Embers Ad Infinitum

lly softened as if it hurt his conscience by saying that.

For a robot, the core chip was the most technologically advanced, irreplaceable, and hardest-to-repair item.

After a pause, the boss said confidently, “In any case, you guys are selling them to others for research.
These two models can broaden his horizons and enrich his knowledge bank.”

“That makes sense.” Clap! Clap! Clap!

Shang Jianyao applauded.

Bai Chen nodded.
“Name a price.”

The boss smiled.
“That repair robot will be 1,500 Oray.
It’s very popular, and many electronic components can be used on other robots.
That maid robot costs 800 Oray.
Seriously, that’s very cheap.
Just dismantling it into electronic components for sale would get you at least 700 Oray.
With the Kalendaria’s blessing, it might even reach 1,000.”

Touching her thin ‘wallet,’ Jiang Baimian muttered, “The level of artificial intelligence is very high…”

She muttered to the cloaked Genava.

Genava slowly nodded.

Although the maid robot didn’t have any functions, all it lacked was the core chip.
When the time came, they could simply install the backup chip that contained Source Brain’s avatar, repair the surrounding circuitry, and modify the battery compartment.
They could then attempt to activate it.

Bai Chen—who understood her team leader’s hint and saw Genava’s actions—began to bargain.

Finally, the Old Task Force bought the maid robot for 720 Oray.

As Jiang Baimian stuffed the notes to Bai Chen, she muttered to herself, It’s time to apply for new funding…

The exploration of Wasteland Ruin 13 could be reported to the higher-ups while indicating that the previous funding had been depleted.
The only thing Jiang Baimian needed to consider was how to inform the company about the secret laboratory without involving Genava.

…

In the Old Task Force’s rented apartment in the Red Wolf Zone.

Shang Jianyao solemnly pressed the switch.
He then took two steps back and stared at the silver-gray maid robot with Jiang Baimian and the others.

Red light quickly emitted from the maid robot’s eyes.
After a flicker, it moved its head from side to side.

“This…” A gentle female voice sounded from its mouth.

Jiang Baimian wanted to offer her congratulations, but she finally chose to smile.

The maid robot suddenly spoke faster.
“Why aren’t there any weapon modules? There aren’t many useful modules… There’s only sweeping, mopping, cooking, dish-washing, and window-wiping…”

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Long Yuehong felt that the Source Brain avatar in front of him was much more humanized than in the laboratory.
It actually showed signs of a breakdown.

He guessed that there were two reasons for this.

The first was that the Source Brain avatar had completely escaped the core system’s control, so the corresponding core module gradually humanized.
The second was that this maid robot could accommodate artificial intelligence very well.

Jiang Baimian—who had already prepared her explanation—took a deep breath, took a step forward, and smiled.
“This was out of expediency.”

After the maid robot’s red eyes were cast at her, she sincerely explained, “As you know, it’s very difficult to obtain good combat robots in First City.
It might not be available even after a year or two, perhaps even three to four years.
Even if we are willing to keep our promises and actively fulfill them, we can’t prevent any accidents from happening during this long period.
You know very well what our mission is.
Wouldn’t you be doomed if we die one day in the ruins before we can find you a suitable body?”

“Pui! Pui! Pui! A child’s words carry no harm.
Let it be blown away by the wind!” The honest Shang Jianyao had a look of disdain.

Jiang Baimian glared at him and smiled again when she saw that the maid robot had ‘calmed down.’ “Therefore, we quickly found a body that can accommodate your chip.
After that, you can upgrade it however you like.
You don’t have to rely on others anymore.
It’s always best to rely on yourself rather than anything else.
Look, we also prepared an additional grenade launcher for you.
Genava has already studied it, so you can install it after some modification.”

The maid robot’s eyes flickered red as it stretched out its silver-gray metal palm.
“What you said does make sense.
Thank you for keeping your promise.”

The Old Task Force members secretly heaved a sigh of relief, including Genava.

Jiang Baimian then stretched out her left hand and shook its hand.

The maid robot retracted its metal palm and said in relief, “I’ll tell Genava the way to eliminate the extraneous information now.
Oh right, please call me Alpha from now on.
This will be the starting point for everything.”

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc..
), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Tip: You can use left, right, A and D keyboard keys to browse between chapters.