Chapter 70
Si Chen woke up at exactly six o’clock the next morning.
Ji Chuyao didn’t have a kitchen at home. He placed orders for breakfast and waited for it to be delivered to his door.
Si Chen, as suited his own taste, ordered a pan-fried Pterosaur steak with coconut milk sauce and two boiled Flame eggs.
For the Eternal Life Abyss, he ordered two extra kilograms of fresh Ebony Ox beef.
Western Pterosaur, Flame Chickens and Ebony Ox, they were all delicious and edible high-dimensional creatures that have spread in popularity over the years. Each of them had been granted their own official numbers.
Round after round of cultivation and genetic dilution by Khaos Manufacturing, prices have dropped but the raw ingredients were still in short supply.
What surprised Si Chen was that the guy who came to deliver the food was actually a First Step Evolutionary, not a robot.
After some thought, it wasn’t completely incomprehensible.
This way, it could be sold for a higher price.
The lunch box was made of wood and was outfitted with an insulation layer inside. It seemed there was no need to recycle it.
Any chef who was qualified to work at Four Seasons Island must be a master in his own right. The tempting aroma of the dishes filled Si Chen’s nostrils.
The Pan-fried Pterosaur steak was plump and juicy, with a delicate texture. The veins of fat were fragrant but not greasy. The coconut cream sauce was enhanced with brown sugar, giving it a very natural sweetness.
Si Chen was satisfied with his meal. When he looked around, he saw that the two kilograms of meat on the Eternal Life Abyss’ plate had remained untouched.
However, on the table, the liquid secreted by the tentacles already soaked through a mountain of napkins. Si Chen was uncertain if this was mucus naturally secreted by the tentacles or the Eternal Life Abyss’ drool.
Si Chen asked, “Aren’t you going to eat?”
Although it wouldn’t provide much energy, with two kilograms of meat, it would be enough for the Eternal Life Abyss to pad its belly.
The Eternal Life Abyss also didn’t have to eat constantly. “Hungry”, “being a glutton” and “wanting to evolve” were all the same concept in its mind.
The Eternal Life Abyss blocked its salivating mouthparts with its tentacles. “Little Abyss… not hungry.”
As it talked, its mouthparts started chewing.
Si Chen had read the information. Many of the Eternal Life Abysses who cannot find food have the habit of eating themselves when desperate.
Many times, the remains of Eternal Life Abysses found in Space Folds were small lumps.
The Eternal Life Abyss was worried that if it eats too much, it will continue to evolve and hurt its mother.
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He thought for a bit, cut the two kilograms of meat into two parts and put half of it on the Eternal Life Abyss’ plate.
“Eat a little less, it will be fine. Mom is in good health.”
The blood oozing from the freshly cut meat stimulated the Eternal Life Abyss’ taste buds.
The Eternal Life Abyss gulped it down happily. In less than half a minute, a kilo of meat was swallowed clean.
After eating, the Eternal Life Abyss also smartly wiped its mouth with a napkin to avoid being disliked by its mother.
Then, it returned back to its mother’s body.
A monster that looked like a ball of fleshy seaweed crawled back through the crack in Si Chen’s back near his spine.
When Ji Chuyao arrived at the dining room, he was met with this scene of a loving mother and a filial son.
How should he put it? Seeing something like that so early in the morning, made him feel like he hadn’t fully woken up yet.
He took out a bottle of nutrient solution from the preservation cabinet and said, “Let’s go, I’ll take you around Four Seasons Island.”
They would need to drive to get from the lake area to the city. The levitating car flew over the wide streets at unimaginable speeds.
Four Seasons Island wasn’t densely populated and there were more service robots than ordinary people. Except for the Ji Family, everyone who was allowed to reside here have signed employment contracts and non-disclosure agreements covering hundreds of years.
Ji Chuyao drove and took a lap around the island.
“Four Seasons Island isn’t named this way because of our family name.” Ji Chuyao said with a smile on his face, “It’s because except for the central core area, other places have a constant fixed temperature, divided according to spring, summer, autumn and winter. There are many man-made scenic spots. If leisure is what you’re truly after, there’s enough entertainment here to last you half a month.”
“People with the original Ji Family surname account for only a very small portion. Now, the permanent population of the island is about 80,000.”
Compared to an official city, this place was more like a theocracy with the Ji Family at its core. The Ji Family has absolute say here.
Ji Chuyao must be well-known within the Ji Family.
Almost every time the car stopped at some scenic spot, the supervisor would tremblingly step forward, calling out “Young Master” and saying that place has been cleared and to take their time playing.
If there were enough time, Si Chen wouldn’t mind playing for a while longer. It was a pity that the company issued a notice for a meeting and then there was the written exam for the postgraduate entrance examination following that. The timing simply wasn’t right. Additionally, Ji Chuyao also needed to write his graduation thesis. And so, the two of them just strolled around.
Si Chen had read the title of Ji Chuyao’s thesis — “Research Based on the Remains of Turing, One of the Main Gods of the Mechanical Civilizations”.
After two years of Ph.D. studies, Ji Chuyao has traveled to thirteen mechanical civilization Space Folds looking for Turing’s shadow.
The three main gods of mechanical civilizations are currently recognized as Turing, Zeus and Nuwa. Si Chen had seen two in the last Space Fold.
He felt that Zeus shouldn’t quality as a main god. It seemed that his body had already been destroyed by Turing.
“You seem to like Turing very much?” Si Chen asked tentatively.
Ji Chuyao: “I don’t particularly like him. My dad admires him a lot more than I do. He’s been pouring stories of him into my ears since I was a child. It’s a familiar subject for me to write on.”
Ji Sicheng’s original intention had actually been to deliver his flattery to Turing through this sub-account.
Ji Chuyao asked, “Would you like to meet my dad?”
Si Chen: “…Forget it, I wouldn’t feel comfortable meeting him.”
Ji Sicheng’s face frequently appeared in brochures, TV and even textbooks. He appeared wise and majestic.
Si Chen was actually a little worried that he would trigger some cliché drama plot like “I’ll give you 50 billion to leave my son.”
If he were Ji Sicheng, he would definitely find a way to secretly kill this wild man who had seduced his son.
Ji Chuyao didn’t insist.
Si Chen: “I need to go back to Jiangchuan.”
No matter how good Four Seasons Island may be, this wasn’t his home after all.
To get back to Jiangchuan, he’ll need to first take a boat to Beichuan District and then a bus to Jiangchuan.
Ji Chuyao thought for a while. “I will arrange for someone to take you.”
Si Chen did not refuse.
Ji Chuyao babbled like a parent: “After you go back, prepare for the exam and try to pass it in one go. Don’t go to any missions that are too dangerous. Song Qingyu will understand if you ask for leave. It would be best if you’re admitted to Baidi University but in case you aren’t, I’ll find a way to contact Mr. Song.”
Si Chen replied, “I don’t think I’ll do so badly as to fail the exam.”
He has been the best of test-takers since he was a child, returning to the examination room was as comforting as returning home.
Ji Chuyao didn’t want to add unnecessary psychological pressure on Si Chen, so he simply nodded, “En, the main reason for concern is that the quality of students applying for Baidi University this year is relatively good. I heard that there are several successor candidates from the Great Families.”
Si Chen: “En.”
“The exam site for Baidi University should be a Choatic civilization Space Fold.” Ji Chuyao added, “You can discuss more with Song Qingyu after you go back. He is Song Bai’s fourth generation blood relative. Song Bai is a special case and he has no direct descendants. Every member of the Song Family has been sharpening their heads to try and be his successor.”
“During this period, don’t let Little Abyss advance any further or it will go out of control.”
“Alright.”
Ji Chuyao tapped the ring on his right hand with the fingertips of his left hand: “Am I meddling too much?”
Si Chen sat in the back seat of the car and closed his eyes. “No.”
He actually didn’t hate it.
Si Chen said slowly, “…Also, Pei Xianyu and I only dated for a while during military training in university. We were in the military training camp for two months. We haven’t been in a relationship since then.”
Ji Chuyao paused and raised the corners of his lips slightly. “I know.”
**
Ji Chuyao took Si Chen to the airport, then drove straight back to the main house.
When Ji Sicheng opened the door, he instinctively glanced behind his son.
Ji Chuyao said, “Don’t bother looking. He left.”
“That……”
Ji Chuyao: “A flight has been arranged on a private jet. He’ll arrive in Jiangchuan in about 18 hours. I gave him a gift — two bottles of Level 7 gene medicine and the the Machine Core’s latest energy gun.”
Ji Sicheng: “There has been some bad rumors circulating among the family recently. I’ve cleared those up.”
Ji Chuyao had carried the bleeding Si Chen the entire way. By the time Ji Sicheng was made aware of it, rumors had already spread.
Of course Ji Chuyao wouldn’t be affected by these rumors. It was the other party to these rumors who Ji Sicheng was actually concerned about.
Ji Chuyao asked, “Dad, don’t you have anything to ask?”
Ji Sicheng waved his hand. “It’s not easy to meet someone you like. In a family like ours, in terms of material conditions alone, regardless who you marry, they’d be marrying up. What’s more, since this is the person you chose, I’m sure he must be a good person.”
Ji Sicheng’s eyes fell on Ji Chuyao’s face, but they were not all looking at his son.
He was looking at Turing.
Hahaha. Turing, do you like him? Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
Baby is so cute
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Aww Little Abyss don’t worry! o(TヘTo)
I’m so inlove with this novel istg… Thank you for the update!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
So… will Ji Chuyao and Turing fight for Si Chen or they’re gonna share him? 💀💀