I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Were you awake the whole time?

“Mr. Duke, I’ve been on standby.” The mechanical dragon, who had been slacking off since Norton’s second appearance, said without batting an eye, “My analysis system believes that leaving standby to reload when the target Norton is present is not necessarily a good thing.”

"You're right..."

After briefly recalling Norton's capricious nature, Duke's lips twitched slightly, and then he patted the coffin door again:

"Are you in standby mode? Does the device have an automatic recording function?"

"Sir, yes, we do. What do you need?"

Did you record the conversations between those Tyrannosaurus Rex?

Seeing that Duke and Zun were having difficulty speaking through the coffin door, Cecil casually put the coffin down and took Zun out in its dragon baby form. It was still in a motionless standby state, with only its eyes flashing red and its sound-emitting device proving that it was still working.

"It's been written down."

It said that, and then began playing the Tyrannosaurus Rex dialogue that they had heard so far.

"Can you understand their conversations?"

"Searching and analyzing... Language pack missing, unable to translate unknown language."

"Then let me ask you a different question. If I tell you the meaning of these sentences, can you decipher the language of a Tyrannosaurus Rex?"

"Analyzing... The success rate of fully deciphering Tyrannosaurus Rex language is 16%, but increasing the number of known languages ​​can improve the decipherability of Tyrannosaurus Rex language."

"That's good." Duke nodded in satisfaction. "Then after we get back to the ground, you will use the Tyrannosaurus Rex as a model to begin modifying the new body. I only have one request, which is to leave enough space for two people to enter the cockpit."

“Okay, Mr. Duke.”

Duke and Baby Dragon seemed to have reached a certain consensus, leaving Cecil standing to the side looking completely bewildered. Her expression was one of utter confusion, her eyes practically curled into mosquito coils, as if the words "what what what" and three question marks were stuck on her head.

He also noticed his female companion's bewildered expression, so he waved his hand and gave her very clear instructions:

"Guangbao, you need to find a way to get back to the surface and steal some materials from the Tyrannosaurus Rex's city, any kind of metal will do. Then, find a way to shake off the Skynet system's tracking and come back here to meet up with us, understand?"

Cecil nodded, gleefully abandoning his own thought:

"it is good!"

……

Cecil found a direction that seemed unlikely to collapse, and began digging with holy light, intending to launch a counterattack and, following Duke's instructions, retrieve some materials.

Duke and Zun were left staring at each other, one human and one dragon. Soon, with Duke's help, Zun began to analyze the Tyrannosaurus Rex language and began to modify a qualified translator using the only available parts and devices to analyze the chemical scent language of the ants.

The latter is a relatively simple task, because during his escape, Duke stole a translator from a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Zun only needs to crack its current code to use it. Furthermore, the complete conversion between the chemical scent language and the Tyrannosaurus Rex language will also help Zun decipher the Tyrannosaurus Rex's language.

With Cecil's departure and Zun's busy schedule, Duke was soon the only one left with nothing to do.

So Duke began to look down and search for ants.

Chapter 201 The Stupid Race

Duke looked at the ants, and the ants looked at Duke.

The two sides stared at each other, locked in a stalemate underground.

"Who is he?"

"He's human! I've seen the government's propaganda; he's human!"

"Wow, how terrifying! Why does he look so weird?"

"Go back and report! We've discovered humans!"

"Don't report it, we'll die."

"Huh? Why?"

"I don't know, that's what Dr. Tyrannosaurus Rex upstairs said."

Duke, who possessed the voice of all things, squinted as he listened to the small group of ants communicating using chemical scents. The cacophony gave him a headache, so he stomped his foot heavily on the ground and looked down at the ants, demanding, "Can you hear me?"

The sonic boom startled the ants, who scattered immediately. But after realizing that Duke had no intention of attacking, they quickly gathered together, whispering among themselves, "What is this guy saying?"

It seems like you can hear it, but you just can't understand it.

That's normal. If there are only two civilizations in this world, ants and Tyrannosaurus Rex, then naturally they can only understand the Tyrannosaurus Rex's language and wouldn't understand the common continental language spoken by Duke. He had already considered this possibility; he was just testing whether they could hear him.

"Then, Zun!"

"What's wrong, Mr. Duke?" Upon hearing Duke's call, Zun, in his baby dragon form, immediately stopped his work and scurried over, asking like a devoted admirer, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Please play the recording for me."

Duke gestured with his hand and had Zun pull up the recordings of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's daily activities, which he then played as instructed:

"Hello."

The enormous roar of the Tyrannosaurus Rex shook the entire small underground pit violently, causing the small group of ants that Duke had discovered to scatter in astonishment once again. They seemed to lack any capacity for thought, repeatedly asking, "What happened? What happened? What happened?"

"Isn't this an ant? Hello."

Because only a few scattered conversations were recorded at the time, Zun was unable to have a normal conversation with these ants. Duke originally thought that hearing a language they could understand would help them regain some composure, but now it seems that the appearance of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's voice underground, where there shouldn't be one, has instead thrown them into chaos.

"I have to say, these ants don't seem very smart."

“Mr. Duke, in my observation, these ants do not seem to have enough intelligence.”

“No, no, no, there is a little bit.” Duke shook his head. He could hear the ants’ chaotic conversation, so he knew that they were intelligent… it was just a matter of how much. “And it’s obvious that they are not the same as ordinary ants.”

"really."

In Duke and Zun's view, these chaotic ants were causing a ruckus in the narrow pit. Some of them leaped two or three meters, some jumped onto the wall and kicked hard rocks to pieces, and some tried to find weapons, easily lifting a branch that was ten times longer than their bodies.

These ants are far more physically capable than ordinary ants. Although their strength is nothing compared to the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which has a natural advantage in its body, they are actually stronger than ordinary humans. At least, ordinary people in the technological world can't kick a big rock and break it with one kick!

The more powerful Tyrannosaurus Rex took the technological route, while the naturally weak ant took the biochemical route to enhance itself.

“I’m becoming more and more curious about the forms of civilization in this world,” Duke exclaimed, then said to Zun, “Try your work and see if the language you’ve just cracked can be understood by these ants.”

“No problem, Mr. Duke.” Zun nodded, then cautiously asked, “What should I say?”

“Say: 'Where is your leader? I'd like to speak with him.'”

"no problem."

The red light in Zun's eyes flickered slightly, and then it quickly uttered Duke's words. Its roar sounded a bit strange. After hearing its self-taught roar, the ants fell into a brief silence, and then exclaimed in unison, "How come this iron-lump dragon speaks with such a heavy accent?"

Judging from their tone (who knows how the Voice of All Things translates tone from the language of chemical smells), the Tyrannosaurus Rex accent of the takoyaki might be as heavy as Japanese English, and probably pronounced like Doragon.

"...So you mean you can barely understand it?"

Duke shook his head, then said to Zun, "Go on: 'Do you agree?'"

However, after hearing Zun's words, the ants just said in confusion, "Agree with what?" and then went back to their previous state—meaning they were mindlessly complaining about Zun's accent.

I don't know if these ants are truly heartless or just adorably naive; they simply can't understand what Duke is trying to express.

"Is there no way to communicate? Or is it..."

A voice rang out, interrupting Duke's thoughts. He looked up and gazed in the direction from which the voice came.

The wall collapsed with a deafening roar, and swarms of ants emerged, among them clustering several tanks resembling oversized toy cars. Their cannons were aimed at Duke and Zun, and simultaneously, using a massive sound-emitting device brought with the convoy, they transformed the chemical odor into a deafening dragon roar:

"Humans, surrender!"

Duke raised an eyebrow, casually conveying the meaning of the sentence to Zun, who desperately needed the information. He then pulled out a gem formed from reversed holy light from his pocket. He only needed to crush it, and Cecil would return as quickly as possible. He took it out just in case; if the ant army's combat power was only what it was currently displaying, then Duke wouldn't even need Cecil's help and could handle it himself.

"I am not human, I am a mutated Tyrannosaurus Rex."

Zun hid behind Duke and faithfully recited his line. Then, Duke heard the swarm of ants in front of him discussing the accent of this mutated Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Be serious, this is war.

Duke's lips twitched slightly before he continued, "I'm here to help you fight against humanity. Where is your leader?"

“I’m here.” An ant dressed in an exquisite white coat emerged from the swarm of ants. It controlled the machine that was being operated and spoke to Duke in the common language of the continent: “Human, you don’t need to lie anymore. I know you are human.”

Duke heard the ants speak the common language of the continent and finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"Thank goodness, finally there are smart people... smart ants."

Chapter 202 The Despicable Outsider!

"What is the doctor saying?"

"I don't understand, but the professor is very smart. He must be negotiating with that mutated Tyrannosaurus Rex."

"Probably."

Duke glanced at the ants who were still chattering about the "mutant Tyrannosaurus Rex."

He never expected that his casual lie would be believed by the vast majority of the ant soldiers. This seemingly well-trained and fully armed ant army not only had virtually no discipline, but its individual soldiers were also ridiculously poor in quality.

Frankly speaking, given the average intelligence that ants currently exhibit, it's somewhat bizarre to say that they have the ability to create such an army.

If I'm not mistaken, the ants in this world are a very abnormal intelligent species. They may only have a small number of exceptionally gifted leaders with sufficient thinking ability. If these few leaders are beheaded, the ants will immediately fall into a state of chaos without a leader.

Fortunately, there is a leader with sufficient thinking ability present.

The ant, whom the other ants call "Doctor," once again used its translator to send a message to Duke:

"Human, what is your purpose in coming to the gates of our city?"

“I didn’t have any particular purpose. I didn’t even know there was a city of ants here.” Duke shrugged, then grinned at Dr. Ant. “But I do know now. Doctor, you’re giving me bargaining chips.”

Even the most brilliant ants don't seem to be particularly intelligent; they'd be just average among ordinary people.

Upon hearing Duke's words, Dr. Ant stiffened slightly, seemingly pondering for several minutes before continuing:

“Despicable outsider, I will not show off. It is not something an ant is good at to deal with cunning humans through language.”

Duke raised an eyebrow with interest, slightly raising his opinion of Dr. Ant. He noted that Dr. Ant was self-aware and able to play to its strengths, making it better than many ordinary people.

"I just want to know when you're leaving."

Dr. Ant's voice, transmitted through the translator, sounded rather flat, somewhat similar to Zun's, but Duke could sense its urgency in the words, as if Duke's continued presence would cause some unavoidable tragedy.

This reminded him of their previous experience: when the Tyrannosaurus Rex and ants on the ground discovered that they were humans, they immediately launched a large-scale indiscriminate bombing campaign. The firepower was so fierce that they didn't even care that the bombing site was in a city and that there might be innocent Tyrannosaurus Rex surviving nearby.

However, it's clear that both the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the ants had some degree of contact with humans. For example, the ants even produced a translator to the common language of the human continent, indicating they had clearly communicated normally with humans. Duke couldn't understand why their relationship with humans had become like this.