The Breeders' city was much larger and more intricate than Jiang Qiao had imagined … When the player with no sense of direction ran into the entrance of the Breeders' city, Jiang Qiao felt that he wouldn't be able to leave without using teleportation.
The style of the city was a bit like a sanctuary for magical technology?
The surrounding walls were emitting magical runes that Jiang Qiao couldn't understand. The energy that the machines were emitting was more like magic than electricity.
"Are you keeping these lifeforms in captivity?"
Jiang Qiao was standing above a glass floor. Below the floor was an ecosphere made of grass and blue sky. In the ecosphere, Jiang Qiao could see that some of the Law Stealers were living … in theory, a carefree life.
"I don't think there's such a thing as captivity. The ultimate goal of captivity is to earn benefits from the captive. From what you understand, it's to slaughter the flesh and skin … We treat the organic lifeforms here as our masters. They chose to live here and have never been imprisoned." Mother explained to Jiang Qiao.
"Is this the Maidservant Doctrine?
Or something … it's really … scary. "
Jiang Qiao looked down at the ecosphere that the Breeders had built. The scenery in the ecosphere was quite nice, and he couldn't feel the chaos and strife on Brandt Island at all.
The creatures living here were living a peaceful life under the guidance of the Breeders. The good thing was that they didn't have to do anything, but the bad thing was that they didn't have to do anything.
It felt a little like … a monkey in a zoo?
"If the Holy Spirits come, some of them will definitely destroy this place." Jiang Qiao didn't want to comment on the Breeders' actions.
But the Players definitely had their own ideas. The more beautiful something was, the more the Players wanted to destroy it. Moreover, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like the robots had imprisoned the people below in a … fake utopia?
"I don't understand why the Holy Spirits destroyed this place. All the organic lifeforms here can leave the Breeders on their own accord. We never imprisoned them."
Mother seemed to think that this method wouldn't convince Jiang Qiao, and so she changed to another method …
"A small number of Law Stealers on Blacktide Island who were tired of fighting and danger came to us for help. Their followers also believe that we are extremely dangerous, but they have all settled down here," Mother said.
"Err … that's all for your backstory. It's time to improve some systems in your main city. You should have facilities and facilities for breeding dragon eggs, right?"
"The answer is yes." Mother led Jiang Qiao deeper into the Breeders.
Along the way to the bridge, he was glad that the Players were a bunch of energy bodies. If it was a human with physical needs, he would probably be turned into a fat otaku by the breeders.
But if Jiang Qiao wanted to dig deeper into the Main Quest of the Breeders, he would probably have to lead the captive lifeforms to fight against the mechanical 'maids'.
Jiang Qiao didn't intend to issue such a Main Quest because Jiang Qiao's goal was the Divinity Shard of Blacktide Island. As long as the Breeders, the Pantheon Alliance and the Plane Pirates didn't stop Jiang Qiao from killing or hunting down the Law Stealers, it would be fine.
"I don't know if you machines really think it's fun to feed otakus, or if you're up to something. While the Holy Spirits are working with you, can you do your best not to be discovered by them?"
Jiang Qiao had set up a series of functional NPCs above the Breeders. As for the ecosphere below, Mother wouldn't let Jiang Qiao in just yet, and the Holy Spirits would probably have to be watched by the Breeders before they could enter.
"Something?" Mother couldn't decipher Jiang Qiao's words.
"Nothing. How many Law Stealers do you have?
How many Law Stealers are there on this island? "
Jiang Qiao looked at the ecosphere below. Jiang Qiao alone saw more than twenty Law Stealers, and they were all friendly units.
These Law Stealers were so fat that they could roll on the ground. Although they were between Level 40 to 50, and a bunch of Elite monsters, they were still a bunch of Holy Spirits.
Even Jiang Qiao himself felt that it wasn't right for the Holy Spirits to go after these fat otakus who had given up on fighting and were willing to be trash.
"One hundred and twenty-seven. A small portion of them are abandoned babies who don't have much talent in fighting. But they don't need to fight here, and nothing can measure their value. The other portion are Law Stealers who are tired of fighting. Most of them came here to live in seclusion," Mother explained.
"According to the scouts we sent out, there are about four hundred Law Stealers on the island. They belong to the tribes of the two island masters." Mother continued to tell Jiang Qiao what she knew.
"Only four hundred Law Stealers?"
Jiang Qiao thought there were more than ten thousand Law Stealers on the island, but if there were only four hundred … No, if they were all Lord-tier monsters, it would be very troublesome.
"The Law Stealers have the power to control the dragon-type life forms on the island. One of the island masters who cooperated with the Abyss obtained … the power of rebirth. In the past, the Annihilation Army could suppress the Law Stealers, even forcing them into a corner. Now, they can even counterattack the Annihilation Army and attack our Breeding Grounds."
There was not a trace of emotion in his mother's voice, but Jiang Qiao could still sense the worry in her voice.
"The power of rebirth?
The Law Stealers can be resurrected? Interesting … By the way, didn't you try to convince the Law Stealers to join your side?
Just like those people down there. "
Jiang Qiao really felt that life in the ecosphere was quite pleasant. He could eat whatever he wanted, play whatever he wanted, and did not have to worry about anything. All he needed to do was enjoy the service of these mechanical maids.
"Our scouts have tried to convince the Law Stealers, but they all said that they would rather die than … to be reared by us as livestock. But we don't treat them as livestock." The breeder said.
"Oh?
Is that so … That's because they think there's still hope against the Law Stealers and the other creatures on the Blacktide Island. It won't be long before many of the Law Stealers come to join your side. "
Jiang Qiao looked at the Law Stealers that had turned into fat otakus and stood up to tell the breeder.
"Why?"
"Just beat them into autistic. They have the power of rebirth, and that's a little tricky for the Holy Spirits. But there's more than just death that can break a person. When they're autistic, the only way to stop the Holy Spirits from hunting them down is to join this breeder."
Jiang Qiao still had no idea how powerful the Law Stealers on the Blacktide Island were. But the fact that the plane pirates and the Pantheon Alliance were willing to take such a huge risk to seek help from the Holy Spirits meant that the Holy Spirits could turn the tide of the battle on the Blacktide Island.
The Law Stealers' ability to rebirth satisfied the Players' need to kill them repeatedly. After all, the Players were a bunch of emotionless, heartless killing machines that did not know fatigue or hunger.
If he could not kill the Law Stealers in one go, he would kill them ten times. The Law Stealers were still sentient beings, and Jiang Qiao could already see them breaking down at the hands of the Players.
'I'd rather die than be reared as a pig by those robots!'
'That smells good.'
The dialogue of the Law Stealers appeared in Jiang Qiao's mind.
"Agent, what you said is ideal, but the situation on the Blacktide Island isn't looking good. The Law Stealers attacked our breeder a few days ago … The Island Master sealed in the breeder has been stolen by the Law Stealers. If it's possible, please don't let the Law Stealers get help from the Island Master. That way, they'll control every native creature on the Blacktide Island!"
His mother had given Jiang Qiao a quest that would determine the outcome of the Blacktide Island battle.
"Leave it to me. All you have to do is focus on farming the Holy Spirits' favorability."
Jiang Qiao glanced at the time. It was already nine o 'clock the next morning. It was time to release the Blacktide Island expansion pack.