Chapter 34
When Su Ran said this, he didn't feel anything wrong.
He was just stating the facts.
But why are so many people amazed?
And his eyes were shining, as if he had found some gossip - well, it was just like how he felt when he found the nutrient beads.
Thinking of this, Su Ran seemed to remember something, and the leaves patted the bud: "Yes!"
How could he forget about the nutrient beads!
He is not a fully grown rose now. At most, he is just in adolescence. After all, he still needs to master the conversion between human form and rose form.
Otherwise...what if one day I suddenly turn into a human being halfway through?
Su Ran perked up immediately.
This bad nutrition bead doesn’t provide clothes!
Thinking this way, Su Ran wrote down the plan for the small suitcase in his notebook and decided to take an extra shirt of the colonel if possible. Otherwise, if the clothes were torn again, the colonel would have something to wear.
Su Ran fell into deep thought. He grabbed the two leaves and thought for a long time, until a pair of warm big hands picked him up.
Just looking back for the first time, Su Ran's eyes lit up: "Colonel!"
It's finally here.
He rubbed his palm vigorously with the hairy bud, and then asked impatiently: "Have you found the reason?"
"There's a clue," Si Chengyan said. "Qiao Ran has already gone to support the research department."
"What's the meaning?"
"It's a simple matter. It might be related to the previous Qualitative Change Research Institute." Si Chengyan said, "We found potions from the Qualitative Change Research Institute in several houses and have sent them back for testing."
Su Ran propped up the leaves and looked at him.
At this time, because of the colonel, all the team members left the tent.
After a while, Su Ran returned to the table, still in a state of contemplation: "Then why... are there so many bad guys in the Qualitative Change Research Institute?"
For Rose, this was unbelievable.
There are also bad guys in nature, such as ferocious wild beasts. Many times, they are life-threatening.
"Humanity's philosophies will never be the same. Besides disagreements over research on unknown organisms, there will also be various other conflicts of interest." Si Chengyan paused for a few seconds and continued, "For example, if a small rose wants to grow into a large rose, some people will think that a rose just needs to bloom smoothly. But others will think... since it's already deformed, why can't it become a rose with more abilities?"
Su Ran seemed to understand.
The colonel seems... different from when he used to say idioms.
It is much more vivid and is a story that Little Rose loves to hear.
Just as he was about to return to the cup, his little leaf was pulled.
"Wait a moment." Si Chengyan's voice came over, "Check the microphone first."
Su Ran: "Hmm?"
He looked down in confusion and saw that the small button tied to the rhizome was turned on and was glowing faintly.
oops.
When did he turn on the channel?
Doesn’t that mean... everyone in the city knows?
Su Ran jumped up.
"Do you know what it means to... grow on the bed?" Si Chengyan lifted his little leaf again. His tone was very light, but compared with before, it seemed like he was smiling a little.
"Just like the soil..." Su Ran asked in a low voice, "Does everyone know?"
Si Chengyan: "Guess."
After saying that, he stopped talking, sat down at the table next to Su Ran, and began to deal with a series of things for today.
So Su Ran turned left and right, and became a dancing rose that spun in circles.
At one moment he thought it was not a bad thing if everyone knew about it, but at the same time he felt that it would cause trouble for the colonel, and if those storytellers heard it, there would be many more versions of the story.
After staggering for a long time, Su Ran accidentally fell in front of the colonel.
"Has it been spread out?" Su Ran held the flower bud with a leaf. Seeing that the colonel didn't respond, she angrily tapped him with the tip of the leaf, "Speak up."
Now Si Chengyan spoke up: "Okay, it didn't get out."
Su Ran: "Hmm?"
"It happened to be our team's channel." Si Chengyan said, "So the only people who heard it were Qiao Ran and Anna."
Hearing these words, Su Ran felt relieved.
But even when he put away the leaves with confidence and was about to drink some dog ball juice, the glass bottle was moved a little further away by Si Chengyan.
He touched Su Ran's bud: "But, be careful next time."
"Why?"
"If this wasn't our channel, but connected to another region, it would be very dangerous," Si Chengyan said. "There might be bad guys like the Qualitative Change Research Institute in the future."
Su Ran was so frightened that her stems and leaves straightened immediately.
He thought of Dr. Tariel and the previous cave acupoint mutation.
"I won't do this next time." Su Ran whispered, "I will pay attention."
Si Chengyan continued to carry his small leaf: "More than once."
Su Ran tilted the flower bud to express her confusion.
Apart from this time, when else have I said these words?
While thinking, he still didn't know, and Si Chengyan also stopped working and leaned back in his chair as if he was taking a rest.
So he opened his little leaves and jumped around the table, and finally jumped onto Si Chengyan's chest.
The warmth of a human chest remained as strong as ever—completely different from the soil or the bed itself, a sense of security that came naturally. Su Ran stared at Si Chengyan, unsure of what was going on inside. She could only grip the colonel's collar tighter, treating herself like a rose pendant.
Maybe it’s because there will be more and more unknown distortions in the future, and they will also encounter unknown dangers, so Su Ran feels that every moment now is precious.
But in the end, all these thoughts or emotions turned into a coquettish tone: "I just, I just grew up in bed."
Si Chengyan smiled faintly: "Not really."
"So what does it mean?"
"Not now."
Su Ran: "Hmm?"
Another soft, nasal sound.
But no matter how he talked, Si Chengyan just wouldn't say anything, and Su Ran could see from his expression that he hadn't relaxed for a long time.
Yes, they will have to look for the missing people later.
And the reasons for being injured or even melted for no reason.
Just as Su Ran was about to continue pulling the colonel's collar, a scream came from outside the door.
Then, Qiao Ran's voice came: "I was wrong, I didn't mean it. Colonel, please don't make me work overtime..."
While speaking in this pitiful tone, he lifted the tent door and glanced at them a few more times.
Si Chengyan: "..."
"Okay, I'm really not making a fuss anymore." Only after Qiao Ran walked into the tent and sat down with such arrogance that he acted like a light bulb did he put away his previous expression. "I'm just here to convey an order. Maybe we should prepare now. The military has sent out three teams, and they're about to set off."
"To be specific, it's the residue of those reagents," Qiao Ran said. "We found a very high concentration on one side of the seashore, as well as many octopuses with unidentified tentacles and giant deep-sea monsters."
Si Chengyan: "Is this the news that the Support Research Department just sent back?"
"Yes." Qiao Ran said, "And two families just disappeared there."
The moment the words fell, Poker's voice alarm sounded.
It seems like there's no time to lose.
Si Chengyan placed Su Ran on the table, looked at him and said, "Follow Anna."
"Are you going to the beach again?" Su Ran wrapped a leaf around Si Chengyan's fingertips. "Can I come with you?"
"It's too dangerous."
Si Chengyan said, "Lulu will be sent here soon. You and him should stay in the medical camp."
Su Ran drooped her flower buds: "It's more than just rubbing..."
Just when he was rescuing the little octopus, he also saved it with his healing power. The sucker stopped melting and the octopus was named Gugu.
But before he could share all this with Si Chengyan, he had to return to the dangerous place again.
"It's okay." Su Ran said, "I'll be good."
Together with Lulu and Gugu, we are waiting for the colonel to come back.
Thinking of this, Su Ran didn't feel so sad anymore. He held another large cup of dog ball juice given by Si Chengyan and watched them leave.
Only when everything returned to silence did Su Ran sigh softly.
Now he can't change his form at will, so he really can't follow the colonel.
If she always looks like a little rose, it would be safe.
But……
Su Ran sighed deeply again: "Oh, I still want to grow into a mature rose..."
As he thought about it, he took a small piece of paper and wiped all the tables around him. Then he put every empty medical box in order and lined them up according to the number.
After doing all this, he opened the tent door and wanted to meet up with Anna and the others.
Just like the sky just now, a pale red light descended, dyeing everything red. Su Ran, carrying a small medical kit, hurried to the treatment area with one step forward and one step back.
For some reason, pools of water appeared in the cracks of the rocks, emitting a strong, fishy smell of the sea.
Just then, he suddenly discovered something between the two buildings.
So he stopped and took a look over there - but just as his eyes fell over there, he saw a tiny nutrient bead stumbling into a building.
Su Ran: “?”
He took a few steps forward and saw a dim light shining through it, falling on the opposite wall.
And at the moment he was observing, the door creaked open for a while.
Su Ran looked at that place vigilantly.
He remembered what the colonel had said to him before, so he quietly turned on the microphone and clicked with his little blade to change the channel to their squad.
The alley was eerie, and in the distance, there seemed to be unidentified tentacles floating. As the sea breeze howled, Su Ran's eyes were covered with mist.
He took small steps forward, clicking, his soft roots touching the ground, not daring to use too much strength.
Before this, the nutrient bead that the old man mentioned should be here.
Su Ran focused all his attention.
He didn't dare say anything into the small microphone, fearing to disturb Si Chengyan, so he used the leaves to gather a burst of white light.
At this moment, Su Ran saw a very subtle red light.
——Nutrient beads!
Now he is finally not a little adolescent rose anymore, that’s great.
Su Ran shook the small leaves and took small steps forward.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered something. The colonel had said before that there should be basic etiquette between humans, and it was obvious that this was a family's room.
So when he pushed open the door, he silently chanted a few times in his heart: "Knock, knock, knock..."
The door behind him quietly closed. Su Ran looked inside the house and asked bravely, "Is anyone there?"
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