Little Robot on the Run

Chapter 77

Best friend.

Nan'an had a dream.

As before, he was surrounded by stars in the dream, flying forward surrounded by the vast universe and colorful planets.In the end, he returned to the Kepler base again.

Under the starry sky, the base of the icy shell was semicircular, Nanan felt himself floating again, an indescribable warm current swept through his limbs, and vaguely, that old figure with a hunched back reappeared in front of his eyes.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a ray of light.

Nan'an tried to move his limbs, and then opened his eyes slightly.

The field of vision gradually becomes clearer.

There are only a few empty medical carts and empty chairs in front of them, and the field in front of them is also dark, and all the robots are powered off and placed together.

It looked like everyone was gone.

Nan'an remembered that he was so sleepy at the end that he fell asleep right away.

Anyway, waiting for someone doesn't necessarily have to be sober, and now it seems that Lin Ze has left, he may have been waiting for a loneliness.

Nan'an sighed a little.

He squinted his eyes and shook his messy hair, as if he hadn't woken up - until he heard the crisp typing sound.

A thrill.

Nan An instantly woke up.

Just as he was about to get up, he saw that besides the emergency blanket that Julia had taken earlier, he also had a uniform of the research institute on his body.At this moment, he heard a cold voice: "Are you awake?"

Nan'an grabbed his coat and turned his head, meeting a pair of silver eyes.

"Did I sleep for a long time?" Nan'an asked in a low voice.

"Coloy and the others are at work."

Nan'an: "!"

Could it be that it is already morning?

Just like that, Lin Ze waited for him all night?

Nan'an continued to be in shock.

He grabbed the coat, didn't recover for a while, and finally got into the coat with a slam, this time even the hair got in, just like that, he didn't know what he was talking about.

Just then, he heard footsteps.

So Nan'an clutched the edge of the coat again, revealing a pair of eyes to look at him quietly.

"There will be a meeting next." Lin Ze said, "You follow Ke Luoy back."

Nan An blinked, and then asked, "Then what should I do next?"

Lin Ze: "Wait."

Nan'an trembled when he heard this, and the fierce tone from before was again.

But this time, seeing that the scientist had been waiting for him all night, Nan An didn't intend to fight back with fists clenched.He followed Lin Ze out, and when he reached the outer corridor, he saw Lin Ze take out a thin card from the folder.

Nan An: "This is..."

"My room magnetic card." Lin Ze said, "Go and get the star lamp."

Nan'an's eyes brightened: "Give it to me?"

Lin Ze: "Yes."

Nan'an happily took the card. At this moment, he seemed to find something and twisted it lightly—it was two magnetic cards.

He knew that the one above was Lin Ze's room card, because it was the same as his room card, so the blue one below was...

"Breakfast is served on the fourth floor of the base." Lin Ze's voice came at this time, "Swipe my meal card."

Nan An was slightly taken aback.

He subconsciously looked at Lin Ze, and said obediently: "Actually, it's not necessary..."

Even though he said so, he didn't stop moving. Nan'an reached out his hand unceremoniously. The moment he took the meal card, he forgot about the scientist again.

The moment the elevator stopped on the fourth floor, Nan'an disappeared instantly.

How can a great scientist have breakfast?

Nan'an secretly decided to lower Lin Ze's position by one rank, and promote him after dinner.

The restaurant on the fourth floor of the base is covered by a large glass cover. Compared with the research institute, the entire restaurant is suspended. Nan'an walked towards the food counter.

Today, there are baked beans, biscuits and rye bread. In addition, tomato soup is also served, as well as several types of pasta, rice and hard garlic baguettes that can be added. It seems that the human world is still inseparable. Open canned food.

Nan An held the dinner plate and looked at it for a while.

In the end, he chose a bag of biscuits and a small glass of canned juice.Then he paused for a while.

Nan'an decided to bring Lin Ze breakfast.

Although he doesn't know if this human being will return to the residence, there is a small refrigerator in the room, which he can put in and remind Lin Ze when he comes back.

So Nan'an brought another bag of rye bread and tomato soup. Simplicity is always the theme of this human being.

At this time, Ke Luoyi happened to come over, and when he saw Lin Ze shown on the Nan'an meal card, he was slightly taken aback, and then they brought the pups back to the residential area from the base.

The traffic in Ercheng is complex, each station is covered by more than 20 routes, and at the same time, there are also staggered routes.So Nan An hugged the bread and watched the traffic in front of him.

Even though he had just come out of the base, he felt like he was in another world.

Everything has become dirty, the sewers stink, the white walls are covered with graffiti, the neon lights almost fill the entire street, the old houses are crowded with people, and the mechanical prosthetics rub against each other and make noises.

Koroy led the dog and asked, "Do you want to change it?"

"Bread?"

"Correct."

"No need." Nan'an said, "It's for Dr. Lin, I'll take it."

Ke Luoyi glanced at Nan'an and smiled: "Okay."

They waited quietly for a while, and after a long while, Ke Luoy suddenly said: "It feels like you have a very good relationship with Dr. Lin."

Nan An was taken aback.

"Maybe I'm his subordinate." Nan An tilted his head and thought for a few seconds before reaching this conclusion.

Croy: "I think there is more than this relationship."

"what is that?"

"I don't know." Ke Luoyi smiled again, "I just feel... different."

They came to the residence. This was the first time Nan'an came back from other places. Compared with the four cities, the streets and terrain here are obviously much more complicated. After a while, Nan'an was stunned.

The latest TV at the entrance flickered, broadcasting the latest information—the news said that the robot incident that happened at the base last night was still under investigation, and the research institute did not give corresponding progress, and would follow up further.

At the same time, after the news was finished, several experts came out. They sat in front of the news broadcasting station with water glasses, and slowly analyzed the phenomenon. They said that based on past experience, it should be a mechanical failure. problem that led to this incident.

Nan'an didn't listen to what the experts said afterwards.

He only recognized what Lin Ze said.

At this moment, Ke Luoyi's voice came over: "Come here quickly, the elevator will be here soon."

Nan'an went over with the bread in his arms, he took the rope leading the pup, and watched Ke Luoyi press the floor below him—for some reason, Nan'an suddenly remembered what Lin Ze said to let him stay.

If this human comes back and sees him staying in the room, won't he... still not believe that he hasn't gone out?

Nan'an decided to be a limited good boy today.

So when the elevator started to go up, Nan'an invited Ke Luoyi, and if he didn't have related work matters, he could come to his room as a guest.

Croy readily agreed.

After a brief farewell to Ke Luoy, Nan An went to Lin Ze's room first, put the breakfast he had brought into the refrigerator, and then pasted a note, scribbled on it, "Remember to eat breakfast, Nan An stay."

After finishing writing, he drew two big stars and a rose that even Nan An couldn't recognize.

Without staying any longer, Nan'an took the star lamp back to the room.

At this time, it was still raining outside the window, and the water stains slid down the glass, and the neon light dyed them into colorful tadpoles.After Nan'an put down the star lamp, he put his fingertips against the window and played with his tadpole partners for a while.

Ke Luoyi brought two milk biscuits to Nan'an.

"From the four cities?" Nan'an was slightly taken aback.

"Yes." Koroy said, "I found it in the 3AR air-raid shelter before, and it is probably a snack that a cub secretly brought."

Nan'an nodded. After turning on the star lamp, he gently tore open the package.

Looking at the logo of the four cities above, he suddenly asked, "How is the situation in the four cities?"

Croy: "Same as usual."

"Ok?"

"After the static plan, there was much less news about the four cities." Koroy squatted down and played with the puppies for a while, and continued to add: "The research institute wants to carry out a recovery plan, and it has already been approved at the base."

Nan'an: "Recycling plan?"

Ke Luoy hummed: "Same as the previous regional clean-up plan, clean up the site, and then gradually check to sort out the usable or recyclable objects, such as parts and chips."

"That's it." Nan'an took a bite of the biscuit, "There must be many people going to the institute."

"maybe."

Seeing Nan An's stunned look, Ke Luoyi added: "It's not that everyone is unwilling, but it's just that they also experienced recycling ten years ago, and few people came back at that time."

Nan An opened his eyes wide: "What do you mean?"

"Because there will be many unknown dangers." Koroy said, "Ten years ago when there were only robots, the investigation team returned one, and the other 20 or so teams were all gone. If this time passes, not only will there be robots , as well as bionics and abnormal robots, it is clear that there is no return, who knows what will become of the past."

Nan An was completely stunned.

He held the biscuit, as if he was thinking about something, and when he spoke again, his voice trembled a little: "Then... will Lin Ze go?"

"Dr. Lin?"

Ke Luoyi was also stunned for a while: "I don't know, it's just a recycling plan he proposed, and he should go too."

Nan An lowered his eyelashes: "Yes."

He didn't say anything, or he didn't know what to say.

A tightness in the chest, a feeling of tugging at the heart, never felt like this before.

He knew that Lin Ze would definitely go, and now it was only a matter of time.As for what will happen in the future, everything is unknown - this alone makes Nan'an feel depressed.

Not long ago, when Ke Roy asked him about his relationship with Lin Ze, he could still categorically say that he was just a subordinate, or that when this human being was in a good mood, he could become a cooperative colleague for a short time just like Ellie—but Now Nan An felt that it was not the case.

He seemed unable to comprehend the emotions of the moment.

Just like choosing to stay with Lin Ze at the beginning.

Just like that, Nan An was stunned for a while, until Ke Luoyi's voice came, and he suddenly came back to his senses.

"This star lamp is so beautiful, I have never seen such a lamp before." Ke Luoy's eyes fell on it, "The person who sent you must have a good relationship with you."

Nan'an's gaze follows the past.

I saw yellow lights coming out from inside, and the stars twinkled, bright and warm.

In just a few seconds, Nan'an suddenly understood.

It seems that Lin Ze's concern and care for him before was not that simple relationship.

Lin Ze cares about him.

He was also worried about Lin Ze.

And all this cannot be described by those terms.

As if they were quietly destined, in this iron and steel city, they suddenly had an inexplicable connection.

At this moment, Ke Luoyi suddenly asked: "Who gave this to you?"

This time Nan'an didn't answer him immediately.

Under the light full of stars, he lowered his eyes, as if thinking, or making a final decision.

When he raised his eyes again, only firmness remained in his amber shallow pupils, and then he said word by word: "It was a gift from a best friend."

The author says:

Little fool, how could it be just like this.

I will sort out the outline tonight, and resume the second update tomorrow.