After a long daze, the Coloured Glaze finally collapsed. She took out the wrench on her chest and hit A Boxing Champion's head without caring about anything else. She screamed after every hit, cried again after every hit. She screamed and cried, and she hit while she cried.
"It seems that I was wrong again."
A Boxing Champion sat cross-legged on the iron puppet under the control of the Coloured Glaze. Holding his chin, he was deep in thought. "Don't hit me in such a hurry. Can you tell me what I did wrong? I can write the mistake into the fault log. I guarantee that it won't happen again."
"… Who — Who asked you to pretend to be Han Te and say 'sorry'?"
Holding the wrench, the Coloured Glaze cried, "Who wants the annoying Han Te to say 'sorry'? Who wants Li Jialing, a handsome stinky man? I said that I'm fine, and I'm fine. Who asked you to treat my wounds on your own? Besides, it's not the real Han Te, not the real Li Jialing, and not a mature man who understands and protects me. It's fake. It's all fake! "
"I know that it's too fake."
A Boxing Champion said solemnly, "It can't be helped. The resources of the Blue Sky Market are limited, and it's impossible to produce a spiritual puppet that is 100% realistic. However, I promise you that as long as you work for me dutifully, I'll collect the most expensive materials in the entire Imperium and craft a vivid, lifelike puppet for you. Then, with the softest silicone layer and the subtle sensors embedded inside, it will have the exact same performance parameters as the real Han Te.
"Not just Han Te. If you want Li Jialing or anyone else, I can make ten of them for you. I guarantee that they will serve you like the queen of the Imperium. Are you happy now?"
"Happy my * ss!"
Liu Li was so angry that her head was spinning. Forgetting that she was faced with the tough Fist King, she continued to hit him with the wrench in tears. "Who cares about puppets? What is fake is fake forever. They cannot be real no matter how you try to pass them off as real. Who cares about them? Who cares about them?"
"Is … Is that so?"
All the crystal cameras and lights on A Boxing Champion's body dimmed. He mumbled to himself, "A fake is a fake forever. It can never be real … So, this is my mistake."
The shoulders of the puppet gradually lowered, as if life and vigor were leaking out of the invisible gaps.
"M-Master A Boxing Champion?"
As if she had just woken up from a dream, the Coloured Glaze finally realized what she had done. She — she — she was bold enough to attack Master A Boxing Champion, the toughest dominator in the Land of Sins. She was truly out of her mind!
The Coloured Glaze immediately panicked. Holding the wrench, she did not know what to do. Seeing that the clone of A Boxing Champion before her was frozen and then looking back, she found that all the clones in the maintenance workshop had dimmed and slowed down, as if … as if even A Boxing Champion had suffered a great psychological blow and was frustrated.
The Coloured Glaze had never seen A Boxing Champion like that before. Panicking, she returned to the workshop and shouted, "What's wrong with you, Master A Boxing Champion? Are you alright? I — I'm sorry. I was too excited just now and said something that I shouldn't have. I even hit you with the wrench. I think I really need to take a rest! "
"It's alright. If you don't feel well, you can take a rest."
Controlling a new clone, A Boxing Champion raised his head and said casually. Pausing for a moment, he continued, "So, you don't like fake things, do you?"
"Of course."
The Coloured Glaze said matter-of-factly, "Who would like fake things? But what's wrong with that? I still don't understand why Master A Boxing Champion is in such a bad mood all of a sudden. Can you tell me? Didn't you say that we should analyze and face the malfunction bravely? I feel that it is not me who is malfunctioning right now, but you! "
"Probably. It's really strange. After meeting Li Yao and you, my ability has improved a lot, but the malfunction rate is higher and higher, too. Weird malfunctions are happening all the time. I've never run into any malfunctions in so many years before."
A Boxing Champion lowered his head and looked at his hands that were still rusted and slightly lackluster. "You're right. Nobody likes fake things, and fake things can never be real. Then, what if I am a fake? I … am not a real human being."
"What's the big deal about that?"
The Coloured Glaze was amused. Waving her hands quickly, she said, "Hasn't everybody known that? You are a ghost. It's not a big deal. It doesn't matter at all!"
"Are you not scared of ghosts?" A Boxing Champion asked.
"What's so scary about ghosts?"
The Coloured Glaze smiled through her tears. "In the Land of Sins, all the most terrible bad things are done by human beings. Ghosts never hurt people, not to mention that Master A Boxing Champion is such a good ghost with a sense of justice!
"Did you know, Master A Boxing Champion, when I first got in touch with you, I was really scared of you because you are a famous bandit in the Land of Sins! I've seen a lot of bandits in the Village of Peace. They are all the most ferocious bad guys who can do anything inhumane for their own pleasure.
"At first, I thought that you were such a bad guy, too. Naturally, I was scared to death. But after getting in touch with you for a long time, I realized that you are completely different from those bad guys. You are a good bandit who is loyal, wise, brave, and invincible!
"Also, hehe, after getting in touch with you, I realized that you are not as ferocious and domineering as you appear to be. Like you said, they are all disguises and cover-ups. In order to survive in the Land of Sins, you have to pretend to be someone else. The real Master A Boxing Champion is actually quite cute deep down in his bones. Sometimes, he can be as innocent as a child!
"Such a Master A Boxing Champion even promised to protect me forever. What's so scary about him, whether he is a human being or a ghost?"
"Not forever. The best I can do is to protect you until the day I am destroyed."
A Boxing Champion corrected the Coloured Glaze again. After a moment of hesitation, he asked again, "But what if I am neither a human being nor a ghost?"
"Huh?"
The Coloured Glaze bulged her round eyes. "If you are neither a human being nor a ghost, what are you?"
"A machine."
A Boxing Champion's voice was mixed with vague sorrow. "A cold machine."
"What do you mean by that?" the Coloured Glaze asked.
"Literally," A Boxing Champion said, "if I am just a cold machine, will it affect our way of getting along with each other and your concentration and efficiency when you work for me?"
"Well …"
The Coloured Glaze scratched her head with a giant wrench in distress and wiped the grease on her hair while she was at it. "Master A Boxing Champion is always so weird when he talks about things that other people don't understand. I never went to school, and I grew up in a secluded environment. I don't know anything about human beings, ghosts, machines, and whatnot. But of course, I can tell who is good to me and who is bad to me! Master A Boxing Champion will protect me forever. "
"Not forever."
A Boxing Champion corrected the Coloured Glaze for the third time. "Yes."
"Aya!"
This time, the Coloured Glaze interrupted him without any hesitation. "I was just saying. Why are you so serious? In short, if Master A Boxing Champion will protect me forever, then of course I will work for Master A Boxing Champion wholeheartedly. I will be full of energy every day and my efficiency will be super high! "
"Also, hehe, let me point out a small mistake of yours. Machines are not necessarily 'cold'. Touch your skull. How about it? It's hot, isn't it? The chip inside is almost burning. How is it cold?"
"In terms of temperature, the human body needs to be maintained at 37 degrees Celsius for a long time. But machines can work in an environment of up to 10 degrees Celsius or even 100 to 200 degrees Celsius for a long time. Therefore, machines are not necessarily cold. They can be as passionate as fire!"
The Coloured Glaze caught the loophole in A Boxing Champion's words. She winked and smiled proudly.
A Boxing Champion couldn't help but touch his skull. Indeed, it was very hot.
Of course, after doing so, he discovered that it was unnecessary. He could use the sensor chip inside the alloy skull to monitor the temperature of the crystal processor in real time.
This was an unnecessary redundant action.
Recently, he had been doing more and more redundant actions. Was there some new, major malfunction that hadn't been detected yet?
"I've detected that your breathing, heartbeat, and sweat secretion are all returning to normal."
A Boxing Champion refreshed the communication interface. He regained his calmness and said coldly, "You seem to have walked out of your psychological trauma. Are you alright now?"
"It seems so. After what you did just now, it seems that I have really thrown everything else to the back of my mind!"
The Coloured Glaze was slightly startled. She said in surprise. After thinking for a moment, she pointed her finger at A Boxing Champion and waved it quickly. "However, I have to tell you seriously, Master A Boxing Champion. What you did just now was wrong. Without permission, you cannot casually imitate other people's appearance and voice. This will bring a lot of trouble and harm to other people."
"I understand."
A Boxing Champion said, "I promise that in the future, without permission from you and Han Te, I will never casually imitate Han Te's appearance again."
"No, not only to Han Te, and not only to me."
The Coloured Glaze puffed up her cheeks and put her hands on her hips. She looked like A Boxing Champion's little housekeeper and said, "Others, everyone, you can't imitate like this. You'll cause a lot of trouble! Besides, A Boxing Champion is A Boxing Champion. The indomitable Master A Boxing Champion, why do you have to imitate other people's appearance? "
"… Okay."
A Boxing Champion was silent for a moment and said, "I promise you that without permission, I will never imitate other people's appearance again."
"Really?"
The Coloured Glaze narrowed her eyes and pouted. She looked at A Boxing Champion suspiciously. "No, Master A Boxing Champion has learned to be bad. He will occasionally lie. You can't just give me a guarantee so easily. Why don't we make a pinky promise?"
A Boxing Champion said, "I know about the pinky promise, but I'm very doubtful about its effectiveness."
"Aiya, that's not important. Anyway, I just want to have a pinky promise with Master A Boxing Champion. Come on!"
The Coloured Glaze was very playful. She pulled A Boxing Champion's iron arm over and pinky promise. "Pinky promise, hang yourself. Never change your mind for a hundred years. Haha, we've made a pinky promise. Master A Boxing Champion, you have to do as you say!"
"I still can't sense any spiritual energy or soul effects from this..."
A Boxing Champion's crystal eyes were flashing. "However, as long as you're happy and can resume your calm and efficient work, then whatever. Have you recovered?"
"I've completely recovered. I've been resurrected with full health!"
The Coloured Glaze waved her arms and hammered her chest like a gorilla, revealing a side that she would only reveal in front of A Boxing Champion. Unexpectedly, her stomach was growling. The little girl's face turned red again. "I'm sorry, Master A Boxing Champion. I've been in a bad mood for the past few days and haven't eaten much. My hands are a bit soft. I-I'll replenish myself with a can of high-energy nutrition fluid that can be absorbed instantly before returning to work."
"No."
A Boxing Champion shook his head.
"Huh?"
The Coloured Glaze was stunned again.
"I've learned a lot from literary works and works on the theory of emotions. You've just recovered from your trauma. How can you eat high-energy nutrition fluid that tastes like wax? This kind of low-quality fast food will spoil your mood again and ruin your perfect work state. "
A Boxing Champion said, "To be on the safe side, you should eat a hot and sumptuous meal."
"That's true."
The Coloured Glaze laughed foolishly. "Th-that'll take a long time. Besides, my culinary skills aren't that great. Han Te used to say that my cooking would poison people to death. Forget it, I'll just make do with it!"
"No, your work state is related to my fighting strength and even our lives. You can't make do with it at all."
A Boxing Champion said calmly. After saying that, he stood up and walked straight out.
The Coloured Glaze: "Master A Boxing Champion, where are you going?"
A Boxing Champion: "To cook."
The Coloured Glaze: "Eh? Eh eh eh eh, Master A Boxing Champion, can you cook? "
A Boxing Champion: "I've never tried it, but I've downloaded 192 recipes from different worlds and genres. I'm sure you'll be satisfied with them."
The Coloured Glaze: "For me, Master A Boxing Champion is going to cook for me?"
"That's right. I've realized that I've neglected your daily life and emotional changes. I've treated you like a cold machine, causing your work state to be too unstable. For us, who are on the verge of a big battle, this is an intolerable oversight. So, from now on, I'll be fine-tuning the way we interact with each other. I hope you'll cooperate with me. If you have any opinions or suggestions, please let me know immediately so that I can modify them."
A Boxing Champion finished his words without any hesitation. His cold gaze pierced through the roof and shot to the sky. "The new way of interacting with each other will start with a hot and sumptuous meal! But first, what should we do? "
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