What It’s Like Being a Vampire

At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, Shiling's mother gathered at the door of Liu Shiling's room, with her ear pressed against the door, listening to her daughter's voice in the room.

After listening for a while, she knew that her daughter was using QQ video to ask someone for advice on painting. As for who to ask for advice, she also asked her daughter before, saying that "uncle bald" found her a "beautiful sister" "Come and teach her.

Not only that, Xiang Kun also sent Liu Shiling a lot of videos on the Internet to teach children how to draw, so that she can watch and learn directly on the IPAD.

Shiling's mother watched those videos and felt that the teaching was very good. Apart from not being able to do hands-on and practical guidance, the level of teaching painting should not be inferior to the classes and teachers who paid for it.

Recently, my daughter often uses the IPAD to chat with people on QQ. She knows that she is chatting with Xiang Kun and a girl whom her daughter calls "Sister Roast Chicken Wings". She asks them various questions, and started talking to another girl yesterday. A girl named "Pretty Sister" learns to draw.

In fact, she also secretly checked part of her daughter's voice chat records, and then lamented that Xiang Kun still had the patience of that "sister roasted chicken wings", who was able to deal with her daughter's absurd and childish questions in such a serious manner, and carried out such wild and far-fetched questions. Discussions on topics, and through these topics, can guide her daughter's interest in learning and scientific knowledge, which is really amazing!

Shiling's mother felt that, not to mention an ordinary kindergarten teacher, but herself, when she heard her daughter's descriptions of magic and controlling this and that, she might be able to follow along with a few perfunctory words at first, but she would not be able to bear it after a long time. He wanted to forcibly bring his daughter back to reality.

Shiling's mother was also more grateful to Xiang Kun in her heart, and she also deeply felt that like birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. The friends around Xiang Kun are also as patient as him, and they are so kind to Liu Shiling.

Not long after, Liu Shiling finished drawing and video connection, went out of the room to wash up, and got ready for bed.

Shiling's mother went into her daughter's room and looked at the pictures she had drawn.

Seeing the duckling with several pairs of wings and a bunch of eyes on its belly, Shiling's mother couldn't help but laugh. Fortunately, it was Xiang Kun's friend who taught painting. If it was a teacher from an interest class outside, she would probably be surprised when she saw this picture. It's time to freak out.

She looked at the edited picture uploaded by the IPAD again, and unexpectedly found that the picture turned out to be that the wings of the duckling were modified to be more coordinated, and the eyes on the belly were drawn more realistically.

Obviously, the "beautiful sister" in the daughter's mouth, instead of forcing her daughter to "correct", she followed her daughter's "painting style" and gave more targeted guidance, probably because she didn't want to discourage her enthusiasm.

Shi Ling's mother was moved and felt that it was necessary to add the QQ of that "beautiful sister" to thank her.

She looked through Liu Shiling's thick pile of practice "paintings" again. Most of them were simple animals based on the painting videos sent by Xiang Kun and the pictures sent by "Pretty Sister". Magic reform".

However, there are a few of them with a much more complicated structure and more "unconstrained style", which are obviously Liu Shiling's own "works".

Among them, the most painted one is a giant with eight arms and eight eyes, wearing simple armor, and holding tableware or kitchen utensils such as knives and forks, spatulas, etc. in each hand.

There is also a big cat with several pairs of wings, several pairs of eyes, and even the buttocks are full of eyes.

That big cat, Shiling's mother could guess from its orange coat color that it was painted as "Egg Yolk Pie", but she couldn't tell what the man with eight arms and eight eyes was, but Judging from the various things it holds in its hands, it is estimated that it specializes in cooking, like a chef or something? Could it be that Xiang Kun was "magically reformed"?

She didn't associate this man with eight arms and eight eyes with the black shadow in the community that was photographed by others earlier.

Because from the perspective of intuitive visual experience, the difference is really too big.

"Mom, why are you peeking at my paintings?" After washing, Liu Shiling came to her mother's side at some point, looking up at the paintings in her hands.

Shiling's mother was taken aback, but immediately calmed down, and said, "Mom takes it for granted to look at her daughter's paintings, how can she peek at them? Shiling, what is this you painted?"

Liu Shiling thought about it first, and felt that she would not violate the "confidentiality agreement" with the bald uncle, so she said, "This is 'Barbie Warrior'."

"Oh, is 'Barbie Warrior' the big devil? The opposite of 'Barbie Doll'? Does it mean that if you defeat it, you will lose a lot of delicious food?" Shiling's mother joked.

"No, it's a friend, it's good, it's a helper just like 'Egg Yolk Pie'!" Liu Shiling said seriously.

"Is that so?" Shiling's mother nodded, and said again: "I'll help you sign up for a painting class later on, you can learn the basics from the teachers in the painting class, and then let the 'beautiful sisters' guide you , otherwise, it will take up too much time of your 'beautiful sister' and 'bald uncle', and it's not good to bother her." Since her daughter is really interested in learning to draw, she will not be stingy to report it even if she has financial problems. Money for interest classes.

Liu Shiling shook her head and said: "No need for mom, the bald uncle said that he will help me arrange the painting study plan, and I can learn according to his plan."

"That's it..." Shiling's mother didn't say anything more, she knew that what Xiang Kun said was extremely authoritative in her daughter's heart, and she also believed that with Xiang Kun's knowledge, the plan she made must be good.

After watching her daughter go to bed and saying good night, Shiling's mother looked at the "Yellow Pie" dozing on the sofa cushion in the corner. She wanted to pick it up in the past, and went to the living room to watch the drama while petting the cat, but ended up with "Egg Yolk Pie" Twisting his buttocks, he escaped from her arms.

Shiling's mother is not annoyed at all, she is well aware of the style of "egg yolk pie", and it is very difficult for anyone other than her daughter to hug and stroke it.

She is considered to be in the light of her daughter, and at certain "certain moments", she can make him submit obediently.

Shiling's mother went to the living room to get a piece of freeze-dried salmon, squatted in front of the "egg yolk pie", held the freeze-dried salmon in her right hand, and stretched out her left hand towards the cat.

The "egg yolk pie" took a look at the freeze-drying, and obediently slipped into Shiling's mother's arms, allowing her to hold it—yes, the so-called "certain moment" is when she has something to eat.

But other people came to play at home, like Xiaomei and her mother, even with delicious food, the "egg yolk pie" would not respond at all.

Xiaomei's mother is not surprised by this. When "Egg Yolk Pie" was wandering outside, many people "coveted" this big golden gradient, and wanted to "seduce" it back home with food, but it never take care of.

Until it took the initiative to come to "seek refuge" with Liu Shiling, everyone thought it was a cat that was afraid of people.

...

Earlier, when Xiang Kun, Tang Baona, Yang Zhener and Xiaopang Niu were teaching painting via video, Mr. Feng was also making a video call with his daughter and son-in-law.

"Dad, have you seen the friend Nana brought over?" It was Tang Baona's mother who asked.

The couple knew from the eldest daughter very early on that the husband of the eldest daughter's best friend Wang Han introduced his college roommate to the younger daughter on a blind date in July.

The two of them naturally asked the eldest daughter in private, but Bao Ting said earlier that there was no progress, and later said that the progress should be good, but did not say how the specific progress was.

Although the two of them are more casual about the marriage of their two daughters and follow their daughter's own ideas, but now that they know that there is a blind date and it seems to be going well, they can't help but care about it.

Especially Tang's mother, the eldest daughter has already been engaged to her boyfriend, and a lifelong event has been settled, so naturally she can't help but think about the relationship between the younger daughter.

But the old couple also understood their daughter's personality, and they never asked her directly in front of her, they always inquired secretly through Baoting.

Knowing that my father was going to invite Xiang Kun to dinner today, Tang's mother actually wanted to go with her, but after being persuaded by Tang's father and Bao Ting, she still didn't go. But after knowing that the children had all gone back, she couldn't help but connect with her father via video to see what his father thought of Xiang Kun.

Old Mr. Feng smiled and said, "He's a pretty good kid. He's tall, energetic, and strong. Apart from his bald head, there's really nothing to be picky about, haha."

"What about people? How are you?" Mother Tang asked again.

She had seen photos of Xiang Kun's appearance from Bao Ting before. Compared with the appearance, she still pays more attention to the inside.

Although it was only for one night and one meal, she knew that her father had a good way of seeing people, and she could almost have a general impression after one meal.

Mr. Feng said as he recalled: "Judging from my contact at night, he is a very down-to-earth kid. He is not the kind of exaggerated, bragging, and even a little too humble. From the time I talked with him about wood carving Look, he has a very clear understanding of the various crafts, history, and classification of woodcarving. Some things that I can’t remember clearly, but he can explain them in great detail. It is impossible to do it with a lot of energy. Coupled with the wood carvings he made, it can be seen that he has spent a lot of effort to practice carving, which is not something ordinary young people can do with patience. The most difficult Yes, when he told me about these things, he didn't show off at all, and he was able to accurately state the deficiencies and shortcomings, which is the rarest thing."

Tang's father was a little curious: "I heard from Tingting that Mr. Xiang is a programmer? Aren't they still working on some kind of game recently? He still has time to do wood carving, and he's so good at it?"

Mr. Feng continued to praise: "This is a rare place. You know what you see. This kid Xiang Kun is a serious and calm person. And this kid can also cook well. I tasted his own cooking at night. The braised rabbit meat tastes really good, it’s powerful, it’s delicious, the little girl from the Yang family is not exaggerating, it’s at the level of a 'master chef'."

Tang's mother also nodded: "It's good to be able to cook, and it's a good thing to be able to cook. Although Nana is quite diligent, she really has no talent for cooking."

Mr. Feng said: "In short, I think he is pretty good. Judging from his work and words, he is a person who can do things and live a life."

Tang's mother said: "I will ask Nana to find a chance to invite Xiang Kun to my house as a guest, saying that her father and I also want to try Xiang Kun's craftsmanship."

Tang's father said hehe: "Indeed, according to Dad's description, I am also very interested in that rabbit meat."

...

It was already past 11 o'clock when he left Tang Baona's house, so Xiang Kun didn't ask Yang Zhen'er to drive him again, but called a car by himself.

On the way home, he used WeChat to contact Lao Xia, but he didn't reply, so he knew that Lao Xia had fallen asleep.

He didn't wake up Lao Xia either, but began to think about the information he got from Mr. Feng tonight.

Xiang Kun has been thinking about a question since he first mutated - why is there no information about "mutated creatures" or "real vampires" on the Internet?

At the beginning, he thought that there were too few "vampires", and even he was the "only" "vampire" and the first mutated human being, so there was no real relevant information.

But after coming into contact with various "mutated creatures" and discovering what "Shenxing Technology" and Mi Qiao, Fang Pingfang and others did, he realized that it was "Shenxing Technology" who deliberately Block and downplay information related to "vampires" and "mutated creatures".

But there is another problem, that is, logically speaking, it is impossible for "Shenxing Technology" to completely block it.

Even with official assistance, official authorization and permission, "Shenxing Technology" can't do it at all.

Because this variation does not occur in one country or in a certain species, it is fully "flowering", and it is difficult to determine when and where it appears.

Logically speaking, in a certain corner of the world, someone should have discovered a certain "mutated creature", and then spread it on the entire Internet before it was "controlled". It should have been known to everyone and shocked the world.

Not to mention a "Shenxing Technology", even the officials of a single country, or the cooperation of officials from many countries, it is difficult to completely control these news.

Moreover, what is the purpose of controlling these messages?

Take the technological leap and research results that "mutated organisms" may bring for yourself?

But what surprised him was that the secret department of "Shenxing Technology", such as Fang Pingfang and Zhou Rui, were directly instructed to track down "mutated creatures", and even directly discovered "mutated creatures" and saw related videos of "mutated creatures" The front-line researchers of the data still have very little information about "mutated creatures". It seems that the people behind the "Shenxing Technology" deliberately let them "blind men feel the elephant"?

Xiang Kun began to analyze some real "rumors" he knew, such as the "fishing answer" that Guo Tianxiang asked Mi Qiao to post on Zhihu; "; for example, the video of the weird wild boar corpse that was posted by the anchor who was killed in the no-man's land in Qinling Mountains; for example, when the "mutated big bird" and "mutated ant" collided with tourists in the Wushu Mountain Scenic Area and caused a cliff fall accident, related news and information on the Internet .

Some of this information will be considered false by ordinary people after seeing it, and some will make people feel a little strange, but it is not incomprehensible.

Some of the methods used by Shenxing Technology to process this information are to directly find a way to delete it, and some are to mislead and muddy the water, making people doubt the authenticity.

There are too many such unreliable rumors on the Internet. If there is no real evidence and further video data to prove it, there will not be too many people paying further attention, and it will be difficult to form a big hot spot.

It's as if he knew from the little chubby girl that someone nearby had photographed the eight-armed monster she built under the control of shavings, and he asked Alice to find relevant information on the Internet, and found that the "Mr. Li" in the little chubby girl's neighborhood, Use a blurry picture as a gimmick, and then hype that some kind of monster or something from another dimension has appeared outside their neighborhood.

Although it attracted a certain amount of attention, in fact, most netizens just watched the fun with a curious mind, and didn't take it seriously. Many people even thought it was his P.

Alice even found related "science posts" on Douban, Zhihu, and Weibo, and conducted various seemingly scientific and reasonable analyzes on the blurry photo, proving that the gray shadow with many tentacles, It's actually just dirt on the lens.

If Xiang Kun didn't know that it was indeed the "eight-armed monster" built by the chubby girl, he would have thought the picture was fake.

That "Mr. Li"'s live broadcast, relying only on such a blurry picture, naturally couldn't sustain the popularity for a long time. He really started to fake during the live broadcast, and found someone to pretend to be a ghost in their community, and the result was that he was hammered even harder. .

So Xiang Kun didn't ask Alice to do anything at all, because if things go on like this, "Mr. Li" will either be sprayed off by various netizens, or banned by the relevant departments. Please go drink tea.

No one would know what the thing in the photo was, let alone link it to the little fat girl.

Perhaps just like these examples, it's not that there is no information about "mutated creatures" or other abnormal phenomena on the Internet, but it has been intentionally or unintentionally distorted by various other information?

If a "vampire" like Xiang Kun makes a self-exposure video, or catches other "mutated creatures", put the "mutated creatures" video on the Internet.

Then according to his deduction, "Shenxing Technology" will first try to control him, and then delete his video, and release more fake videos and information to confuse the public's vision and make everyone think that these are fake.

But this is just Xiang Kun's conjecture. Maybe we can let Alice search for information on the Internet with broader rules to see if there are really "real diamonds" buried among the many "dusts". .

But there is still a big question that Xiang Kun can't understand, that is, this information control cannot be done by one company, one country, or several countries.

In the world, in the realm of all creatures, it is difficult to completely block this kind of news.

If it is only for the sake of keeping secrets for scientific research, then various countries, institutions, and companies will only keep secret the "mutated creatures" they control and master. There is no reason to keep secrets for other countries. ".

Unless there is some reason, all countries have reached a consensus and tacit understanding.

Or it was precisely that reason that made the officials acquiesce to "Shenxing Technology" to track down the information of "mutated creatures", and acquiesced to "Shenxing Technology" to control at least four "mutated creatures".

What is the reason?

Could it be related to the research results they obtained from "mutated organisms"? ?

After returning home, Xiang Kun told Alice all the known information, and then asked her to perform simulations and deduction based on the known information.

Build a model to see what are the pre-possibilities for the current result to appear.