ARIWLBBC Chapter 43

The leopard eyes stared intently at the coarse needle in the boy’s hand. Bo Ge continued to poke the black fur ball fiercely.

“Be careful with your hand,” the Big Cat’s voice softened, gracefully standing up. His muscular body exuded a perfect, flowing contour, concealing a powerful explosive force.

Bo Ge blinked, his thoughts successfully deviating. He estimated in his heart that if they really fought, he might have a chance to win.

An ordinary black panther could climb high trees, dive into deep ponds, outrun Usain Bolt, and jump six meters far and three meters high in one leap. It was a bona fide all-around champion, not to mention this mutated beastman black panther.

Where did he get the confidence back then to carry this big cat home?

The Big Cat stepped closer to the scepter, as if to get closer to the boy.

“In the future, if Bo Ge needs anything, you can contact me immediately. If I can’t get away, the scepter will also react immediately to ensure your safety,” the Big Cat said.

Bo Ge realized that his use of the Flrande ID to send messages to him had been exposed.

“I-I just worry about bothering you,” Bo Ge said, embarrassed, scratching his nose. The Big Cat’s tone was too gentle, his voice deep and pleasant, making Bo Ge feel itchy inside.

“Don’t have such concerns,” the Big Cat gently approached the scepter. “Do you know, Bo Ge, we have specially regulated holidays to balance work and family? While others take holidays to spend time with their loved ones and cubs, I only have work.”

“They all say that family and work are the two wings of life, and only when both wings are equally strong can one fly higher. I’ve been flying with only one wing for a long, long time. Would you be willing to shape another wing for me? That would be my honor.”

“How coincidental,” Bo Ge blushed and looked up. “Do you know my new nickname? It’s called ‘Bo Ge Wing.'”

“Bo Ge… Wing?” the Big Cat was puzzled.

“It’s an alias for a bird called a hoopoe. The Palace Museum even has its plush toy pendant. It’s chubby and heavy, a big yellow ‘juju,’ and it wears a plush armor with the word ‘victory’ on it, meaning ‘to win!'” Bo Ge’s eyes were firm, his hands stroking his head, imagining himself like a hoopoe, with a fluffy crown standing up.

The Big Cat watched the boy quietly, unable to contain anything else in his eyes.

After the holographic call ended, Bo Ge poked the felt with renewed vigor, while the Big Cat lay contentedly on the bed, his tail swaying leisurely.

My human is truly adorable, even using my fur to make me a gift.

“Master,” the scepter wobbled in front of the Big Cat, “Did you forget to mention something? About the mating season?”

The long black plush tail paused in mid-air.

Bo Ge felt like he was becoming a master of time management. Every day, he not only earned star coins by brushing plush toys, but also poked felts. The pet egg was about to hatch, and Bo Ge listed all the fairy tales he had heard into a list, telling them one by one. After clearing out the inventory, Bo Ge searched for the current fairy tales on the Star Network, created by elf masters and orc writers, fully embodying the characteristics of their races.

With less than a day left until the pet egg hatched, Bo Ge was excited to the point of tears. God knew what it felt like to carry a big pet egg every day. Because Fran, who lived in the house, was really good at being a dog and had recently become obsessed with cooking, often producing “unidentifiable food” that could only increase ten life points. The system’s note was: “It looks strange. Don’t try it unless you’re really hungry.”

The purple soup, mixed with unidentifiable ingredients, was something no one dared to try. With the furniture still not installed in the house and the walls bare, there was only a little food in the refrigerator. Fran sniffed around all day, and Bo Ge was really afraid that he would fry the pet egg.

After brushing plush toys diligently for three days, Bo Ge accumulated enough credit points sooner than expected. Due to Bo Ge’s excellent service quality and the fact that he hadn’t raised the prices yet, more and more plush toys came in, and even cold-blooded animals spread the word, forming long queues behind.

In just three days, Bo Ge not only brushed plush pandas and groundhogs that could scream on-site but also was hugged by a pair of golden monkeys. The Yangtze alligator praised Bo Ge for having a high body temperature, like a little sun.

Feeling ecstatic about accumulating sixty thousand star coins, Bo Ge saw Amber Sister online and immediately used a teleportation voucher to teleport to her side.

In front of him was a somewhat crowded room with various mixed smells. Bo Ge saw many familiar faces, members of the Fox and Friends team from the last boss battle. There were also more than a dozen men standing next to the team members, wearing black suits, their appearances rather unfamiliar.

The team members squeezed to the side curiously. Bo Ge emerged from the crowd and found Sister Amber empty-handed. There was also a robot in the room, with a balance pattern drawn on its body, standing between Sister Amber and two men and a woman.

“Little Bo Ge, why are you here?” Amber saw the boy and waved nervously to Bo Ge.

“Sister Amber, what’s wrong?” Bo Ge stood next to Amber, feeling the surrounding air freshened up a bit.

“It’s nothing,” Amber looked at the boy with a slight smile, her eyes showing a myriad of charm.

“Human?” a man opposite Amber sniffed in the air, staring at Bo Ge intently.

The man’s eyes were somewhat strange, with dark circles occupying most of his eyes, which was quite eerie, like being possessed in a horror movie. His jaw was square, and when he grinned at Bo Ge, his sharp, saw-like teeth were immediately exposed.

“Stinky hyena,” Amber stood in front of Bo Ge, her eyes filled with disgust, “Rein it in.”

Hyena?

Bo Ge had heard a bit about the “Moon Worker Saint Hand.” He was the second elder in Africa, greedy but not stupid, and very cooperative when it came to dealing with things.

Although online reviews about hyenas were mixed, being sharply stared at by the man made Bo Ge feel like he was a piece of delicious meat in the man’s eyes, which made him uncomfortable.

“Human!” The woman opposite Amber’s eyes sparkled, turning to the man next to her and acting coquettishly, “Heng Heng, I want to brush humans~”

The man called out awkwardly, looking at Amber, “Amber, I…”

“You shut up!” Amber’s face was full of disgust. “He’s my friend, not your plaything!”

Seeing this, the woman pouted and stomped her feet in front of the man who was staring straight at Bo Ge, “Brother, I just want to brush that human!”

At this point, Bo Ge had already figured out the relationship between these people. The man opposite called “Heng Heng” was Amber’s former blind boyfriend, and the woman was his girlfriend. According to what Amber had said before, these two should have already been married.

And the man who was staring at him was the woman’s brother, an beastmen with the form of a hyena.

“Miss Amber,” the man took a step forward, showing a mouthful of sharp teeth in a smile, “How about this, hand over your human friend to let my sister brush him, and I won’t force you to hand over your team temporarily, how’s that?”

“There are shameless people like you in the world.” Amber sneered coldly. “This team was built by me and Ye Heng single-handedly. I recruited each member myself, trained newcomers, and ran instances and missions together. I put in effort and money for everything.

Now, Ye Heng, you’re married, and you promised to hand over the team to me. Now, not only are you forcing me to hand over the team, but you also want your wife to brush my friend? Dream on!”

“Miss Amber, don’t act like you’re too good for us.” The man sneered, “Look at your team members, how many of them are on your side? Ye Heng is the true captain of this team. What are you?”

Bo Ge looked at the team members crowded on the other side and then at Amber, who was standing alone. He couldn’t help but feel sorry for her.

“I don’t want this team anymore.” Amber raised a smile, took off the deputy leader badge from her chest, and placed it neatly in front of the balance robot.

“I’m quitting the team, withdrawing all my achievements and contributions, I’m not wasting my youth with you guys anymore, bunch of nonsense.” Amber raised her chin and raised her middle finger to everyone.

【”Fox and Friends” team, Deputy Leader “Amber” quits the team, returns achievements and contributions, totaling 8,690,600 star coins. The team funds are insufficient. Do you choose to compensate with public resources and equipment?】

“Amber.” Ye Heng looked full of sadness. “We’ve also had good times. Don’t end it like this, okay?”

“Heh.” Amber straightened her chest, looking radiant and beautiful. “Can’t afford it, so you want to reminisce about the past? Back then, you were nothing, and now you’re just a stinking nothing. Can’t afford it? Ask your wife. When you were freeloading off me before, wasn’t it enjoyable?”

“Don’t spout nonsense.” Ye Heng frowned, looking like a wronged gentleman.

“Fine.” Amber pulled up her spending records and projected them for everyone to see.

“Your equipment, I died four times to get you the full set. When we met in real life, I paid for the meals and the travel expenses. You couldn’t even afford a popsicle with your credit points. I didn’t even count the gifts I bought for you. Take a good look. Look at how great Ye Heng is at freeloading.”

The team members looked at the spending records and then at their own team leader, with a hint of disdain evident in their eyes.

“Yin’er, let me explain.” Ye Heng looked embarrassed, trying to justify himself to his new wife, “She did all this willingly. I couldn’t stop her.”

“You’re disgusting.” The woman spoke bluntly, showing no mercy to Ye Heng. “Did you marry me just for my family’s wealth?”

“Yang Yinyin.” The man warned the woman with a glance, but she just snorted and turned away.

“Brother-in-law, I believe in you.” The man smiled brightly. “Yinyin is young and doesn’t understand these things. I’ll teach her when we get back.”

“Thank you, brother.” Ye Heng nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“In our Yang family, we believe in harmony for prosperity.” The man smiled at Amber, always paying attention to the expression of the human behind Amber.

“This small amount of money is nothing to our Yang family.” The man stared at Bo Ge, his crimson tongue licking over his teeth. “But, brother-in-law, this is about your ex-girlfriend. If I help you with money, how can I explain it to Dad? What should I say when Dad asks me?”

Ye Heng couldn’t help but shudder, as if he had remembered something extremely terrifying.

“How about this, you use the resources of your team to cash out, and give it to Miss Amber as a thank you for her contributions to the team over the years. When we join your team later, do you still fear not having enough resources for the team?”

The man’s words were very tempting, and after a moment of thought, Ye Heng gritted his teeth and pressed the “Agree” button.

“Captain!” A slime stepped forward from the team. “If you cash out all the resources to compensate, what about our team’s daily expenses, what about maintaining the team base, we…”

Before the slime could finish speaking, a stranger plunged a knife into the slime’s body, and the blade began to burn. The slime let out a miserable cry of pain.

It was only then that Bo Ge realized why these team members were all leaving Amber in unison.

“Xiao Liu, don’t be rash.” The man lazily waved his hand. “There are still humans here. Do you want to scare them?”

The man swiftly pulled out the knife, while the slime writhed in pain, with flames still jumping inside its translucent body.

“Ah, this negotiation map has one downside, with a simulation accuracy of over 80%, pain feels just the same.” The man sighed with feigned regret. “Miss Amber, take your credit points and leave. Leave your human friend here, and play with us, how about that?”

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 ❤️”