Professor, your turtle!

After finally coaxing the despondent Fa Xiao with four days' worth of pancakes, Ji Fan ran home in three steps at a time and logged into the system.

Before he knew that his thoughts had been completely exposed, Fu Mingyuan was indifferent, sitting at the desk with his feet up, pretending to read a foreign language tutorial.

Even if he noticed something strange in the aquarium, he would not be moved in the slightest, only occasionally taking a sneak peek from the corner of his eye.

Ji Fan flopped on the glass for a while, realizing that the other party probably couldn't take the initiative to carry him out, so in desperation, he had no choice but to change back into a human form.

Now, Fu Mingyuan simply turned his back completely, looking like an upright gentleman who said "I don't want to look at it".

After Ji Fan changed his clothes, he stood behind him awkwardly, and carefully pulled the hem of his shirt.

"What are you doing?" Fu Mingyuan squinted at him, raised his eyebrows, and said "Don't disturb my study" all over his face.

Ji Fan gestured: Look, here I am.

"Oh." Fu Mingyuan snorted through his nostrils, and asked in a neutral tone, "What time do you guys finish school?"

Ji Fan: "!!!" Terrible.According to the time pattern of the previous few days, Mr. Fu must have already calculated his class dismissal time, and he is probably asking knowingly at this moment.

He touched his nose, but he still didn't dare to lie, he hesitated and stretched out his fingers, making a five.

Fu Mingyuan's gaze stayed on his hand for a moment, then turned to another place, and said lightly: "Then what time is it?"

Ji Fan was dejected, and wrote seven in a dawdly manner.

Fu Mingyuan let out an "um" in a drawn-out tone, and said, "So you still know the time?"

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Ji Fan hurriedly explained that he was going to participate in competition counseling after class today, not because he ran out to play with other goblins.

"Competition?" Fu Mingyuan seemed to be interested, "Which class? How's the grade?"

Ji Fan lowered his head and shook his head, but quickly pulled himself together and wrote: "It was physics, but I'm really not good at physics. Now I plan to specialize in biology."

"Biology... I remember that biology competitions cannot be recommended?"

Ji Fan blushed, and waved his hands again and again: "I didn't think about that much at all. I just...just want to get a self-recruitment spot." Yes, once the biology competition wins the prize above the provincial level, it will be able to win the award that was not even available at all. His school promoted self-enrollment quota.

In the past, Ji Fan never dared to think about self-enrollment, and always felt that it would be useless for him to apply, but now, since he has an ideal, his heart is ready to move—whether it works or not, he must fight .

He didn't even mention this long-term plan to Xu Haifan.Everyone thought that he was doing biology purely out of interest.

"Self-enrollment..." Fu Mingyuan was very sensitive, and immediately asked, "Where do you want to go?"

In front of this big ace professor T, Ji Fan was even more embarrassed to tell the truth. He said to him, "I know I'm not qualified yet, but I really like that school, and..."

Seeing him lingering and refusing to get to the point, Fu Mingyuan narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Could it be Big P?"

Ji Fan was stunned: "Huh?"

Everyone in the industry knows the competitive relationship between the two schools, but the biology department of P University is slightly better than that of T University, and it is really just a little bit better.

Of course, Fu Mingyuan himself would never admit it.He said disdainfully: "What's so good about that crappy school? You'll be unemployed after graduation. Let me tell you, it's better to study biology, a lifeless major..."

Ji Fan: "..." Before the other party uttered more blasphemy words against prestigious schools, he hurriedly showed him his notebook, "No, I, I want to go to T University."

After explaining, he felt that his whole face was so red that it could bleed, and he lowered his head and focused on his toes.

Fu Mingyuan: "...Ah, so." He hesitated for a while, then changed his words abruptly, "Come on."

Ji Fan was a little shy and nodded slightly.

The two were silent for a while, and the atmosphere was a bit weird and ambiguous.Ji Fan carefully wrote: "From now on, I will come late every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, you..."

"Understood." Fu Mingyuan returned to his aloof and airy appearance, and said lightly, "It's okay, the important thing is to study."

Ji Fan hugged the notebook and smiled, showing one canine tooth: "Thank you. I know you are alone, and you will come back as soon as possible after class."

Fu Mingyuan immediately changed his expression, turned his head and said, "Who, who is lonely?"

He moved too much, touched the mouse in the corner, and the dormant screen lit up, showing a large chessboard with 19 consecutive victories.

The next game of Go will take about half an hour at the earliest, so it can be seen that this person has nothing to do all day today, just sitting at the table and playing chess.

Ji Fan: "..." Isn't this called loneliness?

Seeing Fu Mingyuan's unpredictable expression, he hesitated to speak, and finally decided that it's better not to expose it.

As a result, Fu Mingyuan took the lead, clicked on the window, and said: "This computer can't connect to the external network, but today it was matched with a player." He tapped the name column, and read slowly, "'Little Turtle', the name seems familiar Woolen cloth?"

Ji Fan: "..."

Fu Mingyuan cast a meaningful glance from the end of his eyes: "19 innings and 8 hours. Hey, are you absent from class?"

Swept by his half-smiling gaze, Ji Fan's legs softened, as if he had returned to elementary school, the moment when the teacher caught him on the spot while reading extra-curricular books in class.

"I..." He just wanted to explain that he was not playing chess, but Xu Haifan.But after thinking about it, Mr. Fu now thinks that he played with him all day, if he was exposed like this...

Oh, there are dead ends on both sides.

Professor Fu is Professor Fu after all, the deterrent power cultivated in class is more than enough to deal with a little turtle.

He stood up slowly, wrapped the trembling Ji Fan between the table and his arms, leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Tsk, you're really not good."

A low-pitched male voice came from the ear, with a bit of magnetism in the hoarseness, and the ending was slightly raised, like a teasing smile.This was the first time that Ji Fan heard the other party's voice so clearly, and his scorching breath sprayed on his earlobe, like a fire suddenly ignited.

The man said casually, "You said...how should I punish you?"

Ji Fan shivered, and subconsciously wanted to cover his hot ears.However, both hands were caught and pressed against the edge of the desk behind him.

He had no choice but to tilt his head back and look at the man who bent down tremblingly.

Fu Mingyuan originally just wanted to tease him, but who knows, after he just said a word, the other's fair earlobe was stained with red, and this faint red gradually spread, even the clear lines of the jaw and neck All powdered.

The opponent's Adam's Apple rolled up and down nervously, trembling slightly, like a small bird caught in a net, attracting hunters to catch him.

Fu Mingyuan subconsciously wanted to take a closer look.At the moment when the tip of his nose was about to touch the other person, he suddenly froze - wait, what are you doing?

His heartbeat became inexplicably fast, and the light pink in front of him occupied all his sights.What's more terrible is that this alluring color is still expanding, little by little, until it sinks into the depth of the neckline.

Fu Mingyuan maintained the posture of drooping eyes, and did not move for a long time.

"Woo..." The person under the pinned down let out a weak groan.

This is the loudest begging sound that the little mute can make, like the exclamation of a milk cat when it is picked up, it is extremely slight, but it tickles people's hearts.

Fu Mingyuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something.As a result, before he could react, the person holding him in his arms suddenly disappeared.

Papa, a little turtle fell on the table.It rolled a few times, then poked its head out of the hole, spread its four short legs, and fled desperately towards the aquarium.

Ji Fan's heart was in a mess, his ears were itchy unbearably, as if he no longer belonged to him.

——Woooooo help, Mr. Fu is going to eat people (turtles).

Fu Mingyuan: "..." He only moved one step, and easily captured the little turtle who was trying to escape from prison.

He held the shell of the turtle and lifted it into the air. The little turtle was still running wildly, waving its four paws subconsciously.

Fu Mingyuan ordered in a hoarse voice: "...change back."

The little turtle froze, then shook his head violently, as if tears were about to burst out.

Not knowing that he had become a very terrifying existence in the other party's heart, Fu Mingyuan coughed dryly, put him on the table again, and said softly, "Good boy, I won't bully you anymore. I have something to ask you."

Ji Fan rushed forward according to his inertia, and happened to bump into the keyboard, making him dizzy for a moment.

Wait, keyboard?

He came back to his senses, took two steps forward vigilantly, and tentatively pressed two keys.

In the next second, a typing box appeared on the desktop.

[Just, let's talk like this! 】

Fu Mingyuan: "..."

The two argued for a long time, but the little turtle refused to change back, insisting that the "special time" had been exhausted.Fu Mingyuan had no choice but to agree to such a weird way of communication.

He felt a little regretful, if only he hadn't pushed so hard just now.You see, it's forcing people back into the turtle shell, right?

Clearing his throat, Fu Mingyuan said, "I wanted to ask yesterday, how did you find energy? And those shrimp meat, and the lettuce seeds you mentioned..."

Ji Fan was stunned for a moment, then typed honestly, and roughly explained the existence of the mall and the system.While writing, he carefully observed Fu Mingyuan's expression, wondering if the other party could accept such a fantasy setting.

Unexpectedly, Fu Mingyuan listened carefully, frowning slightly, with a serious expression, as if he was listening to an academic report.

Ji Fan was surprised: "Don't you think... I'm talking nonsense?"

"Huh?" Fu Mingyuan woke up from his contemplation, "Why do you think so?"

"Obviously it's so unscientific..."

"No, existence is science. Even you can talk to me, what else is impossible?" Fu Mingyuan tapped on the table and leaned back in the chair, "Sometimes, you don't need to think too much. All we have to do is to accept the rationality of things and think about problems from it.”

He paused for a moment, then smiled slightly: "After all, the end of science... maybe idealism."

The little tortoise didn't understand the long paragraph of philosophical arguments, and turned to look at him with his mouth half-opened.

Fu Mingyuan thought his appearance was very cute, so he stretched out his fingertips and scratched his back: "Look, the environment we live in is like an isolated island, completely isolated from the outside world, and there is no material exchange."

"Perhaps we can make an assumption. Except for the living objects you mentioned, all the materials provided by the system may have existed here long ago, but they were just hidden, so I couldn't find them at first."

"From the beginning to the end, it may only change the material coordinates." Fu Mingyuan pinched the bridge of his nose, "In contrast, the energy storage point is not within the range of the base, and it cannot be controlled, so we must actively collect it."

Ji Fan: "...Hey!" He couldn't express his admiration other than dry amazement.

Indeed, this is currently the most logical explanation.

However, according to Fu Mingyuan's "isolated island theory", how did the giant krill and lettuce he bred in the system come from?

"I can't explain this either," Fu Mingyuan frowned. "Maybe it's a new type of data transmission method. Strictly speaking, your 'space' is not on the same plane as my room."

He paused for a moment, then turned his gaze to Ji Fan: "If I can be successfully rescued and return to country Z, can you show me the pet egg you mentioned?"

"Definitely." Ji Fan made an agreement with him.

In fact, Fu Mingyuan was not too curious about the source of the system.As a pragmatist, he is clearly more concerned with the problems at hand.

"What else can you get instead of high-standard diesel?"

"500g of high-standard diesel oil, 100g of aviation kerosene, a large battery, and a can of liquefied petroleum gas..." Ji Fan reported the price according to the price list, and their prices were 100 beans to 400 beans.

Fu Mingyuan glanced down line by line, and quickly converted in his heart.When Ji Fan wrote the last line, he had already completed the mental calculation, and concluded: "There is no need to change anything else, as long as diesel oil is enough. Although its production efficiency is not the highest, it is currently the most versatile adaptive energy source."

"Don't be too busy, there are better ones!" Ji Fan added, "Just 500 beans can be exchanged for 10 solar panels, and they can be recycled. Isn't it amazing?"

Hearing this, Fu Mingyuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at him strangely.

Ji Fan: "?"

Fu Mingyuan held back a laugh, and said softly: "You are right, this system is really terribly tricky."

Ji Fan: "???"

Facing the innocent eyes of the little tortoise, Fu Mingyuan sighed helplessly, and nodded his little head affectionately: "Did you forget? In less than two months, Antarctica will enter the polar night. Aren't the solar panels a waste?"

Polar night?As a science student who hasn't studied geography for a long time, Ji Fan completely forgot about it.

Alas, I was almost deceived by the cunning system again... He thought dejectedly, blushing slowly, buried his head and refused to speak.

Seeing the little turtle nestled on the keyboard dejectedly, Fu Mingyuan laughed, poked its little tail that was flicking around, and said, "Don't worry, I'm still here."

That's right, with Mr. Fu checking in now, there won't be any big troubles.Ji Fan thought for a while, then felt relieved again, turned his head and hugged the opponent's fingers and rubbed them - he also had to work hard to become stronger, not to hold back.

"So fond of acting like a baby?" Fu Mingyuan scratched its chin and raised his eyebrows, "Then you can always change back, right?"

Ji Fan: "...who said that!" He raised his hind leg, kicked the opponent lightly, angrily crawled to the other side and lay down.

Fu Mingyuan found it interesting and wanted to tease him a few words.Suddenly, the lights in the cabin flickered twice, followed by the rumbling sound that had been faintly entering the room, and disappeared without warning.

For a while, the house was eerily silent.

There was no background sound, no wind, just a dead silence.

What's wrong?Ji Fan propped himself up and looked left and right, only to see Fu Mingyuan walked to the window and looked out, pursing his lips tightly with a solemn expression.

"It's the generator set." Fu Mingyuan listened for a moment, then said slowly, "It stopped working. It snowed too much last night, maybe it was damaged somewhere."

Ji Fan immediately became nervous. You must know that the operation of the Antarctic scientific research station is almost entirely dependent on several large diesel generators.Although temporary power outages can be supported by batteries for a while, it is not a long-term solution.

Fu Mingyuan made a judgment in an instant, raised his hand to unbutton it, and walked out while changing clothes.

He said briefly, "I'll go out and have a look."

"I'll be with you." Ji Fan changed back into a human form without thinking, and gently grabbed his sleeve.

Fu Mingyuan only felt his cuffs sink, and looking down, his white fingers gripped the fabric of his cuffs nervously, and it fell lightly, which was just the weight of a responsibility.

"Let's go together?" The other party's clear and beautiful eyes were full of silent pleas.

Fu Mingyuan looked at him quietly, without speaking, his heart skipped a beat suddenly.

"It might... be dangerous." He said slowly.

Ji Fan smiled, shook his head, and explained: "It's okay. I want to be with you."

This straightforward confession made Fu Mingyuan a little dizzy, he coughed dryly: "Since you begged me so much..."

"En." Ji Fan's smile widened a bit, "Please."

Fu Mingyuan: "..." He turned around abruptly, and the only ear that was exposed secretly glowed red.