Chapter 297: Chapter 188: "Damn! I just f***ing knew it!"_2
"Uh..."
The dwarf man looked at the girl curled up in the space, hesitated for a while, then tentatively asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Is this custom shop forcing you to take clients?"
"No way, aren’t you a robot? I..."
"Really?"
Just as he finished speaking, he saw the girl’s eyes light up, her voice trembling with some grievance, "Seventh Sister is lost, I’m very sad. If you can help me find her, I can give you a generous reward."
"Seventh Sister is my cat."
"..."
The dwarf man, somewhat expressionless, shut the door again, and rolled his eyes, annoyed. Crying so sadly in a custom shop nearly gave him a guilty conscience. He thought something evil was going on, but it turned out a damn cat was lost.
Just then—
A cat strolled past the shop door, strutting provocatively.
Coincidentally, his thugs also came down from upstairs at this time.
"All of you, go bring that cat back to me."
"Damn."
"I’m so kind-hearted."
Half an hour later.
The dwarf man expressionlessly twisted the cat’s tail. He knew it, it was a mechanical cat, and a wind-up one at that, but he said nothing. He returned to the "Private Customized Custom Shop," opened the secret door under the counter, and looked at the girl still curled up and sobbing there.
"Here, your Seventh Sister is back."
"Thank you."
The girl immediately burst into a smile through her tears, "I have nothing to repay you with, so I’ll give you a ’Neon City’ free coupon. With this coupon, you can have anyone in the city serve you according to your whims, but it can only be used once."
"..."
The dwarf man took the woman’s "Free Coupon" in silence, saying nothing.
If he had given it earlier, he could have enjoyed it, but only gave it after.
But now he definitely can’t use it. In middle age, it’s different from when he was young. Back then, doing it seven or eight times a night wasn’t bragging; it was easy, not knowing what fatigue was.
He’d even secretly go to the bathroom to relieve himself beforehand to decrease sensitivity, making it last longer.
Now, in middle age, after finishing once, he feels like joining a monastery.
No possibility of a second round.
Better keep it, and use it once more before leaving this adventure map.
"It works."
Feeling quite satisfied, the dwarf man stuffed the coupon into his pocket and with his men, headed outside to take a stroll. His pockets were nearly empty, with only 129 points left.
Might as well buy some food and water at the convenience store later.
Otherwise, staying here for 48 hours would leave him hungry.
...
The Train Captains able to enter this adventure map generally have high levels and strong determination.
Except for some Train Captains curious about the "Custom Shop."
More Train Captains are still seeking adventures or making money, so...
A massive search of shops, even the office buildings weren’t spared, most doors were locked, only a few offices were open.
This is a very open-ended adventure map.
One can go anywhere as long as the door isn’t locked.
And now—
Chen Mang stood at a factory entrance, surrounded by high fences equipped with electric grids, heavy machine guns, and anti-aircraft guns, the first firepower accessories he’d seen in the city.
Next to the gate was an iris lock.
They couldn’t break in, nor enter.
But...
Chen Mang slightly squinted at the iris lock. After leaving the Memory Bank, he had explored the city for over 3 hours without encountering any interactive robots, yet discovered this factory of unknown purpose.
It had no name outside.
However, he realized that the city’s cash registers, entertainment centers, and robots were all connected by a network, making it the first networked place he’d encountered post-apocalypse.
The train has no internet.
The adventure maps visited earlier had no networks either.
Only this city had a network.
This meant the "Train Assistance AI’s" unused supermodel effect finally had a purpose.
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"Train Assistance AI Level 10 Supermodel Effect": Capable of network intrusion, decryption, and bypassing most network firewalls.
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By bringing Ai back next time into this adventure map, he could unlock more inaccessible areas.
There must be good stuff inside.
Only two challenges needed resolution.
First, Ai doesn’t belong to the train crew and can’t be brought here.
Second, Ai’s main body is merely the train AI, able to control robots only as appendages, disconnecting when too far from the train.
But he believed these problems had solutions.
After all, when Er Dan’s consciousness descended into a robot on his train, the AI also remotely followed, indicating a solution exists; he just hadn’t encountered it yet.
Once solving these issues, and bringing Ai here, the city would almost be his private playground.
Free to roam.
He hoped the city’s backup power lasted long enough since maintaining it would be astronomical, unaffordable, and hopefully unused areas turned off to save energy.
Not knowing thrift at all.
Turning away, Chen Mang led his group, riding off-road motorcycles, continuing to explore the city.
...
The "Neon City" adventure map lasts 48 hours.
Only 4 hours were left till the end.
During this period, they encountered only one interactive robot, earning 120,000 from a Law Enforcement Bureau’s bounty, assisting in finding a stolen aircraft.
How rare!
This city even had a Law Enforcement Bureau.
As for the police aircraft, they found it, stolen by a gang, earning a reward of 120,000 from the Law Enforcement Bureau.
But no other interactive robots appeared afterward.
Currently, they stood at the Law Enforcement Bureau’s entrance.
"Thank you."
A rather knowledgeable-looking middle-aged lady, dressed in uniform, came out of the Law Enforcement Bureau, sincerely facing Chen Mang’s group, "Thanks to you, Eden is better."
"One day—"
"I will eradicate all crimes in this city!"
"You’ve worked hard."
Chen Mang smiled at her. Though only 120,000, it was fine. He didn’t mind a smile, slightly pitying only 4 hours left before the map ended, guessing 500,000 was the limit.
It’s all right, though.
500,000 could buy a lot from the "Mechanical Train Accessories Store."
"..."
Biaozi rolled his eyes at her serious demeanor. If the city’s crimes were truly eradicated, what would remain? Wouldn’t it be a ghost town?
This woman was this Law Enforcement Bureau’s chief.
Seeming serious.
But...
He thought of something and tentatively poked her again.
The next moment—
"Sir, interested? 1 million points."
The woman, with a serious face, turned toward Biaozi.
"Damn!"
"I knew it!"
Biaozi took a deep breath, immediately turning to follow Master Mang away. He knew that in this city, regardless of identity, as long as there was physical contact, there would be this interaction!
Dammit!
He dared not hold any other hopes, having tried countless times; everyone was like this, without exception!