Chapter 15

After a 10-minute break in front of the crevice in the rock, Su Jing slapped the mineral water bottle off her hand and walked straight toward the two robots.

The robot on the left has a full charge, while the scanning light on the robot on the right is flashing a steady green, silently conveying the signal that "there is no danger nearby."

"Machine A switches to mining mode, focusing on collecting sweet grass roots, and stacks them every 30 minutes; "

Unit B switches to alert mode, scanning a 100-meter radius. Upon detecting a giant or human, an immediate warning is issued, and evasive commands are prioritized.

She gave instructions using her mind and pressed the mode switching button on both robots at the same time.

Machine A's robotic arm instantly transformed into a sharp digging shovel, its bottom omnidirectional wheels sliding silently as it precisely navigated towards the sweet grass root growing area.

In front of a root with a diameter of 10 centimeters, a digging shovel was inserted vertically into the frozen soil, and with a gentle pry, the entire sweet grass root, along with the soil, was dug up intact. Then, the robotic arm vibrated at high speed.

The soil crumbled away, leaving only clean roots, and the process became nearly twice as efficient as before.

Aircraft B remained beside the rocks, with a small scanning radar rising from the top of its fuselage. It rotated 360 degrees without blind spots, and the scanning light changed from green to light blue, indicating that it had entered a state of alert.

Su Jing leaned against the cold rock, took out a small piece of honey fruit from her spatial storage, and put it in her mouth.

The sweet fruit melts on her tongue, and the "double speed boost" instantly covers her whole body, allowing her to more keenly capture the scanning signals transmitted by the B machine;

Then I chewed a few more bites of Giant Wheat, and the slightly astringent taste spread across my tongue. The "double wound healing bonus" continued to work, and the scabs on the back of my hand that had been scratched by the grass had begun to fall off naturally.

Thirty minutes later, the system notification sounded precisely on time: "Machine A has completed its first storage, collecting 40 kilograms of sweet grass roots."

Su Jing walked to the two neatly stacked piles of sweet grass roots and quickly scanned the B machine's screen—

The words “No danger within 100 meters” are clearly visible.

She focused her mind: "Store it in the edible plant area of ​​the space." The sweet grass roots disappeared instantly, and the system panel updated: "760 kilograms of sweet grass roots, total weight of edible plants 891 kilograms."

Machine A did not stop and continued to dig for the next sweet grass root; Machine B's scanning radar suddenly flashed yellow, and Su Jing instantly tensed up.

"Warning: A giant grass worm (hazard value 0) has been detected 80 meters to the northeast. No threat. Continue to monitor."

After the false alarm, she breathed a sigh of relief, her fingertips tracing the folding shovel at her waist—

The scratches left from her previous counterattack against the mantis were still there, but the "1x Body Strength Bonus" (giant mushroom effect) kept her grip on the shovel steady and without any soreness.

Over the next two hours, machine A stored 40 kilograms of sweet grass roots every 30 minutes, while machine B triggered two warnings.

The first instance was described as "human activity was observed 60 meters to the southwest, moving towards the northwest."

Su Jing immediately instructed Machine A to switch to stealth mode. The machine instantly became transparent and blended into the grass, only resuming digging after the scan showed that the humans had moved away.

The second time was when "giant footsteps were detected 100 meters to the northwest (danger level 85), moving away from the direction of travel." She also ordered Machine A to suspend operations and remain hidden.

Six hours later, the system notification sounded again: "Machine A has worked for a total of 6 hours and collected 240 kilograms of sweet grass roots."

Su Jing brought up the space panel, which clearly displayed: "15 kg of giant mushrooms + 1000 kg of sweet grass roots + 191 kg of honey fruit = 1206 kg of edible plants in total".

She glanced at the scanning range of Machine B and found no giant activity within 500 meters of the core area, then quickened her pace.

Just then, the scanner of Unit B suddenly turned a blinding red, and a sharp warning sound broke the silence: "High-risk warning! A Tier 1 Titan has been detected 100 meters ahead, chasing a human. The target is moving towards the crevice in the rocks!"

Su Jing looked up sharply and saw a man in a brown windbreaker stumbling and running across the grass ahead. Fifty meters behind him, a 10-meter-tall giant was carrying a stone axe stained with dark brown blood.

Each step he took created a half-meter-deep crater, causing the ground to tremble slightly. Blood seeped from the man's forehead, indicating he was seriously injured; his escape route happened to pass through a crevice in the rocks.

"The robots and the space must not be exposed."

Su Jing made a quick judgment and immediately issued a command through her mind: "Unit A, switch to stealth mode. Unit B, turn off your scanning radar and go into stealth mode simultaneously!"

The two robots instantly became transparent, blending into the surrounding grass and rocks.

She quickly shrank into the depths of the rock crevice, took out a camouflage cloth that was similar in color to the rock from her spatial storage, wrapped it around her body, and held her breath—Honey Fruit's "speed boost of 1x" made her movements as fast as lightning, and the entire concealment process took only 3 seconds.

The man's footsteps grew closer, his hoarse breathing clearly audible. He clearly didn't notice Su Jing hiding in the crevice of the rocks, nor could he see the invisible robot.

He charged forward with all his might. The giant roared as it approached from behind, its stone axe whipping up a fierce, cold wind that tore the grass apart.

Just as the man was about to run through the crevice in the rocks, the giant suddenly accelerated, his stone axe slamming down towards his back. The man instinctively dodged to the side, the axe crashing heavily to the ground.

Frozen soil splashed out, cracking a gully half a meter wide.

He used the recoil to roll away, got up and continued running away from the core area, with the giant following closely behind, their footsteps gradually fading into the distance.

Su Jing pressed herself against the rock wall until the scanner light on Machine B turned green again, displaying the message "Giant 100 meters away, keep your distance."

She finally breathed a sigh of relief. She lifted the camouflage cloth and found that her palms were sweaty, but the "1x physical strength boost" quickly brought her heartbeat back to normal.

After confirming that there were no other dangers around, Su Jing stepped out of the crevice and gave the robot a new command: "A-machine deactivate stealth and complete the last batch of sweet grass root storage."

Unit B switches to transport mode and scans the environment within 500 meters of the core area.

Ten minutes later, Machine A completed its final storage, and 40 kilograms of sweet grass roots were stored in its space. The panel updated: "Total sweet grass roots: 1040 kilograms; Total edible plants: 1246 kilograms."

The scan results from Machine B simultaneously showed: "No giant activity was detected within 500 meters of the core area. A high density of giant wheat was detected. No traces of giant beetles were found."

Su Jing folded and stored Machine A into the space, leaving Machine B to follow beside her, and steadily moved towards the core area.

A biting wind swept across my face, carrying the chilling scent of frozen earth. The scanner on Unit B remained in a pale blue alert state, updating the surrounding environmental data every 10 meters it advanced.

Su Jing gripped the dagger Ivan had given her tightly—she had stored it in her spatial storage while they were hiding, and now, holding it in her hand, the cool metallic touch made her even more alert.

The core area is just 500 meters ahead. The giant wheat growing there is the key resource for the final stage of the dungeon. But she doesn't know if this seemingly safe area is hiding undetected dangers.