Jeff had already jumped out of the car with a thud.
However, its sudden appearance terrified the children around it. They all screamed and hid behind the members of the Mutual Aid Society, peeking out their little heads and looking at Jeff in fear.
These children had always lived a life of hardship and were never treated as human beings until the Mutual Aid Society came and they began to live a normal life. As a result, in just a few days, the staff of the Mutual Aid Society had become their favorite people.
If something happens, the first thing to do is hide behind the crowd.
Jeff sensed that he wasn't being welcomed. He hugged Goodyear, took two steps back, and returned to the RV's stairs. He turned his head left and right, zooming in on the child's expression, unsure of what to do next.
This was the first time it had encountered so many children.
Zhang Tianyuan patted the little girl clinging to his leg and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, Jeff is a good 'person.' He was rescued by us just like you. Go play with him."
The little girl sniffled, glanced at the older brother who had been giving her candy these past few days, then at the mechanical monster in the distance, hesitated, and released her grip on Jeff's leg before walking towards him.
Jeff responded immediately, striding back down the stairs, the camera fixed on the little girl.
But perhaps it was this sudden zooming sound that startled her, because the little girl immediately hid behind Zhang Tianyuan again and started crying.
While Zhang Tianyuan was squatting down to comfort the little girl, Jeff shook his head and quickly retrieved data from his database on how to interact with children.
"You can play with toys with children... toys?"
Jeff looked at himself; apart from his steel frame, he had nothing else.
Apart from...
Jeff looked at Goodyear in his arms.
A message was retrieved from the database:
"You can also use small animals to play with your children."
So it stretched out its hands and slowly handed Goodyear towards the child.
In an instant, the children's eyes seemed to light up.
"Go on, have fun with Jeff." Zhang Tianyuan patted the little girl's head.
Like a racehorse receiving a command, it suddenly charged forward.
And seeing the large group of children rushing towards them...
Goodyear turned around quickly, let out a howl, and gave Jeff a questioning look.
???
Unfortunately, Jeff's eyes are just cameras; they have no real expression.
Without much interaction, Jeff and Goodyear were suddenly surrounded by children.
Goodyear was surrounded by a large group of children squatting down, taking turns petting it, while the children waiting outside, bored, hung on Jeff after confirming that he was harmless, even letting him spread his arms and swing on it like a swing.
"Hehe! You little rascal, this is my charging plug, you can't pull it out!"
"Don't hit me, and definitely don't punch me. You're no match for me. How about we arm wrestle? I'm incredibly strong..."
Playing around with the children, Jeff, who was less than a week old, felt like he had suddenly found companions.
Amidst the laughter of many children, it looked up at the sky and discovered that the scene before it was completely different from the story Finch had told it.
In its interactions, one cannot see the cruel side of humanity at all.
Finch's biggest worry, Goodyear, is now quite happy being petted by the children... well, maybe so, anyway, it's not in any danger.
After playing for a while, some children even took out their treasured dried earthworms to give to Jeff.
Jeff refused.
"I'm a robot, I don't have a mouth, I don't need to eat... Hey, Toby, don't stuff dried earthworms into my joints, they'll damage them. You'll have to oil them up afterwards..."
The atmosphere quickly turned from cheerful to chaotic.
Seeing their expressions, Zhang Tianyuan felt relieved.
As a companion robot, Jeff undoubtedly has the most information on companionship skills.
After instructing the survivors from the city's self-help organizations to prepare for the hospital visit, Zhang Tianyuan returned to his room at the camp and began contacting other Mutual Aid Society branches.
The Great Ice Age in Finch Spacetime now seems inevitable, and such a large sheltered area has already been created in just fifteen years since the apocalypse.
This indicates that in the atmosphere, it is possible to...
The toxic gases that block sunlight and ultraviolet rays are actually synthesized very quickly, and sunlight on the Earth's surface will soon decrease rapidly.
The temperature will then change from extremely hot to extremely cold.
The seas froze, the earth was frozen, and all life perished.
This time span may take decades, or it may only take a dozen years.
"The exact time required depends on the ocean conditions. There may be even larger areas of obscuration over the ocean. Only after determining the size of these areas can the meteorological team estimate when sunlight will be completely blocked from the ground."
Tan Mingda sent a message using the system communication somewhat unfamiliarly.
This method of sending information was completely unheard of to him; he had never tried sending information directly through projection in his mind before.
And most importantly, this method actually allows one to communicate simultaneously with people from another time and space.
One can only marvel at the advanced "technology" of the Mutual Aid Society.
Meanwhile, people from other timelines also expressed their concern about Tan Mingda's situation.
Each time and space has its own difficulties, and everyone understands each other's struggles.
Especially in the Wandering Spacetime, Sun Deyi waved his hand and promised to send another 100,000 tons of dried earthworms.
Sun Deyi has been making great efforts to win over No. 5 Spacetime, not only because the two sides face similar situations, but also because the Wandering Spacetime currently maintains a friendly policy towards all other dimensions.
For no other reason than for an unforeseen need.
Zhang Tianyuan officially ended the short meeting once someone outside reported that all survivors requiring medical transfer were ready.
"How should we deal with the upcoming freezing disaster in No. 5 Spacetime? Let's gather in this timeline again next month to discuss it face-to-face once we have more data."
Everyone agreed.
Zhang Tianyuan shut down the system communication and went outside to count the number of people going to the Pacific Rim Spacetime, only to find that Jeff was missing.
"He took the children to the Golden Gate Bridge and said he wanted to take pictures with them on the Golden Gate Bridge."
"Then let's wait for them." Zhang Tianyuan smiled, stretched, and lay down on the rocking chair under the eaves to rest. A comfortable breeze rustled the flowers and plants, carrying a fresh, pleasant scent that made him feel drowsy...