He couldn't hear the conversations of his kind outside the container, but he keenly observed that their expressions gradually changed from confusion to indifference.

On the tenth day, his kind took him out of the container, even dressed him in clothes, and brought him before a woman. He was no longer surprised that he could recognize what a woman was; as soon as he saw her, he naturally knew in his mind that she was a woman.

During these ten days, he clearly felt that he was different from before—at the very least, he had learned to think!

However, he was still quite puzzled about what exactly women were for.

The woman seemed not very satisfied. After hesitating for a moment, she reluctantly nodded and took him away. He followed the woman into a huge oval-shaped object, where he saw more than a dozen experimental subjects like himself.

Then, the ground shook, and he felt the oval object rising. In an instant, a rush of blood surged to his head, a sweet taste filled his mouth, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. Looking around, he saw that all his kind were pale-faced, blood at the corners of their mouths, each with a look of terror in their eyes.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced out the nearby window and saw the ground rapidly shrinking. Suddenly, he understood—he had left the container, and left it forever.

At this moment, the woman pushed the door open and entered. Seeing that everyone was bloodless, a mocking smile appeared on her face. Her gaze then shifted to a rather tall and handsome one among them. She walked up to him, yanked down his pants, glanced at him, and gave a wanton laugh. With a twist of her waist and hips, her clothes immediately slid off, revealing a breathtakingly alluring female body.

What happened next left subject 2213 utterly dumbfounded. The woman bent over, raised her plump buttocks, her eyes and brows full of desire, and took that man's lower body into her mouth. After a short while, she got up and straddled him, her right hand fumbling below, then lowered herself, letting out a heart-stirring moan...

When the oval object shook again and landed from the sky, the scene was still echoing in his mind. In about a day and a night, most of the dozen or so of his kind had played that same game with the woman.

Sometimes, several of his kind even did that sort of thing with the woman at the same time. Unfortunately, because too many were fighting for the chance, he felt a strange sense of disgust and did not participate.

After the oval object landed, everyone disembarked one after another.

Waiting to greet them was another woman, dressed in a pink butterfly-gauze outfit, her eyes clear as water.

The woman who had brought them here did not follow them out. After they got off, she left with the oval object ascending into the sky. Before leaving, she laughed coquettishly and said to the woman in pink:

“Lillian Carter, tell my sister that this batch of goods tastes pretty good. I sampled almost every one on the way. Let her enjoy them slowly!”

Subject 2213 walked among the group, the setting sun dazzling his eyes. What unfolded before him was a scene of ultimate luxury—a pavilion so exquisite, yet it gave him a faint sense of unfamiliarity.

All of them, himself included, were taken to a large room with more than a dozen wooden beds. The woman in pink assigned them each a bed, then looked at them with a complicated expression, sighed softly, and turned to leave.

The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, an old woman dressed in black entered their room. With just a light cough, it sounded like spring thunder in 2213's ears, and blood immediately flowed from his mouth and nose. Looking at the others, it was the same for all of them.

“Remember this: you are in Tianshui City of the Chunshui Empire. Your master is the third young lady of the Phoenix Clan, one of the three great powers of the empire. From today on, you are servants of the Phoenix Clan. If anyone dares to harbor any ill intent, I will not spare you lightly!”

The old woman's words were like thunder, etched into everyone's hearts. 2213 lowered his head, his eyes flickering. The moment he saw the old woman, images appeared in his mind.

A man in black radiated a strong killing intent, and corpses lay at his feet.

After speaking, the old woman swept her gaze over them, pointed at one person, and said in a low voice, “You, come with me. The bed service will start with you.”

2213 cautiously watched as his companion left with the old woman. The look she gave that person was as if she were looking at a dead man.

After his companion left, he never returned. Three days later, the old woman appeared again and picked another person, her gaze unchanged, as if looking at a corpse.

Time passed quickly. One by one, his companions were chosen for bed service, but none ever returned. 2213's heart grew heavier and heavier. Over this month, he could clearly feel himself becoming more and more different from before. He seemed to know many things, yet also seemed to know nothing. But one thing was deeply rooted in him: he did not want his fate to be controlled by others like this. He wanted to become strong!

“I must become strong!” 2213 told himself this every night. During this month, the woman who had greeted them often came by, each time with furrowed brows and a complicated look in her eyes as she gazed at them.

Through their interactions, he learned that the woman's name was Lillian Carter, and she was the third young lady's maid. From Lillian Carter, he learned an important piece of information.