Chapter 69: Dean Emerald’s Secret
After a series of adjustments, Elus finally got the machine working and used it on Dean Emerald.
Of course, Elus was much gentler with Dean Emerald, only using one mode and not for a long time.
The effect was immediate.
“Classmate Elus, you’re amazing.”
“Hmph, of course. I really love tinkering with ancient relics and ‘what’s inside them.’”
Lonis blushed when Elus mentioned ‘what’s inside them.’
She knew Elus was talking about her, but this black-haired girl was indeed skilled at handling all sorts of ancient relics.
After just one minute of massage, Dean Emerald slowly woke up.
“Mmm…”
The blonde girl frowned slightly at first, then slowly opened her eyes.
No matter when you looked at her, Emerald Glaze always possessed an undeniable and unique charm.
Standing beside her felt like time had slowed down, and your mood couldn’t help but become serene.
It was especially true for Lonis. Perhaps knowing that Elus wouldn’t dare bully her in front of their teacher, Lonis quickly stepped forward and said:
“Dean, are you alright?”
“Hmm, I… overslept?”
“It seems so, but it’s alright. We’ve already completed today’s teaching content and tried analyzing an ancient relic.”
Finished speaking, Lonis, with a blush on her cheeks, handed over a report.
Although she had been tormented by the fully automatic massage machine earlier, Lonis had also figured out the machine’s internal structure at the same time.
Those feathers weren’t ordinary feathers but mechanical devices with their own skeletal systems. The bath foam was also sprayed from a dispenser called a ‘bath foam magic gemstone.’
However, in her report, Lonis had “skillfully” hidden the fact that she had been bullied. She only analyzed the relic using an academic tone.
“Hmm, that’s good… Classmate Lonis’s analysis is very thorough, almost indistinguishable from a professional analysis.”
Looking at the report in her hands, Dean Emerald also cast a look of approval.
“Th-thank you for the compliment, teacher.”
“Classmate Elus?”
“Ah, teacher, this is my report~”
Elus also passed her report with a hint of “mischievousness.” However, her report was clearly superior to Lonis’s.
In addition to the structure of the device, it also proposed many improvement suggestions.
For example, adding more belts inside to prevent the user from moving around.
For example, installing VR glasses at the head position so the user wouldn’t be in complete darkness.
…
These suggestions were very valuable, making Dean Emerald nod and give Elus an excellent grade: “Mmm, Elus wrote very well. Although ancient civilization was more advanced than ours, it’s not impossible to improve.”
“Thank you for the compliment, teacher.”
“Then, I shall give both of you…”
Emerald Glaze seemed about to say something, but in the next second…
“Cough, cough, cough!”
The blonde girl suddenly started coughing again… Her body trembled violently, as if suffering from some kind of illness.
“Dean!”
Senior Yan quickly stepped forward and supported Dean Emerald’s chest.
“No, Xiao Yan, I’m alright. Just go to the underground storage and bring me storage locker B-30.”
“B-but that thing…”
“It’s okay.”
…
…
Following the Dean’s orders, Senior Yan quickly brought back the storage locker.
However, what was inside shocked Lonis.
“It’s, it’s a battery?!”
Lonis never expected that what Senior Yan took out was a battery, and Dean Emerald swallowed the entire battery as if it were a meal.
Crackle, crackle!
After swallowing the battery, sparks seemed to dance around the blonde girl, but her flawless face became much calmer because of it.
“There. That should do it.”
After consuming the battery, Emerald Glaze drank something that looked like engine oil. After a moment of digestion, her body finally seemed to return to normal.
“Dean Emerald, you…”
“Mmm, please excuse me, Classmate Lonis. As you can see, I’m actually not a human.”
“Huh?”
“My scientific name is Eternal Mechanism. I am a high-level general-purpose robot created by humans at the end of the last epoch. In a sense, I am also an ‘ancient relic.’”
“!”
Lonis’s heart skipped a beat, and in a daze, she understood something.
No wonder she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity the moment she saw Dean Emerald. It turned out that the other party, like her, was an existence that had survived for a long time.
“In that case, is Dean’s body okay? Do you need to rest? If you continue working like this, will you break down completely…”
Even though she knew Emerald Glaze was a robot, Lonis felt even more worried.
Machines were not like humans; they had no selfish desires.
For machines, the most important thing was work, fulfilling established plans… But in doing so, they might not be able to rest and break down.
“Mmm… Thank you for your concern, Classmate Lonis, but it’s actually okay because some high-ranking officials at the school are also Eternal Mechanisms.”
“Huh?!”
“For example, Director Luo Fu is also one. She and I have been partners for a long time. Since the very beginning of C. Academy’s establishment, we have been working together to offer blessings to every new student.”
“Manager Luo Fu?!”
“However, Manager Luo Fu looks much more energetic than I do. So, the reason I’ve become like this isn’t due to work fatigue, but because I suffered a serious injury several decades ago.”
“!”
“At that time, I led a professional scientific expedition team to explore an underground ruin. But when I was deactivating the security system, I was attacked by an unknown force, which caused me to become paralyzed. Although everyone rescued me afterward, I became somewhat low on energy and frequently need to rest.”
As she said this, Emerald Glaze smiled wryly.
Although she seemed to be narrating an embarrassing experience, this mechanical girl showed no signs of dejection or loss. Her pupils calmly and gently looked at Lonis, as if she were happy to share stories of the past.
“Then Dean, what shall we do next…”
“The teaching will proceed as usual.”
“Huh?”
“Both Lonis and Elus have very high talents. I want to impart my knowledge to you without reservation.”
“Teacher…”
Lonis didn’t know what to say, but she just felt that it was great to be able to help Dean Emerald together with Elus.
“Mmm, let’s not talk about that for now. Classmate Lonis and Classmate Elus, you helped me today. I haven’t prepared a thank you gift yet.”
“Huh?”
“Do you two want any gifts in return? Anything within my capabilities is acceptable.”
The blonde girl said to Lonis and Elus with great sincerity.
