Chapter 209: The Last Iron Guard

Mechanical Age Year 105: Yunxiao, 16, returned to normal life, her body's growth speed once again experienced a burst-like increase, and Yunxiao grew larger and larger.

At just 16 years old, she already had a presence not inferior to an adult woman, her height shot up rapidly, at one point surpassing the level of your chest.

During this time in Keluonuosi, things were much easier; although the various basic facilities here weren't that convenient and were also subject to Insect Tide and frenzied smart-machine attacks, compared to the New Federation's environment where overwhelming force crushes everything, the daily life of frequent fighting here feels exhilarating.

Although the status of mechanics is high both here and in the New Federation, the New Federation's authoritarian system is not conducive to development.

With your help, Yunxiao independently developed many useful mechanical blueprints; after uploading them to the Mechanic Blueprint Trading Platform, she made a fortune, fully realizing the truth that working for wages can never make one rich.

After Yunxiao had money, she went on a fierce revenge-spending spree; although called revenge spending, it was just buying herself hundreds of bags of chips plus many sausages to toss into instant noodles, while most of the money was actually spent on materials for your upgrade.

The little girl's habit of eating instant noodles mixed with chips three times a day left your Logic Core speechless, so you thoughtfully prepared 'Yunxiao feed' suitable for her to eat.

Simply put, it's any food with chips added; no matter what Yunxiao dislikes, as long as chips are added, it shields that setting, making Yunxiao obediently eat her meal.

And while Yunxiao was modifying you, she naturally discovered your potential problem: your data cannot be backed up no matter what, which is a major taboo for a machine whose data is more important than its body.

Why can't it be uploaded....

Yunxiao tangled her lustrous black hair into a bird's nest, looking utterly bewildered at the 'upload failed' words.

And when she opened 118's database, seeing the other party's data that stretched endlessly, her scalp went numb.

That was unprecedented! Never seen before! A shit‑mountain of code beyond comprehension; Yunxiao didn't even know why 118 could operate normally.

No wonder those smart machines could never invade 118's database—this thing really isn't something a human could have coded, right?

Yunxiao tried to copy it, but found that this string of code simply cannot run, yet on 118 it is perfectly normal.

'Has the code recognized its master?'

Such a chuunibyou idea flashed through Yunxiao's mind, after which she helplessly shook her head.

She sat in front of the terminal, debugging from morning till night, and finally Yunxiao gave up.

"Who the hell wrote this brain‑dead code! If you can't code, what are you coding for!!!"

Yunxiao went crazy; she had been tormented by this shit‑mountain of code all day.

"Miss, I told you before—my data cannot be uploaded; your father tried back then too, and they all failed."

118 brought Yunxiao a bowl of chips mixed with rice, but the angry Yunxiao had no mood to eat.

Looking at 118, who was doing everything possible to take care of her, Yunxiao finally realized something even more serious.

The 118 unable to upload data is more fragile than she imagined.

118's life is just like a human's—only one—although its mechanical body is far stronger than a carbon‑based body.

But.... the Crystal Core carrying all of 118's consciousness keeps aging, and since the data cannot be transferred, it means 118 likewise has a lifespan limit like a human's.

"This matter... must be resolved."

Yunxiao made up her mind; once she becomes stronger, she will definitely go and completely solve 118's problem.

But for now, the most important thing is still to strengthen 118's body.

Yunxiao looked at 118, and an idea formed in her heart.

One week later.....

118 looked at his familiar face in the mirror and clenched his fist.

"Strength has returned once again...."

Yunxiao recreated 118's human appearance from her memory, successfully and perfectly installed it onto 118, and equipped him with various mechanical weapons she herself made.

Now, Yunxiao's entire net worth and most of her combat power are almost entirely concentrated on 118.

"Miss, what is your purpose in doing this?"

Yunxiao proudly looked at her work, nodding with great satisfaction.

"Of course it's so you can accompany me in action!"

"This way no one will suspect you're a smart machine!"

118 still wanted to say more, but Yunxiao cut him off in one go.

"Come on, alright, alright! Go test your combat power!"

In this dangerous zone, being familiar with one's own bodily combat ability is very necessary.

118's current body uses stronger material than when it was a domestic robot, equipped not only with a laser cutting sword but also with a floating cannon Yunxiao made herself.

Moreover, there are two steel crosses focused on armor‑piercing, their tips sharp iron cones; they can be used as shields as well as to strike enemies—truly a two‑in‑one.

Most importantly, Yunxiao spent a lot of money to buy the blueprints for nanorobot repair machines and equipped 118 with them, just in case.

This can repair a mechanical body like cells heal a human body; for a machine with mechanical‑body damage, it's a lifesaver.

And the production speed of this is astonishingly slow—making as many nanorobots as fill a water bottle takes nearly half a month, making it extremely precious.

"Miss, although you're fully prepared, but...."

"I'm still accustomed to fighting in the form of a mecha body."

"Miss, perhaps.... you can try becoming an Iron Guard."

The little girl startled, then her eyes suddenly flashed with sharp light.

"You mean! I can be like my dad and pilot a mecha to fight!"

"As things stand, only you, Miss, have the conditions to pull this off."

118 paused for a moment; he deeply understood the nature of the smart‑machine rebellion and also clearly knew where his advantages lie.

Yunxiao, perhaps in this fractured world, is the only one capable of continuing the Iron Guard profession.

(Wuhu! It's bounced back again, spicy! Hi hi! I knew all you godfathers would come through!)