What Can I Do, I’m Not Human

Previously, the reason why the empire was able to accurately find Su Zheyan was because he honestly stayed in the capsule without going anywhere.

In addition, there was a slight mist during that period, which roughly captured the direction of the beta.

Today is different; the mist on the wilderness is very dense. Even when the positioning device was placed in front of Su Zheyan, it had no reaction.

Even Chu Shici, who was far away in the city, was faintly affected and walked in circles.

The security guards trained by Eternal Life  Technology quickly escorted Zuo Ting, clearing a path on the main street of the night market.

In the chaos, the mask worn by the leader accidentally fell off. Chu Shici saw his face clearly and quickly grabbed the hand next to him.

Su Zheyan didn’t say a word; he grabbed the robot and placed it on top of his head. He turned around, closed the window, and drew the curtains.

Chu Shici grabbed his golden hair and asked, “Yan Ge! Is that Zuo Ting’s clone?”

Su Zheyan thought for a long time, so long that Chu Shici thought he wouldn’t answer, but then he hesitated and said, “Not necessarily. Perhaps the clone was sent to the empire, and this is the original. Appearance alone cannot distinguish between real and fake; imprints can be forged. It requires genetic testing.”

“Are there no other testing methods?”

Su Zheyan fell into silence again and after a while, he softly said, “When I was contemplating this question, an object inexplicably appeared in my mind. It was black and rod-shaped, but I can’t remember what it was.”

While Chu Shici was talking to him, he sat on top of his head and braided his hair.

Just as he finished braiding a small twist, he suddenly remembered something. “Rod-shaped? There was a lot of dust on the second level of the capsule’s bookshelf, and there were rod-shaped marks on it. I saw them when I was randomly rummaging inside.”

Chu Shici gestured with his hand, “It’s about as wide as my head and one-third taller than me.”

Su Zheyan felt a slight heaviness on his head, so he took off the robot. “You described it very clearly.”

“I lied down and measured it. Aren’t I smart? Praise me.”

The last “praise me” from Chu Shici was just a casual remark, but Su Zheyan seemed to take it seriously. He stared at him expressionlessly for a while, and a faint unnatural blush appeared on his fair face.

He seemed to be not good at giving compliments, hesitated for a long time, and finally forced out a “great.”

Chu Shici covered his chest and silently said to the system in his mind, “System, I’ve fallen in love again.”

【Liar! Get lost!】

These hotels in the desolate planet are all run by a group of veteran criminals. The first few batches that arrived on the desolate planet formed alliances to expand their influence. The older brother established the city, while the younger ones opened shops in the city.

Here, they couldn’t hire workers or use robots, so they enslaved other alphas to build houses for them. They also worked for Eternal Life Technology in exchange for some furniture. Those things were not valuable in the Empire, but on the desolate planet, they were considered scarce items.

Although they hung the sign of a hotel, they rarely did hotel business.

If they encountered strong alphas who stayed together, everyone coexisted peacefully. But if a slightly weaker alpha or a lone wolf came, they would lock the door, knock them unconscious, and take them to the night market to earn extra money. If a beta or an omega came, the hotel would directly turn into a den.

Su Zheyan exerted considerable effort when choosing a room. Dried bloodstains could be seen everywhere on the walls of the hallway and the guest rooms.

This room he chose now was considered the cleanest, with only scratches remaining on the floor.

Judging from the marks, someone had crawled on the floor, trying to escape the room but was forcefully dragged back.

Su Zheyan laid out a small nest for the robot using a paper napkin, and Chu Shici curled up inside it, yawning.

The gunfire on the street had ceased. Eternal Life Technology had killed too many people during their breakout, causing the night market to close early. It was quiet outside.

The strong scent of blood attracted creatures from the wilderness, and the thick fog seeped into the city.

The lights in the room flickered, and Chu Shici covered himself with a napkin, asking lazily, “Yan ge, don’t worry, I can use the automated alarm system tonight.”

He was tired, but the system planned to binge-watch the popular drama “Dominating CEO: The Cute CEO Runs with the Ball.” It said it would also keep watch.

The room was very quiet. Su Zheyan sat upright on the bed, quietly gazing at the ground.

Rubbing his eyes, Chu Shici asked, ” Yan ge, what’s wrong with you?”

Su Zheyan had no expression on his face, but Chu Shici noticed that he seemed a bit down.

He shouted ” Yan ge” on the small bed for a while, but Su Zheyan silently lay back on the bed.

He tossed and turned for a while, then brought the robot onto the bed, placing it next to his face.

The robot’s cold and hard little hand touched his nose . Su Zheyan held it down and coldly said, “Sleep, don’t make a fuss.”

But Chu Shici heard the sound of increased vitality: [Vitality +4, Current Vitality is 55.]

The system reluctantly shifted its gaze away from the melodramatic drama and curiously asked, “Why did it increase so much all of a sudden?”

Chu Shici was firmly held by the fair palm, his head against the smooth forehead, and his face was full of confusion.

“I just thought that if I called him a few times and touched him, his mood might improve. I don’t know… Maybe he’s just tired today.”

The system responded with a puzzled “Oh” and ran back to continue watching the drama.

With the system keeping watch, Chu Shici fell asleep without any worries.

The city shrouded in dense fog was unusually quiet. The light on top of the robot’s head flickered a few times and then abruptly went out.

In the darkness, Su Zheyan noticed the change in the surrounding light and cautiously opened his eyes.

As he looked at the extinguished display light, he initially felt a sense of panic. However, he discovered that both of the robot’s hands were holding onto his fingertips, which gradually calmed him down.

After entering a deep sleep again, Su Zheyan had a peculiar dream.

In the dream, he returned to the capsule cabin, holding his father’s memento, playing with it as usual. After opening the lid, a clean and tidy blond man emerged. His face was unclear, but he didn’t have a scent and was a beta.

The man circled around him, constantly calling out, “Yan ge, Yan ge.” When he ate, the man leaned against him and drank machine oil. When he slept, the man pulled out an antenna from the top of his head, saying he wanted to listen to the evening news. Even after turning off the lights, the man would cuddle up to him in his arms.

Su Zheyan was not good at socializing with others, and in the dream, he couldn’t stand such excessive intimacy. Thinking that he would be more comfortable with his metal toy, he coldly told the man, “Turn back.”

He thought he didn’t say anything too harsh, but the man cried and ran away, leaking oil as he ran. Worried, Su Zheyan followed the trail of oil on the ground.

In the end, he found the man, barely alive, in the crowd at the night market. The person who was lively under the daylight was now covered in injuries. He had been tortured by a group of alphas to the point of being unrecognizable, still calling out, “Yan ge, save me.”

Su Zheyan abruptly woke up from the dream, sitting on the bed and breathing heavily.

His newly changed clothes were soaked in cold sweat as he groped around in the darkness. The sweat slid into his eyes from his forehead, causing them to sting.

Chu Shici, who had been sleeping soundly, was awakened by the shaking bed. He mumbled drowsily, “Yan ge? What’s wrong?”

Then he was abruptly grabbed by someone and vigorously rubbed back and forth, forcefully waking him up.

Su Zheyan was in a bad state, being rubbed persistently. Chu Shici felt that if this continued for another year or so, he would definitely be smoother and more slippery than the walnut in the hands of the old man.

Su Zheyan had a bit of cleanliness obsession. Before rubbing him, he liked to wash his hands and then wash the robot, using clean hands to handle the clean machine. Today, for some reason, he didn’t follow the usual sense of ritual.

Chu Shici asked the system, “What’s wrong with Yan ge?”

【He had a nightmare. He suddenly sat up, just like in a horror movie.】

“Did it scare him?”

【I think he seemed angry.】

The status light on top of Chu Shici’s head had started working again. In the faint light, he saw Su Zheyan’s bloodshot eyes and the killing intent in them.

This killing intent didn’t last long, gradually transforming into anger and fear. Finally, it turned into mist, obscuring his azure eyes.

Chu Shici called out “Yan ge,” and the tears that were about to fall directly splashed onto him.

He was then pressed and rubbed several more times. Even when he fell back asleep, Su Zheyan’s hand would occasionally rub him a few times.

【Vitality +5, current vitality 60.】

…

The sudden increase in vitality caught Chu Shici off guard. He thought about it all night but couldn’t figure out what had happened yesterday.

He couldn’t understand, so he took the initiative to crawl into Su Zheyan’s hand and let him rub him. He continued to be rubbed for over half an hour, but his vitality didn’t budge.

He guessed wrong. It had nothing to do with being rubbed.

During the relatively idle days, Su Zheyan would write in his diary every morning and evening. Chu Shici wanted to sneak a peek, but Su Zheyan caught him with one hand and covered his eyes.

The system peeked out and secretly gossiped, 【I can see what he’s writing. Wait for me to read it out to you.】

【”Dreams are really scary, luckily they’re just dreams. It’s dangerous here, and I don’t want to stay on this desolate planet. I want to take him back to the empire. But I won’t change my gender for that, and I haven’t found a way back yet.”】

【”Lately, there have been strange memories that keep popping up, they’re all jumbled and mixed, but I feel like those memories belong to me. My subconscious tells me to stay on this desolate planet, that there’s something important I need to do. It’s really annoying. Rubbing the robot helps me relax.”】

【”Sometimes I wonder why I’m so persistent in keeping a diary. It doesn’t have any meaning, it’s a waste of time, and it could potentially expose my privacy. Yet, I write in it every day, as if the diary is important to me.”】

The system read for a while and then suddenly fell silent.

Chu Shici was getting interested and asked, “What happened next? Did he stop writing?”

The system’s voice sounded a bit strange. 【No, he’s still writing. But it’s not words, he’s drawing. He drew a long black stone shape.】

It paused for a moment and continued, 【There’s also a sphere, and the lower right corner is hollow. He drew a question mark in the hollow part. He said he dreamed about it, and it wasn’t there before. These strange dreams have been happening in the past few days.】

【Did he also dream… about tearing up all the diaries?】