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Chapter 18
Outside the elevator is a spacious and bright corridor. There are transparent floor-to-ceiling glass showcases on both sides of the corridor, which display scenes composed of various toys, showing different themes: doll circus, sea amusement park, princess doll house, formula racing carFields, Planet Mech bases, and more.
Through the glass of these showcases, you can see that there is also an experience area in the toy store. They are divided into different areas according to age groups. Many children gather in different places to play with toys, and many parents are watching them. The store is full of children.Their laughter and laughter were extremely lively.
Before Ye Bai could take a closer look, Huo Chengyuan had already led him to a quieter corridor. At the end of the corridor, there was an independent reception desk, behind which stood a smiling lady. Huo Chengyuan handed him a hand.Get out a business card.
"I have an appointment for Mr. Cotta."
This lady is slightly fat, with a kind and friendly smile, she noticed the birdcage in Huo Chengyuan's hand from a long distance, and of course she also saw the little Flower Immortal in the birdcage.This little Flower Immortal is wearing a cute bib doll costume (this is very rare), holding the fence of the bird cage with both hands, turning his little head around, looking around, and seems to be full of curiosity about everything outside.
"It's so obedient and cute." The lady said with a smile.
Needless to say, this is the absolute highest level of compliment and compliment for a small Flower Immortal crowd.
Sure enough, this compliment received very positive feedback—although the man in front of him couldn't see his expression wearing a mask, the lady thought he must have smiled, and the stern aura on the man's body was obviously much milder.
"I think so too." He nodded slightly.
The lady looked at the business card in her hand with a smile, and the smile at the corner of her mouth froze suddenly.
This, this guest is actually...
She took a quick glance at Huo Chengyuan. Although her heart was shaken, her excellent professionalism allowed her to maintain a warm smile.After completing the visitor registration according to the business card information, she took the initiative to open a door behind the reception desk, and said respectfully, "Mr. Keta is in the No. 3 workshop."
Huo Chengyuan nodded, he asked the accompanying servants to wait outside, he carried the birdcage around the reception desk, and walked into the door.
It wasn't until the figure of the man disappeared behind the door that the lady in front of the reception desk let out a long breath and patted her chest in fear.
These days, many negative news about the Huo family have been spreading, and the absurd gift of marriage has been widely circulated. Many people have watched the live broadcast of Mr. Duke's wedding yesterday, and this reception lady is like this.It was actually Huo Chengyuan himself, she was really shocked.
According to the most widely circulated rumors so far, the head of the Huo family's mental power is very strange and unknown, and it is extremely harmful to ordinary people. Even if he just passes by, he may be "polluted" and die suddenly within 24 hoursand died.
The lady at the reception became more and more nervous as she thought about it. She tried hard to recall every scene she had been in contact with briefly, and her originally tense nerves suddenly relaxed slowly.
She thought of the little Flower Immortal in the cage.
If bad mental power leaked out at that time, that little Flower Immortal would never be so quiet and well-behaved. This kind of creature is much more sensitive than humans. Since it doesn't have any violent reactions, there is a high probability that it won't be affected badly..
Having said that, I actually saw the "Duchess" who was hotly discussed on the Internet, and the real person, oh no, the real little Flower Immortal looks much better than yesterday's live broadcast... Even if it is placed in the little Flower Immortal group, it should be outstanding.At least I haven't seen a better-looking one than that one.The lady at the reception was thinking wildly.
Well, there were people discussing on the Internet yesterday whether the Duke would take his anger out on the little Flower Immortal because he hated this marriage contract, torturing it and mistreating it. Looking at it today, everyone is just worrying about it. They get along pretty well with each other.Well, we went shopping together on the second day of our wedding.
Eh?
The lady at the reception was startled suddenly and realized a problem.
Xiaohuaxian is a pet, and if you want to buy something, you should go to the pet store. Why did the Duke bring it to the toy store?
The door behind the reception desk leads to a corridor. After walking along the corridor for a long time, there are three doors. The nameplates on the doors are "No. 1", "No. 2" and "No. 3", representing different workshops.
Huo Chengyuan went straight to No. 3 and knocked on the door.
Soon, a man in black and blue overalls opened the door.He is about forty years old, his hair is disheveled like a bird's nest, and the stubble has not been shaved. Although he looks sloppy and unkempt, his smile gives people a feeling of vitality, as if there is inexhaustible strength in his body.All with interest and enthusiasm.
"Your Excellency, you are still so punctual." Kota said with a smile.
His tone is more familiar than respectful, and Huo Chengyuan is obviously familiar with him, without any extra politeness, after entering the door, he put the gift box in the other hand on the table, which he asked to accompany him beforeThe valet bought it.
"Sweet Workshop's new pastry, I remember your daughter loves this pastry."
"Master Duke, you have a really good memory. Let me thank you for that girl first." The man said with a smile, his eyes fell on the birdcage in Huo Chengyuan's hand, "Ah, this is your..."
He paused for a moment, the word "madame" must not be said, because everyone knew that the marriage contract was a bad humiliation, and Huo Chengyuan would definitely not want to admit that a little Flower Immortal was his "madam";But it seems impolite to say "pet". After all, it is a legitimate partnership with Huo Chengyuan, and the relationship between the two has been legally bound together. To say that one is a pet is also to scold the other...
After a moment of entanglement, what Kota finally said was——
"This is your... er, your little Flower Immortal?"
"Ok."
Huo Chengyuan put the birdcage on the table, opened the cage door, and the little Flower Immortal inside flew out immediately."It" circled around Huo Chengyuan, and finally landed lightly in his palm, looking up at Keta curiously.
Keta was so surprised that he couldn't speak. When Huo Chengyuan released the little Flower Immortal just now, he was taken aback. Once the little Flower Immortal flew out of the cage, it would be difficult to catch it back.Returning to Huo Chengyuan's palm, he didn't even have the slightest intention of running away.
You know, this is a wild little Flower Immortal!Many small domesticated Flower Immortals may not be so obedient.
"No wonder you came to me..." Keta opened and closed his mouth for a long time before muttering, "When I received the news, I thought you were joking with me, my lord."
Kota used to be a craftsman in the duke's mansion, and his daily duties were to maintain and repair the duke's mansion. He was very good at making handmade products in private, and he especially liked to study toys.It became his new profession—for his dream, he gave up the well-paid job in the Duke's Mansion and became a toy craftsman.
Because of his exquisite craftsmanship and all kinds of whimsical ideas, Kota, who entered the industry halfway, gradually became famous in the circle, and became the chief toy designer of a well-known brand toy store in Imperial Capital. Many nobles customize high-end toys for their children.come to him.
The brothers and sisters of the Huo family have always been in touch with Ke Ta, and the princess castle in Huo Mingxi was built by Ke Ta.Huo Chengyuan sent a message this morning to contact Keta, saying that he wanted to customize a batch of toys, and he needed to perfectly reproduce many supporting facilities for human beings' basic necessities of life, and ensure that these toy facilities can really be used to meet daily needs.Well, the user is a little Flower Immortal, and everything needs to be customized according to the size of this little Flower Immortal.
Keta confirmed again and again that the person who sent the message was indeed the dignified and serious Duke, and then began to seriously think about a question——
What does marriage bring to a man?His Excellency the Duke just finished his wedding yesterday, and today he went crazy.
What a naive idea for a little Flower Immortal to use scaled-down versions of human facilities and tools!
As we all know, although small Flower Immortals are humanoid creatures, their way of thinking and living habits are quite different from humans. Even small domesticated Flower Immortals that have been domesticated with great effort and become closer to humans cannot use human utensils—youYou can’t expect a domestic cat or dog to sit at the dining table and eat with a knife and fork, flip through the newspaper to read the news, or take the initiative to turn on the shower head when taking a bath, and consciously cover the small quilt when sleeping like their human owners.
However, after seeing this little Flower Immortal, Keta suddenly understood: Well, it is indeed the same as what was shown in the live broadcast of the wedding yesterday. This little Flower Immortal is not very aggressive.It looks very smart...but no matter how smart it is, it's not human!
Could it be that the Duke intends to hypnotize himself, to prove that the partner he marries is not just a vase pet, but a miniature human being?
Thinking of this, Ke Ta looked at Huo Chengyuan with more pity and sympathy. He has worked in the Huo family for many years, so of course he knows that all the rumors on the Internet are nonsense, even if the evidence seems to be conclusive "Moston City Destroyed Tragedy"He didn't think it was Huo Chengyuan who did it, the other party was definitely not a heartless person who disregarded the lives of civilians.
It's a pity that other people's words are light, and they can't change the direction of the fierce public opinion. We can only hope that the senior officials of the military court will enforce the law impartially, restore the truth of the tragedy as soon as possible, and elucidate the trumped-up charges for the Duke.
Ke Ta secretly sighed, pulled himself together, and smiled at Huo Chengyuan.
"Master Duke, please wait a moment, I'll go get the sample album first."
Huo Chengyuan nodded, he randomly found a chair and sat down, and Ye Bai flew to the table next to him.
Ye Bai has been observing this workshop since he entered the door. It is messy but not chaotic. There are several large tables against the wall, some of which are filled with various tool parts, and some are scattered with some scribbled patterns.Design manuscripts, and many half-assembled toy samples.
In the center of the room, there are several booths covered with black cloth, which are probably finished toys or scenes, but unfortunately they cannot be seen for the time being.
Through the conversation between Huo Chengyuan and that Mr. Keta just now, Ye Bai already understood: Huo Chengyuan said to help him buy things, he should be here to buy toys.
Although it is just a toy for human beings, for me as a little Flower Immortal, it is a facility and tool that can actually improve my living and living conditions, and my life will be much more convenient in the future. Huo Chengyuan is still very considerateWell.
Seeing little Flower Immortal happy and looking forward to it, Huo Chengyuan was also deeply relieved.
He came up with the idea of configuring the toy version of human facilities for Little Flower Immortal, which was inspired by seeing the other party wanting to use a hair dryer yesterday.
Although the two sides haven't been together for a long time, Huo Chengyuan's intuition told him: this little Flower Immortal is full of interest in many things in the human world, and I can't raise Little Ye completely according to the parenting manual.According to its preferences and habits to formulate a feeding method suitable for it.
So far, it seems that this attempt of mine has been very successful, and the feedback from Little Flower Immortal is quite good.
Not long after, Kota came back with the album.
Strictly speaking, this "atlas" is not an ordinary book, but a book-sized flat-panel optical computer. Keta places the optical computer, presses the screen to project the patterns on the blank desktop.
At first, what was projected on the desktop was just a flat image of a book, but soon, the book was like a three-dimensional origami greeting card.There is a label on each grid, but Ye Bai can't understand the meaning of the label.
"Shall we start with the bedroom?" Ke Ta asked Huo Chengyuan.
The theme of the album he opened is "Playing House Series". This theme has been enduring in children's role-playing games. It can be regarded as the originator of all themed toy scenes. Of course, many elements included in it also fit perfectly.Huo Chengyuan's requirements are involved in the "basic clothing, food, housing and transportation" of human's daily life.
Huo Chengyuan nodded: "Yes."
Although Little Ye already had a glass castle, and that shell bed seemed to sleep very comfortably, Huo Chengyuan didn't think it was enough.
Human beings have the situation of buying multiple properties, let alone a little flower fairy in the duke's mansion, the "bedroom" for it to rest must not be limited to just one glass castle.Before going out this morning, Huo Chengyuan had ordered his servants to vacate a hall of 300 square meters, intending to make it an exclusive themed home for Xiao Huaxian.The entire floor is for Xiao Huaxian to use, anyway, there are many rooms available in the Duke's Mansion, he will not wrong Xiao Ye for such a trivial matter.
Keta did some operations on the optical brain, and Ye Bai saw a certain label floating in front of him light up for a moment, and then the scene changed rapidly. With a swipe, the floating light and shadow in front of him turned into colorful small icons: smallChairs, small beds, small tables, small sofas, small lamps, small rugs, etc.
Ye Bai opened his mouth slightly. He played a game called "Sims" in the previous world. Compared with manipulating those villains to start their own lives, he prefers building houses and buying furniture.After opening a world, I actually played the 3D holographic version!
Ye Bai turned his head to look at Huo Chengyuan, who smiled and made a "please" gesture. After getting permission, Ye Bai immediately clicked the icon of "little chair" excitedly, and the holographic image spread out, as if suddenly openedIn the cloakroom, all kinds of small toy chairs are lined up one by one, neatly arranged on both sides, making Ye Bai suddenly feel like returning to the holographic shopping mall to buy small clothes.
He walked into this "chair corridor", looked over one by one, and finally stopped in front of a "small shell chair".
Ye Bai stretched out his hand and tugged on the icon, and the small shell chair immediately flew out of the queue and stood firmly in front of Ye Bai.Its seat is like a shell that opens at right angles. The back of the chair is decorated with large and small pearls, with a lustrous white luster, which is quite beautiful and matches the large shell bed in the Yebai Glass Castle.
The only fly in the ointment is that this chair is a bit too big for Ye Bai, the height of the seat almost reaches his chest.
Kota, who was on the sidelines, was about to drag the light curtain to help the little Flower Immortal adjust the size, but saw that the little Flower Immortal had already found the adjustment button on the light curtain before him, and the other's thin little finger was sliding on the scale, and the shellThe holographic image of the small chair also began to change in size, until it shrank to the size that fit the little Flower Immortal, and the other party withdrew his hand.
Kota:???
Kota was completely stunned.
When he saw this little Flower Immortal picking and dragging out the small chair in an orderly manner just now, he was very surprised. He didn't expect that the other party was not just selected by mistake, but it seemed to really understand these pictures and signsWhat does it mean? Not only will you choose the type, but you will also adjust the size. A series of behaviors are so proficient that it is incredible.
If the opponent was a domesticated little Flower Immortal, Kota wouldn't be so surprised, but this is a pure wild little Flower Immortal that has not been influenced by human society at all. Why does it operate so well on the human system?So smooth and natural!
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't believe it..." Keta murmured, almost suspecting that the other party might not be the real Little Flower Immortal. After all, there are still some highly intelligent dark creatures in this world, such as shapeshifting beasts.This kind of creature can change into other creatures to deceive and deceive humans...
Just as he was thinking about it, Kota saw little Flower Immortal sitting down on the small shell chair that had been adjusted in size, and then "slapped" and fell into a squatting position, causing his two thin legs to stand up—this pictureAfter all, the chair is only an image, not a real thing, so of course it cannot be sat on.
Kota: "..."
Well, a dark creature that could be cunning enough to turn into a little Flower Immortal would not be so stupid, it seems that it is just a normal little Flower Immortal.