Luo Binhan raised his head and looked at the giant's face. Those eyes still flickered at him skillfully and innocently.
"What's the matter, Mr. Zhou Yu?"
"No." Luo Binhan said, "I just didn't expect you to hate this thing so much."
"Oh, no. I'm just a little angry. After all, the story of Houyhnhnms once gave me a lot of comfort. If it was just accidentally destroyed in the ether surge, I would only mourn it as a simple misfortune. But , being destroyed by your own creation, and being defeated by something that knows nothing but killing, don't you feel very pitiful? No, it's not appropriate to say pitiful, it should be said to be a feeling of dejection. Those who can win in survival are not It may not be the right thing, I am angry about this matter, Mr. Zhou Yu."
"What's the point," Luo Binhan said, "You sound like you'll win if you're alive."
The giant's eye-lamp shone brightly upon him. Luo Binhan was immediately shocked to realize what he had just said. He pretended that he had forgotten about it and picked up the dagger thrown at his feet.
"Mr. Zhou Yu, actually I think you..."
"I want to go to the toilet." Luo Binhan said with a straight face.
"Yeah, it's better not to do it on my palm. This is not a place suitable for being alone. If you can, just be patient."
This suggestion is obviously wise, and Luo Binhan is not really in a hurry. He was glad that Upsilon was not pursuing the previous topic.
"I don't care who you killed." He said to Bang Bang, "Now I have no intention of treating you as a person. What did you do on our ship then? Go to the place of death to find out information? Then let me see the pelican What does the Lilican want to do? Want to have something exciting?"
"Just curious." Bang Bang said.
"Curious if I can kill a horse?"
Bang Bang shook his body. The expression on its face changed rapidly. Sometimes it was familiar to Luo Binhan, a sympathetic nervousness and fear, and sometimes it was as excited and convulsive as an epileptic patient.
"I don't think you can do it." Bang Bang said in the same confused voice, "Let's make it clearer, my - oh, I guess it's interesting to say this - friends, have we ever been? As Ma Qun always likes to emphasize...all harmony and happiness are based on the appreciation of equally noble souls. Completely equal friendship, without favoritism, slander and lies——"
"You don't need to mention lies." Luo Binhan said, "I think you look like a mental patient. Whether to lie or not is the choice of normal people, you know?"
"But they're dead, aren't they?" Bang Bang said.
Luo Binhan's head sank a little. He missed Yaleriga and Momolo a little, and even ∈ and Wednesday. He didn't miss the bastard that got him to this point.
"Why?" he asked, "You were able to live like a normal person on the ship, and now you're fucking telling me you're a ruthless killing machine? Can't you be like an enlarged version of Oholt?"
"I ate Ohot." Bang Bang said shakingly, "Oh, it was a last resort. Finlatan refused and handed over the information to me. He activated the half-finished product and escaped, letting his defense robot deal with me. .I was just self-defense.”
"You sound to me like a terrorist who steals dangerous technology."
Bang Bang laughed mistyly. His voice sounded like there was a thick electric noise. The laughter made Luo Binhan's eardrum sting unbearably, but he still endured it and waited until Bang Bang was over before continuing to ask: "What about the horses? What did they refuse to give you?"
"Oh, that's not me." Bang Bang said. His body suddenly stopped shaking. His facial spasms also stopped and he looked exactly like the old Bang Bang. This almost made Luo Binhan feel a little surprised, but his reason made him continue to listen. He heard Bang Bang say: "That was an accident. The potential of a few basic units, I thought, oh, there was a little mistake. That's very common, they usually destroy after self-test. But... that was a very fatal one Mistakes. They copied a lot before self-examination, and then their first task was to proliferate... I think they basically eat what they see, and then record the structure of the decomposed products. That must have taken a long time A lot of time, and then...well, I was born. I mean, this me, a living consciousness based on structure."
He bent one of his front legs and pointed at himself. Luo Binhan was confused by that description.
"I thought you were the machine." Luo Binhan said.
"Oh, you can say that. But who are you? Are your legs you? Or which nerves are you? You are just the sum of your structures. And I...I think, am the sum of them. They are to An attempt to get the job done.”
Bang Bang looked down at himself.
"It doesn't look like it to me, does it?" he said. "Yeah, yeah, I'm not getting the best out of them. It's a, well, purposeless idea. They're designed to be good at survival and work. , but... they need missions. Do you understand? They need to maintain their existence, otherwise they will be destroyed by the preset program. When they do not receive mission instructions from their creators for too long, they try to figure out what is going on. But there was no explanation, so they just... I'm not really sure how it was done, but they put together a replica of the herd. There must have been a bit of a snag, and I think the herd managed to interfere with their records. , in short, they made me dominate the cluster. In this way, I, they, can think about more complex issues. The meaning of their existence. "
"Is it necessary?" Luo Binhan said.
"You are a natural creature, Luo." Bang Bang said, "You are meaningless. You are just, oh, a natural accidental mistake. But it is different from the mistakes of the horses. You are redundant from your existence, because you Sooner or later it will decay. But...the engine is to keep the horses moving."
"Including going to the underworld?"
"I admit it was a mistake, but trial and error is necessary, you know? So the engine created me...their impression of the herd, so I thought...well, I am their herd, I can outlive the herd. longer, and then I am more than them, for I am like a herd of horses..."
Bang Bang scratched the ground and said after a while: "I can combine the two, can't I? The more I learn, the less contradictions I have when creating. I have to say that I like you here very much. There is a lot to do. Something to learn. Those pelicans... I'd love to try them out, but your captain is wary of me. He never forgets to take me with him every time he leaves the ship. I'm not saying that's not helpful, at first. It will ensure that some accidents are avoided... But, oh, once I got acquainted with this place, to be honest, his surveillance started to annoy me a bit. I had to do a little independent research. But if you report my case here 's government...that does cause some confusion.”
Luo Binhan had already stood up from the ground. He felt that he didn't need to listen any more. At this time, as if he realized what he was thinking, Upsilon's voice asked: "Is there nothing you want to ask anymore, Mr. Zhou Yu?"
"It's useless for me to ask, isn't it?" Luo Binhan said, "It sounds like someone has to be killed to end this matter."
"It's not to that extent. If Mr. Bangbang is willing to cooperate in the next action, I will take him back to the Single Biological Section of the Central City Security Department, and our section chief will decide its whereabouts. According to my estimation , he should be handed over to the Cluster Mind Department for safe supervision. After he is judged to have met the socialization standards, he may be released for activities. Oh my, I have seen this kind of thing a lot more. Are there any dangerous species in this world? It’s so rich, you can’t even imagine it, Mr. Zhou Yu. Just don’t be so sullen over this kind of thing!”
The giant's body shook. It landed down and stood on the floating sand sea. Two electric lights shot out from the eye lamp, creating a vitrified floating island on the sand. The giant placed the three people in his palm on the floating island, and then the light flashed, and a smiling Upsilon appeared in front of Luo Binhan. He stretched out his arm, put his arm around Luo Binhan's shoulders and said, "Do you know what our section chief looks like? He looks so interesting! Yeah, of course I'm not saying anything bad about it, but anyone who sees it for the first time can't bear it. Hold your hands, I really, really want to touch its tail. Come on, have a look."
He raised his hand and released a projected image from the crystal on the back of his hand. Luo Binhan took a glance and found that it was a strange rodent creature. Its eyes are dark and deep, its expression is cold and stern, and its body is covered with brown-red filamentous fibers, like a large bunch of red algae. Under the buttocks of this majestic figure is a huge and fluffy tail.
"...Squirrel?" he asked suspiciously.
"Sage Shilebo, a very famous intellectual civilization in the entire alliance, and one after another, they are all unhuman workaholics. But basically it is difficult to argue with them, firstly because they look so big It’s cute, and secondly, because their specialty is gene editing. If you’re not happy, a whole planet of hybrid monsters will teach you a lesson.”
Upsilon introduced enthusiastically and cheerfully, completely turning his back to Bang Bang and Asabam in the process. Luo Binhan couldn't help but look at him sideways.
"What's wrong, Mr. Zhou Yu?"
"No." Luo Binhan said, "What should we do now?"
"Now...since the uncertainty has been temporarily lifted, I think it's time to prepare to find that guy. However, there is no need to be so anxious."
Upsilon said in a relaxed tone: "Oh, it must have been a hard battle. I just want to rest for a while. It shouldn't matter, right?"
Luo Binhan looked at Upsilon in confusion. He was more focused on observing his eyes, so that when Upsilon's forehead was split open and bloody, he didn't react immediately. He stared at the blood as it slipped from the festering nail-like crack, flowed along the bridge of Upsilon's nose to his chin, and hit the ground with a click.
He said: "What is this-"
He saw Asabam moving behind Upsilon. The shadow was like a blooming daisy, opening towards Upsilon, and then closing violently. Before that, Luo Binhan had completely let his instincts act. He knocked away Upsilon and rushed towards Asabam.
The wind screamed behind him.
Luo Binhan didn't think about how he did it. He crossed the shadows like gliding across the ice, rushed in front of Asabam, and then stabbed the dagger heavily into her thin chest - it shouldn't have succeeded, but he succeeded. Asabam didn't pay any attention to him at that moment, and the blade inserted into her chest didn't have any physical touch. Luo Binhan felt that he had just stabbed a fluffy snowdrift.
He suddenly hugged Asabam and clasped her shoulders tightly, as if hugging a large piece of ice. At this time, there was also a strange feeling behind him, a kind of air current that made his hair stand on end. But he didn't dare to look back, and instead put his mouth to Asabam's ear.
"Spine." He whispered to her, "When I say something in my heart, it will catch fire. Do you think willow can burn?"
Asabam said: "Look back."
"Is it interesting?" Luo Binhan said, "Do you really think I'm stupid?"
"...Mr. Zhou Yu."
Upsilon behind him said: "It's better if you really have a grasp of the situation behind you. As for the little Dwarf Star guest, I will help you keep an eye on it. If you hear me giving a warning in your heart, take action immediately."
Luo Binhan was convinced that it was Upsilon's voice. He still stabbed Asabam's chest hard with the blade, and at the same time, he turned his head little by little and looked behind him with his peripheral vision. Just within hearing distance of his breath, he saw a thick, almost solid gray smoke. Around the thick smoke was a ribbon of light as thick as a ribbon. If the thick smoke had been two centimeters closer, the back of his head might no longer exist.
"Seriously?" Luo Binhan said angrily, "Why didn't we kill him ten minutes ago?"
"Oh, principles are very expensive, Mr. Zhou Yu. Don't be so fussy. And by the way, please pay attention to my situation."
Luo Binhan squinted back hard. He saw Upsilon, whose face was covered with blood, standing a little behind, pointing his palms at the thick smoke. He himself was surrounded by shadows, and was completely immersed in darkness below his knees.
Luo Binhan slowly turned his eyes back and stared at Asabam's shoulder.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked in disbelief.
"Let go," Asabam said.
Luo Binhan refused to communicate with this bad guy anymore. Now his life is controlled by Bangbang, Bangbang is trapped in Upsilon, Upsilon is being swallowed by Assabam, and Assabam is stabbed by him with a dagger. Who can blame this desperate cycle of mutual harm? After all, this was obviously Jing Huang's fault.
"Oh." Upsilon said with a dry smile, "I knew this would happen."
"How to solve it?" Luo Binhan said.
"There is no good solution for the moment. Hey, I didn't want to end up like this, so I was delaying the time. I thought maybe I could suppress that guy's curse and deal with two enemies. It's still a bit overestimating myself. Now As for countermeasures... I can control Mr. Bang Bang for a little while. If you want to kill the little girl from Dwarf Star Guest, there is still plenty of time. Although she might also kill me in my weak state... Ah, it doesn't matter. , before that I will bring Mr. Bangbang in. All in all, Mr. Zhou Yu, you should be safe and sound."
After Luo Binhan listened to his words, he thought lifelessly for a while. He wondered why he had ended up in this situation—Jing Huang's fault, of course—but the rest of it was so bad, and it was obvious that his life was destined to be all this kind of shit. He shouldn't be here, and he shouldn't be breathing. He should be reincarnated after death and work as a caretaker in a human shop.
"I have a proposal," he said.
"What are you thinking of, Mr. Zhou Yu?"
"Why don't we each settle our own scores, okay?" He said, "The one behind me is the one who hit me, and the one in front of me is the one who hit you. You two should understand each other clearly. I'll kill the one behind me."
Upsilon was quiet for a few seconds, and then asked calmly: "Is there really a way to deal with it, Mr. Zhou Yu?"
"I'll do a magic trick for you." Luo Binhan said. He put his left hand between him and Asabam, groped the inside of his coat, and found a cylinder.
Luo Binhan took out the cylinder, held it between his chins, and tilted the cylinder slightly after removing the cap. Several thin rods slid half out of it. Then he took out the lighter and lit the thin stick with a click.
Then he turned back suddenly and raised his neck towards the gray smoke.
"Demon energy!" he shouted.
