Le Zhuo choked for a moment, nearly blurting out Bai Jiao’s name.
But out of professional ethics, he held it in.
“Alright, sir. Aside from appearance, do you have any other requirements for the custom robots?” he asked in a “sweet” tone, sounding every bit like a kind and gentle customer service girl.
Bai Jiao thought he was quite good at acting and decided to tease Le Zhuo a bit more.
He spoke casually, “Male. The chest should be a bit more prominent and the sexual functions should be fully developed…”
“Wait, sir, when you say adult robot, do you mean… adult as in not suitable for minors?”
Le Zhuo was stunned!
He had thought Bai Jiao meant adult sized but this kind of “adult”…
Ahhhhhh!
Bai Jiao was such a pervert!
What exactly did he want to do with his robots?!
“I’m an adult. I need an adult robot. Is there a problem?” Bai Jiao asked in return.
For this line of work, requesting a custom robot with sexual functions was completely reasonable. The shocking part for Le Zhuo was that Bai Jiao wanted his adult robot!
“…No problem.” As if! There was a huge problem.
Le Zhuo decided to try to dissuade him. “However, I’m very sorry, sir. This falls under special services and requires, ”
“I’ll add another hundred thousand. You must replicate it exactly according to my requirements,” Bai Jiao said straightforwardly.
Le Zhuo’s heart wavered but he still forced himself to refuse. “Sir, if you want the best, then in terms of materials, ”
“Three million. I want the best materials. At this price, if you won’t do it, someone else will.”
“I agree!”
Three million! That was three million! Bai Jiao might be a pervert but he was also genuinely rich!
It was just adding sexual functions to a robot modeled after himself. It wasn’t actually him. For that amount of money, Bai Jiao could do whatever he wanted!
“Mm,” Bai Jiao continued listing his requirements. “I like them obedient. A bit clingy.”
“Alright, anything else?” Le Zhuo recorded it down.
“They have to act cute. If they can’t act cute, I don’t want them.”
Le Zhuo’s mouth twitched at that requirement. He couldn’t understand Bai Jiao’s preferences at all.
What kind of guide likes a sentinel who acts cute?
Still, he replied sweetly, “Okay.”
Bai Jiao went on concisely, “Mm. Height: 187 cm. Eight pack abs and the opening should be soft and moist.”
“……”
The earlier parts were fine but that last requirement, what on earth was that?!
Le Zhuo felt his face heat up.
“It’s exactly what you’re thinking,” Bai Jiao added.
“……” Le Zhuo’s expression twisted.
Bai Jiao…
A total pervert!!!
In society, the mainstream dynamic was that sentinels were on top and guides were below, though the reverse did exist.
When Le Zhuo had initially given in for the sake of money, he had assumed the former. Now that he realized Bai Jiao’s preference was the latter… and then thought about the three million…
“Okay,” Le Zhuo forced out with a stiff smile.
This was a client with money. He endured it!
“Mm, also, I want absolute realism. Every part of the body, pores, breathing, everything must be as close to a real human as possible,” Bai Jiao said. “However, don’t install any reproductive related knowledge into the robot. I prefer them a bit innocent. I’ll teach them myself.”
Le Zhuo very much wanted to ask, he was ordering ten robots, wasn’t he worried about exhausting himself? But that was obviously not something he could say.
Questioning a paying client would only mean losing the client!
Le Zhuo pinched his nose and agreed, feeling more bitter inside than if he had swallowed a mouthful of bitter melon.
He had made robots modeled after himself before but those had only required a resemblance in appearance, without any complicated programming. Something this technically demanding was a first for him.
“Mm, that’s all. I’m hanging up.”
After Bai Jiao ended the call, he couldn’t help burying his face into a cushion and laughing for a while.
He had absolutely no interest in lifeless things like robots. Buying a robot modeled after Le Zhuo was certainly not for that kind of purpose. Saying all of that had simply been to tease Le Zhuo.
Just imagining how aggrieved Le Zhuo must feel right now made him find it unbearably adorable.
In this world, his lover’s true personality was a little too lively and there was also a touch of tsundere contradiction in him, saying one thing while meaning another but that didn’t matter. Bai Jiao had plenty of time to take things slowly with him. For now, the most urgent matter was to accumulate enough military merit to annul the engagement.
These new recruits were nothing but trouble to him. Given his serious injury last time, the higher ups definitely wouldn’t allow him to leave the capital planet for dangerous missions in the near future.
If that was the case, then what could allow him to quickly rise in rank and expand his influence?
[Host, you can also capture traitors. Catching traitors works too.]
“Mm, then go check which spies are out there.”
[…Why is it me again?!] 886 roared.
“If you don’t go, I won’t buy you a new skin this month.” Bai Jiao calmly seized 886’s weak point.
[Wuwuwuwuwu… I’ll go.] 886 surrendered.
After arranging everything, Bai Jiao realized he had nothing to do again.
After finishing training the recruits and returning to his residence, he didn’t see that silly snow leopard today.
[Host, the cub isn’t clinging to you anymore.]
Bai Jiao paid no attention to its sarcastic remark.
…….
Tomorrow was a rest day. On a whim, Bai Jiao decided to go out and take a look around, to see what this capital planet was like.
After taking a shower, he changed into a set of casual clothes and went out. His silver hair, bathed in moonlight, looked as lustrous as the finest silk. His figure was outstanding, his bearing elegant and refined, making him appear even more gentle and harmless than usual.
A furtive figure appeared behind him. Bai Jiao seemed to sense it yet did not turn back to look even once.
[Host, where are you going to have fun?]
“I heard there’s a night venue nearby. I’ll go take a look.”
Bai Jiao piloted his aircraft and landed on the platform, drawing quite a crowd.
The aircraft alone was enough to prove his identity and among the mixed crowd were even some of his subordinates.
[Host, you’ve shaken off the cub!]
The speed of an aircraft was naturally not something a snow leopard could match.
“He never intended to follow in the first place.”
Bai Jiao smoothed back the hair that had been tousled by the wind, then bought a hair tie from the system store and tied his hair into a high ponytail, making his handsome features even more distinct.
He didn’t want to attract too much attention, so he planned to buy a mask from a stall at the entrance of the night venue.
“Sir, please allow me to give you this mask,” the old lady said, holding it out to him with both hands. “Only this one can barely match you.”
It was a fox mask, outlined in striking silver, as though it had been custom made just for him.
Meeting the old lady’s sincere gaze, Bai Jiao said, “Thank you. You should head home early.”
He took the silver fox mask and left behind a generous sum of money, enough for the old lady to pack up and go home immediately.
Tonight was destined to be anything but peaceful.
Bai Jiao’s mental power spread across the entire night venue, sensing unusual fluctuations.
Who would have thought that in a place as heavily guarded as the capital planet, there would still exist such a massive arena?
Following the strange fluctuations, Bai Jiao arrived at the area with the largest crowd and the loudest cheers.
The beasts on the stage were clearly not beasts in the usual sense but rather the manifested spirit forms of humans. On a floating platform hung the prize for this match, a C rank guide.
That C rank guide was evidently a criminal, with a prison identification number around his neck. An arena like this had to be legal, though conducted in secrecy, hidden from ordinary people.
[Host, do you want to fight?] 886 discerned Bai Jiao’s intention.
“I haven’t had a proper fight in a long time.” Bai Jiao stared at the guide on the stage, finding him somewhat familiar.
The other party’s white hair was dry and withered like straw. Suspended high above, he looked as though he had lost all signs of life yet his eyes remained wide open.
[Then go up and have some fun. It’s legal, as long as you don’t kill anyone.]
Win the match, pay an additional five hundred and you could take a C rank guide away. Those who participated in such matches were mostly desperadoes.
Bai Jiao was somewhat interested in this guide. After all, his appearance bore an uncanny resemblance to the illegitimate child of the original host’s parents.
If he brought him back to the military academy and used a few methods to make those two illegitimate children fall for him, then the original host’s parents would likely have no time left to interfere with the matter of switching the fiance.
Moreover, this place was filled with powerful elites, hiding plenty of filth beneath the surface. It was also an ideal place to search for traitors.
When Bai Jiao tried to enter, he was stopped. The guard said an invitation was required.
He took out a stack of invitations and asked which one was needed. The guard showed him an example and Bai Jiao, as if performing a magic trick, produced an identical copy and handed it over.
“My lord, you may enter. My apologies for disturbing your enjoyment,” the guard immediately said with a respectful bow.
“No need to be polite. I intend to participate. Please help me register.”
“Yes.”
Bai Jiao used a fabricated sentinel identity and everything proceeded exceptionally smoothly.
In the arena, summoning spirit forms was not mandatory. Powerful sentinels often chose close combat instead.
At this moment, the battle had already reached a fever pitch. Through the backstage screen, Bai Jiao saw a tiger and a wolf tearing into each other. Blood and flesh flew yet no victor had emerged, showing just how desperate these people were to obtain the C rank guide on the stage.
Outside, the crowd roared with excitement, applauding the brutal and bloody spectacle.
Bai Jiao felt nothing.
To him, such an environment was ordinary to the extreme, so much so that it could even be called crude.
However, to avoid getting his hands dirty, Bai Jiao exchanged for a pair of white protective gloves.
“Are you sure you want to go on stage personally?” a staff member backstage came over to confirm.
“Mm.”
Bai Jiao knew that many of the contestants here were hired by powerful elites to fight but that didn’t mean he needed to hire anyone as well.
Those people wanted guides either to torment and humiliate them or simply as tools to warm their beds. Bai Jiao, on the other hand, only wanted to stir up a little more drama.
“It’s your turn. Please enter.”
The heavy iron gate was pulled open by two people working together. The previous victor, a tiger, had just downed a vial of recovery agent and quickly regained its vigor, striding toward Bai Jiao with powerful steps.
This was a beast form, not a spirit form.
“Aw woo!”
A sharp, urgent cry rang out from the stage. Bai Jiao saw a familiar white figure leap down from above, landing in front of him and baring its fangs at the tiger, growling fiercely.
“What the hell is that? A spirit form jumped off the platform?”
“He’s dressed like he’s out for a stroll and still came to fight beasts, does he think this is a runway? Hahahahaha!”
“That sentinel’s body is really good. If he were included as a prize, I’d definitely go down there and have some fun too.”
“Hahahahaha! You pervert, get lost!”
“A spirit form teaming up with a human against a beast form, two against one, isn’t that unfair? Why doesn’t that beast just turn human and cooperate a bit?”
“If he turns human, he’ll be running around naked! I don’t want my eyes assaulted!”
“Why are you here?”
Bai Jiao frowned and stepped forward to soothe Le Zhuo’s agitation. “You’re not needed here.”
The tiger across from them lunged forward without hesitation. Just as Le Zhuo was about to react, Bai Jiao’s fist shot out, striking the tiger squarely on the forehead and sending it flying off the stage. The entire arena fell into instant silence.
Le Zhuo was stunned as well, staring at Bai Jiao with wide eyes.
“Aw woo?” What just happened?
Bai Jiao grabbed his ear, his expression darkening. “Le Zhuo, have I been spoiling you too much?”
“……” Le Zhuo was scared.
So fierce! Bai Jiao was far more terrifying than the tiger just now!
Wait, what did Bai Jiao call him? Le Zhuo? Had Bai Jiao already recognized him?
“Congratulations to contestant number twelve for winning! Now, let us welcome the next challenger!” The host snapped out of his shock and quickly worked to restore the atmosphere. “Let’s give contestant number twelve a round of applause, cheer!”
“What the hell was that? He knocked someone out with one punch?”
“What level is that sentinel? If he’s that strong, why come down personally? This is a complete mismatch!”
“No matter how strong he is, he shouldn’t be able to send number eleven flying with one punch, right? Maybe there’s something wrong with those gloves. The spirit form didn’t even make a move.”
“The rules allow it. Who are you to complain?”
“Stop arguing and just cheer! This is going to be a great show!”
The iron gate opened once more. Bai Jiao tugged on Le Zhuo’s ear, his gaze shadowed. “Didn’t I shake you off? How did you find your way here?”
Faced with Bai Jiao’s overwhelming presence, Le Zhuo lost his nerve.
He really wanted to run!
But when he saw the gate open and a fierce looking bald man approaching with a black wolf three or four times his size, he still chose to step in front of Bai Jiao.
“Aw woo!” This isn’t the time to talk about that!
“Aw woo…” Let go of my ear first, you’re making me lose face.
“Don’t change the subject.” Bai Jiao turned him to face him directly. “Do you have any idea how dangerous this place is? Who allowed you to come here?”
Le Zhuo was indignant. “Aw woo!” If you can come, why can’t I?!
“You’re an idiot.” Bai Jiao pinched his whiskers.
“……” Le Zhuo was about to explode with anger and blurted out, giving up on hiding it, “I’m not an idiot!”
“Not pretending anymore?” Bai Jiao met his gaze. “Even so, this still isn’t a place you should be.”
“I’m coming anyway!” Le Zhuo retorted, puffing up with anger.
“……” Bai Jiao realized that his mental suggestion and control had no effect on Le Zhuo at all.
By this time, the two opponents had already charged forward. Le Zhuo immediately entered a combat ready state.
“Aw woo!”
Once again, Bai Jiao pressed down on his head.
“Don’t move. Stay here and watch.” He simply suppressed Le Zhuo’s strength until he didn’t even have the power to get up.
Le Zhuo tried lifting his paw several times but couldn’t move at all. He could only watch helplessly as Bai Jiao walked alone toward the man and the wolf.
“Aw woo!”
In his mind, Bai Jiao was a guide who needed protection. Even after witnessing him knock a tiger away with a single punch, that belief hadn’t changed, after all, that tiger had clearly already fought several rounds and was exhausted.
But now, the opponents were in perfect condition, a human and a spirit form at full strength.
Bai Jiao decided to end it quickly. His elegant figure blurred into afterimages as he moved, relying solely on his hands to break countless bones in the bald man’s body, not enough to kill him but likely enough to leave him permanently paralyzed. With a final kick, he sent the man flying off the stage.
“Aw woo!” Seeing the bald man’s spirit form attempt a sneak attack from behind, Le Zhuo broke free of his restraints in panic and dashed forward.
But the spirit form had already been sent flying along with its owner.
This time, the cheers erupted almost instantly.
“Congratulations to contestant number twelve for two consecutive victories! Next, let’s welcome the next challenger!”
“Damn, he’s definitely from the military academy.”
“No way, those moves were so fast I couldn’t even see the afterimages. I think he’s self trained.”
“You’ve ever seen a self trained fighter this strong?”
After defeating contestant number fourteen, Bai Jiao returned to Le Zhuo’s side and grabbed his ear again. “Who told you to break free? You stay right here and behave. Don’t run around. I’ll deal with you when we get back.”
The sentinels he was facing were mostly on the same level as Le Zhuo or even a level higher. That meant if Le Zhuo joined the fight, there was a high chance he would get injured.
That was why Bai Jiao had reacted so strongly to Le Zhuo appearing here and trying to fight.
“Aw woo!” No!
“You’re that eager to get beaten?” Bai Jiao asked.
“Aw woo!” I can handle it!
“I’ll spar with you tonight when we get home. For now, lie here obediently. Move even a little and you’re done for.” Bai Jiao ruffled Le Zhuo’s fur into a mess and looked toward the next opponent stepping out.
…
There was no doubt, Bai Jiao won the championship, along with the prize.
During this time, Le Zhuo kept trying to break free from Bai Jiao’s control but every attempt failed. In the end, he could only lie there dejectedly, watching as Bai Jiao dealt with one opponent after another.
Bai Jiao was too strong.
Even sentinels of the same level from the military academy would be completely crushed in front of him.
After the fight, Bai Jiao went up, paid five hundred and instructed them to have the guide cleaned up and delivered to his home the next day. Then he turned back, hoisted Le Zhuo, now in the size of a normal adult leopard, onto his shoulder and carried him away.
“Let’s go home.”
Originally, he had planned to take the opportunity to catch a few traitors after the fight but now the entire plan had been disrupted by Le Zhuo.
Bai Jiao gave the snow leopard slung over his shoulder a firm smack on the rear.
Far too asking for trouble.
886 was still trying to plead for its beloved cub: [Host, the cub was just worried about you and wanted to protect you. There’s no need to beat him, right?]
Bai Jiao said coldly, “Say one more word and I’ll beat you too.”
[…]
Very well. 886 fell silent.
……..
“Aw woo, aw woo, aw woo!”
Le Zhuo refused to accept it! Absolutely refused!
Why was Bai Jiao allowed to go but he wasn’t?
“I’ll give you ten minutes to turn back into your human form.”
Bai Jiao tossed the snow leopard onto the bed and went straight into the bathroom to take a shower.
The gloves soaked in blood had already been discarded but the smell of the arena still clung faintly to his body.
“Aw woo?” What are you going to do?
Bai Jiao ignored him.
Le Zhuo had no sense of timing at all. He ran to the bathroom door and pawed at it. “Aw woo!” Why aren’t you helping me bathe anymore?!
Bai Jiao’s voice came through the steam, distant and calm. “If you turn into your human form, I’ll help you wash.”
“Aw woo…” Pervert.
Bai Jiao was a complete rogue!
He had known all along that it was his real body and still took advantage by bathing him.
Le Zhuo grumbled and rolled around on the bed, feeling both annoyed and strangely curious.
“Aw woo?” Why did you go to that kind of place today?
Bai Jiao said, “From now on, if you don’t turn into your human form, I won’t respond to you. I suggest you go home early.”
“Aw woo!”
“Aw woo! Aw woo!”
“Aw woo! Aw woo! Aw woo!”
Le Zhuo called out again and again but Bai Jiao truly ignored him. Furious, he transformed into his human form and shoved the bathroom door open.
“Bai Jiao!”
Under the steaming shower, Bai Jiao’s silver hair was drenched. He turned his head, droplets rolling down his long lashes, making his eyes look innocent and pure.
Le Zhuo’s gaze unconsciously drifted downward. His breath hitched and as his foot stepped onto the bare tile without a rug, he slipped.
Bai Jiao reacted instantly, catching him in his arms but in doing so, their bare bodies pressed together.
“Are you an idiot?” Bai Jiao’s breathing remained steady, utterly unruffled.
Le Zhuo, on the other hand, flushed bright red. Only then did he realize that after transforming from his beast form into a human, he wasn’t wearing any clothes. Panicking, he pushed against Bai Jiao’s chest.
“Stop moving. If you fall again, don’t blame me.”
Bai Jiao couldn’t stand Le Zhuo’s stubbornness when his actions clearly betrayed him. After steadying him, he continued his shower.
His calm demeanor left Le Zhuo awkwardly stuck, neither advancing nor retreating.
He had already seen the guide’s entire body… shouldn’t he take responsibility?
After Bai Jiao finished bathing, he noticed that Le Zhuo hadn’t moved at all. Wrapping a towel around himself, he walked straight out of the bedroom.
886 gloated: [Host, didn’t you say you were going to beat the cub? Soft hearted now?]
“No.” Bai Jiao wasn’t soft hearted at all. He had simply remembered something that needed to be handled.
The address he had left with the arena earlier was a house outside the military academy. He was now confirming the delivery time with them, while also investigating Bai’s father’s past.
The results showed that the guide had been secretly born. His guide parent had been someone from the pleasure industry, whose work involved meeting the needs of military sentinels.
However, that person had later been executed for backing the wrong faction during political struggles, leaving the child orphaned at just one year old.
It seemed Bai’s father didn’t even know of this guide’s existence and there were likely other illegitimate children as well.
On Bai’s mother’s side, things were much simpler. She had only secretly given birth to Lan Tingxue, which seemed rather unfair in comparison.
If Bai’s parents were to go through a divorce, Bai Jiao felt it would be more reasonable for Bai Feng to be assigned to Bai’s mother.
[Host, the original host’s father has so many illegitimate children.]
“Mm.”
Bai Jiao had just obtained a house from Bai’s father and decided to raise the guide there.
Le Zhuo took a quick, hasty shower and came out slowly, wrapped in Bai Jiao’s bathrobe.
“When did you figure out it was me?” Le Zhuo still held onto a sliver of hope.
He hoped Bai Jiao had only just realized and that everything before had been mistaken as A’Yue.
“The moment I saw you here.”
“……” Le Zhuo’s hope shattered.
After finishing his matters, Bai Jiao stood up and walked toward him. “Now, we should deal with what happened earlier, shouldn’t we?”
Le Zhuo tried to act tough. “Deal with what? I just followed you there to help you. What’s wrong with that? Not allowed?”
As he spoke, he grew a little aggrieved. “I was helping you and you still yelled at me. That’s too much! You haven’t even said what you were doing there!”
“Not an idiot anymore?” Bai Jiao stopped in front of him.
Le Zhuo felt like running but forced himself to stay. “I was never an idiot. I was pretending the whole time.”
“Mm. I’m talking about how you wanted to fight. I said I’d spar with you when we got back.”
Bai Jiao suddenly moved. With one arm, he circled Le Zhuo’s waist, lifted him up, carried him straight into the bedroom, flipped him over and then tossed him onto the bed.
In the next instant, Le Zhuo felt a chill at his back as his bathrobe was lifted,
His backside was struck heavily!