Stellaris from the Automata Era

Relatively speaking, she was not too in favor of getting close to the ruined city. It was not because she was afraid, but because she felt it was too dangerous. The place was not the main activity area of ​​the humanoids, and there were even no humanoids there.

This means that it is an excellent paradise for mechanical life.

Although it seemed that they could easily destroy most of the round heads at first, they were only low-end models of mechanical life. What was truly terrifying about them was their unpredictable variants and endless numbers.

In short, Bobola and Diwara did not have the confidence to protect Yan Luo in the ruined city.

The reason why he didn't explicitly stop Yan Luo before was simply because he didn't intend to go deeper in his words, and he was unable to disobey Yan Luo's ideas or was unwilling to disobey.

Of course, if Yan fell to the edge of the ruins and wanted to explore inside, the Gemini would probably get furious and forcibly drag the endangered creator back.

"Because the purpose of our trip has been achieved."

Yan Luo kicked the wreckage of the mechanical life with his feet, carefully avoiding the oil stains on the ground.

Soon, an object with a different style was kicked out from a pile of scrap metal. It was a small blue can that rolled around in engine oil and stopped not far away. Yan Luo broke out in a cold sweat when he saw it.

"what is this?"

Bobo La, who was still looking around, spotted this unique thing very quickly. After comparing it with her own database, she was stunned for a moment.

Of course, just because she didn't know him didn't mean Yan Luo didn't know him.

The plug-in given to his mind before was too powerful. After being kicked out, he immediately recognized what was in front of him.

"Helium reactor."

Divara came over and understood what Yan Luo said.

"Oh, it's nuclear! It's so ancient and has such low output power, where did those androids find it?"

"Maybe they dug it out from somewhere... Wait? Low output?" Yan Luo turned his head, puzzled. "I was wondering how you humanoids replenish your power?"

“Fuel!”

Divala patted her chest and continued to explain.

"Our reaction furnace can be used with different types of fuel, such as the one in your hand, as well as leaves and wood."

“Very versatile...”

"Similarly, if we encounter extreme situations, we can use water to generate energy."

Ok? ? ?

What kind of black technology is this?

Yan Luo was a little confused. In the era he lived in, it was obvious that the essential way to obtain energy was to boil water to generate electricity.

Whether it is coal, oil or nuclear power, the difference is just the inefficient boiling of water and the higher power and inefficient boiling of water... But this does not mean that we can skip the boiling step and use water to generate electricity directly?

After thinking for a while, he could only attribute it to the fact that technology thousands of years later was quite advanced.

"Alright, do these mechanical life forms still have the materials you need? If not, we'll need to return today. It's about to rain."

Carefully picking up the blue can and wiping the oil off the surface with the outside of his cloak, Yan Luo looked up with a look of disgust.

"By the way, how do these mechanical life forms generate energy? If it's convenient, please bring some back for me to study."

An hour later, Yan Luo managed to return before the spectacular desert rainstorm arrived.

With the access to new energy, this "birthplace" of Yanluo has regained its vitality.

The lights in the dim area flickered, and the ancient area revived amid the sounds of mechanical grinding and tearing.

"Now we can get to the very beginning. Divala, let me see your wound."

The mechanical maintenance station on Yan Luo's side, a 'gift from nature', is more in line with his image of the future. It consists of a recliner and a variety of tools hanging in the air.

The exterior style is a bit strange, dirty and shabby as far as I remember, but these things seem to be able to blend perfectly with the local environment in 2077.

I don't know where the guy above got it from.

Originally, Yan Luo thought that Divara would care about the environment, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't even wipe it and sat directly on the recliner. He casually pulled open one of his trouser legs and untied the bandage on his leg, revealing the mechanical structure inside.

This reminded him that the other party could not be treated as an ordinary person.

"Okay, let's start repairs. First, let me analyze your injuries."

It was cut open by a sharp weapon, and Yan Luo could see the problem at a glance.

"Besides that, are the skin and muscles humanoid? This touch... uh, do you have artificial blood? Or simulated circulation? Do you have artificial hearts? And the temperature... uh..."

Yan Luo was surprised, and then he took action.

From the beginning, he could feel that the outside of the humanoid skin was at the same normal temperature as his own, but now the scorching temperature suddenly burst out, like a furnace.

More importantly, the simulated heart that he had just suspected was also confirmed. He could already hear the resounding sound echoing in the space, accompanied by Divara's flushed face.

"I'm sorry, sir. I feel like there's something wrong with the reactor. It's about to cook my artificial muscles."

“…”

Yan Luo silently withdrew his hands, picked up the controller on the side and started operating it.

"Anyway, your problem isn't serious. A temporary weld and patch will restore perfect mobility. As for artificial muscles and skin, I can't help you. And the reactor...it's probably just a temporary overload. It'll be fine after a while. No problem."

Chapter 6: Humanity's Questions

"The subsequent repairs will be automatically performed by the program without the need for human intervention."

Yan Luo put down the control panel.

"When the equipment stops, you'll be free to move. I'm going to check what's behind the door. If you have any questions, come directly to me."

After saying that, Yan Luo walked towards the electronic door that he could not explore before due to power supply.

Bobo La on the side looked back and forth between Diwala and Yan Luo, then quietly followed Yan Luo, intending to follow him into the back of the door.

After a brief verification, the brand new door that was out of tune with the environment opened.

The first thing that caught her eye was a set of armor that Popola had never seen before. She didn't know how to describe the appearance, but she could understand the special details of this armor.

It is slightly larger than a human, and it can be inferred that it is an exoskeleton-type power-enhancing armor, but the joint area does not seem to be very flexible.

Although there are flying wings on the back, Boppola doesn't think it can fly. Judging from its appearance, the armor may be several times heavier than her.

Moreover, the technology content of the flying wings is a bit...old. That thing can't carry people flying, let alone maneuvering on the ground.

In short, in her opinion, it was not a very valuable thing. The antique was full of flaws. Perhaps its only value should be placed in human museums as an illustration of human's early understanding of machinery.

However, Yan Luo didn't seem to think so. Just from the trembling of his back, Boppola could feel his excitement.

"Swordsman Armor!"

It was more than excitement. If he hadn't been reserved, he would have pounced on her.

This is the weapon and equipment that has been with him for half his life. With it, he even has the power to fight against the "God" (the Nameless One). In the last world, everyone knew that Storm One was the strongest individual soldier and only fought the toughest battles.

Only those who followed him to the end of the battle and are still alive are eligible to compete for the Storm Organization's defense.

So this armor is the source of his power, not to mention that he also saw the weapon racks lined up behind the armor.

So he couldn't help but step forward and touch the outside of the armor, making such a declaration.

"It's so reassuring, my phobia is gone again."

Human phobia? What is that?

Bobo La silently calculated her own logic. She certainly knew that humans have their own emotions, sadness, happiness, joy, anger and of course fear.

In fact, she also has these emotions, but she herself cannot accurately distinguish them. Sometimes her reactor will produce a resonance-like reaction, and the logic unit will collapse as if poisoned, but it will return to normal the next moment.

What a strange reaction, sometimes she felt like she was broken, but she wasn't.

So she attributes these to the emotions described by humans.

All she could feel accurately now was guilt and intense anger.

So what is human fear?

In any case, as a caregiver, it is a dereliction of duty if the person you are caring for develops a phobia without being aware of it during the period you are in charge of.

Guilt welled up again.

Yan Luo was unaware of the thoughts that had emerged in Bobo La.

He is now like a naughty kid who has just unpacked a toy and can't wait to try it out.

"Besides the armor, is there anything else? I always feel like there's a big surprise coming!"

In fact, this armor is already surprising enough, and from his personal senses, he won't feel excited about anything else that happens next.

But who doesn't look forward to dessert after a big meal?

Then he felt the power of dessert.

Food production area, electricity production area, resource storage area, weapons storage area.

There are thoughtful signposts at every location, but the design of the area is a bit disappointing...

But none of this matters. At the end of all the areas, the real feast will appear in front of Yan Luo.

"Robot production area?"

Looking at the rows of production lines, Yan Luo was stunned at first, and his expression changed like a kaleidoscope.

"Popolla, please help me get some materials."

Three hours later, with the help of the two twins (Divara completed the repair), Yan Luo fed the last bit of material he could get into the production line.

What's more frustrating is that even though he plundered the warehouses in the entire area and even dismantled the dormant warehouses, he still couldn't raise enough money to assemble a robot.

Yan Luo scratched his hair and said in distress, "It seems that we can't test the production capacity of this thing today. Bobo La, you should take a rest first."

Then he had a new doubt. After looking around, he found that he seemed not to have seen another human-shaped figure with slightly curly hair for a long time.

"Speaking of which, where is Divara? I haven't seen her in a long time."

"She went hunting."

"Hunting? Hunting for what?"

Yan Luo was even more confused. He was not worried about Divara's safety. After witnessing the scene of Bobo La's unparalleled power, he had a clear understanding of the combat power of the two twins.

In addition, they have stronger perception abilities than humans, so as long as they don't deliberately cause trouble for the large army of mechanical life forms, they will basically not be in too much danger.

"It's food. We just checked and there's no food readily available at the food production facility. So Divara volunteered to go out, and I didn't go with her because I wanted to protect you."

“…”

There are hydroponic tanks in the food production area, but they are for growing vegetables and fruits, so it is impossible to produce anything immediately.

It would have been better if they didn't say anything. After being reminded of this, Yan Luo suddenly realized that he was really hungry. He hadn't eaten since he woke up from the hibernation capsule.

As he was exhausted, he felt weak and dizzy all over.

"Then let's wait for Divara. How long will she take?"

"Soon, I've already felt her signal."

What followed was some meaningless conversation, with Yan Luo basically asking them about trivial matters, such as what they usually did.

Although they only received ambiguous answers, time passed quickly as they chatted, and soon a wet figure appeared before them.

Looking at Divara, whose hair type was very similar to her sister's as it was washed by water droplets, Yan Luo remembered that the desert outside had entered a rare rainstorm.

And...Divara brought back not only food, but also a thigh that was cut from some unknown animal, and she also brought back a lot of wreckage-like parts.

And he can tell where the products come from just by looking at the types and styles.

Mechanical life form.

Is she going to wipe out the mechanical life in the desert?

Yan Luo stared at Diwara quietly.

"Come to think of it, we haven't had a good chat before."

He! As a human being, there are some doubts.

Chapter 7: Humanity wants to gather troops

At night, the hands of the clock...well, maybe Yan Luo doesn't have a clock here.

In the temporarily arranged lounge, Yan Luo felt a headache.

Apparently, his conversation with the two humanoids was not going too smoothly. Despite his almost obedient attitude, Popola and Divara had their own insistence.