Happiness was sent to the operating table. She closed her eyes and bit her sleeve, determined to treat it as if she was donating bone marrow to a charity organization. There was no other way. If she didn't imagine herself as being great, she couldn't bear the pain.
Unexpectedly, Maya did not directly puncture her back. Presumably, seeing that Lin Xiaole was obedient and cooperative, Maya first gave her a strong anesthetic. It was a semi-finished medicine to deal with the Beast Clan. Happiness hadn't felt anything and fainted.
Looking at the unconscious little girl lying on the obviously oversized operating table, Aaron was very worried. He reached out his finger and, seeing that Maya did not object, gently touched Happiness's face. After a while, he whispered, "My daughter was about this age too. Now, I can hardly remember her face."
Maya's cone has pierced into Happiness's waist. He didn't say a word and focused on extracting a small amount of clear liquid.
"Maya, will this harm the child's health?" Aaron asked.
"Happiness is relatively healthy and well taken care of by the beast clan. It won't affect their health," Maya said, "Actually, there's no difference between life and death. As long as the brain is left, they can still survive in another way, even become one of us."
"That's different," Aaron clumsily shook his head, "I'm not as educated or talented as you guys, but I feel like life is not like us."
Maya remained silent, washed the wound on Happiness's lower back with disinfectant, wrapped it with clean gauze, and also took care of the blood hole on her arm. Then she coldly looked up and said to Aaron, "It's already good enough if she can survive. Don't think too much."
Aaron felt lost and said, "When there was nothing going on, I always wondered whether this kind of life is better or it's better to die early. But in the end, I couldn't figure it out. It's like I used to be called Li Ermao, now I'm Aaron. I'm not the same Li Ermao who went to the city to find work and support my daughter's education anymore, but my daughter is always on my mind." Aaron clenched his fist, "Maya, look at this body. Does it look like a living being? We can't eat or drink now. My wife and daughter are all dead. What's the point of being alive? If you ask me, it wouldn't be bad if those animals took over the earth. At least they are living beings. As long as they're alive, there's hope. Even if we conquer the world, without children, who would we pass it on to in the future?"
"Don't say these things in front of Noah and the others," Maya's tone was icy.
Aaron chuckled, "I know, I only nag in front of you. It feels uncomfortable to keep it to myself. By the way, why did you change into a male body?"
"I got tired of the previous one," Maya replied. "Put Happiness in the isolation room, along with the bed. Set the temperature in the isolation room to 26 degrees Celsius."
"Okay," Aaron stood up and pushed the large bed like a mountain, entering through the metal door at the end of the room.
Happiness was starving, her stomach cramping. As soon as the anesthesia wore off, she woke up. Besides a slight pain in her back and a warm sensation in her lower back, she couldn't feel anything. When she touched the gauze on her lower back, Happiness breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it didn't hurt! Happiness got off the bed and walked around the small room, but didn't find anything useful. She leaned against the window and looked outside, but it was pitch black with nothing to see. She wondered how Baihu was doing...Happiness sighed and sat on the chair next to the bed. She did find a small cabinet, but there was nothing inside. They locked her up and didn't even prepare water for her!
She was so hungry. Happiness rubbed her stomach and looked at the ceiling. She thought about how her destination hadn't been updated yet, what Clay and the others were doing right now, and that big white tiger. Her mind was in turmoil. Suddenly, she saw a wall squeak open, and a super big guy came in from outside. Looking closely, she remembered that this person was Aaron, the one who extracted the bone marrow.
"Kid, you're hungry. I brought you something to eat and drink. Come on, eat," Aaron's accent was rustic, but Lin Xiaolei found it strangely comforting. This big guy seemed familiar to her.
"Mhmm," Happiness nodded and ran to the only table. Aaron opened the small food basket, and compared to his hands, the plates inside were like miniature toys. Happiness looked and saw that the food was good. There was egg drop soup, stir-fried vegetables, a bowl of steaming white rice, and a large bowl of shiny braised pork. When she saw the meat, Happiness's stomach turned. She hesitated and asked, "Big brother, this meat... isn't it made from the tiger you captured?"
"I'm much older than you. I could be your dad. Call me uncle Ermao," Aaron looked kindly at Happiness and said in a gentle tone that didn't match his physique, "How could I let you eat the meat of the beast clan? I killed a pig and specially stewed the braised pork for you to replenish your body. Hurry up and eat."
"Okay, thank you uncle Ermao. You're really kind," Happiness sweet-talked him and then drank a few mouthfuls of soup to quench her thirst. She picked up her chopsticks, held her bowl, and scooped rice into her mouth hungrily. The braised pork was cooked well, but it was a bit salty and heavy in flavor, yet very appetizing.
Aaron stared blankly at Happiness's wolfing down her food. Before this, he could never have imagined that his cooking skills could make a living human girl eat so happily. The sound of "uncle Ermao" almost made him cry, but unfortunately, his electronic eyes no longer had tears glands.
"Happiness, eat slowly. I won't compete with you. Eating slowly and chewing carefully is good for your intestines and stomach. I used to work in the city, and I ate like you, stuffing food down, but within two years, I got a stomach disease. It was really uncomfortable," Aaron reminded her.
Happiness spat out the rice in her mouth, and her eyes immediately turned red. She wiped her mouth and looked at uncle Ermao, who was sitting on the ground watching her eat. From him, she felt a sense of kinship. The aura he exuded was a proletarian working-class aura that Maya, Noah, and Isaac could never fake. It was a simple, kind, honest aura! At least, she felt that he still had humanity...
"Er, Uncle Ermao, can you let me go? Happiness's eyes were filled with tears as he said to Allen, "I don't want to be studied by Maya. They are all so cold and scary. I have friends from the Beast Clan down there, and I have a normal life. I even found a job to support myself. My life was just starting to get on track, and they caught me."
"Ah, Happiness, if what I say works, I will definitely let you go when you speak up, but what I say doesn't work." Alan's big hand touched Happiness's head. His hand was too big, almost engulfing half of Happiness's head. In this environment full of robot zombies, Happiness never expected to meet someone as good as uncle Ermao. She tried hard not to cry, sat on the chair and fidgeted a few times with her buttocks. It seemed like she wanted to pounce into uncle Ermao's arms, but she didn't dare to do so because of unfamiliarity and fear. So she placed her two little paws on Alan's back of the hand and whispered, "uncle Ermao, I'm really scared. Maya, Maya said he wants to dissect me!"
Aaron didn't respond. He couldn't figure out what Maya was thinking. If Maya thought Happiness had this value, it wouldn't be impossible for him to dissect this little girl, given Maya's personality. Aaron himself didn't believe that Maya would hesitate. Moreover, there was Noah pressing on top. The days of this little girl jumping around might have started counting down. Aaron couldn't bear to tell Happiness this, so he comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, when the time comes, I'll plead for you. I'm sure they won't be able to dissect you."
"Thank you, thank you, uncle Ermao..." Happiness said gratefully, "You are really my savior. Otherwise, I would have lost all hope." After speaking, she picked up the bowl again and ate vigorously. No matter what she would face next, how could she have the strength if she didn't eat enough?
Actually, Aaron's image was very manly and handsome, resembling Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator. When he didn't speak, his face was cool and cold. But at this moment, he unconsciously poured almost all of his fatherly love into Happiness, the only surviving little girl in the world. So the conversation between the two was quite harmonious and warm.
After finishing the meal, Happiness suggested watching TV. She was very considerate and didn't bring up the difficult task of needing the computer to go online to trouble Aaron. What's difficult about getting a TV? Aaron readily agreed and soon brought a small TV to the bedside and sat down to watch it with her. Happiness was very happy. Now she wanted to be with him all the time.
Pressing the remote control, when she saw the familiar Beast Clan news anchor, Happiness felt like she was in a different world. She tightly pursed her lips and changed the channel. Coincidentally, the channel was playing a movie about a male beast and a woman. Aaron snatched the remote control and switched to a channel playing a TV drama. After observing for a few seconds and finding nothing wrong, he awkwardly said to Happiness, "Happiness, watch this."
For this gesture, Happiness was touched but also secretly amused. Uncle Ermao was really interesting. Even though she was still a minor, there was no need to censor her like this. Besides, in this world, there was no one else besides her. What's the point of censorship? Alexander and the others even hoped she would see more. But as soon as she thought of Alexander, Happiness's initially relaxed mood became much heavier. She held back her smile and silently watched the not-so-pleasant TV.
"Don't be afraid, Happiness. If there's a chance, uncle Ermao will secretly send you away, but you have to be careful not to be captured by Noah and the others again." Feeling the fear and heaviness in Happiness's heart as if their souls were connected, Aaron suddenly said impulsively.
Happiness suddenly turned her head and looked at Aaron. She saw her small figure reflected in his transparent, icy eyes. She wanted to say some nice and thankful words to deceive him, but she couldn't say anything at the moment. She reached out and hugged Aaron's cold arm, leaning against it. Happiness sniffed and said, "Okay, uncle Ermao."
In fact, there is a piece of news within the beast clan media that is like a nuclear bomb explosion. Because of the gag order from above, no television station or online media dares to report it. The only young female has been captured by the ancient breed, and the only evidence left is some photos and the scent left on her belongings to prove that she once existed. In order to ensure the safety of the young female, no one dares to reveal this news until she is rescued. Anyone who dares to do so will alarm the mutated ancient breed and prepare to spend their lifetime in prison.
A large number of editing reporters are waiting online for news, and the beast clan netizens are discussing it. There are all kinds of opinions, but no male beast can guess that in their world, a soft and sweet little girl has really appeared...(◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩