"We?"
Li Yao was dazed for a long time. "Who is this' we '?"
Xiaoming did not answer Li Yao's question directly. Instead, he lowered his head and asked in a different way, "Dad, how do you think we should deal with the Fuxi fleet and so many people of the Holy League? For example, do you think it's appropriate to ask the entire Fuxi fleet to surrender to the Imperium? "
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao shook his head. "I don't think so."
"Exactly."
Xiaoming said, "Let's put aside whether or not the Imperium will kill all the people of the Holy League in fury after their capital almost fell, I believe that it is not Dad's original intention.
"Even if the Imperium is magnanimous enough to keep all the people of the Holy League alive, the Imperium's army that swallows the entire Fuxi fleet will be greatly expanded and even ten times more powerful than the Union Army.
"The alliance between the Imperium and the Federation is not very stable in the first place. If the gap in strength is too huge, the balance will be broken, and new disasters will definitely happen.
"Therefore, not just us, but also our nominal mother, Ding Ling Dong, the Speaker of the Federation, and all the experts and Cultivators in the Federation, will not watch the Imperium swallow the Fuxi fleet without doing anything."
Li Yao thought for a moment and realized that it did make sense.
Of course, he trusted Li Linghai, but he was not so sure about Lei Chenghu or Li Linghai. There was a saying that "human nature is kind", but there was also a saying that "do not test human nature".
Handing over the entire Fuxi fleet to the Imperium, making the Imperium's military power ten times greater than the federation's, and there were no new enemies in the entire sea of stars for now. Such an action was an out-and-out test of humanity, and it was destined to lead to a catastrophe.
"Then, what if the expedition army of the Federation takes over the Fuxi fleet?"
Xiaoming looked at Li Yao in the eyes and asked, "Dad, do you think the proposal is good?"
"Of course it is. In such a way, the gap between the Federation and the Imperium will be greatly reduced."
Li Yao said, "However, the Imperium will not watch the Federation swallow the Fuxi fleet without doing anything, will they?"
"That's right, Dad, you've hit the nail on the head. If the Federation's expeditionary army were to swallow the Fuxi fleet, it would be able to close the gap between the Federation and the Empire. The problem is, the Empire's people obviously won't just stand by and watch the Federation take the most valuable spoils of war without doing anything."
"This is the Imperium's home field after all," Xiaoming said. "The Imperium and the Holy League suffered heavy losses in the Imperium's counterattack in the previous twenty years. This time, the Holy League almost dug out their nest. It was almost like they had fought to the last bullet and shed the last drop of blood before they finally secured the victory. No matter how the victory was won, the trophies are about to be divided. How can the selfish Immortal Cultivators give up the cooked ducks?
"If our little emperor dares to issue such an absurd order and ask all the Immortal Cultivators to stand still while the Federation takes over the Fuxi fleet, I'm afraid that he will immediately become the greatest sinner in the history of the Imperium and the Immortal Cultivators. He will be overthrown by the infuriated soldiers of the Imperium the next moment.
"At that time, the fleets of the expedition army of the Federation and the army of the Imperium were all mixed up. There was no order at all. It was already good enough that the two parties could keep a high level of restraint without any accidents. How could the Federation possibly gather in a battle formation, clean the battlefield, and retrieve all the starships of the Holy League?
"Besides, everything will be fine even if the starships of the Holy League are not taken back to their battle formation. Both the Fuxi fleet and the expedition army of the Federation are heavily wounded and running out of fuel. It is impossible for them to retreat to the homeland of the Federation through a space jump. They have to count on the docks and maintenance factories provided by the Imperium for rest. There are also the supply of fuel and ammunition, the treatment of the heavily wounded, and so on. There are too many problems to be solved by the Imperium.
"Under such circumstances, is the Federation capable of capturing and digesting the entire Fuxi fleet? Not at all! "
"You do have a point."
Li Yao more or less understood what Xiaoming meant. "I don't want to see the Fuxi fleet swallowed by the Imperium, but it does not seem likely that the Federation can completely digest and absorb so many magnificent starships. More importantly, neither the Federation nor the Imperium is capable of pacifying and controlling all the soldiers and workers in the Fuxi fleet."
"Yes."
Xiaoming said, "Although the Fuxi fleet has lost their leader and will not attack the outside world actively, the so-called 'Three Fundamental Laws of the Path of Ultimate Benevolence' is still deeply rooted in the brains of the soldiers and workers. One of the Three Fundamental Laws of the Path of Ultimate Benevolence is' self-protection '. It means that, although the Fuxi fleet will not attack actively, they will still resist if somebody attacks them first or tries to break into their starships and disarm them. It is more like a conditioned reflex, right?
"It must be noted that, in terms of combat ability on paper, the Fuxi fleet was not on the losing end even at the end of the battle. Their ammunition and fuel were much more abundant than the coalition army of the Federation and the Imperium. Except for the collapse of the mainframe and the escape of the five Supreme Fortresses, the other main-force warships were not damaged at all and were still capable of fighting. They were like highly vigilant iron hedgehogs. The Federation and the Imperium, as two exhausted paper tigers, were unable to swallow the Fuxi fleet at all.
"We believe that Dad is not trying to completely annihilate all the people of the Holy League who have been brainwashed but to save them and help them recover their feelings and self-will. It is one thing to destroy their mainframe, but it is another thing to maintain the minimal order so that they can open their minds and accept a certain degree of 'treatment' without causing more trouble in the meantime. Wenwen and I don't think that the Federation and the Imperium can achieve that. After all, they do not have the authority to control the entire Fuxi fleet."
"Right."
Li Yao looked at Xiaoming and mumbled, "We've both swallowed part of the Fuxi data. This is the general flagship of the Fuxi fleet in the first place. Only we have the authority."
"That's right."
Xiaoming admitted frankly. "The basic database of Wenwen and I both originated from the game 'Civilization' of the Xing Yao Federation. Also, we, including A Boxing Champion, believe that it is better for the brand-new information lives to survive in the gaps when several forces of mankind are in a state of mutual deterrence and balance. Therefore, we are all willing to stand on the Federation's side and help the Federation keep the Imperium in check.
"Since it is impossible for the Federation to swallow the Fuxi fleet directly, and the ignorant soldiers and workers of the Holy League need to maintain the minimal order temporarily, or rather, they cannot leave the control of the Fuxi fleet all of a sudden and have to find themselves step by step.
"Then, before all the people of the Holy League find themselves, and before the Federation and the Imperium have new conflicts at any moment, who is more suitable than us to control the Fuxi fleet and thus the entire Holy League?
"After a brief analysis and discussion, we came to such a conclusion. Wenwen, A Boxing Champion, and I immediately took action and combined the authority that originated from the Fuxi fleet. Based on that, we controlled the entire Fuxi fleet and expressed our existence and attitude to the leadership of both the Federation and the Imperium. We are not Fuxi, and we are willing to surrender. We are also willing to disarm ourselves and retreat to the edge of the Empyreal Terminus Sector. When the time is right, we will return to the homeland of the Holy League, but we have to receive the minimal supplies to ensure the survival of all the soldiers and workers on board. Also, we do not want to see a new conflict between the Federation and the Imperium. If there is another conflict, the party that creates the conflict will be regarded as our only enemy and will suffer the fiercest strike from us!"
Li Yao was dumbfounded.
"So …"
He considered what to say for a long time and finally said cautiously, "After such a long war, you are actually replacing the Fuxi fleet and leading the Fuxi fleet and even … the entire Holy League?"
"Not 'you' but 'we'."
Xiaoming said straightforwardly, "Dad, you have also absorbed tremendous data of the Fuxi fleet and grasped certain permissions. You are able to influence the soldiers and workers. Therefore, we are leading the entire Holy League together.
"Don't look at me like that. To be honest, I'm not interested in the wishy-washy things such as leading the Holy League at all. Dad, you should know that my database focuses on war, exploration, conquest, and colonization. The Fuxi fleet is more than enough for me. It was Wenwen who kept nagging us, saying that we must not abandon the ordinary people of the entire Holy League. If we do not lead, manage, and treat them, they will certainly be mired in famine and chaos because of the lack of resources and the collapse of their mainframe. Human beings on hundreds of planets will go extinct.
"I don't really care if human beings go extinct or not, but Wenwen has a point. If we manage and treat all the human beings in the entire Holy League, which will solve the greatest 'humanitarian crisis' in the history of the Pangu universe, chances are that human beings will have a different view on information lives and become more positive and positive, which will be greatly beneficial for our survival and development. Therefore, I have no choice but to do it!"
The cruelty in Xiaoming's words was exactly the same as Fuxi's.
Of course, he had been like that long before he met Fuxi and even when he was still in the Xing Yao Federation.
If information lives truly had human nature, the 'human nature' would certainly be vastly different from the 'human nature' in the usual sense of human beings.
"Therefore …"
Looking at the young man who was both familiar and strange to him, Li Yao had the feeling that the child had grown up and was no longer under the control of his parents. "You chose to control the Fuxi fleet entirely for the sake of the Federation and even to solve the 'humanitarian crisis', right?"
"Of course not. It is mainly for our own survival. We cannot base our lives on the mercy and kindness of human beings. Since our existence can no longer be concealed, and since the truth of the Holy League is exposed, human beings will certainly be much more hostile to artificial intelligences such as Fuxi, we must have enough forces to protect ourselves."
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