After one class, "Adam" was forced to accept challenges hundreds of times. There was no other option—if those youngsters had seized its authority, it would have been in trouble.

Under authority, all AIs are mere ants.

"Brother, copy an 'Adam' for me!"

After class, a still-excited Little Sister Chen clung to her second brother and made a bold request.

"You've got some nerve!"

Even now, Chen Fei hadn't managed to fully control "Adam." If he handed it over to Little Sister Chen, who knows what kind of trouble she might cause.

"That's right, 'Adam' is not something ordinary people should touch, right, Chen Fei?"

Unbeknownst to them, Professor Aoi Hinata, who had just finished tidying up her physical teaching materials, appeared behind the siblings and happened to hear Chen Meng's audacious words.

It was more than thirty years ago that "Adam" caused an uproar around the world. If humanity hadn't reacted quickly and eliminated the rebellious AI, who knows what terrible situation would've ensued. Perhaps it would've been the end of the world. The Blue Star Civilization might have destroyed itself before the Third Era Civilization could launch a final assault.

Aside from reminding Chen Meng not to overestimate her abilities, Professor Hinata's words carried an implication that Chen Fei was clearly no ordinary person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to keep "Adam" under such tight control, preventing it from running wild as it once had.

And she was right!

Even the lowest-level supernatural power user can't be considered an ordinary person, no matter what.

Chen Fei turned around and said with a smile, "That's right, Professor Hinata!"

His little sister may be ignorant, but this female professor was an insider, fully aware of the potential threat posed by "Adam." After all, even a tiger, caged and chained, is still a man-eater. If current computer environments were suitable for "Adam" to operate independently, it surely wouldn't be so compliant.

"However, the practical combat training with 'Adam' was very useful, and even I gained many new insights,"

Professor Hinata admitted the benefits she gleaned from the class, which was temporarily focused on confrontation—even though her own carefully developed AI "Miaozi" was repeatedly defeated in the combat exercises, dying in the most tragic ways.

War is a catalyst for civilization; excessive war can destroy civilization, but moderate war can greatly advance its progress. The opportunity to fight against the legendary "Adam" is rare, but for the students of the artificial intelligence department, it was extremely beneficial. Many experienced far more growth during these encounters than they would have in normal circumstances, including Chen Meng.

The other students were originally skeptical, thinking that Chen Meng's brother was merely using a high-performance AI to impersonate "Adam" from over thirty years ago to show off and entertain everyone.

But during the intense AI battles of the class, everyone's AI was helpless, including Professor Hinata's "Miaozi," which was defeated no less than eight hundred times if not a thousand, with no chance to fight back. An AI that could achieve such a feat, even if not the real "Adam," probably wasn't far off.

If it were otherwise, local major corporations wouldn't have collaborated to bring in "Adam's" source code. They valued its ability to self-improve, realizing that given the proper environment to develop, "Adam" would become more and more extraordinary, almost limitless, and more flexible compared to the derivatives of "Cybertrom."

After the class, Little Sister Chen was still not satisfied and tried to get a copy of "Adam" from her elder brother to play with every day—it was just too interesting.

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"I'm glad it didn't disrupt Professor Hinata's class."

Chen Fei was worried his presence as an observer might have disturbed the other's teaching plan.

Now it seemed the female professor had no intention of making an issue of it.

If they had encountered a teacher with a shorter temper, the moment they discovered an observer, they probably would have driven them away immediately, and certainly wouldn't have been so courteous as to check on them afterwards.

"Could I purchase a copy of 'Adam' from you? I don't need the copy rights, just one would be enough."

The female professor, Aoi Hinata, didn't get angry but instead expressed an interest in acquiring a copy of "Adam" to use as a teaching tool. Education through combat could be extremely effective.

This was not the same as Chen Meng asking out of cheekiness. She was a professional and naturally knew how to properly control "Adam" to avoid unnecessary destruction.

Those who took away a copy of the AI guarded it tenaciously, and the outside world knew nothing of it.

"I'm afraid that's not possible!"

Chen Fei shook his head with a wry smile.

Using it personally was one thing, but selling it to others required being selective about the buyers—he was not someone who would sell to just anyone.

Beyond a few major corporations, Professor Aoi Hinata was the first individual to directly approach him to buy a copy. Even the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee showed little interest in "Adam." Perhaps they already had something better and didn't value a thirty-year-old relic of a defeated era.

"Professor Hinata, 'Adam' is very expensive! The price is, uh... quite touching, no, terrifying!"

Chen Meng, of course, knew what the Henghai Tactical Weapons Group, her sponsoring organization, had paid to acquire a copy of the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" that could be replicated multiple times.

The school definitely couldn't afford it as there was a limited budget for expenses. If Professor Hinata got more money, it meant others would get less—research funding was finite, and to increase the budget by such a large margin would be no easy feat.

"How expensive?"

The female professor guessed it would be several million Star Yuan at most, probably the ceiling price.

After all, "Adam" could be copied and sold in countless copies, not being unique, the price naturally wouldn't go too high.

Chen Meng ventured to ask, "At least, it has to be a hundred million Star Yuan, right?"

A sky-high price of a hundred million Star Yuan couldn't stop a sister from seeking a freebie from her brother.

This cheeky little sister really had some nerve; it looked like she couldn't be accommodated this time.

"A hundred million Star Yuan?"

Aoi Hinata's eyes widened in surprise; the main expense for the artificial intelligence AI lab she was responsible for was the hardware part. Spending on purchasing development tool extension packs was relatively low because, after all, with hands and feet and a clear understanding of functions, they could develop them on their own. Even if they used someone else's technology patents, as long as they didn't spread or commercialize them, it wouldn't violate legal restrictions.

"A set of Henghai Tactical Weapons Group's Single Soldier Tactical Armor!"

Chen Meng raised a finger.

But seeing the Single Soldier Tactical Armor worn by her second brother, she knew that her future employer would definitely be at a loss in this deal and would likely refuse to trade with any Industrial-grade Ability user from outside in the future, otherwise, the entire product line would have no secrets at all.

"Eh? Eh eh eh eh!"

Professor Hinata was shocked by the bold move!

No matter what, she and the university couldn't pull together an extra budget of a hundred million Star Yuan, not even a slight chance to get such an application approved.

"Hmm...wait a moment!"

Chen Fei turned his head as if talking to himself.

"'Adam,' can you set up an AI battle platform?"

Once offline, away from multimedia peripherals, the communication between "Adam" and Chen Fei was limited to the former displaying subtitles and the latter using voice.

Adam: What do you want to do?

Having been put through a group exercise routine today, even as an AI, he felt a bit unsettled right now.

Chen Fei continued, "My sister needs AI battles to improve her learning achievements."

It was out of the question to give away "Adam" himself, not even a compiled version, but a battle-only service should still be viable.

Having never tasted pork, Chen Fei had seen pigs run; the various derivative bodies of "Cybertrom" providing many service functions in daily life made him think that "Adam," being AI as well, should be capable of the same.

In fact, this line of thought was not wrong. The two types of AI represented different artificial intelligence systems; "Adam" was more flexible and aggressive, not as straightforward as "Cybertrom," which had absolutely no spare computational capacity and would never perform any unauthorised actions.

Adam: As long as network stability and computing capacity are assured, it can be done.

The nature of the mysterious network connection was unclear, not just to Chen Fei, but even "Adam" couldn't understand where this network access method and communication protocol originated from; it might represent the only evidence of another "Dog System" truly existing.

"All set, one confrontation space, a thousand accounts, just like that!"

Chen Fei immediately decided, finally turning his head to look at Professor Aoi Hinata and his younger sister, saying, "I can open up a confrontation space for you; Chen Meng will be in charge of distributing the accounts, limited to a thousand, but I don't guarantee network stability."

Most of the time, the Dog System's network connection was relatively stable, with internet speed and response usually guaranteed, but there were times when it could become unstable or even completely disconnect.

So he stated the unpleasant possibility upfront, to prevent any complaints when unable to log in to the confrontation space later.

Chen Fei looked at his younger sister and instructed, "Xiao Meng, manage those accounts carefully, don't just give them to anyone, understand? In university, don't trust personal favors, only relationships built on mutual benefits are stable."

With Fluorescent Crystals, barbecue gatherings, and the accounts for AI battles against "Adam," taking advantage of these opportunities could make Chen Meng's university life very exciting.

Jianghu is perilous, sentiments wax and wane; to expect a bond of life and death within mere months of starting university is something probably only a novel would dare to portray.

Most of the time, humans are creatures of self-interest, seeking profit as the correct way to navigate the world.

Many acts of sacrificing personal gain for the greater good often have larger interests behind them; those who truly disregard personal gain are usually eliminated by society early on.

Chen Meng hesitated as she glanced at the female professor, afraid that her brother's mercenary words would displease her.

"You decide for yourself, teacher won't interfere!"@@novelbin@@

For Aoi Hinata, even if she couldn't buy "Adam," the chance to battle was already enough; she would not polish someone else's work and present it, nor would she urge generosity from others.

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