Endless Throne - Chapter 36

“Ahaha…” Zhou Yuan’s smile froze on his face, his eyes darkened as he looked at the little bat.

[Class Representative]: Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but think, was it still too late to kill it now?

[Huangfu Tie Niu]: Lin Fugui’s delicate body trembled, revealing an expression of disbelief

[Great Emperor Huaji]: Zhou Yuan grinned wickedly: “You know too much!”

[Watermelon Patch Sinner]: Lin Fugui let out a delicate moan: “No…”

Lin Yebai lowered his eyes slightly. In this world, his self-control had improved considerably.

“Caw——“

The golden-eyed crow suddenly opened its mouth and directly swallowed Lin Fugui’s little bat incarnation.

It looked small, but its mouth opened as wide as a bowl. In one gulp, Lin Fugui was gone.

“Excellent, Brother Bird is amazing!” Zhou Yuan immediately began applauding.

What was Lin Fugui doing staying at their house anyway? It would be awkward to strangle him directly, but this was just perfect.

“Caw——” The golden-eyed crow glanced at Zhou Yuan, its gaze three parts arrogant, three parts haughty, and four parts indifferent. Young man, you’re still too impatient. What’s the big deal about this?

After Zhou Yuan finished his staring contest with the crow, he didn’t mind the crow’s disdain. He just found it amusing, smiled, and looked around:

“How come I don’t see Lele?”

He called out twice, and the sound of farting came from the bathroom direction, followed by the smell of chicken droppings.

“Cluck cluck cluck——cluck cluck cluck——“

The old hen was a bit embarrassed and let out several more loud farts.

The smell was very strong, even Ergou showed a displeased expression.

“Too smelly, sir. I’ll clean up that apartment across the hall, let’s go sit over there for now.” Xiahou Yun was very perceptive and punched the lock, which immediately broke.

Ergou followed behind, trying hard to contract his buttocks, barely managing to preserve the original shape of the doorframe.

Lin Yebai and Coach Wang also went to the opposite room, having no attachment to their current dwelling. There were too many empty houses available now; they could live anywhere.

“Mommy, mommy, it smells so bad!” the little spiders said from inside the cat carrier.

“Indeed.” Coach Wang began teaching the spider cubs:

“But you’re speaking too loudly. Others will feel embarrassed if they hear you.”

“What if you farted and someone loudly complained about the smell? How would you feel?”

“But we don’t fart…” the spider cubs said quietly.

“Cluck cluck cluck——” The old hen was very embarrassed now and wanted toilet paper.

The toilet paper in the bathroom had run out, but it couldn’t say so.

Ever since Zhou Yuan had taught it to use the toilet and toilet paper, it had become a refined old hen that valued hygiene and cleanliness.

Why hadn’t the little brother who said he’d get toilet paper returned after so long?

The old hen sat on the toilet, pondering with increasingly deep eyes. Could it be that he wanted to gain Ergou’s exclusive favor, so he deliberately left me in the bathroom?

“Cluck cluck cluck, cluck cluck cluck——“

The old hen tried to express its desire for toilet paper, but unfortunately no one could understand chicken language, leaving it alone in the bathroom.

It seemed it could only rely on itself… Its expression became resolute.

“Sir, Wang Zherongyao ran away.” Xiahou Yun checked around and found they had completely lost track of the other party. Too little serum had been used; although the little one wouldn’t attack Lin Yebai, he hadn’t developed strong filial devotion either.

“Mm.” Lin Yebai nodded slightly, not particularly concerned about this matter.

“He’s somewhat special. Next time we encounter him, we’ll capture him. He might have other uses.” Xiahou Yun had studied him before. On the surface, the little one looked no different from ordinary people, but actually had two small horns hidden in his hair and a demon tail behind him.

“Alright, I’ll grab him if I see him next time. After all the trouble of escaping with him, he runs away as soon as we settle down. It’s not like we eat people.” Zhou Yuan’s fists hardened. Just as he finished speaking, he saw the old hen sneaking out of the bathroom.

It looked around furtively and nervously, and when it saw the toilet paper on the living room table, its eyes lit up and it quickly grabbed it.

Everyone had left the living room; they must have gone elsewhere.

The old hen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate inwardly that it hadn’t been discovered.

It quietly peeked out the door, and everyone across the hall was looking this way.

Lin Yebai, Xiahou Yun, Coach Wang, Zhou Yuan, and its most beloved Ergou.

The old hen’s wing went limp, and the toilet paper rolled away.

Oh no, everyone saw it!!!

Its heart turned ashen, its eyes gradually filling with despair…

Ergou swept his tail and closed the door on their side.

The old hen’s withered heart came back to life. From now on, it would live only for Ergou!

Regardless of the old hen’s feelings, that was just a small interlude that no one would deliberately tease about.

The next day, the newly appointed workshop manager Lin Yebai took his employees out to capture aberrants. Coach Wang accompanied him with seven little spiders.

Xiahou Yun remained at the original laboratory, continuing his research.

Deputy factory manager Ergou didn’t need to punch a time clock; he could draw salary just by having his name on the roster. Zhou Yuan had been promoted to captain of the factory security team, changed into new clothes, and strutted around majestically on patrol.

“Third brother, it’s your first day at work today. It doesn’t matter if you can’t catch any aberrants. I’m still here to support the factory. You can take your time catching them later…” After Lin Fugui’s significant size reduction, his appearance had improved dramatically. Of course, standing next to Lin Yebai, he still paled in comparison. Even with his amiable smile, he still had an ambiguous, neither-masculine-nor-feminine quality.

After speaking, Lin Fugui instinctively wanted to stroke his round belly, but touched nothing and felt disappointed.

“Mm, thank you for your concern, big brother.” Lin Yebai led dozens of aberrants away.

Among them were six or seven intermediate aberrants and more than twenty low-level aberrants with normal intelligence. This was the leather factory’s true strength.

The aberrants previously used to besiege them had been dominated by bestial nature and could be seen everywhere.

A small bat separated from Lin Fugui’s body and was about to follow the group when the crow perched on Lin Yebai’s shoulder called out once, and the little bat immediately turned around.

The crow cawed with laughter, and the little bat’s speed suddenly increased.

“Sir, I think Lin Fugui’s move has deeper meaning. He wants to suppress you… If you truly come back empty-handed today, this group will definitely become restless and won’t respect you.”

Coach Wang’s expression was serious as he whispered his speculation in Lin Yebai’s ear.

Actually, he, Old Wang, was quite useful too.

Ever since Lin Yebai had given him a blood pearl of indeterminate grade last night, Coach Wang couldn’t wait to do something for Lin Yebai. His entire spirit was different.

A talent like Mr. Lin would surely accomplish great things. Having received much care from Mr. Lin along the way, it was only natural to serve him loyally. That Lin Fugui was just cannon fodder.

“I understand.” Lin Yebai, having grown up in the imperial court, was no stranger to such schemes.

Actually, he had prepared long ago and would certainly have gains.

Seeing Lin Yebai’s calm expression, Coach Wang also felt relieved.

Usually crows flew in flocks, wandering and foraging in the air. Today, every few dozen meters, one could see a crow fluttering by, seemingly leading the way.

Flight was indeed a very useful ability, especially for gathering intelligence.

The small bats that Lin Fugui had separated were far fewer in number than the crow flock.

Lin Yebai hadn’t even asked the golden-eyed crow; it had prepared everything on its own.

The other aberrants didn’t take Lin Yebai seriously. He was just a sickly man who had luckily sworn brotherhood with Lin Fugui. He should look at his own capabilities before becoming a workshop manager.

While they thought this way, no one dared to speak up and test him.

Better to wait until they encountered wild aberrants to see if this workshop manager had any real ability.

The group gradually came to a secluded part of the city, with countless dark alleys, extremely chaotic. One could easily get lost if not careful. With the crows leading the way, it was manageable.

Some of the accompanying aberrants showed dissatisfaction.

They had originally been human and instinctively disliked these dirty, messy places. Even if aberrants were hiding in such places, how many could there be? Was it worth making this trip? Were those crows reliable? They were just beasts; what could they possibly know?

Lin Yebai quietly ordered, “Stay quiet.”

In the dark alley, his expression was cold and stern. His blood-red eyes naturally carried a majesty that disregarded life and death. His features were strikingly beautiful, yet his temperament was cold to the extreme, like frost and snow on distant mountains, like an unsheathed blade, aloof and transcendent.

This made people unconsciously obedient, not daring to harbor rebellious thoughts.

Even the aberrants who harbored dissatisfaction became docile and well-behaved after being coldly glanced at by him.

The group actually made no sound as they walked, looking like they were floating above the ground from a distance.

At this time, in a mahjong parlor hidden in the dark alley, a large group of aberrants had gathered, bustling with activity. In the center, a five or six-year-old little boy was licking a lollipop, his tone somewhat mysterious:

“Do you know? Lin Fugui broke through again.”

“Really? The fighting in the west of the city was so fierce yesterday, I didn’t dare go out to watch the excitement.” A big-headed aberrant remembered the corpses scattered everywhere that he saw afterward and couldn’t help but shudder.

“Damn it, that bastard keeps rising in power. Won’t we never have peace in the future?” Another muscular female aberrant frowned tightly.

“Want to know what really happened?” The little one bit through his lollipop in a few bites and swallowed it. Although he wasn’t hungry after eating blood pearls, he still craved snacks intensely.

“Yes, what else do you want to eat?”

The other aberrants found him cute and indulged him somewhat.

“Do you have Wangzai milk? Get me two cans of that. No, I want ten cans.” The little one wanted to breathe free air and indulge himself properly.

“Here, take the whole case.”

“That’s more like it.” The little one opened a can, drank it down in gulps, burped, crushed the can, and threw it away.

“The people from the shelter were heading north, so Lin Fugui led aberrants in pursuit.”

“But guess what happened?”

“What happened?” The aberrants were all curious.

“I want milk tablets.”

“Here.”

“During the pursuit… Lin Fugui encountered a formidable opponent. They fought like dragons and tigers, with blood flowing like rivers and bones piled like mountains…”

“Lin Fugui spread his wings, the formidable opponent slashed with a blade, cutting off half his wing. Another slash, and Lin Fugui began running for his life, his fat butt swaying back and forth… Do you want to know who the formidable opponent was?”

“Just say what you want to eat directly. We’ll feed it to your mouth; don’t waste time.”

“I want to sweep away hunger.” The little one patted his round belly.

“Get him two Snickers bars.” The big-headed aberrant quickly instructed the aberrant who collected supplies.

“No more Snickers, little brother. Will Dove chocolate work?”

“Fine, I’m not picky.” The little one grinned.

“To make a long story short, Lin Fugui’s wing was broken and he couldn’t fly, so my godfather Lin Yebai chased him with a blade——“

“Godfather? That’s your godfather?” The aberrants didn’t quite believe it.

“What, don’t believe it? My godfather is like a celestial being. The first time he saw such a clever, cute, and intelligent child like me, he immediately adopted me as his godson and even said I’d inherit his property in the future…”

“Then why are you here? Being chased by aberrants like a dog?” Some aberrants weren’t easily fooled and immediately pointed out the flaw in the little one’s boasting.

“Hey! You haven’t seen the world. Was I being chased? I was just playing around. My godfather spoils me too much, and I feel a bit embarrassed. I haven’t made any contributions but got property for free. Who could feel good about that?”

“I just wanted to come out and relax, maybe accomplish something meritorious, so I won’t disappoint my godfather’s cultivation of me.”

“You all better serve me well. When you encounter my godfather later, mention my name and you might escape with your lives.” The little one proudly puffed out his chest.

“You little brat, you sure can talk, one story after another, calling him godfather with every breath. There should be some proof, right?”

“What proof do you want? I can’t just call out ‘godfather’ and have my godfather actually appear, can I?” The little one showed no fear.

“Then try calling out. If you can’t produce proof, we’ll stew you in soup. You’ve been eating and drinking here under false pretenses, and now you’ve deceived your way to us. What audacity!”

“Godfather——“

“Godfather! Someone’s bullying your son——” The little one screamed heart-renderingly, though he had already prepared to escape.

CRASH——

The mahjong parlor’s door was kicked open, and countless aberrants turned to look.

[Crispy Shark]: Father and son united in heart

[I Am a Little Green Dragon]: Every request answered