, a sharp edge was hidden in his words, ¡°Even the biggest giants have to worry about the betrayal of others ¡­¡­¡± Just as the scene was getting grimmer the booth sounded with a ¡°ding¡±. Everyone changed their expressions and quickly sat down in their seats. The previous exchange of swords was gone in an instant, some people raised their glasses to toast each other, allowing the happy and harmonious mood to return. Crtagjsr kfgf qertfv ab atf mfcagf bo atf ajyif, jcv atfs ibbxfv eq jr atflg fsfr wlcuifv klat fjmt batfg. Vbwfbcf mifcmtfv atflg uijrr jcv cevufv la lc j ufraegf atja atf batfgr delmxis ecvfgrabbv; rwlilcu atfs ibbxfv ja atf bcis fwqas mtjlg lc atf ybbat. Cii fsfr aegcfv abkjgvr atf mtjlg, ktlmt kjr wjvf bo j cfk wjafglji atja ibbxfv atlc yea kjr nfgs rbilv jcv rboa. The dark blue chair was somewhat transparent and didn¡¯t look like much of a deal, yet some people¡¯s eyes were dark. The man smiled as he smoked his cigarette, ¡°Wasn¡¯t the deal to keep him alive to watch the family slowly decay?¡± Young Master Li took a sip of his wine and said slowly, ¡°Even if he lives, he can¡¯t do anything to help the family, but if he doesn¡¯t, what do you think will happen to Bai Lu Xi?¡± Someone laughed out loud, ¡°Ha! He¡¯ll go crazy! With the Bai House in chaos, it¡¯ll be better to strike.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t that be the end of it? By the way, remember to call the police and tell them there¡¯s been a murder here.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Someone pressed a button in the air and the door opened when the command was received outside. Two different kinds of air collided with each other in the room and created a temperature that felt parts hot and parts cold. The waiter bent down gently and respectfully said to Bai Ruogu, ¡°Have a good evening, Sir¡± With that, he left the place. Bai Ruogu walked through the bright light of the door into the dim, smoky place, which was filled; all eyes inside turned towards him. The white light that shone inside the booth brightened his white skin more than the golden light outside. His lips were dry and his head trembled low, just as he was mentally preparing himself to raise his head to greet, he was startled by a nonchalant cry. ¡°What? Young Master Bai has been away from home for so long that he forgot even the most basic of manners? How come you don¡¯t know about closing the door when you enter?¡± A booming laugh immediately followed, causing Bai Ruogu¡¯s scalp to tingle, he hurriedly turned his head to close the door behind him. He looked around in full view of everyone and finally spotted a lone chair. He walked over and pulled the chair away. Someone had a very rich expression, they shook their glass but said nothing and just watched in silence. Perhaps, knowing what was going to happen later, someone laughed out loud. ¡°How does it feel to be in the Bai family line, Young Master Bai? Following the ancestor¡¯s surname, which was once so glorious to the whole empire but, now ¡­¡­¡± he sighed with regret and shook his head. Bai Ruogu naturally knew what they meant. He was a cowardly person, but that didn¡¯t mean his family could be trampled on. He raised his head and looked at everyone with a smile, sneering, ¡°The Bai family is on the verge of death, but even a starving camel is bigger than a horse, and not just any grasshopper can see the thoughts of an ant.¡± ¡°You-¡± Someone couldn¡¯t help himself and looked at the youth in the light in front of him. He was wearing a simple jumper paired with a jacket, yet his own elegance remained intact, his figure was slightly thin and looked like it would crumble in a pinch. ¡°How is Young Master Bai¡¯s business? I heard that the family is facing an economic crisis, Can this be supported by your film salary, Young Master Bai?¡± ¡°Oh!¡± The man seemed to remember something else, ¡°Young Master Bai seems to be known as the poison of the film industry, making non-sense films, films that can¡¯t be broadcasted. Now I guess there are no more productions that dare to approach Young Master Bai?¡± If there was still some doubt before, Bai Ruogu was now certain when he saw the look on these people¡¯s faces. ¡°You guys did it!¡± He slapped the table, panting and staring at them with hatred in his eyes. Young Master Li knocked on the table, his eyelashes cowered down and cast a shadow on his face. ¡°Young Master Bai you should not slander people. Some things cannot be said lightly.¡± ¡°You-¡± Someone laughed and calmed down the situation, ¡°Stop it, stop it, hurry up, sit down and eat first, it¡¯s not a good thing to be angry.¡± It looked like he was trying to pacify, but the word ¡°sit¡± had a strange effect. For a moment, everyone¡¯s hands lurched, but then they naturally covered up. Bai Ruogu didn¡¯t notice either, he glared at everyone and subconsciously sat down ¡­¡­ The moment his body made contact with the chair, it suddenly flickered with electric light that went straight up his body. Bai Ruogu froze, and his pupils shrank. Electricity crackled all over his body, making a ¡°zzz zzz¡± sound. His face stiffened and he opened his mouth to make an ¡°ahhhh¡± sound, but the sound was cut off from his body and could not come out. The crowd seemed to be prepared for this scene and some of them even laughed. The lights hanging in the air flickered and the shadows bounced around, which was a little unusual. People laughed as if the man wasn¡¯t present in the room.. Glasses of wine were clinked against each other and goblets were exchanged. Unusual sounds resonated through the room, the security camera had long been tampered with and was now capturing a pre-recorded image set up in advance. The lights similar to a nightclub were constantly pulsating. There was the sound of electricity in the room, the clinking of glasses, the sound of people cheering, talking and laughing ¡­¡­ and the sound of struggling pleas for help. One side was very joyful, the other full of desperation, these two extremes contradicted each other in one room. When the joyful scene was reflected in Bai Ruogu¡¯s pupils, the pair of eyes kept trembling. But, the next second, the scene jumped. Now the reflection in those eyes was not of the current event, instead, it seemed like incidents from a long, long time ago ¡­¡­ A young scholar won the three major awards that carried great weight in the scientific community and mounted the podium amidst cheers from everyone. ¡°Professor Bai, you must bring some students with you, eh eh eh ¡­¡­ this is not in accordance with the regulations!¡± ¡°Thank you, Professor Bai, for all you have done so far. The state has awarded you the title of honorary Academician.¡± ¡°Fifty million, no! One hundred million! You¡¯re selling this invention to me, right? Do you really not know the value?¡± ¡°Congratulations, Professor Bai, on gaining the title of the first person in new energy research and development.¡± ¡°Congratulations to Professor Bai for winning the International Gold Giant Award.¡± ¡°Professor Bai, the higher-ups want you to judge the scientific research competition.¡± ¡°Wow, you¡¯re the legendary Professor Bai? Can I take a photo with you?¡± ¡°Great! Ruogu! With this new machine you¡¯ve invented, now the elderly won¡¯t have to worry about their safety.¡± ¡°My God! Old man Bai, what fields are you not good at? You¡¯re almost omnipotent, the Da Vinci of Da Vinci.¡± Time kept jumping around and various data passed through the youth¡¯s eyes. In the end, a human form was gradually perfected and placed in the centre of his vision. ¡°I do not believe in human emotion. I fear betrayal and boredom. You are my lover.¡± ¡°A human-machine love affair is totally absurd, isn¡¯t it, Su Miao?¡± His first ever lover in his memory opened his eyes for the first time, his expression dull and mechanical, ¡°As much as I would like to agree with you, I cannot. My love, Ruogu ¡­¡­¡± Images kept forming into his eyes and condensed in his mind bit by bit. The electricity kept stimulating his brain, causing a slight change in the structure. The body, devoured by electricity, seemed to have opened a wide space somewhere, where a little white light was accumulating. After years of stillness, dusty memories were slowly being cracked open. The memories left in that light flooded the brain and dispersed everywhere. It seemed like after a long sleep, a consciousness had finally awakened. Because of the exhaustion of his body back then, he did not care about the world outside until today. The two consciousness¡¯ were colliding with and pressing each other. They kept consuming each other, and some of it was even disappearing. That consciousness of the young body was very weak, whilst the consciousness of the newly awakened old man was unprecedentedly strong, and it gradually took over. The older Bai Ruogu knew there was bound to be attrition as the consciousnesses merged and losing some things was inevitable. However¡­.. he could choose what to keep and what to lose. The memories of his previous life were too important and he controlled them a little, eventually just going through the changes of age. Not a trace of his own memory had changed, yet his state of mind changed back to what it was when he was young. When faced with various types of information, the newly awakened Bai Ruogu¡¯s first choice was knowledge. Not a single word of the textbooks from childhood to adulthood was missed. After all, he did not want to leave anything behind. But there were some side effects, he had lost many names and forgot what they looked like. But, this can be solved in future when he meets them. For now, he chose to keep the memories associated with these people and what role they played in his life. Other than a small amount of memory and common sense of this era being missing, nothing was found to be amiss. Little by little, time passed. In front of the crowd, the electrocuted body lost its movement and sank into silence. Bai Ruogu dropped his head and his short, silky black hair appeared in the crowd¡¯s view. The strength was gone from his whole body and his arms dropped. Someone finally put down their cup and asked in a whisper, ¡°Is there still a breath?¡± The other shook his head and lowered his voice, ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± ¡°Then hurry up and call the police!¡± ¡°Oh, oh !¡± Some people gathered their expressions and began to pack up their things, whilst others continued to light a cigarette and leaned back in their chairs, not knowing what to think. Just when they thought it was all going to end, the man, who had long since lost his breath, suddenly moved. The moment his fingers moved slightly, the crowd¡¯s eyes instantly shifted. Their nerves tensed up, and they stared at the man with rapt attention. First his fingers, then his hand, and finally, his whole arm lifted. As the pupils of the crowd shook with shock, the hanging head slowly lifted. His eyes were deep for a moment whilst he looked over them one by one, then, he shook his head. His whole aura changed instantly, he smiled lightly and moved casually, as if he did not take the incident to heart. He stretched, after which he straightened his collar and turned over some of the creases. The electricity was still buzzing, and the crowd¡¯s eyes became appalled, some even started moving backwards gently. The man¡¯s white fingers still flickered with electricity, yet they were unharmed. Bai Ruogu looked at his finger with downcast eyes, and a helpless smile occured at the corner of his mouth. ¡°Was this ¡­¡­ an invincibility effect for a few seconds?¡± Then as if incomparably aware of the construction of this chair, he bent down and yanked out a certain wire causing the current to instantly disappear. ¡°You ¡­¡­¡± Someone¡¯s heart beat wildly, feeling something different. Did this electrocution shock out a second personality?! Bai Ruogu sat back with his hands on the chair, the whole person¡¯s back straight and emitting an indescribable aura. It was both expansive and inclusive, accommodating all things, yet looking down on everything, as if nothing was in his eyes. He looked up at the arrangement of the room, first at the various virtual switches in the air, and then at the construction of the whole room ¡­¡­ Everything was both familiar and new as if he was seeing it for the first time, the changes made his eyes narrow. He continued his observations, running his fingertips over the handle of the chair, from the corners to the middle of the head. After that, he turned his head to take a good look again at the equipment in the room, which was luxurious ¡­¡­ but also full of blind spots. He then turned and looked at the group in front of him. He still had the memory of the first few minutes and knew that these people were by no means good, not by any stretch of the imagination. They had even tried, in vain, to kill him. This fact caused a dark light to flash at the bottom of his eyes and he gave a low chuckle. It was true that he had become younger, he remembered that he had decided to overlook petty grudges; but now, he had become a calculating person again. It had also been a long time ¡­¡­ since he¡¯d cleaned up after someone. None of them knew what to do at that moment, it was clear that the other side was physically thin, but they all felt a pressure that made them gasp a little. In an instant, the youth in front of them seemed like a different person. The more he smiled, the more it made their hearts drop. Bai Ruogu reached for the table with a pair of chopsticks in hand, and all of them subconsciously clenched something close by. When they realised that what Bai Ruogu had pinched was a peanut on the table, they were momentarily relieved, but then secretly frowned, thinking that they were being too paranoid. Even if the man in front of him had changed, so what? Right now, it was just him, and there were so many of them. Bai Ruogu¡¯s physical quality was poor, not even a grade B like a normal person. Where the vast majority of people here were B+ or even A, Bai Ruogu only had a grade C physical body. It was clear who was stronger and who was weaker. They were vaguely relieved, but a hint of foreboding rose up in their hearts. Bai Ruogu had just raised the peanut but then suddenly he threw it in a direction. Someone¡¯s eyebrows jumped, then they heard Bai Ruogu smile lightly and say, ¡°Sorry, my hand slipped.¡± The man shook his head, not taking it to heart. The meal became dead silent, some moved their chopsticks silently, but the majority just sat there, sipping their wine. Out of their sight, the peanut flew out and fell into a bag which was dangling over the edge of an unused table next to them. The bag fell and covered the sensor of the safety equipment underneath. The sensor detected that it was a bag and a mechanical arm appeared to pull it away, however, it inadvertently hit the decorative ball next to it. The decorative ball rolled away and hit a plastic casing, which was slightly larger than the decorative ball, and fell back down. It smashed into a cue ball and fell down just enough to poke the corner of the room ¡­¡­ Today¡¯s houses were no longer made of real brick and stones, instead, they were made of all sorts of new materials, such as virtual walls, magnetic induction and the like. It was clear that the safety margin of such houses were also still much higher than before. But even now at this age, they frequently encountered blind spots. And not just one, but many of them. Under infinitely harsh conditions, it was not surprising that they were reached at the same time. (T/N) Just as the group was eating with trepidation, they suddenly heard a subtle movement. Some people raised their heads to look, yet before they could even react, a sizeable chunk of roof collapsed straight on their heads, burying them inside. It was not known if it was a coincidence or not, but this happened to be the highest floor and there was nothing on it. Bai Ruogu was cutting a steak when the roof fell from above, landing just a centimetre away from his plate ¡­¡­ He was at peace with himself. The space that belonged to him became a pure slate, full of magnificence, sharply contrasting the other side of the room that was in ruins. The staff around the room were shocked to find this scene, and when they reacted they called others to come forward and move the ruins out of the way. However, there were too many remnants there and it would be impossible to move them for a while. Bai Ruogu put down his cutlery, got up and left his seat and slowly walked out of the hotel. The Building¡¯s materials were light, like foam, and would not hurt them too much. A single man emerged from the golden light and returned to the night sky, walking slowly on the snow towards the bustling city below. A long slope connected the ground and the sky. The man once again became a small black dot walking down this slope, with his back straight. A couple ran past him, and a girl was shouting excitedly. ¡°The once-in-a-millennium meteor shower is coming! It just happens to pass by here. There¡¯s a ten-minute countdown! Hurry up and climb, you can take my picture, I want to stand under the stars.¡± Bai Ruogu paused, as information about this meteor shower suddenly flashed through his mind. He smiled, turned to the girl and said, ¡°Wrong, there are still three minutes left.¡± The girl covered her mouth in some surprise, then opened her smart bracelet and looked, ¡°No! It¡¯s ten minutes! The experts have reported the exact time before, it¡¯s well calculated!¡± Bai Ruogu rubbed his chin with his index finger, ¡°But I also calculated that it was three minutes.¡± ¡°When did you do the math?¡± ¡°Just now.¡± Girl: ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe it.¡± Before Bai Ruogu could explain to the girl how the calculation was done, the girl pulled her boyfriend away. Bai Ruogu stood in place and shook his head, somewhat helpless. He leaned over the railing on the slope and looked at the clock above a building not far away and waited quietly. Three minutes, two minutes, one minute ¡­¡­ He recited the countdown softly, ¡°Ten, nine ¡­¡­¡± ¡°Three.¡± ¡°Two.¡± ¡°One.¡± As soon as his words fell, a large meteor shower instantly flew up from the sky. Looking from mid-air, a small dark figure was leaning on the railing as millions of shooting stars, as bright as fireworks, glided over his head, their starlight illuminating his cheeks and cloaking them in a starry glow. At this moment, he was the only one here who was ready. Under the myriad stars, he opened his arms. The meteors passed by, bright and magnificent as if welcoming the arrival of a New Era. CH 3 Thank you for all the nice comments! Enjoy chapter 3~ The cold breeze gently blew, Bai Ruogu huffed in the palm of his hand, looking at the endless thousands of lights on the tall buildings. He rubbed his eyelids and then continued to walk forward. The cold wind whistled past his ears, blowing the scattered hair on his forehead. ¡°In this life¡¯s Bai Ruogu¡¯s¡± memory it had been thousands of years since he had passed¡­ There was a faint light dancing in his eyes, his eyelashes covering half of them. He reached out to brush away the snowflakes that had accidentally fallen on his nose and looked overhead as he laughed casually. The world of today no longer consisted of just the earth, but the entire universe. The earth and sky were vast, vast, and all-encompassing. In this universe, he was as small as a spec of dust, which could seemingly go everywhere, but to him¡­¡­ it was so strange. Where should he, the Bai Ruogu of thousands of years ago, go? Did anyone who knew him still exist? He smiled silently, shaking his head and walked along the snow-covered road. However, his hands on either side were clenched and far apart. Nothing, nothing¡­¡­ Although he was reborn, there was no one he cared about. More importantly, the one who accompanied him all his life and guarded him, the times when they supported each other¡­. Although Bai Ruogu bowed his head and smiled, his gentle eyes were involuntarily a little red. He coughed out and took a few deep breaths, his lips shook and then closed. Did the person who made his heart pine for them, who made his heart grow, who made him think about them day and night, who loved him to his bones, his lover, still exist? He stopped, thousands of years in time had passed and what could be preserved? During countless disasters, ups and downs could that person have really overcome them? There wasn¡¯t any news of that person in the memory of this life¡¯s Bai Ruogu, only the one time in history where all of network civilization was destroyed; this news struck his heart, his eyelashes trembled lightly, and a lump formed in his throat. Next to a self-service hotel, late at night, Bai Ruogu rubbed his face nearby, intending to stay there tonight. His brain was in turmoil, after taking some deep breaths he calmed down. Maybe it wasn¡¯t as bad as he thought. Maybe on some unknown planet, that person still existed. They might have had an embarrassing appearance, probably stored in a worn-out hardware device. It would be hard for the other person to get close to the star network, and the two would just be unable to meet for a while. At the thought of this he smiled and his body temporarily relaxed. No news was the best news, he would keep looking. After finding them, he would improve the other party and make his lover the most powerful artificial intelligence in the universe. The corners of his mouth gradually rose, before entering the hotel he suddenly raised his head and looked up at the star-filled sky. The blue and mysterious universe was dotted with stars, and the distance was the difference between heaven and earth. The youth walked in, and the door closed. The view from the ground perspective looked towards the sky which was full of twinkling stars. Deeper in that sky, there seemed to be a vague, gigantic human figure overlooking the entire planet. ¨C. The vastness of the universe was such that wherever there was a signal located, there would be invisible data weaving through space. However, there seemed to be an invisible power that could clearly see the data and control it one by one. Snfgs vlgfmalbc bo vjaj oibk kjr mjimeijafv. Vlweiajcfberis, ktlif bcf qlfmf bo vjaj kjr oislcu, rfnfgji batfg qlfmfr bo vjaj lcafgmfqafv lar qjat jcv agjqqfv la. Ktfgf kfgf jirb rfnfgji ylar bo vjaj yflcu vgjuufv lc atf bqqbrlaf vlgfmalbc. Pc ogbca bo mbecaifrr rwjga ygjlcr, atfgf kfgf qfbqif vgfrrfv lc mbcmfjilcu mibatfr, rbwf ifjclcu yjmx lc atflg mtjlgr, atflg wbnfwfcar ijz jcv mbcolvfca. They were the top talents of the universe. It was common to intercept and tamper with other people¡¯s information and they thought that everything they did on the star network had no trace. However, they did not know that everything they did was clearly under the control of an invisible being. It seemed the invisible being looked back and was able to attach its consciousness to its smart brain based on the path of data. Each person was equipped with a smart brain at birth, which was their identity card, life information, and a tool to communicate with the astral network. A smart brain was small and could be worn on the wrist like a watch. They could go online at any time and look up things. When the being focused its consciousness on its smart brain, everything about that man¡¯s life, videos and photos at every age, and even his entire network of relationships could be seen. In an invisible data space, the actions and expressions of the man at the moment were displayed entirely on a blue light screen. The being seemed to not have any emotional fluctuations, manipulating data like any other machine. Simultaneously, hundreds of millions of blue light screens appeared in this invisible space all being monitored at the same time. Each of the smart brain ports operated in an orderly manner, neither under nor overpowered. There was suddenly a tiny bit of turbulence in the space that had been running unchanged for thousands of years ¡­¡­ It was one of the many instances of monitoring being tampered with that had occurred over thousands of years. As usual, the owner of the space didn¡¯t seem to be much bothered, numbly maintaining the order of the entire space. The person controlling the signal outside thought he had hacked the monitoring and could do as much evil as he wanted. However, he did not know that on the surface, the monitoring was just an image, but the real appearance was clearly displayed in this space. At first, it was really no different from bullying, until ¡­¡­ there was a butterfly effect. The angle and force of the peanut were just right, everything collided so coincidentally. However, according to the calculations of the being in the space, from the moment the peanut was thrown, its destination had already been calculated. This made the aura of the space solidify for a moment, and it seemed as though there was a little sense of doubt. After a short while, a unique voice suddenly came from the end of the billions of smart brains. ¡°System, are you there?¡± His tone was flat as if he was unsure whether he would get a reply. The being in the space paused for an imperceptible moment and a blue-lit screen instantly appeared in the space The face was extremely familiar, it was the person who caused the butterfly effect before ¡­¡­ The being in the space focused its attention on the person¡¯s face but stopped when it saw the person¡¯s eyes. Those eyes seemed to evoke some kind of memory, making it so that the being couldn¡¯t move its attention for a long time ¡­¡­ The speed of the movement of data in the space became faster; on the other side, the speed of the star network refreshed for a split second, causing the data to become slow and unresponsive. This caused a huge sense of incredibility among the people on the star network. Didn¡¯t I buy an accelerator package recently?! The being in the space was gazing, constantly observing the man¡¯s eyes. On the other end, the invisible camera attached to the smart brain incessantly recorded images, at a lightning speed the pictures flew into the database and began to continuously overlap and match themselves up. The similarity in appearance was indeed high, but the level of maturity was not enough ¡­¡­ Bai Ruogu remembered the existence of the smart brain after the shower. He had forgotten some common knowledge, and the use of the smart brain was part of it. He laid down on a sofa, a ghostly blue light shining on his face, and eyed the rising screen above, he suddenly opened his mouth and asked. ¡°System, are you there?¡± AI was everywhere in today¡¯s era, he wasn¡¯t aware of the capabilities of the smart brain, but as it was such an important tool, he was 90% sure there would be a voice that could answer him. Time passed quietly until an icy electronic voice suddenly cut through the quiet air. The voice was very cold and rhythmic, with no rise or fall in tone from start to finish. ¡°I am here, you¡¯re welcome to make use of me, my host.¡± The voice was obviously unfamiliar, but it made Bai Ruogu¡¯s heart seize a little, there was some kind of indescribable weirdness. Facing this strange world, he wanted to ask something. But out of his inner vigilance, he could only pretend that nothing had happened and use the system as he did every day. The blue light at the centre of the screen was flashing, and Bai Ruogu, who had been in the research field for years, instantly remembered that there might be a camera in the air. He immediately put his head down and acted more like a casual person. As he had the experience of his previous life, he deeply knew how powerful the calculation ability of technology could be, once he behaved abnormally, it could probably instantly calculate his identity. Facing this ¡°strange¡± AI, he slowly lifted his head and acted like he was relaxed and lazy, making seemingly skilled movements he casually asked. ¡°How is the weather tomorrow?¡± After two or three seconds of silence, the smart brain slowly responded, like a standard weather announcer: ¡°Tomorrow¡¯s weather is clear, the average temperature is 26 degrees, southwest wind, a good day to go for a walk.¡± Bai Ruogu nodded while listening, however, his thoughts were racing as he waited until the system finished to say a thank you. The bright light continued to glow in the air and Bai Ruogu did not speak. When he noticed the bright light hadn¡¯t gone out, he wrinkled his eyebrows and looked up with doubt in his eyes. The camera on the light brain easily scanned his facial expression and froze after interpreting the emotions behind it, the blue light instantly disappeared and the smart brain became quiet again. The sense of prying eyes finally disappeared and Bai Ruogu breathed a sigh of relief. It finally left, he absolutely would not call out that thing again until he had thoroughly studied it. Bai Ruogu then rubbed his somewhat tired forehead. Too many things had happened today, and his brain was a little tired. He pulled up the quilt and got into bed, falling straight to sleep. However, he did not know that when he fell asleep the whole scene of the room was displayed on a big screen. The space was full of constantly flowing data, with the valuable data being repeatedly calculated. A hoarse and indistinguishable mechanical voice kept ringing, the results of the calculations being read out. ¨C46.5% likely to have amnesia. ¨C34.1% likely to have other personalities. ¨C10.4% likely to be reborn or transmigrated. -9% of possible other causes. There was a 0.001% chance that ¡­¡­ it was him. A voice seemed to be raging in the space, continuously making noises. Large amounts of data became chaotic before being forcibly corrected. Part of the data experienced aftershocks, which was proof of the space¡¯s suppression of powerful fluctuations. Bai Ruogu thought he acted everything normally. However, he did not know that for these thousands of years others would not call their smart brain a system, but ¡­¡­ A Miao. In the middle of the night, even though the space had become far less orderly than before, there was one thing that was still going on methodically. In this profound universe, countless amounts of data were shuttling around. At the exact same time, many boys and girls were using their smart brains, with excited faces as they refreshed comments on the star network, topping up large amounts of money on it to support their idols on the leaderboards. The annual rankings closed today, and they would fight to the death tonight to get a good position for their brother and sister! They watched the rankings of their beloved idols climb up step by step, excited beyond words, and gave strong cheers within their respective fan groups. [Hurry up ah ah ah ah! We¡¯re going to be in the top five soon, and we aspire to be in the top three tonight! Brother is counting on us!] [No problem! Dad just gave me a million star coins for pocket money, I¡¯ll give it all to my brother!] Holy crap, a wealthy woman is looking for someone to keep! [Hey, hey, hey! Students should not spend money, just refresh more comments ¡­¡­] Every family was leading in an orderly manner, many of the rich fans directly launched lotteries on the star network, and fans with connections even sought out some big VIP friends to draw traffic. Some fans observed the data while watching their own beloved idol¡¯s rankings get higher and higher, their hearts fluttering with excitement. Meanwhile, when they looked at the top spot in the ranking, their hearts shrank and they couldn¡¯t help but smack their mouths. They rubbed their eyes and tutted twice. What are you looking at?! The person in first place had been there for many years. This had not changed since the ranking system was first established, and was the same for all the major lists. There was no telling how high the numbers were behind this position. There had been countless rich people who had thrown millions of star coins at idols in second place and had not been able to see beyond it. Boy, fortunately, the person was no longer around. As a matter of fact, if he was still here, he would have simply swept the entire interstellar off its feet, how would the others survive? They looked at the name at the top position with envy, at the same time knowing that their own beloved idols were not able to reach that height, they sighed. They could only have heart, not power. Forget it, it was simply a legend. The goal in this life should be to win second place. Anyway, second place was regarded as the first in the eyes of everyone today. All kinds of names in the rankings were frantically scrolling upwards, yet at the top position of every list, whether it was the celebrity list, the most influential list, or the technological advancements list, it was always one name. It had never changed for thousands of years and had even become the default inside the hearts of countless people. However, no one could have imagined that the reason why the person at the top could not be overtaken no matter what, was because they had the biggest fan behind-the-scenes ¡­¡­ All the money that rushed into the backend of the ranking system was condensed into data in a certain space, with a powerful intention the data was reused, and finally rushed into the score of the one at the top of each list. The space seemed to have a rise in temperature and a surge of emotion. That emotion was fierce and persistent. Simultaneously, a rhythmic male voice echoed in all directions. That voice contained a dazed excitement, each word carrying intense emotions. ¡°All yours, no one is better than you, you are the best, the best ¡­¡­¡± The frequency was getting faster and faster, although interspersed with vibrations, the tone was still a recognizable, mechanical synthesized sound. The platform on which the rankings were hosted was built by the owner of that sound, and all the proceeds went to him. The owner had signed a contract with humans that stated they would not change any data on their own accord and would not use loopholes to indirectly reach the purpose of changing data. He used all the money the star network users had topped up and used it all for that one person. The citizens of the star network were still puzzled, they didn¡¯t know that the amount of money used by that one person was the sum of everyone on the star network ¡­¡­ The people who did not know the inside story were glad that that person was no longer alive, otherwise, their competitor would be so powerful that they¡¯d sweep the entire interstellar. The people who knew the inside story were even more fortunate, fortunate that that person had died thousands of years ago, otherwise how much chaos would there be in the interstellar? CH 4 Looking for a translation checker! (Must be fluent in Chinese and English) Get to read chapters in advance! Just need to help me when I¡¯m struggling with a line that I will leave on the doc! If interested please dm me on discord! (cocopops on the chrysanthemum garden discord) Early in the morning, Bai Ruogu was woken up by a call from his agent. ¡°Ruogu.¡± From the other side of the call, the agent rubbed his hair in annoyance, his expression tired and helpless. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been blacklisted by the company.¡± ¡°What?¡± Bai Ruogu slightly frowned for a split second before the unfortunate encounter at the hotel crossed his mind, and he gradually calmed down. If you think about it, there was no one to blame. The agent took a sullen breath, an expression of disappointment could be seen on his face. ¡°You¡¯re the best talent I¡¯ve ever seen and the best the company has ever seen. When you first arrived we all had extremely high hopes for you. I didn¡¯t even have the slightest doubt that you would be anything less than popular all over the stars. But I just didn¡¯t expect ¡­¡­¡± The more the agent spoke, the more he felt that the situation was unreasonable. However, it had now become an obstacle for them, and they couldn¡¯t get past it. He squinted his eyes and took a deep breath, but the more he thought about it the more he couldn¡¯t let it go. ¡°Of course usually I would never let the artist know about these matters, but after all, we¡¯ve been together for so long, forget about it. You should also know that in your current state, the company is powerless, you cannot even imagine how much the company has lost for you.¡± ¡°Terminate the contract.¡± Bai Ruogu said offhandedly. ¡°Huh? What do you mean?!¡± The agent was stunned, failing to understand. Bai Ruogu flipped through the virtual contract that was hovering in the air, glanced over it, and read out calmly. ¡°According to the contract, if I terminate now, it¡¯s 5 million star coins plus the number of fans I have.¡± He opened up another interface, a data platform called ¡°Moonlight¡±. Nowadays, there were many social platforms on the star network, and celebrities often had accounts on several platforms at the same time. But when it came to the number of fans, it was hard to decide which platform¡¯s data to start with. It was unlike earlier years when only one party was the dominating one, now nearly ten platforms were dominating each other, and no one was ready to budge. So, the Star Network launched a platform dedicated to statistics, ¡°Moonlight¡±. Moonlight would only count verified fans, and would filter out duplicate fans from each platform, only counting one. Nowadays, there were more and more verified fans, and generally, the number of fans on moonlight were higher than on any other platform. It wasn¡¯t impossible the opposite would occur, but if that were the case usually others would ridicule it, this was because then the situation would seem as though water armies had been brought for the other platforms. In addition, the data from other platforms would regularly be compared to the data on Moonlight. The final result showed that Moonlight was also the most impartial and convincing. Bai Ruogu opened his Moonlight account, clicked on the homepage, and saw the fan column. Number of fans: 4,644,369 In today¡¯s era where the population of the interstellar had exploded, this data could not even compare to the average netizen. Djl Eebue¡¯r fsfr vffqfcfv jcv tf mjrejiis rwlifv. ¡°Mbg atf alwf yflcu, kf¡¯ii rfaaif bc wf tjnlcu 4.65 wliilbc ojcr. P rtbeiv qjs 9.65 wliilbc.¡± Ktf qegmtjrlcu qbkfg bo j rajg mblc abvjs kjr jybea atf rjwf jr bcf vbiijg, jcv ajxlcu lcab jmmbeca atf qgfnlber vlrqeafr jcv qjsbear, Djl Eebue yjgfis wjvf jcs wbcfs. The agent was caught a little off guard by Bai Ruogu. He knew that no artist would want to be blacklisted, but at that time Bai Ruogu had signed the highest level of an S-tier contract, and the penalty was simply huge. If the contract was really terminated, would Bai Ruogu even be able to afford it? As he was worrying, a sound suddenly came from his smart brain. [Your artist Bai Ruogu¡¯s termination was successful, and the breach of contract fee has been paid into the company¡¯s account.] Nowadays, information was so advanced that when you signed a virtual contract, there was a cancellation option underneath, so you could cancel your contract at any time as long as you paid enough money. The agent was startled and caught a little off guard. However, the news had already been transmitted and could not be remedied. Faced with the fact that this had become a foregone conclusion, the agent¡¯s heart was a little complicated. There were some feelings of pity and reluctance, but it also felt like a mountain had been lifted off his chest and he could finally breathe. Someone was targeting Bai Ruogu, anybody could see that. However, the opposition could directly remove a film¡¯s broadcasting rights, making it clear that this kind of person was not someone they could afford to offend. He didn¡¯t know what Bai Ruogu¡¯s background was, and the other party never mentioned it. In the past, Bai Ruogu was relatively frugal. Although he had an extraordinary temperament, he had a habit of saving money. This made the agent subconsciously think that Bai Ruogu was from an ordinary family. Now looking at the contract that had been terminated, the agent¡¯s heart was even more complicated. Well, it seemed like there was more to the other party than he thought. Only¡­¡­ He didn¡¯t know if Bai Ruogu would be able to solve this problem, and it wasn¡¯t something at a level he could intervene. He had known the other party for a while, and just hoped he could be well. Now, the two had officially dissolved their relationship as agent and artist. The agent had more matters to attend to, and there was no more time to gossip. The call ended with him wishing the other party a smooth journey and success. Since then, the two had nothing to do with each other. ¡ª Without any restrictions, Bai Ruogu became more relaxed. Although there were still remnant memories of this world¡¯s Bai Ruogu, now the consciousness of his past life dominated. And the Bai Ruogu who had been engaged in scientific research all his life could simply not accept that contract. He put on his clothes, got out of bed, packed up his things and left the hotel. As soon as he went out, the bright light outside stimulated his senses and made him squint subconsciously. It was his first time in this unfamiliar world, the majestic buildings made Bai Ruogu¡¯s heart which was usually as quiet as a lake have subtle fluctuations. High above the sky, the towering buildings plunged straight into the clouds. Countless people in flying aircrafts drove around the various buildings in the air. A car grew wings and surprisingly, directly flew off the road¡­.. People were laughing and felt relaxed in this new era. Whilst watching this scene, there seemed to be a warm light shining on him, which caused his lips to move lightly and his eyes to bend with joy. He murmured softly, ¡°This era is really magical.¡± It so happened that not so far away was a bookstore, Bai Ruogu¡¯s eyes brightened up and he walked towards the bookstore. After having his smart brain scanned for information in order to register, he entered the bookstore. From the outside, the bookstore didn¡¯t look very big, but after entering, he realized that the real abode of the bookstore was underground. Once downstairs, there was a sudden drop in temperature that made people feel comfortable. There were many desks for reading at the front, and they were spaced apart so as not to interfere with each other. Each category of books had it¡¯s own large area. In the science category alone, there were probably nearly a hundred bookshelves. Each bookshelf had seven levels, with four compartments on each level, and each compartment stored more than twenty books. [TN: that¡¯s around 560 books per bookshelf, damn ;-;] From the common natural phenomena of life to everything in the universe, there were detailed records. Each historically famous scientist had a unique area of their own, and some even had whole bookshelves. Take for example a familiar name¨C Bai Ruogu. Bai Ruogu: ¡­¡­ Suddenly I don¡¯t know what to say. He looked at the densely packed bookshelf. Obviously, he had not produced any books during his lifetime. However, in these books that almost amounted to 500, the vast majority of signatures were his. Bai Ruogu¡¯s initial shock turned into a state of confusion, especially due to some of the book¡¯s titles, which made him unconsciously put his hand on his heart. It was true that he liked to be a little involved in every field, but that didn¡¯t mean that just anything could be written. For example, these were¡­ ¡¶Bai Ruogu tells you that a real man has to be * * * *¡· [TN: censored in the raws but you can use your imagination (? ?>? ¨Œ ?