One Sixty Two: Robert
After listening to [Gloria] finish talking about what happened on the Sandwich Islands, Chen watched the video of [Gloria] archived roughly... At this time, Chen already had a full understanding of the whole thing.
Combined with the recent situation of the robot forces on the Sandwich Islands, as well as the attitudes and efforts of ordinary humans on the island, Chen felt that it was not unacceptable to support them.
Originally, Chen had no prejudice against things like race and blood, no matter what color of skin he had, after all, he was still a villager in the global village, especially in this situation, all the villagers were united to fight against the robot forces, even if they were prejudiced, especially emotional people, they were reluctant to cooperate with each other, not to mention that he Chen didn't care about these in the first place.
There is another point that is also very important in Chen's consideration... Sandwich Islands and Brooks Island are old neighbors!
In Chen's consideration, if he can help the people on the Sandwich Islands kill the robots or drive them away, and then start an all-round, friendly and in-depth cooperation with the Sandwich Islands... This will be of great help to Chen's future vision.
Although the Sandwich Islands, like Brooks Island, are isolated overseas, occupied by robots for more than a year, and are still uncared for, and there are no mineral resources in the entire Sandwich Islands, the products are mainly nuts, coffee and seafood... Speaking of which, it is not very helpful to Chen.
But for Chen, there are still more than a million lives on the Sandwich Islands, and this alone is more than a star and a half stronger than Brooks Island... What's more, in the large area of the surrounding ocean, except for the Sandwich Islands and Brooks Island, there are no other islands at all, all of them are seas, and in the depths of these seas, there are countless and incomparably rich resources, especially rare resources and restricted resources.
In the case that Chen's lunar base cannot be developed, and it can even be said that it is difficult to move an inch, he Chen can only hit the surface of the earth first... Only by gathering enough resources on the landmark, and developing a strong enough force to protect yourself, can you go to the moon again to settle accounts with the guy who hides his head and tail.
Chen has thought of many methods and taken many detours before... It is equivalent to going to the deep sea to collect resources, and the acquisition, exchange, application, and 'borrowing' that Chen has tried in the past have all exploded, and there are not many resources that are subject to others everywhere, and there are not many resources in the end, at least far from the extent that Chen needs them.
And go to the deep sea to collect, smelt is different, completely different, the resources in the deep sea can be said to be all ownerless, as long as you have the ability and means to collect it, no matter how many resources you get, all are your own... Of course, there must be forces and means to protect these things from being snatched away.
As for this, the current situation is undoubtedly very favorable for Chen... Everyone is busy fighting with robots, busy reclaiming the land and resources that belong to humans from robots, who has the time and mood to care about what is happening in the distant Pacific Ocean? Isn't that idle, but painful?
Not to mention that the resources on land are more abundant and easier to collect, and the face and the threat from robots also do not allow humans to waste their energy and time outside the land... Just from the fact that no one has been in charge for more than a year, or even never asked about the situation on the Sandwich Islands, one can conclude that at least for a short time, no one has paid too much attention to things outside of the land.
This gives Chen a lot of room to operate... Taking advantage of this time, Chen can obtain the huge resources he needs on the ocean, and he will not attract the attention and jealousy of others.
If it is done properly, if this time can be used well, Chen believes that he will definitely get enough reports, and he will not even have to look at other people's faces in the future.
Of course, this also requires the integration of resources between the two old neighbors, and the cooperation and help of more than a million people on the Sandwich Islands... Exploring and collecting resources on the endless ocean, Chen's own strength alone is not enough. Although he has very high-end technology and a lot of resources in his hands, as well as the help of [Gloria], it is still difficult to collect, smelt, and harvest enough resources in a short period of time.
There is also a relatively weak strength of the robot side on the Sandwich Islands, which is also a very important reference standard... Because the power of the robot itself is relatively weak, the support needed by the [Robot Must Die] force on the Sandwich Islands is not too high-end.
Perhaps, they don't need frozen weapons at all, not even improved kinetic weapons and smart bullets, they just need to support the original version of the outdated equipment to the Sandwich Islands, and they will have a lot of fun... From the information obtained from [Gloria], I know that the people on the Sandwich Islands, the weapons and equipment used are still the same old things----- compared to those things that have little threat to robots, the old-fashioned kinetic weapons and smart bullets are already very powerful, very powerful, very powerful, okay.
If it weren't for Chen's support, they wouldn't have been able to find such a good thing even with a lantern... Someone else turned his attention to the Sandwich Islands because of Brooks Island, and the others didn't even want to look at it, let alone provide support and assistance, which was absolutely impossible.
After considering all aspects of the situation, Chen believes that it is necessary to support [Robot Must Die] to fight back against the robot... Anyway, kinetic weapons and smart bullets are very simple for someone Chen, especially the advanced equipment and instruments on Brooks Island and [Raven Triple A], which are used to make these things is completely overkill, and the efficiency is definitely high, and it doesn't take much time to make enough equipment for [Robot Must Die] to use against robots.
And the distance between the two sides is not particularly far, the transportation is much more convenient and faster than other places, and even the mode of transportation does not need to worry about Chen... With the current state-of-the-art spaceship to escort them, Chen believes that as long as [Robots Must Die] is a little careful and lost, it will be very simple to transport these weapons and equipment back.
After paying attention, Chen immediately asked [Gloria] to contact the person in charge of this [Robot Must Die], which was the guy named Robert.
At this time, Chen still had a lot of nostalgia for the names [Robot Must Die] and Robert... What does it mean that robots must die? The name is too sloppy and straightforward!
Chen couldn't arouse his interest when he heard this name, no matter how he thought about it, he felt like a grass platform team... Not to mention that there is not enough strength and heritage, it is difficult for Chen to believe that such a force can bring enough pressure to the robot side, even if the robots on the Sandwich Islands are very low.
At this time, someone Chen suddenly wanted to write a letter to this [robot must die] force... On the head, write "On the Importance of Names".
And the guy named Robert... I don't know why, as soon as Chen heard this name, he couldn't help but think of the guy with infinite whirlwind legs, yes, it was the most scoundrel guy in The King of Fighters, the one who was even more scoundrel than Nikaido Red Pill, which is commonly known as the guy of Denjin.
Of course, Chen was just complaining in his heart, and when [Gloria] really contacted Robert, Chen was still very polite and personable.
Anyway, if Chen wants to complete his plan to integrate Sandwich Islands and Brooks Island, he still needs this guy to carry it out... Moreover, the name doesn't seem to have too much to do with strength. Perhaps, people are just too lazy to think about it, or they just want to borrow the name "Robots Must Die" to express their attitude.
As for Robert's own name... Not to mention that the name was originally given by his parents or grandparents, Robert may not even be able to speak when he has this name, and he himself has no right to speak at all; And it is uncertain whether this name is his real name, and Chen is very skeptical in his heart, whether this name is a 'code', or a fake name or something.
But it doesn't matter, Chen is not trying to make friends with anyone, nor is he a partner, the name is really not that important... Even if you really want to make friends, the name is definitely not the standard by which a person is measured.
In the midst of his thoughts, a middle-aged man with unkempt, dirty, and unshaven hair appeared on the office projection. Because it's a transfer screen, the signal is not very good, and occasionally there will be blurs, scratches, etc. Therefore, Chen really can't see the specific age of this person, he just thinks that the man in the projection has a decadent temperament... I think it's quite easy to bring good impressions to people.
The man in the picture took off his hat very gentlemanly and said: "Hello dear sir, I am the person in charge of [Robot Must Die], you can call me Robert, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”
Chen was not very accustomed to this kind of etiquette, but he still put the other party in his equal position and said politely: "Hello Mr. Robert, I am also very happy to meet you; However, your situation on the Sandwich Islands doesn't seem to be too good, so let's not be polite and get straight to the point, okay? ”
Robert was obviously stunned, then smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, I've checked some oriental information before, and I thought you liked this way of communication, I'm really sorry, I really didn't mean to offend." ”
Chen: "It's okay, I heard that you sent out a message asking for help and wanted to get some level of support, right?" ”
Robert: "Yes, I'm sure you have some understanding of the situation here, and without outside help, it's hard for us to win against the robots on our own." ”
Although Chen asked him to go straight to the point, Robert felt that it would be better to explain a little bit through the description of Orientals he found on the Internet, because such an explanation would make it easier for him and the humans on the Sandwich Islands to be understood by the outside world, and thus it would be easier to get help and support from the outside world... Slightly helpless and bitter, he smiled and said: "In the past year or so, we [robots must die] have had countless battles with the robot side on the island, but the weapons and equipment we have are really poor compared to robots. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been pressed and beaten by robots all the time, and we haven't had the slightest advantage until now. ”
After a slight pause, he continued: "To tell you the truth, it's really not that we want to shirk responsibility, but that the strength of our side and the robot side is too different, especially in terms of weapons and equipment, even if we pay more than four figures of casualties for this, we haven't been able to find a good way to deal with the robots..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen interrupted with a wave of his hand: "Mr. Robert, you have been able to fight robots so far, if you put me in the same place as you, I believe I will definitely not do better than you." ”
Robert didn't expect someone Chen to say this, he was pessimistic about this request for a stranger's help... Because he knows very well that there is never love for no reason in this world, and it is undoubtedly very difficult to casually meet a person who is full of love and willing to give selflessly to strangers--- unless it is shit luck. It is even more difficult to get the support and assistance of a stranger, especially if they can't get any compensation themselves, and it is very difficult to convince someone with empty words.
But after seeing Chen's attitude, Robert suddenly felt that he had peeked into the corner of Lady Luck's skirt, and then, then, and then he was favored by Lady Luck for no reason... The world is so crazy, crazy that it's incomprehensible, crazy it's unbelievable.
Of course, Robert didn't have any doubts about someone Chen in his heart, he felt that someone Chen wanted to support them [Robots Must Die] must have some kind of purpose, with utilitarianism... But what does it matter?
You know, the situation on the Sandwich Islands has become so serious that it threatens everyone's safety, under the rule of several tyrants, not only their [robots must die] members, but the lives of all people on the island are seriously threatened, and their dignity has also been insulted and trampled on for no reason... If it weren't really unbearable, if there was a little room to bear, there wouldn't be so many people standing up and risking their lives to resist the robots.
In this case, not to mention that Chen has some unknown purpose, even if Chen is a tyrant like the previous ruler, even if he is a demon, they are willing to take this risk and stand up and gamble... What if not? What if the bet wins?
Things on the Sandwich Islands couldn't get any worse, so what if another demon was brought in to take out the robot side? The big deal is that just like now, continue to live in precariousness and dire straits... Even worse, how bad can it be?
That being the case, what else does Robert have to worry about? There's no need for it! As long as Chen can help them kill or expel the robots, they are willing to do anything and pay any price.
What's more, what they are asking for is someone Chen to provide them with support in terms of weapons and equipment, if they can achieve this goal... When they master enough advanced weapons and equipment, and when they have enough strength to compete with the robots, they will no longer be soft persimmons, and even if Chen wants to manipulate them at will, it will be impossible.
At the very least, Robert believes that the best situation at present is to be able to get a large number of advanced and high-end weapons and equipment from Chen, and then use these weapons and equipment to arm and enrich his team, so that his strength will become stronger and stronger, until he can protect himself, his relatives, and his homeland.
In the final analysis, Robert didn't trust Chen, a stranger he met for the first time, and he also had a utilitarian purpose to reach out to, or even use of, Chen.
Of course, if Chen is willing to help them selflessly, Robert is not unwilling to pay Chen any benefits... It's just that these benefits will have to wait until he takes out the robots and masters the Sandwich Islands.
Robert is not a saint, he is also selfish and ambitious! Otherwise, what else would he do if he tossed out a [Robot Must Die]? It's not easy to directly join other anti-robot forces, and it's not so easy to bother to run this [robot must die].
Of course, Robert is well disguised, at least Chen didn't see anything wrong, or it can be said that Robert's current first goal is to kill all the robots... Because all his goals after that are based on this, if the robot can't be killed, then everything he wants is out of the question, he can only be like a flower in a mirror, a moon in the water, no matter what!
I was a little surprised by Chen's words, and said with a hint of gratitude: "Thank you for your understanding, and please forgive me for being presumptuous, may I ask your honorable gentleman, what should I call you?" ”
Chen: "Just call me Mr. Chen." ”
Next, Robert made his own request very implicitly... As Chen guessed, it is mainly weapons and ammunition, which are used to kill and injure robots.
Actually, Robert is not ignorant of the outside world... Although the robots on the Sandwich Islands did their best to block all possible network information transmission tools that could be exploited, even the telephone communication network was closely monitored by them. However, it is not so easy to deal with [Robot Must Die], which has been able to persist for more than a year under the encirclement and interception of robots and strict defense---- otherwise, they would have been wiped out by robots a long time ago, how could they still survive until now?
From the point of self-made radio contact [Gloria], there are still some masters among these people... Being able to bypass the tight lockdown of the robot side and contact [Gloria's] ship is a testament to their prowess. Of course, there is also a big reason why the new spaceship has put a lot of pressure on the robot side, and [Gloria] has helped them clean up some traces.
Through his understanding of the outside world, Robert still knows some of the international situation and the degree of development of equipment. Of course, Robert is not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat, although he knew through the advanced degree of the spaceship that Chen has the strength and ability to help them get the most advanced weapons and equipment at present, but he did not make such an unreasonable request, but very smart to ask Chen someone to come up with an idea---- in Robert's words: "As long as it is better than the weapons and equipment they are using now, as long as it can effectively deal with robots, it is enough, he and all his members do not dare to ask too much." ”
Subsequently, Robert made it clear that he wanted to repay someone Chen, and on behalf of himself, on behalf of all the members of [Robot Must Die], on behalf of everyone on the Sandwich Islands, thanked Chen for his support, and slapped a sycophant to compliment Chen.
To be honest, Chen is really not interested in this kind of thing, and he is also disgusted by Robert's statement of who he represents and who he represents... In Chen's opinion, you can represent yourself, who else can you represent? Even the people in [Robots Must Die] may not all be of the same mind as you! At every turn, you represent this, represent that, you represent a ghost, who is doing such a lot of things that you don't have? Interesting?
The problem is that Chen has no access to other people on the Sandwich Islands for the time being, and he can't contact other anti-robot forces, except for Robert, he really can't find a representative who can contain the robot on the island and can hopefully kill the robot.
For the sake of his great desire to integrate all the forces of Brooks Island and the Sandwich Islands, Chen now has to bet on Robert and [Robots Must Die]... Unless he was willing to send a large number of warships and digital teams to storm the robots on the Sandwich Islands, but that was not what Chen was hoping for right now.
What's more, it's just some old-fashioned kinetic weapons and smart bullets, even if they were all wiped out by Robert and the members of [Robots Must Die], and they didn't achieve anything... It doesn't matter, it's just some resources, and Chen can afford to pay for it.
The big deal is to find another agent, remake a batch of weapons and equipment for them, and let them continue to toss... As long as he has someone, as long as he has [Gloria], as long as he has the support of [Raven Triple A] and the resources and advanced equipment and instruments on Brooks Island, he can't be able to build as many weapons and equipment as he wants.
In Chen's opinion, the strength of the robot side on the Sandwich Islands... It's really not good! As long as he can support enough weapons and equipment, it will only be a matter of time before he kills the robot, and he can wait and is willing to wait.