CH 60.1

Lin Xinghe knew that she didn’t have much chance of winning against a big boss like Xie Wuan.

After all, Xie Wuan was an S-level candidate. He went through too many exam rooms to count, and he had many more points than she did. These points were enough for him to buy any number of items from the interplane mall, including body-enhancing potions.

Because Lin Xinghe didn’t have enough points, she didn’t consider buying props to strengthen her body for the time being.

Therefore, in terms of physical combat ability, she was inferior to Xie Wuan.

Even though the City of Machines blocked magic, if she really met Xie Wuan face-to-face, she wouldn’t have much chance of winning. However, although the chance was low, it did not mean that she had no chance of winning. A 0.1% chance of winning still a chance

She could fight for that 0.1% chance.

Lin Xinghe and Haywood applied for an assistant.

Haywood was a little surprised and said, “It isn’t suitable for you to have an assistant— your chances of being discovered are too high.”

Lin Xinghe said, “No, I have a personal nominee. It knows that I am human.”

When Comrade Xiaopu was taken to Lin Xinghe’s high-end apartment, it looked at the environment of the apartment.

Comrade Xiaopu received the Lu coins that Lin Xinghe promised it just yesterday.

It did not obtain the latest parts but rather chose older parts. It mostly invested in mechanical hands and feet, and now it was much easier for it to move, and the rent it owed to the landlady had also been paid.

It saved the remaining Lu coins for the future.

Comrade Xiaopu still felt shook.

The human being in front of it was truly amazing—in just a few days, it created a miracle in the city of machines, bringing a new look to a dying machine.

However, Comrade Xiaopu was still stubborn.

“Did you let me come here to show off your apartment and citizenship? Then you failed, and I won’t be envious, because I’ll be able to have it later! Hmph!”

Lin Xinghe knew very well how to deal with such arrogance. Following its words, she said, “Yes, I just asked you to show off, how about it? My high-end apartment looks fancy, and my citizenship is enviable.”

Comrade Xiaopu didn’t expect Lin Xinghe to be so shameless, not knowing how to refute her for a while.

“I……”

Lin Xinghe interrupted it and said, “Don’t stay fixated on this, I have a job opportunity for you— come and be my assistant!”

Comrade Xiaopu was slightly startled, “Huh?”

Lin Xinghe asked, “Are you willing?”

Comrade Xiaopu asked, “Why are you looking for me?”

Lin Xinghe said boldly, “Because you were the first robot I met in the City of Machines, I think we were fated to meet. Also, I trust you, and I think you are worthy of my trust.”

“…Who was fated to meet you, don’t talk nonsense!” Comrade Xiaopu turned its body, opened the door of its refrigerator with its newly-bought mechanical hand, took out a bottle of human drink worth 1 Lu coin, and handed it to Lin Xinghe.

“Here, I, Prescott, never owe humans any favors, go drink it.”

Lin Xinghe glanced at it—it was a bottle of Yakult.

In the City of Machines, you can actually sell each bottle for 1 Lu coin?!

However, Lin Xinghe thought about it in a blink of an eye and realized that a place like the City of Machines was full of robots. Robots didn’t need to eat or drink, so there was no market for human drinks here. Some curious robots probably collected them.

She glanced at the date—it expired three years ago.

Lin Xinghe couldn’t bear to attack Comrade Xiaopu’s behavior of returning the favor, so she pondered slightly, and said, “Oh, Yakult, I like to drink it, but something like Yakult has to be kept first, the longer it is left, the more mellow and fresh the taste will be. ‘82 Yakult is the best, and this date is a bit fresh. I’ll keep it for a few more years, thank you so much.”

Comrade Xiaopu was satisfied and said, “Hmph! Let’s talk! What do you want me to do?”

Lin Xinghe whispered to it.

Comrade Xiaopu made a shocked voice: “…Say that again? Are you serious? Kill the lord of the mermaids?”

Lin Xinghe said solemnly, “Of course I’m serious.”

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Xie Wuan was placed in a hotel five kilometers away from the castle at this moment.

Although Andrew let the mermaids in, he did not receive them in person and only sent a robot over to place them casually.

“City… City Lord, I… I asked, City Lord Andrew doesn’t seem to have any plans to summon us today. City Lord Andrew rarely interacts with our mermaid clan, and our mermaid clan did not send gifts in previous years. I… I listened around, City Lord Andrew has always been very suspicious, we rashly came to give it a gift, it will definitely think that we have ulterior motives and will not easily receive us in person.”

The one who spoke was a mermaid named Jed.

It was a gatekeeper in the city of mermaids, just an obscure mermaid. Just two days ago, a human fell from the sky, killed the old city lord’s family of 36 with amazing force, and ascended the throne of the city lord of the Mermaid City.

He also made fish beads from the fish bones of the lower body of the old city lord. They were not polished, and when he rubbed them in his fingers, he could rub off some ashes.

Jed felt a little pain in its tail.

…It wondered where the monster in front of it came from. It had the power of a god but not the kindness and mercy of one. Jed thought he might be a fallen god.

It couldn’t guess what the fallen god wanted to do at all, and it was trembling in its heart for fear that the fallen god would kill it if he were unhappy.