ALL NOVEL Chapter 17 - Communication
However, as she continued scrolling down, she began to come across other types of news.
For instance, the Capital Agricultural Academy had named a newly cultivated hybrid crop that could achieve extremely high yields in harsh environments. There were also reports of a crime in a certain edge star system, and a local inspection bureau had once again uncovered a case of black market fraud… The variety of news was truly dazzling.
The scope ranged from unknown edge stars to the central capital star, seemingly encompassing the life trajectories of all interstellar humans. Everything, regardless of how far apart, was condensed into this format of text and information, allowing her to realize just how vast this world was in the blink of an eye.
These news articles filled the entire page, crammed full of various headlines—whether explosive or mundane, novel or ordinary, they could all be found here. Scrolling through them one by one could easily lead someone to become immersed.
So, she didn’t dare to look too much, only skimming over the whole section to explore its overall operating mode.
Nevertheless, even then, Jiang Hui almost missed her stop because she was so engrossed. It seemed that no matter which world you lived in, people with smartphones had a similarly fast-paced lifestyle.
She hurriedly got off the city bus before the doors closed, and the navigation indicated that it was still a distance to walk back home. Not wanting to waste time looking for directions when she was completely clueless, she decided to try calling a small flying vehicle to take her directly home.
Finally arrived, Jiang Hui was standing downstairs, looking up at the apartment building.
This apartment, No. 385, stood over a hundred stories high, reaching towards the clouds, and one had to tilt their head back just to barely catch a glimpse of its top.
It was a common type of ecological apartment in futuristic concepts, with open spaces filled with plants and flowers on every floor’s edge, arranged in a staggered manner that resembled a multi-layered garden. It looked less like a residential apartment and more like a high-end hotel or office building. The outer layer was made of high-tech materials unique to this era, sparkling in the natural light. At first glance, it was a beautiful sight, and living inside must be an even better experience.
Based on the scattered memories left behind by the original host, she had lived here for a few days. Even though her mood had been gloomy, she still felt that this place was quite nice, with a good environment and quality for an apartment.
So, was technology really benefiting humanity? Even ordinary people in the interstellar world could live in houses comparable to the luxurious Tongchun Yipin, which could be considered a benefit of the times.
She took a look around, pinpointed the entrance from her memories, and was about to “visit” the original host’s home. Just then, the light brain interface that had previously gone dark suddenly reappeared, and a box that looked like a voice call window popped up in the center of the screen. Instinctively, she pressed the small phone icon at the bottom.
The box then disappeared, revealing a video image of a person—half-length, dressed in formal work attire, smiling broadly, with a friendly demeanor.
However, she had only been here for a couple of days and didn’t recognize this person at all. It seemed the original host didn’t know them either…
Just as she was trying hard to search her memories, the other person spoke first, “Ms. Jiang, hello. Sorry to disturb you. I’m Andy, an employee from the after-sales department of the Hailusi Group. I would like to arrange a meeting with you. Is this a convenient time for you?”
What group… after-sales? She hadn’t bought anything, though she quickly realized that the name sounded familiar. She remembered that Mr. Calet had mentioned it; it was the company that manufactured the intelligent system.
The incident that happened to the original host seemed to be related to this intelligent system, which had malfunctioned and shut down on its own at that time. If Jiang Hui hadn’t later awakened in this body and accidentally restarted it, given the amount of blood loss, the original host would likely have died if help had come any later.
Some might wonder why the intelligent system’s manufacturer should be held responsible for an accident that it didn’t cause. After all, products usually come with after-sales support, but it’s unlikely that such accidents would be covered.
Indeed, this intelligent system didn’t have emergency medical functions and couldn’t prevent accidents from happening at home. But the problem was that it must have had an emergency alert function. It might not be able to provide help, but it should at least be able to contact someone to report the incident.
This is a mandatory requirement in the interstellar community for such products: they must have an instant alert function. Even if the owner has to shut down the system for unavoidable reasons, a safety mode must be retained, and it cannot be completely turned off.
In the situation the original host was in, as the intelligent system managing the entire suite, it not only failed to detect abnormalities in a timely manner but also shut down inexplicably. It wasn’t until Jiang Hui woke up in this body and accidentally restarted the system that it finally began to function.
As a result, after a thorough investigation, the inspection team concluded that the intelligent system had gone out of control. Consequently, the manufacturer of this intelligent system, Hailusi Group, was required to compensate Jiang Hui for related expenses.
Mr. Calet was a warm-hearted person; he probably noticed that she was living alone and had unexpectedly encountered such an incident, so he specifically discussed the compensation from Hailusi Group with her.
Hailusi is a well-known consortium for developing intelligent robots in the resident star system. Although it has only risen in prominence in the past few decades, it is said to have significant backing and strong capabilities, having developed to its current scale in just a few decades.
In recent years, they have been making larger moves, competing with another similar group, and have launched more than a dozen refined series of smart home management systems.
However, it seems that their rapid development has led to some quality control issues in recent years, with several incidents involving the products sold. Although home automation is not as stringent in quality as professional intelligent machinery, and the price difference is significant, it remains a product that caters to the mass market, making up a large portion of the group’s revenue.
If their reputation suffers in this area, it will be difficult for the group to recover.
So in recent years, their upper management has been continuously improving their products and production lines. Unexpectedly, before these improvements could show any significant results, problems arose.
The TM series was truly the worst product they had released; it had only been out for a year, and there had already been three consecutive accidents. This was the third incident, and it was even more serious than the previous ones, involving an unawakened person, which almost led to a fatality.
Yesterday, after receiving the notification from the inspection team, their research and development department held a late-night meeting. The next day, upper management decided to stop the TM series production line and implement a recall of the old machines. Regardless of the cost, they needed to completely resolve this issue; otherwise, the entire group could be dragged down into the abyss because of the TM series products.
However, there were many tasks to address on that front, but the more pressing matter here was to appease the victims of this incident.
Fortunately, the victim had been rescued and was sent to a medium-level hospital in the area for treatment, where they had recovered without serious issues. Upon hearing that the person had been discharged, Hailusi Group immediately sent a dedicated representative to handle the matter.
This call was to gauge Jiang Hui’s attitude.