Star Iron: I, who forged my own armor by hand, ascended to the cycle of reincarnation.

Huh? This older brother has such a handsome smile, completely different from his cold demeanor just now. It feels so comforting.

"Hello, I'm Clara, nice to meet you, Brother Chenjie."

Schwarz watched all this silently from the side; it seemed Clara wasn't averse to the dust.

Perhaps even Schwarzkopf himself didn't notice that, when facing Clara, his usual conclusions didn't come to mind.

Dust Calamity walked past Clara with great interest, approaching the villa in front of him to examine it.

"Such a big house? This is the experimental site you chose for me? Aren't you afraid I'll blow this house up?"

"You have proven yourself through your actions; that armor is the most powerful proof."

Chen Jie rubbed his hands together; he didn't believe such nonsense.

This mechanical brain probably calculated the probability to be close to 100% before choosing to do this.

However, when it comes to armor, he is indeed considered an authority in this field.

His goal was to have himself accompany Clara so that he could meet up with Oleg to discuss the remaining supplies from Rivettown.

"Okay, just take me to your room."

Schwarz strode forward, Clara following closely behind, her little hands gripping Schwarz's sleeve tightly.

Dustfall silently followed behind Schwarz, not even bothering to look at the interior decoration.

Upon arriving at the location, Chen Jie immediately spotted a platform resembling a petri dish, presumably where Schwarz replenished his energy.

"I'll go and urge Oleg; all your upcoming experiments can be conducted here."

"Clara, stay home and don't run around."

After giving his instructions, Schwarzkopf acted like a middle-aged man leaving his child with his parents before heading out to work.

This scene gave Chen Jie a feeling of déjà vu.

Then, looking at Clara, he seemed to want to say something but dared not, silently watching Swallow leave.

Dust, having seen through Schwarz's intentions, looked at Clara, whose gaze hadn't yet shifted, and asked, "You seem a little afraid of me. I don't look scary, do I?"

Clara trembled slightly. "No, no, Mr. Schwarz has never brought anyone home. Even Mr. Oleg only came into the yard to discuss matters with Mr. Schwarz."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie raised an eyebrow. Oleg was being punished by standing in the courtyard discussing matters? This Schwarz is interesting.

They really do treat Clara like a daughter; there are even machine gunners guarding the entrance to the courtyard.

Furthermore, Clara seems to know all the mechs in the lower city; perhaps it should be said that Clara has the authority to command all the mechs. This was all done by Schwarz.

He looks just like a father who's worried sick about his child.

Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, Chen Jie chuckled and said, "Want to help Schwarz? Like, how to maintain these automatons, repair them, and upgrade them?"

"To look better while also being more efficient at work"

Sure enough, Clara's eyes lit up when she heard that she could help Schwarzkopf, and she looked at Dust with wide, pitiful eyes.

"Does Mr. Dust Calamity know all of these? Is he going to teach Clara?"

"I'm not sure, we'll see. After all, I don't know your background, and personally, I might not enjoy teaching."

"But if it's about repairing a robot, you can bring it over, and I'll assess your skills before making a decision."

Chapter 44 Leaving Clara

"Oh, thank you, Clara. Hmm, this food tastes pretty good."

Clara was quite surprised to see Chen Jie eating the food she had handed her with gusto.

"I thought you wouldn't like the food from our downtown area, big brother."

Dust Tribulation glanced at the timid Clara and laughed.

"Can't get used to the food? How could that be? I'm not that delicate. We're all human. If you can eat it, I can eat it too."

"But, but, you just ate rat meat jelly, is that alright?"

Rat meat jelly?

Upon hearing this word, Chen Jie paused for a moment, but quickly recovered.

"It's okay, I don't mind."

At this moment, the dust and calamity took on a different appearance in Clara's eyes. She had never been to the Upper City, but she had heard Mr. Schwarzroth say that even the best food from the Lower City wouldn't be eaten in the Upper City.

However, what she didn't expect was that the Dust Calamity who came down from the upper city would eat rat meat jelly, which was different from what Mr. Schwarz had said.

"No wonder the rat meat tasted somewhat familiar."

As he ate, Chen Jie couldn't help but recall a past life where he was abandoned in a junkyard, living with a group of other abandoned children.

Back then, rummaging through garbage for food was common, and rat meat was a delicacy.

Where does the question of right and wrong, deliciousness and cleanliness come from?

They all just wanted to survive.

Soon, Chen Jie devoured the whole piece of rat jelly, and didn't forget to thank him before leaving.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Clara. Schwarzkopf hasn't returned yet, but I need to get back to work and fulfill my appointment."

Are you going to stay here?

"Can, is it okay?"

Faced with the cautious Clara, Dustfall merely smiled slightly without replying, then stood up and walked to the platform that looked like where Schwarz was replenishing his energy.

"This could perhaps be dismantled and converted into an energy extraction and concentration device. The materials from the lower city—no, the materials from this planet, Yalilo-VI—are insufficient to create armor capable of countering the power of a star core."

"Then the only option is to extract large amounts of energy from the Earth Essence Ore to construct the armor, similar to the creation of the Molten Knight."

After a moment's thought, Chen Jie decided to continue. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he immediately began dismantling the structure.

"Anyone who dares to steal from me, I'll burn down their home planet."

Then something truly astonishing happened.

Clara stared blankly at Dust, who was dismantling the platform with his bare hands; her small eyes were filled with great confusion.

Why could Mr. Chenjie dismantle this thing with his bare hands? And why were red flames coming out of his hands?

Clara didn't understand, but she was deeply shocked.

"Brother Chenjie, why are flames coming out of your hands?"

"Flames? That's not important. I'm a researcher; it's normal for me to carry some gadgets. This thing is more useful than tools."

"So, how do we reassemble it after it's been dismantled? And what was the purpose of dismantling it?"

Chen Jie stopped what he was doing, and without turning around, replied directly, "I can't tell you this, nor can I teach it to anyone else; it was taught to me by my teacher."

Clara lowered her head, looking slightly disappointed, then silently took a few steps back. "Oh, okay."

Sensing this scene, Chen Jie was somewhat surprised that such a young child already knew how to behave properly.

This is quite rare.

And so, Clara silently watched Dust's retreating figure, watching as the platform was dismantled and rebuilt into something that looked somewhat like a water dispenser.

"Clara, do you have any monitors? Get me two, and computers too, even scrap is fine, I can fix them."

Clara, snapping out of her daze, nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes! But Mr. Schwarzroth doesn't allow me to bring these things back; they're all outside. I'll go get them for you!"

They're all outside? Chen Jie frowned slightly. If he remembered correctly, there were quite a few wanderers outside the Mechanical Tribe, weren't there?

However, before Dust could turn around and call out to Clara, Clara had already disappeared.

"No wonder he went all the way to a place like Rivet Town by himself; he's small in stature, but he's surprisingly fast."

Two flames suddenly ignited in his palms, burning away all the filth from assembling the machine. Then, Chen Jie took a step forward and gave chase.

A bizarre scene unfolded: despite taking only a single step, the person vanished without a trace.

In the mechanical tribe, Clara hurried across the snow, constantly looking around.

"Where is it? I clearly remember putting all the recyclables here, so why is there so little left? Did the scavengers take it?"

Thinking of this, a strong sense of loss filled Clara's little face.

"What should I do? I promised Brother Chenjie!"

"Hey? Isn't this little girl from that villa? Boss, how about we kidnap her and ask that big robot for a ransom?"

Three scavengers lurked furtively in a corner, peering at Clara who stood there, lost in thought. A wicked thought crept into their minds.

The leader patted his chest. "Our weapons are all broken. We're counting on these junk to get some usable equipment this time."

"I didn't expect this little girl to show up so soon after I was about to leave. It's like a godsend! Cheers!"

"What are you talking about? You seem quite decisive. Tell me about it too?"

The trio felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing that familiar voice, but before they could turn around and beg for mercy, the fiery red flames instantly incinerated them.

"Those who do not repent deserve to die."

Dust Calamity stood with his hands behind his back, looking at a pile of junk on the ground. He began to wonder if Clara had misunderstood something he had just said.

Well, if we dismantle these junk items and add the stuff from Schwarz's room, we should be able to barely assemble a control panel.

"Clara, aren't you cold standing there? Are these the things you're looking for?"

"Is that... Brother Chenjie's voice?"

Clara turned around hastily and saw Chen Jie standing with his hands behind his back, and at his feet, she could vaguely make out that it belonged to her.

"Huh? What are you doing here? But Brother Chenjie, why did you come out with me?"

"I was worried you wouldn't be able to carry it. Now that we've found it, let's go."

Without a second thought, Clara and Dust picked up everything on the ground. Just as they were about to leave, Clara became somewhat puzzled.

Why does the air smell like burning?

"A burnt smell? I didn't smell anything, but that's not important. The most important thing is to get this out of here."

"Ok!"