Across the shore
Wei Shao did not write that line in the end. First, he thought that Philo could not even eat at the moment, so how could he learn to read; second, the system simply refused to teach him.
The system couldn't help but ask: [Do you agree? 】
Wei Shao held a cigarette in his mouth, thinking that it was no different to just eat and wait for death every day, so what did he do?
He said lazily: [Maybe, what's the benefit? 】
The system asked him back: [What benefit do you want? 】
Wei Shao didn't expect it to say that, and raised his eyebrows in surprise: [Just follow me? 】
The system was silent for a while: [The operating logic of the two worlds cannot be destroyed. 】
Wei Shao said "hmm", indicating that he understood: "Then keep it and we'll talk about it later." 】
The system suspected that he didn't care about this benefit at all.
At first, it did not think that Wei Shao was the most suitable host, because Wei Shao was not lacking in material things, nor did he have any life-threatening or difficult-to-treat diseases, so there was no reason for him to obediently do what it said.
But Wei Shao is the only one who has a very low reading progress, but after immersing himself in the world, he can take the initiative to show kindness to the young protagonist.
The system does not need a host who has too many feelings for Philo. They will more or less try to change something.
So to some extent, someone like Wei Shao might be suitable.
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Philo did not go far. He hid behind an abandoned building several dozen meters away, with his head pressed against a gap.
Under the messy hair, the pair of light brown eyes stared at the boy who was sitting by the broken wall and blowing smoke rings, with doubt and inquiry jumping in his eyes.
Wei Shao was unaware of the sight hidden in the dark. He communicated briefly with the system and learned that this place was a planet called Abandoned Star in the novel world.
The Abandoned Planet is the poorest and most chaotic region in the entire empire. It is not even as rich as the garbage planet one light year away - at least garbage is also a usable resource.
The resources of the abandoned planet were completely exhausted thousands of years ago. It is a planet with little utilization value. The local culture and production levels are backward, and the crime rate is extremely high. After the establishment of the empire, it became a place of exile for criminals.
All in all, this is an abandoned planet, and Philo is an abandoned wanderer on this planet.
Wei Shao felt that it was quite remarkable that Philo could grow up in such a living environment.
He asked the system: [I will bring him some food next time. Can you handle it? 】
The system said: [My power over there is very weak, and I can only roughly anchor the target "you". If you want to bring things over, try to make those things closely connected with you. 】
[In other words, carry it with you at all times?] 】
【Um. 】
It's not that difficult. Wei Shao thought.
He asked again: [When will this task be completed? 】
System: [It is enough to take him through the age of eleven. 】
Wei Shao suddenly became curious: [How old is he now? 】
System: [Seven years old. 】
Wei Shao frowned: [I still have to watch him for four years? 】
The system denied: [No need, without external interference, the time flow rate on both sides is approximately 1:7. 】
In other words, for Wei Shao, it was actually less than half a year, and at a frequency of once a week, that means he wore it about thirty times.
Wei Shao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was not a big project.
However, when he returned to the real world and found that he had to carry a bag full of snacks when going out to dance and drink with friends, he wanted to regret it.
Of course, that’s a story for later.
At this moment, he squinted his eyes and looked at the desolate scenery, then smoked another cigarette without feeling sleepy at all.
Although he is at the prime of his life, the system sees a sense of decadence and indifference in him.
The system flew around him and asked: [Why aren't you moving? 】
Wei Shao glanced at it as if it were a fool: [How many steps can I walk? 】
[You can try it. I have removed the restrictions on your range of movement. 】System explanation, 【The abandoned planet is too messy, the first two times were because we were afraid that you would run around and get into danger. 】
[That’s quite considerate of you.] 】Wei Shao sneered, stood up, patted his trousers, and walked in a random direction.
“Crack—”
A sudden and subtle sound entered my ears, as if something was broken by being stepped on.
Wei Shao paused and looked towards the pile of abandoned buildings where the sound came from with a frown.
He immediately slowed down his movements and prepared to turn around and run in the opposite direction, in case there was something malicious hiding behind there that might cause trouble.
However, just before he turned around, a familiar bit of brown hair happened to appear behind the pile of construction waste.
He changed his mind at the last minute and went straight there.
The noise behind the waste pile suddenly became louder.
But Wei Shao was faster. He ran forward and grabbed the guy who was about to escape.
Wei Shao still held a cigarette in his right hand, but his left hand firmly grasped the thin arm, and his peach blossom eyes with dark eyelashes curved slightly.
"I caught you." His eyes fell on the dirty little face and he smiled proudly.
Philo was held tightly by him and had no power to resist. He could only stand there stiffly with his shoulders hunched.
Perhaps because he was discovered while peeking, or perhaps because he was instinctively afraid of the unknown, his eyelashes trembled and his fists were clenched tightly.
Wei Shao naturally saw it. He raised his eyebrows and thought that he was quite fierce.
Seeing the other party's attitude as if he had seen a flood or a beast, Wei Shao was not sure whether he should let go. If he didn't let go, he would look like a real villain, but if he let go, he was afraid that Fei Luo would just run away.
So he thought about it, put the cigarette in his mouth, held Philo's arm with one hand, and took out the five copper coins and the watch from his pocket with the other hand, and handed them to Philo with his open palm.
This was the second time he did this. Philo stared at his palm stiffly, and did not move.
Wei Shao thought to himself why this kid was not very smart. He dared to steal but didn't dare to take what was given to him.
He pulled the dry little hand over and stuffed the thing directly into Philo's hand, then took off the one on his wrist and put it on top.
Fei Luo clenched his hands for a long while before slowly tightening them. Wei Shao let go of his arms only after he saw that he had put the things away.
As expected, the lure of items was somewhat effective, and the other party finally did not run away this time.
Fei Luo held a handful of things in his hands, looked up at the tall Wei Shao, and after a long time he whispered something.
Wei Shao didn't understand, but he could tell from the tone that it was a question: [What did he say? 】
The system is forced to act as a translator: [He asks you: "Why?"]
Wei Shao thought for a moment and said: [Please help me translate a sentence. 】
The system asks: [What are you going to do? 】
Wei Shao glanced at the little brat: [Ask him if he is willing to take me as his godfather. 】
system:【……】
The system had to remind him: [Wei Shao, your mission will end in half a year. 】
[Just kidding.] 】
…
Wei Shao smiled slightly, looked down at Fei Luo, and said in the insect language he had just learned from the system: "Secret."
After waiting for an answer for a long time, Philo looked hesitant and frowned like a little adult.
The next second, a sudden and obvious "gurgling" sound broke the silence. Philo's face turned pale and a look of pain appeared on his face.
Wei Shao lowered his head and looked at his shriveled stomach.
It should be gastrointestinal discomfort caused by long-term hunger.
Wei Shao himself suffered from stomach problems and knew how serious it was when he got sick.
He thought that Philo would become a general leading troops into battle in the future. If he got sick from hunger now, what would it be like if he had stomach problems on the battlefield in the future? That won’t be given for free.
So he quickly pointed to the copper coin in Philo's hand, indicating that he could use it.
Philo looked at him for a few seconds, then turned and ran away.
He stood there alone for a while, then slowly walked back to the broken wall where he started, sat down and continued smoking.
The system suddenly said: [You are nice to him. 】
Wei Shao asked back nonchalantly: [Really? 】
The system affirms: [Well, he stole your watch, and you weren’t angry. 】
Wei Shao said indifferently: [I don’t need that thing, and the child is quite pitiful, so I’ll consider it a good deed. 】
The system increasingly felt that it had chosen the right host and that the patch would definitely be successfully applied.
Wei Shao tilted his head slightly, his Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he blew out a beautiful smoke ring.
After such a long time, the system saw that he had already smoked four or five cigarettes, and couldn't help asking: [I remember that in your world, minors are prohibited from buying cigarettes. 】
Wei Shao almost choked with laughter: [There are so many things that are banned, guess why they are banned? 】
Out of kindness and also out of reward logic, the system reminded him: [Smoking is harmful to health. 】
Wei Shao's eyes were slightly curved, as if he was smiling, but the words he uttered were full of aggression: [What the hell does it have to do with you? 】
【……】
The system then shut up, and the bulky book body flashed and disappeared into the air.
Wei Shao continued to puff out smoke.
Through the swirling smoke, there seemed to be a small dot in the distance that was slowly getting bigger.
Wei Shao squinted his eyes and looked carefully, then he realized that it was the little Philo who had returned.
Philo seemed to be holding something in his arms and was running towards this side panting.
Wei Shao raised his hand to put out the half-smoked cigarette, holding his chin and waiting for the little thing to come over.
Philo stopped in front of him, sweat on his forehead, and his thin body heaving up and down.
Wei Shao patted the ground beside him and motioned for him to sit down.
Fei Luo pursed his lips, did not resist, and sat down next to Wei Shao.
He carefully took out the thing in his arms.
This is a coarse cake made by mixing and compressing expired food and expired nutrient solution. It is an extremely luxurious food for the wandering insects on the abandoned planet, and it is also the most sumptuous dinner that Philo could imagine. After buying it, he kept it in his arms all the way, for fear that it would be snatched away by other wandering insects.
He broke the biscuit into two pieces and handed the larger piece to Wei Shao.
Wei Shao looked at him in surprise, then looked down at the cake that looked strange in color and tasted bad, and his brain froze.
Is this thing really edible?
Perhaps his look of disdain was too obvious, Philo's little hand stiffened slightly, then slowly retracted.
He bent his calves, hugged his knees and took small bites of tonight's sumptuous dinner, feeling a little happy.
——If the strange bug next to him doesn’t eat it, he can eat the whole piece by himself.
Wei Shao misunderstood. He looked at Philo's "lost" head, then looked at the half cake in Philo's hand.
After a mental struggle, he stretched out his hand.
Philo's puffy cheeks suddenly stopped and he looked down at the hand that was stretched out towards him.
The nails were glossy and the joints were long and distinct. Philo could not find the right words to describe them in his poor language library, but he knew that no matter how he looked at it, it was out of tune with this gray world, and also out of tune with the sumptuous dinner in his hands.
For no reason, Philo felt a sense of depression in his heart.
Maybe it's because I have to eat half a piece of cake less, he thought.
He handed the cake in his hand to Wei Shao again. Wei Shao took it and took a bite. He almost spit it out while chewing.
It is difficult to describe the taste - sour, bitter, fishy, and irritating to the throat... several words flew through his mind one after another, and he used all his strength to swallow that mouthful.
When Philo saw his difficult expression, he was stunned for a moment, said nothing, and lowered his head to continue eating his cake.
Wei Shao was holding the half piece of cake and was also in a daze.
The system popped up in his mind: [If you don’t want to eat it, give it to him. He loves to eat it. 】
Wei Shao pursed his lips and turned to look at Philo. Philo seemed to notice something and raised his head to look at him, his cheeks still moving and a little blue-green biscuit crumbs on the corner of his mouth.
Without waiting for him to say anything, Philo took the half piece of cake and began to eat it quietly with his head down.
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