Chapter 287: Night, It Has Grown Late 2

"Is this a mechanical dog?"

Slender, fair, and delicate fingers—like young shoots—took a small, dog-shaped Mechanical Beast that radiated a bright gray metallic luster from the gift box; she rubbed the cold chassis with her fingertips and asked, somewhat unable to put it down.

One must say, although what she held was only a Mechanical Beast similar in size to an underage Pomeranian.

The manufacturing craftsmanship from the planet Cybertron gave it—a body forged entirely of metal—an appearance far more exquisite than any high-end animal-shaped mechanical toy on the market, looking simply lifelike.

"A mechanical dog? I suppose so!"

Catching the smile on her face from the corner of his eye, Sun Cheng slowly raised his head, shifted his gaze away from Xiao Wu, and nodded in reply.

He did not let Ye Qi see the flicker in his eyes; how could the gift he gave Ye Qi be as simple as just a mechanical dog?

Although he dared not send a Decepticon, which still possessed significant danger, to her side, the gift Sun Cheng chose for Ye Qi was a Mechanical Beast he had personally designed by referencing the chassis of Decepticons like Number 2, Defender, and Vengeance.

This mechanical dog's combat power was no lower than that of the two Decepticon Scouts, Vengeance and Defender, before their upgrades.

Being somewhat suspicious by nature, he had initially only manufactured a few before returning as a precaution, intending to give them to his family to prevent any unforeseen events.

And now, Sun Cheng began to feel a bit glad for his foresight.

He did not believe that there could be such a coincidence in this world; Ada Wong, who had dealt with him before and was shrouded in countless mysteries—to the point that even the Decepticon Scout he brought back from another world could not track her—had appeared again, and was even appearing by Ye Qi's side, bringing him great pressure.

After all, he now knew that this world was not as simple as he had imagined.

Sitting quietly to the side, watching Ye Qi hold that dog-shaped Mechanical Beast and play with it fondly, he knew that Ye Qi had always liked pets like cats and dogs, but her mother was allergic to pet fur, so she had never been able to fulfill that wish.

However, no matter how exquisitely a Mechanical Beast is made, it ultimately cannot rely on a silly, cute appearance like a real pet to make Ye Qi keep it by her side at all times.

Regarding this, Sun Cheng was also well-prepared.

He reminded her: "Sister, this is our company's product, or more accurately, a product still in testing that hasn't been released to the public. Now, give me the passcode lock in the box, and I'll teach you how to use it!"

"Passcode lock?"

Ye Qi was stunned, but she still subconsciously handed him the box resting on her fair, beautiful legs.

Putting Xiao Wu back into his pocket, Sun Cheng took the box from her hands and rummaged through it, quickly finding a long, strip-shaped object that looked like a portable USB drive.

He carefully picked it up, fumbled with it for a moment, and pressed a button on the side.

The next moment, as a faint blue light shone from the USB-like object, a cold, mechanical voice sounded simultaneously.

"Type 01 Mechanical Pet is about to initiate the master-binding device. Please follow the prompts to press your ten fingers into the light circle, in order from left to right, from thumb to pinky, and hold for at least one second!"

"Sister, press your fingers here!"

Pointing to a light-colored circle that had suddenly lit up on the side of the USB drive that resembled an LCD screen, Sun Cheng reminded Ye Qi to press her fingers inside.

"So troublesome..."

Although she complained, Ye Qi was clearly very interested in the dog-shaped Mechanical Beast he had taken from her hands; she took the passcode lock from him and pressed her fair fingers onto it.

"... Ding, fingerprint database is being generated... Left thumb fingerprint confirmed, please change fingers in sequence..."

The cold, mechanical voice sounded almost the instant her left thumb pressed onto the circle.

"So fast..."

Ye Qi looked at him happily, and seeing Sun Cheng nod, she then changed to the next finger.

Proceeding in this manner, after completing the fingerprint scan for all fingers in less than twenty seconds, the cold, mechanical voice sounded again: "Fingerprint database generation complete. About to generate voice database. Please follow the prompts to input three segments of voice, each no less than ten seconds, in front of the light spot!"

"Just say anything..."

After Sun Cheng hurriedly gave a reminder, Ye Qi nodded, picked up the fingerprint lock in her hand to look at it, and discovered that a light spot had indeed lit up on one side. Her red lips immediately moved close to the light spot and she said three sentences at random.

They were nothing more than things like "Thanks for little brother's gift" or "The mechanical dog looks very cute," but after she finished speaking, a few blushes appeared on her face for no reason, and it was unclear if she felt a faint sense of shame.

However, she soon had neither the time nor the mood to feel shame.

Almost four or five seconds after her voice fell, the cold, mechanical voice came from the passcode lock once again: "Voice database generation complete. Please follow the prompts to insert the passcode lock into the back of the mechanical pet to perform facial recognition..."

"Where is it?"

Ye Qi hurriedly raised the mechanical pet in her hand and looked at its back, but did not see any port.

Sun Cheng leaned over with a smile and pressed hard on a slightly raised spot on its back. The next moment, the metal casing next to it was automatically retracted into the sides of the chassis, revealing a port that looked like a USB connection.

Signaling Ye Qi to insert the passcode lock, the moment it was inserted, the mechanical dog in her hand, which had previously shown no reaction, suddenly had its eyes light up with a faint blue glow. After the chassis gave a slight shake, its small, cute head adjusted its angle slightly, looked up at Ye Qi, and a cold, mechanical voice sounded simultaneously: "About to perform facial recognition scan. You have five seconds of preparation time..."

"A-Cheng..."

Ye Qi looked at him, feeling a bit confused. Sun Cheng smiled and reminded her softly: "Just look at its head..."

As her gaze turned to the mechanical dog, two faint blue searchlights were quickly projected from its eyes and landed on Ye Qi's forehead.

Then, after scanning back and forth over her face from top to bottom four or five times, the cold, mechanical voice sounded again: "Facial recognition complete. User database construction finished. Please remove the passcode lock and keep it safe to prevent loss. Control of the mechanical pet can be completed through the voice control system..."

After the voice ended, a red warning sign began to flash on the passcode lock.

At the same time, the mechanical dog tilted its head slightly to look at Ye Qi, wagging its tail while emitting a cute sound: "Woof... woof..."

Sun Cheng reached out and pulled out the passcode lock, handed it to Ye Qi, and instructed her to put it away.

Just as he was about to teach her how to use this mechanical pet, Sun Cheng suddenly felt a vibration in his inner pocket, and his expression changed slightly.

This was the method he had set for Xiao Wu to notify him in special circumstances; it meant that something had likely gone wrong somewhere!

PS:

Sorry, I can't find any inspiration at all.