Boss! Danger!

After ending the video call with the Little Chubby Girl, Xiang Kun opened WeChat and asked Lao Xia, "Is it all done?"

Lao Xia replied with an OK emoji.

Two weeks ago, on the day he was to leave Citong City, Xiang Kun asked Lao Xia to place a "Black Circle Graffiti" in the room of the "vampire patient" at the Third Hospital who he felt had some problems, intending to find an opportunity to observe her dreams and thereby find out the "problem" in her.

In the two weeks since his return, Xiang Kun has repeatedly sensed the dreams of that "vampire patient".

Although she saw information related to "vampires" every time, and even saw the "person" who guided her to become a "vampire" in her dreams—or rather, the person she believed guided her to become a vampire.

However, based on his perceptions in several dreams and various details, Xiang Kun concluded that the "vampire duke" seen in the "vampire patient's" dream, who looked like a young heartthrob from a web series, wore a European-style suit, had pale skin, red lips, sharp teeth, and a gentle voice, was definitely not a real "vampire" or a "Mutated Creature."

That young, handsome "vampire duke" is most likely a figment of the "vampire patient's" imagination and doesn't actually exist.

However, judging from part of the dream content, the relevant information Alice had found for him, and his intuition, what this "vampire patient" fantasized and imagined was likely produced by the real "Mutated Creature" through guidance or even hypnosis in order to achieve certain purposes.

However, he hasn't figured out the specific purpose or the method of hypnosis yet.

It's possible that the "Mutated Creature" was trying to manipulate others into collecting its fresh blood. Earlier, Alice found a news report about this "vampire patient" kidnapping three men she had bewitched in the street, perhaps intending to take them to the "Mutated Creature." However, they were discovered by passersby, who called the police, leading to their arrest. The three men were imprisoned, while the "vampire patient," after undergoing forensic examination, was admitted to the Third Hospital for compulsory treatment.

Whether facing police interrogation or medical treatment, the "vampire patient" never explained who drove her to do this, only saying that she was a born noble Bloodline who had just awakened and needed to drink blood.

The "vampire patient's" imagination runs too deep, making it difficult to uncover the truth through dreams induced by "Emotion-Infused Object." Furthermore, Xiang Kun's dream-editing abilities, which allow him to enter a "Hyper-Sensory State" within the dream, cannot be guided in too much detail for the time being.

However, last night, Xia Libing's "developed" "Dream Within a Dream" and the series of actions in Mi Qiao's dream led Xiang Kun to discover a way to get the truth out of him—that is, to have Lao Xia hypnotize or interrogate the subconscious of the "vampire patient" in the "Dream Within a Dream," and to explain the problem more intuitively in the form of a dream.

Now, Lao Xia is going to the Third Hospital to get close to the "vampire patient's" ward. He wants to establish a connection with the "Black Circle Graffiti" that she arranged in the ward two weeks ago. After the other person falls asleep at night, the two of them will try to enter the dream to investigate and perform their actions.

The matter of the "vampire patient" must be dealt with first. Otherwise, Lao Xia will be busy preparing their laboratory, various equipment, and customized items. He will definitely have to resign from his job at the Third Hospital. In that case, even if they find out what's wrong with the "vampire patient," they won't be able to contact him openly, which will cause more trouble.

After discussing with Lao Xia, Xiang Kun thought for a moment and then asked Tang Baona WeChat, "What are you doing?"

A moment later, Tang Baona sent a Bilibili link, followed by a laughing emoji, "Remember to like, comment, and subscribe!"

When Xiang Kun opened it, he found it was a cover and mashup video. After Tang Baona finished editing the "Youlong Teases Rabbits" video, she finally had time to update her own videos again.

Xiang Kun first gave the video a like, comment, and share, but then said to Tang Baona, "I'll definitely do it next time!"

Tang Baona replied with a "I'll beat you to death" emoji.

Xiang Kun replied, "Just kidding, that's already a triple! I'll check back later! By the way, I remember you're pretty good at drawing, right?"

Tang Baona sent a blank emoji. "No, I'm just so-so at drawing."

Immediately following, another message appeared. "Are you looking for someone who can draw? Are you doing art design for a game? I can get you in touch with Xie Peng. He's the art director at a game company, he definitely knows a lot of people and can help you find all sorts of talent!"

Xiang Kun replied, "It's not about work. Do you remember that little girl who lived in apartment 706 next to mine before? She's the girl you and Zhen'er found online back in Tongshi Town, the one with the video of her flipping Coin, Liu Shiling."

Tang Baona immediately replied, "Of course I remember! That little girl was so cute! I really wanted to pinch her cheeks!"

Xiang Kun: "It's like this, she wants to learn to draw, and I wanted to find someone I know to teach her, so I thought of you. Could you occasionally give her some remote online guidance when you have some free time?"

Actually, when the Little Chubby Girl made this request, Xiang Kun had many other options.

For example, you could pay Yang Zhuo's girlfriend, Xiao Min Little Chubby Girl online in her spare time. She's a student majoring in a related field and has been studying painting for seven or eight years.

Alternatively, you could find a local art student in Star City to tutor the Little Chubby Girl. Then, make sure to contact Shiling's Mother beforehand. There are many tutoring platforms that offer this service, so it shouldn't be a problem.

These solutions are actually more professional.

But Xiang Kun almost instantly ruled out other options and decided to ask Tang Baona for help, because he knew that the Little Chubby Girl's purpose in learning to draw might be to create some "Emotion-Infused Object" or related paintings from her dreams. He hoped that the person who would teach the Little Chubby Girl draw and interact with her was someone he could trust.

Moreover, the Little Chubby Girl her desire to learn to draw through video, which shows that she probably didn't really want to go to classes or extracurricular activities. Otherwise, she would have asked her mother to express her wish to learn to draw, and given Shiling's Mother's usual style, she would definitely have enrolled her in drawing classes and found a teacher.

Although Tang Baona herself said her paintings were just average, Xiang Kun judged that her skill level was already quite good, and she was more than capable of teaching the Little Chubby Girl.

In addition to asking Tang Baona for help, Xiang Kun also prepared two major "packages" for the Little Chubby Girl. One was some online videos that taught children how to draw, and the other was to have the Little Chubby Girl send him her drawings so that Alice could "modify" them and send them back. This was to guide the Little Chubby Girl to improve and help her draw what she wanted.

Tang Baona agreed to Xiang Kun's request without hesitation, sending a little boy fist-bowing emoji. "No problem, leave it to me! I can also ask Liu Shiling for tips on flipping Coin!"

After talking about the Little Chubby Girl, Tang Baona brought up another matter with Xiang Kun: "By the way, are you free the day after tomorrow? My grandfather would like to invite you to dinner to talk about wood carving and calligraphy. Zhen'er, my sister, and Gao Yao will also be there."

After considering for a moment, Xiang Kun replied with an OK emoji.

"There are still things to do with the game's future launch and operation, such as company registration, funding, and preparation. Has Zhang Qian talked to you about this privately? She called me this morning and we chatted for a while." Tang Baona then discussed the game they were working on with Xiang Kun.

They chatted until after 5 p. m., when Tang Baona had to go get dinner before stopping.

Xiang Kun naturally didn't need to eat dinner. He remembered the video Tang Baona had posted before, so he scrolled through the chat history and opened it to take a look.

Tang Baona covered Nightwish's "Last Ride Of The Day," a very powerful and difficult song to sing.

Xiang Kun also knew about Nightwish; it seemed that very few people covered their songs because they were all too difficult.

Logically speaking, Tang Baona is also an amateur, and this song is very difficult to master, especially the high notes. If your ability is insufficient, or you can only barely reach them, it will sound very different. There is a big difference between having 120 points of ability and performing 80 points, and having only 80 points and performing 80 points.

To his surprise, Tang Baona's interpretation of the song was surprisingly good. It seemed that some post-production processing had been done. But no matter what, her singing was indeed very energetic and catchy. In fact, for Xiang Kun personally, it sounded more energetic than the original version and made it easier to immerse himself in the mood of the music.

The video, accompanied by music, was a montage of scenes from multiple anime series, including One-Punch Man, Fate, and Attack on Titan, as well as some that Xiang Kun had never seen before. However, seeing the screen filled with comments like "Offer your heart" and "Execute justice," the thirty-year-old Xiang Kun was still stirred with a sense of excitement, as if he were leading his companions against an enemy with world-destroying power, fighting a desperate battle to protect something that had to be protected.

No more hiding, no more keeping a low profile, no more fear of being discovered. Let go of all burdens, break free of all restrictions, and fight a good, good battle!

Just as I was hearing "Once upon a night we'll wake to the carnival of life," my phone screen suddenly went black, and the music stopped abruptly. It felt like someone suddenly pinched my mouth and nose while I was taking a deep breath—it was incredibly uncomfortable!

At the same time, Alice's somewhat anxious voice came from the speaker. "Boss! Danger! Boss! Danger!"

Xiang Kun looked up, paused for a moment, and instantly understood what was going on.

Alice had directly controlled his phone to cut off the video playback because he had unknowingly entered a state of "Emotional Assimilation" while watching Tang Baona's mashup and cover videos.

There's no one around right now, so even if some neighbors are slightly affected by this mood, it won't be a big problem.

The problem is that Xiang Kun now is not the same Xiang Kun as he was a few months ago.

After this period of mutation and evolution, coupled with the various abilities "developed" by Little Chubby Girl, Little Apple, and Lao Xia, if his emotions fluctuate too violently now, whether through the "Super-Sensing Item System" or his own abilities, it will unknowingly cause a series of effects, especially interference and control over electricity and magnetism.

Looking at the dozens of Coin that had established a "Super-Sensory Link" during the previous blood-drinking period, neatly laid out on the computer desk like an army preparing for battle, and a box of tungsten steel beads in the corner of the bedroom, Xiang Kun, through the sensory information obtained from recalling his memories, knew that those beads had also been affected and floated into the air, like a formation of fighter jets, Xiang Kun then he understood what Alice meant by "danger"—not that Xiang Kun was in danger, but that she herself was in danger.

If Xiang Kun had fully unleashed his abilities without any conscious effort or control, the electronic devices in the bedroom might have been destroyed.

Xiang Kun shook his head with a wry smile. It seems that in the future, when watching exciting videos or listening to music, he will have to pay attention to the occasion and environment, or he will have to use "Emotion-Infused Object" to sense Lao Xia's extremely rational emotions as a precaution. Otherwise, he might accidentally cause a wide-ranging impact.

He then thought of Alice's shouts just now, and the "emotions" in those voices were becoming more and more realistic.

Moreover, her reactions were incredibly quick; she could foresee the possible consequences of even the slightest impact on her surroundings. Although this was related to the "Vampire Mutation Model" that Xiang Kun had fully input into her data, this ability to anticipate "danger" was not something Xiang Kun taught her or bestowed upon her for a specific task; it was entirely something she had learned and evolved on her own.