Chapter 55 [Survivors]
There is a very familiar feeling... I saw this big textbook. novel .
The child looked to be about ten years old, but he was wearing an unusually large white gown with sleeves that were completely overhanging. His hair almost covered his eyes, and he wore thick reading glasses.
It's like dressing up as a special character. In fact, the children playing not far away can always find a variety of personalized outfits... Even the older middle-aged boys and girls in [town], sixteen or seventeen years old .
It's like walking into some kind of magical carnival.
Although Boss Luo and the maid lady had been standing nearby and did not deliberately reduce the sense of presence, the child who was reading was indifferent and just turned the pages of the physics book seriously.
It’s just that Boss Luo has always been very patient, so he just observed casually.
Finally, the child and the book monk began to murmur to themselves. Although the voice was subtle, it sounded like they were reciting the contents of the book. From time to time, they would hear "I see" and "In this case, then... Got it] and other exclamations.
He even finally stopped reciting and started to close his eyes, probably to quickly recall the contents of the book again?
"Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?" Suddenly, the child raised his head and looked at the two people who had been standing beside him for some time in confusion.
Luo Qiu smiled and said, "Do you recognize everyone here?"
"Of course." The child nodded, "There are thirty-seven people in the kindergarten department, 249 people in the primary school, 167 people in the middle school, twenty-nine housemasters, and seventeen cooks. ,Moreover……"
"I believe you can recognize it." Boss Luo smiled playfully, "I'm from outside, not from this [town]."
"Outside?" The little boy frowned, then nodded: "He came back from [outside], right... the new housemaster, or someone from another position?"
Luo Qiu asked curiously: "Besides these, are there no other outsiders?"
The little boy subconsciously said: "And the infected people who are [infected] will escape back here... The infected people are very dangerous, and you don't look like them."
"Who is the infected person?" Luo Qiu asked along.
But the little boy said warily: "Who are you and where do you come from?"
Boss Luo said rather cunningly: "We... just came over from the castle."
"Castle..." The little boy was a little absent-minded for a moment, and then his whole person became nervous... He stood up stiffly and became nervous when he spoke: "Yes... it's [the owner]" 】S-Sir! Hello! I-I am the cub Harry numbered 721823! The growth period is nine years, seven months and nineteen days...The current intelligence test is 137, the physical fitness value is 23.5, and the height..."
I didn't feel scared... but there was a strange feeling, like the nervous self-introduction during a company interview coming from the kid who called himself Harry.
From his so-called number, to his various detailed data...even his interests and hobbies, the child Harry finally stopped talking, and then looked at Boss Luo and the maid lady with a hint of uneasiness.
But he didn't seem to see the colors he expected on the faces of Luo Qiu and You Ye, and the look of disappointment began to show... but it soon subsided.
"The introduction of 721823 baby Harry has been completed, but it did not satisfy the two [owners]... I'm really sorry. After all, my character design is not a very popular one... But it doesn't matter, I will continue to work hard, and then Wait until the [Master] who needs me appears."
Luo Qiu was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "You... really want to have a [owner] who is satisfied with you?"
Harry said with piercing eyes: "I have been waiting for my own [owner] since I was born. This is the meaning of my existence."
"Have you been waiting?"
"Isn't this natural?" Little Harry was stunned, then looked at it in confusion, and started to frown again, "What on earth are you..."
"Harry, it's time to go back."
A voice that made people feel like a spring breeze came at this time.
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Probably if Miss Maria was here, she would be roaring in her heart again...another healing boy, or something like that.
The young man who walked over, about twenty years old, was wearing a pink apron, with round eyes, and an approachable smile on his face... like a young male kindergarten teacher.
"Housemaster Edge!" Little Harry quickly ran to the side of this man...Housemaster Edge, and then said hesitantly: "They seem to..."
"Harry, you can't be rude to the [owners], why don't you bow quickly." The housemaster named Aggie rubbed Harry's messy hair at this time, and then said to Boss Luo and the maid. It seems, "You two, Harry is still a baby and has not yet reached the age of [selection]."
It turns out that it is really [the owner]... After listening to the words of Housemaster Aggie, little Harry's eyes changed again and became annoyed again. Then under the eyes of Housemaster Aggie, he said some apology quite obediently. if.
"Go ahead and take them back to the dormitory. I have something to talk to the two [owners] about." Ai Ji, the warden, said softly at this time.
It wasn't until he saw little Harry leading a group of children not far away, forming two rows one by one, and then walking back to the [town] in an orderly manner, that the young housemaster Ai Ji looked at Luo Qiu and smiled. Said: "This child has always been the most record-keeping and the most diligent in studying. Although he is still a young boy, he has actually completed advanced courses in primary and secondary schools... Although his personality is like this, he has not Stop working hard. You are really serious about waiting for your [owner] to appear."
Boss Luo said: "I heard him say that this kind of persona is not very popular."
Housemaster Aiji smiled casually and said, "There will always be times when you are in need. Those middle- and upper-class nobles in the castle, God knows what they think... maybe, they suddenly like it?"
"Will you also be included?" Luo Qiu asked casually.
"Me?" Aiji shook his head, "Let's not talk about this for now. And more than this, I am more curious about the arrival of the two of them... If I remember correctly, the castle seems to have had two arrivals recently. Apart from the lady, there are no other guests, right?"
Luo Qiu said: "Because I made some mistakes, I trespassed on your land... and then I became interested in this [farm], so I decided to take a look."
"Although I know these words are a bit perfunctory..." Housemaster Aiji narrowed his eyes. The gentle big brother's temperament seemed to disappear all of a sudden, replaced by a lurking poisonous snake. "But why does it make me feel convinced? If you think about it carefully, it is really scary."
Luo Qiu smiled and said, "If we can make the conflict disappear with words, wouldn't it be great?"
"I agree." Housemaster Aiji nodded, and returned to the appearance of a young kindergarten teacher. Then he smiled and said: "If you want to visit, if you don't mind, I can do some temporary work for you two. guide."
"That's really the best." Luo Qiu smiled.
Superintendent Aggie then smiled and said, "In this case, can you ask the lady next to you to let me go a little bit?"
Behind the very calm conversation, there was an unusual danger hidden... At this moment, next to Superintendent Ai Ji, from the moment he exuded that viper-like gaze, there were four black flames gathering together. , shot out from his front and back respectively... completely sealing him off.
As long as he moves even a little bit, he will be directly burned by the black flame... He can feel it, even if it is not really burned, but the trembling feeling in his soul.
"Sorry." Luo Qiu said apologetically: "She cares more than me. But she doesn't mean any harm."
"This kind of warning is enough." Housemaster Aiji smiled bitterly, "Well, you two, please come this way."
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It has almost softened most of the already known architectural styles... Probably when it was founded, the layout of the entire [town] had been carefully planned, so although there were many styles, they connected together surprisingly naturally.
According to Maria, [Toriduo] is a clan that pursues aesthetics the most, which is probably true.
On a small stone road in the main part, Housemaster Aiji introduced these buildings of different styles one by one. He was like a learned nobleman, although he was still dressed like a kindergarten teacher.
"How long can they only grow up to?" Luo Qiu asked curiously, looking at the boys and girls occasionally passing by on the street.
"Generally, the last harvest will be carried out on the 18th birthday. The first harvest will start at the age of 12." Housemaster Aiji smiled and said: "They believe that the boys and girls in this period, They have the most beautiful state in human life. Whether it is physical maturity or spiritual purity... they can even break or sew their hearts together at will."
"After 18 years old?"
Superintendent Aggie paused for a moment, then slowly said: "After the last harvest is completed, normal collection will be carried out until the age of 25. [Products] According to the quality, they will be used as supplies for the middle and lower class nobles, and as If you are over 25 years old, it will be decided according to the quality of the individual whether to continue to extend the collection time... Usually even if it is extended, it will be within one or two years. After that, there will be a period of one year During the rest period, the [crops] are physically recuperated, and then they are used for [planting] to produce new larvae... After this process is completed, the value of the [crops] has basically been consumed, and then there are some subsequent processes. , for example, sold to lower-level nobles or commoners, and kept in captivity as low-level blood slaves and servants. Of course, some people in the [non-human realm] will like to buy these [crops], especially some mystic pharmacists or wizards. Use them to conduct drug experiments."
"It's a very complete industrial chain." Luo Qiu nodded, "In this way, it really fits the name [crops]."
"After all, this is a production model that has been constantly explored and improved." Housemaster Ai Ji smiled and said, "We can't be like crazy people and start eating after catching food on the street... Like this, we are self-sufficient. , it is considered to be in the interests of most non-human beings... Even the Holy See has acquiesced in this approach, and in the past few hundred years, everyone has been able to coexist peacefully. After all, the [Non-human Realm] is only so big, if it breaks out A war is not necessarily a good thing. Everyone is just carefully protecting the land where they live."
"Do they...know their future fate?"
Another group of young people passed by. As they passed by, they would greet Aiji, the housemaster, warmly... Although they were also confused about the strange men and women around Aiji, they did not ask any questions. There are even people who come up and say hello politely.
"We don't know, and we won't let them know. At least, they won't know what's going to happen until the last harvest... For them, growing up to 18 years old means they need to leave and grow up. Adults can live alone in the dangerous world outside."
"Danger?" Luo Qiu heard the keyword.
Superintendent Aiji casually said: "Probably, it describes the outside world as a severely damaged and completely collapsed world... Adult individuals need to leave to make room for the growth of new individuals, as their Of course, some people are yearning for this, but there are also some who feel confused or scared about it. But it is precisely because of this that they will cherish the time before leaving even more."
Looking at the young people who were walking away, laughing, and just leaving school, Supervisor Aiji's eyes became softer and softer, "Because everyone can live happily together here... carefree. "
At this time, the maid lady said coldly: "False happiness?"
Supervisor Aiji turned around and said expressionlessly: "As long as everyone pretends to be a little bit similar, then even if it's fake, what's wrong with it? Why should we distinguish the real from the fake so clearly?"
"I like this sentence." Luo Qiu smiled slightly, and then glanced at his maid.
The maid lady was able to completely understand the master's intention. At this time, she slowly stepped forward. A black card appeared in her palm, and she handed it out to Superintendent Aggie.
Supervisor Ai Ji reached out and found the answer. Just as he was doubting himself, he heard Boss Luo whisper softly: "Just think of it as a return gift from the guide this time... This is a 20% off card for you."
20% off...what?
He lowered his head and glanced at the black card in his hand... It was like a whirlpool, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt like he was trapped in it.
But his ontological consciousness was very strong, and he quickly struggled out of this whirlpool... But there seemed to be more information above, waiting for him to [read].
He couldn't help but frown... However, the mysterious man and woman in front of him had disappeared.
Housemaster Ai Ji murmured to himself at this time: "Surprisingly, it appeared again..."
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At this moment, a figure walked quickly towards Master Aggie... It was an unusually handsome young man wearing a blue military uniform: Buzby.
When Buzby came to Housemaster Aggie, a hint of dissatisfaction could be seen on his face, and then he said coldly: "Bailgon, I can say that the substitute you used this time is really sincere. Not even?"
"Well... I'm a bit pressed for time, so I just made it casually." Aiji Housemaster... Bailegang smiled like a spring breeze, "I'm sorry." -
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