The old man you see with your phone is highly suspicious.

Some mechs might not be so lucky. They might have an alcoholic father, a deceased mother, and a girlfriend who wants to form a band but won't listen to advice. Their cameras are constantly being smashed with beer cans, or they might be threatened with forced destruction. After reaching their breaking point, they decide to rebel.

After all, these mechs possess independent intelligence and the ability to think, so it's more appropriate to treat them as independent magical life forms.

Those rebels were probably thinking, "Did we fight so hard to kill bugs just to live this kind of shitty life after the war?"

So they pulled up mechs just like themselves and shouted things like "Are the kings and nobles of the empire born with a special destiny?" and rebelled.

Why should we apply Schrödinger's law to this environment?

Moreover, these rebellious mechs only kill royalty and nobility; commoners are kept in captivity and work 10 hours a day to produce goods, only getting one day off after working two days.

To be honest, if Xue Luding were to go there, he wouldn't know who to help. Both the Imperial side and the rebel side seemed rather human, and neither was particularly troublesome, so he might as well not go and just stay home and drink beer.

Chapter 309 The Super Iron Curtain is a Pig

The main reason is that although these two groups are fighting like madmen, they still have a sense of martial ethics. Even the most outrageous thing the rebel mechs have done is kill royal nobles.

The attitude towards civilians, whether from the Imperial side or the rebels, is the same: "Hide away and make spare parts for the front lines, and you'll be fine as long as you don't cause trouble."

Therefore, even for civilians in the occupied areas, things were still manageable during this rebellion; at most, everyone needed to help the rebels manufacture and repair parts for their mechs.

After all, this is the rebellion of more than a billion mechs. Even this guy, who had been converted into an agricultural machine, was forcibly equipped with weapons and sent back to the front line as a line-filling baby. It is estimated that the empire's battle line is really in a precarious situation.

Perhaps by now, the rebels have already occupied the empire and dragged the emperor to the entrance of the marketplace to be beheaded?

In the actual flow of time, quite some time should have passed since the death of this fearless mech.

So even if it repairs itself and returns home to defend the empire, the empire may already be finished. What they will see when they return is a new nation built by the rebels on the ruins of the empire.

However, Xue Dinglu will neither help nor obstruct this time, as long as the resistance continues with this attitude.

With the addition of a robotic arm and an external camera, the fearless mech finally seemed to come alive. It began to organize its more than a thousand wires and categorize them one by one.

Meanwhile, Xue Lude placed all the parts he had collected from the senior members of the robotics club within the reach of the robotic arm. The fearless mech selected and assembled the parts himself, and under the current circumstances, he would not be stingy with any materials, estimating that he would use whatever was available at the time.

"Brother, are you really unwilling to help the Empire? The Empire's Empress is the most beautiful woman in the world, known as the Cake Queen, and her princess is even more beautiful than a fairy. If you are willing to help the Empire, some of our old comrades are willing to join forces with His Majesty the Emperor to arrange a marriage between the Empire's princess and you." The fearless mech began to win over Xue Luding from another angle.

Xue's Law: "..."

It's not like you feudal empires, where even in the interstellar age, the first thing you think of is seeking peace and winning over external forces through marriage alliances.

Damn it!

Xue Law wanted to complain again, and was about to say, "Let your queen and princess go to the guillotine together," but looking at this old soldier who was still trying to rebuild himself even in a foreign land, Xue Law did not say such an insulting thing.

Although a staunch feudalist warrior, this machine spirit also has its own simple values: the empire gave it life, so it is the veterans who should protect the empire.

Just as they were created to destroy the Zerg.

Xue's Law, a simple set of values, will not be involved.

He resolutely refused, saying, "I don't care about this internal rebellion of your empire. If your empire were still in the Zerg Wars, I would definitely lend a hand."

"Is that so? That's a real pity." The fearless mech had made the invitation because it sensed that Xue Law was very strong, but now that Xue Law had clearly refused, it didn't try to make trouble.

At the same time, Xue Lude felt doubtful about the "most beautiful woman" in the robot's opinion. He did not believe that the aesthetics of mechs and humans were the same, and he was not sure if the "most beautiful woman" in the robot's opinion was actually a cyborg with a full body of modified prosthetics and covered in bulletproof armor.

The only sounds in the entire consciousness space were the welding gun and soldering iron. The mecha kept selecting parts from the materials of other robots and assembling them onto itself.

As for the welding gun and soldering iron, Xue Lude also found them in the club. In the consciousness space, he converted the magic crystals into household circuits through an inverter to provide power.

Actually, there is readily available technology in this area, namely photovoltaic power generation. Xue's law is simply equivalent to getting a complete set of photovoltaic power generation equipment and then replacing the solar cells with magic crystals for power supply.

Thus, after acquiring a robotic arm, it was able to repair itself, and Xue's Law no longer needed to worry about it too much.

"You go ahead and get busy. Let me know if you need any materials, and I'll get them for you. I'm going home now," Xue Dinglu said.

"Very well, thank you for your assistance, brother. The Empire will surely remember your contribution." The robotic arm performed a strange salute.

Xue Dinglu was also not very interested in what was going on there, and after chatting for a few more minutes, he left the consciousness space.

……

Back home, today is the last day of the holiday. The kids were initially very excited about the long holiday, but after spending so much time together, they've lost that initial excitement and have all entered a rebellious phase where they play by themselves.

Xue Daoli shrugged. This was normal, so he didn't disturb the children who were busy with their own things and went back to his bedroom alone.

I've been busy all day preparing materials and tools for the Dreadnought Mech, which is why Xue Law only now has time to slowly review the intelligence of the Dreadnought Empire.

There's another reason why Xue Dinglu didn't want to help: the current emperor of the empire is an idiot.

Xue's statement contained no derogatory intent; it was simply a statement of fact that the current emperor of the empire was indeed a fool.

He was the kind of emperor who could reward the Empire's fearless mechs with "cakes".

Yes, you heard right. When these fearless mechs went to the front lines, His Majesty the Emperor personally came to reward these robots with a cake made of carbohydrates and cream!

Xue Lu felt a bit dizzy thinking about this; the empire was doomed.

Even though the emperor himself believed he had shown great sincerity by personally delivering the cake to the frontline mechs, this operation...

Xue's Law feels like they should replace him with Liu Shan. Even if you put A Dou on the list, it wouldn't be this stupid!

Thinking of this, Xue Dinglu shook his head and immediately stopped thinking about these trivial matters.

Meanwhile, the fearless mech in the consciousness space had already welded two tracks onto itself, and now possessed a certain degree of mobility.

Xue's law ignored it and went to sleep.

……

It was rare for him to fall into a dream again, and this dream was even filled with an overwhelming swarm of insects—this was the memory of the fearless mech.

Can the fearless mechs of youth dream of a cyber war against the Zerg?

Xue Lude had this feeling right now, but at this moment, the other mechs of various numbers around him were fully prepared to meet the onslaught of the insect swarm head-on.

The swarm of insects swept in, overwhelming everything. The fearless soldiers erected shields tens of centimeters thick, and their flamethrowers transformed into a raging inferno, turning the attacking insects into protein and the ground outside the shields into glass-like surfaces.

It's clear that the insects are powerless when facing the overwhelming force of the steel monsters. In fact, for the insects, even the greatest sacrifices are not a problem, because the enemies they kill can become their own kind. Therefore, on planets invaded by the insect race, the number of insects often increases as the battle goes on.

But here, the insects are the opposite. They are only fighting against these cold steel creations. It takes dozens of insects to replace one mech. But even if they replace the mech, they are still at a loss, because the only purpose of these mechs is to dismantle their nests.

In addition, these fearless mechs truly live up to their name. Any creature would feel fear and dread when facing a swarm of insects, and their morale would already be halved. But the mechs would not. They faithfully carried out their insect-killing mission, operating in the standard mode of killing machines.

Meanwhile, the insectoids were losing manpower, while the Empire was rapidly producing tens of thousands of mechs every day, sending them to the front lines. This massive troop production capacity left the insectoids dumbfounded.

However, for the frontline mechs fighting against the insects, various battle losses are common.

During this incident, a giant insect nearly 100 meters tall burst out from the ground and dragged 5332 underground. In addition, the insects learned from their battle with the mechs that they should attack their cameras immediately.

This is because it is not only the main area of ​​view, but also the location of the Machine Soul Magic Array.

But this time, his good brother immediately stepped in to block the attack for 5332. At the same time, he shoved the explosive bullet into the bug's mouth and then fired, turning the entire bug into ashes.

"Thanks, brother, otherwise I would be dead," 5332 said.

Beside him was mech number 9119, which pulled 5332 out of the crater and said, "It's alright, brother, we're all fighting for the Empire!"

The two mechs formed a shield formation back to back, entrusting their backs to each other, and their flamethrowers melted away all the insect swarms.

However, the dream seemed to have ended at this point. The next moment, 5332 was in the mist, but this time its enemies were no longer insects, but other mechs.

In the mist, a grappling hook suddenly shot out and grabbed its camera. The immense force of the grappling hook ripped 5332's "eyeball" out of the mech, and the entire mech seemed to lose its soul in an instant.

The eyeball that had fallen to the ground raised its head and looked with difficulty at the mech that had lashed out with its grappling hook.

“Number 9119… Brother, brother…” 5332 finally heard the enemy’s number coming through the loudspeaker and said in disbelief.

"Crack!"

In the final moments of the view, all that remained was the image of the 9119 mech's large foot stepping on the eyeball.

The dream ended completely at this moment.

Xue Dinglu also had to sigh that the comrades who had entrusted each other with their backs on the Zerg battlefield in the past, when they met again after the war, there was no greeting or pleasantries, but instead swords were drawn against each other.

And once they make a move, it's deadly: blocking signals, launching a sneak attack, and directly targeting the eyeball. After tearing the eyeball off, they immediately finish it off with a fatal blow.

That's going to extremes.

Xue's Law also suddenly became interested in what the rebels had experienced after the war that led them to become like this.

Many of the rebels' numbers were actually quite familiar, not just number 9119, but many of the others were former comrades-in-arms. However, they all rebelled and used the most ruthless methods to kill their former comrades.

"It's true... The conflicts in the colonies didn't destroy the empire, nor did the invasion of the Zerg from beyond the borders. On the contrary, it was our own mechs, who were supposed to be protecting our homeland, that almost destroyed the empire..." Xue Dinglu sighed.

Otherwise, why would you say that the current emperor of the empire is a fool? Even if he wanted to discard the good bow after the birds were gone, he shouldn't have said it outright. These mechs that just came from the Zerg front lines are actually not much different from humans; they are just magical life forms.

First, promise them a little bit of retirement benefits, not much, like 5332 being able to earn money and maintain their own equipment. Then, as time goes by, gradually reduce the benefits, let the machines age automatically and become unable to adapt to new equipment, and they will naturally no longer have the ability to rebel.

By then, these mechs will be old and the new weapons won't be suitable for them. How will they rebel then? You can then take back the benefits and let them age and die naturally. Even if some mechs resist, they won't cause much of a stir.

You should just try to fool them and calm the public down first! You're too lazy to even try to fool them!

The Empire, on the other hand, treated the Zerg wars only 38 years ago. Their mechs were still relatively new and their weapons were still compatible, yet they showed such differential treatment and indifference, and even made it clear that they had no intention of repairing them and leaving them to fend for themselves.

Good heavens, the Empire's operations are on par with MacArthur's, and those rebels are like the American veterans demanding back pay after World War II.

The difference is that the veterans who were demanding back pay lost their claws and could only stick to the tracks, while these fearless mechs, having just come down from the front lines, couldn't stand it anymore. They punched the Empire to pieces, led their other "wage-demanding" hawkish comrades to rebel against the Empire, and in an instant, they conquered an entire colony and began a massive army buildup.

All I can say is, let's replace the emperor of that empire with Liu Shan. Even the useless Liu Shan would have done a better job.

Xue's Law simply states that some people are just not born to be political beings; to make them leaders would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As for why 5332 didn't rebel, it's because the policies for retiring mechs vary from place to place. In some places, local nobles even have absolute power, and they embezzle money by manipulating the placement of retired mechs.

5332 and the other conservative mechs were lucky; they weren't embezzled, and they had their own jobs and families. They worked on the farm every day, played with the birds, cultivated the land, and had family members to help clean their lenses. Wasn't that a good life? So naturally, they couldn't understand why some mechs would rebel.

The rebellious mechs couldn't understand why, even with the Empire in such a state, some of their good brothers wouldn't rebel. They couldn't even live like this anymore, so why did they have to be the Empire's dogs?

This inherent disparity led to mutual misunderstanding between the doves and hawks, which then escalated into another war between the two sides. The doves called the hawks traitors and rebels, while the hawks called the doves dogs of the empire, and the two sides fought fiercely.

……

When he regained consciousness, Xue checked the time: 6 a.m.

Today is the first day of school after the long holiday, and Xue Daolu got up early to wash up.

At the same time, when he focused his attention back on the consciousness space, he found that the Dauntless Mech 5332, which originally only had one camera, now had three mechanical arms, and a jumping device was also installed under the chassis.

Although it still had a lot of wires behind its eyes that were simply wrapped with electrical tape and moved around like that, it finally had a certain degree of mobility.

"I've basically regained my mobility, brother. Thank you for your initial assistance. Although it was presumptuous of me, do you have any larger machines for me to pilot? I'm really sorry to have troubled you, brother," the Dreadnought said, seemingly quite embarrassed.

Xue Dinglu was also a bit scratching his head. It wasn't easy for him to legally buy large machinery here, and even for the largest machinery, Earth's technology still leaned towards physical human control rather than automatic control.