"Air pressure normal, energy injection complete."
"System data normal, hull is making final adjustments."
One female voice after another echoed in the now deserted underground Base. Artoria sat quietly at the hyperion's console, listening to Saturday's reports. The equipment had been ready for a long time. After delaying for so long, the hyperion could finally roam through Space. Picking a good time, Artoria had Saturday hack the satellites in Space, briefly blinding their eyes and radar.
"Inspection complete, we can depart, master."
The final check was finished. Saturday reported to Artoria. On the large screen of the hyperion, a Miku-chan was looking at Artoria happily. This was the image Artoria had created for Saturday, though the language packs and such hadn't been fully set up yet. Otherwise, hearing Miku-chan's cute voice every day would be quite nice.
"Open the Base skylight and start the elevator."
Hearing Saturday's report, Artoria nodded with satisfaction and immediately issued the command. Soon, a loud sound came as the ceiling above the hyperion opened like a fan. The pale moonlight shone down from the open skylight. The ground also began to shake. It was unknown what methods those technicians used to lift the steel Beast weighing tens of millions of tons and send it toward the skylight at a decent speed.
"Everything is ready, valves open, ignition system is on standby."
"What is the status of Space?"
Artoria spoke with hidden meaning, smiling at the cute Miku-chan on the screen. The pocket-sized cutie made one's heart soften. Everything was ready; Artoria was now just worried about being discovered by others, which would be troublesome.
"Don't worry, master! I have blocked their eyes and ears. For at least three hours, it's completely impossible for them to find any trace of me. For the next three hours, everything they see and hear will be fake news."
While reporting to Artoria, the mini Miku-chan on the screen spoke with full confidence. This surprised Artoria greatly. After all, she had only provided the modeling for Saturday; she hadn't created such a variety of movements and complex expressions. In other words, Saturday had downloaded a lot of data herself to optimize her appearance.
"Saturday, how do you feel yourself?"
Curious if her intelligent butler had evolved into an intelligent lifeform, Artoria cautiously inquired of Saturday. The primary way to judge an intelligent lifeform is the concept of'self.' Once the concept of self is possessed, then Saturday would truly have evolved into an artificial intelligence lifeform.
"System check starting: 1, 2, 3... Determination: no problems, no bugs found, master."
The cute Miku-chan figure showed a thoughtful look. Artoria's eyes narrowed; it seemed the evolution wasn't thorough enough. It likely required more computation, and right now she was only semi-intelligent. This left Artoria a little disappointed. If she could let Saturday evolve into true AI, could she then create a Skynet? That would be fun.
"Open the camouflage shroud."
"Ignite."
"Yes, master."
Artoria shook off her disappointment and began to issue commands. Some time had already been wasted, so she didn't hesitate any longer. She quickly gave the order, and Saturday followed Artoria's instructions strictly. A white mist began to emanate from the hyperion's hull, followed by ripples appearing on the ship's surface like a mirror. The hyperion's hull began to blend in with its surroundings, visually appearing as if the ship had vanished.
The seemingly empty ground vibrated from the engine's startup. A cloud of dust rose, and the invisible ship began to leave the ground and fly toward the sky. No national satellite could see this scene. The hyperion's speed was quite fast, soon reaching the stratosphere and continuing to rise.
Amidst the slight shaking, Artoria watched the screen calmly. After an unknown amount of time, the hyperion finally broke through the atmosphere. This meant that Artoria's long preparation had not been in vain; she could now go to the Universe to search for the Infinity Stones.
Now she only needed to leave a bunch of clones on Earth, and everything would be resolved. Artoria could search for the Infinity Stones in Space without worry. When necessary, she could use the Hidden Cloud Village's secret technique, the 'Heavenly Transfer Jutsu.' With Artoria's terrifying defensive power, this Ninjutsu could be used for long-distance teleportation. As long as there was a clone of Artoria on Earth, her main body could return quickly.
"I hope nothing major happens."
Artoria spoke with some concern as she looked at the receding Earth. But before searching for the Infinity Stones, Artoria planned to go to one place: the Moon. If there was anything on the barren Moon that could interest the highly curious Artoria, it was undoubtedly the Inhumans. This time, Artoria wanted to see the Inhuman leader, Black Bolt, whom netizens in her past life compared in combat power to Thanos. He was also a superhero, but their race lived on the Moon and rarely had contact with Earth.
There were many unawakened Inhumans on Earth, but very few could awaken their Inhuman bloodline. Most lived ordinary lives. Stacy was just lucky; her father was a very powerful scientist, and an accidental experiment passed some things down to Stacy, so she didn't need the Terrigen Mist crystals to awaken her power.
Although the Inhumans have a distinction between royalty and commoners, this distinction is based on the principle of strength. The Inhumans awaken their abilities through Terrigen Crystals. Many Inhumans with impure bloodlines turn into monsters during their awakening. Such Inhumans have very weak power, so only those who can perfectly retain their human form are considered the strongest. The Inhuman royal family are all like this; Crystal, Black Bolt, and Medusa are all the most perfect royals. If Stacy were inside, she might even be able to pass as a princess.
"I'm really looking forward to it! The Inhumans."
Carrying heavy curiosity, Artoria let Saturday take over on autopilot, setting the destination for the Moon. Artoria really hoped to meet that cute Princess Crystal.
As they drew closer to the Moon, Artoria's extraordinary vision allowed her to see a water-ripple-like cloaking sphere through the glass; the Inhuman Base was right ahead.
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