ARIWLBBC Chapter 38

Below the wanted poster, there was also a segment of projection. Amber stood up to adjust the brightness in the milk bar and enlarged the projection.

Sitting together with the fluffy creatures, Boge held the little pink piglet in his arms, just like in a movie theater in a previous life, watching the projection with a crowd.

[Inspector’s Note: This projection is provided by the player “Don’t Come Here” and strictly complies with the Second World Player Privacy Act, not infringing on other players’ privacy.]

After the subtitles floated by, the projection content officially began playing.

On a sunny afternoon, a player was leisurely picnicking in a beautiful spot in the leisure area, setting up a folding rocking chair, taking out their prepared food, enjoying the food while breathing in the natural air of the Second World.

Perhaps smelling the scent of food, a fluffy creature that resembled a young Husky ran over to the player, wagging its short legs, and stood obediently beside the player’s rocking chair, panting with its pink tongue, with traces of saliva at the corners of its mouth.

“Hmm?” The player noticed the little creature next to them but obviously didn’t recognize it as a young snow wolf.

“Whose dog ran out?” The player sat up, noticing that the little creature had been staring at their food, especially the delicious meat pie.

“Do you want to eat meat pie?” The player took out a delicious meat pie, smiling and waving it in front of the little creature.

“Woof woof!” The young snow wolf happily spun around, wagging its tail, its saliva secretion accelerating, and its ears perked up. Its voice was quite tender, and at first listen, it wasn’t much different from a puppy.

“There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.” The player’s eyes twinkled, deliberately teasing the young snow wolf, “Will you sit down?”

The young snow wolf sat down on the grass with a thud, its two blue eyes clear and transparent, its small tail wagging.

“Stand up?”

The young snow wolf obeyed the command and immediately stood up.

“Not bad, your owner has trained you quite well.” The player stroked their chin with one hand, quickly pointing at the young snow wolf, “Stand on two legs!”

With a “whoosh,” the young snow wolf stood up straight, clumsily standing in front of the player, its two hind legs supporting its body, swaying unsteadily as it tried to maintain balance.

Watching the adorable appearance of the little snow wolf, Gugu, who was watching the projection, couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with cuteness.

“Hahaha!” The player pointed at the clumsy young snow wolf, laughing so hard they were out of breath.

“The last task, when you finish it, I’ll give you a meat pie.” The player’s eyes flickered. “Can you chase your tail in circles?”

“Woof!” The young snow wolf immediately began spinning in circles, still quite fast, turning into a black and white sweet donut.

“I didn’t say stop, you’re not allowed to stop.” The player leaned back in the rocking chair, picked up a delicious meat pie from the side, and happily watched the little dog spin while eating.

The young snow wolf kept spinning until it made itself dizzy, stumbling over its own feet and falling to the ground, with mosquito coil rings still spinning in its eyes.

“Hey, little pup.” The player showed the last bite of meat pie to the dizzy young snow wolf, then, right in front of it, put the meat pie in their mouth and deliberately chewed it with relish.

“Mmm, delicious!”

The young snow wolf obviously didn’t expect this scene, standing dumbfounded in place, its blue eyes full of grievances, then quickly followed by rising anger.

“Oh, you’re angry now.” The player made a face as if asking for a beating, sticking their tongue out at the young snow wolf. “La la la, I’m not giving it to you, not giving it to you. If you’re capable, bite me!”

“Woof!” The young snow wolf bared its teeth, its blue eyes instantly brewing a storm, strong winds swirling around it, and blue ice crystals rapidly spreading from the player’s rocking chair.

The player was dumbfounded, watching themselves being wrapped in ice crystals, their expression frozen with a gaping mouth, just as they were about to say “I”.

“I bet he was going to say ‘I f***’.” Amber swayed her tail calmly.

Seeing the player frozen into an ice block, the young snow wolf snorted coldly, wagged its tail, and ran off into the distance.

The video ended here, followed by a magnified solo 3D projection of the young snow wolf, rotating 360 degrees, so the player could see every detail clearly.

[Wanted Target: Young Snow Wolf. Species: Snow Wolf, Gender: Male, Age: Minor, Occupation: Survival Mode Instance NPC, Level: 40.

Skills: Ice Storm (Innate Skill), Snowfield Sprint (Learned Skill), Frenzied Wolf Howl (Buff Skill).

Requirements: Please return alive.

Bounty: 800,000 Star Coins.]

Eight hundred thousand Star Coins, equivalent to eighty thousand credit points, was definitely not a small amount.

With the projection content all finished, the light in the milk bar turned on, and the fluffy creatures started whispering to each other, meowing and barking incessantly, seemingly discussing something.

“Amber, what do you think?” Boge diligently tended to the little piglet. “What will happen if this NPC is caught?”

“I’m not sure about that.” The red fox shook her head, coming to rest under Boge’s hand. “It has never happened before, an NPC attacking a player in the leisure area, this is the first time in hundreds of years.”

“If I were to guess, this NPC might have its self-awareness wiped out.” A sugar glider, perched on Boge’s shoulder, spoke in a small, soft voice.

“I think it might be deleted directly!” Another sugar glider guessed. “Then a copy of the same young snow wolf will be reproduced and put back in its place.”

“Hmph.” The little piglet snorted a few times. “It won’t be deleted. The central consciousness definitely wouldn’t allow the inspection team to do that. Every NPC is a child of the central consciousness, and from what we saw in that video, the player was really asking for a beating.”

“This matter is not simple at all. I guess the chief will communicate with the central consciousness and find a solution in the end. But the most urgent thing is to find the young snow wolf and prevent it from making any more mistakes. If it does something else out of line, it might really get deleted.” Amber wagged her big tail. “You missed thirty-six strokes just now, remember to make them up.”

Speeding up his movements, Boge gave Red Fox a few more strokes. Hearing a few of the queued-up fluffy creatures talking, Boge couldn’t help but wonder, feeling a slight unease in his heart about this matter.

After serving this wave of customers, Boge stood up, brushed off the fur on himself, ordered a glass of milk, and couldn’t help but wonder where the young snow wolf might be now.

“Looks like you’re tired from all that brushing. Let’s go look at the house first.” Red Fox jumped onto the counter. “It’s important to balance work and rest. Maybe after seeing the house, you’ll feel confident enough to continue working hard to earn Star Coins.”

“Okay.” Boge gulped down the remaining half glass of milk in one breath and followed Red Fox to the leisure area.

“Here’s the blueprint of the house.” Amber sent a document to Boge. “Excluding the yard, it’s a total of six hundred and seventy-eight square meters, designed as a detached house with excellent lighting, and there’s even a rooftop terrace on the third floor for parties.”

Gugu earnestly studied the blueprint for a while, then looked up at Red Fox. “Amber, do you really think I have enough Star Coins to buy such a big house?”

“You can pay a down payment of twenty or thirty thousand Star Coins first, and then pay in installments. I won’t charge you interest.” Red Fox sat seductively on the stairs, her two fluffy legs crossed.

“This is your house?” Boge was extremely surprised.

“It’s a long story.” Red Fox raised an eyebrow. “As you know, I’m the vice captain of the ‘Fur and Feathers’ team. I used to be in a relationship with the captain of this team. We saved up Star Coins together and bought this house, planning it for our future home.”

“But what about…” Boge vaguely remembered that last time when they were fighting the Spiny Thorn Boss, a team member mentioned the captain, but she had never seen him.

“He hasn’t been online for a while.” Amber casually smiled. “I only found out the day before yesterday that he got married in the real world.”

Boge’s mouth fell open in shock, momentarily unsure how to console Red Fox.

“I’ve met him in the real world too.” Red Fox took out a handful of chocolate beans from her backpack, tossing them up and down to play. “Until I found him the day before yesterday, I always thought I was his girlfriend, whether in the real world or the Second World.”

“Sorry.” Boge sat next to Red Fox, looking upset.

“What are you apologizing for?” Amber smiled. “But it’s fine. The girl he matched with comes from a wealthy and influential family, her father is even a military officer, it’s a perfect match, much better than me. He didn’t want this house or the team anymore, so he wrote an agreement and gave it all to me.”

Red Fox laughed lightly, still eating chocolate beans as if she didn’t care at all.

“Amber, he’s just not fortunate.” Boge awkwardly tried to console Red Fox. “In my eyes, you’re really amazing.”

Red Fox looked at the young boy in front of her, picked up a chocolate bean and threw it into her mouth.

“Even if you sweet-talk, the price can’t go any lower. I’ll give you 98 Star Coins per square meter, totaling 66,444 Star Coins for 678 square meters, plus the area of the yard, it’s a total of 80,000. Isn’t that cheap enough?” Gugu had seen houses before, and this one was definitely high-quality. It should have been priced at least 120 per square meter, but she reduced it to 98. She said it wasn’t cheap, but the discount was definitely generous.

“Don’t hesitate anymore. I’m only willing to sell this great house to you.” Red Fox flicked the back of Boge’s head with her big red tail. “Give me the down payment, and you can move in here.”

Boge glanced at his account balance. With his previous savings plus the money he earned from grooming fluffy creatures these days, he only had a little over two thousand credit points.

“Amber, can I give you a down payment of twenty thousand Star Coins first?”

“Sure.” Red Fox readily got up, completed the transaction with Boge, and quickly transferred ownership of the house.

“Now I’m motivated again to groom fluffy creatures.” Poor Gugu showed a smile of poverty. If he didn’t work hard now, he might not be able to afford the rent in the real world next month.

“I have something to attend to outside. I’ll leave first.” Amber’s big tail swayed, and the whole fox disappeared offline. Boge sat in the spacious detached villa, feeling complicated.

Who would have thought that Gugu, who couldn’t even afford a toilet in his past life, would be able to live in a large villa in both the real and virtual worlds in this life!

“You have a new visitor.”

The villa’s security system issued a prompt and displayed a visitor projection at the door.

A man in a black coat, with a mature pompadour hairstyle, squatted strangely at the front door, his gaze playful, and occasionally sticking out his tongue.

“Who… are you?” Boge frowned, noticing the weapon at the man’s waist, which seemed to be a highly lethal laser gun.

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 ❤️”