76 Days of Scavenging
The little robot flipped its wrist, and a small ball appeared in its palm.
He looked at Jia Chao and asked, "Can I use it?"
Jia Chao was a little confused: "Wait, wait, wait a minute!"
As he spoke, he quickly ran up to Lin Jian, explaining the situation in a rapid-fire manner while dragging him toward him.
When Lin Jiangang heard Jia Chao's words, he thought the guy was joking again, but it turned out to be true.
Standing in front of the little robot, Lin Jian looked at the small ball, then at the white-haired boy's expression, and couldn't help but ask to confirm, "The protective shield you mentioned, is it the kind that can cover the entire sky above the area?"
The little robot shook its head.
Before Lin Jian could even feel disappointed, he heard the other person say, "It's not just in the air, but also underground. When it's activated, it's spherical."
Lin Jian: "..."
Lin Jian: "!!!"
Oh My God!
What a treasure!
"...Are there any side effects? Like affecting breathing, obstructing vision, or something?"
"No. It only blocks malicious attacks, and it only appears when attacked. Normally it is transparent and will not affect visibility."
The little robot didn't mind Lin Jian talking too much at all and answered every question.
Meanwhile, Lin JSG Jian's mind was racing, trying to recall if he'd ever heard of such a thing before. Was it a new invention from some base? Could it be the product of that special ability master?!
Before he could even figure anything out, Jia Chao had practically turned his back into a sieve.
Jia Chao was frantically gesturing to his captain with his eyes, "Stop asking so many questions! Get it up and running right now!"
Lin Jian snapped out of his daze and said decisively, "Use it! Boss, feel free to use it! If you need any help, just let us know!"
It would be foolish to refuse something this good!
With the team leader's permission, the little robot took the ball and walked towards the center.
By the way, it's very easy to use and doesn't require any help.
As they spoke, the three of them stood in the middle of the rest area.
Their state had long been noticed by others, especially the shock that Jia Chao and Lin Jian couldn't hide, which had aroused the curiosity of those around them. Now, everyone who had finished their work or whose tasks weren't urgent was paying attention to their movements.
Unaffected by the gazes of the humans around him, the little robot chose a suitable spot and threw the ball in his hand to the ground.
Click, click, tap.
The ball landed and came to a steady stop in place. With a few barely perceptible sounds, spider-like metal legs extended from its sides, and after a few transformations, the entire ball was firmly embedded in the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a burst of blue light spread out in all directions from the center of the small ball.
The little robot followed the blue light with its eyes, and when it reached the safety line, it gently stepped on the top of the ball.
The blue light immediately stopped spreading outwards.
What happened next made everyone who saw it wonder if they were in a science fiction world instead of a zombie apocalypse!
Jia Chao and Lin Jian stared wide-eyed.
It really is the kind of protective shield they imagined!!
That's incredible!
"Alright." The little robot retracted its legs. "You don't need to worry about it anymore. I'll come back to collect them before we set off."
Lin Jian nodded vigorously: "You rest, you rest, leave the rest to us!"
As he spoke, his eyes never left the sky, even when the protective shield was invisible.
Seeing his expression, the little robot paused and said, "If you're not comfortable with that, you can test its effectiveness. It can block any attack."
The little robot expressed its understanding, after all, it's normal for humans who haven't seen it before to have doubts, and when it comes to personal safety, you can never be too cautious.
Yes, the little robot thought the humans staring at it meant they were suspicious.
All I can say is that his emotional processing... well, it still needs improvement.
Lin Jian and his group's eyes lit up when they heard this.
Who could resist this?!
So when the groups that went out to explore the surrounding area returned, they found that the rest stop had become strange.
His teammates were standing outside the safety line, throwing stones and sticks at him relentlessly, and even launching supernatural attacks?!
What's wrong with me? Am I hallucinating?!
Upon closer inspection, huh? What's going on? None of their attacks landed at the rest area; they were all blocked in mid-air by some unknown thing?
It's like a wall.
But what wall is transparent? If you look closely, you can even see a bit of blue light.
So, what exactly happened?
...After they learned that this was a comprehensive protective shield provided by Boss Ji, the group couldn't help but join in.
Well, it's called an experiment, but it's really just playing around.
What a "rational" group of people!
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After almost everyone had "tested" the protective shield, the group reluctantly started a fire to cook and absorb the crystal cores to restore their powers.
Lin Jian personally invited the little robot to eat among the group of superhumans.
Although this person hasn't revealed any information about his superpowers yet, just because of this protective shield, he'll eat the best portions with the other superpowered individuals, and no one will say a word against it.
"Here, mix this canned meat into the noodles, it smells delicious."
"Here you go, boss. This is instant noodle seasoning. It tastes amazing when you put them together."
"Hey, when did you hide this ham? Do you have any left? Give me half, Jia-ge~"
"This is the last one, there's none for you, get out of the way."
"Come on, the ginkgo leaves are ripe, pick some yourself."
"Here it comes! I didn't expect to find ginkgo leaves today. Looks like I'm not so unlucky after all, right, Sister Lu?"
"Even food can't shut you up, Liu Jiaqing. If you don't eat, give me what's in your bowl."
"Eat, eat, eat. I won't say anything, okay?"
"But that makes sense. Mutants like ginkgo leaves that are edible and not very harmful have basically all been snapped up. I didn't expect there to be such a big one here."
"After we finish eating, let's look around the neighborhood again. Places where ginkgo leaves grow are not very dangerous, and there might be other edible things there."
"Okay, Brother Lin."
With food and drink provided and all-around protective shields in place, everyone enjoyed their meal immensely, and most of their previous fatigue vanished.
While he was eating and lying there digesting his food, Jia Chao, who kept glancing at the protective shield in mid-air, suddenly felt a jolt.
He finally remembered an important question!
Jia Chao suddenly turned his head and leaned closer to the little robot, hesitatingly asking, "Boss, where did you get that little ball from again??"
If he remembers correctly...
Did it just appear out of thin air?!
The little robot nodded.
He even secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Well, this human finally realized what was happening. He's even considering finding another opportunity to demonstrate it again.
Yes, this was deliberately exposed by the little robot.
He had been secretly gathering information along the way, gleaning intelligence about "superpowers" from the conversations of these humans, which led him to make this decision.
He wanted to use his supernatural abilities as an excuse to openly display his recycling warehouse, paving the way for the smooth progress of his garbage-collecting business.
However, to be on the safe side, the little robot didn't intend to say it out loud. What if it said the wrong name of the superpower? Wouldn't that expose it instead?
The only thing he hadn't calculated correctly was that the human named Jia Chao seemed to have a slightly insufficient brain capacity; he was so focused on the protective shield that he forgot about it...
Thankfully, things are back on track now.
Sure enough, after seeing the little robot nod, Jia Chao exclaimed with delight, "Holy crap! Boss, you have spatial abilities?!"
The little robot responded with a firm "Mmm".
Jia Chao jumped up with joy and called to his boss, "I never thought we'd encounter a rare spatial ability user! Brother Lin, Brother Lin, that Boss Ji has spatial abilities! Let's go, let's search the area thoroughly! Now we don't have to worry about having too much stuff to bring back!"
His shout was clearly heard not only by Lin Jian, but also by everyone else.
Immediately, surprised and envious glances were all directed at the little robot.
Lin Jian and Zhao Conglu quickly walked over. After confirming that the small robot was indeed a spatial ability and that it was quite large, they immediately began to plan the resource collection route with great interest.
They quickly decided to head towards the place where they had found the ginkgo leaves.
Based on the information they gathered, there should be a small village a little further away from Baiguoye, where they might be able to find some useful supplies.
Now that we have a spatial ability user here, what's there to worry about with too much stuff that we can't fit in?
The little robot had no objection to this.
They are even quite enthusiastic about it.
You should know that since arriving in the New World, he hasn't picked up a single piece of trash, and he hasn't even made a single sale.
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