Chapter 292: Honest Robot

After the group of people dispersed, the Old Task Force returned to their rooms.

Genava took off the sunglasses on his nose and looked around. You dont seem to be in a good mood? Did the slave merchants lecture bring up unpleasant memories? I remember that slaves and servants are very common in the Ashlands. They shouldnt have any impact on you.

He asked very directly and didnt use a euphemistic method. Or rather, he didnt know what a euphemism was.

The last person he looked at was Bai Chen.

He remembered the slave merchants lecture. When the dozens of reserved servants revealed looks of hope, the lady with the fake name Qian Bai, secretly clenched her fists.

Before Bai Chen could speak, Long Yuehong replied on her behalf. Because the person they will serve isnt too nice.

He paused and explained in detail, DiMarco is a very violent person

Long Yuehong roughly described the information they had obtained on DiMarco from Redstone Collection and said, I feel a little uncomfortable when I see them feel that their fate is about to change for the better when its actually not the case.

Yes. Jiang Baimian nodded in agreement with Long Yuehong.

Genava thought for two seconds and asked, Then, why dont you try to save them?

He asked whenever he didnt understand anything.

The room became extremely quiet. Apart from Shang Jianyaowho was thinking about somethingnobody else seemed to expect Genava to raise such a question so directly.

This was a question that left them embarrassed. It was like an arrow that pierced through their facade of nonchalance.

After more than ten seconds, Bai Chen said, There are too many people in the Ashlands that need saving. Its impossible for us to provide help every time we see an instance. This exceeds our abilities and the resources we have. We have to ensure our survival first before we can consider anything else.

She paused for two seconds and added, Ive always felt that its considered noble to not harm innocent people in the Ashlands.

Dont expect help from outsiders.

Little White, you rarely say so much

Jiang Baimian quietly listened and was in no rush to speak.

Long Yuehong immediately echoed, Thats right. On the one hand, the Underground Ark faction isnt small. Just the few of us will definitely not be able to deal with them. Its even a question if we can fight our way in. On the other hand, there are so many of them. Its a very realistic question as to how we should settle them down after saving them. We still have to wait a month or two for farming to begin, and any harvests will be even further into the future. Our food is very limited. When the time comes, its unknown how many of them will starve or freeze to death. The outcome might not be as good as entering the Underground Ark.

Not bad. You can already clearly explain the matter

Jiang Baimian then concluded with words she had long organized. Besides, our main mission is to investigate the reason for the Old Worlds destruction. If we were to care about this and that, it will only tax our operations and increase unnecessary burden.

If the difficulty wasnt high and the risk wasnt high, we would just do it in passing. But in such a situation, we cant muddle our primary and secondary objectives and risk our team members lives. Everyone has a limit to their abilities. Its impossible to have a hand in everything; its most important to do your best in ones individual matters.

Genava thought for a moment and nodded in understanding. I see. I previously thought that saving all of humanity was one of your goals.

That bites

Jiang Baimians expression was slightly dazed as a term she had just learned flashed across her mind. She forced a smile and said, Investigating the reason for the Old Worlds destruction and figuring out the Heartless diseases source is our efforts toward saving all of humanity.

Genava thought for a moment and asked, If the primary mission is also filled with risks, will you bet the team members lives?

Jiang Baimian felt a headache coming on. She deliberated and said, Ill analyze the situation and weigh the risks before making a decision. If we can complete it by taking a little risk, we should attempt it. After all, Ill definitely be the one taking the lead. If the risk is high, Ill consider changing methods and finding other clues. In short, theres no need to make unnecessary sacrifices. As long as theres life, theres hope.

Genava moved his metal neck and asked in confusion, Then, why isnt it the same when it comes to dealing with the Underground Ark and saving those servants? Why didnt you consider if there was a good solution or another way to resolve it? Why did you give up immediately?

Youre such an honest robot Ill have to teach you what you can ask and what matters you should just understand and accept

Jiang Baimian felt a little desperate for help as if she were facing another Shang Jianyao.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Shang Jianyaowho had been in deep thoughtclapped. Then, he looked at Genava and praised with a smile, Im very gratified.

These words that didnt make head or tail confused Genava. He analyzed it carefully and said, Do you think the questions I raised are good?

Yes. Shang Jianyao nodded solemnly.

At this moment, Jiang Baimian felt like she was about to face N Shang Jianyaos. She began to regret her greed for the smart bots defensive and offensive abilities.

Phew

Jiang Baimian slowly exhaled and said, The reason is that Ive already considered and analyzed it in my heart.

In order to indicate that this wasnt a tactical deception, she said in detail, The Ark is underground, and it has strict control over all entrances and exits. Its not something that can be barged into just because one wants to. Furthermore, one might encounter a situation where the path is blocked, and one might be trapped to death on the spot

There are many guards inside, and their weapons are very good

DiMarco has at least two new military exoskeletons under him. There can only be more old models, not less

There are also Awakened working for him. Theres more than one

In addition, the Ark has plenty of supplies and weapons. It wont be a problem for it to be besieged for a year or so

Besides At this point, Jiang Baimian fell silent for a few seconds before saying, DiMarco is not a simple man. On the one hand, hes very brutal. On the other hand, he has shown all kinds of strange things. For example, he paid a lot of attention to Lake Heart Island and Yama Tigers matter. This doesnt seem like something an ordinary person would do. For example, he dared to meet us in a room alone. Therefore, I suspect that he also has relatively high strength.

After giving her analysis, Jiang Baimian concluded, In summary, I dont think we can save the servants in the Ark. Even if all of us are sacrificed, the possibility isnt great. Yes, its easy to save the ones from before, but the focus will be on the resettlement later. We dont have that many supplies.

Genava agreed with Jiang Baimians analysis and asked, Have you considered how to gather food?

A slow remedy cannot meet an urgency, Jiang Baimian replied helplessly.

At this moment, she saw from the corner of her eye that Shang Jianyao seemed a little eager. Therefore, she weakly said, What do you have to say?

After dealing with a fake Shang Jianyao, she had to face the real Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao stood up, looked around, and smiled. Ill only state a few facts.

A few

Long Yuehong suddenly felt his liver tremble.

Shang Jianyao didnt seem to notice his abnormality and continued, First, the Underground Ark definitely has a lot of supplies stored. It can feed many people for a long time.

Second, DiMarco occupies the largest share of Redstone Collections smuggling market, no matter which industry it is. Therefore, the Underground Ark definitely has many high-performance batteries.

Third, as long as we control the channels and have sufficient military strength, anyone who can do these businesses will enjoy great benefits.

Jiang Baimian didnt object blindly. She thought for a moment and said, You mean that as long as we kill DiMarco and occupy the Underground Ark, we can resolve our needs, save those servants, and provide for them? We can kill multiple birds with one stone?

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Shang Jianyao clapped. With such a faction that we support and will be influenced by us, we can use it to slowly change Redstone Collections situation and promote the peaceful coexistence of the Ashlanders, Red River people, merfolk, and mountain monsters here.

Jiang Baimian felt that it was indeed the case, but she was also a little dumbfounded. Did you go around in circles just to achieve this goal at the end of the day?

How persistent!

Shang Jianyao didnt answer and seriously raised the thorn in his words. You cant say things like killing DiMarco and occupying the Underground Ark. This will make us look like bandits.

Then, what should I say? Jiang Baimian asked in exasperation and amusement.

Shang Jianyaos expression turned solemn. Justice on behalf of the heavens!

At this moment, Jiang Baimian only had one word in her heartRegret.

It was now regret.

Why did she agree to let this fellow watch the Old World drama serials back then?

Long Yuehongs expression was about the same. He felt that the current Shang Jianyao was like a tiger that had grown wings.

Bai Chen didnt say a word; she neither agreed nor objected.

Jiang Baimian calmed down and looked at Shang Jianyao before responding in a serious manner. If you can come up with a plan that is considerably feasible, I can consider it. If it doesnt work, just pretend that nothing happened.