Stellaris from the Automata Era

So he spoke.

"The proposal is very valuable. What do you think, A2?"

Chapter 13: Human Violence

"I have no problem."

a2 did not have much objection.

If it was just a simple escort mission, it wouldn't be too difficult for her, and if she was going to the Central City, she could just go to the forest after finishing it.

She had already completed a preliminary exploration of the forest. If it weren't for the interference of the YoRHa pursuit team, she would probably have settled one of the old accounts that caused the death of her companions.

"Okay, I'll leave the escort to you. However, if you encounter any unavoidable problems along the way, please prioritize your own safety."

Seeing a2 nodded in agreement, Yan Luo returned his gaze to the map.

Then he lightly touched the ground not far from the factory.

"Of course, reconnaissance is only a small part of my plan. In fact, whether these reconnaissance aircraft can achieve results is still unknown, so we need to carry out a second plan."

"This location is the outskirts of the factory, everyone! I want to photograph a new base here!"

New base?

Divara and Bopora were confused at first, and then they reacted instantly.

It would be better to call it a front-line war outpost rather than a new base. At this moment, they felt that this was a decision made by humans with great ambitions, not just a random joke.

Perhaps the behavior of humans in the past few days may make them feel that they are a little unreliable... and they are just casually pursuing their own fanciful ideas.

But once a major decision is made, the qualities of a Creator are immediately brought to the fore.

This plan naturally carries great risks, but Gemini has to admit one thing, that is Yan Luo's ability.

During this period, they witnessed with their own eyes how humans constantly planned the base and modified the production lines. Some even made parts by hand with tools when there were no parts, or created special production lines.

His mind seemed to contain an endless reserve of scientific knowledge.

Gemini always believed that the human being was an outstanding scientist before entering the hibernation chamber, not a soldier as he said.

Only scientists can surround this base like a fire, treating it as a precious object.

Moreover...the technological thinking that is unique to the 21st century is a perfect proof of this point...after all, it was a precursor to the human crisis, and at that point in time the crisis of human extinction officially began.

This association...is absolutely reasonable.

So after a little thought, they quickly agreed.

"Very good, it seems no one objects. If the plan goes well, we will all move to the new base next."

This time no one had any doubts.

For Divara and Popola, the transfer seems to be very risky, as the number of mechanical life forms there may be outrageous.

But... according to their data, there is a humanoid resistance camp over there.

what does this mean?

It means improved stress resistance!

Once any emergency occurs, as long as the word of a living human being is spread around, you will instantly see human figures appear and fill the front battlefield.

Even...it might lead to a real all-out war between humanoids and machine life.

The desert is an area where no human figures can penetrate deep, which means that if the twins are not confident that they can protect Yan Luo, then the first ones to come to them for help may be more round-headed people...

After comparing them like this, they immediately felt like, when should I change? Or maybe now?

Of course, if you can avoid any accidents, you should try to avoid them.

After the A2 incident, they began to doubt the internal structure of the humanoids.

Not to mention, the so-called Human Council...it just so happens that they are humanoids who vaguely know part of the truth.

Compared to them, Yan Luo is actually the one who has more concerns about human form.

It was also after the A2 incident that he saw more possibilities for human form.

According to his thinking, his evaluation of the human form changes every time.

From machines with human appearance to machines with very anthropomorphic settings to thinking life.

This can no longer be considered an item that serves humanity.

If he entered the humanoid's field of vision as the master of supreme glory... he couldn't be sure what his final fate would be.

After all, being able to think means uncertainty.

But in his own opinion, if "God" enters the human vision, the lower class people may worship Him, but more people and the upper class will definitely want to try to dissect Him. The beginning of ideological liberation means that the actual God cannot appear.

Put yourself in the shoes of others and think about the relationship between humanoids and humans...

Yan Luo felt that in a few days he might be recorded as having died in a sudden attack by mechanical life, and would live forever in the memory of a human.

There can't be a scene where all the humanoids shout "Long live" in unison and surround him as he enters the loyal command room, right?

Please, reality won't be so magical... No, it might actually happen in reality... But under the attention of higher-dimensional beings, his world might just be a novel or a game? Anyway, we have to follow logic!

In short, before he was absolutely sure...for his own sake, he had no intention of coming into contact with too many humanoids.

So at this stage, I should focus on completing my plans.

So after a brief thought, he continued speaking.

"After moving the base, the next thing we need to do is to increase our troops."

"Brutal...violent soldiers?" Everyone expressed confusion.

"Yes, I've recently discovered a problem in your battles. You can almost simultaneously face or defeat multiple round-headed creatures. But even with such combat power, the humanoids are still at a disadvantage in frontal combat. What does this mean?"

"Does this mean...we're not strong enough?"

"No!" Yan Luo stood up, his face full of energy. "That means you don't have enough people!"

"As long as there are enough of you, you can counterattack the enemy! As long as there are enough of you, you can ignore the restraint relationship! After all these years of fighting, don't you understand? The enemy relies on numbers to gain an advantage! Now we have more people than them!"

What a outrageous statement!

The humanoids present were all a bit troubled. Perhaps the humans didn't quite understand, but the humanoids all understood...

The number of mechanical life forms is an exaggeration of tens of billions! Even the humanoids who know them best don't know what they use to make soldiers!

Have you ever thought about competing in numbers as a humanoid?

Considering the hopeless gap, the doll finally chose quality according to his heart...

Of course, the humanoid did not explain this to Yan Luo.

The Creator's dignity has been seriously lacking recently... Let's save some face.

And although we cannot form a numerical advantage globally, we can do it locally!

In fact, the mechanical life in the factory should not have an exaggerated performance. Overall, it seems feasible to just take over the factory at this stage.

Therefore, the figures bowed silently.

Diwala and Popola: "May the glory of mankind last forever."

a2: "May your glory last forever."

Chapter 14: Humanity's Big Mistake!

The brief meeting ended in glory.

Although Yan Luo had already decided on the general direction, he had no idea what to do next.

However, he understood that if he wanted to continue moving forward and have the capital to gain a foothold in this world, then a large factory must be part of his strategic goal.

This does not mean that other places are not possible. The earth has countless mineral reserves, and development can also be carried out in other places.

But you can figure it out with your toes that these resources are either owned by humanoids or are the territory of mechanical life forms.

The chances of leaving the desert and heading to an unknown area of ​​the map to find an unoccupied mineral vein were so high... He might as well consider whether it would be easier to flip over all the round heads by himself or have the humanoids break their crutches at him directly.

And...some of his ideas and Gemini's are actually highly overlapping.

There are resistance activities near the factory!

Isn't it common sense for humans to think of an escape route before attacking?

If something beyond his control really happened in the future, he wouldn't mind clinging to the thighs of these nominal servants and shouting for his life. Perhaps the scene would be very interesting.

Of course, even if they don't cling to the thighs, these resistance forces are still very useful...

For example, taking the blame.

As long as he occupies the factory and has enough time to develop, he can gather troops and establish a good defense line.

By then, it is estimated that if the mechanical life wants to retake the factory, it will only be possible through a large-scale operation.

And if that happens... it might be a series of chain reactions. The humanoids will definitely target the round-headed creatures. Both sides will think that the other is going to cause trouble without even thinking, and then the entire central city will be in chaos.

Maybe Yan Luo can even stage a lightning-fast return, making the humanoids here shout that Yan Luo is the master of the earth, and we are all his loyal servants...

However, the premise for saying too much is that there is no collapse in the early stage. If he cannot stabilize the front line in the factory, then he will always be able to shiver helplessly, pitifully, and weakly in the desert.

So after thinking so much, he happily made his decision to the twin sisters.

"Divara, Popola, let's start a new round of hunting. I will join you today."

The so-called hunting is actually a sneak attack on the round-headed creature.

It's funny to say that the production line in the underground base has never been fully fed since it was started up.

As a result, he may spend most of his time in the future being particularly greedy for those round-headed bodies...

After all, these round things are made of materials, and even if he has a design in his mind, he can't make them out of thin air.

So now he likes these cute things even more. They are not threatening enough (short arms), can get close to people, and can't run (short legs). It would be even more perfect if they could walk into the decomposition machine intact by themselves.

It's a pity that he now has to leave the desert with a large amount of materials for the sake of his overall strategic plan, otherwise he wouldn't mind playing with them in the desert for a while.

Well...but Yan Luo may have some personal matters to take care of before joining tonight's hunt.

"Sir, please give us crutches." (Note 1)

Diwala and Popola's expressions were filled with a hint of anticipation.

After a lot of question marks briefly popped up in Yan Luo's mind, he quickly reacted.

Is it too late to tell them now that they were making such a joke because they didn't sleep well and were mentally ill?

At this moment, he really hoped that his system could be a universal group chat.

Such experienced sand sculptures will tell him the specific solution...

...

On the other side, a2 set off very quickly after receiving specific instructions.

It must be mentioned that the humanoid's ability to move was indeed beyond Yan Luo's expectations. He didn't even have anyone to say goodbye to politely. There was no trace of A2 in the base, and several round heads also disappeared.

Of course, A2 is actually very satisfied with Yan Luo, a human being whom he can actually touch.

After a few days of contact, she threw all the records of her being extremely majestic and serious into the trash.

This is not how you truly interact with humans!

Most of the time, she felt caring and concerned about the humans, who even gave her a hairband to tie into a ponytail for easier combat. This might be because she felt somewhat excluded by the humanoid group around her, and the humans didn't want her to feel targeted. (See the picture in Chapter 2 for A's current appearance.)

Of course, she knew very well why she was excluded.

But she does not regret it... Well, maybe she regrets it, but she has already fulfilled one of her vows of revenge (revenge on humans). After all the events are completed, she will personally apologize to humans, break her crutches and offer her loyalty... under the gaze of humans.

Therefore, until everything is settled, the crutches given by humans will remain safely in the backpack. (Note 2)

"Okay, scrap metal guys, it's going to take us about four hours to cross the canyon, so I hope you're prepared."

a2 doesn't expect these fake round heads to understand what he means.

Judging from the past few days, humans can only say that they don’t understand artificial intelligence very well.

Not to mention that these jumping guys are speaking ancient Chinese!

It feels like humans may have forgotten to add a language module to them.

Although I don't want to admit it...but mechanical life forms use the same language as humanoids and have a certain degree of thinking ability. They can't even speak clearly, so can they really complete the reconnaissance mission?