"Initiating self-maintenance mode..."

Jarvis's somewhat damaged speaker emitted intermittent mechanical sounds.

"The damage to the left arm is 47 percent."

"The right arm is 82 percent damaged and the power unit has lost its function."

"The attached robotic arm is 89% damaged, the power unit is malfunctioning, and control components are missing..."

"The damage to the left leg is 31 percent."

"The right leg is 38% damaged."

"The main body is 63% damaged."

As Jarvis reported his self-inspection, Zhou Xiao frowned slightly.

This level of damage is quite severe, which shows how intense the battle Jarvis had previously experienced.

Zhou Xiao looked Jarvis up and down, pondering how to modify and upgrade him.

"Clara... could you help me find some materials?"

Zhou Xiao described several mechanical materials to Clara, who nodded as if she understood, then hesitated for two seconds before slowly saying:

"Um... big brother, after you fix Jarvis... could you also help the people in the settlement with some repairs? Everyone was a bit damaged in the last battle."

“Okay, sure.” Zhou Xiao replied without much thought.

"Then...we'll help too." March 7th and Xingmei saw that Zhou Xiao needed a little girl's help, so they offered to follow Clara.

"Thank you..." Clara looked up at March 7th and Star Girl, her face flushed as she thanked them.

...

With the help of Xingmei and March 7, Clara quickly found the materials Zhou Xiao needed in the mechanical settlement and mechanical graveyard, and then had the automated soldiers transport them back and pile them up next to Zhou Xiao.

Zhou Xiao stared at Jarvis for a long time, as if he had an invisible blueprint for upgrading his strategy.

"This area needs to be reinforced..."

"It would be great if there were a cannon around here..."

"The control logic unit also needs to be optimized."

After Zhou Xiao finished his plan, he began to repair Jarvis.

"Wow! He actually has this skill?!"

Initially suspicious, March 7th watched as Zhou Xiao performed a series of operations on Jarvis, first on his left arm, then his right arm, then his third hand, and finally reinforcing his body.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, the originally damaged Jarvis gradually recovered to its original mechanical performance.

Hand-crafted mecha.

March 7th said that Uncle Yang would be very happy if he knew that Zhou Xiao had this skill.

after all...

Uncle Yang really likes mecha and stuff like that.

...

After dealing with Jarvis, Zhou Xiao looked at the remaining mechanical materials and brainstormed blueprints and programming logic. In the end, he handcrafted a small reconnaissance robot that looked like a small mechanical spider, about the size of a basketball, with six mechanical legs. It didn't look cute at all; instead, it had a cyberpunk style.

Several electronic compound eyes captured the surrounding environment and fed back to Jarvis and Zhou Xiao.

"You shall name it... Kun Kunzi!" Zhou Xiao pondered for a few seconds and finally named the reconnaissance robot.

"Kun Kunzi is at your service."

"Kun Kunzi?" Upon hearing Zhou Xiao address her as Kun Kunzi, March 7, Xingmei, and Clara all gathered around her.

"Why did you choose this name, Master?" Xingmei asked.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to reminisce about old friends." Zhou Xiao scratched his head. Come to think of it, if he hadn't been sitting on the toilet watching videos of his pigeon, he might not have been able to travel to this world.

“An old friend…” Xingmei nodded as if she understood but not quite.

"I never expected you to have this skill."

On March 7th, he stood up and said to Zhou Xiao:

"When are you going to get us a robot too? We want a cute one."

It's clear she's genuinely interested in this robot.

"Oh," Zhou Xiao replied calmly, "The mechanical lifeforms I created by hand are all my relatives and friends; they hold extraordinary significance!"

"Huh? Is that so... never mind then." March 7th really didn't expect Zhou Xiao to give him such an answer.

Looking at it this way...

It seems Zhou Xiao is quite sentimental...

On March 7th, I was thinking about it.

“No.” Zhou Xiao looked at March 7 seriously and said, “What I mean is... we have to pay.”

March 7th: "..."

“Didn’t you say that everyone was like your relatives and friends?” March 7th said, frowning.

“Yes…” Zhou Xiao nodded and then said, “So we have to pay more!”

March 7th: -_-||

Star Girl: -_-

Clara: ⊙﹏⊙

Who on earth is this person?!

...

After dealing with Jarvis and Kunkunzi, Zhou Xiao launched a mechanical clinic in the mechanical settlement. Many automated mechs had their performance restored in Zhou Xiao's hands and became members of Zhou Xiao's hidden mechanical legion.

"Danheng sent a message saying that Bronya has agreed to cooperate with us and lead us into the upper zone." Just as Zhou Xiao finished repairing another automaton, March 7 checked the communication messages and said to Xingmei and Zhou Xiao.

"Hmm..." Zhou Xiao, having finished his work, put away his tools, stretched his body, and responded.

"Shall we go find Danheng and the others and meet up?"

Why are we gathering?

“Let’s go to the upper district and find out from Cocolia where the Star Core is!” March Seven raised an eyebrow, then added, “Aren’t you coming with us? Wait, didn’t Himeko say you’d be with us on this mission…”

“Yes, but it’s almost break time now,” Zhou Xiao replied.

"Break...time? Huh?"

Xingmei was a little confused by Zhou Xiao's answer. In her eyes, her master had always been a busy worker. This sudden remark that it was time to rest made her feel a bit different about Zhou Xiao.

"Aren't you in a hurry to seal the star core???"

"Why should I be in a hurry..." Zhou Xiao raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled: "Sealing the star core is our job, but it's time to rest now."

"No... the key to sealing the star core is right in front of us. Just one more step and we can save the world!" March 7th felt this was a strange feeling.

It's like when you're reading a novel and the plot is about to reach its climax, and then a commercial break is forcibly inserted... It makes you feel impatient and itchy.

"Um... I'm not really interested in saving the world."

Zhou Xiao stated, "Besides, even if we rush up and seal the star core, the melting of this world's cold wave... it would take decades or even centuries, right? We might not even feel like we've saved the world."

"The star core is right there and won't run away, so what's the rush? Work hard during work hours and rest properly during rest time... recharge your energy, understand?"

Zhou Xiao glanced at March 7th and then walked outside.