Chapter 19 Chapter 19 The nature of human beings is double standards
Benjamin: "No, I've already resolved the issue. Besides, my family is usually very harmonious and friendly. Although we sometimes argue or even fight, we still love each other. That's what family is like."
For Benjamin, no matter how much quarreling and fighting there is among his family, it will not affect everyone sitting at the same table for dinner on Christmas Day.
Talking about his family, Benjamin suddenly felt melancholy again: "I don't know how my parents are doing now... They must have been worried sick when I disappeared after walking the dog late at night."
No. 666: "It's okay. Trust Dr. Contradiction. He's a pro at manipulating timelines. He'll never send you to a time too far away. No matter how long you've been gone, in your parents' eyes, you've only been missing for two months at most. Your universe's timeline is full of holes. It's normal for you to walk into a store and find yourself in a parallel universe one day."
Jason: "Who is Dr. Contradiction?"
Number 666: "The resident timeline maintainer of Benjamin's universe. However, he has too many things to focus on and deal with, so he may not pay attention to Benjamin in the short term, so you have to wait in line."
Jason: ...How chaotic must the universe's timeline be to warrant a permanent presence of Timeline Maintainers? They even have a waiting list?
Is the universe where Benjamin comes from really okay?
"Actually... I think what you're worrying about is the wrong thing," Li Hua said. "You should be more worried about how to explain to your parents that you gave birth to an alien child after being missing for a few days... Of course, if you're going to release the child as soon as you return, that problem can be ignored. Your parents won't be traveling to Kerfuji to see the child."
Benjamin: “…”
Jason: “…”
The god releases those who give birth.
No. 666 couldn't help but speak up again: "The Nakfuji's home planet is Kelmis, just like the Inuit don't live in 'Inuit', but in multiple regions inside and outside the Arctic Circle."
Benjamin was worried. "Is the climate on Kelmis good? Is it far from Earth? Will the child encounter any danger on the way there? Can I visit him during the summer vacation?"
Li Hua: "The child isn't even born yet, isn't it a bit premature for you to be thinking about these issues?"
Is it affected by hormones?
In the morning, when Benjamin was munching on chocolate and lamenting that he suddenly felt like eating pickles, No. 666 said that the physical conditions of Benjamin and the other alien forms in his watch would affect each other. Could this be the reason why Benjamin is so sentimental now?
"No, I don't think it's too early," Jason said seriously. "What's the social structure like on Kelmis? What's the social atmosphere like? What kind of economic structure is there? Will it be kind to children without parents?"
No. 666: "...I don't know. I only have a biological atlas here. The most I can tell you is that the data says that Kelmis is a planet covered in ice, and the natural enemy of the Kerfuji people is the psychic thunder god moth. I don't know anything else. Benjamin, if you are still worried about your cubs, then wait until you return to the original universe to look up information or ask professionals. There is nothing we can discuss with a few of us."
Although it is a system, it is currently disconnected from the organization. Don't use it as an Internet search engine!
"Wait!" Li Hua suddenly looked up. "Did you say 'cubs'? Wasn't the original intention a singleton?"
No. 666: "No, I wanted to mention it along with the medical report back at the cemetery, but Jason suddenly jumped and interrupted me. After that, you were all busy, and this innocuous matter naturally took a lower priority, so I didn't report it."
Benjamin couldn't believe it: "You call this a small matter?"
No. 666: "It won't endanger Li Hua, you, or the stability and security of this world. It's a small matter to me. Besides, you can't even prepare the staple food for the Ice Ghost cubs. They'll have to forage for food on their own when the time comes. So raising a few of them won't make any difference to you."
This was clearly a normal condition for the Nakfuji people that completely met the definition of health, and it did not cause any harm to Benjamin's body. No. 666 didn't understand why they reacted so strongly.
Jason: "We'll have a magical boy and two teenage superheroes here. Is there any baby food we can't prepare?"
No. 666 replied coldly, "Solar plasma."
Jason: “…Just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
That's definitely not prepared.
No wonder the Ice Ghost can drink molten iron at over a thousand degrees as water. The temperature of solar plasma is over 5,000 degrees Celsius. Compared with this, what is molten iron?
Li Hua: "That's definitely important! Since there's more than one child, someone must be keeping track of the order, like who's the eldest and who's the second, and what clothes the children need to wear and so on."
Jason: "Yeah! We can't steal baby clothes and things from the gangs. We have to prepare them in advance!"
No. 666: "What clothes? You're talking about that as if Benjamin wore clothes when he transformed into the Nakforge life form."
Everyone: “…”
Yes... Come to think of it, Ice Ghost really didn't wear any clothes.
No. 666: "Besides, why would you spend your time educating me about science? I can't use it, and I don't have parents."
It is just a system, an artificial intelligence whose main function is to assist the host in maintaining the stability of space and time. What does it need knowledge related to childbirth for?
Li Hua brought the topic back to the topic: "How many children did Ben have?"
Number 666: "I scanned 14 follicles on that Fergie life form. If they didn't devour each other and continue to divide, that should be the number."
That means if nothing unexpected happens, there will be 14 newborns!
Jason murmured to himself: "Hero mother..."
"It's true that the times create heroic mothers... Ben just happens to have all three titles: hero, mother, and heroic mother."
Li Hua's eyes were dull, and he was no longer able to use his overloaded brain to filter his words.
"Number 666, are you seeing things? They say heroes emerge from youth, but a hero's mother can't emerge from youth!!"
No. 666: "I took screenshots and kept records. There's absolutely no way I could have counted wrong."
The person involved, Benjamin, was almost fainting.
He could accept one child, or four children, but the combination of these two numbers in different units was too much for a minor like him... no, for anyone!
The title of "Heroic Mother" is awarded to mothers who have given birth to ten children. Eleven children are enough to play football...
At this moment, Benjamin felt as if his soul had wandered off topic. He observed all this from a strange third-person perspective and commented, "Wow... I've accomplished so much with my first child..."
not good! ! !
Upon hearing this, Li Hua immediately leaped up, sprinted forward, grabbed Benjamin by the collar, shook him violently, and pinched him: "Ben! Wake up, Benjamin Tennyson! There's no point in running away from reality! Show your heroic spirit!"
Don’t go crazy just because the number of children increases!
Jason was about to say that this wasn't the way to use heroism, but seeing Benjamin's eyes had lost their luster, he still said something against his conscience: "Li Hua is right, it's just about taking care of children! The sudden increase in generation and how to take care of a child that suddenly appeared in the family are compulsory courses for superheroes!"
Facts have proved that when people are extremely anxious, they will really say some things that are illogical and ridiculous when you think about it carefully. Just like Jason himself didn't know what he had said just now or what he was saying now, he just kept saying things.
"There are three of us, so rounding it up means each of us is responsible for five children. Number 666 also said that children are born with strong self-care abilities. Can your own flesh and blood be as terrifying as your enemies? Anyway, I don't believe your children are more difficult to deal with than those psychopaths in Arkham."
Benjamin, who had regained his composure a little, was left in a state of confusion by the two men. He removed Li Hua's hand, which was still pinching him, and said, "Thank you for your comfort. I feel better now. Perhaps we should discuss what to prepare for the children?"
Li Hua counted on his fingers: "With the bracelets and markers, we have to tell who is who and what order they were born in."
Jason thought seriously. "And then there's housing... but that's relatively easy. I noticed today while flying in the sky and buying groceries at the convenience store. There are a lot of empty houses in Bludhaven. They're all dilapidated, unfinished, or old wooden structures that haven't been occupied for a long time. Anyway, housing shouldn't be a problem for us."
No. 666 says it simply: "Plastic pet carrier, net bag, rubber leash."
Li Hua:?
Jason:?
Benjamin:?
Benjamin: "No. 666, we are discussing baby products. What you said is... correct?"
"Why is that wrong? I think your hormones have affected your already dull brain, making it even duller. Don't forget that they are not human babies."
No. 666 felt that its core operating data had repeated meaninglessly too many times. To put it simply, it was speechless, but it still had to patiently explain.
"Remember what I said about Nakfuji cubs instinctively flying towards their home planet after birth? You also know that you're not in the original universe now, so you have to prevent them from flying around and getting lost. If you don't use nets to scoop them up, rubber leashes to control them, and pet airline boxes to confine them from the beginning, how are you going to catch those 14 little fluttering moths that have flown to who knows where in the universe?"
"Although strictly speaking it's impossible to completely trap the intangible Nakfuji, we still have to try our best to stop as many as we can, right?"
Jason: "Is there any way to stop them from running away?"
"Of course there is, but the relevant technology could only exist in Benjamin's original universe, or..." Number 666 changed the subject, "Li Hua, go practice magic now. Once you improve your proficiency, I'll give you the [shield]."
Li Hua who was suddenly cueed:?
"Oh right! And a [Shield]! Ben, wait for me, I'm going to practice magic over there to gain experience!"
"Wait a minute." Benjamin stopped Li Hua and asked, "Can't you just give him the cards directly, No. 666?"
Number 666 asked in return, "Why didn't Azmis just give you control of the Omnitrix? Instead, he asked you to explore it step by step?"
The reason is simple: the greater the power, the more difficult it is to control, and the greater the damage caused inadvertently - both to the user himself and others.
The magic cards No. 666 got for Li Hua contained a variety of high-level magic. Coupled with the BUFF blessing on him, if he accidentally set fire to it, it would not only be his own body that would be burned. How could the Space-Time Maintenance Bureau allow things of this level to fall into the hands of an intern without restriction?
This is not a rule that applies only to Li Hua.
Objectively speaking, an intern who sacrifices because his power cannot be fully unlocked is far better than an intern who possesses super-specification power and causes large-scale harm to innocent people or even innocent worlds.
Therefore, No. 666 has been urging Li Hua to practice magic and use magic in actual combat. Only in this way can it legally and safely issue new cards to Li Hua, and Li Hua will have more ways to deal with dangers in future journeys.
No. 666: "And you, you little bastard, you knew all that, yet you still fought me in close combat!"
After listening to No. 666's complaint about omitting several technical terms of the Space-Time Maintenance Administration that did not affect the content, Benjamin and Jason turned their heads at the same time with frowns, and cast disapproving glances at the guilty Li Hua.
No wonder No. 666 was so angry about Li Hua’s physical attacks. Who wouldn’t be angry in this situation?
This is no different from practicing drifting without knowing the difference between reversing into a parking space or even the accelerator and brakes.
I used to wonder why No. 666 had such a bad temper, but now I hear it's so gentle. If I were to do the same thing myself, Azmis/Batman's temper would be even worse than No. 666's!
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PS: Ice Ghost cubs are really easy to raise and don’t require much care, so much so that the official has simply forgotten about them [crack]
Some people may still be unfamiliar with the name Azmis when they arrive here, and may not know what his situation is. Let me briefly explain it.
[When it comes to dealing with people who aren't enemies, Batman and Azmis are both good at speaking, directing their words, and being gentle and sweet-talking.]
[If Azmis had half the verbal ability of Batman when it comes to assistants, Benjamin would have one less mortal enemy.]
I haven't even counted the character [Shapeshifter] who has an antisocial personality due to a congenital defect - he is a defective individual in the race created by Azmis. In terms of relationship, he is Azmis's son. He is also the culprit who directly caused serious psychological trauma to Benjamin and caused him to be stripped of his watch for five years.
All in all, in the early days he was a very selfish and weird old man with a bad temper (but he was always in the good camp). After being hit by the ten-year-old class in various senses (including physics), his temper improved a lot (but he was still very weird and had a bad temper).
【Catch the bug three times】
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