Ling Huan stretched out his hand and pressed the switch on the wall. The water rushed down. When he bent down, his eyes suddenly blurred and he almost fell down. The feeling of weakness that had been lingering just now increased instead of decreasing.
He shook his head that felt a little heavy and began to sweat on his back.
【Excessive use of spiritual power and the side effects of the inhibitor have come together. This is a normal phenomenon. Host don’t need to panic. ]
Ling Huan frowned slightly, “Overuse?”
009 mumbling a few words.
【You just helped that wild cat again… It’s not even a mission. You wasted so much spiritual power on useless work.】
【There are many ways to restore spiritual power. In addition to spending money to buy crystals, the simplest way is to sleep. Host will feel very sleepy now. You will feel a little better after a good sleep until tomorrow afternoon.】
【Host’s body has been injected with stimulant drugs to inhibit the secretion of omega pheromones. The side effects of such drugs are greater than those of ordinary drugs on the market. In addition, Host’s spiritual power has been drained, which will also lead to slow blood coagulation, strong pain, and drowsiness.】
After listening to it with a headache, Ling Huan vaguely heard a hint of condemnation in 009’s electronic voice, and promised insincerely that he would pay attention to the amount of spiritual power he used next time when treating Beibei.
He turned his head to look at Beibei who was standing motionless in the sink, and suddenly found that the rushing warm water had dampened half of Beibei’s fur that had just been blown dry, and it collapsed limply and stuck together due to dampness.
Lu Jinbei looked at the youth who only had a bath towel wrapped around his lower body and suddenly stopped loosening the towel. He walked towards him step by step, and the smell of citrus fruits approaching him almost enveloped him.
His heart suddenly stop half a beat[footnote]Raw text is 心脏突然停了一拍(Xīnzàng túrán tíngle yī pāi). Yeah, 停 and not 慢(slow)…. I’m not sure if this description is normally used as I seem don’t have any impression of it orz[/footnote].
Before he could look away, his body was suddenly suspended in the air, the back of his neck was gently pinched, the world was spinning in his field of vision, the sound of the lock being unlocked was short and crisp, and as he landed, a voice with a faint smile rang in his ears.
“If I’ve known, I shouldn’t blow you dry. You’re wet again. Just wait outside. I’ll be out soon.”
The force on his neck loosened, and Lu Jinbei had his back to the bathroom and almost bumped into the closed frosted glass door when he turned around. He vaguely saw a figure walking in through the door. His originally stiff tail relaxed and drooped listlessly on the ground.
Ling Huan has left.
Inexplicably, the other person’s pale, moist lips appeared in his mind.
Lu Jinbei stretched out his paws and pressed on the slowly shrinking figure on the glass. His golden pupils shrank, then quickly retracted as if burned.
……
Feeling refreshed after taking a shower, Ling Huan came out in a good mood and looked around the room for the cat but couldn’t find it. He called out its name twice and heard a rustling sound from the bed.
When he pulled back the quilt, he discovered that Beibei had actually shaken off the water by himself and was curled up on the bed, occupying the exact spot where he was sleeping.
“I’ve been looking for you for a long time. When the family doctor comes tomorrow, I’ll ask him if he knows a veterinarian. Why didn’t you make a sound?”
Ling Huan opened Beibei’s mouth anxiously and touched the sharp teeth with his fingertips.
Beibei cooperated with him silently throughout the whole process. Ling Huan couldn’t figure out what was going on for a long time and gave up thinking about whether the cat he picked up was a mute cat.
But apart from not being able to ‘meow’, it was simply outstanding in other aspects. It has a slender and well-proportioned body, does not like to stretch its claws and bite people indiscriminately, and its light-colored fur was soft and smooth.
Ling Huan couldn’t help but touch the cat’s head a few more times with his hand. He simply put the balled-up Beibei into his arms, sat on the bed, turned on his laptop, half leaning against the wall to wiped his hair, and watched the live broadcast of Wenwen, the most popular food blogger on Starnet, which he had collected before.
The anchor named Wenwen was a graceful-looking beta with a boyish and natural voice. His appearance was outstanding among ordinary betas, so showing his face and hands during the live broadcast satisfies many viewers who were obsessed with looks.
Ling Huan came in at the right time. Wenwen was cutting potato chips. The pieces he cut were of different sizes and not very neat, but he received unanimous praise for his cleverness and good cutting skills. There were also comments saying that it was the first time they saw potatoes and realized that they had to be peeled before eating, which was very informative.
The dish was diced chicken with potatoes[footnote]Picture below[/footnote].
On the side was marked with red letters: 【Cub Meal】
The anchor cut the vegetables for five minutes. Ling Huan reached out and opened the drawer beside the bed. He took out a candy that he had promised, held Beibei in front of him, patiently helped to peel off the candy wrapper, and passed it to Beibei’s mouth.
“Has Beibei ever seen candy?”
His hand was pushed away with some resistance. Looking down, he inexplicably saw a hint of contempt on the cat’s raised head. Ling Huan persevered in putting the candy back, and finally coaxed the resistant Beibei into eating the candy.
Every week 009 would give him a bag of candy. He specially read the instructions and found that it was suitable for all animals in the small world. Cats that were not alpha cubs should also like to eat it. This was what he used to coax the curly rabbit before.
The palm of his hand was licked by a wet tongue, and the candy was wrapped up and rolled away.
When he swung his hand to touch the soft hair on Beibei’s chin, he heard a little purring mixed in with the sound of the host cutting vegetables. Beibei seemed to like this candy very much.
The anchor was cooking while playing music. Ling Huan was not very experienced in using the Light Brain. When he wanted to turn down the volume, he accidentally tapped the screen twice, and the screen suddenly enlarged, with a chat box appearing on the side.
All comments that quickly pass by the screen bullet will be completely retained in the chat box.
Looking at the messages popping up in the chat box every second, even causing the interface to lag, he realized how popular this food anchor was.
——I just got off work and caught up with Wenwen’s live broadcast. I was so happy. I felt like the nutrient solution in my mouth had turned into delicious food. It’s a pity that I couldn’t really eat it. I burst into tears.
——Will there be a lucky draw today? I sincerely wished that I could win this diced chicken with potato today. I turned on the live broadcast and my nephew sat beside me drooling all the time. After turning on the five senses synchronization, the house now smells so good! !
— It was served! I ate it! I cried!
Ling Huan stared at the constantly refreshing messages for a while and found that the four words “the five senses synchronization” appeared repeatedly. It seemed that it was a function that could be turned on in the live broadcast room. He could feel the aroma and taste of the anchor’s dishes at the same time, but he couldn’t eat them and could only felt them.
“The five senses synchronization……how to turn it on?”
【See the two boxes in the lower left corner? Click on the icon to open it. Ai, why can’t you find it? It’s on the left…】
Ling Huan was searching seriously. A paw raised in his arms and with a ‘pa[footnote](onom.) for bang, pop, pow.[/footnote]’ it pressed on the lower left corner. Suddenly, a fragrant aroma filled the room.
009’s voice suddenly stopped, and after a moment of silence, he said, 【Okay, your clever cat has turn it on for you.】
Ling Huan looked at Beibei who had sensibly retracted his paws, and felt a little distressed. He added another note to Beibei’s wandering record; Beibei must have been chased everywhere by cat traffickers, and had to change places to hide every day. He must have learned a lot of skills, and he even could understand the light brain.
After the five senses were synchronized, he tasted the dish cooked by this popular anchor. The taste was not satisfactory, but there were rave reviews in the chat box, all of which were praises. Ling Huan had a complicated expression, feeling that the taste buds of the Empire people did not seem to be very accurate.
After cooking, the anchor stayed for an hour to advertise his own online food store. Ling Huan was feeling drowsy listening to it when suddenly an electronic sound rang in his consciousness.
【Did you see the blue crystal next to the anchor’s desk? This is a different-colored crystal that can be used to quickly restore spiritual power.】
Ling Huan forced himself to hold up his drooping eyelids to look at the thing that 009 said, and found that there was indeed a small crystal placed on the table, which could flash brightly even in the dim light.
【Different colors of crystals correspond to different properties. The darker the color, the lower the level, and the brighter the color, the higher the level. It is also very expensive. This one should be a level 3 crystal. This beta is quite rich.】
Ling Huan correspond to the window and checked the price of crystals on Starnet. Thousands of search results popped up on the page. The prices of the top row of level nine crystals were staggeringly high. A single crystal cost several thousand yuan, and the cheapest level one crystal cost several hundred yuan each.
Although the crystal was expensive, but its sales volume was very high. And judging from the comments of clients, most of the purchases were alphas. Betas and omegas who do not engage in work that consumes spiritual power have no use for this kind of crystal at all.
Different colors of crystals correspond to different elements. After an alpha with high mental power possessing attached abilities[footnote]This sentence almost had me going bald… I don’t really understand as google gave me: After the high psychic alpha has the attached supernatural power… for reference here’s raw 高精神力的alpha在拥有附着的异能之后… I suspected my braincell had burn off too much that it can’t work properly anymore 55555 ಥ◡ಥ[/footnote], they will have a rejection or compatibility reaction to crystals containing different elements.
Ling Huan looked at his empty balance and gave up the idea of buying crystals.
After completing the renovation, buying furniture, Beibei’s expensive cat scratching post and a bunch of miscellaneous supplies, he now only has a few hundred dollars left.
The Light Brain screen was touched by a paw, and the top row of nine-level crystals were pressed open.
Ling Huan met Beibei’s puzzled eyes, and after looking at the long string of numbers below, he felt dizzy. He swallowed hard and closed the window.
The furry paws patted and helped him open the window.
Sleepiness surged up like a tide, Ling Huan turned off the Light Brain, hugged the cat and covered it with a blanket, and explained in a lower voice, “I really don’t have money, it’s okay, I won’t buy it.”
After rubbing his face against Beibei’s soft fur, Ling Huan fell into a deep sleep in a short while.
The strength in his hands loosened a lot, and the cat he was holding came out from under the quilt without him noticing. Its slender limbs lightly circled along his pillow, and finally stopped.
After confirming that Ling Huan was asleep, he lowered his head and moved it close to the exposed gland where Ling Huan was lying on his side. He rubbed it with the tip of his nose and sniffed the scent carefully.
The smell of pheromones controlled by the inhibitor has become much weaker, but it still has a subtle sweetness.
Like the candy that Ling Huan just forced upon him.
The barbed tongue licked the gland location.
Ling Huan felt uncomfortable in his sleep, and the faint pain in the back of his neck made him frown, but the warm licking quickly overcame the pain.
……
Tan Ye was reading a document when a message popped up on his Light Brain, indicating that someone had entered the warehouse used to store high-grade crystals.
He glanced at the time in astonishment.
One o’clock in the wee hours.
The identity information of the person entering was Lu Jinbei.
He immediately called Lu Jinbei’s Light Brain and asked, “What are you doing?”
“I’ll take a piece of water crystal.”
“No.” Tan Ye had a headache, “Don’t you have a lot of lightning crystals stored up?”
Lu Jinbei hummed lightly, “The element of lightning is too strong, not suitable…”
“Not suitable in what?”
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Author had something to say:
【Not suitable for omega supplementation. 】
[2] 土豆鸡丁
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