Chapter 50
Number Three was already a little hesitant, and now faced with Number Eight's enthusiastic reaction, he couldn't help but regret it.
He was like a small animal that had just emerged from its protective shell in the darkness. After feeling the scorching heat of the sun, he suddenly felt that the outside world was too scary and wanted to retreat back into the shell again...
However, Number Eight didn't give him a chance to back down.
"Number Three, do you have anything to say to me?" The young boy's face was full of excitement, and his green eyes were full of encouragement when he looked at Number Three.
Come on, tell me, do you want me to stay?
The voice was full of enthusiasm, energy and expectation, making it hard to let him down.
Number Three pursed his lips, loosened the boy's sleeves with his small hands, and clasped his hands tightly together. Finally, he lowered his head.
Number 8 was stunned.
The little boy standing in front of him was not even as tall as his chest, so he could clearly see how the two furry little ears of Number Three suddenly appeared.
They are also black, so small, hidden in No. 3's black hair, and it is difficult to find them without looking carefully.
Number Three looks like this...
Number Eight tilted his head and saw Number Three's slightly downward-looking face, which was flushed red.
He suddenly realized something, turned his head to look at the breeder, and slightly sideways, blocking the little boy's figure, and then asked in a low voice: "Number Three, do you want to touch my ears?"
Number Three blinked, then secretly looked up and met the little wolf cub's green eyes that were smiling into a pair of crescent moons.
The boy came closer and spoke to him in a low voice, as if this was a secret known only to the two of them.
Number Three looked at the tall figure of the little wolf cub standing in front of him. Finally, he nodded slightly and said "hmm" in a soft and thin baby voice.
Although he didn't mean to do it, Number Three actually accidentally noticed the transaction that Number Eight completed with the breeder in the corridor.
Number Two might not understand, but he and Number Eight had just traded flute lessons with the breeder in exchange for touching his ears, so Number Three understood it immediately.
Number Three paid the price of touching the tail for those three potato chips, and one of them was given to him.
Potato chips are really delicious...
Although Number Eight forced it on him, he did eat it, and Number Eight spent the entire afternoon teaching him how to play the flute.
No. 3 felt that it wouldn't work if he didn't pay something, so at the last moment, he mustered up the courage to grab No. 8 and show him his ear.
This is the deal we discussed earlier in the activity room.
He refused at that time, but now he is indeed enjoying the benefits.
Even though it was always Number Eight who forced it on him... Number Three thought aggrievedly and lowered his head again.
However, Number Eight did not rub his head like Number Three had imagined.
The little wolf cub simply stretched out two fingers and gently pinched his little ears, just like the breeder did.
Number Eight's force was very gentle, completely different from his usual noisy personality. He just used his fingertips to gently pinch the pair of delicate furry ears.
Number Three didn't feel any force, and the little wolf cub quickly let go of his hand.
"Your ears are so soft and small. I'm afraid I'll break them."
The little wolf cub rubbed his fingertips with a look of admiration on his face, and finally touched his own furry ears, as if comparing the feel of the two.
Number Three, who rarely showed any emotion, suddenly blushed for some reason. For the first time, he said angrily, "No...it won't break..."
Even when he was angry, the little boy spoke slowly and in a baby voice, which almost made the little wolf cub look cute.
"Number Three, you're so cute!"
He said with a laugh, and then, while No. 3 wasn't paying attention, he pinched No. 3's other ear. This time he used a little more force, but didn't hurt the child.
Number 3’s ears really feel very different from his!
When No. 8 wanted to pinch it again, No. 3 had already reacted. He dodged to the side, bent down to pick up his metal ball, and hugged it tightly in his arms again, even closing his eyes that could not see to begin with.
However, after No. 3 waited for a while, No. 8's hand did not fall again, but instead he heard his hearty laughter.
"Haha, I'll come play with you tomorrow!"
Hearing this, Number Three subconsciously frowned.
He actually preferred to be alone... However, when he thought about Number Eight coming with the flute, he felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.
He wanted to learn to play the flute quickly, and he wanted to see that colorful world again, and that little brother waving at him...
However, he is rather stupid and didn't learn it after studying for a day, so he needs a lot more time to practice.
And to practice, you need a flute.
"Then I'm leaving!"
Although Number Eight saw Number Three's resistance on his face, he didn't care. As long as Number Three didn't say it out loud, he would pretend not to see it!
Otherwise, wouldn't he be alone again tomorrow? He didn't want that. He and Number Three were already good friends, so they were supposed to play together. Otherwise, how could they be considered good friends?
"See you in the activity room tomorrow!"
The wolf cub, now fully revived, bounded out of Room 3 and urged the keeper, "Let's go back quickly! I need to go to sleep so tomorrow will come sooner!"
Because I have something I want to do, I become more and more excited about tomorrow.
Su Ci ignored his boasting and looked back at No. 3. Seeing that the little boy had turned around and hid himself in the corner again, he withdrew his gaze and sent No. 8 back to room 503.
When he came out, he saw 4586 pushing a dining cart towards the elevator. He must have just packed up the empty lunch boxes and prepared to send them for cleaning.
He didn't know if Su Ci was being overly suspicious, but he always felt that there seemed to be a shallow pit on 4586's head that was covered with yellow flowers.
Noticing Su Ci, 4586 greeted her again with full energy, "Su Su! The babies all ate well today, that's great!"
It seemed as if it couldn't wait to share its joy with Su Ci. Its voice was smooth and soft, without any jerky sound of electricity.
Su Ci nodded.
When Su Ci reached the third floor and was about to leave the elevator, the nanny robot spoke again.
"Susu, today's work is successfully completed! Don't forget to write growth diaries for the babies!"
"A hearty and nutritious breakfast can replenish the energy consumed by the cubs during the night and start the day full of energy. It's very important to eat at this time! Susu can't be late."
"Well, I wish you a good dream tonight~ Good night!"
The mechanical finger pressed the button, and the elevator door slowly closed in front of him. Su Ci tilted his head until the elevator continued to descend.
Did 4586 miss something today?
He thought about it and realized that no one had called him to get up at five o'clock. Was this finally giving up?
Su Ci shrugged slightly and turned back to the dormitory.
The dormitory was a little quiet, except for the little spirit in the clay can on the coffee table in the living room, who was still shouting slogans with great enthusiasm, unlike before, when he always came back listless.
Looking at the cans of spiritual water placed around it, the seeds soaked in them had already cracked slightly under the stimulation of the spiritual energy.
I wonder how many times faster the growth rate is than that of the small spirit seeds. Perhaps the small spirit seeds are stimulated by these ordinary seeds, so they work so hard.
Su Ci nodded with satisfaction.
The lights in the living room were not on as usual. When Su Ci walked in, the sensor light came on.
"Ayan?"
The little figure that would rush over upon hearing his voice did not appear this time.
Thinking of Ayana's dim eyes when he left, Su Ci couldn't help but frown, and the next moment, his spiritual consciousness spread out.
Then the next second, Su Ci's spirit appeared in the yard of the nursery.
A small figure squatted beside the spirit shield, with his back to Su Ci. Su Ci looked at the child, his frown not relaxing. He called out uncertainly, "A Yan."
The child's body trembled.
When he heard Su Ci's voice, he not only did not turn around, but also covered his little head with his hands, trying hard to curl up into a ball.
Su Ci walked over and squatted down beside the child.
This is indeed A Yan, but...
A Yan moved to the side and felt the breeder's gaze. Finally, he raised his head and looked at Su Ci timidly, and put down the little hands that were covering his head.
I saw that there were two more furry pointed ears on the child's head. They were originally bent down, but as the child let go, they stood up very elastically.
However, the hair on these ears is light gray and mottled, and looks not only dirty but also a little frizzy.
Although A Yan's eyes looked pitiful, when Su Ci saw the two furry ears, he couldn't help but smile in his calm eyes.
Realizing this, A Yan immediately lowered his head in frustration.
"How did you make it?"
Su Ci reached out and grabbed one of the child's furry ears, holding it in his hand and rubbing it gently. Although it was not as soft and silky as No. 8's, it was also fluffy and felt quite comfortable.
Ah Yan's face turned slightly red. So this is what it feels like to have your ears touched...
As for the breeder's question, he couldn't answer it either.
Although the breeder didn't say anything harsh when he left the room, and even promised to teach him the formation tomorrow, A Yan keenly felt a sense of alienation.
There seemed to be an invisible barrier between them.
Also, the breeder is unhappy.
Although he felt a little sad about the alienation, he did not have many doubts in his heart. It seemed that it should be so. What was more, he just wanted to make the breeder happy.
So he thought of Number 8's ears.
If only he could grow furry ears too.
In this way, when the breeder is unhappy, he can just touch his ears and his mood will become better again, right?
A Yan imagined in his heart, what would it look like if he could grow furry animal ears?
When he came to his senses, he found something wrong.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, he felt a strange sensation on his head. When he went to the bathroom, he found that he had really grown two animal ears!
But the surprise did not last long, as he discovered that his furry ears were neither as soft and smooth as No. 8's, nor as cute in shape as No. 2's. Even the color was very mixed.
It's ugly and not as comfortable to touch as size 8.
A Yan immediately became unhappy. He wanted his ears to be more beautiful and more touchable.
He thought hard, but instead of looking better, his ears became uglier and uglier. The hair on his ears also became different lengths and more frizzy.
In the end, A Yan fell into autism.
So this was the scene Su Ci saw when he returned.
"It can't be changed back, right?" Su Ci couldn't help laughing.
Spirits born from dead things originally have no fixed form. Only as they grow and form their own unique understanding of the world will they eventually have a fixed form.
Just like a fairy transforming into a human form, it also needs to practice for a long time before it can truly become a human. Some people with shallow cultivation will easily reveal their flaws.
When the soul is first born, its understanding and perception of the world increases every day, and this is undoubtedly the period when its form changes most frequently.
Although it was a very long time ago, Su Ci still vaguely remembered that he made a lot of jokes when he was just born.
I felt ashamed at that time, but now when I think back on it, all I feel is nostalgia.
Su Ci rubbed A Yan's furry ears, and even he himself did not notice how gentle his eyes were at the moment.
But A Yan saw it all. He looked at the faint smile on the young man's face. Slowly, the frustration and loss in his eyes disappeared. He grinned and revealed a silly smile.
The keeper laughed!
So is he happy now?
He originally wanted to grow furry ears just to make the breeder happy. Now that this goal has been achieved, what does it matter if these ears are ugly?
In Su Ci's opinion, A Yan grew animal ears probably because he was influenced by other cubs in the nursery. After all, he had let A Yan touch No. 8's ears before.
"It will recover in a few days, don't worry."
Su Ci touched A Yan's ears again. This could change according to Ling's thoughts. As long as A Yan stopped paying attention to his ears, the ears would soon disappear.
"Yeah!" A Yan nodded.
"Let's go back."
Su Ci stood up and looked down at the child's clumsy movements. Finally, he reached out his hand to A Yan.
From the beginning to the end, A Yan did nothing wrong. He was so well-behaved and obedient. He could clean the room, take care of the spiritual seeds, and cook delicious food... He was also very serious in learning the divine text.
He always trusted him and put his needs first. Even if he also liked potato chips and Star Chain Fruit, he would only eat a little and then give him the rest.
As the spirit of the earth, Su Ci has long been accustomed to the respect and love of other creatures. However, even so, it is difficult for him to reject such an A Yan.
Perhaps, he had never experienced such a bad situation.
Although Su Ci has always maintained a mentality of making the best of things and has been mentally prepared that it may take hundreds or thousands of years for the earth to return to its original state, it is impossible to say that his mood is completely unaffected.
In such a situation, having such a well-behaved, sensible and spiritual child by his side can bring him some comfort.
Su Ci knew that the problem lay with himself.
He has experienced too many ups and downs in life, and endured too much pain of separation and death, but he still cannot control his heart, so when he realizes the deepening bond between them, he chooses to escape.
But running away will not solve the problem.
When he just discovered that A Yan was not in the room, the anxiety and panic that emerged in his heart, the subconscious feeling of looking for him, was so real that it made him feel distressed.
What will he do when Ayan's life is over?
But, should he just push the child away and completely ignore him? Su Ci knew he couldn't do it. If it was in the past, maybe he could, but now the earth is full of dangers, he can't just leave A Yan alone.
A Yan is still too weak and covered in wounds. If he hadn't met him, he would have disappeared in no time...
Su Ci had no way of letting go of the child, nor could he control his emotions, so the only thing he could do at the moment was probably to do his best to make A Yan live longer.
A Yan looked at the hand that Su Ci extended to him. His eyes were a little dazed at first, and then they became bright and shining like the stars in the night.
He stretched out his little hand and tightly grasped Su Ci's fingers, as if he never wanted to let go.
Su Ci felt his strength, sighed in his heart, and then took him back to the dormitory.
After they left, they saw that under the spiritual shield, on the fruit vines buried in the ground, a tiny young leaf suddenly sprouted out from the bud.
And next to the fruit vine, in that small piece of slightly soft soil, a small, tender green tip seemed to be exposed.
"ah!"
When this little tip emerged, the little spirit seed, which had been quiet all this time, suddenly let out a childish cry, and then—
“Huff…Wufuhu~”
“Huff…Wufuhu~”
It was as if it had completed an important task and could finally rest. The snoring sound began rhythmically again, and seemed sweeter and more comfortable than before.
The lights in room 303 also dimmed quickly, and the entire noisy nursery fell into silence not long after the lights dimmed.
Everyone seemed to have fallen asleep, even the slogans of "Long, long, long" had stopped.
Only in room number two, the red-haired boy lying on the bed, after tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep, finally lay on his back on the bed, opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
Whenever he closed his eyes, the image of No. 8 having his tail touched by the breeder would appear in his mind, like an unforgettable nightmare!
Number Two tossed and turned in bed, and finally decided that if Number Eight was still free tomorrow, he would...
He just...
Think about it again.
Time passed little by little, and soon, sunlight gradually appeared on the horizon, and the sky became brighter and brighter.
But this time, dormitory No. 303 of the nursery was quieter than any previous morning. When the pointer on the wall passed 5 o'clock, the communicator did not ring, and the prototype of the book spirit on the wall did not go crazy. Everything was quiet.
A Yan woke up early and was ready to deal with any emergencies. He was on high alert to protect the breeder's sleep. Until the end, when the breeder slowly woke up from his sleep, no unexpected situation occurred.
Everything was so quiet that even A Yan felt a little uncomfortable.
Of course, it is a happy thing that the breeder can have a good sleep!
A Yan stared at the breeder's profile, observed his movements, and secretly counted his long, curly and thick eyelashes.
The breeder, who had just opened his eyes, seemed to be in a period of confusion. He stared at the ceiling in a daze, his eyelashes blinking slowly. It seemed that he had not yet regained consciousness.
With previous experience, A Yan didn't dare to touch him at this time.
He calculated the time silently. After about ten minutes, the fog that shrouded the young man's eyes completely dissipated, and he finally woke up completely.
Su Ci tilted his head slightly and met the child's eyes that were staring straight at him.
"Ayan." He spoke softly, his voice a little hoarse from just waking up. It was gentler than usual, and had a certain indescribable charm.
A Yan felt his ears itchy and twitched unconsciously. Then he grinned at Su Ci with a shy and energetic smile, silently greeting him.
Su Ci couldn't help it, raised his hand and rubbed the child's head.
Ayan's two hairy ears did not disappear. Instead, after a night, the hair seemed to become softer and less frizzy.
Faced with the keeper's rubbing, A Yan not only did not dodge, but also squinted his eyes and rubbed into Su Ci's palm, just like a snoring kitten enjoying the owner's caress.
Su Ci rubbed it for a long time before withdrawing his hand with satisfaction.
"Okay, get up and eat."
He got out of bed in a good mood, and after he walked out, A Yan also climbed out of bed with messy hair from washing and began to tidy up the bed.
Then, a busy and happy morning began.
He first put the canned chicken into the food processor to bake, and then started other work. After Su Ci finished brushing his teeth and washing his face and brewing the nutrient solution, the roasted chicken was just freshly baked!
Su Ci brought out the chicken, then poured the canned beef into the food processor. After closing the door, he was about to figure out how to start the food processor when A Yan's little head popped over.
He called up the control panel and tapped on it.
Su Ci roughly understood the operation, so he pressed the top of the child's head again and rubbed his furry ears.
It’s really nice to be able to touch the furry feeling anytime and anywhere.
"Ayan is so nice." He said sincerely.
A Yan grinned, and waited until the breeder had touched the little spirit seed enough before he jumped off the stool and went to the living room to water and fertilize the little spirit seed.
“Hungry…hungry…”
As soon as he approached, the little spirit seed began to cry out for hunger. Just as A Yan was about to take out the maintenance liquid, he suddenly discovered something and his eyes lit up slightly.
A Yan lay on the coffee table, moved closer to the clay can, and carefully examined it, and finally found out -
He wasn't mistaken! On the surface of the soil, which had remained unchanged for a long time, a tiny green tip suddenly appeared!
The little tip is smaller than half a grain of rice, and it is tender green and very cute.
The little spirit seed finally sprouted!
Su Ci seemed to have sensed something as well. He walked over with a cup of nutrient solution in his hand, drinking it.
He glanced at the delicate thing that had finally sprouted, a hint of smile flashing in his eyes, "Good, it's finally starting to sprout."
Of course, this doesn't mean he is satisfied.
because--
The three cans of spiritual water placed around the can of soil had ordinary seeds soaked in them. After a night of spiritual nourishment, the skin had broken and small green tips could be vaguely seen emerging from the cotyledons.
Soak it for another day and it will probably be transferred to the soil tomorrow.
As if sensing Su Ci's disgust, the little spirit's cry of hunger gradually weakened, and it even sounded a little aggrieved.
A Yan, who was paying attention to it, couldn't help but misunderstand it.
He had experienced the weakness of hunger and was afraid that the little spirit seed would starve to death, so he quickly poured out the maintenance liquid, diluted it according to the instructions, and poured it on the little spirit seed.
The originally unhappy little spirit seed, after being nourished by the nourishing liquid, immediately forgot everything else.
"Long! Long! Long, long, long!"
"Long! Long! Long, long, long!"
It seemed like he had finally grown up a little, and the little guy's voice when shouting slogans became louder and louder.
Su Ci, who was taking the can of spiritual water to change the water, frowned slightly when he heard its energetic sound.
So noisy.
And with this spoiled girl here, it’s easy for Ayan to be distracted when studying…
Su Ci changed the water for the ordinary seeds and had already made a decision in his mind when he walked back from the kitchen.
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