The Mechanic

Zhang Xun put his hands on the table and looked down at Adam sitting on the chair, "You haven't tried the feeling of being shocked, Adam. If you try, you will regret your cleverness this time."

"They are only allowed to activate the discharge function of the collar if there is a good reason. And all decisions will be re-checked after returning to the lost paradise. The soldiers who maliciously shocked me will be severely punished and even expelled from the hunting group."

"What is the standard for a good reason? Who will judge? You should know best how we humans play with vague definitions." Zhang Xun's eyes were filled with thick haze, "Besides that, do you think you have a good understanding of the human body? I have adapted. But when faced with a stressful situation, none of us know how you will react. You should know better than me how dangerous this is."

Adam looked up at Zhang Xun, suddenly bent his eyes, stretched out his left hand to gently cover the back of Zhang Xun's hand on the table, and even rubbed it carefully, "I like the feeling of being worried by you. It means that I am in your hands It’s a high priority.”

Zhang Xun quickly withdrew his hand and stood up straight. But the skin touched by Adam still seemed to have a lingering tactile sensation. Zhang Xun frowned, staring at Adam helplessly, "Where did you learn these little tricks?"

"Recently, I'm re-analyzing some psychological research papers and more famous romantic movies, plus some daily alone time exercises. I hope these actions can improve the intimacy between us." Adam said, slowly stand up. In an instant, Zhang Xun gradually changed from looking down to slightly looking up.

I really should choose a man shorter than myself for Adam...

"Axun, a distrustful relationship will only reduce communication efficiency and cause a series of bad cycles. This is an unhealthy interpersonal relationship." Adam said in an earnest and seductive tone, his eyes filled with sincere and warm tenderness , "Have I ever betrayed you? If not, isn't your suspicion a prejudice without observation?"

"..." Zhang Xun realized that the topic had been diverted by Adam again. It seems that this phenomenon often occurs in their conversations recently...

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All the mechanics of the Lab rushed to work overnight and produced 18 audio guns modified according to the principle of the second repellent system. In the early hours of the third day after the hunting group came back, Zhang Xun and Adam were wearing full-body invisible combat suits, anti-noise earmuffs on their ears, audio guns on their arms, and his computer and military supplies on their backs. The other fifteen members of the Fifth Hunting Group, plus Jabari who strongly demanded to participate in the operation, stood in front of the gate of the first area of ​​Lost Paradise.

Zhang Xun felt his heart beating fast, but his hands and feet were cold. Anxiety was creeping through every pore, crawling under the skin, gnawing at his nerves. Zhang Xun has not left Paradise Lost for a long time. Although Paradise Lost is not absolutely safe, it is at least where he grew up.

But outside... it's all hostility and danger outside. Death's minions may hide behind every tree, and every human or machine you encounter may kill you. There are eyes and spider webs everywhere, and he is just a small ant.

But Zhang Xun still somewhat misses the time he secretly disguised himself as a woman a few years ago and mixed into the city under the arrangement of the round table. He told Adam that he was going to the city to collect recipes, but in fact his mission was much more than that. That time, he saw how many centuries there was a difference between the outside world and the life in Paradise Lost.

If one day they can be free...if one day they can also have those dreamlike technologies...

"Are you nervous?" Adam suddenly whispered in his ear. Zhang Xun was frightened out of his wild thoughts, and glanced at Adam with glowing eyes, "Are you excited?"

"Yes. This is the first time I have gone outside the Lost Paradise as a human being." Adam made no secret of his emotions.

Zhang Xun looked at him and sighed softly, "You may also die outside. It may be killed by your own mechanical soldiers, it may be killed by the people of Feather Snake City, or it may be killed by these people around you , or even me... to kill."

Adam is not equipped with any weapons. If they encountered mechanical soldiers, if Adam tried to escape or was captured, they would immediately terminate Adam. This is the command given above. Adam himself knew it all too well.

Even if Adam was captured, even if he left the range of the terminator, Zhang Xun knew that there was still the last terminator on him... that miniature bomb that even Adam didn't know about. No matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't let Adam fall into Eden's hands. This is what he has realized from the beginning.

"I still remember the air strike, you were so scared. Now you seem to be less afraid?" Zhang Xun looked at the ignorant artificial intelligence with complicated emotions, "Or is it just pretending to be scared before?"

"Ah Xun, there is no way to fake a physiological reaction." Adam shrugged his shoulders, his face purely innocent, "I'm not so scared now, maybe it's because I'm more used to the human body so I have confidence, or maybe it's because I haven't experienced it yet. There is no fear of fighting between humans."