The villain had good taste.
Ya Xiao's tail hidden in his pants wagged a bit, and his eyes curved into a crescent moon. These three skull breads were his masterpieces.
"If the marshal likes it, I'll make it for you next time!" The ending voice rose with a few lightheartedness. Anyone could hear that the new butler was in a very happy mood right now.
Qin Qi did not respond.
Dining was only to alleviate the hunger caused by the side effects, what he ate didn't matter to him, but it couldn't be denied that the bread made by the new butler was good in both appearance and taste.
The adjutant Wei Cheng on the side watched the two, his shocked expression gradually retracting as he scratched his head.
Forgetting the weird-looking bread for now, this scene made him think that the marshal and the new butler were quite compatible?
This was good news for them.
According to the set program, a faint light lit up the room while the marshal dined.
One of the side effects of ZYZ5 was photophobia. The patient's body would have a rejection reaction when exposed to light, and the intensity of light like this stepped right on the marshal's tolerance point and would not cause strong discomfort.
[Fourth Uncle, the plan is going very well oh.]
Ya Xiao looked at the villain who was very close to him and said joyfully to the system in his heart.
Since the host took out the bread, the system had been in a trance: ......
The system did not anticipate in the slightest that the host had actually come up with three whole skeleton breads with a very moving appearance. The most bizarre thing was that the villain had accepted it well from beginning to end, without half a bit of discomfort!
This was too shocking for the system.
After a short silence, the system temporarily ignored the three pieces of bread and said in an excited tone: [Host, you need to appear within one meter of the villain's vicinity for the conversion device to sense the villain's demon value!]
Now, it was too far away for the conversion device to be able to draw in the demon value.
[Okay.]
Ya Xiao responded obediently, but inwardly, he was a bit troubled.
How could he reasonably get within a meter of the other? Had he known that, he should have stood closer when he delivered the bread just now.
Ya Xiao looked at the villain who was not far away.
The room was poorly lit, and the surroundings could be barely made out, but for a demon with excellent night vision, he could still see the villain clearly.
When eating, humans would involuntarily relax. This was the body's instinct. In Ya Xiao's observation, Qin Qi, who was hidden in the darkness, seemed to be at ease, but there wasn't a single break in his entire body.
Even if the other party's physical condition was not good, and he was still wearing goggles that hindered his vision, Ya Xiao did not doubt for a second that if someone wanted to sneak attack Qin Qi at this time, they would definitely have their neck swiftly snapped by the man.
He was so strong just by looking at him.
Ya Xiao inwardly leaped for joy, his eyes staring at the marshal without blinking. Then, he noticed the other party's subtle movements and his eyelashes fluttered slightly as he vaguely thought of something.
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Without fail, the distance between the two was exactly one meter.
At the same moment, the electronic voice of the system prompt came from his head: [Ding, the progress bar has been activated. Demon value collection in progress.]
Success!
Ya Xiao's heart was overjoyed, and his tail hidden in his pants was wagging with great excitement.
The movement of the new butler adding black tea was naturally noticed by Qin Qi and the adjutant Wei Cheng who were present.
Wei Cheng, who was slow to react, did not find anything strange.
On the contrary, it was Qin Qi who looked at Ya Xiao one more time.
He did have some thirst just now, was it a coincidence?
"Doesn't the marshal drink black tea?"
Ya Xiao noticed Qin Qi's line of sight, tilting his head slightly sideways, and asking in a rather puzzled manner.
Following the turn of his muscles, he was pretty sure the villain had just looked at the teapot.
"Drink."
Qin Qi's reply was simple.
Ya Xiao was happy again to hear that.
Let's just say he wasn't wrong.
Qin Qi's gaze traced over his infectious look, determining that the new butler should be observant and very smiley.
He withdrew his gaze as the hunger that had been eased by the bread came back with a vengeance. A knife-like pain spread through his stomach as the man sipped his tea, but his expression was normal.
Meal time was over and he would not take in anything else.
"Marshal, may I stay with you?"
The clear voice was especially noticeable in the darkness. Qin Qi raised his eyes to look at Ya Xiao.
The dark-haired youth who was supposed to leave had a serious expression. He was wearing a black tuxedo and his clear, clean blue eyes were filled with determination, as if he would do his duty as a butler no matter who his employer was.
"Although you have undergone medication, your TH value is still in the high-risk zone. I am obligated to accompany you and monitor your physical condition."
According to the current situation, it was highly likely that the marshal in a weakened state would spend a week alone in this room until the side effects wore off. The only time he would be able to spend with the marshal every day would probably be when he was delivering meals.
He was just now beginning to collect demon value, and it wouldn't be good to leave this straight away.
No presence would sway Ya Xiao from his goal of growing wings.
Standing on the sidelines, Adjutant Wei Cheng didn't expect Ya Xiao to take the initiative to offer to guard the marshal's side.
Although it was not explicitly stated, all three adjutants knew that the marshal's arrangement for the new butler yesterday was a kind of placing attitude. If there was no accident, the new butler would not stay by the marshal's side until the spring meeting.
In Wei Cheng's opinion, Ya Xiao was a good butler, and it would be a bit of a shame for the marshal not to let Ya Xiao stay with him. He cooperated and chimed in with Ya Xiao:
"Ya Xiao is right. It just so happens that the marshal won't be out of control for a while, and Ya Xiao can still heal you in preparation for the spring meeting."
A medicated taboo person would not lose control again for a week.
Many taboo people would choose to have the butler use healing to lower the TH as much as possible during this time.
This was why Ya Xiao chose this reason to approach the villain.
The butler staying was beneficial and harmless.
Qin Qi, however, did not immediately agree. The black goggle lenses covered his eyes, making it impossible to see what the other party was thinking. After a short silence, his voice said flatly, "It's okay, but the time is limited to the daytime."
"Okay."
Ya Xiao successfully obtained the opportunity to be in the same room with the marshal. A smile instantly appeared on his face, and he nodded his head obediently in agreement.
Qin Qi swept his gaze away from the other party's smile, a little puzzled as to why the other party was smiling.
It was clearly not something to be happy about.
Seeing that Ya Xiao and the marshal were getting along well, Adjutant Wei Cheng did not stay any longer and left the room directly after giving a report.
Qin Qi, on the other hand, started some necessary work after agreeing on a daily healing schedule with Ya Xiao.
The workload wasn't much, but because of the side effects, Qin Qi could only wear special headphones to process documents.
It's so hard to be a marshal, you have to work even when you're sick.
Ya Xiao looked at the villain with pity. While wagging his tail and standing within a meter's distance, he called out to his Fourth Uncle: [Fourth Uncle, is there a reaction to the demon value yet?]
He purposely stayed behind to make sure to collect the demon value without any problems, yet on the transparent interface, the progress bar for the demon value collection still held the number zero.
[It takes time to collect the demon value.]
The system raised its glasses and said with great experience, [We'll be able to see the effect after ten minutes.]
Ya Xiao came to a sudden realization.
He kept a stance and stood next to the villain, trying not to make a sound. Ya Xiao still remembered that Qin Qi didn't like to hear noises when he was working.
It was only every now and then that he took advantage of the gap between the end of one of the villain's works to refill his cup of tea.
After adding tea three times, it has been fifty minutes.
During this time, the demon value was as good as dead, not moving at all. By the time the sixtieth minute had passed, the zero progress bar on the screen finally trembled and turned to a zero-point-one.
System: ......
Ya Xiao: ......
[Fourth Uncle.] Ya Xiao converted and corrected: [It turns out to be 0.1 demon value per 1 hour.]
The system was in a complicated mood. It also didn't expect the demon value to actually be so difficult to rise.
It would take ten hours for one demon value. At least ten thousand demon value would be needed if you wanted to grow bat wings. According to a rough estimate of the current progress, it would take at least eleven years to reach the goal.
At that time, the villain's grave has already grown grass, okay?
The system was anxious. Why was it going up so slowly?
Ya Xiao's tail hidden in his pants shook a little. He accepted this well, after all, it took four hundred years to grow his tail in the first place, eleven years was fast!
The big deal was that they would have to save the villain and let him live for a few more years before he died.
[Don't worry too much, Fourth Uncle.]
Ya Xiao was optimistically reassuring, and it was at this point that Qin Qi, whose work had come to an end for the moment, looked over at him.
"Begin."
It was now time for the promised daily healing. Qin Qi had a very strict sense of time.
"Okay."
Ya Xiao nodded, cutting off the chat with Fourth Uncle and walking towards the other party with light steps.
The butler's healing in this world was similar to spiritual pacification, which only people with special physical qualities could engage in. Although Ya Xiao didn't have spiritual power, he could however simulate the butler's spiritual power with his magic power.
After glancing at the smile on Ya Xiao's face, Qin Qi moved his eyes away. He originally thought that when the new butler entered the room, it should affect his work, but in fact, the other party did not affect it and stayed quietly at the side.
Very understanding.
Qin Qi once again defined the new butler.
When the white and soft fingers attached to his temples, Qin Qi's body subconsciously tightened. He forcefully suppressed the thought of attacking, feeling the tingling sensation that came from his spiritual energy along the acupoints. The long-standing irritability and pain seemed to have sunk into the icy water and gradually subsided.
The new butler's healing skill was strong.
Qin Qi made an evaluation in his heart.
Ya Xiao wasn't aware of what the villain was thinking, feeling his already small amount of magic power left instantly depleted by half.
Half of his magic power was gone in a few minutes.
Ya Xiao was silent for a moment, then sincerely said to the system:
[Fourth Uncle, why don't we go?]
The demon value earned daily was not enough to recover the magic power used up. Being around the villain, Ya Xiao felt that it would be impossible for him to grow bat wings.