Star Iron: The Past and Present Life of the Gender-Swapped Dragon Lord

"Strange...why isn't it working?"

Clara crouched down in front of a huge spherical device, fiddling with its parts.

Clara stood up, wiped the sweat from her brow, and looked completely bewildered.

"Why isn't it working..." (How come the world isn't working.jpg)

Have you hit a bottleneck?

The all-powerful teacher Danheng looked at the machine that Clara hadn't fixed and frowned slightly.

"The size and wear of these two conduit components are clearly different from the equipment itself; you must have just replaced them, right?"

"Hmm... Clara has repaired many things, but this is the first time she has repaired such a complicated device."

“I don’t want to bother Mr. Schwarz, because the equipment was accidentally damaged by those two homeless uncles… If Mr. Schwarz finds out, he’ll definitely be very angry…”

"..."

Dan Heng paused for a moment, then chose to continue looking at the parts of the equipment that needed repair.

"I think I've found the problem. Although the conduit was replaced, its bearing is misaligned and blocked."

"Come help me fix this machine."

With a helping hand on March 7th, our all-powerful teacher Danheng quickly fixed the device that had stopped working.

The device's indicator light came on, illuminating the girl's happy face.

"Wow! It really lights up, thank you everyone!"

"Yoshi-Arigato, Danhengsensen."

"Where's your accent coming from...?"

Clara's thanks contained two strange things, but everyone was already used to it.

Danheng was completely unaffected by the two clowns and nodded to Clara.

"No need to thank me, it was nothing. Now, the energy problem in the settlement should be solved for the time being, right?"

"Hmm... In that case, everyone in the outer circle won't have to worry about losing light and heat."

Clara's big eyes were curved, and she looked very happy.

"Next, Clara will take everyone to find Mr. Schwarz."

Clara's face suddenly tensed up. "But could you promise Clara that you'll try not to make Mr. Schwarzschild angry? Clara doesn't want to see anyone get hurt."

"We'll try our best..."

Despite Clara's support, Dan Heng knew that a military confrontation was inevitable if he wanted to reach an agreement with Schwarz.

……

"...I'm back, Timmy."

"Welcome back, Miss Clara."

"Timmy, open the door for me, I want to see Mr. Schwarzlo."

This time, with Clara leading the way, everyone walked with much more confidence.

When they saw the robot Timmy's mechanical screen scanning over, everyone remained calm and composed.

"Personnel detected outside. Proceed with permission?"

"It's alright, they are all Clara's guests."

"Instruction received. Access control terminal unlocked."

"Welcome back, Miss Clara and guests."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the door gradually open.

The damn door has finally opened.

But before going in, Clara still gave her a very worried reminder.

"Um... if possible, please don't provoke Mr. Schwarz..."

"Don't worry, Clara! We're here to reason with him."

"I'll leave the negotiations to you; I'm not good at that."

"Negotiation with robots... is a first for me."

"It's okay, it's normal to be a little unskilled the first time, you'll get used to it after a few more tries."

March 7th, Seele, Bronya: ?

That sounds a bit strange.

Forget it, negotiating with Schwarzro is the priority.

“I see the tribe’s power supply system is back online. Thank you, Clara.”

A large group of people entered, but Schwarzkopf's attention was initially focused on Clara.

After speaking with Clara, Swallow turned his gaze to Danheng and the others. Although it was still the same mechanical voice, one could hear the difference in tone between the two.

One is gentle, the other is indifferent.

"But—why did you bring them here?"

Seeing that Schwarzlo's attitude was not right, Clara quickly spoke up.

“Mr. Schwarz…they want to talk to you about going to the Upper District.”

"Analysis in progress... Analysis results: Target does not belong to the 'Earthfire' organization, background: unknown, classification: unknown information."

Schwarz glanced at Clara for a second, then began scanning Dan Heng and the others.

"Given Clara's recommendation, I will give you a chance to speak."

Upon hearing Schwarz's words, Danheng and Danheng exchanged a glance.

Should you do it or should I?

They both saw this in each other's eyes.

After a brief standoff, Danheng turned and approached Schwarz.

Although the game's storyline inevitably leads to a battle with Schwarz, Danheng still wants to give it a try.

after all,

Avoid using force if possible.

If we really have to use it...

Then I can only wish Schwarzlo good luck.

“First of all, we are here to seek peace negotiations,” Danheng stated first, and Schwarzro indicated that he understood.

"You seek peace and understanding, but this is your one-sided desire."

"Well, secondly, you should be able to tell that we don't belong here."

Schwarzko's red eyelight flickered a few times, and calculation sounds emanated from within his body.

"That's just your side of the story."

“Prototype No. 3, Scientific Research, Hidden…”

Dan Heng crossed his arms and uttered one keyword after another.

"..." Schwarzro fell into deep thought, with only the beeping of mechanical sounds remaining around him.

Everyone held their breath, waiting silently for the outcome of the negotiations between the two.

"You've probably heard of 'Interstellar Peace Corporation,' haven't you, Schwarz?"

Danheng was actually gambling; she was betting that Schwarz must have heard of these words when he was created.

After all, there were many outsiders active in Arillow before it was submerged by the cold wave. Even if Schwarz was created after the cold wave, he should have heard of these new terms related to "extraterrestrials." (I just made this up based on some information, so please don't criticize if I'm wrong. *doge emoji*)

As expected, Schwarz's voice came through. "The keyword 'Interstellar Peace Corporation' has been detected... Accessing the database successfully, the keyword has been detected."

"Reassess the target status... Assessment result: 70% probability of being an 'outsider,' further discussion is possible."

"Outsiders, I acknowledge that you are 'variables.' State your plans."

Dan Heng was delighted by Schwarz's result and pressed his advantage.

"We've come for the 'Star Core'."

"The 'Star Core'... Discussing the 'Star Core' with unauthorized targets: Forbidden."

“You are touching a secret sealed deep within the world, a secret that no one should know.”

Schwarz's mechanical eyes flashed red. "But with the addition of an external 'variable,' the calculation results... the calculation shows that contact can continue, but the threat level has increased. I demand that you explain your true intentions."

Dan Heng's lips curled into a smile, knowing that success was imminent.

"We have come to seal the 'Star Core'..."