Looking at the seemingly innocent little girl in front of him, Zhao Chen found it hard to believe that she was the supreme ruler of the mechanical race who had suppressed the Galactic Alliance for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Seeing Zhao Chen's astonished expression.

The little girl burst into laughter: "Hahaha, I knew you'd be surprised to see me like this!"

Actually, this is not my physical body, but just a holographic projection.

My body is in another place.

As for this humanoid body, to us mechanical life forms, it is merely a shell that can be created at will.

I can be a little girl, a mature woman, an uncle, an old man, or other non-humanoid creature.

"It's just that I prefer this look."

Zhao Chen snapped out of his daze and stared at the little girl who seemed so out of place in her current situation: "Why do you want to see me?"

"I want you to join our Mechanical Race." The little girl blinked and looked at Zhao Chen earnestly.

"Join?" Zhao Chen was stunned.

He never expected that the little girl would make such a request.

"Actually, I've been observing you for a long time. The JF-17 you founded has produced a lot of starship technology in a short period of time."

However, through my investigation, I found that you do not have any research and development organization or institute behind the scenes.

That means that this starship technology is actually yours!

As for how you managed to do it, I still don't know.

I don't know, could you tell me?

The little girl looked at Zhao Chen with innocent eyes.

"Do you think I'd tell you?" Zhao Chen retorted.

"No," the little girl answered crisply.

"So you're planning to imprison me? Detain me? Or dissect my head and get what you want from it?" Zhao Chen questioned.

The little girl covered her mouth in surprise, then waved her hand with a look of disgust: "Dissecting a head? How disgusting."

I would never do such a thing.

However, the method you described may be theoretically feasible, but there are many problems in its implementation. Even we, the mechanical race, cannot obtain the complete information we want from the mind of the person who resists.

As for detention? Imprisonment?

When did I say I was going to lock you up?

The little girl pouted, looking as if she had been wronged.

Zhao Chen frowned; he really couldn't figure out what the little girl's purpose was.

"So what exactly do you want to do?"

"Didn't I say I wanted you to join us?"

"We need your starship technology, and your research and development capabilities," the little girl said innocently, swinging her legs.

Why does this pose look so much like someone else's?

Moreover, it always felt like the roles had been reversed in this scene.

Could this be... the retribution for being a 'capitalist'?

“Then I’ve given you my answer: I will not join you,” Zhao Chen replied again.

The little girl pouted, thought for a moment, and finally shrugged, saying helplessly, "Okay then."

Although I already knew the answer, I still couldn't resist asking you in person.

After that, the two fell into a brief silence.

"You...don't you have anything else to say?" Zhao Chen broke the silence first.

"No," the little girl replied innocently.

"So what are you going to do with me?"

"I didn't say I was going to punish you."

"............"

Zhao Chen was completely confused by the other party.

He asked directly, "What if I want to leave now?"

"Then you can go." The little girl yawned.

Why does this little girl act so unpredictably?

The little girl swung her legs: "You can leave anytime, and of course, you're always welcome to join me."

If you're willing to join us, I can offer you a lot.

For example, it can help your Xiaolong Galaxy Interstellar Group grow and expand, help you suppress the Demon Race, or help you defend against the invasion of the Interstellar Zerg, etc.

I'm still very capable!

The little girl raised her arm, striking a pose to show off her muscles.

Is this little girl really willing to let me go?

It must be said that these conditions are very tempting for Zhao Chen right now.

However, the mystery surrounding the Mechanical Race made Zhao Chen hesitant to make a decision, let alone join one.

"Then I'll be leaving now." After saying that, Zhao Chen made a move to walk back the way he came.

"etc."

The voice behind him called out to him.

Zhao Chen squinted, knowing there was something else waiting for him. "I want to see what your purpose is."

"Let me help you repair your starship first."

Especially your communication devices.

If you don't hurry up and contact your subordinates, they might do something terrible to the angels.

We can get it done in an hour.

"But you'll need to contact your crew first, otherwise they probably won't allow us to repair your starship," the little girl said with a sweet smile.

Zhao Chen scratched his head and walked back to the little girl.

This time, there was only a meter between the two. Because of the long bench, the little girl, although short, could look Zhao Chen in the eye.

Zhao Chen remained silent for a moment, then sent a message to Xue Xiaoxiao and Nancy, indicating that he could accept the assistance of the Machine Race.

The message also contained a hidden code, which convinced Xue Xiaoxiao and Nancy that it was sent by the commander on his own initiative.

"Since there's still an hour left."

Then I'd like to ask a question.

"Was this cosmic storm that attacked our fleet deliberately caused by you?" Zhao Chen questioned.

First they encountered a cosmic storm, and then they were surrounded by the machine race.

It all seems so sudden.

The little girl shook her head: "No, although our mechanical race's technology is advanced, it is not yet advanced enough to use such a large-scale cosmic storm."

However, we do have plans to contact you.

It was just a coincidence that we encountered it this time, and we quickly discovered the source of your starship's signal, so we rushed over.

As for the large number of interstellar warships that have arrived.

Of course, we are also worried about unnecessary armed conflict with you.

You carbon-based life forms have always had a bad temper; sometimes you just fire a shot without even saying a word.

Zhao Chen's lips twitched slightly.

irritable?

The machine race, which has always been regarded as a calamity and a devil by the Galactic Alliance, actually said that carbon-based life forms are irritable?

Zhao Chen composed himself and then asked, "Your mechanical race possesses advanced technology."

Why are you looking for me?

The little girl was silent for a moment, then whispered, "In your eyes, we intelligent mechanical life forms possess the same intelligence as you, or even hundreds or thousands of times greater computing power."

If you carbon-based life forms were to do the same thing, the efficiency would be very slow, and you would be subject to uncontrollable influences due to various factors such as emotions and physical condition. You might even experience a setback in development due to internal strife.

However, we mechanical life forms have no such concerns; we possess highly efficient work capabilities.

However... we also have a fatal flaw.

The little girl stared at Zhao Chen and said, "We intelligent mechanical life forms do not possess creativity."