I would definitely choose the second option.

"Alright, I'll go talk to Chu Rui."

The first one was just a joke; if you don't have the skill, cheating will only get you killed quickly.

She got up and left, turning off her personal terminal, but didn't see a new invitation appearing in her backend.

Thank you, host! Mwah! You're the best!

"Huh...!"

"I'm getting goosebumps. Don't talk to me in that sweet, delicate tone, or I'll hit you."

As she spoke, she gave a disgusted shudder, which made Xiao Zhu, who was in Lu Yulan's arms, open her eyes, look at her, and then continue to sleep lazily.

Looking at the little one who seemed a bit tired these past few days, a terrifying thought crossed Lu Yulan's mind.

"Xiao Mi, do you think it's springtime, the season when everything... is in full bloom? You said Xiao Zhu is so sleepy every day, is that...?"

Lu Yulan's words were very cryptic, but given Xiaomi's system, which has been addicted to the internet for many years, it was bound to understand.

[You're overthinking it. Just feed it more exotic beast meat, and make sure it's cooked as food. The higher the level, the better. Right now, healing potions aren't very effective for it anymore.]

"But……"

Lu Yulan had some doubts. In the eyes of the interstellar people, the meat of alien beasts was not a very good food. After all, the energy inside was mottled and violent. Xiao Zhu was weak to begin with. Thinking back to when she ate a few pieces of second-level alien beast meat, she was so agitated that she couldn't sleep at night.

Will it cause harm?

If it can be done gradually, that would be best. She's not in a hurry, so she can raise Xiaozhu slowly.

Thinking this, he stroked the other's shiny fur again.

[Host, rest assured, as long as your cooking skills are good enough, turning it into food will not harm him. Moreover, compared to the long-term use of repair potions, eating the meat of a strange beast is entirely beneficial.]

"Okay, then let's have mutton soup and sesame flatbread for lunch today."

Although she didn't quite understand the difference between making food and nutritional supplements, perhaps the processing in between made the ingredients milder, that's probably it.

Since Xiaomi said so, she was naturally relieved.

Dada went out to find Chu Rui to talk about this. Based on Lu Yulan's understanding, thinking back to Chu Rui's rampage back then, he should be able to crush these interstellar freshmen.

On the ice rink, Chu Rui listened to Lu Yulan's story and nodded readily.

"Can."

Lu Yulan's eyes lit up. "Solved." "What do you want? I can trade with you."

Chu Rui shook his head. "No need. Sister Lan has taken good care of me. If I get that sword, I'll give it to Sister Lan as a New Year's gift."

As he spoke, fearing that Lu Yulan would refuse, he ran away in a flash.

Wu Lin, who was standing to the side, hugged Lu's younger brother and shook his head and sighed.

"If I go to my dad now and tell him I want to drop out of school and start over, will he beat me to death?"

Lu's younger brother gave him a meaningful look and answered ruthlessly, "Yes, I will not only beat you to death, but I will also tear you to pieces."

"No way, I'm his own son."

It was just a joke, of course.

However, Wu Lin still lamented, "Why didn't I receive this treatment when I applied to the military academy? It's true, good things never seem to come my way."

"Because you're unlucky."

After saying that, Lu's younger brother came to Lu Yulan and said, "Sister Lan, if Chu Rui can't get that sword, I'll buy it back for you. But, Sister Lan, you don't have any spiritual power, so what do you need that sword for?"

Lu's younger brother didn't quite understand, because in his mind, girls weren't very interested in weapons.