Chapter 1802: Gifts
Had it only been a few days since they last met, and Xiao Nan's hobbies had already undergone such a huge transformation?
Were beast-eared girls no longer his true love? Had he gotten together with a robot?
And the sound that robot made didn't match its sweet voice at all!
Sure enough! Girls with pleasant voices were all actually steel-built giants!
This wasn't a pretty soldier girl; it was a pretty muscular girl!
However, Mila and Lan couldn't hold it in anymore. They pounced and rushed in front of Ai Jiang, letting out "Oh hoh hoh" sounds of amazement!
(งớ꒨ờ)ง(ˊ˘ˋ*)☚(⁰̷̴͈꒨⁰̷̴͈☚)
Touching left and right, looking around!
After all, who could refuse a cool mechanical prosthetic body?
Zhong Yingxue's eyes were full of surprise:
( *ﾟ口ﾟ) "Xiao Nan? Is this…"
The scene before her eyes completely exceeded everyone's imagination, okay?
Jiangnan grinned:
(๑¯ิٹ¯ิ) "Come on, let me introduce you to our new friend, the artificial intelligence Ai Jiang!"
"I stole the mechanical guard legion from the Beacon Star Palace and stuffed the smart AI from one of the ships into it!"
Xia Yao: ∑(°口°๑)
Was this really an operation that a human could perform?
Weren't they supposed to be stealing the Black Barrier? How did they bring back so many robots?
Then Ai Jiang rehung the heavy black mace on her back, scratched her head with sparks flying, looking all shy.
୧(*ㅇ◡ㅇ) "Are these all Owner's friends? Nice to meet you. I'm Ai Jiang. Please take care of me in the future!"
"If your phone runs out of battery, you can find me. I can help you charge it. If your computer breaks, I can fix it too, okay~"
As she spoke, she came up to Zhong Yingxue and extended her mechanical arm.
Zhong Yingxue looked up, still not recovered from the shock, and mechanically shook hands with her.
(๑❛ั◡❛ั)ھ "H-Hello, I'm Zhong Yingxue. Just call me Xuexue!"
Then Ai Jiang walked over to Xia Yao:
୧(*ㅇ◡ㅇ) "Hello, I'm Ai Jiang. In the future…"
She started repeating her previous words, and the mechanical sentinels also lined up and walked over.
One of them came up to Zhong Yingxue:
୧(²ㅇ◡ㅇ) "Hello, I'm Ai Jiang No. 2. Nice to meet you. In the future…"
Zhong Yingxue: ???
In the blink of an eye, Zhong Yingxue had already shaken hands more than ten times!
Her mouth twitched: (⇀‸↼‶) "Xiao Nan! Not only is the essence of humans a tape recorder, but the essence of artificial intelligence is also one?"
Jiangnan facepalmed: (ﾉ)﹏(ヾ) "These are all independent Ai Jiangs, but they're not. The program is just set that way, so they all want to get to know everyone…"
Xia Yao: (≖_≖) ?
"Are you sure this is artificial intelligence, not artificial stupidity?"
My hand is numb from all the shaking!
Jiangnan chuckled: "That's not important. The important thing is… Ta-da~"
As he spoke, he pointed behind him, and the Liquid Silver Dimensional Shuttle suddenly disengaged from its stealth state!
Everyone's eyes widened, and Lan pounced, sticking onto it.
⁽⁽٩(๑˃̶ω˂̶)۶⁾⁾ "Wow! A spaceship! So awesome!"
Even Zhong Yingxue and the others couldn't help getting excited. No one could refuse a spaceship, right?
Xia Yao swallowed:
(๑◔﹏◔ิ๑) "You must have gone to the Star Palace to stock up, right? You even got your hands on something like this?"
Jiangnan looked smug: (◕ˇ◡ˇ◕) "Sky Island is gone. This will be our new home from now on!"
"Come on, come on! I'll take you for a spin outside of Planet Lan!"
As he spoke, he pulled Zhong Yingxue and the others and ran into the Liquid Silver.
Zhong Yingxue's eyes were full of tenderness. At this moment, Xiao Nan was like a child who had gotten a new toy and couldn't wait to show it off to her.
As soon as everyone entered the cabin, Ai Jiang's voice prompt came through.
(⑉Ծ⌂Ծ⑉) "Yah~ Everyone has entered Ai Jiang's hull now. Remember to have fun, okay~"
Her voice carried three parts shyness and seven parts charm.
The expressions of those who had just entered the shuttle froze, and their gazes all fell on Jiangnan.
=͟͟͞͞(꒪_꒪‧̣̥̇)
No spaceship's smart AI was like this, right?
Jiangnan's face turned red:
(⑉་⍸་⑉) "W-Why are you all looking at me? She came out of the factory like this. It has nothing to do with me!"
Ai Jiang: ( *･᷄ὢ･᷅ ) "That's not true. It's Owner's setting. Ai Jiang was also written with a lot of weird settings."
"Everyone, please slowly discover them in the future. Ai~"
Xiong Er: Σ(ﾟ口ﾟﾉ)ﾉ "Ssh! You have to discover them 'in the future'? Oh, this…"
Jiangnan: !!!
"Don't throw me under the bus, okay? You need to learn how to lie, you know? That way, life can be better!"
Zhong Yingxue covered her face. Sure enough, Xiao Nan did this!
What kind of weird settings did he write into her?
Ai Jiang: "I cannot lie to Owner or Owner's friends. The sincerity setting is 99.9%."
Jiangnan waved his hand: "Lower it, lower it. Hmm~ 80% will do."
Couldn't lower it too much, or she'd be spouting nonsense all the time.
Everyone arrived at the cockpit and sat eagerly in the crew seats.
With a flash of blue tail light, the Liquid Silver shot straight into the sky and sailed into the endless starry sky.
Ai Jiang's holographic projection appeared, and soothing music played in the cabin.
Then Ai Jiang's holographic projection began to dance gracefully, even with light special effects.
Zhong Yingxue looked in awe at the brilliant starry sky, the countless twinkling stars filling the heavens.
Her big eyes were filled with starlight.
*₊˚(ˊॢO̶̶̷̤△O̴̶̷̤ˋॢ)*₊˚
Jiangnan grinned: "Activate observation mode!"
✧*｡٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و✧*｡ "Ai~"
In an instant, the entire cockpit disappeared, and the starry sky outside was projected with 360-degree coverage without any blind spots.
At this moment, everyone felt as if they were floating in the deep starry sky, with the azure Planet Lan below them.
Everyone's faces were filled with enchantment.
Xia Yao's eyes sparkled:
( *ᵒ̴̶̷△ᵒ̴̶̷ ) "I never would have guessed, even if you killed me, that one day I'd be riding a spaceship into space to enjoy this incredibly beautiful starry sky."
"Alien technology is just too cool, right?"
Xiong Er grinned: "I never would have guessed either. For a spirit beast to end up like this, this is definitely the peak of beast life, okay?"
Zhong Yingxue unconsciously reached out to touch the starry sky, murmuring absentmindedly: "The world beyond Planet Lan is dazzling and boundless, way too spectacular. It feels like a dream."
"The gap is so big. Right now, we can't even protect our own home."
"The starry sky is deep, but it feels like it doesn't belong to us…"
Jiangnan smiled: "One day, it will belong to us. Win this war, and we'll go to the City of a Thousand Stars, and to the Ten Thousand Races."
"Humanity's journey must surely be the sea of stars!"
The seed in his heart had already taken root and sprouted, his ambitions growing wildly.
To win, stopping at Planet Lan was impossible no matter what. The ancestors had already proven that.
The weak never had the right to make the rules; they could only obey.
If they wanted to win, they had to break the rules!
Mila and Lan were both hugging Jiangnan's arms, their little faces full of determination.
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷～ᵒ̴̶̷)و "No matter where the future takes us, Mila will always be with Brother Jiangnan, never separating!"
( ∗❛ั◡❛ั ) "Mm-hmm. Lan feels the same!"
Jiangnan didn't say anything, just affectionately ruffled the two little girls' heads.
Then Xiao Jiuwo spoke weakly:
ଘ(◍ớ﹏ờ) "In the future, Master will have a spaceship to drive, so he won't ride me anymore. You haven't ridden Xiao Jiuwo in a long time~"
"When the time comes, will Master not want me anymore?"
The way she looked wronged was just too pitiful.
As a flying mount, Xiao Jiuwo was gradually becoming useless, turning into the team's mascot.
Her level was still stuck at Diamond Eight.
Xiao Jiuwo had already worked hard enough, but Jiangnan and the others were just too abnormal.
Jiangnan smiled and hugged Xiao Jiuwo in his arms, gently stroking her chin: "Don't be upset. Even if Master has a ship girl, he won't abandon Xiao Jiuwo, okay?"
"You're the top ace of the younger generation! Oh, right, when I was out on the mission this time, I also brought back some local specialties as gifts for everyone!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a bunch of silver bracers from his pocket and handed them to Zhong Yingxue, Xia Yao, and the others. Xiong Er, Mila, and Lan naturally got them too.
As for Wu Liang, he was still in the lab being sliced and studied. Jiangnan would give him his later.
Even Jiangnan himself wore one on his hand.
Xia Yao looked puzzled: (๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "W-What is this? Everyone else gives diamond rings, but you're giving a silver bracer?"
Jiangnan grinned: "This thing is called a Source Matter Battle Armor. It's produced by metal lifeforms. I heard it's expensive as hell."
"I studied it before. When activated, it automatically receives electrical signals from the central nervous system and can control its form freely."
"It can mimic most materials, like this!"
As he spoke, Jiangnan's hoodie, pants, and shoes suddenly turned into silver fluid metal, covering his body.
In the next second, the Source Matter Battle Armor suddenly turned a deep red color, forming a hard, form-fitting outer shell. Movement was completely unrestricted.
It was the Blood Sucking Southern Red Battle Armor!
Then it changed to Moonlight Liquid Silver, Celestial Orange Precious Steel, and Blazing Sun Essence Gold.
The form kept shifting, though of course, it couldn't transform into something as abnormal as Cosmic Crystal Source.
Xia Yao's eyes widened:
(º口º*) "Heavens! The clothes you were just wearing were transformed from the Source Matter Battle Armor? I didn't even notice!"
Jiangnan grinned: "From now on, we never have to buy new clothes again. We can change styles whenever we want!"
"Mila won't have to wear patched-together shorts anymore. She can change size anytime, anywhere!"
Zhong Yingxue gently stroked the bracer, her eyes full of excitement. This was incredibly convenient and a really good treasure!
( ∗❛ั◡❛ั ) "Thank you, Xiao Nan~"
Xia Yao had a sweet smile on her face. She also noticed that everyone's silver bracer had a colorful snail shell pendant hanging from it. It looked really nice.
(๑◔◡◔ิ๑) "Hey, hey~ What's this pendant for? A decoration?"
Jiangnan laughed: "That's a communication snail shell. It can be used to contact each other across dimensions, not restricted by distance or space!"
"Even if I'm in the Dimensional Gap, I can still use this snail shell to contact you. I tested it before!"
"This way, no matter where everyone is, I can get in touch, and I'll never have to worry about losing you guys again!"
Xia Yao's eyes sparkled. She touched the silver bracer and the snail shell pendant hanging from it, full of affection.
(ૢ⁼̴◡⁼̴) "Hehe~ I like you the most!"
Jiangnan's face turned red:
(⑉ԾกԾ⑉) "I-It's mainly to protect your safety, okay~"
He didn't have many bracers left. He would give some to Sister Shanmiao, Brother Jian, and some Daotians and foreign core members. Then he'd be out.
He wondered if Boss Pang could mimic it. He probably couldn't.
And Karl, that guy. Didn't he know Jiangnan needed this stuff badly? Why didn't he prepare a bit more for him?
Seeing the eager look in Xiao Jiuwo's eyes in his arms, Jiangnan chuckled: "Of course, I didn't forget yours~"
As he spoke, he pulled out a silver bracer and a snail shell and gave them to Xiao Jiuwo, along with a Growth Herb.
Xiao Jiuwo was stunned…