Talulah, I'm still a child.

Oh, by the way, that class was originally supposed to be a PE class, but she took it because Skadi, the PE teacher who was in charge of teaching swimming techniques, had a cold from drowning.

Upon hearing this reason, not only the students in the class, but even Skadi herself was completely dumbfounded. Although she knew that being a physical education teacher at Rhodes Island, especially in the high school, was basically a sinecure, wasn't Kal'tsit's reason for taking over classes a bit too disrespectful?

How could an Agorian, or even a deep-sea hunter, possibly drown and catch a cold while swimming? There are no fish that drown in the world.

Despite her complaints, Skadi obediently returned to her little pool and soaked in the water. Work? A PE teacher's job is to get sick! She sincerely felt that coming to Rhodes Island was the right choice. Although her salary of 3 wouldn't be too high because she was often sick as a PE teacher, Skadi was still the Agor ambassador to Rhodes Island, so with that salary, she wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing.

Ah, I've strayed from the topic. Anyway, back to Kal'tsit's side, out of respect for Chen Huijie's identity and their past teacher-student relationship, Kal'tsit canceled her first two classes this morning to help her see what illness she had. Rhodes Island has quite a bit of expertise in mental health issues, and It just so happens that Theresa is also holding a board meeting here these two days. If all else fails, she can just ask Theresa for help. Any mental health problem is easy to solve.

But since no one has arrived yet, Kal'tsit's dissatisfaction has already reached a rather high level.

Until she saw Mei Xue walking towards her not far away, and ah, Chen Huijie and Talulah on his tail.

Putting those two aside, when Kal'tsit saw Mei Xue, her instinctive reaction was to frown. She also felt familiarity and liking, but her rationality told her that something was wrong. It was impossible to have such a level of affection and familiarity with a complete stranger.

Is it Originium Arts? Or an innate ability? Or something else entirely?

Regardless of the reason, Kal'tsit controlled her feelings very well; her rationality far surpassed that of others.

But now, looking at Chen Huijie and Talulah wrapped in the little fox's tail, it was even stranger, because the two of them were unconscious. Mei Xue had wrapped her tail around their waists and brought them over like that. Chen Huijie's face was very red, while Talulah's face was pale, creating a strong contrast.

"Kal'tsit! Help me... ah, I should say Dr. Kal'tsit, could you please take a look at my sisters? They suddenly fainted, and also, um, I need to get checked out too, that's what Sister Chen said."

Looking at the somewhat shy and strange little fox in front of her, Kal'tsit had a thought that she couldn't quite express. She suddenly wanted to grab a sack, find a rope, tie up the little fox, put it in the sack, and take it away.

However, it's a bit inappropriate to do something like this to someone you've just met. Kal'tsit only ever had the experience of stuffing the Doctor into a sack when she sneaked out to fish.

"Those two... never mind, come with me."

For some reason, Kal'tsit subconsciously didn't want to ask the two of them why they had fainted; she felt that knowing the reason would make her feel uneasy.

The University of Rhode Island has different teaching areas. As one of its major colleges, the medical school has its own independent teaching buildings. It's class time now, and even if it weren't, there wouldn't be many people in the hallways. Only medical students know the hardships they endure.

Upon examination, Kal'tsit remembered that Aya had relayed to her yesterday that the little fox might have a mental problem. This was not unprecedented, and there were many reasons and treatment methods. However, it was necessary to consider the mental strength of the person being treated. The most suitable method was to find someone with strong mental Originium Arts, such as Alina or Theresa.

"You can leave them here for now."

Kal'tsit opened a random intensive care unit and pointed to two empty beds. She looked somewhat indifferent. After observing them for a while, she found that Talulah and Chen Huijie had simply fainted, as if they had been hit by something extremely terrible or completely unacceptable.

There was no one else in the intensive care unit, so Mei Xue didn't think much of it and put Talulah and Chen Huijie on the bed, after all, he trusted Kal'tsit quite a bit.

"Come with me, let's get a check-up next door, and I can also find out more about your situation."

"Ok."

Following obediently behind Kal'tsit, Mei Xue glanced back before leaving the room, then used her tail to tidy up the blankets for the two of them so they wouldn't catch a cold.

As the dean of Rhodes Island Medical School, Kal'tsit wields arguably the highest level of power in the entire school, and it's quite normal for her to have her own independent research lab. Normally, she simply teaches her students here, but today…

(Or maybe we should cancel the last class later, since it's Skadi's class anyway.)

Kal'tsit instinctively put her hand on her phone. After hesitating for a moment, she gestured for Mei Xue to sit down first, then sent a text message to Skadi reminding her to go to class. She also sent a message to Ceylon, who was the class monitor, asking her to inform the whole class to go to PE class.

Kal'tsit put down her phone and looked at Mei Xue after thinking about what happened last night.

Presumably because she didn't like hospitals, Mei Xue couldn't help but look around as soon as she sat down. However, Kal'tsit keenly noticed that the little fox's gaze immediately looked away after seeing the syringe.

It's clear that not only does she dislike hospitals, but she's also probably a bit afraid of needles. Surprisingly, she's like a little child—no, judging by her size, she definitely looks like a child. But that tail is certainly quite big.

Moreover, in Kal'tsit's opinion, Mei Xue is quite cute, and gives off the feeling of an easy-going, innocent baby. If that Doctor were to see her, he would probably just hug Mei Xue and rub against her, after all, that guy... ugh!

"Um, Kal'tsit... Dr. Kal'tsit, may we begin?"

"Okay, that's fine. You can sit next to me now."

"Oh."

The little fox didn't think much of it and got up to go to Kal'tsit's side. But after looking around and not finding a chair, she simply sat on her lap, facing Kal'tsit's somewhat surprised face.

This is a habit. Back in Rhodes Island, or rather, on the Tower of Babel, Meixue would always sit directly on Kal'tsit's lap during physical examinations. Ah, but occasionally she would also sit on the little fox's lap, so much so that for a long time the little fox really thought that physical examinations were conducted according to Kal'tsit's method.

"Never mind this."

For some reason, Kal'tsit herself subconsciously felt that there was nothing wrong with this, and when Mei Xue sat down, her first thought was to reach out and hug the little fox to her chest and rub her.

(Could I be sick too? No, my body isn't malfunctioning.)

While thinking, Kal'tsit took off her stethoscope and put it on, then skillfully lifted Mei Xue's clothes and placed the other end of the stethoscope on the little fox's belly.

It was a little cold, and Mei Xue's body trembled involuntarily. Her tail visibly stiffened for a moment, but she quickly relaxed. As long as Kal'tsit didn't take out the syringe, everything would be fine.

Logically speaking, this whole process shouldn't be necessary when examining Mei Xue, since the little fox has a mental problem, not a physical one. But Kal'tsit inexplicably felt that this step was necessary, as if it were some kind of prerequisite.

The stethoscope tip slid slowly from Mei Xue's lower abdomen to her chest without any obstruction. Kal'tsit's hand could touch the little fox's skin. She looked at the little fox with some surprise. It wasn't that Mei Xue had no heartbeat or anything, but the little fox's skin was surprisingly smooth.

She was healthy, but Kal'tsit felt that Mei Xue's heartbeat was a little off. It didn't seem like a child's heartbeat. But as a doctor who had lived for so many years, she didn't ask any questions. Having lived so long, she had seen everything, and this was not a strange thing.

"I've heard that you have some issues with your self-perception. How old are you?"

"8203872900268393 years, two months and four days, not counting the days I slept."

After hearing Mei Xue's answer and seeing the little fox's serious expression and earnest eyes, Kal'tsit finally realized why Talulah had asked her to examine Mei Xue. This usually falls into two categories.

First: This little fox probably does have cognitive impairment, likely due to being raised by humans, or it could be memory confusion; a mental problem is unlikely.

Second: He wasn't lying; he really did live that long.

As a living, immortal being, Kal'tsit does not disbelieve that some life forms can live for even longer periods of time. Those colossal beasts that mysteriously disappeared thousands of years ago were once the masters of this land, and their time on this land was far longer than Kal'tsit's.

However, Mei Xue's age was too frightening, and Kal'tsit couldn't believe it. Yet, her intuition told Kal'tsit that the little fox wasn't lying, but her reason also told her that Theresa needed to come and see for herself.

"I'll have Principal Theresa take a look at you later. Let's draw some blood first."

Kal'tsit planned to use a blood test to check whether Mei Xue was indeed an agent left behind by those ancient behemoths that had long since disappeared. However, as soon as she heard that she would have to have her blood drawn, all nine tails on Mei Xue's back straightened up and stood on end.

The little fox instinctively jumped off Kal'tsit's body, but Kal'tsit instinctively reached out and pulled it back. This smooth and effortless maneuver surprised even Kal'tsit herself. She glanced at Mei Xue, then at her own hand.

"Ugh... I don't want a shot!"

"Only children are afraid of needles."

"I'm just a baby! I'm not even a month old yet!"

The little fox hurriedly fled from Kal'tsit's clutches, and in its haste, it even bumped its head against the door frame, a sight that tugged at the heartstrings. Ah, of course, it was the door frame that was pitiful; the little fox had sculpted the door into its own shape, revealing nine tail tips.

However, Mei Xue was not wrong. Strictly speaking, his current body is not even a month old, let alone a full month old. For such a little fox, getting an injection is something that requires a lot of courage.

Well, to put it bluntly, Mei Xue is afraid of pain. After all, she was pricked with needles by Kal'tsit many times in the Tower of Babel. Although she knows that those things are necessary, whether she can accept them is another matter.

"But... why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere before? Is it sometime in the past?"

Kal'tsit frowned, a rare occurrence for her. Her intuition told her that she must have seen Mei Xue somewhere before, but she couldn't recall the little fox at all.

Kal'tsit wasn't too worried about Mei Xue running away. This was Rhodes Island, her territory, and there were surveillance cameras everywhere.

"PRTS, where have our guests gone?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kal'tsit's phone screen lit up. In addition to the reply from Skadi complaining, there was also a face that resembled a combination of Precy and Theresa.

"The guest is currently located at the Rhode Island Elementary School."

"...He ran that fast?"

Kal'tsit even wondered if there was something wrong with her ears. After all, the Rhodes Island elementary school was more than a few minutes away from here. How long had Mei Xue run off? The little fox's speed was a bit ridiculous.

"Yes, according to the system's calculations, his speed is perhaps comparable to that of Ms. Graceia."

"It seems he really is no ordinary person..."

"In addition, Ms. Kal'tsit, thirty seconds ago the PRTS system performed a self-check and detected an unknown data packet, but the system was unable to decrypt it by any means."

"Insufficient permissions?"

Upon hearing this, Kal'tsit instinctively spoke, but quickly dismissed the possibility. How could PRTs not even have her own permissions? This AI is an electronic life form.

"Yes, and the data packet's name code is the same as our guest's, number MEIXUE001."

New World Part 2 & 3: Suzuran Declares Sovereignty

Rhodes Island is so big that even the little fox marvels at it. However, Mei Xue is currently more immersed in the relief of surviving a disaster. The little fox didn't even have time to take Chen Huijie and Talulah away. However, Kal'tsit wouldn't do anything to them. She's not like Warfarin, who would be interested in Draco's physical structure.

Actually, if it were just a simple blood draw, the little fox would certainly not refuse. Although she was still afraid of needles, she had experienced it many times before, not to mention that Warfarin and Miss Blood Demon had asked for her blood more than once. Mei Xue would not find it unacceptable.

However, Mei Xue's current body is not his original body, but an avatar he created using the excess energy from Qingqiu. Such a body is naturally far inferior to his original self, and even to a normal person. The blood flowing in Mei Xue's veins is not blood, but liquefied pure energy. If even a little of this were to leak out, not only Rhodes Island, but also Lungmen and its surrounding areas would be blown to smithereens.

That's why Mei Xue panicked so much when he heard that Kal'tsit was going to draw blood; he didn't want to crash the server before the new world even launched.

"Phew... But where am I?"

Mei Xue looked around in confusion. The little fox hadn't paid attention to its direction when it ran, and now it didn't even know where it had ended up. But there happened to be a sign over there, so he quickly went over and stood on tiptoe to look at the words written on it.

"Rhodes Island Elementary School?"

The nine tails behind him all bent into question marks. Mei Xue was a little dazed, or rather, the little fox hadn't realized that he had just escaped one danger only to fall into another. This was because he knew a few people at Rhodes Island Elementary School, and coincidentally, the school had just let out for the day.

What's even more fatal is that the people Mei Xue knows are basically all people who hang out together.

"Ah, it's the older brother from yesterday afternoon!"

Hearing that gentle and lovely voice, Mei Xue's heart, which had been startled by Kal'tsit, finally felt a long-lost warmth. After all, that was her little angel, her good little sister. Ah... but now she might have to take on the role of a daughter as well. But it didn't matter. Anyway, they weren't related by blood. Mei Xue could just treat her as a little sister.

However, when the little fox turned around with this thought in mind and saw Ifrit, Witch, and especially Rosemary standing next to Cecilia, the little fox's feet and nine tails behind him told him that it was best to run away at this moment.

However, Cecilia was even more enthusiastic than the little fox had imagined. Before Mei Xue could escape, she pounced on her, startling the little fox who hurriedly reached out to catch her. Cecilia was no longer protected by Number Ten, and Mei Xue would be heartbroken if she bumped into her.

"Hehe~"

Cecilia bumped into Mei Xue and skillfully wrapped her arms around his waist. Although she had lost her memory like everyone else, perhaps because she was relatively young, she didn't care much about the distance between men and women. She was happy to follow her heart. She liked Mei Xue? Then she would pounce on him and hug him.

Cecilia’s mind told her this, and her body did the same. Before her consciousness could even register it, she had already acted almost instinctively.

"That's too dangerous, Cecilia. It will hurt a lot if you fall."

While lecturing, Mei Xue couldn't help but adopt the tone of an older brother. She reached out and gently rubbed the little angel's head, then quickly realized that Cecilia couldn't be said to know him now.

"Hmm... but every time I see my older brother, I can't help but pounce on him, and I don't know why."

Cecilia gently bit her finger. She had wanted to do this when she first met Mei Xue yesterday afternoon, but at that time she was holding a tray and her mother was watching, so it was not very convenient.

But now there's no problem. With familiar friends behind her, Cecilia doesn't feel restrained at all.

"Gu..."

Mei Xue made a sound that was unclear but unusually cute. The little fox knew, of course, that it was because Cecilia's body remembered him, but he couldn't explain it aloud. In fact, Mei Xue herself felt that the explanation was a bit strange.

"So, Brother Meixue and Sister Cecilia actually knew each other all along?"