215 Veda and the Northern Continen (1/2)

Wallace stiffened after hearing the A.I.'s report.

Their task was to stealthily gain access to the information that Veda holds, but hearing this now, he realized that it was impossible.

”What are your impressions about Veda?”

Wallace asked Avalon who made its investigation.

[ A superior Artificial Intelligence. ]

Wallace heard the reply as he gulped unconsciously.

To think that this world has something like that...

This can only be explained by one thing. It must be a remnant of the previously technologically advanced people who arrived on this planet first.

'It most likely survived by itself... But what could be its goal all these years? What was its intention for contacting me... Well, Is it mad at me for trying to bypass its security?'

Haa~

There was no point in worrying about this now.

”Alright... Connect to Veda.”

[ Connecting... ]

Soon, Veda appeared on the screen of his mobile devices.

No, it was only a graphic of sound waves moving up and down...

[ Why did you try to establish a direct connection to Veda? ]

These words didn't just appeared on his mobile device. There was also a voice different from Avalon.

Apparently, ot doesn't have a gender neutral voice but a voice leaning to feminine side. Anyway, he had to answer.

”Curiosity...”

It was the truth. Wallace was hoping that Veda would accept it.

[ Where did you acquire a high-level artificial intelligence network? ]

'Mhmm...'

He felt lucky that it didn't acquire any of his information. It was a good thing that they created a stand-alone Avalon that was assigned to handle this job.

Even if it managed to take over this Avalon, it wouldn't make any significant damage by leaking all his information. They could just destroy it completely if necessary.

But thinking about it, he wanted to gain the trust of this Veda or maybe create a relationship that can benefit both of them. He wanted to avoid mutual destruction as it won't be a fruitful endeavor.

Wallace was considering the benefit of having Veda, it must have acquired a lot of information about several countries as it was controlling the information flow of all aristocrats, nobles, royalty, or any people that have an established status, people that were trusted by higher-ups to gain access to a Terminal of Veda.

He took a deep breath before answering...

”It was the A.I. of my previous spaceship... You can say that I'm from the Galactic Federation.”

It was an answer that would also test the Superior Artificial Intelligence.

'What would be its reaction? You should be the Prince's remnant, programmed to support him... A person who hated the Empire...'

Wallace noticed that it didn't reply quickly this time as it was probably processing or considering whether his words were true.

[ Prove it. ]

'Eh? So it was really aware of the Federation... But how can I prove it?'

He tried thinking of how to do it as he considers letting Veda connect to the mainframe of Avalon. But it was still too dangerous at this point. In this case, it was better to ask.

”Tell me. How can I prove it?”

[ To ensure that your blood was really used to activate the Terminal, do it again. This time, I will be watching you. ]

'Oh...'

Wallace remembers that a small amount of his blood was indeed taken during the apprenticeship examination. Lacus even explained that it was also used to activate the Terminal.