The Record of Unusual Creatures

Chapter 21: Nothing normal

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Hao Ren was quite surprised by Vivian's cooking. After all, this girl is a real vampire. How do vampires live in movies and TV shows? Red cloak and black dress, a 20,000-square-meter castle built near the sea, and servants walking together The warehouse is full of jewels. Every day, I sleep from 6:00 in the morning for beauty sleep until 8:30 in the evening. I wake up and get a bottle of blood plasma from 1982. Then I invite all the friends in the room to dance street dance until 12:00 in the evening. Red Wine stood on the balcony and flirted with the moon until the early hours of the morning and then went to bed—this is the life of a serious vampire, low-key luxury with connotations, but Vivian, a poor and crazy vampire, is not included: not only does she not need to rely on blood to Sustaining life, and being able to eat Hao Ren's shoddy boiled noodles, and even cooking with a human gas stove... Just thinking about these is enough to make people surprised.

But after Vivian brought the food to the table, Hao Ren realized that he was too surprised.

Vivian's craftsmanship is actually good, but the dishes are quite puzzling: there are garlic eggplant, garlic beans, and garlic mixed with vermicelli. Ren felt like he was swimming in a sea of garlic, and the so-called vampire sat down at the table, and even threw a clove of garlic into his mouth... This way of eating is so unbearable to ordinary people, okay? Hao Ren and Lily were dumbfounded, and then they looked at Vivienne in unison, "Are you really a vampire?!"

Vivienne immediately straightened her expression seriously, and sat upright: "Please call me a blood race, this is a very serious question..."

"Stop being so pretentious at this time, okay?" Hao Ren said while thinking about how many three views he still needs to rebuild, "Could it be that vampires are not afraid of garlic? You are eating garlic like a meal Come on!"

Vivian looked down at the dishes on the table, and then suddenly realized: "Oh, you said this—ordinary vampires really don't like this very much, low-level vampires will also get sick because of the smell of garlic, but I don't know what's going on …Anyway, I’m not afraid. When life is the most difficult, it’s even a problem to eat normally, so you don’t care about whether it’s delicious or not.”

Hao Ren was dumbfounded, and then rubbed his nose: "I've been wanting to ask you for a while...how come the vampires are so poor?"

"How would I know? Anyway, since I can remember, my fortune has never been good. When there is no currency, I lose things. When shells are used as currency, I lose shells. When metal currency is used, I lose coins. Now I start losing banknotes, and it is difficult to find a job. Doing business is also difficult. Back then, I made up my mind to be a bad guy and robbed a woman, but seeing her pity, I gave her six pounds..." Vivienne spread her hands, her face full of resignation after thousands of years of bad luck, But as she spoke, she suddenly remembered something and showed pride, and began to grope around her body, and after a while, she took out a pair of shiny silver armbands: "Actually, I still have some good things. Look at this, I When I was the poorest, I was reluctant to exchange it for money. I found this in a small village in Egypt hundreds of years ago. It is a sterling silver armband. Wearing it on the arm can ward off evil spirits..." Hao Ren: "..."

Vivienne pulled out a small chain from the collar, and a cross was hung on the chain: "I got this near the Vatican. I lived in Europe for a while, and my wallet was stolen, and I lost my job. The place was still on fire, and I had no money and nowhere to go, so I had to go to the church to buy food and eat. Because I was diligent, the priest gave me such a cross. It is said that it was blessed by the Pope himself, and it can ward off evil spirits~~”

"And this, this piece of wood was obtained when I went to Wutai Mountain a few years ago. It was given by an old Taoist priest. It can ward off evil spirits!"...

"And this amulet. I got it from a group of Vikings hundreds of years ago. I did them a little favor. This amulet is very effective. Wearing it on your body can ward off evil spirits!"

"In short, I have concluded a rule, that is, I will definitely lose money when I bring it, but since humans have currency, they will not lose things with them... This must be the fault of the will of the universe!"

Hao Ren put down the bowl silently, pinched his thigh hard to make sure he wasn't dreaming, then stared at Vivienne: "I repeat, are you really a vampire?!"

"How many times have I said that I'm not a vampire, I should be called blood... Forget it, anyway, humans often confuse this," Vivienne waved her hand quite generously, "Why do you bother with this, landlord?"

Hao Ren looked at the "vampire" with all kinds of magic weapons in front of him with broken views, and felt that he was about to have a heart attack: "You still ward off evil spirits?! You are an 'evil' yourself! You have this body It's enough to kill many vampires!"

"I don't know what's going on," Vivienne said confidently, "Anyway, I've never been afraid of these things since I was born! And maybe wearing these things can dispel my bad luck—if it can't dispel bad luck, it can also strengthen my courage Well."

Lily finished the bowl quickly like a puppy, and then raised her head and muttered, "As a vampire, it's shameful to wear a cross amulet to embolden yourself."

This bastard is not surprised at all! Her point of view is really unique...

In short, the dinner was finished in a weird atmosphere, and Hao Ren re-acquainted with one of his abnormal tenants: Vivienne. This is not only a poor vampire, but also a vampire who is not afraid of garlic, silverware, crosses, and even all kinds of evil magic tools in the world. This magical creature even specially hung at least six catties of amulets on his body to try to reverse Your own bad luck - you listen to this quantifier! catty! From this, you can imagine how many bits and pieces this guy has on him...

After the meal, everyone had their own things to do, and this impromptu get together ushered in the first day of peaceful daily life in the true sense. A human landlord, a sleazy werewolf, a vampire who is dying of poverty, and a black and white kitten named "Roll", Hao Ren thinks about it, and feels that the residents of this house are all together. Miracle.

Now Lily is squatting in the living room watching TV, yes, she is squatting in the living room watching TV, her posture is similar to that of a puppy, and she is squatting next to "Roll", the two of them are like sisters. It seemed that the bastard werewolf had finally gotten used to the cat, although she was still a little trembling, and Lily would respectfully change the channel as soon as there was any movement from "Roll", but at least she didn't hide behind the sofa like yesterday.

Vivian went out for a walk with great energy: As a nocturnal creature, Vivian's biological clock became active after the sun went down. She decided to fly to the city to have a look, hoping to find a job...Hao Ren understood a little bit Why is this vampire so poor and can't find a job? If she adjusts her biological clock a little bit, she will die? Going out to find a job in the middle of the night, is this out of your mind

After Vivienne turned into a giant bat and blended into the night, Hao Ren also carried the recliner to the open space outside. The place is sparsely populated, which brings about an unusually quiet environment. There is a large open space in front of the small apartment building, and no one has occupied it so far, so it has become Hao Ren's "territory" by default. After dinner, Hao Ren decided to come here to blow the air as usual. Blowing the cool breeze, thinking about life under the quiet night, this environment is much healthier than the air conditioner in the house.

Of course, the main reason is that he really doesn't want to be alone with Lily for too long, for fear of losing his IQ... Can you believe that bastard werewolf is watching a dog food advertisement? Hao Ren felt that even if he hid in the bedroom with a wall, one-third of his intelligence would be sucked away!

The summer nights in the northern cities are much cooler than those in the south. Hao Ren stretched out the recliner in his usual place to enjoy the shade, and listened to the faint sounds of people and insects in the distance, gradually getting a little tired.

In his half-dream, he seemed to feel an unusual breeze brushing his cheek.

This gust of wind was fresh and slightly cool, without the harsh feeling brought about by human activities in modern cities. This gust of wind woke up Hao Ren who was almost asleep. Clamped him up.

But he has already seen the strange situation around him.