Chapter 20
Li Jue woke up in the middle of the night and found no one around him.
All the dragons on the ship sent their best things to this temporarily converted children's room. It was filled to the brim and looked much more lively than the empty room before. The various dolls alone could form an entire company.
But a child awakened from a dream does not need a doll or gold, silver or jewelry that sparkles even at night.
He needs someone to be there.
Xiao Lijue sat on the bed blankly for a while, his eyes gradually woke up from complete sleepiness, he hugged the quilt tightly and murmured softly.
It doesn't come from a full belly.
He didn't know what he should call, Dad, Xixi, or Brother, so he could only make such a soft, kitten-like sound.
Naturally, there was no response.
The little guy also realized that if he continued like this, no one would come to pick him up, and he had to take the initiative to find someone.
He lifted the small quilt and put on new animal claw-shaped slippers.
Human imagination is too limited. There are no dragon-shaped pajamas, so Bling settled for the next best thing and bought a pair of grass-green dinosaur pajamas.
They are all dragons anyway, so they are all the same.
This little dinosaur pajamas has a pocket, which contains a mini-sized little dinosaur toy of the same style and color.
The cub held a toy in one hand and rubbed his eyes sleepily with the other, dragging his big tail as he slowly wandered in the corridor.
He didn't want to sleep alone.
But...who should I go to?
Only Finks lived on this floor, but the golden dragon's living room was far back. Even during the day when the lights were on on the starship, the cubs had gotten lost before, not to mention now that it was night time when the lights were off.
The only light in the corridor was the light strip at his feet. Li Jue followed the faint blue light and unknowingly came to the turbo elevator.
The kid has taken the elevator alone several times and is very familiar with it.
He is different from other dragons. He doesn't need to press the floor button. He just needs to think about where he wants to go and the elevator will naturally stop at the right location.
The cub is too small to reach the door opening button which is set based on the height of an adult.
But it doesn’t matter, the door of the small system with the highest authority will always open for him.
The little dinosaur cub entered the transparent cabin holding the small dinosaur doll.
Li Jue already had a destination in mind.
That is always the priority, the best candidate.
After a while, the elevator door reopened.
The two dragon cubs on duty in the monitoring room have been observing the little one's movements since they detected him leaving the children's room (while also ensuring his safety), and they are betting on where the baby is going.
One of the dragons saw the cub stop at this floor and was a little confused: "Where is it going? There are no dragons living on this floor. Isn't it the food preparation and logistics department?"
The other dragon gloated smugly, "It must be what I suspected."
The former suddenly realized: "If you hadn't told me, I almost forgot that the child lives on this floor."
"Indeed, I was just wondering whose room he would go to, and I completely forgot that there were people who were not in the accommodation area."
"In a sense, the little servant also has his own deck just like the boss. Coincidentally, they're the two that the baby loves the most, what a coincidence..."
"Hey, don't talk about the boss behind his back, or you'll be punished."
"Ahhh I won't say anything more, just pretend you didn't hear me!"
"Hey, when can the baby come and play with me?"
"That's a nice thought. Commanders Lin Wang and Lida all complain that they don't get enough time to spend with the baby cub, so how could we get a turn? It's because the baby cub only looks for the boss or the little male servant every day and doesn't see anyone else."
"Hey you're talking about the boss again!"
"...I'll shut up. I'll shut up now."
Under the leadership of a tyrant, one naturally has to be cautious in what they say and do. The dragons were all silent, their eyes still fixed on the surveillance screen.
In the picture, the little cub can't reach the button to allow entry, so he has to use the most primitive method: knocking on the door.
The surveillance video and audio were very clear, and the slight banging sound could be heard even in the quiet duty room.
The problem is that it's too minor.
Zizi also realized this problem, clenched his little fists, and knocked harder.
But even if he tried his best, the thick door with excellent sound insulation could not convey his anxiety.
The child was a little discouraged and sat down with his back against the door.
The little dinosaur hugged his little dinosaur tightly, curled up into a grass-green ball, and thought dejectedly that if he couldn't go in, it would be fine here.
It would be nice if I could be closer to Xixi.
Long Yizhi in the monitoring room stood up and said, "No!"
Another one quickly grabbed him and said, "Hey, what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to knock on the door for the baby! Am I supposed to just sit there and watch him wait?"
"No, man, you'll scare him if you go over there like that."
"Huh? Why are you scared?"
"Calm down, calm down, and sit down first. Think about it, although we are all familiar with Bao Bao, there are so many dragons on the ship, he can't have seen them all, let alone remember who is who. If you rush over like this, he will only be scared and think you are a weird uncle dragon."
The excited Long thought it made sense and said dejectedly, "What should we do? We can't just watch him be sad."
Dragons consider themselves to be an emotionally indifferent race. They will not blink an eye when it comes to killing enemies in disguise or dealing with traitors among their own kind who once shared life and death with them.
I never thought that I would become depressed because of other people's emotional fluctuations - no, it's not just me, a dragon. If the scene at this moment was broadcast to the entire ship, I'm afraid the entire starship would fall into the same melancholy caused by heartache.
What’s the difference between not seeing your baby’s smile and the sky falling?
The companion rolled his eyes: "I have an idea."
"What what?"
"Think about it, why is the baby sad now?"
"Because we can't get into the little boy's room—ah!" His eyes lit up, "You mean, we can wake up little Lingxi?"
His companion snapped his fingers. "That's right. As long as little Lingxi wakes up and finds the baby outside, won't everyone be happy?"
The two reached a consensus and immediately picked up the intercom to call Ling Xi.
The little valet is shared by all starships. All dragons can contact him directly and request his services within the scope of what human cubs can do.
When Ling Xi was assigned several tasks at once, she would indeed be very busy, but generally speaking, she still felt sorry for him and would not make things difficult for him except for ironing clothes and adding meals.
After all, there is only one human servant who suits my taste. If he gets too tired, there will be no one else.
Ling Xi answered the call quickly, her voice still thick with sleepiness.
Fortunately, I can say habitual phrases without thinking: "Hello, sir, may I...what can I do?"
The pause in the middle was probably due to a yawn.
The dragons looked at each other and did not tell him directly that Li Jue was outside the door. Instead, they asked him to make two cups of coffee and send them to the monitoring room.
The sleepy Ling Xi agreed obediently, yawned again, and got up to grind the beans manually.
Then he opened the door of the storage room and entered the names of the two dragons on the screen. A huge, vending machine-like glass cabinet pushed out two glasses of different shapes.
The little servant cooks all kinds of food very well, and they are delicious foods that cannot be found in the replicator.
When the dragons wanted to have more food, they would leave their tableware in his house.
This is also one of the reasons why Lingxi's room is next to the storage room.
The boy made coffee, held the tray in one hand and opened the door with the other.
Then, a small dinosaur that had lost its center of gravity fell in front of him due to inertia.
The cub had fallen asleep, but was suddenly awakened by the feeling of falling.
Luckily, she had a soft pajamas and hat to cushion her, so she didn't actually fall. She just lay on the ground and happily showed her dimples: "Xixi!"
Ayaka, who hadn't expected to see Li Jue here, was startled and her hands trembled.
The plate he was holding was right above Li Jue. If he allowed the coffee cup to fall over, the scalding coffee would all spill onto the baby, with disastrous consequences.
Before Li Jue could react, the dark brown liquid that was supposed to be splashed down all stagnated.
They float in the air in a completely weightless posture, leisurely and unrestrained, as if they were originally solid, which is completely contrary to common sense.
Not only did the coffee stop falling, but at that moment, it seemed as if time and space had all stopped, pausing for several seconds.
Ling Xi's face was solemn. She took advantage of this opportunity to quickly use the two cups to "dig" the liquid from the air. After making sure that they were all put into the cups without a drop leaking out, she felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
As he relaxed, the world that had been paused resumed, and the coffee in the cup became a flowing liquid again.
Ling Xi quickly put the plate on the ground, knelt beside Li Jue and touched his face: "Are you okay? Are you not burned?"
Li Jue witnessed the entire process clearly, letting his little face be pinched all over, eyes wide open, in shock and admiration: "Xixi, you can do magic! Magic!"
I have to emphasize it again before I finish.
Seeing that he didn't look like he was in trouble, Ling Xi was truly relieved. She stroked the fluffy cat ears (this was his new habit that he couldn't let go of recently): "Okay, you get up first."
Zizi climbed up with the help of his little brother, holding Lingxi's hand tightly and refusing to let go, shaking it coquettishly: "Xixi, can we do it again?"
Ling Xi played dumb: "What else?"
Li Jue waved his little hands and gestured seriously: "That's it, whoosh - then, bang! Then then, splash -"
Ayaki: "?"
Were there so many sound effects just now?
This ability shouldn't exist in this sub-world, he's already cheated.
Under strict supervision, even using it once may result in punishment from the Infinite Space Center.
But it doesn't matter.
Not only because the central authority might not even notice such a small corner during the "great chaos", but also because, if it's for the cub, anything is possible.
His mission in the world is to protect Li Jue.
So as long as he is there, he will never let Li Jue get hurt, no matter what the cost.
Ling Xi held the tray steadily in one hand, and with the other hand, she held the little guy and coaxed him skillfully: "Next time, next time. Now, come with me to the monitoring room to play, okay?"
Li Jue had never been to the monitoring room, but his attention was diverted. He jumped and followed the little brother to the elevator.
"Xixi, what is this?"
"coffee."
"Can I try it?"
"No. Children can't drink coffee."
"Oh, okay..."
"But I can make you a milkshake later."
“Okay!”
The thrilling and averted scene did not appear on the screen in the monitoring room.
It was not seen by other dragons, nor would it be known to outsiders.
That was a secret between Ayaki and Rikaku.
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