Lu Gong had arrived here ahead of the others and been received by the puppets. The Red Camp Leader had even allowed him to refine a control hub, claiming that he could use it to command all the puppets in the Red Camp.
After refining it, Lu Gong found that he had indeed formed a connection with the many puppets and could issue orders to make them do things.
But now, the control hub had failed. No matter how many commands he gave, the puppets around him remained completely motionless.
Not only did the Red Camp Leader refrain from attacking, he even lowered the broadsword in his hand and said to Lu Qingqing, "The fact that you could say those things just now proves that you respect our former master, and that you respect us as well. That is truly rare. The human race is the spirit of all creation, creating all things with its own hands, yet also destroying all things with its own hands. They believe themselves to be the masters of all creation and look down on every other race. We puppets have our own joys, sorrows, emotions, and ambitions. We can submit to humans, but we must receive sufficient respect. From the moment we gained spiritual consciousness, we ceased to be mere lumps of iron. Within these cold bodies lies the warmth born of feeling."
"Though I am only a novice mechanist and do not understand many things, I understand the greatness of mechanisms. I also believe that puppets are a form of life. You are all masterpieces among puppets and deserve a better home. You truly should not fall into the hands of that man. He simply does not deserve to possess you," Lu Qingqing said sternly.
"Indeed. After my earlier observations, I reached the