I don't know how much time passed.
The Little Black suddenly opened its eyes, realizing that it was in a cave radiating multicolored light.
Was he saved? His body seems to have reached its maximum absorption limit for today, as it's currently sitting on these energy stones.
His body seemed to be in less pain, Spirit Sea found temporary solace and felt much lighter, but he was still unable to return to his original form.
He remembered that the last thing he saw before falling asleep was a boy in white holding him in his arms... but when he looked around, he couldn't find the boy.
As he was wondering, he looked down and saw a white hamster under the energy pile.
Xiao Bai hamster, about the size of a fist, lay on its bed, clutching a small chestnut. Its nose was pink, its mouth was slightly open, and it had long, white whiskers on either side of its nose, making it look incredibly cute and adorable.
The faint scent of orcs made it difficult for the snake to detect.
The Little Black python slowly crawled onto his small bed and rubbed its head against his belly.
He wanted to see if the boy would be startled to discover his natural enemy nearby. He was somewhat ungrateful, wanting to see the little hamster's reaction and teach it that picking up snakes carelessly could easily lead to its death!
Hamsters sleep a lot; they're almost always asleep when they're not in danger. Having lived to this age, they can sleep soundly day and night, as long as there's no real danger.
He was nudged and slowly opened his small black eyes. The moment he saw a pair of golden vertical pupils, his breath caught in his throat—he was terrified!
He stiffened and pretended to be dead for a moment.
The Little Black python found it quite interesting, tilting its head to look at him from its upright position.
Luo Beishi noticed that the Little Black python seemed a bit silly, so he assumed it wasn't aggressive for the time being. Besides, the beastmen rarely ate raw food anymore; they would at least roast it before eating.
Luo Beishi felt much more at ease. He regained his softness and carefully got off the small bed, instantly transforming back into human form. " Little Black, you're awake? Are you hungry? We hamsters rarely eat meat, but I prepared some beef jerky."
The Little Black python, still not quite understanding the situation, saw the boy sharing his food with him without any hesitation. Its body's instinct made it want to get closer to the boy, for reasons unknown.
Luo Beishi reached out, and Little Black slowly wrapped its arm around him, encircling the boy's entire forearm, their skin touching, cool and refreshing.
"Wow, Little Black, I know you're an orc, and very powerful. I saved your life. Once you recover, you can't repay kindness with enmity or stage some kind of [rat and snake] drama."
The boy's constant muttering made the Little Black hiss involuntarily against his cheek.
Luo Beishi chuckled. The python didn't have fangs, but the hissing of its tongue tickled him, making him laugh. " Little Black, don't be like that. Come on, let's eat something first. I'll cut the beef jerky into pieces for you."
The boy's fair hands took out a number of items from the spatial storage.
The Little Black was astonished. How did the boy manage to have everything?
The Little Black obediently released his hand, then slid down the boy's neck and nestled into the boy's white-haired head.
" Little Black, you're so heavy!"
The boy felt a little pressure on his neck, but also found it quite novel. To be honest, he had been living here alone for a month, and was getting a bit lonely.
Now that I have Little Black by my side, I'm in a pretty good mood.
He smiled and took out two small dishes. After cutting the beef jerky into pieces, he poured milk into the other dish.
"Alright, Little Black, come down."
Little Black was very obedient and climbed onto the clean table, which had a lived-in feel, by following the boy's body and arm.
To be honest, he was indeed hungry, but the snake's stomach wasn't rumbling loudly. It had probably been two days since he last ate.
Because of work requirements, I often use nutritional supplements instead of solid foods, so I rarely eat natural foods.
But driven by his animalistic instincts, after smelling a slight fishy odor from the jerky, he opened his mouth and began to eat slowly.
Luo Beishi, sitting on a stone bench, propped his head up with his hand and started cracking sunflower seeds in his hand.
Actually, food tastes better when it's in human form. Humans can perceive multiple tastes with their tongues and other senses, so the satisfaction is not as high when eating raw food.
Thus, the scene of a person and a snake eating rice was unusually harmonious.
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In stark contrast to the cozy atmosphere on the desolate planet, the conference room of the Central Beastman Planet Academy of Sciences was in complete chaos.
"Our boss just disappeared like that?! This doesn't make sense!"
"Good people are always protected by heaven; the eldest brother will definitely return safely."
"Look at the eldest brother, does he look like a lucky person?"
After hearing Ma Que's words, everyone fell into deep thought once again.
Huo Cixiao's deputy, Bai Ze, turned on his personal computer and browsed the internet, but found no new entries related to Huo Cixiao.
"Right now, the internet doesn't know that our leader is missing. What we need to do is monitor his location via his personal computer around the clock, and send people to search for the area where his signal disappeared, even to nearby planets."
"Easier said than done! The signal disappeared from about ten planets, all roughly the same distance apart. If we can't search openly, how long will it take to find them? Damn it, who is it that dares to play dirty tricks!"
Bai Ze: "Everyone, please be quiet. If the boss has nothing to do, he will try his best to come back. Also, keep the news under wraps. If anyone asks, just say the boss has gone on vacation and is not involved in the research for the time being."
"Ugh, I'm going crazy! Where is our boss...? How are we supposed to find him? This is like looking for a needle in a haystack!"
Bai Ze continued seriously, "What you're doing now is acting as if nothing's happening. Many forces are watching, and if anything happens to the Academy of Sciences, they'll immediately take over. The task is very important, and I hope everyone can hold on until the leader returns. The Marshal has already received the news and has begun taking action."
Everyone: "Great! Keep it up!"
After calming down, Bai Ze began to arrange tasks and send out search teams.
The incident began when Huo Cixiao received secret intelligence from the expedition team that they had discovered antimatter and needed him to go and investigate.
Because the Academy of Sciences was busy with its affairs, and Huo Cixiao, this snake, preferred to go it alone, he did not bring a guard team. As a result, he was ambushed on the way, and Huo Cixiao's small starship was blown to pieces.
When the people at the Academy of Sciences discovered they couldn't contact their leader, they panicked.
Huo Cixiao's Spiritual Power is unparalleled in the empire at SSS+, and many forces covet Huo Cixiao, while others, unable to obtain him, want to destroy him.
Because Huo Cixiao possesses exceptional skills but doesn't participate in any combat organizations, he poses a significant, albeit invisible, threat to them. Their stable triangular relationship means that if Huo Cixiao is recruited by any force, the current situation could be disrupted.
This wasn't the first time Huo Cixiao had been plotted against. He was not only the president of the Academy of Sciences but also the son of an imperial marshal, who was a royalist.
Once Huo Cixiao is eliminated, there will be no successor for the marshal, and the emperor's power will gradually weaken.
Huo Cixiao knew perfectly well that he was in danger, and because of his great strength, he was arrogant and conceited. Now look what happened, he's been tricked!
At this moment, Feng Ming suddenly spoke up, "But if the boss is in trouble, the people who assassinated him will definitely know. Before long, the news will spread throughout the interstellar space!"
At this moment, Bai Ze laughed, "Do you think they have the guts? After the assassination succeeds, they will not only dare not speak, but they will probably hide themselves better than anyone else. Once they reveal their true colors, do you think the Marshal will let them off? On the contrary, those who do not know will be more eager to test them."
Feng Ming simply said "Oh" and fell silent.