Professor, your turtle!

The two looked at each other for a moment, as if they had reached a tacit consensus, and at the same time let go of each other.

Fu Mingyuan tugged at his neckline unnaturally, stood up and said, "Let's get to know each other again. My name is Fu Mingyuan. I'm a researcher here and the only person in charge of the current base."

"base?"

"Welcome to 'Kunlun II Station', 67 degrees 25 minutes 01 seconds south latitude, 62 degrees 06 minutes 58 seconds east longitude," Fu Mingyuan pulled down the map next to the wall, and clicked on the location of the ice sheet near the sea. This scientific research station has been closed, and there is no way to show you around."

Really Antarctica?Ji Fan immediately recalled the news during the day, and wrote, "Then do you know the 'Xuejiao'?"

Fu Mingyuan paused, and said: "Well... that is a supply ship that often comes. When the situation was not so bad, my teammates decided to take it and leave. They..."

Ji Fan hid the emotion in his eyes: "Don't worry, they... have been rescued." He continued, "Hold on, maybe rescue will come soon."

Fu Mingyuan thought for a moment, then his sharp eyes swept over: "You are lying."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he seemed to realize that his tone was too harsh. He raised his hand, hesitated, and pressed Ji Fan's shoulder, "I mean...don't try to comfort me like this."

Fu Mingyuan said calmly: "Last September, just after the end of the polar night, they had already set off. There must be an accident if there is no contact after seven months."

"For outsiders, people like us are always unknown. The most famous moment in your life is to win an award and die." His tone was light, but his words were like a sharp knife.

Ji Fan lowered his eyes and stared at his toes, his entire face slowly turning red with shame.

"Perhaps I can assume that you don't know our current situation, but you know about the 'Snow Jiao'. Is it because you read the outside news?"

"Yes." Ji Fan tried to explain this supernatural phenomenon - he can only turn into a turtle when he is asleep, but he can go to school normally during the day.

Fu Mingyuan looked at Ji Fan's appearance, and asked with interest: "A middle school student?"

"...the third year of high school."

Ji Fan rubbed his nose in embarrassment, trying to make up for his mistake, "I, I will find a way to contact the rescue, now they think you are also on that sunken ship, if they know you are still alive, they will definitely..."

Fu Mingyuan felt that the thin shoulders in his palm trembled slightly due to excitement, very much like his friend's cat - it arched its back and meowed when it was nervous.

He rubbed the back of his tense neck soothingly: "No need."

"But……"

"I don't think they'll believe you, and I don't want you to be thought crazy."

The young man's clear black eyes were full of worry, Fu Mingyuan's heart moved, and he unconsciously revealed the plan: "I am... searching for energy sources, and soon, when I save enough diesel for 'Ivan' off-road, I will go to R China’s progress station. There should be a satellite ground station that hasn’t been damaged by the blizzard, so you can get in touch and get some supplies.”

Ji Fan's eyes lit up, and he was about to start writing to tell him that he had a way to get energy, when he suddenly heard the prompt sound of special time reset.

With a bang, he transformed back into a tortoise cleanly, and was buried under the layers of clothes in a mess.

Fu Mingyuan rescued the dizzy little tortoise from under the clothes mountain, met those mosquito-repellent eyes, and couldn't help but smile briefly.

"Well, there is still a time limit for transformation?"

Ji Fan nodded feebly.

The surrounding room temperature was still a little cold for amphibians, Ji Fan tremblingly hugged the finger supporting him, feeling a bit of tiredness.

He was gently lowered back into the tank.

For some reason, compared to him in human form, Mr. Fu always treats the tortoise with a gentler attitude.

Ji Fan could even feel the soft and warm fingertips skillfully stroking the small tortoise shell, so comfortable that he almost wanted to raise his neck and scream twice.

No no, he still has to tell the other party about energy...

"Good night." Fu Mingyuan said softly, and immediately closed the aquarium.

Ji Fan watched the other party leave, feeling a little dejected in his heart—it was so hard to strike up a conversation, but in the end he forgot to say the most important thing!

At this moment, the system prompts the sound to become one.

【Ding!Hidden Mission: Mutual Complaints (Completed)]

[Task Reward: A Melon Field]

[Special Reward: Activate the "Favourability" value, which can be viewed through the panel. 】

Ji Fan turned off the prompt and opened the panel.

In the middle of the new progress bar, a cartoon little turtle is crawling, and a small person stands at the end of the value.

Favorability: 10/100; Level: "Superficial brother".

Remarks: Increased favorability can unlock more ways to interact.

Ji Fan: "..." God damn "superficial brother"!

If it weren't for the numerical proof, he would almost have mistakenly thought that Fu Mingyuan had a good impression of him.

Ji Fan sighed in disappointment, feeling sour in his heart.Sure enough, how could someone who is so outstanding, such a genius, whom even Xu Haifan admires so much, treat him differently?

Mr. Fu needs him now, just because he has no choice - after all, after staying in Antarctica for a long time, even a tortoise looks pretty.

In the end, what he needs may be just someone to talk to to relieve boredom.

Just thinking about it, the favorability level quietly retreated again, leaving only 9.

Ji Fan: "..."

He was hit, and without even bothering to take another look, he forked off the panel.

In this icy world, only system rewards still have a trace of warmth.

A small experimental field appeared out of nowhere next to the incubator, with a crooked label "Melon Field" hanging on it, and intelligent temperature control buttons and pH regulators lined up beside it, and you can even choose fertilizer and water it yourself.

The black soil is soft and moist, which is very suitable for planting at first glance.

The stingy system rarely gave away a small handful of lettuce seeds, but Ji Fan didn't plant them right away—he had no idea about how to grow lettuce, so he had to look up some information.

However, according to the current situation, lettuce is indeed very practical - using fresh green plants to improve meals may be able to return Mr. Fu's favorability.

In the same way, fresh shrimp sashimi can also be used to try, as well as half-applied repair milk...

Ji Fan cheered up, there were still many things to be busy, and there was no time for him to be frustrated.

Calm down and finish a set of math papers, and finally saved a little special time, Ji Fan carried three sashimi, carefully counted the goods like a delivery boy, and mustered up the courage to climb out of the water tank.

Fu Mingyuan was leaning on the bedside reading, when the light dimmed out of the corner of his eye, a naked and beautiful boy suddenly appeared in front of the aquarium.

He froze for a moment, turned his face away slightly stiffly, and handed over a towel with his backhand: "...Don't catch a cold."

Favorability is 1.

Ji Fan took the towel in a daze, wiped it twice before realizing something was wrong.Wait, why do you increase your favorability! ! !

Looking down at his bare|naked body, Ji Fan's neck turned red in an instant—wow, you're usually so serious, I didn't expect you to be such Professor Fu!

His face was flushed, he put on some clothes casually, pretended to be calm, and began to dig things out.

Shrimp Sashimi X3

Fu Mingyuan raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: "Where did you get it? For me?"

Ji Fan nodded.

"Thank you...thank you?" Under the hopeful eyes of the other party, Fu Mingyuan opened the lid and took a sip. It tasted very good.

[Mood value up. 】

[Random Reward: A lottery ticket. 】

It's a pity that the favorability is still as static as a mountain.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Fu Mingyuan pushed a portion to him.

Shrimp sashimi is translucent, with a beautiful orange tail. Although it has a fishy smell of seafood, it is more of the unique sweetness of fresh seafood.

This smell is full of irresistible attraction to Ji Fan who is a "turtle spirit".

He swallowed, forced himself to look away, and shook his head.

Since this can't increase favorability, then... Ji Fan grabbed the small jar next to him, took out the ointment, and slapped Fu Mingyuan on his face.

Fu Mingyuan reflexively avoided that hand, and Ji Fan was also taken aback by his movement, shrinking back like an electric shock.

The two guessed and made gestures, and after explaining for a long time, Fu Mingyuan finally understood what he wanted to do, so he closed his eyes and let him smear the sticky ointment on his face.

The coldness of the paste was very subtle, but the other party's fingers were trembling, as if they were more nervous than him.

On the contrary, Fu Mingyuan calmed down, thinking about the strange behavior of his pet.

Could it be... Are you flattering him?

After applying the ointment, Fu Mingyuan opened his eyes, and saw the little pet lying on the edge of the bed with shining eyes, looking at him without blinking.

There was a slight movement in his heart, and he even had the urge to rub the other person's head.As a result, his hand was stretched halfway, and he suddenly realized that he had exceeded the limit, and he held back abruptly—how can humans and turtles be treated the same?

The light in the other party's eyes quickly dimmed, as if he hadn't waited for the expected result.

——If he had a tail, it would definitely hang down.A strange thought suddenly flashed through Fu Mingyuan's mind.

After all, why would he want to please me?Professor Fu put aside his imagination about the "tail" and fell into deep thought again.

Ji Fan didn't notice the thoughtful gaze of the other party.He was worried, and really couldn't figure out why the favorability could not be increased--even though the mood value was rising all the way, the favorability was always as stable as Mount Tai...

Suddenly, Mr. Fu on the bed moved uncomfortably.

Ji Fan followed the prestige, but saw that the other party looked away, and said indifferently: "You... there is no need to do this."

Ji Fan: "?"

"If you have any requirements, you can ask them directly." Fu Mingyuan lifted a corner of the quilt, coughed dryly, and acted generously, "If you think the pebbles are uncomfortable to sleep on, come up, and you don't need to bring some food to please me."

Ji Fan: "???" What exactly did you imagine?

What's more terrible is that the favorability... 1?

——Hey, don't be like this, he's just a weak, pitiful, and helpless little turtle.