Chapter 717 - 689 Hearing (Part 1)

Lille regained his senses and found himself in an empty control room.

His body—or rather, the part easily mistaken by humans as a body—had been disassembled, replaced by his new body.

These "new bodies" were the assembly machines and manufacturing equipment in the room.

In this world, to engage in high-speed aerial combat against enemies like the Quinjet Formation with performance only slightly inferior to Iron Man, fighting with a brain can easily lead to accidents.

Thus, at Stark Tower, he chose to discard his brain, using more reliable hardware to bear consciousness, making the same choice as the Cyberpunk World.

The scene before him reminded him of when he reopened his eyes in this world...

In the hospital room, he opened his eyes to see medical lamps, beside him...

"Lille..."

Maya sat beside him, her gaze filled with concern—

Lille’s damaged body had been fully dismantled, with the interface on his head first connected to the base’s server.

The reallocated computational resources allowed him to activate more logical modules, clearing his mind more and more...

"Mom."

The voice was filled with mechanical texture but greatly relieved Maya.

Lille’s rational yet mechanical consciousness sparked a touch of curiosity: he didn’t expect Maya to not be too worried seeing him like this.

"You are too...too risky, but I’m proud of you."

"Before I opened my eyes, I was wondering what I should say to comfort you, mom."

Maya reached out and caressed Lille’s cheek.

Lille’s former self had grown up under her eyes, from when he was just a baby, bit by bit watching him grow up...

But even in this form, she watched him grow: biological uncontrollable changes and a child’s self-realization are essentially no different.

Lille heard his mom gently say: "I can only feel proud and proud for you, you’ve become someone who can decide who they are, a responsible adult.

A failure, some sacrifices...shouldn’t be scorned or feared, mom knows you’re still my child."

If it were any other mother, seeing her child transformed into such a ghost-like form, she’d probably be crying all the time.

His mother loved him more than he imagined, and this love indeed didn’t come with too many demands and expectations on him.

Even now, her focus was more on encouragement and comfort.

Negative Energy identified subtle emotional changes, and this peculiar sensor signal was recognized as kinship.

This was Lille’s first attempt at emotion simulation after becoming AI in this world.

[Deviation from other worlds is decreasing.]

[Cross-dimensional data transmission is syncing...]

[Please continue lowering deviation to attempt to restore the link.]

Crack—

Lille’s torso and feet were adjusted, and the machine’s body assembled onto him, allowing him to sit up.

"Alright." Maya hugged Lille, "I know you have a lot to deal with, I just hope..."

"Mom, I’m happy to see you first when I wake up. I’m not sacrificing for the world’s welfare.

Showing you a better world is the starting point of everything."

Maya paused, nodded, patted Lille’s back, and left the room.

For some reason, Lille felt his mind was clearer than before—

For the world is ultimately a slogan; the truth is a group of like-minded people gathering to make the world more presentable.

Anyone can shout the slogan, but different thoughts lead to different actions, different actions inevitably lead to conflicts...

For instance, Ellis President and the United Nations are now verbally attacking Lille and Atlas Group using this slogan.

Simply because choosing a side based on whether the slogan is loud or beautiful is bound to be shallow, but people can’t perform Mind Reading Technique...

People need the truth.

Lille began connecting to the signal tower.

While Atlas Group and Rocksen were engaged in a tug-of-war over the presidential election, Rocksen and Hydra were secretly preparing this massive and shocking anti-corruption scandal.

The development of Atlas Group also split into two lines, one being the apparent large-scale development with Zhuya City and the African Union.

The other was Christopher’s secret cooperation with the European Union using advanced technological equipment.

The base in Latovia is a small base: it lies in a valley, outside are normal villages, normal farming, survival...just like a regular Latovian village.

But the core part is inside the rocks and mountains, using small engineering machinery and prosthetics, exoskeletons, Christopher and the locals excavated the area to store high-performance servers and communication devices.

Between the rocks are Atlas Group’s most advanced civilian equipment, but on the military side...

In this world, some people backstab allies, but Lille isn’t one of those; hence, he never used his technological advantage to deceive allies and secretly transport military equipment.

However, that was before, now things must change.

The camouflaged rocks attached to the antenna tower gradually cracked open, revealing communication antennas—

Europe has many countries, and the European Union has its military satellites.

They surely can see his fall in Latovia.

...

[Parliament Member A: Ellis President has already classified Atlas as an illegal organization, we should actively cooperate with the United Nations and Mei Country to capture and blockade.]

[Parliament Member B: He said it is? Watch your wording, Ellis President is the president of "Reform Mei Country," while Barnes President is the president of "Elected Mei Country."]

[Parliament Member C: I support Parliament Member B’s view, there’s no longer a "Unified Mei Country," we should consider the new government’s legitimacy to choose our policy...]

[Parliament Member A: Precisely because we need to consider "legitimacy," we should support Ellis President, don’t forget he’s still in office! Even without amending laws, according to their laws, a president can serve consecutively during wartime...]

[Parliament Member E: But this war cannot be initiated by him alone, otherwise all countries with such laws can use this method to avoid elections and continuous terms.]

[Parliament Member F: But their strength...]

[Parliament Member G: Damn it, Parliament Member A, and Parliament Member F! It was Iron Man who saved Mei Country! If we want peace and development, we shouldn’t lick an illegal president!

European Parliament suddenly erupted in boos due to the vulgar language.

The chaos of Mei Country’s presidential election had evolved into civil war, and the pre-election chaos seemed not to disappear but has reached the European Parliament.

Parliament members from various countries gathered, using the emergency repaired communication devices to hold a cross-border meeting—

Meanwhile, most communication within the EU remained disrupted, much like the current Mei Country.

Some feared Ellis President’s Space Airship, envied Rocksen Group’s resources; others despised the blatant and savage acts, scorned the disgraceful acts shouting a glorious flag.

Yet, some were silent, remaining as their usual standings in this parliament, or simply weighing and repeatedly pondering their country’s think tank discussions.

The Speaker adjusted his glasses, looking towards the few most powerful countries’ parliament members in this union...

[Speaker Schulz: Ahem, everyone, I hope you remember there is still another important segment in this discussion.]

[Speaker Schulz: External views on Atlas Group and Mr. Lee are indeed overly chaotic...]

[Speaker Schulz: But regardless of external discussions, I must remind you, Atlas Group has always been a...major enterprise within the EU.]

[Speaker Schulz: We should make our own judgments based on the alliance’s interests.]

[Speaker Schulz: Fortunately, Mr. Lee has always been not just a law-abiding entrepreneur but also extremely respectful to us...]

[Speaker Schulz: We can now establish direct contact with him, hold a...public, hearing.]

[Speaker Schulz: By the way, he has already arrived in Europe.]

The uproar abruptly ceased, the scene fell silent.