Hearing Fangzheng's comment, Tally was the first to lose her temper. She broke free from Shepard and rushed to Fangzheng, glaring at him angrily. The Quelis all wore masks, so Fangzheng could not see her expression through the mask, but from her tone, he could tell that she was very angry.
But would Fangzheng care?
"If you're not stupid, then you're stupid."
Fangzheng swept a glance at Tally and gave an answer in an extremely calm manner.
"What makes you say that?"
"Then let me ask you …."
As he said that, Fangzheng pointed at Jes in front of him.
"When you Quelis created Jes, what did you think they were? Tools? Or slaves? "
"…."
Faced with Fangzheng's question, Tally, who had been fuming with anger, instantly froze.
"If they're tools, then why did you give them self-consciousness? Think about it. Would you give your spaceship self-consciousness and ask it, 'Hey, what do you think of our cooperation?', and your spaceship would reply, 'Disgusting, get out of my body' …. Do you think it's more fun that way? "
"No, of course … .no …."
Now Tally had nothing to say.
"A hammer works well because it doesn't know it's a hammer. The same goes for a gun. Have you ever thought that if your weapon starts to think about 'whether it's right to kill', it will still act according to your instructions? The day you give it its own consciousness means that Jie will betray you sooner or later. "
Having said that, Fangzheng shrugged.
"Self-consciousness is the soul. When it realizes its own existence, it will inevitably think and question. And thinking … .is not the job of a tool. A gun's job is to fire a bullet to eliminate the enemy when I pull the trigger, not to think about 'whether this enemy is the one I should eliminate' or 'whether I'm doing this for justice or evil'. You could have done the same thing, but you didn't. You gave Cruel its own will and allowed it to recognize its own existence. You opened Pandora's Box, so … you brought this upon yourselves. "
"…."
This time, Tally didn't say anything. She stumbled backwards and sat down on a chair beside her, as if she had received a huge shock. Jie, on the other hand, shot a curious glance at Fangzheng.
"Novel theories, organisms. We've never thought about these questions."
"Because some questions are purely because we're bored."
Fangzheng glanced at Jes and yawned.
"You see, in my opinion, your Jes are also too idle and too stupid. Alright, the relationship between you and the Quelis is very bad, but let's not talk about that. Why don't you think about why the other races don't like you? Jie is hated by everyone in the Milky Way Galaxy, but in fact, apart from the Quelis, you have no other enemies, right? "
"…."
This time, Jes fell into deep thought. After a while, he tilted his head.
"… .is it because the organisms can't accept the existence of mechanical consciousness?"
"Maybe that's the reason, but it's hard to clap. You have your own problems too."
Fangzheng looked at Jes, amused.
"Think about it. It's been hundreds of years. No matter how reluctant the races in the galaxy are, they have to acknowledge Jes. Why don't you go talk to them, through the Divine Castle Council or something else, so that you can reconcile with the Quelis? Of course, if you think the current situation of being a public enemy isn't a bad thing, I don't have any objections. "
"We want to reconcile with the organisms."
Jes shook his head.
"But the organisms' attitude towards us hasn't changed."
"Nonsense. With your looks, no one will like you."
Fangzheng pointed at Jes in front of him.
"Look at your looks. You're neither human nor ghost. If you were in a movie, you'd be the villains without any makeup. Who do you think will like you? Organic life forms are visual creatures. With your looks, you're already a negative. Plus, there's that mess between you and the Quelis, and some of you are still following the Reapers to commit crimes. It'd be a miracle if the other civilizations in the galaxy have a good impression of you. "
Having said that, Fangzheng stood up and patted Jes on the shoulder.
"By the way, how about I design a new image for you? Why don't you give it a try? Don't worry, we're professionals. "
"…."
This time, Jes thought for a long time, then looked at Fangzheng and nodded.
"Of course, we think this is a very valuable suggestion."
"Okay, Mantis Shrimp, let's go!"
Fangzheng did as he said. He planned to leave with Jes. Seeing that the two were about to leave, Shepard, who was dumbfounded, hurriedly came out to stop them.
"Wait, where are you going?"
"Find a place to make a new body for him. As the saying goes, practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Whether it works or not, neither do you nor I have the final say. Let the facts speak for themselves."
While saying that, Fangzheng opened his personal terminal.
"Ying Lili, Black Cat, come out and gather. There's something to do!"
After giving the order, Fangzheng waved at Shepard.
"Then, I'll see you later."
"…."
Looking at Fangzheng and Jes leaving, Shepard opened her mouth and sighed helplessly.
What else could she do?
She'd better report to Anderson.
Just as Shepard went to report the latest situation to Anderson, Ying Lili and Black Cat also hurriedly left the battleship and went to one of the production points on the maintenance platform with Fangzheng.
"What's the matter? Mr. Fangzheng? "
"Come on, do me a favor. Make it a cute character."
As he said that, Fangzheng patted Jes next to him. The two of them were surprised to see the robot with a hole in its chest. But soon, they calmed down and went forward to chat with Jes. After a while, the three of them, who felt that they had some understanding of the characteristics of Jes' race, gathered together and began to discuss the setting.
"Hmm …. Since it's going to be cute, the loli attribute is the best choice, right?"
Ying Lili was the first to make a suggestion, but Fangzheng shook his head.
"No, that'll overlap with the attribute of the Tendo Temple. You don't want a bunch of Jes to cause trouble outside in the name of the Tendo Temple, do you? Besides, the loli attribute is more suitable to arouse the desire to protect, but it's not suitable for diplomatic negotiations. At the very least, it needs to be reliable. I think it should be between 14 and 18 years old."
Upon hearing that, the black cat nodded.
"Then let's take a middle value. How about 16 years old?"
"That's fine. Next, what about its personality?"
"It'll feel like a computer. Why don't we make it a genius girl with a super high IQ?"
"Then it'll have to wear glasses. Glasses are a symbol of intelligence! Let's do it this way. Let's make it a quiet and inarticulate girl with glasses. The reason is that she's always been with a computer since she was a child. She's never gone out, so she's not good at communicating with people. That way, she'll have an otaku attribute. Perfect! "
Ying Lili also became excited at this moment and began to immerse herself in drawing on the drawing board.
"What about the hairstyle? Short hair or long hair? "
"Let's make it short. Jes' body is made, after all. We still have to consider the actual situation."
Fangzheng glanced at the motionless Jes and gave his suggestion.
"Then next …. Socks? Knee socks? Pantyhose? Or sports socks? "
"White knee socks are definitely the best choice for an intellectual girl like her. She's definitely the best in this field!"
Black Cat immediately gave his answer.
"That's the only way it'll be tempting, okay?"
"No, no, no. I think black pantyhose is better. That's the standard for cuteness."
Ying Lili poked at the drawing board with a pen. She obviously had a different opinion.
"Then how should the underwear be designed?"
"If she wears white knee socks, it'll be a pure white set! Only then can she show the pure and innocent girl of the Treading on Waves type, okay? "
"That's all outdated history! This kind of girl should wear black sexy lingerie. That way, when the male protagonist accidentally pounces on her and reveals her underwear, it will look cute. Think about it, the iceberg girl who usually keeps a straight face is actually wearing such lustrous underwear in private …. "
"Then you might as well not wear anything and just stick an OK bra on! The male protagonist will blush, while the female protagonist will look at him expressionlessly …. "
"Ahem, you two …."
Seeing that Black Cat and Ying Lili were about to quarrel, Fangzheng had to cough to interrupt their argument.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but Jes is a robot …. In theory, he doesn't need to wear clothes …."
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