Crayon Shin-chan: As someone who's traveled through time, all I want is a huge reward!

Ms. Ageo nodded in agreement: "I saw the children having a lot of fun yesterday, and I'd like to join in and give it a try."

“Great!” Lin Yu readily agreed. “We can divide into four groups and see which group lasts the longest. The winning group will get a sticker as a reward.”

The kindergarten playground was especially lively during the afternoon physical education class.

Lin Yu, Matsuzaka Mei, Yoshinaga Midori, and Teacher Ueto each led a group. In Lin Yu's group, Shin-chan still insisted on being the mother hen, puffing out his little chest to protect the "chicks" behind him, which made the other children laugh.

"The eagle's coming!" Lin Yu pretended to be fierce and pounced on the "chicks" of Matsuzaka Ume's group. Matsuzaka Ume spread her arms and nimbly blocked him, shouting, "Don't you dare catch my chicks!"

The children's laughter rose and fell, filling the playground with a joyful atmosphere.

Midori Yoshinaga and Ms. Ageo were also having a great time, occasionally screaming and running around with the children.

While catching Matsuzaka Mei's chicks, Lin Yu accidentally bumped into her. This could be due to the dopamine released after exercise, or it could be because Matsuzaka Mei was really tempted by Lin Yu's weekend date.

After the physical education class ended, the children were covered in sweat but still wanted more. They tugged at their teachers' sleeves, asking if they could play again tomorrow. Just then, Lin Yu heard the system notification.

[Ding! Matsuzaka Ume's favorability has increased. You have obtained a purple treasure chest.]

After school, Lin Yu took Shin-chan and Ai to Westworld as promised. Before setting off, Shin-chan packed a whole backpack full of raw meat and secretly hid two bags of dried meat, which Misae discovered, so he had no choice but to reluctantly take them out.

"Xiaoxin, the White Snake can't eat dried meat, it'll get sick." Lin Yu rubbed his head to comfort him. "We've brought enough raw meat, don't worry."

Xiao Ai, sitting on the sofa, looked up when she heard their conversation and said, "I did some research. The White Snake likes to eat fresh chicken and fish. Should we ask Hei Ji to prepare some?"

Looking at her earnest expression, Lin Yu couldn't help but admire her thoughtfulness despite her young age. However, he quickly replied, "No need, I've already prepared plenty of raw meat, don't worry."

Entering the world of Westworld through the projector, the smell of yellow sand hits you. In the distance, the wooden house still stands crookedly on the earthen slope, and Okikawa is already waiting for them in his pickup truck.

"Lin Yu! You're here!" Tong Chuan jumped out of the car and greeted them warmly. "Yesterday I found fox footprints near the farm, and I've already had the robots patrol more, so there's nothing to worry about."

Upon hearing about the fox, Shinnosuke Nohara immediately became excited: "A fox? Where? I want to see it!"

"Let's go to the breeding farm to see the white snake first, then I'll take you to find the fox's footprints." Lin Yu took Xiao Xin and Xiao Ai's hands and followed Tong Chuan towards the breeding farm.

Inside the breeding farm's shed, the white snakes were curled up under the moss, some slowly wriggling. When they saw Lin Yu and his group enter, they all raised their little heads and looked at them warily.

Upon seeing the robot, Xiao Ai immediately sensed a lucrative business opportunity.

As Lin Yu expected, Ai Sootome pointed to the robot next to her and said, "Teacher Lin, is this the robot you told me about researching before?"

Chapter 271 A Major Cooperation

Xiao Ai's reaction was exactly what Lin Yu had anticipated.

As a businesswoman who has been trained since childhood, she can naturally see how the robot in front of her will develop in the future.

Looking at Xiao Ai's surprised expression, Lin Yu said, "That's right, the equipment I asked you to buy for me before was for researching these robots."

After hearing what Lin Yu said, Suotome's eyes lit up instantly. "Teacher Lin, have you ever thought about selling these robots in the real world?"

Lin Yu was waiting for these words. He had always taken the initiative to seek cooperation with Ai Sootome before. Although it wasn't that this approach was bad, he always felt that he was in a very passive position by taking the initiative to cooperate with her one after another.

If Xiao Ai sees these robots with such a wide range of functions, she will definitely take the initiative to bring up the matter of cooperation with me.

Lin Yu nodded and then said, "I've been thinking about selling robots lately, but the White Snake Wine issue hasn't been resolved yet, so I haven't brought it up with you."

Ai Suotome waved her hand to indicate that it was alright, saying, "It's okay, Ms. Lin, I still really want to work with you!" Then she continued, "As for the collaboration, Kuroki can arrange it. Why don't you tell me about the robots first?"

Lin Yu nodded and pulled back, saying, "I now divide robots into two categories. One is the kind you just saw, which can be used in outdoor scenarios. It is mainly used for outdoor construction, transportation, management, etc. The other is indoor robots used in the home, which are mainly used for household functions such as cleaning, laundry, and cooking."

Lin Yu unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, took a few sips, and then said, "Outdoor robots can greatly improve the efficiency of construction and breeding work. The white snake breeding farm here was completed by Tong Chuan controlling the robots, and it only took one day."

As Xiao Ai listened to Lin Yu's story, her desire to collaborate with him on robotics reached its peak.

And this isn't the only such surprising collaboration.

"By the way, I'm currently working with Tokikawa on a mining project. The mineral resources here are quite abundant, and we've extracted a lot of iron and copper ore. I wonder if there's anything about this project that might interest you."

Lin Yu's information was quite overwhelming, and Xiao Ai really couldn't make a decision on such a large-scale collaboration on her own. "This... I need to ask my dad about this."

Lin Yu nodded, not wanting to put Xiao Ai in a difficult position. He knew that Japan was very short of iron and copper mines and had to import a lot of high-quality special ores almost every year, while the Western World was rich in mineral resources.

It truly proves the saying, "Some are dying of drought, while others are drowning in floods."

If a large quantity of high-quality minerals were sold locally in Japan, it would be a continuous source of wealth.

It's no wonder that Suotome couldn't make a decision about such a big matter.

After the discussion about cooperation ended, Ai Sootome's attention was also drawn to the white snake standing nearby.

Xiaoxin had already eagerly taken out the raw meat and carefully placed it next to the water basin to feed the white snakes. The white snakes smelled the aroma of the meat, slowly crawled out from under the moss, picked up the pieces of meat, and then crawled back into the moss, eating very quietly.

Shin-chan squatted down beside the snake and whispered to it, "You should eat more and get chubby so you won't be afraid of foxes!"

Just then, a "buzzing" mechanical sound came from outside the shed, and the tablet in the bucket beeped, with a robot's notification voice coming from inside: "Fox spotted, approaching the farm, protection program activated."

Okegawa immediately picked up the tablet and issued the command: "Don't hurt the fox, just drive it away."

Lin Yu, Xiao Ai, and Xiao Xin followed Tong Chuan out of the shed and saw a brown fox staring at the farm on a distant sand dune. Two silver robots were moving slowly and non-aggressively toward the fox.

The fox hesitated for a moment after seeing the robot, then turned and ran away.

Shin-chan, who was watching this scene from the side, breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness the fox is gone, otherwise the white snake would have been in danger."

“With robots patrolling, no wild animals will wander in,” Tokikawa said with a smile. “Besides, I’ve installed infrared sensors around the farm, so the robots will come over immediately if any animals get close.”

Xiao Ai nodded: "That puts my mind at ease." Then Xiao Ai continued: "By the way, Teacher Lin, the White Snake Wine tasting event is scheduled for next Wednesday. Heiji has already prepared the invitations and invited industry experts, media, and distributors. We should be able to sign quite a few orders."

Lin Yu nodded in agreement, "No problem, I will ask the dean for leave in advance."

After showing Shinnosuke Nohara and Ai around the Manbai Snake, Lin Yu led them to the ore mining site along with Okegawa.

Shin-chan immediately became excited as he watched the robots working in the distance.

"Wow, so many robots!" Shin-chan was eager to run over and get a closer look at the robots not far in front of him.

"Ayu, this robot is so cool! Can I go take a look?" Xiaoxin clung to Lin Yu's trouser leg, looking at him with an almost pleading expression.

Lin Yu looked at Xiao Ai beside him. Although she didn't look at him with pitiful eyes like Nohara Shinnosuke, Lin Yu also saw a hint of expectation in her eyes.

Lin Yu helplessly spread his hands and said, "These robots need to work, and the mine is still very dangerous, so it's not possible." Upon hearing Lin Yu's last sentence, Xiao Xin's eyes immediately dimmed.

"Ayu, can't we really take a look at the robots?" Lin Yu patted Xiaoxin's head and continued, "But Tongchuan and the others have researched a lot of robots. We can go with him to see the ones that haven't been activated yet."

Upon learning that he could observe the robot up close, Shinnosuke Nohara was so excited that he wanted to perform his elephant dance on the spot, but fortunately Lin Yu was quick to stop him.

Otherwise, the eyes of those present would be offended.

Tongchuan led Lin Yu, Xiaoxin, and Xiao Ai toward the robot warehouse in the Westworld. The pickup truck bumped along the wasteland, its wheels crunching over gravel. The setting sun cast a long shadow of the pickup truck in the distance.

Shin-chan, sitting by the car window, curiously peered out the window. His eyes were fixed on the occasional cactus flashing by on the roadside, and he muttered, "Uncle Okegawa, do you have any robots that look like Action Kamen in the robot warehouse?"

Listening to Shinnosuke Nohara's whimsical questions, Okegawa turned around with a smile: "Whether we got the Dong'an Superman or not, having a robot that can move things is pretty amazing!"

Xiao Ai, sitting in the passenger seat, listened to Shin-chan and Tokikawa's conversation, her eyes filled with curiosity about the robot: "Uncle Tokikawa, how long can the outdoor robot's power last? If it's used for large-scale mineral transportation, will it need to be charged frequently?"

After thinking for a moment, Okegawa replied, "The current battery can support eight hours of continuous operation. I'm already designing a solar charging panel, which will extend the battery life to 12 hours when installed on the robot, which is enough to meet transportation needs."

Not long after, the pickup truck stopped in front of a metal warehouse that was half-buried in the sand dunes.

The warehouse's iron gate was rusty. Tongchuan took out his key and turned it several times before it creaked open.

The room was dimly lit, so Okekawa pressed the switch on the wall, and rows of silver robots were instantly exposed to the light. Some had mechanical claws on their arms, some had cargo holds on their backs, and others had tracks on their bottoms. They were neatly arranged on the shelves, like a group of soldiers waiting for orders.

Shin-chan immediately broke free from Lin Yu's hand and ran to the robot at the front, standing on tiptoe to touch its shell: "Wow! It's so cool! This robot's arms are so thick, can it lift Action Kamen?"

Tongchuan smiled and walked over, gently touching the robot's mechanical arm: "This is a transport robot, capable of lifting 200 kilograms, so the Action Kamen toy is no problem."

As he spoke, he pressed the test button on the robot. The robotic arm slowly rose and spun around in the air. Shin-chan's eyes widened in amazement. He clapped his hands and shouted, "Amazing! Make it lift me up! Lift me up!"

"No, the robot isn't properly calibrated yet, you'll fall and hurt yourself." Lin Yu quickly pulled him back.

Xiao Ai walked over to a home robot and curiously observed its appearance. Compared to outdoor robots, home robots looked much better, a trade-off that Tokikawa and Wanma made during their research.

Outdoor robots tend to have a rather rough appearance but are quite powerful, while home robots are weaker than outdoor robots but have a better appearance.

Just then, Xiao Xin, who was still looking at the robots, suddenly tugged at Lin Yu's sleeve and pointed to a robot with a camera on its head: "Yu, can this robot take pictures? I want to take pictures of the white snake and the fox!"

"This is a detection robot. The camera is used to scan the ore, but it can also take pictures."

Lin Yu patted Shin-chan's head, then squatted down to teach Shin-chan and Ai-chan how to press the robot's photo button. Shin-chan and Ai-chan's faces quickly appeared on the screen, and he excitedly shouted, "I want to show it to Nana-chan! I want to show it to Misae!"

So Shinnosuke Nohara took a lot of photos.

It was already dark when we left the warehouse; the stars in the Western world were exceptionally bright.

It was already 8 p.m. when I got back to Kasukabe.

When Kuroki saw Ai return, he immediately went to greet her. Seeing Kuroki's anxious expression, Ai waved her hand and said, "I'm not hurt, I'm fine."

After finishing her meal with Lin Yu using a food tablecloth, Ai Suotome chatted with Lin Yu for a while before leaving.

Meanwhile, Shin-chan was still sharing stories about the robots in Westworld with Misae and Hiroshi.

The next morning, just as the sunlight streamed over the rooftops of Kasukabe, Lin Yu's phone suddenly rang.

At that moment, he was biting into his toast, listening to Shin-chan mutter, "Today we're going to bring Kamen Rider stickers to kindergarten." When he heard his phone notification, he swiped his finger across the screen.

The bank's confirmation SMS immediately caught his eye. After deducting Xiao Ai's 900 million yen debt and the 100 kilograms of gold he had promised them, the remaining amount from the sale of the gold building was a full 3.5 billion yen, 300 million yen more than Blackie had estimated.

Lin Yu stared at the bank text message on his phone screen, almost dropping the toast in his mouth.

"Yu, what are you daydreaming about? The toast's getting cold!"

"Yes, Lin Yu's food doesn't taste good after it gets cold."