Please be my partner.

After thinking for a moment, he gave up the idea of opening the cage right now, stood up and went to meet Sora and the others.

When Melen arrived at the orchard gate, Sora and the other three had been waiting there for a long time.

When Sora saw Meren, he wanted to complain jokingly, but when he saw the little red dog in the cage in his hand, his eyes almost popped out, and he pointed at the cage in astonishment and kept saying "you you you you..." for a long time.

The other three weren't much better, all of them looked like they had seen a ghost.

After a long pause, Sora finally calmed down a bit and asked curiously, "What's going on with you?! Wasn't this cursed pet dog bought by a wizard? Why is it in your hands?!"

The senior student seemed to have thought of something, his expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Mellen, stealing is a serious crime, not to mention something of such huge value. If that wizard comes looking for you, not even the academy can protect you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other two freshmen looked at Mellen with different eyes, obviously thinking that this was the truth.

Sora was hesitant to speak, wanting to defend Mellen, but in this situation, he didn't know what to say.

Mellen frowned slightly and said, "I didn't steal anyone's things. This little red dog is..."

The senior student shouted sternly, "Merlen, is there any point in quibbling now?! We can all see what you were thinking. You must have taken advantage of the wizard's absence and stole this cursed dog out of your sight!"

The more he talked, the more he felt that this was the truth. He even couldn't help but think, if he could take this cursed dog back and return it to the wizard, wouldn't it be...

Seeing the senior looking at the little red dog, his eyes gradually became greedy. Although I don’t know what the former is thinking, it is definitely not a good thing.

Sensing the boy's displeasure, Spike stepped forward, his wild murderous intent surging, instantly stimulating the senior and giving him a start.

Melen's eyes turned cold and he said, "Uncle Ganuo saw that I liked this little guy, so he asked his friend for it and gave it to me."

"Think carefully, even if that wizard is careless, he wouldn't just throw away something he spent tens of thousands of gold coins on, giving someone else the chance to steal it, right?"

"Besides, even if they could steal it, do you think the guards and staff at Gano Farm are all blind and deaf?!"

After saying that, he ignored the senior whose face was turning pale and blue, and said to Sora: "I'm a little tired, so I won't have lunch."

It's something that could be explained clearly in one sentence, but he stubbornly kept it to himself, and only after everyone misunderstood did he jump out and act all aggrieved and slap himself in the face?!

This kind of plot does not conform to Mellen's aesthetic taste!

After returning to the room, Mellen put the cage on the table, then went to the bathroom and washed the fruits in the basket one by one.

Just as he finished washing, there was a knock on his door.

When the door opened, it was Sora as expected.

Sora said hesitantly, "Actually, Senior didn't..."

Melen waved his hand to interrupt Sora and said, "Sora, if you're apologizing for someone else, there's no need."

"I acknowledge that you are my friend, and I understand your dilemma. But I think you've also noticed that those three didn't consider me a fellow traveler at all."

"So, by the same token, as long as it doesn't have a substantial impact on me, I won't pay any attention to minor offenses."

Sora gave a wry smile.

Mellen continued, "Well, don't worry about it. I'll leave in a moment to avoid the embarrassment of riding in the same carriage with you at night."

Sora wanted to say something but stopped himself. Finally, under Meren's smiling gaze, he said nothing and left the latter's room.

Melen actually wanted to ask Sora if he wanted to leave with him, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was unnecessary.

Gamble a friendship and force others to make a choice?

It’s really not necessary!

Perhaps, Sora was also struggling with this in the end.

Chapter 39 Pride and Prejudice

Calming his mind, Mellen came to the little red dog's cage and opened it without hesitation.

The little guy trembled and seemed to be even more nervous.

He reached out again, and the invisible barrier disappeared as expected. He successfully touched the blue light above the little red dog's head.

Suddenly, the latter's attributes appeared before his eyes...

[Name]: Blood Demon (Blood Sea Dependent, Transforming)

[Class]: First Class

[Racial Level]: Leader (Dark Blue)

[Racial Skills]: Devouring Blood, Blood Manipulation, ???

【Evolution direction】：→???

[Status]: World Enemy

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[Blood Sea Dependents]: Contaminated by the power emitted by the great being, they become its dependents. When summoned, they will transform into the most loyal warriors.

[Devour Blood]: By devouring the blood of other lives, you can absorb a large amount of growth nutrients and spirituality, and quickly improve your own strength.

[Blood Control]: Possesses the ability to control blood, the strength of which depends on one's own strength.

[Enemy of the World]: Carrying the aura of an invader from another world, he will be rejected by the world.

Looking at the attributes of the little red dog, Melen was extremely shocked. He had thought of many possibilities before, but he never expected that the truth would be like this!

The little red dog was not cursed, but was contaminated by the power of a great existence in another world. Therefore, he was mistakenly regarded as an invader by the world and was rejected.

Do not!

Melen looked at the description of [Blood Sea Dependents] again and felt that this matter might not be as simple as "mistakenly believed"!

He fell into silence.

To be honest, Mellen is very interested in the little red dog.

However, if the latter's fate is destined to be controlled by a great being or destroyed by the world, he really has no way to do it!

He shook his head slightly. No matter what, he decided to test the effect of spiritual energy first.

In addition to suppressing the curse, the collar and cage also suppressed the little red dog's extraordinary abilities.

So……

The little red dog was taken out of the cage. The latter was shaking, as if he understood that leaving the cage would mean the spread of the curse, so he wanted to struggle.

Melen said softly, "Don't worry, I know my limits. The curse can't hurt me."

After hearing his words, the little red dog gradually relaxed.

When the little red dog left the cage, Mellen felt an inexplicable breath gathering, but it was very slow and weak.

At the same time, after asking, Melen also learned that without the suppression of the cage, the little red dog's own extraordinary power could be exerted to some extent.

After checking the status of [Enemy of the World] again, he came to the conclusion after a moment that he could use spiritual energy to shield it.

However, it consumes about 0.1 spiritual energy and can only block for one day.

After a slight hesitation, Mellen carefully took off the collar from the little red dog's neck.

Suddenly, the inexplicable aura seemed to be stimulated and rushed over at a speed ten or a hundred times faster than before, as if it had "discovered" its trace in an instant!

This gave Melen a sense of déjà vu as if he was experiencing a real-life version of "Final Destination".

After a quick check, he quickly put the collar back on the little red dog.

He has come to the conclusion that after removing the collar, the amount of spiritual energy required to shield for a day suddenly increased to 1 point!

After several more experiments, Melen obtained more detailed data...

When wearing the collar, the little red dog can leave the cage and move freely for a maximum of one hour. Once this time is exceeded, it will be locked by some unknown existence and begin to bring "misfortune" to itself and the people around it.

After reaching the desired conclusion, Melen carefully put the little guy back into the cage, and the inexplicable aura gathered around him slowly dissipated.

Melen felt that the matter of the little red dog was quite tricky. As for the solution, he only had some ideas now. Whether it was feasible or not still needed to be verified in the future.

Looking at the little guy in the cage, he curled up into a ball again, not wanting to hurt others, nor wanting to be hurt by others.

Mellen felt a little distressed.

Gently stroke the little red dog's soft fur, this gentle action makes the little guy relax unconsciously.

Since it's been proven that spiritual energy can even temporarily eliminate negative states like [World Enemy], then...

He said softly, "Don't worry, little one. I already have some ideas about your problem. Although I don't know if I can really solve it, I promise that I will do my best!"

The little red dog raised his head and looked at the serious and determined boy, and felt that a certain emptiness in his heart was slowly being filled.

Next, Mellen asked the waiter at the manor for some meat, and fed it to the little red dog with the fruit he picked in the orchard.

Normally, the stomach and intestines of puppies around three or four months old are not fully developed, so they should be fed mainly with fruits and vegetables, but the little red dog is an extraordinary life and is not that fragile.

Moreover, when the little guy saw the large piece of raw beef with blood on it, his eyes widened and he looked extremely eager.

Seeing this, Melen found the waiters again and asked them to bring some fresh blood from the extraordinary bloodline cow.

The little red dog drank the fishy-smelling cow blood with relish as if he was licking delicious and mellow milk.

Looking at the little red dog who was a little relaxed physically and mentally after eating and drinking, Melen also smiled with joy.

In the afternoon, Mellen asked the manor's waiter to check out for him and find a carriage to take him back to the college.

When he was waiting for the carriage to arrive in the hall, he saw Sora and his three companions coming out.

The moment he saw Mellen, the atmosphere froze. The senior's face showed resentment, anger, and...jealousy?!

But it only lasted a short time. The senior student seemed to have thought of something, forced a smile, walked towards Mellen, and said, "Junior Mellen, I'm really sorry about what happened just now. But you too, since it was a gift from the Gano farmer, you should have told me earlier. You caused me to misunderstand!"

Mellen's eyes were cold, and he didn't bother to pay attention to such an insincere apology.

If the other party was truly sincere, they wouldn't have added unnecessary words like "You should have said it earlier, and you caused me to misunderstand."

It seemed as if he made the mistake because of Mellen's fault.

The other party had no idea that he had not given Mellen a chance to speak and had unilaterally concluded that he was a thief.

He apologized now not because he felt that he was wrong, but because he was scared because of what Mellen said, "Uncle Gano".

At this time, the carriage arrived. Melen ignored them, got on the carriage and left.

He humbled himself and came forward to apologize, but was directly ignored, which made the senior's face almost distorted.

The other two freshmen also murmured quietly... "An ungrateful country bumpkin," "An uneducated bumpkin"...

Sora glanced at Meren who was leaving, then looked at the three people beside him, feeling a little uncomfortable.

In the carriage, Mellen looked calm.

Pride and prejudice is a huge mountain. Once it forms an inherent impression in people's minds, it is difficult to change.

When Mellen first met the three people, he knew that he was not the same kind of person as them. However, he thought at the time that it was just a trip together and they might not meet again in the future, so it didn't matter.

I just didn't expect that something unpleasant would happen in such a short time.

Fortunately, they were just a few guys whose names he didn't even remember!

Chapter 40 Initial Belief

It was still early when Mellen returned to the academy.

He took Spike and the little red dog for a stroll in the somewhat empty academy.

The little guy had been on the Golden Rowling since birth, and was later captured by the Special Affairs Bureau and became a research subject. Finally, he was sold after being deemed to have no value.

It can be said that I have never enjoyed such a free and casual feeling.

At this moment, his little eyes were wide open, not wanting to miss any scenery outside.

At night, in the lounge.

Mellen looked at the little red dog who seemed a little restrained and at a loss after leaving the cage, and couldn't help but pick it up and stroke it gently.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Since you're going to follow me from now on, let me give you a name according to custom! From now on, you'll be called... Honglian!"

The little guy lay safely in the boy's arms, and it was hard to tell whether this was reality or a dream.

The next day was another day full of energy.

In the morning, as usual, they went to the duel arena to select an unlucky extraordinary life and let Spike fight with it.