Chapter 23 I'm so hungry! The host is smoking! ...
Xiao Jiu stared blankly at her hands.
He clearly grabbed something and it's gone.
The system is currently reviewing the data from this period and is not available for the time being, so Xiao Jiu will have no one to ask for help.
Just then, Suanni's loud voice rang out: "Xiao Jiu! Come quick! Heng Gongyu is disgusted with me!"
Xiao Jiu's attention was immediately diverted by the shout, and she completely forgot about what had just happened.
Suanni and the system bicker every day, and he always tries to cause trouble whenever he meets Henggongyu. The only time he restrains himself is when he is facing Xiao Jiu.
At this moment, Xiao Jiu picked up Taotie, first touching its long gray fur, and then reaching out to grab Suanni's chin.
The two fluffy little balls were so comfortable that their eyes were squinted into slits, and Taotie even rolled its belly over.
Henggongyu looked at the two fluffy balls, then at Xiaojiu, a hint of envy in his eyes.
He clutched his long, seaweed-like hair, cautiously glancing at Xiao Jiu, then looking down, and then stealthily glancing again.
Just as Heng Gongyu had been deliberating for a long time and finally spoke, whispering "Xiao Jiu," the system returned.
It has only one purpose: everyone, accumulate points.
The term "accumulating points" sounds impressive, but for Xiao Jiu and his friends, it's just like planting flowers.
Suanni started nagging: "Sigh, if you could just get something really powerful, would you have to go through all this trouble?"
The system knew he had a point, but it just couldn't help getting furious.
[If you're so capable, then you do it! Sign a contract!]
The Suanni grunted twice but didn't reply.
It's said that everyone will accumulate points together, but it's possible that only Xiao Jiu and Taotie will complete the planting task.
Although Henggongyu can transform into human form in half a day, he is still not as strong as Taotie, so he should try not to move and focus on recovering.
Suanni simply didn't want to help, but since he didn't have a contractual relationship with Xiao Jiu, everyone thought it was normal for him not to help.
This time, the system didn't let Xiao Jiu choose the flower seeds herself.
After the previous incident where "the mutated sunflower almost drove a cat and a fish crazy," the system decided to play it safe and plant morning glories for the time being.
But it still explained the reason to Xiao Jiu, sentence by sentence.
The fish's health bar is now almost empty, and its form is so weak that it can't live without water. Pouring tons of water on it is just burning through its points.
Morning glories have a short blooming period, earn points quickly, and don't produce any strange debuffs, making them the safest choice.
Xiao Jiu listened attentively, and only at the end did she reply, "Plant, okay."
Morning glory seeds are relatively large, so you don't need a glutton to help you get them.
Moreover, morning glory seeds are poisonous, and the system was also a little worried that something might happen if the fetal Taotie used its mouth to plant the seeds, so it only let Xiao Jiu do it.
Xiao Jiu is now very skilled at planting morning glories.
He first poked a row of small holes with his finger, and Taotie followed suit by poking the soil with its little claws. After poking, Xiao Jiu put the soaked seeds in, covered them with soil, and finished.
Henggongyu, watching from the sidelines, was extremely uneasy. He was almost crying as he apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm so useless..."
He's always been timid, and now when he says sorry, he'd rather bury his head in the sand; you can't hear what he's saying unless you listen carefully.
The Suanni couldn't stand the cowardly appearance of the Henggongyu and was about to launch a verbal attack when it was stuffed with something fragrant in its mouth.
Pet food, general version, one piece each for Suanni, Taotie, and Henggongyu.
The system explained from the side: "The host originally wanted to exchange for more, but I stopped him."
Everyone knows that points are scarce right now, and even Suanni hasn't said anything.
Although these square, light green grains look dry, once you put them in your mouth, you can't care about the texture at all; you just want to bury your head and eat them like crazy.
The Henggong fish, with tears welling in its eyes, was stunned for a moment.
This was the first time he had ever tasted something like this.
For the past few hundred years, all that had been poured into his mouth were various medicinal liquids, some bitter, some fishy and foul-smelling, but without exception, all of them were extremely effective, either to keep him from dying or to make his injuries worse and cause him to bleed more.
Nothing tastes as sweet and fragrant as it does now, just so he can have a taste.
As Henggongyu stared blankly at the small square in his palm, Xiao Jiu squatted down in front of him: "Eat, good, grow!"
System translation: [The host told you to eat me, saying: You can only grow up by eating delicious food.]
Henggong Fish: "But...but my appearance will never change again, and I won't get hungry anymore..."
He glanced quickly at the Taotie: "Give them mine; they're more important and more useful than me..."
Xiao Jiu could only understand a small part. He blinked and said, "Yes, one, same, friend."
[The host says that you and Taotie are the same; you are all his friends.]
After translating, the system couldn't help but sigh: "Since you've signed a contract with the host, there's no need for comparisons, nor is there any question of which side is stronger or you having to back down because you can't compete. You are both equally important to the host."
Henggongyu is about to cry again.
After a long while, he choked up and said, "Once I recover, I will definitely help Xiao Jiu. I will do anything for you."
Xiao Jiu didn't understand the sentence, but he understood the word "help," and immediately raised his hand: "Help!"
[Yes, yes, it means helping out. You're great!]
As Henggongyu looked at Xiaojiu, who was puffing out her chest and listening to the praise, the slight unease and anxiety in her heart gradually dissipated without her realizing it.
He took a small bite of the green grain, savoring the sweet taste melting on his tongue.
At night, Henggongyu should have transformed into human form, but due to his severe injuries, he could only remain in this half-human, half-fish form.
He was clearly uncomfortable with the blood mist, so he stayed within the range of the cold light emitted by the bead, dozing off when he was sleepy and spacing out when he was awake.
The Taotie Suanni, on the other hand, sleep side by side.
About three meters away from the Henggong fish, the Suanni was curling itself up like a round dumpling, with the white sand around it like fine coconut flakes, surrounding this big dumpling in the center.
Taotie lay down beside Suanni's neck, smacked his lips, and unconsciously leaned his bald head against Suanni until it was buried in the circle of long brown fur.
Xiao Jiu sat and watched for a long time, and then almost silently went to the edge of the farmland.
"system."
[I'm here, host.]
Xiao Jiu remained silent for a long time, and the system did not urge him.
Xiao Jiu stood there, looking up at the sky, just as he had done in countless days and nights in another world.
After what seemed like an eternity, he finally spoke: "Fang...is that...?"
[Hmm? House? How did you learn this word?]
“Hey, human, speak.”
[Oh, I see. It was the humans you met outside who told you that. In that case, the houses they described are basically structures consisting of four walls and a roof...]
After giving a detailed explanation, the system even condensed a simple pattern using red mist.
[It looks something like this.]
Xiao Jiu looked at it, stretched out her short little finger, and drew on the ground, stroke by stroke.
Looking at the host, the system couldn't help but lower its voice and say: [Actually, in human thought, a house has another name: "home."]
Xiao Jiu blinked: "Ooh, huh?"
[No, it should be read as "home".]
Once Xiao□□ learned the correct pronunciation, the system patiently and meticulously explained the meaning of "home" to him.
Finally, it said: [Actually, what most humans need is not a house, but a home.]
Xiao Jiu: "Doggy, too?"
System: [Regarding this... I'm sorry, I don't know.]
The system is not a dedicated combat system after all, and it doesn't know much about strange beasts like the Taotie Henggongyu. It doesn't even know what the Taotie looks like, let alone its habits.
It thought about the expressions of the glutton and the horizontal fish earlier, and tried to say: [But I think the dog and the red fish would be happy if they had a home.]
Upon hearing these words, Xiao Jiu's dark, stone-like eyes shone with light once more.
The blood aura that once belonged to the ferocious beast Taotie permeated the entire space. This red mist contained a large amount of negative energy, but since the zombies had no consciousness and only their hearing remained of their five senses, living inside was not a big problem.
But at that moment, Xiao Jiu suddenly felt as if she could sense the "smell" again.
A strong, rich, and vibrant scent, full of life.
The system was speaking softly about its plans regarding points: [The morning glory should be fine, I need to go save electricity...]
Xiao Jiu listened carefully, but her hand unconsciously went to her stomach.
I'm so hungry.
The red mist slowly seeped into Xiao Jiu's skin. The mist was so thick that it obstructed vision, so the system didn't notice it at first.
Just as the system was reminding it not to forget to exchange water for Henggong Fish before dark, it suddenly saw the red mist in the space start to swirl.
These crimson mists condensed into vortexes, constantly surging towards their host at an ever-increasing speed.
The system knew that this had happened before, probably when Xiao Jiu, a zombie, was feeding.
But soon, the system realized something was wrong.
A wisp of white smoke rose from Xiao Jiu's head!
This was like a signal. Soon, more white smoke began to emerge from every inch of Xiao Jiu's skin. The color scheme and the state of the smoke made it look as if Xiao Jiu had been steamed.
The system was so frightened it almost exploded on the spot.
On the white sand dunes some distance from the farmland, wisps of red mist wafted through their ears and noses, finally waking the two furry balls after a while.
Just as the Suanni, awakened by the noise, was about to get angry, a line of large characters was smeared on its face.
[Come quick! The host is smoking!!]
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