Eternal Night

Chapter 495 The Great Enemy
Wu Pifu obtained the only answer from the surrounding artificial beings; all of them gave the same answer.

"I will protect you, sir."

All the androids bowed their heads and spoke these words respectfully but resolutely.

Regardless of everything else, this is the meaning of the existence of all their androids.

Without uttering a word, Wu Pifu turned around and lay down to sleep amidst the expectant gazes of all the androids, leaving only his back view for everyone to see.

To his surprise, these artificial beings, who had countless things to say to him and questions to ask him, suddenly fell silent. They tiptoed away cautiously, each finding a place to rest on the flat ground, trying their best to make no sound.

This made Wu Pifu feel even heavier and more unhappy...

Are they... really not human?
Nothing happened that night. When Wu Pifu woke up early the next morning, he saw fresh water in a wooden cup and fruit arranged next to it. There were berries and a plump, roasted plant root. Although there wasn't much of it, it was enough for a normal human breakfast.

Wu Pifu looked up and saw D7 smiling, but slightly reserved, with long, straight black hair, a beautiful face, and wearing a miniskirt, suspenders, and white stockings.

Wu Pifu now also knows how these androids are named. The members of the Ruoye Unit are named with letters and numbers. The letters represent their different functions, and the numbers represent their model and manufacturing time.

Apart from Wakaba's unit, the other resistance androids are all older models. Their names are mostly modeled after humans, with surnames and given names, or similar to Western naming styles, mostly personal names.

The beautiful woman in front of me, with her hands covered in dirt and a somewhat reserved and shy smile, is a member of the Wakaba unit, hence her simple name, D7.

Looking at the food and D7's smile, Wu Pifu silently drank the water in one gulp, then picked up the fruit tubers and ate them in a few bites before standing up and saying, "It's delicious, thank you."

D7's smile gradually blossomed, revealing a beautiful, innocent, and alluring smile.

A moment later, the seven members of the Wakaba unit, along with the red-haired mature woman, the android who was the leader of the local resistance, gathered in front of Wu Pifu.

B8 spoke first: "Sir, we tried to communicate with the central network all night, but due to the huge electromagnetic interference in outer space, the network is almost completely interrupted so far."

During his interactions with these androids, Wu Pifu clearly learned that they would protect humanity. However, at the same time, members of the Wakaba unit, including A1, strongly advised Wu Pifu to contact the central network immediately.

According to them, the most fundamental logical framework of artificial humans is to protect and serve humanity.

This is actually the creators' yearning for the Creator, and the ultimate foundation that constitutes their anthropomorphic personification.

"If the Wakaba Force Command Center and the unified information processing center for androids on the moon become aware of your existence, then they will certainly no longer harbor any hostility towards you, and they will certainly do everything in their power to protect you, just like us."

Based on this assessment, all seven members of the Wakaba unit made the same suggestion: to inform the artificial human headquarters in outer space about the existence of Wu Pifu, and also to inform all artificial humans on Earth through the central network, including other members of the Wakaba unit and all members of the resistance army.

A real, living, and as powerful as the records suggest (?) human being is on Earth right now, fighting alongside all the androids.

This single piece of information was enough to stabilize the resistance front that was on the verge of collapse across the entire planet!
Most importantly, this is the fastest way for Wu Pifu to get to the moon. As long as he can contact the command center of the artificial human forces, and as long as these artificial humans are not infected with the virus, they will definitely send a spaceship to pick up Wu Pifu. He can then go to the moon as quickly as possible, and learn the truth about the extinction of mankind, as well as the reason why the main brain sent him to this world.

However, a problem has now arisen...

Because the space-based weapon platform was destroyed, it contained a large amount of radioactive minerals that served as the energy source for the space-based weapons. When it was destroyed, the various types of radiation generated, as well as the massive electromagnetic waves produced by the explosion of the platform itself, interfered with a large area of ​​the Earth's atmosphere and outer space environment, causing the central network covering the Moon to be directly cut off.

Currently, they are unable to contact the android headquarters in outer space, and the android headquarters is also unable to contact them remotely.

The good news is that, in addition to the disruption of the android central network, the machine lifeform network has also been interfered with. The intense radiation and electromagnetic waves covering half the Earth have also disrupted the machine lifeform network, meaning they will be immune to attacks from machine lifeforms for a considerable period.

Wu Pifu walked at the very front of the group, followed by seven members of the Wakaba unit, and then more than a hundred resistance androids.

They were heading towards the nearest android camp.

Each android camp has its own facilities. Even if the camp is discovered by mechanical lifeforms and falls, the android command center on the moon will quickly send equipment and supplies to help the resistance androids rebuild their camps.

These facilities contain a central network node. If contact is made through this node, it is possible to bypass interference and reach the android command center, but it is only a possibility.

As Wu Pifu walked, A1 spoke from a distance behind him: "Unlike us androids, except for a very few special high-level individuals, all mechanical life forms belong to the unified general program. They have no concept of individuals. All mechanical life forms can merge and split without limit. The smallest unit is a nanometer-level cell. Therefore, without a mechanical life form network, except for a very few special high-level individuals, other mechanical life forms will have no combat power."

Wu Pifu asked, "What about the special individuals among the mechanical lifeforms? The one I fought before... he said he wanted to become human."

B8 said, "This is a special case of mechanical life form evolution that we have only recently discovered. There has been none in the previous thousands of years. As for their claim that they want to become human... then what about the humans who were driven to the moon by them? What about us?"

Wu Pifu didn't speak, but continued walking forward. After a moment, B8 said gently, "I'm sorry, sir, I shouldn't have said that..."

“No.” Wu Pifu shook his head and said, “You’re right. If a butcher can become a Buddha on the spot after laying down his knife, then a good person who does good deeds all his life has to sink into hell. That’s the injustice of heaven and the selfishness of the universe… You’re right.”

B8 was taken aback for a moment, then revealed a sweet smile.

To be honest, the appearance of Wu Pifu fulfilled almost all of their fantasies about humanity.

Powerful, brave, fearless, sacrificial (using his body to block a space-based weapon), gentle (eating breakfast), enlightened (not getting angry when offended)...

For them, humanity has always been a symbol, a symbol of creation yearning for a creator. Although they fight for humanity, and although the human council on the moon does inspire them, they have never seen a single human. Instead, familiar androids around them die one after another. Even the great cause of humanity, constructed based on their underlying programs, cannot be said to be without confusion.

The appearance of Wu Pifu was like a beacon illuminating the darkness, clearing away their confusion and rewarding them for their loyalty to humanity... They were willing to serve such a human and sacrifice themselves for the lasting glory of humanity!
A1 continued, "According to the recorded information, about five thousand years ago, aliens appeared and sent out mechanical life forms. Then, the mechanical life forms continuously eroded the human homeland, and humans had no choice but to flee to the moon... Yesterday, the seven of us used logic programs to deduce it and found that there were huge loopholes in it."

Wu Pifu asked, "What loophole?"

"Perhaps there have never been any aliens!"

A1 said, "Including the fact that the Human Council still exists on the moon and that it's covering up the reason for humanity's extinction, it's possible that the aliens are also a smokescreen thrown out by the unified information processing center of the androids to cover up some truth. Because the ones who have always fought against us androids are mechanical life forms, and it has been like this for thousands of years. There has never been any trace of the existence of any aliens. Moreover, logically speaking, aliens who are capable of creating primordial mechanical life forms, and aliens who can come from outside the solar system, would not allow hostile forces to exist on the moon..."

After thinking for a moment, Wu Pifu understood the meaning of A1.

An alien civilization capable of traversing star systems is beyond the comprehension of an artificial human civilization still confined to the solar system. Sending a small spaceship would easily wipe out the artificial human headquarters entrenched on the moon.

But why, after thousands of years, are only mechanical life forms fighting against androids?
Where are the aliens?
Seeing that Wu Pifu understood, A1 revealed a charming smile, then immediately became alert and lowered her head, saying, "So, after discussing and deducing, we've come to two conclusions. The first conclusion is that some enemy is manipulating everything behind the scenes, even deceiving the unified information processing center of the androids. And then there's another hypothesis, which concerns your life and safety, so we have to give you this serious warning..."

"The unified information processing center of the androids has betrayed humanity. The last humans may have been killed and wiped out by the unified information processing center itself, and the mechanical life forms may also be false illusions created by the unified information processing center..."

"It... the unified information processing center of the artificial humans, is the true enemy of everything!!"

(End of this chapter)