Becoming a Kindergarten Teacher for S-Class Spirit Beasts – CH80

Chapter 80

Upon hearing Mons’s explanation, Huo Ranchuan vaguely remembered that there was indeed such an event on the StarNet.

Previously, some reporters had tried to contact him, but his adjutant had declined on his behalf—it turned out it was about this matter.

Huo Ranchuan opened the StarNet. Without even needing to search for keywords, since he followed Teacher Bai’s account, his super topics, and fan groups, as soon as he logged in, he saw the voting portal. There were ten nominees for the Empire’s Person of the Year, from which three would be selected through voting.

Of course, whether one could ultimately be selected didn’t rely solely on audience votes. The project leaders would also visit, investigate the candidates’ backgrounds, and evaluate their contribution scores. After a series of procedures, only when everything checked out would the final selection be made and the list announced.

Due to his immense popularity, Teacher Bai was unsurprisingly at the top of the list, with his vote count reaching over a billion.

Huo Ranchuan asked Mons, “You went out for a meeting tonight—was it about this?”

Mons nodded. “Yes, Commander. They’re coming tomorrow to visit Xiao Bai’s work environment, observe his work status, and interview his colleagues.”

As Bai Nuosi’s direct supervisor and the person in charge of Area S, Mons needed to oversee this matter from start to finish.

Huo Ranchuan snorted coldly, “With Xiao Bai’s live-streaming popularity so high, they still need to investigate?”

Who was in charge of the Person of the Year selection, anyway?

Were they using the guise of a visit to probe the Rose Nursery?

Huo Ranchuan said, “Double the number of patrol guards tomorrow. I’ll personally receive them.”

Mons immediately nodded solemnly, “Understood.”

As Mons was about to leave, he hesitated for a moment and then said, “By the way, Commander, Song Hengye’s spiritual beast seems quite fond of Teacher Bai. This afternoon, when I wasn’t paying attention, it followed the little lion over.”

Mons felt a bit embarrassed. He had been too busy at the time to notice, and his assistant was evidently quite intimidated by these high-level spiritual beasts.

So when the little lion appeared to take the little white tiger away, his assistant didn’t even dare to make a sound.

Mons couldn’t help but sigh. This is why nursery teachers need to be uninformed; otherwise, in a world inherently controlled by mental power levels, low-level individuals simply can’t interact calmly and steadily with S-level beings.

Thinking of how Bai Nuosi had just experienced a kidnapping and still had wounds on his body, and now had to take care of the rambunctious little lion—not to mention also looking after the little white tiger—Huo Ranchuan frowned slightly.

Mons immediately tensed up and quickly said, “Commander, I’ll go retrieve the little white tiger first thing tomorrow morning.”

Huo Ranchuan glanced at him, and an idea suddenly formed in his mind. He had been troubled about not finding opportunities to get close to Teacher Bai. Now, with Teacher Bai injured and having more cubs around, and since he was staying next door, didn’t this provide the perfect excuse to approach him?

Waving his hand, Huo Ranchuan said sternly, “No need to fetch him. Leave the little white tiger in Xiao Bai’s care. You don’t have to worry about it. Focus on the Person of the Year matter and help Xiao Bai secure it.”

Being selected as the Empire’s Person of the Year wouldn’t just come with trophies and bonuses; it would greatly benefit Bai Nuosi’s popularity, reputation, and even his future career development.

More importantly, being selected would prove he passed the Empire’s contribution evaluation. Then, as long as the Rose Nursery vouched for him, Bai Nuosi could obtain a permanent residency ID card for the Empire!

At that point, there would be no need to hide the truth about the spiritual beasts from Teacher Bai.

Mons didn’t know what schemes the Commander was plotting, but he had indeed been very busy lately. His assistant was also quite apprehensive around the little white tiger and couldn’t control him at all.

Having Teacher Bai take care of the cub was the best solution. Mons immediately said, “Then, Commander, should I arrange two nursery assistants for Teacher Bai tomorrow? According to the standard for intermediate nursery teachers, Xiao Bai should have at least two assistants.”

After all, including the baby snake, Bai Nuosi was currently taking care of three cubs.

With one assistant per cub, Teacher Bai would need at least three assistants.

Huo Ranchuan hesitated upon hearing this.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to arrange assistants for Teacher Bai. Firstly, Bai Nuosi had never requested them; he seemed to enjoy personally caring for the babies.

Secondly, Huo Ranchuan recalled the young nursery teacher who had tried to strike up a conversation with Teacher Bai at the children’s playground.

Now that Teacher Bai was famous on the StarNet, many people knew him, and many wanted to get close to him.

Thinking about how popular Teacher Bai was, with men and women lining up all the way to outer space to confess to him, Huo Ranchuan fell silent for two seconds before saying, “You don’t need to worry about matters concerning Teacher Bai anymore. From now on, report all issues related to him directly to me.”

This essentially meant bypassing Mons and taking over all matters concerning Teacher Bai!

Mons looked at Huo Ranchuan with slight surprise but didn’t dare to say or ask anything. He immediately nodded, “Understood, Commander!”

Han Baiyi had been silently guarding Teacher Bai’s door. Watching Mons hurriedly come and go, and then seeing Huo Ranchuan standing in the corridor with a complex expression, not leaving for a long time, he fell into deep thought.

From the beginning, he had felt that Commander Huo’s attitude toward Teacher Bai was a bit off.

Specifically, it was reflected in Teng Snake’s behavior. Teng Snake always showed a strong possessiveness toward Teacher Bai. Clearly a giant snake dozens of meters long, it pretended to be a cub, clinging to Teacher Bai every day. Although it was just a spiritual beast with simple thoughts, subconsciously, it was still influenced by its main body’s desires.

It liked to stick to Teacher Bai so much; perhaps its main body also liked Teacher Bai?

Han Baiyi pressed his lips together, feeling a bit complicated as he watched Huo Ranchuan finally leave.

He lowered his head, looking at the door to Teacher Bai’s room, suddenly feeling deflated.

He had been thinking that Teacher Bai was only three or four years older than him. In an interstellar era where the average lifespan was nearly three hundred years, such an age difference was negligible.

Moreover, Teacher Bai looked very youthful, and he was an omega, so he still had a chance…

After all, Teacher Bai liked men and was currently single.

But now, comparing himself to Huo Ranchuan, Han Baiyi felt he had no advantage.

He had just broken ties with his family and was alone, relying on Huo Ranchuan’s protection to remain safe during the Han family’s internal strife.

His spiritual beast was currently only in a sub-adult state, and he had just officially entered the military academy. It would be four years before he graduated, took the exams, and joined the military.

Four years later, Teacher Bai would probably be married with kids!

Han Baiyi: “…”

He sighed, his expression turning a bit gloomy.

*

When Bai Nuosi woke up the next morning, it was already past eight, almost nine o’clock. He was shocked at himself for sleeping so late!

Usually, he got up at 6:30 a.m., no later than seven, because he needed to make nutritious breakfasts for the babies, help them wash up, and after breakfast, they needed two to three hours of outdoor activities.

Bai Nuosi’s hair had grown to his shoulders. Since arriving at the Rose Nursery, he hadn’t gotten a haircut—not that he didn’t want to, but firstly, he was indeed a bit too busy.

Secondly, he had never figured out where the salon was within the Rose Nursery.

Previously, when he went looking, he found restaurants, shops, public restrooms, even staff-only gyms, cafes, and cinemas—basically everything one might need in daily life—but no hair salon. Isn’t that strange?

Do beastmen not get haircuts?

Bai Nuosi hesitated as he looked at the little lion sprawled out, belly up, drooling in his sleep, his fur all messy. He fell into deep thought.

Previously, the panda cub Qiuqiu had naturally curly fur that was hard to manage. Bai Nuosi had to comb the little panda’s fur every morning.

Now, the little lion’s fur seemed a bit longer than that of ordinary lions, fluffy and prone to puffing up into a furball when angry.

Bai Nuosi reached out and gently rubbed the little lion’s belly, muttering to himself, “Is the beastmen’s fur a fixed length? So they don’t need haircuts?”

After all, when it reaches a certain length, the fur naturally sheds and new fur grows.

So, does this mean they aren’t spiritual beasts but real beastmen?

After all, spiritual beasts are different from their main bodies; the main body’s hair still needs cutting.

Bai Nuosi ruffled the little lion’s fluffy belly a few more times. Then he noticed Teng Snake lazily lying on the windowsill, basking in the sun while looking out into the garden.

Yawning, Bai Nuosi looked down and saw that the little white tiger was no longer on the sofa. The small blanket on the sofa was even neatly folded.

Bai Nuosi: “…”

Wearing pajamas and slippers, his hair loose, Bai Nuosi, still drowsy, stared at the small sofa for a while.

Wait, did he wake up too quickly? Did he just see that the little white tiger’s blanket was folded?

He rubbed his eyes and looked again. Yes, not only was the small blanket neatly folded, but even the quilt he had placed under the sofa to prevent the little white tiger from falling was folded into a square.

It took Bai Nuosi several seconds to react. He slapped his forehead, “Ah! I get it. Supervisor Mons must have come to pick up the little white tiger, right?”

At this moment, the little black snake on the windowsill turned its head to look at Teacher Bai, its tail gently tapping the window.

Bai Nuosi turned to look, “Baby? Are you calling me?”

The little lion was still sleeping sprawled out, drooling enough to wet the pillow. Teng Snake glanced disdainfully at the little lion, then gestured for Bai Nuosi to come over and look out the window.

Curious, Bai Nuosi walked to the window and looked outside, instantly stunned.

In the garden outside the window, the little white tiger had somehow obtained an ultra-light mecha skeleton. After putting it on, his size instantly increased several times.

He was wearing the mecha, with an optical computer projecting a training video corresponding to that model in front of him.

The little white tiger—early in the morning—was actually training?

Bai Nuosi: “…”

He rubbed his eyes again, wondering if he was dreaming.