"Uh..." Undying Path was caught completely off guard by the sudden question. Scratching his head beneath the brim of his hat, he looked up at the drafty ceiling of the ruined house and fell into thought. After quite a while, he finally answered uncertainly, "If I had to say... probably providing sufficient nutrition and milk, and bringing happiness to the child?"
After hearing Undying Path's answer, Pearl did not respond right away.
She merely lowered her head quietly, her gaze unconsciously falling upon her slightly rising front armor for half a second.
Clearly, as an Intelligent Machine, she did not possess the hardware modules necessary for the functions Undying Path had mentioned.
"No. I believe the most important duty is protecting children." Pearl raised her head again and corrected him in a rare tone that carried a hint of earnest insistence.
Sensing that Pearl's tone was utterly unlike her usual self—filled with an uncompromising seriousness—Undying Path decisively chose to go with his instincts.
"Ah, right, right, right. You're absolutely right." Undying Path nodded repeatedly, his attitude exceedingly sincere.
Undying Path truly could not understand why Pearl had suddenly asked about the duties of childcare robots out of nowhere.
Could it be that the Pearlstar Consortium was planning to switch industries? Were they preparing to launch a batch of childcare Machine Armor?
It was not impossible.
After all, the two easiest kinds of money to make in this world were money from children, and the other was...
Forget it. Better not think about it.
Chen Li did not notice the extremely subtle change in Pearl's expression. Instead, he put away the Falling Sakura Divine Axe, turned around, and looked toward Ashes at the edge of the room. He gave a light cough. "Don't worry. I used the back of the axe