《Cub Raising Association》 Chapter 1 "There is a meteor shower tonight, it hasn¡¯t urred in a hundred years. I have already talked with a few old ssmates and we are going to the suburbs together in order to watch it, are youing?" At the other end of the microphone came a excited voice. The young man sitting at theputer desk had the phone lying by his side and had a microphone on his ear. Both of his hands were ced on the screen in front of him. In his right hand he held a pen and he continued to drawing as he spoke. "The outside is too cold, I¡¯m not going." "Thank you for beingzy, why don¡¯t youzy to death?" Their rtionship had always been the same as that of brothers. Lu Yuan had therefore not truly been offended by the youth¡¯s crude refusal and proposed: "Well, let me at least take a few pictures for youter." Xie Tao responded with a few disinterested "Mm-s" as the other person continued chatting and waited for the opposite person to hang up first. He then lifted a hand and took the microphone clipped to his ear and put it back on the phone base. Xie Tao still wanted to continue working for a while, but when his fingers touched the edge of the drawing board, a stream of light glided through the corner of his eye, and then the next second a loud bang shook the tympanic membrane of Xie Tao. He could even feel the impact through his desk¡¯s tremors. A meteor actually crashed in his yard...? Xie Tao held onto his precious drawing board for a second before turning to look out at yard, he then finally decided to go out and have a look. Walking downstairs he saw that many of his nts had been shaken by the impact and had fallen down, lying broken on the floor. As he went outside to the small yard he noticed that the potted nts he had nted were almost all the same, but it was toote to feel distressed. Looking around Xie Tao saw hole in the ground not far away, the hole was seemingly giving of a golden glow. It was already a bitte and the sky had begun to darken, many things will shine will be very conspicuous in the dim environment. Xie Tao thought about going closer to take a better look, however he suddenly saw something float up for the hole, it was a golden glowing ball... "..." Xie Tao pressed his lips together and subconsciously took a stepped back. Calm down, as a qualified citizen of the 21st century, he must believe and have faith in science... However, the power of science obviously can¡¯t exin what he currently saw and neither could it save him in this moment. He prepared to run but the floating golden ball almost immediately saw through his intentions. Just like a bullet, it shoot forward with a speed far too fast for Xie Tao to avoid and in the scene reflected in his eyes, the golden ball got getting bigger and bigger, then it hit him with a sh. There was no pain, but Xie Tao¡¯s vision immediately darkened and fell into darkness. When he regained consciousness, he found that the surrounding area had be a white space with no end. Science, from a firm believer topletely giving up. He looked around. The space seemed very unstable. In the distance, far way, he could see that some of the space has even copsed and twisted. He felt that he had encountered a very troublesome thing.... However, once this unscientific reality was epted, Xie Tao was able to cope with the current situation and turned his gaze to the golden light ball that brought him this space. He doesn¡¯t know if this ball of light is a conscious, but the other party is the only moving object he can touch in this space. Xie Tao can only try tomunicate now: "You..." "I am Xia Zuo, I am sorry to bring you to this space without greeting you first, but it¡¯s only here that I can talk to you." The voice that sounded directly in his head interrupted what Xie Tao wanted to say. The voice sounded very weak, but did not stop after the first sentence. "In my world, all the world lines leads to the same ending, even if I go back to the past to make all kinds of different choices, it doesn¡¯t matter. I even tried to kill the root cause of the destruction of the world... but the oue has not changed." The other party did not have much time left and despite the confusion of the young person in front of them, they had to rush through all the necessary things. "The final judgment requires the help of external forces, so I came to this world to find you." "This ball of light is my only sense of existence, when reaching the world there, it will give you the final guidance." There was absolutely no chance of interjecting. After listening to these few paragraphs, Xie Tao¡¯s eyes widen and he knew he had been rushed to the front lines. Putting science aside, Xie Tao actually understood what the other party said. To put it simply, the other party wants to stop the destruction of his world, but he can¡¯t change the ending, so the he puts thest hope on an external force, a person form another world. Just like when subtracting 4-3, it is impossible to get 0. It is necessary to add a "1" in the form. Xie Tao was now equivalent to this "1". "Then I will answer ¡¯OK¡¯." The sloppy character of the encounter made Xie Tao sigh and he raised his hand to suppress the restless hair on his head. Sure enough, he was in trouble, and he still didn¡¯t refuse it. "Just build a link, don¡¯t worry. And thank you very much, no matter what the final result is, you will be safe and it will not have much impact on your real life." There was no time to exin more. Will not have much impact on your real life... Real life? Capturing the key information in this sentence, Xie Tao wanted to ponder the meaning, but his consciousness was once again moved. The link was established. Opening his eyes, Xie Tao immediately took a sharp breath and the cold air seeped into his lungs, cooling him further. Looking around, he found himself lying on the ground, his clothes were very thin, and the back was still attached to the cold winter ground. His first reaction was to get up and it was first then that Xie Tao was able to observe the surroundings. As expected, the scene waspletely unfamiliar to him. He was in an inessible remote alley, it was very narrow and could only let two people walk side by side. The sky suddenly cast a shadow, he looked up and saw a huge silver-gray starship with a icy metal gleam. He had really traversed. The whole world here seemed to be in the high-tech era of a interster future. However despite it, the appearance of the buildings were unexpectedly simr to that of his world. Xie Tao looked at the sky in for a moment, but he quickly adjusted his mind and moved his eyes to the golden ball that was still floating in front of him. As it came in contact with the youth¡¯s gaze, the floating golden light ball moved forward a distance, then stopped at the ce and swayed, as if to signal to the youth. Xie Tao easily grasped the meaning of the action of the light ball and did not hesitated to follow. This was a famous trade, starships and airships could always be seen in the sky. Commercial streets are abound and there were many tourists moving around. It can be said that this is a very prosperous. But even in a prosperous ce, there must be a rtively old area. After being led by the light ball for about ten minutes, Xie Tao was taken to a ce that seemed to be untouched by the surrounding technology. Finally the ball of light stopped in front of an old rusty iron gate. They had arrived. Xie Tao was curious and excited looked up only to be stunned. Cub Raising Associations? In this moment, Xie Tao even suspected that the other party had taken the wrong road. Was it not a "save the world" mission? A heroic script that held a dream-like difficult and exciting adventure?? How can it have changed the script?! But the golden light ball that arrived at this ce had no means of diversion and as a residual consciousness, it could neither understand theplex expression on the youth face. The golden ball of light sunk and touched the piece of paper stuck to the old iron gate that seemed to be on the verge of being blown away by the cold wind. It was obvious that the young man had to peel off the piece of paper and read it. The paper was not attached to the bottom, and Xie Tao easily removed the entire piece of paper from the iron door. It was a recruitment flyer, the paper was a bit crumpled but did not affect the ability to read it and at the top it stood clearly written -> [Cub Raising Association invites childcare staff] Xie Tao: "..." So... saving the world by being a childcare worker? He looked down at the recruitment form held in his hand, then looked up to see the various kinds of facilities that looked very old and simple, the cub raising association... Xie Tao stood frozen ce. The so-called cub raising association, the definition of "association" here is not the same as the general association of Xie Tao¡¯s world. The nature of it is a bit special. The Cubs Raising Association is a general term for an institution. It is actually like the one in front of Xie Tao. The Cubs Raising Associations distributed on variouss belonging to the club. The Cub Raising Association is almost equivalent to abination of a juvenile welfare home and a kindergarten. In addition to the adoption of unguarded cubs as appropriate, they will also be charging for cubs and will be responsible for the care and teaching of the cubs. Like some famous clubs, there are countless parents who have tried their best to find a good connection and want to give their children a ce to enroll, it¡¯s true even for the powerful families. This is because, as one of the top five nursery care clubs in the interster ranks, it has without exception hired the best gold medal nurses who have won the Star Alliance S-level evaluation, and of course the environmental conditions for nursing the young children are also very good. Every caregiver who has won the Star Alliance S-level evaluation can be said to be extremely expensive to hire. Currently there are only six in the interster and their low number only makes them even more desirable, everyone wants them. The reason for wanting is also very simple. One of the core reasons is that the S-level evaluation represents their special ability to guide and inspire the youngsters to develop their own abilities. For example, a young baboon who can only develop a single abilities can, with the help of S-level caregivers dig out a potential second ability. This development of potential talents can only be effective in the early childhood, and when it reaches adulthood, the potential that is not apparent on the surface will be further weakened and buried deeper. Another example is a young baboon who can only develop low-level abilities. After receiving their guidance, the potential can be stimted, and there is a certain probability that a high-level ability can be developed. Although it is only a probability and it may not be 100% sessful, but which parents would not want their youngsters to win at the starting line? Therefore, there is a phenomenon nowadays. There are countless parents in the interster rankings who have tens of thousands of parents rushing to send money every year. The gold medal nurses who have won the Star Alliance S-level evaluation are almost all offered. Parents who have an expectation for their young children will really give a table of tributes and burn up the incense to worship. However, Xie Tao, who is still standing in a daze with a recruitment list, is still unaware of it all. These beautiful things are not rted to him for the time being - after all, in this branch, all kinds of facilities are old and it is impossible to see the importance of the cub raising club at a nce. Taking back his line of sight, Xie Tao took the job recruitment flyer in his hand and walked in, through the open iron gate. ---------- The author has something to say: In the middle of the night, quietly open a text Kaikeng Daji~ The little angel who posted a message in this chapter today has a red envelope, which is also ate New Year¡¯s greeting. =3= It¡¯s been a long time since I wrote a single world, I hope to write a warm story ÚÀºÙ ---------- Trantor¡¯s note: Yay! My first tranted chapter! £Ü(^o^)£¯ __________________ Chapter 2 After entering the door, Xie Tao saw the environment inside more clearly. The area of ??this raising association was veryrge, but it was also very empty. There were only a few main buildings and other open spaces seem to be so idle. The iron gate at the entrance was rusted and there was no guard at the gate. The flower beds andwns on the roadside seemed to have not been pruned for a long time... Xie Tao went to the ce where the office building should be. The closer he got closer, the more worried he became. It was not because of the fact that this branch of the cub raising association was not very to good at, but more so of what it said about its economic situation. Even if the correct way to save the world was for hime here as a childcare worker, Xie Tao felt a sense of crisis in that this ce seemed like it will close its door at any time.. Sigh. No matter what, just apply first. Shaking of his off messy thoughts, Xie Tao stopped in front of a wooden door with an office sign and raised his right hand to knock twice. "Hey." After a crisp knock on the door, it took about three or four seconds, and there was a slight hesitation in the office. "Pleasee in." Xie Tao opened the door and walked in. ....Human? Seeing the young human being who walked in, the girl who sat at the desk and counted the monthly ie and expenses was obviously stunned, but she quickly reacted. She stood up and politely asked: "Hello, sir, you are here for....?" The young girl who was questioning him was pretty and looked human, the only difference that could be seen was the two small antennas on her head as well as the fact that she asionally swayed slightly when she spoke. When Xie Tao got closer he also saw that her eyes had abnormallyrger pupils. Although Xie Tao has seen many non-human races as he had been led here by the golden light ball, this kind of close contact with an alien race was still a novel experience for Xie Tao. His mood was very unstable and we wasn¡¯t sure what to feel. If he looked at it from the perspective of an artist, Xie Tao actually felt that this experience was very interesting and would give him lots of inspiration. "To apply." Xie Tao replied in a loud voice and at the same time he put the piece of paper that had been removed from the iron gate on the front desk. "I saw the job flyer attached to the door." The young girl hadn¡¯t expected this answer and her antennas slightly shook as she widened her eyes in surprise. The job flyer had been posted on the door for several months. Of course, at many other ces on the street as well. However despite that, in the past few months, no one else had applied for it. She and the president had lost all hope of recruiting people. If the sry was high, you can of course easily recruit people, but the problem was that their branch of the association had no money! The sry given was 1800 credits per month, as for additional benefits, such as year-end bonuses... There was none. The only thing that was good was probably only that food and a livable space was included. The average person would just find another job and not settle at this sry. Now that someone was finally willing to apply, Xia Qi was certainly very happy, but the problem was that the youth in front of her was a human being... As far as she knows, there is probably no cub in the entire interster family who has human caretaker, no parents want to employ them. It was not because of prejudice against the human race, but an objective cause. You see, once the technology, the special weapon equipment is removed, human beings are very weak, which does not apply to almost all the other races except the human race. Even in the face of young cubs of other races, it¡¯s already quite dangerous for humans. The Cub Raising Association would therefore normally not hire a human caretaker. "I am going to call the president and so I will trouble you to wait here for a little while." After considering for a moment, Xia Qi responded decisively, she was just an ordinary employee here and things like who is recruited was not for her to decided. "Okey." Xie Tao nodded. After she left, Xie Tao raised his hand and poked the golden ball of light still floating around him. It was invisible, when he walked here he had already confirmed it. Xia Qi didn¡¯t let Xie Tao wait for long and soon she came back with an old man who¡¯s hair had already started to turn gray. He had the same antennas as Xia Qi on his head. This was the only thing that made one able to immediately identify them as being one of the Sevi race. Except the antennas, the appearance of the Sevi people could be said to be very simr to humans, or more precisely, to the appearance of Orientals. But in terms of bodily functions and sturdiness, the two races were miles apart. "Xiao Qi told me that you want toe here to be a caretaker, is it true?" The old president looked at the human youth in front of them and then said, "The specific sry is the number written on the recruitment flyer. There are no other extra benefits." The base of the Earth Federation was very far away from this so it was really rare for humans toe to Gaia Star. Most of the people who came to this were businessmen. However, since this young human came to work as caretaker, it was obviously not in line with this. Xie Tao nodded and responded with a sigh: "It¡¯s enough with food and amodations, I will work hard." This sentence Xie Tao said was true, he had suddenly been rushed and had crossed over to this world, he therefore didn¡¯t have anything with him, except the clothes on his body. So as he was officially poor here, he couldn¡¯t be picky. If the job hadn¡¯t included food and shelter, Xie Tao even felt that he probably would have needed to sleep on the streets today.... Xie Tao saying this sentence was equivalent to inform them of his current situation, and sure enough, both of them quickly understood the meaning of his words. Knowing the situation of the youth, the old president did not ask anything more, only his name. Then, because of them urgently needing personnel he decided to take Xie Tao in. After Xie Tao signed the contract, the young girl who had been watching quietly next to him showed a smile. "Then we will be colleagues in the future. You can call me Xiao Qi like the president. The staff quarter is the building to the left, I will take you to find a room to clean up and you can start living in it today." "Okey. Thank you." Xie Tao slightly bent the corner of his lips upwards as he gave his sincere thanks. The young human was very good looking and when he showed a light smile on the so far expressionless face, there was a kind of soft feeling that could reach people¡¯s hearts. Making his thanks seem especially sincere. Before going to the staff quarters, Xia Qi and the old president lead the youth around to familiarize himself with his new work ce and exined to him the usual work content. The ce where the caretakers work every day, taking care of the cubs, was next to the staff quarters. It was thergest building in the middle and there was also arge courtyard in front of the house where the young cubs usually enjoy outdoor activities. There was basically no decoration in the yard, only a few trees and flowers with a few stones ced next to them. However, despite being far from chic, it still looked like someone was taking care of it. It was not time for the cubs outdoors activities yet and normally you would not see any in the yard. But when Xie Tao¡¯s group stepped into the courtyard, a scream of horror was heard as well as hoarse low growl. The screaming was issued by a childcare worker who, like Xia Qi, was a Sevi, an adult male. Extreme fright could be seen on other person¡¯s face and he was fighting hard to run forward. When he saw Xie Tao and others in the distance, he immediately shouted as if seeing a savior: "Save, save me¡ª!" Chasing behind was a huge non-human creature. It¡¯s body looked cold, it¡¯s limbs stronger than steel and its ws sharper than a knife. One could see that the they got deeply inserted into the ground as it ran. Undoubtedly, once caught, these ws could easily pierce the body of the prey. The creature was extremely fierce and had no feelings and this dangerous creature of terror was chasing the escaping person with extremely fast speed. Just like treating the other as a prey that needs to be torn into pieces, it¡¯s pupils locked on the opponent¡¯s body were contracted into a thin slits. After seeing other people entering the courtyard, the caretaker who fled immediately ran towards them, not thinking of how it would affect them. "This cub is..." Even if she had been a childcare worker for five years, this scene still made Xia Qi panic. This was the cub of the Muka race. The Mukas were considered to be one of the lower races in the interster. They hadcking intelligence and didn¡¯t understand anything except fighting. It is impossible for them to advance into a humanoid form. But this race does have a lot ofbat power and survivability. They were a weapon themselves, hard, agile and sharp, and they were extremely fierce in battle. If it was purely melee, probably no race in the entire interster could match the Muka. Even as a cub, the Muka held considerable power. Cub? Xie Tao had prepared himself that the cubs here probably wouldn¡¯t look like he imagined but he still couldn¡¯t resist the slightest twitching of his eyes. That¡¯s a cub? Why is it so big?! Xie Tao felt the urge to vomit blood but he did not have time for it. "Run!" When she found that her colleague was running towards them with the Muka cub following, Xia Qi¡¯s face changed. The Muka cub was now six months old. For the past six months, the other party had been fairly stable and Xia Qi did not understand why this Muka cub suddenly showed aggression. But now was not the time to ponder. They couldn¡¯t cope with the situation so they needed to run first. When the Muka cub is slightly calmer, they can consider approaching. But if someone where to face it now, that person will definitely have an ident. As a Sevi, Xia Qi only knew that human beings have littlebat power after leaving the weapons and equipment, but she had not expected that even the ability to escape was basically zero! In fact, Xie Tao had actually taken out the 100-meter sprint speed that he had not used in many years and had run with all he had. As a normal human, this was already pretty good butpared with the alien race that had an advanced physical fitness... Well let¡¯s just that zero escape ability was quite correct inparison. He was soon left behind and Xie Tao could hear the creature¡¯s loud breaths behind him that seemed to be getting closer and closer. His forehead was dotted with small drops of perspiration and his heart was jumping in chest. Not only because of the dangerous situations, but also because of strenuous exercise. He couldn¡¯t run anymore, he had reached his limit. Xie Tao¡¯s legs that he had lost feeling in, identally dragged and he stumbled, falling down to the ground. Rolling uncontroble, he grunted with pain as he finally stopped. Landing with his back against the ground, he could see how in the next second, the Muka cub, who had already caught up from behind, rushed over andpletely trapped him. Although the target to be pursued in the beginning was not the youth, the Muka cub, who was in an irritated state, did not hesitate to rush after catching up with the young man who fell and pin him down. Its paw stomped down beside him, burying into he ground and the creature ced its other paw on his neck, the edges of the ws lightly piecing his thin skin. Xie Tao looked up and met a pair of fierce and cold scarlet eyes. At the moment of sight, Xie Tao felt that it was easy to see from the appearance that this fearful creature, that it was whispering a threat of death to him. Xie Tao: "..." I have had a long life. Seeing him caught as well as that the young man¡¯s neck and head risked getting wed to shreds and separated by the Muka, the people who returned to the scene got a shock and anxiously observed from afar. Afraid that there was no way to save him. The contract has just been signed and this new colleague will be gone so soon?! Looking at the paw on the youth¡¯s neck, Xia Qi did not dare to act rashly. She could only try her best to show the Muka cub that she was not malicious and try to convey to the other party the message of not hurting. However, her actions did not seem to have any effect. The Muka cub was not moved at all. It was still issuing a dark low sound in the back of its throat and continued pinning the young man down. Actually, it seemed to have the opposite effect. Because when it saw a figure moving at the side, the aggression of this Muka cub became more apparent. Probably aware of this, Xia Qi had to grit her teeth and prepare to forcibly save him, but just as she stepped forward, she heard the voice of the youth. "Do note." After swallowing a few times, Xie Tao finally managed to suppress his fear and calm his heart. His breathing that was violent from running also calmed down a bit, he then said: "Stay far away..." Xie Tao did not say it for no reason. He has observed that the hostility of this Muka cub was actually more towards the childcare worker who was behind. He was already caught and other people would only further irritate it if they came close. Since the cub did not immediately sever his head when it caught him. Xie Tao had calmed down, there was still a lot of room for change. When everyone retreated again, Xie Tao took the initiative to meet the scarlet eyes that was staring at him and seriously looked at the dangerous creature. Under the staring of the scarlet eyes, Xie Tao raised his right hand, which was free to move, and in the other¡¯s line of sight, carefully touched the paw on his neck. "Be good......" Rather than appeasing, it is better to say that it sounded awkward. After all, Xie Tao had never confronted a Muka cub before or tried to sooth it. When touched by the youth, this dangerous creature stopped all movements for a moment and the tightened scarlet eyes seemed to slightly rx but it still looked fierce. "Baby, be good." Xie Tao continued whispering with a soft tone. The touch under his hand felt cold and the ws he was partially touching was sharper than a real knife. It was very dangerous to the naked eye, but Xie Tao was not afraid of contact and did not stop the appeasement. No matter whether the exterior looked scary or not, this was still a cub. It was just a six-month-old cub, and of course it couldn¡¯t understand thenguage. But even if you can¡¯t understand thenguage, you will have a vague concept when treated softly. For the first time, it was so peaceful. Whether it was the voice or movement of the youth, there was a feeling of warmth. The Muka cub, who had pinned the young man to the ground, gradually converged on his aggression. He didn¡¯t understand what "baby, be good" meant. It is the first time he heard these three sybles. The Muka cub only instinctively responded with a voice from the throat. It was still a hoarse voice, but it did not express a threat, it was simply a responds. The paw, pressing on his throat, was removed, but it wasn¡¯t move too far as the cub only ces it down beside him. The Muka cub stared at the young man¡¯s right hand. Because Muka¡¯s body temperature was low, the temperature of the young man¡¯s hand felt extraordinarily warm. From the time of it¡¯s birth, he had only felt such a temperature a few times. This Muka cub actually really liked it. Having the pressure as well as the sharp objects attached to his neck finally moved away, Xie Tao began to rx his body a bit. He couldn¡¯t pinpoint the reason, but since he started to interact and speak to the cub he no longer felt scared at the bottom of his heart. The cub was now staring at his hand, and Xie Tao, who had no experience as a caretaker, understood after a moment. He naturally raised his hand andid it on the Muka cub which lowered itself down. After touching for a while, Xie Tao felt it a bit hard to breath. "cough..." But it was only reasonable sense the big cub that hadid itself onto him and was pressing him down, was very heavy.. At this time, it didn¡¯t wait for Xie Tao to make a sound again. Therge cub that was heavily pressed against the young man seemed to understand what he was doing. While continuing to stare at the youth, he slowly moved his body away. After having entered the state of battle, this Muka cub was actually willing to take the initiative to let go of the prey... Seeing the change of things, in the distance, the three people who had cold sweats was now stunned at the development. Standing up from the grass, Xie Tao did not make any moves to escape. He just stood in the same ce and reached into his own pocket, he recalled having a milk candy on him somewhere. This was also a personal quirk, you see, Xie Tao always feels that when he is painting, eating sweets will give him more inspiration, so he always had a few sugary things nearby. Peeling off the paper, Xie Tao did not send the candy to his mouth, but tiptoed and raised his hand, feeding the milk sugar to therge cub in front of him. When good and obedient, you have to give some kind of reward. Although it was now a cub of a non-human race, Xie Tao felt that this was still universal. "This is my only possession, if not counted the clothes on my body." After checking that the cub had gotten it¡¯s teeth and had a strong bite-force, Xie Tao ced the candy in the mouth of the Muka cub in front of him. Xie Tao did not lie, he now had nothing. But what bothered him was not that, but the fact that the candy, for the Muka, was at most the size of a pea. It seemed a bit too embarrassing... The candy was too small for this Muka cub, originally he had wanted to swallow it directly, but then the sweetness of it spread in his mouth and it was not willing to swallow. "Like it?" Looking at the Muka cub who was no longer showing obvious aggression, even being a little quiet, Xie Tao smiled. Was this the first time the cub ate sugar? Remembering the economic situation of this nursing association that he observed from entering the gate. Xie Tao couldn¡¯t help thinking so. Hearing the voice of the youth, the Muka cub, who had been feeling the sweetness of the treat, quickly followed the sound. It did not have any concept of what looked good and what didn¡¯t, but at this time, the soft smile on the face of the youth and the brilliance in his eyes, reflected in the scarlet eyes of the Muka cub, and there was a sparkling feeling, very beautiful, attracting it close. The big cub wanted to follow the urge but didn¡¯t know how to, in the end, he lowered his head and gently snuggled it into the arms of the youth. The warm body temperature of the youth was like the residual temperature left on the eggshell when it was born, and it gave the Muka cub a sense of security. So as the cub was snuggling in the arms of the youth, he made a low sound. The dangerous creature that had just been fierce and brutal lifted his head a bit and looked up at the youth, like a baby who listens to the parents¡¯ words. Although the appearance still looked dangerous, the Muka cub who were waiting for the youth seem to have a docile feel. God knows how the word "docile" can be used with Muka cubs. The three people in the distance had already been stunned for a while, and they were still doubting their eyes. After you get the S-level qualification, you will be greeted by the nursing association of each. That also applies for the one the Muka resides on, but even a S-level caretaker would have it hard to calm a Muka cub who has entered battle mode. However despite it, the Muka cub, who were in front of them, was now actively bowing his head to the young man and was even snuggling him, snuggling! Not knowing that he had done something incredible in the eyes of others. As a man of the Five Dregs[1], Xie Tao who was gently nudged by therge cub in front of him... fell down andnded on his butt. Hey... Butt hurts! Xie Tao felt sore but he resisted the urge to make a sound and only reached out to touch the Muka cub who seemed to want to snuggle him again. This time when snuggling in his arms, therge cub, who now knew that the youth in front of them was fragile, was very cautious. His sharp ws and teeth were kept away and he did not dare to use too much force when pushing and snuggling. Although Xie Tao had thought it was not right at first, he now found that did not dislike this script. ---------- [1] - I¡¯m not sure about this one, but if I would have to guess, he probably means that he was a shut in? A painting otaku? A? Somethings in those lines that made him have a weak body... Do any of you know what "a man of the Five Dregs" means? --------- The author has something to say: There are some fluffy velvets, but the murderous ones like to stick to the big cubs will also have =v= Want a lot ofments (squirming) ____________________ Trantor¡¯s note: Although, fluffy velvet ones sounds good, I also like the interaction the MC had with this non-fluffy and fierce Muka cub. It¡¯s just super adorable how he went from almost ripping MC¡¯s throat out to snuggling him to the ground. Also look at this: (?O?)£Ü(- -; Isn¡¯t it just the perfect emoji of the first time MC touched him! Chapter 3 "Let¡¯s try it again." Seeing as the cub was a bit gentler, Xie Tao dared to stand up again and patiently taught the young cub how to snuggle him, he then opened his arms and prepared himself to once again being "snuggled" to the ground. However he had chosen not to refuse, but to teach. Xie Tao observed the Muka cub in front of him as it lowered its head again and slowly approached him. It touched his outstretched arms and Xie Tao circled them around the cub, then finally it carefully touched his chest and lightly stroked again it. The youth had no fighting ability. Because it was a natural fighting race, the Muka cub could easily judge the strength of a living being. Therefore, when the three people approached in the distance, Xie Tao saw the Muka cub move to stand directly in front of him. It then took a step forward and issued a low growl, threatening them, the aggressiveness could especially be felt with thest person. But despite threatening, the Muka cub did not make any offensive moves this time, instead he choose to hide the youth behind him. Xie Tao suddenly realized that it was trying to protect him. "I said that I didn¡¯t want to adopt the Muka cub. This kind of low-level cub doesn¡¯t even have the need for nursing... There is also a lot of trouble in raising them." Only now when the Muka cub did not take the initiative to attack, did the man, who was timid to the end, suddenly put on a dissatisfied expression. This kind of low-level race with little intelligence can¡¯t even understandplexnguage. They only have their battle instinct and when they grow up, they generally ept employment on the battlefield in exchange for survival resources. So what could be taken care of anyway? The nature of this race was so tenacious and the cubs had the fighting power from the moment they broke the shell. They didn¡¯t have to let it grow up here, special care was simply meaningless. "President, as you can see. This Muka cub is very aggressive. It pose a danger for everyone in the association. This time there was no grave injuries, but we can not know what will happen next time. We should send this cub out early." Although he wanted to say "dive it out", he thought it through and changed the wording slightly. However, the meaning was still clear, he wanted to send it way and he said it directly in front of the cub. Although the Muka cub who blocked the youth with its body could not understand what the other party was saying. He only kept moving and hiding the youth behind him. But Xie Tao understood, he therefore immediately touched it, making it stay, and walked in front of it. Xie Tao did not like this person. In addition to being toozy to take the time and effort to properly care for this Muka cub, what bothered him most was that this was the cub¡¯s caretaker, the person that was supposed to protect it. "The cub will not show aggression for no reason." Xie Tao¡¯s lips were t and his tone fixed. When he said this, he also deliberately nced at the man in the overalls. In the short time Xie Tao had spent with the cub, he had already discovered that when that person came close, the aggression of the Muka cub would be obvious, as if it was treating the other like an enemy. To say that there was no reason for this, Xie Tao did not believe it. The care worker that Xie Tao felt was unprofessional was a young man named Zhao Chuan. He was also a Sevi and had worked in the association for two years. Hearing his words and seeing the cold eyes of the youth being directed towards him, Zhao Chuan closed his mouth and did not answer. He hadn¡¯t done anything that actually hurt the Muka cub, however he had thrown something at it. The Muka had tough skin and protective scales, it should not be painful at all. But who knew that this Muka cub would suddenly go mad for no reason at all! At this time, Xia Qi, standing next to the old president, frowned. Although she was somewhat afraid of this Muka cub, she would never agree to abandon him. "What do you mean, ¡¯send it out early¡¯?! Since adoption, we have the responsibility to keep and care for this cub until adulthood. Do you really think-" "Everyone thinks of the Mukas as only a low-ranking race." Zhao Chuan interrupted her words. "At that time, several other clubs in the association were not willing to ept the egg. It was left behind and we had no obligation to care for it. You still picked it up and took it in but officially, no one sent it here for adoption." The economic situation of their club was not very good. Was it not better to reduce the economic burden by sending this Muka cub way? It would also save manpower, Zhao Chuan felt that it was a good thing. The cub couldn¡¯t understand what the two of them were arguing about but he could feel the hostility in Zhao Chuan¡¯s voice. Emerging from behind Xie Tao, he whimpered nervously. He wanted to hide the youth back again, so that he could protect the youth from potential attacks and not expose him to any danger. However, Xie Tao did not return, and after constantly hearing his whining as well as having therge cub pace around him, he was toozy to reason with Zhao Chuan. Xie Tao used his ridiculous skills that he had not used for many years. "You call him a low race, but who was it that earlier was crying and running away?" Who was it that was just being chased, running fast and escaping, and shouting for help? Obviously, it was a lightly floating sentence. There is not much expression on the face of the youth, but the tone was full of ridicule. This sentence changed Zhao Chuan¡¯s face and after a bit of silence he opened his mouth and turned the topic: "This is our internal matter." Xie Tao nodded as if it was obvious: "I forgot to introduce myself, I am Xie Tao, the new recruit." Zhao Chuan¡¯s throat got blocked again. Finally, the old president, who had kept quiet, turned to Zhao Chuan and said: "Xiao Tao is a new colleague and an insider. It is impossible to send away the cub. You don¡¯t have to say anything more." The president had spoken and Zhao Chuan had to listen. However, he looked at the human youth who stood with the Muka cub. His voice was low and it was not a friendly tone. "Standing and speaking, no pain..." The other party had never taken care of the Muka cub and certainly would not know how troublesome it was. "Standing and talking back, pain is the symptom of kidney deficiency."[2] Xie Tao said with sincerity as he looked at him with concern. Zhao Chuan blushed and turned his head away the next second. He couldn¡¯t fight back at all. No longer bothering about him, Xie Tao turned his head and reached to pat the foreleg of the Muka cub next to him. When the young cub lowered his head and looked at him while giving him a low growl, Xie Tao walked a few more steps and turned, waving to therge cub, he then said with a slow and clear voice: "Baby,e over." To the others surprise, the Muka cub, which was a wild fierce creature, quickly followed. When called "baby" by the youth, he would unconsciously be more docile. Lead by Xia Qi, Xie Tao took the Muka cub, who was no longer showing aggressiveness, back to the building that they had not yet had time to enter. Xie Tao took the opportunity to look at his future work ce. The decoration style was quite close to a kindergarten in Xie Tao impression. It was quite childlike and the whole building was warm and bright. The were many wall decorations and wall paintings on the wall, but the problem was... the walls had probably experienced time and various other things he could not imagine, several ces of the wall had fallen off and the paintings on the walls looked quite old. There was only one floor in this building. The space was separated into several areas, a ce for feeding the cubs and one for sleep, various storage rooms, bathing rooms, etc. for the care of cubs. "It¡¯s a bit simpler than other branches of our association, but there are basically some things..." When Xia Qi said this, she had a bit of envy in her voice. Their association did not set up special teaching ces for the youngsters. They usually only taught the cubs Interster Lingua Franca[2] and so on, but they could not do anything else. Xia Qi once visited the main branch of the Star Crested Nursing Association, which had 10 stars. That association had even built a holographic simtion battle room for the cubs. Such expensive facilities are generally only avable in first-ss military academies. It was something that burns very much money. Although she did not see it with her own eyes, Xia Qi heard that the instructor hired by that association to teach the basics of battle to the cubs was the active general of the Star Alliance. If one day, their branch could also be so beautiful, Xia Qi thought that she wouldn¡¯t need to sleep at night, she would be living her dream during the day! "Yeah." Xie Tao nodded. There was no reluctance in his voice, which helped soothe her emotions. At present, there were a total of 12 cubs in their branch, which were all adopted orphans. Even though the Cub Raising Association is a one of the top five, it didn¡¯t really apply for its branch on thiss, no parents were willing to send their cubs to their low grade facilities... Before he could see the other cubs, Xie Tao got introduced to another caretaker. He would soon be taken to the staff quarter by Xia Qi so he had to leave the Muka cub here. When Xie Tao entrusted the cub to his colleague, therge cub stared at him silently, as if he wanted to follow him. Xie Tao talked to it for a bit and told it to stay. Seeing the Muka cub being so close to Xie Tao, the colleague couldn¡¯t help but watch for a while, not only because of the obedience that Muka cub showed at the moment, but also to admire the youth. He was a human being but waspletely unafraid of the Muka. ...He, himself, usually didn¡¯t even dare to be too close to this Muka cub, let alone let it touch him. "Stay here" as well as "Be good", came from the youth¡¯s lips and the Muka cub quietly stayed in ce, his scarlet lined pupils reflecting the youth¡¯s back. If the youth arched his lips you would be able to see the sparkle... It was a very beautiful thing. This sparkling thing that appeared in the eyes of youth was an unknown brilliance for this Muka cub, and it gave the same warmth as the youth¡¯s body, a temperature that made him want to be close. "These rooms are all empty." Bringing the new colleague to the staff quarters, Xia Qi pointed to three empty rooms and let him choose. "This one." Xie Zhen chose the left one, which was the closest. As soon as he opened the door, Xie Tao saw that it actually was empty, that is, totally empty, nothing on the four walls, no furniture, only dust. "Cough, don¡¯t worry, I will help you clean it... After cleaning, you can put a mattress on the ground." She smiled with a bit of embarrassment, and afraid of being misunderstood by him, Xia Qi quickly said, "Other employees also have no beds in their rooms, the mattresses are thick and it won¡¯t be ufortable to fall asleep." "Yeah." Xie Tao responded with a good attitude and thanked her. Although he had just been hired, he could see that Xia Qi was a rtively talkative and friendly person, and that she was quite experienced as a caretaker. (T/N: She certainly is much better than that Zhao guy, cub abuser, humph!) When Xia Qi saw that there was no reluctance or distain on his face, she couldn¡¯t help but feel a bit more affectionate. She remembered that when she had brought the other two employees to their rooms, the two men had not bothered hiding the dislike on their faces. "The financial situation of our club is not very good. After the situation is better, the president will definitely improve the staff¡¯s treatment." Xia Qi spoke as she helped him clean. She said this mainly to tell youth that it was not that the old president wants to treat his employees like this, but that their club did not have the money right now. While cleaning the room together, Xie Tao took the opportunity to chat with the her and get to know more about the situation of this branch. "This ce is handled by the president personally." Xia Qi respects the old president and did not hide this in her tone. "The president¡¯s family used to be very famous aristocrats, but has now fallen. Thend upied by the association is a territory left by the president¡¯s family. It was originally an auction house, but the president changed it into the current club." Xia Qi did not tell him that their club had been unable to make progress in these years. The old president told her that perhaps they would not be able to do it for another two or three years either.. The finance of this ce... even if the old president did not say anything, she already knew... but even then, until that day came that they no longer could go on, Xia Qi still wanted to work hard and take care of the young children adopted in the association. She herself was an orphan, so she hopes that the children who have no parents like her will can be taken care of. It was the reason she started to be a caretaker here. The room was cleaned and a mattress wasid out. Although the room was empty, it was no problem to live in. When done, Xie Tao noticed that his colleague seemed to be a bit depressed. Xie Tao tried tofort her: "It will be better in the future." "Of course." Xia Qi nodded and then pulled out a big smile. "This ce might be targeted because of the development of the Starships being made on this, which are ranked first! Other clubs can invite the Star Alliance¡¯s active juniors to the cubs, so why can¡¯t we! Thatbat instructor, we can also ask ... Can you please Lieutenant Generale and teach!" Even if you know it is unrealistic, don¡¯t you have the right to daydream? It¡¯s just that Xia Qi never imagined that the words she said today would not onlye true in the future, but they would even have much more. - True dreamse true. All these changes woulde from the human youth in front of her eyes. ---------- [1] - Kidney deficiency can be linked to these emotions: Fearful, weak willpower, insecure, aloof, isted. I would say that MC means that the reason Zhao feels it painful to care for the cub is because he is fearful and has weak willpower. Kidney deficiency also have a symptom of lowered libido, maybe that mix into the insult as well? As always, please correct me if I¡¯m wrong. [2] - Lingua Franca is anguage build from pieces of othernguages and it acts as a universalnguage that might even make it possible for two people with differentnguages tomunicate even if only one party can speak Lingua Franca. ---------- The author has something to say: Colleague will be greatly squid by Xie Wei, and the little angels who hate him can rx their hearts. Xie Tao¡¯s big golden finger is about to go online. The first chapter actually has hints. I don¡¯t know if there is any little angel who can guess it =v= __________________ Trantor¡¯s note: When Xi Qi was described by Xie Tao as a talkative and friendly person, he said that she had been it in this chapter... It literally said "in this chapter". (That¡¯s MTL for you...) I was like, forth wall! He broke the fourth wall! Does he know that he is in a story?! Haha, well that golden ball did mention that it wouldn¡¯t effect his "real life" so who know, maybe he traveled from our world into the novel. (-_^) Chapter 4 Trantor¡¯s note: The MC¡¯s name is actually "Xie Luan", but when I MTL, his first name varies quite a lot. I looked up the meaning of each name and chose Tao because it means "underlying harmony of the universe" which I felt was appropriate since he was sent in as an external force in order to save the world. Now to the question ¡ú Do you guys want me to go back and change his name to Xie Luan or should I keep to Xie Tao and just write a note if his real name ever gets brought upter in the novel? (Pleasement here in order to vote, I will count the votes one day after this chapter was released and I will then post the result.) ---------- After cleaning up his new room, Xie Tao had to start working right away. Including him, there was only four caretakers in the club, and the manpower was not sufficient. It was time for the cubs to eat. Xie Tao was still wondering about what the cubs of other races would look like, and as soon as he walked into the feeding ce of the cubs... He saw a group of small fluffy velvet balls. Only two of them were not fluffy: The Muka cub he approached when he walked in and... A mermaid cub that was ced in a small wooden bucket full of water. A mermaid... For the first time, he could see this creature that, from were he came from, only existed in tales and dreams. He couldn¡¯t help but take another look. It had a fishtail and the upper body of the mermaid cub looked like a two year old human baby. Maybe all mermaids had a racial advantage in looks, because the cub was very beautiful and it was hard to determine its gender. However there was no expression on its face and there was a feeling of being too quiet. Feeling the stare, the mermaid cub looked over and when he met the blue eyes of the cub, Xie Tao finally reacted and turned towards his the colleague he had been introduced to before. "Does this cub usually staying in the wooden bucket? There¡¯s no pool in our branch?" Xie Tao asked this question as he walked over. When ites to mermaids, the scene that people most easily associate with should be a blue ocean, but the mermaid cub in front of Xie Tao could only stay in a small wooden bucket. No matter how you looked at it, it really entangled with Xie Tao¡¯s impression of the story of the Little Mermaid. "There is none." Lin Yi did not deny the previous question of Xie Tao, only nodded. "At least no functioning one. Although we have one in the courtyard outside the house, but that pool has already been dried up. The bottom of the pool is now full of dead leaves." After saying this, Lin Yi looked at the human youth next to him that seemed to be lost in thoughts. He couldn¡¯t help but ask with a strange expression: "You aren¡¯t thinking about cleaning up the pool for this cub? It¡¯s useless, that pool¡¯s cirction device is broken, even if you clean the pool and fill it with water, you can¡¯t change the waterter." Besides, they only get 1800 a month, simply doing their job every day was more than enough. Why bother working harder for others? Xie Tao did not say what he had been thinking and only vaguely responded. Xia Qi had said that there were a total of twelve cubs that need to be taken care of in their club. Among them, there were three cubs that were still in their eggs which were currently in the hatching chamber. There were only four caretakers to take care of the cubs in the club and there were of course many things to do, therefore some cubs had to wait for a long time. Xia Qi was busy brewing the milk powder and the other two colleagues seem to deliberately ignore the Muka cub who was next to Xie Tao. Seeing this situation, Xie Tao understood. Xia Qi had no time to take care of this Muka cub, and the other two were unwilling to care for it and intend to push it away from their hands. If it were before, the two men would have nudged at each other and avoided it to the end, then someone would have reluctantly prepare food for the Muka cub. But now, Xie Tao took the initiative to do it. In the past, he had to wait until the end to eat. The Muka cub didn¡¯t really think much about this. He was usually watching the caretakers prepare food and feeding the other cubs while waiting. For economic reasons, the food they provide to the cubs was the cheapermon powder rations, which was mixed with the nutrient-specific packets. The taste was not good, but it filled their stomachs. After having observed the actions of his colleagues, Xie Tao poured the two powers together and mixed it with water. The Muka cub was waiting peacefully, but because of itsrge and scary exterior it always looked slightly aggressive even if it didn¡¯t do anything. Its scarlet eyes looks fierce and cold. But when the dangerous creature looked over at the young man and saw him put a bowl in front of him, his eyes seemed to be a little softer and he instinctively made a low humming sound from his throat. Looking up at the youth, he confirmed that the food was for him. He then lowered their heads and began to eat. The serving of food was barely enough to make the Muka cub full, but this time it only ate less than half, the Muka cub then pushed the bowl to the youth. Any living resource was invaluable, especially food - this was imprinted in the Muka¡¯ s instinct. As a six-month-old Muka cub, he obviously did not know how other races survive. Only his innate instinct told him that he have to fight for himself in adulthood in order to live and procure living resources. But the human youth in front of him had no fighting ability. How would he be able to survive? Perhaps it was impossible to understand things that were tooplicated with the intelligence of lower races, but because of this, their direction of thinking was much simpler -> The cub thought that as long as he divides the living resources obtained into half with the youth, as long as he grew up, he would fight harder to get enough for them both. Seeing the cub pushing the bowl over to himself, Xie Tao squatted down to take it way but stopped when he noticed that half of it was still left. Therge cub lowered his head and made a lower snarling sounds than before. Xie Tao suddenly understood. "I don¡¯t need to..." It was impossible to say that he did not feel touched at the bottom of his heart. Xie Tao pushed the bowl back and then reached out to affectionately touch therge cub."Baby." After persuading the cub to eat, Xie Tao moved his gaze to the side and noticed that Xia Qi was putting the white liquid into several small bottles, thinking that he should help, he stood up. However, after just taking two steps, a white fluffy ball grabbed on to his trouser and made Xie Tao temporarily unable to walk. It was not that he physically could not walk, but the fact that if he moved, he would definitely kick the small cub. Xie Tao looked down at the ball. The elliptical ears, thick but not long tail, the fat that made it look like a chubby ball of fluff... Was this really an alien cub? It really reminded him of a... Although the cub looked like a bunny, it and the rabbits from earth and had nothing inmon, actually it wouldn¡¯t even eat carrot if offered. Because, despite how unimaginable it sounded, it was feline, a cub of a ferocious wild carnivore specie. When the young man had said "baby", there had been a feeling of being called and because of the tone of the voice was too soft and not directed at it, it had felt like a scorn, like it had been disregarded. the cub had therefor lifted its head and walked to the youth and grabbed onto the other¡¯s leg. Xie Tao didn¡¯t know the reason. He only thought that this young cub liked to catch moving objects and he had just happened to pass by. "This is the cub of the Tak race. You can feed it." Xia Qi had turned around and seen the scene. She therefore walked over and stuffed a small bottle into Xie Tao¡¯s hand. Xia Qi had actually been stunned for a second. In her memory, this Tak cub did not like to be close to others. This was probably also rted to racial nature. Among the many races among the stars, the Taks generally had excellent individualbat capabilities, which made them more inclined to be independent, even in the cub period. There was no exception. So this scene in front of her eyes was very strange. Holding the bottle and squatting down, Xie Tao tried to calm down and not let himself appear nervous. Theoretically, he knew how to feed with a bottle, but how do you actually do it...? Xie Tao decided to first remove the two small front paws of the Tak from his leg, he then sat down with his legs crossed and tried to reach out and touch the fluff on the back of the Tak cub. The fur really was very fluffy and thick. The tip of the hair was very light and at first nce it seemed to have a rough frosty cold texture, but when Xie Tao touched it, he could only feel softness. The short ball of a tail was lifted up and then lowered. This Tak cub, who looked like a baby rabbit, innocently blinked under the touch of the young man and lightly made some sounds of content. While carefully stroking it, Xie Tao used his other hand to shake the bottle and check its temperature. When he felt that the temperature was right, Xie Tao nudged it lightly again the cub¡¯s mouth and it opened and started feeding. While it fed, Xie Tao continued stroking the back of the cub. The sounds of the Tak cub caused the other cubs to shift their attention towards the youth. He was a stranger that they had never seen before, but seeing the youth¡¯s tender touch on Tak cub they felt that he wasn¡¯t bad. The young cubs continued staring at this picture. Other caretakers did not do this extra thing when feeding them. After drinking milk, the Tak cub refused to go. It licked the young man¡¯s hand with its small tongue and lowered its head to sniff the smell of the young man. After noting down his scent, the cub jumped up on the youth¡¯s leg and refused to let go. The cute little tail was moving from time to time and it seemed very content. The weight pressed on the leg made Xie Taough a little, and when he heard its low hum that was suspiciously close to the sound of a purring cat, he couldn¡¯t help but stretch out his fingers to touch the long ear of the Tak cub. Its ears were sensitive and the cub moved its body a bit as soon as it was touched, but it did not escape the youth¡¯s touch. It just tilted its head a bit and moved its eyes to look up at the slender fingers touching its ear. In theory, the aloof Tak race did not like it when people treated them like this, this applied even to their own parents. If someone was to force them to be close them, the biggest possibility would be that they would get attacked and forever be seen as an enemy. The cubs of the Tak race were also the same, and if their personal space were to be invaded, they would definitely not be happy. Xie Tao didn¡¯t know this. Hearing its continued humming/purring, he reached out and touched the head of the Tak cub, then its back, and finally he touched the particrly fluffy tail. There was no resistance during the whole process. If the childcare staff of other nursing clubs saw this scene, they would immediately suspect that there was an illusion in front of them. This is not a Tak cub at all, fake! ---------- The author has something to say: Expected error, the protagonist gold finger to the next chapter to write to otz About the prototype of Tak¡¯s cub, that is, the rabbit baby, the salted fish author sent a picture on Weibo, interested angels can go and see Because the fur is very rich, the rabbit baby looks really chubby 2333 __________________ Trantor¡¯s note: We finally got to meet some new cubs! *\(^o^)/* I know that you all have been looking forward to it and so have I. Be honest now, how many died of cuteness in this chapter? Show of hands. Haha, well I hope you have more than nine lives, because there is still another nine cubs to look forward to, as well as interaction with the ones we already met.£¨¨R?¨Q£© Now, since the author seemed to have posted a picture, I also have one for you:
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Chapter 5 Having fully mastered the method of using small bottles as well as learned how to mix rations. Xie Tao was now trying to sharpen his skill of feeding the young. However, there were still a few cubs that he didn¡¯t know what kind of race they were. Xie Tao suddenly felt that he needed a "Cub Raising Encyclopedia" to supplement hisck ofmon sense and to understand the habits of different races. The Tak cub, who was still lying on Xie Tao¡¯s leg, seemed to be falling asleep and the swinging of its tail gradually became smaller and smaller. Xie Tao¡¯s legs had actually started to get a bit numb, but he still did not lift the cub away. Sleeping was technically also an activity. Some young cub of some races could be very noisy which caused cubs with sensitive hearing, that could not block it out, to not be able to sleep. To get them to sleep was not something every caretaker could manage. In the Stars Alliance star rating of caretakers, the sleep of the cubs were therefore taken into ount. Xia Qi had never seen the Tak cub wanting to sleep after drinking milk and was once again stunned. When she returned to herself, she walked to the human youth who were still sitting cross-legged. Xia Qi wanted to take this seemingly asleep Tachira cub back to its nest, but just as she came close and stretched her hand, the Tak cub suddenly opened its eyes and snorted loudly as it mmed the thick, short, fluffy tail down several times. It did not want to be held. Xia Qi knew the aloof nature of the Tak race, so she quickly took her hand back and put on a little helpless expression on her face. She thought that the cub was already asleep so she had wanted toe over and take the it back to the bed. Since it was still awake, she was not sure how to move it... "Is it necessary to take it to the sleeping room?" Xie Tao picked up and hugged the Tak cub who had suddenly opened its eyes. He then hurriedly stood up at the same time, after sitting so long, he really wanted to stretch his legs. Xia Qi had already worked harder than him. He therefore also felt that he should be the one to take the cub back to the nest instead. "..." Xia Qi looked at the Tak cub, who was obediently being held by the young man, not struggling at all. She then nodded with a slow rigid movement. First saying that it¡¯s not happy to be held, then saying that it¡¯s good to be held?? Although her inner thoughts and feelings were chaotic right now, Xia Qi still tried to maintain her own stable image. It didn¡¯t take much time to carry the Tak cub to the nest, and when he came back, Xie Tao saw that his two colleagues seemed to be discussing things, and as soon as they spotted him, Zhao Chuan talked more loudly. "Today is my turn, but I think it should be better to let the neer know more about it, so that when it¡¯s his turnter, he will be more proficient." The neer was of course Xie Tao and as he did not hear what it was about, he asked Xia Qi. "Oh, it¡¯s nothing, just to change the water for the mermaid cub." Xia Qi shook her head to the youth, she already knew Zhao Chuan was azy and careless person. But now that a colleague hade, he actually even wanted to throw away the work he should do! If they were not short of staff and could recruit new people, Xia Qi would have already told the president that he should fire him. The cubs were obviously more affectionate to the new colleague who was willing to truly take care of them. Xia Qi suddenly puffed up her chest and was ready to help Xie Tao by speaking for him. "Oh, okay." Xie Tao nodded with ease. Xia Qi was suddenly stopped by the his words and had to swallow back what she was about to say. She felt anxious for her new colleague that was too nice. Didn¡¯t he see that the other person just wanted to be idle and give him his job?? Xie Tao actually knew his intentions, but he was toozy to argue about such a little thing and he was also very willing to change the water for the mermaid cub. Since the youth had already agreed, Xia Qi could not say anything about this matter, however she could in another. She looked at Zhao Chuan with a cold face and said: "The materials in the club need to be supplemented. I have written a list, go out in the afternoon and buy the things ording to the list." Xia Qi showed very clearly that she didn¡¯t care about other side¡¯s dissatisfaction, this matter was fixed. Changing the water for the mermaid cub, the wooden barrels was not too big. In theory, changing the water was a very easy thing. You just had to pick up the mermaid cub, pour the water out of the small wooden barrels and fill it up again with fresh water. Then the mermaid cub just had to be ced back and it would be finished. Xie Tao picked up the small wooden barrel with the mermaid cub and walked all the way to the bathroom before putting it down, he then began to fold up his sleeves. The mermaid cub staying in the small wooden barrel was very quiet. Since the beginning, Xie Tao had not heard even the smallest of sounds, it had only looked up and observed him with its blue eyes. The small face was very lovable but it still held no expression. However, Xie Tao did not mind. He first touched the light golden short hair of this mermaid cub and expressed his kindness to the other side. Then he reached out and carefully lifted the mermaid cub from the small wooden bucket holding the water. However, after the mermaid cub, who had beenpletely quite so far, was picked up by Xie Tao, it instantly started to struggle. It was probably an instinct of not wanting to leaving the water. The tail of the mermaid cub began to stir. The fishtail covered with ice-blue scales, repeatedly hit him. Xie Tao was stunned by the mermaid¡¯s action, and before he could react, his whole upper body clothing was wet. Although this unexpected thing happened, Xie Tao was not angry. He already felt that this mermaid cub seemed to be very scared. "Don¡¯t be afraid, everything is okey." While appeasing it, Xie Tao sped up the movements of his hand and quickly emptied small wooden bucket. He then hurriedly unscrewed the water valve, and let the mermaid cub sit down in the bucket that was still being filled. As soon as it returned to the water, the mermaid cub was quiet again. Xie Tao felt that the cub was still in a state of fright, so he calmed down and patiently sat next to the bucket. A few drops asionally sshed up on his face but Xie Tao didn¡¯t care. The mermaid cub was looking at him with its blue eyes and slowly stretched out its hand. It wanted to wipe off the water on the youth¡¯s cheek. Even if it was just a cub, it still remembered how the other two men, that had changed the water before, had been very unhappy and angry at it. The hand of the mermaid cub was already wet, and the more it rubbed, the more Xie Tao¡¯s face got stained with water. Xie Tao did not me it and only touched the head of the mermaid cub. He then finally raised his own hand and wiped his face before lifting up and walking out with this small wooden bucket. Seeing that the young man¡¯s wet clothes, Xia Qi looked at the quiet mermaid cub in the small wooden barrel and couldn¡¯t help but say, "Don¡¯t me it, this mermaid cub is just too scared and therefore will...." It was not deliberately trying to wet them with water, but when the instinctive horror set in, the cub could not control its own behavior. "The mermaid race can¡¯t leave the water for too long during the cub period... You should also know that when this cub was found in a abandoned farm, it was about to die form dehydration." Xia Qi¡¯s expression was unbearable as she spoke. "Fortunately, the person who found the mermaid cub hurriedly put it back in the water, and the cub luckily survived." Why would you find a cub in a abandoned field on Gaia Star? Of course, because the parents deliberately abandoned it. The inhabited by the mermaid race was not close to Gaia, and they had deliberately traveled to a distant in order to abandon the cub. Xia Qi thought that the parents of this mermaid cub must have really detested the child and for such a reason- "This cub can¡¯t talk..." It was a congenital w, Xia Qi paused and then said, "But if someone is angry, it will feel it and it will be even more afraid." Can¡¯t talk? Xie Tao felt a bit awkward. He had thought that the mermaid cub was a bit too quiet, but he had not expected it to be because of this reason. "I am not angry." Xie Tao shook his head, then smiled and said: "A childcare worker can¡¯t be unhappy just because of such little thing like the child got them wet, in that case one would be too unqualified." Hearing his words, Xia Qi sighed and felt her heart lighten. "That¡¯s good." The mermaid race had singing abilities. It was the racial trait of their race and a mermaid cub that couldn¡¯t speak did not have a possibility of mastering this skill. But it was a congenital defect, not something that the cub could decide by itself! Xia Qi would never be able to understand the parents who abandoned their cub just because of this kind of thing, she even felt angry. This mermaid cub was left all alone in the abandoned field, because of dehydration and its painful struggle, this cub was now even more afraid of leaving water. How could anyone ever have thought about discarding it?! Just thinking about it, Xia Qi felt that she wanted to punch something and although she knew she couldn¡¯t, she was very tempted to take it out on thezy Zhao Chuan. Bringing the cubs back to the nest in order to sleep, the caretakers also took the opportunity to take a short break, but Xie Tao did not go to rest. He walked out into the courtyard outside the house and found the ce Lin Yi talked about, the old pool. Although he had said that the pool could not be used, Xie Tao decided toe and see for himself. The pool was not far from the house. If you left through the side door, you would see it after a few steps. Xie Tao inspected it and sadly it was indeed as Lin Yi had said, broken and not used for long, with the bottom of the pool covered with dried leaves and dirt. The pool was round, about one meter deep, and the bottom of the pool was equipped with something that looked like arge cube. Xie Tao assumed that it must be the cirction device. Jumping into the empty pool, Xie Tao approached the device and kneeled down next to it. He then knocked on it with his hand, inspecting it. As a person living on earth in the 21st century, Xie Tao was still pretty good at understanding the high-tech products of this new world. "Do you have any way to get this cirction device to work?" Xie Tao poked the golden ball of light still floating by his side. This golden ball had not disappeared. It should mean that the other party had not yet given him the final guidance. Xie Tao knew that this golden ball couldn¡¯tmunicate with him, so he had just asked it casually during his thinking process. Unsurprisingly, the golden light ball did not respond at all, and Xie Tao still had to rely on himself. It was impossible to hire someone to repair it and it was impossible buy a new cirction device, Xie Tao was very aware of the economic situation of their small cub raising branch. In order to solve the problem, you could only start with the existing cirction device. The cirction device did not seem to have any outer damages. If the appearance had been ragged, Xie Tao might have needed to give up, but the device was intact, which made Xie Tao have a little hope. Thinking it over, this was the interster era, and their high-tech products should be very durable. Since the whole device was still intact, it might just have a small internal problem. At this time, Xie Tao remembered how his ownputer had once suddenly turned ck. It had stayed like that for a really long time and Xie Tao had thought that he might need to get a new one but when he in irritation had hit it, it had suddenly revived. Now, he was also a dead horse doctor. [1] "Hurry up and resume operation--" The device was, as said, made from really durable material and since Xie Tao didn¡¯t have anything to lose, he beat it. After about a minute a high pitched sound suddenly rang out in this empty courtyard. "Beep." With this sound, the top of therge cube lit up, shing a string of unseen data, as it slightly shined with a blue light which represented its startup state. "......." Xie Tao felt so much disbelief that he forgot to be happy and then, at almost the same moment as the circtory device resumed operation, Xie Tao suddenly felt a sense of mental exhaustion. He was not even able to raise his hand to support his forehead so he simply closed his eyes and waited for this strange feeling to pass. After the feeling passed, Xie Tao looked back to determined that the device had actually lit up. Technology seemed to be really obedient to him? He hadn¡¯t actually expected that hitting the broken device would really give this result.... Xie Tao stood up. The process was not important, the important thing was that the cirction device worked. Now he only needed to clean the bottom of the pool and fill it, then they could immediately give the mermaid cub a better living environment. Although this pool was notrge, it was definitely a lot more spacious than that small wooden bucket. Perhaps in this rtively free environment, the mermaid cub would feel more secure. It was not easy to clean up the pool and Xie Tao had been busy for hours before the pool finally was ready. Filling the pool with water, Xie Tao went back to the house and told Xia Qi about this. Picking up the bucket he carried it out. "Sorry, I can¡¯t give you a sea, but this pool should at least be better than this wooden bucket." Xie Tao spoke as he moved the mermaid cub out of the small wooden bucket and into the pool. The mermaid cub who changed into a new living environment seemed to have no reaction at all. It was not used to the new spacious environment and stayed in ce for a while. It was very different from the small wooden barrel where it was impossible to swim around. But soon it tried to swim a bit and then, after adapting, the cub directly dived under water. Water was in all directions, covering it entirely, and for mermaid cubs there were nothing more safe than this. Xie Tao was watching by the pool and seeing that the mermaid cub was well-adapted, he smiled. The cub seemed to like the pool a lot. After watching for a while, Xie Tao found that the mermaid cub swam towards him. Breaking the surface, the cub first looked at him with its beautiful blue eyes for a few seconds, then suddenly started rapidly blinking and tilted its head down, covering its eyes with its hands. "What¡¯s wrong?" Seeing the cub¡¯s actions, Xie Tao stated to worry. He couldn¡¯t stand doing nothing so he prepared to pick up the cub from the pool and see what was going on. But the cub then suddenly uncovered its eyes and looked up again. Its eyes were slightly red and it seemed to be holding something. The cub looked at him and then looked down at its hand, finally it carefully moved closer and brought its hands in front of Xie Tao. "Ah..." Not able to speak, this mermaid cub could only make some voicing sounds from the throat. No expression could be read on its small face but from those eyes, the emotion could vaguely be understood. Cupping the hands of the mermaid cub, Xie Tao brought them closer and when he looked down, he could see that there were a few splendid things, very small particles, reflecting a slight radiance in the sun. Due to the special constitution of mermaids, their tears could form a special spar, and somedies liked to wear jewelry made out of this spar. This kind of spar was both valuable, and not valuable. The spar made by normal mermaids was not worth much, but the ones from powerful mermaids were different. The spar made from this mermaid cub was of course worthless, but this cub did not understand this, it just felt that these spar could be used as a gift to the youth. When Xie Tao didn¡¯t directly take it, the mermaid cub lifted it closer to his face and made another tone: "Gh..." This is a gift, thank you for caring about me. Xia Tao could see its meaning and he therefore, under the watchful eyes of the cub, carefully picked up the spar that were only the size of grain, and then gathered them in his hand. "Well... It¡¯s very beautiful." Xie Tao smiled as he looked up and met the blue eyes. He then looked down as he though it through and decided that it would be best to find a small box in order to safely keep the gift. However not right now, he was too exhausted from working hard for hours, as well as from that mental exhaustion earlier. He therefore carefully ced the gleaming spar in his t-shirt¡¯s pocket, near his heart, and after talking with Xia Qi, he went back to the staff quarters to lie down for a bit. Originally, he had only nned to sleep for about half an hour. But Xie Tao felt that he had slept for a much long time. In the quiet darkness, an extraordinarily eager voice suddenly woke him up. "Ah Tao![2] Wake up! If you don¡¯t wake up, I will really the call the police-" Lu Yuan¡¯s voice. Because this voice was very familiar, Xie Tao almost immediately recognized it, but how could he hear his voice? Hurriedly opening his eyes, Xie Tao saw a face full of anxiousness, and suddenly his mind came to a shocking realization: This was his yard... he was back again?! Xie Tao was stunned for several seconds. He then thought of that weird god-something-consciousness-thing and suddenly remembered something.. That golden light ball, before forcing him to pass through, it had said two sentences to him that stood out. 1. Just create a link 2. It will not have much impact on your real life These two sentences probably represented some especially important rules. Rules that could be exploited by him. ---------- [1] - To keep giving medicine to a dead horse, is a Chinese idiom and it means to keep trying everything in a desperate situation. [2] - "Ah" or more correctly "¨¡" is a prefix that shows affection or intimacy. Examples: °¢²® (uncle); °¢Ãà (sister); °¢¸ç (brother); °¢°Ö (father) etc. It may also be attached to thest character of a person¡¯s given name to address him/her intimately. It¡¯s moremon in southern parts of China. [x] - Many of you probably already know what a gold finger is, but for you who don¡¯t, it¡¯s kinda like a cheat, a power that gives the MC an advantage. ---------- The author has something to say: Gold finger online! This was a long chapter, let¡¯s take a long wait for the little angels. As for the specific use of the golden finger, it will soon be greatly excavated by Xie Tao =3= To go back to school for a long time tomorrow, it should be a day off, as apensation to send you a red envelope~ I want a lot ofments, right? ---------- Trantor¡¯s note: I posted the name result yesterday, Tao won by two votes! Really, it was such a relief that it didn¡¯t end with a tie... I realized halfway through that it might happen and got a cold sweat, but luckily it didn¡¯t. (¡Ð-¡Ð; ) On another note, Xie Tao actually managed to fix the pool for the mermaid! Which means no more tiny bucket and hopefully no more panic attacks! £Ü(^o^)£¯ Chapter 6 Figuring out golden finger This situation was really too unexpected... Many thoughts were rushing through Xie Tao¡¯s head and he had no time to sort them out, after all, there was a person in front of him that needed his attention. Seeing that he had finally woken up, Lu Yuan was so relived that he recovered his usual style of speech. ¡°Thank you, Lazy[1], you frightened me!¡± ¡°When I came to see you, I found you unconscious and the yard was so messy... Did you get robbed?¡± That he came to this assumption was not surprising. All the pots were broken and Xie Tao had beenying unmoving on the ground... There was even a deep hole not far from him... It was not hard to guess what Lu Yuan¡¯s first thought was... When he had first walked into the yard, he had almost fully panicked and immediately taken out his mobile in order to call the police. However, he had resisted the impulse and instead run to first check on him and see if he was still alive. Last night, Lu Yuan had, as promised, taken a few pictures of the meteor and sent it to the Xie Tao. After getting home and looking them over, he had suddenly felt like developing the photos, and today he hade in order to show them to Xie Tao. He had a key to Xie Tao¡¯s house, so he had opened the door directly. The reason for the key was very simple. Just as Xie Tao was sometimes toozy to be angry and argue with others, he was also toozy to want to open the door for him. With how often Lu Yuan came over, Xie Tao had eventually just given him his spare key. ¡°Nothing happened, a meteor just smashed into my backyard. When I came out to clean up the yard, I got too tired, so Iid down on the ground and fell asleep.¡± Xie Tao couldn¡¯t exactly say that he had traveled to another world and taken care of alien cubs.. Even if he would try to exin it, it would be tooplicated. He therefore replied with a half-truth joke. Lu Yuan had been really worried about Xie Tao, but seeing that he could still make fun of him. Lu Yuan determined that he really was okey. He was relieved. ¡°I was worried about you, really worried, even more than when my authors aren¡¯t writing.. and this story, what you told me....¡± As a Jinjiang editor, Lu Yuan believed that his psychological endurance was still rtivelyrge. (T/N: He have to endure procrastinating authors.... Yeah, I can see why he has the ¡°I have been through war¡±- tone.. ) Lu Yuan certainly didn¡¯t believe that a meteor actually hit the yard since no neighbors had been rmed by the sound. As for this pit... Xie Tao might have dug it himself, although he didn¡¯t see any tools around but neither did he see the supposed meteor, just an empty pit. He didn¡¯t know how the potted nts fell, but looking at the rxed young man who looked quite decent, he did not seem to have experienced any dangerst night. Out of the whole story, Lu Yuan only felt that there was a certain degree of credibility in: ¡°I got too tired, so Iid down on the ground and fell asleep¡±. But thinking about it, it was really a bit ridiculous. However since Xie Tao didn¡¯t want to tell him, he didn¡¯t intend to pursue the truth. Lu Yuan therefore changed the topic. ¡°..whatever, it doesn¡¯t matter. By the way, my mother wanted me to ask how you were doing.¡° Bringing up this matter, Lu Yuan couldn¡¯t help the twitch of his eye. His mother was a good friend with Xie Tao¡¯s mother and they had stayed in contact for more than 30 years. Even though they no longer lived near each other, they would still call every few day to hear about the other¡¯s life and ask about how they were doing. It really showed how good their rtionship was. Originally, both of their families lived in the outer edge of the capital. The two families were not too far apart and under the influence of their parents, he and Xie Tao became childhood friends. Since his mother, against his will, had taken him to Xie Tao¡¯s house several times, Lu Yuan had felt that he had changed from a valuable son to a ve. His family was a model of a strict father and a mother. In Lu Yuan¡¯s eyes, his mother was much stricter than the school principal. But when facing Xie Tao, his mother somehow became the gentle mother of Lu Yuan¡¯s childhood dreams. Especially after Xie Tao¡¯s parents moved to another province for work reasons, and Xie Tao was left alone to continue studying the capital. Lu Yuan¡¯s mother had been even more concerned about Xie Tao. She often told Lu Yuan that it was important that he made sure to help the other and take care of him, Lu Yuan therefore often stayed at home during the holidays and visited him. In the beginning, Lu Yuan had envied and hated him. However, although he didn¡¯t know exactly when, but somewhere during these years of constant contact he had stopped hating him and instead grown fond of him, basically seeing him as a younger brother. ¡°En, when you go home, thank aunt Lin for me and tell her that I wish that she is well.¡± Xie Tao was very grateful to Lu Yuan¡¯s family. Although he had no difficulty in living alone, there are no other people around him that seem to care so much about him as they did. They therefore were a very special existence for him. Lu Yuan nodded, and then put a bag in the hands of Xie Tao, ¡°The photos takenst night, I developed them.¡± Lu Yuan turned around and took a step away but then stopped and turned back. ¡°If you live alone, you should be more careful, don¡¯t make me worry all the time.¡± Lu Yuan had unconsciously repeated his mother nagging without knowing. ¡°I still have something to do, I have to go, so in short, don¡¯t mess around.¡± Xie Tao nodded however Lu Yuan still stood there with a concerned look. Ultimately he had to repeatedly guarantee and promise to be good, before Lu Yuan felt satisfied enough to leave. Xie Tao gave a small helplessughed as he watched Lu Yuan¡¯s back leave, the then became serious as he turned around and faced his own messy yard. ¡°Hm..¡± He fell into thoughts. First of all, Xie Tao did not think that what he had experienced before was just a dream. This was because his whole yard was basically proof that it happened. But somehow the loud bang and the vibrations from the meteor¡¯s impact did not seem to have reached his neighbors. The loud noise at that time had made Xie Tao feel like his ears would be permanently damaged and if there suddenly was such a loud bang in the residential area, as well as the violent vibrations. News about the event would obviously spread fast however, from the reaction of Lu Yuan, it seemed that the outside was calm. This meant that...? Xie Tao thought about the crash and could onlye up with one possibility, the golden ball of light must have set up some sort of barrier to shield the outside from what was happening inside, and at the same time shield the inside from any disturbances. At this point, his mind was already rushed with hundreds of spections. But knowing that the chaos wouldn¡¯t get him anything, he calmed himself down and instead focused on the two important point that he knew was real, he then built from there. 1. Just create a link This ¡°link¡± should refer to a link between the two worlds. Thinking back to what happened when he connectedst time, Xie Tao temporarily associated it with dreaming. Basically, Xie Tao believed that if he was to go to sleep now, he would be able to connect and wake up in the other world. 2. It will not have much impact on your real life When thinking about this sentence, Xie Tao felt inside his pant¡¯s pocket, and the milk candy he had fed to the Muka cub was still inside. This was very interesting. He did seed in bringing the candy to the other world and he did feed it to the Muka cub. However when he returned to his original world, the milk candy was still in his pocket. He felt his shirt pocket. The spar that the mermaid cub gave him was not there, it had not been brought back to his world. If marking the other world as A, Xie Tao came to some conclusions. Rule 1: He seemed to be able to bring things from this world to world A, but not vice versa. Rule 2: The things that he brought to world A would still continue to exist in the original world even if they were consumed. Finding out these things was a big deal, however he still felt a bit frustrated. There must be more supplementary rules that he didn¡¯t know. Xie Tao turned towards his house. His theories needed to be tested, but before that he went back to his room in order to wash up and get all grass off of him. Done showering, he blowed dried his hair and walked into his room. Feeling refreshed, he gave a small sigh of content, he then took a book and held it in his arms as he lied down, the milk candy was still in is pocket and he was ready to test his theories. He closed his eyes. Theoretically he shouldn¡¯t have been able to fall asleep any time soon, after all, he had just slept and felt energetic, however just as the thought of wanting to sleep crossed his mind, Xie Tao¡¯s conscious faded. When Xie Tao opened his eyes again, he was met with the sight of an old ceiling, the white color was different from the one in his home as it had yellowed a bit from many years passage. He looked around. Four in wall, a mattress and a rough quilt. In addition to the quilt covering his body, Xie Tao clearly felt that he still had a weight on his body. Opening the quilt, Xie Tao saw the book he was sleeping with in the original world. Very good, the rule was confirmed. Xie Tao patted the outside of his pant¡¯s pocket, this time he could not feel the milk candy. He was not too surprised and soon noted down a supplementary rule. Rule 3: The same item cannot be repeatedly carried to world A. Dragging his fingers across the book in his hand, Xie Tao realized that Xia Zuo, the golden light ball floating around him, was actually quite powerful. This book, strictly speaking, was not what he brought from his world. If it was brought, then the items in his world, like for example the milk candy, should have disappeared, but it hadn¡¯t. Therefore a copy, an exact copy, must have been materialize whenever he travel here. From the perspective of materialism, this couldn¡¯t be exined. Xie Tao can only partiallyprehend it and he felt that this world must somehow believe that this book exists and therefor it appeared. The reason why the world thought that this book existed was probably because the ¡°link¡± Xie Tao had created, this ¡°link¡± somehow deceived the rules of the world, which was undoubtedly an unimaginable power ability. Xie Tao couldn¡¯t help but to think about the fact that even though the other party had such a powerful ability, he still couldn¡¯t save the world from being destroyed in the future and asked for his help. But what could he do? To save the world, such a high level mission, if the other side as a boss-level figure with highbat power couldn¡¯t do it, how could he, a low level beginner do it... ¡°Ah, stop it.¡± Xie Tao raised his hand and patted his cheek, clearing his mind of all unnecessary thoughts. The world will be destroyed in the future, as for how long until it happens and for what reason, Xie Tao did not know, it could be in a thousand years, it would be tomorrow. Butpared to thinking about this kind of thing that was impossible to answer, Xie Tao felt that he should find a clear meaningful goal that was more reachable. After all, he had a great golden finger at his disposal, the ability to bring the things on earth to this world, it really was an amazing cheat! Since there was such an ability, as long as he understood the trade of this world, he could probably make money to improve all aspects of their Cub Raising Association! He would be able to buy better rations for the cubs in the club, buy softer and morefortable beds, maybe they could even get the club¡¯s facade fixed up or at least change the rusty gate to make the ce look more respectable from the outside. This was much more meaningful than stressing about ¡°saving the world¡±, something he clearly couldn¡¯t do, at least not at the moment. Thinking out a n, Xie Tao got up and left the room. He had to look for Xia Qi in order to inquire about the trade situation of this and see how to use his golden finger to earn himself a bucket of gold. __________ The author has something to say: Daisy, Xie Tao is very prepared to start making money =3= __________________ Trantor¡¯s note: Lu Yuan has a nickname for him (see footnote) do you want me to continue using the sarcastic meaning or should I write ¡°Xie L¨¢nl¨¢n¡± In the text or should I modify the nickname to something like ¡°Xie Tata¡± or ¡°Xie Taotao¡± or ¡°Xie Tatao¡±? [1] ¨C Lu Yuan is addressing him with his nickname which is ¡°Xie L¨¢nl¨¢n¡±, ¡°L¨¢n¡± meanszy in Chinese and ¡°Xie¡± can mean the following: To thank, to apologize, to wither (nts) or to decline. So whenever Yu Luan says this sentence it can also hold a sarcastic meaning. Chapter 7 Hurry up and get born, ok? As said earlier, Gaia Star was a famous trade, and on a trading, the most important part were of course the various auction houses. When inquiring about it, Xie Tao made sure to not ask too many questions and yed it out as an normal conversation in order to avoid showing his abnormallyckingmon sense. During their conversation, Xie Tao got to know that there was a ¡°Star Network¡± in this world, which was equivalent Inte on Earth, however it was more powerful. There was an old connector in the office where Xie Tao had applied for the job. Hearing that, he came up with an excuse to borrow it and he then used the old connector, that was the size of an ostrich egg, to get a lot of the information he needed. Just browsing quickly, it didn¡¯t take long before his eyes stopped on a line- [Qi Zhen nt Auction][1] There were seven trades known in the interster, each with its own characteristics. The most well-known point of Gaia Star was the special auctions that the often held, as they were not avable on any other trade. These special auctions, such as the ¡°Qi Zhen nt Auction¡± that Xie Tao found, were not widely avable, and since there were various connoisseurs in StarCraft, the special auctions focused on Starcrafts held on Gaia Star were tantamount to a carnival. Although the other auctions didn¡¯t have asrge impact, the connoisseurs in that area certainly had the same enthusiasm. Therefore it could be said that as long as it was a connoisseur who appreciated rare nts, or even just rare objects, they would never miss an nt auction held on Gaia Star. There were countless differences between thes, including biological species. Knowing this, Xie Tao couldn¡¯t help but want to see the auction. If he brought with him some nts from earth get to this world, maybe they could be considered rare and valuable? Xie Tao¡¯s fingers once again tapped wildly on the screen as he looked up the mostmon nts in this world, he then formed a general idea. The potted nts in his backyard were all broken and even if some nts were able to survive, it would take a lot of time to clean up. It was also troublesome to go out and buy a new nt. Xie Tao therefore put his eyes on the bonanzas, that unlike most of his nts, had survived and still stood firmly on the window sill of his house. Holding a mentality of trying not to lose, Xie Tao returned to the earth and picked his most beautiful bonanza which had a blooming flower that resembled a pink lotus. He then returned to the other world. There was only one week until the auction and Xie Tao did not know what auctions rules were in this world. So he could only ask Xia Qi for an hour off and go to see for himself. Xia Qi did not ask what Xie Tao was going to do and hearing his request, she directly nodded, granting him permission. Holding the pot that he brought from earth, Xie Tao followed the route he had found on the Star Network and sessfully reached the auction house he was looking for. Before the auction was officially held, the auction house called Soma was willing to eptmissions. Of course, in order to guarantee the quality of the auction, this Soma auction house invited a professional connoisseur to set the threshold for the appraisers. The threshold was very high, and the condition of ¡°the quantity is scarce¡± was not enough. The rare nts that could be in the exhibition stand were basically variants, nts specially cultivated that had a very low probability to be live. It was now Xie Tao¡¯s turn and he gave the nt to an employee that carefully received it. The entrusted object was then sent inside to identify it and judge whether it was qualified. When the employee came out again, she went up to another staff member and said a few words in the ear of the another. Xie Tao noticed that the polite smile on the staff member who received him seemed to be a bit wider. Looking at this expression, he should have qualified.. right? However, Xie Tao didn¡¯t let himself be too excited. The demand was probably not high and even if he had managed to bring a nt worth five-digits, even if he had met the expectations, this was a small auction house, it probably couldn¡¯t get up to five-digits... At this time, Xie Tao still had low expectations in his heart, and he did not know whether his nt was a rare specie in this world. But since the auction house was willing to ept it, it should at least not be amon nt. ¡°Our auction house is willing to ept thismission. Regarding themission rate and other matters charged for the auction proceeds, please look at the contract. If you feel that there is no problem, you can sign it.¡± The staff spoke while secretly observing the human youth in front of him. He was just sent a message, saying that he must take thismission, and he could even make appropriate concessions on themission ratio... What does this mean? Of course this shows that their boss thinks this will be a big business! Although he did not hear how the appraisers evaluated this nt, he was sure that it most have been extremely high, a good quality and rare item. You see, their boss was a goblin and the goblin race was famous in the interster for their greed. Therefore he knew that he would never concede and let theirmission ratio be lowered, unless this concession could make him gain even more benefits. Xie Tao looked at the 15%mission rate charged by the auction house and calcted the normal ratio on earth. Confirming that there was no problem, he signed it. ¡°Mr. Xie, about the reserve price for this item, what do you think..?¡± Seeing Xie Tao sign the contract, the staff carefully asked for his opinion. Since he did not know the market, Xie Tao replied: ¡°It is up to you.¡± After quickly finishing up the matter, Xie Tao rushed back to the club and managed to not exceed his time for leave. After that, two days passed calmly, however on the third day, Xie Tao encountered something surprising. Ever since he came to the Cub Raising Association and started working as a caretaker, the golden ball had been quietly floating around him. It had not wandered nor disappeared. But now it suddenly moved. Xie Tao realized that it must be thest guidance that Xia Zuo had mentioned. Although he was caught off guard, Xie Tao quickly followed behind the light ball. This time it did not take him to another ce, it only took him to the house where he usually took care of the cubs. As he walked into the house, he saw that the door in the upper right corner of the house, that was normally closed, was now slightly open. That was.. the hatching chamber? On the first day of his job, Xie Tao had already memorized all rooms in the house and their purpose. However, although he knew what it was, he had never visited it since the work assigned to him these days did not require him to go in there. The golden light ball floated directly to the entrance of the room, and then it stopped before squeezing itself through the narrow opening. It was very clear where he needed to go, so Xie Tao hurried to follow. However just as he was about to open the door he heard voices from within. ¡°How many times do I have to tell you, don¡¯t deliberately skip this egg! Was it because I didn¡¯t observe today, that you wanted to throw this egg aside?¡± Xia Qi¡¯s voice held barley suppressed boiling anger. ¡°To apply nutrient solution to this egg, is it so difficult? The other two eggs were taken care of, why can¡¯t you do the same for this egg too?¡± ¡°How can I treat them the same? Xia Qi, you know the situation clearly, don¡¯t make things difficult for me... Besides, this nutrient solution is not indispensable.¡± Zhao Chuan eyed the ck egg, the thought of raising and touching it made him feel repulsed. He opened his mouth and with a disgusted tone said, ¡°Unlucky...¡± ¡°You saw it yourself, the other clubs were escaping from this young egg, doing all to not be the one to care for it. Which caretaker team would be willing to put up such a difficult thing! You and the president have a bad habit of taking these kind of things, but you will see, you will regret your decision eventually. Or have you forgotten, which race it was that brought upon us the Back Horror?¡± Many people have died because of that illness and Zhao Chuan did not feel that he had made any mistake. He only said the truth and done what any other in their sane mind would do. The ck Horror, which appeared more than 30 years ago, was still an incurable disease. People who suffer from it would gradually lose control over their body. At first, it may only be parts of their limbs, but as the illness progressed, the numbness would spread and a ck totem-like pattern would gradually appear on the skin of the sick person. When the ck totem was full, the sick person would havepletely lost control of their body The scary thing was that even though the body waspletely incapable of moving, their consciousness was still very clear, aware of it all. This kind of curse-like illness only came to be because of the arrogance of a race called ¡°Knox¡±. The Knox had stood at the top of the universe, whether it was technology or abilities, they were superior. However, in order to satisfy their own desires, they carried out crazy experiments and it became their downfall. They had created the ck Horror, if it was intentionally or not, no one knows. But something must have gone wrong. Because they not only destroyed their own race, they also almost took the other races down together with them and even after they were no longer, they still left big problem that could not be eliminated ¨C that is, The ck Horror. When it struck the entire interster, the original highly prosperous of the Knox race became a ruin overnight. No survivors, at least everyone originally thought so, until the Star Alliance¡¯s investigative forces found an egg in the ruins of the Knox race capital, that was protected by dozens of defense devices. Although all races held grievances and hate about this disaster, they still had their ethics. Therefore, after the investigative forces found the egg, the Star Alliance decided to sent the egg to whichever nursing association that was willing to adopt it. This young egg had been transferred to many different associations and clubs, but it was not long before it was once again sent away. Finally, it was sent to Gaia Star and this time got permanently adopted into this simple and old nursing club. Hence thest of the Knox kind was now here. Xie Tao had momentarily stopped when he heard the disputed inside but he now opened the door. His eyes searched the room and he saw that the golden ball had stopped by a ck egg. The other two eggs sitting beside each other in the incubator had already been smeared with nutrient solution and was now waiting for it to be absorbed. But the ck egg was shunned to the side and its surface was still dry. The golden light ball that had entered the hatching room hovered around the ck egg and after circling it for the third time, the golden ball gradually started to fade and disappeared. The golden ball had given its final guidance. The key to everything was this egg? Xie Tao felt some doubt but he knew that Xia Zuo wouldn¡¯t get it wrong, the world¡¯s faith depended on it. Xie Tao gazed at the egg and then made a decision. Raising his head, he looked them in their eyes and took the initiative to break the silence in the room: ¡°This egg, I will take care of it from now on.¡± He had heard the disputed just now and even if the golden ball hadn¡¯t told him to, he would still had done the same thing. As soon as he heard Xie Tao¡¯s words, Zhao Chuan immediately nodded and said: ¡°Yes, this is for the best, Xia Qi, you don¡¯t have to persuade me in the future. He will be responsible for this.¡± Xia Qi had sessfully suppressed her anger after Xie Tao came into the room, and although Zhao Chuan¡¯s repeatedziness and neglect irritated her, she still carefully consider it and then reluctant gave a sound of approval for the eggs sake. It was actually quite easy to take care of the eggs. You just had to apply the nutrient solution every few days, nothing else. There was too many people by the incubator so Xie Tao took the nutrient solution from the shelf and picked up the ck egg. The egg was quite big and Xie Tao had to use both of his arms to cradle it as he walked. Will this be the key to saving the world or the root cause of the destruction of the world? Reaching out and touching the eggshell of this ck egg in his arms, Xie Tao could not help but to wonder. Xie Tao did not know what the golden ball¡¯s finally guidance meant, just that it had something to do with this egg. He thought about how he should treat this young cub when it hatches, what he should teach it. From the dispute he just heard, its race had probably done some very bad things. But no matter what the race did before, you shouldn¡¯t me a cub that hadn¡¯t yet broken the shell. It was too unreasonable... This cub was still not born, it hadn¡¯t done anything bad, it was just an innocent child. Xie Tao sat down in the corner of the room and squeezed the nutrient solution into the palm of his hand. He then closed his hand, warming it until it had reached room temperature before carefully applying it. During the process, Xia Qi told him that applying the nutrient solution three times will achieve the best results. Xie Tao nodded and did not think that it was annoying. Seeing him starting to gently apply the secondyer withoutining, Xia Qi felt satisfied and left the room together with Zhao Chuan. After finishing it, Xie Tao got up and carefully ced the ck egg back on the cushion in the incubator. ¡°Hurry up and get born, ok?¡± Xia Tao reached out and touched the egg as he said this in soft voice. To others it might seem that saying this held no special meaning, after all he had just met the egg. But Xie Tao felt that the birth of every cub should be something to look forward to. Therefore, if no one else was willing to be excited for the birth of this young cub, then he will be the one to look forward to it. After saying this, Xie Tao confirmed that he had not missed anything and then left the hatching room, carefully closing the door behind him. What Xie Tao didn¡¯t notice was that just as he had turned around, the ck eggs lying quietly on the soft mat had suddenly moved. Then at the same time as the click of the door sounded, a small cracking sound could be heard and if you looked very closely you would see that a faint zigzag line had appeared on the smooth eggshell that had just been smeared with nutrient solution. _________________ Trantor¡¯s note: I have read yourments and decided to go with Xie Lan as most of you prefer it. On another note, it seems that we can look forward to a new cub it the next chapter! ( ^¦Ø^ ) [1] ¨C Qi Zhen means: A rare treasure, something priceless and unique. Chapter 8 Breaking the shell Gaia Star¡¯s auction of rare nts was held as scheduled. All the connoisseurs in the interster who were preparing to participate in the auction came to Gaia Star early by starship, fearing that they otherwise would be dyed on the road and risk missing the auction. It goes without saying that in order to benefit the auction, Soma Auctions had promoted it online and begun to pay attention to the pre-heating on the starwork from half a month ago. Their work had paid off and it had not been long before the name of the auction spread throughout the appreciation of the rare nts circle. If someone belonged to this circle and did not know of the auction, then they may be too embarrassed to call themselves a rare nt connoisseur. Originally, these connoisseurs had already been excited and couldn¡¯t wait to participate in the auction immediately. However just a few days before the auction began, Soma Auctions released an official message on their website, saying that they had unexpectedly added an extraordinary treasure to their next uing auction. The big words behind it made everyone even more thrilled and they were itching to see what it was. Even if it was boasting, just the fact that they dared to heighten everyone¡¯s expectations and im it on the official website, meant that even if the treasure didn¡¯t live up to the big words it must still be an outstanding treasure, better than anything the auction normally disyed. To further tickle them the auction house had ambiguously described it to have a flower like a blushing lotus, with a color like a treasured jade.... There was still a few days left to the auction and they were anxious enough to die! The connoisseurs who came to the auction could be said to only have been appetizing. Because on the day the auction started, everyone rushed in with only one nt in mind, the one that had made them think about it day and night, the treasure that would show up in the final of the auction. On the other hand, after sessfully entrusting the nt to the auction house, Xie Tao did not pay attention to this matter any more, he just waited for the auction to close so that he could receive his money. It was probably just a small ie, therefore Xie Tao had thought about it and decided that when he got the money, he would first go onto the starwork and buy some toys for the cubs in the branch. He had heard that many nursing clubs would build special ygrounds for cubs. Since they didn¡¯t have a yground, the least he could do was to buy them som toys. Otherwise, these young cubs would have nothing to y with. Of course Xie Tao was willing to y with them but he couldn¡¯t stay with them for too long since he had other work to do and they where simply to many for him to care for at once. He therefore felt that toys were a necessity. On the second day after the auction ended, Soma Auctions sent their financial supervisor to visit their big client in person. On the two sides of the bustlingmercial street, he found a broken old Cub Raising branch... The financial supervisor stood in front of the rusted iron gate and almost thought that he had gotten it wrong. How could a big client stay in a ce like this?? Generally a person who can sell that kind of treasured item should have a good background, right? Although it was a surprise, the financial supervisor did not forget what he was here for today and quickly opened the gate and found the target of his trip. ¡°Hello, Mr. Xie, I am the financial supervisor of Soma Auctions.¡± The supervisor politely handed a business card to the human youth in front of him, as well as a dark purple crystal card, ¡°The auction proceeds of 15% has already been deducted and the bnce in this crystal card is now a total of 3.06 million.¡± Xie Tao was prepared to reach out and pick up two cards, however his hands froze midair at his words, he was suddenly doubting his hearing. ¡°..How much?¡± The supervisor became a bit nervous. Did the client feel that the auction price had been too low and that they have not reached the expected amount? Was he dissatisfied? ¡°3.06 million.¡± The supervisor said this carefully and tried to make himself look more sincere as he spoke. Thinking that the young man was unhappy with their service, the supervisor hurriedly tried to exin and put in some good words for their auction house: ¡°In fact, the transaction price for this item is already the highest of all auctions in rare nts so far. Before this one, the highest record was only 1.17 million, so you can say that the transaction price formission is quite unique.¡± In today¡¯s interster ages, the most valuable and most attractive events was the auctions of cutting-edge weapons such as rare resources and new mechs. Auctions of rare nts and the like, which only had the purpose of viewing and satisfying personal hobbies, often could not sell more than three million. If you only looked at the money, the auction house should be able to collect more if they held a popr type of auction, like a StarCraft engine auction, but Soma was an ambitious auction house. In addition to earning money, the top management had also set their sights on fame. After all, there were many trades in the interster, and the auction houses were even more numerous. If you wanted to stand out among the many auction houses, you had to establish a reputation. This time¡¯s Qi Zhen nt auction was know to all in the rare nt appreciation circle, and even outsiders couldn¡¯t help but join in the fun auction, which brought considerable attention to the auction house. Now, after umting a reputation, was when Soma Auctions wanted to start to earn more money. Clients who can produce rare items was therefore very important and that was why the financial supervisor was so keen on exining and changing Mr. Xie¡¯s view on the matter. Confirming that he really did not misunderstand or misheard, Xie Tao took the two cards from the other¡¯s hand. He looked down at the purple crystal card and stroked his fingers across its surface. When he then turned it over he saw a number in the top right corner- 3060000. Xie Tao was a little embarrassed but he still maintained a normal expression and gave a nod, indicating that he understood and was very satisfied with the transaction price. Seeing the young man nod, the supervisor secretly sighed with relief and then smiled as he eagerly said: ¡°To be honest, I have seen a lot of items during my years in the business and there have been lot of rare nts, but I have never seen such a magnificent and fascinating treasure. It has already fascinated and attracted the interest of many people, even outside the appreciation circle.¡± On the starwork, there had even been a wave of appreciation for the precious nt since yesterday. Some people who usually did not pay attention to this circle were now somewhat interested. Xie Tao nodded with an emotionless face as he listened to the other praising the simple nt that he had raised on earth. His mood was veryplicated... ¡°If you have any more items to be auctioned in the future, we hope that you will consider using Soma Auctions again. In terms ofmission rate, we are willing to give you a discount and lower it by one third.¡± This was main purpose of his visit today. Xie Tao did not refuse and returned the sentence ¡°I will¡±. When the other left, he directly went to the office and used the old connector to log onto his newly-created Xingyou[1] ount that he made just few days ago. Xingyou had a simr function as Weibo had on the earth. After logging in, Xie Tao actually saw the word ¡°Qi Zhen¡± on the hot list, and he curiously clicked on it to see the nt that he had already auctioned. There were countless praises, and reading them through, Xie Tao¡¯s eye couldn¡¯t help but slightly twitch when he read ¡°This may be a rare specie that has been nurtured by countless botanists on an undeveloped,¡± ¡°.......¡± No... this is actually just... A normal nt, not worth more than a few dors. After searching some more, he turned off the connector and took deep breath in order to settle hisplex mood. He then did as he had read and put his finger in the center of the crystal card for three seconds, binding ownership. Standing up, Xie Tao tightened his grip on the crystal card worth more than three million, and decided to go to the president in order to discuss the development of their club. The amount from the auction had beenpletely beyond Xie Tao¡¯s expectations. With this money, Xie Tao felt that he could be the investor of this nursing club. The president was very old however when he heard Xie Tao¡¯s thoughts, he lifted his head and looked at the other with an almost childlike excitement. He didn¡¯t know where he came from, but the youths actions was tantamount to sending charcoal in snowy weather[2]. The old president who had been worried about the survival of the club finally saw hope. Of course, the old president did not reject Xie Tao¡¯s investment proposal. He nodded almost immediately and epted the contract. During their conversation, Xie Tao had happened to nce out of the window and seen Xia Qi and Zhao Chuan once again arguing. Maybe it was because of this that he stopped himself as he was about to leave and brought up one more matter. ¡°I will remind you again, if you keep your current work attitude, you will eventually be dismissed.¡± Xia Qi coldly stated this. Recently Zhao Chuan had been more and more excessive, if only he would be little more serious about his job, then she would not need to always be on alert and babysit him too. Some people were good talkers but not willing to listen, they always thought that they were right, it was really frustrating. The word ¡°dismissal¡± had originally been a bit shocking for Zhao Chuan to hear, but after repeatedly hearing it from Xia Qi, he was already immune. Besides, after working at this Cub Raising branch for two years, Zhao Chuan knew that with the clubs conditions, no new employees could be found and since they had insufficient staff, they would definitely not dismiss him. Therefore Zhao Chuan had never taken it seriously and never tried to change, still keeping that horrible attitude. But suddenly the human youth came up with him and with an emotionless face said one sentence. ¡°You are fired.¡± Xie Tao said this clearly and slowly so that he would not mishear. There was no anger in the voice of the youth, only a very ordinary statement, and his face, although it didn¡¯t express any clear emotions, it didn¡¯t look cold, it was rather calm, neutral. ¡°You said that YOU fire ME?¡± Zhao Chuanughed as if he heard something ridiculous. ¡°You are just a new employee. You should learn how to respect your predecessors, or are you thinking of yourself as the president? Xie Tao was not annoyed. He only said: ¡°I can really count as at least half of the president.¡± Zhao Chuan only thought that the other was delirious and originally wanted tough at him, but then the old president appeared and his words made theugh stifle in his throat. ¡°If Xiao Tao said that you are fired, then you are fired. You have one day to pack and leave. This month¡¯s sry will be transferred to your crystal card.¡± Although the human youth was now the biggest investor in their club, he was still the president. The formal dismissal still needed to be done by the him and he had only agreed because of this employee¡¯s poor work and attitude. It was only now that Zhao Chuan really began to panic. He still hadn¡¯t figured out how the young human being in the front of him came to have such a big influence but he let it go and instead focused on what was most important. He quickly changed his face and put on a pitiful expression. ¡°President, you can¡¯t fire me and just push me out. Where can I go? I don¡¯t even have a ce to go outside. Don¡¯t even talk about work. If you fire me, isn¡¯t it just like pushing me of a cliff, I...¡± ¡°We are a nursing association, not a poverty alleviation association.¡± Xie Tao suddenly interrupted his words. ¡°You¨C¡± Zhao Chuan wanted to swear but as he was unsure of the human¡¯s backing and the reason for the sudden closeness to the president, Zhao Chuan had to swallow his words back and beg. ¡°I don¡¯t want to leave, don¡¯t dismiss me!¡± Zhao Chuan had began to use his tricks and was very president, which made Xia Qi and the president both scrunch their eyebrows. If he refused to go, how could they drive him out? However, Xie Tao was more blunt than them. ¡°You really don¡¯t want to leave?¡± Asking this, Xie Tao waved to Muka cub, who hade out of the building when he heard Xie Tao¡¯s voice, signaling for it toe closer. Seeing the dangerous Muka cub approaching, Zhao Chuan suddenly had a bad feeling. Then, when Zhao Chuan did not pay attention, Xie Tao grabbed his arm and lifted it up. In front of this Muka cub, Zhao Chuan¡¯s arm was then pulled down so that his hand pped Xie Tao¡¯s shoulder. It clearly didn¡¯t hurt at all but, Xie Tao did a lively performance on the spot and shouted in pain as he held his own shoulder and backed off. ¡°Grrr¨C¡± Seeing that the youth was attacked. The Muka cub suddenly loudly growled, threatening him. His pupils contacted and he hurriedly hid the youth behind him. His scared eyes were staring at the one who had attacked the youth and he continued to issue a deep growl in the back of his throat. The more it stared at Zhao Chuan, the more frightened he became and this obvious gesture of aggression reminded Zhao Chuan of when he had been chased by this Muka cub. He only managed to endure for a couple of seconds before he dashed to escape. ¡°Solved.¡± Xie Tao nonchntly said. ¡°........¡± ¡°........¡± ¡°You¡¯re awesome.¡± Xie Tao reached out and patted the foreleg of the Muka cub as he slowed down his speech and praised him. The young Muka cub, who was praised by the young man, turned his head slightly and made a low snarling, he then bowed his head and snuggled into his arms. The youth did not have the ability to fight, so it was necessary to protect him. In the Muka race, the loss ofbat ability basically meant death. Therefore, in the mind of this Muka cub, if he does not want the young man to die, then he must be ¡°protected.¡± While protecting, he also need to provide the other with living resources so that he can survive. Xie Tao did not know what the cub was thinking and was stuck in his own thoughts. Now that there was a considerable amount of money, he could use it to really made changes around here. Xie Tao made a rough n in his heart. One day passed quickly. After entering the hatching room and putting the nutrient solution on the three eggs inside, Xie Tao went back to his room andid down on the mattress. He was eager to starts his ns but it would have to wait until tomorrow, right now he needed some sleep. Although Xia Qi had said that the nutrient solution could be applied once every few days, in the past few days, Xie Tao had still gone to the hatching room every day and applied it as he gently spoke to the eggs. (T/N: I guess the crack was too small for him to notice?) When he closed his eyes, he was still thinking about the development of the club, but the sleepiness came very quickly. It didn¡¯t take long for Xie Tao to go to sleep, and his breathing gradually became shallow. The club during the night was quiet and dark, and in this quiet night there was only one ce that still had light, and something was happening at this time ¨C [This egg has not hatched for so many years, it should be a dead egg.] [It¡¯s a dead egg, but I have heard that there was still a little life reaction in the test.] [When there is no life reaction, I will immediately throw this egg away.] [Since all other Knoxs have died, it is better to leave this cub to do so too.] [Sorry, our club can¡¯t ept this egg, you have to send it to another nursing club.] [Considering theints from parents, it is not convenient for our club to keep this egg, you...] ...... ...... [Hurry up and get born, ok?] ¡°Kre.¡± A crisp sound suddenly appeared in the quiet hatching chamber. With the appearance of this sound, a clear crack appeared on the ck egg. This crisp sound repeatedly echoed in the empty room, then with a push, a piece of the eggshell fell of, creating a gaping hole and out of this dark hole a white paw suddenly emerged. Gripping the edge of the shell a small round cub climbed out andnded on the red cushion. There was still a certain scent in the hatching room, and although he had left the warmth of the egg he still felt warm and cozy as he smelled it. But the scent left in the room was too light, almost impossible to feel. This made the cub issue a low humming sound in disappointment. It was strange, despite being in a heat preservation room, the cub still felt a cold feeling that seemed to pass directly to his innermost heart. Like some kind of dark pulse hiding deep in his soul. The only thing that made this feeling retreat was thatfortable smell. Beyond the bright hatching room was only darkness, but even though the cub was facing this world for the first time, he still choose to walk into the scary night. [Hurry up and get born, ok?] ¡°Meah.¡± The cub responded to the memory with a light joyful voice and then moved the tip of his tail as he began his search. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I hope that he can find Xie Tao soon, I mean how cute wouldn¡¯t it be if Xie Tao woke up with a new fluff ball by his side!£¨¨R?¨Q£© (By the way, if you are wondering why the cub could so easily leave the room, it¡¯s because he awakened his abilities when he hatched.) [1] ¨C X¨©ng Y¨®u means Star trip. The name was originally Y¨®u X¨©ng Ch¨¤ Bu D¨±o which means something like ¡°Trip star, not bad¡±, but as it was too long and didn¡¯t feel good, so I chose to change it a bit and use the pinyin. [2] ¨C Sending charcoal in snowy weather is an expression that means to send help in someone¡¯s time of need. Chapter 9 This ce needs a makeover It was currently winter and the temperature outside was undoubtedly very cold for a cub who had just hatched. It was very quiet during the night, the other cubs were asleep in their nests and the caretakers had returned to the staff quarters, well all but one, after all someone still had to look after the cubs at night. Since Zhao Chuan was fired, it was Lin Yi turn to care of the cubs tonight. However, Lin Yi, who was asleep, was totally unaware that not far from him, a young cub, just after breaking the shell, had not only left the hatching room by himself, but even walked outside alone. Wandering wantonly in the dark, the newborn cub found an unknown object with residual smell, and then soon, he found another. The outside was very cold and it made the small cub slightly lower his head, pulling it closer as he brazed the chilling wind. But his light blue eyes were very lively and determined, contracted into slits as he observed the dark around him. Following the scent, the cub entered a building, and after a while, the cub came to a closed wooden door. The Knox race had superb perception and the shallow breathinging from inside made the cub unconsciously move his ears. Opening the door, the cub entered the room and saw a the dark haired youth peacefully lying with closed eyes on the mattress. When sleeping, the youth¡¯s eyebrows rxed and the expression he gave was very soft and gentle. It did not hold any aggression, and made others feel extraordinarily peaceful. The closer he got, the more clearer he could feel the scent of the youth. It seemed that he had finally found the person he was looking for. The cub got into the quilt covering the youth andid down on the youth¡¯s chest. The dark environment had almost no effect on races with night vision, and although there was a sense of mental fatigue, the cub stubbornly held his eyes open and looked at youth sleeping quietly. When he woke up the next day, Xie Tao was stunned. When waking up, his sleepiness did not disappeared directly and Xie Tao still had his eyes closed when he noticed the weight pressing on his chest. The weight made Xie Tao a little confused but as he was still in between sleeping and fully conscious, his mind was a little muddled. He therefore didn¡¯t think much about it and only raised his hand to push it away, but when he touched it... Fluffy, so soft. Wait, this feeling...? Suddenly realizing what it resembled, Xie Tao hurriedly opened his eyes and looked down only to meet a pair of blue eyes. Actually, it was more of a very light cyan, like the sky during a cold winter, very clean and transparent, but it was easy to make people have the illusion of coldness. His hand was on the back of the cub, and at this time when Xie Tao was slightly stunned, he heard a low-pitched sound from the cub, ¡°Mah.¡± Its voice made Xie Tao wake up in an instant, and he cupped his hand under the cub as he immediately sat up. This cub was not one of those Xie Tao had seen in the club, but it could not have appeared out of thin air. The only possibility was therefore that one of the eggs in the incubator had hatched. But he didn¡¯t have time to think about how the cub had managed to get from the hatching room to his room. He hurriedly wrapped the cub in the quilt and carefully took it into his arms, as close as possible to his body, hoping to use his body temperature to warm the cub. After finishing this series of actions at the fastest speed possible, Xie Tao rxed a bit. ¡°Is it still cold?¡± The cub tilted his head at the question and looked up at the youth. Knowing that the cub couldn¡¯t answer, Xie Tao met its eyes and then stood up with the quilt still wrapped around the cub. He then hurriedly put on his shoes and walked out. Actually, it couldn¡¯t really be called walking, it was more like running and despite being a bit concerned about shaking the cub too much, Xie Tao still almost had the same speed as when he had been chased by the Muka on his first day. It was simply too cold and it was a much greater danger to the cub than motion sickness, the only thing Xie Tao could think about was getting this cub back to the hatching room. The newborn cub needed to stay in a heat preservation room. Even Xie Tao who was only a newbie caretaker withckingmon sense, still knew such an important thing. From the staff quarters all the way to the house where the cubs were taken care of, Xie Tao payed attention to the cold wind that was blowing at the cub he was holding, and it was not until he stepped into the hatching room that he couldpletely rx. When Xie Tao had left his room, he had been anxious and wanted to quickly return the cub. He had therefore not even put on his coat and only wore his thin clothes as he ran in the cold wind. His fingers were therefore frozen and he made sure to not touch the cub directly with them, before they had warmed up. It was nice to be back in the warmth and he even started sweating a bit because of the sudden temperature change. But Xie Tao didn¡¯t care about the diforts, he was just relived that the cub was now back in a warm environment. Xie Tao sat down and pulled a cushion close, he then ced the cub that he wrapped in the quilt on top. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be cold anymore, right?¡± Xie Tao asked softly. He wanted to touch the back of the cub, but he stopped himself halfway as he thought that his hand might still be too cold. He was about to take back his hand but Xie Tao suddenly felt a small moist feeling on his fingers, making him stop his actions and look down. The youth¡¯s fingertips a little whiter and the Knox cub instinctively licked them and continued until they had warmed up a bit. Xie Tao looked at the cub and then looked around the room. There was a broken egg in the incubator. Seeing the scattered ck eggshell, he turned his eyes back to the round fluffy white cub that was ced on the cushion. Realizing that the cub had licked his fingers in order to warm them, Xie couldn¡¯t help but soften his eyes and reach out to touch the back of the Knox¡¯s cub. ¡°Wee to this world.¡± That this cub had hatched was a good thing, or at least Xie Tao felt so. What the youth said was not an abomination or any other kind of cold emotion and at this time, in the eyes of the youth, there was a very soft feeling. Looking into those eyes a warm sensation spread in his heart, which for the Knox cub who perceive a lot of negative emotions almost every day before he hatched, almost felt too warm. ¡°Meah.¡± The cub made a sound as he lifted one paw. He couldn¡¯t stop looking into the youth¡¯s eyes. He wanted to escape the unfamiliar warm feeling but at the same time didn¡¯t, he wanted to be closer. Sitting on the blue cushion, this little newborn cub looked a bit round in Xie Tao¡¯s eyes, like a small fluff ball and it reminded him of the Tak cub. However, inparison, the Knox cub looked more like a cat and it had a pair of small horns on its head. The eyes were also different and the light cyan was extraordinarily beautiful. Xie Tao¡¯s breathing was still a bit fast because of the sprint here and his mindset was also the same as before. He therefore didn¡¯t sit for too long and instead wrapped the quilt over the cub and walked out of the hatching room in order to brew some milk. The newborn cub probably needed to eat and the warm milk would be perfect to warm it up. When leaving, Xie Tao carefully closed the door behind him. He suspected that he might have been too careless when he leftst night and hadn¡¯t properly close the door, which led to the newborn cub running out. Fortunately, nothing happened. But just the thought that the newborn cub had gone outside and been cold and frozen for a long time made Xie Tao feel very guilty. When Xia Qi got to work, she heard a noise from the hatching room and went to check, but directly after opening the door she stopped. Seeing the broken ck egg in the incubator as well as the young man who was feeding a small cub with a bottle, the horror on Xia Qi¡¯s face could not be hidden. The ck egg that has been silent for more than 30 years had actually hatched?! Xia Qi¡¯s mood at this time was undoubtedlyplicated and she did not know whether the birth of this cub was a good thing. Except for the cub in front of her eyes, there was no other Knox in the entire universe. If she had been the only Sevi, Xia Qi felt that she would be very lonely.. Although there were many other races among the stars, but even if one canmunicate with others, the sense of loneliness from not having a home cannot be erased. Many people also hate and would be hostile if ever meeting a Knox. So Xia Qi felt that it was probably not a happy thing for this cub to be born into this world... Xia Qi looked up and when she saw that the young human being in front of her was looking at the Knox cub with a soft gaze and was gently touching it, she suddenly shook her head to get rid of her previous thoughts. She shouldn¡¯t think like this, for now she should just focus on taking care of this little cub. ¡°Xiao Qi, go onto the starwork and post the recruitment information, by the way, a job flyer based on what you write willter be printed out and posted on the street.¡± Xie Tao had thought a lot about what to do yesterday and decided that he should first recruit three people. One new caretaker to take Zhao Chuan¡¯s ce, one person that can manage the finances of their club instead of Xia Qi so that she doesn¡¯t have to be as stressed and can focus on the cubs, and one guard to guard the gate, warding off kidnappers and other bad people. In fact, one guard was not enough, they needed at least two that could work in shifts, and they also needed a proper gardener to take care of the environment in their club. However, Xie Tao had decided to take it a bit slow and first recruited the main people. Xie Tao told her about his ideas and some basic requirements for each employee. ¡°Ok, good.¡± Xia Qi nodded as she started to formte the post in her mind. ¡°I also discussed some things with the president yesterday. I think we should fix facade and hire someone to make the whole environment of our club better.¡± Xie Tao spoke while thinking. After being in this world for so many days, Xie Tao now knew that nursing associations weren¡¯t just orphanages but also kinda like kindergartens. However their club didn¡¯t have any ¡°borrowed cubs¡± and it wasn¡¯t exactly unexpected. They needed the environment to look better so that parents would be willing to spend money to send their cubs to stay. It was one of Xie Tao¡¯s goals. Of course he could make money by bringing things from his world to this world. But it wasn¡¯t a stable ie and if thinking about the long run, it was certainly better to patch this Cub Raising branch up and then make it self sufficient. The iron gate was rusted and when looking in from outside you would see a neglected and overgrown environment with old buildings. With such a facade, such a appearance, which parent would want to send their own cubs to their facilities that seem to be abandoned and only a home for ghosts? Hearing his words, Xia Qi got a bit excited. She had always been painfully aware of the appearance of their club and wanted to change it but they had never had the money nor the time. But now it seemed that their club would soon get a makeover! _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Firstly, I swear that I hadn¡¯t read this chapter when I wrote the trantor¡¯s note in thest one. Secondly ¡ú OMBLG! It actually came true! £¨¨R?¨Q£© Wasn¡¯t that just the cutest!! If you haven¡¯t died of cuteness yet, here is a pic of what the cub might look like, unfortunately I couldn¡¯t find one with horns: Chapter 10 Now we just need a gatekeeper There were not a lot of cubs in the club right now, so for the time being Xie Tao only wanted to recruit one caretaker to rece Zhao Chuan and he would then recruit more when there was a need. The finance of the club should have been taken care of by a professional ountant from the start. But because of the club¡¯s conditions, Xia Qi was forced to take on this work as well. It could not go on like this, especially since the activity of the club would ording to Xie Tao¡¯s ns increase. He had therefore felt it to be one of the important jobs that needed to be added onto the first recruitment wave. Xia Qi had soon posted it on the starwork, and together they posted the printed recruitment flyers on themercial street. Within a few days, some people had started toe to the club and Xia Qi handled the interviews. The wages had been raised from 1800 to 3,800[1] which was the main thing that made more peoplee than before but it was still not much. Food and shelter was generally offered by very nursing association and their club was only ranked 3,000, very low on the list. Even with the raise in the sry it was barely enough to hire a C-level caretaker. The average sry of a B-level caretaker was generally tens of thousands and A-level needed has at least 200,000 a month. As for S-level... They might not even be avable even if you had enough money. To be honest, it wasn¡¯t until recently that Xie Tao found out that there was such a rating among caretakers and that if you wanted to get a corresponding rating, you would have to partake in the professional assessment held by the Star Alliance. Originally, Xie Tao had thought that childcare workers in this world were just like those on earth. That it was just a matter of raising children. But, unexpectedly this world¡¯s childcares workers also needed to guide the cubs to develop abilities. Xie Tao had wanted to hire a professional A-level caretaker toe and care for the cubs, but he had to be realistic. Right now he only had 3.06 million. When he first got the money, Xie Zhen had actually felt that the money was quite a lot, but after he calcting the expenses, he felt it not to be enough. First of all, he had to save half of the money to pay for daily expenses and improve the living conditions of the cubs in the club. After all, there was much to buy, such as better rations for the older and milk powder for the smaller, cub toys, cribs for young cubs, and so on. Before the impression given by the club was fixed, their club would not be able to make any money at all. Even if its outer appearance was repaired, they would probably still have to go through a difficult period before the business started to move smoothly. The money saved therefore had to be enough to get them through that period and pay for daily expenses and sries so that this ce didn¡¯t fall apart when they tried to fix it. After putting away the money needed for that, they had 1.53 million left, but then there was also the expenses of fixing the appearance of the club. Xie Tao wanted topletely rebuild the entrance of the club and rece that rusty old gate. Although the cost of doing so was definitely muchrger than just changing the gate by itself, Xie Tao had something in mind and felt that it was important to do so. He also wanted to take the opportunity to build a guard house next to the gate and they also needed to improve the overall environment. In the end, Xie Tao¡¯s wealth had rapidly depleted. Before the construction team came over, Xia Qi had already finished several rounds of interviews and sessfully recruited a new caretaker and an official ountant for their club. Both of the new employees were Saiwei, natives of Gaia Star, and they had both passed Xia Qi¡¯s interview and been hired directly. Xie Tao almost couldn¡¯t believe how easy it all went. However they had no luck in finding a guard but fortunately it was not very urgent, after all they hadn¡¯t even fixed the gate and guard house yet. ¡°We want it to be built like this, is it okay?¡± Xie Tao ced a piece of paper in front of the person in charge of the construction team. Although Xie Tao didn¡¯t understand architecture, he knew how to paint, and he had therefore drawn a blueprint of how he wanted it to look. Before drawing it he had first gone onto the starwork and looked at many other nursing clubs in order to get an idea about how they normally looked. But in the end, they all seemed pretty different from each other so he just went with what he had nned. ¡°No problem.¡± The person in charge took a look at the picture and in the next second responded. Before when arge group of construction workers wearing the same overalls had rushed through themercial street to the Cub Raising branch, it had actually caught the attention of many passers-by. In fact, the position of their club was not bad. As a previous auction house it was adjacent to the trade zone and theoretically it should be easily noticed. Xie Tao believed that as long as he fixed it up a bit and got rid of the ¡°abandoned look¡±, they will be able to get a lot of people¡¯s attentions. During the construction period, it was a bit noisy. Xie Tao had therefore started to gently stroke the cubs and sing a luby for them when it was time to sleep. He had been unsure about if the lubies from his world would work, but when he had tried it, the cubs were all be asleep by the time he sung thest note. The cubs¡¯ simple sleeping mats had been changed to small beds. Thefort was much better and they also had a guardrail which made the beds feel more secure. Xie Tao also looked for people to customize a bed, since other cubs had new beds, the Muka cub must of course also get one. ¡°Baby, this is yours.¡± Xie Tao waved the Muka cub closer and pointed towards therge bed. When hearing that the young man wanted to customize a bed for a Muka cub, the craftsman had been shocked and given the youth a strange look, but he had still done his best to make the bed for the Muka cub. The hard part had been to adapt it to the Muka cub¡¯s shape and after getting its measurements as well as searching for some information on Mukas, he had gotten started. The Muka cub stood silent by Xie Tao¡¯s side and seeing that he didn¡¯t seem to understand, Xie Tao patted his foreleg and then pointed to the bed again. The Muka cub looked at him and then looked at the bed. He then casually approached it and periodically turned his head back as if checking Xie Tao¡¯s reaction. When he was by its side, he stopped and sniffed it before slowly stepping inside and lying down. Seeing the cub¡¯s action, Xie Tao nodded and smiled as he encouraged him. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s it.¡± Seeing that he truly had the youth¡¯s permission the Muka cub rxed his body and lowered his head down on the soft bed. He then moved his head a bit as if he was snuggling into the bed and made a low-pitched sound as he narrowed those fearsome scarlet eyes and looked up at the youth. The construction at the gate and the environment improvements werepleted in less than a week. The efficiency was so high that Xie Tao had to sigh in envy, the Interster Age was truly amazing. The gate was new and the wall surrounding their club had been demolished and rebuilt. Now when looking from the outside, one got a warm impression. The gate was refreshing and had a bit of childlike style. The name of the club was ced in the middle of the arch that bent above the new iron gates. Cub Raising Association ¨C Yunbao Branch.[2] The name of the club had always been ¡°Yunbao¡± but it was first recently that Xie Tao got to know about it and he actually liked it quite a lot. It sounded very cute, so he had no intention of ??changing the name of the club. ¡°This... is it really our club...¡± Xia Qi stood outside the gate and felt touched as she looked at their club and its new appearance. She felt that she was dreaming and there was almost a feeling of dizziness. The old wall was demolished, and the gate had been changed. Originally, it had looked like their nursing club would close at any minute and it had basically been invisible to people passing by. But now it was like it hade to life, like it had only been a shadow before but had now materialized. It fit in with its surroundings. A small guard house had been built not far from the entrance of the club and from the gate to the main buildings, the grass and the flower beds along the road that had been left unattended for a long time were now carefully pruned. Although the overall environment was still far from chic, it was undoubtedly much cleaner and refreshingpared to the messy image from before where everything were growing wildly and there were tons of weeds. As for the living environment of the cubs and the staff, it was of course also improved. The walls of several houses have beenpletely refurbished and the employees had gone from sleeping on shabby old mattresses to be able toyfortably on new single beds. ¡°Of course.¡± Xie Tao looked at Xia Qi and nodded, he then said: ¡°It will be even better in the future.¡± With the money he got from the auction as a start-up fund, the club could only be improved to this extent but this was a good start. Xie Tao believed that they will definitely be able to develop this club further and improve it even more. The president was old and felt that he didn¡¯t have as much energy as before. Since Xie Tao became the investor of their club, he was very happy to hand over the management authority to Xie Tao. The two new recruits were called Zheng Zhou and Feng Wenxian. Zheng Zhou was the new caretaker and Feng Wenxian was the ountant. Both of them had many years of experience in their field. They knew that Xie Tao was the new manager of the club but since he looked so young they had not shown more respect for him than they would a fellow employee. But although they had been a bit disrespectful, they had been working hard and been seriously about their work. Xie Tao was therefore quite satisfied with the two new employees. The most important part was not to follow formalities but to work hard and not mistreat the cubs. Although the construction team had already left and there was no more disturbing noises, Xie Tao had gotten use to the new way of putting them to sleep and chose to continue doing it. Just like he hadn¡¯t nned to start singing lubies, Xie Tao would soon by chance unknowingly fulfill Xia Qi¡¯s daydreaming by hiring a former general. In the interster, if you mentioned the name ¡°Zarad¡±, most people would be able to tell you a lot about him. Although many had not even seen him, they had heard about his brilliant and heroic achievements. Before he retired, the Supreme Commander of the Star Alliance United Force had fought bravely and stunned the races that had tried to destroy the Interster peace. Earning himself the highest military medal issued by the Star Alliance. The general¡¯s retirement had always puzzled many people. He was far from retiring age, it was really strange and even if he had been a bit older, how could just he retired without reason? The military had surprisingly been tight lipped about the matter, so the outside world could only specte and did not know the truth. In fact, the reason for the resignation of the general was very simple. Some people had plotted against him on the battlefield, he had been wounded and his abilities had been blocked. After trying various methods to unlock them, he felt that he had no choice but to retire and it had now been two years since then. It was impossible to not be frustrated when suffering such arge change and without warning loosing the thing he lived for and loved doing. But although he was extremely frustrated, Zarad did not give up and ever since leaving the military he had been searching for a way to restore his abilities. The reason that he came to Gaia Star for was also the same. Gaia Star was a famous trade and there were often new auctions on the. Zarad had heard that Gaiaxing¡¯s auction house was going to auction a rare herb that could unlock, heal or strengthen powers. So he had hurried and traveled all the way from Pandora. But the result was that the so-called rare herb was fake and did not do a thing. The former general, who had been full of sorrow and expectation, had almost lost his temper and gone toin at the auction house. For a person who had always had a powerful ability, losing it was almost the same as having his hands and feet broken. His hope had been lighted but he had expected too much and been disappointed once again. The little hope he had was blown out and this time it even felt like it had been crushed into smiters. Right now, Zarad only wanted to find the nearest pub on Gaia Star and drink away his sorrows. But when he walked through an alley and passed a building, he was suddenly stunned. His blocked abilities had given a small reaction! It must be some kind of mental power, someone¡¯s mental power, that had impact on his closed and blocked abilities. Excited, he didn¡¯t even have time to look up and see what the building was. As there were no guards by the gate, Zarad directly entered and ran in the direction of the spiritual power... Walking into a building he found a young man who was singing a luby for some cubs. It was hard to believe that such a strong power came from such a young person but Zarad could feel it, it was him. However as soon as the youth saw him, he stopped humming and that incredible power quickly faded away. ¡°Excuse me, what are you doing here?¡± Some stranger suddenly appeared and he had not only walk into the building but also gone into the cubs sleeping room. Xia Qi had seen him entering the building and followed. Seeing him approaching the room that the cubs were in she had hurried and quickly called out to him in a vignt tone. ¡°If it is not rted to the Cubs Raising Association, please leave as soon as possible.¡± You can¡¯t me Xia Qi for using this sharp tone and rejecting words. The other¡¯s behavior was really suspicious and his unshaven face made him seem more dangerous.. The first sentence the man then said made Xia Qi speechless. ¡°Don¡¯t stop, don¡¯t stop, ancestor[3], please continue, sing that song again.¡± Zarad was fully focused on the youth in front of him and had not even heard Xia Qi. When thinking that the youth might be able to help him recover his abilities, Zarad became too excited to think about anything else.. It was as if he had been walking in the desert under the scorching sun, like he had been dying from thirst, and then suddenly seen an oasis. Xie Tao frowned and looked at the cubs that was still asleep in their beds. He then stood up and gestured for the other person to go out. ¡°Ah Tao, this person...¡± Xia Qi wanted to say that it must be a weirdo who has nothing to do here. After all, he made a really strange request just now, but seeing Xie Tao shake his head slightly, Xia Qi closed her mouth. Zarad finally realized that he had behaved a bit strangely. Seeing that the young man had stood up ande out of the room instead of continuing to hum the luby, Zarad knew that he had to restrain himself and exin the reason that he needed him to sing. Simplifying things into saying that his abilities was blocked, and that the power transmitted through the luby seem to impact the seal. Zarad did not tell him his identity as he thought that it mayplicate thing. He promised with the outmost sincere attitude that he was willing to ept any condition as long as the youth was willing to help him recover his abilities. The man sounded genuine and Xie Tao didn¡¯t mind helping with this. Anyway, even if it was a fake, he would not suffer or lose anything, after all it was just singing a few lubies. ¡°You don¡¯t need do anything for me.¡± Xie Tao said. ¡°You are truly kind, but I can¡¯t ept this.¡± As soon as he heard what Xie Tao said, Zarad felt that he was too cheap. ¡°You can ask anything, make any request. I, cough, I swear that I will fulfill it.¡± He had almost blurted out ¡°I give you my word as a general¡±, but Zarad hurriedly stopped himself. Xie Tao was silent, looking at the unshaven man in front him, he actually felt a bit tangled. Because looking at the other side¡¯s appearance, his living conditions should not be very good. It made it really hard for Xie Tao to think about what kind of requirements should be appropriate. It was not too easy to make the other feel that it was a fair trade, and it was not too difficult to make the other side feel pressured. Thinking silently, Xie Tao¡¯s gaze on the other suddenly paused as he came up with the perfect arrangement. ¡°Our club is in need of a guard. You have to work for our club for a year.¡± Xie Tao thought about it, although the man was dressed poorly, his physique looked good. As long as he cleaned up a bit it would be alright. Their club provided food and living space so requesting one year for a few lubies didn¡¯t feel greedy, seeing the other¡¯s appearance it would probably be of help and if he did a good job and wanted to continue after, they wouldn¡¯tin. Xie Tao really felt that it was a win-win. Zarad, a former general of the Star Alliance and the suprememander of Star Alliance United Force: ¡°...¡± _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I have a lot I need to prepare for this week, on Monday I have a religion seminar, I need to read one article and three books for school that I still have around two hundred pages left on each, on Thursday I have a psychological test to study to and I have a book analysis that is due on Sunday (on one of the books I have yet to finish)... (-_-||) So I¡¯m sorry to say that I probably won¡¯t be able to update during this week... [1] ¨C It doesn¡¯t say which currency it is but since this novel was originally in Chinese it is probably Yuan or a made up currency with a simr value. One yuan is equal to 0.145935 dor so 1800 yuan would be around 262.669 dors a month, it was raised to 3800 yuan which would be 554.503 dors a month. [2] ¨C Y¨²n can mean cloud, to say or the surname Y¨²n. Bao means jewel, gem, treasure or precious. So the name can be for example: Precious Cloud, Y¨²n¡¯s Gem (if the president had the surname Y¨²n), Treasure Cloud, ect. But I like how it sounds in Chinese so I will keep it in pinyin. [3] ¨C He is being weirdly respectful. Chapter 11 Ya Yi Gatekeeper? Hearing Xie Tao¡¯s words, Xia Qi moved her gaze to the rugged man in front of her. After a few seconds of examination, she finally nodded, agreeing to Xie Tao¡¯s proposition. At a first nce, the middle age man gave a bad impression with his unkempt stumble, long hair and wrinkled clothes, but Xia Qi could see that he had a good physique and he theoretically therefore had the ability to work as a guard at their club. There was of course the problem of his behavior but seeing as he insisted on repaying, Xia Qi felt that although his behavior of just rushing in without thinking had not been appropriate, his heart should still be good and even quite honest. Thinking of this, Xia Qi said: ¡°The guards wages will be lower than the caretakers¡¯ and our ountant¡¯s, but it is still 3,000 and our employees are also provided with food and a ce to live.¡± ¡°If the work is done well and you want to stay after one year, then you will receive a raise.¡± This was not Xia Qi¡¯s decision, Xie Tao had already given her the terms for each upation when she was responsible for interviewing and picking people. The reason that Xia Qi added thest part was that she felt that the person in front of her looked too unemployed. If he was to be dismissedter, his days may be very bitter. So if he did a good job and was willing to work hard afterwards, it would not be impossible for them to continue to provide a job for him even after one year. Hearing the sry of 3000, the supposed new ¡°gatekeeper¡±, a general who led armies to crush countless enemies, listened to their words with a stiff face. Zarad then nodded but it took a while before he was able to squeeze out a reply in between his clenched teeth: ¡°...ok.¡± Originally, Zarad had been ready. No matter how much money the young man wanted, he would immediately agree without blinking. But he had never imagined that the young man in front of him would not follow the routine! However, in order to restore his abilities, this requirement was nothing at all. Zarad made sure to repeatedly persuaded himself in his heart. Wasn¡¯t it just to work one year as a guard at this Cub Raising branch? Guarding the gate was also a legitimate profession and any legitimate profession was worth respecting. Thinking this, Zarad pushed aside all his unnecessary thoughts and calmed down. ¡°Then let¡¯s sign the contract.¡± Xia Qi had always been a straightforward person and hearing that he agreed, she immediately went to the office to fetch the contract. The man did not read through the contract and just signed it directly. When signing he slightly paused but he then used his real name, there were many people with the same name in the universe so Zarad[1] did not worry too much about using it. ¡°Zarad...?¡± Xia Qi looked at the name on the contract and could not help but to give the other a look over before sighing. He had the same name as the general of the Star Alliance, as the great hero who maintained the peace in the universe, but this person really didn¡¯t match the image she had in her mind. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Noticing Xia Qi¡¯s reaction, Xie Tao asked. ¡°Nothing.¡± Xia Qi shook her head. ¡°It¡¯s just that the name of our new colleague is exactly the same as a big hero I admire. General Zarad of the Star Alliance, I¡¯m his fan!¡± Who in the interster did not know that the United Army,manded by General Zarad, had not only defeated many but had also sessfullypleted more than a dozen peace treaties. He was simply brilliant. However, General Zarad himself was still extremely low-key, which made it so that most people only knew his name and had never seen his face. But this did not prevent him from bing the object of admiration for many of the younger generations. Hearing her words, Zarad couldn¡¯t help his smile from faltering. He was good looking, right?! He rarely showed himself to his fans but looking at Xia Qi, she seemed to think ¡°same name but very different,¡± Zarad felt a little traumatized. After signing the contract, Xie Tao went up to the other to chat. ¡°I don¡¯t really understand what you meant with ¡®spiritual power¡¯ and the thing about using the luby to guide it... But it¡¯s okey as long as I do it like I just did?¡± Since he signed the contract, it meant that he was serious and that the things he said probably were true, but Xie Tao did not have any concept of the ¡°spiritual power¡± the other had mentioned. Xia Qi was also looking at the other person with doubtful eyes holding a bit of curiosity. She was an ordinary person who had not developed any abilities and only had a vague concept of what it was. So although she was a little surprised at what Zarad had just said, she wasn¡¯t as clueless as Xie Tao, and was instead very interested in what he could tell her about abilities. She had not known that a person can use spiritual energy to seal and unseal another person¡¯s ability. But at least she knew the very basic, that in order to do it one would need to posses spiritual energy in the first ce. She doubtfully nced at Xie Tao. The youth had such powerful spiritual strength but still said that he did not know what it was?? Zarad was stunned and looked over to observe Xia Qi, who stood next to him, but her face only expressed the appearance of ordinary doubts, nothing more. Zarad finally realized that he had a problem. They really didn¡¯t know anything about spiritual energy and abilities, in fact it seemed that they didn¡¯t even have basic knowledge of it, especially the human youth in front of him. It was as if the other person was sitting on a huge treasure without knowing it. ¡°Spiritual energy is the foundation of abilities. When you hummed the luby just now, you unconsciously used it.¡± At this level of spiritual strength, Zarad even initially wondered if the ck haired youth in front of him really was human, but even if he was another race, that amount of spiritual energy would never be normal. Even in the mermaid race, where individuals normally had higher spiritual energy than in other races, no one seemed to have such a scary amount of spiritual energy. Hearing this, Xie Tao was about to open his mouth but stopped himself as Zarad¡¯s words made him think of two things. It was true that every time he had hummed the luby, the cubs lying on their beds would close their eyes and fall asleep. Xie Tao had felt that the luby really was too powerful, but ording to what the other said, perhaps the real reason that they fell asleep was not because of the luby, but because of the spiritual energy being unconsciously guided through it. Then there was that masochistic cirction device that had magically been repaired by him hitting it. At that time, he had felt a strange feeling of tiredness for no reason. Now that he though about it, it would make sense if it was caused by the consumption of his spiritual energy... He had an ability in this world. It felt a bit unreal but having already met a deity and traveled to another world, Xie Tao quickly epted it and sunk into thought. He tried to find themon points from the both times he had unconsciously used his power, however what he concluded was actually very close to the philosophy of idealism.[2] First of all, he had to be concentrated, but he also needed to have a strong idea of ??what he wanted. Xie Tao felt that he might even be able to create things from thought, but thinking about the deep mental fatigue that he had felt when he fixed the cirction device. Xie Tao understood that what he could do had great limitations and could only be used for some small things. ¡°Mm, I think I understand.¡± Seeing that Zarad was waiting for his reply, Xie Tao nodded and said this. If his idea was correct, then he should be able to restore the other¡¯s ability even without the luby. It was one thing to sing lubies for the cubs, but to do it for an adult... If not necessary, Xie Tao wanted to avoid the singing. Before putting the new employee to work, Xie Tao had him clean up his image and gave him two sets of work clothes. After shaving and slightly fixing his sloppy brown hair bybing it and tying it together at the neck, the man still looked rough but he gave an entirely different feeling from before and Xie Tao nodded in satisfaction. But Zarad, that was now wearing the uniform that Xie Tao had given him and was standing by the gate, couldn¡¯t help but feel a little embarrassed. He, a formermander of the Star Alliance United Army, was a guard, a gatekeeper, and it wasn¡¯t even at a famous nursing club! If he had told his past self that he one day woulde to this, he was not sure he would have believed it.. Thinking of this, Zarad couldn¡¯t help but remember one of his old acquaintances. He had recently heard that he was now a major general[3] in the Star Alliance and also a mentor who taught basic battle to the cubs in a famous nursing club ranked 10th in the interster rank. His monthly sry at that ce was several hundred of thousands. Inparison... Zarad thought of his sry of 3000 per month, and got even more embarrassed. However, as a soldier, even if the work was beneath him, Zarad would not ck off and take it seriously. Since he had epted the job, he will be loyal and work hard. Meanwhile, he had also nned to look into which people benefited from harming him and try to find the culprit. He had worked for the Star Alliance for so many years, he had nothing else. But it also meant that he had many connections and would easily be able to get information on the matter. After a few days, the newly hatched Knox cub was finally able to move out of the warm hatching room and meet the other cubs. But since Xie Tao was still a little uneasy about the cold, he cut a piece of his own clothes and made it into a small cloak that could be attached to the neck of the cub. It was first then that he felt reassured enough to pick up the cub and take it out of the room. ¡°Meow.¡± When the young man had squatted down to give him the small cloak, the Knox cub had squinted his eyes in satisfaction and called out to him. The fair slender fingers had swayed in the vicinity as he attached it, and the cub¡¯s pupils unconsciously tightened as they followed their moments. He suddenly wanted to feel his scent again so he stood up on his back paws and caught a finger with his mouth and paws. The Knox cub did not bite hard at all, he didn¡¯t want to harm the youth, he just wanted him to keep still so he could sniff him. But the Knox race was far superior to humans and even though he only bit lightly, his baby teeth was still sharp enough to prate a human¡¯s thin skin. Seeing this as well as feeling a light sting, Xie Tao kept his hand still. He wasn¡¯t scared or angry at the cub, after all, even if its teeth were sharp they were still small and they hadn¡¯t prated that deeply. It was no big deal. Even if they had done more damage, Xie Tao would still not me the cub. He had seen how its eyes had followed his fingers and thought that the cub must have been yful and tried to catch him by instinct. He therefore now patiently kept still so that the cub would calm down and let go by itself. As soon as the cub had bitten down, he had felt that something was wrong and hurriedly let go. Noticing the bright red blooding from the puncture marks, the cub looked up at the youth with his ears t against his head. ¡°Mahw..¡± The corner of Xie Tao¡¯s lip hocked up and he stroked the cub¡¯s back with his other hand before making the final adjustments to the cloak. However he suddenly felt a soft sensation on his finger. The cub was licking the small wounds and feeling satisfied he looked up at the youth and then stroke his head against his hand in an apology. He never wanted to hurt him. Feeling touched, Xie Tao picked him up and called out to him in a soft voice: ¡°Ya Yi¡± This name was not given to the cub by any of the members in their club, the egg had already been given this name long before it came to their club. But it wasn¡¯t a name that the Star Alliance or any caretaker in the other clubs had assigned it either. Because, when the investigative force found the egg in the ruins of the Knox capital, there had been a neying closely next to the egg, and on the ne were two words engraved, Ya Yi. The caretakers had already fed the cubs so now was time for them to get something to eat as well. Everyone would prepare lunch and eat together so Zarad left his post and walked into the building where they took care of the cubs. It was then that he saw a small white cub with a cloak tided around its neck and his eyes immediately widened. A Knox cub -? ! Zarad knew that this race, which could be regarded to havemitted genocide, left one egg with weak vitality. He also knew that the Star Alliance sent the egg to a nursing club, but he remembered it being sent to amendable nursing club ranked third. Howe it was here now? That this egg even hatched was even more incredible... The life reaction of this egg had been very weak, Zarad knew that almost no one had thought that it would be able to hatch. ¡°Mah.¡± Being called by the youth with such gentle voice, the Knox cub¡¯s ears lifted and he quickly responded with lighter voice. Zarad watched the young man not far from him, as he carefully held the Knox cub in his arms. He still seemed worried that the cub would be cold and used his body temperature to warm the other. Seeing their interaction, Zarad¡¯s eye couldn¡¯t help but twitch. This person knew exactly what kind of race the Knox was, but still treated this Knox cub as a normal cub... Zarad didn¡¯t know why, but he had a premonition that something would happen sooner orter. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Thank you for being so patient this past week. As a reward I have two pictures for you of Zarad: ording to the novel he is middle age but who knows, his race might age well. ^_?¡î [1] ¨C His name is actually Zh¨¡ la d¨¦, which contains both his first name andst name, but since it looks like it sounds like ¡°sd¡± (it doesn¡¯t in Chinese), I chose to use google trante¡¯s version -> Zarad [2] ¨C Philosophy of Idealism is the theory that ideas or thoughts make up fundamental reality. [3] ¨C Major General is two ranks below General. Chapter 12 Powerful backing It was time for the employees to eat and Xie Tao therefore had to reluctantly put the cub down. Just thinking about the fact that some days ago the cub was still in its egg, Xie Tao felt very uneasy and gave the cub onest nce. As the others seemed to, unconsciously or not, distance themselves from this cub, Xie Tao had taken it upon himself to take proper care of him and he had unknowingly be somewhat overprotective. ording to Xia Qi, the cub was now free to move around outside the hatching room. But Xie Tao, as a human, had been very aware of how cold the weather recently had been and when he saw the cub, his first impulse was therefore to pick him up and use his own body temperature to warm him. Sometimes when Xie Tao needed his hands free, he would even pull down the zipper on his jacket and ce the Knox cub inside. It worked best if he sat down so after preparing the food, Xie Tao picked up the cub again and put him inside while he ate. ¡°We will get something delicious today, the investor and Vice President of our club has personally cooked. Let¡¯s just agree to not fight over the food this time.¡± Xia Qi said this to everyone but it was mainly for Zarad, because among the employees, he was the only one who had not yet tasted Xie Tao¡¯s delicious cooking. Everyone else had already experienced it and was now a little more restrained. Although Zarad had fixed his image a bit and didn¡¯t look as scary, he was still distant and quiet. He only nodded slightly when Xia Qi looked over at him and did not say anything. As a former General, he had notcked good food, he had once even spent tens of thousands on one dish containing the rare Golden Crab. However, he had also eaten a lot of ¡°employee meals¡± with his solders and he knew not to expect too much. However he didn¡¯t say this out loud. Because, despiteing across as having no social skills, Zarad still had enough emotional intelligence to know not to express his rude thoughts. After doing her announcement, Xia Qi disappeared into the kitchen. While waiting, Zarad went and sat down at the table, but suddenly he felt an entrancing smell. Xia Qi was walking towards them with the dishes and Zarad couldn¡¯t help but turn his head in her direction and follow the dishes with his eyes as they were ced on the table. Just looking at them instantly awoke his resting stomach and although he hadn¡¯t felt especially hungry before, he was now starving. How could there be such a tempting fragrance? Zarad recognized the main ingredients used in the dishes, but feeling the scent he started to doubt his own senses. He was so distracted by the food that he didn¡¯t even notice that the Knox cub was ced inside Xie Tao¡¯s jacket. In fact, his eyes never even left the food and he couldn¡¯t help but swallow. The other people present were not surprised at seeing their new colleague in this state. Because, when they first ate the food made by the investor himself, they had been even more exaggerated than he was right now... ¡°If I can get such a staff meal every day, then I am even willing to work for free!¡± Feng Wenxian, who recently had be their ountant, said this very sincerely. Xia Qi had told him this morning that Xie Tao would cook and ever since he had this extreme craving, to the point of almost dying of longing. Although their other new employee, Zheng Zhou, did not make a sound, his expression involuntarily revealed everything and one could see that he agreed to Feng Wenxian¡¯s statement. When Xie Tao heard this, he smiled and said: ¡°I can¡¯t do it every day, but after the financial situation of the club get better, we will recruit someone responsible for cooking and I will then teach that person the recipe.¡± Many of the dishes that Xie Tao had cooked was in fact justmon dishes in his world. Very basic home-cooked dishes, like fried shrimp, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and saut¨¦ed eggnt. (T/N: Scroll to the end for food pictures.) Of course he had to change them a bit as not everything was possible to find on this but he had managed to find things with simr taste and the dishes were not that much different than the original dishes. As for why Feng Wenxian had the appearance of a reincarnated hungry ghost that had not eaten for 800 years, well, that had more to do with the food culture of this world... On his first day in this world, Xie Tao had already discovered that it was quite different from his world. There were of course catering businesses in this world too, however the catering industry was not very developed. Most people¡¯s daily meals consisted of nutrient packets and they rarely ate at a restaurant. Even the families that could be considered regrs would only go once or twice a week. On his first day, Xia Qi had taken out a small box filled with nutrient packets and handed it to him, saying that it was this month¡¯s food. Xie Tao had therefore tried nutrient packets and even though it was not repulsive or uneatable, as a person from another world he could not get use to it. The taste of the nutrient packet¡¯s content was nd and the texture was thick, it was a bit like drinking porridge. Although it could fill your stomach and provide enough nutrition, there was no sense of happiness when eating. Or at least that was what Xie Tao felt, the people in this world seem to be ustomed to this way of life and at present there seemed to be no desire to change. So after auctioning off the bonanza, Xie Tao had used a small part of the earnings and started to improve the food for himself and the other people in the club. Before when there was only nutrient packets, everyone ate alone, just hurriedly emptying it and getting back to work. But now everyone gathered together and enjoyed the food together. The atmosphere in the club had be much better as everyone got to know each other and was more well rested and happy when they got back to work. When the dishes were ced on the table, everyone tried to be civilized and pass the dishes around but when everyone had been served they hurriedly dug in. Dipping the shrimp-like creature in the sauce and taking a bite out of it, Feng Wenxian couldn¡¯t help but exim: ¡°Sometimes I forget that this is not a restaurant but a nursing club, but, oh, that restaurant would definitely earn a lot of money and everyone on Gaia Star would know of it!¡± It might not even stop at Gaia Star, it was possible that the word of it would travel throughout the entire universe. Anyway, Feng Wenxian now felt that the dishes found in restaurants outside really wasn¡¯t worth their high price. He used to think that they were delicious, but ever since he had his first staff meal here, he felt that they were no better than nutrient packets. The dishes in those restaurants also contained some of the ingredients that the Vice President used, but they tasted entirely different. Feng Wenxian didn¡¯t know if it was the way he prepared them or the seasoning, but there was a huge difference! Before he had eaten here, Feng Wenxian never knew that food could be so delicious. The rigid former General had already joined the others as they gorged themselves, leaving all table manners behind, and when he heard Feng Wenxian¡¯s remarks, he even nodded in agreement. The delicious Golden Crab that had cost him tens of thousands couldn¡¯t evenpare to the dishes he was eating now. After having tasted this, Zarad suddenly felt that every good meal he had ever had was nd inparison. Xie Tao certainly wouldn¡¯t give up on their club and start a restaurant instead, but Feng Wenxian¡¯s words made him think. This world¡¯s catering industry held great business opportunities. Although he couldn¡¯t open a restaurant himself, maybe he could make a corresponding investment in itter? The money from the auction was almost entirely drained and although their club gave an ie, after the daily expenses, there was almost nothing left. Xie Tao thought about it, if he wanted to develop their branch of the Cub Raising Association and make a name for it in the interster, then he would need a huge amount of money They therefore needed to open a water source and reduce outflow[1]. He wanted to let the cubs in their club have a better life, and right now, with their current ie, this could not be achieved. Xie Tao therefore needed to find a way to open a water source. His n to do that, which was not yet clear, was temporarily put aside, and after eating lunch, Xie Tao prepared to do the important thing of today, a promotional video. Their club was located on Gaia Star and although there were many cubs on Gaia Star, not to mention the universe, it was obviously impossible for parents to notice such a low key club that no one knew of. Before the renovations began, Xie Tao had therefore thought about promoting their club by shooting a video after the ce was fixed up. Luckily there was a filming tool in the club, which was not much different from the camera used in his world. Xie Tao bent down to pick up this ¡°camera¡± and the Knox cub, who was sitting inside his jacket, put his two front paws on the zipper as to hang on and safely stay put when Xie Tao moved around. Xie Tao had been very careful as he didn¡¯t want the cub to fall out, but seeing his action, he rxed a bit. ¡°Meah.¡± Feeling the youth¡¯s stare, the round fluffy cub in the jacket looked up, and made this sound. Meeting those beautiful light cyan eyes, Xie Tao gave a slight smile and slowed his speech as he asked. ¡°Good, can you hold on a little longer?¡± The ¡°camera¡± was a little heavier than he had thought and using one hand was not convenient when filming. Normally, Xie Tao had to use at least one hand to hold the cub when he stood up with him in his jacket, but seeing as he could hold onto the zipper Xie Tao decided to let him stay in his jacket while he did the filming. After all, having him in his jacket, even if the cub had to hold on by himself, was still a lot better than letting the cub sit on the cold ground. The winter of this had been especially harsh for Xie Tao who did not possess the physical qualities that most other alien races had. The other employees in the club were all still wearing thin clothes, it was only Xie Tao who needed to dress in thick winter clothes, with jacket and gloves. When the others had seen it for the first time, they had all showed surprise on their faces before changing to an expression of realization and pity... After being separated from their equipment, human beings were very weak. Everyone in the clubmented over this, but they did not look down on Xie Tao. They knew that the reason that the club had started to make progress was all because of Xie Tao¡¯s efforts. Zarad watched Xie Tao put the Knox cub in his jacket as he was shooting. In order to not disturb the other¡¯s work, he decided to wait until he was free to talk to the other about the Knox race. ording to the current situation, there did not seem to be any trouble, so he didn¡¯t feel that it was urgent. Shooting and making promotional videos, did of course still acquirer some skill. Although their branch had undergone a big scale renovation, there were still many shorings in the specific facilities andpared with other Cub Raising branches, it looked very simple. Xie Tao tried to select the angles that could highlight the branch¡¯s advantages. In addition to the video clips that he filmed, he also took a couple of photos and selected a few of them before he uploaded it all to the connector and started editing it. ¡°Are we going to post it on Xingyou?¡± Walking over Xia Qi satisfyingly eyed the screen and asked this. After making promotional videos or writing advertisement texts, most nursing clubs posted them Xingyou. It was thergest socialworking tform in the interster and it was therefore also the most convenient way to promote their clubs. Xie Tao nodded. He had already changed the username of his previously registered ount to ¡°Cub Raising Association ¨C Yunbao Branch¡± and he had nned toter use this Xingyou ount as the official ount of their club. Since it was a new ount that no one paid attention to, Xie Tao didn¡¯t expect it to bring a lot of customers by itself. So after releasing the promotional videos and some pictures, Xie Tao also posted them on the ¡°Cub Raising Association¡± tform. It was an official ount managed by the Star Alliance and it was responsible for publicity and promotion of all clubs belonging the Cub Raising Association. Being on that tform should bring them a little more publicity. But as he wasn¡¯t sure how much, Xie Tao decided that he was going to wait and see how much publicity it actually gave before deciding if they should spend money to further promote the club. Promoting on the Xingyou was actually really simr to how one did it on Weibo. One could do like Xie Tao had just done, but one could also buy official promotion such as disying ads or more indirectly promoting through search engine promotion, fan headline or fan tunnel. However, seeing as the price for it was a bit high, Xie Tao was a bit reluctant and hesitant, after all there were many other things the money could be spent on. After releasing the promotion video, Xie Tao did not keep an eye on the activity and instead went back to the house to take care of the cubs. Xia Qi was, on the contrary, very nervous and after a while she snuck back to the office in order to check on the situation. However, to her disappointment, it showed that their video had only been forwarded one time, and that was to that tform. The number of praises was also only about a dozen, to some it might still sound like a lot, but most of them were only friendly praises from other branches... Xia Qi was inevitably a bit disappointed and embarrassed about her high expectations. When it was time for dinner, everyone could see that she was still a little downcast. When Feng Wenxian asked about it, Xia Qi told him the reason and after saying it out loud she felt a little better. It was in fact a very normal thing, both Xia Qi and Xie Tao knew this. Xie Tao gave an almost unnoticeable sigh. Sure enough, the money couldn¡¯t be saved... He knew this could happen and epted it calmly. Tomorrow morning he would buy official promotion on Xingyou. Zarad silently listened to his colleagues conversation and then in the evening, he took out his oldmunicator that he hadn¡¯t used in a while. Frowning, he stared at it for a while before contacting someone he considered reliable. Following the sleeping patterns of the military, Ron, who had just been promoted to Lieutenant General[2] of the Star Alliance, had already gone to bed. However not long after he fell asleep, he was awakened by a burst of sound. He was a little angry to be distributed, but when he saw the name shown on themunicator, that anger disappeared together with any sleepiness he had. ¡°Hey, where are you?! I know that you are upset about being unable to use your abilities, but you can¡¯t just disappear like that, it¡¯s been more than a month.¡± As he spoke, Ron dragged his hand through his messy bed hair. He had been worried for the other, Zarad helped him a lot and he was also the reason that he joined the military, he had always respected thetter. ¡°Even if you no longer have your ability, everyone in the military department still respects you greatly. Besides, its peaceful right now, there have been no major conflicts in years.... You have retired so give yourself some well deserved rest, just, please contact us once in a while...¡± In the end, as Ron rambled on, trying tofort the other, he went from wanting him to return to trying to persuade him to at least show life signs every once in a while. During their conversation, Zarad had stayed quiet and it was first when Ron finally started to calm down that he spoke: ¡°My ability should be restored soon.¡± He paused and then said: ¡°I can¡¯t exin why, but I need you to log onto your Xingyou ount and go to the Cub Raising Association tform to forward a promotional video, the branch¡¯s name is Yunbao. When you¡¯re done, ask some of the brats to do the same, they will listen to you.¡± Ron was a little overwhelmed by the amount of information in these three sentences. He was both very shocked and delighted by the first part, but thetter instructions puzzled him. ¡°Forwarding that promotional video, this is for...¡± He was about to inquire about it but got ruthlessly interrupted by the other. ¡°Just do it, okey?¡± Zarad felt a little guilty about how he treated the other, but he couldn¡¯t exactly tell him that he currently was a gatekeeper at that branch... Lieutenant General Ron reflexively shrunk his neck back at his harsh tone and said. ¡°Forward, forward, forward, okey, I will forward it right away.¡± After saying this, he found that the call had been cut off. A bit disgruntled, he put themunicator down, and then immediately went to do what he had promised. Therefore, the next morning, Xingyou exploded with spections. ¡°Looking at this, that nursing club called Yunbao must really be something special, right?! To be forwarded by a lieutenant general, a major general, and around three or four other military officers. This really is ¨C ¡ª!!¡± ¡°I went to the Star Network to check, this nursing club is not in the top three in the interster ranking, I couldn¡¯t even find it and I must have at least read down to the hundred spot.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on, but this club¡¯s backing seems a bit powerful.¡± Arge number ofments such as these suddenly appeared in thement area below the promotional video, and the forwarding of the video had soared to several thousand in the morning, not to mention the countless praises flooding in. Xia Qi had felt a bit reluctant about checking on Xingyou so early in the morning as she didn¡¯t want to be disappointed again. But she had decided to lower her expectations and look anyway. The result was that she gotpletely stunned by the soaring data. She must have stood in ce and stared nkly at the screen for at least ten minutes before she could believe her own eyes. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I love it when trantors do this, so here is some pictures of the food Xie Tao cooked: Sweet and sour pork tenderloin Fried Shrimp Saut¨¦ed Eggnt [1] ¨C To open a water source and reduce outflow is an idiom that means to increase ie and save on spending / to broaden the sources of ie and economize on expenditure. [2] ¨C Lieutenant General is one rank below General and one rank above Major General. Chapter 13 Kuhti cub The amount of forwarding rose from a few thousand to one million at a speed visible to the naked eye. Xia Qi¡¯s brain froze for a long time but when it finally started working again, it went into overdrive and she hurriedly picked up the connector and ran out. ¡°Quick,e look at this!¡± The connector was directly carried into the building where the cubs were taken care of and Xia Qi was so excited that she couldn¡¯t help but shout to the others, they really needed to see this! The others were puzzled by her behavior, but still got closer and looked at the screen. The first thing they saw was of course the cover of the Yunbao branch¡¯s promotional video. They all knew that the Vice President had posted a promotional video yesterday but not all had seen it. Those who had not seen it therefore first thought that she meant to show it to them, but when she did not start it, they took a closer look and got scared silly by the amount of forwarding disyed under the video. However the amount of forwarding wasn¡¯t even the most outstanding thing and neither were the manyments. What was most shocking was the Xingyou ounts listed as having forwarded it. The employees recognized some and clicked on them, getting to their official pages they couldn¡¯t believe that it really was true. ¡°This, how.. what is the situation?¡± Staring with big eye, Zheng Zhou once again confirmed that he hadn¡¯t read wrong. Several high ranking military officers from the Star Alliance had actually forwarded their video? ? ! Looking at the number ofments that continued to rise in thementary area, the three people who had been called over by Xia Qi were now in the same condition she was when she first saw it. This is impossible... Why had all these important men and women forwarded it? ? Standing opposite the other three, Xia Qi could see the expressions on their faces and they were so outstanding that she, who had calmed down a bit, could not help but think to herself that she most have had the same expression not long ago.. Thementary area was filled with discussions about their clubs background. Xia Qi, who knew that their club really didn¡¯t have any special background or backing, almost cried tears of grief when reading an usation of using their strong backing to promote their low quality facility... they really hadn¡¯t, ah. ‡å No, wait... She had originally denied this in her heart, but... Xia Qi looked at the human youth walking out of the hatching room, and suddenly she was not so sure about this. Following Xia Qi¡¯s line of sight, the other three people who had been frozen in ce, turned their heads and stared at Xie Tao. Maybe they actually had a hidden powerful backing.. Thinking this, their eyes directed towards Xie Tao changed a bit. Being stared at by everyone as well as seeing their inexplicable expressions, Xie Tao walked over to the connector and curiously took a look at what they were doing. Seeing the situation, Xie Tao, who by now had a good tolerance for unexpected weird things, could not help but be just as stunned as the others had been. ¡°This has nothing to do with me.¡± Raising his head, he suddenly understood why the others were looking at him so strangely and therefore said this. But then there was no solution to this mystery... Not able to think of a reasonable exnation, Xia Qi was still full of doubts. ¡°Let¡¯s not think too much about it.¡± Xie Tao really didn¡¯t want to put energy on meaningless spection. Slightly sighing, he decided to simply regard this as an unexpected happy surprise. ¡°This is a good thing for our club.¡± Hearing his words, Xia Qi thought of something and nodded. It may have been that their video had by coincide been seen and forwarded by the lieutenant, and then some of his subordinates forwarded the promotional video in order to get on his good side... The more she thought, the more she felt it a possibility. After sessfully convincing herself, Xia Qi quickly recovered her normal state of mind and even felt a bit excited. Although most people were busy trying to find the club¡¯s connection the the high profile people, there were still someplementing their club, and Xia Qi felt that some parents might even consider sending their cubs here. In the meanwhile, Star Alliance¡¯s General Zarad, the main culprit behind the confusion, took out a small connector and checked on lieutenant Ron¡¯s work. He then unconsciously gave a light nod of approval. As the promotional video spread across Xingyou, the name ¡°Yunbao Branch¡± came known to many people. Although the matter of why the military officers forwarded it became the main interest, generally most people also got curious about the club itself. Some people had dug deeper and found out that this club was ranked 3,000. Although it felt a bit unlikely considering the military officials¡¯ interest, but the ranking was from the official list produced by the Star Alliance ¨C [Interster Nursing Club Rankings] The ranking was published by the Star Alliance and each of the clubs on the list was ranked after a field assessment made by the Star Alliance¡¯s dispatchers. Participation in the assessment required clubs to apply on their own. Of course, the application was conditional and required all aspects of the facilities to meet the minimum application requirements. In the beginning, some people thought that the Yunbao branch had not applied for the assessment and was therefore not on the list. When the word spread of them being on the 3000 spot, many had been skeptical. But after once again watching the promotional video, they found that although the video and graphics were trying to highlight the club¡¯s good points, the club still had rtively simple facilities. This was just a regr nursing club.. No matter how you looked at it, they could onlye to this conclusion. After this realization, the interest for the post decreased just as fast as it had increased. Most people¡¯s curiosity about this cub raising branch gradually dissipated, but the name ¡°Yunbao¡± still left a shallow impression on their hearts. Of course, there were exceptions to this, but to really understand one would need to see it from the other¡¯s perspective- A fews away, in central city at Orte, a family dispute was taking ce in a vi¡¯s sunlit dining room. ¡°Since this club does not work, then quickly change to another, don¡¯t waste time.¡± In the room, the well-dressed man paced back and fourth as he calmly said this. However his tone did not leave any room for objection, he was simply telling the other what to do. The young woman sitting at the table was silent, but then she opened her mouth and with a weak voice said: ¡°To change it... The cub has been at this new nursing club for three months, if we change it so suddenly... At this age.. He will not be able to adapt...¡± Both the man and the woman in the room belonged to the Kuhti people. This race was characterized by the light red hair they had in humanoid form. However when they were cubs and could not yet transform, they were simr to baby birds with red fluffy feathers. ¡°Not adapt!¡± The man suddenly raised his voice and his expression became very bad. ¡°He almost disgraced our entire family. You tell me, which three years old Kuhti can still not fly?! Other family members have already started to see us as a joke.¡± The woman could only stay silent, even though she did not feel that it was shameful that her cub had yet to learn how to fly, she had no way to refute what he had said. ¡°In short, you can move it to a new club this time. But if there is a next time, you won¡¯t get this opportunity, then you don¡¯t have toe back to me in the future.¡± The atmosphere in the room was very tense and at this moment the door was nudged open. The Kuhti cub¡¯s ck eyes gazed inside through the small gap, his fluffy light red feathers trembled slightly as he observed the situation. The woman sat with her back to the door and did not notice its movement but the man did. Suddenly meeting those cold eyes, the cub slightly jumped in fright and escaped back to the living room. Hiding in a corner, the cub lowered his head and made himself small. The Star Crest Nursing Association, which was one of the best nursing associations, had already tried many different branches and many high level caretakers but the cub was still unable to fly. Fuya felt helpless about the situation. One year ago she had already taken the cub to the hospital for an examination, but the medical report showed that he had no deviation in wing development and his body was healthy, he had no diseases that may cause him to be unable to fly. However, despite this, the cub could still not fly, and he also seemed very resistant when people tried to make him fly, sigh, it all made Fuya feel both very distressed and anxious. She now had to once again find a new club for the cub and since she didn¡¯t feel like going over those lists that she had repeatedly read through, she instead logged onto her Xingyou ount. She nned on going to the different associations¡¯ tforms and see if there were any new information. However, just after logging in, she spotted a promotional video for a Cub Raising branch called Yunbao. Yunbao Branch? To be honest, Fuya had read through the Interster Nursing Club Rankings so many times that she could almost fully recite it, at least down to 2000, she therefore clearly knew that this was not a famous club. But this club¡¯s video was on Xingyou¡¯s front page, there must be a reason. Looking closer she saw that it had been forwarded a lot and even some outstanding people had shared it. They couldn¡¯t have done it for no reason, there must be something special about this club.. When desperate, one will cling to any hope given. Even though the ranking didn¡¯t peg it as something special, they had already tried so many top-ranking clubs without getting any results, so why not try this one? As soon as she made up her mind, she quickly withdrew the cub from the previous club and on the same day booked tickets. Two dayster, she arrived at Gaia Star. ¡°Sweetie, mommy got you a new club, you will be staying on this.¡± Picking up the cub, Fuya said this as she stepped out of the star ship and showed him their destination. Two days travel by star ship was still quite far and if they she let the cub stay on this, then she would not be able to visit as often or take the cub home from time to time like other parents did. But if this could help him.. Following the map Fuya soon found the cub raising branch, however she didn¡¯t go inside directly. Instead she stopped and took a good look at the club¡¯s facade. Seeing that it gave a bright, friendly and childish feeling, Fuya unconsciously rxed and let go of the breath she didn¡¯t know she had held in. Just a few days after the promotional video was posted, the club finally managed to get a parent who wanted their send their cub to them! The employees were therefore very happy and all joy and excitement was channeled through their enthusiastic wee. As Fuya was led to the office, she observed the club¡¯s environment, and although she felt that it was a bit inadequate, it could be seen that it was well organized. She was therefore quite satisfied, what she really cared about was after all the staffs attitude, and seeing as they were very friendly and the club had a good atmosphere, she felt it safe to entrust her cub to them. The club¡¯s fee was charged on an annual basis and was paid for one year at a time. ¡°On average, the monthly fee is 2000, one year is 24,000. Can you ept such a fee?¡± When Xia Qi said this, she lost some of her enthusiasm. The fee was based on the nursing club market and should be responsible. But Xia Qi still felt a bit embarrassed about demanding such a high price. ¡°Yes, I will pay directly with crystal card.¡± Fuya nodded immediately. The fee here was extremely lowpared to the club the cub stayed at before. Looking down at the cub in her arms, Fuya couldn¡¯t help but sigh. She knew that her child didn¡¯t like staying in nursing clubs, but it hadn¡¯t always been like this. At first he had seemed happy and at home, sigh, she didn¡¯t know when it changed.. Fuya looked up and swiped her eyes over the people newly gathered. It was easy to find the person in charge just by looking at how they stood and their interaction. So when she discovered that it was a human youth, she was a little surprised. ¡°Hi, you must be the president, I just want to tell you about my son¡¯s situation...¡± After shaking hands, Fuya told them about how he was in full health but still hadn¡¯t been able to fly, as well as his preferences and other things that she would feel better knowing that they were aware of. Healthy but not able to learn how to fly? Xie Tao did not bother correcting her about the president matter, and instead started to ponder on her words as he directed his eyes to the Kuhti cub in the other¡¯s arms. Light red velvet feathers and clear ck eyes. This Kuhti cub that was resting in his mother¡¯s arms, was very simr to a chubby baby chicken and the cub¡¯s immature fluffy feathers made him seem round from every angel. He did not have any physical problems, his wings was neither injured nor stunted, so in theory the cub should be able to fly. Although he didn¡¯t know what caused this cub to be unable to fly, Xie Tao felt that it might be because the cub did not receive correct guidance. Xie Tao nodded to the young woman in order to show that he understood the situation and then lifted his arms. Meeting his eyes, Fuya understood and gave a slight nod before lifting the cub higher up and nting a kiss on his head. ¡°My sweetie, mommy need to go now..¡± Fuya took a step closer to Xie Tao, but when she slowly started to hand the cub over, he suddenly grabbed onto her shirt and huddled close. The woman seemed a little troubled and Xie Tao was also worried at that the cub would resist if he tried to lift him now. So Xia Tao first raised his hand and gently touched the cub¡¯s back feathers which was very smooth and nice to feel. Seeing him rx a bit, he carefully picked him up and called out to the cub in a soft voice in order to calm him: ¡°Baby.¡± Hearing this tone that was almost too warm, the Kuhti cub unconsciously moved his small wings and raised his head to look at the human youth. Seeing the youth¡¯s gentle smile and soft eyes, the cub once again moved his wings slightly, and with a fragile and tender voice called out to him: ¡°Tiuh, tiuh.¡± _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Thanks to Hayat and Egosumqt for the donations! ? For some reason Egosumqt¡¯s is still pending but I¡¯m working on fixing that. On another note, if you haven¡¯t seen mytest post, I have made a character page! You can find a link to it on the Cub Raising Association page, just click on ¡°Characters¡± that is below ¡°Length¡±. I will add more pictures of the Kuhti cubter, but for now I have this one that the author posted: Chapter 14 Learning how to fly Fuya had been worried about once again leaving her cub in a new ce that he was not ustomed to. So seeing that he was willing to speak after being held by the youth was a very pleasant surprise. The cub was normally very quiet when she took him to nursing clubs. It didn¡¯t matter if he had been there before or if it was a new club, he was still extremely silent, especially after the caretakers took him from her arms. Many of the caretakers didn¡¯t think it was a big problem but as a parent, Fuya was very distressed about this. However she still had no choice but to leave him there. But now he had actually called out to the young man carrying him.. To others this might not mean anything, but to Fuya, this was a huge progress and an indication that she had made the right choice in sending him here. ¡°Then I entrust my child to you.¡± Fuya smiled and nodded goodbye to the staff, she then gave her cub onest look before walking away. The Kuhti cub in Xie Tao¡¯s arms followed his mother with his eyes as she left. Knowing that the cub had just left his mother and had yet to adapt to this new environment, Xie Tao was extra gentle and soothed him by lightly stroking his back. He then lifted him up a bit higher, and meeting those deep dark eyes, he said: ¡°Baby, I will take you to meet the other cubs in the club that you will be living with, okey?¡± Although the cub did not like nursing clubs, he made no move to refuse Xie Tao ns, he only continued to stare at Xie Tao¡¯s face. Since there was no response and the Kuhti cub was still willing to let Xie Tao hold him, Xie Tao took it as if he agreed to it. When Xie Tao introduced the Kuhti cub to the other cubs, they showed no obvious emotions. Most of them were only a bit curious when they first saw him but then quickly adapted to this new cub¡¯s presence. Originally, the cub had quivered and shrunken down into a ball when Xie Tao released him. He had not approached the other cubs and instead only peeped at them through his fluff-fort. But seeing that they did not show any aggression or other forms of rejection, the cub put down his guard a bit and stood up. However, he only took a couple of steps forward before stopping again. He was still a bit afraid but as he was hesitating, he suddenly felt a light tap on his back and looked back. Xie Tao had noticed the cub¡¯s hesitation and therefore gently nudged him forward. When the cub looked back, Xie Tao met those deep eyes and softly encouraged him: ¡°It¡¯s okey, I¡¯m here if you need me.¡± The Kuhti cub looked at the other cubs and then looked back at Xie Tao before lightly fluttering his wings and bravely walked over to the other cubs. ¡°Tiuh.¡± Hisst steps faltered a bit at the end, but when he finally made it to the other cubs, he straightened his back, and excitingly turned around to call out to Xie Tao. What did the cub¡¯s actions mean? The other people in the room only saw it as a sign that the cub had adapted to the new environment and did not think too much about it, but Xie Tao understood. ¡°Good job.¡± Walking over, Xie Tao crouched down and stretched out his index finger to gently pat and stroke the cub¡¯s head. The cub had been brave and done as Xie Tao had said, so of course he wanted to be praised for doing it. Xie Tao understood this and felt that as long as they gave him enough encouragement, the cub would try to reach out more and would be able to adapt to this new environment. The only thing he needed was some self esteem. ¡°Tiuh!¡± Hearing the praise, the Kuhti cub proudly raised his chest and called out to him as if agreeing. (T/N: Lol, imagine a high pitched voice proudly saying, ¡°Yeah, I did good, didn¡¯t I!¡±) In addition to the Kuhti cub, there were two more cubs in the club that, in Xie Tao¡¯s opinion, had beast forms simr to that of birds. One was from the Cotto race and the other was from the Kuwei. The Cotto had soft feathers in different shades of grey and the Kuwei had shiny yellow feathers simr to that of a baby goose. Although the Kuhti cub was tense around other cubs, Xie Tao though that the cub would be morefortable if he was around more simr cubs that were the same size as him. Xie Tao therefore put the three together in hopes that it would be the first step towards the Kuhti cub¡¯s integration. Xie Tao had only good intentions, however when he brought the two other cubs to the Kuhti cub, he found that the cub did not get asfortable as he had expected. In fact, the small chest that had been raised after being praised, shrunk back, and the cub awkwardly moved his wings as he slightly lowered his head. ¡°Baby?¡± His mother had not said anything about his situation in the other nursing clubs or at home. But after observing the cub¡¯s reactions, Xie Tao felt that the cub must have experienced something traumatic that made him act the way he did. Looking at the Kuhti cub¡¯s current state, Xie Tao heart ached, and after thinking about it, he picked the cub up. Gazing down at the cub in his arms, he lightly touched his soft red feathers and whispered: ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, the other cubs are very well-behaved and nice, they won¡¯t bully you, I promise.¡± This was the first time that someone was being so patient with him and although being treated this way felt a bit weird and foreign, the cub liked this new warm sensation. The cub looked at Xie Tao for a while and then turned his head to the two cubs he just met before skeptically looking back at Xie Tao. ¡°Tiuuh?¡± In the previous nursing clubs, the caretakers had never been this patient. The one teaching him would start frowning after a while and then shake their head and sigh. This cub simply must not have the ability to fly... The cub had been to several nursing clubs and this was the sentence he repeatedly heard the caretakers say. But it still wasn¡¯t worse then when they finally gave up.. We have tried our best. If the cub still can¡¯t fly when the parents visit then they can¡¯t me us, there is something wrong with the cub... When cubs simr to him got to know that he could not fly, they usually stayed far away from him. Even though other cubs who did not have the ability to fly, did not deliberately avoid him, they still thought of him as stupid and ignored him. After hearing the cub¡¯s questioning tone, Xie Tao nodded and tenderly touched the Kuhti cub¡¯s back feathers. Whileforting him, Xie Tao slowly moved his hand to one of the cub¡¯s wings. The cub got a little tense but still permitted him to gently spread out his wing. Xie Tao lightly moved his fingertips along one of the wings¡¯ feathers. Although the rest of the cub¡¯s body was covered with soft fluff-feathers, his wings had long and robust feathers that felt powerful enough to carry him. The Kuhti cub in Xie Tao¡¯s arms quietly looked up at Xie Tao as he examined his wings. Since Xie Tao had never done anything to hurt him and shown him kindness, the cub did not struggle and obediently sat still, even though he really hated anything rted to his wings. The cub¡¯s mother had said that the cub was healthy, his wings were neither injured nor stunted, however Xie Tao wanted to see for himself. Xie Tao therefore gently lifted the left wing and mimicked the movement of flying. As he did this he carefully observed the cub in order to see if the cub showed any signs of pain or difort. It was not that Xie Tao did not trust the parent¡¯s words, but he felt that such an important matter should also be confirmed personally. After all, what if there was some kind of injury that they had missed? He knew that medical treatment in this world was much more advanced than in his world. But, even if it was a one in ten thousand possibility that it would be missed, Xie Tao felt that it was necessary to see with his own eyes. After all, if something happened to be missed, then it would be he himself who caused the cub pain when forcing him to train. The Kuhti cub remain motionless when Xie Tao moved his left wing and did not show any signs of pain. Seeing this, Xie Tao felt a bit relieved, but he still made sure to throughly check the wing by putting a small amount of pressure on different ces on the wing. He then used the same method to check the right wing. Xie Tao determined that his wings seemed fine, the cub would be able to learn how to fly, he only needed the right guidance. A Kuhti cub that can¡¯t fly, unlike Xie Tao whockedmon sense, the other caretakers in the Yunbao branch were not as optimistic about this situation. Especially so after reading the check-in information filled out by the mother which contained every previous club the cub had stayed at... Even the clubs ranked first, third and tenth couldn¡¯t get the cub to fly, so how could they, a low grade club, possibly do it? Those clubs, whether it was the facilities or the caretakers, were better than at their club, so it was really hard to believe that they would be able to do it. The first few days they worked to integrate the Kuhti cub into the new environment and by Xie Tao¡¯s considerate care, the cub managed to adapt to life in the club. Although the cub could not fly, he could still walk, and whenever that little fluff ball moved, the cute sound of his ws against the wooden floor could be heard. The Kuhti cub really liked living in the Yunbao branch, because here, even if he couldn¡¯t fly and had to walk everywhere, the other cubs would not avoid him. The caretakers in club also didn¡¯t sign or shake their heads, neither did they always look disappointed at him. So after adapting, the cub became much more happy and energetic than he had ever been at any of the other clubs. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh.¡± Seeing Xie Tao entering the building, the Kuhti cub called out to him and ran over to greet him. Xie Tao picked up the cub and touched his soft red feathers, he then softly said. ¡°Baby, do you want to start the fly training?¡± They hadn¡¯t brought up the matter until now. It had been Xie Tao¡¯s proposal to first let the cub adapt to his new living environment and then start the training. Xie Tao had been concerned that it otherwise would cause the cub unnecessary stress and interfere with his integration. As experienced caretakers, Xia Qi, Lin Yi and Zheng Zhou understood and had no objections to Xie Tao¡¯s idea. They had all even cooperated to try to create a good environment for this Kuhti cub and made sure that the other cubs treated him well. Hearing the youth¡¯s words, the Kuhti cub who had just been energetic, suddenly shrank his body and hid his head in Xie Tao¡¯s shirt. Although this action showed fear and reluctance, it also showed that the cub found security in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace and depended on him. Seeing this, Xie Tao lightly stroked the cub¡¯s soft feathers and lowed his voice as he said. ¡°We will take it slowly, everything is going to be fine, I don¡¯t expect you to learn right away.¡± Most Kuhti cubs were able to master flight by themselves, after all they had deeply rooted instincts guiding them. It was only a small number of cubs that needed external guidance in order to learn, but even in those cases, the learning process was generally very smooth and usually didn¡¯t take more than three days. However, this Kuhti cub obliviously didn¡¯t belong to any of the categories above... He needed special guidance and Xie Tao didn¡¯t mind apanying the cub to explore and slowly find the method that works for him. It would all be worth it when the cub finally learned how to fly. ¡°Tiuh..¡± If it had been any other person asking, the cub would have directly struggled to get away, but since it was Xie Tao¡¯s request, the cub dispiritedly agreed. In the afternoon Xie Tao therefore wiped the dust off an old cab and pushed the two meter high furniture out to an open space. After finishing preparing, Xie Tao picked up the Kuhti cub and soothingly stroked him as he raised his arms and ced the cub on top of the cab. ¡°Will this really work?...¡± Zheng Zhou, like the other two caretakers in the club, didn¡¯t have much confidence in this method. If it had been any other cub learning how to fly, it might have worked, but this wasn¡¯t an ordinary cub. Many high ranked clubs had already tried and failed to get him to fly, and they therefore felt that using such a basic method wouldn¡¯t give much results. Xie Tao did not respond to his question. He knew that it might not be the most effective way to get the cub to fly but he thought that it might be a good start. After being put on top of the cab , the cub stayed put for a while and then turned around and took two steps towards the edge. Seeing the cub looking down at him, Xie Tao opened his arms and said warmly: ¡°Baby,e here.¡± ¡°Tiuh..¡± Taking one more step forward, the cub hooked his ws onto the edge of the cab and slightly moved his wings. The destination was the youth¡¯s embrace, the cub looked at Xie Tao and then down at the floor... Standing on that cab was like standing on a steep cliff and after hesitating for a bit, the cub weakly called out as he retreated in fear. The youth¡¯s embraced was a very safe ce, but he couldn¡¯t fly... ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Xie Tao still had his arms open, ¡°If you can¡¯t fly, I will catch you.¡± Hearing his words, the cub gathered up his courage and after having Xie Tao give him a confirmative nod, he tried to fly over to him. However, he couldn¡¯t even hover in the air for three seconds and after a few wing ps, the cub fell straight down into the hands of Xie Tao who had been prepared to catch him. The cub was so bad at flying that it didn¡¯t even fly at all, only fall... Although it didn¡¯t show on the faces of the people present, each one of them were sighing in their heart, they had been right. The Kuhti cub who had fallen into the arms of the youth, carefully buried his head in Xie Tao¡¯s shirt and lifted his wings over his head to further hide himself as he made himself small. Unexpectedly, Xie Tao lifted the cub up and kissed the cute fluff ball in his forehead as he praised him: ¡°You¡¯re awesome.¡± The three people standing by the side could only stare nkly at this scene and then couldn¡¯t help but thoughtfully look at the human youth. ¡°Tiuuh?¡± The Kuhti cub who heard the praise, partially raised his body and slightly tilted one of the wings that were covering his face in order to peek through and take a look at Xie Tao¡¯s expression. The cub was surprised, he knew that he had failed, but this time he had not even heard a disappointed sigh and he even got a praise. ¡°We will practice a little every day.¡± Xie Tao touched the small wings of the cub in his arms and said, ¡°I promise that we will be able to get you to fly. Let¡¯s just do our best, okey?¡± ¡°Tiuh!¡± The Kuhti cub enthusiastically agreed and then affectionately stroked his beak against Xie Tao¡¯s finger. From that day on, the Kuhti cub, who had originally been very resistant to learning how to fly, tried to p his wings every day, even after the daily training waspleted. He was taking his own initiative to learn. Seeing the effort the cub put into it, all the staff in Yunbao branch couldn¡¯t help but root for him and they had even started to believe that the cub might actually seed. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Trantor¡¯s note: Hi, I just want to bring up a matter. When I got home from school today, I was really motivated to trante, but then I noticed two newments that made me really discouraged and sad, it was like all energy was drained from me. On chapter 4:
On chapter 6:
This person had earliermented on chapter 13 and I had answered them:
As you can see above, I n on having a release schedule of one chapter per week as I need time for my schoolwork as well (I will publish on Fridays). What hurts is that even though I gave an exnation, that person still said that I was procrastinating. I have been really busy with school and used all my free time to trante, I haven¡¯t even been able to read BL for weeks and I¡¯m just really tired... That person even wrote a novel pickup request, saying that I trante in ¡°sloth speed¡± (I found it since I like searching my novel to see how many sites have stolen my trantions, by the way, around six so far..). ording to NU you should not make such a request if it has not gone three months since thetest chapter.. Sigh, sorry for this long note, my grandmother died this week so I was already a bit down even before I saw this. The pictures of the newly introduced cubs that I originally was going to add to this note can be found on the character page. Thanks JayCzar for your donation and thanks to all lovely readers for your support. ?? Chapter 15 Transformation After half a month, the Kuhti cub had now fully integrated into the new living environment and he was no longer tense around the Cotto and Kuwei cub. When Xie Tao walked around in the house, he would even asionally see them get along quite intimately, cleaning each other¡¯s feathers. They would sit closely together and use their beaks to gentlyb the lower back feathers on each other. It gave a very lovely and harmonious feeling and each time Xie Tao saw this he couldn¡¯t help but smile. Xie Tao normally only looked and did not disturb them, but sometimes he would walk closer and sit down beside them and touch their cute small wings. The cubs would then usually stroke their heads against his hand and call out to him. Despite knowing that the Kuhti cub was still trying to learn how to fly, the Kuwei and Cotto cub, who had long been able to fly, did not despise or mock the new cub. They would even apany the Kuhti cub when he was training and tried to show him how to do it. The mostmon exercise they did was ground flying, which like it sounded, was an exercise where the cub would p him wings and try to take off from the ground. Maybe it was because of the other cubs¡¯ assistance or maybe just the Kuhti cub¡¯s persistence, but after having failed in every other club, the cub finally managed to make progress here in the Yunbao branch. When standing on the ground he could now take off and fly a bit forward. Although this might not seem much to others and his flying ability was far from the standard, in Xie Tao¡¯s eyes, the cub had improved a lot. Ifpared with the previous situation where the cub had been unable to fly despite having been persistently trained in other clubs, how could this not be seen as a big improvement? ¡°If you continue to work hard, you will definitely be able to fly.¡± Xie Tao picked up the cub that hadnded after flying a bit and looking into his eyes he said this in a firm tone. Xie Tao would often repeat this, both to encourage the cub but also in hope that his own ability could somehow act as a catalytic and make it easier for the cub to achieve this. ording to what Zarad had told him, when he concentrated there was indeed a short-lived mental fluctuation and thinking about his ability to put the cubs to sleep, Xie Tao felt a bit confident that he would be able to affect the cub. However he knew that his ability could not achieve this alone but he hoped that it would at least be a small boost to aid the cub as he worked hard. ¡°Tiuh!¡± The Kuhti cub looked up and lightly pped his wings as he, with the same firm tone, answered Xie Tao. He would make sure to continue practice hard, so that in the future, the youth would not have to kneel down in order to pick him up, he would fly into his arms by himself! Including the two eggs still being nurtured in the hatching room, there were now thirteen cubs in the club, and although the Kuhti cub had recently taken up a lot of his time, Xie Tao¡¯s attention was still mainly on the Knox cub. The reasons for this were quite simple. Firstly, because the cub had recently hatched and was more vulnerable than the older cubs. Secondly, because the golden ball had dered the Knox cub to be his final guidance. This Knox cub may be the root to the destruction of this world or the key to save it. If Xie Tao had been a resident of this high-technological world, then he would certainly not have believed that such a God existed and if contacted, would have not believed a word. But he was not. He had experienced the establishment of a spiritual link and traveled between two worlds. He therefore certainly believed and took this guidance very seriously. The Knox cub had grown a lot in thisst half month and was nowger than the average rabbit. He was almost the size of a four month old kitten and Xie Tao could no longer hold him with just one hand. Holding the cub in his arms, Xie Tao habitually touched the cub¡¯s back and followed the spine to touch the cub¡¯s fluffy little tail. He then said the other¡¯s name. ¡°Ya Yi.¡± The Knox cub hardly interacted with the other cubs and was neither as lively and active as them. He seemed to like sticking close to Xie Tao more and no matter what he did, be it closing doors properly or even locking them, somehow he would still wake up with a fluffball on his chest every morning. When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was always those piercing pale blue eyes. He seemed to have been watching him for a long period and every time their eyes met for the first time in the morning, the Knox cub¡¯s two vertical pupils would tightened further and became even more slender. Xie Tao had been concerned about this behavior of his, especially when the cub still needed to stay in the hatching room. But seeing as it could not be prevented, Xie Tao had simply decided to take the cub with him when he went back to his room in the evening. It wasn¡¯t ideal but he felt that it was at least better than having the cub run over in the middle of the cold night. When Xie Tao touched the cub¡¯s tail, the cub had slightly moved. But as the reaction was not obvious, Xie Tao did not notice it. ¡°Meeah.¡± Hearing the youth call his name, the Knox cub responded in a low tone. In order to better take care of the cubs in the club and supplement hiscking knowledge as a caretaker, Xie Tao had recently brought a ¡°Cub Encyclopedia¡± on the Star Network. Although the book described the various races¡¯ habits, preferences, etc. Xie Tao did not know if the information was 100% applicable to reality, he therefore nned to only use the book as a reference and slowly try to figure out the cubs by interacting with them. Unfortunately, even though the book imed to have information about cubs from every race, Xie Tao could not find anything rted to Knox cubs in the book. However, thinking about the fact that the Knox basically got extinct more than thirty years ago, as well as all the destruction and trauma they caused, Xie Tao could understand why they had not included Knox cubs in the encyclopedia. But even after searching online, Xie Tao could not find any relevant information about the Knox race, only a few useless words. The Star Alliance did not want anyone to be reminded of such a dangerous race and the events that followed, they had therefore blocked all information about the Knox race on the Star Network. Xie Tao could only fly blind. The Know cub held in his arms did not behave like to the other cubs and this was the main reason that he had wanted to know more about his race, he had wanted to see if this was normal, and if not, what may have caused it. Now that the Kuhti cub had been integrated into the club and had started to train more independently, Xie Tao was more free. When Xie Tao was using his spiritual power on him, Zarad therefore lowered his gaze to look at the Knox cub resting in the other¡¯s arms. He had not had a chance to talk to him about the Knox race yet as it had seemly been very hectic for Xie Tao recently. But know that it had calmed down, Zarad wanted to take the opportunity. He therefore waited until Xie Tao was done with today¡¯s session and then brought it up. ¡°The Knox cub¡¯s egg was indeed sent to the nursing club ranked third, but for some reason, it made its way to our club.¡± Xia Qi had actually already told him the specific reasons as to why the egg got transferred to their club, however he did not want to mention it in the presence of the cub. It was quite sad. When the Knox cub was still in his egg, he had been moved around a lot, many clubs directly refused nursing him and even the clubs that took him in generally sent him away after only a couple of weeks. The egg therefore eventually made its way to their club where it finally permanently stayed. Xie Tao wanted to shield the cub from this, he didn¡¯t need to know of those things, the cub had now found his home, that was all that mattered. Zarad nodded in understanding to his words. Even if Xie Tao had not said anything, he could basically guess why the cub had made his way to this club. However, it wasn¡¯t that important, he had only asked this question in order to start a conversation so that what he wanted to say next would not be as awkward and out of the blue. From the first time he saw the young man interacting with the Knox cub, Zarad had been worried that the other might have no knowledge of the Knox race. After all, the human youth in front of him looked very young and it had been many years since the Star Alliance hadunched an information blockade of the Know race. Zarad therefore felt that the youth¡¯s understanding of the Knox race might be very limited. To avoid that the youth¡¯s ignorance brought him any kind of danger, Zarad had for a while now wanted to share some of his knowledge of the race. The young man was after all his amazing benefactor that had been helping him restore his abilities. Zarad certainly did not want anything to happen to him. The Knox race was in fact superior in both technology and abilities. Even thought many people now spoke of them with a condescending and abhorrent tone, they could not deny that this race had once built a powerful and unprecedentedly prosperous empire. The other races needed to work hard in order to develop abilities, however the Knoxs did not have to do anything. They naturally developed them soon after hatching and unlike the other races which had individuals who were unable to ever develop abilities, every person in the Knox race got abilities. The fact that it was so easy for the Knoxs to acquire abilities was already enough to induce jealous in the other races but the fact that they had not used that power for the right thing was what made everyone despise them so much. However just as much as they despised them, they also feared them. It was very dangerous to have so much power and not use it properly. Even if the Knox, who was being held in the youth¡¯s arms, was only a cub, the danger still existed. Anyone who witnessed the event that transpired more than 30 years ago, knew exactly how crazy the Knox race really was... After finishing what he had wanted to say, Zarad had excepted the human youth in front of him to nod in understanding, but he instead received an unexpected response. Xie Tao had with scrunched eyebrows remained silent for a while, but he then suddenly shook his head and simply said to him: ¡°I hope you won¡¯t show any prejudice to this cub just because of what you think of his race.¡± During their conversation Xie Tao had felt as if the tail wrapped around his wrist had tightened slightly. He wasn¡¯t entirely sure that it was rted to what Zarad had said, after all, in theory, this Knox cub shouldn¡¯t be able to understand what they were saying, but it still felt as if his heart had been squeezed. Xie Tao therefore stoke the cub¡¯s back even more gently than usual and warned Zarad. Zarad originally wanted to exin that it was not about prejudice, but normal vignce. However, as his line of sight was drawn down to the youth¡¯s moving hand that was stroking the cub¡¯s head, he suddenly met with two light cyan eyes and Zarad couldn¡¯t help but be stunned. Those eyes were emitting a piecing cold feeling and even Zarad, who had interacted with many guarded people, felt it difficult to see past it and read the cub¡¯s true emotions... That look really didn¡¯t belong in the eyes of a cub, but knowing that he was a Knox cub, Zarad was not too surprised. In general, the cub period of each race had a fixed time period. For example, the Kuhti cub¡¯s was fifteen years, the Tak race¡¯s was twenty-two and the Saiwei¡¯s was seventeen years. The human race did not have a cub period as they had a humanoid form since birth, but most of the races in the interster had one. The cub period varied a lot from race to race and the longest cub period know was thirty-one years. The Knox race did also have a cub period, however they were different from the other races. Not only did they not have a fixed time for the period, but it was also usually very short. The Knoxs ryed on their ability and as long as it reached a certain point, the cubs would be able to advance into humanoid form and directly enter adulthood. Due to this short cub period, the Knox cubs¡¯ minds also matured much earlier than other races. Xie Tao was still unaware of thisst fact and did not believe that the cub could understand them, but Zarad was certain, why else would the cub exert such a cold feeling? He could even feel a sense of danger emitting from the cub.. However, just as he thought this, the youth touched the cub¡¯s tail, and suddenly the sense of danger disappeared. He could even hear how the Knox cub made a low affectionate sound from his throat and the cub seemed more feeble. Wait a minute... touching the tail? He suddenly vaguely remembered something about the Knox race¡¯s tail, however he put the thought on hold as he first had to nod in order to answer Xie Tao¡¯s silent gaze. Even though he did not feel that it was prejudice, he did not argue. He would have to work at this branch for a long time and he did not want any disagreement with the person that was not only his benefactor but also the investor and Vice President of the club. It could been seen that the cub was really docile and obedient when facing the youth, Zarad therefore could not help but think that maybe he really did not pose any threat when it came to the youth. Seeing Zarad nod with an serious expression, Xie Tao rxed. The other employees in the club had actually had a simr reaction when they first got to know that a Knox cub stayed at this club. However, after Xie Tao had talked to them, they had all been understanding and thereafter tried to treat the Knox cub the same way they treated all the other cubs. The hatred for the Knox race was widely spread and although Xie Tao couldn¡¯t change the opinions of every person out there, he wanted to at least change the views of the employees in their club and create a safe space, a home, for this Knox cub. Even if the whole world was raining, as long as he stood next to the cub with an umbre, the cub would not get wet. In the evening he, as usual, took the Knox cub with him back to him room. But even if he did not take the initiative, the cub would still somehowe to his room in the middle of the night. Xie Tao did not know why the cub did this, but he thought that it might be because he often went to apply the nutrient solution when the cub was still in his egg. His presence at that time must have somehow made the cub imprint on him even before hatching, it was the only exnation, for why else would the cub have such a cuddlingplex... Or was it normal for a Knox cub to be so sticky? Well, Xie Tao didn¡¯t really mind. He had already changed all the employees mattress to single beds and although a single bed would be a little tight if two people were to squeeze in, it was more than enough for one person and a small cub. As the bed was ced against a wall, Xie Tao had decided toy on the outer side and let the cub sleep on the inside. This in order to prevent the cub from identally falling off the bed in the middle of the night. Before going to sleep, Xie Tao thought about what happened this morning and reached over and lifted the white fluffy cub up to eye level. Meeting those light cyan eyes, Xie Tao softened his voice and said in a serious tone: ¡°Your birth was longed for and you will grow up in love.¡± Although he didn¡¯t think the cub could understand what he was saying, Xie Tao still wanted to tell him this. ¡°Meah.¡± Half-hooking his tail around the youth¡¯s wrist, the cub called out to him. Hearing the cub¡¯s juvenile voice, Xie Tao smiled and nted a kiss on the cub¡¯s head before putting him back down. When he pulled up the quilt, he also partially covered the cub, like he would have done for a human, and then said good night. After he had turned off the lights andid down, the room became very quiet and dark. Xie Tao closed his eyes and in this peaceful environment it did not take long before his breathing became light. When he woke up the next morning, Xie Tao directly felt that something was not right. Although he was still in a sleepy state and had not yet opened his eyes, he could felt that the bed suddenly felt small. It had been very warm under the covers and he had wanted to move away from the heat source only to find that there was no space left. What is happening?? Without opening his eyes, he reached out his hand to feel. Even in his muddled state he remembered that the only thingying beside him should be the Knox cub but what he felt was not the fluffy fur he had expected... It was still soft but instead ofing in contact with the warmth of the cub¡¯s body, it was cool, it felt a bit like... hair? His drowsiness was still strong, but he managed to open his eyes a little and take a look at his hand. Silver...... It didn¡¯t take long for Xie Tao to realize that something was seriously wrong and he quickly looked up only to meet a par of light cyan eyes. In the moment that their eyes met, the other¡¯s pupils tightened. Those eyes, they were so familiar.. Xie Tao widened his eye, he was suddenlypletely awake and every detail of the situation came rushing at him. There was a very handsome young manying next to him, he had gleaming silver hair and enchanting eye. Pale blue, they were so beautiful, almost like jewels, so clean and clear, whoever there was a tad of cold luster in them that added an intriguing sharp edge... Xie Tao looked at the man for what must have been at least ten minutes, and then suddenly everything fell into ce. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Trantor¡¯s note: Thank you for all your amazing and heartwarmingments, they have really lightened up my days this past week and I¡¯m really grateful that you took time to write them. I got so much love and support that it was almost a bit overwhelming, I love you guys, thank you. ?????? By the way, I don¡¯t want to diminish the appreciation I want to convene in any way but I can¡¯t hold back the excitement I have from what just happened.... -> THE KNOX CUB TRANSFORMED INTO A HOT GUY!!!! ¡î*:.?. o(¨R¨Œ¨Q)o .?.:*¡î (//?//) BL mind: Do you think he is naked under the covers? ¡Æ(?§¥?) Integrity: Pervert! How can you say that! He was a cub not long ago! (?_?) BL mind: But now he is a grown up hottie that is in bed with the MC... (-_-;) Integrity: ...Okey, I can¡¯t me you. I willter add more pictures of the Knox cub¡¯s humanoid form but for now I have this picture that I before posted in ¡°Characters¡±:
Chapter 16 First word Xie Tao was still a bit shocked by the situation and did not react when the owner of those eyes moved. However, the young man did not make any big movements, he only leaned in slightly in order to sense the youth¡¯s familiar scent. He then turned his head to the side and with his lips, he gently touched the white fingertips that had before been nestled in his hair. But it didn¡¯t seem enough. The markings, his scent, that were left on the youth were simply too light. The cold and beautiful young man had not shown any expression up until now, but his actions of touching the youth¡¯s fingertips seemed very serious. After a slight pause, he repeated his movement and dragged his lip across the tip of the youth¡¯s index finger. Although the two movements made it seem as if he was kissing the youth¡¯s fingers, the Knox was in fact only following his instincts and marking Xie Tao. He had after all just advanced from the cub form and had no concept of kissing. Feeling the cold and soft touch on his fingers as well as the other¡¯s warm breath, Xie Tao finally reacted. His brain that had been shocked nk went into overdrive and his thoughts were a mess. He had to force himself to calm down a little and take a deep breath before he could make sense of the situation. He then looked up and met those light cyan eyes. He already knew deep inside who it was, but he felt the need to call out his name. ¡°Ya Yi...¡± After figuring out the other¡¯s identity, Xie Tao felt a bit relieved, however he was still puzzled as to how the originally small fluffy cub could suddenly grow so big. Except for the eyes and the tail, the Knox race¡¯s adult form looked no different from a human. The contractible pupils were the same as in cub form, but the tail... It had gone through a drastic change and lookedpletely different in humanoid form.... The fluffy tail was gone and in its ce was a powerful tail covered with hard scales, simr to that of a dragon. The tail in front of Xie Tao had gleaming silver scales and although it was very beautiful, it also gave of a cold feeling simr to that of ice. When he had called the cub¡¯s name, the pupils of the silver haired man in front of him had slightly contracted and he had looked up at him. This reaction had confirmed what Xie Tao had already suspected. This person was really the Knox cub. Noticing the youth¡¯s sight, Ya Yi moved his silver tail closer to Xie Tao and then looked at him silently. As a cub, the Knox often called out to Xie Tao, however ever since he had crossed over to adulthood and transformed into a humanoid form, the Knox had not said a word. The first real word a cub said after advancing into humanoid form was special. Just like how humans taught their child to say mommy and daddy, a majority of the races in the interster did the same. They would teach the cub these phrases in hope that they would one day be able to hear the cub say it. However, cubs who grew up without parents were not the same as other cubs, they had never been taught this. The first word was therefore something they had to choose themselves, and Ya Yi had this vague feeling in his heart of what he wanted to say. He knew that it was rted to the human youth in front of him, but he could not remember of the exact phrase. Ya Yi silently squinted his eyes and looked at Xie Tao as he thought.[1] I think this is an important thing. Xie Tao had already taken back his hand from the other¡¯s head and as he now looked down at his own fingers that had been kissed by the other, he felt a bit conflicted. If the other had still been a small fluffy cub, Xie Tao would certainly not have thought anything about it. After all, the other often used to lick and stroke against his fingers when he was a cub. However, despite knowing this, the action feltpletely different after the cub had advanced into his adult form and looked more human. But knowing that it was unintentional and just a matter of two finger, Xie Tao dismissed it as nothing and calmed down. Seeing the silver tail that had been moved closer and wasying in front of him, Xie Tao briefly thought about it and then looked up at the Knox to get permission as he reached out to feel the wonderful scales. When it was touched by the youth, the tip of the silver tail unconsciously bent upwards, just like how the fluffy tail had done when it had tried to grab onto his wrist. Noticing the familiar action, Xie Tao smiled and could not help but feel that the silver haired man in front of him was not that different from the small cub he knew. Xie Tao finally rxed as he sunk into his old pattern and treated the Knox as he had before. However it was at this time that he noticed something strange that he been too rattled to think about before. The Knox was actually not naked but was wearing the same staff uniform as all the other caretakers... Xie Tao¡¯s work clothes were stillying folded on the small wooden cab in his room, so he could not phantom how the Knox possibly could have gotten the clothes, no, wait... could it be because of his ability? (T/N: Damn it! He had clothes on! Me and every fellow pervert out there ¡ú (¨s¡ã¡õ¡ã£©¨s¦à ©ß©¥©ß £© As a cub, the Knox had repeatedly run over to his room at night, even though the door was always locked at night, the cub still managed to get inside. Therefore Xie Tao felt that it probably wasn¡¯t hard for the adult Knox to get the clothes from wherever the club stored them. When Xie Taoter brought the silver haired young man with him and showed him to the employees, everyone except Zarad got paralyzed by the shocking turn of events. ¡°The Knox¡¯s cub period is very short. However what¡¯s different about this race is not the short time in itself but their strength.¡± Looking around, Zarad saw his stunned colleagues faces and touched his chin as he took on the task to exin. Because the condition for transitioning into adulthood and being able to transform into a humanoid form, was strength. It meant that the younger a Knox cub was when entering adulthood, the greater its innate strength was. This was the first time Zarad had seen it with his own eyes, but he felt that even with the cub being a Knox, the speed was unusually fast. However, it was quite understandable when thinking about it. The rate of which Knox cubs umte strength was much faster after hatching but even as an egg it would slowly umte. This cub had been on the brink of death and had not hatched for 30 years. Even though the power umted by eggs was very small, after such a long period it would certainly be big enough to speed up the cub period. There were so many races in the interster and they all had their own characteristics, with many incredible abilities. Xia Qi therefore quickly epted Zarad¡¯s exnation, however they now faced a problem... ¡°Ah Tao...¡± Xie Qi nced at the Knox who was standing next to the youth. She then said with some hesitation ¡°The cub has now grown up...¡± Although Xia Qi didn¡¯t finish the sentence, Xie Tao could easily understand what she meant. However even though the Knox next to him had physically grown up, he was still a cub at mind and it was obviously impossible for him to leave the branch at this time. Xie Tao therefore said, ¡°This is the cub¡¯s home, since we are still missing manpower, why not have him work here as a part of the staff?¡± Since the Knox was an amazing race and Ya Yi seemed to have an ability, Xie Tao felt that he would certainly be an asset to the team. No one rejected Xie Tao¡¯s proposition and so it was decided. However, they now had another problem... As the cub had already advanced into adulthood, he could no longer sleep together with the other cubs in the club. He could of course neither sleep with Xie Tao. Thinking about this, Xie Tao decided to clean up an empty room at the staff quarters and had Ya Yi move in. However, when Xie Tao entered his room in the evening and was about to go to sleep, he noticed that, like normal, there was a white fluffy creature nestled beside his pillow. The Knox¡¯s ear slightly moved when the youth entered the room and he followed the youth with his pale cyan eyes. When noticing the fluffball, Xie Tao abruptly stopped his actions and wordlessly stared nkly at him for two seconds. He really didn¡¯t understand what was happening. Walking over, he picked up the Knox that now had the same small fluffy form as when he was a cub. ¡°Meah.¡± Being held in the youth¡¯s arms, the Knox allowed Xie Tao to turn, raise and feel as he examined his second big change for the day. Compared to his other form, he could get closer to the youth in this one. Although he did not understand the reason why, Ya Yi could clearly feel this and had therefore changed back. The youth had a warmth that made him want to be close. This warmth easily incinerated the cold and darkness that he had once felt. Xie Tao made it all go away. When he had been inside the egg, Ya Yi had been conscious of everything happening around him. However this was not a good thing... Because during all those years he had heard every single thing the caretakers around him said and he had strongly felt that the world did not wee him. Inside the egg was only darkness, but at least the dark had been safe. The world outside held light but to Ya Yi it had been new and hostile. However he had still longed for it, he had wanted to see it with his own eyes. But he wasn¡¯t wee, no one had wanted him to be born. Then he had heard the voice of Xie Tao and everything changed. Hearing the young voice of the Knox in his arms, Xie Tao felt a bit conflicted, but he ultimately ced the cub back on his usual spot beside the pillow. Once the Knox was back on the bed, he moved around a bit to find the mostfortable ce and thenid back down, forming a fluffy white round ball as he nestled close to the pillows softness. Having advanced into adulthood or not having advanced into adulthood, Xie Tao felt that it didn¡¯t matter as long as the Knox stayed in his cub form and didn¡¯t take up all the space on the bed. Xie Tao was never one to struggle with a problem for long and he therefore quickly epted the situation andid down on the bed. Turning his head sideways he could see the familiar white fluffy cubying close to the pillow and without a worry in his heart, Xie Tao gradually closed his eyes. However, even after Xie Tao¡äs breathing became lighter and the quiet of the night set in, Ya Yi was still awake, thinking about the matter from this morning. The first word I want to say is- As he said this sentence in his mind, his eyes moved to the youth¡¯s peaceful sleeping face and he finally found his answer. Xie Tao... Ah Tao. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I now have an editor! Please wee Orphire! *\(^o^)/* Also, the author finally brought up the big white cat in the room. If you have read her other novel you know that the main characters have some simrities and she brought up this matter in her note, exining that she liked that setting and wanted to use it in this novel that does not have repeated transmigration. [1] ¨C To a human, squinting one¡¯s eyes can show suspicion or maybe one is just trying to read something small. However to a cat, that is like smiling. Here Ya Yi is showing a smile around level 2, level 10 is when your cat is purring, it¡¯s rtively dark in the room, and as he looks up at you with narrow eyes, the little light in the room reflects and glitters in his eyes which are filled with love. Chapter 17 Into his arms More than half a monthter, the northern part of Gaia Star was still in the grip of winter and the temperature had only gotten lower. In some areas snow had even fallen and colored the ground white. The Yunbao branch was slightly better off and had managed to escape the snow so far, however to Xie Tao, who was not used to cold, the low temperature was enough to make him shudder. (T/N: (¨i©n¨i) ...I feel so betrayed by this part. I¡¯m from northern Sweden, snow is already covering the ground, so when he described the horrible cold in the past chapters, I thought that it must at least be -20 to -30 C and that the snow at the roadside was at minimum knee deep... ) Compared to the other staff members in the club who were only wearing thin clothes, Xie Tao really stood out with hisyered and thick clothing. After the temperature dropped further in thest few days, theyers had even increased, but no matter how much clothes Xie Tao put on, he was somehow still not able to retain heat. When he went to sleep at night, he would even unconsciously hold the fluffy Knox close to his body in order to feel his heat and warm himself. ¡°Ah Tao, do you really feel that cold?¡± Everyone else in the branch were not bothered by this temperature and certainly would not describe it was cold. So after observing the human youth¡¯s behavior these past days as he wrapped himself up even more and asionally shivered, Xia Qi could not help but curiously ask this. Hearing her question, the few people who were busily working nearby paused their actions and looked over at Xie Tao, they had all been wondering the same thing. Gaia Star was very far from the Earth Federation and although this was a trading, not many humans would visit it. The inhabitants therefore knew very little about the human race and most of their knowledge was very vague. They only knew that after being separated from their weapons and equipment, human beings were generally very weak. However they were not sure as to which extent this vulnerability reached. But after seeing Xie Tao¡¯s behavior... Was it really true that he would freeze to death if he did not cocoon himself in clothes? With their own and most others¡¯ physiques being far better than humans¡¯, they had a hard timeprehending this. The only time their races felt cold and needed protection from it was when they were still newborns or inside an egg. Faced with everyone¡¯s questioning eyes, Xie Tao could only helplessly nod. All the thick clothes he was now wearing had been brought from his original world by using the rule. Since the other races seemed to not be affected by the cold, there was no demand for winter clothes. Because of this there was no market for it and not even a single shop on Gaia Star sold thick clothes. Xie Tao had epted that adults of other races were not afraid of the cold, but when it came to the cubs, he was still worried. He was especially concerned about the mermaid cub who, during the winter months, continued living outside in the pool. ¡°Won¡¯t the water temperature be too cold?¡± Xie Tao squatted down and reached out to test the water¡¯s temperature. As soon as he came in contact with it, he couldn¡¯t help but frown. Even though the buildings were poorly insted, it was much colder outside, and by just touching the surface with his fingers, Xie Tao could feel that the water was ice cold. When Xie Tao had walked closer, a small head with golden hair had emerged and swum closer. Although the small delicate face did not show any emotion, one could read his mood just by looking at the ice blue tail that was excitingly swaying in the water. ¡°Ah...¡± Hearing Xie Tao¡¯s words, the little mermaid made a low-pitched sound and shook his head. Even though the cub knew that he could not speak, he still tried to answer him with sounds as well as gestures. Xie Tao had read in the ¡°Cub Encyclopedia¡± that the mermaid race preferred the water temperature to be 18 ¡ã C. After learning this, he had directly gone onto the Star Network and brought a device that could regte the water temperature. When he had gone onto the Star Network, he had of course first looked at the different prices and taken the club¡¯s economy into consideration. However, since the pool was not very big, they lucky only needed a small device which was not too expensive. He had therefore bought it without hesitation. But the package had unfortunately somehow been dyed and not yet arrived. Under normal circumstances, he would not have been bothered by this, however with the temperature dropping even further this week, Xie Tao felt a bit frustrated. He had read that even though the mermaid race preferred 18 ¡ã C, lower temperatures would not harm them. But despite knowing that the mermaid race had extremely high tolerance for cold, he still felt uneasy. Xie Tao reached out and gently touched the mermaid cub¡¯s smooth hair. Feeling the touch, the little mermaid gave a faint sigh and leaned against the pools edge. There was no way to get closer, he could only look up and reach out to touch Xie Tao¡¯s knee. The cub¡¯s hands were wet, but Xie Tao did not care about this and instead wondered about the meaning behind the cub¡¯s actions. ¡°..ah..pa...¡± The mermaid cub looked up at Xie Tao and as their eyes met, he said this. If listening closely, one would be able to tell that the second syble was slightly harder than the first one. However the difference was too small and Xie Tao, who was not prepared, was not able to detect it. The cub did not remove his hand after touching Xie Tao¡¯s knee and instead held on tighter as he continued to silently gaze up at him. Xie Tao finally realized that the mermaid cub seemed to want to be closer. However the fact remained that the cub could not leave the water... Thinking about this, he decided to first try lifting the cub up. He did it very slowly and was prepared to put the cub back down if he showed any reluctance. The cub wanted to be close to the youth, however he had once almost died from dehydration when he had been abandoned in that field, and the fear from that trauma was still strong. Against his will, he therefore instinctively shook his tail when he was lifted up from the pool. The tail did not move as wildly as it had when Xie Tao had first met the cub and lifted him out of the bucket in order to change the water. But Xie Tao had made up his mind that if the cub showed any sign of distress or resistance, he would stop and he therefore started lowering him back down. However, when the cub, that was already halfway up, realized this, he stretched out his arms and grabbed onto Xie Tao¡¯s shirt. He didn¡¯t want to be put down. Seeing the cub¡¯s action, Xie Tao first felt a bit helpless, but he then quickly thought it through and decided to do as the cub wished. As he lifted him up, the fishtail¡¯s ice-blue scales hit Xie Tao¡¯s body and covered him with water. However, Xie Tao did not let go of him and instead continued to hold him as he repeatedly stroked his soft hair andforted him. ¡°Baby, don¡¯t be afraid, everything¡¯s okay, everything¡¯s okay...¡± Because of the fact that this cub had a physical defect and could not speak, the parents had abandoned him and let him experience such a horrible thing... Why would someone do something like that, how could they throw away the cub as if he was a thing? Both Xie Tao and Xia Qi had been enraged by this, but at the same time they were also d that the cub had found his way here and did not have to grow up with those awful parents. ¡°This is your home, no one can hurt you here. I won¡¯t let them.¡± Xie Tao looked the cub in his eyes as he slowly said this, he then nced at the pool next to them, he would soon make the living environment even better for the cub and not let him swim in ice cold water. Maybe they wouldter even be able to buy a bigger pool. The tail¡¯s movements gradually eased. Although he had been separated from the water, the sense of security and warmthing from the youth made his fear decrease. The instinctive horror he always felt finally regressed, and as the cub rxed and sunk into Xie Tao¡¯s arms, the only sound that could be heard was his small breaths that were strained from his earlier struggle. The small fishtail did no longer sway, the cub only moved slightly as he made himself morefortable in his arms, he then looked up at Xie Tao and weakly called out to him. ¡°Pa...¡± Pa? Xie Tao had for a while now felt that this sound had a certain meaning, but he still couldn¡¯t figure out what it was. He could therefore only touch the cub¡¯s hair and hug him close as he in a soft voice said. ¡°Baby.¡± Hearing him answer in a soft tone, the cub lightly swayed his tail in joy and leaned in closer toy his head against Xie Tao¡¯s chest. He then rubbed his head against him and tried harder to properly say the word. ¡°Pa-¡° But he did not manage to say the entire word, he could only make this one syble a little clearer, it was currently the limit of what he could do... Confirming that the pool¡¯s temperature did not harm the mermaid cub, Xie Tao rejected the idea of temporarily bringing the cub back indoors. Being in the small bucket would probably be more harmful for the cub than the cold. Xie Tao looked down at the cub in his arms. He would certainly not force him back there just because of his own irrational worries. Stroking back the little mermaid¡¯s wet hair, he nted a kiss on his forehead and said goodbye as he put the cub back in the water. Xie Tao then went back to his room in order to change his wet coat and then walked to the building where the cubs lived. As soon as he closed the door behind him and turned around, his arms got upied by a white little fluffball with two small horns on his head. The work that Xie Tao had arranged for Ya Yi this time was to tidy up the courtyard, however this had only taken a few minutes with his powers. When Zarad had gotten to know this, his expression had been a bitplicated. The silver haired Knox had shown himself to have very powerful abilities, and those powerful abilities had actually been used to organize a courtyard... When the Knox did not have anything left that he needed to do, he would change back into the cub form and run to Xie Tao in order warm his hands. None of the cubs in their club were affected by the cold and even though Xie Tao was relieved by that, he could not help but also feel a bit envious. His hands were cold from being outside and it made Xie Tao unconsciously want to touch the fluffy white Knox in his arms. ¡°Meah.¡± Ya Yi looked up at Xie Tao who was stroking his back. He wanted to properly warm both of his hand. He therefore called out to him and moved to pushed Xie Tao¡¯s other hand under him as well. The Knox¡¯s belly was so fluffy and warm that Xie Tao felt a little unwilling to pull his hands out despite the fact that work was calling. Several other caretakers in the room had already begun preparing food for the cubs and Xie Tao had nned to join in. However when he shifted his gaze to the side, he caught sight of the Kuhti cub, who was practicing flying together with his two new best friends. In addition to the previous half month, the Kuhti cub had now independently been working hard to fly for a half month. He had managed to go from not being able to fly at all, to ground flying, to now being able to fly upward to a certain height. However, he could still not fly very far and it didn¡¯t take long before hended after each takeoff. Xie Tao observed for a while and then concluded that the cub always flew about two meters before needing tond. Each time was the same, two meters, no more, no less, and this made Xie Tao feel that something was wrong. During those two meters, the cub¡¯s flight posture was very good, but after the two meter mark it was as if the cub retreated andnded on his own. Xie Tao temporarily put the warm fluffy Knox down and approached the Kuhti cub who was vigorously practicing flying. ¡°Baby.¡± Kneeling down, Xie Tao picked up the red fluffball and stood up. Walking to the cab that they had used before, Xie Tap ced him on it and asked in a warm voice. ¡°Do you remember how we did before?¡± ¡°Tiuh!¡± The Kuhti cub moved his small wings and called out to him. This time, he would fly. He was sure of it, he would make it. The cub had expected that the youth would do exactly like thest time. He therefore walked to the edge of the cab and waited for the youth to take two steps back and open his arms for him. Xie Tao did indeed walk backwards, however this time it was not just two steps, but five meters away. ¡°Come baby, fly to me, you can do it.¡± Stopping, Xie Tao opened his arms and encouraged the cub. The Kuhti cub, who just now had burst with confidence, suddenly lost it all. However, he did not retreat. He had heard Xie Tao¡¯s words of encouragement and knowing that he believed in him, he didn¡¯t want to give up. But it was not all about what others wanted, it was what he wanted. He wanted to be able to fly, he wanted to be able to fly into the youth¡¯s arms instead of needing the youth to kneel down in order to hold him. ¡°Tiuh!¡± I want to fly. With courage, the Kuhti cub turned towards Xie Tao¡¯s direction and pped his wings. ________________ Trantor¡¯s note: Happy Halloween! This chapter was so sweet, much sweeter than all the Halloween candy I have eaten. We both got to see Xie Tao interact with the mermaid cub, the Knox and the Kuhti cub!!! So much cuteness!!! (¨R¨Œ¨Q) By the way, we haven¡ät seen much of the Tak cubtely, right? Well, with that in mind, I have made a little Halloween extra in order to not make the Tak cub feel as left out. I hope you will enjoy it. Tak Cub¡¯s day of Halloween The caretakers had woken them up early despite it being a holiday, the Tak cub was not happy about this. The other cubs were making a ruckus, so after drinking his coffee, he skipped breakfast and instead grabbed a pile of his favorite books and hid away in a corner. While reading he suddenly came to a realization. Time passed fast and he was soon disturbed by the rumbling of his stomach. He therefore closed his book and sneaked into the pantry to get some food. After eating and napping, he tried to get the other cubs to y with him, but failed.. However he could still y quite happily by himself, none of the other cubs liked hopping as much as he did anyway. Of course he also needed to bake some Halloween cupcakes, cough, or at least that was what he called it. Halloween cupcakes with carrot frosting instead of pumpkin, they were both orange, so he didn¡¯t understand why everyone was marking a fuss over the change. No one wanted his cupcakes... But it only meant that he got to eat them all by himself! After stuffing himself to the point that his belly became a table, he digested it by chilling in the rare autumn sun. But he couldn¡¯t let himself get fat now could he? The caretakers were alwaysmenting on how chubby he was.. well they also called him cute, but he couldn¡¯t let it continue this way! After training for ten minutes, he stopped and flexed his muscles, sunbathing in his own awesomeness. Because he had exercised, he felt that he had now worked off the cupcakes and carrots and he felt quite good about himself. As a reward, he allowed himself to indulge his cravings... So much energy!!! He couldn¡¯t sit still, he was a bunny hyped up on sugar and he needed to release that energy. Looking around he found his victim, an oblivious daydreaming Knox cub. The Tak cub attacked with lightning-fast speed. The daydreaming Knox never saw iting and only realized what was going on after it was already toote. Knox: ¡°...¡± Innocent looking Tak: ¡°y with me.¡± Knox: ¡°No.¡± Tak cub: ¡± I need a partner... y. With. Me.¡± Knox: ¡°........¡± (£þ©`£þ ) Ya Yi knew that he could still crush the little cub who was threatening him, but since Xie Tao might be upset with him if he did it, he decided to yield and y with him. Unexpectedly, he got really into it and actually had fun, however he would never admit this to the Tak cub. They yed until midnight and then stop as one of their opponents, the panda, fell asleep. Halloween was technically over, but the Tak did not want it to end just yet and went to search for coffee in order to reload his energy-less body. He then dragged the Knox cub with him to his corner and showed him his books. The Knox was skeptic, he couldn¡¯t understand what was so good about a few scribbles on a paper and he really wanted to go to Xie Tao¡¯s room and just sleep in his embrace. However the Tak cub was pressistent and demanded that he got to know the magic of books. After listening to the Tak cub¡¯s exnation, the Knox got curious and flipped open a book. However, before he started reading he noticed one of Xie Tao¡¯s scarfs that had fallen off the rack and wasying on the floor. Walking over, he picked up the scarf and wrapped the soft fabric around himself. Inhaling Xie Tao¡¯s scent, he rxed and made himselffortable as he began the story. The Tak¡¯s eyes soon started to get heavy, but he refused to sleep, he had just been given a new book by the caretakers and he needed to finish it! He needed to know what would happen! What was the limit of Juliette¡¯s power?! Was she going to choose Warner or Adam?!!! The Knox cub had gotten pretty into the new series that the Tak cub showed him. He really sympathized with how Juliette had been shunned and mistreated because of her powers, something that she was born with and had not chosen. However he really needed to get back to Xie Tao, he wanted to at least be there when he woke up in the morning. But he was at a cliffhanger, thest he had read was that some people had stormed into her cell and violently knocked her unconscious! What was happening?! He needed to know... Hearing Ya Yi tiredly mumbling this sentence, the Tak cub felt warm in his heart, he had finally gotten a friend that liked the same things as he did. But he of course did not say this, no it would be too embarrassing... The Knox, who had almost fallen asleep,zily opened one eye and jokingly mumbled. Never knowing how true his words actually were or the impact they had. The End Chapter 18 Start of a new life With a certain goal in mind, the Kuhti cub spread his strong fiery red wings and pped them. His ws gave off a small scratching noise as they left the wooden surface and he flew forward, leaving the safety of the cab. ¡°Tiuh, tiuh-¡° Walking over, the Kuwei and Cotto cub stood side by side and raised their heads to watch as the Kuhti cub left the cab¡¯s top and flew towards Xie Tao. Their two pairs of ck eyes followed their red fluffy friend as he flew high above and they excitingly moved their wings and called out to him, cheering him on. Due to the Kuhti cub¡¯s ample feathers, his body looked very round and inparison, his wings were much smaller than his body. Seeing those tiny wings trying to hold the rest of his body in the air, was like realizing that helicopters were only powered by giant fans, that if malfunctioned, had no gliding power and would fall right downwards into their doom... Basically, it really made one worry... However, Xie Tao had read about it and found that most alien races that resembled birds would look like this as cubs. The cub¡¯s ample feathers were not something bad, but something good, it showed that his body was developing well and that he was healthy. Moreover, as most cubs learned how to fly at a much younger age than the Kuhti cub had, his build should not be a problem. When nearing two meters, the Kuhti cub, who had been flying well, unconsciously slowed down and his altitude thereafter started to steadily decline. To everyone else, it was very obvious that the cub had started tond. However, it took a few seconds before the Kuhti cub noticed his own behavior. But even then, he felt a bit unsure and nervous. He had never made it past this length... The cub looked up and saw the youth¡¯s open arms that were now not that far from him. Suddenly he once again started to p his wings faster and rouse to his previous height, he then determined continued forward. Just a little more, it was not far away, just a little more and- ¡°Tiuh!¡± The Kuhti cub, who had been too motivated, forgot to slow down in time and flew past Xie Tao¡¯s hands and instead crashed into his chest. It was a very soft crash and when Xie Tao scooped him up before falling, the cub snuggled into his hands and excitingly moved his wings. He clearly had not been dampened by the crash and was in high spirits. Xie Tao lightly stroked the excited cub¡¯s back feathers and waited for him to calm down a bit and meet his eyes, he then said. ¡°You see, it waspletely possible to fly that distance.¡± The cub¡¯s deep ck eyes were filled with ignorance and confusion. Although he couldprehend Xie Tao words, he did not understand what he wanted to convene, what the deeper meaning behind it was. Looking down at the cub in his hands, Xie Tao could read the feelings in his eyes and tried to make it clearer to the cub. ¡°You can now fly and it¡¯s all because of you own hard work. Don¡¯t limit yourself in the future, how far, fast or urate you fly is all for yourself to choose. Just believe in yourself and you can do it.¡± Xie Tao had before pondered on the reason why the Kuhti cub alwaysnded after two meters and he had concluded that it was psychological. In the beginning, the Kuhti cub had not been able to fly at all, no matter what the caretakers in the other clubs did. But this was probably because he had not been given any genuine support from the people around him, and had instead likely been med or ridiculed when he couldn¡¯t fly. Because of this, the cub had not wanted to learn how to fly, because what was the point when he would only be med if he tried? He had put up a wall. This wall consisted of every word they had said to him, of every person that did not believe that he could do it, of every person that did not believe in him. Over time, the wall had be stronger and he, himself, had started to believe it, believe that he couldn¡¯t do it. The wall had be something the cub wasn¡¯t even aware of... A hinder that existed only in his mind. Xie Tao had been aware of this hinder and believed that even after the Kuhti cub had managed to leave the ground, he had still somehow been affected by this subconscious belief. The cub could already fly, but he must not have felt that he was flying well enough and had therefore unconsciously chosen to stop before he failed. He had limited himself to a distance he knew was within his abilities and had not dared to try flying further. Xie Tao had therefore deliberately stood farther in order to break this habit of the cub and show him that he could do it as long as he tried. The two cubs that had cheered on their friend, now pped their wings and flew into Xie Tao¡¯s arms. After finding afortable position, they happily chirped and dragged their beaks through the Kuhti cub¡¯s feathers, congratting him. Seeing this scene, Xie Tao¡¯s lips couldn¡¯t help but slightly bend upward. The three cubs seemed to have a very good rtionship. In the beginning, the Kuhti cub had been scared of other cubs, especially those that looked simr to him, but now he could y happily with them. It must really be an amazing new experience for the Kuhti cub to have friends who both epted and supported him. The cubs in their club were truly all good children. Thinking this, Xie Tao raised his right hand and gently touched the three cubs. When the other two cubs had flown up, Xie Tao had adjusted his way of holding the Kuhti cub and let the three cubs sit on his arm. The three of them were now sitting neatly in a row and Xie Tao addressed the one being spoiled in the middle. ¡°Do you understand what I meant earlier?¡± The Kuhti cub looked up and moved his small wings as he answered. ¡°Tiuh!¡± He would not limit himself, he would fly, and he would fly better and faster than any other the other cubs! After finally getting rid of the wall from the past, the small red fluffy Kuhti cub no longer held himself back and his ck eyes had be bright and looked particrly energetic. Hearing his confident answer, Xie Tao nodded and revealed a warm smile. Feeling a sense of securitying from the youth, the three cubs who had flown into his arms, settled in and unconsciously regarded the ce as a small nest. They did not n on leaving it for the time being. (T/N: I love how they are like, ¡°This is our home now.¡±... It¡¯s really cute and I love it but... Imagine Ya Yi when he finds out ¡ú (¨s¡ã§¥¡ã£©¨s¦à /(.¡õ . \) ¦à /(.¡õ . \) ¦à /(.¡õ . \) ) Holding the three fluffy cubs in his arms, Xie Tao once again felt that being a ¡°nanny¡± might actually be better than a thrilling adventure. At this time on Orte ¨C ¡°There are so many nursing clubs in the interster. Why did you have to choose a club that is not famous?! It¡¯s not only not famous, but has a ranking of 3000. You actually sent the cub to such a trash club, do you not care about how outsiders view us?¡± The master of the Waren family unhappily looked at the young woman in front of him. ¡°It¡¯s not like our family can¡¯t afford a good club, so how could you, with good conscience, choose such a club for the cub?¡± Although the Waren family did not hold a lot of power among the Kuhti race, it was still a very rich family. Specializing in business and trade, they were known to most of those in the interster who had an interest in that area. Facing the man¡¯s me, Fuya remained silent. When she had taken the cub to that club and handed him over to the human youth, her cub, who never spoke in those situations, had actually called out to the youth by his own free will. Based on this, Fuya believed that she had made the right choice. It didn¡¯t matter if it was famous or not, in that moment she had known that it was the club that would bring her cub most happiness. She did not care that outsiders might talk behind her back or even openly mock her, her cub¡¯s wellbeing came first. Tanner knew that his wife was a very soft person with basically no temper. Usually when he said something, she would take a step back and not argue. But her silence showed that she refused to budge on this matter. ¡°...When the timees for the cub to fly, don¡¯t me me for not warning you.¡± The man looked at her coldly. Seeing as she did not intend to answer, the man said this and then walked out of room. Hearing the door m close behind him, Fuya slightly twitched. Briefly ncing at the white door, she then turned her head to the side and looked out the window. She thoughtfully gazed at the blue sky and took a deep breath to calm her mood. I had been a month since she sent her cub to the Yunbao branch on Gaia Star and she had often wondered how her cub was doing there. However Gaia Star and Orte were separated by severals and it was not easy to get there. During this period she had once contacted them to ask if her cub had adapted to the new environment. After hearing that he had integrated well into the branch, she did not ask further questions. She was of course very concerned about her cub, but she neither wanted to disturb the employees¡¯ work nor make them think that she did not trust them. However, it had been a month since she saw him, and as a mother who loved her child, Fuya missed him very much. She could of course watch her cub with amunicator that could project holographic images, but it was not the same as actually seeing him and would only make her miss him more. All she wanted was to hold him in her arms again. Thinking about her adorably fluffy cub, Fuya went onto the Star Network to look up when the next flight to Gaia Star was. When discovering that the next departing flight was as soon as tomorrow, she became even more determined to go through with it and quickly booked a ticket. With thetestmercial starship, it took less than half a day to reach Gaia Star. Leaving Orte early in the morning, Fuya arrived in the afternoon. When she finally made her way to the Yunbao branch, she was very excited at meeting her cub again but she still went to the office first in order to ask for permission. It just so happened that Xia Qi hade to ask Feng Wenxian about the financial expenses for the month, and was therefore able to greet her. ¡°It is certainly possible for parents to visit their cubs.¡± Xia Qi politely bowed her head and lead the young Kuhti woman to the building where the cub resided. In the arms of Xie Tao currentlyid a satisfied Knox cub who had reimed his rightful ce. Xie Tao moved the cub a bit in order to free one arm and then used it to throw a ball to the Muka. Hearing the door open, Xie Tao turned his head to see who it was, his eyes then automatically wandered to the Kuhti cub who was ying with his friends. Putting a hand on the excited Muka¡¯s head, he told him that he needed to go away for a bit, and then walked over to the Kuhti cub who was still unaware of her arrival. Squatting down, Xie Tao touched the cub¡¯s soft back and said. ¡°Baby, look who hase to see you.¡± The Kuhti cub nkly looked up at Xie Tao and then turned around. The moment he saw the young woman standing by the door, he raised his wings and called out to her. ¡°Tiuh.¡± pping his small wings, the Kuhti cub flew straight into his mother¡¯s embrace. ¡°Tiuh!¡± Settling down in the center of her palms, the cub raised his head and called out to her in a particr clear voice. Fuya had instinctively caught the cub who flew into her arms, but she had yet to process what actually happened and only stood stiffly in ce, staring at the cub in her hands. Then, as if epting that it was not a dream but reality, her body loosened up and her eyes filled with tears. Carefully touching her precious cub, she involuntary let a whimper escape. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Aw, it¡¯s so... just so... (>©n<) ¡ú (¨i©n¨i) Seeing her relief knowing that she now won¡¯t be forced to part with her child... Augh, I can¡¯t handle these kinds of things, the only thing that makes me feel better is imagining what would happen if that horrible man got surrounded by you readers. (^ ^) Chapter 19 Tears are salty When the realization hit Fuya, she became overwhelmed with emotions. It was as if the dam she had used, suddenly reached its limit and overflowed. All she had felt these past years came rushing at her and her worries got washed away in the flood, leaving behind only relief and joy. As the youngest daughter of the Leicester family, Fuya Leicester had received social education from a very young age and been taught to always behave dignified and reserved. To disy excessive signs of emotions, as she did now, was not advisable around other people. But the current was too strong and she was unable to resist her gushing emotions. After letting that one suppressed sob out, she prevailed for but a second before she lovingly embraced her cub and bent her head down, her back lightly trembling as she quietly sobbed. ¡°Tiuh?¡± ¡°Tiuh-tiuh, tiuh!¡± The Kuhti cub, who did not understand why his mother suddenly started crying, anxiously moved his small wings and called out to her several times. Out of consideration for the Kuhti woman, the people in the room remained quiet and let the mother and her cub interact in a peaceful environment. And so, except for the asional sounds made by the cubs, the room was enwrapped in silence. No one felt that her reaction was strange. With their circumstances, it was surely a very happy surprise for the mother to suddenly discover that her cub could now fly. Although they had once been in contact with the mother before, the cub had not made a lot of progress at that time. After that, the cub had rapidly improved and could now fly just as well as any other cub, maybe even better. It certainly must have been very emotional for the mother to suddenly discover this. Since the cub had proved himself to fly very well yesterday, Xia Qi had thought about contacting his parents today and delivering the good news. However, his mother had unexpectedly arrived before she had the chance to do this. Hearing his mother¡¯s continued sobs, the Kuhti cub got worried. His mother¡¯s head was bent downwards with her hair falling like a curtain around them, separating them from the outside world. In an attempt to soothe his mother, the little cub fluttered his small wings and stretched his back to reach her chin. He then tenderly rubbed his beak against her tear stained skin. Tears are salty. This simple thought went thought he cub¡¯s head as he gently stroked his beak against her wet chin. He was still a cub and even if he wanted tofort his mother, he could only do this much. He therefore continued to helplessly stroke his mother¡¯s chin and call out to her. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh.¡± After a while, Fuya partially straightened her back and the cub looked up at his mother who had opened her eyes and was gazing down at him, tears still running down her cheeks. The cub then suddenly pushed his chest forward and opened his wings to make himself bigger. Mommy, don¡¯t cry, I will protect you. As the Kuhti cub could not speak, he could only express his thoughts with actions. To tell the truth...with the cub¡¯s body being so small as well as the fact that his ample feathers made him into a fluffball, this action held no momentum and on the contrary looked a bit ridiculous. But knowing that the cub was trying tofort his mother, this action suddenly felt warm and the surrounding people couldn¡¯t help but feel touched. Cubs¡¯ thought process was often very simple. But it was this simplicity that made their actions seem so pure and sincere, they neither pretended nor deceived one. ¡°Sweetie...¡± Looking down and seeing her cub¡¯s adorable actions, Fuya felt warm in her heart and showed a small smile. The overwhelming rush of emotions subsided and her tears gradually stopped. The Kuhti cub¡¯s name was Peido and his nickname Peipei, however Fuya often only called him ¡°Sweetie¡± at home which expressed all the love she had for her cub. Hearing himself being called, the Kuhti cub moved his small wings and responded. ¡°Tiuh!¡± His mother had stopped crying and even smiled! The cub rxed his spine and happily settled down in her hands, giving her thumb a stroke with his beak before once again gazing up at her. Fuya gave him a loving look and then faced the people surrounding them. ¡°I sincerely apologize... somehow I lost control of my emotions for a moment there.¡± Quickly fixing her appearance, Fuya looked up and smiled as she apologized to the people in the room who had to witness such a scene. After making herself presentable again, there were amazingly no signs of what had just transpired except for the young woman¡¯s heartbreakingly red eyes... Xia Qi almost felt a bit envious but it passed rather quick as she focused on the woman¡¯s words. No one felt that she was to me for her behavior, it was normal, even a nobledy was primarily a mother when it came to things concerning her cub, not a wife. She did not need to put up a front for the family¡¯s best but needed to act for the best of the cub. That included showing emotions and love, not putting up a front and shutting everyone out. They all therefore simultaneously shook they heads at her apology. There was nothing to apologize for. Fuya shed a polite smile at their response and then looked down as she moved her cub over to one hand and used the other to touch his small wings. Her smile did not disappear but turned more loving as she gazed at her cub and everyone could see that she was extremely happy. Aside from her joy, she was also relieved and thankful that she had actually decided toe and visit her cub instead of relying on holographicmunication. If she hadn¡¯t, she would probably be home right now crying and with blurry eyes trying to book a ticket to Gaia Star. ¡°It¡¯s like a miracle. I don¡¯t know how I can ever possibly thank you for what you have done...¡± Despite herposed look, one could still hear a tingle of emotion in her voice as she convened her gratitude. Xie Tao did of course reject her offer and did not demand extra payment. Assisting and caring for the cubs were after all what caretakers should do, it was not like they had done anything worth extra money. Also, in Xie Tao¡¯s point of view, the fact that the cub became able to fly was mainly because the cub was willing to work hard and did not give up. They only gave him encouragement and guidance. If it had not been for the Kuhti cub taking initiative to repeatedly practice every day, there would be no results. All of the staff knew the effort the Kuhti cub had put in and seeing that it was not in vain, they were all happy for the cub. Hearing that he had worked hard this past month, Fuya embraced her diligent cub and then nted a kiss on his forehead before lightly rubbing her cheek against the top of her fluffy cub¡¯s head. ¡°My little Peipei truly is amazing.¡± With a tender smile, Fuya carefully arranged the ruffled feathers on her cub, her movements were very gentle. ¡°Tiuh-¡± The Kuhti cub cheerfully called out to her, he was very happy that he was being praised. When his mother finished tidying up his feathers, the Kuhti cub pped his wings and left her arms. He first flew towards Xie Tao and stopped a meter from him. He briefly turned toward his mother and called out to her, he then flew to his two friends and once again turned around. ¡°Tiuh!¡± The first action was meant to show his trust and dependence on the youth, the second was to show his mother that he had made two new friends. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh.¡± The Kuwei and Cotto cub looked at the Kuhti woman with curiosity. This was the first time that they had seen an adult from the Kuhti race and as they looked up at her, they both came to wonder the same thing. Since their friend was a Kuhti cub and looked a lot like them, maybe their mothers were simr to the Kuhti woman in front to them? The idea was quite naive and unrealistic, but as young cubs, this felt logical and highly possible. The two cubs looked at the Kuhti woman with interest and as they imagined that their mothers would have treated them the same way she did, they could not help but feel a bit envious. At this moment, Xie Tao picked the two cubs up and after lightly stroking them, he arranged their feathers just like the Kuhti woman had. Being happily surprised, the two cubs called out to him and stroked their beaks against his hand before sitting back and contentedly let him arrange them. Although they did not have mothers, they had someone who loved them and was willing to arrange their feathers for them. Fuya went over to look at her cub¡¯s new friends who were sitting in the president¡¯s arms and immediately recognized them to be of the Kuwei and Cotto race. The only big difference between the three races was basically the color of their feathers, one was red, one yellow and one gray. There was also a bit of a difference in body shape as cubs but nothing noteworthy. Although she knew of them, she rarely met anyone from their races and being faced with two cute cubs simr to the ones of her race, Fuya inevitably felt some connection and love for them.[1] She therefore reached out a hand and tenderly touched the two cubs¡¯ heads. Xie Tao had told her that when her cub was learning how to fly, these two cubs had helped him. She was really happy that her cub had gotten such lovely friends. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh.¡± The two cute cubs called out to her and she gave them a gentle smile. She then continued to ponder on what she could do to thank the club. They had told her that they were only doing their job and had denied extra payment, however this did not mean that she could not give them a gift in order to show her appreciation. Fuya believed in their sincerity and that their words were true, but if she did not properly thank them for achieving this, she would not be able leave without guilt weighing on her mind. She must give some kind of reward- ¡°I will fund a new living quarter for the cubs here at the Yunbao branch.¡± After considering for a while, Fuya stated this. The number of cubs in the Yunbao Branch had recently risen and space had be limited. To give the cubs more space they could build a new house or add onto the existing one. If they for example added a second floor to the current building, they could have the hatching room and the like on the second floor and have the first floor dedicated to the cubs. Hearing her say this sentence, the surrounding people were all stunned and could only stare nkly at the Kuhti woman in front of them. They had been aware that the Kuhti cub¡¯s mother had previously let her cub stay in famous clubs, which were not cheap but... Could she really be this rich? _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I know that many chapters are made of tear goblins and rainbow dust but somehow this chapter made me ¡°a~¡± especially many times as I tranted it. (¨R?¨Q) (By the way, fun thing, as I hastily read through the chapter before publishing it, my brain turned Yunbao branch into Yaoi branch!!!) [1] ¨C The author actually used an idiom here ¡± ¨¤i w¨± j¨ª w¨± ¡± (°®Îݼ°ÎÚ ), that trantes into ¡°love the house and its crow¡±, which means roughly that if you are involved with someone, you are also involved with the thing that is connected to them, for example ¡°Love me, love my dog.¡± or in this case something like, ¡°Love my cub, love the cubs that look simr to him.¡± or more appropriately, ¡°Love my cub, love his friends.¡± Chapter 20 Should not touch After making the proposition, Fuya expectantly looked at the surrounding people, however the staff were all too shocked and failed to respond. Taking their silence for hesitation, Fuya added. ¡°You don¡¯t have to see this as a reward, I just want my Peipei to live in a morefortable environment.¡± She did not lie, it was indeed one of the reasons. The cubs¡¯ living quarters, or the so called cub house, was the most important building at every nursing club. It was there that the cubs spent all their time and in order to improve the cubs¡¯ daily life, it was of course necessary to construct a well-equipped and high quality cub house. When the surrounding people finally came to their senses, they epted her proposal and discussed it in more detail. The current cub house had in fact many shorings and after talking, they decided to simply build a second house. Everything moved along smoothly and an independent architect, hired by the Kuhti cub¡¯s parents, soon showed up at the Yunbao branch. Fortunately, the property owned by the president wasrge and their club had a lot of open space to use. They decided to put the new building next to the old cub house and for the following days, Xie Tao discussed the new house¡¯s design with the architect. Not long after, the construction team arrived and after confirming that there was no problem with the blueprints, the construction started. Compared to thest time, this construction team used some kind of soundproofing device and it was much quieter. No matter how much noise they made, it did not disturb the people next door and the cubs had no problem sleeping. As the entire construction process was silent, Xie Tao almost felt was if the new cub house had magically appeared out of the thin air. The new house was a second storey vi, with the first floor being where the cubs spent all their time. The overall interior design was very warm and bright, they had used many different warm tones to bring out this feeling and naturally it also had a touch of childishness to it. The living room was especially spacious and unlike the old house were they could not let the cubs y freely all at once without risking them hurting themselves, they now had enough space to have many different toys and let the cubs y happily. Hence, even when the weather was bad and the cubs could not go out and y in the courtyard, they would still be able to move about and get enough exercise while indoors. The living room floor was also covered with a soft carpet to addfort when they ran around and potentially tripped. The hatching room in the new house was built on the second floor. In order to minimize the space being taken up by other things on the first floor, an additional storage room was also put on the second floor to hold the spare materials. There was still a smaller storage room on the first floor, but it only held daily necessities and was not asrge or as full as the one in the old house. Although higher quality, the rest of the facilities were rather simr to the old house. However one of the biggest differences was that ording to Xie Tao¡¯s request, an indoor pool had been built in the new house. Xie Tao installed the previous purchased water temperature regtion device in the new pool and then brought the mermaid cub from the small pool to the slightly bigger one inside. Since the mermaid race originally lived in the ocean, Xie Tao had considered that an outside environment might be morefortable for the mermaid cub. But if the pool was indoors, the mermaid cub would be closer to the other cubs and the cubs who could swim would be able to y with him in the water. As Xie Tao had felt that it would be too lonely for the mermaid cub to be separated from everyone, he had ultimately decided to build ager indoor pool first. After carrying over the things that needed to be moved from the old house to the new cub house, Xie Tao and the other employees brought the cubs to the new house. Entering the new house, the cubs curiously raised their heads and looked around. This new ce was much more beautiful and cosypared to the old one, the cubs were very excited and happy. In the upper right corner of the living room stood a beautiful wooden structure that caught one¡¯s eye. It had three different levels and at the top stood a cute little house that could be entered. Xie Tao had especially acquired a carpenter in order to build it and was quite satisfied with the result. In the room were also several climbing frames of different shapes and outside they had two different sets of swings and slides. The trampoline and seesaw was still in the process of being built but would arriveter. Therge yground he had in mind could not be built for the time being. But Xie Tao had managed to make a smaller yground outside the new cub house that he had based off the ygrounds he had seen in his original world. Right now the yground was just slightly better than what people might have in the garden for their children, but taken into ount that they also had other toys for them, Xie Tao felt that the cubs certainly would no longer be bored. ¡°Do you like this new house?¡± Xie Tao brought the cubs to the living room and squatted down beside them. Reaching out his hands, he touched the nearest two fluffy cubs and softly said. ¡°You are going to be living here from now on.¡± The Tak cub who had been touched by the youth, issued a sound and looked up at Xie Tao, his short tail slightly swaying in excitement. The cubs had never seen such a ce before and in the beginning did not know how to y. But curiosity was the nature of cubs and after exploring for a while, they soon found the new toys purpose and happily yed with them. Even the Kuhti cub¡¯s group had managed to find the wooden structure in the corner. They appeared to be really enjoy themselves as they moved between the floors, inspecting every inch of it, however they seemed a bit hesitant about entering the house at the top. Ultimately, the Kuhti cub braced himself and bravely took the lead, and soon the two other cubs followed him into the little house. Xie Tao was observing them and when the Kuhti cub curiously stuck his head out the little window and met Xie Tao¡¯s eyes, he happily called out to him, showing how much he liked it. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh!¡± Seeing that the Kuhti cub liked it, Xie Tao smiled and then moved his eyes to the Muka cub who was still standing motionless by the side. The cold and fierce looking Muka cub had not moved at all, it was only his red eyes that wandered as he quietly watched how the other cubs explored the new ce and all its toys. Xie Tao walked over to the Muka cub and put his right hand on the others cold scales, he then raised his head to looked up at this seemingly dangerous creature. ¡°Nick.¡± Xie Tao gently stroked the Muka cub and called out to him. Xie Tao had named the Muka cub ¡°Nick¡± and after having heard it a few times, the Muka cub knew that when Xie Tao said it, he was calling him and no one else. Seeing the youth move forward and then turn around to wave to him, the Muka obediently followed. Xie Tao lead him outside to therge swing. The Muka cub did not move to explore the swing and instead stood still and looked at the youth that had brought him there. The Mukas were notpletely unintelligent, it was only whenpared to the other evolved races that they seemed to havecking intelligence. If for examplepared to a dog from earth, they were much smarter. When Xie Tao pointed to therge swing next to them and patted him, the Muka cub immediately realized that Xie Tao was giving him permission to touch it. But... how does one do it? The Muka cub carefully touched the swing with his paw and watched as the swing swayed back and forth from his touch. ¡°Baby, you should sit here.¡± Xie Tao patted the swing that was hanging from the chains and patiently thought the Muka cub how to use it. The Muka cub approached the swing once more but hesitantly stopped in front of it. He turned his head and nced at the cubs who, on smaller swings, were being pushed by other caretakers not far away, he then looked at the hemispherical chair in front of him. Therge swing had actually been specially prepared for the Muka cub and after seeing that the cub had sessfully climbed onto it, Xie Tao began to gently push the swing. The Muka cub had never experienced anything like this before and he made a low humming sound in his throat as his scarlet pupils unconsciously tightened in excitement. He seem to like it. Xie Tao felt relieved at the discovery and couldn¡¯t help but smile. It turned out that it was not that the Muka cub did not like to y, he just hadn¡¯t known how to. After getting familiar with the new house, Xia Qi took in the sight of the cubs ying happily in the living room and couldn¡¯t help but say with a happy expression, ¡°Although it¡¯s not as good as the top ranked clubs, out branch is definitely better than the standard nursing club.¡± Several people nearby heard her words and thoughtfully nodded in agreement. Compared with the general nursing club, their club must be better. Looking at this new cub house, everyone at the Yunbao branch sensed thattely their club only kept getting better and better. Particrly those who had seen its originally old and shabby look, felt that the club had massively improved. They felt that if they continued to develop as smoothly as they had, then sooner orter, their club would certainly reach the highest rank and be the best club in the interster! Most of the cubs were still ying, however the white fluffy cub with two small horns on his head, rested contentedly in Xie Tao¡¯s arms. After Xie Tao had yed with the Muka, the Knox cub had jumped up and upied Xie Tao¡¯s arms, using his small fluffy tail to half-hook around Xie Tao¡¯s wrist. Xie Tao did not have any special feelings about the Knox¡¯s habit of half-hooking his tail around his wrist and did not put any meaning into the action, neither did he mind it. The tail did not hinder him, when he wanted to do something, the tail would automatically withdraw and when he put his hand back in the original position, the tail would gently half-hook around his wrist again. Xie Tao was already used to this and seeing that the Knox showed no signs of wanting to leave his arms anytime soon, he did not feel troubled. Freeing his hand, he used it to touch the fluffy tail that had just been wrapped around it. ¡°Meah~¡± After making this sound, the fluffy cub in Xie Tao¡¯s arms unconsciously tilted the tip of his tail and made a low humming sound in his throat. The Knox seemed to like it very much when he touched his tail, whether it was in the cub form or... Recalling the beautiful silver tail that he had touched once before, Xie Tao cut off his train of thoughts. It was one thing to touch the tail of a cub, but to touch the tail of the silver haired Knox in the adult form, was an entirely different thing. It was probably the obvious difference between the two forms that made Xie Tao feel that the beautiful dragon like silver tail should not be touched. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Ahh, I have had so many exams this week, but I made it!! I managed to get this chapter out ording to schedule! Many thanks to my editor, Orphire, for putting up with the stress-written text and helping me fix it. ??? I still have many exams up until Christmas (they somehow felt that jamming them all together close to the end made sense????) I will try my best to keep tranting but if I reach my limit, I might have to take a break... If I do, I will notify you here on my blog, but as of now I will fight on. Now for something fun: I use Pinterest to find pictures for this story andtely I have been addicted to the ¡°Humans are weird¡± -posts that keep popping up in my feed. Luckily our alien cubs liked to y with the human toys, but what if they hadn¡¯t? (I know that there might a chance that it¡¯s just me that enjoy the alien posts, cough, my friend doesn¡¯t like them, but I can¡¯t help myself from showing you these posts I recently found, especially the first one. o(¨Rv¨Q)o ) Chapter 21 Resting in your embrace There were daily starship flights between Orte and Gaia Star, however it was not every day that the ship used was thetestmercial starship model. If you took a regr starship, it would take a whole day to return from Gaia Star to Orte, but with the new model it took half that time. After visiting her cub, Fuya therefore spent one more day at Gaia Star. In order to avoid daily visits which would disturb the staff, nursing clubs generally encouraged parents to visit the cubs on the weekend. Parents who lived close to the club could also pick up their cubs and return them at the end of it. In addition to visits, parents could also initiate holographicmunication on the weekend. It was very convenient for those who lived further away and could not causally visit, but still wanted to see how their cub was doing. Fuya had however not used holographicmunication during the past month and had only contacted the Yunbao branch by email to see how her cub was doing. The reason for this was that, at that time, she had not wanted to use holographicmunication as she was afraid that if she heard her cub¡¯s desperate cries, she would immediately go to Gaia Star and take him home. But when she finally went to Gaia Star she had gotten a huge unimaginable surprise. ¡°You went to the club?¡± Asking this question he already knew the answer too, Tanner¡¯s face did not hold a good expression. However, even after getting a confirmation, he did not show further dissatisfaction and instead asked. ¡°Peipei, how is he doing over there?¡± How was he living? How was he eating? What kind of living conditions could a non-famous and regr trash club actually provide for his cub? When she had first returned home, Fuya had wanted to share her joy with her husband and convey to him the news of their cub¡¯s achievement. However when she saw the other¡¯s face, she recalled past events and became aware that something needed to be changed. Her cub had been so happy and full of energy when she visited him at the Yunbao branch, and it made her realize that it truly had been a very long time since she had seen her cub so full of life. Not to mention that, seeing his straight back and protruding chest, her cub now seemed to have a stronger and healthier self esteem. When the human youth had praised her cub in front of her, she had also seen how Peipei had raised his head to meet the youth eyes and proudly called out to him as he moved his small wings in happiness. She had really felt the joy emitted from that action, and of course cubs liked to be praised and felt sad when they were scolded or med. It was a very obvious thing, but Fuya found that she had always been blind when it came to this matter. Fortunately, it was not toote to change. But it would not be enough for her alone to change, she had to get the man in front of her to change his ways too. With this in mind, Fuya simply nodded to his question and said, ¡°He has adapted well.¡± Tanner felt that her words were very vague and wanted to inquire further, but his pride would not let him. Ultimately, after standing in ce for two seconds, he simply turned around and silently entered his study. Fuya followed the other with her eyes as he left, and then looked at the connector sitting on the living room table. In ten days, the annual flyingpetition would be held and this time it was the turn of the Kuhti race to host it. Thepetition was specially arranged for the cubs of the Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto races. The purpose of thepetition was to promote the three races as well as deepen the friendship between them. Since the effect of the friendlypetition was good and consolidated their bond, it had continued to be held and had somewhat turned into a tradition. The Cub Flying Competition was usually broadcasted on the Star Network so that as many people as possible could experience it. Thinking of this live broadcast, Fuya got an idea. Deep down she knew that her husband did not genuinely love their cub. He had never said anything good about him and had never praised him. The only thing that ever came out of his mouth wasints about the dishonor her cub brought them as well as many threats. However, whenever Peipei left home to live in a new club, her husband would still go to her and ask her about the situation. It was in those moments that she sometimes sensed a tad of concern in those cold eyes. His behavior perplexed her and she often doubted if what she had seen was actually something she had only made up in her mind. But if it was true that her husband held some kind of love for their cub, then it was very twisted and needed to be corrected. Using the connector, Fuya started to write a thank you mail to the Yunbao branch. Since she wrote it from her heart, she finished it rather quickly. However instead of sending it, she cut out a paragraph and then saved the rest down forter. She felt that it would be better if she sent it after the flying contest. Looking at the once again empty screen, she began to write a more informative and direct mail. ¡°Flyingpetition...?¡± After listening to what Xia Qi conveyed to him, Xie Tao repeated this word with a slight hesitation. The young Kuhti woman had asked to take her cub and have him participate in a big cub flyingpetition that would be held at Orte. Xie Tao was not especially opposed to the idea, it was just that he had never heard about thepetition and did not know what it entailed. Xia Qi nodded and exined, ¡°Thepetition is held by the Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto race. Mrs. Waren said that it¡¯s the Kuhti¡¯s turn to host it this year and the chosen venue is at Orte. It will be held on the 7th of next month.¡± Even though the contest only allowed cubs from those three races, many had heard about it due to its grandness. But since the contestants were cubs, it did not attract as many people as it otherwise would have. However, ording to Xia Qi, it was still a veryrge event and all the cubs¡¯ family members who could not personally be there, would always sit together to watch the live broadcast. After listening to Xia Qi¡¯s words, Xie Tao walked over to the Kuhti bird who was sitting on the wooden structure¡¯s second floor. As they had been quite close when talking, the cub had overheard everything. Aware of this, Xie Tao didn¡¯t bother to repeat the exnation and only said, ¡°Baby, do you want to do it? Take part in the flyingpetition?¡± The Kuhti cub, who was asked this by the youth, moved his small wings and took a step back but then stopped. He seemed a bit hesitant. As he hadn¡¯t been able to fly until recently, he had never participated in the flying contest. But when he was one year old, he had once watched the live broadcast with his family. At that time, he had seen how both of his parents had show an expression of approval when looking at the cubs who had gotten a good ranking in the contest. After seeing it, he had always wanted to make them show that expression because of him too. It was true that he was a bit nervous and afraid, but... He wanted to participate. ¡°Tiuh!¡± Under the patient gaze of the youth, the Kuhti cub suddenly lifted his chest and determinedly called out. He had finally managed to learned how to fly, this was not the time to back down. Hearing his response, Xie Tao gently stroked the cub¡¯s little raised chest with one finger, it was very soft to the touch. As he did this, he happened to nce at the other two fluffy cubs sitting nearby. The contest was held for the three races, not just the Kuhti. After briefly thinking about it, Xie Tao reached out to touch the two cub and asked, ¡°Do you two want to go too?¡± The flyingpetition seemed to be very important and meaningful for the cubs of these three races. Xie Tao therefore wanted to bring all three of them so that they could personally experience it. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh-¡° The two cubs called out to him and lightly rubbed their beaks against his fingers in response. Touching the two fluffy cubs, a gentle smile surfaced on Xie Tao¡¯s lips. Thepetition in itself would not take long, however including the time needed to get to and back from Orte, they would be gone for two to three days. Xie Tao discussed it with the staff, and seeing as their absence would not be a problem, he anticipatively awaited the next month¡¯s arrival. However, they unexpectedly had a setback. There were only ten days left until the flyingpetition, but in those days, Gaia¡¯s northern hemisphere started to quickly heat up and the season changed from winter to early spring. One could still feel the winter cold linger in the early morning, but by noon, a hint of the uing summer¡¯s warmth could be felt. The sudden warmth was a relief to Xie Tao, however Spring was a season prone to illness and being careless with how the temperature once again lowered at night, he identally caught a cold. In the beginning it was just a small cold that did not get in the way of work. He was very careful to not spread the cold to the cubs and even wore more clothes to keep his slightly sick body warm. But when he woke up the next day, his body had still gotten worse. Xie Tao did not notice this at first. It did feel unusually cold when he went outside, but he only thought that the temperature must have dropped again. However when he entered the living room in the cub house, he started to feel a little dizzy. ¡°Ah Tao... are you feeling okay?¡± Seeing the youth¡¯s ssy eyes and red cheeks, Xia Qi could not help but ask. The human race was one of the weakest races in the interster and many alien races did not have a disease such as ¡°a cold¡±, which was verymon among humans. Xia Qi had read up on it after Xie Tao had told her yesterday that he had ¡°a small cold¡± and she felt that the human youth in front of her was now strongly showing signs of one of the graver symptoms. He really looked as if his body temperature was too high. ¡°I¡¯m fine...¡± He rarely got sick and was not familiar with the feeling of fever. However, after saying this sentence, Xie Tao, who was already unstable, suddenly felt a wave of dizziness and fell sideways. ¡°?!¡± Everyone was taken aback. The youth copsed so suddenly that they had no time to catch him- But just as Xie Tao was about to m into the hard ground, a cold silver tail firmly wrapped around his waist. The ice cold silver tail slowly lifted the youth up and moved him over to its owner who was now in his adult form. The silver haired young man looked down at the unconscious youth in front of him and after a slight pause, gently enwrapped him with his arms. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Thanks to Jessica Lins for the coffee which helped boost me through the psychology exam and to my editor for once again having to deal with a stress-written text. I will sadly have to pause the trantion for one week, but I will resume tranting like normal after that. I know that I¡¯m leaving you with a bit of a cliffhanger, and it pains me to do so, but I have to focus on my exams and assignments. (I¡¯m even holding a speech on stage, the horror!) In order to lessen the impact of what I just told you and make you forget that I¡¯m leaving you with a cliffhanger, here is some cute chibi pictures I recently found which match our story: Chapter 22 Parent or partner? The youth had sessfully been saved by the silver haired man and was peacefully resting in his arms. However, everyone else in the room was still standing frozen in ce. They had all been aware that the Knox stayed at their club and some of them had even briefly seen his adult form before. But it was first now, when they witnessed his amazing reflexes and powerful tail, that they truly understood how substantial this fact actually was. Frankly, they were all a bit stunned. This truly was thest Knox in the entire universe... Taking a closer look at thisst Knox, the surrounding people were struck with how handsome he was. The young man¡¯s features had a certain softness to them, but his expressionless face radiated a cold well matched his silver hair and tail, making the softness seem elegant rather than pretty. However, as the young man lowered his gaze to the human youth in his arms, his expressionless face seemed to show a hint of tension. The silver tail restlessly moved. It had never left the youth¡¯s body, even after bringing him into his arms, and while observing the youth, Ya Yi let his tail tighten a bit further. He was very careful and the power exerted was nothing more than what humans would have considered a tight hug. Amongst the surrounding people was Zarad, who hade as usual to eat breakfast. Witnessing this scene and seeing the tail¡¯s movement as it circled further around the youth¡¯s waist, his expression changed several times and he had to hold himself back from speaking out right there and then. He finally remembered what was so special about the Knox race¡¯s tail... Others were, under no circumstances, allowed to touch it. There were only two exceptions to this rule ¨C That is, if you were the parent or if you were the partner. However, even though its parents were allowed to, it was very umon for the parents in Knox race to touch their cub¡¯s tail. It was something generally reserved for a future partner and if a couple had not yet officially determined their rtionship, then letting the other touch their tail was equivalent to epting courtship. It showed that they really liked them. If someone who did not fit into any of these two criteria were to deliberately touch it, then that person¡¯s future held nothing but a promise of pain. After all, the Knox race¡¯s tail had considerable attack power in adult form and even if the tail belonged to the weakest Knox in the interster, the person touching it would still not have a pretty end... Many years ago, some reckless idiots had not know this and as a result, had almost lost their lives on a dare. This had left a tremendous psychological shadow and the story had spread throughout the interster as a warning. Since then, all races had paid close attention to this matter when they came into contact with anyone from the Knox race. The only reason it took Zarad so long to recall this was because no one had met a Knox in over thirty years. However, now, directly in front of Zarad¡¯s eyes, was something thatpletely contradicted thismon knowledge. Not only had the youth been allowed to y with the Knox¡¯s tail in cub form, but the adult Knox had even taken the initiative to use it in order to save him and then circled it around the youth¡¯s waist... Zarad could not decide if he should doubt his eyes or memory... Just like Xia Qi had originally not known what a cold or a fever was, many aliens had never heard about it and the young Knox was one of them. His body was tense and his pale blue eyes were contracted in bewilderment. He did not understand why the youth in his arms had fallen unconscious. The silver tail was curled around Xie Tao in a protective manner and just looking at the Knox you could see that he was ready forbat. However despite this, Xia Qi rushed over without hesitation. ¡°Sure enough, it is a fever...¡± Xia Qi reached out and put a hand on Xie Tao¡¯s forehead. Even though she was inexperienced when it came to human illnesses, she could still tell that his temperature was abnormally high for a human. Hearing her use this new strange word, Ya Yi briefly gave her a nce before turning his gaze back to the youth in his arms. Xia Qi thought about the small cold Xie Tao had mentioned before as well as the recent temperatures changes and felt that it was not too strange that he got this sick. After all, with the humans¡¯ level of physique, it was quite believable that experiencing a sudden temperature change could make them more vulnerable to diseases. Fortunately, their branch had a medicine box. Aliens¡¯ physiques were, inparison to humans, extremely good, which made the box on the border of superfluous. However, it was a necessary precaution. Alien cubs had a weaker constitution than the adults, and were therefore at a greater risk of falling sick. But in the end, this was still the first time it was getting used and it was oddly enough on a caretaker, not a cub. Xia Qi quickly ran to the storage room and opened the medicine box that was ced inside. After rummaging through it for a bit, she took out a small tube of Sea Blue medicine[1]. Sea Blue was an universal medicine that families of all races often had at home to treat their cubs. As long Xie Tao took this medicine and got proper rest, he would be okay. Returning with the small tube in her hand, Xia Qi optimistically walked up to the unconscious Xie Tao. However seeing Ya Yi who still had his silver tail firmly wrapped around his waist, she instinctively felt that he would not be willing to hand the youth over to anyone and she quickly gave up the idea of getting him to let go. ¡°Take Ah Tao back to his room, have him drink this medicine and then cover him with the quilt. It¡¯s important to keep him warm.¡± Xia Qi handed the medicine over. ¡°If he kicks the quilt off, you need to make sure you cover him again or else, his cold might worsen.¡± Xia Qi was a bit unsure if she should have added thest sentence. After all, kicking the quilt off was, in her mind, only something cubs did. However, thinking of the human race¡¯s sensitivity, she felt that there was a risk that Xie Tao might unconsciously kick the quilt off if he felt too hot. Listening to Xie Qi¡¯s instructions, Ya Yi gave her a silent nce. Everyone then watched as he expressionlessly turned around and carried the youth out of their sight. Once back in his room, Ya Yi was still unwilling to let the youth go and instead of putting him on the bed, he continued to hold him as he sat down on the mattress. After adjusting his tail to the new position, he grabbed the quilt and covered the youth who was leaning against his chest. Having the youth¡¯s whole body pressed against his own, Ya Yi could feel that the other¡¯s body was much hotter than it usually was and he now knew that it made the other feel unwell. His tail, that was wrapped around the youth, tightened for a but second as he unconscious gave the youth in his arms a light squeeze. In the Knox race, having one¡¯s tail curled around another was a protective action. The tail would block any possible attack to such a degree that if you wanted to hurt someone that was being protected by it, you would first have to break though its tough scales and chop it off. Xie Tao had notpletely lost consciousness, but he felt very hot and dizzy. It was very unpleasant, one minute he felt cold to the point of shivering, the next it was unbearable hot. However, in this confused state he could still sense that he was being fed something. Fruity... His throat suddenly felt parched and he quickly swallowed down the refreshing liquid. After he drank the medicine, the quilt which had slidden down, was pulled up to his neck again. It soon began to feel hot and stuffy. The sultry feeling made Xie Tao restless and he weakly struggled. He wanted to get rid of the thing covering his body. Xie Tao¡¯s brows were knit and his legs unconsciously kicked the quilt. It was very hard and exhausting for his weak body, and then, just as the cool air finally touched his sweat covered skin, the thick quilt somehow returned to its original position. Xie Tao let out a frustrated noise and gathered his strength to kick it off a second time. But this time, the quilt stayed firmly fixed to his body. His legs had not even moved an inch. When he found that he could not kick the quilt off, Xie Tao instead wanted to move away from it. However he soon discovered that he could not do that either. There was something wrapped around his waist and chest which held him in ce. What is it......? This question repeatedly passed through his head. However his feverish brain made him unable to find the answer, despite vaguely sensing it in the back of his mind. As he couldn¡¯t think of an answer, he resorted to more direct method and simply explored the object around his waist by using his hands. Cool... The object felt cold against his warm skin and he unconsciously put his hands on this cold object, touching it several time. Xie Tao had instantly forgotten his previous intentions as well as the original purpose of the action. After discovering that the object could relieve him from the stifling heat, Xie Tao felt that it was not enough to just touch it with his hands. He tried to bring the cold object into his arms. However, even though he used all of his strength, it did not move and remained wrapped around his waist. But after pulling twice, the cold object suddenly seemed to obey and let him hug it. Lifting it up, Xie Tao lowered his head and stered his hot cheek against it. The object felt very cool and nice. Having it against his bare arms as well as his cheek gave him a temporary relief from the stuffy feeling and his restless movements stopped. He was finally satisfied. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Some chapters ago I saw that some of you had a theory that the tail was a sex organ. I¡¯m totally impartial to it, but if that is the case then this chapter was a much hotter than most realized. (>_>) ¡°After discovering that the object could relieve him from the stifling heat, Xie Tao felt that it was not enough to just touch it with his hands.¡± (E/N: *Dies of a massive nosebleed from perverted thoughts*) [1] ¨C º£ À¶É« (H¨£i L¨¢n S¨¨), ¡°L¨¢n S¨¨¡± means blue, ¡°H¨£i¡± can be a surname or mean ocean/sea, great number of people or things, or numerous. Chapter 23 Leaving for Orte It must be said that the Sea Blue universal medicine was very effective. After Xie Tao drank it, he only needed to rest under the quilt for some hours and by evening, his fever was almostpletely gone. Along with it, most of the dizziness dispersed, and Xie Tao gradually started toe to his senses. At this time, he suddenly noticed a cold touch against his left cheek. Realizing that he was holding a cold object, Xie Tao instantly opened his eyes and shifted his gaze to the object in his arms. What came into his view was a scale covered silver tail, simr to that of a dragon... Xie Tao: ¡°...¡± It took a moment for his brain to register what it was and during this quiet moment, Xie Tao followed the object with his eyes, all the way from where it emerged from under the quilt, up to the slightly tilted tip parallel to his head. The silver tail was obediently being held in his arms and appeared to in no way resist being treated like this. His still fuzzy brain finally started questioning where the owner of the tail was. He dizzily scanned the room and then turned his head to looked behind. Cyan eyes. He was very close to the other person¡¯s face and instantly came eye to eye with a pair of pale cyan eyes. Beautiful. They were as bright and clear as the winter sky. It was a very nice pair of eyes. They had a certain luster to them, and although it was not very distinct, it made one feel as if the owner of them was watching something very important. Ya Yi did not divert his gaze and instead quietly met Xie Tao¡¯s stare. Xie Tao¡¯s dizzy mind finally put the puzzle pieces together. While he was feverish, he must have been drawn to the silver tail and forcefully grabbed ahold of it in order to use it as an ice pack. With this realization, his mind at once became clear and he instantly let go of it. Holding his hands up in front of him, Xie Tao felt slightly embarrassed. It would probably be good to exin himself.. but how? As Xie Tao was struggling with this, he suddenly felt his left cheek being touched... The other¡¯s cheek was softly rubbing against his own. Xie Tao had seen this action before, it was simr to what most cubs did in order to express closeness and dependence. However, the one doing it was undoubtedly in adult form, and suddenly having such a intimate action done to him made Xie Tao unconsciously tense up. Seeing his reaction, Ya Yi momentarily paused. But after the initial response, Xie Tao did not reject it and let the adult Knox rub his cheek. It did notst long, he only gently rubbed his cheek twice. He then withdrew and positioned his head close to Xie Tao¡¯s ear. ¡°Ah Tao.¡± He said this slowly. His low voice held a cold prative feeling, but the way he said it made one feel as if it had immense importance. Ya Yi said these two words to the human youth in his arms. It was his first words and he wanted him to hear them. Not expecting that the other would suddenly say his name, Xie Tao was stunned. But before he had the chance to react, the adult Knox behind him disappeared and a small white cub emerged from behind his back, promptly climbing into his arms. ¡°Meaah.¡± Snuggling into the youth¡¯s embrace, the fluffy cub called out to him. When faced with his cute cub form, Xie Tao lost all will to reject him, and he lifted his hand, not to push him off, but to reach out and feel the small horns on the Knox cub¡¯s head. After briefly ying with them, he then let his fingers follow the curve of the cub¡¯s neck down to his back. His fluffy fur was very soft to the touch. The Knox cub, who was petted by the youth, made a low sound from his throat and the silky tail behind him immediately rouse, the tip slightly tilted at the end. The fever may havee suddenly but did not stay for long. After a day and night of resting, Xie Tao had almostpletely recovered and as he still nned on going to thepetition, he was busy organizing the three cubs¡¯ flying practices. Before he got sick, he had gone onto the Star Network in order to search for anything rted to the flyingpetition. While browsing through the information and tips, he found that if they wanted the cubs to get good positions in thepetition, it was necessary to properly prepare them and practice in advance. In order to add difficulty and make thepetition more interesting, as well as thoroughly test the cubs¡¯ flying abilities, the race track for thepetition was not so simple as to be straight or only have a few curves, it would be too easy. So, to not have their club¡¯s cubs beingpletely unfamiliar with the track, Xie Tao carefully studied the videos from the past five years¡¯petitions. The race course was different every year, but no matter how the course changed, there were things that remained the same, such as the way they calcted the score and the difficulty of the track. Where thepetition was held was selected by the ones in charge of organizing it for the year. Like ordinary races, the track had a start and a goal. However, the ranking gained in thepetition was not based on when they arrived at the finish line. It was based on the points the cub obtained while getting there. So how was the score calcted? Well, throughout the track, many circles made by something simr to golden mist could be found. Each time a cub flew through one of those golden rings, they would get a point. However, the circles did not always stay put. They often abruptly disappeared after a cub had passed through them and sometimes they would pop up in tricky ces, such as vertically above or a ce that would require a instant turn. The circles that suddenly disappeared and appeared in tricky ces was actually the most difficult part of thepetition and it was precisely this that Xie Tao wanted to prepare them for. ¡°Did you understand?¡± Xie Tao was holding the three cubs in his arms, in front of them was the connector. It was ying a video of the contest that he had specially edited, and when it ended he lowered his head to asked them this. The video he had made contained all the difficult situations that appeared in the previous year¡¯spetition as well as the cubs who at that time had sessfully handled it. Xie Tao had worked overtimest night in order to finish it. ¡°Tiuh!¡± The three cubs raised their head and responded in union. ¡°Then let¡¯s practice together.¡± Xie Tao touched the cubs¡¯ little heads and put them down on the grass in the courtyard. He did not consider practicing before thepetition to be immortal or unjust since it was something anyone could do. At this year¡¯spetition there would certainly be cubs who had participated before and was experienced in it. Because of this, Xie Tao felt that he needed to prepare their cubs and give them as much advantage as he could give them, he did not want them to lose before they even started. Hearing the youth say that they were going to practice for thepetition, the three cubs who were ced on thewn, gathered their wings together and put on a very serious look. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that they were about to train, Xie Tao felt that he would not be able to stop himself from kneeling down to hug these three adorable creatures. Still, his lips could not resist bending a little. Xie Tao had to put great effort into suppressing this reaction as he began to guide the cubs through the flying practice. They mainly practiced sudden rise, rapid turn, abrupt change, and so on. The daily practices continued for a week and soon the time for the flyingpetition atst arrived. ¡°Ah Tao, you shoulde back as early as possible, otherwise the cubs left behind will be troubled. If that happens, we won¡¯t be able to handle it.¡± As she sent off the youth, Xia Qi said this with a helpless expression. That she said this sentence was not without reason. On the day the youth fell ill, all of the cubs ying in the living room expectantly nced towards the door from time to time, starting from early morning. By afternoon, the cubs started restlessly gathering close to the door and if someone tried to move them, they would slip away only to soon return to their ce by the door. The cubs sat there staring at the door for hours, whimpering and calling out for the youth. The three cubs nestled in the small house had taken it particrly hard. Even though they did not sit with the other cubs, they were the ones that most persistently called out for the youth. Every once in a while they would even fly over and m into the closed door. The caretakers had been at loss of what to do. It was only after they exined to the cubs several times that the youth was sick but that he would definitely be better soon, that were they able to somewhat soothe them. ¡°I¡¯m going to bring Peipei and the other two to Orte in order to participate in apetition. I will be back soon.¡± Looking at the fluffy cubs surrounding him and the Muka cub sitting obediently next to them, Xie Tao reached out to pat them. Next he went to the indoor swimming pool. As soon as he approached, the mermaid cub swum to the edge. Touching the cub¡¯s wet golden hair, Xie Tao repeated what he had told the other cubs. Most of them took it quite well, however there was one that was more reluctant. The Knox cub had stuck to him all morning. This had not really been a problem but now, all packed and ready to go, Xie Tao looked down at the white fluffy cub nestled in his arms. ¡°Meah.¡± The cub half-hooked his small tail around Xie Tao¡¯s wrist and attentively looked up at him with his bright light blue eyes. Meeting those eye and feeling the small tail around his wrist, Xie Tao yielded. After his surrender, the cub took the initiative to climb up onto his left shoulder. Once in ce, he satisfyingly crouched down, his small tail slightly tilted behind him. So, with a white fluffyball on his shoulder and three different colored fluffyballs in his arms, Xie Tao arrived at the nearest airport and took amercial starship to Orte. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Ya Yi finally said his first words!! ?? It took some chapters but we finally got to see it, I guess he waited for the right moment, haha, so sly, I love it. By the way, it¡¯s soon Christmas and since Sweden have some weird traditions, let¡¯s have a cultural exchange!! 1. We celebrate on the evening of the 24th not in the morning. 2. Santa doesn¡¯te during the night, hees and hands them out personally. (Which means that I kinda figured out that he wasn¡¯t real at age four because I recognized my aunt in beard) 3. We have a Christmas ham instead of turkey. (maybe some other country also has it?) 4 . Some Swedes dance around the Christmas tree while singing about how frogs don¡¯t have ears or tails. (I have a strict rule to only do this at midsummer when I get to jump like frogs around a big flower dressed pen*s... ehm, look it up if you don¡¯t believe me...) So, does your country or family also have any weird traditions? Can it beat number four? I¡¯m very curious. (>^¦Ø^<) Also, many thanks to Mimishijie and other for the Coffees. ? Chapter 24 Chasing, but can¡¯t catch up...? Orte was the capital of the Kuhti people and it was definitely worth visiting. The sky there was of a dark blue shade and the air seemed to always have a faint scent of flowers and nts. From above, the looked full of life and verdant. It was currently spring and the sunlight was just right. It was not as hot as it was in the summer, but still provided afortable warmth and it was exceptionally pleasant. Since the nearest airport only had ordinary starship flights avable at the time of thepetition, Xie Tao andpany had to take the little more than one day travel time into ount and left two days before thepetition. They arrived at Orte in the evening of the following day and Xie Tao brought the four fluffballs to the hotel that had recently been built by thepetition organizers for the participants and their families. They rested there for the night and early the next morning, the venue for the flyingpetition opened. Thepetition would be held at one o¡¯clock in the afternoon, but many parents who bought their tickets at the site could not wait to enter the arena. ¡°Thank you for getting them ces in thepetition as well.¡± Xie Tao nced down at the Cotto and Kuwei cub sitting in his arms and politely bowed his head to the Kuhti woman in front of him. In order to limit the amount of contestants, the cubs participating had to go through a qualification. After being selected they would also be screened by themittee and only the best got to participate. The qualification had been held half a month ago, however by the time Xie Tao learned about the contest, the selection had already ended two days prior. ¡°Don¡¯t mention it, it¡¯s actually I who should thank you.¡± Fuya smiled, her face showing genuine gratitude as she said this. Some high ranking nursing clubs and families could skip the selection process and easily acquire ces for their cubs in thepetition. Originally, Fuya only had one ce but after receiving a request from Xie Tao, she managed to win over two more. ¡°Peipei, mommy will be watching you from the audience.¡± Fuya carefully arranged the feathers of her cub who was sitting in her arms, the tender movements revealed the obvious love she held for him. ¡°Tiuh!¡± Raising his head, the red fluffy cub looked up at his mother and answered her in a clear voice. After hearing his response, Fuya stroked his little head and held onto him for a bit longer, she then put him in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace and left for the arena. ¡°Yes, we will be watching you from the audience.¡± This sentence was directed to all of them, but as he said it, he moved his hand and started to arrange the Cotto and Kuwei cubs¡¯ feathers. These two cubs had no parents and as Xie Tao did not want them to be sad or feel a sense of loss, he tried his best to take on the role of a parent. The two cubs¡¯ eyes were bright and they happily let the youth arrange their feathers. When he was done, they affectionately stroke their small head against his hand. Seeing as it was almost time, Xie Tao left the hotel with the three cubs in his arms and one additional on his shoulder and entered the arena arranged by the organizer. But the scene Xie Tao was met with when he entered made him abruptly stop. ¡°Tiuh!¡± ¡°Tiuh, tiuh-tiuh!¡± ¡°Tiuh, tiuuh-¡° Red, yellow, grey. The arena stands were already nearly filled and in the arms of almost every person was a fluffball of varying color. Wherever you looked you would be met with a cute fluffball and the air was full of the cubs¡¯ adorable voices. Xie Tao nced at the three cubs in his arms, he then looked at all of the surrounding fluffy cubs. At this moment he couldn¡¯t help but think of something.. This... must be a paradise for fluff lovers. This year¡¯s flyingpetition was held at Orte¡¯s famous Cerda canyon. It was several kilometers deep, with a rushing river at the bottom and towering peaks on both sides. The starting point of the race was at the bottom of the canyon and the end was set at the top of a very tall and precipitous mountain in the distance. The gigantic arena was built to be suspended in the air next to the finish line. Before the race began, an opening ceremony was held. Right after Xie Tao had found a seat, the doors closed and a powerful cry rang out. Three fierce creatures soared through the air. With fiery red feathers and a beautiful long tail, one of them cut through the air like a majestic Phoenix. By its side flew two others, one who resembled a Goshawk and one who looked like a golden Peng. These three pretty and fierce looking creatures demonstrated in a beautiful performance how to do innovative maneuvers and control oneself in a small airspace. It was to show the cubs that their races were the rightful masters of the sky and that they could be that too. This was the first time Xie Tao witnessed the Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto¡¯s adult beast forms, and he could not help but be somewhat entranced by it. When heter came to his senses, he looked down at the three cubs in his arms and noticed the longing in their eyes. Xie Tao raised his hand to touched their soft back feathers and with a warm voice encouraged them. ¡°When you grow up, you will definitely be just as powerful as them.¡± ¡°Tiuh!¡± The three cubs proudly called out at almost the same time and lifted their small chests to show their pride and confidence. It was an action Xie Tao had seen the Kuhti cub do before and he highly suspected that the other two had learnt it from him. After the opening ceremony, the cubs who were going to participate in thepetition had to go to the waiting area near the starting line. Using amunal air car, Xie Tao took the three cubs there. Originally, after making sure that they were in the right ce and everything was arranged, Xie Tao had turned around to leave. But after taking two steps he hesitated and turned around in order to get onest nce. What he discovered then was that the three cubs had not moved and their eyes had anxiously followed his back. ¡°As long as you remember the things we practiced before, there will be no problem.¡± Understanding the nervousness they must be feeling, Xie Tao walked back and squatted down in front of them. With a soft expression, he added. ¡°No matter what the result may be, you will always be winners in my heart.¡± After he patiently appeased the three cubs, Xie Tao left the waiting area and returned to the arena. The arena was current still at ground level, but after it was confirmed that all of the audience had arrived. The suspension device under the arena raised the entire audience to the top of the mountain. In the middle of the arena, a holographic image of the race course was presented and then the image changed to showed what was happening at the starting line. In order to easily recognize the three cubs as a single nce, Xie Tao had tied a short pale yellow ribbon to the three cubs left legs before they departed from the hotel. Seeing the number of cubs being shown on the screen, Xie Tao felt that it was a very sensible decision. ¡°Meah.¡± The Knox cub in his arms called out to him and touched his chest with his paw. This drew Xie Tao¡¯s attention from the holographic image to the white fluffy cub in his arms and lifting him up, he met the pair of sharp pupiled light cyan eyes. The cub was currently wearing a ck cloak and at the top of the hood were two imprints visible from his horn, that at a first nce could be mistaken for rabbit ears. Because it was inconvenient and dangerous to let others see the Knox cub, Xie Tao had quickly made him this small cloak before leaving for the airport. The cloak basically covered the cub¡¯s entire body and after pulling up the hood, the only way Xie Tao could see his little face was by lifting him up to eye level. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid...¡± Thinking about his situation as thest Knox in the universe, Xie Tao could not help but bring him into his embrace again and hold him close to his body. Even after heter started focusing on the game he would from time to time gently stroke his back through the cloak in aforting manner. However, Ya Yi was actually not afraid. While he had still been inside the egg, he had gotten used to bearing other people¡¯s negative emotions, regardless of whether it was hatred or disgust. Every day had been filled with darkness. During those more than thirty years inside that egg, his days only consisted of hatred. It was the feeling he was most familiar with. If the world hated him and did not want him, should he also hate the world? Ya Yi once thought this way. But in this cold dark world filled with hatred, now existed a pure and warm light. After being touched by this light, the bloodthirstiness born from the darkness in Ya Yi¡¯s heart calmed down and the vicious cruel creature slowly became tamed, its sharp fangs and ws gradually turning dull. ¡°Meah.¡± So as he was put back in the youth¡¯s arms, he obediently nestled into the youth¡¯s embrace andid himself as close to the youth¡¯s chest as possible. As he listened to the rhythmic sound of the youth¡¯s strong heartbeats, he made a low sound. While the little fluffy cub settled down in his arms, Xie Tao moved his eyes back to the image. The race had not started yet, but it was about to begin. The screen showed the cubs standing by the starting line and the countdown was visually disyed to the audience. Xie Tao quickly found his three cubs amidst therge group of fluff. Following them with his eyes, he could not help but be increasingly nervous as the countdown inched closer and closer to zero. 3, 2, 1- As soon as the tone signaling the start rang out, the group of fluffy cubs hurriedly took off and hurriedly flew forward. The race course followed the canyon¡¯s river and the pale gold circles appeared randomly in the air. Shouts sounded in the arena as some parents and caretakers could not stop themselves from cheering when they saw their cubs im points. Nursing clubs who had Kuhti, Kuwei or Cotto cubs in their care would certainly not miss a publicity opportunity like this one, as long as the cubs in their club got a good ce in the flyingpetition, they could market it in order to boost their club¡¯s reputation. People from the Kuhti and Cotto race could be seen cheering extra hard. Cubs from the Kuwei race had now won first ce two years in a row and even though no one showed it on the outside, they were of course a little anxious. The Kuwei had already bore the crown for two years. If no one took it from them this year, they would not be able to live with the shame. The cubs participating in thepetition carried a small device that was used to measure the scores acquired. The cubs would get one point each time they sessfully passed through a golden circle and the device would also record the time it took them to reach the end. In order to not miss too many golden circles, many cubs unconsciously slowed down and gradually fell behind. At the lead was a Kuwei cub. It seemed to have received good training and its flying technique was both urate, stable and fast. Even if you took a look at all of the different races¡¯ cubs, the Kuwei cubs seemed to be farther ahead. The expression of the other two races when they saw this could not help but change slightly and it did not help that with every sharp turn the Kuwei cub in the lead seemed to gain even more distance. Every time this happened, the faces of the other two races became gloomier and gloomier... It was not only the Kuhti and Cotto parents that needed a win, everyone from those two races who were following thepetition on the Star Network felt the same way. But just as the future looked dim, they suddenly discovered that there was a little fluffy red cub behind the Kuwei cub who gradually inched closer. It was pping its small wings at full power and soon it was right behind. It was a Kuhti cub! The adults of the Kuhti race were ecstatic and cheered on this one cub. Xie Tao saw the light yellow ribbon on the Kuhti cub¡¯s left leg and the nervousness he felt about the Kuhti cub¡¯s situation lifted. However in the next moments a different kind of worry took ahold of him. Chasing, but can¡¯t catch up...? Looking at the Kuhti cub who was unceasingly pping his wings with all he got, Xie Tao finally got to experience how parents felt while watching their childpete. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Merry Christmas! ?? This is my present to you, I hope you have a lovely Christmas, no matter if you celebrate it or not. No matter if it¡¯s a huge party with your family or simply cosying up in front of the tv with your own fluffball and watching your favorite series while drinking hot cocoa. Chapter 25 What happened, did I win? The golden circles that appeared in the air also served to mark out the race course for the cubspeting. For the audience, in addition to the holographic image showing the cubs, there was also a map of the race course ced beside the finish line. On the map were small red dots that showed the cubs movements and they seemed to already flown two-thirds of the race. Although a Kuhti cub had now separated from the horde and was closing in on the Kuwei, there were only a third of the track left until the finish line. The probability of sess was small and if the cub wanted to win, it would be a hard feat... Thementator of the contest could of course sense where the audience¡¯s interestid and in order to cater to the masses, let the cameras focus on the Kuhti cub. The cubs of the Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto race were all round and fluffy. In adulthood they could be called masters of the sky, but as cubs the sky was still something unfamiliar that they had to explore, a challenge that they had to ovee. A cub with ample light red feathers who was pping its small wings with all it got, appeared on the screen and was clearly shown to the whole audience as the cameras zoomed in. The cub was not focusing on the Kuwei cub in front of him, but was instead pping his wings with great concentration and eyeing a golden circle that had appeared nearby. At this moment, as the cub rounded a corner, another golden circle appeared without warning right above the Kuhti cub. The audience could not help but tense up when they saw this. It would probably be missed... The circle¡¯s timing as well as its position made the task extremely difficult, and they would not me the cub even if it missed the circle. With this in mind, the audience did not expect much. But in the next second, the image shown on the screen left everyone in awe. With a very skillful maneuver, the Kuhti cub flew up and through the golden circle above it, sessfully gaining a point. ¡°Peipei...¡± In the audience, Fuya raised her hands to cover her mouth, her shoulders were stretched taunt and she repeatedly blinked her blurry eyes as she looked up at the screen. The main reason that she had wanted her cub to participate in the flyingpetition was actually because she remembered the longing her cub had once showed when they had watched it together. The fact that it also gave her the opportunity to change the way Tanner behaved towards their cub was only a small part of it. In her view, it did not matter what ranking the cub got, the burden of upholding the family¡¯s reputation was not be something a cub should bear. However, with that said, seeing the scene in front of her, was undoubtedly a very pleasant surprise. For her little Peipei to have advanced so rapidly... When Xie Tao saw the Kuhti cub sessfully pass through the golden circle, he did not show any obvious excitement, however his eyes and eyebrows could not help but lower. The difficult part of the race had already been mastered by their cubs. They had gone over it many times before, with many different scenarios, and out of the three cubs, the Kuhti cub had been the one who trained the hardest. Once his wings got tired, he would take a break. But it usually was not long before Xie Tao once again saw the cub practicing the maneuvers over and over in order to ovee the difficult part. The difficult part in thepetition had not changed over the years and after training so rigorously, Xie Tao believed that when it came to flying techniques, the Kuhti cub would not lose to anyone. He showed no hesitation and took every circle with speed and uracy. The distance between the two cubs gradually began to decrease even more. The Kuhti cub was so close, if only the track had been a little long, it might have been able to out do the Kuwei cub, but they were nearing the finish line... Seeing this, the Kuhti and Cotto could not help but secretly sigh in their hearts. Particrly the Cotto people felt quite bitter, they would rather let the Kuhtis win this year than allow the Kuweis to gain a three years consecutive championship! So, what was so bad about this happening? Well, it was true that their three races were in a friendly alliance, but for one to stand out and shift the power bnce was obviously not good. The camera could not focus on the Kuhti cub for too long, so after giving it a closeup as well as showing the cub¡¯s skills when it came to with the golden circles, thementator was ready to move it away and let the other cubs have some camera time too. But just before the image changed, everyone saw the little red cub on the screen raise his head with a determined look. It seemed to be looking at the auditorium next to the finish line and suddenly it called out with a clear and strong voice. ¡°Tiuh!¡± The cub could in no way know that he was being shown on the screen. That his ck eyes had in that moment caught sight of the audience in the distance had only been ident. But it had given him motivation and after calling out, he tried to p his wings even harder. There were two important people watching him in the audience. Wanting to do the best one could in front of one¡¯s parents was only natural. The cub wanted to quickly fly over there and be praised by the youth and his mother. Xie Tao briefly contemted on the sharp sound¡¯s meaning, but once he understood, his eyes could not help but soften. After a few minutes, thepetition entered climax as two cubs in the lead got even closer to the finish line. At this time, many in the audience were unable to stop themselves from standing up from their seats and look down at the finish line next to the arena. The red g standing at the top of the mountain marked the end of the tracks and it was estimated that in less than one minute, they would have a winner. The previous cheering crowd was now silence and tension filled the air as they awaited the cubs¡¯ appearance. Then as the first cub ascended the mountain and came into view, the cameras zoomed in on it. It was the Kuwei cub. It had been in the lead throughout the race and although a little disappointed, most people were not surprised about this. However, what they had not expected was that in thest third of the track, the Kuhti cub had caught up and the distance between them was now less than three meters. Thest part of the track had the highest difficulty setting and out of all the circles, the remaining five were extra hard. The audience intensely followed the two cubs¡¯ with their eyes as they approached the circles. Both of the cubs passed through the five circles smoothly, but in the process, the Kuhti cub managed to reduce the distance between them to only one meter. The Kuhti cub was unfortunately not able to close the remaining gap of one meter, but looking at the fluffy red cub who passed the finish line only seconds after the Kuwei cub, Xie Tao felt very proud. The other two cubs soon arrived at the finish line as well and while themittee assessed the results, Xie Tao went to get the three cubs. ¡°Tiuh-Tiuh.¡± The three cubs in his arms raised their heads and gazed up at him with expecting eyes, they seemed to be waiting for praise. Xie Tao touched their small wings and with the thought of relieving their fatigue, lightly rubbed the wings with his fingertips. ¡°All of you flew really well, you looked very powerful.¡± Xie Tao gently smiled as praised them, then he lowered his head and kissed each cub¡¯s forehead. ¡°Tiuh!¡± The three cubs who were kissed by the youth, moved their little wings and called out to him, they then affectionately snuggled into his embrace. The cubs had been the second, fifth and eighth to arrive at the finish line, which was actually quite good cements. Xie Tao raised his hand and fondly stroked the three fluffy cubs¡¯ the soft back feathers in order to convey his praise and encouragement. ¡°Tiuh...¡± The Kuhti cub was happy that he was praised by the youth, but knowing that he could have gotten first ce if he only had tried a little bit harder, he could not help but feel a little disappointed. Hearing the Kuhti cub¡¯s down cast voice and seeing his lowered head, Xie Tao raised his hand and carefully tidied up his feathers. He then, with a even softer voice then before, said. ¡°You are very skilled, Peipei. It¡¯s not just me who thinks so, just now I heard several other adults praise you too.¡± Even though Xie Tao did not care about the ranking, he still felt a bit sorry for the cub who had been so close to win first ce. Especially so since he knew all the effort the cub had put in. It would have been one thing if the gap had been big, but with only a one meter difference... If only there had been more golden circles, Xie Tao felt that then the Kuhti cub would most certainly have been able to pass the other cub. But, unfortunately that was not the case. ¡°Tiuh!¡± Beingforted and having his feathers arranged by the youth, the Kuhti cub finally cheered up and rubbed his little beak against Xie Tao¡¯s fingers. After a ten minute pause, themittee hadplied the results and a award ceremony would now be held where all the rankings would be presented. The top ten could receive awards and to build suspense the rankings were normally announced starting from the lowest, but this time themittee made an exemption. ¡°In this year¡¯s flyingpetition, we are happy to have weed a record breaking contestant with a score of 443, which is 0.6 points higher than any score reached in the previous years¡¯petitions.¡± Was it the Kuwei cub? Knowing that the Kuwei cub had been in the lead from the beginning and had flown both stable and fast, the other two races could not help but once again silently sigh in their hearts. This was not good, not only had they gained a three consecutive championship, they had even broken the record. ¡°The name of the record breaking contestant and the winner of this year¡¯spetition is...¡± The host deliberately paused and everyone present could not help but stand up from their seat. The tension was high. Then, atst, he announced the name- ¡°Peido Leicester-Waren.¡± Hearing this name, Xie Tao looked down and stared nkly at the Kuhti cub in his arms. The cub simultaneously raised his head and met Xie Tao¡¯s eyes. ¡°Tiuh?¡± When Xie Tao showed no reaction, he called out to him. What happened? Did I win? _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Aw, the Kuhti cub is so adorable, thatst sentence was such a cuteness kill move. >_< By the way, I forgot to say thisst time, but I really enjoyed hearing about what you did for Christmas. It was both interesting to see what those of you who do not celebrate Christmas did, and how different the Christmas celebrations could actually be, like for example how in Australia many celebrated with barbecue on the beach. Among many other things it was also fun to discover that there were other countries that celebrated on the 24th as well. ^ ^ Chapter 26 Lifting their small chests ¡°Mister, the madam asked me to remind you to go onto the Star Network¡¯s live broadcast tform and watch channel 266 this afternoon. May I ask if you want to do this now?¡±[1] In the living room, the butler nced at the connector that had specially been ced on the living room table by the madam and approached the man in order to carefully inquire about this. Channel 266? Tanner frowned. He had a vague impression of this live broadcast channel, but it had been a long time since hest visited it and even after thinking deeply he still could not remember what was broadcasted on it. Eventually he gave a slow nod and put away the document in his hand. The butler brought a tea set and after being served, Tanner leaned back and leisurely took a sip as he waited for the other to set it up. He did not know why his wife had specially arranged for him to be reminded to watch a live broadcast. But he was not busy at the moment and if his wife wanted him to watch it, then it certainly must be for a good reason. He and Fuya¡¯s marriage could be regarded as an arranged marriage. The Waren family had financial resources and the Leicester was a renowned deep rooted family. On the surface it looked like a mutually beneficial arrangement. However, for Fuya to marry him, it was in fact still a quite low marriage for someone with her background. The reason for this was that it was not something nned by the Leicester family. As the only daughter of the old master and the youngest in the family, Fuya had been favored by the elders of the Leicester family. She had therefore been given the freedom to choose by herself who she wanted to marry and she had chosen him. At that time, he had already be the master of the Waren family and he had been rtively indifferent towards his marriage partner at first. For him, marriage was a way to tie two families together in a mutually beneficial rtionship. He had felt that it did not matter which family¡¯s youngdy he married, it was enough as long as they respected each other after marriage. But after marrying his present wife and living with her for so long, Tanner could not deny that he had developed certain feelings for her. The connector on the living room table was started by the butler and after entering the tform and jumping to channel 266, a live video immediately appeared on the virtual screen. As soon as heid eyes on it, Tanner was stunned. It was the Cub Flying Competition. At this time, the vague impression in Tanner¡¯s heart became clear, the channel had looked familiar since it was there that the flyingpetition was broadcasted live every year. Because of the matter regarding their cub, Tanner had not paid attention to thepetition for the past two years, or more urately, had deliberately avoided it. Suddenly seeing it awokeplex feelings in his heart. What was the meaning of this? Seeing the flyingpetition only made him think of his three year old cub who could still not fly. Tanner immediately felt a bit depressed. He did not want to watch the live broadcast, but knowing that his wife wanted him to see it, Tanner endured and in the end did not make the butler turn off the connector. Thepetition was close to ending either way, the only thing left was for themittee to announce the results. With the thought ofpleting his wife¡¯s request, Tanner lowered his head and unhurriedly poured himself some tea as he listened to the voice of thepetition¡¯s host. Sure enough, by the time the awarding session began he had already calmed down and remained unmoved even when hearing ¡°first ce¡± and ¡°score¡±. He had gone back to wearing his usual cold unsmiling face, nothing could faze him now. ¡°The name of the record breaking contestant and the winner of this year¡¯spetition is...¡± The host¡¯s deliberate pause made the audience involuntarily sharpen their ears. Even Tanner, who was not looking at the screen at that moment, could not help but pay extra attention. ¡°Peido Leicester-Waren¡± ...Peido? By the time thest syble of the first name was called out, Tanner¡¯s body was already frozen in ce. Then, when he heard the two following surnames, Tanner¡¯s hand holding the cup could no longer remain stable. The expensive tea cup fell to the ground. At this time, in the arena ¨C After the name of the winner was announced, many in the audience were stunned and it took some time before they realized their error. They had been so anxious to see who would cross the finish line first that they hadpletely forgotten that the ranking and who won actually depended on two scores. It was not entirely decided on who was the first to arrive at the end, but also on the points gained by passing through the golden circles. Recalling the close-up, when the Kuhti cub reacted quickly and elegantly passed through the golden circle which had appeared above him. The audience felt that his technique was very good and him breaking the record as well as winning did not feel as shocking anymore. Flying was a basic ability that the cubs of all three races possessed and as they were still young their ability did not differ much. In thepetition it therefore came down to mentality and precision. Many cubs were afraid of missing the golden circles and unconscious slowed down their flying. Meanwhile the Kuhti cub did not hesitate and dashed forward with determination every time he spotted one. It was precisely this that gave him an advantage. Hence, the more golden circles there were on the track, the more distance the Kuhti cub could put between him and the other cubs. With this logic, the Kuwei cub in the lead should be best. But it seemed that the Kuwei cub had put its focus in the wrong ce and had missed a few circles it should not have missed... When the lens had focused on the two leading cubs, some in the audience had noticed that the Kuwei cub had to periodically looked back at the Kuhti cub who was slowly shortening the distance between them. It seemed that this action had been its downfall. ¡°Tiuh?¡± The red fluffy cub in his arms, raised his head and gazed up at Xie Tao with an expression as if he could not believe that he had won. Then, after a pause, he hesitantly called out to him like he was asking for confirmation. ¡°You got first ce.¡± Being just as shocked as the audience, it was first when Xie Tao heard the cub call out to him that he back to his sense. Xie Tao immediately answered the cub¡¯s probing gaze, however his voice was full with disbelief and after saying this, he repeated it with more earnest tone. ¡°Peipei, you really got first ce.¡± The host had already announced the top ten of the flyingpetition and afterpiling the results, the other two fluffy cubs in his arms ranked fourth and sixth. The rest of the results were announced and soon that only thing left was the handing out of awards. The cubs in the top ten would be taken to the stage by an adult and they would all receive a small medal. The first ce medal was gold, the second to fifth was in silver and the sixth to tenth were made out of bronze. Each medal was marked with the ranking the cub had obtained. When the host saw that the cubs ranking first, fourth and sixth were brought up on stage by the same ck haired youth, he got momently stunned and the audience as well as those who were watching the live broadcast from home could not help but be astonished. To have three in the top ten... and one even got first ce¡ª?! For one person to take three cubs to receive their medals, it was something that had not happened in any of the previous flyingpetition and was a very rare sight to behold. Which club could they belong to? Because the three cubs were of different races, many people assumed that the person carrying them must be a caretaker and immediately started trying to find out the club behind them. However, after a closer look, they discovered that the supposed caretaker was a human. Humans were very unlikely work as caretakers... Not being able to think of a reasonable answer, everyone could only put their spections aside for the time being. The adults brought the cubs to their respective positions on the disy tform. Those ranked six to ten were ced on the lowest block to the right, two to five on the left block that was a little higher, andstly there was a middle block that towered over the others which was reserved sourly for the one ranked first. Xie Tao observed the other adults, he then stepped forward and ced the cubs on the winners podium, one to the left, one to the right and one in the middle. After the cubs were ced in their positions, the adults retreated to the side and the awarding ceremony officially began. The chairman of themittee was the one who handed out the small medals and when she hung it around the cubs¡¯ necks, the cameras would do a close-up and the cub receiving the medal would be shown on the screen. The medals were bestowed starting from the tenth and after all of the other had received theirs, it was finally the winner¡¯s turn and the cameras zoomed in. The Kuhti cub was standing on the highest block and was looking at the person who was giving him the medal. His ck eyes were bright and seemed full of vitality. When the golden medal was atst around his neck, the red fluffy cub suddenly stretched his back and raised his small chest. Seeing this scene, Xie Tao could not hold in theughter. It was not only the Kuthi cub either, on the side blocks two other cubs had also proudly lifted their small chests when they had gotten their medals, the three really stood out among the other cubs. [2] Thus, during the close-ups when they bestowed the medals, the audience could not help but put extra attention on these three cubs who stuck out their little chests in an exaggerated manner. It was a really funny sight to behold and many adults watching the live broadcast could not stop a smile from surfacing when they saw this. Their chest movements seemed to radiate confidence and pride. There was nothing wrong with this... it was much better to be confident in oneself than timid, as long as it was not blind confidence. The teacup smashed into the ground and shattered, his clothes were soaked by the tea. But despite this, the man sitting on the sofa in the living room did not move and continued to stare at the screen showing the live broadcast. When heter saw the red fluffy cub standing on the winners podium¡¯s highest position, with a golden medal resting against his lifted chest... The eyes on that stone face started to sting. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Now you finally got the whole chapter. It seems that the cut-off I chose for the teaser was not good... or maybe too good? I especially love the conflict shown in one of thements on wattpad that goes something like: ¡°That was so bad of you, how could you! Whyyyyy..... Thanks for the teaser.¡± Haha, sorry for making you suffer like that, and forughing, I guess it was a bit cruel of me to end it like that. But I hope that the damage taken by the cut-off has now been healed by the cuteness in this chapter. ( ^¦Ø^ ) I mean, the Kuhti cub even managed to crack that stone face! [1] ¨C When he is saying ¡°you¡±, he is using the formal ¡°nin¡± in oppose to the informal ¡°ni¡±. [2] ¨C There was an idiom here, crane in a flock of chicken, it means way above themon or manifestly superior. Chapter 27 Realizing one¡¯s mistake The ten fluffy cubs on the winners podium were in the spotlight and the attention given was like being immersed in a warm, shiny and bright aura. Standing high above the crowd, with the gleaming medal around their neck, they received countless cheers and praise from the adults. In the beginning, Xie Tao had also encouraged the cubs on the podium. But after a while, he lifted the round cub crouching on his left shoulder and held him in his arms. Meeting those cyan eyes, he touched the small horns through the cloak and snuck a hand in under the fabric to stroke the cub¡¯s soft back. ¡°Meaah.¡± The light cyan eyes attentively watched the youth as he called out to him. Since it would be inconvenient if many people saw the Knox cub, the cub needed to wear the small cloak before he went outside. Compared to the other cubs who could explore the world and enjoy the praise and attention of others, this Knox cub had to hide himself and was not allowed to shine at his brightest. Thinking about the cub¡¯s situation and watching the lively scene in front of him, Xie Tao continued to gently stroke the back of the cub, expressingfort. The cub in his embrace was unusuallyplying and Xie Tao could feel the cub snuggle against his chest as he started emitting low vibrations from his throat. ¡°Baby.¡± Because the cub was so well behaved, Xie Tao pulled the hood on the cub¡¯s head back a bit and lowered his head to nt a kiss on the fluffy cub¡¯s forehead. The light touch on his head had made the Knox cub unconsciously issue a high pitched sound from his throat, and the tip of the small fluffy tail became exposed below the cloak¡¯s edge as it went limp and fell down. Gazing up at the youth who had raised his head again, the tail slowly started to recover, moving left and right before lifting the tail high. ¡°Meaah-¡° The pupils gazing up at the youth were slightly contracted and as he called out to him, the cub swept his soft tail across the back of the youth¡¯s hand in an attempt to half-hook around the youth¡¯s wrist. But this time, Xie Tao¡¯s hand was still a little too far away for the small tail. It managed to touch it, but it was not easy to half hook around it. Feeling the soft touch near his wrist, Xie Tao looked down and saw the little tail trying hard to hook around his wrist. Unable to stop the corner of his lip from rising, Xie Tao moved his hand a bit so that the fluffy tail could smoothlyplete the wrist movement. At the end of the award ceremony, Xie Tao took the three cubs off the winners podium. The three round cubs wore different colored medals and even though they were now sitting in his embrace, their small chests were still raised high. It seemed that to them it was still important to keep this posture. Xie Tao did not want to dampened or interrupt their cheerful mood and only lightly touched the small chest that were sticking out. So fluffy and soft, with the warmth of a cub. The Cub Flying Competition was a highly regarded event among the Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto race. As they all cared about the cubs of their own races, the event got a lot of attention and it was a fun way to strengthen their friendship. Although other races in the Interster did not pay as much attention to thispetition, such arge scale event jointly organized by three different races where of course widely known of. After the following closing ceremony, this year¡¯s Cub Flying Competition hosted by the Kuhti race, had officiallye to an end. During thepetition, a discussion had stated on Xingyou and even though the exciting contest had ended, the interest in the topic still lived on and had increased even further. ¡°I heard that in this year¡¯s flyingpetition, there was a rare scene of one person taking three cubs to the stage in order to receive awards.¡± This message was posted in the thread on Xingyou and it immediately got many replies, one of which had an image attached. The image was a screenshot of the flyingpetition¡¯s live broadcast, it was taken during the award ceremony. On the tform, parents and caretakers were holding their cubs. Standing to the left, one young man with ck hair particrly stood out. He was not holding just one cub in his arms, but three. This had surprised many in the audience as well as those watching the live broadcast, and made them curious. Now that someone mentioned this matter and brought the memory to the surface, many people joined in to discuss and followed the development of it. ¡°It must be their nursing club that took them up to receive the awards. I haven¡¯t witnessed a scene like this in a long time.¡± Thisment had most replies. Some people argued that it was impossible for a human to work as a caretaker, while some had started discussing which association and branch it could be. ¡°In any case, it must be one of the top ranking clubs. If one just keep an eye on their official Xingyou ounts, there will definitely be an update on their homepage soon.¡± Thisment immediately got a lot of likes and rouse to the top. After reading it, some curious people instantly started using this ingenious method to search for the club, but unfortunately, they still could not find it... ...Why could they still not find it?! This left a lot of people, who had been confident in the method and had worked hard, bewildered. They also felt that the club definitely had to to be among the top clubs, so how could this be?? It needed to be said that they did not yearn excessively for this unknown club. The flyingpetition was after all just a friendly exchange between the three races. What was disyed in it was only basic flying skills and thepetition was mainly used to deepen their rtionship. However, because the flyingpetition itself got a lot of attention, it was good for clubs to publish the results if their cubs got high rankings in it. This as it would show that their club had good nursing ability. So which club would be stupid enough to not take this opportunity? Some people were still struggling to find out which club the cubs belonged to, but not long after, anotherment appeared in the thread thatpletely stole everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°The Kuhti cub who took first ce in the flyingpetition, I¡¯m pretty sure he wasn¡¯t able to fly before... He used to be in the same club as my cub, so I¡¯m quite certain.¡± Right after this person posted thement, they added. ¡°I was very surprised when I saw the close-up in the live broadcast. I hadn¡¯t expected that the cub would be able to learn how to fly so soon and to be able to do it so well. The parents must be very happy.¡± The information given in these twoments was big. A nursing club had not only managed to get three of their cubs into the top ten, but also made a cub, who previously could not fly, able to win first ce in the big cub flyingpetition. This was on apletely different level¡ª The former was not particrly remarkable, it only left people a little amazed and curious after hearing it, but thetter was truly worth keeping their eyes on. Hence, the interest in the thread increased even more after the addition of this information and it didn¡¯t take long until it got onto Xingyou¡¯s hot list. By the time this happened, several of the Kuhti cub¡¯s previous nursing club had already taken notice of the thread. Seeing it getting more and more attention, the staff at these clubs could not help but start pondering. Maybe it was because of them that this Kuhti cub could now fly? Although the cub had been unable to fly while he stayed at their club, their caretakers had put in a lot of time and spiritual energy to teach him, so, perhaps their guidance hadter taken effect and yed a role in the cub¡¯s sess... You could not me them for thinking this way. These were the top clubs in the interster with A- and even S- level caretakers. Receiving guidance from them through spiritual energy was definitely very beneficial, there was even a chance that it would stimte a potential ability in the cub. While the interest in the topic was still rising, Xie Tao, unaware of what was happening on Xingyou, traveled to the central city of Orte. He had been invited by Fuya to the Waren estate as a guest. It was an invitation, but in actually it could also be considered a request. The Kuhti woman had said that she hoped he could be there as support and encouragement for the Kuhti cub in his arms. As for why he would need support, it was apparently rted to the cub¡¯s father. Fuya had prior requested that the butler receive Xie Tao. So when he arrived at the manor together with the three round cubs in his arms and the Knox on his shoulder, he was lead to the living room sofa by the butler and was asked to wait for a bit. Xie Tao did not have to wait long, and he soon saw two adults of the Kuhti race, with the same light red hair, exist the adjoining room. The man walking in front had a cold and serious face, the only sign of the other¡¯s emotions was the faint stiffness that could be detected. Particrly when the manid his eyes on the red fluffy cub in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace, did the rigid expression on his face be more apparent. Seeing the Kuhti cub in the youth¡¯s arms who was carrying a gold medal around his neck. Tanner suddenly felt his legs grow heavy and it was a little difficult to walk forward. His wife had just now brought him into the study and told him that their cub needed his praise and encouragement, not me or a cold face. It was not healthy to me the cub when he did not do well enough, it only made their cub cower when he was at home. During the flyingpetition, when he had been standing in the highest position on the winners podium, the cub who was in the center of attention had been full of confidence and pride. But now when he was back home and saw his father walking over, the cub lowered his head and shrunk back, looking somewhat timid and shy. When he saw the cub¡¯s reaction, Tanner atst realized his mistake. Feeling his wife pushing at his back, Tanner walked the few remaining steps and then stopped in front of the youth sitting in the sofa. Xie Tao met the man¡¯s eyes and then looked down and touched the soft back feathers of the Kuhti cub in his embrace. The fluffy light red cub still had his head lowered and did not dare to look up at his father who was standing in front of him. ¡°Do Peipei want to show the medal to mommy and daddy?¡± Xie Tao said this in a warm voice, and then emphasized, ¡°Gold, the first ce medal.¡± After saying this, Xie Tao lifted the cub and, with natural movement, put the Kuhti cub in the arms of the man in front of him. Tanner automatically received the cub, but his body became partially rigid when he sensed the fluffy feeling in his hands. It had been a long time since hest held his cub. Neither of them said anything and they stayed in this mutual silence for a moment, then the cub in his embrace umted his courage and slowly raised his head. When he saw that his father still wore a cold face. The Kuhti cub¡¯s courage that he had gathered with great difficulty, faltered, but the weight of the medal around his neck served as a reminder. It gave him the confidence to continue gazing up at his father and meet his eyes. Gold, the first ce medal. He got first ce. ¡°Tiuh-Tiuh!¡± Summoning his courage once again, the fluffy light red cub stretched his back and strongly called out to his father. With this action, the golden medal on his chest became even more prominent. Tanner¡¯s body, which previously was only partially rigid, becamepletely frozen. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: The confrontation has finally begun! £Ü(^o^)£¯ My favorite part of it all was how Fuya had to keep pushing Tanner from beind in order to unfreeze him, so hrious. Now is just the question if he will staypletely frozen or will be able to change and praise our little Peipei. Although I previously just wanted the ¡°sperm donor¡± to go to hell and have Fuya and Peipei leave to live happily and sessfully on their own, I now hope Tanner can change for Peipei¡¯s sake and be a better father and husband. (It might be his pov that got to me..) On another note, I have a bit of a request for you. I¡¯m doing a research on fears and dangerous animals for school and I would really appreciate it if you could take my survey: It won¡¯t take long toplete and it would really help me out. ( ^¦Ø^ ) Chapter 28 A little bit left, a little bit right The little Kuhti cub had deliberately stretched his back and lifted his chest high in order to let his father see the gold medal more clearly. But his strength was stillcking and when the cub raised his chest, his small wings were tightly held behind him. This was most likely the cub¡¯sst attempt. If he didn¡¯t get a good response this time, then he would probably never again have the courage to reach out the way he did now. The courage he had gathered from his new confidence was very fragile, and it was only through his father¡¯s verification that it would be able to live on. If his father, on the other hand, remained cold and did not praise him even after his big achievement, his new confidence, together with the courage, would crumble to the ground once again. Before he had switched clubs and met Xie Tao, another parent who cared for him had tried to exin his father¡¯s behavior. They had said that his way of teaching was excessively strict. Itcked praise and encouragement, and they had said that it was not normal, nor a good way to raise a cub. Parents who were strict would always me the cub for not doing well and as such, it was only natural that the cub would be timid when facing his father. Seeing that the man still had a cold expressionless face even though the cub had tried hard to gather his courage and was reaching out, Xie Tao couldn¡¯t help but feel worried. But as he could not outright say, ¡°Hurry and praise him,¡± he could only try his best to hint with his eyes as he continued to quietly observe from the side. And if Xie Tao was worried, the Kuthi woman standing behind the man was of course very anxious. Clearly, the other had just a moment ago nodded and promised her in the study. But now when the cub had taken the initiative and was so obviously trying to connect and be praised, howe no words wereing out of the other¡¯s mouth¡ª?? Afraid that the cub would soon pull back and things would go back to the way they were before, Fuya immediately pushed hard on the back in front of her. The Kuhti cub had already deliberately shown off the small golden medal on his body and when he didn¡¯t get a response for a long time, his wings started moving with unease. The originally bright eyes gradually started to lose their luster and the small head held high started to fall. But at this time, the little fluffy cub suddenly felt his back feathers being touched. ¡°Tiuh?¡± Just like when he heard that he got first ce in thepetition, the little cub called out with disbelief and raised his head to look up at his cold faced father. It had only been after the second time the warm palm stroke his head down to his back feathers that the Kuhti cub reacted. Therefore, when Tanner had first touched him and looked down at the motionless cub in his arms, he could not help but feel that he resembled a fluffball. Just like how Tanner¡¯s body was stiff because he was not used to holding the cub, his movements when stroking him were also very rigid. However, as he normally was not especially casual or rxed, these stiff attempts at stroking the cub did fortunately not seem too odd. Now that he had finally managed to take the first step, it was time for him to praise the cub for the medal he had previously shown to him. But even though Tanner opened and closed his mouth twice, he was not able to get the words out. It was as something was stuck in his throat, preventing him. Not being able to think of what to say, Tanner tried to recall how he had done it in the past and found that he had not once praised the cub after he had hatched. However, even though he had now realized his mistakes, as a parent and adult, it was still difficult for Tanner to change all of a sudden. Almost all adults try to maintain a perfect facade on the outside and sometimes it was difficult to take the initiative to admit their mistakes. Especially when it came to admitting their mistakes in front of their own cubs... As Tanner was struggling to tear down the wall he had built, he was suddenly caught off guard by a soft touch. The little red cub in his arms was touching his hand that had paused after stroking the back feathers. No, the cub was not simply touching him, but was fully snuggling against his palm. He even asionally nced up and chirped... Tanner almost dropped the cub. He had not been mentally prepared for this and the shock almost made him drop him, but fortunately, he quickly managed to stabilize his hand again and catch the cub who was about to fall. Actually, even if he really dropped him, the cub could now fly and would not fall to the ground. But at that moment, Tanner¡¯s heartbeat had still missed a beat. Perhaps it was because it had all happened so recently, that in Tanner¡¯s heart, he still subconsciously believed that the cub would not fly. Looking down at the little cub in his embrace and feeling the clear soft sensation of him snuggling into his hands, Tanner felt the intimacy and dependency expressed through the action and his ice covered heart melted into a puddle. [1] ¡°Peipei...¡± Tanner called out to the cub, but as he did not know how to praise him, he paused to organize his thoughts and then said, ¡°...Peipei is very powerful.¡± The cub had once again slightly raised his chest and the golden medal around the cub¡¯s neck was particrly eye-catching, it was shaped like a sunflower, with a ¡°1¡± engraved in the center. Looking down at this gold medal, Tanner finally got some inspiration and added. ¡°Dad has never gotten first ce in the flyingpetition, so Peipei truly is very powerful.¡± For this sentence to be said, not only the cub, but even Fuya, got stunned. She had not expected that her husband would be able to say something like that. ¡°Tiuh, tiuh-tiuh!¡± The cub strongly called out and fully stood up in his hand, strightening his back. The original folded wings were now slightly open. This action wasmonly used in the Kuhti race and the other two races to show others their strength and ability while in beast form. Although there was no momentum to the action when it was made by a cub, and was on the country quite cute. It was very gratifying for the parents when their cub tried to show their ability to them, and it made Tanner think of something¨C In the Waren manor, there was a spacious courtyard. After finally having managed to cross the barrier and connect as father and cub. Tanner brought the fluffy cub in his arms over to the courtyard that was covered with a greenwn. ¡°Tiuh?¡± Being put down on the grass, the little cub tilted his head and called out in confusion as he looked up at his father who stood in front of him. After having set his mind, Tanner, in the next second, showed the cub his true form. Red, intense bright red feathers. By the sun¡¯s touch, the color seemed toe alive as if the feathers were ame, it was a very mighty color that radiated strength. The creature standing before the cub was veryrge and created a sharp contrast between them whenpared. Even though they were both of the Kuhti race, the cub¡¯s body was not even half the length of the other¡¯s ws. With a jaw like a swallow, body like a crane and a beautiful long tail, the beast form of the Kuthi race was very simr to that of the Phoenix in human myths and legends. It was an extremely gorgeous creature that could not help but be admired. The huge body of the adult Kuhti suddenly cast a shadow over the cub standing next to it. Standing in the shadow, the cub blinked and gazed up atrge creature before it, his ck eyes filled with longing. ¡°Tiuh!¡± He would be just as pretty and strong when he grows up. Unable to resist taking a step forward, the cub tried to get close to observe the huge creature in front of him. As the little red cub went closer, his body suddenly became weightless and floated up. It was as if there was some kind of invisible force lifting him and it brought him from the grass up to the huge creature¡¯s back. After a while, the cub reacted and curiously took a step on the back feathers of this huge creature, then one more, and one more. A little bit left, a little bit right. With the cub¡¯s small weight, the adult Kuhti carrying the cub could not feel him stepping around, but this huge Phoenix-like creature naturally knew the cub¡¯s position on his back. Waiting until the cub on his back had adapted, the huge creatures moved and pped his zing red feathers, traveling high up into the sky. He slowly started elerating while making sure that the cub would not fall off. ¡°Tiuh¡ª¡ªTiuh, tiuh!¡± The little cub, sitting on the back of his parent, was for the first time experiencing such high speed and he excitingly raised his own wings, fluttering them as if it was he who was flying. In the reflection of the cub¡¯s dark eyes, clouds were gradually approaching, and the cub¡¯s perception of the sky seemed to have deepened a little. For parents to change into their beast form and carry their cub¡¯s into the sky, was a verymon parent-cub activity in the Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto races. It was usually done by the father in the family. Tanner had, however, never done this before and the Kuhti cub had never experienced it. But tonight, after bing aware of his own mistakes, Tanner had taken the initiative to change that. He carried the cub, across the sky, through the clouds, while listening to his excited cries¨C I should have done this earlier. Despite thinking this, Tanner knew that he could not change his past mistakes. He could only try to avoid making the same mistakes here on after and try to be a better father in the future. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Aw~ that was so heartwarming. I¡¯m so happy for Peipei¡¯s sake and that tradition seems very fun. On another note, my editor will be on a break for a month as she needs to focus on her exams, but luckily my friend has promised to help me~ Thank you C ~ Also, thank you to everyone who answered the survey, so far I have gotten more than two hundred answers, way more than I expected, once again thank you, it really helped me out. ?? [1] ¨C More precisely, he became softhearted and either ¡°muddled andpletely copsing¡±, ¡°in an awful condition¡±, ¡°inplete shambles¡±, or, my favorite, ¡°a total mess¡±. Chapter 29 To Yunbao Branch The big bird was flying with his small cub. Xie Tao followed them with his eyes as they soared high above and after a while, he lowered his head and touched the back feathers of the two fluffy cubs in his arms. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh.¡± Although their hearts were filled with longing and they were very envious, the cubs obediently stayed in Xie Tao¡¯s arms and gazed up at the sky. When they felt their back feathers being touched, they chirped and turned their heads to look up at Xie Tao before snuggling into his shirt. The fluffy Kuwei cub with yellow feathers was called Rawei and the gray Cotto cub was called Leeds. [1] Xie Tao silently stroked the two fluffy cubs for a while and then said, ¡°Should I fly with youter?¡± When he spoke this sentence, Xie Tao did not stop to think how he, as a human being, would be able to fly with them like the Kuthi cub¡¯s father had. He simply asked this first. ¡°Tiuh! Tiuh! Tiuh!¡± As soon as the youth said this, the two fluffy cubs immediately raised their heads and chirped in excitement, they seemed very happy. Lightly poking the two lively cubs¡¯ soft chests and bellies, Xie Tao mentally noted down this matter and started contemting on how to do this. This was the interster era, certainly there must exist some kind of equipment that could let him aplish this and make him able to fly in the sky. For example... maybe something simr to the equipment of Iron Man? Xie Tao did not think too deeply about this for the time being. Ultimately, some adults of the same race as the two cubs mighte and apply for guardianship. After all, these two cubs were so good, so cute, so outstanding¡ª In the heart of Xie Tao, who had already attained the mentality of a parent, all the cubs in their club were good cubs who deserved being spoiled and pampered. After listening to the two cubs¡¯ response, Xie Tao felt his neck and cheek being rubbed by something fluffy. Already ustomed to being rubbed by the Knox cub on his shoulder, Xie Tao turned his head and took the initiative to return the gentle rub. The Knox started emitting a low hum as he got nuzzled by the youth and his pupils seemed to slightly tighten with stratification. By the time the huge Phoenix-like creature and the little red cub hadpleted the parent-child activity and the cub and father came face to face once again, the fluffy cub showed almost no timidity when meeting the father¡¯s usual stern face. When the pair now approached Fuya and Xie Tao together, the little cub was even squatting on top of his father¡¯s head, his small ws clutching the hair of simr color. A stern, cold-faced man, with a small round fluffy cub on his head.... this scene, it really made one feel an absurd contrast... However, for Fuya, seeing this scene only filled her with joy. That her husband and their cub got along so well, this truly was the best possible oue. Xie Tao was naturally also very happy to see that everything had turned out well and that the Kuhti cub had two parents who loved him dearly. ¡°Our Peipei... I will have to ask that your club continue to care for him in the future.¡± When he said these carefully chosen words, the man¡¯s stern face held a barely noticeable embarrassment. Not long ago, he had used a tough unyielding attitude and the same questioning tone to ask his wife why she had sent their cub to an unfamous nursing club. At that time, Tanner had believed in his heart that the conditions at the club had to be very poor and it would not be a good living environment for the cub. The same goes for the caretakers, at such a club, how could the caretakers possibly provide the care the cub needed? However, he had been wrong, seeing the improvement of his cub for himself, Tanner could not deny this. They had made the cub able to fly. As for the caretakers, just looking at the intimate and caring attitude of the youth in front of them was enough. He must have been very attentive. The fact that he once disliked this nursing club called ¡°Yunbao¡± was only known to his wife and even though she would not mention this, Tanner still felt a sense of embarrassment. Xie Tao nodded at his words and tiptoed to retrieve the cub sitting on the man¡¯s head. The flyingpetition at Orte was over and the cub¡¯s family matter had been resolved. Now was time for Xie Tao and the cubs to return to Gaia Star. To their club. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh!¡± When leaving, the little red fluffy cub called out two times to his parents, but still obediently stayed put in Xie Tao¡¯s arms. Out of the two chirps, one was meant to him. Thinking this, the stern man¡¯s face unconsciously rxed a bit. While the butler apanied the guests to the gate, Tanner faced his wife in the living room and her silence made him a little uneasy. Without saying anything, she took in his whole appearance, starting from the bottom. When her eyes reached the top of his head, she abruptly raised a hand to cover her mouth and she made a snorting sound simr to that of a suppressedughter. ¡°...¡± Not understanding the origin of theughter, Tanner held back from asking and instead went into the study. After closing the door behind him, he picked up the photo standing on the desk. As soon as he saw his own reflection in the ss, Tanner understood why. His hair that always was tidy and fixed with hair gel, was now in aplete mess and it could be described as a bird¡¯s nest, literally. It was probably from when he let the little cub sit on his head... No hair gel would be a match for the cub¡¯s small ws as he moved around on top of his head. In the past, Tanner¡¯s first reaction would have been to lose face. [2] But now, after having experienced the feeling of being close to his cub, Tanner did not feel any negative emotions when he discovered this. The cub had been so happy when he sat on his head, and this had made him happy as well... When it came down to it, which was more important, maintaining face or his own cub? Having already put down his barriers once, Tanner suddenly felt that it was not very difficult to let them down a second or third time. After leaving the Waren estate, Xie Tao took the four cubs and boarded the returning starship. This time, he managed to book a ce on thetestmercial starship model, and so, about a half dayter, Xie Tao arrived at Gaia Star together with the Knox cub and the three proud cubs wearing medals. It was at this time that the ¡°flying contest¡± tread on Xingyou reached its climax. When some people were discussing how an unknown club had managed to make a Kuhti cub who had never been able to learn how to fly, master it and also win first ce in thepetition. A message suddenly emerged in the thread from a staff member of the Ary branch which attracted the attention of many people. The Ary branch was ranked tenth among all nursing clubs in the interster and it was undoubtedly on many parents list when they decided on a club for their cub. The message had not been officially issued by the Ary branch per se, but it had been sent by one of the staff members¡¯ private ount. ¡°That Kuhti cub stayed at our branch for more than half a year. The caretakers at our club gave spiritual guidance to the cub every day. Although it¡¯s a pity that he did not fully grasp it before he left, I¡¯m happy to see that the cub can now fly.¡± Even though nothing was directly stated, just like as if it was only the person¡¯s own emotions, they still specifically mentioned that the caretakers at their club had given spiritual guidance every day, and this, of course, made many people wonder. After all, even though Ary branch,pared with the top three, still had a long way to go when it came to capital, background and so on. There was one thing that made them able topete with the highest ranking clubs¡ª- They had a S- level caretaker. The Kuhti cub had been at the branch for over half a year and every day a S-level caretaker had used their spiritual power to guide the cub... when the cubter mastered flying, maybe it was actually because of Ary branch¡¯s hard work? This spection was not groundless. Just thinking about a S- level caretaker¡¯s excellent spiritual strength, it was quite reasonable to believe that the fact that the Kuhti cub hadter acquired his flying ability was because of the repeated guidance given by Ary branch¡¯s caretaker. In addition to Ary branch, this Kuhti cub has been treated at several other clubs in the past as well. But even though some staff at these club had simr ideas, they could now only silently store these thoughts away in their heart. Even though there was only a small hint in the other¡¯s message, in the eyes of the other clubs, it was equal to iming credit. ¡°It was obviously thanks to Ah Tao¡¯s hard work and encouragements that the cub was willing to take the initiative to learn how to fly.¡± Seeing thements on Xingyou which favored Ary branch, the staff at Yunbao branch immediately became dissatisfied. Since it was not only the youth¡¯s efforts but also because of the cub¡¯s own hard work that he was able to learn how to fly, they did not feel it right toment and let their club take all credit for this. But this didn¡¯t mean that they were okay with watching others talk nonsense. ¡°The cub worked hard. Ah Tao often trained with him and the other two cubs also helped and flew with him every day. It is clearly because of this that the cub was slowly able to learn.¡± Xia Qi and the other staff members could not help curl their lips in disgust as they read the countlessments on Xingyou. They felt that they all wereplete rubbish¡ª The Vice President and investor of their club had said that the reason the cub was not able to fly was psychological. Later, this had also turned out to be true. So what could spiritual guidance possibly have to do with it?? Through the live broadcast on the Star Network, the staff members knew that all three of their club¡¯s fluffy cubs had gotten good cements and received medals in thepetition. Xia Qi had not rushed things and had thought that when they came back, they could take a photo of Xie Tao standing with the three cubs by the gate. They could then upload it into the official ount of their club. She hadn¡¯t expected that it would be such a hot topic on Xingyou... Not being able to stand it, she had logged onto her own private Xingyou ount and tried to clear thing up. But it had been helpless, thements refreshed too quickly, and her rebuttal drowned in the massive stream ofments. She was outnumbered. With so many people believing the same thing, it was hard to make a difference, and the new people who joined in was off course quickly persuaded by the masses. However, as the public opinion got more and more unified, a thank you letter from the Kuhti cub¡¯s parents suddenly surfaced. The first paragraph in the letter read¡ª To Yunbao Branch. A stone stirs thousands of waves. The hot topic which had gradually calmed down due to the convergence of the public opinion once again started to boil. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: We finally got to know the Kuwei and Cotto cubs¡¯ names! ?( ¡®¦Ø¡¯ )? For the fun of it, since there are different ways to trante them, I will let you guys decide. (See footnote) You canment which name you prefer and I will announce the results next week. By the way, sorry for thete update, my inte was down so I couldn¡¯t publish. But to make up for it, here is a super cute picture that I recently found of the trio:
[1] ¨C The Kuwei cub¡¯s name would better be tranted as Ravi or Ravey, but the second character in his name is the same as the ¡°wei¡± in ¡°Kuwei¡±, hence why I wrote ¡°Rawei¡±. The Cotto cub¡¯s name can be tranted as ¡°Leeds¡± or ¡°Lidz¡±. I leave it up to you readers to decide what the two fluffy cubs should be called. (^^) [2] ¨C To lose face basically means that something humiliating happens which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less.
Chapter 30 Will new cubse? The identity of the person who had posted this message on Xingyou was not fake. The thank you letter had indeed been written by that Kuhti cub¡¯s parents, but they had thanked someonepletely different from who everyone had expected. This made those who thought that they had already figured out the truth behind the matter, feel caught off guard. Yunbao Branch...? Not Ary Branch??? Repeatedly reading the name to which the thank you letter was addressed, most of the people who had followed the popr topic were nowpletely stunned. This unexpected change was too sudden... Their brains struggled to take in this new piece of information and unable to react, they could only stare nkly at the unfamiliar name at the top of the thank you letter. In the letter, the cub¡¯s parents expressed their sincerest thanks to every staff member at Yunbao branch. Just by reading the text, one could feel the joy and genuine gratitude behind it. It was easy to see from the writing that the cub¡¯s parents had been very affected by the event and had been emotional when writing the letter. This had also indeed been the case. Fuya had written the letter when she had first learned that the cub could fly. It had been a very sudden but nice surprise and her heart had of course been full of unspeakable excitement at that time. Originally, she had intended to post the thank you letter on Xingyou right after writing it, but she had changed her mind after recalling the uing flyingpetition. It could be said that Fuya strived to give Yunbao as many benefits as possible. At that time, she had not thought that her cub would win first ce, but she had felt that it would give more momentum if she published the letter after her cub appeared in the contest and showed his newly developed flying ability. Fuya wanted to earn some fame for Yunbao branch. However, although she was very grateful, it was not all about thanking them. It had now been decided that her cub would permanently stay at the Yunbao branch, so of course she hoped for the Yunbao branch to develop better. As for the recent discussion on Xingyou and Ary branch getting credit, Fuya had not anticipated this, but it did not affect the n she had concerning the thank you letter. By now, almost everyone who followed the topic on Xingyou had already read the thank you letter. In the letter, the cub¡¯s parents said that the ¡®Yunbao¡¯ cub raising branch was very attentive to every cub¡¯s need and provided the best care possible within its ability. The parents particrly thanked Yunbao branch for the psychological support given to the cub, saying that it had made the cub more energetic and confident. Speaking of vitality and self-confidence, many people could not help but recall how the three cubs, who previously had been held by that youth, had stood on that podium with their chests raised high up in the air.... This scene, which was still fresh in their memory, clearly showed that the content written in this thank you letter had not been diluted with water.[1] They could also especially sense the parents¡¯ serious attitude when they read thest sentence in the letter. In the name of the Leicester family, I would like to express my cordial gratitude to Yunbao branch. This thank you letter had been written by the Kuhti cub¡¯s parents and they had even used their family name to thank them. They could no longer doubt the letter¡¯s authenticity... The reality of it was that it was real and that despite this, nowhere in the letter, from beginning to end, was Ary branch mentioned... The many people who had previously agreed with the public opinion were now very embarrassed. Many sneaked back to silently delete their previous affirmative remarks, then went topliment this letter, pretending like that they were not a part of what had happened earlier. ¡°I mean, it was more than a half year since the cub left Ary branch, the fact that he can now fly, how can it possibly have something to do with them?¡± The person who sent this message had not long ago agreed with the public opinion, but as soon as things started to turn around, he had folded like a dinner table napkin. There were many people who took simr actions and because of this, the new public opinion spread very rapidly and before long, the name ¡°Yunbao branch¡± gradually started appearing in public discussions as they gained more fame. On the other hand, those who had previously tried to snatch credit now wore an ugly expression. ¡°I told you not to do these kinds of things, but you still didn¡¯t listen.¡± At Ary branch, a staff member frowned at her colleague, both her words and expression were full of dissatisfaction. Fortunately, their club¡¯s official ount was not managed by the other and he had only been able to toss around his own private ount, otherwise this mess stirred up by the other would have been much bigger. Hearing his colleague¡¯s reprimanding words, Seaver¡¯s expression immediately became even more unsightly. It waspletely true that the Kuhti cub had stayed at their club barely half a year ago, it was also true that their caretakers had used their spiritual energy to guide the cub every day. He had not put a single lie in hisment, so how could it be regarded as foul y? But now that things had turned out like this, he could not confidently refute and could only hold back his words. Before, Seaver had felt that it would be an easy feat to help his club im credit for making the Kuhti cub fly. After all, that so-called Yunbao branch was clearly a club without fame or strength. But who would have thought that just as he was about to seed, something like this would happen? When the colleague saw the other¡¯s expression, she knew that he did not feel bad about it at all. The reason the other wanted to seize credit for Ary branch was actually not for the sake of the branch, but because the other was greedy for achievements. The oue of his reckless actions was this ever growing mess that not he, but Ary branch would need to clean up. Some had already started to question if Ary branch had knowingly tried to steal credit from Yunbao branch, and obviously, Seaver knew this as well. He was extremely anxious at this time, and could only pray that those doubtful remarks would not increase, otherwise his future would not be sweet. But luck was not on his side; his attempt to seize credit failed and his prayers did nothing to stop what wasing. More and more inquiringments appeared on Ary branch¡¯s Xingyou page and finally it reached a point where Ary could not ignore it. Fortunately, it was something their employee did using their personal ount, hence it was rtively easy for Ary to dismiss it and gain back their previous image. ¡°Employees¡¯ personal opinions do not represent Ary branch, however we are deeply sorry for the misunderstanding caused by them. The employee¡¯s remarks were inappropriate. The club has had a serious conversation with said employee and has punished him ordingly. Henceforth, we will strive to restrain our branch¡¯s staff members in order to avoid simr mistakes from urring.¡± Actually, it was not that hisment was inappropriate, but that it had contained many implications and was suspected of purposely trying to influence the public opinion. As soon as the official announcement was made, the attacking and questioningments stopped. The masses were satisfied with the answer given by Ary branch. Now that the matter regarding Ary branch could be put aside, all attention was directed towards Yunbao branch and the shovels had been picked up. The search for information had begun. At this time, someone suddenly got hold of the Yunbao branch promotional video from before and the speed of which it was forwarded rose once again. ¡°I finally remember, I have heard of Yunbao branch once before... A while back, there was a promotional video for a cub nursing club that had been forwarded by several Star Alliance officers. The name of that club was Yunbao, right? No wonder I felt that the name was a little familiar, I had heard it before!¡± Once they saw this promotional video showing the Yunbao branch, everyone immediately remembered it. At that time, it had also given rise to a lot of surprise and interest, but as the club itself was nothing special and not worth boasting about, people¡¯s interest natural faded rather quickly. The fact that the name ¡°Yunbao branch¡± left a mark of familiarity in their hearts was already very good. But now that the Yunbao branch had received attention due to the flyingpetition and this matter had been brought up again, it naturally arouse extra curiosity, far more than thest time. ¡°I just found out that the club renovated not long ago, apparently they built a new house for the cubs. From looking at the pictures, the environment seems good.¡± Under thisment, another quickly followed. ¡°I saw a Muka cub in the picture, I think this club must be verypassionate and loving.¡± The Muka race¡¯s status in the interster could best be described as awkward. The Muka cubs were not in the scope of nursing associationspulsory adoption, so generally speaking, there was no branch in the interster who would adopt a Muka cub. In the photo, everyone could see that the Muka was resting in a specially customizedrge cub bed. Just from that, it was easy to see the attitude Yunbao branch had towards the Muka cub. This Cub Raising branch, which had been forwarded by a Star Alliance general, let a Kuhti cub who could not fly¡ª learn and master it, and even voluntarily cared for a Muka cub, was undoubtedlymendable. Although the living environment provided by the club could be improved, it was passable, and the care and love they showed for the cubs could also be seen as to add points to the club. Due to this, when the name ¡°Yunbao branch¡± came into public view for the second time, it officially entered the range of clubs that some parents considerate sending their cubs to. It had truly begun to stand out amongst the numerous nursing clubs in the interster, reaping its first piece of fame. At this moment, Xia Tao had just returned to Yunbao branch with the four cubs and when he met the others¡¯ cheerful expressions, he still had some doubts. Xie Tao¡¯s first reaction was not to be happy or to celebrate, but to want to understand the cause and the effect it would have on the public. Would they really have new cubsing soon? _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I have read through yourments and counted the votes, it was super close, but it seems that the cubs¡¯ names will be ¡ª¡ª¡ªDrumroll¡ª¡ª¡ª Ravi and Leeds! *\(^o^)/* I hope you are satisfied with the results, and no, I did not count Mimi¡¯s vote 10086 times, only once, but those names still managed to win, haha. Also, yay! My editor is back, she survived the exams! [1] ¨C It had not been diluted by water, means that it had not been exaggerated. Chapter 31 Four legs facing the sky Their club had not yet built a trophy showroom, so after consideration, Xia Tao decided to hang the three medals on the living room wall, right next to the wooden bird rack. Although Xia Qi and the others who had stayed behind, had heard that their club¡¯s three cubs had all gotten into the top ten through Xingyou, it was another thing to see the three proud little cubs unting their shiny medals, with their own eyes. It really made them happy. The sunflower shaped medals were also very cute, and especially so while hanging around the fluffy cubs¡¯ necks. Obviously it was just a friendlypetition that tested the cubs¡¯ basic flying ability. But when Xia Tao entered the house and brought the cubs into the living room, the other adults in the room exaggeratedly praised the cubs with sincerity. Looking at the proud expression on the faces around him, Xia Tao coughed to hide the smile on his face. ¡°Tiuh! Tiuh-Tiuh!¡± Being met with everyone¡¯s praise, the three little cubs raised their chests high. Their ck eyes were exceptionally bright and they happily called out several times. When Xie Taoter removed the small medals from the three cubs, he could see that they were still a bit reluctant to part with them. ¡°Tiuh...¡± With a low chirp, the three cubs stroked against Xie Tao¡¯s shirt. It was very obvious that the cubs were used to expressing their wants and needs. Having three pairs of ck eyes expectantly gazing up at him, as well as being snuggled by the fluffy cubs, Xie Tao naturally could not resist. ¡°Want to wear them a little longer?¡± With a smile in his eyes, Xie Tao added, ¡°Later, I will just hang these medals on the wall, right beside your little house.¡± The three cubs wanted to wear them, they really wanted to wear them. But they couldn¡¯t always wear them. They would need to take them off when they bathed for example. ¡°Tiuh!¡± The medals were put on again and the small cubs happily chirped and pped their wings, flying over to their little house. On the other hand, when hearing the voice of the youth and discovering that he was back, the cubs ying and resting in the living room moved the tips of their ears and soon Xie Tao was surrounded by the cubs. A mass of fluff together with one Muka cub. Xie Tao¡¯s ability to walk had been fully incapacitated by the innumerable forepaws firmly clutching his shoes and trouser legs. ¡°I don¡¯t think I would get such a warm wee if I was away for three days.¡± Watching the human youth who had now sat down on the soft rug in the living room and already had several cubs climbing up onto his body, Zheng Zhou could not help but sigh. To be able to be this close to the cubs was undoubtedly an important ability. In the Star Alliance¡¯s Star Assessment of caretakers, it amounted for 15% of the total score. After working together for some time now, Zheng Zhou had also realized that the human youth in front of his eyes seemed to have pretty good spiritual energy. Even though the other sometimes fell short when it came tomon sense, overall, his ability was obviously much better than that of a C-level caretaker. So when he got to know that the youth did not have a star rating, Zheng Zhou felt it a bit unfathomable¡ª For the youth to partake in the Star Assessment, with the other¡¯s ability, as long as he prepared for it, he would surely have no problem getting the B-level assessment, right? Xie Tao who was buried in fluff, looked down at the three cubs still clinging to his legs. Two of them were Saimo cubs, who looked like small lions. Standing on their hind legs, they were grabbing onto his pants with their baby teeth which had not yet fully surfaced and were pressing their entire body against his right leg, clinging onto it while looking up at him. On his left leg clung the Tak just as firmly. Xie Tao tried to move his legs, but in the end, gave up on straightening them. upying Xie Tao¡¯s bosom, a round cub with two small horns on his head was nestling into his arms with an eye half open, looking down at the other cubs. As the Knox cub had now already taken that ce, the other cubs seemed to give up crawling into his embrace and instead most of them climbed up onto his legs and refused to move. With so many fluffy cubs on his body, Xie Tao felt as if he was covered with a fluffy nket, and it also brought the kind of cozy warmth that not only warmed his whole body, but also his heart. On Orte, shortly after the cub left, Tanner had called the butler to his study. ¡°Sir, you don¡¯t have to donate anonymously to this cub raising club.¡± The butler tried earnestly to persuade him, ¡°You may justly and honorably...¡± Before he could finish, the butler was silenced under the man¡¯s sharp gaze and took on a proper work attitude. So, a few dayster, Yunbao branch received an anonymous donation. When Feng Wenxian, who was in charge of the financial affairs of Yunbao branch, told the sum to the others, they all were stunned. Two million credits??? Their first reaction was that they must have misheard. Which wealthy person would so kindly donate two million to their club out of nowhere? The fact that they were anonymous made it even more iprehensible... Confirming that it was indeed two million credits, Xie Tao involuntarily shifted his eyes to the Kuhti cub ying with his two friends. Using the method of exclusion, the most likely person to do this was clearly the Kuhti cub¡¯s parent... But as the other had chosen to remain anonymous, Xie Tao, even though he had basically confirmed it in his mind, could not voice his guess. Arge anonymous donation had been received and they had recently also attained their first share of fame. Two days before the end of the month, Yunbao branch weed the first new cubs since the Kuhti cub. There were six new cubs, five of whom were Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto cubs. Considering that the event that made Yunbao branch gain fame was mainly rted to these three races, Xie Tao was not surprised by this. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh, tiuh¡ª¡± Having been carried and put down on the soft carpet covering the living floor, the five cubs looked simr to small fluffy baby chicks as they sat together and curiously took in their new environment. Not counting the three original ones, there were now five more. Xie Tao walked up to the wooden bird rack that was not far away and looked at the three fluffy cubs sitting outside the cabin at the top. Suddenly, this rack looked quite small. The three cubs were also a little at loss. They really liked this wooden rack a lot, but now that there were five newpanions, it would not be enough for all of them... ¡°Ah Tao, I think we should just buy an indoor tree directly. There is some space over there, in the upper right corner, we can ce it there.¡± Xia Qi paused to think and then said, ¡°We should buy a Bannou tree, they don¡¯t require much care and they have a very nice appearance. They should be suitable for indoor nting.¡± Xie Tao did not hesitate and quickly made the purchase ording to Xia Qi¡¯s suggestion. The wooden rack would not be removed and soon there was also a big tree with colorful autumn colored leaves growing in the living room. Additionally, they even made several small nests and added them to the branches. Now that there were many ces for the cubs, they did not have to worry about unfairness due tock of space. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh.¡± The cubs of the three races were obviously very interested in the nests in the tree and after Xie Tao finished, they all, one after another, pped their small wings and flew up to the tree, choosing their own favorite nest. Their club now had a fluffball tree... Looking at the cubs squatting in their respective nests, each one of them appearing exceptionally round and fluffy, people would not help but think this. Inparison, thest cub out of the six was different, it was a Moye cub. Xie Tao had before heard that the Moye race was known in the interster for their rough and thick skin, and that they had the strongest defense capability out of all the interster races. Having never seen the original form of this race, Xie Tao was stunned for a second when he for the first time saw the cub form of the Moye race. It looked like... a small turtle. ¡°He just turned one this month and our cub is still a little unskilled when ites to bnce, so you may need to take extra care of him.¡± The one speaking was an adult Moye male, a race where men and woman generally had a muchrger and sturdy figure than the other races; when in humanoid form, they measured up to at least 2.3 meters tall. Bnce? Just as he showed some doubt regarding this statement, Xie Tao saw the Moye cub, who had slowly been taking two steps after being put down, suddenly turn over onto his back. The Moye cub¡¯s four short legs were restlessly kicking in the air for a long time and when he could not turn over, the cub began to hum and whine for his parent. ¡°That¡¯s it...¡± The parent standing next to him exined rather helplessly that he did not know why his cub would flip onto his shell when walking and that the cubs of their race would normally not so easily be turned over like that. In response, Xie Tao approached the Moye cub and squatted down beside him. He then stretched out his hands towards the cub. Touching the edges of the hard shell of both sides, Xie Tao then moved his one of his hands to gently touch the cub¡¯s belly and with a warm voice said. ¡°Be good.¡± Feeling a sense of security from the youth, the Moye cub, who was humming and wildly pedaling his four short legs in the air, gradually stopped moving and his sight shifted to the youth¡¯s face. Xie Tao turned the Moye cub back over and then patted the cub¡¯s shell. Seeing the young man¡¯s behavior for himself, the Moye cub¡¯s father felt reassured and decided to let his cub stay at this Cub Raising Branch. After the parent had checked in and left, Xie Tao picked up the Moye cub from the ground and prepared to take him to the cub house. As they were walking there, Xie Tao remembered that the Moye people were a water-loving race. It seemed that now the mermaid cub would finally have a smallpanion to y with. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Yay, more cubs! A fluffball tree! £Ü(^o^)£¯ We even got a Moye cub!!! It was just so adorable when he wasying on his back, waving his legs in the air, I think I have died of cuteness once again! XD On a more serious note, I found some fanart a while ago. It is from the original novel and I have some (probably) bad news to break to you¡ª The Muka appears to be more of an insect-like creature... When I first tranted it I did wonder if he was more of a beetle-like creature, but as I, like many of you, thought that he was the ML, I became so unsure; I mean, a gigantic beetle ML totally defies thews of BL..... So I went against my initial instinct and decided to ask someone who had already read it and as they said that he looked more like a dragon, I went with dragon/lizard-like and tranted it as scales rather than shell. When I found out about it, I put the fanart in characters and also put an exnation in the Muka¡¯s ¡°character description¡±, but I did put off bringing this matter up. It¡¯s quite a big thing and it seems I¡¯m a bit conflict avoiding... But now it has been said. I can continue tranting him as more lizard-like or I can go back and change the text to the more correct trantion, but that would mean turning the Muka cub into an insect-like thing, what would you guys prefer? [x] ¨C ¡°Four legs facing the sky¡± is an idiom and meansying t on one¡¯s back. Chapter 32 Safekeeping the scale Although the pool was built inside and was fairly close to where the other cubs were, most cubs could not swim. Even those who could would seldom take the initiative to y in the pool. After all, these cubs were basically made out of fluff and once the fluff came in contact with water it would get wet and heavy. When theyter climbed out, they had to expend much effort to shake off the water the best they could and then wait for their fur to slowly dry. Well, in reality, when Xie Tao saw a wet cub crawl out of the pool he would of course not leave the cub to dry by itself; he would grab arge towel and wrap it around the cub, he would then lift the cub up and hold them in his arms as he gently wiped their fur. After the cub¡¯s body was rtively dry, he would then use something simr to a hairdryer to blow the cub¡¯s fur and dry it further. The whole process didn¡¯t take much time. The reason that he had to dry them by hand was that their club had still not built a small drying room next to the pool. But Xie Tao did not mind it; drying them was not a lot of work and he did not need to do it often, only once or twice a week. But, because of this situation, Xie Tao had been worried about the mermaid cub. Even though some cubs asionally came to y with him, most of the time he was still alone, isted in the pool. This was obviously harmful to the cub¡¯s mental health. When he was picked up by the youth and his four feet left the ground, the Moye cub, who resembled a small turtle with a heavy shell on his back, waved his four legs in the air in confusion. It was first when he was firmly held in the arms of the youth, and there was something under his feet, that the Moye cub quieted down again. Amused by the cub¡¯s kicking, Xie Tao could not resist a lowugh. Hearing hisugh, the small turtle-like Moye cub turned his eyes to him and hummed a few times. Seeing this, Xie Tao raised his hand to touch the cub¡¯s shell and exined with a smile, ¡°I did not mean tough at you.¡± The Moye cub raised his head and shook the small little tail behind him, humming obediently. He seems to be a good kid too. Xie Tao lifted a finger and lightly poked at the cub¡¯s dark hard shell, his mood instantly bing even brighter. The two cubs were both good kids, they should be able to get along well without any incidents. As Xie Tao carried the Moye cub to the edge of the indoor pool, several adults in the room threw some curiously nces at the cub. They had not raised a Moye cub before, but the cub looked very obedient and should be rtively easy to take care of. As soon as he neared the pool and was only two or three meters away, Xie Tao saw the Mermaid cub emerge from under the water. The beautiful azure eyes looked at him and the cub then swam to the edge of the pool. ¡°Ah~¡± The mermaid cub put his hands on the edge and lifted himself up a bit, he then called out with slightly indistinctive monotone sounds to the approaching human youth. His little tail covered with ice blue scales was swaying gently under the surface. Alien races generally had better sensory capabilities than humans in all aspects. The Mermaid cub had therefore been able to remember the sound of the youth¡¯s footsteps and as soon as he heard the sound getting closer, he knew that the youth wasing to see him. Xie Tao vaguely heard the Mermaid cub¡¯s voice and although the sybles that the cub made was very monotonous, by listening carefully one could still hear the cub¡¯s mood from the subtle change of tone. The voice just now, for example, was filled with happiness. The water in the pool was clear and translucent. When Xie Tao approached the pool, he could see the cub¡¯s small tail sway beneath the surface. He could also see the beautiful shell bed that was in the pool. The shells were milky white and the bed¡¯s sides were adorned with small and exquisite pearl decorations. Xie Tao had ordered this bed from a cub furniture store on the Star Network. He had heard that this kind of shell bed was very popr with many mermaid cubs, so Xie Tao had brought it for the mermaid cub when he was buying new beds for the other cubs in the club. Squatting down beside the pool¡¯s edge, Xie Tao put the Moye cub in his arms down next to him. He then reached out to touch the mermaid cub¡¯s short light blonde hair and softly said to him, ¡°This is a new cub who is going to stay at our club. He is called Toto. You will be able to y with each other regrly in the future.¡± Xie Tao then touched the hard shell of the Moye cub, who was looking up at him, and said in the same soft tone, ¡°This Mermaid baby is called Gale, he can¡¯t leave the pool... so if a good baby wants to y with him, he would surely be very happy.¡± Considering himself to be a good baby, the Moye cub hummed a response to the youth. He then slowly moved over to the pool and sessfully made it to the edge without flipping over. After climbing into the pool, the Moye cub¡¯s movements became more nimble. Not afraid of turning over in the water, the cub swam closer to the mermaid cub and hummed two times, which was a sign of friendliness among the Moye people. For the first time since he came to the Yunbao branch, the mermaid cub had met someone who was from an aquatic race, just like himself. The Mermaid cub hesitantly nced up at the human youth squatting by the pool¡¯s edge and then, recalling his action, he raised his right hand and very carefully touched the Moye cub¡¯s hard shell. He also tried to respond with a low voice, attempting tomunicate with his newpanion. As Xie Tao was at the pool he decided to check the water temperature regtion device. It was currently showing 18 degrees Celsius, which was the temperature that he had previously adjusted to after reading the Cub Encyclopedia. Recalling that the mermaid race¡¯s favorite temperature was 18 degrees, he started pondering, but he then remembered that the Moye race did not have a specific temperature preference for water, so the pool¡¯s temperature should not need to be fine-tuned. The newly built indoor pool was obviously muchrger than the small pool in the courtyard, so there was no problem for the two cubs to swim around together. The initial interaction seemed pretty good. Following them with his eyes as the mermaid took the Moye cub down to the bottom and showed him the shell bed, Xie Tao noticed how the Moye cub¡¯s short little tail lightly swayed as he looked around and was immediately relieved. Xie Tao stayed and sat cross-legged at the edge of the pool for a long time, watching the two cubs y together. When it was time to prepare food for the cubs with the other caretakers, Xie Tao kneaded his somewhat numb legs and stood up. But, just as he was about to turn around, he saw the mermaid cub swimming towards him and he could not help but pause and turn back around. Once the cub reached the edge of the pool, he extended a hand to grab ahold of his pants, he seemed very eager. ¡°Pa...¡± Although he did not know what he wanted, Xie Tao understood that this action was to stop him from leaving. So, squatting down, he touched the mermaid cub¡¯s hair and asked in a warm voice. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± The little hand on his leg was holding onto him tightly, but there was no response. Xie Tao soothed him by saying. ¡°I won¡¯t go.¡± Hearing this sentence, the mermaid cub made a sound to confirm that the youth really would not leave and then, finally, he slowly released his hand. After letting go, the mermaid cub quickly swam down to the bottom of the pool and stopped a few seconds by the shell bed, before quickly returning to Xie Tao. ¡°Pa¡ª¡± Holding something out in front of the youth, the mermaid cub tried his best to make his voice stronger, and the sound issued was indeed the clearest syble that the cub had ever made. Looking down at the hands in front of him, Xie Tao thought that the Mermaid cub would give him a crystal spar likest time. He intended to thank him and tell the cub in a warm voice that he should not try to make himself cry intentionally, but what he saw in the cub¡¯s hands was unexpectedly something else. This is... a scale? Seeing the small ice blue scaleying in the mermaid cub¡¯s hands, Xie Tao was stunned. Did a scale fall off? He did not have time to think about it for the moment, and under the Mermaid cub¡¯s expectant gaze, Xie Tao received the ice blue scale. This should be for him, or for him to safekeep, right...? After receiving the scale, Xie Tao saw the mermaid cub¡¯s tail sway beneath the surface, he looked very happy. Whether it was meant to be a gift or for him to safekeep, Xie Tao had to put the scale away properly. He had recently brought a small box for the crystal spar that the Mermaid cub had given to him, the scale could also be put and collected in it. But in the meanwhile he ced it in his pocket. Now that the Mermaid cub did not stop him from leaving, Xie Tao touched the cub¡¯s hair once again and then went to where everyone else was in the house. When Xie Tao bent down to grab a few bottles in order to fill them with milk, Xia Qi suddenly asked him. ¡°Ah Tao, what is that bright thing in your pocket?¡± From where she stood, she had just now noticed a small shiny thing in the youth¡¯s pocket and had not been able to resist asking. ¡°It¡¯s a scale that little Gale gave me.¡± Without much thought, Xie Tao answered truthfully. Gale... Mermaid cub.... Scale? Everyone who was standing close by and heard this sentence was amazed. If they remembered correctly, mermaid cubs would only give their scales to their parents for safekeeping. ording to this logic, that is to say.... the Mermaid cub regarded the human youth in front of them as his parent?? _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I have looked at thements here and on wattpad, it was surprisingly quite different; here most people wanted the more urate trantion while on wattpad most wanted me to keep the current trantion. It was really close to a tie, but, ultimately, more people wanted the urate one so I will go back and change it when I have time. On another note, I have a lot of examsing up next week so I will sadly have to pause tranting for one week, but I will resume tranting like normal after that. To save the sweetness from before, after getting such bitter news, here is a fanart I found of Xie Tao and the Mermaid cub: Editor¡¯s note: This is rather random but back where I live, Toto is ng for belly button. Does it mean anything were you are from? Now XT is a dad, so cute. They grow so fast ?????? Wishing Leo sess on the exams! Good luck!! Chapter 33 Papa From age one to five, Mermaid cubs were likely to shed scales. It was neither because of some sort of illness nor because the cub was unhealthy, it was just a normal part of Mermaid cubs¡¯ growth process. For example, it was somewhat simr to how human children lost their baby teeth. Mermaid cubs could normally sense when a scale was about to fall off, and in order to be able to collect the fallen scales, they would instinctively stay in a fixed area in the water. That way, when a scale came off, it would be easier to find. Mermaid cubs would then carefully pick up the first scale they shed and give it to their parents for safekeeping. A cub¡¯s first scale was a very important keepsake, so parents were usually very happy when they received the small scale from their cub. Although the staff at nursing clubs were indeed guardians to the cubs without parents, there was a difference between being a guardian and truly being a parent in the heart of the cubs. Just like how the mermaid cub had chosen to give his first scale to Xie Tao and not any of the other caretakers. When the others told him the meaning behind the scale, Xie Tao did not react and only stared nkly at them for a second. He then reached into his pocket. His fingertips grazed the small scale, it was smooth and cool, like a little piece of jade. Xie Tao could not help but take it out. With everyone¡¯s eyes on him, Xie Tao opened his hand and looked down at the scaleying in the middle of his palm and for a moment he was speechless. The ice blue scale shed by the mermaid cub seemed especially transparent and beautiful under the indoor lighting. Xie Tao had nned on collecting all the other scales Gale shed as well. But now that he knew the significance of the scales, he was much more careful when handling it. The little mermaid thought of him as a parent...? Looking at the ice blue scale in his hand and thinking this, Xie Tao suddenly felt like that small scale gained weight for no reason. At the same time, he recalled another thing¨C Because the mermaid cub could not speak and could only issue low monotone sounds together with the sound of air being pushed out, one needed to listen very carefully to distinguish the specific sybles. Xie Tao thought about the sound the mermaid cub most frequently made, the sound that was the clearest and that the cub put most effort into... After feeding the cubs with the other three caretakers, Xie Tao went back to the staff quarters and opened the small wooden box. In the box stillid a few rice-sized crystals. Xie Tao looked at the ice blue scale in his hand and then carefully ced it in the box, closed the lid, and put it back at his bedside. Xie Tao then turned around to walk back to the cub house. There was something he wanted to confirm. Hearing the familiar footsteps, the mermaid cub quickly swam towards the sound. Since he could not leave the pool, he simply leaned against the edge and watched as the human youth approached the pool. Once Xie Tao walked over and squatted down by the poolside, the mermaid cub raised his arm and stretched his body to reach out. A little hand dipping water touched the back of the youth¡¯s left hand and the little mermaid cub with short blond hair then gently grabbed ahold of the youth¡¯s finger. ¡°Ah?¡± The little cub looked at the youth¡¯s left hand, then at his right. Finally, the cub lightly shook the youth¡¯s finger back and forth, gazing up at him as he, with a weak voice, made a sound. It was hard to understand what he wanted by just listening, but Xie Tao could hear that the sound was a question and together with the cub¡¯s movements, he was able to figure out what the cub most probably wanted to ask him. ¡°I have ced the scale in a wooden box for safekeeping. I will properly take care of it for you.¡± Xie Tao exined it to the cub. He did not pull back his finger that was being held and instead lifted his other hand to touch the cub¡¯s soft hair. ¡°Ah~¡± The mermaid cub¡¯s tail swayed beneath the surface, the fin moving left to right as he quickly made a joyful sound. The youth had epted his first scale and had said that he would take good care of it, this of course made the mermaid cub very happy. Because it made the cub able to feel his parent¡¯s love. The mermaid cub wanted now, more than ever, to call out to the youth in front of him. ¡°Pa...¡± The first sound was mostly air. Hearing this, the cub stopped. But after a few seconds, he called out again and much stronger this time. ¡°Pa-¡± Azure eyes were gazing up at the youth. The mermaid cub had gathered all of his strength to produce this one sound and after he called out, he quietly waited for the youth¡¯s reaction. You could hear how much effort was put into it and the tone was clearer than before. But it seemed to be the limit of what the mermaid cub could currently aplish. Xie Tao had pondered on the meaning of the syble many times before. Especially when the cub made an extra effort to pronounce this one syble to him; it had really made him wonder what the sound meant. Because the cub had always looked at him with eyes filled with expectation after he had finish pronouncing the syble, Xie Tao had mistakenly thought that the cub was asking for something... This matter had worried him up until today, but even though he had thought about it a lot, he had never been able to figure out what it was that the cub wanted. He had feared that he had overlooked something important that the cub needed, and that it could have bad consequences. But, now, Xie Tao finally understood. ¡°En.¡± He nodded and smiled gently at the cub who was expectantly looking up at him. Hearing his response, the mermaid cub¡¯s tail swayed even happier and the little hand¡¯s grip around Xie Tao¡¯s finger tightened as the cub tried to make the two sybles clearer and coherent, ¡°Pa...ah...¡± It would be seen that the cub was trying very hard and even though the second syble failed to be pronounced correctly, Xie Tao now understood it. The Mermaid cub wanted to call him ¡°Papa¡±. The expectant look he had after calling out to him was because he wanted him to respond to it. ¡°En.¡± Xie Tao answered with a warm voice and nodded, responding for the second time. After bing aware of the fact that the Mermaid cub was trying to say ¡°Papa¡±, Xie Tao had, for a moment, unexpectedly had the feeling of being quite unprepared. But seeing the cub try so hard to pronounce these two sybles for him, Xie Tao at once became soft-hearted. Even if the mermaid cub could only pronounce one syble in a coherent voice, he would certainly respond each time he heard it. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I have officially died. It was abo of exams,st minute tranting and the super-duper-too much for me to handle-sweet-adorable-heartwarming-ness in this chapter. _(:_¡¹¡Ï)_ [EXAMS +600 XP | -1000 HP] [TRANSLATING + 300 XP | -500 HP] [CUTENESS ATTACK -50 HP] [ADORABLENESS ATTACK -50] [HEARTWARMING ATTACK: MELTING HEART -200 HP] [COMBO -200 HP] [THE GODS HAVE CALLED YOU HOME] [LEO -1640 XP] [READ 15 CHAPTERS TO REVIVE OR WAIT 2 WEEKS TO BE REINCARNATED] [DO YOU WANT TO PRAY FOR BLESSING?] [YES] [NO] [-5 LABOR] [THE BL GOD LIKED YOUR PRAYER, REALLY PITFUL 50% XP RESTORED] Chapter 34 part1 Best singing voice In the vast expanse of stars, which could never be fully explored, there existed some amazing coincidences. ¡°Ma¡± and ¡°Pa¡±, for example, were two sybles that, in the majority of allnguages among the many races in the interster, meant mother and father oncebined with a second part. This included the interster Lingua Franca. As a result, even the few races that did not use these two sybles could still understand the meaning behind the foreign words. However, as an inhabitant of the 21st century earth, Xie Tao obviously could not understand interster Lingua Franca or any of the othernguages. But despite this, he still had not encountered anymunication barriers in this world. Both his hearing and his speech were somehow automatically tranted. Like a cheat. And Xie Tao was very fortunate to have received this golden finger. It would be very hard if he could not understand thenguage. Luckily he did not have to face such a terrible situation. Cubs instinctively want to be close to their parents. As long as their parents didn¡¯t act harshly or treat them badly, the cubs would always want their parents to pay more attention to them. This was also the case for the little mermaid cub who saw the youth as his parent. So even after he received Xie Tao¡¯s response, the cub did not release the finger in his grasp. He wanted to be closer to the youth. But as he had already swum to the edge of the pool, he could only press himself as close as possible to the poolside in order to shorten the distance between them, be it so even just a little. Seeing this action, Xie Tao suddenly felt a sour and soft feeling in his chest. Knowing that the cub was trying to get close to him, it naturally warmed his heart. The sour feeling mixed within was because Xie Tao had noticed from the mermaid¡¯s movements just now that the cub was still subconsciously afraid of leaving the water. As cubs, mermaids could not turn their tail into legs and they couldn¡¯t leave the water for too long. However, this ¡°too long¡± referred to approximately more than half a day. After that the cub would start to feel a little unwell, but as long as they returned to water within 12 hours there would be no problem. For a cub to be in a life-threatening condition due to dehydration, the cub would have to have been out of the water for at least one day. On the inhabited by the mermaid race, water covered the majority of the surface and many cities were built directly in the water. Although there were also cities built onnd and on the water surface, these cities were designed with the cubs in mind and had various facilities for the cubs. One of these was the small pools you would find every hundred meters that were specifically meant for rehydration of the cubs. Moreover, there were also canals everywhere in the cities which were used for transportation. There was really no need to worry about finding water. Therefore mermaid cubs were in general not afraid of being brought tond by their parents. They knew they were safe and at most they were a little nervous when they left the water for the first time. But the nervousness usually disappeared once they saw thend scenery and their curiosity took over. But because of the trauma he had experienced, the mermaid cub before Xie Tao¡¯s eyes was subconsciously afraid of leaving the water. The pain from the dehydration at that time had left a psychological scar. It was because he understood this, that Xie Tao¡¯s heart felt both soft and sour at the same time. One hand was grasping the youth¡¯s finger, the other was holding onto the pool¡¯s edge. The mermaid cub raised his head and gazed up at the youth¡¯s face with his azure eyes, lightly shaking the finger side to side. When cubs wanted to attract their parents¡¯ attention, they would usually either instinctively make a sound or go and pull on their parents¡¯ clothes or hands. This way of grasping and shaking the finger was the mermaid cub¡¯s way of doing this. Like the mermaid cub, Xie Tao responded by moving his captured index finger and met the cub¡¯s eyes to show that he was paying attention to him. ¡°Pa... Ah~ ¡± He could still not pronounce it correctly, but the mermaid cub was still very happy. He now knew who his parent was, the youth in front of him now responds to him. ¡°Try speaking a little slower.¡± Xie Tao nodded to show that he knew that the cub was calling out to him, and then said in a warm voice, ¡°If you slow down you should be able to say it. But either way I can understand you.¡± Xie Tao reached out to stroke the mermaid cub¡¯s head. The cub¡¯s tail swayed lightly under the surface and he made a low monotone sound. On the small delicate face which usually was without expression, a trace of joy could suddenly be seen. ¡°Pa... Pa.¡± Two sybles with a very long gap between them were issued. The mermaid cub, who had tried his hardest to make the sybles clearer, blinked and looked up at the ck haired youth sitting in front of him. As he was waiting for his response, the cub suddenly felt the hand on his head gently touch his head again and then heard the youth make a sound that resembled some kind of praise. Regardless, he had gotten a good response. Looking up at the youth in front of him, the cub then turned his head to nce at his surroundings. Finally, he lifted his other hand and reached out towards the youth. Doing this took a lot of courage for the mermaid cub, because it was this gesture that cubs made when they wanted to be lifted by their parent. The mermaid cub was still subconsciously afraid of leaving the water. The fact that he had taken the initiative to do it was based on the dependence and full trust he had towards the youth. Knowing that the little mermaid was scared to leave the water, Xie Tao had seldom tried to pick the cub up. So, now that the cub had reached out and wanted him to pick him up, Xie Tao was very surprised and could only stare nkly for a second. ¡°Baby, wait for a moment.¡± Once he came back to himself, Xie Tao said this in a soft voice and then stood up to go get a towel. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I will publish part two in a few hours. I decided to divide the chapter into two parts as I was a little after schedule. (I have two exams next week so studying has taken up a lot of time this week. But don¡¯t worry, I think I will be able to publish next week as well despite the exams.) [1] - Lingua Franca is anguage build from pieces of othernguages and it acts as a universalnguage. Chapter 34 part2 When he returned, he saw that the mermaid cub had maintained his previous position and he quickly bent down to pick him up. He then wrapped the cub in the soft towel and held him in his arms. The little mermaid cub had clothes on. They were made of a special fabric produced by the mermaid race. It easily let water through, reducing resistance while swimming, and once out of the water, it quickly dried. It was not just the mermaid race that used it, the fabric was also very popr among many other races as it was very suitable for making swimsuits. Using the towel to dry the mermaid cub¡¯s wet hair, Xie Tao then held him in his arms as he squatted down to pick up the Moye cub who had climbed ashore by himself. He then carried them over to the living room. If Xie Tao had only brought over the Moye cub, the others in the room would not have been surprised. But now that he also brought the mermaid cub, they could not help but look over. After leaving the water, the mermaid cub being held in the youth¡¯s arms did not carelessly wave his tail in panic. This time, the tail covered in ice blue scales quietly let the youth hold it in his arms, the cub only asionally moved his fin. In short, the cub seemed especially cute and obedient. ¡°Pa~¡± The mermaid cub who had previously been unable to fully reach the youth while in the pool, was now carried in the youth¡¯s embrace. The cub instantly used the same method as the other cubs to attract the youth¡¯s attention¡ª by hugging and calling out to him. It was in a very low voice, but the others were close enough to catch it. Pa. Hearing this syble and connecting it with how the mermaid cub gave the youth his scales, everyone, one after another, came to a realization. The mermaid cub was actually calling out ¡°Papa¡± to the youth. Although it was impossible for him topletely say the word, the cub put a lot of effort into making the sound. As carrying the mermaid cub over to the other cubs was not something they did often, Xie Tao had to try his best to find something that the mermaid cub could lean his back against. After moving the object, he then gently lowered the two cubs down onto the carpet. Since the mermaid cub could not transform his legs, he was not able to bnce his upper body while in a sitting position. Therefore, if the cub did not have anything to support his back, the cub would fall down t on the ground and wave his tail like the Moye cub when he identally turned onto his shell while walking. Seeing the mermaid cub that was brought over by the youth, many of the fluffy cubs who were ying with the cub toys stopped and curiously came a bit closer. Two of the light red fluffballs squatting in the tree also pped their wings and flew over to Xie Tao and the mermaid cub. ¡°Tiuh-tiuh?¡± One of themnded on Xie Tao¡¯s shoulder and looked down at the mermaid cub sitting on the ground below, then doubtfully called out to Xie Tao. ¡°Little Gale cane over and y with you now, he didn¡¯te over before because he was afraid to leave the water.¡± Xie Tao smiled and used a finger to lightly stroke the little fluffballs head as exined it to the cub. ¡°Tiuh!¡± The Kuhti cub rubbed his beak against the youth¡¯s finger and chirped in response. The cub had actually always thought that the mermaid cub¡¯s ice blue tail was very beautiful. But even when the Kuhti cub grew up, he would be a master of the sky, not the water. So, when it came to water, this little fluffball did not dare to touch, and at most could only watch from the edge. The Kuhti cub therefore now took the opportunity and pped his wings, leaving Xie Tao¡¯s shoulders andnding in front of the mermaid cub. Several other fluffy cubs who were curious about the mermaid cub, saw this scene and also walked over. Before, when most of the cubs at Yunbao branch had been in contact with the mermaid cub, he had been in a small bucket. So this was the first that they could clearly see his shiny ice blue tail. Shiny and bright beautiful things were always very interesting to cubs and soon, several fluffy cubs were nestled close by, watching the ice blue tail. Perhaps because the mermaid cub was not used to being watched by so many cubs, the cub moved his ice blue tail and lightly pped the ground. But it was not that the mermaid cub was unhappy, you could see from the slight movement of the tail¡¯s fin that the cub was in fact very excited. Looking at the mermaid cub ying with the other cubs, out of the present adults Xia Qi was probably the one who was most deeply touched. In the beginning, even though the mermaid cub had to leave the water for a short while as they changed it, the cub was too terrified. He was struggling so hard that it had been impossible for the cub to interact with the other cubs while in that state. However, after recognizing the youth as his parent, the mermaid cub now seemed to have ovee his fear of leaving the water and could y with the other cubs. This made all the caretakers at Yunbao branch very happy. If there was anything left worth pitying, it was probably the cub¡¯s voice..... Xia Qi knew that the mermaid cub had been abandoned on Gaia Star by his family because he couldn¡¯t speak and hearing how the cub now tried to call out to the youth, this feeling squeezing her heart deepened. Although this assumption was somewhat unrealistic, Xia Qi believed that if one day, their club¡¯s cub could regain his voice, then he would be able to sing with the best and most beautiful voice. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Trantor¡¯s note: Many thanks to Cristya for the coffees! ?????? On another note, I¡¯m a bit curious about the ¡°ma¡± and ¡°pa¡± thing, in Swedish mother is ¡°mamma¡± and father is ¡°pappa¡±, what is it in yournguage? Also, I forgot to say this in the note in chapter 33, but thanks to everyone who wished me good luck on the exams and for all the encouragements. It actually went unexpectedly well, I hope it will go just as well next week too. (Although one of the exams is on physics so I doubt it) Also, thanks for all the encouragement I have already received today, it really warms my heart to read Chapter 35 part1 Wrapped around his waist was... The club had before received two million credits through an anonymous donation and after consulting the staff at Yunbao branch, they finally decided to use the money to construct a new facility¡ª An outdoor venue for the aquatic races. Not only would ite in handy as the number of aquatic race cubs increased in the future, it would also let the existing Mermaid and Moye cub have a more free living environment. To build an outdoor pool of moderate size and connect it to the pool inside, would only cost them approximately one million credits. Included was also an invisible shielding barrier which could protect the cubs from rain and wind when needed. The barrier was the kind that automatically deactivated when not required, which was very convenient. The rest of the money was spent on an environment simtor, which was even more expensive than building the new pool and required them to take a little from the money Xie Tao had previously acquired for the club. Although it was arge expense, Xie Tao still decided to do it after considering all aspects of the situation. At present, the funds to maintain their club¡¯s daily operations were still very adequate. It was therefore quite reasonable to spend money on essentials such as the new facility and the machine, they had all agreed on that. Professionals were hired and it took a few days before the new outdoor pool was finished. The instation of the environment simtor, however, did not need as much time and was done before the end of the day. Once the construction of the new pool was finished, Xie Tao and several of the other caretakers brought the cubs over to show it to them. Although it was mainly for aquatics races, it was not umon for the terrestrial cubs to asionally y in the water as well. When they had sufficient funds, Xie Tao even nned on also building a water yground for the cubs. As they approached the newly built pool, they entered the scope of the environment simtor and immediately felt a change. The breeze brushing against their face was slightly different and the air had the scent of ocean. It was not just the wind, the sound of waves could also be heard. As soon as the cubs following the caretakers stepped into the simtion, they saw a blue ocean spread out before them. The actual space was naturally not thatrge, it was simply the newly installed simtor that made it seem this way. It even manipted the flow of water and many more aspects of the environment to make the area as simr to the ocean as possible. Of course, there was also safety measures. The pool had an automatic rescue system, so there was no need to worry about the terrestrial cubs identally drowning. The sea. Most cubs at Yunbao branch had never seen the ocean before. But despite this, they still thought that the scene in front of them was very beautiful. As for the two aquatic cubs, the current simtion showing the ocean gave them a very familiar and nostalgic feeling. The Moye cub had already taken the initiative and was eagerly making his way towards the water. He seemed like he wanted to enter it and never leave. Unfortunately, after just a few steps, he stumbled and identally turned onto his back. The Moye cub waved his small legs in the air for a while and after finding that he could not turn back, hummed, calling out to the youth standing nearby. In fact, every time the cub walked carelessly and ended up on his back, he would not immediately ask out for help. The only exception was if he was in his parents¡¯ presence. Because he always turned over onto his shell for no reason when he walked, he was always inconveniencing people. The cub could feel other people¡¯s impatience and so struggled, kicking his legs in the air, trying desperately to do it himself. It was first when he realized that he really could not do it on his own that he would call out to others with a humming sound. He turned over again.... Xie Tao pressed his lips together, but still couldn¡¯t stop augh from escaping. Hearing how the humming grew louder after his suppressedughter, Xie Tao gave a low cough and squatted down to turn the Moye cub back. He then held him in his arms. ¡°If you turn over in the future and there are no adults around, you can ask the other cubs for help. They will certainly be willing to help you.¡± Although the possibility of no adults being around was very small, Xie Tao touched the Moye cub¡¯s hard shell and said this in a soft tone. The Moye cub, who was being held by the youth, was very obedient. The little sharp tail was shaking behind him as he raised his head and hummed to the youth. Although the youth in front of him had just a moment agoughed when he was on his back, the cub knew that he had notughed at him. Besides, the youth had helped him, turning him over very gently without making him feel the slightest difort. Cubs were actually much more perceptive than many people thought. When it came to sensing other people¡¯s emotions and attitude towards them, cubs were especially susceptible. The people who would be good to them and those who would be bad to them, the cubs could often distinguish them simply through instinct. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Many thanks to K. Samel for the coffees. ?? My exams took up a lot of time, more than I had expected, so to be able to publish today I decided to divide this chapter into two parts. Since I¡¯m quite busy next week as well and have a report due on Monday, I will publish part two next Frida¨C Readers ¨C Stares intensely Leo ¨C Freezes, stops talking. Hesitantly takes one nervous step back Readers ¨C Gets triggered by movement Leo: ...Please don¡¯t mush me ahhh! (Btw, it was very interesting to read yourments on thest chapter, to think that mom and dad were so simr all over the globe, fascinating.) Chapter 35 part2 With the two cubs in his arms, Xie Tao walked up to the water¡¯s edge and gently ced the cubs in the shallow water. Although it was just an ocean environment fabricated by an environment simtor, the mermaid cub could still not help but shake his tail lightly when he looked at it. ¡°Ah~¡± The mermaid cub nced at the water and then back at the youth. He wanted to explore the waters, but he did not want to leave the youth who was standing on the shore. Ultimate the mermaid cub did not swim into the deepest part, but stayed nearby and tried his hardest to call out to the youth with a strong and clear sound. ¡°Gale, go and have fun.¡± After Xie Tao said this, he stood still to make clear that he would stay there and watch. Hearing his words as well as seeing that he did not move, the cub felt reassured enough to swim and explore the depths of the sea with a sense of novelty. For many of the other cubs, this was also their first time seeing the ocean and just like the mermaid cub they were filled with curiosity and excitement, many of them trying to enter the water to y. Lin Yi had prepared all the shooting tools early in the morning and now directed the camera at this simted ocean area. This was something that the staff had discussed and decided before. They were going to introduce the new venue to the cubs and let them y to their heart¡¯s content. In the meantime they would also take some pictures andter update their club¡¯s official Xingyou ount, taking the opportunity to make a new promotional video as well. When Lin Yi was taking the pictures, Xie Tao lifted the round cub lying on his shoulder and held him in his arms. He gently stroked his back and touched the two small horns in his head¡ª objectively speaking, the Knox cub should not be included in the picture. Xie Tao believed that the wrongdoings of his race should not be put on the young Knox¡¯s shoulders and that he shouldn¡¯t be held responsible for their sins. The cub had still been in his egg when what happened took ce, he had not done anything wrong. He was a good child. To this day, Xie Tao still believed this. But he also knew that others did not feel the same as he did and that there would always be people out there that would act with blind hatred. Encountering them was inevitable. Because of this, it was only reasonable to try to avoid conflict. Even better would be if this conflict never happens, and the best way to do that right now was to keep the Knox cub away from the public¡¯s eye. ¡°Meaah.¡± Softly licking the youth¡¯s snow white fingertips, the Knox cub marked his scent and then snuggled into the youth¡¯s embrace, simultaneously trying to half-hook his tail around the youth¡¯s wrist. Although he knew that the Knox was now a grown up, Xie Tao could not refuse him while he was in his current form and let him snuggle into his arms without any objections. It had already be a habit to let the cub be close to him. The cub looked very fluffy and round, like a ball with two small horns on its head. His pale blue eyes were bright and pretty, and when he was happy he would unconsciously tilt his tail and make a low sound in his throat. No matter how you looked at it, it was very difficult to refuse this adorable creature. Touching and touching, Xie Tao traced his fingers along the cub¡¯s soft fur all the way to his fluffy little tail. It was at this moment that he suddenly thought of something and paused his movements. He didn¡¯t know why, but several times before when he was touching the Knox cub¡¯s tail, he had noticed that Zarad seemed to have a subtle look on his face. It was just touching the tail, he did not feel like there was anything wrong with it... Because of this, he had thought that it was just his own imagination and quickly abandoned the idea. After touching the back of the cub, Xie Tao carefully observed the cub and once again traced the fluffy tail. The purring from the Knox¡¯s throat became loader when the tail was touched, which clearly showed that the cub was happy and liked it. Having confirmed that the Knox wanted to have his tail touched, Xie Tao felt relieved and continued ying with the soft tail. Normally, the Knox cub mostly sat on his shoulder or in his arms. But when Xie Tao was busy working, the cub would quickly sit on the side, watching him. While touching the tail, Xie Tao was a little absent minded. Not recalling that there was a flight of stairs behind him, he took a step back and noticed all toote that there was nothing but air. ¡°¡ª¡ª¡± Subconsciously tightening his hold on the cub in his arms, Xie Tao got ready to fall. There was absolutely no time to respond, no way to stop his own fall. But almost at the same time, Xie Tao found that his arms were empty. The Knox cub was gone. In the next second, Xie Tao suddenly felt something firmly encircling his waist, stopping his fall backward. He looked up and met a pair of cold light blue eyes with sharp pupils. What was wrapped around his waist was... The adult Knox¡¯s silver tail. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Somehow the assignments just keep rolling in, but I will try to do a whole chapter next week, so.... cough... Muka readers... please.... can you get off....
(Jk, you guys have actually been very understanding, I really appreciate it. ?) Chapter 36 Ice crystal Most of the others were filming near the water and taking care of the cubs. Nobody noticed the little incident happening at the back. Xie Tao, who found himself encircled by a silver tail and firmly held by the other, did not respond for a while. As a result, Xie Tao remained in the other¡¯s grasp, floating over the steps. As the youth in his hold did not move or speak, Ya Yi lowered his eyes a little and continued to quietly hold him in ce. However, thinking of the sudden panic that had appeared in the youth¡¯s eyes just now, he lightly tightened his silver tail around the youth¡¯s waist to silently show that he was safe. When Xie Tao finally reacted, he reflexively reached out to grab onto the silver tail around his waist. Feeling the cold surface against his palms, hepletely returned to himself and saw the current situation clearly. ¡°...Put me down.¡± With a low cough, Xie Tao said this with a subtle expression on his face. He wouldn¡¯t go so far as to say that he was embarrassed. When the other had been in his cub form, Xie Tao had touched and hugged him, and once, in order to appease him, he had even nted a kiss in the other¡¯s fluffy forehead. Xie Tao subconsciously felt that there was nothing wrong with the Knox being close to him while in his cub form, and although he was conscious of him while in adult form, the familiarity in his heart weakened this feeling. After Xie Tao uttered these words, he soon felt solid ground under his feet. The only thing was that... the silver tail was still half encircled around his waist. Unlike the small fluffy tail while in cub form, this furless silver tail had a cold metallic texture. It almost looked like a tail belonging to a mighty silver dragon, and it seemed very aggressive. The tail was not wrapped around his waist as firmly as before and was only partially circled around it. It reminded Xie Tao of how the Knox liked to hook his fluffy little tail around his wrist when in cub form and suddenly he could understand and ept the current situation better. Without much thought, Xie Tao reached out his hand to touch the silver tail half encircled around his waist. The cold was very distinct. Recently the weather had warmed up and when standing under the sun during the day, it even got quite hot. This heat made it almost unbearable for Xie Tao, and so he could not help but touch a few more times. Naturally, Xie Tao eventually restrained his hand. After touching the silver tail for a while, he lightly pushed at the tail, indicating that he did not need to hold onto his waist anymore. This powerful and dangerous silver tail ced around the youth¡¯s waist seemed unexpectedly meek. It could even be said to be submissive when touched by the youth, and the owner of this silver tail was the same. The silver tail had not left the youth¡¯s body this whole time, but once pushed by the youth, it quickly obeyed the youth¡¯s request. However, the silver tail seemed to droop a little after returning to its normal position. Xie Tao had found that one could read the Knox¡¯s mood from his tail. Although there was no expression on the other¡¯s face, it was easy to identify how the other felt just by looking at the tail. When he raised the tip of his tail, it meant that he was happy, the same went for when he lightly brushed it against the back of Xie Tao¡¯s hand. Drooping his tail like that, on the other hand, was certainly not a good sign. Light colored, cold eyes, moved and stopped on his hand. Xie Tao stepped closer and touched the adult Knox¡¯s silver hair, just like he would a cub. ¡°Be good.¡± As he raised his hand to touch him, Xie Tao¡¯s eyes rested on the silver tail behind the Knox. As expected, the tip of the tail turned up slightly. This Knox was still very good... Looking at the slightly raised silver tail, Xie Tao gently smiled and thought this, but in the next second, a feeling of having his cheek gently rubbed stunned him in ce. Xie Tao often rubbed his cheek against the fluffy Knox cub¡¯s head, but having his cheek rubbed against him while in adult form, was of course an entirely different sensation. However, before Xie Tao could respond, something caught his eye. ¡°What¡¯s this...?¡± From where he now stood he noticed something he had never seen before. Just below Ya Yi¡¯s neck, close to his corbone, there was a small ck mark resembling a totem and Xie Tao¡¯s attention immediately shifted to this. Only a small part of it could be seen, the rest was blocked by his shirt. But even just from seeing this small part of the ck pattern, Xie Tao got a bad feeling in his heart. "I don¡¯t know." Although he sounded very cold and indifferent, Ya Yi had actually answered Xie Tao¡¯s question seriously. He really did not know what the ck mark was. Ya Yi only knew that from the time he was born and had exited his egg..... or maybe even from before he that, it had always been there. The mark could not be seen during cub period, it was first in adult form that it was visible. This bad feeling he had was merely intuition. Xie Tao frowned. The ck pattern seemed ratherplicated. Raising his hand, Xie Tao looked up at Ya Yi, then reached out and touched it. He could not see any pain in his face, and so the frown on his own slightly lessened. What exactly is it? Xie Tao decided to carefully investigate itter, possibly even ask Zarad. However, Xie Tao hoped that his intuition was wrong. Seeing that the youth¡¯s eyebrows were still not fully rxed, the Knox subconsciously moved his tail behind him and then returned to cub form, swiftly jumping into the youth¡¯s arms. "Meah~" The fluffy cub stroke against the youth¡¯s chest several times, seemingly trying to attract the youth¡¯s attention. He then lightly touched the youth¡¯s palm with his two small horns. Feeling the two small horns, Xie Tao atst temporarily put his worries aside and looked over at the group of cubs who were curiously exploring the new ce. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I did say that I would try my best to do a whole chapter this week, but ultimately I only made it 65% through. But not to worry, I will publish the remaining 35% tomorrow. Since there is so little left I will put it in the same post, however I will update my blog with a note so that my followers will get a notice when I publish the remaining part. This chapter had such a huge reveal! I was literally making this face as I tranted it ¡ú?????????????? I tried hard to not cut off at a cliffhanger this time. However, even though the chapter is now turning its focus away from Ya Yi and the ck mark, there is still more to look forward too. Just read the title and you will know that there is another important eventing up. ^ ^ Chapter 37 part1 Crooked Even though there was a short distance between him and the ice crystal being held up in front of him, Xie Tao could already faintly sense the cold emitted from it. This colorless ice crystal that had solidified was very translucent and sparkly, when touched by the sunlight, it became even more shiny. Beautiful. Being held in the mermaid cub¡¯s hands with the blue ocean in the background, the ice crystal unexpectedly seemed exceptionally beautiful. When the mermaid cub saw that he did not take it, he became a little anxious. Scooting forward, he pressed his body against the shore and tried to get closer to the youth. ¡°Ah...¡± With a somewhat weak voice, the cub called out to him and with great difficulty managed to reach out a little bit further, lifting his gift even closer to the youth. It was onlyst night that he had suddenly developed this ability. He didn¡¯t know anything about it and had only been able to follow his instincts to explore his new ability. In order to make an ice crystal like this one, the water had to be manipted into a form and at the same time also needed to be solidified. This ability wasn¡¯t easy to use. The mermaid cub had tried many times to control and shape the water into a certain shape yesterday and had always failed halfway. The water in the cub¡¯s hands would gradually start to take the form he wanted, however his control over it was fragile and every time it would easily fall apart halfway. The cub would thenpletely lose control of it and could only watch as it fell back down into the pool. When he tried to solidify the water, on the other hand, he usually seeded, but the ice crystals he created would always have different hardness and melting time. These two situations were due to the fact that the mermaid cub was still very unfamiliar with this new ability and didn¡¯t really know how to control it yet. It did not help that he had to fully depend on his instincts to try to figure out how to use it. Since he was merely a cub, the little mermaid also had very limited strength at the moment. The translucent ice crystal in his hands was the result of many attempts. The first thing he thought when he finally seeded and held the crystal in his hands was that he wanted to show it to the human youth in front of him. Seeing the mermaid cub¡¯s bright and expectant eyes, Xie Tao reached out his hand to receive the crystal. But as soon as he touched it, his left eyebrow jumped. With the mermaid cub¡¯s expectant gaze on him, Xie Tao restrained himself. He refused to let it show on his face, only taking one small breath in, one breath out, slowly letting himself adapt to the cold transmitted by the ice crystal. The ice crystal had been forced to solidify by an ability, and was not exactly the same as ordinary ice. For Xie Tao who came into contact with it just now, it had felt as if the cold from the crystal had entered his body and instantly spread throughout it, turning him into a popsicle. Fortunately, the feeling onlysted for a second and he could resist changing his face. It was something the mermaid cub wanted to give to him, clearly hoping he liked it. If he didn¡¯t react well, the cub would be sad and disappointed. Xie Tao naturally did not want that. Gently rocking his tail, the mermaid cub raised his head to look at the ice crystal that had been picked up by the youth. He then tried hard to read out the word formed by it. ¡°Pa... Pa.¡± After saying it, the mermaid cub realized that he could now pronounce the two sybles one after the other smoothly, without any problem. The cub raised his eyes to look at the youth¡¯s face, his ice blue tail moving excitingly under the surface as he waited for the youth¡¯s response. ¡°En, I¡¯m here.¡± Xie Tao moved the crystal over to his other hand and then reached out to touch the mermaid cub¡¯s soft golden hair. ncing down at the shape of the ice crystal in his left hand, Xie Tao smiled and praised him. ¡°Gale writes very well.¡± The shape of this crystal was indeed a word in the mermaid race¡¯snguage. There were many species in the interster that inherited their race¡¯s knowledge and the mermaid race was one of them. Although the knowledge passed on was very limited, it was still a small advantage for the cubs of these races. ¡°Ah~¡± The mermaid cub¡¯s blue eyes immediately became brighter and the cub emitted a low sound as the youth touched his head and praised him. After, the little cub could not help but once again reach out and lightly grab onto the youth¡¯s trouser leg. His tail swaying even livelier beneath the surface. The word written in ice was actually very crooked. If it was to be evaluated objectively, the words ¡°well written¡± would certainly not be used. But even though the writing was quite crooked, it had a childlike feeling to it, and in Xie Tao¡¯s eyes, it was still very lovely. After all, the word was written by a cub. Ifparing with his former world, then it would be as if a small baby in kindergartner wrote it. It was already very good to be able to write at that age. How could he possibly demand that it should be well written as well? Considering that it was written using the mermaid cub¡¯s powers, it was even more praiseworthy. Most importantly, as a parent, if their cub who had worked hard learned how to write, specifically wrote the word ¡°papa¡± or ¡°mama¡± and then ran over to show them¡ª Was there any parent who would not praise their cub? Of course not. They would feel proud from the bottom of their hearts. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Sorry, it will be a half chapter this week. This is a really stressful period at school for me and I think I will have to do half chapters for a while. If I get the opportunity, I will do a whole chapter, but I can¡¯t guarantee anything... I¡¯m really sorry, I¡¯m actually also super excited and curious about what is toe but I have to focus on school for now... Chapter 37 part2 Maybe because the mermaid cub had concentrated and put in a lot of effort to solidify the ice crystal, Xie Tao did not notice any sign of it melting. It was a bit cold to hold the ice crystal in his hand and it had already started bing numb. Xie Tao hesitated, then put the ice crystal in his pocket under the watchful eyes of the mermaid cub. The ice crystal would probably melt, but until that happened, he would bring this gift with him. "Can Gale do it again, the way you wrote this word just now?" The little mermaid grabbing his trouser leg, looked up and listened attentively as the youth slowly asked this. The mermaid cub had without a doubt developed an ability, there was no question about it. However, Xie Tao remembered something Xia Qi had mentioned before¡ª That the mermaid race used singing as a medium for their power. Regarding this, when Xie Tao went onto the Star Network and did some follow-up research to make up for hisckingmon sense, he had also read it. This being the case, people would normally reverse the concept and think that a cub who could speak would not be able to use the ability. But now, right before Xie Tao¡¯s eyes, there was a living exception. Responding with a low sound, the mermaid cub gently swayed his tail and temporarily let go of the cloth in his grasp. The cub then cupped his hands to pick up some water and tried to shape it into the form he wanted. Although the writing was still crooked, once the water started taking the form he wanted, the little mermaid gradually started solidifying the water into an ice crystal. This time the writing was not as good as thest one, but the mermaid cub still held up the crystal, presenting it to Xie Tao. The cub had developed an ability, but he didn¡¯t use singing as a medium. He didn¡¯t even need to make any sounds at all during the process... Confirming this, Xie Tao thoughtfully nodded to himself. Seeing the little mermaid holding up the ice crystal, Xie Tao could only show a helpless smile and pick up the second crystal, cing it in another empty pocket. After having created the second ice crystal, the mermaid cub, who had once more grabbed onto the youth¡¯s trouser leg, felt a little sleepy. But since the youth was there, the cub was unwilling to go to sleep and gently swayed his blue tail, staying at the shore. Noticing the sleepy look on the cub¡¯s face, Xie Tao suddenly realized that using his ability must have consumed a lot of spiritual power. The mermaid in front of him was still a cub, after using his ability two times it was not surprising that he became sleepy. "Gale, be good and go to bed if you are sleepy." Xie Tao did not remove the cub¡¯s hand from his trousers, he only touched the cub¡¯s short light golden hair and gently coaxed him with a warm voice. The cub seemed to hesitate for a moment and did not let go. But once his hair was touched by the youth, he only became more and more sleepy. Finally, the cub became so sleepy that he issued a weak sound to Xie Tao and agreed to obediently go to bed. Swimming over to the indoor pool, Xie Tao coaxed the mermaid cub toy down on his shell bed. Because the cub was very tired when heid down, it did not take long before he was deeply asleep. Seeing the mermaid cub nestling peacefully on the shell bed, Xie Tao rxed and cast onest look at the cub before standing up. Xie Tao had to talk to the rest of the club about the mermaid cub¡¯s newly developed ability. When he was at it, he also needed to ask Zarad if he, in addition to basicbat, could teach the cubs how to master and use their abilities. When it came to teaching the cubs basic battle, Zarad had actually taken the initiative to propose this himself. Although the other said that he could teach it, he hadn¡¯t made a living off it, so how good he was and what he meant by it was still for them to see. Having decided on a n, Xie Tao quite rapidly gathered the staff together to discuss these matters. "Wait, wait a minute... Ah Tao, are you saying that these two ice crystals were made by little Gale?" It was not only Xia Qi who was bbergasted, at this time everyone present, besides Xie Tao, had a face full of surprise and disbelief. ording to the characteristics of the mermaid race, their abilities needed to be channeled through songs. A mermaid¡¯s song was therefore very powerful and the more power contained in the song, the more powerful the ability being guided. Normally a mermaid cub could at most develop two kinds of abilities, one was water type and the other was spiritual type. As for this ice type¡ª¡ª The chance of such a variant ability existing among the mermaid race was extremely slim. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Of course! Our Gale is strong, unique and perfect! (Is it weird that I kinda feel like a proud parent?) Chapter 38 Golden mark Two crooked ice crystals shaped in the mermaid cub¡¯s handwriting. Looking down at these cold ice crystals, which at first nce were quite adorable, the people present did not know whether they should be amazed orugh. Their club¡¯s mermaid cub had not only developed an ability, but it was also a very rare variant ability. This was naturally enough to astonish them. However, knowing what the word written in mermaidnguage on these ice crystals meant, a different feeling enveloped them and made them want to smile. The first thing the little mermaid had wanted to do once he learned to use his new ability had been to write to his parent. Although the two ice crystals had not been given to them, they could not help but also feel warm in their hearts as they looked at them. ¡°Has this happened before, someone in the mermaid race using an ability without singing?¡± Zheng Zhou was the first one to doubt his own knowledge when it came to the mermaid race. It was true that to be a qualified caretaker one needed to some extent understand every race. But there were so many races in the interster, being able to have a deep understanding of them all was impossible. ¡°I don¡¯t recall hearing about it,¡± Zarad quickly answered, shouting from the guardroom before walking over. ¡°However, no matter if there was a precedent or not, it has now proved possible.¡± That was indeed true. After listening to Zarad¡¯s words, the surrounding people nodded one after another and calmed down a little, removing the startled expressions from their faces. A mermaid¡¯s singing and ability should, in theory, be inseparable. So seeing the reality taking ce in front of their eyes, everyone could simply not help but regard it as a wonderful miracle. ¡°Great!¡± Xia Qi¡¯s eyes were full of joy. She felt happy for the mermaid cub from the bottom of her heart. The little mermaid had been abandoned by his family, and the reason for it was not hard to imagine. He had been abandoned simply because the cub had a speech disorder. ¨CBecause a cub who couldn¡¯t speak, couldn¡¯t sing, and so couldn¡¯t use their ability. But the mermaid cub had now proved himself to be very outstanding, not at all inferior to the other cubs in any way. To Xia Qi, this also proved what she had always thought. That their Gale was very talented, one just needed to look at his ability to see this. Having a variant ice ability was so rare in the mermaid race that it indirectly proved how talented this mermaid cub was. After some time, the ice crystals solidified by the cub¡¯s ability atst started showing signs of melting. While the shape of the two ice crystals was still intact, Xie Tao hurried to take photos of them as keepsakes. Xie Tao had no intention of uploading them on Xingyou. The pictures and the news of the mermaid cub¡¯s variant ice ability would surely draw attention to the club, but he did not want to put the cub through all that. These photos were merely for him to keep. ¡°Have you recalled anything about the ck pattern I told you about yesterday?¡± The Knox cub nestled in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace was curled up into a ball and looked even more fluffy because of it. Xie Tao could not help but tenderly drag his fingers through the cub¡¯s fur as he asked this. ¡°I haven¡¯t.¡± Zarad shook his head in a direct manner. He had nevere across such a mark before. To be honest, when the youth told him about the ck pattern on the Knox¡¯s body, Zarad¡¯s first reaction was to think of the ck Horror. But after he took a closer look at the pattern the other showed to him, Zarad immediately dismissed his previous thought. It was not the mark of the ck Horror. The totem pattern formed by the ck Horror was fixed, it was the same on every patient, and the pattern the youth showed him was very different. After confirming this, Zarad had contacted a friend who specialized in research of totem patterns and inquired about it. Just like Xie Tao, Zarad had a vague feeling that the ck pattern did not bode well. Especially when he heard that the cub has had this ck pattern since the moment he hatched. He could not help but recall one thing¡ª¡ª More than 30 years ago, when the cub¡¯s egg was found by the Star Alliance in the ruins of the Knox race¡¯s capital, it had been white. White was normal. Zarad had wondered why the egg had turned backter and he now felt that it was rted to the ck mark Xie Tao had shown him. The other did not know and it couldn¡¯t be found on the Star Network, Xie Tao lightly frowned and absentmindedly gave a nod in response. No relevant information could be found at all. Xie Tao stoke the soft back of the cub in his arms and was able to suppress the worry in his heart. Knowing that the youth was worried about him, the fluffy Knox cub raised his head and looked up at the youth with his cold light blue eyes. He then called out and snuggled into the youth¡¯s arms. The two small horns on the cub¡¯s head lightly brushed against Xie Tao¡¯s shirt and the tail was ced so that it could easily be touched by him. It was undoubtedly the Knox¡¯s way of expressing trust and dependence. Being snuggled by the cub, Xie Tao unconsciously held onto the cub in his arms a bit firmer, fearing that the cub would identally snuggle himself out of his arms and fall down. ¡°Meaah.¡± After stroking against his chest two times, the Knox cub settled down and nestled quietly in the youth¡¯s embrace. Temporarily putting the matter regarding the ck patter aside, Xie Tao started discussing the cubs¡¯ basicbat training with the other. ¡°Before we begin, I would like to recruit an extra guard that can cover his shifts. Xia Qi, can you send out the job information today?¡± Xie Tao was stuck in his thoughts for a moment, but then turned his attention back to the middle age man standing opposite him. ¡°Before we recruit a tutor to teach basicbat to the cubs, we will have to trouble you to do this for the time being, your sry will naturally rise.¡± When he heard the word ¡°sry¡±, the corner of Zarad¡¯s eye twitched, but he still nodded his head to answer the youth¡¯s words. It was not long ago that he suggested that he could be abat instructor to the cubs. When he heard the others talk about recruiting an instructor, Zarad had felt that, as a former Star Alliance general who had gone through numerous battles, he was better fit to be an instructor rather than a guard and had with great confidence immediately proposed himself for the position. ¡°Little Gale has just developed his ability, I hope you can give him some help and teach him how to use it.¡± Looking down at the two ice crystals that had now almost fully melted, Xie Tao unconsciously slowed down his voice.¡±The mermaid cub is a good baby. If you teach him, he will surely study hard.¡± Zarad did not hesitate even for a second and directly agreed. To be honest, being given the chance to mentor a mermaid cub who had developed an ice ability, even if the youth hadn¡¯t asked him, Zarad was itching to do it. A rare variant ability user, if he could teach such a powerful student, then he could have a lot of face as a teacher¡ª Later, when it got known, even his former rivals in the army would need to ster on a fake smile andpliment him. Just thinking about it, Zarad felt a sense of peace that he had not felt in a long time. In order toplete the task assigned by the youth, Xia Qi quickly finished work and then went onto Xingyou to post the job information. After publishing it, Xia Qi was about to turn off the connector when she suddenly thought of the post they did yesterday. She decided to log in again and see if there were anyments that needed answering. As their club¡¯s official ount was managed by her, she would log in every day to check the situation. Initially, Xia Qi was only intended to look over the ount like she usually did. However, when she clicked the list of reposts on yesterday¡¯s post, a particr sentence attracted her attention. ¡°Howe the golden mark on the mermaid cub¡¯s forehead resembles the mark of the Houdie family...¡± The one who had written this had actually not thought about it deeply and only made a casual remark. This casual remark had, however, unexpectedly gained attention and many people started discussing it in thement section. ¡°It turned out that it was not just I who thought so, it must be true then, right?¡± ¡°Absolutely not. If it was a cub of the Houdie family, the mermaid cub would not be in a Cub Raising Branch but in a Connor Branch at Hailumite.¡± Hailumite was the capital of the mermaid race and Connor was the fourthrgest nursing association in the universe. As one of the most influential families in the mermaid race, the Houdie family had without fail sent each of their cubs to a high quality Connor branch. Seeing thisment, some people seemed to rethink and were partially persuaded by it. Actually, they couldn¡¯t be 100% sure that the mark on the cub¡¯s forehead was what they thought it was. The only close-ups in the pictures did not capture the cub¡¯s face and although they really believed it, they couldn¡¯t speak out with confidence. However, many people on Xingyou were idle and jumped at the chance to join the argument. It didn¡¯t take long before someone unknown found Connor¡¯s enrollment list of the past years, together with the ss photos. Comparing the mermaid cub in the photo with their cub, Xia Qi, who had seen that mark up close many times, was stunned when she found that the two golden marks on the cubs¡¯ foreheads were indeed identical... _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Happy Easter everybody! ?? Many thanks to K. Samel for the coffees. ?? How have your holiday been so far? Eaten a lot of candy or waiting until Sunday? I myself have already somehow managed to eat all candy I bought for Easter... Cought... Anyway, we seem to have gotten a big hint to the mermaid cub¡¯s past in this chapter, here is a pic that shows the golden mark: Chapter 39 part1 Flower bud The mark of the Houdie family did not appear at birth, it was only when the cub was a year old that it started to show. The mermaids in the Houdie family all had a light golden mark on their forehead. One just had to look at the photos from Connor branch to see that without exception, every mermaid cub bearing the Houdie name had this golden mark on their foreheads. Among the employees, Xia Qi was the first to join Yunbao Branch. It could be said that Xia Qi had watched the little mermaid cub grow up from the moment that kind man had brought the cub to their club. The mermaid cub did not have a mark at first and although sheter discovered a very shallow golden patter on the cub¡¯s forehead, Xia Qi had not thought much about it at that time. Coming across this huge information now, Xia Qi felt as if her brain had been stirred and could only sit down in her seat for a moment, absentmindedly staring at thements under the forwarded post. With a sluggish spirit, Xia Qi then picked up the connector and left the office in a hurry. In the living room at the cub house, several adults were currently ying with the cubs. Xie Tao raised his eyes when he heard someone enter and noticed that the expression of the other person who walked through the door seemed unnatural. As he had many fluffy cubs presently trying to climb his body, Xie Tao only threw an inquiring look at her. ¡°I don¡¯t know how to... It¡¯s better if you see for yourselves.¡± Xia Qi¡¯s mind was still aplete mess. She therefore simply held the connector up in front of everyone and closed her mouth. Looking at the content shown on the virtual screen, the expression on the surrounding people¡¯s faces immediately changed. This was especially true for the three people aside from Xie Tao, who could only look at each other in dismay. They obviously did not know how to deal with the massive news they had received. When it came to the Houdie family, the present people¡¯s knowledge was limited to the extent that they had only barely heard of the name before. After all, they were not a member of the mermaid race. It was true that the family was prestigious among the mermaid race, but it was not easy to have one¡¯s name spread throughout the universe and have it reach the ears of the many other races. However what was important was not to think about that family but what their family, the club, would do now that they knew who the mermaid cub¡¯s family was. Xie Tao first coaxed the cubs clinging onto his body and told them to y next to him, leaving the Knox cub lying quietly on his shoulder. He then took the initiative to break the silence, ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t think we need to think too much about this.¡± ¡°Little Gale was deliberately abandoned here on Gaia. We have already confirmed this. Nothing has changed.¡± Xie Tao voiced his thoughts, the tone he spoke with was calm, but his attitude was undoubtedly serious. Hearing the youth¡¯s words, the surrounding people whose heads had been filled with various thoughts and worries, suddenly changed expressions and calmed down a bit. The mermaid cub had been abandoned. Xia Qi had been thinking about this from the very beginning and felt that if the cub truly was born in the Houdie family, then it was even more likely that he had been intentionally abandoned by his family. If that wasn¡¯t the case, wouldn¡¯t a big family like that intently look for their lost cub? Howe that there had been no movement from the other these past years? The only way for it to make sense was if the family didn¡¯t want to find the cub. ¡°Ah Tao is right. We just need to take good care of little Gale like we always have. It doesn¡¯t make any difference whether we know who his family is or not.¡± Xia Qi was the first to react and agree with the words of the youth opposite her. The mermaid cub belonged here at their club now. They were no longer short of funds, so of course they would continue to raise him. No one in the club had any objections regarding this. However, seeing their carefree attitudes Zheng Zhou felt that he had no choice but to bring up a scary possibility. On the assumption that the cub was intentionally abandoned, they did not intend to contact the cub¡¯s family on their own ord. This, however, did not mean that it was entirely impossible for the Houdie family toe looking on their own. ¡°If no onees for little Gale, we will of course do as Xia Qi said. But if people from the Houdie family want to take Gale back, no matter if they are sincere or not, we don¡¯t have the right to stop them...¡± Zheng Zhou calmly analyzed the situation and the conclusion he came to was not very optimistic. ¡°If they publicly recognize Gale as one of them and demand him back, they will not let little Gale stay at our branch. If not, how would that look to the public?¡± On that Xingyou page, Zheng Zhou had seen that there were already a few hundredments below the forwarded post. He estimated that most of the people debating over it were from the mermaid race. Originally, it was still impossible for Zheng Zhou to say whether the Houdie family would hear about it just from this. However, soon thereafter, he had seen someone go directly to Connor¡¯s official home page to leave a message for inquiry, and he now felt that there was a very high possibility that the Houdie family would learn about this matter... ¡°They deliberately threw away their cub on Gaia, which is so far away from Haliumite, how can they have any of speck of sincerity left in their hearts?¡± Xia Qi bluntly retorted. If the Houdie family really sent people to take the mermaid cub back, Xia Qi felt that it would only be to publicly save face. However, she had to admit that what Zheng Zhou said was very likely to happen. But how could they let the cub go back to a family who ruthlessly abandoned him? What kind of interster joke was this? _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: As I was tranting this chapter I got so pissed off at those Houdie people for abandoning our precious Gale like that, sentencing him to a slow death, that my brain suddenly decided to be sassy and I just couldn¡¯t stop reading Houdie as Ho-u-die, you know, cough, ¡°Hoe you die¡±, haha. Anyway, on another note ¡ú Yesterday I discovered that a lot of ads had started showing up on my site, in mid-text. I didn¡¯t enable it so I don¡¯t know when it started but I was probably a bit slow to notice. I contacted wordpress support and it seems that they are testing inline ads. Anyway, since I can¡¯t turn them off or choose how many are shown, I have asked to be excused from the test. So, to summarize, only the two ads at the bottom should now show like usual. They shouldn¡¯t get in the way of your reading experience, so if you want to support my trantions please test turning off your ad blocker while viewing my site. ^^ Also, many thanks to all of you who already do that ?? Chapter 39 part2 ¡°I don¡¯t know. We can only continue to take care of little Gale, there is nothing more to say about it. If they want to take him, then unless they can give a 100% reasonable exnation for him being abandoned on Gaia, we will not let them.¡± To simplify the problem, Xie Tao summarized what they needed to do and at the same time tried to reassure the surrounding people who were obviously a little anxious. But how would they stop them? Although no one said anything, Zheng Zhou was a person who liked to prepare for the worst. Their club¡¯s mermaid cub had developed a rare variant ability and if the people of the Houdie family got word of that, they would surely try to take the cub back with all their might... Even though they each had some concerns, they all still agreed with Xie Tao¡¯s words and temporarily ended the subject. Apart from the president who was not as involved with the club¡¯s matters these days, Zarad was thest person in the club to know about it. It was only when Xie Tao approached him the next day that he got to hear about it. Although he had a lot of experience and knowledge, Zarad was not familiar with that Houdie family¡¯s mark. After the youth informed him of the situation, he couldn¡¯t help but move his eyes to the forehead on the mermaid cub swimming nearby in the pool. ¡°Paa~¡± Not aware of what had happened, the mermaid cub, with both of his hands clinging to the edge of the pool, gently swayed his blue tail and gazed up at the human youth standing to the left. His happy mood could be heard through the sound he made. While together with the youth, he would be selectively ignored by the mermaid cub, Zarad could only silently ept this. After getting an overview of the matter, Zarad was 90% certain that the mermaid cub had been deliberately abandoned by that family. He couldn¡¯t bepletely sure until he got more information, hence the missing ten percent. But, to be honest, Zarad felt that it was very likely. The mermaid race was known for their captivating and intoxicating, utterly beautiful voice, which was used as a medium for their abilities. A mute mermaid, who could not sing, was destined to be despised by the mermaid race. It would be very disgraceful for a family to have a cub who could not speak. This was especially true for a big family like the Houdie, as it was not just the cub¡¯s parents, but the whole family who would be criticized for it. Together with the fact that they did not take action after losing the cub and that the cub was found on Gaia, which was far away from their, it all gave Zarad enough reason to trust his judgment. ¡°We should prepare in advance, don¡¯t you think?¡± Having worked together for some time now, Xie Tao felt that the person next to him was quite knowledgeable. He therefore wanted to ask the other for advice this time. The only thing they could do right now was to gather evidence to prove that the cub had been abandoned. Zarad knew this and he did not believe that there was nothing to be done about the situation. But there was another way to look at. ¡°Actually, if the Houdie family were to take the cub back, he would not be treated badly. Even if it is just for outsiders to see, the fact remains that the cub would live a good life.¡± Unless those other people were shameless, Zarad¡¯s way of thinking was quite urate. ¡°Furthermore, the cub has developed an ice ability, that alone is enough assurance that he won¡¯t be mistreated when brought back to his family.¡± Zarad was speaking objectively, he was now looking at the matter from a purely beneficial perspective. ¡°There are very few people with variant abilities, having one shows a very high innate skill. If the cub is brought back, he might very well be the future master of the Houdie family.¡± This was not a joke. Zarad was extremely serious, especially when he said thest sentence. Due to the rarity of variant abilities, there was not one family out there that did not want their cub to have one and neither was there a family who wouldn¡¯t pounce on the chance to obtain one, should the opportunity be presented. Even if the Houdie did not take action at first, once the news of little Gales ice ability spread, there was no doubt that they woulde knocking. In his heart, Zarad did of course not want to let the Houdie take the cub back. But if he considered the benefits the cub would get, Zarad did not know what to think. Maybe the little mermaid would prefer to be the Houdie family¡¯s master in the future? The Houdie family¡¯s name held a lot of weight in the mermaid race. For the mermaid cub in front of him, the golden mark on his forehead was equivalent to having a golden crown on his head. Zarad exined this alternative way of looking at it to Xie Tao, while standing in front of the cub. When he said these words, he thought that the mermaid cub could not understand, but he was wrong. Just as he was considering what would be best for the cub and what he would want, a weak sound rang out, and then, in the next moment, the mermaid cub¡¯s responsepletely dispelled any doubts they had about keeping him in the club. ¡°Pah... Pa, Papa-Papa!¡± The mermaid cub hastily reached out and tightly grabbed onto the trouser leg of the human youth standing by the pool. As if afraid that the youth would not want him anymore, the cub called out to him with great effort, trying to make louder and louder sounds, one after another. From a whisper to weak sybles, to then truly coherent and clear words. Like a flower bud stubbornly growing from cracks in the pavement, a beautiful flower eventually blossomed. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Oh, bl-god. This was so touching. Our little Gale~ On another note, I made the font size a little smaller, what do you guys think? Better or worse? I want to make your reading experience the best I can. ^^ Also, many thanks to the mysterious spirit for the coffee. ?? Editor¡¯s note: This brought tears to my eyes (>©n<)(>©n<)(>©n<) Chapter 40 part1 First, preparation The cub¡¯s voice, the sound was almost like a cry. Because the mermaid cub had desperately tried very hard to call out, the cub¡¯s voice seemed to have finally broken through some kind of barrier that was suppressing it and now he could atst truly pronounce the word. Hearing his voice, Xie Tao and Zarad were both stunned. Even though his mind was nk for a second, Xie Tao was the first to react. However, after squatting down and partly reaching out a hand, Xie Tao showed a rare hint of hesitation. He did not know how tofort the mermaid cub who had grabbed onto his pants and was crying out to him with ¡°Papa¡±. When the youth squatted down, the mermaid cub moved from holding onto the edge of the trouser leg and reached out his hands further, grabbing onto Xie Tao¡¯s knees. The ice blue tail under the surface was swaying back and forth a lot faster and wider than usual. Anyone would easily be able to read the cub¡¯s emotions. With his two small hands ced on the youth¡¯s knees, the mermaid cub then used all of his strength to lift his upper body to get closer to the youth, looking as if he was trying hard to climb ashore. ¡°Papa¨C!¡± The cub was not aware of the sounds he made. The only thing he could think about was getting closer to the youth, instinctively trying to attract his attention with sounds and actions. Seeing this, even if he was a bit slow to react this time as well, Xie Tao now knew what to do. Not wanting the cub to continue having to expend lot effort to pull himself up and moving his tail, Xie Tao immediately picked up the mermaid cub from the pool. He did not go to the side to get a towel and instead directly carried the cub in his arms. The clothes on his upper body inevitably got wet. Xie Tao stood up and took the towel Zarad handed him, then wrapped it around the cub in his arms. Throughout the whole process, the little mermaid in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace grabbed onto his shirt tightly and refused to let go. Making a low whining sound, he lightly tugged at the cloth in his hands from time to time and buried his head in the youth¡¯s chest. ¡°Gale, be good...¡± Xie Tao fully focused on the mermaid cub and was not able to continue his discussion with Zarad right now. Holding the cub, who was firmly gripping onto his clothes, he tried tofort him. Almost as if reflexively, Xie Tao raised his hand and gently patted the cub on his back, then tried very hard to coax the cub. Hearing his words, the cub raised his head and looked up at him, small golden glittering tears rolling down his cheeks. The golden tears fell from his red eyes and soon turned into very small but beautiful crystals. Xie Tao lifted his hand to catch them but was a little toote and some fell down, hitting the tile floor with a pattering sound. ¡°I don¡¯t want Gale to be taken away, I don¡¯t want you gone. You mustn¡¯t ever think that I would want you gone.¡± Knowing that the mermaid cub must have overheard and understood Zarad¡¯s remarks just now, Xie Tao slowly said this. As he exined, he extended a finger and extremely gently wiped away the tear tracks on the cub¡¯s small cheeks. Golden tears, that at the time had not yet turned into crystals, had left wet marks on the little cub¡¯s delicate face. Even though the cub had now stopped crying, his eyes were still zed over and a glittering tear rested in the corner of his eyes, on the brink of falling. Unless they were heartless people, seeing the mermaid cub¡¯s current appearance would without a doubt soften people¡¯s hearts. After witnessing the cub¡¯s reaction, Zarad no longer had any doubts about keeping the cub. Previously he had just considered the possibility that once the mermaid cub grew up and understood the allure of power and wealth, then he might want to return to the Houdie family. However seeing how the little mermaid was so afraid that the youth would not want him, showing such an intense reaction and even being able to pronounce the word because of it¡ª Zarad was convinced that the cub would much rather grow up with the youth as his parent than having the position as master of the Houdie family in the future. Originally, when he had said those words, Zarad had just considered the cub¡¯s best interest and objectively analyzed the situation. But watching the cub cry so pitifully and how the youth was patiently coaxing him, Zarad could not help but feel guilty for a second. He really didn¡¯t want the cub to cry. He hadn¡¯t expected that... the cub actually could understand him. Although he might not necessarily have understood itpletely, it seemed that he certainly understood a part of it... enough of it... _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Many thanks to anon (mysterious spirit) for the coffees! ???? As the majority of you felt that the font size was a bit too small I have changed it to 17 px like Superum suggested. It¡¯s a little smaller than originally butrger thanst week (had it on 15px). On another note, I will be publishing some thingster tonight or possibly tomorrow. A trantor¡¯s website got shut down a while back and as I saved some of their trantions for my own offline reading, I n to upload them as I don¡¯t want their hard work to go to waste. (I will give you more informationter, for now I will just say that I have marked my blog as mature in preparation for this so if you didn¡¯t get a chance to read them while they were up, you have something to look forward to~~) Chapter 40 part2
¡°Be good, don¡¯t cry Gale.¡± Xie Tao touched the ice blue tail of the mermaid cub in his arms and firmly held onto him as he unconsciously moved slightly from side to side to soothe him. His shirt cor in the cub¡¯s grasp had already been wrinkled by his strong grip, but Xie Tao did not care about it at all. The mermaid cub who was touched by the youth immediately swayed his tail lightly. He still refused to let go of the youth¡¯s clothes, but he was no longer on the brink of tears. His still moist blue eyes were fixed on the youth¡¯s face. The cub suddenly buried his head in the youth¡¯s chest and rubbed against it before hugging him close, his small arms trying to reach around the wide chest. For the first time, his hands briefly let go only to tightly grip onto the fabric on each side of the chest. Having been assured that the youth really didn¡¯t want to give him away, the mermaid cub felt a sense of security and became well behaved. The cub was suddenly very quiet. He did not weep or move around, but nestled obediently in the youth¡¯s embrace. He only lifted the small fin at the end of his tail, gently tapping it against Xie Tao¡¯s body. The gentle tapping of the fin was undoubtedly a way for the cub to attract his parent¡¯s attention. After finally having managed to coax the cub in his arms, Xie Tao gave a sigh of relief. ncing to the side, Xie Tao noticed how the mermaid cub was moving his fin and could not help but squint his eyes in a smiling expression. He reached out a hand and put it under the fin, feeling the light tap as it hit against his palm. ¡°Pa... Papa~¡± It was at this time that the cub seemed to have atst realized that he had been able to truly say the word earlier. Excited, the cub patted the youth¡¯s hand and then tried to call out the word again to the youth holding him. ¡°Papa~¡± When the cub found that the two sybles he issued were pronounced softly and smoothly, he unconsciously increased the force in his fin pping the hand and his blue eyes widened slightly. ¡°Gale can talk.¡± Xie Tao first acknowledged his achievement. Just now he had clearly heard him call him ¡°Papa¡±, he had absolutely not misheard. As long as he spoke louder, he would be able to pronounce the word he wanted to say. After getting affirmation from the youth, the little mermaid nestled in the youth¡¯s arms gathered his strength and tried hard to speak. ¡°Papa¡ª¡± In the mermaid race, ¡°Papa¡± was used to call one¡¯s parent, male parents that is. The sound was no longer just air, nor mixed with air. The mermaid cub spoke clearly in a normal volume. Although it was achieved through a lot of effort from the cub, unlike how other people could do it casually, it was still a huge breakthrough for him. It could truly not be any better. Xie Tao could hear how hard the cub worked to utter the two sybles as it slightly affected the tone. But it did not affect the essence of his voice. To Xie Tao, the voice of the little mermaid in his arms was very special and pleasant. He believed that the other staff member in the club would feel the same as he did. Because he was still a cub, the voice was of course very tender, but this was not negative. Even if one removed the filter that made parents think that everything about their cub was good, Xie Tao still thought that he would feel that the cub in his arms had a very clear and pleasant voice. It was like the purling of a stream. Looking at the harmonious and warm atmosphere surrounding the two, it made Zarad, who had been a bystander for a long time, want to swallow back the words he had just said one by one. If he had to say those words again in this situation, then Zarad would truly not be able to do it. Now that he no longer had any doubts about the decision of keeping the cub, Zarad was helping them think about what the youth called advance preparation. ¡°The first thing we can do is find evidence. I can¡¯t think of anything else for the time being. We can only start with gathering witness testimonies.¡± Feeling that what he had said previously might have hurt the mermaid cub in the youth¡¯s arms, Zarad now had an urge to repay. ¡°I should be able to help with this. I have a friend who is good at dealing with these kinds of matters. I will tell you when there is progress.¡± When he said this, Zarad was already prepared to go to the military investigation department. Readily avable connections should not be wasted, it was much better to use them then find some people who might not necessarily be reliable. As Zarad began the advance preparations, the rumors on the Star Networks had already attracted Conner¡¯s attention and would soon reach the Houdie family¡¯s ears. From this, it was clear that it was inevitable that the Houdie family would send people to Yunbao Branch. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Gearing up for war. Although Zarad was not able to think of other measures they could take as advance preparations, you readers really came up with some clever and sly sche¡ªcough¡ªns. Maybe you should be the general? Haha. Many, many, many thanks to Jessie, Jessica Lins and mysterious spirit for the coffees~~~ ??????????
Chapter 41 part1
Not gonna happen
Seeing the golden mark on the mermaid cub¡¯s forehead in the picture, as well as the fact that the photos were from a cub raising branch on Gaia, several important people in the Houdie family instantly knew what was going on. The mermaid cub in the picture certainly was from their family. It was the one they had sent to be abandoned on Gaia. Their family¡¯s cubs didn¡¯t have the golden mark until they were one year old. They had indeed hoped that the cub wouldn¡¯t survive until then.... It was hard-hearted, but there was no need for any excuses, they had made this decision for the sake of the family¡¯s reputation and best interest. Their family had birthed a cub who couldn¡¯t speak. It may not be a big deal in other races, but it waspletely different in the mermaid race. The cub who was supposed to be gone was still alive. When the people in the Houdie family who knew the whole story first got word of it, they were thrown into disorder. It happened so suddenly, moreover this was not something they could just close their eyes and ignore, they had to deal with it. As for the identity of the mermaid cub in the photos, his father was the second son of the old master. Or more like, had been. The cub came into the world as an orphan. When the cub was born, the father of the cub had already passed away and the mother died soon after giving birth to the egg. If the cub hadn¡¯t been abandoned on Gaia, he would also have been a young master of the Houdie family. ¡°Take back the cub from that club first and give them enough money to keep their mouths shut.¡± The old master turned his head towards one of his trusted aids as he spoke. He was sitting on a high-back chair, the ck cane in his hand knocked against the ground, making two clear sounds. The matter had not yet blown up, but a hole had appeared. Now that they had seen the hole, how could they not rush to repair it? The cub raising club on Gaia must be aware of the mermaid cub¡¯s speech impairment. As the first step was always to gather relevant information, the old master of the Houdie family had a basic understanding of the club. The ¡°Yunbao¡± cub raising club had twice caught the public¡¯s attention on Xingyou, but it was not very well known. In other words, it was presently notpletely unheard of but could still be considered an ordinary low-level club. Knowing that it was just a small club, the old master was still very calm. It was only this year that the cub raising club had begun to slowly grow, before that, it had just been a worn out club of interest to no one. Since this was the case, getting them to keep their mouths shut should be very easy. They basically only needed to handle the staff within the branch and then the matter should not spread further. The reason as to why the cub had been abandoned was not hard to guess. The only thing they needed to consider was how to hide the fact that the cub could not speak. After dispatching his men to Gaia, the old master of the Houdie family sat down and calmly waited for his subordinates to bring the cub back. Follow-up matters were not properly handled, but they could only do so much now. The purpose for sending people to Gaia was very simple. Whether it was the old master or the person sent by him, they only regarded it as an easy thing to aplish. However, they hadn¡¯t expected that it would not go ording to their expectations. Gaia was a quite far away from Haliumite, they needed to waste several days just to reach it. Curran, who was in charge of this mission, arrived at Gaia on the third day and he soon found his target on the, the Yunbao Branch. The Houdie family¡¯s cubs all enrolled in a Connor Branch on Haliumite. Being used to thetter, when faced with this cub raising branch, he naturally did not think much of it. Someone came to visit. He was a polite man, dressed well and well mannered. From the fins on both sides of his cheeks near his ears, one could see that he was an adult merman of the mermaid race. When people of other races came to their club, Xia Qi would without question politely receive the visitor with a bright mood. But with the recent matter regarding the mermaid cub, Xia Qi held suspicion for the man from the very beginning. It was not clear whether the other wasing for their club¡¯s mermaid cub, but as a proper host Xia Qi did not dare to probe. After a simple conversation, the man asked if it was possible to get a tour of their club. ¡°Sure.¡± Xia Qi nodded. Knowing that his request was unlikely to be refused, Curran¡¯s actions were very directed. He did not bother to hide his objective and directed walked towards the cub house to find the target. He wanted to see the cub with his own eyes before heid his cards on the table. As he approached the vi, Curran could not help but think that contrary to his expectations, the cub house actually seemed to be quite well built. Once they reached the door, Xia Qi tried, as politely as possible, to block him and asked if he could wait at the door for a moment. After having been reminded by the others, she was very careful to not let outsiders know that there was a Knox in their club. ¡°Meaah.¡± The cub was very obedient and let the youth put a small ck cloak and cap on him. The Knox cub was lying on Xie Tao¡¯s leg, only the small fluffy tail was sticking out from under the cloak and was quietly resting on the youth¡¯s leg, showing an obedient attitude towards the youth. Xie Tao picked up the round cub and hid him in his arms as much as possible. From other people¡¯s point of view, they should not be able to see what the cub in his arms looked like. The man entering was a male mermaid, he did not observe the room¡¯s environment and instead only hastily swept his eyes over it, searching for the specific target as soon as he stepped in. Seeing the other¡¯s actions, Xie Tao came to a conclusion. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Many thanks to Jessie, anon and ???( ¨@?¨A )???, for the coffees! ???? Also thanks to everyone for being so understanding about thete noticest week and for all the well wishes. It was a bit of a scare as we were afraid that he had broken his tail and that it would need to be amputated, but luckily he had just been bitten at the base of it. He still needed surgery and supervision. But he will be back to normal in a few weeks, although he is looking quite miserable in his cone right now. ( ^¦Ø^ )

Chapter 41 part2
Xie Tao looked at the visitor and then gave the other people in the room a meaningful nce. Several of them, including Lin Yi, reacted after a second and understood the meaning behind that look. At this time, they could not put on a sincere smile. Their eyes changed and they temporarily entered a state of silent observation. Mermaid cubs stayed in water most of the time, when Curran entered the house his eyes therefore simply swept uninterested over the room. The cub would either be in the indoor pool or at the branch¡¯s newly built ocean simted area. Seeing that the visitor did not pay attention to the rest of the room, but intentionally walked in the direction of the indoor pool, Xie Tao temporarily put down the fluffy cub hidden in his arms and rushed to catch up to the man before walking together with him over to the pool. One set of familiar footsteps and another set of unfamiliar footsteps. Hearing this was enough for the mermaid cub, who was yfully chasing the Moye cub, to stop and curiously swim to the surface. Moving towards the edge, the mermaid cub¡¯s eyes fixated on the human youth walking towards him. As they came closer, the cub noticed the other person who was with the youth, walking one step behind him..... An adult mermaid male. In theory, seeing someone from his race should make the cub feel a sense of closeness. But when the other¡¯s gaze fell on him, the mermaid cub instinctively flicked his tail, not wanting the other toe closer. "Pa..." The little mermaid reflexively sought his parent for security and opened his mouth to call out to him as he swam up to the human youth. But seeing the youth discreetly put his finger over his lips, the cub at once obediently closed his mouth. When he saw the mermaid cub who swam up to the pool¡¯s edge, Curran almost immediately went from being calm to astonished. He could clearly see the golden mark on the cub¡¯s forehead. The mark had not been as distinct in the photo and it was first now that he could take in each detail of it. It was these details that made it hard for Curran to keep his calm. The Houdie family¡¯s mark might seem like a simple pattern to outsiders. Only members of the family knew that there was actually a lot of information hidden in it. If a cub sessfully developed an ability for example, the golden mark on that cub¡¯s forehead would change slightly. Due to their race, mermaid cubs under normal circumstances usually developed either water or spiritual abilities. What ability it was and if the cub had developed one or multiple could all be read in the pattern. But this time the change to the small details in the mark on this cub¡¯s forehead did not signify any of them... What did this mean? For now, the only answer Curran could think of was the possibility of a variant ability. Suddenly the way Curran looked at the cub changed. He did not know why the cub had managed to developed an ability without being able to sing, but the family mark was never wrong. The cub must have mastered an ability. Moreover, it was most likely a valuable variant ability. If that was the case, the family would not need to bother with hiding the cub¡¯s inability to speak once he brought him back. Suppressing his amazement, Curran decisively followed the youth standing next after having confirmed his target. It was time to put his cards on the table. ¡°I am a member of the Houdie family. I believe that after knowing my identity, Sir, you should be somewhat aware of my intentions.¡± The spections were on Xingyou, Curran was quite certain that the other was not ignorant about the matter. As no one answered, Curran continued, "This little mermaid is a long lost cub of our family. I was sent by the old master of our family in order to bring the cub back. If you need any proof, I can provide it here. I hope you can help me get through the formalities as quickly as possible." "And..." Curran paused and then deliberately kept his voice down as he said in a very serious tone, "I hope your distinguished self can ensure that you and everyone else in the club do not disclose anything about the cub. For this sake, our family is willing to provide a considerable amount of funding for Yunbao Branch." Them keeping their mouths shut was nevertheless still important. He had used his family¡¯s status and hush money had also been hinted at. Curran never even considered the possibility that the other party would refuse. But in the next second, he not only heard the youth refused without the slightest hesitation, but was also hit by an ice ball. ¡°Not gonna happen.¡± Xie Tao clearly said this one word at a time, his firm attitude shown by his tone. But the ice ball that came flying from the pool after was unexpected even to Xie Tao. The ice ball, that was about the size of a palm, flew towards the well-dressed man next to him. Although it had not yet reached its target, it still put the man in a difficult situation as he awkwardly dodged to the side, making him lose his perfect image. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Go little Gale! Standing up for himself! *\(^o^)/* Many thanks to Jessie for the coffees~ ??????
Chapter 42 part1
Smashed well
The palm-sized ice ball flew towards its target, pushed forward by an invisible force. But because the ability wielder did not yet have full control of his own strength, the ball lost its momentum and ultimately fell to the ground before reaching its destination. Following the clicking sound of the ice ball hitting the floor, the ball split open and broke into two pieces. The cub had thrown an ice ball at the adult merman. Although it had not hit him, Xie Tao was a bit shocked by his action and once he had processed what had happened, couldn¡¯t help butugh a little. Even cubs had their own likes and dislikes. The cub usually expressed both his likes and dislikes very simple and direct. As a result, the mermaid cub in the pool had now very clearly shown his hostility towards the man in front of him. But the cub was, after all, just a cub. Even if someone was shown great hostility by him, it was hard to produce any malice in response. Since the cub did not really have any actual attack power right now, if the cub acted aggressively again there would be no danger. He only needed to report it to the old master. He exposed his variant ability... Xie Tao did not know that the golden mark on the cub¡¯s forehead had already exposed it, but he did not me the cub for this. Without changing his face, Xie Tao approached the pool and picked up the mermaid cub who still insisted on being hostile against the man behind him. Not criticizing him for attacking the other with ice, Xie Tao first appeased the cub in his embrace by lightly patting him on his back. He then put on a normal expression as he said a standard line to the man who was passively standing on the side, showing a trace of awkwardness. ¡°The cub is still young and ignorant.¡± The mermaid cub had obediently been silent because of the youth¡¯s gesture. Now that the cub was nestled in the safety of the youth¡¯s arms, the cub was still very good and silent, only moving his tail fin as a response to his parent. In an absolutely safe environment, the mermaid cub was of course more confident and red directly at the adult merman who said that he would take him away. Hurriedly settling his bearing, Curran also responded very quickly. He did not have any resentment over the cub throwing an ice ball at him. On the contrary, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the mermaid cub had a strong variant ice ability. As for the fact that the youth had just now rejected his proposal, Curran was even less concerned about it. Because to him, the other party¡¯s refusal was taken as being for the sake of negotiating terms in order to gain more benefits. He couldn¡¯t tell how many times he had encountered a situation like this before. It had therefore naturally been taken into consideration beforeing to Gaia and Curran was prepared for these circumstances. ¡°It would be good if both of us coulde to an agreement as quickly as possible, so let¡¯s cut to the chase.¡± Having already confirmed the cub really possessed a variant ability, Curran did not have the patience to slowly negotiate. ¡°The funding mentioned just now is hush money, it can also be considered as our gratitude to your club for taking care of the young master these past years. The specific amount can be determined by your distinguished self. What do you think?¡± Curran was not afraid to say this as he did not believe that this low-level cub raising club would dare to demand an all too high sum. He also wanted to resolve this matter as fast as he could and bring the cub back to Haliumite as soon as possible. Before Xie Tao could open his mouth to answer, he vaguely sensed a burst of cold air nearby. He looked down and saw the mermaid cub in his arms solidifying a small ice ball. Xie Tao had no doubt that if he hadn¡¯t prevented him, the mermaid cub would have thrown a second ice ball at the other. Tossing the newly created ice crystal into the pool, Xie Tao coaxed the cub. ¡°Be good, Gale does not need to do that.¡± ¡°Paa-¡± The cub knew that he shouldn¡¯t speak, but he still wanted to express his feelings to his parents. So after pronouncing one syble, he snuggled into the youth¡¯s embrace. Xie Tao was naturally aware that the little mermaid in his arms wanted to drive the adult mermaid out, but he couldn¡¯t just throw ice at him. The cub did not understand this. ¡°Not so good.¡± Soothingly stroking the soft blonde hair of cub in his embrace, Xie Tao raised his gaze and without any joke, formally responded to the other¡¯s question in a serious tone. ¡°Our club does not want your hush money. To rify, I will not let you take this cub away.¡± Hearing the youth dere this, the few people who were eavesdropping from afar felt that they no longer needed to hide and bluntly walked over to join the confrontation. ¡°If your distinguished self wants to get more money, your distinguished self really don¡¯t have to use this method. I just made it clear that the amount is for you to decide.¡±[1] He had already had to exin it twice and to add, they weren¡¯t even making any sense. Curran was inevitably a little angry by now. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Gale is so adorable, I can just picture him in Xie Tao¡¯s arms with his small eyebrows scrunched up, ready to throw another ice ball at that insolent man... Too cute!! XD I would so love to have a drawing of that.... (pictures it once more ¡ª> dies of cuteness) Many thanks to Jessie and a mysterious spirit for the coffees~ ???? By the way, Orphire, my editor, will be gone for a month as she needs to focus on her exams. Wishing her good luck! (^§Ù^)-¡î
[1] ¨C Curran uses g¨¦ xi¨¤ (¸óÏÂ) when he addresses Xia Tao, it can mean ¡°your distinguished self¡±, ¡°sire¡±, ¡°your excellency¡±, ¡°your majesty¡±, ¡°lordship¡±, ect. I presume it is a way to be respectful, but it feels a bit weird when tranting it into English. (Thest ¡°you¡± is in plural and is referring to the whole club)
Chapter 42 part2
The other did not demand money and from his harsh words it was clear that he wouldn¡¯t let Curran take the cub back. Wasn¡¯t this inly trying to offend the big family for no reason? Was the other mad?? Curran could not believe that such a person existed. The other could have anything he wanted, only a fool or a madman would be willing to lose this purely profitable opportunity. ¡°Your distinguished self may not understand the situation. This cub has the blood of our Houdie family. It¡¯s only natural for me to bring him back from Gaia. Your distinguished self has no right to stop it.¡± Suppressing his anger, Curran very calmly stated this. However the expression on his face was not as friendly as before and his attitude began to get tough. Since it hade to this, Xie Tao also straightforwardly put his cards on the table. ¡± We are a principled cub raising club, we will not hand over a cub to a family who previously deliberately abandoned him.¡± Xia Qi and the other members who were at the scene had remained quiet from the start. But it was obvious that they had a supportive attitude towards the youth who was speaking on their behalf. This included the absent president who had earlier nodded in approval of this choice. If the Houdie family had not abandoned the cub, Xie Tao would have been happy that Gale had found his family. But this not being the case, Xie Tao felt that it was best for the cub to continue staying at their club. At the youth¡¯s words, Curran¡¯s expression changed slightly. But he still did his utmost to maintain his normal bearing. Just like drawing blood on the first prick[1], he had unexpectedly been jabbed in a sore spot and Curran lost his imposing manner for a split-second. However he quickly regained his calm and opened his mouth. ¡°The reason why the cub was stranded here is moreplex. There is no need for me to exin this to you, you can not use this baseless usation to prevent the cub from returning home to his family.¡± How could a nursing club refuse to let a family member, who was rted to the cub, take the cub home? Curran really did not understand why the club let go of this purely profitable opportunity and insisted on going against him at every turn. But he still wanted to properly resolve the matter and as long as he could persuade the other side to cooperate, then he could save himself a lot of time. ¡°Needless to say, we won¡¯t look at any relevant proof you bring out.¡± Xie Tao directly blocked all the other man¡¯s words. He had no desire to listen when it came to the other¡¯s hard and soft words. ¡°We are not going to give the cub to you. You may leave.¡± Not listening to Wang Ba¡¯s chanting and pursuing this attitude, Xie Tao¡¯s intent of refusing and seeing the visitor off was very obvious. [2] Xia Qi quickly caught on. How could she have let this person in earlier? She now took the lead in throwing him out. Having wanted to be the one to go to this branch, he really hadn¡¯t expected this oue. Curran, who had been confident that he would easily be able to bring the cub back, was now at lost. Hisplexion changed again and again. Curran was now certain that it would be impossible to take the cub back by using neither money nor persuasion. He had wanted the other side to cooperate so that the matter could be settled quickly, but this result told him that this road was not going to lead him where he wanted. What¡¯s to be done if they could not take the convenient road? From Curran¡¯s point of view, the other side had no proper reason to refuse his im and stop him from taking the cub away. But as the other was inexplicably determined to do so, they could only take corresponding measures on this side in response. However, without further instructions from the family head, Curran did not dare to bring up legal measures. He hadn¡¯t been able toplete the assigned task well. If the matter because noisy by going to court, he would definitely reduce his value in the family head¡¯s eyes. Because he didn¡¯t want that to happen, Curran was very reluctant to give up and had repeatedly tried to negotiate and convince the other person. However, after standing in ce for several seconds, Curran could feel the unanimous hostile attitude of the people around him. Unwillingly giving up, he took onest nce at the mermaid cub held in the youth¡¯s arms and then finally left with a ck face. ¡°Well thrown.¡± Once the other left, Xie Tao opened his mouth to praise the mermaid cub in his arms. However after the words left his lips, he felt that it was not good for him to say that and added, ¡°But don¡¯t do it again, Gale.¡± Reasonably, Xie Tao didn¡¯t think that it was wrong of the mermaid cub to throw an ice ball at that man. But he couldn¡¯t educate his cub like that. ¡°Papa~¡± Now that he was allowed to speak again, the first thing this little mermaid cub did was to immediately call out to his parent. That viin had been driven away by his parent. The mermaid cub gently swayed his tail, no matter if it was his voice or his movements, they all showed just how happy and satisfied he was. The cub was happy and Xie Tao would of course not destroy his mood. However he knew that the matter was far from over. Next was the other¡¯s move. After leaving Yunbao Branch with a badplexion, Curran reported the unexpected pleasant development he had encountered on Gaia as well as the status of his mission to the old master. Soon, Curran received the anticipated instructions. It did not matter if he needed to use legal measures, even if he had to go to the Supreme Court of the Star Alliance. The only thing that mattered right now was bringing that cub back from Gaia to Haliumite. Any means necessary. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Yes, well done Gale! Don¡¯t listen to Ah Tao, next time smash him into smithereens! Just make sure to do so secretly.
Also, many thanks to Jessie for the coffees~~ ???? ^ ^
[1] ¨C ¡°Drawing blood on the first prick¡± is an idiom and is simr to ¡°hitting the nail on the head¡±. [2] ¨C ²»Ìý²»ÌýÍõ°ËÄî¾­, ¡°To not listen to Wang Ba¡¯s chanting¡±, I¡¯m not entirely sure that it trantes like that as I haven¡¯t encountered this expression before. But a quick google told me that the meaning of this phrase is to describe an attitude of refusing to listen when you do not agree with someone¡¯s standpoint.
Chapter 43 part1
Surpreme Court of the Star Alliance
For the time being, the ¡°viin¡± in the cub¡¯s eyes had been driven away, but the people at Yunbao branch could not rx just because of this. They all knew that the real storm was still ahead of them. They didn¡¯t know what kind of means such a big family would use, but they had made a decision and everyone now held the same mentality. When Zhao Chuan had been dismissed by the new vice president, Lin Yi actually wondered whether it would be his turn next. The work attitude he had shown at that time was because of the sry being what it was. He had basically only done what he was supposed to do and nothing else. But despite this, he had not been dismissed. Lin Yi actually felt that it was quite unexpected. Afterward, he had continued to stay and work at the branch. He watched as the club gradually developed and he clearly felt that the cubs in the club became much happier and morefortable than before. The colleagues around him very attentively and diligently cared for the cubs every day. Influenced by this atmosphere, Lin Yi became more serious and had during this period developed a sense of belonging towards Yunbao Branch. Just like everyone else, he did not want to give in this time. ¡°Where we go from here is for you to decide.¡± Being informed that the person sent by the Houdie family had been driven away, the president simply nodded and with one sentence handed over the decision-making power to the youth in front of him. Subjectively, the president approved of not letting the cub go back to a family who had deliberately abandoned him. But he would never be able to be as unwavering as the youth if he was to handle this matter himself. The president was already quite old and was always feeble when it came to managing the branch. In the Yunbao Branch¡¯s most difficult time, Xie Tao had appeared. Seeing the other¡¯s contributions to the club, the old president now regarded the youth as his sessor. When the time was right, he would consider handing over the official position as the president of Yunbao Branch to the other. With the old president¡¯s words, Xie Tao erased thest worry in his heart. Before the storm reached the shore, Zarad finally managed to get hold of a person who could turn the tide in Yunbao Branch¡¯s favor. This man had actually been caught two days ago, but it had taken some time to pry open his mouth and to bring him from another. Six people walked through the front gate of the club. Except for the cowering anxious man in the middle, the other five people surrounding him had an attitude simr to that of a guard. Standing with straight waists, they seemed very organized and disciplined. Seeing such a group of people, Xie Tao could not help throw a slightly inquiring look towards their gatekeeper. Although these people had normal clothes and were all dressed very casually, the discipline nature shown in their actions made it a little hard for Xie Tao to ignore. ¡°These are all friends I used to work with, there is no need for politeness.¡± As he said this, Zarad gave the group a meaningful nce and waited for the leader to report the results. The former Supreme Commander of the Star Alliance¡¯s United Army described them as his friends. Even though they knew that it was to cover up the situation, the people who entered the room were still ttered. It was important to know that this general had once been their immediate superior, although that was no longer the case, they still had the utmost respect for the other¡¯s outstanding achievements. In addition, their current superior was arade-in-arms and had a life long friendship with the other. They needed to show him immense respect. Restraining himself from shouting ¡°Reporting¡±, Garian pushed forward the middle-aged man who had been escorted to this by their small squadron and said, ¡°This man is Ogie, a servant who worked for the Houdie family at that time. He was the one who took the cub from Hailumite to Gaia and left him in the abandoned field. The surrounded man in the middle was trembling slightly. Now that his past deed had been publicly pointed out, the cowering expression on his face all of a sudden increased. He said with an unsteady voice, ¡°I¡¯ve already exined everything. I received instructions to do so, it was not my will.¡± The only thing Ogie wanted right now was to distance himself from the matter as much as possible and emphasize his innocence in order to be less involved. However, the people around him did not listen to his attempt at excuses. After promising Xie Tao his help, Zarad had first gone to find the Star Alliance Army¡¯s investigation department. They sent him several elite members and the investigation had begun that very day. Considering that the other party could not randomly entrust such a thing to an outsider, they had temporarily narrowed the scope of the investigation to within the Houdie family. It did not take long to get a clear picture of the Houdie family¡¯s movements over the past years. There were only four people who met the requirement of ¡°visiting Gaia¡±. After further narrowing the time frame to the recent years, the only remaining suspect was the middle-aged man named Ogie. The other had visited Gaia once two years ago and had stayed for less than a day. He had then soon left for another not so very conspicuous in the interster and had settled on it for a long time. After the basic investigation made everything clear, the members of the investigation team quickly caught the man. But as the work of prying people¡¯s mouths open was not their specialty, they had snatched over a few people from the army¡¯s interrogation department and dumped the task on these colleagues. The army¡¯s interrogation department was usually responsible for interrogating the most iron-willed people. Now that they were dealing with an ordinary person, the most mild means were sufficient. Half a dayter, the other was spilling his guts about the matter, telling them everything. They also managed to make the other nod and promised that, if necessary, he would testify against the Houdie family. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: I am very curious what this ¡°mild¡± entails. (>_>) Considering that the club is like a kindergarten, this is actually quite hrious. Well at least someone hasn¡¯t forgotten, the two first paragraphs in the next part is basically Xie Tao pulling Zarad aside and ¡ú Xie Tao in a low voice: ¡°This... ¡®Taking¡¯ a person like this...¡± Zarad with a poker face: ¡°Legal, it¡¯s legal.¡± Many thanks to Jessie and Jessica Lins for the coffees!! ???? (^§Ù^)-¡î
Chapter 43 part2
It seemed that they had gotten hold of the right person, it was just that... Xie Tao pulled Zarad aside a bit and lowered his voice, ¡°Taking a person like this...¡± ¡°Legal, it¡¯s legal.¡± Before the youth could finish, Zarad repeated it twice and gave the other a reassuring look in passing. The investigators and interrogators were silently watching this scene. Even though they were unable to digest the fact that their previous direct superior was now volunteering to be a gatekeeper at a nursing club, they couldn¡¯t even speak a word about it to anyone. It was no wonder that some people in the army had forwarded a video of a cub raising club before, it turned out that it was out of kindness as a favor for the general. ¡°You said you would not let the Houdie take revenge on me, you must keep your word.¡± After receiving the money, Ogie had done the shameful deed and then quick left to hide away on another. Included in his agreement with the Houdie family¡¯s master was that he would never set foot, or fin, on Hailumite again. Now that he had been found, there was no way he could simply speak about this matter without first getting some reassurance. ¡°All right.¡± The person who had earlier been in charge of the interrogation said these two words and immediately silenced the other. With a witness to back up their im, their stance in this matter would be absolutely reasonable. Xie Tao now felt very secure and calm. They had long predicted that the other side would most likely try to use thew to take the cub back. It therefore did note as much of a surprise when they a few dayster received a notice from the Supreme Court of the Star Alliance. ¡°Papa?¡± Today he hadn¡¯t seen his parent at all. When Xia Qi walked over to feed the two cubs in the indoor pool, the mermaid cub swam up to the edge and issued this sound in a questioning tone. The mermaid cub¡¯s little tail swayed under the surface. His blue eyes moved back and forth, trying to look behind the person in front of him. Xia Qi temporarily put down the nutritious meals in her hands and squatted down to touch the mermaid cub¡¯s soft blonde hair. ¡°Papa had to do something and is not here. He will be back soon.¡± Getting this response, the cub lightly issued a sound again. Xia Qi gave him a gentle smile and patted his head. She was thinking about resuming the original task but when she moved her hand away, the mermaid cub unexpectedly solidified a tiny ice flower with his powers and held it up in front of her. ¡°... So good.¡± For a split second, Xia Qi even felt her eyes get a little wet. Naturally, she immediately epted this gift. How could anyone want to abandon such a good cub, Xia Qi could not understand. The Supreme Court of the Star Alliance was situated on Shilolin, which was also where the Star Alliance headquarters was located. Zarad could not be more familiar with the. Although Zarad had apanied Xie Tao to the, he did not want to expose himself too much. So after talking to his confidant, he went to find a quiet ce to wait. The confidant was tasked with guiding Xie Tao. After taking a flying car and walking for a bit, Xie Tao soon arrived at the rumored Supreme Court of the Star Alliance. Atst Xie Tao got to personally experienced just how different the interster court waspared to the court on his earth. He could feel it just by looking at it. The very wide circr building was, in Xie Tao¡¯s eyes, very simr to the ancient Roman Coliseum. However the tone and overallyout were filled with a cold and solemn feeling. The intiff and defendant¡¯s seats were arranged on the hovering tform in the middle. Next to Xie Tao was the defense attorney Zarad had asked for and not far from them on the other side sat the Houdie family. From just one thing it was easy to see that the Houdie family attached great importance to this matter. That was the fact that there was no other than the Houdie family¡¯s master himself who sat opposite Xie Tao. Clearly, the Houdie family had a very serious attitude towards this matter and was determined to win and take the cub back. In the Star Alliance¡¯s Supreme Court, there were twelve set judges and one grand judge present at all trials. The jury was seated around them in a circle, elevated slightly higher than the tform in the middle. Having confirmed that all personnel was present, a glimmer passed across the sky above as the open circr building was enveloped by a transparent barrier. Thereafter a clear sound came from the recording system. It echoed throughout the Supreme Court of the Star Alliance. This sound represented the formal beginning of the trial¡ª¡ª ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Trantor¡¯s note: The trial is finally beginning!! I can¡¯t wait to see those Houdie people get publicly shamed and punished for their crime, hehe... (creepyughing) Btw, I really loved this chapter, not only have they now secured a witness, we also got to witness Xie Tao¡¯s hrious exchange with Zarad! There is also the interrogators and investigators reaction to Zarad¡¯s new identity and, as usual, the moe gifted by our precious little Gale~ Here is a quick drawing I made of it:
I¡¯m really craving fan art so I¡¯m hoping that me putting my elementary school level drawing here will give you guys courage to draw your own. (¡î_¡î)
Chapter 44 part1
13:0
The Houdie family¡¯s master had personally left for Shilolin in order to attend the Supreme Court of the Star Alliance. Hints regarding this matter could already be found on Xingyou as well as other tforms on the Star Network. However this was not a leak, but due to Houdie family¡¯s exclusive work. The purpose behind it was to pave a way for the following events once they win the trial and take the cub back. At that time they intend to take advantage of the fact that the cub had developed a variant ability and showcase this to the public in order to boost their reputation and status. Xie Tao calmly sat down in his seat. The interster court was very different in many aspects whenpared to the court of the 21-century earth. However, for the past few days, he had frantically studied and exhausted himself to the bone in order to mend this part of hismon sense regarding this world. The sound representing the beginning of the trial had already echoed throughout the building and from now on everything happening in the court was being recorded. After the trial, a permanent recording would be kept and filed at the Supreme Court of the Star Alliance. The recording would also be shared with all the courts of the races who were part of the Star Alliance. If a intiff was not fully confident, they would generally not dare to stand here directly. Of course, the same went for the advocate who would fight their im and present evidence on Xie Tao¡¯s behalf. Once the trial began, the people sitting opposite Xie Tao on the tform were the first to speak. Tapping the ck cane against the floor, the Houdie family¡¯s master seated at the table appeared very collected and did not make any remarks. The man standing next to the other presented the case and gave an overview of their standpoint. Not thinking of this trial as especially difficult, the man stated and pressed the simple core points once he finished presenting their stance, ¡°In this case the evidence clearly shows that the cub belongs to the Houdie family, but despite this, the other side still insisted on refusing to cooperate. This behavior is absolutely unreasonable ording to Star Alliancew. In other words, it¡¯s a vition of thews of the Star Alliance itself. The evidence was sufficient to prove the other side¡¯s standpoint. After confirming that the documents presented as evidence did not contain any signs of forgery, the 11 judges seated above in the circr venue had a slight bias in their hearts. The trial required fairness, however, even though the trial had only just begun, the judges present already also felt that the trial would not have any suspense. It was a very simple and direct case. On the Houdie¡¯s side, the man who had spoken felt that there waspletely no need to listen to the other side¡¯s speech. No matter how much the other debated, it was impossible to dispel his rational exnation. Although the judges and the grand judge had not yet made any statements, their attitude could faintly be seen from the inadvertent nodding of several judges, as well as the change in their expressions. But either way, both sides still had the right to speak. When they received the indication that it was their turn to speak, Xie Tao stood up from his seat. ¡°A nursing club needs to be responsible for all cubs in the club. Based on this principle, I can not let the Houdie family take the cub back.¡± Xie Tao sincerely and calmly dered this. Standing upright under all the judges¡¯ scrutinizing gaze, he did not show an ounce of hesitation. If only by looking at his expression, the judges really could not say that the other appeared to be in even the smallest of disadvantage. The young man on the right side of the hovering tform appeared very calm from beginning to end. Very calm and convincing. After simply stating his standpoint, Xie Tao entrusted the rest to the defendant by his side and shifted his eyes to the closed wooden door below the hovering tform. There was more than one witness behind that door who had followed them to Shilolin. ¡°ording to Star Alliancew, families who intentionally abandon their cubs will lose custody of their cubs. This action also vites Article 39 of the Star Alliance Law and is a vile deed requiring punishment.¡± When the defendant said this, not only did the faces of the other side slightly change, but all the judges present also suddenly became more serious when they heard the two words ¡°intentionally abandon¡±. Realizing that there unexpectedly might be some more to the situation, the eleven judges took back their previous weak biases. However, the defendant had not submitted any substantial evidence to support the im. His words alone did not hold any power and would not hold up as a defense. Just as if hearing what the judges were thinking, the defendant standing beside Xie Tao made a request for a witness to appear in court. Witness? There were several people from the Houdie family present in the court and when they heard the other party wanted to call a witness, the hearts of the ones who knew the truth speed up. They had finally begun to feel a little unsettled. At that time, they had handled the matter very neatly and had not left anything behind for others to find. There was only ¡°that one¡± who had been paid off in order toplete the task for the family and after the work was done they had agreed that that person would hide far away. Even they couldn¡¯t find where that person was now, it was even more impossible for the other party to find that man... Convincing themselves with this, the few people in the courtroom had barely settled down when they caught sight of the person waking out of the dark brown door and were thrown into disorder. They forgot themselves for a split second and their faces became iparably stiff in an instant. Even the Houdie family¡¯s master, who even before the trial started had acted as if they had already won, now had no choice but to tighten his grip on the cane. They were in the Supreme Court of the Star Alliance, even though the Houdie now wanted to kill the one who walked out of that door, they could do nothing but throw threatening res at the other. The middle-aged man, who entered the courtroom under their eyes, trembled in fear as he walked up to where he was supposed to stand. He did not dare to have any eye contact with the Houdie family. As a witness, Ogie first stated his identity and then told his previous experience of working as a servant for the Houdie family. This directly pointed out the connection between the two. ¡°About two years ago, my master gave me a lot of money to abandon the cub on a distant and told me to never return to Hailumite after I finished the task, preferably that I stay as far away as possible.¡± Ogie told the group of judges seat above about the incident. One could tell from his voice that he was still in a state of panic, ¡°I was blinded by money at that time, and I regretted it many times throughout the past years, and... And that is why I¡¯m willing to testify today.¡± ¡°Our family has never hired such a servant.¡± The Houdie family¡¯s master seated at the prosecutor¡¯s table struck his cane against the ground, making a dull noise. His eyes were fixated on the person who had just spoken. The wittiness seat was very close to the prosecutor¡¯s table. As soon as Ogie lifted his eyes a little, he came into contact with the oppressive stare of the Houdie family¡¯s master, the power behind it almost made him feel like it would poke a hole in his body. ¡°The cost of perjury is very heavy. I advice you to not harm yourself on impulse.¡± [1] He did not know how the other party managed to dig up a witness which even their family was unable to find. But the Houdie family¡¯s old master basically did not have any intention of admitting that the other side had once worked for their family and insisted that the other was perjuring. Mentioning the word ¡°cost¡±, the Houdie master was clearly making a threat. As long as the other was not an idiot, he would be able to catch the hidden implication of revenge in that sentence. Hearing the threat, a chill went down Ogie¡¯s back. Under the old man¡¯s sharp eagle-like eyes, Ogie swallowed down his saliva and with difficulty just barely managed to stop himself from running away before the battle. His forehead had long been dotted with cold sweat due to excessive fear. If asked if he was not worried about the Houdie family¡¯s retaliation- of course he was afraid of it. If he hadn¡¯t been caught by those Star Alliance investigators and learned the identity of the one who caught him which gave his courage a boost of 10 000, he would never have dared to appear in court as a witness. Those who caught him assured him that he would not suffer retaliation from the Houdie family and said that if he was willing to attend as a witness, they would slightly lighten his punishment as an aplice in the abandonment of the cub. ¡°First of all, should the witness be unable to prove that he has in fact worked for the Houdie family, then this is merely a groundless usation. Under this premise, the witness¡¯s testimony holds no validity. ¡° The prosecuting attorney next to the Houdie family¡¯s master immediately killed his im by directly using the middle-aged man standing at the witness stand of perjury. How could the other party possiblye up with evidence that proved he had once worked for the Houdie family? After thinking about it for a while, the Houdie people were sure that the other side would not be able to find any. What evidence can there be for that kind of thing? Everything was cleaned up a few years ago. It was simple, they only needed to insist that he absolutely hadn¡¯t worked for them, and then he wouldn¡¯t have. At that time, they shouldn¡¯t have given the other money in order for them to hide themselves. They should have gotten rid of all connections to this matter from the start. This was the only thing the Houdie family regretted now. A man had all of a sudden appeared saying that he had a rtionship with the Houdie family and that he was a man who had disappearedpletely a few years ago after handling their dirty work. As a witness, the credibility of his statement was indeed limited. But just as the judges were about to acknowledge the prosecutor¡¯s remarks, the middle-aged man in the witness stand once again opened his mouth. ¡°I have proof.¡± _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Many thanks to those whoplimented my pitiful drawing, haha. It might not be worthy of your praise but I¡¯m super satisfied because it has served its purpose¡ª I received fan art!!!! >< Guys, check out this adorable drawing made by Eithran!
Btw, on another note, my editor has survived her exams and is back! ^^
[1] ¨C Perjury is when you lie or make a misrepresentation in court when you have promised to tell only the truth.
Chapter 44 part2
Facing the dangerous eyes not far away, Ogie said this sentence under immense psychological pressure. He had evidence, but it had not been obtained by him. He did not have the ability to do so. The evidence at hand was all attributed to the people from the army¡¯s investigation department who had found and caught him. When they had pursued him, they had actually discovered that the Houdie family¡¯s personnel flow of recent years was recorded on their connector. The investigation team had then naturally preceded to get their hands on that information. The evidence was presented and its authenticity confirmed. To think that valid proof for this would actually be presented... Everyone at the scene, including the grand judge, all showed a dumb expression one after another. That man had really not made any irresponsible remarks regarding his connection to the Houdie family and thetter had still been so anxious to deny this fact just now, the amount of information feedback from this seemed a bitrge. A big family who had unexpectedly deliberately abandoned their cub, now all of a sudden wanted to recognize and take him back? The judges who touched the truth at this time had a kind of absurd feeling. Ogie did not bring up the reason why the Houdie family had abandoned the cub. This was because Xie Tao had told him to not mention it. The fact that the mermaid cub could not speak was now a thing of the past. Needless to day, Xie Tao hoped that this matter would be buried. Cubs with speech impairment were bound to be despised in the mermaid race, even if he wanted, Xie Tao could not change this. By burying this matter, he could at least ensure that the cub would not be discriminated against when he grew up. ¡°If the judges still have doubts about my statement, I can also submit a lie detection report. I hope it can serve as a reference.¡± Standing at the witness stand, Ogie knew that there was no way back. So he once again gritted his teeth and said this. In the interster court, the presentation of a lie detection report was a verymonly used method. The lie detection report could not be used as solid evidence on its own, but it could be used as a reference to increase the credibility of the statement in the jury¡¯s eyes. The lie detection report was atst presented with a high score marked on it. The judges had already begun to weigh the situation in their hearts. Who would have thought that the other party would still be able to provide evidence?! That worm had even seemed indifferent to their hint at revenge. The Houdie family¡¯s old master squeezed the cane in his hand to the point that the top almost broke off. The first witness appearing in the court had already thrown the Houdie family into a state of chaos, but this first round of attacks was not over yet. Soon, the second witness was summoned to the courtroom. The one who emerged from behind the door was from the Sevi race. No one in the Houdie family knew who this second witness was. But their nerves were already stretched taut. Now facing the seemingly unrted witness they did not dare to take this lightly. ¡°I was the one who brought the cub to Yunbao Branch and the one who found the cub at the abandoned field on Gaia. From one thing, I can prove that the cub was abandoned with malicious intentions.¡± The Sevi man standing on the hovering tform did not show any signs of hesitation and when he opened his mouth to testify, he spoke in a steady voice. ¡°When I found him on that field, the mermaid cub was very severely dehydrated. I immediately put the cub back in water and took him to the cub hospital. The hospital¡¯s medical records can serve as evidence to confirm the truth of this statement.¡± When the witness finished his testimony, Xie Tao pressed a button and presented two pieces of evidence. One was the identity record of the person who brought the cub to Yunbao Branch. The other was the medical record mentioned just now. It was one of the most important pieces of evidence and Xie Tao had personality run to that cub hospital in order to get it on the other¡¯s behalf. Proving that the cub had been deliberately abandoned and that the circumstances were so serious that it almost led to the cub¡¯s death, Xie Tao did not intend to give the Houdie family even the slightest chance to justify their actions in the Supreme Court. After they read the medical records presented, most of the judges¡¯ expressions immediately became grave. ording to the medical records, the severely dehydrated mermaid cub had almost been on the verge of life and death at that time, with extreme danger to his life. It was only thanks to the fact that the person who found him had quickly ced the cub in water that he was able to survive. For a cub to have to go through that... it was just too cruel. It was chilling to even think about. ¡°I have a video, it may not be solid evidence, but it can be used as an additional reference.¡± With the permission of the jury, Xie Tao put the chip he had brought into the opening in the table and the video appeared on the virtual screen. The scene shown was from the Yunbao Branch. A mermaid cub swam up to the edge of the pool. The human youth standing by the pool squatted down and touched the cub¡¯s hair, he then slowly lifted the cub out of the water with both of his hands and held the cub in his arms. The video was very short, it took less than 20 seconds before it reached the end. Xie Tao rewound and paused the video only a few seconds in, he then said. ¡°Because the cub almost died from dehydration, he became very afraid of leaving the water. The situation has improved a lot, but from the cub¡¯s reaction in the video, I believe it can clearly be seen that the cub still suffers from the trauma he experienced.¡± The cub¡¯s instinctive response would not deceive. Although the mermaid cub in the video no longer struggled as desperately when he was picked up, his fear and slight stiffness at the moment he left the water were notpletely gone. One thing was very intuitive. After leaving the water, the mermaid cub instinctively sought security from the youth and then slowly rxed after spending a long time in the youth¡¯s arms. ¡°The prosecuting party¡¯s deliberate abandonment of the cub has had irreparable consequences. I do not think such a family has any right to im the cub again. They have done nothing to fulfill their responsibilities of caring and protecting the cub, they have only done harm.¡± Xie Tao also had a temper, but he restrained the emotional impulse and ended his statement. Being ruthlessly criticized directly in front of one¡¯s face, coupled with the sufficient evidence provided by the other, every member of the Houdie family present had an embarrassing feeling as though they had been stripped and thrown on the ground. There was still time for another round of debate between the two sides, but after seeing the youth¡¯s witnesses as well as evidence they presented, the people on the Houdie family¡¯s side were nowpletely speechless. This made the whole jury able to see the oue of the trial. The judgment of the interster court was decided by a vote among the judges and the grand judge, after a final discussion with the jury. The judges each held one vote, the grand judge had two. The side with the most votes would win the court case. The number of votes was directly disyed on the virtual screen. After the judges submitted their votes one after another, the numbers on the virtual screen began to change. 1, 2, 3 ¡ª¡ª The numbers on the screen blinked very fast and it only took a few seconds for the final oue to be determined. 13:0, it was indeed a trial without any suspense. It was only that the oue waspletely reversed from what the Houdie family had imagined, they had be the losers. Truly seeing this result, the Houdie family¡¯s master who had tightly been squeezing the cane for so long that the veins on his hand were now protruding, seemed to suddenly lose all his strength. The hand resting on the ck cane let go and the cane fell to the floor. Following the sharp and clear sound of it hitting the ground, the cane rolled several times in a circle, just like the Houdie family¡¯s current state. After the trial at the Supreme Court of the Star Alliance, the Yunbao branch got custody of the Gale, this was already a satisfactory result to Xie Tao. As for what punishments awaited the conspirators and aplices who intentionally abandoned the cub, Xie Tao was not very concerned about this. Instead of finding a ce to temporarily stay on this, Xie Tao returned directly to Gaia on a starship. But even though Xie Tao did not care about what would happen to the Houdie family, due to thetter¡¯s previous¡±preparation¡±, some people on the Sta had been paying attention to the Houdie family¡¯s movement at the Supreme Court of the Star Alliance. There were no imprable walls in the world. The fact that the Houdie family had gone to the Supreme Court and lost, as well as the specific reasons as to why the Houdie family lost, gradually spread during the days Xie Tao spend on themercial starship. It because especially big on Xingyou, it was one of the most participatory discussions among the members of the mermaid race. No matter if it was forwarding ormenting, no one excused their actions, there was no exception, not one sentence. Deliberately abandoning a cub was extremely vile. The other party was a big and wealthy family, this made it even more impossible for the public to understand their action. Originally, the Houdie family was already been in terrible shape. The old master faced the risk of having to stay in the Star Alliance¡¯s prison for several years. Now that their family¡¯s affairs had made it onto Xingyou, the reputation of the Houdie family had dropped a thousand zhang in one fall.[1] For the Houdie family to try to save and build up their reputation again would be very difficult. Not to mention fixing their reputation, they feared that the people in their family would for now have to hold their tails in order to make fish. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: The Houdie family finally got what they deserved! ?? So satisfying... (§à¡¯?¡¯§à) The only thing missing from this chapter is some fluff! I can¡¯t wait for Xie Tao to return to the club, he has been away from Gale and the cubs for all too long. Well in the meantime, to fill up your cuteness quota, take a look at this adorable fanart made by Rahzel! ¡î*:.?. o(¨R¨Œ¨Q)o .?.:*¡î

[1] ¨C Ò»ÂäǧÕÉ (y¨© lu¨° qi¨¡n zh¨¤ng), ¡°to drop a thousand zhang in one fall¡± is an idiom and means to suffer a sudden devastating decline.
Chapter 45
Nes festival
By the time Xie Tao returned to Yunbao Branch, the matter regarding the Houdie family had already caused a small disturbance on the Star Network and this time the public opinion appeared to be almost entirely unanimous. After digging up information about the Houdie family¡¯s loss and the specific events, it became very clear that the Houdie family was in the wrong. From what they had found out, many people at once very easily associated Yunbao Branch with a specific role in this almost fiction-like drama. ¡°Going against such a big family for the sake of the cub, this club really isn¡¯t simple.¡± "I reckon the Houdie family didn¡¯t expect that the other side would have so much evidence and even witnesses. This overconfidence led to the capsizing of their ship. But anyway, I don¡¯t have even the tiniest bit of sympathy for them." "I may not have the courage to change clubs, but even though my cub will not enroll at this Yunbao Branch, I would still like to express my support for the club. I hope this club will only get even better in the future." In contrast to theplete condemnation of the Houdie family, there were also people who in the midst of the condemnation also praised Yunbao Branch. Just by looking at Yunbao Branch¡¯s Xingyou ount, it was clear that the club had been getting more and more attention these past few days. "Our club¡¯s official ount has tens of thousands of followers." Looking at the rising number of followers, Xia Qi, who was responsible for managing the club¡¯s Xingyou ount, was naturally very happy. Considering the interster poption as well as the number of followers of other well-known clubs, this amount was not enough. But they were getting there, bit by bit. They had won the trial and by doing so they had also identally made themselves more famous, the mood of the people at the Yunbao Branch loosened up one after another. However, after Xie Tao had returned to Yunbao Branch, he still had something he could not get off his mind. It was concerning mermaid cubs. In the mermaid race, after a cub was born the parents would take their cub to receive a blessing from the God of the sea. It was a tradition of the mermaid race. On Hailumite, in front of the statue of the sea god in the central city, there was a holy spring in which a crystal with a mystical dark blue color would be ced. The birthstone, Alexis. It was called the blessing of the sea god, but it was more appropriate to call it birth blessing. All the parents who came before the birthstone in order for their cubs to receive blessings surely had hearts brimming with beautiful wishes for the cub. But the mermaid cub in their club had been all alone. The father had already died and the mother had passed away soon after the cub was born. Xie Tao therefore thought that the cub might not have received this blessing. In the parents¡¯ absence, the other members of the family had gone so far as to abandon the cub on a distant. Regardless of how he looked at it, Xie Tao could not stop the nagging feeling that this was probably the case. Originally, it had only been a passing thought when he learned that neither of the cub¡¯s parents was alive. However, the more Xie Tao thought about it, the more the notion took root in his heart. "Papa?" Feeling that the youth was distracted, the mermaid cub swimming near the edge gently grabbed the youth¡¯s trousers. However the cub did not make a fuss and just quietly held onto his parent. Hearing the cub¡¯s voice, Xie Tao came back to his senses. At that moment, he also made a decision in his heart. The mermaid cub had been very lucky to survive. Although it was a littlete, Xie Tao wanted the little mermaid to receive a blessing just like the other cubs in his race. After discussing with the other members of the club and getting unanimous approval, Xie Tao immediately started nning for the journey. Traveling to Hailumite, Xie Tao did not even give the Houdie family residing on this a thought. The other side was now in the teeth of the storm. This in itself was already enough to put them in a terrible state. Moreover, it was on the mermaid race¡¯s capital, it was impossible for the other side to dare to take any action this time. Having to travel far again, Xie Taoforted the other cubs in the club in advance and the next day, held two cubs in his arms as he boarded the starship. One was of course the mermaid cub, the other was a fluffball with two small horns on its head. The birthstone was fairly well known in the interster. Xie Tao wished for the Knox cub to receive a blessing as well, hoping that it might counteract some of the malice that the cub would meet with in the future. When the starship neared Hailumite, Xie Tao could see the shape of the through the side window. A dark blue, this was Xie Tao¡¯s first impression of it. On this, the ocean arena ounted for a veryrge part of the and it therefore looked like this from outer space. "Gale, if you are ufortable, you will tell me, right? " Walking down from the starship, Xie Tao said this with a warm voice as he raised his hand and touched the golden hair of the mermaid cub in his arms. There was a specific resting environment for the aquatic cubs on the starship. Xie Tao had already memorized the time the cub left the water. The ce they arrived at was and city named Sailou. The cub nodded obediently. The mermaid cub nestled quietly in the youth¡¯s embrace with his fin gently swaying. He seemed to have full confidence in his parent. It was still not night ording to local time. Xie Tao followed the route he had previously mapped out from the airport to the site. The huge statue of the sea god was located in the middle of the city of Sailou, Xie Tao could see it as soon as he raised his head. The closer to the center of the city he got, the more Xie Tao could feel the clear festive atmosphere filling the streets. But as he did not know a lot about mermaid holidays, he did not know which festival he had happened to run into. Although he was a little curious, Xie Tao wanted to take advantage of the fact that the sky was still notpletely dark. He soon arrived at the foot of the giant statue with the two cubs in his arms. The god of sea worshipped by the mermaid race was very dignified and stern-looking, with a scepter in the right hand and a crown on the head for symbolic power. In contrast to the giant statue, the spring in front of them at once seemed small. When Xie Tao arrived, there were seven parents waiting in line while carrying their cubs in their arms. A human hade to this ce with a mermaid cub and a cub whose appearance they could not see clearly, the mermaid parents present felt rather surprised by this. It was not just that it was rare for parents of other races toe with their cubs to pray for blessings, but also the fact that they had never beforee across a family that all were a different race from each other. In the evening when the light was dim, the light golden mark on the mermaid cub¡¯s forehead became difficult to make out. If they had seen the mark, maybe the present parents would have had an even more extreme reaction. Once the cubs in front of them had all received their blessing, Xie Tao walked forward with his own two. The wless dark blue stone was dropped directly into the spring. Xie Tao made a gesture of prayer in ordance with the other parents¡¯ actions, he then reached out a finger and touched the spring¡¯s surface. The holy spring water was an ocean-blue cold liquid. After touching it, Xie Tao lifted his hand and gently brushed the finger against the forehead of mermaid cub in his arms. In the mermaid race, it was a very sacred tradition for cubs to receive the blessing of the sea god. "Papa~" The youth nodded in response and the mermaid cub at once lightly moved his little tail. But Xie Tao held the cub firmly and did not let him move around for the fear of dropping him. When the cub calmed down a bit, Xie Tao stretched out his hand and just like he had on the mermaid cub, lightly touched the fluffy forehead of the Knox. As a result, once he took back his finger, a small patch of white fluffy fur on the cub¡¯s head had temporarily be dyed light blue. Upon seeing this, Xie Tao looked away and coughed a little. But the owner of this fluffy blue forehead only made a low sound and lightly touched his tail against the back of the youth¡¯s hand. Like this, both cubs had now been blessed. After handing over a certain amount of credit points, Xie Tao filled a small bottle he had prepared in the morning with some spring water, wanting to take it back to the other cubs in the club. Once Xie Tao had finished all of these things, the sky had already be dark. Originally, Xie Tao wanted to first find a ce to stay, but after walking for a few minutes, he became somewhat infected by the street¡¯s lively atmosphere. Xie Tao was currently in the heart of the city itself, which was the most prosperous area. There was no natural lighting, at this time of the night the only light source was the "fairy lights", the warm glowing balls dancing in the breeze, sprinkled across the night sky. It was an extremely beautiful scene. This was actually arranged by the city of Sailou for the festivities. Looking at the mermaid cub in his embrace, he seemed very interested in these flying light balls. The blue eyes glittered as they followed one ball¡¯s movements, then promptly switched to another. Xie Tao was also curious by all of this, so he simply stopped and asked a passer-by what holiday it was. "It¡¯s Nes Day. There will be many events today, such as cubs singing to their parents or parents to sing to their cubs, there will also be derations of love and so on... In short, it is a festival to encourage expressing good feelings to one¡¯s loved ones." The young mermaid asked by Xie Tao pondered on how to exin it. The principle behind it was basically that positive feelings should be conveyed to the important people in one¡¯s life, especially during this festival. "If you continue two hundred meters, you will see Lailochi. It¡¯s a public stage, some brave cubs will go up to sing to their parents. It should be very lively there by now." It was said with some delight. Xie Tao gave a nod to the other and then held the two cubs in his arms as he went to the ce the other mentioned. Cubs singing... Looking down at the mermaid cub nestled in his embrace, Xie Tao slightly bent his eyes in a smile and then habitually raised his hand to touch the cub¡¯s soft golden hair. The mermaid cub has already learned to speak, he believed that the cub would soon be able to sing as well. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Oh BL god, I have overdosed on cuteness. >< This chapter really makes up for theck of fluff in the past two, oh our adorable little Gale~ And there is even more, take a look at this amazing fanart made by Faidy1996 and Rahzel:

Chapter 46
Ar¡änas ena
Following the local¡¯s directions, they continued a little further down the road. After walking through a spacious alley, Xie Tao easily spotted the Lailou Pond the other had talked about. Even though he was still a bit away, Xie Tao could already see the circle of people surrounding the stage. At first nce, the crowd seemed to mostly consist of adults from the mermaid race, some of which were holding cubs in their arms. But there were also tourists mixed in who hade to the specially for Nes Day, presumably in order to experience the festive atmosphere. Just as the woman had said, the ce was already very lively. The sun had just set over the city, which meant that the preparation for the various festival activities had begun. Xie Tao had been very lucky toe across this by ident. Lailou Pond was a man-made, water filled area. The big space was covered with environmental simtors, something which Xie Tao was not unfamiliar with. Just like at their club this ce was also set to simte an ocean environment. However, this venue was muchrger than the one at Yunbao Branch. It could be seen that the construction of this public stage venue must have cost a lot of money. The sea at night was quiet and dark. Originally, there would only have been serene boundless darkness, but many small balls of warm light were scattered across the vast sea, fluttering over the surface. This instantly added a soft feeling to the environment. From the shore, people could see a reef in the sea. The magnificent colorful reef stretched almost all the way to the surface. It was also there that the light orbs were gathering more. As it was not far from the coast, they could easily see the entire reef. It was not easy to find a suitable viewing ce in the venue, Xie Tao barely managed to find one before hearing a burst of apuse. Following the sight of the people apuding, Xie Tao saw a mermaid cub sitting on top of the reef. This was the first cub to sing tonight. As the beginning of the event, the apuse from the audience was especially enthusiastic. For the mermaid cub in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace, this was his first time seeing and having so many people from his own race around him. It was also the first time he saw another mermaid cub. There were two parents standing together with the other mermaid cub. When he saw this, the mermaid cub nestled in the arms of the youth moved his fin and snuggled into the youth¡¯s shirt. "En?" Xie Tao lowered his head and made a gentle inquiring sound towards the mermaid cub in his arms. But the cub seemed to solely focus on snuggling and hugging him close. Nothing else. After hearing the youth¡¯s voice, the cub just rubbed his head against his shirt again. ¡°Be good.¡± Responding to the cub¡¯s dependent actions, Xie Tao softened his voice. When Xie Tao raised his head again after coaxing the cub, he could vaguely hear singinging from the direction of the reef. The sound of the waves became a foil. The singing was not very distinct at first, it took a little while before it slowly became clear. The cub must not have been prepared in the beginning, or maybe they had gotten a little stage fright. The little mermaid sitting on the reef had seemed to not be able to fully let out their voice, but now that they had calmed down, the singing was clear and reached everyone standing on the coast. The singing of a cub was inevitable a little soft and immature, but the mermaid race had an innate control of their voice. Even if it was still a cub, the singing already had a certain rendering power and could attract the attention of the audience. The lyrics in the songs sung in the mermaid race did not have any practical significance. This because these "lyrics" did not belong to any intersternguage, but were merely simple sybles. The emotions in the singing did not need to be voiced in a specifguage in order to be understood. The mermaid race¡¯s singing was capable of transcendingnguage so that all people who heard it, regardless of race, could easily understand the feelings conveyed by the song. The song was sung by the cub to their parents and throughout the performance, the little mermaid kept looking at a certain part of the shore. Xie Tao figured that the cub must be looking at their parents. With no understanding of music, Xie Tao could only judge the singing based on his own subjective feelings. But to him, the little mermaid¡¯s singing was still quite good. Considering that it was a cub, it was even moremendable. The little mermaid sitting on the reef sang for a while and soon another voice could be heard. The voice clearly belonged to an adult mermaid which was meeting and responding to the cub¡¯s singing. The new voice inserted midway smoothly intertwined with the cub¡¯s singing and it did not feel sudden or abrupt at all. As they sang, the audience along the coastline could also see an adult mermaid swimming towards the reef in the sea. The adult mermaid was undoubtedly the parent of the cub sitting on the reef. Their cub was singing on a public stage, this was a very proud and happy thing for the parents, let alone the fact that the cub was singing to them sing. Moreover, on Nes Day, it was verymon for parents who loved their cubs dearly to respond to the cub¡äs singing just like everyone had witnessed. Next, the other parent of the cub swam over to them, responding in the same way with their singing. When the little mermaid¡¯s singing stopped, one of the parents picked up the cub and swam back to the shore. At that time, the faces of both the parents showed just how proud they were of their cub and the face of the little mermaid held by their parent was also filled with joy. People who saw this scene were inevitably a little affected. Even if someone didn¡¯t smile, their expression could not help but soften a bit. Before it was toote like thest time, Xie Tao apuded the cub with the others. His eyes bent slightly in a smile when he saw the other cub gently shake its tail fin just as the mermaid cub in his arms always did. As the two cubs quietly nestled in his arms and did not move around, Xie Tao did not discover that when he had apuded with the others, the little mermaid in his arms had raised his head and looked up at him, then turned his eyes to nce at the cub who had just finished singing. His blue eyes finally fixating on its face. Afterward, several mermaid cubs continued to swim up to the reef to sing, and Xie Tao also lightly pped his hands together many times. By the time the third cub came down from the reef, Xie Tao felt the mermaid cub in his arms twisting his body. His attention was immediately turned back to the cub in his embrace. Xie Tao once again lowered his head and saw the mermaid cub doing something unexpected. "Papa..." With his hand raised, the cub pointed at the reef and said this. Seeing the cub pointing at the reef, Xie Tao hesitated slightly and asked, "Gale wants to go up?" Their club¡¯s little mermaid had never sung before. Xie Tao thought that the cub probably hadn¡¯t learned it yet, after all, it was not long ago that the cub recovered his voice. Moreover, the cub was still not very talkative and could only call out "papa" fluently. He was still in the process of learning other words. Although he had hesitated just now, Xie Tao quickly made a decision when he heard the cub softly respond with a single tone. After putting the mermaid cub into the sea, Xie Tao watched as the little mermaid swam all the way to the reef where many warm orbs were dancing above and then sat on it, just like the previous cubs. The light gold mark on his forehead was hidden by the night, but being surrounded by the warm floating lights, the audience on the shore could vaguely see that the mermaid cub had an ice blue tail. "I still think the second cub was better. In the future, that cub should notck what the military academy wants." A young man spoke to hispanion about his assessment, his remarks prompted the other to quickly nod in agreement. No matter if it was the timbre or her ability to control her voice, the second cub who went up to sing had been quite good, but the most important thing was her strength. The mermaid race¡¯s singing was powerful. Regardless of whether one had developed an ability or not, the singing itself could reveal the level of a mermaid¡¯s potential. As members of the same race, most of the people in the audience could easily hear the differences between the cubs¡¯ singing. Even though they were discussing, they were still paying attention to the stage and when another cub sat down on the reef, the audience quickly quieted down and directed all of their attention towards the cub. The cubs who had the courage to sing to their parents in front of so many people were worthy of praise. The parents of the cubs must be very touched. Sitting on the reef battered by the tide, the mermaid cub¡¯s blue eyes fixated on the youth standing in the shore¡ª then the little mermaid sang for the first time. "Ar¡¯nas ena..." The first syble was clear, it was not timid or weak. The song appeared on the dark quiet sea, dotted with warm lights of different sizes dancing in the wind. The first sentence of the song left the audience in awe. Although the voice was also very young and immature, this mermaid cub¡¯s song was without a doubt extremely pleasant. The clear tone could even be described as lucid and elegant. This cub must like its parents very much. Everyone in the audience who heard his singing thought this, because the emotions expressed by the song could not deceive, especially the ear of the mermaid race. To already have this kind of voice, perhaps when the cub grew up its singing would easily be intoxicating. But what had left the audience in awe just now was not the timbre but the strength they sensed in the song.... The mermaid cub¡¯s singing ability was much higher than the other cubs¡¯, at least twice as strong. What kind of concept was this? So far, at least, the audience had never before seen such a case. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Gale sang!!!! ¡î*:.?. o(¨R¨Œ¨Q)o .?.:*¡î And there is still more cuteness, check out this fanart made by NatashaZero16:

Chapter 47 My website is down as I¡¯m switching to self-hosted and am currently transferring the domain. I¡¯m notpletely done with this chapter, but as not everyone seemed to have seen my post about my website being down this week, I didn¡¯t want to scare you with ate update as well. I will publish the restter tonight or attest tomorrow. ^^ ¡ñ ¡ñ ¡ñ Although it was only a song sung by a cub, the audience on the shore subconsciously started to slowly adopt a more serious attitude when listening. Some even became enchanted by the singing. When they had first heard it, many adults of the mermaid race had thought that the cub¡¯s singing would be intoxicating once he grew up. But as they continued to listen, they felt that the cub¡¯s singing already had this kind of effect. Not to mention that the strength of the singing had directly shown the cub¡¯s great talent, the mermaid cub¡¯s singing was also very beautiful. Its tone clean and elegant, it was almost unfair. Speaking of... What about the parents of this cub? Pulling themselves away for the cub¡¯s enchanting singing, the audience on the shore began to look around. But they could not see any adult mermaid or merman go into the sea. The parents of every cub who had gone up before this one, had all responded to their cub¡¯s singing. Although there was no rule that the parents must do this, ording to the customs of mermaid race, parents who loved their cubs would definitely respond at this time. The cub had mustered up the courage to sing to their parents in front of so many people, if the parents who heard this song did not respond, it would be a bit hard to justify. Moreover, the cub had put in a lot of effort into his singing, they could hear that the little mermaid must like his parents very much. If the parents didn¡¯t respond, how disappointed the cub would be..... As the parent who was currently being condemned in the hearts of the audience, Xie Tao was actually looking for a way to get close to the reef. His first reaction was to consider whether he would straightforwardly jump in and swim or not. But when an adult of the mermaid race saw that he wanted to go into the sea, he pulled him aside and asked him about it. He then asked him to stay put and wait for a moment. Xie Tao did as he was told and impatiently waited for bit. He could see that the little mermaid sitting on the reef singing was looking at him a little anxiously. Then a road leading to the reef atst appeared in front of Xie Tao¡¯s eyes. Just like columns of stones rising up from the depths of the sea, round stone tes emerged from underneath the surface, creating a path between Xie Tao and the reef. This was one of the environment simtors¡¯ functions. The administrators could manipte the environment through the control panel when necessary. Seeing a path appearing on the sea, the people on the shore were a little puzzled. Especially when a young man with ck hair quickly stepped onto the path and started walking forward. The cogs in minds of everyone present all of a sudden did not seem to be able to turn. Wasn¡¯t it the parents of the cub who should go pick the cub up? Why was a human walking over to the cub? However, the mermaid cub sitting on the reef was indeed looking at the youth, this made some people gradually start to react a little. It was an artificial reef which could be regarded as rtivelyrge in size. After swiftly walking over on the path, Xie Tao smoothly stepped on top of it. The reef was uneven. Careful to not let himself slip and fall into the sea, Xie Tao approached the cub who was sitting on the edge of the reef singing to him. Bending down, he picked up the little mermaid. In order to make it easier for the youth to move at this time, the Knox cub who originally nestled in the arms of the youth had taken the initiative to climb up onto the youth¡¯s shoulder. "Nor¡¯sifa utha..." The mermaid cub in the human youth¡¯s embrace did not stop singing. But when he had been picked up by the youth, the cub¡¯s fin had very distinctly begun to sway, gently patting the person holding him. With the cub¡¯s blue eyes fixed on him, Xie Tao followed the cub¡¯s singing and began to try to lightly hum a tune that could respond to the cub¡¯s melody. The mermaid race had an innate talent for singing, the parents in the mermaid race could therefore easily sing a song that integrated with and matched their cub¡¯s song without interrupting or overpowering the cub¡¯s singing. Xie Tao did not have this innate skill, but he still really wanted to respond to the cub¡¯s song. So he could only try hard to hum and carefully feel his way forward. There were no lyrics, no change in sybles, but Xie Tao managed to lightly hum out a melody that responded to the cub¡¯s song. Although he was a human, the youth¡¯s voice was also quite pleasant. Hearing the melody the youth hummed, the singing of the mermaid cub in the youth¡¯s arms quickly became full of joy. Whether it was from the song and the cub¡¯s bodynguage, this obvious joy could clearly be felt. Because of their racial characteristics, mermaids and mermen were much more sensitive than other races when it came to perceiving spiritual power. Even though they couldn¡¯t see what ability a person had, they could also detect them. At this moment, the majority of the audience along the coast all sensed a very strong spiritual power. The spiritual power sensed came from the melody lightly hummed by the human youth. The strength of the cub¡¯s song seemed to have been amplified by this spiritual power and slowly climbed a little. Those of the mermaid race in the audience were once again in awe. They all felt that this was unimaginable, even in their race this level of spiritual power was quite outstanding. With all of his attention focused on the mermaid cub singing to him, Xie Tao did not notice the others¡¯ shocked reactions. The spiritual power released in the song was actually not Xie Tao¡¯s full power, but the result of him deliberately manipting the power to appear lesser than it was. Ever since he became aware of the fact that his spiritual power belonged to an extraordinary high category, Xie Tao had begun to learn how to control his power It could be heard that after a lot of effort groping about, the melody the youth was lightly humming became rtively good at responding to the cub¡¯s song. Although they didn¡¯t know why this little mermaid had a human parent, just from the efforts the youth put into responding to the cub, everyone there knew that he doted on his family¡¯s cub just as much as any other mermaid parent there. Everyone on the shore felt that the mermaid cub with the ice blue tail must have sung the most pleasant song of the evening. So when the singing stoppedpletely, all of the people present instantly gave the warmest of apuse. ¡ñ ¡ñ ¡ñ The resting soon... Chapter 48
Love
Like the soft moonlight, the oval gem had a beautiful serene luster. It was truly worthy of its name. The gem was held in the cub¡¯s mouth and the fluffball approached the youth with his head raised. It was clear that the Knox cub wanted to give the gem to the youth. ¡°Meah.¡± The cub was really close but as he was holding the gem he merely called out a second time and did not snuggle into the youth¡¯s arms. Two azure eyes gazed intensely at him. Xie Tao lowered his head and looked down at the Knox cub in front of him. With chin held high, it seemed as if the was trying hard to show off the gem in his mouth. Xie Tao¡¯s heart inevitably softened a little. Xie Tao reached out his hands and picked up the cub which was close to his arms and undid the cloak ribbon tied at the front of the cub¡¯s neck. They were in the hotel room, for the time being he was no longer afraid of being seen. Without the little cloak, the cub¡¯s fluffy appearancepletely appeared before Xie Tao¡¯s eyes. Xie Tao raised his hand to touch the Knox cub¡¯s back. After stroking it twice, he put his right hand in front of the cub. As soon as Xie Tao put forward his hand, the Knox cub lowered his head and ced the gem in the center of his palm. Xie Tao suddenly felt the slightly cool touch of the gemstone against his skin. But after a while he noticed that the elliptical gem seemed to gradually change to a temperature simr to his body temperature and its color faintly changed with it, showing a more subtle color. What kind of gem was this? When Xie Tao saw the gem¡¯s appearance, he at once vaguely felt the answer in his heart. Based on its various characteristics, this gemstone fit the description he had heard not long ago. It was because of this simrity that Xie Tao felt a little delicate right now. In actuality, this cub, this Knox, had already grown up... Thinking of the dust on that little ck cloak and the treasure hunt those people had mentioned before, Xie Tao knew that this cub-shaped Knox must have scavenged the area near the Moon Pond in order to find the gem in his hand. In the process, the little cloak on the Knox¡¯s body had gotten some dust on it. Xie Tao yed with the oval gem in his hand. The warm touch of the gem transmitted into his palm. He met the cyan eyes who were watching him. ¡°Moonstone...?¡± Although it was pretty clear, Xie Tao asked anyway. ¡°Meaah.¡± The end of the fluffy tail tilted slightly. The Knox cub then snuggled into the youth¡¯s arms and responded with a meow. ¡°Why do you want to give it to me?¡± Although he had a soft feeling in his chest, Xie Tao had alwayscked in this aspect and couldn¡¯t make sense of the situation. Moonstone was mostly used as a token of love among the mermaid race, especially during the Nes festival, this was considered a very significant gesture. In theory, it could not be epted lightly. But just now, the Knox holding the gem had looked like he wanted to give it to him. Xie Tao had sensed this, so he had reached out a hand to receive it without thinking. This question could not be answered with merely a sound. The Knox cub, who originally had his head pressed against the youth¡¯s shirt, retreated a bit from the youth¡¯s embrace. Not only because the answer required exactnguage, but also because the answer was very important and needed to be clearly said in face to face. All of a sudden the fluffball in his arms disappeared. Xie Tao did not have time to respond and the next second he felt a kind of warm and cool touch at the corner of his lips. It was light and brief, just like being brushed by a soft feather. Before he could think about anything, Xie Tao heard a deep and slow voice. ¡°Love.¡± The man in front of Xie Tao had his eyes and eyebrows lowered, a look that would make most think that he was indifferent. But when the word was uttered, the Knox¡¯s silver tail was lowered, hanging still behind him. This was a sign of seriousness in the Knox race. Xie Tao was of course stunned. Especially after he finally realized what the soft touch at the corner of his lips had been. He was frozen for a long time. Frozen and frozen, defrost and melting. Once Xie Tao¡¯s brain started working again, he raised his hand and touched the Knox¡¯s silver hair. This must be like with chicks, Xie Tao thought. Some kind of imprinting. Ya Yi must have said it because the first person he saw after he was born was him and that, except him, few people had shown him kindness. Of course, Xie Tao did not believe that his love was false, but he felt that this kind of love was not the kind of lovers. In the future, aside from him, there would definitely be people who would be willing to show the Knox kindness. At that time, Ya Yi should be able to find the person he really loves. Using this reason to convince himself, Xie Tao gradually pressed down the strange emotions caused by the feeling still remaining at the corner of his lips. To be honest, he had never been kissed on his lips before. Xie Tao still needed some time to digest this. Having his hair touched by the youth, Ya Yi obediently lowered his head a little further and raised his pupils slightly. The youth in front of him was a very beautiful being. He was just like the moon, always there, always shining in the sky, even when all light disappeared, when the vain sun left, throwing the world into darkness. He was there. Attracted by this kind of warmth, this Knox had been unable to take his eyes off the youth from the very beginning. The was no question, that light in darkness was so much more dazzling. Atst the oval gem gifted was put away properly. To end this matter, Xie Tao wanted this night to pass by as soon as possible. The was a cub bed in the small pool in the hotel room. Originally Xie Tao had at first hummed a luby to lull the mermaid cub to sleep, but the cub had not at all responded as he had expected. On their way to the hotel, the mermaid cub nestled in his arms had already seemed a little sleepy. But now the cub did not obediently lie down on the shell bed, but reached out a hand and grabbed onto Xie Tao¡¯s clothes as he passed by. ¡°Papa.¡± Grasping the youth¡¯s clothes, the mermaid cub in the pool called out to him. He wanted to sleep with his parent. Seeing the big bed not far away, the mermaid cub came up with this idea. From the cub¡¯s line of sight, Xie Tao was able to interpret what the cub wanted. After a second of hesitation, he lifted the mermaid cub out of the pool. The cub would be fine as long as he was not away from the water for more than 12 hours, it was enough time to cover from now until dawn tomorrow morning. As the silver haired Knox showed no sign of nning to change back to his cub form any time soon, Xie Tao let the other sleep in the big bed together with them instead of the cub bed at the side. All rooms in this hotel had wide beds, there was more than enough room for two people and a cub on it. Ya Yi fortunatelyid down on his side, leaving room for them. Xie Tao turned off the light andid down on the empty spot on the bed. The cub naturally had to sleep in the middle. Xie Tao inched closer to the middle so that the mermaid cub lying there could easily nest in his arms and sleep. Wanting to coax the cub to sleep, Xie Tao lightly hummed a luby. However Xie Tao was actually the one who ended up falling asleep first this time. Resting in the arms of the youth, the mermaid cub instinctively lifted his tail fin and gently patted the youth¡¯s body. The patting was very light and did not affect the youth¡¯s sleep. Rhythmically lifting and gently patting, this behavior showed that the mermaid cub felt safe and that the cub was very dependent on his parent. Originally, the mermaid cub had been very close to falling asleep after Xie Tao. But as the cub was about to close his eyes, a cold silver tail had attracted the cub¡¯s attention. The silver tail lightly circled the waist of the sleeping youth, or maybe it was more appropriate to say that it was hugging it. The mermaid cub who saw the silver tail¡¯s action, moved his attention to the person lying next to him, his blue eyes meeting the other¡¯s azure. ¡°Papa...? Not sure if he should use this word, the mermaid cub only uttered the two sybles in a very low voice. But the cub did not move his eyes away from the other. The inheritance of the race made this mermaid cub have a vague innate understanding of the various traditions of the mermaid race. The moonstone was a token of love in the mermaid race. The person from whom the youth ept this gift should be the other parent of the little mermaid. Even if the other was clearly male. After saying the two sybles, the mermaid cub touched the silver tail out of curiosity. It was very different from his own. Ya Yi did not respond to being touched by the young cub. The tail of the Knox race was special. They would not allow someone to touch it unless it was a parent or partner. But in reality, there was also another exception. If their own cub wanted to touch their tail, they would alsoply. Without saying anything, the Knox recalled the movements of other people and mimicked them, raising his hand to touch the soft golden hair of the mermaid cub next to him. Sleeping between his two parents, the little mermaid soon fell asleep in thisfortable environment. Even after falling asleep, the cub¡¯s mood could be seen from the small movements of the tail fin. The little mermaid seemed to have a very happy dream. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Aw~ Gale got another parent~ Also, kiss!!! ?:*+.\(( ¡ã¦Ø¡ã ))/.:+ Need even more awesomeness? Here is Gale fanart made by ggrrizzly. ^^

Chapter 49
Spiritual realm
On the peaceful night of the Nes Day, the sky was full of serene bright lights, just as if the moon had fallen from the heavens and had been sprinkled over the city of Sailou. However the small glowing balls which had danced in the wind like fireflies on the streets, gradually faded and disappeared one after another. This represented the end of this year¡¯s Nes Festival. In the hotel room, the two adults and the cub lying on the same bed were now soundly asleep. Apart from the asional movement of the little tail fin belonging to the mermaid cub nestled in the arms of the youth, there was no other movement. Later into the night, the mild luster of the moonstone became more prominent. The oval gem tucked into Xie Tao¡¯s pocket was showing a faint light at this time, which seemed to echo the warm yet cold moonlight outside the window. Legend in the mermaid race has it that when gifted to a lover as a token of love, the moonstone would have an unimaginable effect. Xie Tao had heard this rumor, but like others, he only regarded it as folklore meant to give the gemstone a beautiful meaning. But now he seemed to actually be experiencing the unimaginable effects talked about. When Xie Tao opened his eyes again after he fell asleep, he did not see the familiar environment of his original world, but a very broken and overgrown scene. All around him were broken walls and ruins. The buildings were damaged to such a degree that you couldn¡¯t even see a trace of their original appearance. The sky was so grey that you couldn¡¯t see a trace of blue. The wind blowing through the city rouse sand and dust. The deste scenery was endless.... The was dead. Faced with this dpidated scene, Xie Tao stayed still where he stood. He did not know what was going on until he saw a small white egg lying alone in the ruins. Xie Tao recognized the egg. Although the egg was white, different from the color in his memory, he could still recognize it. And it was exactly because he had recognized it that Xie Tao now had some clues regarding his current situation. Xie Tao walked closer to the egg, however he was not able to touch it. He could only stand there as a bystander. But the moment he approached it, Xie Tao¡¯s heart was suddenly filled with a strange feeling, not belonging to him, but to this small egg. Just like sharing his perception of the world, Xie Tao could now indirectly feel all that the cub inside the egg was feeling, including the icy heart piecing loneliness from being the only one left in these deste ruins.... It was a very difficult feeling to describe. The cub inside the egg had been able to perceive the outside world. Although he had not yet hatched, the cub was already conscious and his perception of the outside world was very clear. The dozens ofyers of defensive devices protecting the egg hadpletely failed after the severe impact. Next to the eggid a silver colored ne of unknown material. Xie Tao lowered his head and happen to see that there was a ring strung on the ne. On the ring, the words ¡°Ya Yi¡± were engraved. The outside world was still in a state of ignorance. The cub could only stay among these damaged ruins and quietly wait. Wait for the shell to crack open, or for someone toe to this ce and pick him up. Xie Tao had not known that the cub had had a clear sense of the outside world at this time, while still inside the egg. He wanted nothing more than to pick up the lonely egg and pat it, but he could not do it. This ce should be the Knox¡¯s spiritual realm, Xie Tao hade to this conclusion based on various conditions. As for why he came here, Xie Tao thought about it, but at present could only think of the legend about the moonstone. The egg spent a day in these deserted ruins, then two... Quietly waiting for a long time, for someone to find him. The which had turned into a relic finally received visitors, it was a Star Alliance unit sent to search through the ruins. The one who hadter found the egg. It should have been a good thing, but from the moment the egg was found, Xie Tao started to feel more and more negative emotions though the shared perception. Heavy, like a shadow clinging to his heart, weighing it down. The other¡¯s negative feelings gradually transformed into an extremely cold thing. With the umtion of such negative feelings, Xie Tao saw that the shell of the egg slowly changed from white to ck. The time flow elerated unwittingly. Xie Tao watched the cub¡¯s life unfold before his eyes almost like a slideshow, but he could not see the end. Because while looking at it, the world before Xie Tao¡¯s eyes had been darkening and then finallypletely sunk into darkness. This dark was the darkness in Ya Yi¡¯s heart. ¡°¡ª¡ª¡± At the moment his vision waspletely plunged into darkness, just as if having had a long dream, Xie Tao atst returned to his original world when he opened his eyes again. Lightly releasing a breath, Xie Tao sat up from the bed. ¡ñ ¡ñ ¡ñ The resting soon~
Chapter 50
They both love you
With his two hands on the edge of the small pool, the little mermaid whose ice-blue tail was swaying under the surface, pulled himself up and lifted his head. His blue eyes were looking at the two parents who were nestled against each other nearby. The little mermaid first looked at the man standing on the left, then turned his eyes to the youth on the right. He then finally shook his tail fin lightly. Xie Tao originally intended to hold him for a few seconds, then let go. But the tail around his waist and the other¡¯s response of hugging him back lengthened those seconds into more than ten. In this kind of situation, where it could be said to be almost no gap between the two of them, Xie Tao¡¯s right cheek inevitably rubbed against the silver hair of this Knox. It was very cool and soft to the touch. Xie Tao also touched the silver hair with his hand, you could see that it was very good quality. Some more seconds passed, but Xie Tao did not feel that the Knox intended to let him go anytime soon. At this close distance, Xie Tao had realized that in his adult form, the Knox was a little taller than him. He was actually almost half a head shorter. Discovering that the mermaid cub in the small pool was looking straight at them with bright blue eyes, Xie Tao reached out and patted the silver tail around his waist. He then stepped back once it slightly loosened its grip. When mermaid cubs returned to the water, they recovered quickly. Xie Tao walked over with a chair and sat down by the small pool. He watched the cub y around in the water for about ten minutes, then picked up the mermaid cub from the pool. Preparing to go out, the silver-haired Knox standing next to him returned to his cub form and jumped onto the youth¡¯sp. Xie Tao tied the cloak for the Knox cub and held both cubs in his arms. When he stood up, he felt some movement. Xie Tao looked down just in time to see the mermaid cubying to the left reach out and grab one of the small horns of the Knox cub sitting next to him. The Knox moved his tail slightly, but did not dodge, as if allowing the action of the mermaid cub. It was a quite nice atmosphere. But howe he felt that the interaction between the two seemed to have changed a little over the night.... It was time to go back to Gaia today, but before leaving the, Xie Tao had onest thing he wanted to do. It was not something he hade up with at thest minute. Xie Tao had thought for some time that since they were going to Hailumite, maybe he would let the mermaid cub he brought with him meet histe biological parents. The idea was to take the cub to the cemetery to visit their gravestones. The mother and father of the mermaid cub had departed very early and Xie Tao did not know what attitude the parents of the little mermaid had towards the cub. But at least the abandonment of the cub had not been done by them. As the central city of Hailumite, Sailou had the most famous andrgest cemetery on Hailumite. Every leader of the mermaid race and many heroes rested in this cemetery. Some prestigious families in the mermaid race also choose to bury their family members there. It was based on this information that Xie Tao came to the cemetery with the two cubs in his arms. After he arrived, he first tried to find the manager of the cemetery to further inquire about the matter. Following the directions given by the other, Xie Tao went to an area in the Osidiun Cemetery which was designated for the Houdie family. Depending on their status in the family, there were obviously differences in the location of the gravestones among the members of the same family. The gravestones of the family heads were undoubtedly in the most prominent position and were not hard to find. ording to the fact that the father of the mermaid cub was the second son of the current Houdie family¡¯s head, Xie Tao scanned the first two rows of gravestones. He finally spotted the names he was looking for in a rtively remote position on the second row. To Xie Tao¡¯s surprise, in front of the gravestones stood a seemingly still young-looking woman. The other was clearly there to worship. From where Xie Tao stood, he could see that there was a bunch of fresh flowers in front of the two graves which were connected at the sides. Xie Tao did not want to bump into the other, so he didn¡¯t go over directly and instead went to stand in a rtively distant position while waiting for her to leave. But it just so happened that when the other was about to turn around and leave, her line of sight ended up in Xie Tao¡¯s area. It only took one nce. When the mermaid woman saw the golden mark on the forehead on the mermaid cub held in the human youth¡¯s arms, she showed a very obvious shocked look. Unfortunately, he had been seen by a member of the Houdie family, but Xie Tao did not feel that he needed to panic. As long as that family wanted to restore their reputation, they could not do anything to him at this time and ce. No matter how unpleasant to the eye they found him, they had to bear with it. Moreover, Xie Tao did not sense any malice from the other. Since it was like this, Xie Tao felt that he might as well just walk over to the gravestones with the cubs. The mermaid cub nestled in the arms of the youth had been very quiet throughout the journey. Although he didn¡¯t know where they were, he was being carried by his parent. The cub would have lightly shook his tail fin no matter where he was taken. The blue sky, the grass, the cluster of flowers, and the upright stones. This was the picture reflected in the eyes of the mermaid cub. The cub did not know what the upright standing stones were and what they represented. Naturally, Xie Tao knew that he had to exin it. But, he did not know how to tell the mermaid cub in his arms about the two gravestones. As he was trying to figure out what to say, the woman approached them with a facial expression that was still a bit off. As the other deliberately came over, Xie Tao had to divide his attention and look over at her for a few seconds. When he did so, he suddenly found that the woman¡¯s eyebrows resembled those of the mermaid cub in his arms. If you just looked at the eyebrows, there was a simrly of about eighty percent. His parents were looking at the person who had walked over, as a result, the mermaid cub in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace also looked up at the person in front of him with blue eyes. When she met those bright eyes, the mermaid who had not been able to collect herself yet, got even more emotional. ¡°I...¡± Katrina¡¯s voice trembled. She decided to first introduce herself to the other person, ¡°The father of this cub was my twin brother.¡± Caught off guard by this information, Xie Tao was slightly stunned for a second. However he quickly epted the other¡¯s statement. He did not know what her intention was by announcing this rtionship and she did not seem to want to borate. After introducing herself, the mermaid took out a pendant from her space bag and silently presented it to Xie Tao. She had since long distanced herself from them and had no voice in the Houdie family, nor did she participate in family meetings. It was not until after the cub had already disappeared, that Katarina became aware of the decision her family had made. At that point there was no use in going against them and even after investigating the matter in secret, she had not been able to find the lost cub. Some weeks had already passed when she had discovered what had happened... Fearing the worst, Katarina could only bury the matter deeply in her heart. ¡°The pendant was prepared for the cub by the two of them. They were not able to give it in time, so I have kept it all these years.¡± She was of course referring to the woman and man resting under the two tombstones. The mermaid went closer and personally handed the pendant over to Xie Tao. Once Xie Tao had epted the pendant, the mermaid took one more profound look at the mermaid cub nestled in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace, then finally turned away and left without saying a word. The Supreme Court had given the other custody of the cub. Katarina hoped that the cub would no longer have to have any involvement with the Houdie family. Xie Tao had never thought about theplex internal tricks and schemes happening in the Houdie family, nor the rtionship between its members. But, no matter howplicated the situation was, it had nothing to do with him. So as long as he knew that the pendant in his hand was prepared for the cub in his arms by thete parents of the cub, it was enough. The main body of the pendant was a deep blue crystal jade carved and polished into the shape of a water drop. This dark blue crystal jade was undoubtedly very expensive, because this kind of crystal jade was very rare. It was also known as small size birthstone. Making a gift with this kind of crystal jade for an unborn cub could at least show one thing, that the parents of this cub had been full of expectations for his birth. ¡°Papa.¡± Xie Tao pointed to the ck and white photograph on the left gravestone and warmly said the word to the mermaid cub in a guiding tone. ¡°Papa?¡± Following the youth¡¯s finger, the mermaid cub looked at the unfamiliar photograph the youth was pointing at. He somewhat hesitated slightly, but the little mermaid still obediently pronounced the two sybles. Xie Tao then pointed to the other, where there was a picture of a gentle-looking woman. Without waiting for Xie Tao to open his mouth, the mermaid cub held in the youth¡¯s arms seemed to have a vague impression of the person in the picture. But as he was uncertain, the cub uttered the sybles in a rtively low voice. ¡°Mama?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xie Tao raised his hand and touched the mermaid cub¡¯s hair. ¡°She¡¯s your mother.¡± ¡°They both love you.¡± cing the crystal jade pendant around the little mermaid¡¯s neck, Xie Tao said this in a soft voice. _____________ Trantor¡¯s note: Before actually reading the chapter, I quickly scrolled through the raws to see how long it was. When I saw the ¡°papa.¡±, ¡°papa?¡±, followed by ¡°mama?¡± at the end, I directly assumed that little Gale became a little confused and asked if he should call Xie Tao mama instead. .....I rolled around in bed, squeezing for half an hour like the idiot I am before I actually read it and realized that it wasn¡¯t the case. *face-palm* Well, still, it was so heartwarming and cute. I mean, how can it not be cute when Gale is in it? Just look at this adorable face!
This super cute Gale fan art was made by @ckpuffball143 (?>? Chapter 51 I know that these dots might seem ominous, but don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s a long andplete chapter. I just wanted to say, for those who missed my posts about it, my site is nonfunctional due to some problem with my backup plugin, which urred after my host fixed a server issue. I have contacted them but I haven¡¯t received a response yet (what they did seem to have messed things up for a lot of people). Fortunately, I have this wattpad ount so you can still read it here. Enjoy~ ¡ñ ¡ñ ¡ñ The sparkling and translucent pendant put on by the youth gently rested against the mermaid cub¡¯s skin. Its cool touch made the cub nestled in Xie Tao¡¯s embrace like it very much. The feeling was like touching the sea and the mermaid race had a natural love for water. Xie Tao stood in front of the two graves for a while. Because of what he had just said, the mermaid cub he was holding was now looking at the two pictures embedded on the gravestones in front of him. The stones couldn¡¯t speak or move, there were only silent photographs embedded on them. Looking at those photographs, the mermaid cub nestled in Xie Tao¡¯s arms instinctively hugged and snuggled into the youth¡¯s embrace. Although he did not know what those standing stones were, the little mermaid instinctively wanted to express his dependence on the youth who held him and at the same time seek security from him. "Gale, be good." In response to the cub¡¯s dependence, Xie Tao hugged the little mermaid closer. To Xie Tao¡¯s surprise, he saw the Knox lower his head a bit. He did not know if it was intentional or not, but the small horn on the left got closer to the mermaid cub¡¯s hand. Xie Tao watched as the mermaid cub nestled in his arms reached out and grabbed the Knox¡¯s horn. After the cub had sessfully grasped it, Xie Tao touched the cub¡¯s head again and soon the cub¡¯s tail fin was back to gently swaying back and forth. As he was coaxing the cub, Xie Tao nced over at the Knox whose horn was being gripped by the cub. He was actually quite amazed. The Knox had let the little mermaid grab his horn. To some extent, it could also be considered as coaxing the cub.... All the nned trips on Hailumite had beenpleted and the starship tickets had been booked. That evening Xie Tao boarded the ship together with the cubs. Several dayster, they arrived at Gaia. The first thing Xie Tao did when he returned to Yunbao Branch was to take out the small bottle he had filled with holy spring water and sit down on the carpet-covered floor in the living room. The cubs who had just received basicbat training from Zarad were now sitting in rows around Xie Tao. He had temporarily stopped several cubs from trying to climb onto him and gently asked them with a warm voice to be good and sit down first. The water in the transparent bottle was sea-blue. Xie Tao began from the left and one by one smeared the holy water on the cubs¡¯ fluffy foreheads. Not all foreheads were fluffy, such as the Moye cub. When Xie Tao reached out his finger towards him, the cub hummed and shook his pointy tail behind him. While Xie Tao marked the other cubs heads, the huge Muka cub waited a bit away, at the very edge of the group. When it was his turn, because of the cub¡¯s height and position, Xie Tao stood up. Vertical scarlet pupils stared at the close by youth. The Muka cub had a dreadful appearance which could easily be frightening. If it was a normal person, they would most likely not dare to move when faced with those fierce and cold eyes. Although he was still just a barley one year old cub, this Muka cub was much taller than the average adult humanoid and his huge body made this scary Muka cub seem even more aggressive. However, Xie Tao calmly stood in front of the Muka cub, raised his hand and patted the cub¡¯s sharp forearm. He then extended a forefinger wetted with holy water towards the cub. The vertical scarlet pupils originally focused on the youth¡¯s face, turned to the youth¡¯s outstretched finger. The Muka cub seemed to be thinking for several seconds, then he atst lowered his head. The cold and hard head gently touched the youth¡¯s fingertip that had been dipped in the holy water. "Nick is really smart." Xie Tao praised him with a warm voice as he let his finger slide down along the cub¡¯s lowered forehead. To praise a Muka cub with the word "smart", for caretakers in other nursing clubs this was probably something that had never even crossed their minds. In the whole gxy, there were very few clubs that epted Muka cubs. Mukas were a rtively unintelligent race, this fact could be regarded asmon knowledge in the interster. However, in Xie Tao¡¯s eyes, the cub had done the right thing and deserved this kind of praise. Like a good baby, he had lowered his head for the youth. Once the youth was done, the Muka cub issued a low sound and snuggled his head into the youth¡¯s arms. Xie Tao responded by gently hugging therge cub. Ever since the first time, when he had been snuggled to the ground, the Muka had worked hard to learn how to control his strength. When the cub stopped snuggling him, Xie Tao patted the forearm of the Muka cub again and said, "Come on baby, ahhh..." Having been taught what to do, the Muka cub obediently opened his mouth when he heard the youth¡¯s words. Muka cubs apparently lost their milk teeth when they were about one year old. Many of the other races¡¯ cubs were still teething at this age, but unlike them, Muka cubs already had to get their second set of teeth. Xie Tao took a closer look at the fang he had suspected was about to fall off. Having confirmed that it could fall off by itself, Xie Tao nodded to the Muka cub. Seeing the youth nod, the dangerous creature with the dreadful appearance closed his mouth and motionless stared at the youth silently. This was actually a docile gesture. The Muka cub hadpletely dropped his sharp forearms, indicating that the cub was very submissive to the youth in front of him. Mukas were a natural fighting race and their bodies had evolved to adapt tobat. The race¡¯s appearance had its roots in a very distant era, but it was first after a long time that it had evolved into what it was today. Getting their second set of teeth was a sign that a Muka cub had be a qualified hunter. In this race, because living resources were precious, even cubs needed to improve their fighting ability as soon as possible. "When the other tooth starts to fall off too,e to me so that I can have a look." Xie Tao met the two scarlet eyes and said this sentence slowly. He had drawn this cub in the other world. When he drew the Muka cub, Xie Tao had made him into a chibi, the cub had be very adorable in the picture. The cub¡¯s actual appearance looked quite dangerous, but Xie Tao knew that this Muka cub was actually very obedience and, just like the other cubs, was a good baby. Chapter 52
Adoption
In nursing clubs, a cub without parents could be adopted, but it was of course not possible for just anyone toe in and casually adopt one. First, the adopters needed to meet the general conditions set by the Star Alliance. They had to provide identification and pass the club¡¯s audit before it could be confirmed that they were qualified for adoption. In addition to thepulsory general conditions, different clubs may have further requirements for adopters. These requirements were all out of consideration for the cubs. This time Xie Tao received a couple who had specifically traveled all the way from Anhal. They had not chosen to contact them on the sta first, but to personally visit and speak to them face to face. To some extent, this could also be seen as showing the other their sincerity. ¡°Because of my body, my husband and I haven¡¯t been able to conceive a cub for years...¡± At the beginning of the conversation, the kuwei woman standing opposite Xie Tao looked sideways at her husband and then took the initiative to say this sentence. Acknowledging that her body had a problem, there was no awkwardness or embarrassment on the young woman¡¯s face. She merely held her fingers together and lightly nodded to the young man in front of her. ¡°That is why we want to adopt.¡± The woman slightly paused then continued, ¡°After adopting the cubs, we will always only have the two cubs in our family, there will never be a third. This is a promise I and my husband can make.¡± She said this because they had alreadye across many cases like this where a couple had said that they couldn¡¯t conceive a cub so they wanted to adopt, but after the adoption they had broken their own story. Once their own cub was born, the adopted cubs were not treated as well as they used to and it was even possible that they were treated with coldness, which was very unfair to the adopted cubs. Xie Tao have already had Xia Qi audit the identification given by the other and could confirm that the other was qualified for adoption. Now when he heard what the other said, he had to say that he was a little moved. But there was one thing that made Xie Tao very puzzled. ¡°Why did youe to Gaia specifically?¡± Xie Tao observed the expressions of the two opposite people, ¡°There are also many nursing clubs on Anhal, you didn¡¯t have to travel so far to adopt. Moreover, you even decided which ones to adopt before you came, I want to know the reason you chose these two cubs. They did not seem surprised that Xie Tao asked this question. The kuwei woman showed a bright smile and answered, ¡°It¡¯s because I saw these two cubs at the big flyingpetition, they looked very lovely standing on the stage.¡± Actually, all three cubs had been very cute. These three little fluffy cubs had all stood on the podium and received their medals with their tiny chests held high. It had caught Eli¡¯s eye after just a quick nce. When theyter found out that all three cubs stayed at the same nursing club, Eli had naturally started to pay attention to the Yunbao club. Basically every nursing club would have registration information on the sta. Apart from cubs whose families had paid an admission fee to have their cub enrolled, nursing clubs were also obligated to take in cubs who didn¡¯t have any parents. If there were any cubs in the club that were searching for a home, there would also be a individual record of them. On the information page recently created by Yunbao Branch, she discovered that two of the cubs she had felt were very adorable had no parents. Eli had at once thought about adopting them. The smile in the other¡¯s eyes did not seem fake. Hearing this reply, Xie Tao rxed his eyebrows, no longer looking as serious as he had in the beginning. From the other¡¯s words so far, Xie Tao was satisfied with the first two people who wanted to adopt their cubs. But what Xie Tao valued most was the cubs¡¯ feelings, so he suggested that they let the cubs try to connect with them first. If the cubs wanted to get close to the couple and approached them without any resistance or fear, Xie Tao would agree to let them adopt the two cubs. This was why the current scene looked like this. With the two round cubs being held in the arms of the kuwei woman, who was carefully and gently tidying the feathers of the fluffy cubs. ¡°Tiuh, Tiuh.¡± Even though they were not familiar with the two adults, when they felt the kuwei woman gently arrange their feathers with her fingers, the two little cubs raised their heads and chirped twice, calling out to her. When she heard the two cubs chirping at her, Eli could not help but show some joy on her face. Hoping that the two cubs would have a favorable impression of her, the kuwei woman lifted her hand and touched the soft back feathers of two fluffy cubs. However, no matter how good things were going, she knew that she couldn¡¯t be the only one connecting with the cubs. After holding them for a long time, Eli reluctantly let her husband take one of the cubs from her arms. Men weren¡¯t as sensitive as women. When dealing with cubs, they may not know how to coax them. However, the other seemed very careful when handling the cub. He held him very steady and touched fluffy cub¡¯s back, just like how his wife had done. ¡°How about I be your mother in the future?¡± Meeting the ck eyes of the cub in her arms, Eli asked this in a soft voice. She then pulled at her husband standing next to her, ¡°And he, he your father?¡±
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Chapter 53
Application for open assessment
Not at all prepared to hear this question, Xie Tao was a little stunned. The expression on his face revealed a trace of astonishment. Adopt the little mermaid...? Unable to respond, Xie Tao silently stood in ce for a while. He was suddenly not sure what to think about it. It goes without saying that because he was a caretaker, he had nursed the cubs in the club every day. However, Xie Tao had never thought about adopting a cub. Now that someone asked him this question, Xie Tao naturally sunk into contemtion. ¡°I...¡± Xie Tao opened his mouth to speak, but as he still had not thought about what to say, his voice faded without him uttering another word. She did not know what the youth was worrying about, but Xia Qi¡¯s face still kept a serious expression. Her voice also showed her sincerity, ¡°I think that if someone should adopt little Gale, then you are the most suitable one.¡± Xia Qi was certain that she was not alone, ask any of the others in the club and surely they would feel the same as her. There was nothing to be done about it, ok? The first thing their club¡¯s mermaid cub did once he could speak, was to call out to the youth with ¡°Papa¡±. When he learned to control his ability, the first word he had written had been that as well. Not to mention how this little mermaid had given his first dropped scale to the youth for safekeeping. ¡°And, besides, I don¡¯t think little Gale would ept being adopted by anyone else. ¡± Xia Qi added another sentence. This mermaid cub had long regarded the youth as his parent. The difference between Xie Tao adopting or not adopting was only whether he and the cub had officially established a parent-child rtionship. Hearing this statement, Xie Tao couldn¡¯t help but turn his eyes to the indoor pool. He had been asked to adopt the mermaid cub... ording to his own wishes, Xie Tao was willing. However, Xie Tao could not nod his head yet, he still had some concern, such as whether he could really be a good parent. It was very difficult to be a good parent, Xie Tao had always thought so. If he adopted this mermaid cub, would he truly be able to let the cub grow up happily? Andpared to him, would the cub be happier if he was adopted by another family? These were the things Xie Tao was still hesitating over. ¡°Let me think about it.¡± It wasn¡¯t a definite answer, but the expression on Xie Tao¡¯s face made it clear that he was seriously considering it. Although Xia Qi had just said that he was most suitable, Xie Tao did not have as much confidence in himself. Adopting a baby was no small matter, it was not a decision that could be made recklessly. He had to think it through carefully. Seeing that the youth was actually quite willing to adopt the mermaid cub, Xia Qi did not say much more. In the end, whether to adopt or not, this was not a decision she could make for him. Xie Tao thought about it for a long time. There were two voices arguing with each other in his head. Atst, it got so noisy that he couldn¡¯t even hear his own thoughts... Xie Tao clenched his right hand into a fist and hit his forehead vigorously. After knocking out the cluttered thoughts, Xie Tao turned around and walked in the direction of the indoor pool. Because he had heard the footsteps, the mermaid cub had already swum up to the pool¡¯s edge and was waiting for the youth toe over. The closer the youth got, the more the ice-blue tail swayed under the surface. The cub¡¯s blue eyes were fixated at the youth. ¡°Papa~¡± The mermaid cub grabbed the youth¡¯s left trouser leg and called out with two clear sybles. The emotionless delicate little face also seemed to show some happiness. It was a very instinctive reaction for cubs to be happy when they saw their parents. Once Xie Tao walked over, he took a towel and bent down to pick up the little mermaid from the pool. Wiping the water-soaked mermaid, he then wrapped the towel around him and brought the cub into his arms. He took the little mermaid and sat down in the rattan chair not far away. Xie Tao lowered his head and gently dried the cub¡¯s hair with the towel while pondering on the words he wanted to say to the cub. The youth didn¡¯t speak, the mermaid cub was also very quiet. There was something different about the youth¡¯s expression this time. Blue eyes continued to silently look up at his parent. ¡°Papa.¡± Meeting the bright eyes of the cub, Xie Tao pointed at himself. He paused for a long time, then said the second half of the sentence, ¡°For me to be the official papa of Gale, does Gale want it?¡± As soon as he spoke, Xie Tao immediately felt that how he said it was not right and that the cub might not understand what he meant by ¡°official¡±. Xie Tao wanted to correct himself and opened his mouth slightly. But before he could say anything, a soft touch on his cheek stopped him. The mermaid cub tried hard to rub his cheek against the youth¡¯s face. Because there was still some distance between the two, the little mermaid had to put in great effort to raise his head higher. The little tail fin shook, the ice blue tail of the mermaid cub had now begun to move up and down just like a small fan. Although Xie Tao had not yet had time to respond, seeing the little mermaid in his arms struggle to get close and rub his cheek, he lowered his head reflectively. As a result, as soon as he lowered his head, the soft touch to his cheek disappeared. Xie Tao blinked and looked down. The next second he felt a small featherlight touch to his cheek, followed by a smacking sound. ¡°Papa~ Papa~¡± Continuously uttering this word, the little mermaid looked at Xie Tao without blinking. ording to his instincts as one of the mermaid race, the mermaid cub began to sing a very pure and sweet song. The mermaid cub¡¯s song was very captivating. For the other staff members as well as the cubs of the Yunbao Branch, this was the first time they had heard the little mermaid¡¯s singing. Just like the audience in the city of Sailou, several adults in the hall stopped what they were doing and listened to the beautiful song together. This was the second time the mermaid cub had sung to him. Listening to the song, Xie Tao came close to kissing the mermaid cub on the forehead. To adopt a cub, one had to go through the procedures. Even if Xie Tao was now practically the president of Yunbao Branch, he still had to follow the rules. The problem of his identity had since long been solved with money. He had already acquired Gaia citizenship. Contrary to what one might expect, he did not have to worry about this part. The rest of the certificates took some time to prepare. Several dayster, Xie Tao went to Gaia¡¯s adoption registration agency again and handed in the documents. Havingpleted the adoption procedures, Xie Tao and this club¡¯s mermaid cub were now truly parent and child. After adopting the mermaid cub, Xie Tao¡¯s life and work-life went back to normal and did not change much. However, after a while, all nursing clubs in the interster faced an event they regarded as very important. Two monthster, the Star Alliance would open applications for assessment of nursing clubs. This was an opportunity that only came once every two years. The clubs who submitted an application wouldter wee personnel sent by the Star Alliance which would perform a field assessment. The score from the assessment determined whether a club could be included in the official list of the Star Alliance, that is, the list of outstanding nursing clubs rankings. When parents talked about the ¡°Top 3000 Nursing Clubs¡±, it was this list they were referring to. It was a highly well known and authoritative list. Naturally, every nursing club wanted to upy a good spot on it, became it would give them the corresponding fame. The top 500 were basically stable and the changes in their rankings were rtively small with each assessment, but at the rear 2500, however, thepetition was fierce. Each assessment of these clubs could be said to be strenuous. Ambitious clubs strived their hardest to climb up and in years of slower development, clubs would still make every effort to keep their ranking. In the past years, Xia Qi did not pay much attention to this matter. Because, if she wanted to apply for the examination, the hardware facilities and other conditions of the club needed to meet the minimum application requirements, which Yunbao Branch obviously had not. But now that their club met the requirements, they could finally apply for it! Looking at some of the rted discussions that had already started on the sta, Xia Qi couldn¡¯t hold back her expectations. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Officially adopted! *\(^o^)/* How many died at the cheek kiss? (had to take a squeal pause while tranting ><) Actually, despite all the cuteness in this chapter, I¡¯ve had a hard time with procrastination this week, however, it yielded results! I have both started a twitter ount and leveled up my drawing skill! My twitter username is and here is the drawing. (btw, sorry about the pun in the pic, that is the one skill that never levels up, haha..)

Chapter 54 part1
I will stroke it for you
They had not yet applied for the Star Alliance assessment. When the staff at Yunbao Branch learned about this matter, their opinions were very unified. Apply, ah! Of course, they had to apply. Even if their club did not make it onto the list this time, at least they would have gotten some experience and next time they would be better able to handle this on-site assessment. In order to apply for it, their qualifications first needed to be confirmed by audit. After a club presented the information showing them to be qualified, they would permanently retain the right to apply for the assessment. Yunbao Branch had never before been audited. So to apply for the Star Alliance assessment, Xia Qi first summited all the information about their club through the sta and awaited approval. To give more clubs the opportunity to participate in the Star Alliance assessment, the standard of the audit had been deliberately lowered. In theory, with Yunbao Branch¡¯s current conditions, they should have no problem passing the audit. However, Xia Qi was still a little nervous. After submitting the data, she periodically checked the sta for the results. The audit was pending for nearly two days. Xia Qi had begun to feel quite anxious when she checked the page and atst saw the bright red ¡°pass¡± sign. ¡°Passed, we passed!¡± Although they had only earned the right to apply, Xia Qi¡¯s face was still full of joy and she immediately shared the news with the other members of the club. In less than half a year the club had gone from being in a terribly shabby and worn-out state into how it was today, Xia Qi was both proud and happy. Hearing the good news, there was a trace of a smile on everyone¡¯s faces. Having earned the right to apply meant that the Star Alliance had acknowledged that their club measured up to their standard, there was no caretaker in the interster who didn¡¯t know this. Therefore, to a certain extent, whether their club passed the audit or not decided if they could hold their heads high when facing their peers. The Star Alliance would not open the eptance of applications until two monthster, and the actual time for the field assessment was still some time away after that. During this period, all the clubs were busy making preparations. Regardless of whether it was renovations or the construction of facilities, etc, every club spared no effort to add points to the assessment. Even if it hadn¡¯t been for the assessment, Xie Tao still nned to once more recruit some new employees, such as a dietitian who specializes in customizing nutritional recipes for cubs as well as a doctor and a logistician. The club¡¯s cub rations and milk powder had since long been reced by severalparably high rated brands in the interster. Xie Tao observed the cubs¡¯ reactions when feeding them and had noted down the different preferences of each cub. He had then let the other caretakers prepare the food ording to the preferences of the cubs. Food rations and milk powder were the mostmon food for cubs, but such food was very monotonous. Several good nursing clubs would therefore hire one to two nutritionists to customize multiple nutrition meals for the cubs. Of course, there was also the matter regarding the fighting instructor. Initially, Xie Tao had just intended for Zarad to be a temporary mentor. But at this time, Xie Tao felt that the other had aplished the task very well and decided to entrust the work to him. Having watched Zarad teach the cubs basicbat and patiently instruct the mermaid in how to use his ability better, Xie Tao thought that it would be a waste to let the other go back to being a guard like before. Under the guidance of the other, the cubs in the club had in the end learned a lot. It was quite reasonable to let the temporary tutor be the permanent fighting instructor. As for whether the other would leave after one year¡¯s work as per the agreement, this matter was a discussion for ater time. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Here is a fanart I made before I got sick, a huge improvementpared to my stick figures from before.
Btw, have you seen the title yet? ¨C> Let the fantasizing begin! \^.^/
Chapter 54 part2
In addition to recruiting the three personnel just mentioned, Xie Tao originally also nned on hiring a cook in order to fulfill his promise to the staff. But in the end the cook was provided to the club by the two adopters of the two small fluffballs in order to avoid the spread of recipes. ording to the previous agreement, Xie Tao had provided the recipes and the adopters of their two cubs shared the profits with him in return. The first month, there was not much, but by the end of the second month, Xie Tao found that the number of credits in his crystal card had increased significantly, totaling at no less than 50,000. There were more cubs in the club than before. In preparation for the future, Xie Tao thought it through, then asked Xia Qi to go onto the sta and add recruitment information for caretakers as well. Two B-level caretakers were recruited. To recruit an A-level they first had to have enough ie. Otherwise, with the A-level caretakers¡¯ sry of hundreds of thousands a month, even if Xie Tao could go from his original world to Yinshan, there would still be a day when the money runs out.[1] This time a lot of people were to be recruited at once, and naturally it also meant that more people needed to be interviewed. Xie Tao did not have Xia Qi do it all by herself, but also sat down next to her in the office as an interviewer. Xie Tao first and foremost valued the personality of the applicant and the attitude the other had towards the cubs. After observing and screening out those he felt were not qualified, Xie Tao gathered the resumes of the remaining people into a pile. ¡°I will read through them, then tell you which ones I¡¯ve chosen. If you feel like there is no problem, we will hire them.¡± Thinking about how he let the other handle this matter all by herselfst time, and how busy she must have been, Xie Tao decided to take this remaining task on himself and waved to the one sitting next to him, indicating that she could leave first. He had sat in the office and interviewed for a long time, all the way from early morning to afternoon. Now that everyone had left, Xie Tao rxed into the back of his chair and could not resist covering his mouth with his hand, yawning. As a result of this yawn, Xie Tao¡¯s eyes turned red and some tears came out. At the same time, he heard a sounding from hisp. ¡°Meaah.¡± While the youth was interviewing people, he was quietly resting on hisp. Because there was a desk in front of him, the interviewees had not been able to see the knox. Feeling this round knox move closer, Xie Tao reached out to stroke the knox¡¯s back and then kneaded the two small horns on the knox¡¯s head. Allowing the youth to touch and grab the horns on his head like this, the knox continued to move closer until he was contently settled down, nestled snugly against his warm body. Only the ears next to the horns moved asionally. Very cute. Seeing the ears twitching slightly every time he touched the horns, Xie Tao could not help thinking this. "When you are big, you don¡¯t have these two little horns..." Thinking of this knox¡¯s humanoid form, Xie Tao was unable to resist saying this. Still touching the small horns of the knox, Xie Tao said this sentence for no specific reason. He had only said it casually, but what happened next waspletely unexpected. All of a sudden the weight on hisp disappeared and a figure appeared in front of Xie Tao. His hand was then grasped. Xie Tao was naturally stunned. Before he could react, the knox, standing in front of him in his adult form, lowered his head slightly and pulled his hand up to the left side of his head. ¡°...¡± Sticking out from under the soft hair, there were two small peaks, the visible tops seeming very simr to the horns he had just touched. Looking at the docile way the knox lowered his head to him, Xie Tao felt as if some important ce in his chest had been struck by something. It was a strange feeling. Xie Tao had still not been able to grasp the fleeting sensation, at present he also couldn¡¯t say why he felt it. Because of his cold expression, the knox¡¯s face always gave people a feeling that he was not easy to approach, like a sense of indifference, or distance. But there was no denying that this knox had a very handsome and good looking appearance. Silver hair, light cyan eyes, they were very beautiful colors... Finding that the youth was slow to touch it, Ya Yi looked down and thought for a moment, he then lowered his head a little more towards Xie Tao. Even in adult form, he had horns he could touch. Through the knox¡¯s action, Xie Tao could see the message conveyed to him by the other. At that moment, as if he did not know what to say, Xie Tao looked at the knox who was bowing his head to him, and finally moved his fingers to the horn the knox was showing him. Brushing aside the fair hair, he lightly touched the horn twice. When he touched it, the ears did not move as they had while he was in cub form, but the knox gave another response. The silver tail behind him rouse slightly and his azure pupils narrowed a little. This reaction... It also seemed quite adorable. Thinking this, Xie Tao¡¯s eyes could not help turning to the silver tail behind the knox and observing the cold silver tail¡¯s subtle movements. Xie Tao was watching the tail, what he didn¡¯t know was that the knox was observing him as well. After looking at the silver tail for only just a few seconds, Xie Tao saw the silver tail move from behind the knox to within his reach. I will let you stroke it. Although the knox did not speak, the silver tail close to Xie Tao had clearly expressed the meaning in ce of its owner. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: On another note, check out this beautiful fanart made by @grendoka (wattpad)/@gaivota_umineko (instagram). ^^

[1] ¨C Yinshan can mean silver mountain or money mountain. I am not sure if it is a ce from some story or if it just meansing over a mountain of riches.
Chapter 55
They¡äre useful now
The silver tail he unwittingly observed had suddenly moved in front of him. Xie Tao was a beat slow to respond. He moved his eyes to the ice-cold texture of the tail. To touch or not to touch..... Xie Tao touched. Before he even noticed what he was doing, Xie Tao had already put his hand on the silver tail and gently stroked it twice. The tail under his hand was cold to the touch. This silver scaled covered tail possessed considerable offensive power, the knox tail was a dangerous weapon that the other races feared in battle. However, the tail was very docile at this moment. When touched by the youth, almost all aggressiveness disappeared and it stayedpletely still, only the tip would slightly tilt upwards. If asked why he touched it, it would be hard for Xie Tao to give a specific reason. It could only be said that when the silver tail had moved closer to him, clearly expressing ¡°I will let you touch it¡±, he had unconsciously stretched out his hand. Having his tail touched, the knox squinted his eyes slightly, his narrowed pale blue-green eyes reflecting the youth¡¯s figure. He quietly watched every movement of the youth. After stroking two times, Xie Tao came back to his senses and stopped himself. Ya Yi had put his tail forward because he had thought that the youth wanted to touch it and now that the youth no longer touched, this knox moved the silver tail back behind his body. ¡°They are bigger than when you¡¯re a cub.¡± After a low cough, Xie Tao once again put his eyes on this knox¡¯s horn and said this. Compared with the two small horns he had in his cub form, the knox¡¯s horns in adult form had grown a lot. The previous two small horns were very small and lovely, while the shape of the horns in adult form could be described as beautiful. ¡°En.¡± Noticing his line of sight and thinking that the youth wanted to take a closer look at the horns on his head, Ya Yi answered and then once again lowered his head a little for the youth. Seeing the knox take the initiative to lower his head for him, Xie Tao looked at the two beautiful horns on the other¡¯s head. Just now, something in his chest seemed to have been lightly hit again, as if he had been poked. A very strange feeling. Xia Tao wanted to ponder on what this feeling was, but the sensation had slipped out of his grasp two times now, he could not catch it. It was like he was a tilting doll and something had hit his body twice. Even though it had not been enough to knock him over, it had made him rock a few times. ¡°I thought you had no horns in your adult form.¡± After all, he had never before noticed the two horns on the knox¡¯s head while in adult form. As Xie Tao hadn¡¯t seen them, he had assumed that he didn¡¯t have any. ¡°Useless.¡± Ya Yi said this word in a very t tone. The voice of the other was so low and indifferent that it sounded as if he was not talking about his own body. Because they were useless, the horns could be hidden in adult form, there was no need for them to show. However, after saying this, the knox looked at the youth in front of him and added, ¡°They¡¯re useful now.¡± The youth wanted to see, so they were useful. Hearing this, the expression on Xie Tao¡¯s face slightly changed. He could more or less understand what the other wanted to convey and was inevitably somewhat moved. The knox had thought that he wanted to see them, so he had intentionally made the hornse out. When he had thought that he wanted to touch it, he had also moved his tail closer for him. It was the simplest and most direct way to express affection, but Xie Tao did not know how to handle it. He felt that this knox¡¯s behavior was very cute, so he simply raised his hand to touch the other¡¯s silver hair. After stroking the soft silver of this knox, Xie Tao nced at the thick stack of resumes on the desk and felt that he really had to start working. He did not pause to say anything, just directly picked up and opened the first resume. Looking down at the youth reading through the file, the knox changed back to his cub form and returned to the youth¡¯sp. Snuggling close to his body, the knox with his two small little horns, peacefully rested on hisp, a low purring from his throat. Listening to this low purr, Xie Tao lifted his hand to touch the knox¡¯s back while simultaneously looking over the resume. After doing this, he heard the purr from the knox¡¯s throat be more distinct. It was not interesting to look at the resumes. However, Xie Tao took this very seriously and read through the thick resumes carefully. Once finished, he could not resist covering his mouth and letting out another yawn. Having chosen a few people from those who passed the interview and had good resumes, Xie Tao stacked their files together and then rested his head on his arms on the desk, ready to close his eyes for a moment. Interviewing for most of the day, then reading through a lot of resumes... today had been quite tiring. Closing his eyes to rest, he identally fell asleep. Xie Tao¡¯s breathing gradually slowed down and became lighter, the knox on hisp moved his ears slightly, then returned to his adult form again. He picked up the youth who was sleeping with his upper body resting on the table and stood up, wrapping his tail around his waist. Ya Yi then took the other back to his room and put him down on the bed. When Xie Tao woke up, he found himselffortably tucked into a bed. He was stunned at first, but when he saw the knox who was lying next to him on his pillow, watching him, Xie Tao quickly understood what had happened. He confirmed with Xia Qi that there were no problems with the candidates he had selected. The next day, Xie Tao met the five people who came to the Yunbao Branch to official became one of the staff. These five had each passed the interview and were all people Xie Tao considered to have a good character. When they learned that there were a knox and muka cub in the club, their reaction did not disappoint Xie Tao. There was of course shock and astonishment, but there was no sign of rejection. ¡°Do you have any questions?¡± Xie Tao asked Chris, who was walking over to him with an awkward expression. The other was a first-ss dietitian, one of the new members at Yunbao Branch. These past days, he had been busy customizing new nutritional diets for the cubs. ¡°Ehm, regarding the muka, I don¡¯t know the taste preferences whenes to cubs of the muka race. I¡¯m a little uncertain about it, so I wanted to ask for your opinion....¡± Chris said, somewhat awkwardly touching the tip of his nose. Top dietitians could perfectly bnce the taste preferences of cubs when customizing nutritional meals for them. The cubs of each race had different preferences when it came to food and dietitian took this into consideration. But there was no information when it came to muka cubs. This was because there were very few nursing cubs in the whole interster which epted muka cubs. Dietitians also did not learn anything about mukas when they studied how to customize nutritional meals. ¡°Sweets¡± Xie Tao thought for less than a second and answered very quickly. ¡°Nick likes to eat sweets stuff, right?¡± Walking closer and touching the shape forearm of the nearby muka cub, Xie Tao met the scarlet eyes staring at him and said this sentence slowly. He remembered how when he first met the muka cub, he had fed the cub a milk candy and afterward the muka cub had immediately be very happy. At that time, the cub had snuggled him like a good baby. Although he had used too much force, Xie Tao still knew that the muka cub was actually very good. Hearing the youth say his name, the huge muka cub lowered his head and carefully snuggled into Xie Tao¡¯s embrace. A low hissing sound came from his throat. ¡°Good.¡± Chris stared nkly at this scene, it took a long time for him to answer. Mukas were a violent and barbaric race, this was widely recognized in the interster. Even a cub could not be good when it came to the muka people, but the present situation directly broke Chris¡¯s assumption. This muka cub seemed very obedient, even though he looked quite dangerous and possessed a lot of attack power, there was no denying that the cub indeed behaved very well. Especially when facing the youth, he looked like a good cub listening to his parent. He couldn¡¯t carry the big cub, but Xie Tao opened his arms and tried his hardest to give the muka cub a hug. The muka cub hugged by the youth tilted his head and his vertical pupils contracted slightly, he issued a low hissing sound again. This was the cub¡¯s way to express happiness. Several months passed in a blink of an eye and the second month after recruiting new employees, Yunbao Branch applied for the Star Alliance assessment. The month after their application had been sessfully processed, Xia Qi received an assessment notice sent by the Star Alliance Nursing Apartment. ¡°Personnel will be dispatched to Yunbao Branch within a week for an on-the-spot assessment. We hope you will be prepared. Wishing you the best and that your club will get outstanding results in this assessment.¡± Xia Qi seemed to all of a sudden be unable to sit still and abruptly stood up from her seat. There was some tension clearly visible on her face. A staff meeting definitely had to be held. Having read the experiences shared by other people on the sta, Xia Qi went over the main points to the other members of the club. ¡°We have all heard it several times now. Xiao Qi, ah, just mention it and I think they can already quickly recite it by heart.¡± Zarad picked up the ss on the table and said this somewhat helplessly. Xia Qi choked, after holding back for a while, she said, ¡°By the way, thebat instructor in the club also needs to be assessed by the Star Alliance personnel. Remember to shave your beard, ah, pay attention to your image!¡± Zarad almost spat out the mouthful of water that he had yet to swallow. He opened his mouth, but was not able to make a sound for a long time. He had to be assessed by the Star Alliance personnel as well?? Even if there were new people who recently joined the Star Alliance and did not know him. He feared that it would be very difficult to find that handful of people in the whole Star Alliance and for them to be the ones sent over was even less likely..... ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Haha, Zarad seems to be in some trouble, will he finally be found out? (^.^)
Chapter 56 part1
General Zarad
Zarad¡¯s way of thinking was not arrogant. New people who joined received ideology sses to deepen their understanding of the Star Alliance. In this ideology course, the seniors who were in charge of this guiding task would alsoud.... No, praise, those who had made outstanding contributions to the Star Alliance. As luck would have it, he happened to be one of them. So, unless there were new people who hadn¡¯t paid attention in ss, there was hardly anyone in the Star Alliance who didn¡¯t recognize him. Seeing the bitter expression appearing on Zarad¡¯s face after hearing her words, Xia Qi could not help letting out augh and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, the people sent by the Star Alliance won¡¯t eat you.¡± The troubled look on his face did not ease up. Still trying to console him, Xia Qi patted the other on the shoulder and sincerely said, "I haven¡¯t told you which day it is yet. You still have a few days to work hard to process it and tidy yourself up." Zarad: "..." What was wrong with a man having some facial hair? Zarad touched the beard covering his chin and thoughtfully twisted a piece between his fingers. He refused to admit that the reason he had not shaved was because he was toozy. Having worked for more than half a year at the nursing club, Zarad¡¯s power had already been restored to about half by Xie Tao¡¯s spiritual counseling during this period. Although it was getting close to the end of the one year span they had agreed on at that time, Zarad was increasingly convinced that there was nothing wrong with life here. It was true that the interster was now in a time of peace. No major wars had taken ce these recent years, even minor ones were rtively rare. It could be said that the situation between the different races was very stable. On top of that, with the Star Alliance ying its role well, Zarad believed that this peace couldst for a very long time and that all races in the interster may usher in a golden era of prosperity. Since it was like this, Zarad felt that he did not need to return to the Star Alliance. When he took the initiative to retire from the military, the higher-ups in the Star Alliance wished for him to stay and had gone to great lengths to urge him to, which turned out to be all in vain. In the end, they had promised that he could be reinstated at any time after he restored his ability. In the eyes of the higher-ups, even without Zarad¡¯s ability, his battle experience made him an asset and he could still be of big use if he remained at Star Alliance headquarters. Not to mention his importance as the spiritual leader of the Star Alliance. However, Zarad had been very down when he lost his ability and was unable to get over the obstacle in his heart. He had been determined to leave. After two years of depression, Zarad had still not given up looking for ways to recover his powers. And finally, he did. Joining Yunbao had been a great turning point in his life. Merely a little more than half a year at Yunbao Branch and Zarad¡¯s mentality had already changed a lot. More and more of his old authoritative air returned. At Yunbao Branch, he currently spent his days teaching the cubs basic battle and his life was very carefree. He didn¡¯t have to pay attention to his image all day long as he did in the army. He could just be himself, more or less. The sour expression that had unwittingly appeared on his own face, after a moment Zarad unexpectedly clearly understood the reason behind it. They¡¯reing, so let theme, right? Seeing Zarad¡¯s expression improve, Xia Qi nodded to him again. "En, don¡¯t be afraid, it¡¯s going to be fine. When the timees just behave well and do what you always do." Giving her a slight nce through the corner of his eyes, Zarad absentmindedly hummed a response. Actually, what Zarad wanted to say was that if anyone was to be afraid, then it was those people who would be afraid of him. Ironically, in a roundabout way, that way what made him afraid of them, if anything. But this could not be said, Zarad could only endure it. Whatever shoulde, would eventuallye. At Yunbao Branch everyone was tensely waiting. Three dayster, the field assessors sent by the Star Alliance arrived at Gaia. The dispatched personnel for the on-site assessment of the nursing clubs was a fixed five-member team, this was to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the assessment. The final result of the assessment was an average of the five scores given by each member of the team. Five assessors, wearing Star Alliance uniforms, walked into Yunbao Branch. Lead by the one in the middle they appeared quite disciplined. When conducting a field assessment of a nursing club, the very first thing to examine was of course the various facilities of the club. What kind of living and learning environment a club could provide for the cubs was undoubtedly a vital part of the assessment that ounted for a big part of the score. Entering through the gate, you could see the whole environment of the club. Although the outdoor space did not resemble the other clubs¡¯, which had both newly constructed fountains and sculptures, it could be seen that the flowerbeds andwns on both sides of the road had been finely pruned into a rtively unique shape which had an artistic feeling to it. ¡°This way, please.¡± ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Xia Qi really does not seem to like that beard, haha. This isn¡¯t even the first time, she also unintentionally traumatized Zarad when he first arrived by looking him over and sighing.
Chapter 56 part2
Once the assessors were nearly finished observing the outdoor environment, Xia Qi spoke out as appropriate and offered to show them the way. She then proceeded to lead the assessment team to the cub house and the ocean simtion area. The leader of the team nodded, his expression was still very normal. At every nursing club, the staff was always very attentive to their needs. The people in the assessment team kept a straight face, they had since long be used to this kind of excessive politeness. Compared to the previous clubs they had assessed, the buildings at this club were actually rtively few. But as the main facilities were there, the assessors did not regard this as something to deduct a point over, however there were no bonus points either. Walking into the cub house, the people of the assessment team were somewhat surprised by the configuration of the ce. Based on the surrounding environment, the standard of the cub house seemed to unexpectedly be very high and did not fall short whenpared to that of a first ss nursing club. After a quick tour of the cub house, the assessment team went to the ocean simtor area and then once more returned to the cub house to inspect the living situation of the cubs. How well the cubs in the club were doing was also an important part of the assessment and it could easily be seen by observing the cubs¡¯ behavior. In the living room, there was a huge muka cub ying with the other cubs. The assessors had been stunned when they first saw it, now that they were back, they still felt it a little unfathomable. "Why did you choose to take in a muka cub?" One of the people on the assessment team asked Xie Tao this question. He did not have any objections, it was just that he had never beforee across a nursing club that took in muka cubs. Like many people, he subconsciously felt that there was no need to nurse muka cubs. Mukas was a very ferocious race and the cubs were just as fierce. Unlike the cubs of other races, they did not need to be cared for by adults, they could survive just fine on their own. Hearing this question, Xie Tao could not stop his eyebrows from wrinkling slightly. He knew that he could not me the other for saying this because of the widespread belief that existed in the interster regarding the muka people, but still... "He is also a cub." Not giving much of an exnation, Xie Tao ultimately merely said this sentence in a derative tone. He also needed to be nursed and cared for, he also needed to be treated with kindness. Muka cubs would behave well after being treated gently, they were not as fierce as many people imagined. Facts could be more convincing than words. Xie Tao extended a hand towards the muka cub who had been quietly watching him from the side and warmly called out his name, "Nick." The muka cub whose name was called moved quickly. He first lowered his head and then approached the youth, lightly snuggling into his arms while making a low hissing sound. It was the first time they had seen such a scene, the people on the assessment team were stunned. They could not deny that at this moment, the muka cub really looked like.... Like a cub who needed to be taken care of by adults. This muka cub seemed to be well cared for at this nursing club, as did the other cubs. At the very least they could see that these cubs were very energetic. Many of them also seemed a little round and their furs and feathers looked healthy and shiny¨C A result of the caretakers¡¯ diligent care and good nutrition. The cubs¡¯ living situation was very good. Based on what they had seen, the assessment team could onlye to this conclusion. Next was just to examine the staff of the club. There were only two caretakers in the club who had been evaluated to be B-level, which could only be considered as meeting the minimum standard for a regr club. However, logistics and healthcare personnel were avable, there was also a first ss dietitian. The staff was rtivelyplete. When assessing the staff, caretakers andbat instructors ounted for thergest part of the score. They were the "faces" of the nursing club and the two key conditions parents would first look at when choosing a club for their cubs. "There is nobat instructor in the club?" After going over all the people in the room, there was still nobat instructor, so the assessors could not help asking this question. Xia Qi hurriedly made up for it with a smile and answered, "He should be here any second. I will go and see what is taking him so long." They had agreed that he would tidy up ande over, Xia Qi also did not know how it could take so long for him to cut and shave, was it really that hard to get rid of that scruff of a hairstyle? Hearing Xia Qi say this, the people of the assessment team waited in ce. However, just as Xia Qi was about to run over to rush him, the man whose name she was repeating in her heart appeared. Having stalled outside the door, Zarad finally entered and with an expressionless face walked over to the assessors sent by the Star Alliance. Apart from a slight waver of his eyes, he looked very serious. Seeing the personing in through the door, the whole assessment team suddenly fell into silence. Every assessor had an expression of disbelief on their face, their eyes even widened. "Ge-General Zarad¡ª?!" It was not clear who said this. But this time, not only did the assessment team fall silent, the staff of Yunbao Branch also had a stupid expression on their faces. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: The suspense~ Will they finally find out or will Zarad lie his way out of it?
Chapter 57
Za... Zar- General who?
Za... Zar- General who? A question mark was written across the faces of all members of Yunbao Branch. They looked at the assessment team who seemed to be just as ignorant as them and reluctantly filled in the nks in their hearts. Oh, General Zarad. The atmosphere suddenly became strangely quiet. It wasplete silence. At this time, a needle dropping to the ground would sound like a lightning bolt in the middle of the night. The expressions on both sides¡¯ faces were still frozen. The focus of everyone¡¯s attention, Zarad, who had finally shaved off his beard after days of persuasion, did not respond. His eyes kept shifting around and he felt a bit stupefied, he did not meet the gazes of anyone present. In fact, Zarad wanted nothing more than to leave... No, actually, he hadn¡¯t wanted to appear in the first ce. Why was he even here?? Fretting over these trivial matters, Zarad still stood in ce with a serious expression on his face. His stance was the standard military posture for soldiers. In the eyes of the assessment team, he had the air of a Star Alliance general. But to everyone at Yunbao Branch, seeing this appearance made them faintly understand. It hit Xia Qi especially hard. Her face was a disillusioned mess, the whole person did not seem well. As for Xia Qi¡¯s reaction, Xie Tao could actually understand it. He distinctly remembered that he once heard the other say that she was a fan of General Zarad and that the General was a great hero she particrly adored... Recalling the bearded and unkempt sloppy appearance the other had when he first came to Yunbao Branch, Xie Tao¡¯s mood was also a littleplex at this time. He felt it a bit unreal. A Star Alliance General worked.. worked as a gatekeeper at their club¡ª No, as abat instructor?? The other people¡¯s reaction was a bit better than Xia Qi¡¯s, but at this time they also had an expression of being struck by lightning. They looked at each other in dismay and saw the same nk look on the surrounding faces. It was not clear which side was more ignorant. The first to break the abnormal silence was the head assessor. The former straightened her back and walked up to the middle-aged man standing in front of her, she then saluted him and carefully asked, "General, you are thebat instructor of this nursing club?" What was the origin of this club?! This was the only thought that was on the assessors¡¯ minds at this time. They did not know what to think anymore. How could such a big shot who used to make the whole Star Alliance military tremble with a mere stamp of his foot, appear at this far from well-known nursing club? The assessment team could not understand it at all. "En." Zarad put on airs and curtly answered. As he did this, Zarad sensed the subtle gaze from his colleagues and immediately felt a little guilty, but he still tried his hardest to maintain his stern appearance. Getting a definite answer, the way the assessment team looked at the staff of Yunbao Branch suddenly changed. From the start, they had never looked down on this club. They always used a formal attitude when conducting field assessments, there was nothing wrong with the way they had behaved. However, now they had to give face to this big shot and could not have the same kind of aloof manner. After all, what if after seeing them off, the other contacted his close friends in the Star Alliance military or his former subordinates? At that time they would not get any food and would not be able to walk away from the matter... Moreover, it was still not certain if the General would resume his post at the Star Alliance one day. How the higher-ups of the Star Alliance treated this General who had aplished outstanding achievements¡ª they were since long aware of it. In fact, everyone with ears in the Star Alliance knew that the higher-ups had tried their best to stop him when the other had chosen to retire. It had already spread throughout the Star Alliance. Their attitude became more humble and the assessment team also seemed rtively eager to please. They currently did not know what kind of temper the former General of the Star Alliance had. Naturally, they should be careful when speaking. "ording to the regtions, thebat instructor also needs to be assessed. I will have to bother you to cooperate with us..." At the end of this sentence, the assessor who had spoken out doubled back and quickly rified, "Of course, we absolutely believe in your ability as abat instructor. It can undoubtedly be a bonus." Seeing the assessment team sent by the Star Alliance behaving so politely and even having an appearance of being close to trembling with fear as they spoke, the faces of basically every single member of Yunbao Branch turned into wood. They had already suffered enough attacks. "How much can I add?" Zarad very bluntly asked. He had considered staying at Yunbao and live as an old official in the future. Now that he heard about the bonus points, which was obviously rted to the interests of the club, Zarad felt that he must do his best. Assessment team: "..." The assessor who had said that sentence chokedpletely and a drop of sweat slid down his temple. How could he answer this question ah? Choking on his words for quite a while, the assessor finally came up with a reply that would not offend the other, "The highest bonus ever recorded was 137 points. Your contribution can of course be higher than this record." A former General of the Star Alliance was theirbat instructor. Moreover, this was the very General who had been bestowed the highest military medal of the Star Alliance. It did not feel too much to say that it was enough to break the bonus record. Anyone would be convinced in heart and by word. [1] Although they knew that it was like this, everyone at Yunbao Branch still felt like they had gone through the back door. [2] The whole ordeal had been like riding a roller coaster, and right now their motion sickness was especially bad. The sour feeling made it hard to speak. Zarad waspletely unaware that his question had put the assessment team in a tight spot just now. Hearing their response, he lightly nodded and thought to himself that this would be his contribution to the club. If there were rules, you had to follow them. As a soldier, Zarad... Although he was currently not a soldier, he still did not like to vite rules. So hepleted the requests put forward by the assessment team one by one. Actually, he just had to teach the club¡¯s cubs like he normally did. Bringing them out to the courtyard, Zarad taught the cubs basicbat in front of these assessors. At present, only the mermaid cub in the club had developed an ability. In order to meet the requirements of the assessment, Xie Tao picked up the little mermaid from the indoor pool and also carried him out to the outer courtyard. Zarad then demonstrated step by step for the assessment team how he guided the cub to use his ability. All members of the assessment team seriously noted down and graded his performance. In any case, this was a matter of evaluating an S-levelbat instructor. This part was definitely full marks. As for how many bonus points would be added specifically, they would need to carefully consider itter. Having finished this part and therebypleted the field assessment, the esteemed people of the assessment team departed in a polite manner. During the whole process, their attitude could not have been any better. It was as if they were not the assessors, but rather the ones being assessed. Once the outsiders had left, the people at the Yunbao club began to solve their internal problems. Apart from Zarad, everyone stood together on the same side, silently watching the former. "You... You are really General Zarad? The one who retired from the Star Alliance military... The great hero?" From her facial expression, you could see that Xia Qi still hadn¡¯t recovered, she was still stunned. But who could me her? She had just experienced a round of feelings simr to having one¡¯s dreams shattered, now she couldn¡¯t help but confirming this matter with the other in person. The General Zarad in her mind was a great hero who had made outstanding contributions to the peace in the interster. To her, such a great hero who had made outstanding achievements had to be a dignified man with an extraordinary appearance. But the reality was a little cruel. An appearance out of the ordinary indeed¡ª A very dignified beard¡ª Thinking of that unkempt beard that he had finally shaved off after she had urged him for several days, Xia Qi felt her once beautiful fantasy being smashed into pieces. Meeting the other¡¯s gaze, Zarad for some reason felt a little more guilty. But he still lowered his head, confirming it. There was a Star Alliance General in their club! Although the other people in the club did not worship Zarad as much as Xia Qi, when suddenly discovering that the other was a bigwig, their behavior could not help but change. Still, for them to be polite and respectful all of a sudden... They had been colleagues for so long, they did not feel like they were facing a bigwig right now. But to continue to interact with each other as before, it also seemed a bit awkward... "We are all colleagues at this club, status and rank are irrelevant. We will be together for a long time in the future." Following Xia Qi, Xia Tao at this time said this in an attempt to mediate the situation. Even though they had still topletely recover from the shock and currently had barely just half-processed this astonishing fact, they were slowly beginning to ept this huge piece of information. As it was true, Xia Qi also started to persuade herself. Actually, the image the other had when he first arrived had been sloppy and depressing. But once he became an official employee of their club, his images had not been like that since. It was just that he was a littlezy and did not shave often. It was not like he was not that great hero. If you looked closely, the other still had the air of a General, he was still very dignified and his posture straight. After convincing herself in this way, Xia Qi felt that her crushed dream had atst been somewhat pieced together. "How many points can we get in this assessment?" Recalling the bonus points they got for thebat instructor, Zheng Zhou could not help asking this question. ording to what the assessors said earlier, at least 137 points could be added to that part... If they were really added, was it possible for their club to get into the top three thousand? _____________ Trantor¡¯s note: I guess it is Zarad¡äs turn to traumatize Xia Qi, haha. I really feel for her, but at least she seems to havee to terms with it. On another note, here is a drawing I made of the assessors¡¯ reactions. ^^

[1] ¨C ÐÄ·þ¿Ú·þ x¨©n f¨² k¨¯u f¨², "convinced in heart and by word" is an idiom, it means to be sincerely convinced and ready to concede [2] ¨C ×ߺóÃÅ z¨¯u h¨°u m¨¦n, "to enter by the back door" means to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels.
Chapter 58
A request
Xia Qi did not know how many points they would get. Although they had gotten a big bonus, she did not dare to assume that their club would make it onto the Star Alliance¡¯s list of outstanding nursing clubs. There were so many nursing clubs in the interster, it was obviously not just a little difficult to get onto the list. For many clubs, it seemed like an almost undoable feat. Even if it was a club at the bottom of this list, it would still be an excellent club with many years of experience and considerable strength. "Let¡¯s just rx and wait for the results. The Star Alliance will release the assessment scores at the end of the next month." Of course, she couldn¡¯t help but look forward to it. But Xia Qi made sure to keep her expectations low so that when the moment came she wouldn¡¯t feel too disappointed. In fact, ording to the expectations she had at the beginning, even getting into the top ten thousand would be pretty good. After all, the real development of their club had only been going on for a very short time. Compared with those clubs who had developed over many years, they had a lot of shorings, in many aspects. This should be admitted objectively. But in the end, it turned out their club¡¯sbat instructor was now all of a sudden the former General of the Star Alliance, which messed with Xia Qi¡¯s prediction of the assessment result. So, if by any chance... Was there ah? After the initial shock, the members of Yunbao Branch gradually came to terms with the fact that there was a Star Alliance General at their club. As the image the other currently had was not the imposing and oppressive one of a superior, everyone soon got along and returned to the way they had been before. However, for the assessment team who had suffered a fright, this was not the case. They had lost a lot of hair worrying over how to score the club named Yunbao. After every assessment team dispatched by the Star Alliance hadpleted the task and returned to their posts, the next step was to immediately confirm the final score of each nursing club. Once the final confirmation was done, they would publish the assessment results on the sta. The end of the next month¡ª There was no doubt that all nursing clubs were anxiously awaiting it. [T/N: Luckily, for you readers, the wait is not as long.] All members of Yunbao Branch were sitting in the living room huddled around the connector, there was some tension visible on their faces. The Star Alliance¡¯s list of outstanding nursing clubs had been updated earlier today. Under everyone¡¯s eyes, Xie Tao opened the new list that was being visited by countless parents. From first nce, it was easy to see that the first and second ce had been exchanged. The Tirui club, which had previously been surpassed by the Lazuer club and ced second for thest six years, had finally reached the top in this year¡¯s assessment. Seeing this list, everyone leaned in closer. They started from the bottom. After reading through the first 500 and still not seeing their club¡¯s name, they basically thought that they had not made it onto the list. But just as Xie Tao was about to leave the page to check the assessment score directly, the person standing next to him suddenly pointed to the virtual screen. "Here, number 2007!" With this sentence from the other, everyone immediately turned their eyes to the ce the other pointed, and indeed, written there was the name of their club. 2007. Looking at this ranking, Xia Qi couldn¡¯t help but want to rub her eyes to see if she had seen wrong. This was the actual rankings for the whole interster, and their club had made the top 2500 in their first assessment. A dark horse alright¡ª! Suddenly seeing a new name in the top 2500 rankings, close to the top 2000, many people one after another begun talking about it. These years, whenever a new name appeared on the list of top rankings, they had without exception slowly climbed up from the bottom. They had never seen such a situation where a club suddenly rose up to top 2500 out of nowhere. ¡°I definitely added a lot of points.¡± Zarad raised his hand to touch his newly grown beard and decisively sought recognition at this time. The assessment system created by the Star Alliance went as follows¡ª The assessment score was divided into two parts, namely basic score and additional bonus score. The basic score for each assessment part, such as the facilities, the cubs¡¯ living situation,bat instructors, etc, was 100, and the total basic score for all parts added up to 700. This score was not hard to get. As long as a certain part of the assessmentpletely reached the standard, that part would get a full score. The basic scores of the higher ranking clubs were generally full, so what the outstanding clubs werepeting with was bonus points. Hearing Zarad¡¯s clear boasting, the surrounding people nodded to give him recognition. Their club¡¯s assessment score was 1150. When Xia Tao went to check the specific scores for each part, everyone could see that there was a stunning 300 written behind thebat instructor column. The record for this part had been 137 points. Their club¡¯s score was more than twice the highest record, which directly raised their assessment score to a whole new level. "Let¡¯s give him an apuse." After Xia Qi said this, the others followed her lead and pped with her. The person listening to the apuse had a pleased expression on his face. Their club had made it onto the list in this Star Alliance assessment and had ced much higher than expected. The staff at Yunbao were undoubtedly pleasantly surprised. There was still a lot of room for development in their club. The facilities could be improved, and there were other aspects as well, couldn¡¯t they continue to improve their rankings? Although they did not say this, they couldn¡¯t help looking forward to it. There was a dark horse in the Star Alliance¡¯s list of outstanding nursing clubs. This did not only pique the interest of other clubs but parents also started to pay attention to it. As a highly reputable list, this list could practically be said to drive its own traffic. In just half a day, the followers on the Yunbao Branch¡¯s official Xingyou ount had increased with several hundreds of thousands and the number of followers only continued to rise. It could be said that Yunbao Branch had passed the stage of worrying about whether parents would send their cubs to their club. In the eyes of the other well-known clubs on the list, Yunbao Branch was now truly a club worth their attention. Soon after the results of the assessment were released, several new cubs arrived at Yunbao Branch. Three of the cubs were from the same race, budo, and the remaining one was a shuren cub. Shuren cubs looked like little lions, while budo cubs looked more like small snow leopards. Xie Tao found that the cubs of the two races had something inmon, they both liked to nibble on his fingers with their not yet fully grown baby teeth. The three new budo cubs were not only from the same race, but also from the same family. Budo cubs were very wary of new environments. It usually took a while for them to adapt to an unfamiliar ce. The parents of these cubs also exined this to Xie Tao as they dropped them off. They hoped they could be more patient in the beginning when taking care of the three cubs. After talking about this matter, the parents of the three budo cubs ced the three cubs in Xie Tao¡¯s arms and left. Being in the arms of a stranger, the three budo cubs were instinctively on alert. But because it was their parents that had put them there, the cubs did not resist for the moment. When on alert, the ears of the budo cubs would stand uppletely. Xie Tao looked down at the beautiful blue eyes of the three cubs in his arms. After silently looking for a long time, he raised his hand and tried to touch the back of the three cubs. Xie Tao merely stroked their backs, he didn¡¯t do anything else. He let his fingers travel down the cubs¡¯ soft backs several times, pacifying them, until he finally saw the ears of the cubs gradually lower. To show that he did not have any malice, Xie Tao held out a finger and put it in front of these budo cubs, softly shaking it. It was meant to be yful teasing, but Xie Tao did not expect that one of the budo cubs would raise her head and bite his finger with her small baby teeth. Xie Tao held his finger still. The budo cub who bit his finger didn¡¯t want to bite him. She lightly nibbled on his finger with her sharp baby teeth. After a few bites, she seemed to have confirmed that the youth was approachable. A small purring sound came from the budo cub¡¯s throat. Because of the bite, Xie Tao felt that these three budo cubs were still quite extroverted inparison with the shuren cub who waspletely opposite. The shuren race itself was a race with few diplomatic rtions. Their lifespan was very long, shuren was recognized as the race with the longest lifespan in the interster. The average life expectancy of the shuren race could be more than 400 years. It seemed that they did not know how to get along with others. This cub had been quiet since he was dropped off at the club by his parents, he had not made any sound at all. But this little cub was very good. Although he sometimesgged behind, when Xie Tao turned around and waved to the cub, he would obediently follow after him. Before the mermaid cub could not speak, and now this little cub was not willing to speak. But Xie Tao did not force this cub to talk. In addition to weing the new cubs, Yunbao Branch, shortly after the assessment results were published, also weed a visitor who had a request for Xie Tao, it was rted to the muka race. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Four new cubs!!! Lions and snow leopards are some of my favorite animals, just look at these cuties:
Also, here is an absolutely awesome and heartwarming drawing of the happy family made by Electsky:

Chapter 59 part1
Saina
The one making the request arrived as Xie Tao was inspecting the teeth of the muka cub. He looked like a dusty traveler, seemingly hurrying over from some distant ce. The muka cub in the club had been in the process of changing his teeth earlier and now that he was done, Xie Tao was checking whether the cub¡¯s new teeth hade in well. The youth did not have any fighting or even defensive ability. Because he belonged to a natural battle race, this muka cub knew that his teeth could easily pierce the youth¡¯s skin. The finger touching his new teeth was soft and fragile, therefore this muka cub stayedpletely still while the youth touched them. No matter if it was the new teeth or the former milk ones, the teeth of the muka cub were undoubtedly very sharp. Xie Tao touched a tooth of the muka cub who was obediently opening his mouth for him, confirming that the smaller of the new teeth were also stable. It could be seen from just looking at them that the new teeth of the muka cub were even more dangerous. They were much sharper than the previous ones and had a terrifying bite force, they could easily piece the body of the prey and tear it to shreds. If a regr person was to see someone touching the pointy teeth of a muka cub with their very own fingers, they would probably think that person either did not feel fear or was mad for doing this kind of courting death action. However, Xie Tao not only touched it, but also examined it very carefully. After checking it, he lightly patted the muka cub¡¯s forearm. The unexpected visitor walked in just in time to see Xie Tao move his finger away from the cub¡¯s sharp teeth. Because of this scene, the young man¡¯s eyes lit up with some hope. The man was brought over by Lin Yi. Xie Tao felt that the young man appeared quite exhausted. He first went to the table not far away and made a cup of tea for him. ¡°Calm down first.¡± Seeing that the other seemed full of words he wanted to say, Xie Tao handed over the cup, intending to let the other calm his nervous energy first. As the warmth of the cup passed to the palm of his hand, Duke¡¯s taut mind rxed a little. After taking a sip of the tea, he opened his mouth and looked at the youth, his eyes calmer this time."Thank you..." Xie Tao nodded to ept the other¡¯s gratitude, his eyes indicating that they should leave first. There were too many cubs in the living room, it was not convenient to talk about things here. Squatting down, he coaxed the fluffballs who were already trying to climb up his legs, asking them to y on the ground next to him instead. As for the Knox who had been lounging on his shoulder since the beginning, Xie Tao continued to let the other stay there. "What¡¯s the matter?" Already aware that this young man hade to ask for help, Xie Tao took the initiative to ask this question once they had entered the reception room. From the other¡¯s expression just now, Xie Tao believed that this person had a really important reason for asking them for help. Because of the sincere attitude shown by the other, Xie Tao was willing to listen to his request. "Because of a natural disaster, a mountain copsed on Saina. A group of muka eggs was strongly impacted by this ident... The buried eggs have been moved out of the copsed area, but their life response is now weak. They need a caretaker to call out to them with their spiritual power and guide them in order to help them survive." He tried to describe the matter as concise as possible. While he was talking, Duke¡¯s hand holding the cup could not help but shake a little. He was worried that the youth standing across him would be indifferent to what he was saying. To stimte the life response of the eggs, they needed a caretaker with strong spiritual power. Best would be if it was an A-level caretaker or above. But it was very expensive to hire that kind of a caretaker. Duke didn¡¯t have that much money, so he could only visit these clubs, asking for help. Because he had by chance heard that there was a muka cub at this nursing club, Duke thought that he might seed bying to this Yunbao Branch for help. Prior to this, Duke had already been to several nursing clubs, all of which had rejected without exception. The location was Saina, it was regarding the cubs of the muka race, there was nopensation. Considering these three, it was not strange that the request had been rejected by those clubs. After describing the matter, the request was quite clear. In a very low pleading tone Duke said, "I hope you can send a caretaker who can call and guide the eggs with spiritual power to Saina with me. Those eggs really need the help of a caretaker." He was very nervous. If he were to be rejected again, Duke did not know if there would be enough time to ask another club for help. Personally, he was willing to go on asking for help, but the eggs on Saina couldn¡¯t wait that long. A secondter, he heard the answer. ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: It will be exciting to see the muka race¡¯s. From the descriptions we have gotten so far I kinda picture a nuked earth where everything is dead, the only thing left¨C cockroaches. Then some thousands of years pass and vo~ The fierce muka race and a barren, hard to survive on.
Chapter 59 part2
Xie Tao nodded in response to the other¡¯s request. In order to reassure the other, he repeated himself, "I can do what you said. I¡¯ll go with you." It could be seen from the other¡¯s eyes that he was not lying. After hearing what he had said, it was naturally impossible for Xie Tao to refuse the other¡¯s request. The moment he heard the answer, the young man whose heart was full of worry at once rxed and at the same time a happy look appeared on his tired face. Because of this matter, the other had not been able to get a good rest for several days. It was an urgent matter that could not be dyed. The others in the club also supported Xie Tao¡¯s decision after learning of the situation, but they were still a little worried about Xie Tao¡¯s trip. The main reason for this worry was because Saina was a with rtivelycking jurisdiction and bad public security. Some parts of the were ssified as unregted interster zones. However, seeing the knox nested on the youth¡¯s shoulder, Xia Qi and the others felt more at ease. ording to Zarad, this knox processed abilities that even at his peak, Zarad could notpare to. The youth would be safe as long as the knox was around. After talking it over, he was ready to leave. But before departing, Xie Tao thought it over and went to the muka cub who was still in the living room. "Nick, do you want to go to Saina together?" Xie Tao asked this question for a reason. Saina was the inhabited by the muka race and it was also this muka cub¡¯s home. The purpose of this trip was to help with an important matter, but bringing one more cub would not hinder it. This muka cub was very obedient and would not cause them any trouble on the way. He did not know where Saina was, but hearing the youth call his name, the muka cub immediately lowered his head and walked into the youth¡¯s embrace, responding with a low hiss. Even if it was not clear where they were going, this big muka cub obediently followed closely behind Xia Tao after letting out a low hissing sound. Scarlet eyes attentively watching thetter, showing an obvious following appearance. Wanting to be close to the youth, this muka cub naturally liked following after Xie Tao. Seeing the muka cub¡¯s reaction, Xie Tao quickly made a decision. "You are very good to this cub..." On the starship, Duke couldn¡¯t help saying this as he watched the youth set up the safety device for the muka cub who took the starship for the very first time. In other races, Duke rarely saw people who took such great care of muka cubs like this. He was deeply touched by the actions of the youth in front of him. Once Xie Tao finished and sat back down, he replied, "You are very good to those eggs too." To Xie Tao, the other was also one of the few people he had met who had no prejudice against mukas. The other was even still rushing around for the eggs, which was also a very rare thing. "I was once rescued by a few mukas on Saina. They not only saved my life but also offered me shelter while I healed from my injuries. I am very grateful to them." It was also from that time that the way Duke saw the muka race hadpletely started to change. He found that many things he had previously believed were wrong. The mukas were actually not at all fierce and barbaric, neither were they cruel. They also had feelings. When they received the kindness of others, they would give the same in return, or possibly even more. Hearing the other¡¯s reason, Xie Tao was slightly stunned and turned to the muka cub who was gazing at him with scarlet eyes. Xie Tao raised a hand and touched the cub¡¯s head. "Hiss..." The youth had told him to sit, so the muka cub was now very obediently sitting still. When he felt the touch, he lowered his head a bit towards the youth and made a low hissing sound in his throat. Saina was a rtively remote nted for most interster races. Belonging to the muka race, the overall development of the was rather low. Before reaching the, Xie Tao truly did not know what to expect. Once they arrived at Saina, he got down from themercial starship and walked out of the airfield. What came into his view was acking of green, where sand would from time to time be swept up and carried by the wind. _____________ Trantor¡¯s note: He brought Nick with him! ?( ¡®¦Ø¡¯ )? I know some of you imagined the to have a tropical habitat, personally, I was picturing it rockier, but it seems to be more desert-y? I really can¡¯t wait to learn more about mukas and their! uwu (Btw, ignore what I said about cockroaches in thest chapter, I hope it did not bother you too much. There have been very few descriptions of their appearance so far, so just let your imagination run free. ^^ )
Chapter 60
Hom
Just as Xie Luan had heard, the overall development of this could notpare to that of others. The buildings here were not as prosperous and beautiful as at Gaia or the few others he had been to. There were no towering buildings looming above, giving off a feeling of science and technology, all Xie Luan could see was merely a very ordinary town. Although it was not prosperous, Xie Luan gently tugged at the sharp forearm of the muka cub next to him and took the cub over to the half sand covered ground with sparse vegetation. There he slowly said to the muka cub, "This is Nick¡¯s hom." Hom. He did not fully understand the meaning of this word. The muka cub tilted his head at Xie Luan in confusion, but he still responded with a low hiss. Xie Luan pattered the sharp forearm under his palm. Aware that the cub might not have understood, he patiently and softly exined, "¡¯Hom¡¯ means that this is the ce Nick was born." The "to be born" in this sentence was not referring to the time the cub hatched, but when the muka cub hade into this world as an egg at the beginning. The ce he was born, the muka cub understood this. Using his scarlet eyes, the muka cub took in this that seemingly gave off a feeling of familiarity but at the same time was very unfamiliar to him. Atst he put his eyes back on Xie Luan and lowered his head, snuggling into his arms. Although his appearance seemed dangerous and terrifying, the way this muka cub controlled his strength as he snuggled into the youth¡¯s embrace undoubtedly showed the dependence he had towards the youth. The way he behaved was just like how any cub would towards their parent. Xie Luan hugged thisrge cub back. Once finished, Xie Luan nodded his head to the young man standing to the side, signaling for him to lead the way. [T/N: Talk about a third wheel, Ipletely forgot that he was there with them, sorry Duke..] The ce they were going was not the town in front of them, but rather the suburbs a bit away. Currently, they were trying to find a hovering car station. There were still some normal transportation facilities on this. Even though the overall development was lower than that of others, Saina was after all not an uninhabited. Sitting in a standard four people hovering car, Xie Luan pulled up the little hood over the head of the nox who as resing in his arms. This time, Xie Luan¡¯s action was not to conceal the identity of this nox, but to shelter the other from the sand carried by the wind. The vegetation was spares and sand was flying around, the environment in this part of the was a little... bad. Used to a with a good environment, Xie Luan, who had just arrived at Saina, found it hard to adapt to the current environment. But it was only like this at first, he soon came to terms with the environment of this. After pulling up the hood, Xie Luan felt a distinct moist feeling on the fingertip of his outstretched finger. The nox in his embrace extended his tongue and gently licked his finger once more. Being licked by a soft tongue with small little barbs, Xie Luan¡¯s fingertip felt a little itchy. Using this finger he rubbed one of the small horns on the nox¡¯s head. After more than an hour¡¯s ride in the hovering car, they arrived at what Duke had called the suburbs. It could be seen that these outskirts had indeed suffered from a natural disaster not too long ago when a mountain copsed. The area of the vige that had been buried after the copse had not beenpletely rebuilt yet. When Xie Luan came to the entrance of the vige, he saw several adult mukas carrying building materials over to the damaged area in order to repair it. Hearing a low hissing sound from the nearby muka cub, Xie Luan turned his eyes to the cub only to find that he was looking at the adult mukas in the distance. When it came to body size, adult mukas were obviously bigger than muka cubs. Too ordinary people, the cubs of the muka race might already seem huge, but the adults of the muka race were even bigger. By tiptoeing just a little Xie Luan could reach the head of the muka cub, however when it came to the adults, Xie Luan feared that he would have to step on a small stool in order to reach it. Seeing the adult mukas, the muka cub walking close to Xie Luan instinctively knew that they were of the same race. The cub observed them. Discovering that there was a gap in size and fighting ability between them, the muka cub made a low hissing sound in his throat. Remembering that this was the first time the cub had seen others like him, Xie Luan raised his hand and patted the muka cub¡¯s forearm. He said in a somewhat cheerful voice, "When Nick grows up you will be just as tall as them, at that time it will even be hard for me to touch Nick¡¯s head." Xie Luan¡¯s words made the muka cub pause and the scarlet pupils originally fixated on the other mukas moved back to the youth. He wanted to grow up so that he would have a stronger fighting ability and better be able to protect the youth. At that time he would also be able to get more living resources so that the youth would not need to fight. But the youth said that if he grew up, he would not be able to touch his head, which made the muka cub hesitant for a bit. Xie Luan watched as the muka cub motionlessly stared at him and after a short while, the cub suddenly lowered his head. He did not snuggle into his arms like usual, he merely kept his head lowered. Xie Luan was slightly stunned. However, hearing the muka cub calling out to him after a while, he realized what the cub wanted to say to him. Xie Luan raised his hand to touch the cub¡¯s head which was covered with a hard shell. Once again letting the young man who brought them to the vige lead the way, Xie Luan atst took the muka cub as well as the nox resting in his arms to a single-story house. ¡°I¡¯m back.¡± The mukas in the house had most certainly already heard their footsteps, but Duke still said this as he approached the door. Xie Luan followed the other in. Right after entering the house, he saw the mukas living in it. There were eleven in total and not all of them were adults. Judging by their body size, Xie Luan saw three of them who were cubs. Among these, two of them were slightly smaller than the muka cub next to him, it seemed that these two cubs were under one year old. A stranger had entered. The mukas in the room quickly noticed this from sensing his smell and footsteps. Xie Luan therefore got to experience being stared at by more than ten pairs of scarlet eyes. If it had been someone else who had stood there and was being stared at by so many mukas, that person might be too scared to even breathe. But back at the club, the muka cub would watch him attentively just like this every day, he had since long been used to this kind of thing. The scarlet eyes looked cruel and cold. Xie Luan didn¡¯t cower under the gaze of these mukas, neither did he feel afraid. But at this moment, something happened that not only surprised Xie Luan, but also the mukas standing opposite him. When the muka cub next to Xie Luan saw that the youth was being stared at like this by the mukas, the cub walked in front of Xie Luan and confronted the many adults standing opposite him, he even made a low hoarse hissing sound from his throat. He was not being hostile yet, but the voice expressed vignce. This muka cub showed that he would defend the youth behind him to the other mukas. Even when faced with a lot of adult mukas who were much more powerful than him, the muka cub had done this. ¡°Nick.¡± After a moment, Xie Luan reacted. He was moved by the cub¡¯s brave attempt to protect him, but he also knew that the mukas in the room were not hostile to him. Lightly patting the forearm a few times, Xie Luan pacified the muka cub. Now that the muka cub was once again obediently standing next to the youth, Duke quickly brought up the matter and told the mukas in the room that the youth was the caretaker who hade to help save the eggs. Thergest adult muka in the house was the head of this vige. After hearing Duke¡¯s words, the adult muka nodded his head to Duke. It was easy to sense that the attitude of these mukas all of a sudden changed from observant to friendly. Xie Luan heard several of the adult mukas in the room issuing a low hissing sound. These mukas appeared to be thanking him foring to the to help, even though he had not actually done anything yet. After being introduced, Xie Luan was led by an adult muka to the ce where the eggs that needed help rested. In a separate room, the eight gray eggsid on a soft bed, half covered with a quilt. These were the egg that had been buried during the copse of the mountain. No injuries could be seen from the surface of the eggs, but once Xie Luan used his spiritual energy to examine them he could feel that the life response of these eggs had truly be very weak. Each egg was about the same size as the nox nested in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. Although the adult muka was veryrge and even just a six month old muka was also of considerable size, at the time the cub hatched, the newborn muka was actually small and easy to hold. Lifting the quilt covering one of the eggs, Xie Luan carefully picked it up and held the gray muka egg in his arms. He was not sure he could save these eggs, but he had to try his best. Xie Luan calmed his mind. Lightly cing his left hand on the egg, he began to guide his spiritual energy to call out to the cub who had not yet hatched. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Nick is the best, so adorable. ><
Chapter 61
Like you
Fortunately, mukas had stronger survival capabilities than other races and this even applied to their eggs which had much stronger eggshell than ordinary eggs. These eggs had been severely impacted by the ident and had been buried when the mountain copsed, yet there was no damage to the shell. But this didn¡¯t mean that there were no internal injuries. The most direct indicator was the weakened life response. Xie Luan slowly covered the egg he was holding with a little of his spiritual power and as gently as possible reached out to the consciousness within the egg. The muka cub who followed the youth into the room saw the eggs lying in the bed as well as Xie Luan holding one of the eggs in his arms. At this time, the muka cub made a low hissing sound and obediently stayed still to the side. Vaguely aware that the life response of these eggs was a little weak, the muka cub knew that Xie Luan was currently taking care of these eggs. He therefore quieted down after the low hiss. Slowly increasing the spiritual power guiding the consciousness, Xie Luan raised his hand to lightly touch the egg held in his arms while continuing to call out to egg. Even though it had yet to hatch, the cub could feel the unknown tender call. After being called for some time, the egg with weak life response instinctively responded to the spiritual power that was guiding it. Although the response was too small and weak to be easily detected, Xie Luan could feel that the baby had already put in great efforts to respond to him. ¡°Good.¡± Confirming the response, Xie Luan gently put the egg in his arms back on the bed, he then picked up the egg next to it. Repeating his actions with the remaining seven eggs, he one by one called out to and properly conducted spiritual guidance. Once done, Xie Luan pressed the space button and took out the nutrient solution he brought with him from the branch. In fact, it was not only the nutrient solution, Xie Luan had also brought a heat preservation device. Although eggs of the muka race did not need to stay in a heat preservation room, Xie Luan had stuffed all kinds of possibly useful equipment into the space button before leaving. Seeing Xie Luan pick up all of the eggs in the room and then put them down again, the muka cub who had so far been standing to the side walked a bit closer. The muka cub lowered his head to look at the eggs on the bed, he then issued a low hissing sound at the nearby youth. "These babies are hurt. Nick also looked like a little gray ball before you hatched, they are just like you." Xie Luan tiptoed to touch the head of the big cub. After saying this, he heard the cub issue an even lower sound than before. The muka cub looked at the eggs lying on the bed very seriously. It was easy to see that the muka cub showed concern for the eggs."These babies are all good and will be born safely just like Nick did," Xie Luan slowly said. Indeed, they were all very good. When Xie Luan called out to these eggs with his spiritual power, every one of them had obediently responded. Xie Luan had already done a very skilled job of smearing nutrition solution on the eggs, which was done in no time. After applying the nutrient solution, Xie Luan set up the heat preservation device on the wall of the room and adjusted it to the appropriate temperature so that the room became a temporary heat preservation room. Completing these things, Xie Luan only then walked out of the room with the muka cub beside him. "Is it..alright?" When the youth came back to the living room, Duke nervously asked this question. Xie Luan did not nod. The current situation could not be regarded as good, he replied, "The guidance was sessful, but the life response of these eggs has not stabilized. I will need to take care of them for some time," he paused. "I will stay here for a while. If possible, I would like to stay in the room where these eggs are. It will be easier to take care of them and more convenient that way. Thinking it over, Xie Luan took the initiative to suggest this. Almost immediately after he finished speaking, Xie Luan saw the mukas in the room nodding at him. The several adult mukas then hissed to express their approval of what he had just said. One of the adult mukas stepped closer and Xie Luan saw a small virtual panel appeared in front of the muka. After two second, a word appeared on the virtual panel, "Good." The mukas couldn¡¯t change into a humanoid form like the other races. So in order tomunicate with another race, the adult mukas would wear a kind of device that allowed them to "talk". It turned what they wanted to say into writing and then disyed it on the virtual panel. Thenguage on the panel was the universal intersternguage. These mukas usually used the simplest sentence patterns to express what they wanted to convey. Like this, it was decided. Xie Luan would temporarily lodge in the room at this house. Just finished with the spiritual guidance for the eggs, Xie Luan had nothing to do. So he talked with the muka cub next to him and humored the big cub who had obediently been standing to the side while he took care of the eggs just now. When Xie Luan opened his arms and let the muka cub lightly snuggle into his embrace, he saw the few other muka cubs in the room move closer to him. One was about the size of the muka cub snuggling him, while the other two were slightly smaller. Judging from their size, the two smaller muka cubs should be only four or five months old. These cubs were now looking at Xie Luan. The same scarlet color. Xie Luan met these three pairs of eyes. After thinking about it, he tried to urge these three muka cubs who were looking at him from not too far away. With a wave of his hand, Xie Luan really got these cubs toe over. Thinking that the three muka cubs might also want to be coaxed, Xie Luan, under the gaze of three pairs of scarlet eyes, tiptoed and one by one touched the head of the muka cubs. Cubs liked to be coaxed, Xie Luan had always believed that. Perhaps these muka cubs had never before been coaxed like this by an adult. While coaxing, Xie Luan soon heard these cubs also make a low hissing sound. However, when the three muka cubs also wanted to snuggle against him, the tragedy urred and Xie Luan once again got to experience the feeling of being snuggled to the ground by cubs. Surrounded by a total of four muka cubs, Xie Luan took out a bag of milk candy from the space button. He had originally brought several bags for Nick as traveling snacks and he now took out one of them to share between the cubs. Just like how Nick had first reacted to the milk candy, the other muka cubs who were fed a piece of the milk candy by Xie Luan were still standing in ce being specifically obedient, quietly feeling the sweet taste in their mouths. "Want more?" Xie Luan asked the four mukas around him while shaking the small bag in his hand. There were about twenty milk candies in the bag. This time, he did not have to seem as stingy as he had when he first came to this world. Hearing the response of the cubs, Xie Luan continued to peel the wrappers of the milk candies and feed them to the muka cubs. Seeing the obedient appearance of the waiting cubs, Xie Luan thought of the sentence "Sit in a row and eat fruit" and couldn¡¯t help but smile. [1] Apanying the four cubs until evening, Xie Luan originally thought that he would today make do with a nutrient pack for dinner. As a result, when Xie Luan was preparing to go back to his room, two adult mukas walked over to him with wooden tes bnced on their forearms. The left wooden te was adorned with many kinds of fresh fruits, while on the right wooden ce there were meat, baked food, and vegetables. Although it was notplex cooking, the meat on the right te was cooked well, without any burned ces. The seasoning sprinkled on top of it made Xie Luan who smelled it feel that it was still quite appetizing. The two adult mukas came over and ce two wooden tes in front of Xie Luan, they were followed by several other mukas. Together they made some low hissing sounds at Xie Luan. Actually, mukas didn¡¯t normally eat food like this or pay much attention to it. They wouldn¡¯t prepare several kinds of fruits and when eating meat, they seldom sprinkled seasonings and carefully cooked it. But this time, the youth who came to help them save the eggs was a human who could not eat food that was not cooked and tasteless. So these mukas had specially prepared this food for Xie Luan. At the sight of these two wooden tes filled with food, Xie Luan was slightly shocked. To mukas, living resources were very valuable. It could be said that two wooden tes filled with food represented the attitude these mukas had towards him. The adult muka at the front was responsible for speaking for the group. On the emerging virtual panel, just like when typing, Xie Luan saw the text appear on the screen letter by letter. ¡¸Thank you.¡¹ ¡¸Thank you.¡¹ ¡¸Like you.¡¹ _____________ Trantor¡¯s note: Ugh, my poor heart can¡¯t handle all this sweetness. ><
[1] ¨C "Sit in a row and eat fruit" is from a nursery rhyme, is a link to the lyrics, and is a link to the song.
Chapter 62
Big babies
When the adults in the room "talked" to the youth, the few muka cubs near him, who were rtively small inparison, followed after and also made low hissing sounds. The scarlet eyes of these muka cubs were fixated at Xie Luan. It was actually quite easy to see that the three cubs were fond of the youth. Thank you. Like you. Reading these two short sentences on the virtual panel, Xie Luan could feel the pure kindness and goodwill of these mukas. Because he had helped them, these mukas had said and done this. He was indeed a little hungry, but with the muka cubs looking at him like this, Xie Luan could not bear to just let them watch him eat. Xie Luan¡¯s habitual response as a caretaker was to feed the cubs first. Taking out a knife from the space button, Xie Luan picked up a duoluo fruit from the left wooden te. Peeing and cutting it skillfully, he fed it to the several cubs around him one by one. After cutting up the big steak on the other wooden ce and feeding it all to the four cubs, Xie Luan began to focus on his own needs. While Xie Luan ate, the mukas in the room were watching him. Xie Luan was inevitably a little ufortable at first, but what he saw when he met their eyes was a very blunt gaze. These mukas seemed to wish for him to eat more. Eating more meant that he liked the food, so the mukas in the house would be happy. As he was eating, Xie Luan also fed the nox nestled in his arms. On this, the nox did actually not need to conceal his identity. Saina was the territory of the muka race. Although there were also other races that came and went, in the end, their number on Saina was rtively small, and Xie Luan believed that the muka race would not reject the nox who came to the with him. Thinking about it, Xie Luan began to undo the knot at the nox¡¯s neck and then put the little ck cloak away. Without the cloak covering him, the nox¡¯s fluffy and round body was quickly exposed to Xie Luan¡¯s eyes. The two small horns on his head were very small and cute. When Xie Luan touched them with his fingers, the ears on both sides moved. The mukas in the room did not show any special reaction to the nox. Just as Xie Luan expected, these mukas did not have any malice towards the nox race and their attitude towards thetter was no different from that towards other races. There was a lot of food on the two big wooden tes and Xie Luan became full after only eating a part of it. As the cubs around him seemed to still want him to feed them, Xie Luan fairly divided the rest of the food between these cubs. While feeding, Xie Luan found that these muka cubs were actually not at all hungry, but seemed to want to be coaxed to eat. By nature, the mukas were a natural battle race. Although, as parents, the mukas were not indifferent to their cubs, these adult mukas obviously did not have the concept of coaxing cubs. The adults of muka race could teach the cubs to fight and could provide them with all kinds of resources, but to coax the cubs was not something these adult mukas were good at. ¡°Well, that¡¯s it.¡± Patiently coaxing these muka cubs to finish their food, Xie Luanstly fed one round milk candy each to the four cubs. He then said this with a warm voice. The youth said that there were no more. The four muka cubs around him responded obediently with a hissing sound and then lined up to snuggle into Xie Luan¡¯s arms. Even the two smaller muka cubs needed to lower their heads and control their strength when they went to snuggle into the arms of Xie Luan. These two barely five month old cubs were still a bit taller than Xie Luan. These were just four big babies. A big baby was also a baby. Xie Luan let these muka cubs lightly rub against him and raised his hand to touch their heads as they snuggled. In the evening, Xie Luan lied down in the room he had set up as a temporary heat preservation room. The bed was very big, Xie Luan had ced the eight eggs on the inside of the bed, leaning against the wall, while he was lying on the outside. The muka cub who had followed after Xie Luan now rested on another bed that had been pushed to be side by side with his and as usual, the nox¡¯s round body was nestled on Xie Luan¡¯s pillow. Xie Luan was already very used to this. The two beds stood close together, it was no different from sleeping in the same bed. Sensing the gaze of the muka cub resting to the side, Xie Luan reached out and patted the cub¡¯s sharp forearm. He then skillfully hummed a luby to coax the muka cub to sleep. Actually, it was not just to get this cub to sleep, the luby was also hummed for the eggs in the room to hear. ording to Zarad, doing this was equivalent to a light session of spiritual guidance, which eventually was rather beneficial for the cubs. Being coaxed to sleep by the youth, the muka cub nestled on the bed listened to the luby and issued a very low hissing sound from his throat. It seemed that the fierce scarlet eyes were closing slowly. Like a good baby, this muka cub peacefully entered thend of dreams. Making sure that the cub was asleep, Xie Luan turned off the light. The temperature in the temporary heat preservation room was just right, Xie Luan did not feel ufortable when he was in the room. Lying down on his side, his breathing soon slowed down and became light. The room was quiet and dark, it waste into the night. Xie Luan had since long been deeply asleep. At this time one of the eggs on the bed suddenly shook faintly. It moved and moved, then moved and moved yet again. Although very faint, this kind of small movement happened several times and finally, unbeknownst to the sleeping Xie Luan, the egg rolled into his embrace. By the time Xie Luan found out about this matter, it was already the next morning. Drowsily opening his eyes, Xie Luan who was still notpletely awake felt something pressing against his chest. Because of this, he lowered his head and saw that the egg which was supposed to be lying close to the wall had somehow made its way into his arms. Fortunately, he hadn¡¯t crushed it.... He breathed a sigh of relief, Xie Luan was now fully awake. Still, he couldn¡¯tpletely put away the unease in his heart. Xie Luan quickly sat up and picked up the egg, using his spiritual power to examine it. The result of the examination surprised Xie Luan. The life response of this egg was much clearer than it had been yesterday. When he called, the response also seemed to be a bit more energetic. "Baby must be trying hard to be born." Stroking the gray shell of the egg, Xie Luan gently encouraged the baby who had not hatched yet. His voice might not reach the cub and suppose it did, it was not something the cub could understand. But Xie Luan thought that he should at least be able to convey the feeling of looking forward to its birth. He did not know if it was an illusion, but after saying this sentence, he felt that the egg he was holding seemed to move. Xie Luan spent the morning examining the eggs in the room one by one and once again conducted spiritual guidance. He found that among the eight eggs, the one with the strongest and most energetic life response was the one he had found lying in his arms when he woke up. The life response of each egg was better than yesterday, but the degree of improvement varied. There was one egg Xie Luan was extra worried about. The egg was probably the one who had been most seriously injured in the ident. At present, the life response was also the weakest among the eight eggs. It couldn¡¯t be regarded as out of danger. He needed to care for it extra long every day. Completing the spiritual guidance, Xie Luan took along the nox and muka cub on a walk around the vige and Duke took the initiative toe over to act as a guide. "Were these buildings all built by the mukas themselves?" Xie Luan looked at the building in this vige and found that some of them were actually very borate. He briefly ran his eyes over them, they were quite beautiful. ¡°Not entirely.¡± Duke replied, "Some of them were built by the mukas themselves and some were built by other races, the buildings in the city are also like this. Certain buildings are inconvenient for mukas to build by themselves, at that time they will hire people of other races to do it." Xie Luan did not expect this answer and only reacted after a second, nodding. "Many people say that mukas have rtivelycking intelligence. I don¡¯t agree with them, their way of thinking is too outdated." Duke lightly shook his head in disapproval. "Maybe the muka race was like that a long time ago, but the mukas now have actually regr intelligence, they just can¡¯t advance into a humanoid form, that¡¯s all." As a guide, Duke could not help saying these words to the youth behind him as he lead the way. He felt that the other, like him, had no prejudice against the mukas and surely would be able to understand him. Every race could evolve, and they had gone through a long period of development in order for them to reach their present state. A race without intelligence could gain intelligence, and a race withoutbat strength could be powerful. Who was to say that one day, the mukas would not be able to advance into humanoid form like the other races? Xie Luan strongly agreed with what the other had said and once again nodded his head. He then looked around the small vige belonging to the muka race. Actually this vige... This was still beautiful. The main problem was theck of vegetation and the low degree of reforestation. The sand blown by the wind obscured the beautiful scene this should have presented. If they could solve this issue, in the future the mukas would have a home overflowing with green, right? ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Oooh, is Xie Luan going to change an entire? Also, I think there might be some interesting foreshadowing in this chapter~
Chapter 63 part1
¡ª Secret ¡ª
The vige built next to the mountain could not be calledrge. After walking around for about half an hour, Xie Luan and Duke had taken in most of the small vige. Lastly, they returned to the area that had been damaged by the copse of the mountain. As soon as Xie Luan appeared there, several adult mukas came up to him with tes filled with duoluo fruits. ¡°For me...?¡± Looking at the many tes presented to him, Xie Luan hesitated a bit and asked this question. These mukas were obviously residents of the vige, but Xie Luan had not seen them before today. So he was somewhat puzzled over why these mukas would give him duoluo fruits. The appearance of adult mukas and the muka cubs did actually not differ much. To outsiders, it may seem like the only difference was their size. But not to Xie Luan. He saw the adult mukas, who were a bit bigger than therge baby, not very distinctly nod at him and then issue a low hiss to express their affirmation. Although he still did not know the reason, Xie Luan still took the things handed to him after hearing their response. As he could not carry this much with his hands, Xie Luan pressed the space button and temporarily put the duoluos in there after receiving them. Duke was familiar with all the mukas who lived in the vige. Seeing the hesitation on the youth¡¯s face, he exined, ¡°The eggs you helped take care of were from several families in the vige. They were just gathered in one ce to make it easier to nurse them. By now all mukas in the vige should know about youing here to take care of these eggs.¡± ¡¸Like you¡¹ ¡¸Like you¡¹ On the several floating virtual panels, the same two words appeared one after another as if being typed out. Following these words, the mukas in front of Xie Luan made a low sound again. Even though their eyes were scarlet, it was very easy to feel like they gave off a cruel and ice-cold feeling. It struck fear in people¡¯s hearts. However, these mukas who were making a low hissing sound were certainly not aggressive at all, they were expressing their gratitude and fondness for the youth in front of them. ¡°Everyone in the vige likes you very much. If someone gives you a gift, you can ept it.¡± Duke was not surprised by the mukas actions ofing over and giving things to the youth, it was something he had been able to anticipate. Hearing what he said, Xie Luan lightly nodded his head. He then looked up at the several mukas standing in front of him and slowly thanked thetter. The cubs of the muka race were very good in Xie Luan¡¯s eyes, and just like the cubs of other races they were lovely. After having arrived at Saina, Xie Luan found that the adult mukas were also very lovely. This kind of loveliness had nothing to do with appearance. It was reflected by the behavior of these mukas. After giving their gifts to Xie Luan, these mukas at once left to repair the damaged area together. They started with first removing the remaining pieces of the copsed mountain that hade down and be a hindrance. All the adult mukas in the vige cooperated to do this. ¡°I¡¯ll also go help.¡± The damaged area was in pieces. Xie Luan looked at the copsed area, at the muka people who were working hard to clear it, and also stepped forward, walking over to see if there was anything he could do to help. Actually, most of the copsed things had already been cleared away by machines, leaving only thest part to be disposed of manually. Xie Luan was still looking around when the nox, who was nestled in his arms, suddenly jumped down. Seeing the nox change into adult form before his eyes, Xie Luan was slightly stunned and it took a second for him to react. Immediately after he felt a wave of spiritual power. Xie Luan raised his head and when he did this he saw a dark distortion appear above the copsed area. It was in the shape of a vortex and was mixed with lighting. It was giving off a sound simr to roaring wind. He could feel an extremely terrifying powering from within this twisted vortex. The space was easily torn apart, but this dreadful spiral of terrifying force did not do any damage. It merely drew all the remaining stones and rubbish from the copsed area into the void andpleted the cleaning work all at once. Once finished, Xie Luan saw the nox turn around and look towards him. [T/N: I did good, right? (¡î¦Ø¡î^ )] The nox was especially quiet at this time and did not say a word, he only moved closer to him and slightly tilted his head forward. For some reason, Xie Luan felt that this nox was asking him for a reward. He did not know if this feeling of his was right. Xie Luan raised his hand and touched the nox¡¯s soft silver hair. Almost at the same time, he saw that pair of light cyan eyes slightly close. It was very good to coax... Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help thinking this way and his heart also inevitably soften a little.
Chapter 63 part2
Baby muka
The copsed area had all of a sudden been properly cleaned up. Aware of who had helped them, the adult mukas in the area approached Xie Luan. Just like they had done earlier with the youth, these mukas now turned to the nox who stood next to him and expressed their gratitude and fondness of him. This nox received kindness from more people and the mukas received help. Xie Luan was very d to see this happen. As the mukas had no hostility towards the nox race, Ya Yi continued to maintain his adult humanoid form the following days. Meanwhile, Xie Luan attentively took care of the eight eggs every day as he had done before. Conducting spiritual guidance, time passed quickly and the week went by fast. It would be a long trip this time. Xie Luan asionally sent back a message to the club during this period, reassuring them that they were safe and sound. While he was at it, he would also update them on his work progress on this. Because of the condition of these eggs, Xie Luan felt that he still needed to stay on this for the time being. He was also concerned about the state of this. "How does the baby feel today?" Lifting the egg up high several times, Xie Luan then once again held the egg in his arms and asked this in a warm voice. Xie Luan was now able to confirm that it was not just his imagination, the egg in his arms really did move after he finished speaking. The movement was still small, but it was undoubtedly a lot more obvious than it had been at the beginning. After being taken care of for a week by Xie Luan, all eight eggs in the room were finallypletely out of danger. Their life responses were no longer as weak as before and currently were at least rtively easy to detect. Among the eight, the egg in Xie Luan¡¯s arms was the one with the strongest life response. It could nearly be said to have atst been restored back to a normal level. Feeling the egg respond to him, Xie Luan¡¯s eyes slightly bent in a smile. This egg was very energetic, it was not unexpected for it to be born a healthy cub. Xie Luan was naturally very happy about it. He hoped that these eight cubs would all be healthy after they hatched. Putting down the most energetic egg, Xie Luan picked up the remaining seven gray eggs one by one andpleted today¡¯s spiritual guidance. It was not only the egg that he had first picked up that would move. Every egg after reacted to a varying degree when he called out to it with spiritual power, this matter was the most gratifying thing for Xie Luan When he gently put all eight eggs back close to the wall and got ready to leave the room, the egg on the far left, that is to say, the first egg that Xie Luan had just picked up, wiggled restlessly at this time. It then moved, rolling towards Xie Luan in an extremely urate direction. Seeing the egg roll to his side, Xie Luan was stunned. He atst knew why he often woke up with an egg in his arms in the morning. This egg was really energetic. Xie Luan watched the egg obediently rest beside him after rolling over. Finally, he did not put it back next to the wall, but picked it up. The egg had rolled over because it wanted to be held, Xie Luan could understand this much. Being held in his arms, even though it was only an egg, Xie Luan could feel it move again. It was as if the egg was gently snuggling him. [T/N: *whispering* ...cradle robber.] "When I¡¯m away, you can¡¯t do what you just did. If you fall to the floor, you could get hurt." Xie Luan was afraid that the egg would move around like this when he was not there. The bed had no protective guardrail and was not safe. But the egg could most likely not understand this sentence. Xie Luan touched the eggshell and held this egg in his arms for a long time before putting it back in its original position. This time, the egg obediently did not move again and Xie Luan left the room temporarily. In the evening, Xie Luan simply took the initiative to sleep with the egg and the next morning, he was awoken by a nearby crisp "crack". Xie Luan opened his eyes in a daze. His mind was not fully awake at this time, but when he heard a "ka" sound again and saw a clear crack on the gray egg in his arms, he was immediately wide awake. As the cracks spread, a hole was opened up from the inside and a muka cub, not much difference in size from cubs of other races, found her way out from the egg. Xie Luan had still not responded when this baby muka, who had just hatched and was still small, seemed to move forward to snuggle into his embrace. This very small newborn who was snuggling the youth did not have much strength yet. Holding this cub in his arms, Xie Luan was stunned for a while. Lowering his head to look at the muka cub who could only rest in his embrace, Xie Luan suddenly had a novel feeling, but at the same time there was also a little regret. When he came to this world, Nick was already six months old and a big baby. If he hade earlier, there might have been a chance to hold him up like this. _____________ Trantor¡¯s note: I think Xie Luan might have died from cuteness for the first time. I could just picture his soul leaving his body as he was snuggled by the newborn cub. Btw, I don¡¯t know if we will get to hear the name of the cub, but what do you guys think would be a good name for her? Personally, I¡¯m thinking Dawn.
Chapter 64
Did they meet with danger?
Just now, a baby muka hatched. Xie Luan held this little baby in his arms, his brain slowly recovering from the shock. The newborn muka cub was only a little bigger than an average rabbit, it was very easy for Xie Luan to hold this cub in his arms. It could be said that such a young muka was truly a real baby in every sense. A moment ago, when the newborn muka cub hatched, she had almost immediately found her target and approached the familiar youth. After leaning into the youth¡¯s embrace, the muka cub soon snuggled against him subconsciously. The cub¡¯s egg had been very active before it hatched, it had therefore been within Xie Luan¡¯s expectations that this baby would be the very first to hatch. However, despite this prediction, when he woke up to see the baby breaking out of its shell, Xie Luan had still been a little taken aback. Feeling the cub hesitantly rub against his chest and then trying again, Xie Luan lowered his head. The muka baby snuggling him looked up at him with the mukas¡¯ iconic scarlet eyes and called out to him with a very low hiss. This was a healthy cub. After observing, Xie Luan determined this in his heart. It was not just Xie Luan who was looking at the baby muka. The ones sleeping next to him had already woken up and Ya Yi, as well as the much bigger muka cub, were also watching the cub resting in the youth¡¯s embrace. There was always a special and wonderful feeling when seeing a small new lifee into the world with one¡¯s very own eyes. Life was the most incredible thing in the whole universe, regardless of which race you belonged to. Although he didn¡¯t know what this feeling was, the muka cub walked closer to the youth. With his scarlet eyes he looked down at the cub nestled in his arms who was of the same race, she was so much smaller than him. Nick also immediately issued a low hiss from his throat. ¡°Nick was also a small baby when just born.¡± Holding the still very young newborn in his embrace with one hand, Xie Luan freed his left hand to touch the somewhat lowered head of the nearby muka cub and slowly said this sentence. The youth¡¯s words made this muka cub tilt his head. Regarding the time when he had just hatched, this cub could actually already not remember much. He couldn¡¯t imagine that he had ever been that small before. This muka cub all of a sudden lowered his head once more and carefully tried to snuggle Xie Luan lightly. Seeing the youth hold the other cub, the muka cub by instinct naturally wanted the youth to hold him as well. But the muka cub knew that Xie Luan couldn¡¯t hold him, so he at once stopped this impulse and instead snuggled into Xie Luan¡¯s embrace. He also wanted to be carried by the youth, but between being a small baby and being a big baby, this muka cub would still actually choose thetter. The reason was very simple. As before, it was because he wanted to grow up so that he would have betterbat abilities. When he grew up, he would be able to protect the youth. Although he could not carry therge cub, Xie Luan opened his arms to hug the muka cub and raised his hand to lightly pat the cub twice on his sharp forearm. Cubs of the muka race possessed considerablebat strength¡ª Xie Luan did not doubt this. But he felt that this sentence should be changed to exclude newborn muka cubs. The external body of the muka race seemed ice-cold and hard, but the newborn muka cub in Xie Luan¡¯s arms was so small. Even if the body really was hard when he touched it with his hand, in his heart Xie Luan still felt that the cub in his embrace was soft. It was true that the cub also had the sharp forearms that were attack characteristics for the battle race. But Xie Luan felt that if the baby was to use them now, with its current size, it would be pretty good to be able to cut some threads or ropes with them, the cub was not likely to hurt anyone. The youth had a familiar warm scent. As the one who had called out to her when she was still an egg, the muka baby who had just hatched was obviously very dependent on Xie Luan. Not only was her head snuggling into his chest, the two forearms of this muka cub was also lightly pressed against his body. In fact, it could be said that her whole body was nestled close against him. This cub was also very energetic after hatching. Hearing the hissing of the cub in his arms, Xie Luan picked up one of the eggshell pieces scattered on the bed with the tip of two of his fingers and held it close to the cub¡¯s mouth. Muka cubs would use their eggshell as a nutritious food after they hatched. The homework Xie Luan had done earlier to pass time was finally paying off. Even when they had just hatched, muka babies had tiny pointy teeth which they used to get out of the egg. When the youth handed over the food, the newborn muka cub instinctively epted it and at once opened her mouth to nibble on the small eggshell piece handed to her by the youth. Xie Luan was holding the edge of the eggshell while feeding. The cub was eating very fast, but he clearly saw her slow led down when she was about to bite his fingers. This cub also seems to be a good baby. He thought this as he held the small eggshell piece and fed it to the newborn baby, he then proceeded to feed her the next piece. After feeding her all of the eggshell, Xie Luan reached out to touch the belly of this muka baby, there was indeed a little bulge. When Xie Luan touched the baby¡¯s belly, the muka baby lowered her head to rub against his hand. After this, the baby obediently nested in his embrace, she did not move around. While she nested, Xie Luan saw this newborn baby in his arm gradually fall asleep. The first egg had hatched and soon after the remaining seven followed. Xie Luan and everyone in the vige was very happy that all the eggs who were injured in the natural disaster were able to hatch safely. The only bad thing was that thest cub who hatched was not as healthy as the other seven. From the beginning, this egg¡¯s life response had always beenparatively weak. It was already quite lucky that they were able to get it out of danger by using spiritual guidance and calling out to it. Many races in the interster thought that the mukas were a natural battle race. That the mukas, including the cubs, were very violent and that they had an innate fighting instinct. But as a matter of fact, cubs whockedbat power were sometimes also born in the muka race, and the parents of these cubs would not abandon them. ¡°The babies don¡¯t need to fight.¡± Xie Luan reached out to touch the nearest cub. His words were not only meant for the weaker muka cub, but rather for all the surrounding cubs. Currently in the house, there were 12 muka cubs around Xie Luan. Both big and small babies surrounded him, trapping him in the middle. Because they were confident in Xie Luan¡¯s care, the parents of the eight eggs did not choose to take them home after their cubs hatched one after another. The parents wanted to let their cubs stay in the house for the time being and the head of the vige and Xie Luan were also willing to take care of the newborn cubs, hence the current scene. Hearing the youth¡¯s words, the dozen muka cubs surrounding him all made a low hissing sound respectively. Several of the cubs also waved their forearms at this time. This scene was actually somewhat adorable to Xie Luan. The economic resources of the muka race. ording to his current knowledge, in addition to the many adult mukas that would be hired as mercenaries on the battlefield, there was a more important ie source¡ª the export of natural resources. There was a kind of ore called baseda, which was very suitable for making core parts for warships and machine armor. It was very rare and may not even be found on others, but was very abundant on Saina. What¡¯s more, it was very difficult for other races to extract the ore because the mines with baseda ore had, without exception, some kind of special radiation that couldn¡¯t be broken down. Even if they wore defensive equipment, they couldn¡¯tpletely protect themselves against it. Those exposed to this special radiation would suffer from different degrees of damage which was irreversible and could not be repaired by medical treatment. However, the mukas werepletely immune to this kind of special radiation. As a result, at present, Saina was the with thergest export of baseda ore in the interster. ¡°Just raise the price, and sit back. Even if you make it ten times bigger, they will surely buy it.¡± From expression to tone, Xie Luan was very serious when he said this to the young man in front of him. This vige was also exporting baseda ore. There was a mine about half an hour away from the vige. The adult mukas in the vige would extract the baseda ore ording to the rotation system and then sell it to the outside world. Although it was certainly not a long-term n to rely on the export of natural resources alone, in the beginning of development, sitting on a rare natural resource was undoubtedly a very fast way to get money. It was very suitable for the current situation of the muka race. Besides, the price of baseda ore, a rare resource, had not been raised for many years by the mukas, which had been taken advantage of by the other races. Rare resources, even if the price was high, would still sell. Whether to buy or not to buy, people who needed these rare resources did not have the luxury to choose. Having never thought about raising the price, Duke who now heard the youth surrounded by a group of cubs say this, suddenly had an epiphany. But before going off to find and discuss it with the others, Duke looked at the clock and couldn¡¯t help worrying about some mukas who still hadn¡¯te back to the vige yet. Seeing the anxious expression on his face, Xie Luan cast a questioning look at the other. "Usually, by this time, the adults who go off to the mine have already returned to the vige. I don¡¯t know why they still haven¡¯te back today, so I¡¯m a little worried. " Duke truthfully voiced his worries. The security on Saina was really not very good. Between the vige and the mine there was an ungoverned area. Some people in the interster regarded this kind of area as an unregted zone. Did they meet with danger? Even though he knew of the adult mukas¡¯ fighting strength, Xie Luan still immediately thought this and at the same time, Xie Luan naturally could no longer sit still. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Our precious mukas.. If anyone dares to hurt them, give ?em hell! o(£à¦Ø¡ä )o
Chapter 65 part1
Heart of ash
Since he couldn¡¯t sit still, Xie Luan got up from the stool and cast his eyes on the person beside him, "I¡¯ll go and have a look with you." There were a dozen cubs in the house. Xie Luan naturally could not take all these cubs with him, especially as many of these babies had just been born a few days ago. But as Nick wanted to follow him, Xie Luan felt that it would be no problem to bring one big muka cub with him. As for the other cubs, an adult muka came over to look after them. Adding the humanoid form of the nox to the little group as well, Xie Luan followed the person next to him and together they left the vige. The the mukas lived on really hadparatively low vegetational coverage, but it was not a desert. For the uninhabited areas, it was actually better fit to describe them as "wilderness". After Xie Luan left the vige, he traveled through the zonecking jurisdiction and was met with this kind of scene. A vastnd with sparse vegetation¡ª some bushes and a bit of green grass, a few trees could also be seen. Even though it wasn¡¯t much, at least it made thend look less barren. ¡°If there were many trees in this ce...¡± Looking at the wilderness as they traveled, Xie Luan walked up to the person leading the way and put forward his idea, "If we nt a protective forest here, the sandstorms should not affect the vige too much." Wind breaking and sand fixation, it was some knowledge Xie Luan had acquired in his original world, he had not expected it to be useful here. Although mukas had been able to adapt and survive in the current environment, if they could create a morefortable living environment, why shouldn¡¯t they? Duke nodded and took note of what he said. Walking through this uninhabited and deste area, he did not dare to rx his vignce. Contrary to what one might expect, Duke wouldn¡¯t normally worry too much about his safety. However, now there were a few adult mukas who hadn¡¯t returned to the vige when they were supposed to, this made Duke subconsciously wonder whether those mukas had encountered something on their way back. Due to the zones withcking jurisdiction on Saina, some wanted people in the interster who needed to conceal their identity maye this in order to go into hiding for a while. This was also the reason Saina was considered to have poor security. Normally, the criminals who went to Saina to evade thew would not dare to provoke the native people of this. After all, the fighting prowess of the mukas was obvious to all in the interster. Moreover, the mukas lived inrge groups and their numbers were not few, to provoke one was equal to provoking a group. If you wanted to fight against a group of mukas, you would have to be a professional squad, otherwise there was no need to even think about it. It went without saying that as they needed to hide their identity, fugitives who evaded thew would naturally try to keep a low profile. But this time was an exception. As Xie Luan and the others gradually neared the mine, the several adult mukas they worried about were at this time indeed in the middle of confronting a group of enemies. The four members of the group had chosen toe to Saina in order to escape the Star Alliance¡¯s bounty and to temporarilyy low. These four had originally belonged to a space pirate gang which was quite famous in the interster, of course, it was an infamous kind of fame. In recent years, the Oka space pirate group had been jointly wanted by multiple races due to their rampant crimes. The Star Alliance had yed its role well and soon after also issued a reward for their capture. Roughly three months ago, the space pirate gang split up while pursued by multiple armies. Most of the members of the space pirate gang had already been arrested and imprisoned at the Star Alliance prison. Unfortunately, the pursuing party had not been able to smoothly capture the person presumed to be the leader and he, together with a few high ranking personnel of the space pirate gang, had slipped out of their grasp. The ones who got away were the four people who had fled to Saina at this time. Only three of his men remained. Taking them with him and going into hiding on Saina, Feilun originally wanted to just quietly bid his time. As long as he avoided this round of pursuit and relied on the money he had previously hidden on a small remote, he wouldn¡¯t need to worry about not getting a chance at aeback. [1] But when they came to this area and saw the few mukas with a cart full of baseda ore, the four couldn¡¯t help but start formting a n. Baseda ore, something that would forever be in short supply on the interster market. It had always been a scarce resource on the market, in other words, it was very valuable. The mukas had not raised the price for many years, but this kind of rare ore actually sold on the ck market for more than ten or even twenty times the price. As space pirates who lived by plundering, seeing a pile of glittering money in front of their very eyes, of course, they couldn¡¯t help themselves. When facing a group of mukas, they also did not have the guts to be thieves. However, there were merely three adult mukas transporting this cart of baseda ore, this could be considered as close to one. They would be able to take them down as long as they could find a ce to ambush. They had been hiding on this for a while and had already more or less avoided the limelight. After going over the pros and cons, Feilun soon made up his mind. Although he knew that the adult mukas possessed very strong closebat capabilities, Feilun was still confident in the ambush¡¯s sess. All four of them were ability users.
[1] ¨C There is an idiom here, "To return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan", it basically means to make aeback.
Chapter 65 part2
The ambush was very sessful. The three adult mukas transporting the small cart could not guard against the sudden and unexpected attack. Fearing thebat prowess of the adult mukas, the four people whounched the attack didn¡¯t really want to fight the mukas. They just intended to use their abilities to restrict the opponents¡¯ movements. Injured mukas were likely to be enraged and their fighting more fierce, they didn¡¯t need to increase the risk for themselves. The movements of the few adult mukas had already been temporarily limited. The four people dashed over to the small cart filled with baseda ore, ready to snatch the goods and run away. Pressing his space button, the three subordinates began to load the baseda ore from the cart into Feilun¡¯s interdimensional space. But just as the first ore was loaded, an invisible de of air, sharp like the edge of a dagger, swiftly shot forward and in a sh interrupted the four men¡¯s actions. Almost at the same time, they sensed a violent space distortion close by and warning bells urgently rang in their heads. This made the four turn to the side and dropped to the ground in an emergency maneuver. Going from being close to pulling it off to all of a sudden crawling in the dirt, they really cut a sorry figure. The four instantly knew what kind of situation they were in. They spotted several silhouettesing from the left, among them three were in humanoid form and there was also one who, from the build, seemed to be a cub of the muka race. Feilun¡¯s eyes darkened, his bandit nature had now also been triggered. The four prepared for battle. None of them noticed the iconic silver tail behind one within the group. Having thrown themselves onto the ground in order to avoid the attack, the four people only saw that there was a human in the group that arrived by foot and that human, who clearlyckedbat strength, naturally became their first target. These four would not be easy to deal with. As soon as he saw the other party¡¯s sinister eyes, Duke felt that these people were criminals up to no good. Furthermore, the other party had to his surprise been able to restrict the movements of several adult mukas... Duke¡¯s heart became heavy once more as he somewhat processed thispletely unexpected situation. The attack came very quickly. As an ordinary human, Xie Luan¡¯s senses could not react in time. Nearly in the blink of an eye, a figure closed in on him from a distance, followed by an impending cold de. But this cold de could not truly get close to him. Almost at the same moment the figure drew near, an ice-cold silver shed before Xie Luan¡¯s eyes. He then distinctly heard a bang-like sound that seemed to originate from a ruthless blow. The person who took the blow and was sent flying did not even have the time to issue a pained grunt before he hit the ground not far away. Afterward there intermittently came some pain-filled groans from where heid. Obviously, he was seriously injured. He had taken a direct hit from the silver tail, at present this man could already not even drag himself up anymore. There was nothing he could do. Although his senses could not keep up, based on the result, Xie Luan also knew what had transpired just now. Raising his eyes, he saw the side of the face of the nox who was standing beside him in his adult form. Different from his usual cold look, Ya Yi¡¯s face was now slightly strained and the pupils in the cyan eyes were also tightened into a thin line. Rather than cold, it was better to describe the expression as ice-cold. At this moment, Xie Luan felt that the nox in front of his eyes seemed to for the first time have truly entered a type of battle mode. What kind of battle mode did the nox race have? The four people who just noticed the silver tail now atst got to widen their knowledge. Not even the slightest bit of air was left untouched by the space attack. Not even the slightest bit of concern for the spiritual power consumed, the frightening ability was not suppressed in the least. Their surroundings had already been turned into distorted space, encircling them, just one reckless step would lead to the loss of an arm or leg. The four people who had just attempted to attack were now staying in ce and doing their utmost to shrink their bodies, afraid that the distorted space around them would suddenly further close in. Didn¡¯t the nox race go extinct several decades ago? Why did they meet with an adult nox on this? Faced with this unexpected development, the four people had now basically lost their ability to think. As their space had beenpressed and they were in a state of panic, the four people trapped by the space distortion had no thoughts of escaping. Whether physical or physiological, all of them had received a heavy blow and were now in fact also not capable of escaping. It was not until the end of the battle that the muka cub, who had continuously been blocking Xie Luan with his body, atst agreed to obediently retreat to the side. This muka cub had from a moment ago immediately used his own body topletely shelter Xie Luan. In order to prevent thetter from being attacked like earlier, this cub had blocked the front of the youth with his body while his forearms were crossed behind the youth, forming the perfect protected area. Because he knew that the nearby youth hadcking defense and was quite easily wounded, the muka cub had instinctively done this. He had blocked him like this, so that the one blocked by him would not be harmed. Several of the previously restricted adult mukas was now able to move. Ya Yi stopped using his ability, whereafter Duke went to tie up the four people who had already lost their ability to move. After tying up these four people, Xie Luan and the others returned to the vige. From the sta, they found out that these four were wanted by the Star Alliance. Duke contacted the relevant department of the Star Alliance and it seemed that they would be able to get a big reward for handing over these people. The four who were tied up in a small room had not expected that they would be able to smoothly escape from all the pursuing armies and sessfullyy low on Saina for such a long time, only to be caught on this very when they were almost about to make aeback. If they were handed over to the Star Alliance, they feared they would never again set foot outside prison in this lifetime. When thinking that this was the most likely oue, the four people who were tied up in the small room immediately felt their hearts turn into ash. [1]
[1] ¨C They are feeling dejected, as if their hearts have died and turned to ash.
Chapter 66 part1
Just hug him
The battle was over, the four dangerous people with malicious intentions were bound and locked up in a small room at the vige. The immobilized mukas who had been unlucky enough to go through the incident were now back to normal. Xie Luan merely felt that they were more scared than hurt and was d that they got there in time. However, he found that the nox who had stayed close next to him ever since they returned to the vige, following him like a little chick following their mother, seemed to still be in battle mode. His pupils were narrowed and his handsome face slightly taut, he was still giving off the stiff and cold feeling he had in the battle just now. This kind of feeling was not safe at all, you could basically see the dangerous signals emitting from the other¡¯s body. But although he was in this state, the nox was still staying close to Xie Luan. Actually, Xie Luan had already noticed the state of this nox on the way back, but the situation at that time had been very inconvenient. Wanting to bring the other back to the vige first, he had put it off forter. Back in his room, Xie Luan opened his arms to the muka cub who had made a low hissing sound at him. Therge cub lowered his head and lightly snuggled into his embrace once. Xie Luan raised his hand to touch the head of the muka cub. He then patted the inside of the bed and said in a warm voice, "Nick should go to bed." Hearing the youth¡¯s words, the muka cub responded with a very low sound from his throat. After looking towards the spot the youth had patted with his scarlet eye, the muka cub very obedientlyid down on the bed. The scarlet eyes did not make Xie Luan feel frightened in the least. When the muka cub obedientlyid down on the bed, Xie Luan at once covered the cub with a quilt and gently patted and coaxed the cub a few times to close his eyes. Finished coaxing the cub, Xie Luan directed all of his attention to Ya Yi who was standing in front of him. The nox¡¯s current state was abnormal. In addition to appearing to still be in battle mode, from his slightly narrowed azure eyes, Xie Luan felt that this nox in front of him also seemed to be holding something back. It was abnormal and at the same time also dangerous. Xie Luan did not know what could have caused this situation, but he at this time chose to extend a hand and grab the nox¡¯s left wrist. Almost at the same time, Xie Luan looked up and met that pair of light azure eyes with narrowed pupils. The two eyes whocked luster and warmth were watching him with a steadfast gaze. For a split second, Xie Luan felt like a prey being stared at by a predator. In this abnormal state, the nox looked like a dangerous beast ready to tear out the throat of the prey at any moment. But Xie Luan continued to face the pair of azure eyes and his grip around the other¡¯s wrist did not loosen. "Ya Yi." Clearly calling out the other¡¯s name, Xie Luan¡¯s voice was very soft and unhurried. He was trying to appease this nox. He could not say that he hadn¡¯t sensed the dangerous signals emitting from the other¡¯s body, but the fact that the nox had still obediently followed him all this time made Xie Luan feel like for him the danger was limited. Hearing the voice of the youth as well as him calling his name this way, Ya Yi did not move and his azure eyes were still steadily gazing at the youth opposite him. But at this moment, the thin tightened pupils could be seen slightly rxing. Receiving a reaction from the other, Xie Luan looked at the nox who seemed to have been appeased by him a bit but was still unable topletely break away from his abnormal state and simply directly stepped closer to the other. The nox didn¡¯t resist his touch and when Xie Luan had grabbed his wrist he had also not attacked. He merely stared at him. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t coax an adult, he only knew how to coax cubs. Now facing the nox who needed to be appeased, he could only resort to trying to use the way he coaxed cubs first. He lifted his hand and touched the long silver hair of the nox. Xie Luan first touched the silver hair under the gaze of the azure eyes, he then moved his hand to the other¡¯s head. While touching the other¡¯s head, he put a little strength into it in order to get the nox to lower his head and light rest his forehead on his left shoulder. Afterpleting this series of actions, Xie Luan only then, when they both were in this kind of posture, gave it a go and calmly raised his hand to pet and touch the soft silver hair of the nox. The nox¡¯s body was at first still a little tense and stiff, but after having his hair touched by Xie Luan for a long time, his tense body gradually rxed atst. Just like a dangerous beast slowly bing docile. At this angle, Xie Luan could clearly see the small ck mark exposed at the lower side of the nox¡¯s neck. The color of the mark was darker than when Xie Luan had first seen it, but as the nox was gradually appeased by him, he found that the totem slowly changed back to the rtively light color from his memory. However he was not given any time to think about it. Just as he discovered this matter, Xie Luan suddenly felt something around his waist. Actually, he did not need to look down in order to know that the thing encircling his waist was certainly a silver tail, but Xie Luan still reflexively lowered his line of sight. He was barely able to catch a quick glimpse of cold silver before his whole field of vision without warning turned upside down. His back was stered against the soft bed and his waist was still encircled by the silver tail. Not at all prepared for the owner of this silver tail to suddenly push him down onto the bed, Xie Luan was now obviously stunned. He definitely had to appease him. The current development was very unexpected to Xie Luan and the next second he felt a slightly cool and soft touch at the corner of his mouth, pausing his actions. Xie Luan did not just feel this soft touch once, but several times in session. Ya Yi who had pressed down the youth, was lowering his head and lightly pecking the youth¡¯s lips. His action of pecking the youth¡¯s lips was very careful. As he kissed him, the nox also marked the youth with his scent. It wasn¡¯t until Xie Luan reacted that the light pecking on his lips stopped. The reason he had stopped him was because he had out of the corner of his eyes seen that the muka cub next to them had at some point opened his eyes again and was now looking towards them with his scarlet eyes. When the youth had been pressed down just now, the bed had vibrated which made the muka cub open his eyes again. However therge cub still very obediently nestled in his original position and did not move, he just looked at his parents nearby. The cub was watching. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: ¡î*:.?. o(¨R¨Œ¨Q)o .?.:*¡î
Chapter 66 part2
Having a general idea of what the scene might look like in the eyes of the muka cub, Xie Luan¡¯s left eye subconsciously twitched. However, this scene did not remain for very long. Xie Luan saw the nox on top of him atsty down beside him, the silver tail still around his waist. The nox then reached out and pulled him close. Since the cub was watching, they naturally did not move after this. The muka cub would obediently close his eyes and go to sleep soon. Reassured by this, Xie Luan directed his attention back at the nox hugging him. Just now he had actually, with great difficulty, been able to partially pacify the nox who was in an abnormal state. Now that he looked up and met the two cyan eyes, the contracted pupils in them seemed to have already eased a lot. Just hug him. Thinking this, Xie Luan was hugged like this by the nox beside him and slept throughout the night. Waking up to find that they were still in this position, Xie Luan gave a low cough and touched the silver tail encircling his waist. The tail willingly let go of him and Xie Luan was then able to get up from the bed. Before the Star Alliance dispatch came to retrieve the four wanted criminals, Duke spared no effort to squeeze out the remaining value out of the four. First of all, the other¡¯s space button was naturally confiscated. This space button still contained a few baseda ores which had been snatched from them earlier. Next, Duke also pried out the information regarding the hidden property from the leader of the group. The other had buried arge amount of money on a small, enough for him to establish another star pirate gang. Lastly, Duke had the four nt trees with them. Once the members of the Star Alliance arrived, ording to the crimes they hadmitted, these four would certainly have to stay in the Star Alliance prison for the rest of their lives. Duke felt that he had already shown them enough kindness by letting them have a lot of outdoor activities now. nting trees in the uninhabited area between the vige and the mine had been Xie Luan¡¯s idea. After exining the benefits of increasing this¡¯s vegetational coverage, the mukas in the vige were eager to do it. As a result, from that day on, there were adult mukas from the vige who went to the wilderness in order to nt small saplings. Originally, Xie Luan was considering whether to bring some saplings from his world which were suitable as windbreaks for sand fixation, such as the populus euphratica. But he found that there were nts more apt for this task in this world. On the the shuren race resided on, there was a kind of tree called darrow tree. It had high adaptability to its surroundings and the saplings grew quickly after being nted. It was also very excellent as a windbreak for sand fixation. Xie Luan helped to nt saplings as well. This was the home of the muka cub next to him. Although one person had limited power, he too wished to help the by adding a little green. "Right, then Nick can put the sapling in." After nting a tree, Xie Luan taught the muka cub next to him how to nt a small sapling by himself. Holding the small sapling and correctly cing it into the pit, the muka cub then properly filled it with soil just like the youth had shown him. Like this, the nting could be regarded asplete. Seeing the cub finish the task, Xie Luan quickly praised the muka cub. When the cub then lowered his head and snuggled into his arms, Xie Luan at once raised his hand and lightly patted the cub¡¯s sharp forearm. The originally very open wilderness was now filled with many small saplings. ording to the growth period of darrow trees, if there was no mishap, after about half a year this ce would probably be much greener and full of life. Looking at these saplings nted by the mukas, Xie Luan wandered through the, for now, deste wilderness. As he walked, his eyes happened to be drawn to a speck of pure white not far away. A little white flower gently swaying in the wind, blooming in the wilderness. In itself, it was actually not very eye-catching. But once noticed, the flower growing among the deste wilderness would seem particrly beautiful. A sense of beauty full of vitality. In the eyes of Xie Luan, it was indeed very beautiful. As Xie Luan was looking at the flower, he noticed that the nox¡¯s line of sight was directed towards him. "This, do you like it?" Pointing to the little white flower that was softly swaying in the wind not far away, Xie Luan uttered the question to Ya Yi who was standing beside him. Xie Luan discovered that he actually didn¡¯t really know what the nox liked as he never spoke about it. Most of the time, the nox liked to follow him around and while doing this the nox was usually rtively quiet. Even though he may look indifferent in his adult form, this nox also really seemed to like sticking close to him. Hearing the youth¡¯s voice, Ya Yi turned to look at the flower and nodded his head. Actually, he didn¡¯t particrly have any feeling of like or dislike for the flower, but as he thought Xie Luan liked it, this nox nodded his head after looking at it. When seeing the other nodding, Xie Luan habitually raised his hand to touch the silver hair of the nox and calmly said, "It¡¯s good to say what you like and want sometimes, this way others, like me, can know what you¡¯re thinking." Xie Luan said this hoping that the nox could express himself a little more in the future, so that he would be able to know what the other liked and disliked. Everyone has different preferences. If you live your life doing what you like, your days will be filled with happiness. Xie Luan wanted to know this nox¡¯s preferences so that he could then make adjustments ordingly. But almost the second Xie Luan finished speaking, his waist was once again suddenly encircled by the silver tail. The two were originally very close and Xie Luan was now encircled and hugged by the nox standing in front of him. Xie Luan was slightly stunned, but he came to just in time to hear the nox¡¯s cold and low voice. ¡°Like.¡± ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: *squealing sound* *squealing sound stops* Later on the news: Tragic struck tonight as a young trantor was found copsed in their apartment... Acute overload, they were unfortunately unable to.... It only goes to show that the danger of cuteness is real. Remember folks, ATR: Always look away, take deep breaths, reboot. Follow this rule and you will live. *ghost Leo floating in the background* ¡°..Nah, it was worth it.¡±
Chapter 67 part1
Not don¡¯t, but don¡¯t know
When he had been encircled and pulled close by the tail, Xie Luan¡¯s hand was still in the middle of touching the silver hair of the nox in front of him. Caught off guard once more by hearing the word ¡°like¡±e from the other¡¯s mouth, Xie Luan was obviously stunned for a little longer this time. After saying this word, Ya Yi thought about it and then added, ¡°Love.¡± Hearing the same low and unhurried voice from a very close distance, particrly spoken next to his ear, it sounded especially clear to Xie Luan. These two wordsbined did not leave any room for him to misunderstand what kind of love this was again. This was the second time Xie Luan had heard the nox say he loved him. The first time, Xie Luan had subconsciously thought that the other¡¯s ¡°love¡± was the result of some kind of ¡°chick imprinting¡±. But this time, Xie Luan felt that he couldn¡¯t exin it away anymore. Just now, he had asked the nox whether he liked the flower. Xie Luan had seen the other nod his head in response, but the expression on his face had not changed at all. However, when the nox had opened his mouth and said he liked him, Xie Luan had clearly seen those two nearby vertical pupils slightly tighten. It was different from the apathetic and cold expression the other had when he nodded his head a moment ago. After saying these two words, Ya Yi, who was encircling Xie Luan with his tail, did not do anything more. He merely lowered his head slightly, his vertical pupils silently gazing at the other. Unprepared, Xie Luan who was shown this meek appearance by the nox, once again felt some part of his heart being lightly jabbed. The other had previously taken the initiative to lower his head in a simr posture to let him touch his horns, at that time Xie Luan had also sensed this feeling a bit, but he had been slow to react and let it slip out of his grasp. This kind of feeling, like some soft ce in his chest was being lightly jabbed, must be due to emotion. When it came to being treated differently, it was usually quite easy for the one who received the ¡°special treatment¡± to discover it. Xie Luan now, atst, clearly sensed it. ¡°...What about others?¡± Still not knowing how he should respond, Xie Luan was quiet for a good while and finally could onlye up with this question. Asking this, Xie Luan waited and then heard the response after a moment. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Pondering for a second, Ya Yi gave this answer. Not don¡¯t, but don¡¯t know. Xie Luan felt that this reply was a little unfair. The tail was very firmly encircled around his waist. Before the ice-cold tail was willing to release him, Xie Luan would be unable to move. While in this position, Xie Luan suddenly felt a kissnd on his cheek. He had not yet reacted when he was pecked again, a second time. The lightly pursed lips that briefly touched his cheek felt a little cool to the touch, but also soft. This kind of touch moved across his cheek, gradually nearing the corner of his mouth. Xie Luan discovered this, but because he could feel that these pecking kisses were meant to very carefully sound him out, Xie Luan¡¯s heart immediately went soft and he slightly rxed his body, ultimately choosing not to move. It¡¯s allowed. The tip of the nox¡¯s tail, which was wrapped around the youth¡¯s waist, moved by itself and subconsciously tightened a little more. Waiting until the silver tail let go, Xie Luan touched the corner of his lip that had just been pecked and shrunk his head back, too embarrassed to speak. [1] At this moment, Xie Luan heard the nearby muka cub softly issue a low sound, it was not a hiss, but more of a simple sound. His bring red eyes were looking directly at him. Faced with this, Xie Luan could not help coughing. He approached the muka cub and had him lower his head a little, Xie Luan then nted a kiss on therge cub¡¯s forehead. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: Seems like I was not the only one who forgot that Nick was there. ( ?¡ã ?? ?¡ã) (Sorry Nick.. ( T_T)£Ü(^-^ ))
[1] ¨C The literal trantion of thest part is something like ¡°some ostriches don¡¯t speak¡±, I was so confused by it. Luckily Jujuseason was there to exin it to me, it turns out it was referring to the mental image of an ostrich burying its head in the sand when scared. ....God, I have such an embarrassing story that fits perfectly with this, actually, after my first kiss I literally buried my head, it was not even under the covers but in a small space between the wall and the bed... I was just so embarrassed and shocked (I had been asked to close my eyes and so did not know that they were going to do that, they were the same sex as me so I really did not except it despite the ssic line). Actually, afterward, I ended up being much more embarrassed by my reaction, I mean, I did it right in front of them... (but, like, I was really young, nine or so, so... Nope, still embarrassed by it.(? ???¦Ø??? ?)?)
Chapter 67 part2
Four important wanted people were reported to have been captured on Saina and the news had been confirmed as correct. Receiving this report, the Star Alliance headquarters immediately dispatched personnel to Saina, it only took a mere two days for them to arrive. These four people were all high ranking members of the infamous star pirate gang. The reward issued by the Star Alliance was very considerable, it most likely added up to at least 10 million. "Who caught them?" One of the people in the troops sent by the Star Alliance asked Duke this question after inspecting the conditions of the criminals. In order to ensure that the important criminals did not escape, the Star Alliance personnel sent to Saina were naturally soldiers. As Star Alliance army¡¯s special forces who had undergone special training, the personnel dispatched could nearly at first nce clearly see that the four tied up criminals had been wounded by the same person. Among them, one was seriously injured. The upper part of his body had suffered a very heavy blow. What they did not know was who or what could possibly have inflicted this ruthless strike. It was not simply a matter of a few broken ribs that could easily be solved, rather they had been directly smashed. The attack had actually been intended for the heart. If it wasn¡¯t for the other urgently adjusting his position at the critical moment, he would have since long already turned into a corpse. The young man in front of them was obviously not someone capable of this, the dispatched personnel had therefore also asked this at this time. It did not look like a muka attack, but if it was not the mukas, who on this could have subdued the four wanted criminals? It was not something your average person could aplish. Although they were reluctant to admit it, these four wanted people were really capable when it came to using their abilities. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to escape their multi-party pursuit up until now. Duke stalled and did not answer immediately. He was trying to think up a way to deceive them. Earlier, he had just wanted to contact the Star Alliance in order for them to arrest the four criminals, but he had forgotten that it might expose the identity of the nox. The fewer people who knew of Ya Yi¡¯s identity as one of the nox race, the better. Although Duke himself held no hostility towards the nox race, he knew that the race, which was said to already have been extinct, was still a target of a lot of hatred in the interster. But even though Duke didn¡¯t say it, he couldn¡¯t stop the four people in front of him from not doing the same. The wanted man who had been seriously injured and was lying down seemed to sink into the scarred mental state from before. At this time, he said, as if talking to himself, "The nox race is not extinct, there are still some alive, on this..." As soon as this sentence was said, the expressions of the personnel from the Star Alliance slightly changed. Contrary to what one might expect, this was not something hard to believe for these people. At that time, the nox egg, the sole survivor, had originally been found by scouts dispatched by the Star Alliance army. All high ranked personnel at the Star Alliance knew about this. They were merely surprised that the egg had actually been able to smoothly hatch. The nox cub who had been born should have advanced to adult form by now and like this they had by chance been given the opportunity to meet them on this. "Can you let us meet?" Cuffing the four star pirates with special handcuffs to block their abilities, the leader of the dispatched troops moved his eyes to the young man standing to the side. Finally seeing him. The people sent by the Star Alliance were not looking to trouble the other party, it was simply that this mission required them to report the other. They needed to record his contribution, to subdue the important wanted criminals and hand them over to the Star Alliance could be considered as an outstanding achievement. At the annual evaluation of the Star Alliance, it was possible to be awarded the Medal of Honor for individual contributions. Although recording the nox¡¯s contribution was somewhat tricky in their opinion, they couldn¡¯t deny that the other had really done a good thing this time. Silver hair and green eyes, the iconic silver tail behind. It had already been many years since theyst saw a living nox. The soldiers in the dispatched troops still could not help but pause for a second when they truly saw it. "Thank you for your contributions to the Star Alliance. The reward will be issued shortly after we escort the prisoners back to the Star Alliance, please provide a valid crystal card ount first." The leader of the troops, aparatively high ranking officer, walked up to them and made a military salute as per normal to express the gratitude of the Star Alliance for his contributions. Ya Yi did not respond, he merely turned his head and stared at the youth next to him. Xie Luan quickly provided a card number. As Ya Yi did not have a crystal card, he could only provide his own at this time. "As soon as we get back to Gaia, we will open a new ount and I¡¯ll transfer the money to you." After seeing off the personnel from the Star Alliance, Xie Luan opened his mouth and said this to the person next to him. The reward money should be taken by the other. But the property in the space button confiscated from the four star pirates, as well as therge amount of money and valuables buried on another, were all left for Duke to handle. Xie Luan wished that the money would be able to help the development of the vige. However, shortly after he finished speaking, Xie Luan saw the silver tail not far from him move a little and he then heard the nox say, "Give to Ah Luan." It was a very calm statement. Xie Luan thought about the amount of the reward, which was no less than 10 million. Naturally, it was impossible for him to take it just because the other said so. Knowing that the other meant what he had said, Xie Luan thought about it and tried to find apromise, "You can put it there for the time being. I don¡¯t need it, so I will save it for you. " "Good." With a curt reply, Ya Yi nodded his head. The profile of his face seemed slightly softer at this time, his normally cold appearance had faded and Xie Luan caught a glimpse of an expression which made him not seem as hard to approach. __________________ Trantor¡¯s note: Ya Yi¡¯s book of love: 6 steps to sess Step 1: Stay by their side, never leave them. Step 2: Get them used to "harmless" affection. Step 3: Bombard them with words of love. Step 4: Attack, but still observe their reaction and respect their wishes. Step 5: Give them your everything, even if that everything is ten million. Step 6: Persist until they no longer can resist. ¡ã???(???)???¡ã
Chapter 67 part3
This time¡¯s long journey wasing to an end. It had been confirmed that the condition of the eight newborn cubs had stabilized and Xie Luan felt ready to return. Knowing that the youth was about to leave, the day before Xie Luan had booked the return trip, the adult mukas in the vige brought the cubs with them to do something. Xie Luan saw the adults take the cubs with them in the morning. Nick who normally liked to follow him around took the initiative to join the group as well. At first, Xie Luan also wanted to follow them and have a look, but Duke stopped him and had him wait in the house. Since this was all the other had told him, Xie Luan could only stay there so he didn¡¯t ruin their ns. It didn¡¯t take too long. After waiting in the house for about an hour, Xie Luan heard the sound of the adults and the cubs returning. The cubs walked into the house. Xie Luan barely had time to notice this before he at once was surrounded by the dozen of muka cubs who had entered. Encircled by the cubs, Xie Luan originally intended to coax the cubs like usual. But before he could do it, he was distracted by the blue gems they held with their forearms. It was baseda ore. Baseda ore was in fact a kind of blue and semi-transparent gem. Even if you disregarded its important role as a raw material for cores of high-tech weapons and merely relied on appearance alone, after being processed and polished, this kind of stone would certainly still sell at a considerable price. The gems held in the forearms of these cubs were not mined by the adults, but by the cubs themselves after having studied and imitated the adults¡¯ actions. Considering the cubs¡¯ builds, the ores mined by the eight muka cubs who were still only small babies were going to be a bit smaller. Xie Luan squatted down to receive the gems the cubs held up to him with their forearms. One by one, the cubs let go of the gems and Xie Luan used two hands to catch them with a bit of difficulty. Once finished, the eight cubs seemed very happy and were waving their forearms at Xie Luan, making low hissing sounds. It was about liking, but also about thanking. They had been able to be born into this world all thanks to the youth¡¯s attentive care. The biggest gem Xie Luan received was the one Nick gave him. The adults who had gone with the cubs told him that in order to smoothly extract it, the muka cub had diligently chosen to work on it for a long time. ¡¸Which, family, cub?¡¹Word by word this sentence appeared on the floating virtual screen as an adult muka in the room asked Xie Luan this question. They only knew that this muka cub came to the vige with the youth. The mukas in the vige didn¡¯t know anything else. Because he didn¡¯t think that it was necessary to specially mention it, Duke hadn¡¯t told them at that time. He now had to exin that this muka cub was staying at a cub raising branch, that there were no parents. But just as he opened his mouth, Xie Luan rushed to answer before him. ¡°He is my family.¡± Saying these four words, Xie Luan slightly paused, and then once more confirmed it with a warm voice, "He is my family¡¯s cub." The parent was him. This muka cub also had a parent, just like the other cubs in the room. Actually, when adopting the mermaid cub, Xie Luan had seriously considered the issue regarding the adoption of the other cubs. He hadn¡¯t adopted Gale out of partiality, he treasured all the cubs in the club equally. The reason why Gale had been the one to be adopted first was due to the fact that the mermaid cub already fully viewed him as his parent. As Xia Qi had said, basically, the little mermaid would not ept being adopted by other people. As for the other cubs who were waiting to be adopted, until they truly had a family Xie Luan wished to take on the role of a parent. Of course, if after some time they still hadn¡¯t found a suitable adopter for a cub, Xie Luan and the other caretakers in the club had the intention of adopting them. The possibility of the muka cub being adopted by others was very low. Thinking about how hard the cub had tried to protect him in the battle, Xie Luan¡¯s tone was especially soft as he said this sentence. After being treated gently by Xie Luan since the beginning, he had liked following after the former. This muka cub subconsciously actually considered Xie Luan as his parent. Now hearing Xie Luan¡¯s words, thisrge cub with a scary appearance at once looked like an obedient baby. With his head lowered, he issued a very distinct hissing sound from his throat. The next day, when they boarded the starship at Saina starport, it wasn¡¯t just Ya Yi and Nick that departed with Xie Luan. After talking it over with the other adults yesterday, they at thest moment made the decision to let the newborn muka babies stay at Yunbao Branch as well and have them study and be raised alongside cubs of other races. As for the cost of their stay, these small ores gifted to him were enough to cover many years. Listening to Xie Luan¡¯s previous suggestion, Duke contacted and persuaded several viges who also mined baseda ore in order to prepare for a unified increase in price of the exported ore. The darrow tree seedlings nted in the wilderness not too long ago had adapted well to the environment. This type of tree had a very high vitality and grew quickly. Duke predicted that they might see a lot of vivid green next spring. Although the thought of this green covering all of Saina was still distant, Duke was now quite motivated. He wanted to unite the mukas living in the other viges as well as the small towns and together spread this vivid color a bit more. One day in the future, Saina would truly have be green and full of life. When that day came, Duke would invite the youth to visit their again. _____________ Trantor¡¯s note: He said Nick was part of his family! o(¨Rv¨Q)o
Chapter 68 part1
The desire to be born
Although the ce they departed from was Saina, the staff on themercial starship had still inevitably been shocked when they saw the human youth boarding with a group of muka cubs. Particrly the image of the youth walking in front, leading, with a bunch of small muka babies and arger muka cub obediently walking behind him. From a distance, it looked like a group of chicks following their mother. "Babies,e here." Xie Luan, who was walking in front, looked back from time to time to check on the cubs who were following him. When he found their seats, he waved for the cubs toe over. Seeing the youth wave at them, the muka cubs who were obediently following after him quickly walked over. Once in front of Xie Luan, the cubs moved their sharp forearms and issued hissing sounds from their throats in response. Parents were allowed to carry their cubs on the starship but there were also customized seats prepared for cubs. Xie Luan bent down to lift the muka babies who were looking up at him with their red eyes and one by one put them in their seat and activated the safety mechanism. Put in the seats that were simr to beds, these mukas cubs who were riding a starship for the first time were somewhat curious of their surroundings. But when their heads were touched by Xie Luan, these muka babies all obediently nestled in their seats. It was a long distance to travel, it took several days for them to reach Gaia. To Xie Luan¡¯s relief, the cubs didn¡¯t cause any disturbance during the journey. There were distinct differences between Gaia and Saina. When they first arrived on this a moment ago, the eight newborn cubs following after Xie Luan got to experience this¡¯s very different environment for themselves. "After some time, your home should also have a lot of this color. Maybe it will even have a bit more than this." Xie Luan held up a green leaf that had fallen from a branch andnded on his head. Turning it in front of the muka cubs who were looking at him, he said this sentence with a slight smile on his face. He couldn¡¯t say when. But he believed that one day in the future, Duke and the other mukas who were working towards this would eventually aplish it. "Hiss..." At this time, the muka baby nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms extended his forearms towards the green leaf in Xie Luan¡¯s hand. He tried hard to raise his sharp forearms high to reach the leaf and issued a little hiss from his throat. As the cub showed that he wanted the leaf, Xie Luan handed it over. Once the cub firmly held the thin leaf with his two forearms, Xie Luan stretched out his hand to lightly touch the back of the cub. This muka baby was weakerpared to the other newborn cubs, but he could still be considered healthy. It was just that, after growing up, he may not have as strong a fighting capability as others in his race had. With the nox nested on his shoulder, Xie Luan looked just like a kindergarten teacher taking a ss out on a field trip as he lead the group of cubs back to Yunbao branch.[1] As no one at the branch had received a prior notice, the adults in the room all showed surprise on their faces when Xie Luan led the group of muka cubs into the house. "These cubs...? It was Xia Qi who said this. Seeing so many muka cubs all at once, the caretakers present had yet to wrap their minds around the situation. "These cubs hatched from the injured eggs, they will be staying at our club from now on." After giving a brief exnation, Xie Luan looked down at the muka baby who was still ying with the leaf in his arms. "The condition of this cub¡¯s body is not as good as the others¡¯. Chris, can you see if you can make a nutritious diet for this baby and try to improve it as much as possible?" A muka cub with bad health? This was the first time he had heard something like this. As the branch¡¯s dietitian, Chris was slightly stunned for a while, he then nodded quickly. ¡°Ok, leave it to me." In response to this request, Chris reached out to hold the muka cub that Xie Luan was carrying. He had to examine the cub¡¯s condition first. To be honest, this was the first time Chris had been so close to a muka cub. It was also the first time he had seen such a small muka. It was actually no different from cubs of other races. It was not fierce or scary, it was just a cub, nothing else.
[1] ¨C Something like this:

Chapter 68 part2
He took the new cubs to the living room to introduced them to the other cubs. Xie Luan then went to the indoor pool, wanting to bring over the two cubs who lived in the pool as well. Unlike in the past, the mermaid cub had already swum up to the edge and begun calling out to him before he even neared the pool. "Papa, papa~" Azure eyes followed the youth as he walked over and the mermaid cub immediately started swaying his small tail under the surface. He looked very happy. Having heard his footsteps, Gale knew that his parents were back. The little mermaid had at once emerged from the bottom of the pool and swam to the edge, waiting. The moment he saw the youth, he began to lightly sway his tail. Xie Luan squatted down to stroke the mermaid cub¡¯s short light golden hair. Xia Qi had told him that the baby would swim up to the edge of the pool every day and gaze towards the door. He must have been waiting for him toe back. "There are a lot of new babies in the club, I¡¯ll take you to meet them.¡± Xie Luan said this in a soft voice. He first picked up the mermaid cub who was lightly grasping his trousers and then picked up turtle-like moye cub as well. Wrapping them in towels and drying them off, he carried them into the living room together. The branch all of a sudden had eight more muka cubs. When all the cubs gathered in the living room, the staff in the room couldn¡¯t help thinking the same thing¡ª Didn¡¯t their club seem to be bing more and more lively? Especially Xia Qi and Lin Yi felt this way. Having seen the original deste branch, the scene in front of them was a sharp contrast to the one from their memory. Moreover, the cubs in the club were having a good time, they did not have the listless appearance from before. This was how a cub raising club should be like. Because he had been away for a little longer this time, when Xie Luan returned to the living room, he was nearly drowned by cubs who wanted to climb up on him. Coaxing them one by one he was only then able to regain control of the situation. After properly coaxing them, Xie Luan got away from the surrounding cubs for the time being and began preparing the cubs¡¯ dinner together with the other caretakers. While brewing milk powder and pouring it into the small bottles, Xie Luan asked Xia Qi a question without warning, "When was Nick sent to our branch? Xia Qi, do you still remember?" Being asked so suddenly, it was difficult for Xia Qi to recall the exact time. She shook her head and replied, "I don¡¯t remember, but there are records of the cubs¡ä stay here. If you want to know, we can go check the recordster." After saying this, Xia Qi added a sentence with some doubt, "Why do you suddenly ask this?" "It¡¯s nothing.... It¡¯s just, I want to have a birthday celebration for the cub." A birthday celebration should normally be held on the day one was born, but Xie Luan felt that the day this muka cub came to Yunbao branch was also very memorable. This year, he wanted to celebrate this cub¡¯s birthday. Hearing what he said, Xia Qi, who originally only was somewhat puzzled, now had even more question marks on her face. "Birthday celebration...?" Xia Qi hesitatingly repeated the strange noun that hade from the youth¡¯s mouth. She understood the literal meaning of a birthday, but she did not understand the meaning of "birthday celebration". Hearing the other¡¯s questioning tone, it took Xie Luan a few seconds to reply. He first then realized that the alien races may not have the concept of celebrating birthdays. "A birthday celebration is exactly as it sounds, it¡¯s to celebrate the day the cub came into the world." Putting together the words, Xie Luan tried to describe it as simple as possible, "However, for Nick¡¯s birthday this year, I want to celebrate the day he came to our club." The birthdays of the other cubs in the club would also be noticed down in the calendar and from this year, this day on, they would celebrate these cubs. Coincidentally, when checking the record, they found that the date the muka cub started staying at their club was this month. Moreover, it was the 17th of the month, which was only a weekter. The caretakers at Yunbao branch did notpletely understand how they were going to have a birthday celebration for the cub. However, ording to Xie Luan¡¯s instructions, during the following days Lin Yi went out to buy some decorations to decorate the living room. They put it up on the night before Nick¡¯s birthday. While the cubs were sleeping peacefully on their beds, the caretakers began decorating the room. Buying and putting up decorations were all left to others, so what had Xie Luan been doing these past few days? He was learning how to make cakes. He was aplete novice when it came to making cake. Xie Luan¡¯s talent at cooking was only that of an ordinary person, he had therefore continuously been practicing recipes and tutorial videos for several days. Having both worlds at his disposal, he had double the time to practice. Finally, when the day came, he was able to make a birthday cake with pretty good taste and appearance. When the cubs woke up the next morning and went to the living room, they were clearly attracted by the suddenly many and various decorations in the room. On the wall, there was a virtual image of "Happy Birthday" written in the universal intersternguage and the muka cub who entered the room saw his name next to these words. Nick. The name had been given to this muka cub by Xie Luan. He had taught the cub how to write these four letters and this muka cub remembered the name that Xie Luan had given him very clearly Seeing his own name, the muka cub instinctively made a small low hiss and the next moment the youth who had walked over tiptoed and made him wear a pointed triangr hat. "Happy birthday, Nick.¡± Lightly patting the sharp forearm of therge cub, Xie Luan slowly said this. Although he didn¡¯t know what "Happy Birthday" meant, hearing the youth¡¯s gentle and soft voice, the muka cub once more reflexively responded with a low sound from his throat. The small pink triangr hat on his head was a little out of ce on this dangerous looking muka cub. Thinking that the hat the youth put on him was very important, the mukapletely stopped moving and was very careful not to let the little cone fall off his head. When Xia Qi pushed the birthday cake over on a cart, Xie Luan said to the muka cub, "Nick can now make a wish, just think about what you want in your heart, anything is okay." What he wants. This muka cub actually couldn¡¯t think of anything he wanted. But at this time, the baby remembered a sweet taste. It was from when he had first met the youth in front of him and he had fed him that small round milk candy. It was not just the sweetness, but also the soft feeling of being treated tenderly. Unprepared, Xie Luan was slightly shocked when the muka cub suddenly lowered his head and carefully snuggled against his chest. After reacting, he raised his hand to hold the slightly crooked hat in ce and took the opportunity to stroke the muka cub¡¯s head. When he named the muka cub, he was flipping through the dictionary of the sevi race¡¯snguage. The name Nick meant "to be born" in the ancientnguage of the sevi race.
Chapter 69 part1
Gu-Ji
Xie Luan helped the muka cub blow out the candle and cut the cake. Having taken the number of cubs in the club into consideration, he had made a very big birthday cake with threeyers. "Like it?" Finished feeding a slice of cake to the muka cub in front of him, Xie Luan asked the same question as he had when he had given the cub a milk candy. Just like Xie Luan, the muka cub¡¯s reaction was also the same as at that time. The thin vertical pupils stopped in ce and he remained motionless as he experienced the burst of sweetness. However, after hearing Xie Luan¡¯s voice, the cub obediently issued a low response from his throat. The adults in the room began giving cake to the rest of the cubs. Towards the end of the party, Xie Luan cut a piece of cake for himself and sat down on the soft rug-covered ground. Xie Luan lifted the nox, who had been lying quietly on his shoulder and took him into his arms, he then raised his fork with a bit of cake on it and brought it to the nox. "Mawh." As if not expecting Xie Luan to do this, the nox, who looked like a little round ball while in cub form, made a low sound. "We will also celebrate your birthday like this next January." Saying this, Xie Luan added after a second, "We will celebrate every year." Following Xie Luan¡¯s words, the fluffy tail behind the nox nested in his arms gradually rose. Finally, the tail tipped left and half hooked around Xie Luan¡¯s wrist. After finishing the cake, Xie Luan saw that the birthday boy was still wearing the little triangr hat on his head and he continued wearing it throughout the day. He looked like he was cherishing that little hat. That night, the muka cub used his forearm to carefully carry it with him to bed and as he fell asleep he was still protecting it in his arms. Passing by and seeing this scene, Xie Luan bent down and kissed the cub¡¯s hard forehead. After the good night kiss, he went back to his room. Xie Luan did not bring the baby mermaid with him to sleep together. Not this time. The little mermaid had already been onnd for a long time during the day and had now returned to the pool to rest. Putting the nox in his arms down by the pillow, Xie Luan sat down on the bed. At this moment he suddenly remembered that he had still not taken out the things he had put into the space button on Saina. Xie Luan touched the space button and took out one translucent gem after another. These newly mined ores, which had yet to be cut or polished, had been given to him by the muka cubs. Xie Luan had actually not had a chance to take a good look at them until now. Althoughpletely unpolished, the blue-green semi-transparent gems also seemed very beautiful. Xie Luan picked up one of the smaller ores and moved it closer to the eyes of the nox who was looking at him. Cyan. Xie Luan just found that the color of these gemstones was very simr to the color of the nox¡¯s eyes. You could almost say that it waspletely the same tint. Just like the winter sky and a breath of cold air all at the same time. It also looked very pure. cing the gem close to the eyes of the nox andparing them, Xie Luan¡¯s eyes smiled as he said, "It¡¯s a quite beautiful color." Almost the moment his voice fell, Xie Luan saw the nox, who was originally lying down, lift his body and the tip of the tail hanging behind him pointed upwards in an arch. Then, before Xie Luan¡¯s eyes, was no longer a round fluffy cub, but an adult nox. The two men were not far apart from each other and he was all of a sudden pulled extremely close. Xie Luan saw the nox slightly lower his head and the two beautiful cyan eyes werepletely disyed before him, glimmering in the dim light of themp. His figure was clearly reflected in them. In order to make it easier for Xie Luan to see his eyes, Ya Yi did not make any other unnecessary movements. After pulling him close, he motionlessly gazes at him, only the silver tail behind him would still react to Xie Luan¡¯s line of sight. Like a beautiful and dangerous beast showing a docile attitude, making it possible to approach and touch. When using this kind of attitude to get close to people, it was usually very hard for others to refuse. This statement was truly not false. Xie Luan at once found it hard not to touch the silver tail that behaved so obediently, it was also hard not to let it encircle his waist. Thest Xie Luan remembered was nting a goodnight kiss on the nox¡¯s forehead. That night, he was half encircled by the nox¡¯s tail and like this he gradually fell asleep. _______________ Trantor¡¯s note: *smirk*
Chapter 69 part2
After the muka cub¡¯s birthday, there were only 12 days left of the month. On thest day of the month, Xie Luan without warning received a promotion. "President, why suddenly..." Hearing the old president who had gathered everyone say that he wanted to officially hand over the president¡¯s seat to him, the surprise on Xie Luan¡¯s face was not fake. The president hadn¡¯t mentioned it to him beforehand. However,pared to his surprised look, Xie Luan found that the others around him appeared to long have seen thising and now, after hearing the president¡¯s words, merely nodded. "It¡¯s not sudden." The president nced at Xie Luan, trust showing in his eyes. "This old man is already very old and has since some time back not had the energy to properly manage the club. It is all thanks to Xiao Qi helping me take care of the club all these years that Yunbao Branch has barely been able to stay afloat until now." "But ever since you came to our branch, this old man has seen the club grow in front of my eyes and trulye alive. I don¡¯t see any problem with me making you president, Xiao Qi also agrees with this decision." Saying this sentence, the old president touched the virtual document shown by the connector and moved the document over to Xie Luan. "If you¡¯re ready, sign this document right away. I¡¯ll leave Yunbao in your hands." After signing the document, all of Yunbao branch¡¯s assets would immediately be Xie Luan¡¯s. The old president hadn¡¯t left even a bit for himself, he waspletely transferring it all, it was all written in the document. Noticing that Xie Luan was still a little hesitant at this point, the old president opened his mouth once more and said, "Me being at this age, I don¡¯t know how long I can continue watching over Yunbao. Who else can I ask this of?" Hearing him say this, Xia Qi was the first whose expression changed. [1] This year, the president would turn 210 years old. In the sevi race it could be considered as having lived a very long life. Even though birth, aging, sickness, and death were the most unavoidable things in the universe, Xia Qi, who regarded the old president as her grandfather, still felt like her chest was a little stuffy. The staff at Yunbao branch had no objections against Xie Luan bing president. Under everyone¡¯s eyes, Xie Luan atst signed the document. The document went into effect the moment Xie Luan signed his name, that is to say, from that day on Xie Luan officially took over as the new president of Yunbao branch and the relevant information on Yunbao branch¡¯s homepage on the sta also changed ordingly. Going from vice president and investor to bing the official president, even if his title was different, Xie Luan¡¯s daily work did not actually change much. It was merely that, if they needed to be in contact with other cub raising branches in the future, he would attend as president. The following month, Gaia seemed to be getting hotter with each passing day. Summer had finally arrived, and so had the rainy season. It was a cloudy day in the city Yunbao branch was located, a light rain pitter-pattering against the club¡¯s roofs. Something rted to this club was happening far away at the Star Alliance headquarters at Shilolin. "Have you heard? Today that madman unexpectedly took the initiative to submit his retirement application to the military department. Is it really true?" In the Star Alliance administrative department, several civil servants gathered together to whisper, disbelief clearly written across their faces. "It has to be fake, right? That man is a famous battlefield madman, why would he give up and request for early retirement? He is decades away from retirement age." "Shhh¡ª" Hearing footsteps gradually approaching, one of the employees hurriedly gestured for the others to be quiet. A man with a scar at the corner of his eye passed by, he gave off an aura of oppression from his whole body. The man was obviously military personnel, but this middle-aged man appeared very cruel. Compared to military, the other looked more like a dangerous lowlife and his reputation as a madman on the battlefield also made many of his colleagues at the military department avoid him. They only dared to talk about him behind his back and becamepletely silent when facing him. As soon as the man was some distance away, the silent civil servants rxed. Just now, when the man had passed by, one of them saw that he was missing a hand and couldn¡¯t help saying, "Is it because of his left hand that he chose to retire? He was seriously injured at the battle of Kesou more than a year ago, it may be the reason..." After discussing for a while, the whispering voices gradually stopped. At this time, Morrison, who had submitted his retirement application, had already left the Star Alliance headquarters and walked back home. "Gu-Ji,Ji~" Hearing the door open, the cub who originally had been nestled on the bed at once woke up. Like a plump little penguin, theili cub waddled over, he then bumped into and hugged the leg of the adult who walked in. Morrison could never get used to this way of greeting. Bending down, he used one hand to hold theili cub. After he put him back down again, he touched the cub¡¯s head. Because he only had one hand, Morrison couldn¡¯t hold the baby and stroke his head at the same time. "Guu~" Issuing a sound, the fluffy littleili cub pped his wings continuously as his head was touched. Although, just like in the kuthi race, theili cub form was simr to a bird, thisli cub could not fly. Morrison from time to time lowered his head to look at the cub who was waddling around the room. Once the Star Alliance approved his retirement application, he was going to take the cub with him to Gaia. ______________ Trantor¡¯s note: A new fluffy cub! ><
Gu-Ji is a very literal trantion of the sound he makes, I kept it that way as the best I coulde up with after watching several baby penguin videos was "ohw-ih-ih-oh", haha. Pleasement if any of you have a better suggestion on how it should be tranted. Otherwise, I think I will just continue using gu-ji.
[1] ¨C I first thought she reacted to him saying "who else can I ask this of?" and pictured her making a wtf face... No, but really, Xia Qi must be an angel. [negativity warning??] Although I¡¯m happy for Xie Luan, I really dislike this trope (When a woman dedicates all her life to something, then an average guyes along and masters it in one day after being taught by her, gets acknowledged by her master, and takes all that should have been hers...) it is used in books and movies all the time and is a bit sad to see.
Chapter 70
I¡¯m not
Both Shilolin and Gaia were at this time in the same season, summer, more urately, midsummer. At Shilolin¡¯s capital city, the originally still bright and beautiful sky was gradually bing covered by clouds. The dark and thick clouds blocked the sunlight and made the city dim as well. Although raindrops had yet to fall, from the color of the sky it looked like there was going to be heavy rain. The moment the first drop fell, in an instant, rapid rain started pouring down over the city, enshrouding it in a curtain of rain. Just as it was getting dark outside, Morrison nced out of the window to check the weather. Theili cub who had waddled after him and was next to his leg must have been more sensitive to weather changes. As if scared, the cub opened his wings on both sides of his body, just like small short arms, and hugged the leg of the adult next to him. He had intended to brew milk for the cub, but looking at the situation, it would have to wait. Morrison bent down to once more pick up the cub. As soon as he was picked up, theili cub drilled into the embrace of the adult holding him and buried his head in the chest of thetter. The thick fluff covering his body had begun to quiver slightly. When a sh of lightning then suddenly lit up the sky, followed by the roaring of thunder a few secondster, theili cub at once lightly trembled out of fear in the adult¡¯s arms, he also gave a more clear reaction. "Gu! Gu-Ji¡ª" The wings that had been calmly hanging at his sides began to move. The cub repeatedly pped at the adult carrying him in his embrace and issued a tender and crisp call as he did this. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Saying these words in a steady voice, Morrison adjusted his posture and barely managed to pat the cub¡¯s fluffy back with his right hand. The expression on his face was not the least bit gentle, but the man in the Star Alliance uniform could be said to truly be patiently taking care of the cub in his embrace. If the people at the Star Alliance military department saw the current scene, they would most likely not believe their eyes. Not knowing how tofort the cub, when theili cub was frightened by the thunder, Morrison could only hold the cub like this. He didn¡¯t know what more to say tofort the cub. Holding the cub a little tighter, Morrison just repeated the words "don¡¯t be afraid". Probably atst feeling a sense of security from the soothing voice and the light pat on his back, theili cub, who had his head buried in the other¡¯s chest, slowly stopped trembling. But he still couldn¡¯t settle downpletely. The cub instinctively continued pping his little wings against the adult so that the man holding him would pat his back again like just now. On rainy days like these, the pain at the end of Morrison¡¯s severed arm would suddenly be several times more clear. But he did not wince nor did his face change color as he endured the piercing pain. Instead, the soon to be retired soldier did as instructed and moved his right hand to once more touch the back of the cub in his arms. The inconvenience of having only one arm was bing more clear at this time. He now needed to hold the cub, so Morrison couldn¡¯t prepare food for him. The retirement application submitted to the military department was very soon approved. Just two dayster the corresponding process waspleted and Morrison at once received a reply from his superiors. When all was said and done, it was a retirement filed on the basis of physical disability. Even if the higher-ups thought highly of his ability and wanted him to stay, they were still going to approve the application under these circumstances. Morrison chose a sunny day for the trip. He had booked starship tickets to Gaia for himself and the cub in advance and on that day Morrison carried theili cub to the Shilolin port. "Gu-Gu?" Softly issuing a little crisp sound, theili cub in the adult¡¯s arms raised his head and looked at the starship not far away. There was clear doubt in his young voice. This was only the second time the cub had seen this type of huge machine, the first time he had seen it was when he was brought to this. Was his parent going to bring him somewhere else? This was what the cub was thinking at the moment. "We¡¯re going to a cub raising club. There will be many babies your age there." His voice was stiff as he exined this. Atst Morrison, carrying theili cub, boarded the starship. However, he didn¡¯t make the cub sit on the bed-like cub seat, but continued to hold the cub in his arms even after boarding. The baby in his arms should soon already be two years old. At this age, normal families generally started looking for the right cub raising branch for their cub. Having taken this into consideration, Morrison had decided to take the cub to Gaia. As for why Gaia was chosen, it had something to do with the rumor that not long ago circted at the Star Alliance headquarters. Themercial starship that had departed from Shilolin arrived at Gaia two dayster. That afternoon, Zarad had taught the cubs basicbat as usual. When he returned to the living room with the cubs from the courtyard, Zarad truly suffered a fright when he suddenly saw the familiar face in the room. ¡°You know him.¡± It was not hard to understand the expression on Zarad¡¯s face, Xie Luan did not use a questioning tone when he said this sentence. Xie Luan had just weed the visitors and had still not had time to talk to the other when Zarad happened to enter. At Xie Luan¡¯s words, Zarad nodded his head in confirmation. The surprise on his face had not yet faded, it could be seen that he really did not expect to see this familiar face at Yunbao branch. Especially when he saw the other¡¯s missing left arm, Zarad became even more shocked, not to mention the fact that the other was holding a cub... "Long time no see, General." Meeting the other¡¯s bewildered eyes, Morrison said this in a calm voice. It was exactly because he had heard that the former general was at this club that Morrison had chosen Yunbao cub raising branch without looking at other alternatives. "How do you have time toe all the way here from Shilolin? It¡¯s currently still a workday. Does the military department really have the conscience to give you a vacation?" Zarad asked this, but couldn¡¯t help but immediately add, "That cub... Your arm, what happened?" Zarad had a hard time imagining how dangerous the mission must have been in order for the other to lose an arm. In addition to the regr troops at the Star Alliance military department, some special forces soldiers with outstanding abilities were assigned to a special force called "X". This unit often appeared on the battlefield as an assault force, it was sometimes also sent by the military department toplete some special missions. Morrison was in this special force, he had always ranked either first or second. "I have submitted the retirement application, they have already approved it, the arm..." Morrison answers truthfully. He paused slightly before saying thest word, "..ident." Could an ident really sever an arm? The other¡¯s words felt too light, Zarad¡¯s eyes almost immediately filled with disbelief. The other was not some ordinary person who could randomly get injured in an ident. However, the two of them were not close enough that he could get to the heart of the matter. Zarad just nodded at this time and did not pry further. While the two talked, Xie Luan did not disturb them. His gaze was directed at the cub held in the arms of the man in front of him. ording to the cub encyclopedia, it should be aili cub. Xie Luan knew this as when he had read the book he had seen thatili cubs looked like chubby little penguins. Since the cub form was covered with small fluffy feathers, Xie Luan could see that this cub was healthy. The cub¡¯s belly was also a little round and slightly bulging, theili cub should be well fed and cared for at home. At the end of the conversation with his old acquaintance, Morrison bent down to gently ce the cub on the floor, he intended to let the cub explore the new environment by himself. But Morrison¡¯s n did not work. Xie Luan saw theili cub open his small wings wide after being put down, he then waddled in a circle around the man before he finally wrapped his wings around the man¡¯s leg. "This cub has no parents, I hope your club can take in and care for the cub. Not that he should stay here for free, I can pay the annual fee for the cub." This was the purpose of Morrison¡¯s trip. Xie Luan was watching the cub hug the other¡¯s leg with a small smile on his face. Now hearing the person in front of him say this, he couldn¡¯t help but slightly pause for a second and ask, "You¡¯re not his parent?" Actually, he didn¡¯t recognize the race of the person in front of him, but when he saw close theili cub was with the other, he had subconsciously thought that it was the parent who was leaving the cub their club. ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± Morrison replied, the distinct scar at the corner of his eyes made him look more fierce than gentle as he said this. As an experienced soldier that had seen many battles, the other¡¯s natural oppressive feeling could easily make people ufortable. Xie Luan was not affected by this feeling. But when the man said that he was not the parent, he had seen theili cub, who was hugging the other¡¯s leg with his small pair of wings, hang his head. ___________________ Trantor¡¯s note: Awh, no, sweety....
Chapter 71 part1
Stress response
Hearing the unexpected reply, Xie Luan didn¡¯t speak for a while. Mainly because the little cub¡¯s reaction made it a bit hard for him to say the following sentence, "The club is of course able to adopt the cub." Taking his eyes off the cub, Xie Luan finally nodded his head to respond to the other¡¯s question. Xie Luan meant that they could adopt the cub and let him stay there for free. But at this moment, Morrison lowered his head to nce at theili cub who was hugging his left leg, he then looked up and said, "I will pay the fee. You can contact me as well when it needs to be paid in the future, so please treat the cub the same as the other cubs." He did notck money. The sries of the Star Alliance special forces were very high, moreover, each time theypleted a mission, they would receive a considerable bonus. For someone like Morrison, who usually did not have any unnecessary expenses, the number in his crystal card ount had over the past several years only increased, not decreased. It was just a little more than a year ago that an exception had started to show. Xie Luan opened his mouth, but swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips. Thest part of the other¡¯s words sounded like it was to ensure that the cub would receive normal treatment at the club. Actually, there was no difference between their club¡¯s treatment of adopted cubs and the cubs whose parents paid for them to stay there. However, the other was showing consideration for the cub, thinking that this might make the other feel a bit more reassured, Xie Luan decided to not say anything more. The procedure of adopting a cub into the branch was notplicated. With the approval of Xie Luan, the acting president of the branch, they only needed to make a few routine registrations for the cub sent to the club. Xie Luan handed the task over to Lin Yi. As the matter was progressing smoothly, Morrison bent down and lightly pushed theili cub, who was still hugging his leg with his small wings, intending to make the cub let go. At this moment, Morrison discovered that the cub had his head down. Thinking that the cub might not have adapted to the new environment yet, he reached out once more out of habit and patted the cub on the back. ¡°Gu-Ji.¡± Issuing a sound with a young and tender voice, theili cub, still with his head down, very obediently let go and lowered his wings. "Go ahead." Patting the cub¡¯s soft and fluffy body again, Morrison gestured for theili cub to go over to Xie Luan. Hearing the adult¡¯s words, theili cub didn¡¯t move for a few seconds. It was first after a while that the little cub slightly opened his small wings on both sides and waddled closer to Xie Luan. "This cub is very afraid of thunder, so someone must keep himpany when it¡¯s raining." Morrison¡¯s tone became more serious as he said this sentence and his face was especially cold and grave. "It would be best if you could hold him. Apart from his fear of thunder, this cub is normally very sensible. "Good, I understand." Xie Luan quickly answered and simultaneously made a mental note of it. Done saying all that needed to be said and having arranged for the cub to stay at the cub raising branch the former general was working at, Morrison atst felt rtively reassured. He was now ready to leave to go find a house in a nearby area. Even though he was not the parent, he should have the right to visit the club on the weekends. At the youth¡¯s nod, Morrison didn¡¯t say anything more, he merely turned around and walked towards the door. The other did not look back at the cub. As the man¡¯s figure disappeared out the door and walked away from the house, Xie Luan saw the nearbyili cub immediately waddle towards the door, following the man. He followed him for a long distance, but finally stopped in front of the door. "Guu..." Lowering his flippers, theili cub looked up at the door. His small little tail was also quietly and motionlessly resting against the ground. [1] Xie Luan bent a finger and lightly tapped the knuckle against his forehead. He left in such a blunt way, leaving the cub feeling wronged. Not even looking back or coaxing... Xie Luan thought somewhat helplessly.
[1] ¨C Penguin tail:

Chapter 71 part2 Thanks for all the well wishes, I¡¯ve had a low fever throughout the week and a sore throat but no more severe symptoms. I can never decide if my body is unusually weak or unusually healthy. Despite being almost OCD when ites to cleanliness, I often get sick, but I almost never get extremely sick?? However, it alwayssts long¡­ Ah, my body is weird. Anyway, I have some big news¨C The presale of the hard copy of the original novel (Ó×áÌ»¤ÑøЭ»á) has started! One set includes¨C 2 books, a cub raising guide, a sticker set and a signature card. It can be ordered here: I have already brought it, it actually became a bit tricky as they only ship to China and North America, but luckily a family friend in texas was kind enough to agree to ship it to me. When it arrives in a few months, I will make sure to take a lot of pics. >< Here is MORE INFO ABOUT THE PRESALE 1. Once again, they only ship to China and North America. You can consider finding apany or ask someone to forward it to you as I did. (warning it may be expensive, I¡¯m estimating this will probably cost me at least $60) 2. For NORTH AMERICA: Under [ÊÇ·ñÐèÒª´ú¹º×ª¼Ä] when filling up the details, LEAVE IT BLANK. For CHINA: Under [ÊÇ·ñÐèÒª´ú¹º×ª¼Ä] when filling up the details, FILL IN [ÊÇ] (without the brackets). 2. PRICE (not including shipping unless you are using a maind china address): -first week: 33.99 CAD -after one week: 34.99 CAD (presale period ends on June 25) -normal sales period: 35.99 CAD 3. The books will be ready in 3-5 months. In the meanwhile, you can change your address as you like by contacting customer service via email. About a week before the actual shipping, the publisher will inform you on their weibo to submit final changes to the address if there are any. 4. Payment Methods: 1) Credit cards/AMEX 2) Paypal 3) Alipay 5. If you purchase it within the first week you will also get the author¡äs signature. Chapter 72 part1
Very important cub
War. Even the word itself was cruel. In Zarad¡¯s eyes, war could only pointlessly snatch away things others held dear. The currently rtively peaceful state of the interster was a matter worth celebrating to all races. Regarding the war that took ce more than a year ago on Kesou, Zarad wasn¡¯t very clear about the actual situation. At that time, he had already retired from the military and was still depressed. However, Zarad remembered that the military campaign had been very short, it had been a blitzkrieg. After the Star Alliance sent troops to protect the peace, the war had ended in merely three days. ording to the way Morrison was, Zarad felt that even if the military department had not sent the special forces to take part in this military campaign, the other would still surely have requested to be sent to the battlefield on his own ord. Taking the other¡¯s participation in the war as a fact, Zarad could conclude that theili cub had most likely been picked up by Morrison at the battlefield on Kesou. Zarad spoke out about all his spections and Xie Luan¡¯s eyebrows gradually creased as well as he listened. The cub in his arms still had his head buried in his chest. Xie Luan softly hummed a luby and continued to consciously channel his spiritual power to soothe the cub. If things really were as Zarad said, this cub was probably not afraid of thunder... but of a sound simr to thunder. Perhaps explosions. There were many thunderstorms during this season. Xie Luan lowered his head and looked towards the eyes of the cub in his arms, his heart full of worry. Stress reaction, he should have realized it sooner... Xie Luan thought back to the time he first met the mermaid cub. At that time, when the little mermaid had left the water, he had shown the same kind of frightened appearance. The panic in the two cubs¡¯ eyes was simr. Gale had managed to ovee this mental obstacle with great difficulty. Xie Luan did not know whether theili cub had it in him to do the same. Concerned, Xie Luan went on the sta to check the weather forecast for the remaining half of the month. It would luckily be sunny starting tomorrow until the weekend. This weekend, Morrison once again came to Yunbao branch. He came because he cared about the cub. The purpose of the other¡¯s visit was clearly to see how theili cub was faring. Although he was not a parent, Xie Luan agreed to let the other be in the cub house and interact with the cub. "Gu~" Waving his small flippers, theili cub at once waddled around Morrison¡¯s legs when he walked into the living room. The cub had now already circled him three times. Raising his head, theili cub looked up at the adult with his ck eyes as he waddled around him. Because he was looking at the person he liked, the cub¡¯s ck eyes were especially bright. "Gu-Ji~" Lifting his wings on both sides, theili cub raised his head and called out to the person in front of him with a very clear cry. This action meant that the cub wanted his parent to pick him up. Considering the cub¡¯s condition, the club must have taken good care of him these past few days. Having confirmed this with his own eyes, Morrison put his worries away and the taut expression on his face also rxed a little. He picked the cub up atst and simply held him in his embrace like normal. Morrison didn¡¯t do anything to coax the cub. Still, just with this, the cub in his arms seemed very happy. A tender and crisp call had continually been sounding since a moment ago, it was not hard to see how energetic the cub was. In addition to his liveliness, it could be seen that the cub felt at ease. It should be because he got a sense of security from the person holding him. At this moment, Xie Luan felt that theili cub¡¯s mental state was more stable than it had been at any other time. A parent could be of much help to a cub trying to ovee a mental obstacle. As Xie Luan viewed the man in front of him as the cub¡¯s parent, an idea appeared in his mind. "Have you ever considered adopting the cub?" Once Morrison was done visiting the cub, Xie Luan asked him this not far from the cubs.
Chapter 72 part2
"If you haven¡¯t, it would be better to think it over," Xie Luan added sincerely. Morrison clearly hadn¡¯t expected Xie Luan to say this to him. Pausing slightly, he turned back to nce at theili cub who was ying with some small feathery fluffballs in the living room. After a few seconds, he opened his mouth and replied, "I have no intention of adopting a cub." The implication was a rejection of Xie Luan¡¯s suggestion. Xie Luan didn¡¯t think the other would refuse so tantly, his tone not even leaving any room for negotiations. The draft he had just now prepared in his mind got stuck at the bottom of his throat. From Morrison¡¯s words and actions, Xie Luan was 100% certain he cared for and loved theili cub dearly. As to why he didn¡¯t want to adopt the cub, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t think of a reason. When Xie Luan choked on his words, Morrison seemed ready to leave. This time he had simplye to have a look at the cub and now that he had so, he could leave. Xie Luan didn¡¯t stop him. But when Morrison walked to the door, theili cub, who had been paying attention to him from the beginning, raised his flippers and waddled over. The cub followed behind Morrison all the way to the door, then stood by the door and watched the other leave before sensibly turning back. At Shilolin, theili cub had done this every morning. The adult would go to the military department on weekdays. Every day, the cub had gotten up early with the other and waited for him to leave before returning to bed. It was truly not easy for a cub to wake up early in the morning, still theili cub would at once open his eyes as soon as he heard the adult in the room get up. "Gu?" Turning back and returning, theili cub waddled up to Xie Luan and lightly issued a small questioning sound. It was clear what the cub wanted to ask. Xie Luan bent down to touch the head of theili cub and replied, "En, he wille and see Laili next week as well." Next week, when the other came again as expected, Xie Luan tried to pry it out of him... No, actually, the task was handed over to Zarad. Having been entrusted with this task, Zarad was thinking about how to approach the subject. In the end, his first action was to light a cigarette for himself and push the cigarette case over to the other. To Zarad¡¯s surprise, he saw the other shake his head. "Quit?" He casually asked. Zarad did not expect that the man in front of him would not only nod but also respond with a sound. ¡°En,¡± Morrison answered in a steady voice. It was not easy. Even when he had still been at the military department, Zarad had to sneak a cigarette every few days. To stop smoking, this felt impossible for him anyway. "One year and six months ago, you went to Kesou, right?" Stating the exact time the war took ce, Zarad observed the face of the man in front of him, then continued, "You picked up thatili cub at the battlefield on Kesou?" The other¡¯s urate guess made the expression on Morrison¡¯s face change slightly. He nodded to confirm Zarad¡¯s words, "That¡¯s right." "You¡¯re still the same. Whenever there is a battle, you take the initiative to apply to join. Even if you wanted to be a hero, those guys at the military department gave you the title ¡¯battlefield maniac¡¯..." Saying this, Zarad felt a bit like sighing. Although the friendship between the two wasn¡¯t the deepest, Zarad had to admit that he still somewhat understood the other. The reason he was so fanatical about the battlefield, and continued to immediately apply every time a war arose, was just because the other wished to do everything in his power to end the war as quickly as possible This was the opposite of what many people considered fanaticism. ¡°I can¡¯t be a hero.¡± And neither did he want to, Morrison replied. Special forces sometimes had to do some things that were unsuitable to be carried out publicly. People who moved in the shadows couldn¡¯t be heroes. Zarad was naturally aware of the kind of things the special forces had to do, he therefore chose to change the subject. "But why would you take theili cub back with you? ording to your way of doing things I assumed you would have instead looked for a cub raising branch on Kesou to ce the cub." This time Morrison¡¯s reply was not as fast as earlier. He paused for about three seconds, then slowly uttered one word, "ident." Once again it was ¡¯ident¡¯¡ª Hearing this word, Zarad¡¯s eye couldn¡¯t resist twitching. Before, when he had asked about the other¡¯s arm, it seemed like the other had also used this word to answer him. Wait a minute... Putting two and two together, Zarad couldn¡¯t help specting, "Was it on that battlefield you lost your arm?" Making an affirmative sound, Morrison once again nodded in response. With the present medical level, ordinary people who lost or were born without an arm or leg could get a prostheticpletely attached through surgery. There was no difference in appearance and there was also basically no impediment when it came to movement. Morrison had, however, been injured by some kind of special weapon. Even after the wound healed, a prosthesis could not be attached. The medical department at the Star Alliance military department currently had no solution to this problem. The wounds caused by this special weapon would unceasingly radiate pain even after healing. Morrison was now already used to enduring it and would thus not show any sign of being in pain. ording to the situation on the battlefield at that time, Morrison should have followed his experience and chosen the most favorable action. But in the face of the oue, Morrison did not regret his action that day. Because, he had managed to save a cub who had be someone very important to him. ________________ Trantor¡äs note: He t out rejected... ‡å
Chapter 73.1 Chapter 73.1 Everyone at the military department knew the reason why the battle of Kesou was able to end so quickly . Morrison had been the head contributor at this military campaign . For this war, the military department had in addition to the standing army also dispatched special forces and Morrison had volunteered for the mission . The standing army first rushed to Kesou to provide assistance . By the time the special forces were put into action, the situation on Kesou was already dire . Therge scale and vicious attack took ce in the urban area of Kesou . The city sky was lit up by raging mes and thick ck smoke rose from the widespread destruction . The sounds of the bombing and sts hardly stopping for even a moment . For the time being, neither side had the advantage . The battle hade to a deadlock . The city was suffering . In just a short few days, the city had already been destroyed beyond recognition . When arriving at Kesou and witnessing how it had been reduced to this devastating state, even the soldiers, with their sturdy psyche, could not help but slightly change expressions . If the enemy was not annihted as soon as possible, the number of innocent lives lost in the city would rapidly increase at a terrible speed and the enemy trying to create terror in the interster would have achieved their goal . After familiarizing himself with the battle situation, Morrison decided, based off of the intel, to lead the special forces in a sneak attacking up from behind the enemy . As one could well imagine, it was a rather risky operation . However, ording to the intelligence they received, the leader of the enemy would be at the rear at that time and with the main force of the enemy army temporarily restricted by their side, Morrison did not hesitate to go through with the operation . The special forces was an elite group . All members of the group possessed variant abilities . With the help of another member¡¯s one minute invisibility ability, Morrison atst suppressed his breathing and stealthily snuck into the room the enemy leader was in . Tightening his grip on the dagger in his hand, Morrison waited for the others to draw the firepower outside and lure some of the guards away from the room . After sneaking into the room, Morrison¡¯s invisibility was already down to thest seventeen seconds . But hisrades did not fail him . Seconds after he got into position and was prepared to assassinate the leader, amotion could be heard outside the room . Five seconds . He was nearly at his limit . Aiming at the neck of the man in the chair, Morrison found thergest gap between the remaining guards in the room and rushed forward in a fierce and swift manner akin to a cheetah . The air he had been holding in until now escaped his lips and in an instant, the prey¡¯s throat was shed by the dagger in his hand . The next second, Morrison inserted the de of the dagger into the other¡¯s heart . His invisibility lifted at this moment and gunshots almost immediately ensued . He had looked for a good escape route as he snuck in . Now that his objective was aplished Morrison immediately broke through the window . None of the erratic bullets fired from the hurriedly raised guns was able to hit his body . Signaling for hisrades to retreat, Morrison also made his escape in the direction the enemy defense was the weakest . He had to run to the set coordinates of the transportation ring, which was nearly 2000 meters away from his current position . ¡°What?¡± Morrison immediately asked as a voice sounded from themunication device in his ear . The wordsing from themunication device sounded very urgent . In between panting the other said, ¡°The pursuers aren¡¯t chasing us . It seems they are all going after you . They may want to catch you alive . Hurry up and get to the ring . ¡± Sure enough, the number of people chasing after him seemed to be gradually increasing . Morrison turned off themunication device and focused on evading the attacks from the rear . The ones chasing him were getting closer and closer . He estimated that they would eventually catch up to him . Morrison still kept calm . As long as he reached the transportation ring, it didn¡¯t matter even if the enemy sent an entire army to surround him . But things didn¡¯t always go as nned . ¡°Gu... Gu-Ji, Gu-Wu...¡± While dodging bullets, he heard some weak and tender criesing from his left . Morrison looked for the source of the sound and saw aili cub trapped in a narrow space under the rubble of a destroyed building . The cub looked very scared and helpless . At this moment, the baby was instinctively calling out . But apart from Morrison who was passing by at this time and his dying mother who was lying not far away, no one was paying attention to this cub¡¯s cries . To save or not to save . If he didn¡¯t take the cub away now, the cub would either be trapped alive and die in that small space or possibly be killed after discovered by the enemy . But to save the cub, he would need to be ready to directly face the pursuers . Although he was ponding over it, Morrison still acted before thinking . Changing directions, he approached the destroyed building . Chapter 73.2 Chapter 73.2 Racing against the clock, Morrison lifted the huge concrete b that was trapping the cub with one hand and scooped up the cub with the other, bringing the cub into his embrace . There were other extremely faint breaths among the rubble . Morrison spotted a woman lying in a pool of blood . Thetter exerted strength to turn towards him and moved her eyes to the cub in his arms, feebly uttering what would be herst words, ¡°... . Laili . ¡± It was the cub¡¯s name . The faint breaths stopped . Her voice still in his ear, Morrison hugged the cub he had rescued from under the rubble and fled in the direction of the set coordinates . Originally, the time should have been adequate . By the time those chasing him caught up, Morrison would have already reached the teleportation circle . But in the middle of his escape he had chosen to go save the cub . Now, still a few hundred meters away from the teleportation circle, Morrison¡¯s path was cut off by the enemy chasing him . Even more rushed forth from behind, effectively blocking his path and turning it into a dead end . He paid no mind to those standing in his way . Morrison kept going . Using his ability, the gravity affecting the enemy all at once increased by several times, immediately making it hard for them to move . Adjustment of gravity, this variant ability had a limited range and couldn¡¯t be used on a wider scale . However, when used properly like this, it could disy a surprising efficacy . Thest 100 meters . He was getting closer and closer, but before he had sessfully escaped, Morrison didn¡¯t dare lower his guard the slightest . Still one minute left until the teleportation circle closed¡ª Sufficient . Calcting the time in his head, Morrison increased his speed to make the final sprint . He could see the dim light of the teleportation circle hidden in the grass . It was only a few steps away, Morrison would be able to immediately run into it . But the second heid his eyes on it, a particle light beam, it¡¯s speed making it hard to evade, surged past his side and created a deep hole in the ground . At the same time, a figure closed in, the strange weapon in their hand aimed at thetter . That angle¡ª He was at first going to evade . However, when facing the approaching enemy who had their weapon raised, Morrison suddenly realized he couldn¡¯t dodge the attack . From this angle, to evade all possible attacks, there was only one way for him to evade, and if he did, the cub in his arms would be hit . Searing pain . Enduring the attack, Morrison seized the moment and fell down, rolling into the teleportation circle in the grass . Even though the enemy tried to interfere with the circle the moment they discovered it, Morrison was sessfully teleported . However, the enemy¡¯s tampering did not have no effect at all . The instant the teleportation waspleted he opened his eyes and was met with an unfamiliar scene . Morrison knew something must have gone wrong with the teleportation, but he had no energy left to think it over . He didn¡¯t know if it was the effect of the enemy¡¯s special weapon, but Morrison felt his consciousness fade . The next second, he fell into darkness . He was not sure how long he had been out . When he started to regain consciousness, the first thing Morrison felt was something sharp lightly pecking his face . It didn¡¯t actually hurt, it was more as if to wake him up . As soon as Morrison opened his eyes, he saw a fluffyili cub . The cub could not be more than a few months old . When that pair of small flippers hung along the sides of his body, the cub looked particrly round . ¡°Gu-Ji . ¡± Lifting his flippers, theili cub called out to the adult who had awakened with a tender sound . Morrison sat up and first took the cub back into his arms, he then began to take in his surroundings . It seemed like a cave, it was by the sea . After waking up, he felt severe pain radiating from the ce he was hit on his left arm . Enduring the pain, Morrison stood up with the cub in his arms and walked out of the cave . Their current location was, naturally, still on Kesou . He had lost hismunication device in the battle earlier, Morrison couldn¡¯t contact the troops right now . He should have been unconscious for about a day at most . He didn¡¯t know how the war was going . Morrison could only start by taking the cub to the nearest city . Once arriving at the city, he unexpectedly received good news . The war had ended . The day after the enemy leader was assassinated, the enemy who were thrown intoplete disarray, like a sheet of loose sand[1], was soon thoroughly wiped out by the Star Alliance Army with the power of a tiger biting down on its prey . Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Stickman Not qualified to be a parent . Hearing the answer Zarad had pried out of the other, Xie Luan¡¯s left eyelid immediately lightly twitched . Xie Luan could more or less understand Morrison¡¯s way of thinking . It wasn¡¯t that the other didn¡¯t love the cub dearly, and neither was he actually reluctant to adopt him . He was merely dissatisfied with himself and believed that he was unfit to be the cub¡¯s parent . But looking at it from Xie Luan¡¯s perspective, there was no doubt that Morrison met the standard of a parent . Morrison had decided to save the cub from such a dangerous battlefield, and had then proceeded to care for him . He had nursed the cub well, the other was already qualified . If they could convince Morrison to adopt theili cub, Xie Luan believed it would help the cub ovee the mental scars left by the war . ¡°Who is the baby writing about?¡± Xie Luan squatted down and picked up the white paper theili cub had scribbled a few letters on with the coloring pen . Holding up the paper, he warmly asked this . Intentionally asking like this, the moment his voice fell, Xie Luan saw the fluffyili cub waddle closer . ¡°Gu~ Gu-Ji!¡± The little cub¡¯s eyes were bright as he waved his flippers up and down while issuing a clear, crisp voice . Seeing how bright the cub¡¯s eyes were, the one he was thinking of was clearly a very important person . After hearing the cub¡¯s still young voice, Xie Luan watched theili cub once more pick up a coloring pen with his sharp beak and scribble on the white paper he had put down . Xie Luan had, today, on a whim gotten out the coloring pens and papers as toys for the cubs to y with . In this world, if they really wanted to write or draw, they had to instead use something called an interactive board . Ordinarily, the caretakers at Yunbao branch would hand out the interactive boards to the cubs when they were taught the universal intersternguage . It made the cubs better remember what they were taught . What was the cub drawing? Xie Luan looked at it . The drawing was almost like those of the little kindergarteners of his world, a baby who was just a few years old . However, the lines were a little more crooked, after all, it was no interactive board . On the white paper, in addition to the word ¡°papa¡±, there was now a tall stickman in the nk space next to it . This stickman had no lower left arm, the two dots for eyes were brown, and his hair was brown as well . He couldn¡¯t make out its specific appearance but by the stickman¡¯s leg there was also a small round circle with two ck dots for eyes . The small round circle stood near the stickman, they seemed very close . Although it was a very rough drawing, Xie Luan once more picked up the white paper . Looking down at the drawing, he couldn¡¯t help but reach out and touch the head of theili cub in front of him . The drawing was not difficult to understand . Several characteristics of the stickman matched Morrison¡¯s . Xie Luan right away knew whom the cub had drawn . ¡°This is papa, this is baby, right?¡± Xie Luan pointed to the stickman and the round circle on the white paper, and in an encouraging tone said this to theili cub who was looking up at him . ¡°Gu~¡± Replying, the small tail behind theili cub immediately shook left and right . He seemed to be standing a bit taller, and the cub¡¯s already soft and fluffy belly became more prominent as a result . It really made people want to stretch out their hand and touch it . The stickman on the white paper was drawn very tall in contrast to the small round one . Xie Luan felt it had to be how Morrison looked like to the cub . Getting up to first put the drawing away, Xie Luan had a vague n in mind . He had thought of what he could use to make a breakthrough and change Morrison¡¯s mind . Summer was the season when me flowers were in full bloom . This kind of flower could only be found on a fews; Gaia being one of them . [1] There was a flower bed full of me flowers in the courtyard at Yunbao branch . That weekend, in the morning, Xie Luan took a cutting from this small flower bed and brought it to the nursery¡¯s living room . The me flower in this world was not the same as the one in Xie Luan¡¯s world . The flower in Xie Luan¡¯s hand truly lived up to its vivid name, it was like a warm me . However, it wasn¡¯t painful, it was the kind of me that made people feel warm . Coupled with a gentle glow visible in the dark, it was no surprise that in some festivals me flowers were often used as gifts between people who were close . Xie Luan ced the flower and theili cub¡äs drawing in front of the cub who was ncing at the door from time to time . He then squatted down and gently tap-tapped the cub¡¯s forehead with a finger . ¡°When hees, Laili will give him the flower first, and then show papa the drawing . ¡± ¡°Gu-Ji . ¡± Turning his head to the right, theili cub answered obediently . He lowered his head to pick up the flower, and his ck eyes then moved to the door once again . It was probably a habit from his time in the military . Morrison woulde punctually to the Yunbao branch every week at a fixed time . Xie Luan looked at the clock, the other would be here in a few minutes . Xie Luan¡¯s prediction was not wrong, the other arrived on time today as well . When Morrison showed up at the house, Xie Luan watched as theili cub lifted his flippers and waddled over with the flower in his beak . In his excitement and rush, Laili crashed into Morrison¡¯s leg . However, the cub didn¡¯t hug the leg in front of him, instead he stepped back a little bit and raised his head . Afraid of dropping the flower, theili cub did not call out to him at this time . He simply looked at the adult in front of him with his ck eyes and waved his flippers on both sides of his body . Morrison immediately noticed the flower in the cub¡¯s beak . For a man rarely surprised, he waspletely stunned . Seeing the cub wave his small flippers at him, he bent down to receive the flower . ¡°Gu-Ji~¡± After taking the flower, he heard theili cub make a sound . At first, Morrison was going to pick up the cub, but unexpectedly, after issuing the clear cry, the cub turned around and waddled away . Momentster, he returned to him with a piece of paper in his beak . The white paper had been folded twice . Morrison took the paper like he had the flower a moment ago; and under the watchful, shining eyes of the cub, Morrison unfolded the paper . The first thing Morrison saw were four letters that took up almost half of the paper . Papa . His eyes trembled, fixed on the page, unable to move away . It took Morrison several seconds to be able to take his eyes off of the word . Then his eyes shifted to the right and he saw the stickman drawn next to it . Morrison¡¯s hand unconsciously clenched the paper, causing it to crease . A stickman with only a right arm, brown eyes and hair, and a very small round circle near his leg... ¡°Gu-Ji,Gu-Ji Gu-Ji¡ª¡° As Morrison looked at the drawing, theili cub in front of him came over and embraced his leg with his flippers, this scene was exactly the same as the drawing . Moving his eyes from the drawing to the cub next to his leg, Morrison suddenly felt that his throat was dry . ¡°Now that you have seen the drawing, you should know that you are just like a hero to this little cub . ¡± Xie Luan uttered this sentence in a calm voice and gazed at theili cub who had been picked up and was held in the other¡¯s embrace, then continued, ¡°Laili¡¯s fear of thunder is a stress response from the war . This mental obstacle can be ovee . If his hero bes his parent, I believe it will help him to ovee it . ¡± Unable to understand the adults¡¯plex conversation, theili cub held in Morrison¡¯s arms only made a small sound and snuggled his fluffy body deeper into the adult¡¯s arms . Feeling the cub move in his arms as he snuggled against his chest, Morrison took a final nce at the rough drawing in his hand . Once the lump in his throat had been pushed down, he looked up and met the eyes of the youth in front of him, then finally nodded his head . Afterpleting the necessary procedures, Xie Luan submitted two forms to Gaia¡¯s adoption registration agency, one for Morrison¡¯s adoption of theili baby, and the other for Xie Luan¡¯s adoption of Nick . Xie Luan was originally going to find time to register, it just so happened that they conveniently ended up submitting them together . Recently, some families interested in adopting had also reached out to their club via the sta and consulted them regarding the adoption process . They had also said that they would try to find time toe to Gaia in person . After the registration waspleted, Morrison officially became theili cub¡¯s parent . Considering how the cub needed Morrison to ovee his stress response, and the other had retired from the Star Alliance military department, Xie Luan thought it over and simply put forth the idea that Morrione work as abat instructor at Yunbao branch . The other quickly epted the proposal . That same day, Morrison immediately moved into the staff dormitory, and the next he began his work as abat instructor . ¡°In terms of rank, Morrison seems to be second only to general...?¡± Xia Qi said cautiously . This was what Zarad had said during gossip, he had also said the other was among the special forces¡¯ elite . Xie Luan nodded . Even when Morrison gave the most basicbat instruction, he could already feel the other¡¯s richbat experience, not to mention his ability to control gravity, a very rare variant ability . Having Morrison serve as abat instructor at their branch was simply a joy for all . Seeing Xie Luan nod, the expression on Xia Qi¡¯s face changed slightly once again . She still had a feeling of it being unreal . Powerful high ranking people, their branch now all of a sudden had two . Xia Qi felt they would not need to worry about any security issues in the future . Chapter 75 Chapter 75 Ne As this was the day Morrison would report for his official first day at work, Xie Luan wanted to gather everyone to greet their new colleague . When he walked into the living room early in the morning, he found that several people were already there . And as he entered the house a bit more and walked into the hallway, Xie Luan saw a scene near the hall that left him utterly amazed . A few different colored fluffy cubs were fluttering their wings, flying in midair, and standing near these feathery balls of fluff was the much biggerili cub who was trying to follow suit . The cub exerted effort to repeatedly wave his small flippers on both sides of his body like the other cubs and, then, took off with the nearby kuthi and kuwei cubs . While pping his flippers up and down, Laili called out in happiness from time to time . ¡°...¡± Having just seen a plump little penguin fly in the air, Xie Luan raised his hands and rubbed his eyes to confirm that there wasn¡¯t anything wrong with them . The astonishment on his face could not help but be more obvious . Laili cubs do not have the ability to fly . Xie Luan remembered he had read this in the cub encyclopedia . From just looking at theili cub¡¯s body structure, it was clear that the pair of small flippers should not have been able to bear the cub¡¯s weight . Xie Luan raised his head and looked at theili cub . Although he tried very hard to wave his flippers up and down, theili cub¡¯s speed could obviously notpare to the small fluffy cubs next to him . Xie Luan could still clearly see the flippers¡¯ appearance as they moved up and down . How in the world could he fly... It was difficult for the others to ignore Xie Luan standing there with a foolish look on his face . Zarad, who hade to the living room earlier than him, walked over and patted him on the shoulder . Once Xie Luan looked over at him, Zarad raised his hand and pointed at Morrison holding a steaming cup of tea nearby, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t you all know that this guy¡¯s ability is gravity maniption? He used his ability so the cub would be able to fly . ¡± It wasn¡¯t actually flying, it was more urate to say he was floating up . And as theili cub waved his flippers to generate a bit of momentum, his weightless body looked like it was flying forward . After hearing the exnation, Xie Luan¡¯s face only then showed some understanding . However, to urately control it continuously like this for several dozens of minutes at a time also consumed a lot of spiritual energy . Without saying this, Zarad took a quick look at the man sitting at the table . Although the other was not showing it on his face as he stirred his tea, he was actually continuously using his variant ability on theili cub . If he had not seen it with his own eyes, Zarad truly would not have imagined that the man whom he once worked with in the military would be such a pampering parent . ¡°Ji, Gu-Ji~¡± The young and clear call went from being far away to close . Xie Luan raised his eyes just in time to see the fluffyili cub fly over and crash into his chest . After having his head patted, the cub then flew over andnded in Morrison¡¯s arms . Following this, the other three little fluffballs who were flying together with theili cub, flew into Xie Luan¡¯s arms and were now softly rubbing their sharp, light colored beaks against his fingers . These three cubs were the three whom Xie Luan had brought to Orte for the flyingpetition . Xie Luan raised a hand to tidy the feathers of these small fluffy cubs . Once done, he, one by one, touched the three cubs¡¯ soft back feathers . ¡°Tiuh-Tiuh . ¡± Squatting in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, the three little fluffy cubs raised their heads and looked at Xie Luan¡¯s face with their ck lucid eyes . They at once seemed especially obedient . Xie Luan coaxed the cubs for a while, and after the three little fluffy cubs flew away from his embrace, he walked over to Morrison . He had intentionally gathered everyone under the pretense of having them get to know their new colleague . But Xie Luan actually had something else in mind, he wanted to officially introduce the other to Ya Yi who was following him at his side . As the other was Star Alliance personnel, Xie Luan had no intention to have Ya Yi hide from the other when Morrison had visited Yunbao branch several times before . However, since the other had now officially joined the Yunbao branch, regarding the matter of there being a nox at their branch, Xie Luan hoped the other coulde to understand and ept it . ¡°Nox?¡± The nox in humanoid form . Morrison saw this at first nce when Xie Luan approached him together with a man and immediately opened his mouth, saying this in an acknowledging tone . Xie Luan nced at the other¡¯s face, he still wore his usual nonchnt expression . The nox, standing next to Xie Luan, answered in his ce with a nod . The other¡¯s response was as he had expected so Xie Luan felt he had nothing to worry about . However, after a moment, he heard Morrison say something unexpected . ¡°The first time I saw him was on Ahtiya when he was still an egg . I didn¡¯t expect we would meet again, especially, here . ¡± He wasn¡¯t a part of the Yunbao branch before . Although Morrison had seen the nox at the branch, he hadn¡¯t intended to say anything . Now the situation was different . Xie Luan paused for several seconds before responding . Once he processed the information in the other¡¯s words, Xie Luan¡¯s expression could not help but change slightly . Ahtiya... The capital of the nox race . ¡°Ah!¡± Without waiting for Xie Luan to say anything, Zarad, who stood nearby and had heard what the other said, suddenly eximed and patted his head, saying, ¡°I remember, when the Star Alliance sent the reconnaissance to Ahtiya, several members of the special forces were also sent as escorts in case of unexpected situations . . ¡± And one of these members had been Morrison . As an egg, Ya Yi was able to perceive the outside world . When Xie Luan had peered into the other¡¯s spiritual realm because of the moonstone, he had seen Ya Yi¡¯s memory of that time . But Xie Luan stillter failed to recognize Morrison as one of the members of the investigation team . If he had to name the reason, it was because the appearance of the other had changed a little bit . After all, it has been more than 30 years . Taking a close look at the man holding theili cub with one arm, Ya Yi lowered his silver tail a little andpared the other¡¯s face to those from his memory . He recognized the man . In the nox race, lowering the tail a little in front of an unfamiliar person was a gesture of friendliness, it indicated they had no intention of attacking . Without denying Zarad¡¯s words, Morrison nodded . ¡°After the troops took the egg back to the Star Alliance headquarters, I and another person brought the egg to a cub raising branch . ¡± At that time, no one assigned the task wanted it . Morrison and another person ended up taking over the task . However, he did not know the eggter made its way to Yunbao branch . When he first saw the nox at Yunbao branch, Morrison was actually a little surprised . Before digesting this unexpected coincidence, another rted matter suddenly shed through Xie Luan¡¯s mind and he subconsciously opened his mouth, ¡°Ne...¡± ¡°Was there a ne beside the egg when you found it at Ahtiya?¡± Regardless of whether it was from hearing about it or directly seeing the scene in Ya Yi¡¯s spiritual realm, Xie Luan remembered this item . A ne of unknown material with a ring on it, the ring had ¡°Ya Yi¡± engraved on it . This ne should have belonged to the nox . Xie Luan had seen the reconnaissance scout take the ne, butter the ne disappeared . The person who took the ne did not give it to its owner . It was so long ago . Morrison thought back for a moment and then nodded his head . ¡°Do you know where this ne is now?¡± He was not very hopeful, but Xie Luan still asked this . Sure enough, the person in front of him shook his head and replied, ¡°I only know that it was not handed in . I don¡¯t remember the person who took the ne . ¡± Xie Luan made a low ¡°oh¡± sound . Although the nox next to him didn¡¯t seem to care a lot about the ne, Xie Luan still felt the ne engraved with the other¡¯s name was a very important item . He wanted to do his utmost to get it back for him . If it had not been handed in and returned to the original owner, surely the person who took the ne couldn¡¯t have... sold it? The more he thought about it, the more likely it felt . In light of this possibility, Xie Luan posted a wanted ad with a description of the ne on the sta trade tform that afternoon . Hope I can get something . Having posted the ad, in the following days Xie Luan from time to time went on the sta trade tform to check for any responses . Unfortunately, the stone that had been cast into the well never caused any echo . Last month, some parents had contacted the branch through the sta and expressed interest in adoption . These people came to Gaia in person as promised and epted Xie Luan¡¯s observation and evaluation at Yunbao branch . The parents who had agreed to personallye to Gaia all passed Xie Luan¡¯s strict assessments . As a result, several of the orphaned cubs at the branch finally had a family . They were babies loved by both mama and papa together . At present, the parents of all the adopted cubs at Yunbao branch had expressed no ns on moving the cubs to another cub raising branch . So these adopted cubs would continue to stay at Yunbao together with their familiar ymates . Not only had a lot of parentse to adopt their cubs, but quite a number of saimu and budo people had also recently sent their cubs to their branch . Seeing the number of cubs at their branch grow more and more with each passing day, Xie Luan could not help begin thinking about expanding the cubs¡¯ nursery house . ¡°What do you think of expanding the existing nursery and doubling its squarage?¡± Calling over everyone to discuss this matter, Xie Luan first opened his mouth to voice his idea . The proposal was quickly unanimously approved, and Xie Luan hired a construction team the following day . He spent the next few days discussing the design and remodelling needs with the other side . From the finalization of the schematics to thepletion of the construction, it took some time . On the day that the expansion of the nursery waspleted, Xie Luan finally received a response to the wanted ad posted on the sta . The same day he saw the message saying that the other would visit, Xie Luan spotted a visitor in a gray cloak . From the exposed hand, the guest looked to be an elder whose skin was a grayish kind of blue . There was only one race that met this condition in the whole interster; a race, that to outsiders, had always been shrouded in mystery, one that possessed extraordinary abilities¡ª The saen race . But what drew Xie Luan¡¯s attention was not the mystery or the extraordinary abilities, but rather their rtionship with the nox race . From having talked to Zarad in the past, Xie Luan distinctly recalled the other saying that the saens had been very friendly with the nox race . Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Chronos Grayish blue skin, dark blue eyes, and pointed ears were all characteristics of the saen people . The visitor in the gray cloak pulled down the cape from his head after being brought to the reception room by Xie Luan . At once the other¡¯s appearance was clearly visible to everyone, itpletely matched the above description . Wrinkles representing the passage of time could be seen at the back of his hands and face . It seemed to everyone that the age of this visitor should not be too different from their former president, he was also an elder . ¡°Are you Mr . R?¡± Facing an unfamiliar elder, Xie Luan used formal speech . [1] ¡°R¡± was the alias used by the person who had reached out to him on the sta . For some reason, the moment Xie Luan saw the elder, he was inclined to believe he was this person . Apart from Xie Luan, the expressions of everyone in the room couldn¡¯t help but change slightly the instance they saw the saen and they subconsciously cast curious gazes at the other . Truth be told, before today, they had never thought they would be able to see a saen in the flesh . The reason why the saen race was said to be a rather mysterious race was because this race rarely showed its face in the interster . From the old era until today, they hadn¡¯t heard of the other participating in any events . This race generally only stayed on its own, and due to the extraordinary abilities of the saen race, no one in the interster wanted to provoke them for no reason . When it came to establishing diplomacy with other races, the saen race was even more defiant than the shuren people . Their only known ally seemed to be the nox race . Ever since the conclusion of the big incident more than 30 years ago, it had been even more difficult for other races to see the saen in the interster, unless they directly charged into the other¡¯s territory . The grayish blue skinned saen nodded to Xie Luan, and then revealed his real name, Kel¨¢i . Kel¨¢i moved his gaze to the cub held by the youth in front of him . The cub was also wearing a small cloak, making others unable to see the cub¡¯s appearance well . But even if disguised like this, he could make out that the cub was in fact an adult nox . ¡°Excuse me, regarding the ne I want to purchase, may I ask what the approximate price range is?¡± Without thinking about anything else, Xie Luan opened his mouth and asked about the matter of the ne . ¡°And before then, I hope you can first let me have a look at the real thing . ¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t bring the ne, but I can let you see an image . ¡± The voice of the elder was still very powerful, and as the voice fell, a corresponding holographic image was generated at the ce the other¡¯s finger pointed . A ne, the material indistinguishable from the one at the scene in Xie Luan¡¯s memory, both the emerald-colored gems iid in the ring and the engraved name werepletely identical as well . Xie Luan had only described the general appearance of the item in the wanted ad . There was no doubt that the ne in this holographic image was indeed the one he was looking for . Found it . Although he hadn¡¯t really got it yet, Xie Luan at this time couldn¡¯t help but lightly knead the little horns on the nox¡¯s head through the cape and the tension around his brows and eyes eased up a bit . ording to rumors, the saen was a race that had been on good terms with the noxs . It was quite a coincidence that someone of this race had brought news about the ne . Xie Luan was now a little hesitant to let the nox held in his arms return to his adult form . If he did, the saen people would know that there was in fact still one nox alive . However, in the next moment, Xie Luan found his hesitation to be unnecessary . Because after nodding to confirm it to be the item, he heard the person opposite him say, ¡°I am not going to sell this ne . ¡± Xie Luan was taken aback . When he subconsciously frowned, the person opposite him continued, exining, ¡°It goes without saying it should be unconditionally returned to its rightful owner, but before returning the ne, I first need to confirm that he truly is the owner of the item . ¡± Whenbined with the other¡¯s line of sight, the one who he was referring to was very clear . The other not only knew that the ne belonged to the nox race, but also immediately noticed that the cloaked cub in his arms was a nox... Xie Luan¡¯s arms immediately becamepletely empty . The nox originally nestled in his embrace had jumped away and changed back to his humanoid form, he was now silently standing beside Xie Luan with a cold expression . Seeing the adult nox in standing before him in humanoid form, the elder from the saen race seemed to show a momentary excitement . He bent his waist a little towards the other . This movement was to express gratitude . He was grateful to the nox race for assisting the saen race in the past . Now facing thest surviving nox, this grace cannot be forgotten . ¡°How are we going to confirm it?¡± Xie Luan asked . ¡°I will need him to follow me back to Chronos, the capital of our race, where it can be confirmed . ¡± Without exining the specific confirmation method, Kel¨¢i only stated this prerequisite requirement first . This request did not sound reasonable, moreover, it was rted to Ya Yi . As a result, Xie Luan was slow to respond; he looked at the nox next to him . ¡°Don¡¯t want to,¡± Ya Yi answered in a cold voice . Compared to the ne, the youth next to him was more important . I don¡¯t want to go to a ce where I can¡¯t see this person . Xie Luan choked when he heard the other answer so bluntly . However, at that same time, he happened to look over and met the eyes of the nox who was attentively gazing at him . Quiet and focused, like a dragon guarding an important treasure . This answer obviously also surprised the saen elder . But, after all was said and done, the matter didn¡¯t really develop like this . After a few seconds of consideration, Xie Luan said, ¡°He and I will go together . ¡± From the other¡¯s behavior, Xie Luan could at least confirm the other did not hold malicious intentions . Why did the owner of a ne need to be confirmed in order to have it? As it involved the nox race, Xie Luan¡¯s subconscious reaction was that there was probably something special about this ne that he wasn¡¯t aware of . But as for what specifically, he could only find out after going to the . Xie Luan wanted Ya Yi to get back what belonged to him, at the same time he also did not want to let go of clues rted to the nox race . Although this period of time at Yunbao branch was very happy and full of ease, Xie Luan had not forgotten the words the golden ball of light said to him at the beginning as well as the final guidance given to him . This world has been destroyed countless times in countless different world lines . No matter how the course of events was altered, it had not affected the oue . Xie Luan wanted to figure out what the root cause that led to this was . He conferred Xia Qi with the powers of an acting president during his absence and roughly arranged the work for everyone for the short period of time he would be gone . After coaxing the cubs in the branch, he held the nox who had changed back to the form of a cub and walked out . This time, instead of themercial starship, Xie Luan used the private starship Kel¨¢i had brought to Gaia to travel between thes . This small starship dedicated for long distance travels could be unmanned; as long as you input the specific coordinates for a destination, the starship would automatically follow the set route . The destination this time was Chronos . Looking at the name disyed on the virtual screen as their set destination, Xie Luan suddenly had a small realization . Chronos . In his world¡¯s mythology, chronos was a word for time . This world¡¯s alien races obviously had nothing to do with his world¡¯s culture . However, at this moment, Xie Luan remembered it apparently was the saen race¡¯s ability to control time that made the other races afraid of offending them... The saen¡¯s ability and Chronos... This was really too much of a coincidence . The distance between the twos was the farthest of any others Xie Luan had been to . Sitting down on the starship¡¯s seat, Xie Luan¡¯s head already began to nod . Since entering the private starship, Ya Yi had changed back to his humanoid form . Seeing the human youth in the seat next to him fall asleep, his head drooping down, Ya Yi stood up and walked over . He then bent down and picked up the person, bringing him into his arms . Sitting back down in his seat, Ya Yi adjusted the position of the youth in his arms so thetter could sleep a bit morefortably . The silver tail gently circled Xie Luan¡¯s waist, and Ya Yi lowered his head to gaze at the youth who was sleeping peacefully . The pupils in his cyan eyes subsequently gradually narrowed slightly, like a big cat whose jaw was scratched . It seemed like as long as he could guard him, he would feel happy . The tip of the nox¡¯s tail raised slightly, reflecting his emotions . Xie Luan didn¡¯t know how long he had slept . He seemed to have woken up once in the middle of his nap and vaguely felt the tail around his waist, but fell back asleep as his posture had been veryfortable . In that moment, he had only awoken in a haze and fallen asleep within seconds . When he opened his eyes again, Xie Luan realized that he was being held by someone . The nox, acting as his cushion, had also taken a rare nap, but even during this short rest, the other still had his silver tail circled around his waist . If he moved, the other would probably immediately wake up . After opening his eyes and pondering on it for a while, Xie Luan finally gave up on moving . It took nearly four days to reach the destination . As he was getting off the private starship, Xie Luan saw a very fantasy-tinted scene . Two moons . A round in moon and a round purple moon, hanging opposite sides of the sky . The two moons looked very big, and it was hard for neers not to pay attention to this wonder . Attracted to this fantastic scene, it took a while before Xie Luan¡¯s gaze finally moved to the towering building in the horizon . The building itself was like a huge old clock, but there was only one hand on this clock, and the hand pointed to letters instead of numbers . ¦Á, ¦Â, ¦Ã... The hand on the clock had, from the beginning to end, been still on ¦Á . Xie Luan looked at the huge clock in the distance, he was a bit enthralled by it . This huge clock that upied such a conspicuous position must have a special function or significance to the saen race¡ª¡ª Chapter 77.1 Chapter 77.1 Kissing the horn Aftering to this fantasy-like, Xie Luan could see, from how the locals behaved, that the elder who brought them to this had a very high status among the saen people . Unlike the other races that had an established parliament or a reigning emperor, the saen race had Prophets who held the leading positions, and Kel¨¢i was one of the saen¡¯s three current prophets . Aside from the prophets, there were also priests whose statuses were higherpared to the ordinary saen people . In their everyday life, all the ordinary people seemed to have a lot of reverence for the priests and prophets . For instance, as Xie Luan followed the elder, every time they passed by a saen, he would see the other lean slightly forward, bow their head, and ce their right hand behind their back to salute him . ¡°Does that huge clock over there have any special importance?¡± Curiosity led Xie Luan to ask this as they walked towards it . Their destination happened to be in the same direction as this building . The huge clock-like building appeared to be very old . The motionless clock hand was wrapped with several twisting green nts, blending harmoniously with the nature around it . ¡°That is a creation left by the ancient ones, our ancestors . ¡± The prophet walking in front raised his head, his dark blue eyes gazed at the huge clock in the distance, ¡°When a certain special person touches this clock, unpredictable things will happen, such as... reaching another world . ¡± ¡°¡ª¡ª¡± Xie Luan suddenly stopped in his steps . Perceiving that the sounds of footsteps had suddenly stopped, Kel¨¢i turned his head to look at the two following behind him . When he saw the expression on the youth¡¯s face change, he couldn¡¯t help but smile, ¡°Of course this is purely a mere tale turned hearsay . Our people have touched the clock countless times over the years, and no abnormal phenomenon has urred . When ites to it¡¯s significance, it is more tomemorate the ancient ones . ¡± Also noticing the expression on Xie Luan¡¯s face, Ya Yi said the name of the youth next to him in a low voice, ¡°Ah Luan?¡± Something suddenly connected, Xie Luan stood in ce for quite a while without responding . Time ability, another world¡ª The golden ball, who had established a link between him and this world, had said they had gone back to the past many times and tried to alter it in order to change the oue of the future, but had failed without exception . The original words weren¡¯t like this, however, the same general information could be inferred . No matter how you looked at it, the other¡¯s ability to go back to the past as well as reaching another world ovepped with the two things Xie Luan had caught just now . The golden ball of light, Xia Zuo, could they be a member of the saen race? At this moment, Xie Luan came up with this very strong idea . ¡°It¡¯s nothing . ¡± Xie Luan first shook his head and responded, then turned his gaze to the grayish blue skinned elder next to him, and said, ¡°In the saen race, is there anyone by the name of¡ª¡± It was as if there was suddenly something stuck in his throat . When he tried to say ¡°Xia Zuo¡±, Xie Luan¡¯s voice stopped abruptly, and there was no way to go on speaking . Unable to wait for the words to follow, Kel¨¢i cast a puzzled look at the other, but patiently continued to assume the role of a listener . ¡°...¡± Xia Zuo . He could not say it . After repeatedly trying several times, Xie Luan atst gave up . ¡°I suddenly forgot the name . ¡± Xie Luan hastily waved his hand, showing an apologetic expression to the person in front . Kel¨¢i nodded to indicate he didn¡¯t mind, then turned around and continued to lead the two to his residence . It was already night now, and it was soon time to rest . Since he had brought the outsiders to their, he should always do his utmost to maintain his duty as the host . In order to not seem strange, Xie Luan continuously controlled his expression along the way, keeping his usual appearance . Why was it that every time he wanted to say the name ¡°Xia Zuo¡±, it was as if there was an invisible force obstructing him... This seemed to be an enforced prohibition, he couldn¡¯t reveal any information rted to Xia Zuo . He couldn¡¯t figure out the answer for the time being . The only thing Xie Luan could be rtively certain about right now was that Xia Zuo was connected to the saen race, if not, he really couldn¡¯t find a second race that met the requirements . Kel¨¢i¡¯s residence was not far away . Although he was a revered prophet with high status in the race, his residence was not luxurious . He arranged a guest room for the two of them . ¡°What is the specific method of confirmation, can you tell us now?¡± They had alreadye to this, Xie Luan felt they should have the right to know . This time Kel¨¢i did not answer in a roundabout way, but nodded and told them the method, ¡°It¡¯s very simple, he just needs to personally touch the soulstone in the temple . ¡± ¡°The soulstone can reflect the essence of a person . ¡± Chapter 77.2 Chapter 77.2

CRA Chapter 77 ¨C part 2

In the saen prophet¡¯s dark blue eyes, time and wisdom had settled . The other calmly said, ¡°We need to confirm his essence then we will decide whether to return the ne or not . ¡± The ne which belonged to the nox in front of him had by chance been discovered by one of their people at the ck market . Seeing the nox characters engraved on the ring, they had bought this ne and taken it back with them to Chronos . Because they felt the material of the ne and the ring strung on it was very special, they had presented the ne to their prophets, and after some research, they were amazed to discover the secret hidden within . The ne was indeed an ordinary ne, even if the material was a little special . But the ring on it was different . It may be in the form of a ring, but this ring was in reality actually a ¡°key¡±¡ª used to activate a certain object, a terrifying weapon that could instill fear and amazement in all the races of the interster . Ya Yi, who was by Xie Luan¡¯s side, didn¡¯t react to hearing this . As if he didn¡¯t care about the things the other was saying, he epted it with his usual indifferent expression . Xie Luan gave a slight nod . From the other¡¯s words, he could roughly make out that the ne was not an ordinary item, and the saen were afraid Ya Yi would do bad things after getting the ne . ¡°It¡¯s good if you can understand . ¡± Kel¨¢i added, his gaze rested on thest surviving nox in the interster . The saen was a race that had been on friendly terms with the nox . At that time, when a catastrophe urred on their, it had been the nox race who had extended a helping hand . Because of this grace, even now, when everything already seemed to be very clear, they still really didn¡¯t want to believe that the star field explosion more than thirty years ago was caused by the nox race¡¯s selfish desires . Now thinking back to the time before the big explosion, the saen had actually taken the initiative to contact the nox race, which had gone into a closed state . The response they received made them wonder even now . At the time, the nox responded that there was no time . It was unclear what the nox race was worried about at the time . Kel¨¢i was one of the few people who still remembered this matter . Although they didn¡¯t want to believe it, the fact that the explosion happened still remained . Now facing thest nox, they had to keep a certain degree of vignce while continuing to remember the grace shown them . Inside the arranged guest amodations, there were actually two rooms . Xie Luan looked at the nox who followed behind him into the room and unexpectedly felt very used to this . Thinking about how the other was going to touch the soulstone tomorrow to test his essence, Xie Luan lifted his hand and lightly stroked the nox¡¯s silver hair . ¡°Will it be even longer?¡± Cool hair brushed against his fingertips . When Xie Luan looked at the length of the silky silver hair, he couldn¡¯t help but ask this . It was nearly to his waist . This length looked good, but Xie Luan wondered if the other would find it troublesome . As soon as Xie Luan had finished saying this, he saw the nox touch his own hair, then cut a small space rift in the air on the right and casually take out a short dagger with pretty good sharpness from inside . Before he could react, Xie Luan felt the handle of the dagger being stuffed into his hand . He then saw the nox, standing close to him, bow his head slightly and droop his silver hair in front of him . ¡°...¡± Looking down at the dagger in his hand, and then at the silver hair the other deliberately presented to him, Xie Luan¡¯s mood switched between helplessness and amusement . ¡°Actually, long hair looks good too, although it can be a little troublesome to take care of . If you want to cut it, I will try to find a pair of scissors and cut it for you after we return to the branch . ¡± He put down the dagger . Xie Luan naturally could not use such a simple and crude way to cut the other¡¯s hair . The second after his voice fell, Xie Luan watched Ya Yi lift his head and nod at him, saying, ¡°Won¡¯t cut . ¡± The face of the man before him was cold and handsome . His features were not soft, but Xie Luan now saw the other slightly lower his eyebrows . This made his cold expression ease a bit, and he showed him a kind of contradictory docileness . Xie Luan could not exin what happened next . He must have been possessed somehow, for when he saw this kind of docile appearance, he could not help but raise the hand that was touching the other¡¯s cool silver hair and ced it on the other¡¯s head where there should be a beautiful horn, stroking this ce for a little while . [1] After a moment, the nox revealed his hidden horn . Xie Luan didn¡¯t know what to think, so he just stroked it repeatedly . In the end he went as far as to... nt a kiss on the left horn . Fortunately, when he felt the other¡¯s attentive gaze, he was able to distract the other by touching his nearby tail . But now that he woke up the next day, Xie Luan was actually still a little confused . But there was no time for Xie Luan to be lost in thought, it was now time for them to go to the Temple of Kanya . As soon as Ya Yi touches the soulstone and gets back the ne, he would also know why the ne made the saen approach the matter with so much caution . _____________ Chapter 78 Chapter 78 The Temple of Kanya was the ce where the prophets and numerous priests of the saen race conducted prayer and perception everyday . For the saen race, it was the most solemn and sacred ce on their . There was an opening at the top of the temple¡¯s dome . Light would prate through the aperture, allowing a beam of light to appear in the temple hall . Enveloped in this circle of shimmering light was an altar on a high tform . ced upright on the altar was an open book made of jade-like stone . It was the central part of the temple, and also the heart of ??the whole temple . The three prophets of the saen race were all present . There were also many priests and schrs moving about inside the temple, in the middle of working or conducting research . The nox entered the temple . The energetic saen who were active in the temple, one after another, stopped moving and focused their gazes on the nox as he passed by . ¡°Is this the one?¡± Being led into the temple hall, Xie Luan raised his head and looked at therge crystal floating above . The crystal had irregr shape, and was colorless and translucent . It was encircled by a golden ring and ever so slightly floated up and down in a rhythmic pattern . One of the three elders on the high tform nodded at him in answer to his question . Xie Luan had not seen the elder before, but the elder was wearing a white prophet robe . Following the high-ranking priest who was responsible for leading them, Xie Luan and Ya Yi approached the stone book on the stand together . After he approached, Xie Luan could clearly see the whole book . The left page of the opened book was engraved withplex runes, while the right page was deeply embedded with a smaller version of therge crystal above their head . ¡°Just ce your hand on this crystal . ¡± Kel¨¢i, standing together with the other two prophets, pointed to the page on the right for the two who approached . Ya Yi stepped forward with a dull expression . Before the other could put his hand over, Xie Luan took a step forward and pulled him back . He raised his eyes and looked towards the elders in front of him, ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be dangerous, right?¡± When lightly pulled by Xie Luan, the nox smoothly stopped in ce and made no extra movements . As soon as one of the prophets confirmed with a nod, Xie Luan let go of the hand he was holding . ¡°Then... go on . ¡± When Ya Yi turned back and met his gaze, Xie Luan nodded encouragingly . Continuing ahead with his silver tail calmly hanging, the nox raised his right hand and ced it on the small crystal . Almost as soon as the nox touched this small crystal, therge crystal floating above responded, and within a split-second, many golden vein-like lines appeared on the surface of the transparent crystal . These golden lines began to flow toward each other, and in a short while, they had interwoven into magnificent runes on the crystal¡¯s surface . As they waited for the construction of the runes to bepleted, therge crystal began to calibrate ordingly¡ª The hand Ya Yi had ced on the right page did not move; and, as time went on, the increasing number of golden lines on therge crystal gradually changed . The original dazzling gold gradually dimmed, and, soon after, it became a dark gold . The flow of lines then became stagnant, like silt, without the light and quick movements from before . Seeing this scene, the three prophets who were observing nearby had already more or lesse to a decision . The soulstone was able to reflect a person¡¯s heart . The heart was the essence of a person and this essence could not be concealed . The lines on the crystal still continued to darken . What would ultimately happen in the end? All the saen in the hall actually felt there was no suspense . In line with their imagination, the golden lines on the surface of therge crystal gradually became darker and darker, and finally turnedpletely ck as expected . Therge crystal shrouded in ck no longer gave people a magnificent and beautiful feeling . It hung pitch ck in the air above their heads, filling them with an exceptionally heavy feeling . ording to this result, they could not give back the ne to the other . It was not like this... Also watching as therge crystal changed, Xie Luan, from beginning to end, paid attention to the speck of beautiful gold that continued to remain in the center of the crystal . He took one step closer to Ya Yi, who was still touching the right page . From this angle, Xie Luan by chance happened to see the ck mark partially peeking out from behind the other¡¯s shirt cor at the bottom of his neck . This ck seemed to be of the same shade as the current color of the vein-like lines on the soulstone . Unable to think much of anything during this short interval, Xie Luan now passively faced a pair of vertical pupils . For the saen in this hall, the following development now unfolding before their eyes waspletely beyond their expectations . With the remaining gold in the center of the crystal as the origin, this speck of gold suddenly spread outwards at an extremely high speed . It quickly confronted the previous ck, and it took only a few minutes for it to gain the advantage . Watching this change in a daze, the three saen prophets present saw that, on therge crystal floating above, the lines on the surface of the crystal seemed to be divided into two . One-third was ck, the remaining two-thirds were gold . This was the final result after the stabilization was over . Seeing this result, Xie Luan¡¯s eyebrows slightly rxed . Then, without warning, he was encircled and pulled closer by the silver tail around his waist, the whole person was then immediately embraced by the owner of the tail . He was hugged a little tightly; Xie Luan was somewhat unable to move . Vaguely sensing the nox¡¯s state of mind, he raised his hand and lightly stroked the tail to appease him . There existed an objective darkness in this nox¡¯s heart . Xie Luan didn¡¯t believe it could be easily erased, but he had been convinced, from the beginning, that the other would be able pass the soulstone test . And he did, indeed, pass . The three prophets discussed in a low voice for a while . Finally, Kel¨¢i stood up and said, ¡°You have passed . ¡± He beckoned for a high-ranking priest holding a peculiarly shaped metal case toe over . Opening it himself, Kel¨¢i took out the ne in the case and passed it to Ya Yi standing in front of him . It was returned to its rightful owner . Handing this extremely unusual item back to its original owner, Kel¨¢i took a deep breath . He hoped they had made the right choice . The instance Ya Yi touched the ne, the ring strung on the ne seemed to have a discreet reaction . ¡°This ring is the key to activate a dangerous weapon . Forgive us for having to test you first . ¡± Since the item had already been returned, Kel¨¢i could tell them the truth about the item . For this reason, he also especially cautioned the nox, ¡°If you want to see the thing that is hidden away in the ring, please leave the temple first . ¡± They naturally did as he said and walked outside, but why tell them this? The moment when Xie Luan truly saw the ¡°weapon¡± the other had spoken of he at once understood . A huge battleship,rge enough to easily hide the sky and cover the earth, like a real version of Noah¡¯s Ark . Unlike any battleship ever created by any race, this huge ark battleship was built to be very imposing and magnificent . From a certain perspective, it was even like a work of art . [1] But while they marveled at the sight of it, the saen, who had studied this battleship, also had a profound understanding of how truly dreadful and terrifying the ark battleship was . The top-of-the-line jump system allowed this ark battleship to easily make consecutive jumps, all while maintaining a very low energy consumption rate . The defense shield was no different from a copper wall, iron bastion; and the battleship also had a variety of other defenses that would take incalcble firepower to breach . [2] However, what really made the saen engineers feel their scalps go numb was the core weapon of this ark warship . ording to their research, they believe this core weapon could only be used three times at most and was then consumed . But just one charge alone had enough power to destroy a; not to mention three charges . This ark battleship was, without a doubt, a great masterpiece created by the nox race, and as for its user¡ª Only one of the nox race could utilize the ring . Now that the ring had been returned to its original owner, it had been activated for the first time, and the ark battleship called Gaiya had truly seen the light again . [1] ¨C Hiding the sky and covering the earth/sun is an idiom, it means earth-shattering, omnipresent, of universal importance . [2] ¨C ͭǽÌú±Ú Copper wall, iron bastion is an idiom, it means imprable defense . Chapter 79.1 Chapter 79.1 Listening to the saen race¡¯s engineers as they went into enthusiasm mode and nonstop praised how indomitable this ark battleship was, Xie Luan, together with Ya Yi, now boarded this magnificent ark battleship built like a huge fortress . Of course, he simply held an inquisitive kind of mindset . Although the saen had previously managed to force the ark battleship to show itself, they were unable to activate it . All the research thus far had therefore been carried out while the battleship was in a dormant state . Now that the ark battleship had been activated, the capabilities of the battleship that could not be discovered when it was in an inactive state would clearly be revealed . With permission to board the activated ark battleship, the saen engineering team almost immediately entered a highly focused state as they resumed their research . They especially studied the battleship¡¯s defensive array and energy shield . After exploring them to their satisfaction, the saen engineers thought from the bottom of their hearts that this ark battleship could be called an invincible obstacle . In addition to the core weapon that could destroy a with one blow, the ark battleship was loaded with other weapons which also made the battleship possess extremely powerful firepower . For the enemy, this ark battleship was undoubtedly a nightmare-like existence . Walking through the hallways of this ark battleship, the first thing that came into Xie Luan¡¯s mind was actually a very unconventional idea¡ª The ark battleship was so big, yet both so convenient to move and store . If Ya Yi was willing, in the future, wouldn¡¯t it be very easy to take the cubs at their branch to others for fun during the holidays? There would be no need to book tickets for amercial starship, they could directly take this private starship... But the size of this ark battleship was really too big, going to others may lead to misunderstandings and chaos . The above thoughts hurriedly swept passed . Xie Luan and Ya Yi, who were following close at his side, walked into the battleship¡¯smand room . Going over to the nearby round table, Xie Luan touched one of the control panels . For what purpose did the nox race create this ark battleship? This matter could no longer be traced back, butbining the few things he learned since arriving at this, Xie Luan felt that he might have vaguelye across some of the truth . He had asked Prophet Kel¨¢i about the matter of the nox race . Xie Luan was very concerned about the fact that the nox race had said ¡°there is no time¡± . The golden ball of light that made him establish a link with this world said it had tried to go back to the past and kill the root cause of the destruction of the world, but even so, the future of this world still leads to destruction . What Xia Zuo believed to be the root cause of the destruction of the world was Ya Yi . Xie Luan knew this from the final guidance given to him by the other, and from analyzing that, he coulde up with very contradictory conclusions . Ya Yi had done things to destroy the world in other parallel world lines . This must indeed be true, perhaps this was also the end of most world lines . Then why was it that, after Xia Zuo returned to the past and killed the other, the world was still destroyed . Combining all known information, Xie Luan could now only arrive at the most rational answer¡ª The one Xia Zuo believed to have caused the destruction of the world may be wrong . The root was not Ya Yi, but may be another enemy that lurks in the shadows . And this enemy was, most likely, what caused the nox race to say ¡°there is no time . ¡± The nox race at that time may have said this because of what they found... Seeing as the saen engineering team was enthusiastic, Ya Yi did not have the ark battleship resume its inactive state for the time being, and agreed to let the former continue to study it for a few days . With that kind of spection, Xie Luan naturally felt a growing sense of crisis in his heart . Within the interster, the one closest with the nox race was the saen race . He hoped to use his words to convince thetter to believe him, at least to keep the other vignt . Thinking about how to make it sound more reasonable, Xie Luan had been mulling over what to say all day, luckily they were not in a hurry . It was a rare trip to Chronos . While considering what to say in his heart, Xie Luan also followed Prophet Kel¨¢i, who had volunteered to be their guide, on a tour around the city . The ce they now arrived at was the very first building Xie Luan noticed when he came to the¡ª Arge clock with its clock hands stopped . Observing the nearby clock, Xie Luan increasingly felt the peculiarities of thisrge clock, it was not only the appearance, but also another unfounded feeling At this time, Xie Luan remembered that the saen prophet, who was acting as a tour guide for them, had said that when a certain person touched this clock, unpredictable things would happen, such as reaching another world . Although the otherter said it was just hearsay, since they had alle to this ce, of course Xie Luan, like other people who had heard the story, was particrly interested in touching thisrge clock . ¡°I¡¯ll go and give it a try . ¡± Saying this to Ya Yi, who was following at his side, Xie Luan approached therge building not far away . Stopping below therge clock, Xie Luan stretched out his hand and touched it where he could reach . This touch seemed to activate a certain mechanism . Xie Luan, himself, still hadn¡¯t sensed it . After touching the clock, he turned and prepared to go back . When he turned around, Xie Luan saw the nox who had been obediently standing not far away suddenly teleport towards him, and the silver tail seemed anxious to encircle him . Seeing the nearby pair of pupils that had tightened into a thin line, Xie Luan reflexively wanted to raise his hand and lightly touch the nox¡¯s silver hair to soothe him . But while thinking this, Xie Luan discovered he had lost his ability to move . He didn¡¯t know what in the world was happening . From the perspective of other people, it looked like Xie Luan was being sucked in by therge clock, and as the youth faded away, the hands that had been stationary for many years seemed to tremble slightly on this ancient clock . Chapter 79.2 Chapter 79.2 When he regained consciousness, Xie Luan was confused . He was stuck in ce for several seconds before gradually regaining his ability to think . Was this... because he touched that clock and went to another world?? His first reaction was this, but when Xie Luan stood up to observe his surroundings, he found that this should still be a ce he knew, a ce he had just seen not too long ago . Gaiya . He was in an empty room on the ark . So thatrge clock merely sent him a short distance, and didn¡¯t have the ability to teleport him to another world . Thinking like this, Xie Luan opened the door of the room and walked out . However, Xie Luan could only take a few steps after he walked out this room . In the corridor, he was surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers armed with light beam weapons . These soldiers were all aiming their guns at him . Being, all of a sudden, pointed at by more than a dozen guns, Xie Luan¡¯s eyelids couldn¡¯t help but twitch slightly . Adapting quickly to the unforeseen situation, Xie Luan first raised both his hands . As his heartbeats naturally speeded up, his mind was also turning rapidly . Recognizing the interior of the ark battleship, Xie Luan was certain that the battleship was Gaiya . So, how could so many soldiers show up on the ark battleship¡ª ¡°Reporting, the intruder has been sessfully detained, it¡¯s a... a human being . ¡± The first half of the sentence was decisive, but when it came to the second half, the soldier who opened themunication line seemed somewhat hesitant . Someone had unexpectedly been able to sneak into their battleship, something they only now discovered . This in itself was already an extremely unlikely situation, not to mention that the intruder was, to their surprise, a human being with weakbat power . He couldn¡¯t hear what the person on the other end of themunicator said . Xie Luan only heard the replies of the nearby soldier who was pointing his weapon at him . The man then said to the others,¡±Take him to the main hall . ¡± ¡±I advise you not to try any petty maneuvers . You can¡¯t escape this battleship . ¡± Using the muzzle of the beam weapon to push the youth forward, the soldier¡¯s voice and expression were both very cold . As soon as he was taken to the main hall by the soldier, Xie Luan saw a figure in the hall that he knew well . He was looking at the other, and the nox sitting in his seat also moved his gaze to him . The cyan eyes were not the same as those in Xie Luan¡¯s memory . The originally pure cyan seemed to have be a little more deep and calm . The sense of indifferenceing from this adult nox was very clear . His handsome face was ice-cold, and the silver tail behind him was in a position that enabled him to attack at any time . He was like a beautiful, yet dangerous, beast that would without mercy rip apart the throats of anyone who dared to approach . Finally starting to realize something, Xie Luan opened his mouth slightly, but made no sound . He had realized that therge clock probably truly sent him to another world line . ¡°You actually didn¡¯t take your own life on the spot when caught? Doesn¡¯t appear to be a tough one . ¡± The young man not far away touched his chin and chuckled a few times as he finished saying this . ¡°If you¡¯re thinking of surviving by selling your original master¡¯s intelligence, it won¡¯t work . How about you listen to me and kill yourself now? At least you can still keep the information in your head . ¡± Deliberately saying these cynical remarks, the young man showed a wicked smile on his face . ¡°You are noisy . ¡± It was not Xie Luan who answered . These three words were uttered by another person next to the nox . After speaking these three words in a cold voice, this person directly approached Xie Luan . The one approaching Xie Luan was an adult of the mermaid race . This mermaid had long light golden hair, beautiful azure eyes, and ice blue fins were visible on both sides of the cheeks near the ears . People of the mermaid race in general had extraordinary good looks . This mermaid with long golden hair was no exception . If you didn¡¯t look at his Adam¡¯s apple, the appearance of this adult mermaid was indeed a gender-transcending beauty . Obviously, he shouldn¡¯t know him . However, looking at the appearance of this adult mermaid, Xie Luan nearly at first nce felt a burst of familiarity . The hair, eyes, down to the color of the fins... Even though the mermaidcked the most important part, the light golden mark on the forehead, Xie Luan still opened his mouth and softly said a name, ¡°Gale?¡± Hearing the youth urately say this name, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became even colder . He knew his real name, this intruder probably had a considerable degree of intelligence on them . The young man who had a malicious smile just moments ago, no longer smiled, and he was looking at Xie Luan with scrutiny . But it didn¡¯t matter, the mermaid¡¯s mental ability would be able to forcibly read the other¡¯s memories . They would know everything about the other party in due time . He had more than a dozen guns pointed at him just now, and Xie Luan was now restrained by the two soldiers behind him, one on the left and one on the right, to prevent him from having any chance of meddling with it . The second after Xie Luan was suppressed by the two, a hand was ced on his head, and, at almost the same time, Xie Luan felt a slight dizziness . After the ice ability, the mermaid¡¯s mental ability, which was the second to awaken, could only reach the middle level, but it was more than enough for reading memories . However, it had been read selectively . The memories he had drawn out and read from the mind of the youth before him still had nothing at all to do with ssified information . The few memories he had read so far were all rted to some cubs . He frowned slightly . The mermaid, once again, proceeded to widen the range of reading memories . As a result, he heard a familiar voice . ¡¸Papa...¡¹[1] ¡¸Papa~¡¹ The mermaid race¡¯s ability to recognize sounds was extremely strong . Hearing the voice within the youth¡¯s memory, the body of the mermaid who originally had a cold expression had already slightly frozen . Following this voice, he saw a little mermaid with an ice blue tail peacefully nested in the human youth¡¯s embrace . The tail lifted and lightly pped on thetter . On the forehead of the mermaid cub was the pale golden mark he was very familiar with . Because he was probing the memories of the youth, he could only see things shown from the perspective of the youth . He couldn¡¯t see the expression on the youth¡¯s face, but he could hear a very gentle and soft response . ¡¸Gale be good . ¡¹ Chapter 80.1 Chapter 80.1 The mermaid cub held in the arms of the youth was very close and dependent on thetter . Even though the youth had taken him out of the pool, the little mermaid with the ice-blue tail no longer panicked from the fear of leaving the water . Instead, his tail seemed to lightly sway in joy as he nestled in the youth¡¯s embrace . ¡¸Papa~¡¹ ¡¸Papa¡ª¡¹ When with the youth, the mermaid cub really liked to utter these two sybles, probably in order to attract the attention of the parent . And the youth holding this little mermaid responded patiently every time . After answering, he would also lift his hand and touch the little mermaid¡¯s soft blond hair, or lightly touch the ice-blue scales on the small tail . When the mermaid cub pped his tail on him, the youth would often even take the initiative to move his hand over and let the little mermaid¡¯s tail gently p the palm of his hand . This mermaid cub was so, so... cherished and doted on . ¡°Ting-ting-ting . ¡± A tinkling sound . When the small and beautiful spar fell to the ground, a gentle sound was issued as it hit the floor . The round spar bounced a few times due to the force when it fell to the ground, and finally rolled to a stop in the open space around him . Although there was no expression on his face, the transparent tears that appeared on the adult mermaid¡¯s cold face were nevertheless real . This sudden scene dumbfounded nearly everyone in the hall . They couldn¡¯t believe it . This scene was too shocking for those who knew how callous the mermaid was when dealing with the enemy... even his allies were treated with the same indifference . Some of the soldiers present were now stunned, their mouth foolishly agape . What kind of situation was this?¡ª Confronted with this situation which was abnormal to a certain extent, the young man who had previously been used of being noisy nowpletely restrained his carefree attitude and became vignt . Perhaps he had underestimated the intruder because the person had already been captured; moreover, once he learned it was a human, he had not taken him too seriously . Now it seemed the intruder had enough weight on him to make them treat him with caution . But as the young man prepared to personally detain the intruder, he heard the mermaid, not far away, say something he did not expect . ¡°Release him . ¡± Azure eyes fixedly reflected the person in front of him . This exceptionally good-looking adult mermaid said this in a cold voice to the two soldiers who were restraining the youth . ¡°This...¡± Facing this sudden shift in situation, the two low-ranked soldiers hesitated and did not immediately carry out the order . The second the two of them hesitated, the crackling sound of ice burst forth in the silent atmosphere . The two soldiers werepletely frozen by colorless and transparent ice crystals from their wrists to their elbows . The extremely low temperature caused their bodies to freeze in ce and they instantly lost consciousness . As a result, they passively released the arms of the youth in front of them . On this ark battleship, apart from the nox still sitting in the master seat, the mermaid, who behaved abnormally in the hall at this moment, was the second inmand . Therefore, even if the other behaved abnormally, as long as Ya Yi in the master seat did not speak, no one else dared to question it at this time . To use a mental ability to read memories, although it was not an offensive ability, it would still somewhat affect the person who passively endured the mental ability¡¯s probing . He sensed his release, but Xie Luan was currently still a bit dizzy . This wave of dizziness made the scene in Xie Luan¡¯s field of view a bit dim, making him really want to just close his eyes and rest . However, Xie Luan could still see the mermaid who was standing in front of him and gazing at him with those azure eyes . There were little wet traces at the corners of the mermaid¡¯s eyes that hadn¡¯t yetpletely dried, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but recall the mermaid cub in his arms at that time and the scene of golden beads falling . The little mermaid had heard Zarard¡¯s words and thought he would not want him . At that time, he truly spoke for the first time, shouting ¡®Papa¡¯ and his falling tears pitted-pattering as he cried for him . There had been two wet traces left on the delicate little face of the mermaid cub . The azure eyes had be moist, and the eyes were also slightly red, looking especially pitiful and adorable . When the cub cried, you had to coax him, and when the cub grew up and golden beads fell... Then you still had to coax him . He tried hard to blink, and before his field of view wentpletely dark, Xie Luan raised his right hand and ced it on the nearby mermaid who only looked at him but did not call out to him . He could feel the warmthing from the youth¡¯s palms . The indifferent mermaid slightly froze once again . He could not move, he could not resist the youth¡¯s touch . It turned out that having his hair stroked by the youth was like this... In the memory he read, he saw the scene of the youth stroking the short light golden hair of the little mermaid . Now that he had experienced it himself, he finally knew what kind of feeling it was . It was a feeling as warm as the heat transmitted through his palms . A warmth that you couldn¡¯t bear to part with . The mermaid, who had grown up, also had soft blond hair . After Xie Luan stroked it twice, he moved his hand down to the mermaid¡¯s ear fin at the side . In the humanoid form, the fins on both sides of the cheeks near the ears were the characteristics of the mermaid race . It was also a ce that only people close to them could touch . Chapter 80.2 Chapter 80.2

CRA Chapter 80 ¨C part 2

The beautiful ice-blue ear fin quivered slightly when Xie Luan touched it with his fingertips . As his field of view became darker and darker, Xie Luan had to squint his eyes slightly . Normally, you couldn¡¯t see any expression on the delicate face of the mermaid cub . But from the little mermaid¡¯s lightly swaying tail and the cub¡¯s eyes when gazing at him, Xie Luan could at once tell if the cub was happy . In the same way, Xie Luan¡¯s ability also applied to the now grown-up mermaid in front of him . He should be a little happy, right? The moment he finally rxed a bit, Xie Luan¡¯s field of viewpletely plunged into darkness . After Xie Luan regained consciousness, he found himself lying on a soft bed . This was not the treatment of an intruder . He was not locked in one of the ark battleship¡¯s many phase cells . Xie Luan sat up from the bed and knocked his knuckles against his forehead . He wanted to make himself more clear-headed . Xie Luan was no longer someone who knew nothing about abilities . Recalling what happened before he fell unconscious, he could more or less guess that Gale had most likely read his memories using a mental ability . A series of things happened too abruptly, Xie Luan had too many things he needed to ponder over, so many he didn¡¯t even know from where to start . Xie Luan was now certain that he had been transported to another world line because he had touched the saen race¡¯srge clock, and this parallel world line was set in the future decadester . ording to what Xia Zuo had said, this was one of the futures doomed to lead to destruction... He didn¡¯t know what the specific path for the future of this world line was like now . Before losing consciousness, Xie Luan saw what could be considered arge-scale army crops on the ship, this ark battleship seemed to have be a real fortress of war . ¡°Beep . ¡± The sound of sessful verification to the room¡¯s door . The clear beep fell, then, a secondter, Xie Luan saw the door being pushed open . The one who came in was a certain good-looking adult mermaid . The mermaid was carrying food in his hands and directly walked over to Xie Luan after entering the room . From the time when he was still just a cub, the little mermaid had looked very delicate . As the parent, Xie Luan had naturally tried to imagine what this mermaid cub¡¯s appearance would be like after he grew up, and now he by chance was able to see it ahead of time . He had not grown up awkward or unpleasing to the eye at all . Not only had he not grown up awkward, he even looked better than when he was a cub . It was the kind of beauty that surpassed gender . The food he carried over was ced on the bedside table . Xie Luan did not take it . He sat on the edge of the bed and patted next to him, motioning for the mermaid who brought him the food to sit down . He did not speak, he did not make any sound . The cold expression on his face was like a fixed mask, but the mermaid with azure eyes did really sit down next to him as requested . He still hadn¡¯t shared the memories he read with the others, he only told them that he would exinter . Gale had first arranged afortable living environment for the youth in front of him . The memories read from the youth¡¯s mind ranged over the span of a year, prior to that only a nk could be seen . At the very beginning of his memories, Gale saw the youth walk up to the gate of a dpidated cub raising branch and take down the job flyer posted on the rusty iron gate . This was the ce where the youth¡¯s memories began, and, at the same time, it was also the ce where everything in the two worlds began to differ . In this world, there was no one who would intentionally work hard to clean up the small pool for him . Who, when he found out that the cub was afraid of leaving the water, would afterwards make sure he could immerse his whole body into the water . A man who would then even apologize in a soft voice because he felt he had not given him a good enough living environment . But for a mermaid cub who had been living in a small wooden barrel until now, such a small pool was already equivalent to the sea . There was no dissatisfaction . This was a world line without him . He didn¡¯t know what the cubs in this world had experienced . In Xie Luan¡¯s heart, there was one point he had been hung up on from beginning to end . ¡°Why is there no mark here?¡± He had been concerned about this since earlier . Xie Luan raised his hand and touched the forehead of the mermaid next to him, at this ce, there originally should have been a pale golden mark . From the moment it appeared, the mark of the Houdie family would apany each mermaid cub throughout their life, and would not disappear even as the cub grew up . Why did he not have it...? Chapter 81 Chapter 81

CRA Chapter 81 ¨C part 1

I¡¯m here When the youth touched his forehead with his fingertips, the warmth clearly transmitted to his forehead made the mermaid, who hated physical contact, stiffen up . But it was not annoying . Whether it was his hair or ear fins from before, or being gently touched on the middle of his forehead like now, he didn¡¯t hate it . Xie Luan also sensed the mermaid¡¯s reaction . Before speaking to him, Xie Luan raised his hand a little more and ced it on the other¡¯s head . Unlike the short hair of the mermaid cub in Xie Luan¡¯s memory, the hair of this adult mermaid was much longer, but the soft blond hair still felt the same to the touch . From that exceptionally beautiful face, Xie Luan could easily match it to the delicate appearance of this mermaid when he was a cub . The little mermaid had a pair of azure eyes, they were just like the blue ocean, so very beautiful . Perhaps it was simply a subconscious action for the youth, but Gale felt a sense offort from the youth touching his hair . Just as if he was also valued and loved by the other . ¡°Can¡¯t say it?¡± Xie Luan paused his hand and slowly said this after having waited a long time for him to answer . The tone Xie Luan used at this time was no different from a parent who was coaxing a cub to tell him the truth, although the person himself was not aware of this . The softforting strokes on his head stopped, the mermaid with no expression on his face subconsciously moved the ice-blue fins beside his ears slightly . ¡°I used a dagger, to remove it . ¡± This answer rang particrly clear in the quiet room . Due to their race, mermaids¡¯ voices were generally very pleasing to the ear, but this could not change the fact that what the other said was a painful thing . . Xie Luan¡¯s body went rigid, he couldn¡¯t respond for several seconds . It was not that his brain didn¡¯t respond . Xie Luan clearly understood what the other was saying, but it was precisely because he understood, he froze like this . It had not been forcibly removed by others, the mark on the forehead was something the mermaid himself did not want . They deliberately abandoned the cub onnd, out of water . Their way of handling it made Gale understand that his so-called family did not wish for him to survive, but he nevertheless lived . To abandon him when he was found to have a defect, and once again wanting to exploit him when he was found to have other worth . Everything about this family disgusted Gale . However, the Houdie family already no longer existed, it was destroyed by his own hands . If there was something about that family deserving of any nostalgia, it was only after reading the memories of the youth . ¡¸They both love you . ¡¹ A gentle voice told him, no... it was telling the ¡°self¡± in the other world . He hadn¡¯t allowed the mermaid cub to experience unpleasant things rted to that family, the cub still didn¡¯t understand anything . The owner of this voice was like a big sheltering umbre, blocking all the outside wind and rain for the mermaid cub . And afterwards even let the cub know that his parents loved him . To be loved . What kind of feeling was this... Through the memories of the youth, he saw that his other world¡¯s self was loved . Nevertheless, Gale, who resided in the current world, still couldn¡¯t truly experience it through these memories . But just as he was thinking about it like this, a sudden hug made this cold mermaid¡¯s expression nk for a moment . After he managed to recover, he didn¡¯t know what he should do . If he didn¡¯t move, would the youth continue to hold him a bit longer... Because of this thought, the mermaid was still motionless, even now . He spoke of using a sharp weapon to cut out ayer of skin and flesh in a light tone, as if it was nothing . Even if it was a simple sentence without much added description, Xie Luan still felt a dull pain in his chest when hearing it . Then a kind of sour and astringent feeling . In this world line where he wasn¡¯t present, had anyone been good to this little mermaid? Did anyone love this cub? Just thinking about it like this, that sourness seemed to gradually spread from his chest to Xie Luan¡¯s throat, blocking his throat as well . ¡°Gale be good . ¡± As soon as he felt he could use his voice, Xie Luan¡¯s hand once more touched the soft blond head of the mermaid . When petting his hair this time, he couldn¡¯t help using a part of his spiritual power, simr to humming a luby to soothe a cub . Hearing these three words, the originally motionless mermaid seemed to be stunned for a second, and his eyes widened slightly . He epted thefort without resisting . It was also at this time Gale clearly sensed that the youth who held him actually possessed arge amount of spiritual power . At the same time he also understood that Xie Luan mustpletelyck defense against him, otherwise, with this level of spiritual power, he would not have been able to so easily read the memories of the other earlier . ¡°Pa...¡± He only made a weak sound just like the cub had when he was unable to speak at first . For this mermaid with azure eyes, the word he wanted to say now also required great effort . ¡°...Papa?¡± This name, could he also call him that? He wasn¡¯t sure about this . When the mermaid uttered these two sybles, his low voice was a little hard to hear . But just like he saw when reading his memories, no matter how low and weak the little mermaid¡®s voice was when he said these two sybles, the youth who heard the call would always immediately respond . ¡°En . ¡± Xie Luan quickly responded, and added warmly, ¡°I am here . ¡±

CRA Chapter 81 ¨C part 2

Afterward, as if to confirm something, Xie Luan listened to the mermaid repeatedly calling out, ¡°Papa, Papa!¡± several times . Although he was obviously already fully grown, Xie Luan felt like he was seeing a particrly insecure little mermaid . He lowered his head and lightly pressed against the youth¡¯s shoulder . Because he was no longer a cub, the mermaid could not nest in the youth¡¯s arms, he could only get as close as possible like this . The ice-blue fins beside the mermaid¡¯s ears moved lightly . After observing for a bit, Xie Luan came to the conclusion that this should represent a happy mood, just like when the cub moved his tail . Stroking the soft blond hair while sitting in this position, Xie Luan found that the mermaid who leaned his head on his shoulder seemed a little sleepy . The light swaying of his ear fins gradually slowed, but the mermaid was still trying hard to keep his eyes open . ¡°Go to sleep . ¡± Xie Luan coaxed, making his voice soft . Although his shoulder was a little sore from being leaned on and pressed against, Xie Luan had no desire to push him away at this moment . Waiting for the mermaid to close his eyes, Xie Luan lightly hummed the melody of a luby . In this way, the mermaid would be able to rest well, right? Enduring the sore feeling in his shoulder, Xie Luan didn¡¯t make any big movements . Soon falling asleep in the peaceful environment created by the youth, Gale had a dream . In his dream, he had been living in a small wooden bucket . asionally, when the water in the bucket needed to be changed, he would be severely rebuked for thrashing his tail in distress and making the caretakers¡¯ clothes wet . The first cub raising branch he stayed at was forced to shut down within a few years due to ack of money . The conditions of the branches heter transferred to were also simr, he was only given a small wooden bucket to stay in . At those branches, there wasn¡¯t normally anyone who would specificallye over to see him . There was no way for him to move around at will, the mermaid cub who still couldn¡¯t speak stayed quietly in the small water filled wooden bucket . The little mermaid was slowly growing up . Finally, one day, the time to shed his scales came, and the first scale fell . The little mermaid instinctively grasped the first scale and carefully put it away, he wanted to give the first scale to a parent for safekeeping . And so the mermaid cub began to wait . But no matter how much he waited, that long awaited person never came . Gradually, he stopped waiting . He felt like he had a long dream . When Gale opened his eyes, he could still feel a soft touch on his head . ¡°Woken up?¡± Hearing this warm and rxed voice, Gale¡¯s mind became very clear at this moment . It was not a dream, what happened was real, yet the reality he was actually experiencing now was truly like a dream... It was so beautiful that there was a kind of surreal unrealness . The ark battleship was currently moving through space . Xie Luan was not only arranged to live on this battleship, but also received the right to move around freely on this ark battleship . The freedom included the right to ess ces that were established as restricted areas . The right to freedom of movement, the soldiers on the ark battleship heard that it was approved by theirmander himself . With this development, the soldiers on this battleship were now all somewhat astounded . Especially the dozen or so low-ranking soldiers who had pointed their guns at the youth in the beginning; all inevitably became a little nervous the moment they heard of this . He was obviously an intruder, so why was their second-inmand andmander, both, all of a sudden attaching such special attention to the intruder?? And this kind of significance was also not the kind ced on the enemy... The read memories could only be shared with one person a day . Today, Gale had just shared the memories with the expressionless nox sitting in the master seat, hence the current situation . Having received the right to move around freely, Xie Luan left the room, atst walking through the hallways without having guns pointed at him by the soldiers . On this ark battleship was an entire huge legion . Whether it was the ark battleship or the legion itself, both possessed the ability to destroy a . The former did indeed half-destroy a soon after, and the half-destroyed was Hailumite . Xie Luan walked past halls filled with soldiers . When he reached the third hall, he began to see many muka soldiers appearing in it . The adult muka at the head of the muka army was particrly tall, and the forearm seemed to have suffered a serious injury in the past . Although it had healed, there was still a distinct trace left on the hard shell . The small ck mark on the tip of the muka¡äs injured left forearm was close to a diamond shape . It was impossible to see if you didn¡¯t look carefully, but Xie Luan was very familiar with this mark . ¡°Nick . ¡± Even though he knew the muka cub¡¯s name may not be Nick in this world, Xie Luan still breathed the name in a low voice at this time . Chapter 82.1 Chapter 82.1

CRA Chapter 82 ¨C part 1

Nick To most of the people on this ark battleship, Xie Luan was originally someone who needed to be arrested and interrogated through coercive means . Although he now suddenly had the right to move around freely, in their eyes, he was still someone whose identity was unclear . As Xie Luan passed by, the surrounding soldiers who saw him all, one by one, slightly narrowed their eyes . He did indeed seem to be a human with littlebat power, however, the other had been able to stealthily infiltrate Gaiya, they didn¡¯t even know when the other had snuck in . Although they were not present in the main hall at the time, after yesterday¡¯s arrest, what transpired in the battleship¡¯s main fall quickly spread . Now all soldiers on the battleship basically knew what happened . After receiving medical care, the two low-ranking soldiers with minor frostbite on their hands came out with horror on their faces and described the scene they had witnessed . Merely listening to their descriptions, the soldiers could also almost feel the impact of the scene at that time . It was hard to imagine that the second-inmand, someonepletely cold, and basically no less unapproachable than the leader in the master seat, would actually have shed tears . Even though he did so without expression . Their line of sight subconsciously moved along with the passing youth, watching him; the eyes of the soldiers in the third hall suddenly widened slightly . They saw the youth walk towards the ce where the mukas had gathered . These scarlet eyed mukas not only had terrifying appearances, but also fairly terrifyingbat power . Regardless whether in battle mode or not, they were all very fierce and dangerous . A human being who didn¡¯t even have the ability to escape dared to walk over like this . To everyone present, it seemed that he was truly quite courageous . Xie Luan approached the tallest muka and stopped in front of him . Because they couldn¡¯t advance to a humanoid form, there was not a big difference between the muka¡¯s appearance during the cub period and the adult period . The most distinct difference was the size . Even when facing the muka cub, Xie Luan already needed to raise his eyes a little bit to look at the cub . Now facing the grown-up Nick, Xie Luan had to raise his head when looking at the other . A human and an adult muka . Standing together, the contrast was very strong in other people¡¯s eyes . The adult muka was huge, in contrast the human youth standing in front of this muka seemed frail . The memories had yet to be shared . To this already adult muka, the youth before his eyes was aplete stranger . Cold and fierce scarlet eyes stared fixedly at the youth who approached . The youth had no fighting capability . The innate battle instinct of his race let this adult muka judge this with a nce . As he got closer, Xie Luan could see the trace on the sharp forearm of the muka more clearly . The scar was very long, extending almost all the way to the joint . In Xie Luan¡¯s eyes it was particrly ring . But there was no time to pause . After approaching, Xie Luan saw some small cuts on the sharp forearm that had yet to heal . Not thinking much, Xie Luan¡¯s first reaction was to search for his space button . Seeing this action, some of the surrounding soldiers were still reflexively a bit on guard, but when they saw the thing the youth took out from the space button, everyone present all nked . Household...treatment equipment? In addition, it appeared to be an old model from decades ago . Such an old device, what did the other want to do with it? If the youth¡¯s action of taking out the treatment equipment from the space button was said to be unexpected, then the youth¡¯s next action really left them dumbfounded . The muka that the youth had approached was themander of their entire legion¡¯s vanguard . The vanguard was mainlyposed of muka personnel . At this point they didn¡¯t know whether it could be said he had courage or a death wish . The soldiers present saw the youth¡¯s hand directly touch the sharp forearm of the muka . Meeting the pair of scarlet eyes that were fixed on him, Xie Luan stretched out his hand a little bit . It was not his first time doing this, he knew how to make it easier for the muka to know he did not hold malicious intentions The moment Xie Luan truly made contact with the sharp forearm, the adult muka visibly moved, and the pupils in the scarlet eyes contracted slightly . It was very dangerous, most people would probably have already retreated at this time . But Xie Luan merely lightly patted this sharp forearm to cate him, of course avoiding the wounds . The small cuts didn¡¯t look deep, this made Xie Luan rx a bit . However, recalling the strong defense of the muka race¡¯s bodies, the wounds also showed that he had withstood what others would have regarded as a considerable degree of attacks, this caused Xie Luan to furrow his eyebrows again . Chapter 82.2

CRA Chapter 82 ¨C part 2

Pressing the button on the small treatment device in his hand, Xie Luan held the shlight-like device pointed at the wound on the muka¡¯s sharp forearm, allowing the treatment beam to properly cover the wound. This kind of household treatment equipment was typically used to treat minor injuries. There was one in the cab at Yunbao branch, and Xie Luan carried the other one with him. Both actually intended for the cubs in the branch. To use such outdated treatment equipment, it was even the household type! How long would it need to be pointed like this for the wound to healpletely... Watching the youth who was inexplicably earnest as he treated the muka¡¯s wounds, the people spectating really couldn¡¯t help thinking this within their hearts. Moreover... For mukas, a wound of that degree would heal on its own within a few days, even if left alone. In fact, he really didn¡¯t have to go to such trouble. ¡°Soon, it won¡¯t hurt anymore.¡± Softening his voice, Xie Luan subconsciously used a gentle coaxing tone. He said soon, but the effect of the treatment beam could not reach the level of instantly healing the wound. Xie Luan could only lightly touch the uninjured areas on the sharp forearm as he treated him, hoping to divert the attention of the adult muka. The youth was treating his wounds, one by one. The treatment beam shone on the wound with a little warmth. In the youth¡¯s eyes that gazed into his own, he saw something sparkling and beautiful. The adult muka issued a slightly low hissing sound from his throat. The treatment took over half an hour toplete. After Xie Luan carefully confirmed that all the wounds on this huge muka hadpletely healed, he put the treatment equipment away. Xie Luan looked at this adult muka who seemed to have be a little obedient after being treated, and felt a very clear sense of familiarity from the way the muka slightly lowered his head to him. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± Xie Luan asked in a warm voice; he still didn¡¯t know the name of this adult version of the muka cub in this world. He was equipped with a device that enabled him to ¡°speak¡±. On the small floating screen that emerged, Xie Luan saw two digits gradually appear¡ª 01. Digits, not letters. These two digits were quietly disyed on the virtual screen in front of the muka. Xie Luan was taken aback. His gaze moved and fixated on them, but the two digits had not changed whatsoever. ¡°01¡± was actually the code name for this adult muka as themander of the legion¡¯s vanguard. Because many people addressed him as such, this muka used this code to serve as his name. There was nobody in this world to name the muka. Realizing this, Xie Luan¡¯s heart inevitably felt stifled, again. Originally, Xie Luan had felt a little bitter thinking that this muka might have another name; but, now, that he found the other had no name, Xie Luan was not happy at all. ¡°No, not this.¡± Xie Luan raised his hand and touched the clear scar on the muka¡¯s sharp forearm. He then said to this adult muka who had fixed his dark scarlet pupils on him, ¡°Your name is... Nick.¡± Knowing it was very likely that the other would not understand, Xie Luan still met the dark scarlet slits that, in other people¡¯s eyes, were particrly fierce and terrifying. He then repeated the words slowly, ¡°Your name is Nick.¡± Hearing the particrly warm and unhurried voice of the youth, even if he could not fully understand it, Nick could still sense a feeling of being treated tenderly. Regardless of whether it was in the cub period or during adult period now, this muka had the same instinct when facing the youth in front of him and expressed closeness and fondness in the same way. He made the same move of lowering his head and leaning into the arms of the youth. But because it was the first time he did so, he did not know how to control his strength. Moreover, the strength of a muka in the adult period was much greater than that of one in the cub period; thus, for Xie Luan, the situation was particrly tragic this time when he was pushed backward and fell to the ground. ¡°Plop¨C¡° ¡°Hiss...¡± The two sounded nearly simultaneously. The soldiers in the hall were still stunned for a second, then the next second they saw this scene and really wanted tough. In addition to this, there was also a kind of hard to describe, ineffable feeling. Although the adult muka was several times the size of the youth, the moment this muka lowered his head into the youth¡¯s embrace, they felt as if the strength and fragility of the two sides suddenly reversed. The tailbone was not only just a little sore. Xie Luan hissed and prepared to wait for the pain to pass before standing up, but this time the painsted especially long. He sat on the ground for a while; Xie Luan epted this well. But unlike in the cub period, Nick, who realized that he might have done something wrong, let out a low hiss and then stretched out a pair of forearms to the youth who was still sitting on the ground, careful to keep away the sharp parts. Before Xie Luan managed to react, he was passively sitting on the adult muka¡¯s forearm. Suddenly raised up high, Xie Luan was stunned for a moment. As a result, this scene appeared on the battleship¨C A huge muka letting a human youth sit on his raised forearm, carrying the youth like this towards the main hall. Chapter 83 He had no memories rted to the youth. However, because Xie Luan helped treat his wounds, and he sensed kindness and tenderness from the youth¡¯s care, this huge adult muka had as a result responded like this. Fighting was a type of instinct for this muka, it was also something he should naturally want to do. Upon reaching adulthood, he must rely on fighting to obtain relevant survival resources, therefore to not fight was out of the question. When epting employment on the battlefield, fighting was the task. So to outsiders, it seemed that this adult muka was brutal andpletely merciless when dealing with the enemy. The fighting style was also terrifyingly fierce, instilling fear in people¡¯s hearts. However, apart from the fighting, in Xie Luan¡¯s eyes, many of the actions of this huge Nick were nevertheless still simr to those of the cub. For example, the muka felt he was good to him. The moment he lightly patted his forearm, this adult muka also fixed his gaze on him and stared straight at him with those scarlet eyes. Aside from the fighting, he was still just like a cub... However, this ¡°cub¡± had already seen many battles. When Xie Luan entered the battleship¡¯s main hall carried by this adult muka, the people inside who were originally in the midst of a discussion all stopped talking, and most of their gazes shifted to the youth who came in from the corridor. The main hall of the ark battleship was not a ce just anyone could casually enter. If not for the fact the other now had the right to move around freely, he would have been stopped by the guards as early as at the entrance of the corridor. ¡°Allow the youth to move around freely.¡± This sentence had been uttered by the nox in the master seat, and so no one on the entire battleship dared to question it. The number of personnel in the main hall was rtively smallpared to the other halls. When Xie Luan appeared here, the people in the main hall each reacted differently. ¡°...¡± The young man who, before, had shown a malicious smile to Xie Luan and been quite talkative, was now unexpectedly looking particrly at ease. After Xie Luan appeared, he nced over at him from time to time. Seated next to the dark blond young man sat a man with eyes calmly closed, and behind him stood the sole female member in the hall. The two basically did not show any reaction at this time. The mermaid¡¯s reaction was the most immediate, azure eyes directly fell on Xie Luan. The nox in the master seat only took a passing nce at Xie Luan, and quickly withdrew his gaze. The cold and handsome face maintained an unwavering indifference. However, the closer Xie Luan got to the rectangr table, the colder the expression of the nox in the master seat became. ¡°Well...¡± The surrounding people were all silent. The blond young man watched the youth approaching while carried on a huge adult muka¡¯s forearm, and couldn¡¯t stop himself from saying this. After the second-inmand had shared the read memories with their leader, Ravi saw the mermaid walk over, and say to him in a clear and cold voice, ¡°Don¡¯t talk to him like that again, you will regret it.¡± To say he would regret it, this sentence was not the other threatening him, he was saying Ravi woulde to regret it himself. [1] ¡°What is Gaiya¡¯s destination?¡± Being ced on the ground, Xie Luan opened his mouth and asked the nox in the master seat this. The silver tail behind him was motionless. Because of the youth¡¯s approach, the cyan eyes of the nox, whichcked warmth, looked even colder as he said, ¡°Loren.¡± To allow Xie Luan to move around freely on the ark battleship. This meant there was no restriction on Xie Luan anywhere on the battleship, and it actually gave the other party great power. However, while having given the youth so much power, this nox nevertheless seemed awfully indifferent to the former¡¯s performance at this moment. This made many people in the main hall really unable to understand their leader¡¯s way of thinking. Especially afterter reaching at Loren that very day, when the other coldly issued a ban on the youth, prohibiting the other from leaving the central city. Loren was a upied by their legion. It was originally a ce two other races had fought over due to the abundance of energy crystals on the. But as for their leader being truly indifferent towards this youth... After having arrived at Loren, the amodation arranged for the other was a ce with the best conditions. Contradictions like these made it hard for them to understand. Shortly after Xie Luan had asked the first question and heard the answer, the battleship had already arrived at Loren. Because of this, he wasn¡¯t able to say more than a few words to Ya Yi in the main hall of the battleship. But during that brief conversation, Xie Luan had not perceived any indifference from this nox. Even after getting off the ship, Xie Luan rather felt as if the other was intentionally avoiding him Whatever you wished to ask, you couldn¡¯t if you weren¡¯t able to meet them. He was actually not far from there. The nox was staying in a nearby floating tower. At the top of the tower, a spatial mirror image was unfolding before Ya Yi¡¯s eyes. He was using an ability to show the scene of a specific location. The nox looked at the mirror image with no expression on his face, but the silver tail behind him slightly tilted up a bit. What appeared in the mirror image was a human youth. When he received the shared memories, Ya Yi saw what the other world¡¯s ¡°self¡± experienced in the memories. From the moment he met the youth, everything around him seemed to have be beautiful. He would have warm and happy feelings when he guarded this treasure. He stayed at the top of this floating tower and watched the youth using the spatial mirror for a long time. All the way into the evening, when he saw the youthy down on the bed and close his eyes. He estimated it would take the youth half an hour to enter deep sleep. Ya Yi waited, then cut open the space and reached the room where Xie Luan was. Through the window not far from the bed, the light and soft moonlight could be seen. The nox stood by the bed. He lowered his head slightly to quietly gaze at the youth who appeared deep in slumber. He would merely look closely like this for a while, he wouldn¡¯t harm this person. The number of times when he lost control had increased recently, from once in a few months to once in a few weeks. Ya Yi could clearly feel the hidden darkness in his heart expanding. When losing control, he would shortly enter a killing frenzy in which he couldn¡¯t distinguish between enemy and ally. Apart from venting on the battlefield, he would normally suppress this loss of control entirely himself. Too many negative emotions had umted over time. Ya Yi could often hear the pulse of darkness in his own heart. This ck emotion guided him towards destruction. It was the hero who saves the world, and the monster was responsible for destroying the world. Ya Yi had not opposed this guidance. The youth on the bed should be asleep. After watching for a while, the nox standing at the bedside finally bent down and gently lifted the youth¡¯s left hand that was outside the quilt, cing it on his head. Very happy. Unfamiliar with this feeling, Ya Yi¡¯s thoughts still lingered on this. But he could not stay for too long. He squinted his eyes slightly as he felt the warmth from the youth¡¯s palm. Almost a bit content, this nox put the youth¡¯s hand back to its original ce and stood up straight. Intending to cut the space and leave the same way he came, Ya Yi focused on the portal that had just been torn open in front of him. But just when the other was about to take a step forward; Xie Luan, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes and reached out, grabbing the cold looking silver tail behind the nox. [1] ¨C Ravi is the kuwei cub¡¯s name. >< Chapter 84 Chapter 84 However, this grab of Xie Luan¡¯s was only enough to hold on to the tip of the nox¡¯s tail. The moment Xie Luan¡¯s hand touched the silver tail, the owner of the tail froze, the gap in space in front of him disappearing a secondter. After preventing the other from leaving, Xie Luan gently pulled the tail towards him. The slightly cool tail waspletely different from the feigned expression of indifference the nox had towards the youth. The tail seemed to refuse to follow its owner¡¯s will as it couldn¡¯t help but extend towards the youth. If he didn¡¯t want it, he could¡¯ve just directly pulled his tail out of the youth¡¯s hand. However, the nox didn¡¯t do so. When he saw the youth was silent, his tail inched closer. The youth was leaning against the headboard. After being touched, the silver tail could no longer resist, obediently settling in Xie Luan¡¯s embrace. Ya Yi knew he couldn¡¯t leave. Although nobody told Xie Luan what their tail meant to the nox race, after spending so much time with Ya Yi in the other world, Xie Lian had a rough idea. Even if Xie Luan was a bit slow, he wasn¡¯tpletely blind. The tail should be a very important area for the nox race. It wasn¡¯t somewhere they would casually let others touch. Being able to touch it signified you were very close to the nox. If Ya Yi let him touch his tail, Xie Luan didn¡¯t understand why the nox was trying to avoid him. However, now that he had finally caught him, Xie Luan had much more important things to ask. ¡°What influence does this marking have on you?¡± It was different from how Xie Luan had remembered. Before, you could only see a very small ck imprint near the nox¡¯s corbone, but now it even spread along the left side of the nox¡¯s neck. The ck imprints, almost resembling tribal markings, had grown muchrger. Even the color was much deeper than the light shade it was previously. Xie Luan had always been worried about the marking, but he could never find any information about it. Even Zarad didn¡¯t know anything about it. Since he really couldn¡¯t find any clues, Xie Luan could only set the matter aside. He frowned as he examined the markings, unable to stop worrying about the changes. Because of that, he temporarily let the tail go and stood up from the bed, taking a step closer to the Nox. He reached out, wanting to touch the ck markings on the other¡¯s neck. But before Xie Luan could touch it, Ya Yi suddenly held his wrist firmly, stopping it in ce. In that moment, Xie Luan saw a trace of disgust sh through Ya Yi¡¯s azure, vertical pupils. ¡°Very ugly.¡± Don¡¯t touch. The ck markings were linked to the darkness in his own heart, the darkness that caused him to lose control and go crazy. Ya Yi understood that, so he didn¡¯t want the youth in front of him to touch such a thing. Especially this thing that wasn¡¯t actually his, but ced on him by an unknown existence. Xie Luan understood that the target of Ya Yi¡¯s disgust was himself. ¡°How does it affect you?¡± Xie Luan continued to push the question. The nox¡¯s beautiful, cold face didn¡¯t have any expression as he stared at Xie Luan silently. But under Xie Luan¡¯s steady gaze, the nox finally lowered his eyes and exined the feelings he felt without adding any descriptors to make it seem more beautiful. The growing darkness, the madness, losing all control- there was nothing beautiful in that. But the one who allowed the darkness to take over his heart was himself. Ya Yi didn¡¯t want to admit that he truly did have the urge to destroy this world. The fact that he had already destroyed manys, including the saen race¡¯s, was also true. But the way he yed it all down and the cold voice he narrated it in made Xie Luan¡¯s heart tighten. All the negative emotions directed at the nox were taken in as nourishment by the ck markings, growing the darkness in Ya Yi¡¯s heart. What worried Xie Luan even more was how somebody had deliberately ced the marking on the nox¡¯s body. This matched with his previous idea that there might be another enemy hiding in the shadows. So even if Ya Yi didn¡¯t try to destroy the world, that enemy would make the world end up destroyed anyways. That¡¯s why when Xia Zuo killed Ya Yi, the world¡¯s fate still hadn¡¯t changed. After Ya Yi was done describing everything, including how he had destroyed many stars, Xie Luan¡¯s throat bobbed. In the end, he just reached out and touched the ck markings on the nox¡¯s neck. This time, his hand wasn¡¯t stopped. The nox simply didn¡¯t expect Xie Luan would try to touch it again. Xie Luan¡¯s finger touched the ck marking. He stared at it, not moving for a long time. He already touched it, so Ya Yi didn¡¯t pull Xie Luan¡¯s hand off. But when he saw Xie Luan¡¯s frozen movements and gaze, he lowered his eyes, moving his head away. ¡°It¡¯s not ugly.¡± Xie Luan said gently as he touched the marking. As for the manys he destroyed... In fact, when Xie Luan realized he was in another timeline and saw this world¡¯s nox controlling Gaiya, Xie Luan already had an idea about what happened to the Saen race. His actions obviously weren¡¯t right. Destroying things willfully was wrong, but Xie Lian just couldn¡¯t open his mouth and me him... ¡°You don¡¯t need to hide from me anymore.¡± Xie Luan didn¡¯t know why Ya Yi kept on avoiding him before, but after hearing him talk about the times he had lost control, he finally understood. The nox probably didn¡¯t want to identally hurt him. Xie Luan talked slowly. He had just epted he was in the viin¡¯s camp when suddenly, a strange creature jumped into his arms. Xie Luan instinctively caught it. ¡°Wuu.¡± Round, limpid, azure eyes and slitted pupils stared up at him as he huddled in Xie Luan¡¯s embrace. The nox who had returned to his cub form raised his head and let out a low cry. He didn¡¯t know how to respond to the youth in his adult form, so he intentionally reverted back to his cub form. His fur was especially soft, his body round and warm. It felt wonderful to the touch when Xie Luan petted him. The icy chill and cold eyes easily differentiated this world¡¯s nox from the Ya Yi he knew, but there were still a lot of ces that were simr. It was still night, so Xie Luan rubbed the nox¡¯s little horn before gently putting him beside his pillow and lying on the bed. The first day in the dream was over. Xie Luan felt like the ck markings were a very important clue to the fate of the world. At the same time, it also verified some of his suspicions. Starting from the next day, the soldiers stationed in the city would often see a young nox being held in a youth¡¯s embrace. They were shocked at first, but slowly got used to it. Xie Luan was only allowed to move around the core of the city, but for Xie Luan, the range was already very big so there wasn¡¯t anything he was unsatisfied about. Furthermore, even if Ya Yi didn¡¯t say it, Xie Luan knew that the other¡¯s orders preventing him from leaving the city was all for his own safety. This world was several decades into the future. The condition of the entire interster waspletely different from how it was in Xie Luan¡¯s world. The interster in Xie Luan¡¯s world was peaceful. Under the star oath and efforts of all the races working together, the interster environment was stable and perfect for growth. But in this world, all thes were frequently in a state of war. The star oath had also fallen apart and broken away several years ago. Leaving aside the big differences in the interster, Xie Luan had also learned a lot from the nox in his grown up form. For example, this world¡¯s Yunbao Branch had gone bankrupt and died away a long time ago. The cubs originally protected by the branch were all distributed to other ces. In these other ces, none of the cubs seemed to be treated well. ¡°I, I¡¯m Ravi...¡± The blonde young man who had spoken badly of Xie Luan in the warship¡¯s main hall earlier was now standing in front of him timidly. His head was lowered, none of his earlier malice visible from his current humble appearance. The moment the memories were shared, Ravi was just as regretful as the mermaid said he would be. Nevermind saying any more, just the first sentence he said to the youth in the main hall was enough to fill him with regret. All the details were there, and there wasn¡¯t a single irregrity in the over a year¡¯s worth of memories of him growing up. It was impossible to fake it. Especially the details. The mermaid¡¯s golden markings, for example, werepletely the same. With all the particrs He rushed to the youth because he wanted to apologize in regret, but he didn¡¯t know what to say. He could only timidly introduce himself. Ravi? Xie Luan was startled before immediately fixing his eyes on the blonde haired youngster, taking a good look at him. Golden hair- it wasn¡¯t a bright shade of gold, but rather a special looking dark blonde color characteristic of the kuwei race. As a cub, the kuwei cub¡¯s velvety feathers were a yellow color. As they grew older, their feathers would slowly change colors until it became the current dark gold shade. In the moment Xie Luan was dumbstruck, as if Ravi was afraid the youth would get angry, the already adult kuwei turned anxious and hurriedly tried to salvage the situation: ¡°Tiuh-tiuh!¡± He made the same cry as he did when he was a cub. An adult kuwei which had already turned into a human naturally didn¡¯t have the same crisp call as he did when he was a cub, but the golden haired youth still lowered his head and chirped twice to Xie Luan. In the memories he had received, the youth would always lower his head and coax the cubs when they made these crisp chips to him. So Ravi thought that if he called the youth like that, the youth might be willing to forgive him. Although he knew the golden haired young man was from the Kuwei race, Xie Luan didn¡¯t think of the cub he knew. Now, though, it was clear who he was. Seeing Ravi, Xie Luan involuntarily thought of the other two fluffs who were very close to him. Did Peipei learn how to fly in this world? And where was Leeds, the cub who was originally supposed to be adopted with Ravi... This wasn¡¯t the only parallel world, and it was also decades into the future. Xie Luan felt like there were just too many things he was powerless to change. He looked at the anxiously waiting Ravi and saw a few strands of golden hair were sticking out. He raised his hands, wanting to fix the other¡¯s unruly strands. Ravi¡¯s eyes brightened as he peacefully stood there while the youth touched his hair, just like how a parent would tidy up their cub¡¯s feathers when they were young. ¡°I¡¯m done.¡± Xie Luan said after he was done tidying up. When Ravi heard the youth¡¯s words, his movements immediately turned very careful, as if he was afraid of messing up the hair the youth had tidied up for him. When Xie Luan saw how slowly Ravi was moving, he couldn¡¯t help but add, ¡°If it sticks up again, you can just look for me.¡± As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xie Luan saw the other¡¯s eyes turn even brighter. Xie Luan stroked Ravi¡¯s golden locks like he was petting the kuwei cub¡¯s soft feathers. Ravi coulde to him as much as he wanted, but Xie Luan didn¡¯t know how long he had left in this parallel world. Chapter 85 For the armymanded by Ya Yi, Loren was almost equivalent to being an energy supply station. Arge number of high-purity energy crystals that were produced on this could meet the recharge requirements of Gaia¡¯s core weapons. The Saen¡¯s engineering team had concluded that Gaia¡¯s core weapon was a consumable that could only be used three times. This statement was actually not entirely correct. Gaia¡¯s core weapon consumed incalcble energy every time it was used. When the nox race designed it, it was difficult to find a second eternal source crystal which could destroy an entire star. Even though it was smaller than a fist-sized stone, the energy contained was enough to make this core weapon attack three times. Because substitutes were almost impossible to find, the Saen engineering team made that judgment. But in fact, on Ya Yi¡¯s side, a way to recharge the core weapon had been found. Taking the Eternal Source Crystal as the carrier, the energy of arge amount of energy crystals was transferred to this source crystal through the corresponding technology, and the quantity was used to make up for theck of quality, so as to recycle the Eternal Source Crystal. Returning to Loren toplete the rest and reorganization, theoretically they should be ready to capture the next on the n, but the soldiers who followed the troops back to Loren found that several senior members of their legion-including the leader, had now seemed to put the n on hold for the time being. Since helping Ravi with his slightly curled blond hair that morning, Xie Luan watched the adult chirp about his meticulous haircut for a few days, maintaining the state he had justbed back then. In the past few days while maintaining his hairstyle, every time the other party came to him, he seemed to want him to see it, telling him that he didn¡¯t mess up his hair. The kind of eyes that lit up like waiting for praise made Xie Luan feel like seeing the one that only tweeted at him, the little fat chick with a furry chest. Of course, after washing his hair, Ravi¡¯s hair still curled up again, Xie Luan stretched out his hand tob the other party¡¯s hair again, this time in response to the slightly bright eyes, Xie Luan continued to pat his head after finishingbing the curled hair. The Kuwei chirped happily for a while. This Kuwei now showed a particrly calm and obedient look when facing him. Xie Luan could see that the other party worked hard to show him that he was a good baby, as if he was still paying attention to the previous things. ¡°I¡¯m not angry.¡± With a pat on the head of the person in front, Xie Luan felt that he still had to exin the matter to the other party more frankly, lest this Kuwei continued to worry. Xie Luan didn¡¯t take the words that the other party said on the Ark at the beginning to heart. It was normal to hear those words on that asion. But even if Xie Luan said so, Ravi still stood in front of him peacefully, which was what he wanted to do. Seeing nothing else to say, Xie Luan thought for a while, and finally let the other party go. After receiving the shared memory, Ravi began to send people to check some news he wanted to know. For example, in the memory, the other two chubby birds who often yed with him, and the couple who adopted him in the other world, however he had not received any feedback for the time being. On the other side of the world, he and his ymates were adopted by a pair of parents. They had parents, but Ravi felt that for him, the youth in front of him must be the same as the parents. He saw in the memory that he and another Cotto cub felt very envious because they saw the parents of other cubs flying the cubs in the sky. The young man was holding them and standing by and watching, probably aware of their emotions, the young man lowered his head and said to them, that he would take them to fly in the future. Of course, the cubs tweeted very happily, and the young man¡¯s words were not just to coax them casually, he really took them to fly in the sky. The other high-level personnel seemed to be in a meeting. Xie Luan was looked at with expectant eyes by the Kuwei who had escaped the meeting. He was defeated quickly and didn¡¯t ask anything and went to a ce behind him. ¡°What are you going to do?¡± After arriving, Xie Luan looked around the spacious courtyard patrolled by regr personnel before asking the young blond who had brought him to this ce. Ravi didn¡¯t answer, but just a few seconds after Xie Luan¡¯s voice fell, a veryrge, ferocious creature appeared in front of Xie Luan¡¯s eyes. The feathers were unique and beautiful dark gold, with an eagle head and sharp w-pointed beak. Xie Luan first saw an adult Kuwei in his original form during the Cub Flying Competition. This Kuwei suddenly changed back to his original form in front of him, Xie Luan still did not understand the other party¡¯s actions. At this moment when Xie Luan was puzzled, he saw the fierce and beautiful giant creature approaching him a little closer, and then lower his body. Xie Luan¡¯s first reaction was to reach out and touch the beautiful dark golden feathers on this huge creature. It was different from the down feathers of the cubs. The hard feathers on the part he touched became quite obvious, unlike the cubs whose fur was so soft. ¡°Do you want me to go up?¡± Touching the hard feathers, Xie Luan looked into the eyes of this huge creature and asked tentatively. Soon Xie Luan heard a response, which was low and deep, andpletely different from the cub¡¯s tender and crisp chirp. He didn¡¯t know why the other party suddenly wanted to do this but seeing the adult Kuwei who had turned back to his original form leaning down and waiting for him to climb up, Xie Luan stillplied with the other¡¯s expectations. Climbing on the back of this huge creature, the feathers on the back were still rtively soft, Xie Luan felt like he was sitting on a soft nket. He could feel that he was safely fixed on the back of this huge creature by an invisible force, and then Xie Luan heard the sound of breaking the wind brought by the pping of his wings- flying. The scenery below became smaller and smaller in Xie Luan¡¯s eyes. It was not in a micro mech or a starship, and Xie Luan was so close to the sky for the first time. The flying speed was very fast, and the wind was whipping across Xie Luan¡¯s cheeks, but Xie Luan did not feel any pain because of the added protection on his body. Comparing this huge creature that was flying in the sky with him and the little fat guy who squatted in his arms and tweeted in memory, Xie Luan now had moreplicated feelings that were difficult to describe in words, and he felt a little emotional and also a little warm. He saw the little fat boy in advance when he grew up, and it also showed that in this world, he skipped all the growing parts of this little cub. It was not just this cub; the other cubs were the same. A huge creature that could cast a certain area of shadow on the ground flew so unscrupulously in the heavily guarded military zone; it almost caused a series of rms. Fortunately, some of the guards still recognized Ravi¡¯s original form. Flying over a clock tower, Xie Luan¡¯s hand touched the soft dark golden feathers under him. He probably understood now. This Kuwei cub probably wanted to show him his grown-up form and ability. That was exactly what Ravi was thinking. He had grown up, and the youth could no longer take him to the sky like he did holding the little fat cub in his memory, but also because he has grown up, he had the ability to fly the youth in turn. After such a high-speed flight around Tito City was over, of course the feathers of this Kuwei were a bit messy. In the humanoid form, there were a few more disobedient hairs that turned outwards. Xie Luan didn¡¯t say anything, and patiently sorted it out for the other party. ¡°I can fly faster than before.¡± Ravi said in a low voice when he lowered his head a little so that the youth could touch his hair. Because of concerns about the young man on his back, he slowed down moderately, otherwise he would be able to speed up at least twice. ¡°Yeah.¡± Xie Luan responded warmly, and then when the person in front of him raised his head, he saw the familiar bright eyes waiting for praise. Xie Luan¡¯s heart softened and couldn¡¯t help but open his hands to hug this Kuwei who was tweeting in front of him. It was a matter of course that this grown-up Kuwei could fly fast. From the cub period, this little fat cub could fly faster than the other cubs. On the other side of the world, this Kuwei also took fourth ce in the flyingpetition. Ravi¡¯s high-level meeting was actually abat meeting. In thisbat meeting, other senior leaders heard that their leader and adjutant made a decision that was inconsistent with the original n, and clearly stated that the n was suspended, and the army should stop first and not move from Loren. For Sphinx, who was supposed to be the next target of destruction by the Legion, it was a fortunate instance where they avoided destruction without knowing it. Like a butterfly pping its tiny wings, something in this world line had gradually changed since theing of the youth. The permitted range of activities for Xie Luan was within the city. Xie Luan did not let Ravi follow him as he had only a small thing to do. He took the sergeant sent to guard him and found a candy store and apany in the city that customized all kinds of goods. Xie Luan bought toffee in a candy store and asked for a small golden medal in the shape of a sunflower to be customized in the custom shop, which was exactly the same as the one in the flyingpetition. When the customization wasplete, Xie Luan was going to give this small medal to Ravi. When Xie Luan returned to the military region, this high-level meeting had just ended. He happened to see two familiar people on the way back to his residence. These two soldiers were the two soldiers who were previously frostbitten by Gale with his ice powers because of holding him down and not letting go on Gaia. Xie Luan paused after seeing these two figures and turned towards the two men. Both of them had bandages on their arms. Because they were frostbitten by high-level abilities, they were different from ordinary injuries, and the injuries healed slowly. Seeing the young man walking straight towards them, the two soldiers felt a little inexplicable and embarrassed, but they were stunned by the young man¡¯s apology. ¡°I¡¯m really very sorry about the injury on your arm. I hope you can forgive him. If there is anything I can do, you can just ask me.¡± Xie Luan said sincerely. They didn¡¯t expect to hear an apology at all. The two lower-level soldiers obviously stayed silent for a second, and then they even felt ttered. In fact, their adjutant had been very restrained and merciful, so their arms were only slightly frostbitten. The two didn¡¯t expect it to be in Xie Luan¡¯s eyes, and at this moment, a mermaid with light gold and long hair came over. ¡°Sorry.¡± The voice was clear and cold, and the mermaid standing next to Xie Luan apologized to the two soldiers. The two soldiers werepletely dumbfounded. The young man was apologizing to others for him. Thinking of this, Gale immediately followed his parent and took the initiative to speak. It looked like the parents leading the cubs who did something wrong to apologize, inexplicably, the two lower-level soldiers felt this way. On the way back to the residence, Xie Luan saw that the mermaid had been silently looking at him with clear blue eyes, as if he wanted to say something to him, but he was very hesitant to say it. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Xie Luan asked slowly. It seemed that this question from him gave the other party an opportunity to act. Xie Luan watched the mermaid stretch out the hand that he had been holding just now, and then put both hands together in a gesture of giving something. In the palm of the mermaid¡¯s hand, there was a beautiful ice-blue scale. This was not the first scale dropped by this mermaid, the first scale dropped as a cub, Gale had also put it away properly. But because he couldn¡¯t wait for the expected person, he lost this scale. He couldn¡¯t find it now, even if he regretted it, he couldn¡¯t find it. ¡°Papa...¡± Gale said this name to the young man in a very low voice, and with his beautiful blue eyes focused on thetter. Not the first scale to fall, would the young man still be willing to ept and keep this scale for him? Chapter 86

CRA Ch. 86

The scales of mermaid cubs were different from those of adult mermaids. It was easy to see from the appearance that the scales of the cubs were smaller than adult mermaid¡¯s, and the scales of the cubs were also slightly softer than those of the adult mermaids. You could feel it when you touched them. The ice-blue scales held in the hands of the mermaid in front of him had a beautiful color. At first nce, it even looked like transparent gem fragments. It seemed to have a translucent crystal feeling under the light. Mermaid cubs would drop scales from one to five years old, but after this time, the mermaid would hardly drop scales until they reach adulthood. The scale in the palm of Gale¡¯s hand was a scale that he noticed was about to fade after he returned to the water to stare at his fish tail in space these past two days. He deliberately moved the fish¡¯s tail more in the water, which elerated the falling of this scale. Xie Luan was stunned for a second when he heard the mermaid with only light gold and long hair whispering to him. The mermaid¡¯s voice was very clear and pleasant, and his reaction slowed by half a beat. But of course, Xie Luan saw the scale that the mermaid held to him and didn¡¯t want the other party to misunderstand that he didn¡¯t want to ept this scale. Xie Luan stretched out his hand immediately after reacting. Taking the scale under the careful gaze of those azure blue eyes, Xie Luan took out a small carved wooden box from the space button in front of the other person, put this ice blue scale in it, and then put the small wooden box back in the space button. Afterpleting this series of actions, Xie Luan saw the mermaid in front of him immediately move his ear fins. Although there was no expression on the other¡¯s beautiful face, Xie Luan could easily understand that the mermaid was happy now. ¡°I will take good care of it.¡± Xie Luan skillfully raised his hand and touched the soft blond hair of the mermaid. In order to make the other party feel at ease, he said this sentence in a certain tone. Knowing that it was not a cub¡¯s scale, but that scale was something the mermaid in front of him wanted to give him, hoping that he could ept it for safekeeping, of course Xie Luan would choose toply with his expectations. Even if it was not the first scale dropped by the cub, it would still have the same significance to Xie Luan. ¡°Papa.¡± The voice was cold, and the tone of calling the youth did not sound even slightly like a cub, but the mermaid lowered his head and lightly touched the youth¡¯s shoulder, showing obvious dependence in his actions. ¡°Yeah.¡± Xie Luan let out his voice and responded clearly. When called by the cub, he had to respond clearly. Although the mermaid in front of him was no longer a cub, he still looked like a big baby in Xie Luan¡¯s eyes. Afterforting the mermaid who expressed dependence on him, Xie Luan browsed the starwork with an easy mind in the arranged residence. After a few days, he had a clearer understanding of the current overall situation of this world line. The world here was originally in a rtively peaceful state a few years ago, but this peace was broken without warning. Inexplicable contradictions aroused, and several races suddenly started war without weighing up their interests. As if using this as the fuse, the originally peaceful interster gradually started having frequent wars. Ya Yi took Gaia back from the Saen tribe and formed the huge army of today. After several actions to destroy the, he had be the most feared party in the current interster space. Thes with value for use were retained after they were captured, ands with no value were destroyed. The nox adopted merciless and cruel methods. Manys had been destroyed. For example, severals close to Gaia had been destroyed. The Saen Kronos star had also been destroyed. The Mermaid star Hailumite had been destroyed by half, and there were some others which Xie Luan was not familiar with. Looking at the names of thoses, Xie Luan sighed. This part of the established facts could no longer be changed. Xie Luan could only think about whether... even if there was even a slight possibility, to change the ending that this world would originally have had. Xie Luan had this idea that as long as Ya Yi no longer wanted to destroy the world, that unknown enemy who hadn¡¯t shown his face may not be difficult to defeat. In the house where Xie Luan was arranged to stay, there were now quite a few people squeezing to live with him. The originally empty house seemed to be lively, although the few people who squeezed to live with him were actually very quiet. ¡°Don¡¯t eat too much, it will cause tooth decay.¡± Xie Luan fed a few toffees to the adult Muka who was close to him, while therge Muka continued to stare at him with scarlet eyes. Xie Luan shook his head and put away the toffees left in the package. As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Luan heard the adult Muka make a low hiss at him from his throat, and then stand motionless. The body of the adult Muka was really huge, and the fearful appearance was even more terrifying under this size gap but staring at the scarlet vertical pupil on him, this terrifying adult Muka inexplicably looked quite obedient, as if he was acting like a good baby in front of the youth. Xie Luan always thought that Nick was very well-behaved. Even if this Muka cub grew up, he would definitely be a good boy. He would not attack and hurt others casually... He stood on tiptoes and wanted to touch the adult Muka¡¯s head. The moment Xie Luan raised his hand while on tiptoe, he suddenly remembered that the other¡¯s height had changed after growing up, and he couldn¡¯t touch Nick¡¯s head by doing this now. The raised hand froze in the air for a moment, Xie Luan wanted to look around to see if there was a stool that he could move over to step on, when his raised hand in the air hit something hard gently. The adult Muka who was nearby took the initiative to lower his head to Xie Luan, controlled his strength, and gently pressed the head covered with the cold and hard shell on Xie Luan¡¯s hand. After sessfullypleting this action, the adult Muka made a little low hiss. Xie Luan was stunned for a moment, touched the hard shell he touched, and then moved his hand to the sharp forearm of the adult Muka and patted twice. The memory was also shared with him. This adult Muka had firmly remembered his name. It was Nick. The young man in front of him was his most important and favorite person. It was not clear how long the huge clock of the Saen n could keep him here. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t let go of the cubs who had grown up in this world, and on the other side was also worried about the nox who was waiting for him in the original world line. The other party watched him disappear with his own eyes, and now he didn¡¯t know how anxious he must be- before the clock effect disappeared, Xie Luan also had a ce to go to in this world. Gaia Star. Xie Luan proposed this idea, and his wish was satisfied the next day, but this time it was a group movement of the entire army. In the main hall of the Ark ship, he once again saw a man with his eyes closed and the only female member of the high-level legion. Xie Luan held two extra caramel puddings in his hand. After thinking about it, he gave one to each of them. The young man with closed eyes was called Ain. When he heard Xie Luan¡¯s voice, the man quietly moved his gaze, and after a few seconds he looked away without any reaction. The opponent was blind and could not see, but his ability to distinguish positions by hearing was very strong, and his actions were basically the same as those of a normal person. The female member¡¯s face was colder, and Xie Luan saw the other party¡¯s race at a nce. The Kesu tribe, this tribe was full of creatures that resembled western dragons in their original forms. In their adult humanoid form, there would be an inverted scale on their necks. Xie Luan just saw a few scars on the opponent¡¯s hand when he sent the toffee, some of which were quite deep, which made Xie Luan frown slightly. Did people in this legion dislike treating their wounds so much? Xie Luan took out his old model of treatment equipment from the space button and ced it in front of the opponent, but before waiting for the other party to respond, Ravi, who was not far away from Xie Luan, spoke to him first: ¡°Her physical attributes and treatment repel the beams of the equipment, and the treatment equipment cannot be used to treat the wound.¡± The original form of this Kesu female was a ck dragon, her natural attributes were dark, and the abilities she developed had the same attributes. Then they could just let the wound heal on its own... Xie Luan finally took out a white medical bandage from the space button. Nosy, he approached the ck dragon and said in his usual tone: ¡°I will help you to bandage it.¡± Probably she didn¡¯t expect the youth to say that. Aoni didn¡¯t respond for a long time, and she didn¡¯t say anything. By the time she reacted, Xie Luan had already bandaged her three times during the period. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.¡± Aoni kept her distance from the young man when she said these three words in a cold voice. The power of the dark attribute often attacked indiscriminately, even in the cub period, Aoni, who was a baby ck dragon, had seen the destructive power of this attribute. Xie Luan didn¡¯t care about the other party¡¯s response attitude. In the short time after boarding the ark, relying on the leaping function of the Ark ship, Xie Luan could quickly see the he was familiar with disyed on the virtual screen. He had arrived at Gaia Star, and somehow, Xie Luan suddenly felt a little vaguely that the time he could stay on this world line might be running out. Chapter 87.1

Ch. 87.1

In the current interster space with frequent wars, Gaia was one of the rarest and most stable environments among manys. Several nearbys were destroyed by the armymanded by Ya Yi, but Gaia was the only one left. The other parties didn¡¯t know if they made some inference from this, butter they also avoided the by coincidence. The Ark ship opened the invisible force field, and the entire process of leaping to Gaia did not cause any concern. Most of the soldiers stayed on standby on the Ark, and only a small unobtrusive troopnded on Gaia Star with Xie Luan. The time point at which this parallel world line was located was the future decadester. Aftering down from the Ark, Xie Luan still saw a that made him feel very intimate. The did not seem to have changed much. In the city where he was currently, Xie Luan saw the streets and various shops from his impression, many of which were exactly the same as in his memory. Although Gaia was left behind when the nearbys were destroyed, Ya Yi didn¡¯t have any feelings for the he was born on. He just skipped it casually. Gaia was also one of thes to be destroyed sooner orter for him, but he chose to put this behind to solve itter. He didn¡¯t have any good memories of this originally- ¡°It should be this road.¡± Xie Luan went to the destination with memory, as the city n remainedrgely unchanged, which made his activities on this much more convenient. The ce Xie Luan wanted to go was the Yunbao branch. The Yunbao branch in this world had been unable to function many years ago. Now he didn¡¯t know what it was like, so Xie Luan wanted to see it with his own eyes. Thanks to an adult Muka in theirpany, Xie Luan and his party received some attention. The few people with shared memories knew where they were going, and their faces without much expression seemed to involuntarily change slightly. The cub raising branch called ¡°Yunbao¡± that had closed down was the ce where they were born. Not long after walking, they passed amercial street, and Xie Luan arrived at his destination, where he saw a familiar but at the same time unfamiliar scene. A half-open rusty iron gate, where no one was guarding the door, and the building inside was in a state of being half demolished. What appeared to Xie Luan was obviously an abandoned ce. Abandoned and guarded by no one, and there was no sign forbidding entry, thus Xie Luan walked in through the half-open iron gate. The whole ce was empty. Except for the buildings that were half demolished and left aside, the area within the wall was filled with weeds and some trees that grew randomly, which made the scene look very deste. There was a gap between this vision and the pictures in Ravi¡¯s shared memory. On the other side of the world, the Yunbao Branch, which was supposed to be located in this ce, was like their home. The cubs lived and studied here, and they were happy every day. The young people and other childcare workers took care of them carefully and they lived a carefree life. But in their world, this ce had been abandoned, and there was currently no cub raising branch called Yunbao in the interster space. This was where everything started. Xie Luan took out a small customized golden medal from his pocket, held it in his hand first, and waved to the blond young man next to him. Seeing the young man beckoning to him, he ignored the abandoned surroundings for a moment. Ravi quickly approached the human youth by taking two steps and stood in front of Xie Luan and also squatted and tweeted obediently. Xie Luan released his clenched hand and put the small golden medal in the shape of a sunflower on the Kuwei¡¯s body. Because it had a humanoid form in adulthood, a small medal with a particrly childlike appearance was hung on an adult Kuwei, and the style looked a little uncoordinated. But Ravi, who received the small medal, didn¡¯t seem to feel this at all. The adult Kuwei paused, and his eyes lit up in an instant. Although he didn¡¯t say it, after receiving the shared memory, Ravi really wanted the small medal he saw in his memory. ¡°Golden...?¡± Ravi showed hesitation. Small golden medal with the number ¡°1¡± engraved in the middle. ¡°Yeah.¡± Xie Luan nodded affirmatively, and by the way, he raised his hand and rubbed the dark blond hair of the Kuwei. The awards were divided into ranks, but in Xie Luan¡¯s mind, the three chubby cubs who participated in the flyingpetition were the first. For a moment, it seemed as if he saw the young man in front of him straighten his body even more, Xie Luan slightlyughed, and the picture of the young Ravi chucking up his body ovepped with the person in front of him. Chapter 87.2 There were scattered tes and stones everywhere in the demolition area. The Yunbao Branch of this world should have built other facilities after it closed down, but it still became like this in the end. After doing this, Xie Luan looked at the Nox standing next to him. He had a lot of things to tell the other party. Xie Luan wanted to tell all the information he knew about the world and unknown enemies that he had from the other side. But when Xie Luan mentioned an unknown enemy that might exist, and connected this enemy with the ck mark, he saw the Nox in front of him nodding at him, calmly expressing his knowledge. The imprint was ced on him by someone else. He already knew about this, and Ya Yi naturally ssified this ¡°other¡± as an enemy. As for the world, the impulse to destroy the world was his own thought. Ya Yi was not induced or controlled by this mark, at best it could only be regarded as taking advantage of the trend. But now, Ya Yi¡¯s thoughts had been changed, or suppressed. Touching something warm and beautiful had affected him, this thing was very fragile, so fragile that as long as he put his hand on its white neck, light blue blood vessels would be released, and this beautiful thing would be destroyed by him. But such a fragile existence easily suppressed the cold madness umted in his heart. ¡°There are still many beautiful things in this world.¡± A delicate flower grew in the gap left by the copsed te. Xie Luan looked at the flower and knelt down and touched the soft petal with his finger. The beast in his heart was soothed. As Ya Yi waited for the young man to stand up, he raised his hand and touched the young man¡¯s cheek like the young man had touched the petal. Such warm and beautiful things were real, as long as he reached out, he could touch them, as if they belonged to him. If he could have it all the time, Ya Yi understood for the first time what it was like to feel that the world was beautiful. But why in his world... was there no youth like the one in front of him? ¡°Me too...¡± After uttering two words, he paused. The Nox stopped his voice in the end and didn¡¯t say the words. He also wanted to like this person. The youth was like the sunlight on a cold winter day, warm but without the slightest burning sensation, or the kind of warm after-temperature on the eggshell when a cub was born within a broken shell, which made him want to get closer to him instinctively. Me too... what? Xie Luan thought for a while but couldn¡¯te up with an answer. Seeing that the other party didn¡¯t n to speak again, he didn¡¯t ask. The youth would leave and go back to the other world. The few people who had received the shared memories were all conscious of this. The more limited time they had, the more they wanted to get along with the youth. There was nothing to visit in the abandoned ce. After Xie Luan informed Ya Yi of the known information and guesses, they were ready to leave this ce. But when he walked out of the iron gate, Xie Luan was surprised to see a familiar person. In the war-struck interster age, the appearance of the people of various races was lower. Standing near the door was a sevi woman with two small tentacles on her head. In addition to her appearance, she was a little mature, but otherwise there was no difference from Xie Luan¡¯s memory. ¡°Xia Qi?¡± Xie Luan said the name reflexively, and then from the other¡¯s puzzled eyes did he remember that the other party didn¡¯t know him. Without letting Gale share the memory, Xie Luan chose to talk directly with the other party. With his understanding of Xia Qi¡¯s character, Xie Luan quickly let the other party to put down her guard against him. Xie Luan learned even more information from the conversation. After the branch had to close down due tock of funds, in order to treat the old dean, Xia Qi had no choice but to find someone to sell thend after persuading the old dean. After the branch building was demolished, an auction house was built in this ce, but it was also closed due to poor management. Originally, thendlord was going to demolish and build it again, but half of it was demolished and then the project was shelved. He had not decided what to build, so this ce became what Xie Luan saw now. ¡°I want to make money to buy thisnd back, and then reopen the cub raising branch, but the amount of money is too big...¡± Xia Qi smiled bitterly, and she didn¡¯t know why she was being so open with a stranger for the first time. However, it felt natural to say it in the conversation with him. The money for buyingnd and the money for building new facilities was an astronomical figure for Xia Qi. She knew that even if she worked hard for decades, it would not be enough, but she must have a direction for her efforts. ¡°This is for you; I hope you can fulfill your wish.¡± Xie Luan stuffed a crystal card that hadn¡¯t been bound to Xia Qi¡¯s hands. Without waiting for the other party¡¯s response, he motioned to Ya Yi to use the space ability to take them away. The old-style crystal cards were no longer avable in the interster a few decadester. With this in mind, Xie Luan received four crystal cards when he was on Loren. Everyone from Ya Yi to Nick gave him one. Xie Luan didn¡¯t take a closer look at the amount of credits in the crystal card, but the numbers disyed after each swiping had a long string of zeros. After being stuffed with a crystal card, she couldn¡¯t see anyone again. Xia Qi was stunned for a long time. She checked the amount in the crystal card and was startled by the number disyed. Opening her eyes wide and looking at the crystal card in her hand, Xia Qi stood there hesitating and struggling for a long time and could hear her heart beating in the process. Giving an uncertified crystal card with a huge amount of money for free was too much of a pie falling from the sky but looking up at the abandoned ce in front of her, Xia Qi gritted her teeth, and thought that she didn¡¯t want to let this opportunity go. ¡°Thank you¡ª¡± Although there was no one around, Xia Qi still bent over and thanked the young man by bowing where he had stood just now. With this money, she would rebuild the Yunbao branch and develop it well. When one day in the future, she saw the human youth again, she would let the other party see that she was using the money on the right path. The ce where the space transferred them to was anothermercial street, with peopleing and going on the street, which was a lively scene, but on the other hand, it also looked peaceful. Although it didn¡¯t take much time toe from Loren to Gaia, it was a lot of trouble to fly over on the Ark. Xie Luan chose a dessert shop and sat down in a separate small room. The other people also disguised themselves. ¡°Trouble you to apany me all the way, this is a thank you gift.¡± Xie Luan put the two puddings he brought over in front of the man with closed eyes and the only female member in the room. After being able to clearly hear the sound of the porcin gently dropping in front of him, Ain moved his eyes to the direction urately. He knew the location of the pudding, but he didn¡¯t know where the tableware was. When Ain was about to remove his closed eyes, a porcin spoon was stuffed in his hand. As for the other person, because he remembered that the other person did not like people approaching, Xie Luan quickly withdrew his hand after pushing the pudding over. The ck dragon in the humanoid form nced at him with vertical pupils and said nothing with a cold face. But she lowered her head and picked up the small spoon ced nearby. After delivering the pudding to the two people, Xie Luan then chose a few desserts ording to the cub¡¯s taste in his memory. ¡°Thest piece, this Nick can¡¯t eat too much.¡± Xie Luan tapped Nick¡¯s sharp forearm, and Xie Luan had already ordered several more desserts for the other side ording to the appetite of the adult Muka tribe. Tilting his head, the huge adult Muka stared at the young man with scarlet eyes and responded with a low hiss. Xie Luan and his party stayed on this until the evening, and it so happened that there was a festival being held in the city that day. It was not an important festival of special significance. It was just a simple blessing, and a wooden sign with the wish written on it was hung on a symbolic ancient tree with a short string toplete the event. It was not a well-known festival, and there were very few people who actually went to the festival. When Xie Luan passed by, there was only their group around the big old tree. There was no way to change the things that had happened in this world line, and there was no way to stay in this world. Xie Luan¡¯s wish written on the wooden sign was to hope that the cubs who had grown up in this world would be able to do well in the future. They would be able to live a little happily, and a hope that this world would have a different ending than the original trajectory. There were some fireflies flying around the old tree. Only Xie Luan and his group had written wishes to hang on wooden signs. After he finally hung up the wooden sign, Xie Luan lowered his head when he exhaled and found that his hand seemed to gradually resemble small spots of light like the fireflies around. Of course, it was not just him, but other people standing near him also saw it. The time was up-the body could still move, the few people who had approached him had surrounded Xie Luan, and there were hands clutching his clothes. With his body slowly dissolving into light, Xie Luan hugged the three big babies one by one with the arms that were temporarily still there, as if they were pups drenched in the rain. Facing the Nox who was staring at him with the cyan vertical pupils that were constricted into a thin line, Xie Luan kissed the opponent¡¯s forehead. ¡°I am...¡± I love you. In the end, the voice was not allowed to be conveyed, but from the youth¡¯s mouth, they could still see what Xie Luan wanted to say. The spot of light gradually disappeared, leaving the spot of light in this ce, only the fireflies flying around. The warm body temperature that they were exposed to seemed to have some residue left, and they seemed to have experienced a short, beautiful...and very happy dream in the past few days. Chapter 88 In the Chronos Star of the Saen tribe, it was now night, the quiet and dark night sky was dotted with stars, a huge clock stood quietly in this city, and frost-like moonlight was sprinkled on it. And the pointer was entwined with green nts. In front of this huge clock, there was a figure standing very close to the clock. The silver tail behind the figure was in a drooping state, almost close to the ground, but it clearly showed a certain aggressiveness. There was no expression on the cold and handsome face of the tail owner, and the pupils of his vertical eyes were contracted, silently staring at the clock. A few days had passed, and the Nox standing in front of the huge clock had maintained this state, standing in this ce and waiting, without taking a step away. It was not right to say that he had been in the same state. The Prophet Ki, who had fixed the clock because of worry these days, felt an increasingly tight and depressive breath from this Nox. It was like a string being stretched tighter and tighter, and the more it was stretched, the more there was the danger that the string may break. But even though Ki had this feeling, he saw that this Nox was still waiting very quietly. The old clock, which was originally a symbol of the city, had an effect that had only existed in their racial rumors. The three prophets of the Saen tribe were all rmed, and they had been reading ancient books for relevant information these days. The guest who was invited disappeared on their; it was impossible to justify this kind of thing. After consulting all the ancient books and ssics in the n, only a little bit of information could be found. The only thing the three prophets could be sure of was the limited effect of the clock. After a certain period of time, the disappeared youth would automatically return. The problem was how long this certain period of time was, and the prophets had no way to determine it. He wanted to destroy something, a sticky emotion gradually enveloped his heart, and the Nox, who was standing in front of the huge clock, became more and more expressionless. This Nox wouldn¡¯t follow this mood, because waiting for the youth toe back was much more important than destroying something. However, it was a fact that the string in his heart was getting stretched tighter and tighter. The small ck mark exposed on the lower side of Ya Yi¡¯s neck also seemed to be induced, and the original light-colored pattern seemed to be slightly darkened. On this night, the still hands on the huge clock vibrated slightly again- .... When the bodypletely dissipated into many small light spots, at the same instant, Xie Luan¡¯s consciousness briefly plunged into a vague darkness. After staying in this darkness for a while, Xie Luan suddenly felt a thrust behind him pushing him forward. There was a light spot in front of Xie Luan¡¯s eyes, and the light spot widened and widened, and soon this light expanded to cover his entire field of vision. In the next second, Xie Luan had the feeling of stepping on the ground, and he saw a familiar scene but in the night. Coming back... It was toote to think about the word ¡°again¡±. When Xie Luan first realized, he found that his waist was firmly surrounded by a tail, and then he was hugged in a familiar way by the owner of this cold tail. Suddenly his whole person lost the ability to move freely. But Xie Luan didn¡¯t want to move, he rxed his body as much as possible, and let the Nox circle him. The tail looped around his waist started bing tighter. When it was tightened to a certain level, Xie Luan was prepared to endure the difort. But the silver tail didn¡¯t move anymore, maintaining it at a strength that circled him very firmly, but didn¡¯t make him feel any difort. Knowing that just letting the other party circle in this way could not soothe him, Xie Luan moved his hands and tried to lightly touch the silver tail around his waist. Touching the tail should be one of the best ways to soothe this Nox. Based on experience, Xie Luan had always thought so. However, this time Xie Luan discovered that even if he touched the silver tail several times, the profile of Nox was still slightly taut, and it didn¡¯t seem to be loose at all. This time Xie Luan was in trouble. He really made the other party anxious this time. Thinking that this Nox might have been waiting here, Xie Luan felt that he had tofort him. Couldn¡¯t touch the tail, have to change it? This thought hurriedly crossed his mind, Xie Luan subconsciously raised his left hand and ced it on the head of Nox, who was holding him in the circle, deliberately cing it in the position where the horns were growing. Even in this state, Xie Luan showed the behavior of wanting to touch his horns, so Ya Yi still obediently revealed the horns without saying a word. Unlike as the small and cute cub, the pair of hard horns looked very beautiful. Xie Luan touched the left horn without saying a word, and then he forced the Nox to lower his head slightly towards him. In fact, Ya Yi didn¡¯t resist. Xie Luan wanted him to lower his head, so he lowered his head slightly along the way. After doing some psychological preparation, Xie Luan moved his head closer, and he kissed the horn on the Nox¡¯s head. It could be said that before it was an unconscious behavior, but this time, whether it was before or during the kiss, Xie Luan knew what he was doing. The horns reported back the new feeling of being kissed, and at the moment that soft feeling spread, Ya Yi paused suddenly. For the Nox race, the horn was simrly as sensitive a part as the tail, and both had a high degree of sensitivity. Xie Luan didn¡¯t know this. When he kissed the beautiful horns nearby, he saw the Nox quickly lowered his cold eyebrows slightly, and his eyshes cast a small shadow on his white face. This reaction was very obvious, especially the moment when Nox stopped his body suddenly, and when Xie Luan touched the ce where he had just kissed with his fingers, he saw the long eyshes trembling slightly imperceptibly. It was kind of cute... This thought shed in his heart. Unconsciously but consciously, Xie Luan continued to get closer to kiss the beautiful horn on his left side, and the soft lips touched the hard horn lightly, dropping a light kiss like feathers. Being touched by the youth on his tail was very simr to being kissed by the youth on his horn, but thetter was more unbearable. Ya Yi could clearly feel every touch on the horn. Kissing became a means to see the Nox¡¯s kind of cute reaction, and Xie Luan forgot the purpose at the beginning, but his approach did get the desired effect. Until the tail on his waist suddenly tightened, Xie Luan realized that he was doing a little too much when he faced the pair of blue vertical pupils which were staring at him. But at this time, it was toote to react. Just when Xie Luan was about to say something, Xie Luan¡¯s open mouth waspletely sealed, and he was not given any chance to escape, and a hand was ced on the back of his head. ¡°Hmm...¡± It was not the corner of the lips, this time he was being kissed on the lips, Xie Luan only had time to make a vague sound in a very short interval. He didn¡¯t know how long it was before he was let go, and Xie Luan¡¯s mind was still a little nk when he was set free as he was gasping. The tail around his waist was still there, and his consciousness returned, Xie Luan met those cyan vertical pupils. Being watched intently by these eyes, Xie Luan¡¯s heart was inevitably shaken, and finally he raised his hand again and touched the Nox¡¯s horn, which was equivalent to a response to the other party¡¯s behavior just now. ¡°I was sent by the clock to another parallel space-time.¡± Xie Luan took the initiative to speak about this. He put his gaze on the side of Ya Yi¡¯s neck. The small mark below was still light in color. Xie Luan was very relieved. The deepening of the color in the past few days was restored when the youth returned. Xie Luan was a special inhibitor for this Nox, even though he himself did not have such awareness. .... The next morning, the Prophet of the Saen tribe also learned of this incredible thing from Xie Luan. They didn¡¯t know why the clock was triggered by Xie Luan, but this was a fact that the Prophet Ki witnessed with his own eyes. ording to the information in the rumors of the Saen tribe, the clock effect would only be triggered once for each person, that is, Xie Luan would not have any reaction if he touched the huge clock now. Taking out a small carved wooden box from the space button, Xie Luan opened the wooden box and confirmed that there was an ice-blue scale lying quietly inside, before he carefully retracted the small wooden box into the space button. He promised to keep it safe, and when he returned to the Yunbao Branch, he would store this scale together with the scales of the cubs in this world. Speaking seriously about the Nox race with the three prophets of the Saen tribe, the three prophets became more willing to believe Xie Luan¡¯s words about going to parallel time and space. They were willing to believe in the existence of unknown enemies, and clearly stated that they would make corresponding preparations for this. After confessing the matter, Xie Luan could now be said to want to go back home, thinking about the little mermaid, the Muka cub, and the Kuwei cub, he didn¡¯t want to stay even for a moment more. Fortunately, they now had an Ark ship that could make multiple jumps, so using the invisible force field, Xie Luan and Ya Yi quickly returned to Gaia. Seeing the youth hurriedly entering through the door, Xia Qi was a little surprised when she saw Xie Luan in such a hurry for the first time, but she did not have time to ask what happened when the youth had hurried past her and walked towards the hall. Today was the weekend, and both Ravi and Leeds[1] were taken home by their parents, so Xie Luan didn¡¯t see the little fat guy with only feathers in the lobby. The Muka cub approached Xie Luan the moment he entered the hall. That afternoon, the mermaid cub was also picked up by Xia Qi from the indoor pool to y with the other cubs. ¡°Papa~¡± Looking at the visitor with clear blue eyes, the little mermaid reached out and grabbed the young man¡¯s trouser legs. At this time, his tail fin shook slightly, obviously very happy to see his parent. The voice was tender and clear. Although the little mermaid¡¯s delicate face did not have much expression, at the same time, there was no sense of indifference. His eyes became brighter because of seeing the youth. It was like they were filled with stars. Chapter 89 Following behind, watching the youth who rushed into the hall to see the cubs as soon as he came back, Xia Qi stood not far away and smiled rxedly. Just now when she saw Xie Luan in such a hurry, Xia Qi originally thought that something happened to the other party on this trip. She was still a little worried. In the end, he was just anxious to see the cubs... Speaking of which, every time the youth was not in the branch, the cubs would always express questions to them from time to time, especially when the little fat trio of birds flew over to them and tweeted together. Xia Qi and other childcare workers had to helplessly rx their expressions to coax these cubs. The youth was particrly popr among this group of cubs. This had been the unanimous opinion of all the staff of the Yunbao Branch. The cubs in the branch liked to surround the youth, and thetter also attached great importance to these cubs, Xia Qi thought that this was a very good thing. ¡°Pa~Pa~¡± For the first time, the tone was slightly prolonged to call the youth. This mermaid cub grasped the youth¡¯s trouser legs and did not let go until Xie Luan bent down and hugged it into his arms. Although the voice of the mermaid cub was immature, but it was also very clear and beautiful, Xie Luan lowered his head and rubbed the delicate and soft cheeks of the little mermaid. The response was that the mermaid cub immediately elerated the speed of shaking its tail fin and worked hard. He raised his head and rubbed his cheek against Xie Luan¡¯s cheek. The parent¡¯s close behavior was a manifestation of loving the cub. For this mermaid cub, of course it would also have this feeling in the subconscious. ¡°Papa~Papa¡ª¡ª¡± he sessfully pressed his cheek to the young man¡¯s left cheek. The beautiful blue eyes of the little mermaid opened slightly. The light in the eyes could not be concealed at all, and the light could onlye from the cub¡¯s happy mood. The tail fin of the cub he was holding was shaking, Xie Luan held the little mermaid very firmly, not worried that the cub would sway out of his arms. While the mermaid cub pped his tail fin on his body, Xie Luan freed his right hand, and gently touched the little mermaid¡¯s forehead with his fingers, touching it along the pale gold pattern. Being touched by the youth on his forehead in this way, as if he was checking something, the mermaid cub calmed down, obediently watching the young man, not moving in the process at all. After touching the golden pattern, he gently ced her hand on the cub¡¯s head, Xie Luan patted the little mermaid¡¯s soft blond hair, and then put him down. ¡°They... your parents love you.¡± He told the mermaid cub about this again, Xie Luan stretched out a finger and tapped the pendant that the cub was wearing, and said warmly, ¡°This is the proof that they love you.¡± The mermaid cub in the other world line don¡¯t know about this. When he grew up, he would rather gouge out the tattoo on his forehead rather than talk about the Houdie family. There was no trace of any contact with the family. There were indeed many misfortunes in that family, and they were very cruel in their treatment of this cub, but the parents of this little mermaid loved him, so the family print should not be unbearable. Xie Luan wanted to make this cub understand this. However, these things were tooplicated for the little mermaid who was still a cub now. Even if he had been deliberately abandoned onnd and almost died from dehydration, this mermaid cub did not understand what he had suffered or that it was done in bad faith. Not understanding was also a good thing. If possible, Xie Luan actually hoped that this little cub would not understand these things in the future as well, as long as he grew up without any troubles like he was now. ¡°Papa...mama...?¡± He still remembered the two stones that the young man pointed out to him. The mermaid cub still had some impressions of the ck and white photos embedded in these two stones. At this time, two unclear single tones were simply emitted. ¡°Yeah.¡± Xie Luan replied, then looked at the mermaid cub and said, ¡°Gale would grow up to be a very powerful and beautiful person, and his singing must be very nice...¡± Although there was no time to listen in the other world to the adult Gale¡¯s singing, but Xie Luan heard the cold and exceptionally clear voice when the other party spoke. He could easily imagine how beautiful the singing of this mermaid would be. After all, when this mermaid was still a cub, his singing was already very nice, and it had the power to move people¡¯s hearts. Taking these words of the youth as apliment, the little mermaid cub nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms had a slightly more obvious expression on his face and tried to raise his head again and put the smooth cheeks together with Xie Luan. This mermaid cub had a very delicate face. Xie Luan stretched out his index finger and poked the mermaid cub¡¯s face lightly. The fingertips touched the cub¡¯s soft and delicate skin. Xie Luan curved his eyes slightly at this moment. He looked very good when he was a cub. The little mermaid grew up and looked as if his current facial features werepletely expanded. He probably needed to be described as beautiful. After doing this, Xie Luan gently put the mermaid cub he was holding back on the floor of the hall covered with a soft nket and a cushion. When he turned sideways, Xie Luan met a pair of scarlet eyes without any surprise. He opened his arms and gently hugged the Muka cub who was following him. Due to his size, even though Xie Luan tried his best, he couldn¡¯tpletely hug the Muka cub. Suddenly being hugged by the youth, the huge Muka cub paused, and then made a low hiss from his throat, and at this time he obediently did not make any other movements. Xie Luan patted the sharp forearm gently, opening his arms as much as possible as the Muka cub bowed his head to snuggle into him. This matter did not overwhelm the youth. The Muka cub was already very proficient in this matter. Xie Luan put his hands down until the Muka cub stopped moving. The other cubs in the hall had also approached Xie Luan, especially the little cubs from the trees. Xie Luan¡¯s head quickly became a nest for the few cubs, and two of them squatted like this on his head and didn¡¯t leave, and a few cubs came up on his trouser legs. The cubs approached him with warm affection, Xie Luan simply sat down on the soft nket in the hall so that the cubs who approached him had a chance to climb into his arms. ¡°Although it¡¯s not the first time I saw it, every time I see it, I still feel that the president is really popr.¡± Seeing the cubs in the arms of the youth, Zheng Zhou couldn¡¯t help feeling a little envious. Regarding his affinity for cubs, Zheng Zhou really had never seen anyone more popr with cubs than the young man in front of him. Xie Luan coaxed them one by one, finally letting each of the cubs that slept on him settle down one after another. Several weights were pressed on the legs, and a few fluffy cubs had half pressed their bodies onto Xie Luan¡¯s intentionally stretched out legs. These cubs now seemed to want to sleep, Xie Luan turned over and touched the backs of these cubs one by one. He didn¡¯t see Ravi in the hall. Thinking of today¡¯s date, Xie Luan had to temporarily press down on his thoughts of wanting to see the fat Kuwei cub. It was the weekend, and this little fat guy and Leeds had been taken home by their parents and won¡¯t return to the Yunbao Club until tomorrow morning. The weekend was not over. But in the afternoon, Xie Luan saw the parents of two chubby little cubs who came to their branch with the cubs in person. Seeing Xie Luan in the living room, the Kuwei woman who was holding the goose yellow chubby cub lowered her head and said softly to the cub in her arms: ¡°Go ahead.¡± This little fat cub with only goose yellow down feathers, after hearing the words of the opposite parent, even though Xie Luan had not reacted, fluttered his wings and flew straight into Xie Luan¡¯s arms. ¡°Tweet.¡± To the young man, he tweeted crisply. The Kuwei cub squatted in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. The rich down feathers made this little fat cub look furry, especially in the position of the chest and abdomen. ¡°Baby wanted to see you, so we sent these two cubs here in advance.¡± Yi Lei exined aloud, and she didn¡¯t feel upset because of this. She and the person next to her looked softly as the cubs flew into Xie Luan¡¯s arms. The cubs suddenly tweeted at them this morning for a long time, expressing his thoughts. The cubs wanted to see the youth in Yunbao Club very much, so the two parents who loved the cubs were here and brought the cubs to Yunbao Club this afternoon. ¡°Ravi missed you very much, and so did Leeds.¡± Yi Lei said this withoutint. It was not surprising for the cubs to have this behavior. They had always known that the two cubs they had adopted were very close to the youth in front of them. Thetter also loved these two cubs very much, and of course the cubs would like people who were kind to them. Because the down feathers were goose yellow, the Kuwei cub looked more like a chicken cub when squatting than the cubs of the other two races. Now this Kuwei cub was squatting obediently in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. Looking at Xie Luan¡¯s face with big ck eyes, the goose-yellow cub twitched his little wings behind him, and suddenly he straightened his furry chest and abdomen toward the young man. ¡°Tweet, twee, twee!¡± Inexplicably wanting to see the youth today, the Kuwei cub arched over Xie Luan, wanting to nest more into Xie Luan¡¯s arms. Xie Luan raised his hand to tidy up the feathers on this little fat man, and after finishing the order, he touched the hairy chest and abdomen of this little Kuwei cub twice. ¡°When Ravi grows up, you can bring me to fly in the sky.¡± Touching the soft back feathers of the little fat cub, Xie Luan said this in a gentle tone, but in fact it was just a casual thought. But the goose-yellow cub crouching in Xie Luan¡¯s arms listened very seriously and fluttered its wings at the young man. At this time, the Kuwei cub responded with an exceptionally crisp tweeting. ¡°Tweet!¡± Chapter 90 Once the trip to Chronos had been finished, Xie Luan became more concerned about the totem-like ck mark on Ya Yi. After experiencing the parallel world line for a short time, what Xie Luan got to know was that this mark could be said to be connected to the heart of the nox. The darker the mark, the more negative emotions in Ya Yi¡¯s heart. The only thing that made Xie Luan more at ease was that the small cut-off mark exposed on the lower side of the nox¡¯s neck was still light in color. In this state, Ya Yi basically won¡¯t lose control. And if the state was a bit wrong sometimes, Xie Luan couldfort him. Xie Luan came to the conclusion that even if this mark could not be eliminated, as long as the status quo was maintained, there was no problem. In the nox¡¯s heart, there was a darkness that existed objectively. This darkness could not be erased and did not need to be erased. Xie Luan could ept such a Ya Yi. ¡°If there really is an unknown enemy, this enemy can¡¯t be any known race.¡± After listening to Xie Luan¡¯s words to him, Zarad remained silent for a while, and finally responded to this sentence in a derative tone. The time they had been getting along was not short. Zarad was very confident in his ability to recognize people. He knew that the young man in front of him was not a person who talked casually, so he also believed in everything that Xie Luan said, including the story about parallel time and space. But the amount of information received was too great and it sounded too unbelievable, so it took a long time for Zarad to digest it before reluctantly epting it. At the same time as epting, Zarad realized that he might havee in contact with a terrible fact. The Interster space had already passed the original exploration period, and the races that existed in the interster were now known even if their ethnic group was small. If the enemy was not a known race, then this enemy might have...e from another universe. He could only think of such a guess. Zarad¡¯s eyebrows couldn¡¯t help but jump a few times. He even hoped that his guess was not true. Knowing that there was an enemy but not knowing who the enemy was, this led them to be in an unfavorable passive state, and although Zarad believed in the things that Xie Luan said, other people would only regard this as fantasy or crazy talk. To Zarad, it was clear that the Star Alliance would never act on things without any actual evidence. The only good news was that Ya Yi had retrieved an ultimate weapon that only he could use from the Saen tribe. The Ark ship that could make the Saen tribe¡¯s engineering team fearful and amazed might be a key force in the future. There was not much that could be done in such a passive state. Telling all these things to Zarad, who could think about this situation objectively and would also trust him, Xie Luan returned to his normal state of mind. It didn¡¯t make sense to think too much now, he still had to continue to worry about the development of the Yunbao branch. In the room the next day, before walking to the living room to take care of the cubs, Xie Luan first checked the ck mark on the lower side of the nox¡¯s neck beside him. Recently, the nox and him slept on the same bed and he no longer traced back to the cub form and nestled next to his pillow but slept next to him in his adult form. The beds in each room of the staff dormitory were single beds. The size of the bed was more than enough for one person to lie down as it was quite spacious. It was also okay for one person to sleep with two cubs. But there was basically no extra space if two adults slept on it. Because of this, Xie Luan did not bring the mermaid cub to the room to sleep together during this period. In order to solve the problems of various parties, he ordered a double bed from apany on Star Channel. When Xie Luan got closer to look at the ck mark, Ya Yi did not move. After the inspection, Xie Luan raised his eyes to see the beautiful pair of horns that the nox had not hidden yet, and he was attracted and wanted to kiss the hard horn on the left again. When Xie Luan looked at the horns, Ya Yi had already lowered his head to Xie Luan. When there was a kiss in the corner on the left, the nox also circled his cold silver tail around the youth¡¯s waist. Kissing the horns, this was not the first time Xie Luan had done this. The shape of the nox horn was really beautiful. Whether Xie Luan kissed or touched the beautiful horns, the nox in front of him always showed a docile attitude towards him. He clearly felt his body being surrounded by a tail. When Xie Luan finally touched his lips to the end of the horn, he was attracted to unconsciously lick the tip of his tongue on the hard and beautiful horn. The horns were very sensitive parts for Ya Yi. Before Xie Luan realized what he had done, his vision suddenly turned upside down, and his back hit the soft bed. Xie Luan was stunned for a second when he faced the pair of blue vertical pupils with their pupils shrinking slightly. It was normal to have instinctive desires for the person you like who was also your partner. Every time the young man kissed his horn, Ya Yi wanted to leave a new breath mark on the young man who was kissing him, confirming that the young man only belonged to him. Ordinary physical contact such as kissing, licking, etc. could leave breath marks, but such breath marks could onlyst for a limited time. Ya Yi wanted to find a way to make a longer mark. Squeezing the young man¡¯s upper body on the bed, Ya Yi began to gently peck and kiss the young man¡¯s cheek, then pecked him slightly on his soft pale lips, and then kissed down to the young man¡¯s white neck. His thin lips lightly touched the young man¡¯s neck. The nox licked and bit gently, leaving a few light-colored marks on the white skin of the young man¡¯s neck. This created a sharp contrast, and the marks left on the side of the young man¡¯s white neck looked very beautiful in Ya Yi¡¯s eyes. When things had progressed to this level, Xie Luan¡¯s reflex arc reacted even if it was slow. He could clearly feel the desire expressed by the nox for him from his bites and licks, and Xie Luan¡¯s mind became a little nker. What could he say...? It seemed that he caused this matter himself, and Xie Luan¡¯s eyelids twitched a little when he remembered what he had done just now. Being treated like this, Xie Luan certainly didn¡¯t feel nothing. If the body was normal, there would be normal physiological reactions. But at this level, the nox didn¡¯t seem to know what to do next and brought his head down and rubbed against Xie Luan¡¯s neck. Xie Luan first reluctantly looked at the time distractedly, and then confronted the pair of blue vertical pupils that were staring at him closely. Xie Luan made psychological preparation, and then turned his head slightly to make a decision. He used his hand to help the nox ease his physiological reaction, but Xie Luan had no courage to think about the process. From stepping out of the room to going to the living room, Xie Luan felt that his cheeks kept burning. ¡°A Luan, are you not feeling well?¡± Xia Qi asked worriedly when she saw the young man walking into the living room. Thest time the youth was unwell was when he had just arrived in the spring, because of the temperature change, he had caught a cold and fever, and his current state was very simr to that of the illness in Xia Qi¡¯s eyes. Xie Luan choked for a second when he was asked, he slowly shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I...I have taken my temperature.¡± The nox, who was nestled in the arms of the young man, let out a low grunt from his throat. This nox narrowed his round and vertical pupils slightly, and his little fluffy tail tried to half-hook the young man¡¯s wrist. Xia Qi felt relieved when Xie Luan said that he had taken his temperature. It might be that the road from the staff dormitory to the living room was too hot, so the youth would have this kind of an appearance. Indeed, for the human race, the summer without the temperature adjustment device was very ufortable. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Xia Qi nodded in response. ¡°Grumble...¡± The fluffy cub of the Laili species approached Xie Luan¡¯s legs. The cub raised his head and opened the small fins on both sides of his body. It seemed to be depressed to Xie Luan. The cub came to look for him, Xie Luan quickly adjusted his mentality, knelt down to touch the cub¡¯s hairy body, ¡°Laili?¡± Xie Luan whispered the cub¡¯s name in a questioning tone, and soon he was hugged by the Laili cub with its pair of small fins. The Laili cub hugged his trouser legs and pulled him forward. Of course, he couldn¡¯t pull him, but at least Xie Luan knew that the cub wanted him to go somewhere. Xie Luan signaled that he would follow behind and watched the Laili cub spread its small fins and p forward. ¡°Hey, hey¨C¡° The Laili cub led Xie Luan to Morrison. He was in the lounge in the living room. Xie Luan saw the person sitting on the fabric sofa and checked if his face was awkward. Morrison took a look at the Laili cub next to Xie Luan¡¯s leg and then at Xie Luan, and he knew it was the cub who had brought Xie Luan over. At thetter¡¯s inquiry, he said that the wound on his left arm was still painful. Morrison added: ¡°The old problem is no longer a problem.¡± Although it was painful and he couldn¡¯t easily get used to it, Morrison was determined. He also exercised his endurance, but the wound was getting more and more painful recently, and it was a bit hard to ignore it, so Morrison went to the rest room to take a break. It didn¡¯t seem like it was okay. Xie Luan looked at the other party¡¯s pale face and raised his hand to try to help him. Spiritual energy could only relieve pain but could not actually treat Morrison¡¯s wounds caused by special weapons. The cub was watching. Even if the symptoms were not the root cause, Xie Luan had to pretend that he could cure Morrison. Chapter 91 For this Laili cub, Xie Luan asked Morrison to be its parent. In this cub¡¯s heart, Xie Luan was the second most omnipotent adult. So, when Morrison showed pain, the Laili cub immediately ran to pull Xie Luan over. The cub felt that as long as Xie Luan was brought over, Morrison would be better. However, Xie Luan¡¯s limited ability to ¡°make wishese true¡± was not able toplete the treatment and transform Morrison¡¯s left arm back. He could only use mental power to help the other party suppress the pain and let the other party¡¯s perception of pain be weakened. Afterpleting the guidance with mental energy, he could see that the face of the person on the sofa was much better than before, and Xie Luan was a little relieved. ¡°Guji~¡± The cub also found that his parent was getting better. The Laili cub moved around Xie Luan¡¯s legs twice, waved his small fins and made a crisp cry, his smoky eyes were also lit up,pletely different from the depressed look he had when he went to find Xie Luan just now. Xie Luan bent down and picked up the Laili cub, who was waving his small fins up and down, touched the cub¡¯s back, and said gently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry baby, he will get better.¡± ¡°ß´~ Guji!¡± The fluttering little fins pped the young man twice. The Laili cub had no doubt about what Xie Luan said, and suddenly became very energetic. Xie Luan hugged the Laili cub with his eyes lit up and ced him on Morrison¡¯sp. Knowing that the parent was ufortable, the cub was very sensible and just waited peacefully without moving. The word ¡°Laili¡± had the meaning of wisdom in the Laili race, so Xie Luan thought that the biological parents of this cub should have high expectations for the cub. A race that imed to be wise, Xie Luan remembered that this race has indeed produced several outstanding people who had contributed to the overall development of the interster space in scientific research, and in front of Xie Luan, this Laili cub was sensible, from another aspect, this could be said to be a kind of early wisdom. The pain was suppressed, and Morrison almost looked like a healthy person. Looking down at the cub on hisp, Morrison thanked Xie Luan. ¡°You don¡¯t have to be polite when you should ask me for help. You don¡¯t want Laili to worry about you.¡± Xie Luan shook his head, responding pointedly. This sentence really hit the opponent¡¯s weakness. Looking at the Laili cub who was waving a pair of small fins to him on hisp, Morrison nodded after a slight pause for two seconds. The seque of the wounds caused by the special weapons developed by the criminal gangs in the interster space could not be solved by the medical department of the Star Alliance. It had been proved that this was a very difficult situation, but as the president of the Yunbao Branch, Xie Luan certainly had to care about the physical health problems of his employees. Xie Luan released employment information to the Physician¡¯s Guild through Sta. Before someone could cure Morrison¡¯s seque, he would use his mental power to help the other party to stabilize. ¡°I will give you a vacation today, and you have a rest.¡± Before leaving the lounge, Xie Luan said these words. It just so happened that there would be a heavy rain this afternoon, so it was okay to let the other party apany the Laili cub. Since Morrison adopted the Laili cub and admitted that he was the parent in front of the cub, as Xie Luan expected, with the protection andfort of the parent, the Laili cub had gradually be less afraid of thunder. Although when he heard thunder now, this little Laili cub would still dive into the adult¡¯s arms, but when he buried his head in the adult¡¯s arms, his body would no longer tremble with fear as before. He believed that after a while, this Laili cub would be able to ovee his own psychological barriers just like the little mermaid. For the next more than a week, no one took over the job, but with Xie Luan¡¯s help, Morrison didn¡¯t need to endure the pain. In addition to this matter, Xie Luan was also considering another matter in recent days. To increase entertainment activities for the cubs, Xie Luan nned to build a special yground for the cubs in the branch. Some cub raising clubs would have ygrounds built for cubs. Xie Luan had thought about it a long time ago. When their club has enough funds, they would also build this entertainment facility in the club. If it was to build a higher specification cub yground, then arge area of open space was first required. When Xie Luan mentioned this n to the others in the branch, Lin Yi was the first to express his thoughts: ¡°The vacantnd on the east side can be used, and then the old lcub house can be demolished. The space should be enough. Right?¡± Hearing these words, Xia Qi and Zheng Zhou also nodded in agreement. The old cub house was no longer able to amodate the cubs anyway, it was just right to demolish it and give up the space to the new facility. ¡°But what kind of...?¡± Xia Qi said hesitantly. The only time she saw a special cub yground in her memory was when she visited the Aier branch many years ago. Now she couldn¡¯t even remember it clearly. This problem really stumped Xie Luan. He thought for a while and said: ¡°I will look at the temte drawings designed by the engineering team before I decide.¡± The old cub house was quickly demolished, and Xie Luan did as expected. After looking at a few temte samples, he decided to go to a branch at the Gaia Star to see a yground in person. It was this club¡¯s initiative to send out a friendly message to Yunbao branch. Since Yunbao branch entered the top three thousand list of Sta, Yunbao had be one of the clubs that garnered attention among its peers. The circle that had been entered was now not the same as before. The Felon branch, which sent a friendly greeting to Yunbao branch, was originally the only cub raising club on Gaia Star to appear in the rankings, but now it was not the only one. After responding to the greetings, Xie Luan proposed to visit the branch, and his request was quickly agreed to by the other party. The Felon branch was only a few cities away from the Yunbao branch, and it was easy to reach. When Xie Luan arrived at the Felon branch, he was warmly weed. It was verymon for two cub raising branches to have friendly exchanges to promote mutual progress. Although Xie Luan did notmunicate with them in the past, the staff of Felon branch still attached great importance to him. Xie Luan was led by a staff member to visit the branch. When he visited the yground, Xie Luan clearly showed his interest. At this time, all the cubs staying in Felon branch happened to be brought to the yground by the caretakers, so Xie Luan now saw these cubs entertaining themselves in the yground. The yground covered arge area. Xie Luan carefully observed the amusement facilities specially designed for young children. Many of the facilities could be controlled by brain waves. For example, Xie Luan saw the high-tech version of a bumper car. This was a flying saucer that could be floated. The cubs had no difficulty in ying with it. ¡°To build this yground, our branch had hired a superb team.¡± The senior staff in charge of receiving Xie Luan saw Xie Luan¡¯s extraordinarily serious observation and couldn¡¯t help assuming a bragging tone. ¡°Needless to say, the most important thing is that the safety factor of all facilities is...¡± Before finishing speaking, a clear crash sounded on the spot, and Xie Luan saw the facility parts crumbling in mid-air. The voice of the receptionist stopped abruptly, and then he fell silent. Below the facilityponent that was about to fall, there was a young cub who raised his head ignorantly and stayed there. Before he could think, Xie Luan¡¯s body had already run over. He ran over at a very fast speed and quickly picked up the cub, but at the same time, the heavy object in the sky began to fall down. Xie Luan guarded the picked-up cub in his arms and jumped to the right toplete the escape in a thrilling manner. ¡°Hiss...¡± There were a few scratches on his body, and Xie Luan took a reflexive breath in pain, but he still lowered his head to see if the cub he was holding had any injuries. The physical quality of the human race was notparable to those of the alien race. Given the offensive abilities of some race cubs, it was actually a miraculous thing for a human being to be a childcare worker in the cub raising branch. However, there were people who were able to save the cub in a faster and better manner than the youth at the scene, but they didn¡¯t react to it in sufficient time. This made the people who were aware of the problem feel a little ashamed. ¡°Squeak.¡± The cub held by Xie Luan was like a ck furball, with round eyes like ss balls. The cub was staring at the youth who was holding it. It was a cub of the Woma n. Feeling that this cub was very small, Xie Luan felt that this cub should not have even reached a year of age. Although he was an unfamiliar person, he instinctively felt a warm atmosphere from the youth that he could get close to, and this woma cub, like a ck furball, nestled into Xie Luan¡¯s arms. There was an ident in the club. Although the cub was not injured, the parents had the right to know. Xie Luan¡¯s visit was also terminated by this ident. It didn¡¯t take long to hear that the cub¡¯s parents came, so Xie Luan helped hug the obedient ck furball in his arms over to its parents. He saw that the cub¡¯s parent was an old woman. Xie Luan hugged the cub to the old woman who was worried about her grandson. Heforted her and said: ¡°The cub is not injured; you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± Be looked at Xie Luan gratefully. At a nce, it was confirmed that the cub was not injured, and of course she also saw several bruises on the young man in front of her. The staff in the branch had just told her that the other party had rescued the cub. To express gratitude to the youth, the old woman holding the cub used her supernatural powers to quickly heal several minor injuries on Xie Luan¡¯s body. The whole process only took less than a few seconds. The slight pain in his body disappeared, Xie Luan was surprised to see his uninjured arm and didn¡¯t react much for a while. After she had personally confirmed the cub¡¯s condition, she was ready to leave. Xie Luan took another look at his injury, and immediately decided to chase after Be. He thought he might have found someone who could treat Morrison¡¯s arm. ¡°Treat an injured arm...¡± After hearing the young man¡¯s description of the situation, Be agreed to Xie Luan¡¯s request after a while. Although she had not been a doctor for many years, Be had no reason not to agree to a request from someone who had saved a cub in her family. It was because she hasn¡¯t used her healing power for a long time, and it may take a little longer to heal this kind of injury caused by a special weapon. But there was no doubt that it could be cured. Chapter 92 After experiencing the parallel world line, Xie Luan knew that the normal healing ability was a light attribute. The treatment device simted the healing power of the light attribute throughplex principles, so that it produced simr effects when used. So, when Xie Luan wanted to use the treatment equipment to heal Oni¡¯s wounds, Ravi would tell him that she was repelled by the attribute. The wound healed by the healing power would feel a little itchy when one first received the treatment, but Xie Luan silentlypleted the whole treatment process just now. With a high-level mental power, Xie Luan was more sensitive to abilities than most people. He could feel that the abilities used by the old woman who healed his wounds were different from the ordinary healing abilities. It was this difference that made Xie Luan chase after her. He could not let go of this possible opportunity. The two branches were on the same, and it didn¡¯t take much time to go back and forth. They easily crossed several cities on the floating train. Xie Luan brought the people back to the Yunbao branch. Leading the way, Xie Luan walked straight in the direction of the living room as soon as he walked into the door of the branch. When describing the situation, Xie Luan only said that it was a wound caused by a special weapon. Although the other party had already agreed to his request, Xie Luan actually had the mentality of giving it a try as to whether the other party could cure Morrison. ¡°A Luan, you came back so soon...¡± Seeing the young man walking into the living room, Xia Qi showed a surprised expression. She thought Xie Luan would not be back until at least the afternoon. Seeing the personing in behind Xie Luan again, Xia Qi asked: ¡°This is?¡± ¡°The person who came to try to treat Morrison¡¯s injury.¡± He did not want to waste any more time, so he did not add anything to this phrase. Hearing that Morrison was in the outdoor courtyard, Xie Luan asked Lin Yi to help call him to the lounge, and he first took the people behind him to the lounge. In order to reach the lounge, they had to pass outside the hall. When Xie Luan led the people behind to this position, a little fat chubby cub jumped from a distance and flew into his arms urately. There had been many simr situations previously, so Xie Luan reflexively raised his hand and hugged the cub. ¡°Tweet¨C¡° Two small ws stomped on the young man, and the Kuwei cub squatted in Xie Luan¡¯s arms and raised his head to make a particrly crisp sound to Xie Luan. The crisp cry seemed to be louder than usual. Xie Luan lowered his head and saw the little chubby fluttering the little wings that were twitching behind him but still moving slightly under his gaze. He couldn¡¯t help but let out a single tone: ¡°Huh?¡± The raised tail sound was representative of questioning. Xie Luan could find that the cub¡¯s ck ink eyes were lit up, and when he pressed the downy plump body against him, the chirps had be louder again. Feeling that this cub should want to tell him something, or want him to see something, Xie Luan raised his hand to touch the soft chubby back feathers of the little bird, and slowly promised: ¡°Now there is something to be done. I¡¯lle over as soon as I¡¯m done in a while.¡± ¡°Tweet.¡± He touched his back feather, and the Kuwei cub raised his head and tweeted. The light in his eyes didn¡¯t dim at all. They were still shining, and the little fat man flew from Xie Luan¡¯s arms to the side shelf. After watching the youth¡¯s gentle attitude towards the cub, Be¡¯s favor towards the young man in front of her naturally improved a bit. The other caregivers in the hall also looked very attentive when taking care of the cubs. In this point, this cub nursing branch should be better than many other branches. Xie Luan went to the lounge first, and it didn¡¯t take long for Lin Yi to help him call people over. Not only Morrison, but Zarad, who had just finished his exercises, also came to the lounge, but of course he gave up the seat that was convenient for the other party to treat and sat down in the back position. Knowing Morrison¡¯s situation, Zarad was not very optimistic about this treatment. After all, this was something that even the medical department of the Star Alliance Army could not solve. Many of the people gathered in the medical department were among the best in the Physician¡¯s Guild. The reason why Zarad did not mention this when Xie Luan released the employment information was to prevent the other party from thinking too negatively like him. The gray-haired old woman wore a pair of reading sses, and when Zarad looked at the other party observing Morrison¡¯s injured arm with half-squinted eyes, the more he looked, the less optimistic he got. ording to the regtions of the Physician¡¯s Guild, given the age of a doctor, the other person should have retired for many years. A skill would be unfamiliar if it is not used for a long time, and Zarad was not optimistic about the treatment but he kept silent. However, after a while, Zarad heard a sentence that he thought he had misheard. ¡°There is no major problem, it can be cured.¡± After examining the ce where Morrison was injured by the special weapon, the old woman pushed off the reading sses on the bridge of her nose, and calmly said the conclusion. Hearing this, his eyebrows jumped, Zarad couldn¡¯t help but subconsciously feel that the other party was boasting, but the next wave of powers that he felt made Zarad¡¯s eyes widen. Different from the brief appearance when Xie Luan was healed before, this wave of abilities triggered by the use of abilities continued to spread around the user, allowing other people with abilities in the lounge to clearly perceive it. Not a normal light attribute healing ability, this was... a life ability?? Except for Xie Luan, who didn¡¯t know much about life abilities, the other two people in the lounge were now full of surprise. Life ability was a kind of mutation ability. As long as it was a mutation ability, the degree of rarity could be imagined. The most recent person with life ability had probably been traced back to 70 or 80 years ago. This person once joined the Physicians¡¯ Guild, and showed her talents when she joined, thus she was soon appointed as the next president of the guild. But then they didn¡¯t know what happened, the other party suddenly quit the guild on their own and disappeared without a trace. In the following years, they never heard of a second person with life ability appearing. ¡°Are you Be Evant?¡± Zarad asked in an uncertain tone. In fact, when you change to other people, they couldn¡¯t perceive the difference between the life ability and the ordinary healing ability. The three people in this lounge except Be were either extremely powerful or had extremely high abilities. That¡¯s why there was this result of her being recognized. After the initial treatment for Morrison, the old woman wearing reading sses certainly did not expect that ayman would be able to identify her identity at once, and she was immediately taken aback. Seeing that the atmosphere might be wrong, Xie Luan first uttered a sound to reassure her: ¡°We will not disclose anything to the outside world, you can rest assured.¡± It was about the privacy of others, and Xie Luan never joked about such things. The young man¡¯s tone was very sincere, and Be also put aside the trace of foreboding she was just about feeling. She nodded to Xie Luan, ¡°Just after the initial treatment, it will take two more times to bepletely cured. The prognosis is good.¡± Hearing these words, all the people in the room were beaming with joy. It was also healing. The biggest difference between the life ability and the ordinary healing ability was to describe it by analogy. The ordinary healing ability was filling and repairing, while the life ability was direct reshaping. This reshaping ability was not unlimited, things like restoring an entire arm couldn¡¯t even be done with life abilities. But it was a blessing to be able to heal the woundpletely, and Morrison didn¡¯t want to ask for more. After finishing the matter on this side, Xie Luan immediately followed his promise and went to the Kuwei cub. As soon as Xie Luan came over, the little fat man who was still waiting in the original position immediately fluttered his wings and flew in front of Xie Luan. Xie Luan followed the Kuwei cub to the hall. At this time, the other caretakers were also there. Xie Luan watched the little fat cub fly to a rtively empty spot in the hall. ¡°What does Ravi want me to see?¡± Xie Luan stood here very cooperatively and asked the cub in a gentle voice. ¡°Tweet!¡± Hearing two clear chirps, Xie Luan saw the Kuwei cub dropping a small paper box the size of a cigarette case to the ground from the side, and then the cub alsonded on the ground covered with a soft nket. Standing like a little chicken, this little Kuwei cub spreads its small wings and made two pping movements. With the pping of the wings, a mini hurricane whose shape was like a small spinning top could be seen. In the same way, the paper box that fell on the floor was also rolled up. The small spinning top-like mini hurricane rolled the carton back in the low air two times, and finally it fell back to the ground with a snap. It was the wind power- and before he even had time to think about it, Xie Luan heard the little fat cub standing on the ground tweeting to him. ¡°Tweet, twee¨C!¡± He lifted his head and looked at the young man with bright ck eyes. When thetter looked down at it, the Kuwei cub puffed his small chest towards Xie Luan. Obviously, this was a cub waiting to be praised by the adult. Chapter 93 After learning of his ability, he wanted to show Xie Luan first. The smoky eyes of this goose-yellow chubby cub who was standing upright toward the young man seemed to be filled with small stars, which looked particrly bright. When seeing the cub behave like this, generally speaking, the adults who saw it would be softened a little bit in their hearts. Of course, Xie Luan was the same. Kneeling down to hug the puffed-up cub, Xie Luan reached out to touch the furry chest and abdomen of the Kuwei cub, with a surprised and happy expression on his face, ¡°Ravi, you¡¯re amazing, so you learned an ability so quickly.¡± The plump feathers of the three races looked particrly rich in their cubs. Xie Luan continued to pat the furry chest and abdomen of the Kuwei cub, with a touch of warmth in one hand. Knowing that this cub must havee to show him as soon as he learned the ability, Xie Luan estimated it should have appeared this morning. ¡°Tweet, twee!¡± Hearing what the youth said, the little cub puffed up his body a little bit more, and his tender and crisp screams were obviously louder than before. His eyes were lit up as he looked at Xie Luan¡¯s face. Although the wind power of the Kuwei cub just now only created a mini hurricane like a small spinning top, but it had the power to roll the carton up to the extent of spinning two times in the low air, thus Xie Luan¡¯s surprise was very obvious, as if this little fat cub had aplished something very remarkable. ¡°Can Ravi do what he just did again?¡± Arranging feathers was an expression of loving the cub. Xie Luan was now arranging the feathers for the little fat guy who was squatting in his arms, and then stretched out a finger to tap the cub¡¯s pointed beak. This cub came to him first, and Xie Luan was of course very happy. However, this little fat man had now developed abilities, and other people should also know. Xie Luan believed that other adults in the branch would be happy if they saw it. ¡°Tweet!¡± Leaning the whole furry body against the young man¡¯s arms, the Kuwei cub responded with a crisp, sharp sound and rubbed against the young man¡¯s slender and beautiful fingers. ¡°Then I will call the other people over, and Ravi will show it againter.¡± Xie Luan tweaked the goose-yellow cub in his arms and held it high with both hands. The young man was holding him up high, and the cub tweeted several times, and the little wings gathered behind him fluttered down at this moment. Before going to find other people, Xie Luan took out a solid color ribbon in the drawer next to the cub¡¯s snacks under the table not far away. Xie Luan used this ribbon to tie a beautiful small bow, and then put the bow on the cub he was holding. ¡°Okay.¡± Xie Luan said warmly, looking down at the Kuwei cub who was obediently squatting in his arms like a little chicken. When he saw that the young man was going to put the bow on him, the little cub became basically motionless, and his ck eyes were looking straight at the bow. It wasn¡¯t until the beautiful little bow had been worn on him that the Kuwei cub moved its wings together slightly. Standing in a rtively empty space in the hall for this short meeting, Xie Luan already had a lot of cubs close by, calling the others over, Xie Luan gently lowered the little cub he was holding in his arms on the ground in this area. Wearing a beautiful little bow, the Kuwei cub looked really cute. With two small paws stepping on the soft nket spread on the floor of the hall, the Kuwei cub seemed to feel a little more nervous under the gaze of so many people, and the small wings behind him closed. Aware of this, Xie Luan knelt down and touched the soft back feathers of the cub encouragingly, and then heard the Kuwei cub raise his head and tweet at him. Xie Luan put the prop, that is, the small paper box with little weight, not far from the cub, and stood up. ¡°President, what do you want us toe and see?¡± Zheng Zhou asked curiously, a little confused about the young man¡¯s act of cing a paper box in front of the cub. Xie Luan just called people over without saying anything, so now everyone present was not clear about the situation. Xie Luan motioned to the others to look at the Kuwei cub. When everyone looked over again, they saw the goose-yellow chubby pping its wings on the spot. In the next second, a mini hurricane like a small spinning top appeared in front of everyone. It seemed that the hurricane created by this Kuwei cub was a little smaller than the previous one. The Mini Hurricane rolled up the small carton again. This time, the carton was only rolled up and rotated one and a half times, and it snapped back to the ground within a few seconds. The use of abilities required mental power, and the cub¡¯s use abilities would obviously be weaker the second time than the first time, which waspletely within Xie Luan¡¯s expectation. Without waiting for other people¡¯s reaction, Xie Luan squatted down to pick up the Kuwei cub, who should have been a little tired, and kissed the little cub¡¯s fluffy forehead. ¡°Tweet Tweet¨C¡° Although he was still trying to straighten his body, the cub nestled in the warm embrace of the youth and actually wanted to sleep because of the short period of mental energy exhaustion. This Kuwei cub had developed an ability-all the onlookers reacted after a long time, and the expressions of surprise suddenly appeared on their faces, the surprise level was even more exaggerated than Xie Luan had just shown. Of course, everyone would not be stingy when praising the cub. ¡°High-level wind powers, it seems that this cub has a high growth potential, and it will be very powerful in the future.¡± Zarad analyzed, Morrison, who was standing near him, also agreed with a nod after hearing it. Regardless of just such a mini hurricane, for a cub who had just learned the ability, it was not easy to create a small hurricane and control something to fly up. As long as this cub could receive good guidance in the future and was willing to study hard on its own, his future was very promising. Regarding the point of ¡°good guidance¡±, Zarad acquiesced that this cub had it. Obviously wanting to sleep, this Kuwei cub still kept his eyes open while listening to the praise, until the praise stopped, this little fat tweet arched into Xie Luan¡¯s arms again, then his whole body nestled into the warmth as if it was his own bed. ¡°Tweet tweet...¡± The immature chirp became low, and the Kuwei cub wasfortably nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. This was a ce that felt particrly safe to him. ¡°Go to sleep.¡± Xie Luan continued to hug the Kuwei cub in his arms and did not ce the little fat guy back on his bed. Feeling sleepy and being coaxed by the youth with such a warm voice, the Kuwei cub quickly fell asleep. Another cub in the club had developed an ability, which was of course a happy thing for everyone. And when Xie Luan just put the cub in his arms to sleep, Zarad gave him another message: ¡°Speaking of the cub¡¯s ability, I have also discovered one thing in the past few days, it¡¯s about little Gale.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± Upon hearing this, Xie Luan cast him a questioning look. ¡°Little Gale may have developed another high-level ability.¡± Zarad stated, ¡°The mental ability cannot be realized, and Gale has not fully developed the ability a few days ago, so I am still not too sure.¡± Although it could not be realized, the fluctuations of the little mermaid¡¯s inadvertent use of abilities were still detectable, and Zarad repeatedly confirmed it several times before he felt surer. For the Kuwei cub, if it hadn¡¯t had a chance to see it before, Zarad would also have been able to detect it. ¡°High-level...?¡± Holding the cub who had just fallen asleep, Xie Luan lowered his voice a little, and asked in a low voice in a hesitant tone. Based on his experience in the alternate world line, Xie Luan had long known that the little mermaid could develop dual-line abilities. But in the other world, what Gale possessed were high-level ice abilities and intermediate-level mental abilities, which were different from what Xie Luan now knew. Hearing the question, Zarad nodded, affirming his own statement. Even if the same type of abilities were developed, there were high and low points. Needless to say, the ability of high-level abilities was far superior to the effects of low-level abilities. For example, high-level wind powers could create huge tornadoes that rivalled natural disasters and could easily destroy an entire city. Depending on the user¡¯s mental power, even more terrifying things might be done. The low-level wind abilities couldn¡¯t do such highly destructive attacks at all. Using wind des or blessing their own speed in battle was already the best bet for such ability users. The level of the ability could be advanced through hard work, but this was very difficult. For example, if there is a low-level ability, it can only be promoted to the intermediate level. The gap with the high-level ability could not be made up by hard work. Seeing Zarad nodding, Xie Luan¡¯s brows and eyes slightly changed. Holding the little cub who had only just fallen asleep, Xie Luan walked over to the indoor pool. ¡°Papa~¡± Near the edge of the pool, the mermaid cub called from a distance to the youth who was walking towards it, and the ice blue fish tail swayed under the water. Seeing the parent made the little mermaid really happy, and the young figure was clearly reflected in his blue eyes. Xie Luan approached the pool and squatted down. With the mermaid cub grabbing his trouser legs, Xie Luan reached out and carefully touched the light gold pattern on the little mermaid¡¯s forehead. There was indeed a slight change in the pattern, which was extremely inconspicuous, but this had been able to confirm what Zarad said that this little mermaid had developed a new ability. High-level mental abilities...Different from the situation in the alternate world line, this mermaid cub had better abilities. The development trajectory of this world was very different from that of that parallel world. Xie Luan was sure that all of this must mean that things were changing for the better. Chapter 94 After the initial treatment of the wound on Morrison¡¯s left arm waspleted, he was given two follow-up treatments in the next half a month or so, and it was announced that he waspletely healed. The pain that had always been felt in the injured arm disappearedpletely. Even though Morrison felt that he had been patient before, he still felt an unprecedented sense of relief. ¡°I won¡¯t cover the service of prosthesis, you go to the hospital by yourself.¡± Be took off the reading sses on the bridge of her nose and wiped it, then put it back on again. It was not that Be was unwilling to help with this, and it was not that she won¡¯t. It was just that going to the hospital to get a prosthesis was much more efficient than asking her to do it. The effect was the same anyway, so he won¡¯t lose out. ¡°Thank you very much for your help.¡± Morrison solemnly thanked her, and despite his rigid face, this thank you was undoubtedly sincere. They didn¡¯t know when the Laili cub ran over to the lounge. When Morrison thanked Be, the little Laili cub came in with his small fins. The little Laili cub walked to Morrison¡¯s legs, then turned around and walked a few steps closer to the old woman wearing reading sses and raised his head. ¡°Guji~¡± With a childish cry, the Laili cub gently waved its small fins twice to the old woman, looking at her with affectionate eyes. The cubs¡¯ performance was very simple. Seeing a cube to her in this way and make a cry, Be couldn¡¯t help but soften her face. There was also a very small cub in the family, and Be treated the cubs very mildly. The Laili cub seemed to know that the old woman in front of him made Morrisonpletely better, so he had the same behavior. In fact, it wasn¡¯t that the Laili cub could run over by himself, but it was Xie Luan that was following the cub¡¯s behavior. This Laili cub was really sensible, Xie Luan thought in his heart. During this half a month or so, when she helped with the treatment at the Yunbao branch, Be lived directly in the Yunbao branch during this time. Considering the inconvenience for the elderly to travel around, Xie Luan felt that it was better to clean up a room and let the other party stay there temporarily instead of letting the other party live in an outside hotel. Anyway, there were many empty rooms in the staff dormitory. It was also after this period of time that Be first experienced the overall atmosphere of this cub raising branch, and the environment here made her feel very good. It was obvious that the caretakers in the branch treated the cubs attentively. In addition to this, the ability of thebat mentor in the branch could also be seen to be of a supetive level. And what surprised Be most was Xie Luan¡¯s mental power. The youth hummed a luby to the cubs in the club every day, which was also a kind of spiritual guidance, which would be good for the growth of the cubs, especially in the development of abilities. Considering the above points, Be had a vague idea of transferring the cubs from her family here. Thinking that it took time to get the prosthesis and adapt to the prosthesis, Xie Luan directly gave Morrison a one-week vacation, so that the other party could adjust his situation first. If the vacation was not enough, he could extend it. But in fact, in today¡¯s interster age, it was actually very simple to get prosthetic limbs on demand in regr hospitals on variouss. After recording the body data, the hospital could customize a suitable prosthesis for the patient on the same day. Prosthetic limbs were not visible from the outside, and to the person who wore the prosthetic limbs, it would be like their original body, without any obstacles in movement. When Morrison returned to Yunbao Club from the hospital that same day, the Laili cub immediately rushed to the door of the living room. In a posture in which the cub was likely to fall down in the eyes of others, he pped his fins and ran towards the door of the house. The Laili cub finally braked and stopped safely in front of the door. He saw the adult who came back in good condition. When his left arm began to flutter, the small fins on both sides of his body were constantly waving. ¡°Guji, Guji¡ª!¡± This couldn¡¯t even be called a wave, but it should be said that it was pping the fins, and the little Laili cub raised his head and made a continuous and crisp sound to the adult in front. Morrison bent down to pick up the Laili cub and held it with one hand. For the first time, he could hold the cub while using the other hand to touch the cub¡¯s back. This was really great. Everyone in the room who saw this picture thought so. The club¡¯s construction of the cub yground was also on the agenda. In the past half month, Xie Luan had fully referenced the ygrounds built by each club. Combined with some of his own thoughts, Xie Luan had formed the prototype of a yground in his heart. Thinking of the yground ident that he saw in the Felon branch, Xie Luan spent nearly twice the budget to hire a well-known engineering team, and officially started construction yesterday. The old living house was demolished, because the new building this time was not an ordinary building, the construction process took a little longer. After another half a month, the cub yground in Xie Luan¡¯s heart was officiallypleted. ¡°This part of the facilities is prepared for you.¡± Xie Luan led the chubby birds from the branch to this side and pointed to the simted track ahead. A misty light golden gas circle appeared on the track one after another. This was a yground designed for the flight simtorpetition track. ¡°Tweet!¡± ¡°Tweet, twee¡ª¡± When the cubs tweeted too much, Xie Luan basically only had the sound of tweeting in his ears. It could be seen that the cubs of the three races were very interested in this simted track. When Xie Luan¡¯s voice just fell, he could already see several chubby birds flying across the track one after another. Taking into ount the purpose of entertainment andpetition training, although the venue was not as good as the entire map in the flightpetition, the space was already very spacious. In addition to this facility, the other facilities of the Cubs yground were very rich, and the architectural style was very childlike. The cubs who were brought to this newly built yground each found interesting facilities to y, and Xia Qi filmed this scene. In addition to this scene, a water park was also built in the ocean simtion hall. Xia Qi uploaded photos and recorded videos of the cubs¡¯ activities in these two ces to their official blog and received a lot ofments in a short while. Since the Yunbao branch entered the top three thousand list of StarCraft, the number of fans of the club¡¯s official ount on Youxing had now doubled, with millions of fans. ¡°This yground looks a little cute. I hope my cub¡¯s club can also build such a yground.¡± This repost was quickly clicked with countless likes, and many parents agreed with this statement. As a dark horse that broke into the top three thousand in the interster rankings, Yunbao Club had been receiving a lot of attention during this period of time. After posting photos and videos of the cubs in the yground, Xia Qi did not expect that this would cause a wave of heat, and the number of fans in the club rose slightly. Soon after the yground of the Yunbao Club waspleted, Be, who had seriously considered the issue of transferring the family cubs for a long time, finally made a decision. ¡°Squeak.¡± The young Woma cub, who was taken to the new living environment, had round eyes like ss balls, and let out a clear cry when the young man who had rescued it held it in his arms. Holding this Woma cub that looked like a ck furball, Xie Luan carried the small furball into the hall. The ck and round shape of the cub quickly attracted the attention of other cubs. This kind of attention was not malicious. Several cubs in the hall gradually approached the ck furball because of their pure curiosity and tried to get in touch. After a while, Xie Luan saw a few cubs ying with this little furball. It was not just that this cub joined the Yunbao Club. When the old woman said that she would transfer the cub to their branch, Xie Luan¡¯s heart moved, and there was an additional thought in his heart. He fancied Be¡¯s excellent ability as a physician, Xie Luan sent an invitation to the other party, hoping that the other party could join the Yunbao branch. It was easier to understand the cub¡¯s living conditions if the guardian also lived in the branch. Xie Luan thought so. Of course, the other party also understood this. After considering it for a long time, she agreed. After joining the Yunbao Club, Be was told about the nox and General of the Star Alliance in the club, and slowly epted these things in surprise. In addition to a nutritionist, Yunbao branch now had a regr doctor. When these things came to an end and he found a rtively free day, Xie Luan proposed to the nox who was with him the idea of using the Ark ship to visit Attia. Although this had been destroyed, leaving only a barren ruin, it was still Ya Yi¡¯s hometown. Because it was Xie Luan¡¯s proposal, Ya Yi would not refuse, even though he did not actually have any concept of the term ¡°hometown¡±. Regardless of his hometown or his family, these terms were of great significance to others, but it was difficult for Ya Yi to have corresponding feelings and thoughts. It was lost before it had time to own it, so the corresponding concept could not be produced. Seeing Ya Yi¡¯s cold side face on the Ark ship, Xie Luan thought about holding the other¡¯s hand, and said: ¡°There is the ce where you were born.¡± Hometown is where you were born, Xie Luan had once exined this to Muka Cub, but now he said something simr to Ya Yi. ¡°Yeah.¡± Ya Yi nodded. ¡°In addition to me, there must be many people on that who were looking forward to your birth.¡± Xie Luan said this sentence smoothly in a positive tone. At the beginning, the cub egg was protected by a defensive device, so besides him, there must be people who are looking forward to the birth of this nox. Although these people were no longer there, the anticipation and love that once existed still existed. Ya Yi didn¡¯t answer this time, and it didn¡¯t take long for the Ark ship to reach its destination. A deste and silent, like a dead. Alighting from the Ark, Xie Luan saw a scene simr to what he had seen in Ya Yi¡¯s spiritual realm. At this moment, Xie Luan felt that the hand he was holding in turn grabbed him. His hometown was not beautiful at all. There was a scene of destruction in front of him. Ya Yi firmly grasped the hand of the young man next to him, and the silver tail behind him also circled it, as if he was afraid that the young man would run away and trapped him one step in advance. Xie Luan saw his emotions from the slightly taut profile of the person next to him, so he said directly: ¡°I won¡¯t run away.¡± He wanted to show the youth beautiful things, but no. Ya Yi heard Xie Luan¡¯s voice and lowered his eyes slightly. Seeing that his sentence did not convince him, Xie Luan thought for a while after watching the nox and said: ¡°Do not worry if I run, as now always catch me, so I cannot get away¡± Regarding Ya Yi¡¯s feelings, Xie Luan acknowledged that he was moved in the process of being struck by this nox unconsciously many times. In the face of such simple and direct feelings, Xie Luan was always poked by the other side. He couldn¡¯t ignore the feeling of this poking. Having said the sentence just now, Xie Luan didn¡¯t want to turn back, but suddenly, he felt that the silver tail that had been tightly looped around his waist loosen. After the tail let him go, the owner of the tail stood in front of him. Without waiting for Xie Luan¡¯s response, Ya Yi took off the ne he was wearing, then took off the beautiful ring that was used as the key to the Ark on the ne and squeezed it in his hand. It was the key used to activate the ultimate weapon of the nox race. Before Xie Luan could react, the ring was put on the ring finger of his left hand by Ya Yi silently. After putting it on, Ya Yi used his tail to re-enclose the young man in front of him, as if enclosing a beloved treasure. The nox then narrowed his blue vertical pupil slightly. He had caught it. Chapter 95 On the quiet and deserted, there was no beautiful night sky dotted with stars, and the surrounding scenes were not beautiful at all. The sky was dark, and there were severely damaged ruins all around. But under such a scene of destruction, the scene of a young human being surrounded by a nox with his tail and cuddled in his arms was still warm. Human beings had the habit of putting rings on people they liked. After understanding this, Ya Yi made the move just now. Xie Luan was still a little stunned. The ring that would automatically adjust to the size ording to the wearer had been properly fitted on his finger, just like it was tailor-made, for right there. ¡°Now does A Luan belong to me?¡± He didn¡¯t know how the human race determined belonging. Ya Yi, who was enclosing the youth with his tail, did not move his eyes at all. There was something in the vertical pupil that was docilely aimed only at a specific object. The cold-textured voice was low and deep, and the intonation was gentle. This was an ordinary question, and this Nox simply wanted to confirm the answer to this question. Xie Luan choked, the ring on his ring finger seemed to have its own heat and seeing the meekness and eagerness under the cold eyebrows of Nox nearby, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t resist and nodded. Looking down at the ring on the ring finger of his left hand, Xie Luan didn¡¯t know how the Nox could select the right finger so urately. ording to their human tradition, they put the ring on the ring finger of the left hand. The above had an important meaning different from other fingers. In fact, Ya Yi chose it unintentionally. He only knew that humans had the habit of giving a ring to their partner and did not know the significance of wearing the ring in different positions. But it just so happened that he chose the most meaningful ring finger. Seeing the youth nod slightly, Ya Yi unconsciously tightened his silver tail around the former, but at this moment he remembered one more thing and had to loosen the tail temporarily again. When humans made their partner wear the rings, they would also do a ritual. ording to some known knowledge, the Nox knelt down on one knee to the young man in front of him and caught the young man¡¯s left hand with the ring on it. Although he also didn¡¯t know the meaning of this ritual, Ya Yi did it anyway, and the silver tail behind him also became slightly drooping at this time. It looked like a dangerous beast had actively suppressed all its aggressiveness and be extraordinarily docile. Having received the response from the youth, Ya Yi lowered his head and gently pecked and kissed the finger of the young man who was wearing the ring. The thin lips touched the warm fingertips, and a small piece was inserted, leaving a little moisture on the top. The finger was held, even though it was only a small part of the fingertip, it was enough to make Xie Luan shake his body slightly. ¡°I belong to you.¡± Looking at the young man, Ya Yi whispered these words after him. The tone of the voice had not changed, it was still a cold, low and slow voice, but this sentence was not something that could be said casually in the Nox race. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but be speechless for a while because of the action of Nox kneeling down on one knee. This order was wrong, right- but anyway, the Nox expressed the same thing to him. Xie Luan touched the ring on his left hand and reached out to touch the long silver hair in response. If the other party thought that in the human race, being willing to wear the ring was to admit the rtionship, Xie Luan was a little curious, then in the Nox race, what was the equivalent action? He unknowingly said what he was thinking, and when he realized it, there was already a silver tail in front of Xie Luan¡¯s eyes. This tail converged to a dangerous aggressiveness and stopped quietly when he encountered its destination. ¡°...¡± Slightly opening his eyes, Xie Luan realized one thing in hindsight. It had long been felt that the tail of the Nox race should be a part that can only be touched by people close to him, but Xie Luan never thought that the scope of ¡°close rtionship¡± would be limited to his partner¡ª then he had touched it so many times before. Was this considered acting as a hooligan? After thinking for a few seconds, he chose to give up thinking about this issue. Xie Luan turned his head slightly and coughed, then twisted his head back. This time he reached out and touched the silver tail under the premise of understanding the meaning. To add a longersting breath mark to the youth, when he had this ideast time, Ya Yi¡¯s desire was relieved in the warm and delicate palm of the youth. Now he had the same idea because of his identity, but the Nox also knew that this was the wrong asion. Not in this kind of ce. In the end, he only patiently encircled his treasure, and then Ya Yi lowered his head and gently touched his thin lips on the young man¡¯s cheek. It was a very happy feeling. When he touched the young man¡¯s cheek, he narrowed his pupils slightly. After the kiss, the Nox hummed. When the two returned to the Yunbao Branch, only a few dayster, everyone in the branch was vaguely aware that there seemed to be a subtle change in their rtionship. It seemed to have be clearer than before. They didn¡¯t know if the Nox has eaten their president or not. The people who noticed did not speak, but he couldn¡¯t help but think about this question with curiosity. The human race and Nox... They thought the youth would have it very hard no matter how you thought about it. The weekend was the day when parentse to the club to visit the cub or take the cub home. On this weekend, the parents of a cub came to the Yunbao branch. They were the parents of the Moyu cub. The Moyu tribe was a race in humanoid form. Both men and women generally had a burlier body shape than other races. The minimum height was 2.3 meters. At this time, Xie Luan was in front of two very tall people. Hearing Xia Qi say that the parents of the Moyu cub were here, Xie Luan went to the indoor pool and picked up the small tortoise-like Moyu cub from the pool. ¡°Baby wille back to y with Gale againter, your parents are here today.¡± Xie Luan wrapped the Moyu cub in a soft towel to dry the water on his body and said this warmly. This Moyu cub was chasing and ying with the little mermaid in the pool just now, and they were judging who was swimming faster in the game, but the little game was interrupted by Xie Luan. ¡°Papa~¡± in a slight tone of voice, he called out the young man in front of his eyes. The little mermaid with short light gold hair turned his gaze slightly to look at the Moyu cub who was held in his arms by the young man, and then said two repeated monophonic sounds, ¡°Toto.¡± Because they didn¡¯t like walking onnd and were a race that preferred water, this Moyu cub spent most of the day in indoor pools or ocean simtion hall with the mermaid cub. Of course, the cubs would spend more time with each other. Thus, the rtionship between the two cubs was better, and the little mermaid could now call out the name of the Moyu cub. Except for Xie Luan, this was a rare name this little mermaid could say. Xie Luan knelt down and touched the soft blond hair of the little mermaid. He quickly saw that the little mermaid cub swayed its small fish tail under the water a few times. The little mermaid had originally grabbed his trouser legs. After he touched his head, he let go of it obediently. ¡°I¡¯lle backter.¡± Speaking slowly, Xie Luan waited until the little mermaid shook his tail fin twice before holding the Moyu cub and walked to the living room. Being hugged by Xie Luan, the little tortoise-like Moyu cub groaned as soon as he saw his parents, and the pointed tail behind him began to waver. When Xie Luan saw the cub¡¯s appearance, he couldn¡¯t help but bend his eyes slightly. He carried the cub into the arms of one of the parents in front. Seeing the cub at home, the expressions of the two parents were obviously softened, and the Moyu cub was held in the arms of his mother, and the pointed tail behind him was shaking so hard that he could not ignore it. Obviously, what the Moyu cub was expressing was a kind of happy emotion. The cub was so happy to see the parents. The parents obviously loved the cub. The expressions of the two parents facing the cub were very soft. When they raised their heads and talked about business with Xie Luan, the expressions on their faces showed some worries. Because the Moyu race was known for its strong defensive power, and the race itself was proud of it, cubs would, without exception, learn training rted to bing forward shield soldiers if they were to be admitted into the military academy after they reach adulthood. But before reaching adulthood, the Moyu race would give the cubs a corresponding qualification assessment to determine whether the cub would be eligible for the military academy in the future. There were five opportunities for qualification assessment, and you could pass it just once. But the cub in their family had tried twice and failed. It could be seen that the cub seemed to be somewhat resistant to the assessment, so the two parents hesitated whether to let the cub take part in the test of the most recent month. Unable to make up their minds, the two told Xie Luan about this matter, wanting to listen to suggestions. ¡°Actually, it doesn¡¯t matter if we don¡¯t think it can pass, it¡¯s just...¡± The Moyu woman holding the cub first said their thoughts, but at the end of the sentence, she hesitated and stopped. Even if the cub did not have excellent aptitude and the talent was ordinary, they still loved this cub. It was just that many cubs in the race grow up proud of being an excellent forward shield soldier. The two parents didn¡¯t know if the cub in their family would have this idea when it grew up. They were afraid that it would me them for not letting him try harder. The two parents organized a few words to express the above thoughts. After listening to the two of them, Xie Luan looked down at the Moyu cub who was put in his arms by the parents again, and said, ¡°You can try again. ¡° Touching the hard back shell, Xie Luan saw the Moyu cub raising his head and wagging his tail at him, and grunting. Try again this time, Xie Luan was not concerned about the result. This cub was loved even if it had no outstanding talents. If there were cubs with excellent qualifications, then there will also be cubs with ordinary qualifications. No matter which type they were, they were worthy of care. Chapter 96 This round of aptitude assessment was at the end of this month. After the two parents left, Xie Luan held the Moyu cub in his arms a little higher and looked at the cub who was gently wagging his tail. Then he said warmly: ¡°The little test at the end of the month, the baby will go to participate again, this is thest time.¡± After hearing the parents say that the cub was a little bit reluctant to participate in the test, Xie Luan deliberately softened her tone at this time. He also stretched out a finger to tap the cub¡¯s head that was raised to him. After saying this, Xie Luan saw that the swaying tail of the Moyu cub stopped, but quickly started shaking again. Hearing the cub¡¯s humming sound, Xie Luan lifted the cub from his arms, and when Xie Luan raised it with both hands, the Moyu cub¡¯s humming sound became clearer. After a little bit, the four short legs were all stroking in the air. Although he didn¡¯t like to participate in the test, hearing the young person¡¯sfort and the experience of being lifted up high made the Moyu cub choose to be obedient. After allowing the cub to kick in the air for a while, Xie Luan took the Moyu cub back in his arms and, as he had promised before, carried the cub and walked back to the indoor pool. Before putting the Moyu cub he was holding into the pool, Xie Luan lowered his head and said to the cub: ¡°To be able to deal with the test normally, Toto will start walking in the hall tomorrow.¡± Xie Luan did not forget the cub. The cub¡¯s walking was a bit unstable, and the bnce was a little worse. Through some arrangements, this small shoring could naturally get better as the cub grew up. Originally, Xie Luan didn¡¯t want to rush the other party to correct it, but now he had to put it on the agenda. The content of the qualification assessment had nothing to do with the cub¡¯s walking stably. The test was about talent, but Xie Luan imagined the scene of the Moyu cub identally turning over during the test, and quickly made this decision. The Moyu cub made a very low hum but didn¡¯t want to do this. Xie Luan touched his back and he settled down. On the next day, Xie Luan carried the Moyu cub to the hall as he had said, together with the little mermaid nestling in his arms and wagging his tail fin. Looking for something that could allow the little mermaid to sit on, Xie Luan put down the Moyu cub not far away, and then Xie Luan walked back to the little mermaid. The other cubs in the hall gradually approached Xie Luan. After a while, Xie Luan was surrounded by a lot of cubs, and the Moyu cub who was put down not far away was still standing there. ¡°Tweet?¡± The light red cub who flew on Xie Luan¡¯s head looked at the Moyu cub with smoky eyes and made two clear chirps. Xie Luan stroked the little fat cub who was gently stepping on his hair with two small paws, lowered his head and looked at the little fat cub who was tilting his head, Xie Luan raised his hand and touched the little wings of the cub, ¡°Toto wants to practice walking, just like Pepe used to learn to fly.¡± ¡°Tweet!¡± In response, this downy plump light red little bird fluttered its wings and flew not far away. He came to stand beside the Moyu cub like a round little chicken cub. Because he thought of being apanied when he was learning to fly, this kuhti cub now wanted to do it the other way around, and the other two chubby cubs who had a good rtionship with this cub also flew towards them in a few seconds. Watched by so many eyes, the Moyu cub stopped not far away like a tortoise, looking at the closest person present, and wanted to get closer to Xie Luan. The distance Xie Luan chose for the Moyu cub was not far. He sat down cross-legged and stretched out his hands to the cub, ¡°Baby walk slowly.¡± It was not a shame to practice walking. It was just that the walking of the Moyu cub was a little bit unstable now, and it was easy to turn over. Although Xie Luan said slower, the Moyu cub did not slow down. First, he shook the small, pointed tail behind him to the speaking youth, and then he strode over towards him. The three fluffy little cubs next to him didn¡¯t p their wings at this moment, but they stepped on the soft nket in the hall with two small paws, raised their paws and walked forward with the Moyu cub. Because of the fast walking, this Moyu cub who was very close to Xie Luan suddenly turned around on its shell, and was now kicking its four small, short legs upwards. ¡°Tweet, twee¡ª¡± Seeing the Moyu cub turned on its shell, the three little chubby cubs who were walking next to him tweeted to Xie Luan immediately. But instead of Xie Luan¡¯s rescue, Xie Luan rubbed the soft blond hair of the mermaid cub next to him, and the little mermaid knew what to do. ¡°Toto.¡± Calling the name of the Moyu cub with a clear voice, the little mermaid reached out and turned the Moyu cub back to the front like a turtle with its shell turned over. Being watched by the onlookers when he fell and turned his shell, the Moyu cub was a little hesitant but there was no ridicule in the gazes around him. After turning back to the front, the Moyu cub approached Xie Luan ording to the original route. The remaining few steps he did not fall, the Moyu cub sessfully walked to Xie Luan and shook the pointed tail behind him as if he wanted to be praised by the youth. Xie Luan picked up the Moyu cub and ced it on hisp, then he ced the palm of his right hand on the cub¡¯s hard back, and said patiently, ¡°Toto will walk slowly. This way you can feel more clearly that you won¡¯t fall when you walk.¡± The sense of bnce was a feeling, not a physical problem. This cub could always grasp it if he was patient. Xie Luan was not worried about the result. However, looking around the other cubs who seemed to want to help Toto, especially the three little fat cubs crouching nearby, Xie Luan¡¯s expression couldn¡¯t help but soften. ¡°You can apany Toto more these days, it needs your help very much.¡± Xie Luan said to the other cubs. ¡°Tweet!¡± The cubs all reacted, and the three chubby crouching cubs squatted their bodies to Xie Luan in a very consistent manner and yelled twice very clearly. So, in the following time, not only the caretakers in the branch took turns to apany the Moyu cub to practice, other cubs also helped. Every time the Moyu cub identally turned on its shell, other cubs woulde close and turn him back to the front. When it was the day to participate in the qualification assessment, Xie Luan took the Moyu cub out alone, because this trip could bepleted in one day. This time, the nox finally reluctantly stayed in the Yunbao Branch to wait for him toe back. The where the Moyu tribe lived was not far from Gaia. When Xie Luan arrived at the waiting area of the test site with the cub, Xie Luan was a bit surprised by therge number of people present. The tests were conducted in batches, and there were so many people in a batch. Xie Luan learned on the Star Network that the Moyu n was keen on military development, and it seemed to be a matter of course for the cubs of the Moyu n to be admitted to the military academy after they grew up. This was the influence of the overall atmosphere of the race. Many cubs didn¡¯t think about when they grow up, even when they were cubs, they wanted to be an excellent fighter in the future. In the waiting area, Xie Luan could see many cubs held in the arms of their parents. Their little tails were wagging, as if they were very happy and looking forward to the qualification assessment. Xie Luan looked down at the Moyu cub who was not wagging his tail in his arms. He raised his hand to touch the cub¡¯s back shell: ¡°Do you not want to be a powerful warrior in the future?¡± In the present peaceful era, being a good warrior did not mean going to the battlefield. Many cubs of the Moyu n would still be proud of being a warrior even without it. When asked this question by the youth, the Moyu cub raised his head and grunted to Xie Luan very lowly. The pointy tail behind him shook with the grunt, and quickly stopped moving. In fact, he still thought about it, but the cub remembered that he had failed the two qualification assessments, so he didn¡¯t want to think about it again. Qualification assessment was to assess talents. This Xie Luan didn¡¯t have a way to make this Moyu cub pass, but he softly said at this moment: ¡°If you want to, then this is not thest time we are here. There are two more opportunities in the future, and you can wait a few years toe.¡± Generally, the cubs of the Moyu tribepleted their qualification assessment within three years of age, but this was not a hard and fast rule. The cub in Xie Luan¡¯s arms was almost two years old. If it failed this time, it won¡¯t be a vition of the rules toe back when he grew up and his aptitude was stimted. ¡°And ......¡± Seeing the cubs in his arms shake its little tail again, Xie Luan¡¯s eyes hung a smile. ¡°To be a powerful warrior, you don¡¯t have to be a forward shield soldier. There are many other ways.¡± The cub¡¯s whine became clear, the Moyu cub buried his head in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, and the small, pointed tail was wagging behind him, just like the other cubs of the same race present. They waited for their serial number, while Xie Luan got the number te in the middle. The time required for qualification assessment was very short, and it didn¡¯t take long for Xie Luan¡¯s number to be called. ¡°Go.¡± The adults were not allowed to apany, Xie Luan gently put down the Moyu cub he was holding at the entrance of the test room. The frequency of the little tail¡¯s wagging increased slightly, and the Moyu cub waited for Xie Luan to touch its back and walked inside obediently. Xie Luan detoured to the exit position and waited. No matter what the result was, he would praise the cub when he arrived. Chapter 97 Without thepany of an adult, the Moyu cub, who entered the room alone, slowed down while shaking his tail. However, after being coaxed and encouraged by the youth in his arms for so long just now, although the cub was now slightly emotional because of the absence of Xie Luan, the small, pointed tail behind him still continued to sway. Walking inside under the guidance of the staff, this Moyu cub did not walk very fast. At this speed, this cub could already control his body. When it came to the test, the qualification assessment process was very simple, with only two steps. First let the cub step on a testing device and stand still for ten seconds, and theplete physical ability data about the cub would appear on the optical brain screen in front of the three testers. After that, a special fitness test that only applied to the Moyu tribe was done, and a K value was generated from these two pieces of data, which was called the matching degree. This value was the result of the qualification assessment. When the staff led the Moyu cub in, the three test officers first looked at the cub¡¯s past test records. This was not the first time for this Moyu cub to participate in the qualification assessment. It had participated twice before but failed. This was the third time. The staff carried the cub to the testing equipment. The three test officers did not pay much attention to the physical ability data generated. Next, one of the test officers was responsible for the special fitness test of the cub, and the other two sat down. The test officer at the seat actually thought that the result was not too suspenseful. Because they just saw the numerical results of the cub¡¯s first two assessments, the matching degrees were 42% and 46% respectively, which was still a long way from the passing line. The degree of matching¡¯s time of improvement could not be assessed. Thest time this Moyu cub participated in the qualification assessment was only thest year. Even if the result value could rise a little, it would not affect the result much. Because there was no suspense, when the three testers looked at the calcted values, their hands were almost ready to move to the ¡°failed¡± frame on the virtual screen. When the value was frozen, it was ready to click, but then the hands of the three testers all stopped. 66% -This was not an excellent value, but the matching degree increased by 20% in a year. Was the progress of this cub¡¯s potential development too amazing?? Stunned by this result, the three test officers immediatelypared the cub¡¯s new test data with the old data after confirming that the result was correct, and they found several values with prominent changes in it. Mental power, perception...The testers had obvious surprised expressions on their faces, thinking that there were many cubs waiting for the test behind them. The three testers first suppressed their emotions and raised their hands in the ¡°pass¡± column. The result of the qualification assessment would be immediately notified to the cub and the adults who apanied it. The staff put a small sign that represented the passing of the test on the cub and led the Moyu cub to the exit. Xie Luan didn¡¯t wait long at the exit and saw the staffing out. Xie Luan nodded to the staff, and then put his gaze behind him. Before the cub came close, Xie Luan squatted down first and stretched out his hands to the Moyu cub who was walking towards him with four short legs. Biting the small sign that represented the passing of the test on his mouth, the Moyu cub stepped on the palm of Xie Luan¡¯s open palm, raised his head to let the youth see the small sign it was biting, and the cub began to shake the tip of his tail quickly. Of course, Xie Luan saw the small brand that the cub specifically wanted to show him. It was a gray-blue chip with a data-recording chip inside. The small brand of this color meant that the cub had passed the qualification assessment. ¡°Toto will definitely be a very powerful warrior when he grows up.¡± Xie Luan took the Moyu cub back to his arms and smiled and touched the pointed tail that was swaying happily at him. The Moyu cub hummed and drilled into Xie Luan¡¯s arms, with his head buried in his arms, and he couldn¡¯t be seen. The little tail behind him continued to sway outside. Obviously, the cub was very happy now. Without stopping in the exit area, Xie Luan walked outside holding the Moyu cub who was still humming in his arms. Whenever the little tail swayed slowly, Xie Luan raised his hand to touch the back shell of the Moyu cub, and the pointed little tail lifted up a little bit and began to sway left and right. This picture made Xie Luan so happy that he couldn¡¯t help but bend his eyes. Although expecting this cub to be a good fighter when he grew up, Xie Luan did not hope that this Moyu cub would have the opportunity to go to the battlefield in the future. This cub should grow up to be like now, so easily happy. The club had to notify the parents of the fact that the cub had passed the qualification assessment. Xie Luan first told Xia Qi in the newsletter and asked thetter to report the situation to the two parents of the Moyu cub, and Xie Luan brought the cub back to Gaia on amercial starship. Towards the evening of the day, Xie Luan returned to the Yunbao branch. At this time, the childcare workers in the branch were just preparing today¡¯s nutritious meal for the cubs. When Xie Luan carried the Moyu cub into the hall, the three chubby cubs who were ying catching the ball in the air fluttered their wings and flew towards him, and then squatted on his left and right shoulders and head respectively. There were three chubby cubs squatting on his body. Xie Luan was already very used to this matter. In many cases, he even sometimes had five or six squatting on him together. And these little fat guys would also tweet at him, making Xie Luan listen to the tweeting. Knowing that the young man took the Moyu cub to participate in the test today, when Xie Luan came back, the cubs in the hall approached one after another. ¡°Tweet?¡± As soon as the little w stepped on Xie Luan¡¯s body, the three chubby cubs clearly tweeted a few times, as if to express an inquiry to Xie Luan. Not only these three chubby cubs, but other cubs close to Xie Luan¡¯s legs also made noises. The attention of the cubs in the hall now seemed to be on the Moyu cub in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. Xie Luan put the Moyu cub down next to the little mermaid who was carried over here in the hall. Just after putting it down, Xie Luan¡¯s trouser legs were stretched out by the mermaid cub to gently grasp it. ¡°Toto?¡± Looking at Xie Luan with beautiful blue eyes, the little mermaid uttered these two sybles to Xie Luan. Xie Luan took the three chubby cubs who stepped on his shoulders into his arms, and in front of the cubs who came close to him and looked at him, he took out a gray-blue small piece strung by a rope and slowly responded: ¡°Toto passed the test.¡± Hearing the Moyu cub who was learning to walk with them passed the test, the cubs in the house suddenly seemed to be a little happy, and the Moyu cub wagged his little tail behind him to these cubs. The cub¡¯s parents had received the news from Xia Qi. The two parents who learned of the situation were very excited and said that they would definitelye back to Gaia Star this weekend to see the cub and personally express gratitude to their club. So, on the weekend, the staff of Yunbao Branch saw its parents holding the Moyu cub. The cub¡¯s mother looked okay, but the father¡¯s eyes were slightly warm, but the two loved the cub the same way. Seeing such a scene, the staff present at the Yunbao branch, especially the childcare workers, understood the meaning of their job better. As a cub raising club ranked within the top 3,000 of the StarCraft, Yunbao Club was now well known among its peers, and it was natural that other clubs would now send them invitations for friendly exchanges. In the second week after Xie Luan took the Moyu cub toplete the qualification assessment, he received an e-mail from another branch on the starwork. The sender was the Kalia branch, which was currently ranked 500th in the StarCraft Cub Care and Conservation branches, dozens of ces higher than the previous assessment, and it was a branch with a fairly good upward momentum. This was the first invitation received by the Yunbao branch. The friendly exchanges between different branches were aimed at promotingmon progress. Usually, the chairman or vice chairman of the invited party would be the guest of the inviting party and visit the branch in exchange in order to share their experience. Afterwards, it was possible to form a friendly alliance and provide mutual help. ¡°The 500th branch?¡± When Xie Luan asked about it, several people in the room felt that they had heard it wrong and asked for confirmation. They couldn¡¯t be med for this reaction. Normally, the rankings of the two clubs that exchanged with each other would not be too far apart. Especially for the top three thousand, every five hundred was like a threshold. Their club¡¯s current ranking was 2007, and the top five hundred cub raising clubs had taken the initiative to send out an invitation to their club. Xie Luan nodded. He was actually a little surprised when he first saw the email. ¡°This is a pretty good opportunity, I have already responded and epted it.¡± Others¡¯ branch can be ranked in the top 500, naturally has its advantages, Xie Luan wanted to go and learn. In this way, the cubs in their own branch would have a better living environment. Chapter 98 Although for StarCraft¡¯s top three thousand clubs, the Yunbao Club could only be ranked in the middle and lower tiers, but among these peers, the poprity of the Yunbao club was not low at all. The reason was that every branch knew that in thetest Star Alliance assessment, Yunbao Branch was a well-deserved dark horse among them. Since the announcement of the assessment results, there had been a lot of people in Starcraft who began to pay attention to the Yunbao club. Many clubs had the idea of sending out invitations to the Yunbao club, but the Kalia branch was the first to take action. To go to another cub raising branch, ording to the normal situation of the branch¡¯smunication, Xie Luan should have gone alone, but a silver tail with a cold texture came around his waist, and Xie Luan couldn¡¯t go alone anymore. Being faced with a silent staring pair of blue vertical pupils, Xie Luan looked at the beautiful eyes for a few seconds, and then gave up on the idea of resisting. When he took the Moyu cub to participate in the qualification assessment recently, he didn¡¯t take this Nox out with him. If he didn¡¯t take him this time, although it was not impossible, Xie Luan felt that he might have to coax him for a while when he came back. On that day, after Xie Luan returned to the Yunbao branch, he was stared at by this Nox in the room for the whole night. Xie Luan approached and took the initiative to kiss Ya Yi. It took a few times for the silver tail to loosen slightly. And now that Xie Luan hadn¡¯t left the house, this tail had already encircled him. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t move, the silver tail pulled him towards his owner, and then Xie Luan felt the sensation of being licked by the tip of the wet tongue after a light bite on his lower lip. It was not a deep kiss but just a lick of the lips, but this process of clearly feeling the wet and soft tongue painted on the lips made Xie Luan unable to help but hold his breath a little. He didn¡¯t know if this was Ya Yi¡¯s conscious or instinctive behavior. Xie Luan felt that some of the things the Nox had learned by himself without a teacher were starting to make him a little bit overwhelmed. The gap between the lips was lightly scratched by the tip of the tongue. When the soft object tried to prate in, Xie Luan subconsciously loosened his teeth. ¡°Hmm...¡± Unconsciously, he wanted to lean back a little, but Xie Luan¡¯s back was fixed by the hand that Nox stretched out in front of him, and he could only breathe a little in the gap. He was kissed until he felt almost out of breath, Xie Luan reached out with difficulty to touch the silver tail around his waist. After a few strokes, the deep kiss from Nox to him finally returned to being a peck. The corners of his eyes were reddish. With the tail continuing to encircle, Xie Luan went to the hanger beside him and took off a thin coat. After putting it on, he pointed to the inside of the coat and said, ¡°Come in.¡± The Nox blinked his eyes quickly after achieving the goal and traced back to the round cub form with a cold expression. Xie Luan held the Nox with two small horns on his head into his arms. He fastened on the small ck coat, and put the Nox, who looked rounder, into his coat, revealing a head with the coat hat at the position of the zipper. Although it was a bit weird to go to other people¡¯s clubs with such an image, Xie Luan thought about it and did so as soon as the Nox stared silently and intently at him with his pupils. The Nox watching so earnestly and behaving docilely, it was really a foul. Probably because Ya Yi was extremely cold from his eyebrows to the aura surrounding his body, so when he was docile to a person, this docile appearance was particrly impactful. So far, Xie Luan had not seen this Nox act like this to other people, so it was easy to realize that he was special to Ya Yi. For Xie Luan, this kind of special treatment was not something that could be abused or squandered; but was something to be cherished. Because this kind of special treatment was equivalent to the other person holding his heart to him with both hands. He could easily hurt this exposed heart, but Xie Luan would not do it. When the cubs were held in his arms, most of them felt like holding a small heater. The cubs covered with fluff had their own obvious warm body temperature. He had to say that holding the cubs in winter was a kind offort and enjoyment, and in summer, he had to thank the indoor temperature adjustment device. The location of the Kalia branch, which they were visiting for an information exchange, was also experiencing the summer season. Xie Luan¡¯s current clothes where he was wearing a thin coat with a Nox in the coat, it was impossible for him not to feel hot. But this kind of feeling onlysted until Xie Luan arrived at the Kalia branch. When Xie Luan took the starship to reach Lunxing and was brought into the door of the Kalia branch with the people sent to guide him, Xie Luan soon returned to afortable state. Xie Luan reacted within a few seconds to the full-coverage temperature adjustment device. ¡°Please go here.¡± The staff in charge of picking him up the airport and leading the way was very polite to Xie Luan. He looked back from time to time to see if the young man behind him had kept up and adjusted his pace appropriately. From therge to a bit exaggerated gate, it could be seen that the area of this cub raising branch should not be small, and Xie Luan had learned in advance on the starwork that the area of the Kalia branch ranked third among all the cub raising branches in the interster. The financial resources of this branch could also be seen to be considerable as they were using a full-coverage temperature adjustment device in such arge area. The gardens in the outskirts of the club was very beautiful. There was awn trimmed into animal shapes on the right, as well as a pond and a small wooden bridge over it. Xie Luan walked on the road paved with rectangr bs and naturally admired the surrounding garden art. While watching, Xie Luan also pondered the situation of his own branch. Thend area of Yunbao Branch was considered quite satisfactory in the numerous cub care branches of StarCraft. This was a piece ofnd left by the old president¡¯s family. But if their club wanted to build more facilities in the future, the remaining open space in the club might not be enough. And what Xie Luan thought now was that the Yunbao branch was adjacent to twomercial streets. If it was to be expanded, it would cost a lot of money, and he should start to prepare this part of the funds. Not long after walking through the outer area, Xie Luan was led by the reception staff to the suspended vehicle. Their current location was not too close to the main building area of the Kalia branch, because the branch covered arge area, and transportation tools were often needed to move between the facilities. After being sent to the reception room by the receptionist, Barry, the president of the Kalia branch, was already waiting inside in advance. After a formal greeting and a short break in the reception room, Barry and several staff members apanied Xie Luan to start on the exchange visit. ¡°This is a holographic simtion battle room. It is open 24 hours in our branch. In addition to the cubs in ss, it is also convenient forbat instructors to use outside of ss.¡± One of the staff members was responsible for the introduction. At that time, the other person¡¯s face inevitably had a proud look. Even in the top three thousand cub raising clubs in StarCraft, there were less than half of the clubs capable of building a holographic simtion battle room, and the battle room built by their branch was of the highest standard, even better than some first-ss military academies. Everything in it was the best quality. Feeling that the Nox arched himself at the zipper opening, Xie Luan squeezed the small horn on Nox¡¯s head through the cape and hat while visiting the battle room after nodding. Although the creature burrowing in Xie Luan¡¯s coat caught the attention of others, the other people did not ask, and the topic was easily avoided. Seeing the young man analyzing the holographic battle simtion room so carefully, the staff with a hint of ostentation in the introduction just now was of course very happy. He went on to say: ¡°Because there are more cubs in the branch, our branch has hired a total of fivebat instructors, each has at least the rank of major general.¡± To be precise, it was a lieutenant general and four major generals. Many branches hired major generals asbat instructors. Thebat instructor was also a very good resource for their branch. After saying this, the staff member was waiting for the young man in front to show a look of surprise or admiration, but he saw that the young man¡¯s reaction was very t this time, as if it were a verymon thing. Was it possible that the other club had better resources in this regard?? This thought shed through his mind for a moment, and the staff member denied it again in the next second. This shouldn¡¯t be possible, although Yunbao Branch was a dark horse in this assessment, it was impossible to have better resources than their branch when it came to abat instructor. During the tour, he introduced several facilities and exchanged experiences during the tour. President Barry took Xie Luan to the ce that should be the core area for a cub raising branch, that was, the living house where the cubs lived daily. Xie Luan visually observed that this living house was at least three times the size of the Yunbao branch living house. Because there were a lot of cubs, it was divided into several areas to be taken care of by different caretakers, but the big entertainment venues were together. As soon as he entered the living room and had taken a few steps, Xie Luan and the few people walking in front saw a caretaker not far away holding a light red fat cub who was making a sound; it was a Kuhti cub. There was a wet trace under the cub¡¯s eyes, and he kept pping her wings when she was hugged by the caretaker, as if she was throwing a temper tantrum. The caretaker holding this Kuhti cub had a headache. This cub was easy to anger, and it would act as difficult as it was now. The caretakers in the branch were a little bit miserable with this cub. Today he had been throwing tantrums for a long time. The caretaker had hugged and soothed it for a while. The cub still hadn¡¯t calmed down... Just when this caretaker didn¡¯t know what to do, the youth suddenly walked over in front of him. ¡°Let me hug this cub.¡± Xie Luan couldn¡¯t ignore it when he saw the cub struggling and almost crying, so he walked over. The caretaker looked up and saw Xie Luan. Of course, when he looked up, he also saw the president a little behind him. Seeing thetter nod to him, the caretaker hesitated but let the young man in front of him hug the angry cub. After changing the arms, the red little fat cub still struggled with pping wings. The new person who hugged it didn¡¯t hold it too tightly, but this Kuhti cub still couldn¡¯t fly away. After holding this embrace for a short while, the kuhti cub felt his back feathers being gently stroked, and then the hand that stroked its back feathers began to slowly and very carefully organize its feathers. Sorting feathers and smoothing the back feathers alternately. It could be noticed that the feathers on the body were well sorted. This light red little fat cub who was struggling with fluttering wings gradually raised his wings and gathered them up. The hard feathers on the winglets were quickly touched gently by the fingers with warm body temperature. ¡°Tweet.¡± Settling and squatting down on the young man¡¯s arms, the Kuhti cub made a crisp cry that was different from the previous one and raised his head to see who was holding onto it. Xie Luan stretched out a finger and gently wiped the tears under the eyes of the Kuhti cub¡¯s eyes. Afterpleting this final movement, Xie Luan gently hugged the little fat cub back to the arms of the caretaker just now. Looking down at the cub that was easilyforted by the youth, the caretaker opened his mouth, his face almost stunned. How was this done? Chapter 99 The little fat cub who was still thrown a tantrum just now became obedient after being coaxed. He no longer fluttered his wings in a struggling manner, and did not make a cry of resistance, which waspletely different from his state a minute or two ago. It was rare to see this cub in his arms being so well-behaved. The caretaker who took care of this Kuhti cub just looked down and was too relieved. He stared nkly at the cub squatting in his arms. The light red cub, in less than ten seconds, was fluttering his wings, flew into the arms of the youth in front of him. Flew back again. Not only the caretaker, but other people who watched this scene nearby also felt very surprised. The air in the room suddenly became quiet for a few seconds. To this Kuhti cub, the youth should be a stranger no matter what, but this cub actually took the initiative to fly towards the other side. Xie Luan did not expect this development but bowed his head to meet the little fat cub squatting in his arms with inquisitive ck eyes. The cub was looking up at him. Xie Luan decided to temporarily continue to hold the cub. If it wasn¡¯t for the adults in the living room who knew the real situation, they would almost think that Xie Luan was the caretaker who usually took care of this cub. Just squatting in the arms of the young man, he didn¡¯t move much. The Kuhti cub, who had a temper from time to time, looked good at this time. ¡°Tweet.¡± With its downy plump body squatted like this, the little fat cub looked even more fluffy, while the Kuhti cub chirped crisply to the young man holding it. Hearing the chirp, Xie Luan raised his hand and arranged the feathers on the cub that were a little messy because of it pping wings just now. After doing this, Xie Luan clearly felt the cub moving his body closer in his arms. Seeing how this cub was able to get close to the young man easily, the few caretakers who usually took care of this Kuhti cub were all taken aback. Affinity, there was such a scoring value in the grade assessment of the caretakers, and this value of the young man in front of them may be a perfect score. In fact, among his peers, the poprity of the youth was not low. Many people in the branch knew the fact that a young human named Xie Luan worked as a caretaker in a cub raising branch, and now he had be the president, and had developed the Yunbao branch very well. They had been surprised that the other party was a human and still willing to be a caretaker. Now that they saw the outstanding affinity of the youth, the caretakers of other races present had to admit that the other party was indeed qualified for the position of a caretaker. But they didn¡¯t know why, so far, it seemed that the youth had not yet participated in the grade assessment of caretakers. In fact, the level of caretakers was assessed once a year. Xie Luan came to the world just not long after the assessment, and he was busy developing the Yunbao branchst year and did not have free time to do this. Xie Luan was considering this year¡¯s assessment. He could feel the cub in his arms actively getting close to him just now, so Xie Luan stretched out a finger and touched the sharp, light-colored bird¡¯s beak. The youth touched the bird¡¯s beak with his fingertips and it moved his wings slightly. Then, under the eyes of everyone, the little cub touched the pointed bird¡¯s beak to the young man¡¯s white fingers and gently rubbed it. For the cubs of Kuhti, Cotto and Kuwei races, if the beak was touched by someone, they were not willing to be close to, the person who touched it usually ended up being pecked. Even the caretakers who usually took care of this Kuhti cub never touched the cub¡¯s beak. One could imagine the impact of this scene on these caretakers. After calming down a little bit, the caretaker who had let the cub fly away from his arms walked up to Xie Luan and humbly wanted to ask for experience, ¡°How did you manage to calm the cub so quickly? This cub usually has a temper from time to time, and it is not easy for us to coax him each time.¡± Affinity was part of the reason, but it was certainly not only because of affinity, there must be other factors. Xie Luan lowered his head to take a look at the light red cub who was squatting obediently in his arms, then raised his head and responded: ¡°This cub doesn¡¯t like messy feathers on his body. You should tidy up his feathers for it more.¡± Xie Luan didn¡¯t discover the reason at the beginning, but he habitually arranged feathers for the cub, and discovered it based on the cub¡¯s emotional response in the process. ¡°When tidying up, try to keep the movement as light as possible. This cub should be a little more sensitive to feathers being touched than other cubs.¡± After saying that, Xie Luan raised his hand and gently touched the Kuhti cub in his arms. The response was that the cub gently rubbed the pointed beak against his finger. After touching the back feathers, Xie Luan went to touch the cub¡¯s tail feathers. The sex of the cubs of the three races with simr shapes was distinguished by their tail feathers. Females had longer tail feathers than males, just like the little fat cub Xie Luan was holding now. This was a beautiful baby girl. ¡°Tweet, twee, twee!¡± Lifting her head when she felt the softness on the feathers, the little cub made a particrly crisp sound to Xie Luan, and the ck eyes that had just returned to normal were now lit again. Unexpectedly, this cub would usually cry because of the messy feathers. The caretaker who heard the young man¡¯s exnation changed his expression slightly, revealing a slightly stunned look. Of course, the childcare staff in the branch also tidied the feathers for this cub, but they did not do this very often... The cub¡¯s feathers would definitely be messed up as long as she fluttered her wings to fly. Generally speaking, the cubs of the three races after their flight, would arrange the feathers by themselves, but the feathers in some positions may not be able to be arranged. ¡°I understand, thank you.¡± The caretaker who asked for advice nodded and thanked him sincerely. President Barry and the staff continued to take Xie Luan to visit the living house. At the same time, several caretakers in the house exchanged knowledge and experience in caring for the cubs with Xie Luan. In the process, it caused a way for everyone in the house to share their knowledge and experience. They didn¡¯t know what expression to face the phenomenon. Originally, there was a Kuhti cub flying over and squatting in the arms of the youth, which was already a very shocking scene for other people. However, after this tour, as the youth exchanged knowledge and experience by demonstrating coaxing the cubs, there was a group of cubs gathered around him. Even the few Takira cubs who did not like being hugged by the caretakers because of their lonely racial nature, now one was stuck on the youth¡¯s head, and the other was stuck on the youth¡¯s trousers, as if they did not resist being approached by the youth at all. Because there were so many cubs staying in the Kalia branch, the living room was divided into several areas like divisions, but these areas were still connected and notpletely separated. Xie Luan was taken to visit the different areas. When visiting other areas, the President did not let Xie Luan demonstrate the skills of caring for the cubs again, so when visiting the back areas, there was no more horrible phenomenon like the beginning. After taking the youth to tour the second area of the living house, the president of the Kalia branch said that Xie Luan would be allowed to visit the living house freely. After the visit, he could go to the dining room to have a meal at around eleven. Leading people to visit was to show respect, and to allow free visits was to show trust. In this exchange invitation, the president of Kalia branch undoubtedly showed a friendly enough attitude to Yunbao branch. After visiting only two of the areas where the cubs were active, Xie Luan began to observe the various facilities andyouts in this living house after being allowed to visit freely. He felt that some of the structural design of this living house was also worth learning, and he could write it down, and he might be able to use it when Yunbao expanded the living houseter. There was basically no difference in the design of the cub activity area. He didn¡¯t see thest activity area. Xie Luan thought for a while and decided to go and take a look. Although there was not much difference, since he was visiting, it was good to visit everything. Xie Luan walked to thest activity area in the living room with the idea of finishing everything. There were also a lot of cubs in this activity area, and many caretakers could be seen taking care of them. Xie Luan moved his gaze to look around, he turned his vision was from left to right, and his gaze suddenly stopped at a corner on the right. In that ce, there was a cub with a cream-colored fluff. It was small in size like a little milk dog. This was the cub form of the Wek tribe. The Wek cub lowered his head slightly and seemed to be sniffing something on the ground, but he didn¡¯t know why, Xie Luan felt that the cub looked a little confused. When sniffing the ground, the small tail behind the Wek cub was hanging on the ground, but now he lifted his body, and slowly started backing away. But there was a small step behind him-without thinking too much, Xie Luan ran quickly and moved closer. Just when the Wek cub had already stepped one foot back, Xie Luan took the cub into his arms in time before the cub fell to the ground. He was hugged into a warm embrace when he was about to step on the air and fall. The Wek cub didn¡¯t seem to react right away. After a while, he reacted, carefully sniffing the body of the person holding it. It was an unknown breath, but this person protected it. Although the cub was very careful when sniffing, Xie Luan still felt it. He looked down at the Wek cub but was stunned when his eyes were lowered. He saw a pair of shining eyes. The cub¡¯s eyes could not see the world... Chapter 100 Realizing that he was protected and the embrace he came into contact with seemed particrly tender, the cub tentatively sniffed the breath of the youth who was holding it. The tribesmen of the Wek race were very keen on breath, and this keenness could reach the level of recording all the breath that they had ever felt, even the cubs also had this ability. The breath of each person was equivalent to abel for the Weks, and there was no possibility of misidentification, so no matter what, any kind of disguise was meaningless in front of them. In theory, he should be guarded against unfamiliar auras, but the cub who was careful after sniffing Xie Luan¡¯s breath still didn¡¯t move. How did Xie Luan hug it just now? What kind of posture was this cub in now? Moving around when he couldn¡¯t see may cause trouble to the person holding it, because the cub already understood this, this Wek cub behaved very peacefully. In addition, there was also a sense of security in the embrace where he was held. Holding the cub, Xie Luan felt the cub¡¯s body temperature was as warm as a small stove. When seeing the pair of eyes that had lost their luster on the face of the Wek cub, Xie Luan subconsciously held the cub closer to his arms, so that the cub could nest in his arms better. As the cub couldn¡¯t see anything, Xie Luan somehow felt a sense of familiarity with theckluster eyes, and the cub¡¯s image in front of him waspletely different from another cold and icy image in his memory but they slowly ovepped each other. ¡°Ain...?¡± Reminiscing, Xie Luan unconsciously pronounced the name in a low voice. Before when he went to another parallel world line, Xie Luan had seen a Wek who was also blind on Ya Yi¡¯s Ark. That person was one of the high-level personnel in the Ya Yi army. Xie Luan was escorted by soldiers at first. When he arrived at the main hall of the Ark Ship, they saw each other. The cub in his arms opened his tarnished eyes. In Xie Luan¡¯s memory, Ain kept his eyes closed. Although he had never seen the other person open his eyes, Xie Luan felt that those eyes should be very beautiful. Even if there was no brilliance, they must be beautiful. Like the keen sense of breath, the hearing of the Wek was far superior to that of many races. It was very good. Because he could not see, the Wek cub was even more sensitive to sound and being touched. Hearing an unfamiliar but clear and pleasant voice whispering his name in a soft voice, the cub moved his ears slightly, turned his head slightly, and pointed his eyes closer to the source of the sound, and then involuntarily responded to the voice. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± The voice was very short, and because it was a cub, it sounded very immature. Even if he couldn¡¯t see, he kept his eyes on the ce where the sound wasing from. When he felt a warm palm touching him from the top of his head to his back, the Wek cub passively epted it, but after a while he would be careful again and re-smell the breath of the stranger holding him. As long as the Wek perceived the breath once, it could form a permanent record. If the second sniffing behavior was performed after the breath had been recorded, it meant that the Wek did not have an annoyed attitude towards the person whose breath he was sniffing. In the same way, if a Wek sniffs the breath of the same object multiple times, this was an expression of love among the Weks. Because he liked and loved deeply, he would constantly and repeatedly perceive the breath of the other party. This breath would be the most special for this Wek, and it would always be different to him from everyone else. The breath smelled from the young man was very light. This breath did not stand out among the breath of many people, but it gave a peaceful and warm feeling, which made the Wek cub sniff it multiple times as he was being held a little longer. Hearing the response of the cub in his arms, Xie Luan suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. The Ain he saw in another world line had grown up and formed a cold image with his eyes closed, but in this world, like Gale and the others, he was just a cub. ... Because the time spent on the other world line was very short, the time Xie Luan and the adult version of Ain had been in contact with each other was also very short. He sent pudding twice to the other party, and when he sent it the first time, he moved his eyes around and away with no expression, and he finally did not know whether he had eaten it or not. The second time he gave him the pudding from the Gaia¡¯s Xing dessert shop, but this time Xie Luan had taken the pudding and ced it in front of the other party and then stuffed a porcin spoon into the other party¡¯s hand. Thus, that time the other party held the spoon and lowered his head to eat but he ate without any expression. There was a big gap between the cold image of adulthood and the way this cub was carefully sniffing the breath in his arms. Seeing this cub¡¯s careful sniffing movements, Xie Luan¡¯s heart inevitably softened. Following the hand that touched the cub¡¯s back, Xie Luan stretched his palm up andid it t in front of the Wek cub who was like a little milk dog. Then Xie Luan saw the cub stop his sniffing actions. The cub stopped, and Xie Luan continued toy his hands t in front of him. After a while, the cub finally moved closer to Xie Luan¡¯s palm and sniffed it slightly. During this process, Xie Luan saw that the little tail that the cub had been hanging quietly moved a little. After sniffing twice, the aura on Xie Luan¡¯s body was not unfamiliar to this cub, although it was not long since they met, this cub had now confirmed that Xie Luan was safe for him. At this time, a caretaker noticed that Xie Luan was holding the cub, but he knew that Xie Luan was the president of another cub raising branch, was now allowed to visit freely and he had also seen the other¡¯s ability as a caretaker, so the caretaker was relieved to let the other party and the cub have contact. The Wek cub held by the youth was adopted by their branch. At the time of adoption, the cub was about two months old and was now more than two years old. The cub¡¯s eyes were blind, and the results of a medical examination showed that it was congenital blindness. There were many cubs living in the Kalia branch. Because they had adopted many cubs, the blind Wek cub was not assigned a special caretaker in the branch. Although the caretakers in the Kalia branch paid more attention to this cub, there were so many cubs in the branch, and the attention they could give this Wek cub was limited. Sometimes it was inevitable that they would not pay enough attention. Having been put in front of the cub tly for a long time, Xie Luan¡¯s arm was slightly numb from the wrist to the upper part, but he waited for the cub he was holding to stop sniffing before removing his hand. ¡°Ain.¡± There was no doubt or hesitation in his tone this time, Xie Luan said the cub¡¯s name in a warm voice. As long as Xie Luan made a sound, the cub¡¯s dull eyes could always match him urately, even though he could not see, but the cub was also looking at him. Being called by the name in a soft voice gave this Wek cub the urge to sniff the breath of the young man again. Because he couldn¡¯t use his eyes to recognize and remember images, he could only distinguish by breath, and he could tell if he wanted to remember someone, this method was needed. Although the cub didn¡¯t do this in the end, it still responded again. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± Without removing the eyes that urately met the youth¡¯s sight, the Wek cub responded with a clearer voice than before. Whether it was the cub¡¯s meekness and obedience, or the blindness of his eyes, Xie Luan¡¯s heart felt soft, especially when confronted with the lustrous eyes, his heart softened even more. This cub couldn¡¯t see. In theory, a caretaker should be assigned to take care of it. However, ording to what Xie Luan has observed so far, this cub was obviously not treated like this. Even though he felt that such an arrangement was inappropriate, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t say anything directly now, and continued to hold the cub in his arms. Xie Luan walked up to one of the caretakers to try to understand the situation. ¡°The cub¡¯s parents were killed in the Verda starship ident more than a year ago. The cub was also on the starship at the time, but luckily survived. Because there is no other rtive, this cub was sent to our branch by rescuers.¡± Hearing the youth ask about this Wek cub, the caretaker quickly answered truthfully and unreservedly. That is to say, this cub was adopted by the Kalia branch... It was adopted withoutpensation. Although it was not appropriate not to give this cub special care, no one could criticize it at this point. Knowing the situation of the cub in his arms, when Xie Luan lowered his gaze, he found that the cub was still looking at his face quietly. This cub needed special care, otherwise the injury that he nearly stepped on the empty steps just now might happen again. Having seen this cub grow up in another world line, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t leave this matter alone. He did not ask the Kalia branch to assign a caretaker take care of the cub. Xie Luan hugged the cub and an idea emerged in his heart. Then could he just take this cub back to Yunbao Club? Chapter 101 Rarely had this Wek cub stayed in a certain embrace for such a long time, he had been held by Xie Luan for a period of time and had gradually be familiar with this feeling, and his body had be more rxed aspared to the beginning. Under Xie Luan¡¯s adjustment, the cub was well nestled in his arms. With his unseeing eyes open, the youth did not let go of the cub and put it on the ground, and the Wek cub also continued to nest in his arms contentedly. Most of the cubs still liked to be held by adults. The behavior of picking up the cubs itself had a little meaning to the cubs, and the sensitive cubs could feel the intention of the person who was picking them. If he wanted to bring the cub adopted by another branch back to his own branch, he must first obtain the consent of the former. When this idea came in, Xie Luan had already begun to think in his heart how to discuss this with the president of the Kalia branch. Seeing that it was almost time to go to the dining room to have a meal, he felt that after the meal was a convenient opportunity to speak, thinking of this, Xie Luan basically made up his mind. Unable to hold the cub in his arms, Xie Luan walked a few steps closer to a ce where there were no obstacles, squatted down and gently ced the cub, who was quiet and barely moving in his arms, to the ground. Although it was warmer and longer than other embraces, this embrace also had a time limit. When being ced from the young man¡¯s arms to the ground, the Wek cub first subconsciously lifted his left front paw and took a step closer to the young man, but quickly backed away. Of course, Xie Luan noticed the cub¡¯s movements. He did not take such small movements seriously. He reached out and touched the cub¡¯s back and said in a softly coaxing tone: ¡°I¡¯ll take a while. Until Ie back, Ain has to walk more carefully so as not to get hurt.¡± Hearing his name and the words e back¡±, Ain¡¯s quietly hanging fluffy tail moved imperceptibly. After a pause on the spot, the Wek cub lifted the front paw that had just been retracted, and really took a step closer to Xie Luan. Sniff. Not knowing the meaning of repeated smelling in the Wek tribe, Xie Luan looked down and saw the cub smelling his body lightly again and couldn¡¯t help wondering if it was because of theck of credibility in what he just said. But Xie Luan still patiently opened his palm to the Wek cub[1]. The cub lowered his head slightly to sniff the palm of his hand. It looked like a little milk dog that had just been born. But Xie Luan didn¡¯t let himself hold the cub back into his arms now. After waiting for the cub to stop sniffing, Xie Luan stood up. From the time the youth stood up, the Wek cub, who was put down by the youth, did not go anywhere else, facing the direction of the youth¡¯s footsteps as he left, and his eyes were also open and looking towards that side. He stayed where he was and started waiting. Xie Luan came there for friendly exchange on behalf of the Yunbao branch. In this process, things like being invited to dinner together were naturally indispensable. The president of the Kalia branch was a rtively neat and up-to-date person, and there were fewer polite parts in this exchange, and this was exactly what Xie Luan intended. Although there was something about Ain in his heart, Xie Luan still fully exchanged the experience of branch construction with the president of the Kalia branch and several high-level personnel at this dinner table. After the meal was over, Xie Luan found the right time to mention what he was thinking to the other party. ¡°Do you want that cub of the Wek n to be transferred to your branch?¡± Unexpectedly, the youth suddenly made such a request. Barry, the president of the Kalia branch, did not conceal the surprise in his expression at all. Xie Luan nodded affirmatively and said sincerely: ¡°I¡¯m sorry that this request is a bit abrupt, but I did make it to you only after serious consideration.¡± ording to his age and seniority, Barry was considered Xie Luan¡¯s senior among his peers. Xie Luan was not exaggerating by using a respectful address for him. A capable younger generation who was not arrogant at all. After this exchange, Barry actually had a good impression of the young man sitting next to him, so when he first heard this unexpected request, he didn¡¯t think the other party had any bad intentions. The president of a cub raising branch offered to transfer a cub from another branch. Barry had never heard of such a request before but looking at the sincere attitude of the young man next to him, he was still willing to think about it. There were a lot of cubs living in the Kalia branch. Barry couldn¡¯t remember every cub in the branch, but he had an impression of the blind Wek cub that the youth had mentioned. This cub was adopted by their branch. The blind cub was of course harder to take care of. In response to this, Barry asked Xie Luan about his thoughts. ¡°It¡¯s because it¡¯s not easy to take care of it. There was a little mermaid who couldn¡¯t talk before in my branch. This blind cub made me feel the same way, so I really hope to take care of it.¡± Xie Luan said this for the sake of easing the other party¡¯s suspicion, but the sentence was notpletely fake. Xie Luan really felt his heart soften when he saw those eyes that had lost their brilliance. When the young man said this, he mentioned the mermaid cub in the Yunbao Branch. Barry knew that there was such a thing, so he was more persuaded in his heart. The fact that the young man in front of him confronted the Huodi family at the Supreme Court of the Star League for the mermaid cub was spread among his colleagues. Many clubs admire the courage of the other party and his attitude towards the cubs, where he was willing to offend a big family for a cub in his club. ¡°You just want to take the cub back because you want to take care of this cub, so you can be sure that this cub will be better taken care of in your branch, right?¡± Barry asked with a straight face. And Xie Luan nodded without hesitation and said firmly: ¡°Yes.¡± He deliberately lowered his expression. Barry didn¡¯t feel embarrassed when he heard the answer from the young man next to him. He just wanted to see if the other party had any confidence in his heart. The Cub Raising Branches would adopt all the cubs it adopted free of charge. The youth was willing to take a cub adopted by their branch. In fact, it did no harm to the Kalia branch. If he had to speak about benefits, it would save a lot of expenses. Since they would save money and the cub could be better taken care of, this was a cost-effective business no matter what. Confirming that the young man was confident in his heart, Barry also nodded and said, ¡°I can promise you.¡± When he got the answer, Xie Luan¡¯s eyebrows rxed a bit more, and the stone in his heart waspletely put down. Generally, cubs adopted by clubs were only adopted by their parents or they would not be transferred, but there were always exceptions. Xie Luan followed the staff toplete the normal transfer procedures for the Wek cub. After confirming that all the information was entered, he walked to the cub activity area on the far right of the living room. Dining and exchanges, together with the transfer procedures, all these things together took a lot of time. When Xie Luan walked back to this activity area, he was stunned to find that the cub he was looking for was still obediently staying in ce, not moving at all. The Wek cub had very sensitive hearing and smell. He heard the memorized footsteps and at the same time smelled the light breath of the youth. The cub looked at the ce where the sound wasing from. When he heard the footsteps approaching to his side, the Wek cub also raised his front paws and tentatively approached slowly a few steps in the direction of the footsteps. No obstacle was encountered, but when the cub reached the third step, Xie Luan bent down and picked it up. Once again in this warm embrace, he didn¡¯t know if he could be held longer this time. After being picked up by the young man, Ain no longer moved, and he nestled in a quiet and obedient manner. ¡°You didn¡¯t need toe close just now.¡± Xie Luan lowered his head to meet those eyes that couldn¡¯t see the world, and said warmly, ¡°I wille to you.¡± If it was inconvenient for the cub to move, there were still caretakers. This invitation and exchange had ended. Xie Luan also bid farewell to the president of the Kalia branch and determined the friendly alliance between the two branches. Now Xie Luan could take Ain back to Gaia Star. The cub didn¡¯t know that he was going to change his living environment. After walking out of the Kalia branch¡¯s gate, Xie Luan hugged the nox, who was in the zipper opening of his coat, to the left, and carried the Wek cub to the right. Holding the world-destroyingbination in the parallel world line in this way, Xie Luan slowed down and said to the cub on the right: ¡°Ain will be given a new home soon. The new home is smaller than the ce where you lived before, but there is ample space for activities.¡± When Xie Luan returned to Yunbao branch with the cub they had never seen before, everyone in the living room was clearly covered with question marks. Why did the young man go out and bring back one more cub?? It was not aplicated matter, Xie Luan exined it easily. When he mentioned that the Wek cub he was holding was blind, everyone in the room became serious. This cub couldn¡¯t see, so they had to take care of him more carefully... All the way, he carried the cub in his arms to the hall where there were many cubs moving, Xie Luan squatted down and took this cub, who was very quiet along the way. Then, the cub was ced on the ground covered with a soft nket and told, ¡°This is Ain¡¯s new home.¡± Xie Luan put the Wek cub from his arms on the ground but did not leave. He stayed by and guarded the cub. He wanted to apany the other cub to get familiar with the new environment. But before the cub went to get acquainted with the new environment, Xie Luan suddenly heard the cub¡¯s voice, and immediately felt a little warm and soft touch in the palm of his hand. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± In response, the cub licked lightly at Xie Luan¡¯s palm. Chapter 102 So small, the cub Xie Luan could easily pick up with one hand, lowered his head and gently licked the palm of his hand. Xie Luan was slightly startled by the warm and wet touch on the palm of his hand. The image of a grown-up Ain, who had be ustomed to closing his eyes in the parallel world line, who was very indifferent, which was simr to that of Ya Yi and Gale in that world, appeared in his mind. Andpared to the cold look of the adult Ain, the cub who was gently licking the palm of Xie Luan¡¯s palm seemed particrly obedient, soft and innocent in his eyes. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but sit down and hug the Wek cub like a little milk dog on hisp. Before he became familiar with the new environment, he should give the cub a sense of security. Whenever Xie Luan came to the hall, the cubs resting or ying there would always approach him, and this time was of course no exception. The approaching cubs easily found that Xie Luan had brought back a newpanion. These cubs were not repulsed by new people and were very curious about any newpanions. As soon as the youth passed through the hall, he attracted all the cubs in the hall like a ma. The others in the room were no longer surprised as they had be ustomed to this scene. At this moment, they all thought in their hearts that when the youth went to the Kalia branch this time, would such a scene also have been staged there- thanks to Xie Luan¡¯s affinity for the cubs, everyone felt that this was really possible. They couldn¡¯t help thinking about the expressions of the caretakers in the Kalia branch at that time. For the cubs close to him, Xie Luan caught a few of them on hisp, and then appropriately responded to the cubs who wanted to get his attention. ¡°The new cub is called Ain and will live with you in the future.¡± ording to the routine introduction, Xie Luan lowered his voice when he said the next sentence, ¡°This baby can¡¯t see. When he encounters difficulties, you should help him.¡± Help the newpanion, the young man said. Although the cubs nearby did not know how to help, but they still very obediently responded one after another. But at the same time some cubs questioned Xie Luan. ¡°Tweet?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± The three little chubby and Riley cub had just finished ying the flying game together, and now they squatted next to Xie Luan and made a crisp cry expressing inquiries. Xie Luan thought about what the cubs wanted to ask him, and finally said in a low voice: ¡°If you can¡¯t see, it¡¯s all ck in front of you. There is nothing. Ain can¡¯t see what the surrounding things look like, like you can.¡± ¡°Chirp ...... ¡° The crisp cries also became a little lower, although they were only cubs, but hearing the situation described by the youth they could also feel how difficult it was to ¡°not be able to see¡±. In order to express their willingness to help the cub, these three chubby cubs fluttered their wings and flew onto Xie Luan¡¯s legs, squatted near the newpanion, and straightened their furry body, ¡°chuu chuo!¡± At the beginning, it was only the chubby cubs but then the other cubs around them also began to take the initiative to get to know their newpanion. The cubs in their branch were very well-behaved. Watching the actions of the cubs nearby, Xia Qi and others showed the gratified expressions of old mothers/old fathers. As long as the caretakers had the motive of teaching and taking care of the cubs well, the cubs would be sensible. This was something that the caretakers of Yunbao Branch had understood through their work during this period of time. Except for Xie Luan, the breath of everyone in the room was strange to Ain. These different auras were recorded one by one by him using his breathing. It seemed that he did not make any action while staying on the young man¡¯sp, but the Wek cub actually recorded all the cubs¡¯ auras that approached it. After staying in the new environment for a while, Xie Luan felt that the cub on hisp should feel a little safer. He put the soft cub nestled in hisp on the soft nket on the ground again. ¡°This is the hall, and it is also the ce where you and other babies usually move around. Ain can try to walk here now.¡± Xie Luan touched the back of the Wek cub, and added in a warm voice, ¡°I¡¯ll be just here, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Because he couldn¡¯t see, this cub always had to fumble and get familiar with the environment when he got to a new ce, and it was the same at the Kalia branch. But in the Kalia branch, the cub was not apanied when exploring the new environment. So, sometimes identally bumping into something or tripping over obstacles was inevitable. He originally spent about a year in the Kalia branch, so the Wek cub had be familiar with the environment, but not too long ago, the Kalia branch changed theyout of the living room which was equivalent to starting all over again for him. Saying he was beside him, Xie Luan really followed the cub step by step. Whenever the cub was about to encounter some obstacle, Xie Luan whispered the cub¡¯s name to stop the other party, and then squatted down to warn him and tell him what was in front of him. At first, he sniffed the way forward very slowly. When he found that the young man had indeed been guarding his side, the cub gradually stopped sniffing, and directly raised his front paw to take a step forward. This was a safe exploration, which was different from his previous careful explorations. Although there was also only darkness in front of him, this unknown darkness had be less harsh to Ain. Even if he couldn¡¯t see, he won¡¯t get hurt. Before it could get hurt, there would be a gentle voice whispering its name. After exploring unharmed to the end, it was hugged back into that exceptionally warm embrace. ¡°You will know this ce today, and tomorrow we will go to another ce.¡± The cub took a turn around the hall, and Xie Luan encouraged him by stroking the soft fluff on the cub in his arms when he said this. Worried that the cub would not be able to remember too many ces to explore at once, Xie Luan divided the n of taking Ain to familiarize himself with the living house into several parts, and they could take it slowly day by day. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± Just like his creamy soft fluff, the Wek cub¡¯s response sounded soft. At this moment, even if the cub¡¯s eyes had lost their luster, it made people feel that his eyes were particrly bright. Xie Luan stretched out his right index finger and gently touched the corner of the cub¡¯s eye in his arms. Speaking of which, in the parallel world line, Xie Luan found that Ain liked to eat caramel pudding when he grew up, so this cub would probably like it too. After waiting, he could try baking it as a reward for the cub learning about his new environment. Knowing that Ain was born blind, after Xie Luan apanied the cub to get acquainted with the hall, he still held the cub and walked to the additional medical care room on the second floor of the living house. ¡°Do you have a cure for this cub¡¯s eyes?¡± Xie Luan adjusted his posture so that the cub in his arms was facing the old woman on the opposite side and asked politely. Be didn¡¯t answer right away. She probed the body of the Wek cub with her powers, and asked in a low voice, ¡°Is it a congenital defect?¡± Xie Luan nodded, affirming the other party¡¯s statement. Looking at the cub nestled in the arms of the young man, Be shook her head with an apologetic look: ¡°Sorry, I can¡¯t help it.¡± Xie Luan paused. In fact, this answer was in his expectation. But hearing the other person say it personally, it still felt different. ¡°Hmm...¡± Xie Luan replied. As if feeling the change in the youth¡¯s mood, the Wek cub nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms raised his head at this moment and looked at the ce where the sound came from above. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± Even though he couldn¡¯t see, he was still looking towards the direction of the sound, following the breath that he had smelled, after watching Xie Luan like this for a while, the cub lowered his head to find Xie Luan¡¯s hand and licked it gently. After licking, the cub made a sound again as if to attract Xie Luan¡¯s attention. ¡°Wang Wu¨C¡° Xie Luan was dumbstruck for a moment, and he actually felt that this cub wasforting him. He was rubbing against him just like a little milk dog, Xie Luan moved his gaze to meet the eyes of the cub in his arms. There was no brilliance, but he seemed to be watching him seriously. After being ¡°watched¡± by this cub several times, Xie Luan thought for a while, he picked up the cub a little more, and made the cub put a soft front paw on his face. If he couldn¡¯t see it, he could touch it, and then this cub would probably know what he looked like... The ws were already retracted, and the only thing that touched the young man¡¯s face was the Wek cub¡¯s soft meat pads. At first, only one front paw was attached. After a while, the cub carefully lifted the other front paw and attached it on the face in front of him. In the next few days, Xie Luan apanied the cub to familiarize himself with the environment in the living house. When the living house was finished, he nned to take the cub to see the other tworge facilities. ¡°A Luan, Xiao Ain really likes you.¡± Looking at the cub who was sniffing the youth lightly again, Xia Qi couldn¡¯t help but sigh. ¡°Huh?¡± Xie Luan looked down at the cub who didn¡¯t know how many times he had sniffed his body, raised his head and issued a single questioning look to Xia Qi. ¡°In the Wek tribe, the first sniffing of the breath is a record. The second sniffing shows that he doesn¡¯t hate this person. If there is more than the second time, that means he likes you a lot.¡± Xia Qi smiled while giving this exnation. Seeing it every day, it was conceivable that this cub did not just like the youth, but probably had reached the level of love. Chapter 103 To say that who this Wek cub felt was his closest person and whom he could depend on in the Yunbao Club, anyone with eyes could see that it was Xie Luan, and his daily active sniffing was the best embodiment of this fact. Except for the youth, this cub did not have this kind of continuous sniffing towards other people in the branch. Today, this cub tried to get close to sniff Ya Yi¡¯s body, but Xia Qi and others did not understand what was happening. Ya Yi had neither hugged this cub nor fed it. In theory, this cub should not take the initiative to approach him and sniff his breath. Until they heard Zarad¡¯s spection, then everyone let go of this question. This was probably because this cub was not unfamiliar with Ya Yi¡¯s breath... the youth would always have the breath of the nox, and this Wek cub smelt the youth every day and would indirectly also smell the smell left by Ya Yi. Probably he was curious about the extra breath that he could always smell; that this little cub would now try to smell the other person¡¯s breath directly. The cub approached by his side and sniffed his breath, but Ya Yi stood still, with a cold expression, and let the Wek cub continue. This nox was also grabbed by the little mermaid at the beginning. Xie Luan looked at this scene and couldn¡¯t help but smile. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± The act of sniffing Ya Yi¡¯s breathsted for a while. After it was over, the Wek cub approached Xie Luan who had the more familiar breath, then he was held in his arms by thetter. Once again, he smelt the young man gently. He already knew that this behavior was a manifestation of this Wek cub¡¯s love for himself. Xie Luan would pick up this cub every morning for a while and wait until the cub smelt him enough in his arms before touching his head and putting him down. ¡°If the living room is expanded in the future, the overallyout will not be changed, so that Ain doesn¡¯t have to re-learn the environment.¡± In the living room, Xie Luan discussed this matter with others. Since Yunbao Club entered the top 3,000 of the StarCraft rankings, parents would now send their cubs to their clubs to move in. After a certain time, the expansion of the living room was inevitable. The staff of the club, especially more caretakers, also needed to be recruited. Now the branch had sufficient funds. Among the recruited staff, Xie Luan intended to hire two A-ss caretakers and then hire B-ss caretakers to make up the staff as appropriate. ¡°It won¡¯t be changed, or only the expanded part will be changed when the timees. The existing main activity areas would continue to remain the same...?¡± No one shook their head at this scene, and Xia Qi put forward more ideas after nodding. The Wek cub had finally been able to familiarize himself with the environment of their branch in thepany of the youth these days. Of course, they couldn¡¯t let the cub¡¯s efforts be in vain. It was already very hard for the cub to be blind. Adults like them should take more care of the cub. Regarding Xie Luan¡¯s n just now, everyone present had no objection. As for the club¡¯s rtively good financial situation recently, after discussing with others, Xie Luan unanimously decided to improve the living conditions of the cubs in the club and rece the cubs¡¯ beds with a new batch. The new batch of beds were currently thetest on the market, and they were also the most popr cub beds preferred by most cub raising branches and parents. They would adjust the most suitable andfortable temperature ording to the physical condition of the cubs. It was said that even the cubs who recognized the bed would like it very much. The conventional model was suitable for cubs of all races. The erged bed nest of Muka cub was still customized by the merchant on Xie Luan¡¯s request. When the porter came to rece the new beds, the cubs who were active in the hall all showed Xie Luan their willingness to take a nap. In fact, these cubs were just curious about the new beds. ¡°Nick.¡± Seeing the terrifying-looking Muka cub hook a pink cocked hat with special care on his forearm, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but approach and pat the cub¡¯s sharp forearm twice. Putting the small tricone brought out of the old bed onto the new bed, this Muka cub lowered his head to the youth, arched his head lightly in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, and at the same time issued a low hiss in response from his throat. The little pink tricone hat was a birthday hat made by Xie Luan for the birthday of this Muka cub. This Muka cub had kept this little cocked hat on his bed since his birthday. It could be seen that he cherished this hat very much. Unlike at the beginning, he now knew how to climb into the bed. Xie Luan patted the new bed in front. He quickly saw the huge Muka cub tucking himself in. After he hadid down in the bed, Xie Luan touched the hard shell of his head, and the fierce scarlet vertical pupils were closed. At this time, this Muka cub looked like an obedient sleeping baby. There were other caretakers in the dormitory watching, so Xie Luan carried the nox and walked to the holding room on the second floor. There were two unbroken cub eggs there. Counting the time, Xie Luan thought it should be almost time for them to hatch. The hatching time of cub eggs varied ording to different races. The hatching time of cub eggs of most races was between one and three years. ording to this, what about the remaining two cub eggs in the incubator? It must be almost time for them to break the shell. Unlike Ya Yi, who had not broken out of his egg for decades, these two cub eggs were sent to Yunbao Club two years ago. The life reaction of the two cub eggs had always been normal, but the reaction detected recently was more active. This was not unexpectedly, a sign that the shell was about to break. This was an experience. Now when he knew that the cub egg was about to break its shell, Xie Luan¡¯s time spent in the holding room for the past two days directly increased by several times. Although these two newborn cubs would certainly not open the door of the holding room and run out by themselves like Ya Yi did at the beginning, but thinking about it, Xie Luan still hoped to minimize all idents. Besides, the cub was born aftering out of its shell, which in itself was also a very meaningful moment. The birth of a new life, although very young, made people look forward to the future of the other person. ¡°Why did you run out at that time, it was so cold outside, and I didn¡¯t know that I had to go back.¡± After applying the nutrient solution to the two cub eggs, Xie Luan crossed his legs to guard in front of the two eggs of different colors and bowed his head at this moment. Then he reached out and squeezed the little nox horn. Xie Luan¡¯s tone was a little helpless. This nox was born in a cold winter. The temperature when he left the incubator was undoubtedly excessive for a cub who had just broken its shell. ¡°I wanted to see you.¡± Ya Yi replied as he changed to his adult form. The cold-toned silver hair was simr to Ya Yi¡¯s voice at this time, or it was the same as the overall aura of this nox, so cold and beautiful that it couldn¡¯t be ignored. Wanting to meet the only person who was waiting for it to be born, it was the warm love that made Ya Yi want to find this person quickly. He wanted to see, he wanted to get closer, and after he got closer, he fell even more deeply in love with this warmth, thus forming an inextricable knot. But if it was just nostalgia, it would not have transformed into the kind of love for your partner. The adulthood of the nox race was divided ording to strength, and the nox race was far faster than other races in ability growth, so adulthood came quickly for them. Corresponding to the growth rate, the nox¡¯s ability to learn and understand knowledge was also much higher than other species. They would soon be able to have a mind that matched their strength and easily understood the world. Because of such superior and unfair racial advantages, the nox race once established an unprecedentedly prosperous empire in the interster world. Ya Yi was a nox. Although he was thest one, he certainly had all the above-mentioned racial traits, and was even much better than the average member of the race. From the beginning of reaching his maturity, Ya Yi could clearly understand his position in the world, and from the negative emotions he had received, he could also understand the attitudes that most people in this world would have towards him. By definition, he was no different from a dragon or monster in their eyes. But the more clearly he understood this, the more Ya Yi could not help but notice the existence of light. Very close to him, within reach of him. Xie Luan opened his mouth slightly and closed at the nox¡¯s reason that he ¡°wanted to see him¡±, and in the end he couldn¡¯t say anything. Xie Luan didn¡¯t speak at this time, but he was circled by a cold silver tail and leaned against the nox next to him, and then he weighed more on his left shoulder, and he heard a low voice not far from his ear. ¡°I wanted to see you.¡± It was a repetitive sentence, but Xie Luan vaguely felt that the emotion in this sentence was not the same as the one just now, but it didn¡¯t really make any difference. After thinking about it, Xie Luan coughed, and replied unnaturally: ¡°You can see me whenever you want.¡± ¡°Well.¡± A single tone was not clear, and Ya Yi tightened his silver tail. He noticed the light, and after grasping such a dazzling and warm presence, he would not want to let go. This kind of feeling was not attachment but infatuation. Chapter 104 Xie Luan always felt like he was teaching the cubs badly if he was too intimate with the nox while he surrounded him with his tail, next to the two cub eggs, but he couldn¡¯t refuse Ya Yi kissing his lips. When he was about to be bitten on his Adam¡¯s apple, Xie Luan held his breath in advance. But when the breath of this nox was so close that he couldn¡¯t get any closer, Xie Luan suddenly heard a crisp sound. The two cub eggs in front seemed to have agreed with each other, and a small crack opened in their eggshells at the same time. After the first sound appeared, simr crisp sounds quickly sounded one after another, and the newborn cubs in the eggs tried to move their bodies to break the eggshell. Now the two people in the holding room stopped their movements. Ya Yi nced at the two cubs who were trying to break their shells next to him, and slightly loosened the tails around the young man. His attention shifting to the two cub eggs, unable to help the cubs break the shells, Xie Luan could only stare at the process of the two cubs breaking the shells. The cracks in the eggshell were more and more obvious from the inside. The lighter cub egg on the left was arched and cracked open a small hole, continuing to damage the ce that had been broken a little. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Xie Luan finally saw a cub with a frosty white tail raise a front paw from the cub¡¯s egg on the left, and slowly get out of it. This was a cub of the Takira race. Xie Luan saw the cub of this race in the club soon after he came to Yunbao Club. The form of the Takira race in the cub period looked like cats, and this newborn cub, of course looked like a white cat[1]. Although it was a race that was withdrawn by nature and didn¡¯t like to be close to others, this frosty white fluffy cub with a little bit of egg liquid stuck to it, after getting out of the eggshell, began to work hard to tell the youth nearby that it had been born through soft cries which were simr to meows. Xie Luan wiped the cub with the towel prepared early in the morning. The soft towel was stained with a little agent for newborn cubs who were born after breaking their shells, which could clean up the cubs well. The towel made the cub¡¯s fluff clean. After the fur became clean, the Takira cub looked fluffy. Because the Takira race¡¯s fur in its original form was extraordinarily rich, this cub even looked like a small ball of hair now. A cub was born after sessfully breaking its shell, but the cub egg on the right seemed to have encountered some difficulties. The arching movement of the top shell continued for a period of time and then slowed down, and the movement gradually became smaller. ¡°The baby work harder and you wille out soon.¡± Xie Luan held the cub egg from the soft cushion, looked at the crack in the eggshell that was not too small, and slowed down his voice to encourage the cub in the egg. The life response had not decreased, and it was still safe for the time being. The cub seemed to be tired, so it stopped attacking the shell. But in order to avoid the situation where the life reaction of the cub might be weak, Xie Luan used his mental power to cover the cub egg and hug the cub egg with a light blue pattern. While stroking the eggshell, he continued to warmly encourage the cub. As if influenced by the encouragement of the youth, the cub egg moved again, and the cracks on the eggshell prolonged and expanded with a slight intermittent noise. Finally, when Xie Luan stroked the cub egg for the third time, the cub in the egg broke through the eggshell. There were two obviously hanging long ears. This cub looked like a rabbit but had small deer-like horns on its head. It looked like a very magical creature.[2] A cub of the Chero tribe, this race had an alliance with the Sevi race to which Xia Qi belonged, and their capital star was on a not far from Gaia. Without parents, the young man in front of him was the first person they saw after the two cubs were born, and they were picked up by the youth for the first time as well. These two cubs naturally became dependent on Xie Luan. The news that the two cub eggs in the incubator had sessfully broken their shells was soon known by all the people in the branch. Looking at the nest in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, where putting the front paws on the small bottle, the two cubs were obediently feeding, Xia Qi and several others who ran to the holding room to check the situation all showed relief one after another. There were two more cubs in their branch, and these two cubs were still new lives safely born in their branch. The event of weing the birth of life was really touching for them as caretakers. Under the care of Xie Luan and other caretakers, the two newly born cubs passed the period of danger in the holding room. By the full moon, these two cubs were also round, fluffy and looked very bright. After taking care of these two cubs till they were one month old, there were still about three months for this year¡¯s caretaker level assessment. This year¡¯s ce for the caretaker level examination was set up in Lissing. If you wanted to take part, you had to go to Lissing¡¯s application site to submit your personal data and collect your registration proof. The assessment of the previous year was missed directly due to time constraints. This year¡¯s assessment Xie Luan did not n to let it go, so Xie Luan set off for Lissing after the two newborn cubs were a month old. Taking the Ark ship could save several days of sailing time. He had experienced the speed of the Ark ship. Xie Luan was alsozy and didn¡¯t book a ticket this time. He let Ya Yi start from Gaia, and the Ark ship opened the invisible force field and easily jumped all the way to Lissing. This was also a with a peculiar sight. Lissing did not have continuous continental tes like Gaia or the Earth. This was full of huge inds, some existing on the sea and some floating inds suspended in the air. Each ind represented a city on this. After getting off the Ark Ship, Xie Luan held the nox in his arms and came to a floating ind. When Xie Luan had just stayed on the ground and did notnd on this floating city, what he could not see with his naked eyes was that: guarding the surrounding floating ind in a hovering posture were Giant dragons. Lissing was the capital star of the Kesu tribe. The pronunciation of ¡°kesu¡± actually meant dragon in the ancientnguage of the Kesu tribe. The physical strength of the Kesu tribe in its original form was quite amazing. Compared with the Muka tribe in the original form which was recognized in the interster and the strongest defensive Maya tribe, the Kesu tribe of the dragon line was not necessarily inferior, so this kind of patrol guard that returned to the original form around the city was actually very deterrent. There were no ck dragons... When he raised his head and saw those giant dragon guards, Xie Luan subconsciously paid attention to the color of the scales. In the adult humanoid form of the Kesu tribe, there would be a visible inverse scale on the neck. Xie Luan remembered the ck dragon he met briefly in the parallel world line when he saw these hovering dragons and could not help but care a little. But Xie Luan remembered that the time point in this world was decades ago, and that ck dragon would not be an adult dragon now. If it had been born, it should still be a baby dragon. Mindful of this matter, Xie Luan first took the nox, who was only wearing a small cloak, to the ce where the caretaker level assessment registration was taking ce. After handing in the necessary information and documents andpleting the iris examination, Xie Luan smoothly got a round number te with embedded chips. This number te was not only a symbol but was also required to enter the examination room at that time. ording to the different serial numbers, it was said that exam questions of different difficulty would be selected at that time. The randomness of the difficulty had been controversial in the assessment over the years, but it seemed that the Star Alliance¡¯s Cub Care Association had no ns to change the assessment method. Putting the number te into the space button, Xie Luan looked at the sky and nned to find a hotel in the city to stay for one night before leaving. Speaking of this year¡¯s application location, he didn¡¯t know what it was like, so he deliberately set out to live in the city. Xie Luan walked towards the center of the city. There was no transportation around the application site just now. Xie Luan walked back for a while before passing by an amodation area. Walking, they passed by a dark shadow that seemed to be trembling, Xie Luan had already walked a few steps away, and suddenly stopped. The dark shadow seemed to be moving, and it did not feel like an illusion. Xie Luan turned around and walked a few steps back, looking in the direction of the shadow, he saw a baby dragon with its dragon wings hanging down on the ground. It was ck, not because the sky was a bit dark, but the scales of this young dragon were ck. This was a baby ck dragon. The cub didn¡¯t know why it was in this ce. The dragon wing on the left could be seen to have been scratched with a wound, and the bleeding had notpletely stopped. The young dragon was moving, but probably because of the wound on the dragon¡¯s wing, the ck dragon could not fly and could only move its body slowly. It was not that there were no other giant dragons in humanoid form around, but none of these adults had gone to help this cub, and they had obviously seen that this cub was injured. ¡°Hey, don¡¯t...¡± Someone who saw Xie Luan approach the ck dragon cub, reached out to Xie Luan and tried to stop him, but couldn¡¯t do so. As the dragon¡¯s wing was injured, it was not moving fast, and now the young dragon seemed to have stopped because of the pain. Xie Luan quickly approached the cub. The injured dragon¡¯s wings were hanging down, and Xie Luan approached and saw a baby ck dragon with its head hanging down. Being approached by a foreigner, it was probably a little vignt. When Xie Luan wanted to take a step closer, he heard the young dragon raise its head and make a threatening sound at him from his throat. It had amber vertical pupils, not golden ones. When the cub raised its head, he saw the color of the opponent¡¯s vertical pupils. Oni¡¯s eyes were golden. It seemed that this baby ck dragon was not the ck dragon he had met in the parallel world line... even if it wasn¡¯t, seeing this cub was injured, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t leave it alone. Dragons should all like beautiful gems. Without stepping back from the threatening sound of this young dragon, Xie Luan flipped through the space button and finally found an emerald gem. Kneeling down, Xie Luan shook this small gem in front of the young dragon¡¯s eyes, and asked softly, ¡°Does the baby want this gem?¡± ¡°Hey...¡± The vertical pupil stared at the gem, and only after staring at it for a long time, the young dragon made a low voice. Xie Luan gently put the gem over, the ck young dragon quickly hugged the gem with its two front paws, and then pressed it under his body. Chapter 105

Chapter 105

The gem was not big, and it could bepletely covered by the young dragon under its belly. The wings of this ck young dragon were still hanging down, but the body that pressed the gem was closed over it. The scales of dragons were very strong and had extremely high defensive capabilities. This was indeed true. However, the hardness of the scales of the young dragon was of course different from that of the adult dragons, and the scales on the abdomen itself were more fragile than the back. Xie Luan saw the baby dragon press its body against the gemstone, and his eyebrows could not help but stretch out. Wouldn¡¯t it be awkward? He wanted this young dragon not to press the gem with its belly. Xie Luan said softly while being stared at by the amber vertical pupils that belonged to the dragon cub: ¡°This gem has been given to you, I will not take this gem back, but the baby will be ufortable if he presses it like this. Can you let it out?¡± The young dragon liked gems. The act of pressing the gems under his body was rted to the nature of the race. Whether it was young dragons or grown-up dragons, they did not like others to touch the treasures they collected. This had the same effect as touching the dragon¡¯s inverted scale. When Xie Luan said that, the ck dragon cub moved its dragon wings slightly, but the racial instinct still made the young dragon to keep pressing the gem. The ck dragon cub¡¯s left wing had to be bandaged. Considering that the young dragon was still new to him, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t reach out and hug the young dragon now. It must be bandaged in this position. If there was something underneath the young dragon¡¯s body, it would definitely be more ufortable together with the pain of bandaging the wound. Thinking of this, Xie Luan tried to stretch his hand to the young dragon¡¯s body that was pressing on the gemstone. His hand that got closer and closer was stared at by the ck young dragon¡¯s vertical amber pupils, but this time, the young dragon made no more threatening sounds at him. This baby dragon was unexpectedly so good. When he touched the hard scales of its body, it leaned forward slightly, and Xie Luan touched the abdomen of the young dragon. The scales on the baby dragon¡¯s abdomen were slightly warmer than other parts of the body, and it was a bit warm when touched, and at this time Xie Luan smoothly touched the little gem that was pressed under the body by the baby dragon. As soon as Xie Luan touched this gem, he could feel the young dragon pressing on the gem immediately tightened its body, but the young dragon still just stared at him with vertical pupils but did not resist. ¡°Just take the gem out a little, this gem is still for the baby.¡± While continuing to coax, Xie Luan took the gem that he touched, and when he took it out, Xie Luan put the gem in the paws of the young dragon. The ck young dragon once again hugged the little gem with its two front paws, and Xie Luan then took out a clean white bandage from the space button. He had made a bit of a mistake. When the portable treatment device was used by Xie Luan to treat the wound on Nick¡¯s forearm in the other world, the energy had ran out. After returning, Xie Luan forgot to recharge the equipment, and now he could only use a bandage to bandage the wound of the young dragon. ¡°The baby just hug the gemstone; I¡¯ll bandage the wound for you.¡± Xie Luan also put the soft and clean bandage in front of the young dragon, let the young dragon know that he did not have any malice towards him, and when he was about to start bandaging, he slowly added, ¡°It will hurt a bit, but don¡¯t move.¡± When Xie Luan touched the gem, the young dragon just tightened his body a little and didn¡¯t move. Now Xie Luan said that he would bandage the wound, the young dragon retracted its body a bit. The most obvious manifestation was that the small dragon wings on both sides were getting closer together. Thinking that this baby ck dragon was afraid of pain, Xie Luan calmed down: ¡°I will try to be light, it won¡¯t hurt too much. Once the wound is bandaged, it won¡¯t bleed, so that it can get better soon.¡± ¡°Hey...¡± With a sound, the young dragon stared at Xie Luan with vertical pupils, and the folded dragon wings rxed slightly at thetter¡¯s gentleforting voice. ¡°Well, just keep this posture and don¡¯t move around.¡± Afraid that the young dragon would move around and identally agitate the wound, Xie Luan repeated this precaution with encouragement. In the interster age, even ordinary medical bandages had better functions than modern ones. They came with disinfection and hemostasis effects and were very convenient to use. When the young dragon did not resist, Xie Luan reached out and gently touched the left dragon wing that the young dragon did not know was scratched by a sharp object, and then manually bandaged the small dragon wing covered with hard ck scales. He spread the bandage out, put it in a position that was convenient for bandaging, and held it with his hands. Xie Luan¡¯s movements were very slow, as much as possible not to hurt the young dragon in the process. When the left wing of the young dragon was spread out, he also saw the long and narrow wound on the ck young dragon¡¯s wing more clearly. The scratch was a bit deep, so the bleeding had not beenpletely stopped until now. With the physical ability of the Kesu n, ordinary shallow wounds could quickly heal on their own. After assessing the wound, Xie Luan picked up the bandage and started bandaging without saying a word. Although Xie Luan had been very careful and gentle in bandaging as he said, the wound on the dragon¡¯s wings was there, and it was impossible for him to bepletely painless when bandaging. And when the ck young dragon trembled slightly due to the tingling sensation, Xie Luan¡¯s bandaging hand also felt like being it was being licked by a tongue of fire. ¡°Hiss.¡± At this moment, Xie Luan¡¯s hand shook as if being burned, and he reflexively took a breath and made a painful sound. ¡°I said earlier, don¡¯t go over.¡± It seemed that this sentence was said by the person who wanted to hold Xie Luan back just now. It seemed that there were still some whispering voices when Xie Luan was far away. Xie Luan didn¡¯t understand what they were saying and didn¡¯t want to listen. Hearing the young man¡¯s inhtion and another person¡¯s words, the young dragon seemed to want to close the dragon¡¯s wings again but was stopped by Xie Luan. ¡°Hey, eh...¡± The ck baby dragon lowered its head when he made a sound. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I don¡¯t hurt, you won¡¯t hurt me.¡± Probably understanding the reason why other people were unwilling to approach and help this cub, Xie Luan endured the burning pain and stretched his eyebrows, ¡°Hey, don¡¯t worry, it will be bandaged soon.¡± Lifting his head to look at the young man who was softening his eyebrows, the two front paws of the ck young dragon hugged on the gemstone were slightly loosened at this time, and the dragon¡¯s wings did not move, and the body was also slightly lowered. Xie Luan kept his mouth closed and didn¡¯t make any more sound afterwards, and his expression remained normal, except that every time he was caught off guard by the burning, his fingers would still show a slight tremor inevitably. Although it was painful, he couldn¡¯t speed up the speed of bandaging, so Xie Luan carefully bandaged the wound on the dragon¡¯s wing. ¡°Okay.¡± Finally, a knot was made on the top, Xie Luan said these two words in a warm voice, indicating that the ck dragon cub could now move. The burning pain was still there, and his fingers would tremble slightly now, somehow he couldn¡¯t control it, so Xie Luan hid his hands behind him. The bandage had a good hemostatic effect. Xie Luan was relieved when he saw that the bandage on the young dragon¡¯s dragon wing did not show any redness. Although the bleeding had stopped, the wound had not healed after all, and the young dragon couldn¡¯t fly now with a bandage, but it could move more easily than before. Xie Luan watched the baby ck dragon move its dragon wings, its two front paws seemed to hug the little gem in front with a more careful movement than before, and it then raised his head to look at him with a pair of vertical pupils that were simr to amber. ¡°Do you like this gem so much?¡± Xie Luan asked these words with a slight smile, with the tips of his eyes curled slightly. It was a pity that there were no other gems in his space button. Otherwise, seeing how this baby ck dragon liked gems so much, Xie Luan would have liked to give this young dragon a few more. ¡°Huh.¡± Under the gentle gaze of the youth, the cub made a voice response, and was treated with such a gentle attitude of care. The two front paws of this young ck dragon hugging onto the little gem became more and more careful. This was the gem given to it by the man in front of him. When his fingers finally stopped shaking, Xie Luan released his hands from behind. There was no visible wound on the surface of the skin, but there was still clear pain, but Xie Luan could feel the pain subsiding very slowly. No big problem, Xie Luan thought. It should be known that sometimes this baby dragon couldn¡¯t control his power, such as when it felt pain when he was bandaging the wound just now. But if there was no simr pain stimulus, the power of this young dragon shouldn¡¯t lose control as frequently as before. Moving his fingers, Xie Luan took the initiative to reach out and touch the left wing of the young dragon that had just been bandaged. Then he pointed to the direction in which the ck dragon cub moved its body and asked in a warm voice: ¡°Is the baby¡¯s home there?¡± ¡°Hey.¡± While holding the gem carefully while watching the young man, the young dragon made a clear single tone. Hearing the response, Xie Luan stretched out his hand to lift the ck dragon cub from the ground into his arms as the young dragon was no longer alert against him. Although it would grow up to be a giant dragon, when it was still a cub, the size of the young dragon was still small. Xie Luan touched the hard scales on the young dragon¡¯s back when he picked it up, but at the same time he felt the temperature on the young dragon¡¯s slightly swollen abdomen. The ck dragon cub was neither light nor heavy. It was the weight that could be picked up easily. Standing up holding a baby dragon, Xie Luan turned and faced the direction he had just pointed. The young dragon¡¯s movement was inconvenient now, so he had to send the young dragon home. Chapter 106

Chapter 106

The cub¡¯s home seemed to be in a lodging area in that direction. Xie Luan held the young dragon with a white bandage on the left dragon wing and walked in the direction the cub¡¯s eyes were pointing. Within ten minutes, Xie Luan saw a room that looked very ordinary. Compared with other houses in this lodging area, it was much simpler in appearance. The door did not have the shiny decoration that conformed to the aesthetics of the dragon. Apart from the slightly old wall, it was more in line with Xie Luan¡¯s thinking. ¡°Here?¡± Xie Luan lowered his head. The young dragon he was holding upright against his arms had a little body temperature, and the two front paws of this ck dragon cub seemed to be particrly careful when hugging the little emerald gem tightly. If it weren¡¯t for the gem being so small, maybe this young dragon would also hug it in its hind legs. Feeling the cub¡¯s reaction where he obviously moved his body, Xie Luan confirmed his statement. The door of the house was unlocked and could be opened directly. Xie Luan raised his hand and knocked on the house under the watchful eyes of the young dragon in his arms. At the door, a very old voice came from inside a few secondster. ¡°Come in.¡± Seeing the young dragon respond to this voice, the owner of this voice should be the cub¡¯s family. Xie Luan reached out and turned the doorknob, holding the cub who was leaning against himfortably and walked in. As soon as he walked in, Xie Luan saw an old man. When he was still outside, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t feel the life response of a dragon which is much stronger than other races from this person with his mental power, but in fact the response was even weaker than the average person. It was because he had reached a certain age, no matter how powerful individuals in each race were, their life span was still limited. As soon as he entered the door and saw someone, Xie Luan felt the movement of the cub in his arms, so he took a few steps forward to gently put down the ck young dragon he was holding. ¡°Oni.¡± Although it was a strange human who came in, this old dragon focused more on the young dragon whose left dragon wing was wrapped in a white bandage, and immediately called the young one¡¯s name. She was temporarily unable to fly but was also put down by the young man not far from the old man. This ck dragon cub bit the little emerald gem with its mouth and walked towards the old dragon. After approaching, the young dragon put down the little gem in front of the old dragon, made another move to press his body onto the gem, and then raised his head to make a sound to the old man. ¡°Hey.¡± The young dragon¡¯s voice didn¡¯t have any deterrent power, and it sounded immature and soft. After pressing the gem under him, the ck dragon cub looked at the old dragon¡¯s amber eyes with a faint light. Adults of the same race could easily understand the information expressed by the cub¡¯s cry. Modo looked down at the cub who was close to him, then looked up at the ck-haired human standing not far away, and said: ¡°Really, he gave it to you, and he helped you bandage the wound.¡± The young dragon pressed the gemstone this time in response and shook its tail. Usually there was no other cub willing to y with this young dragon. So, this ck dragon cub went to ces to y by herself. This time she flew to the beach and was identally scratched by the sharp rocks on her wings. It was strange that there could be a sea on a floating ind, in fact it could not be regarded as a real sea. The rocks all over this seaside were also of special material, said to be rocks, but their properties were closer to metal. It was confirmed that the wound on the left dragon wing of the young dragon was not too problematic after having been bandaged. After receiving a clear response from the cub, Modo got up from the seat and approached the young man while leaning on his cane. ¡°Thank you for your help.¡± After saying this, Modo deliberately avoided the sight of the young dragon, put a bottle of ointment into the young man¡¯s hand, and at the same time lowered his voice, ¡°If there is any pain, use this it can alleviate some.¡± Xie Luan received the bottle of ointment and was still stunned. He turned his head to look at the ck dragon cub who was biting on the little gem and had begun to walk towards its room. He unconsciously squeezed his hand on the ointment a little bit tighter. Oni? It was a baby dragon with ck dragon scales and the name was Oni. Although the eyes were not golden, from the previous two coincidences, this ck dragon cub should be the one he met in the parallel world line. He also realized that it would be a bit rude not to respond. Xie Luan suppressed the surprise and astonishment in his heart, nodded towards the person in front of him who was obviously apologetic, and then said: ¡°It was not intentional.¡± Now Xie Luan was thankful that the portable treatment device in his space button had no energy. Ravi from the other world had told him that the physical attributes of this ck dragon repelled the beam of the treatment device. If he didn¡¯t know that, he would have used the treatment equipment on the young dragon to treat the wound on the dragon¡¯s wing, and it might have caused secondary damage. Of course, Xie Luan¡¯s friendly attitude had gained a lot of favor from the old dragon. It was gettingte. When Xie Luan said he was going to find a hotel to stay, he was invited to stay with them. Xie Luan agreed without hesitation, mainly because after he knew that the ck dragon cub was Oni, he was more worried about the young dragon, and wanted to confirm the status of the young dragon. This old dragon named Modo was Oni¡¯s grandfather by rtion. After the young dragon bit the gem and walked into her room, Xie Luan talked to Modo in the living room, and now he roughly knew about the condition of this ck dragon. The cub¡¯s parents were gone, Modo had been taking care of it since the birth of the cub. It was true that the young dragon could not control its own power, and the dark attribute power that it unconsciously emitted would attack people around it indiscriminately. Therefore, this ck dragon baby was now more than three years old but had not stayed in any cub nursing branch. The dark attribute was a mutated ability, and the life energy of others was consumed by its attack, so even some adults were reluctant to approach this ck dragon cub. Theyout of the house was very simple. The old man told Xie Luan that he could move around in the house at will. After talking with the other party, Xie Luan approached the room where the ck dragon cub had just walked into. The door of the room was open. Xie Luan stood by the door and did not enter, he stayed at the door and looked inside. The ck dragon cub who entered the room was now near her bed. There was an open small treasure chest beside the cub¡¯s bed. Xie Luan watched the ck dragon cub biting the emerald gem he had given and putting it in the small treasure chest. After putting it in, the ck dragon cub fluttered around this little treasure chest with dragon wings as if very happy. After waiting for a while, Xie Luan watched the young dragon nest into the bed. In order not to press the wound, when ity down, she put the wounded left dragon wing wrapped in a bandage slightly aside. The cub was probably also tired. Xie Luan stood by the door and looked at it for a while. When he felt that the ck dragon cub was asleep, he lightly stepped closer. The small treasure chest beside the bed was still open, so thought that he should go over and help the cub close the treasure chest. With this thought, Xie Luan approached, and when Xie Luan approached the bed, he lowered his head and saw that the little treasure chest was empty, and only contained the emerald gem he had given him. Startled slightly, Xie Luan bent down and touched the dragon wing of the ck dragon cub who was asleep, and then gently closed the small treasure chest next to it. This cub did not have a club to live in, and it was impossible for the old dragon to take care of it all the time. When Modo was gone, what would this cub do? In the parallel world line, maybe this ck dragon cubter lived by herself. In this world, Xie Luan certainly didn¡¯t want this to happen. Xie Luan had the idea of letting this ck dragon cub live in the Yunbao Branch, but this cub¡¯s unstable strength was indeed a problem that must be solved. Before there was a solution, Xie Luan was thinking that till the wound on the cub¡¯s dragon wing waspletely healed, his journey back to Gaia star had to be dyed. Living in the guest room that night, Xie Luan still had some pain on his finger. Knox, who was resting on his left shoulder, jumped onto his leg. Xie Luan immediately felt a moist and soft touch from his fingers. It was kind of itchy. Getting his fingers licked by the soft tongue, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but move his hands because of the slightly itchy sensation. At this time, his hand was held by the nox, who had returned to his adult form without warning. The fingertip was licked and then inserted into the mouth till the knuckle, while the finger clearly touched the wet tongue, Xie Luan watched the scene of the nox licking his finger, and the heat on his face rose a few degrees. He reflexively wanted to withdraw his hand, but of course he couldn¡¯t move his hand as it was held by the nox. Before being attacked by the power, Xie Luan calmed Ya Yi with his eyes to keep the nox from moving. Now he couldn¡¯t stop the nox from licking him to heal his wounds. Each finger was licked carefully, and Ya Yi did this with a cold expression, but Xie Luan had an even more unspeakable feeling. Xie Luan offered to help take care of the injured cub. His kind attitude made Modo agree to this matter. In the past few days, Xie Luan changed the medicine to the injured ck dragon cub several times, as the treatment equipment could not be used. Modo always had ointment to treat trauma in the house. The recovery ability of the dragon¡¯s body was quite excellent, and only a few dayster, the wound on the dragon wing of this ck dragon cub had almost healed. The ck baby dragon flew in front of Xie Luan with its wings spread wide. Xie Luan stretched out his hands to the young dragon, and the young ck dragonnded in his palm. Looking at the young man with its vertical amber pupil, the ck dragon cub moved its dragon wings andid down on Xie Luan¡¯s hand very intimately. The young dragon could fly now, and after a day or two, the bandage on the dragon¡¯s wings would be removed and there will be no need to tie it up again. ¡°Oni will not hurt if she flies like this?¡± Xie Luan took the ck dragon cub into his arms, put his hand on the dragon wing of the young dragon, and gently touched it. ¡°Hey.¡± The cub let the young man touch its dragon wing without resisting. The ck dragon cub issued a clear response. The vertical pupils that had been watching the young man¡¯s face basically showed that the young dragon liked the young man in front of him. Dragons liked to keep watching what they like, just like dragons liked to guard their treasures, and keeping watching someone was the same. Xie Luan didn¡¯t know this racial trait, but the old dragon next to him knew and he could see that the cub in the family liked this human very much. Speaking of this young man, besides him, he was the first person to give this cub a gem. Since the wound on the wing of the ck dragon cub was almost healed, Xie Luan didn¡¯t see the cub in the house after getting up for a few days. When he saw the cub, it was usually noon. ¡°Where does Oni go in the morning?¡± Because the old man told Xie Luan not to worry, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t restrict the cub¡¯s outing, but this young dragon has gotten his body dirty these days. So, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help asking. Rubbing the ck dragon cub¡¯s body, Xie Luan saw a beautiful stone bitten by the young dragon in its mouth. After wiping the body and putting the cub down, Xie Luan watched the ck dragon cub move its dragon wing to respond, and then bite the small stone and walk into its room. Xie Luan followed and stood at the door again. He watched the ck dragon cub put the beautiful stone she held into the small treasure chest, and she was also very happy to flop around the small treasure chest for a while. To Xie Luan¡¯s surprise, he found that the little emerald gem he had given was ced outside by the cub alone. Don¡¯t you like this gem, Xie Luan thought in his heart. Compared with the empty treasure chest at the beginning, Xie Luan could see that the little treasure chest contained more things than before, and it should have been picked up by this cub in the past few days. This situation continued for several days. Xie Luan saw that the little treasure chest was finally full, thinking that the baby dragon should be happy. Xie Luan walked back to the living room from the door of the room, only to see the ck dragon cub pushing out the small treasure chest from the room. It became a little heavier because it was loaded with a lot of things, and the young dragon was still pushing hard. Pushing all the way, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but be stunned as he watched the ck dragon cub push the little treasure chest in front of him. This young dragon kept filling the small treasure chest with beautiful things these days. Some were gems and some were beautiful but not very valuable stones. Pushing this small treasure chest to the young man, the ck dragon cub threw its dragon wings around Xie Luan. ¡°Hey¨C¡° The cub was not looking at these beautiful things with vertical amber pupils, but at the young man in front of him. Among these two things, this ck dragon cub naturally chose to look at the one she liked more. Chapter 107

Chapter 107

It was a small treasure box, but it contained dozens of beautiful gems or stones of various sizes. This small treasure box that looked small to an adult had a certain weight now, and it was undoubtedly a bit heavy for the cub. Xie Luan watched the whole process of this ck dragon cub trying to push this little treasure chest over with its body, and now this young dragon was surrounding him pping his dragon wings and flying around him. This reminded Xie Luan of another thing. After this ck dragon cub put the gems into the small treasure chest, it would also p its dragon wings around the treasure chest like this. At that time, the young dragon looked like she was very happy. ¡°For me?¡± Looking down at the little treasure chest that was pushed in front of him, Xie Luan knelt down to look at the ck dragon cub¡¯s vertical amber pupils and asked slowly. ¡°Hey~¡± With a sound, the ck dragon cub opened the little treasure chest in front of Xie Luan and showed thetter the contents of the little treasure chest. It was packed full, although not all were gems, but every stone ced in this treasure chest looked very beautiful, which was very in line with the aesthetics of the dragon. She deliberately ced the best-looking gems she found on the top. This ck dragon cub picked up one of the light golden gems, biting it she then moved towards the young man on the front, approaching him with a few steps. Putting the light golden gemstone in Xie Luan¡¯s palm, the ck dragon cub¡¯s two front paws were also ced on Xie Luan¡¯s hands, and half of his body was pressed against Xie Luan¡¯s hands. This action also made Xie Luan feel quite familiar. He had just met this ck dragon cub, and when he deliberately sent a small gem in order to reduce the young dragon¡¯s alertness to him, this dragon cub also put the gem under his body in this way. This action of pressing the gem under the body was rted to the nature of the race. It didn¡¯t take long for the ck dragon cub to move forward and press her abdomen with a little body temperature onto Xie Luan¡¯s hand. It was still a cub, and because the size of the young dragon had not yet grown, the abdomen of the young dragon looked a little bulging, and the scales on the abdomen of the young dragon were rtively soft, and they felt warm and easy to touch. In this way, the whole body of this ck dragon cub was pressed up into Xie Luan¡¯s hand, Xie Luan felt that using only one hand to hold it was not enough. He also merged the other hand with his other hand, now he was holding this baby with both hands and the cub was lying down on him. Maintaining this position for a while, Xie Luan held the ck dragon cub in his arms with one hand, and held the light golden gem in his free hand, then he lowered his head and asked: ¡°Oni has been looking for these gems in the morning these days?¡± ¡°Hmm.¡± The ck dragon cub nestled in the bosom of the youth shook its tail, dragon wings on both sides were also lifted, as if responding to Xie Luan. Those beautiful stones of different sizes and colors were found by this ck dragon cub on the seashore, not of the real sea, but the seashore called ¡°Minute¡±. On that seashore, there would naturally form some beautiful things. Generally, the stones that were formed were beautiful butcking in value, and gems were rtively rare. The ck dragon cub first went to the beach because she wanted to find gems, but in the process, the dragon¡¯s wings were identally scratched by the sharp rocks on the beach, so she had toe back early. Xie Luan didn¡¯t know where the baby dragon was looking for gems, but he saw that the baby was a little dirty when she came back these days, indicating that the process of trying to find these gems was definitely not easy. ¡°But Oni likes these gems very much, just keep them if you like.¡± When Xie Luan said this, he raised his hand and touched the back of the young dragon in his arms, although the scales on the back were hard and cold. These scales felt a bit like touching some kind of jade. When Xie Luan said that, the ck dragon cub that was nestling in his arms moved, and the dragon wings on both sides pped quickly. ¡°ept it.¡± The old dragon watching next to him said at this moment, ¡°If you don¡¯t want these gems, Oni won¡¯t be happy.¡± After all, this cub collected a small treasure chest and gave it to the other party. This was done just to make the youth happy. Because she liked this human very much, she was willing to give away gems. Modo, who was also a dragon, could understand the thoughts of the cub in his family. The response of the ck dragon cub that he was holding was in line with the other party¡¯s statement. Xie Luan nodded to the old man next to him. He put the light gold gem that was bit by the young dragon and put it back into the small treasure chest. Then he closed the treasure chest that was lying on the ground and picked it up. ¡°Then I will ept it.¡± He said this to the young dragon who was staring at him with amber eyes, Xie Luan acted to indicate that he had epted the gift. Wanting to make the cub he was holding happier, Xie Luan added another sentence at this time: ¡°The gems Oni found are very beautiful, and I like them all.¡± Whether it was valuable or not, every stone was found on purpose by the dragon cub, and this heart was its most precious value. ¡°Hey, eh¡ª-¡° After pping the dragon wings to make a sound, the young dragon¡¯s amber vertical pupils also shone like a jewel, and then the dragon wings were slightly closed to better nest in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. Human body temperature was warmer than that of dragons. Since experiencing this temperature, this ck dragon cub had be more and more fond of staying in Xie Luan¡¯s palms or arms. A nest couldst for a long time and being held in Xie Luan¡¯s arms would make this young dragon feel simr to sleeping on a pile of gems, and she was very happy like this. Putting the small treasure chest into the space button, Xie Luan looked down at the baby dragon nestled in his arms as if she was about to fall asleep, he raised his hand and patted the body of the ck young dragon lightly, and said: ¡°Let¡¯s take a look at the bandage and see if you need to change the dressing. Oni will wait for a while and then go to sleep.¡± Hearing Xie Luan¡¯s words, the ck dragon cub opened her eyes again obediently, and consciously put the bandaged left wing towards Xie Luan. The wing was spread out to facilitate Xie Luan¡¯s actions. The wound on the dragon wing should bepletely healed today. It was inconvenient to work with one hand. Xie Luan temporarily put the ck dragon cub down on the side table, and then began to untie the knot on the bandage. He carefully wiped off the old ointment applied on the dragon wing, and as expected, saw the dragon wing where the wound had healedpletely, and the scales that had been scratched before were also regrown, and the wing of this ck dragon cub waspletely restored to a healthy state. Holding the small dragon wing on the left side of the young dragon¡¯s body, Xie Luan touched the position where the dragon wing had originally had a long and narrow wound slightly. Observing the reaction of the ck dragon cub, he saw that the young dragon just continued to lie down and did not resist. It was confirmed that there was no problem. Xie Luan curled his eyes slightly and said to the young dragon: ¡°It¡¯s done.¡± It was checked. Then now she could sleep. This ck dragon cub hadn¡¯t been going to bed on time recently. Xie Luan was willing to let this young dragon sleep in his arms, so he took the initiative to open his hand to this young dragon. It should be pping the dragon wings and flying over to the young man¡¯s arms, but the ck dragon cub remembered something as soon as she moved the dragon wings. Before flying over to Xie Luan¡¯s arms, the young dragon flew into the room. Did this cub want to sleep in the bed more today? Just thinking about this, Xie Luan saw the ck dragon cub flying into the room flying towards him with a small emerald gem in her mouth. After the dragon flew all the way into his arms, the young dragon stopped biting it. The little gem was hugged by its two front paws, then she nestled into Xie Luan¡¯s arms in this position, and then gradually closed her eyes. After a while, the ck dragon cub fell asleep, but even if it fell asleep, the two front paws of the young dragon were still firmly hugged on the little emerald gem. Although it was still a cub, this young dragon behaved like a dragon guarding his own treasure. It was only today that Xie Luan knew that this ck dragon cub did not dislike the little gem he gave but seemed to particrly like it. The young dragon used the little treasure chest to hold the gems he found outside to give him a gift. And because he gave her the emerald gemstone, so she put it outside alone. She also gave him the little treasure chest. This ck dragon cub now did not have a chest to hold gems... He would have to buy another small treasure box for the young dragonter, and he would also buy more gems of several colors when that time came, Xie Luan nned in his heart. During these days of staying in this house temporarily, Xie Luan had passed through the grandfather¡¯s caution of this ck dragon cub. He told him that he was the president of a cub care branch and he wanted to let this cub live in that branch. The problem of this young dragon¡¯s power control needed to be solved. A few days ago, because the cub¡¯s injury was not healed, Xie Luan only wanted this ck dragon cub to rest more, now it was good, he waited for the cub to wake up so they could go and try. Holding the sleeping baby dragon at this time, Xie Luan faced the old dragon with a pair of golden vertical pupils next to him. He had been meaning to ask a question to him these days. ¡°Does the eye color change when the cub grows up?¡± Xie Luan lowered his voice as much as possible when asked, afraid of waking the sleeping young dragon. It was normal for foreigners not to know about this matter. Modo was not surprised by the youth¡¯s question, and sinctly replied: ¡°Every cub of our race needs to pass the ghost trial to truly awaken their bloodline, it is called the awakening of the dragon. The sign is Jin Tong, Oni... hasn¡¯t awakened yet.¡± It was necessary to enter the trial cave to destroy the ¡°ghosts¡± in it. These ghosts were afraid of fire. For the dragons who were naturally able to use fire, it was not difficult for young dragons to destroy these ghosts, but this ck dragon cub was very resistant to entering this cave. Once she went in, but quickly flew out. It was not like what some outsiders said that because it was also of a dark attribute, so this young dragon was unwilling to destroy those ghosts. It was because the ck dragon cub was very afraid of the things that existed in that dim cave. Chapter 108

Chapter 108

The Trial Cave was a peculiar ce formed by thebination of various conditions caused by its geographical location. The ¡°ghost¡± in the cave were not really souls, but just a natural gathering of a kind of dark elemental creatures in this ce. Even if these dark elemental creatures were eliminated, they would regroup in this cave. It was very simple topletely eliminate these elemental creatures, as long as this specific ce was destroyed. The environment of this ce was found to stimte the awakening of the dragon bloodline from a long time ago, so it was used as a trial cave by the Kesu tribe. The sleeping baby dragon had its wings on both sides naturally close together, while its tail hung down, and its two front paws were holding the small emerald gem. When Xie Luan looked down, he could only see that the baby was breathing slightly by its undting back. This ck dragon cub was afraid of the dark elemental creatures in the cave that were not conscious but active, so it had not yet reached the awakening of the race. ording to its grandfather, this cub was very resistant to entering the cave, but in the other world, Xie Luan had seen its pair of golden eyes when he saw the grown-up ck dragon. In the process of this transformation, he didn¡¯t know what the ck dragon cub in the other world line had experienced. Thinking that in that world, when the old man was gone, this cub might really have lived alone, Xie Luan was more inclined to feel that it was not a good experience in his heart. ¡°After awakening, will Oni be able to control her power better?¡± This idea had no basis, but Xie Luan just thought that it might have some influence. It¡¯s not that Modo had not thought about this matter. He replied: ¡°It should be better than it is now, but there is no way...¡± Upon hearing this sentence, Xie Luan nodded, as long as he knew it would have an impact, it would suffice. The ce where the trial cave was located was close to the Minute Sea. After knowing that there was an awakening among the Kesu tribe today, Xie Luan went to the cave by himself the next day to investigate the situation. Such caves were not only found on this floating ind, but simr peculiar ces were also formed on many other inds. The entrance and exit of the cave were guarded by adult dragons in their humanoid forms. Xie Luan went to the guards and asked them. He learned that there were no rules forbidding outsiders from entering the trial cave. The guards were set up to prevent any idents happening to the cubs. Originally, there was nothing in this cave except the active dark elemental creatures. Normally, there would be no foreigners who wanted to enter, so there was no need to establish this rule. When Xie Luan asked this, the dragon guards looked a little strangely at him. Touching those dark elemental creatures may be nothing to other races, but it would still have a somewhat negative impact on humans who were considered by the interster era as having the weakest level of physical ability and were only rated as D-ss species. ¡°Is Oni¡¯s situation a bit like you?¡± Walking back from the seaside cave, Xie Luan raised the nox, who was in his arms wearing a small cloak, a little higher, and looked at the pair of light cyan vertical pupils. Xie Luan¡¯s words were not in a questioning tone, but like a statement. After saying this, he reached out and squeezed the little horns on the nox¡¯s head. When would this nox not have to avoid the eyes of others, but if he didn¡¯t hide his identity, many people in the interster would cast malicious eyes on this nox, and the series of contradictions that might arise from this were not what Xie Luan wanted to see. Combining the known information, Xie Luan believed that the nox race had not done anything harmful to the world, but it was far from enough that he believed it, it was necessary to have evidence to make others believe. The endings of other world lines basically ended with Ya Yi¡¯s army destroying the world, but the world line that Xie Luan reached through the huge clock and the world he was currently in would definitely not end like this. Xie Luan had changed many things in this world, the most important one being that he made Ya Yi not hate this world. ¡°Huh.¡± With a low whimper, the nox, whose head was pinched by his horn, moved closer to the youth, with his beautiful vertical pupils open, and his tongue stretched out and licked the corners of the youth¡¯s lips. It was autumn now, not long before winter, and Xie Luan remembered that he had promised that he would celebrate this nox¡¯s birthday in January next year. ¡°Your birthday...¡± As he said this, he happened to be kissed by Ya Yi who had turned into his adult form, Xie Luan¡¯s left hand was pulled up by him and ced on the horn on his head. After a kiss and licking the lips of the young man in front of him for a while, the nox raised his beautiful vertical pupils, and btedly asked Xie Luan while looking in his eyes in a low voice, ¡°Birthday?¡± The gaze of these eyes felt too focused, or perhaps the light blue vertical pupils were too good-looking, so Xie Luan¡¯s reaction was a little slow. The other party didn¡¯t think of his birthday. Xie Luan thought about it and thought it would be better not to say it in advance, so he shook his head and replied in a natural tone as much as possible: ¡°Um...nothing.¡± Since the youth wanted to skip the topic, Ya Yi didn¡¯t emphasize it. He lowered his gaze to look at the ring worn by the young man on his left hand and narrowed his pupil slightly. Xie Luan also found that this nox was slightly lowering his eyebrows to look at his left hand, so he reflexively moved the finger on which he was wearing the ring. When Ya Yi raised his eyes again, he finally could not resist approaching and kissing the corner of the nox¡¯s beautiful eyes. Although he wanted to exin that these eyes were too good to look at, so he wanted to do this, but the fact was that this kind of focused gaze was a foul against Xie Luan. The corner of the kissed eye didn¡¯t blink. Ya Yi was still watching the ck-haired youth who kissed him. When he wanted to move, he stopped all his movements when he heard Xie Luan say, ¡°Don¡¯t move¡± and stood motionless. Even the silver tail behind him endured and did not move. Because he was kissed by the young man, the nox now looked like a big cat that wanted to throw down its prey but had to be docile because of his love for the prey. The reason why Xie Luan said ¡°Don¡¯t move¡± was of course because he knew that if he didn¡¯t say that, the dominant power would soon be taken by the other party. He kissed the corner of his eye, and then kissed the white cheek of the nox and the edge of the corner of his lips. After finishing these things, Xie Luan saw that Ya Yi did not move, but the vertical pupils staring at him slightly began to shrink. This made Xie Luan feel a little vain for no reason. He did this without letting the other party move, which seemed a bit too much... Because of this vain feeling, Xie Luan thought for a second, and decided to reach out and touch the obedient silver tail that didn¡¯t move at all. Xie Luan now knew the meaning that a touch to the tail represented among the nox race, and so after the finishing touch, seeing the beautiful pair of vertical pupils slightly tighten, Xie Luan coughed loudly and said: ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± The words clearly meant to bring an end to this matter, then Xie Luan stretched out his hands after speaking, and signaled Ya Yi to jump into his arms in his cub form. And when the nox really obediently followed his words, Xie Luan¡¯s guilty conscience inevitably increased a bit more. Holding the nox wearing a little cloak and walking back, Xie Luan thought in his heart, when he celebrated this nox¡¯s birthday, he should prepare enough gifts for the other party aspensation... Xie Luan had just returned to the house where he was temporarily staying these few days with the nox in his arms. From a distance, he saw the ck dragon cub pping its dragon wings at the door of the house and looking around. Xie Luan remembered that when he went out today, the cub hadn¡¯t woken up yet. Maybe his behavior made the young dragon think he had left. ¡°Oni.¡± Before the ck dragon cub could see him, Xie Luan first called out the other¡¯s name and put the nox in his arms on his left shoulder. ¡°Hey.¡± All of a sudden, the dragon wings flopped from the door of the house and hit the young man¡¯s arms. The ck dragon cub raised the dragon wings only after being hugged by Xie Luan and lowered her body to nest in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. ¡°I said you were just going out for a while, and Oni wanted to wait for you at the door.¡± Modo nced at the cub flying into the young man¡¯s arms and walked over with his cane. The wound of this cub was bandaged by the young man in front of him. It was the first time she met someone other than him who was willing to be so close to her and take care of her, and the young man¡¯s attitude was also very meticulous and gentle towards her. So, the cub wanting to get close to him, such a development did not surprise Modo. The cub should have been waiting for a while. Xie Luan nodded lightly to the old man who had told him about the situation, raised his hand to touch the chin of the young dragon in his arms, and got a response from the ck baby dragon lowering her head and rubbing his palm. After exploring the situation of the trial cave, Xie Luan went in and stayed for more than ten seconds, feeling the probable negative effect this cave would have on humans. Even being slightly touched by those dark elemental creatures would give him a stiff freezing sensation, and the cave environment itself made ordinary humans feel chilly. After Xie Luan came back, he told the old man about this, saying that he wanted to take Oni to the trial cave tomorrow. ¡°I won¡¯t force her in.¡± With a general n in his mind, Xie Luan first promised the elderly dragon in front of him. Hearing what Xie Luan said, Modo¡¯s biggest worry disappeared, so he nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡± On the next day, Xie Luan, went out with a ck dragon cub, but did not tell his destination to the cub. When they reached the vicinity of the trial cave, the young dragon who was in Xie Luan¡¯s arms reacted. The dragon¡¯s wings moved slightly nervously, but because of being held by the youth, the ck dragon cub¡¯s reaction only stopped there. Xie Luan patted the young dragon¡¯s back until he had calmed the ck dragon cub and walked to the entrance of the cave. Xie Luan ced the little cub beside the two giant dragon guards who were in charge of guarding the entrance. ¡°Oni wait for me outside, I wille out after going in a while.¡± After Xie Luan finished speaking, before the ck dragon cub could react, Xie Luan stood up and walked into the cave. ¡°Huh?¡± The ck dragon cub who was gently ced on the ground raised its head and made a sound after reacting, but the figure of the young man had gradually submerged into the dim entrance of the cave and disappeared from her field of vision. She knew what ce it was. This was a ce where this ck dragon cub would never go close to. The dark elemental creatures that were active like ck shadows in the cave made this young dragon very scared. And afraid of going in a second time. The cub waited outside for a while, but did not see the young maning out, which made the young dragon shake its tail anxiously. The youth was a human, and humans were very weak without any natural weapons. Even if she had never learned such knowledge, from its prolonged contact, this ck dragon cub knew this matter by her own ability. ¡°You say that a human being entering this cave can do nothing. It¡¯s really a pity for him.¡± This was the second time they saw Xie Luan going in the trial cave. One of the guards at the entrance couldn¡¯t help but tell hispanion this matter, ¡°If we don¡¯t go in, he would be frozen into a popsicle. We have to be bothered to save him.¡± But speaking of it, these guards seemed to have no obligation to save the human. They only needed to check this trial cave daily and ensure that the cubs in the cave can pass the trial without any idents. Entering the cave, Xie Luan carefully avoided and tried not to let the dark elemental creatures here touch him, but there were too many, and he would still identallye in contact no matter how much he avoided it. Although these dark elemental creatures couldn¡¯t think, they would choose to move closer to the life forms entering the cave. After Xie Luan hid for a while, more and more shadow-like elemental creatures approached him. The longer it took, the harder it would be to hide, but if it was really impossible, the nox on his shoulders could transfer him out through space, so Xie Luan was still prepared enough. With the passage of time, Xie Luan was finally forced to a corner by the elemental creatures that had surrounded him in a limited space. There was a hole beside him that could allow one person to drill through so it was not a dead end. When the group of elemental creatures got closer, Xie Luan waited intently, but when the group of ck shadow-like elemental creatures were about to approach him, a voice rang in this dim cave. ¡°Hey¡ª-¡° The ck dragon cub flopped its wings and rushed towards the young man surrounded by ck shadows. ording to the fighting instinct of the race, it used its front ws to tear the enemy apart. But ordinary physical attacks did not have much effect on these shadow-like elemental creatures. After finding that several attacks were invalid, the ck dragon cub quickly expelled the dragon¡¯s breath during the battle, and the zing color of the me suddenly appeared and illuminated this dim cave for a moment. Although it was only a young dragon, the ck dragon cub¡¯s posture to protect the young man behind was also like a giant dragon. Chapter 109

Chapter 109

Compared with the adult dragon, the dragon¡¯s breath from the young dragon¡¯s mouth seemed to be far inferior in its damage and deterrence, it was just like the difference between a spark and a zing prairie fire. But in order to protect the young human being behind him, the ck dragon cub kept spitting out his dragon¡¯s breath, and even rushed towards the enemy by pping its wings. Every time the young dragon breathed out the dragon¡¯s fire, the dim cave was illuminated for an extra moment. From her appearance to now, this kind of mes had appeared more than ten times. Although it failed to increase the temperature in the cave, the dark elemental creatures who were afraid of light began to shrink back a little. The fighting talents of the Kesu n and the dragon line was naturally needless to be stated. Even if the elemental creatures tried to fight at the beginning, but with its racial instincts, this ck dragon cub¡¯s attacks were bing more and more precise and fierce. Like the tearing with the front ws and the sweeping with its dragon tail, if it was not against this kind of elemental creatures, it would still need to be observed if any other life forms with normal powers could withstand this attack. These two attacks by the cubs couldn¡¯t cause any fatal injuries at once, but they were enough to make a normal person shrink back in fear. Even if they retreated a little, these elemental creatures who didn¡¯t actually know how to think would not stop their approach, they would continue to continue to approach the life forms in front of them. Compared with the ck dragon cub who could use the dragon¡¯s breath, these dark elemental creatures were more inclined to target the young human being behind this young dragon who could not attack them. ¡°Hmm¨C¡± After discovering this, the ck dragon cub who was pping its dragon wings tried its best to spit out dragon¡¯s breath mes that were hotter than before, like a solid line of defense, absolutely not letting these enemiese closer. ¡°Oni, let¡¯s go this way.¡± Xie Luan pointed to the hole next to it that was big enough for a person to squat down and drill through, after confirming that the ck dragon cub heard it, he started to approach the hole. First, he entered the cavity, then Xie Luan turned around and waved to the ck dragon cub who was still looking at him from time to time during the battle, ¡°Onie here.¡± When the ck dragon cub pped its wings and flew towards him, Xie Luan held the young dragon in his arms, and while the group of elemental creatures came around from the other side during the gap time, he held the ck dragon cub and ran towards the exit of the cave. Not all the elemental creatures in this cave had surrounded Xie Luan just now. On the way as Xie Luan trotted from the center of the cave to the exit while holding the ck dragon cub, there were some scattered enemies who were still lingering around. The young dragons in Xie Luan¡¯s arms solved them one by one with its breath. The distance from the center to the exit of this dim cave was very long. Xie Luan trotted for nearly ten minutes. When he saw the light at the exit, Xie Luan quickened his pace. The two dragon guards guarding at the exit of the cave heard the gradual running footsteps, their reaction was a little slow, and when they saw a ck-haired young man running out of it, while still holding a ck dragon cub in his arms, these two dragon guards were really a bit surprised. Yesterday, this human came from the outside to look at the exit of the cave. The two dragon guards here thought that the other side was only interested in this ce. They didn¡¯t expect the other side to enter the cave directly from the other side of the entrance today. And he also came out without incident. As a frencer who usually didn¡¯t go out except for walking and traveling, as a human being running from the elemental creatures, he trotted for so long that Xie Luan started to gasp slightly when he came out. It wasn¡¯t just Xie Luan, the ck dragon cub he was holding in his arms, because he had spit out the dragon¡¯s me many times when they were in the cave just now, was nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms as if she was a little tired. In order to protect the young man who was holding it, this ck dragon cub fought very hard just now, and had already disyed all the fighting abilities that a young dragon could have. ¡°Oni¡¯s eyes are so beautiful.¡± Walking a few steps away from the exit of the cave, Xie Luan lifted the ck dragon cub he was holding with both hands. This angle happened to help him see the young dragon¡¯s eyes. It was a magnificent golden color like the sun, even more beautiful than the most beautiful gemstone in the world. These golden vertical pupils represented the will and courage of this ck dragon cub. ¡°Hey~¡± She didn¡¯t know that its eyes had turned golden, but it was praised by the youth, so the ck dragon cub fluttered its dragon wings several times while being held up by Xie Luan. It was easy to see the happy mood of the young dragon after being praised. ¡°It¡¯s golden, more beautiful than gems.¡± After Xie Luan said this, he took out a small mirror from the space button and ced it in front of the ck dragon cub that he held back into his arms. To ask what color dragons like best, gold was undoubtedly the answer that would upy the first ce. When seeing the pair of golden eyes in the mirror, the ck dragon cub staying in Xie Luan¡¯s arms obviously did not react for a few seconds. ¡°Huh?¡± This pair of eyes belonged to it. The ck dragon cub made a hesitant sound at first, but this young dragon obviously liked these golden eyes very much. After confirming it, she continued to stare at the mirror and looked at it. In fact, after having eased from the battle, this ck dragon cub could also feel some changes in her body. She couldn¡¯t tell exactly what it was, but it just felt different. The golden eyes were a sign of the awakening of the ck dragon¡¯s bloodline, and it now had a racial heritage. This ck dragon cub still knew about this. ¡°Oni should be able to control her power better than before. When we go back, we will do some experiments and practice.¡± As the ck dragon cub in his arms liked to look at her own eyes, so Xie Luan continued to hold the mirror. He spoke warmly to the cub as he walked to the cub¡¯s house. Xie Luan had already discovered that this ck dragon cub couldn¡¯t control her strength, especially when she was stimted by emotions or feelings such as pain. If the cub was better than before in terms of power control after awakening, he would use mental power to guide her during the practice, and if they practiced a few more times, theoretically, the cub could remember the feeling of retracting and releasing the power. ¡°When Oni can control her strength, I will bring Oni and grandpa to the cub nursing branch where I live called Yunbao. There are many well-behaved babies in the branch, and they will be with Oni.¡± While walking and talking about this, Xie Luan felt the movement of the cub in his arms when he had just finished saying this. ¡°Huh...?¡± Lifting her head to look at the ck-haired young man holding her, the ck dragon cub moved his body slightly, slightly fluttering the dragon wings on both sides. It could also live in a cub care branch, and live with cubs of other races? She remembered that it was not possible before, so this ck dragon cub showed this reaction at this time. ¡°Oni is also a good baby.¡± Xie Luan said softly, and then said in aplimentary tone, ¡°Isn¡¯t Oni afraid of those things like shadows in the cave, but she was very brave when protecting me just now.¡± ¡°Hey, eh~¡± As soon as she was praised, her eyes lit up, and the magnificent gold in the ck dragon cub¡¯s vertical pupils became more dazzling under the light, just like a little sun. The ck dragon cub was very brave to protect him, Xie Luan did deliberately enter the cave and the purpose was to let the young dragon follow him and take the initiative to enter. This approach was to take advantage of this ck dragon cub¡¯s closeness and love for him. Yes, the result was good. Xie Luan had no regrets doing this, but he would choose a few more gems as gifts for this dragon baby. When Xie Luan returned to the amodation area holding the ck dragon cub, the old man waiting at the door of the house with his cane due to worry and expectation quickly noticed the cub¡¯s changed eyes at a nce. His hand holding the cane trembled slightly. Of course, this was because of excitement. Seeing the young dragon¡¯s amber eyes turned into golden eyes, Modo knew that the cub hadpleted the blood awakening. ¡°Huh.¡± She also saw her grandpa waiting at the door of the house. The ck dragon cub staying in Xie Luan¡¯s arms pped her dragon wings and flew towards the old man when Xie Luan released her and then she deliberately let the old man see her eyes. ¡°Oni.¡± In the eyes of an adult dragon, the young dragon¡¯s body was really very young. Even in a humanoid form, it would have the same look and feel. Modo raised his hand and gently touched her. The ck dragon cub fluttered her dragon wings in front of him. As Xie Luan had earlier said, in the next few days, he gave this ck dragon cub one-on-one experiments and exercises in power control. These exercises were quite effective, and the ck dragon cub finally gradually figured out a way to converge his strength. If she could control her power well, Xie Luan could take this cub to Gaia Star to stay in Yunbao branch. As he said to the cub before, the grandfather of the ck dragon cub would also go together with him. Xie Luan did this because the old man was indeed very old and Xie Luan felt the weaker life reaction of the other person with his mental power when they first met. When such age was reached, because the life span of the individual was limited, the life response would be rtively weak at this time. For the rest of his life, Xie Luan thought that the old man must have hoped to continue to watch the cub grow up more, so he invited the other party to move into the Yunbao branch together. As for the cost of amodation, the beautiful gems and stones in the little treasure chest that the cub gave him before were enough to make up for it. Returning from Lise Star to Gaia Star, Xie Luan brought the two new members back to the Yunbao Club. Chapter 110

Chapter 110

On the return journey, they again took the Ark ship. It was the first time for the dragon cub and her grandfather entering such arge battleship. On the way back, the ck dragon cub, who was lightly put down from his arms by Xie Luan, was also exploring the whole Ark while pping her wings in this new and unknown ship. Xie Luan apanied the young dragon to explore together. When they arrived at the main hall, he stretched out his hand to hug the ck dragon cub who wanted to fly forward. ¡°Hey.¡± When she was about to fly forward, she was suddenly caught by the young man behind her. The ck dragon cub with ck jade-like scales on her body did not resist, and only raised her head as she was hugged, and called to Xie Luan. Xie Luan didn¡¯t want to do anything more after hugging the ck dragon cub. He just hugged the young dragon and ced it on the rectangr table in the main hall of the Ark, and then when the baby dragon raised her head to him again, he reached out and touched the dragon wing of the young dragon. This ce, the main hall of the Ark, could be regarded as the ce where he and this ck dragon had first met in a certain way. However, the ck dragon he met here was not a baby dragon, but an adult dragon in its humanoid form. ¡°Oni must be careful about everything in the future, don¡¯t let yourself get hurt, your grandpa and I will be very worried about you.¡± Thinking of seeing her injured on their first meeting in both world lines, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but feel frightened. The ck dragon cub in front of him heard these words and looked at him with inquisitive eyes. In both worlds, the ck dragon cub was bandaged with wounds when they met. Xie Luan still remembered that when he was in the parallel world line, the ck dragon cub was wounded on her arm. If he cared more about her at the time, he might have been able to get along with her more. As for the grown-up Oni and Ain from the parallel world line, Xie Luan had met the two cubs who were still young in this world. It was impossible for him not to have such thoughts afterwards. Although in fact he stayed in that world line for only a few days, no matter how much he got along with them, it would still be too short. Knowing that the young man was caring for her by saying this, the ck dragon cub who was ced on the rectangr table flew up to the height where she could face Xie Luan and ced her head lightly against Xie Luan¡¯s cheek. Having returned to the Yunbao branch, Xie Luan brought the two new members to greet the other people from the branch who were in the living room and described the situation in detail. It was normal for a cub nursing branch to ept cubs. But they hadn¡¯t heard of a precedent in which a StarCraft branch would also ept the cub¡¯s family members. But after listening to Xie Luan¡¯s description, everyone in the house nodded and expressed their understanding after thinking for a few seconds. This ck dragon cub had no parents. It had been brought up by its grandfather since its shell was broken. Now that the grandfather, the old dragon was already very old, and could be said to be almost reaching the end of his life span, logically speaking they undoubtedly should let both of them see more of each other. However, the lifespan of a dragon was longer than most other races. From a human perspective, this old dragon could still live for many years. ¡°I will clean up a room for youter.¡± Xia Qi was more polite and respectful towards the elderly and took the initiative to clean up a room for him at this time. When Xie Luan carried the ck dragon cub into the hall, the other cubs in the hall had already consciously approached in his direction before he actually walked over. When Xie Luan reached near them, he found that the cubs had already surrounded him. It was the first time for the dragon cub to stay in the same ce with so many cubs of other races, and furthermore they would also be living together in the future. The ck dragon cub nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, moved slightly, unconsciously. Feeling the movement of the cub in his arms, Xie Luan touched the young dragon¡¯s wings soothingly, ¡°As long as Oni controls her strength, she won¡¯t hurt them.¡± ¡°Hey.¡± She made a low sound. After hearing the sound, Xie Luan put her down on the ground. Her front and back paws stepped on a soft nket, as she faced the other cubs nearby. The ck dragon cub slightly folded its dragon wings and lowered its body. She still didn¡¯t dare to touch others, Xie Luan didn¡¯t urge the young dragon when he saw it, and only stretched out his hand to touch the ck dragon cub¡¯s back. As soon as Xie Luan sat down on the ground, the ck dragon cub threw down its dragon wings and flew onto hisp. Xie Luan sat still, and the cub was more at ease after nestling next to someone who she was familiar with and close to. When this young dragon adapted after a few days, she would naturally take the initiative toe into contact with other cubs. Without moving his position, Xie Luan reached out and hugged the mermaid cub who had been waiting for him toe since the morning, so that the little mermaid could lean on him. ¡°Papa~¡± After seeing the young man, the ice-blue tail fin of the mermaid cub began to sway gently. The mermaid cub grabbed the clothes of the young man next to him with his hands, and there was a happy mood visible on his delicate face which usually had no expression. ¡°Yeah.¡± Xie Luan responded in a warm voice as he spread his hands t, so that the tail fin lifted by the mermaid cub could p in the palm of his hand. The Wek cub, who had heard the sounds from afar, also ran to Xie Luan and sniffed the breath around him like a little milk dog. Perhaps because Xie Luan had been out for a few days, the cub sniffed the breath for a longer time. Xie Luan¡¯s left hand was being patted gently by the tail fin of the little mermaid cub, while his right hand was also ced on the ground for the Wek cub to sniff. Xie Luan did not have any more hands tofort the other cubs. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± After finally sniffing his breath to his satisfaction, the Wek cub licked the palm of Xie Luan¡¯s open palm twice. The other cubs that had approached him were seated in a circle around Xie Luan. A huge Muka cub brought in the other eight Muka cubs that looked much older from the outside. Then the huge Muka cub arrived on Xie Luan¡¯s left hand side. Xie Luan raised his hand to the Muka cub, just enough for the Muka cub to lower his head for him to touch it. When he touched the hard shell of the cub¡¯s head, Xie Luan stroked it lightly. ¡°Nick.¡± Xie Luan softened his voice, and the movement of his hand on the head of the Muka cub was also very gentle, and he quickly heard the cub¡¯s response. Staring at him with scarlet vertical pupils, the Muka cub, who was lowering his head and butting the young man¡¯s palm, made a low hiss obediently after hearing the call. Relying on their ability to fly, the several chubby little flying cubs of different colors had flown to Xie Luan¡¯s head very early and had been tweeting for a while now. Seeing these cubs¡¯ behavior towards the youth, the ck dragon cub nestled on Xie Luan¡¯sp blinked its golden eyes. Although it still did note into contact with the other cubs, the gathered dragon wings rxed slightly and spread out on both sides. She also tried to lift up her front paws and stepped on the soft nket next to it. This was a good start. Xie Luan, who was always paying attention to the movement of the ck dragon cub, watched silently. When the young dragon raised her head and looked at Xie Luan again, she received thetter¡¯s encouraging gaze. There was no need to be afraid to approach others, nor to be afraid of being approached. In the parallel world line, Xie Luan could not tell the other party this. But in this world line, Xie Luan wanted this ck dragon cub to know this fact earlier. Speaking of which, adding the nox who was perched on his shoulder, Xie Luan found that he had already collected all the world-destroyingbinations from the parallel world line. Except for the three who had been staying in their branch since the beginning, the other two had also turned up at the Yunbao branch. ¡°Papa?¡± Seeing that the young man next to him seemed to be distracted, the mermaid cub caught the young man¡¯s clothes, moved his small fish tail covered with ice blue scales and made two repeated single sounds. After returning to his senses, Xie Luan lowered his head slightly to meet the blue eyes of the mermaid cub who was looking at him, stretched out his hand to touch the soft blond hair of the little mermaid, and softened his expression towards the cub in response. The parent turned their attention towards him again, thereafter the reaction of the mermaid cub was also very obvious. When he was touched on his hair, he couldn¡¯t help shaking his tail fin, and his eyes gradually lit up. These cubs would be taken care of and grow up well in this world line, Xie Luan put his eyes on the four cubs who were still babies one by one. ¡°A Luan, your exam registration went well?¡± Although there should be no surprises, when approaching the young man who had been surrounded by cubs, Xia Qi asked this question with concern. Xie Luan nodded and took out the number te with the chip embedded: ¡°I have the number te, and I have to wait for the official assessment which would be conductedter.¡± The grade assessment of the childcare worker took ce nearly two months after the registration deadline. During this period, the caretakers who got their number tes and were waiting to participate in the formal assessment were basically busy preparing for the assessment while taking care of the cubs in their charge daily. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Xia Qi calmed down and said, ¡°There is a written test in the assessment. If you need to read during this time, A Luan, you can do less work and just leave it to us.¡± Xie Luan waved and said: ¡°I have a lot of time, and usually taking care of the cubs does not tire me. ¡° The cubs in their branch were very well behaved, and the caretakers taking care of them did not need to worry at all. ¡°The evaluation rating of the chairman should definitely not be low.¡± Even though he was not the one taking the test, Zheng Zhou still had a confident expression. In fact, it was not just Zheng Zhou, almost everyone in the Yunbao branch had a natural confidence in Xie Luan, which was formed by working and getting along with him since they joined the Yunbao branch. At this moment there was no sound, Xie Luan lowered his gaze to take a look at the number te he was holding in his hand. In fact, Xie Luan was also looking forward to the childcare worker assessment a little. Chapter 111

Chapter 111

After being brought back by Xie Luan to Gaia Star, the ck dragon cub started living in the Yunbao Club and was a little uncertain, but after a while it could be said that it had almostpletely adapted to the life in the club. ¡°Hmm¨C¡± The dragon cub flew in the air just slightly off the ground. The dragon cub spit out his dragon¡¯s breath, and the scorching color of the mes appeared in front of everyone. ¡°Wow, Oni is amazing.¡± This was a sincere apuse from several childcare workers in the house. Not only these childcare workers, but other cubs watching around also made sounds like they were responding to Xia Qi. ¡°I heard A Luan say that Oni rescued him in this way. The baby was very brave at the time.¡± Xia Qi tried again to reach out to touch the ck dragon cub. The young dragon had avoided her twicest time. This time she didn¡¯t know if there would be a different result. The dragon cub slowly pped its wings, but did not obviously hide this time. Xia Qi¡¯s hand smoothly touched the young dragon. The praise just now was not an exaggeration. Every cub of the Kesu n seemed to have a natural grasp of mes. It didn¡¯t take long after the cub was born to master the method of breathing out the dragon¡¯s breath. Their inherent abilities were different from the fire abilities developed by people of other races. ¡°Hey~¡± Hearing the word ¡°brave¡±, the magnificent golden vertical pupils of this ck dragon cub seemed to glow brighter, and the golden eyes that were originally already like gold became even more dazzling. Seeing the reaction of the young dragon, everyone present couldn¡¯t help but smile. In the eyes of adults, the performance of this young ck dragon was undoubtedly very cute. Although afraid, she became very brave in order to protect the people close to her and took the initiative to ovee her fear. If such a cub bravely rushed over to save you, which person would be unwilling to be in a mess. Anyway, after Xia Qi and several others listened to Xie Luan¡¯s description, everyone now wanted to spend some money from their sry to buy a small gem for the ck dragon cub. Speaking of this matter, not long after returning to the Yunbao branch with the two new members, Xie Luan bought a new small treasure chest for the ck dragon cub. It was customized by a merchant. Xie Luan used his painting ability to specially draw a model drawing and asked the craftsman to make it for him ording to the appearance and details of the drawing. To meet the aesthetics of the dragons, this small treasure chest was obviously golden with added decorations. It would be better if it could be iid with some shiny gems. Thebination of gold and gems would always be the favorite of dragons. After making sure that this small treasure box could be held with both hands, Xie Luan took advantage of the cub not being in the bedroom and put this exquisite and beautiful small treasure box made by the craftsman next to the ck dragon cub¡¯s bed. Five or six gems of different shapes and colors were also put in the small treasure chest, then Xie Luan gently closed the small treasure chest. When it was time to go to bed and the other cubs were taken back to the bedroom by the caretakers, the ck dragon cub quickly saw the new small treasure chest beside her bed. ¡°Huh-huh?¡± She fell in love with this little treasure box just by looking at it. The ck dragon cub flew past and fluttered severalps around this beautiful little treasure box that she didn¡¯t know who put there. ¡°This is given to Oni by everyone.¡± Xie Luan walked behind and watched the ck dragon cub flying around the treasure chest two times with obvious liking. He smiled and said warmly. It was not wrong to say that everyone gave it. When Xie Luan said that he was going to customize a small treasure chest and buy gems for Oni, everyone else transferred him some credits from this month¡¯s sry. ¡°Hey~¡± Her golden eyes stared at the small treasure chest, and the ck dragon cub flew to the top of the treasure chest, trying to press the small treasure chest under her body. But this little treasure chest was about the same size as the ck dragon cub. This young dragon flew up and pressed down like this, then it slumped down andid its body on top of the treasure chest, but still couldn¡¯t hide this little treasure chest. After lowering her body to nest down, the ck dragon cub stayed on top and did not move. Seeing that the young dragon might sleep directly on the treasure chest, Xie Luan bent down and hugged the dragon cub and stood up. ¡°Oni can¡¯t sleep here.¡± Xie Luan bent his eyes slightly, and said with a helpless tone, he met the ck dragon cub¡¯s eyes as he raised it to stare into her golden vertical pupils. ¡°Hey.¡± With a low voice, the ck dragon cub arched into Xie Luan¡¯s arms, and then turned her head eagerly to look at the little treasure chest. ¡°No.¡± Seeing the cub arch in his arms, Xie Luan raised his hand to touch the dragon wing of the ck dragon cub, but still insisted on what he said just now, ¡°Sleeping there would be too ufortable, and Oni can see the treasure chest when she wakes up.¡± Xie Luan transferred his hand from the dragon wing to the slightly bulging abdomen of the dragon cub. The cub¡¯s scales in this part had not yet be as hard as an adult dragon. Xie Luan felt it. If it was even a little soft, it was of course impossible for this baby dragon to sleep on a small treasure chest iid with gems. Xie Luan said no for the second time. This ck dragon cub obediently settled down this time. When Xie Luan carried her to the bed, she obediently nestled inside. Xie Luan covered the ck dragon cub with a thin quilt from the side, and then said slowly: ¡°When Oni wakes up, the treasure chest will definitely be there, and it won¡¯t be missing.¡± Understanding that dragons liked to guard their treasure, Xie Luan felt that the baby dragon wanted to do this even if it was a cub. Hearing Xie Luan¡¯s words, the ck dragon cub closed her eyes. The other childcare workers in the bedroom just saw the ck dragon cub flying onto the treasure chest and refuse to get down. It felt funny, but they also couldn¡¯t help but feel that this young dragon really liked their president. This ck dragon cub gave a small treasure chest full of beautiful things to the other party. For a young dragon, this was probably the most obvious expression of liking someone. Since that day, the ck dragon cub would stay on this small treasure chest for a while when she got up and when she went back to bed every day. When she lowered her body and nested on the top, her golden vertical pupils were slightly squinted, and her dragon¡¯s tail was always moving. Unlike on the floating ind, now living in the Yunbao Branch, this young dragon has no ce to find gems, and the task of filling the small treasure chest of this young dragon was basically on the adults of the branch. In addition to Xie Luan, the other childcare workers in the branch would also bring out something beautiful and put it in front of this ck dragon cub every few days. Some of them were not valuables, but they were all carefully selected before they were brought out. The ck dragon cub hugged it with its front paws every time, brought the objects up to fly into the bedroom, and put them into the small treasure chest. It didn¡¯t take long for the little treasure chest of the ck dragon cub to be full. In the beginning, because the young dragon had to adapt to the new environment in Yunbao branch, Xie Luan took special care of the ck dragon cub. While guiding the young dragon to get along with other cubs, Xie Luan read the content of the required books for interster childcare workers every night.... There was nearly two months of preparation time, which was enough time for Xie Luan to read up on all the theoretical knowledge. There was enough time to study, but there was no time to consolidate his knowledge. So just as Xie Luan had finished reading the content from the beginning and remembered most of it, the time for the childcare workers to take the formal examination arrived. ¡°We are waiting for your good news.¡± After Xia Qi said this, Xie Luan went out as everyone watched him with confidence. This time he was traveling alone. After participating in the assessment, he woulde back, and it would take up to three days as per the round-trip itinerary on amercial starship. To prevent his lover from being upset, Xie Luan lowered the head of the nox standing in front of him slightly before going out and kissed the other person¡¯s fair cheek. ¡°I¡¯ll be back in two days.¡± Xie Luan said after the kiss. When the assessment would get over, it would be close to Ya Yi¡¯s birthday. Last time he thought about thepensation gift for the nox. But he didn¡¯t decide what it should be. ¡°Yeah.¡± The voice seemed low and cold. From the side, the nox¡¯s already beautiful appearance seemed to be more defined, and the winter-like clear blue vertical pupils reflected the figure of the young man in front. Holding back the subtle urge to kiss the corner of the other¡¯s eyes again because of the bewilderment in those beautiful eyes, Xie Luan moved his eyes slightly to suppress the urge. The nox did have a very good-looking appearance, so since Xie Luan was moved by the other¡¯s love, his gaze towards Ya Yi seemed to be less and less resistant. Did this count as beautiful and misleading? Suddenly, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help bute up with such an idea. This time, he took themercial starship to Lise Star again. Xie Luan arrived at the designated examination ce, got his number te checked and entered the examination venue. The venue was arranged in a very spacious andrge building, which was sufficient to meet the needs of the assessment. He heard that there were thousands of people participating in the assessment of childcare workers every year. When Xie Luan arrived at the assessment site in advance, there were already many people of different races waiting in the venue. There were more and more childcare workers arriving at the assessment venue, but Xie Luan seemed to stand out from the crowd, and there were eyes from all sides on him constantly. If you wanted to ask why, it was because Xie Luan was the only human among the nearly 10,000 candidates. Chapter 112

Chapter 112

It was said earlier that once the special weapons and equipment are removed, the human race¡¯s physical weaknesses would immediately appear. At this time, humans were generally seen as very weak. This was almost the consensus of all races across the interster. The cubs of most races in the interster were also quite dangerous to humans, so generally no humans would develop in the direction of interster caretakers. So, Xie Luan now stood out from the crowd. Despite the various curious and inquiring gazes cast on him, he maintained a normal and natural look. In fact, Xie Luan was still observing the surrounding environment leisurely at this time. The assessment location of the Star Alliance¡¯s childcare workers was different every year. The superrge building at the designated location was built two months before the assessment. It was a recyble building. After use, it could be recycled by pressing a button in the control room. After recycling, it could be taken to another location for reuse. It was equivalent to a portable and mobile building. The building material was a special substance that could easily stretch and bend. Xie Luan had always been curious about this type of building that existed in the interster and had only seen it for the first time today. The young person who were being stared by the group did not respond, but this still did not reduce the surprise and interest of other people present. Many people who came to participate in the assessment with partners began to whisper to theirpanion next to them. ¡°It¡¯s a human...?¡± An examinee nced at the ck-haired young man who was standing not far away, raised his elbow and hit the waist of hispanion, and asked in a hesitant and uncertain tone. At this moment, thepanion also nced towards Xie Luan. After watching for a few seconds, he finally nodded, and replied in a simr tone: ¡°Yes.¡± After the conversation, the two Semites from Fennec stared at each other for a while. Each saw the surprised expressions on each other¡¯s faces. The Yunbao branch was a dark horse in thest Star Craft assessment. Xie Luan, as the current president of the Yunbao branch, was of course someone who was widely known. Then someone asked this question: ¡°It is the president of that Yunbao Branch, but isn¡¯t he only an investor... is he also a childcare worker?¡± There were not many people who really understood the situation. After the Yunbao branch became famous, many people were surprised to find that the president of this cub nursing branch was a human, and he was also the main investor of this branch, but they did not understand what kind of role Xie Luan yed in the Yunbao branch? ¡°It should be that when the president has nothing to do, he came here to take the test.¡± More than one person had this idea. When someone said this to the person next to him, many nearby people easily agreed with this statement. If he just came to take the test in order to pass the time, the other party should not even be able to pass the C-level evaluation... They were not saying that the human race was underestimated, but it was well known that human beings were indeed not suitable for the career of interster caretaker. Humans had a natural disadvantage when it came to the physical abilities test. It was impossible to get a high score in that segment. It was more likely that only ordinary scores could be achieved. This shoring alone was enough to make the assessment of interster nurses very harsh for humans. There were more whispering voices, some still reached Xie Luan¡¯s ears, but it did not affect him. Not long after joining the Yunbao branch, Xie Luan knew that it is very rare for humans to be inteary caretakers, so beforeing to participate in this assessment, he had already prepared himself that he might face the current situation. ¡°Um... don¡¯t you care what they say?¡± A young man from the Sevi race approached Xie Luan with a shy expression. There were too many people around who showed dissatisfaction with the young person in front of them after their initial surprise and concern. Locke felt that the other person might be shocked by the performance of other people, so he walked over and wanted to say some words of encouragement. Beforeing to this, he also lived on Gaia. Locke had always heard about the Yunbao Club and how it developed on his own, and he also admired the youth who saved the cub nursing club that was once close to being shut down. On the other person¡¯s head, there was a vibrating antenna-like structure, which was the racial symbol of the Sevi race. Xie Luan remembered that the shaking frequency of the Sevi¡¯s tentacles represented friendliness. ¡°Thank you.¡± Xie Luan nodded to the other party. Even though he didn¡¯t care about it, he still thanked the young man who came to say this to him. From this thank you, he could feel that the young man in front of him was a nice person. Locke reported his name and said: ¡°Don¡¯t be too nervous. This is the fourth time I am participating in the childcare assessment. The contents of the first three assessments were not too different. Great, this year should be the same.¡± When he took the assessment for the first time, Locke¡¯s rating score was only a little short of being able to reach the B grade. Because it was just a little short, he continued to register for the past three years. The problem was that it seemed to be particrly difficult to break through this gap. There had been no progress after two consecutive years of assessment. In fact, Locke was also worried about this year¡¯s assessment and had no confidence in it. Ten minutes before the start of the assessment, all the candidates who were to participate in the assessment of childcare workers this year were all ascertained to be present, and then the venue entered the closed mode in thest five minutes. Like most exams, the first part of the interster childcare level assessment was also a written exam. Everyone followed the serial number on their number te to find a seat in the corresponding area. Five minutester, with a ding-dong sound, the childcare level assessment hosted by the Star Alliance officially began this year. After the reminder bell, the superrge building suddenly became quiet, almost to the point where even a pin falling could also be heard. It was simr to answering a test paper, except that this test paper was not made of paper but was directly projected on the desktop like a virtual screen. To be honest, this test question type was really familiar to Xie Luan. The paper had multiple-choice questions, true or false questions, short answer questions, and case study questions. Obviously, this wouldn¡¯t stop Xie Luan who had rich experience in taking tests. In the case of multiple-choice questions, some things could be selected right with only a vague memory. Pointing at the table with a finger, Xie Luan quickly answered the multiple-choice questions. The questions in the multiple-choice part of the test were not obscure questions, on the contrary, they were allmon-sense rted content. The mostmon question in multiple-choice questions was to ask about the preferences of the cubs of various races, like thest multiple-choice question Xie Luan just answered. [What is the favorite color of Kesu cubs?] [A. White B. Gold C. Rainbow D. Orange] It was simr to this kind of content. Although it was justmon sense, it was also the most important thing for a childcare worker to master. Recalling the true or false questions a little, Xie Luan could almost be sure of being right, mainly because the short answer and the case study part took some time for him to answer. The case study questions basically asked what should be done as a childcare worker when encountering any given situation. There was no standard answer to this kind of question. Xie Luan picked up the electronic pen and wrote the answer in the nk box ording to his own ideas. Afterpleting all the questions, he habitually looked back and confirmed that there were no missing questions and pressed the submit button in the upper right corner. The written teststed for one hour. When Xie Luan finished handing in the paper, the barrier that blocked his vision near his seat was lifted, and he could see other candidates in the same examination room. Seeing that everyone else was still answering the questions, Xie Luan was a little surprised. He found that he seemed to be the first to hand in the paper. After the written test was over, it was the physical ability test. In this part of the assessment, Xie Luan had no suspense. This part of the assessment of physical ability scored people in real time. The score would be announced on the virtual screen suspended in mid-air in order of top to bottom, and Xie Luan¡¯s name appeared in thest ce. In the written test, they didn¡¯t know the score of the other party, but at this time, seeing the physical ability test score published on the screen, many people who looked up and saw thest name showed a just as expected expression. It was not unreasonable to say that the human race was not suitable for being interster childcare workers. You could see the difference from his score in this physical ability assessment which was even a bit short of the ordinary passing line. Locke also saw his bottom score. His character of being a good guy made him walk next to Xie Luan involuntarily, but looking at the other party, he stopped talking, but after a while, he finallyforted him: ¡°It¡¯s okay, there are still a few tests left. As long as your other tests have higher scores, you will be able to pull up your overall score.¡± Although he said that, in fact, Locke knew in his heart how unrealistic hisforting words were. To use the scores of other tests to pull up a low score at the bottom of the list, he was afraid that at least two tests must be close to the full score in order to get back the advantage. It was too difficult even to think about it. Xie Luan wanted to thank the other party for his concern, but he had just opened his mouth slightly and before he had time to speak, the next part of the assessment began. The third test was the mental ability test. Every candidate had to go into a small room for testing. There were a hundred rooms in total. The chief examiner only stayed in the middle room, and several other examiners were scattered in other rooms. In fact, they were also monitored by monitors. ¡°Next one.¡± Without waiting for the green horizontal line for admission to light up at the door of the room, the examiner who stayed in this room first opened his mouth to inform, and after the Voma examinee in the room went out, the examiner quickly saw a dark-haired young man walk into the room. It was the first time he saw a human participate in the assessment of childcare workers. Although Xie Luan¡¯s actions were unavoidably a bit rusty, but he had learned about the situation on Sta, so he first confirmed where he should go after entering the room. But this year¡¯s chief examiner was of the goblin race, and he was very impatient at this time. By the time Xie Luan had confirmed everything, he had already knocked on the table with the presbyopic sses he took off the bridge of his nose, pointed to the transparent crystal ball in front of him, and said: ¡°Put your hands here and enter your mental power.¡± Xie Luan walked over and did the same, putting his hands on the floating transparent crystal ball in front of him, but Xie Luan hesitated at the step of inputting spiritual power. How much mental power needed to be inputted? He originally wanted to ask the examiner but seeing that the examiner in the front seat was wiping his round sses, it seemed that he didn¡¯t want to take the time to answer his questions. Xie Luan swallowed the question that was about toe to his lips back. The examiner lowered his head and wiped his round sses with a gold chain. After experiencing many procrastinating candidates, this green-skinned goblin examiner was not in a good mood. This year¡¯s candidates were really worse than the previous year¡¯s. Everyone was procrastinating and procrastinating. Didn¡¯t they know that time is money! Still lowering his head, at this moment, the examiner seemed to hear a very light and crisp sound in his ear, but he continued to wipe his sses with a cloth without paying much attention. After waiting, he realized that the clicking sound was repeated twice. The examiner realized that it was not an illusion, and the next second¨C ¡°Bang¨C!¡± It was like the sound made by a small explosion. The examiner shook his reading sses. He hurriedly put his sses on the bridge of his nose and raised his head. Seeing that the crystal ball was lying on the ground torn apart, such that the original shape of the transparent crystal ball could not be seen at all, the examiner was stunned. Chapter 113

Chapter 113

There was a huge bang. Not to mention the examiner who was about one meter away from the transparent crystal ball in the room but even the other examinees who were waiting outside the room with their number tes were also frightened by the sudden sound. They looked at each other outside the room wondering what had happened. When this unexpected thing happened, the group of candidates waiting for the test inevitably experienced somemotion. Some people looked at the room where the sound was heard and the people next to them whispered. Although Xie Luan was closest to the floating crystal ball, the crystal ball did not affect him when it cracked. At most, some of the dusty parts made him turn his head and cough twice. During this process, the examiner sitting in his seat put his hand on the frame of the round sses. Through thisyer of transparent lens, he could see the widened brown eyes of the goblin examiner. As if he couldn¡¯t believe it, the goblin chief examiner hurriedly took off the round sses on the bridge of his nose and quickly wiped it twice. When he put them back on, his eyes had be even bigger than before. The crystal ball they used to test the mental power of examinees was shattered¨C?! The goblin chief examiner was still not able to ept this fact, but the transparent fragments scattered on the ground clearly showed that this was what had happened. The entire building was covered with security monitoring, and such an ident had urred. Such a loud noise could almost trigger the primary alert state of the system. ¡°Spado, your side¡ª¡± Several examiners who were formally scattered and sitting in other rooms rushed over there. They wanted to ask what happened, but they came in and saw the transparent pieces on the ground. Seeing this, the voice of the person who had spoken stopped abruptly. The staring goblin examiner showed an expression simr to that of the goblin chief examiner. The few people who entered the room through the small door that could only be passed by the staff at the rear were also a little stunned, their eyes stopping on the ground. How was this crystal ball broken...? Even if the suspension device suddenly broke down, in terms of material, the crystal ball could not be broken by hitting it, and what they had just heard was obviously not the sound of something smashing. It was as if something exploded with a bang. They thought that some device in this room had a malfunction and exploded, but it was this crystal ball that broke? Looking up at the other people who seemed to be rmed, Xie Luan nced at the pieces on the ground that couldn¡¯t be glued back to its original appearance even with glue and raised his hand to touch the tip of his nose. The examiner just said to input mental power, and he did. When a small crack appeared on the surface of the crystal ball, Xie Luan was hesitating whether to stop or not, but because the examiner sitting in front did not say to stop, he did not stop. Xie Luan did not expect that the crystal ball would explode before he finished transmitting his mental power. The goblin chief examiner was shocked that the young man¡¯s input of mental power could make the crystal ball explode, but the goblin race¡¯s instinctive nature of love for money made the goblin chief examiner feel pain at the explosion of such a precious crystal ball. It was made with natural Hulda crystal, and the crystal ball was worth more than one million credits! The Hulda Crystal would respond intuitively to the received mental power, and based on the response, a person¡¯s mental power level could be tested. The more natural, the higher the purity of the Hulda Crystal¡¯s response to mental power, because of this special function and its own scarce output, high-purity Hulda Crystal was undoubtedly very expensive. This was like the Basse ore whose price had been raised on the Sena Star where the Muka n was located, as it was a scarce resource in short supply. He let the people clean the floor of the room first. The green-skinned goblin examiner nced at the few colleagues who were still standing beside him and asked the staff to bring another Hulda crystal ball over. ¡°You try again.¡± He still couldn¡¯t believe that the mental energy input by the young man could crack the crystal ball. The goblin examiner pushed the round sses with the golden chain on the bridge of his nose and looked up attentively this time. The crystal ball might have had ws and cracks, and they had not found it. Now this one had been inspected and was intact, and an urate result could be obtained by testing again. Had to try again? Xie Luan felt that there would be no change between the results this time and before, but the examiner requested this so Xie Luan as an examinee must of course do it. Putting both hands on the crystal ball, Xie Luan slowed down the speed of inputting mental power slightly this time to avoid the tragic situation like just now. Responding to the spiritual force introduced by the transmission, a faint golden color began to appear in the center of the originally transparent and colorless crystal ball. This golden thread-like color gradually spread in the crystal ball, and unknowingly filled the entire sphere. The chief examiner and several other examiners watched together, and the more they looked, the more they couldn¡¯t help but widen their eyes. The ability of gold to fill the entire sphere meant that the spiritual power level had reached A-level, and this level of spiritual power was only avable to a few elite talents in the interster. It was a good seed... For the interster childcare workers, the importance of mental power was self-evident. A high-level mental power did not necessarily make an excellent childcare worker, but every interster childcare worker who could be assessed as excellent must have strong spiritual power. But this was not the end. After the gold had filled with transparent sphere, the lighter gold in the crystal ball gradually seemed to increase in density, and the color became more and more obvious. It didn¡¯t take long for the brilliance of the crystal ball to be more conspicuous. When several of the examiners had already unconsciously opened their mouths because of the scene they had witnessed, a sound that was a little familiar to the chief examiner sounded again. ¡°Kacha.¡± They saw the surface of the floating crystal ball really had a fine line crack. This sound representing the loss of money caused the eyelids of the goblin chief examiner to jump immediately, and he quickly said: ¡°Stop, stop, stop. Next, no, no need to continue!¡± Xie Luan stopped his movements, and then he saw the goblin examiner running from his seat, pinching his sses to the crystal ball and carefully observing it before making a gesture that seemed to indicate that he was relieved. It was just a small crack, and it won¡¯t affect the use if the part was polished again. After being nervous about the crystal ball, Spado¡¯s mood couldn¡¯t calm down, because now there was a candidate who was strong enough to make the Hulda crystal explode in front of him. Not only Spado, but several other examiners who came to this room to witness theplete process were now speechless, all silent. This kind of thing was almost unheard of... It was not that they had not seen candidates with a mental power level of S participating in the assessment. The most amazing one at the beginning, a mermaid candidate from Halumite, had made the Hulda crystal light up with a very bright light. But now the ck-haired youth in front of them was no longer simply letting the crystal ball light up but making the Hulda crystal split directly. Thinking about it, they could understand that this was not the same level at all. ¡°How to score...¡± An examiner lowered his voice to discuss with a colleague next to him, with a clear look of shock on his face. A level mental power was an elite talent, and an S level was a recognized genius. What kind of a terrible mental power was this above the S level? In theory, the maximum score for a test was 100. They couldn¡¯t give a score beyond this value, but seeing a truly indispensable genius appear in front of them, how could they give out a mere 100 points? The examiners looked at each other, confused. After a few minutes of discussion with the chief examiner, the goblin chief examiner holding round sses finally wrote the number ¡°120¡± on the record sheet under the eyes of colleagues around him. Now, including the chief examiner, the personnel responsible for organizing this childcare worker assessment had already noted down the name of the human youth in front of them. Regardless of his score in the other tests, even if the youth was not suitable for being a childcare worker, they had to report this level of mental power to the boss. There would never be a shortage of people who wanted to rob each other in the many departments of the Star Alliance. The examinees outside the venue had other staff responsible forforting them. After a smallmotion, they were now quiet, but these examinees were still full of spection and curiosity about what happened in the room. So when Xie Luan came out of the room, countless inquiring eyes were cast on him. Originally, the mental ability test was the same as the physical ability test. After all the staffpleted the assessment, they could immediately see the scores announced on the virtual screen, but this time it was unexpectedly dyed. Considering that the number ¡°120¡± appearing in the first ce might cause other candidates to causemotion, the examiners decided to disy the scores of this test during the final announcement together with the final score, so that it would not affect the examination process. The first three items were all assessments without any uncertain factors. For the fourth item, they needed to ept randomly assigned test questions ording to the serial number on their number te. Every candidate in the venue was now quite nervously looking up at the rolling numbers on the virtual screen. Since it was a different test content for different people, there would definitely be some differences in difficulty. Everyone wanted to get an easy test, but if they were unlucky, the content of the test would not be very good, and they could only ept it. [No. 601-700, 09 test question.] Xie Luan saw this line of words on the virtual screen, confirmed that he was No. 617, and went to the designated area for their group. ¡°I saw your number te serial number is very close to me before and thought we might face the same exam question together, it really is like that.¡± The young man who spoke to Xie Luan kindly at first walked to Xie Luan¡¯s side and said with a smile. Xie Luan didn¡¯t hate anyone who took the initiative to show him sincerity and kindness. He smiled back at the other person and said: ¡°Come on, you have been participating in the assessment for several years. You should be almost able to raise yout rating, right? I hope it goes well this time.¡± Shaking the tentacle belonging to the Sevi race on his head, the young man scratched his head in embarrassment and responded rather shyly. The previous tests had all gone well, and Locke also felt that his result should be stable this year and he could finally win the B-level evaluation. But Locke¡¯s brisk mood disappeared when the examiner announced the contents of the 09 test question and he saw a group ofrge cubs appearing not far away. With a huge body, fierce scarlet vertical pupils and sharp forearms, it was a very terrifying and dangerous creature from its appearance. Some of the candidates who were selected for this test question had their faces pale and double-checked that they had not misheard the content of the test question so that they had started doubting their own listening skills. They wanted them to take care of so many extremely aggressive Muka cubs?? Wasn¡¯t this really a joke-the exam question had been announced and the assessment had begun, but the candidates who came to this assessment area were still very slow. Standing in ce for the time being, these candidates hesitated and did not dare to approach the group of Muka cubs. But there was one exception. ¡°Wait...¡± He tried to hold the young man who walked past back, but there was no time, so Locke¡¯s extended hand stopped in the air. The other test-takers looked at the young man who was approaching the group of Muka cubs and also raised their hearts, worried that the other party would be attacked suddenly, and worried that if the other party irritated the Muka cubs, they would also have to follow him to suffer. However, Xie Luan walked over, and all the scenes that others were worried about did not happen, but another scene that no one else had expected did happen. After the young Muka cub was somehow coaxed by the youth, it lowered its head obediently and let the young man touch its head. Seeing this, the other examinees stood there nkly. Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Among the divided examination areas, the examiners responsible for the assessment of childcare workers were most concerned about the area of the 09 test questions. In previous years of interster childcare assessments, the staff of the Cub Care Association in the Star Alliance did not give any exam questions rted to the Muka tribe. This year was an exception. The reason for this exception was that a lot of changes had taken ce in the Muka tribe in recent years which had made the Star Alliance aware of its importance. After the price of the Basse ore produced by the Sena star was raised, the Muka people built many new cities during this period of time, the number of airports on the Sena star increased by no less than ten, and the environment of the full of wind and sand was also gradually improving. Compared with not long ago, it could be said that there had been a big change. These changes visible to the naked eye all illustrated the development of the Muka people. Although there was still a considerable gappared with other races, they had made a lot of progresspared with their own situation some time ago. This forced the Star Alliance to seriously consider this race that had been overlooked by them in the past and rethink their positioning of the Muka tribe. In fact, even without these changes, the Cub Care Association established by the Star Alliance had paid attention to the treatment of the Muka cubs of each branch in recent years. This matter had been discussed many times. Now the Muka tribes¡¯ change and development had just be an opportunity. Many relevant department people of the Star Alliance had voluntarily applied to join the Cub Care Association, and they were basically people who had a caring heart for cubs. Regardless of race, they hoped to win a good growth environment for the cubs of each race. It was a good way to start changes from the assessment of childcare workers. The subject of taking care of Muka cubs was thus added to the assessment. In this way, from this year onwards, all candidates who would participate in the interster childcare assessment would take the initiative to learn the theoretical knowledge rted to the Muka cubs and learn how to take care of the cubs of this race. The content of the assessment would reflect the attitude of the association, and then it would be natural for each branch to gradually make corresponding changes. They guessed that the candidates who were administered this test question should be quite flustered now. The examiners sitting in the rotunda zoomed in on the monitor screen of the No. 09 test area and observed it. In order to avoid an examinee really irritating a Muka cub due to improper practices, causing him to be attacked, there were security officers on standby outside the 09 area, and the personal safety of the examinees was guaranteed. The examiners who were sitting in the rotunda were very serious and upright. However, when the screen showing this area was erged, a young examiner in the rotunda even opened his mouth and let out a ¡°uh¡± sound. On the screen showing this area, the examiners saw the ck-haired youth who was surrounded by a group of Muka cubs, but these Muka cubs did not show any aggressiveness towards each other or him at all and were more like... ...It seemed that they were surrounding this young man because they liked him. Several cubs lowered their heads when thetter reached out. This affinity must be full marks. They knew that as long as they were treated correctly, the cubs of the Muka n would not attack others casually, but the examiners present had never seen the cubs of the Muka n be so gentle and obedient like a good baby. Just like the other candidates in the exam area, they were stunned. Unexpectedly, this was the test question drawn. Xie Luan was a little surprised, which could be considered good luck to him. Although Xie Luan was confident that he could take good care of cubs of other races, but the cubs of Muka race were undoubtedly one of Xie Luan¡¯s most familiar cubs. Precisely because they were a natural fighting race, the cubs of the Muka n were more sensitive to all aspects of other people¡¯s performance, including the kindness or hostility expressed by others. If the caretaker was gentle with the cubs of the Muka tribe, these cubs could feel it, and when treated with gentleness, the response of these cubs was to be obedient babies and would not show any aggressiveness at all. What kind of response would be given was in response to how it was treated. If a Muka cub showed an aggressive behavior, it must be someone was unkind to the cub first to have such a result. ¡°Good.¡± Xie Luan said in a soft voice, raised his hand slightly and touched the head of a Muka cub that was lowered towards him. The palm of his hand touched the head of the Muka cub covered with a hard shell. Xie Luan gently touched the head twice. These Muka cubs were smaller than Nick. It could be seen from this that most of these Muka cubs were babies under one year old, maybe six months but not more than eight months old. This question appeared in the interster childcare assessment. Xie Luan was surprised that he happened to be good at the question from the beginning. He immediately realized that the Cub Care Association of the Star Alliance should have done this intentionally to change the situation of the Muka cubs in the interster. At the moment of realizing it, Xie Luan was really happy from the heart. The Muka cubs that appeared here should have been brought to this by the staff of the association after they went to Sena Star to contact some Muka families. They were the same as the other Muka cubs that Xie Luan had contacted. The cubs in front of him were also very well-behaved and easy to coax. The young man touched their heads with his palm which had his warm body temperature, and the young Muka cubs, who were lowering their heads, made a low hiss from their throats. At this time, the scarlet eyes of the Muka cub didn¡¯t seem to be cold and fierce, but just like an ordinary cub. Seeing that the young human approaching the group of Muka cubs got along well with these cubs, the other examinees who had just been stuck in ce were also trying to take action at this time. This was an assessment. They could not continue to stand in ce. Knowing that every performance in this test area would affect their score, but in the face ofrge cubs that they could not touch in terms of size, under the leadership of Xie Luan, candidates who were also close to these Muka cubs were still somewhat troubled. They didn¡¯t know how to get in touch and take care of it... Many candidates couldn¡¯t help but turn their eyes to Xie Luan who was not far away, trying to imitate and learn some methods from thetter¡¯s actions. What¡¯s more, some candidates had already approached him decisively to ask for advice. ¡°These cubs don¡¯t attack people casually, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Xie Luan did not not want to respond to candidates who asked him for help because it was an assessment and raised his eyes at this moment. And there was no reason that caretakers should be afraid of cubs. ¡°Except for arger body and a stronger fighting capacity, the cubs of the Muka n are actually no different from other cubs.¡± Xie Luan even felt that the cubs of the Muka n were particrly well-behaved and were the most obedient babies when they were taken care of. But he didn¡¯t say this sentence. He just added one more sentence, ¡°You treat the cubs as you usually do, these Muka cubs will definitely not hurt you.¡± Listening to Xie Luan¡¯s words, other examinees in the examination area gradually began to fumble, trying to get in touch with the Muka cubs nearby. In addition toforting these candidates, Xie Luan also taught them how to better coax these Muka cubs. As long as he knew it, Xie Luan didn¡¯t hide it. Xie Luan thought it was a very good thing to let more childcare workers in the interster understand the cubs of the Muka n, and he was very valuable in doing so. After such a guided exploration and experimentation, in the eyes of the examiners in the rotunda, the pictures on the monitoring screen seemed to be more and more harmonious. All the examinees in the 09 area had a good interaction with the Muka cubs in this area. It could be seen that the examinees were getting along with these cubs. This picture could be said to perfectly meet all the expectations of the examiners who gave this test question. In the rotunda, they didn¡¯t know which examiner apuded first. As the first apuse fell, more follow-up apuse sounded in the temporarily closed rotunda. It was really rare. This sentence referred to the picture they were currently seeing, and it also referred to the youth who had performed very well in this assessment and performed quite dazzlingly in their observations. Based on the disadvantages of physical ability alone, they felt that the human race was not suitable for interster childcare. Perhaps their view had always been too narrow. At this time, the examiners in the rotunda realized this. When the system announced the end of this assessment, the candidates in the 09 area looked at the aggressive Muka cubs in front of them, and they had very different experiences in their hearts. When being coaxed, these Muka cubs would shrink their sharp forearms back, presumably for fear of identally hurting the person who was coaxing them. This kind of performance was not difficult to observe. The behavior of these Muka cubs retracting their sharp forearms was very simple, and it was easy to touch people who saw them. The cubs of the Muka n did seem to be very well-behaved... The Muka cub who had been coaxed, at the time of parting bowed their heads and arched lightly. Not to mention the appearance, the examinees who were arched in their arms couldn¡¯t help feeling like they were really lovely. The next few assessment items also require personal contact with the cubs. ording to the serial number on the number te, the test questions were then selected to contact the cubs of different races. For example, to test the ability of a childcare worker to teach cubs, candidates would be allowed to teach cubs to learn Interster Common Language as a demonstration. Xie Luan held a Sem cub who was biting his finger in his arms, freed his other hand to touch the fluff on the cub¡¯s back, and then put a special book for the cub to learn. He opened it and ced it in front of this little lion-like Sem cub. He touched the pointed little milk teeth of the baby Sem with the finger that was bitten, Xie Luan pointed to the Interster Common Language in the book, and said warmly: ¡°Come here, the baby is about to start learning. ¡° It didn¡¯t mean to bite the young man. This baby Sem just bit Xie Luan¡¯s finger with its milk teeth. This kind of bite was meant to express good feelings among the Sem and Buduo people. At the same time, the cub obediently moved his gaze over the book Xie Luan was pointing at. After all the assessment items were over, all candidates had to wait quietly in the venue for a short period of time. The staff responsible for this assessment would import the data on the record sheet, and the assessment system would begin to calcte the final score of each candidate. ¡°These are the results of this assessment of the caretaker level, in case of an initial rise in rating or new ratings, the candidates would receive a certificate by the Association mailed within a week, the candidates who did not pass the examination, please continue to work hard next time.¡± The system of electronic sound synthesis broadcasting in the venue, sounded this announcement, then the assessment results were disyed on thergest virtual screen in the venue- even if they knew it would not be themselves, many people would still habitually first go to see the first ce in the assessment results. The name of the person who appeared in the highest position and the specific scores behind the name made the people who moved their eyes to take a small breath, and at this moment they even doubted their eyes. [Xie Luan] [100, 33, 120, 100, 100...] Except for physical ability, all other tests had full marks¡ª¡ª?? Mental power even broke through the full score, soaring to 120 points. Was this a system malfunction or a joke? Candidates who noticed the results of this assessment were now a bit stunned. What made them feel unbelievable was the name of the person in front of these points. Xie Luan, was this the name of the human candidate? Chapter 115

Chapter 115

Just as eye-catching as the almost failing physical ability score, were the neatly lined up scores on other tests, this made the examinees who saw them immediately glue their eyes to the top, not to mention the attraction of the 120 points that somehow appeared on the score board. Even if that many points were deducted from the physical ability item, in terms of total score, this score was enough to break the highest record ever seen in previous assessments. And the owner of this record-breaking score was a human being. Realizing this fact, the eyelids of everyone present couldn¡¯t help but twitch fiercely. His evaluation level was undoubtedly S-level. Even though the Star Alliance had held so many childcare assessments, there were still very few childcare workers who had the S-level assessment. There may not be one appearing in the assessment for several years. It was extremely rare and precious talent. Whichever cub care branch could hire S-level childcare workers was almost equivalent to embarking on a broad road, and it could be said that they would have no need to worry about follow-up development. Currently in StarCraft, there were several cub nursing clubs that employed the highest-rated childcare workers. Without exception, countless parents smashed their heads to send their cubs in. ¡°If it was not for the fact that he is the president of that Yunbao branch, there will be several branches that would try to dig him away.¡± Originally, as the only human to participate in the interster childcare assessment, there were a lot of people in the venue who paid attention to Xie Luan, but the results of the assessment gave everyone a big surprise, and the attention towards him had also risen sharply. Except for physical ability, even Xie Luan himself was in a state of surprise, and it took a few seconds for him to confirm it. People who previously agreed that youth just came to take part in the assessment to pass the time when he was idle, felt a bit grateful that they didn¡¯t say it out loud at the time, otherwise they would be embarrassed now. It was said that others came to pass the test casually, and as a result, they got an S-level evaluation that broke the record of previous years in this test. If this was a random testing, then what were they doing... ¡°I have never seen a person with perfect scores.¡± The young man from the Saiv race beside Xie Luan sighed, because he had already seen Xie Luan¡¯s ability when he had drawn the same test question. He was not too surprised when he saw the scores announced. This was in contrast to his own scores. However, this time he finally seeded in winning the B-level evaluation in the assessment that he had been thinking about for the past few years, and Locke was already very satisfied. The youth was the president of the Yunbao Club. At this time, candidates who belonged to the other cub nursing clubs could clearly realize that Yunbao Club would undoubtedly continue to be a dark horse in the next Star Alliance assessment. Such a big event had to be reported to their branches as soon as possible. They couldn¡¯t wait for the news of the results of the assessment of childcare workers to naturally spread. At this time, many people couldn¡¯t help but take the initiative to discuss this matter with people they knew. And this of course also caused a series of chain reactions, and the heat was beginning to ferment. After the assessment got over, the candidates could go back to theirs on their own. Xie Luan was also about to leave the examination venue immediately, but as he was leaving, he was called out. The one who called Xie Luan was one of the examiners in charge of the assessment of childcare workers. From his looks, the examiner was a fairly young Riley male. The other party took off the ck hat on his head and said, ¡°I need to dy you a little bit. Do you have some time?¡± After Xie Luan nodded, Kemer took out a notebook from his pocket, turned to a nk page, then brought out a pen, and said when he was ready: ¡°I saw your performance in the fourth test. You seem to be very familiar with the cubs of the Muka n and I hope you can tell me all the things you know.¡± He was a little surprised that the other party came to ask this question, Xie Luan shifted his eyes and saw that the identity card on the person¡¯s clothes which represented his identity as an examiner, and he saw the other party¡¯s name from the identity card. Kemer Logan. Xie Luan remembered this name was the same as the author of ¡°Cub Encyclopedia¡±...? ¡°Cub Encyclopedia¡± was the book Xie Luan read most often since he became a childcare worker in this world. Even though he didn¡¯t pay attention to the author¡¯s name, he would still have a bit of an impression after reading it so many times. ¡°Are you the author of that ¡°Cub Encyclopedia¡±?¡± Xie Luan asked slightly surprised before responding to the other party¡¯s request. The author of the book certainly hoped that his work would be well-known. When Xie Luan asked, the expression on the examiner¡¯s face became obviously happier, and he quickly gave a positive reply. ¡°If you have read this book, you should also know that there is no content about Muka cubs in this edition of the book.¡± Kemer finished this sentence, and then told the young man in front of him, his thoughts, ¡°Recently, I¡¯ve been nning to fill this gap. After the content is updated, a new version of this book will be printed.¡± The Cub Care Association had already started paying attention to the cubs of the Muka tribe, so in ¡°Cub Encyclopedia¡± which was promoted by the association to the interster caretaker worker as one of the essential books, how could there continue to be no more content about the Muka cub? ¡°That would be great.¡± Hearing what the other party said, Xie Luan¡¯s mood suddenly rose a lot, and his eyes became happy. Since a long time ago, Xie Luan discovered that there was no content rted to Muka cubs in ¡°Cub Encyclopedia¡±. Xie Luan thought that this was probably due to theck of attention and eptance of Muka cubs in the general environment. But every Muka cub he took care of was obviously very well-behaved, especially Nick. These Muka cubs should not be treated with prejudice. The thing Xie Luan was happiest about in the assessment of childcare workers was not his own assessment results, but that he discovered in this assessment that the Cub Care Association and even the Star Alliance had changed their views on the Muka tribe. ¡°There are many Muka cubs in my branch. As far as I know, most of the Muka cubs prefer to eat sweet things, and they also like to be held and touched by adults. The caretakers should have a gentle attitude. If this is the case, the cubs of this race will be very obedient.¡± Xie Luan organized the words and slowly told the other party what he knew. ¡°At the beginning, the cubs of the Muka n don¡¯t usually know that they might do something wrong if they did not control their power. Don¡¯t me them at this time. As long as the caretakers patiently teach the cubs a few more times, these cubs will know what to do and will be very careful.¡± Xie Luan¡¯s expression naturally softened when he said these words. The young examiner in front of him recorded the habits and preferences of the Muka cubs that Xie Luan said, but his pen paused when he saw the expression on the face of the other person. It could be seen that this young man really loved those Muka cubs. The expressions of the young manvat this time showed this. After Kemer saw it, he couldn¡¯t help liking him even more. In front of him, this man had already performed too well in this assessment. Such dazzling candidates were already a bit more favorable. The two people ended up having a very happy conversation. When the conversation was over, Kemer also said that when the new edition of the book was printed, he would mail one to Yunbao Branch as soon as possible. Xie Luan responded with an agreement. After leaving the assessment venue, he went to the nearest airport to wait for the return flight he had booked earlier. Xie Luan didn¡¯t even know when he boarded themercial starship, that what happened during the assessment of the childcare workers had started a chain reaction, and the news would be transmitted so fast. Now, not to mention in the entire starwork, but also among his peers, this matter had basically exploded. When Xie Luan returned to the Yunbao branch, he hadn¡¯t had time to say anything, when everyone in the living room surrounded him with excitement. There was no need for Xie Luan to speak, Xia Qi and the others had already learned the ins and outs of everything from the hot topic on the StarCraftwork. ¡°Oh my God, S grade rating! It¡¯s the highest rating! I really want to see A Luan¡¯s rating certificate earlier¨C¡± Xia Qi was a little incoherent, and her face was obviously very excited and happy. There were only six S-level childcare workers in the whole StarCraft... now there were seven S-level childcare workers. Among the top three thousand cub nursing clubs in the StarCraft, only the top ten clubs were able to hire them, and their club also had one now! The other people next to Xia Qi also had exactly the same expressions, among which Zheng Zhou had the strongest reaction. Zheng Zhou was already confident that their president could surely get an A-level evaluation, but he didn¡¯t expect that he still underestimated the ability of his own president. Their president got the highest rating as soon as he went, and it was the kind of score that broke all-time records. Anyone who saw it would be convinced by him. ¡°A Luan, you definitely didn¡¯t see the StarCraftwork on the road. There are all kinds of hot topics about you there. Do you know by how much fans of our branch¡¯s official ount have increased...¡± Xia Qi picked up the light brain that was put not far away from the desk and opened it up, then she showed the virtual screen that was disyed to Xie Luan, ¡°Suddenly it has increased by several million, and it is still increasing now? I don¡¯t even know what its growth rate is. And by what time, they will slow down.¡± ording to the total poption of StarCraft, the number of fans might still rise for a while. Let¡¯s not mention ordinary attention. Starting from the rise in the poprity after the childcare assessment, almost all the high-ranking StarCraft childcare assessment branches had appeared in the follow list of Yunbao branch. It could be said that among the peers, Yunbao Branch had officially be a cub nursing branch with considerable weight, and it was the branch that they had to necessarily establish exchanges with. With such an exaggerated increase, even Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but blink, showing a slightly surprised expression. Just watching this increase in the number of fans which was still continuing to rise at a speed visible to the naked eye was enough to make people feel good. Xia Qi stared at the ever-increasing numbers on the virtual screen. At this moment, she couldn¡¯t help remembering... She told the youth at the very beginning that their branch aimed to develop into a first-ranked cub nursing club, which now did not seem to be a remote possibility. One day in the future, perhaps in the near future, it would really be realized. Chapter 116

Chapter 116

A S-rated childcare worker appeared in StarCraft, this news soon fermented and appeared on StarNet, and even the Yunbao Club had be one of the hot topics on StarNet. The topic¡¯s poprity did not diminish over time but had instead been on the rise for thest two days. This was because after thest Star Alliance assessment, many parents wanted to send their cubs to the Yunbao branch to live in as it was now clear that a S-rated childcare worker had appeared in the Yunbao branch. In just a few days, queries about the enrollment quota had filled the information list of the Rainbow Club. Now, whether it was for peers or parents from all races, Yunbao Branch had be a branch which could not be ignored. The club moved in a new batch of cubs today. Xie Luan took the cubs who were quite energetic to the hall. Fortunately, these cubs wanted to be around him spontaneously, and some were even crawling on him, which made Xie Luan breathe a sigh of relief. The number of childcare workers in their branch was a bit insufficient, and new staff was needed to be recruited quickly. ¡°How about the recruitment notice sent yesterday? Are there many applicants?¡± Xie Luan swept the cubs crawling on him into his arms and touched the backs of the cubs that were round in shape. After patting and coaxing the fluffy cubs, he raised his head to ask Xia Qi. Xia Qi nodded and replied: ¡°It¡¯s quite a lot. Most of them cane for an interview tomorrow and can join the job right away.¡± There were more cubs in the branch, and indeed the manpower needed in all aspects had increased. It could not be handled by the existing staff, so the recruitment of new employees had to be put on the agenda immediately. Xie Luan said that he knew and lowered his head to continue to look after the cubs around him. Although they were newly settled cubs, these cubs seemed to adapt well to the environment and people, and they were willing to get close to him soon after getting along. At the moment when the branch did not have sufficient manpower, these cubs were being so obedient, this was equivalent to saving them a lot of work. ¡°The only person the new group of cubs is willing to get close is you, president.¡± Zheng Zhou said this, and the others nodded. So far, they had not seen any cubs who would not approach the youth after initial contact. It seemed that the cubs of all races would behave well when they were carried by the youth, and they could see the youth surrounded by a group of cubs every day. Now they only needed to recruit new staff, but the cubs¡¯ living room did not need to be expanded for the time being. During thest expansion, Xie Luan had the foresight to directly double the space. The empty space that was created after the expansion was now avable to be filled. There were many aquatic races among the newly arrived cubs. The little mermaid and Moyu cub would now have more ymates even when they yed in the indoor pool or ocean simtion hall. He gave the other cubs to Zheng Zhou to handle first. Xie Luan himself picked up the few cubs belonging to aquatic races and walked to the indoor pool. ¡°We have an indoor pool and an ocean simtion hall in our branch. Now I will take you to the pool first. The babies can move around in these two ces freely in the future.¡± As he walked, Xie Luan lowered his head to the three cubs in his arms and spoke to them gently. Two of them were cubs of the Soi n, and the other was from the Doldo n. Although the former was an aquatic race, it was unexpectedly fluffy like most terrestrial races. If Xie Luan was asked to describe it, he could only say that it resembled an otter, and the cubs of the Doldo race were very simr to little dolphins. Most of the cubs of the aquatic race had amon characteristic. They could not leave the water for too long during the cub period, and the cubs were rtively incapable of moving onnd. There were some exceptions, such as Moyu cubs, who were not restricted by this feature. Xie Luan walked to the indoor pool holding the three cubs, and from a distance, he could see the small head with light gold colored hair emerging from the pool, followed by an immature but clear voice. ¡°Papa~¡± He was particrly happy to see his parent. The mermaid cub used his hands to lean on the edge of the pool and looked at the young man approaching him with his blue eyes. His icy blue fish tail swayed gently under the water. Of course, Xie Luan heard the call. He first approached the pool and put the three cubs he was holding into the pool, and after freeing his hands, he rubbed the soft blond hair of the little mermaid leaning against the edge of the pool. While his short light gold hair was gently being touched, this mermaid cub held Xie Luan¡¯s trouser legs tightly. This was actually a manifestation of the cub¡¯s dependence on his parent. Seeing that the cub wanted to get close to him, Xie Luan stretched out his hand to pick up the little mermaid from the pool, wrapped it in a towel and wiped off the water on the cub¡¯s body, then took the mermaid cub into his arms. The parent-child bonding activities of each race were different. For example, the parent-child activities of the Kuhti tribe involved the parents flying the cubs in the sky, and the parent-child activities of the mermaid tribe was the parents singing to the cubs. The Muka people seemed tock the concept of parent-child activities, but it was not that the adult Muka people did not love their cubs, they just did not have a particr way of expression. Now that he had adopted Gale and Nick, as a parent, Xie Luan had to certainly do these parent-child activities with these two cubs. Although these two cubs liked to get close to him, this kind of parent-child activity could not be omitted. The mermaid cub appeared to want to get close to him, Xie Luan wanted to hold the little mermaid for a while, and then take the cub back to the poolter. Sitting on a wicker chair not far away, Xie Luan looked down and saw that the little mermaid he was holding was constantly lifting his tail fin up and down. Some happy emotions could be seen on the delicate little face that usually had no expression. Speaking of it, this little mermaid had few expressions on his face, and it hadn¡¯t changed from the cub period to when he grew up. He had seen the appearance of this mermaid cub when he had grown up, and his expression was still as cold after growing up, but Xie Luan could still observe the slight gap between the two world lines. Taking advantage of this short while when he was sitting down and resting, Xie Luan responded to the cub¡¯s act of tapping the tail fin on him in his arms and reached out and touched the ice-blue fish tail of the little mermaid, while thinking about another very important thing. Ya Yi¡¯s birthday was getting closer. Gaia had experienced a long winter again, but this time¡¯s winter is much better for Xie Luan than before. Because all the facilities of the Yunbao branch had been equipped with temperature control devices, Xie Luan could hardly feel the influence of seasonal changes if he stayed indoors. Xie Luan began to think about what kind of birthday gift he should prepare for his nox when he was in Lise Star a few months ago. However, even after the assessment of the childcare workers got over, Xie Luan still didn¡¯t have a very precise idea. ¡°What birthday gift to give to Ya Yi...¡± Xie Luan touched the short light gold hair of the little mermaid in his arms and sighed slightly with a feeling of entanglement. ¡°Papa?¡± Hearing the name in Xie Luan¡¯s words, the mermaid cub uttered two repeated single tones, raised his head, and his clean, clear blue eyes clearly reflected the youth¡¯s face. From the time when he went to Halumite, where Ya Yi gave the moonstone to Xie Luan, and Xie Luan epted it, in the consciousness of this mermaid cub, the nox with long silver hair and a silver tail had be its other parent. Therefore, the two sybles made by the little mermaid referred to the person mentioned in Xie Luan¡¯s words, but Xie Luan did not realize this and only responded smoothly when he heard it. ¡°Yeah.¡± Xie Luan responded softly. When thinking, he unconsciously bent his finger and tapped it on the armrest of the wicker chair. Xie Luan caught a glimpse of the ring he was wearing on his ring finger, and suddenly had an idea in his heart. Otherwise... let¡¯s give back a ring to the other party. He was the only one who wore a ring which was not very good, so he ordered a ring with the same shape so that it looked like a pair of couple rings. There were still more than ten days before Ya Yi¡¯s birthday, but there was no time to be wasted if he wanted to get a customized ring. After making up his mind, Xie Luan went out on the same day to a well-known jewelry store on Gaia Star to choose a customized service. Before the specified date arrived, the jewelry store sent a staff member to personally deliver the customized ring to Xie Luan. Xie Luan opened the box and inspected it. From the appearance, this ring looked almost exactly the same as the one he was wearing, and it was difficult to see the difference. The reason why he couldn¡¯t say it was exactly the same was because the gemstones and other materials used in this ring in Xie Luan¡¯s hand were very special. It was probably the materials that only the nox race knew how to produce. It should be okay to use this ring as thepensation...? Xie Luan remembered that when he was on Lise Star, he went to kiss the nox without letting the other move. At that time, the nox watched him with his cyan eyes, obediently and patiently without even moving his tail. And he even let him continue to kiss him. Looking back on this incident, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but feel that he was a little too much, and the subtle guilty feeling in his heart at that time had now surfaced again. Putting the ring box into his clothes pocket, Xie Luan coughed and waved away the subtle feeling. Then after a few days of waiting, Ya Yi¡¯s birthday arrived. For the nox, in countless worlds simr to this but withpletely different endings, this was the first time that there were people...and so many people, with tender and beautiful feelings towards his birth who wanted to express their happy wishes on that day. Chapter 117

Chapter 117

He didn¡¯t specifically remember the day of his birthday. Ya Yi¡¯s impression ofing out of his shell was limited to the remembrance that it was winter at that time. It was the same cold season as it was now, but Ya Yi didn¡¯t actually feel too much about the low temperature at the time, because he quickly found the person he was looking for, who had a very warm body temperature. The youth¡¯s slightly changed attitude in recent days made Ya Yi a little concerned, and he vaguely remembered something. Today, Ya Yi got to know the reason. ¡°Happy birthday.¡± Xie Luan put down the hand covering the nox¡¯s eyes and said these words in a rather brisk tone, the moment the beautiful blue vertical pupils were exposed. As soon as Xie Luan¡¯s voice fell, the other people in the room quickly repeated this sentence again in one voice. Suddenly, the expression on Ya Yi¡¯s face that had always been cold, changed slightly, his eyelids moved, and then his eyebrows drooped slightly. The house had been decorated along with a birthday cake having been prepared. Compared with the birthday of Muka cubst time, everyone in the Yunbao Branch had put in no less time and had made equally careful preparations. The silver tail behind Ya Yi was much lower than before, almost touching the ground. Among the Nox race, this happened only when a noxpletely lowered his defenses and thought that he was in a peaceful and safe ce. It was like a dangerous and beautiful beast showing his permission to allow others to approach him. Seeing Ya Yi¡¯s straight face and drooping eyebrows, Xie Luan¡¯s hands were itchy, and he wanted to poke the Nox¡¯s white cheek. But Xie Luan still resisted doing this at this time, and only put the birthday hat on the other person¡¯s head when he got close. ¡°We don¡¯t know what you like. If the gift we choose is not what you want...¡± Xia Qi said here, then nced at Xie Luan, and added very simply with a smile, ¡°Then treat Luan¡¯s gift as ours to make up for it.¡± It was not that Xia Qi and the others were indifferent to him, but Ya Yi rarely expressed his emotions, and the same was true in terms of preferences. This Nox had only one clearest and most obvious expression of the emotion of ¡°like¡±, and that was towards Xie Luan. After getting along for so long, Xia Qi could be sure that the other party would surely like the things given by the youth. It had nothing to do with the thing itself, and everything to do with the person giving it. Hearing these words, Xie Luan coughed immediately, put his hand in the pocket of his clothes and touched the ring box inside, but did not take it out. His gift would be given after returning to the room. The cubs staying in Yunbao Club had been particrly interested in the concept of ¡°birthday¡± since Nick¡¯s birthday celebration. Whether it was their birthday or not, these cubs would behave even more actively when they saw the house being decorated specially. The same was true today. Seeing the tricone hat on Ya Yi¡¯s head, the Muka cub close to Xie Luan bowed his head and arched lightly in Xie Luan¡¯s arms while making a low hiss from his throat. ¡°Nick wants a hat?¡± Xie Luan almost immediately understood the meaning of this Muka cub, and when he was lightly arched, he hugged therge cub back, feeling the firmness of the shell of the cub. This Muka cub really liked birthday hats. The light pink tricorne hat that he wore on his birthdayst time was still ced by the bed of this Muka cub. The baby had kept it carefully intact. Soon after receiving another response from the cub, Xie Luan met the scarlet-colored vertical pupils of the Muka cub, and softly coaxed him and said, ¡°This birthday hat, Nick will have another one this year, but not now. When Nick celebrates his birthday again this year, he will have a second birthday hat.¡± Although he wanted that little cocked hat, but when Nick heard the youth say that he still hissed again very obediently. And after being touched by Xie Luan, he became obedient and quiet. But at this moment, Xie Luan saw the nox in front of him take off the birthday hat on his head and put the tricone hat in front of the Muka cub. Staring at the birthday hat with his scarlet eyes, the Muka cub made a low hiss again, he first stared at the tricone hat, and then moved his gaze to Xie Luan. Because Xie Luan had said that just now, Nick didn¡¯t immediately raise his sharp forearm to hook the little cocked hat but waited for Xie Luan to respond as if waiting for his parent¡¯s permission. This Muka cub was very good, because he was so good, whatever he heard Xie Luan say even once, he would remember it. Xie Luan nodded his head and said slowly, ¡°Well, you can take it.¡± Xie Luan gave a clear response. The Muka cub looked at him with red eyes. Then he raised his left forearm and carefully hooked the birthday hat from Ya Yi¡¯s hand. After hooking the small tricone hat, the huge Muka cub showed a happy mood, this time hissing to Ya Yi who gave it to him. It was the Nox who gave it on his own initiative, so Xie Luan did not object. The birthday process was almost the same. Xie Luan saw that the silver tail behind Ya Yi was low all the way and knew that the Nox was not indifferent to the birthday atmosphere. Everyone in the Yunbao Branch was willing to express their blessings to the cubs on their birthday, and Xie Luan believed that the kindness that the Nox would feel would only increase in the future. The celebration was in the lounge like before, and when it was time for the cubs to go to bed, the birthday event also got over. Xie Luan took the cubs back to the living room with the other caretakers, he checked that each cub was securely covered with their quilts in their beds, then after finally confirming that the temperature adjustment device in the bedroom was working properly, he carefully turned off the lights and walked back to the staff dormitory by himself. ¡°You didn¡¯t ask me what my gift for you is?¡± Xie Luan put his left hand in his clothes pocket, and after walking back to the room with Ya Yi, he held the ring box in his pocket and raised his eyes to ask the other party this question. Among the many people who celebrated his birthday just now, Xie Luan was the only one who hadn¡¯t given him a gift yet. Xie Luan was a little worried that the Nox might misunderstand that he didn¡¯t prepare a gift, but it seemed that he was thinking too much. ¡°What is your gift?¡± Turning his head slightly, Ya Yi asked this obediently, his light cyan pupils staring at the young man next to him. Did he have to be so obedient...? Hearing this sentence, which was asked to him just now, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but stretch out a finger to poke the cold face of the nox, causing a recessed dimple to appear on his face. The Nox who was poked by Xie Luan was still motionless. His cyan eyes continued to look at Xie Luan. The light cyan eyes were very close to the color of the sky, and they looked very beautiful. Xie Luan had a feeling that if he was continued to be watched by these eyes, he wouldn¡¯t be able to resist him, so at this moment, he reflexively raised his hand, and blocked the other party¡¯s eyes. Ya Yi didn¡¯t pull down the hand that was blocking his eyes, he just lowered his head slightly based on memory, his pale lips touched Xie Luan¡¯s face, and then moved to the corner of his lips as he pecked him. Xie Luan didn¡¯t expect the other party to be able to do this, and the hand covering the other party¡¯s eyes almost dropped when he was kissed. While still covering the other party¡¯s eyes, Xie Luan took the ring box out of his pocket. After opening it, he finally put down the hand that covered the Nox¡¯s eyes. However, even though the youth had let go of him, Ya Yi continued to follow the peck and kissed the youth¡¯s lips. After squinting his eyes and feeling satisfied, the Nox lowered his gaze to see what was in Xie Luan¡¯s hand. It was a ring. ¡°I can¡¯t find the same material as this ring, apart from that there is basically no difference between the two rings.¡± Xie Luan put the ring to be given to the other party in the palm of his hand, waiting for the Nox to look over, then Xie Luan lifted the opponent¡¯s left hand. Putting the ring of the same style on the ring finger of the other¡¯s left hand, Xie Luan bent his eyes slightly and said, ¡°This is my gift.¡± ¡°Do you want any other gifts?¡± Thinking of the somewhat overboard things he had done before, Xie Luan asked with a good attitude now. Aspensation, Xie Luan felt that he should give him a few more gifts. ¡°A Luan.¡± Ya Yi whispered the name of the young man in front of him. ¡°Huh?¡± Xie Luan only had time to gently utter a single tone expressing inquiry. As he was making this sound, his vision suddenly turned upside down. Seeing the brilliance in those cyan vertical pupils more clearly than ever before, Xie Luan lost himself in those beautiful eyes for a while and only felt the licks and bites on the side of his neck when he recovered. At this time Xie Luan suddenly understood his situation, he was now like a prey being watched by a beautiful beast. This Nox was not calling his name just now, but also responding to his question. He wanted him. This was what the other party meant. Xie Luan stared at those blue eyes at close range, and couldn¡¯t help but lift his body slightly, and kiss the corners of those beautiful eyes. When the hunter was too beautiful, the prey also sometimes voluntarily gave up resistance. In the living room the next day, Xie Luan still showed up as usual. He felt a little unwell, but it did not affect his work. ¡°Wang Wu...¡± Ain lowered his head and sniffed the palm of the young man¡¯s palm, then the little Wek cub raised his head and looked at Xie Luan with curious eyes, and then lowered his head to gently sniff the young man¡¯s breath again. After sniffing this time, the cub made another cry. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± The cub called a bit too frequently, so Xie Luan couldn¡¯t helpforting the Wek cub by holding him in his arms, and asking softly: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Ain, is there any difort?¡± But at this time, the Wek cub gave no response, but he continued to get closer and sniff the breath as he was in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. This time it seemed to be confirmed, and the cub quietly nestled into Xie Luan¡¯s arms. Another breath that could often be smelled on the youth had now be very clear and obvious, and it almost covered the youth¡¯s own breath, which made the blind Wek cub just a little bit unable to distinguish it. After sniffing it a few times, he could smell the familiar warm breath again. In the embrace of the warm familiar breath, the Wek cub settled down in peace. Chapter 118

Chapter 118

In fact, many races had the ability to distinguish people by their breaths, but among them, the Wek tribe was the most proficient, and their perception of breath was more acute than all other races in the interster. Many races would sniff the breath of adults when they were cubs. After they grew up, they didn¡¯t have this habit anymore, and their ability to sense breath also weakened in adulthood. In the Yunbao Branch, apart from the staff, many cubs who liked to surround Xie Luan had discovered that the aura of the youth had changed. ¡°Did you learn from Ain...¡± He didn¡¯t know why these cubs were smelling him today, Xie Luan picked up the cub who had put his front paws on his legs and gotten close to him to smell him. He felt a little helpless while doubting what was going on. Although the act of sniffing the breath had no special meaning for the cubs outside the Wek tribe, the breath of the adult who was close to them had changed, so the cubs repeatedly smelled it in order to confirm it. It was not just Xie Luan who felt puzzled. Now other adults in the room who saw this picture also felt the same. They didn¡¯t think about the change of breath or any other aspects. Xia Qi just said at this time: ¡°Maybe these cubs looked at Xiao Ain smelling the breath on you every day, so they are also interested in doing this today.¡± Xie Luan was also inclined to think so until Ya Yi approached. Almost not long after Ya Yi approached, the Wek cub, who was sniffing his breath in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, moved his body and left Xie Luan¡¯s embrace, and then turned to sniff the breath on the nox. Then he made a sound in another second. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± This connection made Xie Luan think of something, the cub¡¯s voice was very low, and he was humming, vaguely, Xie Luan was a little aware of why this Wek cub always sounded off when sniffing him today. There were breath marks in many alien races. This behavior was to confirm the possession towards a partner. There were many ways to leave a breath mark. Ordinary contact, such as touching and kissing, could also leave their breath. It was just that such a breath mark was rtively shallow and could be retained only for a short period of time. It usually dissipated almost after a day. If you wanted to continue to retain the breath, you needed to keep marking repeatedly. There were also ways to leave a long-term breath mark on their partner, as long as one was possessed in the true sense, the breath of the dominant party would remain on the recipient for a long time. This consciousness made Xie Luan¡¯s expression unnatural for a few seconds, especially when he saw the silver tail behind the nox, he couldn¡¯t help but conceal his awkwardness with a short cough. This tail... the thought of this silver tail tightly wrapped around his waistst night, controlling the up and down movement of his body, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but look away immediately. The other aura that had be obvious in the youth was recognized by the cubs who knew how to perceive the aura in the Yunbao Branch. The cubs of the mermaid n couldn¡¯t smell the breath, but Gale already originally thought that the young man and the nox in front of him were in partnership. The little mermaid, who was carried into the hall by the caretaker, looked at thetter with clear blue eyes. When he opened his mouth, he uttered sybles to Ya Yi that made everyone in the room stunned. ¡°Papa¨C¡° The mermaid called out this name in a tender but clear voice, as he with his short light gold hair swayed his tail fin present at the end of his little fish tail, while his blue eyes looked brightly at the nox. Except for the person involved, the other adults in the room were not able to react for a long time. The little mermaid¡¯s ¡°Papa¡± to Ya Yi was too shocking for the others in the room. All of them now looked dumbfounded, such that the dumb expressions were frozen for a few seconds before they could react. Although the current rtionship of Xie Luan and this nox was already known to them, but the first time they heard the mermaid cub use this name for thetter, everyone still couldn¡¯t immediately adapt. But it seemed that this name should indeed be used... After finally reacting, everyone in the room thought about it, and reluctantly allowed themselves to ept this fact now. The cubs were actually very sensitive to the emotions expressed by adults, and realizing the silent environment after his words, the little mermaid instinctively stretched out his hand to gently grab his parent¡¯s clothes. ¡°A?¡± A single tone representing a question was made very lowly, and the speed of the mermaid cub¡¯s tail fin swaying also slowed down slightly. ¡°Gale didn¡¯t call it wrong.¡± Xie Luan nced at the nox, who was standing nearby. He condensed the slightly unnatural look on his face and lowered his eyebrows at the mermaid cub who was watching him. After receiving the response from the youth, the mermaid cub shook its tail fin briskly as before, thinking that his second parent would give him horns, the little mermaid¡¯s delicate face seemed to be a little bit happier. The S rating certificate obtained by Xie Luan in the Interster Caregiver Assessment was mailed to Yunbao Branch in the next few days. The file of the caretaker in each Cub Care Branch of Interster was open, and now any parent entering the official webpage of the Yunbao branch on the StarNet, could see that Xie Luan¡¯s personal file contained more rating certificates that could be viewed. Since the new round of Star Alliance assessment for the Cub Care Branch had not yet arrived, the Yunbao Club¡¯s current StarCraft ranking was still 2007. But if you wanted to say which was the most popr cub care club in recent times, the peers and the parents¡¯ answer would undoubtedly be the Yunbao Branch. As an emerging cub care branch since its redevelopment, the Yunbao Branch undoubtedly still had many ces to improve on. But most of their poprity stemmed from the fact that the Yunbao Branch now had an S-rated childcare worker. There were so many parents who wanted to get a ce for their cubs in the Yunbao club. The more cubs moved in, the more funds Xie Luan could use to grow and improve the branch. A small part of the money was used by Xie Luan to recruit A-level childcare workers and to further beautify the surrounding courtyard of the Yunbao branch, while the bulk of the money was used, on the advice of the twobat mentors of the new Yunbao branch, on the construction of a holographic battle simtion room. After construction of thisrge battle room, everyone from Yunabo Branch looked back at the change in their own branch and felt a little emotional. This holographic battle simtion room made the teaching conditions of their branch much better than those of most cub nursing clubs in StarCraft, let alone the fact thatbat mentors of their branch were all high-level figures from the Star Alliance Army. As for this year¡¯s Star Alliance assessment, with the current conditions of their branch, everyone in the Yunbao branch thought that their branch could rank in the top 100, and maybe the ranking could even be higher. Everything was going well. Xie Luan supported his chin with one hand, looking at the four cubs who were originally an exterminating group, but were now ying together innocently, and let out a sigh of relief. After watching the cubs, Xie Luan moved his gaze to the side at the nox¡¯s neck beside him and motioned to the other party to lower his head slightly towards him. ¡°The color is very light.¡± Xie Luan was referring to the small ck mark exposed on the lower side of Ya Yi¡¯s neck. While speaking, his finger touched the totem-like mark. Knowing that Xie Luan had always been worried about this mark on his body, Ya Yi took the young man¡¯s hand to touch his neck and pecked at his fingertips: ¡°There is no effect.¡± Fingers were very sensitive to touch. Being pecked at the fingertips, Xie Luan inevitably trembled, and at the same time felt helpless at his obvious reaction. Whether it was his gaze or kiss, Xie Luan thought that the face in front of him was too handsome and beautiful, and the nox, who he found too beautiful with blue eyes, wasmitting more and more fouls against him. The problem was that this Knox seemed to know more and more how to use these advantages of his, and at certain times put forward certain requirements towards him which Xie Luan often agreed to and did not realize he was fouled until it was toote. It was fine if there was no effect. Yunbao Branch had now developed very well. The cubs who would join Ya Yi¡¯s army to destroy the world when they grew up in the parallel world lines were now being taken care of. In the parallel world line where Xie Luan arrived via the huge clock, unknown enemies were still hidden in the future. Xie Luan returned to this world before he saw that opponent appear. Many things had changed in the world line where he was now. At present, there was a peaceful scene in the interster, and everything was developing for the better. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but wonder if this enemy would not appear in the future. This idea was the best prediction. When thinking about this matter, Xie Luan always didn¡¯t want to think about things going in the wrong direction in the future. But the fact was that one change could cause many incalcble variables, and this variable was even big enough to catch everyone by surprise. The entire interster space was still presenting a peaceful scene. But above the capital star where the nox race was destroyed i.e., the space above the Attia star, a twisted fissure that tore through space and time was expanding. This fissure tore apart the gloomy sky of this. In the fissure, the demon who was trying to pack this world into a bag like other worlds was slowly stretching out its hands along with its minions. Chapter 119

Chapter 119

The capital star of the nox race was destroyed more than thirty years ago. After the catastrophic explosion that shocked all races across the interster, this destroyed was also reduced to an abandoned, and its past prosperity was never seen again. Because it was already an abandoned, plus this was the source of the big explosion that caused the inexplicable dark nightmare in the interster area, this star field had not been passed by any starship all these years. Even if it was amercial ship, when going to the star field adjacent to the area where Attia star was located, it would choose to go the long way around by default. In other words, this star field was equivalent to a blind spot in the current interster. The torn space rift above Attia Star was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye, but such abrupt and frightening scene was not noticed by anyone. No one, including the Star Alliance, found it. The destroyed city on the appeared to be a broken wall, asionally sand and dust flew, then the rift in the gray sky was finally wide enough. Through this huge rift, a behemoth appeared¡ª¡ª It was a ck warship that wasrger than Gaia. Aftering out of the rift, it directly obscured the already gloomy sky of Attia star, as if it had swallowed all the sunlight, and cast an invisible deep shadow on the ground. ¡°Arrived in the target space.¡± A voice without emotional ups and downs came from a person dressed as a soldier, but before the other side spoke, all the soldiers on this warship had already epted the other side¡¯s acknowledgement of these words. Communication withnguage was something that only other races needed. It was not necessary for the ¡°Serra¡± group. The reason for the sound was the instinctive reaction left by the body. It could be seen that in this extremelyrge ck battleship, judging from the differences in the appearance of the soldiers on the post, these soldiers were obviously from a variety of different races. But this was actually just the appearance, every soldier in this battleship now belonged to the Serra group. The ontological consciousness of these soldiers had been deprived and eliminated, and they had be bodies that could be controlled by the Serra tribe, just like a virus invading the host. After eliminating the ontological consciousness, they had forcibly gained control of the body. This was exactly the characteristic of Serra¡¯s strange life form. Serra was a kind of life form that could not be seen. There were countless individuals in this group, but they had a unified consciousness. Because other individuals would adopt an attitude of absolute obedience to the strongest individual in the group. The individual with the strongest consciousness was the ¡°king¡± in the Serra group and could dominate the will of the entire group. Serra race was originally born in a rtively barren universe. They fed on various emotions, especially negative emotions, produced by individuals of other races. At the same time, they would also grab all the energy and matter they could, which made the group evolve to be stronger and more perfect. The originally rtively barren universe was looted not long after, and when the world was destroyed, the Serra group went to the next destination that could be looted. Being able to cross the ne to go to other universes was an ability possessed naturally by the Serra group, so they felt iparably superior to other life forms. Every selected world was inevitably destroyed in a terrible disaster that could not be resisted. The only exception was the universe they were currently arriving in. They were supposed to start plundering this universe more than thirty years ago, but in the same location as now, a race in this universe called the nox hindered their ns. They had used a self-destructive attack to destroy them. As a life form with extremely high intelligence, the Serras also had to admit that this race called nox was the most powerful race that they had encountered among the many universes they had reached. Strength was beautiful, this was the aesthetics of the Serra ethnic group. Therefore, before suffering a rare and hard hit and having to leave the universe in the impact, the Serras put a mark on the only surviving cub egg, and at the same time left another gift for this world. The gift was the ck nightmare as called by the people in this world. This sickness manifested with ck lines appearing on the skin of the sick person gradually which looked simr to a totem. When the totem had spread all over the body, the sick person wouldpletely lose control of their own body. People only knew the above situation. Actually, when the sick person was covered with such ck lines, the Serras could invade the other¡¯s consciousness in an instant and gain control of the body. ck Nightmare could almost be understood as a kind of ¡°virus¡± spread by the Serras in order to make it easier to invade the bodies of other living organisms. The mark on the cub¡¯s egg was different. Although the mark was simr to the totem pattern of ck Nightmare, it was not the same thing. It was just said that the Serra ethnic group used the emotions of other ethnic individuals, especially negative emotions, as food. When this ck mark was applied to an individual, it would act as a catalyst for the darkness within the individual¡¯s heart. The original slight displeasure might turn into anger, boredom into hatred, and the growing darkness would slowly push the person into madness. The more anger and hatred a person had, the more this person could be delicious food for the Serras. But because they agreed that the nox were a beautiful race, the Serras didn¡¯t want to deprive the only surviving nox of his consciousness. They wanted to absorb this nox¡¯s consciousness into their group and let the other party be one of their members. The other races in this world didn¡¯t know about their existence. After they left, they would only think that the nox race had done things that shouldn¡¯t be done, causing its own destruction and bringing disasters to the world at the same time. The surviving cub egg would thus be treated with hostility from these races after it was born. Not surprisingly, the ck mark on this nox would be darker and darker. Having visited so many universes, the world in which the nox race was located was a rare world that the Serras felt might be a little troublesome to plunder. If the surviving nox wanted to destroy the world because of his hatred after growing up, letting the opponent disintegrate a few forces first would help them in their subsequent attacks. It was originally nned like this. Suffering heavy idental damage in the target world that time, the Serras who were forced to leave could only choose to go to the lower nes, that was, to a universe where the civilizations of various races had not yet developed, plundering the material energy of this lower universe to repair the injuries. After recovering from their injuries, the Serras did not choose to attack their previous target world immediately. This world was a little more difficult. They chose to wait for that nox to grow, and during the waiting period they went to other worlds to squeeze resources to make themselves stronger. But after plundering several worlds, the Serras once again sensed the reaction of the ck mark, but the result was not as expected. Instead of deepening of the mark as they had thought, it had faded away. The darkness that could be seen in the heart of nox who was imprinted with the mark became less and less due to unknown reasons. Not only that, the Serras discovered that the various forces in this universe had hardly waged wars under the stability of an interster organization called the ¡°Star Alliance¡±. The Star Alliance had maintained peace in this world, so the civilizations of all races in this universe had entered the golden age of development in these years- This was the only world where exceptions had appeared during the looting by the Serra tribe. There had always been a little fear of this target world in them. Originally, they wanted to fish in troubled waters, but now it seemed that this target world was developing in a direction that was not good for them. They couldn¡¯t let it go on, otherwise it would increase the difficulty of destroying them. After the huge ck battleshippletely emerged from the huge rift that was torn apart in the sky, the battleship pointed its direction towards the called Hilorin Star in this universe. The headquarters of the Star Alliance was there. Deviations in the n must be corrected immediately- Compared with Gaia, the winter of Hilorin was very short, and it was now early spring. Spring was full of vitality. The trees of Hilorin Star had spurted out new young shoots, and the soothing greenery was growing, depicting a new life full of vitality on this. Since this was where the headquarters of the Star Alliance was located, Hilorin Star had certainly developed very prosperously, and this was quite famous throughout the interster. Whether it was tourists from others or aboriginal people, on the streets of Hilorin Star, a smile could be seen from the face of every pedestrian. Hilorin Star was rated as a with a very high happiness index. Opposite the smiles on people¡¯s faces, was the haze that was approaching. At this time, whether it was the Star Alliance, or Xie Luan who was still sleeping in the Yunbao Branch next to a nox with his tail half-circled around his waist, nobody knew about the arrival of the enemy they had never met. Chapter 120.1

Chapter 120.1

The enemy¡¯s surprise attack came very suddenly. For all the races living in this universe, it was a war that was provoked without warning. At the moment before the sudden raid arrived, the entire interster was still very peaceful and calm, and Xie Luan was also in the Yunbao Branch with the cubs around him. ¡°Oni¡¯s control of the me seems to be getting more and more stable?¡± Xie Luan took the ck dragon cub who was holding a small emerald gem in her mouth, lowered his head to look at the cub. ¡°Hey~¡± Holding the small gem, the dragon cub nestled in the arms of the young man, she made a response after hearing the young man¡¯s words, and the dragon wings that had been slightly close to the sides of her body also moved. As if wanting to show it to the youth, this ck dragon cub held the emerald gem with its two front paws, pped its wings and flew in front of Xie Luan, and then the young dragon took a deep breath and sprayed into the open space and spat out her dragon¡¯s breath once again. This time the dragon¡¯s breathsted for a very long time, and a beautiful me color was drawn in the air. Althoughpared with the dragon¡¯s breath, it was like the difference between the prairie fire and fire from a small me, but for the young dragon, this was the result of a lot of hard work. ¡°Huh¨C¡± After breathing out the dragon¡¯s breath, the ck dragon cub flew back to Xie Luan¡¯s arms, raised her head, and stared at Xie Luan with her golden eyes. Xie Luan raised his hand and touched the slightly bulging belly of the young dragon. It was still a cub, so the dragon scales on this part were not so hard yet; and had a little body temperature. Xie Luan gave the ck dragon cub an encouraging look when he touched it with his hands; and praised her: ¡°A Oni has be very good at control, and the dragon¡¯s breath is stronger than before.¡± Dragon cubs, that is, the cubs of the Kesu n were able to breathe dragon¡¯s breath not long after they were born. This ck dragon cub could not control the breath because of its dark attribute ability before, and asionally, would unintentionally spit out a little dragon breath. The ck dragon cub identally spitting out the dragon¡¯s breath had now be a low-probability event, which was much milder than the previous situation where the dark attribute ability could not be controlled, and now it could be controlled stably. ¡°No one will me Oni for identally burning the corner of the table like before.¡± Xie Luan adjusted his posture so that the ck dragon cub in his arms faced the other caretakers in the hall, and thetter after hearing Xie Luan¡¯s words, nodded one after another. ¡°Yes, A Oni is a good baby.¡± Afraid that the cub would remember this matter, Xia Qi agreed immediately. This matter happened half a month ago, when this ck dragon cub was flying around the house with the Kuhti and Kuwei cubs, and when she passed near the table in the living room, the cub identally let out her dragon breath. Like this, she scorched a small piece of the corner of the table. At that time, the ck dragon cub stopped flying to other ces. She stayed on the table and stared down at the scorched corner of the table. When Xie Luan walked over, the young dragon gathered her own wings and wrapped them around herself. Then also, Xie Luan had picked up the baby dragon and said that it was okay, but the baby ck dragon seemed to feel that she had done something wrong and kept herself wrapped in the dragon wings for a while and did not move. Now Xie Luan said this as apliment and encouragement, and watching the reactions of other adults, the ck dragon cub who had been able to control the dragon¡¯s breath quickly moved her dragon wings happily. Feeling that the ck dragon cub wanted to fly, Xie Luan let go of the hand holding the dragon cub a little bit. As a result, everyone saw the ck dragon cub flying into the bedroom for about half a minute. This young dragon came out with another gem. ¡°Hey.¡± Putting the bitten little gem down in front of everyone, the ck dragon cub flew lowly into the air with its wings. She had the meaning of giving this gem to them... Realizing this, everyone in the hall looked at the ck dragon cub with the pping dragon wings and the golden eyes which looked especially bright, and their hearts couldn¡¯t help but feel softer. Because they all knew that this cub liked these shining gems very much. These gems were the treasures of this young dragon, but now she wanted to give them one. The ck dragin cub thought that the burnt corner of the table needed to be exchanged for something. But the young dragon liked the emerald gem that Xie Luan gave her, so she returned it to the small treasure chest in her bedroom and brought out another gem. Xie Luan went to pick up the ruby that was ced on the soft carpet, reached out and hugged the ck dragon cub that was flying at a low altitude, and put the gem back to a position where the young dragon could hug it. ¡°Oni doesn¡¯t need to give us gems.¡± Xie Luan said warmly to the ck dragon cub, and then added another sentence after a pause, ¡°It was just the corner of the table, the table was notpletely burnt.¡± Although the Yunbao Branch was now fully funded, Xie Luan had not bevish with the club¡¯s expenses. The corner of the table was charred and looked unsightly. Xie Luan had already asked someone to deal with it. The square table in the living room could still be used as usual. ¡°Huh.¡± In the end, she still gently hugged the gem with her front paws. The ck dragon cub was nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, with her magnificent golden vertical pupils narrowed slightly. This ck dragon cub was a female. Although the caretakers of Yunbao Branch treated all the cubs well, regardless of gender when they took care of the cubs, but they sometimes needed to be gentler and more meticulous when dealing with female cubs. Chapter 120.2

Chapter 120.2

This was what happened on a morning in Gaia¡¯s winter. The morning that should have been calm and tranquil had not passed. But in the middle of it, the sound of sirens sounded around the entire which interrupted all tranquility. ¡°This is... the rm sound of the entering the first level alert¡ª¡ª¡± Hearing this special rm sound, the few people who had smiles on their faces suddenly froze. In addition to the stunned expression on their faces, it was inevitable that they were all a little flustered. The first level of alert was the highest alert mode for a. It only appeared during wars. This alert mode represented that the was about to face extremely high threats. Everyone didn¡¯t know what happened suddenly, but reacted to the resounding siren, and the childcare staff of Yunbao Branch immediately began to appease the cubs in the branch. Xie Luan reacted most quickly. He squatted down to pick up a few cubs who were obviously frightened by the sound and showed fear, soothed them by touching their backs, and gathered the other cubs in the hall to his side as much as possible. ¡°The sound will stop soon; babies don¡¯t need to be afraid.¡± Xie Luan soothed softly. He remembered that the¡¯s rm sound should onlyst for half a minute. These cubs didn¡¯t know what the sirens meant; they were just startled by the sudden sound. As long as they were picked up and coaxed, they would almost all calm down. After Xie Luan, the other childcare workers in the hall also began to calm the cubs¡¯ emotions. The¡¯s rm stopped after half a minute as Xie Luan had expected. At this time, it became easier for them tofort the cubs. ¡°What the hell is going on, how did Gaia Star activate the first level alert?!¡± Serious things of this level could not be identally done. The had activated the first level alert mode, but as residents of this, they still didn¡¯t know what had happened. Xia Qi quickly turned on the light brain among the voices of the people. At this time, because the number of visits was toorge and too concentrated, even the starwork showed a slight slowdown in response. As soon as she opened the starwork, there was no need for Xia Qi to search for anything. Now the star web pages were overwhelmed with the same information- Hilorin Star, the location of the Star Alliance headquarters was suddenly attacked by an unknown enemy, and within a short period of time, the Star Alliance turned out to be at a disadvantage. Including the weapons used by the enemy, everything about the enemy waspletely unfamiliar to the Star Alliance and all other races in the interster world. There were soldiers of different races on that terrifyinglyrge ck battleship, but none of these races were known to them. These enemies all called themselves ¡°Serra¡±. It was an intruder from an outer domain, and in a very short reaction time, the Star Alliance had only had time toe to this conclusion. The Star Alliance headquarter was severely attacked, and such news had spread throughout the interster within a few minutes. They understood that this incident was unimaginably serious. Almost every that confirmed the information had turned on the highest level of alert mode for the first time and entered a state of preparation. The Star Alliance was at a disadvantage in this battle, and this kind of news made it uneptable for many people who learned the news. The Star Alliance had an elite forceposed of elite personnel of various races. The Star Alliance had a fairly high prestige in the current interster space, especially the Star Alliance Army Department was a ce where countless military aspirants from different military academies were eager to enter. In the past few years, no matter what forces attempted to disturb the peace and tranquility of the interster, as long as the Star Alliance sent troops topletely suppress it, the suppression speed was so fast that even the people of the affected ethnic groups did not feel any panic. It was equivalent to the fact that the rioters did not have time to actually do anything. The Star Alliance army had rushed to suppress it, but the Star Alliance army, which had always yed the role of a peacekeeper or protector, was now in a difficult battle. What did this mean? The answer to the question caused panic to spread in everyone¡¯s heart almost instantly. ¡°Why, how could it be like this...¡± Xia Qi showed an expression of extreme astonishment and disbelief. She could hardly believe her eyes, and extremely doubted whether the words she saw on the starwork were true. There was no time for people to prepare. In the first minute, they even took care of the cubs in the branch as usual, but now they said that their... and even the entire interster was facing an enemy that even the Star Alliance couldn¡¯t deal with. Was this a joke, how was this possible- not only Xia Qi, but almost everyone else in the room found it equally unbelievable. But the overwhelming unified information on the starwork was undoubtedly true, and the¡¯s rm had just sounded shortly after, so however much the people in the house doubted this fact in their hearts, they could not logically deny the authenticity of the matter. ¡°Then what are we going to do, what are we going to do now...Should we take the cubs in the club to escape?¡± He was born in an era of peace. War was too strange to the younger generation. Zheng Zhou obviously asked this as his mind was in a state of chaos. ¡°You don¡¯t need to do anything.¡± Zarad replied in a deep voice, and continued to state, ¡°The is now closed.¡± It was impossible to take the cubs to escape. There was no ce to escape, and everyone was graduallying to realize this in panic. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Xie Luan epted what Zarad had said, trying to maintain a steady voice. Among the people, apart from Zarad and Morrison, who had experienced many wars, Xie Luan was the calmest one. But only he knew that under the calm surface, Xie Luan had already set off a stormy sea in his heart. Just as the president, he couldn¡¯t show it when he should be ying a leading role. Upon learning of the matter, Zarad and Morrison, who had contributed to the maintenance of interster peace in the Star Alliance Army Department, were actually unable to sit still, but now they could only wait. Why did the enemye to this world ahead of time? Not long ago, Xie Luan was optimistic that the enemy might not appear in the future. The reality immediately told him that this was an overly naive idea. The enemy this time was undoubtedly the people who had destroyed this world in the future in the parallel world lines. In the parallel world lines, they only appeared in the future decadester, but in this world, they appeared so much earlier. Was it because he changed some things that should have happened in this world that caused such a chain reaction? Xie Luan was not sure. The cubs must be kept in a normal state to betterfort them. Even though his heart was a little anxious, Xie Luan first calmed down the cubs who had just been scared by the rm. Even if troops of various races joined in the support, the Star Alliance was still at a disadvantage. The people had seen the scenes recorded by the other party through the ount of a resident of Hilorin. The main street of the city was alreadypletely destroyed in this war. If they just waited like this, the enemy would ruthlessly destroy the world. Although the war had not yet affected the on which he was located, he heard the news that the Star Alliance army was still at a disadvantage, and the quiet panic gradually spread throughout the interster space. He must do something, Xie Luan realized this. The Golden Ball of Light originally wanted him to change the ruined ending of this world so it allowed him to establish a dream link that couldmunicate with this world. The other party believed that he was a variable that could change the ending, and as a variable, he must participate in it. ¡°I¡¯m going to the Hilorin Star, and using Gaia, I can go there quickly.¡± This sentence was not what Xie Luan said, but it was Ya Yi who spoke from the side of Xie Luan who had been paying attention to the expression on his face. Including Xie Luan, everyone in the room was stunned, and then couldn¡¯t help thinking... Gaia was the formidable Ark ship, made by the nox race, if it were this warship, was it possible to match the ck warship of the Serras? ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous.¡± Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but frown when he understood the situation. In this situation, doing nothing was equally dangerous, the only difference was that the danger woulde a littleter. Without refuting Xie Luan¡¯s words, Ya Yi suddenly looped his silver tail around the young man¡¯s waist, and after using the tail to pull the young man back into his arms, he lowered his head lightly against Xie Luan¡¯s left shoulder and said in a deep and pleasant voice: ¡°A Luan. I said this world is beautiful.¡± These words were not meant to express anything, but because of Xie Luan¡¯s infection, this nox gradually understood what Xie Luan meant by ¡°there are many beautiful things in the world¡±. And Ya Yi wanted to protect this world that was considered beautiful by the youth in front of him, and there was still the youth in this world, which was also the reason why he must protect the world. ¡°Is it possible to use that Ark ship to jump directly out of the¡¯s internal blockade.¡± Although it was a questioning sentence, Zarad used a derative tone. ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± When talking about this topic, they avoided the cubs in the branch. After a round offort by the caretakers, the cubs in the hall continued to y as usual. ¡°The tutors are going out for a period of time. Babies don¡¯t need to take the basicbat course these days, but it¡¯s better to go to thebat room to practice every day and not ck off.¡± Xie Luan squatted down and warmed the cubs around him with his voice as he said, ¡°I want to go out together, as before, I will be back in a few days.¡± Knowing that the cubs in the club liked to surround him, so every time he went out, Xie Luan would definitelyfort the cubs well, otherwise some cubs might make trouble after he went out. The youth often went out because of something that must be done. These cubs could ept this thing very well. Every time Xie Luan went out, they would continue to behave well, and they would be praised when Xie Luan came back. Xie Luan said that and the cubs in the hall quickly responded, especially the three cubs crouching on his head and shoulders responded by tweeting several times. Utilizing the Ark ship¡¯s leaping ability and invisible force field, Xie Luan and the few people left Gaia star without triggering the rm, with a clear goal to continue to leap to Hilorin star. In just a few days, the war seemed to have reached a white-hot stage. Even though the various races could now be regarded as working together to fight the enemy, the Star Alliance army was still suppressed. This situation had made every race in the interster afraid. And just at the stage when the overall morale of the Star Alliance army was slightly and inevitably depressed because it had been suppressed, the Ark ship appeared. Although it was smaller than the ck warship, the Ark ship that could be regarded as a behemoth in the eyes of the Star Alliance army appeared in front of everyone. At the beginning, the appearance of this Ark ship almost caused the Star Alliance forces to despair, whose morale had already been lowered. They thought that this Ark ship was also Serra¡¯s battleship, but it turned out not to be so. This Ark ship came to assist them, and the owner of this Ark ship, was someone no one on the Star Alliance side could have guessed It was a nox. Probably also thest one in the entire interster. Chapter 121

Chapter 121

The cub egg that had survived on the destroyed Attia star was found by the Star Alliance. Of course, the Star Alliance members knew about the existence of Ya Yi, but for the forces outside the Star Alliance, many people were filled with astonishment at this time when they saw the appearance of this nox. It turned out that there was still someone from the nox race in the interster... Only Ya Yi was left. So, technically if we look at the definition of ¡°race¡±, the nox were not actually a race anymore. As thest nox, Ya Yi was now just a lonely individual. His hometown and the people of his race no longer existed. This nox had not been able to go back home from the moment he was born and did not have any ce where he belonged. The Ark ship easily moved through the defense line of the Star Alliance army because the two sides were having a video conference. Xie Luan was negotiating with the Star Alliance personnel through Zarad. ¡°It¡¯s the general, it¡¯s really General Zarad¨C!¡± They didn¡¯t know which Star Alliance soldier¡¯s excited voice they were hearing. Seeing the person appearing on the holographic image, the original low morale of the Star Alliance army suddenly rebounded by a lot. And a certain glow was rekindled in the eyes of the soldiers. Zarad, the former suprememander of the Alliance Army. Not only did many outsiders regard him as a general with outstanding military exploits, but for the soldiers of the Star Alliance army, his existence had always been that of a spiritual leader. Although he was conspired against on the battlefield and could no longer use his abilities, so he voluntarily chose to submit a retirement application to the senior leaders of the Star Alliance. But still in the years since Zarad had left the Star Alliance military, his status as the spiritual leader of the army had never changed. After confirming that their identification was correct, some soldiers present even trembled with excitement. ¡°With General Zarad, we must be able to win this war.¡± Such a belief was needed at this time, and the soldiers were willing to believe in it. The army led by Zarad had never faced a single defeat, which was the source of the confidence for the soldiers of the Star Alliance. The morale of the soldiers was visibly boosted that could be seen by the naked eye. These soldiers seemed to have regained their confidence in defeating the enemy in an instant. The Star Alliance could not fail to understand the meaning of this. The fighting on the front line was extremely fierce. The soldiers fighting on the front line were doing their best to temporarily intercept the enemy outside the, but it was inevitable that there would still be enemiesnding on the. The enemy¡¯s goal was the Star Alliance headquarters in the central city. With the Star Alliance headquarters as a base, ground troops also tried their best to keep the enemy from approaching the city. The citizens of Hilorin Star were rushed to the safe room raised from the ground by Star Alliance personnel the moment the war broke out. Now, no pedestrians could be seen on the city streets of Hilorin Star. The safe room was an infrastructure that basically every would have. It was usually hidden underground and only activated by the¡¯s management when it was needed. In fact, it was only used during the time of war. In order to prevent the attack of enemy warships from causing innocent casualties on the, people would be taken to a safe room which had strong defenses and they would stay there until the end of the war. ¡°When will this war end...¡± In the safe room that was not considered spacious due to too many people present, a parent holding a cub said this worriedly, with deep concern in his eyes. The safe room had good air cirction, but for the people in the safe room, that could only see the steel walls around them, and who could not learn any news from the outside through this steel barrier, they still found it difficult to breathe. They were already in the safe room. After staying for several days, even though the food reserves here were still sufficient for the time being, the people staying in the safe room still felt more and more panicked every day. They were still in the safe room, during which time there was no active contact with the outside world, which showed the enemy¡¯s strength. Hearing such a whisper, no one in the safe room answered, but many people had the same thoughts arise in their minds. When would this war end? There was no answer to this, so the people in the safe room were worried. The Ark ship emerging from the rear was allowed to enter the line of defense. Since this equally huge Ark ship was covered with an invisible force field along the way, the enemy had not yet discovered the existence of Gaia. All the people standing on the side of the Star Alliance were extremely enthusiastic about Zarad as he got off the Ark. In fact, at the moment of the war, the Star Alliance had sent someone to contact the other party, but they hadn¡¯t been able to get in touch. In contrast to this enthusiasm, was their reaction when they saw the nox who had walked down from the ship after Zarad. After seeing the nox race again after a long absence, when everyone saw Ya Yi, they still recognized his appearance as a member of the nox race, and they couldn¡¯t help but feel a little surprised. The owner of this Ark was the nox, and the other party specially came to assist them against the enemy. This incident waspletely beyond the expectations of the Star Alliance personnel. Time was running out. Now was not the time to slowlymunicate. Zarad was responsible for the negotiations, telling the senior leaders of the Star Alliance and the military personnel about the counterattack raid n he had devised. The upper level of the Ark ship could amodate soldiers of one legion, and the lower level could carry various types of warships. The enemy did not know the existence of Gaia yet. They would use Gaia¡¯s invisible force field to take it to the enemy battleship an attack them from behind. A surprise attack from a weak rear was undoubtedly a more effective n than a frontal conflict. This raid n was highly feasible, and everyone who heard it understood this, but some people still hesitated to say: ¡°The n is okay, but...can he be trusted?¡± There was a subtle pause in the middle. The object of the question was self-evident, and everyone knew in their hearts that this was indeed a concern. They were going to put so muchbat power on that Ark ship, and if something went wrong, the battle line that the Star Alliance had been struggling to maintain these days would directly copse. Xie Luan and Ya Yi did not participate in the negotiations. They were on the top of the Star Alliance headquarters, looking into the distance to the city where many buildings were destroyed by the attack of the enemy warships. Knowing that people might not trust the nox next to him, Xie Luan looked at the city and did not speak, but he reached out and hugged the cold silver tail behind Ya Yi. The nox, whose tail was hugged by the young man, didn¡¯t move his tail much. Ya Yi just wrapped the tail halfway around the young man next to him, then looking at the city, he said, ¡°If it became like Attia star, it wouldn¡¯t look good.¡± Although the city had been partially destroyed, it was far from turning into a ruin full of broken walls. Most of the beautiful appearance of the city was still preserved. There was no expression on the profile of the nox, and his cyan eyes were not turbulent, but his thoughts were already expressed in his words. The youth had said that there were many beautiful things in the world. Although Ya Yi couldn¡¯t understand all of them and could only understand part of them for the time being, but this did not prevent him from protecting the things that the former considered beautiful. To protect the and the world, all Ya Yi¡¯s motives for doing these actions originated from Xie Luan. In just a few days, thebined forces of the Star Alliance were pushed to this point, and the enemy¡¯s horror was already visible. Xie Luan responded firmly at this moment: ¡°No.¡± After speaking, Xie Luan seriously added another sentence: ¡°Attia is not bad-looking, we can slowly repair and rebuild it in the future, and after reconstruction, it will be beautiful.¡± The two people wanted to rebuild a, which could not be done, but a small area could always be repaired. This was the hometown of Ya Yi. In the past, Xie Luan believed that it must have been a very beautiful. Zarad sessfullypleted the negotiations. He had a high prestige in the Star Alliance Army and had restored his abilities. He was urgently re-appointed to the position of militarymander and now had the leadership of the Star Alliance army. The front line was struggling, and they had to rush to support them immediately. Ya Yi opened the Ark ship to the Star Alliance soldiers to log in, and arge number of warships were also transported to the lower warehouse of the Ark ship. Although the leader of the army was Zarad, the manager of the Ark ship was still Ya Yi. The invisible force field of this Ark ship created by the nox race could not even be detected by the Serras, and the huge Ark ship jumped to the rear of the enemy army¡¯s warship. Hundreds of warships suddenly appeared out of thin air on the fierce battlefield. The Star Alliance soldiers who reached the enemy¡¯s rear after being concealed through Gaia drove their warships to start a surprise attack, effectively supporting the frontline troops that had been struggling to suppress the enemy. Ya Yi was focused on the ck warship that was even bigger than Gaia and used Gaia¡¯s core weapon without hesitation. The energy crystal on the Ark was dark, and an attack that was known to be extremely lethal only by visual perception hit the main target. Hit- Gaia could use up to three core weapons when fully charged, and each attack was enough to destroy a. Knowing the capabilities of this Ark ship in advance, after seeing the attack seeded, the Star Alliance soldiers present were of course very excited. However, it was too early for them to be happy. When the dust settled, the Star Alliance soldiers discovered that the monster-like ck battleship seemed undamaged even after undergoing such a heavy blow. ¡°Is this warship stronger than a...¡± His throat became extremely dry, and the soldier who said this was a bit speechless after saying this. The huge gap in thebat effectiveness of the two sides that had been felt in the past few days had made many soldiers breathless, but now it had turned into a more substantial fear. After Gaiaunched an attack, the invisible force field disappeared, and its figure appeared. That attack failed to break through the defense of the ck warship, but it actually damaged thetter¡¯s protective cover, and the hull of the battleship shook heavily. That was when the Serras noticed the Ark. Over the past 30 years, they had been plundering other universes. Today¡¯s Serra race was stronger than the nox race back then. This ck warship was one of the results of their race development. It was also a huge monster to other warships, and Gaia was still one size smaller in front of this extremely huge ck warship. There was a nox in the Ark, which was hatched from the surviving cub egg, and the Serras quickly grasped this information. Even though they had experienced multiple universes in the past thirty years, when they saw Ya Yi again, the Serras still believed that the nox was the most beautiful race they had ever encountered. This powerful beauty even made the Serras not want to destroy itpletely but wanted the other party to be one of them. If they could absorb the other¡¯s consciousness, their group would surely get a more perfect evolution. ¡°These weak races and this world are not worthy of your the nox¡¯s protection. You no longer have any nsmen. It is better to join us, Serra will be your new home.¡± The Serras had nothing to do with anything in the universe. In their attitude of wanton plundering, there was no room for dialogue with the affected races, the nox race was the only exception to this. When a video connection was forcefully made, the most conscious person in the group who had the power to speak on behalf of the group, that is to say, the king of the Serras, appeared in the holographic image as a person with ck totem marks on his skin. ¡°No interest.¡± There was no surprise at the forced video connection evident on Ya Yi¡¯s face, and the cold and unwavering expression clearly expressed Ya Yi¡¯s attitude. No new attribution was needed. Even if there was no race and hometown, he still had a sense of belonging and did not need others to give it to him. Ya Yi was calm about the video that was suddenly connected, but that didn¡¯t mean that the others were also like this. There were still some Star Alliance soldiers guarding the Ark, and they had clearly heard the conversation just now. What was the meaning of that these weak races and this world were not worthy of your the nox¡¯s protection, it made the Star Alliance soldiers who heard the conversation feel overwhelmed. The enemy knew that there was only thisst nox left in the interster space, and the opponent came from another universe. It was theoretically impossible for them to know this. Unless... the other party had had contact with the nox race before this. Thirty years ago, what was the reason for the nox to cause their own racial destruction? This question that had never had any doubt in everyone¡¯s mind was now torturing everyone and had left them thunderstruck. Chapter 122.1

Chapter 122.1

The Star Alliance soldiers on the Ark ship had a lot of mysteries in front of them that they had to pay attention to. This mystery had been drawn out as a thread in front of them, and it seemed that as long as they pulled at it, they would know the truth. The truth would be unimaginable to them, the soldiers on the Ark had this strong premonition. This surprise attack was notpletely ineffective. Taking advantage of the enemy¡¯s non-preparation for their attack, the Star Alliance easily sank several batches of the enemy warships but was helpless in front of that ck warship who in a short while was able to replenish its troops. How many troops had still not been deployed by this monster-like behemoth? This was something that the Star Alliance troops were reluctant to imagine. Even with Gaia¡¯s firepower coverage, the Star Alliance was not finding it easy to deal with ordinary enemy warships, and it was still very difficult for the front line to regain the advantage from their suppressed state. It would be great if there were more than one ¡°Gaia¡±... Witnessing the power of this Ark ship with their own eyes, many Star Alliance soldiers couldn¡¯t help but have this idea at this time. Gaia almost gave an output equal to the total of other Star Alliance warships when it came to attacking and blocking attacks. In terms of performance, even thetest type of warships of the Star Alliance could not bepared with this Ark ship. But this Ark ship turned out to be the result of the development done by the nox race many years ago. If there was one more ship, the war would definitely not be like this now. At this time, the second attack of Gaia¡¯s core weapon once again sessfully hit the ck warship. Ya Yi aimed the impact at the same position as the previous attack. This attack suddenly prated the warship¡¯s severalyers of protective shield. In the chaotic scene, it was undoubtedly extremely difficult to urately attack the same part of a moving object, especially since it was the first time this core weapon had been used on the Ark by him. It was just that Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but whisper, ¡°In the end...¡± The overall capabilities of this ck warship was excessive, and the technological level of manufacturing warships was obviously different, thus the Star Alliance side had been at a great disadvantage from the beginning. Only Gaia¡¯s performance could bepared with it, but there was only one Gaia, and there was a unique limit to who could operate it. How manyyers of shields did this ck warship have? If Gaia was used as a reference, there were probably more than fiveyers. The ck battleship changed its shape slightly and everyone was caught off guard, and then a dazzling beam of particles swept away all the Star Alliance starships in front. Gaia didn¡¯t evade, the energy shield opened to absorb this attack. ¡°After so many years, the only thing with which this universe canpete with our Serra race is still the nox race. You have been fighting for more than 30 years, why do you still have no progress.¡± It seemed that this question had really puzzled them. The Serras who sessfully connected to the Star Alliancemunicationwork expressed their doubts in the video. The Serras said this deliberately with contempt, as they often used other people¡¯s emotions as nourishment, they had a rich understanding of the emotions of other living entities, and they knew how to undermine the morale of the opposing army. In fact, the Serras were very clear about how much progress the other races in this universe had made. It was precisely because they understood this that they could not allow the peace brought by the nox race to the world to continue. After the n went wrong, they wanted to correct it for the first time. For the Serras, not only was the nox race itself threatening, but the way that race bought time to create peace in the universe had also nted seeds that could threaten them. If earlier just a part of the Star Alliance soldiers on the Ark ship had panicked because they realized the truth, now the entire Star Alliance headquarters fell into a moment of silence. The expressions on everyone¡¯s faces were nk for a second, and then they were stunned and had a lot of mixed feelings which were hard to describe. Whether it was the absolute strength disyed by the enemy or the bloody truth that had been revealed after many years, it had a strong impact on the Star Alliance and the forces of all parties supporting the Star Alliance. This race called Serra tried to invade their universe more than 30 years ago, but the plunder nned by the other party did not materialize. The invasion of this race was prevented by the perceived to be traitors nox race, and they were also driven away by them. Because of the strength of the enemy, the noxes must have paid a corresponding price if they wanted to do this. The big explosion that destroyed their originated from this. This was the truth about the event that happened than 30 years ago, and why the nox race was almost extinct, and why they only had onest cub egg as the survivor of the once great race. ¡°Unlike you who are weak, the nox almost really killed us. They probably thought they seeded, but unfortunately our race cannot easily be wiped out.¡± The Serras were not stingy with their praise for the powerful and beautiful race. After seeing the nox race in this universe, the Serras had further improved the aesthetics of their own ethnic group, but a race as powerful as nox was difficult to see even among many universes. The man who appeared in the holographic image had a totem-like ck pattern on his skin that was known as the ¡°ck Nightmare¡± by the people of the current interster races, and the guards serving around also showed this mark. The Star Alliance members seeing the image quickly understood this fact. ck Nightmare was not caused by the big explosion made by the nox race at all, but by the enemy in front of them. Enemies encountered by the ground forces were all wearing armors. So, until they saw this holographic image, the members of the Star Alliance had not realized this fact. Things were connected together to build aplete truth. They were too unprepared for this truth, and everyone epted it dumbly. They believed that the nox was a race that almost harmed others because of their own selfish desires, but the fact was that this race gave up its racial power to protect their world. In other words, more than thirty years ago, the noxes protected them from this powerful enemy. However, as the protected, they added unnecessary infamy on the other, and they were not friendly to thest and only surviving member of this race. The feeling of guilt, or rather shame, spread in the hearts of everyone who knew the truth, and this emotion made them lower their heads slightly. Among the only people who were not surprised by this truth were probably Xie Luan and the Saens who had just arrived on the battlefield. Xie Luan was the first to learn the truth, and thetter believed Xie Luan¡¯s words. At the moment when everyone¡¯s emotions were in turmoil, this momentary gap was exploited by the enemy and used. ¡°I¡¯m not trying to protect the world.¡± Ya Yi¡¯s reaction to the truth was still very small, he just said so to the young man next to him. He knew the sacrifices made by his race, but unlike his race, Ya Yi did not want to protect the world because of a sense of belonging, but because the youth lived in this universe. Xie Luan also hugged the nox¡¯s tail, and at this moment, he replied in a warm voice: ¡°But from the point of view of everybody else, you are protecting this world.¡± Chapter 122.2

Chapter 122.2

There was only one Gaia, and the enemy and the Star Alliance were mismatched in terms ofbat power. The gap could not be equalized with just one Gaia, and everyone understood that the situation was not optimistic. The fierce battle continued, and starships sank and fell continuously. The attacks of the battleship group¡¯s beam weapons and particle weapons had lit up the star field these days. The absolute suppression of the enemy¡¯sbat power almost made the Star Alliance soldiers desperate. If it weren¡¯t for Ya Yi¡¯s assistance, the soldiers felt that they would definitely not be able to hold on even for a few days. Afterpleting another aid, Xie Luan saw the nox next to him suddenly change slightly. While he continued to control the Ark ship, he raised his hand to touch the lower part of his neck, where the ck mark was situated. There was no doubt that this was something the enemy had done. Xie Luan noticed the strangeness of the nox next to him, and immediately took a step closer to the opponent. ¡°Ya Yi?¡± From the current angle, he could see that the ck mark was gradually darkening. Xie Luan hugged the nox¡¯s tail tightly and called the other party¡¯s name with concern. This ck mark was ced on this nox by the Serras. Xie Luan understood that this mark was almost like the manifestation of darkness in Ya Yi¡¯s heart. As long as there was a trace of darkness in this nox¡¯s heart, this mark would not be eliminated. However, part of the darkness in this nox¡¯s heart existed objectively, and Xie Luan had not thought of erasing it. They wanted to use the imprint to forcibly induce more negative emotions in this nox, so the other party would no longer want to help the races that once held malice against him, in this war. This was the idea of the Serras. Xie Luan clearly watched the deepening of the color of the imprint, and he could even see that the cyan vertical pupils of the nox had be cold and his pupils had shrunk slightly, bing a bit like the Ya Yi that Xie Luan had met in the parallel world line. The enemy was forcibly pulling out the darkness agitating in this nox¡¯s heart. He could feel the pain of this nox, so Xie Luan reflexively touched the silver tail he was holding, and the nox still did not resist his approach, so Xie Luan took a step closer and hugged him. When Xie Luan took the initiative to hug Ya Yi and let the other party wrap his tail around his waist, the pain of the nox seemed to be relieved, but it still existed. What could he do to... Because he was anxious after perceiving the pain of the other party, when Xie Luan felt the tightening of the tail around his waist, he thought of an item in a sh. Moonstone. Xie Luan had identally entered the nox¡¯s spiritual realm through this gem when they were on Halumite, and now Xie Luan wanted to try again. Fortunately, this gem was still in his space button, and the energy shield of the Ark was enough to buy them some time. Xie Luan took out the faintly blue gem. Holding the gem tightly in the palm of his hand, Xie Luan freed up his other hand to lower Ya Yi¡¯s head so that the nox could touch his forehead. He didn¡¯t know if this would work, Xie Luan could only look forward to it in his heart. Within a few seconds of being in this posture, Xie Luan¡¯s consciousness was disconnected for a moment, and when he reacted again, his vision had already changed. He had gone from the bright main hall of the Ark to a ce with low light. Unlike the scene Xie Luan saw when he first entered the other party¡¯s spiritual realm, what appeared in front of Xie Luan this time was not the conscious memory of the other party when he was in the cub egg. Instead, he directly saw a nox with cold eyes. This nox, who was the only person who should not be near the aura, was the dark side of Ya Yi¡¯s objective existence. Xie Luan had this consciousness at first sight. The other party stood still, if Xie Luan wanted to erase this dark side, maybe he could have done it byunching an attack. ¡°Ya Yi.¡± It was not certain whether he could touch the entity this time. Xie Luan first stretched out his hand and tried to touch the opponent¡¯s hand. The scene in the spiritual realm this time was as barren as the memories Xie Luan sawst time. After ignoring the environment and sessfully touching the hand of the nox in front of him, Xie Luan did not make any attacks. Even the dark side was good, Xie Luan was willing to ept the objective existence of the darkness in the nox. Without shrinking from the opposite party¡¯s expressionless look and cold eyes, Xie Luan stretched out his hand to embrace the dark side of Ya Yi who was staring at him with a cold gaze just like he was hugging the nox outside. This conscious body could also react. When Xie Luan felt that he was slowly being hugged by the other party, he slightly pressed down the other party¡¯s head, and then kissed the forehead of this conscious body that should be the dark side. ¡°I will ept this Ya Yi, and I don¡¯t feel that you are the bad part.¡± Xie Luan said seriously, not aware of the gradual changes in the surrounding scenes while he said this. The surrounding barren scene was slowly changing, and the colors were slowly bing vivid. When Xie Luanter became aware of this change, he only had time to see some greenery that represented vitality, and then his vision wavered and the scene in front of him changed. Back to reality, Xie Luan lowered his gaze and saw Ya Yi¡¯s neck. The ck mark on the bottom of the opponent¡¯s neck had disappeared- the way to conquer it was not to erase the dark side, but to ept it, at the same time Xie Luan felt that the power of this nox seemed to have risen to a new height. ¡°I will also like A Luan in any form.¡± A low voice sounded in Xie Luan¡¯s ear, and Ya Yi lowered his eyebrows a little while saying this. No matter what he became, this matter would not be forgotten. The enemy discovered the disappearance of the mark on Ya Yi¡¯s body at the same time, and the failure of this n again was uneptable to the Serras, especially when they discovered that their warships could not move. Several twisted vortices created by a space ability appeared around the ck battleship, and these twisted vortices all had a huge attraction, interacting with each other to temporarily fix the ck battleship in its ce. This kind of ability was no longer just powerful but could only be described as a horror. Not only was the enemy stunned, even the Star Alliance army had a stunned expression, but of course thetter could not let go of this opportunity. All weapons were aimed at the huge warship that was temporarily unable to move and could not even move forward. It was impossible for anyone to maintain this level of power at an easy time, except for Ya Yi. Except for running the Ark ship, all of Ya Yi¡¯s mental power was being used to maintain his ability. After more than 30 years, the nox had once again made the Serras feel threatened. The problem was that there was only one nox this time. This kind of strength was undoubtedly the blood of the royal family of the nox race, and it was even better than the previous royal families. If the battleship after having withstood two attacks by Gaia¡¯s core weapons received another concentrated attack, the body of the battleship would be truly damaged. Now that the battleship could not move, the threat felt by the Serras was not small. The enemy¡¯s main battleship was restrained, and now it was like a living target. Of course, the Star Alliance¡¯s attack was even more merciless. Xie Luan was observing the changes in the situation, while facing a powerful enemy like a mountain, they had only seen a glimmer of victory now. Sinking the ck warship did not mean winning. Serra was a strange life form, and they still didn¡¯t know the specific capabilities of the opponent¡¯s race. But in any case, sinking this warship was the first step they must do. Seeing that the huge battleship was still unable to move, Xie Luan rxed a little bit. His mental power was now also used to assist Ya Yi to control the Ark ship, but only less than half of the mental power was needed. There were Star Alliance soldiers on the Ark ship. Through the remaining mental power, Xie Luan could perceive a Star Alliance soldier in charge approaching the main hall. ¡°What...¡± Now that Ya Yi was distracted and couldn¡¯t notice other things, Xie Luan wanted to ask what was wrong, but his question stopped when he saw the ck stripes on the skin of the Star Alliance soldier. The soldier had been invaded by the Serras-at the same second he realized this, Xie Luan saw the soldier raise a particle weapon towards Ya Yi. There was no room for thinking, Xie Luan reflexively blocked the blow for the nox beside him. Xie Luan lost consciousness in an instant without even having time to feel the severe pain. Chapter 123

Chapter 123

¡°Hmm¨C¡± When he opened his eyes, Xie Luan was unable to feel the sharp pain that he had when he had lost consciousness before. Now he could feel that it was a littlete, with some cold sweating out of his forehead, so suddenly Xie Luan sat up and gasped for breath. However, this pain did notst long. After a few seconds, the pain eased slightly, and Xie Luan was able to slow down his breathing ordingly. Putting down the hand covering his chest, Xie Luan fell down andy back on the bed, breathing heavily for a while. The back of his hand was ced on his forehead, and Xie Luan¡¯s gaze swept across the room from left to right. Of course, Xie Luan was familiar with the scene of the room. This was his bedroom on the original earth. It was one of the ces that he saw every day when he woke up. Originally, he didn¡¯t need to nce at this familiar scene to confirm, but Xie Luan needed this confirmation today. Because this time he didn¡¯te back by himself but returned passively. He blocked the attack against Ya Yi. The slight pain left in the chest position told Xie Luan that this position of his body had indeed been prated. Xie Luan established a link between the two worlds through his spiritual power. The golden ball of light let him establish this link to deceive the ¡°rules¡± of the other world, allowing the other world to recognize his existence, so that he had the feelingpleteness in the other world. And because Xie Luan was only using dreams to establish a link, Xie Luan¡¯s body in this world was not physically affected by whatever happened in that world, so there was no injury. When the pain waspletely eliminated, it took only one minute for the truth to add up. Xie Luan wiped off the thin sweat on his forehead without being rxed, and then he tried to fall asleep again. Since establishing the spiritual link between the two worlds, every time Xie Luan had the idea of going to the other world, he could fall asleep immediately within a few seconds, but this time, Xie Luan had no feeling even after lying down for a while. Because it was very painful just now, and his mental shock had still not calmed, so he still couldn¡¯t sleep... Xie Luan wanted to persuade himself this way at first, but he stayed on this earth until the night. After Xie Luan finally managed to fall asleep, the scene he saw when he opened his eyes remained unchanged. He opened his eyes sometime after waking up, and the only change in the room was that the light had be dim. The spiritual link that connected the two worlds was broken-he couldn¡¯t go there and clearly realized this. Xie Luan woke up now, and he did not feel any sleepiness that night. Xie Luan tried several more times, every time with the same result. ¡°A Luan, aren¡¯t you going out today?¡± This was the second time Lu Yuan has asked this question this week, with obvious concern in his tone. Although the youth was not a person who liked to go out often, he usually went out for a walk on his own and travelled at intervals. It had never happened before that he couldn¡¯t be called out for more than a week. ¡°Yeah.¡± While replying on the phone, Xie Luan was holding the sensor pen in his hand and slowly drawing on the digital screen. ¡°You...¡± The person on the other end of the phone stopped talking, and finally could only say, ¡°Don¡¯t hold back what¡¯s the matter.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine, don¡¯t worry about me, but I am more inspired these days and want to stay at home to draw.¡± Xie Luan gave a convincing reason, tilted his head and held the phone, while his hand movement continued. Hearing what Xie Luan said, Lu Yuan was persuaded. He felt that he might have thought too much, so he said, ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t bother you.¡± When the other side hung up, Xie Luan took off the phone with his head tilted and turned his gaze back on the drawing board, but Xie Luan found it difficult to continue drawing. On the drawing board were the scenes that happened in the Yunbao Branch daily. The caretaker at work and the cubs ying in the lobby. Xie Luan hadn¡¯t finished painting yet, but the general picture was already there. The link was broken, which meant that Xie Luan would no longer be able to touch the world over there in the future, and of course it was impossible to see the people in the painting again. Thest picture also left a part of the nox with a silver tail unfinished. Xie Luan turned off the disy and turned his eyes to the window. This time there would be no more ¡°meteor¡± to let him go to the other side of the world. He didn¡¯t know how the people in that world were now... Had the Star Alliance sessfully repelled the enemy from the outer domain? If repelled, would that world finally get rid of its fated destruction? Ya Yi and everyone in Yunbao Branch, including adults and cubs, was the object of Xie Luan¡¯s concern. In fact, the other world Xie Luan was concerned about had undergone tremendous changes in the past more than a week. The Star Alliance was approaching defeat. The soldiers sensed a sudden explosion of horror at the location of the Ark ship that stopped action not long ago. After that, the owner of the Ark ship abandoned the starship. Then he used the space power to transfer himself directly to the enemy¡¯s base camp. In the holographicmunication deliberately connected by the enemy, the members of the Star Alliance could see that the nox, whose face was truly cold and emotionless, epted what the Serras called the ¡°invitation¡±. This kind of invitation meant to incorporate this nox¡¯s consciousness into their group and make the other party a member of their group. The other party clearly knew about this, but he took the initiative to ept it, which made the Star Alliance feel stunned and find it iprehensible. But what made the Star Alliance and the reinforcements from various races even more bewildered was that after Ya Yi epted the ¡°invitation¡± in the holographic image, not long after that, the entire Serra tribe who had been fighting with them stopped any attacks. All the warships were evacuated cleanly in a moment. The Star Alliance forces that were left behind were at a loss for a while, not knowing what was going on, but the enemy¡¯s withdrawal was real, and the Star Alliance forces that had been struggling to support had a respite at this time. And one or two days after that... the enemy named Serra still didn¡¯te back. The Star Alliance kept the highest alert from the moment of doubt to a little more rxed state after more than half a month. After a month, it was still calm, and the Star Alliance and the various races in the interster finally began to believe a little bit that the nightmare might really be over. What did that nox do for them? The enemy¡¯s disappearance would not be unreasonable, all these things happened after Ya Yi epted the so-called invitation, and everyone could easily associate it. There were four people from Yunbao Branch who had left, but only two returned. During this period of time, Yunbao Branch has always had a bright andfortable atmosphere. ¡°Papa, Papa¡ª¡ª?¡± The mermaid cub, who was carried from the indoor pool to the hall with the other cubs, grabbed the trousers of a childcare worker, and looked at him with blue eyes. He didn¡¯t know how many times this inquiry was issued in this month. And every time he heard the little mermaid make these two repeated single tones, other cubs in the hall would also scream to express their inquiry, and the whole hall would be lively for a while. Xia Qi used to lie to these cubs that the youth had gone far away. At first, the cubs were waiting obediently, but after half a month they started to be a little anxious, but recently they asked more frequently. Being grabbed by this mermaid cub, Xia Qi adjusted her expression first, and then squatted down to face the little mermaid, Muka cub and many other cubs who hade close, and said, ¡°A Luan has gone far away. It will take some time for him toe back, but he will be back in a while.¡± Xia Qi tried to squeeze a smile, in fact, the news she got was that the youth had been killed in that war. She really didn¡¯t know how to tell these cubs who had been obediently waiting for the youth toe back every day since the youth went out. Xia Qi could only lie to these cubs and say that Xie Luan had gone far away. But Xia Qi still underestimated the cub¡¯s sensitivity to the adult¡¯s emotions. She always responded that the youth woulde back in a while. Now, one monthter, this method had be less effective. The most direct manifestation was that after Xia Qi just soothed them and replied, the little mermaid in front of her started shouting Papa while dropping golden peas from his eyes. ¡°Papa...Papa...!¡± The small fish tail covered with ice-blue scales pped on the ground, including the caudal fin, making this pping action. On the delicate face of the mermaid cub, the eye sockets were slightly red. At the same time, the tears that fell quickly condensed into small transparent crystal stones, and they only made a rtively small sound when they hit the ground covered with the soft nket. Not only this mermaid cub, but the Muka cub next to him lowered his head and made a very low hiss at Xia Qi. The ck dragon cub and the few bird-like cubs fluttered their wings and flew in front of Xia Qi and screamed. The reactions of other cubs in the hall were simr. ¡°Wang Wu.¡± For many days, this cub hadn¡¯t smelt the warm breath he liked. During this time, this little Wek could only smell the ces where the youth used to stay, and where the breath of the youth was left. But since the person had been absent for a long time, the remaining breath had started fading. Ain actually couldn¡¯t smell the breath from the ce where the youth used to stay since half a month ago. But even so, this Wek cub was ustomed to nesting in ces where the youth used to stay. Seeing the behavior of these cubs, Xia Qi¡¯s nose was sour, and she almost couldn¡¯t control her tears. But she was an adult and couldn¡¯t cry in front of these cubs, otherwise it would make these cubs even more upset. Holding back her tears, Xia Qi reached out to touch the short light gold hair of the mermaid cub in front of her andforted the little mermaid and the other cubs: ¡°Which time did A Luan go out and nevere back, this time he just went out for a long time. He will definitelye back.¡± This sentence also represented the expectations of Xia Qi and the other staff in the Yunbao branch. Even if there was news that the youth had lost his life, since they had not seen the youth¡¯s body, they still had a glimmer of hope. They hoped that both of them coulde back without incident. This was what everyone had been looking forward to this month. They didn¡¯t know if it should be said to be a kind of strange induction in the dark. While Xia Qiforted the cubs who made their immature screams because they could not see the youth, Xie Luan seemed to be able to feel some of their feeling in the other world far away. It was the emotion that was inexplicably aroused in his heart, which made Xie Luan involuntarily look out of the window where he could only see the quiet night sky. It would be great if there was another ¡°meteor¡± that could let him go to the other world... Knowing that it was impossible, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help thinking about it when looking at the night sky at this time. But it seemed to not really respond to his wish. Although there was no meteor, the same loud noise that could shake Xie Luan¡¯s tympanum came from the small courtyard outside the window, and it also made Xie Luan feel that the floor was shaking. It wasn¡¯t a ¡°meteor¡±, and he didn¡¯t know what it was. Even if he knew it was a rather slim hope, Xie Luan got up from his chair in an instant and prepared to walk out of the yard. But the moment Xie Luan stood up, his whole person was caught off guard by the shadow of the person who arrived in front of him. ¡°Ya...Yi?¡± His throat seemed to be blocked by something, Xie Luan saw the silver tail around his waist, and said the other party¡¯s name in a low voice in disbelief. While calling out the name, Xie Luan met a pair of blue eyes that seemed to have be a little deeper, but still very beautiful, and he could never make a mistake when recognizing him. Chapter 124.1

Chapter 124.1

The nox that had appeared in front of him was real, but it was too unbelievable. Xie Luan reached out and touched the silver tail around his waist then touched it again to confirm the reality. ¡°Ya Yi...¡± Although there were many questions, such as how the other party came to his world, Xie Luan could now speak only the name of the nox. Calling the other party¡¯s name for the second time, Xie Luan saw that nox¡¯s diminished vertical pupil had narrowed even more. At almost the same moment, Xie Luan was suddenly pushed down by the opponent on the chair he had just left, and his Adam¡¯s apple was bitten by the nox by lowering his head. ¡°Hmm.¡± Xie Luan felt suffocated but could feel the nox¡¯s obviously still tight body. Even if he was bitten on his Adam¡¯s apple, Xie Luan still raised his hand to smooth the other party¡¯s silver hair. For Ya Yi who hadn¡¯t seen him for a full month, showing this kind of reaction was expected. Xie Luan could understand it and couldn¡¯t refuse him at all. This time, the smoothening of hair didn¡¯tfort Ya Yi, and neither did touching his tail. After this nox bit his Adam¡¯s apple, something became more and more obvious, causing Xie Luan to look away. Pointing towards the bedroom, he said with a slight difficulty: ¡°Go to the room.¡± There was no light in the bedroom, and it was night again. For the nox, the dark environment had no effect, but Xie Luan couldn¡¯t see the surrounding scene clearly in this environment. The door of the room was closed, and through this light-colored wooden door, a slight sound representing the prey being captured and upied by the hunter could be faintly heard, which continued until the next day. Due to the disparity in the physical abilities of the race, Xie Luan could not insist onpletely satisfying this nox, but the other person was the same as an average person the next day, and Xie Luan felt tired everywhere. ¡°Where are those Serras now?¡± After listening to Ya Yi¡¯s general description, Xie Luan asked. Because it was just a link, when Xie Luan was ¡°dead¡± in the world over there, his body gradually turned into a light spot and disappeared just as if it had when he had left the parallel world line. The nox witnessed his departure. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t even say anyst words to the other party at that time. The light spot appeared very quickly and disappeared just as quickly like a burst of bubbles. Then he got to know from Ya Yi¡¯s mouth that the other party took the initiative to ept Serra¡¯s invitation after he ¡°died¡±, in order to take advantage of Serra¡¯s life form characteristics. In the short battle, Ya Yi had roughly grasped the characteristics of their ethnic group. This ethnic group had a unified consciousness. All individuals in the ethnic group would obey the strongest one in the group, and thetter would dominate the will of the entire ethnic group. The Serras wanted to absorb Ya Yi¡¯s consciousness and make this nox a member of their ethnic group, but the fact was that after Ya Yi epted the invitation, he took control of the entire ethnic group from the former king of Serra and became the new will of this race. That¡¯s why the Star Alliance forces saw the enemy¡¯s sudden withdrawal without warning, which was actually an order issued by Ya Yi. ¡°I let them self-destruct.¡± No waves could be seen in this nox¡¯s cyan pupils, his profile looked straight and extremely cold, as if he was talking about nothing big. As long as someone became the will of this race, even if the order was to self-destruct, these Serras would obey. Serra¡¯s life form could not theoretically be killed, but if they self-destructed, then this life form would also die. After bing the new will and ordering them to self-destruct. This could be said to be the only way to destroy this race. Hearing the answer, Xie Luan was taken aback, still feeling a little unreal in his heart. So Serra, the enemy who had plundered countless worlds and made every universe regard them as a target even though they were still unable to escape their end in destruction, had now beenpletely wiped out? If it was something that Ya Yi said, it must be true. Xie Luan now only had one question: ¡°Yes...how did youe here to find me?¡± From the moment he saw him again, Ya Yi¡¯s tail was almost always on his waist. This nox was more careful and possessive than ever, and he refused to let go easily even when he was in sight. Ya Yi watched his tail that had circled the ck-haired youth with his deep blue vertical pupils and answered in a low pleasant voice: ¡°After the integration with the Serra life form, I acquired all the Serra¡¯s abilities as well.¡± Their ability to reach other universes was one of them. The self-dominant fusion, in addition to crossing the ne, Ya Yi had also gained some new mutated abilities. Using the ability to cross nes, Ya Yi went to search one world after another. He didn¡¯t stop for a moment, until he came to the current universe and found the person he was looking for on this called ¡°Earth¡±. Although the link between the two worlds could not be established, but since Ya Yi found this ce, Xie Luan would have a way to go to the other world again. In this world, Xie Luan could basically make everyone not doubt his whereabouts as long as Xie Luan said that he was travelling far away to find inspiration. He could slowly explore the bnce point between the two worlds. Xie Luan arranged things first, and then said to the nox next to him: ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± He had never been out of the Yunbao branch for such a long time. Xie Luan was thus worried about the cub¡¯s reaction in the club. When he went out before, he told the cubs in the club that he woulde back a few dayster, and he obviously didn¡¯t keep his promise. As long as there was a certain target ne, it was a very simple matter for the current Ya Yi to cross to it, almost in the blink of an eye, Xie Luan saw the familiar Gaia star and... the familiar Yunbao branch in front of his eyes. The ce where the two appeared was in the living room of the Rainbow Branch. In this room at this time, Xia Qi was looking sadly at the mermaid cub who had barely eaten anything today. In fact, it was not just this little mermaid, but also the three little fat chicks who usually liked to step on the youth and tweet. Chapter 124.2

Chapter 124.2

¡°Huh.¡± Picking out the only emerald gem from the little treasure chest that the young man had given to her, the ck dragon cub fluttered her dragon wings and pushed out the little treasure chest, which was pressed under her body every day, out of the bedroom with her body. After cing it in front of Xia Qi, the young dragon cub looked at her with her golden eyes. In the magnificent golden vertical pupils of the ck dragon cub, there was the emotion of expectation. After pushing the little treasure chest over, fearing that Xia Qi could not understand its meaning, the young dragon bit the work card originally belonging to the youth and turned it towards Xia Qi. Xia Qi became more speechless when this ck dragon cub looked even more expectantly at her This little treasure chest was given to her in order to ask her to let the youthe back. This thing was done by a cub. It was innocent, but it made people feel very distressed. To take out her treasure and exchange it, seeing this ck dragon cub do this, the other cubs seemed to have been inspired, and then Xia Qi saw the Muka cub hooking the birthday hat on his bed with his sharp forearm. Then the three chubby cubs pped their wings and brought over their medals from the flyingpetition hanging on the wall. The mermaid cub raised his hand and rubbed his eyes to make some beautiful spar, while Ain opened his eyes that were not glorious, bit a small cor that the youth had given it before and ced it in front of Xia Qi. Although these things were not of actual value, but for these cubs, these things were precious treasures. She couldn¡¯t speak, and she didn¡¯t know how to face this scene. Xia Qi epted that it was not right to let the youthe back and refused to say that it was impossible to do it, and she was in a dilemma. After a long struggle, Xia Qi forced herself to speak: ¡°I...¡± ¡°I¡¯m back.¡± The sudden opening of the door and the familiar voice interrupted Xia Qi¡¯s words, and at the same time, everyone in the room noticed the person entering the room. The cubs were unwilling to stay in the hall, and as soon as they heard the voice of the youth, they approached the ce where the voice came from, and soon surrounded Xie Luan and the nox beside him. As Xie Luan walked towards the hall, these cubs followed him. After walking to the hall, he said a few words offort with some white lies mixed in. Xie Luan hugged the mermaid cub close to him, because he hadn¡¯t transformed his legs and couldn¡¯t walk, then he touched the soft blond hair of the little mermaid who had obvious reddish eyes. ¡°Gale be good, don¡¯t cry.¡± Xie Luan saw this mermaid cub cryingst time, when the Houdie family sent someone over, and the little mermaid misunderstood that he didn¡¯t want it. Xie Luan hoped that these cubs could grow up happily. Of course, the less tears, the better. ¡°Papa, Papa¡ª¡ª ¡± The caudal fin on the ice blue fish tail returned to a gently lifted posture almost the moment it saw the youth. The mermaid cub called his parent several times and pped his tail fin down on Xie Luan. ¡°Yeah.¡± Xie Luan responded in a warm voice. Before exining what happened to others, he had tofort the cubs first. Xie Luan and Ya Yi had returned to the Yunbao branch. The missing personnel were now found. Under the leadership of Xie Luan, the Yunbao branch quickly restored its warm andfortable atmosphere from before. The enemies threatening the universe had been confirmed to have disappeared, and the alert mode of each had been lifted. The Hilorin star, which suffered a certain degree of damage due to this war, had been gradually repaired and the Star Alliance headquarters had been restored to its original appearance. It would take some time topletely repair it, but the smiles of people on this had returned. All the races in the interster now knew about the noxes, including what Ya Yi did for them. After a round of discussions, starting from the Star Alliance, each race joined the Attia star¡¯s reconstruction work. They couldn¡¯t make anypensation for their earlier actions, but they could do this. When the forces of all the races in the interster came together, it became possible to rebuild a destroyed, which was extremely difficult for a single individual to do, and the process was advancing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The first to be rebuilt was the original central city of Attia. The central city of the nox race was originally the seat of the pce. Now a solemn and sacred monument had been erected in the center of this. Everyone who passed by here was filled with gratitude and respect. This rebuilt new city was called the City of Heroes,memorating the noxes who had made great contributions and sacrifices to protect this world. They never bowed to the darkness and always served the light- nox, the Night n, was a race that guarded the light in the dark. Xie Luan and Ya Yi came to the solemn and sacred memorial monument built in the center of the, as Attia was rebuilt. Xie Luan felt that he should take a look at the progress. Ya Yi was thest Knox in this interster, and of course he could not reproduce with him. Thinking that such a powerful and beautiful race would disappear one day in the future, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help feeling a burst of unspeakable regret when looking at theforting monument. ¡°Everything will die one day, and the reproduction of the nox race is based on love for your partner.¡± Seeing the thoughts of the young man next to him, Ya Yi turned his head and said this sentence to Xie Luan. Encircling the youth with the silver tail behind him, the nox stared at Xie Luan, and said in a low and clear voice: ¡°I love you.¡± Xie Luan was taken aback for a moment. Rather than responding with words, he approached and kissed the corners of the beautiful nox¡¯s eyes directly. Now that they hade to this, Xie Luan wanted to take this nox to see the other side¡¯s increasingly rebuilt hometown. There was still a way to go before the huge and solemn monument could bepletely built. So, Xie Luan and Ya Yi walked together past the monument. Thendscaping in this section of the road was done well. Thinking about that, Xie Luan and the nox next to him walked to a certain position. At this time, this ce seemed to wee them...or Ya Yi. Their arrival caused a reaction, and the ground began to vibrate slightly. ¡°¡ª¡ª?¡± Xie Luan did not expect the sudden situation. After the shaking ended, Xie Luan saw a passage appeared on the ground that was originally green grass in front of him. This channel must not have been made when the was rebuilt, but it was originally there, that was, it was something made by the noxes. Knowing this, Xie Luan and Ya Yi looked at each other and walked down the opened passage. This passage had a stairway that was not too long. When Xie Luan and Ya Yi reach the bottom, the originally dark underground space suddenly became bright, and the things ced in this underground space were also clearly disyed in front of Xie Luan. This was¡ª seeing the white cub eggs that were quietly asleep waiting for someone to wake them up, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but widen his eyes slightly. These were the cub eggs of the nox race! Under the surprise, he almost lost his tongue. Xie Luan used mental energy to detect the life reaction of these cub eggs for the first time, and found that the life reaction still existed, and it could even be considered healthy. It was just that the device in this underground space, while sessfully protecting these cub eggs, seemed to make it impossible for these cub eggs to hatch. Outsiders couldn¡¯t remove the device that protected each cub egg. There was a console in the center of this underground space. Xie Luan studied it, and Ya Yi had to drip blood into the groove on the console to get control over the device. There were nearly a hundred cub eggs in this underground space. After the device was disarmed, Xie Luan carefully transferred these cub eggs to the Ark and brought them back to the Yunbao Branch. Everyone in the Yunbao Branch was astonished that Xie Luan brought back so many cub eggs, and when they knew that these were the cub eggs of the Knox race, they were directly shocked. Everyone hurriedly carried these cub eggs into the holding room of the branch with great care. Every day after this, the nurses of Yunbao Branch took turns to go to the holding room to apply nutrient solution to these cub eggs. After taking care of these cub eggs with such care for more than a month, when one day Xie Luan went to the incubator to apply nutrient solution to the cub eggs, he suddenly heard a sounding from a cub egg that was very close to him. Xie Luan was taken aback, and quickly moved his eyes to the ce where the sound came from. Before he could hug the cub egg with cracks on its shell, the little life active in the cub egg had pushed out a hole in the eggshell and crawled out of the eggshell on its legs. ¡°Huh.¡± At first, two small horns were revealed. This nox cub, who was just born out of the shell, opened his cyan pupils that were round like a ss ball, and arched his body into Xie Luan¡¯s arms while smelling his favorite breath. Xie Luan held the newborn nox cub in a daze, and his inner feelings at this time were hard to describe. The birth of this cub could be said to mean the new birth of the nox, a powerful and beautiful race. It was the birth of a new life, but also the beginning of a brand-new future¡ª whether for this race or the world, all the haze had passed, and they would now usher in a glorious dawn. Chapter 125

Chapter 125

After the war got over, the enemy was also surely eliminated. Starcraft, which was in a period of peaceful development before the Serra¡¯s invasion, had experienced the incidents that took ce against various races. Now it had truly ushered in the ¡°golden era¡± that originally existed only in the imagination of schrs. In an environment where there was no war, the various races resumed development, and the development speed was much faster than before. If they continued in this state, everybody believed that within a short time, all races could achieve their expected prosperity. The nox race still had close to a hundred surviving cub eggs, and the fact that these cub eggs were transferred to the Yunbao Branch to take care of was now a well-known thing in the entire interster. There were so many cub eggs, this race that made them deeply guilty and grateful would not go extinct, and its blood would continue to thrive. This was great news for all races in the interster world. The nox they thought of as thest before was also in this cub nursing branch called ¡°Yunbao¡±. Almost not long after the news spread, Xie Luan received various anonymous grants one after another. This part of the donation was used by Xie Luan to further improve the living environment of the cubs. There were so many cubs in the branch at once, and objects such as bed and nests also needed to be purchased. ¡°Huoo.¡± ¡°Huoo¡ª¡± Nox cubs, who had just been barely born, surrounded Xie Luan with round eyes, with two small horns on each head. The fluffy tail behind them seemed to want to touch Xie Luan at all times. The cub eggs that were brought back to the holding room of the Yunbao Branch all sessfully hatched in the next three months. Xie Luan had checked them. Every nox cub born from the hatched eggs were healthy and had very active life response. They just didn¡¯t know why, as long as Xie Luan was in the holding room, nox cubs who had just been born without exception would drill into his arms, arch their body into his arms or rub their small horns against his head. All of them, from the very beginning, showed close dependence on Xie Luan. It was the first time that so many nox cubs were seen in the current interster space. It was an amazing miracle. Looking at these special cubs with two small horns on their head, as well as round as marble blue vertical pupils, plus the small plush tails that were constantly trying to touch the youth, the other caretakers watching by the side couldn¡¯t help but pause for a while as they saw Xie Luan being surrounded by the cubs. The cubs of the nox race were a bit too cute. As they continued watching, Xia Qi couldn¡¯t help but think so. There were too many cubs who wanted to get close to him, even if Xie Luan hugged them one by one, it would take a long time to finish coaxing all of them. But there was no other way, in order to make these cubs happy, Xie Luan could only do this. There was clearly an adult nox beside Xie Luan, but although these nox cubs were obedient to Ya Yi, they still preferred to get close to Xie Luan only, unless Xie Luan was not there, then these nox cubs would choose to be close to Yayi, who was in second ce. Xie Luan picked up a nox cub that was closest to him and was waiting obediently for him to hold him. After picking it up, he touched the cubs¡¯ round head with his fingers as he did to Ya Yi at the beginning when he only had a small horn. ¡°Huh.¡± As soon as the young man touched his horns, the cub made a low whine. The nox cub arched into Xie Luan¡¯s arms first, and the fluffy tail behind him tried to touch Xie Luan¡¯s finger. Because Xie Luan and Ya Yi were the first to find these cub eggs on Attia star, and Ya Yi happened to be an adult nox, these nox cubs who were born shortly after, actually saw the young man and the adult nox next to him as their parents. Seeing that little fluffy tail trying to touch his finger, Xie Luanughed for a moment, and quickly stretched his finger over. He didn¡¯t know if it could be said that it was an inherent characteristics of the race. This nox cub could originally only touch Xie Luan¡¯s fingertips with his tail. But after a few touches, he learned to use his tail to half-hook Xie Luan¡¯s finger. Ya Yi, who was next to him, nced at this scene, but made no sound, and put the silver tail behind him around Xie Luan¡¯s waist. There was still a ce in his arms, Xie Luan simply hugged two more nox cubs, and the three pairs of round blue vertical pupils looked at Xie Luan¡¯s face together. ¡°Huo~¡± Being held by the young man, these nox cubs looked particrly obedient as they nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms. The cubs of the nox race looked a little round, Xie Luan looked at the eyes of the few nox cubs in his arms, and then turned to look at the adult nox who was wrapping his waist with a silver tail and couldn¡¯t help reaching out to touch the corner of the adult nox¡¯s eye. This nox¡¯s eyes were so round when he was a cub, and they became particrly beautiful when he grew up. These cub eggs hidden in the underground space and surrounded by special devices were thest move of the nox for the continuation of their race, and one of theirst hopes. The passage in the underground space could only be opened when it sensed the arrival of the same n. The removal of the protective device did not only require a nox to drop blood into the groove of the console, this nox must also be of the royal family. The other royal families of the nox were sacrificed in the fight against the invading foreign enemies. Although it had not been born yet, they could already be regarded as leaving the most powerful cub egg behind. In the very short time before the big bang, apart from moving nearly a hundred cub eggs into the underground space, they also sessfully protected the cub eggs. This was the other half of their race¡¯s hope. The royal family should shoulder the responsibility of protecting the people. If it were not for this disaster, this cub egg should be the prince of their race after it was born. When this royal family nox was born and had grown up smoothly, then the nox race would truly have the hope of continuity and rejuvenation. The above things were the inferences of schrs of various ethnic groups, and the results of the inferences were very unified, and Xie Luan believed that they were consistent with the truth. The adulthood of the nox race was divided ording to strength, and because the nox race grew faster than other races in terms of ability, their adulthood woulde very quickly. But Ya Yi was an exceptional case even in the nox race. Normally, the time required for a nox cub to grow from cub stage to adulthood should range from three to five years, which rtive to other races was already extremely fast. In other words, this group of round nox cubs would grow up like Ya Yi in three to five years, bing adult noxes with a silver tail. Xie Luan hugged the nox cubs around him one by one to coax them. In addition to whining at him, these round cubs used their plush tails to hook his fingers. This made Xie Luan feel that if this continued even after the cubs grew up, then he might be unable to walk. The cubs who were just born were probably clingier. Now wherever Xie Luan went to the house, he was always followed by a group of round Knox cubs, just like little chicken following a mother chicken. They even whimpered at him. After preparing a nutritious meal for the other cubs, Xie Luan brought some small bottles and sat down in front of the nox cubs who were walking around with him. ¡°Huh.¡± The two little horns on their heads gently bumped into the young man¡¯s palm. Compared to looking at the small baby bottle in the young man¡¯s other hand, these nox cubs with their round eyes found looking at Xie Luan himself more interesting. After making a low whine, a low grunt was emitted from their throats. Xie Luan shook the baby bottle in front of these nox cubs, picked up one of the cubs, and gently stuffed the soft rubber part at the front end of the baby bottle into the cub¡¯s mouth. This nox cub received Xie Luan¡¯s feeding in peace, but in the process of receiving the feeding, his tail had to touch Xie Luan¡¯s hand. These nox cubs were also willing to ept feeding from other caretakers, but when facing other caretakers, the nox cubs¡¯ tails did not move much, and they hung down quietly. After feeding him a small bottle of milk, Xie Luan reached out to touch the soft abdomen of the nox cub in his arms, and felt a little bulging, confirming that the cub was full. There were so many cubs with small horns on their heads in the club. For the cubs who originally lived in Yunbao club since before, they were curious about these newly joined nox cubs and wanted to y together with them. They had been getting along quite well recently. These nox cubs represented the future of the nox race. After Xie Luan touched the cub¡¯s slightly swollen abdomen in his arms, he lowered his head and kissed the fluffy forehead of the nox cub. After going through hardships and after such a long time, these cubs had finally ushered in the opportunity to be born out of their shells. This in itself was like a miracle. All races in the interster hoped that this wonderful miracle would continue. Like Xie Luan, they looked forward to the healthy growth of these nox cubs. When it came to the fact that there were so many nox cubs sticking to Xie Luan during this period, did it affect Ya Yi? Of course, the answer to this question was yes, and it was in a way that neither of them expected. After taking the cubs to the bedroom at night, except for the staff on duty, all the other staff would return to the staff dormitory to rest. Xie Luan also went back to his room, given that he had been too tightly glued by the group of nox cubs who had been wooing him during the day. At night, the big nox who slept in the same room with him seemed to be trying to get something back, not to mention that he kept him surrounded with his tail, many times he would een toss him until the middle of the night. Being approached by this adult nox with only a silver tail, Xie Luan gave up resisting as usual. Anyway, even if he resisted at first, this nox lowered his head to kiss the tip of his ear and used his eyes, and he had no will power. In the end, he would definitely agree. Xie Luan¡¯s earlobes were a bit sensitive at first, so he had to wait for this nox to stop kissing the tip of his ears. Xie Luan was also prepared that the other party would not let him go to sleep so easily. But just when the soft touch reached the side of the neck, both of them heard the sound of the room door being opened with an ability. ¡°Huh~¡± They sniffed the breath as they entered into the room, led by a nox cub who had just awakened his abilities, followed by several plushies with two small horns on their heads. After confirming the target, the nox cubs gradually entered the room, and the round cyan vertical pupils stared at their two parents. He could feel that Ya Yi, who was half pressing down on him, had stilled. Xie Luan saw the nox pping the quilt with his silver tail in a rarely seen manner, showing a subtle expression of emotion. At this time, he couldn¡¯t help but hang a hint of smile on his face. With a low cough, Xie Luan got up and carried the nox cubs to the bed. Fortunately, not all of them came, otherwise the bed would not have enough space. Although his face was indifferent, Ya Yi didn¡¯t make anyments on the youth bringing these nox cubs to bed and epted it by default. Even if he wanted to educate these cubs not to sneak out of the bedroom by themselves, it was something he could only be done tomorrow. Xie Luan let these nox cubs sleep in the middle. After lying down, Ya Yi, who slept on the outermost side, used his silver tail to half-circle him and the cubs. The few nox cubs sleeping in the middle quickly closed their pupils with peace of mind. Xie Luan touched the silver tail that was cold to the touch, closed his eyes after putting his hand on it, and gradually lowered his breath. There would be good dreams tonight too. Chapter 126

Chapter 126

In the second year after the haze receded, although the interval was short, in this short period of not more than one year, the interster had undergone great changes. The Hilorin Star, where the Star Alliance headquarters was located, had been restored, including some historically valuable buildings that had been restored with the efforts of relevant technicians. Now there was no trace of damage that had been suffered, and the city construction was even more perfect. It was not just Hilorin Star, but every under the jurisdiction of Interster had corresponding development. For example, Gaia Star where Yunbao Branch was located, its development in recent years could be said to be very prominent. Gaia was a trading. There were many unique auction houses on the, andrge-scale auctions with rare treasures or new equipment as gimmicks were held every year. But now, it had be even more famous in the interster world. However, the development of Gaia in recent years was not because of its characteristics as a trading, but because of tourism. As for when discussing the sudden rise of Gaia Star¡¯s tourism industry, it was necessary to mention the Yunbao Branch here. The cause of this incident was that Xia Qi uploaded photos and videos of the cubs¡¯ daily lives using the official ount of the Yunbao Club¡¯s social media a year ago, including a short video about the group of nox cubs. Once this short video was released, the number of views and reposts skyrocketed within a few hours, and finally reached a rather rming number. Because too many people clicked into the homepage of Yunbao Branch to watch the video, for a while, the entire Youxing even had a stuttering phenomenon, which had never happened in so many years. More than 30 years ago, the nox race was considered extinct by most people in the interster world, and almost no one had seen the cubs of the nox race for so many years. For most people, the small video released on the homepage of Yunbao Club was a long-lost pleasure... Some people even saw the cubs of the nox race for the first time. ¡°The two little horns on the head are so cute. I beg the caretakers to post more photos and videos of Baby nox¡¯s daily life!¡± ¡®Round yo eyes is also very cute ah, this is still light cyan, just like Bathurst gems ah.¡± ¡°And yet all with the same caretaker behind, they look so good and clever oh I want to follow them.¡± Thements below the Yunbao Branch post were constantly updated, and the refresh speed was so fast that people couldn¡¯t keep track of it. Just from the heat of this post, the enthusiasm of the people of all races in the interster towards the newborn cubs of the nox race could be seen. In the video, a group of fluffy and round nox cubs collectively followed a young man. When the young man stopped and sat down, these nox cubs seemed to be vying to nest in the young man¡¯s arms. Those who didn¡¯t get the position refused to leave, they just squatted next to them and screamed. Apart from seeing the cute horns on the heads of these nox cubs, the most important thing that people couldn¡¯t ignore was the soft cry of these cubs. At present, in the entire interster, only Yunbao Club was supporting the cubs of the nox race, and there were still close to a hundred of them. But they couldn¡¯t be seen anywhere else. People who wanted to see the nox cubs could only squat around and wait for the Yunbao Club to update their status, so that they could see these cubs in photos or videos. This was the offspring left by the race that protected their world. These offspring were now only small cubs. No one in the interster world was not grateful for this race. Therefore, they all needed to care about the healthy growth of these nox cubs. Although it was of course impossible for the Yunbao Club to let outsiders go in to see the cubs, this did not affect the fact that there were arge number of tourists in the interster who specially came to Gaia Star to y because they knew that the Yunbao Club was caring for the nox cubs. Then they didn¡¯t know which vendor started it first, but they started selling small ornaments based on the little horns of the nox cubs to tourists who came to Gaia Star. From then on, the nox cubs began to be more and more characteristic of the Gaia Star. ¡°Huh.¡± The cub opened his round eyes and made a low whine. These nox cubs yed with other cubs in the hall for a while, and then they all ran to Xie Luan to stick to him. Now, more than a yearter, although these nox cubs had berger, they were still not much bigger than ordinary rabbits. Xie Luan could hold three of them at once. However, Xie Luan had been a little worried about one thing recently, that is, since these nox cubs turned a year old, they became even more enthusiastic about using their tails to circle his fingers. And because of therge number of cubs, every nox cub would hesitate when trying to attract his attention. Sometimes Xie Luan couldn¡¯t take care of all of them. ¡°It¡¯s not just the little ones who want to fight for favor.¡± Looking at the silver-haired nox, who had cold brows and eyes, but had firmly looped the silver tail behind him on the young man, Xia Qi shook her hair and sighed. ¡°Huh~¡± A nox cub put its front paws on Xie Luan¡¯s legs, and the more obvious small horns were exposed to everyone¡¯s sight. Xie Luan picked up the nox cub, touched the two small horns under the cub¡¯s sleek gaze, and then put the cub down. This batch of nox cubs contained girl babies as well. Unlike many races that were difficult to distinguish based on their appearance during the cub period, the nox cubs¡¯ sex could easily be distinguished by observing the horn shape on the head of the cubs. The horns of the female cubs would be more curved, and they could find the difference byparing them. Xie Luan had counted it before. In this batch of nox cubs, there was not much difference in the number of babies of the two sexes. There were three more female babies than male babies. The little horns on the heads of babies of any gender were very cute. Xie Luan usually touched the horns on the heads of these nox cubs. It just so happened that these cubs also liked to be touched on his horns by him, so every time Xie Luan picked up a nox cub, he touched the horns first, and then started coaxing them. Because of the care of the nox cub, the Yunabo Club, which had already umted a considerable reputation in the industry and even the entire interster, had now reached the level where everyone knew its name. The followers of the official ount on Youxing quickly broke 100 million followers. Now the Yunbao branch on Youxing was already arge-traffic ount with one billion followers. It was not just the rise in reputation. With sufficient funds, Xie Luan had aligned the various facilities of the Yunbao branch to the top cub nursing branches in StarCraft for more than a year. Now he was taking care of the environment. Basically, they did not lose to any club. This year was the year of the Star Alliance assessment. The cub nursing branches who wanted to participate in the assessment had already submitted an application two months ago, and now was the final preparation stage. From the beginning, since the Yunbao Club had an S-rated caretaker, other cub care clubs in the interster knew that Yunbao Club would definitely be a dark horse in the Star Alliance assessment this year. Compared with thest time there was much more attention being paid to the assessment, the Yunbao Branch was the most eye-catching in this year¡¯s Star Alliance assessment, and even the Star Alliance itself was one of their many followers. When the Star Alliance personnel who were currently doing field assessments formally came to the Yunbao Branch, although the assessment requires observing the living conditions of the cubs, the assessors who came to the Yunbao Branch obviously shifted their eyes to a few points before shifting their gaze to the bodies of the nox cubs that were next to each other. This was the first time they had seen the nox cubs so closely. It could be seen that the mental state of the cubs was very good. This should be a bonus item, but should the specific increase be 20 or 30 points. The leader of the assessment team was thinking this when evaluating it. But while the assessment team leader was still considering it, his low gaze saw a nox cub approaching, with two slightly curved horns clearly showing on his head. ¡°Huh woo~¡± He whispered curiously at the stranger he had never seen before. The nox cub looked at him with round cyan eyes, and the ears beside the two small horns moved faintly at this moment. The captain of the assessment team was obviously stunned. When he reacted, he found that the characters ¡°+30¡± had been clearly written on his record board. All the assessment items were the same as in previous years. After having experienced it once, Xie Luan and others had been able to deal with the Star Alliance assessment very skillfully this year. The assessors were not shocked by the fact that one of thebat mentors of the Yunbao Branch was the formermander of their military department. They also silently epted that the otherbat mentor was an elite figure in the special forces of the military department. However, when it was discovered that the doctor of the Yunbao Branch was the once quite famous life ability holder from the Physicians¡¯ Guild, the hands of these examiners holding the record board still shook slightly. How could this cub nursing club be so capable of having so many crouching tiger, hidden dragons[1]? This was the thinking of every examiner at the time. The end of the second month after the end of the assessment was the time when the assessment results were announced. On this day, the rankings of the various clubs on the StarCraft Excellent Cub Care Clubs Rankings, which had not been updated for two years, changed. Although they were confident that the results of this assessment would not be bad, but everyone in the Yunbao Branch was still as nervous as the first time when they went to check the list. But when the leaderboard was opened, everyone had no chance to be uneasy, because the location of their branch was too obvious. Number 1. The staff of Yunbao branch skipped the uneasiness and reached a state of joy, of course, they were also surprised. Besides, there was also a sense of unreality. ¡°The first ce is ours...?¡± Even after checking the rankings again and again, Xia Qi couldn¡¯t help but ask this question, wanting to hear someone next to her give her an affirmative answer. Xie Luan nodded while looking at the rankings, and his voice was very positive: ¡°Yeah.¡± Xia Qi felt a little dizzy at this time. Yunbao Club became the number one Cub Care Club in StarCraft, and they had achieved her dream that was originally out of reach. All the efforts have been rewarded. It was just like the young saplings they had worked so hard to protect from the violent winds, had one day, finally grown into the towering trees beyond expectations. Just watching them from the side could give them an unparalleled sense of relief and satisfaction. Whether it was all the effort or the initial persistence where they refused to give up, there was a corresponding return. This was a kind of luck, and probably the luckiest thing was this. Chapter 127.1

Chapter 127.1

After Yunbao became the number one cub nursing club in the StarCraft, the ranking did not change in the next Star League assessment, so the Yunbao club had continued to rank first. At the end of this year¡¯s assessment, Xie Luan received an invitation. It was an invitation from Senna Star, and the signature was Duke¡¯s, who invited Xie Luan to visit Senna Star again. It had been several years since hest went to Senna, so Xie Luan could not help running away a little while holding the specially handwritten letter from the other party. Senna... this, don¡¯t know what it was now? When he went a few years ago, Xie Luan and the Muka tribe on the nted many small saplings in the wilderness. The saplings of Darrow Tree had a high adaptability to the environment and were very easy to grow. By this year, they should have grown up. Speaking of which, the Muka cubs staying in the Yunbao Club had not returned to their hometown for several years. After receiving this letter of invitation, Xie Luan soon had an idea in his heart. ¡°Nick still want to visit his hometown again?¡± Xie Luan walked to the Muka cub who was staring at him with scarlet eyes not far away and raised his hand to touch the sharp forearm of the Muka cub. After asking the cub, Xie Luan turned his head slightly to look at other Muka cubs who were a little smaller, but already taller than him, and asked softly, ¡°Do you want to go back?¡± The Muka cub who was questioned by Xie Luan quickly responded with a low hiss from his throat. Nick lowered his head in front of Xie Luan and arched into Xie Luan¡¯s arms while making a hiss. Even if he couldn¡¯t see the expression, Xie Luan could feel the emotions of these Muka cubs. When he finished speaking, the Muka cubs in front of him showed a happy mood. Xie Luan talked about this with the others in the branch and booked a flight ticket to Senna Star for two dayster and the return ticket also on the same day. Unlike the scarcity of flights a few years ago, all major Star Airlinespanies now had flights to Senna, which was now no different from others. Duke, who sent the letter of invitation, said that he would pick them up at the airport that day. After thinking about it, Xie Luan gave up the idea of using the Ark ship. Since the Kuhti¡¯s technical department developed a new type ofmercial starshipst year, all major star airlines had basically started using thatmercial starship this year, and the travel time to each could be almost reduced by several timespared with the previous years. It was not too slow to take a business starship now, so he won¡¯t use Gaia anymore. ¡°Let¡¯s go out.¡± Looking at the outdoor weather, Xie Luan beckoned to the Muka cubs who hade out of the bedroom early today and was waiting for him in the hall. Xie Luan told these Muka cubs yesterday that they were going to Senna Star today, so these Muka cubs woke up very early. Before Xie Luan came to the living room, they had already consciously got up from the bed. ¡°Papa.¡± The mermaid cub who was hugged by other caretakers in the hall made a sound when Xie Luan was about to go out. The small tail fin on the ice blue fish¡¯s tail was lifted and shook at this moment. Xie Luan told the other cubs in the branch one day in advance that he was going out, but now that he was about to go out, many cubs still approached him again. ¡°Huh ~¡± A few nox cubs approached Xie Luan¡¯s legs and pressed their somewhat round bodies on Xie Luan¡¯s shoes. The small horns on their heads appeared backward when these cubs raised their heads to look up at him. Xie Luan knelt down and touched the small ice-blue fishtail of the mermaid cub in front of him and coaxed the few nox cubs who were pressing their bodies on his shoes, ¡°The babies are up.¡± ¡°I want to take Nick and them back to see their hometown, and when you babies grow up, I will also take you to see your.¡± Xie Luan squeezed the little horns on the head of one of the nox cubs, and then used his finger to touch it again. The Xie Luan was talking about was the Attia Star, this reconstructed still belonged to the nox race, and was the hometown of these nox cubs. None of the nox cubs who were born out of their shells in the Yunbao Branch had seen their own. When these cubs grew up, he would take these cubs back to see their home. ¡°Huh.¡± The nox cub, whose horns were touched by Xie Luan lightly, whispered, and slightly squinted their round blue vertical pupils when Xie Luan was touching the horns. When Xie Luan finished coaxing them like this, these fluffy and round nox cubs removed their bodies, which actually didn¡¯t have much weight, from Xie Luan¡¯s shoes. Xie Luan finally stretched out a finger to these nox cubs. After each of these cubs circled their plush tails around his fingers, Xie Luan stood up. After several years of development, Gaia Star now had an airport not far from the Yunbao branch. They didn¡¯t even need to ride a suspended vehicle and could reach there after walking for ten minutes. The phrase Xie Luan just said, ¡°Let¡¯s go¡± was not only to the Muka cubs waiting for him in the lobby early in the morning, but also to Ya Yi who had gone to the living room with him. Nowing out of the gate of the Yunbao Branch, Xie Luan was followed by a total of nine Muka cubs and an adult nox, which could be said to be very eye-catching. The attention of passers-by and tourists was mainly on the nox next to Xie Luan, with silver hair and cyan eyes, and the iconic silver tail behind him-this was currently the only adult nox in the interster. Of course, he would attract everyone¡¯s attention. But the nox, who was at the center of attention, did not change his cold eyebrows at all, and his gaze stayed on the young man next to him. The sights cast from the surroundings were all friendly. Xie Luan had a soft expression on his face because he understood this. Now this nox didn¡¯t need to hide his identity when he went out, and he could go wherever he wanted to go with a lot more openness. There was no need for him to go back into a cub shape and attach a small cloak to avoid troubles as before. Chapter 127.2

Chapter 127.2

It didn¡¯t take long to arrive at the airport, Xie Luan first let the Muka cubs who followed him go up to the starship one by one, behind them were him and Ya Yi. For these Muka cubs, this was the second time they took a starship. Xie Luan led these Muka cubs to the corresponding seats and adjusted the safety protection on the seats. After everything was done, he said in a warm voice: ¡°The babies will wait and not move when the starship sets sail. I¡¯ll just sit here.¡± Except for Nick, the other Muka cubs were babies who were just born from their shells thest time they boarded the starship. At that time, these Muka babies stayed in bed-and-socket seats for cubs, but now they could sit in normal adult seats. The Muka cubs who heard Xie Luan¡¯s voice in the seat behaved very well, especially after Xie Luan touched their sharp forearms, they basically stayed calmly in the seat,pletely motionless. The journey time of the oldmercial starship was shortened from several days to one day. After arriving at Senna Star, Xie Luan quickly saw the people waiting to pick them up at the airport. ¡°Here.¡± As soon as Duke saw the young man who hade down from the starship with a group of Muka cubs, he stood up and waved, with a clear smile on his face. Xie Luan took the cubs and walked over. As soon as he approached, and even before he had time to speak, Xie Luan heard the other party saying to him: ¡°Everyone is very happy to hear that you areing to Senna. Senna is very different from before. This journey will definitely give you a surprise.¡± Having said that, Duke didn¡¯t specifically say anything different. He wanted the youth to see it directly with his eyes. The outside environment was still simr in the airport. Xie Luan thought that he should be able to see some green at Senna Star this time, but when he really walked out of the airport, Xie Luan found that the development of Senna Star far exceeded his imagination. At the entrance was a piece of lush greenery. This was originallycking in green nts in Xie Luan¡¯s memory and had sand blowing all around from time to time. Now it was nted with many tall Darrow trees, green grass and flowers. Such greenery could also be seen on both sides of the nned road. Not only Xie Luan was stunned, but the Muka cub walking out behind him also made a low hiss while watching this scene. ¡°Nick¡¯s hometown has be very beautiful now.¡± Seeing that the scarlet vertical pupils of the Muka cub next to him were set against these tall trees, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but lower his eyebrows softly, and say this sentence to the cub in a slow voice. After hearing Xie Luan¡¯s voice, the Muka cub continued to look at the trees for a few seconds, and kept hissing low, as he bowed his head and arched into Xie Luan¡¯s arms. ¡°Although some areas have not been greened yet, but now every area on the Senna is basically covered with vegetation, and the wind and sand situation has improved a lot.¡± Riding on the suspended vehicle, the Muka cubs and Xie Luan were looking around. While looking at the scenery along the way, Duke slowly talked about the recent situation of Senna. It didn¡¯t take long for Xie Luan and others to arrive at the destination after riding in the suspended vehicle, but the destination was also far from what Xie Luan remembered. The change was so great that Xie Luan didn¡¯t dare to recognize it. ¡°The viges and towns are not what they were a year ago.¡± Duke said with a smile on his face. In front of them, they could no longer call it a vige or town, it could only be said to be a quite prosperous city. Xie Luan saw tourists and pedestrians of various ethnic groups as soon as he got off the suspended vehicle, and of course there were many adult Muka people. ¡°Very good.¡± Xie Luan said from the heart. The adult Muka who used to be the mayor of the vige and town was now the mayor of this emerging city. Xie Luan was taken to a manor by Duke and several Muka came to greet him. The Muka in this manor Xie Luan had seen them before, and among them were the parents of the eight Muka cubs Xie Luan had brought with him. ¡°Baby, go there.¡± Xie Luan stood on tiptoe and touched the hard head of a Muka cub who was closer to him. Although the parents of the Muka n would not express their love for the cub, Xie Luan could see that these adult Mukas actually still loved their cubs. When the eight Muka cubs passed by their parents, Xie Luan watched these Muka cubs bow their heads toward their parents as they would usually bow their heads into his arms. And Xie Luan opened his arms to the Muka cub who was looking at him at this moment, and softly called the cub¡¯s name: ¡°Nick.¡± This Muka cub also had a parent. Called by the young man by his name, the Muka cub quickly bowed his head and arched into the young man¡¯s arms. After this round of arching was over, Xie Luan pulled the nox standing next to him closer. Knowing the rtionship between the other party and the youth, after Ya Yi was drawn by Xie Luan, this Muka cub paused for a few seconds to look at the former with scarlet pupils, and then lowered his head to continue the same behavior as before. Unlike Xie Luan, whose racial physical ability was almost at the bottom in the interster, even if the Muka cub did not control his strength when he bowed his head, it was not the strength that could knock Ya Yi down at all. When the Muka cub lowered his head and arched lightly, the nox¡¯s reaction seemed to be a few ten milliseconds slower, and finally he also learned to open his hands a little bit like Xie Luan. ¡°Now all the cub care branches in the interster are willing to ept the cubs of the Muka n to move in. In recent years, several cub care branches have been established on Senna, and the Star Alliance sent people over to get them.¡± The number was not high, but Duke believed it would continue to grow in the next few years. The Cub Care Branches were willing to ept Muka cubs. Xie Luan knew that, after all, thest time he went to participate in the caretaker assessment, he could already see the guiding intentions of the Star Alliance from the exam questions. However, Xie Luan didn¡¯t know that the Star Alliance had sent someone to build Cub Care Branches on the Senna Star. He couldn¡¯t help but nod when he heard it. As an organization that maintained interster peace, the Star Alliance had been very dedicated to many things over the years, which made Xie Luan admire them wholeheartedly. ¡°Tonight, tomorrow night...or this week, you can stay as long as you like. Be a guest here,¡± Duke expressed their wishes to the youth on behalf of the other adult Mukas in the house, adding another sentenceter. ¡°Senna Star still has a lot of big changes, you stay a few more days, I can take you to visit.¡± Duke was undoubtedly proud of the development and changes of Senna Star in these years. Xie Luan first came to Senna Star to help the Muka tribe. When sending Xie Luan away, Duke thought that one day in the future, Senna Star would truly be a green and vibrant look. Then he would invite the youth toe to this as guests. Now this idea had been realized. Senna had be a green and would be even more beautiful in the future. Chapter 128.1

Chapter 128.1

During this journey with the Muka cubs to Senna, Xie Luan fully felt the development of the Muka and the race itself. The Muka people were also a race with wisdom. In the future, there would be a day when they could advance to humanoid form. Xie Luan was convinced of this. This evolution may only appear in a very small number of individuals at first, but over time, the entire group wouldplete this transformation. ¡°I don¡¯t know what Nick¡¯s humanoid form will look like?¡± Having returned to Yunbao Branch from Senna, Xie Luan raised his hand in the living room and lightly touched the sharp forearm of the Muka cub in front of him. His voice was very gentle when he said this. Although in the parallel world line, Xie Luan had seen that the grown-up Muka cub did not advance to humanoid form, but maybe it would be different in this world line. There were so many things that had changed in the world here, and one change could trigger a whole chain of reactions. Xie Luan had hopes and expectations for what he just said. ¡°Hiss...¡± The Muka cub tilted his head when he heard the young man¡¯s words, and then made a low hiss to rub against Xie Luan¡¯s arms. Other babies would have humanoid forms when they grew up, and even if he was still a cub, this Muka cub had a certain awareness of this matter. But when he would grow up, he would just be taller, but the overall shape would not change much. Because it was a natural fighting race, the Muka cubs generally wanted to grow up faster in terms of the improvement of theirbat power in adult form. The Muka cub in front of Xie Luan naturally had the same idea. In fact, with the development of the Muka people in recent years, this kind of racial instinct was gradually weakening in the Muka people, but there were still some reservations. The humanoid form¡¯sbat power might not be that strong. After hearing what Xie Luan said just now, the Muka cub instinctively discerned the matter. But feeling the expectations expressed in the youth¡¯s words, this Muka cub seemed a little hesitant. On the one hand, he wanted to have a stronger fighting force to protect the youth when he grew up, and on the other hand, he also wanted to respond to the youth¡¯s expectations. Being rubbed by the cub, Xie Luan ced his left hand on the hard-shelled head of the Muka cub. After touching it a few times, he tried his best to open his arms to hug the cub. When Xie Luan first met this cub, this Muka cub was already six months old, and it was a size that Xie Luan could not hold. Until now, Xie Luan had never picked up this Muka cub like he had with other cubs, so he could only open his arms as much as possible to half hug him like this. He had failed to hug him when this Muka cub was still a newly born baby. The first time Xie Luan went to Senna to save the eight Muka cub eggs and witnessed those Muka cubs being born from the broken shell, he had felt regret in his heart. It would be great if this Muka cub could advance into a humanoid form during the cub stage. Although he knew that the possibility of this happening was very low, Xie Luan couldn¡¯t help but think so now. Watching the cubs with other caretakers in the hall, Xie Luan took out a small carved wooden box from his pocket when the cubs were not surrounding him but were ying together. Opening this small wooden box, one could see two ice blue scales, onerge and one small, lying quietly inside the carved wooden box. These two ice-blue scales came from the same mermaid, but they were mermaids in different worlds. The small one was the first scale dropped by the mermaid cub not far from Xie Luan, while therger one was the piece given to him when he met the grown-up Gale in the parallel world line. This slightlyrger scale was sessfully brought back to this world by Xie Luan when the giant clock of the Saen people brought him back. Xie Luan kept the scales of the mermaid cubs together, and asionally took it out to look at it. It had been more than four years since he left that world line. What happened to Gale and the others who had grown up in the world over there, this was something that Xie Luan had never been able to rest assured about. It would be great if they were also safe and happy... There was some kind of weak but very subtle induction between different world lines, just like when Xie Luan came back from the parallel world line, he was still a little fat in this world. The chirping Kuwei cubs would tweet to their parents to expressed their desire to see Xie Luan. When Xie Luan was so hopeful, those who were ced in the parallel world line seemed to be able to feel it. In the world that Xie Luan had been to, it was different from the environment he was staying in now, but it was also built quite well. The Yunbao Branch here now also presented a warm picture of the caretakers taking care of the cubs. As the branch president, the young Severa woman who was taking care of the cubs suddenly stopped all movements, and the two tentacles on her head moved. ¡°President?¡± The caretaker who was feeding the cub in his arms with a small bottle couldn¡¯t help but ask aloud when he observed the other party¡¯s unusual reaction nearby. ¡°...It¡¯s okay.¡± Xia Qi slowly shook her head, but the strange feeling that had just been conveyed to her heart just for a moment still made her a little bit unable topletely escape from it. For some reason, this feeling reminded Xia Qi of the noble person she met on this four years ago. A ck-haired human youth, Xia Qi had been grateful to this young man who she had only met once in a hurry over the years. If there was a chance to meet again, she must repay him. Although the young man who could easily give her a crystal card with a huge deposit probably didn¡¯t need the meager rewards she could give, she wanted to repay his kindness no matter what. Because the other party gave her the crystal card, she finally had enough funds to buy back thend of the Yunbao branch. The money in the crystal card was even enough for her toplete the reconstruction of the infrastructure of the Yunbao branch and hire employees. With this sufficient start-up capital, Xia Qi rebuilt the Yunbao branch and started normal operation. Speaking of which, she had met more than one noble person. In the past few years, several other people had been helping the Yunbao Branch for free, but among these people, only one Kuwei with dark blonde hair had shown his face to her. The young man from the Kuwei ethnic group was named Ravi, and the other party asked her what difficulties she had recently with a smile on his face and really helped her out. She squatted down and picked up a cub. The feeling that was conveyed to her heart in just a short moment just now made Xia Qi feel very warm, and she always felt that someone was sending her blessings. This feeling was also conveyed in the hearts of several people far away on the ark. In front of the long table in the main hall, the senior members of the legion were sitting. The ark ship was on its way, but there was no meeting. The five people who had no expressions on their faces and an adult Muka tribesman changed their moods slightly at the same time. The mermaid with light blond hair and icy blue ear fins next to his ears raised his hand to touch his chest. The warm feeling in that moment was as if he had seen his parent again. They were all sitting at the long table, and it was not difficult to perceive the emotional changes of the nearby people. It happened at the same time, and several people present could be sure that it was not their own illusion. ¡°Papa...¡± The voice said this name in a low voice, as the mermaid with an unusually beautiful face narrowed his eyes as blue and beautiful as the ocean. Was the warm feeling that moment just now conveyed to them by the youth? Even if the other party came from a parallel world line, this kind of thing could happen. Gale didn¡¯t doubt the possibility of this happening, and actually didn¡¯t want to doubt it. It was just a little bit of missing, but it made him feel very happy, even if he was happy, he also became greedy and wanted more. He wanted to see him again. The fact that he didn¡¯t sing to the other party until the young man left made Gale very regretful. He just wanted to practice a little more. Because no matter what, he wanted to sing well, and he wanted to sing a song that could make the young man feel good, like what he saw in his memory, and let the young man raise his eyebrows and praise him. Gale even thought that they could go to the Halumite, which was only half destroyed by their legion... For the remaining half, the Nesera Festival would still be held. Although he was no longer a cub, at this festival, he wanted to go to the reef to sing to the other party like the little mermaid in the memory of the youth, and then hope to get the same response from the youth. But he didn¡¯t correctly estimate how long the young man could stay to apany them, so the young man left before he could sing the song he was practicing to the other party. Even Ravi, who always showed a hippie smile and a nonchnt look, restrained his expression at this time, like a child who suddenly epted parental discipline, and now looked very obedient and calm. The ratherrge adult Muka let out a low hiss at this moment, instinctively making it want to find someone, but this Muka knew that the person was not here. The nox, who was sitting expressionlessly before in the head seat, was still expressionless now, but the silver tail was raised a little in just a moment still showed the other party¡¯s true emotions. Compared to Gale and the others, the reaction of the ck dragon and the young man with his eyes closed on the right side of the long table were more restrained. Chapter 128.2

Chapter 128.2

They didn¡¯t know if they were a cub on the other side of the world, but they also wanted to meet the human youth they had met before. When they shared their memories, none of these things had happened yet, so of course they couldn¡¯t see them from the youth¡¯s memories. Also, as the top executives of the legion, even though there was nothing rted to them in the youth¡¯s memory, Oni and Ain still received that memory, so they could see how good the youth was on the other side of the world to the other cubs. It was not that they were unmoved by the love they saw, even if they didn¡¯t feel it themselves. Oni put her hand on her arm and turned her head away slightly. The human youth had bandaged her wound, but she did not thank him at that time, but said in a bad tone not to touch her. Dragons always liked shiny things...including juvenile Kesu cubs. The young man¡¯s eyes were ck and his hair was also ck, which did not meet the ¡°shiny¡± condition, but when the other party gently lowered his eyebrows and smiled, the brilliance in his eyes made Oni find it more beautiful than any gem. The man with his eyes closed quietly in the seat looked indifferent, because he couldn¡¯t see, Ain was different from the others, and he couldn¡¯t see any of Xie Luan¡¯s features. But relying on hearing, he could hear clear and gentle sounds, and could smell his unique and warm breath. Sniffing the breath had a very special meaning in the Wek tribe. Ain sniffed it once when he first saw Xie Luan and sniffed it the second time when the other party spoke to him in a gentle voice several times on the Ark. Finally, on the called Gaia, when the young man brought him the pudding, when he put the porcin spoon into his hand, he sniffed it for the third time. The first sniff was a record, the second was to show that he didn¡¯t hate him, and the third could be understood as an expression of willingness to be close or like. Of course, only Ain himself knew about the three sniffs, neither his colleagues nor Xie Luan himself knew about it. The cubs of the Wek n actually didn¡¯t need to be close to a person to smell the breath. If they deliberately approached every time and then gently sniffed, this was already the way of the Wek cubs to express love to the other party. What this legion was going to do was to destroy one after another and disintegrate all the forces in the interster space, but after Xie Luan came, Ya Yi in this world had stopped this n. upying the that had been captured before, the legion led by Ya Yi currently existed as a new force in the interster space and was no longer an enemy of the Star Alliance. It was a fact that the Legion had invaded and even destroyeds, but the Alliance had nothing to do with the forces on Ya Yi¡¯s side, and the two were now in a peaceful state. [I love you all. ¡¿ Because they had experienced the feeling of being loved, several people in the main hall of this ark ship had different feelings when they look at the world now. The bad side was there, and the annoying side was also still there, but there were also beautiful ces that could be seen. Like the Yunbao Branch that was rebuilt on Gaia. They in this world did not have much warm feelings about this cub care club, but in the memory of the youth, the Yunbao Club was a ce like home to them who were still cubs in the other world. If this branch was rebuilt, there would be many cubs who would grow up with care and love just like the youth remembered. Helping the development of the Yunbao Club was what Ya Yi and the others had been doing in the past few years. A lot of help was not given on the surface, but secretly they helped Xia Qi, who ran the cub care branch, to solve a lot of trouble. The legion no longer destroyeds, and the interster space in this world was now peaceful, especially now that the unknown enemy had not yet appeared, the interster space presented a peaceful and progressive picture. It was an incredible surprise to be able to receive the thoughts conveyed by the youth from the other world line. In fact, they should be satisfied. But a few people around the long table in the main hall of the ark still thought ¨C What if. If only I could see him again. ¡°It would be nice if we could see each other again.¡± Xie Luan took out therger ice-blue scale from the wooden box and whispered to himself while gently touching the cool scale with his fingertips. Originally, for this world, countless world lines led to the same end, only the world line where Xie Luan was located took the lead inpleting the change. As the most special, brightest and most hopeful one among the countless world lines, the ¡°rules¡± of this ne world had made a choice. Except for the world line where Xie Luan was located, in all the other world lines, the hands on the huge clock that the Saen people had not destroyed were trembling slightly and were gradually shifting their points. When Xie Luan went to Kronos, the hands he saw on the huge clock were pointing directly at the symbol ¡°¦Á¡±. Now the hands of the clocks that were trembling in other world lines were all deflected in the direction of the symbol ¦Á. It was impossible for Xie Luan to notice these things that happened in other worlds, but there was one thing that happened in front of him, which made him stunned in ce. The ice-blue scale in the palm of his hand gradually disappeared. This kind of disappearance was like when Xie Luan returned to the original world line. The scale first turned into light spots, and then these small spots of light gradually became blurred and transparent, and finally disappeared. ¡°How could¡ª¡± Before the scalepletely disappeared, Xie Luan anxiously wanted to leave things behind, but he had no choice. Why did it suddenly disappear, Xie Luan had no time to think about it now. This scale was what he had promised the grown-up Gale that he would take good care of. If the scale disappeared, he would have still broken his promise. No matter how anxious Xie Luan was, his hand eventually became empty. He passively broke his promise, which made Xie Luan speechless for a while, but at this time, he received amunication from the Saen prophet. ¡°World line... Fusion?¡± Xie Luan slowly digested what the other party said to him in the videomunication, then only he could understand the words the other party said. Because the world line was about to merge, the scale he brought to this world from another world line had to disappear, Xie Luan understood this matter. It was a fusion where their world would be dominant, and this was a message from Prophet Karen in a suddenly triggered foreknowledge when the entirety of the giant clock vibrated slightly. Because the young man was the only person he knew who had been to the a parallel world line, Prophet y specially told him the information. In order topletely save this world, let all other world lines merge with this world line leading to a future full of light and hope. The fusion of the world lines would take some time. People in the merged world would learn about their life experiences in the main world. After the worlds were merged, this would actually be their life. Oni, who was originally sitting in the main hall of the ark, turned her head slightly to the side, suddenly opened her eyes slightly, and her golden vertical pupils were very magnificent. She saw her ¡°self¡± sleeping in the arms of the young man with a small emerald gem in her arms. Ain saw a Wek cub who was gently sniffing the young man¡¯s palm with his head down. The cub¡¯s eyes were dull but living in the Yunbao Club, he was not at all afraid of the invisible surroundings. Because when the young man had brought the Wek cub back to the Yunbao Club, he took the cub to familiarize himself with the environment himself for several days. In addition to sniffing the palm of his hand, this Wek cub also liked to sniff the youth several times a day. This was the cub¡¯s way of expressing his love and affection for the youth. In this world full of hope, everyone would be happier. When the world line was merged, except for Xie Luan, everyone felt a little more in their hearts, as if they were not themselves, but it was indeed their own emotions. ¡°Papa, Papa¡ª¡± He didn¡¯t know why he suddenly wanted to see the youth and wanted to sing to the youth. The mermaid cub, who was sleeping in the shell bed at the bottom of the indoor pool, swam to the edge of the pool and called out to its parent. Xie Luan carried the little mermaid to the side of the hall. When Xie Luan walked back, a goose-yellow chubby cub flew into his arms first, followed by a ck dragon cub. ¡°Chirp!¡± With its small wings in the arms of the young man, the Kuwei cub raised its head and looked at Xie Luan¡¯s face with round ck eyes, as if trying to attract the attention of the young man and chirped a few times with exceptional rity. Ya Yi was standing in front of Xie Luan, and the Muka and Wek cub who looked like a puppy also came around soon. These cubs wanted to get close to Xie Luan now and wanted Xie Luan to touch them. He touched the wings of the goose-yellow chubby cub in his arms and used his fingers to carefully tidy up the feathers on the chubby cub, then he rubbed bird¡¯s beak lightly. After Xie Luan sat down, the little mermaid held by Xie Luan opened his mouth to sing a freeposition of many monophonic sounds, and a childish but also very beautiful song began to echo in the room. This mermaid cub who was singing was watching his parent with blue eyes. When he grew up, he would have a better singing voice. In order to be praised by the youth, he must practice hard. Very instinctively, the little mermaid had these thoughts. After singing the song, the mermaid cub felt as if he had finally aplished something he had always wanted to do, and his mood became even happier, and his blue eyes also brightened. As for the other cubs nesting beside Xie Luan, their eyes were like little stars. These cubs were in a happy mood. If you want to ask why, it was because these cubs were thinking the same thing very clearly at this time. They were loved by the youth in front of them. Chapter 129

Chapter 129

In the Yunbao Club, the first batch of cubs who had been taken in to care for had now been adopted by different adults and had their own homes. In order to ensure that the cubs could be cared for and loved by the new parents after they were adopted, Xie Luan and other caretakers in the branch were very careful and strict when reviewing the parents who applied for adoption. Interviews were necessary, and Xie Luan always checked the other person¡¯s character first. Later, the Yunbao Branch also adopted some cubs that were left uncared for due to various objective reasons, and also actively looked for suitable warm families for these cubs. In recent years, there were many adults who wanted to adopt the nox cubs, but Xie Luan and the big nox were both in the Yunbao Branch, and these nox cubs who liked to follow Xie Luan around were very dependent on the only adult nox they could see as well as Xie Luan. Every time Xie Luan tried to bring them into contact with the adults who were willing to adopt them, the nox cubs held by Xie Luan would use their small horns on their heads to gently push against Xie Luan¡¯s arms, and then whimpered lowly to him. The cub period of the nox race usually ended very quickly. Before reaching adulthood, Xie Luan often saw a few nox cubs running to his side, working hard to hook their little plush tails onto his waist. Although it was impossible to enclose him every time, these nox cubs with round cyan vertical pupils and little round bodies still persevered in doing so. Whenever Xie Luan and other caretakers saw it, they thought it was kind of funny. This behavior of these nox cubs waspletely learned from Ya Yi, because the only adult nox these cubs had seen was Ya Yi. During the growth process, these nox cubs unconsciously imitated and learnt the way Ya Yi behaved. It was the same as the cubs imitating their parents to learn. The tail had a special meaning in the nox race and could only be touched by a parent or partner, regardless of whether the touch was active or passive, and using the tail to attack an enemy did not fall within the definition of ¡°touch¡±. Seeing that Ya Yi always wrapped his tail around the young man in his daily life, the nox cubs in the Yunbao Branch had followed suit and they also hummed when they sessfully hooked their tail around the youth. This batch of nox cubs had enough strength, and they were about to enter adulthood. Before these cubs reached adulthood, Xie Luan took these nox cubs to see their home ording to his previous promise. ¡°This is the baby¡¯s hometown and home. This entire belongs to you.¡± Taking a group of nox cubs to the central city of Attiah, Xie Luan bowed his head to the nox cubs who were following him and told them slowly. This city that was rebuilt a few years ago was now andscape of birds and flowers, with blue sky and clearke water, and there was no longer the barren and dead silence that Xie Luan once remembered. The was once destroyed, but now it had been given a new life, like these healthy nox cubs who were born unscathed. To take nearly 100 cubs out, Xie Luan and Ya Yi also asked a few caretakers to help take care of them together as they did not dare to be careless in the process. However, these nox cubs were very obedient, and each followed Xie Luan obediently, so there was no trouble along the way. Xie Luan took these cubs all the way to the huge and solemn memorial monument. When the was still in the dead state, these nox cubs were still sleeping in the underground space. When these nox cubs were born, Attiah Star had been rebuilt to its current appearance, so that the home that these cubs could see after birth was beautiful instead of dead and deste, Xie Luan felt that this was the best thing ever. The fusion of the world lines, and the fusion being led by the current world line, was the choice made by the ¡°rules¡± of this ne world in order to truly save the worldpletely. After the fusion, all the world lines would be unified, that is, there would be only one world line left. The consciousness and emotions of people in other world lines did not disappear after the world line was merged, but as a supplement, they werebined with the ¡°self¡± of the main world and they became a unified andplete individual will. Perhaps in some worldlines, these nox cubs were not born at all, and Ya Yi did not find these cub eggs, so these nox cub eggs had been buried in the underground space, apanied by the destruction of their. They must have slept together for a long time. But in the only world line that existed after the fusion, these nox cubs were born, awakened from their slumber, and after being born with their shells broken, these cubs opened their eyes to see this world. ¡°Baby¡¯s nsmen were all very great heroes.¡± Xie Luan squatted down and touched the nox cubs closest to him and asked these cubs to face the huge memorial monument in front of them. In a gentle but very serious tone, he stated, ¡°They did their best to protect the world, but also to protect you.¡± Not only for the purpose of racial continuation, but also because of their expectation and love for the birth of these cubs. Although Xie Luan didn¡¯t want these nox cubs to know that their had been destroyed, Xie Luan felt that it was necessary to let these nox cubs know about the fact that their tribesmen were heroes. ¡°Huuu~¡± A pair of small horns appeared near the memorial monument. A nox cub, who was curious about this huge monument, lightly touched the monument with the horns on his head, although he still couldn¡¯t understand the text on the monument. The other nox cubs also raised their heads and looked at the monument with their round cyan vertical pupils. Ya Yi found these cub eggs in the underground space, and these cubs were born healthily from their shells, which undoubtedlyforted the lost souls of the nox more than this memorial monument. When Xie Luan took the group of nox cubs back to the Yunbao Club, Xie Luan was stopped by the old giant dragon at the door of the living room, saying that he had something to discuss with him. Asking other caretakers to bring the cubs back to the hall, Xie Luan and the old man went to the lounge to talk. The content of the conversation was that the old man hoped that Xie Luan could be the guardian of the ck dragon cub. ¡°I know that it will make you feel abrupt when I tell you this, but I hope you will consider this rude request of mine.¡± With a very earnest look, ¡°Oni is a very well-behaved cub, except for the harm she has done to others because of her uncontroble power, she has never caused any trouble to others or me, nor will she make trouble for other adults. What do you think?¡± ¡°Because I know my lifespan is limited, I want to find someone who is willing to take care of her. Oni likes you very much. If you are willing to adopt her and be her guardian, she will be very happy.¡± After saying this, Modo added, ¡°I have saved some treasures for Oni, and these treasures will also be handed over to her guardian in the future. If you are willing to be Oni¡¯s guardian, I can put your name in and give you the key to the Reese Star Treasure Bank.¡± Although it was just some treasure, it was actually quite a lot of money. There were many treasury banks on the Kesu. The so-called treasury bank¡¯s purpose was to buy treasury slots from banks. The dragons stored the treasures in the form of non-credit points in the treasury. The bank had special personnel to guard the treasury every day. The old dragon stored all the treasures he got in the treasury bank, making ns for the future of his cub. The amount of treasures deposited in these years was as much as half a small treasury. This money, the cub who had not grown up yet could not use it. When the old man kept these treasures, he thought that with this treasure, the guardian of the ck dragon cub in the future should be able to treat this cub better even if just for the sake of these treasures. Although Modo said just now that the ck dragon cub would not make a fuss about asking the adults for anything, but he wanted the cub to have whatever she wanted, so the old man actually hoped that the guardian of the cub would be willing to buy anything she wanted for the cub. Xie Luan opened his mouth to speak before the old man mentioned the treasure, but the sentence got stuck when the old man mentioned the treasure, and then he quickly waved his hand with a slightly helpless expression: ¡°You don¡¯t have to do this.¡± Xie Luan could use his mental power to detect the life response of the old giant dragon in front of him, and the other party¡¯s life response was very weak. This was something Xie Luan had known from several years ago. After listening to the old man¡¯s words, Xie Luan was actually willing to be the guardian of the ck dragon cub, but he definitely didn¡¯t want this treasure. ¡°What you said, I¡¯ll handle it in a few days.¡± He first used this sentence to reassure the old dragon in front of him. Xie Luan was going to get two adoption documents tomorrow. Not only Oni, but Xie Luan also wanted to adopt Ain, who was smelling the breath from his palms as hey in his arms. Since the world line merged, Xie Luan clearly felt that both Ya Yi and the other five cubs who had been members of the World Extermination Group in other world lines had be even more attached to him, although thetter probably did not have this self-awareness. Both the ck Dragon and the Wek cub had be especially fond of eating the cr¨¨me br?l¨¦e made by Xie Luan, and sometimes took the initiative to express their desire to eat pudding with Xie Luan. This was the influence of the fusion of the world line. Xie Luan was talking to the old man, but he didn¡¯t know that the ck dragon cub was fluttering its wings in the low air at the crack of the door that was not closed. The young dragon heard the conversation between Xie Luan and the old man and was blinking her golden vertical pupils slowly at this moment. As a result, that night, Xie Luan, who was sitting for a short rest in the living room, saw a ck dragon cub who was holding a document with both front paws and pping its dragon wings as she flew in front of him. The ck dragon cub flew to the table in front of Xie Luan, put down the document held by its front paws, and then put the golden gem in its mouth on top of this document. Before Xie Luan could react, the ck dragon cub flew away again, and when it flew back with pping dragon wings, it was holding another gem in its mouth, which was also ced on the document. This time Xie Luan reacted and did not let the ck dragon cub fly away again. Xie Luan reached out and hugged the young dragon that was about to p its wings again and called out the name of the other party: ¡°Oni.¡± ¡°Mum.¡± Staring at the young man in front of her with golden eyes that had be very beautiful and magnificent after awakening, the ck dragon cub snorted in response. This document was the adoption document that Xie Luan had prepared and put on the desk in the office. He didn¡¯t know how this ck dragon cub ran into the office and took out this document. He saw that this young dragon kept trying to go to the small treasure box in her room to put more gems on it. Xie Luan probably understood the meaning the ck dragon cub was trying to express to him with the act of putting the gem on the adoption document. In the branch, the cubs were taught to learn Interster Common Language. The words on the title of this document, this ck dragon cub probably knew. The first thing she bit over was the big golden gem, which was the favorite gem of this ck dragon cub, apart from the emerald gem that Xie Luan had given her. She wanted the young man to be her parent, so the ck dragon cub secretly ran into the office and took the document. After putting down the document in front of the young man, she bit the gem and ced it in front of Xie Luan. ¡°I will be Oni¡¯s parent, but not because I want these gems.¡± Xie Luan met the ck dragon cub¡¯s magnificent golden vertical pupils, and his voice was gentle and clear, ¡°It¡¯s because Oni is a good baby, and I like Oni as much as everyone else.¡± ¡°Mum, um¡ª¡± This ck dragon cub¡¯s golden eyes were originally very magnificent, but when she heard the young man¡¯s words, her golden eyes brightened even more, and she became like a little sun. Xie Luan put the document on the table and the other adoption document together and put the two gems on the table back into the small treasure chest of the ck dragon cub in the bedroom, and then Xie Luan put the young dragon down and the Wek cub was carried to the hall by the grown-up nox. The little mermaid and the Muka cub were also there, and the three little fat chirpy cubs were chirping crisply above Xie Luan¡¯s head, and soonnded on Xie Luan¡¯s shoulders and head. ¡°Chiu Chiu!¡± Just the fact that the three chubby cubs were chirping together was enough for Xie Luan to hear, not to mention when the chubby cubs from a tree not far away also started chirping along with them. The noise revealed a different kind of tranquility. In this world line that only existed after the fusion and unification, these cubs were now very pampered and happy. Chapter 130.1

Chapter 130.1

When the eggs of the nox cubs brought back to the Yunbao Branch were all broken, and while he was busy taking care of these newborn cubs, Xie Luan still thought of the grown-up cubs in the parallel world line and Ya Yi in that world from time to time. Even if he touched the huge clock on the capital star of the Saen tribe, there would be no reaction. Xie Luan wanted to go to the parallel world to see if the grown-up cubs were doing well now. It was impossible¡ª ¨C Theoretically so. But just as Xie Luan lowered his head slightly for a moment, he found himself entering a space that was not unfamiliar, and then he saw the golden ball of light after a long time. ¡°Xia Zuo?¡± Xie Luan was stunned. He thought that the golden ball of light hadpletely disappeared when he finished guiding him, but now the other party appeared in front of him again. It seemed that he could see what Xie Luan was thinking, and the golden light ball quickly conveyed his voice to Xie Luan¡¯s mind: ¡°In order to establish a link between you and this world and sessfully deceive the rules, I did almostpletely disappear. This ball of light is thest consciousness I split off, so I will of course also disappear after this.¡± ¡°But it seems that the god of luck favors me, and I can still appear here. In order to thank you for saving this world, I am here to help youplete a wish.¡± The other party said. In line with Xie Luan¡¯s previous conjecture, Xia Zuo was indeed a member of the Saen n. The other party was supposed to be the sessor of the Prophet y, but because he saw the ending of the world, he sacrificed himself to change the ending. There were three prophets in the Saen tribe, and when the previous prophet reached a certain age, he would start to train his sessor. Choosing a point in time, returning to the past briefly, and being able to peek into the future with subjective consciousness were all Xia Zuo¡¯s personal abilities. In the Saen tribe, Xia Zuo was recognized as a genius. But now no one in the Saen tribe remembered Xia Zuo, and there was no trace of the other party in the current world. This was the sacrifice, or the price, that the other party paid to change the ending. Just likest time, Xia Zuo was still pressed for time. After responding to Xie Luan¡¯s conjecture, the other party immediately began to act. Xie Luan was still thinking about what the other party meant by helping him fulfill a wish, and the scene in front of him changedpletely in the next second. ¡°Hmm...¡± The slight dizziness he felt made Xie Luan raise his hand to rest on his forehead. After a while, he could really see the surrounding scene clearly. Not only the sight in front of him, but also the silver tail wrapped around his waist and the cub whose pping wings mmed into his arms made Xie Luan slightly stunned. Here was... Gaia. He suddenly arrived on the ark ship again, and this time it wasn¡¯t just himself who was sent over, but Ya Yi and the other five cubs also came together. Sometimes being able to fly was an advantage. The chubby cub with goose-yellow feathers and the ck dragon cub flew into Xie Luan¡¯s arms one after another. At this time, the Wek cub was leaning against Xie Luan and the small mermaid was grabbing his trouser legs with his hands, while the Muka cub obediently stood beside Xie Luan. Although he didn¡¯t know what happened to this sudden teleportation, as long as the young man was by his side, these cubs were not panicked and afraid of this sudden happening but were instead very relieved. As long as the cubs were close to their parents, they could feel at ease without thinking too much. Ya Yi immediately wrapped his tail around Xie Luan and included the other cubs into the protection circle. Although there were familiar buildings in front of him, it was true that this ark ship was Gaia, but this nox was also keenly aware of some subtle differences. ¡°Papa~¡± Grabbing the young man¡¯s trouser legs, the mermaid cub raised his head, his blue eyes clearly reflected the young man¡¯s appearance, and the caudal fin on the ice blue fish¡¯s tail began to sway slightly from side to side. Hearing the little mermaid calling him, Xie Luan first responded warmly, and then he picked up the little mermaid cub. This little mermaid couldn¡¯t transform its legs yet. It must be held by someone onnd. Ain couldn¡¯t see in this strange environment, so Xie Luan also needed to hold him. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t hold so many cubs by himself. The ck dragon cub, who had pped her dragon wings and flew into his arms, moved and squatted down on his shoulders very sensibly. Now Xie Luan could hold the three cubs smoothly. Xie Luan showed his praise to the very sensible ck dragon cub and the well-behaved Muka cub beside him, and then Xie Luan expressed his constion to Ya Yi who was close to entering a fighting state. He didn¡¯t know whether because it was the second time, or because it was some kind of intuition, butpared with his dull statest time, Xie Luan quickly realized this time that he might havee to another world line that he was concerned about again. The security system of the ark ship detected an unknown intruder, and the intruder appeared without warning. The situation was simr to a few years ago but the people sitting in the main hall of the ark ship had changed slightly at this time. The young man in the seat stood up first. This young man had quite special dark blond hair. At this time, the expression on his face seemed to be a bit surprised and also very disturbed. Originally, the other party was just smiling indifferently, but now it has mixed with many other expressions, such as anticipation and caution, even though he had not confirmed anything at all. ¡°Is it...¡± He didn¡¯t feel any hostility from the invaders, so Ravi, who stood up, said in a low voice. The few people around who heard him whispering didn¡¯t speak, but their attention was obviously focused on the virtual panel in front of them. The soldiers on the ark were ordered to immediately bring the invaders to the main hall. If the invaders were a ck-haired human youth, they were not allowed to use any force. For this somewhat strange order, except for the soldiers who newly joined the legion who didn¡¯t understand what was going on, most of the soldiers in the legion understood the reason and immediately became more cautious in their actions. Not surprisingly, when Xie Luan walked out of the room with the cubs and a nox, he encountered a group of soldiers with beam weapons in that passage again. Sure enough, he hade to this world line again ¨C after it was really confirmed, Xie Luan¡¯s mood at this time became veryplicated and unspeakable. Of course, he was very happy, and he wanted to see the few people he was worried about in this world soon. The soldiers who came with weapons did not raise their weapons at first because they considered the youth they might encounter, and their muzzles were all facing the ground. These soldiers were not stunned when they saw Xie Luan. But when they saw the adult nox standing beside Xie Luan, they stood stunned on the spot. They just... didn¡¯t they meet the leader in the main hall? Did hee here first with space abilities? Soldiers could only think of this exnation. ¡°They are not the enemy, this is...¡± Xie Luan gently pulled Ya Yi who lived next to him, but he didn¡¯t know where to start, so he had to say first, ¡°You should understand when it¡¯s over.¡± The youth didn¡¯te to their ark alone this time and had instead brought several cubs. For some reason, the soldiers who were leading Xie Luan always felt that these cubs gave them an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Chapter 130.2

Chapter 130.2

When they were brought to the main hall, they saw the leader sitting on the main seat and the nox standing beside the young man, who looked exactly the same except for their clothes, and the thinking of the surrounding soldiers waspletely stuck. The people sitting at the long table were originally very happy when they saw the young man, but when they saw the cubs held by the young man at the same time, Ravi obviously changed his expression. ¡°Chiu Chiu?¡± The goose-yellow chubby cub squatting in the young man¡¯s arms, of course, saw the adultrade in front of him, and had a wonderful sense of familiarity with thispatriot. This Kuwei cub gave Xie Luan a crisp tweet twice. Xie Luan raised his hand to tidy up the feathers of the chubby cub who was looking at him with ck eyes, then he touched the soft back feathers of the Kuwei cub, and said warmly, ¡°This is the grown-up Ravi.¡± The Kuwei cub obviously didn¡¯t understand Xie Luan¡¯s words very well, but when Xie Luan stroked his feathers, the little chubby cub quickly rubbed Xie Luan¡¯s fingers with his light-colored beak, obviously expressing his dependence on this intimacy. ¡°Humph.¡± Seeing the young man so gently tidying up the feathers on the Kuwei cub, Ravi almost reflected his jealousy and hummed. The humming was actually very low, but it still reached Xie Luan¡¯s ears. In fact, he didn¡¯t have the position to do so. Ravi was very aware of this matter, but when he saw Xie Luan¡¯s doting on the Kuwei cub with his own eyes, he couldn¡¯t help but have this reaction. It was hard to describe what kind of feeling this was, he just felt a little blocked and not so happy, even knowing that the cub was ¡°himself¡± from another world line. He didn¡¯t know why this Kuwei was suddenly unhappy, but Xie Luan knew that the reason must be because of him, so after thinking for less than a second, he reached out and touched the hair of this young man who was already very close to him, then he slowed down his voice to call the other party¡¯s name: ¡°Ravi?¡± The young man called his name in a gentle tone with a hint of questioning, and his hair was touched. Taking another step closer, he carefully lowered his head and ced it on the young man¡¯s shoulder. But when Xie Luan called out this name, the chubby cub in his arms also thought that Xie Luan was calling him, so he quickly responded with a tweet. Because of this chirp, the cub who was squatting in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, and Ravi, who had rested his head on Xie Luan¡¯s shoulder, looked at each other for a while, and then seemed to understand thetter¡¯s intention to upy the youth. The goose-yellow chubby cub suddenly spread his wings a bit, puffed out his furry little chest, and uttered a less friendly cry to thetter: ¡°Chirp, chirp¡ª!¡± This was the cub expressing confrontation, In the eyes of adults, of course, there was no threat, and it looked even a little cute. Xie Luan touched the chest and abdomen of this Kuwei cub andforted the little cute fatty. He didn¡¯t know why the big and the young had reacted so wrongly when they first met. Xie Luan had never encountered such a situation before, and Xie Luan felt a little headache because of this. But soon, Xie Luan found that the situation that caused him more headaches was still yet toe. The cub and the big babies in Xie Luan¡¯s eyes were fine, but the two noxes who existed in this world at the same time really overwhelmed Xie Luan. Xie Luan couldn¡¯t ignore either side. Being sandwiched between these two noxes, Xie Luan felt the difficulties of life for the first time. Fortunately, as theyer in the middle of the sandwich biscuit, the huge pressure Xie Luan felt onlysted for a while. When the Ark stopped at Loren, the two nox seemed to have reached some kind of agreement in order to prevent Xie Luan from having such a hard time. So, Xie Luan realized for the first time what it was like to be wrapped around his waist by two nox tails. He really couldn¡¯t walk... It could be said that everything was a coincidence, but the destination of the Ark ship this time was still the same. It was Loren, Xie Luan hade to this again after a long absence. The two noxes were barely able to get along peacefully. On the cub¡¯s side, the two Kuwei tribe members were the most miserable. The other babies had made Xie Luan feel a lot more relieved. Especially the Muka cub, whether it was the big Nick or the little Muka cub, they were very good when they stayed by Xie Luan¡¯s side, and they got along very well with each other. When Xie Luan patted the sharp forearm of either of them, the two Mukas made low hissing sounds at Xie Luan from their throats. When Xie Luan was about to touch his head, because Xie Luan was not tall enough, the older Nick would take the initiative to lower his head to let him touch him. ¡°The name Nickes from a word in the ancient Severanguage, which means ¡°birth¡±.¡± Thest time he didn¡¯t have time to tell the other party about this, so Xie Luan spoke to the adult Muka seriously this time. While speaking, he raised his hand and lightly touched the hard head lowered towards him. ¡°Although I didn¡¯t see it when Nick was born, I was looking forward to your birth.¡± This expectation was not timely enough and was made upter, but Xie Luan¡¯s expectation never diminished by even half a point. These two Mukas didn¡¯t need to be coaxed by Xie Luan. As long as Xie Luan was by their side, they would be very good. Next, Xie Luan saw the adult mermaid walking towards him. Different from the short-haired mermaid cub held by Xie Luan in his arms, this mermaid had long light blonde hair, and looked gender-neutral and extremely beautiful. From the outline of the eyebrows and eyes, it was easy to see that this adult mermaid looked very simr to the little mermaid in Xie Luan¡¯s arms, especially since they had the same pair of blue and beautiful eyes, the same light golden hair and ice blue fins. If one had to find the biggest difference between the two, there was probably only the golden pattern on the foreheads. This pattern was only on the forehead of the mermaid cub, not on the forehead of the adult mermaid. When Xie Luan saw the other side walking towards him, he took the initiative to wave his hand. After the mermaid approached him, Xie Luan held the mermaid cub in his arms, and at the same time he released his hand to half hug the adult mermaid as well. Seeing the other person holding a mermaid cub in the memory of the youth and seeing it with his own eyes like now, for Gale, the feeling was still different. When the young man released his hand to gently hug him, then only the mermaid with light blond long hair opened his arms and hugged him back, and he finally felt a sense of security when he met the young man for real. He was envious of his ¡°self¡± from another world being able to give the first scale that it dropped to the youth, and he was even more envious that this little mermaid could sing to the youth at the Nesera Festival and get praise from the other side. But the thing he was most envious about was that this mermaid cub could grow up in the care and favor of the youth. A few years ago, Gale had also given his scale to the young man in front of him. It was not the first scale he dropped, but the young man had epted it, which had made him really happy at the time. Not long after, Xie Luan heard the grown-up mermaid in front of him saying to him that he wanted to sing to him. Xie Luan didn¡¯t think about anything, and immediately nodded his head softly. ¡°Of course.¡± Xie Luan responded. It seemed that he wanted to confirm something. Before singing, the mermaid called out to the young man with a loud voice: ¡°Papa.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xie Luan responded clearly and immediately. The mermaid cub held by Xie Luan nced at the adult mermaid in front of him, then raised his head to look at his parent, blinked his blue eyes, and followed the other party to call Xie Luan with a still childish voice. ¡°Papa~¡± He shook its tail fin left and right when calling, while patting his tail fin lightly on Xie Luan¡¯s body. Xie Luan touched the icy blue tail of the little mermaid in his arms, and at the same time expressed his love as he gave the adult mermaid in front of him a kiss on the forehead. After a while, a burst of singing echoed in the grove where Xie Luan was. The singing of the mermaid was usually quite pleasant, but such a beautiful song that even swimming fishes and flying birds stopped for it was unique among the mermaids. There was no doubt that this song had an intoxicating power, and it was easy for it to touch anybody¡¯s heartstrings. Of course, Xie Luan was also moved. The emotion conveyed in the singing was not difficult to understand. Although this mermaid had grown up, he still had the same dependence on him as a cub facing his parent. Before the young man left, he didn¡¯t sing to the other party. This had always been something that Gale regretted. Now this matter had finally been settled, and the mermaid¡¯s singing was bing clearer and clearer. The mermaid cub held in Xie Luan¡¯s arms was also listening with its blue eyes open. Listening and listening, the little mermaid also started to sing. The two mermaids expressed the same emotion in their singing. Although the cub¡¯s singing was a little more immature than the adult mermaid¡¯s, it also had the ability to move people¡¯s hearts. The singing was mixed, and those who heard the singing near this area couldn¡¯t help but stop and listen to this beautiful sound of nature. The day was rtively peaceful, and the next day, in this small forest, Xie Luan encountered something that gave him a headache. The two Kuweis, one big and one small, seemed to be vying to show their power in front of him. After a while of mutual indifference, they were now acting more powerful in front of him. ¡°Chiu Chiu!¡± The chubby cub with goose-yellow feather stood on the ground and fluttered his wings hard. The mini hurricane he created rolled up a few leaves on the ground, and the leaves were rolled up in the air and reverberated several times as they floated there. After doing this, the little fat cub puffed out his furry little chest, his ck eyes were very bright, as he tweeted several times to Xie Luan. ¡°Well, the baby is very powerful.¡± Xie Luan immediately praised him, hoping that this little cub would be happy. The little one had just gotten happy, but the big one wasn¡¯t happy by this. He also wanted to express himself in front of the youth. The young man with dark blonde hair snorted as he watched the ce where the cub created a mini hurricane. The next moment, the huge tornado visible to the naked eye directly swept the small forest down. After doing this, the adult Kuwei, who had showed that he was more powerful, showed a smug expression, and the fat cub who stood on his small ws on the ground seemed to be stunned, but after reacting, he still stood up and tweeted at the other party. ¡°Tweet Tweet, Tweet Tweet¡ª!¡± Xie Luan twitched the corners of his mouth, and reluctantly first picked up the little fat cub on the ground and touched his soft back feathers, as he tweeted to the other Kuwei who was waiting for his praise. Xie Luan didpliment the other party, but afterplimenting, Xie Luan also bent a finger and tapped the other party¡¯s forehead: ¡°It¡¯s wrong to destroy the forest, you can¡¯t be like this in the future.¡± The adult Kuwei who was reprimanded by the youth, nodded obediently. Although he was reprimanded by the youth for doing something wrong, Xie Luan¡¯spliment just now still made the other party very happy. The trees in this grove had to be rented. The adult Kuwei, who knew that he had done something wrong, had already obediently gone to choose the saplings. Xie Luan saw that the other party had a good attitude and changed his attitude easily when he knew his mistake, so he decided to make pudding to reward the other party tonight. Chapter 130.3

Chapter 130.3

Since he was going to make pudding, it was impossible to make only one person¡¯s share. Xie Luan also made other people¡¯s share and gave them to them separately at night. There was a special room for the cubs in the vi. Originally, the cubs should have rested in the room at this time, but because the little Wek cub who looked like a milk dog could not see, so Xie Luan wanted to hold the other party more, lest the cub be afraid of unfamiliar surroundings. When delivering the pudding to the grown-up Ain, Xie Luan was also carrying the Wek cub. The other party was staying in the living room, sitting on the sofa in the living room with his eyes closed, looking very indifferent. Xie Luan was not affected by this cold feeling. He walked over and gently ced the pudding he was holding on the small table in front of the other party. Like before, he stuffed the porcin spoon into the other party¡¯s hand. ¡°Wang wu.¡± He smelled the same breath as himself from the people nearby, which made the Wek cub nestled in Xie Luan¡¯s arms suspicious, and he instinctively screamed at the young man holding it. Xie Luan patted the fur on the back of the Wek cub. What the cub could detect, the man with his eyes closed in front of Xie Luan could of course detect as well. Even if he couldn¡¯t see it, he knew the other ¡°self¡± from another world line was close at hand. The Wek cub was sniffing the young man¡¯s breath. Xie Luan put his hand in front of the cub so that the cub could smell his palm then he waited for the Wek cub to stop sniffing his palm. Xie Luan put his hand down only after he sniffed gently in his arms. Even without seeing, Ain could roughly understand what was happening in front of him, based on his increasingly acute hearing over the years. It was precisely because he understood the meaning of smelling breath in the Wek family that Ain could better understand the closeness, dependence and love that this Wek cub was expressing to the young man in front of him. He also understood that this cub must have been lovingly brought up by the youth. ¡°It might not taste good after a long time.¡± Xie Luan said so, as his eyes involuntarily stopped for a while on the silently closed eyes of the man in front of him. The Wek cub in Xie Luan¡¯s arms had his eyes open, but he had never seen the grown-up Ain who was in front of Xie Luan, with his eyes open before. Xie Luan had always felt that the eyes of the other party should be very beautiful, even if they were not glorious, because the cub in his arms was like this. He had a pair of beautiful eyes that had lost their luster. After Xie Luan said this, he was actually about to leave. The other party was different from Gale and the others, as he had no memory rted to him. It was very strange to share it specially. Xie Luan still cared about the other party, but the cold appearance of the other party also made Xie Luan feel that he needed to grasp a degree. He couldn¡¯t act too close to him, or the other party would not be able to adapt. Xie Luan thought so, but when he was about to turn around and take a step, he saw the eyes of the person in front of him slowly opening to him. Like the most transparent amber, they were still very beautiful, although they did not have the brilliance of sight. What did the other party mean by opening his eyes in front of him, but before Xie Luan coulde up with an answer to this question, Ain closed his eyes again, and didn¡¯t speak at this time, he just picked up the spoon that Xie Luan had put into his hand and ate the cr¨¨me br?l¨¦e one bite at a time. Sweet. Not only the taste, but the feeling of softness and sweetness seemed to be conveyed to Ain¡¯s heart. Ain was very unfamiliar with this feeling. He opened his eyes just now to see what the young human being in front of him looked like. Although the Wek people don¡¯t remember a person by their appearance, Ain still wanted to see it. Because his eyes could not see, there was no light in his world, but the youth seemed to exist in another form of light, giving Ain the illusion of seeing a light in an instant. After delivering the pudding to Ain, Xie Luan had thest one in his hand. This pudding was for the ck dragon who had grown up in this world. Speaking of which, aftering to this world, in addition to the two Mukas getting along well, the other two ck dragons also getting along well really surprised Xie Luan, because it was something Xie Luan could not have imagined. After looking at a few ces where people were most likely to be found, but not being able to find his target, Xie Luan simply asked the soldiers stationed there, and learned that two ck dragons, one big and one small, were now in the basement. Xie Luan had some doubts about what they were doing in the basement at this time, but he didn¡¯t think much about it. After asking the soldiers for the route, he walked over with the pudding. The basement of the vi was transformed into a treasure house by the Oni of this world. Xie Luan only found out when he walked down the passage and pushed open the door of the underground treasure house. Treasures were piled up in mountains in the treasury. The ck dragon cub who was brought to this ce by the big ck dragon had already plunged into this golden treasury. Now they both were lying down and the cub was sleeping on the pile of gold coins. ¡°Mum, yum~¡± Lying on the treasure pile to sleep probably made this ck dragon cub very satisfied, and she was even talking in her sleep which was an indication of joy, and the ck dragon wings on both sides of his body were stretched out. Seeing this scene, Xie Luan really didn¡¯t know what to say for a while, thinking that this ck dragon cub would be very happy when she woke up and saw herself lying on the treasure pile, Xie Luan thought about it for a while and dismissed the idea of hugging the cub and taking her back to the cubs¡¯ room to sleep. This time was an exception, but Xie Luan still took off his coat and folded it and let the ck dragon cub lie on top of his folded clothes, so that the ce where shey at least was a little softer. After finishing this, Xie Luan breathed a sigh of relief, and put the pudding that he had brought over in front of the ck dragon who seemed to have been staring at him with her golden vertical pupils all this time. This grown-up ck dragon in humanoid form looked like a young woman, and her appearance could be said to be very beautiful, especially her pair of golden pupils that were as magnificent as gold and the sun, and they could easily make people unable to look away. This was an adult ck dragon, not the baby ck dragon that he took care of. Xie Luan actually didn¡¯t know what attitude to use when facing the Oni and Ain from this world. On the one hand, he wanted to care, but on the other hand, he felt that his concern might feel very abrupt to the other party. Xie Luan could only find a suitable point as much as possible to express his concern and importance in moderation. Seeing that the ck dragon in front of him had no trauma, Xie Luan was also relieved for the most part. As long as the other party didn¡¯t let herself get hurt casually, Xie Luan could feel much more at ease. ¡°Last time... I¡¯m sorry.¡± Perhaps the words ¡°I was wrong¡± would be more appropriate. The memory of what it was like to admit a wrong to one¡¯s parent was very old for her, and Oni was not quite sure how to go about this matter. Hearing the other party¡¯s apology, Xie Luan was a little surprised. After a while, he slowly remembered that what the other party said might be because of the incident when he bandaged the other party¡¯s wound. ¡°There¡¯s no need to apologize for that matter.¡± Looking at the almost identical golden vertical pupils, Xie Luan suddenly felt that the ck dragon in front of him was no different from the ck dragon cub he was taking care of, so he quickly responded with a soft look. After confirming that the other party did not have any intention to contradict, Xie Luan raised his hand to touch the hair of the adult ck dragon in front of him, and said with a smile, ¡°Oni has grown up and is a beautiful girl.¡± When he was touching her head, Xie Luan also added in a soft voice: ¡°There must be many people who like Oni.¡± This was the first time someone said these words to her, so the adult ck dragon stared at the human youth in front of her with golden eyes After a while, she finally replied in a low voice: ¡°Yeah.¡± After getting along in such a simple but quite warm way, Xie Luan returned to his room, which also meant that he had to face the most troublesome thing. Lying in the middle of the bed, Xie Luan had two silver tails half-circled around his body, and these two tails seemed to be stillpeting to get a little closer to him. Xie Luan felt that he was not a sandwich biscuit now, but the rope that was being pulled on both sides. If he let it continue, he probably wouldn¡¯t be able to sleep this night. ¡°Sleep.¡± He put one hand on each of the tails. Although Xie Luan didn¡¯t have the strength to hold down the tail of an adult nox, but still the two silver tails touched by Xie Luan settled down. The two noxes had stopped, and Xie Luan finally had a chance to fall asleep. After a while, the breathing of the youth gradually became gentle. Like looking in a mirror, the two noxes, who also had silver-haired blue eyes, nced at each other coldly, and their faces were equally expressionless. When would they wake up from this dream? The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!