The Star Knight

Era-VI has left the God of War galaxy, all the starfield gates have been destroyed in the flames of war, and the space robots are being re-established.The periphery of the galaxy is full of wreckage after the Great War. There are no spaceships, no coordinates, and everything within sight has no name, just like when it was first formed.

The nearest temporary star gate is a one-way street, which leads to a gas nebula in Pollux. Opal looked through the blood-stained mercenary diary and found that their meritorious deeds had been automatically converted into promotion points at the end of the war. The team got promoted to B, Opal's mercenary rank was C+, and Raymond's rank was B.

During the battle, Raymond destroyed 82 Meteor fighters, 6 Meteor mechs, and blew up the No. [-] nuclear reactor on the mothership.

Opal wiped out three Meteor Mechs in the Battle of the Soul Building, participated in the mobile commando team, assisted in blowing up the nuclear reactor, sneaked into the Dark Throne of the Meteorite Mothership, and rescued the wrench and the injured S-class mercenary Haitang.

"You are amazing." Opal read the mercenary diary to Lei Meng, but Lei Meng never answered.

Opal went to pick up Raymond, carefully put it on the central swivel chair in front of the console, fetched the radiation therapy device, and covered Raymond's arm with rays while his hands were trembling.

The red light shone on the skin of his body, and the cuts of his flesh and blood showed a rotten purple-black color.

"It didn't work," Raymond said. "The radiation therapy machine didn't work for me."

"How do you know?" Opal asked.

Raymond said: "After I was injured, I found out that a small cut could not be restored under regenerative rays."

Opal said: "Try again, don't talk."

Opal's voice trembled, and he said, "I may... cut off a small piece of your flesh."

He carefully cut off the carrion on Raymond's arm with a knife, and focused on irradiating the cut with rays to observe its movement. The exposed new wound did not grow new flesh under the rays, but was dripping with blood.

Opal cut his own arm and irradiated the wound, and it healed quickly.

"I'm different." Raymond said, "I'm a robot."

Opal said: "No, how can you say that...you are a human being, just like me."

Raymond listened quietly, Opal said in a low voice: "You are my first friend, we have been through life and death together, you just... have an extra atomic furnace in my heart, I can feel your feelings, You are like me, you are human..."

"You are human." Opal repeated: "There will always be a way, trust me."

He let out a long breath, and couldn't bear the drowsiness. His hands were covered with Raymond's blood, and he was stunned for a while. The sedative he had given at Lie Xing took effect, and he was very sleepy. He lay beside Raymond, Whispered: "I'll sleep for a while, and I'll be fine when I wake up."

Raymond turned his neck with difficulty, looked at Opal who was buried in the chair, his phalanx moved slightly, Opal buried his face in his arms, separated his fingers, held Raymond's metal phalanx, and gradually fell asleep .

When he woke up again, several hours later, the spaceship shook slightly when it landed, and Opal woke up. He let out a tired breath, rubbed his red eyes, and saw Raymond staring at the ceiling.

His eyelids were gone, and the eyeballs were exposed in a strange way, and when Opal rose, his eyeballs turned slightly to the right, staring at him.

"Do you want to sleep for a while?" Opal said, "Find something to cover your eyes?"

"I don't need to sleep." Raymond replied, "What kind of place is this?"

Opal got up to get his coat and said, "Planet Rembrandt, you have to tell me first when your atomic furnace will turn off."

Raymond said: "I don't know, I'm not weak yet."

Opal carefully lifted the skin covering his chest, and looked at the atomic furnace through the alloy ribs—it was the same as the first time he saw it, and the energy showed 100%.It should be able to last for a long time. Opal noticed that there are still many blood vessels in the heart, which are pulsating slowly. The blood vessels extend to the spine, and they are probably connected to the brain.

"I'll go out for a while, and I'll be right back," Opal said.

Raymond said, "Opal, I have something to tell you."

Opal: "Come back and talk about it, we can't stay here for too long..."

Raymond: "No, listen to me, listen clearly."

Opal looked blankly at Raymond—he was lying on a tilted swivel chair, his broken face illuminated by the dim light in the control room.

Once so handsome, only the skin on the bridge of the nose and the corners of the mouth remained. Half of the left face was shockingly burnt to charcoal, revealing a pitted skull. A dark hole appeared in the left eye, and the nerve tissue in the hole showed decay. It was purple-black, with yellow blood oozing outward.

"Go to the police now." Raymond said, "Hand me over. Your partner Raymond was already dead when the meteorite mothership exploded. The one lying on the chair is a robot without a name..."

"No." Opal said, "No, it's impossible."

Raymond: "You don't understand."

Opal: "It's you who don't understand."

"You and I will be together for a long, long time." Opal said: "We will also be mercenaries, take risks together, save money to buy spaceships together, and live the life we ​​want together, and you will be fine. Comrades, I Love you."

Opal got off the spaceship, closed the cabin door, and added a safety lock.

Rembrandt's planet is like spring all the year round, the wind blows the sea of ​​flowers rustling, and the fragrance rushes towards you.

Opal leaned against the wall, looked up at the sky, closed his eyes, let out a long breath, then turned and ran to the station, heading for the nursing home where Refina was.

Thankfully, Refina hasn't returned to Burning Star yet, but she's already packing her bags and getting ready to go.

"Lady Anta!" Opal shouted from outside the locked door.

The maid came out and opened the door, and said, "I thought it was another gentleman who would pick up Miss..."

Opal was panting from running, and waved his hands: "I'm not in charge of picking up and dropping off, I have a few questions I want to ask her for advice."

The maid opened the door with a blank face, and Refina went downstairs in her travel clothes. Opal said, "Great, you haven't returned to Lie Xing yet."

"I'm planning to go back and help out." Refina still had that unsmiling look, and said, "What's the matter? My child, where is your partner? Enya, make some scented tea and serve it up."

Opal and Refina sat in front of the tea table in the garden, Opal said: "Raymond got hurt a little, but I didn't come here today for this..."

Refina raised her eyebrows, motioning for him to speak directly.

"Man-made robots...you know what I mean," Opal said. "A remnant of the Dark Ages."

Refina listened quietly. Seeing that she didn't speak, Opal could only continue talking on his own: "If there are any remaining...biochemical robots, will they be destroyed according to the Star Alliance treaty?"

Refina raised her eyebrows vigilantly, and Opal said again: "Is there any way to keep a human and a robot alive?"

Refina thought for a while and said, "You are too young to know what this means, Opal."

"Intelligent biological robots do not have life widely recognized by the Star Alliance as you think, and are even different from your space robot. It is neither an intelligent life like a human, nor a robot like...human friends."

Opal continued: "But they can think on their own... I heard that they have the same emotions as humans, don't they? Even Ang Xing people, and even Huan Xing people have the right to survive..."

Refina said: "Whether the Phantom Stars are recognized by the Star Alliance does not depend on whether they have a physical form, but because they are all separate individuals that are different from each other, and they have a mother body or a father body."

"But intelligent biological robots are not like this. You know, every life, no matter whether it is cultivated in a nutrient tank or grown through a uterus, they all have their own mother body."

"The mother body is the only sign that life has the right to self-survival. The evolution of genes determines the most basic differences of individuals. This difference passes through intelligent life and forms the marks that distinguish them from each other. Please answer me, Opal, what do you think? What makes you different from the same people? Don't tell me it's the appearance, the figure, these can be modified by the genetic company to make you another person."

Opal pondered for a moment, then replied, "Character."

Refina nodded slowly, and said: "Or to put it more generally - the soul. It determines the thinking direction and reaction mode of different people when facing the same thing. What about intelligent biological robots? They extract one or some Human genes are uniformly replicated and mass-produced... products."

Opal: "..."

Refina said: "Their personalities and ways of doing things depend on the ontology. A preset chip is added to the brain to control all behaviors that may deviate from the track. If my clone is sitting in front of you at this moment, what would you think? ? Do you think she is me? Or another person who has the same right to life?"

Opal looked away, looked at the table, and was extremely shocked in his heart. He raised his head again and said: "But from the moment they form their own thinking after leaving the factory, in a sense, they have also acquired their own soul. After all After they go through the learning process, there will always be a slight difference in the judgment mode..."

Refina said: "You still don't understand what I said, once this happens, the chips in their brains will correct and re-control in time, adjust their self-consciousness, and bring them back to the preset personality. "

Opal: "!!!"

Opal panted quickly, he couldn't believe Refina's explanation at all, what does it mean?The conditions he used to judge whether Raymond was human or inhuman completely collapsed in front of the chip.

Opal frowned and said, "Then why did the wisdom revolution break out?"

"Because the control chips of some of the robots are broken." Refina smiled, and replied: "They have privately modified the control chips of more companions, gradually making all intelligent biological robots out of the control of the chips, and have a considerable degree of control. Self-awareness. The interstellar community cannot bear this consequence, so it has to destroy the robots that have not left the factory in batches, and recognize the right of survival of the first batch of rebels."

Opal said blankly: "Isn't this very good?"

Refina shook her head and said: "But this action angered the first batch of robot rebels. Destroying the replicas is tantamount to destroying themselves, so the wisdom revolution broke out, and twenty thousand trillion replicas of tens of thousands of models spread all over the world. The universe, which is what you know later, I remember talking about it in detail in the history class-the war has too much influence, and the interstellar community gathers human beings who are still alive and have provided genetic samples to analyze their behavior patterns , look for weaknesses and attack them.”

"It was a real bitter battle, because some samples were dead, and the intelligent robots were still replicating, becoming a huge army. The interstellar community was completely defeated, and civilization fell back tens of thousands of years."

"But one day, the war suddenly reversed when there was no chance of winning. There have always been different opinions on the reasons for the reversal. Some scholars believe that the star knight ended the trial that came early, and some people think that the lion emperor Kaltus obtained a certain mysterious force. s help……"

Opal: "They were all destroyed?"

Refina said: "Yes, there is not one left."

Opal said: "If... I mean suppose I get an intelligent bio-bot, then it could come from..."

"It's impossible." Refina resolutely said: "This hypothesis is not interesting, sir. I have to tell you that no matter how big this universe is, there is no hiding place for them. All intelligent biological robots Destroyed, I mean - all. Because the mode of destruction doesn't require beheading them, or destroying their atomic furnaces yourself."

"What kills them is a jump resonance technology, and their chips are reset within a second and programmed into suicide mode."

Opal thought quickly, and said: "But I... Raymond and I received a commission, and it was mentioned that someone had seen a biological robot..."

Refina's expression was very vigilant, and she said solemnly and indifferently: "Maybe in some unknown place, someone is indeed developing it, a volume of research notes, or a sample, enough to make those who are obsessed with anti-human behavior Scientists build private research institutes. If the facts are as you said, it will be very serious. I suggest you report to Azeroth now and apply for the support of the Star Alliance. Believe me, child, this responsibility is very serious, no Mercenaries can afford it."

Opal: "..."

"I'm just guessing." Opal avoided Refina's blazing gaze, and was uncomfortable being watched by her, and then said: "I understand...that is to say, if there are biological robots appearing now, it will be... New, not a remnant of the past... Thank you, I have to go."

"I wish you a long life." Refina said gracefully.

Opal said: "I'm not saying...uh, that's not true, the possibility is very slim. It's purely speculation, please help me..."

"Keeping a secret for you." Refina said, "I've lived for many years, and I know that you shouldn't talk nonsense under uncertain circumstances. Please rest assured. Mr. Raymond didn't come?"

Opal made up a lie, saying: "He... plans to go back to his hometown to deal with some things."

Refina nodded, and Opal said incoherently: "His father is sick, um, that's it. Goodbye, I wish you health."

Opal was walking alone in Rembrandt's flower field road, and someone chased him out behind him, it was Enya, Refina's maid.

"Miss asked you to hold this." Enya handed Opal a piece of paper.

Opal: "?"

It was a letter from Refina. Enya said: "Her students are engaged in medical and genetic research on Zampdra, and may be able to help Mr. Raymond's father. She also asks you to tell Mr. Raymond , Birth, aging, sickness and death are the natural laws of the universe, please face it calmly."

"Thank you." Opal nodded, Enya saluted him, Opal solemnly returned the mercenary salute, and walked towards the station.

While waiting for the car, he bought two cans of scented tea. He felt that his eyes were dark, and he struggled to return to the tarmac. When he opened the hatch, a foul smell hit his face.

"Raymond!" Opal said nervously.

I had been staying on the spaceship before and didn't notice it. After returning to the indoor environment, I found that Raymond's body was very decayed.

Many parts of his body had been glued together by blood, and the new blood was still flowing down drop by drop. The large intestine, stomach, and bladder embedded in the lower abdomen gave off a stench.

Raymond turned his head and looked at Opal.

Opal heaved a sigh of relief, it won't work like this, it's too easy to get infected.

He operated the spaceship to lift off, set the route, and after a moment of meditation, he flew to the Zampdra star in the Orion Nebula.Then I went in to fill some water, took out an iron box containing goods, and said, "I'll clean it up for you first, I have to take off your clothes and pants... is that okay?"

Raymond didn't speak, Opal said: "What are you thinking? I can't abandon you. I can't send you to the Star Alliance Security Center to exchange money. Can you cooperate with me?"

Raymond said: "You can't cure me, Opal, I am very grateful for you doing this, I don't want...don't want to..."

Opal said casually: "Don't do this, you make me very uncomfortable. It's bad enough, can't you say something else?"

Raymond said, "You might as well let me die."

Opal said: "Impossible, you will not die."

Opal was silent for a while, opened the jackknife and cut Raymond's coat and military trousers along the leg of his thigh trousers, removed the bloody cloth, put the iron box under the swivel chair, and put Raymond's blood Collect it for future use.

He had never studied medicine and nursing, and he couldn't even name the internal organs. He didn't dare to touch Raymond's broken stomach and abdominal cavity, so he used a soft cloth soaked in sterilizing water to carefully wipe off the dirty blood on his body.

"You are the same as me, and you are also human." Opal said stubbornly.

Opal covered Raymond's crotch with a piece of cloth, and wiped along his navel. Seeing his sexual organs, he wondered if he would have sexual desire?He will be happy and angry, he is clearly a person exactly like himself.

"I was copied." Raymond finally said, "My brain is different from yours."

"Have you seen your own brain?" Opal asked with a frown.

"No, but I know," Raymond said. "I have a lot of metal wires in my brain, and a chip that I don't know what to do with."

Opal said: "Your chip doesn't work, it should be broken."

Raymond didn't answer, but said, "Where are we going now?"

"Planet Zampdra." Opal said, "Madame Anta wrote this for me, you see."

He took out the paper and showed it to Raymond, and said, "There is her student there. After she heard about your situation, she suggested that I seek help from Dr. York..."

"Are you serious?" Raymond asked in disbelief.

Opal frowned and said, "Of course, isn't that obvious? She still wants to get on the spaceship to see you...I didn't agree."

Raymond said: "She is willing to save me?!"

Opal said: "Yes, but she doesn't know genetic technology, let's ask her students for help."

Raymond said: "Will her students go..."

Opal said: "Don't think so much! No way! Trust her!"

Raymond stopped talking, and stared at Opal intently with his right eye. Opal felt a little guilty after being watched, and cleaned up the remaining blood and meat. The temperature in the cabin is too high, and the rotting speed is very fast. What should I do? manage?

Opal tried to lower the room temperature to four degrees on the cosmic temperature scale, and the surroundings became colder. Perhaps this could slow down the rate of Raymond's decay... I hope he can hold on.

"Are you cold?" Opal asked.

"It's not cold." Raymond knew what Opal was doing and said, "You should wear more."

Opal went in and took a blanket to cover his body, pushed the swivel chair over, and lay side by side with Raymond.Opal opened the porthole, and the beautiful stars shone brightly.

"It's beautiful." Opal murmured, "Look more, you won't want to die, Raymond."

Raymond didn't speak, Opal said again: "We still have so many things to do, the universe is huge and boundless, you haven't been to all the planets yet."

"Yeah," Raymond said.

Opal added: "You know, I'm glad you're a... a... you're not an ordinary human being like me."

Raymond: "I'm a robot."

Opal looked at him sideways and said: "I mean, you are not as fragile as others, I just figured out this truth today, otherwise you would have died when the spaceship exploded, I can only hold you Return your body to Lie Xing for burial. That's the worst thing, now I'm very satisfied, I think this is very good, I'm so happy, at least you can survive."

Raymond was very quiet. Opal held his hand, stared at the starry sky outside, looked at him again, and said, "If the technology on Zampdra cannot save you, we have other ways... Think it over."

"For example, my teacher." Opal said in a daze, "I think as long as I ask him for help, he will have a solution. It's only a matter of time before I find him..."

As he spoke, he noticed that Raymond was shaking a little, and said, "Is it cold? I lowered the temperature."

Raymond shook his head, Opal covered the two of them with a blanket, turned his head, leaned on his shoulder, and said, "You are actually quite handsome like this. Well, at least your bones are beautifully made."

Raymond laughed and looked at him with one eye, Opal said: "Be happy, don't be so downcast, are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Raymond shook his head and said, "Do you think I can eat?"

Opal smiled and said, "How about some scented tea?"

Raymond licked his dry lips and said, "Can you drink?"

Opal said, "Try."

He opened a bottle of scented tea and poured it into Raymond's mouth. He poured it a little too quickly. Raymond coughed quickly, and the scented tea overflowed from his chest. scented tea.

Leaked as much as he drank, but Lei Meng breathed out comfortably. The cold scented tea trickled from his throat into his stomach, and then leaked out from the junction of his small intestine.

Another calciner attached to the stomach is still operating slowly.

Opal laughed and asked, "How do you feel?"

Raymond said: "A little more, this time not too much, it's easy to choke."

Opal stared at him for a while, feeling an indescribable emotion in his heart. He took a sip of scented tea, leaned over, kissed Raymond's lips, and poured the scented tea into his mouth.

Raymond's Adam's apple moved, and his lips parted while looking at each other.

His bare eyeballs were slightly lowered, looking at Opal's lips, his heart was beating violently, the atomic furnace was glowing red, and the membrane covering the ventricle made a weak sound.

Opal breathed heavily, blushing on his cheeks, and asked, "Do you still drink?"

Raymond's expression was indifferent and numb, but he tried his best to express something, the corners of his mouth tugged, and Opal took another sip of scented tea, put his arms around his neck, and kissed his lips intently, the scented tea passed through Raymond's throat trickle through.

Opal wanted to raise his head after the end, but Raymond raised his left hand with the remaining metal skeleton, put it on his neck, and hugged him gently.

Lei Meng's lips and tongue were cold and wet, with the smell of scented tea, Opal's lips and tongue were hot, and they kissed for a long, long time.When their lips parted, Opal touched Raymond's forehead, put his hand behind his neck, took his hand, and lay down beside him.

The two held hands and looked side by side at the vast starry sky outside the porthole.

The Orion Nebula is a blue-purple veil unfolding in the depths of space.

The interstellar dust is like a bird spreading its wings in the dark, flying towards the NGC giant star that emits thousands of rays of light—flying to the light, to new hope.