"Who said anything about going to Mars? I'm just planning to take a look at the far side of the moon. Uh, I don't intend to go myself, either. I'll have someone else do it," Shen Bing said.
Qiuqiu visibly froze for a moment. "What's so fun about the moon? Mars would be better. Uh, Master, don't tell me you think Chang'e really lives on the moon?"
Shen Bing looked utterly baffled. What the hell did any of that have to do with anything?
Just as Shen Bing considered teaching Qiuqiu a lesson by cutting off its power or internet access, the little fellow immediately put on a beaming smile. "How could my wise Master possibly be led astray by Chang'e? Master, you must have some serious business on the moon, right?"
Shen Bing raised an eyebrow. He couldn't be bothered to dwell on its contradictory remarks. "Of course it's serious business. You should be able to work out what it is."
Qiuqiu paused, then suddenly looked alarmed. "Master, have the aliens really arrived?"
"Yes!" Shen Bing said. "Almost certainly."
"So you're going to use this natural satellite to establish a forward base against an alien invasion?" Qiuqiu looked like an inquisitive child.
Shen Bing gave a wry chuckle. "I'd like to, but unfortunately, it's too late. If the intelligence is accurate, we can be almost certain that the aliens have already reached the moon."
"Then you're planning to gather intelligence?" Qiuqiu asked. "That really is a dangerous mission."
"I said I wouldn't be going myself," Shen Bing said. Only an idiot would personally undertake something like this.
Qiuqiu said, "Actually, I think it would be best to leave this mission to an Intelligent Robot."
Shen Bing smiled. "That's what I had in mind, too."
Qiuqiu said, "I don't mean