Chapter 146

Chapter 146

Bai Xiaoyu was unaware of Mo Yan's ulterior motives. He looked at the time and realized it was about the time for the Little Prince and Little Treasure to start their hunting. So he told Mo Yan and the others, "I have some things to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. Make yourselves at home."

Mo Sen hurriedly added, "I'm full, and I’m off to Teacher Tao’s lab now."

Having said that, he stood up and ran off faster than anyone.

Mo Yan inwardly cursed. The only person who could converse with Bai Xiaoyu had just fled. They weren’t familiar with Bai Xiaoyu, and with their identities as star pirates, anyone would be on high alert and unlikely to agree to their requests.

Although they knew their own situation, to others, they were notorious star pirates, wanted with numerous bounties.

Mo Yan decided it wasn’t the right moment to mention this, as he still needed to ask the others for their opinions.

Mo Yan: "Can we stay here for a while?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded. "No problem."

They would need to get more ingredients for the dining hall. These guys had probably already finished the prepared dinner.

Not long after Bai Xiaoyu left, a notice was sent from the dining hall that dinner would be delayed by two hours.

The remaining Dawn members continued chatting with the people here, gradually gathering intelligence about Bai Xiaoyu's operations.

Mo Yan looked at Mo Lin, "You just said you wanted to atone; why didn't you speak up just now?"

Mo Lin: "I didn’t know how to atone, and besides, we have to see if they even want us."

Mo Yan: "Once I consult everyone, you’ll lead the way next time."

Mo Lin didn’t grasp what their leader meant, as he was unaware of the Dawn members’ plans to retire.

But Mo Yan had already decided and didn’t allow him to reply.

Mo Yan turned to Hao Qiao next to him. "Doctor Hao, what’s your opinion?"

Hao Qiao was browsing the Starblog, his eyes fixed on the last trending topic. It showed over a dozen disheveled students, some lacking uniforms, hastily treating the injured.

The video, though only a few seconds long, Hao Qiao had watched three times.

Mo Yan leaned over. "Isn’t that the medical team from Bai Xiaoyu’s Fire Seed initiative? I thought you hadn’t looked at these in a while; why are you watching it now?"

Hao Qiao closed the Starblog and looked at Mo Yan. "Your injuries need treatment."

Mo Yan waved his hand. "No need, it’s just a minor injury. I’ll use the healing device to patch it up."

Bai Xiaoyu, with Little Golden Tiger in tow, went over and indeed found the Little Prince and Little Treasure had started hunting.

They were hunting the livestock that had arrived in several containers not long ago. The two little ones, who still walked a bit unsteadily, went in and started eating voraciously.

In no time, the newly opened eco-containers of livestock were half gone.

Bai Xiaoyu thought they would need even more livestock. He had initially thought the current supply would last for half a month, but at this rate, with them finishing most of a container in one meal, and eating two to three meals a day, these containers might not even last a week.

As Bai Xiaoyu placed another order for a week later on the Star Network, his legs were hugged by Little Treasure.

Little Treasure, no longer as fierce as he was during the meal, looked up with longing eyes and stretched out his arms, asking for a hug, "White Papa, hug."

Bai Xiaoyu picked up Little Treasure, while the Little Golden Tiger on his shoulder suppressed the urge to knock the child down.

After all, Xiaobaihu isn't here, so it's too much for him to handle two by himself.

Bai Xiaoyu looked down at Xiaobao, "Xiaobao, are you full?"

Xiaobao nodded quickly and then shook his head again. Bai Xiaoyu was momentarily stunned, "Still hungry? Or do you want some insect crystal?"

Xiaobao: "I'm full, and I've had my insect crystal too."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Then why did you shake your head?"

Xiaobao started his habitual thumb-sucking, thought for a while, and then hesitantly replied, "I'm full, but something still feels incomplete..."

Bai Xiaoyu was also puzzled after hearing Xiaobao's response. He patted Xiaobao, "How about you have a bit more?"

Although he didn't understand what Xiaobao meant, he couldn't let the kid go hungry.

Xiaobao shook his head, "I'm full."

Bai Xiaoyu: "..."

He looked at the proudly turned-aside Little Prince standing next to him, "What about you?"

The Little Prince was displeased that Bai Xiaoyu didn't pick him up this time and huffed softly.

Bai Xiaoyu picked up the Little Prince and started coaxing him, "Little Prince, you're the best. Can you explain what Xiaobao means?"

He had a hunch that the Little Prince would know. After all, Xiaobao had half-human DNA, and even though his development and advancement were primarily based on the genes of the Zerg Prince, his brain development lagged slightly behind the Little Prince's. Sometimes, when Xiaobao couldn't express himself, the Little Prince might be able to interpret.

The Little Prince finally turned around, satisfied, and said to Bai Xiaoyu, "We're full, but the quality of the food was too low. For us, after advancing, it can only fill our stomachs but doesn't contribute much to our advancement."

The Little Prince glanced at Bai Xiaoyu and then made a special low growl-like sound, similar to their original form, to Xiaobao. Since we advanced, we can communicate using these sounds.

The Little Prince indicated that he had already told Xiaobao that Bai Xiaoyu wasn't our emperor. See, he didn't even know the quality of flesh and blood needed for our growth stages.

In response to the Little Prince's words, Xiaobao blinked his large eyes stubbornly and also responded with the same sound, insisting that White Papa is the emperor, definitely! Who else could it be?

The Little Prince felt frustrated again by Xiaobao's "turtle reciting scriptures" attitude of "I'm not listening, I'm not listening."

He had tried to explain many times, presenting all the evidence, but couldn't overcome Xiaobao's stubbornness.

This wasn't the first time he realized how difficult it was to make his little tail recognize Bai Xiaoyu's true identity.

As for why he kept explaining, it had to do with the instinct of the Zerg Prince. If the little tail recognized Bai Xiaoyu as his emperor, after being raised by Bai Xiaoyu, he would guard and fight for his emperor in the future.

The Little Prince understood this very well, so he kept explaining. Unfortunately, someone wasn't listening.

The Little Prince felt like he had broken his heart.

At this moment, Bai Xiaoyu looked at the livestock. Too low a food quality? These were already quite good livestock. What kind of livestock did the Little Prince need?

Just then, he received a delivery message, which only asked him to go to a designated location for pickup as soon as possible.

Bai Xiaoyu was puzzled; he didn't remember placing such an odd order.

Could it be something Lou Hao ordered?

He forwarded the message to Lou Hao, who replied that it wasn't his either.

So, Bai Xiaoyu told the Little Prince and Xiaobao to go back first while he and Lou Hao went to receive the order.

Bai Xiaoyu sent a notification after arriving, and soon a high-grade spacecraft landed.

Several people emerged from the spacecraft, their attitude towards Bai Xiaoyu and Lou Hao indifferent. However, when they saw the little gold tiger on Bai Xiaoyu’s shoulder, their demeanor changed dramatically. They became extremely enthusiastic and even showed a sense of respect.

The leader of the group bowed to the little gold tiger, “Star Lord, this time we have brought high-grade exotic beast milk needed for your growth, as well as premium exotic beast meat required for high-potential young beastmen. Please check them.”

After the announcement, several specially crafted half-human-high boxes were carried out from the spacecraft, totaling ten.

The little gold tiger stared at these people. Apart from his usual animal companions who often patrolled with him, it was rare for others to show such respectful attitudes. Feeling proud, the little gold tiger waved his paw and stood tall, letting out a mighty roar, “Alright, I, the Great Emperor, have acknowledged this. You may withdraw now.”

The leader responded, “Star Lord, the next batch of beast milk and meat is already on its way. Every day, a new batch will arrive. These are the most suitable for your current growth requirements, as instructed by the previous Star Lord. If you have any special requests or want to make changes, feel free to tell us.”

After their departure, Bai Xiaoyu had the robots transport the ten boxes back.

Now he understood that these were delivered from the advanced livestock star under the little gold tiger’s name. Upon returning and opening the boxes, he found the meat and milk to be milky white and tender-looking, though he couldn’t tell what animal they were from.

There were five boxes of such meat, three boxes of large bottles of milk. The last two boxes contained large chunks of what seemed like regular meat.

Bai Xiaoyu couldn’t discern the difference, but Lou Hao, beside him, licked his lips, “These are from the advanced livestock star, right? Quite the grand gesture. The white meat is from the high-grade exotic Blue Cow’s calf, rich in extremely gentle and pure energy, perfect for high-potential young beastmen to absorb. The milk is also from Blue Cows, equally suitable for high-potential young beastmen. As for the meat in the last two boxes, it’s from adult Blue Cows, which tastes excellent and is very popular among beastmen.”

Bai Xiaoyu asked, “Can the little one eat the meat in the last boxes?”

Lou Hao replied, “The first few boxes are fine, but the last ones are for you.”

Bai Xiaoyu was about to say something when his optical brain flickered. After connecting, he found it was the leader of the earlier group.

The man, seeing the boxes behind them, spoke, “Sorry, there were some things we forgot to mention to the Star Lord’s guardian earlier. The first eight boxes are for the Star Lord, while the last two are for you. Until the next batch of food arrives tomorrow, the previous Star Lord wanted these foods to be exclusively for the Star Lord. You may do as you please with the last two boxes.”

Bai Xiaoyu said, “That’s too much; he can’t eat that much.”

The man sent him a video, “Not really. From each box of meat, just take the smallest, most tender, and energy-rich part for the Star Lord, as shown in the tutorial.”

Bai Xiaoyu, seeing the meat weighing a hundred jin with only a fist-sized portion to be used, his lips twitched.

The man also mentioned that after extracting that part, the rest of the meat should not be given to the Star Lord. Fresh meat would arrive the next day.

Bai Xiaoyu asked, “What should be done with the remaining meat after extracting the part?”

The man replied, “To ensure the Star Lord has sufficient food, you can’t touch the rest. Once the fresh batch arrives the next day, you can dispose of the remaining meat as you see fit.”

Bai Xiaoyu ended the call and patted the little gold tiger’s proud little head, “So you need to be raised so extravagantly?”

The little gold tiger shook his golden fur and roared, “Of course, isn’t this the treatment befitting I, the Great Emperor?”

Bai Xiaoyu, looking at the meat, soon took out a fist-sized piece and began checking the tutorial. After a while, he said to the little gold tiger, “I’ll cook this for you, and Lou Hao, since this meat is such a treasure, you’ll join in too.”

Truth be told, he hadn’t cooked in a long time. Of course, preparing eggshells for the young ones wasn’t really cooking; it was more like alchemy.

Before the apocalypse, his nephew usually did the cooking. After the apocalypse, after Bai Xiaoyu cooked once, the entire team forbade him from going within ten meters of the kitchen. He hadn’t cooked since arriving here, so today was a good opportunity to showcase his skills.

He also considered Bai Kan and the others, so he asked Lou Hao to take a large piece of Blue Cow meat from the last boxes.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu heading towards the small kitchen, the little gold tiger, terrified, threw away his mechanical pet and rushed over, standing on his hind legs to hug Bai Xiaoyu’s leg. Eating eggshells every day was already scary enough; he couldn’t let his brother near the kitchen.

Bai Xiaoyu looked down at the little gold tiger hugging his leg, “What’s the matter?”

The little gold tiger cried out, “Brother, I can eat it raw.”

Bai Xiaoyu frowned, “Eating raw meat isn’t good in the long run.”

Xiaolou was also trembling with fear and quickly took over, "I'll handle it. The blue calf beef can indeed be eaten raw, with no gamey flavor at all. But if you don't like it, boss, I can cook it. Besides, the adult beef is very tough, you won't be able to handle it."

So Bai Xiaoyu was pushed out of the kitchen by both a person and a tiger. Since he wasn’t needed anymore, he headed to the breeding facility instead, checked on the eggs, and then returned to refine some potions.

When Big Black and the others returned in the evening, the table was filled with beef for the first time.

Little White Tiger, Little Prince, Little Bai, and the arriving Tao Limeng and Qi Yanhuan paused for a moment. The meat, which smelled incredibly pure in energy, was probably not made by Bai Xiaoyu. They hesitated, not daring to take a seat, and even thought about running away.

Seeing their cowardly behavior, Bai Xiaoyu sighed helplessly, "I didn't cook this. Xiaolou did."

The next second, every empty spot at the table was instantly filled.

Xiaolou distributed the meat and finally gave Bai Xiaoyu a piece of the milky white meat.

Bai Xiaoyu said, "I won't eat the meat meant for the young ones. Besides, the previous star owner forbade it..."

Little Golden Tiger looked over and cried, "Bro, it was me who asked him to cut that piece. As the great emperor, I can give it to whoever I want!"

Bai Xiaoyu, watching Little White Tiger and the others enjoying their meal, didn't believe it. "What do you mean I can't eat it? Give me a piece."

Bai Kan, who was nearby, also laughed, "Little Hundred, you really can't eat this. Fine, give him a piece."

Xiaolou reluctantly gave Bai Xiaoyu a small piece.

Bai Xiaoyu picked it up with his chopsticks and took a bite. Was this the fragrant beef he smelled? No, it was like biting into a stone.

He chewed for a while, his cheeks aching. When he took the meat out to look, to his surprise, there wasn’t even a single tooth mark on it.

Xiaolou, holding back his laughter, said, "Boss, blue cattle have a gentle temperament, but their meat is also S-grade. With your physique, you can't bite through it. You should stick to the calf meat next to you, which is C-grade and just right."

Bai Xiaoyu had no choice but to target the tender white meat on his plate, which was supposedly meat for the young ones. Now that he was eating it, it had quite a chewy texture. Meanwhile, Little Golden Tiger had already finished his meal, burped, and was eyeing Little Prince's portion, causing a chaotic scene at the dining table.

Surprisingly, the Little Prince and Little Bai, who usually needed to hunt and eat through most of the ecological containers, were full after finishing the remaining beef.

After the meal, Little Bai happily hugged Bai Xiaoyu and gave him a kiss, "White Papa, this is it, I'm full."

The Little Prince, who had stopped complaining, even came over to make a request, "But next time, we don't want it cooked."

Everyone was quite satisfied with this meal.

After dinner, Bai Xiaoyu asked Xiaolou, "Do you beastmen usually eat this kind of beast meat?"

Xiaolou replied, "We beastmen need to eat energized beast meat every once in a while to supplement ourselves. But since coming here, we found that your nutrient solution has the same effect, so we've just been eating regular beast meat. Whether we supplement or not isn't a big deal."

Sure enough, as that man had said, every day after that, a batch of high-grade beast meat was delivered. There was still a lot of meat left, which Bai Xiaoyu could fully manage. As it was beneficial for the beastkin young ones, he naturally saved it all for them.

Over the next two days, Bai Xiaoyu noticed that Dawn’s team members were roaming around and chatting with the guardians every day.

Molin also ran into him occasionally, looking like he wanted to say something but held back.

Mo Yan often came to him and casually asked his thoughts on reformed space pirates, often mentioning their past as space pirates.

From the intelligence provided by the Sixteenth Legion, Bai Xiaoyu already knew that they hadn't committed the same atrocities as other space pirates. And their assassination missions were infrequent, with only his case known.

After getting to know Mo Yan, and noticing he wasn’t the ruthless type of space pirate, Bai Xiaoyu let these space pirates stay.

While chatting with Mo Yan, Bai Xiaoyu discovered, to his surprise, that they all had wanted posters on their heads, even the youngest, Mo Sen.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu's astonished expression, Mo Yan looked somewhat flustered for the first time, worried that his trusted boss might flee. He quickly explained, "Most of these were issued following reports from the Huang Family and its affiliates."

After the explanation, Bai Xiaoyu learned that this group of space pirates deliberately caused trouble for the Huang Family, who was behind Bai Qi.

Dawn was initially formed by Mo Yan and a group of people who escaped from the Huang Family’s underground laboratories, over three hundred people in total. The person who freed them was their Dawn physician, Hao Qiao.

Over the next few decades, they searched various planets infested by the Zerg, rescuing numerous people. Some of the rescued individuals went into hiding, while others joined them. Gradually, their team expanded.

Given that those targeted by the Huang Family had significant potential, everyone in Dawn was highly capable.

Over the years, they had been keeping an eye on the Huang Family, succeeding in rescuing dozens of groups from them, primarily during transport. They would snatch them and flee, which often triggered new bounty hunts.

Over time, Mo Yan accumulated over thirty wanted posters.

The Huang Family naturally harbored deep resentment towards them, but the vastness of the star system limited their options. After all, Dawn lacked a base, wandering through the star system, and only recently settled temporarily on Planet F105.

The past few years were peculiar; using unknown methods, the Huang Family had not been observed capturing anyone. They became idle, hoping the Huang Family had ceased capturing people. As space pirates, there wasn't much else they could do.

They had reported the Huang Family before, but with the space pirate label, no one believed them. Even when they tried to get some brothers to stand out and testify, none of them returned.

Emerging from the shadows, the name Dawn symbolized all their hopes.

Now they were tired and wanted to retire somewhere.

The atmosphere suddenly changed, and the expressions of anger and hatred on their faces disappeared, replaced with praise for all of Dawn's abilities.

Finally, Mo Yan looked at Bai Xiaoyu with pleading eyes, "We can do anything; the wanted posters are just a bit tricky, but we can disguise or change identities. Just give us a way to survive, boss."

Bai Xiaoyu: "..."

It wasn't impossible.

This group was indeed quite excellent and could be responsible for the distribution of medicines on various planets in the future.

As for the Huang Family, they had already opposed them from the start.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the restraint in Mo Yan's eyes; they were on the same front line.

Bai Xiaoyu nodded, "Alright, you can all stay. There are newly built houses over there; you can move in now."

The Dawn members, who had been eavesdropping around the breeding facility, cheered and started packing their belongings in their aircraft.

At that moment, Bai Xiaoyu received a message and looked up gently.

It was indeed a double joy; just as he had taken in the Dawn members, their medical team had returned.