Zeus's grace is higher than the sky

Chapter 23: The True Birth of Hubie

It seemed that Zeus had no intention of doing anything to him now.

Hubie inserted the electronic tentacle behind him that was used to connect to the Elf Corridor into the ground. As the crystal at the tail flickered, a blue light circle unfolded from it, forming a small transparent cube above the three people. The small cube instantly expanded to wrap around the three people and formed a chessboard in the center.

"[Dian Kai], Game 001 Chess."

"[Decisive Winner], request to proceed with the game."

"[Condition], if this machine wins, I will bring it back and carry out the race continuation project."

Facing the challenge from Hubie, Zeus walked aside and called Rick to sit opposite Hubie, his eyes widening at the chess piece that appeared.

Rick no longer had the heart to listen to Hubie's conditions. Looking at the crystal clear [King] chess piece in front of him, Rick reached out and grabbed it with a confident smile. This was the only thing he was absolutely confident in!

"It has to be chess! What if you lose?"

"[Answer], bring this machine back and carry out the race continuation project."

"That doesn't make any difference at all! As a condition for playing the game, I'd like to modify the requirements. Is that alright, Master Zeus?"

Zeus, standing nearby, nodded and told Riku to proceed as he pleased, while he himself pondered the Elfs' Godslayer ritual and the Dwarfs' [Skeleton Explosion].

Seeing that Zeus agreed and Rick grabbed the [King] chess piece, Hubie assumed that Rick had agreed to the game request.

"【Conclusion】Follow the conditions and start the game."

Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for Riku, a human, to defeat Hubie, an Ex-Machina Analyzer, and without Zeus's secret help, there is no doubt that Riku was defeated in the end.

And so, Zeus and Rick brought Hubie back to the tribe.

Before returning to the tribe to reunite with everyone, Rick remembered an important issue.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"[Understandable]."

"I said name, don't you have a name?"

"Understood, Individual Identification Number..."

After listening to Hubie report a series of numbers, Rick was speechless.

"Can this even be considered a name?"

"That's right, little sister, you should choose a human name, like Rick's name."

Hubie didn't understand how the name had to be connected to her goals.

"[Question] The conditions for this machine's victory have been changed to require it to remain by your side until the analysis of its [Heart] is complete. Is it necessary to conceal the fact that this machine is an [Ex-Machina]?"

"No, the so-called 'heart' is the ability to sense the boundaries of mutual understanding. When living with humans at first, of course you have to pretend to be human."

Hearing it was a necessary requirement, Hubie decided to comply.

"[Question] Is the name freely set?"

"As you wish."

"【Answer】, calling myself 【Zhuwa Luze】."

"It's too long, confusing, and doesn't sound like a name. It's rejected for these three reasons."

"That's right, that's right. Naming is very important! I'll call you [Hubby]."

(In the case of transliteration, Juvaruzer means black in German, and Hubie means ruby, which can only be said to be a perfect match)

Hubie is very confused by the conflicting orders from Zeus and Rick.

"[Unclear] The free setting has been corrected."

As the leader of the human race, Rick also pointed out that Hubie's special way of speaking was not acceptable and asked Hubie to correct his tone of voice.

"[Loading] Simulated Personality 1610, hey hey hey, big brother, is this okay?"

Zeus didn't like the simulated personality because of the forced lively tone and lifeless pose-like movements.

Rick was afraid that his overly lively personality would expose Hubie's true identity too early, so this simulated personality was jointly rejected by Zeus and Rick.

"[Request] Please provide the most appropriate scenario setting."

"That's true. It would be very troublesome if someone investigated my background."

Even with the protection of the great god Zeus, if one investigates carefully, one can easily find the flaws.

Because she is considered an Old Deus, even though Zeus treats the humans in the tribe very kindly, people still communicate with him with awe. Similarly, as an Ex-Machina, if her true identity is discovered before she can truly integrate into the world, people will unconsciously distance themselves from her, and the difficulty of her wishing to understand [Heart] will increase.

"How about 'Timid by nature, taciturn, and not talkative'? It's forbidden to add the Ex-Machina way of speaking at the beginning of the sentence."

As he said this, Zeus touched Hubie's head and put the hood of his cloak on him.

Hubie closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was a little more alert than before.

"I understand. Is that all right?"

A soft, ethereal voice, an ethereal gaze—ah! This is Zeus's idea of ​​a perfect "three-no" goddess. Combining elements of "loli," "three-no," and "little sister," who could surpass her?

(This paragraph is very classic. It can be said that this paragraph is the beginning of Hubie's understanding of the heart)

Even Rick was startled by Hubie's sudden agility.

All that was left was for Zeus to deal with Hubie's electronic tentacle-like connecting nerves to the Elf Corridor.

"Do we need to deal with this too?"

"Of course, Hubie. It wouldn't be nice if someone saw us."

"Got it. I'm only showing it to Zeus and Rick."

Then, the three of them walked into the tribe.

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py:

Mu Yuan traveled to a small world full of gods and Buddhas, and obtained a golden finger in an incredible realm!

"What am I afraid of? Fight! Kill!"

Split your own spiritual power, transform it into talent, and enter countless worlds for further training! In the world of Uma Musume, you are endowed with the [Endless God of War]. Born for battle, you will fight to the death! Fight a hundred battles and survive, and you will eventually become a god!

In the Dark Forest Universe, we hold the [power of humanity]. Humans are human, Trisolarans are human, and aliens are also human. In the vast sea of ​​people, people follow the crowd. The universe is full of love. We are one family!

In the Starry Sky Railway world, you can gain [Incomprehension Against Heaven], observe the fate of the star gods, go against the logic of fate, and prove yourself as the [Incomprehension Against Logic] Heaven!

In the world of Zongman, load [Turning Fake into Reality], use false myths to deceive the world, and the illusory beliefs have long become reality!

final..

Mu Yuan crawled out of the sea of ​​blood and corpses with a crazy smile, with countless burning selves behind him.

"Come on! All of you millions of gods, come at me together!"

"Today, I will use the reflections of the heavens and myriad worlds to smash your rules and kill my way through the small garden!"

"The crazy guy from the Little Garden, defeating millions of gods!" 》

Chapter 24: Past Sacrifices

When the tribe met Hubie, his cute appearance and tragic life story (made up by Zeus and Rick) were quickly accepted by everyone. Only Cloni Dora (Rick's sister), who knew Rick very well, noticed something strange, but she unconditionally believed in Rick's decision and was still very enthusiastic about Hubie.

"By the way, as an Ex-Machina, do you have any other forms? Aren't there any more mature forms?"

If she always appears as an underage girl, people will eventually notice something wrong. But if she appears as a mature girl, there will be no problem. Even if her face does not become old with the passage of time, no one will suspect it. Because of the brutal war and harsh living environment, no one can live to grow old. The people in the tribe have long forgotten what it looks like to grow old.

"This body is my ideal type. Of course, it would be even better if there were other mature postures."

"What a pervert," Rick cursed inwardly. Although Zeus had bestowed many gifts upon Rick and the entire human tribe, leaving Rick and everyone else grateful, his humor and personality were sometimes truly frustrating.

"What kind of gestures do Nerach and Zeus like?"

"Hey, do you know what 'like' means?" / "I also want to be like a mature older sister and a motherly mother."

"Shut up, Lord Zeus." Seeing that Zeus gave another nonsensical answer, Rick had no choice but to interrupt him.

"I said, only when you understand emotions that transcend the boundaries of language can it be called a 'heart'." Rick answered Hubie while sorting through the drawings he had painstakingly obtained.

Suddenly, Hubie placed a chessboard in front of Rick, holding a chess piece in his right hand. Hubie said expressionlessly, "Then let's play a game."

Hubie plans to use the game as a gamble again to get more information about the Heart from Rick.

"I refuse. I have more important things to do right now and I can't waste my time on meaningless games."

Seeing Rick refuse, Zeus took over the conversation.

"It's not meaningless, is it? If we win, Hubie, let's share the information you know. For example, when did the war start? What was the reason for it? Or, most importantly, how to end this endless war."

Hearing "end the war" made Rick moved. Even though the human tribe now had the protection of Zeus and no longer had to worry about how to survive tomorrow, this also made Rick think about what would happen if humans left Zeus?

Sensing that Rick was interested in his words, Zeus threw out his trump card.

"If you win, open up all the knowledge, mathematics, and design technology of the Ex-Machinas to us."

Rick put down what he was doing and looked at Zeus and Hubie.

"Yes, I understand. In the current planetary environment, it's unusual for humans to have survived to the point of receiving the protection of Zeus, a suspected Old God. Even the Ex-Machinas' analysis can't explain it. They're at the bottom of the food chain, with underdeveloped civilization and unable to even use spirits, yet they've survived. So there must be a reason. Humans have the cognition to survive, and I speculate that cognition is the [heart]. Hubie wants to know..."

As Hubie continued to speak, Rick's expression became more and more grim. Zeus also knew that Hubie's words were like adding fuel to the fire, but it didn't matter, because with him around, there would be no accidents between the two of them. It was just right to ignite and resolve the conflict now.

"Look, you've been waging war on a whim, taking everything from us one after another. I thought you'd have some grand speeches, but all I get is something like, 'Oh my god, why are humans still alive? Tell me what's going on in your hearts?'"

Rick said this angrily as he rushed towards Hubie with a knife, pushed him down, and was about to stab him with the knife. At the last moment, he regained his senses and stabbed the knife next to Hubie's head.

In the end, I don’t know whether he was roaring at this fucking world or at Hubie with all his might.

"You all die."

"Do you know how many people have died because of you? How many more people are you going to kill? How many of my compatriots are you going to kill before this ends?"

A tear rolled down Rick's eye, and Hubie reached out to catch it.

"He made Rick cry, and Hubie said something really harsh. So, I can infer that Rick wants to kill Hubie."

Hubie lifted up his shirt on his chest, revealing a diamond-shaped iron sheet in the middle. As a red light flashed on the iron sheet, the iron sheet slowly moved away, revealing a blue energy core inside.

"Just stab here and Hubie will die."

Hubie discovered the problem in his words.

"Death? I'm not a living thing. That's a permanent stop, irreparable, completely destroyed. Hubie wants to know the [heart] of Rick and Zeus."

Hubie took Rick's hand and slowly moved it to his chest, aiming it at the blue energy core.

Rick's hand holding the knife began to tremble, a strong sense of guilt and remorse surged in his heart, and tears fell uncontrollably.

"Kerry, Dilu, Sirius, Edo, Devin... a total of forty-eight people. I was the one who ordered them to die. Many people did die in the war, like dust being brushed off. But when I think about it, it was me who told them to... let them die."

Rick understood that Hubie was unable to perceive this human emotion at the moment, and her behavior just now was not so much anger at Hubie's lack of emotions as anger at her own incompetence. She directed the spearhead at Hubie just to vent, to vent her own incompetence and shame.

In the eyes of others, she is a strong and cold leader who firmly believes that mankind will achieve final victory. Only here can she open her heart and vent her pain and self-blame.

As Rick's sister, Crone also understands his pain, but unfortunately, this situation is difficult to change until Zeus arrives.

Therefore, she always reserved a small space for Rick to vent his pain.

Even though Zeus' arrival greatly reduced the tribe's casualties, the dead could not be resurrected, and the guilt could not be alleviated. Rather, Zeus' arrival only exacerbated Rick's self-blame, blaming himself for not leading them to hold on until Zeus arrived, so that no sacrifice would be required.

Unable to understand the mental pain that Rick's past sacrifices brought to him, Hubie stared at Rick blankly. The crying gradually stopped until Zeus came beside her, hugged the crying girl and comforted her that she had done a good job.

Hearing the noise in the house gradually subside, Cloni knew that Rick had almost vented his anger. Just as she was about to open the door and tell Rick about the next arrangements, she saw Hubie's upper body clothes being stripped off, and the disheveled Rick and Zeus hugging each other.

"Ohhh! As expected of an Old Deus, remember to be gentle with Riku and Hubie."

Clooney was happy from the bottom of her heart. Finally, someone could help Rick relieve the pain in his heart.

Rick felt a headache when he heard Cloni's exclamation.

"Kloni, please shut up, okay?"

While covering her mouth and laughing, she looked at Rick, Zeus and Hubie with ambiguous eyes.

"That makes things easy, Master Zeus. I'll leave Rick and Hubie to you. If you can't hold on, call me sister. I can help you."

After saying that, he closed the door, leaving Rurik alone with no desire to live.