"Only warriors who have sacrificed their lives for the race, or those who have made sufficient contributions, can have a chance to be resurrected." The robot said, "However, I am not very sure about what counts as a 'sacrifice' and what kind of contribution is 'enough'.

Understand. They don’t have the exact data to rule on this.”

Is felt a little want to laugh again. Randy No. 27 is already very human in many aspects, but from time to time, he will still show his robot side - he seems to think that everything can be decided using "data".

But at the same time, he can also see that the robot has no interest in the magical power of "resurrection". After all, as long as the "data" does not disappear, the robot can almost be regarded as immortal. And if the data disappears...the robot should not have "

"Soul"?

So how do they get into other people's shells?

"Have you never participated in a resurrection ceremony?" He put his doubts aside for the time being and continued the original topic.

The robot shook its head.

"Only a few people can participate in the ceremony," he said. "Even the city of Lingga, where the ceremony is held, only a few Kana people can enter."

As the place of dissipation of Quinna and the "resting place" of Tarfa, that small city is called the "Holy City". Not only the resurrection ceremony is performed there, but the eggs of the Karna people must also pass there.

Only by purification can the hatching be successful.

"...Egg?" Yis's eyes were glazed over for a moment.

He didn't think about this problem at all - the body structure of the Kana people is closer to that of fish, so they rely on laying eggs for their offspring!

Therefore, the decrease in their descendants is also due to the insufficient "purification" ability of Tafa's bones?... Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that peeling off those shells of "worship" and "miracles", these

The Kanas were completely using that skeleton as some kind of energy source!

"What do the Kana eggs look like?" he asked, having a vague guess in his mind.

The robot opened its mouth and reported a bunch of numbers to him.

Is had to put it together in his mind before he could figure out the shape of the fish eggs—it was indeed the kind of thing Armist's subordinates had seen, the size of a human head and round like a crystal ball.

But Armist's description at that time didn't sound like purification... Of course, how much of that guy's words can be believed is a question worth considering.

He asked a few more questions to confirm that the robot did not know more... but it was not impossible to know more.

The robot agreed to help, and in exchange, he hoped that Ace would not expose him.

"We have no ill intentions," he said, "nor will we take the initiative to harm anyone. Everything we do is just for... learning."

"...Learn how to be more like a human being?" Iss was a little smug about his foresight.

The machine shook its head: "Just learning...what kind of creature is a 'human'?"

"We don't want to be feared and excluded all the time," he said, "nor do we want to remain isolated forever. We already have our own consciousness. We are another kind of life. Why can't we live in peace with other lives? We are robots.

, This cannot be changed, and I don’t want to change it, but if, if we can understand other races better, things will become simpler.”

Of course, blending into the crowd is the best way to understand them. But that is something they cannot do in their robot form.

As a giant dragon that was once feared and rejected, but was raised by humans, Is could actually understand his desire - intelligent creatures seem to be born with a fear of loneliness. He almost wanted to remind him

, what they are doing now, if someone discovers it, will only make people more afraid of them... But, what does this have to do with him?

"Deal." He said, "Anyway, I don't care about things that have nothing to do with me."

"I promise I will never involve you or your companions in this again." The robot swore.

The last time, he was just out of curiosity and wanted to know what kind of creature the "dragon" was, so he quietly pulled Nana into the maze they created.

The result was not all without gain, he now clearly knew how difficult the "dragon" was.

And their original purpose was just because they realized that they had been discovered, and wanted to collect more data before leaving, and create a little chaos so that everyone could escape.

He explained to Iss very seriously, even apologized to him and Nana, and then left with the food that was not accepted.

"It's not enough to cook the food, at least put some seasoning on it! Or do the Kana people eat food with such original taste?" Is gave him a sufficient reason to allow him to do business - of course, he

I didn’t expect to have any delicious food at my next meal.

After the robot left, Iss checked the barrier and let go of his consciousness again.

I don't know if it's because in the water that was slightly warmed by the sun, his consciousness seemed to be wrapped in the water, and it felt a bit like when he was curled up in a dragon's egg a long time ago... Before his mother wanted to

The feeling when you gave up on him.

Warm, safe, sleepy.

Then...he fell asleep.

The moment he woke up, he was completely confused, and then he suddenly became frightened and angry.

When I looked down, I saw that even Nana had returned to her original shape, sleeping on her belly with her legs in the air.

He pinched her little paws to wake her up. When Xiaolong opened his eyes, he looked equally confused.

"What are you doing?" She scratched him with her paws dissatisfied, "He slept well!"

"How did I fall asleep?" Is asked her.

Xiaolong was even more confused by his serious expression.

"How do I know?" she asked him, "Anyway, anyway...you just fell asleep like that! It made me want to sleep so much, and then I fell asleep."

"...Don't you feel anything is wrong?" Is asked unwillingly.

Nana shook her head and nodded again: "It's very wrong for you to be like this!"

Yisi remained silent.

He frowned and thought over and over again, unable to figure out what was going on. Randy 27 definitely did not have this ability, so, is it this city?

But he didn't dream, and he didn't encounter anything dangerous or weird in his consciousness. On the contrary, he slept surprisingly well. He felt completely refreshed and full of energy.

...What the hell is going on?

He couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it. When the robot wearing a Kana human shell came to deliver breakfast to his door again, it was his gloomy face that met him.

The robot was also confused - it was fine yesterday!

Fortunately, before Is could catch him and ask him a hundred thousand questions, the old speaker Hida came to visit and rescued him.

Hida came to invite Is to visit the temple.

The Temple of Quinna in Saspens is the oldest and largest of all the temples of the Karna people—perhaps also the oldest in the entire planet Wortu. Is was not in the mood at first, but then he thought about it, maybe he could be in the temple

He found something inside and nodded.

He was not aware at all that in the sea of ​​his soul, a small fish flicked its long tail leisurely and swam around curiously.

Tiny ripples appeared on the calm sea surface, and a flame appeared in an instant, changing in the swaying, sometimes showing the shape of a dragon in a trance, and sometimes showing a vague figure.

The little fish silently dived into the bottom of the sea, staring upward at the tiny but bright light in the deep darkness.

The eternal flame swayed on the water for several times, but found nothing, and finally drifted away leisurely.

The fish hiding under the water purred and let out a proud little bubble.

.

The Laokana people didn't seem to notice that today's guest was in a bad mood, or even if they did, they pretended not to notice.

Quinna's temple is located in the center of Saspens City, surrounded by a circle of tall red corals. The temple has no roof or walls, only countless pillars made of coral and shells, which are irregular and maze-like.

arranged.

Those pillars are not even straight. They are like tentacles or water plants, solidified into a floating posture in the water. The long years have caused many pillars to collapse, and the Kana people did not repair them, just let them fall upside down, leaving

This sacred place looks a little cold and dilapidated.

There are no murals telling ancient stories, and there are no tall statues of gods. In the center of the temple, there is only a huge and smooth stone slab, slightly tilted, which is said to be Quinn's favorite resting place. And the temple is built in this ghostly shape,

It's also because Quinn likes to shuttle between the pillars, like a fish that likes to drill in and out of corals.

Is didn't see anything worth noting, and he still didn't feel any residual power. In his ears, the old Kanna people were talking in a slow tone about ridiculous stories that sounded like "myths" at first sight, and gradually he became aware of them.

Somewhat absent-minded.

He was still thinking about his inexplicable lethargy.

He even paid attention to the various shapes outlined by the strange-shaped pillars around him... Unfortunately, even if they were some kind of runes, he couldn't understand them.

When he came back to his senses, he realized that Hida was also a little absent-minded. As an observant old man, he didn't seem to notice the guest's absent-mindedness.

There was a gloomy look in his eyes.

When he started to repeat a story, Is couldn't help but interrupt him.

"I already know how great and selfless your God is," he said, "so, what do you do in return for Him?"

Even if he didn't listen very carefully most of the time, he could still hear that what was repeatedly emphasized in the old Kana people's stories was the god's "selflessness" - everything he did was for his creation.

, especially for the Kana people.

...like a mother who dotes on her children too much.

Is almost suspected that this was some kind of hint. If Quinn was really a member of his race, then it seemed unreasonable for him not to do something for the Kanas.

But he is not a selfless god.

His question made the old Kana man stunned, and then he answered with respect and emotion: "You are right...we have nothing to repay."
Chapter completed!