Chapter 15: It's up to you!
Ming Nuo gained a lot from this practical class. He deeply realized that if he did not have any strength when facing an overly powerful brother, his brother would easily break his neck and he would not have the slightest power to resist.
Ming Nuo followed the practical teacher carefully to carry out various physical trainings, but the result was that his legs were sore after class that he could hardly walk.
"Sedwick." Mingnuo squatted on the ground, looking up at him, his hair wet with sweat, looking rather pitiful. "Can you pull me up and support me on the way? My legs hurt, and my wrists are sore."
Sedwick looked down at him, stretched out his bony hand, and waited for him to take it.
But Ming Nuo hesitated again and again, "If I hold your hand, will you deduct my salary?"
Half of his salary had been deducted, and the remaining half was his life.
Sedwick was silent for a moment: "...No."
Mingnuo confidently took his hand, and Sedwick used his strength to pull him up from the ground. Mingnuo then pressed half of his body on him, clinging to his arm tightly.
Sedwick seemed to be carrying an extra weight when he walked, and his gray eyes looked at the white-haired ball that was getting more and more demanding.
Ming Nuo didn't let go and asked cautiously, "Will my salary not be deducted if I do this?"
When Field heard that Sedwick was going to pay Mingnuo, his interest suddenly piqued. He asked hurriedly, "You get paid? What do you do? How much is it? Does Sedwick pay you?"
The endless questions lingered in Mingnuo's ears. Mingnuo lay on Sedwick's arm like a koala and answered honestly: "I am Sedwick's servant. I serve him and he pays me."
Upon hearing this, the usually taciturn Lin Yu looked at them with strange eyes.
Field was so shocked that he opened his mouth and his eyes fell on the water cups that Sedwick was holding on both sides.
Because Mingnuo didn't want to carry things, his big water cup was also held by Sedwick. With every step, Sedwick had to lift Mingnuo up if he slipped down.
Field was dumbfounded. "Are you sure... you serve him?"
It's the opposite.
Ming Nuo felt a sense of crisis instantly. To keep his salary, he hurried to prove himself, "Of course I serve him. I work very hard. Before I went to school, I would help him carry his schoolbag after school, help him with his homework, and even bring him milk before he went to bed at night."
He kept calling Sedwick "young master", which made his teeth ache.
Field was becoming more and more confused. He vaguely remembered that Sedwick was a person who attached great importance to distance. He would let people touch his schoolbag, allow others to disturb him when he was doing homework, and even let people into his bedroom at night?
But Sedwick did not refute all this.
Field thought to himself, this is something I've never seen before.
Sedwick watched the expression on Field's face change without explaining anything or mentioning the various events that followed.
For example, the books scattered all over the floor, the sounds of playing games while doing homework, and the hot milk that ended up in Mingnuo's stomach...
Ming Nuo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his salary was saved. He smiled at Sedwick and said, "Thank you for helping me."
Sedwick still looked uninterested and lazy. He looked up at Ming Nuo and asked, "Have I helped you less often?"
Ming Nuo smiled and rubbed his arm, "I know you've helped me a lot, and I also know you're the best!"
As soon as I heard Sedwick's tone, I knew he was going to praise me, so I generously gave him the compliment. As expected, Sedwick's complexion improved visibly.
Field and Lin Yu, who were watching from the sidelines: "..."
At this moment, they seemed to be able to hear Mingnuo’s inner voice – little Sedwick, get it right!
After the four of them returned to the classroom, most of the students were already there. They all turned their eyes to Sedwick and Mingnuo, each with different thoughts in their minds.
Most of the students who can enter this school are either rich or noble, but even so, the top group is still a small group in Sedwick.
When parents learned that the young masters of the three major military families were in the same class with their children, they would advise their children to build good relationships with them.
But Sedwick and Field formed a group early on because they grew up together. Lin Yu was used to being alone, and the others couldn't find any opportunities to make friends with him.
Before Mingnuo entered the school, some well-informed families had received the news and traced his identity - an orphan from the fringe galaxy who happened to meet Sedwick and was taken home by him as an adopted son.
Enviable luck.
Ming Nuo noticed that his classmates were looking at him. He looked up and saw that most of his classmates smiled at him. Only a few of them looked away with disdain, making no secret of their hostility towards him.
Ming Nuo was a little confused. Why were these strangers giving him such cold looks? They didn't even know him.
But his attention was soon drawn to Field, who turned around and asked Mingnuo and Lin Yu, "There's still a while before class starts. Who wants to go buy some water? There seems to be a new milk tea product coming out recently."
He didn't ask Sedwick because he knew he wouldn't go. The man never drank sweet drinks.
Lin Yu flipped through the book and refused coldly: "No."
"I'll go, I'll go!" Ming Nuo quickly raised his hand, "I want to drink milk tea."
Field laughed and said, "Can you still walk? Or should I ask Sedwick to buy it for you?"
Ming Nuo subconsciously looked at Sedwick, his eyes full of expectation. He put his hands on his shoulders and shook them, "Is it okay? You can deduct the money for the milk tea from my salary."
Sedwick had just opened the book and was about to refuse when he met Mingnuo's pleading eyes. He closed the book and said to Field, "Let's go."
Field was not surprised this time because the result was not beyond his expectations.
Before Sedwick left the classroom, Mingnuo suddenly remembered something and reminded him, "I want to drink full sugar."
Sedwick's tone was a little impatient, "I know."
A few minutes later, Ming Nuo drank the sweet milk tea. Seeing that Sedwick didn't buy one for him, he handed the milk tea to him and asked, "Would you like a sip?"
In the dungeon, food was scarce, so it was normal for friends to share a bowl of noodles and a glass of water. Ming Nuo didn't think there was anything wrong with giving Sedwick a sip of his milk tea.
Sedwick turned his head away. "I don't drink."
Mingnuo felt sorry that Sedwick couldn't taste the delicious food, "Okay, then I'll drink it."
While Mingnuo was happily drinking milk tea, Garland was anxiously waiting for the genetic test results in Anka Garden.
Ankh Gardens is another name for the Imperial Genetic Research Institute. It is surrounded by three military buildings and has the highest level of security in the empire.
Since the reproductive system of the Ankh Gardens was perfected, women no longer have to bear the pain of childbirth. Ninety percent of the children in the empire were born in the Ankh Gardens.
This magnificent research institute is decorated in a childlike manner, with various cute cartoon characters painted on the walls. Sick children can receive free medical treatment here, and parents can visit the children developing in the artificial womb at any time.
Garland sat on a bench, surrounded by several children, looking at him curiously. A little girl, holding a doll, stared at Garland's beautiful braids and said in a baby voice, "Brother, your braids are so beautiful."
Garland smiled and said, "Do you want me to braid your hair?"
The little girl nodded happily and sat in Garland's arms. Garland helped her unravel her hair and skillfully braided it into a fishtail.
The little girl touched her hair and bowed crisply, "Thank you, pretty brother."
After saying that, she ran towards her parents, eager to show off her new hairstyle.
At this time, a man in a white coat came out with a stack of reports. He had an ordinary appearance, with a slightly scholarly air about him. He spoke slowly and calmly, "Major General Garland, the results are in."
Garland frowned when he saw him, "Why is it you?"
Xu Yao smiled and said, "I just happen to have some time today. The staff member here has asked for leave, so I'll take her place."
Garland took the test results and turned to the last page. Looking at the final result, he frowned deeply, "No blood relationship?"
Xu Yao nodded. "Yes, but if you're worried, we can test it again. The result might not change, because the probability of error is very low."
"However, there are now drugs that can artificially interfere with gene sequencing, making it impossible for people who are already blood-related to test for kinship." Xu Yao listed all the known possibilities. "To be absolutely sure, you can bring both of them in for a bone marrow analysis."
Garland glanced at him, and Xu Yao looked at him with a decent smile.
Garland tore up the report and threw it into the trash can, saying in a cold tone, "No need, thank you for troubling Director Xu."
Xu Yao was not angry at his cold face at all, and smiled, "It's not a problem, take care."
In the palace study, Zelphis was handling official business.
Finelte lay in a chair, her long golden hair swaying gently in the breeze outside the window. She casually played with the rare energy stone worth 200 million. "Is the Tasang beast going to spread again? To think there is such a large and intact energy stone."
Tassan stone comes from the skin tissue shed by the Tassan beast. This beast, which is wrapped in primitive breath, has a violent temperament, but modern thermal weapons are helpless against it. Its solid shell can withstand all damage.
Only weapons reinforced with spiritual power can break through their shells and pierce their hearts.
Zelphis said in a low voice, "So what if it's spreading? Just kill them."
Finilte tossed the Tassan stone lightly and suddenly threw it towards the wall. With a "bang!", a big hole appeared on the wall. The flying ashes made Zelphis' face turn black in an instant.
The guards outside the door immediately rushed in, and Zelphis asked them to go out.
"Don't be angry. I'll test whether this is real Tassanite." Finelt took the Tassanite back and said, "I'll send someone to help you repair the wall later."
Zelphis: “…”
I feel so tired.
At this moment, Garland pushed the door open with a grim look on his face. Without even looking at his two friends, he fell passively on the sofa, covered his head with a blanket, and remained silent.
Finilte's blue eyes swept over the dead Garland, then looked at Zelphis, "Did you secretly scold him?"
Zelphis: "No."
"So what's wrong with him?"
"The genetic test must have failed."
Garland suddenly stood up and looked at Zelphis in surprise, "You know Mingnuo exists?!"
Zelphis raised his golden eyes and looked at him calmly, his expression indifferent, as if nothing could stir up any emotion in him. "I knew it from the first day your family brought the child back home."
Garland casually lay back on the backrest. He knew without hesitation who was complaining behind his back. "Is it that old man from the parliament who is complaining about our family to you again?"
Zelphis spoke slowly, "By adopting an orphan who resembles a member of the royal family, the Stewart family may be plotting a rebellion and seizing the throne. We must be on guard."
Garland was so angry at this remark that he laughed. He patted Phoenix's shoulder and said, "Have some courage!"
Phoenix was puzzled and said lazily, "What does the trouble in your family have to do with me?"
Garland was extremely vengeful. "Aren't you trying to seize the position of Council Speaker? I support you in taking the position, as long as you promise me that the first thing you do after taking the position is to fire that old man."
Phoenix glanced at him and continued playing with the tarsam. "I don't need you."
"I know that both your parents will push you to the top." Garland was still thinking about Ming Nuo and looked at Zelphis. "Then tell me, should I return the child to Ming Jue?"
Zelphis frowned, "Ming Jue?"
What does it have to do with him?
Garland: "Oh, you don't know yet. Ming Nuo... is the child our family adopted. He is Ming Jue's nephew. I haven't been back for a while because he detained me at the port."
Zelphis had no good impression of Ming Jue, and was not interested in his nephew either: "It's up to you."
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