Chapter 243: The Lion and the Tiger (Part II)

Brady Planet, Underworld R-H3.

Half a year later, when Robin came underground again, it felt different to him than it had been at the beginning.

Half a year ago, he was an unknown outsider, and he didn't even have an official identity when he entered Brady's underworld. And now, in this Hoffman Empire, which is full of countless geniuses, he has long been famous all over the world. Even, after receiving the support of the Marquis of Timos and his outstanding combat ability in the counterinsurgency war, everyone believed that Robin had no dispute about obtaining the official title of nobility, and that as long as he was willing to swear allegiance to the Emperor, he might even become a great nobleman in the future that many people would not be able to achieve in their lifetime.

And when he went underground again, the scene he saw was no longer bustling with people and hustle and bustle. In its place, there was an incomparably oppressive silence, and a dense well of people kneeling on one knee as far as the eye could see.

According to Imperial law, Imperial civilians must salute when meeting nobles, while replicants who have not received official status must bow down when meeting nobles.

This was a special decree issued in the imperial law to highlight the rights of the nobility, and now, as the beneficiary of this decree, Robin has more or less developed some special feelings.

"This feeling" walked on the empty road where the crowd spontaneously gave way, and the expression on Robin's face was uncertain. It seems to be a little proud, but it seems to be mixed with a hint of embarrassment.

"What does it feel like to be worshipped? Do you feel like you've suddenly become the king of the old days? Ansel, who was half a step behind Robin, observed the expression on Robin's face and suddenly asked in a joking voice.

"Yes," Robin nodded with a wry smile: "I suddenly feel like I've become a big man,........., this feeling is really complicated and indescribable." ”

After a few sighing whispers, Robin suddenly looked back at Ansel: "Ansel, is it really a human habit that cannot be changed to trample on the dignity of others and override others?"

Is the equality of all beings really just an absurd dream? ”

Obviously, it was the first time that Robin had encountered such an honor. As a man with great power, he was extremely in love with all this in front of him. Accepting the worship of others gave him great psychological satisfaction, and even a strong sense of pleasure that the world was under his control. But on the other hand, the concept of equality and human rights that has been instilled in his mind since childhood is resisting this pleasure in his heart, constantly warning him in his mind that he has no right to trample on the dignity of others.

"Power and status are like drugs, constantly eroding people's hearts. Class and inferiority are the laws of survival that have been practiced in nature for hundreds of millions of years, and it is not surprising that human beings have such vices. Ansel spoke his mind and smiled: "In times of peace, equality for all may not be a dream. But in the years of war, or in this era of crisis, the weak must depend on the strong to survive. No one has a reason to ask someone to give something without sī, so if you want something, you have to pay for it. In the Empire, while you enjoy the privileges that are difficult for civilians to reap, you must also take on more responsibilities than civilians. They worship you and fear you, so it's fair that you have to protect them. ”

"Extreme Materialism and Extreme Idealism......"

Looking at everything in front of him, Robin suddenly began to understand why Martin, Hervey and Albert Hoffman, who were once the pinnacle of academia, would take two very different paths.

As a biologist, Hoffman was born with the law of the jungle, believing that only under the leadership of the strong can human beings continue to survive in the new living environment of the universe. Martin and Hervey are different, as astronomers, everything is equal in his eyes, and the difference lies in their respective roles and energies. Therefore, he stubbornly believed that as long as human beings were noble enough to abandon all vices, then equality was not a dream. He believed that human beings could live in a social organization with their own duties, and that no one was nobler than others, and that each person was only distinguished by their own functions.

Before experiencing the thrill of privilege firsthand, Robin had also believed in Martin Hervey's idealistic philosophy. But now that he felt the strong desire for status in his heart, Robin began to waver, and he began to wonder whether it was true to pin all his hopes on the ethereal development of spiritual civilization, and whether this idealism, which violated the law of the jungle, could really go to the end?

"Robin Danding's lodging here is that cabin." Sensing that something was wrong with Robin's state, Zolo hurriedly diverted the topic and stared warily at Ansel, who was trying to shake Robin's heart again.

It's not hard to guess that Anse El is not a duplicant, and as a replicant, he knows very well that he is not suitable to be the leader of little Alex. So, for the sake of Vivien and Alex Jr.'s future, he needs to find a strong enough backer for them to rely on. Obviously, Robin is undoubtedly the best candidate for now, and as long as he is willing to abandon the ideas he has always adhered to, then in the future, Anse Air has absolute confidence that he will become one of the most powerful people in the Empire.

"Is it there?"

Awakened by Zolo's words, Robin took a deep breath and set his eyes on the dilapidated and old cabin on the corner of the street.

"Yes, according to the information given in the system, they lived here for at least four to five months and did not leave until recently."

"Turn it on."

After Robin gave the order, several replicant soldiers immediately rushed forward and forcibly opened the locked cabin.

Stepping inside, the turbid air and unpleasant musty smell hit his face, and Robin couldn't help but frown.

Perhaps because of the hasty departure, the cabin was very messy, all kinds of daily necessities were discarded everywhere, and even near the operating table, some broken test tubes and some infusion hoses could be seen.

"This is it, yes."

The scene in front of them made Lì Ona sure that the virus expert Jacob, who was here to treat Dandin, and that when they left, they only took something more important with them, and did not intend to hide something.

Taking out the professional testing equipment, Lì Ona first checked the air in the room, shrugged her shoulders and said: "The air is normal, there is no virus left, which means that this virus is not transmitted through the air." ”

"The blood stains on this operating table may have been left by Danding." Standing beside the dirty operating table, Robin carefully observed the dirt left on the operating table.

"It's not just blood, it's pus and excrement." LìOna took separate samples from test tubes and inserted them into her portable instrument for analysis.

"Pus? Excreta? Say so" Robin looked at Lì Ona in some surprise: "So Dan Ding couldn't even take care of himself physically, and he lost consciousness for a while?" ”

"That's how it should be." Lì Ona picked up a hose on the ground and sniffed: "It's a nutrient solution, it seems that he was in a bad condition for a while, his body functions have completely lost his function, and he can only rely on the nutrient solution to maintain his life." ”

"So Jacob, Fren did a virus test on him?"

"Quite possibly." Zhuo Luo gritted his teeth when he heard this: "Dan Ding is a crazy guy, for the sake of power, he can do anything, even if he treats himself as an experiment. ”

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