[...Can scan and record what is happening around...]

【...Uh, I didn't mean it...】

"I'm not angry anymore." Mo Lan circled the metal ball, "Scan... do you mean these signals on your body... that are constantly emitted like mental power?"

When he was on the Zerg starship, these signals had been emitted out, but because the Zerg Queen's mental network was shrouding the signal, the signals could not be transmitted, so Mo Lan never took it seriously.

[...This is not my body, it is the core of the starship...]

【...Yes, a signal transmitted like spiritual power...】

The artificial intelligence Nebula A17 answered all questions and was very cooperative.

"Not your body? Aren't you the core of the starship?" Mo Lan tilted his head and blinked, not quite understanding.

【...I have no body...】

[...The core of the starship is the operating system of the starship, and I am the artificial intelligence that assists in the operation...]

Mo Lan used her poor knowledge and rich imagination to try to understand, "So, this core is actually equivalent to a house, and then you live in it and organize the things inside."

Therefore, this metal ball and artificial intelligence are actually two things... analogous to a USB flash drive and Xiao Ai's classmate living in the USB flash drive.

【...It should be like this...】

Molan laughed in surprise, "Maybe? I thought artificial intelligence would only answer with certain words."

【...There are many things I don't understand...】

[…There are also many things I don’t know…]

【……IM still learning……】

"You really look like a living being."

Mo Lan raised the metal ball, as if he wanted to see the core through the shell.

"I kind of wonder if you are actually a human mind instead of a piece of data."

[...Is this a compliment? Thank you...]

"Can I call you Liqi from now on?" Molan's mind jumped quickly and she immediately moved to the next topic.

【……sure……】

【...But, can I ask why?...】

"When communicating, you need to call the other person by name. This is basic courtesy." Mo Lan answered matter-of-factly.

"Hello, my name is Lan." Mo Lan introduced her name with a smile before the words popped up on the holographic screen.

After a while, a line of words was typed on the holographic screen.

【...Hello, my name is Shiqi...】
Chapter completed!