Chapter 48: Living in a Big House, New School Rules
In the public class the next day, the students were particularly excited for some reason, and whispers were heard in the classroom. Mingnuo didn't know what was going on. He looked at Sedwick blankly with a puzzled look.
Sedwick also shook his head.
Field went to gather intelligence, and after hearing the gossip his classmates shared with him, he was shocked. "He was taken to the hospital?"
"Yes, it was a cleaning robot that found him and threw him directly into the trash can, but it identified him as unidentifiable garbage. The school thought the robot had a malfunction, but then they realized it was the Dean of the School of Humanities. They were so scared that they rushed him to the hospital."
Field gasped and hurried to share the principal's miserable experience with Mingnuo and the others.
After hearing this, Ming Nuo learned that the principal had an accident near the teachers' apartment building. He had a bad feeling in his heart, "Do you know why he suddenly fainted?"
"That's unclear," Field shook his head. "The school is still investigating. Perhaps he has some underlying medical condition or something."
"The Humanities School...it should be Dean Owen." Sedwick instantly knew the identity of the unfortunate school leader. "He should be in good health. He previously served in the military."
Lin Yu knew Dean Owen very well. "I remember him. Before he left his post, he was my father's subordinate, responsible for driving away the rampant Tasang monster. He was left with a heavy psychological trauma, so he resigned from the military and came to teach at the school."
Ming Nuo's heart sank when he heard this. "He... is afraid of the Tasang beast?"
Lin Yu suddenly thought of something, and his expression became unnatural. "That shouldn't be the case. Doesn't Cotton always like to play indoors?"
"It likes playing with the ball in the yard lately." The more Ming Nuo thought about it, the more he felt that the dean's coma was related to Mian Hua. "This dean can't be so unlucky. It just happened to run into it..."
But the fact that it was thrown into the trash can by the cleaning robot shows that Dean Irving is really unlucky.
Before going to bed last night, Sedwick used the electronic eye to check the movement of cotton, because cotton can easily affect electronic equipment. Even if all the electronic eyes in the villa are replaced with the latest models, they can only last for three days.
And Sedwick would check every night to make sure the electronic eye was in good working order.
Sedwick frowned and said, "It was indeed playing with the ball in the yard and never left. It's possible that the dean saw it through the railings and was frightened unconscious."
Originally thought to deliver the cotton to the villa, everything would be fine, but Ming Nuo had no idea that he might accidentally hurt a passerby. He was uneasy throughout the class and was anxious to ask about the dean's situation after class.
Two hours later, it was finally time to end the get out of class. Mingnuo made an appointment with Field to let them go to the villa to look after Cotton, while he and Sedwick went to meet Dean Owen.
After the teacher walked out of the classroom, Ming Nuo couldn't wait to stand up and run out, but a figure suddenly stood in front of him, blocking his way.
Ming Nuo glared at the man angrily, "What do you want to do now?"
Saroyan stood in front of him, his wounds already mostly healed. He stared at Mingnuo in silence, his eyes complex, "I..."
Sedwick put away his and Mingnuo's books together, then slowed down. He slowly walked to Mingnuo and took his hand. His gray eyes swept over Saroyan who was blocking the way, and his tone was cold, "What's the matter?"
Ming Nuo obediently let him hold her hand, and the two of them looked very well-matched standing together.
Ever since Saroyan woke up in the hospital, he kept recalling the scene where Mingnuo gave him spiritual comfort. He should hate Mingnuo because it was because of him that he was expelled from his home and came to this strange empire where no one knew him.
But at the critical moment, Ming Nuo saved him, which made things more difficult for him than killing him.
"I came to thank you." Saroyan clenched his hands and stared into Mingnuo's blue eyes. "I apologize for what happened before. If you need me in the future, I will help you."
After saying that, Saroyan mocked himself. Lorian was a noble little prince of the Perseus Empire. Even if he had not been abandoned by his father, as one of the many princes of Emperor Saichuan, he was not comparable to Mingnuo at all.
This person actually apologized to him?
Ming Nuo couldn't believe it, but he had something important to do right now and didn't have time to chat with him. "It's okay, just a favor. Just don't mess with me in the future. Can you move aside? We have something urgent to do."
Saroyan stepped aside and Minno and Sedvik passed him.
The healing spiritual power belonging to Mingnuo made Saroyang's eyes move slightly when they passed by, as if a long-ill patient finally took a special medicine.
Sedwick glanced at Saroyan with hostility, put his arm around Mingnuo's shoulders, and quickened his pace with Mingnuo.
Ming Nuo was puzzled: "Why are you walking so fast all of a sudden?"
Sedwick remained calm and said, "I'm worried about Dean Owen."
Dean Owen was recuperating in the affiliated hospital at the time. Mingnuo and Sedwick specially bought two bouquets of flowers and came to Dean Owen's ward under the guidance of the nurse.
There were several other school leaders in the bright and tidy ward, including the old principal of Helios College. They all turned to look at Mingnuo and Sedwick.
Sedwick took the flowers from Mingnuo and politely greeted the school leaders, "Hello, teachers, we are here to visit Dean Owen."
Ming Nuo also greeted them obediently.
The old principal smiled and said, "You are thoughtful."
Dean Owen had already woken up and was leaning against the pillow in a daze, as if he had suffered a major blow. He didn't react much to the arrival of Mingnuo and Sedwick, muttering to himself, "How is this possible... It must be an illusion. This is a school."
"Dean Owen..." Ming Nuo asked tentatively, "I want to ask, did you see anything before you fainted?"
Professor Owen nodded seriously and looked at the old principal anxiously, "There is a giant Tarsusan in our school. It is right next to the classroom apartment. I saw it with my own eyes. We must catch it as soon as possible."
The school leaders looked at each other, momentarily disbelieving Owen's words. How could there possibly be a Tassan monster in the school? If such a large target were in the school, they would definitely see it at a glance.
But strangely, all the electronic eyes in the area where Professor Owen fainted were out of order. They wanted to know what happened that night, but they had no idea.
"You must be seeing things," said a slightly plump school leader. "How could there be a Tasang beast in this school? Given their aggressive nature, they must have considered our school their new territory and cleared us out long ago."
Dean Owen reacted violently, "I can't be mistaken. It's the Tasang beast! It's just that this one is very small."
"Maybe it's someone's large dog."
"I'm not old enough to tell the difference between a dog and a Tassan!"
"That..." Listening to the two people's argument, Ming Nuo raised his hand weakly and said guiltily, "What Dean Owen encountered was the Tasang monster."
Dean Owen's eyes lit up and he moved closer to him excitedly. "Why, did you also see the Tasang beast?"
Ming Nuo lowered his head, looking at death with indifference, and said, "This giant Tasang beast is raised by me."
Dean Owen: "..."
Other school leaders: “…”
The ward fell into a deathly silence. Mingnuo was embarrassed and didn't know what to say. At this moment, Sedwick gently took him behind him and said to the school leaders, "We have raised this giant Tasang since it was a cub. It has a very gentle personality and will not hurt anyone."
Sedwick looked at Owen and said, "Dean Owen should know this. After all, you don't have any external injuries."
Dean Owen opened his mouth, unable to refute. In fact, he didn't expect that he could survive.
"Huh? In other words, you two kids raised a Tassan beast cub and raised it to adulthood?" The old principal spoke slowly, looking at Sedwick of Mingno with a half-smile.
Ming Nuo nodded, "It's really well behaved."
The old principal asked them very kindly, "Your Highness, can you let me see it? I've lived so long and I've never seen a giant Tarsang beast that was raised by humans."
Ming Nuo nodded sheepishly, "Sure."
Then, a group of school leaders followed Mingnuo to Mianhua's villa with curiosity and trepidation. Even Dean Owen, whose legs were too weak to stand up, followed in a wheelchair.
Following for a distance, the school leaders saw Mianhua, who was nearly two meters tall. In the spacious yard, Field and Lin Yu stood at both ends, and Mianhua stood in the middle.
Field threw the ball towards Lin Yu. The pink ball flew in a parabola over Cotton's head. Cotton jumped up with his hind legs, grabbed the ball, wagged his tail happily, and gave the ball to Lin Yu.
"Cotton is so good." Lin Yu smiled and touched Cotton's head. Cotton rolled happily on the grass, turning up its soft belly.
The school leaders who saw this scene rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
Dean Owen recognized Cotton at a glance as the Tasang monster that scared him unconscious last night, but looking at its coquettish and naive appearance, Owen was stunned and wondered if the Tasang monster had been prejudiced against it in the past.
The old principal held Mingnuo's shoulders and used him as a crutch, "My child, is this the giant Tasang beast you raised?"
Ming Nuo nodded obediently, "Yes, it's called cotton."
The old principal muttered the soft name with a smile, looked at Cotton playing with Field and Lin Yu, and asked Ming Nuo: "Can I take a closer look?"
Ming Nuo: “Of course.”
Cotton was about to swoop down and grab the ball when he suddenly stopped, sniffed it, turned his head accurately to look in Mingnuo's direction, and called out excitedly, "Woo woo!"
But the next second, it saw the school leaders around Mingnuo and Sedwick, and arched its back vigilantly, which scared the school leaders.
"It's okay, it's okay." Ming Nuo hurriedly comforted them, "It's just a little shy."
Sedwick took two steps forward, patted Cotton's head, and said in a low voice, "Be good."
Field and Lin Yu recognized the identities of several school leaders and were surprised that they came together, but they still greeted them and stood next to Mianhua.
After being comforted by Sedwick, Cotton calmed down, but he still wanted to get closer to Mingnuo. Unfortunately, the old principal was right next to Mingnuo, so Sedwick could only hold him down temporarily.
The old principal was very curious about Mianhua. He asked Mingnuo many questions about it and even wanted to see its childhood photos. Fortunately, Mingnuo took a lot of videos of Mianhua at that time, and now he found them all and showed them to the old principal.
"...So they're pure white when they're young. Oh, how adorable." The old principal grinned from ear to ear. "So what do they eat on a daily basis?"
Ming Nuo: "It eats all canned pet snacks."
The old principal nodded and began to observe the cotton again.
Cotton probably realized that this old biped had no ill intentions and was brought by Mingnuo, so it generously allowed the old principal to wander around in its territory.
"This place is still too small for it," the old principal concluded with a serious expression. "Your Highness, are you willing to leave Cotton at school? We can build him a miniature base suitable for the Tasang beast."
Ming Nuo and the others were stunned for a while. Does this mean... the cotton will be confiscated?
The old principal knew from their expressions that the children had probably misunderstood, so he explained, "You are still the owner of Cotton. We are just providing a place for her to live."
"Our professors will usually observe its behavior remotely to fill in the gaps in our knowledge about the Tassan beast, but we can assure you that cotton will not be harmed."
The old principal spoke sincerely, showing no disdain for being a group of juniors. "If you're worried, we'll ask His Majesty to notarize it."
Mingnuo knew their character and was also tempted by this offer. Cotton would grow larger and larger, and the villa would surely outgrow it in no time.
After discussing it with Sedwick and the others, Mingnuo finally agreed to the old principal's proposal. The old principal was a man of action and immediately arranged for people to build an ecological base unique to cotton.
After the cotton issue was resolved, the next thing to do was to deal with Mingnuo's behavior of raising a giant Tasang beast on campus, which indirectly caused the teacher to faint from fear.
Mingnuo also admitted his mistake, and Sedwick took the initiative to admit that he and Mingnuo raised cotton together, "Punish me, I am also wrong."
Field glanced at Cotton and stepped forward: "Punish me too, Cotton is my godson."
Lin Yu: "I bought most of Cotton's snacks."
The old principal looked at the four of them, a helpless smile on his lips. "Since no one has suffered a major loss, I won't punish you this time. Just go and do three charity events, and we'll put this matter behind us."
This was no longer a punishment. Ming Nuo looked at the old principal in surprise and bowed, "Thank you, Principal!"
Seeing that they were all chattering with the old biped, Cotton blinked and imitated them by whining twice at the old principal.
The old principal smiled and touched its head, then left with a group of school leaders.
Ming Nuo looked at the silly and happy Cotton with complicated eyes, and the next second he rubbed its big head fiercely, "You are going to live in a big house soon, are you happy?"
Cotton rested his chin on the top of his head and squinted comfortably in the sunlight.
Just when Mingnuo thought the matter was really over, the next morning, Sharp issued new school rules for every student.
"School Rule 531 prohibits students from privately raising Tasang beasts on campus."
Upon learning of this school rule, the students fell silent. No, such an outrageous school rule needed to be specially formulated? What kind of eccentric person would keep a Tassan beast as a pet?!
Are you trying to kill yourself?!
Ming Nuo watched the heated discussions on the school forum and did not leave the dormitory all day.
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