Chapter 45: Family

Chapter 45 - 45: FamilyRichard smirked, leaning back slightly as he spoke.

"Grandpa, in two months, right before the release of our game... our game engine, the Vector Core, will be ready."

He glanced at Jack, then continued.

"And as for the AI we plan to license to major corporations? Of course, we always keep the best version of our the Pheonix hidden. the top commercial model will only have access to the third diluted version"

Jack nodded in understanding while Estello's brow furrowed.

"It's only capable of adapting multiple logic paths and reasoning based on direct user input," Richard explained. "It can't make decisions based on broader environmental changes, and it has no self-learning capabilities."

"Meanwhile... the holy grail of our AI model is still contained on my PC."

Richard's grin widened.

"That's why I plan to build an underground quantum server farm—to train the AI for re


Jack's jaw dropped. "Ahh... shit. But what about our current game? Weren't we updating it into one persistent world?"

Richard waved his hand dismissively. "Of course we're prioritizing that. But we'll have Phoenix handle that sharding shit."

Just as he said that, a smooth, feminine voice echoed from Richard's newly installed studio speakers.

"You can count on me, Sir Jack."

Jack jumped out of his chair, visibly startled, his heart pounding."OH SHIT—OH SHIT—THE AI TALKED! SHIT!"

Richard chuckled, spinning his chair to face Jack."Calm down, man." He smirked. "Of course she talks. I've been talking to her ever since I compiled her and integrated her into my PC."

Jack, still recovering from the shock, cautiously asked,"Uhh... what's her name?"

The AI's voice came through clearly, calm and confident.

"My name is Lina, Sir Jack."

Jack gulped, staring at the speaker like it was about to grow legs and attack him."...Well, shit."