Don't pick up wild people on the roadside (Twenty-six)
After getting the materials, the subsequent production is not much easier.
The printed product was incomplete because the machine was old, and after printing, it had to be polished, etc. Because of Jiang Yuanshi's hand injury, everyone present joined in the production process.
It has been almost a week, and the omega named Jiang has not appeared since he left with the supplies. Even the leader has not come back. Just when everyone thought that he had escaped, Jiang Yuanshi appeared with a prosthetic eye.
After the medical robot Hariri confirmed that they were harmless, they brought the children over. The moment Jiang Yuan took out his azure artificial eyes, the children never took their eyes off him.
This time they took the initiative to remove the glass beads from their eye sockets in front of everyone. With Hariri's help, the deep hollows in their eyes were opened by the sky. They closed their eyes to adapt, and then opened them again.
The clear blue reflects the faces of the people around you.
The gang member took out a cracked mirror from behind him. The children looked at themselves in the mirror curiously, and finally looked at each other, touched each other's eyelids, and smiled childishly.
The child's rare, innocent smile moved everyone. They were happy for the children. Even though the prosthetic eye could not see, their children finally did not have to be sad and silent about their eyes anymore.
The gang members were so happy that they took turns picking up the two children and spinning around in circles. The young man who was standing silently in the distance and watching everything was also infected by the atmosphere and smiled.
Jiang Tang, who was sitting on his shoulder, poked his face and said in confusion, "You're a great contributor, why do you feel like they've forgotten you? Don't you want to join them?"
Jiang Yuanshi shook his head: "There's no need. Their happiness is theirs. I'm just an outsider. Speaking of which, you are the one who should be joining. Why don't you join? Why do I feel like a certain leader is ready to make a move?"
Jiang Tang: "I didn't... Aren't I just worried that you'd be lonely?"
Jiang Yuanshi touched Jiang Tang and said, "No, go ahead."
"You really aren't going?" Jiang Tang asked again and again. After receiving a clear rejection, she said, "Then I'll go. Don't move around here! I'll be back soon."
After saying that, Jiang Tang quickly jumped over, stepped on the bodies of humans and robots, and jumped into the child's palm. The child picked her up and spun around. It seemed that she would not be able to come back for a while.
Just as Jiang Yuanshi was watching alone, he heard a rustling sound in his pocket and an oval head popped out. Jiang Yuanshi was startled and lowered his head to look into the eyes: "Z01?"
The oval head blinked and uttered a familiar deep male mechanical voice: "I'm here."
Jiang Yuanshi's eyes were filled with confusion: "When did you come? Didn't you say you had no physical form?"
Z01 replied, "Just as you were leaving, B33 sent me a message asking to exchange with me, so I can only come in this form."
Jiang Yuanshi calculated: "Then you have been in existence twice."
Z01: "Yes."
Jiang Yuanshi: "But there doesn't seem to be anything particularly important today, so you can only be a mascot. Don't you think it's a waste of resources?"
Z01: "No, mascots also serve a purpose of companionship."
Jiang Yuanshi paused, then chuckled and said, "You didn't show up because you felt sorry for me, did you?"
Z01: "No, I'm always by your side. I'll be there whenever you need me."
Jiang Yuanshi's smile froze for a moment before returning to normal. He jokingly said, "You almost moved me. It's a pity that you're not part of my system now. No matter how well you do, you won't get any performance."
Z01: "...This...is the system's personal will. It has nothing to do with performance."
"..." Jiang Yuanshi reached out and touched the oval head in the chest pocket of his coat. He looked at the bustling crowd in front of him and was silent for a long time. He watched the child being gently lifted up and put down. Countless hands were stretched out below, as if waiting for good luck to come. That was a child surrounded by love.
Jiang Yuanshi looked at this warm and cheerful scene and said to Z01, "Thank you."
Z01: "I didn't do anything."
Jiang Yuanshi: "What you just said, the role of the mascot is played very well."
Z01 looked up at the host. He had not forgotten that the role of a mascot is companionship.
"So my existence is valuable to you, right?"
Jiang Yuanshi didn't quite understand why Z01 always described things as incredibly... serious or significant, but he didn't correct him and replied, "I guess so."
"Why count? Your wording seems forced."
"Oh, because I don't want to compliment you so bluntly and make you feel comfortable."
“…”
Difficult humans.
But after this silence, Z01 didn't remain silent. Instead, he said, "Although you said you didn't want me to feel comfortable, you actually acknowledged my value through those seemingly forced words."
?
Jiang Yuanshi was caught off guard: "I, you... No, where did you get 'very much' from? That's too much."
Z01: "But you did say that."
Jiang Yuanshi: "I didn't say that."
Z01: "You said so."
"No."
"have."
Each of them, with their phone, started bickering like elementary school students. As they were arguing, Jiang Yuanshi's attention was no longer on the group.
It was not known how long it took, but Jiang Tang's appearance put an end to their debate on "whether they fully recognize the value of Z01".
But this time Jiang Tang did not appear in a box. He was followed by a group of people. All the gang members expressed their sincere gratitude to Jiang Yuanshi, as if it was a very meaningful thing to let the two children have a blind and useless toy eye.
Jiang Yuanshi waved his hand to indicate that this was not necessary.
Two children came forward and pulled at Jiang Yuanshi's clothes, as if they had something to say. He squatted down and listened to the children's words.
He heard a faint but firm voice saying to him, "Thank you, thank you very much, for bringing us the sky."
The Scrap Metal Gang and the Waste Gang, the two strongest forces in the danger zone, agreed to escort the young man and provide everything free of charge.
"By the way, I haven't asked for your full name yet. Could you please tell me?"
"Just call me Jiang Yuan, the source."
At this point, Jiangyuan truly became a distinguished guest in the danger zone, with unimpeded access.
There is no daytime in the downtown area, so the sense of time is even stronger.
In the following days, there was still no plot triggering, and everyone lived their lives as usual.
Yun Qing was still responsible for taking the B33 robot to exchange supplies, but since that quarrel without any follow-up, B33 no longer acted as extreme as before and instead let Yun Qing do it.
Jiang Tang sticks to Jiang Yuanshi every day, and competes secretly with Z01 when he has nothing to do. Since Z01 operates in the form of a large robot, Jiang Tang runs to Jiang Yuanshi to cheat as soon as he is at a disadvantage. However, Jiang Yuanshi is responsible for being a peacemaker. It was okay at the beginning, but later even the most human-like Z01 was infected. The two robots competed with each other to cheat in front of Jiang Yuanshi, one making a lot of noise and the other calm and making trouble. It was a headache to alternate between active and quiet. In the end, Jiang Yuanshi directly handed the work at hand to the two guys and asked them to compete in speed, which saved him from being busy on both ends.
Because of the protection of the gang, Jiang Yuanshi went back and forth between the two ends of the alley more and more frequently, distributing supplies and helping to repair broken people and machines. Gradually, his relationship with the two districts became better and better.
Danger Zone:
"Hey, Jiang Yuan, you're finally here. Come and see the good stuff we picked up today."
"Oh, Brother Jiang, do you want to pick up trash together?"
"Brother Jiang, can you please take a look at my prosthetic leg? It's been twitching a lot lately and almost made my girlfriend kick me out. I'll give you something in exchange."
"Brother Jiang Yuan, Tangtang, Qingqing and Cheche are playing together, playing together."
Living Area:
"Jiang Yuan, are you running around again today? Be careful."
"Jiang Yuan, why do both of your robots have square heads?"
"Jiang Yuan, what are you doing stealing my wok again? ...What? Making a fully automatic cooking machine? There's no vegetables in the downtown area, what the hell are you doing?! Come back here!"
"Jiang Yuan."
"Jiang Yuan!"
"Jiang Yuan..."
The name Jiang Yuan was mentioned more and more frequently in the two districts, but he himself didn't seem to feel anything.
It's like this every day, over and over again.
I recently got some good news: a seed I traded for a while ago was grown by an old lady across the street. When asked how she could grow it without soil, the old lady replied, puzzled, "I just threw it in some water, hung a temperature-controlled lamp over it, and it grew."
So casual, as expected of a grandma.
The old lady happily invited everyone to come and see the newly sprouted seedlings, and said that everyone would get some when the vegetables grew.
Everyone applauded for this.
But there is also bad news, that is, Jiang Yuan's inhibition ring seems to be failing. Although it has not caused a fever period, pheromones have begun to leak out occasionally. After learning from the robot uncle that it cannot be repaired, he decided to go to the danger zone to ask. If it doesn't work, he can only find a black clinic. Then he will owe another sum of money. However, the previous money has not been recovered yet, so it should be able to offset it.
Hariri, the only medical officer in the danger zone, examined Jiang Yuan. "Mr. Jiang Yuan, if the inhibitor ring can't be repaired, I think you'll have to rely on inhibitors. They're rare in the Lower City. After all, Omegas die or are marked the fastest in the Lower City, and the same is true in the Upper City. Even expired inhibitors are often bought, so discarding them is almost impossible."
Jiang Yuan asked, "So there's nothing we can do, right?"
Hariri: "Perhaps you could try your luck at the clinic. After all, if it's considered a monitoring station, I imagine it's connected to the upper city. Besides looking for Alpha's mark, this is the only other option."
"But what if..."
"I know what you're trying to say. Just like what you consulted me about before, the chances of survival after gland removal are slim. Even if you survive, you'll be even weaker than an ordinary, weak Omega."
Jiang Yuan sighed: "It seems there is no other way."
Hariri paused for a moment before saying, "There's actually another method, but I've only heard of this experiment in Uptown. To power their prosthetics, humans with prosthetics will, if necessary, consume pheromones and convert them into energy. However, this is extremely risky. If not properly controlled, the prosthetics could completely drain the pheromones, rendering the person vegetative. However, since you're a healthy human, I don't recommend damaging your body for this."
Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Doctor Xiao Ha, if that's the case, you shouldn't have told me."
Hariri: "I think so, but the survival rate is higher than removing the glands. There is also a trial in the upper city that uses brain-computer interface to activate the brain and thus wake up the vegetative state."
Jiang Yuan was a little surprised, but not about the brain-computer thing but about Hariri's understanding of these experiments.
Hariri shook his head and replied, "To be honest, I'm ashamed. I used to be a medical robot at the Human and Mechanical Research Institute in the Upper City, responsible for these types of patients. However, my model was eventually eliminated and destroyed, and I ended up in the Lower City. Fortunately, my motherboard and chips still function, so I survived."
Then they picked out a most bizarre body: a pipe-like body, a slender trunk, and a square head. People often joked behind its back that it looked like an ancient creature - a stick insect.
But it's the body that best suits Hariri.
Jiang Yuan thanked Hariri and was about to leave the cabin and open the door when Li Ming rushed in holding the child and Jiang Tang in his arms and closed the door tightly.
Hariri was puzzled: "What happened? Why are you out of breath?"
Li Ming gasped and said, "The time... is advanced."
Hariri: “What do you mean?”
Jiang Tang jumped down from the child's arms and added, "Corrosive gas is coming out. It usually comes after 8 p.m. We were just playing outside when suddenly green smoke came towards us from not far away. Old Li was so scared that he quickly brought us back."
"How could this be?" Hariri looked at the time on the wall of the medical hut. It was only 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
"Exactly. I don't understand what those people up there are doing. Excreting pollutants in broad daylight, even if it's in downtown, is illegal."
“Dad…Mom…”
Li Ming put the two children on the ground and hugged them, comforting them: "It's okay, our house has just been renovated, it's very sturdy, and nothing will happen to mom at home."
Just as a few people were discussing the issue of advancing the time, Jiang Yuan for some reason started staring at the TV in the medical cabin, then picked up the remote control and turned on the TV.
"Mr. Jiang, what are you doing? There should be nothing on TV right now..."
"It's 8:30 p.m. and we can see this downtown mob is still holding out."
The clear images and sounds on TV left everyone speechless. They usually watched the sky and recorded the time through the 8 o'clock Uptown News, but at this moment, the clear blue sky was filled with a glaring red.
Countless modified humans and robots were pinned to the ground. When they tried to resist with their most precious small thermal weapons, a laser pierced over and swept lightly, and in an instant, people were torn into pieces.
"Brother Jiang Yuan, why do you have to cover our ears and you cover your eyes? I can't see or hear anything."
The innocent voice of the child brought everyone back to consciousness. Hariri and Li Ming suddenly realized the existence of the children. When they reacted, they found that Jiang Yuan had already knelt on the ground, covering the eyes of a child with one hand, and the children covered their ears with their hands.
The volume turned down, and Jiang Tang stomped on the volume button.
Just as Hariri was about to turn off the TV and take the children into the house, he met Jiang Yuan's eyes which were filled with hatred after his disbelief. It was a hatred that was suppressed to the extreme, so deep that it was unfathomable, but it was not directed at himself, but at the TV.
He subconsciously looked at the TV, and the camera angle was no longer facing the mob, but gave an exclusive shot of a stranger.
The man on TV was tall, handsome, and had a cold expression. He was wearing a military uniform. The following headline appeared simultaneously with the reporter's voice:
[A-Star Chief Commander Mu Changkong]
"This is the debut of our Chief Commander. It's incredible. He's so handsome. He's worthy of being the top Alpha."
The reporters reporting on the scene made infatuated noises, which formed a funny contrast with the bloody scenes that flashed by.
The microphone was passed to Mu Changkong: "Excuse me, Chief Commander, what do you think about the mob attack in the downtown area?"
In the camera, Mu Changkong glanced ahead and said coldly, "No, it's vulnerable."
"Wow, what a domineering statement! Do you have anything else to say... Wait, let me take the last sentence!" A soldier came to stop the reporter, but Mu Changkong raised his hand to signal that it was okay. He said into the microphone, "You can't escape."
Mu Changkong looked directly into the camera, as if he was talking to someone: "Our game should be over, dear——"
In the end, Mu Changkong didn't say anything, but his mouth was saying:
River source.
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