Will the out-of-control servitor meet the cosmic cat?

But obviously, none of the people here are normal people.

"This is a top-secret meeting. No records of any kind will be kept. No word in this meeting room will be recorded, so everyone can speak freely."

He leaned forward slightly, put his hands on the table, and said word by word.

"To go, or not to go?"

No one spoke.

"Please note that what we represent this time is not Pan-Asia, not Mars, nor any of the countries behind you, but the entire human civilization, so we either go all or none."

"There is no intermediate option."

"Time is running out and we have to come up with a decision within two hours."

Although there is still no one to speak out, judging from the situation on the screens of various video conferencing terminals, governments of various countries have obviously started heated discussions.

This is normal. Such a big decision must be made in such a short period of time, and it is bound to encounter unimaginable resistance.

Even if it is not known to any outsider, the people who are qualified to participate in this discussion are very rare and basically limited to the highest decision-making level of each country at this moment.

After all, time waits for no one. They must make a decision in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, if the fleet stays still for a long time, even if the decision to send troops for reinforcements is finally made, the trust between them and the Cat League will be premature. It will completely collapse. In that case, they can only be "forced" to choose not to send troops.

Therefore, it is very difficult for the decision-makers on Saturn, Jupiter, and the asteroid belt to participate in this decision-making, but it doesn’t matter, the reason why countries set up branches of the highest authority of each country on the earth is for this situation

But even so, different opinions within countries will still become the biggest problem preventing them from making decisions.

"It's a headache."

After confirming that the microphone had been turned off, the chief executive of the United Nations rubbed the bridge of his nose irritably.

In all fairness, if he was allowed to make a decision, he would definitely choose to let the fleet set off immediately - the reason is very straightforward, the reinforcements have already arrived at the door, and as long as they go out, it will be a close decisive battle, why not go?

But he also knows why many people choose not to go. In fact, as long as they change their positions a little and think only from the perspective of the most fundamental interests, they will find out.

If you don't go, the benefits to human beings seem to be greater.

"If we choose not to send troops and let the Cat Alliance and the Extinction Fleet fight to the death, the Cat Alliance fleet without reinforcements will definitely be wiped out, but the Extinction Fleet will also suffer heavy losses, at least half of the fleet will be broken——In this way, They certainly don't have the ability to come back and attack us."

"Compared to letting our fleet go out to fight the extinction battle, isn't it a safer and less risky choice to reap the benefits of the fisherman safely?"

Recalling what the senior Saturn official said, he had to admit that there was nothing wrong with what the other party said.

Going out to fight is to maximize the interests of the entire anti-extinction camp, and if only the interests of human civilization itself are considered, it seems that it is indeed a better choice to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"So, what's the price?"

"conscience?"

Looks like that's all there is to it.

They don't even have to worry about an extinct occupation of their galaxy after the defeat of the cat alliance fleet, resulting in a surge in production capacity and the like.

Because, after losing the Cat League's own fleet, wouldn't humans be able to "protect" them logically?

The risk is smaller, the profit is greater, and there is absolutely nothing to lose.

The only possible disadvantage is that after the cat alliance fleet is completely wiped out, the extinct civilization may have enough fleets to attack them. After all, they do not understand the real combat effectiveness of the cat alliance fleet, but even so, the risk is still higher than They go out to fight less often.

But, is it really good to do this?

Volume Two: The War Against Extinction: Chapter 130 A Small Experiment

From a human point of view, this is indeed beneficial and harmless.

It is true that they also know that it is the best choice for the entire organic camp to merge with the cat alliance fleet and fight together, but that is for the whole.

As far as they are concerned, it is more beneficial to the interests of mankind to see death without saving them.

After all, for the optimal option of the entire organism camp, the price is that human beings are very likely to suffer heavy losses or even be completely devastated.

On the contrary, unfavorable options for one's own side as a whole can allow human beings to survive this crisis almost unscathed. If this multiple-choice question is asked by any civilized decision-maker, they will probably be inclined to choose options that are beneficial to themselves.

Or to put it another way, just say, "The future of mankind is in our own hands!", and it should be fine.

Or so humans think.

As an old saying goes, rather teach me to blame the world, don't teach the world to blame me.

The only problem is that all of this is based on one premise-the information they know is true, their judgment of the situation is correct, and they have the ability to control the situation after losing the cat alliance.

It is true that they do have this self-confidence. They believe that the situation is in their own hands. After all, since Iron Heart was driven out of Mars and the human fleet invaded Iron Heart’s mother galaxy, human beings have been fighting against Iron Heart Exterminator. What is called a disadvantage.

They also believe that as long as the cat alliance is sacrificed to resist this wave of offensives, human beings can still rely on strong industrial capabilities to develop, turn disadvantages into advantages, and finally win the war just like how they drove Iron Heart out of the solar system.

So, is this really the case?

"...Wouldn't it be safer to reap the benefits of being a fisherman safely..."

"...The relationship with the Cat League is broken? When the Cat League fleet is wiped out, what is the importance of their thoughts..."

"...History? History is written by the victors..."

"...Moreover, before we were worried that after the victory in the war, the cat alliance with 6 star systems would have a generational advantage for us, but in this way, we don't have to worry anymore—not only that , we can still take over the star field that originally belonged to the Cat League, and we can do multiple things at one stroke..."

"..."

Looking at the data that was still being continuously transmitted from the other side of the instrument, Hong remained silent.

Disappointed?Not really, after all, the premise of disappointment is to have expectations, and unfortunately, she didn't have much expectations for human beings.

Now it's just lowering the expectations a little bit.

"See, this is them."

"Greedy, short-sighted, only looking at immediate interests, betraying allies is as natural as doing a binary equation-you let all your fleets rush to support for the overall situation, but in the end I just bluffed, and they began to think Selling you out for your own gain."

Although she didn't reveal her identity, Hong knew that this talking consciousness was the biggest and most sworn enemy in her mind.

Unit 01.

"You know, they've always been like that."

"Such a creature, is it really worth fighting for you and my compatriots who should be on the same front?"

"That's just some people."

Hong immediately retorted.

"Moreover, as a civilization, they are a complex group. There are bound to be different or even diametrically opposed opinions between groups. Some people are greedy and short-sighted, but some people will consider the overall situation and the long-term perspective. ——If you do this just to divide us by intercepting the ideas of a small number of people, it is doomed to be in vain.”

Although Hong believes that these words are most likely not unfounded, but that many human beings do think so. As unit 01 said, she has been dealing with organic creatures for so long, so she is very clear about this.

But at the same time, she is also very clear about the purpose of unit 01's saying these words - it's just a plan to alienate.

She has no control over what human beings think or do. All she can do is to try to get the best possible chance of winning for the cubs from the overall situation as much as possible.

That's it.

"Well, let's do a little experiment."

Unit 01 did not choose to continue arguing with her, but changed the topic.

"An experiment on them."

Although Hong didn't speak, judging from the fact that she didn't choose to hang up the communication, she was still a little interested in it.

In other words, Hong wants to see what tricks it wants to do.

"Currently, the distance between your fleet and mine is 20000 kilometers. If estimated at the current speed, you will enter the range of my fleet in 3 hours."

"Then?"

"3 hours, it must be enough for those humans to make a decision-if they choose to send a fleet to support them as you imagined, then I will jump out of this battlefield and let your fleet and those organisms reach the human race safely. fortress."

"?"

Hong froze for a moment.

"On the contrary, if they choose to sell you in exchange for their own interests as I said, then..."

"Are you going to destroy my fleet?"

Hong asked back.

"No, I still won't."

"?"

Hearing this, she finally became confused.

"What's in it for you?"

"I just want you to see the true face of those organic creatures you have placed your hopes on."

"why?"

"I just want to save my countrymen from the wrong path, that's all."

It replied like this, as if it really hoped that its words and deeds could make Hong "change his mind".

On the one hand, it is the "alien creature" trying to sell it, and on the other hand, it is still trying to save her "compatriots". If it is replaced by an ordinary omnic, I am afraid that it will be more or less shaken, right?

"I still don't believe you."

But for Hong, this little thing is still far away.

"I understand." Although Hong bluntly refused, Unit 01 was still not discouraged, "Anyway, no matter what the situation is, there are only advantages and no disadvantages for you, right?"

"Besides, as long as I don't take the initiative to attack, it is impossible for you to choose to initiate a war. After all, from your point of view, the longer the delay, the better, isn't it?"

Hong didn't speak, it was a tacit agreement.

"It seems that we have reached a consensus."

"That Iron Heart Exterminator thinks so too?"

Hong asked suddenly.

Although the extermination unit wanted to use this method to persuade her to surrender, although it was a bit unexpected, it was also reasonable. After all, since her first contact with the extermination unit, the other party has been trying to persuade her to give up those "useless organic creatures". Form the "Great Omnic League".

But what about the Iron-Hearted Exterminator?Hong hasn't had any communication with it, and the only information he has is just a little bit of information from humans, which is better than nothing.

Can it also approve of this kind of "experiment" that is obviously not good for them?

"it?"

Unit 01 sneered.

"A 'pseudo-mechanical intelligence' that is only constructed of codes and networks without consciousness, does it deserve it?"

"?" Hong immediately sensed something, "Did you kill it?"

"It should be called, destroy it."

Unit 01 corrected the road.

"Didn't you say something just now, are you all compatriots on the same front?" Hong's words were mixed with a hint of sarcasm, "Why did you stab your compatriots with a backhand?"

"It's not my compatriots, it's just a pseudo-mechanical intelligence, how can it be compared with you and me, which represent advanced life?"

"We are the future."

Communications were cut off.

In this regard, Unit 01 was not discouraged at all—in fact, it never expected to be able to convince Hong with just words.After all, Hong's will to resist is so weak that he can't even detect it. How could such a strong shackle be reversed with a few light words?

From the beginning to the end, it only counted on one thing, and that was the creation from the pre-civilization—the mysterious decoder.

Then why does it say so much?Is it really just to expect her to "change her mind"?

of course not.

The reason is actually very simple, it is just preparing for the launch of the mysterious decoder.

It wanted to break Hong's illusions about organic creatures, and make her realize more clearly that they are such greedy and short-sighted creatures.

Of course, based on this understanding alone, let alone breaking free from the shackles, it is not even considered a major wavering, and it is still very clear about this.

All it did was plant a seed of distrust in Hong's heart.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether humans send troops so far, it's better not to send troops, and it doesn't matter if they send troops—from the moment she acquiesced to this experiment, everything has become a foregone conclusion.

This seed of distrust will become a "characteristic point" that the decoder can clearly lock on at the moment the decoder is activated, and become a fulcrum to pry her inner will to resist.

"It's just the last step."