Chapter 14
Cubs have small stomachs, and their digestive systems aren’t fully developed. They can’t eat cold or raw foods. But this is also the age when they’re most active and curious, so they need small, frequent meals to replenish their nutrition and energy promptly.
Bai Nuosi set up a meal schedule for the cubs: three meals and two snacks. In addition to the regular three meals, he prepared morning and afternoon snacks. Protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc—none could be lacking!
Since the cubs had just had milk and probably couldn’t eat much more, Bai Nuosi washed several kinds of vegetables and cooked them until tender. Then he pureed them using a baby food processor, mixed in eggs and a small amount of flour, added a pinch of salt, and stirred the mixture thoroughly before frying it into thin, soft vegetable pancakes.
Next, he finely chopped lean meat and fresh shrimp, added some starch, and shaped the mixture into long, fragrant shrimp sticks, which he wrapped inside the vegetable pancakes. He made three wraps in total—one for himself and one for each of the two cubs.
The difference was that he added salad dressing to his wrap.
Carrying the wraps, Bai Nuosi went to the small park outside the door and immediately saw the two cubs.
The little black panther cub was squatting on a stone bench, holding an empty milk bottle in his two paws, looking up eagerly at the little black snake. His whole body was dirty, covered in mud and leaves—who knows if he’d been rolling around on the ground just now.
The little black snake, on the other hand, was proudly coiled on the stone table, its tail wrapped around a milk bottle. After sipping from it, it would stick out its tongue at the black panther cub, clearly showing off—or perhaps, intentionally teasing him?
Bai Nuosi couldn’t help but laugh, though he also felt a bit helpless. This little black snake seemed to have a bit of a mischievous personality.
He walked over and said to the little black snake, “Sweetheart, finish your milk quickly; next, we’re going to have delicious pancakes!”
The black panther cub had already smelled the aroma. He immediately placed his milk bottle on the table, turned around, jumped off the chair, and quickly dashed toward Bai Nuosi.
With quick reflexes, Bai Nuosi set the plate on the table and hurriedly reached out to catch the black panther cub who was rushing over.
Holding the black panther cub in both hands, Bai Nuosi bounced him gently in his arms. “Good thing clever Teacher Xiao Bai reacted quickly, or today’s pancakes would have been gobbled up by the flowers and grass!”
The Teng Snake looked at the fragrant wraps on the table, quickly finished drinking its milk, then put the bottle aside, staring eagerly at Bai Nuosi.
Bai Nuosi smiled and distributed the wraps to them. He had read the black panther cub’s information, but he hadn’t seen the little black snake’s, so he didn’t know the snake’s dietary habits.
But so far, the things he prepared seemed to be quite to the little black snake’s liking.
However, to be safe, Bai Nuosi only put a third of a shrimp—about the size of a shrimp tail—in the wrap he made for the little black snake. He usually only gave a tiny amount of foods that could cause allergies before he knew the cubs’ dietary habits.
That way, even if there was an allergic reaction, it would be mild.
In fact, when he was a preschool teacher in his hometown, the children enrolling wouldn’t provide detailed information. Attentive parents might tell the teacher a thing or two, but with careless ones, many didn’t even know what their cubs were allergic to.
Therefore, Bai Nuosi was always very careful when feeding the cubs, which had become a professional habit of his.
After the meal, Bai Nuosi changed into the Rose Nursery’s white uniform, donned the matching cap, and pinned his work badge to his chest. Energetically, he took the two cubs to see Mons.
According to the procedure, on the first official day of work, a caregiver should assist a mid-level caregiver and intern for a month.
But Bai Nuosi’s situation was special. He hadn’t officially started yet but was already bringing two cubs with him. When Mons saw this in the office, he couldn’t help but chuckle. “Xiao Bai, you’re the first to bring the cubs along on your first official day.”
Holding the black panther in one arm and the black snake in the other, Bai Nuosi smiled shyly. “I’m sorry, Supervisor Mons. I really wasn’t comfortable leaving the cubs at home alone, so I had to bring them along.”
The black panther cub’s fear of strangers hadn’t changed. He huddled tightly in Bai Nuosi’s arms, his two front paws gripping Bai Nuosi’s clothes firmly, as if highly wary and rejecting this environment and the people here.
But at the same time, he was reluctant to leave Bai Nuosi, so he could only nestle uneasily in Bai Nuosi’s arms, seeking comfort.
Mons noticed the black panther’s unease. He didn’t approach but stayed a distance away from Bai Nuosi. He glanced at the Teng Snake in Bai Nuosi’s arms, coughed guiltily, and said, “Xiao Bai, I understand. It’s tough on you, having to take care of two cubs before even officially starting. Last night must have been hard, right?”
As he spoke, Mons’s gaze subtly drifted toward the Teng Snake.
Although Commander Huo Ranchuan had said that his spiritual entity didn’t need Bai Nuosi’s care, now it seemed…
The Teng Snake, perhaps really enjoyed being treated as a cub by Teacher Xiao Bai?
The Teng Snake noticed Mons’s gaze but pretended not to see it. Instead, seeing the black panther shivering nervously, it kindly vacated Bai Nuosi’s embrace, content to rest on Teacher Xiao Bai’s shoulder.
Bai Nuosi smiled down at the two cubs in his arms and said gently, “It’s not hard at all, Supervisor Mons. They’re very well-behaved and have excellent habits. Taking care of them is easy, and I enjoy it.”
Mons: “……”
Well, despite everything, Mons still felt a bit guilty. He could only hope that the Teng Snake would keep up the act and not let Teacher Xiao Bai discover its true identity. Otherwise, Teacher Xiao Bai would surely be hurt and saddened, and as an accomplice, he wouldn’t know how to explain!
On his first official day, Mons explained some of the nursery’s rules and the distribution of areas within the nursery to Bai Nuosi.
According to the rules, caregivers and cubs could only move within their designated areas and should not go to other areas unless necessary.
But the various areas of the nursery were arranged in a circle around the central area, which featured a large orchard and garden, including green lawns, rivers, and a huge children’s playground.
These places were public areas where all the cubs had their daily outdoor activities. So inevitably, they would encounter cubs from other areas.
Mons gave a meaningful glance at the two in Bai Nuosi’s arms, raising his voice slightly. It seemed like he was speaking to Bai Nuosi, but he was actually warning the two spiritual entities: “When playing in public areas, if you meet little friends from other areas, you must be more accommodating and absolutely must not fight. Fighting will result in punishment, understand?”
The spiritual power levels of the cubs from other areas were lower than these two. If they got into a fight, those cubs would definitely suffer.
Mons hoped the spiritual entities would be sensible and not cause trouble.
Although there were many guards, the military academy freshmen were energetic young men who would train and fight at the drop of a hat. They dared to fight even under strict military discipline in the academy, let alone in the nursery.
If the spiritual entity cubs fought, wouldn’t these caregivers from other galaxies be scared out of their wits?
Holding the black panther cub, Bai Nuosi gently stroked his back and said softly, “Don’t worry, Supervisor Mons. They’re both very good, and the black panther cub is still quite shy around strangers. They probably won’t fight. I’ll make sure to teach them well.”
Mons thought, They’re just pretending, Teacher Xiao Bai. Neither Han Baiyi nor Huo Ranchuan is easy to handle!
Mons wiped his face, feeling deeply troubled, but outwardly he remained calm and nodded. “Xiao Bai, then I’ll leave it to you. If there’s anything you can’t handle, be sure to contact me immediately. Neither caregivers nor cubs can afford any accidents.”
Afterward, Bai Nuosi was given an exclusive classroom for the cubs, right next to the playground in the central area of the nursery. It wasn’t far from their dormitory—only a ten-minute walk.
In the future, he could take the cubs to the classroom for lessons.
Besides that, there was one more important thing: the live broadcast orb.
During the onboarding training, they had mentioned that their work content might be broadcasted.
Bai Nuosi had thought it would happen after he’d been on the job for a month, but unexpectedly, he had to start the live broadcast on his first day.
He took out the small spherical live broadcast device, logged in using his smart wristband, and saw that there was already a registered live broadcast account. The avatar was his work photo wearing the uniform, and the name was [S-Class Caregiver – Bai Nuosi], affiliated with the Rose Nursery.
Because Bai Nuosi was an employee from another galaxy, his account was restricted. He couldn’t see many things. For example, when he went online to read others’ comments, they were filtered by the system. Keywords like “spiritual entity,” “level,” and “spiritual sea” would be automatically blocked.
His following list was long, filled with all the caregivers in their nursery, most of whom he recognized from the training.
Bai Nuosi brought the two cubs to their exclusive classroom and then activated the live broadcast orb.
What he didn’t know was that over a hundred million viewers on the interstellar network had been eagerly awaiting his broadcast!
Moreover, he didn’t know that although every caregiver in the nursery had been given a live broadcast account, he was currently the only one who had received the live broadcast orb and was required to broadcast daily.
Because the nursery had released a teaser in advance, saying there would be a live broadcast of a cub today—the highly anticipated S-Class cub!
So even though there were ten S-Class caregivers, and the broadcast time wasn’t specified, over a hundred million viewers were still waiting under Bai Nuosi’s account as one of the S-Class caregivers!
After all, in the lives of many ordinary people, they might never come into contact with an S-Class spiritual entity. Even A-Class was relatively rare for ordinary citizens.
But now, the Rose Nursery was actually presenting a newly differentiated S-Class spiritual entity to the public through a live broadcast!
Who would want to miss this opportunity?
The hashtag #S-ClassSpiritualEntityLiveRoom had been trending for a whole day, and it was so popular that it even caused the interstellar network of the beastman galaxy to lag.
People who had been cursing Huo Ranchuan a while ago were now, under different IDs, begging for information under the official account of the Rose Nursery.
[So, when exactly is the live broadcast starting, and which caregiver is responsible for it? Rose Nursery, you had the guts to announce a live broadcast; why don’t you have the guts to tell us when it is!]
[I heard from friends at the military academy that the one who awakened as S-Class this time is their freshman vice-captain, Han Baiyi!]
As people discussed, they dug up all of Han Baiyi’s information.
After all, being admitted to the Empire’s First Military Academy already meant that he was outstanding in both family background and personal qualities. Moreover, he had awakened as S-Class and was the freshman vice-captain.
Among each cohort of a thousand freshmen, besides the captain, there would be four vice-captains. Only those who defeated hundreds of competitors in the freshman assessments could be recognized as captains.
[Look at that face, that physique! Ahhhh, am I really lucky enough to see his spiritual entity? So excited I’m in tears.]
[However, I’ve heard that Vice-Captain Han’s personality isn’t very likable. He’s usually very withdrawn and cold, hardly speaks to anyone, and is always alone. With a personality like that, his spiritual entity must be difficult to take care of, right?]
[The caregiver taking care of his spiritual entity must have a hard time every day]
*
Han Baiyi’s aloofness was well-known. In the half-year since enrollment, hardly anyone had genuinely spoken to him.
He didn’t like to communicate with people and was always alone, full of mystery.
At this moment, the spiritual entity of this mysterious Vice-Captain Han was sitting obediently opposite Bai Nuosi, wagging his tail cheerfully with a pleasing expression.
Bai Nuosi had the two cubs sit on small stools, then connected his smart wristband and activated the live broadcast orb.
Then, the over a hundred million viewers who had been camping in his live room were suddenly alerted by a “ding.” The notification from the interstellar live broadcast room immediately sounded on countless people’s smart devices:
[The broadcaster you follow, ‘S-Class Caregiver – Bai Nuosi,’ has started the live broadcast. Go check it out!]
Interstellar network viewers: “!!!”
[What? It’s work hours right now—damn, why so sudden!]
[To sneak a peek at the S-Class cub’s class during work, I think the teacher will forgive me, right?]
[To the commenter above, maybe your teacher is also watching the live broadcast? LOL.]
*
Hundreds of millions of viewers flooded into Bai Nuosi’s live room, causing the interstellar live broadcast platform to lag for a few seconds again.
It was Bai Nuosi’s first time logging into this live broadcast system. He hadn’t figured out how to operate it yet when he saw the lag. He looked at the small live broadcast orb in confusion. “Huh? Did it not log in?”
The screen wasn’t moving. Just as Bai Nuosi was about to exit and log in again, the screen suddenly started moving. He could see a few sporadic comments:
[Ahhh, this Teacher Xiao Bai is so cute!]
[Oh my God, such a beautiful Omega—Teacher, look at me, please!]
*
There weren’t many comments; occasionally, one or two would float by, all praising how good-looking Bai Nuosi was. Bai Nuosi thought to himself, As expected, the kindergarten’s live broadcast room doesn’t have much popularity.
Who would watch this in their free time?
With not many viewers, Bai Nuosi naturally felt less pressure. He smiled and greeted the viewers in the live room, “Hello, everyone. I’m Teacher Xiao Bai from the Rose Nursery. Today is my first official day on the job. I’m happy to share early childhood education knowledge with you through this live broadcast.”
What Bai Nuosi didn’t know was that the reason he saw few comments was that most of them had triggered keywords, and his account didn’t have access to view them.
Under Huo Ranchuan’s account, however, it was a different story—the comments had flooded Bai Nuosi’s live room.
[Ahhhhh! So this is the caregiver lucky enough to take care of the first S-Class spiritual entity cub? I’m sliding on my knees and shouting ‘wife’!]
[Really, with such a cute teacher taking care of the spiritual entity, Han Baiyi must be smiling in his dreams!]
[No wonder he’s capable of taking care of an S-Class spiritual entity! He is really excellent, so cute and soft. I bet he doesn’t have a boyfriend yet.]
