And Shafulai's "cheating" future princess was walking in the supermarket with Fu Tianhe.
Chen Ci also bought a dog leash and a urine pad. K41 is not suitable for taking him outside for a walk for the time being. He has to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the room. If he can do it on the urine pad, it will at least be easier to clean. As for the dog leash, he must be tied if he needs to go out.
Fu Tianhe, who came to the supermarket for the third time tonight, was still immersed in the performance just now.
In Fu Tianhe's opinion, Jiuyue plays much better than the top young pianists. Perhaps this is due to the filter he admires, but Jiuyue's ability is unquestionable.
The young nobleman had won many piano awards. Doesn't that mean that if Jiuyue wanted to, she could also win many competitions?
The bonus alone would be enough to make you rich, so you wouldn't have to take your family to illegal clinics for treatment.
However, since Jiuyue has mastered the piano to such a high level, it is impossible for her not to know that there are many competitions where she can win prizes.
As expected, there is one more mystery in the group...
Fu Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief. He had learned not to embarrass himself anymore. Jiu Yue was still unwilling to reveal her real name and identity until now. Fu Tianhe believed that there must be sufficient reasons. When the time was right, he would definitely have the chance to find out.
Besides, he really enjoyed their current relationship and mode of getting along. No matter what the boy was bothered by, at least at this moment, "September" belonged to him alone.
The two returned to the hotel and entered Chen Ci's room.
K41 seemed tired and was lying on the floor. When he heard two people opening the door, he stood up vigilantly.
When it found that the person coming was Chen Ci, its eyelids, which had been forced to stay up, drooped again and it lay down on the ground meekly.
It seemed to have known that the two would not harm it.
Chen Ci placed urinal pads as close to the bed as possible and on the bathroom floor. Although he thought K41 probably wouldn't use them yet, laying more pads would increase the chances of him peeing in the right place.
Fu Tianhe checked K41's wound once again. The stitches he had carefully cleaned no longer oozed pus, and the ear also returned to its original color, looking much better.
As expected of a dog breed with extremely strong recovery ability, maybe by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, they will be able to give K41 its first bath.
He squatted beside the puppy and stroked its head and back. Seeing that it was getting late, Fu Tianhe once again told Chen Ci to come to him at any time if anything happened, and then went back to his room next door.
Chen Ci sat on the edge of the bed and looked up information about beagles. Simply put, this is a very lively and noisy dog. After all, it was originally bred as a scent hound and requires a lot of daily activity, making it unsuitable for domestic breeding.
Especially now that the vast majority of residents live in buildings, there is not enough space for dogs to run and play. If the dogs' activity level is not met, they will go crazy destroying the house, which is a torture for both people and dogs.
But the experimental dogs retired from the research institute are different. Most of them have lost their nature and become so docile that it makes people cry.
Chen Ci led it on a leash and walked slowly back and forth in the room several times. K41's steps were hesitant and staggering. If he hadn't known that the floor was clean and tidy, Chen Ci would have suspected that it was actually walking on caltrops.
Afterwards, Chen Ci washed and hung out the dirty clothes, took a shower, blew dry his hair, and planned to go to bed.
He poured some dog food into K41's bowl. The puppy must have been on a strictly controlled diet before, and was so thin that you could feel its bones. Chen Ci was afraid that it would eat too much and its stomach would not be able to handle it, so he only poured 100 grams into the bowl.
After doing this, he finally lay down on the bed.
With another creature in the room, Chen Ci was unsure if he could sleep well, so he put on an eye mask and earplugs and lay flat on the bed.
K41 was quiet, and he had gotten used to the dog smell in the room.
When did the dream come? Chen Ci didn't know.
He lowered his head and saw his short legs and tiny hands.
He followed a researcher in a white coat. She was the main person in charge of his project. In Chen Ci's 18 years of life, she was by his side many times.
When he was young, Chen Ci secretly thought of her as his mother, even though she was not.
This time, I wasn't walking along the clean, tidy white corridors of the research base.
The curved structures around and above the head are more like pipes, and the ground beneath the feet is flat.
"Where are we going?" Chen Ci asked, still speaking in a childish voice at that time.
The person in charge looked back at him. Chen Ci couldn't see her face clearly in his dream, but he knew that her expression must be sad: "We are going to meet some other compatriots."
As they walked along, the pipes around them gradually became transparent, and they could see their surroundings and their feet through the thick pipe walls.
Yes, under your feet, the pipeline is across the air, overlooking everything from above.
The crystal purple color occupied the entire field of vision and became the most unforgettable scene in Chen Ci's life.
It was so tragic and shocking that more than ten years later, it still appeared clearly in his dreams, as if it happened yesterday.
In the spreading purple, countless people were lying or kneeling.
They twitched and groaned in pain, translucent mucus oozed from their skin, and purple crystals extended from the ground to the walls, even trying to occupy higher places, like clusters of lushly blooming flowers.
The flesh and blood had rotted to a certain extent, leaving only a thin layer of skin covering it. Purple substances were growing underneath, and sharp crystals pierced the epidermis and grew vigorously.
They feed on the human body and bloom with the most deadly beauty.
Not only the epidermis rots, but also the rest of the soft tissue suffers the same fate.
Chen Ci saw the man kneeling on the ground with his mouth wide open in despair. His nasal cavity was already blocked by crystals and he could only breathe through his mouth. However, above his tongue, clusters of purple crystals like thorns were growing.
His eye sockets were already filled with amethysts, his face was even deformed because of it, blood and mucus were flowing down his face, his chest was scarlet and wet, what kind of excruciating pain would that be?
Beside him, the lower half of the woman's body had long been submerged in the crystals. She was like a sculpture frozen in it, with a look of despair frozen in place.
Purple, purple grows, grows recklessly.
The painful howls and cries swirled through the thick tube walls and were clearly captured by both ears.
Amid the confusion, Chen Ci heard someone calling for his mother.
Hell on earth.
In the dream, Chen Ci closed his eyes tightly, but the scene pierced directly into his mind. No matter how he covered his eyes or turned his head away, he could not escape.
There is no escape.
No one spoke.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Ci heard the voice of the person in charge. It was gentle as always, but contained a sadness that could never be resolved.
"Your Highness, this is Ashes."
——This is Ashes.
Bang!
The loud noise was so clear in the silent night that it woke Chen Ci up from his nightmare.
He immediately stood up and turned on the bedside lamp.
I saw K41 lying on the ground, his whole body twitching, and the iron cage was knocked to the side. The loud noise just now was made by it.
Chen Ci immediately threw back the quilt, got out of bed, and squatted beside K41.
Beagle's legs were shaking violently, his skinny front legs were paddling constantly, and his mouth was open uncontrollably with saliva gushing out.
Chen Ci had no idea what was going on. Faced with this sudden situation, he didn't dare touch K41 for fear of making it worse.
Chen Ci could only watch helplessly as that strong and familiar feeling of powerlessness spread from the horrific dream into reality.
Fortunately, the convulsion only lasted for a minute, and K41 gradually calmed down, lying on the ground motionless as if dead.
Chen Ci reached out his hand to feel its breath, and fortunately, there was a faint flow of air.
Chen Ci breathed a sigh of relief. He was sure that K41's respiratory tract was not blocked by saliva or other secretions. He immediately stood up and went to find Fu Tianhe next door.
The knock on the door was stronger and more urgent than usual. In less than ten seconds, the door was suddenly opened.
"What happened?!"
Fu Tianhe had obviously jumped directly from the bed. He was wearing only a pair of trousers and slippers. He looked sleepy and his hair was messy.
The golden prosthetic eye glowed faintly in the darkness.
Chen Ci: "K41 just had a sudden twitch."
Upon hearing this, Fu Tianhe immediately went to Chen Ci's room.
Compared to before, Beagle's condition seemed to have slowed down a bit, and its dilated pupils were shrinking. Its whole body was stiff, and its mouth was full of saliva and foam.
Fu Tianhe squatted and checked K41's condition. "It may be epilepsy. Some dogs have primary epilepsy, but I think it may be due to some experiments that were done before. Let's send it to the pet hospital tomorrow and do a full body check, so that we can rest assured."
Chen Ci nodded. Fu Tianhe's presence made him feel more at ease. At least there was someone around him with whom he could discuss things.
Fu Tianhe was only wearing a pair of loose trousers, his black hair was messy, and his body was clearly displayed in front of Chen Ci. There were obvious scars on his shoulders and abdomen, the color was quite dark, and he looked quite old.
This look is very suitable for appearing on a sunny seaside beach. Fu Tianhe was in a half-squatting position, and Chen Ci turned his eyes and unexpectedly saw something he shouldn't have seen from the short and wide trouser legs.
Chen Ci quickly turned his head and pretended not to notice anything.
But at this moment, I noticed the faint amber scent in the air.
Did he smell it before? Chen Ci was a little confused. Was there something wrong with his nose?
The room was dim and very quiet, the perfect situation for recovery.
A few minutes later, K41 moved slightly, raised its head, and stood up again, as if it didn't remember what had just happened. It seemed quite surprised why Fu Tianhe appeared here.
Fu Tianhe wiped the saliva off the floor and tidied up the urinal that was scattered all over the place.
Chen Ci just squatted there, hugged Bigger gently, and comforted him silently.
After Fu Tianhe finished packing, he said, "Let's go to the pet hospital early tomorrow morning. Don't worry too much. Epilepsy itself is not a big problem. You just have to be careful not to touch anything when it occurs."
Chen Ci nodded.
Fu Tianhe: "Then I'll go back to sleep, you should also get some rest early."
"good."
Fu Tianhe left the room, and a few seconds later, Chen Ci heard the sound of the door of the next room closing.
He breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed K41's head.
That all-too-real nightmare was interrupted by K41's fall, which actually helped Chen Ci.
That was the memory he least wanted to remember in his life.
Chen Ci closed his eyes.
The person in charge said nothing, but just squatted down and hugged the trembling man.
Chen Ci realized for the first time what Ashes were.
It is neither a sample in a laboratory test tube nor a cold number in a report. It is the painful cries of the infected, their bodies rotting away, and ultimately their entire bodies turning into nutrients for the growth of crystals.
There is no cure for it, and those infected can only watch helplessly as their bodies are devoured from the inside out, eventually dying in their most hideous form while still conscious.
There is no need for any words of persuasion, the most shocking thing is always silence.
Chen Ci was born without the ability to feel emotions, but the pain was so intense that it solidified into a substance, impacting his nerves and mind.
Little Chen Ci held the person in charge's hand tightly and heard his own voice trembling: "Is there anything I can do?"
Perhaps it was because this was the path he had chosen, or perhaps it was because he was born with a lack of emotion, Chen Ci never blamed Bai Ta from beginning to end.
——He made the sacrifice voluntarily.
But now, he also wants a little more freedom.
Chen Ci stayed with K41 the whole night. He didn't want to fall asleep again. Who knows if the dream will come back to him?
The next morning, Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe took Beagle to the pet hospital.
Hearing that it was a retired experimental dog, the doctor performed a detailed physical examination and found a scar on K41's head.
Doctor: “Maybe we need to take an X-ray.”
Chen Ci: “Let’s shoot.”
The examination results came out quickly, and the doctor's expression was not very good: "It has a chip implanted in its brain. The chip is continuously discharging electricity, which will interfere with the normal electrical activity of the brain, causing it to have continuous epileptic seizures."
Fu Tianhe exclaimed, "What should I do? Can I take it out?"
"It's possible, but it's just something in the brain after all. We have to study the surgical plan in detail, and the cost may not be cheap."
Chen Ci: "It's okay, we can afford it."
The doctor nodded: "Okay, we'll study it further. We'll have to do other preoperative examinations later."
The doctor left, Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe sat on the bench, and K41 lay quietly at their feet.
An American Shorthair who came to get vaccinated walked with his head held high, then slowed down his pace as he passed in front of the puppy.
K41 raised his eyelids, and the kitten suddenly ran away as if frightened.
Afterwards, K41 was called in for other examinations. Compared with other beagles, it was too thin. It took five or six attempts to draw blood. The doctor inserted the needle into its forelimb again and again, but K41 said nothing, as if he was used to the pain.
The examination results were good. Apart from anemia, there was nothing serious.
But this level of anemia cannot be treated with surgery.
Of course, the sooner the chip in the brain is removed, the better. The doctor recommends a blood transfusion first.
The nurse began to ask if there were any owners of large dogs willing to let their furry children donate blood.
"What's wrong with it?" A girl in her twenties asked when she saw the nurse asking.
Fu Tianhe said quickly, "It's an experimental dog. We adopted it not long ago. Now we found out that there is a chip implanted in its brain from a previous experiment. It will continuously discharge electricity and cause epilepsy. We want to remove it through surgery, but it has anemia and cannot undergo surgery yet."
“How pitiful!” The little girl came to K41. She had been raising dogs for many years and could tell at a glance that the beagle’s eyes were different from those of other dogs.
It is hard not to feel sympathy for that timid and cowardly look.
"Dan Zai should be able to do it." She called over her dog, an Alaskan with fluffy and shiny fur, and said, "Let's see if our blood types match first."
This Alaskan dog named Danzai weighed more than 90 kilograms and met all the blood donation requirements. The matching results came out quickly, and fortunately, its blood type was the same as K41's.
The little girl patted Alaska on the head and said, "Let Eggman do it."
"Thank you so much." Fu Tianhe certainly couldn't just take other people's kindness for granted. Even though it was a free donation of blood, he had to buy something for this Alaskan.
Even though the little girl quickly said no, Fu Tianhe still bought her two large bags of high-quality dog food and some canned food.
Fu Tianhe insisted, "It's just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it. After all, the dog must be feeling uncomfortable after having its blood drawn. Give it something good to eat to replenish its nutrition."
The little girl didn't hold back this time and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll take it."
Chen Ci saw all this and seemed to be thinking about something.
If he were here, what would he do? Maybe when the little girl said she was willing to donate blood for free, he would no longer think about repaying her, after all, she said she didn't care about the reward.
But just because someone doesn’t want it doesn’t mean we can just refuse to give it to them.
Although Fu Tianhe spent some money on the purchase, it was obvious that it made Alaska's owner happy.
Come to think of it, your beloved dog has shed so much blood for someone else's dog, but in the end the other party doesn't even show any gratitude. Even if they don't say anything, you will feel uncomfortable in your heart.
Chen Ci lowered his head and touched K41 who was still lying down.
——There are kind people and kind dogs willing to save you.
They waited a while longer to make sure Alaska had fasted for six hours, and the doctor drew 400 milliliters of blood from Eggman.
After having so much blood drawn, Alaska didn't seem to be affected much. He stayed in the hospital for half an hour for observation and then left with his owner.
Seeing that Fu Tianhe kept thanking the girl, Chen Ci also stood up and said "thank you" to her again.
About a hundred meters above their heads, Chen Nian finished this morning's cultural class.
After the test in the first class, Chu Xun was sure that the princess had not even learned high school knowledge well. With such an unstable foundation, it was impossible for her to receive higher-level education.
So he decided to focus on Chen Nian's weak points and start teaching from high school.
I have to go through high school all over again...
Although she felt it was a bit of a waste of time, Chen Nian still accepted the reality. After all, with such an alpha teacher who was quite pleasing to the eye, the class should be more interesting than in school.
Moreover, what happened at the Huanhai Base made him fully aware of the importance of learning. Chen Nian always had a bad feeling that there might be some crisis in the future. Before that day came, he had to improve himself as much as possible so as not to be at a loss when the time came.
Therefore, teasing the teacher became a rare pastime during breaks. Every time Chen Nian saw the confusion and hesitation in Chu Xun's eyes, his mood couldn't help but improve.
Sometimes he felt that these Alphas were quite pitiful for meeting such a scumbag Omega like him.
In the afternoon, Ji Yifeng came to the palace to give a natural history class. After the class, Chen Nian followed him to practice the basics of painting.
After theoretical knowledge, the first step is appropriate imitation. Chen Nian is very sensitive to shapes and colors and can always grasp the most magical points.
After the class, Chen Nian couldn't remember how many times Ji Yifeng praised him.
"Is it really that good?" Shafley asked, looking up at the smug boy opposite him and putting the steak into his mouth.
"Of course, how could I lie to you?" Chen Nian poked the caviar on the plate with a fork and said proudly, "Even Gui Zhiqi praised me for being a fast learner."
"Just be happy learning."
Chen Nian counted on his fingers and made the next arrangements. He still had to train his mental strength tonight, and if he had time, he could play games for a while.
Yesterday, Shafley took him to the fantasy kingdom again. In just three or four hours, Chen Nian was completely immersed in this fantasy game that seemed like a parallel world.
Shafley had no other plans for the evening, so after dinner the two of them took a walk in the garden to digest their food. The once evil-doing white goose "Prince" had been trained by Chen Nian to be very obedient and was released from confinement.
It paced the pond with its head held high and was able to live in peace with Aphrodite's ducklings.
Shafulai suddenly remembered something and said, "I'll take you to see something."
He brought Chen Nian to a corner of the Royal Garden. Chen Nian immediately saw the small house in the dense tree canopy. A wooden ladder tied with hemp ropes hung to the ground. It looked quite old.
"I built this when I was fifteen." Shafley pulled the ladder. "I finished it and invited Chen Ci to sit on it."
Shaflay didn't tell Chen Nian that his invitation was soon discovered that day, and the White Tower criticized him in a roundabout way: Why did he let Chen Ci participate in such a dangerous activity? What if he fell and got injured?
Facing the accusations against Chen Ci, even though he was the eldest prince, Shafla could only listen, while the nine-year-old Chen Ci stood beside him without saying a word.
Shafley didn't expect Chen Ci to speak for him, but he still felt a little sad when he saw the boy's wooden look.
Chen Nian rolled up his sleeves and climbed up the ladder using his hands and feet.
Shafla was afraid that he would fall, so he stretched out his arms to catch him from below, but Chen Nian was very agile and climbed onto the platform in one breath.
The tree house must be maintained by a dedicated person. Although the wooden planks creak when you step on them, they are still stable.
Shafley also climbed up and opened the wooden door of the tree house. Chen Nian ducked in and saw a small bed inside, with the rest of the room covered with a round carpet.
Chen Nian sat on the bed and looked out the window. It was evening and the sun was setting. He could see the courtyard and a corner of the palace under the night sky.
The White Pagoda is farther away, and I haven’t been back there for a long time.
Shaflay sat cross-legged on the blanket and pulled out an iron box from the corner.
Chen Nian lay down on the bed. Sure enough, someone had been cleaning the place. The bed was clean, without any smell of dampness.
"Let's practice here in the evening." Chen Nian suggested.
"Okay." Shafley agreed and took out the items in the iron box one by one. They were all some cards he collected when he was a child.
Watching it now, it brings back so many memories.
Shaflay sat on the carpet and guided Chen Nian to complete today's mental training.
Finally, Chen Nian took back the spreading mental power and breathed a sigh of relief. With the guidance of Shafulai's system, he clearly felt that he was making progress.
At around nine o'clock, they came down from the tree house and returned to the palace. Chen Nian couldn't wait to put on the neural adapter and play the game.
Entering Shafley's bedroom, Chen Nian lay down on Alpha's bed without any hesitation.
His black hair was disheveled, his eyes were bright, and his collar was a little askew, revealing a small part of his fair shoulders. He hooked his finger at Shaflay who was taking off his coat and asked, "Give it to me."
Give, give what?!
Shafulai was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that what Chen Nian asked him about was the neural adapter.
Alpha once again silently spit on the filth in his heart.
Five minutes later, the two of them entered the world of the electric fantasy kingdom together.
Knowing that Chen Nian had been dragged into a trap by him, Shafulai naturally wanted him to join his guild, so that it would be much easier for him to complete missions in the future.
Chen Nian followed Shaflay to the area where Athanasius' headquarters was located.
As soon as he entered the door, he received a lot of attention. Other guild members passing by all looked up, and again, to look at the burly man next to the vice president.
The same doubts popped up in my mind: Who is this person? The vice president actually brought someone who is only level 1 here?
Chen Nian was being led by Shafley to visit the Guild Building when he suddenly received a private message.
It was sent by Bai Ge Yingtao. Because the two of them were currently in the same area and Chen Nian hadn't changed the message settings, Bai Ge Yingtao could send him a private message.
[Brother, are you Lao Beng’s friend in real life? ]
The name Lao Beng made Chen Nian laugh a little.
【right.】
Yingtao was quite impressed by Chen Nian's dialogue, and he liked the Peppa Pig on her chest.
Baige Yingtao: [Can I ask you something about Lao Beng’s real life? Of course, if it’s inconvenient to talk about it, just refuse directly, don’t feel embarrassed. ]
Mono:【What's the matter?】
BaiGuiSakura: [A few days ago, my brothers saw that he had not been online for a long time, so he finally came online and asked me some weird questions, so we were all wondering if LaoBeng had a conflict with his partner or something like that.]
[You know we've known each other for almost ten years. If there are any problems in my brother's life, I should at least care about it, right? ]
Chen Nian paused.
Shafley turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Nian said slowly, "It's nothing. I just admire your president's unique aesthetic taste. He decorated the headquarters like this."
[Hmm...it's not really a contradiction.]
Chen Nian guessed the wording and replied to Bai Fu Yingtao:
[His fiancée went on a trip with another man and hasn’t been back for almost a month. But it’s not a big deal. He doesn’t mind. He keeps giving her money so she can have a good time.]