Chapter 71 Chapter 71: Does Anyone Know Where Little Elysia Went?
Chapter 71: Does Anyone Know Where Little Elysia Went?
"Flavor is actually secondary; for children of this age group, nutrition is truly the most important thing."
Kevin, dressed in full chef attire, explained while continuously preparing the dish in his hands: "The human body is a delicate and complex organism. Any imbalance in any aspect can cause serious deviations in its normal functioning. The most straightforward and obvious impact would be... she might even remain at this height forever."
Kevin certainly doesn't have much understanding of those overly complex modern nutritional diets, but he is very clear about what the human body needs most, and he can also figure out what's in these ingredients using his own abilities.
After resolving the Stellaron trouble, Kevin didn't bother with Belobog's complicated aftermath matters, nor did he go find Welt to discuss any philosophies of life. Instead, he immediately returned to Svarog's residence in the Underworld and continued his retirement life.
But that leisurely time didn't even last a day before Svarog's tall figure suddenly blocked his path—if the other hadn't straightforwardly stated his desire to learn how to make food Clara likes, Kevin might have thought this guy wanted to continue their fight.
Of course, having a combat-model robot learn how to cook... not only is this strange, but it's also quite demanding.
Fortunately, as a robot, Svarog's greatest advantage is his photographic memory. Even if his computational chip can't analyze what humans mean by 'delicious,' simply mimicking Kevin's steps in a more hardcore way is completely doable.
"Video recording completed. Added to important archives. Beginning scene simulation calculations. Estimated imitation accuracy: 96.37%. Attempting repeated imitation to improve accuracy..."
"......"
Kevin isn't some staunch idealist faction member, nor does he know if there's any metaphysical difference between food made by a robot and that made by a human. He only knows... well, he doesn't have to eat it anyway.
"Regardless, this is still much more nutritious than gnawing on bread every day." Kevin helplessly held his forehead. If they continued raising Clara the way Svarog did before, it would be strange if her height did make any breakthroughs.
In fact, Kevin thinks it's already a miracle that the child's physical condition hasn't developed any major issues by now.
"Let's go. It just so happens it's dinner time now; this food won't go to waste."
It must be said that having a robot brain is quite convenient. Kevin tried cooking several dishes in a row, and Svarog could record them all before slowly starting to imitate and learn. If all robots had this ability, many human chefs would probably be on the verge of unemployment.
"Mhm."
Svarog nodded his head, then proactively stepped forward to place all the plates together on his palm, walking out with exceptionally steady steps.
As they passed by the window, Kevin suddenly looked up towards the sky... Even deep within the underground space, his gaze seemed to penetrate everything, reaching all the way to the starry sky hundreds of thousands of meters away.
"Those guys... are they finally about to leave too?"
There were many reasons why Kevin didn't agree to leave with the Astral Express. Not liking such a fast-paced lifestyle nowadays was one; being somewhat worried about certain individuals here was another; and a slightly more important point was probably that Welt guy clearly wasn't particularly welcoming of him.
However, Kevin rarely explains himself to others regarding such matters... He truly did those things and made those choices, so it's only natural that it's difficult for him to be fully accepted even now, isn't it?
Of course, he only glanced for that moment before continuing forward. He was no longer such a sentimental person; otherwise, he wouldn't have persisted until today.
But just as Kevin and Svarog reached the living room, they saw Clara rubbing her eyes as she walked out of her room, looking up at the two drowsily: "Mr. Kevin, Mr. Svarog... For some reason, Clara suddenly felt very sleepy last night, and when I woke up, it was already this late."
"Um... When I woke up, Elysia was already not in the room. Have you seen where she went?"
"......"
The beautiful and peaceful life was instantly shattered. Upon hearing this, Kevin suddenly fell silent.
Yes, he should have thought of it earlier.
That person... how could she possibly stay idle?!
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In the starry sky outside Jarilo-VI, almost the moment after the Astral Express departed, another spaceship's form suddenly coalesced into shape within this vast sea of stars.
However, completely different from the Astral Express, this spaceship's shape aligns quite well with most people's固有印象 (inherent impression), or rather幻想 (fantasy), of interstellar spacecraft.
After all, in outer space where there's no air resistance, so-called streamlined spacecraft designs are actually quite redundant. Shapes with better space utilization like circles or cubes are the optimal choices. That's why many sci-fi作品中 (works) depict UFOs as large discs.
But this spacecraft was designed specifically to fit most people's aesthetic sensibilities because it isn't a combat unit, but rather a... commercial vessel?
"Boss, you can rest assured; this intel definitely won't be wrong... Those guys in the tavern might be unreliable, but they never falsify information."
"According to records within the 'Corporation,' after the Stellaron and the 'Legion' descended on Jarilo-VI, several 'Architects' indeed took the lead in building fortresses. Surviving such a disaster until now... aside from the Amber Lord's miracle, I really can't imagine any other possibility."
"This time, I will not only find the miracle left by the Amber Lord and the person who triggered it but will definitely restore Jarilo-VI to its originally thriving state, turning it into a dual-purpose tourism and mining planet easily generating billions of credits in revenue—absolutely capable of attracting immense wealth!"
"Uh... Like last time, and the time before that, and the time before that... those were all just accidents, okay..."
"Ahh, boss, just trust me on this one; I absolutely, positively will not mess up this time!"
"Well then, that's it for now. Gonna hang up~"
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