Chapter 12

Number One looked at Su Ci and really wanted to ask if he could stay.

But he couldn't even speak simple words... In the end, he could only hold the clothes and socks obediently, run to the cabinet, and open the bottom drawer.

Before Su Ci moved in, the dormitory had been cleaned inside and out, so the drawers were also clean and the previous keeper had not left anything behind.

Number One put the clothes in, pulled open the corners of the clothes, and arranged them neatly without a wrinkle. Even the socks were folded one by one and lined up in a neat row. It was very comfortable to look at.

When Su Ci saw this scene, he thought of the messy clutter in the space button, and silently turned his head away and withdrew his gaze.

He waited until he heard the child closing the drawer before he walked out of the room.

Number One stood behind him, watching his back as he left, and opened his mouth with great effort.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he could only make "ho-ho-ho" sounds, which were hoarse, unpleasant and meaningless.

The child could not hide his disappointment.

"You're not leaving?"

As he lowered his head sadly, the breeder's gentle voice came from the direction of the door.

Number One looked up and saw that the breeder did not leave directly this time. Instead, he stood sideways, looked back at him, and put one hand on the door frame, preventing the metal door from closing.

He looked at Su Ci in a daze, then nodded in surprise, then stretched out his short legs and slipped out from the gap beside Su Ci's feet.

Su Ci then let go of his hand, put his hands in his uniform pockets, and walked out slowly. Number One, who was originally running in front, also slowed down, and finally kept walking side by side with the breeder, and then entered the elevator together.

Although the two people's figures could not be seen in the elevator, No. 1 touched the cub clothes on his body with a happy face.

4586 did not specify where the activity room was exactly, but the nursery was so small that Su Ci still found the place accurately.

When he got outside, 4586 was blocking the door, separating two children who were fighting with each other and pushing them into the activity room.

Su Ci glanced into the room.

The ones who had just fought were number six and number seven. As for the other three children, number three was still like yesterday, huddled in a corner playing with a metal ball, while number five and number eight were together, also picking out toys.

"Susu!"

Seeing his figure, the chubby nanny robot seemed to have forgotten that he was late in the morning and greeted him with full energy.

Su Ci nodded and listened to 4586 explain the next work to him.

"Cubs cannot stay in a closed room all the time. They need to be with their peers, play and talk. This will help stabilize their emotions and promote their healthy physical and mental development."

"This is also to prevent the cubs from going crazy. Studies have shown that a certain amount of socialization can greatly reduce the chances of cubs going crazy, and it is a very important part of raising cubs."

4586 said to Su Ci, "So, from 9am to 11:30am every day, the cubs are allowed to go out and play. Susu, you need to help me look after the cubs."

Su Ci nodded. When he heard 4586 talking about time, he felt like he had forgotten something.

He looked at the child next to him.

The child was looking at the activity room with some envy. When he noticed his gaze, he raised his head and looked at Su Ci with a confused look in his eyes.

Su Ci touched his chin and felt that what he had forgotten seemed to have nothing to do with the child.

He looked towards the activity room again.

At this moment, Number Five, who was choosing toys with Number Eight, suddenly raised his head and looked towards the door.

When the little girl saw Su Ci, her eyes lit up.

She quickly put down the toy in her hand and ran over hurriedly. Her round and beautiful eyes curved into a pair of crescents, and a lovely smile appeared on her pink little face.

She ran towards Su Ci happily, "Huahua..."

However, when she came in front of him and looked behind him, she found that there was nothing there. The smile on the little girl's face suddenly disappeared.

She pouted, looking like she was about to cry, and said in a sad and upset voice, "Where's my brother?"

Su Ci then remembered what he had forgotten.

He glanced at the communicator and replied, "The doctor said to pick him up at the medical office at 10 o'clock."

It was only a little after nine o'clock, so there was still enough time. Therefore, Su Ci did not feel guilty at all.

Number Five then wiped his eyes and nodded.

Then she glanced at the red flower hairpin on Su Ci's temples, rubbed against Su Ci again, grabbed the hem of his uniform with her small hands, and spoke softly as if she was acting coquettishly.

"Then, then go pick him up quickly."

The little girl wasn't very articulate, and her voice was cute and adorable, with the innocence and cuteness that only a cub can have, but...

Su Ci raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at number eight who was looking over here in the activity room, and then looked at the little girl who was looking at him with a soft and harmless face.

This little girl actually used this trick on him?

But Su Ci didn't notice that Number One, who was standing next to him, was staring at the little girl with his dark red eyes, his eyes slightly narrowed, and there was a hint of hostility in his expression.

Because of the height difference, Number Five couldn't observe Su Ci's expression very well. Seeing that he didn't seem to react, he couldn't help but blink in confusion.

Huh?

But then she saw the breeder, who turned to the nanny robot and said, "I'm going to the infirmary to pick up the two children."

The doubt in Number Five's eyes disappeared, and he looked at the robot with small yellow flowers painted on its body.

4586 looked at the five children in the room, then looked at Su Ci. From its mechanical movements, one could vaguely see a hint of human hesitation.

But in the end, it still responded: "Okay, but Susu, you have to come back as soon as possible. I am the only nanny robot left in the nursery, and I can't handle it."

Hearing this, Number Five seemed to remember something.

She let go of the little hand that was holding Su Ci's clothes and let it hang by her side, and her little head drooped listlessly.

Su Ci glanced at her and nodded, "Well, I'll be leaving then."

Number Five watched him enter the elevator, then turned and walked back to Number Eight. Just as he was about to continue choosing toys, he saw the little boy staring in the direction the keeper had left, with a hint of resentment and anger in his expression.

There was a hint of curiosity in her eyes, and she tilted her head to look at him.

Noticing her gaze, Number Eight withdrew his gaze, angrily threw the toy in his hand, sat down on the small stool with his chin in his hand, and looked like a stranger who was not allowed to enter.

Number Five didn't understand, so he ignored him, picked up a metal ball from the box, sat next to Number Three, and started turning it quietly.

For a moment, the only sounds in the activity room were the noisy voices of No. 6 and No. 7.

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When Su Ci was about to leave the nursery, Number One followed him closely.

No one could see him before, and naturally no one cared about him, so since he woke up, he has visited every corner of the base.

But as a transparent person, it seemed that everywhere was the same to him, and in the end he chose to return to the nursery.

There's no particular reason, I just feel like I should stay here.

Of course, if I had to give a reason, it would probably be because... the cubs in the nursery, who were called little monsters, were probably the same kind as him.

At this moment, after walking into the elevator with Su Ci, Number One couldn't help but glance at the young man. Finally, he couldn't help it, reached out his hand, and carefully tugged at the hem of Su Ci's uniform.

Only when Su Ci lowered his head and met his clear eyes did the child breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing the child's reaction, Su Ci was a little surprised by his alertness. He curled the corners of his lips slightly, put his palm on the top of his head and touched it. Feeling that it felt good, he rubbed it again.

"That little girl can't control me yet." He chuckled.

Number One nodded vigorously. The new breeder was different from the previous ones. He knew what Number Five had just done, so he felt relieved.

Su Ci walked out of the nursery building with a small tail hanging behind him.

He first went to look at the soil under the spiritual shield. After a night, the moisture in the soil evaporated, but it was still moist. Apart from that, there were no other changes.

The pear tree spirit seeds under the soil fell into a deep sleep again and showed no signs of sprouting.

Su Ci frowned. Since there was a surveillance camera watching him, he didn't stay long and decided to come back and take a look at it in the evening.

However, Number One was staring at the dirt ground under the spirit shield. It was the first time for him to see such bare ground, and his eyes were full of surprise.

Was this caused by the breeder? He felt as if something was talking to him under the mud.

“Hungry…hungry…”

Hungry? But he had no food.

Seeing Su Ci turning around and leaving without any intention of explaining to him, Number One had no choice but to reluctantly look away and followed Su Ci out of the nursery gate.

Su Ci looked at the map that 4586 had just sent him, and followed the instructions to arrive at a station a hundred meters away from the nursery.

In addition to using the teleportation platform, there are other means of transportation in the base, such as this kind of floating car called "bus". There are more than a dozen of them, which travel around the base along a fixed route every day.

Although it is not completely free, 1 point will be deducted for every 30 rides, so the first 29 rides are equivalent to free ones.

Not long after, the hover bus arrived.

Su Ci opened the door by scanning his face and walked onto the hovercraft.

Man No. 1 had short calves. Seeing that the first step of the hovercraft was as high as his belly button, he was about to climb up using his hands and feet when he felt his collar being grabbed.

The keeper carried him into the car.

Number One hung his limbs like a kitten with its neck bitten by fate. He didn't struggle obediently. After his feet touched the ground, he quickly stretched out his little hands to grab the breeder's clothes and followed him into the car.

Su Ci looked into the car.

The carriage was well ventilated and looked clean and tidy. There were about 20 seats, but only two or three people were sitting there at the moment. However, there was a familiar face among them.

After Su Ci got on the car, the man waved to him enthusiastically.

Su Ci looked at the familiar face of the man and quickly remembered that this was Luo Shengfei from the maintenance team. He had seen him at the nursery yesterday. He had also promised to do his best to repair the broken 4583.

Luo Shengfei had a smile on his face, but when Su Ci approached and saw the small red plastic flower pinned in his hair, his smile froze.

This new breeder is quite fond of beauty?