Without knowing the general situation inside the city, they decided not to drive their car in for the time being. Thus, under the guidance of a staff member wearing a gas mask at the entrance of the city, they eventually parked Da Huang in the designated parking lot.
It’s a three-dimensional parking lot, and many cars were already parked there. Coincidentally, the car that almost hit Rong Gui happened to be parked in the parking space next to theirs.
Yet, it’s obviously easier to talk than do – upon seeing that car, Rong Gui, who had just said that he would go puncture all its tires, only sighed and didn’t do anything at last.
Locking Da Huang, the two little robots left the parking lot with only their passes on them.
There were many other people who went out from the parking lot just like them.
Perhaps aware that the concentration of metal pollutants in the air exceeded the standard PM index, all these people were wearing thick gas masks, with their heads and faces densely concealed under the masks, so Rong Gui couldn’t see their looks. However, they were not so concerned about the protection of their bodies. Although some people were indeed wearing thick coats, others were dressed in pretty flimsy clothes.
Their dressing styles – both men and women – were all very strange, and completely different from Rong Gui’s time. Rong Gui found some of their styles to be quite nice, but the taste of most of them were…very bad.
He also saw that the skin of certain people, which was exposed outside, was made of metal. There were two who used mechanical arms, and another with metal legs.
Were these prosthetic limbs?
The arms of one among those who used mechanical arms were almost indistinguishable from real ones. Were it not for an occasional glint reflected from those arms, Rong Gui couldn’t notice the difference.
He also saw another person who used a metal body just like himself. But that was a big guy who could shake the ground with every step he took. In comparison, Rong Gui’s body was simply too light, and he almost felt himself bouncing up and down on the shaken ground when that big guy passed by~
He also saw two tall, dark, strong and handsome men with long hair. Yet, what really attracted Rong Gui were not their elegant manners, but something draping down through the two men’s clothes…
Tails?
Rong Gui spaced out for a moment.
People in this world were really strange… Unable to understand what they were thinking, Rong Gui kept pitter-pattering his way forward.
In the crowd surrounding them, Rong Gui and Xiao Mei were the shortest, even less than one-half of the average height of other people, and their figures soon disappeared amidst many legs around them.
The bodies built by Xiao Mei were too shoddy and teensy-weensy – sighing silently inside, Rong Gui walked carefully, trying to avoid being stepped on by others.
“We are going to Dora’s Pub.” When Rong Gui’s mind was still wandering, Xiao Mei suddenly spoke.
“Eh?” Snapped out of his thoughts, Rong Gui looked at Xiao Mei curiously, “Isn’t it your first time here, Xiao Mei? How come that you know there is a pub here? And…”
“We are now robots. Can we drink?”
Xiao Mei squinted at him: “I just figured it out from the conversation between passersby.”
“Some of them come here to buy things, and they are going to Dora’s Market; others come to earn credits, and these people mentioned Dora’s Pub.”
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“Okey-dokey~ Then let’s go to that…Dora’s Pub!” For someone who was new to the city, it was very reassuring for him to know where he should go, so Rong Gui immediately lifted his foot dramatically with great enthusiasm. But…
“Which way should we go?”
“Follow that big robot.” Fortunately, Xiao Mei was always so reliable.
Thus, following the big robot, whose steps caused a fitful of tremors of the ground, they finally came deep into a remote alley in the city where a small tavern without a sign was located. It seemed that this bar was the so-called “Dora’s Pub”.
Holding Xiao Mei’s hand, Rong Gui paused, then bravely stepped inside.
“Notice: The current air quality is moderate.” The moment Rong Gui entered the pub, Da Huang “spoke” again inside Rong Gui’s mind.
Rong Gui was startled. Then he noticed that almost no one in the pub was wearing a mask – they were either chatting, or drinking. The pub was bustling with noisy crowds.
Apparently, in order to allow people to take off their masks to eat and drink, the air inside the pub was probably filtered to some degree.
Rong Gui wowed upon seeing so many people’s real faces all at once.
He was really no longer in his original era ← such thought lingered in Rong Gui’s mind as soon as he cast a casual glance around him.
How should he describe it? The humans here were still like humans – it’s true that they all had two eyes, one nose, and a mouth, yet, many of them always had some sorts of “add-ons” on their bodies.
The animal ears were the most common. There were also some with tails, or scales. Rong Gui initially thought that those scales were just accessories, but after zooming in to observe them secretly for a while, he realized that they were real scales growing on the body.
But these were only part of the crowd – there were also others who looked similar to people of his own time. However, in terms of height, the people here seemed to be a little taller on average than people in his time.
Rong Gui remembered seeing from the video clip left by his friends at the orphanage an article that Rong Fu used to read to him when he was in the coma, which was mainly about what future people would become.
It said, because human brain would continue to evolve, human head would become bigger and bigger, whereas the body would shrink. In the end, humans would perhaps really become what the alien looked like in the film E.T.
Rong Fu even laughed and said that Rong Gui’s looks might even be considered to be among the ugliest in the future.
But now it seemed that…
He would still be considered very handsome! The aesthetic taste of the people here hadn’t gone astray!
Rong Gui was completely relieved.
In short, as an old fogey with ordinary IQ, Rong Gui accepted the true mindset of the new era in a very open manner.
Why did the people here become something like this? Had the species evolved? How long on earth had the time passed?
All such questions to which people with an average IQ would most likely give a thought, Rong Gui hadn’t thought about any of them. After taking a look at the people in the pub, he began to focus his attention on their clothing – although he couldn’t wear any of those clothes right now, he had to know the popular styles here. Wherever one goes, he should keep up with the latest trends, shouldn’t he?
While watching with interest, Rong Gui began to look for a seat. Yet, after searching for a long time, he couldn’t find a single one.
Occasionally he would spot one or two empty seats. However, not until he went over, the people next to such seats would put their legs on them, and Rong Gui had to go away once again in face of such obvious gesture of rejection.
Rong Gui wanted to blend into the crowds in the pub smoothly, so he would rather continue his search for seats than ask someone else to make room for them. He didn’t want to cause any possible argument. Yet, the fact that he didn’t want to look for trouble didn’t mean that trouble wouldn’t find him. Just as Rong Gui was wandering in the crowd, trying to find a space, the hand he used to drag Xiao Mei alongside him suddenly became empty.
Rong Gui jerked his head. And then, he saw Xiao Mei was grabbed into the air by someone, dangling.
Even though Xiao Mei was still expressionless, even though Xiao Mei didn’t even call for help, even though Xiao Mei wouldn’t feel any pain, yet, he was seized by someone from above entirely by the head, in a very humiliating position –
“Haha! It’s you again, pygmy. I saw you walked around me three times – haven’t been able to find a seat, have you? Hehe, is it your first time here? The seat in Dora’s Pub can only be earned by your fists – don’t you even know this rule?” A slightly familiar voice suddenly came from above Rong Gui’s head, so he hurriedly looked up.
The man who had been talking was the man who seized Xiao Mei’s head. There was a twist of mockery on his face, and his two companions next to him were also grinning maliciously.
What sort of person was Rong Gui? And what was he good at?
It’s singing! Whatever melody he heard for only once, he would not forget it. He was very sensitive to all kinds of sounds, and he could even distinguish the sounds of different people unlocking the door. With such talent, he immediately recognized the man who was talking.
It’s the man who almost hit him at the city gate!
He remembered that man’s voice!
“Are you…what are they called? Metans? Those shorties that people talk about? It is said that Metans love to use mechanical bodies because they are too short. I heard you guys are all stone broke, and oftentimes several people have to share one body, don’t you?” That man kept talking, while swinging Xiao Mei around in his hand.
“Dismantle him and take a look~ Let’s see how many pygmies are inside.” His companions aside added fuel to the fire by laughing out loud.
“Good idea. I’m curious too…” The man also laughed. While laughing, he reached out his other hand to grab Xiao Mei’s body…
At this moment –
“Hah~~~~~~~” Rong Gui suddenly burst out a roar with a tone as undulating as a meandering river. He first made a pose, and then instantly jumped up and struck fiercely in the direction of that man, like a cannonball.
Since he’s not tall enough, he even knew to take advantage of the chair next to him. He first jumped onto the chair, then jumped onto the table, and precisely crashed into the man’s arm that was grabbing Xiao Mei.
His action was so swift and sudden, that the man’s arm shook, instantly dropping Xiao Mei to the ground.
But Rong Gui had no time to check on Xiao Mei. Hit by Rong Gui’s sudden attack, the man obviously got angry, and his large hand quickly came at Rong Gui to capture him.
But Rong Gui was so short! The man’s movements were not precise enough. He missed his first grab, which was successfully dodged by Rong Gui.
When he was rolling on the ground, dodging, Rong Gui did two things: first, he pushed Xiao Mei, who just fell to the ground with a bang, under the chair at the neighboring table; next, he showed off his small fist ← yes, it’s exactly that very crude left hand which Xiao Mei initially made for himself.
Although this hand was crude, it was indeed larger than the right hand, and Rong Gui sometimes even used it as a hammer~
It should come in handy even more during a fight.
Rong Gui charged forward, swinging his little iron fist.
And then –
The man caught his little fist.
“Hahaha! A pygmy like you dares to fight me, how…” The man was laughing. Yet, the next second, he was unexpectedly hit hard in the left eye socket!
Rong Gui decisively dismantled his left hand and, the moment it fell off, swung his right fist to give the man a solid punch!
“Hah~~~~” With another weird roar, Rong Gui clattered to the floor. The little robot with a broken arm looked shabbier than ever. But strangely, a formidable aura suddenly exuded from him.
Raging with fire, the little robot seemed to be accompanied by a battle god standing behind him!
What happened next was very chaotic indeed. The man was furious, and his two companions also joined the fray. The people around them had no intention to intervene at all, and they just stood aside, watching them fighting.
Rong Gui, being a short robot, was apparently unable to beat three grown-up men. But he was savage! Very savage!
He didn’t have enough strength to swing a chair. So what? He could swing himself instead! No handy weapons? No worries, he could dismantle himself and keep fighting!
“You bastards! Never let this old gramp see you again!” Rong Gui threw out his head, with his head still cursing fiercely while flying in the air.
Frightened and stunned by this bizarre yet comical scene, the three men eventually left the pub with their heads full of swelling bruises.
“Hah~~~~” Letting out one last shout in Bruce Lee style, Rong Gui’s head rolled slowly to a stop.
Author has something to say:
Rong Gui declared war for Xiao Mei the beauty! Little head to smash your chest!
Lol headless and handless OwO Good thing he’s a robot now
Thanks for the chapter~
Such and cute and fierce little robot. ❤ Thank you for the update
Go go go Gui-ge!
Thank for translation as always~