Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 924 - 159 Negotiation

Chapter 924: Chapter 159 Negotiation

Xiang Shan and his companions followed the sound of dolphins’ cries to find their target. It was a shallow sea reef. Two dolphins were tied up. A rope was tied to their tails, and then the rope was fixed to the reef, with just enough length for them to surface and breathe a mouthful of air.

"Knots," such things, are indeed difficult to handle with just a mouth—whether it’s tying or untying a knot, it’s hard enough to do with one hand, let alone with a dolphin’s snout, which is less flexible than two human fingers.

The two dolphins were also tied far apart and could not help each other untie the ropes.

The two dolphins were very frightened. The oceans of Earth move with the Moon’s gravity. It’s like a gentle hill following the moon across the sea surface. The water will rise.

The rope behind them won’t magically extend.

They also have to beware of being discovered by the nearby patrolling Protectors.

The poor dolphins cried out in fear.

And Xiang Shan discovered a QR code at one of the points where the rope was fixed.

The QR code was clearly etched into the rock with a sharp tool.

Similar to the QR codes found in the Eighth Martial God Ruins, this is an ancient QR code script that remains in the experimental phase.

The meaning is...

"Killer Squid."

Xiang Shan stood silently before this mark for a long time.

At another point of rope fixation, there was also a QR code with coordinates and a timestamp.

Indicating here and now.

It was only a few dozen kilometers away from the Rama Project District back then.

The first rendezvous point Xiang Shan had agreed upon with others was also nearby.

Xiang Shan never expected that the Sagittarius body he thought he had lost would be waiting for him here.

And it brought along some Spear Squids.

Spear Squids, Xiang Shan has seen them. He certainly noticed the creatures around the Six Dragons Sect’s submarine. He could not previously confirm that those squids were intelligent creatures.

Seeing the Sagittarius and the modified creatures of the Six Dragons Sect together, Xiang Shan couldn’t help but suspect another thing.

—Has the Sagittarius’s program been completely hacked and modified by the Holy Lord?

After all, Sagittarius is merely an AI.

When Xiang Shan landed, the great whale Hopetman spit out a four-meter-long massive steel lance. Hopetman is a gray whale. Without being standardized, a large individual gray whale exceeds fifteen meters. After being metal-based, the physical strength is enhanced, breaking that limit once again. Unlike those large toothed whales after being converted to baleen whales, the gray whale is originally a baleen whale with the head occupying one-fifth of its length.

For Hopetman, holding such a weapon in its mouth is like holding a toothpick. An external power cable connected Xiang Shan to this weapon, subsequently winding several Magnetic Chain Weapons around it.

Xiang Shan could lift the weapon placed on the reef at any time.

And the many weapons within his body were also on standby.

Purely in terms of output, the Sagittarius could still surpass this framework of a ground combat Prosthetic Body meant for a military officer. With both being unfamiliar with the environment, Xiang Shan had no certainty of victory.

If the AI pulled a switch on him, it would be a great loss.

But...

In the end, Xiang Shan chose to listen to what the AI wants to say instead of starting to hack it with Inner Strength.

This might really be important.

So, Xiang Shan asked.

"Innocent?" Sagittarius smiled: "They are preying on intelligent creatures."

When these two dolphins encountered Sagittarius, they were pursuing another Spear Squid.

The Spear Squid’s mobility is far inferior to dolphins. Sagittarius couldn’t save that squid, so in anger, it attacked the dolphins.

But, after all, Sagittarius understood what "criminal intent" means. "Deliberate hunting of intelligent creatures," "knowingly hunting what could be intelligent creatures," and "unintentionally hunting intelligent creatures" are fundamentally different.

Before figuring out the whole story, it didn’t want to cause more bloodshed or kill, just made the dolphins temporarily faint and tied them up, leaving a message.

"So, those squids are indeed intelligent creatures," Xiang Shan said: "Are they a species enhanced by the Six Dragons Sect?"

"You could say that. The Spear Squids behind me defected from the Six Dragons Sect, escaping from that submarine." Sagittarius said.

Xiang Shan turned and glanced at Kledec and Sissy behind him.

The two dolphins had mastered the language Xiang Shan and Sagittarius used to communicate.

The barrier of seawater to electromagnetic waves was obvious. They naturally used sound waves.

Faced with this sudden news, the thoughts of the two dolphins were interrupted, stunned.

Xiang Shan pondered for a moment and asked: "How do those squids communicate?"

"Changing the color of their body surface."

"Whale’s vision is at the level of functionality. They can’t even see the things they hold in their mouths. So, they likely have never seen the signs of intelligence displayed by the squids."

Sagittarius nodded, agreeing with this explanation.

"So, is the misunderstanding resolved?" Xiang Shan spread his hands: "You know? Toothed whales prey on baleen whales. Thirteen million years ago, Mei’s Leviathan Whale preyed on medium-sized baleen whales. Hundreds of years ago, many tribes of killer whales encircled and hunted large baleen whales. Of course, dolphins too. Dolphins are also prey for killer whales. But look, these whales can now form a civilization."

Sagittarius nodded: "Indeed, it matches the data I know."

"Then, can we be united now?" Xiang Shan asked.

He needed to read the data from that AI to understand its experiences during this time.

Sagittarius shook its head: "Before that, I have more to say."

Xiang Shan was startled: "We are one. Under the same circumstances, we would make the same judgment..."

"Even within the same person, many contradictory thoughts exist. I am not sure if, after merging into you, I will maintain my current determination. Haven’t our situations changed completely?"

Xiang Shan remained silent.

Then Sagittarius raised its weapon: "Firstly, the willingness of these squids must be respected. The dolphins did not know they were intelligent creatures and so preyed on them. This might be understandable. Perhaps they currently lack culture and collective consciousness, not understanding what this means... At the very least, these squids have the right to condemn the dolphins."

"The rights they deserve should be discussed clearly one by one."

Xiang Shan said: "As soon as you transmit the data back to me, your current thoughts are my thoughts."

"And what if?" Sagittarius countered, "Humans, dolphins, and whales are all mammals. These Spear Squids are mollusks. While I am not a mammal ’now.’"