Eternal Night

Chapter 514 Space Diva?

As the spacecraft left Earth's atmosphere and entered space, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but this was followed by sobs.

These androids are so human-like. They not only have their own lives, friends, and different thoughts, but they also feel happiness and sadness. In fact, according to Wu Pifu's observations these days, a few of them even have feelings such as love.

At this moment, a few androids began to sob. They thought that their sobbing was a simulation of humans, a program triggered by their chips. But Wu Pifu and the three little animals did not see it that way. It was an expression of their genuine emotions, but they themselves did not know it.

After leaving Earth and entering space, every android breathed a sigh of relief, even Wu Pifu.

Everyone felt the oppressive feeling begin to dissipate. It wasn't easy to notice while they were on Earth, but after arriving in space, everyone felt a sense of relaxation.

It is quite obvious that the intensity of the lost pollution decreased significantly after leaving the Earth's sphere.

"...Do they, those on Earth, still have any hope of surviving?" Suddenly, an android asked.

Everyone looked at her and discovered that the speaker was a young, somewhat immature android. When everyone looked at her, she seemed flustered, lowered her head, and murmured, "Could it be that we're the only ones who escaped?"

Everyone fell silent, offering no reply or words, and then they all glanced at Wu Pifu, seemingly casually.

These androids are very intelligent. Having witnessed so many strange phenomena along the way, how could they not know that a terrible disaster beyond scientific knowledge was about to strike? They were no different from the other resistance fighters. The reason they were able to board the spaceship and escape Earth was because they were accompanied by the only human...

It was this human who prevented the disaster from destroying them.

Wu Pifu also saw the androids' actions. He pondered for a moment and shook his head, saying, "I don't know either. It would be best to contact the command headquarters as soon as possible. We need to ask them about the situation on Earth."

Artificial satellites and various functional space stations exist outside Earth's atmosphere. These satellites and space stations were built by artificial humans who inherited all of humanity's technology. Although technological progress was not significant after humanity's extinction, their applications were still inherited and preserved. In addition to space stations, short-range spacecraft were also a success.

The android command headquarters is located between Earth and the Moon, which facilitates communication with the lunar headquarters and the coordination of various android resistance forces on Earth. The combat power of mechanical life forms within the Earth sphere far exceeds that of androids. However, mechanical life forms have not produced space combat units for a long time, so the various buildings and units of the androids have sufficient security in outer space.

Within ten minutes of the evacuation ship reaching space, A1 quickly moved from the control room to the cabin. She said to Wu Pifu, "Sir, we have connected to the information channel of the headquarters. The commanders at headquarters want to speak with you."

Wu Pifu nodded and stood up to leave the cabin. But before he left, he saw the reluctant and uneasy gazes of the androids in the cabin looking at him. This made him hesitate slightly. Then he shook himself and shook the three pendants to the ground. At the same time, he placed the golden tree bonsai at the entrance and said, "These are my pendants. They are also from the real world... They are safety charms. They can protect your safety."

After saying that, without waiting for the three accessories and the Golden Tree to react, he turned around and ran towards the control room with A1.

After the three pendants fell down, they all seemed quite bewildered, especially the golden tree, which had been quietly pretending to be a tree... no, acting as a tree. But when it was suddenly put down, it immediately started waving its branches, and the three little animals immediately started chattering and huddling together.

On the other side, Wu Pifu walked happily forward, because he realized that he had finally developed the important role of the accessories. In the past, although the accessories were getting stronger and each had its own skills, they were all useless to him. Even though Beelzebub had an intelligence bonus, he was still mostly an accessory. Now, with the addition of a golden tree bonsai, there were just too many accessories.

Now, the pendants also come from the real world, which means they can play an important role in the face of Lost Corruption, similar to the talismans worn by Taoist priests in ancient times.

They must be very happy, right? After all, they've finally been able to fulfill their purpose.

Soon, Wu Pifu arrived at the control room. A large screen stood at the front, displaying dozens of male and female androids standing solemnly in a line. When Wu Pifu came into view, everyone's eyes lit up. Then, led by a beautiful blonde woman, all the androids bowed respectfully to Wu Pifu and said, "Respected human, Mr. Wu Pifu, all androids are overjoyed by your appearance! We will defend all your rights and uphold humanity's eternal glory!"

At that moment, all seven members of the Wakaba unit appeared behind Wu Pifu, and they shouted in unison, "For the glory of humanity!"

After saying this, the blonde beauty bowed quietly for at least five or six seconds before slowly standing up. A wave of emotion washed over her as she spoke in a clear voice, "Mr. Wu Pifu, given the current dangerous situation, we hope you can go to the deep space exploration station to rest for a while. During this time, we will prepare all necessary supplies for you and will also dispatch androids to serve you. Furthermore, the Human Survival Plan will be immediately put on the agenda. Besides the androids by your side, you can freely specify the type of android you desire, from appearance to personality to every detail. The Human Survival Plan needs your contribution..."

The blonde beauty started talking non-stop, but Wu Pifu frowned, ignoring her completely, and directly asked A1 beside him, "What's the situation with the deep space exploration space station?"

A1 glanced at her superior with difficulty, but as the lowest-ranking human in the android hierarchy, she still bowed her head and answered, "The deep space exploration station is the farthest man-made structure we have built outside the Earth-Moon system. Its purpose is to provide cover for humanity to escape here when mechanical life forms launch an interplanetary general attack on the Moon. In essence, it is a self-circulating spaceship similar to a space station, capable of leaving the Earth-Moon system to go to Mars or Europa. This is also our ultimate insurance in the process of protecting humanity."

Wu Pifu understood; this thing was essentially an escape pod for the final escape.

Wu Pifu looked at the blonde beauty on the screen and said, "The reason? I don't think I need to run away, and I don't think mechanical lifeforms can pose any threat to me. Since you all know what happened on Earth, so... what enemy do you think can pose any threat to me, to a pure-blooded human like me?"

The blonde beauty was speechless and could only lower her head in silence, while the many androids behind her also remained silent.

After a long pause, Wu Pifu said, "Then, as a human, I order you to accept this spaceship. I will arrive at headquarters in the shortest possible time." "No!"

All the androids, including the blonde beauty, immediately spoke in a panic. The blonde beauty then directly addressed the seven members of the Wakaba Squad behind Wu Pifu, saying, "Now, in the name of the Human Council, I order you to immediately lead Lord Wu Pifu to the deep space exploration station!"

The seven members of the Wakaba unit were all in a dilemma, and Wu Pifu directly asked them again: "So, under what circumstances would an android disobey human orders? By the way, do you have any underlying programs like the Three Laws of Robotics?"

B8 replied, “Yes, sir, our underlying program includes the First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.”

"The Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law."

"The Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence without prejudice to the First or Second Law."

"In addition to these three laws, there are many other modified laws, but they all boil down to the principle that one must obey human commands, must not harm humans, and must protect one's own existence."

Wu Pifu nodded and asked again, "So under what circumstances would the General Command disobey the orders of a pure-blooded human like me? Answer me."

D7 immediately added, "First, the headquarters believes you are in extreme danger. For example, your arrival at the headquarters could endanger your life."

"Second, the headquarters collectively defected because the above-mentioned laws were not implanted in their underlying procedures."

"Third, there are indeed humans on the moon, and their orders carry more weight than yours. They have no choice but to obey the orders of the moon humans and disobey you."

Wu Pifu nodded, looking at all the androids on the screen with their heads down, and said, "So... it's the androids at the headquarters that are starting to disappear on a large scale, right?"

Almost immediately, all the Commander-type androids looked up, their faces showing expressions of disbelief.

Wu Pifu said expressionlessly, "So, how do you think we didn't know about the disappearances? And how do you know we didn't try to stop them?"

The blonde beauty said anxiously, "But this is different, sir. We saw your heroic battles on Earth. It's very clear that our past records of humanity contain many errors. Perhaps it was due to human political struggles, or perhaps it was a deception by the unified information processing center of the androids to maintain morale. In our calculations, even the most advanced strategic nuclear weapons could not threaten you. But, but... this disappearance cannot be explained by any scientific theory. We suspect it involves some kind of information-level virus, or something even more terrifying. This is definitely not..."

"It's ok."

Wu Pifu gently comforted them, "I can fight this disappearance disaster. The artificial people I brought out can testify that most of them are safe and sound when they are with me. Moreover, when you talk to me, don't you all notice that as soon as you see me and talk to me, none of you disappear anymore?"

The blonde beauty's eyes flickered, as did the other commanders. Defying the laws of science, when they saw Wu Pifu and heard his voice, their computing centers and programs gradually calmed down, just as the beast that had pounced on their backs gradually retreated.

Seeing their eyes and expressions, Wu Pifu knew that Beelzebub's guess was correct. Even just being seen and remembered by him could greatly enhance the existence of these androids and significantly increase their resistance to the Lost Contamination.

"Now, I will order them to fly their spaceships to the command headquarters. At the same time, I order you to immediately activate communications across the entire Earth-Moon region to spread my voice and image to all Earth Resistance camps, all androids on outer space stations and spaceships. Make sure that all surviving androids can see me and hear my voice. This will help combat the disappearance disaster!" Wu Pifu said earnestly.

The blonde beauty hesitated for a moment, as did the commanders behind her, before nodding in agreement. However, the blonde beauty still asked hesitantly, "So, sir, you…"

"Want to become a space diva?"

Wu Pifu was turning around when he almost tripped and fell. He roared, "I'm a man, a man, a man! Who are you calling a songstress?!"

The blonde beauty lowered her head somewhat awkwardly, her face flushed.

At this moment, A1 leaned close to Wu Pifu and whispered, "The Commander-in-Chief likes to read comics, ancient comics created by humans in the past... She's a bit of an otaku in private."

Wu Pifu sighed, turned around and said as he walked away, "Then you can become a songstress, I approve."

The blonde beauty watched Wu Pifu gradually disappear from the screen, and said in a very low voice, "Let's not talk about Ji or not, let's be civilized... But, humanity has really returned, really returned, then..."

"Can we, as androids, also become human?"

(End of this chapter)