Chapter 43

The cubs in the brood house are the descendants of criminals.

Although their direct relatives are no longer alive, how could the Star Alliance not consider their ideological education when they first decided to send them to the prison planet?

But many times, reality is always very cruel.

At first, the conditions in the brood house were not as simple as they are now. There were five or six nanny robots at the same time, and the breeders were hired from breeders with good reputations.

These breeders not only have rich experience in raising cubs, but also have made great achievements in education. They can be regarded as relatively versatile breeders.

However, when a number of nanny robots in the brooding center were destroyed by the frenzied cubs, and when these brooders were beaten and seriously injured one after another, the situation changed.

At the beginning, there were still brooders who chose to stay and take care of and educate the cubs after they recovered out of their injuries, but as time went on, such brooders gradually decreased. After

all the brooders recruited in the early days resigned and left Hell Star, there were not many such talents willing to come to Hell Star to work.

After all, not only is the environment in Hell Star bad, but the cubs are also violent and difficult to raise. Even if the salary is good, these cub breeders can get similar or even higher salaries in the capital star nurseries of various countries. Why do they have to come to Hell Star to suffer?

If they are injured, Hell Star will use the most advanced medical cabin to treat them until they recover and are discharged from the hospital, but...

when they are beaten, it really hurts!

They are not masochists, nor are they strong-willed warriors. Some cub breeders are psychologically traumatized by the beatings and cannot even continue to work in related industries.

Since they couldn't recruit anyone, Base 24 had to change the standard. They didn't ask for rich parenting experience or impressive resumes, but the employed keepers had to be strong and have enough strength to subdue the crazy cubs.

This countermeasure actually worked for a while.

After all, the cubs were still young, and with the help of robot nannies, the keepers were able to control them after they had a certain degree of self-protection.

In addition, the research institute also developed a sedative suitable for the cubs.

Compared with the sedatives on the market, those produced by the Hell Star Research Institute are undoubtedly safer and more effective. After it was developed, it not only played a very good role in the Hell Star Cub Breeding Center, but was also welcomed by various countries in the interstellar space.

There are quite a few cubs who are deeply troubled by the power of blood. Although they have better care, when they go crazy, their destructive power is no less than that of the cubs of Hell Star.

When a cub goes crazy and relatives cannot rush to comfort it in time, sedatives are a good means of control, but previous products generally have problems such as strong side effects or slow onset.

The sedative produced by the Hell Star Research Institute has solved this problem very well. It can be said that it has played a very prominent role in assisting cub breeding, and it has now been promoted to the entire interstellar space.

However, the environment of the cubs in the brooding center is different from that of their peers.

Whether it is the influence of pollutants, the lack of care and comfort from relatives, or the combined influence of the two, as they grow older, the personalities of the Hell Star cubs become more and more extreme and irritable.

The destructive power they show is getting stronger and stronger. In addition, the number of cubs in the brooding center is increasing year by year. Under increasing pressure, keepers have begun to resign frequently again.

There are fewer and fewer keepers willing to stay, and eventually it even evolved into a situation where dozens of keepers were replaced, but none of them could make it through the probation period.

In this case, how can the brooding center take care of the education of the cubs? It was the highest expectation to let them stay quietly for a while and not make trouble.

Su Ci listened to Gu Qingchen's explanation and nodded, "So, the nursery has no plan to hire a teacher?"

Gu Qingchen shrugged, "I'm not from the personnel department, so I don't know much, but judging from the current situation of the nursery, it's unlikely in the short term."

After all, it's hard to recruit keepers, let alone childcare teachers.

"Okay, I get it."

Keeper Su thanked him, and then asked about the purchase of toys for the cubs.

Hearing this, Gu Qingchen was a little surprised, but still tried to answer: "It should also be applied to the procurement department. You can ask the intelligent computer for details."

"Intelligent computer?"

"Well, you can call it directly. The base intelligent computers are everywhere."

"...Okay, I understand."

After getting the answer he wanted from him, Su Ci was ready to end the call.

Gu Qingchen hurriedly reminded: "Don't forget to come and see No. 8. He probably needs you for something. As a keeper, you must respond to the needs of the cubs in a timely manner."

"I know."

Keeper Su responded casually, and then ruthlessly cut off the communication.

"..."

Looking at the darkening light screen, Gu Qingchen really couldn't understand how Su, with such a temperament, could be liked by the little wolf cubs?

He shook his head. When he saw a pinned chat box in the communicator's directory, Gu Qingchen frowned slightly, and his expression became serious and solemn.

He pursed his lips, and finally clicked on the man's avatar and typed a text message in the chat box.

[Dr. Ren, when can No. 4 return to the nursery?]

Su Ci didn't know what Gu Qingchen thought of him.

Of course, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care. After all, as a life born from this land, isn't it normal to like the spirit of the earth?

He didn't go to visit the little wolf right away.

After using his spiritual sense to check and confirm that the brat was fine, Su Ci got up and walked into the bedroom to look at the book spirit that had been releasing waves of anger just now, but of course has now calmed down.

A Yan noticed his actions, and couldn't help but put down the glass in his hand and followed carefully.

Sure enough, after the keeper walked into the bedroom, he went straight to the book.

Seeing the young man looking at the book seriously, thinking of the ball of light he pulled out of the book, A Yan hid his hands behind his back with a guilty conscience.

Should he take the initiative to confess?

But the keeper told him not to pay attention to the book, and he didn't listen... After the keeper knows, will he dislike him?

A Yan lowered his eyelashes, and his mood became extremely depressed.

However, Su Ci did not notice the child's complicated psychology. He looked at the extremely weak book spirit figure in the wall, frowned, and lowered his eyes to the chair that fell to the floor by the wall and had not been straightened yet.

He remembered that this chair was not there when he went out in the morning.

Su Ci turned his head and looked at the child behind him who was dodging and didn't dare to look at him.

Facing the gaze of the keeper, A Yan was extremely uneasy.

He really didn't mean it...

A Yan pursed his lips, and finally stretched out his little hands behind his back, placed them in front of the keeper, and looked at him timidly.

The book spirit prototype on the wall, which had been silent, seemed to sense this scene and began to move again.

However, the movement was not pure anger like before. It seemed that there was also pleasure in the anger. In short, it was very complicated.

Su Ci didn't understand, so he ignored it.

He looked at A Yan's performance and knew that something might have happened between A Yan and the book spirit prototype while he was away from the dormitory. It was impossible to tell whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Su Ci squatted down lightly, held the little hand that A Yan stretched out, and after carefully sensing it, his eyebrows jumped suddenly.

He didn't think about it before, so he didn't notice it. Now after carefully distinguishing it, even Su Ci felt surprised and surprised.

"You absorbed its power of rules?"

Upon hearing this, Ah Yan, who had a nervous look on his face, showed a blank look.

The power of rules?

Does it refer to the platinum-gold ball of light?

Su Ci did not explain the puzzle to him, but let go of the child's hand and frowned in thought.

Logically speaking, it is normal for the power of spirits to devour each other. The law of the jungle is the most common rule in nature. Since spirits are life, they are also within this rule.

Yes, rules.

From this point of view, it is not difficult to see the mystery and power of the power of rules. This is not a power that any spirit can master and absorb.

Like his soul power, Ah Yan can absorb and digest it at will because he is the spirit of the earth and has the attributes of the earth.

The earth gave birth to all things and possessed the strongest tolerance in the world, so his soul power was a great supplement for all spirits, which could heal wounds and strengthen the body, and bring life and death to human flesh and bones were all basic operations.

But the power of rules was different.

Rules, as they constrained everything, including dead things and living things, were destined to be extremely exclusive and aggressive, and at least they could not be gentle and harmless. If you

rashly absorb the power of rules, at best you will hurt your spirit, and at worst you may be backlashed and your soul will be destroyed, but A Yan could easily absorb it...

Could it be because he practiced the divine text? Su Ci couldn't help guessing that A Yan was gifted, so he realized how to absorb the power of rules from the first divine text?

Su Ci looked at the child in front of him again. Although his spirit was still weak, it was much stronger than yesterday.

He had actually noticed this when he was feeding him soul power in the kitchen just now. He originally thought that it was because A Yan had made some progress in the study of the soul, but now it seems that it is not just the case.

This proves that A Yan not only absorbed the power of rules from the book spirit, but also gained benefits from it.

Therefore, compared to A Yan's understanding of the method of absorbing the power of rules from the divine text, another possibility is actually more likely. Su Ci looked at A Yan and asked:

"A Yan, are you also a rule-based spirit?"

A rule-based spirit?

A Yan looked at Su Ci in confusion. He didn't understand what the breeder said, but... the breeder didn't seem to be angry with him! He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the rule-based spirit...

whatever the keeper says he is, it's fine, as long as he's not angry and doesn't hate him! A Yan slightly bent his lips and showed a cute smile to Su Ci.

Su Ci naturally wouldn't get angry over such a small matter.

On the contrary, his assessment of A Yan's potential has risen to a higher level. After all, a rule-based spirit can never be weak as long as it grows up.

And he naturally hopes that A Yan will become stronger in the future, so that he can become his most powerful helper in restoring the earth.

Thinking of this, Su Ci's face also showed a smile, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the top of A Yan's head, rubbing it gently.

"Well, that's not bad."

A Yan's smile suddenly became a little more silly.

As soon as Su Ci said this, the book spirit in the wall paused for a moment, as if it was frozen, and then it became extremely angry. The weak and quiet body of the book was trembling slightly.

Su Ci turned around and glanced at it indifferently.

"..."

The book spirit trembled violently, and then fell silent again.

"Let's go, ignore it."

Seeing that this irritable book spirit finally calmed down, Su Ci took A Yan's hand and led him out of the bedroom.

Facing this book spirit that could turn into an evil spirit at any time, Su Ci was not soft-hearted. Even if A Yan absorbed all of its rule power, he would not feel sorry.

A Yan left it a little bit, that was because A Yan was too kind.

Now Su Ci was a little worried. A Yan had been with this book spirit prototype for too long. Would it corrupt him?

Su Ci also tried to put the work manual into the space button. However, after awakening, although it was still just a prototype, it could no longer be classified as a non-living object.

And the space button cannot store living things. Maybe he will have to collect some materials in the future and make a few soul storage bags that can carry living things.

And now, he can only leave the book in the dormitory and temporarily trap it on the wall.

However, he has set up a spirit shield in this dormitory, and pollutants cannot enter. It seems that it will be difficult for this book spirit prototype to continue to develop into an evil spirit.

Now, just be careful to take A-Yan away.

Room 503 of the nursery.

After Gu Qingchen left, No. 8 stopped folding paper. He waited anxiously in the room, looking at the door several times a minute, but found that there was no movement.

The waiting time is always particularly long and tiring.

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He

should have slipped out faster just now. There were only two guards. As long as he seized the opportunity, there was no way he would be caught.

With his big tail hanging down to the ground, No. 8 took the "paper flute" he made and blew into the small hole.

He was very careful at first, for fear of damaging the "paper flute". When he found that he couldn't make any sound, he got anxious and didn't pay attention to the force. He actually broke the already fragile paper tube!

No. 8 was furious, "Useless piece of paper!"

The young boy threw the paper flute to the ground and lay on the table, feeling extremely bored.

"I really want to go out and play..."

Even if I can only fight with No. 6, it's better than being locked in this room without even a window... I wish I could be a shepherd boy, running around freely and riding a big yellow cow!

No. 8 recalled the scenes that appeared in his mind in the activity room in the morning.

Those scenes were extremely clear and real. Until now, he still remembers every detail. Just thinking about it, he seems to be able to feel the warm wind blowing on his face. That feeling is really comfortable.

Speaking of it... How could he imagine such a rich and colorful world?

He couldn't help but admire himself!

Number 8 chuckled, then stood up and began to stretch his muscles, preparing to start today's practice. One day, let alone two guards, even if seven or eight came at once, they would not be able to catch him!

If someone checked the surveillance at this time, they would find that in Room 503, the boy with wolf ears and wolf tail began to jump up and down in the not-so-spacious room.

He was not satisfied with running on the ground, but kept jumping around, and even stepped on the wall and jumped directly to the top of the room, leaving a series of not-so-obvious footprints on the metal wall.

Of course, with his speed and range of motion, collisions and falls were inevitable.

But even if he fell and got bruised and swollen, the young boy just grimaced, neither crying nor shouting in pain, then clapped his hands and got up to continue "practicing".

When Su Ci brought A Yan and opened the door, what they saw was that

the young boy fell from the roof and smashed the new table that 4586 had just replaced for him in the morning, and his cup of water had already rolled into the corner.

Probably made of metal, the cup was still very strong and was not broken.

After No. 8 fell down, he quickly got up. He was panting and turned his head to see the tightly closed metal door opened, and the figure of the keeper appeared outside the door.

The young boy did not hesitate at all, and rushed out of the room to the corridor like a gust of wind.

"Oh yeah!"

No. 8, who was not hindered by anything, jumped happily in the corridor, showing off as he jumped.

"I got out, you can't catch me!" The young boy was so excited that he raised his eyebrows and even the silly hair on his head was jumping with pride.

A Yan, who was following Su Ci, retracted his gaze that was originally attracted by the furry ears and frowned slightly.

Now is not the time for activities. According to the regulations of the cub nursery, cubs cannot go out, so do you want to catch No. 8 back?

He raised his little head and looked at the keeper.

The keeper had a calm expression and was very indifferent to No. 8's provocative behavior. A Yan blinked and calmed down.

Su Ci ignored No. 8, and had no intention of catching him back. He just glanced at him and walked straight into Room 503 in front of him.

The layout of No. 8's room is no different from that of the other cubs. He smashed everything yesterday because of his frenzy. The tables and chairs had been replaced, but now they were smashed to pieces again.

In addition to these, there were many more paper balls on the ground.

Su Ci came to the table and picked up the relatively complete "paper flute" on the ground. It can be seen that No. 8 is very interested in this musical instrument. After returning to the room, he folded paper to play with it.

Behind him, the metal door that automatically closed when Su Ci walked in slowly opened again.

The little wolf cub who had just run out happily stood at the door and peeked in.

Seeing that the keeper ignored him, No. 8 felt that he had suffered more serious injuries than being beaten.

"Aren't you a keeper? Why don't you come and catch me!" The young boy puffed up his cheeks and complained angrily, "You...you are not fun at all!"

Su Ci finally looked back, but he only glanced at the boy lightly, and then he turned the "paper flute" casually in his hand.

Number 8's eyes were attracted by his action. He just looked over subconsciously, but he saw that

when the keeper stopped his action again, what he held in his hand was not a "paper flute" at all, but a real bamboo flute!

The bamboo flute was brown and yellow in color, straight in the middle, short, and simple with a bit of childishness, very similar to the flute played by a shepherd boy.

Number 8's eyes widened, and even A Yan next to him was stunned, and then he stared at the flute curiously.

He felt it looked familiar, as if he had seen it before.

After rubbing his eyes several times and finding that the flute did not disappear, No. 8 could not help but run in from outside and stretched out his hand to snatch it.

"Where did you get this flute? Let me see it!"

However, Su Ci did not let him do as he wished.

He just raised his arms and slightly turned his body, and successfully avoided the snatching hands of the little wolf cub.

No. 8 passed by.

He did not get discouraged after failing to snatch it the first time, but crouched down slightly, looked up at the flute, and scrutiny and calculation emerged in his green eyes. Such a height was a piece of cake for him, but...

the young boy met Su Ci's calm gaze.

The furry tail that was shaking wildly because of the eagerness to try suddenly froze, and then fell to the ground, and the two upright wolf ears also half drooped down in a timid manner.

He rubbed against Su Ci with a flattering smile on his face.

Su Ci looked at him quietly.

The wolf-eared boy softened his tone and begged: "Su Ci, Keeper Su... I promise not to sneak out in the future, can you let me play with the flute?"

"Or... or I can touch your ears for you? You can touch them as long as you want!"

Number 8 had never begged anyone like this before, but he found that there was nothing wrong with this, because...

the keeper who had originally held the flute high up, although there was still no expression on his face after he begged, which made him a little scared, but he actually lowered his arm in the end and handed the flute in his hand to him!

Looking at the bamboo flute in front of him, Number 8 couldn't help but blink.

He had always been carefree and heartless, but he didn't expect that he would get what he wanted so easily, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

In the education he received since he was a child, if you want something, you have to fight for it yourself, and sometimes you may not get what you want even if you fight to the point of bleeding.

Therefore, Number 8 never asks for help from others, and doesn't like to ask others for help when encountering difficulties. That is the behavior of the weak!

However, the keeper in front of him had made him make exceptions many times, but it seemed... this keeper had never let him down.

Number Eight looked at Su Ci, then at the bamboo flute.

Finally, he reached out tentatively and took the flute.

The flute felt a little cool in his hand, a feeling he had never experienced before, not like metal, nor like plastic. He could vaguely smell a faint fragrance he had never smelled before.

"Are you really giving it to me?"

He raised his head and looked at the keeper uncertainly.

The young man nodded gently, put his palm on his head, and rubbed it hard.

Although his ears were rubbed again, Number Eight did not resist at all. He grinned and his big tail wagged behind him as happily as a puppy getting a bone.

Ah Yan watched the keeper rubbing No.8's ears and couldn't help scratching his hands.

He wanted to touch No.8's furry ears, too. They felt quite comfortable.

Then, the child raised his hand and touched his head, revealing a puzzled expression. Why did the other cubs in the nursery have ears and tails, but he didn't?