Gu Rong looked at the disappearing fish and let out a surprised “Eh,” wondering: [Where’s Zaizai’s fish?]

On the deck, besides the half-dead Mu Xingye, there was only a puddle of water.

006 said: [Little host, this type of fish is the Devil Shark, unique to the Ghost Realm of the Deep Sea. It cannot leave the Ghost Realm of the Deep Sea, nor can it touch the Pharaoh.]

[This is also why the King activated the Pharaoh to travel to the Ghost Realm of the Deep Sea. The Pharaoh can travel unimpeded in the Ghost Realm of the Deep Sea.]

They had been in the Ghost Realm of the Deep Sea for some time now. Not only did the sea surface seem to be floating with ghosts, but there were also Devil Sharks in the sea, and possibly other unknown dangers.

But the Pharaoh remained unimpeded. The Devil Sharks in the sea, apart from attacking Mu Xingye, who was suspended in the air above the sea, did not attack the ship’s hull, nor did they attack the crowd on the ship.

Gu Rong pointed at the puddle: [Bad fish.]

006 smiled: [Yes, little host. This Devil Shark is not only big but also ugly. It’s useless for us to have it.]

At this moment, Xiao Lin led a group of subordinates, pushed through the crowd, and approached.

Zhuang Yu supported the fainted Shen Hanxiao and took a step back, leaving only the unconscious Zhao Minghai and the wretched Mu Xingye on the ground.

At this point, the onlookers also disperse.

On the upper deck, Xie Lingjiu indifferently withdrew his gaze and turned to leave. Wu Yao and Xia Wan looked listless and also turned to leave.

Gu Rong was a well-behaved and polite little cub. Before leaving, he waved his little hand at Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao, who couldn’t see him.

Gu Rong: [Eh? Why did Little Brother faint?]

006: [Players are forbidden from killing each other. He kicked Zhao Minghai unconscious, causing a backlash, so he also fainted. But it’s not a big problem. The damage from that kick was limited. Little host doesn’t need to worry.]

Gu Rong: [Okay, then Zaizai is relieved!]

Gu Rong moved away from the crowd. This time, he didn’t fly. He asked 006 to buy him a lollipop. While eating the candy, he skipped towards the Little Prince’s special cabin, humming a song, extremely relaxed.

The Devil Shark was huge, and the water splashed everywhere. Relying on his soul state, Gu Rong unscrupulously played in the water, deliberately stepping into small puddles.

His little mouth was still babbling: “I am Little Pig Rongrong, this is my little brother Zaizai…”

006: …6

As he stepped through a small puddle, two small reflections suddenly appeared in the water, one big and one small. The big one was only half a head taller than the small one, also looking like a child, wearing wide robes and large sleeves, seemingly smiling.

Gu Rong: “?”

006: …

Damn, there really is an extra little brother Zaizai!

No, wait, it seems the smaller one is the little host!

However, the reflection vanished in a flash. As the ripples spread, only Gu Rong’s own small reflection remained in the water.

Gu Rong let out an “Eh,” looked up suspiciously, but there were no other children in front of him, only himself.

It seemed like a momentary illusion.

Gu Rong didn’t pay attention and continued splashing in the puddles, dadada running away.

And behind him, a child about three years old slowly materialized.

His features were extremely exquisite, with waist-length hair, wearing black ancient-style clothing with wide robes and large sleeves. He had a pair of black furry ears on his head, a red mark between his eyebrows, but his eyes were scarlet, looking very wicked.

His sleeves were wide, and he tucked his hands inside, wearing a playful expression as he watched the bouncing little dumpling ahead.

Watching, he tilted his head.

Oh.

We meet again.

Little follower.

–

The next day, not long after Gu Rong woke up, the room door was pushed open from the outside.

The maids Anna and Daisy walked in.

Daisy was carrying a plate of flower cakes and a glass of milk, while Anna held a bouquet of fresh flowers.

It was unknown where these flowers came from, but every day, Gu Rong’s room would have different flowers rotated in.

Gu Rong showed no reaction to the flowers, but his eyes lit up when he saw the flower cakes.

A complete little foodie.

“Little Highness, it’s time to get up. It’s almost noon now.” Daisy smiled and placed the flower cakes on the dining table. “These are freshly baked flower cakes, I made them especially for Your Highness.”

Gu Rong looked out through the porthole. It was dark and foggy, looking like it wasn’t dawn yet.

006 explained: [Little host, the Ghost Realm of the Deep Sea has no distinction between day and night. It is forever shrouded in black fog, forever in darkness.]

Gu Rong had run all over the ship yesterday and was truly tired. After all, he was too young. 006 hadn’t woken him up, letting him wake up naturally.

After washing up, Gu Rong ate a nutritious breakfast and finished the entire plate of flower cakes. His little tummy still wasn’t full, so his big, round eyes fell on the flowers nearby.

He looked for a while, then eagerly stretched out his little hand, wanting to try eating them.

Anna immediately stopped him with quick eyes and hands: “Your Highness Little Prince, these flowers are not edible!”

Daisy smiled: “If Your Highness Little Prince likes flower cakes, I will go get some more.”

Gu Rong nodded his little head: “Mm, Rongrong’s tummy isn’t full!”

The two maids had watched the Little Prince grow up. Although they were servants, they loved the Little Prince very much. Hearing this, they both went out to get more flower cakes.

At this moment, 006 said: [Little host, we have a new task!]

[Task: Please have Nicholas Zaizai meet Captain Alpha of the Pharaoh within three hours and talk with him for three minutes.]

[Success Reward: 50,000 points, Captain Alpha’s favorability +50%.]

[Failure Penalty: Subsequent difficulty of obtaining Captain Alpha’s favorability +50%. Please do your best~!]

006 said: [Little host, this is Zaizai’s task. We need to switch to Zaizai’s identity card.]

Zaizai and Rongrong’s tasks were similar, but slightly different, with adjustments made to the task time and rewards.

Gu Rong had a bib tied around his neck, holding a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, still waiting to eat the flower cakes. He said: [Why see Captain Grandpa again?]

006: [Captain Alpha is a heavyweight NPC. Sticking close to him is the right move. Moreover, if the task is successful, we can unlock the personal livestream room!]

Gu Rong was very dedicated and didn’t delay. He immediately switched to Zaizai’s identity card, deciding to eat the flower cakes after returning.

Thus, when Daisy and Anna returned with the flower cakes, they found that their lovely Little Prince, who had just woken up, had fallen asleep again!

–

As soon as Gu Rong switched back to the [Nicholas Zaizai] identity card, he appeared in the boiler room of the lower-class cabin.

The boiler room was filled with steaming heat, noisy and clamorous. Many stokers were shoveling coal, shirtless.

Old John was also shoveling coal. He was afraid that the situation from yesterday would happen again, afraid that Zaizai would be stolen again. He didn’t dare leave Gu Rong sleeping alone in the large common bunk anymore, so he could only keep him by his side.

Gu Rong was currently squatting in his exclusive little corner, still wearing overalls. The tear in his little leather shoes had been sewn up.

He wiggled his toes. The little leather shoes didn’t move. The stitches were very dense and carefully done.

Gu Rong kicked his little feet: [Zaizai’s shoes are fixed!]

006 said: [Grandpa John is really a good grandpa. Not only does he bring milk for Zaizai, but he also knows how to mend little leather shoes.]

Gu Rong rummaged through the black backpack beside his feet. Sure enough, there was another bottle of milk prepared for Zaizai inside.

Gu Rong had just drunk milk and didn’t want to drink now. He zipped up the backpack again and patted it with his little hand.

Zaizai had previously been controlled by the system, mostly sleeping. Even when awake, he was excessively quiet, like a doll. Only now did he become lively and animated.

The male player in the boiler room had been excited all morning when he saw the Zaizai native appear, thinking his livestream room would surge with viewers and donations again.

However, half a day passed, and nothing happened.

His livestream room still had only a few viewers.

But just now, a large number of viewers suddenly flooded into the livestream room, yelling for Zaizai, and once again giving their ridiculously generous donations.

The male player’s tiger-like body trembled, and he immediately looked towards the cub in the corner.

This cub had been sleeping almost all morning. Even when awake, he was listless, quietly staying in his little corner, not moving or smiling, not lively at all.

But at this moment, the cub, like a little coal ball, was kicking his little feet, patting his backpack, and then his big, bright eyes searched the crowd. His dimpled little meaty hand grabbed the strap of his overalls, and dadada ran towards Old John.

Male player: “…”

Could it be that the audience only likes to watch lively Zaizai?

Gu Rong ran up to Old John and stood still, poking Old John.

Old John was digging coal and didn’t notice Gu Rong at first. The poke from Gu Rong was so slight it was almost imperceptible, so he didn’t react.

Gu Rong: “Grandpa John.”

The noise in the boiler room was too loud. Gu Rong’s small voice was drowned out, and Old John didn’t hear.

Gu Rong shifted his little body, trying to get Grandpa John to see him.

He ran in front of Old John, but Old John happened to scoop up a shovel of coal, turned around to put it in the cart, and missed seeing Gu Rong again.

Gu Rong: “Eh?”

Gu Rong scratched his little head. The next second, Old John, who had just dumped the coal into the cart, turned back around, swung the shovel out, and this time, scooped Gu Rong right off the ground.

Gu Rong: “…”

Old John: “…”

Old John put Zaizai down, saying: “Zaizai, why did you suddenly run over here and become a little coal ball yourself?”

Gu Rong barely steadied his small body and said clearly: “Grandpa John, it’s too hot for Zaizai here…”

He even imitated a puppy panting from the heat, fanning himself with his little hands.

“Can Zaizai go outside?”

He had a task to do, so he had to go out first.

Old John put down his shovel, squatted down, looked at Gu Rong and said: “Zaizai, there are too many bad guys outside. Yesterday you were almost stolen by a bad guy!”

Gu Rong received Zaizai’s information and knew that Grandpa John misunderstood Big Brother and Little Brother to be the bad guys who stole the cub. He explained in a tender voice: “Big Brother and Little Brother are not bad guys, they didn’t steal Zaizai!”

He thought about the reason Big Brother gave and patted himself, “Zaizai got lost!”

Old John said: “Lost? You were sleeping in the room, how did you run outside and get lost?”

Before Gu Rong could think of a reason, Old John had already thought of one himself: “Did you wake up hungry and run out to find Grandpa?”

This was their first time aboard the Pharaoh, and Gu Rong was so young that getting lost was normal.

How could they blame a two-year-old child? If anyone was to blame, it was the child’s unfortunate fate, being unattended at such a young age. His working environment was also too poor. Forget Gu Rong, a little baby finding it hot, even they, the adults, couldn’t stand it.

Old John was thinking about whether to swap shifts with a partner and take Gu Rong out onto the deck for some fresh air when two young men ran into the boiler room.

It was Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao.

As soon as Gu Rong saw them, his face lit up with a smile: “Big Brother, Little Brother!”

Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao had specifically come to pick up Gu Rong. Old John had to tend the boiler and couldn’t watch Zaizai all the time. Furthermore, Mu Xingye was now a fifth-class citizen, sharing the same cabin as Zaizai. If Mu Xingye found out Zaizai was here, Zaizai would be in danger.

Mu Xingye suffered a great humiliation yesterday and didn’t die. He definitely wouldn’t let it go.

After thinking it over, it was better for them to look after Zaizai personally.

There was no need to worry about the Little Prince. They hadn’t had a chance to see the Little Prince yet, presumably, he would be protected by heavy guards and extremely hard to see.

Zhuang Yu was gentle and polite, smiling at Old John: “Grandpa John, the two of us feel a connection with Zaizai. We hit it off yesterday. Since we have nothing else to do, we can take Zaizai around.”

Shen Hanxiao had kicked Zhao Minghai unconscious yesterday, which was equivalent to kicking himself. His head was still buzzing.

Shen Hanxiao: “Right, Zaizai is so cute, don’t let him get roasted yellow here.”

Zhuang Yu: “…”

Do you think he’s a steamed bun being roasted?

Old John harrumphed.

Gu Rong grabbed Old John’s pants with his little hand and shook them: “Grandpa John~”

Old John wavered a little but couldn’t help worrying. Who knew what intentions these two young men had in approaching Zaizai?

Ever since boarding the Pharaoh, Old John had always felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

Zhuang Yu took out his pass and handed it over: “This is my pass on the Pharaoh. If we do anything harmful to Zaizai, you can throw my pass into the sea.”

The pass was equivalent to an ID card. Without a pass, one couldn’t stay on the Pharaoh. Someone would check rooms and passes every day.

Passes of different levels had different colors. Zhuang Yu was a third-class citizen, so his pass was green.

Old John took the pass without ceremony and then extended his hand towards Shen Hanxiao.

Shen Hanxiao paused for a moment, then also took out his pass and handed it over.

Only after getting both their passes did Old John feel relieved: “When you bring Zaizai back, you can exchange them for your passes.”

Shen Hanxiao and Zhuang Yu gave forced laughs, picked up the child, and left.

Who sells themselves into servitude just to babysit!

–

Leaving the boiler room, the Pharaoh was brightly lit, but the sky and the sea were pitch black.

Two adults and one child walked down the corridor.

Gu Rong didn’t want to be held all the time, instead, walking on his own short legs, holding Big Brother’s hand with one hand and Little Brother’s hand with the other. His hands were small, only able to grasp two of their fingers at once.

Walking along, Gu Rong started using their arms as a swing.

Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao gently lifted their arms, and Gu Rong’s feet left the ground, suspended in the air. They carried him forward like he was flying for a short distance.

Gu Rong: “Zaizai is flying~”

Flying by himself and being carried while flying felt different. This was purely for fun.

After playing for a while, Gu Rong remembered his task and said: “Zaizai wants to see Captain Grandpa.”

Huh? Another Captain Grandpa?

Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao were baffled again.

Compared to this little cub, they clearly knew too little.

Gu Rong briefly explained his task.

Shen Hanxiao said, “The captain should be in the captain’s room. We’ll figure out a way to get you there. By the way, maybe we should look for that Major Xiao from yesterday. He recognized Zaizai but didn’t expose him, and he doesn’t seem malicious towards Zaizai. I think we can ask him for help.”

Zhuang Yu nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, Shen Hanxiao remembered something and playfully ruffled Gu Rong’s soft hair, saying: “Who is Little Rong Zaizai?”

Gu Rong patted himself: “I am Little Rong Zaizai!”

Shen Hanxiao raised an eyebrow: “Who is Little Rong Zaizai?”

Gu Rong cooperated: “Little Rong Zaizai is me!”

Shen Hanxiao and Zhuang Yu couldn’t help but laugh.

After clearing The Mental Hospital instance, Shen Hanxiao deeply regretted it. That nickname was so damn cute, why hadn’t he thought of it first? The three NPCs beat him to it.

Shen Hanxiao got addicted to calling him that and called out again: “Little Rong Zaizai?”

Gu Rong: “Eh?”

Shen Hanxiao: “Little Rong Zaizai!”

Gu Rong answered forcefully: “Aye!”

Gu Rong was very cooperative. Each time he answered, he nodded. The last time, he nodded and stomped his foot, his small body staggered, almost losing balance, but Zhuang Yu caught him in time.

The little cub was honest; the main thing was, if you called him, he dared to answer.

Shen Hanxiao suppressed his laughter: “Little Rong Zaizai…”

This time, Gu Rong didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he tugged Shen Hanxiao’s arm, signaling him to squat down.

At this moment, Shen Hanxiao didn’t know what he wanted to do yet, but he complied and squatted down.

Gu Rong’s soft little hand gently tugged his ear, not forcefully, just a tug and release. In a milky voice: “Are your little ears deaf? Huh?”

Shen Hanxiao: “…”

Zhuang Yu: “…”

Hahahahahahahaha Damn!

Zhuang Yu burst out laughing beside them, and the livestream chat was also dying of laughter.

[That ‘huh,’ I died laughing hahahahahahaha]

[Why is Zaizai so cute? I’m kissing him madly, madly, madly!]

[He called twice and answered twice, and still called again. His hearing really isn’t that good hahaha [Gifts points]]

[Even if I die, I must hug Zaizai’s little leg tightly. It guarantees your prosperity in this instance! [Gifts points]]

–

Gu Rong put his hands behind his back again, transforming into a little penguin, dadada running forward. Reaching a corner, his little feet stopped, and he turned his head to look at the railing.

Outside the railing was the endlessly churning black seawater, and various strangely shaped sea fish occasionally leaping out of the water.

Gu Rong tilted his little head, didn’t pay much attention, and skipped forward again.

Unseen by anyone, a child about three years old, dressed in black wide robes and large sleeves, was lazily squatting on the railing.

Behind him was the abyss-like Ghost Realm, as if he could fall at any moment.

But he didn’t care. His blood-red eyes held a careless smile, following that little follower.