the days before i bought the galaxy

The X00025-DRRZE1248-1 planet is often called the "Old Tavern Star" by nearby operators.This is a relatively lively supply planet located outside the sphere of influence of the earthlings, with hundreds of spaceship runways and nearly a thousand temporary landing points.A large warehouse consisting of forty tents can be seen even from the sky.There is an environment suitable for earthlings to live in, as well as a small retro-style town.In the middle of the town is the famous "Old Tavern".

Warren docked the spacecraft at a makeshift landing site.The enthusiastic reception robot immediately sent him a connection request.

"No, I don't need a repair service, I have a repair robot myself," Warren said to the virtual image on the screen.

"Parts? No need for parts."

"Sorry, my supplies are sufficient, and I have no plans to buy them yet."

"If you need it... Please give me a free map, I want to take a stroll on the old tavern star."

The reception robot couldn't help but look disappointed, but Warren's next words rekindled his hope.

"I also need a list of nearby suppliers, especially for robot manufacturing, and I need a full upgrade of my robot."

When it came time to go offline, the reception robot ended up only getting an advance payment for a seven-day stay on the spacecraft.But Warren may need to buy robot parts, which makes him happy.This joy of sales success has been programmed into his core since he was made, although Warren's spending more money or less money has nothing to do with him.

"How long will it take for our maintenance robots to fix the spacecraft?" Warren asked Lan as he browsed the list of nearby suppliers.

"Considering that all parts are in abundance, it will take 48 hours to repair the hull, and about 48 hours to reinstall the armor plates and magnetic shields."

Warren sighed.In other words, he had to stay here for four full days because of this unreasonable disaster. "Then hurry up and start repairing!"

Warren skimmed through the contents of the supplier list.

"Universal Alliance Robot Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the name is really impressive! The company provides robot repair and upgrade services, and any upgrades will come with a full-body maintenance. This seems to be okay. Although the company is not large, its credibility is very high. Gao. Uh...Guard type modification...Battle type modification...Accompaniment type modification...Pet ​​type modification... Ha! They even provide adjutant type modification! Lan, what do you think? What development direction do you like?"

"Maybe we can look for second-hand transactions and pick out the one with the highest cost performance?" The robot suggested after thinking for a long time.

"No, no, no, I can't wait that long. You will have a new task soon, you can't go to work without arms and legs, can you?" Warren looked a little excited.

At first, he just wanted to upgrade Lan's protective device to prevent heart-pounding situations from happening again in the future.But now, he has a new plan.Why not make Lan his super assistant?At least before he grows up, Lan can replace him in dealing with adults, and take over part of the business and the operation of the Xiaguang.

When it comes to work, the robot really doesn't talk about second-hand transactions. "I think what you need most at the moment is a navigator, and the pilot modification basically does not require replacement parts, it only involves program upgrades, and the price is relatively cheap."

"Navigator?" Warren snorted coldly, "You're doing very well now. I won't be cheated out of money by them for such a trivial algorithm improvement!"

"Uh...then..."

"Here are a few!" Warren checked a dozen items on the screen.

"Long-distance operation transformation, fighting transformation, body function enhancement III, body function enhancement IV, basic protective cover, protective cover enhancement I, protective cover enhancement II, protective cover enhancement III, storytelling module (this item is after selecting other charging items) Free), singing module (this item is free after selecting other charging items), independent beautification module (this item is free after selecting other charging items)... The total charge is 467000 Galaxy Shield, with one full body repair and eight full body maintenance , the effective time is 30 earth years. Warren, don’t you think this price is a bit expensive? Such a transformation only costs about 300000 galactic shields in our original area. Besides, my construction cost is only 35000 galactic shields. Instead of doing such an upgrade, It’s better to buy another robot. Although it is impossible for a mass-produced robot to have long-distance operation and fighting skills at the same time, it doesn’t cost that much to customize or upgrade after buying.”

"But he's not you!" Warren said angrily.When Lan talked about the price, he began to feel a surge of anger.What an unprecedented lesson!It turns out that the robot will refuse to upgrade!

"Why do you only need me?" Lan blinked suspiciously.His main brain was running at super high speed, but that still couldn't solve the doubts in his mind. "What's the difference between me and the new robot?"

"This is the unique romanticism of people on Earth, you won't understand!" Warren completely dispelled the robot's idea of ​​continuing to think deeply with one sentence.When all robots are designed, the core program includes a setting that does not allow abstraction and imitation of the unique qualities of earthlings.This is to prevent robots from misidentifying themselves and mistaking themselves for Earthlings.

"But we don't have enough savings to cover the money." Lan tried to persuade Warren in a last-ditch effort.

"Then exchange for two deep space crystals. This is an order, execute immediately."

"Yes." Lan immediately clicked on the small screen a few times.

After the transaction was completed, he raised his head and smiled at Warren: "The good news is that the exchange ratio of deep space crystals here is higher than where we used to be. The exchange price of two deep space crystals is 604500 Galaxy shields."

Warren avoided Lan's gaze angrily: "Contact the people of the Universal Alliance and ask them to send engineers to modify you as soon as possible. I'm going to the rest cabin, and it's time for me to sleep."

He said as he stepped out of the control cabin, "You see, their prices are actually quite reasonable. We have to consider that this place is more remote than our original place, and there are bonus programs. At least, you can help me later." Storytelling, singing, cleaning. Remember to tell them there is no need to change your voice."

"OK, all right."

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The first thing Warren does when he wakes up is check the time.He slept for 6 hours and 43 minutes, slightly longer than usual.Considering the impact of space folding on the human body, this time is still within his acceptable range.He took off his pajamas, opened the drawer, took out a suit that looked more formal and changed into it, then walked out of the rest cabin.

"Xiaguang, report Lan's position."

"Blue is on the outer deck, Mr Slim."

Outer deck?What is he doing there?

"Report the weather outside the cabin."

"The air pressure is 0.95 standard atmospheric pressure, the air composition is safe, the radiation is below the warning line, the temperature is 28 degrees Celsius, and the gravity is 12 times. An anti-gravity device is required to travel."

"Prepare the anti-gravity equipment, I'm going out from Exit 03."

"Yes, Mr. Slim."

Warren opened the door of an isolation chamber, stood on the round platform in the center, and waited for the mechanical arm to put on the anti-gravity device for him.This set of equipment consists of 18 metal discs with a diameter of 2 cm. After being fixed on the human body, it can automatically adjust the gravity within [-] times to the standard gravity.Feeling the last disc pressed against the back of his neck, Warren flexed his body and pressed the exit button.

What appeared in front of him was a reddish-yellow desert, and a small part of the sand grains reflected a metallic luster under the three suns.Warren knew that this was one of the resource mines on "Old Tavern Star".On the surface of the desert, many small tornadoes are raging, but the force of the wind is limited to the range of human activities.Just like all the supply points, there is also a huge hemispherical magnetic shield above this place. The sand particles rolled up by the tornado hit the shield from time to time, and the friction emits bursts of red light.

Warren walked up the escalator toward the outer deck.He saw Lan debugging a machine he had never seen before, and Lan's arm had been restored to its original state.

"blue!"

"Warren, you're awake."

Lan's expression was more vivid than before, and Warren guessed that it might be because of the loading of the storytelling module.Now that Lan's arm has been repaired, the transformation should have been completed, right?

"What are you doing? What kind of machine is this?" Warren walked around to the other side of the machine curiously. "IPO-type all-purpose maintenance robot, manufactured by the Universal Robot Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Have we bought this?"

"It's a newest repair robot with a self-contained shield that can work in outer space. No, Warren, we didn't buy it. I convinced its maker to give it to us. There are two more A cleaning robot was also given to us as a free gift." Lan said excitedly, "They are great. It only takes 20 hours to clean all the cabins. I let them clean up the ones that were hit. cabin."

Warren was a little surprised by Lan's self-assertion: "Is this the function of the newly loaded autonomous landscaping module?"

"Yes, it's unbelievable that we used to live in that environment. Warren, can I apply to buy some decorations? Like decorative plants and lamps? They are very cheap. I want to spruce up your cabin a little A moment. Warren?" The robot looked suspiciously at the blond boy who hadn't answered for a long time.

"Ah, good! You can spend 5% of your cash as you like. Loading new modules will not have a bad effect on your original program, will it?"

"Warren, don't you like my new modules? I can turn them off anytime." Lan said with a frown.

"No, I'm just not used to it." Warren shook his head. "Have the rest of the transformation been completed? How do you feel now?"

"I feel like it's brand new!" This time Lan expressed her feelings much faster than before, "My body strength has increased by 240 times, and the newly installed protective cover is working normally. In fact, I feel that the strength of the protective cover Some are too high. Level III protective shields are generally only used for high-risk operations. Many functions in the remote operating system are temporarily unusable. There are no cannons and remote-controlled fighters on the Xiaguang. In the future, you will use our spaceship Modified into a combat type?"

The robot's usual earnest tone reassured Warren.Obviously, this is still the blue who has always been by his side, the most trustworthy helper, and this has not changed in the slightest because of the system upgrade.Especially when Lan mentioned "our spaceship", Warren had to admit that he actually had a certain degree of dependence on Lan. .

"I have no plans to modify the Xiaguang yet. However, there is a proverb among the people on Earth, which is to be prepared." Warren said with a smile.

Blue nodded, acknowledging Warren's reasoning.

"Have you finished debugging this?" Warren asked.

"It has been basically completed, and it will take up to 5 minutes before it can perform maintenance work independently."

"Okay, I'll wait for you below. After I'm done, I'll change into a more formal suit. I want to go to the old tavern. Someone there must know why the crocodile suddenly attacked the Federation spaceship."

Warren waved Blue goodbye.His mood suddenly brightened.It's an innocent disaster, but if the place is at war, the parts he brought should fetch a good price.The most important thing is that now he doesn't need to worry about Lan being damaged during operations in outer space. Lan, who has a remote operating system, can completely complete any dangerous work through remote operation.

Warren smiled, walked down the escalator, and walked to where the airship was parked.