The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

"Heh, if you say that, then aren't all the other commanders cowards? I think so, too. How can you let such a cute ship girl fight? If possible, of course the commander should tear the Siren apart himself. Unfortunately, no one who did that came back alive."

Glasgow carried the man back to the laboratory.

Then he casually threw the latter onto a somewhat worn swivel chair.

"Tell me, I am somewhat interested in your research. Or do you want to die immediately? If that's the case, I can also make your wish come true."

Glasgow aimed his ship armor at the man's head.

In fact, the ship equipment is much larger than the ship girl herself.

Although not to the point of being overly exaggerated.

But just taking it out like this can still make people instantly understand what the "Iron Monster" is.

There is a kind of violent beauty in it.

Although not everyone can appreciate this beauty.

The man didn't care at all that his life was no longer in his own hands.

He straightened his disheveled collar.

"Didn't your task list tell you about this?"

"Perhaps he wanted to test my intelligence-gathering ability, so he didn't say anything."

"Humph, this really fits the style of Golden Saint Wing." The man laughed coldly, and then said: "The object of my research is the 'magic cube' in your hand."

"Of course I know it's this 'Rubik's Cube', so what aspect of the Rubik's Cube is this research on? What's the purpose?"

"It seems that you really know nothing." The man snorted and said, "In the Mind Cube, the 'mind' and the 'cube' are two completely separate things. You know this, right?"

"I know. The current technology of replicating bodies is derived from the separated 'magic cube'."

"Yes, but the technology is not perfect. It does not separate the two. It just kills the 'mind'."

"so what?"

"Do you know what the biggest difference between replicants and mutants is?"

The man did not answer directly, but asked back.

"I hate people who answer questions with questions." Lin Shen said unhappily, but this expression on Glasgow's face was inexplicably touching. He noticed the changes in the man's micro-expressions, thought about it and grasped the core point: "Is it emotion? No... it's the ability to think."

"That's right. The replicas are just machines that simply follow orders. When there is no commander to command them, their combat efficiency will drop significantly, and they can only complete simple operations."

For example, those replicas that act autonomously according to death orders.

Apart from firing and dodging, they actually don't know much else.

These can all be seen as an instinct.

However, for those ship girls whose abilities were not very good to begin with, even if they relied on such innate instincts, the results they achieved were still quite unsatisfactory.

"When mutants have enough experience, they can be trained like human soldiers to further improve their combat capabilities. Although in large-scale wars, being 'like humans' will become a flaw. But now, this can be regarded as a double-edged sword."

"It hurts others and yourself, right?"

"Yes."

"So, what is your research?"

"Reverse-engineer their technology and restore the 'strangled' mind to the replica's brain."

The man smiled, a smile that was a little crazy and a little neurotic.

Lin Shen frowned, his active mind quickly made many associations after hearing what this guy said.

"...This is really a wonderful technology, but it's hard to realize, right?" Lin Shen (Glasgow) said, "This technology has been strictly controlled by the government for so many years. It is a secret that is absolutely forbidden to be leaked no matter which country it is in. You have no equipment and no funds, and you can't even do forward restoration, so how can you do reverse disassembly? You don't even dream of doing this."

"Hey, it seems that you are not completely ignorant. Yes, it is a difficult thing to achieve. But when a thing, after success, can bring far more than four times, five times, countless times the investment in returns - at this time, all the investment is worth it - there will always be people who are crazy about it -!"

The man threw his hands up like a psycho.

"But I only see situations that harm others and do not benefit yourself. I really can't think of any self-interest in this. Even if your technology succeeds, what can it do? Do you have a trump card to face other countries? But this card is not easy to use. I think you can try to communicate with those mutants first to see if they will blow you to ash."

The man slowly lowered his hands and looked at Lin Shen. There was a weird expression on his face that made Lin Shen feel sick.

He said only one sentence.

"When those mutants were first born, they were just a blank sheet of paper, and blank paper can be painted into anything you want—"

"boom--"

Before he could finish his words, a gunshot rang out and a bloody hole appeared on the man's forehead, and his brain was shattered.

Glasgow turned around suddenly and looked at the man behind him.

That was the guard who had appeared before.

As Glasgow looked on, he shot himself.

Lin Shen did not stop him.

In fact, Lin Shen already felt it when this person came over.

But there was no obstruction.

Because basically everything I wanted to ask has already been asked.

leftover……

It's not that important.

Glasgow looked down at the dull Rubik's Cube in his hand.

No matter how the research progresses, just know its purpose.

The process is not important. Lin Shen hates the planned "result" that the man just revealed.

When the result came out, Lin Shen went over and stomped on it.

He believed in the power he held in his hands.

Glasgow turned and moved down the exiting corridor.

"Commander, what that guy just said..."

"Ah."

Sensing Glasgow's concerns, Lin Shen responded.

"I already know about it, and it will be easy to deal with when the time comes. As for the process, we can't stop it now."

God knows how much is involved behind this matter.

It's unrealistic to cut it off directly.

It is better to prepare for the outcome in advance.

"Those guys completely treat the ship girls as tools." Glasgow said in the soul network: "Even if they have their own thoughts and are so human-like, they will never be treated as human beings."

"..." Feeling Glasgow's complicated emotions, Lin Shen was silent for a while and replied: "Don't worry, even if no one treats you as human beings, I will still treat you as human beings. Just leave it to me, I will take care of it."

"...Commander, you don't have to carry so many things." Glasgow advised, clearly understanding the heavy pressure behind that simple sentence.

"It's okay, don't worry, this is the path I chose."

64. Rules

"Isn't that person dead?"

"do not know."

"Lydiya... Although I don't want to tell you what to do, isn't it a bit too harsh to give such a difficult test to someone who knows nothing?"

A figure in an old overcoat was bent over the table, playing with an empty coffee cup.

"I think the difficulty of the mission is normal. If you choose the most troublesome way to complete the mission because you are stupid, you deserve to die. Idiots will die sooner or later, and it doesn't matter where they die."

The woman called Lydia spoke in a nonchalant tone.

She is making coffee.

Coffee beans are basically unavailable now, so the coffee you drink in coffee shops today is relatively low-quality brewed coffee. It's like there's no beef in a so-called beef noodle restaurant, it's like that when supplies are scarce.

"But I seem to have heard that the guy did a perfect job and caused quite a stir."

"It's much quieter than the noise you made."

"Hey, don't say that. I'm just trying to complete the mission. Isn't it the easiest way to just kill everyone? If it can be simple, why make it so complicated? It's just like what that theory says. Don't add entities unless necessary~"

"..."

Lydia blew on the steaming coffee and glanced at the guy who had nothing to do with it.

Although she is young and still a girl, there is nothing feminine about her body.

"Do you know that if you let your ship girl fire a random shot, it will increase the workload of those guys who are responsible for cleaning up their asses by more than ten times? It will also add a lot of completely unnecessary pressure to them?"

"Well, aren't the people who wipe butts responsible for wiping butts? That's what they do. As for the pressure, I feel that compared to the pressure of my tight budget, the pressure I feel from above is nothing but a drizzle."

Having said that, the guy immediately sat up with a serious expression.

"By the way, Lydia, can you give me an estimate of my salary? I'm a little tight on money lately."

"roll."

"Hey, don't be so heartless. I'm also completing my mission. It's just that my mission is so troublesome. Why can't I just blast my way through it..."

“That won’t solve the problem.”

“But the person who raised the question can be solved!”

"Then please go outside and fart."

"Tsk~ If you don't want an advance, then don't give me an advance. I'm leaving now. Oh, you really know how to find something for me to do..."

"..."

Lydia watched the guy leave and thought to herself, I really hope you have some knowledge of being a senior executor.

Even some ordinary executors complete their tasks much more efficiently than her.

If that guy didn't have the rare soul power to command the ship girls...

With her simple and rough style of doing things, it is impossible for her to get to this level.

Shortly after the guy left.

As the sky gradually darkened.

There were footsteps outside the door again.

Lydia looked up and saw the figure who had been there once before.

And his shipgirl.

"I'm back, the mission has been successfully completed, this is what you wanted."

Lin Shen placed the dimmed Rubik's Cube in front of Lydia.

"Now, can I join the Golden Holy Wings?"

Lydia didn't look at the Rubik's Cube because she already knew the result before Lin Shen came over.

"Sit first."

"it is good."

Lydia stood up again, made a cup of coffee for Lin Shen, and placed it in front of Lin Shen.

But this time Lin Shen still didn't touch the cup of coffee.

Just for warming hands.

"I already know how you completed the mission. You have passed the test. But I still want to ask you, do you really want to join the Golden Holy Wings?"

Lydia sat opposite Lin Shen with her fingers crossed.

Very serious, earnest question.

It was as if he wanted Lin Shen to think it over carefully.

However, Lin Shen had already thought about this matter clearly and nodded immediately.