Colonial Suit

"Hmm?" Blood瞳 was startled and warily eyed the uninvited ‘guest.’ [This chapter is brought to you by friends.]

This was the first native he had seen in two days. An old man who appeared harmless on the outside and looked like a gust of wind could knock him over.

But Blood瞳 wouldn't underestimate him. He had just witnessed the power of this planet's native beasts. Their danger far exceeded that of his original X35. Coupled with the strange restrictive environment, how could anyone who could walk freely here be ordinary? Despite the old man's wobbly appearance, Blood瞳 even suspected that he could turn into a terrifying monster at any moment.

In a strange world, anything was possible.

"Cough..." Noticing Blood瞳's gaze, the old man couldn't help but cough, revealing an embarrassed expression. "Um... is there anything strange about my appearance?"

"Oh... no. Not at all." Blood瞳 lowered his head slightly, his eyes flickering. After a moment of silence, he pointed to the spot beside the bonfire. "Since we've met, then... please, sit down."

"Hehe, thank you very much." The old man chuckled twice and trotted over, looking as if he had been starving for a long time. He drooled as he looked at the fragrant roasted meat.

Blood瞳 had originally wanted to test his origins, but seeing his appearance, he could only shake his head helplessly. He would wait until he was full.

So, the next moment, a war between man and food unfolded beside the bonfire.

It was called a war because the way this old man ate was truly terrifying. He wielded his two skinny arms, grabbed a large piece of roasted meat, and devoured it, splattering juice and spraying grease everywhere. A piece of meat with a diameter of forty centimeters disappeared into his mouth in just a few seconds. Then, without even pausing, he grabbed the next piece, his eyes glowing green, like a hungry ghost reincarnated.

The speed at which he ate was astonishing, even to Blood瞳. In the end, Blood瞳 had to continue roasting meat to keep up with the old man's speed.

But Blood瞳 still miscalculated. The old man's terror was not just his eating speed, but also his appetite. His stomach was like a bottomless cave, and no matter how much roasted meat he ate, it didn't bulge. The bones discarded beside the leaping bonfire also grew more and more, eventually forming a small mountain.

Three hours later, the bonfire flickered and went out.

The scene was a mess, with bones and scraps scattered everywhere. Beside Blood瞳, the giant rhinoceros was only a huge skeleton, without even a shred of meat on it. His hands were charred black from roasting the meat, and Blood瞳 stared dumbfounded at the old man opposite him. Uh... he was still eating the last piece of roasted meat. But if Blood瞳 remembered correctly, that piece of roasted meat belonged to him three hours ago.

Blood瞳's gaze was astonished, perhaps with a hint of resentment that he himself didn't realize. But the old man seemed completely oblivious, and after devouring the piece of roasted meat in a few bites, he threw down the bone and burped contentedly.

"Burp... That was really... delicious. I haven't had such a good meal in a long time."

"Uh..." Blood瞳 was speechless. After a while, he tentatively asked, "Are you... full?"

"How could I be!" The old man raised his head, his face full of contempt. "How could such a small amount fill me up? It's just a snack! Kid, you can ignore my existence, but you can't ignore my appetite!"

I ignore your existence?

Blood瞳 felt his forehead covered with black lines. This old man had too good of a sense of himself. But after this interaction, the atmosphere between the two became much more relaxed. Blood瞳 also planned to get to the point.

"Excuse me, where is this? Who are you?"

"Hmm?" The old man was stunned, and instead asked Blood瞳 strangely, "You've already come here, and you still don't know where this is? Also, you don't recognize me?"

"I don't know." Blood瞳 answered readily, his expression calm and unwavering, looking like a little girl resisting an assault, kicking and struggling. "What... what are you up to!? Did you put drugs in that roasted meat...? What exactly do you want?"

"............" More black lines appeared on Blood瞳's forehead. If he could, he really wished he could slap this old man away.

But he couldn't, because he noticed that even with the most panicked expression and demeanor, in the depths of the old man's pupils... there was still a hint of indescribable contempt and pride. It was a pride unique to higher life forms, chilling Blood瞳. And in Blood瞳's memory, there weren't many people who possessed this kind of pride. Heck could be considered one.

So Blood瞳 only did one thing. He took out the paper bag that Heck had given him and placed it in front of the old man.

"An elder asked me to deliver this item," Blood瞳 said calmly, facing the old man who specialized in acting. "But I don't know where to deliver it."

"Please advise."

"I... I don't know! I don't know anything... don't come near me... don't come over..." The old man was still acting. But as Blood瞳 silently watched, his voice grew lower and lower, and his movements grew smaller and smaller.

Finally, he awkwardly got up and said dejectedly, "That's really... not fun at all."

"Can't you cooperate a little? Like making a fierce and evil face, grinning, and waving your claws at me, saying, 'Haha, I'm the bad guy, I'm here to catch you'? That way I can continue acting... I'll pretend to be scared, and then pretend to be caught by you..."

"............" A trace of cold sweat seeped out of Blood瞳's head.

Is this old man sick? Or a paranoid?

For a moment, Blood瞳 didn't know how to answer. The old man's performance was obviously beyond his expectations. In someone's words, it seemed to be called out of line. At the same time, Blood瞳 vaguely understood why Heck had laughed so evilly. It turned out he had known all along what he would encounter. Of course, he wouldn't say it clearly.

However, Blood瞳 also guessed one thing from this. That was that this old man might be the person Heck wanted him to find.

The guy whose name was marked with three 'x's.

So, despite his anger, he still stared at the other party without moving, waiting for the old man's answer.

After a long time, the old man gradually stopped muttering, revealing another expression. It was a cynical and somewhat superior expression, feeling similar to Heck's usual demeanor, but more profound and more deeply ingrained. He lazily sat on the ground, grabbed a blade of grass and put it in his mouth, chewing it a few times before squinting his eyes.

"This matter, I can actually help you. But what's in it for me?"

"What do you want?" Blood瞳 asked directly. He didn't want to dawdle with this old man anymore. If he continued to be led by the other party, it would probably take several days to finish.

This old man has a super strong desire to perform...

"This..."

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Not knowing what he was thinking, the old man suddenly laughed embarrassedly, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth. After a while, he said with a grin, "Um... just get me something to eat. I haven't been full in a long time..."

"If you fill me up, I'll tell you!"

The old man proposed his request with a sly smile. So, the next moment, it was Blood瞳's time of tribulation.

He began to prepare food for the old man.

At first, he thought it would be simple, but as things progressed, he gradually realized that it was almost an impossible task. The reason was that the old man was too demanding.

The food he requested was actually not complicated, just the previous roasted meat. This kind of food was readily available on the planet, and Blood瞳 was familiar with it. The only problem was the limitation of his strength, so every hunt required a struggle. But in this way, his roasting speed couldn't keep up with the old man's appetite. Every time he had just finished roasting, the old man would devour it all in a whirlwind. As a result, Blood瞳 hadn't filled the old man's stomach after a whole day, and he himself hadn't had a drop of water.

The day was wasted without any value. The next day, Blood瞳 could only grit his teeth and continue to persevere. In order to increase efficiency, he used all the skills he had from X35, using traps and the like, and finally increased the hunting speed to twice as fast. But then he surprisingly discovered that the old man's appetite also seemed to have doubled. Helpless, Blood瞳 could only desperately try, even ignoring injuries during the battle. Only in this way could he barely maintain the speed at which the old man ate.

And so, it was evening again. Blood瞳 dragged back a huge, heavily armored rhinoceros, covered in wounds, fully expecting to satisfy the old man's request. Unexpectedly, the old man suddenly announced.

"I'm tired of it!" The old man said, spitting everywhere. "But I'm still not full! Tomorrow, you have to get me a different prey."

"You!?" The veins on Blood瞳's forehead throbbed, and he wished he could punch the old man in the face.

He had worked so hard, captured prey covered in wounds, and was finally about to meet the requirements, but this guy actually said this. Wasn't this clearly playing with him? Damn it, he had fought hard all day... on this damn planet, he had even risked his life. And this old man was saying he wouldn't do it anymore?

But the situation was stronger than him. Looking at the old man's excited gaze, Blood瞳 still lowered his head and hunted the next prey according to the old man's request.

It was a very ferocious black panther, with three times the combat power of the heavily armored rhinoceros. Moreover, it appeared in even stranger areas, further weakening Blood瞳.

Blood瞳 was almost seriously injured after hunting only two, with a half-meter-long gash on his body. But he didn't stop. For some reason, at this moment, he wasn't in a hurry anymore. He wanted to see how much this old man could eat.

He didn't believe that the old man's stomach was a black hole.

So, next, Blood瞳 began a hellish training.

Every time he was about to satisfy the old man's appetite, he would change the prey. Each new prey was more dangerous, and the environment was more demanding. From the initial complete suppression of the prey by Blood瞳, to the later advantage of the prey, each battle allowed Blood瞳 to meet new challenges. Especially in the end, the comparison of strength between him and the prey was even more earth-shattering. He was almost treated as prey by the beasts.

But Blood瞳 still didn't retreat.

He kept fighting, fighting, and sending new food to the old man. It seemed endless.

Perhaps because he was too tired, or perhaps because the danger had numbed Blood瞳's nerves, he didn't notice that the playfulness in the old man's eyes was decreasing, and the disdain was gradually disappearing.

After Blood瞳 left once, the old man finally turned his gaze to the thick paper bag on the ground...

Then, he slowly picked it up.