Poverty makes me capable of anything.

I should just go to sleep.

Unable to come up with an answer, Anran had no choice but to give up for the time being.

……

Zhou Jieyu did not come to the repair shop the next day, and her money-making plan was slightly hindered.

All the tasks she received that day didn't reward her with any Biru. She could only make a little money by reselling some shady items as a middleman. In the end, she only had a little over 20 Biru. She had only saved up half of her money. It seemed she would have to expand the scope of her activities tomorrow, Zhou Jieyu thought.

An Ran was a little disappointed that Zhou Jieyu didn't come, but it wasn't a big deal.

She was already captivated by the "iron lump" that Colin had made.

Colin was still sewing clothes and skirts in the repair shop, oblivious to everyone else, when the woman in the white coat went into the workshop again early in the morning.

An Ran had a book open in front of her, and she was flipping through it absentmindedly.

The middle-aged woman was a doctor, but what could a doctor do to a "lump of iron"?

Anran was very curious.

The middle-aged woman stayed for a rather long time this time. She didn't come out until after 3 p.m., and called Colin back in. The two of them then continued to tinker with something inside.

Neither of them came out by the time it was time to leave work, so it seems we won't see any results today.

With that in mind, Anran got up and left work.

Colin's repair shop has a fixed closing time, so Anran, who hates working overtime for free, doesn't need Colin to remind her at all and just slips away on her own.

As she approached her doorstep, Anran reached into her pocket and pulled out a key.

"Oh no, I only brought the repair shop key and forgot my house key."

Although she could easily break down the door, considering the cost of repairing it, An Ran decided to return to the repair shop to retrieve the key.

The repair shop door was already closed. Anran used her key to open the door, only to find that the lights inside were off.

It's only been less than ten minutes, right? Colin and that middle-aged woman came out?

An Ran glanced around and spotted her keys on the table.

She took two steps forward and had just grabbed the keys when she suddenly heard a thumping sound behind her.

"what happened?"

An Ran turned around, puzzled.

She discovered that the sound was coming from the door leading to the workshop, and the lock on the door was still properly fastened.

"Is someone locked inside? Could it be Mr. Colin?"

An Ran walked to the door and knocked: "Is anyone home?"

There was no response from behind the door, but the pounding grew more and more urgent.

What's going on? Why aren't you saying anything?

An Ran was about to knock on the door twice more when she suddenly noticed a tiny crack in the spot where she had just knocked.

Adhering to the principle of safety first, Anran quickly took a step back.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Kra-ra—"

Starting from the crack in the door, a small piece of the wooden board bulged out first, and then a small, white fist suddenly shot out, punching a hole the size of a bowl through the wooden door. Broken wood chips flew towards An Ran's face.

Upon hearing the first sound, An Ran instinctively ducked her head. Fortunately, she dodged in time; otherwise, the rapidly moving wood chips might have disfigured her face.

The big shot hiding behind the door is really something else.

When An Ran looked up, the little fist had already been pulled back, but through the hole, she could already see the person standing inside.

Although it's only a small part...

It was a girl wearing a white coat... no, An Ran compared herself to her and found that she was much shorter than herself, so she should be considered a loli.

The white coat is accented by a sky-blue belt, and the neckline features a small lace bow.

Looking further up, only her small, cherry-colored lips are visible due to the door blocking the view.

"..."

An Ran casually cast a scouting spell over.

Obtain NPC template information:

Name: Ella

Race: X

Gender: Female

Level: 16

Main profession: ? ? ?

Secondary occupation: ? ? ?

???

Favorability: 40

The occupation column is full of question marks, and the prefix is ​​not even displayed.

An Ran's attention was not on these things at all; her eyes kept darting between [Ella] and [40].

The ultimate reward for the hidden quest falls on this little girl?

Anran initially guessed that Ella might be referring to the middle-aged woman in the white coat.

Or rather, the "iron lump" that Colin made.

Speaking of "lumps of iron"...

Ok?

An Ran suddenly thought of a possibility.

Is Ella Lolita just a robot dressed as a loli?

An Ran looked up, intending to examine it, but her eyes widened in shock at what she saw.

The door, which already had a hole in it, had been completely removed, the iron lock lying on the ground, broken in two. The door leaf, still secured by screws, had been pulled out.

Ella was holding the dilapidated door, her two small, fair hands each gripping one end.

Ella paused for a moment behind the door, then let go, and the door slammed shut beside her with a thud.

"..."

What sins did this door commit to deserve such cruel treatment?

At this moment, Anran finally faced Ella face to face.

Her face was delicate and petite, her collarbones were so tender that you wanted to bite them a few more times, and her long silver hair fell naturally over her shoulders. Her bangs were messy and intertwined in an X shape, with a few playful strands lingering in front of her eyes.

Those red eyes were filled with curiosity as they looked at An Ran with interest.

An Ran thought for a moment and said, "Are you called Ella?"

"Eeya?" Ella opened her mouth.

"Ok?"

"Yeah?"

"emmm..."

"Yeah?"

An Ran angrily pounded her chest. She couldn't understand, there was no hope, and she couldn't communicate at all!

She wanted to try a different approach, but just then, a gust of wind suddenly blew from behind her. An Ran turned around and saw Colin rushing in, anxiously asking, "Why did you run out?"

To avoid any misunderstanding, An Ran quickly pointed to the door lying on the floor: "Take the door apart and come out yourself."

Colin stared silently at the mangled wooden door on the ground.

An Ran asked again, "I was talking to her just now, and all she could say was 'ee-ya'. Luckily you came back in time."

Colin explained, "Ella was just activated; I haven't downloaded the language program for her yet."

"..."

Chapter 18 isn't MAMA, it's my older sister!

Inside the workshop.

Because the voltage is not very stable, the dim yellow light flickers occasionally.

With Colin's patient guidance, Ella finally sat down on the stool.

Anran and Colin stood beside her.

Sitting on the stool, Ella stared with her large red eyes, her gaze constantly shifting between Anran and Colin.

"Is this the robot we've been working on lately?" An Ran asked again.

Colin nodded: "That's right, it's that metal lump you were talking about."

"..."

The tone of his voice always felt a bit harsh.

An Ran quickly changed the subject: "This dress is really beautiful, and it fits you perfectly."

"..."

Colin opened his mouth, "Oh no, oh no!"

It's been a long time since I've seen a girl with such an extraordinary bone structure and such a beautiful voice.

He has the same style he had back then!