Chapter 3 My Name is Blitz

  The reason why it is called B032 is that a group of doctoral students from Zu'an University of Science and Magic had conducted hundreds of experiments in the field of steam-powered automation of intelligent life, from A001 to B031, but all failed. Until the appearance of B032, this topic finally achieved success.

  But since then, researchers at Zuan Science and Magic University have been unable to replicate this success or manufacture new intelligent robots.

  But at this moment, in the field of vision of B032, it found five or six individuals with a shape and appearance similar to itself... To be precise, almost identical to its pre-rust self.

  A bright and shiny metal body, a steel fist the size of a sand pot, looking a bit clumsy, with a round iron head on which a pair of round electronic eyes are mounted.

  Station No. B032 is far away, looking silly, with a kind of illusion as if it were in the mirror.

  But not far away, its several companions did not notice the gaze of B032. One by one, they either clumsily swung their huge iron fists at the surrounding crowd or stood with their hands on their hips, emitting a burst of "Ha... Ha... Ha... Ha" electronic laughter that was hard to bear, all playing happily and looking pleased with themselves.

  As he watched, B032 felt its brain becoming confused again, the system processing core almost overheating and entering a crash state.

  How... can there be so many of... my kind?

  And... so many... people dressed exactly like League of Legends companions?

  What is this place after all?

  B032 fell into an unprecedented predicament of distress and perplexity.

  Although B032 was given true autonomous intelligence by the designers of Zuan Science and Magic University, "thinking" is not its strong suit.

  So it decided to seek help from people around.

  He stretched out a rusty metal right hand, and B032 carefully patted the shoulder of a player dressed as Zhao Xin who was passing by.

  "May I ask..."

  Because it had been in the damp warehouse for too long, B032's rusty metal joints hadn't fully recovered their flexibility. When it patted someone on the shoulder, it couldn't control its strength, and the player who was patted only felt his left shoulder suddenly sink, his legs go weak, and he almost fell to the ground with a thud.

  The player dressed as Zhao Zilong, with a red tassel spear in his right hand, barely managed to steady himself. He stood still for a moment, then suddenly burst into anger:

  "My god, who is it?! Making such a big effort?"

  When he turned around and glared fiercely at the reckless perpetrator, his eyes suddenly lit up:

  What a rusty robot!

  While B032 was overcome with remorse for the unexpected accident he had almost caused, he hastily opened his mouth to apologize:

  "I'm...I'm sorry...... I used...... too much strength..."

  The player who was originally dissatisfied with Zhao Xin's appearance suddenly changed his attitude after seeing B032's face, and in the blink of an eye, he put on a warm and enthusiastic smile:

  "Nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong, what's up with you guys?"

  Before B032 could even open its mouth, it had already begun to examine the rusty metal body from top to bottom, nodding in admiration.

  "Dude, your robot skin isn't bad... is it 'Rusty' right? Hmm, has character!"

  Robot... skin?

  A big question mark rose up in B032's mind.

  It naturally doesn't know that in this game "League of Legends: Holographic Real Version", apart from the original classic appearance, Riot Company also designed a large number of new appearances for each hero to meet players' psychological needs of showing personality and satisfying vanity, which is called "skin".

  However, unlike the original League of Legends over 20 years ago, hero skins in League of Legends: Realms of Runeterra are not purchased with cash vouchers. Instead, players must achieve certain special achievements while using the corresponding heroes to receive their skins from the game system - another way is through lottery draws in various game activities.

  Zhao Xin, who patted his shoulder, didn't know that the "Rusty" skin on B032's body, which looked cool and awesome to him, was actually just rust that had naturally formed from being stored in a damp, dark warehouse for too long.

  He still had an expression of eager gossip and asked B032:

  "Dude, wasn't it hard to get this skin? What achievement did you complete to get it? Can you tell me about it?"

  “……”

  B032 looked at the enthusiastic guy in front of him with some hesitation, and the processing core in his brain began to analyze whether "being treated as scrap metal and thrown into a small warehouse for several years" was an achievement...

  BO32 silently looked at himself without responding. Zhao Xin, still dressed as a player, showed no signs of embarrassment:

  "It's okay if you don't say it, personal privacy and all that, bro I understand!"

  As he spoke, his words paused for a moment, and then he looked at the rusty metal body of B032 with an envious expression again, asking:

  "No matter what, anyone who can complete a heroic achievement is definitely a master at playing this hero. Are you a professional robot player?"

  Player Zhao Xin, who was already confused by the B032 number, was even more perplexed when he heard the latter's new question.

  Professional... playing robot?

  "I... am... a robot..."

  B032 hesitated for a moment before saying this sentence honestly.

  But this extremely realistic truth fell into Zhao Xin's ears, dressed as a player, and became another meaning.

  "Wow, this is...!" Zhao Xin, dressed as a player, nodded in admiration, giving B032 a thumbs up: "Others can only play around, but only you can truly represent the hero of the robot. You're really domineering! Brother, I'm impressed!"

  “……”

  Facing this situation where they were completely at a loss for words and unable to communicate effectively, B032 was at a wit's end and didn't know what to say.

  Fortunately, in the end, that Zhaoxin cosplayer brought the topic back on track:

  "Hey, buddy, didn't you just say you wanted to ask me something?"

  Finally back on topic, B032 let out a sigh of relief and quickly asked his question:

  "Excuse me... where am I now?"

  "Where are you?" Zhao Xin, dressed as a player, was taken aback and asked in surprise: "This is the newbie arena 012 of the Judgment Realm, what do you mean by asking this question? Are you saying you've entered the wrong area or something?"

  "Judgment... of the land... 012 number... newcomer's stage? What is this... again?"

  B032 was stunned for a moment.

  "It's just a newbie sub-server in the ninth game server of our Heroes of the Storm: Holographic Reality Edition."

  Zhao Xin, who was responsible for interpreting, also found the player's questions to be inexplicably mysterious.

  "League of Legends... Hologram... Real version... What is it?"

  B032 naturally knows League of Legends, but when combined with the last five words, it becomes confusing again.

  "This is a holographic simulation game developed by Riot Games..."

  Zhao Xin's player couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

  "Riot... game... company?"

  Zhao Xin dressed as a player took a deep breath:

  "Riot Games is currently the largest game development company on our planet, and where we are now is in a holographic simulation online game called 'League of Legends: Holographic Reality Version' developed by Riot Games, in the 9th game district of Judgment Land, in the 012 newbie arena, got it?"

  With a mouthful of words, Zhao Xin dressed up as a careful player and took a cautious look at B032, probing to ask: "Brother, haven't you played too many matches and gotten your brain dizzy? Listen to my advice, this game is interesting, but physical health is more important, right? Why don't you log off and rest for a while, recharge your energy and come back as an invincible hero?"

  At this time, B032 had gradually come to understand some of his situation.

  Here, it was no longer the familiar continent of Varoland, but a place called Earth.

  It seems... it was transported by Navarro's heart... to a completely new world.

  But after learning of this information, B032 fell into an even more bewildered and helpless emotional state.

  Why is it like this?

  Varolan's Heart... Why... did you transport me to this place?

  Looking at B032 standing still and speechless, Zhao Xin was even more convinced of his judgment about this "robot player" in front of him. He then continued to persuade with good intentions:

  "Dude, stop spacing out and go take a break..."

  Just then, his words suddenly stopped, and he seemed to have received some communication information, stretching out his hand to tap in the air in front of him, and making a sideways listening gesture. After more than ten seconds, he recovered normally and smiled apologetically at B032:

  "Sorry guys, my friend is urging me to go play a match, bro I have to leave first."

  "Good... um..." B032, who had momentarily snapped out of his dazed emotions, nodded clumsily and politely expressed gratitude to the player disguised as Zhao Xin in front of him: "Thank you... you..."

  "It's just a small matter, helping others is fun anyway——" Zhao Xin waved his hand with a smile, then seemed to remember something: "Right, let's add each other as friends, next time we have the chance to team up and play together! My ID is 'Gun Explosion Ten Thousand Red', haha isn't it domineering enough? What's your name, bro?"

  Gunfire...... ten thousand red lights......?

  B032 had never heard of such a strange and eerie name - is this also one of the cultural characteristics of this world?

  Silently pondering the cultural connotation of the name "Gun Explosion Ten Thousand Red", but B032 also honestly reported his own name:

  "My name is... Blitz."