Overturned Tower

In the beginning, I just asked Russell to spend more time with her, cook for her, and read poems for her, and we got along very warmly and harmoniously.But then she started bringing Russell with her to drinks parties, and asked Russell to hold the drink for her, which also made Russell drunk several times.

If it wasn't for the fact that Russell was not completely drunk, she would have almost left her at her own home.

Of course, Russell's mentor can be regarded as a beauty in terms of his personal aesthetics or public aesthetics.Although she is over 600 years old, she looks to be in her early twenties.

Rather, unless elves are too old, it is absolutely impossible to have ugliness - even "ordinary" individuals.

No matter in appearance, talent, talent, physical fitness, etc., elves are absolute ceilings.

It's like an "adjuster".It has overwhelming advantages for ordinary people.

If it weren't for the fact that the number of elves was too small, Russell even suspected that this world didn't need ordinary people.

According to this statement, it seems that Russell would not have wronged him even if he posted back.

But this is not the case.

Because the more we got along, the more Russell felt...his mentor didn't treat him as a "similar" or even a "human being" with equal status.

Instead, treat him as some sort of pet.

It's like a pet cat raised by humans.It's just that there is a huge difference in body size between humans and cats, and their appearance and physique are completely different... However, there is not so much difference between humans and elves.

——Therefore, there is no need for sterilization.

It was also at that time that Russell learned from the mentor that... elves are naturally not allowed to have children.

Elves have special and designated means of reproduction, and must maintain a fixed, very small ratio to the number of ordinary humans.

In the case that the number of human beings has not changed much, basically every time an elf dies, a new elf can be born.

This is to maintain the detached status of the elves, to ensure that they will not have internal struggles due to insufficient resources, and then reduce their status due to internal friction.

Each year, the specific "number of new students" is accurate to one person, and is decided by the top 84 permanent directors at a meeting.

If a "hybrid" offspring is born, it must be aborted; if it has already been born, it must be "disposed of".

Elf children outside of the "new quota" are not counted as elves, not as human beings, and they don't even know how to allocate chips.

Russell's mentor clearly mentioned to him that if Russell agreed to her, there would be absolutely no children between them.Nor will he give Russell any name.

But if Russell is willing, he can stop working and stay at home to be raised by her... Because the aesthetics of elves and humans is different, "aging" in the eyes of humans is not a penalty in the eyes of elves.She promises to keep Russell until he dies, and will not keep other "pets" during this period.

If you don't plan to be "adopted", you can come over at any time to "trade" like a cat in a cat cafe.

——This was revealed by Russell after she avoided drinking from her mentor for the third time.

Although Russell hadn't regained the memory of his previous life at that time, Russell's dignity still didn't allow him to really become a domesticated pet cat like this.

Russell did, however, owe a great deal to his mentor.

Coupled with the fact that his mentor is indeed beautiful and intelligent, Russell will not be so pretentious that he will really suffer because he is just a soft job.It's just because the teacher can't accept his attitude of keeping him as a pet for a while... But humans and elves are indeed completely different races. This kind of cognition seems to be true for elves who can easily live for more than a thousand years. Not wrong.

Therefore, when there is no suitable excuse, it is not easy for Russell to refuse directly.

Just when Russell was about to be unable to support this persistent "enthusiasm for pursuit", and even wavered a little...he finally had an excuse to go to work on Happy Island.

——From this perspective, uncle's invitation can be said to be very timely.

So Russell even fled to the airship in embarrassment, and even when he was about to board the airship, he sent a message to the instructor to say about it... It was also because of this that he hardly brought any property.

Otherwise, if he told his instructor in advance, he would definitely be forced to pack a backpack full of various things, and he might even be given a lot of points.

However, in that case, I would owe even more favors.

Even if these things are like a ham sausage or a pack of freeze-dried to the elves, their value is not worth mentioning at all.However, Russell still holds the concept of "fairness"-the kindness calculated in his mind is based on his own situation, not the other party's property.

Even at the Hive nightclub, it's just a fair deal.

The current situation will inexplicably remind Russell of that experience...

But until Russell used the room card to open the door of Xiao Liuli's room - that shocking scene made him stunned in place.

Maybe it was misled by the bear-eared female high school student before, Russell subconsciously thought that Xiao Liuli probably found a handsome guy and drank in the house.

However, after Russell opened the door, he found that lying in the arms of the drunken little Liuli with a crooked mask, and feeding her drinks... were two disheveled beauties.

One of them was a straight black girl with horse ears, and the other was a small black cat with short black hair.

After seeing Russell wearing a smiley face mask push open the door, they didn't cover their bodies, instead they let out bursts of laughter like booing, and waved for Russell to close the door first.

"I'm not saying—"

The slightly drunk little Liuli poked her neck and raised her voice, her tone was like that of an uncle, and she even snapped her tongue: "Don't give me a boy!

"I want a pretty girl, brunette! Pretty! Pretty girl!"

"...Miss Blue Robin."

While closing the door, Russell said helplessly, "Sorry to bother you, I just want to come to you with something."

In order to prevent disclosure of Xiao Liuli's identity information, he has not directly pronounced the name "Xiao Liuli" in front of the two girls.

Xiao Liuli's professionalism is obviously good, but she recognized Russell's voice in an instant - the moment she heard Russell's voice, Xiao Liuli trembled in fright, and most of her whole body was sober in an instant.

Even the wine glass in the black cat's hand was spilled by her, and it fell on Xiao Liuli's chest.

The short-haired black cat is obviously well-informed and has a lot of experience in the situation in front of him.

"...Then let's avoid it for a while?"

She asked in a soft and understanding voice—not to Russell, but to Xiao Liuli beside her.

Xiao Liuli nodded impatiently.

After the two girls wearing smiley face masks left, she jumped up from the sofa bed in a panic, began to arrange her clothes, and subconsciously snapped back the messy and crooked masks she wore for drinking.

"Sit down, Your Excellency Russell..."

Her voice changed back to that of the previous idol, but she still trembled uncontrollably.

Although she was still wearing a crying face mask, Russell was sure that Xiao Liuli's face must have turned red at this moment.

Russell looked at her sympathetically.

Although Russell himself hadn't experienced it... but that's probably how social death feels.

Chapter 32 Russell's Doubts

On Xiao Liuli's face at this moment, the confidence and cunning of yesterday could not be seen at all.

After tidying up her clothes, she took off her crying mask, and sat in front of Russell who was waiting at the round table, her cheeks flushed.

She was obviously not sober from the wine, or she was distracted by thinking about something else—I saw Xiao Liuli subconsciously picked up a can of beer from the table, lifted the tab and poured a full glass for Russell.

Fortunately, what Xiao Liuli filled him with was not the rye whiskey that the two girls in her arms fed her before, but twelve cans of cold beer placed on the table like an iron tower.

This made Russell, who also took off his mask, swallow the words of refusal, and could only nod and take the wine glass.

"...Thank you, thank you?"

Russell hesitated to take the cold beer.This temperature is also the best time to drink.

The foam dissipates slowly and has a tan color.

Russell brought his nose closer and sniffed, and smelled a distinct, slightly scorched, strange bitterness.

Obviously good wine.

It's supposed to be some kind of overpriced craft beer...but that also means it's likely to be bitter.

It's not that Russell can't drink, it's just that he was a little hurt when he was in school - at least not when he was alone.

The main reason is this strange scene like "come to meet brothers for a drink" and "brother will sit down and talk to you", which made him confused for a while.

It was as if the person in front of him was not the top idol of Happy Island... but a big brother with a bold personality.

...By the way, can executives drink alcohol during working hours?

Russell held a glass of wine and fell into deep thought.

Looking at this scene, Xiao Liuli obviously realized that something was wrong.

She apologized repeatedly: "Sorry, I don't have any tea here... How about it, what do you want to drink, I'll order some more!

"No, it's almost noon now... why don't I treat you to a meal!"

"It's okay, I can drink this."

Russell quickly refused.

When Amirus invited Russell to eat at the "Peach Blossom Spring", Russell did not refuse, but also went with the idea of ​​eating a big family.

Although Xiao Liuli is considered a celebrity on Happy Island, and her income is not low, she is still a migrant worker after all.

It's a bit cheeky to ask the other party to apologize for such a trivial matter and treat guests when the two are not that familiar... Russell himself can't bear such a soft meal.

"Speaking of..."

There was lingering worry on Xiao Liuli's face: "Is there something you came here to find me?"

"Actually, it's not a big deal. A large part of the reason is a coincidence, and part of it is a misunderstanding."

Russell took out the excuse he had thought up before.

He lowered his head slightly, with a perfect apology on his face: "Actually, it's because... when I saw you today, I wanted to say hello. But I didn't expect you to come in here with someone."

Although he didn't see Xiao Liuli's bodyguards here, Russell knew they must be hiding nearby.

Russell didn't know the exact number of people.However, it is impossible for the newspaper office to allow their leading reporter to come out to drink flower wine alone... This may result in Xiao Liuli's private contact with someone.

Russell blurred the "who" he saw, and Xiao Liuli would automatically fill in the content.

Even if she really got rid of the bodyguard, there must be someone in front.After all, there are still so many people in this hall, it is impossible for them to be sent in directly.

The beer on Xiao Liuli's table was still steaming and motionless, it should have just been delivered.Next to the sofa bed, only half a bottle of whiskey was opened.

Judging from these details, she should have just arrived.

"I'm a little worried if something happened to you."

So Russell showed a somewhat awkward smile on his face, lowered his head and touched his cat ears, flicking his fingers subconsciously: "So I also lurked in...

"I've been shopping here all morning. That name, I finally got it..."

"Is that so..."

Xiao Liuli replied softly.

The next moment, there was a brief silence.

Between the two extremely eloquent cats and cats, each looked at the wine glass and fell silent.

——However, this sudden silence proved Russell's previous speculation.

Generally speaking, looking for a drink during the day, or even ordering two girls to accompany the drink, is nothing more than two situations: one is worrying about something, and the other is feeling happy.

What's more amazing is that Russell found these two emotions at the same time on Liuli's face since he was a child.

Her eyes, which have been transformed by prosthetic bodies, no longer send out uncontrollable signals due to emotional fluctuations.But relying on micro-expressions, Russell can still judge Xiao Liuli's thoughts.

... But now it seems that Xiao Liuli should be more happy.

Another evidence is that even when she fell into silence, she didn't drink alone, but the corners of her mouth relaxed slightly.

Usually at this time, Xiao Liuli should tell herself what good things happened to her.

And the silence at this time was precisely because she judged that this matter could not be said.But this matter has already filled her head, coupled with the dullness of thinking caused by alcohol, she can't think of other topics for a while.

"Actually," Russell said suddenly, as if to break the embarrassing silence, "I do have a question.

"Reporters from Tianen Daily... do they usually run so fast?"

"What do you mean?"

"Mr. Amirus should have had a chance to find your newspaper after I killed the group of gangsters who hijacked the airship yesterday. As a result, the three helicopters flew over in less than 5 minutes..."

Russell asked curiously: "Are you on standby all the time, just like firefighters? As long as you receive news, you will rush over immediately?"

This is actually just a close topic.

The inquiry is related to the other party's occupation, and you can talk about it for a while, and the content is not so stupid as a layman, which can make the other party more talkative.

In this way, people who are originally bored can also talk about happy topics that can be talked about.And Russell only needs to "ummmmm", "so that's the case", "it turned out to be like this", and he can follow the topic down and find the next topic.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Liuli frowned and thought for a while.