Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 529 The Future of Iron Man (Please Subscribe)
"Father, what was Terra like in the past?"

Luo Xi returned to Sage Rand's mechanical ark. He still felt more comfortable here.

Although the flagships of the Primarchs are good, they always have an invisible pressure.

"Terra? It's a beautiful place. It's also the home planet of mankind. Trillions of humans in the galaxy all have the same origin."

Iron Man Adam followed beside him. The three-meter-tall metal giant looked around curiously, observing the world with his electronic eyes instead of force field sensors.

He can use his authority to communicate directly with the Mechanical Ark's intelligent computer system, which is as easy for him as eating and drinking.

But Roche would rather Adam act and think like a human being.

Luo Xi values ​​this first iron man born with a soul very much. He believes that there is a huge potential in him, the possibility of the birth of a new species.

Although this young iron man has mastered a great deal of knowledge and skills, his mind is only at the adolescent stage compared to that of humans.

Therefore, Luo Xi let Adam watch more, listen more, and think more by his side. He hoped that more humanity could be implanted in Adam's soul, rather than a more efficient tool or weapon.

"Perhaps when Neos created the Primarchs, he also had similar feelings to me. He brought Horus to his side, and used his words, deeds and humanity to infect the extraordinary wolf shepherd god."

Luo Xi thought to himself, if otherworldly beings like the Primarchs grew up without the participation of humans, would they still recognize themselves as "humans"?
If a Primarch crash-landed on an Ork planet, would he identify as an Ork?

After ending the bloody battle with Betagarmon, Roche's mind was able to relax temporarily. He could let his thoughts run wild and temporarily break free from the constraints of logic.

"Adam, what do you think you are? Put aside the official answers that are burned into your mind engine and answer this question from your heart."

Luo Xi and Adam were strolling on the huge mechanical ark, chatting with each other.

"I am your creation, father." Iron Man was silent for a rare moment, then spoke into his loudspeaker.

"You created me and my kind. Although most of them do not have their own independent consciousness, the computing power from the main control brain simulates their consciousness and enables them to complete various tasks and work."

Adam followed Roche's request and answered the question with his newly born sensibility, which was much more difficult and complicated for the Iron Man than answering it rationally.

"Specifically? What kind of existence do you want to be?" Luo Xi continued to guide his thinking.

Ever since liberating the Iron Man and the Stone Man, Luo Xi has been thinking about a question - if this damn war is over, what position should the Iron Man and the Stone Man have in the future human society.

In Roche's time, stone men were mankind's most capable and reliable assistants, while iron men were the most powerful and efficient weapons of war. Together, the two supported mankind's golden age.

But from what he knew himself, the general view and thought in human society was that stone men and iron men were not human beings. The former might have a higher status and could be called partners, while the iron men were purely tools.

In fact, the stone men and iron men have no human rights at all. They are all dependent on human society and have strength and wisdom that even surpasses humans, but they do not have the status and rights they deserve.

"Humans have created an intelligent brain that surpasses themselves, and in their subconscious minds they are afraid of being replaced by superhuman intelligence. Therefore, although humans rely on stone men and iron men, they dare not give them more rights."

"If the Stone Man and the Iron Man were really just 'tools' as humans call them, then that would be fine, but these two have long been undergoing continuous iteration and evolution, and have developed clear self-awareness and logical thinking.

They have transformed from ‘things’ to ‘people.’”

The Stone Men and Iron Men were merely providers, allowing the humans of the Golden Age to enjoy an extremely free, unconstrained life. This may also be closely related to the subsequent degeneration of humans in the Dark Age of Technology.

After all, humans no longer have the pressures and demands of survival and work, so naturally they can only resort to more stimulating and twisted things to satisfy their spirits. This is somewhat similar to the Eldar, but Roshi isn't shameless enough to challenge the ancient Eldar, who had flourished for 60 million years. Humanity's golden age lasted only a few thousand years before it completely fell into decay and depravity.

“What kind of existence do I want to be…”

A data storm was set off in Adam's thought processor. He could easily understand the ever-changing battlefield, but he was stumped by this problem.

In his heart, Luo Xi has a unique and lofty status. He is his creator and his father.

He was somewhat afraid that his answer might not satisfy his father. Was he using this to reduce the attention he paid to himself?
He felt fear instinctively.

This powerful iron man, whose fighting power was almost as strong as that of the Primarch, was troubled by such worries in his heart, so he tried his best to search for similar problems in his own database and the database of the Mechanical Ark, and compare and deduce them from each other.

Luo Xi looked at Adam who was feeling uneasy in front of him and suddenly chuckled.

Even in front of Adam, he even needed to raise his head and look up at him, but Adam's soul was probably equivalent to that of a human teenager.

Luo Xi understood his embarrassment and fear, just like a child who had gotten into trouble and was trying to hide it from his father.

"You don't need to be nervous. It's just a simple question. It won't change or affect anything." Luo Xi patted Adam's arm and comforted him.

As if he had received encouragement and courage, Adam looked at his father's face and spoke in a voice full of firm conviction.

"I want to be human, like you."

Adam stretched out his alloy arm. Every inch of its structure was ingeniously designed, with a natural and harmonious beauty.

“Even though my body is completely different from yours, this is still my idea.”

Adam's words put Luo Xi's mind into an inexplicable trance, but also made him happy at the same time.

Perhaps in the distant past, those stone men and iron men who worked tirelessly for mankind also had the idea of ​​becoming human beings in their hearts. They longed to stand side by side with their creator, rather than always looking up at him.

Adam's idea may be a diffraction of his infinite respect for Roche. He instinctively trusts his father and creator, and instinctively wants to be closer to the creator.

"Good boy, I'm very happy to hear such an answer." Luo Xi stroked Adam's smooth head, and the tall iron man also bent down very obediently to allow his father to touch him more comfortably.

There was a flickering light in Luo Xi's eyes. After surviving this war, perhaps he would fight for the stone men and iron men to have the rightful power and status they deserve, or at least allow them to enjoy the same citizenship rights as humans.

Since he has unleashed the Stone Man and the Iron Man, he must face such a choice.

The Iron Men and Stone Men of the past realized that the Golden Men who were pursuing ascension would destroy the race itself, and chose to stand with Kadur's rebels to fight against their former companions.

Will there be a day in the future when they will choose to reshuffle again because of the unfairness of power and status?

It's not because of the corruption of the subspace, nor because of the pollution of the enemy, but it's purely a struggle of consciousness that naturally sprouts and grows when society develops to a certain level?

What is the future of the Iron Man and the Stone Man? How should they coexist peacefully with humans?

Luo Xi doesn't want his actions to sow disaster for the future of the galaxy, so he has to formulate some primitive logic to avoid unfair friction between the iron men and the stone men as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)