Chapter 219: Actually a hero, but not a serious one
2 month 5 day.

noon.

On the surface, the temperature within a radius of more than 20 kilometers is around - degrees. Although it is definitely not good weather, An Xiaoxi can come out to get some fresh air after wearing protective clothing at this temperature.

In fact, this place does not need Su Ming to interfere too much. It has its own autonomous program and nothing needs to be moved unless necessary.

The only thing Su Ming had to focus on was charging.

"Brother-in-law can also charge?"

"Ah."

Xia Ye in 2067 may have finally figured out how her ability to bless weapons or enchant was formed. But she certainly didn't understand it thoroughly enough. As No. 72 said, if she didn't convert it through her and directly charged it, she would lose at least half of it.

To put it simply, originally, one would consume one's own physical strength after enjoying the bonus to provide No. 72 with 100% usable pure substances, but now a conversion device is needed to filter out and waste half of it.

"Radio, was it like this before?"

She stared at the 'radio' that had been equipped with a super-large signal receiver. The body of the radio was too small compared to the black signal receiver and various other things below, a bit like Lu Bu riding a dog.

But it's not a commodity, so it doesn't matter whether it looks good or not, the most important thing is that it can be used.

"Number 72 has been modified. This thing is always on. If she finds something that can transmit a signal to us for us to receive, she will use this thing to tell us everything she sees."

"...Brother-in-law has been doing this with No. 72 for the past few days?"

"more or less."

"..."

"Clap."

The cold snowball fell on Su Ming's face. He turned around and saw An Xiaoxi kneading the snowball angrily.

"I had no idea. I was looking for work in an underground lab like an idiot."

"Clap."

Another one was thrown over.

"My brother-in-law also spied on me. After all, it was too much to be spied on in the bathroom."

"How about you come back peeping?"

"Clap."

"I don't want it~"

Is she happy?

For a long time, she could only stay in the laboratory, which only had 72 or square meters in total. She felt that she knew nothing about the studio where No. was remodeling things, and she would not enter without permission, which meant that the only places where she could move freely were the bathroom, bedroom and small living room. Even if the activity area of ​​ square meters was polluted and full of smells... After all, it was impossible for people to be alone, right?

"Wow... Why does my brother-in-law make such good snowmen?"

"Talent."

I learned this from Xia Ye when our family of three went out to play in Canada.

"Brother-in-law, I...have an idea that might be weird."

"But it doesn't matter."

"...I want to... just ride you..."

"what?"

Su Ming was stunned for a moment. "Well, uh, if you really want to do this, it's not impossible."

"No! That's not what I meant!"

An Xiaoxi waved her hands hurriedly, her face flushed red behind the mask, "I mean... I want to ride on my brother-in-law's neck like when we were kids. Well... I just suddenly wanted to try it out."

Do you still have a childlike innocence?
"It's not that I still have a childlike innocence..."

"When he's shivering, he'll treat me like a woman, and then... when he's thinking about normal times, am I really that heavy?"

“It’s not as easy as when I was a kid.”

"Anyway...even if I still like dolls, I'm not a child anymore."

Really heavy.

Did she forget that she was still carrying thirty or forty kilograms of equipment?
2 month 7 day.

Night.

The weather on the surface is very bad, so it is impossible to take An Xiaoxi out. I haven't seen monsters for a long time... It seems that I haven't seen them since the first fluctuations.

Thermometer test, the pointer points to the red 50.

No living creature can survive in this environment.

"Brother-in-law, aren't you tired?"

"tired."

"If we just want to ensure the most basic constant temperature, or it doesn't matter if the temperature is a little lower or a little higher, can we pay less?"

"Either keep the temperature constant or don't start it."

Su Ming did not use a triple amplification, but only doubled it. Basically, as long as there were no strange fluctuations, charging once was enough to handle the normal operation of the infrastructure.

2 month 7 day.

late at night.

"I'll do it."

"Anyway...I'm not that embarrassed anymore. As long as my brother-in-law doesn't keep staring at the baby cafeteria."

"Then what should I look at? Here?"

"..."

It doesn't work above and it doesn't work below.

Ok.

Understood.

Grasping An Xiaoxi's conscience, Su Ming said seriously, "Xiaoxi, I am actually blind."

"Well, that's strange!"

"I can't even imagine... how badly my sister was bullied by her brother-in-law."

"..."

"Although I'm embarrassed, but... I'm also very happy."

"You are indeed an M."

"I never denied it!"

2 month 8 day.

There was a small fluctuation.

Is this an overreaction? The moment he felt the ground shaking, he immediately enchanted and reached into the port that No. 72 had charged before. His right hand was wrapped by something like a tentacle, and it felt numb. If he turned the knob next to the tentacle to the maximum, his physical strength would drain away quickly. It was twice as tiring as completely satisfying Xiaoye.

"Brother-in-law."

"..."

Want to tremble?
"Thanks for your hard work."

No.

An Xiaoxi just curled up beside him, hugging Su Ming's arm.

2 month 9 day.

noon.

Two good news.

First, the surface climate above the laboratory was in a state where An Xiaoxi could go out again. And it was even better than last time, this time it was -13 degrees. There was no need to wear heavy protective clothing, and she could go out directly with slightly thicker clothes.

The second is...

“Beep…Sizzle…”

"Owner."

"This is No. 72. We found a high-power device that can be used in an area about 129 kilometers away from the laboratory."

"Unfortunately, No. 72 has not found any other survivors at this time."

"The environment is as the owner expected, very bad. On the way here, No. 72 used some transportation, but also encountered some impacts that damaged some parts. 50% of the materials provided by the owner have been used now."

"But don't worry. After all, No. 72 is a top-level android designed by a great developer. He can find the necessary supplies on his own."

"Everything is going well at the moment and we are still heading towards Sea Island City."

"But No. 72 needs to tell the master something. Have you noticed that the longitude and latitude are changing slightly?"

“It may lead to more extreme disasters.”

"Please observe and maintain the equipment inside and on the surface of the laboratory. Refer to the instructions left by No. 72 for inspection and maintenance."

The only downside is that the information is one-way.

When I talked to No. 72, she meant that if Su Ming used the laboratory's new technology and high-power transceiver to communicate with her remotely in the laboratory, it would be very tiring, and it might even cause Su Ming to be unable to ensure the normal operation of the laboratory's basic facilities in time when there were fluctuations again.

Although it may seem like gambling. But...

"Don't you believe in the developer's ability?"

Su Ming might suspect that other people were cutting corners or had defects, but what Xia Ye made was trustworthy both psychologically and physically.

As long as the laboratory can operate normally, we can definitely receive the signal she transmits, so it’s one-way.

"Great, No. 72 is fine!"

An Xiaoxi was happier than Su Ming.

What she was most worried about these days was that No. 72 would not send any information back, and that no one would respond. The responsibility lay with her weak body. That kind of self-blame could not be made up by serving wholeheartedly at night.

"129 kilometers, the straight-line distance to Haidao City is nearly kilometers. It's a long way to go."

"Okay, you wanna ski?"

"There's the sled."

"…I want to skate. My brother-in-law taught me step by step, and I skated."

"..."

"Oh, I knew it... I'd become this shivering after my brother-in-law taught me step by step."

"Don't you know very well?"

"...Yeah. So... if you teach me this way, my brother-in-law can improve his memory because of the shivering, and maybe I will learn to ski faster because of this."

is it?

After working hard for an entire afternoon, An Xiaoxi still couldn't skate very far.

"Wow, my mind can only remember things about Sese. I can't think about anything else. How can my brother-in-law remember things while shivering?"

"talent."

2 month 12 day.

This time the suitable surface temperature remained unchanged for two days.

In fact, everything is determined by people's subjective attitude. For example, An Xiaoxi thought she was very happy to be with me, so she thought more about how to help herself rather than how to survive.

As for myself.

I was not so obsessed with going to Haidao City, and only focused on how to keep her alive until the end of the mission on March 3.4. Every day, besides playing poker, I maintained the normal operation of the laboratory equipment. It was a bit tiring to charge too much.

But now, I took her to a place 20 kilometers away to see with her own eyes a wonder that would probably be hard to see in reality.

“It feels so dreamy…”

It means that ice and fire are intertwined.

In the snowy and icy place with a temperature of -16 degrees, one can see a thermal current about one kilometer away, which is completely opposite to the snow on which one is standing. There are two extreme weather conditions under one sun, and Su Ming can't find a suitable theoretical explanation. Just treat it as an ordinary scenery.

2 month 14 day.

Perhaps because she had nothing to do, An Xiaoxi took out her camera.

"Brother-in-law, I want to practice photography."

"Shoot me?"

"I can't go out today, so..."

"no problem."

"Uh... that's not the kind of film I want to take."

what?
Do you need to lift up your clothes and wipe your sweat, or pick up a knife and imagine that you are a killer licking blood from the blade?
No, when did you start licking blood from the edge of a knife?
What did I tell her wrong?

It was clearly said that Xiaoye was licked on the edge of a knife. There was no such thing as a head on the waist, it was just that Xiaoye was happily carrying the weight forward.

"Can you... not put on any clothes and pretend to be in deep thought? Like this."

"Um, why don't you have abs normally?"

"It was clear when we got to Sese..."

“Because I’m running.”

"Brother-in-law, don't move. Don't say weird things that affect my composition."

"Seeing you messing around during the day, it's my turn to pat you, right?"

"Eh?"

"To be fair, you should also keep your clothes on and look thoughtful."

"..."

Photography is really interesting.

Turning the knob of the card camera at 40 times can clearly see the blue capillaries in the baby's canteen.

“I don’t want to take pictures anymore!”

"My brother-in-law took all the photos in a shaky way! He didn't take them seriously at all!"

"Who said I wasn't serious?"

"I was just thinking about taking nice photos for my brother-in-law... I was like this when I took photos. I got into it while taking photos. I tried to hold back and didn't..."

2 month 17 day.

to be frank.

The current life reminds Su Ming of the boring life seven hundred years ago when there was no seasoning brought by technology.

The laboratory's own supplies, such as canned food, were eaten up and rinsed with water so that they no longer had any smell.

Condiments are available.

But military biscuits are not very delicious in themselves, no matter how you season them, they will be like chewing wax, and you will get sick of honey if you eat it too much for too many days.

it is good.

Use the baby canteen. Honey will taste ten times better.

"How can it be ten times more delicious... Ugh."

"..."

"Brother-in-law is like a child. There's no more honey... do you want some more?"

She would still blush. After all, she was enjoying the lap pillow while letting her suck honey.

But compared to before, it has been relaxed a lot.

"that……"

"If I apply honey in my brother-in-law's cafeteria, will it be..."

"?"

"I'm fine with it, why doesn't my brother-in-law want to?"

An Xiaoxi puffed up her face.

"..."

Su Ming inexplicably recalled that he had asked An Shiyao to change into black stockings, but she suddenly said that she wanted to see herself wearing them, so he tried the other way around.

2 month 17 day.

The surface temperature is not suitable for An Xiaoxi to go out.

Su Ming went out to check the equipment outside as usual to see if there was any new information on the radio.

Have.

"Master, No. 72 has arrived at an area approximately 783 kilometers away from the laboratory."

"After being hit again, No. 72 was severely damaged, but fortunately, materials were found in advance to repair No. 72 to more than 88% of its health."

"After No. 72 discovered the wave earthquake, there was a long stretch of road where motorcycles could be used. So No. 72 went all the way to a research institute in Nanshi. The equipment here is relatively advanced, the buildings are solid, and the place where the equipment was left was not seriously damaged after the small-scale collapse."

"Everything is going well at the moment. No. 72 is confident that he can fulfill his master's wish."

"If No. 72 successfully completes his mission, I hope the master will award No. 72 the title of the best android of the year. (This is meaningless, it is a joke that No. 72 outputs on his own.)"

Best bionic man?

If we really go to Haidao City and send back the footage, it would be no problem to say that it is the bionic man King.

In addition to the text written by No. 72, she sent back a few pictures this time. The motorcycle, and her calm figure beside the large equipment.

2 month 20 day.

Night.

Watching a movie with An Xiaoxi.

At first, it seemed normal, a sequel to District 2067 remade by an unknown star in . Su Ming had wanted to watch it, but now he felt that it was not what he had imagined.

After the film is finished, it is natural to jump to the next one.

"..."

strange sound.

Strange picture.

Strange costumes.

It is about a man and a woman in a room. The woman is wearing sexy clothes and wants her husband to pay her bills. However, the husband looks exhausted and works tirelessly in front of his laptop. The woman returns to the room with a disappointed look on her face and waits for a long time. As a result, the man comes back and says that he is very tired and falls asleep, leaving the woman alone there...

"what!"

"This, this is... I..."

An Xiaoxi wanted to turn it off, but the projection equipment was on Su Ming's side, and Su Ming held her shoulders and she couldn't move at all.

"At first, Yao also watched it secretly behind my back."

"I'm wondering, if there's anything you want to learn, why don't you just tell me directly, or will I teach you bit by bit?"

"And what's the point of looking at this mosaic?"

"..."

"It was a long time later, just before she was about to marry your sister, that she told me...she was secretly learning it to give me a surprise."

"..."

"You think so too?"

"..."

As the film goes on, the courier boy naturally drops the package of the unusual things the heroine bought on the ground. The package should have been sealed, but it just fell and the abnormal things fell between the boy and the heroine's sight.

An Xiaoxi's face became redder and redder.

"I said I didn't understand anything before, but suddenly I seemed to understand a lot of theoretical knowledge."

"So that's why you deliberately entangled me with your legs."

"..."

I want to die.

"Then, then my brother-in-law can't possibly teach me how to serve... My brother-in-law is not a woman!"

"What's the problem?"

"Anyway, my brother-in-law is the one who benefits in the end!"

"Don't my brother-in-law think it's good that I've learned more?"

"I did not say anything."

"……Bullying."

"!"

Suddenly being poked in the cafeteria, An Xiaoxi shrank back almost subconsciously.

"So, let's try imitating the voice of the heroine in the projection this time?"

"..."

No!

That obscene and extremely affected reaction was as if she was sexually unsatisfied... No, she was unsatisfied in the film.

2 month 21 day.

late at night.

The lab was shaking violently.

Even though Su Ming reacted immediately and went to replenish energy, there were still four fault lights on the panel.

This impact lasted longer than any of the previous ones. In the end, the lights went out and the vision was dim.

2 month 21 day.

early.

The light was not fixed yet, so An Xiaoxi took out a flashlight from her bag to take care of Su Ming who was unable to move due to overuse of his abilities.

"Brother-in-law, do you want to eat more?"

"More."

"Will it not taste so good if it's just like this?"

"Ok?"

"..."

Growing up.

He actually took the initiative to feed honey from the baby canteen.

2 month 22 day.

Su Ming was a little worried that there would be another excessive impact at this time.

"Brother-in-law, I'm not a porcelain doll. I won't break if I touch it."

"Even if I get hypothermia, I can still hold on for a day or two."

"Don't think about those things now, just rest quietly. Leave everything to me."

"..."

is it?

Ok.

Perhaps, like An Shiyao, An Xiaoxi is actually a very suitable woman to be a wife. She is six years younger, but she is already very mature in taking care of people.

"Brother-in-law, go to bed. You didn't sleep at all last night. You were busy."

"I'll watch."

2 month 23 day.

noon.

"Brother-in-law, I heard a sound for several minutes. It must be that there is new news from No. 72."

An Xiaoxi was very happy.

She barely slept during the day and night when Su Ming was not feeling well, fearing that his condition would fluctuate again, but it had not happened so far. Su Ming's condition had also basically improved.

And there is new news about No. 72 after such a long time.

2 month 23 day.

in the afternoon.

The protective shell of the radio receiving the signal was damaged a bit, and it sank about half a meter, but it was functioning normally.

"Master, thanks to the small drone we found, No. 72's body technology supports a form change similar to the dehydration in the Three-Body movie, and can become very light."

"The 72 arrived at the port closest to the new district of Haidao City earlier than expected."

"No. 72 encountered its own kind. They called themselves cleaners, and tried to clean up everything that affected normal human life. They tried to plant high-quality products that could withstand extreme weather changes."

"They said that the new area of ​​Haidao City has completely become a floating city on the sea. In order to avoid extreme environments, it will move to different coordinates at any time."

"This place is 805 kilometers away from the coordinates of the new district of Haidao City given by them. But that doesn't stop No. 72 from telling you the good news in advance."

"The developer is the leader of the new district of Sea Island City and the protector of all surviving humans. Among them... Cleaner 00182d will take me to the new district of Sea Island City as soon as possible."

"I believe that the developer knows that you are in Dong City, and he will definitely provide a more perfect method than No. 72 to take you to the new area of ​​Haidao City. Then you will no longer have to worry about Miss An's safety. The developer is the cutest and most intelligent developer in the world."

"Also, please be prepared to award No. 72 the title of Best Bionic Man of the Year. (This is meaningless and is a cold joke from No. 72.)"

2 month 24 day.

Night.

"So, Sister Xia Ye is still alive?"

"should be."

"Brother-in-law is unhappy?"

"No, I was just a little overwhelmed. I didn't expect that No. 72 would be so easy to find."

Su Ming lit a cigarette.

A cleaner?

So what I faced before were out-of-control cleaners?

Sea Island City is still there, even... Xiaoye is there. It's a bit dreamy. I tried hard to dig it out before but couldn't find it, but now No. 72 has found it smoothly. It's in Sea Island City.

2 month 25 day.

early.

Received another message from No. 72.

"Master, the developer knew in advance that you were still alive."

"It has already departed from the new district of Haidao City. It is expected to arrive within a week. No. 72 is allowed not to return. No. 72 will wait for the return of the handsome master in the new district of Haidao City. (I hope that the master will speak well of No. 72 when he sees the developer, so that No. 72 can continue to gain the developer's attention and promotion. This is not a joke. No. 72 will always be loyal to the master.)"

2 month 25 day.

morning.

It seems that the food is running low again. It won't last until March or April, but maybe there's no need to look for it anymore.

"Developer... Is Sister Xia Ye really that amazing? I saw her when my sister got married, and she looked so young."

"She could blow up the place where your sister and I live with one punch."

"what?"

"..."

"I always feel like my brother-in-law seems to be in a good mood?"

"After all, if she wanted to come, it would be much easier than for me to go to Sea Island City without knowing the situation."

"..."

After a moment of silence, An Xiaoxi lowered her head and asked, "Brother-in-law, what should I do if I see Sister Xia Ye?"

"She doesn't eat people and has a very good temper."

"I, I mean..."

An Xiaoxi waved her hands in panic, "Should I pretend to be just a younger sister?"

"If you and your sister are good at observing me, then her words... it's okay to say that it's the roundworms in my stomach. It's not easy to deceive. But there's no need to lie, unless I really plan to throw it away after using it."

"..."

"Are you going to use them as pantyhose? The kind you throw away after use?"

“…They’re not socks.”

An Xiaoxi lowered her head and silently grabbed Su Ming's hand again.

"Anyway...brother-in-law, just remember to choose not to be responsible for me when you are in trouble."

"Oh, so you still want to be a sock?"

"I'm not!"

2 month 25 day.

Night.

In fact, Su Ming was a little confused. Since No. 72 could contact him, he could also contact Xia Ye.

Why not just pass the message on?

But no matter what, the fact is that she is still alive in the future.

"Brother-in-law."

"Ok?"

"Now I may understand what you mean by 'dream'."

An Xiaoxi suddenly smiled gently, "It's about going back to the past and changing the future. If my brother-in-law hadn't come to Haidao City before, my sister and I would have died a long time ago. My brother-in-law could change the future then, and he can change it now, no matter how bad it is."

"Brother-in-law is actually a hero, right?"

"hero?"

Su Ming smiled and accidentally touched the switch of her baby's canteen.

"!"

An Xiaoxi instantly covered her chest and took a step back, looking at Su Ming with resentment, "... To add, my brother-in-law is actually Sese's hero."

(End of this chapter)