Wen Xingze took the bank card, looked at it for a while, and then handed it back to him: "Don't take the money. There's a discount for your first order, so I'll give it to you for free."

Reiqi: "!!!!!!!"

"Ding Dong! Congratulations to the Dragon Clan parents for completing half of the PK mission 'Get a Hug from Your Cub'. There are still six and a half days left to complete the mission. Parents, please keep up the hard work!"

“…”

After the huge surprise, Astor and Reacher stood there, looking at each other, and then started to quarrel and fight in elementary school dragon mode:

"You're the dreamer, your whole clan is the dreamer, haha." "You're from my clan too, and you're dark, literally." "Don't you think golden scales are tacky?" "Huh?"...

The other dragons were not as fast as Aster, so they slowly flew and tumbled before suddenly braking in front of Wen Xingze, accompanied by a noisy voice:

"Chief, you are too—cunning—!!!"

"I want my baby to hug me and touch my nose too!!!"

"Second."

The silver dragon Will lowered his head and rubbed it against Wen Xingze. Like Dahei, Wen Xingze was rubbed and moved a full five meters in the snow.

Wen Xingze made the final decision: "No problem, come one by one and line up."

Hearing this, the dragons that had been noisily pushing and shoving just now suddenly fell silent, and then lined up in a well-trained manner. Lei Qi was so shameless that he stood at the first in the line, while he and Aster were still pushing and kicking each other.

Wen Xingze shook his head: "No fighting, you guys go to the end of the line."

Lei Qi quickly changed his words: "This is not a fight. Trash Astor is my best brother."

Aster: "Yes, Waste Reach is my best brother."

Then they suppressed their nausea and hugged each other with the strength to press each other into the snow.

Wen Xingze: “…”

In view of their hard work, Wen Xingze finally hugged Lei Qi again, touched his nose, and then hugged Aster, touched his nose and head.

Wen Xingze petted a dragon for the first time.

Thank you for the invitation. It was a very pleasant experience. I will come again next time.

Like cats, dragons also like to be tickled under their chins. They will purr when hugged, and will even turn over, raise their paws to expose their bellies, lift Wen Xingze up, and let him slide on their tails.

What puzzled Wen Xingze was that after the dragon in front was carried, he would run to the side to "lift" a large rock, such as Lei Qi. Lei Qi faced a huge rock as high as a small mountain, and clumsily stretched out his claws to pick it up. The rock shattered instantly, and Lei Qi showed an extremely disappointed expression.

Wen Xingze: “?”

"They're practicing hugging," Will stuttered. Wen Xingze touched Will's nose and was surprised to find that Will was wearing a pair of giant dragon glasses, giving him a somewhat academic air.

"The dragon embracing humans is a very complicated matter. I've consulted the Academy of Sciences and recently consulted some books. I'm still working hard on my research. The first draft of the paper has been finalized, but it hasn't been checked for plagiarism yet. I have to wait for the interim results..."

Wen Xingze: “???”

Do dragon race papers also need to be checked for plagiarism? So this human world... is the dragon world real?!

Because of the limited space on the snowy mountain, not all the dragons came. I heard they had a lottery to limit the number of dragons, so only a few dozen came today. Wen Xingze carried them one by one, and it didn't take long before he reached the end of the line.

Chi Yan stood at the end of the line, his eyelashes drooping, his expression indifferent, playing stand-alone Sudoku on his phone.

Because he was used to being carried all the way here, Wen Xingze subconsciously hugged him as well, then raised his head and touched his nose and chin: "Be good."

Chi Yan: “…”

Wen Xingze: “…………”

Wen Xingze covered his eyes: "Sorry, it's an occupational disease."

Chi Yan pursed his lips and quickly looked away. His ears were actually a little red. But Wen Xingze guessed that it was the cold wind.

Chi Yan: "It's okay."

Then Wen Xingze walked back again.

Because it is attached to the snow mountain, the area of ​​the snowfield is not large. At the end of the snowfield is the sea - it should be the sea of ​​the mermaid tribe. This space is actually pieced together like a puzzle.

The sea surface near the snowfield was very calm, but Wen Xingze always felt that something was strange, and couldn't help but squat down and take a few more glances.

Then he saw the pale blue ear fins.

Wen Xingze: "No candles?"

The mermaid hiding beneath the water shyly yet excitedly wagged her tail. After a moment, she emerged. Wuzhu, with half her face submerged in the water, gurgled and blew bubbles, her eyes wandering. "I heard there's a... celebration going on here... where I can hug the king..."

Most mermaids are introverted by nature, and Wuzhu is a typical example. He couldn't even form a complete sentence, only saying the word "hug" before diving into the water to cool down.

Wen Xingze blinked.

When Wuzhu finally surfaced from the bottom of the water again, Wen Xingze reached out and touched Wuzhu's head without waiting for him to say anything.

The mermaid's hair felt like silk in the water and a little sticky in the air. Wen Xingze touched his head and was about to lean over to hug Wuzhu, but Wuzhu suddenly died with a "bang".

"Thank you, King," Wuzhu pressed his ear fins, "That's enough. I'm going to die if this goes on."

Like an alarm of high temperature overload, Wuzhu's neck and even ear fins turned red. Then the mermaid turned and dived into the water, quickly disappearing.

Only a series of ripples were left for Wen Xingze.

Wen Xingze: “…Ah?”

Not far away.

Elder Cang quietly revealed a pair of deep golden eyes from the sea surface, first glanced at Chi Yan coldly, and then dived into the water.

Cang: "Wuzhu ran away, what about you guys, are you going to queue up?"

You: "Why queue? I don't like him. Do you like him?"

"Ha, who likes him," Li said, "I'm not Dahei."

The three elders looked at each other for a moment, and simultaneously recalled the scene they had just witnessed. Wen Xingze carefully hugged each of the dragons, his eyes always soft, and his voice softly called their names, then touched his nose and chin...

A little jealous.

But if it happens to me...

With a loud bang.

Like Wuzhu, the three respected mermaid elders instantly turned red from the base of their necks to their ear fins, and quickly turned around and dived into the deep sea and disappeared.

Although the rewards for this PK mission are indeed very generous, for the mermaids, the difficulty... is too high!!!

The speed of time flow in the mustard seed space and the world where Wen Xingze is located is different. Because this is Wen Xingze's space, the flow rate ratio on both sides can be controlled by him within a certain range.

However, no matter what the flow rate ratio is, you cannot stay in the mustard seed space for more than three hours, otherwise the soul will really not be able to return.

The dragons' three hours have arrived, and Wen Xingze supervises them as they leave the space.

The dragons looked back every few steps and left very reluctantly. Lei Qi was the last to leave. He forcefully put a small package into Wen Xingze's hands and asked him to hold it, saying that it was a gift he brought back from a trip and asked Wen Xingze to open it before going to bed at night.

Three hours in the mustard seed space is equal to ten minutes on Earth. Wen Xingze and the others haven't reached their three hours yet, and there's still some time before the evening variety show starts recording.

"Teacher Chi," Wen Xingze did not rush to leave the mustard seed space, but said to Chi Yan, "I want to tell you something..."

Chi Yan didn't seem surprised. He poked the campfire with a branch and asked Wen Xingze to sit closer.

Perhaps because Wen Xingze's control ability is not enough, the day and night in the mustard seed space switch at any time. It was daytime just now, but now it is night and the starry sky is full of stars.

It's a great atmosphere for talking about things.

Wen Xingze: "Actually, I'm not a human..."

Chi Yan: “?”

Chi Yan: “Yeah.”

Wen Xingze: "...Wait! I am a human! I just said something wrong." Why did Chi Yan say 'hmm'? What was he saying 'hmm' about? How strong is his ability to accept things?

Next, Wen Xingze told Chi Yan everything, from the game "Desolate" three years ago to the "Cub Cultivation Plan" that was launched not long ago.

This was the first time he'd shared these things with anyone other than his parents. He was a little hesitant at first, but things gradually flowed more smoothly. He even recalled some things he'd thought he'd forgotten...

“…”

Desolation is an infrastructure strategy game.

It was a true starter, and upgrading depended entirely on hard work. The hardest part was the early days, when Wen Xingze would stay up late almost every day, sometimes even all night playing games.

When Wen Xingze first started playing three years ago, according to the time scale, it was thirty years ago in the parallel universe.

At that time, the Universal Alliance had not been established, there was no Muse and no Utopia. The entire universe was a mess, with powerful factions dividing the world. In addition to slavery, there were many deformed systems.

Wen Xingze finally reclaimed farmland on the barren planet and built a small

Town, and opened a space transportation star port.

This meant that his desolate planet finally had communication with the outside world and could begin to recruit talents from all over the world to join its citizenship. Then, a bunch of weirdos came:

A dozen dwarf scientists were expelled from their original country because of their strange temper.

The program crashes daily and the mechanical life form is covered in rust and oil.

A night elf poet who is suspected to be schizophrenic.

A mermaid who escaped from a slave auction.

A blind officer, wanted by the entire universe, covered in blood and dying.

…

No matter who they were, no matter what kind of discrimination and insults they faced in their home countries, Wen Xingze was willing to be their safe haven. This led to the early days of Muse being mocked by other countries as a "garbage collection station."

Even the game assistant of "Desolate" often reminded him that he should carefully consider the composition of the nation, otherwise the development of the empire in the later period would be very difficult, and suggested that Wen Xingze eliminate some of the old, weak and sick.

Of course, Wen Xingze ignored it, and almost all of the original citizens were old, weak, and disabled...

Wen Xingze, the owner of the garbage collection station, expressed a positive attitude towards this.

The blind officer with black hair and silver eyes had been forced to land in their starport due to an accident. When Wen Xingze dug him out of the lifeboat, he was almost dead, with only 1% of his health remaining. The system described him as a 'wanted criminal with a high reward from the universe, who could die or go blind at any time, and rescue is not recommended'.

The most advanced life-saving first aid kit costs a full three hundred yuan, which is Wen Xingze’s monthly food expenses.

That was the first time that Wen Xingze spent such a large amount of money in "Desolate". He took out a month's food money to buy a life-saving first aid kit for the officer. For a whole month afterwards, Wen Xingze, who was eating compressed biscuits, was puzzled by his impulsiveness at that time.

"You must not die." For the three hundred yuan, Wen Xingze would go to see the officer first thing every day when he logged into the game. "If you die, I will... call customer service and complain to get the three hundred yuan back..."

He read it during the day and at night by lantern light. It was winter, and the crappy game system gave Wen Xingze problems all day long. Sometimes he had to keep the little man warm, sometimes he had to find some herbs, and sometimes the little man woke up, pale, and coldly asked for water and food.

He didn't want to drink ordinary water, he had to have distilled water. Wen Xingze was forced to stay up late to upgrade the technology tree and got the distillation suit.

After seven or eight days, the officer was finally out of danger temporarily.

Twenty days later, the blind officer was able to get up and walk around, but he still couldn't see the light, otherwise his eyes would be stinging and tearing.

"Happy birthday to you," Wen Xingze ordered a pure black eye mask for him on Star Network. "This way you can go out and bask in the sun tomorrow morning."

The officer was surprised and silent for a moment before asking him, "Do you know my birthday?"

Wen Xingze: “…”

Wen Xingze hadn't thought of a reason to give a gift, so he just said it casually. He didn't expect that the character in the game would be so smart.

"I don't have a birthday." The officer always spoke with an indifferent expression and a cold tone. "I'm an artificial human. I only have a manufacturing number and a production date."

Wen Xingze spoke frankly: "Brother, I just wanted to give you a gift. Please don't embarrass me like this. If you don't want it, forget it."

Wen Xingze wanted to take the blindfold back, but the officer kept holding the gift box without moving.

Wen Xingze: "Do you really want it?"

officer:"……"

Officer: “No.”

When Wen Xingze tried to pick up the gift box, the system prompted him that he was being blocked by a huge force and couldn't lift it at all.

Wen Xingze gave up: "Okay, okay, I'll give it to you."

The officer held the gift box in his hand, examined it for a moment, and suddenly pursed his lips. He turned his face away, not letting Wen Xingze see his expression.

"Thank you." The officer said reluctantly.

But the game system completely betrayed him, because from Wen Xingze's player perspective, the officer had a big "Favorability +1000" on his head.

And it comes with a thoughtful narration: "The blind officer decided that from now on, today would be his birthday. This is December 25, 413 in the Galactic Era..."

Wen Xingze: “…” So arrogant!

By the way, this date seems to be Chi Yan’s birthday.

Wen Xingze actually didn't think much about it, because he was watching "Desolation" from a gaming perspective at the time, so he couldn't quite tell the appearance of the paper people. After all, there are still many differences between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds.

However, the officer's personality did resemble Chi Yan. Wen Xingze had often suspected that the blind officer and the later Utopian monarch were the same person, but when he and his partner completed the mission, he acted as if he had never met him.

"You must be a good actor too," Wen Xingze looked at the officer. At that time, his real-life career was at a low point, and he had played many minor roles in bad movies. He sighed, "I'm actually an actor too, but my acting isn't that great... If we could meet in another world someday, I hope you could teach me."

The officer was stunned.

He looked at Wen Xingze seriously.

Wen Xingze had a vague memory of what happened next, and didn't remember the officer's specific response. Perhaps the officer didn't understand what Wen Xingze said at all, so he didn't respond and just closed his eyes quietly.

Wen Xingze stopped disturbing the officer and walked out the door.

It snowed last night on the desolate planet, and the PN-4 killing robot was up early to shovel the snow. Seeing Wen Xingze, it limped over and draped a blanket over him. The robot's core program hadn't been fully repaired, so it could only clumsily speak simple, fragmented words:

"King, you're cold and sick, keep warm."

Wen Xingze was almost pressed into the snow by the thick blanket. He stood on tiptoe and touched the robot's head to express his gratitude.

After Wen Xingze touched its head, the robot's irises suddenly flickered, its hands moved up and down meaninglessly, a wisp of green smoke emerged from its head, and it made rapid, rattling sounds of strange parts, as if it was about to jam.

Wen Xingze: “…”

Wen Xingze had to go back to the storage shelf to find the engine oil, sit on the ground, and lubricate the robot's joints to prevent it from falling apart.

When Wen Xingze finished oiling the robot, he noticed a long line of people lining up behind it. Robots shoveling snow elsewhere also clattered over. One robot, having just finished oiling the previous night, had deliberately removed one of its arms, pretending to be injured and trying to scam people.

Wen Xingze: “…………”

After finally solving everyone's problem, Wen Xingze continued to walk towards the outskirts of the town.

He was going to the starport to see if there were any new visitors.

This was his first encounter with the Black Dragon Leiqi.

At the time, the Dragon Clan's primary planet was located in the center of a dangerous asteroid belt, making it difficult to communicate with the outside world. The climate was harsh and almost no one had ever set foot there. This was Wen Xingze's first encounter with a dragon—a black dragon covered in wounds and blood, many of its scales turned inside out, no better than the blind officer.

The dragon breathed heavily, and the flames it breathed out died out as soon as they ignited.

The dragon's voice was hoarse as it said, "Human, my time is running out. Before I die, I hope to return to my homeland. I am the leader of the dragon clan..."

Wen Xingze realized that this was a scene of entrusting the entire dragon clan to him before death. According to how the situation unfolded, the Black Dragon might entrust the entire dragon clan to him.

Wen Xingze was a little shocked and immediately stopped the black dragon:

"Wait, I can send you back to your hometown, but don't start this kind of thing yet. I can't afford to raise so many dragons right now. I might take your entire clan to the streets to play suona and perform dragon dances."

I instantly had a sense of picture.

Dragon: “…”

The dragon was obviously very angry at Wen Xingze's description. It had difficulty breathing just now, but now it was struggling to turn over.

He had a pair of golden pupils, and his anger gradually dissipated as he looked at Wen Xingze with some sadness.

Wen Xingze was struck by this look.

Wen Xingze remembered the description of the Dragon Clan's main planet he had seen in the newspaper, which said that it was a "dead planet" located in the center of the dangerous asteroid belt and was covered with snow and ice all year round.

In the past, many people, either because they were attracted by the treasures hidden in the dragon clan's legends or because they were envious of the dragon clan's fighting power, threatened to become the dragon clan's "savior" and said they were willing to save them at all costs.

The Black Dragon was tricked into the outside world, chasing after a illusory dream.

What greeted him was disappointment and deception again and again.

No one is willing to overcome numerous dangers and cross the asteroid belt, no one is willing to go to that desolate planet, and no one is willing to accompany them through the cold winter.

Every breath of the dragon was filled with the smell of blood, and as it was dying, its golden pupils gradually blurred.

He asked Wen Xingze with a hint of self-mockery, "I'm about to die, and the dragons are about to die too... You, an ordinary human, an insignificant king of a tiny country, how can you save me?"

“…”

Stop looking down on others.

Wen Xingze in another universe silently took out his wallet.

Imitating the tone of a certain arrogant mermaid, Wen Xingze said coldly: "Money power."