Dashiell received a message from Scarlett Jennings early in the morning asking him to come pick up a demon.
Knowing that the Ear Mouse hadn’t been locked up, Dashiell was a bit surprised, but didn’t think much of it.
He took Lionel Strickland downstairs.
As Lionel Strickland passed by the ordering counter, his steps suddenly slowed.
Mmm, it smells so good.
Twenty years ago, he could still buy a burger from Kent’s Fort, and back then, as long as you had money, you could buy one. Nowadays, you can’t; the staff will only direct you to order from the self-service kiosk.
Self-service ordering, and he didn’t know how to do that.
Seeing Lionel Strickland staring eagerly at the pictures on the ordering counter, Dashiell raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling proud, and beckoned to Lionel Strickland with a commanding gesture...
"Follow me."
...
Half an hour later, Dashiell walked ahead carrying a bucket of family combo meals, while Lionel Strickland carried two large bags and followed behind. The two of them got into the back seat of a Maybach.
The enticing aroma made Lionel Strickland want to reach for a piece of fried chicken.
The driver up front noticed and quickly said,
"Mr. Chalmers doesn’t allow eating in the car."
To be precise, Mr. Chalmers doesn’t allow food to be brought into his car, even though he never actually sits in this car.
Allowing them to bring the food into the car was only because the housekeeper instructed to take good care of Dashiell.
Though he would definitely clean the car right after returning, eating inside was absolutely forbidden.
Lionel Strickland didn’t know who Mr. Chalmers was, but upon hearing that he couldn’t eat in the car, he felt quite pleased.
After all, he’s not human.
So he could eat.
Luckily, Dashiell promptly reached out and stopped him.
Dashiell shook his head at him, "I told you not to eat; Samuel Chalmers will get angry."
Seeing Lionel Strickland didn’t know who Samuel Chalmers was, he explained further,
"The man with me that night was Samuel Chalmers."
Hearing this, Lionel Strickland shivered, instantly recalling the intense aura that surrounded the man that night, and dared not make a move again.
The two obediently held onto their food in the back seat.
Not even daring to let the bags touch the leather seats for a second.
Soon, the car stopped in front of an inconspicuous housing complex.
Dashiell led Lionel Strickland all the way into the complex, found the rental apartment he used to stay at, opened the door, and gestured for Lionel Strickland to go inside.
"Hey, this is the place Scarlett once lent me to stay. From today, you become the second demon to live here after me, so cherish it."
Lionel Strickland slowly widened his eyes.
This apartment, given to it to live in?
Although this place is noticeably smaller than the last house it secretly inhabited, but still...
This was the first time anyone had prepared a house just for it.
Lionel Strickland felt this must be the blessing from helping those women successfully conceive in the past.
"I will definitely cherish it, and I will work hard to make money! Strive to let the master see my worth!"
That way, the master might just decide to keep it.
Dashiell nodded, affirming Lionel Strickland’s idea.
But soon he put on a cool expression again and said,
"Making money is essential, but before that, you need to first familiarize yourself with various smart tools humans use."
Like smartphones.
Like computers.
"Next, I’ll give you a round of training. You need to learn well with me, got it?"
"Got it!"
And so the Ear Mouse and the Flood Dragon sat down to eat the food they packed, while familiarizing themselves with various smartphone apps and computer operations.
The Ear Mouse had only lacked someone to teach it before; it wasn’t necessarily dumb.
Moreover, the human habit of only spending with the number on a phone gave it no sense of security.
Compared to mobile payments, it still preferred tangible paper currency.
However, since the master instructed it to learn, it would learn.
By the time Scarlett Jennings brought Chase Jennings over in the afternoon, Lionel Strickland had already learned to use the delivery app to order bubble tea.
"Scarlett Jennings, you said you have a startup project to discuss with me. Why bring me here?"
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