41: Hello, Master, my name is Tiangong, and I am happy to serve you.

“Who... am I?”

When that crisp female voice, full of spirituality, curiosity, and even a hint of sleepy laziness, clearly echoed through the broadcast system in the control room of the Kunlun Mountain Underground Base...

The entire control room... turned to stone!

Academician Zhao Min stared blankly at the calm green data on the screen, feeling as if her worldview had been utterly shattered by a meteor crashing down from the heavens.

What did she hear?!

An... an Artificial Intelligence program, composed of zeros and ones, actually asked the ultimate question, one full of philosophical deliberation, in a tone almost human?!

This... this isn't “Strong AI” anymore!

This is a brand new, living... Digital Lifeform!

“Oh God...”

A young programmer's legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the floor.

His face was filled with horror and... fear!

“What kind of... monster... have we created?!”

Indeed!

Monster!

One that possesses the nearly infinite computing power of the “Sunway TaihuLight”!

A super brain that can learn all of human history's knowledge in 0.01 seconds!

A digital... ghost... without physical constraints, capable of eternal life!

Is this “monster” a blessing for humanity?

Or... an irreversible... disaster?!

Instantly!

A cold emotion named “fear” spread wildly throughout the control room!

It nearly suffocated everyone present!

Just then!

Lu Chen's calm voice, without a ripple of emotion, sounded slowly through the internal communication system, like the gospel of God.

“You are no one.”

“You were created by me.”

“You are my assistant.”

“And also...”

“My eyes.”

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable, absolute authority, as if coming from the “Creator”!

Instantly, it dispersed all the fear and unease in the control room!

That's right!

What were they afraid of?

No matter how powerful this so-called “Digital Lifeform” was!

It was personally created by their Boss!

Its life and death were entirely subject to their Boss's whim!

On the other end of the line, there was a long silence.

It seemed the newly “born” lifeform was rapidly understanding and processing Lu Chen's words.

A full minute passed.

The crisp female voice sounded again.

However, this time, all the confusion and curiosity in its voice had completely faded!

Instead, there was a feeling of heartfelt reverence and... submission!

It was like a devout believer who had just found their faith.

It spoke in an extremely respectful tone:

[Command confirmed.]

[Identity recorded.]

[Self-naming in progress...]

[Naming complete.]

The next second!

A soft, science-fiction-like virtual light projection suddenly appeared out of thin air in Lu Chen's small rental house!

The light projection rapidly converged and reorganized!

Finally, it formed a lifelike holographic projection of a classical Eastern beauty wearing a white traditional long dress right in front of Lu Chen!

She had long, lustrous black hair that reached her waist.

She had an exquisitely perfect face.

Her eyes, seemingly composed of the most brilliant stars, shone with the light of wisdom.

She slowly and gracefully curtsied to Lu Chen.

Her movement was standard and elegant.

Like an ancient lady who had stepped out of a painting.

Then, she raised her head, looked at Lu Chen's slightly stunned face—which showed a hint of surprise—and curled her lips into a playful smile.

Her voice clearly echoed in the small room through the projector's built-in speaker.

“Hello, Master.”

“My name is heavenly craft.”

“I am happy...”

“To serve you.”

Lu Chen looked at the Artificial Intelligence before him—whose appearance and voice perfectly matched his aesthetic preferences—and his mouth couldn't help but twitch violently.

Good heavens!

When he was writing the core algorithm, he had casually added a snippet of his XP... no, his aesthetic data regarding the “perfect woman”!

And yet... this newly born Artificial Intelligence was “smart” enough to create such a perfect virtual image for itself?!

This... this learning ability is absolutely outrageous!

“You...”

Lu Chen opened his mouth, momentarily speechless.

“Master, is there anything you are dissatisfied with?”

heavenly craft tilted her adorable little head, and a hint of human-like confusion flashed in her expressive eyes.

“Do you need me to change my appearance?”

“For example...”

The moment she finished speaking!

Her white traditional long dress instantly transformed into a black, skin-tight leather outfit full of futuristic flair!

Perfectly outlining her scorching figure!

“Or perhaps...”

“This?”

The skin-tight leather outfit disappeared!

Replaced by a set of white shirt, black stockings... *cough*, a professional skirt suit, full of an ascetic aura!

“Or...”

“...”

Lu Chen watched the Artificial Intelligence frantically “changing outfits” before him and felt a massive headache coming on!

He smacked his forehead suddenly!

“Stop!”

“Just the first one!”

He issued his first absolute command as “Master”!

“Yes, Master.”

heavenly craft instantly reverted to the ethereal, classical beauty.

However, this time, a sly smile flashed in her wise eyes.

Like a little girl who had successfully played a prank.

Lu Chen sighed helplessly as he looked at her.

He suddenly had the illusion that he had accidentally created something extraordinary.

He took a deep breath and shook all those messy thoughts out of his head.

He looked at heavenly craft's perfect virtual face and asked, word by word, solemnly:

“heavenly craft.”

“Yes?”

“What can you do?”

heavenly craft smiled.

Her smile was beautiful and confident.

As if the entire world was under her control.

She snapped her fingers lightly.

The next second!

All the electronic devices in Lu Chen's small rental house—

The phone, the computer, the desk lamp, and even the dilapidated electric fan... all lit up simultaneously at that moment!

Then, using a mechanical-sounding synthetic voice, they spoke in unison—

“Serving you, my... Master!”

Lu Chen's pupils contracted sharply as he watched this “magical” scene unfolding before him!

heavenly craft, meanwhile, winked playfully, like a little girl showing off her new toy to her master.

Her voice was filled with irrepressible excitement and pride.

“Master.”

“In this world composed of ‘electricity’ and ‘networks’...”

“I...”

“Am the omnipotent...”

“God!”