Chapter 311 Beautiful Snake
"Beauty snake?"
"Yes."
Ren Anzhi couldn't help but take a closer look at the young woman in front of him. No matter from which angle, the pet doctor in front of him was an out-and-out human woman, with soft arms just like a human, and two long legs faintly visible under the white coat with beautiful curves, not at all like a snake. Ren Anzhi looked away, recalling his series of adventures, and then thinking of Pu Pu, who was essentially a piece of semi-permeable gel, it seemed more normal that Dr. Yang was a beautiful snake.
"What's that expression on your face?"
"I remembered a text I learned when I was a child. The great writer Lu Xun mentioned the legend about the beautiful snake in that text." Ren Anzhi said.
" What legend?"
"The beautiful snakes in the legend are not very friendly." Ren Anzhi laughed, "They will seduce scholars and eat their flesh at night." As he said this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Dr. Yang secretly.
"It's the Okoth."
"Ah? Wait, is there really such a beautiful snake?"
"The lower body of the Okos people is in the shape of a snake, and their upper body will change into the shape of the opposite sex that their prey desires to lure the prey into the trap. Why are the victims in the legend always scholars? I think the 'scholars' you mentioned should reflect on themselves. The Okos people have a strong appetite and are extremely cruel. As far as I know, Homo sapiens is a kind of meat they like to eat. They once produced a series of food programs on Homo sapiens. Don't compare us with them."
"..." Ren Anzhi asked, "So, you are... a friendly, non-human-eating beautiful snake?"
"I am a Naga." Doctor Yang raised his eyebrows in displeasure.
"So you are a friendly Naga who doesn't eat people?"
"I don't quite understand your definition of the word kindness," Dr. Yang said. "What do you think kindness is?"
Ren Anzhi thought for a moment and said, "They are races that are not hostile to us Homo sapiens and can live in peace with us."
Doctor Yang nodded slightly towards the air, and a holographic image appeared in the air.
A furry creature appeared on the screen. It had big, watery eyes, sweet facial features, a chubby, soft body, and a big furry tail. It looked like a cute combination of a raccoon and a rabbit. Ren Anzhi heard a soft "Wow..." in his brain, and he found himself having an urge to touch this furry little thing.
"What do you think of this creature?"
"Cute." Ren Anzhi said, "I want to touch it."
“Do you think it’s friendly?”
"Looks like a very friendly furry ball."
"Very good." Doctor Yang said, "They are Groshians. They are not cute and gentle plush animals. If they meet you, they will first smash your skull and then suck your brain. Well, your brain juice is a delicious dessert like the local mango sago in their eyes."
“…”
"The Okos people we just mentioned are the mortal enemies of the Groshians. There have been several land wars between the Okos and the Groshians, and in the end the Okos won the final victory. They suppressed the number of these seemingly harmless and brutal killers in the Deer Hunter Galaxy to the lowest level. By the way, there are two Homo sapiens colonized planets in the Deer Hunter Galaxy, and the local Homo sapiens are very grateful for the help of the Okos people."
"Wait, but you said earlier that the Okoth people like to eat people!"
"In fact, the Okos are allies of the local Homo sapiens, which does not contradict the fact that Homo sapiens is included in their diet."
"What?"
"Although they like to eat human flesh, the Okos people have found that they can gain more benefits from trading with Homo sapiens, so they will not attack the local Homo sapiens. In terms of trade cooperation, the Okos people are good business partners."
"So they've given up on eating humans?"
"They abide by their promise not to attack their allies, and they strictly prohibit private hunting of intelligent humans. But they have opened a Homo sapiens breeding farm in their territory to raise humans for meat. Ah, your face changed. That is not a Homo sapiens in the conventional sense, but more like a low-intelligence humanoid creature with an underdeveloped brain. The local Homo sapiens have no objection to this."
"No opinion? Don't they think each other is scary? And you said the Okoth people are very cruel."
"Yes, they also have a voracious appetite, so their culture of gourmet food is particularly developed. Perhaps to some extent, this passion for gourmet food has suppressed their brutal nature. The Okos have developed many delicious recipes using common ingredients in the galaxy, and even opened chain restaurants in Homo sapiens colonies. By the way, their restaurants are widely welcomed by Homo sapiens."
“…”
"In the eyes of the local Homo sapiens, the Okos Beauty Snake, which can suppress these terrifying furry killers, is a more 'friendly' species than the brain-sucking Groshians."
"Okay." Ren Anzhi looked at Dr. Yang, "I have a question."
"Please go ahead."
"As beautiful snakes, what do you Naga people like to eat?"
"Me?" Doctor Yang raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Do you really want to know?"
"Well, I admit I'm curious."
“I eat cats and dogs.”
"What!!"
Doctor Yang looked at Ren Anzhi's face and said, "Of course it's impossible. How about my joke?"
"Wait a minute, I noticed that the cats and dogs in your hospital didn't even dare to make a sound when they saw you. They must be afraid of you!!"
Doctor Yang couldn't help but laugh when she saw his expression. She turned around and snapped her fingers. One dog solemnly held a teacup in its mouth, and the other dog held a teacup mat in its mouth. They came to the table next to Ren Anzhi, straightened their upper bodies, and obediently put the teacup and teacup mat away.
"This is the best I can do." Dr. Yang patted the two dogs' heads.
Ren Anzhi was stunned for a moment, "You trained them very well."
“This is not training. ”
"ah?"
"My snake tail can emit a high-frequency wave, which can affect the brain gyrus of living things and block neurons."
"What?"
"An example of this is making them feel happy ."
"You can control the brains of cats and dogs!" Ren Anzhi blurted out.
"No, it's different." Doctor Yang said, "My tail wagging can only affect the target creature's emotions at most. For creatures with simple minds like this, using emotions to guide them a little bit can make them cooperate with my work more." She noticed Ren Anzhi's alert look and smiled, "I want to know what you want to ask."
"Hmm. Can you influence people?"
"In most cases, the more complex the brain gyri are, the more complex the gyri are. The cost of controlling the emotions of a creature like Homo sapiens is that I have to wag my tail until I am exhausted and my whole body collapses, or even my brain short-circuits and I become paralyzed. I don't have the time or energy to do this."
"Ah." Ren Anzhi said, "To be honest, I feel relieved to hear your explanation like this."
"Indeed, when those aliens know about our Naga race's skills, they will be worried and suspect that we are secretly controlling their brains. In the galaxy, races with such skills are basically rejected. Have you heard of the Heart Eater?"
"What is that?"
"A forbidden species that is even less popular than us."
"I think I can understand that." Ren Anzhi asked carefully, "So, Dr. Yang, is your race being discriminated against?"
Doctor Yang stroked the dog's head slowly. "To be precise, the whole clan was almost wiped out."
"ah."
"We have incurred the hatred of hostile races . They launched a war, and although it was unsuccessful, our numbers are now close to annihilation."
"What do you mean by no success?"
"It's both lucky and unfortunate. Fortunately, the enemy is a creature with brain convolutions. When the enemy attacked, all of our Naga elders and predecessors gathered together to shake their tails in resonance, emitting high-frequency brain waves, blocking the transmission of hostile emotions in the enemy's brain neurons, so they retreated. But the price of this result was that all the predecessors who resonated died of exhaustion."
“…”
"The enemy is gone, but we suffered heavy casualties and were almost wiped out." Doctor Yang said calmly.
"I'm sorry to remind you of this sad past."
"It doesn't matter. In fact, I didn't experience it myself, but I heard the nanny and the elders constantly talking about this heavy history. It is because of those sacrificed predecessors that our clan can continue."
Ren Anzhi nodded: "Indeed. The self-sacrifice of the Naga people is really touching."
"It's touching, isn't it? But it's become a burden for us now."
"Burden?" Ren Anzhi blinked. "Why do you say that? Wait a minute, I remember that the last time I came here, I heard your people urging you to get married."
"In fact, she is not urging marriage, but urging childbirth."
"Inducing labor?"
"That's right. In order to gather enough resonance to deal with possible enemies in the future, we young people must give birth to offspring."
"Ah, so your people are so anxious to induce the birth."
"The sacrifices of our predecessors were indeed glorious and great. Whenever I think of them, I feel respect for them. But when I think that we young people survive to fulfill our obligation to give birth and provide resonance for the future, I feel that it is so meaningless and I don't want to have children anymore."
"this……"
"Think about it, giving birth to a child in order to prevent the extinction of the tribe, and the child is born as a tool. Is this the meaning of life? As an intelligent creature with both sensibility and rationality, I cannot convince myself to give birth."
"You make it sound like you can have a baby on your own." Ren Anzhi laughed, "Shouldn't you first find a partner who shares the same ideals as you?"
"I'm sorry, I can give birth on my own."
"What??"
"We Nagas are solitary and do not need a partner of the opposite sex."
"What!!!" Ren Anzhi shouted, "This is too unscientific."
"Not to mention the wide variety of aliens, even on Lola (Earth), there are creatures that can reproduce parthenogenetically." Doctor Yang looked at him strangely, "Is this strange?"
"That's very strange! First of all, genetic diversity cannot be guaranteed!"
"Haploid fission can change the gene sequence." Doctor Yang waved his hand as if there was no problem. "Except for the low fertility rate, there is no major problem with this reproductive method that has continued to this day."
Ren Anzhi stroked his chin and said, "Well, this is much more convenient than humans. I wanted to ask you before whether you need to pretend to be your partner to deal with your people, but now it seems that there is no need at all." He looked at Dr. Yang, "You can even save yourself the trouble of finding a partner. As an Earthling, I dare to say that the cost of childbirth for you Nagas is actually quite low."
"No." The beautiful Naga shook her head gently, "You humans can get pregnant as long as you have intercourse on the right day, but we can't."
"Excuse me, who are you?"
"Our brains need to have the mood for love and the awareness of fertility in order to autonomously give birth to the next generation."
“Ah, this…”
"So do you understand? Reproduction of our kind requires active autonomy. And this autonomy cannot be generated spontaneously by the urging of the previous generation. We are not robots, we are intelligent creatures with rich emotions."
"I think I understand." Ren Anzhi asked curiously, "Then may I ask if the person you are dating is from the same tribe or something else?"
"It can be someone from the same race, or something else." Doctor Yang took out his phone with a smile, and on it was a new dating game for girls. "It can also be a perfect paper man like this, male or female, as long as it can make the brain feel the urge to fall in love."
Ren Anzhi shouted, "What! Is it really possible to have a paper wife?!"
