Chapter 50 Induction
Xiao Zhen stroked the incubator.
An Tianxin's body reassembled faster than expected. In the light blue liquid, his head had already taken shape. There were slits between his eyes and lips on his face. The appearance of the Gnus people was very close to humans. They were like orcs in some fantasy games on this planet, with blue skin and huge teeth.
Xiao Zhen found that he still preferred the human form that An Tianxin used optical camouflage. Logically, he should not have any special likes or dislikes for the appearance of various races, but now he can feel that his aesthetic taste is getting closer and closer to that of humans.
Is it because of the host's influence?
He couldn't be sure.
He once tried to explore the host's remaining memories, but there was nothing there. Even if the brain was dead, it shouldn't be like this, leaving only a dark void. But the host's remaining consciousness seemed to appear and disappear from time to time, and sometimes Xiao Zhen could even feel the host's weak emotional fluctuations.
His host was a mystery to him.
In another incubator, Wei Jingjing's tissue was also growing. Compared with Antianxin, Wei Jingjing's reorganization speed was much slower. It was still an unformed pink meat tissue.
Xiaozhen hopes she can recover soon. Slime mold Wei Jingjing's current performance is quite successful, and she seems to get along well with her classmates, teachers and family. But this is not a long-term solution. As memories accumulate, slime mold Wei Jingjing's self-awareness will become stronger and stronger.
This kind of slime mold has typical self-evolution and learning capabilities. Its unauthorized agreement to Xu Kewei to meet her online friend is a proof of the emergence of self-awareness. If Wei Jingjing doesn't come back soon, the slime mold Wei Jingjing will soon evolve into a personality with real self-awareness, and then decomposing it will become less pleasant.
He walked out of Mr. Cat's laboratory. Mr. Cat had transformed Xiao Zhen's bedroom. Arranging the books on the bookshelf in a special order could open the door to another small space laboratory. In order to avoid the cleaning lady and An Yuan from finding out about the problem to the greatest extent, Mr. Cat threw all the alien props except the clay figurine into the laboratory.
An Yuan is in the living room, filming and counter-filming a chase battle with Mr. Cat. Xiao Zhen has seen An Yuan's video account. Now An Yuan has become a cute pet celebrity thanks to several videos of Mr. Cat. Every day, a group of fans are begging to see Mr. Cat's latest short videos. "We want to see the cat's balls!" "We want to see the cat's belly!" Encouraged by these fans, An Yuan is getting more and more courageous in filming Mr. Cat.
Captain Ban flew back and forth in the living room twice. It seemed that Mr. Cat accidentally became a popular pet on the Internet and deeply stimulated him. Recently, he often appeared in front of An Yuan from time to time, but it was a pity that An Yuan completely ignored him.
In this regard, Xiao Zhen just wants to sigh. Cats are naturally cute and righteous. Chickens, which are noisy legal ingredients, can only be ranked behind. The above perception is probably influenced by the host.
At school, Teacher Xiao Yuan suddenly said to Xiao Zhen: "I want to kill Liu Xingquan's mother."
Xiao Zhen placed the homework books he had just collected on his desk. He slowly piled the books in a straight line, then turned around and asked Xiao Yuan with a smile what Teacher Xiao Yuan had just said, as he had not heard clearly.
"Did I speak? You heard me wrong."
"I seem to have heard something extraordinary."
"You must have heard it wrong." Teacher Yuan said seriously.
Xiao Zhen looked at Teacher Xiao Yuan. She didn't seem to have any killing intent, but she was filled with frustration. Xiao Zhen's invisible tentacles could capture all kinds of emotions, which would often become similar to taste sensations when transmitted by Xiao Zhen's tentacles.
A strange sour smell, he thought. Depression, sadness, and a little unwillingness. But there was no murderous intention. What is the love of crabs for humans like?
Almost immediately, Xiao Zhen asked, "Are you heartbroken?"
"Who is heartbroken?" Teacher Xiao Yuan said angrily, and several teachers turned their heads to look at them. Teacher Xiao Yuan once again showed perfect facial expression management, "Little friends, don't talk nonsense."
"You look like the jilted heroine in a TV drama."
Teacher Xiao Yuan narrowed her eyes and spoke softly, "Do I need to remind you again? You are my student. Do you feel that you don't have enough homework now? Do you want me to assign you some more?"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiaozhen planned to leave the office.
Teacher Xiao Yuan stopped him and said, "Did you know? Your classmate Liu Xingquan's family opened a wonton shop."
Xiao Zhen blinked. It was true. He remembered that Liu Xingquan had told him about this a few days ago. Liu Xingquan seemed to have said that he would take him to the wonton shop to eat wontons after school. He was worried about Wei Jingjing at the time and refused perfunctorily.
"It's owned by his mother." Teacher Yuan's voice was a little sad. "It tastes pretty good."
When he returned to the classroom, all the students had left. Xiao Zhen recalled the address that Teacher Yuan had given him and decided to go to the wonton shop.
The wonton shop was very close to the school, and he only had to walk one block to get there. When he opened the door, he found that 60% of the shop was already occupied.
"Xiao Zhen?" Luo Qingxi behind the counter called out in surprise, "You're finally here."
Liu Xingquan's mother Luo Qingxi looked much better than the last time they met. Her face, which was originally shrouded in sadness, now looked rosy.
She handed the menu to Xiaozhen and asked her to choose. Xiaozhen randomly chose two fillings.
Soon the hot wontons were served. Xiao Zhen took a careful bite and was immediately conquered by the soft and juicy wonton filling. This was a perfect fusion of vegetables and fresh meat, and the fragrant and smooth taste stimulated every taste bud on the tongue.
Xiao Zhen closed his eyes. He could feel the other customers' subconsciousness in the store, which was the pleasure of being conquered by delicious food. He really liked to taste and receive this emotion. His invisible tentacles stretched in the air, fully conveying the joy to him. Xiao Zhen couldn't help but smile.
"Is it delicious?" Luo Qingxi asked him.
He looked up and saw the beautiful woman in front of him looking at him with concern.
"Delicious, very delicious." Xiao Zhen replied. He admitted that his host's mother, An Yuan, was completely defeated at least in terms of wontons. Judging from the terrible dark nutritious vegetable juice, it is reasonable to infer that An Yuan will definitely fail miserably in terms of cooking, and it is not worth looking forward to at all.
"That's good." Luo Qingxi smiled.
"It's delicious. Liu Xingquan is really lucky."
"Then come here often." Luo Qingxi sat down and said, "You used to ask to eat wontons at my house, and Auntie still remembers it."
Has there ever been such a thing before? Xiao Zhen thought as he chewed the wonton. His host's memory was empty, leaving him no information. But he felt a warmth melting in his heart, a warm happiness, which came from the physical memory left by the host.
"Xingquan is such a mean kid. He didn't even tell me you were coming today." Luo Qingxi said, "Auntie is so happy that you are here. From now on, whenever you want to eat, just come to my place for dinner. There are not only wontons, but also other dishes here. As long as you come, I will cook for you." Her eyes were full of anticipation.
Xiao Zhen nodded.
Luo Qingxi reached out and gently touched his hair. Xiaozhen felt that her hand was as gentle as the wind, like a fallen leaf brushing over his head. Her eyes were soft and warm, like a quiet and warm candlelight.
Xiao Zhen subconsciously tried to capture her shallow consciousness, but apart from the message "I am really happy to see Yan Zhen", he saw nothing.
After leaving the wonton shop, he unexpectedly met Mr. Cat.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Zhen asked Mr. Cat, "Are you here to take me home?"
Mr. Cat glanced at Xiao Zhen with a self-conceited look and pointed at a girl not far away, "This girl is a classmate of yours, right?"
"Yes, that's Song Jiarui from our class." Xiaozhen answered, and he added, "She's also the most popular girl in the class among the boys."
"Can't you feel it?"
Xiao Zhen frowned. His perception was actually very strong. But after a few months of getting along, he knew that Mr. Cat's perception was far better than his and Captain Madara's. It could be said that it was so strong that it was terrifying. This was probably why Mr. Cat was hired by the Eye of Supervision. In his perception, Song Jiarui did not have any abnormalities. "What's wrong with Song Jiarui?"
"Can't you smell her?"
"What?"
"That's the rotten smell of death," said Mr. Cat. "She's dying."
