Patrick remembered that day clearly. He had felt strange the moment the princess had stepped on board. He had smelled something metal. Even though the smell had been faint, it had reminded him of robot rumors. But the rumors were that the robot civilization had been destroyed several thousand years ago. If she was a robot, how come she had a human appearance? But he still had reached out his hands to confirm her heartbeat. The princess had a healthy heartbeat. However, “compared to what I saw...” Patrick said, “I trusted what I felt.” “You are such a pompous man.” The princess sighed. “What I didn’t expect was that you owned a convoy of military planes, although they are a pile of scrap metal now.” Patrick clasped her thin neck with a strength that made her suffocate. Her eyes opened abruptly. It looked like she was suffering great pain. “You had the Blood Hawk...” “So?” Patrick loosened her nearly-choked neck, walked back to the table, and sat down. “Why did you come? If you insist on keeping your mouth shut, your 13,423 people will die.” “If I talk, will you let them go?” She asked. “It depends.” Her face looked harsh. She kept silent for a long time. “Fine.” She took a deep breath. “I’m bound to die, but they... I wish you could let go of some of them. If you kill all of them, there would be no robot left in the Universe. You may have to wait for several thousand years until a new robot civilization can be established. Patrick didn’t promise anything but looked at her quietly. “Tell me.” She bit her lip, looking devoted and tender before she started talking. Her voice was no longer the soft and low female voice, but a deep, hoarse male voice, as if she had suddenly changed into another person. The hoarse voice was stiff and more in tune with a robot. “I am from the First Robot Civilization, known by the name of Saul Silas... but my guess is that my name is meaningless now.... “A long time ago, I incidentally obtained some ancient documentation belonging to planet Earth. In my comrade’s eyes, I was crazy. I didn’t particularly appreciate fighting but spent three hundred years reading those materials word for word. I learned the language and history of the planet through memory. The description of the Tang Dynasty was the most interesting. It was prosperous and attracted my attention—the romance of its people, the knight’s bravery, and the beautiful, majestic Empress. Most things about them were so fascinating and wonderful. “Five thousand years ago, I left my galaxy with my guardians. I spent two thousand years looking for the Earth but found nothing. Later, I heard that the great robot empire had disappeared in wars... I was the only robot left. So I traveled ten thousand light-years to find a deserted planet. “I wasn’t interested in it and had no power to revive the Robot species. I believed. I could at least realize my dream by creating this Earth; I used up all my energy to replicate what I had learned. Now I will be killed by someone from Earth.... it must be a gift from God. Eventually, I knew my dream was real. It’s a pity I couldn’t see your planet...” Her eyes looked soft and calm. She looked at Patrick but seemed to be looking through him at the world as it had been thousands of years ago. Her stubborn and naïve story was enough to make anyone wonder, but Patrick only looked at her with cold eyes, without any mercy or sympathy. She didn’t care. She seemed to talk to herself and had gotten into her world. “The robots thought I was crazy; perhaps you think the same. But I devoted all my life searching for the beautiful planet Earth. I lived like a human and accomplished what another robot has ever accomplished. I have no regrets.” After she finished talking, a thin red light suddenly surfaced in her eyes, making her pale face shine. After a short moment, the red light started to fade away as if she had resolved to die. There was a smile on her face as if she was satisfied with her accomplishments. Her eyes closed. Patrick stared at her body for several minutes before he called the soldiers who were standing outside the door. “Throw her into the incinerator.” He ordered without any expression. At this moment, the telephone in the torture cell rang. A soldier picked up the receiver and gave it to Patrick after a few confirmative words. “Commander, Captain Gates is on the encrypted channel.”Patrick picked up the phone and asked. “The ground?” Harrison was only interested in a war most times, but he had volunteered to clean the ground and exploit the resources this time. His voice was dignified and excited at the same time. “Commander, we discovered something under the ruins of the Palace.” “Go on.” “It looks like a robot production line.” Harrison purposely lowered his voice. “My God, the semi-finished product was... exactly human-like, except for the chips and circuit boards inside their hearts. Oh, and there is a kind of blue transparent crystal in their heads in various sizes. I’ve never seen such a kind of crystal ore before.” Patrick kept silent on the phone. On the ground, Harrison stood in front of a cheetah. He clasped the communicator and looked again at the crowd in front of him. From the palace square where he was standing to the streets and alleys of the city, all around were people kneeling. The mercenaries were pointing guns at the assembly place. Some of them were nervous, some angry, and some insensitive. Whatever their expression, they were all vivid. Harrison licked his lips and lowered his voice. “Commander, my man cut several corpses and checked the internal structure... I think all the ten thousand people here, perhaps, are robots.” In the Captain’s office in the space fortress was a gathering. This was the first time that the captains of all eight space fortresses gathered together after invading Planet Hope half a year ago.