Chapter 333 When the System Returns
The little sand cat stepped on the sand excitedly, and then as if suddenly remembering something, it suddenly started digging the sand - swish, swish, swish!
The little claws dug more skillfully than usual, sand flew everywhere, and a small hole was dug out in a blink of an eye.
[How amazing!] It was stunned by itself. It looked up at Qi Xiao, then at its own masterpiece, its round eyes shining like stars.
The next second, it suddenly pounced and jumped directly into Qi Xiao's arms, rubbing its furry little head against his chin, [Brother Qi Xiao, I love you~]
Before Qi Xiao could react, the little sand cat had already kissed him on the cheek. Its wet little nose rubbed against his skin, and its soft tongue licked him twice, being extremely affectionate.
Qi Xiao froze.
A rare trace of panic appeared on his usually stern brows, and his ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even his neck felt slightly hot.
He subconsciously wanted to hide, but the little sand cat was very clingy, clinging to his collar and refusing to let go, and even kissing him again.
"Ahem..." He coughed softly, trying to hide his discomfort, but his slightly turned away face and stiff shoulders completely exposed his shyness.
Xu Ying watched from the side and laughed, deliberately teasing him: "Boss Qi, you are so popular with small animals?"
Qi Xiao pursed his lips and said nothing. He just reached out and gently rubbed the little sand cat's head. His movements were gentle but a little helpless.
The little guy became more and more demanding and simply nestled into his arms, purring contentedly and wagging his tail as if declaring victory.
The flickering firelight reflected Qi Xiao's red ears, Xu Ying's laughter, and the little sand cat's proud purring. The desert night suddenly became particularly gentle.
Xu Ying looked at the little sand cat rubbing against Qi Xiao affectionately and couldn't help pouting: "Little sand cat, you haven't kissed me for a long time~"
The little sand cat immediately jumped over and gave her a big kiss on the face.
The little guy tilted his head and thought, "Brother Qi Xiao's face is hard, like stone! The webmaster's face is soft, like cotton. They're both very kissable."
Qi Xiao has a good bone structure, sharp and smooth facial lines, and because he exercises regularly, his body fat percentage is very low and the flesh on his cheeks is very firm.
The little sand cat winked mischievously after saying this, "Do you want to kiss me too?"
Xu Ying's face flushed immediately: "No, no, no, you can't kiss me casually!"
"What did it say?" Qi Xiao asked curiously.
Xu Ying was speechless, and the tips of her ears turned red at a visible speed. "No, nothing..."
She stammered, lowering her head and swiping her phone, pretending to be busy. "It's just... just some meows."
The little sand cat, however, kept jumping between them. [The stationmaster is lying!]
It pointed at the two of them in turn with its little paw, [I said brother Qi Xiao's face is hard, and sister's face is soft!]
"What did you say?"
Qi Xiao looked at Xu Ying's increasingly red face and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"It's really nothing!" Xu Ying stood up suddenly and almost tripped over his own feet.
"I, I'll go check the nursery box!"
After saying that, he ran away without even bothering to pick up the kettle that had knocked over.
Qi Xiao looked at Xu Ying's hurriedly departing back, then looked down at the little sand cat squatting on the sand, wagging its tail proudly, and a hint of confusion emerged between his handsome brows.
He squatted down, put his hands through the little sand cat's front paws, and raised it high to the level of his eye.
"What did you say, little meow?" Qi Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, and his low voice was filled with a hint of danger. "Are you saying bad things about me to the stationmaster?"
[Of course not!] The little guy immediately began a lively "performance".
It first patted its left cheek gently with its furry right paw, making a gesture of being kissed, and then suddenly changed to slapping its right cheek hard with its left paw, and its little head tilted back exaggeratedly.
"This is..." Qi Xiao frowned slightly.
The little sand cat was so anxious that it kept wagging its tail. It suddenly had an idea and first pointed its claws at Xu Ying's back in the distance. Then its whole body suddenly became limp and collapsed into a ball of fur in his palm like a puddle of water.
Then she touched Qi Xiao's face with her paw pads, and immediately straightened her body exaggeratedly, becoming as stiff as a board.
"Soft and hard?" Qi Xiao guessed hesitantly.
The little sand cat meowed excitedly, suddenly moved close to Qi Xiao's face, pouted its little mouth as if to kiss him, and then quickly turned its head and blew a kiss in the direction of Xu Ying.
Finally, it squatted in Qi Xiao's palm, holding its face with its two front paws, blinking its eyes with an expectant expression.
Qi Xiao's ears suddenly turned red. He coughed lightly and put the little sand cat back on the ground: "I think I understand..."
The sound of a seedling box overturning was heard in the distance, and Xu Ying's flustered back was particularly clear in the moonlight.
Qi Xiao touched his face unconsciously, then with his ears red, he went over to help Xu Ying tidy up the seedling box.
*
The next morning, just as the sky was beginning to turn pale, Xu Ying opened the tent and walked out. She stretched, and the morning breeze, carrying the unique dry smell of the desert, blew towards her face.
Standing in the desert at the border of Longguo and Mobeiguo, she looked at the endless yellow sand in front of her, her thoughts drifting away.
Suddenly, a long-lost mechanical voice rang out in my mind: [Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching the maximum level of Desert Rescue. The Points Store is officially unlocked!]
Xu Ying suddenly opened his eyes wide, and his sleepiness instantly disappeared.
She has been waiting for this prompt sound for too long. Since she was connected to the "Desert Guardian" system a year ago, she has been working hard every day to improve her rescue level.
[In the Points Store, the host can redeem various items with points earned from protecting wildlife and planting trees.]
The system's voice continued to explain.
Xu Ying couldn't wait to call up the system interface, only to see that the originally gray store icon was now flashing with golden light.
She took a deep breath and used her mind to open the store on the virtual interface. A wide variety of goods immediately appeared before her.
"This is..." Her eyes were instantly drawn to the first item—it was the magical nutrient soil she'd once obtained! This special soil allowed plants to grow rapidly in extreme environments. A small bag of it, a system reward, had allowed her to successfully cultivate a vegetable garden in the desert.
And now, the store shows that 1 point can be exchanged for 1 cubic meter!
Xu Ying excitedly checked her points balance: 7,000! These were accumulated bit by bit over the years by rescuing wild animals like fennec foxes and sand cats, and planting drought-resistant trees.
Rescue animals will be rewarded with 1 to 100 points based on the number and extent of the rescue.
I get 1 point for each tree I buy. I didn’t expect that I have accumulated so many points without realizing it.
Continuing to browse, she found that there were various special saplings in the store: Populus euphratica, Seabuckthorn, Haloxylon ammodendron. But they were all marked with the words "enhanced version".
"System, what does enhanced version mean?" Xu Ying asked curiously.
(End of this chapter)
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