Little Robot on the Run

Hum Chi Hum Chi, enter the city.

Seeing the eyes of Jill and the staff fall at the same time, Nan'an took a step back, and he pulled the backpack strap at a loss, not knowing what to say.

That's right, he's just a little robot with no big ambitions.

Could it be that you tell them that the purpose of coming to a human city is just to recharge their batteries and have a meal by the way?

This is too nonsense.

Nan'an met the eyes of the police officer stationed in the city, and with a guilty conscience, he quickly looked away.Just when he was racking his brains to find an excuse, the machine in front of him suddenly gave a loud prompt, and a sweet female voice sounded——

"Verification passed."

Nan'an: "?"

His eyes widened in disbelief, a string of green codes he had never seen before reflected in his watery amber eyes.Immediately afterwards, I saw the police officer in front of me raising his hand for instructions.

So many police officers in gray uniforms gathered around.

They looked at Nan'an, then lowered their heads to the screen, and whispered something. Finally, a police officer who looked like an officer stepped forward and asked in a raised tone, "Your name is Nan'an?"

Nan'an's heart skipped a few beats.

He looked at the police officer for a few seconds and replied in a low voice, "Yes sir."

"where do you live?"

"Second City of Roses, sir."

The police officers chatted for a while.

Nan'an looked at them cautiously, his fingertips clenched the backpack strap a few times because of nervousness, at this moment, he saw the chief officer print out a voucher, showing his name and address on the electronic chip.

"Remember to take the application report when you go out of the city." The officer didn't seem suspicious, and he gave the voucher to Nan'an, "This is the pass certificate. If you forget it next time, we will send you back to the second city directly."

"Oh..." Nan'an took the voucher in a daze, holding a corner of the voucher with his small hand, and his eyes fell on it.

——Second Rose City, Shangshui Longtang.

This is the address following his name.

No street names, no house numbers, nothing.

So Nan'an couldn't understand it even more.

He has only been on Earth for eight days. Apart from being in contact with Jill, how could he have a human address?

But all this seemed unsuspecting. The police officer stopped looking at him and raised his hand to signal the residents behind to come forward.The notice board in front of the station shows the timetable of the station, reminding the time, and the residents who passed the customs lined up in a long queue.

The noise behind him gradually rose.

"Let's go." Jill pulled Nan'an, "There are many people waiting behind."

Nanan obediently followed Jill out.

They passed a few more gates. As before, the inspection light was blue and green. When they reached the last gate, there were two more robots with guns on their backs, and the light turned red.

When Nanan stood up, Jill whispered in his ear: "This is checking the chip alienation."

"what?"

"As long as there is an abnormality in the chip, or people from the Silver Bell City mix in, the red siren will keep ringing." Jill said, "Because the Silver Bell City is relatively highly mechanized, it can be seen at a glance. "

Hearing these words, Nan'an suddenly remembered the entrance marked by the silver bell: "So people in Silver Bell City can only go through another passage?"

"Correct."

"Then why is it divided into two channels?"

"Maybe they look down on each other." Jill shrugged: "They have hardly been here, and we will not go to the city of silver bells."

Nan'an nodded.

In the previous contact with Jill, he learned that today's human society is divided into two factions due to the development of science and technology-conservatives and radicals.

Conservatives marked by roses have certain limitations on mechanization.Human beings cannot do large-scale mechanical transformation, and robots are inferior to human beings.As the radical faction of Yinling, they advocate the equality of human beings and machines, and work together for common development.

But even so, when Nan'an walked through the last gate and actually came to this human city of roses, his eyes widened in disbelief.

The brilliant lights turned the city into daylight.

Beside him, there are a large number of shops, which are crowded and arranged together.In front of the line of sight is a reinforced concrete building with various signboards and colorful light tubes hanging on it.They shot straight into the sky, dyeing the clouds blue and red.

It was from these clouds that needle-shaped raindrops fell, washing everything away.

Nan An raised his neck and looked up. The train above their heads was suspended in the air. After a loud roar, it rushed out from the blue track and disappeared behind the huge billboard in an instant.

I didn't get back to my senses, and I heard Jill complain a few times.

——It turns out that this suspended train can go directly to the research institute.

So they didn't stay much, they got on the overpass and walked to the station.

It was still raining at this time, and the bean-sized raindrops were like thin needles, shuttled among the colorful billboards, and Nan'an was dizzy to see.

Rounding a corner full of garbage, Nanan and Jill finally came to the station.The neon light on the right side of the side beeped a few times, it seemed that the connection was bad, and it took a long time to reveal the name of the platform - Chengnan Station.

"Temporary transportation card." Jill took the card from the machine on the side and gave it to him, "the money in it is enough for two rides."

Nan An nodded and said thank you.

Different from the brand-new building here, the traffic card is stained with sticky oil and is badly worn, which seems a little out of place.

Nan An held the corner of the card in distaste, tapped the card like a human being, passed the turnstile, and waited quietly at the last position on the platform.

Countless passers-by passed by, no matter men, women, old or young, students or work, they all had prosthetic limbs installed on their bodies, just like Jill's mechanical palm.

But all of them seemed to be used to it, and there was no special expression on their faces.

"Which stop shall we sit at?"

"Luoshan Station."

Nan'an nodded and obediently followed behind Jill.

Waiting for the workshop, the electronic screen on the side caught his attention.

——It is a report on chip alienation.

Looking at the date, the time of occurrence was this morning, at [-]:[-] in the morning.

A total of three men and two women on the second floor of the shopping mall in the city center were alienated, and a robotic arm that grew out of thin air attacked three passers-by. The investigation team of the research institute has launched an investigation.

And the place where it happened is...

Nan An was slightly taken aback.

He looked at the Luoshan Station where the incident happened, and suddenly realized that this was their destination.

Just when he turned his head to remind Jill, the pit stop announcement sounded.In the next moment, the sound of a violent wind passed by, the train galloped into the station, and the huge roar overwhelmed everything.

Nan'an was pushed into the carriage by the crowd.

Like a can full of sardines, the crowd poured in.Before Nan An could react, he slammed against the car window, and his cheek was crushed into a deformed bun.

Nan'an had done this before at the base, but it was voluntary for watching the stars.

Now he was squeezed into a small strip of robots—if robots could be described with this quantifier.

So Nan'an stretched his neck hard to look forward, saw Jill on the other side of the car door, and was also looking for him.Seeing this, Nan'an wanted to extend his hand to say hello, but he staggered and pressed himself against the window.

Nan'an: "..."

He didn't understand why he, a robot, wanted to join in the fun.

Also, why does everyone have to squeeze together, there will be a bus every few minutes.

Fortunately, this posture didn't last long. Accompanied by the sweet mechanical platform announcement, the train started, and everyone in the carriage suddenly leaned back, tilting at a uniform 45 degrees.

Only then did Nan'an breathe.

He tilted his neck up and took a small breath.

At this time, the train is like a silver bullet fired, shuttling between the buildings.

The scenery outside the window changed rapidly, and the rainwater splashed on the window, elongating into oblique lines, dividing this sci-fi city into pieces.

Nan An: "Wow."

He was lying on the car window, and the blue-purple light came through, shining in his shallow pupils, as if a twinkling star had fallen.

At this moment, he suddenly heard someone whispering.

Nan'an glanced sideways. There were two men in suits, with silver robotic arms carrying briefcases. They seemed to have just left work.

"Have you heard what happened recently?" one of them asked.

"You said the chip is abnormal?"

"Yes, there was a problem with the implantable chip before, and it would explode in a large area."

"What are you afraid of, you didn't pretend to be that thing."

"But I heard that it mutated today and hurt all passers-by."

The man paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "That's why everyone rushed back today. You can see how crowded the carriage is, because everyone feels that it's not safe in the dark."

Another scoffed.

Nan'an didn't understand such a conversation. He tilted his head and thought for a while as if he was dealing with human emotions.Then they came to a conclusion—they had completely different attitudes towards the alienation of chips.

The train traveled for another 15 minutes.

When Nan'an felt that his computer would crash if he didn't go out, he finally arrived at Luoshan Station.

The fresh air came in, and the crowd rushed out.

Nan An breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he could take a few more breaths, he saw Jill standing not far away, waving for him to follow quickly.

So Nan'an carried the backpack and ran over patter.

At this time, the sky above his head was still raining, and the neon lights made the raindrops transparent and bright.

According to Jill, the research institute is on the other side of the station and needs to go through a tunnel and two streets.

Different from the brand-new and spectacular buildings, the walls in the tunnel are very dilapidated and full of street graffiti.A few drunks collapsed beside the sewer, with empty wine bottles lying on the ground, reflecting the blue light of the building.

Nan'an looked at the surrounding environment while listening to Jill happily telling interesting stories about the desert.He looked out through the gap in the tunnel - those clean, imposing mansions appeared in view.After looking back, there are dirty white walls, floors and smelly sewers.

It has to be said that even Nan'an, who is a robot, feels that such a difference has an addictive psychedelic feeling.

Nan'an helped Jill carry the goods for a while, and went through the underground and streets to the research institute.This is a square building, brand new, with a height of [-] floors, which reminds Nan'an of the Kepler base.

Registration information is required to enter the study, and they are greeted by a young boy.

"Hello." Jill put the manifest on the front desk, "The place of delivery is Rose II City Research Institute, and the recipient is Dr. Lin Ze."

"Hold on."

The front desk was typing.

After ten seconds, he pressed the phone button, and immediately there was a beeping sound of hanging up.

"Sorry, Dr. Lin Ze is not here." The front desk said, "The package can be stored with me."

Jill shook her head: "No, I have to sign for it myself."

When the receptionist heard it, he was a little embarrassed.

"Today is the day when he went to the investigation team to go on a mission, and he may not be able to return until late at night." The front desk thought for a few seconds, and kindly offered advice, "How about...you come back tomorrow?"

"I'll wait."

"Well, I'll call you when Dr. Lin comes back."

After the words fell, Jill put the manifest into her backpack.He turned his head to look at Nan An who was obediently standing aside, and asked abruptly, "Are you hungry?"

Nan'an nodded immediately.

He has always been honest about eating.

However, human food can't last for too long, so we have to find a nutrient solution quickly.

"Then let's go eat first?" Jill said, "There's a delicious restaurant next door."

Nan An's eyes lit up instantly.

"What to eat?"

"Roasted sweet potato and radish soup." Jill picked up the backpack, "Hidden in the market, it's still cheap."

Nan'an: "Okay."

The food in the human world is completely unfamiliar to him. Even though he doesn't care if he is full, from a certain point of view, he is still very curious about whether there is anything more delicious than cookies.

But after walking for 5 minutes, Nan'an slowed down.

Jill looked at him: "What's wrong?"

"Here..." Nan An whispered, "It's so dirty."

It's too far away.

The bright and clean buildings seemed to have never existed before. The buildings here are dilapidated, layer by layer, one by one, crowded together in a mess.It looks like a crowded monster lair, reflecting strange light in the rain and fog.

Nan An couldn't help taking a small step back.

From his perspective, the broken window panes were like the eyes of monsters, staring at them, as if they were going to eat them all in the next moment.

very scary.

"Huh?" Jill seemed used to it, "isn't it normal?"

"normal?"

Nan An was stunned.

Jill walked forward without looking back: "This is a residential area, of course it is different from those tall things."

Listening to Jill's words, Nan'an blinked his eyes, looked around again, trying to adapt to the image in his eyes.

After going around a few streets, they came to an alley somewhere.

The street market behind them was still crowded, with people coming and going. They looked different from the commuters in the subway and were not affected too much.

Nan An couldn't help asking again: "Aren't they afraid?"

"What are you afraid of?"

"Chip infection."

"Hey, there is a saying here." Jill found a dirty outdoor seat, and pulled Nan An to sit down, "Not working is more terrifying than being in danger."

Nan'an was silent for a few seconds.

"But I'm dead, how do I work?"

"Let it be fate." Jill greeted the boss, shrugged indifferently and said, "The risk of starving to death is higher than this kind."

Hearing these words, Nan'an suddenly remembered the conversation of the men in the subway.

In this matter, the concept of humans and robots is indeed different.

At this moment, a bowl of radish soup was placed in front of Nan An.

Before saying thank you, Jill brought him two more dark sweet potatoes: "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold."

The dilapidated canopy was still dripping, Nanan moved to the right after receiving the sweet potato and radish soup.The construction team not far away is still digging the ground. Every time the ground is dug, the carrot soup will shake with the table.

Following the example of the people around and Jill, Nan'an struggled to scoop up a piece of radish in the soup with a spoon.

They ate like this for a while.

The buildings in the distance were hidden in the mist, surrounding their small corner.

After taking a few mouthfuls, Nan'an put down the spoon.

It seems... something is wrong.

It was as if someone was watching from the corner of their eyes, watching their every move.

Nan'an looked around vigilantly.

Business as usual.

The sound of ground drilling behind him was rattling, motorcycles and sports cars made sharp roars as they passed by, spoons collided in the soup bowls in front, and the rainwater above the head kept washing away the iron shed.

It seems that he may be worrying too much.

Nan An withdrew his inner thoughts, and his eyes fell on the radish soup again. When he scooped up a piece of radish, the table shook again.

Puff.

A few spots of red liquid splashed into the soup bowl, spreading out in an instant.

Nan An was taken aback.

All sounds stopped abruptly.

Nan An opened his eyes slightly, as if realizing something, he turned his head suddenly——

A slender mechanical arm stretched out from outside the shed, and in an instant, it suddenly appeared in their field of vision!

"Fuck me-"

Jill took the sweet potato and stood up abruptly.

The next moment, there was a penetrating sticky sound.

The sweet potatoes tumbled to the ground.

Before he had time to react, the mechanical arm pierced Jill's body sharply, like a knight holding a long sword, and arrogantly stretched out from his right shoulder, pointing straight at Nan'an.

"Gee, Jill?"

Maybe it happened suddenly, Nan An couldn't think at all, he was still holding the bowl, and the whole carrot soup turned into a red bowl.Everything around him—whether it was the screaming or the shouting from the crowd—seemed to be a silent pantomime.

The next moment, Nan'an saw the mechanical arm pulled away from Jill's body.

Turning in direction, it suddenly hit him.

The author says:

Lin Ze, a man who lived in the dialogues in the first four chapters.In the next chapter, I will come out to save my wife.

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!