The investigation results from the First Military Academy Research Institute were actually not much different from the examination at the Ancestors' Manor.
But they prescribed more medicine.
Looking at the various pills with different effects, Chloe's expression was complex. She felt that her mood was just like these pills—doomed.
Ren Yunying was still seriously introducing the effects of various pills and potions in front of them.
Estimating that she had also noticed Chloe's reluctance, Ren Yunying very consciously didn't speak to Chloe, but instead faced Anderson and several other companions, introducing everything seriously and earnestly.
Chloe sat on a high stool nearby, swinging her legs slightly, her expression very gloomy.
Great, from now on, she, Chloe, would literally be a walking medicine cabinet.
Eating pills wherever she went.
Just as Chloe was in a daze, she suddenly felt something soft by her hand.
Chloe looked down and found that a long-haired lion cat had appeared by her hand at some point.
After a moment's thought, she remembered this was the Fantasy Species.
However, Chloe hadn't expected that after so long, the Fantasy Species would still maintain the form of a lion cat.
Recalling the picture she had sent before, Chloe's heart softened involuntarily.
She immediately stopped fretting about those annoying pills and devoted herself to petting the Linqing Lion Cat beneath her hand.
After petting for a while, Little Three suddenly emerged from some nook or cranny, snuggling into Chloe's arms like a spoiled child.
So she had to free up one hand to attend to Little Three as well.
Even after such a long time apart, the relationship between Little Three and the lion cat was still very tense.
The eyes all over Little Three's body blinked, occasionally rolling when Chloe wasn't paying attention, giving the lion cat dirty looks.
The lion cat completely ignored it, elegantly licking its paw before curling up in Chloe's lap again.
When Anderson and the others turned their heads, they saw a person, a cat, and a strange creature embracing each other in harmony.
Anderson didn't say anything, just took out some pills from his bag, poured a cup of warm water, and held them both to Chloe's mouth.
Chloe obediently opened her mouth to take the pills, and Anderson helped her drink some warm water.
After swallowing, Anderson stared intently at Chloe's face, observing her reaction, then asked:
"How do you feel? Any discomfort?"
Chloe raised her eyes to look at him: "I'm perfectly fine."
Anderson frowned slightly with worry.
Ren Yunying, who had witnessed everything, tapped her finger, a flash of confusion in her eyes.
She hesitated for a moment, then turned to Qin Huaibei and the others, who seemed unsurprised by all this, and asked:
"Is Chloe's temper so bad now because Anderson spoils her?"
Hearing this, Daniel raised his head, thought carefully for a moment, and said: "Not necessarily, everyone in their family spoils her quite a bit."
Ren Yunying: "..."
She looked at Chloe, who was still carefreely petting the cat and the strange creature, and sighed heavily.
"Alright, take the medicine and get out of here."
Hearing this, Chloe reluctantly put the lion cat and Little Three on the table, waved goodbye to them, and then called her companions to leave.
Before leaving, Daniel gave Little Three the middle finger: "You only like her and not us, huh?"
"Tonight I'll take you away and feed you to the dogs."
The lion cat's eyelids were half-drooped, looking very haughty and disdainful of Daniel. It elegantly licked its fur, then turned around, presenting its bottom to Daniel.
Daniel laughed in exasperation: "Hey, look at him!"
Qin Huaibei gave him a sidelong glance: "Dogs hate cats, cats detest dogs."
Daniel protested: "How can you say that!"
He continued to argue as he followed the group's pace.
As the youngsters' noisy voices gradually faded away, Ren Yunying shook her head helplessly, threw the empty test tubes into the trash can, and said to the researchers beside her:
"Bring Little Three over, we need to continue the experiment."
"Yes!"
About a quarter of an hour later, a researcher hurried over:
"Commander, Little Three is missing!"
Ren Yunying: "?"
At this moment, in the teaching building more than a thousand meters away from the research institute, Chloe stood in front of her clan members, sternly reprimanding them:
"All of you have become too soft! Is it because you didn't train when you went home?"
The vampires hung their heads, too guilty to look at her.
Chloe was furious and decided to teach them a lesson:
"Stand up straight, each of you will receive ten strikes on the palm."
The vampires obediently held out their hands, submitting to Chloe's punishment.
Chloe reached into her pocket, intending to take out the iron ruler to properly discipline these disobedient clan members.
Then she felt something slimy under her hand.
She keenly sensed that something was amiss, and when she took the object completely out of her pocket, Chloe found herself face to face with a miniaturized version of the tentacled monster.
Little Three even raised its tentacle and waved at Chloe in a friendly manner.
Chloe: "..."
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"So it shrunk itself and sneaked into your pocket to come along?" Qin Huaibei asked.
Chloe's expression was grave: "It seems so."
The group exchanged glances, all silently sighing.
Meanwhile, Little Three, completely oblivious to the trouble it had caused, was innocently crawling around on the ground.
Its appearance was truly ugly, with countless eyes blinking on its spherical body, looking particularly horrifying.
Little Three was very curious about everything here, its numerous eyes staring intently at the vampire clan members who were being punished by standing on their hands not far away.
The vampire clan members didn't dare to make eye contact with this tentacled monster and all averted their gaze.
Chloe stared at Little Three on the ground for a while, and finally said: "Let's leave it be."
"Professor Ren hasn't come looking for it, so maybe the research is nearing its end. Let it stay with me for now."
Thinking about it, everyone felt that this made sense.
And so, Little Three stayed with them.
Fortunately, although Little Three was ugly, it was interesting and useful.
No matter how Chloe mistreated it daily, it never complained. After a while, even Daniel and the others could handle it without resistance.
It seemed rather simple-minded.
Little Three's existence was a source of amusement for Chloe and her friends, but for the vampire clan members, it was torture.
In the past, although Chloe's training was strict, she didn't watch them constantly.
She would often go off to fight with Qin Huaibei and the others, and during these times, everyone could take the opportunity to slack off a bit.
Chloe wouldn't have noticed either.
But now it's different, now there's Little Three.
Little Three constantly keeps watch over the vampire clan members. As soon as it discovers someone slacking off, it immediately emits a sharp sound to summon Chloe.
When Chloe comes over, she sees Little Three's tentacles wrapped around quite a few people, its head held high, as if saying:
"Look, these are the ones slacking off!"
Little Three's credibility is extremely high in Chloe's heart. Every time it catches someone, Chloe doesn't even need to question it. She directly drags them in front of her for extra training.
Over time, the vampire clan members have come to loathe Little Three deeply, even beginning to plot how to capture it and cook it into soup.
This hatred persisted for a long time, continuing even five years later.
