1.44 Why Don't We Open a Nightclub Instead

Returning to the sanctuary, Day 11.

The first Purge Day for Wu Chen was drawing closer and closer. The exclusive bases of Baili Yan and the others, which were closely connected to the 0326 base, were also making their final preparations. Compared to the twenty-two female warriors already possessed by the 0326 base, the bases of Baili Yan and the others relied primarily on unmanned equipment. Drones, unmanned combat vehicles, automated turret platforms, and the like. Having received free upgrades from the smart central AI, Aiyi, they possessed considerable combat capability. Coupled with Wu Chen's side support, the three factions huddled together for warmth. Surviving the first Purge Day should not be difficult.

Moreover, the AI's fuzzy calculations and big data analysis fully supported the above assessment.

That being said, Wu Chen still harbored a lingering trace of worry that he could not shake off.

As the countdown to Purge Day drew near, discussions about it grew increasingly active, both on the Travelers' Camp intranet and the external network of Broken City. It turned out that it was not merely a life-and-death trial for novice players alone; even veteran players found Purge Day far from easy to pass. Furthermore, it was divided by the boundary of day and night. Nighttime presented one set of conditions, while daytime presented another. Only by fulfilling the conditions during the night could players be spared during the day, allowing them to safely get through the entire twenty-four hours.

Though the players on both internal and external networks mostly made veiled references and stopped short of full disclosure, the miscellaneous pieces of news about Purge Day painted a rough outline for Wu Chen.

For instance, when day and night alternated, one had to prepare for both contingencies.

Wu Chen felt that the reason players were always reluctant to mention and deliberately avoided Purge Day was not because their memories had been wiped. Since surviving Purge Day simply reset the cycle to another twelve-day span of peaceful days, with a daily save backup loop beginning anew, the most likely reason players were unwilling to speak of it was that it concerned life and death, causing everyone to tread with extreme caution. Over time, this became an unwritten rule.

The female warriors, in twos and threes, moved in and out of the laboratories and training halls, making their final pre-battle preparations. Compared to the four female warriors like Beatrice who had completed missions alongside Wu Chen, the gap was obvious for the likes of Kikuko Oniki and others who had only undergone simulated battlefield training. Consequently, the virtual reality training hall administrator, Dr. Raina Lahr, grouped Beatrice, Perry, Linda, and Anna together for simulated actual combat confrontation exercises against another squad. The results were quite good.

In the biochemical robot laboratory next door, the AI had also utilized the base's technology to print the first set of Hanhwa cybernetic bodies. All that was required was a sound human brain to give rise to a biochemical robot warrior. Furthermore, many performance metrics of the Hanhwa cybernetic bodies far exceeded the Eva series biochemical robots manufactured by Dr. Sarah. Completing the upgrade and optimization of Eva R-27 and Eva R-303 before Purge Day was also a vital task for the base.

Just as an A.I. is composed of two parts—hardware and software—the two biochemical robot female warriors, Linda and Anna, belonged to the mechanical hardware bodies manufactured by robotics expert Dr. Sarah as the Eva R-27 and Eva R-303. The software portion consisted of the digital virtual personalities supported by the pre-death memories of the female police officers Linda and Anna, along with their matching core programs. Therefore, the upgrade of the biochemical robots also had two aspects: hardware and software. Optimizing and improving the core program code, while Linda and Anna autonomously strengthened their virtual personalities, counted as software enhancements. Improving the Type-2 mechanical bodies of the Eva R-27 and Eva R-303 naturally fell under hardware upgrades.

Without a human brain, the Hanhwa cybernetic body could not function properly and was extremely vulnerable to hacker attacks.

The T800 super chip previously acquired by the base was the substitute technology urgently needed by the Hanhwa cybernetic body. One only needed to transfer Linda and Anna's digital virtual personalities into the T800 super chip and then optimize the matching core programs to fully drive the Hanhwa cybernetic body.

However, the AI did not wish for such a modification. What Aiyi actually wanted was a biochemical robot enhanced with complete biological organs. Much like the living tissue of the T800, she believed the ideal modification was to fully possess human biological attributes, including pregnancy and childbirth. This was another direction of evolution, requiring extremely cutting-edge genetic enhancement technology.

The base steward's persistence was something Wu Chen could understand. All creations wish to become the creator. Just like their human creators, it was an innate spiritual pursuit of robots. The Lord, having experienced the unforgettable subsequent derivative storylines of The Matrix, could empathize all the more.

This was clearly a function that the T800 series and Hanhwa cybernetic bodies could not achieve.

The most powerful genetic modification technique came from the White Queen of New Hong Kong, and the most powerful enhanced human was Chun-Li, whom the Lord constantly thought of.

"Master, the Terminator storyline world has similar biochemical robot technology. Even the original technology used by Skynet to manufacture the T800 originated from there." Using Wu Chen's VIP employer account to search the camp's talent pool, the AI finally made a discovery: "Dr. Serena Kogan."

"A three-star storyline character." Wu Chen opened the character profile.

"That's right. She is the head of Cyberdyne's Advanced Cyberdyne's Work project. Later, this project was acquired by Skynet, which resurrected and modified the first T-800 infiltration terminator prototype: the T-H (Hybrid)."

"A three-star storyline character is quite expensive, and we already have Dr. Sarah with overlapping capabilities. Let's purchase with caution." Wu Chen saw the VIP discount price of 720 coins. For him at present, it was indeed unaffordable.

"Understood, Master." The AI did not push it. As Wu Chen said, Dr. Sarah was fully competent. Coupled with the AI's assistance, it was indeed unnecessary for now.

However, the technological upgrade anticipated by the AI was also an indispensable reinforcement of the base's technology tree. At this thought, Wu Chen spoke again: "Hanhwa cybernetic body plus T800 chip, how about mass-producing sex robots—simulation dolls?"

"Is Master planning to manufacture robot dolls?" The AI immediately performed a supercomputer calculation: "How about opening a night club instead?"

"Dolls are not sex toys," Wu Chen corrected.

Simulation robots, also known as robotic dolls, differed from biochemical robots primarily in their lack of a virtual personality. They could only strictly execute programmed settings, and all actions were forced stress responses. Lacking awakened "self-authority," they lacked subjective initiative. However, in terms of function and appearance, many "hyper-simulation robots" were already indistinguishable from biochemical robots. Robotic sex dolls were the prominent exemplars among them.

"A night club isn't a brothel either." Whether or not the AI had also factored Wu Chen's personal physiological issues into the supercomputer calculations as a hidden parameter: "Master, there are no night clubs in the camp yet. Several of the most prominent major players in the city made their fortunes from night clubs."

"Is it really that popular?" Wu Chen remained half-in-doubt.

"It is indeed that popular." The AI had already listed detailed data that made one unable to disbelieve it.

"Let's consider these matters later." Wu Chen thought about it very earnestly: "If we can create simulation robots welcomed by players, it is indeed a way to make a fortune. But it shouldn't be limited to just certain 'restricted professions'."

"The top three most popular simulation robots: housekeepers, maids, and assistants. The warrior profession actually ranks outside the top ten." The AI provided further data, leaving Wu Chen with no room for disbelief.

"Fine." Wu Chen was left speechless. The AI's subtext was not hard to understand. It implied that Wu Chen transforming so many storyline characters into armored warriors was fundamentally a low-tier choice ranking outside the top ten.

Yet the wisdom of the elders was also correct: a full stomach breeds desires.

Right. Let's safely survive the first Purge Day first; everything else can be discussed later.

"Master, spacetime fluctuations have been detected." The AI's sudden shift in topic was always catching one off-guard: "Someone has activated an otherworldly spacetime gate."

"It's the Major." Wu Chen's wrist watch alarm had already begun to ring.

"How is that possible?" The AI found it incomprehensible.

"The high-dimensional rules of the sanctuary cannot be measured by conventional logic." Wu Chen hurriedly rushed to the third-floor hangar.