Chapter 349: Countermeasures

"How do you learn? You can't even buy those learning chips related to this matter online, can you?"

Spotting AA's predicament in a glance, Sun Jack took over the chopsticks and started eating voraciously. Since returning from lesson three, he had only drunk a bunch of alcohol and it had been a long time since he last ate.

With the fragrant beef noodles slurping into his mouth, filling it completely, Sun Jack's appetite opened up instantly.

"AA, you're touching on these matters too, don't get into trouble with lesson three before you even learn them," Sun Jack mumbled through a mouthful of noodles.

"Oh...." AA hung her head down in disappointment, and after a while, she looked up at Sun Jack's resolute profile.

"Boss, you must have a really good relationship with Tapai, right? You must really love him, don't you? It must be hard for you now that he's like this."

Before Sun Jack could respond, the two AAs started wiping their tears and directly lunged at him, giving him a big hug. "A hug from Boss, it's okay, it will pass."

"What on Earth are you filling your head with every day? That joke was enough for one time; it's not funny if you keep repeating it."

Sun Jack pushed the two AAs aside and continued eating his noodles with free hands. "Such a broken robot, I don't have that many feelings for him."

"Why not give up then?" the voice of the digital personality suddenly rang in Sun Jack's mind.

"What did you say?" Sun Jack's hand gripping the chopsticks tightened slowly.

"Since this matter is so troublesome, why not just give up on upgrading Tapai's intelligence? After all, this guardian robot isn't of much use anymore and it can't help us much."

"No!" Sun Jack suddenly raised his voice, startling AA.

"Why not? I am you too, I know what you were just thinking. You want to go back to lesson three, to find a way to upgrade Tapai, but I advise you not to do it. We just got rid of the trouble with lesson three, don't stir them up again."

"Every lesson three on Earth shares resources and information. We already have enough enemies; we can't afford to make another more powerful one."

"But this is Tapai! Tapai who has saved our lives several times!"

"So what? Can you distinguish which of his actions are parts of Guan Sanke's scripts and which are forced commands by the AI? He's just a robot. We have so much money now; we can buy as many similar robots as we want. Why spend a fortune fixing an outdated one?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Sun Jack once again flatly rejected the suggestion of the digital personality.

"Don't be so petty. Think about the purpose for which we are still alive, think about Hilda, Anan, and the others who have died, think about what we promised them. You're wasting so much time and effort on a robot, is that fair to them?"

The words of the digital personality stopped Sun Jack right there, causing him to sit still until the broth in his noodles had gone cold without him taking another bite.

"I am Sun Jack as well, I have no emotions, I am absolutely calm, my choice is your most rational choice."

Sun Jack finally moved, he reached out with his chopsticks to pick up the few noodles left in the noodle soup. "If we don't need emotions, being absolutely calm, then why did we sacrifice everything in search of that elusive hope? Shouldn't we have maximized our self-interest at that point?"

The Digital Personality fell silent, and after Sun Jack had finished his noodles, it spoke again: "Maybe you're right, but priorities won't shift because of emotions. Dealing with Guan Sanke is more important than dealing with Tapai. Currently, Guan Sanke is in trouble and can't focus on us, giving us a rare opportunity, and it should not be wasted on such matters. Moreover, Tapai is the Holy Grail's camera, its decreased intelligence level might not be a bad thing."

"Do you think that's possible? That guy placed a robot beside me just for the drama of a reality show. If it's just some artificial imbecile, do you think Holy Grail People would be interested in Tapai's merchandise?" Sun Jack said, his hand pausing again.

"Wait, Tapai's merchandise?"

Sun Jack's eyes suddenly brightened, "I've found a better option than provoking Class 3! Let's go to the Holy Grail! Wouldn't buying a Tapai's merchandise robot do the job?"

As long as it's a clone of Tapai, its intelligence level would definitely be at N5. By then, copying a set of intelligent AI data and inserting it into Tapai's brain would bring him back, right?

"The Holy Grail? Do you think provoking the Holy Grail is better than Class 3?"

"Why not? 'Revolution Sun Jack' has not re-premiered yet, which proves that Guan Sanke is probably frantically dealing with sensitive issues. And don't you want to see what trouble we've caused Guan Sanke this time on the Holy Grail Network? If it's a major hazard, then we must continue our efforts!"

After a few seconds, the Digital Personality spoke: "We could try it. It would be best to take this opportunity to add new sites on the Holy Grail Network, otherwise relying solely on 'Revolution Sun Jack' makes for too few points of information."

Thinking of this, Sun Jack said, "Let's do it," and started preparing his plan. As a large man, he could not just disappear; fortunately, he had enough clones.

The next morning, a clone of Sun Jack, looking grave, started sighing around Tapai. It wasn't really a clone—if the original Sun Jack didn't return, this one would become the new Sun Jack and continue the play.

At the moment, Sun Jack clad in Battle Armor, was alone again in the sewer, turning on all the shielding units and slowly approaching the Holy Grail's transport channel.

Sun Jack stepped over the previously rat blood-corroded spots and continued downwards. Breaking directly through the hole was too conspicuous; it was easier to find a Hover Car and simply ride it.

When he arrived at the transport spot along the duct, he saw various goods being rapidly loaded by unmanned Hover Cars, moving straight up and down inside the white tower.

Masquerading in Mimetic Camouflage, he stuck himself to the bottom of a Hover Car which halted next to him.

After a brief flight, the vertical Hover Car arrived at the unloading point and started to fly horizontally, and Sun Jack seized this opportunity to jump down from the Hover Car.

Seeing the glaring sunlight once more, Sun Jack felt a mix of familiarity and unfamiliarity, especially upon seeing the huge white celestial Star Ring.

He wasn't there to sightsee. Sun Jack quickly adjusted his mindset and lay atop a freight vehicle heading towards the Holy Grail, approaching the vast silver city in the distance with a nervous and tense heart.