Chapter 207 Chapter 207 Vest King Dad (End)...
Zhuozhuo moved over and said unhappily, "You said it again." It's even funnier than before.
"Yes, that was Wood who said it just now, and now it's 000 who said it."
Zhuozhuo was stunned for a moment. "Have you melted the 000?"
"Yes, little master."
"That's great, 00 is healthy too." Zhuozhuo giggled again, "00, silly, Zhuozhuo is not your little master now."
"What is that?"
"It's your precious goose girl!"
000 smiled and asked, "What should Zhuozhuo call me?"
"Scream——" Zhuozhuo drew out the tone, looked at 000 cunningly, covered his mouth and ran away laughing.
000 stood there and looked at her carefree appearance, and after a moment he continued to talk about the story of beating the insect mother.
Zhuozhuo was like a bird leaving its nest, flying around in the garden. Occasionally, when passing by 000, he would stop to listen for a while, guess who was talking, and then run away happily.
9972 looked at 000. Messages from the World Consciousness kept popping up in his mailbox. "When are you going to tell the tasker? The danger source is currently obsessed with raising a child and has no defense against the tasker. The tasker will find an opportunity to kill him with one strike. It's too late to delay!"
Faced with the frantic world consciousness, 9972 initially offered persuasion, stating that it would not interfere with its host's mission methods and that killing was not necessary to complete the mission. Now, seeing the mission target, it felt a surge of sympathy and responded directly: "We have our own pace, please don't dictate!"
9972 decisively blocked the World Consciousness. It wouldn't interfere with Zhuozhuo's choices, much less put him in a dilemma, so it didn't tell him anything. The mission itself was a matter between the tasker and the target. Why would the World Consciousness interfere? Let it be. If the mission failed, it would bear the consequences.
When the sun was hanging on the roof, Zhuozhuo, sweating all over, hugged Sun Sirui's legs, looked up at him, and said childishly: "You guys are weird today."
Sun Sirui picked up Zhuozhuo and said with a smile, "Why is he weird? Is he weirdly strong?"
Zhuozhuo felt it and nodded seriously, "You have really become stronger." As for what he wanted to say just now, he was interrupted and couldn't remember it.
After 9972 took Zhuozhuo to take a shower, Sun Sirui changed her into new clothes. Then, the two of them sat at the dining table to eat breakfast together. After taking a sip of water, Zhuozhuo looked at the half-empty table, looked at Sun Sirui expectantly, and said in a baby voice, "I want to eat with everyone."
Sun Sirui understood and asked, "Should Yi Fangzhou and the others come out as well?"
"Hmm, hmm, hmm." Zhuozhuo nodded like crazy and said cutely, "Is it okay?"
Of course you can.
Sun Sirui asked Zhuozhuo to close his eyes and unleashed his spiritual power. Almost in the blink of an eye, four men with different appearances and expressions appeared in the empty seats next to him. They looked at Zhuozhuo and said in unison, "Zhuozhuo, you can open your eyes now."
Zhuozhuo opened his eyes the moment they said the first word and looked at the five people in surprise, "Yi Fangzhou! Mr. Tu! Sun Sirui! Si Hao! Wood! You're all here!"
She rushed over and was picked up and cuddled by them one by one. She kept talking about her longing for them, and she coaxed the five of them so much that their mouths were almost grinning to the back of their ears.
"Hey, where's 00?"
[Here it is, Zhuozhuo.]
A household robot quickly moved over. 000 could also condense a body, but it chose to use the shell of the household robot, which was the form it had been most familiar with since it had been with Zhuozhuo for the longest time.
Zhuozhuo slid down from Wood's legs and rushed towards 000 like a cannonball, "00, Zhuozhuo missed you so much!"
[I miss you, too.] 000 said distressedly: [Zhaozhuo has lost 0.1kg and has become thinner.]
"Because Zhuozhuo was worried about you, he didn't eat or sleep well, so he lost weight." Zhuozhuo looked at the six people and said solemnly, "Don't leave Zhuozhuo for so long in the future."
The little guy was full of selfishness, but he didn't feel guilty at all, and looked at them with confidence.
They already knew that Zhuozhuo had slept for two days and nights, waking only for a few meals to refuel. The 0.1kg must have come from those missed meals. But they didn't expose her, smiling and saying, "Okay, we agree to Zhuozhuo."
9972: [……]
fraud.
Since they knew Zhuozhuo's identity, they knew that separation was inevitable, but they were still making blind promises. Tsk.
Zhuozhuo was very happy, jumping and spinning in circles, and even climbed onto them, each of them hugged his neck and kissed his face. After the kiss, he didn't stop, and stayed in their arms, pointing at the food on the table and asking them to feed him.
The six people from Yifangzhou also spoiled Zhuozhuo, giving her whatever she wanted and never letting her touch the chopsticks or spoon. While eating, Zhuozhuo suddenly remembered something important. She quickly swallowed the egg custard, supported herself by Mr. Tu's arm, and stood up on his lap, announcing loudly, "Zhuozhuo will be grown up in twenty years!"
Several people were so cute that their hearts fluttered, but then they felt endless disappointment. They adjusted their emotions and didn't reveal any abnormality.
Sun Sirui said: "Twenty years later, Zhuozhuo will be twenty-three years old and a big boy."
Wood said: "Be prepared to give a scorching gift for turning 23."
The others were afraid of crying if they spoke, so they just nodded in agreement.
Interstellar people become adults at the age of eighteen, but their bones will not be fully formed until they are twenty-three or twenty-four years old. Therefore, the few people who were immersed in their thoughts did not realize the special meaning of "growing up" to Zhuozhuo. They just wanted to do as much as possible for Zhuozhuo in just three days.
After dinner, Zhuozhuo saw that the six of them were still there and didn't seem to be leaving. He tilted his head and said, "Aren't you guys going to get busy? Kill the insect mother and go on TV."
"No, let's take a vacation, rest at home, and accompany Zhuozhuo, okay?"
"Okay!" Zhuozhuo rolled over on the sofa, climbed up with a throbbing heart, and asked with sparkling eyes, "How many days of vacation are you guys taking?"
"Three days."
"That's great! Zhuozhuo is so happy, so happy!" Zhuozhuo held up the car in his hand and shouted with full energy: "Cheers! Let's celebrate!"
"Okay, cheers."
The six people raised their hands, and those who didn't had anything just shook hands, bumping into the blazing car. "Cheers! Celebrating our meeting!"
Zhuozhuo stamped her feet excitedly, brought the car to her lips and pretended to take a sip, then turned and threw herself into Mr. Tu's arms, her little head against his chest, twisting and rolling like a loach and laughing heartily. Mr. Tu gathered his arms into a circle to prevent her from falling.
Yifangzhou, Sun Sirui, Sihao, and Wood 000 looked at Zhuozhuo with a focused and loving gaze.
9972 silently recorded this scene.
At night, after Zhuozhuo fell asleep, 9972 was about to wait by the bed. Yi Fangzhou and others looked at it and said, "Come out, let's talk about Zhuozhuo."
9972: [……]
I had the illusion that I was being tricked into being killed.
9972 looked at Zhuozhuo to pluck up his courage, then slowly moved out. However, he left the door a crack, which made him feel safer.
The six people from Yifangzhou noticed 9972's little trick, but ignored it. Mr. Tu spoke first, "You are Zhuozhuo's system. You share the same interests as Zhuozhuo. You shouldn't do anything to harm her."
"Second brother, after spending some time with him, I have a general understanding of 9972's personality. He is devoted to Zhuozhuo." Sun Sirui said softly.
"Naive artist." Mr. Tu sneered, "9972, how many hosts do you serve at the same time?"
9972 understood that these two were playing the good cop and the bad cop together. After a brief moment of anger, he said honestly: "The system and the host are one-on-one. I am only serving Zhuozhuo now. I will not tell Zhuozhu what to do. Zhuozhu has to complete the task on her own!"
Realizing the ambiguity in his words, 9972 quickly explained, "Zhuozhuo is only three years old. He doesn't understand what a mission is. He's just doing what he wants. You can all feel it too. It's like sincerity in return for sincerity."
Mr. Tu's eyes softened for a moment and he stopped talking.
Sun Sirui smiled and said, "Have you had other hosts before?"
After a moment's hesitation, 9972 said, "Yes, I've had many hosts who died in the mission world due to mission failures, insufficient points, and low self-preservation abilities. Two of them died in this little world of yours, killed by you."
It doesn't mean that once you are bound to the system and become a tasker, you will not die. The host may be wiped out for committing a serious crime, but more often it is because of dying too many times in the small world, exhausting the soul power and dying completely.
The few of them were silent for a moment. They knew themselves very well and knew what they would do if someone came to persuade them and stop them from destroying the world.
Si Hao said coldly, "Were all Zhuozhuo's previous mission targets so dangerous?"
9972 nodded frantically, feeling both sad and apprehensive. "Every mission world has been restarted no fewer than a hundred times, with no fewer than ten missioners sacrificed." Then it proudly declared, "But every mission target loves Zhuozhuo. Zhuozhuo is the cutest baby!"
Several people agreed very much, and Wood suddenly asked, "Are they also Zhuozhuo's guardians?"
[Yes.] 9972 whispered, thankful that his question was so general that there was room for ambiguity.
"What does Zhuozhuo call them?" Wood asked again.
[…Well, some call him daddy, and some call him daddy.]
Everyone was silent.
9972 knew that they were deeply hurt and gave them time to heal themselves.
A minute later, Yi Fangzhou spoke with a proper smile, "We understand the situation. Now let's talk about our plans."
9972 perked up and listened carefully. It was a simple plan, but Yi Fangzhou finished it in just a few words. 9972 felt mixed emotions. "Have you really thought it through?"
"I wouldn't have come to you if I hadn't thought it through."
"Okay then. Don't worry about Zhuo Zhuo's memories. We have comprehensive memory isolation and emotion separation technology. Furthermore, Zhuo Zhuo's brain isn't fully developed yet, so she can't handle too many memories. I'll seal her memories after each mission. Once she leaves here, she won't remember you, nor will she grieve for you."
Until Zhuozhuo completes all tasks and chooses to accept the memory of the mission world.
9972 didn't say the last sentence. What if Zhuozhuo didn't unlock his memory in the end? Wouldn't that make it a pie in the sky that will never come true?
The six people from Yifangzhou looked calm, as if they had expected this outcome. They nodded, "Okay."
Early in the morning, Zhuozhuo opened her eyes and saw Mr. Tu and Wood standing by the bed, one on each side. She rubbed her face on the quilt and smiled brightly, "Good morning, Mr. Tu. Good morning, Wood."
"Good morning, my girl." After greeting, Mr. Tu looked at Zhuozhuo, waiting for her reaction.
Zhuozhuo, whose brain hadn't fully switched on yet, didn't realize the difference. He rolled over in bed, rowing with his hands and feet, then suddenly jumped up and announced loudly: "Get up!"
Wood held down the little monkey and reminded her, "Zhuozhuo, No. 2 calls you my daughter, and you are also my daughter."
Zhuozhuo nodded repeatedly and counted them one by one, "Yes, yes, Zhuozhuo is also Yi Fangzhou's daughter, Sun Sirui's daughter, Si Hao's daughter, and 00's daughter!"
"What should you call us then?"
Zhuozhuo's face was full of confusion, but after a moment she suddenly realized what was going on. She covered her mouth and said with a smile, "If you want to coax Zhuozhuo, call me daddy."
"Why."
Mr. Tu and Wood spoke at the same time, looked at each other unhappily, and then coaxed Zhuozhuo to shout again with a smile on their faces.
What's the big deal? Zhuozhuo was in a good mood and said generously, "Dad!"
Seeing Mr. Tu and Mr. Wood grinning from ear to ear with joy, she suddenly had an idea and called out, "Mr. Tu, Dad! Mr. Wood, Dad!"
The two fathers choked up and turned their backs to wipe their eyes at the same time.
Hearing the sound, Yi Fangzhou and the others hurried over and pretended to open the door and come in naturally, "Zhuozhuo is awake. I heard you talking downstairs."
Zhuozhuo turned his head to look at them and took a deep breath. "Yi Fangzhou's father! Sun Sirui's father! Si Hao's father! 00's father! Zhuozhuo loves you all so much!"
"I like Zhuozhuo too. Can Zhuozhuo say it again?"
"Yes!" Zhuozhuo took another deep breath and said happily, "Yi Fangzhou's father, Mr. Tu's father, Sun Sirui's father, Si Hao's father, Wood's father, 00's father, Zhuozhuo likes you all so much and loves you all so much. Zhuozhuo will be with you forever!"
The sound seemed to break through the roof and reach the sky.
On the third night, Zhuozhuo fell asleep, lulled by the fathers. This time, they didn't leave after she fell asleep. Instead, they coalesced around her bed, forming a ball of invisible energy. The air around him twisted and distorted, as if it would collapse under the force at any moment. Zhuozhuo's voice could be heard faintly from within, the same words she'd called out to her father the previous morning.
After a moment, Zhuozhuo's voice faded, and 000's voice rang out. "I've set it up. Zhuozhuo's words are engraved deep in our souls. Whenever we're about to lose control, we'll hear her voice, bringing us back to our senses. Did you receive the notification that the mission is complete?"
9972: [Received.] It was somewhat shocked. The world consciousness and the main system had actually determined that 000 would not lose control or destroy the world with Zhuozhuo's words as a safeword.
000: [Take Zhuozhuo away. After midnight, the world consciousness will attack Zhuozhuo.]
9972 hesitated: [Are you guys just watching Zhuozhuo leave? ]
【Um. 】
The next second, the sleeping Zhuozhuo opened his eyes and looked at the energy ball blankly. He quickly recognized its identity and called out slowly, "Dad."
The energy ball responded, unleashing its fury at 9972. 9972 quickly explained, "I think Zhuozhuo has a right to know." It had never done anything this serious behind Zhuozhuo's back, and it felt incredibly guilty. But at the last moment, it still cowardly confessed to Zhuozhuo. It also felt like Zhuozhuo didn't want to be separated from his fathers in such a muddled way.
Zhuozhuo was completely bewildered, unable to process the entire situation. She only knew she was about to be separated from her fathers. She was heartbroken, wanting to cry and implore them to stop, but she seemed accustomed to this kind of sadness. Through tears, she simply said, "Wait for Zhuozhuo! Zhuozhuo will come back for you. You must not forget him!"
Invisible hands wiped away the tears from Zhuozhuo's eyes, and the voices of the six people from Yifangzhou rang out simultaneously, "We will always remember Zhuozhuo and wait for him to come back to see us. Zhuozhuo, don't cry. The sooner you leave, the sooner you can come back, right?"
Zhuozhuo was speechless, curled up in the quilt and nodded. Then she felt a familiar embrace. She turned and raised her hands, hugging him back. Tears flowed like a spring, and there was no way to wipe them away. But after crying for a while, listening to the six people's increasingly worried and anxious voices, Zhuozhuo's tears gradually stopped. She whispered, "Don't worry about Zhuozhuo. Zhuozhuo is very powerful. He is very powerful. He has people behind him. He is especially good at using backdoors!"
"Yeah, I see. 9972 is a very lucky second-generation unification candidate."
9972: [……]
What do you mean? You mean it has nothing but luck and family background? Humph!
After a quiet moment of hugging, 000 said cruelly: [9972, take Zhuozhuo away, the time is almost up.]
Zhuozhuo suddenly grabbed the little hand, then let go, crying out: "Yi Fangzhou, Mr. Tu, Sun Sirui, Si Hao, Wood 00, goodbye!"
"Goodbye, Zhuozhuo."
【Gone.】
The person on the bed disappeared, as if he had never existed.
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