"You don't need to eat humans anymore? Can you really live by taking in the nutrition from human food?" Charles, in ecstasy, grabbed Anna's shoulders with both hands and shook them continuously.
The two servings of food clearly indicated that they were for two people. Besides himself, there was only Anna in the cabin.
Seeing the other party's excited attitude, Anna felt inexplicably amused, "Don't shake it, it's not a big deal, let me show you."
After saying that, she picked up two slices of toasted bread that were just the right hardness, put some soft beans in them, made a simple burger, and stuffed it into her mouth, swallowing it whole without even chewing.
Seeing Charles' expectant expression, Anna raised a finger to ask him to be patient, then she took out the glass of milk and drank it down in one gulp.
After breakfast, Anna inserted her fingers directly into her chest and pulled hard. The outer skin was pried open, revealing a very special set of internal organs.
It appears that Anna's lungs are connected to her heart, and her other organs are also very different from those of humans.
But the most peculiar thing is her stomach, which is round and purple.
It was wriggling constantly, digesting what it had just eaten. It did not look like a natural product. It was covered with crooked, centipede-like sutures and some small copper tubes buried inside.
"I made some modifications to my stomach. Now it can digest human food."
Charles reached in and stroked Anna's wriggling stomach, which felt like a smooth hot water bottle with a few mice inside.
"This is amazing! You can actually transform your own stomach. Where did you get this technology? Why haven't I heard you talk about it before?"
Anna reached out and knocked Charles's moving hands away, then put the torn skin back on and said with some pride: "Secret, how about this surprise?"
Charles didn't say anything. He picked up Anna excitedly, threw her into the air, caught her, and then gently kissed her beautiful face.
Charles couldn't help being so excited. Anna didn't have to eat humans anymore. As long as both of them were willing, they could live together forever like a real human couple.
After a passionate kiss, Anna looked at him with a half-smile. "I gave you such a big surprise, aren't you going to reward me with something?"
Charles lowered his head and pecked her red lips gently, then carried her to the bed. "I can give you anything you want."
Anna struggled and jumped out of his arms, shaking the Foundation communicator in her hand. "What are you thinking about? This is what I'm talking about."
Looking at the metal disc in her hand, the smile on Charles' face gradually disappeared. "Anna, you know this thing doesn't belong to me, it belongs to the entire Earthsea."
"Don't be so stingy. I'll return it to you after using it for a few days. I won't break it for you."
Charles held Anna's face with both hands, looked at her affectionately, and said gently: "Anna, you have the ability to read memories, but do you know? I also have this ability."
"What nonsense! Why don't you just say you are Superman?" Anna rolled her eyes at him.
"But this ability can only be used on the people closest to you, because the name of this ability is understanding."
Charles' words gradually calmed Anna down, and she looked into his eyes calmly.
"I understand you very well, just like I understand myself. Some things always have a red line. Stepping over it and not stepping over it are two completely different things. When cooperating with the Foundation, saving Earthsea must be the top priority."
Charles' words were still unhurried. "I didn't send anyone to monitor you, but I know what you are going to do. This is my understanding of you. We have been together for so long, and I understand what you want to do."
"But please don't make it difficult for me. Hope Island is no longer just my island. It is also the hub connecting the Earthsea and the surface. We really can't afford to mess around any more."
Anna's expression became a little cold. "Do you think I'm overreaching? I'm meddling too much? Fine, let your people come down and take over directly, and I'll leave immediately, so that I don't have to work for you for nothing and still get complained by you."
"Anna, that's not what I meant. I meant--"
Before Charles could finish, Anna smashed the metal disc in her hand against his chest, turned around and walked straight to the door.
He said with extreme self-mockery in his voice: "I am just like a dog, holding a bone to ask for praise from the owner, but in the end I got no praise and was kicked. I am really a cheapskate."
Charles felt a pain in his heart and hurried to follow, only to find that Anna had disappeared and was brought back to the surface by Shanshan.
"Hey~" Charles knocked the disc against his head helplessly. How did the good situation become like this? The previous barrier caused by Shanshan was almost repaired, but now another one was added.
Just as Charles was holding the diary and constantly urging Winky to call her mother over, Dipper carefully poked his head out of the door.
"Captain, we're almost there. The first mate said we're descending a little too fast. You need to hold on to the handrail when we hit the ground."
Charles put the diary behind him and waved at him. "Got it."
After thinking about it hesitantly, Dipper spoke again: "Captain, marriage is actually the same as sailing a ship. After a certain period of time, you need to do maintenance, otherwise the ship will rust and grow barnacles. Such a ship will sail slower and slower, and will eventually be scrapped."
"I don't need you to teach me, go away."
After Dipper left, he reflected on the conversation. "I was wrong? But this concerns the entire Earthsea. The Foundation's communication disk must not be given to her. This is a matter of principle."
But Charles now felt sorry for Anna. He lay on the boat thinking about every detail of his relationship with Anna.
"It seems that in the process of getting along with me, she has always played the role of giving in. Every time she gets angry, she is the first to give in."
"Do I feel that the other person only loves me, so I am so fearless? This is not a normal relationship. I should change this kind of relationship."
Just as Charles was thinking about this private matter, there was a "bang" and the entire Narwhal shook violently. All kinds of small things in the room were scattered all over the floor. The vague feeling of falling disappeared, and they arrived.
Charles stuck his head out and looked at the lights of the base in the distance. He looked at the communicator in his hand with a firm look in his eyes. Let's put Anna's matter aside for now. The most important thing now is the cooperation with the foundation.
Solving the problem of rising sea levels is more important than anything else. If there is no living space, then everything we say will be in vain.
130-1=129
(End of this chapter)