Chapter 757 They Are Human
"You are God."
As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the room all looked away.
The question of Hughes's identity is like the elephant in the room in Castel, and everyone pretends not to see it.
But it was difficult for Hughes to say anything, because no one would admit that there was an elephant in the room.
And now, the kid who talks about the emperor's new clothes appears!
So instead of getting angry, Zeus' eyes lit up: "Hey, Xiaobu, you have to remember, I'm not a god."
"Ah? You're not a god? Then are you..."
Before Xiao Bu finished speaking, several people nearby immediately grabbed her, some pulling her clothes, some holding her arms, and some covering her mouth.
Xius' eyes widened. "What are you doing? Let her speak! Are you afraid she might be wrong?"
"It's not that I'm afraid she'll guess wrong." Nini forced a fake smile, "I'm mainly afraid she'll guess right."
Hughes: “.”
He finally realized that his subordinates really didn't care about who he was.
Even if Zeus calls himself an evil god, they will follow him into hell.
This somewhat relieved Xius. He couldn't really say what the Golden Throne was.
After a commotion, Xiaobu was taken away, and Xiusi took out the letter from the wooden box.
The letter had never been opened. Frey sent it over after only seeing the signature on the envelope. Even the sealing wax was still intact.
The people in the room gathered in a circle, and in full view of everyone, Zeus handed the letter to Beatrice.
Beatrice widened her eyes in surprise and pointed a finger at herself: "Do you want me to tear it down?"
"This letter was originally sent to you." Xius sighed helplessly.
Beatrice finally realized that she hadn't noticed how tightly people were surrounding her and how serious they were.
Beatrice took the letter, hesitated for a moment, opened her mouth to argue, but felt it was unnecessary, so she tore the letter open.
The letter paper was ordinary letter paper. Beatrice was dazed for a moment when she took it out of the envelope. The familiar touch and address made her suddenly return to her childhood, when she was still a little girl yearning for freedom. She fantasized about the future all day long and often wrote letters to Uncle Jules. He never tired of replying every time.
But this time, the word "Pope" in the signature seemed a bit glaring and unfamiliar.
After all, it was a letter to Beatrice, so the people around were somewhat concerned and did not read it. Instead, Zeus walked straight over and took a peek at it openly.
Beatrice glanced at him, tilted the letter sideways, and moved it between the two of them.
So they both looked at the letter.
The content of the letter was somewhat explosive.
Beatrice had only read a few lines when her fingers began to tremble as she gripped the letter.
"Was that ceremony designed by your uncle?" Xiusi's eyes were suddenly filled with pity.
"No wonder. No wonder. What a coincidence! I found the detailed steps for promotion in the library!"
"Didn't you doubt it?"
"Of course! But I just happened to find that book. I went to look at the bookcase over there on a whim."
"Maybe all the bookcases in there have been tampered with, and you'll see it no matter which row you go to on a whim."
Beatrice pursed her lips again and again.
"Does your uncle have a grudge against you? Why does he want to kill you so much?"
Beatrice shook her head without even thinking. "I've had a good relationship with my uncle since I was little. He's always been a very kind person. Every time he comes back to the family, he comes to see me and brings me lots of fun things. I never thought he would be like this."
Zeus nodded and didn't ask any more questions. The pain in Beatrice's eyes didn't seem fake.
The two continued watching.
The page of the letter turned, and Xiu Si suddenly stretched out his finger and pointed at one of the lines.
"Did he tell you to be careful of non-human beings before?"
Hughes didn't care at all about the accusation that he was not human - everyone knew that he couldn't be human.
"Yes, he mentioned this specifically in the letter he sent me before, but I haven't encountered many non-human beings."
Beatrice turned her head and looked at Nini. She was the only one in the room who was not human.
If you think about it carefully, the non-human beings she met probably included the legendary doctor Monica, Nini who specializes in writing reports, and
hiss.
Why do I feel that Uncle Yule's reminder is quite right?
Beatrice subconsciously took a half step back and looked at Nini with vigilance.
Nini's eyes widened immediately, and the tip of her tail bent in anger.
Xius, who was standing by, didn't notice the little interaction between the two, his thoughts were in another direction.
"Beatrice, how much do you know about the Gear Sage?"
"Ah?" Beatrice was stunned, confused by this overly jumpy topic.
"Do you remember, during the battle at the banquet, the Gear Sage suddenly attacked and said..."
"The highest agreement, protect humanity."
The room fell silent.
At that time, the Gear Sage took action at the critical moment, and after saying this sentence, it saved Xiaobu.
It was obvious that it considered Xiaobu a human being, and some kind of agreement required it to protect humans.
If that were all, Hughes might have thought the old machine had gone mad, but coupled with Jules's inexplicable emphasis...
Xius thought of Xiaobu whom he had just seen.
To be honest, Xiaobu looks quite different from ordinary people.
She was very short, Xiusi estimated that she was less than 1.3 meters tall, which was not considered short among her people.
Her hair was black and messy like a bunch of weeds, without much luster and covered with a lot of dirt.
The most unique features are her eyes and ears.
Xiaobu's eyes are very big, and if Hughes were to describe them, they would be closer to the big eyes of anime characters.
This kind of eyes may not be out of place in anime, but it looks a bit weird in reality. Zeus is sure that her skull must be different from that of a normal person.
Her ears, by comparison, were not so unusual.
Those are pointed ears that stick out to the sides.
Considering that these Untouchables live underground, require dark vision and enhanced hearing, and have to navigate narrow caves, Hughes finds this appearance quite consistent with evolutionary theory.
But it doesn't require any profound knowledge of anatomy. No matter who sees Xiaobu, they will not think that she is an ordinary human being - at least she is a subspecies, a Neanderthal or something.
But the Gear Sage only tried to stop her when she was attacked and said "protect humanity". This was the first time it showed its combat ability.
Therefore, a question arose in the minds of the people in the room:
——The Gear Sage thinks she is human, so what are we?
(End of this chapter)
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