Chapter 117: New Discovery
Chapter 117: New Discovery
Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, another month had passed.
Since the girl appeared in his life, Lei Yaotian’s days had become much less boring.
He also gave her a very playful name: “Audrey Hepburn”…
“Boom!” A loud noise came from the lakeside, followed by thick black smoke. It seemed like something had exploded by the lake, and the explosion was quite powerful.
The Iktans, who were enjoying the midday sun on the lawn outside the camp, all turned their eyes toward the distant mountain range near the lake.
After exchanging glances, they smiled knowingly.
“I’ve told you so many times—don’t mess with these machines!”
Lei Yaotian was angrily scolding his ‘daughter’ who had just destroyed a Heavy Engineering Robot. He really didn’t understand why this little girl always liked to take apart Engineering Robots for no reason.
“Mee~~~”
The girl, wearing the black Saiyan bodysuit Lei Yaotian bought from Dr. Rogue and a set of Saiyan armor, stood there with her head lowered, pouting.
“Don’t think that looking all pitiful will make me forgive you.” Lei Yaotian was no longer afraid of the girl now, because during this month of living together, he had confirmed that she truly regarded him as her ‘Father’.
Moreover, the girl always obeyed his words and never resisted him.
This made Lei Yaotian very proud.
Knowing she had done something wrong again, the girl lowered her head and twisted her fingers together, avoiding eye contact like an ostrich.
After Lei Yaotian vented his frustration and saw the girl’s pitiful appearance, he couldn’t bring himself to scold her any further.
“This time, you must remember—never destroy these Engineering Robots again,” he said in a gentler tone.
The girl raised her head slightly and secretly glanced at Lei Yaotian. Seeing that his expression had softened and his anger seemed to have faded,
“Yaa~~!!”
She immediately dropped her pitiful look, spread her arms, and threw herself against Lei Yaotian’s chest, rubbing her face against him.
Lei Yaotian shook his head with a mix of amusement and exasperation. “You little rascal, always playing the victim.”
“Eeya!”
The girl looked up with a giggle, her eyes curved happily as she grinned at Lei Yaotian.
Lei Yaotian patted her head gently. “Later, you have to behave and go with your sister Monica to learn from Teacher Wangcai. I really don’t understand why you always glare at Monica like she’s your enemy. She never did anything to you.”
During this month, Wangcai tried every method and finally managed to get a translator from a Sci-Fi Dimension. He implanted it into the girl’s brain, which solved the problem of her not understanding Lei Yaotian.
Although Lei Yaotian could now communicate with the girl, she still couldn’t speak because it had been too short a time.
But Wangcai assured Lei Yaotian that he would teach her properly.
At the same time, what both amused and frustrated Lei Yaotian was that ever since he took the girl out of the Laboratory, she had never given Monica a friendly look from the very first time they met.
Whenever Monica got too close to Lei Yaotian, the girl would rush over, hissing and making threatening gestures as if defending her territory, driving Monica away.
Though she stopped doing this after Lei Yaotian repeatedly told her not to, the girl still scowled at Monica every time they saw each other, as though Monica were her enemy.
Lei Yaotian consulted Wangcai about the reason.
Wangcai’s final answer made Lei Yaotian speechless.
“This girl is female, and Monica is female too. You know the saying—like repels like, opposites attract. That’s why she isn’t friendly to Monica.”
“Besides, this girl already sees you as her personal belonging. Since you’re always acting close with Monica, she might be jealous. Of course, she doesn’t know what ‘jealousy’ means—it’s just her natural reaction. It’s all innocent and genuine, which makes it quite interesting…”
Lei Yaotian immediately flicked Wangcai on the forehead, making him grimace in pain.
Just as Lei Yaotian was thinking about these things, a chubby boy came running from afar.
This boy was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with curly blond hair. He had freckles all over his face and wore clothing styled like that of 17th-century France. Overall, he looked quite round.
This chubby boy was none other than Lei Yaotian’s Intelligent Butler, Wangcai.
But why did Wangcai, who used to be a middle-aged man, suddenly look like this?
Earlier, Wangcai’s body had been destroyed by the girl. Left with no choice, he had to make do with a mechanical body temporarily.
However, that body had poor responsiveness, flexibility, and quality. Eventually, with his Master’s permission, Wangcai spent over a hundred million Credit Points to acquire a new, even higher-quality ‘Liquid Metal Body’ from the Dimensional Trading System.
His abilities were also enhanced.
The ‘Liquid Metal’ body could change its shape and appearance at will—something his old body couldn’t do. It also had strong resistance to damage, another feature his previous body lacked.
When Lei Yaotian learned this, he suddenly remembered a movie from his original World, “The Terminator,” which featured a Robot with similar abilities.
So, with a bit of mischief, Lei Yaotian strongly insisted that Wangcai take on this current appearance.
As Lei Yaotian’s Steward, what could Wangcai say? Since his Young Master had such a request, he simply followed through.
Thus, Wangcai went from being a middle-aged man to a freckle-faced, chubby teenage boy.
Seeing Wangcai running over, Lei Yaotian called out to him.
“Wangcai, isn’t it lunchtime now? Class hasn’t started yet. Why are you here so early, and running at that?”
Hearing this, both Elder Mensa and the girl behind Lei Yaotian turned to look at Wangcai.
“Young Master, Young Master! Our Engineering Robots discovered an Ancient Civilization Ruins while digging in the mountains 12,000 kilometers away!!!”
Wangcai started shouting from a distance.
“What? You found Ancient Civilization Ruins?!”
Both Lei Yaotian and Elder Mensa were shocked.
Unlike Elder Mensa, while Lei Yaotian was surprised, he didn’t think it was a big deal.
“It’s just some Ancient Civilization Ruins.”
Elder Mensa, however, was genuinely astonished. As a civilized being in the Universe, and especially as a knowledgeable creature who had lived a very long time, Elder Mensa knew very well what Ancient Civilization Ruins represented.
“My Young Master’s luck is truly unbelievable! To think he could discover Ancient Civilization Ruins even in this desolate place!” Elder Mensa thought, glancing at his seemingly indifferent Master.
He felt he should remind his Master and give him a better understanding of Ancient Civilization Ruins. Who knew if his Master, with such incredible luck, might encounter similar good fortune again in the future?
Since Elder Mensa and the other members of the Ikto Race signed that two-way Contract, they had a clear understanding of their position and adjusted their attitudes accordingly.
Just like Elder Mensa now—he had already started considering Lei Yaotian’s interests in all matters.
Ahem
Elder Mensa cleared his throat and slowly walked over.
“Young Master, it seems you don’t take this Ancient Civilization Ruins very seriously.”
Hearing this, Lei Yaotian turned to look at the old man with suspicion, sensing there was more to his words.
“Why? Are there benefits hidden within this Ancient Civilization Ruins?”
“What do you think?” Elder Mensa stopped beside Lei Yaotian, looking at him seriously.
“Well, in my opinion, what good stuff could be in this so-called Ancient Civilization Ruins? They’re just things from the Primordial Era. Even if they survived until now, their technological level probably isn’t that advanced. After all, all civilizations progress, and technology keeps developing…” Lei Yaotian shrugged at Elder Mensa. “So, as I see it, even if we excavate this Ancient Civilization, it would only yield some antiques.”
Lei Yaotian’s reasoning wasn’t entirely wrong. In his original World, many ancient ruins had been discovered and excavated, but most of the items found were merely preserved as antiques. They didn’t contribute much to the advancement of global technology. It was based on this mindset that Lei Yaotian didn’t pay much attention to the Ancient Civilization Ruins Wangcai had discovered on this Planet.
After hearing Lei Yaotian’s words, Elder Mensa felt he really needed to explain things in detail to his Master. Even if his Master never discovered such ruins again, it was important to have this knowledge.
Otherwise, when they went to the Divine Glory Empire, wouldn’t he be laughed at?
Elder Mensa spoke solemnly to Lei Yaotian:
“Young Master, your thinking is completely wrong. In fact, Ancient Civilization Ruins are incredibly valuable. Some of the technologies unearthed from them are not only not inferior to current Universe civilizations—they are often far more advanced.”
“Oh~~~” Lei Yaotian’s interest was piqued by Elder Mensa’s words.
“Why is that?”
Audrey, who was hugging Lei Yaotian’s waist and acting cute, blinked her big eyes and watched the short, greenish creature curiously.