Starting from Douluo Continent, I've become a god through daily check-ins.

Chapter 229

When Jing Chen woke up, Zhi Shu was gone. Before Jing Chen was fully awake, a head suddenly appeared in her field of vision, startling her.

"What are you doing here?" Jing Chen asked.

"Yes," Icarus said.

"..." Jing Chen remained silent, and decided not to speak. He asked Icarus to move aside, sat up straight, and rubbed his head.

"Good morning, Master," Icarus said.

Jing Chen said, "Good morning, Icarus."

He opened the door and went outside, then opened the hallway window and asked, "Icarus, what are you doing in our room? Shouldn't you be in Chu Yuan's room with them?"

Icarus didn't speak, and Jing Chen said, "Icarus, no matter what, you need to get some sleep."

"Um, Master, what exactly is sleep?"

Jing Chen was stunned. He then remembered that Icarus was an artificial angel robot, and given Daedalus's personality, it was impossible for him to give Icarus and the other artificial angel robots the ability to sleep.

"We angel robots weren't given the ability to sleep when we were created, so we don't understand what sleeping or dreaming is," Icarus said.

"So... what do you do while I'm sleeping?" Jing Chen asked hesitantly.

Jing Chen had a general understanding of the anime "Heaven's Lost Property," but because of his involvement, the original plot would be modified and deviated from, which is why he asked such a question.

"I've always been by Master's side, until Master woke up, and I always have been..." Icarus said.

For some reason, Icarus spoke these words in the most indifferent tone, yet Jing Chen felt deeply saddened. Without any change in expression or fluctuation in tone, just that flat tone and blank expression, Jing Chen felt extremely distressed.

Jing Chen reached out and pulled Icarus into his arms, gently stroking Icarus's head with one hand. Jing Chen's movements were very gentle, as if he were holding a world in his arms, showing extreme tenderness.

"Master?" Icarus didn't move, obediently letting Jing Chen hold her.

"You've really worked hard, Icarus," Jing Chen said.

"No, as long as it makes Master happy, these things don't matter," Icarus said.

While stroking Icarus's head, Jing Chen thought to himself, "Daedalus, you're ruthless! If it weren't for Icarus, you wouldn't deserve to die!"

Jing Chen released Icarus and walked to the window. It was still night outside, with a full moon hanging in the sky. Looking at the moon and the rippling sea, Jing Chen turned to Icarus and said, "Alright, I'm awake too. Icarus, let's go for a walk on the beach."

"Yes, Master," Icarus said.

Jing Chen and Icarus walked along the beach, with Jing Chen in front and Icarus behind. Listening to the surging sound of the water, Jing Chen's heart gradually calmed down along with the sound of the water.

Jing Chen kept an eye on what was behind him. As soon as he left the seaside house, he sensed that someone was following them, but he didn't pay any attention to it.

Jing Chen found a spot with a decent view and sat down. Looking at Icarus beside him, he said, "I'm sorry, Icarus, I haven't been able to take you to a secluded place to stretch your wings much lately. You must be feeling uncomfortable, right? There's no one here, so feel free to stretch your wings."

"Master..." Icarus said, looking at Jing Chen.

Jing Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll handle anything. You should relax."

"Yes, Master."

Looking at Icarus's outstretched wings, pure white feathers, seemingly radiating a silvery-white light due to the moonlight. Although not dazzling, they were exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

Although I don't need to sleep either, for humans, sleep is the fastest way to restore energy. But these artificial angels are different; they don't have the ability to sleep, and their energy is restored over time.

In summary, there's only one point: artificial angels don't need the ability to fall asleep, because this ability, if designed, would not only be useless but would also become a limitation.

For example, humans usually sleep at night. This is a biological clock that exists inside the human body but is invisible and controls the human body's sleep cycle.

Once artificial angels possess this biological clock, they won't be much different from humans. In fact, poor sleep might even affect their combat abilities.

Especially for a battle angel like Icarus, having a biological clock would only affect Icarus's combat abilities, which is neither what Daedalus nor the Lord of the Sky want to see. Currently, Synapse's combat power mainly relies on artificial angels, namely Icarus, Nymph, Astraea, Chaos, Happy, Sirens, Allegana, Icarus Melanie, and so on.

Jing Chen currently only knows one piece of information: the three remaining models, α, β, and δ, all had predecessors.

The current three models are named Icarus, Nymph, and Astraea. The previous three models were named Icarus Melan, Nymph Melan, and Astraea Melan, but these three models were consumed by Chaos.

Thinking of this, Jing Chen stopped his thoughts and looked at Icarus, who was spreading his wings. Jing Chen also took off his outer garment, and his black and white wings unfurled as well. The black and white wings were surprisingly conspicuous against the night sky.

Nymph, you must be having a sleepless night too, right now?

Thinking this through, Jing Chen stopped dwelling on it. Having rested enough, Jing Chen folded his wings, took Icarus's hand, and said, "Alright, Icarus, it's time for us to go back."

"Yes, Master," Icarus said.

"Wait, let go, you bug!"

Suddenly, Nymph's voice reached Jing Chen and Icarus's ears. Jing Chen was startled and turned to look at the source of the voice. It turned out that Nymph had been captured by three men.

"What? It's rare for them to be so friendly to you," one of the men said.

Jing Chen ran over and said to the three men, "Let her go!"

"What? Are you trying to be a hero and save the damsel in distress?" one of the men said.

"Little brat, you'd better go home right now, or your mom might beat you with a stick."

"Little friend, hurry up and leave here. If we start fighting, the department will be in a lot of pain."

Hearing their words, Jing Chen smiled and said, "You're calling me a little kid?"

"What's wrong, kid? You're not convinced?" a man said.

Jing Chen said, "Either let her go now, or let me do it. But let me warn you first, if I do it, none of you will leave here alive!"

The three men were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. Nymph looked at Jing Chen with a puzzled expression, completely unaware of what he was doing.

Jing Chen smiled cruelly. "So you've chosen to let me do it, right?"

"Little one, why don't you put your hands up and let us see how you can prevent us from surviving here?" said the man holding Nymph's hand.

Jing Chen smiled wickedly, and with a wave of his right hand, the Starry Sky appeared in his palm. Seeing the gun in Jing Chen's hand, the three men panicked instantly, quickly releasing Nymph's hand and kneeling on the ground, begging Jing Chen to spare them.

Jing Chen waved to Nymph, gesturing for her to come behind him. Nymph went behind Jing Chen, looked at the three men kneeling on the ground, and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

Jing Chen smiled wickedly, "I told you, don't make me lift a finger, or you're dead!"

After he finished speaking, three gunshots rang out, and three sprays of blood appeared on the rock.

Nymph looked at Jing Chen in surprise. The starry sky once again transformed into a bracelet on her right hand. Jing Chen turned to look at Nymph and said, "Before you harmed Icarus, we were friends. For me, anyone who harms my friends is doomed!"

(End of this chapter)