Chapter 79
Bai Nuosi walked silently to the sofa, looking at the two little furry butts lined up side by side. This scene felt familiar.
It reminded him of the first day the little lion arrived.
Expressionless, Bai Nuosi lifted the blanket. As expected, in front of the little white tiger was an optical computer. The screen was minimized, the brightness dimmed, and on it, a virtual character dressed in a military academy freshman uniform was fighting an instructor. The little white tiger’s paws skillfully controlled the game, and the battle was intense.
Bai Nuosi: “???”
At first, Bai Nuosi was a bit angry, even mistakenly thinking that the little lion had led the little white tiger to secretly play games instead of sleeping—after all, the little lion had a history.
But now, looking at the screen, Bai Nuosi was suddenly shocked, confusion mixing with his surprise.
He had many doubts. First, the little white tiger was just a two-year-old baby. Two-year-old babies could use optical computers, go online, and play games, but high-difficulty combat games like this should be beyond them.
After watching for a short while, Bai Nuosi realized that this game required players to have intelligence and tactical skills. The little white tiger was clearly launching attacks strategically, not just playing randomly.
Secondly, he suddenly noticed that both sides in the battle had summoned fierce beasts out of thin air. On the player’s side was a ferocious white tiger, while the opposing instructor had a towering brown bear. Both combatants suddenly retreated as the two beasts clashed fiercely.
A caption popped up on the screen: [Attention! Opponent’s Mental Power: A+!]
Bai Nuosi: “…”
Mental power…
Mental power wasn’t rare in the universe. Having studied for over a decade, Bai Nuosi knew something about it. On his home planet, many pheromone researchers studied the differences between mental power and pheromones. Some believed mental power and pheromones were the same because the potent pheromones of alphas could exert pressure and attack.
However, the fundamental difference between mental power and pheromones was that humans with mental power could manifest powerful spiritual beasts.
But on this beastman planet where Bai Nuosi now lived, beastmen and spiritual beasts were fundamentally different.
Completely different.
Perhaps the little white tiger had just downloaded a game about spiritual beasts?
Such games were popular; back when he was in school, some classmates played them.
Bai Nuosi hesitated, staring intently at the little white tiger, watching him skillfully control the game.
But could a two-year-old beastman baby play such a game?
As he pondered, the little white tiger finished a round and suddenly sensed something was off. He turned abruptly to see Teacher Bai standing behind them, staring expressionlessly.
The little white tiger: “…”
The little lion: “!!!”
The little lion immediately jumped up nervously, his eyes darting as he explained, “Hanye! Hanye was playing! Xingxing wasn’t playing!”
Xingxing was the best-behaved; he just came to sleep with the little white tiger. He didn’t want to play games!
Bai Nuosi: “…”
Looking at the calm little white tiger and the guilty-eyed little lion, Bai Nuosi felt conflicted. After a few seconds of silence, he reached out, took the little white tiger’s optical computer, and gently said to him, “Hanye, staying up late will affect your growth. How about you sleep with Xingxing now, and if you want to play games, you can play tomorrow, okay?”
The little white tiger actually felt quite guilty. Disturbing Teacher Bai’s sleep in the middle of the night, yet Teacher Bai didn’t scold him but gently negotiated instead. He felt a bit embarrassed and nodded, turning to lie down on the sofa.
The little lion: “???”
He looked bewildered between the little white tiger and Teacher Bai, extremely surprised. “Hanye was playing games!”
Unconvinced, he protested to Teacher Bai, “Teacher didn’t spank!”
Previously, when he was caught playing games in the middle of the night, Teacher Bai had spanked his bottom!
But now, when it was the little white tiger’s turn, Teacher Bai not only didn’t spank him but also spoke gently. This was too unfair—boo-hoo-hoo!
The little lion was indignant!
Feeling conflicted, Bai Nuosi picked up the sulking little lion and walked toward the bed, gently saying, “Alright, I didn’t spank Hanye’s bottom, but I didn’t spank Xingxing’s either, did I? Both of you were up in the middle of the night not sleeping, but I didn’t spank anyone. Now Hanye is obediently going to sleep, but Xingxing is still fussing and refusing to sleep. If this continues, I might have to spank Xingxing’s bottom.”
The little lion: “…”
He immediately shut his mouth, looking aggrievedly at Teacher Bai, thinking that what Teacher Bai said made so much sense that he couldn’t think of a rebuttal.
Bai Nuosi held the little lion and lay down to sleep.
Having stayed up half the night, the little lion yawned and soon fell asleep in Teacher Bai’s arms.
The little white tiger had just awakened and needed rest too. Only the baby snake was squinting and dozing, not truly asleep.
After all, the golden eagle was still in the room next to Bai Nuosi’s ward, and most importantly, Teacher Bai hadn’t fallen asleep either.
Now, Bai Nuosi was completely awake.
He had felt earlier that something wasn’t quite right with the babies.
Not that there was anything wrong with them, but their behavior was vastly different from the ordinary babies he knew.
Previously, he thought it was because they were beastman babies. After all, they remained in beast form with animal instincts, so being more responsive, smarter, and faster runners was understandable.
But now…
The sense of incongruity grew stronger; Bai Nuosi really couldn’t ignore this issue.
He held the little white tiger’s and the little lion’s optical computers in his hands. Their devices were usually unlocked via iris scan. He could have them unlock the devices and then use them to go online and check various news content. But after thinking it over, he felt it was inappropriate.
He was just a nursery teacher from an alien star system, with limited status. If he secretly used the babies’ optical computers to go online and check information, and the system identified him as a spy, what then?
He couldn’t take that risk.
Thinking it over, Bai Nuosi wondered: whether the babies were spiritual beasts or beastman babies, what difference did it make?
For him, he just needed to take good care of them, get his salary, renew his contract, apply for an ID card after five years, and finally settle on this planet!
He just needed to work diligently, care for the babies, and get what he wanted. There was no need to delve into other matters.
Having figured it out, Bai Nuosi put the little white tiger’s optical computer into his own portable storage terminal, together with the little lion’s.
Then he turned on his side, looking at the little black snake coiled beside him, squinting its eyes. He whispered, “Baby, I’ve been taking care of you for almost two months now, and besides ‘ribbit ribbit ribbit,’ I’ve never heard you speak.”
Teng Snake: “…”
Teng Snake opened its eyes, feeling a bit guilty yet affectionate, leaning over to nuzzle Bai Nuosi’s cheek.
In a soft voice, Bai Nuosi said, “Can you tell me, are you a beastman baby or not?”
He looked at the snake baby. It was so cute, personally raised by Director Huo, and it even shed its skin!
A snake that sheds must be a baby snake!
Bai Nuosi muttered softly, “But wait, don’t adult snakes also shed their skin?”
The snake baby: “…”
Gently stroking the snake’s scales, he comforted himself again, “No, that’s not right. Your body is so small. Although I don’t know your species, judging by your appearance and scales, you don’t seem like a small species. You should be a large species like a python, so you must be a baby snake!”
Definitely can’t be wrong!
Spiritual beasts seem to wake up and can immediately go to war with their main bodies. These little ones are so small; they don’t look like they can fight.
For the third time, Bai Nuosi convinced himself, “So, you must be beastman babies. My guess can’t be wrong.”
After muttering with the snake baby for a while, his complicated thoughts were sorted out, and he successfully convinced himself.
Bai Nuosi breathed a sigh of relief, smiling as he whispered, “Oh dear, I was really overthinking just now, actually mistaking you for fierce spiritual beasts.”
As he spoke, he laughed shyly, hugging Teng Snake. “Fortunately, you’re a little baby who doesn’t understand anything, or else I’d be so embarrassed.”
Teng Snake: “…”
Huo Ranchuan: “…”
Hearing Teacher Bai say these things, Huo Ranchuan felt uncomfortable.
Although he initially chose a nursery teacher from an alien star system and kept the existence of spiritual beasts a strict secret for their safety and to eliminate any possibility of internal spies.
But after spending so much time together, his feelings toward Teacher Bai had changed repeatedly, and now, they were no longer simple.
Pursuing someone required not deceiving them and not hiding one’s secrets.
But how to tell Teacher Bai—that was another problem.
Currently, Teacher Bai was still an untrusted alien human. Even someone like Chu Jiangting’s family, who were from the same star system, had to find ways to settle on the main planet. Let alone someone like Bai Nuosi.
Having just left the Crown Prince’s office, Huo Ranchuan was already feeling irritable. Now, hearing these whispered words from Teacher Bai, his mood became even heavier.
Since Teacher Bai wasn’t at the Rose Nursery, he didn’t want to go back there either. So, steering his aircraft, he headed straight to the military hospital.
Chu Jiangting had already returned to school, and Han Baiyi was guarding Teacher Bai’s door with his black panther.
When Huo Ranchuan arrived, Mons hurried over as well.
Mons hadn’t gone to pick up the little white tiger because he had been pulled into an unexpected meeting. Now, having just returned from the meeting, he found that the little white tiger was already asleep—there was no need for him to pick him up.
Mons had planned to go home, but upon seeing Huo Ranchuan, he instantly felt guilty.
In a bad mood, Huo Ranchuan glared at him. “Not going home to sleep in the middle of the night—what are you doing here at Teacher Bai’s place?”
Mons felt guilty for a moment, then suddenly remembered the important matter. He hurried over and said, “Commander, the central district contacted me tonight. They said Xiao Bai has been nominated for the Person of the Year award. His name has been posted on the Star Network, waiting for netizens to vote.”
The Person of the Year was selected annually, with three individuals chosen who had made a significant impact or contribution to the empire. Not only was Bai Nuosi nominated, but Huo Ranchuan was also fortunate to be included. However, his name was at the bottom of the list, and not many people voted for him.
There was no help for it; his methods were ruthless, he liked to have his own way, and he had made many enemies at work. Even though his Rose Nursery had indeed brought about great changes for the empire, the mixed reputation wasn’t enough to earn public approval.
But Teacher Bai was different. He had become the public’s top dream teacher, top dream wife, top dream mother…
His level of popularity made his fame unmatched, surpassing many celebrity figures and becoming number one on the Star Network’s popularity rankings.
