Chapter 355
Yu Xunge asked, “Did you gather this information before you came here, or did you learn it from other mechanical beings after losing your mobility due to divine punishment?”
B8017913 replied, “The second option. By the time I arrived, everything here was no longer a secret.”
Yu Xunge pressed, “So, you did it on purpose, right?
“By sharing this information and collaborating with me, given my nature, I would definitely go back and sell this news. At that point… not only would it bring a large number of mechanical beings and players back to the mining area, but it would also allow some mechanical beings to find their freedom.”
Her words and their implications stirred a whirlwind of emotions within B8017913—feelings it had never experienced before, registering as [panic], [injustice], and [sadness] on its chip program.
But these were merely the plans it had hastily devised after deciding to follow Zai Jiu Xunge out of the abandoned zone.
It was B8017913 that had chosen to follow Zai Jiu Xunge first, and only then did these plans emerge, not the other way around.
Moreover, did she really think this plan would be easy to execute? This secret had only circulated among the abandoned mechanical beings.
For years, no player had ever been bored enough to seek out the discarded robots, and it was pure coincidence that the robot they found was willing to leave with her.
Yet, the logic and rationality of the mechanical beings prevented B8017913 from explaining its emotions. Instead, it chose to correct Yu Xunge’s statement:
“It wasn’t intentional, nor was it a scheme. My plan aligns with your needs. I provided you with what you wanted, and in your outcome, I can also achieve my goals.”
Yu Xunge sighed, “No contradictions, no problems.”
It was precisely because everything felt so smooth that she found it strange. She even suspected that from the moment she first encountered B8017913, it had already recorded her into its program and began calculating.
Perhaps the only thing she didn’t understand was why it had taken her so long to find B8017913 and call out to it before it finally responded…
B8017913 remained silent, savoring the peculiar emotions lying within its cold chip.
In silence, they finally reached the end of the abandoned zone, with only ten minutes left until the fifteenth hour of the game.
Yu Xunge spotted the guardian of the abandoned area—a massive mech constructed entirely of countless ninth-tier cubes.
She hurriedly descended, pulling out seventy thousand treasure diamonds and showing B8017913 its chip, saying in Chinese, “I want to go to the 99th mining area.”
The giant mech retracted the treasure diamonds, glanced at B8017913, and then extended a hand the size of a basketball court, signaling Yu Xunge to step aboard.
Without hesitation, she jumped up, and the hand slowly closed around her.
Feeling a bit anxious, she asked, “Is this safe?”
B8017913 assured her, “It’s very precise.”
“Precise?”
In the next moment, she felt herself being forcefully thrown into the air.
She was hurled toward the ninth-tier cube!!!
After more than a year, she once again felt the negative effect called [Drone].
Her health was dropping at a rate of 5% per second.
But thankfully, with her flying speed, even without healing, she could reach the cube before dying.
As she drew closer to the ninth-tier cube, she asked, “B8017913, is that the moon?”
Though it was a question, the moment she spoke, she instinctively activated the skill [Who Will Cut the Moonlight].
Just as she finished using the skill, she was smashed into the bottom right corner of the cube.
As soon as she entered the Maimao Great World, her right eye had already returned to normal, and the bandage had long been removed.
Yet, at the moment she used the skill and felt its success, a sharp pain shot through her right eye again!!
As the pain nearly caused her to faint, she heard B8017913’s response.
—“Yes, that’s Moon 1.”
Yu Xunge felt herself passing through barrier after barrier, forcing herself to heal, but it was all in vain.
Just as she was about to give up on healing and use [Mysterious Power] when her health dropped to 5%, a beam of white light enveloped her, the pain receding as if she had fallen into a hot spring on a winter day.
At the same time, a voice echoed in her ear: “How did you get into such a mess without me?”
Tu Lan.
Before Yu Xunge even opened her eyes, she reached out and hugged the little dragon clinging to her shoulder. “You arrived just in time!”
Tu Lan asked, “Where are we? If I hadn’t caught you just now, I would have almost flown out.”
Yu Xunge looked at the rapidly retreating galaxy around her, and ahead, she could already see the outline of the marketplace.
She said, “It’s a long story. We need to head back to the mining area now. You should return to the pet space for a bit. I’m planning something big, and once it’s done, I’ll be leaving the game for good.”
Even though they were returning to the mining area, her game qualifications hadn’t been restored, and she still wouldn’t receive any rewards.
Staying there felt pointless; as long as she could get the good stuff B8017913 mentioned from the Y-series robots, she would leave immediately!
Of course, if she couldn’t get it, she might just stick around to see what kind of chaos Feng Tang and the others could stir up.
Tu Lan, hearing this, didn’t argue: “Call me if you need anything. I’m all healed up and even evolved a bit, but I haven’t touched the blood from the Daylight…” After saying that, he obediently returned to the pet space.
Yu Xunge didn’t pay much attention to Tu Lan’s words; how he wanted to handle the dragon blood was up to him, and she wouldn’t interfere.
Before passing through the last barrier, Yu Xunge used [Out and About, Identity is Self-Given] to change her appearance, transforming into another form while still remaining a Xiang Xiao tribe member, as she needed to fly.
It wasn’t to guard against the Y-series robots; she felt that players’ skills were utterly useless against the mechanical beings created by the gods. She was more concerned about not being recognized by other players after causing trouble.
Once she landed, she asked B8017913, “How much longer?”
B8017913 replied, “Four minutes. They’ve already reached West Street. Hurry!”
Yu Xunge immediately spread her wings and dashed forward.
Previously, when she completed the [Mechanical Rebellion] task in the 8017 commercial area, she thought the marketplace was too small, making it hard to maneuver during team battles and escapes.
But now, she felt the marketplace was overwhelmingly large.
B8017913 called out, “Three minutes. They’ve started entering the time-space portal.”
“Two minutes. Half of the merchant convoy has already left.”
Yu Xunge exclaimed, “Do you know how anxious you’re making me?!”
B8017913 replied, “Um… one minute and fifty seconds. There are still 17 Y-series robots waiting in line to leave. Is that a bit better?”
Yu Xunge sighed, “Thanks, you’re really thoughtful.”
B8017913 responded, “You’re welcome.”
**Chapter 452: B8017913: You Have to Be Responsible for Me!**
Seconds later, Yu Xunge spotted the shadows of the Y-type robots, a line of small figures queuing to enter a square light gate.
They looked just like the robots in the shops, and even the information displayed was similar to those ordinary robots.
[Y3151025 ??? Battery: 21%┃Cheerful·Talkative·Loves Traveling┃Taboo: Overtime┃Weakness: Battery Depletion]
[Y0503285 ??? Battery: 19%┃Exhausted·Feeling Accomplished·Likes Quiet┃Taboo: Overtime┃Weakness: Battery Depletion]
[Y8508521 ??? Battery: 35%┃Alert·Eager to Leave┃Taboo: Overtime┃Weakness: Battery Depletion]
And so on.
Yu Xunge dove down, lowering her altitude, stopping at the limit of her skill range, and then aimed at the last robot in line, using the ultimate version of [I Want to Progress So Much].
Failure… failure… failure…
After nine consecutive failures, Yu Xunge remained unfazed, healing herself before continuing to use the skill.
B8017913 warned, “You won’t succeed like this; those things have anti-theft star nets installed.”
Yu Xunge frowned, sensing that B8017913 had more to say: “Just say it.”
B8017913 made another request, speaking as if it had sped up to 1.5 times: “Contract me as your pet, and I can amplify your skills, allowing them to bypass the anti-theft star nets.
“What they’re escorting is water from a spring used to nourish the Golden Tree. The Snow Country Pact—once you obtain it, just a drop will upgrade the divine game rewards you’ve received.”
The Snow Country Pact?! Upgrade divine game rewards? Does that mean it could turn the Golden Tree’s withered leaves into something of a higher existence?
What a pity…
Yu Xunge reluctantly withdrew, watching as robot after robot vanished through the light gate, the convoy growing shorter: “You’ve tricked me again.”
If it could prevent theft, why tell her such information?
But it was also her oversight; she had been naive. Such an important item would surely have precautions.
B8017913 pressed, “Are you really that unwilling? I’m no different from it.
“The dragon race was also created by the gods for amusement; your dragon is merely a descendant of divine creations.”
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