After hearing Fang Zheng's comments, Tali was the first one who couldn't help herself. She broke free from Shepard and rushed to Fang Zheng, glaring at him angrily - well, the Quarians were all wearing isolation masks, so Fang Zheng couldn't see her current expression through the mask, but from her tone he could tell that this Quarian girl was very angry.

But will Fang Zheng care?

"If it's not stupid, then it's foolish."

Fang Zheng glanced at Tally and answered calmly.

"What makes you say that?"

"Then let me ask you..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed at Jie Si in front of him.

"When you quarians created the geth, what did you use them for? Tools? Slaves?"

“…”

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Tali, who was furious just now, was instantly stuck.

"If they are tools, then why do you want to give them self-awareness? Think about it, would you give your spaceship self-awareness and ask it, 'Hey, how do you think we work together?' And your spaceship will reply to you, 'That's disgusting, you'd better get out of my body as soon as possible'... Do you think this is more fun?"

"No, of course not..."

Tully was speechless now.

"A hammer works well because it doesn't know it's a hammer. The same goes for a gun. Have you ever thought about whether your weapon will still act according to your instructions if it starts to think about whether killing is right? The day you give it autonomous consciousness, it means that the rebellion of the Geth will appear sooner or later."

Having said that, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"Autonomous consciousness is the soul. When it is aware of its own existence, it will inevitably have thoughts and questions, and thinking... is not what a tool should do. The task of a gun is to shoot a bullet and kill the enemy when I pull the trigger, not to think 'Is this enemy someone I should kill' or 'Am I doing this for justice or evil'. You could have done the same, but you didn't. You gave the Geth self-will and made them aware of their own existence. You opened Pandora's box, so... this is all your own fault."

“…”

This time, Tali did not speak. She stumbled back and sat down on the chair beside her. She looked as if she had been greatly shocked. Geth, on the other hand, looked at Fang Zheng curiously.

“Novel theories, organisms, we’ve never thought to think about these things.”

"Because some of these questions are simply out of boredom."

Fang Zheng glanced at Geth and yawned.

"Look, in my opinion, you geth are just as idle and stupid. Well, the relationship between you and the Quarians is bad, and that's because of your historical issues. Let's not talk about that. Why don't you think about why other races don't like you? You geth are hated by everyone in the galaxy, but in fact, you have no other enemies except the Quarians."

“…”

This time, Geth also fell into a long period of thought. After a moment, it tilted its head.

"…Is it because organic beings cannot accept the existence of mechanical consciousness?"

"Maybe there is such a reason, but it takes two to tango. You also have your own problems."

Fang Zhenghao looked at Jie Si with a smile.

"Don't you think about it? It's been hundreds of years. All the races in the galaxy have acknowledged the Geth no matter how reluctantly they want to. Why don't you go talk to them, through the Citadel Council or something, so that you can reconcile with the Quarians? Of course, if you think the current situation of being a public enemy is not bad, I have no objection."

“We want to make peace with the organism.”

The geth shook his head.

"But the organism's attitude toward us hasn't changed."

"Nonsense, no one will like you if you look like this."

Fang Zheng pointed at the Geth in front of him.

"Look at how you look, neither human nor ghost. If you were in a movie, you would be the villain without makeup. Who do you think would like you? Organic life is visual, and you look like this, which is a negative in itself. Add to that the little trouble between you and the Quarians, and the fact that some of you are still following the Reapers to do evil, it would be a miracle if you could have a good impression in the eyes of other civilizations in the galaxy."

Having said that, Fang Zheng stood up and patted Jie Si on the shoulder.

"By the way, how about this, I'll design a new image for you, how about you try it out? Don't worry, we are professionals here."

“…”

This time, Geth thought for a long time, then looked at Fang Zheng and nodded.

"Of course, we judged that this was a valuable suggestion."

"Okay, Pipi Shrimp, let's go!"

Fang Zheng did what he said and planned to leave with Geth. Seeing the two of them trying to leave, Shepard, who was dumbfounded, hurried out to dissuade them.

"Wait, where are you going?"

"Find a place to build a new body for it. As the saying goes, practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Whether it works or not, it's not up to me or you. Let the facts speak for themselves."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng opened his personal terminal.

"Eri, Black Cat, come out and gather, we have something to do!"

After giving the order, Fang Zheng waved at Shepard.

"Then, see you later."

“…”

Looking at Fang Zheng and Geth walking away, Shepard opened his mouth and finally sighed helplessly.

What can she do?

Better report to Anderson.

Just as Shepard went to Anderson to report the latest situation, Black Cat and Eriri hurriedly left the battleship and went to one of the manufacturing points on the maintenance platform with Fang Zheng.

"What's the matter, Mr. Fang Zheng?"

"Come on, help it and make it look cute."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng patted the Geth next to him, and the two of them were also surprised to see the robot with a hole in its chest. But soon, they immediately regained their composure and began to chat with the Geth. After a while, the three of them, who felt that they had some understanding of the characteristics of the Geth race, also gathered together and began to discuss the settings.

"Well... if you want to be cute, then the loli attribute is the best choice."

Ying Lili was the first to bring up an idea, but Fang Zheng shook his head.

"No, that would overlap with the attributes of the Tiandao Palace. You wouldn't want a bunch of Geth to make trouble outside under the name of the Tiandao Palace, right? Also, the loli attribute is more suitable for arousing protective desires, but not suitable for diplomatic negotiations. At least she has to be reliable. I think between fourteen and eighteen years old should be a good choice."

Hearing this, the black cat nodded.

"Then let's take a middle value. How about sixteen?"

"Okay, then what about personality?"

"It feels like a computer. How about setting it up as a genius girl with a superb IQ?"

"Then she has to wear glasses. Glasses are a symbol of intelligence! Let's set her as a taciturn and unarticulate girl with glasses. But the reason is that she has been with computers since she was a child and has never left the house. She is not good at communicating with people. This can also add a homebody attribute. Perfect!"

Ying Lili also became excited at this moment and began to draw on the drawing board.

"What about your hairstyle? Short or long?"

"Short hair, after all, the body of the Geth is manufactured, so we still have to consider the actual situation."

Fang Zheng glanced at Jie Si who was standing motionless beside him and gave his suggestion.

"So what's next... socks? Over-the-knee socks? Pantyhose? Or athletic socks?"

"This kind of Lingbo-style intellectual girl must be wearing white over-the-knee socks. She is definitely the best in the world!"

The black cat gave the answer immediately.

"It's only tempting this way, okay?"

"No, no, no, I think black pantyhose are better. They are the standard for cuteness."

Eriri poked the drawing board with a pen, obviously having a different opinion.

“So how do you design underwear?”

"If you wear white knee-high socks, you must wear a pure white outfit! This way you can show the pure and innocent feeling of Lingbo, okay?"

"That's all outdated! She should wear black sexy lingerie, so that when the male lead accidentally pounces on her and exposes her underwear, there will be a contrast, okay? Just think about it, an ice girl who always has a stern face on weekdays actually wears such sexy lingerie in private..."

"Then you might as well just wear nothing and put on a band-aid! Then the male lead blushed, while the female lead looked at him expressionlessly..."

"Ahem, you two..."

Seeing Kuroneko and Ying Lili about to quarrel, Fang Zheng had to cough and interrupt their argument.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but Geth are robots...theoretically they don't need to wear clothes..."