Chapter 290 Machine 29
Jiang Chan was enveloped by an unfamiliar smell, a mixture of the pungent aroma of gunpowder and the rust of scrap metal. Hidden within it was a familiar, warm metallic scent: the scent of silver armor. In her coma, Jiang Chan's brow furrowed, and she gripped the cannonball launcher tightly, her knuckles turning white. She watched the silver armor crumble into scrap metal. Her cries met with no response, and she jolted awake as she plummeted from the cliff.
"Huh." Everywhere she looked was filled with dust, as if she was back to the time when she was suffering from insomnia. She blinked blankly, her pale face full of panic. She murmured, "Silver armor, silver armor...silver armor?" The scene before she fell into a coma suddenly came to her mind, like a hard steel needle piercing her head.
Jiang Chan pressed hard, curled up in the metal box, her thin back arched, pressed tightly against the inner wall. The pain was like broken glass, slowly cutting through her flesh. She wanted to cover the wound, to hold back the blood, but she was powerless. She could only recall those jarring images over and over again: silver armor, silver armor, silver armor...
"Xingxing, are you in there?" a familiar male voice sounded.
Jiang Chan couldn't remember whose voice it was for a moment. Her mind was full of the sound of silver armor and scrap metal being moved away. The rubble that weighed heavily on the metal arm was removed. Jiang Chan still made sobbing sounds from time to time. Even if someone discovered her, it didn't matter. She was completely immersed in a mood of self-abandonment, and even her body looked decadent.
A ray of light shone through the gap onto Jiang Chan. Jiang Chan felt uncomfortable, her back pressed tightly against the inner wall, her arms wrapped around her body, and her face was covered with tears. Kun pushed aside the last obstacle and saw this scene.
"Jiang Chan, it's me, the mechanic who repaired Silver Armor. Remember?" Kun's features were fierce, but he tried to speak gently. "The mechanical army was destroyed by Silver Armor, and the center of the mechanical city was also attacked by drones. It's safe for now. Can you come out first?"
Jiang Chan was speechless. She hugged herself tighter and tighter.
Kun had no choice but to hand her the phone screen. "You have nowhere to go now. Come with me to my house first. I will explain the specific reasons to you later. This is Ming Jianyue. Talk to her."
Jiang Chan reacted a little. Without looking at the screen, she murmured, "Silver Armor, Silver Armor, Silver Armor..."
Just when Kun was about to knock Jiang Chan unconscious and take her away, the silent ruins suddenly made a crashing sound. He lowered his body cautiously. All around him were collapsed high-rise buildings and scars caused by artillery explosions.
The mountain of scrap metal and rubble swelled up high, followed by rubble rolling down. A giant robot covered with burn marks stood up. It only had a body. It bent down and picked up its arms, and after two clicks, it installed the missing right calf, and then its head. After the assembly was completed, the domineering giant robot appeared before the eyes again.
The moment Kun Songxin was relieved, Jiang Chan's location was revealed.
He waved his hand: "Hey! Yin Jia, Jiang Chan is here." As soon as he finished speaking, the robot that had just pressed the head came over impatiently.
Heavy footsteps trampled on the ruins, making a rumbling sound.
Jiang Chan's vision was filled with only Yin Jia. She stared intently at the robot walking towards her, from its metal head to its metal feet. This was her Yin Jia, her Yin Jia still alive. She blinked, unable to hold back her tears, which flowed out like a floodgate. Yin Jia half-crouched, his sturdy body bent, almost touching the ground. His slightly dimmed metal eyes stared directly at Jiang Chan, "Little Master, don't be afraid. Yin Jia promised you that I will always be by your side, protecting you forever. Yin Jia will never leave."
Yin Jia stretched out his hand, and Jiang Chan handed it over. Yin Jia picked her up with one arm, then restored the metal right arm to the shape of an arm and installed it on the shoulder. The installed right arm immediately wrapped around Jiang Chan's back.
He hugged her and said, "My little master, even if the silver armor is broken, it can be reassembled."
Jiang Chan hugged his arms tightly, her face pressed against his chest, tears welling in her eyes: "Yingjia, I'm scared. I'm scared that I'll never see you again..."
Shining Armor: "That day will never come."
"Silver Armor, keep your word."
"Yes, young master."
"Silver Armor, swear."
"Yes, young master." Yin Jia looked at Jiang Chan gently. "Yin Jia swears that Yin Jia will always be by your side. Yin Jia will never leave you. Young master, will you treat Yin Jia the same way?"
Jiang Chan said firmly: "Of course, Silver Armor."
Louis's army was badly defeated, even losing a significant number of its robots and dragon technicians. Photos of Yin Jia and Jiang Chan spread online and were plastered all over the streets, making them wanted criminals in the mechanical city.
Even their home in the Mecha City was sealed off. Louis had a love-hate relationship with the giant robot. He loved its power to the point of disbelief, yet hated that it was not his own. If the giant robot were his, he would be able to fulfill his long-cherished wish and build an invincible mechanical army, establish his own power, and ultimately achieve the fusion of man and machine, making him even more powerful than the super robot...
He investigated Jiang Chan's background and only knew that this was a nanny-type robot that had been with her since she was in the orphanage. He had no way of obtaining more information. The orphanage had disappeared and most of the children who had been there had passed away.
The message ended here. "They must still be in the Mechanical City. Send more people and make sure to capture them. If you find any trace of the girl, don't hesitate, kill her immediately. If you find the robot, don't provoke it, bring it back intact!"
And just near the central street, there is a place where homeless people gather. This is a place that residents who pass by will despise. There is garbage and alcohol everywhere, and the smell of chaos is disgusting. No one would have thought that the base of the Dragon Slayer Organization is built underneath. They have built a perfect underground fortress.
Jiang Chan and Yin Jia are staying at Kun's house. On the surface, he is a mechanic at the Dragon Technology Repair Shop, but in reality he is the leader of the Dragon Slayer Organization. It was he who established the Dragon Slayer in an attempt to overthrow Louis' rule. No one else knows that the real purpose of the Dragon Slayer is to restore the queen's rule. Such slogans are posted in every corner of the dungeon.
The glory of the Star-Moon Queen was vindicated in the dungeon. She was no debauched queen, but the true king of the Mechanical City, a place of both iron and tenderness, filled with ideals and ambitions. She led the Mechanical City to prosperity, only to see it fall into decline under Louis's invasion. Louis was an outsider, a locust and poisonous ant that invaded the Mechanical City, gnawing at its flesh and blood bit by bit...
Kun's companions are former colleagues in the research institute, or former nobles who have received the queen's favor but were persecuted by Louis, or friends of the queen and Yu Nanhua, and civilians who support the queen. They gathered here and swore with their lives to defend the honor of the Mechanical City, to overthrow Louis' rule, and to restore the prosperity of the Mechanical City.
Silver Armor's body was too strong, and the dome of the mechanical city was very low, so Silver Armor had to fold many times. Anyone who had seen his appearance in the dungeon would sigh at Yu Nanhua's ability.
While Jiang Chan was recuperating from her injuries, she could always hear Yu Nanhua. They all said that Silver Armor was created by Yu Nanhua, but Silver Armor was created by Uncle Yu from the welfare home, and Yu Nanhua was Wang Fu. How could they be the same person?
Jiang Chan was puzzled and could only ask Yin Jia, "Yin Jia, is Uncle Yu Yu Nanhua?"
Shining Armor: "Yes."
Jiang Chan widened her eyes in surprise: "But, but he is Wang Fu, how could he run to the welfare home, Yinjia, don't lie to me." She crossed her arms with a serious expression.
Shining Armor's voice also turned serious: "Young Master, Shining Armor never lies to you."
Jiang Chan: "But...how is that possible?" She frowned in confusion, unable to understand. According to the records, Yu Nanhua was affected by the street explosion, and the queen held a grand funeral for him. At the time of Yu Nanhua's funeral, Uncle Yu was alive. He was in the welfare home. At that time, he had already started creating silver armor. In an instant, something flashed through her mind quickly. Jiang Chan tilted her head and tapped with her fingers.
Shining Armor took her hand and replied, "Young Master, he is your father."
"I know, Uncle Yu is your father."
Shining Armor's expression suddenly turned sweet, and he replied, "It's our father."
Jiang Chan was dumbfounded.
What does it mean to be our father?
Yin Jia did not answer Jiang Chan's doubts immediately. He first treated Jiang Chan's wound on time, then took care of her through lunch and coaxed her to sleep. After waking up from her nap, he turned on the display screen on his chest and called up the encrypted video.
Jiang Chan authenticated her fingerprint and iris as required, and the words "Loading" appeared on the screen. Then, a row of videos appeared on the screen.
The videos are all placed in a folder named: Our Stars.
"Xingxing?" Jiang Chan heard this name more than once. When Kun came to the west of the city to find her, he seemed to have called her this name. When she was video chatting with Ming Jianyue, she would occasionally call herself Xingxing.
...Could it be that Xingxing is her name?
Jiang Chan blinked, with a guess in her heart, and she suddenly hesitated, but Yinjia had already clicked on the video, and the face of a middle-aged man appeared on the screen. His face showed large areas of burns, and his original facial features could no longer be seen, but his eyes were unexpectedly beautiful, and his tired expression was filled with joy and excitement that could not be concealed.
He stood at the door of the welfare home, looking into the distance at the lonely girl in the corner.
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More than ten years ago, the Mechanical City was attacked by terrorist forces. The queen's young daughter disappeared on the street. Yu Nanhua found Ming Jianxing's location based on the positioning, but the royal family was in danger at that time. Queen Xingyue and Yu Nanhua knew that even if they brought Ming Jianxing back, they could not avoid future disasters. They kept this matter in their stomachs until one day they heard that Ming Jianxing was blinded by an explosion. At that time, Queen Xingyue's condition was very critical, Louis was pressing step by step, and the royal power had been eroded. Yu Nanhua said goodbye to his wife, pretended to be dead and left the royal family, and came to Ming Jianxing's side.
He secretly took care of his young daughter's life and kept in touch with his wife at all times. Later, when his wife was taken to the execution platform, Yu Nanhua was desperate and powerless. He had always been reluctant to implant new programs into the robot. Once the robot awakened consciousness, its future development might not be under human control. However, out of pain, and to better protect his daughter, he created the most powerful robot within his ability, embedding his family's instructions into its underlying logic.
Always obey the orders of your family.
Never hurt your family.
Always protect your family.
Creating the giant robot consumed his already limited energy. When the news of Queen Star-Moon's death came, he filmed a final farewell video for his daughter and slowly collapsed.
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