The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

The forest formed by towering trees blocks out the scorching sun.

Only sporadic sunlight penetrated through the gaps between the leaves and penetrated the spiral tree house below.

Peaceful village...

But this is 2B's most real feeling about this village.

It was a feeling similar to that of the android resistance camp, but completely different...it was as if the word "war" had nothing to do with this place.

And unlike our compatriots in the outside world who move unconsciously or attack people madly when they see them, the mechanical life forms here can be said to be quite... harmless.

Forget about the fact that she has no hostility towards him as a human being.

Even these mechanical life forms that were so ferocious in 2B's memory were afraid of her existence. They scattered like frightened animals at the sight of her.

Almost wherever she goes, there becomes a vacuum zone.

However, despite this, those mechanical life forms did not disappear directly.

Instead, he hid in an inconspicuous corner, secretly observing this side...

But when she looked back, she would shrink back behind the wall in panic.

As for Pascal, the village chief, he keeps a large number of books left behind by humans in his room. According to him, this is an interest he gained after being separated from the mechanical life form network.

It is thanks to this that his language function has evolved to the point where he can now communicate perfectly with androids.

"A village of machine lifeforms..." 2B muttered to herself in a voice that only she could hear.

At the same time, the sound of the auxiliary machine came from the side.

[Report: This phenomenon is unprecedented and it is recommended to continue to observe. ]

"I see."

She nodded, but even if the other party didn't say anything, she would continue to observe.

Walking in this village built under the giant tree.

2B can see the surrounding scene through a pair of tactical eyepieces that look like black cloth and are tied to her eyes.

——This might be a good place.

2B couldn't help but think as she handed over the letter written by the heavily made-up machine lifeform to the machine lifeform that called itself Sartre.

Although the way these mechanical life forms think and act is completely incomprehensible to her, and some are even simply incomprehensible, it is undeniable.

At least that's what it looks like on the surface.

However, despite this, 2B is still quite wary of Pascal and other mechanical life forms.

Alien weapons created to occupy the earth would actually give up the fight on their own initiative... It really seems too unreal.

Putting aside other things, as the creator, don’t the aliens have any objections to this behavior which is undoubtedly similar to desertion?

But according to Pascal, the aliens who created them have not given them direct instructions for hundreds of years...

Of course, considering that mechanical life forms are creations of aliens, it would not be so easy for them to betray their creators, so 2B is skeptical about the authenticity of this information for the time being.

"But where did those two go?"

He turned his head and looked around, but did not see Lin Qiao and Tiamat.

By the way, as soon as they entered the village, Lin Qiao went to scare the mechanical life forms inside, and Tiamat followed, and the two of them chased a group of mechanical life forms around...

I feel so embarrassed!

"Hey, have you finished all the side quests?"

While 2B was still searching for someone in the village, Lin Qiao's familiar voice came from above his head.

I walked up the stairs to the roof, only to see the other person sitting there leisurely.

In one hand he was holding a long iron pole with a white silk thread tied to it, the other end of the thread was sunk into a stream not far away, and in the other hand he was holding a book borrowed from Pascal.

That is fishing in the popular sense.

Tiamat, with a pair of large horns, rested her head on his legs, her eyes closed and she breathed evenly...

No matter how you look at it, these two have been slacking off here for a while.

Of course, she couldn't be said to be dissatisfied, after all, this was her job.

But what the other party said made 2B feel a little confused...

"Are you talking about the investigation mission?"

"Well, let's put it that way."

After thinking for a while, Lin Qiao nodded and looked at 2B.

He pulled an iron box a little closer and motioned the other person to sit down, but the latter just shook his head silently.

"Seeing you've been running around the village since a while ago, I guess you've gathered the information you wanted."

"It's a gain... right?"

2B seemed a little unsure about what she was saying.

Due to the huge difference in thinking styles, just as adults often cannot understand what three or four-year-old children are thinking, she cannot understand the thinking of those mechanical life forms.

In short, although it is difficult to conclude what role the collected information can play, she still decided to upload it to the bunker later.

"But judging from your appearance, you seem to have believed them. Do you have any reason?"

2B looked at Lin Qiao, as if he wanted to get some of his opinions as support, and then report them together.

but....

"It's not a special reason, I just feel that way."

Weighing the crudely made fishing rod in his hand, Lin Qiao said extremely irresponsibly.

"intuition?"

"That's not wrong... probably."

“…”

Hearing Lin Qiao's indifferent tone, 2B sighed.

This level is not even a reference opinion...

"But you are unexpectedly calm."

"....Hey, Ms. 2B, do you think I'm the type that loses control of my emotions easily?"

"No, it's just that before we leave, Annie Morning asked me to pay a little attention to you and prevent you from doing anything irrational."

"Uh-huh?"

What does Annie Mourning mean?

Lin Qiao was slightly stunned as she was unable to react to 2B's words.

But after thinking about it for two seconds, I guessed why the other party did this.

"It's probably because Pascal and the others are mechanical life forms."

“…”

2B nodded, confirming this statement.

Although the combat effectiveness and morale of the entire resistance camp are increasing at an incredible rate as more and more androids are resurrected and return, the hostility towards mechanical life forms is also increasing along with it.

——Especially those artificial humans who were resurrected.

After all, because he had died once, the feeling of disgust had reached its extreme.

It was precisely because of this that Annie Morning was quite worried that Lin Qiao and Tiamat, who were also resurrected "androids", would take the opportunity to cause some trouble in Pascal Village.

But now it seems that their emotions are...unexpectedly stable.

Or maybe it’s too stable.

"Well, this, how should I put it, the reason is a little complicated..."

He scratched his head helplessly. After all, he had never been killed by a mechanical life form before.

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Chapter 688 The weird feeling

Facing 2B's inquiring gaze, Lin Qiao put down the book she had just finished reading, and then smoothed Tiamat's long aqua blue hair on her thigh.

“Aaa….”

The Mother of Creation, who was taking a nap, shrank her neck slightly... and then continued to enjoy a quality sleep.

"It's impossible not to hate machine life forms, but reducing their combat effectiveness through methods other than fighting is also a good method."

"But they are still enemies and should not be taken lightly."

"That's true, but if there are more pacifists like Pascal who have no will to fight, the final result won't be victory without fighting, but the pressure of fighting will also be reduced accordingly, right?"

"this....."

"And think about it the other way around. If all the mechanical life forms are forced into a situation where they have no way out and no chance to even give up the fight, then wouldn't the result be that all the mechanical life forms will have to fight to the death?"

Looking at 2B who was about to say something, Lin Qiao gently persuaded her.

"..."

It seems to be true...

In response to Lin Qiao's words, 2B nodded slightly, as if he was thinking.

After all, in this war, the androids were already at a disadvantage.

If all mechanical life forms were forced to fight, the result would be very pessimistic.

So to put it bluntly, under the premise that the enemy cannot be defeated, the more surrenders there are on the mechanical life forms side, the better.

It is not necessary to kill all enemies, as long as they stop resisting...

However, this kind of compromising approach, which does not take defeating the enemy as a direct goal, although it is very common for humans, is beyond the scope of the upright-minded androids.

——In the final analysis, it's just like 2B's inability to understand machine lifeforms.

Even though artificial humans look the same as humans, their way of thinking is fundamentally different from that of humans.

Too straightforward.

就跟计算1÷3的结果一样，人类这边会写个1/3简单了事，而机械则只会0.3333....的无限循环下去。

Although this statement is not correct, the androids are not so rigid, but at least they are vivid enough.

[Search: In the wars of human history, there are many strategies to persuade the other side to surrender or give up resistance. ]

The auxiliary machine floating in the air also spoke out information about human history at the right time.

However, in addition to what has been said before, there is another very important reason. Up to now, as the war has progressed, cases of surrender have never occurred for either side.

It can even be said that the androids have almost forgotten the existence of this word.

——It is no exaggeration to say that this is the first time in 6000 years that a mechanical life form like Pascal has clearly chosen to give up fighting.

"I see. I will report the relevant information to the bunker later."

After thinking for a while, 2B decided to report the opinions of Lin Qiao, the "senior", to Commander White... At least the current situation might be more in line with what the other party described.

But looking at the figure humming a little tune while fishing, a question arises in my mind...

——Is Lin Qiao a little too familiar with this kind of human method?

It is different from the artificial humans who are born out of their creator's admiration but end up imitating the original poorly.

There is something almost fundamentally different about the other androids...even this makes them seem a little out of place in the entire resistance camp.

Is it her imagination?

He shook his head, sorted out his strange mood, and looked at Lin Qiao who was catching a fish from the river with a simple fishing rod.

"But now that the transport mission is over, we should go back and report to Annie Morning."