First day of picking up trash

Dusk, battlefield, piles of corpses, and vultures circling high in the sky.

Everywhere was filled with severed limbs and a nauseating stench of blood; even a passerby would feel nauseous and want to vomit.

However, for Li Chong and his five-person team, who were already used to all of this, the scene in front of them could no longer affect them, and they wouldn't even frown.

The ten-year war between Qing Kingdom and Ling Kingdom finally came to a complete end this time. Even though Ling Kingdom retreated to their last sacrificial site, it was still besieged and annihilated by Qing Kingdom.

The fighting had just ended, and only soldiers clearing the battlefield were wandering around.

"Be careful, don't miss any that are breathing!" As the squad leader, Li Chong patiently reminded them.

This wasn't the first time they'd been assigned to clean up the battlefield. The soldiers were tired of hearing it, so they nodded in agreement without a care, and used their tools to turn over and examine the piles of corpses on the ground one by one.

Besides finding the survivors, they were also responsible for separating the bodies of their own and the enemy. Even if their own men were mutilated, they were at least made to look presentable. In addition to this task, they were also responsible for collecting leather armor and weapons, keeping what was usable and recycling what was not.

However, this job isn't just about hard work; you can also get some benefits from time to time.

As for the benefits...

"Hey! Look at this guy, Chong, he's probably someone of some importance. He's hiding such a nice jade pendant."

A soldier had just turned over an enemy corpse when he spotted something good falling out of his arms.

Upon hearing this, the other three soldiers quickly gathered around, ignoring the dirt on the jade pendant, picked it up and casually wiped it clean. Finding that the quality was quite good, they immediately looked on with envy.

Li Chong did not surround them.

He is observing his surroundings.

The surroundings appear spacious, but a closer look reveals that the layout is somewhat strange.

After thinking it over carefully, Li Chong realized that they must have arrived at the location of the altar in the Spirit Kingdom.

He dismissed these supernatural tales. If there really were any gods or ghosts, the soldiers who had killed so many people would have been brought to justice long ago. They were all still alive and well, weren't they?

Besides, if these gods and ghosts were really useful, would the Spirit Kingdom have ended up being destroyed by the Green Kingdom?

Therefore, the location of the sacrifice was not the most important thing. What Li Chong was focused on at the moment was that he discovered a faint movement coming from a pile of dead bodies, which seemed to indicate that there were still people alive!

"Everyone be careful." Li Chong said, raising his guard, as he pushed aside the pile of corpses.

The four people who had been searching around also cautiously came over to help.

Soon, most of the mountain of corpses was turned over, and the group finally saw what had made the noise earlier.

However, upon seeing that moment clearly, apart from Li Chong, the other four involuntarily took a half step back.

"Is...is this even human?!"

The group looked at each other, not daring to make a move.

Amidst the pile of corpses, a boy was curled up.

"Young men" are not uncommon on the battlefield, but what is rare is a young man like the one before us, whose every hair is as white as snow on a mountain peak!

"Chong, Chong, he's still alive!" Someone with sharp eyes noticed the rise and fall of his chest, gritted his teeth, and said, "Kill him! Let me give him a shot!"

The others nodded repeatedly!

As he spoke, he raised his spear to stab the boy in the heart.

"Wait!" Li Chong called out quickly.

"Brother Chong?" the subordinate asked, puzzled. "This guy looks so strange, and he's hiding in the enemy ranks. He's probably some kind of monster! We have to kill him before he wakes up!"

“Look at his clothes, he’s obviously not an ordinary person. He might be royalty or something. Let’s take him back first; we might be able to make a big contribution.”

As Li Chong spoke, he gestured for everyone to look at the ground.

After the pile of corpses was moved aside, a complex array of messy lines was clearly drawn on the ground!

The group was immediately startled.

After a moment of silence, no one mentioned killing the boy again.

.

Data from the external information collection system awakened LJ7427. His tightly closed pupils flashed with an activated blue light, and all the systems in his body immediately started up.

He is a fully functional garbage-collecting robot newly developed by Interstellar Environmental Protection Company, integrating recycling, modification, and utilization. In other words, he is a "garbage can" that people talk about. He has just left the factory and is about to be put into use in the actual environment.

The system was activated, and LJ7427 realized that he had arrived at his work destination.

Next, we collect environmental information and begin our work.

The first environmental information received was—

Dust-filled air?

[Environmental data matching failed; no matching data packet found in the database. Please perform your own sampling and analysis.]

LJ7427 opened its eyes, and the visual acquisition system took in the surrounding environment.

Name: Roof. Material: A mixture of straw, reeds, and dried straw.

Recycling suggestions: 1. After drying and sterilization, it can be used as straw weaving material. 2. Used in medicine. 3. Processed into various feeds; specific formulas are as follows…

Name: Wall. Material: Unfiltered soil.

Recycling suggestions: 1. Contains minerals, which can be refined. 2. Processed into ceramics; specific steps are as follows…

Name: Bed. Material: Pine. Recycling suggestion: ...

[Name: Wooden stick (suspected tool). Material: Cypress wood. Recycling suggestion: ...]

Name: Linen. Material: Linen. Recycling suggestion: ...

Name: Bowl. Material: Ceramic. Recycling suggestion: ...

【name:……】

As the simulated pupils rotate, information about all the objects that come into view appears one by one, and all the data runs very smoothly.

only……

Did the main system just throw itself into a landfill? Otherwise, how come all the information it collects is about recyclable and reprocessable items?

Question LJ7427

wrong.

LJ7427 browsed through the event storage database and clearly replayed the short period of memory data from the time of manufacture to deployment.

Factory direct – normal.

Setting the delivery location – Normal.

The process of traversing a wormhole—Error!

Upon seeing the black storm that appeared at the end of the database screen, LJ7427, after searching, filtering, and comparing all the data, finally confirmed that it—a garbage-collecting robot—had traveled through time.

The built-in emergency response system flashed red a few times, but how could the designers have imagined that a trash can could pass through it? Naturally, no relevant emergency measures could be found, and the red light had to silently go out.

But it's okay, there will be trash in the new timeline too. What difference does it make where you pick it up? I won't be laid off before I even start my job.

The little robot climbed up from the tattered straw mat it was lying on, scanned the mat from top to bottom, and slowly began to roll it up from one end.

The scan results showed that the straw mat was over 80% damaged, meeting the "garbage" standard and could be recycled.

Let's start our first job in the new world with this straw mat.

The little robot was carefully rolling up the straw mat when the door was suddenly opened from the outside, and footsteps could be heard.

The sensor detected information unique to "humans," and LJ7427 looked up.

As a trash can robot, it needs to minimize interference with human activities during its work. Therefore, if there are humans nearby, it needs to anticipate their movements and coordinate its own work accordingly.

However, LJ7427 was a little curious, because according to its common sense, humans would not easily go to places full of garbage.

It's possible that humans in this new timeline cannot be judged by conventional standards.

The little robot quietly noted down this experience.

As LJ7427 looked up, Li Chong and his companions, who had just stepped into the small thatched hut, stared directly at the boy on the ground.

After a moment of stunned silence, Du Guo's trembling voice rang out: "Demons! Monsters! Gods! Immortals?!"

When Li Chong and his group brought the boy back earlier, they only found the boy's snow-white hair and strange clothes; the boy had been in a coma.

Now that he has opened his eyes, the others can see that his eyes are a pale gray like silver, which is quite different from those of others!

The boy squatting there showed no panic, surprise, or fear in his eyes; they were as clear and bright as those of a newborn child.

Even though he was squatting on the ground fiddling with the old and dirty straw mat, he didn't let himself get the slightest bit of human warmth or grime.

For a moment, Li Chong and the others' minds went blank, completely forgetting why they had originally come in there.

It wasn't until the squatting boy neatly rolled up the straw mat, not caring whether it was dirty or not, and hugged it to his body, moving himself and the mat to the side, that the others came to their senses.

"Don't move!" Li Chong hissed. "What do you think you're doing?!"

LJ7427 stopped in place and looked at the human who had spoken.

This was its first time encountering humans, and it found it extremely fascinating.

Humans are asking me questions.

According to the code of conduct for robots, when humans ask questions, robots should try their best to answer them.

The little robot looked at the humans, then at the straw mat in its arms that hadn't yet been put into the recycling bin, and earnestly replied, "I'm picking up trash."

Li Chong: "..."

The other four: "..."

Hmm... how should I put it? These words are so out of place with this person's image!

Well, that's not the point right now.

Ignoring the unsightly straw mat roll, Li Chong said sternly, "You're coming with me now. Go and explain your situation to your superiors. Tell them your name, your identity, everything in detail. Don't try anything funny. You're a prisoner of our army now, and your life is in our hands!"

The Ling Kingdom is now destroyed, and prisoners from other countries are of no use to the Qing Kingdom. However, this man's extraordinary bearing and foreign appearance are what gave him this chance to live.

When Li Chong brought the boy back earlier, he reported the situation when he found the boy to his superiors in detail. However, the boy was still unconscious at the time and was simply thrown into this dilapidated thatched hut. Now that the boy has woken up, the proper procedures must be followed.

LJ7427 didn't quite understand what this human was saying.

Name? Identity?

Should I show them my serial number so they can check it?

That's right, unfamiliar foreign machines should be thoroughly inspected; humans are indeed very cautious.

The little robot wasn't afraid. It thought to itself that it wasn't a combat robot and didn't have any combat system, so it would be easy for it to pass the inspection.

However, when the small robot scanned the humans, it didn't find any robotic coding inspection devices on them. Then, remembering what the humans had said, it suddenly dawned on it:

Oh, perhaps this spacetime doesn't have convenient inspection equipment yet, and we have to go to a special place to do the inspection.

The little robot nodded.

Then, she rolled up the straw mat in her hand and put it into the recycling bin, then stood obediently in front of Li Chong, ready to follow him.

The five people, caught completely off guard and witnessing the enormous straw mat roll vanish into thin air, exclaimed: "!!!!"