Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 212 is wrong, completely wrong!

Looking back now, Bai Yuekui was not a monster at all.

If Professor Gray had returned his body to Bai Yuekui back then, helping Bai Yuekui extract the super artificial intelligence from the Krotor system, the people on the Lighthouse might have been able to survive on the ground, the Three Laws would not have been born, and everything would have been different.

"Wrong, all wrong."

Morgan gripped his cane tightly, a look of bewilderment in his eyes.

When Bai Yuekui went up to the lighthouse, I was still young and didn't understand what was going on.

But the teacher knows!
Even knowing everything, the teacher still decided to ambush Bai Yuekui, causing the lighthouse to miss its chance to return to the ground, which indirectly led to the events that followed.

Meiwei, Honglu, Drake
Familiar faces flashed through Morgan's mind. He took deep breaths, trying to let the air carry these images away, but all he could hear was his breathing becoming heavier and he could see the veins on the back of his hands becoming more and more prominent.

"I don't know!"

Morgan gritted his teeth, which were a little loose due to his age, and said, word by word, "My teacher taught me that everything should be for the survival of the human race, and all sacrifices are worthwhile!"

"If that's the case, why can't he put aside his personal grudges and make peace with you?"

Morgan was completely baffled.

He just couldn't understand why, if Gray dared to leave the lighthouse alone to find answers for the future of humanity, risking his life, he couldn't reconcile with Bai Yuekui.

Bai Yuekui only wanted Gray to return Bai Yuetian's body.

Given the combat power Bai Yuekui displayed while piloting the Abyss, if Bai Yuekui had wanted to, he could have killed everyone on the Lighthouse and then captured Gray.

It won't take much effort!

But Bai Yuekui did not do that. He only asked Gray to return Bai Yuetian's body and even allowed Gray to wait for a naturally deceased adult male body.

What a generous spirit!
That's incredibly kind and righteous!
How did Gray react to Bai Yuekui's kindness?
First, they pretended to agree to Bai Yuekui's conditions, and then, while Bai Yuekui was extracting the super artificial intelligence from the Kloto system, they stole the Lin Yuanzhe armor and arranged for people to ambush Bai Yuekui outside the laboratory.

The lighthouse thus lost all hope of returning to the ground.

Decades later, the people on the ground are still living quite well without the Abyss and super artificial intelligence.

So if Gray had reconciled with White Moon Queen decades ago, and the Lighthouse had returned to life on the surface, and humanity had the Abyss and super artificial intelligence, would the situation be completely different now?
With the protection of the Abyss Walkers and super artificial intelligence, they cleaned up ecological pollution and built shielding towers to drive away the Devouring Beasts.
At least humanity can regain its footing on Earth, right?

Bai Yuekui stopped and turned to look at the empty seats on the platform.

She replied to Morgan, "Not everyone can let go of hatred. He's too old; he doesn't believe I can. Most importantly..."

"He is afraid of me."

Bai Yuekui's eyes were filled with vicissitudes as he slowly said, word by word, "Fear is an instinct etched into the genes of intelligent beings. It allows humans to survive, but it also makes it difficult for humans to progress."

"In the primitive ancient times, humans feared fire, believing it to be a punishment from the gods. In the Middle Ages, they feared the heliocentric theory, worrying that it would threaten the dominance of the divine. And in modern times, humans fear artificial intelligence and other rapidly evolving scientific technologies."

“Fear made Gray distrust me, and he had no way to make sure I wouldn’t hurt him, so he decided to strike first.”

Her hatred for Grey never diminished for a moment.

She hated Gray for killing Bai Jingyu and for taking over Bai Yuetian's body.

But at the same time, she could understand Gray's motives. Humans are extremely complex creatures; hatred and compassion can coexist within a person's heart.

After Bai Jingyu's death, she inherited his will.

To grant humanity immortality, perpetuate human civilization, and defeat higher-dimensional life, she finally mustered the courage to temporarily set aside her hatred for Gray. As long as Gray returned Bai Yuetian's body, she would work with Gray to ensure the survival of human civilization.

But Gray wasn't as brave as her.

"Grey had nothing, so he dared to take a gamble."

"He assassinated my father, destroyed ASH's data hub, took over my brother's body, helped the Hela Empire destroy Jiuchuan City, brought the Cloto System to Tartarus, and remained neutral under the coercion and enticement of the Coastal Alliance."

"If I weren't a witness to the event, but just an observer, I probably would have given him a thumbs up."

Bai Yuekui's voice was devoid of emotion; he simply narrated calmly.

"If he could see that humanity was irreversibly heading towards extinction at that time, and I happened to be on the lighthouse at that moment, he might have accepted my proposal."

"However, he used my brother's young body to live a second life."

"He gained friends he could entrust his life to, a loyal lover, and lovely children. The decades at the lighthouse were a dreamlike and perfect life for him."

"The rough edges that were honed by hatred have been smoothed out by the gentleness of this perfect life."

“He is no longer the penniless Director Grey, but the all-powerful Lord Grey. He doesn’t dare to gamble on whether I have truly let go, and he cannot afford to lose everything again!”

At this point, Bai Yuekui let out a long sigh.

She concluded, "If humanity could be of one mind and cooperate sincerely, without unnecessary suspicion and fear, perhaps this disaster would have been contained from the beginning, and the earth would not be in the situation it is today."

Morgan looked dejected.

There's no point in saying anything now that things have come to this.

"What about Teacher Gray?" he asked. "You helped Bai Yuetian get her body back, so what did you do with Teacher Gray?"

He was about to embark on a long journey, and this was his only remaining worry.

What happened to Mr. Gray?

After Bai Yuetian retrieved his body, was Teacher Gray's brain thrown into the household waste bin, or put into Bai Yuetian's original life support device?
Bai Yuekui shook his head.

She replied, "I don't know where Gray went. Bai Yuetian's body wasn't taken from Gray. If Gray is still alive, he might not be on Earth anymore."

Morgan was struck dumb.

Was Bai Yuetian's body not taken from Teacher Gray?
The reason he tried to capture Bai Yuetian a few days ago was because he suspected that Bai Yuetian's body was taken from Gray!

"You're not lying to me?" Morgan couldn't help but ask.

Bai Yuekui shook his head and remained silent.

“Wrong, all wrong.” Morgan seemed to have lost his soul. He walked out with his head down, his steps faltering, his whole body devoid of life, like a walking corpse.

(End of this chapter)