Their commission was suspicious.

Or perhaps die a few more times?

Chen Luo felt that his own identity was becoming increasingly complex.

Ultimately, those who are truly dead have a greater connection with the afterlife; Chen Luo's shortcut is ultimately a heretical path.

However, it seems that Tachibana Kanade and the others who actually died never spoke to the consciousness of the afterlife.

This was the result of Chen Luo's repeated inquiries over the past few days after eating Mapo Tofu at the Li Hua Zou Tian Tian Lai Bar.

“By the way, Alo, you might not have noticed, but when you’ve been away from Abby for too long, Abby seems to be losing control in the other world,” the Herrscher of Knowledge said while playing with her communicator.

"Can't control it? What can't be controlled?" Chen Luo hadn't really noticed.

"The glowing hole on Abby's forehead is a bit uncontrollable. I saw it glowing with my own eyes. It's probably because Abby was a little panicked after arriving in this other world, and then Esdeath suddenly took you away. Plus, I said something like, 'Your brother doesn't want you anymore...'"

"...The key point might be the last sentence, right? So, this is still your fault?"

“Uh… Although Abby hasn’t spent much time with you, she seems quite close to you. It seems that besides helping Abby develop a more normal set of values, you also can’t be away from her for too long. In short, you’re in trouble,” said the Herrscher of Knowledge.

The Herald of Knowledge doesn't mind the setting that Abby needs to stay with Chen Luo as much as possible. Anyway, no matter how long Abby spends with Chen Luo, it won't be as long as he spends with Chen Luo.

"It's probably because I was the first person she saw after she came out of the package, and also because our sibling relationship, though not yet solid, was approved by my parents, which made Abby feel a bit dependent on me." Chen Luo wasn't surprised that Abby was closer to him.

However, the fact that Abby might lose control if she stayed away from him for too long did make Chen Luo more wary.

Besides the reasons mentioned above, there may also be reasons related to Chen Luo's various achievements, such as those that increase initial favorability, increase trust, and increase the credibility of Chen Luo's words.

Abina's price dropped to a terrifying 6.0% off shortly after they met, a speed Chen Luo had never seen before in his life.

"Ding-a-ling!" The wind chimes rang out urgently.

Chen Luo saw a blue figure rush into the bar and then quickly close the door.

If Chen Luo heard correctly, the closed bar door seemed to have bumped into something.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Luo spotted a familiar figure.

"Oh, it's Xiao A. Why are you dragging around a Hai Si corpse?" Chen Luo got up, walked to the blue figure, and patted Xiao A's head.

Little A, after consuming three forbidden remedies from Chen Luo, became a special sea creature that evolved.

At the same time, Chen Luo was also healing Xiao A's injuries, which were not very serious.

It's clear that Xiao A has been in quite a few fights during this period.

Although Little A's strength did increase significantly during its evolution, in its final evolution, it transformed all of its strength into its terrifying potential.

It can devour blood relatives and chaotic monsters to increase the progress of its four powers. If it devours enough, it can even awaken other powers.

However, as a result, aside from a rather intimidating but not significantly stronger super-sized transformation form that is only suitable for rapid eating, Little A doesn't have any special attack methods.

And the corpse of Hai Si that Xiao A mentioned...

"No, don't give it to me, I'm not interested. You should eat it yourself." Chen Luo quickly shook his head as he saw that Xiao A seemed to be planning to give him the corpse of Hai Si.

After being rejected by Chen Luo, Xiao A seemed somewhat disappointed.

Chen Luo could see it, but he really couldn't muster any appetite for the corpse of Hai Si that Little A was biting with its mouth, and he didn't even want the Infinite Serpent to devour it.

Furthermore, the benefits of Hai Si's corpse to Xiao Jiu are definitely greater than those to Infinite Serpent. Besides, Xiao A is still in its growth stage and needs nutrition.

"Alright, don't be disappointed. If you really want to give me something, just bring me back a wife later. You can keep this Hai Si for yourself."

Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, a glint of wisdom flashed in Xiao A's eyes. Xiao A nodded and transformed into a gigantic form, swallowing the Hai Si's corpse whole.

Find a wife for the master, a wife who conforms to human aesthetic standards...

Little A remembered Chen Luo's orders.

Chapter 982 You got the first time? Sorry, I knew I was wrong!

Little A is a qualified sea creature, but not a qualified hunter.

The reason why Xiao A rushed into the bar was because Hai Si was chasing her.

It's hard to imagine that under the command of a large group of wills, there is such a strange sea creature as Little A, who is lively and active everywhere and devours his own blood relatives.

From a general rational point of view, all Haizi are under the command of the large group.

But Xiao A is different. Xiao A can sense the will of the large group, but whether or not to listen is entirely up to Xiao A himself.

Although Little A sacrificed all its strength for its own development potential, its life essence remained. Little A is still a potential [Evil God] who has evolved three times by consuming the forbidden remedy of the Trioctahedron.

Therefore, little a doesn't need to obey the orders of the larger group.

But outcasts are always more likely to receive special attention, especially Xiao A, who often tries to get her blood relatives into her womb to reunite with her.

But this... is a necessary sacrifice.

When Xiao A was sent back to the Arknights world by Chen Luo some time ago, its strength was already somewhat greater than before it evolved after consuming three different types of trioctahedrons.

It sounds like a huge loss, but it only took Little A a little over one night to go from an ordinary sea creature to a near-godlike being.

Sacrificing this night's improvement for future, in order to achieve something of an indescribable magnitude, is worthwhile.

Just like now, Xiao A has only been gone for a few days, but his strength has increased several times over.

And all four powers that Little A possesses have evolved to some extent.

Growth: 5%

Survival: 6%

Reproduction: 3%

Migration: 2%

The more of its own blood relatives that Little A consumes, the more power it gains.

However, the amount of power branches possessed by different sea creatures varies, so it is normal for some to have more and some to have less.

Little A even gained a new branch of power.

Disguise: 1%

This wasn't achieved through devouring and evolution; it was entirely out of necessity.

Because of Xiao A's recklessness, the large group of wills has already noticed Xiao A's abnormality.

At first, Little A didn't worry about anything; it just ate the corpses of its kind that died after invading the land.

Later, after Little A became stronger, it began to actively seek food.

They take the initiative to attack blood relatives who appear weaker than themselves.

Chen Luo didn't quite understand how Hai Si viewed blood relatives. Anyway, Xiao A seemed to have no psychological burden at all when he devoured his own blood relatives.

Alternatively, one could view "a" as a Zergling. From the Zerglings' perspective, it's perfectly normal for them to sacrifice their own kind for their own evolution. It's even more common for them to devour the bodies of their own kind after they die in battle, turning them into energy for the Hive to produce more Zerglings.

If we evolve a little deeper, the idea of ​​directly devouring our own kind to evolve becomes less incomprehensible.

But everyone makes mistakes, and so did Little A. When Little A made a mistake, the collective consciousness marked Hai Si, who had attacked his blood relatives, with special marking.

While not all Sealings will attack upon seeing Little A, their vigilance will be at its maximum.

Therefore, Xiao A has been failing repeatedly when trying to merge with her blood relatives recently.

Although the Sealings, like the Zerg, treat their fellow beings as equals, they will retaliate when their own kind raises their swords against them.

Then... Little A was hunted down.

Over time, Xiao A was forced to learn to disguise herself, but the opportunity for her powers only arose after she devoured a strange-looking blood relative.

Calling it a disguise might be too simplistic; this disguise ability can also change Little A's appearance.

Who knows when Little A might be able to use this power to become a being with a thousand faces.

"Sigh, you're really bad at this game but love to play. How can you think you can beat Hai Si, who's five times your age?" Chen Luo rubbed Hai Si's head.

“aaaa…”

[Big and delicious, it evolves quickly!]

"Fine, fine, whatever makes you happy. Anyway, if you get beaten up, it's you who'll feel the pain."

The larger the sea creature, the more nutrients it contains, and it does evolve faster when it eats, but if you can't beat it, you'll get beaten up.

Although Little A might not be able to defeat those Sea Legions, Little A is fast.

Little A is already fast enough while maintaining its petite size, but it becomes even faster when it uses its super-large form.

Of course, this also means that more energy is consumed.

"In the end, it was the will of the masses that saved you. Otherwise, someone as despicable as you would have been beaten to death long ago," Chen Luo said with emotion.

If placed among other intelligent beings, an entity like Little A that attacks its own kind would be specially marked and would fight to the death upon first encounter. However, Hai Si is different; it is only specially marked, and will only retaliate after Little A actually launches an attack.

All I can say is that sea creatures are truly amazing.

"Brother, what is this?" After Chen Luo finished treating Xiao A's injuries, he saw Abi squatting next to him, looking at Xiao A with a curious expression.

"It's Little A, one of my pets, a pet doll," Chen Luo explained.

“Little A, this is my sister, Abigail.” Chen Luo introduced Abigail to Little A at the same time.

Little A's intelligence is already very high. Although it can't speak yet, Little A can disguise itself before hunting. It is at least no less intelligent than an ordinary middle school student, and may even be more intelligent.

College students? No, college students won't do. Their IQs are even lower than those of high school students.

If nothing unexpected happens, high school is the peak period for an average person's intelligence.

"aaaaaaa," Little A greeted Abby, looking very happy.

"Little A seems to really like you."

Chen Luo suddenly realized this.

Little A is a chaotic-type creature, and after consuming the forbidden remedy Trioctahedron three times, it has gone further and further down the path of chaotic-type creatures, even showing the potential to evolve into an evil god.

Abi, on the other hand, is a high-ranking priestess of an evil god who seems to have a very high status and complex powers, and can be considered a spokesperson for the evil god.

From this perspective, it's quite normal for Abby and Xiao A to become very close.

"But aren't they being a bit too intimate here?" Chen Luo complained, watching Little A baking pancakes for Abich.

No, perhaps it's not so much intimacy as care.

"Oh, by the way, Abby, did you have fun all day?" Chen Luo asked after touching Abby's forehead.

"Happy!" Abby nodded.

Although Abby stayed in that town for a month, he felt that the month was too dull and boring, and that today was much more fun.

Today I saw a blood moon that looked really fun, and a giant worm that looked like it was being controlled—oh, it should be called a dragon.

You can also sit on a cloud and look down at the city below...

"It's fine as long as it's fun, but don't forget your homework today," Chen Luo reminded him.

"Huh? Homework?" Abby was taken aback.

"You didn't even touch the workbook, did you?"

"..." Abby hurriedly took out a primary school exercise book from the foolproof storage space that Chen Luo had provided for him, opened it, and covered his eyes with a pained expression.

A completely white expanse, not a single word was touched.

This workbook contains all sorts of math problems for elementary school students.

Chen Luo has always felt that a childhood without homework is not a complete childhood.

Chen Luo had been caught in the rain before, but now there's no one to hold an umbrella for him!

"Then do your homework properly in the bar before it opens at night. Basically, no one will bother you."

"Oh." Abby nodded somewhat disappointedly.

Abby originally wanted to play with Little A a little longer, but now she's about to be dragged into the misery of homework.

"Little A, be a good girl and supervise Abby's homework. Don't tease Abby and make her play with you," Chen Luo said after tapping Little A's head.

"aaaaaa" Little A nodded.

Then Little A obediently sat down at the table and watched Abby battle those awful exercises for 300 rounds.

Little A's true form is actually quite small, rather petite, and shows no sign of having the potential to grow into an evil god.