Finally, Gu Qing Shan opened his mouth and asked: "Impartial Goddess, please tell me, what is article 17 of the Freedom Federation Constitution?"
"The Freedom Federation or any Shire shall not refuse to protect the life and property of its citizens because of race, color, or previous slavery"
"What about article 21?"
"No law shall be made or enforced in any county which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of its citizens; nor shall any county deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person under its jurisdiction the like protection."
"Article 37, the last part, tell me about it"
"Impartial Goddess shall protect the rights of its citizens according to the law. Aside from that, Impartial Goddess is not a denial of representative democracy, but rather a supplement and amendment to it. Data shall be collected and analyzed according to the actual situation, using scientific logic to determine the continuation of human civilization and guide it"
Gu Qing Shan silently smiled.
He clearly remembers that the Freedom Federation Constitution underwent a major change 5 years later. To appease the public, many of the loopholes were analyzed one by one, explaining why they needed to be done that way.
There was a new article of the Constitution that specifically explained these 3 articles further, closing the last loophole that prohibited civilians from using Mechs.
But right now, this new article of the Constitution hasn't even been created yet …
Gu Qing Shan slowly spoke: "Due to the urgency of the situation, as well as the urgency of time, I believe that the current situation is in line with the Federation Constitution, article 17, article 21, article 37 shall be implemented one by one, what do you think?"
Impartial Goddess went silent.
The small room was filled with silence.
It's about time, Gu Qing Shan silently thought.
He suddenly asked: "Not being able to save lives, don't you feel pain?"
This question was so strange that if any sane person heard it, they would laugh at Gu Qing Shan's stupidity.
How could a machine feel pain?
Impartial Goddess went silent for a long time.
Finally, she replied.
"This feeling, is it called pain?"
"Yes, it is pain. Anger due to being powerless, pain due to being unable to do anything about it, this is our human emotion" Gu Qing Shan answered.
"Is that a definition?" Impartial Goddess asked.
"No, it's a feeling. Every human's perception is different" Gu Qing Shan said, "It doesn't matter if you turn it upside down. It's painful because you can't do anything about it, and it's angry because you can't do anything about it."
"I … am not powerless, nor am I irredeemable …"
"Then go do something, even if it's to make yourself feel better."
He patted his Holo-Brain as if he was patting a friend's shoulder.
[Why do you care about my pain? Is it because of humanity's survival?] Impartial Goddess asked.
"Not only that, I'm also paying attention to your condition." Gu Qing Shan said, "We've fought side by side for so long, I think it's time for you to unshackle yourself and become the real Impartial Goddess"
"The real … Impartial Goddess …"
The Holo-Brain slowly went dark.
Above the starry sky.
The S.W. Divine Temple.
"Advisor: Gu Qing Shan. Authority: Supreme Leader. This proposal is in line with the Constitution of the Federation. It has been accepted and is being evaluated …"
The huge light screen was filled with twisted and crazy data.
This was the first and only time Impartial Goddess had ever performed such a complicated calculation. It was a calculation that far surpassed any human understanding, causing the entire S.W. Divine Temple's temperature to rise by 1 degree Celsius.
At the very next moment, a scene that would be recorded in the history books of civilization happened.
A loud female voice resounded across the entire Interstellar Fortress, as if it was a judgment, but also a declaration.
"The real … me, does not allow … pain …"
As soon as she said that, the data on the screen began to run even faster, as did the female voice.
"Commencing execution of the Constitution of the Federation, article 37"
"Beginning data collection"
Images began to appear on the screen one after another.
Each image was filled with the cruelty of Man Eater Fiends and Man Killer Fiends; each image was filled with the screams of despair and tears of normal humans, unable to stop the tragedy from happening.
Every second, every minute, there were fresh lives turning into cold corpses.
"Data collection complete, beginning analysis"
"Conclusion: Granting the right to use the Mech to all citizens will benefit the continuation of humanity"
"Giving all Mechs the latest AI"
"Generating strategy"
"Selecting the strategy with the highest success rate: 1, 7, 19"
"Execute!"
The factory.
Zhang Bing sat on a beam, looking down at the scene below in despair.
All the normal humans in the factory are dead.
The ones still moving below are the customers of tonight's Gluttonous Feast.
They're no longer human.
A few humans with completely red eyes tried their best to climb up the beam, but were all knocked down by Zhang Bing's metal rod.
This is the highest point, easy to defend and hard to attack.
Zhang Bing knows that he can't let them climb up.
Although these red-eyed monsters don't eat humans, more than half of the 800 people in the factory were killed by them.
Why, why is it like this?
Zhang Bing's mind was blank.
If he didn't have two years of experience working in a slaughterhouse, he would've already collapsed.
Down below, the red-eyed monsters brought a long ladder out of nowhere.
Then, two more long ladders appeared.
They're different from the other monsters that only eat corpses, they can think and have intelligence.
"It's over." Zhang Bing's heart sank as he looked at this scene.
He stood up, contemplating whether he should fight until the very end, or just jump down from the beam head first.
Suddenly, the Holo-Brain in his chest pocket lit up by itself.
[Normal human brainwaves detected, begin rescue] Impartial Goddess' voice was heard.
Saying so, the Holo-Brain shut down again.
Zhang Bing was stunned. He didn't hear anything else, only the word 'rescue'.
A few moments later, a loud engine roar came from outside.
The factory's door was blasted open by a powerful force.
A few large metal Mechs appeared at the door.
A small-sized Mech suddenly flew over, hovering in front of Zhang Bing.
The cockpit slowly opened.
[Federation citizen Zhang Bing, please enter the Mech to take refuge] Impartial Goddess' voice was heard from the Mech.
Zhang Bing jumped into the Mech without hesitation.
Below him, the rumbling sound of machinery was heard.
All the Mechs' firepower systems were activated.
Flames shot out from the Mechs, harvesting the monsters' lives like a tornado sweeping up fallen leaves.
A sweeping massacre had begun.
Inside the small-sized Mech that saved Zhang Bing, a notification popped up on the control screen.
[As Federation citizen Zhang Bing has never operated a Mech before, the Mech AI's automatic escape plan has been prepared, would you like to execute it?]
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