Chapter 45 Fire

"Only folk scientific research is banned, not to mention these STCs full of scientific and technological knowledge. Once the mechanical gods know the news of STC, they will grab him at all costs like hungry jackals. In this way, they monopolize 'science' in their own hands.

"I know that this is what the Mechanical God Religion has always done."

"How can you be so indifferent? Can't you see the danger in it? If it's just a simple monopoly, I won't say anything, but the attitude of mechanical theology towards science is amazing. They are not scientific researchers, but believers. They are not learning knowledge, but worshipping knowledge. In their eyes, science and technology are not a means of knowing the world and the world, but an idol, something to kneel down. The mechanical god worships the 'mechanical god'. They actually think that there is a soul in the precision machinery, and the reason why the machinery can function normally is the existence of the mechanical god. Of course, I admit that there are mysterious souls hidden in some precision machinery, but it can never be any god. Even if it is a god, it is us. It's kind of creation, but the mechanical god religion doesn't think so. What's more strange is that mechanical theism believes that knowledge is a sacred expression, and all creatures or cultural relics with knowledge are therefore sacred. Since these machines are sacred, they can casually explore these 'sacred objects' without permission and prying into the sacred secrets without permission, which is a blasphemy against the mechanical god and a machine. The violation of the divine religion. In order to maintain their gods, scientific research has become a forbidden thing. Even within the mechanical religion, the development of science and technology is extremely slow, which is why the technology of the empire has been regressing over the years. Can you imagine? The standard weapons that were equipped by the whole army in the era of emperors 9,000 years ago have now become legendary super weapons. The old antiques of 9,000 years ago are now much more powerful than the new factory weapons. They are simply becoming cherished legendary weapons. What kind of joke is this? Not to mention that many large tonnage high-level battleship empires have been unable to be built, because those manufacturing technologies have been accidentally lost by our lovely mechanical gods.

Li is silent. What Fei Wen said is all right. In Li's opinion, mechanical theological religion is not like an institution composed of scientific researchers at all. It is more like a church made by a group of archaeologists. Their task is to find ancient STCs all over the Milky Way, and then acquire knowledge from it and use standard templates for production. The products produced were supplied to the empire, and then turned back to find clues from the vast ancient documents, investigation reports from all over the universe, and various intelligence, and discovered more STCs. Of course, most archaeological operations end in failure. Even if STC is dug up, most of them cannot be used because of serious damage. The relatively complete STC is already a dream for mechanical theology. In thousands of archaeological operations, one or two can be found once. Useful manufacturing templates are blessed by the mechanical god.

"You mean, if it goes on like this, we may go back to the Stone Age?" Li Shen thought for a moment, "Well..., I'm sorry, I can't imagine that such a powerful empire, just because of the mechanical religion, a sect that doesn't seem to do much harm at present, has been helping to support us to maintain the war, because of it, the empire will be completely destroyed, and human beings will perish like this? Well, it's a little too surreal." Li shook his head, "It's ridiculous."

"This possibility is not without," Fei Wen said seriously, "You think it's just that you can't accept this terrible reality emotionally, and your reason can't refute my words, because you know what kind of virtue mechanical theism is."

"Yes, I know, so what does this have to do with your body?"

"I must guard the secret of the family. This STC was accidentally discovered by my grandfather during an expedition. This precision machine full of technology and wisdom was deeply buried in the depths of the planet for unknown reasons, so it escaped the terrible storm, withstood the test of time, and was properly protected. Saved until now. How difficult it is. You can't imagine it, its precious brother. If the knowledge is properly excavated, published to all mankind, and used that knowledge where it is needed, what a feast it will be. All the enemies will crawl at the feet of human beings, and the glory belonging to human beings in the golden age will come back." Fei Wen's passionate speech suddenly stopped here, and then his sad voice came out of the speaker. "But not now, all we can do now is hide and continue to guard this. A secret to bury him in the depths of the Far East of the Milky Way.

"This is the gap between ideal and reality," Li shook his head and sighed. "The ideal is to save all mankind, but reality can only hide in the depths of the earth and pretend to be a mouse."

"It's all worth it. It's worth it. The mood of suffering from the gap between ideals and reality, the secret pain of the silent guardian alone, the heavy burden of great responsibility, and turning yourself into this, no one survives like a monster. All the pain I have endured is worth it," Fei Wen said fiercely, "All this is to protect this secret. At that time, you left home, and I had no descendants. Because I have been addicted to research for a long time, and research must be sneaky, so there is not even a person around me who can be trusted. Yes. No, even if there is someone I can trust, I can't worry about giving such a big thing to him. How can I safely give such a big thing to others? So I made myself like this. My body is connected to the machine, and my spirit is always connected to STC. In this way, I am always guarding these secrets. I only need to use the regular maintenance of the machine, and I can protect it forever.

"Do you want to protect the future of all mankind, or just to get knowledge about those things? There may be nothing happier for you than swimming in the ocean of knowledge. Eating and sleeping is just a waste of time. If you can do nothing and always let me read quietly, just read like this for the rest of my life. You didn't say this kind of thing more than once.

"Well, you remember it clearly. But I want to tell you that I did this because of responsibility. When my grandfather discovered this precious STC, the first thing he thought of was to dedicate this great discovery to the God Emperor, so he secretly told the God Emperor at the first time. At that time, the divine emperor had just signed an alliance with the mechanical religion on Mars. If this matter was made public, then according to the covenant, this precious STC would be handed over to the sons of the mechanical god religion. The great divine emperor had already seen the thoughts of the group. He did not allow his grandfather to disclose the secret, but asked his grandfather to take the secret. The secret continues to hide and protect it. Don't let the people of the mechanical theology know. Perhaps at some point in the future, the empire will have its own research institutes and scientific research institutions. The mechanical god church on Mars will become one of the many scientific research institutions in the empire, rather than the ridiculous religious archaeological group like the current mechanical theology. Weaving. At that time, this precious STC will naturally play its role, and the emperor will use this knowledge in the most correct place. Unfortunately, the divine emperor was betrayed later. This secret was handed over to me and has been guarded by me until now.

"It's still the will of the Holy Emperor..." Li Leng sighed for a long time, "Well, what do you want to do now? Use this STC to defeat the mechanical god religion?

"Are you kidding? An ant will also think about murdering an elephant?" Fei Wen said, "Brother, you don't have to worry about this. I still have such a little self-knowledge. If I can hide well and not be found by the mechanical divine religion, I will already be protected by the divine emperor. Moreover, although this STC is precious, it is not as useful as you think. Every STC has a perfect protection system. If it weren't for its original owner, it would not be able to access the files in it. I have been fighting with this protection system for so many years. Until today, the files I can browse are only less than one ten-thousandth of all the files of this STC.

In 9,000 years, you have only got less than one-thousandth of "knowledge". It seems that there are still many basic theories. This efficiency is indeed a little low. Li sighed and asked, "So you hurriedly gave me the position of governor because you want to continue to fight against that defense system?"

"My time is very limited, and I don't have time to waste on those meaningless things. Countless precious knowledge is in front of me, but I can't see it. Do you know how painful it is? Although I don't have to eat or excrete now, I still need to rest and govern the territory, which will make me waste a lot of time. What's more, I have to be careful to guard against mechanical gods. After all, there is a casting world in this galaxy. It's still spinning around the distant star above our heads. These messy things are so annoying that I can't devote myself to my work. But you can't do these things, otherwise the studio will be destroyed, but now it's all right, brother, you're back.

All the doubts have been solved. Why did the founder of the Li family want the family to take root on such a remote and desolate planet? Why did the governor's throne turn back to his buttocks after 9,000 years? It turned out that it was all for the visible and intangible STC.

"So that's it. I understand my position," Li nodded. "Just like the nanny hired for you at home."

"Help is mutual, and I can also do a lot of things for you."

"For example?"

"You are wearing a combat suit, and you are really in a combat state all the time. Don't worry, I will never hurt my brother. This is just a routine test." At the same time, there are eight slender metal arms from the depths of the huge machine. Some of the front of the arms are metal probes, and some emit light blue light, which are like the arms of spider feet around Li up and down. After exploring it, and then taking it back into the huge mechanical body, "After the test, go back to the clothes you are wearing. This is a simplified version of the early scout uniform of the empire. G03 combat clothing, a classic design. Compared with the original version, although the performance is reduced, the cost is reduced more. The comparison has been greatly improved. With my current ability, I can make a slight adjustment to your combat uniform. After the transformation, the comfort will be improved, and the performance can be comprehensively improved by 20%.

"Comprehensive improvement?"

"All aspects, comprehensive improvement."

"Wow." Twenty percent, this is really an exaggerated number for Li. Especially on the battlefield, it is a place where a little difference can determine life and death. Moreover, the combat suit not only has an excellent protective effect, but its outer bone design can also improve people's strength, endurance, and even sensitivity. The overall improvement by 20% is like someone suddenly says to you when playing games, 'Give me something, upgrade you to the best equipment.' The same. But this is not a game that can be played again after death, but a real reality. If you hang up once, it will be all over. Li swallowed and said, "Is there only combat uniforms?"

"Weapons, guns, claws, daggers, cloaks. Anyway, it's the standard equipment of the scouts.

"What about other weapons? Such as power armor and so on?"

"Brother, it is normal for you to have excellent equipment. After all, you are the governor of the galaxy, and there will always be some good things for you at home, but the whole army has been replaced with more than conventional equipment, which will inevitably attract the attention of the mechanical god religion. Are you trying to expose me? Once I'm exposed, you won't be fine."

Maybe it will be, no, it will definitely be erased by the mechanical god.

"So what should I do in the future?" Li asked, "Sister, do you have any good suggestions?"

"It's up to you. I'm not interested in things on the territory at all. The reason why I had to spend my time governing the territory before is just that I can stay away from the attention of the mechanical religion. I can be insipid and there is nothing wrong, so naturally I won't attract the attention of others. But now that you are the lord, brother, then these things have nothing to do with me. It's okay to sell those people or pull them all as slaves to mine. It's okay to build a big palace and let women in as wives and concubines. It's up to you.

"So how can we contact each other later?"

"It's better not to contact. You are also very busy. You are not only the governor, but also the head of the Star Wars. Go ahead with your business. Just don't lose the Zhiyuan Galaxy. I'll find you when I need it. As for the way to find you..." At this point, Fei Wen stopped, and suddenly there was a mechanical sound in her body, and then the huge machinery that made up her body suddenly shook like a wave. After a while, an iron coffin was spit out by a huge machine.

The iron coffin was then opened, and a beautiful and white female mechanical slave worker climbed out of the coffin. Like all mechanical slave workers, she was wearing a long robe and four mechanical arms like octopus arms stretched out from behind her back. The whole person looked like a thin female version. Dr. Octopus.

In addition, she is completely vacuumed under the robe without other clothes. The front of the caged robe was open, faintly revealing her white cleavage. Looking up at the sexy collarbone, the weak neck, the slender eyes that had not been opened, and the beautiful face in the depths of memory. She climbed out of the iron coffin, stood up with the help of her mechanical arm, and then slowly staggered to Li for two steps. Her robe shook between actions, and she could faintly see the white legs and the spring color between the two [legs].

'Is it true that you don't wear anything?' Li was a little surprised to think so, but suddenly Li became alert again. When did he start to pay attention to these aspects?

For ordinary men, it is normal to notice this kind of thing, but for a former Star Marine, it is a little strange. It is difficult for Star Marines who have undergone mental bondage surgery to have sexual desire for women, and the so-called "spiritual bondage surgery" is, in the final analysis, a kind of spiritual castration.

The body is changed by the curse. Is the spirit also affected by the curse?

This is a dangerous sign. More and more of the characteristics that once belonged to "Astarte" are being lost from Lee's body. The body is the most obvious, as well as the fear of returning to the body, and the desire of men to return.

It's just that anyway, it shouldn't be in such a place, let alone the woman in front of you. The face of the young woman who walked in front of Li was too special.

"This," Li looked carefully at the girl's face in front of him, not because she was ugly, but because the woman's face was too much like a person. "Isn't this you when you were young?"

"How's it going? Are you surprised? It's no big deal, but it just looks the same. This is not me. It's just a clone that uses my DNA to replicate. It only has a skin and a soulless body. Fei Wen introduced it carelessly and said, "This is a type 74 mechanical slave made using my DNA and combined with electronics. She can repair and does not maintain the equipment. She can do what the mechanical slave can do, and she can do something that the stupid mechanical slave can't do. And there is an electronic light brain in her brain. As long as it is in the Zhiyuan galaxy, I can come to her body through the Internet at any time.

With this, the metal head closed its eyes, the huge machine behind the head trembled, and then stopped silently.