Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 948 - 183 Handling

Chapter 948: Chapter 183 Handling

In the middle cabin of the submarine, several Martial Artists shouted as they attacked Xiang Shan’s body.

These cornered individuals let out beast-like cries.

However, as Xiang Shan’s spear rotated and thrust, it sliced through the enemy formation like cutting vegetables.

This was already the last of the living forces within the Chrysanthemum Stone.

And at this moment, the submarine shook again.

The Holy Lord’s separate body had already returned.

When the Holy Lord’s body came back, it was carrying a heap of spherical objects.

Those were the heads of the Six Dragons Sect members who had previously escaped. They hadn’t gotten far before being caught and defeated by the Holy Lord body controlled by Xiang Shan.

Upon realizing this, the Six Dragons Sect members no longer even hoped to escape.

In desperation, these people turned into beasts, launching desperate attacks at Xiang Shan.

And then they were effortlessly defeated by the Martial God walking among humans.

The strongest Martial Artist on the Chrysanthemum Stone was Yang Mengying. And Yang Mengying, due to a lapse in focus, did not cause Xiang Shan any trouble and was directly defeated.

If Yang Mengying had shown even a little resistance and inflicted even a minor injury on Xiang Shan, even if it only made the Prosthetic Body operate under high load like the Holy Lord, Xiang Shan wouldn’t have had the strength to defeat the entire ship of Six Dragons Sect.

"Count them..." Xiang Shan slightly nodded toward the number of heads in the Holy Lord’s hand: "There are a total of two hundred and fifty human members on the Chrysanthemum Stone. Thirty-three heads in position one, twenty-seven in position two... two extra bodies not recovered, sunk to the sea floor, and during the control process, six were accidentally killed. They’re all here."

Just as he had once handed a bunch of Ranger heads over to a group of Burrow Dragons for safekeeping, he planned to hand these heads over to that Sixth Martial God’s subordinate, or to Freeman, to build a virtual prison, awaiting trial after victory.

This is an important process of rebuilding the concept of "legitimacy." If there’s a stable base to detain prisoners, Xiang Shan usually does it as a matter of course.

"You’re just finding an excuse for not killing Mengying."

As ghost stories suggest, ghosts are omnipresent.

The Fierce Ghost-like Xiang Shan reappeared behind Xiang Shan.

He said with a smile, "Even if you think you’re not like that, others will certainly think so."

"So what?" Xiang Shan shrugged: "I truly don’t have the heart to kill with my own hands. If no one wants to forgive her, then..."

"If that time comes, and you don’t express ’kill’ or ’do not kill’, others will only wait to hear your opinion. Perhaps the actual victims may truly be willing to show leniency for your sake and ask for a lighter sentence." The Fierce Ghost seemed assured of victory: "That’s how it is. The ’just trial’ you hope for will mostly be influenced by your judgment. If you truly hold an absolutely just heart, then act now."

"Ha." Xiang Shan sneered: "Judging life and death based on one’s own judgment is not a good thing. Compromise in difficult situations is natural, but if it becomes a dependency... how are you any different from a Tyrant?"

"But you know very well that people are ignorant. Even the most enlightened system is organized and run by people." The Fierce Ghost laughed: "You have to admit that there are objective differences between people."

"That’s because of external circumstances. Not everyone has the conditions to liberate themselves. It was impossible in the past, but it may not be in the future. Xiang Shan was just an ordinary person before."

"But when you claim ’I’m just an ordinary person, and you can be like me too’, truly ordinary people interpret it as ’I’m an ordinary person, and I too will bend the rules and act unlawfully like you will’." The Fierce Ghost stood in the rising seawater, giving a mocking smile to Xiang Shan. Under the flickering lights, he was very pleased: "It was the same before. You gave Kotoba a position because you were sure her ability could indeed fulfill that role. You thought she was suitable, but others would only think you have the same desire to shelter your own kind..."

"’Opposing nepotism’ is to prevent those without the corresponding ability and responsibility from gaining power they cannot handle." Xiang Shan sneered: "But the rule ’Absolutely disallow the advancement of employees with personal relations with superiors’... is also unreasonable. Should I have acted in reverse back then, deliberately making it harder to dismiss Kotoba? She applied and fought for the opportunity herself."

"Yes, yes. But who in the HR department would dare refuse the chairman’s niece?" The Fierce Ghost chuckled.

The seawater was already at his chest. He continued, "In your heart, ’bias’ and ’non-bias’ are a set of concepts. ’Justice’ and ’injustice’ are another set. ’Non-bias’ and ’justice’ are not perfectly inclusive, nor are they absolutely causally linked. Absolute non-bias is also inhumane—like a system that demands executioners avoid personal ties and only work according to a roster. But when you believe you’re making a ’just and compassionate’ decision, others will only think you’re ’biased and unjust’."

As he spoke, the seawater had already covered the Fierce Ghost’s neck. But this being existed in Xiang Shan’s senses, unaffected by the seawater.

He stared at an independent space behind Xiang Shan. Mengying’s head was placed inside. He said, "You know very well what Mengying has done. Without your stance, would others truly dare to judge her? If you think fairness is really that important... heh, once more a Tyrant, act! There is more than one kind of ’justice’ in this world!"

He then sank into the seawater.

Xiang Shan closed his eyes, calming his emotions.

——What medication would work well for this cognitive dissonance?

He reopened his eyes and headed to the middle of the submarine, where in the research cabin, he found a computer untouched by the battle and quickly copied its data.

At this moment, the knowledge brought by the Holy Lord came into play. The Holy Lord had systematic knowledge of these Six Dragons Sect research successes. Xiang Shan also knew what he was looking for.

The Chrysanthemum Stone’s Spear Squid language data and translation program.

The Spear Squid communities of the Chrysanthemum Stone and Nautilus developed independently and originated separately. Due to the Spear Squid’s common physiological basis, they appeared very similar to humans.

But unquestionably, English, Chinese, and Khoisan languages appear nearly identical to squids from the squids’ perspective.

Xiang Shan needed to acquire a means to communicate with the Spear Squid.

Then, he picked up a piece of chemical equipment from the submarine.