frightfiction Chapter 507 The Trial Ceremony Officially Begins
Chapter 507 The Trial Ceremony Officially Begins
Before leaving the prison where the children were being held, Lu Youyou counted them; there were exactly 22 children inside.
The quantities match up.
Zhang Deshang did not overlook the existence of any child on his planet.
"Since they're so powerful, are you willing to spout nonsense and let them die in prison?"
Zhang Deshang's boastful voice came to an abrupt halt.
He paused for a few seconds, then sighed.
"Sir, you know everything."
It wasn't a question, it was a statement.
"Yes, I did want to talk nonsense and get you sentenced to more years. I was worried that they wouldn't have enough to eat after they got out of prison, and I was also worried that they would be beaten to death by my enemies."
"You don't need to worry about that. I will build a special factory later and assign different jobs to each of them based on their talents."
Zhang Deshang could hardly believe his ears.
He shook his head in disbelief and gave a wry smile: "Sir, at a time like this, please don't joke with me."
Zhang Deshang made the suggestion with trepidation.
"Are you worried that the children will take up prison resources? Actually, you can give them less food each time, as long as they can be kept in prison for a little longer."
Lu Youyou took out the plan, which she had asked No. 1 to compile beforehand. It contained the tasks that the robots would perform, which had high maintenance costs and were not cost-effective.
These are mostly living organisms such as plant seeds and animal genes that cannot be mass-produced.
"As you know, Wang Xing possesses the only laboratory in the universe. All the high technology in the universe is here, and all the resources and outputs are also here. This is why I can manage the families on other planets."
“But I don’t have many helpers, so I divided the work into many parts, so that your group of children and even the children who will be racially ostracized in the future will all have work to do.”
"I can't guarantee they'll become famous people in the universe, but I can guarantee they'll have enough to eat and wear."
After hearing this, Zhang Deshang was deeply shocked. He remained silent for a long time before muttering, "Having enough to eat and wear... that's enough."
He made up his mind, and even his tentacles became straight.
"I won't reject memory connectors, nor will I let the children reject them. Adult, you won't lie to me, right?"
Lu Youyou nodded solemnly: "Yes, I won't lie to you."
“I feel sorry for what you and your children have gone through, so I will provide assistance within the scope of the law, provided that you both cooperate. After all, no one wants to do something that is thankless and difficult.”
Zhang Deshang excitedly shouted several times, "Good! Good! Good!"
Suddenly, he came to his senses.
Question: "Sir, who will be the first to be tried tomorrow?"
"you."
"Can I be last in line? I want to see how the children end up before I die."
Lu Youyou was silent for a few seconds: "If you're not the first to be judged, you'll be the first to die. After you're judged, you'll also see the children's fate."
Zhang Deshang was no longer worried, and his tone became lighthearted.
"That's good, I'll have no regrets even if I die."
Lu Youyou glanced at him a few times, said everything she wanted to say, and offered all the advice she needed to give, then turned and left.
She had important things to do and couldn't waste too much time having heart-to-heart talks with Zhang Deshang.
She returned to the lab and found Number One.
"How is the construction of the variable temperature plant going?"
[The construction is difficult; low-level construction robots cannot complete it independently. Construction requires the assistance of high-level robots.]
Lu Youyou took a deep breath: "Have the high-level robots been arranged?"
Number One answered in a very methodical and straightforward manner.
"The advanced robot is rusty and is being maintained by a repair robot at the robot maintenance base."
Lu Youyou: ……
What could she say?
Build a new high-level robot?
Unfortunately, she didn't have the blueprints, so even if she mass-produced them, she could only make low-level robots.
"Hurry up with the repair robot, I'm waiting for the advanced construction robot to come up with a plan to build the factory."
Yes, sir, I've already followed up on it for you.
Lu Youyou sighed and made up her mind as she looked at the endless array of materials on the shelves.
She was determined to find out the blueprints for the advanced robot!
Ideally, it should be a high-quality robot like No. 1 that can communicate normally and has low maintenance costs.
midnight.
Lu Youyou yawned and used the teleportation card to go back to her bedroom to sleep.
As for exploring the blueprints for high-quality robots?
No rush, no rush.
Getting a good rest and conserving energy for tomorrow's trial is the most important thing right now.
the next day.
8am.
The venue for the trial has been set up.
In the very center, a circular platform covered with a deep red carpet stands—this is the trial bench.
A circular open space is formed with the judge's bench as the center and a radius of 3 meters.
Beyond the open space are tiered seating areas.
The closer the seat is to the bottom, the more powerful the race of the clan leader sitting there is.
Although there is no explicit rule, people have become accustomed to reserving the best positions for the most powerful race.
Therefore, Hu Zheng sat in the very center of the first floor, directly facing the person being judged.
At this moment, he stared at the empty judge's bench, his gaze unfocused, his mind blank.
"Hu Zheng, what's wrong?"
Lu Youyou took the initiative to strike up a conversation, creating the impression that she and Hu Zheng had a good relationship to the other clan leaders who were sizing her up.
Hu Zheng shook his head: "It's nothing."
His voice was hoarse and aged, full of weariness, as if his tongue had been sanded down to produce a sound.
"You don't seem to be doing anything wrong. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't."
Lu Youyou got up to leave, but Hu Zheng spoke up.
"My lord, you didn't catch all the thieves that day. The Firefly Clan on Microstar lost many children. If I'm not mistaken, they were all eaten by those thieves."
Lu Youyou paused, turned around and retorted: "Impossible, I have already captured all the members that Zhang Deshang mentioned."
"What about what Zhang Deshang didn't say?"
Hu Zheng pressed further: "Sir, Zhang Deshang stole from other races and ate their children. His crimes are heinous. How could he possibly be genuinely repentant?"
"Yes, he is very pitiful. I understand that you want to hold a trial for him and those children. Anyway, once the memory connector is activated, everyone will be able to see the situation clearly."
"But Zhang Deshang is cunning and treacherous. He deliberately released some of the thieves in order to continue committing crimes. Perhaps he will even break him out of prison after you have pronounced his sentence."
Lu Youyou knew that Hu Zheng was right, so she didn't say anything more.
The reply was simply: "Everything we want to know can be obtained from the memory connector."
"What if Zhang Deshang refuses the memory connector?"
Lu Youyou said in a deep voice, "Then let's make a judgment strictly according to the law based on the evidence we have."
Time passed by, and more and more clan leaders filled the tiered seats.
With more people, there are more sounds.
The angry shouts against Zhang Deshang grew louder and louder, almost shaking the heavens.
Finally, it's 10:00.
The trial officially began.