Just a magical girl who picks up trash

After finally suppressing the resentment of Red Ponytail towards herself, Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and asked this question in a rather high-spirited manner. However, when she finished speaking, she did not get any response from the two people in front of her.

Liuli definitely wouldn't offer any suggestions on her own initiative. She wasn't that independent yet. But the reason Red Ponytail didn't answer wasn't because they didn't have anything to say to each other, but because...

"Before that, Qiqi, answer me a question first!"

He looked at Qiqi with a serious expression in an instant. That expressionless little face was undoubtedly filled with another kind of cuteness that made people want to pinch it... Well, actually, it wasn't a want, but Qiqi had already stretched out her hand, but Xiaobai directly stretched out his hand and slapped it away in annoyance.

"Well, what's the problem? Tell me!"

He covered his hand that was hit off with a somewhat hypocritical look. As expected of a melee fighter, his hands were quite strong.

"You... why did you become like this?"

"Eh? What's it like?"

"It's just that your emotions...are they a little too rich than before?"

To be honest, Red Ponytail has been puzzled about this question for a long time. She felt a little strange since she first met Qiqi. After all, didn’t Qiqi say that mechanical life forms are very weak in emotions?

And although Qiqi's performance before was slightly richer than others (Liuli), it seems that it has not reached the current level?

Especially the prank of throwing himself into a maintenance factory... Would an ordinary mechanical life form have such a crazy idea?

Oh no, I'm getting angry again when I think about this...

He immediately glared at Qiqi, who was puzzled. As for the red ponytail question, he thought for a while and then said casually:

"It's nothing. Didn't I tell you before? The purpose of creating you, Xiaobai, is to understand and analyze human emotions, and spread them to all mechanical life forms, so that we can become true 'mechanical humans'!"

Seeing Red Ponytail nodded to show that she understood, Qiqi continued:

"Haven't I already collected your emotional fluctuations since birth? I sent those fluctuations to the main brain, and after analysis, it was classified into an 'emotional document crystallization'. And this crystallization always needs a test subject, right?"

So there is basically no need to say what comes next. After all, looking at Qiqi's current appearance, there is no need to even think about who the experimental subject is!

"So... the reason I didn't see you in space earlier was because you were temporarily handed over by the main brain and implanted with this emotional crystal?"

Following the other party's words, Red Ponytail suddenly realized the reason why the other party did not reunite with her in space. However, for some reason, Qiqi was strangely silent for two seconds after this answer, and then nodded slightly:

"Well, that's probably it!"

"What the hell is this?!"

"Okay, that's it!"

"Wait, your guess always makes me feel like you're hiding something from me!"

"What are you hiding...eating ice cream?"

"Don't change the subject... Wait, don't leave. I want chocolate and vanilla!"

65. Bait

Tianyu City, Yu Yuan... Because of what happened at the banquet, although Yu Yuan lived her simple life as usual immediately afterwards, and was basically not seen except for the so-called "mopping-up meeting", she had already demonstrated her "power" and it was obvious that no one could treat her as a nobody anymore.

Many forces began to look for various ways to find out information about Tianyu City, but the information they finally got was nothing more than some ordinary news that was similar.

Tianyu City is akin to a mercenary city. Most of the buildings in the outer city are connected by various industries such as shops and mission halls. It's rare to see permanent residents or those who directly own property. Most people passing through here are basically scavengers in the ruins, wandering magicians from the Demon Realm, and people with special abilities in Tianta City...

The mysterious city is divided into the inner city and the outer city... The outer city has almost no defense measures. Apart from the barrier to prevent strange beasts, it only has the most basic security maintenance machinery and equipment, which seem to be low-level mechanical guards purchased from Tianta City.

However, the information in the inner city is completely different from the widespread intelligence in the outer city. After much inquiry from various forces, the final answer obtained is... there is no answer!

Yes, there is no answer!

For those who come and go in Tianyu City, whether they are scavengers, magicians, or people with special abilities... collectively referred to as "adventurers" by Tianyu City, although it is not impossible for them to enter the inner city, even if there are such people, it is actually impossible to obtain information about the inner city from them.

If you want to know why, it’s simply because if you want to enter the inner city of Tianyu City, apart from anything else, the first condition is undoubtedly daunting: you must join Tianyu City and sign a contract exclusive to Tianyu City!

Although the specific content of the contract is unknown, one must know that in this world where magic and technology coexist, contracts are not something that can be said as a joke. Once signed, it may put you in a difficult position. Therefore, because of this most basic rule, it has undoubtedly stopped many people in their tracks.

Also blocked were spies of all sizes from various forces.

It was not until this moment that the leaders of these various forces suddenly realized that the small city that had been built in the ruins without their knowledge had been shrouded in a veil of mystery. If it were not for the accident at the previous banquet, they might have ignored it and out of their sight long ago.

After all, countless relics are unearthed in the ruins every day, and countless ambitious or delusional people always claim to build cities or something. Over time, this is nothing new.

The initial intelligence information given by Tianyu City was that a group of people won the championship at the Freshman Festival in Tianta City, and then built a city on the ruins of their reward... This gave people the impression that they were just a group of ignorant little girls who were having fun!

Who would have thought that this would be the result today!

Of course, no matter how mysterious it is, the hot topic is not about Yu Yuan and Tianyu City, but about the sand bandits. Therefore, after a while of excitement, everyone quickly focused their attention on eliminating the sand bandits again.

It’s worth mentioning that about a week after the banquet, they, known as the ‘Ruins Alliance’, really started a fight with the Sand Bandits!

Some forces that were originally hesitant about whether to contribute to the fight against the Sand Bandits, because the Sand Bandits suddenly attacked them before the banquet was over that day. Although they were eventually dealt with, the attitude of the Sand Bandits to attack resolutely even after knowing that these forces were gathering undoubtedly angered many forces that originally maintained peace.

The war was about to break out. During the seven days before and after, more than a hundred different forces, large and small, sent out their own troops to clear out the surrounding bandits. In the first three days, they eliminated a lot of bandits and also obtained a lot of prisoners and spoils looted by the bandits. It can be said that they made a good show of force.

However, the good times did not last long. It was around the fourth day that the Sand Bandits began to counterattack. They were caught off guard from the beginning... After all, they were fighting in their own territory where they were far more familiar with the geographical environment. In addition, the Sand Bandits were cunning and changeable in character, and all kinds of traps emerged one after another. The following days also caused considerable trouble to all parties.

In this way, after several days of competition, both sides had lost a lot of manpower and material resources. Under such circumstances, the initial "letting off steam" turned into a real fight.

The plan to eliminate the sand bandits has officially been implemented, and even the joint meeting will finally decide on the distribution of the spoils excavated from the ruins, which will be entirely based on the contribution to eliminating the sand bandits.

Of course, this is true, but whether it will be distributed according to this statement when the time comes... that is hard to say!

But at least now, under the temptation of such interests, the alliance has united as one and started to carry out a full-scale clearing operation against the surrounding sand bandits according to their respective assigned tasks.

Among them, Tianyu City and Tianta City, who also came to attend the meeting, naturally could not escape. And because Tianta City itself is one of the three overlords, Luo Luo almost naturally became one of the important forces to eliminate the sand bandits. As a result, the once emerging Yu Yuan also became one of the core members of this meeting.

Time passed until the seventh day... After seven days of fighting wits and courage, going out for patrols and clearing out sand bandits has basically become a habitual activity for all forces. After discussing the time of going out, support signals and other preparations, this morning, a white-haired girl in a blue and white tights and a light steel armor left the Nasta supply station in silence and walked slowly towards the desert.

There was no doubt that the girl was Yu Yuan, and the fact that she left alone in such a swagger was obviously not because she was ostracized or withdrew from the meeting for some other reason.

The reason for going out alone is actually quite simple: bait!

66. Bait? Probably!

"Because these sand bandits have become more and more cunning recently, as soon as they see a large group, they use all kinds of travel notes and secret passages, making it difficult to guard against them. Therefore, after discussion, we decided to use bait tactics to force them to show up!"

This was what Luo Luo said one day when he specifically looked for Yu Yuan. Then, right after he finished speaking, Yu Yuan slapped him in the face without even a second thought and kicked him out of the room.

However, Luo Luo was known for his thick skin. Even so, he did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and flattered Yu Yuan in various ways. In short, he made Yu Yuan feel disgusted enough. Finally, Yu Yuan had no choice but to agree to the other party's fight.

Of course, the battle plan obviously couldn't really be just 'let a weak little girl leave the supply station and go to the ruins, and then lure the sand bandits out', which even a child with low IQ could see was a trap. It was another kind of... well, battle!

The specific battle plan was kept secret from Yu Yuan, but in fact Luo Luo still told Yu Yuan everything in secret. After paying a considerable price, he finally got the little ancestor to nod his head, and the plan was implemented as scheduled early this morning.

"..."

Walking silently towards the outside of the city, Yu Yuan could clearly feel that there were more than a dozen drones following her silently behind her. At the same time, she also detected a lot of energy fluctuations of different attributes on her body...that was the mark of magic.

Yu Yuan didn't care about all these and just walked forward silently. She was obviously in the scorching desert, but she seemed to be just strolling leisurely. Her eyes were empty as if she was in a daze... At least in the eyes of those who were watching her through the camera hole, she was indeed in a daze. However, in fact, that was because none of them could see the light blue light curtain in front of Yu Yuan at this moment.

"So... just for Luo Liao's few resources, you're willing to be bait? This isn't your character, Yuanyuan!"

In the light curtain, after listening to Yu Yuan's plan, Tian Ling did not feel the slightest bit of worry about her safety. Instead, she suddenly asked such a question. After all, they had worked together for so long, and she knew Yu Yuan's character very well. If it was really for that little bit of resources... it was totally unnecessary!

"Well, there's another purpose!"

Yu Yuan had no intention of hiding anything from Tian Ling. He nodded and told Tian Ling his purpose in full:

"All forces are currently taking action. If Tianyu City remains silent, it will easily be criticized, which will have an impact on future actions, which is not good!"

This is the first reason!

"While there's no doubting the capabilities of the Shumagias created by Zeya, new machines are ultimately 'blank' machines that haven't seen combat, so a certain amount of actual combat is necessary... However, if they were to fight in Nasta, they would draw attention, and being in the spotlight isn't a good idea at this point!"

This is the second reason!

"It's a rip-off... Although the resources I'm asking Luo Liao for are secondary, they can still replenish Tianyu City's inventory. Besides, the real big deal is that after observing these past few days, I've discovered that clearing out the sand bandits seems to bring in a considerable amount of extra income!"

The bandits' tracks and desert ruins show that they have a much clearer understanding of the desert's climate and ruins than the scavengers. Coupled with their reckless nature, their collections are obviously much larger than those of the scavengers. In addition, as bandits are insidious and cunning, they have a low level of trust in outsiders. This has led to many bandit leaders' favorite thing to do is to carry all their precious resources with them.

And by clearing out the sand bandits, one can undoubtedly obtain all of their collections. Comparatively speaking, that is obviously something that can really make a fortune!

It was precisely for this reason that, in fact, even if Luo Luo had not come to her at the beginning, Yu Yuan was planning to go out and ask for advice from the sand bandits these days. However, who would have thought that the other party would take the initiative to deliver things to her door and rush to give them. Then, adhering to the spirit of not refusing something for nothing, Yu Yuan naturally would not be polite to the other party.

Anyway, Tianta City is rich and powerful, so they don’t care about this small loss!

"..."

After listening to Yu Yuan's analysis and answers, Tian Ling on the other side of the light curtain seemed speechless for a long time, and then said in an inexplicable tone:

"That guy... is an ally after all. It's not good to trick him like this!"

A small loss? Only you dare to say that. You know, when Tianling was counting the "little" resources that Yuyuan wanted to bring over, he was almost scared to death and thought that Yuyuan had turned into a robber and robbed all the wealth of some powerful force!

Such a large amount of resources, even including the most valuable energy source blocks in the ruins, is almost comparable to the inventory he brought out from the Tianling Ruins. How can this be called a small amount?!

I guess if Luo Luo knew the truth, he might faint in the toilet crying... No, before he faints in the toilet crying, he might be beaten to death by the other zodiac tower masters of his own family!

She speculated in her heart, but of course, as Yu Yuan's good sister, Tian Ling was naturally on Yu Yuan's side. Therefore, after a three-second silence for Luo Liao, she immediately said to Yu Yuan with great interest:

"So... do you need Zeya and me to help you? Sky satellite positioning can help you find all the sand bandits around you in minutes!"

After all, Zeya is now the only sky satellite in the continent besides Skynet. When it scans the entire continent in all directions, there is basically nothing it cannot find unless it is in a place with a special magnetic field!

"Being not!"

Regarding Tian Ling's suggestion, Yu Yuan thought about it and shook his head in rejection:

"Since we're talking about actual combat, then we'll proceed as if it were real combat... At least, follow normal procedures before the final sweep... I'll have them conduct exploration and encirclement operations separately, with a planned timeframe of two hours. After the two-hour training period, we'll initiate satellite scanning, and then... collect the spoils!"

The patrol time was scheduled to be five hours. Yu Yuan was not really a bait as a bait. After all, she was just a little girl walking in the ruins. Anyone who was not a fool could see that she was definitely a bait. Therefore, no one would attack her to avoid an ambush.

However, in this situation, what would a normal person do?

It's very simple. Since you have set an ambush, we will not take the bait. Instead, we will follow the hook to find you holding the fishing rod, and then... kill you all!

And what happened after that was actually just the beginning of the alliance’s real plan!

67. I feel like I’m about to be exposed

At first glance, anyone who is not a fool can see that the battle using one person as bait is definitely a trap. In fact, this is indeed the case for the suspicious bandits. After detecting Yu Yuan, they all watched the farce from the alliance with cold eyes.

However, even so, knowing that it is a trap, there is no guarantee that there will not be some alternative people with ulterior motives... For example, they are attracted by Yuyuan's beauty, etc. That's right, the reason why Yuyuan was chosen as bait is actually because of the beauty trap. After all, with Yuyuan's appearance, although she is relatively more cute, she has already possessed some qualifications of being a stunning beauty.

Not to mention that this is a desert, the kind of dry place where people's skin will dry out at any time. Such a pretty little girl walking in the ruins wearing only simple armor, let alone playing a defensive role, at most adds some uniform temptation in the eyes of these sand bandits!

Look, even though she knew it was a trap, Yu Yuan had not walked far when she was stopped by a group of strong men wearing all kinds of armor that were obviously pieced together, some of whom even had mechanical prosthetic limbs. They looked at her with either ferocious or greedy smiles, and the strong desire and possessiveness in their eyes could not be concealed at all.

'Okay, it's showtime!'

Looking at the guys blocking the way, Yu Yuan suddenly said this to the light screen in front of him. Before Tian Ling could react and subconsciously asked "What kind of performance?", he saw that Yu Yuan's expression, which was originally stern, suddenly changed. He looked at the ferocious men in front of him and retreated while letting out an extremely crisp scream:

"Hey~~~"

That look, that tone, she looked like a little girl who was frightened by robbers. The sudden scream even made Tian Ling, who was on the other side of the light curtain, fall off the chair without control. It took a long time before he realized that the scream seemed to come from... Yu Yuan's mouth?

Wait, is that Yuyuan? She actually made that kind of noise?!

While Tianling was thinking this, Yuyuan had already started her...performance!

Although he appeared three parts tough, his trembling body could not hide seven parts of fear. Under his seemingly strong face, he could not hide the fear revealed in his pupils.

At this moment, Yu Yuan was looking at the bandits in front of him, with an expression that was obviously frightened by the other party, but he pretended to be calm because he remembered that he had backup behind him... After all, he was a bait, and there must be a large army ambushing behind the so-called bait, so... he was not afraid!

As if he had prepared himself mentally, after the initial shock of fear, Yu Yuan's expression gradually hardened. Looking at the dozen armed men in front of him, a cold expression appeared on his face as he shouted in a delicate voice:

"You...you...you finally came out. I...I tell you, I'm not afraid of you. You are surrounded now!"

To be a bait, one must have the capital to be a bait. Of course, since he is not actually a real bait, Yu Yuan felt quite helpless when he said this... Who designed this stupid line?

In the distance, Luo Luo sneezed silently:

"A-choo~~ I don't know if the lines I designed for Xiao Yuanyuan will work. By the way, will her expressionless face really give her away?"

He muttered to himself, but then shook his head:

"Forget it, she's just the first bait anyway. There's no need to worry about her ability to protect herself, so who cares... Get ready, everyone. The prey is already in the ditch!"

If Yu Yuan heard these words, he would definitely be beaten to death. On the other side, after hearing Yu Yuan's "fierce on the outside but weak on the inside" voice, the big men on the opposite side, as expected, not only did not show the slightest fear, but after looking at each other, they burst into laughter.

“Hahahaha~~Ahahahaha~~Hahahaha~~”

The slightly crazy smile was enough to prove how healthy they were at this moment. The ferocious smile immediately made Yu Yuan shrink his body again, but he pursed his lips and glared at the light screen on the side... only because Tian Ling's sigh came synchronously from this light screen:

"Wow~~ Such a cliché smile, but the facial expressions aren't good enough. Bad review!"

I'm giving you a bad review, can't you just shut up and watch the show?