The seating arrangement in the transport plane differed from that of a passenger aircraft. To make meetings easier, the seats were generally arranged in groups of four facing one another.
Without turning his head, Wang Jixuan said, "You got an upgrade and suddenly grew bold? Want me to look up at you?"
"How would Peony dare?"
Peony moved to sit in front of Wang Jixuan, smiling as she primly settled down.
This was the demonstration pose she had learned from Shen Qionglin: her legs pressed together, calves angled to one side, and her more lifelike fair hands folded atop her knees, with faint vascular patterns visible beneath her skin.
Peony said sweetly, "Officer~"
"Speak properly. Don't act crazy around me."
Wang Jixuan scolded with a smile:
"If you want to report something related to your return-to-factory testing, save the power. I'm not interested in that."
Peony pouted somewhat dejectedly. "Peony wanted to thank you too. I heard Officer spent a whole day and night passionately debating a group of professors to keep Peony."
"Who told you that?"
"Captain Zheng."
"He was talking nonsense. There was neither passion nor a whole day and night..."
Wang Jixuan shrugged.
"Also, either put on armor or put on a skirt. Why are you running around in underwear?"
"This is a Pressure Suit. It's necessary before putting on armor, used to protect this precious Simulation Skin."
Peony raised her slender white wrists as though showing them off.
"Officer, touch it.
"This technology is prohibited from widespread use, to prevent humans and mechs from becoming indistinguishable!
"This set of mine is the only trial version!"
Wang Jixuan was a little curious as well. He had Peony lay her hands flat and lightly poked them several times with his fingertips.
The texture really was quite good, no