Chapter 96
Song Bai swore that he wasn’t intentionally trying to provoke.
With so many candidate heirs, he couldn’t even remember who Song Ziyu’s father was; let alone others.
The person on the other line held the phone tightly in his hand. “My son’s name was Shen Qiu…”
Song Bai thought about it for a moment.
He remember that the child was the last one to arrive. He was a tall man who looked a little shy.
Song Bai replied, “Mr. Shen. I never promised that I would ensure the candidates’ survival.”
He died either because he was not strong enough or because of bad luck. Song Bai could say “It’s a pity”, but there wouldn’t be much emotion behind it.
Too many people die every day.
Song Bai had long become used to it.
Father Shen’s teeth chattered. “…You are the proctor. The great White King, can’t you protect even one measly student?”
“Or are you afraid that the Shen Family will overwhelm the Song Family in the future, so you are already clearing the way for your descendants? This time it is Shen Qiu, next time it will be someone else, am I right?”
Song Bai took off his Bluetooth earpiece and let the other party vent his emotions.
Feeling that it was almost time, he put on his earpiece again.
Song Bai didn’t know how to comfort people and there also wasn’t any need for him to comfort others.
If the Shen Family wants to take action against the Song Family, this would indeed be a good excuse. After all, he died in Baidi City.
He thought for a moment, “Did your head of the family give my phone number to you?”
Father Shen’s breathing choked.
White King was 191 years old this year. It has almost a been century since he’d been active.
He was a figure in history who operated from the sidelines.
During the period after the coming of the High Dimensional Invasions, many major events would not have been completed without his participation but knowledge of his achievements have not been passed down.
But White King didn’t care.
He lowered his eyes. “There is no safe Space Fold in this world. If there is someone I want dead, do you think I’d need to wait for it to be in a Space Fold? Or have you stayed in a Safe Zone for too long and lost your respect for power?”
Father Shen quickly explained, “Lord White King, I…I just…”
Song Bai’s voice was as cold as ice. “Since you know who I am, do you believe yourself to be worthy of criticizing me?”
Saying so, he hung up the phone.
The cook held his breath and asked cautiously, “So, what is it that you mean, sir? Is this a conspiracy of the Shen Family to instigate a fight? Do they mean to use the death of an heir to attack the Song Family?”
Song Bai thought for a moment and replied, “The death may indeed have been an accident. But the subsequent response is not. The latest generation head of the Song Family isn’t very good but the Shen Family’s is not much better either.”
“Are you angry, sir?”
Song Bai said, “No. But if you’re not forceful, they will try again. Making the most of benefits while avoiding disadvantages, or rather, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, is the instinct of all living things. Through domestication, some people have had their bad nature suppressed through so-called morality. But most people are unable to achieve that.”
“Speaking of which, why have you not entered the Space Fold, sir?”
Song Bai was silent for a moment. “…I’ll go there later.”
Because of this delay, the noodles in the bowl had gone somewhat cold and sticky.
Master Ji lowered his head and said, “Shall I make another bowl for you, sir?”
“No need.” Song Bai tapped the plate with his chopsticks, “With so many people still not having enough to eat, it would be shameful to waste food.”
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It was bright when Si Chen woke up.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Insects, having caught whiff of the smell of blood, made their way over and flew around the wound, buzzing.
The look in No. 9’s eyes was irrationally terrifying. Maybe it was because there were no whites in his eyes. They looked like glass, which made them look too sinister.
Si Chen looked at his tail and said, “I’ll take care of it for you.”
“It’s fine. It doesn’t hurt.” No. 9 replied in a low voice, “I have fused with part of the Eternal Life Abyss’ body. I have a high pain tolerance.”
This was true. Si Chen also often felt no pain. Even though some of his injuries were so severe that they were almost life-threatening, there was no serious pain.
Si Chen recalled that after implanting the Eternal Life Abyss, the greatest pain came from his stomach. From having no food, from hunger.
Si Chen: “But that is Chen Zhizhou’s body. I’m worried that if the injury is too serious, he might die when you leave.”
No. 9’s brows rose slightly. “Do you care about him?”
It was obviously the same face, but No. 9’s moods changed so little that it made him look particularly indifferent.
Si Chen didn’t know why No. 9 was asking this.
He thought for a moment and replied, “He owes me money.”
Si Chen might not care much about this little amount but answering this way was safer.
No. 9 stopped talking, neither agreeing to nor rejecting his offer.
So Si Chen turned around and dug into Chen Zhizhou’s bag.
After all, as expected from the heir to Serpent Staff Gene, Chen Zhizhou had a lot of medicine in his bag. Unfortunately, they bore only the trademark and had no specific labels.
Si Chen could only rely on his past lab work experience to guess the ingredients of these medicines.
He took out a spray bottle and sprayed half its contents on No. 9’s wound. The bloody wound got covered with a film of oil.
The injury stopped getting worse but did not get better.
No. 9 said, “It’s useless. This is a wound caused by pollutants and requires special medicine.”
So, Si Chen took a bandage and wrapped it around his injured snake tail. This way, the wound won’t be aggravated by contact with hard objects. It also won’t affect his maneuverability.
Dark crimson blood seeped through the bandage.
No. 9 said, “Thank you.”
Si Chen hesitated for a moment and asked, “How are you able to borrow Chen Zhizhou’s body?”
Judging from the current situation, their common enemy was Kuafu.
The test subjects have common interests as the candidates, but they may not be friendly forces.
No. 9 replied, “He holds the ‘X-09’ nameplate. To me, this is an access certificate. Your friend fell into a coma and temporarily transferred the use of his body. I am not sure if he will be alive once I leave, but at least he’s not dead now.”
After last night, the internal logic of No. 9’s statements have become more coherent.
A thought flashed through Si Chen’s mind: No. 9 was coming to life.
Not physically but he was resurrecting consciously.
Si Chen actually still had many questions, such as how Child of God No. 13 killed Kuafu? How Kuafu could hide in the darkness but be driven away by the light?
However, most of the time, No. 9’s eyes were wandering, as though his mind was off on a journey. He seemed to have no intention of answering.
Si Chen didn’t force it. When he was packing Chen Zhizhou’s backpack, he secretly glanced at the other party’s test paper.
The questions were indeed similar to his. The first question was what is Child of God No. 9’s favorite pastime and the answer was sleeping.
This test paper only had one answered question. 25 points.
Si Chen had already earned 80 points.
Si Chen couldn’t help but reveal a happy smile on his face.
He was sure that Lin Jiali didn’t have a higher score than he did. After all, he had done one more additional question.
He just didn’t know the scores of the other three candidates.
Si Chen decided to find the remaining candidates first. He’ll quietly inquire about their scores later.
After all, you didn’t need a perfect score to come in first in an exam. You just need to have a higher score than the other candidates.
He had angered the dungeon boss last night. And the third question required standing under the gallows after dark.
Si Chen suspected that two admission tickets would not be enough to completely suppress Kuafu’s anger.
Si Chen pointed to the question and asked, “Do you know the answer?”
No. 9 glanced at it and said in a calm tone, “The gallows are our tombs. Have you ever put together a puzzle? The remains stored in the Khaos Manufacturing Facility are the last pieces of the puzzle to activate the body.”
That’s why, No. 11 and No. 13 handed over their remains to him. He hoped to be resurrected.
The test paper produced not the slightest change. It wasn’t going to allow him any chance to be lazy.
Si Chen put the paper away with some disappointment.
“At that time, will you be resurrected?”
No. 9 shook his head. “It’s not a resurrection. It can only be said to be a fake corpse. This is actually the emergency plan left by No. 13.”
A sarcastic smile unexpectedly appeared on his face. “My ashes have already been scattered and yet I still have to protect the world one last time. What truly disgusting heroism.”
No. 9 paused. “But I still suggest you do it. Otherwise the curse will always follow you. It will persist even if you leave the Space Fold.”
When the time comes, Si Chen won’t just be mentally degraded, but he’ll also turn pregnant.
The first child might still be produce asexually but it was difficult to say for the subsequent babies.
Si Chen’s heart trembled and he nodded.
After washing up, he got back on his beloved motorcycle.
No. 9 sat behind Si Chen and hugged his long tail skillfully.
In the air, bits of black dust sank into their bodies.
On No. 9’s white snake tail, diseased black spots appeared.
Being so close to the current Chen Zhizhou, it was actually all too easy to become mutated. But for the time being, it could be controlled with gene medicines and special drugs.
Maybe it was because of his fusion with the Eternal Life Abyss, but Si Chen’s mutation was progressing much slower than that of other candidates.
The Eternal Life Abyss, could not only clear mines and protect him from contamination, but could even communicate with the test subjects in their native language.
Everything related to the Eternal Life Abyss was Si Chen’s golden finger in this Space Fold.
This Space Fold seemed to be specially designed for the host of an Eternal Life Abyss.
When they get out of this Space Fold, he’ll make sure to treat the Eternal Life Abyss to some chicken legs.
When Si Chen took the Eternal Life Abyss with him, the mutants in the residential areas did not dare to appear. Now that he had No. 9 with him, they are even more arrogant on the road.
His motorcycle rampaged through the residential area like he was go-karting in his own backyard.
They stopped at an intersection, Si Chen not knowing which direction to go.
He decided to play a cheat. “Can you tell where other people are?”
Since Kuafu was able to find their location, it stood to reason that other pollutants could too.
No. 9 closed his eyes. “Yes.”
Pollutants eat people.
This made their sense of smell particularly sensitive and they could smell humans more than ten kilometers away.
Therefore, the arduous task of guiding the way was immediately transferred from the Eternal Life Abyss to No. 9.
The Eternal Life Abyss crawled out of Si Chen’s body and lay on his head to get some air.
There was a slight salty smell in the air.
It seemed to like the climate here very much and it stretched its tentacles out comfortably.
No. 9: “You’ve raised it well.”
Si Chen took the opportunity to ask, “Yes… Actually, I want to know, how did you manage to coexist with the Eternal Life Abyss once you got to the Fifth Step?”
No. 9 withdrew his gaze. “My experience cannot be applied to you. The Eternal Life Abyss that I originally fused with was incomplete. Perhaps, No. 13 can tell you the answer. Moreover, save for a few people, we were unable to break through the upper limit. When I died, I was only on the Sixth Step.”
A thought occurred to Si Chen. “Before you become test subjects, you must have had your own names. What’s your name?”
These codes were cold and mechanical, as if they denied the vitality of each of their lives.
No. 9 thought for a long time. “I don’t remember. I can’t remember anymore.”
His characteristics were related to the spiritual realm, so he had undergone many experiments that affected his thinking.
Being able to stay awake and retain a modicum of human sanity now was already a blessing.
“What about No. 11?”
“Si Jiali”
“And No. 13?”
No. 9’s brows furrowed slightly and after a moment, he uttered two words hesitantly, “Baidi?”
Si Chen almost drove his motorcycle into a ditch once again.
This name was certainly not common.
But he had clearly seen No. 13 in Room 13. Although he was not familiar with Song Bai, he was convinced that No. 13 was not Song Bai.
If he makes it out of this examination venue, he might be able to ask Song Bai in person.
Just as Si Chen was thinking this, No. 9 directed him to turn. “There is someone ahead.”
Si Chen did as he was told.
At the corner of the next intersection, a man was standing by the side of the road holding an umbrella, as if waiting for a bus.
He held the umbrella handle in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
The smoke was not mere smoke. It was a special medicine produced by Khaos Manufacturing.
The umbrella was solid black.
The black dust in the air fell on the umbrella and melted like water droplets into rivulets.
The man turned around, changing his posture from sideways to facing him directly.
After seeing the man’s face clearly, Si Chen slowed down. He wondered if he should turn around and run.
But the next second, Song Bai had already appeared in front of him.
Song Bai, holding up his black umbrella, asked, “Master, won’t you accept my booking?”
…Song Bai is really casual. Also, it was previously said that Song Bai is already dead, so would it be possible for Song Bai and Baidi to have spiritually exchanged places, a little like snake guy and No.9?
Thank you for the chapter~
My theory is that the eternal life abyss and Song Bai completely fused, each one of them becoming the other, the mortal “human shell” dies and the eternal life abyss lives on as Song Bai. Like Kuafu.
Maybe White King is a inherited title? Cause for 13 it’s a name for Song Bai it’s a Title. That could have a teacher/student relationship. Just like Song Bai is cultivating our lil baby right now.
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wow he’s already here
Suddenly, in the middle of the exam, the teacher decides to join the fun… wha?… Thanks for the update 🤣❤️
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