The Protagonist’s Sister Is Actually The Strongest Chapter 266: Chapter 256: Meditation Techniques

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Chapter 256: Meditation Techniques Listen While Reading: Birds Fly Over the Mountain ----- Even as Zero One sat there to eat with me and the Heavenly Empress, there were still many questions inside of my head, perhaps too many. The first one was, was this the right thing to do? Even now, yeah, even now, I have my doubts. Weren’t the machines enemies? Now that there is no enemy to defeat, what exactly is my purpose here? Or, more importantly, can I even consider them allies even with Zero One? That she can convince them, or something doesn’t mean they’ll stop being hostile. As much as she pities them, just like us, there might be machines that will simply not change their minds about their oppressive and aggressive invasion of this world, right? Will it really be as easy as going to the Mechanical Trees and talking with the machines there and just being done with it? No, it can’t possibly be that easy. Zero One, as she had stated, was created to form a “peaceful agreement”, but agreements are made when both parties agree to the terms. How can we even make something that both machines and people could agree to? Machines require the ores to create themselves and survive, and perhaps they use natural materials as fuel too. But because of this, their aggressive mining of this world is upsetting the locals, especially the Venerables, worried that whatever resources left in the world might eventually become all taken away by the machines. The Mechanical Trees are both factories of machines and also material extraction areas, they literally drill into the ground, constantly taking away everything they can use. It is destructive, and it must be stopped. If machines want to really have an agreement, they must first stop doing that. The machine trees will have no purpose in a future world where machines can live peacefully with the rest. There won’t be any need for them to create countless copies of their kind; the very reason they’re doing this is to hasten the efficiency of their material extraction and also to enhance the defenses of their territories. But will this all be necessary in that hypothetical future? Of course not. Then what’s next? How do we even handle this situation? I kind of want to find a solution, but at the same time, there’s the whole thing with teaching Zero One about emotions and about all the things the people of this world have gone through. If she’s the source for robots to learn about emotions, then we can’t possibly let her grow corrupted or resentful against us. This is the only chance for the people of this world and these invaders… to find a new future where they wouldn’t destroy one another. Maybe it sounds ridiculous, maybe it’s stupid, but seeing what Zero One is and what the machines could truly become… I don’t want to think it’s unrealistic. But right now, I might have too many thoughts inside my head; I need to cool down and talk things out first. Even though there’s now a question in my head if machines are still the enemies I must defeat or not, I can’t just obsess over it without talking with anybody about this situation. “Hmm, this is… juice made of leaf?” wondered Zero One innocently, drinking the green tea she was served. “It is not… Well, I suppose you could say tea is leaf juice,” nodded the Heavenly Empress. “But it is called tea. Usually the water has to be warm to make a delicious tea. Though there’s also ways to make cold teas of many varieties. But I prefer it warm.” “I see!” Zero One nodded, quickly grabbing a meat bun and giving it a bite. “Hmm! It has a filling of something. What is it? It's chewy, salty, fatty, and delicious.” “That’s a meat bun,” I explained. “It is bread made out of grains, which has meat and veggies inside. Meat is taken from another living being.” “Eh?! So I’m eating the corpse of another living being?” Zero One gasped. “I-Is this okay?” “You saw meat skewers outside, Zero One…” I sighed, facepalming. “Anyways, I thought you knew this much from the information y