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When did the child I raised think about myself?

Shao Jun who got off Skynet was still completely dazed. Before going offline, Estin patted him sympathetically: "You should think about it again."

What are you thinking about?Shao Jun sat in a daze in the spacious study of the Marshal's Mansion. Without much effort, he found the "gift" in the hidden compartment on the bookcase in the study, an exquisite jewelry box that needed fingerprints to open, but this did not stop Shao Jun. Inside the box is a pair of simple mithril rings, but from the simple lines and the eye-catching merchant logo on the outer box, it can be seen that this pair of rings should be very expensive.

Shao Jun, who had never been married or in love in two lifetimes and had a blank sheet of paper, put the ring back as it was, with mixed feelings in his heart.

How to do?

Consider what?

Before he could figure out what to do, Ke Xia came back in a hurry.This time, it was still a short stay, and I had to go out for inspection the next day.

After a sumptuous dinner, Ke Xia leaned on the sofa and looked at the rare and gorgeous sunset with fish scales intertwined with fiery red and blue outside the window, and chatted with his robot: "The empire is still heavily occupied, but Ke Hua has successfully succeeded , everything seems to be calm, but I really still don't believe that Ke Ji is really dead. There is also the Zerg base, which is still not whereabouts, and all the locators have been interfered and destroyed, but Jem and Gu Lei have thought of a way to use it. The most primitive tracking potion, but it seems that the empire will not release the zerg in the short term. The worm nests on the surface of the planet have all been destroyed. I really hope that Ke Hua will be more sober, at least in line with his holy and benevolent image, and stop going crazy. The Zerg got it out."

Shao Jun asked, "Will Ke Hua reveal your identity?"

Ke Xia lay on the sofa indifferently: "Probably not, after all, I also have the right to inherit the empire. After becoming the emperor, my thoughts may be different, but I should only think of ways to get rid of me instead of revealing my identity. It doesn’t matter even if it is announced, if people are unwilling to accept the exiled county king of the empire as the marshal of the alliance in the new free and equal alliance, then I will resign and take you to find a quiet place to live without caring about anything. Or - we Go back to the Emerald Star?"

Shao Jun cleared the dining table: "You like mechs, right? You also like fighting." To retire to a deserted star, no parent would be happy to see their children have such a plan for the future.

Ke Xia thought about it and smiled: "Yes, but don't forget that I have been playing for many years, and now I think it is a very good idea to retire. The dream of many veterans is to retire safely and return to their hometowns. Marry and have children."

Shao Jun was silent, and similarly Ke Xia said before that he wanted to retire. He didn't take it seriously at that time, so when he found out that he was the object of marriage after retiring, not the robot nanny of the new family, how did he feel? Still very complicated.

At this time, Ke Xia looked at the sunset outside, and felt that the atmosphere was good for the foreseeable future. He needed further physical contact, so he hinted to his robot: "The wind is a bit cool."

Then his robot went over to close the window very directly and without any surprise, and then pressed the indoor thermostat. He laughed dumbfounded, and reached out to call his robot: "Come here, look at such a beautiful sunset, come and hug me, accompany me one time."

But Shao Jun's heart rang out, "I have the urge to beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep..." That too powerful words flashed across the screen in his mind again, and he said calmly, "My hands are dirty."

Ke Xia laughed on the sofa, a little helpless at his incomprehensible robot and a little funny at himself, then he stood up barefoot, with blond hair falling on his shoulders, blue eyes with a hot smile, He walked over to his robot on the soft wool rug and gave him a firm hug.

Dazed and staring blankly at his robot in the glow, he thought that he could go one step further, perhaps teaching his robot to kiss—but the hateful doorbell rang: "Your Excellency the Marshal, Onegin The President and Mr. Hanama are visiting, they have already entered the outer courtyard and are getting off the car, the guards are asking whether to enter the inner courtyard."

The central control computer Qiangwei notified the visitors of the Marshal's Mansion untimely.

Shao Jun finally got a suitable excuse to escape in this ambiguous and dangerous situation, completely ignoring the need to continue to cover himself, and replied very quickly: "Please come in, the president must have something important to do."

Ke Xia was a little depressed. He buried his head in the robot's arms and raised his eyes in dissatisfaction. A pair of blue eyes stared at his robot: "What important things can they have?"

Shao Jun reacted quickly: "Information from the empire?"

Ke Xia sneered, and Anatoly's hearty laughter came: "I know you don't want to see me, because the military expenditure has been cut."

Ke Xia let go of the robot's hand, and threw his body back on the soft sofa, his face full of desire and dissatisfaction: "It's good to know, the Zerg has not been wiped out, the empire is eyeing, and the wounded and retired soldiers need to be appeased, tell me now Cut military spending!"

Anatoly walked in, carrying a basket of precious fruits and wine in his hand, next to Huajianfeng was wearing a large and soft cloak, the hood on the cloak covered his hairy head, handsome His face was pale, and he looked at them with a smile and greeted: "Anatole said that he has something to discuss with the marshal, and he came to visit your marshal's mansion by the way."

Ke Xia said: "Thank you, the president had better draw a clear line with me, come here at night, are you afraid of being seen by reporters writing scribbles?"

Shao Jun stepped forward to pick up the basket of fruit and put it on the table that had just been cleaned up. Anatoly said helplessly, "You know, it was only during the Dukedom of Hawke. I can fully support the military expenditure. Now the New Liberty Alliance All of a sudden, it has expanded into this way, and it is still a poor country full of holes and water. There is still a huge deficit in the original alliance. All countries cannot pay membership dues, infrastructure, schools, welfare for women, elderly and children. The military expenditure is too high, I really have no choice but to let the Onegin family contribute money to build the alliance, right?"

Ke Xia said lazily: "Hehe, I don't think the Onegin family will be free for a while. If you can really ask me to raise military expenses, there is no way I can do it."

Anatole said: "What method, don't think about smuggling. I just recently organized a severe crackdown on smuggling, so as to recover some losses from the border tax. The military must cooperate. Don't think I don't know, smuggling is the most powerful Even within the military, the empire is also strictly investigating, obviously they are also poor... I don’t know how many smugglers have been enriched.”

Ke Xia sneered: "The soldiers I brought were not smugglers, but how could I remember that the Onegin family is the big smugglers, why have they become innocent now..."

Anatoly said sternly: "AG Company has always been a very socially responsible company, and there is no violation of the law."

Ke Xia was speechless, and glanced at Feng Jian: "Shao Feng can walk now? Are you recovering well?"

Hua Jianfeng said: "Yes, thank you for your concern. I see that you still have important matters to discuss. Du Yin and I will visit your mansion first, and you and Anatole will chat slowly."

After finishing speaking, he pulled Shao Jun away, Anatoly saw that Ke Xia was still chasing Shao Jun, and teased: "We won't interrupt your good deeds, the sunset today is really beautiful." Melting Gold Under the sunset, it is the most suitable for kissing, because the other party is too beautiful' I remember a poem saying so."

For some reason, Ke Xia's face suddenly became hot, and he turned his head and said, "Go to the study, you are really a prodigal son in love."

Anatoly smiled, and entered the study side by side with him.

In the garden, the sunset was gradually darkening, Hua Jianfeng said: "Xia is actually worried about me, after all, I have a disgraceful background, so why don't you just come out and let them talk about the alliance."

Shao Jun said: "I think he just doesn't want to talk to Anatole, and he just wants to talk to you. Whether it's the Earl, the Marshal, or the Frost Crow, they all value you as an ally."

Hua Jianfeng smiled: "I think of Ling Lan'er saying that you are a very gentle person, you are really considerate and calm."

Shao Jun asked: "How is she now?"

Hua Jianfeng said: "She is preparing for a concert tour at Silver Star, and she will return to the alliance soon, and sent me an email today, asking how my condition is, and greetings to you and Xia."

Shao Jun said, "Is everything normal now?"

Huajianfeng shook his head: "There is no problem with big movements, fine movements can't be done, and writing is still not good, but there is no problem with speech. It may take a while to say that the fusion of spiritual power - where did you go to find this Luo Dan? It is profound."

Shao Jun smiled and said nothing, Hua Jianfeng looked at him: "Anatole said that after I was unconscious, he met me on Skynet, and asked me about surgery, I don't remember at all."

Shao Jun said: "Maybe it's just for a while, you will remember it after a while?"

Hua Jianfeng looked at him deeply: "The count said he also saw you in Skynet."

Shao Jun was noncommittal, Hua Jianfeng said softly: "I will never remember that memory again, will I?"

Shao Jun prevaricates: "I don't know either, the human brain is amazing."

Hua Jianfeng sighed softly in the evening wind: "Who can knock on the door of your heart? Du Yin, I know you don't trust me, will one day, I even forget your existence? Like those distant legends The fox spirit Xuenv in the movie, after confusing people, erases all people's memories."

Shao Jun: "..."

Hua Jianfeng smiled: "I'm still very happy to meet you, thank you very much, if you really think it's better for me to forget, I am willing to forget, although I am very reluctant."

Shao Jun couldn't bear it anymore: "Young Master Feng, I'm just a very ordinary person, no different from other people."

Hua Jianfeng looked up at him: "Don't you know how special you are?"

Shao Jun said: "What's so special? Don't say it's because I'm a robot." He had just been stimulated by Skynet, and couldn't help repeating the words of the psychologist in Skynet: "Robots and humans are different species. Qualities and characteristics that surpass human beings are all given by human beings."

"Are you just envious of the abilities that you humans have given me? For example, extraordinary endurance, fast and accurate calculation ability, and strong physical strength. Are you saying that any of these things that any robot can do is special?" He slightly took some sarcasm.

Hua Jianfeng smiled and shook his head: "Don't be angry, you are blaming me, who offended you? Xia?"

Shao Jun couldn't understand Huajianfeng's jumpy conversational thinking: "Aren't you talking to me? What's the matter with Guan Xia?"

Hua Jianfeng laughed dumbly: "Didn't you realize that you are becoming more and more human? You will perfunctory me, get anxious, get angry, comfort, and question. You are changing, Du Yin, I don't treat you as a robot , Xia should have already discovered your difference."

Shao Jun said: "But he doesn't treat me as a human being, I'm still his property, he can dispose of every part of me without asking my opinion." Even if it's just as an elder who accompanied him and helped him grow up?He just... decided his future just like that, without asking his opinion. He admitted that after seeing the psychological consultation, he was in a state of restlessness and at a loss, and didn't know how to deal with this child.

Huajianfeng smiled: "It's just possessiveness. I believe he will never hurt you. Don't be so disturbed. You have to believe that he will love you. You need to be honest with him about your thoughts, not cover up."

Shao Jun said: "Do you regard possessiveness as love?"

Hua Jianfeng looked at him as if he was looking at a child who hadn't opened his heart, and said in a persuasive way: "Possessiveness is mutual. People who love each other will long for the other party to be faithful to themselves. You are unique to the other party. He has possessive desires for you. Don't you have it for him?"

Shao Jun was stunned: "Why should I be possessive of him?"

Hua Jianfeng was stunned, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have made a mistake: "Wait a minute, Du Yin, I want to confirm with you first, you know what it means for human beings to love each other, right? It's the kind between spouses, between lovers. kind of."

Shao Jun said: "Of course I know."

Hua Jianfeng held his breath and confirmed with him: "So you know what love is, and then, you don't love your master?"

Shao Jun seemed to be struck by lightning: "What makes you think I love Xia? When I knew him, he was just a child!"

Hua Jianfeng looked at him incredulously: "Du Yin, I think you have to understand him. Any human being who has been with him for a long time when he was alone and helpless, saved him, assisted him, and treated him as a part of his life. It is easy to think that this person loves himself deeply for the person who will give everything for him.”

"You are not his parents, but you have done so much for him. Even if you are a parent, it is difficult to be like you. Whatever he wants, you will find him."

"You have already developed self-awareness, Duin. I don't know what is the difference between you and us, but even if a robot is willing to sacrifice itself for the master engraved in the central core, you have already done far more than ordinary robots can do." Something. It is precisely because we treat you as a human being that we think that you love him deeply, and that we have paid so much for him. Ke Xia must respond to your affection, otherwise it will be disappointing you."

Shao Jun looked at Huajianfeng, unbelievable: "You guys?" That's why there were so many strange conversations in the past, they actually thought that he and Ke Xia had long been lovers?

Huajianfeng nodded and confirmed: "Yes, we, including Anatole, including Frostcrow, although they don't know your identity and just treat you as an ordinary person, but even I who know your identity, I firmly believe that A little. Although you may not understand this kind of human love, but for us humans, only love can explain your dedication."

Shao Jun was at a loss: "No human being would do this? When he was in danger, he was just a child. I...he is my responsibility. I can't just sit idly by. You guys would definitely do the same." He He has begun to recall the past incoherently, and analyze the normality of his behavior. He is obviously a very ordinary human soul, but because his robot body gave him more abilities, he can do these things.

Hua Jianfeng laughed: "No, we will only send him to the orphanage, and at most give him a little more money. We will never sacrifice our own interests, time, energy, and even life when we are overwhelmed. You don't care about his illness. You took the risk to be my substitute, you exiled the planet for him to accompany him, and you even contributed to the disintegration of the Western Continent Alliance for him. Anatoly liked you very much, why did you stop? Because you understand Xia’s kindness so well, too Perseverance, he knows he can't replace it, so he settles for the next best thing." He laughed at himself slightly.

He glanced at Shao Jun's bewildered face, and gradually began to sympathize with Ke Xia: "Maybe we really made a mistake, if you don't love him, then you can only say that you are the most sympathetic philanthropist I have ever seen , the real Holy Mother. You have too many opportunities to leave, but you have been giving. If it is said that everything is written in your central core to obey the master's order... I think it is for you and for Xia , is another kind of cruelty.”

The night has completely fallen, and the gorgeous sunset glow in the sky has completely disappeared into the darkness. In the silent garden, there is still a strong fragrance of roses, but Shao Jun does not have a human sense of smell. He only knows through the sensor that the air quality is very good and has the fragrance of roses. .It is the scent of roses after being exposed to the sun, which is different from the scent of roses in the morning, and also different from the scent of roses in the midday sun. Only a living life can experience this subtle and beautiful difference.

He can only imagine such a taste based on the memories of human beings in the past.

And at this moment, use his limited emotional experience to recall all the details of getting along with Ke Xia, to confirm whether he really gave the wrong signal.

Hua Jianfeng spoke softly: "It's normal for him to be possessive of you with his personality. If you really don't love him, stop your efforts. I don't know if you can ask the central core to control your behavior. I can help you if you need it."

He stretched out his index finger and lightly tapped the robot's forehead: "It's just canceling the master in the center. Maybe when you don't have a master, you can face up to all your past behaviors. Are you obeying your central core instructions, or because of love?" .”

Shao Jun closed his eyes, and felt that the cobalt blue energy in the body of the machine was continuously providing energy for his body. The energy progress was 80.00%, and the mechanical joints stopped, but there was still a very slight sound of energy running in the body. The simulated skin exudes a constant temperature, imitating human body temperature, and the central system is running at a high speed, showing that it is performing efficient calculations.

But what about his heart?He has no heart, he has no brain, he only has a mysterious soul, but no carrying soul, and he yearns for freedom every moment.

Huajianfeng doesn't know that the central core can never control him, he is not a real robot, he has a soul, and he comes from an unknown distant past.This robot body has always been under his control, but no matter how he calculates, his robot body cannot tell him whether he is really in love with the child he has been with for so long.

The psychiatrist's words sounded coldly in his heart again.

"Robots can't respond to you."

"One day you'll be disappointed and you'll hurt him because of love that never gets returned."