The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

The forest formed by towering giant trees blocks the harsh sunlight.

Only sporadic sunlight penetrates from the gaps in the leaves to the spiral tree house below.

Peaceful village...

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

It was similar to the android resistance camp, but a completely different feeling... 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 madly when they see people, the mechanical life forms here are also quite... harmless.

It’s okay if he doesn’t have any hostility toward her as an android.

Even regarding her existence, these mechanical life forms that were extremely fierce in 2B's memory scattered like frightened animals just by seeing her.

Almost wherever she goes, it becomes a vacuum zone.

But having said that, those mechanical life forms did not disappear directly.

Instead, he hid in an inconspicuous corner somewhere and secretly observed this place...

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

As for Pascal, as the village chief, he keeps a large number of books left by humans in his room - according to him, this is the interest he gained after breaking away from the network of mechanical life forms.

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

"A village of mechanical lifeforms..." 2B said to himself in a voice that could only be heard by himself.

The sound of the auxiliary machine also came from the side at the right time.

[The report states that there is currently no precedent for this phenomenon, and it is recommended to continue to observe it. 】

"I see."

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

Walk in this village built under giant trees.

The surrounding scene was transmitted to 2B through the black cloth-shaped tactical eyepieces tied to his eyes.

——This might be a good place.

2B couldn't help but think this as he handed over the letter written by the mechanical life form wearing heavy makeup to the mechanical life form 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, she cannot deny this.

At least that's what it seems on the surface.

But having said that, 2B is still quite wary of Pascal and other mechanical life forms.

The alien weapons that were created just to occupy the earth would actually give up the fight on their own initiative... It really felt too unreal.

Not to mention anything else, don’t the aliens, as the creators, have any objections to this kind of behavior that is undoubtedly related to desertion?

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

Of course, considering that the mechanical life form is the creation of aliens, it should not be so easy to betray its creator, so 2B has doubts about the authenticity of this information for the time being.

"But where did those two people go?"

He turned around and looked around, but he didn't see Lin Qiao or Tiamat.

By the way, as soon as she entered the village, Lin Qiao ran to scare the mechanical life forms inside, and Tiamat followed her. The two of them drove a group of mechanical life forms running around...

It feels so embarrassing!

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

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

Walking along the steps to the roof, I saw the other party sitting there with a leisurely look.

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

That is fishing in the popular sense.

Tiamat, who was wearing a pair of big horns, was resting on his legs, her eyes closed and breathing evenly...

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

Of course, there is no dissatisfaction, after all, this is her mission.

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

"The branch line... does it mean the investigation mission?"

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

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

He pulled an iron box slightly closer and motioned for the other party to sit down, but the latter silently shook his head.

"Seeing as you have been running around the village since just now, I guess you have collected the information you want."

"It's considered to be something gained...right?"

2B looked a little unsure as he spoke.

Due to the huge difference in thinking styles, just like 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 was difficult to conclude what role the collected information could play, she decided to upload it to the bunker later.

"But by the looks of it, you already believe them. Is there any reason?"

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

but....

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

Weighing the crude fishing rod in her hand, Lin Qiao said irresponsibly.

"Intuition?"

"That's right... probably."

"....."

Listening to Lin Qiao's indifferent tone, 2B sighed.

This level is not a reference opinion at all...

"But your emotions are unexpectedly calm."

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

"No, it's just that before we set off, Annie Mourning asked me to pay a little attention to you to avoid doing irrational things."

"Hmm... Hmm?"

What does Annie Mourning mean?

Lin Qiao was stunned by 2B's words and didn't react for a while.

But after thinking for two seconds, he guessed the reason why the other party did this.

"It's 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 rising at an incredible speed as more and more androids are resurrected, the hostility towards mechanical life forms is also rising.

—— Especially those resurrected androids.

After all, because they died once, their disgust has reached the extreme.

It is precisely because of this that Annie Mo Ning is quite worried that Lin Qiao and Tiamat, who are also resurrected "androids", will take the opportunity to cause trouble in Pascal Village.

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

Or too stable.

"Well, this, how should I put it, it's a little complicated..."

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

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Chapter 688 Weird Feeling

Facing 2B's inquiring gaze, Lin Qiao put down the book he had finished reading, and then stroked Tiamat's aqua blue hair on his thigh.

"Aaa..."

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

"It is impossible not to hate mechanical life forms, but it is also a good way to reduce their combat effectiveness through methods other than fighting."

"But they are still enemies and cannot be taken lightly."

"That's true, but if there are more pacifists like Pascal who have no will to fight, the final result will not be to win without fighting, but the combat pressure will be reduced accordingly, right?"

"This..."

"And think about it the other way around, if all mechanical life forms are forced to have no way out, and there is no room for giving up the fight, then the result will be that all mechanical life forms can only fight to the death, right?"

Looking at 2B who wanted to say something, Lin Qiao persuaded her.

"......"

It seems to be true.....

Faced with Lin Qiao's words, 2B nodded slightly, as if thinking.

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

If all the mechanical life forms are forced to fight, the result will be very pessimistic.

So, to put it bluntly, if the enemy cannot be defeated, the more surrenderists there are on the side of the mechanical life forms, the better.

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

However, this kind of compromise and not taking defeat as the direct goal is very common for humans, but it is beyond the scope for the upright androids.

—— In the final analysis, it is just like 2B cannot understand mechanical life forms.

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

Too straightforward.

Just like the result of calculating 1÷3, humans will write 1/3 to make it simple, while machines will only write 0.3333... in an infinite loop.

Although this statement is not correct, and androids are not so rigid, it is at least vivid enough.

[Search, in the wars in 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 the information in human history at the right time.

However, in addition to what was said before, there is another very important reason. Up to now, the war has never had such a case of surrender for both sides.

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

——It is no exaggeration to say that a mechanical life form like Pascal who clearly chooses to give up fighting is the first in 6,000 years.

"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 "old predecessor", to Commander White... At least the current situation may be more in line with what the other party described.

But looking at the back of the person humming a little song while fishing, a ray of doubt can't help but arise...

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

Unlike the androids, who were born out of their creator's admiration but ended up imitating the original.

There was something that was almost fundamentally different from other androids...even this made them seem a bit out of place in the entire resistance camp.

Was it her illusion?

Shaking her head, she sorted out her strange mood and looked at Lin Qiao who was fishing a fish from the river with a simple fishing rod.

"But since the transportation mission has ended, we should go back and report to Annie Morning."