Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 520 The Life-Generating Knight Project

After listening to Tang Zijun's brief explanation of the current situation, Lei Sen slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and nodded slightly. "You really are a pushover." Staring at Tang Zijun for a while, Lei Sen sneered and poured himself another glass of wine. "In this world, excessive kindness often brings misfortune."

"You sound like you're being sarcastic." Tang Zijun smiled. He hadn't forgotten that a certain guy in the shadows had said something similar to him before.

However, Leisen shook his head upon hearing this, raising his hand to his lips. "No, I didn't mean to mock you. In fact, kindness itself is a double standard."

Leisen shifted his gaze to Tang Zijun's face, his eyes deep.

"The weak are not worthy of kindness, because they do not bear the consequences of their good deeds and will inevitably bring irreparable disaster to those around them. But the strong... are different."

"You have such a deep understanding of this, so are you considered weak or strong?" Tang Zijun asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Leisen turned his face away. "I'm nothing, and I don't have that much kindness. From beginning to end, I've only had one goal: to live well, nothing more..."

After saying that, he suddenly raised his hand and downed the wine in one gulp.

Tang Zijun smiled without saying a word as she watched his actions.

He could tell that this Leisen was also a man with a story. The fact that Leisen chose to help him, even ignoring the fact that he was coerced, was enough to prove his character.

Although he said some seemingly selfish things, Tang Zijun knew that they were just lies he used to "deceive himself." This guy, who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, was better at pretending than anyone else.

However, Tang Zijun could also imagine the fate of those in this world who lacked ability but were overly compassionate; even the sweetest sugar would turn into poison in such a situation.

With a helpless sigh, Tang Zijun didn't linger on the topic any longer.

"Oh right, why is that place where we processed the paperwork closed? I saw on the sign that it's always open, so why is there no one here today?"

Lei Sen glanced at Tang Zijun and casually said, "I don't know the specifics, but it seems to be related to the experiments in the city." "Experiments in the city?" Tang Zijun frowned.

"Ah, in the inner city," Leisen interjected, explaining. "This has been going on for quite a while now. They say the lords of the inner city want to replicate the Ark Church's research, that they want to build that Ark... what was that Ark again?"

"The Knights of the Ark?"

"Yes, this is it." Leisen pointed, then sighed. "What's the point of replicating this thing? If the Knights could really stop the omnics, they wouldn't have been wiped out that day."

He does not mean that.

Unlike Leisen, who didn't seem to care much, Tang Zijun frowned deeply upon hearing this and subconsciously bit her nails. If she remembered correctly, Suolin had previously been a member of this Ark Knights. Old Chang had even created a database in the Magic Bureau's archives and suggested that she could look into this organization.

I was planning to ask Fang Xin about it when I went to find him, but I never expected to get a clue here.

After drinking with Leisen for a while, he swayed as he stood up and gave Tang Zijun an address—his temporary residence in the lower city. "Come find me here tomorrow morning. I'll take care of the paperwork for you. With all the gold you have, the prosecutors won't hold you back at any stage."

"Are you going later? Can't we do it all at once and go straight into the inner city?" Tang Zijun asked.

"The inner city has designated opening hours; if you want to get in, you'll have to wait until morning," Leisen replied, then waved. "Alright, I'm off now. See you tomorrow."

Watching Lei Sen's departing figure, Tang Zijun narrowed her eyes slightly.

He didn't tell Leisen about Zorin and the Ark Knights, not because he was afraid Leisen would betray him, but mainly because he couldn't get anything out of him. Judging from Leisen's attitude, he didn't know anything about this.

When we got back to the container "guesthouse", Yedi was already asleep.

Perhaps because it was the first time she had slept on such a comfortable and soft bed, Yedi slept very soundly, wrapping herself tightly in the blanket like a little silkworm.

Tang Zijun stepped forward to tuck the blanket around her, then turned and hugged Suolin's head as they walked to a corner.

"Hey Lao Tang from Shexian, you know what? I've discovered I have a real talent for raising kids. That little girl is so well-behaved with me, and she falls asleep before I even finish telling her a story... Hey, do you need a smart nanny? I think I could handle it!"

Looking at Suolin, who was grinning foolishly and somewhat excited, Tang Zijun curled her lip. "Come on, my family doesn't have any kids, why would we need a smart nanny?" "Then why don't you have one?"

Suolin said matter-of-factly, almost choking Tang Zijun.

"Do you think this is like laying eggs, where you can just give birth whenever you want? Besides, do you think I could give birth to a child by myself?"

"You can't lay an egg either," Suolin stuck out her tongue, then laughed. "I didn't ask you to give birth yourself. You can go find a girlfriend. I think Qin Nan is pretty good, what do you think?"

"I think... no, why would I tell you this stuff?" Tang Zijun rolled her eyes at her and said irritably. "Stop messing around, I have something important to tell you."

Seeing Tang Zijun's expression turn serious, Suolin also stopped smiling and blinked at Tang Zijun. "What's wrong? What's making you so serious?"

"I want to know everything about the Ark Knights, including the organization's origins, background, operational plans, and future direction." "Why are you suddenly interested in this?" Zolin asked curiously, but she began to answer. "Actually, I don't know much about it either. I only remember that I was a product of their 'Life Knight Project.'"

"The Life Knight Project is dedicated to preserving and uploading the thoughts of severely injured or dying humans to the network, so that human consciousness and wisdom can be used to control machines and achieve a smoother application of various technologies."

"This project was first proposed by a professor I've forgotten. That professor was also a participant in the 'God Creation Project,' which he initiated after the artificial gods went out of control."

"I don't know the specifics of what happened, but what is certain is that the Life Knight Project suffered two major setbacks." "The first was during the research phase, when many Life Knights suddenly went berserk at the same time, attacking everything around them indiscriminately. That disaster resulted in the deaths of countless scholars and professors at the hands of the Knights, including the professor who proposed the plan."

"Later, when faced with the attacks of artificial gods... namely the gods of the era and the omnics, in order to fight against those artificial intelligences, the Ark Church had no choice but to restart this project and renamed it the 'Ark Knight Project'."

"This plan signifies that the battle between humanity and the omnics has reached its final stage. Countless people are willing to abandon their 'human' bodies to desperately resist the gods of the era, but unfortunately, the final result is still failure, and this is the second major blow." "That's all I know..." Zolin paused, then looked up at Tang Zijun. "So, how will this help you?" Tang Zijun stroked his chin, maintaining this gesture since Zolin began speaking, and only nodded slightly after she finished.

"In other words, the Ark Knights Project was restarted to counter the attacks of the Epoch Gods and the Omnics. If I understand correctly, the original intention of the Ark Knights Order and even the Bio-Knights Project was not actually to target the Omnics."

"That seems to be true." Suolin listened blankly to Tang Zijun's words, not quite understanding at first. "What you said seems to make sense, I really hadn't thought about it in detail."

Everyone knows one thing: the Knights of the Ark are an army created by the Ark Church to fight against the Omnics. But the question is, what was the original purpose of the Knights of the Ark project?

What intrigued Tang Zijun the most was why, in a wasteland where the gods of the era had completely taken control, there was still a laboratory here targeting the Ark Knights' project.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that Tang Zijun remained silent for a long time, Suolin couldn't help but ask.

Tang Zijun gently shook her head.

"Sorlin, I'm afraid I'll have to go out again tonight."