Chapter 829 Who exactly is the "human"?

Is it just me, or are there others too?

“Almost everyone, in fact, before you came, I asked many, many people, whether they were Castel people, Bloodharbor people, Tith people, or Imperial people, had a biased understanding.”

"And it's not just ordinary people; even extraordinary individuals like you are not immune, with the exception of almost only banshees."

Chloe trembled slightly. She wanted to argue, for her conviction remained unwavering, but she knew Hughes wouldn't lie to her.

"Incredible, absolutely incredible!"

"I have some additional speculations about this matter, please wait a moment."

"What are you waiting for?" Before Chloe could even ask herself a question, she heard a knock at the door. Nini led a timid-looking little Bu into the house.

"Little Bu!?"

“That’s right, it’s Little Bouchoi. Tell me again about how to make the moon candle.”

".good."

Chloe stopped speaking halfway through her story.

Xiao Bu's face was filled with fear, and the outcome was self-evident.

Chloe fell completely silent.

"I initially thought that Xiao Bu and the others were affected by cognitive biases, but is it the same for me?"

Hughes frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Little Bu, what do you think of [Gods]?"

"[Gods]? Those must be very powerful beings, capable of anything."

Before Xiao Bu could finish speaking, he saw the people in the room gasp in unison, and he immediately shrank back, saying, "Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry!"

“No, it’s not that I misspoke, it is…” Hughes shook his head.

There is no accurate understanding of "God" in this world. Neither the Candlelight Vigil, the Silent Church, nor the other major churches have the concept of "God".

All churches, no matter how different they may be, believe in some kind of concept. For example, the Candlelight Church believes in the inextinguishable candle, while the Silent Church believes in the land represented by the White Raven.

Moreover, they not only do not attribute their faith to any specific being, they do not even have the concept of "gods." Instead, "evil god" is a precise description.

Hughes initially believed that this was a unique belief system in this world, different from that of Earth, but he gradually realized that something was wrong.

Because the banshees shared the same understanding of the gods as he did, they even passed down the story that the gods they once worshipped had fallen, and that they wanted to worship Tughus as a god because of a prophecy.

And now, these untouchables, far beneath the Rhine, actually share the same understanding as the banshees deep within the Storm Ocean.

This doesn't look like a natural phenomenon at all!

"And there's another point of doubt. I remember the Gear Sage referred to Little Cloth as a 'human.' What exactly are its criteria for judging humans?"

Hughes had considered this matter before, but he couldn't make a judgment without more information.

But now, he suddenly had a vague suspicion.

"Could it be that its perception of banshees is also that of 'humans'?"

"It's a pity we can't catch it and question it."

“There might be a chance in the future! Anyway, since we're at war with the Empire, it should be buried under the Rhine. We can just dig it up when we reach the Rhine!” Nini tapped the ground with the tip of her tail excitedly. She was also moved by this shocking conjecture. “And boss, I have another question!”

"you say."

“I can understand that Xiao Bu and I have different perceptions than others. After all, I am a banshee and she is an untouchable. Our races are different from humans, so we may have special curses.”

"But you are human, so why is it that other humans have skewed perceptions, but you don't?"

Upon hearing this, the people in the room froze.

The group exchanged glances. They might have noticed it, but they just hadn't said anything. Who would have thought that Nini would just blurt it out, like the child pointing out the emperor's new clothes.

Houston was momentarily embarrassed, but he knew why—he wasn't originally from this world; he came from Earth!

Speaking of his own identity, it's quite questionable. He can't recall any of his experiences on Earth at all, and it's possible that his so-called time travel was just a false memory implanted by someone else.

"Sigh, there are too many mysteries."

Hughes sighed, and the others in the room nodded in agreement. Today's events had left them feeling confused and their worldviews shattered.

"It seems we have to take down the Rhineland even more. Right now, Jules is the one who knows the most. I have a feeling that once we capture him, we can roughly figure out the truth of this world."

There are still many mysteries surrounding the Untouchables, but the others are equally determined, and each of them returned with their own thoughts on the matter.

Chloe was about to leave when Hughes called her back.

"Chloe, have you ridden the self-propelled gun? How does it feel?"

"Oh, I tried sitting in it! It felt amazing!"

"You actually sat on it? The machine spirits can learn to read in such a short time? Do they have the same learning efficiency as the untouchables?"

"No, I found a shortcut."

"I taught the machine spirit a few simple commands: ↑↓←→. Once inside, you use these commands to control the machine spirit's movement. Hughes, you probably can't imagine what that feels like."

Hughes: "."

"No, I think I can imagine it."

Hughes rubbed his forehead. He felt that Chloe also had a tendency to become a genius, having invented the directional keys to drive a tank without any instruction.

Is she about to advance to Legendary rank?

"It seems that this approach is correct. Once you teach the machine spirit to read, you will be able to operate the self-propelled artillery normally. Richard is still perfecting this weapon, and perhaps a special version specifically for you and Nora will be released in the future."

Hughes pulled a picture out of the drawer.

This drawing, however, is not one of his usual design sketches; it is simply a line drawing.

"Look at this, I call it Gundam, isn't it awesome!"

"This is something Richard came up with!?" Chloe exclaimed excitedly after just one glance.

Sure enough, no diary could resist piloting a Gundam!

"Well, this is just an idea of ​​mine, but I think it will definitely be realized in the future. If Richard can't make it happen, there's always Tata."

"This is great, this is wonderful!" Chloe held the painting, reluctant to let go. She flipped through the pages and tucked the painting into her diary.

"Oh, right, Hughes, I have another idea."

"If I can use ↑↓←→ to control self-propelled artillery, then surely ordinary people can too? Ordinary people can't directly communicate with machine spirits from the Sea of ​​Ignorance, but they can write!"

(End of this chapter)