From 6: 00 to 7: 00 am, the simulated sky lighting was adjusted to its brightness. With the support of electricity, the ventilation system sent a cool breeze that brushed against the child's face.
The slight light and touch triggered Polio's biological clock. He blinked and woke up from his sleep. His face was wrinkled. The warm and hard metal arm had left a few marks on his face, and it was bumpy to the touch. His neck wasn't comfortable either.
Aiya, how did I sleep last night?
The grogginess from waking up couldn't subside. Polio felt that his head was swaying left and right, and he was going to fall down at any moment … Should I sleep for a while?
Oh, it's better not to. I seem to have forgotten something, and it's a terrible memory. He rubbed his eyes with his left hand and rummaged through his blurry memory.
The room door knocked twice before it was pushed open. "Polio, today's breakfast is egg porridge. Wash up quickly before it gets cold."
"Oh, I understand, Aunt Fen."
Polio shook his head and propped himself up from the floor. His memory surfaced. His mother was away, and Aunt Fen delivered breakfast every morning. It was mealtime, and then …
"Ah, Aunt Fen!"
Polio jumped up and chased after her.
Yan Fen turned around and caught Polio, who was like a cannonball.
After physical contact, the ridiculous distance between the dream and reality was bridged. Polio's heart was pounding, and he lifted his head nervously to size up Fen. In his eyes, Aunt Fen's face was still fine, but there was an obvious strangulation mark on her neck, and her complexion was also very pale. These details shattered the illusion of a peaceful daily life, and made everything in the surroundings quickly become real.
Polio remembered the previous night, the submarine escape, the accident, and Mr. Furnace. He wept beside Furnace, the magical charging, and his confession. All sorts of scenes flashed past his mind, and he linked them together. It was supposed to be a prelude to a battle. Polio was prepared to fight, but, but …
"Aunt Fen, did you see Mr. Furnace?"
Yan Fen smiled and gave Polio a peck on his cheek. Then, she placed her cheek behind his head and said softly, "Of course, I saw him. Thanks to your help, I didn't delay your breakfast."
"Don't play it down!" Polio grumbled loudly. He could smell the scent of blood and medicine on Aunt Fen's body. Her injuries weren't light.
Yan Fen smiled and looked at Polio as she said, "Aiya, I'm sorry, but that's the truth."
Polio looked down on the behavior of treating him like a child, but he couldn't do anything to Aunt Fen. He could only compromise and ask, "Where's Mr. Furnace?"
"Mr. Smelter had something to do and left first. He also drove the off-road vehicle in the exhibition hall. Sheng Hui, 28 points."
"Ah?"
Polio remembered that the off-road vehicle was a souvenir assembled by his mother. Though it was priced, it wasn't for export … Oh, Mr. Furnace mentioned it last night.
But what does 28 points mean? I might as well just drive away!
Polio felt that the logic of an adult was ridiculous. It diluted his focus on the series of unknown events last night. Yan Fen used other factors to distract him.
"Before leaving, Mr. Furnace gave you a gift and asked me to pass it to you … It's a pity that it's too big, so I can't carry it up. You'll have to go down and take a look."
Polio went downstairs in a daze and arrived at the exhibition hall. The powerful and domineering hand-assembled off-road vehicles were no longer there, but the shop didn't feel empty because there was a large number of hand-assembled off-road vehicles.
Another gigantic fellow occupied the original spot.
It was a thick reptile with four limbs and a long tail. Its head and neck were one and the same. Its grayish-black skin looked smooth and seemed to be wrapped in a layer of water film. There were yellowish-green round spots and protrusions on its skin. The color contrast was very strong.
"Ai, is this a Salamander? It's so big! "
Polio recognized the commonly seen amphibian in the Karst Cave. Its body was too big. Its head and body were about two meters long, and its flat tail was about the same length as the rest of its body. It was a huge creature that was about four meters long. With Polio's small body, he wouldn't be visible even if he was swallowed.
Yan Fen confirmed, "It's a Giant Salamander. It's a mutant that lives in the Karst Cave waterway. "
"Is this the gift? Mr. Lava is a Beast Tamer? " Polio didn't dare to believe it. This large creature exceeded his expectations and understanding of gifts.
He didn't care about what happened last night. He widened his eyes and sized up the Giant Salamander. He wanted to touch it, but Yan Fen stopped him.
"This creature has a bad temper. Your small arms and legs won't be able to touch it. Wear this." As she spoke, Yan Fen placed a translucent leather ring and metal bracelet on the wrist of Polio's mechanical right arm.
Though the combination of the leather band and metal was strange, the size of the bracelet was made according to the interface of the mechanical arm. It fitted perfectly and didn't affect the functions of the mechanical arm.
Polio sized up the new accessory curiously and discovered a small creature crawling inside the translucent leather band. It was a fiery red "ant", a real living creature. It was crawling in the hollow "tunnel" of the leather band. Polio didn't know how it was sealed in.
It was interesting, but it was also confusing.
"Put in your thoughts. That's what Mr. Furnace said. " Yan Fen's tone was rhythmic as though she was reciting a poem. "Though we have to work hard to operate the mechanical arm without electricity, we can start from the basics."
With her voice and Polio's focused gaze, the "ants" crawling in the leather bracelet seemed to have received a signal, and their movements stopped. At the exhibition platform, the Giant Salamander, who was lying lazily on the ground, suddenly lifted its head and twisted its body. Its bulging eyeballs rotated as it looked in the direction of Polio and Polio. Polio and Polio stared at each other.
Polio held his breath and exclaimed, "Wah!"
"Using the 'chain' configuration to link the individual brainwaves with the sensory organs of a single Vulcan Ant. Then, through the Condensation Ring's global sensor network, it will connect with the Vulcan Ant population. Simplified operating instructions and related interfaces have been added in the middle. It can partially realize intelligent operation, allowing idiots to operate …. There are no problems with the basic idea, but it takes up a bit more resources and harasses the manipulator behind the scenes. After all, it's not like watching a child. I can optimize it further in the future. "
Luo Nan's brain operated at high speeds. He went over the design model of the present that Midnight had drafted in his mind once more to make sure that there were no obstructions. And from the feedback from the sensor network, Polio was having a lot of fun. Everyone was to their liking. Everything was perfect.
Of course, this was just an embellishment after a series of tense events. It was a way of taking care of the cute little fellow. What Luo Nan truly needed to pay attention to was the entire plot thread he discovered last night. The Order of Justice and the Eye of Secret Contract were listed as one of the three great secret orders of the Amaterasu Order. Why would they be interested in the so-called holy relic of the Pheasant Order, something that even their own believers looked down upon?
If this piece of information were to be sold, it would be enough for the various intelligence teams to give out month-end incentives. But what Luo Nan paid the most attention to in this entire thread was ….
"Luo Nan, are you seriously listening to Teacher Li's words?"
"Huh?" Luo Nan shuddered. Only now did he come back to his senses. He noticed the people around him and the place they were in.
Mrs. Luo Shuqing's gaze was stern. Her expression was furious as she sat on the sofa in the advisor's office. Two meters away was the master of this office, Acumen College's dedicated advisor for the tenth grade, Mr. Li Mingde.
Luo Nan himself stood across from the coffee table with the identity of a student who had committed a crime, receiving an education. However, his mind had been wandering outside the heavens just now. Old Immortal Mingde's words didn't even enter his ears. They were blocked out cleanly.
"It's fine. It's fine. A young man's mind is quick-witted. His imagination is rich. A moment of distraction is nothing. And I understand Student Luo Nan's personality. I'm worried that he's overthinking things. "
Li Mingde gently twirled the grizzled beard beneath his chin. This retro style suited his appearance quite well. It really did give him the air of a sage. If the cold sweat on his forehead was a bit less, then it would be even more perfect.
Luo Shuqing bowed once more to express her apology: "Teacher Li, Luo Nan has really caused you trouble during this time."
Li Mingde chuckled. He was just about to continue the previous topic when Luo Nan's gaze shot over. The back of his neck turned slightly cold and he shook his head vigorously on the spot: "No no no. This child, Luo Nan, is publicly acknowledged by our Academic Affairs Division. He's smart and precocious. He's quite different from ordinary children. This is a factor of his personality and IQ. It has nothing to do with how he conducts himself. You see, he doesn't have many friends in his age group. But he has a lot in common with his upperclassmen and the elites outside the school … … "
Hehe, that scoundrel Xie Junping has given him quite a few rotten ideas. Hu Huaying comes over every day to clean up his mess. The second generation of the Construction Society gnashes their teeth in anger at the mention of him. The Mystic Arts Research Society is directly surrounded by him. He brings bodyguards to the school and he openly flirts with society girls … …
All of you parents really don't know!
Hiss!
Li Mingde's hand exerted strength and broke two strands of his beard. His lower jaw and heart twitched twice, but in the end, he maintained the demeanor of a teacher: "Mrs. Luo, we can't use ordinary eyes to look at special talents. Student Luo Nan has participated in many activities in this school year. He has also obtained outstanding results. Actually, this is something that the school and us teachers are happy to see. "
Luo Shuqing revealed a courteous and dignified smile to conceal her awkward and complex emotions.
Perhaps Li Mingde saw through it, or perhaps he was completely indifferent. He just continued to speak according to the established plan: "But in today's era of authority, one accepts the convenience of intelligence and also bears the restrictions of intelligence. In this way, some rules that are very suitable for ordinary people are used to treat geniuses. That's right, it's a student with extraordinary talent like Luo Nan. These rules often appear rigid and unreasonable. The school also hopes to find a plan that satisfies both sides. Student Luo Nan's special talent will be preserved to the greatest degree while finding a suitable and compliant space for him. Therefore … … "
"Therefore?"
"Therefore, we discussed for a bit. Perhaps, perhaps Mrs. Luo, as his guardian, can be flexible and jump out of the boundaries of linear thinking … …"
Luo Shuqing took a deep breath: "What do you mean?"
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