San Zong didn't say another word the entire way.
It wasn't until he had settled the metal canister in the Flying Vehicle's small storage compartment, adjusting the temperature and humidity, that he seemed to steel himself and said to Xia Chujian, "Female Sire, San Zong still wants to go back and ask the Director first. If the Director doesn't want San Zong either, then San Zong, can San Zong be a Slave for Female Sire?"
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
What a twist! Did she, Xia Chujian, look like someone who could afford to keep Slaves? Huh? Huh? Huh?!
Xia Chujian couldn't even feed herself, and she still had an aunt who had been in a coma for three years to take care of and cure!
She was only seventeen years old, still had to go to school, and already had a lot on her plate! How could she afford a Humanoid?
Seeing Xia Chujian's hesitation, San Zong grew anxious.
He rubbed his hands, calloused and rough, and said softly, "If San Zong can't go back to the Plantation, San Zong can support himself, can support Female Sire, can support Small Dog!"
"As long as Female Sire agrees to let San Zong follow Female Sire as a Slave, San Zong will work hard to farm! Will go to the Exotic Beast Forest to catch prey for Female Sire to eat, as long as Female Sire gives San Zong a place to stay..."
He gestured with his hand, "Doesn't need to be a big place, just under the eaves at the door, enough for San Zong to lie down and sleep."
He didn't even ask to come inside, just being at the door was enough.
It was truly the height of humility.
Xia Chujian pursed her lips, holding a bottle of water, and said in a light tone, "I thought you wanted all-inclusive board and lodging. I've never seen a... servant who has to support their master."
She didn't say the word "Slave," although San Zong belonged to the Slave class, Xia Chujian felt that her social status wasn't much higher than San Zong's.
They were both at the bottom, so why hurt each other?
San Zong's eyes lit up. "Female Sire agreed?!"
Xia Chujian tilted her head, looking at the Blood Kirin and Kong Sang planted in the metal canister, and said with a smile, "If you have nowhere to go, you can follow me, but you know, it's hard for you to get into Mulan City. We have to find a way."
This was common knowledge, not only in Mulan City, but throughout the entire Beichen Empire.
The children born to Humanoid parents could only be Humanoids, even if one parent was a normal human, as long as the other was a Humanoid, their children would only be Humanoids.
And after Humanoids were born, there would be a special government agency to assess the infants.
Humanoids who could switch back to a normal human form within thirty days of birth were of the Lowly People class and could grow up with their parents.
Those who could not switch back to a normal human form within thirty days of birth were of the Slave class and would be immediately taken away from their parents and sent to a specially enclosed Humanoid breeding center for collective "rearing."
San Zong was the kind of Humanoid who could not switch back to a complete human form from birth, so he was classified as a Slave.
He had been sent to the breeding center outside the city after birth and raised collectively, so he didn't know who his biological parents were.
And the parents of Humanoid Slaves could only assume that their children had died young.
The Beichen Empire had very strict management of Humanoid Slaves, and they could not freely enter or leave the places where they were confined.
Once violated, the Beichen Empire's law enforcement agencies at all levels could kill them on the spot.
In the Beichen Empire, killing Humanoid Slaves was not illegal, at most compensating the Slave owner for the loss.
Of course, if a Humanoid Slave caused harm to a normal human, then the Slave owner would have to compensate the other party for the loss.
Therefore, a Humanoid Slave who left the Humanoid Slave enclosure without legal procedures basically had no good end.
San Zong realized this and a look of dismay appeared on his face.
Seeing San Zong's suddenly low mood, Xia Chujian couldn't bear it and said, "I've thought about this problem too. How about this, I'll take you back, find you a place to live near the Exotic Beast Forest near Mulan City, and then find a way to take you around Mulan City to the Plantation in the south, how about that?"
San Zong immediately cheered up and nodded like he was mashing garlic. "Can do! Can do! No problem! No problem!"
He was extremely excited.
It was late at night, Xia Chujian couldn't hold on any longer and went back to the small bed in the cabin to sleep.
San Zong was still busy in the storage room, not knowing what he was doing.
...
The next morning, Xia Chujian woke up early.
Looking at her smart bracelet, it was only seven in the morning.
It wasn't particularly early, but she couldn't sleep anymore.
Turning her head, she looked at Ping Qiong on the small bed beside her. She was curled up in her coat, snoring softly, sleeping soundly.
Xia Chujian smiled slightly.
She really liked their little team.
Although everyone had different tempers and personalities, no one had bad intentions.
Her aunt had said that if you could have a group of colleagues without bad intentions in the workplace, it would be the best of the best.
Now that the Blood Kirin was found, and the Kong Sang was also found, Xia Chujian's mood was bursting with happiness, but at the same time, she couldn't stay any longer.
She missed her aunt and wanted to go home.
She got up to go to the small bathroom to wash her face, but found that the water tank in the bathroom was full again.
"Female Sire is up? San Zong has filled the bathroom water tank, is there anything else San Zong needs to do?"
San Zong greeted Xia Chujian very enthusiastically.
Xia Chujian nodded, expressing her thanks: "Thank you, San Zong, take a rest for a while, I'll make breakfast after I wash up. By the way, what do you like to eat?"
San Zong scratched his head: "San Zong eats everything, not picky."
"...Unicorn Cattle Meat Buns, Tantai Royal Rice Porridge, Egg Pancakes, how about that?"
San Zong swallowed, and before he could speak, the Small Dog, who had been circling around his feet, perked up.
"Wu Er Fu! Wu Er Fu!" It kept pouncing towards Xia Chujian, expressing its excitement.
"I know, Small Si Xi, I can also make Si Xi Meatballs..." Xia Chujian couldn't help but laugh, feeling extremely happy.
The Small Dog didn't know what "Si Xi Meatballs" were, but hearing its name in it, it jumped even more vigorously.
Xia Chujian played with it for a while before going to the small bathroom to wash up.
Originally, she just wanted to wash her face and brush her teeth, but seeing so much water, she couldn't help but take a shower.
Coming out of the small bathroom refreshed, she first went to the storage room to see the Blood Kirin and Kong Sang that San Zong had helped her plant.
The Blood Kirin was still a seed, buried in humus soil, without any movement.
Of course, it had only been one night, and it would be a ghost if it could grow sprouts.
So in the entire round pot, there was only this single seedling of Kong Sang.
It looked like an orchid, but only half as tall, so delicate that you needed to hold your breath to get close to it.
Xia Chujian couldn't help but gently touch its soft, misty green leaves, and the small, moon-white petals deep within the leaves, also misty.
"Wu Er Fu!" The Small Dog ran over ignorantly, jumping up to play with its beloved little plant.
Xia Chujian was startled, and her finger accidentally touched a little bit of the petal, picking up a little pollen invisible to the naked eye.
She didn't feel anything, and casually picked up the Small Dog, letting it play with the Kong Sang for a while.
The Small Dog was also quite sensible, only touching the Kong Sang with its furry head, then struggled to get down, bit Xia Chujian's trouser leg, and asked her to go to the kitchen.
Xia Chujian smiled and followed the Small Dog to the small kitchen to prepare breakfast.
San Zong heard her say she was making beef buns, and had helped her chop the thawed Unicorn Cattle beef into minced meat in advance.
The Plain Girl Flour dough was also kneaded.
Xia Chujian was very surprised: "San Zong, can you cook?"
San Zong shook his head: "Only know how to chop meat and knead dough, nothing else."
"San Zong also helped in the kitchen at the Plantation, but the master chef only let San Zong assist, and San Zong would leave when it was time to cook."
Xia Chujian said "Oh", "Your master chef is really not a good person."
San Zong opened his mouth, wanting to say "The master chef is not a thing, is a normal Humanoid."
But he felt that the Female Sire probably didn't mean that.
He didn't know how to respond, but seeing that Xia Chujian had already started making buns, he immediately turned around and left.
Xia Chujian wiped her hands with a paper towel, and quickly wrapped thirty white and plump Unicorn Cattle Meat Buns, each weighing half a catty, emphasizing thin skin and large filling.
The Unicorn Cattle Meat Buns were ready, and the aroma of the rice porridge was wafting out.
While steaming the Unicorn Cattle Meat Buns, she also fried twenty egg pancakes in the wok, and today's breakfast was all set.
Ping Qiong had already woken up while Xia Chujian was frying the egg pancakes.
The enticing aroma made her stomach rumble; she was practically squatting by the stove, waiting for the delicious food.
Xia Chujian said, "Cai Jie, go get Song Mingqian and Li Fu to come eat. There's a place to eat here, and the meat buns are best right out of the steamer."
Ping Qiong nodded repeatedly, "I'll go, I'll go! I'll go right away!"
She had slept exceptionally well last night and had no idea Xia Chujian had done so much.
After Ping Qiong left, Xia Chujian went to the storage room, put the lid on the metal cylinder where the Blood Kirin and Kong Sang were planted, and placed the woven cloth baskets on top to prevent Li Fu's meddling hands from opening it and seeing them.
She planned to temporarily borrow this Flying Vehicle.
When Ping Qiong brought Li Fu and Song Mingqian to the civilian Flying Vehicle, Xia Chujian didn't see Ye Shijie.
She raised her eyebrows at Ping Qiong.
Ping Qiong spread her hands helplessly, "Ye Dui didn't not want to come, he... he's pretty badly injured, and it's too cold outside for him to come out."
Li Fu said, "Ye Dui's Mental Strength has dropped a level, and there are no medical facilities here. He's been running a fever all night."
Xia Chujian felt bad.
But her expression didn't change on the surface as she said, "I understand. Let's eat first. After we eat, we can prepare to return to Mulan City."
"...The Blood Kirin was found?" Li Fu asked uncertainly.
He seemed to have seen the Blood Kirin yesterday, but the fighting was too intense later, and he didn't know if that Blood Kirin was still alive.
Xia Chujian nodded.
She took out the first Blood Kirin she found yesterday and said, "Here, it's here. It's enough to turn in the mission when we get back."
Li Fu and Song Mingqian crowded around, curiously looking at this legendary plant.
"It's quite interesting, it really looks like a small Kirin, look, it's all chubby here..."
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