Chapter 49

Joe thought about it. He still had 100,000 Star Coins in his miTu account, and he had earned some pocket money from his first live stream. He could now confidently say that he was not short of money.

So he replied without hesitation: "I want to see my master soon, I want my master to pat my head."

Upon seeing the reply, Ji Fang's lips curved slightly, and his brows visibly relaxed.

——【Okay, I'll be back in a couple of days】

— [Behave yourself and don't run away alone again.]

Just then, Wei Liangguan rushed over to find him in a great hurry.

He seemed quite anxious. Ji Fang thought something serious had happened, and his expression immediately turned serious: "What's wrong?"

Wei Liangguan pointed at Ji Fang and said with exaggerated excitement, "Such a big thing happened, and you didn't even tell me!"

Ji Fang, puzzled, raised an eyebrow slightly: "Hmm?"

“This is it!” Wei Liangguan picked up the banner he had displayed on his desk. “This should have been mine. I should have asked for it back then. How come you always get all the good things? You’ve never had a pet before, and your first pet is such a wonderful one!”

Ji Fang began to criticize him: "That's because I trained him properly. He's not just a pet; he's also a warrior by my side."

Wei Liangguan thought he was a freak: "Fine, so every living thing in your army has to be trained to be a soldier, huh? You're amazing! Poor little Yuanren, how many beatings must it have endured to develop such soldierly spirit? My Yuanren is so precious, I'm afraid it will suffer any injustice."

Ji Fang, hands behind his back, gave him a Versailles-like look: "I didn't specifically train him; he trained on his own."

Wei Liangguan still didn't believe it, only thinking that Ji Fang had used extreme methods to train the original humans.

Ji Fang saw through Wei Liangguan's feigned grief: "You're just jealous of me for having such a precious Yuanren."

Wei Liangguan wasn't annoyed that he'd been exposed: "What training methods do you have? Can you tell me? Or can you help me train Xiao Guai for a few days?"

Ji Fang, recalling the Primal Man who trembled with fear and urinated on the ground when he approached, immediately retorted, "Primal Men are different from Primal Men. Qiao is just much smarter than other Primal Men."

Wei Liangguan had only casually chatted with him about this news topic and wasn't particularly bothered by it. He changed his strategy: "After you breed with your original human, the first one should be given to me."

Ji Fang nodded indifferently. This request wasn't excessive. Wei Liangguan couldn't ask for a favor, but wanting a cub was no problem.

Qiao Ye is not currently in heat, and Ji Fang felt that this topic was still far off, so he didn't think about it too much.

Wei Liangguan asked again, somewhat puzzled, "When did you change your original name? Or was it your brother who changed it?"

Ji Fang: "Qiao changed it himself; that was his name before."

Wei Liangguan's eyes widened: "I don't believe you for a second! You actually found this primitive man's original owner? I didn't realize you had such ruthless methods, stealing what others love, all for a primitive man?"

Ji Fang couldn't explain it. In fact, he knew that his family's original humans were indeed unusually intelligent. The fact that they could use terminals to chat with humans was definitely abnormal, but he said nothing.

However, forcibly marrying someone and taking what belongs to another is indeed something Ji Fang is capable of doing.

Qiao jumped up with joy when she saw Ji Fang's reply. She was so excited that she could finally see him soon, and she felt an indescribable sense of anticipation.

Has he already developed a master-pet complex? He's already showing signs of being a pet so quickly?

In his excitement, Qiao secretly berated himself for being so unsteady, but he still found it hard to suppress the joy on his face.

Those around him could sense this emotion, because Qiao had always been cool and indifferent, seemingly uncaring about anything.

Meng Shujing came over, bent down, and cupped his face in her hands, saying, "Did our little Qiao have something happy happen to him too?"

Qiao Ye, of course, didn't say anything. He just smiled at Meng Shujing. His happy smile was infectious and melted Meng Shujing's heart. She hugged Qiao Ye tightly and rubbed him.

Joe immediately struggled, shouting, "No! He's being a pervert again!"

Joe continued filming with their crew. Because Joe was no longer an ordinary primitive human, the director placed him within the filming area, allowing him to move freely and ensuring the camera could capture him at any time.

Qiao, who was forced to work, also sent a message to Ji Feng:

Ask the director if I get paid.

[You can add some snacks to every meal, like chicken legs or something.] [But I have portrait rights.]

That chicken leg I had last time was especially delicious.

Ji Feng looked at him helplessly: "You can't eat too much strong-flavored human food, it'll give you diarrhea."

But seeing Qiao's pleading eyes, he gave in, sighing and replying with a hint of helplessness, "Fine, don't look at me like that. I'll take you to ask if I can let you have it again. It's made by Director Qian's maid; you can't buy it outside. I haven't even had any, you little glutton."

Ji Feng and Qiao Ye approached the director, who hesitated, switching back and forth between the two. Ji Feng quickly explained, "It wasn't me, it really was him. His Uncle Qiao wanted to eat the chicken leg you rewarded him with last time. He couldn't get enough of it, and after eating something delicious, he hasn't been eating much of his original human food these past few days."

Qiao nodded and stood in front of Director Qian, tilting her head to look at him expectantly. Afraid that he wouldn't understand, she deliberately licked her lips and smacked her lips.

The chicken leg he had last time was really delicious. The chicken here is big and tender, with a delicious flavor that he can't stop thinking about.

The crew was afraid of spoiling him, so they never gave him anything other than human food or canned food, which made him very uncomfortable.

Director Qian understood Qiao Ye's meaning, laughed heartily, picked her up, lifted her high in the air, and spun her around. "You know how to eat, huh? You only pick the best food. Okay, I'll have my family cook a few more times and send them to you specially. You can have the whole chicken, but you have to cooperate with the performance, be a good girl, and have a pleasant working relationship?"

Director Qian stretched out his huge palm and tentatively gave Qiao Ye a high five. Qiao Ye, drooling over the whole chicken, didn't hesitate to extend his hand and punch him in the palm.

Seeing how cooperative and understanding the original human was, Director Qian's eyes lit up, and he coaxed Qiao to give him high-fives several more times.

Joe, wanting a bite of food, had no choice but to play along.

Then on the show, Qiao also performed well, especially at noon when Director Qian actually had his family bring over a pot of fragrant braised whole chicken, and he jumped up with joy.

Most celebrities and actors have to manage their physique, and they can't eat and drink like Qiao Ye. Everyone pays special attention to Qiao Ye eating delicious food.

To prevent other native human pets from taking it, Joe also gave away a little bit, but it was still a very big chicken.

Qi Nanchun came over specially to tease him: "Oh, this braised chicken is so delicious, can I have some too?"

Joe tore off a piece and gave it to him.

Qi Nanchun shook his head, pointed to the chicken leg and said, "I want to eat this, can I have this?"

Joe felt like he was being teased like a child, and he was quite helpless. He had taken a bite out of the chicken, and since it was a pet, a human would definitely not eat it. So he simply tore off a piece of the chicken leg and handed it to him, refusing to believe that the man would eat it.

Sure enough, when Qiao generously shared with him, Qi Nanchun smiled kindly, like a grandparent teasing their grandson, and said with satisfaction, "Thank you, thank you. You're not possessive of your food and even know how to share. I won't eat it, you can have it."

Qiao then took the chicken leg and shared it with everyone around her, receiving the unanimous reply: "Thank you, but you can have it yourself. I don't want any, sweet Yuan Yuan."

Finally, with no one to bother him, he ate with peace of mind, filling his belly to the brim, feeling truly satisfied.

Because I let my guard down and thought that since I had eaten someone else's big meal, I should cooperate with the program and do some work, I almost became suspected of research.

During the filming of the program, Ji Feng and his team had to perform a Rubik's Cube puzzle game, and whoever could solve the Rubik's Cube in the shortest time would win.

The Rubik's Cube was just a regular 3x3 cube, which was a bit too big for Qiao.

The guests were all working hard to study it, and many people managed to piece together one side despite their struggles. Piecing together one side was considered a success.

Qiao watched as Ji Feng struggled to solve one side of the Rubik's Cube no matter what he tried. He couldn't take it anymore; solving a Rubik's Cube was a simple matter for him.

There are formulas for solving Rubik's Cubes; once you understand the principles, it's very easy.

Ji Feng gave up surrendering and was willing to accept punishment. Qiao Ye took it and quickly pieced together one layer.

This caught everyone's attention, and Feng Zhuxin exclaimed, "My God, look! What are the Yuan people from Ji Feng's family doing!"

The camera instantly focused on Qiao Ye, who quickly pieced together the second layer. In no time, the Rubik's Cube was complete.

Looking at the solved Rubik's Cube, everyone was incredulous. Wu Zixuan held the solved Rubik's Cube in her hands and looked at it repeatedly: "He really solved it! I feel like I'm not as good as Ichijo Hara." When she said the last sentence, she covered her mouth and laughed.

Meng Shujing took the solved Rubik's Cube and examined it repeatedly, then shook her head, saying, "I can hardly believe it."

After reviewing the Rubik's Cube, Qiao belatedly wondered if she had been too over-the-top. Sigh, being a pet that can only act cute is really hard; her abilities simply don't allow it.

Even Ji Feng, who knew Qiao Ye best, felt a bit crazy and couldn't help but say, "Brother Qiao, you really shouldn't be so cunning. What did you learn in the army? What did your master teach you? Won't this reveal our military strength?"

As if to build up the atmosphere, Ji Feng said to the cameraman, "Don't film, don't film! This can't be left unbroadcast. This is a war pet; its strength reveals our country's military power. We need to develop in a low-key manner."

At this moment, Jiang Yi brought out a scrambled Rubik's Cube and handed it to Qiao Ye, who took it.

Everyone wanted to see him solve the Rubik's Cube again, and Joe felt embarrassed that it was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Should he fight or not?

He fiddled with the Rubik's Cube with both hands, and accidentally disassembled the central axis latch inside the cube.

Okay, let's just take it all apart, and then, in front of everyone, he put it all back together.

Meng Shujing shouted, "What the hell is this?! There's actually such a method? How come I didn't think of that! We're really no match for Ichijo Hara!"

Everyone burst into animalistic laughter, utterly shocked and incredulous.

Ji Feng immediately shut up, then struggled to say, "Do the game rules say that we're not allowed to disassemble the Rubik's Cube?"

A staff member off-camera said, "No."

Zhang Ruonan had only pieced together one side of the puzzle. She was from a wealthy family that made robots. She squatted down and examined Qiao Ye closely, seemingly trying to understand him, before saying, "This is a real human, definitely not a high-quality replica robot."

Many people expressed doubt: "Are there really primitive humans this intelligent? My family only knows how to eat and sleep."

The celebrities who had already brought their original humans over tentatively tossed the Rubik's Cube to their pets, seemingly to test whether other original humans possessed this ability.

Finally, veteran actor Li He stepped in to confidently explain: "This is a battle pet. It's said that battle pets in the military have even more powerful abilities than this."

Everyone's attention was instantly diverted, because there were indeed battle pets that were smarter than the original humans, but because the original humans were relatively fragile, they were rarely chosen as battle pets.

However, this incident has given everyone a deeper understanding of the strength of the national army.

After all, if a primitive human can be trained to be this powerful after entering the army, what about humans?

The celebrity who brought the original character to life also fantasized: "If I send my pet to the army, will it come out as smart as me, like Joe? I'm not greedy. I don't expect it to save people or solve Rubik's Cubes. I just want it to be able to understand human speech, or even lower, just not destroy the house."

The conversation quickly veered off course, and Joe's pressure eased considerably.

In fact, for unreasonable aspects, as long as they are not too outrageous, some people will use their imagination to rationalize the situation.

Sigh, it's all because of my cravings!