What Can I Do, I’m Not Human

At Chu Shici’s protest, he obtained the right to change his name, from Xiaobai to Ah Ci.

Su Zheyan maintained a cold expression throughout, although he didn’t say much, his azure eyes were filled with disdain.

Unable to hold back, Chu Shici asked him, “Do you really think Xiaobai sounds better than Ah Ci?”

Su Zheyan glanced at him coldly. “I’m good at naming things.”

Sensing the unfavorable atmosphere, Chu Shici immediately dropped the subject. Otherwise, if the protagonist’s temper flared up, he wouldn’t be acknowledged for the whole day.

While scavenging for loot as usual, they found a small booklet on one of the alpha’s corpses.

Chu Shici delved into the alpha’s clothing, searching for any possible inner pockets.

In the area close to the chest, there was a small pocket with a zipper, cleverly concealed. He pulled the zipper open and retrieved something tightly wrapped inside, emitting a tantalizing fragrance.

Dragging it out of the pocket, Chu Shici was about to report the anomaly when he looked up and saw Su Zheyan flipping through the booklet, his pale cheeks turning red.

Curiously, he tiptoed. “Yan ge, what’s in the book?”

Su Zheyan closed the booklet and calmly replied, “Advertisements.”

Chu Shici didn’t believe it for a moment. Who would blush while reading advertisements?

He kicked the loot behind him, taking advantage of Su Zheyan bending down to inspect it. He stretched his neck to look at the cover.

The booklet had several big words written on it, “Omega Sensation Photo Album · For 18 and Above.”

Chu Shici clicked his tongue twice and then asked in confusion, “Where did they get this kind of thing?”

Seeing that he had already seen it, Su Zheyan simply placed the booklet on the ground. He picked up the loot brought back by the robot and casually said, “They smuggled it during exile or made a deal with the people from Eternal Life Technology.”

“A deal?”

“I don’t interact with crowds, so I’ve only heard a little and I’m not clear on the details of the trade.”

Su Zheyan picked up the items on the ground. It was a fried chicken leg wrapped in old newspaper. It was about the size of his palm and already cold, but it hadn’t gone bad yet.

He used a dagger to cut open the chicken leg, making sure there were no dangerous items hidden inside, and his vigilant expression relaxed slightly.

Resources on the barren planet were scarce, and the criminals could only eat nutrient paste and nutrient solution. The chicken leg should have been obtained by that alpha from Eternal Life Technology in exchange for something. Because it was too precious, he kept it on him and couldn’t bear to eat it. In the end, he died without even having a bite.

After Su Zheyan finished inspecting, he directly threw the fried chicken leg aside.

Chu Shici looked at him. “Aren’t you going to eat?”

“It’s not safe. I only eat sealed canned food.”

Su Zheyan cleaned his hands, picked up the newspaper, glanced at it, and casually threw it away.

Curiously, Chu Shici leaned over. The newspaper was stained with oil, and he could vaguely make out the writing on it.

It was an old newspaper from over twenty years ago when Su Zheyan was still a little child.

Most of the main headline had been torn off, and the remaining part read, “[#In the new era, omegas should take pride in procreation and contribute to human prosperity.#]”

At the bottom left were a few lines of small text, “[#Research shows that AO pairings produce superior offspring. The country encourages AB, BO, and same-sex families to add members of other genders to their households.#]”

Chu Shici let out a sigh.

The system passed by casually and glanced at it. “What? Legalizing infidelity?”

“So scandalous.”

“Scandalous indeed.”

While Chu Shici was sighing, his peripheral vision caught a piece of news in the bottom right corner. The area was filled with tiny, smudged text. Most of it had been torn off, and it was impossible to discern the original content.

He struggled to make out the words, guessing and deducing for a while. The content was probably about some netizens claiming memory problems.

Some people believed their parents had already died, but they were actually alive and well. Some people had always believed they were betas since they could remember, but they were actually omegas. There were also claims that the king of the empire should be a queen, and not just any queen, but a female omega, and the current male alpha had stolen the queen’s position.

Several examples were given afterward, but Chu Shici couldn’t figure them out.

There was some organization taking advantage of the situation, claiming that the world was not real and that they had been living in dreams created by the wealthy. They carried out terrorist attacks, and the country launched emergency actions. To appease the public, experts stated that the discrepancies between memory and reality were caused by the existence of multiple universes. Countless universes collided and memories intermingled, causing confusion.

Chu Shici was getting into the story when suddenly someone grabbed him.

He pointed to the bottom corner of the newspaper and turned his head to look. “Yan ge, do you know about this?”

Su Zheyan used one hand to organize his backpack. “I wasn’t conscious at that time, so I’m not sure about the specific details. However, I am familiar with the terrorist organization. They take pride in killing the wealthy and the police, considering the rich as demons who rule over the poor and the police as the demons’ lapdogs. They call it the ‘War for Human Rights’ and claim that ordinary people are mere playthings of the privileged, and only through death can they escape slavery.”

He paused, his tone unpleasant. “Nice-sounding, but it’s just a cult. Those who were influenced by them were mostly lower-class betas, gathering a hundred people in front of the palace for a mass ***. As a result, the king at that time abdicated, and the current king took his place.”

“What happened to that organization now?”

Su Zheyan’s gaze fell outside the window. “The empire abolished the death penalty, and they were all exiled to the desolate stars. They were among the first batch of criminals sent to the desolate stars.”

His voice remained calm, but Chu Shici felt that he was holding back a lot of anger. If anyone dared to stop him, he could fight his way out.

Initially, Chu Shici wondered if Su Zheyan’s conflicting memories were also due to the multiple universe mentioned in the newspaper.

But Su Zheyan rejected the idea outright.

“But doesn’t it have some scientific theories supporting it?”

“I don’t like multiple universes. I am a selective materialist.”

Chu Shici: …

He understood. His Yan ge was a fan of clones. With a multitude of options before him, he only had eyes for his beloved clones.

This time, a group of wealthy alphas delivered the supplies to them, with their backpacks filled with gold coins.

Su Zheyan swung the backpack on his back, appearing in a good mood.

Having been delayed for over an hour, they probably wouldn’t reach the next city before nightfall.

Su Zheyan decided to stay for an extra day. He took Chu Shici to another hotel. This time, the owner was very polite, and the alphas on the street stood obediently on both sides. They whispered among themselves but dared not come over to bother them.

This was not normal. In the past, when betas appeared, those criminals would behave like wolves that had spotted meat.

Chu Shici glanced around, and Su Zheyan asked the owner about the price for one night.

The owner rubbed his hands together. “It’s free.”

These were the same words the owner had said yesterday, and Su Zheyan silently picked up his machete.

The owner quickly explained, “No, I didn’t mean it that way. How could I dare? Sir, you can stay for free, for as long as you want.”

He personally escorted Su Zheyan to a luxurious room and also brought several unopened cans and a few books.

After the owner left, Chu Shici couldn’t help but ask, “Yan ge, is it related to the person you killed this morning?”

Su Zheyan pondered for a moment. “It should be related. The man I threw out of the window was the lord of this place.”

Chu Shici was inexplicably attracted by his actions.

Books were scarce even on the desolate stars, and Su Zheyan randomly pulled out one, which turned out to be an erotic novel.

He furrowed his brows slightly and picked up another book, which was an erotic manga.

Su Zheyan checked one book after another, then threw all of them onto the ground.

Chu Shici watched the whole process and felt his knees go weak.

He knocked on the system, “Bro, it seems there’s no hope for me and Yan ge.”

[?]

“He’s from Jinjiang, and I’m from Huashi. I don’t like long-distance relationships.”

[…You seem to have a serious problem. Let me check your vitality value to see if your brain has mutated due to excessive vitality.]

While talking, the system accessed the data and looked at the large ‘3’ on the panel, entering into contemplation.

[Only 3 points?]1

Chu Shici wanted to say that he was just joking earlier and was ready to discuss serious matters, but the system was busy checking for bugs.

Finally, it showed that everything was normal, and there were no abnormalities in the data.

The system fell silent for a long time. [How is it possible to be 3? It should be the letter ‘m’ written vertically.]

“…System, if you hate me, just say it directly. Don’t be vague. It’s not your style.”