Chapter 129
Si Chen stayed in Jiangchuan for a week.
During this one week, he didn’t know where the info leaked from, but his social networking account was flooded with new friend requests.
These people wouldn’t even state their purposes directly. They would just indicate their identity, where they work and say they would contact him if necessary.
The things and services offered him were even more diverse.
From buying and selling High-dimensional items to renting antiques from other dimensional universes; down to free coupons from the 24-hour supermarket upstairs.
Even the state orphanage where Si Chen grew up received a donation of 20 million credits from a certain wealthy family. The donation had been made in Si Chen’s name.
Si Chen was quite surprised when he received a thank you call from the orphanage auntie. The only thing of note that she remembered was that the character “Lin” had been written on the donation note.
The world had never been so kind to him.
Just because he became White King’s student.
Song Bai wasn’t kidding when he said he was the emperor and Si Chen, the crown prince.
Only after the emperor left did the people dare to try and curry favor with the crown prince.
Offer him money? Si Chen wasn’t lacking money. His income was more than enough to cover his expenses.
Offer him people? Young and beautiful men and women hung around him for a few days and all came to the same conclusion: Evolutionaries implanted with the Eternal Life Abyss are all apparently frigid.
However, some insiders knew that Si Chen seemed to have had a relationship with the young master of the Ji Family. They knew that Si Chen had been the canary who forced Master Ji to bring out 88 cannons to bombard his son with.
The head of the Chen Family slapped his thigh. “They said Ji Chuyao had his heart blinded with lard but it turns out that he’d been secretly bottom-fishing! These Jis are never simple.”
He looked at Chen Zhizhou’s father. “Didn’t you say that your son had a thing with that student of White King during the practical exam? Think he can seduce him away? The family will definitely support it.”
Sending one of their direct descendant to be married would solve the problem of White King coming to sponge off on them every year. The elders of the Chen Family unanimously believed that this would be a profitable deal.
As for what to do after White King’s death?
It’s very simple. A married couple could get divorced.
What’s more, since twenty years ago, some people have been saying the White King was going to soon die of old age. But every time Song Bai came to visit, he still acted as tough as ever, his body still strong. The head of the family had every reason to suspect that White King and his Baidi City would still be kicking long after he himself was six feet in the ground.
Chen Zhizhou’s father replied in a low voice, “I have already asked, and Zhizhou says it is just a rumor and that no such thing happened.”
Receiving similar treatment was the newly returned and re-accepted Dongfang Changye.
Now, the name on his ID card was “Pei Xianyu”.
At the Radiant Base, when those Machines blew themselves up, they accidentally blew up the storage boxes located in the room a floor above. The high-dimensional creatures contained inside escaped.
And they had been spiritual high-dimensional creatures, the ones most difficult to guard against.
If left unchecked, the surrounding Safe Zones might suffer.
Although Pei Xianyu has been undercover in the criminal underground for many years, at heart he was still the same black and white military student. After a narrow escape, he used his own body as a vessel to re-seal these high-dimensional creatures.
Fortunately, the organization remembered that there was this undercover agent who’d been thrown out and sent people to rescue him.
Pei Xianyu was in a coma for more than a month. After waking up, he stayed recuperating in the hospital for two more months.
He recently ended his five-year undercover career, returned to the Pei family and changed back to his original name.
But Pei Xianyu never expected, after being anxiously called back from the hospital, for his family’s first question to be about his relationship with Si Chen.
Pei Xianyu was still a little confused. Out of caution, he replied, “We broke up many years ago and haven’t had any contact with each other.”
As soon as the words were out, the head of the Pei Family let out a long sigh, looking at him as though wishing for iron to change to steel. He muttered to himself why he didn’t have a child while he was still young.
Pei Xianyu: “…?”
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If Si Chen was simply an ordinary student, everyone wouldn’t have been so upset.
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No matter how one thinks about it, one would feel that this rumor was probably true.
A less staunch person would have inevitably lost himself in this whirlwind of fame and fortune.
One can see a person’s true character in times of adversity as well as good fortune. Many people who get rich overnight after winning the lottery, after a few years later, end up in debt. This is also true.
It’s a pity that Si Chen is so impervious of salt and oil that those who wished to ingratiate themselves to him simply didn’t even know where to start.
He was 22 years old this year and he has lived a more ascetic life than the 191-year-old Song Bai; he wasn’t even like White King, who had the “Song Family”, this burden of an oil flask.
Si Chen set up one-click blocking on his phone and made it so that only a few contacts could call him. Sometimes, he would go to the training ground to train; occasionally, he would take on some small tasks from the Association’s Official Forum, going to the suburbs to clean up some aberrations. At night, once back home, he would cook for Si Yuan, then take a hot bath and sleep.
The number of odd people around Si Chen has indeed increased a bit. There was even this one man sent by who knows which Family that at first glance, looked a lot like Ji Chuyao.
But in general, as long as Si Chen ignored them, they didn’t dare force their presence on him.
One night, Shen Yanxing sent a message saying that he would arrive in Jiangchuan tomorrow.
Si Chen replied with a “Received”.
He noticed Ji Chuyao’s profile picture among his series of new contacts.
Ji Chuyao was already out of the Space Fold so he’d changed his picture to that of a mechanical dog.
Si Chen had seen an advertisement for this kind of mechanical dog on the wall of the elevator. It was marketed as a companion robot for the family. Its surface is still furry but it doesn’t need to eat or drink and it can last a long time with just a single battery. In addition to being a companion, it can also look after and care for the home.
The chat history between him and Turing had disappeared, as if it had never existed.
But if you scroll all the way forward, chat records from last year still remained.
Si Chen wasn’t someone fond of chatting but the chat records between the two of them had totaled up to dozens of pages.
Although Si Chen never said it, deep down in his heart, he was very grateful to Ji Chuyao.
He didn’t know if there was love in this feeling of gratitude. Or conversely, how much gratitude accounted for his feelings for Ji Chuyao and how much of it was admiration for Turing.
This was much more difficult than a math problem.
Si Chen slowly typed out a line of text: I will be leaving Jiangchuan tomorrow to go back to Baidi City. Teacher told me to familiarize myself with my surroundings first.
Ji Chuyao: Okay.
Si Chen typed a few words and then slowly deleted them. For the first time, his phone felt somewhat scorching.
Si Chen: What about you?
Ji Chuyao: I’m at the group headquarters. I’m studying that computer we flew back with the engineers.
Ji Chuyao: [Voice Message]
Si Chen listened for a while and realized that it was all regarding an aspect of knowledge that he didn’t know much about.
Roughly, they’d found that the computer didn’t have combat functions but that the smart chip separated from the motherboard could be applied to the field of artificial intelligence.
Ji Chuyao: [Voice Message] The salvage price estimate internally by the company is 260 million credits after tax. If it’s convenient for you, you can come by the headquarters to sign the sale at any time.
Ji Chuyao’s tone was as calm and gentle as ever, as if he hadn’t just had his confession rejected.
Si Chen: No, no need to give it to me.
He wasn’t short of money now. But mainly, he wanted to repay him, as much as was within Si Chen’s capability.
Ji Chuyao sighed.
Ji Chuyao: I originally wanted to wait until we meet before telling you, but you don’t seem to want to see me now.
Ji Chuyao typed on his mobile phone, ‘I’m actually feeling a little dejected since I still haven’t gotten your answer.’
He thought about it and deleted it.
Ji Chuyao: I went back and checked. Ginger Bug Juice is also called Abyss Field Mint. You are the host of an Eternal Life Abyss and you were probably affected by it. Don’t mind it too much.
Ji Chuyao: If you’re not ready to enter into an intimate relationship, there is no need to force yourself.
**
At six o’clock in the morning the next day, Shen Yanxing drove his RV and parked in a lot near Si Chen’s apartment building.
Song Ziyu yawned. “Where’s Si Chen?”
Recently, he’d switched to wearing loose-fitting clothes, but this couldn’t stop the bulging belly underneath.
Song Ziyu hadn’t dared to tell his family about him asexually producing an offspring. The only thing he wanted was to get to Baidi City for his studies and to give birth to Xi He as soon as possible.
Only half a month had passed but he already looked to be five months pregnant.
Because he couldn’t keep up with the nutritional needs of his peculiar pregnancy, Song Ziyu had lost a lot of weight. The outline of a coiled snake was visible on his belly.
This was actually more like parasitism than pregnancy.
Shen Yanxing replied, “It’s only six o’clock now, it’s too early. We’ll wait until seven to call. He’s probably not awake yet.”
Song Ziyu: “…You didn’t talk like this when you told me to get up and get in the car at 3:30 in the morning.”
Shen Yanxing thought for a while and replied. “It’s different.”
“Mm-hm, sure.” Song Ziyu poured himself a cup of hot milk, “Only Si Chen is your master’s student and I’m just here by the way.”
Shen Yanxing did not refute.
Song Bai said he couldn’t tell Si Chen, so Shen Yanxing held back. After all, he still wanted to stay by Si Chen’s side.
Shen Yanxing wondered why White King told him to hide his identity from Si Chen.
After thinking about it, the only thing he could come up with was how their adoptive parents had been sentenced to death for stealing corporate secrets.
They’d previously worked at Khaos Manufacturing.
Now, the chairman of the group was named Song.
A few days ago, Shen Yanxing had gone to check the relevant files. Documents-wise, it was clean. It was like he’d merely imagined these two people, like they’d never existed.
Seven o’clock. Shen Yanxing sent a message to Si Chen.
Ten minutes later, a neatly dressed Si Chen came, bringing with him the equipment box gifted to him by Chen Zhizhou.
The RV had a ceiling height of eight meters and had two floors. It had a kitchen, a shower room, a gym and even a cinema. The sleeping bunks on the second floor had been modified and could accommodate a dozen people. It was also equipped with an automatic driving system. There were also several cleaning robots, equipped with defensive capabilities.
It was perfect, one could not find anything to complain about it with the exception of its price tag, the fact that it consumed a lot of energy and required an energy core level 2 or above to operate.
Si Chen got into the car, threw his suitcase into the bedroom and sighed. “The happiness of rich people is certainly beyond my imagination.”
He had previously purchased a first-class seat and that just meant having a bit more space so you could lie down and sleep.
Song Bai had bought too many fresh ingredients online and he couldn’t take them all with him. Si Chen only picked some of the most expensive ones and sent the rest to the relief station in Xiacheng District.
After Si Chen got in the car, Shen Yanxing joined them in the carriage. The RV drove slowly out of the city.
Si Chen opened the refrigerator and put the Eternal Life Abyss’ favorite crayfish into the crisper drawer. The crayfishes were still alive and kicking.
This crayfish isn’t real crayfish. It looks like a deformed crayfish that had absorbed too much nuclear wastewater. Si Chen looked through the encyclopedia and couldn’t find a matching creature.
This thing is probably like the Ginger Bug. It is a species that is not very aggressive and therefore had not been recorded. But whether stir-fried with garlic or seasoned with thirteen-spice mix, it tastes really good when cooked.
Even at the RV’s top speed, it would take sixteen days to get from Jiangchuan to Baidi City.
As soon as were past the city gates of Jiangchuan, Shen Yanxing opened the skylight on the top of the RV and put up the Weeds flag and a locator.
“Not to brag,” Shen Yanxing had a touch of pride in his expression, “In the wilderness, the Weeds symbol is more useful than any symbol of the Great Families.”
After all, if these Great Families wanted to beat you up, they’d have to call people from the Safe Zone; if Weeds wanted to beat you up, the people around would copy them. It’d be difficult for you to continue traversing these roads.
When Si Chen had nothing to do, he would play cards in the car, cook, or play games with Song Ziyu and Shen Yanxing. Occasionally, when they come across some place with beautiful scenery, they would stop and have a picnic.
When they started getting low on crayfish, Si Chen hunted mutants in the wilderness for Si Yuan to eat. Although their nutritional value wasn’t high, there was more than enough of them to go around.
Recently, the Eternal Life Abyss seemed to be gaining weight again. The cut on its body was also gradually healing.
Rather than hurrying to a destination, Si Chen felt more like he was on a road trip.
Even though there was the autonomous driving system, they still took turns keeping watch every night.
They weren’t afraid of road bandits. But they were afraid of sudden aberrations.
Song Ziyu was recently overcome with morning sickness, vomiting violently. Therefore, Si Chen and Shen Yanxing were left to keep watch.
All of them were Evolutionaries and in the peak of health. Even staying up for three nights straights was nothing to them.
Today, it was Si Chen’s turn to be on watch.
He sat in the driver’s compartment and watched the scenery on the screen.
It had rained that day so it was very humid that night. The road before them was shrouded in fog. They had to rely on infrared sensors to determine their direction.
The Eternal Life Abyss was sitting next to him, holding a pen, feeling distressed as it solved first grade math problems.
The Eternal Life Abyss mumbled, “1+6X3 equals… 1+6+6+6 equals… 7+12…”
“Mom,” it turned its head, “7+12 how many?”
It had only learned addition and subtraction within tens!
12+7 had already exceeded its cognitive scope.
Si Chen has always been academically gifted. It was difficult for him to accept that his child was mentally retarded.
But then he thought about it. His advisor only had an undergraduate degree. What else was there in this world that he could not forgive?
He sighed and held the Eternal Life Abyss’ tentacles. “Line them up according to their digits. Add the ones digits and tens digits…”
The automatic driving system suddenly sounded an alarm and the RV suddenly stopped. It seemed to have hit something.
Si Chen was stunned and looked up at the screen.
The scenery was still shrouded in fog.
His naked eyes could see nothing but the sensor transmitted back multiple red dots.
There came a peal of thunder.
Amidst the mist and water vapor, densely packed slender figures came like a slow tide.
The test paper he carried with him started to heat up.
Si Chen took it out and looked. Black writing had appeared on it.
Exam candidate: Si Chen
Exam number: X-13
[Instructions for this Exam Room]
-What? Back to work so soon? I’m not ready yet.
-Welcome to the Gene Museum owned by Serpent Staff Gene.
-This was once the land of hope for mankind.
-In the end, it became a cemetery housing tombstones of despair.
[The test questions are as follows: ]
[Candidates are asked to cherish life and act within their ability.]
-Test question 1: Please find the holographic image left by Dr. Sheng. Although he only had a Master’s Degree when he established Serpent Staff Gene.
Academic system is really complicated social construct, so you shouldn’t judge people with different degree
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Thanks for the chapter.
Life abyss is so cute and smart
Wah so much happened in one chapter, I don’t even know which to comment on! Thanks for translating 💙💙💙
Si Yuan, you’re doing so good!! It’s your mom that has wild expectations!!!
Thank you for the update!
Thanks for the update 🌹
Wow, our Si Yuan has already started solving math, huh?
Kinda forgot who’s Song Zhiyu again? Is he the snake guy? Who’s He Xiyu? One of the Children of God? Was that Child of God?🤔
Song Ziyu is one of the graduate student candidates who got the pregnancy debuff during the practical exam in the Space Fold. Xi He is Child of God no. 9 ( i think), the half-snake, who took over Chen Zhizhou’s sleeping body and protected the candidates during the fight with Kuafu.