socalfunplaces Chapter 1353 Letter to Tacitus Gilgo
Chapter 1353 Letter to Tacitus Gilgo
Just then, Ifa walked in with her velvet winged dragon "Kakuku", followed by a multi-purpose intelligent auxiliary unit called "Velchita", which is essentially a small cleaning robot.
This thing was discovered earlier by Ifa on the northern coastline of the Flower Feather Society.
“Sinoning…”
As Ifa approached, he realized that there was more than just Xinoning in the workshop; Shao Yun and Chaska were also there. So he quickly stopped and offered his greetings.
"Oh? Chaska, Mr. Shao Yun, you two are both here."
When Chaska saw Ifa suddenly appear, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Ifa, what's wrong? Is there another problem with the secret source mechanism on the Flower Feather Society's side, and you can't handle it?"
Recently, Nata's secret source mechanism has been frequently out of control, and she subconsciously thought about it in that direction.
Upon hearing this, Ifa shook her head slightly and said in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, those restless secret source mechanisms have been mostly dealt with."
"That Diluc winery owner from Mondstadt is very skilled. He has already helped suppress many out-of-control mechanisms, and the area around the Flower Feather Society is much safer now."
"Really?" Chaska breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that he no longer needed to worry about the Secret Source Mechanism, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. "That's wonderful. Mr. Diluc's skills are truly impressive."
Ifa waved her hand, steer the conversation back on track, and with her other hand pulled a metal cylinder from her pocket, saying:
"Let's not talk about that. When Kakuku and I were patrolling in the wild, besides this little robot, we also found this thing. It looks like a mechanical tube, and it seems to be used to hold letters."
"I don't understand the structure of this thing, so I thought I'd show it to Xinoning."
As he spoke, he glanced up at Xinoning and saw her squatting next to the humanoid maid robot, engrossed in tinkering with something. He couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"However, judging from her appearance, she seems to be busy..."
Xinoning was squatting in front of the humanoid maid robot, her fingers carefully exploring and examining the gaps in the metal shell.
Suddenly, she stopped moving, her eyes lit up, and she looked up at the crowd, shouting, "Everyone come and see, I've made a discovery!"
Shao Yun, Chaska, and Ifa quickly gathered around.
Hino Ning pointed to the circular device embedded in the robot's chest and said, "Look, the shape and energy reaction of this thing on her chest are somewhat similar to the 'core' of the Secret Source Mech."
Upon hearing that it resembled the Secret Source Mech, Chaska proposed a hypothesis.
"A product of the dragon race?"
Xinoning shook his head, denying this speculation.
"No, apart from the core, I've never seen the structure and wiring layout of the other components in Nata before. The style is completely different."
She stroked her chin thoughtfully for a moment, then tentatively said:
"Since the core is somewhat similar to the Secret Source Mech, I'll give it a try and see if I can activate it with pheromones. Maybe it can restore some of her functions."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xinoning gently placed her index finger on the core of the maid robot's chest, and a wisp of light red fuel condensed at her fingertip, which she carefully injected into the core.
She moved very gently, afraid that too much force would damage the unknown device.
No one expected that this would turn out to be a lucky accident.
The moment the pale red phlogiston touched the core, the core instantly started operating.
The previously silent maid robot suddenly trembled and slowly opened its eyes.
It was a pair of electronic eyes gleaming with a cold light, slowly scanning the surroundings.
"Hmm?" The mysterious maid robot turned its head, looking at the unfamiliar environment around the workshop, and then at Shao Yun and the others surrounding it. It uttered a question with static, its tone full of confusion.
Seeing this, Xinoning immediately withdrew his finger, straightened up, dusted off his hands, and said with a proud look on his face:
"Alright, activated successfully! I didn't expect it to be so simple. All I had to do was inject some igniter to stimulate the core."
Dr. Ifa, a well-traveled and knowledgeable doctor, looked at this unexpected scene and couldn't help but raise her hand to her forehead, her tone full of amazement.
"Wow, man, that's amazing!"
He had originally thought it would require complicated disassembly and debugging, but to his surprise, Xinoning handled it intuitively.
The maid robot's electronic eyes spun rapidly, scanning the environment and people in the workshop.
Then, her gaze settled precisely on Shao Yun, and her electronic voice became clearer as she took the initiative to greet him:
"Hello, Mr. Tacitus Kilgo."
The unfamiliar yet familiar address startled Shao Yun. Before he could react, the maid robot's gaze shifted to the cipher cylinder in Ifa's hand.
She immediately stood up, her movements slightly stiff but very decisive as she walked forward and extended her hand to Ifa.
"Please hand over the items to me."
Ifa instinctively handed over the cipher machine she was holding.
The maid robot steadily took it, gently touching the textured surface of the tube with her fingertips a few times to examine it.
After confirming that everything was in order, she turned to Shao Yun again and said in a calm tone:
"Mission accomplished—delivering letters to the Knight of Honor, Paimon Jr., and Mr. Tacitus Kilgo. Mail location confirmed; delivered."
As he spoke, the robot handed the cipher machine to Shao Yun.
Shao Yun reached out and took the cold metal cylinder, weighing it in his hand. He frowned slightly and asked, puzzled, "Is this a letter for me? Who sent it?"
As soon as Shao Yun finished speaking, a series of "click-clack" mechanical sounds came from the robot maid's body, as if it was trying to retrieve some information.
A moment later, her electronic voice, tinged with disappointment, replied, "Hmm... Memory... missing. Unable to retrieve sender information."
Shao Yun looked down at the combination lock cylinder in his hand. The cylinder was tightly sealed, clearly requiring a password to open.
He tried turning the cap, but it wouldn't budge, which gave him a headache.
"How do I open this? What's the password?"
He looked up at the robot in front of him, hoping to get an answer.
The robot maid's eyes flickered a few times, and the mechanical sounds of its body resounded again as it frantically searched for relevant memories in its memory.
But in the end, she still answered with a disappointed tone: "Memory... missing. No password-related information found."
Chaska, watching the robot that seemed clueless about everything, couldn't help but step forward and ask curiously:
"Do you even know your own name? You can't possibly not even know your own name, can you?"
The mechanical voice inside the robot maid sounded again, lasting even longer than before, and finally gave that same frustrating reply:
"Memory... missing. Unable to confirm its own number and name."
Shao Yun's patience was completely worn down by these repeated "memory gaps." He stuffed the cipher cylinder in his pocket, rolled his eyes, and said:
"You really don't know anything... Alright, I'll go home and see if I can figure out a way to open this thing."
"As for you..." Shao Yun said, turning his gaze to Xinoning beside him, his tone carrying a hint of entrustment.
Xinoning immediately understood and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, just leave her with me. I'll examine her carefully and see if I can repair her memory module."
……
In short, the amnesiac robot maid was temporarily entrusted to Xinoning's care.
After all, in the entire Nata, no one can compare to her in terms of mechanical repair skills, and only she has the potential to repair the robot's memory module and uncover more clues.
After arranging the robots, Shao Yun left the Echoing Sons tribe and returned to his own ranch.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw a warm and cozy scene in the living room.
Kong was still sitting on the sofa, holding his niece Xi steadily, playing with the child. The little one was laughing and flailing her little arms and legs.
Ningguang sat on the single sofa next to her, taking a break from her busy schedule, holding a chore list in her hand, keeping an eye on what was happening and ready to lend a hand.
After all, Ningguang was very interested in household expenses... so Shaoyun left it to her.
As soon as Shao Yun entered the house, his eyes were fixed on Kong, who was holding the child, and he called out loudly.
"Uncle!"
Kong looked up and saw Shao Yun had returned, so he stopped playing with the child and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen with the Echo Child?"
Shao Yun walked to the sofa, looked around, and asked, "Is Yuan Shang back? I need to talk to him about something."
Upon hearing the name "Yuan Shang," Kong's expression instantly darkened, and he retorted with a hint of disdain:
"No. He's still busy with his lousy archaeological work in Turan, studying a bunch of scrap metal all day long. I don't know what the point is."
Upon hearing that Yuan Shang was still busy outside, Shao Yun urged, "Then hurry up and call him back! I have something to do here that I need his help with."
Seeing that Shao Yun was in such a hurry to find Yuan Shang, Kong Jian became somewhat curious.
"What's wrong that makes you so eager to find him?"
Shao Yun didn't waste any more words. He reached into the Eastern Legends backpack at his waist, pulled out the cold, mechanical combination cylinder, and handed it to Kong.
"Here, look at this."
Kong took the cipher cylinder with one hand, holding it carefully, while gently supporting Xi in his arms with the other.
He examined the metal cylinder closely and asked in confusion, "A combination lock cylinder? What is this? Where did it come from?"
"It was delivered by a strange maid robot, saying it was a letter for me, your sister, and Paimon," Shao Yun explained truthfully.
"I suspect this letter might have come from Mondstadt, since the bot mentioned the title of 'Honorary Knight' of the Radiant. But the bot that delivered the letter has amnesia and doesn't know anything when asked, and it can't open the cipher cylinder either."
He paused, then continued, "So I want Yuan Shang, that know-it-all, to come back and let me study it. That guy has a lot of connections and knowledge; maybe he can find a way to open it."
After listening to this, Kong finally understood Shao Yun's intention.
He handed the cipher cylinder back to Shao Yun, then carefully handed Xi, whom he was holding, to Ning Guang. He stood up and said, "I understand. I'll go to Turan Holy City right away and ask Yuan Shang to come back."
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