Chapter 48
Number Three held the potato chips in his hand, with a pair of lifeless blue eyes embedded in his palm-sized face, making him look a little silly.
He could feel that the thing called "potato chips" placed in his palm was very thin and exuded a faint fragrance that made him drool, but...
under the urging of Number Eight, Number Three did not open his mouth to eat, but sent the potato chip back to Number Eight.
"No... I can't have it..."
He whispered, probably because he rarely spoke, he seemed to stutter a little, but the soft and soft voice of the little baby was unexpectedly sweet, which made people feel a desire to protect him from the bottom of their hearts. He is
really cute! Number Eight couldn't help thinking. He
is just a little silly. He didn't want such a delicious thing when it was given to him! However, the more Number Three refused, the more Number Eight wanted to give it to him.
Number 8 pushed his hand back.
"Eat it quickly! I still have a lot. The keeper just gave me a big bag. I don't need one."
He thought that Number 3 couldn't see, so he just spoke big words. But in fact, just now, Number 3 used his mental power to see everything in the room clearly.
The keeper...
just gave him three chips.
Number 3 wanted to return the chips. He knew how happy Number 8 was when he received the chips, so he naturally understood that these chips should be very precious.
In addition, he didn't particularly like eating. He would only eat some reluctantly when he was very hungry.
He had never been interested in this world or anyone around him, of course...
After hearing the keeper's whistle, this idea changed a little, but only a little. No. 3 didn't think he would become completely different because of this little thing.
However, No. 8 was not a considerate person.
"I told you to eat, so you eat!"
After being pushed back too many times, the boy's temper suddenly came up, "Don't you consider me a friend? If you do this again, I will be angry!"
Unlike other cubs in the brooding house, No. 8 was already a big boy when he came to the brooding house. In the concept he formed since he was a child, there is the concept of "partner".
After all, wolves are social animals.
So after he came to the nursery, he became close to No. 4 and No. 5. He wanted to make friends with people he liked and establish closer ties.
In contrast, due to the environment they grew up in, No. 2 and the others did not form this concept. Before No. 8 came, they all lived their own lives and preferred to fight alone.
Although No. 4 and No. 5 were much closer than the others because of their kinship, No. 5, as the only girl among them, did not like to fight, and as the youngest and not very strong in fighting, she did not have much impact on the battle. But
after No. 8 came, things were different.
He was about the same age as No. 6, older than No. 5 and No. 7, and an energetic little wolf cub. He had never lost a fight with No. 6 and No. 7.
What's even more shameless is that he is very close to No. 4 and No. 5. When he is surrounded, No. 4 and No. 5 will help him, which forces No. 2, No. 6 and No. 7 to join the group.
Only No. 3, who has always been away from the crowd, has not been affected.
No. 8 is not aware of this.
The little wolf cub just wants to make friends. Isn't this a natural and reasonable thing?
What's wrong with him!
And now, after a whole day of getting along, he looks at No. 3 and finds him more and more pleasing to the eye.
Although No. 3 doesn't like to talk, this little guy doesn't find him annoying and will listen to him seriously. He is just too timid, but it doesn't matter. With him protecting him in the future, no one can bully him.
Not even that stinky monkey No. 6!
Number Three was somewhat confused. He did not understand what Number Eight meant, nor did he understand why Number Eight suddenly got angry.
He thought for a moment and asked quietly, "What is a friend?" He asked quietly.
Faced with Number Three's question, Number Eight was stunned. He stammered, "Friends... Friends are..."
If he really had to explain, he really could not explain it.
In the end, he could only say, "Just like us, we have been playing together for almost a whole day, so we can be considered friends! Good friends should play together and eat delicious food together!"
Number Eight forced himself to explain and stood up.
"Anyway, these chips are for you, whether you like them or not!"
Then, the little wolf cub walked back to the table, looked at the two remaining chips, quickly picked up one, and then sat cross-legged on the ground and nibbled carefully.
"Crunch, crunch--"
The little wolf cub ate very seriously and cherished it, fearing that a little bit of crumbs would fall off.
When the little wolf cub tasted the spicy flavor and crispy texture, he immediately forgot all the unpleasantness and immersed himself in the ultimate happiness of satisfying his taste buds.
Woohoo, potato chips, they are so delicious!
How can there be such delicious food in the world? If only I could eat them every day in the future...
Number Three, who is extremely sensitive to emotions, felt the emotional fluctuations emanating from Number Eight, and couldn't help but lower his head slightly and sniffed gently.
Stimulated by the smell, saliva began to be secreted again.
This feeling is actually very novel to him, at least he has never encountered it before.
Number Three swallowed his saliva subconsciously.
He rarely experiences this kind of instinctive reaction of the body. Is this thing called potato chips really...
that delicious?
Number 8 didn't give him an answer, but his big tail was shaking with excitement, and the emotional fluctuations that were radiating happiness seemed to have silently answered this point.
Finally, Number 3 opened his mouth, gently brought the potato chips to his mouth, and took a bite.
It had a hard texture, but after biting it, it quickly softened in the mouth, and the roasted spices exploded in the taste buds. Even Number 3, who was always calm and rarely responded to the outside world, couldn't help but be stunned. It was
really... delicious.
It was a food he had never eaten before.
No wonder No. 8 liked it so much...
He "watched" No. 8 chewing the potato chips carefully, and imitated his movements, lowering his head slightly, and chewing the potato chips in his hand slowly and carefully like a little squirrel.
Every time he chewed a small piece, he would stop and carefully feel the wonderful taste. When the taste in his mouth became lighter, he would take another bite.
For the first time, No. 3 was immersed in such pure happiness.
At this time, the ears on No. 8's head turned slightly.
He turned his head to look at the little boy in the corner, and seeing the expression on his face, he couldn't help but grin, and his green eyes were filled with the joy of successful recommendation. He
said, No. 3 will definitely love potato chips!
Although he ate one less piece, because of learning the flute today, No. 8 found that it was really good to have someone who liked the same thing as him!
With this in mind, he retracted his gaze and continued to chew potato chips with full concentration.
"Crunch, crunch--" "Crunch, crunch--"
For a moment, in room 403, the only sounds left were the crisp sounds of two kids chewing potato chips.
Su Ci left room number three, glanced at the food cart still in the corridor, and then looked at room number five. Room
4586 would probably need to stay in there for a while, so with this in mind, Su Ci could only push the food cart resignedly, walked into the elevator, and went to the fifth floor to deliver food to rooms number six and seven.
[Identity verification in progress...] White light swept across Su Ci's face.
[Ding——Identity verification passed]
[Hello, trainee keeper Su Ci, according to testing, cub number six is in a state of high emotions, and the risk of frenzy is increasing. May I ask if room 501 of the nursery should be opened immediately?]
Su Ci raised an eyebrow. Number six...
Except for number four, there are no cubs in the nursery that have been in contact. It seems that this little monkey is the only one left.
He ignored the alarm of the intelligent computer and clicked to confirm. As the metal door opened, a water cup came from the room and hit him head-on.
Su Ci raised his hand and caught the water cup.
"Huh?"
A light exclamation came from the room.
When Su Ci walked in, he saw a blond boy about the same age as No. 8 standing on the bed. Before Su Ci opened the door, the boy was jumping happily on the bed. Even after Su Ci walked in, he had no intention of stopping.
"Are you the new keeper?" he asked while jumping.
No. 6 had short golden hair that rose and fell with his jumping. His snow-white skin was tender and flawless. He was also very delicate and cute, especially his pair of big light red eyes, which were round and round. When he smiled, he looked like a carefree elf. Of
course, if he hadn't almost collapsed the bed and kept making shrill laughter like screams, he would probably have left a better impression on Su Ci.
"Come and eat." Su Ci frowned and said in a light voice.
No. 6, who was immersed in his game, didn't want to stop at all. However, he didn't know why, after the keeper's light voice rang out, he suddenly felt like eating.
He wasn't hungry, but he just wanted to eat.
No. 6 would never wrong himself.
Since you want to eat, then eat!
He stopped dancing, jumped directly, and landed next to Su Ci nimbly. He grinned at Su Ci, then reached out and grabbed the lunch box in his hand and put it on the ground.
"What are we eating today?"
The young boy sat on the ground, and after opening the lunch box, he couldn't help complaining.
"Why is it this again?"
He picked up the spoon, scooped a mouthful and put it into his mouth, then looked up at Su Ci and said vaguely, "Are you the new keeper? I'm No. 6, you can call me Liuliu!"
His eyes were like rubies, sparkling and particularly bright.
"Liuliu?"
Su Ci looked at No. 6 with some surprise. Since coming to the brooding house, the child in front of him was probably the most enthusiastic one besides A Yan, and seemed to adapt well to the life in the brooding house.
He squatted down beside the child and said, "I'm Su Ci."
"Oh oh."
No. 6 took the spoon out of his mouth and continued to scoop a mouthful, and said vaguely, "Did you catch my water cup just now?"
Su Ci glanced at the cup in his hand and gently put it back beside him.
"Your reaction speed is good!" Number 6 praised.
Su Ci looked at him, "Did you throw it on purpose just now?"
"I didn't mean to throw you, I just thought it was 4589 who came to deliver food." Number 6 explained.
Su Ci frowned, "4589?"
"Huh? Could it be 4587?" Number 6 said uncertainly, "4586 seems to have been messed up by Number 2 a few days ago, and now this one should be 4587!"
Seeing that he couldn't remember the number of the nanny robot at all, Su Ci had to correct him, "That's 4583, and the one who is currently taking care of you is 4586."
Number 6 tilted his head slightly, then shrugged and said, "Oh, it doesn't matter!"
The young boy waved his hands, looking very indifferent.
"I'll get a new one in a few days. It doesn't matter what the number is."
Just like the keeper, he'll change one every once in a while, which is full of freshness!
Su Ci stared at him for a while, and finally said, "Don't throw things around."
With the reaction speed of the nanny robot, it should not have time to dodge, let alone catch the cup just now, although with that kind of force, it should not have broken 4586.
"Hey, I said I didn't want to throw you just now."
Number 6 muttered, "This is a game between me and 4585, just let it bring me food next time."
The young boy got the nanny robot's number wrong again.
Maybe he didn't mean it, but simply didn't take the nanny robot seriously at all.
Thinking of No. 5's concern for 4586, and looking at No. 6, Su Ci could only sigh that people are really different from each other. This might be one of the reasons why the scrap rate of nanny robots is so high -
after all, there are really cubs who treat nanny robots as toys.
No. 6 did not go crazy. In his rational state, he was quite friendly to Su Ci, and there was no conflict between the two.
Even when Su Ci left, No. 6 smiled and waved to him, looking heartless and happy.
Room 502 next door belongs to No. 7.
Compared with the hustle and bustle of No. 6, No. 7 seemed much quieter tonight.
When Su Ci walked in from outside, the little boy was sleeping on the bed, just like yesterday, his body was tightly curled up, curled up into a ball.
Number Seven is only a little older than Number Five, and should be the second youngest among the seven human cubs except A Yan.
There are very obvious marks of strangulation on the boy's neck, which were left by the wolf cub when he clashed with Number Eight, and the marks are still very clear.
When Su Ci approached, Number Seven seemed to be sensitive, and his long and curly light-colored eyelashes trembled uneasily. Then, he opened his deer eyes that were slightly blue in the darkness.
The little boy suddenly saw a figure appear in the room in his sleepy eyes. He woke up all of a sudden. He sat up abruptly and backed away to the corner of the bed with full vigilance until his back was against the wall.
"Who is it?" he shouted in surprise.
After seeing Su Ci's appearance, No. 7, who was originally exuding aggression and seemed to be ready to pounce and bite people at any time, was slightly startled before slowly relaxing.
"It's you."
His voice was a little hoarse, obviously his throat was injured when his neck was strangled.
Although the child relaxed a little, his face was still as vigilant as a frightened bird. He did not completely trust Su Ci.
Su Ci still remembered that when facing No. 8, the little white deer showed an aggression that was no less than that of a carnivore. Even when the mad wolf cub strangled him by the neck, he did not beg for mercy. He was very strong-willed.
Facing the child's vigilance, he did not continue to approach, but turned around and put the lunch box on No. 7's table - compared to the mess in No. 6's room, No. 7's side was much better, at least the furniture was intact.
"Your dinner."
After Su Ci put down the lunch box, he was about to leave, but unexpectedly, the little boy behind him called him.
"Hey, wait a minute."
Su Ci stopped and looked back at him.
No. 7, who was sitting on the bed, was also looking at the new keeper in front of him with a scrutinizing look.
He noticed this keeper on the first day he came.
Unlike the tall and strong keepers in the past, the new keeper was very pretty and looked thin and weak. Not only was his skin white and fragile, but his body was also very thin.
Number Seven did not feel the slightest threat from him, and this feeling did not change when they were alone in a closed room.
After realizing this, the little boy's tense body gradually relaxed.
"Didn't the big stupid wolf hit you?"
Number Seven asked, "Or did you heal all the injuries?"
After he was choked by Number Eight, he could not remember anything that happened afterwards. Although he vaguely remembered a scene where the keeper lifted Number Eight up with one hand, he knew it was impossible.
So, that must have been his dream, right?
This keeper is so thin, how could he lift up the crazy big stupid wolf with one hand?
He has personally experienced how terrifying No. 8 is after going berserk, so No. 7 thinks that it is good enough that the keeper in front of him can escape successfully.
Su Ci couldn't help but feel a little curious when he saw the sympathy and compassion in the child's eyes.
Since he came to Base 24, he has seen many people show this kind of eyes to him, but it is the first time that he has sympathy and compassion from a cub.
The character of this child doesn't seem to be as strong as he shows.
Su Ci said truthfully, "I'm not injured."
Number 7 showed an "I understand" expression, and then did not continue the topic. He pointed at the table and said, "Can you move it over to me?"
At this moment, the little boy was not as sharp as when facing Number 8. He seemed to sense that the small animal was not dangerous, and slowly put away his thorns. He became very peaceful and even looked friendly.
Su Ci did not refuse, and moved the table to the bedside, and then helped him open the lid of the lunch box.
"Do you want to eat together?" Number 7 asked.
Su Ci looked at him, thought about it, and nodded. Anyway, it was not time to go back to pick up Number 8, so it would be nice to eat something to replenish his energy.
So, he pulled over No. 7's stool, sat down, took out the opened bag of potato chips from the space button, and started eating.
No. 7 couldn't help but blink, a little dazed by his action. He didn't expect the keeper to bring his own food, and it was conjured up out of thin air.
The fragrance was very special, making him a little greedy.
He couldn't help but look at it for several times, and found that the keeper had no intention of sharing with him. He opened his mouth slightly, and finally just puffed up his cheeks, reluctantly retracting his gaze.
No. 7 picked up the spoon and started eating.
He has the blood of a silver elk, and as a herbivore, No. 7's food is mainly vegetarian. Jelly-like food tastes fresher and is more transparent.
Originally, No. 7 liked to eat, but when he heard the crunching sound of the keeper eating, he suddenly felt that the frozen nutrient in front of him was not as delicious as before.
"Keeper, what are you eating?" No. 7 couldn't help but ask curiously while eating.
"Potato chips."
Potato chips? The silver-haired boy tilted his head slightly, "What is that? Is it made of meat?"
"The rhizome of a plant."
"So the rhizome of a plant can also be eaten?"
No. 7 widened his eyes and showed a "stunned" expression. He thought for a while and continued to ask: "Are there such plants in the cultivation garden?"
Su Ci recalled, "There should be something similar."
"Wow!"
The child showed a yearning expression. He had no vigilance or hostility on his face. He showed the innocence that a child of this age should have, which made him particularly cute.
"Then can we eat fruit tomorrow? Can I eat the roots of this plant in the future?"
The cultivation garden would deliver vegetables and fruits about once or twice a week. Although the other cubs didn't like them very much, No. 7 was not one of them.
As a herbivore, he couldn't refuse vegetables and fruits at all, even though those vegetables and fruits were not very fresh.
Su Ci was not very clear about this point.
"Forget it, you just got here, you definitely don't know." No. 7 said this before he answered.
He continued to eat, and while eating, he asked Su Ci, "Aren't you afraid to be a breeder here? Were you tricked by the adults in the base?"
Although he should be the second to last in age, No. 7 not only speaks fluently, but also speaks clearly.
And for some reason, he seems to be unexpectedly friendly to Su Ci.
Looking at the little boy's clever little eyes, Su Ci was somewhat interested in talking to him. He ate potato chips and said slowly: "Why do you feel so?"
No. 7 frowned, "Did you know the situation here before you came?"
Su Ci thought about it and shook his head.
"If you knew, would you still come?" Number 7 had an expression that said "You definitely wouldn't come."
However, this time, Su Ci nodded without any hesitation.
Number 7, who was originally full of confidence, couldn't help but choke. He looked at Su Ci, his brows wrinkled into a small lump. The little boy leaned forward, lowered his voice slightly, and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"
This was the second time Su Ci heard this question.
The last time he faced Yan Ping's question, he directly showed a scared expression, but it still aroused suspicion. Now he was more cautious. He imitated the little boy to lower his voice, approached him and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
Number 7 was speechless and looked at him with a look of idiot.
"If you work as a keeper here, you will be beaten badly!" The little boy pointed to his neck, "See? Just like me."
The marks on the boy's neck were blue and purple, and they were printed on his white and tender skin, which was shocking.
Of course, 4586 had already treated him, but it just looked a little scary. The bruises might disappear by tomorrow after one night.
However, Su Ci hesitated for a moment, but still took out the medical spray from the space button, gently placed it on the boy's table, and then asked him: "Do you know how to use it?"
Perhaps he didn't follow his train of thought, and No. 7 got stuck again. He looked at the bottle of medical spray, then at the keeper, and said hesitantly: "I think... I know how to use it?"
"Then try it." Su Ci pushed the spray in front of him, "It will feel better after spraying it."
No. 7 reached out and picked up the bottle of medical spray. His hands were small, and he couldn't hold the bottle with both hands, but he was very strong and his movements were not clumsy.
Recalling the usual movements of the nanny robot, No. 7 aimed the spray outlet at his neck and pressed the bottle mouth hard.
"Sizzle..."
The cool and soothing spray fell on his neck, causing No. 7 to squint his eyes. The dull pain in his throat was no longer felt.
He couldn't help but spray twice more, and then carefully put the spray back in place, saying very politely: "Thank you, this is very useful!"
Along with this thank you, the little boy with short silver hair tilted his eyes to Su Ci and showed a faint smile, like a snow-white deer slowly walking out of the forest, with a graceful posture and indescribably cute.