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Gou Liang brought Little Nineteen back to school. When they arrived, they were told that the Wolf Forest Mecha had been severely corroded by space radiation. Even after so many days, it still hadn't been completely removed.

As a result, Gou Liang had to wear protective clothing to get close. Naturally, he couldn't let the child come into contact with him.

Gou Liang could only coax Little Nineteen to sleep. However, this was the first time Little Nineteen had come into contact with the outside world. It was so new that he wouldn't sleep.

"Daddy, play ~"

"Daddy isn't here to play. Little Nineteen, be good."

Gu Nineteen didn't understand. He stuck close to his face and acted like a spoiled child, discussing with him.

Seeing how close the father and son were, and seeing how Gou Liang couldn't do anything about him, Gena asked in disbelief, "Professor Gu, when did you have a child? He looks like he's one year old. Why didn't you tell us to celebrate his birthday? "

Only then did Gou Liang remember.

This world placed great importance on a child's first birthday. The elders wouldn't give the child any gifts, but they would gather together to celebrate his first birthday. It was said that the more blessings given to the child on that day, the healthier the child would be.

Thus, he humbly asked, "His bone age test is nine months. What do I need to do at that time?"

Gena said, "There's no need to rush. We can talk about the details slowly. But from what you're saying, this child isn't yours …? "

Gou Liang glanced at him and hugged the child even tighter. He said in a low voice, "I'm also adopted by my parents. What's wrong with that? I will love him and protect him for the rest of his life … until he doesn't need me anymore. "

Hearing this, Gena didn't say anything else.

Little Nineteen, who had heard the main point, replied in a childish voice, "Love daddy!"

Gou Liang's face bloomed with a smile. He rubbed his face and said, "Daddy loves you too."

The father and son confessed their love to each other. In the past few days, the System had become numb to watching the scheming Gou Liang hug the child and repeatedly teach him to say "Love daddy" and "Like daddy". However, Gena found it very strange.

While the two were talking, the female teacher who came to take care of Gu Nineteen arrived.

Gou Liang stayed with Gu Shijiu for a while. When Gu Shijiu fell asleep, he told the female teacher a lot of things to pay attention to.

Kelly laughed at him. "I didn't expect Professor Gu to be so obsessed with children. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him. Even if I'm not popular, he'll definitely like little Wendy. "

Kelly was not surprised that Gou Liang had adopted a child. After all, although he was a little slow in the ways of the world, he unexpectedly liked children. He had secretly sent candies to his daughter before.

The three-year-old girl in her arms, who was curiously looking at the bed, heard this and smiled shyly at Gou Liang.

Gou Liang had no choice but to turn around and walk away.

Lang Sen was barely holding on with his broken metal frame. He looked like a wolf king that had been bitten all over. He was crawling on the ground, struggling at death's door. There was no trace of his former majesty.

Although no one saw the battle between His Highness Rosen and the interstellar creature, they could imagine how dangerous the situation was just by looking at the damage done to the mech.

"This must be Professor Gu Ling. Nice to meet you."

An officer came up and introduced himself as Colonel Bernie of the Glory Legion. Before Gou Liang could look away from the mech and respond, Bernie asked impatiently, "Professor Gu, can you check if Lang Sen's energy chamber can be repaired?"

Gou Liang said, "I need some time. I can't give you an answer right now."

Then, he stepped on the ladder and climbed into the cockpit of the mech.

Seeing that Gou Liang's heart was already on the S-class mech, Gunner quickly said, "Colonel Bernie, please don't worry. No matter what, we'll do our best."

Banklow flattered in a neutral tone, "Yes, Colonel, don't worry. Our Professor Gu is rumored to be the closest to creating an S-class mech. He'll definitely have a way to restore Lang Sen. "

"Banklow."

Gunner lowered his voice and warned Banklow.

Banklow pursed his lips. Although he was still angry, he did not say anything.

He was once a genius mech maker who made a name for himself at a young age. However, his performance was mediocre and he repeatedly disappointed people. He did not think that he had exhausted his talents and was unwilling to admit defeat. However, the school was too biased. The resources given to him were never as generous as the ones given to Gou Liang. He firmly believed that if he had a creative team and financial support like Gou Liang, his achievements over the years would not be worse than Gou Liang's. Therefore, Gou Liang was always an eyesore to him.

Later, when he was stripped of his qualification for the professional assessment, Banklow held a grudge against him.

Gou Liang was like a thorn in his throat. Banklow always remembered to add fuel to the fire to ridicule Gou Liang, and the others were also used to it.

However, in the past, Gunner and the others would have just listened to these harmless words. Now, in front of the military representative, they were talking nonsense and tarnishing the image of the school's teachers. That was too much. Moreover, the military and the royal mech repairmen were unable to do anything about Lang Sen. Not to mention restoring it, the possibility of reactivating it was next to nothing. If he agreed, wouldn't he be harming Gou Liang?

Fortunately, Colonel Bernie ignored him. When Gou Liang came down from the cockpit, he hurriedly greeted him. "Professor Gu, what's the situation?"

Gou Liang shook his head. "It's bad."

The damage inside Lang Sen was far more serious than it looked on the surface. Gou Liang muttered to himself. Although the royal family still had a little hope for Rosen's life force, and the search and rescue work had not stopped, judging from the damage done to the mech, they probably already believed that Rosen's body was gone.

Bernie was already used to their helplessness. Although he was disappointed, he didn't say anything to Gou Liang. He turned to Gunner. "When will old Principal Haris return? Is there any way to find him?"

Gunner knew nothing about the retired Principal Haris' whereabouts, but he glanced at Gou Liang.

Gou Liang finally spoke. "Professor went to Sector X to look for a special type of power ore to synthesize metal. The last time I contacted him was ten days ago. I can provide you with the coordinates, but please put his safety first. Don't put him in danger. "

"That's for sure!"

Bernie thanked Gou Liang. Gou Liang waved his hand and said, "I once borrowed Lang Sen to study it for a while. I still remember its data very clearly. Perhaps I can try to restore the power ore … "

"Really?!" Bernie was pleasantly surprised, but before Gou Liang could finish his sentence, someone rushed in and interrupted their conversation.

"Professor Gu, your son hurt someone. We couldn't stop him. Please go and take a look."

Gou Liang's expression changed.

By the time he arrived, Kelly and her daughter, who were injured by little Nineteen's attack, had already been sent to the emergency room. The others had also left the room, not daring to get close to the baby who was in an attacking state. Thus, little Nineteen was left alone in the room, screaming and crawling all over the floor looking for his father.

Gou Liang's heart ached. He ignored Gunner's attempts to stop him and rushed in to pick up the baby.

"Good baby, don't be afraid. Daddy's here."

Gou Liang coaxed him while kissing him. Only when the teary-eyed Gu Nineteen saw that it was him did he stop screaming.

Thinking that he had been abandoned, Gu Nineteen hugged Gou Liang tightly and said with a choked voice, "Daddy …"

Gou Liang was even sadder when he heard this. He stroked little Nineteen's back and said gently, "It's daddy. Don't be afraid."

Gu Nineteen rubbed his head against Gunner's neck. His tensed back slowly relaxed under Gunner's comforting.

The attack state was removed, and the people outside walked in.

Gunner looked at the broken windows, lamps, and cups in the room. He looked at the obedient baby in Gou Liang's arms in surprise. "Professor Gu, this child's mental power is probably at Level A, right?"

The others also had such suspicions. Not everyone had such destructive power.

Gou Liang looked at them with sharp eyes, as if he was looking at enemies who had stolen his son. He said in a low voice, "Director Ferrero, allow me to remind you that my child is only nine months old!"

Star-link people had an average lifespan of two hundred years. They became adults at twenty years old. They could only be tested for their mental power and physical skills at fifteen years old. Firstly, their stats were stable at that time. Secondly, the testing process was very painful. It required a lot of willpower and resistance to go through it.

Star-link had many cases of parents sending their children who seemed to have good potential for testing, which resulted in their children dying prematurely. Since then, testing against the rules was a big crime.

Gunner said, "Professor Gu, you misunderstood me. I didn't mean anything else …"

Gou Liang ignored him and looked at the others with a dark expression. "What did you do to my son?! He's always been obedient. If you didn't want to hurt him, he wouldn't have hurt anyone. "

Obedient?

Professor Gu, isn't your filter a bit too thick?

The people who had seen little Nineteen throw a tantrum looked at the child who was hugging Gou Liang obediently. They still couldn't equate him with being obedient.

One of the teachers from the Mecha Combat Department explained, "We don't know. We came here because we received Miss Kelly's distress signal. At that time, the child had started to attack everyone indiscriminately. We were afraid of hurting him so we didn't go near him. "

When they contacted Kelly, they found out that Gu Nineteen had been looking for his father since he woke up. Kelly couldn't coax him, so she asked her daughter to play with him to distract him.

The little girl liked him very much. Unexpectedly, when the little girl wanted to kiss little Nineteen, she was pushed away by the strong kid. Before Kelly could react, he went berserk and started to attack them.

Gou Liang frowned and said, "Didn't I say that he's afraid of strangers? Don't touch his skin without asking for his permission."

Kelly was speechless.

She had thought that his advice was a joke. Asking for permission from a little kid was very strange, wasn't it? But she didn't expect the consequences to be so serious. If she hadn't reacted quickly, she would have been hurt by Gu Nineteen, let alone her daughter.

Although she was also at fault, when she thought of her daughter's headache, Kelly resisted the urge to blame anyone. She also couldn't apologize to Gou Liang with a stiff face.

The atmosphere froze for a moment. After a while, Gou Liang said, "I'm sorry for hurting little Ai Mi. I hope she recovers soon."

Kelly's face relaxed. She didn't say anything else and hurriedly hung up to take care of her daughter.

"Daddy?"

Gu Nineteen keenly sensed his unhappiness and raised his head to look at him.

Gou Liang had seen everything from the surveillance camera. He rubbed his head in amusement and said, "Stinky brat, you have such a bad temper."

Even little Nineteen could hear the inexplicable pride in his loving tone, let alone other people.

The little kid rubbed against his palm and raised his chubby face to smile at the nanny dad who was frowning. Seeing that he didn't respond, little Nineteen cupped his face and kissed his chin. He kicked his legs and shouted excitedly, "Daddy ~"

Gou Liang's expression immediately melted.

He kissed little Nineteen back and said softly, "Good baby, daddy's here."

Little Nineteen patted his face and became even happier when he saw him smile.

Seeing that they were almost done, Colonel Bernie, who had followed them over, said, "Professor Gu, can we continue our discussion now?"

Seeing this, Gunner hurriedly asked the unrelated people to leave.

Gou Liang said, "I still have to take care of my child right now, so I'm afraid I can't stay in school for repairs. If you're willing, I can take Langsen back and try to repair it. "

"That's impossible."

"Then I can only apologize."

After being rejected by Bernie, Gou Liang's attitude was even more resolute than his.

Colonel Bernie's expression changed. He said to Gou Liang, "Professor Gu, although you're not a soldier, as a special-class mecha maker, you can't disobey the military's orders. You haven't forgotten this, have you?"

Gou Liang frowned. "I have an obligation to cooperate, but if you're still not satisfied with my support, then I don't need to take any responsibility."

Bernie said sternly, "This matter concerns the life and death of His Highness Rosen. Isn't your attitude a little too selfish?"

Gou Liang comforted Gu Shijiu, who was frightened by his harsh words and expression. He took a step back and said, "I said that I can take the Wolf Forest back to repair it and do my best to activate it."

"This is an S-class mecha. How can you take it away just like that?"

Bernie wanted to say more, but Gunner quickly stopped the two and said, "Colonel Bernie, I think you've misunderstood Professor Gu. He's not unwilling to help."

"But as you can see, the child he adopted hasn't adapted to the new environment and is very afraid of strangers. I hope you can understand the feelings of a father. Also, you know Langsen's condition very well. With its degree of damage, repairing it will be very difficult. What's more, we don't even know its original structure. Professor Gu once accompanied Headmaster Haris to participate in the S-class mecha research. We can't contact the old headmaster, and Professor Gu is the most familiar with Langsen. Do you think we can both take a step back? "

Bernie didn't crusade against Gou Liang this time. He thought for a moment and contacted the person in charge of this matter. After obtaining the general's approval, he accepted Gou Liang's proposal.

After that, Gou Liang's residence was checked one by one. His communication with the outside world was blocked, and he was under constant surveillance by the military. Only then was he allowed to take Langsen back with him.

After getting into the car, Gou Liang saw Gu Nineteen's curiosity about the dimension button. He twirled it in his hand and handed it to him. "Little baby, do you want it?"

"Daddy?"

Little Nineteen held the dimension button and looked at Gou Liang with puzzled eyes. Seeing the encouragement in his father's eyes, he lowered his head and bit down on the thumb holding the dimension button.

"Haha, little idiot, you can't eat this."

"Mmmm."

Little Nineteen heard his father's laughter and felt that the game of biting his father's finger was very fun. He used his teeth to show off his strength. Gou Liang touched his tender face and said, "Nineteen, you're amazing."

Little Nineteen, who was praised, let go of him and smiled as he kissed his father's thumb. "Daddy!"

Gou Liang smiled and hugged him. "Little Nineteen, you're so good. You're caring for your daddy now."

The father and son were glued together again. Colonel Bernie, who was monitoring and protecting Gou Liang, thought to himself, F * cking retard.

After Gou Liang returned home, he didn't rush to work. Instead, he started to cook for Little Nineteen. He could already eat some staple food. Gou Liang had always taken good care of his diet. Although he was condensed into a nine-month-old baby, he needed a lot of calories as he was recovering. He got hungry easily.

The fragrant and light food was placed on the table. Colonel Bernie's appetite was whetted.

Even with his eyesight, he could tell that the food Gou Liang gave the baby was worth thousands of dollars. It was priceless on the Star-link. However, Gou Liang didn't lack money. Just the shares of the Whirlwind mecha's technology were enough to last him a lifetime.

Thinking about it, it really made people jealous.

After that, Gou Liang played with Gu Nineteen for a while. He taught him how to speak and learn some general knowledge. It wasn't until night fell that he finally remembered the S-class mecha.

Bernie gritted his teeth. "I heard that Professor Gu is obsessed with S-class mecha all his life. It seems that this information isn't accurate."

Gou Liang pretended not to hear his dissatisfaction. "When you become a father, you'll understand how I feel right now. But … I heard that you were rejected 97 times by Major Rui Xi. I'm afraid that you won't be able to reach a consensus with me anytime soon. "

Bernie, who had been poked in the scars, said, "Professor Gu, please get involved in the restoration of Wolf Forest as soon as possible. Every second you arrive early will affect His Highness Rosen's safe return. "

Gou Liang's footsteps paused. He gripped the mecha in his hand and said in a low voice, "Do you really believe that he'll come back?"

Bernie put away all his emotions and said solemnly, "Of course I believe you! His Highness won't die! "

Gou Liang took a deep breath and smiled at Bernie for the first time. "I believe that too. Otherwise, who will be able to pilot the S-class mecha I design? "

Bernie was stunned. The last bit of ill feeling he had towards Gou Liang disappeared.

His Highness was the strongest in the Star-link. He firmly believed that nothing could defeat him!

Gou Liang didn't let him follow him to the underground lab. He injected himself with a stamina enhancer and put on a protective suit. The first thing he did was to remove the radiation from Wolf Forest.

Bernie had been asked to watch over Gu Nineteen in case he woke up and no one was by his side. He watched Gu Nineteen bathe Wolf Forest.

Yes, bathing.

No one had ever removed radiation as casually as he did. He used the water gun to spray the tall mecha over and over again. Then, he used a dark green liquid to clean the mecha.

The little boy who was used to holding Gou Liang groaned. Bernie recalled Gou Liang's parenting skills and stuffed Gou Liang's pillow into his arms. He let out a sigh of relief when the little boy quieted down. Only then did he turn back to the screen. What he saw gave him a fright.

The special metal that had been corroded by outer space had been restored to its original color by Gou Liang's medicine. The black mecha was damaged in many places, but Wolf Forest was like a rusty sword that had recovered its luster. It didn't lose its majesty even though it hadn't drawn blood yet.

"How did he do it?!"

Bernie exclaimed. When he didn't get a response, he realized that Gou Liang couldn't hear him at all.

He wanted to go down to the underground lab to take a look, but he remembered Gou Liang's previous warning. If he dared to let Gou Liang out of his sight, he would complain to the military. He could only suppress his curiosity and stare at Gou Liang through the screen.

Gou Liang repeated the process. Three hours later, he stopped when the radiation index of the mecha had dropped to zero.

When he came back, Bernie couldn't wait to ask, "What kind of detergent did you use? I've never seen it before."

Gou Liang glanced at him. "What does that have to do with you?"

Bernie was shocked. "Professor Gu, why do you ask? Don't tell me … you've never thought of sharing this technology?"

He thought of something and looked at Gou Liang.

Gou Liang said, "I'm not short on money."

He didn't stop walking towards the bedroom. Bernie followed behind him and asked, "Professor Gu, you didn't buy illegally recycled mecha from the black market, did you?"

Gou Liang paused. He turned around and squinted at him. "What are you talking about?"

Bernie wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

The so-called recycled mecha didn't refer to recycled mecha or parts that were recycled through normal channels on the market. Instead, it referred to mecha that had been lost in battle and became space junk. The military had a department dedicated to recycling these mecha, but there were always interstellar pirates and merchants who salvaged them privately. These recycled mecha became illegal resources that could only be circulated on the black market.

These mecha were undoubtedly eroded by space radiation. If they were to be recycled, they would have to be thoroughly cleaned.

The fact that Gou Liang was able to develop such a powerful radiation detergent meant that he used it frequently. Furthermore, the mecha he targeted were recycled mecha that had drifted in space for a long time and were heavily eroded.

Although Bernie was curious as to why Rudolph, who supported Gou Liang's laboratory, would buy illegally recycled mecha and what he wanted to do with these parts, now was not the time to delve into it.

Gou Liang sent Bernie off for the day and warned him not to enter his laboratory without his permission. He then closed the door and went to sleep.

He carried Gu Shijiu up and fed him milk. He walked around the bed a few times and coaxed him back to sleep before lying down to rest.

The next day, Gou Liang carried Gu Shijiu into the laboratory. As for Bernie, he still didn't have the permission to enter. He could only watch Gou Liang and the baby through the monitor.

Gu Shijiu was playing with a toy mecha.

The majestic mecha was designed with a roly-poly function. As long as he gave it a slight push, it would fall and immediately get up. Then, it would play Gou Liang's recorded voice. "Good baby", "Nineteen is great", and so on.

Sometimes, when Gu Shijiu's attention was distracted, Gou Liang would use the remote control to make the mecha do a mechanical dance or an electric butt dance for him. The baby danced around happily.

However, what he was most interested in was the big guy that Gou Liang was repairing.

As he watched Gou Liang deftly dismantle and reassemble the mech, he wasn't like Bernie, who was shocked no matter how many times he saw it. He just watched Gou Liang and felt happy when he occasionally got Gou Liang's attention and waved at him.

Bernie was dumbfounded. Although he had long known that special-class mecha makers were all very powerful, he had never heard of anyone who could restore an S-class mecha. Moreover, Gou Liang's technique didn't require any precision at all. It was as if he had already reassembled the parts countless times. Bernie couldn't help but be shocked.

Gou Liang told Bernie, "Ten years ago, Professor and I rebuilt Wolf Forest II together. But … ten years have passed, and we haven't made any breakthroughs. We can only restore the wisdom of our ancestors. "

Bernie: "That's already very impressive, but why didn't you report it —"

Gou Liang shook his head. "Star-link doesn't need a replica."

Bernie understood. Unless there was a second S-class psychic mecha warrior, there was no need to replicate an S-class mecha. There really wasn't a need to make an S-class mecha. However, this was still a great achievement for a mecha maker, wasn't it?

He really couldn't understand why Gou Liang and Headmaster Haris kept such a low profile.

Gou Liang didn't spend too much time restoring Wolf Forest.

Seven days later, Bernie, who had been staring at the monitor the entire time, stared lovingly at Professor Gou who was repairing the last part of the mecha. Gou Liang, who was under surveillance, had already completed the last step and climbed into the Wolf Forest mecha with Little Nineteen in his arms.

"Baby, do you like it?"

"Daddy?"

Gou Liang kissed his forehead and whispered, "Little Nineteen, try this feeling. Daddy will make an even better S-class mecha in the future, one made just for you. "

Gu Nineteen stared at him blankly.

Gou Liang didn't say anything else. He activated Wolf Forest.

"Turning on. Establishing mental connection."

The voice of the S-class mecha was still the same as it had been when it was first manufactured. Lang Sen did not complain at all about his master's laziness and boredom — after he had completed the mental link with Gu Shijiu, his flat tone seemed to be tinged with a trace of pleasant surprise.

"Welcome back, my master."

"Beginning memory fusion. Master, please prepare."

Gou Liang had already prepared a sleeping device to block out Gu Nineteen's pain. The memory fusion process that should've been so painful that he'd rather die was just a dream for the little kid.

When he woke up tomorrow … he'd remember everything.

Gou Liang's lips curled into a meaningful smile. My dear husband, welcome back.

I wonder if you, who recovered your memories early but still have the body of a little kid, will still love your daddy deeply?

The system that saw through his prank: Sovereign, please accept this candle.