ARIWLBBC Chapter 31

BoGe’s intuition told him that knowing too much was dangerous.

In the TV dramas he watched in his past life, countless characters met their end because “you know too much.” But BoGe’s curiosity was always strong, especially when a story was only halfway told. Not knowing the other half might drive BoGe crazy.

“I will definitely keep your secret.” BoGe solemnly swore.

The big cat looked at him with tender reassurance and continued to speak to the youth.

“After Laplace obtained the fertilized eggs, her original plan was to cultivate genetically modified humans. However, she discovered that out of the three fertilized eggs the Alliance gave her, one of them did not undergo acrosome reaction after the sperm contacted the egg’s radiating crown. Therefore, this is a healthy human egg that was not fertilized.”

Although he didn’t understand the professional terms, BoGe summarized it in his holopad.

\[Laplace, obtained one healthy human egg from the Ark 1.\]

“She had a new idea. She targeted Lie lanyang, who had won the title of ‘Beastmen King’ for three consecutive terms at the time, and obtained his sperm through illegal means.”

Surprised, BoGe couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows. By this point, BoGe could already tell that Lie Beishuang was the product of the combination of that human egg and Lie lanyang’s sperm.

“After that, I was born.” The big cat finished speaking, and for some reason, felt relieved.

Perhaps keeping the secret for too long would become a stone weighing on one’s heart. Once it was spoken out, the weight of the stone would feel lighter.

Thinking about the strange father-son relationship between Lie Lanyang and Lie Beishuang, BoGe had a sudden realization.

“I am an experimental product, a bastard.” The big cat’s fluffy leopard ears drooped slightly, “Will you despise me?”

“How could I?” BoGe shook his head, “No one can control their birth. It’s not your fault.”

“Thank you.” The big cat wagged its tail.

“I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the name ‘Laplace’ sounds familiar.” The big cat jumped onto the bed and lay in front of BoGe.

“In fact, it refers to the ‘Laplace’s Demon,’ an ancient scientific hypothesis. It knows the exact position and momentum of every atom in the universe, and can analyze this data to predict the past and future based on natural laws or formulas.”

BoGe quickly took notes with his head down, and the big cat lifted its paw, gently stroking BoGe’s hand with its paw pad.

“There is much controversy about this scientific hypothesis. That woman, she is a loyal follower of Laplace’s Demon. She believes that as long as she obtains enough information, she can predict the future.”

Just like the previous game of “Cat’s Paw Never Touches the Ground,” BoGe pressed the big cat’s paw with his hand and asked curiously, “Has she been successful in her predictions?”

“So far, she has made over three thousand predictions, large and small, and has only failed once.” The big cat looked at BoGe sideways, its other leopard paw placed on BoGe’s hand, continuing to play the stacking game.

“Which time?” BoGe pressed down the leopard paw with his other hand.

“She predicted my entire life, saying that I would die alone.” The big cat lifted its hind paw, placing it on BoGe’s hand, “But she did not predict your existence.”

“Am I quite something then?” BoGe proudly lifted one of his legs, pressing it against the big cat’s hind paw.

Last time on the dining table, he couldn’t reach high enough, but this time on the bed, he was sure to win!

The big cat continued to lift its other hind paw, pressing it against BoGe’s foot, its eyes gentle, “Yes, you are beyond prediction.”

“You lose.” BoGe lifted his last leg, pressing it against the big cat’s last hind paw. Since BoGe had started by reversing the position of their paws, he won.

The big cat shook its tail leisurely in front of BoGe, “Because you are beyond prediction, she is scheming to find you. She is very likely to use you for experiments or even threaten your life.”

With that said, the big cat steadied its tail on BoGe’s leg.

BoGe understood. This woman was a scientific eccentric, disregarding ethical and moral boundaries, and had no sense of responsibility.

“Wouldn’t her actions violate Alliance laws?” BoGe, though legally blind, could clearly see that what Laplace was doing would definitely violate the law.

“If you want to sue her, you’ll have to make the whole thing public.”

“Ah.” BoGe awkwardly withdrew his hand and leg, “I didn’t think it through.”

“Because of her extraordinary predictive ability, she has many followers.” The big cat wagged its tail, its fluffy black tail brushing across BoGe’s chin, “Even in the Council, she has influence.”

Rubbing his itchy chin with the back of his hand, BoGe thought seriously. If in his past life, he had encountered someone who could accurately predict the future, he would definitely follow her and ask for the winning lottery numbers.

The fluffy big tail lightly brushed against Gugu’s cheek, making BoGe itchy. He reached out to grab the restless leopard tail.

To Gugu’s surprise, the big cat’s tail didn’t dodge and allowed him to grab it tightly.

“Can I redeem my tail?” The big cat approached the youth, rubbing its head against Gugu’s chest and shoulder, controlling the force just right, dropping quite a few black leopard hairs onto Gugu’s clothes.

As a cat owner with theoretical knowledge, “What to do when a cat rubs against you?” was an easy question for Gugu.

Firstly, one should not avoid it; avoiding it would make the cat think you don’t like it.

The correct approach should be, when the cat rubs against you, extend your hand and stroke the cute little head of the cat, using physical contact to tell it: “Two-legged creatures like you too.”

BoGe lowered his head to look at the huge leopard head, lifted one hand, and rubbed the big cat’s head. The big cat closed its eyes comfortably, emitting a familiar purring sound.

“What do you want to use to redeem your tail?” BoGe held onto the big cat’s tail with one hand.

“I will give you a massage.” The big cat raised its head, blinked, and looked serious.

A massage?

Gugu’s eyes lit up little by little.

Who wouldn’t want to have a cat massage!

Imagine the fluffy little paws stepping on your body one by one, the intimate contact with the pink paw pads, the obedient kitty softly meowing while giving its owner a kneading massage, it’s simply heavenly.

With eager anticipation, BoGe looked down at the big cat’s huge paw.

“Be gentle, okay?” When Gugu laid flat, he was still a bit worried. Shouldn’t be a problem with such a large paw, right?

“I’ll control the pressure.” The big cat spread its two hind legs, standing on either side of Gugu’s legs, flexing its front paws a few times as if warming up.

“Let’s begin.” The big cat placed its two front paws gently on BoGe’s shoulder blades, lightly kneading.

The big cat’s massage pressure was just right. Its two large paws had an advantage in area compared to the cute paw pads of a small kitty. The two paws could cover the entire shoulder blades, whereas if it were a small kitty, it might get tired just meowing.

The movements on his back were very gentle, and BoGe felt drowsy from the massage. The big cat worked tirelessly, kneading all the way down, even giving a thorough massage to his calves.

When BoGe opened his eyes again, it was already early morning the next day. He didn’t know when he had turned over, and he was still covered with a blanket.

“Young master, you’re awake.” Scepter flew over quickly. “For breakfast this morning, we have milk, grilled cheese sandwiches with grilled meat, fried eggs, and a fresh fruit and vegetable salad.”

BoGe swallowed his saliva and quickly got out of bed to freshen up. He arrived at the dining room to see the big cat wearing an apron, pouring milk for himself.

BoGe hurried over and sat in his usual seat, looking at the meticulously prepared breakfast in front of him, the aroma was enticing.

“Thank you, Mimi.” BoGe happily raised his head, noticing that the apron the big cat was wearing looked familiar.

“It was no trouble.” The big cat took off the apron and handed it to the nearby forlorn Little Ferry. Sitting opposite BoGe, it elegantly extended a paw. “Gugu, give it a try.”

“Did you make this?” BoGe was a little surprised as he picked up a piece of fruit from the salad and found it was heart-shaped!

“Because the military academy cafeteria was too expensive, I minored in wilderness survival and learned cooking.” The big cat used its paw to pick up a piece of meat, its big tail swaying.

Recalling what Mr. Whiteman had said, that Orc cubs would be kicked out of the house when they turned eighteen, BoGe nodded in understanding.

“Tell me about your time at the military academy.” BoGe ate his meal, looking at the big cat with curiosity.

In his past life, he was just one step away from his dream university with his beloved, spending countless days and nights, especially during his senior year when he studied tirelessly, sleeping only four hours a day. He worked hard and finally got admitted, but ended up failing during the happy summer vacation.

BoGe had a dream of attending university, but now he could only listen to others talk about it.

As the big cat recounted its time at the military academy while eating breakfast, BoGe listened carefully and realized that Mimi was truly outstanding, from embarrassing incidents during freshman year to eventually graduating at the top of the class, it was like a legend.

Seeing the admiration in the young man’s eyes, the big cat sat up straighter, its leopard face slightly flushed. Events from over a decade ago, which could have been considered ancient history, had now become a capital for the young man to change his view of it.

The professor was right, every experience was valuable indeed.

After breakfast, as usual, BoGe headed towards the game cabin. Just before entering, he suddenly remembered something and turned to ask the big cat.

“Mimi, can I pet other fluffy creatures in the Cosmos?”

The big cat paused, glanced at its own newly grown fur, and looked a bit sad. “The Alliance encourages humans to soothe beastmen, but as your prospective partner, you need to favor me. The number of times you pet other beastmen should not exceed the number of times you pet me.”

“Okay, okay.” BoGe readily agreed and patted the big cat’s head. “Don’t worry, we have important things to do today. I won’t be able to pet many fluffy ones.”

The big cat lowered its head, burying its leopard face into the young man’s head, rubbing against BoGe’s fluffy hair left and right, and finally taking a deep breath, thoroughly content with a leopard’s face.

Humans were truly too easy to please!

×

Today was a good day for BoGe to level up to ten, destined to be an extraordinary day.

Gugu was in survival mode on the map, using a staff to knock out a ground mole. After adding a few more hits, a ghost with a tongue sticking out appeared above the mole’s head.

【Congratulations to the player for completing the C-rank mission: Eliminate Ground Moles.

Mission rewards: 800 experience points, 28 star coins, 2 ground mole incisors.】

A magic circle lit up under his feet, and Gugu heard the familiar notification of leveling up.

【Congratulations to the player for reaching level 10, unlocking the Arena PK function, and obtaining the right to reside in the Leisure Area. Max HP: 6, Attack: 6, Defense: 6.】

Finally reached level ten!

The first thing BoGe did was take out a skill book and learn the [SSS-grade Kiss of Isis] skill.

The skill book slowly turned into dots from the beginning, drilling into BoGe’s body bit by bit. After the skill book in BoGe’s hand completely disappeared, he heard a notification.

【Congratulations to the player for learning the [SSS-grade Kiss of Isis] skill. Current proficiency level: Primary.】

【Congratulations to the player for achieving the “Novice Skill” achievement, earning 10 achievement points.】

There was a small question mark after the proficiency level, and BoGe clicked to see the basic introduction to skill proficiency.

Skill proficiency has three levels: Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced. The more times a skill is used, the higher the proficiency level. Upgrading proficiency can provide comprehensive bonuses to the skill, such as reducing cooldown time, increasing control duration, and increasing damage, among others.

Opening the friend list, BoGe found Song of Revelry and sent him a message.

【Song of Revelry, I’ve reached level ten. Ready for PK?】

A line of small text appeared: 【Please wait, the player is currently in a dungeon. After the dungeon ends, the player will see your message.】

BoGe opened the information panel for Song of Revelry and found that he had also leveled up twice in the past few days, indicating he had been busy as well.

Taking a deep breath, BoGe opened his own information panel to check his data.

【Nickname: Player has not set a nickname

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Occupation: None

Level: 10

Experience: 1%

Achievements: 135 points

Basic attributes:

Health: 6255/6255

Spirit: 98% (Full)

Physical Attack: 2085, Spiritual Attack: 2125, Physical Defense: 3155, Spiritual Defense: 3655.

Special attributes:

Attack Speed: 135%, Movement Speed: 135%, Accuracy: 76%, Evasion: 30%, Critical Hit: 20%.

Weapon: (1/1)

Unnamed: SoC.

Equipment: (2/10)

Neck Armor: SSS-grade Source of Life.

Back Accessory: S-grade Love of Time.

Special Body Equipment: (0/1)

Skills: (1/1)

SSS-grade Kiss of Isis.】

Seeing the still empty special body equipment slot, BoGe reluctantly took out the large egg and checked the pet egg’s status.

【Unhatched Pet Egg:

Level: ??

Maternal Line: ??

Paternal Line: ??

Life Force: 85/100

Intimacy: 80

Form: 16

Hatching Countdown: 143:46:31 (Can be accelerated by nurturing).】

With six days left until the pet hatched, BoGe was too curious about what the pet would look like. So, he searched on his light brain for how to nurture the pet egg.

There was only one way to nurture the pet egg, and that was by using the Water of Life, which could potentially drop in storyline mode dungeons. There was also a more convenient method, which was to purchase it from the store.

Gugu tentatively opened the store and found the Water of Life, which came in large and small bottles.

The large bottle contained 1L and was priced at 6666 star coins, while the small bottle contained only 100ml and was priced at 666 star coins.

Expensive stuff.

Gugu hesitated for a long time, counting on his fingers. He originally had 2680 credit points, but after buying a suction drug device for 688, a maid outfit for 128, and some food and ingredients for cat food, he now had 1754 credit points left.

But since the big cat didn’t have to spend his own money now and was responsible for his own meals, should he spend 66 credit points to buy a small bottle and try it out?

Walking back and forth in front of the store, Gugu gritted his teeth and reluctantly bought a small bottle of Water of Life. Following the instructions, he carefully opened the bottle and poured the clear liquid onto the eggshell.

The eggshell shimmered for a moment, and then Gugu heard a message.

【The player used a small bottle of Water of Life on the “Unhatched Pet Egg,” reducing the hatching countdown by 10 hours. Remaining hatching countdown: 133:36:28.】

Spending 66 credit points only reduced the countdown by ten hours. Gugu’s heart was bleeding. To earn 66 credit points back, he would need to stroke at least two fluffy creatures!

Stuffing the spending egg back into his backpack, BoGe used a little Beast Scent Eliminator given by the orange cat and quickly entered the milk bar. The fluffy ones, who hadn’t seen the human teenager for a long time, were overjoyed and rushed over one after another.

With time running out, BoGe rolled up his sleeves and swung his arms. In his left hand was a round and extremely soft chinchilla, and in his right hand was a chubby Alaskan puppy. After stroking for half an hour, the second pair of fluffy ones quickly snuggled into Gugu’s hands.

Just then, a frantic, street-like human rushed into the milk bar, and the fluffies immediately boiled over.

Two humans!

“Get away, I’m coming through, Achoo!” Fange Zongji frantically dodged the fluffies, who chased after him relentlessly. Songge Zongjiu sneezed all the way out of the milk bar, not even getting a glimpse of BoGe’s face.

“You come out here!” Fange Zongji stood at the entrance of the milk bar, one hand covering his nose and the other scratching his neck. “If you have the guts, send me a message! If you have the guts, come out!”

BoGe, who was indulging in stroking the fluffies, heard the voice and turned around, seeing the disheveled Fange Zongji .

“Give me three minutes!” BoGe glanced at the time and realized that Fange Zongji had sent him a message half an hour ago.

After quickly serving a blue cat and a Siamese cat, BoGe patted off the various hairs sticking to him, long ones, short ones, all sorts of colors.

The little ones seem to be shedding a lot lately?

“Let’s go, to the Arena for PK.” BoGe patted the fluff off as he walked out, with the fluffy ones bidding farewell reluctantly behind him.

¹TL: YSIAD “You can support me if you like my translations by leaving a comment below, or by sending me a Ko-fi. Thank you ❤️”

 

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  TL: YSIAD “You can support me if you like my translations by leaving a comment below, or by sending me a Ko-fi. Thank you ❤️”