Day 16 of picking up trash
The next day, along with the Imperial Household Department personnel who came to repair the house, came people carrying gift boxes.
Each large box was carried by four people, and they were clearly quite heavy. Once inside the house, they carefully placed the boxes on the ground and opened the lids as they went.
A eunuch handed the gift list to Najitong, and as the boxes were carried in one by one, he clearly pronounced the names of the items.
This process took a full 15 minutes before the gift box finally stopped being brought into the house.
The eunuch smiled and said to Ji Tong, "His Majesty truly respects Master Ji. Look at these boxes of treasures; they were all personally ordered by His Majesty to be sent to you. When they are displayed in your residence, they will be truly magnificent."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The little robot was also happy.
Yesterday he was still lamenting in the main hall that he couldn't receive those exquisite decorations, and today this king has sent so many over.
Although, judging from the results scanned by the small robot, these things are not as good as some of the items in the main hall, they are not far behind.
If we can find a time tunnel to go back in the future, we can definitely add many exhibits to the history museum.
The eunuch left satisfied, clearly intending to return and report to the king how much the immortal master appreciated the gift.
The little robot then toured the house with the Imperial Household Department's renovation crew.
After being sent back to the house last night, the little robot naturally didn't go to an inn to check in as others had expected. Since he didn't need to sleep, he took a quick look around the house by moonlight.
The entire house is a three-courtyard complex, with a main gate, a second gate, a screen wall, east and west wing rooms, main house, side rooms, outer courtyard, inner courtyard, and third courtyard. The overall structure is complete. Even the fish pond, rockery, and small garden in the courtyard are all there.
The dust just needs to be cleaned, and some roof tiles and loose decorations need to be repaired.
In addition, the plants in the yard have long been neglected. The proper flowers, grasses and trees have either died or are not very healthy. The weeds, on the other hand, have grown so fast that they are taller than a person.
These also need to be dealt with.
The Imperial Household Department communicated with the little robot in detail about everything from changing the water, adding fish, planting flowers, and the layout of the scenery.
In addition, since the entire house only has one owner, Ji Tong, the purpose of all the side rooms in the house has to be changed, and most of the original furniture and decorations inside have to be completely replaced.
In response, the little robot strongly stated: "Don't throw away any trash, leave it here, and I'll take care of it."
He pointed to the rear courtyard at the very back of the house, and told everyone to take all the unwanted items there.
They were even given an access card.
"Just tap your access card on the lock and you can go inside," the little robot said. "Put these gift boxes in too."
This is another function of the recycling bin he carries with him – external placement.
In addition to retrieving and storing trash via the chest compartment, the recycling bin can also extend into a storage area. This extended storage area is visible to others, who can enter and exit it only after obtaining authorization from the bin's owner, i.e., access card access.
There are two modes for placing the recycling bins. One is to designate a specific space. For example, last night the little robot designated the entire row of rear buildings as the carrier for the recycling bins. After that, the interior of this space is connected to the interior of the recycling bins.
Another approach is to not specify an existing space, but instead select an open area and place the waste there. This will create a square, container-like warehouse, which is the recycling warehouse.
Of course, regardless of which of these two modes is used, it will not affect the connection between the small robot and the recycling bin.
He can still put in and take out trash through the entrance in his chest; he doesn't have to walk to the recycling bin himself to do so.
The external discharge function is designed to enable more efficient containment when faced with large amounts of waste and other helpers.
Like right now.
The people from the Imperial Household Department were immediately amazed by the high-tech way of opening the door as they received the access card with both hands.
They suddenly realized that the person in front of them was a deity!
Previously, they had never witnessed this person's methods, only heard various reports from the border soldiers. For those of them in the capital, the reality was not particularly strong. Some even claimed to have seen through the mystery and wondered which force had created and promoted this "immortal master."
but!
Now that such a miraculous way of opening the door was right in front of them, the group no longer believed that the rumors were false.
They unanimously decided to renovate the immortal master's house properly, hoping that the immortal master might be pleased and bestow upon them some divine treasures!
As for the immortal master's small requests such as "leave all the trash behind" and "put the treasures and trash in the same room," the group naturally had no further objections.
That's a Celestial Master! There must be a reason why he left these things behind. How could we mortals possibly understand? We should just do whatever the Celestial Master says!
The staff of the Imperial Household Department immediately devoted themselves to repairing the house.
Meanwhile, the little robot was also busy.
From the moment the king sent such a large number of gifts, every day all sorts of people would bring all sorts of gifts, carried in through the gate like a flowing river, in an endless stream.
Some of these people were ministers of the Qing Kingdom, bringing housewarming gifts, visiting gifts, or greeting gifts. Some didn't even bother to give a reason; they just brought a box with them.
There are also neighbors near the house.
The house was located near the palace, and those who lived in this area were naturally of high status. The gifts they gave were also quite substantial.
Similarly, the reasoning was similar to that of the ministers; those carrying the gifts offered words of congratulations.
The little robot has replied with countless "thank you" and "congratulations" responses.
Besides these people, another group was also sending gifts to the little robot's house.
Merchants, aristocratic families, certain powerful groups, and even other "celestial masters" and "Taoist priests."
Among these people, those who come to give gifts are mostly more humble in attitude, as they are there to build relationships and seek powerful backers.
The latter sent the gift hoping to "communicate more" and "discuss things together." In other words, they wanted to see what level Ji Tong, a colleague who had been praised and lauded by the king upon arriving in the capital, was really at, and if possible, to ask about his experience.
Of course, when people later gave gifts with requests, they didn't say it so directly, and the little robot almost didn't understand their intentions.
No, to be precise, the little robot didn't understand at all. It was only after the steward sent by the Imperial Household Department discovered his new master's personality and explained things to him little by little that the little robot finally understood.
Of course, even though he understood it, the little robot had no intention of doing what was asked.
After all, what you throw in the trash can is for the trash can. You can get it back, but nobody offers any kind of exchange like, "I threw my trash in here, so you have to do this or that for me."
This rule is naturally not included in the robot's program.
So those who gave gifts didn't get to see any follow-up.
Even so, people are still sending him things. It's just not as frequent as before.
Just as the house was almost finished being repaired and the little robot was finally free from collecting and sorting gifts, a palace attendant arrived.
"Master Naji, the King invites you."
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When Najitong entered the palace this time, the king did not summon him in the main hall, but in a side hall, and there were no other ministers present.
"The immortal master has arrived, please have a seat." The king beckoned, and someone immediately set out a chair for Ji Tong, poured tea, and served refreshments.
The little robot remembered that humans had said that when meeting a ruler, one should bow before sitting down. It didn't know how to exchange pleasantries and just asked the question directly.
"What can I do for you?"
The king laughed heartily: "Indeed, you are a celestial master. Look at your temperament, so straightforward. It's like this, I heard from General Sheng that you enjoy getting things done. Judging from the previous situation, you are very skilled in weaponry. It just so happens that the Armory is facing a bottleneck in weapon improvement. I wonder if you would be willing to go there?"
I have a job!
The little robot nodded immediately.
"Okay, when do I start work?"
"If the Immortal Master has nothing else to do, you may come over today."
"Okay," the little robot replied.
He then got up to leave.
After a slight pause, the king was not angry. Instead, he ordered someone to take the little robot to the Armory.
Coincidentally, the eunuch who led the way this time was the same one who had previously guided Najitong back to the mansion.
The Armory was located inside the palace, but on its outermost perimeter. They had to traverse most of the palace to reach their destination.
The little robot didn't have any objections; no matter how far it walked, it wouldn't get tired.
However, the journey to the Ordnance Bureau was not smooth.
Just as the two were walking through a garden, a group of people came towards them.
Upon seeing who it was, the eunuch leading the way immediately stepped aside and lowered his head even further.
If he were with any other human, seeing him like this, they would immediately understand the situation and move aside to make way.
Unfortunately, the little robot knew nothing about this.
So, only when the group of people in front got closer and the little robot realized that it was blocking the way did it move to the side.
The reason given is simply that it shouldn't obstruct human traffic as a trash can.
According to the little robot's judgment, his decision to move aside at this moment would not prevent the humans on the other side from passing through, and there would be no problem.
However, the humans on the other side did not think so.
The group of people stopped in front of the small robot.
The man surrounded by the crowd fixed his gaze on the small robot, raising an eyebrow: "Oh, who sent this person? It looks so unusual, quite interesting indeed. How about I take it to my place to admire it for a few days?"
The little robot didn't speak.
He didn't even realize that the person was talking to him.
The eunuch leading the way immediately knelt down: "Third Young Master, who is this...?"
The man known as the Third Young Master had no interest in listening to a mere eunuch. He looked directly at the snow-haired youth before him and said, "What? Aren't you going to answer me? Are you mute? Or are you deaf? Lift your head up so I can see!"
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