Chapter 174: Magic Cube Brand Fully Automated...

Lin QiYe: ...

Braised spider hands? With those two thin rods of yours, how much meat could there possibly be?

Lin QiYe shook his head helplessly. Faced with such a harmless little boy, he really couldn't bring himself to unleash the Soul Shatter on him.

Seeing Lin QiYe shake his head, the boy's face turned even paler.

He gritted his teeth and, with a sorrowful expression, said, "Then... then tell me! How many of them do I have to give you to let me go? I can give them to you, right?"

"I don't want your spider hands." Lin QiYe spoke calmly. "I want you."

"I... I'm still a child!"

"..."

"My meaning is, I want you to work as a caregiver at my clinic."

"Caregiver?" The boy blinked. "What does that even mean?"

Lin QiYe thought for a moment, "You accompany the old man and help him read books, cheer up the old lady, sometimes cook, wash clothes, and run marathons. It's actually quite easy."

The boy's eyes were filled with confusion. Though he didn't know what a marathon was, it didn't sound too bad, did it?

Phew... as long as he didn't have to sell his organs, he was fine with it!

"If I work as a caregiver, you really won't kill me?" the boy asked cautiously.

"Of course not."

"No problem!!" The boy nodded fervently, afraid Lin QiYe would change his mind.

Lin QiYe reached out, and in an instant, a labor contract appeared in his hand, just like the one he had signed with Li Yifei. It was filled with the boy's obligations in the "Spider Child" section, but his own responsibilities were completely empty...

The only difference was, this contract didn't have the additional clause like the one with the snake demon forbidding Li Yifei from being possessed.

Lin QiYe handed the contract to the boy. "Sign this."

Without saying a word, the boy took the contract, carefully read it, nodded, and then picked up the pen to sign it...

"Um... how do I write my name?"

"You don't know how to read?"

"Right."

"You've been looking at it for so long, and you can't read?" Lin QiYe said, feeling a bit speechless. "What's your name?"

"A Zhu."

Lin QiYe nodded and wrote the two characters in his palm, then watched the boy carefully write his name, which was a bit crooked but still valid. The contract disappeared on its own, and the cell door slowly opened.

At the same time, a light blue caregiver uniform similar to Li Yifei's appeared on A Zhu's body, with an identification tag on the chest marked with the number "002."

He was the second caregiver at this mental hospital.

"What do I need to do now?" A Zhu tilted his head and asked.

"Wait a moment, there's one more." Lin QiYe walked to the next cell and looked at the floating Magic Cube. His eyes narrowed slightly. "You heard what I said to him earlier, right?"

Lin QiYe was quite friendly toward A Zhu, but there was no need to be kind to the Magic Cube.

"I... I heard..."

A faint mechanical voice came from the inside of the cube, emotionless, with unclear articulation, like an old radio.

Lin QiYe glanced at the panel behind it.

Sinner: Chaos Magic Cube

Choice: As a mythological creature you personally killed, you have the right to decide its soul's fate:

Option 1: Erase its soul completely, making it disappear from this world.

Option 2: If its IQ acceptance reaches 60, you may hire it as a caregiver at your hospital. While taking care of patients, it can also provide some protection.

Current IQ Acceptance: 85

Seeing this panel, Lin QiYe's eyes showed a trace of surprise. Using "IQ acceptance" as the hiring standard was a first for him. It showed that each caregiver had different criteria, likely related to their own nature.

For example, with Li Yifei, the evaluation standard was "loyalty" because for Lin QiYe, loyalty was the prerequisite to trust; for A Zhu, "fear" was the best way to control him. As for the Chaos Magic Cube... it wasn't a traditional living creature and didn't have feelings like loyalty or fear. To control it more effectively, it needed to be subdued from an intellectual perspective.

Lin QiYe had begun to understand the workings of this hospital.

"Show your value." Lin QiYe spoke indifferently, "My mental hospital doesn't keep idle people."

Both A Zhu and Li Yifei, humanoid entities, could work as caregivers, but the Magic Cube... Lin QiYe couldn't think of any other use for it, aside from Merlin playing with it.

The Magic Cube fell silent for a moment, then spoke with a mechanical tone, making Lin QiYe's eyes brighten.

"Hmm... if it's like that, it might actually be useful." Lin QiYe rubbed his chin, feeling a little intrigued.

Then, he took out a contract and signed a hiring agreement with the Magic Cube. As the contract dissipated, the cell door slowly opened.

The Magic Cube floated out. Since it had no physical body, it didn't need a uniform. However, a name tag with the number "003" was embedded on one of its sides.

Lin QiYe looked at the two new caregivers and nodded in satisfaction, leading them back to the mental hospital.

As they walked down the corridor, Li Yifei, wearing an apron and chef's hat, was hurrying by with a tray of dishes. When he saw Lin QiYe with the two new caregivers and the floating Magic Cube, he froze in place.

"Director?" Li Yifei looked at Lin QiYe in confusion, then at A Zhu, who was wearing a caregiver uniform. After a moment of dazed staring, he asked, "Who is this...?"

"New caregiver," Lin QiYe briefly introduced. "This is A Zhu, and that's the Magic Cube."

Li Yifei's eyes turned red, and he trembled as he placed the dishes on the table. He suddenly hugged Lin QiYe, sobbing uncontrollably.

"QiYe, you really care about me! I'm about to collapse from exhaustion!"

Li Yifei excitedly glanced at A Zhu and the Magic Cube. A Zhu seemed fine, but when he saw the floating Magic Cube, he was completely stunned.

"This... what can this thing do?"

Lin QiYe turned slightly and gave the Magic Cube a look.

The Magic Cube spun rapidly, and the next moment, dirty clothes from the laundry basket floated toward it. It spun rapidly, and at the same time, a ball of water and a bar of soap appeared, quickly immersing the dirty clothes in the water sphere, not a single drop spilling outside its two-meter radius, while the clothes were quickly agitated.

Li Yifei's eyes went wide, and he shook with excitement.

"This... this is...?!"

A mechanical voice came from the Magic Cube, "Magic Cube Brand Fully Automatic Washing Machine, Spin Dryer, Dish Washer, Mahjong Machine, here to serve you!"