Upon hearing this, Yu Tang quickly ordered, "Once the landing is confirmed, we'll head to Cysik for resupply now."
The Auror Empire is one of the most powerful forces in the entire H34 Nebula.
The spaceship bearing the insignia of the Oro Empire landed on the tarmac. Almost as soon as Yu Tang and the others opened the hatch, they saw the local leaders of Cesc coming to greet them.
After exchanging a few polite words with them, Yu Tang took the opportunity to ask about the location of the recycling station, then waved for them to disperse.
Leaving his adjutant and others behind to resupply, Yu Tang, with Xiao Jin in tow, walked towards the recycling station amidst the horrified yet curious gazes of the Sesik people.
After all, large, endangered beasts like tigers, lions, and leopards are only kept by the most elite people on any planet.
Ordinary people would find it difficult to even see one, let alone raise one.
That's why they were so surprised and curious when they saw Xiao Jin.
"Host, the seven souls of the main god represent joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire. Now we are only missing the soul of joy. Judging from the plot, this Yu Xiao must be the soul of joy."
Xiao Jin transmitted her voice to Yu Tang: [However, thinking about it this way, the main god is so pitiful in this world. He is so devoid of emotions that he can only feel joy, and he has suffered so much persecution...]
Yu Tang's mood was also somewhat heavy.
Although the plot only briefly touches on everything the villain went through.
But if you think about it carefully, you can guess how cruelly Yu Xiao, as a smiling robot, would be treated in this interstellar world where robots are treated as ordinary daily necessities.
I unconsciously quickened my pace, because the recycling station wasn't far away.
So Yu Tang arrived at the large recycling station standing on the edge of the city in less than ten minutes.
He showed his identification to the armed guards at the entrance and entered the recycling station without any hindrance.
Twenty giant garbage recycling machines were operating smoothly, and the inevitable noise echoed in the room. Yu Tang frowned and walked in.
Arriving at the square where unsorted garbage was piled up, I watched as the military green garbage truck drove up from a distance and came to a stop.
The carriage slowly tilted upwards, and after reaching a certain angle, the carriage door opened. With a clanging sound, piles of smiling robots were dumped on the ground like garbage.
They were all dressed in rags, some even missing limbs, or just heads mixed in with many robots, their eyes tightly closed, and they were unlikely to wake up again.
Among them were men and women, mostly teenagers, all of whom suffered persecution, yet still wore smiles on their lips.
It looks eerie and tragic.
Yu Tang's pupils constricted. Amid Xiao Jin's exclamation, he quickly stepped forward, pushed aside the transport workers who came down to block him, and reached out to push aside the pile of smiling robots, constantly searching for that familiar face.
Seeing this, Little Gold followed him and used its claws to search for the villain.
The deliveryman was so frightened by Xiao Jin that he backed away repeatedly and dared not stop her any longer. He could only run to call for help.
By the time he summoned the guards, Yu Tang had already found Yu Xiao among the many robots.
The last rays of the setting sun shone on the scarred boy. Yu Tang looked at Yu Xiao like this, his eyes welling up with tears, almost blurring his vision.
He reached out and brushed the stray hairs stuck to Yu Xiao's face.
Finally able to breathe fresh air, Yu choked and woke up coughing.
He grasped at the warmth before him in a daze.
She carefully grasped Yu Tang's fingers, opened her eyes, and revealed a clean and innocent smile.
She asked him, "Excuse me, are you... my new owner?"
Chapter 3
Died for the villain for the seventh time (03)
Meeting the boy's eyes, Yu Tang's gaze slid over Yu Xiao's swollen face, his neck covered with bruises and pinch marks, and down to his torn, blood-stained clothes. Yu Tang noticed the hand Yu Xiao was holding, with a deep, bone-revealing wound on his wrist that was still bleeding.
Even after all this, his smile remained so innocent.
They are so well-behaved that it breaks your heart.
Yu Tang took a deep breath, suppressing the stinging in her eyes.
He gently squeezed the boy's fingers back and replied, "I am not your new master, I am yours..."
The words "lover" that were on the tip of his tongue were never uttered.
After all, this was the first time he had met the villain, and to immediately establish a relationship would make him seem like a pervert.
He was afraid of scaring Yu Xiao.
He carefully chose his words before speaking.
"From now on, I will be your family and protect you from harm."
After saying that, he picked Yu Xiao up, trying not to touch the boy's wound, and let him lean against his chest in peace.
In this world, he is no longer the sickly miracle doctor; he is the commander of the empire, possessing a healthy body and enviable power. Therefore, this time it's his turn to protect the villains.
He will try his best to use the rest of his time to ensure that Yu Xiao no longer suffers and can feel happiness.
"Sir..." The transporter had already learned Yu Tang's identity from the guards, and now he saw the man holding Yu Xiao.
His face was filled with shock and confusion. He looked at Yu Xiao with disdain, as if he were looking at dirty and smelly garbage. He took a half step back before saying, "This kind of thing is called a smiling robot. You can buy it in our Cesc Star specialty store. You really don't need to pick up this kind of garbage that people have already played with."
As he spoke, the guard next to him stepped forward to take Yu Xiao from Yu Tang's hands: "Yes, sir, you can hand him over to me. We will destroy him along with the other robots in a while. Don't let this piece of trash get your clothes dirty."
"roar--"
As the man approached, Xiao Jin, who had received instructions from Yu Tang, immediately adopted an attack stance, his roar echoing across the square, nearly causing the guards to fall to the ground in fright.
They instinctively drew their sidearms to aim at Xiao Jin, but met Yu Tang's cold gaze.
Upon seeing the epaulettes indicating a general on the other party's uniform, he sheepishly put his weapon away.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Yu Tang held the boy in his arms, looked at the smiling robots behind him with their eyes closed and no sound, and said coldly, "Perhaps these robots are just toys with fixed value on your planet."
But in my eyes, they have appearances similar to humans; they can get hurt and feel pain.
Therefore, I don't think you can treat them this way.
His voice was deep, and every word struck the hearts of the crowd like a heavy hammer.
"Everyone, I hope you can give these dead robots a proper burial."
"Treat them the way you would treat any human being."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "This is not an order from me as your superior. But I hope that after reflecting on your actions, you will carry it out seriously."
Yu Tang knew that he was currently on the planet Cesc, hundreds of light-years away from his own planet, and after resupplying, he would need to travel for a week to reach Rhodes, where the Oro Empire was located.
So, to be on the safe side, he couldn't directly break ties with the people here.
It saves face for both sides, and it's also safer for them.
Those present were moved by his words, their expressions changing several times, and they nodded in agreement.
Yu Tang sighed softly, took one last look at the pitiful robots, gestured for Xiao Jin to lead the way, and led Yu Xiao away from this hell on earth.
Therefore, he did not notice the subtle glint in the eyes of the boy in his arms when he heard his words.
The people from the recycling station drove Yu Tang back to the supply station with respect.
The spaceship had now completed its resupply and was ready to take off immediately.
Lieutenant He Yu was shocked that Yu Tang had brought back a dirty-looking boy. As Yu Tang boarded the ship, he couldn't help but ask him about the boy's identity.
"You don't need to know this." Yu Tang concealed Yu Xiao's identity, only saying, "You just need to know that he will be by my side from now on, and will become the closest person to me. None of you can make things difficult for him, understand?"
Upon hearing this, He Yu and Xiao Jin, who was standing next to Yu Tang, both widened their eyes.
"Good heavens! Host, what you just said is really quite suggestive!"
His voice was filled with excitement: "My dearest one, hehehe! If the Supreme God heard this, he'd be ecstatic!"
He Yu was even more astonished; he had never seen Yu Tang say such things for anyone before.
His superior is a well-known eligible bachelor in the Oro Empire.
Despite being of commoner origin, he was admitted to the prestigious Naveen Military Academy thanks to his outstanding abilities, and won numerous awards during his time there.
Aside from academic exams, he deservedly ranked first in everything else.
Later, when he went to the interstellar battlefield, whether it was helping the Empire expand its territory or repelling the alien space races that attacked the Oro Empire, he always won easily and returned in triumph.
At a young age, he became a military legend of the empire.
In the Aurora Empire, the number of people who admire Yu Tang could circle the planet several times over, including both men and women.
But Yu Tang himself just happens to be uninterested in anyone.
In this respect, he is as pure and detached as a highly accomplished monk in a temple.
But now...
This kind of officer actually brought back a teenager!
She still used a princess carry!
He even said that this boy would become his closest person in the future!
There's a problem! There's definitely a problem!
He Yu's eyes burned with passion as he looked at Yu Tang, as if he could see an iron tree blooming and a withered tree sprouting new buds.
Ban said to Yu Tang, "I understand!"
Yu Tang was stunned by his deafening reply, feeling as if the other person had figured out something extraordinary.
But he didn't care and took Yu Xiao to the bathroom.
He also instructed He Yu to call the doctor from the spaceship and to prepare clean clothes and delicious food to be delivered to his bedroom.
Yu Tang placed Yu Xiao on the leather sofa in the bathroom, squatted down, lowered his posture to face the boy, and asked him, "Do you have a name?"
Yu Xiao met his gaze and said with a smile, "Master, my name is 1394. My previous master would call me 13, or bastard."
His dark pupils reflected Yu Tang's face, but there was no light in them.
But he was still smiling: "Now, I belong to you."
"As my new owner, you can give me a new name. Or you can just call me 1394, either is fine."