Chapter 118: One Peck, One Drink
"no."
Gu Sanqiu's expression didn't change at all: "You think too much. If I really did this, why would you let Shatang lock me up alone?"
"There is too much unknown knowledge in Liyue. You may have used some ability beyond the scope of knowledge to hide from my detection."
Gu Sanqiu sneered: "What about physical data? Breathing, heartbeat, blood circulation, mental fluctuations, etc., can they all be faked?"
"When you encounter a problem, you throw the cause to the unknown area without careful thinking. Is this the demeanor of an alchemist? What's the difference between you and those guys who only avoid and find excuses when encountering problems?"
"...It seems to be a very reasonable explanation, and I didn't detect any abnormal data fluctuations in you."
Albedo stared at Gu Sanqiu: "Although it sounds weird, as a man-made man, I still choose to trust the judgment brought by my feelings this time."
"How you believe that is your own business and has nothing to do with me."
Gu Sanqiu put down the cup and said, "In five days, the God's Eye exchange meeting will begin. Our experiment will be carried out in three days. By then, we can find an empty place with no landmarks."
"Three days later? Isn't that too hasty to prepare?"
"No, I have been preparing for this experiment for a long time."
Gu Sanqiu looked at Albedo and said, "It is dangerous, but not fatal. You should know more about the experimental rules in this area than I do, so I won't repeat myself."
Albedo nodded: "One last question, you don't seem that surprised that I'm a cyborg?"
"No matter where in the Seven Kingdoms, creatures like artificial humans should be very magical, right?"
Gu Sanqiu raised his finger and said, "First, please don't use things to describe yourself. Please give yourself the necessary respect."
"Second, there's nothing special about artificial humans."
Gu Sanqiu curled his lips and exerted slight force with his right hand. Tiny wisps of flames, lightning, and rocks wandered in his palm, but they did not hurt each other at all.
"In Liyue's cultural system, I am a semi-immortal with spiritual roots that can sense the elements. In layman's terms, using elements through some props will not cause too much impact on the body."
"Other beings who are called half-immortals are all creatures with the blood of immortal beasts, but I never think that I am different from others, and I never think that I am a thing."
"An artificial human with such mobility must be an advanced product of a certain branch of science, a product of the technology and efforts of countless predecessors. You are essentially the same as an ordinary person like me who has cultivated a semi-immortal body."
"Miracle."
A certain incense burner tried his best to deceive people: "We are the embodiment of miracles, not something that should be despised or guarded against."
"A miracle...huh?"
Seeing that Albedo was lost in thought, Gu Sanqiu stood up, dusted himself off and prepared to leave.
"I don't want to waste time talking to you anymore. I have to go back now. If you have any questions in the future, I hope you can just leave a message at the Goethe Hotel instead of using this weird method."
"One last piece of advice to you."
Gu Sanqiu waved his hand without even turning his head: "You can master the truth, the laws, the human heart, and everything in the world, and become a god-like existence."
“But don’t let them take over you.”
Gu Sanqiu sat on a big tree with a mint in his mouth, his hands on the pergola and looked in the direction he came from. At the same time, he used all his mental power to detect everything around him.
"Well, I didn't catch up."
With a yawn, Gu Sanqiu took off the Eye of God from his waist and touched it in his hand.
"I was almost found out. Can androids have intuition?"
"Forget it. Other androids can give birth to children. Having an intuitive ability is nothing."
Gu Sanqiu touched the core gem of the Eye of God again and hung it back.
Albedo's intuition was right.
Everything that happened tonight was within his calculations.
The core of everything is the Gu family's method which is similar to the Turtle Breathing Technique.
He used this thing, combined with his rich knowledge as a "visitor from another world" (cheater), to fine-tune his own body data, and thus successfully deceived Albedo.
However, the original intention was not to deceive Albedo.
When he realized something was wrong with his body, his first reaction was monsters, Abyss Mages, or even a group of treasure hunters who wanted to test out new ranged weapons.
Whether it is the former or the latter, if he encounters it, he will just take action directly. He does not hesitate at all, and it just happens that he has a reasonable reason to attack with all his strength.
But when he was lifted up by the balloon and saw Sugar, he knew who was the mastermind behind the attack on him this time.
Then, he was really annoyed. No one would be happy if they were used as an experimental sample.
Therefore, he decided to use a more tortuous and complicated strategy to lure Albedo over as his experimental subject, and even to carve an image of "magnanimity" in the other's mind.
Anyway, as long as I don’t leave the impression of being a resentful person who doesn’t get angry even when being screwed, it’ll be fine.
He would rather die than be a bootlicker, even if Gu Sanqiu is beaten to death.
To put it simply, it is to make the other party feel that even if they are forgiven, they still owe a big favor. As an artificial man, Albedo's understanding of emotions means that he will not become the kind of extreme egoist who is ruthless and puts profit first like many people.
Although it is very insidious, if Albedo came to visit him openly, even if he was used as an experimental sample, as long as there was no danger and no privacy was involved, he could reach some win-win agreement with Albedo.
But since the other party used such a hellish method to attack me...
Then it's not his heart's fault, every bite and drink has a reason.
Mutual calculation as the beginning of the encounter does not mean that the future will be like this.
"However, it seems that Albedo's personality is too short."
Gu Sanqiu frowned slightly. If the original trajectory had been followed, although Albedo could not be considered a social elite, he would at least appear to be a gentle and elegant alchemist.
But what he saw today was just a reckless Son of Cretaceous.
Based on his feelings for Mond, Albedo would not do anything strange, and even considered eliminating the impact of the battle.
But from his own perspective, Albedo has a lot of problems with his mentality.
In short, the rules and regulations that the other party recognizes are the rules and regulations. If he does not recognize them, or if they conflict with what he wants to do, those rules and regulations mean nothing.
It was because he realized this that he mentioned it to the other party in the end.
As the son of Chalk and the owner of the Eye of God, most of the truths of this world are basically defenseless in front of him.
You can understand and master the truth, but you cannot be mastered by the truth.
You can hold power, but you cannot be a slave to power.
It's just a matter of different paths leading to the same destination.
And even after this, Albedo still had the mentality of "If one day I destroy Mondstadt, I hope you will stop me."
Sucrose, Timaeus, Klee, etc., they are all good medicine to heal Albedo's heart.
But in essence, there is still a huge hidden worry in Albedo's heart, which is the root of the disease that cannot be easily cured by any good medicine -
Albedo's identity is non-human, and he is not even a living being.
This might not be a big deal in Gu Sanqiu's hometown, where people are more accepting of it, but the actual situation is much worse.
"Forget it. Why should I think so much about this guy who wants to do something bad to me? I should think about how to write a letter to the doctor."
