Shen Zhaomu ultimately still topped up money for Long Shiyu before he began to seriously consider the expenses of raising a dragon.
Long Shiyu played for a long time again. With the terminal in his hands, he rolled on the carpet several times, and finally, the music of failure and bankruptcy played.
Shen Zhaomu rubbed his temples and closed the document. He had seen almost everything he needed to see, and he would be able to set off after packing a little tomorrow.
At that moment, a black alert popped up on his terminal. There was an incoming thunderstorm. The giant thunderstorm codenamed “White Crane” was approaching rapidly.
He didn’t know if it was because it was summer, but there had been many thunderstorms lately.
When he looked up, he saw Long Shiyu looking at him with pitiful eyes.
Shen Zhaomu: “…”
Long Shiyu got his wish and invaded Shen Zhaomu’s room, holding his pillow and blanket.
The thunder boomed and rolled across the clouds, followed closely by lightning. Even the most unyielding earth was trembling.
Long Shiyu shrank closer to Shen Zhaomu. The two were very close, and Shen Zhaomu could smell the fresh scent of the young man’s hair.
There was also Long Shiyu’s own aura.
It was slightly cold, and gave off the fragrance of greenery and petrichor.
It was like the wind blowing from the wilderness.
Are all dragons’ auras like this?
Shen Zhaomu was not sure, and no one would ever care about this. But he surprisingly liked the scent.
Another roll of thunder, and Long Shiyu buried his head directly in Shen Zhaomu’s blanket.
What a fragile dragon. At this time, he could only rely on his enemies.
This thought popped up in Shen Zhaomu’s mind as he allowed Long Shiyu to do as he pleased.
An indeterminable amount of time later, the thunder still showed no signs of weakening, while the lightning threatened to split the sky.
Long Shiyu opened his eyes in the darkness. The gold of his pupils seemed to burn.
The breathing of a giant beast could faintly be heard in the clouds. It was searching for something furiously. Electricity sparked across its fur, and the tips of its claws screeched as it passed the black clouds. The sky had turned into a black sea and served as its playground. However, humans could not detect its existence at all. Even the Hunters’ Association knew nothing about its existence.
But Long Shiyu could hear it.
He could hear the crackle of electricity in its every step and leap, and every peal of thunder was its roar.
Long Shiyu closed his eyes and continued to sleep, still buried in Shen Zhaomu’s soft blanket.
Shen Zhaomu’s aura was very strong, just enough to cover up his aura, allowing him to sleep peacefully.
Though his princess seemed to always be too powerful and didn’t have a particularly good temper, he still liked him very much.
Long Shiyu slowly fell asleep, dreaming of the vast universe, the pitter-patter of rain, and the empty throne.
When Lu Shanyao put away the information about the Dragon Whale, the laboratory was already empty.
It was five o’clock in the morning, after all. In the reflection of the screen, the dark circles under his eyes were particularly obvious and he sported stubble and a tired face.
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There had been a lot of sudden uproars by exotic beasts recently, so working overtime was a common thing. But as long as there was a breakthrough, even just a little bit, maybe there would be fewer casualties.
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He passed through several explosion-proof doors and had disinfectant gas sprayed all over him, before entering a completely transparent cage.
The salamander that was entirely scarlet was as tall as three or four people, and it suddenly opened its eyes.
The cage was one-way, and the scarlet salamander only instinctively sensed that strangers were nearby.
Lu Shanyao placed the container of extract into the groove and began to adjust the parameters.
He had no idea where Lu Shanhuai had thought of using glacial blooms, but his younger brother often had whims, and he had long gotten used to it.
The extract turned into gas and gradually filled the cage. Lu Shanyao couldn’t help but yawn. He wasn’t expecting much from this experiment.
In the first few minutes, the salamander showed no abnormal reaction and was still looking around vigilantly. Lu Shanyao finally couldn’t hold it back anymore, closed his eyes and rested for two minutes, then forced himself to focus.
Before his sleepiness had completely faded, he was suddenly awakened by a beeping sound in the surveillance system.
There was an anomaly.
He jolted awake and abruptly stood up, the force of his movement causing his chair to crash to the ground. He turned to look at the cage—
After the concentration of the glacial bloom extract exceeded a certain range, the salamander’s blood pressure suddenly spiked, and it began to shake its head incessantly in an attempt to escape.
Lu Shanyao’s hands trembled slightly.
This was indeed a sign of fear.
The next day, Shen Zhaomu had no tasks on hand, so he went out early in the morning.
Long Shiyu had nothing to do and went out for a walk again. Shen Zhaomu didn’t give him the card today. He only had a little cash, which he quickly spent.
Behind him, the boss who had watched him eat five bowls of supersized noodles stared agape at him.
He walked to another place that sold drinks. A robot was making freshly squeezed juice, and the cup of orange juice, which he was closest to, had a strong, slightly sour aroma. He stood aside and watched.
He really wanted to drink some.
He opened his wallet one last time to check that he really had no money left.
Poverty was a major problem that plagued the dragon.
Just as Long Shiyu was about to leave reluctantly, he heard a loud voice in the distance.
“Hey, sister-in-law, why are you here? What a coincidence.”
Long Shiyu turned around and saw someone wearing sunglasses, a white shirt, and… a pair of colorful baggy pants.
Lu Shanhuai quickly approached with an excited expression on his face. “My brother just told me that glacial bloom extract does have miraculous effects on scarlet salamanders. I did a few more simulations based on what you said, and there are basically no casualties!”
Long Shiyu smiled. “That’s great.”
“So how do you know this? Do you know anything else?”
“My hometown had a habitat for salamanders, so I know their weaknesses. I don’t know much about other things.”
Lu Shanhuai still couldn’t contain his excitement. “It’s okay, it’s okay. If you think of anything else, you can tell me anytime. This is my terminal number.”
They exchanged contact information. Lu Shanhuai saw that Long Shiyu’s eyes kept drifting to the side.
He turned his head and looked at the place where juice was being squeezed. “Do you want some?”
Long Shiyu nodded.
Lu Shanhuai immediately made a decision. “I’ll buy you a drink, no, I’ll buy you a hundred drinks if you want. You really helped me a lot this time.”
Before Long Shiyu could say anything, he had already bought a large glass of orange juice and put it into Long Shiyu’s hand.
Long Shiyu held the orange juice and thanked him.
“Don’t mention it. Brother Shen will definitely be very happy to know. When the final lab report comes out, I will write your name in the special acknowledgements section.”
Long Shiyu took a sip of juice. “Can you not tell him about this?”
“Why?” Lu Shanhuai was puzzled, “Isn’t this a good thing?”
Long Shiyu cast his gaze down. “He doesn’t like me getting involved in this kind of thing; he might get angry.”
“…What kind of thing?”
“Just, hunter stuff and the like,” Long Shiyu said. “There’s no need for special acknowledgement. Just write your own name.”
Shen Zhaomu probably didn’t want to see him interacting with his friends.
“How could I do that?” Lu Shanhuai frowned. “What’s going on with Brother Shen? He isn’t such a person. What if you’re talented in this area?”
After some thought, Lu Shanhuai figured that hunters were indeed a high-risk profession. It made sense that Shen Zhaomu didn’t want Long Shiyu to get involved.
Lu Shanhuai followed up, “But special acknowledgements should always be…
“No, really, there’s no need. I don’t really care about this,” Long Shiyu smiled and said. “Please keep it a secret for me.”
When he smiled, the dragon-like golden glint in his eyes was not very obvious, and it just seemed like there were stars in his eyes.
Lu Shanhuai: “…”
Guiltily, he thought that his sister-in-law was indeed too cute. How could Brother Shen bear to be angry with him?
He responded, “Okay, Brother Shen is really… forget it, why are you walking around here alone?”
“Just taking a walk and looking around,” Long Shiyu drank the last sip of orange juice.
Lu Shanhuai wanted to return the favor and said, “Do you want to visit the training ground? My younger sister happens to be there too. The training ground at the headquarters is quite spectacular and is generally not open to outsiders.”
“Sure,” Long Shiyu nodded.
Lu Shanhuai brought him there and asked on the way, “What was your previous occupation?”
Surprisingly, Long Shiyu thought about this question for a long time.
Finally, he said, “I guess… I’ve done a little bit of every profession.”
Lu Shanhuai was surprised. “You’re quite young, but you have so much experience.”
He instantly came up with a story about a young man who grew up in poverty and had to work from the wee hours of the morning to late at night to support his family.
He looked at Long Shiyu with admiration and pity in his eyes.
Long Shiyu: “?”
When they arrived at the training ground, countless instruments were lined up neatly. These were the Hunters’ Alliance’s cutting edge equipment, inclusive of several sets of machines that completely measured and trained mental strength. Instructors were working with hunters to come up with their specific training regimens.
“All the best machines in the alliance are here,” Lu Shanhuai said as he walked. “Everything you can think of is offered here. Yes, yes, see that human centrifuge beside us? I nearly vomited last time. Fortunately, the passing standards for commanders are low. Those at Brother Shen’s level are simply monsters.”
A little girl with pigtails ran up from a distance. She looked seven or eight years old and had a chubby face.
She went straight to Lu Shanhuai.
Lu Shanhuai held her up and said with a smile, “Shanqing didn’t cause any trouble today, did she?”
Lu Shanqing replied with a clear voice, “I behaved very well today!”
Lu Shanhuai kissed her cheek, put her down, pointed at Long Shiyu and said, “You can call him Brother Shiyu.”
Lu Shanqing immediately said, “Brother Shiyu, you are so good-looking!”
Long Shiyu smiled and greeted her. “Hello.”
Lu Shanqing jumped up and down, asking them to play with her here.
Lu Shanhuai wanted to show his hand in front of his sister and stopped in front of the boxing machine. He put on some gloves and punched hard.
This punch, powered by mental strength, was so powerful that the final measurement stopped at 800.52kg.
For a commander, this was an excellent result.
Lu Shanqing wowed in wonder and her eyes filled with admiration. Lu Shanhuai arched his eyebrows in pride, took off his gloves, and asked Long Shiyu, “This instrument is the most accurate one in the Hunters’ Alliance. Its accuracy is up to several hundred decimal places. Wanna give it a go?”
He regretted it as soon as he asked. He couldn’t sense any spiritual fluctuations from Long Shiyu, and it was impossible for the other party to use spiritual power to increase his strength.
In other words, the measurement results would definitely be much lower than the average person.
Long Shiyu didn’t have any reservations and agreed. “Okay, I’ve tried this kind of instrument before, and my results were around 135kg.”
He put on his gloves, punched, and after a muffled thump, the indicator indeed showed 139.18kg.
In the absence of spiritual strength, this was a normal result for men in this era.
Strangely enough, Lu Shanhuai got distracted for a moment.
He had an almost beastly instinct. This kind of intuition was groundless but extremely effective, allowing him to repeatedly pinpoint the opponent’s weaknesses in command and make prompt, bold decisions. It was also this talent that made him rise to the position of senior commander so quickly.
And now, that intuition was telling him: There was something wrong with this data.
But what exactly was wrong? Lu Shanhuai couldn’t tell. It couldn’t be that this data was too normal and standard, right? After all, Long Shiyu didn’t even have spiritual strength.
So he put this strange thought aside and chided himself for being so sensitive that he would have such odd suspicions about an ordinary human.
Author’s Note: Today is yet another day for our dragon to eat, drink and play (?)
Poor guy is getting too comfortable and weak to the delights of modern society lmao.
Who’s that up in the clouds? His retainer? A naggy friend? A pest to his slacker life?
Hehehe, sister-in-law
Of course the data is wrong… Poor Lu Shanhuai shouldn’t doubt his intuition; in worlds with spiritual/mental power, intuition is a valid strength.
Thank you for the chapter~
MC : I am a very very normal human because human can drink orange juice and I really really want a glass. See how normal I am ?
Looks like this story is going to be a continuous cycle of Long Shiyu doing a suspicious thing and the people around him writing off the suspicious thing cause who could doubt such a harmless cutie?
Hehe he’s so precious. And looks like we’re gonna meet his dragon friend soon, sounds like an interesting character already
Heh heh heh. Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️
Omgosh, this all is so funny ‘xD
The high cost of raising a dragon 😆. Smart move, coaxing friends to share the expense lol. Orange juice doesn’t grow on trees… except it does, so maybe the trees are expensive?