Chapter 80.1
Editor: Jodi
Early the next morning, Li Xusheng was the first to wake up.
He got out of bed obediently, dressed himself, and only after he finished washing up did he see his big sister, Li Hanyu, coming out of her room.
Li Hanyu was wearing pajamas, her hair uncombed, looking somewhat disheveled.
She looked to be in a trance, and there were prominent dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn’t slept well at all last night.
Li Xusheng tilted his head in confusion and asked, “Big sister, what’s wrong?”
Just as Li Hanyu was about to answer, they heard the sound of the bedroom door opening and turned to see Li Qingzhou coming out from his room.
Li Xusheng immediately run towards him, and laying on his lap, called out ‘big brother’ sweetly.
Smiling, Li Qingzhou ruffled his little brother’s hair.
Then he lifted his head to look at Li Hanyu and his eyebrows furrowed slightly as he asked, “Hanyu, you didn’t sleep well last night?”
When he’d entered the living room last night after he had been brought back by Third Master, he had found his sister sleeping on the sofa with only a small blanket covering her and a small dim lamp left on beside her.
And his heart suddenly going soft, he’d controlled his wheelchair to move to wake his little sister up and to tell her to go back to bed.
Blinking nervously, Li Hanyu whispered, “Um…. I, I couldn’t sleep last night, so I played with my phone for a while.”
“Big brother, isn’t the draw for the third round of the competition at the Yanjing Century Pavilion this afternoon?”
She changed the topic.
Li Qingzhou told her not to stay up late next time then said, “En, the draw for the third round is this afternoon.”
Li Hanyu: “Then…. then who is taking you there? Is it Mr., Mr. Liu?”
“It’s Third Master who will take me there.”
Li Hanyu suddenly felt incomparably tangled inside, but couldn’t bring herself to ask more.
She still had classes this morning, yet was tangled by this issue even until after she finished breakfast, sent Shengsheng to school and even went to school herself.
Ai, it was now a very critical period for her big brother in the competition, so it was better to discuss it later.
…
The results of the draw for the third round were soon announced.
–There was no need to worry too much in regards to the rescue competition area, while the martial arts competition area didn’t require a draw since it would be a melee.
And in the domestic service robot competition area, Li Qingzhou found that their opponent this time was surprisingly Bernie’s team.
Unexpectedly they had been matched up so quickly?
Clearly, Bernie’s team hadn’t expect this draw result either.
However even if they didn’t face each other now, they would inevitably meet later in the competition.
Bernie nodded at Li Qingzhou and then went back with his teammates to discuss their counterattack strategy.
One of his teammates said, “Captain, from what we’ve seen of the Unique Studio’s matches, their Service One doesn’t seem particularly special…”
If it faced their Mervylle, they would definitely win, right?
Bernie, however frowned, “Maybe Unique Studio is hiding Service One’s true strength….”
“Since Captain Li could create such outstanding and intelligent robot like Rescue One, then there’s no reason that he wouldn’t be able to create an intelligent domestic service robot.”
“We can’t underestimate our opponents.”
“Don’t forget how Simon lost.”
As soon as the captain said this, the rest of the team couldn’t help but nod in agreement.
“But, there are only a few videos of Service One’s matches, and we’ve analyzed them thoroughly, but we can’t see much.”
Bernie: “….. Then we’ll watch them again several more times, all night tonight.”
“Alright, Captain.”
…
Soon, the competition in the domestic robot zone began- Unique Studio’s Team vs. Bernie’s team.
Many spectators and netizens were filled with anticipation.
[If it were Rescue One, I would have bet on it without hesitation, but this is the domestic service robot competition…]
[Comparing the two teams, why do I somehow feel that Bernie’s Mervylle has a better chance of winning?]
[It’s mainly because Service One’s appearances have been so limited, and every time it’s on the field, its performance is…. just average.]
[Of course, this is when it’s compared to Rescue One and Mervylle. When compared to other robots, Service One is still excellent. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have won in the first and second rounds.]
[Actually, I’m guessing that maybe Service One is hiding its true abilities. But if Service One loses the match in the end, then forget I ever said that.]
The domestic service robot competition area was located on the eastern side of the entire Yanjing Century Pavilion, which was quite spacious, making it so that the setup on the competition field was very comprehensive.
Before the competition began, both teams entered the arena.
Then the host, following the usual routine, mentioned the competition rules, then, the two teams introduced their respective domestic service robots.
Bernie’s team introduced Mervylle first– Mervylle was a rare slender figure among domestic service robots.
And unlike the round and chubby appearance of other robots, it stood at about 1.6 meters tall, with a humanoid upper body.
Its lower body resembled a skirt, complete with a lace border at the bottom, and it moved on wheels.
Mervylle was equipped with intelligent programming and so was capable of engaging in simple conversations, inquiries, and obeying commands from humans.
However its face wasn’t made up of distinct features but rather a black display screen that could show various expressions, dialogues, or intelligent options.
After Bernie’s team’s introduction, it was the Unique Studio’s Team’s turn to present their robot.
This part didn’t wasn’t very interesting to the audience and online viewers– if they wanted to understand the robots better, it was best to watch the competition directly.
The audience and viewers expected Yu Zhe to step forward to do the introductions.
However this time, he took a step back and stepped to the side to allow Service One step forward.
[Hmm? What’s going on?]
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