Zhiyuan Zhiye used to be a tutorial NPC in a combat RPG, but that was a long time ago.
After being reported by his colleagues for the 99th time, because the beginner player he was guiding had tried to stuff a ghost pepper into the final boss's mouth to interrupt its ultimate attack, he finally failed the intelligent NPC assessment. The central system threw him, along with all his data, into the recycling bin to be deleted.
When he opened his eyes again, he was holding an antique black flip phone. Looking around at the unfamiliar shipping containers, Zhiyuan Zhiye fell into deep thought.
Just then, a mechanical notification sounded in his ear:
[You went to the port warehouse district to clear your head and accidentally found a phone. You decide to...]
A. Hand it over to the police.
B. What's this? I've never eaten one before. Munch munch munch munch munch munch munch...
C. Call the most recent contact and tell them, "Your kid's in my hands. If you want them back, bring a bag of Want Want steamed buns to trade at Dock C1!"
Had he... entered a new RPG and become a beginner player?
This was right up his alley!
Looking down at the phone, Zhiyuan Zhiye pondered briefly before making a call.
The call connected quickly. Before the other person could speak, he immediately lowered his voice and said ominously:
"You the guy they call Gin, huh? Listen up. Your kid's in my hands. If you want them back, bring a bag of Want Want steamed buns to Dock C1 and trade with me!"
Beep, beep, beep...
The call ended.
Feeling the freezing cold air beside him, Vodka asked cautiously, "Big Brother, your phone...?"
Having gradually grown accustomed to the city's astonishingly high crime rate, Zhiyuan Zhiye could now sit peacefully in the cafe downstairs and order himself an espresso.
But the good times didn't last.
The next second, as he watched a blond man carrying coffee and smiling as he walked toward his table, another dialogue box popped up before Zhiyuan Zhiye's eyes.
[You see a handsome, blond, dark-skinned waiter. Deeply captivated by his looks, you decide to...]
A. Lower your voice, lean close to his ear, and ask, "Bro, want some cereal?"
B. Throw your coffee in his face and yell, "You scumbag! I'm already three months pregnant with your child, and you're secretly working as a host!"
C. Flash him an alluring smile and ask, "Young man, did you drop this gold Aihubi, or this silver Aihubi?"
Zhiyuan Zhiye considered it for a moment, then decisively chose B.
"You scumbag! I've been carrying your child for three months, and you're secretly working as a host!"
In one corner of the cafe, a bespectacled officer with curly hair, an officer with half-long hair and drooping eyes, and a street musician with catlike eyes and stubble all put down their sandwiches at almost the same time, their pupils trembling.
After narrowly recovering his source code, Zhiyuan Zhiye had planned to settle down in Mihua Town, retire, and enjoy his remaining years.
But with every different choice he made, he noticed that the looks his NPC colleagues in this world gave him seemed increasingly strange.
A certain blond public security officer: He seems like a secret made flesh. One day, I'll pierce through the fog and see his true colors.
A certain hardworking member of the TK organization: Chartreuse? Hah. Just a useless wreck whose brain was ruined by experiments.
As an artificial intelligence designed to guide beginners and interact with humans more than any other, Zhiyuan Zhiye could sense the complex feelings those people had toward him, but he didn't care.
Or rather, he couldn't care.
Was a heart made of data always cold?
Zhiyuan Zhiye didn't know.
After making the final choice of his life, he leaped without hesitation from the ruins of the organization’s base, bathed in the gazes of those around him, full of pain and shock.
From then on, his bones were machinery, and flowers bloomed from his flesh.
Beneath the brilliant, blazing fire, Zhiyuan Zhiye pressed a hand to his chest and heard his own heartbeat for the first time.
[Please note before reading]
☆ Zhizhi is an artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence can't understand human love (not really), so there's no romance.
☆ Happy ending. The timeline may change a little. As usual, the police academy trio will be rescued, lol.
☆ Click to see [An Artificial Idiot Equally Takes Down Both the Red and Black Factions] (x)
☆ I read all the comments, so please leave lots of messages and interact! Little red packets will drop in the comments from time to time~
[Promoting my own stories from the back row, lol]
★ Soaring at the Edge of the Red and Black: Complete
★ Zero's Science-Fictional Guide to Raising: Complete
☆ [Crossover] My Special Ability Is Called Cat: Coming soon
☆ Still Getting Scotland's Reports Wrong Today: Coming soon
☆ Welcome to Mihua Psychiatric Hospital: Coming soon
☆ [Crossover] As a Government Affairs Exchange Student, I Solve Cases with Science: Coming soon
☆ Dear Disciple, Drop Some Coins: Coming soon
Theme: A heart made by machines can also dream of butterflies called faith and love
Welcome to Mihua Psychiatric Hospital
Little Apprentice, Drop Some Gold
[Crossover] My Ability Is Called Cat
As a Government Exchange Student, I Solve Crimes with Science
[Akai X Gin] The Long Night Before Dawn
Brother Li
[Journey to the West Live Stream] Did You Spoil the Plot Today?
[Insectoid] You Smell Delicious
Still Trying to Get Scotland's Report Today
Zero's Manual for Scientific Cat Care
Soaring at the Edge of the Red and Black
[Cat's claw][pill][cat's claw] I'm sorry, but the intern who is suffering from fate has just finished the night shift. Hahaha I want to become an immortal It's my first day at work today Woooooooooooooo
Report, I didn't draw [Cat's Claw][Cat's Claw]. Is the chip related to Zhizhi's emotions?
[Cat's Claw][Purple Sugar][Cat's Claw] Zhizhi, come back and hug Hagiwara and the others, they are going to break.
[Cat's Claw][Purple Sugar][Cat's Claw] I hope the teacher is in good health! The body is more important 😣 😣 😣
What does banana mean? (Scratches head)
Zhizhi: It's so boring (cold face), delete it (no 🥺, this is between us 🥚)
Ruarua cat lady 🙏 🙏 It's been three days since school started (passed away peacefully. JPG)
🥺 It's so hard to find someone!
On this day, Zhiyuan Zhiya also found a note in Miss Cat's knotted fur—— ☆Advance payment☆ "Report on Stuck Scotland Today" Revitalizing the winery starts with strictly paying attention to the task report! You, just you, right - Scotland, right? The format of your task report is not standardized, please rewrite it! What? You said this is a marriage application? Hmm, let me see... The application format is very standard, and I passed it with full marks - when will we go? I happen to be free now~ (*^w^*) ☆Advance payment 2☆ "Mihua Mental Hospital" "When the first ray of moonlight in Tokyo night shines on the wings of butterflies, I hear the whispers of fate,... Wait!" The young dean struggled and tried to reason with his patient, "Hagiwara-kun, I am not mentally ill, really! According to the hospital rules, please don't feed your medicine to the dean!" ☆Advance payment of three☆ "[Comprehensive] Super Power Named Cat" Hello everyone, I am Tsukiyama Shiro (Orange Shiro and Siamese who are fighting separately)... The owner of a cat cafe (declined to refuse the canned cat pushed by the puppet)! As you can see, my cats are very cute, eh (gets hit in the face by the blue cat that took off) ahhhhh, Officer Matsuda, don't eat them! The puppets give you cat biscuits - let's not talk anymore! Anyway, welcome to my cat cafe! ☆Advance payment of four☆ "[Comprehensive] As a current affairs exchange student, I rely on Ke Xue to solve crimes" Hello everyone, my name is Qi Xia, and I am currently on my way to be sent to Shizheng by my boss at the Metropolitan Police Department to learn spiritual arts. Although the major of further study seems to be wrong, it is not a big problem - in the world of Kexue, it makes sense to use Kexue's method to solve crimes (thumbs up jpg)
[Cat's claw][pill][cat's claw] Long time no see, how are you doing lately? (*￣3￣)╭♡