It took 09 a few minutes to readjust to his new body.
Ruan Shiqing applied lubricant to his joints, and the originally stiff joints became flexible. He pulled his right leg back, slightly bent his knees, placed one hand on his chest, and one hand behind his back, bowed his head and performed an ancient etiquette towards Ruan Shiqing: "Thank you for giving me a new life, sir."
"You're welcome. Consider it a thank you for teaching me the universal language of the stars." Ruan Shiqing tapped his finger on the virtual screen of the intelligent brain and connected the network of the intelligent brain to 09: "Most of your functional partitions are damaged, and it will take some time to repair them. But I have reconnected the network for you, and you can learn it by yourself."
Robots in the interstellar age have strong autonomous learning capabilities.
Although the damaged functional area cannot be repaired in a short time, it does not prevent 09 from becoming his new assistant.
A large amount of information is input into the robot's storage area via the holographic network.
09 sighed contentedly: "It feels so good to have my body filled with knowledge."
He quickly browsed through the information in the holographic network, set words such as "housekeeper", "housekeeping", and "nanny" as filtering keywords, and screened out a large number of related books, which were stored in separate partitions.
The gradually filled-up partition made him feel at ease. There was a whole storage area of housekeeping knowledge, and he would work hard to learn it and never let himself be unemployed!
Letting 09 move freely, Ruan Shiqing began to repair the functional partitions of 09.
The functional zoning plate was very delicate in structure, but it was violently damaged. Ruan Shiqing still had a lot of questions about the structure and principle of such delicate electronic components, so he could only search for information online and repair it by himself.
09, who was allowed to move freely, circled around him.
First, clean the workbench, sort the remaining materials, and clean up the useless waste...
After cleaning up the entire workshop, he fell into deep thought over the debris removed from his body. After a moment, he held the debris and asked Ruan Shiqing: "Sir, can I bury these debris under the vines in the yard?"
On the display screen, two yellow indicator lights simulating human eyes flashed.
He remembered that before turning off the phone, the gentleman had said that he could bury it himself.
Ruan Shiqing took a look at this little robot that seemed to have a special sense of ritual, smiled and nodded: "This is your body, you can deal with it yourself."
09 He gave a small cheer, expressed his thanks, and then joyfully carried the pile of replaced debris to the yard.
He chose a corner where the Falling Star vines were particularly lush, dug a hole, and buried the old body in it very solemnly.
It is autumn now, and soon the ripe star fruit will fall in large clusters.
Like stars falling into the embrace of the Milky Way.
After burying his old body, 09 felt that he had accomplished something great. He carefully cleaned the dust off his new body and was about to go back to the house when he noticed a figure sneaking around the door.
09 straightened up alertly and walked towards the door.
"Sir, you have been loitering in front of my master's shop five times. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Luther was startled by him, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was a robot that was only as tall as his waist. He pointed to the sign hanging on the door with some embarrassment: "Excuse me, is this a repair shop?"
In fact, he had visited more than ten repair shops in a row, but after listening to what he said, the prices quoted by the shop owners were all very high. He had no choice but to try his luck in this repair shop he had never seen before.
This repair shop is actually very eye-catching, but its style seems too out of place compared to other repair shops on this street.
The repair shops on this street are very rough in style. The shops are filled with various materials and objects to be repaired. The ground is always covered with various mechanical oil stains, making it look crowded and dirty. Even the owners are rude.
But this store looks very... clean and tidy, and there are even plants in the yard. It doesn't look like a repair shop, but more like a well-kept home for wealthy people.
He wandered around the door four or five times but didn't dare to go in and ask.
"Yes, sir, you have come to the right place. My master's repair skills are great." 09 immediately started selling when he heard that there was a customer. He reconnected to the Internet, his vocabulary was richer than before, and he sold more vigorously: "Look at me, ten minutes ago, I was just a pile of rags. Thanks to the master who gave me a new life, I can stand here to greet you!"
He even did a 360-degree spin in front of the guests, showing off his new body from all angles.
This small golden robot looked very delicate indeed, and Luther was somewhat tempted. After all, there were not many repair shops that could repair delicate objects like robots. Most of them could only repair some simple household items and transportation vehicles.
He followed 09 into the door.
The little robot took small but quick steps and entered the house in front of him, saying in an excited voice, "Sir, a guest is here."
When Ruan Shiqing heard the sound, he came out and saw a young man standing in the middle of the room in a somewhat restrained manner.
He was tall, wearing old clothes, with slightly dark skin, but his eyes were very bright, like some wild animal with tenacious vitality.
"What do you need repaired?" Ruan Shiqing asked.
Seeing the young and neatly dressed shop owner, Luther's heart sank - he didn't look like a repairman.
But now that he was here... He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I bought a second-hand podracer a few days ago, but now it won't start. I need your help to see what went wrong."
The repair shops he had visited before, after hearing his general situation, all said that the engine was most likely broken and gave him a very high quote.
The shuttle race was approaching, and he had spent most of his savings just to buy this second-hand shuttle car, and he no longer had enough money to replace the engine.
"Where is the shuttle now?" Ruan Shiqing asked.
“It’s so heavy and bulky in my house that I can’t start it now, so I have to go get it fixed at home.”
"Then wait a moment. I'll bring the tools and go with you." After Ruan Shiqing said this, he asked 09 to pack up his toolbox, and then he went upstairs to tell the puppy and the little mermaid that he was going out.
The little mermaid nodded very sensibly, indicating that she would take good care of the home.
Fish are so troublesome, once they are on land, they can't even leave the house. No wonder those mermaids stay on the Sijialan planet for years and never go anywhere.
Rong Heng glanced at him and followed Ruan Shiqing.
"You have to stay home, too." Ruan Shiqing noticed the little boy who followed him closely, pinched his armpits, picked him up and shook him.
Rong Heng:
Why can't I go too
I'm not like a mermaid, I don't have legs and I can't even walk.
However, Ruan Shiqing just carried him back and placed him on the cushion on the windowsill: "Dad has to go out to work and can't take you with him."
They had no place to live before, and the kid's injuries were serious, so he was really worried.
Now that the situation is better, I naturally cannot carry the baby with me wherever I go.
“…” Rong Heng slapped his hand away.
If you don't want to go, then don't go. I don't really want to go anyway.
He lay down on the mat and turned to look out the window.
After Ruan Shiqing went downstairs, he turned around and looked at the stairs boredly.
The little mermaid floated to the surface of the water, glanced at him secretly, and happily blew bubbles in the water.
On the way to Luther's house, Ruan Shiqing looked up information about shuttle racing on the Internet.
Only then did I know that the annual high-speed shuttle race on planet b3024 was about to begin.
High-speed shuttle racing is a very primitive sport that has been passed down for thousands of years.
The shuttle racing car consists of an anti-gravity shuttle and two independent jet engines. It has amazing power and extremely fast speed, reaching a maximum speed of 1,500 kilometers per hour. The race is full of dangers and accidents occur frequently. Because the risk factor is too high, it has long been banned by imperial law.
But on remote planets, the sport remains popular.
Not only does Planet B3024 hold a high-speed shuttle race every autumn, but it also has a gambling industry that has emerged along with the race. Both have formed a complete and mature system and industrial chain on this planet.
Autumn has arrived and the registration period for the competition is approaching. Many contestants who want to participate have already begun preparing their own vehicles.
Luther was clearly one of them.
Ruan Shiqing did not comment much on this dangerous competition. After arriving at Luther's house, he first conducted a comprehensive inspection of the shuttle racing car.
This shuttle racing car was obviously very old. It had passed through many hands before it reached Luther. Not only was the paint on the outside mottled, but even the control cables had exposed the metal wires inside.
Sit back on and start.
The jet engine ignited and the shuttle cabin shook violently, making a deafening buzzing sound, but it never moved.
After several inspections and tests, Ruan Shiqing jumped out of the car and said, "The control cables and the engine are seriously aged, but they can still operate. The problem is with the anti-gravity generator."
"After replacing the new anti-gravity generator, this car can be driven normally, but I don't recommend you drive it to participate in the competition. It is no longer sufficient to support the high speed of the competition."
Luther originally had no hope for this young repairman, but he didn't expect that he found the problem within just ten minutes of his arrival.
Jet engines were much more expensive than antigravity generators, so this was a much better result than he had expected.
He said happily, "Then could you please replace the anti-gravity generator for me? How much does it cost?"
Ruan Shiqing thought that he didn't understand what he meant, so he emphasized again: "This shuttle is very old. If it participates in the competition, it may cause an accident."
The speed of shuttle racing can reach hundreds of kilometers per hour. If an accident occurs, it will inevitably endanger lives.
"But there are many accidents in the competition every year. Participating in a high-speed shuttle race is a gamble with your life." Luther shrugged and smiled nonchalantly: "You are also an ancient human, right? You should understand my feelings. People like us, if we don't want to live in humiliation, we can only gamble with our lives."
Compared to the powerful Evolved and Bis people, the Ancient Humans are the weakest. As a result, many jobs now exclude the Ancient Humans. If they want to get the same pay as the Bis and Evolved Humans, they must work harder.
Even though the empire repeatedly emphasized racial equality, only the ancient humans themselves were most aware of the exclusion and exploitation they actually suffered.
Luther patted the old shuttle racing car and whispered, "In fact, ancient humans are not allowed to participate in high-speed shuttle racing. This is because ancient humans are very weak in terms of physical strength, endurance, and organ perception range. The speed of the shuttle racing car is too fast, and they think it is difficult for ancient humans to control it."
"But your race won't be registered when you sign up anyway." Luther sneered, "If you don't try, how do you know that ancient humans are definitely the worst?"