Chapter 203: Military Technology, Kid!

Yunxiao shut the door at the fastest speed of her life, the sound of the insect disaster constantly striking the door rang out, Yunxiao, overwhelmed, covered her head and trembled as she squatted down.

I can't do it... I can't do it....

We'll die! We'll die!

No.... no... I must do it...

Yunxiao held her head, muttering incessantly, not knowing how long had passed, the sound of the insect disaster striking the door finally gradually ceased.

The shelter was filled with empty sounds, leaving only intermittent sobs echoing in the space.

Brother... sob sob sob... brother!

Where are you!

Repeated failed attempts left Yunxiao completely broken; she had no companions, no one to talk to, no hope of seeing survival, in such a desperate environment, how could Yunxiao not collapse?

What should I do....

After the breakdown, Yunxiao stared blankly at her own hands, heart filled with self-loathing for her inadequacy.

She wanted to commit suicide but lacked the courage; she wanted to repair 118 but lacked the ability; she wanted to keep going but feared the endless hopelessness of the future.

Neither high nor low, she could accomplish nothing; Yunxiao hated this incompetent self of hers....

"After venting her collapsed emotions, life still had to go on; she had tried every method written in the mechanic's textbook, but even with extra effort, 118 could not wake up again."

"The food that 118 prepared for Yunxiao is gradually running out; how long it can last, Xiaoyunxiao doesn't know, just like before when she was unwilling to ask 118 about its battery level."

"Xiaoyunxiao feels that the answer to this is like a quantum entangled state: as long as you don't ask him, it remains in a state that still holds hope."

"Even though she often breaks down, Yunxiao still tries to repair 118; sometimes, when her mindset explodes, she goes to read some novels that 118 once brought back, which were specially prepared for her to pass the time."

"Such pastime reading gave Xiaoyunxiao great psychological comfort; although she sometimes gets lost in it, it largely gave Yunxiao new hope."

"And one day, while reading, Yunxiao suddenly saw a sentence that, like a sudden enlightenment, instantly enlightened her."

""Military technology, kid!" is just such a simple line from the novel, yet it made Yunxiao fully understand something."

"118 once accompanied her father to the battlefield; Yunxiao knows this means its technology is definitely related to the words ""military use""."

"I don't want my mecha to be used by the enemy at will on the battlefield!" another sentence exploded in her mind, and Yunxiao fully understood why she could never start 118 no matter what.

"Everything is because of military technology; of course, Yunxiao also wondered if it was due to damage to 118's crystal core, but that too cannot be known."

"Perhaps to verify her guess, Xiaoyunxiao assembled a simple robot from her existing parts, but for some reason, the machine became extremely frenzied the moment it started up, almost hurting Yunxiao."

"Yunxiao tried several more times afterward, but the result was always the same; she racked her brain and still couldn't figure out the cause, and even if she doubted her own abilities or the correctness of the textbook knowledge, she never suspected that the problem lay with the machines themselves."

"Yunxiao's dream of creating a companion was shattered; relying solely on herself, searching for food outside was a dead end."

"Even so, Yunxiao still did not decide to give up outright; after such a long period of torment, she became much stronger, but rather than calling it strength, it's more like numbness."

"Mechanical Age Year 102: A full year has passed since your departure; relying on the canned food and provisions you left behind, Yunxiao managed to survive this year."

"Loneliness often accompanied her inner self; Yunxiao felt her body was about to rot, and unable to go out for supplies, she could only hole up in the shelter, living off stored provisions."

"Food is running low...."

Yunxiao held 118's head, looking at the few remaining cans, and quietly curled up in the blankets.

She gave up.

A clear human face is stuck on 118's face; if you look closely, you can still see what 118's face looked like when it had synthetic skin.

Yunxiao's drawing skills have improved greatly; she very much wants to draw 118's former face.

But for some reason, the harder she tries to depict it, the vaguer her impression of 118 becomes, and the more she thinks about it, the less she can recall.

Now the face on 118 is the most accurate likeness yet.

She doesn't want to forget what 118 looks like.

Her only hope now is to exert all her effort to survive, then wait for rescuers to arrive.

Only then does 118 have a chance to awaken again.

Even if her former self would refuse to admit that 118 is a machine, right now she cannot help but be relieved that 118 is indeed a machine.

Otherwise she would permanently lose 118.

Although she has stayed in the shelter all year, she still occasionally observes the outside situation.

Now on the surface, insect disasters occasionally take flight, escaping the planet, making the danger level seem lower, but in reality, the entire area is now filled with keratin-grade insect disasters.

Before, the Federation would deploy cannon-fodder mechas to clear these likewise cannon-fodder insect pests, but now...

Food...

If a person only drinks water, they can last quite a while, right...

Yunxiao thought this, gazing at her workbench for repairing 118.

Weapon....

Although materials are still lacking, Yunxiao believes she can make something within her ability and try to hunt some insect pests.

The flesh of the insect pests can be used as food if dissected quickly.

I.... I have to survive...

Yunxiao immediately stood up, walked to the front of the machining center, and placed 118's head to one side.

Thinking of those lethal traps in her mind, Yunxiao muttered to 118's head.

Although it looks somewhat like madness, it is indeed her only pastime.

What she doesn't know is that her realization is quite good right now, but she has chosen the worst possible moment....