I could not argue with her, so I had no choice but to take Jiang Ziyan and four Mechanical people with me to the Island Lord's Mansion.
The Mechanical people activated this time were Numbers Eighty-One through Ninety.
In fact, it made no difference which numbers were activated. Aside from Numbers One, Two, and Three, who were Intelligent Humans, the rest were not, and all the other Mechanical people possessed the same level of strength.
"I originally wanted to suggest that you activate Numbers Two and Three!" Jiang Ziyan said to me on the way.
I glanced at her. "Oh? Why?"
"Because once they are activated, they can keep Zhuangzi in check."
I did not quite understand, so Jiang Ziyan said, "There are a hundred Mechanical people. Have you ever wondered why only Numbers One, Two, and Three are Intelligent Humans?"
"I have," I said. "Because these hundred Mechanical people need someone to manage and restrain them."
"That is only one reason, and the least important one. Mechanical people do not actually need so-called unified management. They only need to be given the correct command. By correct, I mean a command whose path is valid and within the proper authority."
I nodded. That was true.
She continued, "The real purpose of the three highly intelligent Mechanical people is to prevent Zhuangzi from monopolizing power, acting without restraint, or even stripping the manor's owner of authority. So, as far as Zhuangzi is concerned, he has no control over these hundred Mechanical people. He does not even have the right to issue us a single command. The true control of the hundred Mechanical people lies in the hands of the manor's owner. In other words, only you, Mr. Jiang, can mobilize us. This was a safeguard left behind by the manor's former