Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The Mission of Being Born
Qin Xiao glanced at the newcomer. It was a Heavenly God-tier armored warrior. He had a dignified look on his face. Obviously, he was one of the management personnel here.
The red color of this Heavenly God-tier armored warrior's armor represented his strength and identity as a Heavenly God.
The Machine Tribe also categorized the armored warriors' strength based on their color. From silver to red to black to gold, they represented the level of Deity, Heavenly God, Almighty, and finally Dominator.
Ordinary Heavenly God-tier armored warriors were in silver armor. This type of armored warrior could be seen everywhere. Qin Xiao and the others had stayed here for more than a hundred years, but the most they had seen was silver armor.
Red armor represented the Heavenly God level. Qin Xiao and the others had not seen much over the years.
As for black armor, they had not seen it for the time being.
It was interesting to use the color of the armor to categorize the level of an armored warrior.
Of course, for Qin Xiao and the Huanghai Heavenly Emperor, it was not necessary. With their eyesight, no matter what the level of an armored warrior was, they could tell at a glance.
This kind of differentiation was only for the others. However, the most important thing was that it was a symbol of status. It was deliberately divided into levels.
The Machine World was also a world with a very strict hierarchy.
The red armored warrior directly assigned tasks to the silver armored warriors. These armored warriors who were sent by the spaceship had to start their mining life for a million years. Within a million years, they had to complete a high-reward task. If they could not complete it, they would be punished by digging for another million years.
In order to complete such a high-reward task, these armored warriors had to dig as hard as they could. They could not rest or be lazy. Otherwise, it would be difficult to complete the task.
It was because of such a high-reward task that many armored warriors would die of exhaustion in the mines.
After completing the task, they would receive a corresponding reward. Then, they could go back and rest for ten thousand years. After resting, they would continue to do the task. This cycle repeated until they died.
This was the portrayal of the enslaved people in this world. They lived the life of a slave.
Soon, the tasks were assigned. They were in groups of ten and entered a small mine. After the tasks were assigned, everyone moved quickly. It could be said that they were swift and decisive. They did not dare to hesitate in the slightest for fear of being punished.
In this place, any slight negligence could result in punishment. Moreover, the methods of punishment were extremely harsh. Often, people would be executed while still alive.
Qin Xiao and the Huanghai Celestial Emperor were in the same group. They followed the small team to the small mining area they were assigned to.
After entering the small mining area, the others began to work, burying their heads in their work without saying a word.
Qin Xiao was not surprised. These people were no different from cold puppets. Their minds were very simple. They only knew how to carry out orders and do their best to complete the task. These thoughts were deeply imprinted in the depths of their minds. There was no way to erase them.
This was similar to a puppet.
However, the Machine race did not have the skills to create Puppets. Therefore, they could only raise some humans in captivity and let them reproduce endlessly. This was an extremely low price to pay.
Moreover, the price of refining a large number of puppets would be extremely high.
Humans didn't need to pay any price to reproduce. All they needed was time.
The materials that life needed to survive were actually very, very low.
Qin Xiao and the Huanghai Celestial Emperor did not join the other teams. The two of them stood there and looked around.
This place was mainly dominated by red essence stones. However, in addition to red essence stones, there were also other ores. Qin Xiao did not have much research in this area, so he could not recognize many of them.
These ores were very, very hard. Even with Qin Xiao's strength, it was impossible to get too much of them at one time, let alone the level of an ordinary God. It was naturally very difficult for these God-level armored warriors to mine the ores. Therefore, their mining speed was also very slow. They had to cut open the ores bit by bit and mine them piece by piece.
At this speed, it was difficult to mine a fist-sized ore in a day. Moreover, this consumption was very high. Therefore, they could not mine for too long. After mining for a period of time, they had to rest and recover.
"Why are the two of you still standing there? Hurry up and get to work. If you continue to be lazy, you won't be able to complete the task. Every hundred years, someone will come to check. If you can't complete the task, you will be punished. "A voice suddenly sounded in Qin Xiao and the Huanghai Celestial Emperor's ears.
After entering this small mine, they were completely isolated from the outside world.
Although the patrolling people occasionally passed by, they did not come in to check. As long as there was no movement inside, it was relatively quiet and safe.
It was okay to be lazy, but if the amount of the task was not completed during the inspection once every hundred years, they would be severely punished. Not many people could bear this kind of punishment.
Therefore, the armored warriors began to mine desperately as soon as they came in. They only dared to rest when the task was completed.
People like Qin Xiao and the Huanghai Celestial Emperor who rested as soon as they came in were unheard of. Therefore, the voice kindly reminded them.
Qin Xiao looked over and found that the person who reminded him was none other than the person he and the Huanghai Celestial Emperor saw on the spaceship before, serial number Xing He 56716. Qin Xiao had some impression of this person.
He was not like the other armored warriors. His eyes were clear and he had some independent thoughts. He was not a walking corpse or a complete puppet.
It was indeed a rare and precious thing for such a person to exist in this world.
Qin Xiao said to Xing He 56716, "It's okay. We just need to rest for half a day. It won't be a problem."
If they only rested for half a day, it would not be a problem.
After hearing Qin Xiao's words, Xing He 56716 did not say anything else, "That's good. You two can rest first."
It was obvious that this person was quite warm-hearted.
Of course, he took the initiative to speak to Qin Xiao because he felt that Qin Xiao and the Huanghai Celestial Emperor were on the same side as him.
Previously on the spaceship, he had been observing Qin Xiao and the Huanghai Celestial Emperor. Now that he had entered the small mining area and saw the behavior of Qin Xiao and the Huanghai Celestial Emperor, he was even more certain that Qin Xiao was on the same side as him. Therefore, he came over and kindly reminded him.
Seeing that Xing He 56716 was about to continue mining, Qin Xiao stopped him and said, "Brother, have you been mining here for a long time?"
"Huh?" Hearing Qin Xiao's strange question, Xing He 56716 looked at Qin Xiao strangely. Obviously, he did not understand Qin Xiao's question.
Qin Xiao explained, "It's like this. This is the first time we have entered the mining area to carry out a mission. Therefore, there are many things that we don't understand and are also curious about."
After hearing Qin Xiao's explanation, Xing He 56716 suddenly felt relieved. No wonder he felt so unfamiliar. It was his first time in the mining area.
Speaking of the time he spent mining, he still had a sad expression on his face. It was an unbearable memory for him.
The moment he thought about it, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
Shaking his head gently, he said, "This is the 107th time I have come to mine. It will be the beginning of another painful 100-year mission. Counting it, I have lived for more than 100 million years. However, I have spent most of these 100 million years in the mining area. "
"Mining, completing missions. This seems to have become my life's mission. It is a mission that I can't stop until I die."
"Day after day, year after year, I can't see the end of it. Sigh!"
Speaking of sad things, Xing He 56716 also felt a lot more emotional. The fact that he could have such thoughts meant that he had not been purified and enslaved by the thoughts of the mechanical world. He still retained his own subjective consciousness.
It was indeed rare to be able to remain untainted in this darkness.
This also made Qin Xiao curious about Xing He 56716.
Qin Xiao went along with his words and said, "Then what you mean is that from now on, my life will become dark? In the future, I will have to live a life of mining every day. Mining desperately, year after year, without any way to break free? "
"Yes, who isn't like this? It's the same for all of us. This is the mission we were born with, the mission of our ancestors, and the mission of generations after generations. Who can resist it? "Xinghe 56716 let out a long sigh, his tone full of helplessness.
Powerless to resist. How sad, how painful, and how helpless was this?
Qin Xiao nodded. He could understand the other party's feelings very well.
"But we can't get rid of this kind of life, right?" Qin Xiao said.
Xing He 56716 nodded and said, "Yes, we can't get rid of it. It's too painful. But no matter how painful it is, we can only live. Living is worse than death, living like walking corpses. Because we can't resist, we can't get rid of it. This is our fate. "
When people were helpless, they would accept their fate.
This was a kind of human nature.
These enslaved people had already played this kind of nature to the extreme.
They would not resist. They had even lost the consciousness to resist.
Once one's consciousness was completely lost, one would become a puppet.
Just like the other Armored Warriors, they were completely puppets. They didn't even have a mind of their own.
Xing He 56716 had lived in this world for hundreds of millions of years, but his mind had not been enslaved or purified. This was indeed a rare thing. It could be seen that this person's willpower was very strong. If he was placed in the Divine Realm, he would probably be a rare peerless genius.
Maybe he could achieve great things.
But in this place, it could be considered as a complete waste. Thinking about it, it made people feel a little regretful. Even Qin Xiao couldn't help but feel pity for him. In his heart, he also had some thoughts of helping this person.
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