Don't Pick Up Wild People on the Roadside (Seventeen)
"That's it, be careful."
Candy Box pointed quietly at the huge pile of garbage in front of him, which was surrounded by a fence. It was a very ordinary garbage dump with dim lights. It was even more dilapidated than the garbage dump yesterday. There was a big hole in the fence opposite, and a lot of things overflowed and scattered everywhere. There was garbage all over the ground at his feet.
But the difference is that the things that fell are basically new, including candies scattered on the ground after being unpacked, teddy bears with torn chests, and mechanical objects with clear Mercy codes.
It was quiet all around, with only this garbage dump lit in the darkness.
Under the light, a group of strange-looking robots stood in front of the big hole, and opposite the robots stood a group of humans with prosthetic limbs.
The leading robot, with a trash lid on its head, gestured to stop them: "Don't come any closer. We were here first today, and according to the rules, we should be the first to pick."
The man on the other side tapped his robotic arm, whistled, and said disdainfully, "Rules? Ridiculous! What rules are there in the downtown area? What's the first and last thing? You bunch of lousy robots can stay up all night without any problem. Even if I press a robotic arm, I'm still a living person. How can I compete with you?"
The garbage cover robot said ruthlessly, "Since you know you can't win, you should know when to retreat, right? Humans always have blind confidence under the premise of self-knowledge."
Robotic Human: "Enough of the nonsense. The biggest rule in the downtown area is who has the strongest fist. Brothers, move on! We're going to grab this batch of new stuff."
The garbage-covered robot shook its head: "Disrespectful humans, if that's the case, we won't let you go."
As soon as the words fell, the two sides quickly engaged in a fight. For a moment, the sounds of collision, screams of pain, and angry curses mixed together and resounded throughout the area.
"These are the two biggest rival gangs in the Danger Zone, the robots and the humans, the Scrap Metal Gang and the Waste Gang."
What help?
The candy box repeated.
Jiang Yuanshi felt for a moment that he was hallucinating. The name was both abstract and concrete.
He looked at the garbage lids, screws, half fingers, wigs flying out in the melee, and even someone's eyes were shot out. He looked at the eyes rolling away in the distance, which must be artificial eyes.
Candy Box: "I think you shouldn't go. Wait until they're done fighting and pick up some leftovers. It's rare to find such healthy living things in the downtown area. Don't let yourself become a cripple by then."
Jiang Yuanshi, a healthy living being, felt that it made sense. It was not that he was afraid of death, but he knew his own strength. If he fought with others in reality, he could still fight, but the number of fights he had fought could be counted on one's fingers. If he took out the test papers he had learned, he could crush the two gangs.
Jiang Yuanshi huddled in a corner as the two gangs fought and robbed each other. Jiang Yuanshi stared at the garbage to see if there were any supplies. Compared to the place where he was yesterday, it looked like even the leftovers would be enough.
"You really aren't going?"
Jiang Yuanshi replied: "I just want to pick up trash, not to die."
"That shouldn't be the case." Candy Box was surprised. "Shouldn't you listen to me and then sneak in to fight to prove your strength?"
"Then, with my extraordinary strength, I defeated two gangs at the same time and became a thorn in their eyes. After they found fault with me, I burst out with strength that no one had ever seen and successfully became the boss of the dangerous area. From then on, I dominated the downtown area." Jiang Yuanshi looked at the starry eyes of the candy box and was speechless, "You don't really think so, do you?" This is not some cool story about a dragon proudly playing the role of a hero.
Candy Box: "The humans I've met before have always been this confident."
“And he succeeded?”
"No, he hit me on the head to wake me up."
Jiang Yuanshi nodded and knocked on it. Candy Box covered his head and said dissatisfiedly: "Why did you knock me?"
"Because I agree with what that person said, and we share the same views. If you hadn't said that, I wouldn't have thought of knocking."
The candy box revealed an angry Tic Tac Toe: "Only he can knock, you can't!"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Why? He is your producer?"
Candy Box: "I don't know. I only know that he was the first person I consciously saw. I followed him for a long time, and then he disappeared. I guess he died of old age. Human lifespan is always short, and it runs out faster than my battery."
"What happened next? Did you go wandering?"
"I guess so. I've always been in the danger zone. Anyone who sees me like this will just think I'm some unwanted trash, just dumped on the ground. Every day I watch these gangs fight, and then when they're gone I pick up some batteries to eat. People in the upper city are so wasteful, throwing away batteries that clearly still have a third of their energy left."
Jiang Yuanshi's point was strange: "Then weren't you discovered when you went to pick up the things?"
Candy Box: "So what? Haven't you seen such a small robot before?"
Never seen it.
Jiang Yuanshi held back his words and said, "Won't something happen to the person who follows behind to pick up the leaks?"
Candy Box: "Something happened? What happened? Do you mean being targeted by gangs or surveillance cameras? Don't worry, this surveillance camera is only on during the day and when you take out the trash at night. I guess it's just for watching the clowns fight. It will be turned off after a while. I guarantee that any robot with eyes can see it. And you're not the only one brave enough to come here to take advantage of the situation. There are many, but they probably don't come as early as you do, specifically when people are fighting. It should be at least half an hour later."
"Newbie, not familiar with the business yet." Jiang Yuanshi said this, and in his heart asked B33 to observe and monitor. After testing, it was indeed turned on. Why can it be seen? The reason is that the monitoring light in the robot's eyes is red when it is turned on.
The battle was drawing to a close, and every person or machine was in a mess. Each of them held a large amount of things in their hands, staring at each other, and slowly retreated into their own gangs.
The robot-armed human, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth and a swollen eye, gasped and said, "I'll let you go this time, but wait for me next time!"
The robot with a flat head and a circuit board that had lost its garbage cover had a short voice: "This, this, sentence, should, should, should, I'm telling you, rude human."
The last few words flowed smoothly.
The two gangs picked up their equipment while quarreling with each other, and finally walked in opposite directions, spitting at each other.
"It's been a long fight today too." Candy Box said, "You better wait a bit before going. I guess the surveillance will be turned off soon."
Jiang Yuanshi hummed absentmindedly, glanced diagonally across the room, and felt something was wrong.
B33 asked: "What happened to Host Jiang?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "It's a bit too harmonious, not like a danger zone."
B33 was puzzled: "The fight is already bloody, so why isn't it intense?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Aren't gang fights always a fight to the death? Especially in a place like the Lower City where resources are scarce, they're fighting fiercely. Not only are they picking up a lot of things, but they're also taking what they need. Honestly, there's not much overlap between what robots and humans want, right?"
"But those are modified humans. Some have been modified so much that they're practically robots. They even consume the same energy as robots. Competition is inevitable."
"Maybe."
Jiang Yuanshi kept looking at the corner. If his memory served him correctly, the prosthetic eye that had fallen there earlier was moving.
He was seen.
But when he opened his eyes to confirm, the direction of the pupil of the prosthetic eye had deviated again, as if it didn't see him.
Strange danger zone.
After waiting for a while, when B33 and Candy Box said the surveillance was turned off almost at the same time, Jiang Yuanshi quickly picked up something on the ground when B33 confirmed that there was no one around. Jiang Yuanshi had already confirmed the target when the other party was fighting, so he acted extremely quickly.
He took out a patchwork of floral cloth and put all the things into the bag. After confirming the size, he slung it over his shoulder and left without any reluctance.
The candy box was shocked: "Hey! Aren't you going to look for something good? Why are you running so fast?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Safety first, it's good enough if we can bring something back."
His steps were quick but light, and he landed on the ground without a sound. Candy Box sighed loudly: "You coward!"
The candy box tugged at the belt of Jiang Yuanshi's clothes, venting its dissatisfaction. Just as he was about to take a bite, something heavy was stuffed into his hand. He looked over and saw: "Battery!"
Jiang Yuanshi walked down a dark alley and glanced at the black clinic he passed by. The red light on the top was still on. He said as he walked, "Just make do with it. I don't know if there's electricity. I found a lot of it. I'll give you a new one when I get home."
Candy Box held the battery in his arms, stunned. "Where... are you going?"
"Go home, what else?"
"What about me?"
"You are on top of me, doesn't that mean you are going back with me?"
“…”
"If you don't want to, I'll put it down for you?"
"..." Candy Box hummed while holding the battery, "Since you are my servant now, I will reluctantly come to your place as a guest."
"Yes, yes, yes."
After this new map was opened, the length of the alley has a standard data, a total of 6666 meters, straight and endless.
No wonder it took so long to walk.
Jiang Yuan was exhausted when he walked out of the alley and saw the light again. Candy Box teased him, "Your physical fitness is too poor. Are all humans like this?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Who has the time to run that far?" This isn't high school or college sports.
The last time he ran laps was in his sophomore year. At that time, he didn't know whether the school was crazy or felt that there were too many students, so they arranged a 10,000-meter long-distance run for boys and an 8,000-meter long-distance run for girls.
Jiang Yuanshi was not affected at all by the running process, and all that was left was the memory of hatred and curses in his heart.
It would be better to just let people run a marathon. At least they can change the map. Running around the school playground and counting laps feels like an endless journey.
It was a miracle that he, such a fragile otaku, didn't die at that time.
Jiang Yuanshi carried the package and walked towards home. He knocked on several doors along the way and handed over the things in the package. The neighbors took out things in exchange as if they had prepared in advance. It was more like forcing things to be given to them than exchanging them. The elderly people moved so fast that Jiang Yuanshi couldn't even see clearly. The slowest one among them was actually a robot with a small TV on its head and an uncle's voice.
The package that should have shrunk became even bigger and could not be stuffed in. The robot simply stuffed the prepared candy cake into Jiang Yuanshi's mouth and returned a triangular part to the candy box on his shoulder.
In this way, Jiang Yuanshi continued walking forward with the heavy load and the sugar cake in his mouth.
I secretly expressed my admiration to B33 for the original owner Jiang Yuan’s good popularity.
The world is becoming more and more real.
At the same time, Jiang Yuanshi was also wondering, was the funding for this world really that high? With so many people and maps, it was too complete. Could a fictional world that could become a real world be so real?
A dizzy Jiang Yuanshi started to talk nonsense about literature. Candy Box asked, "You guys are so welcoming here. There are so many people. Where is your home?"
Jiang Yuanshi made a mumbled sound while holding a candy cake in his mouth. Afraid that the other party wouldn't understand, he pointed forward with one hand: "Frontmost, by the wall."
Candy Box was silent for a moment, then spoke again: "How come you have so many family members? There's even someone at the door who doesn't have a key."
What the hell? Didn't Yunqing bring the key?
"Wow, such a tall human, I can't even see his head."
Jiang Yuanshi felt something was wrong. He walked forward quietly with light steps and took a closer look.
It’s Mu Changkong.
Jiang Yuanshi: "..."
B33: "Host, what should we do now?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "How come he got better so quickly?"
B33: "High-level Alphas recover faster than ordinary people."
Jiang Yuanshi almost forgot about the ABO setting. He was exhausted and desperate. "No, he recovered so quickly, so we lost money. There's also the hospital bill! If I had known, I would have asked the black-hearted doctor for money when I passed by."
…
B33: Is that the point?
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