The bar street on the fifth day of the New Year was more lively than usual. In particular, several of the bars reopened for business and launched half-price promotions for their alcohol. It immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Looking at the boss next door who was standing at the door and welcoming the customers, Little Loli leaned on the big display screen behind her with her arms folded. She then said to A who was standing next to her, “Take a look. Boss Huang is smiling so hard as though he can’t wait to show off his mouthful of yellow teeth.”
A looked away and turned to walk back inside.
Little Loli quickly stood up straight and asked, “A, aren’t you going to watch the crowd?”
A who had reached the door said, “There’s nothing to see.”
Having said that, he then spoke up again. “Come in and attend to the guests. Stop watching the crowd whenever you’re free.”
Little Loli hastily followed A and lightly skipped as she walked next to him. “A, do you think these bosses are planning to chase our bar out from the street?”
Speaking of this, she revealed a worried expression. “What if they really cause our bar to go bankrupt? Wouldn’t we lose our jobs? After we lose our jobs, will sister think of us as useless and send us to the furnace and rebuild new robots? Wuuuu…”
A looked at her as though he was looking at an idiot. He then hastened his walking speed and said, “If you are so free to have random thoughts here, why don’t you find something to do.”
After which, he walked away and entered the bar after that.
Little Loli stood there and stomped her feet as she pouted in dissatisfaction. “I’m only saying ‘what if’. You’re so insensitive. Hmph!”
The more she thought, the angrier she got. She then turned around and left.
She had to stare at those bars to see how long they could remain happy for.
Nearly half of the crowd visited those newly opened bars. With the exception of [Futuristic] Bar, the other bars were rather deserted.
Boss Huang looked at his bar which was crowded with customers and the smile on his face seemed to be permanently etched on his face.
His assistant standing beside him said, “Boss, our bar is going to get rich.”
“Hahahaha…”
At the sight of how happy the boss was, the assistant laughed along. After laughing he suddenly thought of something and asked in a whisper, “But then again, boss. With so many customers here tonight, will we be giving a 50% discount on all our drinks? We won’t be making much profits in that case.”
“What do you possibly know? I didn’t bank on earning profits tonight. As long as we successfully attract the guests to come to our bar and spend money, why would I be afraid of not earning any money?”
“Yes, yes, yes. The boss is wise.”
The alcohol and drinks in the bar were generally more expensive than buying alcohol outside, so they would still profit even if they offered a 50% discount.
Many people preferred going to a bar to drink. In particular, this type of bar which was promoting that its interior was comparable to the [Futuristic] Bar.
However, when everyone spent a night in those few renovated bars, those people who had been to [Futuristic] Bar were immediately dissatisfied.
“Ouch! Are these things flying in the air trying to smash my head open?”
“Your robots are fake, aren’t they? They don’t even know any tricks!”
“Motherf*cker! You really used fake robots!”
“Isn’t this a scam?”
…
Of course, those that were dissatisfied were in the minority. After all, the boss had done a good job in public relations.
However, after the prices of the drinks went back to their original price, the customers were not that easy to fool anymore. Very soon, the reputation of those bars quickly plummeted.
All of them wanted to copy the interior design of [Futuristic] Bar, but it was simply an inferior imitation. With the original that was far better, the lacking areas of the imitation were glaring.
As for the ending of those bars, Zi Yi did not care anymore.
In the following sixth to the tenth days of the New Year, she had been cooped up in her laboratory.
On the night of the ninth day, Zi Yi asked Lu Jingye to bring Lu Yunxiao to the underground lab.
Zi Yi handed him all the items she had created these past few days and explained to him its usage. In the end, she said, “I’ll put a chip under your skin later. The chip will not be activated at ordinary times and it can’t be detected even with the most sophisticated detective equipment. It will only activate when you are in danger and I will receive a signal.”
The chip made by Zi Yi was not considered something high-end in the Interstellar era. However, there was a lack of materials on Earth and she spent two days refining the required materials from hundreds of other materials just to make the chip.
Lu Yunxiao lay down on the operating table. Zi Yi then implanted the chip under his skin in his armpit.
After the chip was implanted, Zi Yi restored his original skin and there were no traces of the cut on his skin that was just there moments ago.
Next, Zi Yi spent more than two hours teaching Lu Yunxiao how to use those futuristic technologies.
“I’ve numbered all the items I gave you along with their corresponding functions. You just have to remember the numbers. If you are unable to bring them along with you when the time comes, you can get your invisible robots to do so.
“I also prepared four invisible robots for you.”
Having said that, four robots appeared in front of them. Three men and one woman.
“Right, now close your eyes and concentrate. Use your mental energy to make them acknowledge you as their owner.”
Lu Yunxiao followed her instruction and closed his eyes.
“You must concentrate. The four robots have now activated the detection of mental energies. If you receive their sound waves, it means that you’ve successfully connected.”
A few seconds later, Lu Yunxiao said, “I’ve received them.”
“Very good. Right now, they will show you all their functions in your mind and you have to remember them. When the time comes where you need them, you can just read internally whichever function you require from them. Also, when you encounter opponents that are so powerful that you are incapable of dealing with them, you can get them to combine.”
Lu Yunxiao closed his eyes. Minutes and seconds passed by.
Half an hour later, Lu Jingye asked, “Did Yunxiao encounter any problems?”
Zi Yi looked at Lu Yunxiao whose eyebrows were slightly knitted together, and she made a guess. “He should just be unused to it… the mental energy humans possess have yet to be activated in his era. Right now, he needs to make his mental energy stimulated through the help of the robots.”
Lu Jingye glanced at his watch. It was around 1 a.m right now.
He asked Zi Yi, “Are you tired?”
“A little.”
Zi Yi subconsciously touched her tummy.
Lu Jingye pulled her into his arms and asked, “How long does Yunxiao need in order to adapt at most?”
“I’ve measured his mental energy and it’s at the M level. If it can be successfully activated, it’s possible that it would be very high. However, we are on Earth. Even if it is activated, it would be restricted by many natural factors. I guess that he should be able to finish in around two hours.”
Lu Jingye nodded and asked, “Do you have anything else to explain to him?”
Zi Yi thought about it and said, “The robots can combine. After combining, he can still connect to them through his mental energy.”
“Alright. You should go and sleep first. I’ll tell Yunxiao later when he’s done.”
Zi Yi had been doing high-intensity experiments for several days in a row and she was indeed extremely exhausted. She nodded her head and went upstairs to sleep.
By the time she woke up the next day, it was already past 10 a.m.
When she opened her eyes and tilted her head, the first thing she saw was Lu Jingye sat on the sofa and tapping away on the laptop.
Lu Jingye sensed her gaze and he looked up. He then put down the laptop and walked over to grab her clothes for her to change into.
Zi Yi lay there motionlessly and asked, “Has Yunxiao left?”
“Mhmm.”
Lu Jingye hummed in agreement as he brought her clothes over to her side.
