Chapter 14: An Invitation from the Lord
Although she had countless guesses about humans in her heart.
But the moment she saw the humans, Corey was stunned!
Because humans were truly… so beautiful!
The one with the black paint, her body was very well-proportioned, exuding a wild beauty within her calmness. Although she seemed still, once she started fighting, she would surely be as fast as lightning.
The pink one, although she looked softer, her demeanor was… so lively?
Corey had never seen anything like it in robots.
Is it because she is a young or adolescent form of a human? Because there is a power called curiosity in the heart, so she is enthusiastic about many things and can reveal this aura?
What are they wearing on their legs? They look very thin, is it a new type of tactical material?
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Such observations undoubtedly put Corey at ease. It seems that humans are humans, they are completely different beings from robots, and they have many things to learn~~
However…
What is that strange creature crawling around on the ground, looking a bit silly?
She has a beauty unpolluted by knowledge, is it because she is a special kind of human?
No…
She has a fluffy big tail, so it should be that thing, right?
A pet that humans always keep by their side, a little dog?
Well, it should be.
Her ears also look soft and fluffy, and she’s wearing a collar, and her intelligence isn’t high.
I remember…
Humans indeed have the habit of bringing pets when they travel.
So, these should be a pair of sisters traveling with their pet.
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“Respected ladies, cute young lady, and your pet. Good evening, I am the lord of this node city – krv, you can call me Corey.”
Corey bowed deeply to make her etiquette as appropriate as possible.
After all, she remembered that in human culture, etiquette was a very important thing. Things like directly transmitting signals or inserting data cables directly into the other party’s ports were taboos that could not be touched.
But…
“Wow, Su Ling isn’t a pet! Su Ling is a normal girl.”
“Ah, Miss, please don’t misunderstand, I was calling you a cute young lady.”
“Huh? Cute young lady, are you referring to me… Thank you! But just calling me Su Ling is fine.”
Su Ling smiled shyly, looking like she was greatly enjoying this appellation.
But then?
Elus pouted unhappily and said, “Why are both of their titles correct, but mine isn’t! I’m not a lady, I’m not married yet.”
“Huh…?”
“You can call me Miss too, well… if you really can’t, you can call me Young Lady, Su Ling is the second young lady~~”
Although she was over a hundred years old, Elus was exceptionally concerned about titles, and refused to be called a lady.
However…
The most anxious one was Lonis!
Why were everyone else’s titles somewhat normal, but when it came to her, she was directly called a pet!
So, the silver-haired girl jumped up and shouted:
“Wuwu, I’m not a little pet. Don’t listen to Elus talking nonsense, I’m human. This little black-hearted girl likes to bully people and give nicknames randomly.”
Lonis said earnestly, but such an answer threw Corey into confusion.
In her impression, she should obey human commands, at least in terms of titles, she should correct herself according to human wishes.
But… these three people each had a different explanation, so who should she listen to?
However, just as Corey was somewhat at a loss…
tvp came over, pushing a small cart in its hands, filled with various kinds of fruits.
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“Ah, it’s Lord!”
“You are… tvp? What are you doing here?”
Upon seeing tvp, Corey’s tone became somewhat unfriendly. However, tvp was neither humble nor overbearing, and directly explained:
“Reporting to Lord, pm said that humans are different from us, and they need to eat. If they don’t eat for a long time, humans will become corpses and become dinner for microorganisms… Therefore, I have brought fruits for the several human masters as food.”
“Is that so? Oh… right, humans are different from us, they have taste buds?”
Corey observed the girls’ bodies with great interest, but no matter how she observed, she couldn’t resolve her inner confusion.
After all, for robots…
They never knew what the concept of taste was.
She could distinguish the quality of various fuels, and she could distinguish the magnitude of electricity, whether it was AC or DC… But from the moment she was born, Corey had never understood the taste of food.
In this way…
Has the pursuit of the Robot Kingdom and herself gone astray?
After all, although she really liked the culture and aesthetics that humans had developed so far, if some senses were mistaken, it would also lead to many problems.
Perhaps, in the current Robot Kingdom, such problems were occurring.
Robots continued to live by making mistakes, completely deviating from the original intentions of humans.
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So, Corey asked:
“Um, several human Your Highnesses, I have some questions now, may I ask you?”
“Mm, of course, no problem. Lord Corey, just say whatever you need to say.”
“It’s like this, this respected black-hearted young lady, I would like to invite you to attend our Order Court to judge the right and wrong of the disputes encountered by our robots.”
“Oh?”
“You may not know, but since a thousand years ago, our Robot Kingdom has established criminal laws. They stipulate that one cannot harm others without reason, and cannot destroy public property… These laws have been executed very well, and almost no one has violated them.”
“Um, isn’t that a good thing?”
“Yes, but you may not know. Relying solely on criminal law, we cannot resolve most disputes, so later, our Robot Kingdom created various moral laws. However, when these moral laws were enacted, we did not have human assistance in revising them. So for centuries, we have been worried about what problems might arise.”
“Mhm~”
“And whenever problems arise, we vote to make a decision… And I, as the lord, have the most votes. But all along, I have never known if my methods are correct, if they follow humanization.”
“Ah, I know, you want me to be the judge, right? It sounds quite interesting? What about the little fox and Su Ling?”
“I have no problem, Su Ling wants to try.”
Naturally, there was no need to say anything more about Su Ling. Faced with such an interesting event, she would definitely not miss it.
But what about Lonis?
She was a little uncertain about whether she could judge the right and wrong of robot society. After all, when she was a hero, she was often indecisive about many things.
(But with Elus by my side, I shouldn’t have to worry about anything, right?)
So, Lonis also nodded.
“Mm, then I’ll participate too.”
“Okay, Lord Corey. We will participate in the Order Court, but we are very tired today and need to rest. We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”
Elus said to Corey, as if she had some plan.
