Chapter 2: The night the stars fell, the human world became more prosperous and shining
In the year of "Heavenly Beast Heaven", the famous nobleman, the child of the Xue Ding Er clan, unfortunately died. At the same time www.biquge.info the elders of the family are old and can no longer have children, so there is a gap in the inheritance of the family business.
But the family didn't want to give up the inheritance of the bloodline easily, and after several considerations, they decided to find a replacement successor.
The following year, the family found a replacement, the twelve-year-old Naig SchΓΆdinger.
Those who called themselves his aunt and uncle told Naigh. His biological father was of Shedinger descent...... More than 10 years ago, Naigh's father took him away from the family and lived in a different place. His father never mentioned his origins in Naigh's upbringing. Therefore, when the Schelding family let him know this secret that had been hidden for more than ten years, it was difficult to believe it for a while.
Naig's body is home to the things that are important to the Schettin family.
In exchange for the survival of the power and bloodline of the Bao people, the Xuedinger family asked Naig to re-naturalize and recognize him as an adopted son in exchange for enjoying the glory and wealth, and contributed to the annual "fine selection of white rice".
At that time, Naig was reluctant, and the family only wanted to take him away and did not need his sister, which made him very resistant.
Naig's mother was no longer there when his father left the family with him, and it is said that he died when he gave birth to him, and later, his father spent a long time going through the pain, returning to the expectation of the family and getting married again. This time, they gave birth to a child, and that was Naigh's sister.
Naig's sister is the one who belongs to the stepmother, and the Schedinger family does not approve of it.
Moreover, my sister's achievements were rated as "ordinary" in the new social class.
The Sedin family is very disgusted with illegal and ordinary incompetence, and if it weren't for the fact that the bloodline would be broken, they would be forced to make an exception. Otherwise, in the same way, the shame left by the father's defection, the "Naigh who was born in violation of regulations", cannot be accepted.
The Sherding family believed that Naig's blood was pure, and it was still marked as a shameful stain. Then it is even more unlikely that the younger sister born to Naig's father and his unknown mother has ever been admitted to "exist".
But in order to make Neg nod willingly, his sister finally reluctantly brought it in the name of "pet".
Naig stayed with the Schredin family for five years. During this period, the family forced him to receive an aristocratic gifted education, and Naig also responded to their expectations and contributed a lot of feedback, especially in the annual "monthly test", which made them feel that it was worth it.
Naig will obediently respond to their needs, in addition to the fact that they agreed to let their sister follow, they also want to develop their talents and contribute to the country efficiently.
At present, he is in charge of about one-tenth of the family's "monthly test carefully selected white rice" research project. That's a lot of work for him right now.
β¦β¦ Knock, knock, knock!
There was a crisp sound from the door.
"Please come in. β
Negran called her in.
It was Naig's sister who opened the door and entered the small room filled with the smell of books.
She was pushing a trolley made of polished metal and decorated with intricately carved patterns, and at first sight she knew it was not cheap.
Naigh reads hard at his desk, preparing for the upcoming "monthly test". The younger sister felt a little relieved to see him so attentive, so she picked up the porcelain teapot on the trolley and filled the milky white cup with tea.
The younger sister placed the black tea on the side of the table and urged Naig to enjoy it quickly, hoping that he would relax by drinking the tea.
This kind of care between relatives can be seen everywhere in the world. But for them, it is a situation that can only be bought at a price.
They were brother and sister, but the younger sister had to stay here as a servant, and it took a lot of effort to do that.
The conditions under which my sister was born were not so lucky. She can't share the same surname as Naig, and she only has a nickname in the family register: Nari.
Although she barely managed to occupy a place in the household register, she had no status at all in this vast family territory, and could not enjoy special treatment, like a servant hired by the family, and worked hard in a low voice.
The servant and the family are two different worlds, the invisible barrier makes it impossible for them to see each other often, the younger sister is not convinced, she does not give up in order to overcome that obstacle, and earnestly strives for any possibility.
She knew that if she was recognized as a good student in the management of animal husbandry and gardening in the outer garden, she would be able to move to the inner courtyard to trim the garden, and she would get closer to her own family. Working in the inner courtyard, it took several years to pass the maid competition and finally get the permission to enter the mansion and come to Naigh's side.
Naig seemed anxious about the arrival of the recent exams, and Nari deliberately didn't care, wanting to soothe the tense atmosphere and pretend to be relaxed:
"Brother, take a break. Even if you miss the exam, it will not have any impact on the status of the family. The Scheldinger family's social contribution value composite index was rated A by the government. In particular, the import and shipment of international trade 'lifestyle beasts' has an irreplaceable position. It's okay if you take duck eggs in subject exams. It was a last resort for people who did not have professional talents. Don't forget, you are a nobleman, a nobleman who has contribution, and a special talent. β
Naig didn't like her to always emphasize what he had, but Neri was right, but the value of many things was the Sherding's private judgment of him. And, one of the concrete manifestations of his value to the family is to force him to bear the same surname as theirs.
Naigh opened his mouth to respond to Neri:
"You're not right to say that. β
"What's wrong, we don't have to be afraid of being categorized as 'ingredients' and desperately trying to prove our worth. β
Neri clasped her hands on the flat white maid's robe, looking quite unconvinced.
"Those belong to the Schelding family, they don't belong to us in the first place, and there's nothing to show off. β
"If you don't belong, you can use things that don't have your name written on them, and it doesn't matter if they aren't stopped. What's more, we are also certified by the master of Xerdinger. β
Naigh looked at Lori with poor breasts in front of her in a gothic maid costume, it was really ...... Shaking his head, he sighed and said:
"Well, you're getting used to convenience? We are lucky to be in this comfortable environment. You have to start from the bottom because you have no blood, in order to fight into the inner house as a maid, sweat and spend time, five years of hard work to learn big and small things, finally was given the power to come to the house. But I don't have to do labor, as long as I read some books and use my brain, I can reach out and drink tea, isn't it luck? β
"Phew!"
Neri kicked his desk foot.
The fair skin of her little face was slightly swollen red, like a duckling, and her mouth pursed unconvinced:
"Bah, yes, I just can't talk about you. Is your throat dry when a guy who can speak so many words says it? Why don't you drink tea soon? β
Naigh began to reason, but she couldn't listen. Naig knew that this was selfishness, and wanted to educate her to be a person who knew how to cherish blessings and be content, and this was also to be worthy of the promise she made to her father.
Naig picked up the intricately decorated white porcelain cup and took a sip against his lips.
"Hmm...... As always, it is full of fragrance. β
"Of course, I'm taking good care of my tea-making beast. It is called 'Little Gollum', and as long as it is given balanced nutrition, the warm saliva secreted by Little Gollum will become a dreamy hot water for tea. If you don't believe it, you see ......"
Nairi pulls up the silk scarf that covers the top of the coffee table cart, revealing the strange creatures hidden underneath. It narrowed its eyes at the light, lazily elongated its curled nose, and yawned.
"Gurgling ......"
The wake-up tea-making beast is a life-type beast, similar in appearance to a miniature elephant, with a fat head and short limbs and round limbs, which looks quite cute. Moreover, the personality is also very tame.
The main function is to secrete warm saliva for human use. Neri takes it to brew tea, uses a simple method, sends tea leaves to the mouth of the gurgling, waits for it to chew for a period of time to produce high temperatures, confirms that the sweetness of the tea is just enough to blend into the saliva, and then lets it stretch its nose to spray out the tea made from the exhalation holes, pour it into the filter bottle, and it can be directly taken and drunk. And if the cultivation method of the owner is different, the tea brewed is more unique.
When it comes to the Bewitching Star, it seems to make a living by swallowing metal, and the friction of its teeth tends to generate high heat, which makes it easy for it to melt and swallow food. For safety reasons, the improved breed limits the maximum heating temperature in the mouth, and it has become a household pet that rapidly boils water.
But don't look at its current appearance, before it became a life-type beast, it was actually a "primitive beast" that threatened humans.
Some of the territory of the Venola Empire is close to the continent of Mewpan, and a cordon is set up at the border to defend against the invasion of the beasts. At the same time, a large number of beasts are captured and studied and tamed as fortifications to strengthen defenses.
Therefore, being able to be as intimate and harmless as humans is now is due to the Empire's developed biotechnology.
"Brother, you see this is it, the color of the gurgling tongue is very beautiful. Without such a color to secrete saliva, the brewed tea will not taste good. And it also has a high nutritional value, which is helpful for concentration, and if the elder brother is not in good spirits, he will not be able to make the best contribution to the family. Hee-hee-hee-hee......"
Nerry happily picked up Gollum, and the tea-making proboscis responded to her enthusiastically. The little maid's cheeks were licked by its rosy, plump tongue.
Neri's mean bad smile:
"Although the Xerdinger family has given us a lot of convenient tools, if the user doesn't know how to use it, wouldn't it be like throwing it into a stinky ditch, waiting to rot and stink?"
Naig knew that when Nerry said these words, it wasn't as innocent as it seemed.
That's her usual practice, often pretending to accept and take a step back, but in fact, she is very unconvinced, and will continue to find flaws in a roundabout way before attacking.
"In the past few years, the Schelding family has faced problems such as capital turnover, and the company has been in a very unstable state during the period when imported goods have been changed from ancient electronic equipment to household beasts. At that time, the elder brother gave appropriate advice from the side, and gradually laid the main direction, so that the family business could grow more efficiently to the scale it is today. Isn't it a value that you can't replace when you're young?"
Nerri smiled wickedly and picked up the leftover black tea from Naigh.
She turned the cup halfway around, deliberately aiming at the edge of Naigh's drink, her teeth showing white, and biting gently.
"If my brother doesn't pay attention to his own value, I might take it without paying attention and eat it. β
Does this also imply that you want to express that the tea you have made is unique, and the brother who had the privilege of tasting it was not grateful, and dared to keep it. β
"Oh roar~. β
Neri drank the tea and let out an eerie cry.
"Now you finally understand that I am different from the other maids, my tea-making skills are excellent, and the daily observation of the condition of the grunt, and the number of times it chews according to its changes, those are carefully calculated. This kind of subtle observation and keen intuition are what make us unique. We should be complacent, because we are the ones who can put the tools at hand beyond their value. β
"I said you're not good at reading, but it's really good to practice......"
Naigh sighed a little and got up from the soft leather chair:
"Come, come with me to the window. β
"Why, do you want to see that monotonous night sky again? β
Nerry deliberately turned her head away, her eyes avoiding him, looking quite childish.
Neglara pulled her arms and invited her semi-forcedly.
She grew impatient, and sat sideways on the large floor-to-ceiling window frame at the table.
"Ahh β
Naigh opened the shutters and asked Nari to follow his arm and look out into the darkness of the night.
It was the same night as usual, without any hint of starlight.
"Do you know why you can't see the stars in the sky? β
"Well, it's simple, because today is a weekly 'Day of Wishes', a day without any stars. The Bewitching Disk covers the body of the Western Hemisphere, and what the person calls the 'Black Continent' emits a large amount of black smoke, which is affected by the rotation of the Bewitching Star, so it floats into the sky of our Eastern Half of the 'Natural Continent'. Living in the 'natural continent', of course, we can't see the obscured starlight...... Really, no star can make a wish to call it a wishless day, a name without creativity. And what black smoke, obviously the monster that can only eat from the 'Black Mountain Pass'...... This is the dirty exhaust fumes emitted by the so-called buttocks. β
Nairi looked to the other side of the distance, deliberately turning her back to him, absent-mindedly and casually explaining.
Naigh grabbed her by the shoulders from behind and suddenly punished her with a chicken.
"Woo, oops, oopsββ! it hurts me to death, okay, good, good! Don't, stop! I can concentrate. β
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
"You won't take revenge on me as soon as you let go. β
"Only then will you be able to strangle. β
Neri shrunk her neck, looking like she was afraid of pain and raising, as if she thought Naig was a brother who was not easy to deceive and hateful. The snort in her mouth continued for a while, and the black head, which was facing away from her, finally nodded reluctantly in agreement.
However, as expected afterwards, I believe that nothing good will happen to her at this time.
She punched Naeg:
"It's so much more comfortable. Speaking of which, I didn't break my promise. There happened to be a summer flying insect stopping there, and I was kind enough to help you shoot it off. β
What a conscience!
Nari smiled wickedly at her brother and confidently played with her shoulder-length black hair.
"Okay, what do you want to say, say it. β
Isn't this kind of guy who wants people to talk and beats them in the stomach...... Woo.
Naigh endured. The throbbing pain made him red-faced, and Nerry thought it was funny to look at it. Her hand over her small mouth and pretending to snicker elegantly are the best evidence.
The temperament of the maid is not played at this time.
Naigh waited for the scorching stimulus to subside, gasped, coughed dryly, cleared his mood, and then pointed to the sky:
"Listen intently. It was a passage described by the survivors who fled from the other side when the 'Black Continent' came: 'The air is clear in the middle of summer, and the sky is full of stars. If you're lucky enough to be on the other side of the world, you'll probably not even notice anyone looking up at this beautiful night view. Therefore, when the star-covered night slowly approached, and the point of light gradually became unusually dazzling, the night sky fell straight down, and it was probably the first time that a human being, who had dreams of stars, had come so close to the light. The man also said that even at the cost of our lives, we may not have the opportunity to see, so it is actually quite lucky to be able to peek into the beauty that appears in an instant. β
Neri crossed her legs, but her arms were clasped with a finger and struck like a drum.
"I know some frightened guys will babble, but that's the real story. My brother mentioned from time to time in the book that the gray and black body of the bewilderment disk was mixed with a large number of crystals, and when it fell, half of the bewildering star happened to be night, and the reflection of the moonlight by the crystals on the body would instantly make people mistake the stars. Therefore, as soon as the interstellar troll's bewilderment disk approaches, the small human beings on the bewildered star will have the illusion of the boundless sea of stars hanging upside down in the sky. So what?"
"Isn't it a blessing to have your wish fulfilled before you die? Because no matter how hard you try, you may not have the opportunity to see it with your own eyes, just like some of the experiences in our lives are hard to come by. β
"Speaking of which, my brother still wants to emphasize that the beautiful situation we have worked hard to obtain is actually because of God-given good fate. β
Neri kicked the floor hard and bounced off the window frame where she sat on her side:
"I don't admit it. β
Bumper Bumper!
Neri quickly packed up the tea set, hugged it with one hand, and strongly held up the beast Gollum, pulling the coffee table and rushing out of the door:
"It's really annoying, every time I want to talk to my brother, I will be reasoned and annoyed. I just don't admit that, if I have to explain it, luck is also my own strength!"
Nerry once again emphasized the subjective argument and slammed the door shut.
"You're going to be scolded by Watson Crowle's butler. β
Nerri ignored Naig's advice and angrily disappeared out of the hallway.
Watson Crowll's butler often reminds maids to be dignified at all times...... She forgot all about it.
The sound of her steps was noticeably louder.