Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Mechanical Maids - Xiao Ai and Xiao Ti
After glancing over the descriptions of the ten resource cards, Zeng Shen focused his consciousness and cast them into the divine realm. As he did, more notifications chimed in.
[Congratulations, host! You've drawn 3 Green Cards: Divine Energy Rocket Launcher.]
[Congratulations, host! You've drawn 2 Green Cards: Divine Energy Battle Tank.]
[Congratulations, host! You've drawn 2 Green Cards: Skill Card, Air Shield.]
[Congratulations, host! You've drawn 1 Green Card: Skill Card, Flight Technique.]
[Congratulations, host! You've drawn 2 Blue Cards: Follower Card, Mechanical Life Maid, Mechanical Combat Maid.]
Ignoring the ever-present green cards for the rocket launcher and battle tank, Zeng Shen's attention turned to the new additions.
[Air Shield: Low-level skill, consumes 20 faith points or stamina to create a transparent shield in front of you, capable of blocking an attack from beasts or deities of the same level once. It can also withstand conventional firearms until its energy is depleted.]
[Flight Technique: Low-level skill, consumes 100 faith points or mental and physical energy to enable aerial movement for thirty seconds.]
"Great stuff. With these skills, I could be like a martial arts master, immune to bullets and running across rooftops."
Excited, Zeng Shen learned both skills, upgrading Air Shield to an intermediate level before turning his gaze to the two blue cards.
[Mechanical Life Maid: B-grade mechanical heart, upgradeable, modeled after Final Fantasy's Aerith. Possesses numerous life skills, indistinguishable from a real person, absolutely loyal and obedient to the host. Can manage daily chores, divine realm affairs, and even handle simple workplace tasks.]
[Mechanical Combat Maid: B-grade mechanical heart, upgradeable, modeled after Final Fantasy's Tifa. Master of close combat techniques, with impressive martial skills, indistinguishable from a real person, absolutely loyal and obedient to the host. Can hunt troublesome beasts for the host, and provide combat training, offering additional divine experience daily.]
"Wow!"
"Mechanical maids modeled after Aerith and Tifa! They were my favorites in Final Fantasy. I once spent my pocket money from two semesters trying to buy their figures."
"And now, they're within reach."
Zeng Shen's eyes lit up with excitement. He quickly withdrew his consciousness, opened the divine realm gate, appeared before the deity throne, and summoned the two follower blue cards. With a thought, the cards transformed into faint blue light.
[Congratulations, host! You've gained a fervent follower, Mechanical Life Maid.]
As the notification sounded, a tall figure in high heels appeared before Zeng Shen.
The figure wore a black and white maid outfit with a plunging V-neck, tightly hugging her flawless, delicate body. Her cascading golden waves framed her mysterious, elegant deep blue eyes, giving her a striking exotic beauty.
"Master, thank you for awakening me, giving me life, and allowing me the opportunity to serve by your side."
Upon appearing, the Mechanical Life Maid bowed slightly, revealing her ample bosom through the open dress, causing a stir in Zeng Shen's heart as he recalled the card's description.
This mechanical life maid, indistinguishable from a real person, was his to command—not just for managing everyday life but for anything he desired.
A daring fantasy spread through Zeng Shen's mind, interrupted by another notification.
[Congratulations, host! You've gained a fervent follower, Mechanical Combat Maid.]
Zeng Shen quickly glanced to the right of the Mechanical Life Maid, where the Mechanical Combat Maid appeared.
Like Tifa, the Mechanical Combat Maid had long, flowing black hair, an angelic face with a perfect oval shape, willow eyebrows, almond eyes, and a small cherry mouth. Her high nose and devilish figure matched Tifa's game model, embodying the beauty of Oriental women.
Her sharp yet subtly indifferent gaze exuded a cool aura, making her an irresistible desire for any man.
Zeng Shen thought to himself.
"Master, thank you for awakening me, giving me life, and allowing me the opportunity to serve by your side."
The Mechanical Combat Maid also bowed, her voice birdlike, as she greeted Zeng Shen.
Coming back to his senses, Zeng Shen named them, "From now on, you'll be Xiao Ai, and you'll be Xiao Ti. No need to call me Master; just call me Owner, and use 'you' instead of 'Master'."
"Yes, thank you, Owner, for naming us."
Zeng Shen nodded, intending to assign Xiao Ai tasks within the divine realm and spar with Xiao Ti for divine experience.
But as he looked up at Xiao Ai's sweet smile and pure gaze, he felt her warmth and beauty radiate a comforting tenderness.
Then he glanced at Xiao Ti's confident chin and softly parted lips.
Once again, Zeng Shen felt a stirring in his heart, thinking divine realm tasks could wait.
In that moment, he wrapped his arms around their cool, lifelike bodies and passed through the divine realm gate back into his bedroom.
Two hours later, a notification chimed in his mind.
[The host was completely defeated in consecutive battles with Xiao Ti, divine experience +6.]
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[Congratulations, host! Your followers have contributed 1,030 faith points.]
The next morning, around 4 AM.
As dawn's gray light filtered in, Zeng Shen awoke, nature calling, and heard the notifications. After relieving himself, he returned to bed, embracing the contrasting charms of Xiao Ai and Xiao Ti, closing his eyes again.
Not to sleep, but to focus his consciousness and appear in the divine realm sky.
Zeng Shen gazed at the mountains a kilometer from Emerald Valley—where he'd placed two small open-pit iron mines.
Now, he withdrew the two copper mine cards and two silver mine cards obtained earlier, quickly casting them down.
He also deployed the five intelligent mining vehicles, three divine energy copper smelters, and a space warehouse from previous draws.
"From now on, this mountain region will be my industrial zone."
"Haven't named it yet. What should it be?"
"Being the southern part of the divine realm with so many mountains, let's call it the Lingnan Industrial Park, or Lingnan Zone for short."
After naming the area, Zeng Shen casually tossed another space warehouse card into Bast Town, then withdrew his consciousness to prepare to assign Lingnan Zone to Xiao Ti.
As for Xiao Ai, he planned to entrust her with managing the care of followers and species in the divine realm.
--Translator notes
Xiao Ai = Alice
Xiao To = Tifa
For the future chapters sometimes they will be name by their English names so dont get confused