The Mechanic

About one kilometer away from the Lost Lake, there is a circular building. Like other buildings in Paradise Lost, it is made of wood and steel plates, surrounded by complicated pipelines and fortifications. The double-opened front doors were cast with heavy bulletproof alloys, and dozens of large and small gears drove their opening and closing. Above the gate hangs the flag of Paradise Lost, a crimson background with a white Da Vinci Vitruvian Man printed on it, but bleeding where the ribs are.

This circular building is the seat of the Round Table Council.

There are a total of 30 council members in the council, and there are ten chief councilors on the chair, who come from ten Lost Paradise districts. Each Chief Councilor is the highest governor in their respective district. Any decision must be supported by two-thirds of the chief councilors and most of the councilors before it can be implemented. Most of these councilors came from certain elite families, and almost all of them had served in the garrison and received at least one formal commendation from the round table.

Zhang Xun didn't come in very often, because he was not a soldier, and he was obsessed with technology, so he didn't participate in the politics and decision-making of Paradise Lost. But after all, he came from an elite class, and his father was a commander after all, so he also met several members of the round table council. He didn't like the atmosphere of the round table, those depressive greetings full of invisible threats and the seemingly peaceful but deep smile made his hair stand on end. But now, he took Adam to stand in front of the gate and wait. Several guards guarded the door with guns in hand, staring at Adam behind him with curious eyes.

This morning, Zhang Xun put a metal ring on Adam's neck. Adam raised his head slightly to facilitate his movements, and asked in a serious tone, "What is this?"

Zhang Xun paused for a while, with an inexplicable sense of guilt, "This is an electric shock collar, which is used to control threatening people or animals. The remote control is installed in my watch, and there are five gears in total. The amount of electricity that stings enough to cause temporary paralysis."

Adam didn't show any sad or disappointed expression, but nodded understandingly, like an obedient golden retriever.

In fact, Zhang Xun didn't intend to use such a thing at all. He didn't think that Adam under the current situation would make an out-of-control move, because Adam knew that it was meaningless and would only accelerate his demise. Wearing this on Adam is to show those congressmen that Adam is under his control and will not pose any threat.

The door swung open with the rattle of gears, calling him on behalf of the Chiefs. Zhang Xun looked back at Adam and said to him, "Remember what I told you." Then he stepped in.

There are ten chief councilors sitting in the half-circle seat in front that is higher than the seat opposite. Among the ten people, the oldest is seventy-eight years old, and the youngest is only two years older than Zhang Xun. Everyone is dressed in a suit and tie, and is formally dressed. Pairs of eyes of different colors are slightly drooping, without emotion, colder than a machine

Most of the seats in the semicircular circle were empty, and only a few military and Lab observers sat here and there. Zhang Xun noticed that his father was not present, presumably to avoid suspicion.

Instead, James sat on the side seat next to the MP's seat, looking at him with concern. Then he looked curiously at Adam beside him.

Probably his father sent him to listen in on his behalf.

Not only James, but everyone was staring at Adam, showing somewhat unbelievable expressions. In the body of such a young man, there is actually the culprit who almost destroyed the males on the entire planet.

The chief of the fifth district sitting in the middle began to read the document in front of him without emotion, which was a protest letter handed in from the first unit of the guard army.

"... Obtaining local information is of great significance for us to understand Eden's further action plan against us. We have reason to believe that this bombing is just a prelude. And if we can get the latest mecha from the coalition, it can be developed for us. More advanced weapons provide a great boost. But obviously, the North American server realized the significance of the captives to us, and deliberately killed the captives, which shows that the R\u0026D department failed to domesticate Adam. Continuing to keep the North American server may make the Eden Invasion lose opportunity for Paradise's defense systems, and poses a major threat to the survival of Paradise Lost..."

Several guards around were holding guns, all of which pointed at Adam without exception. It seemed to have agreed to the demands of those protesting soldiers.

Zhang Xun listened patiently, his back was straight, his eyes were determined, and he looked a bit like his father. His palms were actually sweaty, and his heart was beating slightly faster than usual. After the fifth chief finished reading, he raised his lazy eyes and looked at Zhang Xun, "We have learned about the situation from various sources. It is said that you brought Adam into the war room privately at the beginning. As Adam's mechanic, you are right. He was solely responsible. How do you explain Adam's actions?"

Zhang Xun said loudly, "The situation was critical at that time, and all the computers could not be repaired in a short period of time with traditional methods. Adam's training had already achieved preliminary results, and it was the best choice at that time. General Zhang Shuo approved it for this reason. My actions. And Adam's performance is obvious to all. Without him this time, Paradise Lost may no longer exist. Isn't this enough to prove Adam's plasticity and usability?"

"Then how should we explain the prisoner?" Another third district councilor in his fifties asked, staring at Adam, with a bit of disgust and provocation in his tone, "Did the prisoner know that he was with Adam?" Eden secretly communicated and killed people? There is something strange about the damage to the two launchers during the first bombing, who knows if he did it?"