mechanical court

The only difference from humans is that there are two bull-ear-shaped white radiators on the forehead—the specifics are not clear, maybe they are signal receivers.

"Isn't this Xiaoxi!? Isn't her career a comedian?"

Yiwen was taken aback, because the image of this artificial intelligence was almost exactly the same as the virtual comedian Xiaoxi he knew.And she is good at making funny videos... It's almost a product.

"Master, Xiaoxi is so cheap, the price is only [-] million!" Ju reminded excitedly.

"...let me see the performance."

Yiwen clicked on Xiaoxi's introduction page, and found that this guy was indeed the comedian Xiaoxi, and then read the performance introduction.I found that the performance of AI is very good, and it is still working in other aspects, but the central processing unit is very rubbish.

Having said that, she seems to be the only artificial intelligence that she can afford.

Although the professional field is making funny videos, as long as she inputs enough data, she can still be a good teacher... It's just that the core equipment such as the central processing unit is not enough.But I can't become a fat man even if I eat one bite. I will buy Xiaoxi first, and then I will have enough money in the future, so I can buy other artificial intelligences.

"Do you want to buy it?" Seeing that Yiwen fell into silence, Ju asked in a low voice.

"It seems that there is a sales point in Steel City, let me go and inspect it!" Ivan saw the address on the file information, then dialed the phone, and after learning that there were people working overtime at night, he got up and set off without saying a word.

Chapter 26 Return

In the early hours of the morning, Ivan got off the empty subway, found a patrolling cylinder robot to ask for directions, walked for another 10 minutes, and finally found the branch building of the Virtual Dimension Project.In fact, strictly speaking, the building where the branch is located is not considered a building, because it stands on the third basement floor where the sun is not visible, and its presence is so thin that even the subway station signs don't have any hints about it.

"No."

Looking at the crooked notice board in front of the foyer, Ivan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.At this time, he already regretted coming to this place in the middle of the night, but since he was already here, it was really unreasonable not to go in and have a look.

He walked into the open reception hall, there was no lighting inside, and everything as far as he could see was plunged into darkness.After finally finding the light switch, he turned on all the lights that could be turned on, and walked towards the interior while dialing the contact number of the other party.

The strange thing is that although this distribution is displayed in the business state, there is not even a staff ladder in it.

And it was messy and full of sundries, bumping and bumping all the way, finally, Ivan squeezed to the front of the elevator, reached out and pressed it, only to find that it was not powered on.

In desperation, he had no choice but to step up to the second floor through the escape ladder next to him, and when he walked out of the exit of the stairs, he saw a spacious office with no divisions, except for a few dusty desks and seven or eight desks lying on the ground. Outside the office chair, there are equidistant square columns and exposed pipelines all over the place, and even the glass windows are tightly sealed with black tape.

"This is too miserable."

Ivan walked to the desk where he entered, and found that there was still a stack of documents on the desk, the date was half a month ago.

This almost means that this branch has been cold for almost half a month.The artificial intelligence rankings seem to be refreshed every half a month, what a coincidence.

"Hello! Is this Mr. Yiwen?" At this moment, Distributed's contact number was finally dialed, and a weak and deep male voice came out.

"I'm here to see the goods, are you free now?" Ivan asked lukewarmly.

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm not very convenient right now, please come up to the third floor." The voice on the other end of the phone became more eager immediately.

……

In the bright corridor illuminated by fluorescent lights, just as Ivan walked to the heavy door of the office, a middle-aged woman in a nurse uniform opened the door and let him walk in.As soon as he entered the office, he was greeted with a strong smell of medicine, and he couldn't help frowning.

In the huge office, there are two brown sofas in the center, facing each other across the glass coffee table.Looking in over the sofa, the back is facing the bright window. In theory, it should be the place where the manager's desk is placed, but there is a hospital bed abnormally.

A middle-aged man on the verge of death, with a haggard look, was lying on the hospital bed on an IV drip, accompanied by the middle-aged nurse, presumably his caretaker.Next to the hospital bed are life-support equipment such as an electrocardiograph, an assisted respirator, and a bookshelf filled with plastic figurines, all of which are Xiaoxi.

"..."

Yiwen looked dumbfounded. The terminally ill middle-aged man in front of him should be the branch manager.And he also moved the entire hospital bed into the office, looking like he was going to work until he died, and even when he died—if he was the other party's boss, he would probably be moved to tears.

"Cough...cough..."

The branch manager barely sat up straight with the help of the nurse, and said weakly: "You are Mr. Ivan, I'm sorry, I am in this state, and I can't go down to greet you in person."

The voice is hoarse, and the words are mixed together when speaking, which is difficult to catch.

"Yes."

Ivan crossed the sofa and walked to the hospital bed.After sizing him up, his gaze stayed on the bookshelf, and he took a closer look. Although those figures all looked like Xiaoxi, they were all different in details.

"I am laughing at you. As you have seen, this consortium is on the verge of bankruptcy, and this branch has actually been abandoned. But I can guarantee that there is absolutely no problem with our Xiaoxi's performance. The reason why it is ranked In the end, it was because of being held back by the CPU.

Halfway through, he coughed again.

"How did you make it like this?" Ivan frowned and couldn't help asking.

"I am the general manager of the Virtual Dimension Project. I have devoted too much effort to Xiaoxi, and the board of directors has given too much hope to this project. So I have been striving for perfection, which has led to the interruption of the capital chain, and finally had to lower the allocation. In the end, Xiaoxi, who is positioned as a high-end artificial intelligence, can only become a comedian.

The branch manager took a breath and showed a bitter smile:

"In the end, Xiaoxi, a comedian, was quite successful, but unfortunately, her income still couldn't fill the financial hole...Then the headquarters decided to sell the project, and I heard the news...cough cough cough! Just...so angry."

"Then Xiaoxi sold it?" Ivan asked concerned.

"No, they don't like it." He showed an aggrieved expression.

"Eh..." Hearing this, Ivan was ready to leave, but he was reluctant to part with such a cheap artificial intelligence.

"After hearing so much, are you still willing to buy it?" The branch manager seemed to have guessed his thoughts.

"..."

Yiwen was silent for a while, walked to the bookshelf, looked at Xiaoxi in various poses, and sighed softly: "The reason why I came here from a long distance is that I don't want to return empty-handed, so I hope you can convince me .”

"If I'm not mistaken, your Excellency should be the runner-up of the King of Fighters Tournament, the Flame of Destiny player?" The branch manager asked abruptly.

"That's right, it's me." Ivan admitted frankly.

"On the roster of the King of Fighters Tournament, it seems that your native place is not your home planet, but a planet called Hyperion, right?" The branch manager said, his breathing became short of breath, and he said in a hoarse voice:

"Since this is the case, you should buy Xiaoxi! Because Xiaoxi's official registration information is a virtual comedian, not artificial intelligence. One is entertainment facilities, and the other is high-tech equipment. You should know the difference better than me. .”

……

Ivan was convinced, thoroughly convinced, and now even if someone wants to send him off Noah crying!He, he...will accept Noah without hesitation, and then buy another Xiaoxi!

Because Xiaoxi is positioned as a virtual comedian, even though she was originally a high-performance artificial intelligence, but was dragged down by the garbage central processing, her current registration status is a virtual comedian!

Buying this kind of entertainment facility will not be castrated, let alone sign a lot of unequal treaties!

Buy buy buy, must buy!

After passing this village, this shop is gone!

one-one-one-one

After a smooth negotiation, under the guidance of the branch manager, Yiwen went to the basement to move out a prototype of Xiaoxi.

The prototype is basically Xiaoxi's anthropomorphic appearance, a pink-haired girl who is easily reminiscent of strawberries or jellybeans.Lying quietly in the closed cabin, she looks like a sleeping princess, without the stiffness of a machine.