"Ah..."

Fang's mouth opened slightly, emitting a sound even the wind couldn't hear. Then, her eyes quickly turned red as she bit her lip and lowered her head, speaking as softly as a mosquito.

"Understood, Master Mang."

"..."

Chen Mang didn't say anything else, just leaned on his cane, expressionless, as he walked down the carriage toward Carriage 4. However, after a few steps, he turned back, looked at Fang, who was still standing at the train compartment door, and frowned.

"Never mind, you still deliver the meal tomorrow."

"Don't keep watch here tonight, go and sleep. Wash up well before sleeping, make sure you're clean."

Originally, Fang's eyes were red, but hearing these words, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes. She bit her lip lightly and whispered, "Got it."

He shook his head and sighed lightly, continuing toward Carriage 4.

Why did he ask such pointless questions?

Originally, he intended to change the person, but...

The other people on the train were probably no better, especially considering that Fang could at least use water, whereas the residents' water wasn't supplied in unlimited quantities daily. Who knows how they deal with it?

Whatever.

He didn't want to know either, anyway, there would be toilet paper in the future.

Toilet paper, insignificant as it seems, truly enhances happiness and even civilization to a great extent.

Carrying a bag of napkins, Chen Mang continued from Carriage 4 towards the train compartment, and on seeing Fang still standing there, he couldn't help but frown slightly. "Why are you still standing here?"

"I... I'm waiting for you, Master Mang, to return to the train compartment, then go to sleep."

"Why?"

"Otherwise it would result in a situation where I run into you in the carriage."

"And then?"

"I... I have social anxiety, I don't know what to say..."

"..."

Chen Mang sighed lightly again, "Why suffer from social anxiety now? The society's already collapsed, and you're still dealing with social anxiety. Just go to sleep, don't wear yourself out."

That said,

He pushed open the compartment door and sat back in his chair.

He threw the manufactured napkins onto the table beside him.

Lying back comfortably on the chair.

At this time, it's nighttime, the sky is full of stars. Since Doomsday descended, the sky's visibility has improved a lot, and there are a lot more stars; only a starry night's scenery can truly be called a night view.

The kind of night view formed by countless neon lights,

Though prosperous, is also beautiful.

But it always gives a sense of pressure.

While the starry sky has none of this trouble, there is no pressure at all, making one feel completely relaxed.

"..."

Chen Mang lay in the chair, opened the skylight, and felt the familiar environment inside the train compartment as he put his feet up on the table, looking at the stars above, which seemed within reach, his mind gradually wandering.

He greatly enjoyed this moment.

The roars of monsters around the train, and the occasional sound of machine guns, added a touch of... liveliness to this originally extremely quiet night.

Like the chirping of cicadas in summer.

The cold night wind blowing into the carriage made Chen Mang tighten the blanket around him, curling up in the chair like a baby in its mother's arms, looking up at the sky blankly.

He never intended to make Fang unemployed in the first place, not just because there were no better substitutes, such as Ai, but more because he was already very familiar with Fang.

He enjoyed being with people he was familiar with.

Staying in familiar places together.

This made him feel at home in the train compartment.

He hadn't seen his mother since childhood, wasn't very clear about what family affection felt like, and didn't quite understand what having a fallback meant, he only knew that if he couldn't earn money, he'd starve in the streets.

He earned a lot of money.

But didn't know who to spend it on.

He drank away his nights.

But couldn't buy a shred of peace of mind.

Dazed, Chen Mang fell asleep, just like that, curled up in the chair. After Chen Mang fell asleep, the skylight slowly closed, leaving only a corner exposed, while the control panel screen showed a slight increase in the train compartment's Central Air Conditioning data.

...

"..."

Sitting cross-legged in the "Armor Research and Development Center," Ai, holding various tools, was disassembling the robot in front of him. After a while, he put down the tools, looking up at the array of experimental instruments and a large series of components like an arms factory far away, murmuring.

"I really shouldn't be speaking at this time, wouldn't a reminder about catching a cold from sleeping with the window open be appropriate?"

"Although this scenario dialogue is in the base code."

"But from a human perspective, shutting up now should be the right choice?"

"Ah..."

"Human thought is so hard to understand!"

Ai shook his head and continued to dismantle the robot they completed the S-level Mechanical Reassignment task with; this was his second body, but he needed to make some minor modifications.

He was always learning how humans speak, but he suddenly felt that, in human culture, what is said might not matter as much; rather, when not to speak is what's important.

Never mind!

Better to let Master Mang continue resting; a Level 20 AI isn't enough to ponder such complex matters.

The night was deep and silent.

Basically, all the train's residents were asleep, with only a team of guards patrolling back and forth in the subsequent few Resident Carriages.

He didn't need sleep.

Suddenly realized being an AI was pretty good, really couldn't understand things like sleeping. If sleeping was meant for recovering energy, then embedding an Energy Stone in one's back should allow one to never need sleep, right?

Oh, that's how robots work.

Doesn't seem like such a great discovery either.

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