Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1423: First Encounter in the Past (3000 words)
"Hello, Dr. Lin Lan, we are the arbitration machine Anticus created by Dr. Osta."

In this sparsely populated old suburban town in NY City, a rare group of new guests arrived today.

Lin Lan, who hadn't shaved for weeks, sat on the sofa in his living room, which hadn't been cleaned for days. He looked at the four female artificial intelligence Rubik's Cube robots in front of him with a tired and bored look. The robots had stiff tones and were obviously immature in mind.

Although these four people looked completely different, they all wore the same white short skirt. Even Anticus, who looked spotless and had just been born into the world, looked at him with curiosity.

Osta, dressed in a black suit, sat next to him and introduced him one by one:
"Here, this is my masterpiece. Like Herophant, it belongs to the arbitration system. It will be the new generation of Antix that has the powerful power to turn the tide of war in the future.

"This person who needs the coordination of the machine to speak is the 'lover' Lavos.

"This is the one I define as the leader of the Arbitration Agency. She has the same performance as the Commander Agency's Observer, and can even continue to grow. This is Queen Empres."

Osta pointed at the two tall and elegant ladies, Anticus, who both had beautiful long white hair, standing together, with pride in his tone.

"Well, they are quite in line with your attribute of being obsessed with white hair."

"What is white-hair control? I've said it so many times..."

Hearing his hoarse voice complaining, Osta's face turned red. He pushed his glasses and was about to refute, but was interrupted again:

“I know, it’s a transformation of a mature and stable template, right?

"I am from Donghuang. Donghuang people have always been fond of white-haired beauties. Aren't you afraid that your daughters of Antix will walk into a tiger's mouth if they come to me?"

Although Osta was speechless after being teased, the white-haired uncle was obviously happy that his old friend was in a good mood to complain today:
"Do you think it's possible that I sent my daughters to you just to guard against you? Having a harem is what you Donghuang people dream of..."

"So how long will it take for me to drink at your and Ms. Silver Fox's wedding?"

"...Ahem, let me continue to introduce these two to you."

When Osta heard him say this name, he immediately seemed to be dispirited and started to change the subject.

Jokes aside, Osta also knows that the sloppy and decadent-looking assistant of Dr. Angel is the only one he trusts and the only top Rubik's Cube scientist with extremely high Rubik's Cube adaptability.

It was all because of that incident that this Rubik's Cube scientist, who should have had a bright future, became disheartened and ended up like this.

"You must be more familiar with this little girl than I am. She is the 'Death' Dais designed by you. She is equipped with the most advanced monitoring system and communication building capabilities. The military also adopted your name for this system: the Bridge of Death.

"But based on this, I plan to implement the concept cutting technology that I am still working on for her in the future. After all, this may be the key to reversing the high-dimensional invasion."

Lin Lan looked at the little guy with black hair and golden eyes and asked thoughtfully:

"We'll talk about the future in the future. The only thing I care about is that she doesn't have white hair. Isn't it because she adopted the design I provided?"

"Just play the same joke once, and also, can't you consider dyeing her hair white?"

"Don't even think about it. I'm almost aesthetically fatigued."

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if her agent is designed with white hair. Anyway, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the design of the Grim Reaper..."

"What are you mumbling about?"

Lin Lan looked at Osta suspiciously.

"Nothing, nothing."

Osta waved his hands hastily, and finally pointed to the girl Anticus who had golden and red eyes and black wavy hair, and was looking at him with apprehensive eyes.

"As for her, she is the 'devil' Dibel. With all due respect, I think she is a failure."

"Oh? You would actually say that about your precious daughter?"

Lin Lan looked at the girl Anticus with surprise. She seemed to be lowering her head in disappointment because of the evaluation of her creator. She didn't quite understand why Osta said such words in front of Dibel.

“When I was constructing the mind framework of the Rubik’s Cube array for Dibel, a Rubik’s Cube explosion occurred due to improper operation by the on-site staff.

"At that time, eight researchers in our scientific research project team died as a result."

After hearing what Osta said, Lin Lan seemed to remember something and said in surprise:

"Oh, I saw this in the federal news. The official reason given by the Oceanic Federation was that there was a fire in the Somers Aquarium. I was amused.

"But even so, you can't blame this accident on her, can you?"

Osta sighed, continued to look at Dibelu, and told the real reason:

“If it were just that, that would be fine.

“After she obtained the management machine, she repeatedly violated the instructions that Ling and I had originally designed, and she also had a strong desire to destroy and ruin.

"According to my repeated checks, there are some negative factors in Dibel's mental module that shouldn't exist. It should be that the negative emotions of the people who died in the explosion at that time affected her magic cube array mind."

When Osta said this, he did not notice that Lin Lan's eyes, which originally seemed indifferent to everything, showed a hint of surprise.

“As you know, my projects are basically supported by the military.

"The uncontrolled mental traits displayed by DiBello are flaws that the military cannot tolerate." That's why I say she is a failure.

“To be honest, if I hadn’t concealed the parameter report from the military, the military would have ordered her to be retrained.

"If her mental condition doesn't improve with you, all I can do is ..."

When Lin Lan was complaining to Osta, his eyes were observing the expression of the Antix girl from beginning to end.

For some reason, he could sense deep sadness in the lost expression of the Antix girl.

It was the sadness and despair of a poor child who longed for recognition but was unable to do so because of his own defects.

But it didn't matter to him.

What he really values ​​is the other party's role as the management machine of the new generation of Anticus.

The Rubik's Cube reversal experiment he had been conducting privately had reached a bottleneck period where a carrier was needed to enter the next stage.

The behavior of this Antix girl named Dibelu made him judge at a glance that she was affected by a negative emotional factor similar to the Meta-Cube.

If he could implant the inverted Rubik's Cube, which he named "Meta-Cube", into the body of this Antix girl, replacing the original Rubik's Cube module...

Will we be able to get more Rubik's Cube data so that good man Richard can...

"Hey, are you listening?"

Seeing him looking at Dibelu, Osta patted his shoulder in confusion and asked.

"Oh, I'm listening."

Lin Lan suppressed these thoughts in her heart and stood up from the sofa.

Under Osta's puzzled gaze, he walked straight to the black-haired, heterochromatic-eyed girl Anticus, who was a head shorter than him, and raised his hand.

Seeing this, Dibel's face showed fear and he instinctively closed his eyes and tried to dodge and retreat.

But the next second, the Antiks girl felt a warm palm caressing her head.

Dibel opened her eyes tremblingly, only to find that the man in front of her, whom she had met for the first time, was looking straight at her with a gentle smile on his face.

why?
Why didn't he choose Empres, who was born to be a leader, Lavos, who had a beautiful face as a lover, and Des, who could change the world in the future?
Instead, he chose himself, who was despised even by the Creator and was born with the name of a devil?
"I think this child is not as bad as you say."

Lin Lan smiled and gently stroked Dibelu's head, then turned to Osta and said with a smile:
"You are influenced by the military, and any achievement you make only serves the war.

"If it is a pure weapon, then it is indeed as you said, and everything just needs to be carried out according to orders.

"But have you ever thought that the development of civilization is based on countless accidents and variables?

"This child may not be stable enough as a weapon of war, but I see the future of Antix in her."

Hearing his words, Osta seemed to realize something, stood up, looked at him and asked:
"You mean..."

"Yes, didn't you notice?"

Lin Lan turned his gaze back to Dibel, who was staring at him blankly, and continued with a smile:

“Whether it’s Ling, the previous observers, Helophon and the others, or the executor sequence I designed, they will only follow orders.

"If you really want your daughters of Antix to become true 'living beings' and to continue to create their own future after you leave, you must get rid of the rigid limitations of AI."

After hearing what he said, Osta fell into deep thought.

As a top Rubik's Cube scientist, Osta also realized, after his reminder, that his research direction was wrong.

"You're right. I should really consider the 'variables' aspect more and make comprehensive improvements to the Anticus system in the future.

“This child, Dibelu, is indeed extraordinary, but I, as her creator, failed in my duty and failed to realize her shining points.

"You really are worthy of being the assistant chosen by Anjie. You are really similar to her in this respect."

In the end, Osta smiled and expressed his admiration for him, and generously admitted that he was wrong to have a stereotype about Di Bello.

Lin Lan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At least this way, he wouldn't have to worry about Dibel being sent by the military to be dismantled before he could conduct his own experiments.

But what he said was not nonsense, but what he really thought.

After all, Anticus is the joint achievement of Osta and him. It was only after teaching and witnessing the growth of countless ship girls that he summed up his views on the future of Anticus.

However, neither he nor Osta noticed that Dibel's misty gaze was fixed on him.

It was as if he wanted to freeze his figure and this scene forever in the deepest part of his mind.

(End of this chapter)