Chapter 56 The Boss Hugs His Head to Borrow Money
At daybreak, Mortilan finally discovered the baby sleeping in the crib, and he was a little surprised.
Although this iron-eating beast was a cub and only at the first level, its strength was enough to crush an ordinary pregnant woman.
"Um, Miss, how come you have a baby iron-eating beast at home, and one that hasn't been contracted? Aren't you worried it might hurt you?"
He wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, but right now he needed to recuperate at this pregnant woman's house and naturally didn't want to see her get hurt.
"You think Xiao Bao would hurt me? How could that be? Look how cute it is, it's much more sensible than a human baby!" Zuo Shan said, reaching out to rub Xiao Bao's head.
The panda cub, who was taking a nap, rubbed against her palm, opened its two chubby paws and hugged her arm, then continued to sleep.
Modilan Shield was stunned. He had seen some people raise mutated beast cubs, which would also be very dependent on their owners, but only if they had already formed a contract with their owners from birth or before they hatched.
This was the first time he had ever seen such intimacy between a non-contracted human and a mutated beast cub.
Especially since this was just a cub of a metal-eating beast, he knew how destructive an adult metal-eating beast could be.
A while ago, when he passed through District 50, he also helped take care of a fourth-tier Iron-Eating Beast, which almost wiped out a team of fifty mercenaries.
If it weren't for his help, the mercenary group would have suffered heavy casualties, if not been wiped out.
But what makes this woman have a young iron-eating beast willingly follow her? And why does she always put on such a submissive act?
It's important to understand that mutant beasts are naturally inclined to freedom and dislike being constrained, which is why gene warriors rely on contracts to control them.
Zuo Shan noticed the confusion, but she didn't intend to explain. She only thought that he was going to stay for a few days, and she didn't want Xiao Bao to be hiding in her own home.
She just wanted him to understand that Xiaobao was also a member of the family.
There was another reason why she didn't hide Xiao Bao's existence from him: that day he killed a fourth-tier great treasure, but he didn't even take the corpse, so naturally he wouldn't covet her Xiao Bao, a mere cub.
The current situation is that she can't do anything about this big shot, so she can only let him stay at her house for the time being.
She wasn't worried that he would molest her or anything like that. With his looks, abilities, and powerful family background, countless beautiful socialites would be begging to marry him. How could he possibly have any improper thoughts about a pregnant woman?
But his presence still made her uneasy. Right now, there was a time bomb in the house, and Zuo Shan didn't want to stay for even a minute longer.
But she didn't dare to be too obvious, for fear of arousing his suspicion, so she could only try to remain normal.
Breakfast was still wild vegetable and yam porridge, but this time she added some meat sauce and a plate of pickled vegetables. Although it hurt her wallet, she didn't mind considering his promise of a hundredfold compensation.
When Lan Dun Modi saw that the Iron-Eating Beast cub also received a bowl of porridge, he immediately frowned: Was he being treated the same as a mutated beast cub?
But seeing that his master, Zuo Shan, was treated the same way, his anger subsided instantly. At that moment, he seemed to understand why this iron-eating beast cub would follow an ordinary person who could not be contracted with.
Because she treated it as if it were a peer of equal status.
Although many gene warriors dote on their contracted mutant beasts, their affection is like that of an ordinary human who dotes on a non-mutated kitten or puppy, rather than treating them as companions or family members of equal status.
After breakfast, she said to Mortilan, "Sir, I'm going to District 48 today. Is there anything you want that I can bring back from the supermarket for you?"
"Supermarket? Or the supermarket in District 48? What do I need to buy in a place like that? Why don't you go to the hospital and buy me a first-aid kit to treat my wound?"
Morti Lann's face was full of disgust. Although his powers had recovered to some extent, he still needed to treat the wound to fully heal such a serious injury. Otherwise, if the wound became inflamed and infected, it would cause a lot of trouble.
He checked his wound after waking up in the middle of the night yesterday. It was covered with a thick layer of wild grass paste, which he guessed was a simple homemade "medicine" used by scavengers in District 50 when they were injured.
Although he didn't know what its effects were, his injuries had indeed been relieved and the bleeding had stopped, but he still trusted the first aid kit from a regular hospital more.
“Okay, no problem,” Zuo Shan readily agreed.
"Um... I'm not available to activate my bracelet right now, so could you please pay for the first aid kit in advance?" Modilan Shield said, his face turning slightly red.
This was the first time in his life he had ever borrowed money from a stranger, especially a pregnant woman who was scavenging in the 50th district. This incident was likely to become the biggest black mark on his life.
Seeing that the fan-wielding sister was about to leave and throw it to this terrifying man, Xiao Bao rushed over, hugged her leg and whimpered, refusing to let go no matter what.
"Little Bao, be good. You still have Maomao at home. It's not that your sister doesn't want to take you, but if you're like this, someone will snatch you away, and then you'll never see your sister again," Zuo Shan comforted, rubbing its head.
It's unclear whether Xiao Bao understood her words, but it finally let go reluctantly, watching her walk out of the room with longing eyes.
Zuo Shan saw that the plants she had planted in the yard had grown quite tall, and she felt both gratified and heartbroken.
I'm relieved that they're all growing well, but I'm also saddened that they must have absorbed a lot of highly radioactive rainwater yesterday, and they're probably all inedible now.
However, she had more important things to do at the moment, so she had no choice but to let them grow wild for the time being.
Zuo Shan went to the bus stop again, bought a ticket, and took the bus to District 48.
This time, she first went to the largest public hospital in District 48, got a prenatal check-up form, and then asked the doctor to give her a first aid kit.
This isn't something you can just sell anywhere. She insisted on it, claiming she was pregnant, saying her home was too far from the hospital and she was worried that if she got injured, she wouldn't be able to get medical attention in time, which could lead to infection and harm to the fetus.
The doctor at this OB-GYN was very easy to talk to. He immediately prescribed an emergency kit for her and put it on her pregnancy medication bill, giving her a 20% discount.
Before she left, the doctor repeatedly reminded her that there were several medications in the first aid kit that were not suitable for pregnant women.
Zuo Shan handed the doctor a plate of kimchi as a thank you; she had originally intended to use it to bribe the doctor.
After leaving the hospital, she went to Old Wu's convenience store. As soon as she arrived, Wu Qiong immediately put on a smile, and his smile widened when he saw the kimchi she handed him.
"Good news! My neighbor's son has been accepted into the Hurricane Mercenary Group in District 46 and is preparing to move his whole family to District 46 to live a better life. He plans to sell his yard, but he can't find a suitable buyer right now, so he asked me to help him rent it out."
He told me that a very good friend wanted to rent the place, and since it was a single-person household, he readily agreed to rent it to me at 70% of the market price. His only condition was that I not damage the house, so that it would be difficult to sell later.
"As soon as I heard the rent was only 700, I booked it for you. The location of his yard is good, and the house is well-maintained. If you weren't in a rush to rent it, it would cost at least 900 or more."
As Wu Qiong said this, he rubbed his hands excitedly. If he could really become neighbors with Zuo Shan, would he ever have to worry about not having any delicious food to enjoy in the future?
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