I am weak and friendly

Chapter 259 ROBO-FU Upgrade, v0.3 - City Survival Map
"Young men, thank you so much! I'm sorry to have kept you so busy!" In a small alley, the gatekeeper said to the two young men who had helped him drag away the tree branches that had broken off the night before, "Come in, come in and have some water."

As he spoke, he was about to invite the two people into his guardhouse.

"No need, no need," the two quickly waved their hands.

From the outside, the gatekeeper's room looks cramped and narrow. Even if you went inside, there wouldn't be much room to stay. And how could a gatekeeper possibly prepare cups for other people? Going there would only be a nuisance.

"Come on, take a rest for a while, I'll turn on the air conditioning for you," the gatekeeper invited sincerely.

The two waved their hands, declining the gatekeeper's offer, and continued walking forward.

This wasn't the first time the two of them had lent a helping hand.

The city has not yet fully returned to order after the rain. The main roads have been mostly cleared, but traces of the downpour still remain in the corners of the city.

These places are often older residential areas where young people have all gone out to work, leaving only the elderly, women, and children.

Along the way, whenever they saw someone, the two of them would instinctively offer their help.

I didn't think about it too much.

Previously, the two of them would not have been willing to do this.

For a hungry person, every bit of energy must be conserved.

Moreover, sometimes they don't like to show their faces in public, don't like to interact with people, and even don't like to talk to people.

Predicament is like a cage, locking them up.

However, during this period, some of their ideas gradually changed.

Perhaps, because they have received help from others, they understand the meaning of helping others even more.

Although they don't even have a place to live right now.

After the downpour, the sun in the city was even more scorching, and the humid air after the rain was unbearable. The two found a shady corner to sit down.

Eat something, drink some water, and rest for a while.

"How much water and food do we have left?" Lin Jiaqiang asked Zhao Wenjie.

"We should be able to hold out until tomorrow," Zhao Wenjie said, opening his backpack to look around. "We'll go back in the middle of the night. We can't have those people still around in the middle of the night. We'll bring more water this time."

Lin Jiaqiang took out his phone, glanced at the battery level, nodded, and said, "I'll charge my phone and power bank while I'm at it."

The last minor update to OIFU introduced the "charge" function, which enabled paid charging in these vending machines. However, the latest OIFU update also cracked this feature.

Lin Jiaqiang is willing to call it a great deed.

He glanced at his power bank and saw that it still had power, so he confidently turned on his phone. Zhao Wenjie next to him was already "timing" him.

This is a rare moment in the day when you can forget about the difficulties at hand.

However, recently Lin Jiaqiang has been unwilling to mention rice; he prefers to play with radishes.

On the one hand, Lin Jiaqiang felt a strong sense of closeness to the software developed by Tang.

On the other hand, it's because this thing really reduces stress, allowing him to release some pressure.

The version on his phone was ROBO-FU v0.2, with the subtitle "The Survivor's Choice".

He felt that this title suited him perfectly.

This version of the carrot has added "food points", "rest points", "hunger points" and "energy points".

The little radishes weren't just "carrying" or "working" anymore; they started foraging for food and resting.

Sometimes, Lin Jiaqiang didn't like to make them suffer too much, so he wouldn't make them work, but instead would feed them a lot of food and watch them eat and drink their fill, then just sit there doing nothing.

People always need something to shelter them from the wind and rain.

Even though they are just little radishes.

he thinks.

Sometimes, he would throw in some obstacles, watch them hit the wall, then search, hit the wall again, and search again.

Then, seeing how they always manage to overcome difficulties and find food, one can't help but marvel at how such simple trials and tribulations can lead to a way out.

He also gets very frustrated at times like this.

These little radishes can all find food and a place to rest, but I can't find any.

Then he would force himself to cheer up and tell himself that as long as he kept trying and searching like these little robots, he would definitely find a way out.

If only life were as simple as the world of these little robots. Just as he was remarking this, a notification popped up on Carrot.

"v0.3 update detected, update?"

New version: ROBO-FU v0.3: "Urban Survival Map"
This update includes:
"Added Realistic Map: After the program starts, you can choose to load sandbox/realistic map mode. Sandbox mode is the original mode, which allows you to create simulations freely; Realistic map mode loads a city map based on the real world, and the Agent (Carrot) can move along the real street network."

"Added the function of marking "resource points" on the map (multiple categories can be selected, and custom categories can be defined).

"A new wild radish has been added, with randomized stats. You can interact with the wild radish."

"Added functions for adopting, cultivating, releasing, and capturing wild radishes."

"Added the function of radish demand allocation (task weight)".

"New additions..."

"Note: The city survival map is a multiplayer online mode. Due to server resource limitations, each user can only carry one carrot at a time. This is not limited in sandbox mode. (Adopted and captured carrots can be stored in sandbox mode)"

"Other details updated..."

Lin Jiaqiang checked his data usage and found he had enough for the day, so he clicked "Update".

The progress bar moved quickly, and a minute later, a brand new interface appeared in front of Lin Jiaqiang.

After clicking, the sandbox/map option appears on the screen.

Lin Jiaqiang selected map mode and saw that the phone interface changed to look like a map software.

I turned into an arrow, and there were many smaller gray arrows moving around me.

These small arrows appear to be "wild radishes".

In addition, the map also marked various resource points. Lin Jiaqiang glanced at it and it seemed that these resource points were automatically generated based on the content on the map.

However, some of the more conspicuous bright green resource points are still flashing.

These resource points are vending machines from Touchpoint Connect.

For a moment, Lin Jiaqiang just watched these little arrows move around on the map.

Then he discovered that a group of wild radishes had gathered near a vending machine.

The vending machine wasn't far from him.

Lin Jiaqiang thought for a moment, then stood up.

“I’m going to take a walk,” he said to Zhao Wenjie. Then he walked a bit, rounded the corner ahead, and saw an empty vending machine in the corner of the old street.

Lin Jiaqiang looked down.

On the phone, near the vending machine, there was a circle of wild radishes.

When he looked up again, he saw that there was nothing in front of him.

A stark contrast.

He tapped the vending machine icon on his phone, and a list of food items popped up.

"Wenjie!" he called out, turning around. "Come quickly!"

The two of them happily stuffed their backpacks full, and then each carried two bottles of water, which gave them a boost of confidence.

"How did you find this place?" Zhao Wenjie asked while drinking water. "It's not easy to find an empty vending machine these days."

“I didn’t find out,” Lin Jiaqiang said. “Little Radish told me.”

"Huh?" Zhao Wenjie asked, puzzled.

"I think... Tang is secretly plotting something?"

Since you're all paying attention to OIFU, then I'll... use another method?

He felt that Tang had most likely accessed OIFU's data.

"No, even in this situation, Tang is still releasing a new version," Zhao Wenjie exclaimed. "But this method is brilliant, I'll go download one too."

Lin Jiaqiang's phone vibrated slightly, and a message popped up:
“You didn’t bring any radishes with you, but a wild radish wants to follow you.”

"This wild radish is very small, please don't look down on it."

(End of this chapter)