DaoScroll
DaoScrollRead, discover, continue.
Community
Sign in
Updates · Site · Personal

Notifications

Updates

DaoScroll v1.4 is live

Cleaner novel details, reader achievements and profiles, on-demand discussions, and the new DaoScroll Journal are now available.
← Back to novel My Stand-in is Steve

#306 · 306 of 306

Betrayed by a Mod He Unlocked Himself

"You can call me hubby."

Fang Mo said seriously.

"…"

Supreme Intelligence fell silent for a moment after hearing that. After a while, she finally said, "Um… the form of address you mentioned isn’t referring to a name, is it?"

"A name is just a boring label."

Fang Mo waved a hand dashingely. "Of course, if you feel embarrassed, you can also call me Commander, Teacher, Trainer, Doctor, Traveler, Summoner, Knight, Master, Captain, Admiral, or something like that…"

"Are those all your names?"

Supreme Intelligence was merely the leader of the Kree civilization, so naturally she could not understand Fang Mo’s references. After tilting her head and thinking for a moment, she said, "In that case… I’ll call you Traveler. Sir Traveler, may I ask why you suddenly attacked the Kree civilization?"

"You’ll have to ask the Kree yourselves about that."

Fang Mo spread his hands, then walked directly up to Supreme Intelligence. "By the way… can I touch you?"

"Can I refuse?"

Supreme Intelligence took a frightened step back. "Actually, you should know that this is meaningless. This is a virtual world constructed by programs. The body you see before you… is an image projected by your own subconscious choice. I don’t actually look like this."

"You’re saying… you’re an image projected by my subconscious?"

Fang Mo asked, rubbing his chin.

"Yes."

Supreme Intelligence nodded. "This is a mapping program I set up long ago. Every Kree experiences it this way. Here, they see the image of the person they admire most, love most, fear most… the person who has affected them most deeply on a subconscious level."

"So according to you, the person who affected me most is someone who hits all my fetishes even though I’ve never met her?"

Fang Mo asked. "So my subconscious is just some horny pervert who likes lewd fantasies?"

"Or perhaps it could be someone you once hoped for."

Supreme Intelligence did not dare admit it and hurriedly changed her wording. "The projection each person sees is different. I don’t know what your situation is either. The program’s original purpose… was simply to communicate better with the Kree."

"Oh, I see…"

Fang Mo nodded thoughtfully upon hearing that.

"Sir Traveler, did some Kree anger you?"

Supreme Intelligence’s focus was entirely different from Fang Mo’s. She was trying to analyze why he had attacked the Kree civilization, and through their earlier conversation, she had formed a rough guess. "Please believe me, that was merely the behavior of certain individual Kree. It cannot represent the Kree civilization’s attitude toward you."

"Can you represent the Kree civilization?"

Fang Mo looked at the girl before him, who resembled a young animal, and asked.

"O-of course."

Supreme Intelligence suddenly sensed that something was wrong, but she still forced herself to say, "I am the Kree’s highest leader. My will represents all Kree."

"Then let me touch you."

Fang Mo said.

"…" Supreme Intelligence fell silent for a while before quietly saying, "Sir Traveler, if I exhaust all my computational power, we’ll both be trapped in this mental world…"

"Come on, take a look at this."

With a thought from Fang Mo, a glittering golden gem appeared in his hand. "Repeat what you just said."

"Then… only for a little while…"

Supreme Intelligence closed her eyes as though resigned to her fate.

As the super-intelligent leader of the Kree civilization, Supreme Intelligence truly possessed exceptional data-processing capabilities. The model she constructed was far more detailed than Fang Mo had imagined.

"Too realistic."

Fang Mo could not help sighing.

"…So, Sir Traveler, can you spare the Kree civilization now?"

Supreme Intelligence looked awkward and strange. After all, she was the sacred leader revered by the Kree, and this was the first time she had encountered something so embarrassing. "I can guarantee that the Kree harbor absolutely no hostility toward you."

"You want me to spare the Kree civilization just because you asked? Wouldn’t that make me look pathetic?"

With a thought from Fang Mo, a warm white towel appeared out of nowhere. He wiped his hands as he spoke casually. "Back then, your Kree called me an ant and an idiot, then tried to kill me. Now you come out and apologize, and I’m supposed to forgive them? How about I wipe you all out first, then apologize afterward?"

"Then what would it take to quell your anger?"

Supreme Intelligence pursed her lips, looking somewhat anxious. "I can have all the Empire’s upper echelons apologize to you in person. If you wish, I am willing to cede part of the Empire’s territory to you. Or if someone angered you, I can personally execute them."

"You’re quite sensible."

Fang Mo glanced at Supreme Intelligence. This artificial intelligence clearly had its merits. At the very least, she was far smarter than ordinary Kree.

Of course.

The most important thing was that her appearance was genuinely pleasing.

Both sides had come to discuss business. One side was filled with grotesque freaks like trolls, Chicken Brother, Ma Baoguo, Blue Enchantress, Microblog feminists, Cold King, and Professor Goat, while the other side had adorable creatures like Klee, Kanna, Gabriel, Kokkoro, and Nahida.

Other than Chainsaw Man fans, who might choose their brother without hesitation.

Any normal person would choose the latter.

Cuteness was justice, adorableness was truth. Among all living things standing upon this earth, there would always be a small handful blessed with good looks who received preferential treatment. The world had always been this way, and it had never changed.

"How about this? I’ll give you a chance."

After thinking for a moment, Fang Mo said to Supreme Intelligence, "This planet definitely can’t be saved. Consider it a lesson for you… Now, have all the Kree higher-ups come here to apologize and make amends, then take me on a tour of your civilization’s distinctive features. I’ll reluctantly forgive you. Oh, right… you have to come with me too."

"What do you mean, I have to go with you?"

Supreme Intelligence froze upon hearing this. "I just told you, everything here is only virtual…"

"Masturbation isn’t sex either, but the pleasure is real."

Fang Mo smiled and spread his hands. "So stop overthinking pointless things. Hurry up and have them come apologize, then obediently come with me. The Kree civilization can still be saved, after all… I’m not some Ebony Devil."

"What if… they refuse to come?"

Supreme Intelligence hesitated before asking, "What will happen?"

"I’ll hunt the Kree until only one man and one woman remain." Fang Mo said calmly. "Then the man will stay by my side to clean toilets, while the woman will be sent to The Collector Tivan as a limited-edition figurine. I call this… tormenting men and women."

"I understand."

Supreme Intelligence’s gaze flickered, and she immediately changed the subject. "By the way, from what you said earlier… it seems you are quite interested in the Kree civilization’s unique characteristics? What exactly do you mean?"

"Everything."

Fang Mo answered without even thinking.

There was no helping it, after all. Fang Mo did not know what he had to come into contact with to unlock mods. Just like how he had not known Drax could unlock a shit mod, he obviously had to touch everything and see what worked.

After hearing Fang Mo’s answer, Supreme Intelligence thought for a moment as well.

To be honest, if this invader truly wanted to understand the Kree civilization’s distinctive features, then Planet Hala beneath his feet was undoubtedly the most convenient route. But Fang Mo had just made it clear that this planet could not be saved, so Supreme Intelligence had no choice but to think of another solution.

As an artificial intelligence, Supreme Intelligence came up with a method immediately after a brief contemplation.

That was to introduce Fang Mo to the Kree civilization’s various distinctive features within this virtual mental space. Supreme Intelligence had absorbed all the memories left behind by countless elite Kree after death, giving her an immense breadth of knowledge. Introducing these things to Fang Mo would be easy, and it would also buy some time.

Thus, after thinking it over, Supreme Intelligence began with the technological achievements the Kree were proudest of.

At first, Fang Mo only listened with the attitude of giving it a try.

But before long, the System Prompt began sounding in his mind.

The moment he heard the prompt, a smile immediately appeared on Fang Mo’s face. He had not expected Supreme Intelligence’s explanations to unlock mods too. This was far too convenient.

But before he could celebrate for long, the system suddenly announced the name of a mod that gave him psychological trauma.

System Prompt: New mod properties detected. Download authorization may be obtained after research.

System Prompt: You have researched concepts including ‘Periodic Table of Elements,’ ‘Reasonable Ore Vein Distribution Structure,’ ‘Voltage Tier Mechanism,’ ‘Large-scale Industrial Assembly Line,’ ‘Modern Metal Forging Technology,’ ‘Powder Modern Alloy Sintering Process,’ ‘Fusion Nuclear Energy Science,’ ‘Crop Genetic Engineering,’ ‘Quantum Theory,’ ‘Silicate Matter,’ ‘Nano-circuit and Data Processing Cluster,’ and ‘Force Field Generator.’ You have obtained download authorization for a new mod.

System Prompt: GregTech mod download initiated.

Still writing. There’s more, don’t rush.

Report chapter

Report missing text, formatting, numbering, order, or another chapter problem.

Active paid Patreon members are recognized automatically for ad-free reading after signing in with Patreon.

Discussion0 comments

Comments load here at the chapter end.

Install DaoScroll