"So, what happened to all these injuries on you?"
There was no deep affectionate gaze, nor any heartfelt exchanges.
This was supposed to be a touching reunion, but it was abruptly interrupted by Renault walking in.
UMP40 and UMP45 had a lot to say and ask, but Renault interrupted them all.
UMP40 could only smile helplessly now, asking UMP45 about her injuries.
"You'll know if you ask that Commander. I thought he was the weakpoint in the team, but turns out... he's just a monster."
UMP45 rolled her eyes and then chuckled helplessly.
Even though she had just broken her own neck too forcefully, she couldn't hide her good mood now.
"Well, looks like you'll have to lie down here for a while. Maria and I have been waiting in this computer for over half a month."
Seeing UMP45 unable to move, UMP40 chuckled softly, covering her mouth.
"Maria? Isn't she the Sangvis Ferri destroyer? Is that the name you gave her?"
"That's my own name! Lycoris gave it to me!"
Just hearing Maria mention Lycoris made both UMP45 and UMP40's faces stiffen.
They didn't know what to say. Lycoris was dead, and the main reason was their mission...
Renault ignored the three dolls behind him who were exchanging emotions.
Compared to the severe damage to UMP45 and UMP9, repairing HK416 and this petite doll would be easier.
It was just surface damage.
HK416's side was a bit troublesome, as the hole in her torso from removing the fire control core needed to be filled.
As for internal repairs? Why bother?
Just wait to replace the neural core and get a new body.
He couldn't be bothered to repair a doll body with poor performance.
"Alright, just prop this thing up a bit, then go to the repair pod and patch up your skin." Renault casually grabbed a leftover piece of material from the workbench and stuffed it into HK416's original fire control core position, then pointed to the nearby repair pod.
"What... what did you put into my body?! This isn't a fire control core! Why is there no reaction at all?"
"Of course not, I don't have those kinds of things here. You don't need that right now. Hurry up and patch up your skin in there, we're almost ready for dinner."
Renault said as he checked the materials in the repair pod and then picked up the petite doll and placed her inside.
So small, even smaller than the Nagant revolver at first.
Those folks at IOP really make everything. With such a small size, not suitable for combat or regular work, the only reason was probably that it closely resembled a doll's neural cloud, making it very suitable for this size of body.
After closing the repair pod, Renault looked at HK416, who was still glaring at him.
He raised his hand and knocked on another open repair pod, signaling her to go in.
Seeing Renault's unchanged expression, HK416 gritted her teeth and had to obediently enter the repair pod.
"Um, Commander, when are you going to fix me... I don't want to lie here forever! Especially when 45 is chatting happily with that guy called 40!"
Especially when 45 is still next to me and 40, and I can't even see what she looks like!
"Both of you don't need to worry. If you want to move around, I have spare units here. Do you want to switch?"
Renault said as he pulled out a box from under the workbench, containing some Dinergates with slightly worn shells.
These Dinergates were all picked up by the household during patrols recently, mostly fools who rushed into the sea or got stuck in some corner and ran out of power. Sangvis Ferri wouldn't go all out to search for one or two automata units, so Jaeger's team simply brought them back
"I don't... want..." Hearing Renault's words, UMP9, who had wanted to refuse immediately, suddenly thought of UMP45 still whispering with UMP40 next to her, and then changed her mind and whispered.
"Hmm? So, are you going to switch or not?"
"Switch!"
Hearing UMP9 say that, Renault nodded and took out his tools, quickly removing UMP9's neural core and stuffing it into the doll's body, then replacing the battery.
"Yay! I'm alive again! 45! 45! Come and see my new body!"
With the power on, UMP9 jumped up from the workbench, skillfully jumped from the table to the ground, and bounced to the ground between UMP45 and the laptop.
"What!? Renault!? Did you really put 9 into the Dinergate's body!?"
UMP45 suddenly screamed as she saw the Dinergate frolicking under her nose.
"It was her request. Anyway, your bodies won't be fixed anytime soon, so it's okay to use the doll's body temporarily." Renault said as he walked to another device and started checking the condition of the bodies he had previously manufactured.
These two bodies of Maria and UMP40 had already begun manufacturing before the power outage. This was also the first time he used the new printing equipment to manufacture bodies. It took a little longer than expected, and they could have been completed yesterday, but unexpectedly there was a sudden power outage.
"Um... Commander Renault, can I also temporarily use a Dinergate?" Just as UMP45 was about to persuade UMP9 to give up the doll's body, UMP40 suddenly raised her hand in the screen and asked Renault.
"Of course, but your body will be completed in another hour or two. Are you sure you don't want to wait a little longer?" Restarting the printing equipment, Renault looked at the remaining time, which would be shortly after dinner.
"I see... If it's not too much trouble..."
"No trouble, the doll's shells are all ready-made. Just put your neural core in and it's done. It's just a bit awkward for dolls to use Dinergate shells, so if you don't mind, I can put you in now."
"Oh, then please. After all, using a Dinergate's shell is quite a novelty, and I haven't experienced it yet."
UMP40 said, looking down at UMP9, who was moving freely below.
"I want one too! I don't want to be alone here! What if that jerk MDR comes again!"
With UMP40 taking the lead, Maria also didn't plan to continue staying in the mental space, otherwise she would almost suffer MDR's torment every meal.
Just watching others eat was unbearable!
"45? Don't you want to switch too?"
Seeing Renault walking over with several Dinergate shells, UMP40 smiled and asked UMP45.
"Uh! Um... I..."
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