NOVPUB"Flame Serpent?"
Wu Bin pulled out his phone and checked, only to find that there was no such creature as the Flame Serpent in the history of Dragon Country.
"Flame" was easy to understand—it meant fire.
The meaning of "serpent" was more interesting, originally referring to venomous snakes such as vipers, but it also had an extended meaning, specifically referring to young dragons that were not yet adults.
The girl in front of him was called Flame Serpent.
So, did that mean she was an underage little fire dragon?
Wu Bin couldn’t help but look the girl up and down.
Even though she was a young dragon, her figure was indeed quite striking.
"Hungry, stomach."
The girl pointed at her stomach and then looked at the chips in Wu Bin’s hand with a pitiful expression.
Seeing this, Wu Bin couldn’t bear it and opened the chips, handing them to the girl.
Just then, Song Bing’s voice came from outside the door.
"Brother Wu, are you okay? I thought I heard you shout just now?"
Song Bing tried to turn the doorknob, but it didn’t move.
Wu Bin’s heart immediately hung in suspense.
Fortunately, he had the habit of locking the door when he slept.
Wu Bin quickly said, "I’m fine, I just... just saw a cockroach and got a bit startled."
Song Bing scratched his head outside, puzzled.
Wu Bin would be scared by a cockroach?
"Are you really okay, Brother Wu? If you aren’t feeling well, you must tell us first thing. Otherwise, we’ll be responsible."
Wu Bin said impatiently, "I told you I’m fine, just go back to sleep."
Hearing Wu Bin’s confident reply, Song Bing doubted no further and yawned as he went back to sleep.
Wu Bin just breathed a sigh of relief when the girl beside him said dissatisfiedly, "I’m not a cockroach, I’m a Flame Serpent."
Wu Bin felt a headache coming on.
"Alright, alright, I know you’re a Flame Serpent," Wu Bin thought for a moment.
"But this isn’t the era ruled by the Dragon Clan anymore; it’s the era ruled by humans. If you want more chips, you need to listen to me, understand?"
The girl looked at Wu Bin, then at the chips in her hand, seemingly caught in a tough decision.
After a long while, she finally nodded heavily.
"Okay, I’ll listen to you!"
Wu Bin: ...
Are young dragons this easy to deceive?
After some thought, Wu Bin said to the girl, "Since you will listen to me, from now on your name will be Zhu Ling."
The girl blinked at Wu Bin, seemingly puzzled as to why he would give her such a name.
Wu Bin explained, "Your surname is Zhu because our human fire god is named Zhu Rong."
"As for ’Ling’, that’s easy to explain."
"It’s said, ’A mountain doesn’t need to be high; it’s named for its spirit. A river doesn’t need to be deep; it’s named for its dragon.’
"You are from the Dragon Clan, so you can bear the name ’Ling.’"
The girl nodded, somewhat understanding.
"I understand, from now on I’ll be called Zhu Ling."
Having settled the girl’s name, Wu Bin then had to address her identity.
Given his knowledge of Sector Nine, if they discovered Zhu Ling’s true identity, they would likely take her in for study immediately.
Though it might not be dissection, such a cute girl could end up living in a research facility for the rest of her life.
Thinking this, Wu Bin asked, "Can you hide your Dragon Clan identity? I mean, can you appear like an ordinary person, concealing your aura and the like?"
Zhu Ling tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "The Dragon Clan is a superior race, humans are a middle race; a superior race can transform into a middle race, but why do that?"
"Making oneself weaker can be very dangerous, my mom said that."
Wu Bin looked puzzled.
"You still have a mom?"
Upon hearing Wu Bin say that, Zhu Ling became unhappy.
She huffed, stuffed more chips into her mouth, and crunched loudly.
Realizing he had said something wrong, Wu Bin offered a sheepish smile, then began explaining to her.
"You see now, in the current world we humans are the bosses, and you wouldn’t want to be caught and sliced up for research, right?"
"So the best solution is for you to look exactly like us, so no one will notice."
Zhu Ling nodded, showing she understood.
She furrowed her brows, closed her eyes, and clenched her little fists tightly.
Seeing this, Wu Bin was startled and quickly said to her, "Don’t poop on the bed!"
Zhu Ling replied with a wronged tone, "I’m not!"
"You’re the one who asked me to become like you, and I was just trying to transform."
Wu Bin felt a bit awkward.
"So, did your transformation succeed?"
Zhu Ling nodded.
"Yes, it was successful. When I’m not using my powers, I’m as frail as you humans."
Wu Bin’s mouth twitched.
That wasn’t very nice to hear.
What do you mean by becoming frail like us humans, we humans are also strong, okay!
Just as Wu Bin felt powerless to retort, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
Ding.
[Congratulations Host, you have successfully cured a disease and earned 600 Life Coins]
[Given that the host’s healing was 100%, a special reward of three mental skills X3 is granted]
Huh?
They’ve given 600 Life Coins all at once, and even threw in three free mental skills?
Wow! The system has finally seen the light!
But Wu Bin quickly calmed down.
According to the system’s operating principles, its rewards are linked to the difficulty of the disease.
Doesn’t such a generous reward imply that this mental illness was very difficult to cure?
But after thinking it over, Wu Bin realized that it was indeed the case.
He had even conjured up images of Tang Hongguang and the others in his mind, and a group of psychiatrists including Li Guotai hadn’t detected any abnormalities.
This meant his previous mental illness had far exceeded what modern medicine could treat, even diagnosing the cause was difficult.
If not for Dr. Jin Nanhua using the Pisces Jade Pendant to reset him, his mental illness might never have been cured.
At that thought, Wu Bin gasped in shock.
No wonder the system’s reward was so generous, he was almost a madman for life!
"It seems that mere survival is not enough; mental health is also very important. I definitely shouldn’t choose to experience mental illness again next time,"
Wu Bin said, then focused his attention on the three reward skills provided by the system.
Wu Bin had just seen the first skill when his eyes widened.
[Haunting Shadows: When skill is activated, can make less than 10 people in the area see a specific illusion, lasts for three hours, cooldown time one day.]
Wu Bin was stunned.
The first skill and it’s already about such spooky tricks?
This conjured haunt can’t cause any real harm, it’s just for scaring.
What’s the use?
Wu Bin was about to check the second skill.
Suddenly, Zhu Ling leaned closer, looking suspicious.
"Why do you smell like our Dragon Clan?"
Wu Bin was taken aback.
This girl must be delusional from eating too many chips.
