ARIWLBBC Chapter 27

The man in front of him didn’t look like someone in his thirties with a child. His face was square-shaped, his features were very three-dimensional, with thick golden eyebrows and bright eyes, he was simply a fighter among men.

Just at this moment, he exuded a bit of an intimidating aura without being angry. Gugu swallowed his saliva, feeling like Lie Lanyang could fight ten of himself.

“Are you Bo Ge?” Lie Lanyang lowered his head and saw the young man’s fluffy hair and a pair of big bright eyes, looking very handsome.

“Hello, sir.” Bo Ge finally reacted, obediently stood up, and found that even when he stood up, he could only reach Lie Lanyang’s chest, with some distance to his shoulders.

In the moment the young man stood up, Lie Lanyang smelled a familiar scent, this level of richness, they must have had close contact at least once.

“Please, have a seat.” Lie Lanyang sat across from the young man, casually ordered two glasses of water with his light brain, and asked, “How old are you this year?”

“Eighteen.” Bo Ge was as obedient as a thin quail, holding the cup in both hands and taking small sips.

“This should be your first match, right?” Lie lanyang lifted his glass and took a big gulp.

“Yes.” Bo Ge nodded.

“Feeling a bit panicked matching with him for the first time?” Lie Lanyang looked at the young man’s soft appearance and subconsciously softened his voice.

“Not really.” Bo Ge was a little puzzled. Why should he panic? Beastmen don’t eat people.

Looking at the young man’s fearless appearance, Lie Lanyang touched his light brain, and virtual panels flew up around the table, quickly piecing together to isolate the two from the outside world.

Is it starting now? Bo Ge sat up straight, holding his breath, looking at Lie Lanyang.

Is it 10,000 or 100,000? Seeing his extravagant purchase of water, will it start from a million?

“Actually, before today, I didn’t know about Beishuang’s successful match,” Lie Lanyang’s gaze carried some helplessness, “He and I are not very close, no matter what troubles and dangers he encounters, he never tells me, he solves them on his own.”

Gugu automatically nodded, imagining himself getting into trouble and danger.

“Until this morning, when I heard him suddenly request leave, I realized that something very important had happened,” Lie Lanyang looked earnestly at Gugu, “Since he started working, he has never voluntarily asked for leave because, apart from work, there’s nothing and no one that can distract him.”

“I had a hunch that it might be related to him being matched with someone, so I asked a friend at the Interstellar Guinness about it and found out that they hadn’t made any new medals or certificates for Beishuang. So I did a little investigation and found out that a human had received a matching notification outside the designated time, which led me to you.”

Found me, and then what? Gugu looked sincerely at Lie Lanyang, waiting for his next move.

“I am not a responsible father, Beishuang is the only child I have to feel ashamed of. But I still want to give you something, hoping it will help you understand him better,” Lie Lanyang raised his hand and sent a file to Gugu using his own light brain.

Looking at the file received in the light brain, Bo Ge pondered for a moment and then looked up seriously, “So, you’re not here to break up my relationship with your son?”

“Why would I want to break you up?” Lie Lanyang was puzzled.

“Beishuang has been matched 137 times, waited for eighteen years just to find you. As a father, I couldn’t be happier. Why would I want to break you up?”

“But…” Gugu scratched his nose and turned away, “He seems very successful, and he also prefers free love rather than matchmaking.”

“That’s because he has never been matched with anyone before,” Lie Lanyang said seriously, “He can’t even get a match, do you think he can find someone he likes through free love?”

Gugu looked confused. This plot wasn’t quite what he had expected.

“Did he say anything to you?” Lie Lanyang frowned, feeling a sense of foreboding.

At this point, there was nothing left for Bogu to hide.

“Uncle, he and I have agreed to dissolve the assignment in three months.”

“What!” Lie Lanyang was stunned, unable to react for a moment.

“I’m sorry,” Bogu didn’t know how to comfort this saddened old father. “Actually, the matchmaking system is about to be canceled soon. Maybe your son already has someone in his heart, and when free love is allowed, he can bring his fiancée home.”

Lie Lanyang looked at the young man, opened his mouth, and finally said, “Thank you.”

Seeing Lie Lanyang sitting there in a daze, not saying a word, Bogu finished the last sip of water in his cup and smiled, “Well, uncle, I’ll take my leave now.”

“Wait.” Suddenly remembering something, Lie Lanyang hastily gave Bogu an ID number. “This is my grandson, twenty-one years old, and he hasn’t been matched with anyone yet. You two can get to know each other.”

“Thank you, Uncle,” Bogu politely accepted the ID number.

“And this one, also twenty-one this year, born in the same litter as the previous one, three minutes later than the eldest,” Lie Lanyang continued, handing over several ID numbers.

“Alright.”

“And this one is the grandson of my comrade-in-arms, a Leo, twenty-six years old, managing thousands of interstellar chain hotels inherited from his father’s business. He has always wanted a human companion.”

“A big lion?” Gugu’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.

“And this…” Lie Lanyang hadn’t finished speaking when a golden ball jumped out of the young man’s pocket, angrily bouncing on the table, making a “clang clang” sound.

Lie Lanyang choked, looking up at the young man.

“I’m sorry.” Bogu grabbed the struggling golden ball and stuffed it back into his pocket.

The scepter was actually in the hands of this young man. Lie Lanyang raised his eyebrows, realizing something.

“I still suggest you go back and take a look at the document I sent you,” Lie Lanyang closed the light brain, hesitated for a while, and ultimately remained silent.

“Goodbye, Uncle.” Bogu waved politely to Lie Lanyang and turned to leave the Cat Rest Water Store.

Although he didn’t get the breakup fee he imagined, drinking a 750-credit-point water and getting so many lion and leopard IDs, Gugu felt it was worth it.

Back home with a satisfied smile, Gugu looked at the sleeping big cat. The swelling on its face had improved a lot, returning to its previous seven-tenths of handsome. Seeing the big cat still wearing his black cloak, Gugu suddenly remembered the humanoid robot dressed as a maid in the water store.

If robots have clothes, how could he not buy clothes for the big cat? Even if he’s poor, he can’t neglect his child!

After scanning the big cat’s measurements, Gugu happily placed an order for a set of black and white lace maid outfit online. While waiting for the delivery, he also browsed through some customer reviews. Although they were all beautiful, none were as cute as Gugu’s own son!

After looking at the customer reviews for a while, a message suddenly popped up.

\[Would you like to join the “Abel Star Pet Exchange Group” and share more joy?]

Without hesitation, Gugu clicked “Join” and immediately sent a photo of the big cat sleeping soundly from his group membership qualification.

With a “ding,” the maid outfit for the big cat arrived. Bogu took out the big dress and matching lace hat, first putting them into the automatic cleaning machine for a wash before starting to dress the big cat.

The design of the hat was very cat-like, with two holes on top for the ears to poke out. After arranging the bow on the big cat’s back, Bogu couldn’t help but take one photo after another. It was just too cute!

At dinner time, the big cat woke up groggily and came to the living room. He saw the teenager sitting at the dining table, swinging his legs, seemingly chatting with someone and looking very happy.

The golden sphere cautiously flew out of the teenager’s pocket and quickly flew to the black leopard’s face, looking nervous, “Master, something bad happened!”

Seeing the time, the black leopard also knew that he had missed the meeting between Gugu and Lie Lan yang. The golden sphere led the black leopard into the room, removed two golden pieces from its body, and stuffed them into the big cat’s ears, then immediately started playing today’s discussion content.

“Thank goodness I intervened in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable,” the scepter said with lingering fear. “Someone actually executed ‘keep the best for oneself’ so perfectly!”

The black leopard remained silent, gave a slight shake, and the two golden components in its ears flew back to the scepter’s body.

Hmm? The black leopard suddenly felt something was wrong. He lowered his head to look and realized that he was wearing a black and white maid outfit!

“Master, do you think the young master might already be chatting with that lion?” the scepter worriedly asked. “We need to catch the young master’s attention and prevent them from talking.”

The big cat was about to tear off the maid outfit with his claws when suddenly there was movement in the room. In the dim light of the room, his golden leopard eyes were dim and unclear.

Amidst the lively conversation in the pet exchange group, Gugu followed someone who also had a leopard at home to learn how to make cat food. Just as he was about to put the ingredients into the steamer, he suddenly heard some noise in the room.

“Is Mimi awake?” Bogu closed the light brain and walked into the room. The lights automatically turned on in front of him, revealing a large leopard sitting on the bed in a maid outfit, its tail sweeping back and forth on the bed, alluring.

“Do you like the new clothes that Baba bought for you?” Gugu was completely captivated by the adorable sight before him. The white lace maid hat partially covered the big cat’s golden eyes, while the butterfly bows on the sides of the hat added a touch of charm to the big cat. The lace collar at the front and the white apron on the back exuded a professional aura.

An exquisite little male maid!

Gugu couldn’t contain himself any longer. He pounced on the big cat and hugged its neck tightly, indulging in a frenzy of affection. The big cat was toppled onto the bed, remaining still and allowing the teenager to be unrestrained.

“Coffee, tea, or me?” The teenager’s face was filled with contentment and happiness. “Baba only wants you!”

In contrast to the teenager’s excitement, the big cat calmly gazed at the ceiling. Just as the teenager was about to roll off from atop the big cat, the big cat’s paw stopped him.

“There’s also the bunny suit, nurse uniform, sailor suit, suspender dress, plaid suit, and more! When Baba has enough credit points, I won’t let you miss out on anything!”

The big cat’s whiskers twitched slightly, and it slowly closed its eyes.

After having their fill of affection on the big cat, Gugu, with tousled hair, led the big cat to the dining room.

As Gugu looked at the boxed meal in front of him, he was about to find a video to accompany his meal when he suddenly remembered the file sent to him by Lie Lanyang.

Opening the file, he found a projection inside. Gugu opened the projection and started watching while eating.

The projection seemed to be a compilation of various clips. The first scene showed a tiny black leopard cub, wet and helpless, in the arms of a man.

The projection continued, showing the little black leopard gradually growing up. Among a group of playing leopard cubs, the black cub stood aside, its wet eyes fixed on the playful cubs as they bit and wrestled with each other. Whenever the little black leopard tried to join in their play, it would be growled at and driven away by the larger cubs.

The first time the little black leopard transformed into a human form, he became a cute little baby with golden eyes and black hair. The baby quickly learned to crawl, stand, and when he fell, he would pick himself up. If he bumped his head, he would sit quietly for a while with teary eyes, neither crying nor fussing, reaching the epitome of cuteness.

From the first time the little boy learned to run, to his first day of school, his first entry into Wanxiang, and his first perfect score, the projection documented it all. As the boy grew older, he became increasingly withdrawn. His black, tousled hair covered his golden eyes, and although his youthful face was handsome, it had a cold and stern demeanor, as if he wanted to keep his distance from everything.

The big cat sat quietly in the smart chair, silently observing.

After the boy’s solitary coming-of-age ceremony, he immediately entered military school. The projection then showed a segment of the black leopard’s first heat, watching him bouncing around in the library, even pulling off the professor’s clothes, sitting arrogantly in a book nook. Gugu couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

One moment he was a king, the next moment his old man showed up.

The combat scenes were skipped, followed by the magnificent middle-aged black leopard carrying the unconscious young leopard out, which made Boge realize there was something strangely familiar about it when he looked at the projection and then at his own big cat wearing a maid outfit.

After this brief interlude, the boy’s journey of incredible achievements unfolded. He entered the military with the highest scores, fought against the Zerg, and in the continuous wars, the boy became increasingly mature and steady, his military rank rising with each achievement. Although Gugu couldn’t understand the significance of these commendations, he could sense a central idea: the boy had become a warrior that amazed everyone.

Boge took a bite of food and looked up to see a grand inauguration ceremony, with a magnificent scene and countless people celebrating him.

The golden title read…

The 37th Chief Inauguration Ceremony of the Interstellar Alliance?!

“Chief?”

Gugu almost spat out his food.

The big cat looked somewhat nervous as he glanced at the teenager and then at himself in the projection. He seemed too serious.

“Oh my god!” Gugu hastily opened his light brain, searching for the book “Marriage and Freedom”. After carefully examining it, he discovered in one corner of the book cover, it was labeled “Authored by Lie Beishuang”.

Gugu raised his head, his pupils trembling. What rotten luck he had, to be matched in marriage with the Chief of the Alliance!

No wonder during the video call, the other party had such a cold and expressionless face, and Gugu even said, “Can you stop being so overbearing!”

Stop being overbearing? Forget it! The other person could crush Gugu with just one finger!

After a minute of panic, Gugu remembered again that he had already agreed to end the relationship with him in three months. His wildly beating heart calmed down a bit.

“Thank goodness,” Gugu said, hand on his chest, relieved. “Thank goodness for agreeing to end the relationship.”

The big cat watched the teenager quietly. Thank goodness?

Did he really… not like me that much?

The so-called prestigious status didn’t earn any extra points here; instead, it seemed to make the teenager even more resistant.

“Xiao Du!” Gugu suddenly remembered something and called over the household robot hiding on the side.

“Yes, Young Master, do you need my assistance?” Xiao Du smiled, his gaze shifting to the big cat sitting there dejectedly.

“I remember you mentioned that the Chief earns about 20 credits for every gaming pod sold. Can you roughly calculate how many credits he has?” Gugu suddenly became alert.

Xiao Du glanced at the concerned individual without a change in expression. “According to the current data analysis, the Chief has earned nearly 168 billion credits from the sale of gaming pods alone.”

Gugu’s eyes widened. Over 160 billion credits?!

“If he hadn’t launched the home version of the gaming pod, the Chief’s income could have increased several times over,” Xiao Du stated somewhat enviously.

“You mentioned earlier that he earns credits solely from selling gaming pods. Does he have other sources of income?” Gugu’s heart pounded.

“There have been discussions on the Star Network about this. The Chief’s income generally comes from three sources.”

“Firstly, there’s the Chief’s salary, which amounts to an annual income of 300,000 credits. Typically, the Chief would donate these credits to benefit the infrastructure development of remote planets.”

“Secondly, the Chief is known to own seven planets under his name, which are his private property. These planets can be utilized for resource extraction and developing distinctive industries.”

“Lastly, there’s the profit sharing from the gaming pods.”

Gugu expressed shock on the spot. While others might have mines, he had planets. The rich truly were terrifying.

After pondering for a while, Boge asked Xiao Du seriously, “Did I miss out on several billion credits?”

Xiao Du glanced at the big cat and tried to force a smile. “Xiao Du doesn’t know the answer to that question.”

After a few minutes of questioning life choices, Boge shrugged and could only console himself, “There’s no way. He prefers free love, and we’re destined not to be together. But if the marriage system matched me with him, does that mean I’m also impressive and capable of making big money?”

The big cat and Xiao Du looked at the teenager simultaneously, not knowing how to respond.

Gugu couldn’t help but search Lie Beishuang again, looking at the numerous honors and the endless glorious achievements summarized on one page, and once again sighed.

“After all this, I’ll be able to boast to my children and grandchildren in the future. Your daddy was once matched with the Chief! That’s quite something, isn’t it?”

Boge reached out to touch the handsome profile of Lie Beishuang in the projection.

“I must admit, he’s quite handsome.”

“Can you believe there’s actually a man in this world who’s handsome, wealthy, capable, and still single?”

“I’ve made up my mind.” Gugu looked at the list of glorious achievements and straightened his chest. “You’ll be my idol from now on. I’ll learn from you and become a man as amazing as you.”

An idol?

The big cat looked at the teenager, and a glimmer of light sparkled in his eyes.

“But I’ll pass on being your spouse.” Gugu said seriously, scrolling through various speculations on why the Chief had been single for eighteen years on the StellarNet. “Although it says here that you have anger issues, a bad personality, perfectionism, bad habits, high demands, and stubbornness… I choose to believe that you’re single because you’re waiting for free love.”

The light in the big cat’s eyes dimmed again.

Turning off the neural interface, Boge turned back to continue eating. The big cat lowered his head, licking his paw listlessly, having only eaten one out of the three meals in front of him.

Both have golden eyes, and both are black leopards. Gugu stared at the big cat in front of him, trying to guess the reason for Mimi’s despondency.

Sensing the intense gaze of the teenager, the black leopard glanced at his maid outfit and then turned his head downcastly to look in another direction.

“My exceptional little butler.” Gugu went over and hugged the black leopard tightly around the neck, making the black leopard look directly at him. “Although you two look alike, don’t feel inferior. If you were a beastman, you’d definitely be amazing too. Boge loves you the most.”

After saying this, Boge kissed the black leopard’s forehead several times and rubbed his cheek against the black leopard’s face. “In Boge’s eyes, you’re the best. No other leopards can compare to you.”

The big cat’s expression was complex as he leaped off the smart chair and headed into the room, leaving Gugu with a desolate figure.

Boge frowned tightly, then his gaze fell on the meal box in front of him.

The big leopard lay on the bed, and the golden ball flew over cautiously, landing in front of the black leopard.

“Master, would you like me to delete all those comments on StellarNet?”

The black leopard remained silent, not uttering a word.

“The young master still really likes you,” the scepter said as he circled around the black leopard. “The reason why he thinks you two wouldn’t make good partners is because he hasn’t truly gotten to know your personality and character. If he really communicated with you, he might realize that everything said on the Star Network is baseless, and you’re actually very suitable for him.

After all, you have a compatibility rating of up to 99.9%!”

The big cat twitched his tail and closed his eyes, seemingly pondering something.

Two or three hours later, the teenager sneakily entered the big cat’s room and carefully stuck small items onto the big cat one by one.

When the lights came on, the big cat looked down and found small round badges cut out of a food box stuck to his chest. On each badge was written “The Most Handsome Leopard in the Alliance”, “The First Chief Leopard of the Interstellar Alliance”, “The Handsomest in the Master’s Heart”, “Golden Ball Award for Best Purring Sound”, “Good-Tempered Leopard Award”, and more than a dozen other awards.

Beside the badges were red ribbons, neatly arranged.

The big cat looked down at the small awards on his chest, and the golden ball played award-winning music in accompaniment.

To the grandiose music, Boge held a teaser stick in one hand and placed the other hand across his chest, projecting a speech from his smart brain.

“Respected meows, woofs, and beloved masters, hello.”

The golden ball broadcasted applause, clap, clap, clap.

“On this special day, we are gathered here to hold a grand awards ceremony for Mimi,” Boge read carefully, trying to pronounce each word correctly.

“As you sow, so shall you reap. Mimi’s outstanding performance in her daily life has earned her the honor today. Now, I, Gugu, will present awards to Mimi.”

Boge picked up one of the original badges, kissed it, and stuck it on the big cat’s forehead. “First is the Alliance’s Most Handsome Leopard Award. As the name suggests, this award is given to the handsomest leopard here, and that’s none other than Mimi!

Reason for winning: Mimi has a well-toned physique, with beautifully defined muscle lines. His black fur is growing in beautifully, and his golden eyes are like sunshine, following Gugu wherever he goes.”

“Let’s give Mimi a round of applause and say, ‘You’ve worked hard to look so handsome.'”

The golden ball cheered along loudly, “Master, you’ve worked hard to look so handsome!”

The big cat sat up straight, his round ears perked up, and his golden eyes held a faint smile, shining brightly.

Gugu kissed each badge one by one and stuck them on the big cat’s forehead.

“Finally, presenting the prize for Mimi!”

Xiaodu walked in carrying a tray and placed it in front of the big cat.

“The prize is a serving of cat food handmade by Gugu himself!”

Xiaodu lifted the lid of the tray, revealing the steaming cat food in front of the big cat.

“This is cat food made from various fresh meats, all lean meat, mixed with big cat supplements. After being washed and steamed by Boge, it’s an excellent delicacy for cats!” Gugu said confidently. “Now, it’s awarded to Mimi.”

The big cat looked down at the cat food specially made by the teenager. Although it didn’t have much taste, he still ate it all.

“Alright, the award ceremony is over. Xiadu, please go wash the dishes, and the golden ball, continue your lockdown. Mimi, take your medication.” Gugu took out a medication nebulizer and let the big cat inhale the second dose of medicine.

Before the big cat went to sleep, Gugu helped him out of the maid outfit and stuck all the badges on his forehead onto the headboard.

“Now you’re also an award-winning Mimi with over a dozen awards.” Boge hugged one of the big cat’s paws. “You don’t need to envy him anymore. You have one more thing than him: a Boge who loves you.”

The big cat looked at the teenager gently and slowly closed his eyes under the influence of the medication.

After comforting the big cat, Gugu sighed in relief, tucked him in, and then turned to the side of the gaming cabin with a serious expression.

He was about to reach level ten, and the deadline for the agreement with the Singing and Drinking of Liberation was approaching.

At that time, Singing and Drinking of Liberation had set a bet in front of so many players. If he won, he would have to have a serious talk with his parents. If he lost, he would obey Gugu’s orders.

Although the disciplinary team had already confirmed that he didn’t cheat, these people might not believe it. It’s better to have a straightforward PK match and let the result speak for itself.

With some time left, Boge lay down in the gaming pod, ready to draw a welfare from the fountain.

Last time, this fountain gave him a stick that he didn’t know what to do with and had no attribute bonuses. This time, it better give him something decent, right? Gugu silently prayed to his consciousness, raised his hand, and tossed the gold coins into the fountain.

A dazzling light flashed by, and Gugu’s hands suddenly felt heavy, almost making him kneel down.

A giant egg appeared in Gugu’s hands, emitting a smell of sulfide, with a very rough surface covered in dirt, resembling a large pinecone egg that had rolled through lime and straw ash.

【Congratulations, player, you have drawn an “Unhatched Pet Egg.”】

A pet egg? Boge tapped the eggshell in confusion. With this size, could it be a dinosaur egg?

Boge opened the small question mark behind the pet egg, and the detailed information appeared.

【Unhatched Pet Egg

Level: ???

Maternal Side: ???

Paternal Side: ???

Vitality: 3/100

Intimacy: 0

Hatching Countdown: (Hatching is possible when vitality reaches 50 or above)】

A series of question marks and 3 points of vitality made Boge feel speechless.

Why give him a pet egg that’s almost dying?

Is it okay to give players a rotten egg?

Can he report this?

Boge helplessly stored the pet egg in the system backpack. The huge pet egg suddenly occupied 80% of the backpack, squeezing out a few scrolls.

Gugu had been wanting to complain about this system backpack for a long time. He originally thought it was like the grid backpack he used to have in games, where each grid could store 999 of the same item.

But to his surprise, this backpack turned out to calculate volume, and it also gave players a certain weight. For example, Gugu, who was carrying the large egg, felt like he was carrying a lead block, heavier than the full backpack of books he used to carry in high school.

Trying to make space in the backpack, Boge attempted to squeeze the scrolls in but found it already packed. While organizing the backpack, Gugu discovered a gift box.

This gift box seemed to be a special reward obtained after defeating the Gnash Thorn Boss, as he summoned the Boss and delivered the final blow, receiving a special reward.

Gugu checked online and found that someone had once received such a gift box under extremely rare circumstances. The box contained an S-grade precious item, and they had fought an A-grade Boss.

So what could this SSS-grade Boss’s gift box contain?

Gugu eagerly opened the gift box, and the intense green light caught him off guard.

【Congratulations, player, you have obtained the SSS-grade skill book [Kiss of Isis]. Do you choose to learn?】

A skill book! Gugu’s eyes widened; it was SSS-grade!

Boge quickly checked the attributes of the skill book.

[Kiss of Isis]

Level: SSS

Required Learning Level: Level 10

Skill Cooldown: 10 seconds

Skill Effect: When used on the deceased, consumes 30% of the user’s health to fully revive the deceased; When used on the living, the user can transform into a kite, increasing movement speed by 200%, and any magical attacks against the user are ineffective. When not transforming into a kite, the user can fully control the living for 5 seconds (control time increases with magical attacks).

Boge recalled carefully, vaguely remembering that Isis was a deity in ancient Egypt, controlling life and magic, as well as marriage and childbirth.

The skill effect seemed to be related to the myths of Isis, whether it’s resurrection or transforming into a kite, or controlling others, it completely derives from ancient Egyptian mythology.

At first glance, this skill seems non-damaging, but completely controlling the living for five seconds, the word “completely” should mean being able to control the living to attack themselves.

In any case, this skill has control, displacement, damage, and additional attributes, it’s simply perfect to the point of perfection, truly deserving of its SSS-grade status.

Gugu smiled so widely that his ears almost touched, then suddenly heard a prompt.

【Unhatched Pet Egg vitality -1.】

The vitality disappeared so quickly?!

Boge immediately opened the light brain and searched on the Wanxiang Forum how to increase the vitality of the pet egg. To Boge’s surprise, increasing vitality required interaction, such as touching the eggshell or singing lullabies to the egg.

Finding a soft grassy area, Boge lay down on the grass, gently stroking the egg. Not knowing how long he had been stroking, Boge heard a sound in a daze:【Player experience 50, Unhatched Pet Egg vitality 1, Intimacy 1.】

This reminder woke Gugu up, and looking at the light brain, he realized he had been stroking the egg for an hour, only to increase a little bit of vitality and intimacy. But the pet egg’s vitality was depleting much faster than this, and if he logged off to sleep, wouldn’t the egg truly become a bad egg?

He couldn’t hold it 24 hours a day either.

After a moment of thought, Gugu decided to try another method, starting with cleaning the egg. Boge took the egg to a hot spring, without any cloth, he had to take off his own sweater. After soaking it in the hot spring water, he carefully wiped the eggshell.

Black streaks of dirt flowed down from the eggshell, seeping into the ground. Gugu had only wiped one-fifth of it when he heard:【Player experience 100, Unhatched Pet Egg vitality 3, Intimacy 3.】

Cleaning the pet egg could actually increase its vitality!

Gugu’s eyes lit up, and he diligently continued scrubbing the eggshell. The white sweater turned gray, wiping away a layer of dirt from the eggshell, Gugu discovered that the base color of the egg was white. It was covered with doodles of stars, moons, grass, houses, and various strange and unskilled graffiti, as if someone had used the eggshell as a canvas.

It took nearly half an hour, but Gugu finally managed to clean the egg. Although the doodles couldn’t be wiped off, they didn’t affect the vitality of the eggshell, so Gugu could only let them be.

Placing the egg beside him, Boge spread his sweater by the hot spring. This sweater had sheep on it, which Boge quite liked.

Squatting by the hot spring, Boge glanced at the data. The pet egg’s vitality had reached 18, and its intimacy was at 16, much better than just holding it.

“Kid?”

Suddenly, a voice came from the other side of the hot spring. Boge looked up to see several men in tight-fitting mech suits emerging from the bushes nearby, with bloodstains on their bodies.

Their suits were all dark blue and came with matching helmets. Boge speculated that these men were part of a team, judging by their equipment, and they seemed to be of a high level.

“What are you doing here, you little brat?” One man strode over to Boge, sounding quite displeased.

“I’m washing eggs,” Boge said, looking confused. “This is the survival mode area, it’s public, isn’t it?”

“Washing eggs?” The man who rushed over was momentarily stunned, looking at the boy’s dirty face and the wet sweater in his hands. Then he glanced at the egg, which was even bigger than the boy. He didn’t know what to say for a moment.

“What kind of egg is this, and why is it so big?” Another man walked over, took off his helmet, revealing a slightly sinister yet handsome face, with sweat-soaked hair sticking to his cheeks and bright red lips. “We’re hungry, and a hot spring egg would be perfect.”

“This is my pet egg.” Boge instinctively hugged the egg tighter, watching the men in front of him warily.

“Kid, who’s trying to steal your egg?” The first man who arrived chuckled, and his helmet disappeared instantly, revealing a bold gaze and a head of flamboyant red short hair, causing Boge to sneak a few more glances.

Interstellar Kill Matt!

Fortunately, this man’s facial features are not bad, not enough to be an eyesore.

The man who proposed making hot spring eggs suddenly seemed to smell something, couldn’t help but approach Boge and sniffed carefully a few times.

“Did I smell wrong?” The man rubbed his nose, “Why do I smell human scent?”

Kill Matt also leaned down and sniffed a few times, suddenly his eyes lit up, “Really, the smell of humans!”

Boge instinctively covered his chest with his sweater, the look in these people’s eyes felt like they wanted to eat children.

“Kid, no way, you’re human?” Kill Matt was extremely curious, took a few steps forward, approaching Boge, “Brothers, come see, it’s a human!”

Hearing that it was a human, a bunch of people hurried over, surrounding Boge in the middle. For some reason, Boge thought of a scene from a previous life, a crowd of people watching an adorable little kitten, was this the same feeling now?

“Spread out, don’t scare the human.” Kill Matt pushed away a few people to get closer.

The onlookers all took off their helmets, and Boge was surprised to find that these men’s appearances were surprisingly similar.

“We are meerkats, also known as fox meerkats. We are all brothers. Have you heard of us?” the man asked curiously.

How could he not know?

Meerkats are often seen in the animal world, standing up straight in an open desert to keep watch for their companions.

They eat terrible things like lizards, scorpions, snakes, spiders, and sometimes even fight with cobras, and usually win!

The desert’s tyrant, strangely cute, with a pointed nose, big eyes, black eye circles, and droopy ears, often presenting a “sit in a row, eat fruit” appearance.

“I know.” Boge tried to escape from the crowd’s circle. Every step he took, the circle moved with him, and everyone’s gaze was so focused on Boge that he felt goosebumps.

“You guys, why aren’t you resting so late?” Boge tried to divert everyone’s attention.

“We’re completing a team mission.” One man spoke, and another continued, “The mission is done. The captain went to report, and we came here to warm up.”

“I just washed the egg, is it okay?” Boge took a cautious step to the side.

The men glanced at each other quickly, then smiled at Boge. “Can you give us a bath?”

Gugu never expected that, after the difficult process of washing the egg, he would have to give a group of meerkats a bath.

Watching the meerkats transform into their animal forms, soaking in the hot spring with washcloths on their heads, Gugu reluctantly took a grooming brush and brushed each one.

“Human, why don’t you bathe us? We’ve seen many human projections, and they can bathe their friends!” A meerkat with a tuft of red fur on its head tilted its head and asked Boge.

Gugu thought they must have seen people from the northern regions.

“Bathing will make your fur fall out.” Boge showed his clean white arms. “Humans have less fur, so they can bathe.”

Dozens of meerkats turned their heads to look at Boge in unison, and one of their washcloths even fell off.

“I don’t care, we want a bath.”

Faced with a dozen tyrants, Boge reluctantly grabbed a washcloth and bathed each meerkat one by one, front and back. Tufts of fur floated in the hot spring, innocent yet tragic.

“After bathing, we’ll be friends, right?” The meerkat with disheveled red fur asked Boge, under the gaze of a dozen meerkats. Gugu nodded heavily.

“I’m Eleven, and these are my brothers, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, all the way to Two.” The meerkat wiped its face and shook off the shedding fur from its hands.

“Hello.” Boge felt that the names were too casual.

“The people in our team are all our brothers. If you want to join, it’s no problem. If you need to fight, you can call us anytime.” The meerkat tilted its head in a pretended heroic manner. “What we’re best at is fighting in groups.”

“Thank you.” Boge didn’t forget to occasionally touch the pet egg. After cleaning, the pet egg’s vitality seemed to drop less severely, which reassured Boge.

The meerkats were happy, starting to sing loudly, one after another, gathering together to groom each other, full of joy.

Boge carefully placed the egg and secretly logged out. As he rose from the gaming pod, he saw that it was already two in the morning.

Feeling tired, Boge returned to the bedroom, yawned, and fell asleep while holding the large cat’s paw. When he opened his eyes again, it was already bright daylight.

Gugu, still feeling sleepy and wanting to snooze a bit longer, rolled over and, with half-closed eyes, saw an extremely handsome man sleeping next to him.

The man’s prominent nose cast a small shadow under the sunlight, his cool-toned skin revealing a hint of transparency, his thin lips slightly pursed, exuding a dignified and elegant aura even while asleep, radiating a captivating charm.

After closing his eyes for three seconds, Gugu suddenly opened them wide.

A man?!