Purple Lightning's awkward personality gave Derek Su a headache.
But he could not exactly scold Purple Lightning over something like that.
So he patiently put his silver tongue to work, talking her through it every which way until Purple Lightning finally felt a little more at ease and accepted the so-called performance enhancements.
She even worked up the courage to take part in the Xiangshan Advanced Race and the second stage of the provincial-level Panlong Mountain Circuit. ... "Back to the matter at hand. You can think of the Xiangshan Advanced Race as a dedicated test of your performance, to see whether you can fully adapt. Of course, from my perspective, I also need to study whether your performance will need a second round of adjustments afterward."
"Oh, oh..."
Purple Lightning folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen and nodded like a chick pecking at grain.
"So, don't put any pressure on yourself for the Xiangshan Advanced Race in three days. Just perform like you normally do." Derek Su encouraged Purple Lightning a bit more and felt that should be enough.
A Mecha Girl like Purple Lightning, who lacked confidence, needed plenty of encouragement. In a race, she was actually less likely to choke than those especially confident Mecha Girls.
"By the way, don't tell anyone that I can boost a Mecha Girl's performance. This is our secret weapon."
After finishing the race arrangements, Derek Su still gave Purple Lightning a warning, just as a precaution.
In truth, even if word got out, it would not be a major problem.
So what if people thought he was a Techmaster?
In this world, anything incomprehensible could be explained as a Techmaster's skill. The only slightly troublesome part was that he had no way to explain why using his special ability did not consume psychic energy.
Still, he trusted Purple Lightning's character.
This reminder was purely out of caution.
"Rest assured, I will never tell anyone about this," Purple Lightning said solemnly, placing one hand over her chest as she swore. "I will keep this secret buried in my heart until the day I am scrapped or sent to the Recycling Yard. Even then, it will disappear with the flames."
"It's not that serious." Derek Su could not help laughing and waved a hand. "Alright, if you have nothing else to do, go try it out on the backyard track. I'm going to take a nap~" ... Derek Su went off to take a nap.
Purple Lightning ran to the backyard to test what had changed in her performance. The other Mecha Girls each had their own things to do. Only that bundle of energy, Tunbao, did not feel like sleeping, so she wandered around the Stella Club. One moment, she was watching an anthill in the yard. The next, she was climbing a tree to raid a bird's nest. Later, she simply ran out onto the street, sat on the curb, and counted the cars passing by.
Then she saw two suspicious figures.
"Hiss! What are those two doing?"
She narrowed her eyes and ducked into a corner.
It was a man and a woman, one tall and one short, with a huge gap in height. They looked like a driver and his Mecha Girl, and they were sticking something onto the outer wall of the Stella Club.
Across the street, she hugged the wall and silently crept closer.
The two of them were dressed head to toe in green, with an environmental logo printed on their backs and oversized sunglasses on their faces. The Mecha Girl had a big bag slung at her waist, stuffed full of posters waiting to be pasted up. The driver also carried a bag, filled with tools like a watering can and scissors.
Once she got closer, Tunbao finally saw what they were putting up.
[Crown Club Now Hiring]
[Whether you're a frustrated driver, an underappreciated coach, or a Mecha Girl who can't get on the track... you can come to Crown Club and make your dreams come true. We have the best positions, the best technology, and we guarantee every Mecha Girl a chance to race... A one-of-a-kind training program is waiting for you, and your monthly salary will be paid in full and on time! We'll cover your breach-of-contract fees, and we'll make your dreams a reality!]
[Contact Number: 1818438, 8888!]
"What the hell!" A fierce glint flashed in Tunbao's eyes.
Oh, so they had come all the way to the Stella Club to poach people by plastering recruitment ads everywhere?
She looked left and right. The entire outer wall of the Stella Club was covered with them. So were the utility poles, billboards, fire hydrants by the street... even the electric scooter Derek Su usually rode to buy groceries.
This was fucking ridiculous!
She lifted the nearby self-service drink machine with one hand, raised her right thumb, narrowed one eye to aim at the two little thieves putting up recruitment notices everywhere, and was just about to throw the machine at them.
Then something in her mind went click.
Her vision went black, and she nearly fell to the ground.
"Tch. These damn restriction regulations!" Tunbao clutched her forehead, grinding her teeth.
Going straight over and beating up those two little thieves was not an option. After thinking it over, she decided to retreat for now.
Call for backup! She had to call for backup! With the restriction regulations in place, she could not stop them alone.
But if she called over the boss and Rich Lady, things would be different!
"Just you wait!"
Tunbao snorted coldly and silently retreated along the wall. ... "Master, are we really not going to get caught?"
After sticking up another recruitment notice, Snowpeak looked up at Leon Li and asked with no expression.
"Don't worry. Absolutely not!" Leon Li nodded with certainty. He spun around, showing off his custom-made outfit. "The highest level of concealment is blending into your surroundings! Look at us right now. What do we look like?"
He lowered his hands, crouched down, and put on a round, flat hat.
The oversized custom outfit made him look like a cylinder, and combined with the environmental logo on his back...
"A trash can." Snowpeak's eyes lit up.
"Exactly!" Leon Li said with a straight face. "If we're about to be discovered, we crouch down and mimic a trash can. Green trash cans like us are everywhere in this city. No one will suspect a thing!"
"Oh! As expected of Master. Your intellect is practically monstrous!" Snowpeak blinked and gave Leon Li a thumbs-up.
"You flatter me. You're not bad yourself."
The two looked at each other, and everything went without saying.
Putting up these notices was the task Ethan Yang had given them.
According to Ethan Yang, if they could not even handle a little thing like this, they might as well get out of Crown Club as soon as possible.
Running over to someone else's club to put up recruitment notices like this was undeniably unethical.
But in order to stay with Snowpeak forever, Leon Li had no choice but to grit his teeth and lower his bottom line a little.
Fortunately, his and Snowpeak's disguises today were flawless. Even if his parents came, they would never recognize him.
Once they finished this wall, half their task would be complete.
Snowpeak silently followed behind Leon Li.
Suddenly, she caught sight of a billboard in the distance, glowing with harmonious light. On it was a female celebrity posing seductively in lace lingerie, clearly an underwear advertisement.
Seeing this, Snowpeak instinctively pressed her slender little legs together.
"Master~" She grabbed Leon Li's hand and whispered, "I want to~"
Leon Li froze.
They were working right now.
He stopped, turned around, and was just about to give Snowpeak a proper talk.
But then, at the street corner behind them, two teams of Mecha Girls suddenly appeared.
Among them was a pink-haired Mecha Girl swaggering forward with a crab-like gait, charging over in a rage.
"Someone, catch these two little thieves for me!!"
Tunbao's roar exploded through the entire street!
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