Chapter 11

Having an extraordinary origin!

Chapter 17: Immersive Learning Experience

"Lord Otto, are you certain you wish to do this?"

Rita was respectful, yet her words carried doubt and even a hint of persuasion.

She did not have much affection for her master; there was no hatred, nor was there fondness. Their relationship was more like that of a familiar stranger. From a maid's perspective, however, she could be considered loyal. Moreover, the relationship between Otto and her was not strictly that of master and servant.

It was a superior-subordinate relationship, with Otto being Rita's direct supervisor.

As Otto's assistant, Rita still had some say regarding his new plan.

"This technology has been sealed away for a very long time," Rita said with a trace of anxiety. "If you intend to activate this technology, shouldn't you first..."

"Are you worried about him?" Otto patted the dust-covered file in his hand and said, "This does not sound like you, my Rita."

"There is only this one special white mouse." Rita shrugged and said, "There is no substitute."

"If a technology that has been sealed away for so long encounters problems and kills him—"

"It will still have some impact on your plans."

"No." Otto smiled slightly and said, "There is not only one special white mouse; another white mouse named Fu Hua will soon transfer over here."

"Although this white mouse is also important, his importance and prospects remain unclear."

"It is just right to use this technology to test him."

"Tracing the source, soul memories."

Otto looked at the dust-covered data in his hand. On a face that had long lost its human warmth, leaving behind only coldness and a false smile, there finally appeared a trace of emotion that seemed to belong to a human.

This was remembrance, and also an unspeakable bitterness.

"Reincarnation, in this life..." Otto shook his head.

That human-like emotion vanished from his face the next second.

This was a technology used to trace past-life memories and personalities. It was originally intended to be used on Theresa, but it had been shelved due to various reasons. It was a technology he had not planned to use again, but because of the appearance of a single person, Otto was considering reactivating it.

Of course, this person was not the current one, but another.

It just so happened to apply to this one.

"Prepare for it, Rita." Otto placed the file folder on the desk, opened it, and pulled out a red identity card. "Go and make preparations."

"Those devices can be activated at any time."

The next day.

As usual, Li Pu brought his bucket to work early in the morning.

As a custodian here, his arrival time at the school was certainly much earlier than the students'. Although the primary cleaning tasks in the school were assigned to the students to handle themselves.

Being a custodian did not mean he could slack off because of that.

He needed to briefly tidy up the campus before the students arrived, such as clearing fallen leaves, dust, and cleaning the cafeteria. Maintaining the overall cleanliness of the campus as an elite girls' school was a very important matter.

Li Pu was assigned to clean the hallways.

This could roughly be considered a relatively relaxed job.

He only needed to quickly sweep through the corridors; more detailed cleaning would be carried out after school started by the students on duty for the day.

Li Pu shouldered his cleaning tools and began to clean.

When he swept to the school infirmary, he happened to see the door of the infirmary open, and Li Pu casually glanced inside!

It truly was very casual!

Li Pu dared to swear to the heavens that it was definitely not because the nurse's angel in white uniform was very alluring, definitely not because the white stockings looked great, and definitely not because the nurse's prettiness was sky-high.

Nor was it because the nurse was exceptionally gentle, considering he, Li Pu, was such an honest person.

How could he possibly covet someone else's body?!

No! I am totally coveting it! So what? Aren't you coveting her body? Aren't you a man?! Li Pu shouted internally as he gazed into the doorway.

What a coincidence!

The nurse was right there.

She was holding a file with a worried look on her face, and she really looked quite pitiful.

"Yumiki, my dear girl." Li Pu immediately sensed an opportunity.

The most important thing in life is to have a thick skin. As long as your skin is thick enough and your gut is big enough, opportunities will surely arise.

Never mind what problem she was worrying about.

Asking a question first was never wrong!

"Good morning," Li Pu greeted with a smile that was enthusiastic yet not lewd, completely radiating the vibe of a sunny and handsome young man. "You're here quite early."

"What are you worrying about?" Li Pu asked with the demeanor of an upright gentleman. "You look so troubled."

"Ah, it's Li-sang." Upon hearing the voice, the worried girl named Yumiki saw a large portion of the distress on her face instantly vanish.

This girl was named Kinoshita Yumiki, and she was a person hailing from Area 11.

She possessed the traditional Yamato Nadeshiko vibe unique to Area 11, and her voice was gentle and melodious. It was completely on a different level from the pretentious and coquettish whining of those welfare-tanks he saw yesterday.

Listening to it felt like an enjoyment that brought relaxation and peace of mind.

"Good morning, Li-sang," Yumiki stood up and bowed slightly. "Since Li-sang has asked."

"I do happen to have some matters here, and I wonder if I might trouble Li-sang with them."

Although she came from Area 11, Yumiki possessed the straightforwardness rarely found in people from Area 11. She did not beat around the bush or pretend she couldn't trouble others when she was actually in a rush.

Since Li-sang had asked so sincerely, Yumiki saw no need to hold back.

"Actually, this matter is nothing much." Yumiki took dainty steps over to Li Pu and handed a volunteer form to him.

"Recently, the academy imported a batch of American-style study machines from the Beautiful Country."

"They are said to be immersive learning equipment," Yumiki said, her eyes flashing. "The school wants to find someone to test the equipment."

"And this matter happened to fall on my shoulders. They want me to help find a volunteer."

"Li-sang, would you be willing to help with this favor?"

"There won't be any danger," Yumiki patted her chest and assured him. "This batch of equipment is very safe; it primarily requires someone to help with debugging."

"After all, it's new equipment, and we can't give it directly to the students, so Li-sang, please consider it."

"Can you make a sacrifice for science?"

Yumiki patted her chest again and indicated, "Rest assured, Li-sang! It's just routine debugging and testing, and there will definitely be no danger whatsoever."

"Since it's Yumiki's request—" Li Pu was already completely floating. His eyes had long been filled with certain things that were white, tender, and bounced up and down with the movement of her hands.

Having completely lost his sense of self, like a marionette.

He crookedly wrote his...

Name on that volunteer form!!!

Chapter 18: Don't Ask Anything At All

When those white, bouncing, soft, and springy things quietly departed.

Li Pu snapped back to reality!

There was no "I've already climaxed, thanks" kind of remark. There were only a head full of question marks: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? The three ultimate questions of life thus lingered in Li Pu's mind for a long time, refusing to disperse.

"This doesn't look like a storeroom no matter how you look at it."

Looking around, this place did not resemble a warehouse at all. Even though his wits had just been captivated by those white, bouncing, soft, and slightly springy things, he could still faintly hear certain things. For instance, American-style equipment, newly arrived, needing testing, volunteering, and also involving danger.

Hazardous equipment...

"Do you... call this equipment?"

Li Pu pointed in front of him at something suspected to be a large culture vessel—the kind of giant vat often appearing in science fiction for cultivating clones.

As well as something suspected to be a hibernation pod of the sort also frequently found in science fiction.

These were not individual standalone items, but things integrated into the entire room itself. No matter how one looked at it, it didn't seem like something that could be hauled over; it looked like something that had to be manufactured on-site.

"I have a sinking feeling that I've been conned," Li Pu took a step back and pressed against the door panel, saying, "Um, regarding the volunteering matter."

"I think I still need to consider it—"

"Personnel volunteering to participate in this equipment debugging test." At this moment, a female teacher walked out. Holding a clipboard in her hand, she pushed up her black-rimmed metal glasses and said, "The salary will be increased to twice the original amount, and a bonus of one hundred thousand yuan will be awarded upon completion of the debugging."

"Your name is Li Pu, right?"

The female teacher held her clipboard and asked, "Are you volunteering to take part in the test?"

"Yes!" Li Pu straightened his body, puffed out his chest, raised his head, and said with high morale, "Let me handle such a task."

"For the safety of the students, we must test out all possible dangers!" Li Pu said righteously, "Students are the flowers of the motherland, the future builders of the country, and the future pillars of the nation."

"If not I, who else for such a task? Buddha says: If I do not enter hell, who will enter hell?"

"Very good," the female teacher said with considerable appreciation. "My name is Li Yiyi."

"Hey, we share the same surname~"

This female teacher named Li Yiyi showed no bias toward Li Pu's words, which sounded completely insincere; she was merely very ordinary, or rather, very casual about it.

It was as though none of this fell within the scope of her concerns.

Dressed in a white lab coat left open over a women's suit, she paired black silk stockings with white tennis shoes.

Her hair was tied in a bun, and black-rimmed glasses lent her a bit of intellectual beauty.

Man... the female teachers at St. Freya are so attractive... I definitely am not coveting them! Li Pu thought inwardly: I only covet the money. Just the bonus... coveting the bonus...

This came from the bottom of his heart. Even if he wanted to covet someone's body...

He couldn't afford to covet it anyway!

"Change into this." Li Yiyi tossed a strange outfit over to Li Pu.

"What is... this?" Li Pu caught the clothing and asked, "Do I need to change clothes?"

"Yes," Li Yiyi said. "We need to monitor your vital signs in real-time. If any issues arise, we will wake you up immediately."

"We don't wish for anything to happen to our test volunteers either."

"Safety is always the primary concern, isn't it?"

Of course it was.

Li Pu felt relieved only after hearing these words. In this world, life was the most important thing! As for St. Freya, if they completely disregarded the life of the tester, he truly wouldn't be willing to be this test subject.

He wouldn't do it even if they paid him a million!

"The changing room is over there," Li Yiyi pointed to an area enclosed by a cloth curtain on the left and said, "Strip off everything and leave not a single piece behind. Just wear the clothes we provide for you."

"Otherwise, it will interfere with the sensors, and it won't do if the data gets corrupted."

"I know~ I know." Li Pu hugged the clothes as he walked over, muttering, "I'll strip down until nothing is left."

A few minutes later, Li Pu had undressed and changed into this robe-like garment.

Wearing such a loose, robe-like outfit with a bare body underneath, he always felt as though a slight cool breeze was blowing in from the bottom of the robe.

Gently caress his...

Never mind...

"Just lie down right here." Li Yiyi opened something that looked like a hibernation pod and said, "You can lie inside."

"You won't need to worry about the rest."