It was Xiaomei who took his head out from under the chair.
"Xiaomei, put my head on the seat of the man just now, you sit in the seat next to me, uh... don't waste the other seat, put my body on it." With only one head left, Ronggui still commanded Xiaomei to do things everywhere.
Very high-profile, the two little robots occupied all the seats of the three men just now.
The people next to him seemed to be shocked by the bravery Ronggui had just shown. From time to time, there were glances coming. Xiaomei naturally ignored these glances. He was used to being watched, and Ronggui's performance was even more arrogant than him!
It was obviously just a robot, even a robot with its head and body separated, but Ronggui's head moved on the seat, giving people a very domineering feeling~
Finally found a seat, and no one pushed them away in the following time, so Ronggui and his friends successfully learned some common sense about this city that night.
How to say...
Eni, this mineral resource city that only requires initial points to enter, is a veritable free city.
Free...Coolie City~
There are no educational requirements, no points limit, anyone can come here to work, and there is only one kind of job provided here: that is miner.
The minerals here belong to different people, and they must hand over all the minerals they dig, but the miners are not without rewards, they can get points or money, of course, not a lot.
When the points accumulated to a certain level, they can go to other cities to find opportunities.
Everyone needs a pass, and the points in the pass represent different permissions. They can use the permissions of various public resources, including the roads leading to various cities.
For country people like Ronggui and Xiaomei, whose initial points are only a pitiful 1, Eni is their only choice.
However, points are not easy to earn. Ordinary people often have to mine for five years before they can earn enough points to go to the next city. Even those miners who are qualified to collect more valuable minerals will take about three years.
Those who can come to Dora Tavern and get a position to listen to the news are generally qualified to become such three-year miners.
Xiaomei finally left the tavern with Ronggui's body on her back and Ronggui's head in her arms.
Ronggui held two pieces of paper with his remaining hand: they were the miner application forms they had just received in the tavern.
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His left hand and both feet were gone. They were all broken apart when he used them as weapons or threw them during the fight.
"Anyway, it's great. We know how to earn points." Even so, he was still very optimistic.
Holding in Xiaomei's arms, Ronggui's voice sounded as cheerful as ever.
There was no one else around, only the two of them, and the only sound on the narrow road was Xiaomei's clacking footsteps.
Just at this moment——
"Why?" Xiaomei's voice suddenly came from above. It was Xiaomei who was talking to him.
Ronggui was shocked: I don't know if she was scared silly. Since he started fighting, Xiaomei didn't say a word! He has been worried that this child is stupid!
It's a good thing that he knows how to ask questions!
He immediately rolled up his two "eyes". "Why fight? When you were almost hit, didn't you say you didn't want to cause trouble?" If you don't complete the question, this idiot won't understand, so Xiaomei rarely speaks a long string of words.
Sure enough, Ronggui understood immediately.
"It's a different time. He said it's okay, and I was indeed standing in the wrong position at that time, but he can't say anything about you."
"I can't stand others bullying my friends!"
Ronggui frankly admitted that he was double-standard.
"And--" Changing the subject, Ronggui continued to analyze: "In front of so many people, if we endure it, then everyone on the scene may bully us in the future. People are like this, this kind of bad nature... I don't believe it can be changed now!"
"Although I was robbed of my money because of a quarrel, because I was so tenacious at the time, few people dared to bully me later, including in the crew. Although I was just a supporting role, few people dared to bully me. So, you can't endure when you shouldn't. Just now, it was a situation that you couldn't endure." Ronggui enthusiastically instructed Xiaomei.
But——
"Don't be afraid, that wasn't the real me just now. The real me is very polite~" Ronggui kept talking about his past self, "Just now I acted very imposing, right? There's a reason for that."
"I'm a good actor~"
"When I was an extra, I played the villain's subordinate several times. The kind who fights without caring about his life. Because I acted so well, many people thought of me when there was such a role later..."
"To be honest, the secret of my frequent wins in fights is this: when I was a child, I watched a lot of gangster movies because I was afraid of being bullied. I tried to figure out the acting skills of the gangsters that others feared the most. Later, when I fought, as long as I imitated the opponent's momentum, the opponent would often run away without hitting me!" Ronggui became more and more proud as he spoke. He was actually getting happier and happier.
"Although I am most proud of my singing skills, I have to say that my acting skills are also very good~"
It was very pleasant to chat alone, and Ronggui was the only one who was chattering on the road again.
Xiaomei didn't speak all the time.
Friends?
He thought quietly.
It doesn't matter if I am bullied, but can't I watch my friends being bullied?
He kept silent.
Until Ronggui's voice gradually weakened, and when Ronggui stopped talking, the air around him suddenly became quiet.
No, it's not the kind of silence without any sound - this city has always had the regular sound of low-frequency operation of machines and the never-ending knocking sound.
In this mining city, in order to earn meager points or money, there are always miners working day and night.
Well, there was no day and night here originally.
"I'm sorry." After a short silence, Ronggui spoke again.
But he apologized.
"I'm sorry, I broke the body you made for me. Many parts are falling apart, right? It's hard to fix it... There's not enough materials..." Ronggui's voice was unusually low, full of frustration: "We need points. If we break ourselves apart at this time, we won't be able to work. Xiaomei, just help me get a body that can mine. I want to go to other cities. I want points..."
"I want to go to a real city. I don't want to be a miner all my life."
Ronggui said the last sentence very low.
However, even so, his words only expressed his apology for ruining Xiaomei's work, without any regret.
Ronggui didn't have the slightest regret for fighting with others for Xiaomei.
After he finished speaking, there was another silence in the air, and then, slowly, he heard Xiaomei's voice.
"It doesn't matter. I will earn points. It doesn't matter if my body can't be restored to its original state for the time being. When I find the right materials, I can make a better body for you." Xiaomei still had no expression on her face when she said this, but Ronggui felt that Xiaomei's expression at this time was called firmness.
"The kind with abdominal muscles and long legs?" He immediately took advantage of her.
"..." Xiaomei was speechless again.
"I don't ask for 1.8 meters, at least 1.78 meters!" It was obviously a mechanical sound, but Ronggui was able to make a begging sound effect.
After begging, he quickly changed the channel, and his voice suddenly lowered. He whispered: "Xiaomei, the Meta people those people talked about... are they your people? They said that your people are not very tall, is it true? I saw that the houses in your hometown are quite short, and the furniture is also small. At that time, I guessed that it was because the owner was not tall, but your body is quite tall..."
Whatever he thought of, he said it out loud. Ronggui said his doubts.
Xiaomei was silent for quite a while. Just when Ronggui finally realized that he might have asked a question that he shouldn't have asked, Xiaomei spoke:
"Well, they are short, green-skinned, ordinary-looking, living at the bottom of the underground, and are a race that others look down on."
Uh... then... aren't they goblins?
As Xiaomei described, Ronggui clearly outlined the appearance of a group of goblins in his mind.
But Xiaomei doesn't look like a goblin at all?
He was confused again.
And he asked this question in a confused way.
"Well, I was picked up. I was very small at that time. Although I was very small, I was almost as tall as their adults. They thought I was an albino tribesman and picked me up."
"Then..." Ronggui continued to ask without knowing whether to live or die.
"Then I grew taller and taller." After saying this, Xiaomei didn't answer Ronggui's question.
Perhaps this is the reason why Xiaomei was abandoned.
But...
Thinking about the body Xiaomei made for the two of them, and thinking about what that bastard said before, it is obvious that this body is the size of a goblin!
She made this body casually, and she doesn't want to go back to her own body at all. Does Xiaomei want to be a goblin?
This...
The original intention is good, but this aesthetic needs to be cured!
After thinking about it, Ronggui, who thought he had understood everything, quickly changed the subject:
"I saw someone using a metal arm today. One person's metal arm looks so real! Xiaomei, Xiaomei, can we find that kind of material? You don't have to make me look better, but you must make it more beautiful~ Oh~ Your aesthetic is worrying, and I will help you design your body when the time comes..."
So the next step is Ronggui's special time.
They still rested in the carriage of Dahuang that night. Before turning off the phone, Ronggui whispered: "We were all abandoned by our biological parents and then adopted. I was actually adopted by two families, but not long after, they sent me back for various reasons." "At first, I was a little resentful of them." "But this resentment soon turned into gratitude."
"It is because they sent me back that I have the biggest family!"
"They are willing to spend a lot of money and time to take care of me for so long after I die..."
"There can't be a better family than them."
"I am grateful to those two families for returning me."
"I am very grateful."
"I don't know if it's a good idea to say this, but, Xiaomei, you will find your real family sooner or later."
"They left, maybe just to return you to your real family."
"You will be grateful to them later."
The lights outside the parking lot were still bright, and part of the cold white light shone into the car, casting a shadow on Ronggui's face inside the car.
His words stunned Xiaomei.
Then, the "culprit" who said those words just now fell into hibernation.
Leaving Xiaomei alone in silence for a long time.