Stardust Remembrance

Chapter 14: The Abandoned (3)

What is a mutation?

Filled with questions, Luo Lan walked towards the beast's corpse, wanting to find Feng Lin to ask about it.

Unexpectedly, she had just taken a few steps forward when Feng Lin whooshed in front of her, his eyes alert and his aura terrifying, frightening Luo Lan so much that she immediately stepped back.

Feng Lin reacted and was busy smiling stiffly to cover up, "As you can see, there was an accident where a wild beast hurt someone, a lot of things to deal with, you go eat first, we'll see you in the office later."

Loran was busy saying, "Okay."

At this moment, she felt incomparably clear that although legally she was already a citizen of Odin, no one truly accepted her, even Feng Lin who was the friendliest to her.

She silently returned to the dining room.

There was no longer a single person in the restaurant, and in the empty hall, there were only cleaning robots spinning around to clean up, and the usually inaudible sound of the machines running now seemed a bit shrill.

Thinking of Tatsusa's icy gaze and Feng Lin's guarded expression, Loran felt her body go cold and subconsciously curled up into a chair, wrapping her arms around herself.

It was said that when facing the unknown, it was the half-knowledge that was the most frightening. Right now, the questions that filled her mind were uncontrollably turning into bloody images, making her more and more fearful.

Loran thought back to what she had heard earlier and searched for "mutation" on the internet, but found a lot of useless information, none of which could explain what she had just seen.

Loran wanted to find someone to ask, even if they couldn't answer her questions, at least they could listen to her spit and vent her emotions. However, everyone's reactions were telling her that this was not something to be discussed freely.

She, on the other hand, was just a poor stand-in using someone else's name, with no country, no home, no relatives, no friends, and she couldn't even find someone to complain to if she wanted to.

Loran stared blankly at the robot scrubbing the table not far away, his nose sore.

When she trekked alone in the wilderness, she thought that she would be fine as long as she found someone, but it turned out that even in the crowd, she was still an outcast.

When the tears were about to fall, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly opened her address book.

There was only one name in the friends section: Qian Xu.

Would Qian Xu also put Luo Xun's name in his friends list? Can she ask him such a sensitive question? Will he give her the cold shoulder, or even terminate the call and alienate her?

With nervousness and apprehension, Luo Lan sends a message to Qian Xu: "Can we video call?"

A moment later, Qian Xu appears in front of her and asks with concern, "What's wrong?"

Loran asks expectantly and cautiously, "Do you know about the mutation?"

"Knew." He was wearing a light blue patient gown, sitting in a work chair, his expression calm, his voice soft, as if the question Loran asked was no big deal.

Loran's heart instantly settled, "I saw a beast just now. They said something about 'A-rank physical ability, sudden mutation', and an officer killed the beast, yet saluted the beast. The soldier who was injured by the beast was not only not angry but also sad about the beast."

Chisoku asked frankly, "You want to know why?"

Loran nodded.

"A-rank physical ability, the sudden mutation is when a person with A-rank physical ability and carrying a fae gene, without warning, the fae gene in his body completely sexually overpowers the human genes, not only instantly altering his physical appearance, but also destroying his sanity, turning him into a crazed wild beast."

Loran was filled with horror that the beast that almost killed three soldiers and Feng Lin was a human!

There was a hidden sadness in Qian Xu's eyes, "The beast you saw was once the best warrior, perhaps, the most trusted subordinate of that officer, the closest comrade of those soldiers."

Loran couldn't help but shiver as a chill ran straight through his heart.

Once the most trusted and closest comrades turned into cannibalistic monsters in an instant, and the partners who depended on each other and shared the same life and death were going to wield their swords against each other, and you and I were going to live and die together!

In an instant, Loran understood both Feng Lin's plea to "give him more time" and Tatsuya's cold choice to wield the sword.

Qian Xu asked, "Are you afraid?"

Loran's thoughts were confused and he subconsciously nodded his head.

People are a herd species, so if a loved one who trusts them wholeheartedly, a close friend, or a lover who sleeps with them will suddenly become completely different, can one not be afraid?

"Is it possible for you to mutate as well?" As the words left his mouth, Loran immediately regretted it, feeling that he had gone very overboard, nervously trying to remedy the situation, "I, I ...... bullshitted, you, don't be angry ......"

"There's no relation, your problem is normal." Qian Xu smiled faintly and comforted her in turn. He said frankly, "Below physical ability level A, the probability of sudden mutation is zero, above physical ability level A, the probability of mutation increases geometrically. My physical ability is A, there is a certain probability of mutation, and it is indeed possible for a mutation to occur at any time."

Loran's nose turned sour, completely unable to imagine that such a warm Qian Xu would turn into a wild beast and rise to hurt people.

Qian Xu said gently, "People who just know this news will be very scared, some are afraid that they will suddenly mutate and hurt others, some are afraid that their friends and relatives will suddenly mutate and hurt themselves, and they may even suffer from crowd phobia, fearing to come into contact with people. You can talk to a psychiatrist, they will have professional methods to help you ease your fears."

His calmness and openness were like a ray of warm sunlight that slowly shot into Luo Lan's heart, gradually dispersing the darkness that grew inside due to fear.

Loran silently contemplated for a while, and said in self-explanatory words, "In fact, think about it from another perspective, even if there is no sudden mutation, are there no relatives who have turned against each other, deceitful friends, and lovers who share the same bed in the interstellar world? Only one is a tangible beast, one is an intangible beast."

Qian Xu was surprised surprised, "It's the first time I've heard such a way to understand sudden mutation."

Loran murmured, "Thinking about it this way, sudden mutation isn't that scary, haven't we humans been dealing with this kind of thing since the beginning of time? Perhaps the invisible beast is more frightening than the visible one! That kind of betrayal and hurt can't find medicine to cure it."

Qian Xu stared deep into Loran's eyes and suddenly reached out and patted her head, saying approvingly, "What a brave and intelligent girl!"

Obviously, it's just a virtual portrait and should not feel anything, but Luo Lan actually felt a little dizzy and hot-faced, and said embarrassedly, "You wouldn't have said that if you had seen the lousy way I was scared bloodless just now."

"Bravery is not being afraid, but being clearly afraid and still having compassion in your heart and a sharp sword in your hand, you rise to the occasion."

A scene of Tatsusa's cold expression and decisive movements, as he plunged his dagger into the beast's neck, floated before Loran's eyes, and he couldn't help but wonder if that iceberg would be afraid as well. Immediately, she felt that she was overthinking again.

Seeing that she had the presence of mind to wander off, surely her emotions had calmed down, Qian Xu smiled and pointed at Luo Lan's dinner plate, "Let's eat, it's time for my treatment."

Loran said sincerely, "Thank you!"

"Just a few words, what's there to thank?"

Loran smiled and didn't say any more, not just a few words, but she knew clearly that someone was willing to take the time to listen to her, willing to patiently answer her questions, and would also be considerate enough to comfort and encourage her.

She had a friend in a sea of people and was not alone.

When Loran went to Fenglin's office, she deliberately brought a few cans of nutrients from the cafeteria.

"Was feeling hungry. Thanks!" Feng Lin took the nutrients and put them on the table.

Zi Yan also appeared out of nowhere, casually took the cans, and leaned against the wall to drink them.

Feng Lin asked with furrowed brows, "How is it?"

Purple Banquet smiled and said, "The best doctor in the Odin Federation, Chu Mo, is here, what are you worried about? He said that after three months, the guy with the worst injuries will be able to fully recover."

Feng Lin's brows relaxed all of a sudden, and his entire body looked much more relaxed.

Being able to keep the damage to a minimum, Loran was also happy for them, and wisely took the initiative to leave, "You should all be busy with something, so I'll go back first."

Feng Lin apologized, "I'll make an appointment with you when I'm done with the matter at hand."

Luo Lan was about to send a message to ask Qing Chu to pick her up when Zi Yan suddenly interjected, "I'm going back too, the princess can take my flying car."

From the bottom of her heart, Luo Lan didn't want to have more contact with this unpredictable and cunning guy, but the consequences of rejecting him were only more serious, people under the roof had to bow their heads ah!

The flying car sped forward.

Zi Yan was casually playing with a tarot card while sizing up Loran with interest.

Luo Lan tried hard to ignore him, but his gaze became more and more reckless. In a fit of rage, Loran simply turned his head so that he could get a good look.

"Is there anything on my face that I shouldn't have?"

Zi Yan said with a smirk, "It seems like there is nothing left that should be there."

"Without what?"

"Nervousness, insecurity, or fear."

Loran ventriloquized: she's tense and fearful, Tatsusa is displeased; she's not tense and fearful, Zi Yan is displeased. What the hell are you guys up to?

"At first I was terrified, but then I calmed down." Is that always satisfactory?

Purple Banquet said with words, "The princess recovered quickly."

Loran pretended to be surprised and said, "Wasn't it just a beast that injured someone? The person is fine, how long does the duke think I should be nervous?" People get along with each other, if you are honest, she is also honest, if you cheat, she will also cheat.

Without answering, Violet Feast flicked his index finger, bouncing the bright purple tarot card up, and watched as it slowly drifted down to his fingertips again. In the flow of light, he kept a smile on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were obscure and hard to discern.

Loran was shocked in her heart, his physical ability must be above A level, and the probability of sudden mutation was not low, she couldn't help but move towards the car door.

Zi Yan lifted his eyes to look at her, without a trace of a smile, the peach blossom eyes of the flavorful people even have a hidden sadness.

Luo Lan first saw this kind of Zi Yan, inexplicably felt sorry and uneasy, pretended to just straighten the dress, and moved back a little bit.

Suddenly, Zi Yan made a face of wanting to eat her, her "Ah oo" a strange scream, Luo Lan was so scared that her face lost color, screamed, and hid backward, the whole person shrank under the seat.

Zi Yan laughed out loud, looking at the wretched Luo Lan, nodding with satisfaction, "Well, this expression is just right."

Luo Lan was ashamed and annoyed and quickly sat down with a stern face.

What a watered-down brain, to have sympathy for this demon, everyone in the world has been played to death by him, and he's still alive and well!

"Hey, angry ......"

No matter how much Zi Yan teased her again, Luo Lan took it as if she didn't hear and resolutely didn't say a word.