Successors of all mankind

“You may think these conversations are full of ‘humanity,’ but they are just a simulation built with 0s and 1s, nothing more.”

Yu Le turned his head away, and after a moment, he changed the subject:

"I understand. So, how do you plan to solve the knight's problem?"

“You might think Serena Windsor would be a good choice, and in fact, I’m considering her too, but I still don’t recommend choosing her.”

"Because her loyalty has been verified, and she remains a member of the Xenomorphs. I recommend that we may need to assign you one or more high elves as knights."

"Especially recommended for the first generation!"

"They are more reliable, stronger, and more docile. But how many of the original high elves are still alive after so many years is a question I don't even know. Therefore, this can only be a follow-up procedure, sir."

An elf knight?

It sounds wonderful.

Yu Le couldn't help but let his imagination run wild for a moment.

What boy hasn't fantasized about having a loyal and devoted lover?

No!

"That sounds wonderful, but what are your thoughts now?"

The blue information stream kept flashing as Pandora scanned the city before her.

"I have prepared three plans for you to choose from!"

"I highly recommend the first two because they don't require your personal involvement. I strongly discourage the last one because it requires you to personally contact the other party, which is extremely unsafe!"

I like safety!

I love the constant tension and amusement of the black market merchants and slave nobles, where there's no need to worry about anything!

"Let's start with the first one: I like safety."

“Then, esteemed sir, let’s go to the left, and I will lead the way for you.”

"In order to celebrate the birth of his daughter, the King of Glory, who was also the Lord of Albion, entrusted a precious gem from the royal collection to the best gem maker in Albion."

"This led to the creation of the jewel known as the 'Eternal Heart' that the princess wears today."

“Under normal circumstances, this thing never leaves the princess’s side, but if the jeweler from back then says it might need repairs, then it will leave the palace!”

It sounds very simple; all you need to do is hold a jeweler and you can achieve everything.

But Pandora's Guide ended.

Looking at the bakery in front of him, Yu Le couldn't help but ask:

"Are you sure the jeweler is here?"

Chapter 71 There's really no way

"I...I'm quite sure, sir, but why is this happening?"

Pandora's voice also hesitated.

It clearly remembered that the shop of that famous jeweler, known throughout Albion, was located here!

What happened?

Moreover, why would there be a bakery on a street full of luxury stores like those selling gemstones?

Seeing this, Yu Le had no choice but to step forward and knock on the door of the bakery.

The shop owner, without looking up, asked while kneading the dough:

"Sir, I'm sorry I can't entertain you right now. My wife isn't here either; she went out to buy yeast. You'll have to look around on your own."

"No need for that. I just wanted to ask, wasn't there a jeweler here before? Did he move away?"

Hearing this, the shop owner stopped, then looked at Yu Le with a somewhat helpless smile and said:

"Sir, are you also here to see Master Dailuo? Unfortunately, Master Dailuo has passed away, just over half a year ago."

Has the jeweler passed away?

"How could that be? Then did his descendants inherit his skills?"

If he has sons or other children who have inherited the other person's skills, they can also work on that.

The shop owner continued to shake his head and said:

"Why not? The master was very old. He passed away peacefully in his sleep."

"As for his offspring... After the master's wife passed away early, he never remarried and therefore had no children. This is indeed his shop. I inherited his shop because I am his distant cousin."

"Praise be to Your Majesty! Praise be to Your Highness! Praise be to humanity!"

When the shop owner said this, he was speaking from the bottom of his heart, because in his opinion, it was impossible for someone from his rural hometown to inherit a shop in the bustling capital.

But he not only got the shop, he also settled in the capital.

This is all thanks to His Majesty upholding the law!

"But no one followed in his footsteps."

This way...

With a cheerful and polite manner, he placed a gold coin down and said:

"I'm so sorry to bother you!"

Looking at the denomination of the gold coin, the shopkeeper couldn't help but whistle.

"Wow, ten gold bars, that's a generous offer!"

But in the end, it was pushed back:

“Mr. Ke, there’s no need for that.”

Looking at the gold coins the shopkeeper pushed back, Yu Le smiled and then pointed to the bread on the shelf behind him, saying:

"So, do you have any recommendations?"

Yu Le, sitting on a park bench with a bag of fresh bread, asked while eating:

"Now that this line is hopeless, what about the second one?"

This bread is delicious, baked to a fragrant, soft, and sweet perfection. One bite and you'll be raving about it!

Especially when paired with the relaxed atmosphere of the park and the soft white light falling from overhead.

If Numennor is gloomy, then Albion is forever bright.

King Glorious may be confined to the throne, but at least in the capital, his glory shines upon everyone.

This makes everything here wonderful.

However, because of his poor seating position, Yu Le couldn't see what the statue in the center of the park fountain looked like.

It could only be vaguely discerned that it was a woman.

Having experienced her first setback, Pandora immediately said:

"Please rest assured, although the second plan is more troublesome and complicated, it is actually safer and has a higher success rate!"

"Of course, you should eat first, and we'll set off once you feel you've rested enough!"

After having eaten his fill, he followed Pandora's guidance and headed toward another large square.

"Please rest assured, there will be absolutely no problems this time! It was my oversight that I overlooked the fact that the jeweler is quite old, but this item will not have that problem!"

"The Albion royal family has a very close relationship with the Sisters of the White, one of the three major sister orders, and this is to highlight this."

"On the last day of every month, the King of Glory would send his daughter to pray at the Central Cathedral, the Albion stronghold of the Pure White Sisters!"

"This day is called the 'Day of Repose' to show reverence for humanity. The princess will wear a simple nun's habit and remove all her elaborate ornaments before entering the prayer ceremony."

"Because the pure white nun would consider those things disrespectful!"

"And that is our opportunity. You are human, the foundation of the nuns' worship, plus the vast amount of divine power that must exist there, we have many ways to get in."

"However, we can go in and take a look first, to get a preliminary understanding of the situation. Although I already have no fewer than ten safety plans!"

"But you'll definitely want to see it for yourself!"

Pleasure is one of the sources of human worship, and also one of the sources of the nuns' worship.

Therefore, Pandora thought that Yule would like to experience firsthand this kind of worship of God by 'humans'.

This is one of the few things about it that it finds acceptable to the aliens.

Yu Le stood at the end of the square, looking up.

This church resembled a mountain more than any building he had ever seen.

It wasn't a futuristic, sci-fi-esque structure like Numenor, but rather a colossal behemoth built of some kind of shimmering white stone, layered and seemingly growing from the depths of the earth.

However, every single door was closed!

Pandora fell silent. After watching for a while, Yu Le stopped a passerby and asked:

"Excuse me, sir, I am a traveler who came from afar specifically to visit the church, but why is this happening?"

The passerby glanced back at the tightly closed cathedral, shrugged, and said:

"I don't know the specific reason either, I only know that the White Sisters of Albion have all left. But if the palace hasn't made any statement, it's probably because the nuns' order has summoned them away!"

"Do you know when they will return? Or rather, when this church will reopen?"

“How would I know these things? I’m just an ordinary person, sir. However, this place has been closed for almost two months. I don’t think we can expect it to be closed anytime soon.”

Well, the second plan also failed to materialize.

Yu Le, carrying a bag of bread again, sat back down in the park.

I have to say, this bread is really delicious.

"It seems we have no choice but to proceed with the third plan. So, what is this plan?"

Pandora, having suffered a series of setbacks, hesitated and said:

"This plan requires you to go to the palace in person. Because maintaining Albion's main structure is...it's a bit special, and I'm afraid only your personal presence can get it to cooperate with us."

"However, once this is achieved, everything will go smoothly. The only danger is that you will need to go to the palace in person, but please believe me, I will make all the preparations and cover for you."

Pandora was reluctant to let Yule enter the palace in person.

Although it is one of the places with the most Albion artifacts, it is also one of the strongholds of the Xenomorphs.

In particular, there are just too many powerful psychics in that place.

However, since the first two methods failed, this is the only option left.

Chapter 72 Fate

"A special AI? The Third Divine Machine?"

Upon hearing this peculiar description, Yu Le thought of the third divine mechanism that led to the emergence of the position of Tribunal.

Those were among the few divine insights he had ever heard of.

"Yes, sir, that's it. Because of its intended purpose, it views the aliens very differently from us."

"But please rest assured, it is also AI. As long as you appear, it will be absolutely reliable!"

Different opinions? How different could they be?

Is it biased towards these 'people'?

By the way, aren't you guys all the embodiment of sadomasochism?

Yu Le was surprised for the first time.

After a moment, Yu Le turned to ask:

"You are all AI. I know the global internet has crashed, but don't you have any other way to contact each other?"

"It's theoretically feasible, but it won't work in the capital. Especially for those divine machines placed inside the palace."

Yu Le followed, looking towards the palace at the mountaintop, and said: