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"A statue? What kind of statue? Could it be similar to the teleportation ring?"
March 7th had no intention of letting Bochang off easily.
Under the gazes of Stelle and Dan Heng, Bochang cleared his throat and said, "It does indeed have some special functionality, but... I was also concerned about her encountering danger..."
"Fine." March 7th nodded, then abruptly extended both hands forward, grabbing onto Bochang's clothing. "Today, let's see exactly where you've been hiding your items."
With slender fingers, March 7th began frantically searching over the black-haired youth's body. The slightly icy tips of her fingers brushed against his skin, causing him to involuntarily shudder; rarely touched so intimately by a girl, he instinctively tried to evade.
March 7th held firmly onto Bochang's clothes without letting go.
"Don't resist, let me take a look!"
"Stop it!" Bochang couldn't help but exclaim. "March! Don't..."
"I'll assist."
Unbeknownst to them, Stelle had silently moved behind Bochang, almost like a ghost. Her hands reached under his arms, pulling back and firmly pressing her fingers on his shoulders, effectively immobilizing his arms.
As a result, their bodies pressed closely together.
Since the gray-haired girl's sneak attack carried no hostility, Bochang's Spider Sense remained completely ineffective.
Feeling the delightful softness of the girl's body, Bochang lost any resistance, instead thinking, "So smooth..."
Standing atop Stelle's shoulder, Sophia cheered excitedly.
"Take off his pants! Take them off! There must be something good underneath!"
Encouraged by the tiny familiar's urging,
March 7th, having found nothing significant on Bochang's upper half, now reached for his belt.
"March! Be reasonable... Not here! Absolutely not, seriously!"
Panicking, Bochang tried to resist, but found himself completely unable to break free from Stelle's grip. Her strength was outrageously immense.
Seeing this, the gray-haired girl exerted more force, lifting Bochang off his feet. With both legs dangling, he lost any ability to resist and could only submit helplessly.
Sophia on her shoulder swayed precariously, quickly grabbing onto Stelle's hair to avoid falling.
March 7th's expression turned exaggerated as she exclaimed loudly, "Rationality? What rationality should I have?!"
Despite her words...
The pink-haired girl hesitated, not actually removing Bochang's pants but instead continued feeling around aimlessly.
Watching their commotion, Dan Heng softly sighed and couldn't help but look away.
After a moment, March 7th stopped her actions, sounding disappointed, "There's nothing here..."
"It's no surprise; I can only retrieve items from an unknown space when experiencing Khvarena—a sudden flash of insight... Randomly groping me won't find anything!"
March 7th was searching for a space item.
However... it was clear that the target did not possess any such item.
This had already been confirmed before, but today, March 7th searched once again with no success.
"Star... you can put me down now."
"Oh... alright."
Seeing that March 7th had ceased her actions, Stelle didn't insist further and obediently lowered Bochang back to the ground, maintaining a composed expression as if nothing had happened.
The incident concluded amidst Bochang's complaints.
Next... the rift creatures of Rivet Town received a thorough beating from the Trailblaze squad.
It was likely that for some time, both the quality and quantity of monsters here would remain diminished.
People from the Underworld could now safely search for usable resources in this area without concern.
As they made their way back, March 7th, feeling relieved and content after venting her frustration, remarked, "Come to think of it... Despite there being no living souls in Rivet Town, some areas still have lights shining..."
"Could it be haunted?" Sophia, perched on Stelle's shoulder, shrank slightly, displaying a fearful expression.
Dan Heng shook his head. "It might be remnants of past scenes left by the rift, which isn't surprising."
During their conversation, the group passed by an abandoned restaurant with bright lights inside. Although the equipment was covered in dust, there were no signs of aging.
Hearing mechanical noises, Bochang turned and caught a glimpse of a small figure briefly darting within the restaurant.
"It seems like something is in there... Perhaps a patrolling Automaton?" In that instant, Bochang guessed its identity, "But why would it be acting alone?"
There were numerous automatons patrolling Rivet Town, but they typically operated in groups of three to five for maximum efficiency in combating enemies and ensuring their own safety.
Upon encountering humans, these automatons would ignore them and solely attack rift creations—much like how rift creatures only targeted living beings.
"Bochang, why did you stop? Did you spot an enemy?" March 7th noticed the halted footsteps behind her and voiced her confusion.
Bochang glanced at the pink-haired girl and replied, "No... I just saw a peculiar automaton."
"Peculiar? How so?" March 7th asked with raised hands.
Bochang rubbed his chin, recalling the scene he had witnessed moments ago.
"It was acting alone and had a very peculiar appearance, not following standard automaton configurations. It seemed as if someone haphazardly assembled it. If it hadn't completely ignored me, I might have suspected it to be a rift creature."
If it were indeed a rift creature,
it would have likely charged at them frenetically, initiating combat by now.
Just then...
The sound of clanging echoed from within the restaurant.
Stelle glanced towards it and suggested, "Should we... go inside and check?"
"Sure," replied Dan Heng indifferently, holding his gun with one hand.
Bochang nodded. "Let's take a look, then."
Upon entering the restaurant, they immediately spotted a strange little robot... It resembled an Automaton Spider but had various odd components, making it appear quite unconventional.
At that moment, the small robot was repairing the damaged wall using a hammer and wooden boards.
Bochang remarked, "That hole... why does it seem so familiar?"
"You created this hole with Dragon Blast," March 7th said, visibly speechless. "Take a look at the street outside; it'll seem even more familiar to you. But... why is this little robot repairing the wall? Even if it's fixed here, what use would it serve? After all, nobody lives here anymore."
[Dating Options activated.]
[Option 1: Capture the peculiar little robot and hand it over to Clara, saying, "It seems like it might be malfunctioning... Why don't we catch it and give it to Clara? She knows how to repair robots, doesn't she?" - Completion Reward: Random three-star Light Cone.]
[Option 2: Capture the peculiar little robot and keep it as a pet, saying, "Looks like it can fix things... Let's bring it aboard the Astral Express to help out." - Completion Reward: Robot maintenance and upgrade techniques.]
[Option 3: Ignore it and leave directly, saying, "Not interesting. Let's go." - Completion Reward: A random item, ranging from small as a matchstick to large as a star destroyer. Note: These items will...]