Suddenly startled awake from a dream, the fox in the dream was exactly like Lu Bai.
Although pure-colored foxes generally looked similar, and most people might not be able to distinguish them.
Yet, Lu Heng always had a nagging feeling that the fox in his dream was Lu Bai.
Rubbing his slightly throbbing head, although he had dreamt of these fantastical scenes many times, this was the first time a familiar figure had appeared in his dream.
Lu Heng put on his pajamas and got out of bed, heading to the floor where his contracted beasts resided.
Most of the contracted beasts were playing in the activity hall, with only Lu Bai and the turtle sleeping quietly in their respective spots.
Lu Heng walked over to Lu Bai, gazing at the fox's form, becoming even more certain that it was the one from his dream.
Sensing Lu Heng's approach, Lu Bai opened his eyes, a pair of eyes like rubies looking up at Lu Heng.
"Master?"
"Mm, I came to see you."
He scooped Lu Bai up from the ground, examining it repeatedly.
"Master, what's wrong?" At this moment, the Director, who had been brought back into the space, walked up to Lu Heng, casting a somewhat disdainful glance at Lu Bai.
"Master, is there something dirty on Lu Bai? I told it to learn from me and use the litter box, but it refused. It always goes to the grass outside to relieve itself, perhaps it got something on it..."
The Director even sniffed at Lu Bai's dangling tail.
"No, I was just checking if it had gotten fatter."
"That's for sure, it's not as active as I am..."
Ignoring the Director's rambling, Lu Heng put Lu Bai down and went to the open space downstairs.
He walked to the barrier that had not yet been activated and tried touching it again, but it remained impenetrable.
Standing on this side, Lu Heng could vaguely see the buildings inside, appearing like ancient architecture in a haze.
Lu Heng took out the few high-grade crystals he had in his space and began to absorb them as he stood there.
Before long, he had absorbed all the high-grade crystals.
He pushed against the barrier again, but it remained unmoved.
Lu Heng frowned. Should he speed up the collection of high-grade crystals to open this space?
He now had only one question: how many more crystals were needed to open this space, and what grade should the crystals be?
"What are you doing?"
A mechanical voice sounded in his ear, and Evan appeared beside Lu Heng at some unknown time.
Lu Heng frowned again. He had been so lost in thought that he hadn't noticed when Evan had arrived.
"Nothing, did you need something from me?"
"Yes, I haven't had much to do lately, so I wanted to ask if you had any arrangements for me."
The efficiency of robots was high, especially for those that had developed intelligence.
As long as it was given an overview of the goal to be achieved, it could autonomously complete the desired item.
In the space, Evan had completed all the tasks Lu Heng had assigned it with guaranteed quality and quantity, so the robot, which didn't need rest, was a bit bored.
In fact, Lu Heng understood Evan's intention; it wanted to leave here and see the space of the Senar people on Earth.
However, Evan had not yet fully handed over the technology of the Senar people, integrated with human technology, to the scientists in Nameless City.
Lu Heng would not allow it to approach the Senar people, as it was not an ordinary robot.
"Wait a bit longer. If there's nothing else, I'll take you to the research center later for you to explain things to them." After speaking, Lu Heng turned and returned to the apartment.
Evan knew its intention had once again been thwarted and looked somewhat disappointed at the barriers in the space.
It didn't understand why it, a robot with high-level thinking and computational abilities, couldn't figure out how the barriers were set up.
Not long after, Lu Heng, as promised, appeared in Nameless City with Evan.
At this moment, news of their possession of high-tech robots had already become common knowledge in Nameless City.
Therefore, Lu Heng's appearance with Evan did not cause much of a stir.
Of course, some people who did not reside in Nameless City were still surprised when they saw Evan.
"Have your city developed robot warriors?"
The only thing they could think of was that developing robots at this time was mostly for combat against zombies.
"I'm not sure, but there are robots, yes, but not in large numbers. It's said that only the two city lords have robots."
"Oh, that makes sense. This thing looks expensive to build, and at this stage, the whole country might not be able to produce many."
The soldiers maintaining order in the city did not respond to the person's words, focusing on observing the surroundings.
Nameless City received many people exchanging for supplies daily, so the population flow was quite high.
Fortunately, the soldiers of Nameless City wore uniforms, and these clothes were from major brands before the apocalypse. It was now impossible for others to imitate them, which allowed people to easily distinguish those who did not belong to Nameless City.
Seeing that the soldier was no longer paying attention to him, the person shifted the large backpack on his shoulder and walked towards the most crowded area in Nameless City.
Upon arriving at the research center, Lu Heng had not informed them in advance, so Chen Dong did not come out to greet him.
Lu Heng didn't mind. Chen Dong was engaged in research, and there was no need to waste time on such minor details.
Having Chen Dong manage the research center already took up a lot of his research time.
However, the absence of Chen Dong did not mean no one else would receive Lu Heng.
As soon as Lu Heng's car stopped at the research center, two people in special research center attire came to greet him.
"City Lord Lu, who are you looking for? I'll have someone call them."
Most of the time Lu Heng came here, he needed to find people to handle some matters, so someone followed to inquire this time.
"Where are Liu Guodong and the others now? Take me to them."
As more and more scientific researchers were absorbed, several new buildings had been successively erected within the research center.
Lu Heng was momentarily unsure of the location of the people responsible for technological research.
"Oh, please follow me. Liu Guodong and the others have been researching new topics at the research center recently. They are in a new building next to the one you brought before, and the research center has built another new building for them."
"Then you two get in, we'll drive over."
Seeing that there was still some distance, Lu Heng asked the two to get into his off-road vehicle, planning to drive directly there.
The two glanced at the robot sitting in the passenger seat, feeling a bit excited. Being so close to a robot would be enough for them to brag to their colleagues for a while.
"Okay, then we'll sit in the back."
The two quickly got into the car and directed Lu Heng along the way.
Fortunately, the area initially allocated for the research center was quite large, and the entire research center had now been developed into another inner city within Nameless City.