Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4
On this day, a lot of new terms suddenly appeared in Luo Shizhen's mind.
Weird, flying zombies, awakened, zombie energy, purification ability.
His good friend Chu Xiao is an awakener, the transfer student Qin Yinian is also an awakener, and even the art teacher, Mr. Chen, is an awakener.
"In addition to being an Awakened Person, I am also the safety officer for new Awakened Persons. I'm responsible for guiding newcomers' training and monitoring their psychological safety. So, it's the same if you continue to call me teacher."
Chen Heyan came to No. 3 Middle School to be a teacher. Originally, they wanted to test Chu Xiao and Qin Yinian, but they didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise.
He held Luo Shizhen's hand with a smile, and in his other hand was a strange-looking object.
"Come, don't be afraid, let it check you out."
This thing looks alive. It is the size of a frog and looks like a piece of green jelly. It is slippery all over and has one big eye that blinks and looks a little cute.
Chen Heyan's hand was pressed against Luo Shizhen's hand. The little thing slid over tentatively, first carefully approaching a corner of the back of Luo Shizhen's hand. When it found that Luo Shizhen did not drive it away, it chirped and slowly moved its entire body into Luo Shizhen's hand.
Luo Shizhen looked at it curiously: "What's its name?"
When most people see this strange-looking little thing, they would probably ask what species it is. But this is the first time someone has asked its name first.
Chen Heyan seemed afraid of scaring Luo Shizhen, and said in a gentle voice:
"It's a pixie. It doesn't have a name, but you can give it one if you want."
He has led several young awakeners, and he can basically tell what kind of personalities these awakeners are like just by having contact with them.
In fact, it is more accurate to say that the awakened ones have resisted pollution rather than awakened.
As for where the pollution comes from, no one knows. All we know is that starting thirty years ago, a strange component has appeared in the air.
Scientists from the Xia Dynasty eventually named it "qi" from Taoism.
Qi cannot be seen, touched or smelled. It is more like an invisible life energy that floats evenly around the world. Once these components enter a living organism, everything is fine if the amount is small, but once it accumulates to a certain level, the organism will undergo various mutations.
Zombies, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, trolls, monsters, and pen fairies basically include all the monsters and demons in the myths and legends of various countries.
The awakened ones are more like one of the mutations. They either have good physical qualities or good mental qualities. In short, they are all outstanding talents in various fields. Their own excellence prevents them from becoming weird or losing their sanity after inhaling Qi. Instead, they stimulate various special abilities.
Because one needs to be excellent in order to resist the pollution of Qi and transform into an awakened person, it is destined that every awakened person has the confidence of a genius.
These people, even before they awaken, are like the brightest stars in the night sky. Most of them are proud, smart, cautious, outspoken, and independent.
After awakening, the energy in their bodies surged, giving them an additional powerful characteristic of "predatory consciousness".
The awakened ones' acquired moral and emotional values as human beings are gradually replaced by their predatory instincts after awakening. Most of them are belligerent, like wild beasts, have a sense of territory, and have a strong sense of competition with their own kind.
One can imagine how exhausted Chen Heyan must be every day as the security officer for such a group of young awakened people.
It was the first time he had seen a child like Luo Shizhen, who was as cautious as a little animal, and looked well-behaved and obedient.
Chen Heyan's eyes softened. In fact, after seeing Luo Shizhen's character, he thought that he was most likely not an awakened person.
The awakened ones, especially the young ones who have just awakened, all have surging power in their bodies, and they want to poke the sky down. How can they tolerate three other awakened people sitting in the same room, and they are already ready to fight.
Even though he was thinking this, Chen Heyan still slowly explained to Luo Shizhen what spiritual essence was:
"Although the spirit is also a member of the weird, it is gentle and harmless. It is very sensitive to various forces and can distinguish between weird and awakened ones. After being tamed, we use it to find the awakened and the weird lurking among the crowd."
Luo Shizhen didn't quite understand the explanation about the spirits that followed, and he didn't know if Chen Heyan had thought a lot about it. He just looked at the little spirit that was slowly moving and testing on the back of his hand with some curiosity and timidity.
Could he actually name it?
Luo Shizhen felt a little happy again. He raised his head, and his dark eyes became brighter:
"Da Huang, I want to name it Da Huang, is that okay?"
Qin Yinian was amused again: "What kind of a name is that? Where on its body is yellow?"
Chu Xiao on the side: ...As expected.
Chen Heyan was also stunned when he heard the name. He really couldn't imagine how this little elf had anything to do with the name Dahuang.
But seeing that Luo Shizhen was being laughed at, he weakly lowered his head. He glanced at Qin Yinian with a warning and said gently:
"Of course, Dahuang is a good name. From now on, it will be called Dahuang."
Luo Shizhen looked up with some surprise after being affirmed, and became happy again after seeing Chen Heyan's encouraging gaze.
Teacher Chen is so nice, he likes Teacher Chen.
Because he gave a name to the spirit in his hand, Luo Shizhen naturally liked it more.
In their town, three out of five dogs are named Dahuang. Luo Shizhen has always wanted to have a dog, but his grandmother is allergic to dog hair, so this wish is destined to be unfulfilled.
From childhood to adulthood, every time Luo Shizhen met a puppy, he would look at it with a longing face, but he would stay away from it to avoid bringing dog hair home.
But now, he named a rhubarb rhubarb.
The little elf named Dahuang closed its eyes and pretended to be dead on the back of Luo Shizhen's hand for a while. Maybe it got used to it, or maybe it sensed the friendliness of the owner of the hand. It carefully opened its big eyes, stretched out a jelly-like tentacle that was so small that it was almost invisible, and tapped the back of the hand under it.
Under Luo Shizhen's astonished gaze, the tentacles penetrated into the skin of the back of his hand like an injection.
It doesn’t hurt, not at all.
"Chijigugu..."
The elf cried out, and his green jelly-like body suddenly began to glow and turned red.
“Chichichichi!!”
As its body began to glow red, the elf's eyes opened wider, as if it had seen something horrible. The chirping sound suddenly became high-pitched and sharp. Although it had no hair, it looked like it had exploded, and its entire jelly body was raised up.
Only then did Luo Shizhen realize that it actually had legs, exactly four of them, but they were too small, just like four ordinary-sized wheels of a car installed under the bottom of an airplane. Seeing it, people doubted whether these four small legs could bear the weight of the body.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!! Chirp, chirp!!! Chirp!!"
The little elf shouted loudly, and its four almost invisible little feet moved out a shadow, crawling away from the back of Luo Shizhen's hand at a rapid speed. When it returned to Chen Heyan's hand, it did not stop, but continued to crawl at an extremely fast shadow.
It climbed up Chen Heyan's arm and onto his shoulder.
Chen Heyan was wearing a simple white shirt. He had a tall and slender figure. The marks of exercise on his arms were covered, and only the collar was slightly open.
The open collar made it convenient for the little elf to crawl over the man's clean neckline and directly into his shirt along the collar.
The little elf seemed to feel a little safer after he got into the shirt, with only his big eyes showing. He kept chirping, as if he was complaining or expressing his fear.
Chen Heyan gently extended his index finger and brushed across its head, soothing it:
"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, he won't hurt you."
Luo Shizhen stared at the little elf in bewilderment, feeling somewhat at a loss:
"It, what happened to it?"
The atmosphere in the room had changed. Qin Yinian had an expression that I had known for a long time, while Chu Xiao seemed a little happy, a little worried, and there were some other emotions mixed in. In short, it was very complicated.
Chen Heyan was a little surprised and replied with a smile: "It has detected that you are an awakened one. Dahuang will only turn red when it encounters a Qi power that exceeds the normal standard."
Only weirdos and awakened ones can turn the spirit essence into red, so Luo Shizhen is definitely an awakened one.
"Congratulations, Shi Zhen. Since you are an awakener and have inhaled the stagnant energy without being affected, you should have the most precious purification ability."
"Why is it hiding from me?"
Luo Shizhen didn't really feel deeply touched by his becoming an awakened being. He was still struggling with the little elf's reaction:
"I like it very much."
What a well-behaved child! At this time, he is still concerned about whether a little elf likes him.
Chen Heyan couldn't help but rubbed Luo Shizhen's head gently with his hands that had been eager to move.
"Spiritual spirits are like this. They are naturally timid and not good at fighting. They can detect Qi because they need to predict danger in advance so they can escape quickly. So it's not that they dislike you, they just detect the Qi in your body and it triggers their escape instinct."
He laughed and said, "I just need to coax it a little bit."
The little elf was still hiding in Chen Heyan's collar, shivering. Its four little feet and one tentacle were trying hard to gesture something, and it kept chirping. Chen Heyan patiently stroked its head gently.
But the little elf, who used to be able to be quieted down in about a minute, was particularly noisy today.
“Chirp, chirp, chirp!! Chirp, chirp, chirp!!!”
Its big eyes accidentally caught sight of Luo Shizhen, and it quickly closed them again. With its eyes closed, it gestured with its four little feet and stretched its tentacles as hard as it could, until its entire body expanded to twice its size.
“Chichichichi!!!”
Unfortunately, because this little elf is the most timid of all the elves and can even be scared by a passing cat, no one present noticed anything wrong.
"Okay, dear, don't be afraid, Da Huang. He likes you very much and even gave you a name. You see, he means no harm."
Chen and Yan coaxed the little elf for a long time, but he was still afraid. Later, he simply stopped trying and crawled into his clothes and pressed against his chest. He kept touching the warm human skin and trembled, not even making any noises.
He could only smile apologetically at Luo Shizhen: "Da Huang is not usually like this. Your talent must be very high. The higher the talent, the more Qi content in the body of the awakened. He might have been frightened by this Qi. Shi Zhen, please don't mind it."
"It doesn't matter."
Luo Shizhen, who had been looking at the little elf, quickly shook his head: "I like it very much. It's so cute, like a puppy."
Chen Heyan's voice was low but gentle:
"You are the Awakened in my jurisdiction and will be assigned to me for teaching. When you are familiar with it, you can play with it."
Only then did Luo Shizhen realize what it meant to become an awakened person.
He hesitated. "Teaching...does it mean I need to go to another school? If I really am the Purification Awakener, will I still be a chef in the future? I don't want to go to another school either. I want to go to a technical college."
The crutch in Chu Xiao's hand cracked again.
"Luo Shizhen! Why are you still thinking about your chef! You really are!"
Chen Heyan raised his hand to stop him from saying the next thing.
Chen Heyan was indeed a very tolerant and gentle security officer. Chu Xiao still had some faith in him and could only shut up and hold his breath.
Frightened by his good friend's sudden anger, Luo Shizhen shrank back. He lowered his head, feeling a little discouraged, knowing that he had said the wrong thing again.
In fact, Chu Xiao has a good temper, because he never gets angry with others. Every time he gets angry, it is because Luo Shizhen said something stupid or wrong.
But he didn't understand where he was wrong. Being a chef was a new life goal that his teachers had come up with for him, and it was particularly suitable for him. He could learn a skill, and it was something he liked. It was also stable and he could find a job wherever he went. Working in the kitchen didn't require him to deal with too many people, and he wouldn't be cheated.
What a great life goal, especially suitable for Luo Shizhen who is always said to be stupid.
The awakened one is something new, something that has never appeared before, which subverts everything he has been taught since he was a child. He dare not contact it, he is afraid.
Luo Shizhen lowered his head, but his face was gently supported by a pair of slender and warm hands, forcing him to raise his head.
In front of him was Teacher Chen's gentle and beautiful face. Her beautiful eyes behind the glasses looked at him seriously and tolerantly:
"Of course you can. You're an Awakened One, but you're also a citizen of our country. You have the right to choose your job. However, studying cooking at a technical college is not easy, as there's only one teacher for multiple students. I suggest you follow me. If you want to become a chef, we can find a chef to teach you one-on-one."
Chen Heyan is very patient. The majority of awakened people he has led are teenagers, and his patience has been trained long ago. What's more, he is now facing a child with a very well-behaved personality.
Since he is a child, just follow his instructions.
He smiled and, in Luo Shizhen's gradually growing admiring eyes, named the cuisines one by one:
"Lu cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, whatever cuisine you want to learn is fine, or even if you want to learn all of them, eight teachers can teach you together. Once you've mastered it, you'll want to find a job. You're still young and haven't been out in society, so you won't know what to look for. You'll need five social insurances and one housing fund, social insurance and medical insurance, and you'll also need to check if there's a car allowance and meal allowance. The teachers can help you check that out."
Luo Shizhen's eyes lit up. These did not affect his life plan, and even seemed to make it more perfect.
He felt a little embarrassed again: "Is this okay? Will this be too much trouble for you?"
Teacher Chen patted Luo Shizhen's head gently, the corners of his lips slightly raised, with a gentle smile:
"It's not a big deal. These things are very simple for us. If you feel bad about it, you can spare some time to take other Awakener courses. That way, I can report to the higher-ups. After all, I'm the security officer, and my job is to make sure you attend class properly. Just consider it a favor for me, okay?"
If Luo Shi was asked to do something, he might hesitate, but when asked to help Teacher Chen, he immediately stopped hesitating and nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, Teacher Chen, I will definitely go!"
Chu Xiao on the side: "..."
Qin Yinian: "Ha!"
"Good boy." Chen Heyan ignored the two troublemakers and touched Luo Shizhen's head again. This child was really well-behaved, and he was almost addicted to touching him.
After touching it twice, I received Luo Shizhen's trusting look.
Chen Heyan: "Since it has been confirmed that you are an awakener, come back to the headquarters with me for a detailed test. We need to test again to see if you have the ability to purify."
Luo Shizhen nodded obediently: "Okay, I will ask our class teacher for leave."
He was also a little worried because it was difficult for high school students to take leave.
As far as he knew, Chu Xiao was the only one in the whole grade who had been able to successfully request leave. Previously, a student had broken his arm and came to class after having it casted in the hospital.
Looking at Luo Shizhen, who was frowning slightly and thinking seriously about how to write a reason for leaving, Chen Heyan couldn't help laughing.
This is the first time I’ve seen such a well-behaved child.
Is it because of the purification ability? I've never heard that people with purification abilities have more peaceful personalities.
The child was just like a white lamb, who only knew how to lower his head and eat grass. After being coaxed by someone, he didn't even need to be tied with a rope, and he would happily run behind, bleating.
Then think about the group of aggressive and aggressive young awakeners he has with him.
Chen Heyan was a little distressed at this time. It was certainly a good thing for him as a security officer that Luo Shizhen was so honest and obedient.
But putting such a soft little lamb among wolves...
He should keep a closer eye on it.
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