Chapter 339: Chapter 339: Robot?
"After the temperature warms up, there will be a third new problem, which is that we can no longer mine Ice Fish resources. We will once again face various Mutant Monsters on land. Fortunately, everyone’s Evolution Level has improved now.
How to defend against the invasion of new monsters? Where will we live then? Should we gather all 20,000 people to live in the city? How to defend ourselves? These are issues everyone needs to consider."
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Yang Xiao summarized everyone’s opinions from the past two days, discussed them thoroughly, and many suggestions and measures were proposed at the scene.
Zhao Gang sighed, "Looking at it now, winter is still better, without so many troubles."
"What’s so good about winter? You can’t wear skirts, and you’ll freeze to death," Qin Yu laughed.
"Summer has mosquitoes, and they’re big as a palm, a single bite could kill you."
"I miss the taste of roasted mosquitoes."
"Haha, me too, I also miss the taste of frog hot pot. After hibernation, I haven’t seen frogs anymore. Now a single frog weighs dozens of pounds, enough for a big pot of hot pot with a handful of chilies, garlic, and ginger, the taste..."
"Damn, stop it, I’m drooling here, I just want to go catch frogs right now."
"Haha..."
Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of spring.
Yang Xiao temporarily paused the training for ten days, letting everyone go back to lead their teams to handle the Ice Fish matter, while he himself, along with Gong Yu, traveled to Magic City through the Transmission Array.
Stepping out of the Transmission Array, he saw Global Financial Square at first glance and couldn’t help but think of No. 25.
"Jingjing, I need some peace."
Yang Xiao walked towards the entrance of Global Financial Square, but was immediately stopped by four Iron Tower Warriors:
"Without permission, no entry."
Yang Xiao said:
"I would like to see Master Long, do you know if he is available?"
"Master Long did not leave any instructions saying he had visitors today, please leave."
Yang Xiao was stunned, and said:
"Then, may I find the No. 25 waiter?"
"No, last warning, please leave or I will have to repel you."
Reluctantly, Yang Xiao turned around and muttered:
"Damn, these Iron Tower Warriors are so blunt, almost like robots."
Gong Yu then said:
"They might actually be robots."
Yang Xiao turned to look at Gong Yu.
Gong Yu smiled faintly, and said:
"Haven’t you observed carefully? Each Iron Tower Warrior is the same height, their faces are different but their expressions when speaking are very similar. If they are not robots, I can’t imagine what sort of people would be so uniform. At least, the owners of different Genetic Stores vary greatly in stature and appearance."
Yang Xiao suddenly realized, having always suspected the identity of Iron Tower Warriors, but never thought about the possibility of robots.
Yang Xiao slapped his forehead and said:
"Yes, they must be robots. I observed them standing guard 24 hours a day, never eating. But, why do they possess such formidable combat power? And why such quick responses?"
Yang Xiao had personally seen Iron Tower Guards killing and during the last training, someone dueled with the Iron Tower Guards, and everything was just like a real person.
Gong Yu explained:
"This is easy to understand. You need to think beyond the mindset of Earthlings. You should know, this alien civilization is highly developed, their technological level and mystical civilization far exceed the limits of human imagination."
Yang Xiao nodded, realizing that Gong Yu’s way of thinking is very advanced and innovative, truly a descendant of a family where previous generations were all doctors.
Yang Xiao deliberately walked to the snow outside the square, stomped it with his foot. The snow was somewhat loose. He grabbed a handful with his hand, feeling the looseness, and his heart felt enlightened.
The same cold and hot across the world, winter is really about to end.
Yang Xiao arrived at Dongli College and found Du Tianxing.
"Wow, Yang Xiao, what brings you here?"
"Just wanted to try the cuisine here, now that we have transmission arrays, it’s very convenient. You should visit our little Nanmu City sometime when you’re free."
"Heh, sure, I’ll take you up on that once I’m less busy and bring Gu Beifeng along."
"Mm, good, what have you been busy with recently?"
"What else? Naturally, I’m teaching the younger brothers the Genetic Transformation Technique, managing a team of two hundred people every day."
"True to Magic City’s style, wealthy and bold. We in Nanmu City feel strained even training fifty people at a time."
"I went to Wentian City last time, and Gu Beifeng also trained a team of two hundred. We had no choice but to do the same. Even you have fifty people in Nanmu City. How big is your population? Our Magic City is ten times yours."
After some pleasantries, Yang Xiao asked:
"Have you noticed any changes in the weather recently?"
Du Tianxing was startled and said:
"Weather? What changes? Isn’t it still bitterly cold?"
Yang Xiao laughed:
"It looks like you’re really a bureaucrat, out of touch and never mingling with the grassroots."
"What do you mean?"
Du Tianxing looked at Yang Xiao.
"I can say all I want, but you’ll understand if you come outside with me."
Yang Xiao pulled Du Tianxing out of the room, and they went outdoors.
"Just step on this snow here."
"Step on it?"
Du Tianxing, looking puzzled, stepped on the snow and left two footprints about five or six centimeters deep.
"What’s wrong with that? It’s always like this!"
Du Tianxing, as the King of Magic City, often had a lot to manage and had an entourage when he moved, paying less attention to these small details.
"Winter will soon pass, and spring is coming."
Yang Xiao said very seriously.
"What? Say that again."
Du Tianxing looked at Yang Xiao in surprise, mouth agape.
Spring?
The word ’spring’ had nearly vanished from his memory; every day he opened his eyes to a vast, white world, and the first sensation was always of cold.
Everyone cursed the cold winter in their hearts, longing for the arrival of spring.
Yang Xiao suddenly declaring that spring was coming caught him truly off guard.
Yang Xiao remained silent, bent down, scooped up a quantity of white snow from the ground, formed it into a ball, and threw it towards a nearby tree.
The snowball hit the branches of the tree, shaking the accumulated snow from them, which fell down.
"I told you, winter is almost over, and spring will arrive soon. Look, the snow on the ground is starting to loosen, and in some places, you can even see signs of melting."
Du Tianxing suddenly realized, ran to a nearby snowy area, sprinted for several dozen meters, then circled back and stood beside Yang Xiao, looking back at the trail of footprints, feeling surprised and excited.
He remembered that he used to not leave such deep footprints. After a year of freezing and compression, the snow had become very hard, but just now he could clearly feel the top layer of snow loosening.
"You, is it like this in Nanmu City as well?"
"Yep, not just in Nanmu City, I reckon it’s the same in many places now. Winter is going to pass, and we need to be prepared."