Chapter 263 Machine 2
What Jiang Chan was worried about still happened——
It was a perfectly ordinary morning, so ordinary that Yin Jia had routinely groomed Jiang Chan before she left the house, dressing her in a rough wig, smearing her face with charcoal black, and dressing her in the dirtiest clothes. This makeup not only ensured her maximum safety in the filthy slums, but also helped prevent her from being severely deducted from her disability assistance funds.
Before leaving, Jiang Chan tried to prevent Yin Jia from following her, so she gave him a special instruction: "Yin Jia, before I come home, you have to clean the house thoroughly, especially under the bed. There can't be even a speck of dust!"
"Okay, little master."
Without Yin Jia's help, Jiang Chan had a hard time moving forward amidst the garbage and unknown drunkards. By the time she arrived at the disability assistance center, she was covered in wounds from having tripped several times along the way, which made the staff who handled the subsidy feel very sympathetic. Jiang Chan happily took the subsidy home and took Yin Jia to a nearby repair shop for repairs.
At the same time, an out-of-control machine was running rampant on the street. It had a silver metal shell and its rollers were spinning at high speed, creating dazzling sparks.
"Bang--"
A drunk man passing by was hit by the square machine and fell to the wall. He spit out bright red blood and collapsed to the ground.
A burst of laughter rang out from the street corner. It was a young man with dyed yellow hair, shouting, "How funny! These losers are a waste of food just by being alive. I might as well test my new pet, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and have it knock down the blind guy in the corner!"
As the machine entered attack mode, a roaring sound was heard, as if the drone was deliberately creating the sound overhead.
Jiang Chan looked around blankly. She could hear the clanging sounds of exploding machines and bright sparks flying in her field of vision. The bright sparks made her eyeballs hurt. Then, she was pressed into a hard embrace made of metal.
Her limbs were painfully wrapped in metal, and a voice mixed with metallic sound effects rang in her ears, "Young master, silver armor will protect you, close your eyes, it will be over soon." Jiang Chan's ears kept exploding with buzzing sounds, and in a trace of clear consciousness, she caught the sound of metal breaking. She ignored the obstruction of the silver armor and fumbled around his arms with her hands. When she touched the fragments, her fingers were cut and bled. She stared with big eyes, tears kept gathering and sliding down.
Silver Armor is injured...
"Silver Armor, activate attack mode! Start quickly!" Jiang Chan stared at the opposite side of the street, with his palm pressed against the broken metal shell, as if this could prevent the damage.
"Okay, little master."
Silver Armor was unlike any other household robot. Strictly speaking, he could be considered a general-purpose robot, or even higher. His creators had programmed his core with absolute obedience, requiring him to obey Jiang Chan's orders. When faced with danger, he would first protect Jiang Chan, and his attack mode would only activate upon Jiang Chan's command.
Doing this only ensures that while he gains enormous power, there is no possibility of harming Jiang Chan.
Multiple algorithms and programs were running within his body, not only applicable to household use but also to medical and combat applications. The worn-out robotic arms instantly transformed into offensive weapons, sparks emanating from the dark holes.
"Smoke bomb!"
As Jiang Chan finished speaking, smoke was ejected from his bullet, and thick white smoke quickly filled the street. The out-of-control robot was crushed by Yin Jia in combat mode. The gentle eyes created by his special skills emitted a cold red light, and his body began to deform, making a creaking sound. Jiang Chan's palm fell into countless broken metal pieces.
The streets had long been cleared by out-of-control robots, and the ground was stained with blood. The lives of the people in the slums did not deserve respect, and no one was willing to stop for these poor people. This place was even a hunting ground for some people.
Jiang Chan had experienced this kind of thing countless times, but she avoided it whenever she could and endured it whenever she could. However, the shattering of the silver armor made her despair. She had imagined the days without the silver armor countless times, and every time she burst into tears. She could not accept the departure of the silver armor.
"Lock on the target." Jiang Chan hugged one of Yin Jia's arms and moved forward following Yin Jia's steps.
"What the hell! You actually have a smoke bomb?! Combat robots are banned. Where did you steal it from?" The yellow-haired young man looked at him with disdain. Under the smoke, he couldn't see the tragic sight of the machine being crushed. However, based on his years of experience, he knew that in such a filthy slum, there couldn't be any powerful robots. Even if there were, they would be a trick! He laughed hoarsely, "You're pretending to be so convincing. Do you think I'll be scared away? Watch me smash your head!"
He pressed the button, but the machine that should have hummed didn't respond at all. As the machine stomped on the ground, an inexplicable unease enveloped him. He began to realize that he had underestimated the danger, but the dirty appearance of the "boy" made it difficult for him to lower his head and apologize.
"Hey! I order you to stop, otherwise I will kill you. You are just the lowest person in the slums. I am not like you. My father is..." The yellow-haired young man had not finished his words when he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down blankly and saw the surging blood splattering in the smoke. He realized something belatedly and fear emerged in his eyes. However, it was too late. He opened his mouth with a hoarse voice: "My father is..." and fell to the ground with a bang.
Jiang Chan's face was splattered with blood. She smelled a strong, fishy odor and wiped her face. Realizing that it was the yellow-haired young man's blood, she stared blankly into space, "Silver Armor, has the smoke cleared?"
In his combat state, Silver Armor was full of explosive power, his limbs shaking with a violent sound, like his feet stepping on a wooden staircase that had been rotted for many years. He bent his tall body and pressed himself to the side of Jiang Chan's ear at half an arm's length. "It's not scattered."
"Can you block the view?"
"able."
The silver armor's metal eyes, glowing red, were murderous. When they fell on Jiang Chan's face, they softened instantly, and the red light suddenly lit up. "Blood has been detected on the young master's face. It needs to be cleaned up--"
Jiang Chan heard the sound of footsteps beside her ear, and she said, "Let's talk about it when we get home. Let's leave here first." The nearby cameras had been destroyed long ago, but she had to pass by a camera on her way home, so she directly ordered Yin Jia to destroy it with laser.
After returning home, Jiang Chan carefully checked Yin Jia's body, but the result disappointed her. Yin Jia's body was originally repaired by her on the original basis, and it was very tattered and could not withstand this level of attack. His internal circuits were also damaged, and the activation of the attack mode further aggravated the damage to the body.
Unlike the indifference she displayed when she calmly ordered Yin Jia to kill, Jiang Chan's face was now filled with panic, her grape-like black eyes filled with regret. If only she hadn't left the house, this wouldn't have happened! The money Jiang Chan had saved wasn't enough for Yin Jia's current repairs. She wiped away her tears with her arm and squatted down beside Yin Jia.
"Ginger Armor, will you stay with me forever?"
Yin Jia had a small bed covered with a pink quilt with flowers on it. Robots don't need to rest, but when Jiang Chan was little, she needed someone to sleep with her. Yin Jia acted as a babysitter, lying beside her and telling her stories. Over time, after cleaning the house, Yin Jia would lie in the small bed next to her and watch over her while Jiang Chan slept.
At this time, the giant robot, which was in tatters, was leaning on the small bed. The connection between its metal limbs and the main body was very weak, and the wires inside could even be seen through the gaps. Yin Jia leaned quietly beside Jiang Chan. Jiang Chan sat on his small bed, hugged his arm, and looked up at him nervously.
Silver Armor said gently, "Wherever the young master is, there Silver Armor will be."
Jiang Chan wiped away her tears and rested her head on his arm. She could almost hear the sound of electricity flowing through his body, as if she could hear the throbbing of his heart. She put her ear close to his, pursed her lips, and asked again, "Yingjia, will you stay with me forever?"
"Shining Armor isn't going anywhere."
"Ginger Armor, will you stay with me forever?"
"As long as my little master is happy, I will never leave."
"Silver Armor..."
A male voice mixed with mechanical sounds gently responded to Jiang Chan's question. The light from the metal eyes scanned Jiang Chan's body, but because she buried her face in his chest, some data could not be scanned. Yin Jia automatically turned on sleep mode. It was already dark outside the window. He randomly picked up a story suitable for falling asleep and began to tell it -
Jiang Chan slowly fell asleep.
The dream was not a blurry scene as when I opened my eyes, but a colorful one: the blue sky, the turquoise grass, and the director's mother wearing warm yellow clothes. Following the director's mother's figure, the picture turned to the corner of a bedroom.
There, huddled, a child was covered in wounds from the explosion, her eyes also burned by the splattering flames. Like a wounded little animal, she was alone in the corner, her face buried in her arms. When she heard the door open, she instinctively shrank against the wall.
"The stars... are mine."
The girl raised her face, "Dean's mother?"
The director's eyes were filled with heartache. The girl before him had once been so beautiful, but now she was covered in wounds. Her eyes, most seriously, were hollow and lifeless. The accident occurred on the central street of the Machinery City. A group of people had illegally invaded a drone swarm, causing several explosions in the central street. Jiang Chan was about to follow the welfare home staff to the adoptive family to familiarize herself with the situation. Because of this incident, she was undoubtedly sent back by the adoptive family.
"Guess what I brought you?" The dean said in a gentle tone. "Touch it."
Jiang Chan seemed to have returned to that time, when she was the most helpless and darkest. She first touched a cold metal object, which seemed to be an arm. Following her arm down, there were five fingers. Jiang Chan let out a small cry of surprise.
"Uncle Yu is a famous intelligent mechanical engineer. This is a special robot he designed for you. Do you like it?"
A metallic voice suddenly appeared in Jiang Chan's ears: "Hello, I am Yin Jia, and I am happy to be your exclusive robot."
"Is it mine alone?" Jiang Chan asked.
The dean smiled and said, "Of course."
Jiang Chan wrapped her fingers around the metal finger that was much thicker than hers, slowly hooked herself up and stood up, touching his arm. After getting Yin Jia's consent, she was lifted up by Yin Jia's arm to his shoulder and touched his mechanical head.
A fantasy giant robot emerged in the dark vision. Jiang Chan giggled, hugged Yin Jia's mechanical head, and asked him to take her around the room.
"Ginger Armor, am I your best friend?"
"Of course, young master."
"Why the little master?"
Shining Armor paused for a moment, the mechanical voice becoming increasingly louder: "Because you are still a child."
During the time when she had just become blind, it was Yin Jia's company that helped Jiang Chan get through the dark period smoothly. She gradually became dependent on Yin Jia's presence. She was not afraid of falling even if there were stones on the road, because Yin Jia would pick her up. Moreover, the chance of her falling was very low because Yin Jia was by her side.
The child who had been irritable and gloomy due to her blindness became more and more lively in Yin Jia's company. No matter what dangers she faced, Jiang Chan knew that Yin Jia would protect her. She even felt that Yin Jia would protect her for the rest of her life and that they would be together forever.
Jiang Chan woke up from the dream and fell into darkness the moment she opened her eyes. She felt the metal arm across her body, and her rapidly beating heart gradually returned to normal. She sat up and asked, "Yingjia, what's the weather like today?"
The answer she received was a long silence. After a while, a stuttering mechanical sound accompanied by a humming sound rang out.
"As long as... the young master is happy... Silver Armor... will never leave..."
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