Chapter 185 Deep Virtual Reality 12
Zhan Lin was in a hurry to go on a mission, and left in a rush as soon as her prosthetic limb was repaired.
Xie Ning originally intended to go downstairs, but Andrei snapped his fingers, and the hovercar, with red stickers concealing the rust underneath, floated up. Faced with this invitation, Xie Ning couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to pick up his toolbox and get into the car.
The feeling of cruising in the air wasn't very pleasant. It was going too fast, and unlike police cars and trains, Andrei's car didn't have a protective shield. The wind rushing past made Xie Ning's head spin. Luckily, the rain had stopped, otherwise she definitely wouldn't have gotten in the car.
The rainwater here contains various acidic substances, which are very bad for the body. If it gets into the eyes, it can easily cause inflammation. She still cherishes her health.
The hovercar sped through the air, passing through buildings until it came to rest on the roof of a larger, denser, and more dilapidated building. The passageway here was even narrower than the apartment complex where she rented, so Andrei's car couldn't stop there and had to be parked on the roof.
Even the rooftop was crowded, filled with miscellaneous items and various tents or small sheds made of wooden planks. Xie Ning glanced around and couldn't count how many people lived there.
The puddles of rainwater on the ground did not reflect the city's dazzling lights; instead, there was only a gray sky, as if to say that this was an abandoned world, devoid of not only sunlight but also the neon lights that humans use to display false prosperity.
With Andrei's return, everyone who was busy looked over, and someone in the tent poked their head out. Only then did Xie Ning realize that most of the people living here were children, and many of them had prosthetics.
Some children have been fitted with prosthetic eyes, others with prosthetic legs, prosthetic hands, and so on, but these are generally not very good prosthetics. In Xie Ning's words, they are like cobbled-together, substandard products that are barely usable.
"Brother Andrei!"
A little girl with pigtails tied with red ribbons ran over excitedly. Both of her eyes were prosthetic eyes, unlike the realistic prosthetic eyes Xie Ning had seen. This little girl's prosthetic eyes were the lowest grade, with only black and white vision, and because of the poor material, they were also harmful to the human body.
That's why the area around the little girl's eye socket was red. If it were a low-grade prosthetic eye that had been in place for a short time, it would be understandable, but judging from the little girl's appearance, it must have been in place for a long time.
But why were her eyes only slightly red? Even if these prosthetic eyes don't rust, they are easily damaged and prone to secreting harmful substances, so they were phased out many years ago.
Andrei scooped up the little girl and laughed heartily, "Little Bell, your brother Andrei has brought the repairman back for you, and you can see with your other eye now!"
"Wow! Yay!"
"Ms. Xie, this way please!" Andrei led the way, and the others also consciously cleared the road ahead, then quietly looked at Xie Ning with curious but not malicious eyes.
"Is this the repairwoman? She's so clean."
"She looks good too, just as good as Sister Rella, but Sister Rella looks gentler."
"What do you mean 'looks'? Sister Rella is gentle by nature!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Rella is the gentlest of all; she's the best sister in the world!"
"Brother Andrei is the best brother in the world!"
"So, do you prefer Sister Rella or Brother Andrei?"
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The children argued incessantly about it, until finally one of the older children stopped them. The silver-haired boy frowned and sent the children back to their work, threatening that if they didn't finish their task that day, they wouldn't get any food.
Although he wouldn't actually punish them, all the children, big and small, obediently stopped talking and focused on processing the waste.
The smell here wasn't pleasant, but Xie Ning didn't show any discomfort; after all, she had smelled even worse smells before.
There is a small bungalow on the roof. It was originally the entrance, but Andrei and his team converted it into a living and working house. Inside, there are some of Andrei's repair tools, and there is also a converted partitioned room that serves as a medical room.
Through the semi-transparent glass door, Xie Ning saw a woman with light blue hair remove a girl's prosthetic limb, treat the girl's festering wound, and instead of reinstalling the prosthetic limb, gently advise, "Lycia, you need to rest for three hours before you can reinstall the prosthetic limb."
“Okay, Sister Rella, but I’d like to sit outside and work with them, just doing sorting work, which I can do sitting down.”
"Of course, how about we go in an hour? You've been standing and working for four hours already, you should take a nap now, little Licia, be a good girl."
The woman's voice was gentle yet firm, and the girl named Lycia obediently lay down on the bed and fell asleep, soon emitting even breathing sounds.
She was very tired, but if she could work longer, she could get more food. If possible, she wanted to get some baby formula, as her younger sister only had a little left.
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