So I'm a sheep.

“Angie’s mother died early, and Lacey has been taking care of her for almost five years now.”

Philip said gently, “I’m often away from home, and Lacey has helped me so much over the years.”

"Let her take the meat."

While Saya was unwilling to accept it, she was also certain once again that the priest was indeed a good person.

“Don’t go around telling everyone,” Philip cautioned.

"Then she can't call me a little liar anymore!"

The priest paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I will tell her."

Volume 1: Chapter 732 The Bounty Hunter

In the blink of an eye, Saya had been living with Philip for five years.

It's perfectly normal that she and Miss Pink Angel became inseparable friends; they only had one peer in each other's lives, so it would be a clear case of incompatibility if they couldn't become friends.

Ms. Lacey's attitude towards her has improved a lot. Firstly, they have known each other for five years, and secondly, as Saya has grown up, she can do many of the housework for her.

After a while, Ms. Lacey felt embarrassed to continue speaking coldly to her.

"Saya, what is your dream for the future?"

One day, Angie suddenly asked her a question.

"I never thought about it," the girl said honestly.

This answer naturally displeased Angie, who muttered, "Then you should think about it as soon as possible. A person can't live without dreams."

"Anqi, what is your dream?"

"Me? Years from now, I will definitely leave this godforsaken place!"

Angie excitedly said, "Let's move to a place with blue sea and sky, and fill our backyard with flowers."

"If I had some spare money, I would also like to buy a smart robot friend."

"Hey, aren't you satisfied with having such a good friend like me?" Now it was Saya's turn to be dissatisfied.

“It’s different, my friend.”

Angie's eyes sparkled: "You have no idea how cool it is to have a robot friend!"

Okay, I really don't know.

But it's just a dream.

Angie is right, everyone should have a dream.

What is my dream?

Saya tried hard to think, desperately trying to think, and a vague voice in her heart gradually became clearer and clearer.

"Wonder girl, oh, I should call her Careless girl."

At the dinner table, Ms. Lacey complained to the priest that the girl had been absent-minded lately.

Forgetting to dry clothes after washing them, forgetting to clean your own room during the spring cleaning, not controlling the heat when making soup, and so on.

Saya felt embarrassed and apologized to Philip, "I'm sorry, Father, I've been thinking deeply about a problem lately."

"The problem has been solved, and I will concentrate on my work from now on."

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After finishing the soup, Philip said, "You're at a troubled age. Although I'm a mechanical priest, I should still be able to offer you some guidance."

"Thank you, Father, but I've already figured it out myself."

"What, is it about dreams?" Angie asked hurriedly.

"kindness"

Under Angie's expectant gaze, Saya said seriously, "I want to become a bounty hunter."

A series of coughs rang out, and Ms. Lacey, who was drinking soup in large gulps, choked.

"Oh, you little rascal."

She said with considerable dissatisfaction, "You did it on purpose, you definitely did it!"

"No, I really want to be a bounty hunter."

The girl's eyes were firm, and there was not a trace of confusion in her words.

Ms. Lacey was stunned. She looked at Saya in disbelief: "Are you crazy?!"

This is indeed a crazy idea; no one with a sound mind would want to risk their life with a gun in a contaminated area against those mutated monsters.

In particular, Saya is a girl.

Why would you have such a thought?

Philip stared at the girl in astonishment, then frowned: "Want to pay off your debt as soon as possible?"

Of course not.

The girl shook her head repeatedly: "I've always known that the 30,000 credits you mentioned were just a joke."

"After rounding down, it's 300,000!"

Philip scoffed, "If it's not to earn money and pay off your debts as quickly as possible, then why would you want to become a bounty hunter?"

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"Just like Angie's love for pink, these kinds of things are hard to explain."

Saya clutched her chest: "I clearly heard my own heartfelt desire: I want to become a bounty hunter!"

“Dad, quickly dissuade her from this foolish idea.”

Angie sighed and said, "Saya doesn't know what her real dream is yet; it's just a passing fancy."

"I promise!"

"..."

Philip, who usually dotes on his daughter, looked troubled this time.

"Angie, I can't do this."

"As a mechanical priest, I have my own stance."

Azk was a planet known for its abundant mineral resources, where people lived in peace and prosperity, occasionally protesting against the environmental damage caused by major mining companies and demanding that they take on more social responsibility.

However, due to a dangerous experiment conducted by a mechano priest at the Azk branch of the Mechanicus, one-third of the planet became contaminated.

Survival conditions have deteriorated drastically, mutated beasts roam freely, and major mining companies are fleeing one after another.

Fortunately, the Cult of Mechanics stepped up to take responsibility at this time.

They stated that although the Azixun branch had long been merely nominally affiliated with the Cult of Ascophile and had no real connection with it.

Although that damned imposter priest had no professional certificate whatsoever and had absolutely no connection to the great Mechanicus.

However, out of sympathy for the inhabitants of Azik, and considering that the nominally great Mechanicus does indeed have a branch there, they decided to take action.

"Our church will send more than 100 professional priests to support Azkaban."

With just over a hundred newly graduated mechanical priests and no other material support, it was really just a token gesture.

However, these recent graduates, full of enthusiasm, have truly achieved great things!

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The church does not provide material support, so it utilizes the resources on this planet.

Azk has extremely rich mineral resources, and with the technology available to the Mechanic Fathers, it is entirely possible to produce a large number of low-end weapons and equipment.

By providing weapons free of charge to those struggling for survival, they spent ten years enabling humanity to regain its footing on this planet.

Many large enterprises saw the business opportunity (mutated organisms are of great research value) and successively invested in opening factories in several safe zones on Azkaban.

Under this virtuous cycle, the small planet has been revitalized.

Currently, there are three main forces supporting Azkaban: the Mechanic, representatives of large corporations stationed on Azkaban, and bounty hunters.

Bounty hunters are of paramount importance; without them, the hundred-plus mechanical priests who personally took up arms would have all perished long ago.

If they hadn't sold the mutated creatures they hunted to the death at bargain prices, why would those big corporations have considered setting up shop on Azk?

So...

From the perspective of a cyborg priest, it would be impossible to persuade a young girl who aspires to become a bounty hunter to give up her dream.

Volume 1: Chapter 733 Uneasy

While it's impossible to directly persuade Saya to give up her dream, there are other ways to make her give up.

Thinking of this, Philip said in a deep voice, "Saya, don't think that being a bounty hunter is a simple thing."

"You won't get a direct sense of it from my words. How about this, come help me at my workshop tomorrow, and I'll show you what a real bounty hunter's life is like."

"Ah, thank you, Uncle Philip!"

You're welcome. Destroying a child's dream is hardly something to be thanked for.

The next day, Philip brought the excited Saya to his workshop.

There, there are no heroic bounty hunters who bravely slay mutated monsters; there are only a bunch of crippled, foul-mouthed losers.

"..."

The girl was stunned; she was completely speechless.

"That's reality."

The man sighed. He knew how much of an impact this scene would have on Saya. He was lucky if she had nightmares about it that night; otherwise, it might leave a lasting shadow on her mind.

But that's just the style of the mechanical priest Philip.