Chapter 22
It was stuffy inside the box, and Qiao was sweating profusely, his hair clumped together. Ji Fang hurriedly took him out of the box, looking somewhat serious and angry.
In front of outsiders, Ji Fang said nothing, and Qiao stayed obediently in his arms. He knew that his master was really angry.
Ji Fang's embrace of Yuan Ren drew the attention of the soldiers who were doing their morning drills, both intentionally and unintentionally.
The officers in charge of training followed the gaze and shouted angrily, "What are you looking at! You all want extra training, huh! Focus on yourselves!"
It's quite a strange thing to see a general holding a human body.
It should be noted that the general is almost universally recognized as the least popular person among animals. If he were to join the pet training unit, the pets there would want to stay far away from him immediately.
Even the strangest and most ferocious monsters in the Ghost Plains would instinctively avoid the general if they sensed his spiritual power or aura.
How could a primitive human be so calmly held in the general's arms? And the general has never been an animal lover, so how could he hold a primitive human so skillfully?
Ji Fang carried Qiao Ye into the camp command post. He put Qiao Ye on the sofa and began to criticize and educate her: "Now you've learned these little tricks of sneaking out?"
Joe pretended not to hear and observed his master's office there.
Ji Fang tugged at Yuan Ren's ear and continued, "You really aren't afraid of death, hiding in the box like that."
Qiao also grabbed Ji Fang's arm, dodging his hand that was trying to pull her ear again, and shook his arm pleadingly.
To deal with an angry owner, a pet needs to act cute and be shameless so that the owner can't do anything about it.
As expected, Ji Fang didn't say much. He scolded him briefly, then tapped his forehead hard, and then said nothing more.
Now that it's come out with us, we can only let it stay here.
Ji Fang also understood that leaving the original human alone at home was not good for it, but he did not expect that it could actually deceive him and follow him out.
Ji Fang instructed, "You can stay here, but don't run around. Be good!"
Qiao nodded as if he understood; he wouldn't cause trouble for his master.
When Ji Fang saw it nod, he was unsure whether the original human had truly understood or had nodded by mistake.
"There's no food here, and you'll be punished if you do something wrong," Ji Fang said, pretending to scare it.
Qiao hadn't eaten anything that morning and was feeling a bit down. He regretted not bringing some dry rations with him.
Ji Fang saw the troubled look on the original human's face and found it somewhat amusing that it could understand whether a word was good or bad. Some original humans with human-like intelligence could indeed understand their master's commands and act according to their master's cues.
Ji Fang had long considered the primitive humans he raised to be very intelligent, and he didn't find it strange at all; on the contrary, he took it for granted.
If the original human he raised was as stupid as Wei Liangguan's, he probably would have sent it away long ago.
Ji Fang summoned Li Cheng. As soon as Li Cheng entered, he saw the original human from the general's family. He was somewhat surprised that the general had actually brought it to the camp.
It wasn't strange to bring Yuanren to the camp. General Wei Liangguan of the Fifth Army even kept Yuanren by his side for a long time. However, their leader was always strict in discipline. In his eyes, keeping Yuanren in the camp was a waste of time and a disruption of the army's morale.
Ji Fang called over Li Cheng, a member of the guard team, and said, "Keep an eye on him, give him some food and water, and don't let him wander around the camp."
Li Cheng accepted the order and came over to hug the original person.
Li Cheng thought the primitive human would resist and was prepared to be attacked, but to his surprise, it was very docile. It seemed to remember him, which made him very happy.
Li Cheng was very excited to have successfully hugged the Yuanren general. This Yuanren was so well-behaved.
Li Cheng carried the original man back to the team, which drew exclamations from the team members: "Why did the general bring it here?"
"Wild Wolf" Wang Hualong knew a little about it: "I heard that this original human crawled out of the box that the boss brought in. The boss was completely dumbfounded when he saw it. I think it ran away with the general on its own."
"Snake King" Gao Zhixiang touched Qiao Ye's face and grinned: "You're so naughty. Will your master punish you when you get home and lock you in a dark room? Are you scared?"
Joe didn't like people touching his face, so he swung his hand to attack the man.
Everyone surrounded Qiao, laughing and teasing him.
Li Cheng said, "The boss told me to keep an eye on it, not let it run around, and to give it some water and food. Xiao Gao, go out and buy some human food, the best kind, and ask the boss for reimbursement."
Gao Zhixiang said, "Original humans are omnivores and can eat anything. I have some fruit here. Let me feed them and see if they'll eat it."
Speaking of food, everyone in the team had snacks, and they all took some out to feed Qiao Ye.
Li Cheng was a little worried: "Will this work? If it gets sick from eating it, the boss will beat you up!"
Gao Zhixiang said confidently, "The boss won't punish me for a primitive human. I used to raise primitive humans before. They ate the same food as me and grew very strong. Here, have a banana."
Qiao looked at the huge banana in the teammate's hand, and was somewhat surprised when he took it. He was amazed that the fruits in this world had all undergone genetic mutations, and were now more than twice the size.
Everything in this world, from plants and animals to animals, seemed to be magnified two or three times larger than on Earth, giving Joe the illusion that it wasn't everything here that had grown bigger, but rather that he himself had shrunk.
Joe grabbed the banana, examined it for a while, peeled it from the bottom, and took a bite. It did taste like a banana, just like in the previous world.
Li Cheng took the banana from Qiao Ye's hand and said firmly, "Don't feed it random things. Go buy some native human food, the same kind it usually eats. I'll send you the nameplate for the native human food later."
Xiao Gao went to buy food for the locals. Qiao's stomach was growling with hunger, and he wanted to eat more bananas, but Li Cheng wouldn't give them to him.
Li Cheng squatted down and coaxed, "You can't eat this. If you get a stomachache, you'll need a shot!"
Joe noticed that he was speaking to him in a coaxing tone, which made him feel a little helpless. Bananas are indeed not suitable to be eaten on an empty stomach, but the first bite is on an empty stomach, and the second bite is not.
This was the first time Joe had ever eaten a banana since he came into this world, so of course he didn't want to give it up. He shook his head and grabbed Li Cheng's arm, trying to take the banana from his hand, but Li Cheng lifted it even higher.
Joe couldn't get it either, and sighed in frustration. As an animal, he didn't even have the freedom to eat.
If he has money, can't he buy it himself?
Joe also realized that he now had his own personal terminal, which was linked to the UnionPay system and could directly deposit money. Maybe he could try making money online and then secretly order takeout.
Every terminal must be registered with a real name. The terminal in Qiao Ye's hand is bound to his master Ji Fang, and it is a secondary account. He needs to check whether the secondary account's consumption will be detected by the main account.
In the end, Li Cheng gave him regular rations, but Qiao Ye could only barely fill his stomach, which drew Xiao Gao's complaints: "The rations that the boss's original people eat are more expensive than my daily living expenses. It really is a case of humans being inferior to original people!"
Li Cheng ignored Gao Zhixiang's complaints. He watched as Qiao Ye slowly and methodically put the human food into its mouth one piece at a time with its fingers, and he found the way it ate to be exceptionally cute.
"What do you know? The scent on a Primal Man might be related to what he eats. Our leader has such strong mental power that ordinary Primal Men have no effect on him. We need to be careful about anything that affects Ling Mu's scent!"
Li Cheng continued to defend the Yuan people: "Besides, the eldest son's family is very wealthy. Even if they supported 10,000 Yuan people, it wouldn't be a problem!"
Xiao Gao tried to touch Qiao Ye, but Qiao Ye dodged him. He regretfully withdrew his hand and sighed, "That makes sense. As long as it's useful to our boss, it's only right to cherish it. It makes me want to be a primitive human who doesn't have to worry about anything."
"Hua Hu" Bai Xiangjun joked, "If you were a human, you'd probably be just like Zhang Zhenyun's battle pets in that battle pet group when you see our boss, trembling so much you'd wet yourself."
Hahahaha
The guards burst into laughter, which angered Gao Zhixiang so much that he jumped up and tried to beat Bai Xiangjun.
The guards' job is to protect the general, and they also have to handle many matters assigned by the general. Li Cheng is essentially Ji Fang's personal assistant, and his work is not easy.
Qiao stayed by Li Cheng's side. Li Cheng was afraid that Qiao would run away, so he tied a rope around his neck. Qiao didn't want to cause him any trouble and quietly let him tie the rope.
Now Joe is pretty much used to being a pet.
Li Cheng has never raised a Yuanren, but his friend has. He has always envied the Yuanren his friend raised, but unfortunately he doesn't have the means to own one. Now that his boss has asked him to take care of a Yuanren, he wishes he could hold one in his arms.
However, he knew his limits. He knew that this primitive human was not very familiar with him yet, and he couldn't frighten it.
Li Cheng had followed many bloggers about Yuanren on social media platforms and knew a lot about the theoretical knowledge of raising Yuanren. He knew that since Lingmu was brought to the border, it had been kept at home by its boss and he felt a little sorry for it.
Seeing that it had quietly finished its food, Li Cheng gave it the banana it hadn't finished earlier, patted its cheek on the back, and said, "Here you go. Eat less snacks and more food to grow stronger and healthier!"
Joe didn't mind the captain's enthusiasm and goodwill; maintaining a good relationship with his master's important subordinate was also very important.
Moreover, Joe felt that this person was very reliable, and that he might be able to cover for him in a critical moment.
After finishing a banana, Qiao felt very full, but then Xiao Gao took out some snacks and put them on the table, which made him a little tempted.
Qiao also took a bag of cookies from the table and gestured to Li Cheng to see if he could have some.
Li Cheng hesitated for a moment, then tore it open for him, muttering, "If you eat this, it'll be all gone. You can't eat any more."
To prevent him from eating any more, Xiao Gao was asked to put the snacks away.
Looking at Qiao Ye's series of actions, Xiao Gao said with some curiosity, "Don't you think our boss's original self is very smart? He even asks for your permission before eating snacks. He's just like a human being."
Joe remained unmoved after hearing this, thinking it was making a fuss over nothing. If Joe knew that Joe could also understand Cohen language, would he just call him a monster?
Li Cheng said, "I noticed it a long time ago. When we rescued him from the Yuanren Hot Pot restaurant and he was clinging to our boss begging to be taken in, I felt that this Yuanren was different from others."
"That's true..." Xiao Gao muttered. This primitive man was better than him in some aspects. He was still afraid of the boss, but this primitive man was not.
This is truly a case of humans being inferior to the original, so he can accept that this original human is eating better than him.
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