Chapter 14

Finks and Li Jue shook hands and made peace, reconciling and solving a problem.

And another: the little cub had no clothes to wear.

A starship without cubs on board naturally cannot be equipped with children's clothing. Even Lida, who is much smaller than other male dragons, wears clothes in adult sizes of 1.6 to 1.7 meters, which cannot be worn by little Li Jue who is only one meter tall.

You can't let the baby be wrapped in curtains all the time, right?

Looks cute though.

The cub's skin is as smooth and tender as velvet.

The problem is that the curtains are so long that it is easy for the baby to step on them.

He falls every two steps and is even more clumsy than a duckling that has just learned to walk.

The adults didn't mind holding him all the time, but Li Jue wanted to get down and walk by himself, to explore the strange and vast world that he had never set foot in before.

Lyda and Will were in charge of sorting it out.

Lin Wang was assigned another task by Finks: the little cub who had recovered from the experience of recognizing his parents wanted his Xixi.

According to Li Jue's recollection, he was originally strolling around with Ayaki when he was still a kitten; while they were walking, Ayaki suddenly disappeared, and when Li Jue wanted to look for him, he had been attracted to the confinement room.

Then, the orange alarm sounded throughout the starship, and everyone was on high alert, obeying the unified command of the second-in-command Lin Wang.

This "everyone" does not include Ayaka.

Before Li Jue arrived, Ling Xi was the only human in the entire starship dragon clan.

He was a well-liked little servant, and when he had no work to do he had a great deal of freedom, and the dragons usually did not interfere with what he wanted to do.

It's not uncommon for Finks's mental power to go out of control like this time. Young and weak humans can't help much in such emergencies. They always stay in the room, lock the door, and raise their mental shield until the alarm is lifted.

——It has always been like this.

But this time it was different. Ling Xi loved the kittens so much that the dragons who passed by and saw him said that the child wore an apron, put the kittens in it, and was reluctant to let them out of his sight for even a second.

How could Ling Xi, who loves her baby so much, abandon the little one and run away when danger comes?

And someone has already confirmed that the little servant's room is empty and Ayaka is not in it.

Lin Wang turned on the ship-wide broadcast to inform everyone that if they spotted Ling Xi, they should intercept her immediately and report to the bridge.

After waiting for a long time, there was no news.

The little cub was very depressed and its tail drooped.

This kind of melancholy was different from the grievance he had felt when Finks was yelling at him before. He didn't cry, nor did he throw a tantrum like some other naughty kids who would not give up until they achieved their goal.

The cub was wrapped in a red curtain and stayed in the corner, staring blankly and quietly, with its tail motionless, like a sad little mushroom drenched by the rain.

This little mushroom grows in Finks' spare room.

I hadn't planned to use this place for anything yet, so it was empty.

It is now half filled with various soft pillows, bolsters, and dolls sent by crew members from all over the starship.

Before they spontaneously gave the cubs the things that seemed most suitable for them, who would have thought that a group of ferocious dragons would love cartoon pillows and animal-shaped stuffed animals so much?

Finks temporarily decided to turn this place into a children's room for the little one, and was going to have someone paint it in Li Jue's favorite color.

But Li Jue doesn't want wallpaper or toys now, he only wants Ling Xi.

Before that, there were the events of accidentally entering the confinement room, being caught by Huang Jinlong to accompany him in a bath, and suddenly turning from a cat back into a child. Li Jue was so busy that he was dizzy and forgot about the separation from his little brother.

Once the preliminary obstacles were overcome, the starship, filled with dragons and no humans, suddenly seemed empty.

He wanted Ayaki to be around, to play the game of calling each other's names with his little brother, to stick together and whisper, or just to stare blankly.

Since the burden of finding Ling Xi was given to Lin Wang, Finks had to personally check the list of people who would start work next.

Even if the infinite space collapses, these working dragons have to go to work honestly.

There was no furniture in the children's room yet, so Lin Wang picked up a black plush pillow with only the eyes visible, and sat not far from Li Jue, watching the child.

A large section of Zaizai's red velvet curtains was cut off, so now it doesn't look like he's dragging a red carpet around.

However, he held one of the pieces of cloth on his head, revealing his small face, which looked very much like something out of a human fairy tale.

What was it called?

Oh, Little Red Riding Hood.

We have Little Red Riding Hood, but we need the Big Bad Wolf to complete the story.

Gray Wolf, not on the ship.

But there are still gray dragons.

Lin Wang heard footsteps and turned around to see the rock stick behind him.

The big man had a stern face and was always ready for battle.

He whispered to Lin Wang, "How is he?"

The vocal cords of the rock were already badly damaged, and when the sound was lowered, it was like an old phonograph, and it was impossible to hear what was being said.

Lin Wang guessed it from the direction of his gaze and the tone of his voice: "You want to ask how the baby is doing?"

Although Rock didn't know why he had to repeat his question, he nodded.

Lin Wang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he guessed right, otherwise the big guy would be unhappy.

He also looked at the little red mushroom in the corner, holding his chin, "I still don't have much energy. I don't know how long I will be depressed if I can't wait for little Lingxi."

Rock frowned: "Isn't he sleeping?"

Lin Wang was stunned. "I really didn't notice. I asked Ling Xi to find food for the kitten before, but I don't know if she fed it. The little guy doesn't seem to be hungry or sleepy."

Even if you are as brave as a rock, even if you are as powerful as a Phinks, normal physiological consumption will not be reduced, and you must always rest when you are hungry or sleepy.

In their opinion, the baby cub is so fragile and needs so much care, and is of course much more delicate than other dragons.

Rock took a deep breath, as if making a difficult decision. "I'll go get him to sleep. This won't do the trick."

Lin Wang seemed to have heard something from a fairy tale: "...you?"

Yanshi glanced at him and asked, "Do you have any objections?"

"No." Lin Wang smiled, "I just thought you hated him."

After all, Rock was the only dragon who strongly opposed and wanted to throw the cub off the starship when everyone decided to keep it as a tribute to Finks.

Rock also remembered this and pursed his lips.

At that time, it was indeed...

He couldn't determine the baby's race, and didn't even know if it was a new spying method invented by a player, so he naturally didn't feel comfortable handing him over to Finks.

However, it has now been proven that the cub is just a baby.

Innocent, harmless, soft little baby.

He didn't want to explain anything to Lin Wang, for fear of giving him any wrongdoing; he walked straight towards Li Jue.

Lin Wang stayed where he was, pinched the black pillow's eyes, and watched the show.

The rock stands like a wall and squats like a mountain.

Li Jue is already small, and compared to him, he can be described as mini.

Rock whispered something to the cub, his voice was so hoarse that Lin Wang in the distance couldn't hear a word.

What’s amazing is that the little cub, who had been listless and depressed and didn’t have the energy to speak, actually nodded and opened his arms.

Yanshi picked up Li Jue carefully, like a porcelain doll.

It was too small and too light, with no volume or weight in his strong arms. He had no idea whether he was holding a cub or a tiny feather.

The baby lay softly on his arms, with his little head resting on his shoulder, silently, continuing to be melancholy.

Logically speaking, such a tiny creature should be afraid of large rocks. This is an instinct engraved in its genes.

But Li Jue's actions and expressions showed trust and dependence.

It is difficult for Rock to describe in words the feeling in his heart at this moment.

It was as if he had just harvested the most precious flower in the world, and the petals of the flower trembled and opened in his palm.

The red velvet kind.

He thought to himself that it was a good thing his companions objected.

Otherwise, if the little guy was really thrown off the starship, where would he be able to experience such a wonderful moment?

Rock had learned from somewhere not only to hold the cub but also to pat its back (he really had to use all his embroidery strength to do that) and to pace around the room in circles.

Xiao Lijue was not sleepy at first, but she felt safe in the arms of her big brother.

Coupled with this patting and shaking, the baby lay down for a while and his eyelids became heavier and heavier.

I feel... a little... sleepy...

Little Red Riding Hood bit her fingers and slowly fell asleep in the arms of the big gray dragon.

This was exactly what Will saw when he came in.

The cub was already soundly asleep, but the adults didn't stop trying to coax it to sleep and continued circling the room.

The red velvet on the cub was too slippery and it fell off several times, so Rock wrapped it up for him again and again.

The rock was so huge that the three-year-old child looked like a baby in his arms.

Will's mouth opened wide enough to swallow a coconut.

He was about to start his speech when Lin Wang raised his index finger and shushed him. He then quickly typed a line of words on his PADD: [If you are woken by the baby now, the big guy will fight you to the death.]

Will quickly covered his mouth. He had experienced the wrath of rock before, and it was no joke.

He took Lin Wang's PADD: [What's going on? Why did the big guy suddenly change his personality?]

[I was surprised too, but he took the initiative to coax the baby to sleep.]

My God, Lydia is going to regret not coming with me.

"So why are you here at this hour? Have you completed the task assigned by the boss?"

Will stretched his head to read the whole line, snapped his fingers, and said happily: "Yes, we have come up with a solution. Since there are no children's clothes on the ship, we can go to a place that has children's clothes, such as-"

The little man suddenly fell silent, feeling a murderous aura.

He saw Rock covering the kitten's ears and glaring in their direction, and realized that he seemed to have been so proud of himself that he spoke out loud.

Will shrank his neck, smiled apologetically and raised his hands in surrender.

Lin Wang is right.

If I really wake the baby up, the big guy will definitely tear him apart.

Who would have thought that the one who least wanted the little one to stay at the beginning would now be the one who protects the cub the most?