Chapter 427 Clockwork Module

Rebecca couldn't help but change her expression after listening to Joan explaining the function of the "clockwork module", and murmured:

"If this technology is popularized, wouldn't the army originally composed of humans be replaced by mechanical corps composed of constructs, and soldiers and officers at all levels are no longer needed, as long as one with a 'keyspring' The Commander-in-Chief is enough... this invention is truly terrifying!"

"Whether it's scary or not depends on your perspective." Edward said lightly, "Mr. Rawls is a humanist. He sincerely believes that human beings should not kill each other. Even if war is inevitable, we should try our best." Shed less human blood."

"Starting from this idea, Mr. Rawls envisages replacing the human army with mechanized and fully automatic constructing corps, and letting those constructs equipped with clockwork boxes replace humans to fight each other on the battlefield. It is not a way to avoid bloodshed and A good way to die."

"Just this summer, Mentor Rawls went to Midgard University to attend an academic seminar, where he delivered a speech on the concept of 'clockwork module' and 'clockwork corps', and also publicly He showed the 'clockwork module' he made by himself, which aroused great repercussions at the meeting."

"Later, this speech was compiled into a paper and published in the authoritative core journal of the academic circle "Aofa Newsletter".

Edward sighed, his face full of regret.

"We all thought that this paper marked a new peak in the academic career of Master Rawls, but we didn't expect that this was the last academic paper published publicly in his life..."

"Since the 'clockwork module' invented by Master Rawls is of great significance, could it be that his competitors in the academic field hired murderers out of jealousy?"

Rebecca made a guess.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out..."

Edward hadn't finished speaking when there was a knock on the door, followed by a servant's voice from outside the living room.

"Master, there are three guests visiting."

"Guest?" Edward stood up and opened the door, looking at the servant in surprise, "Did you come to see me?"

"It's not to visit you specifically. They said that you, Master Chap, and Master Vida, whoever is at home, is fine. It would be even better if they were all at home."

The valet answered respectfully.

"How many visitors are there, and what are their characteristics?" Edward asked cautiously.

"There are three people in total. They all look...very distinctive." The male servant's expression was a little strange. "One of them is a young cat lady, one is a white rat man, and the other seems to be a kobold."

"It must be Sister Meow and the others!" Thomas got up and smiled, "Edward, please invite them in, they are old friends."

Edward nodded, followed the male servant to greet him, and soon invited the dusty Xiaomao, Azhi and Teacher Benny into the living room.

Needless to say, Joan has a close relationship with the "cat, mouse, and dog" trio. Rebecca, Edward, and Thomas also stood side by side with Miao, Azhi, and Benny in this year's "Hunting Contest" In combat, everyone is not an outsider. After meeting, they save the link of greetings and go straight to the point.

"Joan, the newspaper received news the day before yesterday that the situation on the southern front is not optimistic. We are all worried about your safety, and now we are relieved to see you come back safely." Xiao Miao said with a smile.

"Thank you, Sister Miao, for your concern, but your visit today is not for the front line, is it?" Joan asked straight to the point.

Xiao Miao nodded frankly, put away her smile, and became serious.

"About the misfortune of Master Rawls... I won't say more about the polite words of condolences and resignation. Now there is something I want to ask you, Edward, and Thomas to help."

"Sister Meow, I won't hinder you from talking about business here, right?" Rebecca asked a little embarrassedly.

"Of course not, Rebecca, if you are willing to stay and help, that would be even better."

Xiao Miao smiled at her and continued the topic just now.

"You've probably all heard that the 'Sons of Liberty' monogram was left at the scene of the two murders at Leiden College. To be honest, Mr. Azhi and Benny, I, and I are all members of the 'Sons of Liberty' association. , Now these two murders have caused a lot of trouble in the city, which has caused a lot of public opinion pressure on our organization."

"When encountering similar incidents in the past, we would always use newspapers to guide public opinion and get rid of the crisis. This is exactly the purpose of the association to spend a lot of money to fund newspapers and establish its own news and public opinion platform over the years."

"However, the crisis this time came more quickly than ever before. Before we had time to respond, the newspaper office was raided by the police. Ms. Miranda, the editor-in-chief, was forcibly taken away. She is still in custody. The newspaper office is under the control of the police. The entire publishing and distribution work has been forced to stand still, and Mr. A Zhi and Benny and I are currently half-unemployed."

Xiao Miao smiled wryly.

"Sister Meow, please allow me to ask an impolite question. How much does the death of the two masters Rawls and Li have to do with your association?" Thomas asked solemnly.

In fact, Joan, Rebecca, and Edward also had the same doubts, but they were too embarrassed to ask them in person.

"Thomas, I dare to guarantee on my own personality and in the name of my lord Pelor that the 'Sons of Liberty' association has nothing to do with these two murders. The murderer left our monogram on the wall of the crime scene, clearly With the idea of ​​setting the blame on!" Ah Zhi swore seriously.

Among the cat, mouse, and dog, Miaomiao and Teacher Benny belong to the "unbelievers" in a broad sense like Joan, but the white mouse man Azhi is a very devout follower of Pedro.

If the legal "stain" of occasionally stealing from the rich and donating to the poor is not counted, even if Ah Zhi's character is measured by the moral standard of a "paladin", there is no flaw.

Since he swears in the name of his personality and faith, there is absolutely no lie.

"Mr. Azhi, I believe you are telling the truth, so who is blaming the 'Sons of Liberty' Association?" Thomas asked.

"It's hard to say." Ah Zhi smiled wryly, "Frankly speaking, 'Sons of Liberty' has done a lot of illegal business, and the forces offended by black and white are simply countless. All these enemies have sufficient reasons to suppress us. Ms Miranda was just the first 'early bird' to get hit, and she won't be the last."

"Ms. Miranda is also a member of yours?" Rebecca couldn't believe it. "A noble and educated socialite like her would actually join the gang... Sorry, I didn't mean to belittle your organization!"

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