I Raised a Cub in the Military Academy Chapter 53.3

Part 3

Yun Yingzhi paused, then pointed at the bag in Master Tang’s other hand.

The rabbit cub understood instantly.

He climbed up Master Tang’s left hand, stepped over his shoulder, and climbed down the other arm into the bag. After a rustling sound, he poked his head out holding a milk bottle and looked at Master Tang, letting out a single syllable: “Da?”

It had to be said—at this moment, the rabbit cub was simply heart-meltingly cute.

By the time Master Tang regained his senses, he was already carrying the rabbit cub toward the invigilators’ break area at the very front to start mixing milk powder.

The rabbit cub looked at Yun Yingzhi with longing eyes, then at the flying drone, thinking about something—he actually didn’t go back to find Yun Yingzhi.

Master Ted lowered his voice and said, “Your behavior is against the rules.”

Master Tang’s movements paused; he did indeed feel this was very irregular.

Seeing Master Tang stop, the rabbit cub patted him with its little paw, urging him for food.

At that moment, Master Tang’s personal terminal chimed.

Master Tang froze, opened his terminal, and suddenly looked at the rabbit cub with an extremely complicated expression.

Noticing something was off, Master Ted asked, “What’s wrong?”

Master Tang: “…This cub’s background is likely not simple.”

Master Ted: “Huh?”

Master Tang: “I just received word. The organizers told us we must treat this little cub with the utmost care.”

Master Ted: “…”

Master Ted felt that the word “treat with care” was used very “spiritually” here.

At the same time, without the rabbit cub—carrying only one “good” egg cub—Yun Yingzhi’s speed was indeed even faster.

Yun Yingzhi believed this must be due to pressure.

Without the two cubs, time was relatively ample. But now that the two cubs were consuming his energy, he had to utilize every second to the extreme.

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Today’s speed was even faster than yesterday’s. Yun Yingzhi had finished processing all the materials before noon. He walked toward the vending machines, intending to buy a new batch.

But…

At that moment, the previously very well-behaved egg cub suddenly became unruly.

Using its spatial ability, the egg cub took everything in the vending machine—yes, everything, whether Yun Yingzhi needed it or not. He used his spatial ability to transfer all the materials inside the vending machine out.

And, well, he didn’t pay.

Yun Yingzhi looked at the egg cub in his collar, then at the empty vending machine.

Yun Yingzhi could clearly feel the egg cub spinning a circle against his chest.

At the same time, everyone shifted their gaze to Yun Yingzhi. Master Tang and Master Ted, who were feeding the rabbit cub, also looked over.

The people lurking in the livestream were shocked, not understanding what had happened.

[That’s spatial ability, right?]

[The Tough Guy isn’t just a Source Weapon manufacturer, but also an ability warrior who has awakened a spatial ability?]

[Probably not? If the Tough Guy was a spatial user, with how much he likes to pluck wool, he would have moved the materials via spatial travel in the first two rounds to maximize time, right?]

At this moment, what no one knew was that Yun Yingzhi—who was looking at the egg cub in deep thought—had synchronized his thoughts with a portion of the crowd.

Yun Yingzhi thought: The egg cub’s spatial ability is pretty awesome.

If the egg cub could use its spatial ability to move materials precisely, then he could save even more time for the competition.

Ever since the egg cub was born, Yun Yingzhi had always been troubled by its spatial ability. At this moment, it was the first time he felt the egg cub’s spatial ability seemed very useful.

The livestream chat continued to explode.

[If it wasn’t the Tough Guy who did it, could it be the egg in his collar?]

[Don’t slander the egg. That white egg hasn’t hatched yet; where would it get paws?]

[No, didn’t you guys see? Just now, that little white egg seemed to spin a circle inside the Tough Guy’s collar?]

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[Eh? So I wasn’t the only one who saw it; you guys saw it too?]

Three staff members in organizational uniforms walked toward Yun Yingzhi. One of them said, “Contestant A13167, I believe you should understand—”

Yun Yingzhi was still thinking about a serious question.

Seeing Yun Yingzhi didn’t answer, the staff member said again, “Contestant A13167, I hope…”

At this time, Master Tang—with the rabbit cub holding a milk bottle in its paws—came over with Master Ted.

Yun Yingzhi pulled the egg cub out of his collar.

The egg cub spun another circle in Yun Yingzhi’s hand.

At that moment, the livestream chat went wild.

[Did you see? The little white egg moved! It actually moved!]

[This little white egg is definitely no ordinary egg. It’s absolutely a human baby! And a human baby who has already awakened a spatial ability!]

[Who exactly is this Tough Guy? Why does he have such a “badass” little white cub?]

[I’m starting to suspect that the rabbit cub is also a human baby born in its second form!]

[Think about it. Yesterday the Tough Guy said he was ‘bringing the whole family’ to the competition, right?]

At this moment, everyone was stunned by the egg cub.

Even in the vast Empire, spatial ability was an extremely rare trait, let alone in a cub so tiny that it hadn’t even hatched yet. This was definitely an exceptionally rare existence.

In this instant, many people felt that a future super-power of the Empire had already been born.

In this shocking moment, Yun Yingzhi hugged the egg cub and kissed it through his mask.

Although it was through a mask, having been kissed individually by its favorite Papa, the egg cub sprouted “happy flowers” that were almost tangible. It spun several circles in Yun Yingzhi’s hand, expressing its joy.

The rabbit cub blinked its large eyes. The milk bottle in its paws fell with a clink. “Da!”

However, at this moment, everyone present—including Yun Yingzhi—was captivated by the “badass” egg cub. No one noticed that the rabbit cub was already getting a bit angry.

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The rabbit cub sniffled.

Comment after comment flashed through the livestream.

[I just want to say, as expected of the Tough Guy’s cub? To already have the Empire’s strongest talent before even hatching—it’ll definitely be a ‘Fighter Jet’ in the future!]

[Wait, is it just me? Why do I feel the Tough Guy brother brought that spatial-awakened egg on purpose? It’s all so the egg can use its ability to help move materials, allowing him to save the maximum amount of time.]

[Don’t talk nonsense. That little white egg hasn’t hatched yet. The Tough Guy wouldn’t be so ‘insane’ as to abuse child labor.]

[Right, that’s too hard on a baby egg. Look at how he treats the rabbit cub; you can tell he’s a very loving person… right?]

Being proven wrong always comes unexpectedly.

Yun Yingzhi gently stroked the egg cub’s shell, pointed at the source materials on the ground, and then pointed toward the workbench.

The egg cub got the meaning instantly.

In the next moment, a wave of source power emanated from the egg cub. All the materials on the ground disappeared, and immediately after, they appeared at the workbench location Yun Yingzhi had pointed to.

The egg cub had carried out precise control according to Yun Yingzhi’s wishes.

Master Tang: “…”

Master Ted: “…”

Everyone present: “…”

A portion of the people were so shocked that their mouths were wide open and their jaws were practically dislocated.

Translator’s Note:

Omg, Zhizhi is literally using “Child Labor” (童工 – Tónggōng)! I can’t breathe laughing at poor Master Tang being turned into a high-tier babysitter while a sentient egg teleports materials to save Zhizhi five seconds of walking.

Terms to note:

Milk Bath / Milk Soaked Egg: Zhizhi is literally trying to “feed” the egg by osmosis? Or just keeping it clean? Either way, it’s hilarious imagery.

Meme Reference (奶兔无奈叹息.JPG): Author actually wrote “.JPG” in the text! This is a very common way in Chinese web novels to describe a specific “reaction image” or “sticker” feel.

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No talking while eating or sleeping (食不言寝不語 – Shí bù yán qǐn bù yǔ): This is a classic Confucian analect. Yinghui is using a very high-brow way to tell Zhizhi to “shut up and go to sleep” because he doesn’t want to explain how he talks to eggs!

Treat with care / Enshrine (供起來 – Gòng qǐlái): Literally means to place on an altar as an offering. It means the higher-ups (probably Elvis or the Emperor) told them these cubs are VIPs and cannot be touched!

See you in the next chapter!

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