Chapter 222: The Appointment of the Epiphyllum

A light blue virtual screen opened in front of him. As the chat records scrolled down line by line, Valentine's expression gradually froze.

He reached out and gently touched the word "Wild Swan". The next second, Valentine noticed the reply message on his account.

"..." Valentin curled up his outstretched hand and clenched it into a fist. After a few seconds, his eyes were wide open, he covered his mouth with one hand and scrolled through the chat history with the other.

The chat record of nearly 100 pages soon reached the bottom. A few beads of sweat appeared on Valentine's forehead. His decadent mental state improved visibly. There was a little more brilliance in his dull green eyes. It was the crystal light of self-esteem that was about to break.

"...Perfect operation of the begging for release guide. No one knows how to attract hatred better than me." Valentine's heart choked and he almost shed two tears to commemorate the dead social image. "This sleep is too long..."

As far as Valentin von could sense at that moment, he had simply had a long and uncomfortable sleep.

Changjue's body did not feel comfortable. Sometimes he was in a deep sleep without noticing anything, sometimes he could sense some things happening in the outside world, and sometimes he seemed to feel that he had "woken up" several times.

Valentine can clearly recall all his sensations when he was "awake". When he drinks, the water and fruit juice slide down his throat, sweet and moist; when he eats, his teeth chew the softness and sweetness of delicious snacks bit by bit.

As if half asleep and half awake, Valentine was still traveling with the stars in the West District under the care of the Guardian; he also remembered the irritation he felt when he was a child while reciting the scriptures, the irritation was like fire burning his calves, making him unable to sit still, and finally he cheated and crawled under the desk to avoid reciting.

Teacher Berlin, who was tutoring with him, would not kneel down on one knee and approach the table like other etiquette officers. Teacher Berlin would let him stay under the table for a while. Only when he calmed down would Teacher Gobelier put down his teacup, hold on to the table, bend over, lean over and coax him out in a low voice.

Teacher Berlin's silver hair hung over the side of the desk, like a wispy curtain blocking the afternoon sun. Valentin von hid under the desk, enveloped by the gentle shadow, drowsy. In the end, he did fall asleep under the desk. Then Valentin von would "wake up" again, with cognitive memory at the age of 14, sometimes at the age of 12, and sometimes at the age of 17.

Valentin Feng did not feel anything was wrong. As long as he recalled carefully, he could remember all the memories after the time travel, 10 years old, 12 years old, 17 years old. Valentin Feng did not have a serious sense of time fragmentation. The age jump perspective in the dream was more like the sequelae of a lucid dream.

Until Valentine Feng's lucid dream node came to adulthood around the age of 18. He found in a half-awake state that fragments of entertainment culture that only existed in his human memory began to appear in his dreams.

Valentine von was a little happy and a little sad at that time. After many years, he finally dreamed of his memories of Earth again.

Valentine von's journey began at 0, from babbling to stumbling, a large amount of knowledge from the other world squeezed out his human knowledge, and he could develop a new habit in 15 days. Valentine von celebrated his tenth birthday in Cat's Eye, and in the same year, he could not remember his human name. Then Valentine von began to forget more human memories, and naturally forgot the social relationships in the human period.

Valentin von was terrified.

The body he was born into in this world was involved in a serious crime. He has no parents, no brothers, and no family in this world. Even if anyone in his family is still alive, they will not come to find him.

At an age when he needed the most affection from his family, Valentin von was surrounded by only a group of distant, polite and rule-abiding adults. He had no connections in this world and was always alone.

When Valentin von began to lose his noisy, vivid human memories, he could not accept it.

Valentine von thought at that time, I wish I had a brother. From that day on, he began to have lucid dreams.

Suddenly around adulthood, he dreamed of new Earth memories again, and Valentine von was very happy!

In the dream, Mr. Berlin also gave an explanation that he was quite satisfied with: gene recombination and development, and repeated memory during the egg stage are normal phenomena.

For the first time in his dream, Valentin von had an urgent thought: to dream of more human memories! Once you pass adulthood, the pathological symptoms of memory disorder in the egg stage will disappear. It is very difficult to recover forgotten human memories after adulthood. You must remember more before adulthood!

Valentin von's lucid dreams naturally develop in the direction of searching for human memories.

As the dream unfolds, Valentin von has vague memories of the other characters in the dream and has no sense of reality. He only wants memories related to Earth's knowledge.

Soon, Valentine von "saw" more and more fragments of Earth culture in his dreams, and his forgotten memories of Earth began to resurrect.

He thought of more movies he had watched, games he had played, funny jokes he had seen while surfing the Internet, books he had read, roads he had walked, people he had met, the basic moral cognition and common sense of human society... Valentin von remembered his past name.

Valentine von woke up from a long lucid dream and found himself lying on a snow-white hospital bed.

He was a little confused and subconsciously recalled his recent memories. A strong realization immediately rushed into his mind: he had never dreamed before.

What Valentin von thought was a "lucid dream" was actually his real life in another world. He was another self who had learned all the common sense and knowledge of the Zerg and had no memory of Earth.

Therefore, he always felt that he was half asleep and half awake, but as long as he recalled, all his experiences could be clearly remembered, but he did not have much sense of reality in life.

Valentine von has always been in another consciousness of his own, dreaming his old dreams year after year, guarding his cherished memories from being melted by the common sense of the other world.

…

Valentine Feng understood the cause and effect of these years, slowly lay down, pulled the quilt over his head to cover himself, his face expressionless, his heart filled with tears: "There are online and offline versions of time travel? Huh?"

The next second, Valentine von sat up again and slapped his cheeks twice, forcing himself to stay awake and resist the drowsiness and distraction caused by his emotional collapse.

He was not sure if he would fall into a long lucid dream again if he fell asleep again, allowing "himself" who had no memory of Earth and common sense to continue to commit suicide!

Valentine von naturally called his other mind Little Valentine.

Since birth, little Valentine has been educated by the cat-eyed etiquette officer. The etiquette officer did not teach little Valentine to read the eyes, nor did he teach little Valentine to stop reading the atmosphere. Little Valentine's genes and class status are superior, and others have always had to accommodate him. After adulthood, life is smoother, and all treatment has been upgraded to a higher level.

But Valentin Feng had the complete memory of an adult human being. After a brief recollection, although he was not sharp enough to instantly notice everything wrong around him, he also understood to some extent that his recent situation was not only bad, but he also seemed to be involved in some conspiracy.

The smart ring is lost once a month on average. In Cat's Eye, he only has one friend, Green, with whom he can talk intimately. The guardians who have accompanied him since childhood have all been replaced after one month of adulthood. Mr. Beilin, who has always been by his side, is seriously ill and bedridden, and he doesn't even know the real reason.

There was something worse. He messed up the signing agreement that Cat's Eye and the Far East had finally reached.

"Gail Belin?" Valentin Feng held the intelligent brain ring and silently chanted the name in his heart. It was normal for little Valentin to be easily influenced by Belin's insect race, as he trusted Belin almost blindly. Valentin Feng did not find it strange.

The etiquette master, Belin, was gentle and kind. He taught Valentine culture and common sense. He was strict about serious matters, but occasionally strict about small matters. He would tolerate the laziness and pranks of young Valentine von, and would clean up for him. No matter what jokes he made, Belin could easily solve them. For the orphaned child, Belin was simply the aura of a parent.

If the source of the collapse of the cooperation agreement was not because Gale Belin whispered a few more words of concern to little Valentine, causing little Valentine to become confused and make mistakes, leading to the bloodbath in the conference hall, then Valentine von would not suspect the Belin Zerg now.

Did Gale Berlin deliberately say that in the middle of the meeting to influence little Valentine? Valentine von wasn't sure.

There is nothing wrong with Gale Berlin's words. As a cat-eyed waiter, he cares about the Excellency (no matter which Excellency it is), and quickly explains the undercurrents of the situation to the A-level Excellency who is not aware of the situation, so that the A-level Excellency can understand the magnitude of each undercurrent under the conference, and broaden the vision and sense of smell of the A-level Excellency.

But the timing was wrong.

Before Valentine Feng traveled through time, he was not a top student and did not have a hive of anxiety, but he could vaguely feel that it was too early for Gale Berlin to express his concerns. Gale Berlin accompanied him all the way and was a new assistant let go by the chief of etiquette, so how could he not know the character of little Valentine?

Gale Berlin knew little Valentine and made suggestions at an inappropriate time, which directly added uncertainty to the cooperation between Cat's Eye and Far East.

Did Gale Berlin's actions have the instructions of the chief of etiquette? Chief of etiquette Berlin reported to the cat's eye that Destiny was suspected to be his biological child, so why did Gale Berlin make such an inappropriate statement?

Valentine von felt himself trapped in a fog, with loneliness, fear and sleepiness weighing heavily on his shoulders. He couldn't think any further. Instead of thinking any more, he might as well hold on to his fellow countryman.

Valentine Feng took a few deep breaths and opened the social list of the smart ring. In the special column, Destiny's account was shown as offline in gray.

He has not added the anchor Fate to his new smart ring, as the limit on the number of friends Fate could make had been reached a few months ago.

Valentin von could only send two messages to Destiny's offline account, one to apologize and the other to express his concern.

Valentin von would not write any more, as he could guarantee that his intelligent computer ring was being monitored.

Little Valentine lives in a man-made information cocoon room, with a vague understanding of the details of the technology tree. He thinks that as long as the teacher doesn't come to collect the brain ring, he will be kept in the dark. But Valentine von is not like that. He has watched at least 10 high-tech spy movies, not to mention how advanced the Zerg's technology is. There must be something wrong with his brain ring!

Valentine Feng suddenly recalled a conversation he had with anchor Fate. Online communication was not appropriate, and only face-to-face communication was safe.

"You are such a pumpkin head..." Valentine von lamented in his heart at little Valentine's reaction at that time.

Valentine von patted his cheeks again and squeezed his thighs hard, summoning the pain to drive away the drowsiness that enveloped him for a moment. He thought for a moment and immediately decided to arrange a meeting to apologize to Destiny face to face!

Little Valentine messed up the signing meeting, and the relationship between Cat's Eye and the Far East turned cold. Now the delegation is still trapped in the conference ship, which proves that the higher-ups have not yet renegotiated.

Little Valentine was his lucid dream, defending him against the Zerg's common sense integration for many years. Although Valentine von was frightened by the chaotic and conspiratorial atmosphere around him, he still took on the responsibility of breaking out.

Most importantly, Valentin von needs to confirm who is the fellow countryman who has been calling him. The answer lies in the next offline meeting.

Valentine Feng first sent a greeting message to the team's chief of ceremonies, West, and simply expressed his personal apology: he did not intend to attack Destiny or destroy the autograph. He was just too excited. He was willing to take full responsibility for the accident to show his sincerity. The Far East could fine him, punish him for the number of dates he applied for, and for freezing his sperm, or he could participate in the float parade unconditionally when the Far East held a carnival in the future.

Sincere apologies to Valentine von Trapper for trying to edit it to fit the Zerg characteristics.

After sending the message, Valentine Feng thought about it and turned to another social list. There were only a dozen accounts in the list, and the owner of each account was an A-level gentleman.

Some accounts are silently grayed out for a long time, while others are still updating.

Valentine von quickly found Mr. Roxy's account and sent a copy of the same apology to Mr. Roxy's personal email, thus providing double insurance.

As soon as he sent the email, the smart brain ring vibrated with a special sound effect. He switched to the social list and saw: Oh! It was his good brother in his memory, Jian Ning!

[FJ: I heard some ominous news from my father. Valentine, how are you doing? How is your hand bone healing? I have arranged to send some approved Far Eastern specialties to the conference ship. Eat some new dishes to help you relax.]

【V:? 】

【V: What, Ms. Josephine is here too? 】

【FJ: Yes.】

【V: I'm fine, my hand bones are healed, I'll take off the bandage in half an hour. The conference ship is surrounded by the Far East Army females, how can you get it in? 】

[FJ: Fate and I are partners. Far East and Cat Eyes don't want to cause trouble, so they won't forbid me to care about my friends.]

【V:……】

【FJ: ? 】

【V: Be quiet, I am feeling the handsome brilliance of the head of the Capital Alliance, Jian Ning. 】

[FJ: ...You still have the energy to make a joke. That's good. It seems that the incident at this meeting was not that exaggerated.]

【V: You are exaggerating. I am just born with a good heart. My heart rate is 200 beats per minute. No one can scare me to death.】

【FJ: I suggest you retake the basic medical course. 200 per second is the battle tense of military women.】

【V:……】

[V: ...In short! Not so good! My good friend, my androgynous brother, let me ask, after I messed up the meeting, how can I apologize to my other androgynous brother in a more natural way? Here is the Capital Alliance's dignified, cunning, 360°, perfect answer.]

【FJ: I took that as an exaggeration. 】

【FJ: ...Wait, what did you mess up? 】

【V:……】

【V: You are well-informed but not completely well-informed. My dear brother, I have to save my dignity. Stop questioning and let’s talk about how to apologize.】

【FJ: ...It's hard to say. I don't think this method can save you. You need a new tongue.】

【FJ: Oh my God. For hundreds of years, there has never been a fight at a meeting involving your presence to sign. What did you say at that time?】

"Ding ding." Just as Valentine von was about to reply to Fran's message, his smart ring beeped with an email notification.

He immediately clicked on it and saw that the email was from Roxy Lorraine!

Valentine Feng quickly read the email from Lord Lockheed, and with some effort extracted the key message from the pile of words: [The main ship has rescheduled an online video conference with Mr. Fate, and the parliament has drawn up new coordination conditions and chips. Dear Valentine, your generous idea is very lovely and eager. I am glad for your sincerity and concern, but don't apologize in this way next time. Your own health and feelings are the most important. If you don't mind, can you tell me which etiquette officer and silent believer taught you this idea? ]

When Valentin von saw the word "quietist", he took a few seconds to react before he understood what it meant: a title for a literary sex education teacher!

He continued to read: [Yes, of course. Destiny is the same age as you. It would be a good thing for you to meet him and talk to him in person. You have never been able to play with anyone. I will communicate with Fate and arrange a private meeting for you and Destiny as soon as possible. What do you think?

Yours sincerely, Roxy Loring

Valentin von: !!!

Ahhhhhh!! Valentine von clenched his fist and covered his mouth, his pupils widened!

The worry he had been struggling with for a long time about how to contact Destiny to have a private message was instantly solved by the new email!

"The requirements for accompanying the A-level gentleman to a private meeting are..." Valentine Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously glanced at the dialogue box with Fran on the virtual screen. He immediately edited and replied to the email from Mr. Locke.

…

At the same time, the Far East Base Headquarters.

October 14, 9:00 am.

"Sorry. Next time I will stay ten more minutes to have breakfast with you." Director Kash jumped out of bed, quickly kissed his lover's face, put on his coat, and rushed out of the rest area to work.

Shi Cunjin was blinded by Anushka's kiss on his face the previous second, and the next moment, he was alone in the lounge. He simply washed up, walked to the indoor bar, had some breakfast, opened a bottle of purified water, and started working.

"Teacher Shi, the video conference of the Cat's Eye Main Ship will be connected in 20 minutes." The system said in Shi Cunjin's ear, "I have simulated the video projection of Black-haired Fate for you."

"Thank you." Shi Cunjin lowered his eyes and continued to read the virtual original work in his mind while waiting for the meeting.

As soon as he woke up in the morning, he prioritized dealing with the consequences of Evans Eamon's attack on Mr. Cat's Eye. Only now did he have time to sit down and read the original book.

Shi Cunjin chose to open the original chapters of Evans Eamon first. He quickly read the ten chapters of Eamon's original work and stopped at the key point of a certain chapter with a frown.

【“2 o’clock in the morning.” Valentine leaned on Evans Eamon’s shoulder, his voice was a little soft, weak but happy, “I will let the guardian perform other tasks. You only have 15 minutes. You must pick me up on time.”

Valentine looked at Evans and said, "Take me away."

Evans Eamon lifted Valentine up. Because he looked up, his military cap fell off, revealing a pair of beastly eyes that remained unchanged for years.

"Okay." Evans Eamon smiled happily, "I will come after the Epiphyllum blooms once, and arrive on time."

Of the ten chapters unlocked by Evans Eamon, the first eight were all about love scenes full of fashionable tags, but the titles of the penultimate chapter and the first chapter made Shi Cunjin frown.

【Epiphyllum Appointment】

【Withered buds】