Empire, Miru Pet Shop.
A black magnetic levitation sports car with an extremely low-key appearance slowly stopped in front of the store.
After a few seconds, the car door opened.
Long legs wearing leather boots stepped out of the car.
The pet shop staff wearing white bibs immediately surrounded them.
These people have all kinds of horns or ears on their heads, and almost everyone has a tail hanging down obediently behind them.
The pet shop manager in the lead wore thick round glasses and had two goat horns on both sides of his head. His ears under the horns trembled, and he looked a little scared.
“… Commander Gu.” He bent down, his low, hoarse voice trembling along with his ears, “It’s ready for you.”
Gu Mingyuan pinched his brows, with his coat draped over one arm, looking a little tired.
"I told you." He looked around, "No need to make any special preparations."
His posture seemed very casual, but a sense of oppression was overwhelming, which frightened the bighorn sheep manager so much that he almost bleated.
The store manager didn't dare to say anything, but just nodded repeatedly.
Gu Mingyuan said nothing more and walked into the pet shop surrounded by the crowd.
On this planet, orcs have lived at the top of the food chain as the dominant race for thousands of years.
They lit the first fire and went through the Stone Age, the Iron Age, the Steam Age, the Electrical Age, and the Information Age.
With the rapid development of science and technology and the exploration of the universe, we are gradually entering the interstellar era.
The development and competition for space resources once again caused war.
Today, although the Empire still stands as the largest country on the planet, it is still in constant friction with the surrounding asteroids.
Some time ago, the Imperial Exploration Army led by Gu Mingyuan discovered and occupied a new energy star, which caused a global sensation.
As the commander of the Exploration Army, Gu Mingyuan chose to retreat bravely.
The "reward" he wanted was actually just an indefinite long vacation and a chance to study further at Capital University.
***
When Mu Le slowly woke up from his deep sleep, he discovered something very bad.
Very serious.
… Her arms and legs were numbed by the pressure.
I don’t know how long I slept.
It took Mu Le a long time to recover from the state in which his mind was filled with black and white screens and "grass, grass, grass".
The arm that had been pressed under her head felt like it was being pricked by many small needles, making her very uncomfortable.
She shook her wrist and carefully looked around.
It was really unexpected that she would encounter something like human trafficking.
I don’t know whether it is good news or bad news.
The cage she was kept in looked very high-end, definitely not the kind that would be sold to the mountains.
Mu Le found that the material of the cage felt smooth and hard, with fine air holes all around it, and only a little light penetrated in, making it impossible for her to see anything.
She squinted her eyes and carefully felt around the air vent.
Caught off guard.
The air holes under the palm of the hand suddenly connected together, turning into larger round holes.
Mu Le's arm stretched out from the round hole without any defense -
The small palm pressed on a hard leather buckle.
"… "
Well, I’m probably most afraid of the air suddenly becoming quiet.
It was only at this time that Mu Le realized that his palm seemed incredibly small.
She seemed to have turned into an eight-year-old kid who had just started elementary school.
The sudden light and this phenomenon that was completely inexplicable by science caused Mu Le's brain to go blank.
She subconsciously picked at the leather buckle in her hand.
… … Almost pulled Gu Mingyuan’s belt off.
The onlookers were all stunned, and the bighorn sheep manager was so scared that his two heavy horns began to tremble.
No orc dared to make a sound.
Gu Mingyuan was also stunned.
I heard that the pets that stay here are carefully selected, and they are all cute and smart.
Besides being non-aggressive, it also has strong vitality. As long as it is raised normally, it will not die.
… However, the thin arm pressing on his belt was white, tender and soft.
It doesn't look like it has strong vitality at all.
Gu Mingyuan slowed down his movements as much as possible and gently hooked the little hand with his fingers.
Mu Le hadn't reacted to what was happening yet. She squinted her eyes and felt as if she had grabbed someone's fingers.
Two.
They are all very thick.
…When this strange adjective popped into his head, Mu Le couldn't help but blush.
The top of the smart pet cage has also become a series of larger round holes so that people who choose pets can take a closer look at the pet's entire appearance.
Gu Mingyuan saw a little guy wearing loose linen clothes.
It is white and soft, like a small dough.
The hair on the top of his head is messy, his eyes are squinting, and his round little face is pink and tender.
It seems as if someone can squeeze it flat or roll it into a ball.
"What kind of animal is this?" Gu Mingyuan asked.
She looked a lot like an orc cub, except she had no horns, her ears were a strange shape, and she didn't even have hair or scales.
It doesn't look like it has any sharp teeth.
The bighorn sheep store manager cleared his throat and bleated softly before he could speak without breaking his voice: "Ah, this is a human cub that was captured a while ago. It seems to be a rare animal of legendary level... But we haven't had time to test it yet, and we don't know who put it here... Maybe we made a mistake..."
The store manager was so scared that his voice turned into a sheep's.
――Oh my God.
It is said that Gu Mingyuan has obsessive-compulsive disorder and is a control freak. He absolutely cannot stand seeing people make such low-level mistakes...
Fortunately.
At this moment, Gu Mingyuan didn't care at all about what the Big Horn Sheep manager said next.
He showed a look of disbelief, slowed down his voice, and repeated in a low voice: "Human... cub?"
Mu Le: “…”
… What are they talking about
It's weird, it sounds a bit like English and a bit like French.
She could hardly understand a word.
Mu Le withdrew his hand and looked at the group of... people in front of him with a little caution
Gu Mingyuan only felt like a gust of wind, or like someone's feather, brushing against his fingers, circling around, and then playfully slipping away.
A very strange and cute creature.
It doesn't seem to be an exaggeration to say that it is a legendary rare animal.
"How much is this?" he asked as a matter of course.
The store manager, Bighorn Sheep, was suddenly startled and exchanged glances with a group of orcs behind him, and it seemed that no one could make up their minds.
Just caught, no time to test.
It's really impossible to put a price on it at the moment.
Gu Mingyuan only took a glance and understood the situation.
He touched the hidden button on the cage, and the round holes dispersed and turned into small ventilation holes.
"I'll take this cub home first." Gu Mingyuan decided, "Pet supplies should also be loaded into the car."
The store manager of Big Horn Sheep quickly said, “Yes.”
Gu Mingyuan's attitude clearly showed that he would take it away no matter how much money it was.
How dare they say anything else
Although human cubs are definitely worth a lot of money.
Maybe it could be used as a research specimen, or even included in the Imperial Museum of Biology…
But Gu Mingyuan is the former commander of the Exploration Army and an ancient noble with a long history in the empire.
Even though it was a national treasure, he wanted to take it back and hang it at home.
No one dared to say "no".
**
When Mu Le woke up again, the environment he was in had changed from a high-tech smart pet cage to a low-key and luxurious... nest.
It's a nest, right
Although it is fluffy and soft, this shape...
It's a nest.
Mu Le sat up, supporting himself on the edge of the furry nest.
She found that she had a collar around her neck and a very delicate and beautiful chain around her ankle.
The room is large and spacious, and the overall decoration is gray and black, very simple.
There is a large bed not far away.
But it was obviously not for her to sleep with.
… In other words, this room should not be her room.
Collar.
Silver anklet.
A room that is not your own.
slave.
Owner.
…
It is hard to imagine what thoughts would come to an ordinary person's mind when faced with such a situation.
Anyway, as a professional R18 fan fiction author.
Mu Le's head was instantly filled with many images that needed to be blurred.
This is too sentimental.
The minimalist style of the room is in sharp contrast with the sexy silver anklet.
The tall man who is abstinent and strong outside, extends his desire for control to sex after returning home -
… stop.
Mu Le discovered the blind spot.
This isn't some passionate fan fiction, and the person in this scene isn't her crush.
It's her.
Imagination is fancy, reality is hard and simple.
How could the sparks that only appear between the couples she likes happen so easily to her
Maybe she was bought by that tall and scary man to play with, and then thrown away when it broke...
Or worse.
He is just playing, not playing badly.
She was also asked to wash clothes, cook and clean the house with her rag-like body...
Huh? Is this the metaphor that is often used in CEO articles
Like a ragged rag
She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what it was.
While she was thinking, she heard a very slight sound.
Then, the door of the room was opened.
Looking at the man walking slowly towards her, Mu Le suddenly remembered - the metaphor should be: like a rag doll.
… That’s right, no one would compare the heroine or the bottom to a rag.
And the reminder that reminded her of this incident.
It was Gu Mingyuan squatting in front of her now.
He was actually holding a rag doll in his hand.
Gu Mingyuan lowered his head slightly and stretched the stuffed doll in his hand towards Mu Le.
For a moment, there were too many messy things in Mu Le's mind.
She didn't know how to react yet.
Gu Mingyuan had no choice but to put the doll next to Mu Le’s nest.
…
During the tens of millions of years of the planet's development, there have been a few times when lost humans came here.
Therefore, although humans are a precious species of legendary level, they still left some records in history.
For example, the Imperial Library's "Miscellaneous Notes on Rare Animals" wrote that most human beings like furry things.
There is an instinctive attraction between mammals and humans.
The most obvious of these is the canine family. They are always easily attracted to humans and have a closer relationship with them.
And many humans are inexplicably attracted to the disdainful looks of cats.
…when reading this.
Mr. Gu Mingyuan, who belongs to the reptile family, raised his hand and touched the small piece of hard scale behind his neck, hidden under his hair.
For the first time, I felt a little ashamed of being an ancient dragon.