Chapter 29 Pandora's Box: The Scheming Bastard
After saying this, Bai Ling felt like he had opened Pandora's box.
The mermaid straightened her upper body slightly and tightened the lines at the corners of her eyes. Like a killer whale glimpsing success beside the polar ice cap, or like a hungry beast licking food through a cage, it reveals extreme danger and desire.
"Thanks for the feeding."
A gloomy tone rose, and the voice was magnetic and hoarse, brushing against Bai Ling's hot earlobe.
Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that the old bastard was actually taking advantage of his loyalty.
The ends of his curly blond hair brushed the gaps between his prosthetic legs, and the mermaid turned sideways and gestured toward the door.
AI immediately understood and ran to bring the things.
Bai Ling looked at the cloth bag wrapped in silk, vaguely remembering that this was what Yu Chen wanted to give him last night, but he refused.
Yu Chen said, "Open it and take a look."
Bai Ling peeled it open doubtfully, and the contents rolled into his palm, but it was light and not heavy at all.
He raised his eyebrows and looked at the rose-colored scabbard and the silk-wrapped blade.
Bai Ling had some knowledge of cold weapons, and the reputation of this thing in the upper class was enough for him to recognize it instantly:
"Ashker Lake Knife?"
Yu Chen smiled and nodded.
This is a hand-held knife favored by the marine nobles. It is sharp, thin, and beautifully shaped. It is famous for the metal brushed lines on the blade that are like lake ripples formed during forging.
In order to show their status, many nobles would inlay gemstones on the handles of their knives.
This one is slightly different. It is not inlaid with beautiful gemstones, but with gray whetstones commonly used in cutting and production.
Bai Ling specializes in aircraft carrier maintenance, so of course he knows how rare and powerful whetstone diamonds are. Because as long as this thing is used at the right angle, it can cut through almost all metals on the market, even high-pressure materials used to make bulletproof armor and military ships.
It is simply the dream tool of some repairmen who love to recycle junk and disassemble parts.
Bai Ling moved his Adam's apple expressionlessly.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Yu Chen asked, "Is it not to your liking?"
“…No.” It should be said that it is very much to my liking.
But to prevent the other party from being too proud, Bai Ling decided to use a more conservative and objective statement: "The forging process of this dagger is very exquisite, and it can be seen that it is the work of a master. The maker also has good aesthetics and is a top practical person who takes functionality into consideration."
Yu Chen leaned back in his chair, took a sip of tea, and said leisurely, "Thank you for the compliment."
Bai Ling: “……?”
Damn it, he got it right.
Bai Ling crossed his arms, curled his lips and said, "So you can do handicrafts."
Yu Chen smiled and said, "When I was young, I would learn to do some things in my spare time. Why, do I look like an aristocrat who does not work?"
"That's not the case. There are calluses where your thumb and index finger meet, and your palm is also relatively rough. It's obvious that you used to hold a gun for a long time. When you walk, you control the swing of your arms very precisely. You must be used to being prepared for attacks at any time."
Bai Ling pointed out the observations fluently and sharply.
The mermaid thought for a moment, then stroked her chin: "Baby, you care about me so much."
Bai Ling: “…”
You are very good at finding the key points.
Bai Ling was too lazy to deny it. In front of such an experienced old monster, rebuttal would only arouse the other party's greater interest.
Besides, he had something more important to do - get the guardian's consent letter.
He wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, stood up and said casually: "I'm done, thank you for your breakfast, I have to go out and get the consent form."
Before he could finish the last word, he was held against the wall, with the mermaid-like arms supporting his sides, pupils narrowing dangerously:
"Are you serious?"
If you really want to go out and find a low-quality product, you don’t want him?
Bai Ling hummed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise: "Fake."
He just liked to see the old guy lose his composure, feeling...
It has a unique flavor.
Yu Chen instantly felt relieved, and he hooked Xiao Niao's smug chin with his fingertips, and chuckled: "You little bastard, full of tricks."
Bai Ling immediately counterattacked: "You taught me well. I have learned a lot of conspiracies and tricks from listening to your State of the Union Address."
Yu Chen was silent for a moment, appearing gentle and calm, but actually speaking in a restrained and slow voice:
"You should know that this kind of words is tantamount to a confession to me."
"I know." Bai Ling's fingers entangled his hair carelessly, and suddenly leaned close to his ear, slightly raising the end of her eyebrows, "I said this on purpose for you to hear. Do you like it?"
Yu Chen laughed secretly with pleasure. The cunning little bird just wanted to hear him repeat the word "like".
But this time he didn't let the other person get what he wanted. Instead, he kissed the soft top of her head and said something else:
"It's not like, it's passion."
Being so close, Yu Chen could feel the hot skin against his chest and hear the young heart beating vigorously at the speed of his words.
The little bird raised its hand and touched its burning earlobe unnaturally. After a while, it squeezed out a sound in a bad mood:
"...You win, old bastard."
·
No matter how unwilling Bai Ling was, he had to admit that Yu Chen was still highly efficient in handling things.
Moreover, he completed the guardianship procedures online with him within half an hour, drafted the consent form and had it signed, which really made Bai Ling suspect that this guy had actually been prepared.
"Although the system has simplified the guardianship procedures, the necessary procedures still need to be followed." Yu Chen handed over the consent form.
"Are there any other procedures?" Bai Ling flipped through the consent form and saw the name signed in the corner of the last page. He couldn't help but feel moved.
Although it is not the iconic steel seal emblem of Isoparaiso back then.
Finally got the name of piranha.
He would never again cut out pieces of paper and stick them on his chest like he did when he was a kid.
...But it wouldn't be a bad idea to take a picture and put it in the photo album, right?
Once the thought came to his mind, he couldn't suppress it and began to get ready to take out the terminal.
Unexpectedly, the mermaid took his hand, as if holding the tip of his wing, and said softly: "The procedure for the oath."
Perhaps anyone who lived through that era would have known some cumbersome and rigid rules.
The guardianship procedures in the Isuparaiso era did require the alpha to go to the certification hall in person, place his hands on two heavy legal tomes, the "Voluntary Guardianship Law" and the "Pheromone Use Prevention and Control Law", and take a solemn oath.
The deliberate creation of a sense of ritual is not intended to cause trouble to citizens.
Instead, it is intended to deepen the impression and cultivate a sense of honor.
In this way, once Alpha has thoughts of going astray during his future guardianship career, he will be much more restrained when he recalls the cold legal cover and the penalties between the lines.
However, the alphas' inherent arrogance, rebelliousness and susceptibility to incitement meant that this tradition was doomed to be difficult to maintain after the collapse of the old empire.
Once a wild beast that cannot be tamed is released from the cage where it has been suppressed for a long time, it will only accumulate more ferocious counterattacks...
Isoparaiso, the "animal tamer", may have tamed himself most successfully.
Bai Ling's mind was wandering as he followed the mermaid through the corridor, around the bathtub, and came to the misty floor-to-ceiling window at the back.
The mermaid casually pushed open the door, and at that moment, the refreshing scent of grass and trees mixed with a warm current of moisture gently fluttered on Bai Ling's cheek.
A bright green forest with lush grass and aquatic plants.
Bai Ling walked in blankly, looking out from the soft grass at his feet to the shrubs dotted with small flowers all around, and then seeing the little bits of light shining through the lush branches and leaves from the buds of the night-scented flowers.
In the floating halo, the metal railings cut out neat vertical and horizontal lines.
It is like a birdcage magnified a hundred times, enclosing all the green scenery inside.
——This is not a forest, but a huge, carefully cared-for plant greenhouse.
Yu Chen walked onto the lawn and stood in the middle of the slope.
He had such a strong aura that the way he walked forward seemed a bit out of place with the background; instead, it looked like he was ascending the throne.
But in the next second, Yu Chen gathered her long, brilliant hair, twisted it into a bun, and placed it on one side of her chest.
Bai Ling looked at the golden hair gathered against the neck, and inexplicably felt as if a peacock folded its wings or an animal hid its claws and fangs. All of a sudden, he felt that the cold and distant feeling disappeared.
"It's getting late, let's finish this quickly." Yu Chen hooked his finger at him.
Bai Ling pursed her lips and suppressed the rising voice: "Is this the sense of ceremony of your older generation? Swearing on the lawn? Do you need to hold something in your hands?"
This was meant as a joke, but Yu Chen seemed to think about it seriously. He walked to the side and fumbled for a while, then pulled out a slightly slender stick from the bushes and threw it to him:
"Take this."
Bai Ling looked down in surprise. It was just an ordinary, dirt-covered metal rod, as if it had been pulled directly from a broken iron chain.
“Let’s use this as a substitute for regulation.”
As Yu Chen spoke, a barely perceptible hint of pride flashed across his face. He and he held the pole tightly together and began to take the oath.
To be honest, Bai Ling didn't care about the content of the oath at that time.
He was trapped in this vast "cage" and was gripped by a strange and profound feeling.
It seems that this scene is not the end of the guardianship procedure.
It is the title page of a story, a short and powerful, yet meaningful beginning...
·
Before leaving, Bai Ling remembered that there were still many unfinished items on the maintenance list he had written for the merman's bedroom, so he called the little robot to help and quickly went over the damaged areas again.
This bedroom has three floors, and the greenhouse space outside is at least six floors high, which is equivalent to an ordinary residential building. It is really strangely large.
Bai Ling even found the door number of the medical operating room in the empty room.
It can be seen that when it was in its heyday, it was a place with all the necessary facilities.
"Broken things, ah... let me look for them." The little robot rummaged through the debris. Its weak body was soon buried in the pile of discarded debris. With a cry of surprise, it stood up from the debris with a broken antenna on its head and held up a radio:
"Can you fix this?"
"The owner used to put it by the bed in the bedroom to listen to the news. But since it broke, he can only sit in the study."
Bai Ling nodded and readily agreed: "Bring it here."
At this moment, he turned his head out of the corner of his eye and found the mermaid leaning lazily against the door.
Bai Ling spread his hands towards him in a businesslike manner and said calmly, "Do you have any old things that cannot be repaired? Bring them all here."
The mermaid walked towards him, touched his hand, thought for a while, then bent down and rested her chin on his palm, tilted her head:
"I."
Bai Ling: “…………!!!!!!”
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