Chapter 16 The First Molten Knight
"You are very good."
The man took a half step back. "You can call me Shadow, Shadow of the Empire."
An Ming thought that if he hadn't brought the transformation device, he would have set the sea on fire right here. A sword alone would not be enough to break out of the imperial court.
The Imperial Court is definitely one of the most heavily guarded areas in Grammer. It is still a bit far-fetched to think of breaking out of the siege relying solely on cold weapons. An Ming must first listen to what Ying is going to say.
An Ming naturally cared about the information about Liuying. No matter whether it was true or false, as long as it was information, it was worth listening to.
Ying anticipated An Ming's reaction, and knew that Liuying was the only one who could restrain the boy in front of him.
Cyborgs are controlled by the Hive, while humans are bound by their emotions.
"In the past, before [breeding] had fallen, Grammer was once on the brink of life and death. At that time, in order to fight against the insect plague, we created Grammer's first genetically modified human."
"A cyborg with Zerg vitality and human emotions - Titania."
Although An Ming had already guessed it in his heart, he was still shocked when he heard the truth. He looked at Titania on the throne and finally understood why the Queen always gave him a different feeling.
Maybe he had never seen the real Titania.
"According to the physical fitness of the cyborgs, the Iron Cavalry Molten Knight made from the remains of the Zerg is also a war weapon that only the cyborgs can control."
"But we soon discovered that the cyborgs could not truly mobilize the full power of the Molten Knight. The fuel required for driving is not only life, but also the emotions that burn everything."
"For this reason, we created the A-type cyborg, a total of 100, and transplanted Titania's emotional fragments into it, just to drive the original Molten Knight."
"The original... Molten Knight?"
"That was the prototype of all the Molten Knights. You can think of it as Unit-01. The Iron Knights that came after that were just replicas of the prototype's template, but their upper limit was far less than one-tenth of it."
Ying showed a look of reminiscence, and finally just chuckled: "But driving the prototype encountered unimaginable difficulties. The A-type modified people who were transplanted with emotions showed a symptom called entropy loss within a year. Titania's emotional fluctuations will cause a devastating blow to them."
"But just when we were about to give up, a miracle happened. After a certain recovery, the cyborg named A07 overcame the symptoms of loss of entropy. Another force appeared in her body to fight against the loss of entropy."
"In order to verify my guess, I put A07 back to you. I didn't expect that she actually had her own emotions and was the best candidate to control the prototype."
"Now, for Grammer's future, you or her."
"Someone needs to die."
Ying's voice was calm and indifferent. "I give you the right to choose, An Ming. You are the most outstanding talent in the empire in the past hundred years. I don't want to see you abandon your future for a mere cyborg."
"Let her die, and you can have a future and become a member of the parliament. Isn't this what your parents want?"
"You've made two mistakes."
An Ming took a step forward and looked at Ying calmly, "First, she is Liuying, not a 'mere cyborg' as you said."
"second."
The sharp sword energy was like a tsunami, instantly cutting a deep mark on the floor.
"My parents' expectations were never something so superficial."
An Ming turned around and left decisively, leaving Ying with a resolute back. Since they couldn't reach an agreement, there was no need to continue talking.
Ying just stared at the sword marks on the ground in silence, until he could no longer see An Ming's back, then he started laughing out loud.
"You lied to him."
Caesar walked out from the darkness nearby. He saw everything that had just happened.
Ying said nonchalantly: "So what, I already got the answer."
Liuying had no chance from the beginning. Only An Ming - this passionate emotion was the key to controlling the prototype.
Ying did not give An Ming the right to choose. From the beginning to the end, An Ming was the only one who needed to die.
As for Liuying, he never cared about cyborgs.
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"you are back!"
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Liuying rushing over like an excited kitten, showing off the transformation device in her hand and saying, "Try the decoration I made. Does it look good?"
The girl was almost writing "Praise me" on her face. An Ming felt that the pressure on his body was instantly dissolved by this gentleness. "It looks much better than before when I was bald."
"As long as you like it," Liuying's smile seemed to be able to melt the fatigue in her heart. Transparent blue wings like firefly wings were installed on both sides of the transformer, which originally had an alloy appearance, wrapping the transformer body inside.
Liuying seemed to have just remembered something after she finished speaking, and suddenly a hint of cute panic flashed across her beautiful eyes, "No, that's not right. It's not a surprise anymore if I show it to you now. Give it back to me!"
Under An Ming's amusing and helpless gaze, Liuying snatched the transformation device back with a slightly blushing face. She was so busy showing off her achievement to An Ming that she forgot that this was the surprise itself.
"forget."
"forget!"
Liuying stared at An Ming fiercely, her beautiful eyes filled with mist, as if she was about to cry in the next second.
"Eh? What happened just now?" An Ming scratched his head and pretended to be surprised, "I only saw the lovely Miss Liuying."
Liuying puffed her lips and stared at An Ming, as if she was playing a "don't laugh" challenge. Even after five minutes, she still couldn't find any flaws.
"Where's the cake?"
"I bought a strawberry cake and specifically picked out more strawberries."
"Wow!" Liuying instantly forgot about the incident. She happily took the cake but couldn't help feeling a little worried. "You know... in the eyes of outsiders, will this look like you're supporting me?"
"puff--"
An Ming, who had just taken a sip of water, spat it out again and replied expressionlessly: "Who told you that?"
Someone actually dared to lead his pure little firefly astray. It seemed that he was doomed to die.
Liuying blushed as she said, "I saw it in a novel... It was something like 'From now on, when you are with me, Young Master An, you only need to spend money, and I will pay for the rest'."
An Ming wanted to laugh, but seeing Liuying's serious expression, he answered sincerely: "You gave me something more important than money, so if I have to say it, it is Miss Liuying who supports me."
"Eh? Is that so?" Liuying blinked curiously, "What is the important thing?"
"Hmm~ A secret."
"An Ming, bad!"
Liuying put the cake on the table with a pouty mouth, put the transformation device into the gift box she had prepared in advance, coughed lightly and smiled, "Congratulations to our classmate An Ming for officially graduating today!"
Behind the bright smile was a gift that was prepared with great care. An Ming felt a little sour in the corners of his eyes. For a moment, he couldn't hold back the boiling emotions in his heart and hugged Liuying tightly.
"What are you doing? Hugging me all of a sudden."
Liuying was still holding the gift box in both hands, not knowing what to do, and her ears were red.
An Ming just felt the warmth of the fireflies, smelled the fragrance between her hair, and the gentle eyes of the girl.
"Meeting you is the best gift."