Chapter 9 Chapter 9 I almost thought it was some escaped thief

Just as Lu Zhiluan expected, within a few days, the store was deserted.

Washing cats and dogs does not count as a rescue mission, the most you can get is a grateful heart.

However, the few melons and dates sent by the furry children, after being converted into star coins, could not make up for the huge loan owed to the system for opening a nursing home.

Looking at the string of negative numbers on the system interface, Lu Zhiluan fell into deep thought.

Some people appear bright and cool on the surface, but are actually penniless.

After a few days of visiting and spending time with each other (eating melons), the neighbors and Lu Zhiluan gradually became familiar with each other.

Many people are curious about why he chose to open a health care shop in the old city.

In their view, Planet 07 is backward and poor, and the old city is the poorest of the poor. Although there are a few people who keep pets, only a few of them will spend a lot of money on them. Usually, if a pet is sick, at most it is placed in a treatment chamber for a checkup, and the effect is average, but it can still survive.

This is assuming that the family is well off. A treatment chamber is expensive and has limited storage capacity. It becomes less each time it is used, and it costs a lot to replenish it when it is gone.

Moreover, only the upper-middle class wealthy families could afford treatment cabins.

In their opinion, it is normal for a health spa to be opened in a new city or on a higher-level planet.

Many people secretly speculated in their hearts whether Lu Zhiluan was some rich young man with a lot of money who was tricked into coming to this place and opening a business that would make him lose money.

However, Dr. Xiaolu's expression of liking small animals does not seem to be acted out, but comes from the heart. Lu Zhiluan himself may not even know that the way he looks at animals and the way he looks at people are completely different. The former is like a warm spring breeze, while the latter is like ice and snow.

People also think that he might just be rich and a soft-hearted god towards small animals.

Lu Zhiluan didn't know that his identity had become ever-changing and confusing in the minds of his neighbors.

All I know is that if I want to redeem my daughter as soon as possible, I must go out and explore this strange world and complete the rescue mission as soon as possible.

After reading the overall star map provided by the system, he realized how absurdly big this world was.

There are four major star regions, namely Canaan, Tianchen, Lanli and Garbage Star.

Each star region has a great lord.

These four major star regions include many planets, which are divided according to their level of development, population density, and living environment. Planets with names are of higher levels and more developed.

Star 07 belongs to the Canaan star region.

Planets like 07 are at the bottom, with average development and a small population.

The entire star is divided into the new city and the old city. Now most of the economic focus of Star 07 is on the new city. The new city is backed by Wushan Mountain, rich in various energy minerals, and supported by high-tech. It is developing rapidly. The star master is planning to apply for a name for Star 07 based on the development of the new city.

After its past prosperity and the passage of time, the old city has degenerated into an ordinary residential area.

After spending half a day understanding the basic conditions of the old and new city areas, Lu Zhiluan planned to go out and take a look tomorrow.

He communicated with the system in his mind, "Tongzi, how far away can you detect small animals?"

He remembered that when he first started rescuing Coal Ball, he also relied on system prompts.

The system answered truthfully: "It is currently within two kilometers. It can be upgraded as the rescue mission is completed. The maximum distance is sixty kilometers."

Something is better than nothing, Lu Zhiluan thought silently in his heart.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Zhiluan finished bathing the last little white cat and reluctantly watched the cat owner leave with the cat in his arms.

She is so clingy, well-behaved and cute, and her voice is so soft and sweet. She is really a pretty little princess.

I miss his baby marshmallow again, oh.

Lu Zhiluan withdrew his gaze and looked at the expressionless little black cat sitting on the counter.

Oh, so cold and heartless, but also so cute.

Jing Miao watched the expression of the man in front of him change from time to time, sometimes cloudy, sometimes clear, and he knew that he was probably thinking about how to "cure" himself again.

Lu Zhiluan called the smart housekeeper over and asked it to clean the place, while he turned the "Open" sign outside over to read "Temporarily Closed".

The next second, Jing Miao was picked up and brought to the entertainment room.

Every afternoon, the thunder is unstoppable.

Jing Miao went from being shy and resisting at first to accepting it silently, and he couldn't resist at all.

In the end, you won't suffer any loss.

Pulling open the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows, the orange-yellow sunlight from outside shines in obliquely, sprinkling on the warm carpet on the ground. There is also a soft lazy sofa next to it.

Lu Zhiluan put the kitten on the carpet, and Jing Miao lay down on the spot, ignoring the various cat toys around him. He looked out the window with empty eyes.

Lu Zhilunwo was sitting on the sofa. He took out a book as big as a brick from the bookshelf next to him and began to read it carefully with an extremely serious expression.

One person and one cat, they don't disturb each other at the moment, and it looks very warm.

Soon, Lu Zhiluan put the book aside and turned on the light computer on his wrist. A burst of light and soft music sounded in the room.

Bright space, clean and fresh air, suitable temperature, accompanied by the smart home wind control system, close your eyes and you feel as if you are in the vast sky and green fields, with a gentle breeze.

Lu Zhiluan grabbed the kitten and laid it on its back.

According to the teaching method in the book, he began to massage the kitten, starting from the limbs. Here he added a little ingenuity and applied therapeutic techniques at the same time while massaging.

After all, the book was called "Brick Master's Strong Recommendation: Teach You How to Raise a Sweet, Healthy and Fat Cat in Five Days", and he had already tried it for a week according to the instructions in the book, but the little black cat in his hand still looked depressed and looked like a fake cat that was at the mercy of others.

But it’s not without effect. At least the cat stays awake longer and is not as sleepy as before. Most importantly, it is willing to play with toys!

Lu Zhiluan attributed this to his own good treatment and pressed harder.

His limbs were gently kneaded, and the mysterious healing energy was transmitted to his bones through the warmth of the fingertips. Jing Miao squinted his eyes, feeling his exhausted spirit being slowly healed.

His consciousness was trapped in this tiny animal body, and the rejection reaction was very obvious. Every time his consciousness was suppressed and forced to sleep, it felt very uncomfortable, as if he was locked in a dark little box, squeezed all over, and filled with tension.

The young doctor's special ability was an accident, which was just right for him.

After each treatment, Lu Zhiluan always looked at him with an expectant expression, as if there were sparkling stars in his eyes.

In order to get rid of the wasted treatment, Jing Miao would fiddle with the plastic toys reluctantly at the end of each treatment, and sometimes he and Lu Zhiluan would push and pull the toys back and forth.

Every time at this moment, you can see the little doctor's delicate eyebrows curved and her smile was bright and beautiful.

Jing Miao fixed his eyes, thinking that he did this in order to recover his mental strength as soon as possible so that he could return to his real body, not because he didn't want to see that man looking listless, frustrated and depressed.

*

The destination of the trip was set at Mid-Levels Park in the old town.

Although it is called a park, it has actually been abandoned for a long time. Lu Zhiluan checked on StarNet and found that Mid-Levels Park is a part of a primeval forest with rich vegetation and a wide variety of animals. During its heyday a few decades ago, it promoted the idea of ​​getting close to nature. Looking at old photos, many people have captured rare scenes of rare animals.

Later, the old city declined, the population migrated greatly, the new city was developed, and steel high-rise buildings were built on a large scale. The native animals on the original land were moved to the Mid-Levels Park. After so many years, no one has paid attention to it anymore.

The pictures of Mid-Levels Park that can be seen now are all lush, green mountains and forests with few human traces.

In this alien world that prides itself on high technology, if there are large numbers of animals anywhere, it can only be in the uncared-for primeval forests.

The next morning, a few residents who were strolling around the nursing home saw Lu Zhilan, carrying a backpack, closing the store from a distance.

Everyone had different thoughts and looked panicked. Could it be that the doctor finally realized that he couldn't make any money here and was going to run away?

Then where can they go to eat melons?

Several people hurried over and pretended to ask casually, "Doctor Lu, where are you going so early?"

Lu Zhiluan pressed a button, and a light curtain gate slowly fell down. A silver door panel with a cold glow gradually appeared, covering the door tightly. Even if there was a hail of bullets or artillery bombardment, the door could not be penetrated for a while, providing very reassuring property protection.

After locking the door, Lu Zhiluan answered his neighbor's question, "I plan to go out and play for a day. I've moved here for many days, but I haven't been around."

After hearing his answer, several people felt relieved, as long as he didn't run away.

"Do you want to go to the new city? I heard it's very prosperous there. You young people should like lively places." Someone said

"Yeah, it's totally different from here. There are so many new and interesting things there, but the prices are also very high."

Someone looked around but didn't find what he was looking for, so he asked Lu Zhiluan curiously, "But doctor, how are we going to get there without a star shuttle? If you take the star rail, you have to go to the old city star station, where there is a direct link. It would be convenient if you have your own star shuttle, and you can directly enter the air shuttleway. We have one here." The man pointed to the sky.

Lu Zhiluan shook his head and said, "I'm not going to New Town. I'm going to Mid-Levels Park."

"Ah, Mid-Levels Park..."

"Wait! You said Mid-Levels Park?" Several people suddenly raised their voices, and for a moment they suspected that they had heard wrongly.

"Why would you want to go to a place like that? It's desolate and dangerous."

"Yes, there are many unknown wild animals in there, and some invisible dormant wormholes. Do you want to die?"

Several people tried to persuade him together and pulled Lu Zhiluan to tell him about the strange events that had happened in Mid-Levels Park in recent years.

How could a young person like you go to a place like that?

Lu Zhiluan repeatedly stated that he knew what was going on, and that he was not seeking death because the store was going to close down. He just heard that there were rare animals there and wanted to go and take a look. He promised not to go in.

A few people were skeptical, but when they thought about how Lu Zhilan treated small animals, they felt it made sense. After all, he loved Dr. Lu very much.

Seeing that he was determined to go, everyone had no choice but to let Lu Zhiluan add them as their friend on the optical computer, and told him to notify them immediately if anything happened, or to ask for help from the nearby star police.

Lu Zhiluan agreed to all the requests and said goodbye to them politely.

He booked a Black Star Shuttle on StarNet.

There is no way. When ordinary Star Shuttles see that the destination is Mid-Levels Park, they all give the same warning: No boarding.

"Ba Ba..." A weak horn sound like a broken throat rang out.

Lu Zhi looked around with his bag on his back, but couldn't find the source of the sound.

He had arrived at the agreed pick-up point, but there was no sign of the Star Shuttle.

"Puchi, Puchi~ Look here."

Lu Zhiluan turned his head and saw a man wearing a black mask sticking his head out and waving at him in a dim alley between two tall buildings. The man's half body was hidden in the darkness, and his eyes glanced around furtively and with a strong sense of stealth.

Lu Zhiluan: “…”

Damn it.

I almost thought it was some kind of escaped thief.

Is driving a black car so shady in this world?