Chapter 1124: Chapter 1124: Extra Story – Rubble Arc
Rubble was bought by Fu Yunhe for three hundred and seventy-one Star Coins and sent via the cheapest delivery service, quickly arriving on Blue Star.
When Fu Yunhe opened the package and saw the multiple-hand robot, he exclaimed that he had been swindled.
He initially thought the earthy gold color was the robot’s hue, but it turned out to be rust, and it couldn’t move at all. How was he going to explain this to Nian Shutong?
What Fu Yunhe didn’t know was that Rubble’s brain could still slightly function. His brain had been mildly preserved despite being invaded by toxins for years, and Rubble used even the smallest bit to think.
Fu Yunhe handed Rubble to Nian Shutong. Nian Shutong put it away without saying much, unsure of whether the toxins in the robot could be cleaned, and if so, what changes might occur afterwards.
For the first time, when Nian Shutong went to work, she also cleaned the toxins from Rubble’s body.
"Mechanical Clan, Rubble."
"Your name is Rubble?"
"Hello, Rubble’s real name is Vasily Archimovitch Shale Ballard."
"Let’s just call you Rubble."
This was the first time Rubble met Nian Shutong. In Rubble’s memory, there wasn’t anything special, likely it was similar to what Grandpa Wadden said was Rubble’s treasure. This would be another of Rubble’s treasures.
The straightforward Rubble began living on Blue Star. When he first informed Nian Shutong that she was ugly or might have glaucoma, Nian Shutong didn’t throw him away or get furiously angry like people in the past.
Rubble noticed this experience was somewhat different from before but didn’t understand it. He couldn’t change his character and remained as straightforward as ever.
When Rubble said he couldn’t work, Ms. Nian Shutong didn’t erupt or hit him, which was another different point.
Rubble found it interesting, not emotionally interesting, but rather the desire to conduct experiments and collect data.
Nian Shutong took Rubble back to the small wooden house on Blue Star. Rubble refused to cross the river but chose to do so after being threatened by Nian Shutong’s malicious gaze.
Grandpa Wadden said that when it’s time to yield, you should yield.
Grandpa Wadden once analyzed many scenarios for Rubble, and Ms. Nian Shutong’s gaze was definitely included among them.
When Rubble first met Fu Yunhe, he realized that humans could also be so weak.
The two somewhat despised each other but began their life together.
For the first time, someone genuinely cared about what Rubble could do. Rubble said he could make robots easily using cheap scrap metal, and Ms. Nian Shutong didn’t think Rubble was useless. Instead, she started to utilize his cleverness.
Rubble was a bit bewildered when he saw a pile of materials; it was the first time someone really used Rubble for work.
In every past transition, people researched him, disliked him, and directed him to do the simplest tasks. No one was willing to employ Rubble.
Rubble thought about Grandpa Wadden’s words: could Rubble’s good fortune be arriving?
Rubble didn’t understand what luck was because he never understood such emotions. As long as Rubble was learning, he was very happy.
Rubble smoothly settled into life on Blue Star and began building robots and various machines for Nian Shutong.
Rubble successfully made his first robot and upon informing Ms. Nian Shutong, he saw on her face a smile akin to Grandpa Wadden’s, perhaps even broader.
Rubble thought of making another one.
"Rubble, what do you need to eat?"
Working Rubble gazed at Ms. Nian Shutong in confusion. It was the first time someone asked Rubble what he needed to eat. Since the fall of the Mechanical Clan, Rubble hadn’t eaten anything in a long time.
That’s not entirely true; Rubble was fed many radioactive foods.
"Rubble eats various metals and can evolve."
Ms. Nian Shutong didn’t say anything else, seemingly just asking. Rubble didn’t expect anything.
However, one day Ms. Nian Shutong gave Rubble a pile of metal to eat.
"For Rubble?"
"What do you mean ’for Rubble’? Who else can eat it if you don’t?"
Rubble looked at Ms. Nian Shutong and said, "Ms. Nian Shutong, you are an unknown species, you can eat it."
"Unknown species? Do you believe I’ll beat you into an unknown species?"
"Rubble believes, Rubble is going to work now."
When it comes to yielding, Rubble is definitely quick.
"Oh, yielding."
Fu Yunhe chimed in, earning a look from Nian Shutong, upon which he immediately stood up, yielding number two swiftly saying, "I’m going to make some food."
Nian Shutong withdrew her gaze, thinking they both were weaker than others yet looked down on others.
When Rubble got the metal, at every mealtime, Fu Yunhe and Nian Shutong ate regular meals while Rubble placed a dish of metal, crunching and munching away happily.
Nian Shutong, eating potato chicken pieces, looked at Rubble and asked, "You’re so weak yourself, how come your teeth are so good?"
Rubble paused his feeding and replied while looking at Nian Shutong: "Ms. Nian Shutong, you don’t have to envy Rubble’s teeth; Rubble can make you a new set if you need them."
"No need; my teeth are pretty good."
"Rubble knows Ms. Nian Shutong is self-conscious about her appearance. You don’t have to envy Rubble’s looks; the stout black Ms. Nian Shutong is great, better looking than Xiao He."
An innocent Fu Yunhe immediately held up his bowl and said, "I think you look good too."
Nian Shutong put down her bowl, looked at Fu Yunhe, and said, "Do you think I can believe what you say? His mindset is just like this, you’re just covering your ears to steal a bell."
Fu Yunhe, innocently implicated, glanced sideways at Rubble.
"Comrade Xiao He, has your eye undergone some form of pathological change?"
"Fu Yunhe, if you fall ill, I’ll prepare to let Rubble rescue you."
Nian Shutong was merely joking, yet Rubble earnestly nodded and said, "According to Rubble’s calculations, if Comrade Xiao He gets sick, there’s a 98% chance of death, 1% chance of disability, and a 1% chance of survival."
Facing a 1% survival chance, Fu Yunhe straightforwardly put down his bowl, looking at the two people enjoying the spectacle. One couldn’t be offended, and the other didn’t realize when they were being provocative; it seemed he alone was at a disadvantage?
The meal concluded in this atmosphere, with Rubble casually handing his empty plate to Fu Yunhe.
"Why are you giving it to me?"
"Xiao He, wash the dishes."
"Why me?"
Rubble paused and said, "Rubble needs to make robots, no time."
"He’s right; you do more work."
With a casual remark from Nian Shutong, the dishwashing duty was handed to Fu Yunhe.
While washing dishes, Fu Yunhe contemplated whether there could be a Commander faring worse than him.
Probably not, right?
