Chapter 811: M.Uni Announcing Two Pieces of News
Zi Yi remained lying there and blinked her pretty eyes as she said, "The babies are saying that their Mom is hungry and can't move."
The corners of Lu Jingye's lips curved up. He sat down and pulled her up to lean into his embrace. While helping her put on her clothes, he said, "The food is being kept warm in the kitchen for you."
Having said that, a large palm covered her stomach and he asked in her ears, "Are the babies hungry?"
Zi Yi nodded with a serious expression. "Yes they're hungry."
The smile on Lu Jingye's face deepened and he continued helping her with her clothes.
Zi Yi raised her arm cooperatively as she asked, "Are you going to be busy today?"
"Mhmm. I have to prepare for our aerospace company next."
"On the piece of land from the Dongfang Family?"
"No. That's just the R&D center for spare parts. I plan to open the aerospace company in the Northwest."
"Has the higher-ups approved of it?"
"I will submit the application in the following days."
Zi Yi thought about it and thought of someone. "My Eldest Uncle is an astronomer. Why don't we find a way to get him into our company?"
Lu Jingye chuckled. "Eldest Uncle is working in the National Astronomy Research Center and no matter what, you still have to see if he's willing to change jobs or not."
Zi Yi nodded her head. "In any case, it's still early. It'll take at least half a year for our aerospace company to be built. I'll then make a list of energy companies who can create the special building materials."
"Ok."
While talking, Lu Jingye finished helping her put on her clothes.
Zi Yi finished putting on her pants and got down from the bed to wash up.
After she finished eating, it was almost 11 a.m.
Lu Jingye continued working as he sat on the sofa. Zi Yi pulled out the virtual screen and quickly wrote down all kinds of mineral elements she needed for the building materials.
At around 3 p.m., Zi Yi received a call from Mrs. Lu. She was asking if they would be coming home for dinner tonight.
Zi Yi agreed to it even without thinking.
Both of them packed their belongings and returned to the Lu Family's villa.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jianlin had yet to return.
Mrs. Lu said to them, "Your Father mentioned that there are some things to settle with the higher-ups and he will be coming back later tonight. We don't have to wait for him."
While the three of them were having dinner, Mrs. Lu helped Zi Yi with some dishes and asked, "You two are really going back to your villa near M.Uni to stay?"
Zi Yi could see that Mrs. Lu was reluctant to part with them and she said with a smile, "If Mom can't bear to part with us, you can also come to stay at our villa near M.Uni. You can stay in the courtyard or the villa." The main thing was that she had to spare two hours every night to conduct experiments. Otherwise, she would have stayed here with Mrs. Lu.
Mrs. Lu also smiled. "I do want to go with you two, but unfortunately, M.Uni is too far from your Father's place of work."
Zi Yi thought about it. "In that case, Mom, you can come to our villa in the morning and come back home at night."
"The both of you will be busy and so can I even see you two if I go there?"
Zi Yi was unable to answer her.
Mrs. Lu smiled and picked up some more food from the dishes to put into Zi Yi's bowl. "I also have to start doing work in the following days, so I'll be busy. I'll be happy as long as you two come back home during the weekends."
Zi Yi nodded her head and said, "Ok."
After dinner, Zi Yi accompanied Mrs. Lu for a walk while Lu Jingye continued to be busy with his work.
Lu Jianlin didn't come back until after 8 p.m. and when he came back, Third Master Lu was tagging along.
At the sight of Zi Yi and Lu Jingye seated a small distance away, Third Master Lu said, "That's great. Little Lu and Little Zi are both around."
Mrs. Lu quickly called out to him, "Third Brother, come take a seat."
The both of them sat down and Mrs. Lu got the helper to serve them tea.
Third Master Lu looked at Zi Yi and Lu Jingye before he said, "Country A recently released news that they will be conducting military exercises in the Pacific Ocean for half a month. These past two years, Country A has been too ambitious and we have had no choice but to take precautions. The higher-ups have also received news that they will be active near our territorial waters. I will be leaving for the Southern Ocean tonight."
Zi Yi and Lu Jingye listened to him and did not say anything.
Third Master Lu had come back together with Lu Jianlin. The both of them had originally planned to discuss the matter of Third Master Lu heading to the Southern Ocean and so, after he gave Zi Yi and Lu Jingye a simple run down, he started discussing it with Lu Jianlin.
"I will be leading a fleet to patrol in the inland sea this time. If they dare to approach, don't blame me for being rude!" Third Master Lu said with pride and ambition
However, Lu Jianlin furrowed his brow. "Our country's navy fleet is still lacking compared to Country A's. Don't engage in a head-on fight with them."
Third Master Lu had a rash personality and Lu Jianlin was afraid that he might act impulsively.
"I know, I know. I received a military order this time round and I won't fight them straight on."
Having said that, he turned to look at Zi Yi with a particularly amicable expression. "Little Zi, I know you are good at long-range interception. Can you help me transform the weapons and interceptors of the fleet?"
After Third Master Lu asked that question, Lu Jianlin and Lu Jingye turned to look at Zi Yi.
They did not suggest anything and clearly, they wanted her to make her own decisions.
Zi Yi lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. "I'll get one of my robots to follow you. He will help you with the transformation."
"Really?" Third Master Lu was extremely surprised. "Your robot is that capable?"
"It's not that the robots are capable. But I will control the robot remotely from here."
"Oh, oh." Third Master Lu was relieved. He nodded his head and said, "That works. I'll be setting off at midnight later. You can get your robot to follow me then."
Zi Yi called out, "Shadow IV."
Shadow IV appeared and said, "Master."
"Follow my Third Uncle to the Southern Ocean to transform the ship's weapons and interceptors."
"Yes."
Shadow IV immediately turned invisible after answering.
Third Master Lu widened his eyes in shock and acted as though he was someone who had not seen the outside world before. "Where's Little Zi's robot?"
"He turned invisible. He will become visible when you set off and follow you all the way."
Having said that, Lu Jingye then spoke again. "Third Uncle, you can give Shadow IV an identity when he comes with you."
"What identity? A technician?"
"That should be ok."
Third Master Lu had his own things he needed to still do, He did not stay for long and left soon after.
...
The next day, everyone started to become busier.
Without her realizing, today was the day for the school to reopen.
For M.Uni students, the start of school was something worth being happy about. They could immerse themselves in knowledge and questions, and more importantly, they could see the M.Uni's god and goddess.
However, M.Uni announced two pieces of news as soon as the school started.
The first thing. Zi Yi will be directly advancing to become a graduate student.
The second thing. The President of the Student Union, Nangong Yu will be going abroad for an internship for at least a year, due to study needs. Therefore, he had already resigned as the President of the Student Union.
The moment these two pieces of news were released, the M.Uni's school forum exploded.
"Oh no... Won't it be very difficult for us to see the god and goddess of M.Uni in the future?"
"The goddess is indeed the goddess. She directly advanced to graduate school after her first semester in First Year. She must be the first and the only student to do this in our school."
"I wonder if I'll be able to see her at school in the future. Why didn't M.Uni announce which professor she would be under at the same time?"
"Wuuu... why did my male god leave just like that? It's only been a winter vacation that we were away and now I feel that my sky is collapsing."
"Who has the ability to take up the Student Union's president position? Even if President Nangong does step down, it should be the goddess who takes up the position."
"I think so too."
...
No matter how reluctant everyone felt, their studies still had to continue.
Chapter 812: You Guys Are Too Worried About Me.
The studying atmosphere at M.Uni is the strongest among all the universities in China. Not long after school started, all kinds of competitions followed one after another. Everyone entered the intense studying plus competition zone.
When Zi Yi reported to the school, it was already the third day when school started.
Today just so happens to be the day where scholarships were being distributed.
She first went to the Headmaster's office.
At the sight of her, the headmaster revealed an amicable smile.
"Little Zi, you're here. Come in and have a seat."
The both of them walked to the sofa area and sat down.
The Headmaster said, "Your final exam results are all excellent so you're able to receive all the scholarships."
Zi Yi nodded her head and it did not come as a surprise to her.
The Headmaster also said, "We will be hanging both yours and Student Nangong's photos on our achievement board. Send me a photo of yourself later."
Zi Yi took out her phone and took a selfie before showing it to the Headmaster. "Will this do?"
The Headmaster did not know whether to laugh or to cry. "Aren't you too perfunctory? Other people can't wait to find the best photographer to help them take a photo."
"Did Ah Jing do that too?"
The Headmaster was momentarily stunned at Zi Yi's question. Following that, he laughed heartily. "He's as perfunctory as you. I recall someone saying that when the Director of the school asked him for a photo, he casually handed his phone to a classmate along the way and got that student to take the photo for him."
Zi Yi smiled upon hearing the story. She suddenly thought of something and said, "I have a request."
"What is it?"
"I want my photo to be hung next to Ah Jing's."
The Headmaster did not know whether to laugh or cry. "This is your request?"
Zi Yi thought that he would not allow it and so she furrowed her eyebrows. "It can't be done?"
"Haha! Of course, it can be done!"
The Headmaster motioned to her. "Send me your photo then. I'll get someone to print it out and have it framed immediately."
Zi Yi sent the photo to the Headmaster.
When she walked out of the Headmaster's office, the list of students who won scholarships last semester was being broadcasted on the radio in every school.
Every time Zi Yi headed to a school to collect her scholarship, she would be surrounded by a group of students.
"Goddess, did you really advance to graduate school?"
"Which professor are you studying under?"
...
When it was noon, Zi Yi had yet to finish collecting all her scholarships.
Dou Xiangling just so happened to call her at that time. She asked where Zi Yi was and if she wanted to have lunch together.
Zi Yi immediately went looking for her.
By the time Zi Yi arrived, Dou Xiangling had already collected the food for both of them.
Zi Yi immediately picked up the chopsticks after she sat down and started eating. From the looks of it, she seemed to be extremely hungry.
Seeing how hungry she was, Dou Xiangling pushed her bowl of rib soup to her with a smile and asked, "Didn't you eat any snacks in the morning? Why do you look so hungry?"
"I didn't. I've been going to all the various schools all morning to collect the scholarships."
In fact, the scholarship money was transferred directly into her bank account. However, one had to personally collect the certification. Moreover, the Dean of each school gave her a call, asking her to personally make a trip. This was why she was in such a miserable state.
Dou Xiangling felt her heart ache. "If you can't finish collecting it today, you can collect them tomorrow."
"I'm fine. I'm just a little hungry."
Zi Yi drank a mouthful of soup and continued eating.
Dou Xiangling waited for her to take a few more bites before she said, "Yiyi, I will be bringing my students out to sketch soon."
Zi Yi looked up and asked, "Where are you going?"
Dou Xiangling motioned to a scenic spot.
Zi Yi nodded her head. "You can rest assured and go ahead. I will watch over the art gallery."
The art gallery was open to the public two times a week and there was a manager robot in charge of the place. In fact, there was no need for Dou Xiangling to be worried either. "There are quite a number of people who came to the art gallery to ask when it'll be open. I mentioned that it will be open this Saturday. You should be careful not to bump into anything or anyone at that time."
Zi Yi propped her forehead up with her hand. "You guys are too worried about me."
Dou Xiangling laughed. "It's better to be careful."
Zi Yi nodded her head and said, "I understand."
After lunch, Zi Yi went to the Dean's office of the School of Technology.
The Dean had been waiting for her in his office for a long time. After he handed her the certificate, the Dean asked, "Little Zi, will you only be following Professor Dou to do your projects?"
Zi Yi said, "Other than the School of Technology, I also have projects in other schools."
The Dean clearly had something to say, but he did not know how to bring it up.
At the sight of this, Zi Yi said, "If you have something to say, you can tell me."
"It's like this. Dr. Ellis from Country A came looking for me before the New Year. He's a first-class professor in nuclear fusion engineering in Country A. He mentioned that he highly values you and wishes to make an exception to admit you as his student."
When Zi Yi heard this name, she slightly frowned but did not respond right away.
The Dean continued to speak, "If you're interested in this prospect, you can consider it. Dr. Ellis is an internationally famous professor and he is very strong in this specialization. Most importantly, you can enter Country A's national research lab if you follow him."
The Dean looked at Zi Yi after he finished talking.
Zi Yi shook her head and said, "I don't want to go."
The Dean found it a little regretful. "Actually, it's every researcher's dream to study under Dr. Ellis and now that you have this opportunity, you can think it over. After all, our country is indeed lacking compared to Country A in this specialization. If you study hard while you're under him, you can make contributions to your motherland when you return home."
Zi Yi understood the Dean's intentions. She originally planned to reject it again but the Dean suddenly said, "You can take your time to consider. Dr. Ellis mentioned that he will be making a trip here again during February and it's not too late to answer then."
Zi Yi thought about it and nodded her head; she did not immediately refuse the offer.
After Zi Yi came out of the Dean's office, she made a trip to the Department of Archaeology.
When students of the Department of Archaeology saw Zi Yi, many students were so excited that they screamed out loud.
"Junior Sister, you're finally here. We were making guesses to see if you would be coming over today."
"Junior Sister, are you really not going to continue your undergraduate studies? Will you continue studying as a graduate student in the Department of Archaeology?"
There were only so few people in the Department of Archaeology. The total number of students in that department was even less than the number of First Year students in a larger department.
Zi Yi said, "Of course, I'll be continuing my studies."
She was very interested in the ancient culture of the capital. She was even planning to follow the professors onsite.
Everyone gathered around and chatted briefly before Zi Yi left to look for one of the professors.
"Professor Ma."
"Student Zi, you're here. Quick, come in."
When Zi Yi went in, she saw a pile of ancient documents and bronzeware on Professor Ma's desk. She looked at them curiously.
Professor Ma said to her, "These are bronzeware that was just unearthed from Province X. It should be accompanying the burial objects of a royal minister."
Zi Yi looked at the carvings on the bronzeware and asked, "Professor Ma, can I take a look at this bronzeware?"
This particular bronzeware should be a wine pot. The outlet was a beak-shaped arc.
"Go ahead."
Zi Yi put on special gloves, picked up the bronzeware, and looked at it for a while before she said to Professor Ma, "There are a few areas where it's tarnished. Are they going to be restored?"
Chapter 813: S-Class AI Robot Research Lab
Professor Ma was stumped by Zi Yi's question and answered, "This can't be restored at all."
"Why not?" Zi Yi was a little surprised. "Don't tell me such a simple restoring reagent is yet to be invented?"
Professor Ma: "..."
If not for the fact that he had been working as an archaeologist for decades, Professor Ma would have thought restoring oxidized cultural relics was easy to accomplish based on how Zi Yi said that.
He did not know whether to laugh or cry and he purposely said, "In that case, does Student Zi know of the method to restore the oxidized area and at the same time, not damage the cultural relic?"
"Yes, I do." Zi Yi mentioned several different types of chemicals. "After mixing these chemicals according to the correct ratio, add in a natural anti-corrosion grass and the oxidized area can be restored."
Professor Ma: "...!"
Zi Yi saw that Professor Ma seemed to be doubtful of her claims (but in actual fact, he was stunned and rooted to the floor) and she said, "If Professor Ma doesn't believe me, I'll write down the chemical ingredients and their quantities. You can get someone from the Chemistry Department to mix them, then visit the Chinese Medicine Department to see if they have such grass in stock. After combining these ingredients, you can test out the effects on one of the relics."
Professor Ma's heartrate quickened and he hastily nodded his head. "Ok, ok! Write down the items needed and I'll go to the respective departments to get their help."
As to whether it worked or not, he'll know after giving it a try.
Having said that, he quickly rummaged through the pile of items on his table to find a pen and a notebook before he handed them to Zi Yi.
Zi Yi took the pen and notebook, and finished writing the list rather quickly.
However, Zi Yi never expected that a restoring agent that she casually wrote about would bring about such a great influence on the archaeology circle.
By the time she came out of the Archaeology Department, it was 3 p.m.
In the following period of time, Zi Yi basically followed Dou Xiaoyong to the Robot R&D Center.
The Robot R&D Center was rather vast and Professor Dou's team was just one of the many departments.
The types of robots researched by each department were also different.
The first time they came to the research center, Dou Xiaoyong had warned Zi Yi not to wander around.
However, when they made their way over, someone came in and called for Zi Yi. "Miss Zi, Mr. Tang wants you to make a trip to his office."
Mr. Tang was the only one in his office. After Zi Yi made her way inside, he went straight to the point. "Little Zi, I wish to transfer you to the R&D department of S-Class AI robots."
Zi Yi did not agree right away and merely looked at him.
Mr. Tang explained to her further. "The S-Class AI robots are one of the projects that the country hasn't revealed to the public at present. The personnel inside are all recruited from outside and they are all geniuses in this field. However, I suspect that there's a spy among them."
Zi Yi furrowed her eyebrows together.
Mr. Tang then said, "But don't you worry. There's absolutely no problem with your safety. Part of the reason why I wish for you to be transferred over is that if there is really a spy among the team, it would mean that there must be some among the leaders in the base.
"After you transfer over, they will definitely try to test your abilities and then try every means possible to draw you to their side. You only have to..."
Zi Yi stayed in Mr. Tang's office for ten minutes and came out together with Guard Zhu.
The inside of the research base was heavily guarded, with sentries posted every few yards. Moreover, they were armed with live ammunition along with various state-of-the-art monitoring, defense, and inspection equipment. Along the way, Guard Zhu would say to every soldier guarding there, "There's no need to check her."
Guard Zhu explained to Zi Yi. "Mr. Tang has informed me that your body is not suitable to be in contact with too much inspection equipment."
Zi Yi nodded her head.
Guard Zhu and Zi Yi continued walking for around fifteen minutes and arrived at a certain place inside the research base. In front of them was a large single-story building.
The building was made from one-way tempered glass and there was no way to see the situation inside from the outside at all.
The gate of the building was very wide. It was at least five meters wide.
Outside the door stood a group of armed guards.
When they arrived at the gate, an infrared wall appeared and Guard Zhu said to Zi Yi, "Miss Zi, everyone has to pass through this checkpoint."
Zi Yi nodded her head and said nothing as she followed him to walk past the infrared wall.
This type of infrared ray was harmful to pregnant women, but Zi Yi had a barrier with her and these types of infrared rays would not be able to affect the fetus at all.
After making their way inside, they were met with a long downward passage, which was brightly lit.
Both of them continued walking for another four to five minutes before another door appeared in front of them.
After Guard Zhu used his identification card, the door opened. Unexpectedly, there was another door.
When the second door was opened, what appeared in front of them was an extremely spacious area. At first glance, it was filled with robots.
Among these robots, there were patrolling robots, worker robots, and robots that were currently charging with the solar energy reflected through the glass.
Zi Yi raised her head to take a glance. Sure enough, the roof was made with special glass.
Guard Zhu led Zi Yi around the edge of the room.
After walking for another distance, they came to a door. Upon opening the door, only then did they see Mr. Tang, along with several other men wearing working overalls, standing in front of a robot lying on a mechanical bed.
At this moment, someone said, "We named this robot Moonlight. Its greatest function is that it is capable of photosynthesizing and accumulating energy to launch a powerful energy wave."
Mr. Tang was clearly satisfied with the robot's functions. "Not bad."
He then asked, "What are the disadvantages of this robot?"
"It would be a little troublesome if it continues raining for two days consecutively. If it can't receive a light source for a prolonged period of time, the energy in its body will slowly dwindle."
"Can't it store it in a reserve?"
"Right now its maximum capacity can only last for ten days. However, we're considering having the robot gather energy from other sources such as wind or water in addition to light."
Mr. Tang nodded his head.
Just then, Guard Zhu went over and whispered to him, "Mr. Tang, Miss Zi has arrived."
Mr. Tang turned around.
The other people inside the room also turned to look.
Mr. Tang said to Zi Yi with a smile, "Little Zi, come over."
When Zi Yi made her way over, the others were clearly sizing her up.
Zi Yi walked over to Mr. Tang's side and he introduced the other people from left to right. "This is Engineer Meng, Engineer Peng, Engineer Chang, Engineer Yang, and lastly, Engineer Chu."
He then introduced Zi Yi to the engineers. "This is Little Zi."
The ages of these five engineers were about thirty to forty-five years old.
Engineer Meng appeared to be the oldest. He wore glasses and seemed to be the easiest to get along with.
Engineer Peng looked to be around his early forties. He was very tall and had a crew cut. He even had a deep scar on his left cheek, making him appear as though he was someone who mixed with thugs.
The corners of Engineer Chang's lips were naturally curved upward, making him seem like he was constantly smiling. However, the depths of his eyes were very deep, and it was hard for others to see through his thoughts.
Based on Engineer Yang's appearance, he seems like a casual person. He had stubble on his chin and did not seem like someone who works in this field. Instead, the impression he gave was of someone who does art.
Engineer Chu was the youngest. He had a round face and looked like fresh dough.
Zi Yi greeted them. "Engineer Meng, Engineer Peng, Engineer Chang, Engineer Yang, Engineer Chu."
The attitudes of the several engineers were not warm. Instead, they were rather cold.
Engineer Peng asked, "Was the robot displayed in the robot exhibition on the fourth of this month really made by you?"
Zi Yi nodded her head. "Yes."
Engineer Meng then said, "It's good for young people to be skilled, but don't forget that there is always someone who is better out there than you."
Chapter 814: Making Things Difficult For Zi Yi
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After Engineer Meng said that, he turned around and continued staring at the robot lying on the mechanical bed.
Similarly, the other four engineers also shifted their attention back to the robot.
The five of them were discussing how they were planning to improve it.
Thus, they had left Zi Yi standing over there to the side.
Zi Yi narrowed her eyes and thought of what her Second Uncle said. In the end, she did not say anything.
Mr. Tang walked over to Zi Yi's side and said to her, "Little Zi, don't take it to heart. As long as you have the abilities, they will acknowledge you sooner or later."
Zi Yi nodded her head.
Mr. Tang also said, "You can have a look around here first. I called you here in hopes that you can join the S-Class AI robot team. Our country is lacking compared to Country D in this aspect. During the International Robot Competition happening in mid-March, we have to come up with robots which are better than theirs."
Zi Yi said, "Ok."
"Take a look first. If you need anything, you can directly call Little Zhu to look for me."
Mr. Tang was planning to leave Guard Zhu behind.
However, Zi Yi rejected the arrangement. "No need. I can solve the problems myself."
Seeing that Zi Yi was really not worried at all, Mr. Tang decided not to have Guard Zhu stay behind after thinking it through. In the end, he left together with Guard Zhu.
Zi Yi did not head over to the table with the robot either. She just stood by and looked at how the five engineers discussed how they were going to extend the energy storage capacity of the robot.
Mr. Tang, who left the building, got in the car and returned to his office building.
There were already several other leaders who were sitting in the conference room inside the office building.
When Mr. Tang went in and took a seat, someone asked worriedly,"Is it really okay for you to arrange her there?"
There were no longer any traces of the previous smile on his face and he seemed very stern right now. "We have to create an S-Class AI robot before the competition in mid-March. Otherwise, what should we take out for the competition?"
Another leader said, "Moonlight is our secret weapon and now that Little Zi was transferred to the team halfway, it's possible that the other five engineers might feel uncomfortable. Besides, Country D will definitely make some moves in the near future. I'm worried that talents in our research base will be bribed."
"Mhmm." Mr. Tang was silent for a moment before he then said, "Send someone to protect Little Zi. With her working around here, if someone here was really to be bribed by another party, her skills will definitely be spread around. We cannot let anyone spread around the full extent of her capabilities."
Mr. Tang could sense that Zi Yi was definitely more capable than what she let on. Toward such a genius, the country would certainly protect her with great efforts.
"Intensify the efforts to investigate everyone inside the base, don't let people take advantage of any loopholes."
"Since that's the case, why don't we seal the research base and prevent everyone from leaving."
"No. Little Zi has to go out."
She was pregnant right now and it was already good that she was willing to personally make a trip down to the base. If they were to keep her locked up here, perhaps she might fight back.
...
The Robot R&D Center.
Zi Yi stood there for half an hour and the five engineers still did not seem as though they had any intentions of paying her any notice.
She found it a little boring and so she simply turned around and walked elsewhere. She planned to see the standard of the robots inside this building, or perhaps if there were any special robot materials she might be interested in.
As soon as she left, Engineer Yang furrowed his brow and said, "She doesn't have any patience at all. I really wonder if she's the one who created those robots."
Engineer Peng scoffed. "I heard that Second Young Master Lu has plenty of capable men under him. Since she has married him, it's easy for him to back her up."
Engineer Meng asked, "Since that's the case, why did Mr. Tang bring her here to our team?"
"Other than the Second Young Master Lu, there's still this layer of connection from Second Master Lu. Perhaps Mr. Tang casually transferred her here for their sake."
"Then are we going to be babysitters?"
Speaking of this, the engineers were all unhappy.
"Hmph, do they really think this is a casual place where people can just come and play? Even if it's babysitting, the task should be left to her Uncle instead!"
"In that case, we should find a way to get her to leave on her own volition. The things we develop here are not something that just anybody can know."
"That's right. She's still so young and if she doesn't keep her mouth shut, and leaks the state secret, who will take responsibility?"
"Let's just get her to randomly assemble a robot. If she can't do that, we'll get her to leave."
"It just so happens that the pile of discarded parts hasn't yet been thrown away."
After they discussed among themselves, Engineer Meng called out to Zi Yi, "Zi Yi."
Zi Yi turned around to look at him.
Engineer Meng pointed in a direction and said, "There is a pile of parts over there. If you can create a robot, we'll let you follow us and develop the S-Class AI robot."
Zi Yi did not say anything. She merely nodded and walked towards the pile.
Engineer Yang roasted her upon seeing her reaction. "Sure enough, she's just a child. She didn't even ask us what to assemble. I don't believe she can assemble anything from that pile of discarded parts."
In the following period of time, the five engineers would intentionally and unintentionally glance in her direction. However, those actions gradually stopped as they could not even be bothered to check on her anymore.
After Zi Yi walked over to the pile of discarded parts, the first thing she did was to see what parts were there.
Subsequently, she picked out the parts one by one and placed them to one side. Seeing that there was a marker pen nearby, she picked it up and marked the parts she had picked out.
After she finished taking out all the parts she needed, she started assembling them.
She planned to assemble a mechanical horse. As she required some of the larger and heavier parts, and it was hard for her to lift them up, she decided to create a semi-automatic piece of installation equipment first. She only had to stand to one side and move her fingers to assemble the larger parts.
By the time the group of engineers remembered to check up on Zi Yi, it was already an hour later.
They were surprised by the mechanical horse she had assembled.
"She actually managed to assemble a mechanical horse so quickly?"
"To think that she even knows how to make a piece of installation equipment."
"It seems like she's not that much of an idiot after all.
"If she can't even do such a simple thing like assembling external parts, how could Mr. Tang possibly throw her to us? No matter what machinery it is, the most important thing is whether the control panel is good or not and along with various functions."
The few of them stood there looking at Zi Yi picking up a blank circuit board and sitting down as she welded the connecting lines with a soldering pen.
"Her movements aren't very skilled. It seems like she can only work with the exterior parts."
Zi Yi disliked this type of backwards circuit board. It did not take long for her to stop and look around.
She wanted to check if there was an automatic welder. Sure enough, she saw the equipment not too far away and was about to get up and grab it.
However, as soon as she stood up and walked over, Engineer Meng called out to her, "Zi Yi, what are you doing?"
"Making the control panel."
Engineer Yang put on a fierce expression. "Some equipment here has already been adjusted and you can't move them anyhow you like."
Engineer Chu chimed in and said, "That's right. If you really are skilled, then create that mechanical horse of yours without borrowing any other advanced equipment."
Zi Yi's expression turned cold. "Are you trying to make things difficult for me on purpose?"
Chapter 815: If You Can't Make, Leave. Don't Disturb Us
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The expressions of the engineers sank. How dare this girl try to challenge them?!
Engineer Peng's expression seemed to be saying: 'We are indeed making things difficult for you, if you can't take it, take your leave...'. He then indeed opened his mouth and said, "If you can't make it, leave. Don't disturb us."
Zi Yi glanced at them and she returned to her seat and continued to weld the connecting lines.
However, this time round, she was so fast that she finished welding all the connecting lines in less than half an hour.
After finishing the circuit board, it was just in time for lunch and the engineers were preparing to leave for lunch.
"Zi Yi, we're going to eat. You will come with us."
Engineer Meng called Zi Yi to follow them not because he had a change of attitude toward her, but because he was worried about leaving her here alone.
Zi Yi was also hungry and so, she put the circuit board aside and followed them outside.
After the engineers left the building, none of them spoke. All of them passed through all sorts of scanning equipment and headed towards the gate.
When they discovered that Zi Yi did not have to go through a lot of the scanning equipment, they were sneering deep down inside.
If it was said that this kind of person did not go through the backdoor, they would not believe it.
Every department had its own canteen. There was a wide variety of dishes here and the food also looked nutritious.
The engineers checked out the International Robot Competition while they ate.
Zi Yi sat next to them and concentrated on eating.
Just then, Engineer Meng suddenly turned around and asked, "Zi Yi, where did you get the parts for the robots that were displayed during the exhibition?"
Engineer Meng's question was well constructed. He clearly wanted to probe and find out who made the robots for Zi Yi, but he did not explicitly ask this.
Zi Yi thought about it for a moment. She would not tell others that all the parts were basically created by her company and that she had personally created some of the parts, so instead she only said, "Ah Jing bought them for me."
The engineers thought to themselves, "As expected."
Subsequently, none of them paid her any more attention.
There were fruits served after the meal. When Zi Yi had just grabbed her fork and eaten two pieces of fruit, she saw Guard Zhu coming in from outside.
Guard Zhu directly made his way over to Zi Yi and asked, "Miss Zi, Mr. Tang sent me here to ask you if you're used to the new environment?"
"It's not bad. It's just that I was a little hungry because there weren't any snacks."
Upon hearing this, the engineers furrowed their brows.
Engineer Yang said crossly, "This is not a vacation home. If you wish to eat during work, leave."
Zi Yi glanced at Engineer Yang before turning to look at Guard Zhu.
Guard Zhu also swept his gaze across the engineers. Upon seeing that they were somewhat dissatisfied with Zi Yi, he originally wanted to say something to help Zi Yi, but ended up saying nothing. In the end, he merely said, "There's a lounge area in that research lab. I'll prepare some snacks and milk for you and you can eat directly in the lounge."
Zi Yi nodded her head.
Guard Zhu turned to leave while he was under the dissatisfied gazes of the engineers.
Not only did she come in through the backdoor, she even asked for snacks in the middle of work?
"Did you really think that you have come here to play? If you can't finish your mechanical horse today, I hope that you'll be more self-conscious tomorrow and won't come to work with our team."
Zi Yi looked at Engineer Peng who spoke and she nodded her head in response. "Sure."
The engineers were angered by her attitude, so they stood up and headed outside.
They had an hour or two break at noon. Therefore, there was a nap room in the lounge of the laboratory.
They were worried about Zi Yi, for fear that she would randomly touch things when they took a rest, so Engineer Meng purposely tried scaring her.
"We are going for a rest now and so you had better sit here without moving. Everything in here is made from special materials and you will bear legal responsibility if anything is damaged."
Zi Yi nodded her head. "Ok."
Thus, the engineers headed to the lounge.
After lying down, Engineer Chang was still somewhat worried. "Why doesn't one of us keep watch over her? What should we do if she really breaks something in there?"
Engineer Meng thought for a moment and sat up. "I'll keep watch over her. In the event she touches Moonlight, it'll be trouble."
Having said that, he put on his shoes and headed outside.
Zi Yi did not sit there without doing anything. Instead, she went over to work on the mechanical horse she made.
By the time Engineer Meng came out, he just so happened to see her knocking around the mechanical horse.
Looking at the small hammer in her hand, Engineer Meng quickened his footsteps.
"What are you doing?"
Zi Yi turned to look at Engineer Meng. Her gaze was filled with alienation and indifference.
Engineer Meng furrowed his brows and stopped three meters away from her as he looked at her.
Zi Yi knew that those engineers looked down on her. In fact, she looked down on them too. She usually disliked talking too much to these sorts of people and couldn't be bothered to answer. In the end, she continued using her small hammer to knock on the joints of the mechanical horse.
Seeing how Zi Yi did not answer his question, Engineer Meng narrowed his eyes and he said in a heavy voice, "No matter how you got in here, you have to follow the rules and behave in our department. Everything here is our treasure and you had better not touch anything that shouldn't be touched."
Zi Yi finally looked up at him again with an expression of indifference. "I won't touch your things."
When Engineer Meng was about to say: 'it had better be the case', Zi Yi had already said something else. "The robots that you people have made, can't even enter my eyes."
"You-"
Engineer Meng suddenly felt as though something was stuck in his chest. He had seen arrogant people before, but not someone so arrogant as her!
"HA! In that case, I would like to see how capable you are then!"
He planned to teach her a lesson. "You must finish making the mechanical horse today and as for its functions, it must have the ability to jump and run... In any case, whatever a real horse can do, your mechanical horse must be able to do the same."
Zi Yi did not even look at him and casually asked, "Do you want it to eat grass? Then you had better go and prepare some grass first."
Engineer Meng was stifled by her words.
He took a deep breath and pointed to the pile of spare parts on the side. "What kind of grass would a mechanical horse eat? If you can make your mechanical horse eat one of the parts in that pile, it'll be your win."
"Win? Are you trying to make a bet with me?"
"If that's what you think, let it be so; a bet it is then."
"What are the stakes?"
Engineer Meng: "..."
His hand itched so much. He was so tempted to throw this arrogant child outside!
If he knew earlier, he would have gotten Engineer Peng to come out instead. With Engineer Peng's appearance, he could at the very least scare this arrogant child.
However, since she wanted to bet with something, he would give her what she wanted. In any case, she couldn't possibly achieve his requirements.
"If your mechanical horse is that capable, I'll call you Boss."
Zi Yi finally shifted her head up and looked at him. Her eyes were sizing him up and her gaze was followed by emotions of disdain.
Engineer Meng: "..."
There was a curse word floating around in his mind and he was honestly considering if he should say it.
F*ck!
Zi Yi looked away and casually answered in agreement as she continued making the control panel.
Subsequently, the other engineers came out to start work and Zi Yi and Engineer Meng never exchanged another word between them.
The five of them surrounded Moonlight and Engineer Chu was the first to ask, "Did that person touch anything?"
Engineer Meng had a cloudy expression. "No."
Following that, he told them about the conversation he had with Zi Yi.
Upon hearing this, all their expressions turned gloomy.
Chapter 816: Zi Yi Asks: Do You Accept Defeat or Not?
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Engineer Chu snorted. "It seems like we have to teach her a lesson. Otherwise, she'll think that it's easy to create a robot!"
Engineer Peng said, "If we want to teach her a lesson, we should go for something bigger. Otherwise, she won't know where she stands."
Speaking of this, he thought of a plan. He purposely lowered his voice and said to the others, "Why don't we get Moonlight to get up and teach her a lesson? When something happens, we'll just say that we haven't debugged Moonlight's program properly yet and something went wrong."
Engineer Meng glanced at Zi Yi and said, "I don't think it's suitable? After all, she's still a young girl."
Engineer Peng. "It's precisely because she's a young girl that it's even more insulting to us. We are clearly the most confidential team in the Robot R&D Center. How can Mr. Tang just casually transfer a young girl in here?"
This had made people feel extremely uncomfortable, alright!
The other three also had the same thought.
Engineer Meng thought for a moment and said, "Then be more discreet about it and don't let others discover anything."
Engineer Chang said, "Don't worry. Only the five of us know all of Moonlight's capabilities. As long as we keep silent, who can guess it?"
The engineers made eye contact and they subconsciously surrounded Moonlight. At the same time, they pretended to be testing the robot's performance and quickly did some tricks to the program.
Their voices were very soft while they discussed playing a trick on Zi Yi and she did not hear them at all. All of a sudden, someone shouted, "Not good! There's something wrong with Moonlight's program. Quick, control it!"
Subsequently, another voice sounded. "Ouch!"
Zi Yi looked up and saw four of them holding Moonlight back while another one was knocked to the ground.
The four engineers who were holding Moonlight back were also thrown down a few moments later.
Looking at the engineers who were thrown to the ground, Zi Yi's lips slightly curved upward.
As to what happened to Moonlight, she had identified the problem with a single glance.
Looking at the robot heading in her direction, Zi Yi did not move either.
The engineers on the ground made eye contact and their eyes seemed to be saying: "Don't tell me she's shocked stupid?"
Moonlight's speed was very fast. When it was about two meters away from Zi Yi, the screwdriver in her hand was flung out.
Whoosh... BAM!
When the five engineers heard the screwdriver hitting against the robot, they originally felt some heartache. However, when the robot stopped moving, they were dumbfounded.
Therefore, when Zi Yi stood up, walked over to Moonlight, and quickly opened up its control panel while swiftly pressing on it... The engineers felt as though a chill had run up their bodies to the top of their heads.
"What are you doing!"
"Stop it!"
Several of them shouted at Zi Yi simultaneously, but it was already too late.
In the next second, they saw Moonlight moving again and heading toward them.
When Moonlight approached them, it gave them a punch to their stomachs.
"Ouch!"
"OW~"
However, this was not the end. After Moonlight gave them a beating until they couldn't get up, it went back to Zi Yi. She then pointed at the mechanical horse and quickly gave him commands to finish the latter parts.
The five engineers who were holding their stomachs and crying out in pain felt as though they were struck by lightning.
The Super AI robot they had spent nearly half a year researching on was actually subdued by a single screwdriver from Zi Yi.
A few of them had the urge to vomit blood.
"Hahahaha..."
A few leaders who had been sitting in the office and staring at the screen could not help but laugh out loud.
Deputy Director Huang said, "I didn't expect Student Zi to be so capable that she was able to make them so angry to the point of puking blood."
Director Zhang marveled. "Little Zi's talent in mechanics is too high. Engineer Meng and his team had spent nearly half a year creating Moonlight. It's still in the debugging stage and yet, she could control it just like that!"
Another leader expressed his surprise. "How did Student Zi learn all these things? I've never seen someone so talented in mechanics before. However, if someone like that is loyal to our country, it's good. But if she were to have other thoughts, the consequences will be unimaginable."
The others also started to be worried.
"That's right. Such a mechanical genius... if she were to be bought over by other countries, it would bring about an unimaginable disaster to our country. Mr. Tang, I feel that we should control her and prevent her from leaving the base."
"I have the same thoughts too. In particular, during such a crucial time. What she displayed during the robot exhibition previously has been targeted by many countries and Country D also suddenly wants to hold a robot competition. The main reason is most likely to test our country and Zi Yi. We cannot let other countries poach away such a genius."
...
The more they talked, the more agitated they became. It was as though Zi Yi would rely on other countries in the very next second.
Mr. Tang looked at the people seated beneath him. After waiting for them to finish their discussion, he said with certainty, "Little Zi will not be bought over by other countries."
"Mr. Tang. Miss Zi is too young and it's normal that she can't resist such temptations. We are just afraid of it happening."
"That's right. If she really has second thoughts, it would be too late if we want to control her."
Seeing how Mr. Tang's expression turned serious, those who wanted to continue talking quickly kept quiet.
Mr. Tang said sternly, "If you have doubts, don't use a person. If you use them, give them your trust. I trust Little Zi. Moreover, I have promised her before that I won't restrict her freedom."
She was already rather reluctant to come and coupled with Little Lu's repeated warnings, how could he possibly restrict her freedom? In the event that she really stopped coming in the future, it would be the loss of their research base.
He said, "Right now, we have to create a Super AI robot that can compare against Country D's robots in the shortest time possible. Little Zi has the skills and I feel that we should let her be in a good mood while she's here."
Moreover, he still wanted to get Zi Yi to create a combat robot that can turn invisible. Therefore, all the more he would not do anything that would result in her displeasure.
...
Research Lab.
With Moonlight working for her, she only needed to sit there and give him commands. Instantly, she was much more relaxed.
It just so happened that she was feeling hungry, so she stood up and headed to the lounge.
Engineer Meng and the rest waited for Zi Yi to enter the lounge before all of them ran towards Moonlight.
However, when they were halfway there, they heard Moonlight's cold mechanical voice. "Keep your distance or I won't spare my punches."
The five of them were stupefied: "..."
It was clearly a robot they had created, so why would it have such an attitude toward them?
A few of them felt like puking up blood again.
"What exactly did Zi Yi do to our robot?!"
"To think that she is capable of controlling our robot."
"F*ck! I've never felt so wronged before in my life!"
It was as though their child had recognized someone else as their mother. In addition, their child was treating his biological parent as an enemy.
Zi Yi came out after she had eaten a snack. She walked over to the mechanical horse and looked at the five of them as she asked with a cold expression, "Do you accept defeat or not?"
Right now, Zi Yi was exuding a powerful aura, as though she was saying: "In my eyes, you're merely so-so."
Their expressions stiffened. They felt so stifled, similar to someone getting humiliated and yet, they could not retaliate.
Chapter 817: Beautiful Girls Have The Right To Hit People
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The injury and insult Zi Yi inflicted on the five engineers was too great.
Moonlight helped Zi Yi build the mechanical horse. The horse could not only run and jump around like a real horse, but it could also eat a few spare parts lying around while carrying Zi Yi on its back. The setback the engineers received was so huge that they could not have any other thoughts against Zi Yi anymore.
Zi Yi rode on the mechanical horse and roamed around the laboratory twice before she alighted and looked at the engineers.
The few of them suddenly recovered their senses.
Zi Yi raised her chin and said to Engineer Meng, "You can call me boss now."
Engineer Meng felt that something was stuck in his throat. He clenched his fists and held his breath back with a flushed complexion. He refused to call her boss.
Zi Yi's expression turned cold. "So you're someone who fails to keep his promises?"
Engineer Meng was startled and he subconsciously called out, "Boss."
Zi Yi nodded her head and headed towards the door.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm getting off work and going home."
"...!"
The group of engineers looked at the closed door and said nothing. They quickly headed to the mechanical horse that Zi Yi had made and started checking it over.
"What the f*ck?! I can't believe she managed to use the spare parts we threw away to this extent!"
"How exactly did she do this?"
"Oh my gosh! She made a hole in our Moonlight!"
"Only the five of us know of Moonlight's program. How was she able to casually control Moonlight?!"
The more they said, the angrier they became. In the end, they started up Moonlight, which Zi Yi had shut down earlier, and quickly checked if she had changed the program they set up for Moonlight.
The engineers started putting their hands on Moonlight and just then, its ice-cold mechanical voice sounded. "Please do not harass me or I'll beat you up."
Their expressions stiffened and they felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten flies.
"Moonlight, you don't remember us anymore?" Engineer Peng, who had an appearance of someone who had crossed paths with the triad, burst into tears at once after asking that question.
The other four were also feeling extremely upset.
Just then Moonlight's mechanical voice sounded once again. "You're already an adult and here you are, crying. Looking at Little Zi. She's beautiful, clever, and treats me gently."
The five of them: "..."
Engineer Chu could not take it anymore and said angrily, "She caused a dent in your body and so how is she considered as being gentle?"
Moonlight spoke up righteously. "Beautiful girls have the right to hit people."
The five of them: "..."
When Mr. Tang came over, he discovered the five engineers crouching in the corner together, looking as though the reason they were facing the wall was because they were reflecting.
Even though he had seen the whole situation through the surveillance camera, he still had to pretend not to know anything and so he asked, "I wonder what you think about Little Zi? If you think that she's really not good, I'll get her to stop coming tomorrow."
The moment Mr. Tang said that, the five of them suddenly jumped to their feet.
Engineer Peng strained his neck and said, "No. She has to come tomorrow."
Engineer Chu said with a flushed expression, "In addition to tomorrow, the day after tomorrow... and every single day after that!"
Engineer Cheng gritted his teeth. "She caused a hole in Moonlight and we have to let her know that she is in the wrong and make her suffer the consequences."
Engineer Yang said with a sneer, "She's such an arrogant girl and we plan to give her a good lesson!"
Engineer Meng's expression was still considered to be somewhat normal. "Since she's someone Mr. Tang brought over, we will respect your decision."
Looking at the insincere expressions of the five engineers, Mr. Tang nodded his head and headed over to Moonlight. He then looked at the hole in the heart area (where the control panel is located) and raised a suggestion. "You can fill this hole."
"What do you mean by filling the hole? We'll keep it and let Zi Yi feel guilty."
"That's right. We'll let her see her masterpiece every day in the future."
Mr. Tang: "..."
Well... do as you like then.
...
By the time Zi Yi went out of the research lab area, Guard Zhu was already waiting for her outside.
"Miss Zi, Mr. Tang sent me over to escort you out."
Zi Yi nodded her head and they headed to leave together.
After walking for some distance, they arrived at where a car was parked.
Just as Guard Zhu opened the door for Zi Yi, someone called her from the side, "Little Zi, are you going back now?"
Both of them turned around at the same time.
They saw a middle-aged man wearing a uniform walking their way with a smile on his face.
Guard Zhu immediately stood upright and gave the man a salute. "Deputy Director Huang."
Deputy Director Huang returned his salute and turned to look at Zi Yi.
Deputy Director Huang was 46 years old this year and he seemed to be someone amicable. He said to Zi Yi, "It just so happens that I'm going out too. Why don't I send Little Zi off instead."
His words were meant for Guard Zhu.
Guard Zhu turned to look at Zi Yi.
Zi Yi did not mind. After all, they were only sending her to the entrance of the research base. Ah Jing would be waiting outside the entrance to fetch her.
Guard Zhu saw no rejection from Zi Yi and passed the car keys to Deputy Director Huang.
When both of them got into the car and the car drove out, Deputy Director Huang casually asked, "You spent the day in the S-Class AI Robot Department today, how did you find it?"
"It was okay."
"The few engineers in the S-Class AI Robot Department are usually a little more arrogant than others. They will definitely try to find ways to make things difficult for you since you just joined in. However, there's no need for you to be worried. They are easy to get along well with and in fact, they will be convinced by someone who is more capable than them."
Speaking of this, he paused for two seconds before he asked, "I've always had a question I wanted to ask you. I wonder if you mind?"
"What is it?"
"You're very skilled in the area of robotics. Where did you learn all that knowledge from?"
Zi Yi tilted her head and looked at Deputy Director Huang.
Deputy Director Huang also glanced in her direction. There was a smile in his eyes as he said, "I was only asking casually. If it's not convenient for you to answer, it doesn't matter."
"I learned it on my own."
"Really?"
"Yes, this isn't hard to do anyways."
Zi Yi's tone of voice was too confident. It was so confident to the extent that Deputy Director Huang was almost ready to believe that making robots was really not as difficult as everyone else made it seem.
However, as the Deputy Director here, he was clearly aware of whether it was hard or not.
He felt that Zi Yi was being perfunctory with him and smiled. "It doesn't matter if you do not wish to answer."
Having said that, he started driving seriously.
A few minutes after the car drove out, a woman wearing a uniform suddenly walked out in front.
The woman was wearing a uniform and a hat. At the sight of their car, she waved at them.
Deputy Director Huang explained to Zi Yi about the woman's identity. "She's the leader of the Administration Department here, Leader Li."
Following that, he drove the car towards Leader Li and parked next to her.
Leader Li looked to be around her thirties. Within the mature and capable aura she gave off, there were slight traces of gentleness. She seemed to be someone who can plan out her work life very well.
Deputy Director Huang rolled down the window and asked, "Leader Li, is there something up?"
After Leader Li saluted him she said, "Deputy Director Huang, are you going out? Can you give me a ride for a short distance? I'm headed to the first administrative building."
The first administrative building was located somewhere near the entrance of the base. Deputy Director Huang definitely had no opinion and so, he said, "Come on in."
Leader Li first nodded to Zi Yi before she walked to the back door and pulled open the door.
After the car drove out, Deputy Director Huang casually asked Leader Li, "I heard Old Zheng saying that the higher-ups will be sending some special parts over. Will it be sent over from there or do we need to go and collect it ourselves?"
"Some parts were specially requested by several important R&D teams. When the time comes, each team would have to send someone over to inspect the goods."
Chapter 818: Zi Yi Said: Husband, You've Worked Hard
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Deputy Director Huang said, "Our engineers were not very satisfied with the batches of parts that have been provided recently. What's going on, on the other side?"
Leader Li said, "It's because the requirements for some of the parts are too stringent and some of it requires materials from space. The engineers on the other side have also been trying out various production methods."
The two of them chatted for some time.
Just then, Deputy Director Huang said to Zi Yi, "The parts and components we use here are all produced by the No.1 Military Factory. Many of the special materials require engineers from our side to head over to check countless times before it can be confirmed. Moreover, even when it's time for the final delivery, they might not necessarily be able to create the parts we need here."
Zi Yi nodded her head. This type of situation was very normal on ancient Earth. After all, there was a lack of many elements and materials here on Earth.
Zi Yi suddenly missed the interstellar era. For the materials they lacked there, she could always head for another planet to gather the materials. Even if this galaxy doesn't have them, they could always head to another galaxy.
At the thought of this, she suddenly made a decision, and that was to be sure to make a spaceship as soon as possible.
Deputy Director Huang and Leader Li chatted for a while but stopped communicating afterward.
Just then, Leader Li said to Zi Yi, "Everyone in our research lab has seen the robot exhibition that was on the fourth day of the New Year. Your robots are really powerful. How did you manage to do it?"
Zi Yi said a similar thing as to what she had said before, "One will know how to make them if they learn more in this aspect."
Leader Li was momentarily stunned at her words and she did not continue to ask further.
When the car was about to reach the entrance, Leader Li alighted.
Deputy Director Huang continued driving the car towards the entrance.
After exiting the entrance, they saw a low-profile black car parked somewhere nearby.
Zi Yi said to Deputy Director Huang, "Sending me over to that car will do."
Deputy Director Huang looked at the car and asked with a smile, "Is Little Lu here to fetch you?"
"Mhmm."
"Little Lu is really good." Deputy Director Huang parked the car.
Just then, the opposite car's door opened and Lu Jingye alighted from inside.
Zi Yi and Deputy Director Huang also alighted at the same time.
Deputy Director Huang warmly extended his hand to Lu Jingye. "Little Lu, long time no see."
Lu Jingye said, "Deputy Director Huang, long time no see."
After they shook hands, Deputy Director Huang said jokingly, "Little Lu and Little Zi, there is such a good relationship between you two. Little Lu even personally came to wait. In the future, if you are unavailable to come and fetch Little Zi, just give me a call. I'll personally send her back home."
"Thank you." The corner of Lu Jingye's lips curved upward, giving off a particularly kind image. "It just so happened that I had free time today, so I came to fetch Little Zi."
Having said that, he spoke again and said, "In that case, we'll take our leave first. Our parents are waiting for me to fetch Little Zi home for dinner."
"Okay, take care."
After the car drove out, Lu Jingye said, "In this base, other than Mr. Tang, I'm not familiar with other leaders."
Zi Yi was personally invited by Mr. Tang. It was impossible for the base not to have any factions. Lu Jingye only wanted to remind her so that she would be able to avoid some troubles in the event something happened.
Zi Yi knew what he meant and said, "I don't think I'll get close to any of them either."
Lu Jingye did not continue on this topic any further and pointed to the center console. "There's food in here. Have some to fill your stomach first. Mother asked us to return home for dinner tonight."
"Okay."
Zi Yi opened the storage compartment and there was a small insulation box inside. Inside the insulation box were some of the cakes she usually liked to eat and there was also a cup of warm juice at the side.
Zi Yi took the fruit juice and took a sip before telling him what happened today.
Lu Jingye was not surprised that Mr. Tang would transfer her to the S-Class AI Robot team and he only said, "When the time comes, don't reveal all your capabilities. There are many things you know that exceed the knowledge in this world. Other people will definitely find ways to make use of this aspect."
Zi Yi took a bite of the cake and said, "This planet doesn't even have many of the special materials I need. Even if I want to show off, I don't have the conditions to do so."
Having said that, she tilted her head and glanced at his handsome side view. "After our aerospace company is built, the first thing to do is to fly to a nearby planet to find those special materials and minerals I want. I'll then build a spaceship and take you to places the world isn't aware of."
"Okay."
By the time Zi Yi and Lu Jingye returned home, it was past six in the evening. Unexpectedly, Second Master Lu had yet to come home.
Mrs. Lu said, "Your Father called earlier to say he won't be coming back for dinner. There are some matters with the higher-ups to deal with."
When the three were having dinner, Mrs. Lu asked if Zi Yi was feeling tired during this period of time. "You'll easily feel hungry during this period of time and so can you bring some snacks to take in with you? I'll prepare some for you every day so that you don't go hungry."
"Mom, there's no need to worry. Mr. Tang has specially informed his guard to prepare snacks for me."
Only then was Mrs. Lu relieved.
After dinner, the three of them went to the sofa to take a seat and Mrs. Lu said to Zi Yi, "The weather is turning warm. I customized some clothes for you. If you find the sizing too small, you must tell me. I'll get someone to alter them."
Zi Yi took off her coat when she entered the living room. When she sat on the sofa, a slight bump could be seen where her tummy was.
She touched her tummy and nodded. "Okay."
Mrs. Lu also stroked her tummy and she said with a smile, "Sure enough, the tummy is larger with twins. In the past, when I was pregnant with Jingye and Yunxiao, there was no baby bump for the first three months. Your belly will definitely be bigger when you reach the third month."
Speaking of this, she started to get worried again. "Will you still head to the robot research lab then?"
"I won't be going anymore. I'll go there for a month at most."
Mrs. Lu was relieved. She changed the topic and started talking about Song Jewelry.
"Song Jewelry will re-open next month. It just so happens that the International Jewelry Show will be held here. I will be bringing my team to participate."
Zi Yi nodded her head and said, "Tell me after the time and date is confirmed. I will certainly come to watch."
Mrs. Lu smiled in response. "Alright. I'll give you a few more extra admission tickets then. You can give them to your Aunts."
"Okay."
The three of them remained in the living room until it was past nine o'clock in the evening, but Lu Jianlin had yet to return. In the end, Mrs. Lu got them to go up and take a rest.
"Both of you are busy tomorrow. Go and take a rest first. Especially Yiyi, don't tire yourself out."
Both of them returned to their bedrooms. Zi Yi wanted to take a shower and so, she undressed her clothes while walking to the washroom.
Lu Jingye followed behind her and said, "Don't undress first. I'll fill up the tub for you, otherwise you might catch a cold."
Zi Yi nodded and both of them headed to the washroom. Lu Jingye went to fill up the tub while she stood at the sink to brush her teeth.
After she finished brushing her teeth, she leaned over and looked at Lu Jingye who had his sleeves rolled up and was filling up the tub for her to bathe. "I haven't been to the art gallery recently. Are the operations of the gallery still smooth?"
"Mhmm."
Lu Jingye walked over. He originally planned to grab some rose essential oils, when Zi Yi hugged his neck.
They faced each other and Zi Yi raised her head to look at his chin as she said with a smile, "Husband, you've worked hard."
Lu Jingye lowered his eyes to look into her beautiful eyes. He could not hold himself back and he gave her a light kiss. "The tub is about to be full, go and take a bath."
Zi Yi refused to do so and pouted. "Give me a kiss."
Lu Jingye lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.
Zi Yi was dissatisfied with just this small kiss and so she stood up on tiptoe to kiss him.
Chapter 819: Little Loli Feeling Wronged
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
They had both been busy for the past few days and even the time they had to kiss one another had decreased.
Zi Yi was currently lightly dressed and Lu Jingye had also taken off his coat while he was filling up the tub. He was now only wearing a dress shirt.
Both their bodies stuck to each other tightly and soon, sparks flew.
The temperature in the room quickly heated up.
A long time later, when Lu Jingye's sense of reasoning was about to hit its limit, he let go of her and panted. "Go take a bath. I'll go get your pajamas."
As Zi Yi's lips were ravaged, her originally pinkish lips had turned into a shade of seductive red. Lu Jingye swallowed his saliva at the sight of her.
Zi Yi leaned herself in his arms and breathed heavily as she said, "My legs are soft."
Having said that, she put one hand on his chest and groaned. "It's uncomfortable."
Lu Jingye looked at her flushed face and held her up by the waist with one hand while his other hand undressed her from her clothes.
While undressing Zi Yi, he breathed out warm air in her ears. "Naughty girl."
Zi Yi sensed his excitement in his lower region and dared not continue teasing him.
Lu Jingye helped her take off her clothes and then he placed her inside the tub. "I'll go grab your pajamas. Don't soak inside for too long."
"Okay."
By the time Zi Yi got out of the bathroom, Lu Jingye was making a phone call while he stood by the window. He glanced over and saw that water droplets were still dripping from her hair and he said to the other party on the phone, "That'll be all."
Having said that, he hung up the phone and placed his phone to one side before walking towards her.
"Why didn't you dry your hair?"
Lu Jingye went to grab a towel and approached her to dry her hair. Zi Yi sat there as she said, "I soaked in the bath for too long and felt weak, so I didn't want to dry my hair."
She then tilted her head and smiled up at him. "Don't I have you here to help me?"
Lu Jingye raised his hand and pinched her nose before he continued to dry her hair.
Just then, the watch Zi Yi placed at the bedside table flashed.
Zi Yi said, "Answer."
Subsequently, Little Loli's image appeared.
Little Loli saw that Lu Jingye was currently drying Zi Yi's hair and she revealed an envious expression. "So romantic... I also want A to dry my hair for me."
Zi Yi casually said, "Then go and get him to dry it for you."
Little Loli instantly pouted and appeared to be displeased. "A is so insensitive and so I won't go and ask him."
At the sight of her behavior, Zi Yi guessed something was up. "Don't tell me A made you angry somehow?"
It was still alright if Zi Yi did not bring this up. The moment she mentioned it, Little Loli started acting as though she was wronged. "I noticed that A treats other female robots well but has a bad attitude towards me. Wuuuuu..."
Zi Yi's lips twitched. She was tempted to tell her that if she hadn't pestered A so frequently, he would also treat her how he treats other female robots. However, when she saw how upset she was, Zi Yi gave her some words of comfort instead. "This can be considered as treating you in a special way. You should be happy instead."
Little Loli stopped sobbing and processed her words for a moment. She found Zi Yi's words to be reasonable and became happy again. "Sister, what you said is right. I am special in A's mind."
Zi Yi released a heartfelt sigh and asked, "Why did you look for me?"
Only then did Little Loli get down to business. "Sister, some people came into our bar and brought along tons of equipment. Should we get rid of all these people?"
"What did they bring?"
"Monitors, detectors and destroyers."
Zi Yi furrowed her brows. "Just take care of these people privately."
Speaking of this, she thought for a moment and said, "Tighten the security check from now on. Also, how did those people bring the equipment into the bar?"
Little Loli said, "A and I suspect that they bribed the boss who supplies us fruits."
In fact, that was the only possibility. The bar was filled with robots, from the manager to the cleaner all of them were robots. Even if those people wanted to bribe them, they would fail in their attempts.
Therefore, the only possibility was the boss who supplied them with fruits regularly.
Zi Yi said, "Find a new fruit supplier. Don't let the car enter through the back entrance in the future. Also, increase the checks on the composition of the fruit."
Little Loli said, "Okay Sister!"
With that, they ended the video call.
Zi Yi and Lu Jingye went to bed early. The next morning, when Zi Yi went downstairs, she only saw Mrs. Lu arranging flowers alone.
"Mom."
Mrs. Lu turned around to look at Zi Yi as she said with a smile, "Yiyi, you're up."
Zi Yi walked to her side and watched her arrange the flowers. All these flowers were the different types of roses that were cut from the courtyard.
Mrs. Lu said, "Just nice these flowers can be arranged for us to appreciate today and after drying them tomorrow, the dried roses can be made into desserts."
Zi Yi reached out to poke a petal with her finger. Thinking of the flowers planted at the villa near M.Uni, she asked, "Tomorrow we can head over to the other villa to pick some flowers there. Some can also be made into desserts."
Mrs. Lu said with a smile, "The flowers at your place are all sorts of precious flowers and so how can they be used to make desserts."
"Why not? No one is watching anyway."
Even if she and Lu Jingye were to move back there to stay, they would leave in the morning and return home at night. It had been many days since she had admired the flowers in the courtyard.
"Alright then. I'll go take a look then. It just so happens that I'm also making a trip to M.Uni to see if there are any talents in the Design Department."
"Mom, you're heading to M.Uni to recruit designers?"
"Yes. After the jewelry company expands, the current design team will certainly be overwhelmed."
In fact, it was already overwhelmed right now. Previously, Lu Jingye mentioned that he would recruit the personnel for her, but Mrs. Lu wanted to recruit them herself. Therefore, it had been delayed until now.
While they were going to continue talking, Second Master Lu and Lu Jingye came in from outside.
Both of them were wearing lightweight sportswear and obviously, they had been training.
Mrs. Lu looked at them and said, "Quick, go and take a bath and come down for breakfast when you're done."
The father and son went up to their bedrooms.
Breakfast was prepared by the helpers today and the housekeeper led the helpers to arrange the table setting.
Zi Yi and Mrs. Lu sat at the dining table and waited for the father and son.
While they were eating, Lu Jianlin said to Mrs. Lu, "The higher-ups suddenly assigned me to head to Province J to do some work. It will take at least three days."
Having said that, he asked her, "Do you want to go with me?"
Mrs. Lu furrowed her brows and said, "Why are you going on a business trip during this period of time? I was planning to head to M.Uni to recruit some designers."
Lu Jianlin did not say anything else and continued eating breakfast.
Zi Yi glanced at his expression and guessed that he was feeling disappointed.
Mrs. Lu placed a steamed bun on Zi Yi's plate and said, "If I can find the talents I want today, I'll come to find you tomorrow."
"Okay."
After Zi Yi and Lu Jingye got in the car, she smiled and said to Lu Jingye, "Ah Jing, did you also feel that Dad was very disappointed when Mom said she wouldn't be going with him? However, when Mom said she'll come to find him tomorrow, he became happy."
Lu Jingye squeezed her hand and said, "Father is worried about leaving Mother at home alone. Every time if he goes abroad for business trips that would take more than two days, he would always bring her along."
Zi Yi flipped over her hand and gripped his hand instead. "Dad and Mom's relationship is surely good. In the future when you go abroad for business trips, bring me along too."
She shook his hand and continued speaking, "But it's definitely not going to work this year."
Speaking of this, she became a little unhappy again.
Lu Jingye looked at her with a smile. "I will try not to travel abroad when you're busy."
Chapter 820: This Girl Looks Good
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After Lu Jingye sent Zi Yi to the Robot R&D Center and the driver was about to drive away, Lu Jingye's phone rang.
The phone call was from Lu Jianlin. He said to Lu Jingye, "Jingye, the military exercise in Country A has started."
Lu Jingye opened up the laptop next to him and quickly opened it to check out the news. The military exercise time that Country A had revealed was exactly the same time when their fleet would set off for the Southern Ocean tomorrow. However, they only released this news in the morning and clearly, they had done it on purpose.
Lu Jianlin said, "Your Third Uncle's temper is relatively explosive and it's possible that I might be headed over there to mitigate his temper. You should assure your Mother and don't let her be worried."
Lu Jingye responded with a hum and said, "Father, be safe."
Lu Jianlin said, "I know... It's impossible for Country A to really launch missiles at our territory. Your Third Uncle and I will keep guard."
Lu Jingye said, "If something really does happen, then you must let the invisible robots that Yiyi gave you protect you."
Lu Jianlin agreed and said, "Take good care of your Mother and Little Zi during this period of time. Don't leave the country."
Lu Jingye replied, "I will and don't worry I won't leave the country."
With that, they hung up the call.
Lu Jingye thought about it and took out his phone to dial another number.
...
After Zi Yi walked into the base, the person waiting for her was not Guard Zhu but instead, Deputy Director Huang.
At the sight of Zi Yi coming inside, Deputy Director Huang who was sitting in the driver's seat waved at her. "Little Zi, you're here. Mr. Tang sent Guard Zhu out today and it just so happens that I have time, so I took over the task of picking you up."
Zi Yi walked over and got in the car.
When the car drove out, Deputy Director Huang told her about what happened yesterday after she went home. "When you left yesterday, Engineer Meng and the others did not even have dinner. I heard that they stayed cooped up in the building until midnight."
Zi Yi found it puzzling. "Why didn't they eat?"
"I guess they've suffered a huge setback due to your actions?" Deputy Director Huang praised her. "You are really awesome to be able to control Moonlight."
Zi Yi looked ahead and muttered, "I didn't even look at the internal structure of Moonlight and so how could I possibly control it? I just accidentally threw the screwdriver at its pause button."
Deputy Director Huang's laughter stopped and he looked at her in surprise.
Zi Yi grinned at him. "Don't tell me all of you thought that I could easily control Moonlight?"
Deputy Director Huang's mood was a little complicated.
They really had thought so. After all, Zi Yi's performance back then was too amazing.
Deputy Director Huang asked curiously, "How did you manage to control Moonlight afterwards?"
"I just superimposed a set of instructions above its current set of instructions. Moonlight was already on pause mode at that time and so it was very easy to superimpose instructions."
Deputy Director Huang was silent for two seconds before he started laughing out loud. "You little girl, you're too mean."
After Deputy Director Huang sent Zi Yi to the S-Class AI Research building, he gave her a suggestion. "Little Zi, I feel that it's better that you don't tell Engineer Meng and his team about the real situation. Otherwise, I'm worried they will explode."
Zi Yi nodded her head, alighted from the car, and headed to the research building.
When she arrived at the entrance, she suddenly stopped for two seconds before she continued heading inside.
After Zi Yi entered the building, the engineers were already inside waiting.
However, they weren't doing anything. Instead, all of them were sitting down and facing the door while staring in that direction. Their posture seemed as though they were preparing for a fight.
Zi Yi faced their unkind gazes and the corner of her lips curved up. "Good morning."
Having said that, she headed to her mechanical horse.
When she arrived where the horse was, as soon as she put her hand on the back of it, she knew that they had done something to this mechanical horse.
She turned to look at the engineers whose gazes were following her and narrowed her eyes.
Just then, Engineer Peng was the first to speak. "We researched the instructions you entered on Moonlight's control panel last night. You did not destroy the program we had set up before."
Zi Yi looked at him and waited for him to continue.
However, Engineer Peng did not say anything else.
Engineer Chu was the one who spoke next. "It took us half a year to create Moonlight and it's currently in the debugging stage. Without us around, you cannot touch it."
Zi Yi seemed to understand what they were trying to say. If they were around, she could follow them to adjust Moonlight together with them. However, if they weren't around, she was not allowed to touch Moonlight privately.
Zi Yi nodded indifferently.
Her actions caused the engineers to feel stifled in their hearts.
Due to the incident last night, they did not manage to sleep, and yet, Zi Yi did not seem to take it to heart at all.
The words the rest wanted to say had been said by Engineer Peng and so, they turned around and headed towards Moonlight.
Zi Yi stood there and looked at their back views. Just then, Engineer Meng turned around and he said to her, "Why are you standing over there? Come over here."
Only then did Zi Yi slowly make her way over.
Morning passed by quickly and Zi Yi did not have the chance to touch her mechanical horse.
When they went out to have lunch at noon, as soon as they finished collecting their food and sat down, they saw Leader Li coming in from outside the canteen.
Leader Li did not make her way over to their side. Instead, she directly headed to the window to collect the food.
A few men's gazes chased after her.
"This girl looks good." Engineer Yang's eyes brightened up.
Engineer Chu said excitedly, "I wonder which department she's from. To think she can just come to our department's canteen to have lunch."
Engineer Chang guessed. "She must be from the administration department. Only people from the administration department can walk around so freely."
After they said that, Leader Li who finished collecting her food headed in their direction.
The few men sat upright immediately.
When Leader Li approached, she called out with a smile, "Miss Zi."
She then walked over to Zi Yi's side and asked, "Miss Zi, can I sit next to you?"
Before Zi Yi could speak, Engineer Yang, Engineer Chu, and Engineer Chang said in unison, "Yes, sure. Please take a seat."
Only then did Leader Li put down her tray of food and sat down. She revealed a smile and introduced herself. "I'm the Leader of the administration department. My surname is Li."
The men were all mesmerized by her smile. They were all at a loss for words on what to say, displaying the traits of an otaku to their fullest.
Leader Li did not mind them either. She turned her head and said to Zi Yi, "Miss Zi, I'm currently doing some information entry and we don't have any of your information. Do you mind coming over to the office building with me later?"
Zi Yi glanced at Leader Li. She was not considered an employee here and Mr. Tang had not mentioned asking her to input her information. However, this person directly came looking for her and it was hard for her not to think much of it. She deliberately said with a surprised expression, "Didn't Mr. Tang get someone to enter it for me before?"
Leader Li was momentarily stunned. "It was entered? Why wasn't I able to find anything in the database?"
Zi Yi nodded seriously. "Yes, it's been entered. Otherwise, you can check with Mr. Tang."
Leader Li nodded her head. "Alright, when Mr. Tang comes over, I'll check with him."
Zi Yi responded with a nod and continued to eat.