Something's wrong, they're not NPCs?

late at night.

Back in the laboratory, An Xiaoxi wanted to ask, but seeing Su Ming's stern expression, she didn't say a word.

"..."

Until I couldn't even sit on the ground and the lights flickered on and off... snapped, and went out completely. There was no light at all.

"Master, you predicted the energy fluctuations similar to those during the hibernation period of No. 72, so you turned back?"

"..."

"If the owner hadn't returned, No. 72 and Miss An would have most likely died."

"..."

Su Ming did not answer, but asked calmly, "What is the oxygen concentration now?"

"Surface oxygen concentration is 15.23%."

“After the fluctuation, did it decrease again?”

"Yes, No. 72 can only speculate that the unknown energy fluctuations have changed the conventional parameters on the surface. It is impossible to analyze deeper information."

"..."

"Master, the laboratory energy converter has failed. No. 72 requests to wait until the fluctuation ends before conducting inspections. No. 72 will temporarily supply the necessary energy."

"……Um."

"..."

The lights came on again, but only the smallest one.

"It's okay, don't worry. It's all within my expectations."

"..."

An Xiaoxi laughed when she saw Su Mingyang.

Suddenly I understood.

It was because of her that Su Ming could not move forward. No. 72 said that he and she could not resist the changes on the surface of the earth. But he did not say that Su Ming could not resist either.

It is a memory that makes me happy when I think back on it.

In fact... they are all a burden?

How did my sister do it?

I remembered.

My sister endured loneliness and fear alone. She took care of herself and suppressed all negative emotions, so that my brother-in-law could go out and do what he wanted without any worries. Instead of clinging to my brother-in-law like me.

You're saying that you don't have to take responsibility, right? In fact, my brother-in-law has been in charge since the beginning, right?

"Xiao Xi?"

"what……"

"Afraid?"

"……No."

An indescribable emotion kept growing.

Before I got it, before I was accepted and resisted, I always thought it would be nice if I could just look at myself a little more.

I’m already looking at myself and caring about my own mood.

Does that mean...

At this time, dying should be a satisfying death. It's just a dream anyway, I will go back anyway, right? But my brother-in-law never really said it was just a dream. If it was just a dream... he wouldn't be so sad because of his wife in the dream.

You don't have to find the people you want to see.

If you die, you will really die.

Let my brother-in-law go. Winter City is thousands of kilometers away from Haidao City. He will have to endure it for a longer time than my sister... one month, two months? Or three months?

In such a small place, you can't see outside and no one talks.

An Xiaoxi couldn't say it.

All I could see was Su Ming lighting a cigarette and talking about how he felt something was wrong with the recent climate change, so he turned back. He said his five senses were very sharp. He never complained about having a burden.

Seeing No. 72 sitting in the corner, he had already inserted part of the wire into her skin to provide electricity.

If it were my sister, she would definitely say to her brother-in-law without hesitation: "It's okay, Mr. Su Ming can do whatever he wants, I will wait for you here."

wrong.

My sister was very scared at the end and it took her a long time to go out.

Own……

"?"

"..."

After taking off the mask, I leaned close to my brother-in-law's arm and took a deep breath. There was a slight smell of sweat.

"The first thing you do when you get back to this is smell?"

"……Um."

"So, both of you have weird XP."

"I just... like to smell my brother-in-law's scent."

"is it?"

Thinking.

If my brother-in-law is around, it’s okay to stay in the underground laboratory for a long time.

If my brother-in-law is not around, I might get very scared in less than a day. I thought my sister was very timid at first, but what about me now?

Chapter 217 I Want to Be a Good Woman Like My Sister

1 month 15 day.

early morning.

"..."

The ground was shaking again.

I don’t know how Xia Ye designed the laboratory. It is buried deep underground but is almost unaffected by earthquakes.

Only No. 72 reported the pressure and energy consumption received by the laboratory. Perhaps this technology should be taken back.

If it were outside... God knows how deep it would be buried underground.

"Brother-in-law, the reason you came back is because of the earthquake?"

"more or less."

"So... will it last long?"

Looking at An Xiaoxi's confused face, Su Ming smiled and said, "It's not that serious."

Will the oxygen concentration continue to decrease?

Will the fluctuations become more severe or more frequent?

It’s not clear, but we have reached the final mission stage and it probably won’t be easy.

1 month 15 day.

4 points in the early hours.

There were only two major fluctuations. The others were barely detectable in the lab.

"Master, No. 72's energy consumption rate is more than ten times faster."

"..."

All the external energy conversion equipment such as light energy, wind energy, etc. are broken.

To maintain normal laboratory resistance function, No. 72 is needed to provide all the energy.

so.

Should I give her something?

"In fact, No. 72 is not only able to absorb one substance from the master. The master's other bodies should also have the same ability."

"?"

“72号之所以最初提出吸收主人的物质，是认为提供此种物质主人会在相对舒适的心情下提供，而非72号单方面将主人当做电池。且设计者给72号设计了只为主人开放的服务模式。72号认为设计者希望72号面对紧急情况时以此种方式优先补给。”

"But now, No. 72 thinks that the master may not want No. 72 to serve the master."

"..."

Why didn't you say so earlier if you could use something else?

On second thought, Su Ming felt that it was quite consistent with Xia Ye's way of thinking. Compared with blood-sucking and the like, this method that would not bring much side effects to herself seemed to be something she had done.

What's with blood?

Before, I told Xueer to drink as much as she wanted.

"Master, no need for blood. No. 72 can extract trace elements by collecting substances that the master does not need. Although there are not as many as pure substances, the amount of sweat, salivary enzymes, etc. will be relatively larger, which can make up for the lack of purity."

"Really? Sweat is okay?"

"Yes."

"So, why are you following me to the bathroom?"

"..."

No. 72 stared straight at Su Ming's face and said calmly, "Master, it seems that you don't know yourself well enough. In human terms, your whole body is a treasure."

"..."

what?

When going to the toilet, does CO2 count?

1 month 15 day.

early.

There are two bad news.

First, the weather on the surface has completely reversed. It was cold and windy. Now it is windless and the temperature is approaching 40 degrees. And it is still rising.

Second, there were not many supplies in the lab. There were only some canned food for emergency use, and if we ate a little, we would have less.

Maybe Xia Ye didn't think about the food problem at the beginning of the design. I wouldn't think too much about it. After all, as long as the earth is still there, Xia Ye and I will not be unable to find food with our strength. It's more like I just put it there casually when I stay here overnight.

"Master, the clothes No. 72 made for Miss An not only provide oxygen, but also have the functions of being cold and heat resistant."

"Ah."

"As for the frequency and pattern of fluctuations, No. 72 has not been able to infer specific information at present. There is no data about unknown energy fluctuations in the database, so No. 72 cannot make corresponding protective equipment."

"..."

"Moreover, even if the protective device is made, the laboratory is about 2563 kilometers away from Haidao City. It is expected that due to various surface collapse conditions, it will take a longer detour. If we want to withstand frequent fluctuations for a month, even if No. 72 turns on high power consumption mode to provide all energy conversion to Miss An, it will not be enough to support it."

"Plane, is it possible?"

"Master, if you go 51 kilometers east, you can see the wreckage left behind by the Dongshi Airport. No. 72 read the black box data during the previous exploration. The data showed that the plane suddenly lost control without any faults and disintegrated in the air due to an unknown impact."

"Clap."

Su Ming lit a cigarette and stared at the food on the wall cabinet, which was probably only enough to last for a week or so.

"So, if I were to go out and find something to eat. Do you have a good place to keep track of?"

"19 kilometers to the south, there is a honey factory. 23 kilometers to the west, there is a factory that makes Type 81 military biscuits and dry food..."