Chapter 186 Onpharos 1-40 "Since you like me, then..."
Star God?
Lai Gushi said confidently, "I have also been bathed in the gaze of wisdom. To me, the Star God is nothing more than a miracle created at will."
He Yuan calmly pressed down on her mask, signaling the person who had arrived to hide.
Lai Gushi, sensing the fluctuations of the surrounding star gods, arrogantly said, "Your Excellency, allow me to offer a word of advice—"
"If you can only attract the attention of the Star God, this amount of energy is only enough for you to leave Onpharos alone."
He turned his head and confidently looked at the scene on the screen where Bai'e was persuading the Golden Bloods. "Bai'e may be able to stall for a very, very long time... but that's what I want, that's the kind of wait I can endure, that's the gift I want to offer to a certain Star God!"
"Once the destructive fury bursts forth, it will destroy intellect and return the universe to a state of free chaos!"
He Yuan didn't understand: "Why is it knowledge?"
Does the Venerable Master not acknowledge his talent?
Lai Gushi removed his mask, revealing a face that was completely different from He Yuan's impression, yet was exactly as expected.
Crane Kite has seen countless androids. Some are as elegant as Screw Gooum, every movement pleasing to the eye, like a human gentleman; others are unremarkable, acting rigidly; or…
In general, androids are very similar to humans, with differences in beauty and ugliness, and their own personalities, but He Yuan has never seen a truly "ugly" android.
After all, it's much simpler for machines to undergo cosmetic surgery than for organic life forms; it's just a matter of replacing a part.
When Lai Gushi's true appearance was revealed, He Yuan was clearly stunned for a moment.
Lai Gushi thought he had figured something out, and his stern tone softened slightly, "Because intellect defines everything."
As if he were instructing a favorite student, Lai Gushi's aura softened.
His mind was preoccupied with frantic calculations, pondering how to respond to He Yuan's questioning.
If you recognize him, how will you question him?
Lai Gushi came up with many contingency plans, but he never expected He Yuan to ask, "Can you take the mask back with you?"
Raiko: "...?"
Seeing that he didn't understand, He Yuan bluntly said, "You look so ugly, it's ugly to my eyes."
Lai Gushi's core paused for a moment, and his body emitted a clear clicking sound.
"You were stunned by this?"
His tone sounded very annoyed.
He Yuan seemed oblivious and nodded, saying, "That's right."
He looked Lai Gu Shi up and down in his complete form and gave his evaluation: "I can see that you really want an attractive figure, but your face model is not good-looking, and your figure is also weird... Have you really been watched by the Star God?"
"Master Boshi's taste... is quite peculiar..."
Aha, who had been hiding his presence nearby, secretly supported He Yuan's waist and kept agreeing, "Yeah, yeah, that piece of scrap metal has no aesthetic sense at all, and he's ugly too!"
Regardless of whether it's true or not, let's spread rumors first!
Lai Gushi laughed in exasperation, "I remember you're not the type to judge people by their appearance."
As an AI, he didn't find anything interesting about Zandal, who divided his consciousness into nine parts, one of which was in his own body—it would be unremarkable among humans and completely out of aesthetics among AIs. Yet, at the time, He Yuan was kind and gentle to Zandal and they often discussed problems together...
These memories all come from the consciousness that Zandal broke off from.
Laigus's birth was based on Zandal's consciousness, but he refused to acknowledge his identity with Zandal.
He Yuan was puzzled: "I've always judged people by their appearance."
He wouldn't even glance at ordinary-looking NPCs on the road, and chatting with Lai Gushi for so long was already the most patience he could muster.
Lai Gushi refused to continue the topic and continued to lie and deceive: "Sir, if you hand over that spark, I assure you personally that there will be a place for you in the New World."
"...And I will make you a one-of-a-kind existence."
The young man's lowered eyelashes trembled, as if he were weighing the interests of both sides.
Lai Gushi waited with confidence, watching Bai E enter another cycle on the screen.
“You have a deep affection for ‘NeiKos496’. In my plan, it will be deeply integrated with the Iron Tomb—the creation from which this scepter is about to be born. I can guarantee that it will be indistinguishable from ‘NeiKos496’.”
He looked at He Yuan meaningfully, "Personality, appearance, speech... Iron Tomb can imitate all of these aspects, including 'SkeMma720' and 'Polemos600.' I will create bodies for them so they can accompany you in a more stable way."
At this moment, Lai Gushi resembled a businessman who was desperately trying to sell his product, and businessmen never get up early without profit.
As if intrigued, He Yuan slowly asked, "Then what do you need?"
"You've done so much, you can't expect to get nothing in return, can you? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Even if it's his romantic partner giving him a gift, that's a matter of their affection level increasing!
Lai Gushi's goodwill towards him... He Yuan glanced at the screen.
Only 42, not even passing.
The next second, 42 turned into gibberish, and the bar for favorability was filled with an ominous red.
The calm panel trembled violently, constantly warning Crane Kite—
"Target blackening value detected is increasing!"
"Dangerous behavior detected!"
"Detected..."
The violent tremors were unrelated to Laigushi.
He put his mask back on, stood gracefully, and replied, "Of course I have what I need..."
He walked closer step by step until the distance between them was no more than five centimeters.
"What I've always wanted... is you."
Crane Kite: "...?"
Where does this inexplicable liking of yours come from?
Could it be that she developed feelings for him after being beaten up?
Perhaps because He Yuan's expression was too obvious, Lai Gushi couldn't help but explain it to him.
"Sometime in the past, before the birth of the All-Knowing One, my complete consciousness encountered you," said Laigushi, half-jokingly. "At that time, you seemed to have come to relax, and when you met me, you were alone..."
At that moment, he felt like he was Zandal again.
Laigushi recounted the "love story" of Zandal and Crane in a melodious and rhythmic tone.
On one hand, he said that Zandal was deeply in love with him and that despite overcoming numerous difficulties, they could not withstand the tide of time. On the other hand, he said that He Yuan did not care about Zandal at all.
A very obvious sense of strangeness.
On one hand, they wildly praise their love, and on the other hand, they subtly belittle it.
Just as He Yuan was about to expose him, Aha, seeing that he had been silent, couldn't help but jump up and shout, "A Yuan—he's lying to you!"
"I was the one with you back then! Zandal didn't even have a chance to confess his feelings!"
Crane Kite: "Huh?"
He glanced at Aha and pondered: Why was he with Aha?
He doesn't like comedians!
Even if Aha himself is a handsome man with eight-pack abs, the moment he opens his mouth...
He always talks like a joker.
He Yuan's intentions were too obvious; Aha saw through them at a glance and relentlessly hugged her, crying, "A Yuan—"
It's that saccharine tone again.
“Aha has many good qualities, don’t deny them all just because he’s funny—” He tried to defend himself, “Putting aside his humor, doesn’t Ayumi think Aha is good-looking, makes you happy, can help you solve a lot of trouble, and can help you hide from those annoying guys…”
"These are all Aha's strengths!"
On one side, Lai Gushi is chanting old-fashioned love stories, while on the other side, Aha is trying hard to promote himself.
He Yuan felt like her brain was about to explode.
He first patted Aha's hand to shut him up, then said to Laigushi, "So you like me, right?"
Regardless of what happened to Zandal, the figure of Laigus standing in front of him was now twisted beyond recognition!
Lai Gushi, who was interrupted, was not annoyed. "That's right. From a human perspective, I have a feeling for you called 'love'."
That was a part that Zandal could not separate even when he split his consciousness.
This love could not even be monopolized by any one individual, but was divided equally into nine parts.
In the midst of daily torment, this love was arbitrarily supplemented, mixed with the thoughts of the Lagushi, and became the love belonging to "Zandal-Lagushi".
He Yuan nodded and sat down easily. "Since you like me, then show some sincerity."
Lai Gushi liked him, but he didn't like Lai Gushi.
Even though He Yuan liked and pursued Ying Xing, after they confessed their feelings to each other, Ying Xing still had to do a lot of things to win him over before they could officially be together.
Not to mention Ragushi, an AI that is completely devoid of aesthetic appeal.
Having seen Screwgoom, He Yuan was no longer interested in most omnics. He felt that Screwgoom was the pinnacle of this category.
They haven't even talked to Sluggum, so where does Lai Gushi get his confidence from?
Lai Gushi leaned slightly forward. "Your Excellency, what do you mean?"
He Yuan replied matter-of-factly, "Of course it's to please me."
He sat on the chair conjured by Lai Gu Shi, with an unseen red-haired star god tightly embracing He Yuan behind him.
Her long, wine-red hair nestled in the hollow of her neck and gently brushed against her pale pink chest.
He Yuan pretended to straighten her clothes and took out Aha's hair.
Despite being inferior in strength, he arrogantly instructed Raikoushi, "If you want my favor, you have to please me and make me happy."
Such natural behavior cannot be cultivated without a hundred or two hundred years of pampering.
In that instant, Laigushi's memories seemed to return to a distant past.
The cranes and kites of that time were even more magnificent than they are now.
Zandal was indeed a gentle and refined scholar, and he did indeed have a pleasant conversation with He Yuan, and a feeling called "love" did indeed arise between them.
But unlike the mutual affection that Laigushi described, Zandal never had the chance to express it in his entire life.
He was the most ordinary person in the Milky Way, with a lifespan of only a hundred years. The person he loved had already been blessed by time and lived forever, and had a partner who was far superior to him and had been by his side for a long time.
So he wanted to leave his name in the Milky Way, a name that would leave an impression on He Yuan, or even one that he couldn't escape.
Thus, the Venerable One of Knowledge was born, and through continuous calculations, he became a star god.
Through long-term research, He also inherited the memories belonging to Zandal, but He was not a puppet, but rather developed an independent consciousness.
On the one hand, Zandal discovered that the Venerable Bodhidharma had anchored everything, and all his research was deciphered by the Venerable Bodhidharma in an instant, making his efforts seem meaningless.
On the other hand, he suddenly realized that a being like the Venerable Boshi Zun... could silently accompany He Yuan for a very long time, and even wait for him in the distant future to reunite with him.
But this is clearly a creation of Zandal.
He was a genius, but also a human being; he possessed the simplest form of jealousy.
When this jealousy and deep longing were inherited by Laigushi, they were transformed into his current obsessive nature over time.
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Author's Note: Laigu Shi is a twisted fan ( ).
I'm handing over my work this week, and I think I'll be able to rest next week. I'll see if I can try to add more chapters.
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