Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 1290: Chapter 1291: The Idiot Aura???

After Mr. Wang fled—more accurately, escaped—from Lu Xiaobu’s side, he went straight to the headquarters of this base.

The base wasn’t entirely under his control; he was just one of the leaders, so to speak.

As he walked in, he saw another person sitting there, about thirty years old, looking ordinary. But the more you observed, the more you noticed the depth in his eyes.

There’s a term that might describe this kind of person—great wisdom often appears foolish!

Or perhaps, a return to simplicity!

”Elder Yu, how about it? I’ve managed to coax Lu Xiaobu over here!” Mr. Wang said proudly.

However, the way he addressed him sounded rather unusual.

Mr. Wang, at his age, was actually calling this middle-aged man Elder Yu.

Clearly, Mr. Wang regarded him as a peer.

”Is what you’re doing appropriate?” Elder Yu asked indifferently, his gaze fixed on the monitor in front of him.

It was a surveillance feed, and Lu Xiaobu appeared on it.

”What’s inappropriate about it?”

Mr. Wang shrugged, took a cigarette from the special supply box on Elder Yu’s desk, lit it, and took a deep drag.

”We’ve studied Lu Xiaobu’s character many times. You absolutely can’t force him; otherwise, it’ll backfire.”

”So, that’s why you didn’t explain to him and left him there to directly confront Xiaoya?”

Elder Yu slightly furrowed his brow, ”You should know that when Xiaoya goes crazy, she’s completely uncontrollable!”

”And as per previous plans, Lu Xiaobu could leave at any time. Once he leaves, how do we handle a berserk Xiaoya?”

Mr. Wang shrugged dismissively, ”Isn’t Xiao Zhi still there?”

Obviously, Xiao Zhi was the data kid!

”Xiao Zhi is now following Lu Xiaobu!” Elder Yu maintained his tone, but a hint of dissatisfaction crept in.

”What? Xiao Zhi followed Lu Xiaobu?! How long has it been?!”

This time, Mr. Wang panicked.

In this base, the only one capable of calming Xiaoya was the exceptionally logical Xiao Zhi.

He had thought that with Xiao Zhi there, he’d manage to restrain Xiaoya at least!

Yet, within mere minutes, Xiao Zhi had been whisked away by Lu Xiaobu?!

”What do we do now?!” Mr. Wang was frantic as well. They’ve seen Xiaoya with no restraints before.

It’s not that they can’t forcibly suppress her, but if they do, what’s the point of this base?

They might as well send her directly to prison!

They were here to guide, not to detain!

”Let’s not panic and see how things unfold,” Elder Yu waved his hand, staying even calmer than Mr. Wang, ”Besides, I’m curious to see just how remarkable this Lu Xiaobu is.”

”Anyone joining us can’t be without some talent.”

Elder Yu was actually neutral about Lu Xiaobu joining them; neither supporting nor opposing it.

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While Elder Yu and Mr. Wang were conversing, a mechanical beast that had just dived underground was dragged out in front of Lu Xiaobu by the staff.

Only then could Lu Xiaobu fully observe the machine.

How to put it—

Have you seen those big worms in movies?

The kind that opens its mouth to reveal rows of teeth drenched in saliva, looking terrifying and menacing.

The machine in front of Lu Xiaobu resembled such a creature, appearing quite frightening.

And it’s no exaggeration to say it resembles a worm; even its abilities are quite similar.

Lu Xiaobu watched as several staff tested if the machine was damaged.

They fed some stones and similar objects into the large mouth.

Once the machine activated, those stones were instantly crushed to pieces.

It seemed the machine was of good quality, not destroyed by the previous impact!

With the inspection complete, the staff immediately began busily retrieving it.

”Eh, this machine looks nice enough, just don’t know what it’s good for,” Fan Ming said with a bitter smile, patting the mechanical beast. ”Most of the violent girl’s machines lean towards large-scale destruction, but they’re not fit for mass production on the battlefield.”

This machine looked fearsome, but modern warfare isn’t like before. Things needing close-range combat get obliterated just as easily by artillery fire.

”Have it dig tunnels,” Lu Xiaobu rolled his eyes, ”Dig subway tunnels, why wouldn’t that work? Isn’t that good enough?”

Lu Xiaobu was just casually suggesting it!

But!

In an instant!

The staff, busy at work, suddenly all came to a halt.

Their pupils began to dilate slowly, shock spreading over their faces!

A guy who seemed to be their leader suddenly rushed over to Lu Xiaobu, overjoyed, ”What did you say just now? What was it?!”

”Dig tunnels,” Lu Xiaobu rolled his eyes, ”What’s wrong? Am I not allowed to say?”

”No! No! No!” The leader shook his head rapidly, looking at Lu Xiaobu with excitement, ”I’m just too thrilled, too thrilled! Thanks to your reminder, we finally know the direction this machine can be used for!”

Really! They’ve racked their brains trying to figure out what these machines could be used for!

Today, however, the answer came with just a few words!

Too exciting! Too exciting!

In his excitement, he asked a few rather silly questions.

Leader: ”What if it’s too small?”

Lu Xiaobu, speechless: ”Enlarge it!”

Leader: ”But the saw teeth face the wrong way!”

Lu Xiaobu, exasperated: ”Modify it!”

Seeing the leader wanting to say more, Lu Xiaobu truly gave in!

”Seriously, you guys.” Lu Xiaobu was utterly exasperated, pointing at the machine, ”This thing, it’s clearly for digging tunnels! And you say you couldn’t figure out a direction for its use?! And freaking out over it being too small?! Where did you all graduate from, kindergarten?!”

He was genuinely frustrated.

In order to join this base, the minimum educational level surely has to be a doctorate, right?

So many brilliant minds, yet they couldn’t see what obvious direction to put this thing to use?!

Really, he started wondering if he’d awakened some fool’s aura making everyone around dumber!

With those words, the staff suddenly felt incredibly embarrassed!

This whole thing, looking back now, indeed seemed like they were the fools!

But have you heard the story of putting the cart before the horse?

It means that if you choose the wrong direction, you’ll never find the right path.

They had always focused on the military aspect, never considering the potential for infrastructure.

So, now this dumbfounding scene played out—awkward beyond belief!