"You can calm down." Seeing the middle-aged man's agitated state, Finch tried to soothe him.
But the middle-aged man shoved his hand aside and continued his rambling, "And you know what?"
" The Mutual Aid Society in my and your timeline; they've saved countless lives in other timelines as well. Last month, I officially became a member of the Mutual Aid Society, and I might be able to travel to other timelines to carry out rescue operations soon."
" Finch, would you like to come with me? We can work together. I know you have a robot..."
Upon hearing the middle-aged man mention him, Jeff next to him turned his head slightly.
Finch carefully examined the middle-aged man in front of him. The man had a big head and a round belly; he was just an ordinary fat man that you could often see on the street. There was nothing special about him.
His intuition told him that even if the Mutual Aid Society was short-staffed, it would be impossible for them to hire someone like this.
So he shook his head and declined the middle-aged man's invitation.
However, the middle-aged man's words had indeed inspired him.
Finch looked at Jeff, his expression quite complex.
" Finch? What's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Finch sighed, "I was just thinking about your future."
"My future?" Jeff tilted his head, bumping into the person next to him. He quickly apologized, then turned back. "My future?"
"According to the Fourth Law of Robotics, I will be taking care of Goodyear from now on."
Jeff lifted his hands, and Goodyear lay comfortably between them.
Finch stroked his old companion, then sighed and whispered, "I'll take care of Goodyear. I only created you because I was about to die."
"Well, look what happened! I didn't die!"
He shrugged, a smile on his aged face that was hard to decipher as either helplessness or relief.
Since he survived, Jeff no longer needed to take care of Goodyear.
and...
He remembered something.
On the day he felt his death was imminent, Jeff told him something incredible—
" Jeff, when we were sunbathing that day, you told me you had a dream?"
"Did you dream that you, me, and Goodyear were on the Golden Gate Bridge?"
Jeff nodded blankly.
Finch fell into thought once again.
The fact that robots can dream is enough to shock the entire world.
He simply didn't have the extra energy to think about it at the time.
Things are different now.
Finch stroked Jeff's iron head and said thoughtfully:
" Jeff, remember, you're different from other robots. Your future shouldn't be spent looking after Goodyear. You may have a much bigger stage ahead of you."
"Once we get home, I'll cancel your Fourth Law..."
Over San Francisco.
" Crimson Typhoon has arrived at the designated location and is waiting for Flying Squirrel."
The Wei Brothers reported their latest developments in their correspondence.
Tendo Choi hurriedly replied, "Well done, let's wait and see."
Then he stopped saying anything.
This unusual situation caught the attention of the third brother Wei Hu, who asked, "Command, what's the situation on the seabed?"
"The situation is urgent," Tendo Choi, staring at the various data while broadcasting the message over the Horn to Crimson Typhoon, "A monster has escaped the wormhole and is attacking us."
How could such a monster exist!
After reading the information, the three brothers were all shocked, and their synesthesia was affected.
Tendo Choi had to remind them, "Pay attention to your connection."
"What do we do with this monster? Do we have any spare mechs?"
"Can we bring another mech up from the seabed?" Xxs-2
"Or is it possible for us to deal with the Flying Squirrel before going back?"
The three brothers kept asking questions, one after another.
They were all locals from Hong Kong, and seeing their hometown attacked, they naturally couldn't sit still.
The topics discussed on land have also attracted the attention of the seabed.
The three mechs, the Gipsy, the Striker, and the Cherno Alpha, had sunk to the bottom of the sea and were struggling to Jinjun towards the wormhole through the murky water and dark environment.
They also kept a close eye on information from the ground.
Hearing that the monster that had just run up was now heading towards the Hong Kong, he immediately became uneasy.
Zhang Qing, also a local Hong Kong, immediately said, " Tendo, we can return to provide support at any time; we can use the Spacetime Tunnel."
He's now Raleigh's second-in-command, and the two of them drive the Gipsy Danger together.
Raleigh agreed with his partner's suggestion, "We can go up and take care of that monster, then come back down to carry out the mission."
Herc on the Striker Eureka remained silent regarding the Gipsy Danger's request to temporarily withdraw from the mission; instead, his son Chuck scoffed.
"Let them go. It's just an old, outdated mech. It doesn't matter whether they're here or not."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Cherno Alpha beside him suddenly took two steps toward the Striker Eureka. The water jets squeezed out by the mechs slapped the Striker, causing it to stagger.
The two mechs nearly collided.
Herc quickly maneuvered the Striker Eureka to dodge, reminding her, " Sasha! Maintain formation and advance! You're too close!"
"Hmph!" Sasha from Cherno Alpha also snorted coldly, saying in Russian-accented English, "Keep an eye on your idiot son! Make sure he doesn't throw up what hasn't been properly digested..."
Herc turned his head and gave his son a reproachful look.
Tendo Choi had a splitting headache at the base. Staring at the data, he said sternly, "The general is currently developing a strategy. You just need to focus on your tasks and wait for orders!"
"How much longer do we have to wait?" Zhang Qing asked anxiously and angrily, "We can't abandon the lives of tens of millions of people in Hong Kong!"
Chuck chimed in, "Let them go back, those old..." Before he could finish, he saw his father staring at him, so he obediently changed his words:
"In short, we don't need them at all!"
Sasha also stated coolly, "We and the Striker Eureka are more than capable of completing the mission."
Tendo Choi was extremely busy and was about to reply to the driver when he suddenly received a new message on the system:
[New Mech Access]
New mech?
Where can you find new mechs now?
He counted on his fingers; all four mechs had already been deployed.
Tendo Choi what was going on when he suddenly noticed that Old Pan had walked up behind him. He quickly pointed to the prompt on the screen and said, "General?"
"That's a signal from Pangu."
" Pangu? Wasn't that mecha a prototype? Besides, its Drift System only has one location, making it impossible to pilot..."
Old Pan glanced at him, calmly wiped his nose:
No, someone can control it.
Moyulan Base.
The Pangu has completed all preparations before its departure.
Zhang Tianyuan stood in front of the aerial corridor leading to the mecha, while the crew members nervously helped him put on his control suit.
Soon all the equipment was on.
"All preparations are complete. Best of luck, Chairman!"
The crew's technicians saluted and watched Zhang Tianyuan walk into the cockpit.
Thump!
The cockpit door was closed from the outside.
Zhang Tianyuan looked around and was surprised to find that there was actually another person there.
Mako Mori!
She was also wearing a suit, one hand resting on the mecha's control panel, staring blankly out through the mecha's eyes.
Why are you still here?
Zhang Tianyuan found it a bit strange. The Pangu only had one control slot, so why was this woman still here?
Mako Mori turned around and smiled, saying, "I'm here to assist you in combat. You haven't received professional mecha piloting training, so you might not know how to use many of the systems."
Zhang Tianyuan understood.
Indeed, he only knew how to operate the mecha by feeling, and he knew nothing about other parts related to the mecha. He didn't even know where the mecha's communication switch was.
If Mako Mori were present, she could certainly offer him some assistance.
Zhang Tianyuan looked around and asked, "Where will you be when the mechs are in action?"
Don't be fooled by the fact that Mako Mori can still stand steadily in the cockpit now. As soon as the mecha starts moving, she'll be like she's been hit by a magnitude 10 earthquake, and she might not even be able to hold on to anything.
To address this question, Mako Mori put on her helmet, walked gracefully towards the wall to the side of the control panel, and then pressed a button.
"When designing this mech, I considered that there might be many pilots, so I specially added a replacement seat to temporarily replace pilots who are not in good condition..." m.
As Mako Mori spoke, a seatbelt-equipped seat slowly extended from the wall, complete with a simplified control panel, presumably intended for the backup driver to also play a role.
She tilted her head and pointed to the spot in front of her, as if asking if she could sit there.
Seeing this, Zhang Tianyuan had no further objections. "Then let's set off now."
He awkwardly walked onto the control panel, locked himself and the mecha, and Mako Mori, standing to his side, also took her seat, her expression serious and focused.
She finally boarded the mecha, but unfortunately...
"Synesthesia begins--"
The mechanical voice of the AI echoed from inside the mech's cockpit.
Zhang Tianyuan felt his nerve load increasing rapidly, as if he were carrying a heavy bag, making his whole body feel heavy.
However, he knew that he was carrying the heavy iron lump that was the Pangu.
Click!
Zhang Tianyuan raised his hand, made a fist, and then looked to the side to remind Mako Mori:
"Let's go!"
These words brought Mako Mori back to reality, and she immediately realized what she should do.
With her hands on the control panel, she skillfully connected the Pangu to the Shatterdome in Hong Kong.
"Command, the Pangu is ready and requesting permission to launch!"
After a brief silence, the signal returned, and Tendo Choi's instructions rang out in the mech cockpit:
"Monster location has been shared."
"You're authorized to attack. Good luck!"