Xia Chujian took out the Plant Preservation Bag containing Kongsang and Blood Kirin, had Sixi guard it, and went to talk to Seven Lù herself.
She entered her room, closed the door, put on her Fully Enclosed Helmet, disabled external communications, and called out, "Seven Lù! Come out!"
After a while, Seven Lù's childlike voice sounded inside the Fully Enclosed Helmet, carrying a deliberately sleepy tone. It yawned and said, "Master, Seven Lù just fell asleep. What does Master need Seven Lù for?"
Xia Chujian's mouth twitched. Did it have to be this fake?
This guy was getting craftier and craftier...
Not only could it play dumb, it could even pretend to sleep!
But you're a Mechanical Intelligence! What are you sleeping for?! Get up and party! Xia Chujian grumbled inwardly, then coughed and said, "Seven Lù, do you know how many years those strange plants have been growing?"
Seven Lù's childlike voice sounded utterly innocent. "Master, Seven Lù did not scan them, so Seven Lù does not know how many years they have been growing."
Calm and collected, Xia Chujian said, "Really? I personally dug those plants out of the ground."
"My Mecha came into contact with those plants, and you're saying you didn't scan them?"
Seven Lù: "..."
Though it said nothing, Xia Chujian could sense that it was a little flustered...
Great. It could play dumb, pretend to sleep, and now it could even pretend to be stupid.
Xia Chujian found it somewhat amusing, but her guard rose at the same time. She wanted to see what sort of nonsense Seven Lù would make up.
She raised her voice and pressed it. "...Well?"
In its haste, Seven Lù even lost its electronic synthesized childlike voice, which was replaced by a somewhat crisp youth's voice. "Master! Seven Lù