From scrap mecha to science fiction paradise

Chapter 1 The Remnants of the Wasteland
Wasteland, Black Snake Camp, Rupert Clinic.

"So, it got worse?"

Taking the examination report from the doctor, Lin Yu lowered his head and read through it calmly.

"Don't you already know how to read it yourself?"

Dr. Rupert, who simply wore an open white coat and had an extremely scrawled beard and hair, sat down at his desk casually after delivering the report.

"Obviously, I'd rather hear good news."

Lin Yu threw the inspection report on the table, looked into Rupert's eyes, and said, "How long will it take?"

"Almost a month, or less."

Dr. Rupert was not afraid to look at each other, but his eyes were full of sarcasm.

It can only be said that this is not like a meeting between doctor and patient.

"Don't look at me like that. We are all scum in the gutter. No one of us is nobler than the other."

Lin Yu said calmly, and then asked: "Where is the medicine I ordered? How much relief can it provide?"

"Don't think about medicine for now."

Rupert shrugged, his sarcastic smile no longer concealed: "You have advanced part of the payment, but now it is delayed in delivery, so as mentioned above, keep an insurance policy and temporarily withhold the medicine. When will the delivery be delivered?" Give it to you."

"I bought that with my own money!"

Lin Yu slapped the table with both hands, supported the edge of the table, leaned forward, and stared at Rupert.

"Money advanced."

Rupert looked at Lin Yu with a smile.

Lin Yu took a deep breath, slowly sat down again, and said coldly: "There is still a week until delivery, but I have not breached the contract."

"It's useless for you to tell me, what's the point above."

Rupert just shrugged.

"Then keep my medicine and I'll pick it up next week."

There was no use in talking anymore, so Lin Yu had no intention of insisting anymore. He picked up the physical examination report and turned around to leave the clinic.

"Remember to deliver the goods on time, otherwise, if you swallow the money above, you won't survive the day you die of illness."

Before leaving the house, a cold reminder came from behind, or perhaps...a threat.

Lin Yu paused slightly and walked straight out of the clinic without replying or stopping.

As soon as I came out, the relatively fresh air was replaced by a filthy stench.

Wasteland is what the residents of the city call all the uninhabitable land outside the city.

Severe environmental pollution, dirty air, ultraviolet rays and even radiation that penetrate the clouds, plus the wandering dimensional beasts that were not exterminated in time, all confirm its badness.

But just as poor people and backward areas are inevitable in any prosperous era, the harsh wasteland outside the city has become a paradise for many people who cannot survive in the city.

Highly developed technology, highly intelligent, coupled with a capitalistic political system, living in the city means starving to death without money.

On the contrary, outside this city, I can at least find a way to get a bite to eat.

As a result, poor people, gangsters, escaped or exiled criminals established gathering places.

The gangs that spawned extracted money and water while acting as managers to maintain basic order.

Then there are the speculators who are attracted by seeing this backward and blank new market filled with various business opportunities.

——Just like those who went to Africa and other backward areas to do business on Earth.

Of course, it’s not just business people.

For example, Lin Yu is not.

"Sure enough, these guys are unreliable."

Standing on the street, Lin Yu didn't mind the dirty air that he was used to. He just rubbed his face that was slightly stiff due to his pretended indifference.

He was Lin Yu, but he was not actually Lin Yu. Instead, he had inexplicably replaced the other person's consciousness when he woke up.

This is not the earth, but Blue Star, a world where technology is highly developed, but the entire society is somewhat deformed.

Of course, to be honest, he didn't actually know the situation in the city very well.

Because he is a remnant of the wasteland and was born in the wasteland outside the city.

Just like those criminals who escaped and were exiled, without household registration and identity chips, he could not enter the city at all.

Even as soon as they get close, they will be blown into pieces by the city defense cannons that are designed to guard against dimensional beasts.

And unfortunately, or rather deservedly, this body also suffered from severe astral disease.

Due to long-term breathing of polluted air, combined with various factors such as ultraviolet exposure and low-concentration radiation, stardom disease, a disease named for the light spots all over the body after onset and death, emerged at the historic moment, and residents of the wasteland were more or less affected by it.

Mild and not fatal, most people endure it and are basically used to its company.

But once the condition worsens, the organs will gradually fail and death will undoubtedly occur.

There are medicines in the city that can alleviate the pain, and I even heard that it can cure it.

But for most wasteland residents who don’t have identity chips, they often don’t have the money, let alone the channels to obtain them.

Once it gets worse, you can only accept death calmly.

"Brother Lin, the clothes have been washed and the food is almost ready..."

When Lin Yu returned home, a thin and beautiful girl greeted him.

She hesitated.

Finally, I couldn't help but say, "You...when will you take me to find my sister?"

Lin Yu paused slightly as he entered the door and remained silent. "Forget it...forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

The girl has long been accustomed to this kind of silence.

There was even some fear of getting the answer from him.

After saying that, he hurriedly denied it.

But his eyes were red and unsatisfactory, and his voice was choked with sobs.

She's not stupid.

In the past month, she has been able to think about and see many things clearly.

This man who claimed to be able to help him find his sister was obviously lying to him, and he might even be the culprit.

It's just that this is not the answer she wants to hear, nor is it an answer she can accept.

Maybe it's the inner instinct to escape.

Perhaps it was a trace of thought and hesitation brought about by this man's perfect disguise of kindness in recent times.

While she was eager for news about her sister, she also didn't want to hear the vaguely guessed answer from this silent man.

She could only comfort herself and deceive herself, keep her only hope, or use it in the name of forbearance and exploration.

"next week."

Unexpectedly, after a long silence, Lin Yu revealed an accurate time.

The girl didn't react for a moment, and only after a moment did she look in disbelief: "Really...really?"

"Let's cook."

Lin Yu didn't respond, just urged.

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll make it right now. Brother Lin, what do you want to eat? I can buy any dishes you don't have right away."

The girl hurriedly wiped her wet eyes.

"Just do whatever you want, I don't pick."

Lin Yu shook his head.

"it is good."

The girl nodded vigorously and hurriedly started various tasks.

Lin Yu just watched silently, quietly looking at the girl's busy back.

She... is the goods.

Rupert's so-called "higher" wants the goods.

The original owner of the body was actually a human trafficker working with Rupert's organization.

Two months ago, the original person deceived and sold the girl's dependent sister, and one month ago, he deceived the girl named Bai Wei on the pretext of helping the girl find her sister.

Fortunately, as soon as he deceived the girl, his soul traveled through time, and his consciousness replaced the consciousness of the original human trafficker.

He may not be a good person, but at least he has a basic moral bottom line. Naturally, he cannot continue to traffic the girl, but it is difficult to tell her the cruel truth, so the matter has been delayed.

Unfortunately, this matter obviously cannot be delayed forever.

Bai Wei is not stupid. During this time, she seemed to have noticed it.

The rapidly worsening Star Dome Disease is even more of a death talisman.

If he didn't cooperate with Rupert and his group of human traffickers, he would lose his source of income. He would have neither the money nor the channels to obtain inhibitors that delay Star Dome Disease.

As a last resort, he could only continue to contact Rupert and his organization, and relied on the good reputation of previous cooperation to receive a large 'order' and advance part of the remuneration.

Unexpectedly, the inhibitor of Star Dome Disease was finally withheld.

Although he did not intend to actually deliver the goods in the first place.

But I have to say - the local gangs are so immoral!
The advance payment was an advance payment, but he bought the inhibitor with real money.

"Fortunately...I have also prepared a big treasure for you."

Talking to himself, Lin Yu stood up and walked towards a locked room that no one was allowed to set foot in.

"At dawn, start self-examination."

In the center of the room, a mechanical giant about three meters high, made of various old or even rusty metals, with wires and internal structures exposed in many places, was kneeling on one knee and displayed in the center.

"Voiceprint recognition passed, command received, self-test started..."

The mechanical giant's eyes suddenly lit up with an uncertain scarlet light.

As Lin Yu casually picked up the bone conduction headphones on the table, mechanical electronic synthesized sounds also sounded one after another.

"The central processing unit is operating normally..."

"Myoelectric sensors are all normal..."

"The infrared ranging sensor is normal..."

"..."

"The power motor is operating normally..."

"The battery pack is operating normally..."

"The transmission system... lacks a kinetic energy transmission medium..."

"Model detection: Hercules G-1080 hydraulic transmission system cannot be adapted to conventional media..."

"The official reference document recommends: Suitable for heavy hydraulic oil No. 5 or above."

(End of this chapter)