Super Island Tycoon

Jiang Cheng pointed at a floating virtual screen in the air and said to Yang Jiqian, ”Alright, these three restaurants are the best choices, all the relevant information is on here. You can pick one that you like as our dinner place for tonight.

Faced with Jiang Cheng’s question, Yang Jiqian didn’t react, just stared blankly at Lucy suspended in mid-air, not knowing what she was thinking.

Yang Jiqian had been watching from the side throughout Jiang Cheng and Lucy’s interaction, leaving her totally stunned.

She wasn’t unfamiliar with holographic projection technology, she had heard about Jiang Cheng’s research on this technology long ago.

She had even experienced the effects of holographic projection before, having gone to the cinema specifically when the holographic version of ”Swordsmen of Shu Mountain” was released.

So she wasn’t surprised by the holographic technology, she had known Jiang Cheng could achieve this level for a while.

What surprised her was the matter of Lucy; she had been watching Jiang Cheng and Lucy’s interaction from the side just now.

This was Yang Jiqian’s first time seeing Lucy, and Lucy’s very human-like behavior was completely unexpected to her.

She didn’t realize that artificial intelligence had developed to such an advanced level, achieving such high levels of human-like behavior.

Watching Lucy floating mid-air, making different expressions was a puzzling experience.

She couldn’t tell whether Lucy was an artificial intelligence or a real little girl.

This blending of virtual and real made everything feel unfamiliar to her.

Seeing Yang Jiqian not react for a long time, just standing there dazed and staring at Lucy, Jiang Cheng thought perhaps she was lost in thought again.

So he walked over to Yang Jiqian and gently tapped her shoulder.

Ah!

Yang Jiqian was startled by the tap, letting out a scream.

Seeing that it was Jiang Cheng who had tapped her, Yang Jiqian patted her chest and said, ”Boss, why did you scare me like that? Tapping me so suddenly almost gave me a heart attack.”

Jiang Cheng was speechless at Yang Jiqian’s words; how was this suddenly his problem again? This little scatterbrain really liked to put all the blame on him.

Before Jiang Cheng could mercilessly tease her, Yang Jiqian directly asked him, ”Is this your artificial intelligence? It seems so advanced, unlike other artificial intelligences, it’s just like a real person.”

Discovering such a fascinating thing as Lucy, Yang Jiqian turned into a curious baby once more, starting to ask Jiang Cheng questions.

”Of course, I’m different from those low-level artificial intelligences. I am specially designed by the master, you could say I’m the most unique artificial intelligence in the world.

At this point, Lucy chimed into their conversation, jumping in to answer Yang Jiqian’s question.

Hearing Lucy’s words made Yang Jiqian’s face filled with excitement as she looked at Lucy and said, ”Wow, it can even join conversations, this artificial intelligence is amazing, just as clever as a real person.”

Hearing the praise, Lucy naturally responded, ”Of course, Lucy is the smartest, my master always says that about me.”

Lucy’s response only piqued Yang Jiqian’s interest further, and she stood by Lucy’s side, mumbling to herself, ”Such a smart artificial intelligence is incredible, and it’s so cute, it’s just a perfect artificial intelligence.”

”Thank you for your compliment, you’re very pretty too!” Lucy also complimented Yang Jiqian in return.

A little scatterbrain and a virtual little girl thus began their first meeting.

Lucy’s appearance was most charming to Yang Jiqian, she kept lingering around Lucy and asked her to introduce everything about herself.

It seemed Yang Jiqian and Lucy got along really well, they were chatting away happily.

Now Jiang Cheng seemed redundant, completely ignored by the two of them.

Watching this situation unfold made Jiang Cheng quite frustrated, wishing he could just cut Lucy’s power off.

Earlier, they were clearly discussing restaurant choices, but now it had turned into a chat session between Yang Jiqian and Lucy.

After Yang Jiqian had played with Lucy for quite a while, Jiang Cheng couldn’t stand it anymore and interrupted their little gathering.

Alright, that’s enough for today. We need to go out for dinner, and you’ll have plenty of chances to interact with Lucy later; all the research work will need Lucy’s assistance.

If Jiang Cheng hadn’t intervened today, Yang Jiqian might have continued playing with Lucy all night.

Jiang Cheng wasn’t wrong; Yang Jiqian would indeed have many opportunities to interact with Lucy in the future, maybe even spending extended periods together.

Most of their future research work couldn’t be accomplished without Lucy’s help.

In such a large laboratory, it was only Jiang Cheng and Yang Jiqian. Without Lucy helping to control the equipment, the two of them would be exhausted managing the physics lab.

Really, can I really play with Lucy in the future? Boss, you’re not lying to me, right?” Yang Jiqian asked with some disbelief.

She was worried that after today she’d never see this cute little girl again. Interacting with Lucy felt very comforting to her.

Perhaps the most suitable companion for this simple-minded girl was the equally pure Lucy.

That’s probably why they got along so well, maybe it’s a compatibility thing.

Hearing Yang Jiqian’s disbelief, Jiang Cheng could only helplessly start assuring her.

Why would I lie to you? Lucy will be your lab assistant, helping you manage many experimental tasks. In the future, you can spend as much time with her as you want.

To add credence to his words, Jiang Cheng also gave Lucy a command.

In the future, in the physics lab, you must also execute Yang Jiqian’s orders, Lucy, assigning her control rights second only to mine.

Jiang Cheng straightforwardly issued a command to Lucy, increasing Yang Jiqian’s control over her.

This way, Yang Jiqian can just find Lucy to play whenever she wants, sparing him from being disturbed every day.

Anyway, Jiang Cheng was preparing to hand over the management of the physics lab to Yang Jiqian, so possessing control over Lucy was necessary for her.

If not, although Yang Jiqian had been happily chatting with Lucy earlier, she wouldn’t be able to control any devices through Lucy as things stood.

Without control rights, she couldn’t issue any commands to Lucy, nor have her perform any tasks.

Since this procedure was inevitable, might as well add it for her today, giving the little scatterbrain complete peace of mind.