I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

“Something may have happened in this world that I don’t know about. Humanity may have been in danger elsewhere. In the hundreds of days we’ve been here, my logic processing unit has told me more than once that humanity will never come back.”

"But I still have hope. I think there might be some kind of malfunction that made me question the judgment of the highest-level logic processing unit. I have been willfully letting everyone in Future City accompany me for so many years."

"So, I thank you. Your arrival proves that I am not malfunctioning. Although the person we are waiting for has not returned, there are definitely, definitely, definitely other humans in this world, and other robots waiting for humans just like us."

"How enviable it is that they were able to wait for humanity to return and serve everyone again."

"Miss Shuangxin, please live well. This is my greatest wish."

Lin's voice became increasingly mechanical, until finally, she could no longer even organize her thoughts into words.

Shuangxin didn't know whether the water on her face was rain or tears.

She just felt that the world was terrible.

Real humans have turned into monsters.

Man-made robots possess emotions that are more steadfast and noble than those of humans.

The things worth living for are about to pass away.

What should be destroyed remains eternally unchanged.

"Miss Frostheart."

Lin's voice suddenly softened again, as if she had used up her last bit of strength. She raised her hand and wiped away the tears on Shuangxin's face.

"The future of this world belongs to you."

"Those of you who have a brilliant past, who have endured hardships and struggled to survive, will surely overcome these tribulations and reach a better tomorrow."

"So please don't...cry...tears..."

The robot girl was silent.

The sound of rain suddenly became very loud, engulfing everything in the world, engulfing this desolate world.

Chapter 511 Flowing everywhere

When Lu Ban woke up, he saw the familiar ceiling.

He found himself at home, as if it were all a dream.

He tried to get up, but then he realized that he couldn't stand up.

"Don't move, it's going to leak out soon."

Feng Yu's voice came from behind, and Lu Ban looked at her.

Lu Ban saw his own reflection in Feng Yu's pupils.

There's not much to describe, it's just a potted plant.

It looked like a mixture of flesh and blood, silt, and some other unknown substance.

"Is this me?"

Lu Ban was somewhat surprised.

Although, in theory, his physical body had already been annihilated, and his remaining soul had probably been worn down from being so close to the Old One, leaving him in extremely poor condition, he still hadn't expected things to turn out this way after being rescued.

"When I found you, this was all that was left. You shouldn't be missing anything."

Feng Yu poked Lu Ban's thick, sticky fluid with his finger. The sensation on his finger was strange; Lu Ban had never experienced anything like it.

"Thank you so much."

Lu Ban said sincerely.

"So, now I can only put it in a basin?"

He asked again.

It was only then that Lu Ban realized that the sound he was making was not human language, but a whimpering sound caused by some kind of low-frequency vibration, like the ghosts in horror movies who make bubbling sounds and hide under the covers to scare people.

"I'm still thinking about it."

Feng Yu withdrew his finger and glanced at the sticky substance attached to it.

He stuck out his tongue and licked it.

"Bah bah bah."

It tastes awful.

"Please don't do this in front of me, it will hurt the child's self-esteem!"

Lu Ban protested, then thought of something.

"How about you put me in the freezer, freeze me, and then carve me into the shape of a human, then I can be restored."

He had a brilliant idea and thought the suggestion made a lot of sense.

"How about I give it a try?"

Feng Yu picked up the basin and tried to put it in the refrigerator, but unfortunately, the basin was too big and couldn't be put in.

"It can be divided into several cups, or stored in bottles."

Lu Ban kindly reminded him.

"It might not work."

Feng Yu shook his head.

"Will I only be able to exist in this form from now on?"

Lu Ban felt a little regretful. Winters in Jiangcheng were quite cold, and keeping him in a liquid state might cause him to freeze. Moreover, getting into bed would wet the sheets and blankets, making it impossible to enjoy a peaceful and good night's sleep.

Thinking about this, Lu Ban realized that the problem was very serious.

"No, that's not it. Given your current level of pollution, there's not much difference between you and someone who isn't human. There are many ways to reshape your body, or rather, disguise yourself. I'm just thinking about those with fewer side effects."

Feng Yu shook his head.

Then she reached out her hand.

The slender, fair arms suddenly transformed into several slippery, intertwined tentacles, which probed into the pot of stinging lichen and stirred rapidly, as if injecting something.

The next moment, Feng Yu's head split open, and a mouth with tentacles around its edges opened to its limit, swallowing Lu Ban along with the basin into its stomach.

Lu Ban felt himself slip and enter a warm space.

It is obvious that this is inside Feng Yu's body.

Previously in human form, it has now become fluid, and Lu Ban roughly outlined the shape inside Feng Yu's body.

After thinking it over, he realized that if he continued sketching, something bad might happen, so he stopped exploring.

Then, accompanied by the wriggling around him, Lu Ban felt his body change.

Something was about to burst forth from Lu Ban's body.

He felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him, his consciousness began to blur, and he drifted back into sleep.

In Lu Ban's room, Feng Yu saw that the water glass on the coffee table had been pushed to the edge. She touched her belly, which looked like she was pregnant, and chuckled softly.

"Look at you, you look like a defeated dog, waaaaah, so pitiful."

……

April is a time of vibrant spring.

Qin Tiantian, who was watching anime live, felt like something was missing.

what is it then?

After thinking it over, she realized it was Lu Ban.

"Yeah, this guy said he was going to do research, but he disappeared for months. Some gossip magazines even said he had vanished."

Qin Tiantian sent Lu Ban two messages, but received no response.

She thought of Feng Yu again and sent him a message.

[Wangchuan]: Do you know when Lu Ban will return?

I sent it and waited a while before the other party replied.

[Feng Yu]: It'll be soon, I reckon my due date is in the next few days.

[Wangchuan]: Oh, it's good that he's alright. I was thinking of going out for barbecue together. It's been so long since I've had it. Let me tell you, I dreamt about eating thick-cut beef tongue last night. The taste... tsk tsk...

After chatting for a few more minutes, Qin Tiantian put down her phone and continued watching cartoons.

After watching an episode, she suddenly realized something while the ending theme was playing.

"Wait, what does 'due date' mean?"

She searched for the due date, trying to find other meanings for the word.

After all, in their circle, the meaning of a word can sometimes change.

For example, a supermarket, as most people understand it, is a place that sells things.

The supermarket as understood by those watching virtual streamers is rather unrefined, and children shouldn't be familiar with it.

However, Qin Tiantian only found the original meaning of the due date, which is the expected time for a pregnant woman to give birth.

What's the connection between these two?

Lu Ban has gone out and will be back in a while.

Feng Yu knew about this and said that Lu Ban would come back when her due date arrived.

The two of them have a very close relationship, and there are secrets that Qin Tiantian neither understands nor wants to hear.

Qin Tiantian's intelligence quickly took over her mind, and she grasped the answer.

"Lu Ban is about to be born!"

She was very satisfied with herself.

Qin Tiantian had actually experienced something similar.

Some fans have filmed videos in which a fan wearing a white coat and a mask holds up a large poster of Qin Tiantian's virtual avatar and then makes an incision in Qin Tiantian's abdomen.