Chapter 424: G's Study Materials

Hmm hmm hmm oh oh oh!!!

On a vast scrap plain, Xiao Jiu let out a long string of strange cries.

Only see her whole body tense, her little face turned red from holding her breath, she struck a strange pose, until a cold wind blew past, making her shiver all over.

ε=(′ο｀*))) sigh.....

They're all lies! It's completely useless!

No poke! Xiao Jiu is trying to deploy the ship hull.

For so many years, every once in a while she tries, although she has never succeeded, she never thought of giving up.

They say deploying the ship hull is just like pulling *, liar!

It simply doesn't work!

This was what a senior Ship Girl from the same batch joked about; at that time Xiao Jiu believed it and kept trying to deploy the ship hull following that feeling.

It's obvious she hasn't succeeded to this day; it's not that the saying is wrong, only that Xiao Jiu is a defective product.

A normal Humanoid Lifeform knows from birth who they are, what they should do, has their own values, let alone deploying the ship hull as an instinct.

The difference is, Xiao Jiu can at most be considered a knockoff; her core technology is not perfected.

After Xiao Jiu complained on the spot for half a while, she then rode the small cart Zhang Jie made for her, slowly heading toward the Shelter.

The cart's cargo bay was full of all kinds of weird scrap, plus some smelly organic matter; Xiao Jiu planned to soak them to make fertilizer for growing vegetables to eat.

Nowadays, if you said she was a purebred Ship Girl, nobody would believe it; they'd probably think she's a domestic Humanoid Lifeform.

But such a life is also enjoyable in its leisure, although she also wants to deploy her ship body.

She doesn't yearn for the starry sky; she just wants to enter it together with Zhang Jie.

Riding the small electric scooter back to the Shelter, Zhang Jie's handcrafted Mecha already had a fairly complete appearance; at this moment he was tuning its performance.

I don't know why, he always wants to dye this Mecha red.

In fact he really did that....

Looking at this gaudy red-red-to-earth color scheme, Xiao Jiu only felt a sting in her eyes; she felt the mighty Mecha before her suddenly turned into an old farming tool from a grandma's house...

This......

Forget it, human, as long as you like it....

Xiao Jiu had no choice; she now somewhat doubts Zhang Jie's aesthetic.

Ah?

Isn't this pretty cool?

Looking at the Mecha as if draped in a flower-patterned cotton jacket, Zhang Jie pondered, ultimately choosing not to change that color scheme.

Good! Just like this!

Xiao Jiu! Let's go!

Ah? What are we going to do?

Xiao Jiu scratched her head; the next moment, dazed, she was pulled by Zhang Jie straight into the Mecha.

As the cockpit slowly closed, Xiao Jiu only then realized there was no place for her here.

This is a single-person cockpit, only fitting one person.

The spot she was sitting at that moment happened to be on Zhang Jie's legs; even so, her petite frame couldn't block his view.

Human!

How are you sitting like that! You didn't leave my spot!

Ah?

Zhang Jie thought it over; he really hadn't left Xiao Jiu a spot, but sitting like this isn't also quite comfortable?

You don't like this?

I don't......

Like.....

Xiao Jiu stared, two flushes crept up her cheeks, her lips murmured for a while, finally she softly said she liked it.

Ah? You don't like it? That's fine, I'll change it next time.

Eh?

Before Xiao Jiu could react, Zhang Jie's legs suddenly opened; the Xiao Jiu sitting on top fell hard onto her butt.

Human!!!!

Xiao Jiu grabbed your arm and bit it fiercely; eventually it ended with your frantic apology, and you increasingly felt this guy was like a tsundere husky.

And Xiao Jiu was so angry she ignored you for a while, but in the end she obediently sat between your legs; she seems not to oppose this posture.

You piloted your Mecha, morale high, and gave each of those Wasteland Dwellers who ambushed you last time a thorough beating.

These guys' combat power can't be compared to that of the original planet; even you and Xiao Jiu piloting the Mecha almost overturned, and finally you even opened the door and let Xiao Jiu out; Xiao Jiu went out and went on a mad biting spree before the battle ended.

The Wasteland Dwellers' huge gathering places became your property! Xiao Jiu is like a money-grubber, frantically scraping those stacked alloys on one hand and those Wasteland Dwellers' pockets on the other.

After a sweep, you prepared to haul these things straight to Luzhou for trade, but upon nearing Luzhou's vicinity, you were targeted by countless advanced weapons, nearly getting blown to smithereens.

This frightened Xiao Jiu quite a bit; at that moment she was happily sitting on a pile of refined steel, seeing this scene, her tiny body hurriedly ran to the Mecha, jumping up and down trying to draw the other side's attention, and at a loss urged you to hurry down, fearing you'd be blown to minced meat by a single shot.

Fortunately, Luzhou's guards aren't bloodthirsty; after understanding Xiao Jiu's intention, they lowered their weapons and had the personnel in charge of recycling help you recover the steel you had seized.

The crisis was defused by Xiao Jiu, you also gained a large sum of money, and even better things are yet to come.

Although your Mecha looks rustic and old due to its color scheme, it still caught some people's attention; while helping you recycle the steel, an old man took a liking to your Mecha....

Hey, little scrap dealer, where'd you get this Mecha, selling or not?

The old man's opening words were like a forty- or fifty-year-old old tobacco pipe, sounding hoarse as he spoke, but Zhang Jie didn't think so.

At this moment, what he was thinking inside was: 'Holy shit, this old guy knows his stuff!'

It's not something I picked up, it's something I made by hand.

The old man instantly raised his eyebrows, sized up Zhang Jie up and down, took a smacking puff of his cigarette butt, and tossed it aside.

You made it by hand?

It's wrapped, purely handcrafted, honest to young and old!

If you don't want it, if you do want it, I'll sell you a Luzhou residence permit.

The old man's wrinkled old face was utterly speechless.

Is your mecha made of gold or silver?

He seemed to be an expert, tapping left and right, nodding and shaking his head, finally reaching a conclusion.

It looks imposing, performance is excessive, power insufficient, defense is just so-so; aside from possibly appealing to some collectors with odd tastes, it has no value at all—just a nuclear-powered ox and horse that burns electricity.

If you want a Luzhou residence permit, your level isn't enough.

Hey! How can this human old man talk like that!

Xiao Jiu bared his teeth, almost lunging to bite someone, but fortunately Zhang Jie rubbed his head and he calmed down.

You're a promising seedling; being able to handcraft this well is not bad.

The old man glanced at Zhang Jie, then reached out and patted the mecha again.

Two weeks' temporary residence permit, plus 320GB of study materials—will you exchange?

(Sorry, everyone, I went out to play on October 1st for a day, only updated at night, hehe.)