What It's Like Being a Vampire

Old Xia was still driving the previous GL8 today, of which 80% of the parts have already established a super-sensory connection with Xiang Kun. Furthermore, when he spent a few days in Chongyun Village, Xiang Kun had specially modified this car for comfort, just like the previously owned second-hand pickup truck. The main focus was still on the driver’s seat, allowing Old Xia or Yang Zhen’er to adjust it to the most comfortable position according to their needs when driving.

At the same time, he also made some significant modifications to the car’s system, incorporating a more powerful network communication module, expanding the computer’s control range, and adding some features. This allows Alice to provide certain driving assistance and other aids directly, without going through “super-connected objects”.

After the modifications, it wasn’t Xiang Kun who drove this car the most, but Old Xia.

After driving the car for a while, Old Xia discovered that she had a very subtle connection with this car. This connection enhanced her ability to control the car’s posture, judge road conditions from the road feel, and assess instant vehicle conditions. It directly improved her driving skills.

This made both Old Xia and Xiang Kun curious because, according to past experiences, Old Xia should have a certain chance to establish a unique connection with Xiang Kun’s “super-connected objects” after extensive contact. This unique connection would enhance her application and control of individual “super-connected objects”.

But now, Old Xia did not have a special connection with some “super-connected objects” in this car, but a special feeling for the whole car, similar to a “weaker version” of the special connection as a whole.

This made them suspect that when the components of the “super-connected objects” within a given operational unit reach a certain proportion, a qualitative change would occur from the quantitative change. This would cause the whole to present a different state within the “super sensory item system”.

Of course, for now, only Old Xia can perceive this. Whether it’s Xiang Kun or Alice, who have strong control over related items derived from specific “super-connected objects”, their control is more domineering, direct and specific.

Therefore, only Old Xia can experience this “weakened” special connection as a whole.

They conducted numerous experiments, asking Old Xia to use a variety of items containing many “super-connected object” components, including mobile phones, laptop computers, keyboards, mice, coffee machines, electronic pianos, bicycles, etc. But so far, only this GL8 gives Old Xia the feeling of a holistic connection.

So when Xiao Pingguo and the Little Fatty Girl were still living in Chongyun Village, she often took them out for a spin, along with the gold glitter and the custard pie, wandering around.

Even now, when everyone is not in Chongyun Village, or even when Xiang Kun is running around outside, Old Xia often drives this GL8 around alone, carefully experiencing the feeling of connection and the ease of manipulation brought about by this connection.

Anyway, with Alice there, she could still connect with Xiang Kun in real-time, and any situation could be responded to in advance.

Of course, today she is not alone in this GL8.

After driving Xiang Kun, Tang Baona, and Yang Zhen’er out of the airport parking lot, the car fell into a strange silence for a long time.

Whether it was Tang Baona and Xiang Kun, sitting in the back row, Yang Zhen’er sitting in the passenger seat, or Xia Libing driving the car, after the initial greetings and brief introductions at the airport, no one took the initiative to speak again.

Old Xia is always so quiet and does not speak much when driving, so her behavior was as expected.

Tang Baona made the backrest of her seat lie further back, then leaned her head back, facing the direction of the car window. She took off her glasses and gazed at the scenery racing by through the car window, as if she was engrossed in something.

Xiang Kun was sitting in the other rear seat, arms crossed, eyes closed, as if he was continuing his nap.

The most unusual one was Yang Zhen’er. She had eagerly taken the passenger seat as soon as they got to the parking lot — normally, Xiang Kun would be in the passenger seat when Old Xia was driving. ṝἈＮՕβĚs̈

But once she got in the car, she unusually didn’t say a word.

She neither recounted the thrilling journey on the plane nor made various conjectures with her wild imagination, she just occasionally glanced at Old Xia, who was driving, curved her eyebrows, bit her lower lip, and giggled secretly like a person who knows a shocking secret, showing a somewhat smug expression.

Frankly, she is currently struggling to hold back, because what she saw on the plane suddenly solved many of her doubts, which instantly connected all the hazy speculations and perceptions she had before.

When she was terrified on the plane that was about to crash, the little girl in a white dress who appeared on the wing was like a ray of light that saved her from despair.

The moment she saw the little girl, her panic, fear, and terror all disappeared – because she recognized that little girl.

Or more precisely, she knew who this little girl represented.

Yang Zhen Er’s father has seven siblings, and her mother has five, so she grew up in a large family with many relatives and friends, and many brothers and sisters.

Among all these siblings, her favorite cousin was Xia Libing, because not only was this cousin the cutest and most beautiful, she was also the smartest, the most special, and the least mischievous.

While the other siblings preferred to hang out with her, she always liked to keep Old Xia around her, taking care of her.

Being with Old Xia gave her a sense of being special – of course, she hadn’t fully understood this feeling in the past, she just instinctively liked to play with Old Xia and be close to this cousin.

The little girl on the plane wing, holding a scalpel to protect the plane, looked exactly like the “young Old Xia” from years ago!

Even that beautiful white princess dress, those black leather shoes, lace-rimmed socks, were all prepared by her mother for Old Xia’s birthday one year. Yang Zhen’er had a strong impression of this outfit because the then little Old Xia was so cute. Later, on Old Xia’s twelfth birthday, she even tried to buy a similar outfit for her, but was resolutely rejected.

Why did the “young Old Xia” from her childhood appear outside their distressed plane, protecting them in such a “non-human” way?

Yang Zhen Er believes that this is where Old Xia is special, this is why she has always been different from others!

This is also why recently, she had been feeling peculiarities appearing in the likes of Chef Xiang, Little Apple, Xiao Lingdang, Nana, and even golden glitter custard pie—because they were all close to Old Xia! They were all people acknowledged by Old Xia! They were all recipients of Old Xia’s legacy!

Even she was starting to feel that some of her abilities seemed to be awakening lately.

Looking at it now, this could not be more normal, speaking of closeness, speaking of acknowledgement, who else but her, Yang Zhen Er! She is Old Xia’s sister, the earliest person to be acknowledged! She and Old Xia have blood ties!

Yang Zhen Er believes that the “young Old Xia” who appeared on the wing must represent a kind of avatar ability that Old Xia possesses, an avatar that could ignore spatial distances, appear super far away, and possesses special, magical abilities.

The sea monster that appeared when “Big guy” was kidnapped in Burma, and the eight-armed eight-eyed giant illusion that appeared in Myitkyina, should also be the same type of entity, a kind of ability avatar.

But that probably wasn’t Old Xia’s avatar, maybe at that time Old Xia had to go to Citong to be with her uncle and aunt, so she couldn’t make it, and let others use their avatar ability to rescue “Big guy” – and the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant was probably Chef Xiang’s avatar!

Hold on, then why didn’t Chef Xiang use his avatar to save everyone on the plane?

Oh yes, Nana mentioned that Brother Xiang seemed to be sleeping with his eyes closed at the time, right?

He must have been summoning his alter ego! But probably because the conditions on the plane weren’t good or for some other reason, he couldn’t summon it! He just choked! So, at the moment of crisis, Old Xia’s alter ego came to the rescue!

This type of alter ego ability might have something to do with those coins, no wonder Xiao Lingdang, Xiao Pingguo, Nana, and Brother Xiang all play with coins. They must be training their alter ego ability.

Xiao Lingdang even carefully named all her coins. She must be preemptively naming her future alter egos.

I wonder what the alter ego Xiao Lingdang will summon in the future. Will it look like her– a cute and chubby girl, or will it look like an ice cream or chocolate? Or… an orange cat with eight wings?

And Nana, the “little elf” she talked about, must be the alter ego she is about to summon!

Which means, when you are about to obtain your alter ego ability, you can converse with your alter ego, and even perceive it’s presence?

The more Yang Zhen Er thought about it, the clearer things became, the more she felt enlightened, the more everything seemed explainable and reasonable.

She used to have all kinds of conjectures, but because she lacked evidence, she herself wasn’t very sure, there were too many details filled in by her imagination. Hence, she always got confused after being bluffed by Brother Xiang. But not this time, this time she is certain, very certain, extremely certain that her conjectures are basically correct! Because she had personally seen the “evidence”!

Hence naturally, Yang Zhen Er who was sitting in the passenger seat, entered a state of pride and satisfaction after solving an ultra-complex puzzle. She even started to get a bit excited over the alter ego ability she was certain to gain in the future.

Although in reality, Tang Baona, who was sitting in the backseat at this time, was also immersed in exchanging her own “new discoveries.”

On the plane, Xiang Kun’s strange behavior and state, as well as the little girl on the wing of the plane, whom she considered as a “little elf”, are all significant discoveries, points she must explore.

But at this moment, the “new discovery” she was immersed in was something else.

From the moment she set foot in the car, she suddenly felt a wondrous sensation, as if she had gained a special sense all of a sudden. This special sense, on top of the traditional vision, hearing, smell, touch, and taste, is a fresh and wonderful ability directly connected with her consciousness.

And through this sense of hers, it seems she can vaguely sense the state of the car’s driving, perceive the surrounding environment. Whether it is open or crowded, whether it is a small path between buildings, or a plain straight path, whether there is traffic accompanying it, or it is a lone car journey.

This is a very vague, almost non-existant sensation. If you don’t pay attention, you won’t notice it, and when you pay attention, it seems non-existent. You can sense it only in a certain optimal state of emptiness.

When she focuses her senses inside the car, she suddenly “touches” a cluster of emotions. She perceives inside it only to experience a hint of sly joy, pride, exhilaration, even the emotion to burst into song. Then she immediately realizes, this emotion probably belongs to Yang Lao San.

What is she being sly about? What is she proud of? And why does she want to sing? Is it because of the near death escape this time, or because after seeing the “little elf” on the wing, she understood something, realized something?

That’s right, why can I sense her emotions? Is this an illusion or a truly existing sensation?

Tang Baona couldn’t help but put on her glasses, turned her head towards Xiang Kun who was sitting on the other side of the second row. This guy now, just like on the plane, had his eyes closed and appeared to be sleeping again.

But Tang Baona always felt, he wasn’t sleeping. The appearance of the “little elf”, the successful landing of the plane, and this vague yet special sense she is experiencing now, probably all has something to do with him.

Tang Baona couldn’t help but start contemplating, how should she ask Xiang Kun?

She recalled Xiang Kun’s performance on the plane, and the first reaction she had was to look at her own left hand. She remembered the feeling of holding Xiang Kun’s large hand.

It was so cool, but not the kind of “icy cold” feeling, but a very special “cool” feeling, directly transmitting to the heart from the palm, making one instantly alert and excited.

The moment she was holding Xiang Kun’s hand, she seemed to suddenly have a very special sensation towards the whole plane, just like now towards this car, as if she herself had transformed into the plane, or transformed into the car.

That’s it, at the time she vaguely sensed the passengers’ terror and fear faced with the dangerous situation, sensed their surprise and exhilaration upon seeing the little girl on the wing, just like now when she sensed Yang Zhen Er.

Just that at the time her mind was rather chaotic, under that condition, she didn’t have the will to pay attention to those vague sensory information.

But now it seems, the change started from then on!

Tang Baona’s gaze fell on the hand Xiang Kun, wrapped around his left arm. Undecided if she should sneakily touch it to see if she can still feel that sensation.

The first one to break the long silence in the car was Xia Libing:

“Do we go back to the village directly or go to Tongshi Town first?”

“Ah?” Tang Baona was startled. Her body, which was slightly inclining towards Xiang Kun, quickly straightened up. Placing her hands on her knees, she took on the appearance of a good student.

The one in the passenger seat, Yang Zhen Er, immediately responded, “Go wherever there’s food, I’m starving to death!”

Xiang Kun also opened his eyes and said, “Let’s go to Youlong Restaurant, Old You called me when I was at the airport just now. Everyone is at the restaurant now, if we make a trip there, everyone can rest assured.”

Tang Baona looked at him: “You weren’t sleeping?”

Xiang Kun laughed: “I just woke up.”

In reality, he was in a “super sensory state” just now, monitoring Nana’s cognitive information.

Just now he distinctly felt that Nana’s state within the “Super Sensory Item System” was starting to change. Originally a few months ago when she suddenly established a special connection with a coin on the rooftop, she had already half stepped into the “Super Sensory Item System”. Later with Alice’s help, she “developed” the ability to lightly emotionally assimilate others through songs by the “Super Sensory Item System” and established the feature of creating secondary temporary emotionally infused objects, further integrating herself into the system.

And now, after experiencing that scare in the sky, she suddenly established her own sub-system.

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