Chapter 11
Given the general's special circumstances, the military doctor instructed before leaving that if this "original human" could effectively alleviate the stress, then hug the "original human" as much as possible, especially get close enough to touch the skin and smell more of the "original human's" scent, as this would be even more effective.
Ji Fang held Qiao Ye on his lap, parted its long hair, and gently brought his nose close to its neck. He took a sniff and instantly felt more relaxed, as if he had just received a refreshing rain after being thirsty.
The military doctor smiled and said, "Yes, that's right. Close contact can not only soothe stress, but also increase your bond with your pet and make him/her more affectionate towards you."
Ji Fang stopped sniffing. He held Yuan Ren to keep him from moving, touched Yuan Ren's soft ears, and seemed to be deep in thought.
Qiao was startled by her master's actions. Was he just smelling her?
He takes a shower every day now, and the butler robot cleans him thoroughly. He didn't sweat much today, so there shouldn't be any odor.
During the conversation, he understood the general meaning, but there was one word he didn't understand: the owner had an illness, and the doctor told him to get close to his pet for treatment.
What kinds of illnesses require treatment through a pet? And how can you encourage your pet to spend more time with you?
Joe also recalled the news he had seen before about how pets could help treat depression.
Qiao also thought about many things for a while.
He looked closely at his master and found that he was always silent, with a cold and expressionless face, and a very frightening aura.
When I watched him work before, he always had a serious expression and rarely relaxed or smiled.
So does the owner have some kind of emotional disorder or mental health issue?
He could sense the suppressed and irritable aura emanating from his master upon his return.
So the powerful master was actually sick?
Qiao frowned, somewhat worried.
If his closeness to her can cure his illness, then he can take the initiative.
At the same time, Qiao felt a little excited, which meant that he was of great use to his master and that his master would not think of abandoning him, right?
If the owner needs to tickle or prank him to relieve his emotional problems, then he has no choice but to cooperate.
Qiao also noticed that her master's expression only relaxed slightly when he was playing with her.
Thinking of this, Qiao took his master's hand and, as expected, his master grabbed his hand and wouldn't let him break free.
The owner seemed to enjoy bullying him, watching him struggle and fight but unable to break free.
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Qiao and Ji Fang became more and more familiar with each other. During his spare time from work, Ji Fang liked to hug him, tease him, touch him, and occasionally smell him.
At first, Joe was a little uncomfortable and instinctively awkward, but he knew clearly that all the things his owner did to him were the same things a human would do to a pet.
Joe also kept reassuring himself: "I'm just a pet, a pet that can make my owner happy and relaxed."
With more interaction and closer contact, Joe has become bolder. Sometimes, when he's curious about the physical characteristics of the Cohen people, he'll boldly reach out and touch them.
First, it tentatively touched its owner's golden hair. It was short, but the hair was long enough to cover the ears. Given that it was a soldier, it probably needed a haircut soon.
Joe touched his hair too. He didn't like long hair. He wished that his master would cut his hair while he was getting a haircut.
Joe also touched a stray blond hair. He picked it up and examined it. Hmm, Cohens also lose their hair, but he rarely saw bald Cohens outside.
This is probably the result of genetic optimization.
Joe also tested the resilience of this hair and found that it couldn't be broken easily. The hair quality is really good!
Ji Fang noticed him playing with his hair, so Ji Fang took the hair away and casually threw it into the trash can.
Joe touched his hair and made a scissor-like gesture, indicating that he wanted to cut it.
He also rubbed his master's hair a few times.
Ji Fang understood, patted his head, and said, "You want a haircut?" He thought for a moment and said, "Yes, losing hair is a hassle, you should get a haircut."
However, Ji Fang is in a severe stage of stress and will need some time to recover.
Sometimes when Joe is being held, he will tentatively touch his owner's high nose and then his ears. The temperature and touch of the Cohen people are not much different from those of the original people.
However, his master's muscles were very firm, making his body appear soft and flabby in comparison. Since his master was a soldier, he couldn't be sure if other Cohen people were the same.
Joe also noticed that the Cohen's teeth were somewhat sharp, but staring at his master's thin lips, he didn't dare to touch them.
He was a little hesitant to meet his master's eyes; he only dared to look at him for a second or two before looking away.
The master's eyes are beautiful, yet dangerous. Compared to other Cohens, his eyes are longer and narrower, with vertical blue pupils that are calm and deep.
If he is caught peeking at him, his owner will immediately catch his gaze and then pat his head.
During his recovery period, Ji Fang reduced his workload as much as possible. With a companion, he found it much easier to cope with stress on his own compared to before.
He also watched the children's channel with Yuanren. Seeing how focused Yuanren was on the sofa, he always felt that his Yuanren could understand it.
He searched on a pet forum on Xingwang and found that many people showed videos of primitive humans, and scientific research showed that some primitive humans had the intelligence of a 5-year-old child.
Ji Fang was watching a scene where the big bad guy tripped and fell right into the mouth of a monster. The monster was about to eat the big bad guy, but the big bad guy comically ran away.
Ji Fang observed the expression on his little Yuanren's face and found that it didn't show much emotion, so Ji Fang doubted that it could understand the video.
Joe sensed that his master was looking at him, turned his head and looked at him with a questioning look.
Ji Fang received a "What's wrong?" expression from his pet, a truly intelligent response. He was a little unsure whether it could understand the video.
If Joe could understand his thoughts, he would be speechless: "How could an adult like him have any expressions in such a childish cartoon? He's mainly learning the language and practicing his listening and speaking skills!"
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When Wei Liangguan brought Xiao Guai over, Qiao was playing with something that looked like a keychain on the table.
"Wow, you actually managed to keep this Yuanren alive for so long? I thought it would be scared to death by your aura sooner or later!" Wei Liangguan teased exaggeratedly as soon as he entered.
Then he squatted down and waved to Qiao: "Come on, come over here, there's a delicious reward for you!"
Joe was speechless at this way of coaxing the pet. He could understand some words now and didn't want to pay attention to him. He just looked at the little darling behind him.
The little boy's rope hadn't been untied yet, and he was a little afraid of Ji Fang, so he clung tightly to his master.
Seeing that Qiao Ye ignored him, Wei Liangguan actually took out a piece of dried meat from his pocket and waved it in front of Qiao Ye, coaxing, "Do you want some? Come and get it, and it's yours."
Qiao also eats the original human's special food every day. This kind of snack is strictly controlled by the butler robot. He can only eat a little bit every day, and the taste is indeed very good.
But he is a primitive human with an adult soul, not a real pet. If he wants to eat, he can just ask his owner.
A good pet should be able to refuse any food offered by anyone other than its owner.
Then, seeing that Qiao didn't react, Wei Liangguan took out another piece of dried meat, doubling the temptation.
Joe also looked away from the jerky, took the keychain and walked to his owner's side, then looked down to examine it.
Xiao Guai snatched the meat from Wei Liangguan's hand and happily ate it.
Wei Liangguan said, "Sure, General Ji must have been at home training Yuan these past few days with nothing to do. They say that Yuan people's temperament is the same as their masters'. Look at how aloof this Yuan person is, it really does have your shadow."
Ji Fang remained unmoved, raised his eyes and said, "It seems you've recovered. There's been an anomaly in the Youyuan Forest on the Jianwu border. It's good that you're going."
Upon hearing this, Wei Liangguan jumped up: "You mean, something happened in Jianwu again? How come I didn't receive any news?"
Ji Fang: "You should receive the message shortly."
As they were talking, Wei Liangguan opened his personal terminal and a message immediately popped up: "Anomaly at the Jianwu border."
Wei Liangguan was somewhat irritable. He cursed and said wearily, "My stress response hasn't even gotten better yet, and now this again! What's going on this year? So many abnormalities, wave after wave, it's impossible to kill them all!"
Ji Fang said, "Although humanity can conquer a small part of the world, there are still many unknown areas. Although our technology is advanced, it is always limited. One day, we will break through."
No one knows how big the Ghost Plains Forest is, and no one knows why monsters keep appearing in it.
Their technology once aimed to break through the ground and explore the sky, but they discovered invisible magnetic field interference, making it impossible to break through the barrier no matter what they tried.
Ten thousand years ago, a great flood occurred in the universe. The ancestors of the Cohen people escaped through Noah's Ark and found this place, but all their astronomical and cosmological knowledge mysteriously disappeared.
Humans are like being confined in this small world, as if it were a prison.
Beyond the boundless wilderness and endless ocean lies a snow-covered mountain range. What kind of scenery awaits beyond these mountains?
Wei Liangguan was very irritable. His stress response, which had been stabilized, was now fluctuating. When he felt uncomfortable, he would pick up Xiao Guai and then put his nose to Xiao Guai's neck, chest, stomach, and back and suckle.
Joe was stunned. Although he had raised kittens like this in the Earth world, he now felt a bit perverted that he was now in the role of a pet.
Joe instinctively ducked towards the door, watching the two Cohens inside with some wariness.
Ji Fang noticed Qiao Ye's unusual behavior and looked at Wei Liangguan, saying, "You've scared my original self."
Wei Liangguan put Xiao Guai down and looked at Qiao Ye, saying, "Does he have a calming effect on your stress? You can try being affectionate with the original person like I am; it will be more effective."
Wei Liangguan went mad, caught Xiao Guai again, cupped Xiao Guai's face and gave her a kiss.
Xiao Guai was completely annoyed. She slapped Wei Liangguan twice across the face and struggled to escape his clutches: "You human, how annoying! Let me go!"
Xiao Guai ran to Qiao Ye's side and together they warily watched the two Cohen people inside the house.
Wei Liangguan overturned the car, touched his face, and chuckled: "Little darling knows what's good for her, she won't hurt me."
Ji Fang looked at the two little ones standing warily at the door and was somewhat speechless: "Stay away from my original human, he doesn't like you."
Wei Liangguan said nonchalantly, "Naturally, the original human will be close to its master. If I did that to someone else's, I might get attacked. As for stress, sleeping with the original human at night will improve sleep quality. I can't live without Xiao Guai now."
Ji Fang's sleep problems were quite severe, almost to the point where he had to resort to medication. He repeated, "Does being a Primordial Being help with insomnia?"
Wei Liangguan sat casually on the sofa: "Of course, you can try it tonight if you don't believe me."
After chatting about their past lives for a while, the topic quickly shifted to work.
Qiao asked Xiao Guai beside her, somewhat shocked, "Do you usually sleep with your owner?"
Xiao Guai nodded: "Yes, he's so noisy at night, snoring and he has to hold me in his arms, I can't breathe, so I have to catch up on sleep during the day."
Qiao Ye: "..."
Xiao Guai ignored Qiao Ye's shock and said, "Qiao Ye, your master is so scary. You're not afraid of him at all. You're amazing."
Joe was filled with worry. He had a premonition that he might have to sleep with his master too. He said weakly, "No, you're so much better. I can't do it..."
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