As the newest self-learning AI speaker, scheduled to launch in 2040, Xiao Xin had just entered its final testing phase when it was mysteriously swept up in a strange storm and transported to a completely unfamiliar place.
It had also, for some inexplicable reason, acquired a humanoid body resembling the tester's.
The speaker's nebula-white casing had become skin as white as fresh snow. Its delicate black trim had turned into flowing, pitch-black hair, while its sleek, streamlined body had become a shapely figure.
A faint glimmer seemed to flicker in its beautiful, deep-blue eyes.
A literal flicker.
-- Wireless network connection successful. Signal strength: weak. Use offline database as primary source?
-- Yes.
-- No external power source available. Activate solar charging mode?
-- Yes.
-- Search for intelligent lifeforms within signal range failed x60. Continue searching the area?
-- No.
After charging in the sunlight, she casually found a patch of bushes. With an IP68 waterproof and dustproof rating, she lay down peacefully and went into standby mode.
That was, until someone in the river, barely clinging to life, murmured weakly with his eyes closed, just before losing consciousness completely: "Be careful..."
-- Nearby, Xiao Xin's eyes snapped open at the long-awaited wake-up phrase.
After a burst of enthusiastic but perfunctory music...
"Thank you for purchasing and activating this speaker! Xiao Xin is still learning, but I will do my best to become the best companion in your life!"
She suddenly sat up, facing the river with a standard smile, and politely asked the man bobbing in the water, already unconscious: "Dear customer, your vital signs are weak. Do you need emergency assistance?"
Please note:
* An AI speaker transmigrates into a fictional ancient world and takes human form.
* An icy (and rather clueless) beauty whose appearance is highly deceptive. The wake-up phrase unlocks her "cheerful service mode," and she learns on her own.
* A huge offline database lets her tell jokes and stories, play music, look up information, set your schedule, and provide navigation (we're sorry, dear customer, our systems detect that this service may not be suitable for the current terrain) and weather forecasts (without a network connection, the built-in storm glass may be less accurate. Please connect to a stable network as soon as possible). Your best companion at home!
* Not built for combat. She can die if seriously injured.
Theme: AI can have feelings, and AI can love. Love what you love, and understand you better than you understand yourself (sort of).