Chapter 1 You Sure I Have to Wear This Thing?

"Are you sure I have to wear this thing?"

Qiao Yu looked helplessly at the collar and thick iron chain around his neck.

The young woman was a little afraid of Qiao Yu, but she couldn't help but nod.

"Mechnical City has regulations that people must be leashed when taken out. If they are not leashed, they are not allowed on the streets."

Then, the young woman took out a bag and a clip, and explained before Qiao Yu could even speak.

"Also, if human pets defecate on the street, the owner is responsible for cleaning it up."

Qiao Yu: "..."

He now fully understood why the kind reminder for this dungeon said that the status of humans in Mechanical City was comparable to that of dogs.

It wasn't just comparable to dogs, it was practically no different from dogs.

"There's one more thing to solve, and that's that you don't have human identification. But as long as we don't run into the Mechanical Enforcers, it shouldn't matter much."

The young woman pondered for a moment, then looked up.

"That's it! That should be all!"

"Alright, let's go." Qiao Yu was a little helpless. If it weren't for repairing the Mechanical Empress, he wouldn't be putting up with this humiliation. "By the way, what's your name?"

"Me? My name is Teng Ling, and my mechanical designation is LBwnB-2333."

The young woman, Teng Ling, held the iron chain, her heart filled with apprehension.

This was probably the first time she had walked a human pet while being so afraid.

After all, the other end of the iron chain was tied to someone who had just killed a Mechanical Citizen.

The death of a Mechanical Citizen should quickly alert the Mechanical Enforcers, and when they arrived, she should be free.

Unlike them, ordinary mechanical beings, the Mechanical Enforcers were extremely powerful. One Mechanical Enforcer could easily take down hundreds of ordinary mechanical beings.

"Hey, buddy, want to come with us?" Qiao Yu turned to look at the middle-aged man.

He had a vague feeling that this middle-aged man was quite strong, which was why Qiao Yu hadn't directly attacked him.

If he could recruit the middle-aged man, it would be a decent addition to their fighting strength.

Mechanical City was still a C-rank dungeon after all, and Qiao Yu wasn't arrogant enough to think he could just breeze through it, especially since he was still one level away from advancing to the High Order.

"No way! After your little stunt, this pet store is definitely not a safe place to stay. When the Mechanical Enforcers come, all the human pets in this store will be neutralized. I'm already holding back from beating you up, and you want to drag me to my death?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and walked straight out.

"I need to find another pet store to hole up in."

"Brother, you've read so many books, are you really content to just be a stud here?"

Qiao Yu tried to persuade the middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man replied directly.

"When I was young, my family was poor and I had no access to books, so I gave up!" (a slang term for giving up and doing nothing)

"Besides, you can't imagine the joy of being a stud! You don't have to spend a single penny, and dozens of different women are sent to you every month! What does a little kid like you know! Tsk, what a waste of such good assets!"

Seeming to think of something, the middle-aged man cursed and left.

Seeing that he couldn't convince the middle-aged man, Qiao Yu shook his head and walked with Teng Ling towards the central district.

At the same time, inside the Enforcement Bureau, two Mechanical Enforcers received the message.

"What? Are you saying a human pet in a pet store killed a mechanical employee? Moro, you're not joking with me, are you?"

One of the Enforcers frowned, seemingly in disbelief.

How could a human's weak body kill a mechanical being? Even a sneak attack wouldn't be possible, right?

"I'm not sure, but Hua Shuo, a Mechanical Citizen has indeed died. This is the image from before his death."

The other Enforcer, Moro, inserted a data interface into the first Enforcer, Hua Shuo's, body. The data image of the employee's death appeared before his eyes.

First, Qiao Yu's face came into view, followed by a hard slap, and the employee died on the spot.

"How is this possible..."

Even though he had seen it with his own eyes, Hua Shuo still looked skeptical.

If humans could kill mechanical beings so easily, then humans wouldn't be enslaved by mechanical beings.

"Let's go. Regardless of the truth, we'll know once we catch that human pet."

Behind Hua Shuo and Moro, two dark gun barrels appeared, and then flames erupted, and the two rushed towards the scene at an extremely fast speed.

Soon, the two of them stood in front of Qiao Yu and Teng Ling. When Teng Ling saw the Mechanical Enforcers, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.

Then, she immediately dropped the iron chain and hid behind Hua Shuo and Moro.

"Two Mechanical Enforcer Masters, you have to save me! This person is crazy. Not only did he kill a Mechanical Citizen, but he also threatened me to take him to the central district. He's simply audacious!"

"What?!"

Hearing Teng Ling's words, Moro was shocked, and then his face darkened.

He didn't expect there to be such a bold human. Such a bold human must be severely punished!

Moro directly sentenced Qiao Yu to death in his heart after hearing Teng Ling's one-sided story. But that was right, no one cared why a dog bit someone when dog-biting incidents occurred.

After all, dog rights and human rights were inherently different.

In Mechanical City, mechanical beings and humans were completely different beings. Any human with the intention of attacking a mechanical being would be executed immediately.

And Qiao Yu, who killed a mechanical being, was an even more heinous existence.

"Surrender!"

Moro drew out a mechanical staff and slammed it down on Qiao Yu's forehead.

However, Qiao Yu simply raised his hand and grabbed the staff. The heavy blow made his palm tingle.

"The strength of the Mechanical Enforcers is about the same as an ordinary High Order, I just don't know how many Mechanical Enforcers there are in this city..."

As soon as he made contact, Qiao Yu had a rough assessment of Moro's strength, which was about the same as the dark spiders in the Dark Forest.

"What?! He caught my strike with his bare hands?" Moro's face was not so good-looking compared to Qiao Yu's calm demeanor. "In that case!"

Moro grinned, and the staff crackled with electricity, with a faint blue light flickering.

"Holy crap... crap crap crap crap!"

Qiao Yu didn't expect the staff to be able to discharge electricity, and his tongue went numb before he could react.

He quickly threw the staff away, his palm already charred black.

Seeing Qiao Yu discomfited, Teng Ling breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that even the Mechanical Enforcers couldn't beat Qiao Yu.

Just as she thought Qiao Yu was about to be subdued by Moro, a large group of people surrounded them from all directions.

These people were all mechanical beings, male and female, but they all had the same compassionate look on their faces.

They surrounded Qiao Yu as soon as they appeared, seemingly protecting him, and then this group confronted Moro and Hua Shuo.

Moro and Hua Shuo looked a little ugly when they saw this group, obviously recognizing their identities.

Qiao Yu, who was surrounded in the middle and completely baffled, hadn't yet figured out what was going on when this group began to shout slogans.

"Humans are the best friends of mechanical beings!"

"Life is not divided into noble and lowly, humans also have the right to live!"

"Human love is always loyal, humans are the only ones who greet me with a smile every day!"

"Humans are just passers-by in the lives of mechanical beings, but mechanical beings are the whole of human life!"

"Humans are also a life, it is the duty of every mechanical being to care for and treat every human kindly!"