Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 40 Who do you want to be your younger brother?

"I'm sorry, don't be angry, I've already helped you." Astra kept apologizing to Yuanze.

"Then why don't you delete the log records? Are you really that stupid?"

"I just don't want to have no sense of existence. I also want to leave traces of my existence."

"You should be more careful. Although you are not a real human yet, your actions will still affect the real world."

"understood."

"Forget it this time. Let's go to the B03 Mechanical City and take a look. This new city is very interesting." Yuan Ze was helpless with her and could only give her a warning.

Rick said they still had a lot of follow-up repair work to do, and it would take another three or four days to complete the task. It was a good opportunity for Yuanze to adjust his mood a little.

B03 Mechanical City is a mechanical city that was built not long ago. The facilities inside are all the most advanced high-tech, but it has a unique style.

Yuanze gently pulled open the hotel's curtains, and a glittering and colorful urban landscape slowly unfolded before his eyes.

In the center of the city, a building reaches into the sky, like a legendary xiezhi, mysterious and majestic.

Under the light of night, the outline of the building gradually emerges. Its exterior wall seems to be carved by time, with the ancient brick and stone texture blending with the modern metal luster. Each brick and stone seems to tell a long history, while the metal decoration shines the light of the future.

The building's limbs are all mechanical arms, bending and stretching, supporting the entire building. The exposed gears and pistons on the arms rotate inside, making low mechanical sounds, telling the fusion of future technology and ancient legends.

On the top of the building, a pair of blazing eyes patrolled the night sky. These high-tech optical lenses monitored all threats from the air, rotating, scanning, and capturing every movement, just like a Xiezhi patrolling its territory to ensure its safety.

"The taste of the mayor of B03 is really unique." Yuanze drew the curtains and walked out of the room.

"That's not true. According to legend, Xiezhi is the creator of 'law'. It seems that this city lord attaches great importance to the rule of law and order."

"That's not necessarily true. There are many people who say one thing to your face and another behind your back." Yuanze pursed his lips and smiled. It seems that Astra, as an artificial intelligence, still doesn't quite understand human nature.

“That’s true.”

Yuanze walked on the street, looking at the people passing by and the various interesting things on the street with great curiosity.

On both sides of the street, there are rows of various ancient Chinese-style buildings, pavilions, towers, and flying eaves.

Among the pedestrians, some were wearing Hanfu with fluttering sleeves, but in their hands they were not playing with folding fans or jade pendants, but transparent smart holographic screens flashing with information and light.

Some people wear tights with bright lines, and you can see grooves on their bodies like electronic circuits. These lines meander across their faces and exposed skin, complementing the neon lights of the city.

The shops on both sides of the street also incorporate this combination of classic and future.

A teahouse, with an old wooden door inlaid with an electronic panel, actually emits a faint sandalwood fragrance. The copper ring on the door sways gently in the night breeze, making a ding-dong sound.

Yuanze also found a seat in the lobby and sat down, looking at everyone while drinking tea.

Inside the teahouse, robots were pouring and brewing tea, and people in different costumes were turning on the holographic projection from time to time to watch short videos and read novels. Some old-fashioned people were still holding paper media.

After drinking his tea, Yuanze was still a little impatient, so he went out to continue to stroll around this magical B03.

“This B03 is so interesting.”

"That's right. When the city lord designed this city, he positioned it as a 'free city'."

"People's work is mostly done by robots, so the work pressure is not great, and everyone has time to go out and play and spend money. Disabled source warriors will be provided with prosthetic limbs for free, so that they can maintain their daily lives and maintain their combat effectiveness against alien beasts..."

Astra kept pouring this information into Yuanze's ears and couldn't stop. Yuanze was the same, looking at B03's information while shopping.

The charm of this city filled Yuanze and Astra so much that he was fascinated by it that he did not notice the figure following them quietly.

"Stop!"

Yuan looked back and stared at them, his eyes not panicking at all, everything was within his expectations, he had deliberately walked into this remote dead end. The "little ghosts" that Kong Junxi pointed at at the beginning surrounded him.

"Hand over the fur of the Shadowbeast, and we will not bother with you about this matter."

"I really don't know what happened to alarm you all."

Yuan Ze's tone was teasing as he slowly took out the fur, his behavior as if he didn't care about the threat in front of him. There was a provocation hidden in his eyes, telling the other party that he didn't take them seriously at all.

"You still dare to provoke me? Take action."

Yuanze stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the fist coming towards his face without dodging at all.

Instead, this group of "little devils" seemed to be frightened by this action. Their fists curved and passed over Yuanze's face, and they were even afraid of scratching him.

Yuanze looked at the clumsy "little ghosts" with a smile on his face, watching them awkwardly perform this clumsy drama.

At this moment, Kong Xijun rushed over and knocked down several people. After seeing that it was the second young master of the Kong family, these people were so scared that they fled in embarrassment.

The senior students also gradually came over.

"I told you to pay the protection fee." Kong Xijun shook his head and advised Yuanze.

"Brothers, for the sake of Master Kong, please don't be so aggressive. Besides, this fur is not worth much."

"Stop pretending. You act so righteous all day long and your acting skills are really poor. Do you still want me to be your little brother?" Yuanze ruthlessly exposed Kong Junxi.

Kong Junxi's eyes rolled around a few times, with a hint of surprise and disbelief in his eyes, and he wanted to defend himself.

"There's nothing to say. If you want to take action, just do it." Yuanze's "flow" told him last time that Kong Junxi's intentions were not pure, but he didn't expect that he was really so ungrateful.

"Then there's nothing we can do. You guys go ahead. I'll take care of it as long as you don't die. Be careful. He can kill a Body Tempering-level beast. Don't be careless."

Afterwards, Kong Junxi sat on a stone bench in the alley and watched the fight with great interest. Facing the siege of two Body Tempering-level Source Warriors, even the most talented Awakening-level warrior would be nothing more than a more durable sandbag.

Unexpectedly, Kong Junxi didn't expect Yuanze to have such a powerful battle suit, and he was able to fight back and forth in a short time.

Kong Junxi carefully looked at the lines extending from his left hand to his whole body, and felt very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before: "It seems that there is no way to accept Yuan Ze as a little brother, he won't be persuaded by soft or hard tactics."

"There are people breaking the law in Liberty City too. You humans are really interesting." Astra still had time to analyze humans during the battle and joked with Yuanze.

"concentrate."

"Just hone yourself and prepare to run away. That Kong Junxi might also take action, and then the situation will be too disadvantageous. At worst, I can find an opportunity to beat Kong Junxi up next time."

Astra analyzed the battle situation and felt that it was too difficult to deal with the two Body Tempering Level Source Warriors without endangering their lives and violating the training camp regulations.

Just as she expected, over time, Yuanze gradually fell into a disadvantage.

When Yuanze was about to run away, a black shadow suddenly joined the battlefield. He also possessed top-notch weapons, which made the scene completely stalemate.

Kong Junxi frowned, looking at the masked black shadow, feeling something was wrong, and joined the battle. With a few explosions, both sides took a few steps back.

Kong Junxi covered his bleeding arm and was very angry. He didn't expect that in a three-on-two situation, one of his own team still had obvious injuries. It was really embarrassing.

Yuanze was extremely confused by the masked boy in front of him. He exuded a familiar aura, but was also accompanied by an indescribable sense of indifference and alienation.

Yuanze tried hard to search his memory, but he could not find any impression that matched this boy. He began to doubt whether he really had such a friend.

In the distance, above the head of Xiezhi, a lazy young man was focusing on this place, muttering to himself:

"Yuan Ze's personality is really a bit like him."

(End of this chapter)