People are collapsing iron, they say I am a greedy messenger

"Yamamoto, I'll fuck you! Just tell me straight up, do you surrender or not?!"

"Snapped!"

"Creeper?"

……

After clapping countless times, the speaker finally emitted a crackling sound. Seeing this, Sanyue quickly leaned over and shouted a few times:

"Hey Hey hey!"

The sound was amplified smoothly, and although the sound quality was a bit unbearable, at least I could hear what was being said.

"Okay, try it."

Xiao Sanyue happily handed the speaker to Yue Yan:

"You'll be the one doing the talking. I'm not very good at it."

"Huh? Me?"

The girl was stunned and took the speaker hesitantly: "Well, let me try..."

She pointed at the speaker's receiver and cleared her throat:

"Ahem, ahem... Listen up everyone inside, you've been wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

"I asked you to call out Swarovski, not to persuade him to surrender!"

Sanyue quickly covered her mouth and said nervously, "Speak properly!"

"Uh, wow, okay! I get it."

Yue Yan fumbled for a long time, and after taking Sanyue's hand away, he made an OK sign, then raised the loudspeaker again and shouted loudly inside:

"Swarovski, we're here to negotiate! Could you please open the door?"

The amplified voice echoed in the valley for a long time. The next second, the gate was actually opened. The traffic light robot named Perkins seemed to have received some instructions and stepped aside very politely. It was surprisingly smooth.

"Ah, so useful?"

Xi'er, who was watching from the sidelines, was stunned. How could this be so easy? Could this be a trick?

But when she saw the gate open and Swarovski and Clara walk out, she could only follow everyone into the courtyard behind the iron gate with a little doubt and caution.

"Outsiders, tell us why you're here."

Swarovski's cold and magnetic mechanical voice remained, and Clara hid behind him, her lovely red eyes always looking at the four people in the train crew, wondering what she was thinking.

"Our demand is peace, Mr. Swarlow."

Yue Yan cleared his throat and said, "And about the future of this planet."

"Well, that's friendly and I understand, but that's your unilateral statement. As for my attitude, I'll make a decision after evaluation.

Let’s get straight to the point and not waste precious time.”

"Then I'll just say it straight."

The girl spread her hands and said, "You can see that Yalilo 6 is approaching its end. Beloberg won't be able to hold out for much longer. The Rift will soon devour humanity and everything here.

A long time ago, when the rift had not yet spread to the lower areas, you could still hold on for a long time, but now, most of the mining areas have been swallowed up, and your fossil energy will soon be insufficient.

Our goal is to save this place... not out of pure kindness, but because the distorted space has blocked the orbits of the stars. We cannot leave here until we destroy or seal the core of this world."

Before she knew it, she had a bowl of hot noodle soup in her hand, eating while talking to Swarovski.

"Calling the database... Access is blocked. Unable to discuss the "Star Core" with unauthorized targets."

After hearing this, Swarovski lowered his head and muttered a few words. The next second, the red light in his eyes became even brighter:

"You are attempting to touch secrets sealed deep within the world, secrets no human should know.

Reassess target status - threat index increased, outsiders, I require you to disclose your true intentions."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere around them suddenly became tense. Seele even put her hands on the weapon, and Clara was trembling - it seemed that this scene was a bit too much for a little girl.

"Wait, you just said human, right?"

The corners of Yue Yan's mouth rose slightly, and then he proposed an angle that no one had expected:

"Then how dare you assume that my race is human? If I'm not human, does that mean I can know these secrets?"

"Hey, that's right!"

Sanyue slapped her thigh and suddenly realized: "Miss Yueyan is not a human!"

"Fuck you, you're not human."

The girl rolled her eyes at her, then looked at Swarovski again, waiting for his response.

The other party obviously didn't realize that she would say this, and was now lost in thought, or calculation.

It seems that there is a bug in the instructions left by the city builder!

Yue Yan was secretly delighted, but on the surface she still maintained a serious expression:

"Mr. Swarovski, we are here to put an end to this world's disaster. We know what a star core is better than you do, even better than the city builders of seven hundred years ago. All we need is the truth from that time."

Shiwaro was silent for a long time, and finally spoke slowly:

"Throughout recorded history, humans have attempted to contact star cores several times. Without exception, they have always attempted to appropriate the material for their own selfish ends."

Yue Yan continued to refute:

"But I'm not human, as you can probably tell. Honestly, my true species is already extinct in the eyes of cosmic biologists. Even including me, there are only two individuals... Have you ever seen a normal human develop an appetite for a large lump of iron?"

However, Swarovski ignored her and continued to speak to himself: "The City Builder's order - any attempt to contact the star core will have serious consequences.

Explanation: This directive does not restrict the specific race of the person attempting to contact. Re-evaluation is in progress - the target threat index has reached the highest level..."

"Shh... No, buddy."

The girl was almost amused by the other party's indifference, and in her heart she cursed the parents of the city builder who had issued the order. Damn, why did they design the program so rigorously? Did the boss give you a raise?

She put the finished bowl of noodles into the system backpack, and her expression became serious. A green flame ignited from her body, and the temperature around her instantly rose, from cold to hot in an instant - at this point, it seemed that the only thing she could do was to beat the other party up first, let him calm down, and then have a follow-up conversation.

"Clara, please hide aside first. I have something to say to your parents."

Chapter 54 Family

however……

"Variables are being transformed. The feasibility of using force to eliminate them is being calculated...

The feasibility of using force to eliminate them is zero. Reason: The gap in combat power is too large... Forcefully end the peace agreement termination process... Cancel the application for the elimination agreement."

Swarovski's big eyes stared straight at Yue Yan, who was already wearing the Green Fire Armor. After saying these words, he did not take the next step. The air was so terribly quiet that it made people feel a little awkward.

A minute passed.

Two minutes passed.

"well……"

After a long silence, Yue Yan finally couldn't help herself. She really couldn't figure out what Shiwaro was up to, so she asked cautiously:

"I'm all ready, all my skills activated... shouldn't you fight me first?"

"My reconnaissance robot just uploaded observation records of Rivet Town last night..."

Swarovski's tone remained calm. "According to calculations, with my combat power, combined with the mechanical soldiers of the mechanical settlement and all its reserves of thermal weapons, the probability of defeating you is infinitely close to zero. There is also a high probability of harming Clara and innocent people around, and causing devastating damage to the mechanical settlement.

To sum up, I will not initiate the extermination protocol, but at the same time, I will not tell you about the star core."

"No, why are you so stubborn?"

Chatting with a human-computer interaction was indeed quite a tormenting experience. The other party had sufficient reasons for not fighting. If they didn't want to fight, Yue Yan wouldn't force herself to pick a fight and tear Shiwaro apart. This guy made her anxious:

"Beloberg is now in a state of slow death, and we are a variable, especially me... At worst, think about your family and Clara.

The mine's current reserves of marrow aren't going to last much longer, not to mention the ongoing production reductions due to the Rift's erosion. You don't have to worry about it, at worst you can just shut down the mine. But what about Clara? Even if you can protect her from the Rift's monsters, the temperature is dropping. Do you really want to watch her freeze to death in a cold snap a few years from now?

She has never even seen the world above ground, nor the real sky. Are you really willing to let a teenager die in this dark and hopeless cave?"

Family, this word is the softest part in the heart of the big robot Swarlow. Perhaps he can no longer be called a simple machine, but a silicon-based life form.

What Yue Yan said was actually what she had been avoiding. There was no doubt that after the earth's marrow was burned out, his family would definitely die.

At this time, Clara, who was hiding aside, also came over. She looked at Yue Yan and then at Swarovski.

"Clara..."

Perhaps that pitiful look touched something, and Swarovski fell into deep thought. During this period, no one disturbed him, and they waited quietly for him to calculate the "result".

……

"Outsiders."

After a long moment, Swarovski sighed deeply. Despite being a machine, his sighing was surprisingly human-like, and even his unchanging tone seemed to carry a hint of helplessness.

"you win.

Variable conversion in progress... The evaluation results have been updated: the decision-making power will be transferred to the outsider, and access to relevant information about the star core will be allowed."

"Oh, that's right!"

Yue Yan was immediately overjoyed, walked over, jumped up and patted Shiwaro on the shoulder:

"This is decent."

……

"The difference between machines and silicon-based life lies in their methods of calculation. The former merely believes in rigid equations and numbers, while the latter's actions are often influenced by emotions. Conclusion: When a machine begins to incorporate the variable of sensibility into its calculations, it has been elevated from a mere tool to a more noble being."

——ScrewGum, "Machinery and Life"

……

After changing his mind, Swarlow's execution ability was still quite high, much more efficient than carbon-based life forms - he brought a computer from somewhere, and after transmitting the data, the monitor connected to it began to play information about the star core from hundreds of years ago. Everyone sat together and stared at the screen intently.

Different from the picture-style animations in the game that were made to save costs, the videos played here were all serious videos. Yue Yan was just about to sit down and enjoy watching the show, but was called aside by Swarovski.

"Outsider, could you please come over here for a moment? I have something to discuss with you."

"What's wrong? Bring me."

Yue Yan walked over and followed him to the corner behind the house - the sound here would not be heard by the other people.

She was curious about what issue was so important that even Clara had to carry it on her back.

Swarovski asked in a mechanical voice a few degrees lower than usual:

"Outsider, I have a question... Suppose: If the core seal fails, how will you deal with Yalilo 6?"

"Emm...good question. The train will probably return to the previous station and then choose another track to continue. Although this is not entirely in line with the spirit of pioneering, the train will not ask its members to die in vain. This is normal."

"I see……"

The light in Swarovski's eyes dimmed slightly, but then lit up again:

"So, can I ask you to do me a favor?"

"You said."

"If the seal fails..." The big robot paused, then continued:

"Can you take Clara with you?"

Yue Yan was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

"My calculations tell me. You're right... Clara is a child who has never seen the real sky. We can't let her freeze to death in the cold wave. The reason is: my family's selfishness. I hope Clara can survive."

Swarovski kept talking, and at this moment, the other party's mechanical single eye revealed emotions that were no different from those of a human being, which was completely inconsistent with his cold appearance to the outside world. It was kind and resolute, similar to fatherly love, a little clumsy, but quite sincere.

"There are more than a million people on this planet. Clara is no more noble than any of them. The instructions for preservation should be implemented, but I don't want Clara to die in Beloberg."

"I see."

Yue Yan pondered for a moment and said, "This proposal will not cause any loss to the train, but please allow me to decline."

A hint of disappointment flashed through Swarlow's eyes. That was her emotional module at work.

"The calculations show that you have an 83.2% chance of refusing, but I didn't expect you to be so decisive."

"No, don't get me wrong, the reason I said no is because we can't fail."