As the 6626 Destiny fighter powered up, its massive body began to rise into the air and sped toward the Great Mine Area.
The miners and refugees in the Lower City who saw the fighter streak past were all stunned (｀Д´)!! It was their first time seeing a vehicle that could fly.
{Belobog had lost much of its advanced technology due to the Great Cold and Fragmentum erosion.}
"What is that?!"
The refugees pointed in shock at the fighter roaring through the sky overhead.
"You ask me, who am I supposed to ask? But it does look pretty cool..."
"Yeah, seeing it makes my heart race, but there's nothing we can do to it. We can't fly, after all."
"Exactly. Let's get going. At least we've got something to talk about when we're bored now, right?"
The refugees muttered as they watched the fighter rapidly disappear into the distance. They nodded regretfully and enviously, then went back to their own business. For example, stealing the Geodough or food dug up by other people. They generally would not go too far, leaving some Geodough, food, and water for the miners they robbed. That was called sustainable development~
At that moment, the fighter flew low toward the Great Mine Area. Some wandering robots detected the rapidly approaching fighter and sent information to Svarog, who was also in the Great Mine Area. Svarog took the intelligence very seriously. The images captured by the robots indicated that it was a technology lost seven hundred years ago: a fighter jet.
This led Svarog to calculate the fighter's flight path and bring Clara to wait at the largest Geodough vein in the center of the Great Mine Area.
Svarog was an ancient relic from the old world seven hundred years ago. Unlike most mindless machines that merely accepted commands, Svarog possessed complex thinking abilities. In the eyes of a perfectly rational robot like Svarog, probabilities, expressions, attitudes, and emotions could all be evaluated—in other words, "objectified" in a certain sense. As a robot, he was calm by nature, making decisions based on the database stored within him before handling matters. As for Clara beside him, Svarog had found her in a landfill southeast of Rocktown. She was a young human girl, and he named her Clara.
During this cycle, Svarog focused on finding Clara's family. Although Clara repeatedly said that she had already found her real family, Svarog continued gathering relevant information so that he could locate Clara's true family as soon as possible.
He also regarded Clara as his most important family member and the human girl he cared about most—a true old-father type. From left to right were Svarog, Clara, and Hook. As for why Svarog had come to the Great Mine Area—
The reason was that miners and drifters in the Lower City had clashed over the unequal distribution of the Geodough veins. This vein could supply Belobog with energy for two hundred and thirty-one days, with a margin of error of seven days. Clara had called Svarog over after seeing drifters injured in the struggle, hoping he could help them.
Svarog stopped the conflict between the two camps and temporarily took control of the mining area. He told Clara that as long as there were no unexpected variables within thirty days, no large-scale mechanized conflict would occur. Clara believed they should do more for the Lower City, while Svarog believed only in data. He found humanity both hateful and pitiful, always repeating the same mistakes, so he had never actively involved himself in disputes between humans.
That was why Svarog and Clara maintained a lifestyle resembling seclusion within the Mechanical Tribe. Yet because of Svarog and the gentle, kind Clara, more and more people had gathered in what was once an almost deserted Mechanical Tribe, gradually forming a warm and harmonious community. Influenced by Svarog and Clara, the people here treated robots as good companions.
Now, Svarog placed Clara on his broad shoulder, protecting the girl as he raised his head and watched the rapidly approaching low-flying fighter through his camera. He instinctively extended a hand, preparing to attack, but Clara said that they had not yet determined whether the visitors were enemies and asked Svarog not to strike first.
Svarog looked at Clara on his shoulder. His camera flashed several times before he nodded and lowered his attacking arm.
Meanwhile, the Stellaron Hunters, Seele, and Bronya aboard the 6626 Destiny fighter all breathed sighs of relief. They had nearly crashed, and that would not have been funny.
Theresa also sighed in relief. She had spent ten thousand Joy Points on this thing. While the aircraft's firepower was indeed impressive, it still could not compare to Svarog. Any S-rank Valkyrie could basically take this fighter apart for fun.
Under the watchful gaze of the wary Svarog and the excited, curious Clara, the fighter slowly landed before them. Clara's eyes shone as she stared at the strange aircraft. It was her first time seeing a machine that could fly!
As a girl raised by Svarog, Clara's interests were completely different from those of other girls. Other girls liked playing house, chatting together, or doing girl things.
Clara, however, was interested in all kinds of machines and robots. The stranger the robot, the more it piqued her interest. At the same time, she had developed exceptional repair skills and helped Svarog quite a lot.
"Clara, be careful. I will remain vigilant toward the visitors."
Svarog spoke cautiously to Clara. Knowing that her combat ability was practically nonexistent, Clara obediently nodded.
"Mr. Svarog, please be careful too."
Clara's words made Svarog look at her affectionately and nod.
"Whoosh~"
The fighter slowly descended and landed on a relatively flat stretch of ground in the mining area.
Then the hatch opened. Seele emerged first, making Clara smile. Svarog also relaxed slightly. Though their relationship with Underworld Fire was not especially close, they were not enemies either.
"It's Sister Seele! Mr. Svarog!"
Clara's excited voice reduced Svarog's hostility a little further.
"Yes, but she is not alone. There are other heat signatures inside the fighter."
As Svarog's words fell, Bronya stepped down right afterward. It was her first time disembarking, and she was unsteady on her feet, nearly falling. Seele hurried forward and caught Bronya in her arms.
"Just what I'd expect from an Upper City young lady. You're so delicate. If I hadn't caught you, you'd have fallen flat on your face!"
Seele held Bronya and complained irritably.
"Thank you, Seele."
Bronya smiled at Seele, who was holding her.
"It's nothing, no need to thank me. Stop smiling so disgustingly, seriously!"
Seele's face reddened slightly as she glared at Bronya and shouted nervously. She awkwardly released Bronya, who stood beside her with a smile.
Then the beautiful and adorable Theresa, March 7th, Stelle, and the impassive Dan Heng stepped down from the fighter as well. Under everyone's astonished gazes and Clara's disappointed eyes, Theresa stored the 6626 fighter back into the system space.
Theresa was afraid that the fighter she had bought for ten thousand Joy Points would get damaged. It was an excellent means of transportation, after all. Everyone present could easily dismantle it, so Theresa had no choice but to be careful.
Today's beautiful picture. Moonlight looked so lovely.
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