Hearing someone call his name, Pat quickly turned around.
The newcomer was a female soldier whom I had only met a few times. I remembered her, but we were not familiar with each other.
However, since his brother was involved, Pat still proudly straightened his chest, nodded, and said:
"Yes, that's right, I am Parson's younger brother, and he is indeed the president of Lingtian Company."
Since his brother became famous, Pat has benefited greatly. Just imagine what it's like to have a brother who earns billions of credits a year.
One word: awesome.
Two words: So satisfying.
Three words: Absolutely awesome!
He no longer needs to be stingy and save money.
I no longer need to do odd jobs to earn money.
At the beginning of each month, before he had to worry about living expenses, his brother Parson would contact him and offer him free gold coins.
The brothers' daily conversations have become like this.
Do you have enough credits? Should I top them up for you?
[That's enough. You gave me two million last month, and I haven't even spent it all yet. I can't spend that much while I'm at school.]
"Oh, I saw that a new mech has recently come out, equipped with the Swift 65 laser cannon. Do you want one?"
But this mech is so expensive! It costs 30 million credits, and each activation requires an energy stone.
[Order placed, please remember to receive it. I've also bought the energy stones, no need to skimp.]
[Waaaaah, thank you so much, bro! How many credits did it cost? It was so expensive...]
[Not much, only 35 million. Remember to let me know when you run out of credits. I have to work now, so I'll talk to you later.]
Pat said he didn't want any gifts, but he was very enthusiastic in his actions.
As soon as his new gift arrived, he drove his mecha all over campus, showing off his new big toy.
He would tell everyone he met that the mech was really great, and that the 35 million credits he had spent were well worth it.
Thanks to Pat's persistent boasting, the whole school now knows that Pat has an older brother named Parsons, and that his brother is very rich.
Pat was not surprised to be approached by someone.
The newcomer was a gray-haired female insect with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and tall, long legs. She looked like a graduate who had undergone complete military academy training.
The gray-haired female insect stared at Pat for a long while, then lowered her head, covered her mouth, and whispered:
"Is the bounty notice from Qiming University genuine?"
Pat nodded:
"I guarantee it's real. The wanted notice from our school was released by me personally. Do you want to report it? If you're worried, you can submit it directly to me. I can give you an advance payment and I'll report it for you."
Hearing this, the gray-haired female insect relaxed a little, then scratched her head and whispered:
“I want to report my roommates. Recently, all three of my roommates have been acting strangely. They are behaving in ways that resemble what has been described in the news: slow movements and slurred speech. I live in room 708, Building 16, Fengyuan.”
When three bounty targets appeared at once, Pat stopped in his tracks, his hand already poised to open his personal terminal to transfer the money.
"Are there really three? Don't try to scam the bounty."
Accused of fraud, the gray-haired female insect paused for a moment, then frowned and said:
"If you don't believe me, you can come with me to take a look. But I feel they're a bit dangerous. Ever since I noticed their abnormality, I haven't lived in the dorm and have been living off-campus. I don't know what they've become. Living off-campus is expensive. If it weren't for the reward, I wouldn't have thought of this and wouldn't have reported it."
The gray-haired female insect's words made sense and were well-founded, and Pat nodded with some skepticism:
"Okay, let's go take a look together."
Room 708, Building 16, Fengyuan, is located on the westernmost side of the dormitory complex.
It was break time, and the school paths should have been crowded. But because of the bounty, the students had all left the school to search for the mission target.
Pat walked for a few minutes without encountering a single pedestrian, until he arrived at the foot of Fengyuan Building.
"Right here, shall I take you up?"
Hearing the gray-haired female insect's voice, Pat looked up at Fengyuan Tower and nodded:
"Let's go, since we're already here, let's go up and take a look. By the way, how long has it been since you came back? When did they start to change?"
The gray-haired female insect scratched her head in distress and casually said:
"About two weeks ago, they started acting a little strange. I hadn't been back since I moved out until last night, and then I received this reward notice."
As the gray-haired female insect spoke, her hands didn't stop moving. A clicking sound came out; it was the sound of the gray-haired female insect rapidly scratching her scalp with her five fingers.
The sound seemed so strange and abrupt in the dormitory hallway.
Pat looked at the gray-haired female insect strangely: "What happened to your hair?"
The gray-haired female insect chuckled twice, still keeping her head down, and said:
"It's nothing, my hair is just a little itchy. I guess it's because the environment wasn't very clean when I was staying at a hotel. Let's go."
Upon hearing the word "itch," Pat immediately felt an itch on the top of his head.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and scratch his dark blue hair.
Pat thought to himself:
Why haven't you broken this bad habit yet? You always copied everything your brother Parsons did when you were little, and you still do it now! When you see others poop, your butt gets itchy; when you see others eat poop, you want to taste it yourself.
Pat scratched his head, scorned himself for a few seconds, and then started climbing the stairs.
The entire stairwell was quiet.
All that remained was the rhythmic, rapid clicking of heels hitting the ground.
The two were extremely fast.
In less than a minute, I had climbed to the seventh floor.
Pat looked through each room, muttering to himself:
"Room 708, Building 16, Fengyuan, is this the place? Can you still unlock the door?"
The gray-haired female insect nodded: "Okay."
As soon as she finished speaking, the gray-haired female insect placed her hand on the doorknob.
With a creak, the old dormitory door opened.
As a military academy, everything here is battle-damaged.
Because the female insects here are so vigorous, no new object can withstand their turmoil.
Pat stood at a distance, watching the door warily.
As the door was pushed open, the entire dormitory room was revealed.
Um?
Pat tilted his head in confusion.
The dormitory was not as gloomy as Pat had imagined; on the contrary, it looked vibrant and energetic.
The dormitory windows were wide open, sunlight flooded the room, and tiny dust particles floated in the air; everything was so quiet and beautiful.
The three roommates the gray-haired female insect mentioned did not appear to be mentally challenged or dull-witted.
The three of them sat on the bed, tilting their heads to look at the door. When they saw the two people, they smiled kindly at them.
"You're back? And you brought a friend with you?"
The gray-haired female insect looked at her three roommates, then guiltily turned her head and glanced at Pat.
"I really didn't lie, I didn't mean to cheat for credit points."
His three roommates did indeed behave very strangely, just as the bounty stated: they moved slowly, spoke unclearly, and spoke slowly.
But to everyone's surprise, just two weeks later, the three of them recovered and looked perfectly normal, not at all like before.
Wait! What it looked like before?
The gray-haired female insect's expression suddenly changed, and she looked towards the bed.
Compared to before, his three roommates have completely changed.
They had never smiled before! They were all ruthless, stern, and unsmiling characters.
The gray-haired female insect's eyes turned fierce, and a psychic armor immediately appeared around her body.
"Who are you! You are definitely not them!"
Seeing the gray-haired female insect's transformation, Pat, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but stretch out his arm to shield him.
"Oh, please don't do this, please don't do this. I believe you are really in trouble. You only cheated for bounty if you really need credit points. Don't be angry. If you really need money, I can lend it to you, just remember to pay it back. Those three are innocent, don't hurt them."
Pat thought that the gray-haired female insect wanted to hit someone because she was too embarrassed to admit her mistake after her lie was exposed.
This awkward situation gave Pat a real headache. An intense itch ran down his scalp, and he couldn't help but scratch his head.
The gray-haired female insect frowned and explained:
"No, Pat, these three are definitely not my roommates!"
At that moment, a clear and melodious voice suddenly came from above them.
"What are you talking about? We're in cahoots."
Click!
It sounded like something breaking.
Pat was momentarily distracted when he felt dizzy and the world was spinning.
He opened his mouth, as if to warn the gray-haired female insect to be careful, but no sound came out.
"Ahem, yes, a family."
Upon hearing the sound, Pat opened his eyes in disbelief and looked ahead.
That voice is definitely his! Who's impersonating him?!
"We are all one family."
The gray-haired female insect's voice rang out. Pat saw with his eyes that a smile had also appeared on the gray-haired female insect's face.
Speech is unclear and slow...
The gray-haired female insect has also become a target on the bounty poster!
At this moment, the three female insects sitting in the room still maintained their smiles:
"You're back? And you brought a friend with you?"
"I happened to run into someone who happened to have a body."
When the same question was asked again, Pat's eyes widened in shock.
He then realized that the greetings he had just received were not meant for them.
A strange creature invaded his body and took control of it!
He lost control of his hands and feet, and lost control of his muscles.
Now Pat can only see the outside world through his eyes. His eyes are the only thing that truly belongs to him, or rather, they are shared—that would be a more reasonable interpretation.
This predicament made Pat extremely nervous.
He was like a cornered prey, not knowing how to escape his predicament.
What should he do? What should he do...?
Suddenly! A strange voice rang out:
"The eyeball is connected to the brain, but the brain is unaware of the eyeball's existence because the eyeball is not part of the body and is not part of the immune system."
Our relationship now is like that of an eyeball and a brain.
You remain inside my body, while I show you the world. We don't interfere with each other. What's wrong with that?
The moment that voice appeared, it carried an arrogant tone. Pat thought to himself, "I've found the culprit!"
"What are you? Why are you taking over my body?!"
"The body is just a vessel; if you can use it, why can't I?"
"Nonsense! This body was given to me by my female father at the time of my birth! What right do you have to share it with me!"
"Shh! I am now the master of this body."
Pat roared:
"Bullshit! You're the outsider! This body will always belong to me! I am the 'brain'!"
Did you know that once the brain detects the presence of an eyeball, it immediately uses its immune system to attack it until the eyeball completely dissolves? If you don't kill me now, I'll kill you sooner or later!
And you, hmph, I'm afraid you can't get rid of me, can you?"
After saying that, Pat let out a cold laugh. In a very short time, he had analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of both sides.
Now that this ghostly thing has taken over his body, it's still here lecturing him, which means that this thing definitely can't completely eliminate him.
"Heh, you overestimate yourself. Go ahead and yell here. I don't want to waste my time with you."
The monster had just finished speaking.
Pat then discovered that his legs were moving.
His once flexible limbs were now as stiff as wood, and he couldn't even control whether his toes or the balls of his feet landed when he took a step.
The gray-haired female insect's three roommates smiled and encouraged her:
"It's good to have a body. You two need to move around and talk often. Once you get along well, this will be your body."
The reason these monsters always had smiles on their faces was because they were genuinely happy; they couldn't stop smiling after getting the bodies.
With the guidance of their seniors, Pat and the gray-haired female insect's bodies began to move continuously.
Pat could only watch as it all unfolded, powerless to stop it or change it.
He was abandoned by the whole world.
While the two were active, the gray-haired female insect's three roommates were also chatting.
The sound, transmitted through the vibrations and skin, reached Pat's ears, sounding somewhat muffled.
—A bounty list suddenly appeared yesterday, and it's aimed at us.
—Has someone discovered our existence?
—That's possible. After all, it's a new body, and it's not easy to control.
—What are you afraid of? No one will notice anything unusual, and what can they possibly find out?
—Hehe, that makes sense.
—Then let it be, don't worry about it.
No one can take our bodies away.
Pat listened to the three's conversation and was secretly shocked: What kind of monsters are these! They're not afraid of being wanted or arrested, they're so arrogant! Can't they tell the difference?
After a period of anxious contemplation, Pat slowly let out a sigh of relief.
This is not a dead end; he still has a way out, and that is his brother Parsons.
The fact that Parsons was willing to offer a billion credits as a bounty for these monsters means that he must have discovered a serious problem!
If a problem arises, he'll be safe as long as a solution is found!
Pat secretly prayed: Brother! Please come and save your stupid little brother! I've been arrested!
Perhaps it was a tacit understanding between brothers.
Parsons, who was far away at Qiming University, suddenly looked up from his desk.
The dormitory room was simply furnished.
Parson, dressed in his pajamas, stood up and ruffled his hair with his arm.
"What's wrong? Why do I suddenly feel like I've forgotten something?"
Parsons felt a little panicked. He paced anxiously around the dormitory a few times, then glanced at the time and suddenly realized what was going on.
"Oh, it's the beginning of the month, time to send Pat his living expenses."
Parsons then took out his personal computer and transferred 2 million credits to his brother's account.
After finishing this task, Parsons felt much more at ease. He returned to his chair and threw himself into his work.
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