9: Chapter 9 Delicate Eyebrows Like Autumn Water

In the Future World, most people wear Constant Temperature Clothing. The only difference is the style; those at the very bottom wear the government's uniform-issue Constant Temperature Clothing, which is a bulky, all-gray jumpsuit.

If you want other styles, you have to buy them. The price for a different style of Constant Temperature Clothing ranges from one thousand to ten thousand...

These are sold to those at the bottom who aren't completely destitute, and of course, the middle class buys them too...

It's just that the middle class usually doesn't frequent Lin Nanwu's small shop...

Now, the hundreds of pieces of Constant Temperature Clothing in the shop's inventory had been bought out by Gao Yuan.

As for this shop, Gao Yuan planned to use it as his base in this world, and it happened to be not far from his 'login point'!

Lin Nanwu's first task was to register a company under the identity of 'Gao Yuanyuan Gao'.

Lin Nanwu and Mother Lin would be the first batch of employees.

In the world a thousand years later, registering a company required at least one hundred million in registered capital. Gao Yuan didn't have it for the moment, but Lin Nanwu could go and start the paperwork first.

The capital injection would take a few more days, by which time Gao Yuan was certain the funds in his account would be more than sufficient.

Now...

Gao Yuan was going back to the modern world, and he also had to take all these hundreds of pieces of Constant Temperature Clothing back with him.

This would be the first step of his rise in the modern world.

“Nan Wu, help me carry these things over there! Oh, and help me find a group of loyal and reliable employees!”

Gao Yuan said.

Lin Nanwu curled her lips: “Boss, the most loyal and reliable employees are robots, of course!”

“Robots? What kind?”

Gao Yuan hadn't seen the robots of this world yet.

“Boss, you couldn't have missed them, right? Robot employees are all over the streets. They're no different from real people, except they wear collars. If it weren't for the collars, people probably wouldn't be able to tell them apart at all!”

Hmm? Gao Yuan was stunned...

Gao Yuan had indeed seen many shop employees wearing collars. He had found it strange before and thought it was some kind of special accessory; he didn't expect that the collar represented the fact that the person was a robot!

“Why do robots have to wear collars?”

Gao Yuan asked.

“The collar is equivalent to a human's identity chip. It contains the robot's model and serial number... The owner can check the robot's status through the collar at any time!”

Gao Yuan understood...

“Then, what is the price of a robot?”

“Assembly line robots are cheap, around one hundred thousand. Robots that receive human customers in shops are a bit higher, usually around three hundred thousand. Robots in professional fields are even more expensive; for example, a robot that performs surgery in the medical field is about eight hundred thousand...”

Lin Nanwu answered.

After hearing this, Gao Yuan didn't think it was expensive.

He had seen the robots in the shops; whether it was their appearance, their movements, or the way they sounded when they spoke, they were just like real people.

Gao Yuan hadn't realized those were robots before.

Such a robot cost three hundred thousand in the Future World. If it were brought to the modern world, people would probably want it even if the price increased tenfold or a hundredfold.

More importantly, even if he sold them at the original price, Gao Yuan wouldn't lose out...

After all, by bringing a pack of cigarettes here, he could exchange it for dozens or even a hundred simulation robots.

Robots were more reliable than humans; that was undeniable.

Gao Yuan felt that no matter how frequently he traveled between the modern and Future Worlds, if he relied only on himself, moving things would be very tiring. So, he prepared to take a few robots back to modern society.

“Nan Wu, I'll give you three million. Go buy ten robots for me. Keep five to help you with things, and I'll take five with me!”

“Buying robots? No problem...”

Lin Nanwu said with a face full of excitement.

“How long will it take?”

“Half an hour. I'll contact someone through Brain-Link to deliver them now! Each robot can only recognize one master. Once recognized, it cannot be changed unless it's destroyed...”

“Good, then I'll wait...”

...

Sure enough, half an hour later, an Unmanned Delivery Vehicle delivered ten boxes.

Lin Nanwu was full of excitement: “Boss, why don't you open them and see?”

“They're all beauty model types; I chose them specifically for you! Each one looks different!”

Gao Yuan looked at the young woman before him, grateful for her thoughtfulness!

A faint sense of excitement actually stirred in his heart. Thinking that there were ten beauties in the boxes—even though they were robots, they were completely indistinguishable from real people. Perhaps the difference was that real people ate while robots charged...

Gao Yuan's hand trembled as he opened a box...

What he was thinking of at this moment were scenes from adult films produced by a certain island nation in modern society, where beauties were packed into boxes and delivered to the male lead.

Gao Yuan was the male lead now...

Opening the box was like winning a prize...

He tore off the seal and slowly opened it...

Inside was indeed a tall beauty with off-the-charts looks. Lying in the box at this moment, she was like a sleeping beauty with curved eyelashes.

“This... is a robot?”

“How is it? Boss, isn't it shocking? Actually, I've never seen an unboxed robot before either! Hurry, start it up and try...”

Lin Nanwu said with a face full of bashfulness!

Gao Yuan looked at the beauty's body. Although there were two buttons... they weren't easy to press. Especially since Lin Nanwu was still watching...

He looked at Lin Nanwu awkwardly: “How do I turn it on?”

“How should I know? I'm a pauper. Forget about buying a robot, I used to hate robots to death. If it weren't for robots, we would definitely have jobs. People with jobs are middle class and can take four-character or five-character names...”

Gao Yuan's hand hesitated for a moment, then reached toward a button...

There seemed to be no reaction.

He pressed the other one, still no reaction...

At this point, Mother Lin, who was watching from the side, blushed: “Boss, why don't you try the collar?”

“Oh, right...”

Gao Yuan searched the collar for a long time but didn't find a button. However, at that moment, the collar suddenly lit up.

“056-type Simulation Robot is starting up, please wait!”

“Fingerprint loading...”

About thirty seconds later, the beauty in the box opened her eyes. The moment she saw Gao Yuan, she revealed a sweet smile.

“Hello, Master!”

Her voice was sweet, mellow, and clear. Gao Yuan was intoxicated...

He had a bold idea in his mind.

Could such simulation robots be sold to shut-ins?

The beauty robot stood up from the box and gave Gao Yuan a bow.

“056-type, No. 77857A Life-type Robot, please bestow a name, Master!”

At this moment, a line of poetry by Li Bai surfaced in Gao Yuan's mind: 'Brows as faint as autumn waters, jade skin accompanied by a light breeze.'

“You'll be called Dandan! Don't call me Master from now on, call me Boss!”

“Yes, Boss. From now on, I am Dandan!”

Hearing this name from the side, Lin Nanwu burst out laughing...

“Boss, your naming skills are really lacking...”

Gao Yuan glanced at Lin Nanwu: “What do you know? Brows as faint as autumn waters, jade skin accompanied by a light breeze. Dandan, Meimei, Ruru, Qiuqiu, Fengfeng...”

Uh...

It did seem like they didn't sound very good, but it didn't matter! It's not like the robots would protest anyway, right?

Gao Yuan led the five beauties, each carrying a bag of Constant Temperature Clothing, toward the door not far away.

The other five robots remained behind to help Gao Yuan manage the newly purchased small shop.