"So you mean, no matter which one you find, it's the same, you all share a unified system and system memories?" Cheng Shuang frowned slightly. "So you're one entity?"
"Yes, please don't mind us, just do as you understand," the receptionist said with a smile.
Cheng Shuang looked at Liao Yuewei, who asked, "Our child is young, do you have any companion robots?"
"Yes, I will apply for a companion robot for the young fighter."
"I want something more intelligent," Cheng Shuang said, raising her hand to state her requirements.
"Okay, intelligent companion robot." The receptionist closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, his body seemingly dying instantly, standing there stiffly and motionless.
A few seconds later, it opened its eyes and smiled, "Application submitted, intelligent companion robot will arrive promptly at 3 PM."
Du Lanshan's eyes flickered, and after exchanging glances with Cheng Shuang, he immediately pointed to the other nine receptionists and ordered them to take him to Sector D for a tour.
After the one person and nine robots left, Liao Yuewei squinted and said to the only remaining robot, "I want two too, one to style my hair and one to massage and help me sleep."
"Okay, I'll apply for two service robots for you." The receptionist closed her eyes again, Cheng Shuang retreated to a corner, and Liao Yuewei drew her Tang sword and slashed at the robot.
The chilling aura emanating from the blade stirred the little girl's hair, and even left scratches on the white paint on the wall from its sharp edge.
Everyone grows. Liao Yuewei went from being stuck in the enemy's neck with a knife, unable to move, to severing the enemy's head and sweeping away a group with a single stroke. This progress was not only due to her skills, but also to her own persistent efforts.
However, this strike did not produce the expected result.
The receptionist's outer shell was made of some unknown material, so sturdy that not a single hair on it trembled. It stood firmly in place, unchanged except for the torn clothing around its waist.
In an instant, the snow-white ceiling flashed, transforming into a red warning light that flickered on and off, emitting a piercing buzzing sound: 'Buzz: Attention, fighters in Zone C, one verbal warning: Do not fight indoors; one verbal warning: Do not fight indoors; one verbal warning: Do not fight indoors. If three verbal warnings are received, you will be sent to the survival challenge zone!'
Cheng Shuang stopped Liao Yuewei, who wanted to try again. Since there were still two chances, there was no need to rush. It was safest to save them for when they left.
The moment the ceiling returned to normal, the robot receptionist opened its eyes. Seemingly unaware that it had been attacked, it explained in a measured tone, "The service robot will arrive promptly at 3:30 PM. Please wait patiently."
At the same time, the doorbell rang, and a scene appeared on the wall of the living room—Du Lanshan standing anxiously outside the door. A notification sound rang out again from inside, 'A fighter from District D has arrived to visit. Open the door?'
Liao Yuewei: "Open the door."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door to Area C opened, and Du Lanshan hurried in, saying as he walked, "The warning announcement can be heard by everyone."
"Including the lobby?" Cheng Shuang asked curiously.
“Including.” Du Lanshan nodded, his gaze sweeping over the smiling robot, and said in a deep voice, “You go out first, we have something to discuss.”
"Okay." The receptionist nodded obediently and turned to leave.
After the door closed, Liao Yuewei rubbed her temples and lowered her voice, "This advanced technology alone proves that ordinary attacks would have a hard time breaking through their defenses." If a reception robot is this difficult to deal with, the homeless people's defenses could not possibly be worse than the robots they created.
“Our mission is not to fight the vagrants to the death.” Cheng Shuang pursed her lips and looked at the two adults with somewhat solemn eyes. She tried to ease the atmosphere and persuaded them in a breathy voice, “The rest station has just been established and is not yet mature. Individual strength is always limited. As long as we collect information accurately, that is our hope.”
Comforted by the child, Liao Yuewei couldn't help but exhale a breath of stale air and said with a smile, "That's right, perhaps there are stations that mainly use high-tech skills and have already achieved even greater success, which just happens to have the power to restrain the homeless people on the nine-story building."
Du Lanshan scratched his spiky short hair. "It's the attribute issue that Bao'er mentioned before!"
Cheng Shuang smiled and said, "Mhm!"
The three of them tacitly refrained from continuing the conversation. With surveillance cameras everywhere, it was best to leave some topics untouched.
Soon, the receptionist knocked on the door and reminded everyone from outside, "It's still lunchtime. Would you like to head to the restaurant?"
They exchanged a glance, and Du Lanshan turned to reply, "Wait! We're leaving right away."
The restaurants on the eighth floor and below only serve one meal a day: a bowl of mushy stuff that smells like meat. The three of them had never eaten it before, so they had no expectations for the restaurant on the ninth floor.
But I definitely want to see it for myself and take this opportunity to observe the environment.
Cheng Shuang, carrying the little wolf demon, followed the receptionist down the stairs to the restaurant on the east side of the lobby.
Du Lanshan and Liao Yuewei walked in front of and behind her, watching the little wolf demon cooperate perfectly as he pretended to be a doll, nestled obediently in the little girl's arms without looking around or causing trouble. They felt a little more favorably toward this sensible little guy.
Upon reaching the restaurant entrance, the mingled aromas of food wafted out. Scattered humanoid monsters emerged from the hall in groups, some giving the three a curious glance as they passed by, while most simply ignored them.
The restaurant was quite large, with plenty of space between the tables. Since the main meal time had passed, only two or three tables were occupied. The most eye-catching person among them was a woman in an extravagant dress. Her makeup was glamorous, with thin, arched eyebrows. Because the makeup was so heavy, her true appearance and age were not visible, but the sharp and striking aura she exuded left a deep impression.
Behind the woman stood two waiters serving her. The table was full of dishes, and the waiters would accurately place any dish she picked on her plate.
Du Lanshan clicked his tongue twice and muttered, "The treatment of an emperor!" This scene inevitably made him wonder if it was because of his desire for pleasure that the other group of rumored maintainers were unwilling to return to the rest station.
Whether she had heard something or not, the woman looked up, her gaze sweeping over the three of them. She raised her delicate eyebrows, her red lips slightly upturned, and revealed a friendly smile. She waved to Cheng Shuang in a very familiar manner, "Little friend, come here, I'll buy you some juice."
Cheng Shuang first smiled politely in return, then turned her head and handed the little wolf demon in her hand to Du Lanshan.
Liao Yuewei stopped and frowned. "What is she trying to do?"
"You'll know once you go and see for yourself."
Du Lanshan glanced coldly at the woman, walked to the table next to her and sat down, while Liao Yuewei, accompanied by the receptionist, went to the food processor and simply selected three meals.
Cheng Shuang didn't sit at the woman's table. Instead, she chose a chair close to the woman, sat down sideways, and asked politely, "Hello, big sister, what can I do for you?"
The woman turned around, covered her mouth, and said, "Little kid, you're so good with words." She beckoned with her finger to the receptionist to get a drink, and then said to Cheng Shuang, "I don't mean any harm. I just saw that you're about the same age as my sister, so I wanted to buy you a drink."
Cheng Shuang wasn't so easily fooled. A naive smile curved her lips. "Big sister is so good to your little sister!"
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