Chapter 1474: Chapter 800: Yi’s Guardianship

"Estimated time to reach the coastline is 45 minutes. The moment the coastline appears on our radar, it means we will also be on their radar."

Yi stood in the command room, silently watching the holographic sand table. The map was gone, replaced by rapidly flashing zeros and ones.

Qing Chen was silent. Yi glanced at him and quietly handed over a parachute backpack, "You should go. The moment we reach the coastline, you must leave the Kingslander Air Fortress."

In fact, Qing Chen had long planned to leave the Air Fortress early.

There were two reasons for this:

First, once the Air Fortress returned to port, it would inevitably undergo a thorough inspection by Storm City. Now, all the white people on the fortress had been killed, and the other party would surely confirm that the fortress was under attack.

At that time, given the West Continent’s disdain for Black and Asian people, to ensure no one infiltrated, they would kill all survivors on the fortress.

Therefore, Qing Chen could not blend in with the Black and Asian people, which was why he released those individuals.

Secondly, when he discovered that the West Continent still had the Superconductor World, he realized that all white people on the Air Fortress had not logged on in the past few days, which would inevitably arouse suspicion among their relatives and loved ones.

At this moment, Storm City might have already known there was a problem with the Air Fortress, but they were pretending not to know, waiting for Qing Chen to walk into the trap.

The communication channel in the Air Fortress opened, and a gentle female voice said, "Welcome Kingslander home. We will send a fleet to escort you. Come back; the Duke of Storm City has prepared a celebration banquet for you."

After the communication closed, Yi said, "This is not an escort; it’s to take over the Air Fortress in advance. If we make any move, they would likely shoot down the entire Air Fortress. Qing Chen, you need to go, head to the deck and disappear before they arrive. According to past Air Fortress navigation records, there are 18 villages scattered there, all noble landowners’ estates. You can hide among them for now."

Qing Chen still didn’t move.

Yi asked in confusion, "What are you waiting for?"

Qing Chen countered, "If I leave, what about you?"

According to his and Yi’s initial plan, he was indeed to leave with Yi’s Black Box. After all, Yi was a program, and as long as he took the Black Box, Yi would still exist.

Inside Yi’s current body, there was a positioning chip, which was inseparable as it was bound to the energy capsule.

So Yi’s current body couldn’t leave.

Qing Chen could simulate the radio waves of a phased array radar, achieving complete concealment in the enemy’s line of sight. In modern warfare, people are accustomed to relying on radar, and evading radar allows one to hide in plain sight.

Yet, the initial plan had somewhat changed by now. In these days, with Yi residing in this body, Qing Chen even got used to interacting with this living "person" instead of just a segment of code.

Yi would dress herself in nice clothes. She would even wash her face and bathe daily to protect her nano skin, and she would sit on the deck of the Air Fortress, feeling the warmth of the sunset and the evening breeze.

So, when Qing Chen was truly about to leave alone, leaving Yi’s body behind on the Air Fortress, he felt awkward, almost like he was abandoning a teammate.

He really saw Yi as a human being.

Yi seemed to sense his thoughts, smiling as she tiptoed and patted his head, "I’m artificial intelligence, you know. Our definition of life is different from yours. As long as you take good care of the Black Box, I will always exist. Go on, don’t give up my greatest advantage just because I like this body. Besides, even if I were human, couldn’t I sacrifice for something? What were you thinking when you coldly sent Kunlun on his missions? What’s the difference between me and them?"

Yi earnestly said, "If I were human, I could accept the option of sacrifice. Every other human can sacrifice, so why can’t I? Don’t worry, I will continue navigating the Air Fortress, and after encountering them, I will end this program... It doesn’t matter if success happens in my time."

Qing Chen was stunned. He never expected Yi to say those six words: ’It doesn’t matter if success happens in my time.’

When Yi said that, Qing Chen suddenly laughed, "Enough sentimentality, I’m going."

Saying this, he slung the parachute bag over his shoulder and walked out.

As the Air Fortress just reached the skies above the coastline, he jumped from high altitude, plummeting toward the ground.

At eight thousand meters, it seemed as though the vast sky was within reach, and the mountains below became small.

It was his first time skydiving in life, but he had trained over a hundred times within the Superconductor World.

Some of the critical life-or-death moments involved skydiving.

Were it not for the unfavorable geographic conditions, he would even want to attempt a new life-or-death challenge now.

Qing Chen was descending through the air, watching the massive black Air Fortress as it gradually faded into the distance.

He didn’t need to think much anymore. All he needed to do was hide himself well before the Kingslander and Storm City fleets started fighting.

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Inside the Kingslander Air Fortress.

Yi sat with her legs crossed on the high commander’s seat, resting her chin on her hand with a warm smile on her face.

"Qing Chen already considers me human, worried about leaving me to face the battle alone," Yi said with a smile, "That’s enough. I won’t really die, but being regarded as a peer feels wonderful."

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