69 THE MINING ROBOT

CHAPTER 69 THE MINING ROBOT The underwater mountain was made of rock, and that rock was made of rare metallic minerals. The same minerals were needed for building robots and computers and other kinds of technology. So a mining robot had been sent down to remove the minerals from the mountain. The mining robot resembled a gigantic crab. His body was as big as a house. He had long legs, and a pair of giant claws, and spotlights beaming out from his eyes. What looked like his mouth was actually a grinding tool that could crunch through the hardest rock. Etched on the mining robot's back was his name: Crusher. There was a rhythm to Crusher's movements. He surged forward and tore at the rocky ground with his grinding tool; then he scooped the pieces into huge storage bins; then he surged forward again. Ordinarily, the HYDRO robots would visit each day, and haul the broken rocks up to the station. That routine had gone on for months, and the underwater mountain of minerals

第六十九章采矿机器人水下的山是由岩石构成的，而岩石是由稀有的金属矿物构成的。 制造机器人、计算机和其他技术也需要同样的矿物质。 因此，一个采矿机器人被派往山下，将矿物从山上移走。 采矿机器人像一只巨大的螃蟹。 他的身体像房子一样大。 它长着两条长腿，一对巨大的爪子，眼睛里闪耀着光芒。 看起来像嘴巴的东西实际上是一个研磨工具，可以碾碎最坚硬的岩石。 采矿机器人的背上刻着他的名字：Crusher。 克拉希尔的动作有节奏。 他向前冲去，用他的磨具在岩石地上挖来挖去；然后，他把碎片舀进巨大的储物箱；然后他又向前冲去。 通常情况下，HYDRO机器人每天都会来，把破碎的岩石拖到车站。 这样的例行公事已经持续了好几个月，水下的矿物堆积如山

had slowly grown smaller. Electronic signals were sent back and forth between Crusher and the Juggernaut. It had now been several hours since he last heard from the station. But the robot wasn't concerned. In those extreme conditions the signals would frequently cut out. He just kept working as he waited for the signal to return. All that grinding of rocky minerals created great clouds of toxic dust, which streamed away on the currents. Roz wanted to put an end to those dust clouds, but to do that she would have to stop Crusher. She was no match for his size and strength. Our robot would have to rely on her wits. Roz carefully crossed the mountaintop, crawling around boulders and leaping over wide cracks in the ground. As she approached Crusher, she searched for any buttons or wires or control panels on his body, but he was completely encased in thick armor. She felt something like fear at the idea of confronting the monstrous machine. And yet she pushed that fear from her mind and bravely marched out from the shadows.

慢慢变小了。电子信号在Crusher和Juggernaut之间来回发送。 从他最后一次听到车站的消息到现在已经好几个小时了。 但是机器人并不担心。 在这些极端条件下，信号经常会中断。 他只是继续工作，等待信号返回。 岩石矿物的研磨产生了巨大的有毒粉尘云，这些灰尘随洋流飘散。 罗兹想要结束那些尘埃云，但要做到这一点，她必须阻止克拉希尔。 她的身材和力量都比不上他。 我们的机器人将不得不依靠她的智慧。 罗兹小心翼翼地越过山顶，在巨石周围爬来爬去，跳过地上宽阔的裂缝。 当她走近克鲁希尔时，她在他身上寻找任何按钮、电线或控制面板，但他完全被厚厚的盔甲包裹着。 一想到要面对这个可怕的机器，她就感到有点害怕。 然而，她把恐惧从心中驱走，勇敢地从阴影中走出来。

Crusher was so focused on his work that he didn't notice Roz until she was standing right in front of him. His thunderous grinding tool powered down, and the dust clouds drifted away, leaving the water quiet and clear. "Hello, Crusher. My name is Roz." Crusher's deep voice rumbled, "Were you sent here by the Juggernaut?" Roz hesitated. "Well, no, not exactly. However, I did have a conversation with—" Crusher quickly computed that Roz didn't belong there, so he swung one of his giant claws, brushing her aside, and she went tumbling over the rocks. The jolt rattled Roz's computer brain. Her headlights dimmed and her vision flickered. But then her recovery program activated, and soon she was back to her normal self. Dust clouds bloomed around the mining robot as he resumed working. And then that little robot Roz marched back into the light. Crusher swung his claw again, and this time Roz jumped out of the way. So he blasted his sound cannon in her direction. BWAAA! BWAAA! BWAAAAAAA! The powerful sound shook Roz's body and overwhelmed her systems. Her limbs froze, and she toppled over. But her recovery program did its job, and a moment later, she swam off to a safe distance. Noise and dust filled the water as the mining robot

Crusher太专注于他的工作了，直到Roz站在他面前才注意到她。 他那隆隆作响的磨具关掉了电源，尘雾飘走了，留下了平静清澈的水面。 “你好,破碎机。我叫罗兹。” Crusher低沉的声音隆隆地说：“你是被神像派来的吗？”警察犹豫了。 “嗯，不，不完全是。不过，我确实和——”克鲁希尔很快意识到罗兹不属于那里，于是他挥动了一只巨大的爪子，把她推到一边，她滚下了岩石。 震动震动了罗兹的电脑大脑。 她的车前灯暗了下来，她的视线闪烁不定。 但后来她的康复计划启动了，很快她就恢复了正常的自己。 当采矿机器人重新开始工作时，他周围弥漫着尘埃云。 然后那个小机器人罗兹大步走回光里。 克劳谢尔又挥动了他的爪子，这次罗兹跳开了。 于是他朝她的方向开了声炮。 BWAAA !BWAAA !BWAAAAAAA !强大的声音震动了罗兹的身体，淹没了她的系统。 她的四肢僵住了，摔倒了。 但她的康复计划发挥了作用，片刻之后，她游到了安全距离。 随着采矿机器人的到来，水里充满了噪音和灰尘

returned to his work. With his thick armor, his giant claws, and his powerful sound cannon, Crusher truly seemed unstoppable. Roz was losing hope. But then a small shape glinted in the darkness high above. It was one of the Ancient Shark's fish companions. He darted down to the mountaintop and over to Roz. "I have an urgent message from Gurry," said the fish. "You are not safe here!" said Roz. "The poison tide is drifting toward us!" The fish ignored her warning. "Please listen closely," he said. "Gurry has a plan to destroy the mining robot—" "It is impossible!" said Roz. "You must leave! The poison tide is coming!" "Listen to me!" shouted the fish. "For Gurry's plan to work, she needs you to distract the mining robot. You must not let him move or stir up the poison tide. Do you understand?" "Yes, I understand!" said Roz. "Now go! The poison tide is here!" The fish darted off right before a dust cloud swept

回去工作了。凭借厚重的盔甲，巨大的爪子和强大的声音大炮，Crusher看起来势不可挡。 罗兹失去了希望。但随后，一个小身影在高处的黑暗中闪闪发光。 它是古鲨鱼的一个同伴。 他飞快地跑到山顶，跑向罗兹。 “我有一个来自高利的紧急消息，”鱼说。 “你在这里不安全！”罗兹说。 “毒潮正向我们漂来！”鱼无视她的警告。 “请仔细听，”他说。 “高锐有一个摧毁采矿机器人的计划——”“这是不可能的！”罗兹说。 “你必须离开！”毒潮来了！”“听我说！”鱼喊道。 为了让高锐的计划奏效，她需要你分散采矿机器人的注意力。 你不能让他动，也不能激起毒潮。 你明白吗？”“是的，我明白了！” “现在去!毒潮来了！”那条鱼就在一阵尘埃云扫过之前飞奔而去

past. Roz was briefly lost in the poison tide, and when the cloud cleared away, she saw the fish disappearing back into the darkness high above.

过去。罗兹在毒潮中迷失了片刻，当云层散去时，她看到那条鱼消失在高高的黑暗中。