Returning Xiao Douya to the school garden to oversee her plantation was initially to prevent the school’s fields from being deserted.

Compared to the manor, the garden seems so small. Managing it separately in three locations is troublesome. After graduation, it has to be passed down to the next batch of agricultural students. Ultimately, it’s not her land, so it’s fine to return it early.

Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Douya hummed ’beep boo beep boo’ and poked her head out from the bamboo grove, "Master, what’s up?"

Xiao Douya had changed her exterior, looking somewhat like Xiao Wanzi. A round head, cylindrical body, excellent shock absorption, adaptable to any terrain, and she doesn’t easily get stuck in the bamboo grove.

However, while running around it’s quite funny with a ’duang duang’ sound.

Coming along, Yu Haoming chuckled in appreciation, "What a cute robot."

Used to being called cute, Xiao Douya replied, "You’re cute too, your whole family is cute."

Yu Haoming’s smile faded.

A robot with too much personality is indeed vexing.

Su Xiaocai waved, "Tell us, what work have you done since coming here?"

"Monitoring, yeah." Originally, Xiao Douya’s job was to find insects on leaves, timely fertilize the bamboo grove, sow seeds after other auxiliary machines plowed the land, etc.

Now, with many robots sharing the workload, she only does monitoring.

If any robot cannot complete the work on time, she can assist. In other words, she’s a senior foreman.

"And after that, what else?"

Xiao Douya blinked, with hands behind her back like a child who made a mistake, and said nothing.

"I’m not going to scold you. Even if you don’t admit it, I can find out what you did."

"But you can dismantle me, right? What if you dismantle me to punish me for my mistake?"

Su Xiaocai: "..." Dismantling you was just to replace your shell and chip.

"You don’t like your current body? If not, I can change it back for you."

Another disassembly? Xiao Douya quickly pointed at the bamboo grove, "I buried my old body there."

After Su Xiaocai changed her body, Xiao Douya reclaimed her old body, half burying it here. It can accelerate oxidation and weathering, symbolizing a return to roots. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

She made the decision herself, without telling Ji Li or Su Xiaocai.

Su Xiaocai pulled out Xiao Douya’s activity panel and work panel, and it said, "Holding a funeral for myself."

Three pairs of eyes simultaneously turned towards Xiao Douya.

Why does it feel like she’s even more intelligent than Xiao Wanzi? A robot holding a funeral for itself, is this normal?

It’s beyond logic, right?

Could it be that the innocent yet foolish student condition has become strong enough to affect robots?

Su Xiaocai opened her underlying program, unable to spot any difference for the moment.

Xiao Douya, seeing that Su Xiaocai had no intention to dismantle her, cheerfully spun around in place.

In the manor, Lu Qin and people from the pharmaceutical factory come and go. Fewer people, yet more land, Xiao Douya became happier.

Su Xiaocai patted Xiao Douya’s smooth head. The material of Xiao Douya’s old body was quite ordinary, with nothing special.

It’s all her fault. When she finished the replacement, she didn’t disinfect the old body. If the land indeed gets infected with a new strain, it would be very troublesome for her.

"Take us to the place where you were buried," Su Xiaocai said, making Yu Haoming and Ji Li feel a sense of eerie anticipation.

Xiao Douya pointed towards the center of the bamboo grove.

Although the bamboo grove is thriving, it hasn’t been long. The bamboo shoots are planted in a staggered manner, and the roots show no invasive tendencies.

Leaving many empty spots in between.

The three followed the robot into the depths of the bamboo grove.

Upon reaching the site, the funeral scene once again left an impact.

Patches of thriving Golden Blue Healing Mushrooms, one cluster here, another there.

Better than those she planted on Blue Star, no mutations, plump, each adorably chubby.

The mushrooms thrived most densely around Xiao Douya’s old body, with a vibrant Mang Blood blossom embracing the old body.

The scene resembles a picture from a fairy tale.

"Can we take photos?" Yu Haoming considered it as potential new scene material for New World, feeling an unexplained beauty in death and rebirth combined.

"I’ll take them." Su Xiaocai captured the serendipitous spectacle with her camera.

After photographing for a while, she asked Xiao Douya, "Did you pick mushrooms before you came?"

"Uh-huh, Professor Li asked for them. I picked two, one for him, and I planned to plant the other near Mang Blood."

"Why do you want to plant mushrooms near Mang Blood?"

"Because that’s how you planted them on Blue Star! Also, I need a bouquet to place in front of the grave." Xiao Douya was puzzled by Su Xiaocai’s question, as she had privately communicated with Xiao Wanzi and dozens of other intelligent series AI.