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"The program doesn't seem to be infected by a virus, nor has it received any instructions recently. You must know that you are its only owner, and all the instructions he received were given by you."

"However, this mechanical body has worn out too much and can no longer be used. The long-term inferior energy source has caused too much loss of body functions, and most of the joints are severely worn. The mithril part can be worn like this, which shows that the workload is huge. , there are quite a few limb damages, but after a small repair, even the memory has been greatly affected. If this continues, it will definitely affect the robot core. Once this is damaged, it will be impossible to repair. It is recommended to carry out a comprehensive repair immediately. Change parts."

In the secret laboratory in the Marshal's Mansion, Jem uncovered the cloth covering Shao Jun's body, revealing his pale body, and introduced to Ke Xia: "Look, the best bionic skin material is used in the Empire. But this also has a consequence. The expensive and best ones are often the most delicate, and there is no way to replace them. There are no materials on the market to repair his wounds, and he can only do simple sewing. What a waste of money...you Look here, it's just roughly stitched together, and here, the inferior glue is used, the color is completely different..." He pointed and poked the unconscious Shao Jun.

Ke Xia looked down at the stitched scars, the deep and sharp knife wound on his pale arm, which was made by Ke Xia.That day he angrily cut off the arm of the robot, hated him for not knowing his own feelings, hated him as a robot, and didn't understand the pain of being a mortal who suffered from hatred day and night. At that time, he was still a shameful weakling .

The wound on the leg was a gunshot wound, and I don’t know which battle it was. They have experienced too many careers. At that time, he didn’t pay much attention to whether the robot beside him was injured. He is busy on the way to become stronger.

Every scar, the record bears each one of him and the past he has experienced together.

Jem rummaged through his body as if looking at the body of a simple dead robot.

Ke Xia watched silently from the side, forcefully suppressing the discomfort in his heart. He always felt that his robot butler had little expression on weekdays. Now that he was really lying there motionless, he deeply missed his boss It is a silent existence.

After all these years, he has no way to leave him.

Why didn't he tell himself that this body can no longer function?Didn't the robot program tell him to ask the owner for help if necessary, and to report to the owner if there is any abnormality?

"Look at this again, it's a waste of money!" Jem lifted another curtain from the side, and the originally dim corner under the light suddenly brightened.

It was a pair of very gorgeous and huge wings spread out on a shelf, with a mithril skeleton and golden wings: "This is taken from his back. These feathers are all natural golden ibis feathers! What a pity, I don't know how Yes, there are a lot of burns! If you want to repair this, you can’t buy it, and now you can only use artificial golden ibis feathers to top it, what a pity..."

Ke Xia asked blankly: "After a full repair and using the best materials, how long will it take to replace with a new body?"

Jem replied: "It will take a month at the earliest. Are you going to shut it down until it is repaired?"

Ke Xia shook his head and asked, "Do you have a spare body to use first?"

Jem said: "Yes, what kind of appearance does the marshal want? But the function is definitely far worse than this one, and the alliance does not allow humanoid robots. This customized robot is a customized boutique in the alliance. Unfortunately, after Ke Ji came to power, , I heard over there that technology has stagnated, a large number of scientists have been persecuted, and the overall science and technology has regressed, so I’m afraid it can’t be done now.”

Ke Xia glanced at Shao Jun who was lying quietly again, his heart moved, and he asked, "Is there any spare body that is inconvenient to walk and subject to certain restrictions?"

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When Shao Jun woke up, he was floating in the clear water in an environment like a crystal palace with bright lights on all sides.The translucent water is dotted with flourishing and magnificent red corals, and groups of colorful small fish swim among the swaying emerald green water plants, all of which glow fluorescently.Crystal clear luminous pearls are randomly thrown on the snow-white soft silver sand, and there is a large bed of white jade shells that is one person high and extraordinarily gorgeous in the corner. There are gauze curtains floating in the water and bright red coral hooks hanging on the bed, like a Delicate Barbie doll's underwater room.

He looked down, and found that he was not wearing anything on his body. There were gorgeous necklaces and necklaces around his neck, but his lower body was a huge silver fish tail, and the fish scales made of mithril shone brightly in the soft light. .

He was startled, and stretched out his hand to look at his long, white fingers. This was not his original robot body.He looked up, looked through the glass, and met the silent man outside the glass. The man in the dark was wearing a military uniform, and it was Ke Xia.

The room was dark, only the large fish tank he was in was transparent and bright. He had to admit that he seemed to be in a fish tank closed on all sides.He tried to swing the fish's tail clumsily, paddled the water with both hands, swam to the edge of the glass, held down the wall of the fish tank, and looked at Ke Xia, who had been quietly looking at him with his arms folded.

In the crystal clear fish tank, his robot mermaid seems to be in a painting. The beautiful tail of the fish and the pearl complement each other. The mermaid with short black hair looks at him through the water. Because of being in the water, he looked extremely pale, which made people feel sorry for him, but made people forget his hateful behavior.

Ke Xia quietly admired the different style of his robot butler for a while, then walked over leisurely, pressed a button, and the glass cover on the top opened in response, Shao Jun floated to the surface of the water, reached out and wiped the water on his face , raised his eyes to look at Ke Xia, Ke Xia smiled: "Are you still used to your new body? Your old body is too old, and many places are broken. Although humanoid robots are not allowed on the Alliance side, it is not impossible. Side-by-side-the beautiful mermaid robot is one of the most popular. It can be used as the most beautiful decoration in the fish tank, and it can also sing when the owner needs it, dance in the water, and retain your original head and memory. I think this silver tail matches your black hair and eyes very well. I should have modified your ear fins and changed your hair into long hair. It can be changed."

Mermaid body?Shao Jun's Bingshan expression, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, finally changed: "No, I want my original body."

Ke Xia looked at the expression on his face, the dark eyes under the wet eyelashes gave an illusion of weakness, at this moment he felt that he was really a human being.He stretched out his hand to smooth the hair on his forehead, his fingers slowly slid down his cheeks, and gently lifted his chin: "That body is too worn out, it takes a lot of time to repair, bionic skin , all kinds of sensors, all kinds of additional wings and other devices are too expensive - besides, what identity do you use to ask me? A robot that wants to defect from its master? Huh?"

A little helplessness appeared on Shao Jun's face, and he stretched out his hand to push away his fingers, as if facing his little master a long time ago: "Ke Xia, don't tease me, return my body, it can still be used, fix it myself and find a way .”

Ke Xia joked: "Isn't it great now? You can't go anywhere, you can only wait quietly in the fish tank for the master to come back. When I think of this, I feel very happy. I can wait for you at home because of you." Finish your military duties early, and come back to accompany my little pet." He mocked, but his eyes were still cold.

Shao Jun took a deep breath, this can't work, this body is more for decoration and entertainment, he doesn't even have the power to pierce through this super-strong glass, and there is not enough time: "Leaving the alliance, I have the opportunity to talk to you again in the future." Explain, I am not trying to harm you, please return that body to me first."

It was the first time for Ke Xia to see him begging him so sincerely, and he was overjoyed: "That depends on your sincerity, I am going to the Ministry of Military Affairs right now, there is an urgent secret military affairs meeting to be held, within a week I’ll be back later. Think about it in the fish tank first, how can you please your master tonight, huh?” He smiled and slid his fingers down to touch the mithril collar around his neck, with a long and thin string attached to it The mithril chain was fixed in the iron ring under the deep sand, he twisted the chain and smiled and said: "You can't go anywhere, the key is with me, don't think about anything else, just think about how you will be with me tonight." Say, I just want to be honest—or if you have other ways to please me, I don’t mind.” He laughed and pressed the remote control, the transparent top of the fish tank slowly merged, and Shao Jun sank back into the water helplessly.

In the brightly lit crystal tank, the mermaid with black hair and black eyes pressed his hands on the glass wall and watched him go away. There is no doubt that when he comes back at night, he will be warmly welcomed by him.His most loyal robot butler is waiting for him there, he won't go anywhere, and no one can take him away. This feeling is really good.

When he comes back tonight, he should be able to get the truth.At that time, if he wants anything, he can do it for him. Is there anything that the alliance marshal can't do?It's just that this mermaid life has to be wronged for another month, and then he will be given a brand new body, using the best energy to give him more functions.

Shao Jun, who was missed by the Marshal of the Alliance in his busy schedule, idly turned around in the fish tank for a few times, then lay down on the sand, staring at the gleaming mithril scales on the fish's tail in a daze - Ke Xia should be just angry, but He has been locking himself and restricting his actions until the truth is revealed. This is something he is likely to do. After all, in his eyes, a robot does not need to eat, drink, or sleep. What does it matter if it is locked in a fish tank all the time? ?

So, are you going to be honest with him?

He smiled wryly, what is the truth?Said that he actually has a human soul, just trapped in this mechanical body?

Will he accept it?

Whether it's a human soul in a robot, or an intelligent robot with its own consciousness, such an appalling thing—the most ruthless Union Marshal on the battlefield, will he give himself to the scientists in the laboratory for research for the sake of human beings?

Shao Jun patted the tail of the fish, thinking about how to get out of the glass cage, he tried his best to slap the glass with his fists, but there was no doubt that it could not be shaken at all. The body strength of this mermaid is too weak. Unable to do anything, unable to access the Internet or make phone calls, he tried to contact the central control computer of the Marshal's Mansion: "Qiangwei?"

The snow-white rosebud chandelier in the living room flickered, and a soft female voice rang out: "I am here, Captain Du Yin, although I really want to let you out, but I can't, the marshal said, all your authority in the marshal's mansion is revoked, and you are strictly forbidden Get out of the fish tank, and once you make a move to leave the fish tank, I will send an alarm to the Marshal's communication terminal as soon as possible."

Shao Jun said helplessly: "But I'm bored now, can I connect to the Internet to pass the time?"

A huge light screen was opened in front of the fish tank, and the talkative housekeeper Qiangwei said with a smile: "The meticulous captain of the guard is finally willing to entertain. This is really a very fresh experience. The marshal agreed. What program do you want to watch? Let me remind you , your every move here can be seen by the marshal anytime, anywhere, of course he is having a very important meeting right now and won’t look at you, even so, he still took time out of his busy schedule to agree to your application I sent .”

Shao Jun sighed, realizing that he was really in a pet fish tank that could be seen by the owner anytime and anywhere, and fell back on the silver sand of the fish tank in frustration, his huge silver tail slapped the sand awkwardly, his round hair The bright pearls rolled to the side one after another, and his eyes flickered: "I want to watch the mecha virtual match on Skynet, and I want to watch the live broadcast."

Qiangwei sighed like a real person again: "It's the mecha competition again, with all due respect, you soldiers are really boring—wait a moment, Skynet needs mental power to connect, I can only connect through the guard room Transfer it to you..."

Not long after, the mech virtual match being broadcast live on Skynet appeared on the screen.

Shao Jun looked very intently, the starry sky could be seen shining through the tall floor-to-ceiling windows, and there was only the sound of the live broadcast of the mecha virtual game in the room. This was an ordinary night like before, except that he who usually accompanied the marshal was Locked in a fish tank.However, at this moment, keenly, he suddenly sensed something was wrong, turned his head suddenly, and the flower bud light in the center of the living room flickered twice, obviously Qiangwei also noticed something was wrong, but all this happened too quickly, the floor-to-ceiling windows next to the living room It exploded with a bang, and a huge heat rushed in!

The seemingly indestructible titanium glass fish tank burst open, and Shao Jun only heard the sharp sirens of the Marshal's Mansion, and then raging fires ignited everywhere.