Centaurus Galaxy, Dark Order base.
A massive warship slowly landed on the ground, and three figures emerged from the hatch.
"Lord Thanos, we've received notification that Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight have arrived in the virtual image conference room."
"Mm."
Thanos nodded, then handed the secret key in his hand to Beckett beside him. "Go. I know you're not in the mood to listen to his experiences right now."
Thanos could see clearly that it was impossible for Beckett to calm down at the moment.
"Yes, Father."
As expected, Beckett took the secret key and turned to leave without any hesitation.
"Data collection library number three..."
With the secret key given to him by his adoptive father, Thanos, Beckett pushed open the door to his residence and headed straight for the material library.
As Thanos's main base, the entire Dark Order base housed eighteen large databases, each storing the vast amount of information collected by Thanos's legion over the years.
Beckett truly hadn't expected that his exclusive artificial intelligence would have a place in his adoptive father Thanos's database.
"Welcome back, His Highness Beckett."
Gates, wearing an apron, held a food tray with both hands and greeted Beckett with a smile. His gaze fell on the orange cat perched on Beckett's head, his eyes full of curiosity.
"Is this time's spoils of war a living creature?"
Bringing back memorable trophies from victorious wars was a habit Beckett had cultivated over the years.
"Meow!"
The orange cat, instantly bristling at being described as spoils of war, leaped down from Beckett's head, its claws extended, ready to scratch the naive and curious robotic cat. However, Beckett caught it by the scruff of its neck.
He had learned this from his adoptive father, Thanos, who used to grab cats like this in Svartalfheim.
"Be quiet." Beckett brought a milky white energy ball to the mouth of the Energy Devouring Beast. The fuming, wide-eyed orange cat immediately quieted down. Smelling the delicious aroma, it held the energy ball with its paws and began to nibble contentedly.
Food is the most important thing in the world.
The energy within Beckett, different from this universe, was like a delicacy to this Energy Devouring Beast.
Gates, finding it amusing, immediately aimed its scanning ray at the orange cat, but the information it received was disappointing.
[Energy Devouring Beast, one of the most peculiar and terrifying animals in the universe...]
[...Its flesh is sour and not suitable for consumption.]
Gates, born for domestic life, lost interest in the orange cat upon seeing the "not suitable for consumption" evaluation and picked up the food tray, preparing to return to the kitchen to cook.
Preparing a sumptuous meal for the returning His Highness Beckett was its duty.
"Gates, stop cooking for now and come with me."
"?"
Gates looked at Beckett in confusion, then nodded.
"Yes, His Highness Beckett."
The naive Gates put down the food tray and followed Beckett with its short legs, pushing open the door to the material library. While called a material library, it was more like a storage room, piled high with trophies Beckett had collected from various places.
If Beckett remembered correctly, his material library should contain materials suitable for building Woz's new body. He had obtained them two years ago as spoils of war from Planet O50.
He didn't know their specific name, but because of that, Beckett had simply named them O50 Metal.
"Where is the O50 Metal?"
Pushing open the door, shelves filled with all sorts of trophies were displayed. Beckett, who couldn't remember who owned what, asked Gates beside him directly.
This was why he brought Gates here. His residence was always managed by Gates, and this material library was no exception.
"Here, His Highness Beckett."
Gates, not understanding the reason, moved a large piece of special metal from O50 and placed it in front of Beckett.
"Take it and come with me."
"Yes, His Highness Beckett."
The robotic cat, holding the giant metal with both hands, followed Beckett with its short legs, entering the data library number three.
He inserted the secret key given to him by his adoptive father, Thanos, into the massive control console. After a dazzling white light, Beckett opened his eyes, and the surrounding environment had completely changed.
The large light screen control console disappeared, replaced by a vast white space.
"Search keywords: Woz, Beckett, artificial intelligence life data."
Beckett, who was already accustomed to this, had barely finished speaking when the entire space began to change. Countless streams of dense information surged from all directions, converging into a face in front of Beckett, repeating the command he had just given.
"Key check complete, key is valid."
"Keywords: Woz, Beckett, artificial intelligence life data."
"Retrieval commencing."
The next second, tens of thousands of data points converged into Woz's appearance before Beckett's eyes.
Awakened, eyes open.
"It is a pleasure to see you again, His Highness Beckett."
The familiar voice caused Beckett's lips to curve upward unconsciously. He then raised the ring on his wrist, its light long since faded. "The O50 Metal is ready."
"Understood, His Highness Beckett."
Woz's voice carried an unconcealable cheerfulness as a massive torrent of data instantly flowed into the ring on Beckett's wrist.
Swish!
Beckett opened his eyes, his consciousness immediately returning to the real world.
Gates, wearing an apron around his waist, had a sleek bald head with a leisurely eating orange cat perched upon it. Both turned their curious gazes towards Beckett, who had just opened his eyes.
The next second, the ring on Beckett's right wrist transformed into a stream of light and merged into the special O50 Metal block at Gates' feet.
Crack, crack...
Under the stunned gaze of the Energy Devouring Beast, the large, irregularly shaped metal stone continuously twisted and changed, eventually transforming into a robotic cat the same size as the creature beneath it.
Crunch...
The dazed Energy Devouring Beast bit its own paw, the pain instantly bringing it to its senses!
"Woz, why did you go into the data library?" Gates, with an apron tied around his waist, asked curiously.
It was not unfamiliar with Woz, having been created by Thanos alongside it.
"I am also very curious." Woz, having been revived, landed on the ground, its short legs unconsciously stomping on the surface as it savored the novelty of its new body.
Logically, it should have been beyond saving.
Why were its core data still preserved in Thanos's database?
When was it backed up?
How come it didn't know?
Normally, it should have sensed something if its core data was backed up, but on Svartalfheim, it had truly believed it was dead.
"Listen, Woz, if you do this again without my permission next time, I won't let you be resurrected again." Beckett, restraining the upward curve of his lips, maintained his usual stoic demeanor.
"I understand, His Highness Beckett."
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