Chapter 3 (2/2)

Zhou Bai asked again, “Then how did I get here? You said that I was picked up…”

“Yes, teacher picked you up outside!” Elsa rubbed her stomach, “I’m so hungry…why did teacher bring back a person? I wish he had brought back a pig; it’s been so long since I’ve had pork.”

“…”

“Teacher goes out on his own?”

Elsa lay on the ground, “So hungry…”

“Elsa?”

“So hungry.”

Zhou Bai muttered under his breath, “I can’t communicate with this simpleton at all.”

A moment later, the door opened again. The gloomy man walked in with two plates in his hand. He put one plate in front of Elsa.

“Eat.”

Then he put another plate in front of Zhou Bai. “You eat something too.”

Zhou Bai looked at the gooey lump on the plate and instinctively frowned. The gloomy man saw his expression and said, “Resources are in short supply in the base; we can only eat synthetic food or nutrition cookies.”

Zhou Bai took over the plate and took a scoop with the spoon on the plate. He took a bite, and his face immediately squeezed into a frown. He lightly set the plate to the side.

The gloomy man said, “From now on, you’ll live with Elsa. She’ll show you around here.”

Zhou Bai looked at Elsa, who was enjoying the lump of goo, and couldn’t help but ask, “Is she reliable?”

The gloomy man scratched his head. “There’s nothing wrong with Elsa’s intelligence; she’s just too naive.”

Elsa raised her head, eyeing with greed the plate Zhou Bai put down.

The gloomy man quickly stopped her. “All right, Elsa, you’ve eaten enough today. Did you forget the last time you threw up from eating too much? Your stomach is full. Your brain just has yet to react.”

Elsa was unconvinced. “If my brain doesn’t even realize I’m full, how can I be sure my stomach is full?”

“You can’t eat any more. You’ll throw up.” The gloomy man grabbed her plate. As he walked away, he turned around, “Oh right. I haven’t introduced myself. My last name is Zhuang. You may call me Professor Zhuang.

“I don’t believe it! I’m not full yet!” Elsa jumped around her teacher, trying to snatch the plate.

“Are you sure it’s fine for me to live with her? Will she eat me at night?”

“Don’t worry, she’s just a little gluttonous. Why would she eat humans?”

“Are you really sure? She’s biting your hand! You’re bleeding!”

“It’s okay. She’s just protective of food…”

In the following days, Zhou Bai lived in this base. Under his deliberate investigation, he had an understanding of the entire base.

This base had five levels underground. The first was the buffer zone. According to Professor Zhuang, that place was filled with the aura of hell. Without special protection, normal humans would die in there.

The second and third levels were daily residential zones. They were used by 43 people, including Zhou Bai. Zhou Bai also found something peculiar: everyone in the entire base, aside from Professor Zhuang, were children between seven and 15.

The fourth layer was a warehouse, containing plenty of living necessities. The fifth layer was a laboratory that only Professor Zhuang could enter; no one else could go inside.