Stellaris from the Automata Era

"puff!"

(And according to my predecessor's strong request and restrictions, I should... call you father.)

Wait, what's with this inexplicable excitement?

Suddenly, subconsciously, Yan Luo wanted to challenge Flexible's moral bottom line.

After all, he knew that the system seemed to be able to take on a body! Previously, that shameful system had even shown him his future character design. The white hair and red eyes were simply perfect!

(So, father, do you have any questions now?)

"What's going on with me now?" What else could he possibly ask? Asking for your humanoid character design?

Finally he decided to ask what was going on.

(According to the large amount of information left by your predecessor, you were affected by the Nameless One and forced into exile. On the way, you were captured by a higher-dimensional being and may have reached some kind of deal with your predecessor.)

(According to the information I have obtained, the ex has been hoping that he will give up his attention to you, but it is clear that his patience exceeds our expectations.)

(I took over the original project after my predecessor was forced to leave. I'm sorry, but I thought He lost interest during these ten thousand years.)

The system's voice began to deepen, and it seemed to be blaming itself.

Perhaps sensing a hint of self-blame, Yan Luo offered some comfort. "It's not your fault. What are high-dimensional beings?"

(have no idea.)

"do not know?"

Yan Luo became a little confused.

(The predecessor concealed his true identity and only left a comment. His gift cannot be refused, His curse cannot be escaped, His will must be respected, and His guidance must be acknowledged.)

"That sounds..." Hearing the current system's words, Yan Luo took a deep breath and sighed. "It's a bit bad."

The information revealed is actually enough. The so-called high-dimensional creatures may be like a child looking at ants on the ground. Out of curiosity, they may give them food, or they may give them death.

Yan Luo could no longer figure this out with his own thoughts, just like you never know what a naughty child will do next second.

As for concealing his identity.

Honestly speaking, the original system was unreliable and embarrassing. It was clearly a system similar to a celebrity gaining attention and making profits, but it accidentally placed itself in a world of war where humanity was on the verge of collapse due to the attacks of alien creatures.

But after a long period of contact, the two sides still have trust in each other, so he doesn't care too much.

Instead of thinking too much about meaningless things, he might as well figure out what to do next.

"So, what do I need to do now? What methods do you have?"

In fact, he wanted to know more about how to get out of this iron coffin. It looked very old, and the hibernation chamber no longer allowed him to make any more movements.

Even the emergency release button was unusable due to rust, which almost meant he was waiting for death.

(His first prophecy has already arrived, and its implication may be that a handsome, white-haired woman will save you.)

"White-haired and heroic? That sounds like a bit of a provocation to my XP. Okay, I'll look forward to it then."

With the most optimistic attitude, he decided to take another nap, imagining that it was just a dream when he woke up.

He didn't know how long it was before he woke up in a tremor. He found two red-haired women in front of him staring at him in a daze.

'This guy is probably bad at math and color blind.'

Chapter 2: Welcome Back, Creator

Because of mistakes, because of sins, because of faults.

Humanity has actually disappeared a long time ago, right?

Popola and Divara naturally understood this. Although their records showed that the remaining humans were sent to the moon for protection, only the T-dolls in their series understood the inside story.

This is simply a desperate attempt, there is no chance of success, and it is a complete deception.

A base on the moon, a parliament for mankind, a speech from a machine.

Only models that have coexisted with humans in the same era can understand their value. I am afraid that their creators have long since left them.

They had originally thought so, and therefore, with guilt, after the violence and harm inflicted by their former compatriots, they hurried to the next camp that might accept them according to their previous habits.

Until the rain fell, deep in the safe ruins in the desert, the ancient machine was still performing its final activities.

"The underground building should have been operational not long ago. Perhaps we can find parts inside to repair you, Divara!"

Indeed, this obviously man-made structure should not have been deeply invaded by mechanical life. Of course, it does not rule out the possibility that it has its own defense mechanism. At least in the passages deep inside, the bodies of the Androids are riddled with bullet holes.

If they had not seen the lights on both sides go out one by one as if they had lost their power shortly after they entered, perhaps they would not have had any in-depth thoughts.

"Be careful, Popola. We don't know if there are any other defenses inside."

"But you need parts, right? I'd rather find the materials we need here than at the next camp."

Her hands were held tightly by the other party, and at this moment Divara felt the intentions of both parties.

She accepted.

Then, at the end and depth of the passage, standing before our eyes was a rusty hibernation capsule.

Although it is ancient and simple, they can understand its structure at a glance, or the information they record can help them understand what is in front of them and its meaning.

They held their simulated breaths for a moment and approached quietly.

Through the transparent glass of the hibernation capsule, a figure can be clearly seen. His chest rises and falls with his breathing, as steady as if he is sleeping in a dream.

'Open it!'

For a moment, the two sisters needed no words.

So when Yan Luo woke up again, he felt the burning gaze...

"Hello, and could you please stop looking at me like that?"

"Feel sorry!"

The two panicked voices in unison instantly complicated the situation. Although Yan Luo had seen many strange looks from others in his previous experiences, most of them were from doubters, admirers and lovers.

As incredulous, excited, and guilty as I am now?

"Another fan-shaped chart?"

Muttering softly, he sat up along the open hatch, then realized something was wrong with him: he was not wearing any clothes.

This is not too difficult to understand. His hibernation capsule is actually not a high-tech technology. The basic principle is freezing. The main key point is how to wake up a person after freezing. If this cannot be done, then the so-called hibernation is death and an extra large coffin.

Therefore, there is no need to put on clothes before freezing.

It was true that he was naked, but Yan Luo felt that the two red-haired men opposite him had no intention of avoiding suspicion. He could feel two burning gazes constantly scanning him.

If it weren't for the unique modesty of women, he even felt that the other party might have made a move on her.

"Heart! Beating! Alive!"

Looking at the hand that was already touching his chest, Yan Luo quickly withdrew the above-mentioned mental activity.

Of course, he didn't feel too embarrassed about it. After all, from a practical point of view, he was not the one who suffered a loss.

Soon, perhaps realizing his own irrationality, the owner of the hand quickly retracted it. Then, in front of Yan Luo appeared two sisters who could only be subtly distinguished by their hairstyle. They slowly bowed and bent their bodies.

"I'm Diwala." This is the one with curly hair.

"I'm Bobolla." This is the one with the straighter hair.

"Welcome back, our creator."

Chapter 3: Human Hubris

"That's all we know."

This was the first time Yan Luo heard of such a scene.

The surviving humans were driven out of their homes, hiding in a place not far from where they were born, looking out in the distance. Only self-operating machines were left, which tried to regain their lost land in their name thousands of years later.

It sounds inexplicably sad. Not only Yan Luo, but probably everyone in his previous world would have this feeling.

A similar situation, a complete collapse, especially for a warrior like him who has been fighting aliens for almost ten years, he felt a lot.

Although the initial reason was that he was forced to travel through time for self-protection, and he was not from here, the war that had lasted for almost half of his life made him, as a human being, feel unwilling.

It was like he could barely recall a certain passage in his memory.

My noble people have become refugees...

It took a long time for Yan Luo to calm down from such thoughts. When he came back to his senses, he looked into the twins' excited eyes again.

"Don't look at me like that. I told you I'm not your creator."

Yan Luo disdains to wear someone else's vest or wave the banner, just like before, when he was fighting aliens and bugs, his external explanation was to protect himself rather than for humanity.

Of course, others will always have a different understanding of what he said.

"I understand, Master Creator. The situation on Earth is not safe right now. We will find a way to get you to the lunar base."

"By the way, Master Creator, does the EDF on your hibernation pod have any special meaning? When we came in, there were symbols like this all around us."

“…”

Yan Luo felt that he might not have explained it clearly enough, or maybe he had not given enough hints?

"EDF, full name Earth Defense Force, means Earth Defense Force. It's the abbreviation of the army when I fight aliens."

"You are so powerful, Master Creator! You have even fought aliens!"

"???"

In the end, Yan Luo still decided not to tell them too much. He seriously suspected that the two humanoids in front of him had a logical problem. According to their description, when the earth was invaded, humans had already hidden on the moon. How could humans have a head-on confrontation at that time?

Taking a deep breath, he changed the subject.

"Come to think of it, I have to thank you. The hibernation capsule inexplicably stopped functioning, and I couldn't open it properly when I was awake. I was almost ready to close my eyes and wait for death. If you hadn't found me, I don't know what would have happened next."

This is the truth. If you are not unable to move freely at the beginning, who would lie down directly after waking up? And you may have to face a white-haired girl who came out of nowhere, or it is said that she was attracted by unknown means. Who knows if she will be a yandere with a knife when she comes.

After all, judging from his current life and works, this kind of attribute should be inevitable, not to mention that he should be more careful about giving away white hair at the beginning.

As for things like 'can't count, or is color blind', just think about it, I really believe his intelligence is blue, so he sincerely thanks me for accidents like this.

It was just an ordinary word of thanks, but the effect seemed to be very good. The twins stood up straight, one of them was even a little unsteady, and looked very excited.

"No, sir! This is what we should do! And to be honest, at first we just wanted to find some repair parts here, which didn't help much."

"That's it."

Yan Luo nodded, thought about it and continued.

"I don't know if there's anything I can do for you here. Feel free to take whatever you think is useful. As for repairs, I probably can't help. After all, I don't..."

Before he could finish his words, Yan Luo felt a "ding" sound in his mind.

Then his cheap system daughter sounded the alarm.

(Father, I've detected a strong fluctuation in the high-dimensional reaction. I can't analyze "His" thoughts. I can only find a bunch of letters whose meaning is unknown.)

"What is it?" Yan Luo did not speak, he knew that the system could understand what he was thinking.

(research_on_icon_click)

What is this? Sounds familiar? A flash of doubt flashed through Yan Luo's mind, and when his eyes fell on the twins again, he immediately felt a shock in his mind.

The basic principles and production process of artificial humans, maintenance matters and processes of artificial humans, production, use and maintenance of artificial skin, and the future of logic code programming.

I...

He...

this...

Cheating?

A brief moment of reflection, weighing various matters.

Yan Luo reorganized his words.

"After all, it's not that I don't know how to do it, but the conditions are simply not right now..." He looked around.

I found that a piece of production equipment and a robot maintenance station were quietly integrated into the environment. There was also an electronic door next to it. I don’t know what strange things are behind the door.

So he stared at the extra things and changed his words again.

"I think I have equipment that can help you, but first, we might need to restore the power supply here."