If this guy had really killed countless humans in the past, then his actions of getting close to Su Yan at this moment would be like a hunter kissing its prey.
If Su Yan really got into a relationship with Dreven, it would be an outright betrayal of the entire human race!
So why does “Eternal Night Rose” make people so emotionally invested, unable to put it down?
Even after a kiss, everyone was still on edge, anxious and filled with heavy thoughts!
They want to eat sugar but were afraid that countless knives were hanging over their heads, waiting for everyone to come over and be killed one by one…TAT
However, after finishing the update, Yu Mian wasn’t concerned with these reactions online at all.
Because Yu Mian was planning to return the reference books he had borrowed last time and borrow a few new ones.
Speaking of which, it had been a long time since he last visited the library.
It just so happened that that guy Huo Ting had been up to something lately. He rarely came home, let alone came to the study.
This gave him a lot of freedom, so he spent the entire week staying home and finished reading those books in one go.
In fact, Huo Ting and Secretary Hals had visited the library several times but hadn’t encountered Yu Mian again like they did last time.
Eventually, they had to assign two subordinates to stay in the library and wait while they went to check the proposal with the unit that underwent the experiment.
When Cook, who was waiting in the reception room with the unit leaders and officers, saw that the person in charge arranged by the military department was General Huo Ting, he almost cried in despair.
Every time General Huo Ting came to Professor Mori to test his mental power, Cook was terrified of him.
He never expected his luck to be so bad this time.
The worst part was that with General Huo Ting’s personality, he would definitely have no interest in the proposal he had submitted, and he might even dismiss it as nonsense.
“Tell me about your research.”
To Cook’s surprise, General Huo Ting didn’t show any impatience. Instead, he looked at him seriously in the meeting room.
Secretary Hals and his team, who were following closely, began recording.
“Well, it’s like this. During a lab test, I found that the two novels by this author have a very remarkable soothing effect on mental power…”
In this atmosphere, Cook, who had been nervous at first, began to carefully explain his research findings.
“Have you found what triggers this soothing effect?”
“Does it work just by reading, or does it require deep reading? Or can it also work if someone reads it aloud?”
Secretary Hals, who was looking at the records, was also keenly aware of the key points and immediately asked.
“Well, actually, I’ve been curious about this…”
Because after Cook talked to the officer in charge of his unit, he immediately rushed back to the lab for a second round of verification experiments.
This time, not only did he have his fellow juniors participate as research subjects, but he also hired a group of subjects with varying identities and types.
But the more Cook researched, the stranger it became.
According to the research results, if the works of Fish Soup Noodles were to have an effect on the subjects, the subjects had to enjoy reading them.
Otherwise, they couldn’t enter a relaxed, immersive state of reading, and thus, the soothing effect of the books wouldn’t work at all.
“But I don’t understand why, when the first batch of soldiers from the unit came to participate in the experiment, even though they didn’t like this genre, they still experienced the soothing effect on their mental power.”
“To be honest, I’m really puzzled. After I asked Commander Aisk to find the second and third batches of soldiers, the same thing happened.”
Cook scratched his head and looked at Huo Ting, unable to explain why his research findings failed with the soldiers in the unit.
Cook was starting to suspect he had made some mistake and ended up reporting it at the military meeting.
Upon noticing Cook’s confused expression, Huo Ting, sensing that he wasn’t faking, looked at the unit commander beside him.
“Have these three batches of subjects come together immediately.”
“Yes, sir!”
As the unit commander saluted and gave his signal, he vaguely sensed that something was off.
These soldiers of his shouldn’t be having any problems, right?
Besides, he had seen the books, and both were the kind of genre that seemed to appeal to little girls.
It certainly wasn’t suitable for a bunch of grown men to be reading such love stories!
It was just like him; after seeing the book titles, he didn’t even want to open them.
Even if he did look at them, he’d have to hide them and read them secretly. Otherwise, if his comrades saw, he’d be laughed to death.
But wait…?
Just as the commander had this thought, his expression subtly changed.
So, when a group of soldiers were interrupted from their training and gathered, they looked at each other, then saw the two books on the table which had become everyone’s “nightmare” lately.
“According to Dr. Cook’s feedback, you all experienced effects on your mental power even when you disliked reading?”
Secretary Hals smiled and asked the group of soldiers.
“Well… yes, sir. These two books are just so strange. They’re not the kind of things we big guys would ever like to read.”
The tallest soldier, who seemed to be the leader, answered under Huo Ting’s gaze, even glancing back at his comrades for reassurance.
It was like the conversation before lights out in the dormitory last night was still in his mind: “You like it!” “No, you like it!” “Get lost, I don’t like it!”
‘So, everyone… probably didn’t like it… right?’
“Alright, Dr. Cook, let’s immediately conduct a second round of real-time comparison experiments now.”
Unexpectedly, Secretary Hals directly looked at Cook without asking any further questions.
“Ah, okay.”
After a moment of shock, Cook suddenly realized a possible explanation.
‘Damn, could it be that these big guys…’
‘Did I ensure that the experiment was flawless in every way, but failed to account for the mental thought process of the subjects!?’
“No, no, that’s not necessary!”
On seeing the familiar mental power testing equipment again, the soldiers’ expressions changed.
‘Can’t we just admit it now!?’
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“Pfft… I’m dying of laughter. Is this true? This is too funny.”
So, when Yu Mian heard everything from Secretary Hals, he couldn’t help but laugh aloud in the office.
Just imagining the scene was already hilarious.
He had originally planned to return the books he borrowed last time when he spotted a few guys in military uniforms standing straight at the entrance of the library from afar.
‘Did a murder happen at the library?’
‘But that didn’t seem likely…’
Yu Mian frowned and observed for a while but still planned to go and return the books. However, in the next moment, he was stopped.
That’s when he found out that Huo Ting and Secretary Hals had been looking for him for a week.
At first, Yu Mian had been nervous, thinking something serious might have happened.
But when they met, he realized it was because Huo Ting thought he was also a writer and wanted to consult him about something.
“Actually, we were planning to contact Huanyu today to find the author. We may even need to meet the author in person to understand why this effect occurs.”
Secretary Hals shrugged helplessly, not surprised by Yu Mian’s laughing reaction.
Only Huo Ting silently looked at Yu Mian, who was now laughing with his face on the desk.
“Ah!?”
In the next second, Yu Mian, who had been laughing, suddenly widened his eyes and sat up straight when he heard Secretary Hals’ words.
“Wait, there’s actually no need to summon the author in person!”
“?”
Secretary Hals looked at him in confusion.
“Actually, I know Fish Soup Noodles… We’re both writers, and we met during the Huanyu event last time. He has severe social anxiety, and when meeting strangers offline, he stutters and can’t say anything.”
“If you don’t believe me, you can contact his editor at Huanyu and ask him. It’s really like that.”
Yu Mian almost swore to the heavens and even looked at Huo Ting, hoping he would help stop Secretary Hals from making a move that would definitely expose him.
If the military directly sent an official order to Huanyu, perhaps they’d have no choice but to give up the author’s information…
“…”
Being stared at by Yu Mian so eagerly, Huo Ting actually sat up a little straighter, which was unusual for him.
He even picked up a nearby document and looked at Secretary Hals with a serious expression.
Secretary Hals: ?
‘Why are you looking at me!?’
‘Wasn’t it you who wanted to see someone?’
They could have directly contacted Huanyu to find the author themselves after not finding Yu Mian for a week.
Who knew this little author would show up just today.
But it was quite a coincidence that they knew each other.
Is the author’s circle really that small?
“And I can directly help you contact Fish Soup Noodles. I can even have him consider writing a novel specifically for you soldiers for his next book. By the way, I have his editor’s contact information, as we share an editor.”
Yu Mian immediately broke the silence and explained.
“Hmm? It can be done like that?”
“Of course. Actually, I pretty much understand what you mean, but Fish Soup Noodles’ two books aren’t really suitable for you soldiers to read. There are definitely more fitting themes.”
Yu Mian spoke with the tone of an insider expert, which strangely convinced Secretary Hals.
After all, wasn’t it basically starting a new male-oriented book.
What about tropes like “otherworldly warlord”, “crooked-mouthed dragon king”, or “grassroots long aotian counterattacks” …there were too many to count, okay?
As long as they don’t dig up any real-life stuff, it’s all negotiable! [Fish Soup Noodles Kneeling.jpg]
*Long Aotian is a name for a male protagonist that is overpowered, invincible as soon as they appear, and triumphs over all challenges and enemies effortlessly.
“Crooked Mouth Dragon King” is a type of protagonist that pretends to be a pig to eat the tiger, then reveals his identity/power and slaps everyone in the face.
Hehe I found the original “crooked mouthed dragon king”, Guan Yunpeng.
