The road is not wide, it spirals downward, and the second half of the road is flooded by thick smog. Many young people were leaning on the side of the road and smoking idly. Yu Le drove the car very slowly, and Ruan Xian could clearly see the yellowish smoke coming out of people's nostrils and mouths. They quickly disperse into the smog and become part of the stale air.

Logically speaking, there is no need for him and Tang Yibu to follow Yu Le to Xia Street. But to be separated in this labyrinth-like city, even Ruan Xian could not be sure that he could find Yule again. The air was stuffed with a mix of pungent smells, the gurgling of gases and liquids through pipes and the thumping of metal. The low-quality light screen made a harsh noise, and people in the distance shouted in this pot of porridge made of noise, like a carnival full of drunkards.

This place is much more troublesome than the sea of ​​ruins. If the perception is spread out, Ruan Xian is not sure if he will faint immediately.

When he was looking out through the car window, Tang Yibu opened a can of peaches again. He carefully scooped up a piece of yellow peach with a spoon and brought it to Ruan Xian's mouth, with a solemn expression on his face as he surrendered his prey. Iron Bead happily picked up the can lid and tried to hide it under the saddle.

"I'm not hungry yet." Ruan Xian patted Tang Yibu's arm, "You eat first."

Tang Yibu put the peach into his mouth, still staring at Ruan Xian, the whole person looked extraordinarily harmless. Ruan Xian couldn't help stretching out his hand and patted Tang Yibu's cheek, "Eat with peace of mind, I'll take it myself when I'm hungry. But you have to lower your body a little. Someone has already noticed us by the roadside. I want to be in public. Exposing supplies is not a good idea."

Hearing that, the android put down the half-eaten can and began to look at the back of He An's head.

After they entered the area of ​​the bottom city, He An did not speak any more. He stuck his elbows against the car window, put one hand on his face, and looked out at the thick fog.

"Xiao He is really sincere. You said that you disclosed to us that the electronic brain is very expensive, so you are not afraid of our thinking." Yu Le broke the silence in a timely manner, "what is the explanation?"

"Ayu and I are the city guards here. If you move me, you will never be able to get out of this city."

He An continued to stare at the shadowy buildings and dim lights in the haze, without looking back.

"The gentleman in the back row, although you claim that he is not an android, the thugs don't care about seeing so many golden eyes. If you cut off your head, even if you cut off a human being, it's just a waste of time for them. "

Tang Yibu clenched the half can, his expression became more solemn. "why"

"what why"

Tang Yibu spoke indifferently again, obviously not wanting to talk to He An, "Why do they want electronic brains?"

"Why don't you ask?" He An grinned, "Who doesn't want others to obey their own words and love themselves from the heart? You don't need to think about hurt and betrayal, and you don't need to worry about the other party's side that you don't understand. You can edit naturally these days. There are very few people with human brains, but there are many talented people who can edit electronic brains.”

He paused for a moment. "The old-fashioned electronic brains are discontinued after the apocalypse. There are a limited number of them, not the ones that are broken. If I were you, I'd dye myself a tint, or just wear old-fashioned contact lenses."

"That is to say, the androids here are relatively rare." Ruan Xian tried to summarize.

"According to Ruan Xian's theory, it's just the opposite. There is a mechanical brain in a human shell. There are such things."

He An finally turned his head, and his expression became blank. "It is rare to find a good old-fashioned electronic brain, and there will always be imitations. However, there are no processing conditions here, and the imitations are very rough. They are not good at life support and personality simulation, and their intelligence is limited. Taller than a dog. If you see unresponsive humanoids, nine out of ten are imitation brains, and the rest is a broken old-fashioned electronic brain."

Tang Yibu frowned slightly.

"It's also a specialty here. If you need coolies, you can get one. As long as you can get enough supplies, you can buy a follower or slave. You don't need refined energy, you can feed yourself with some food, except that you are stupid. other troubles."

Yu Le's eyebrows twitched slightly, and his expression was a little unsightly.

"You are an old-fashioned electronic brain." Tang Yibu said concisely. "And it's not broken."

"Yes, the most valuable one. Ayu smashed all of my net worth on me." He An readily admitted. "In short, it's just a reminder to remind you of the color of your eyes, and your actions are not like your brain is not easy to use, and you are likely to be targeted."

"Thank you for reminding me." Ruan Xian nodded calmly.

"Xiajie is almost here." He An changed the subject, and the smog began to be penetrated by the dazzling neon. The damp and dirty streets became clear in the light, and many naked men and women were projected into the translucent air, making various blatant provocative gestures. "Be careful, don't be dragged away. Of course, if you have needs in this regard, your life is hard enough, so don't tell me."

Yu Le pursed his lips, his expression unexpectedly calm. He turned the steering wheel, and the heavy front of the car went straight through the projection of the red-haired beauty lying on the ground, splashing a piece of sewage. "Artisans would be in places like this"

"This kind of place is a good place to buy weapons and old parts. It's the closest to the metal disposal dump, just near the water tower." He An took out a simple gas mask from his pocket and put it on his face. "Put me down at the crossroads ahead, and you can do the rest by yourself. I'll use the intelligence to pay back the favor of the ride."

Through the glass on the goggles of the gas mask, he glanced around the car and quickly opened the door.

"I hope to see everyone alive."

"Fuck, what does this smell like." Yu Le waved impatiently to He An who was outside the window, and continued to drive the armored off-road like an old cow pulling a broken car.

Even though He An's car door closed quickly, there was still a lot of outside air coming in. The air here is different from that of Midtown, with a thick metallic sour roiling around, mixed with the ominous stench of chemicals.

"Maybe it has something to do with the nearby metal disposal dump." Ruan Xian twisted his nose and replied in a muffled voice. "It's better to solve the store's affairs early, we leave one person in the car"

"No. Leave Yu Le alone, he may run away." Tang Yibu said quickly, "But I don't want to be separated from you, Mr. Ruan."

Yu Le let out a teasing gasp.

Ruan Xian couldn't help laughing at Tang Yibu's inexplicable sense of crisis, but there was a lot of bitterness mixed in with that helplessness. Tang Yibu created too many "first time" problems for himself. Ruan Xian still remembers the other party talking about it. emotional expression loopholes. However, in the face of this terrible expression, he really didn't know how to react.

He wasn't sure if it was the other party's true emotional expression, or if he simply found himself to be soft and not hard, so he chose a roundabout method of warfare. In any case, no matter how good the taste is, I can't really let go of my vigilance completely.

After all, they are not friends.

Perhaps you have entrusted too many expectations, which is dangerous. The good intentions of the other party have not been falsified and cannot be confirmed. Reason must be maintained, vigilance must be maintained. Regarding emotional control, Ruan Xian has always been very confident. According to the doctor, if emotions are compared to water, the average person needs to deal with a full tank, but he only needs to control half of the glass in his hand.

The warm illusion of the sea of ​​ruins will eventually dissipate, Ruan Xian thought to himself. He slowly stretched out his hand and patted the back of Tang Yibu's hand.

"You know I can't run," he said.

"Let's do it, find a store facing the street. It's good to have someone outside watching the wind, that's fine." Yu Le looked up at an alley not far from them, and the alley used a simple fluorescent strip to spell out "machine" Two big characters.

After Yu Le diligently drove the car to the entrance of the alley, the few lines of fluorescent small characters at the bottom could barely be seen clearly.

Repair and modification of weapons, prosthetics, vehicles, and parts manufacturing.

The spelling is clumsy and ugly, far from the bells and whistles of the prostitute next to it. This alley is also terribly narrow, and it took Yu Le about ten minutes to park the bulky armor off-road.

"Even if someone touches the car now, they won't be able to drive away for a while." Yu Le patted the gun on his waist and looked at the fruits of his labor with satisfaction. His voice shifted slightly through the gas mask. "Just at the door of the shop, you can just see the headlights, and you can hear them when they start."

"If someone else moves the car in a while, you should shout loudly." Tang Yibu put the iron beads on the back seat solemnly, and picked up the half can of food that he didn't finish eating.

The car happened to be stuck in the alley, and a door could be opened in front of it. With its rear next to lampposts and piles of scrap machinery, it seems to be a coherent part of the city's jigsaw puzzle. Less than five meters from the front of the car is a glass door. The light sign in front of the door repeats the words at the entrance of the alley without creativity. The word "yi" on the top of the "prosthetic limb" is extinguished a little, and it looks completely orange." ".

Ruan Xian put the gas mask on his face and rushed to the store door. His sensitive sense of smell almost killed him, and the thick, dirty air gave him the illusion that he was swimming, and would soon drown in it.

Tang Yibu followed in his footsteps and almost smashed the door glass. Yu Le reluctantly glanced at the car, and was the last to enter the store. Fortunately, the store has installed air filters, and the air is at least transparent. Ruan Xian put down his gas mask and took a few breaths before he could think about his surroundings.

Two of the walls were embedded with bulletproof glass cabinets with many cracks, and behind them were all kinds of firearms and mechanical bombs. On the other side are various metal prosthetics. Unlike the realistic advanced prosthetics he remembered, those on the walls had a rough and cold metallic feel, and the makers didn't even bother to put a layer of bionic skin on them.

The remaining two walls are hung with numerous lattice cabinets. Weird parts are placed in each little grid. Ruan Xian reluctantly recognized dozens of them, while the rest had to be thousands. He had never seen them before, not to mention the strange shapes, some of which looked more like garbage than parts.

A woman in her mid-thirties was sitting behind the counter with a sweet smile on her face. The years had left just the right marks on her, making her look like some kind of overripe fruit. Seeing someone entering the store, the woman tilted her head slightly and shook her hand at them.

"You are the shop owner" Yu Le spoke very quickly, "The thermal conductivity controller of my car is broken. The model is the Grey Knight kn09 from fifty years ago. Other places should also be repaired. The price here is yours."

As he spoke, he shut his mouth.

The woman just looked at him and smiled like a living dummy. She waved at him again, her eyes blank.

"Sister" Yu Le swallowed and shook her hand in front of the woman. "Shut up"

The woman still didn't respond, she just sat quietly in her seat. After shaking them seven or eight times, as if tired of the activity, she picked up her sweater needle and started knitting.

The smile on her face didn't change.

"Fuck, it's a bit scary." Yu Le muttered, "This is not a fucking person, isn't it? Could it be that the owner of the specialty shop mentioned by He An must be a man, and he made this for himself."

"Welcome." A somewhat stiff female voice sounded.

The voice line is a bit low, but it is still very clear, with the immaturity of young people.A young girl opened the dim door behind the counter and stood in front of the three with a little reluctance.

The girl is very young, and her delicate facial features also have the immaturity of teenagers, and it looks like she is in her early twenties at most.She has neatly trimmed shoulder-length short hair, is not tall, and has a thin body. She wears only a black vest with exposed shoulders and neck.

Yu Le took a deep breath.

The girl's arms are robotic prosthetics.The prosthesis in the left arm is attached to the shoulder, and the right arm is attached to the elbow, leaving the joint exposed.The prosthetic limbs were also clearly embedded with sharp blades, which were tucked into the robotic arms and flickered coldly under the lights.

She nodded at them, her voice hoarse for her age.

"I'm the owner," she muttered, "what do you want?"