"Thank you, Clara. How much do I owe you for these?"
"No need, no need at all."
Clara waved her hands repeatedly upon hearing this and said, "Compared to what you did, these materials are nothing."
"No, that's not right. One thing at a time. I had another purpose for fixing them. I've already taken my payment, and it wasn't for these materials that I fixed them."
"Then..."
Clara stood still, thought for a moment, and said, "Then just give Clara one Wintershield."
...
Oh no.
He really couldn't produce that.
He had plenty of Credit Points, but Jarilo-VI didn't use Credit Points now.
Hmm, a bit troublesome.
Clara saw Bai Luan's predicament and considerately spoke, "Sir, did you not bring any money when you escaped from your home?"
"Indeed, so I hope you can change the reward."
"Then..."
Clara stood still and thought for a moment again, then asked Bai Luan about some difficulties she encountered while repairing automatons.
Bai Luan answered easily and provided several solutions.
"So that's how it's solved... Thank you."
"It's just payment for materials, no need to thank me."
Bai Luan then waved to Clara and said, "Goodbye, Clara. I have other things to attend to."
Clara watched Bai Luan's retreating figure, then called out, "Wait, sir!"
Bai Luan turned around to look at Clara and asked, "What is it? Is there anything you didn't understand?"
"No, it's not that."
Clara shook her head, then stated the real reason for stopping Bai Luan, "My name is Clara. May I ask your name, sir?"
"Oh, that. My name is Bai Luan."
"Um... Sir, if you have nowhere else to go, you are welcome to the Robot Settlement."
Bai Luan smiled at her words.
"Thank you."
Then he turned and waved, continuing to walk forward. The cold wind gently lifted his trench coat, bringing with it Bai Luan's farewell: "Don't worry, a so-called mad scientist is someone who can survive anywhere~"
Clara watched Bai Luan's figure disappear into the distance.
"He's truly a good person with strange behavior."
Clara then looked at the various types of automatons that Bai Luan had repaired.
With these automatons repaired, she no longer had to worry about how to fix them, and could even use their strength to search for valuable supplies in more distant places... As Clara was planning, Svarog returned.
Svarog looked at the brand-new automatons:
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He then scanned the repaired automatons, and after discovering that their performance had increased by about 30%:
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"Mr. Svarog, you're back."
"Clara... did you do all of this?"
"No, Clara met a... somewhat strange good person today."
Although he didn't meet Svarog, the data collected this time was also good.
He would send it to Beta Star later, as parameters for adjusting the spark.
Bai Luan was very satisfied with the harvest of this trip, and then he began to head to his next destination.
Natasha's clinic.
Bai Luan planned to give Natasha the modified heater he had to gain her trust.
And incidentally, conduct a small experiment with the patients.
His extractor had not been used once since it was made.
These days, he had accumulated quite a few bullets to be used with the extraction gun.
Although called bullets, their appearance was not at all like bullets; they looked more like glass instruments, loaded onto the extraction gun.
Bai Luan categorized the bullets based on their quality, from S, A, B, to C grades.
Although he knew that the higher the quality of the bullet, the more useful the extraction gun would be, Bai Luan didn't know where it would be useful.
This was a medical wonder, but the people around Bai Luan were not easily injured, so it had not been put to much use.
Perfect, this time he would experiment with Natasha's patients.
However, this would clearly require Natasha's consent.
Carelessly experimenting on a patient of a highly responsible doctor could have serious consequences.
Bai Luan still respected doctors very much.
It just became difficult to explain his identity to Natasha. If he directly told Natasha that he was an outsider, she probably wouldn't believe him.
He needed to dress oddly, so that people would immediately see that he was not a local, which would make his identity more credible when he stated it.
Bai Luan took out his cyber mask, put it on his face, and his clothes changed back to his everyday tuxedo.
After confirming that he was out of place with the locals, Bai Luan walked into Natasha's clinic.
Natasha first instinctively checked Bai Luan for injuries, and after confirming he had none, she noticed Bai Luan's strangeness.
"Friend... I don't think I've seen you before?"
"Of course, after all, I am not from this planet."
Natasha didn't react for a moment, stunned in place.
"I know this might be hard to believe, but I have a way to prove it."
Bai Luan scanned Natasha with a scanner, then pretended to analyze it, and then directly exposed Natasha's identity: "Hello, Natasha, the true leader of the Wildfire."
Natasha's pupils constricted at his words, and she looked at Bai Luan with a hint of wariness, while her hand began to subtly reach for her weapon.
"Who are you?"
"Don't be nervous."
Bai Luan raised both hands, indicating he was unarmed, and showed a friendly smile: "I'm not here to cause trouble. On the contrary, I'm here to help you."
"Answer my question first, who are you?"
"Hmm... it's a bit troublesome to explain. Simply put, my name is Bai Luan, and I come from a place beyond Belobog."
"What are you doing here?"
"Bringing you something."
Bai Luan lowered his hand, and then a heater appeared out of thin air beside him.
"This heater is for you. I've slightly modified it. The geomarrow you normally use for one day will last four days in it, and it can also soothe people's minds."
As Bai Luan spoke, he turned on the heater, and waves of warmth immediately emanated from it.
Natasha, who had been somewhat tense, inexplicably relaxed after feeling this warmth.
Natasha noticed this slight change in herself, shook her head, and reaffirmed her vigilance.
"What is your purpose here?"
"I can help treat your patients, of course, this requires your consent."
"I will not entrust my patients to someone of unknown origin."
Bai Luan was not surprised by Natasha's wary attitude; in fact, he greatly appreciated this vigilance.
After all, if he were a patient, and his attending physician casually handed him over to a stranger, the thought alone would be despairing.
"I understand your distrust, but I believe trust can be built slowly."
Bai Luan maintained his friendly attitude, and at the same time, he offered a suggestion: "I can help you find the supplies you need. Just tell me directly what you require."
...
Natasha fell silent for a moment, evidently engaged in a fierce internal struggle.
Finally, she spoke: "We lack everything here. Food, medicine, clothes, everything."
"Is that so?"
Hearing about the plight of Natasha's clinic, Bai Luan also put away his smile.
"I'll be back later. I'll leave this with you for now."
With that, Bai Luan turned and left, leaving the heater behind.
After Bai Luan left, Natasha slightly lowered her guard, then turned her gaze to the heater.
She walked over and turned off the heater. The moment the heater was turned off, the comforting and secure feeling in her heart also disappeared.
"It really does have a calming effect?"
Natasha then opened the heater's casing and saw the amount of residual geomarrow inside.
"He only put this much geomarrow in?"
Natasha was a little surprised. In her understanding, this amount of geomarrow was completely insufficient to power a heater.
But in this heater, it could provide stable warmth... Could it be... everything he said was true?
Time flew by.
A knock sounded at Natasha's clinic door.
Then she saw Bai Luan standing in front of a pile of supplies taller than a person, greeting her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't find much medicine, but I found a lot of other things, like clothes, canned food, daily necessities, and such."
...
Natasha usually wouldn't easily lower her guard.
But the sincerity from the other side was simply too much.