Chapter 7
"You look really small, only 1.78 meters?"
"I've never made a dress of this size before. This is the first one for you. Ah, when I think of it, I'm so happy. Thank you, Your Majesty, for not calling in another designer."
Jane clicked on the terminal and made a pulling apart gesture with her hand.
A light blue line suddenly appeared in front of He Xile.
The designer was clearly a chatterbox. While measuring He Xile's size, he sighed, "Your human arms feel so soft, with such a small skeleton, and no secondary features! My God, what kind of amazing species are humans?"
After saying this, Jane felt a gaze and found that the guard was looking at her. Only then did she realize that there was something wrong with what she had just said.
He raised his eyes to look at He Xile, and seeing that He Xile was not angry, a smile appeared in his eyes.
Humans have good tempers too.
Jane ignored the guard and continued teasingly, "But this isn't a good thing for us designers. While such clothes are simple to design, they will also put those with unique design inspiration in their secondary features out of work."
He Xile stood there obediently, letting Jian do whatever he wanted.
He didn't feel annoyed at all when listening to Jane. When he heard some things, he would nod seriously in response.
However, when the other party was measuring the size, he would inevitably touch He Xile's body. Jian should be a carefree person, or perhaps he relied on the fact that the human in front of him was too weak, so he did not think it was inappropriate to pinch He Xile twice.
He Xile always felt like a doll, being manipulated back and forth.
His ears were so red that they looked like they were bleeding.
The guard standing by suddenly said, "Mr. Jian, when you measured His Majesty, you didn't pinch him like this."
Jane's hand paused.
He said unhappily, "You're the only one who talks too much."
But afterwards, Jane's behavior indeed became much more restrained.
Soon, he put the terminal away, as if he had finished measuring. He looked at He Xile with a reluctant look, "Sir, I will make two sets of uniforms as soon as possible and send them to you first for your daily wear."
He Xile's eyes lit up.
Even though the clothes he was wearing had been cut with scissors, they were still too loose. The slightest movement would cause a draft, making him feel very insecure. He pursed his lips and smiled, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Jian."
Jane immediately covered her heart.
Although the people of this interstellar world would also grow up to look similar to humans, there were actually significant differences between them. Not only were they taller, their facial features weren't as iconic as He Xile's, and their figures were even more varied. For example, some had upper bodies that were a full two meters long, but legs that were only half a meter long. They weren't at all as attractive as He Xile's.
Not to mention, they usually have a secondary characteristic. If the secondary characteristic is not too obvious, it's fine, but if it is very unfortunate and the secondary characteristic takes up a large part of the body, it will be a tragedy.
Jane's ancestor was a nobleman, so she knew a little more.
Hundreds of years ago, the law was not as complete as it is today.
It's unknown when it started, but a trend has emerged among the nobility - in order to better cater to the aesthetic tastes of the public, the nobility raise slaves with exquisite and beautiful looks and remove their secondary features through surgery.
The nobles, who were living in an atmosphere of comparison, had more and more slaves with exquisite appearance and no other features around them, and these slaves gradually spread to the common people.
Later, people discovered that those who lost their secondary characteristics usually also lost their genetic strengths and died about five years later. That year, a large number of citizens died, causing panic in the empire at the time.
Finally, two months later, His Majesty wrote the content about the second feature into the law, making the surgery to remove the second feature a crime, and finally put an end to all this.
In short, humans with no secondary features, delicate looks, and petite and perfect bodies simply fit the aesthetic standards of their race!
Jian took He Xile's hand, bent down slightly, and gently kissed the back of He Xile's hand. He smiled and said, "You're welcome. It's my honor to serve you."
He Xile: “!!!”
Kiss, kiss on the hand???
There are indeed such etiquettes in foreign countries... I didn't expect it to exist here too?
So he can't hide?
He Xile was a little confused. Just as he was thinking, the guard rushed over, grabbed He Xile's wrist and pulled He Xile's hand out.
He looked at Jane warily.
"Mr. Jian, you can go now."
Jane: "Okay. Actually, I would leave without you telling me."
He looked at He Xile again and said, "See you later, little cutie."
In order to see the human named He Xile wearing the clothes he designed as soon as possible, Jian left the palace quickly without any hesitation.
He Xile and the guards looked at each other.
He Xile said tentatively: "Just now..."
The guard said softly, "Sir He Xile, you've just woken up, so you might not be familiar with the situation in our empire. Only some remote towns might still practice the ritual of kissing the hand or cheek, but the empire has eliminated those rituals to prevent some people from having private affairs. We now use the more discreet way of socializing, like the handshake."
He reminded, "If someone takes advantage of you like this again... well, I mean, if someone does this to you again, you can directly refuse them sternly. If that person still insists on doing so, you can also choose to call the police."
He Xile: "...Okay. Thank you for telling me this."
...I never expected it!
This is the truth!
The guard couldn't help but reach out and rub the top of He Xile's head. He then stood up and got some wet wipes to clean the area where Jian had just kissed him. After that, he left the room and stood at the door. He said, "Sir, I will always be standing outside your door. If you need me, you can go out and call me, or find the guard with the number 131686 in the contact list on the terminal. This is my permanent number."
He Xile had asked the guards' names before, but the guards said that they grew up in the palace and never had names, only numbers.
He Xile nodded: "Okay."
He Xile was the only one left in the room.
He Xile didn't waste any time. He sat on the bench and opened the temporary terminal.
He Xile started to make up for the missed lessons before he finished watching the popular science video he had watched before.
An hour later, he followed the tutorial instructions and tried to enter the Star Network for the first time.
StarNet is a virtual gaming world, a leisure and entertainment app used daily by nearly everyone in interstellar society. Everything on it is incredibly real, albeit composed entirely of data. Players can freely battle in mechas, play a variety of games, shop online, enjoy delicious food, and more.
There is nothing you can't do, only you can't think of it.
"Ding—Detected that you have not logged into the Star Network before."
"Please proceed to set up your avatar."
Before He Xile lay a mirror in an empty room, revealing his current appearance. To the left of his sight was a column displaying the range of character stats that could be adjusted.
He Xile thought about it and without making any adjustments, he clicked on the mask effect.
In an instant, the character put on a big mask that covered his entire face.
However, He Xile's vision was not restricted.
He nodded with satisfaction.
He Xile had been lying in state in the museum, on display for a full ten years. As a precious, one-of-a-kind artifact, virtually every interstellar being who had visited the Imperial Capital had visited the museum to see He Xile, so there were undoubtedly photos circulating online. If he had shown his true appearance without reservation, he would undoubtedly have been recognized.
He Xile just wants to experience interstellar life and doesn't want to be watched.
After he set up his basic attire, he clicked to enter the Star Network.
In a flash, He Xile came to his senses and found himself on a street from the previous space.
The shops on both sides of the street are similar to those on Earth, standing side by side and selling all kinds of things.
"Delicious grilled fish—natural and pollution-free. Want to try it?"
"Hmm? Kids? Try this glutinous rice cake. It's homemade, guaranteed to be delicious. If it's not, you don't have to pay."
"New virtual mecha, quality guaranteed! Top choice!"
People were coming and going, and the sounds of hawking were everywhere.
He Xile opened his eyes slightly and looked around curiously.
Most of the data on StarNet is collected by the users themselves. If the users do not have special requirements, StarNet will not make any changes without authorization. Therefore, everything here is still very important to He Xile.
His height attracted some people's attention, but he was wearing a mask on his face, and He Xile was a temporary terminal with an identification mark. When people saw He Xile, they just thought he was an underage child who deliberately created a human body to experience life on Starnet.
"Where did this underage kid come from? Ha, he looks pretty cute now."
"Come, let your sister touch you."
He Xile's face turned slightly red and he dodged the hand that was rubbing him.
The people around couldn't see He Xile's expression, but they understood his actions and couldn't help but laugh. Someone joked, "Come on, stop bullying the kid. What if he becomes traumatized and doesn't want to come to StarNet anymore, becoming disconnected from society? Then, I wonder if his parents won't come after you!"
"How could that be? If they come looking for someone, I'll be offline right there. No one will be able to find me."
"You're such a dog."
He Xile couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled.
The person who wanted to touch He Xile's head kept looking at He Xile. She sighed softly, "It's so strange. I don't know why, but I feel very close to him when I see him... Come on, little friend, let me buy you some glutinous rice cakes."
He Xile hurriedly shook his head: "Thank you, sister, but no thanks."
People in the interstellar world become adults at the age of 30. The tall young lady in front of him must be older than He Xile, so it is not inappropriate for He Xile to call her sister.
Although in the eyes of these interstellar people, He Xile, who was only 19 years old, was not an adult, but on Earth, adults over the age of 18 were already fully capable of acting.
If He Xile was asked to pretend to be a child to get free food and drinks again, he really couldn't bring himself to do that.
"Well, he's so good! He doesn't eat the food I bought! Is he afraid that his sister is a bad person? Hahaha."
"Even though I can't see her face, she looks really cute. I wonder which family she came from. I just hope her second characteristic doesn't ruin her."
"The second characteristic, ah..."
"Don't say such depressing things."
"Little boy, come and play with your sister next time."
He Xile blinked, said goodbye to everyone politely, and began to wander around.
The aroma emanating from the nearby snack bar's hawking made He Xile's stomach growl, and he looked over eagerly. Unfortunately, the currency on Star Online was pegged to the real world, with a one-to-one exchange rate. In reality, He Xile was a gigolo.
——He has no money to buy it.
Woo woo woo, I have to make money quickly so that I can buy snacks freely!
He Xile clenched his fist.
After a long walk, it was already late.
He Xile decided to put working on the agenda as soon as possible.
He didn't know many people in the interstellar space. The two people he liked the most at the moment were the former Captain Xing and the guard standing outside the door. However, He Xile guessed that if he told the guard about this, the guard would most likely report it to Wen Ji and His Majesty. He Xile didn't want to trouble Wen Ji and His Majesty anymore.
He opened the address book and found Captain Xing's dialog box.
"Hello, Captain Xing. I'm He Xile, the museum's collection. Are you free now? I have a work-related question I'd like to discuss with you."
After typing this line, He Xile looked at his introduction and felt a little embarrassed.
This kind of self-introduction seems a bit too hardcore...
However, it can help the other person remember you quickly.
As long as the goal is achieved.
He Xile felt relieved.
Captain Xing seemed busy and didn't reply for a while. He Xile didn't want to waste either of their time, so he typed again: "Excuse me, is there any suitable job for a human like me on Starnet?"
After sending this message, He Xile felt a little nervous.
He had looked up some of the information before.
In the entire universe named Haixinna, the technological civilization is much more advanced than that of the Earth. The mass-produced robots have replaced most of the labor force, causing countless people to lose their jobs.
However, the people here possess strong physiques, wisdom, and various special abilities derived from their secondary characteristics - such as a sense of smell, hearing, and vision that far surpass those of humans... sometimes even a sixth sense, as well as the ability to drive mechas, etc., which are irreplaceable by robots.
But He Xile, whose physique is only E and combat power F, and who is a human being without any BUFF bonus, is not so lucky.
"well……"
He Xile sighed lightly.
"Little friend." At this moment, a smiling man appeared in front of He Xile.
He was dressed in a suit and tie, clearly an elite attire, but for some reason, his smile made people feel very greasy. When He Xile saw him, he couldn't help but take a step back.
He was about to leave when he suddenly heard the man say behind him.
"Hey—don't be scared."
The man caught up, lowering his voice as if afraid others would hear. "I'm not a bad guy. I'm just a part-time seller on the Star Network. Since I'm on the Star Network, you should know the latest news. That unique human artifact from the Blue Planet, exhibited at the Imperial Center Museum, miraculously revived yesterday and opened his eyes..."
He Xile paused.
The man saw it and thought it was a good idea. With an expression that said, "I understand, you understand, and everyone understands," he said, "Little boy, come here, uncle has a high-definition video of him~"
He Xile: “???”
What? ?
High-definition short video???
He Xile's face suddenly turned red to his ears.
He still has this kind of stuff circulating out there?????
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