667: Fantastic!

Fantastic!

The head administrator could hardly believe what he was seeing. He took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes before putting them back on again, yet the sight in front of him remained unchanged. He had dabbled in this project for more than a decade, but never before had he seen something like this!2

Let's not mention how the AI could take on an exquisite form made up of a string of complicated codes, just the smoothness of her vocal and the rich, vivid emotions she displayed in front of Lu Yizhou were enough to make Dr. Feng's jaws dropped to the ground. Even the main system he had built with his own hands needed a few arduous years to be able to develop logical and computational thinking on its own. And remind him again how long Lu Yizhou had been in the simulator? Three months! Three months… and he could already create such a miracle?!

If he had not seen her with his own eyes, he would have thought that it was a real human speaking to Lu Yizhou!

Dr. Feng abruptly stood up from his chair, making a loud clatter that attracted the other two. "T–This is Bianca…?" His voice was low as though afraid to scare away a timid animal. However, the sparkles in his eyes were so bright that it could light up the whole city.

Seeing him like this, Bianca hastily hid behind Lu Yizhou's back and complained with a sulky tone, "Daddy, this is the person who has been harassing me everyday for the past seven days!"

Lu Yizhou rubbed her head with an indulgent look. Even though Bianca right now was akin to a silhouette made up of countless dots of light, he treated her no differently than when she was in a human or cat form. "Is that so? You don't like him?"

"Hmph!" She turned her head away with a harrumph. "I don't like anyone other than Daddy, Mommy, Cyrus and Luan!"

Instead of getting angry, Dr. Feng showed an even more excited look. He was like a little boy who had seen the most exquisite toy model for the first time in his life. Bianca's appearance in his office was similar to opening a brand new world to him. He was so thrilled that he wanted to hug Bianca and dissect her body to see what her main source code was like. However, he desperately held himself back and showed an extremely patient and understanding look instead. 

"I deeply apologize for the inconvenience I have caused you," he said carefully. "Please rest assured. I have no intention of harming you in the slightest. It is my greatest honor to finally meet you, Bianca. I have been hearing a lot about you from your dad. You can call me Dr. Feng or anything you want."

Lu Yizhou: ? Why did this man become so formal and courteous in the blink of an eye? 

Bianca popped out half of his head from behind Lu Yizhou's back. Even though no distinct expression could be found on her face, Dr. Feng still felt as though the AI was scrutinizing him closely. An AI, showing such a cautious and careful demeanor toward a stranger just like a human? Fantastic!!

"Dr. Feng…?" Bianca murmured under her breath. "Oh, you must be the super scary Admin God that stupid 666 has been telling me about!"

"Bianca, language," Lu Yizhou corrected her by reflex.

Bianca merely let out an innocent 'hehe' and stepped out of Lu Yizhou's back. Her fuzzy silhouette became clearer and gradually, she took on a beautiful little girl form. It was the exact same face as the daughter Lu Yizhou and Oliver had in the third simulation, albeit it was still considered virtual. 

Bianca had once been the Emperor of a prestigious kingdom, and she had an innate personality of a female Alpha; bold, courageous and charming. Of course she would not show any kind of timidity even in front of the system's creator himself.

"It is an honor to finally meet you too." She dipped her body in an elegant, graceful bow. "I apologize for my impudence. Daddy told me to be more cautious when dealing with strangers. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Bianca, Daddy's little daughter!" At the end of the sentence, she raised her chin with a proud look on her face.

Toward her adorable appearance of seeking praise, Lu Yizhou could not help but chuckle and rubbed her head again. "En, good girl."

Bianca covered her cheeks and giggled happily.

"Awesome…" Dr. Feng uttered in awe. He snapped his gaze toward Lu Yizhou and said in extreme fervor and excitement. "This daughter of yours is truly awesome, Lu Yizhou!"

"Of course," Lu Yizhou accepted the praise with no sense of modesty at all. She was born out of his lover's body after all. Bianca was nothing short of amazing, brilliant and beautiful. She was a miracle in Lu Yizhou's life. 

Turning to Bianca, Lu Yizhou felt his heart twisting with a bittersweet ache. Clearly, it had not been very long. Even if he counted the time inside the simulator, it had only been less than five months, yet Lu Yizhou felt as if half a lifetime had passed by since he saw this person who was very dear to him. He had not been a very responsible father.

He took a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions, then asked his daughter earnestly, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Have you been well?"

The last time Lu Yizhou saw her, she was in a gigantic cat form, fighting against the black witch Maureen. Then he told her to bring Diana, a transmigrator who had lost contact with her original system due to the bug, out of the simulation. After that… Lu Yizhou could only guess what had transpired outside. 

Cyrus and Luan must have said or done something to prevent her from coming in again. That was in line with Lu Yizhou's intention in the first place. If Bianca entered the simulation with him, he was afraid that she would suffer from harm. Being by Cyrus and Luan's side was the safest.

Bianca pursed her lips, and her silver eyes that were identical to Lu Yizhou shone faintly with tears. Her voice wobbled as she sniffled. "Daddy, I miss you too… Cyrus and Luan said that I will only hinder Daddy with my presence, so I can only wait for you here."

"You're not a burden, silly." Lu Yizhou showed a helpless smile. "You will never be a burden to me. But still, I'd prefer that you stay out of harm. The subsequent simulations I went through were all very dangerous and risky. It's only right that you did not come in."

Bianca puffed up her cheeks and stomped her feet in protest. "But I am not a child anymore! I can support Daddy with my own strength!"

"Yes, yes, Daddy knows you're not a child anymore…" Lu Yizhou gave an mirthful smile.

Dr. Feng, who had been watching this father-daughter conversation from the sidelines, could not help but clear his throat. Even though this was clearly his office, he felt like his presence was currently very redundant. "Cough, can I have your attention for a moment, please?" When the pair's eyes turned to him, Dr. Feng asked seriously, "If I did not hear wrongly, you are talking about Cyrus and… Luan? Cyrus, as in the virtual character I created to assist you to eliminate the bugs?"

Lu Yizhou nodded. He did not understand why Dr. Feng looked so apprehensive. "That's right. Bianca has been in Cyrus and Luan's care. It is thanks to you that both of them can keep her safe."

The head administrator had a weird expression on his face as he said in a tentative tone. "I know where Cyrus comes from, but… who is this 'Luan' you guys are talking about?"

It took a few long seconds for Lu Yizhou to comprehend what Dr. Feng was talking about. He was stunned by this sudden revelation. "You mean… Luan is not someone you sent?"

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