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In the dark, only the sound of liquid ticking and dripping from time to time can be heard-

Oh, it's the corrosive liquid that carries the rules of another world. I quickly dodged two steps to the side, keeping a safe distance from the entrance. A lot of metal-eroding liquid was still dripping there, and the floor was not spared, dissolving a small pit. However, it doesn't seem to work so well with objects made of other materials.

In regression, I touched the metal wall with my hands - it looked like it was supposed to be a metal hallway.

"Well, what should we do now?" I asked, looking at what was probably where the lighthouse boy should be.

"I don't know." The lighthouse boy replied crisply. "But don't you want to sleep? My suggestion is that we sleep here now, and when the day comes, the visibility will definitely be better. ”

In the darkness, the Lighthouse Boy's voice echoed through the metal hallway, seemingly far, far away.

“......”

I pulled out the clock and looked at its inner capsule through the faint glow of the orange - there were quite a few batteries left, which should be enough for a long time. Okay, sleep.

The metal walls gave me a sense of security, and it was better for sleeping than in the open environment of the wasteland. But the metal ground is a little too hard compared to the wasteland—

Anyway, I slept on a steel bed before, so there was not much difference.

The black cat didn't know where - although her eyes seemed to glow faintly in the dark, they ...... After all, it's a black cat, and it's really difficult to find her in this environment. But I'm not too worried about her getting lost, and I'm not worried about her safety - mine should be more considered.

Black cats are not even afraid of sheep.

I pulled out the wool quilt and rolled myself into a ball. The orange was held tightly in my hand and curled up in the quilt to prevent its faint light from attracting unknown risks into the darkness.

Hmm, I guess I slept the last day today, probably?

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The orange's energy was obviously not enough to bring me into the Source Realm, but I still didn't have long to wake up - a strange noise woke me up.

"Huh? There are people here. "It's a familiar voice. I mean electronic sound. It sounds familiar to me because it seems that most of the robots have similar electronic sounds—though the robots themselves are said to be able to distinguish the subtle differences.

"Yes, you stepped on me Jio." In the darkness, I heard the lighthouse boy whisper.

"I'm sorry."

A little light lit up in the darkness, illuminating a nearby space. Through the light, I was able to get a first idea of my surroundings - it was indeed a metal corridor, with crystal blue unknown metal on the top, bottom, left and right, with an eroded crater around it, and a deep darkness not far from the front and back.

It appears to be a robot, but it has a peculiar construction, and it looks like a full-fledged television.

This was a bit of a blow to my TV, but the first thing I thought of when I saw it was the big, wide screen of my TV. Normal smart machines either have a metal structure on the surface of the head, or they are very high-end fully coated curved display screens and the like. This is the first time I've seen a robot that looks like a TV set on its head.

The front is a flat, boxy rectangular display, and the back of the head is a strange dark blue metal case. Just looking at this photo, it feels very similar to the style of the surrounding metal walls.

The part that lights up is the part of the display that is there, but it's ...... The face shown is an emoji.

It's very basic.

I didn't expect that in this era, Buddhism has used realistic holograms, and there are still robots that use such retro presentation techniques.

"Wow." The speaker inside its body emitted a slightly crisp electronic sound: "I really didn't expect to meet people here." Hey, this seems to be a member of the Buddhist's general network friendly whitelist? ”

It noticed me.

I was also a little surprised—the other party obviously didn't have any Buddhist signs such as robes, which I thought would be the standard for Buddhist disciples. I didn't expect this robot that looks a little low-end retro with some technology, but it is also from Buddhism?

"You--donor, hello, hello." It seemed to speak faster, and its tone changed slightly. It's a pity that I'm not a robot, so I don't understand the details of this context of robots. "I am a Buddhist Practitioner P03......"

"What's that... Mechanical Engraver? I blurted out, and I remembered it all at once.

When I went to the Holy City, when the abbot of the outer courtyard of the temple answered my question, he mentioned that there was a practitioner in the Buddhist sect who "has a layman name and has not forgotten it and is still alive and well", and his layman's name is P03, who likes to call himself a mechanical engraver-

It was right in front of me at the moment, and I confirmed something else at the same time. I also have a special "affinity" for P03, the same feeling as a doctor, a fortune teller, and a lighthouse boy.

Although the reason is unknown, at least it shows that they are the same kind of people in a sense.

"I'm here to find 'old data.'" P03. "What about you?"

I've noticed that although P03 is a practitioner of Buddhism, his speech doesn't seem to have the habits of Buddhism, and he doesn't call himself an old man or anything. Before I even forgot to call the benefactor.

"I'm here to find an entrance device to the outer world, or to see if there's a replacement for it." The lighthouse boy replied.

I thought about it for a moment and said, "I'll just come here and take a look, and if I can find some valuable information, then I'll be satisfied." ”

Actually, there's nothing wrong with what I'm talking about. The reason I walked out of the hut was precisely to find the lost past and find clues to its forgotten past.

My needs can be said to be harmless to humans and animals, after all, information is reproducible. As for the purpose of the Lighthouse Boys...... It's definitely going to be a beacon or something. However, I really didn't know exactly what I needed before - there was room for manoeuvre in the Lighthouse Boy's answer here, and the phrase "or alternative" was to prevent the other party from referring to the same "old data" as it had the same goal.

Lighthouse Boy is indeed not simple.

Besides, except for Huang Ji and the Lighthouse Boy...... Perhaps with the addition of me, the rest of us would not know what "outer world" means, and would not be able to tell if there is a conflict of interest.

"Wow." P03 listened... Lament? I'm not sure if the sound is coming from an electronic sound, and it sounds like a machine running or not. "And what about her?"

"She?" I looked around strangely. Is there anyone else here?

I looked into the darkness not far behind me—where the light of the P03 display could not reach. A pair of bright eyes appeared there—it was a black cat.

"Meow~"

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