CH 2

Ch2 - Such fragrance

Yu Xingqiao stared at the game screen in a daze.

Under his gaze, the little light ball changed from white to black and finally transformed into a human form.

It was a little boy about three or four years old, with black hair and red eyes, wrapped in tattered clothing.

His upper body was hidden in the dim shadow and he could not see his features clearly. He could only vaguely distinguish his ashen face and pale dry lips.

His body was very thin and as his chest was exposed below the silver moonlight, you can see that his exposed skin was densely covered with light and heavy scars.

So pitiful ah. Who could have hurt him like this?

Yu Xingqiao looked at the young boy, his delicate brows twisting into a small knot.

He felt that he was already miserable enough, but he didn’t expect that there were people worse than him, even though the other party was just a 2D person.

No, he had to save him, he couldn’t let him get caught!

“Is adoption enough to save him? But how do I adopt?” Yu Xingqiao muttered to himself.

Suddenly, the system box popped up.

[ The cub of the Light Race is experiencing a crisis.]

[You can try to make an adoption through the following methods; the system will help you communicate with the cub.]

[1. Coercion] [2. Lure]

Yu Xingqiao blinked his eyes and made a quick decision.

[You have chosen [Lure].]

[Please choose the item you want to [Lure] with from the following options:]

[1. Food] [2. Medicine]

[3. Weapons] [4. Props]

Yu Xingqiao wanted to choose No. 3, but on second thought, he tapped on No. 4.

It was impossible to send a magic weapon at the start of the game, right? Even if it was just an ordinary weapon, with this child’s small body and seriously wounded state, how can he deal with so many heavily armed pursuers?

[You have chosen [Prop] for luring.]

[Please choose one of the following Props to [Lure].]

[1. Invisibility Halo (lasts 30 minutes), 500 gold coins will be deducted.]

[2. Wisdom Halo (lasts 10 minutes), 1,000 gold coins will be deducted.]

[3. Invincible Halo (lasts 1 minute), 10,000 diamonds will be deducted.]

[4. Safehouse, 100,000 diamonds will be deducted.]

Gold coins? Diamonds?

Yu Xingqiao glanced at the top right corner of the game interface. Gold Coin: 500, Diamond: 0.

The 500 gold coins were from when he first entered the game, it should be the initial funds that were given to him. He quickly swept through all the options and directly chose the first one.

[You chose [Invisibility Aura (30 minutes)]. Luring is in progress.]

[Successfully deducted 500 gold coins.]

[Starting to lure [A wild cub].]

–

In the cavern, the little boy stared coldly at the soldiers coming. His small face was hidden in the dark, and his red pupils were overflowing with murderous intent.

But soon, he sensed that something was not quite right.

He had already changed into his human form, but why are the soldiers of this squad still acting as if they hadn’t noticed him?

“Da da da——” the hard-soled shoes struck the ground and made a clear sound in the silent night.

“Pada——”

The soldier coming his way turned on his flashlight, and a bright beam of light shone towards him.

Now’s the time!

The young boy subconsciously tried to spring into action, but two words in capital and bolded letters suddenly appeared in front of him.

[Don’t move.]

What is this situation?

The boy froze for a moment, and then——

Dammit!

He gritted his teeth, annoyed at the missed opportunity, only to see another soldier approach and say, “There’s nothing here, you saw wrongly, didn’t you?”

The light from two flashlights swept over him, yet they ignored him as if they couldn’t see him.

[Invisibility Halo (30 minutes) in effect.]

A line of glowing words reappeared in front of his eyes, and the young boy’s heart jumped.

Invisibility Halo?

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Who are you? What do you want?

[I am the system.]

[As you can see, [Invisibility Halo] is protecting you, but you only have 30 minutes of safety. During this time, you can talk, but it’s best for you to stay where you are and not move.]

The young boy frowned.

This system seemed to be able to hear what he was thinking of.

He didn’t move or speak, waiting for the thing that called itself the system to continue.

[The last remaining cub of the Light Race in this world, are you willing to sign a contract with my host?]

The young boy was stunned.

Seeing the words ‘the last remaining in this world’, he couldn’t help but clench his fists, anger and sorrow burning in his ruby-like eyes.

‘I am not a cub.’ He said in his mind.

The small words hanging in the air paused for a moment, then a mirror slowly appeared in front of the young boy.

Looking at himself in the mirror, the little boy’s lips pursed into a straight line. His small face turned cold and was as black as a pot.

If it was not for Saer, how could he have turned into this ghostly appearance!

[I’m asking once again, are you willing to sign a contract with my host?]

The mirror disappeared and the words appeared again.

Host, does that mean master? And also about signing a contract ……

The young boy’s eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the soldiers in the cavern. After some fruitless searching, they grabbed the rope and climbed up one by one. Soon, they all left the cavern.

He let out a small sigh of relief but did not immediately let down his guard.

After thinking about it, he asked tentatively in heart: ‘What can I get from this? Is it only this invisibility halo?’

[Of course, there is more to it.]

[Wealth, power, strength …… you can have whatever you want.]

Looking at the small words floating in front of him, the young boy’s red eyes narrowed.

Strength…..

Yes, he must regain his strength as soon as possible so he can go find Saer for revenge!

“What do you need me to do?”

The young boy’s childish voice was a little hoarse like he hadn’t spoken in a long time.

After making a sound, he subconsciously looked up at the cavern again, only to find that the soldiers searching for him outside the cavern, especially the captain who could detect him, still haven’t found him.

He withdrew his sight.

[Live and wait for orders.]

[What you can get depends on the host’s opinion.]

The little boy looked at the words before him. Hidden in the darkness, the expression on his face was icy. A dark aura raged behind those red eyes.

“Okay, I promise you!” He answered aloud.

As long as he could get revenge, even if he must sacrifice his soul to the devil, he would still be willing!

[You made the right choice.]

Small words slowly appeared again: [Then, please tell me your real name.]

Looking at the last line that appeared in front of him, the little boy gritted his teeth. His childish voice seemed so crisp in the night, but was covered with an everlasting chill.

“My name is Jun Lu.”

–

Yu Xingqiao watched the game screen as chat bubbles popped up above the little boy’s head.

“What do you need me to do?”

Yu Xingqiao blinked, “You don’t need to do anything, just let me raise you.”

He muttered softly and tapped the bubble with his finger, but didn’t see any options pop up.

“Okay, I promise you!”

“My name is Jun Lu.”

Then, two more chat bubbles popped up from above his head, followed by the system box.

[[Lure] is successful.]

[Congratulations on successfully adopting the cub [Jun Lu].]

[Ding~ Congratulations on completing the main quest [Adopt a Cub]. +100 Gold Coins, +1 milk bottle, +1 Miracle Coin]

[The information on the cub [Jun Lu] has been updated. You can click on the avatar in the upper left corner to view it.]

An avatar appeared in the upper left corner of the game interface.

Yu Xingqiao finally saw the little boy’s face. He had black hair and red eyes, with beautiful and deep facial features. He was as cute and beautiful as a doll.

Wow, isn’t this just too good-looking!

Jun Lu? What a dominant name!

Yu Xingqiao couldn’t help but reach out his finger and poked at the avatar. The updated information appeared.

[Stargazer‘s Cub]

Name: Jun Lu

Race: People of the Light

Growth: Infancy

Rarity: SSS

Description: The only remaining cub of the Light race. The only one left and is on the verge of extinction.

Status: Seriously injured, Hungry, Invisible (25 minutes left)

Then there was the Health bar, Mana bar, and Stamina level. These three values were at the very bottom.

Seriously wounded and hungry, this has to be treated and fed, right?

Yu Xingqiao frowned and went through the backpack.

The backpack has a total of 10 compartments, absolutely bare aside from a milk bottle that was just sent and a prop called “Miracle Coin”.

[Miracle Coin]

Function: Used when exchanging for special goods

Description: Miracles will happen if you want them to.

Yu Xingqiao looked around and couldn’t find where to redeem the special goods. Meanwhile, the milk bottle was empty; it was just an ordinary bottle with a pacifier.

So, where was he going to find milk to give to little Jun Lu?

Yu Xingqiao looked at the little boy and was worried.

What’s more, little Jun Lu’s brow was deeply wrinkled, almost like a Chuan character. It seemed like the boy was really unwell, which made him feel more guilty.

At this point, the little boy pursed his lips and looked up at the top of the cavern.

Yu Xingqiao’s vision also lifted upwards.

The movement above the cavern had subsided, but the boy still had a wary expression on his face.

Could it be that the pursuers have not left?

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, there were silhouettes swaying above again.

At the bottom of the game interface, white letters on a black background appeared once more: [Let’s go, he’s not here anymore.]

“Wow, these NPCs are so cunning!” Yu Xingqiao looked at the text and couldn’t help but groan.

Suddenly, a bubble appeared above Little Jun Lu’s head.

“Wu——”

The little boy covered his mouth.

He closed his eyes in pain and tried his best to hold back.

Blood slowly gushed out from his fingers, staining the little boy’s palm red as the blood winded down his elbow. A drop of blood splashed silently on the ground, staining a bit of the dirt.

“F$ck, the cub vomited blood!”

Yu Xingqiao was in a panic, completely unsure of what to do.

At that moment, the system box popped up again.

[Cub [Jun Lu]’s injury has worsened.]

[Ding~ Congratulations on successfully unlocking the [System Mall]. Gold Coins +100, Total Gold Coins: 200]

[You can buy medicine through the [System Mall] to treat the cub.]

At the same time, an icon suddenly appeared in the lower-left corner of the game. It was two small houses with the word “mall” written below.

System Mall? Is this it?

Yu Xingqiao stretched out his finger, but just as he was going to click on the icon, he heard a muffled voice like it was covered by something ——

“Who vomited blood?”

Yu Xingqiao was startled and hurriedly locked the phone screen.

Turning back, he saw that the nurse lady, who was wearing a protective suit, came up next to him at some point.

“No, it’s nothing.”

Yu Xingqiao shook his head in a panic, remembered something, and peeked at the timer. He found that the ten minutes had actually ended.

“It’s been half an hour, you have to rest for ten minutes.” The nurse lady said gently, then took his phone and tucked it into the pocket of her protective clothing.

Yu Xingqiao blinked. He did not expect himself to play for not only ten minutes, but half an hour!

“Oh……” he nodded gently.

Looking at the phone that was taken away, he felt a little disgruntled but did not say anything to make things difficult for the nurse lady.

Although the doctor did not forbid him to play with electronic devices, it was imposed that he should take a break every half an hour.

He remembered that when he was a kid, he didn’t know any better and was addicted to games. He often pestered the nurses to let him play more.

One time a nurse forgot to turn off the computer and let him play for three hours straight. They only found out when he passed out, and when he woke up, he never saw that nurse again.

Since then, he had learned to behave.

Because a little mistake on his part would bring endless trouble to those around him.

“So much nutrient solution leftover again, this isn’t good.” The nurse lady picked up the nutrition solution he had just put aside, looked at it carefully and said.

Hearing that, Yu Xingqiao felt a bit guilty.

“I’m not very hungry……” he muttered in a small voice.

The boy sitting on the bed was thin, with a face the size of a palm and delicate facial features. His delicate skin had no flaws, just like a newborn baby.

But his face was morbidly pale. Even through the goggles, the nurse could see the delicate blood vessels under his tender skin.

The nurse lady’s eyes betrayed a bit of heartache.

Because of the congenital immune deficiency, Yu Xingqiao not only grew up living in a sterile room but also in a monotonous manner in terms of food, clothing, and housing.

For the most part, he was only allowed to drink liquid nutrient solutions. Fried, stir fried, or roasted food, were all delicacies that others could freely enjoy, but not him.

Due to the lack of immunity, even the smallest bacteria could kill him. His body was also as fragile as a glass doll, and the slightest mistake could bring serious consequences.

For children of his age, wasn’t it natural to hang out with friends after school every day and play around as they wanted? No matter how tough the times may be, there would still be meals in the canteen and snacks in the shops.

The only thing that Yu Xingqiao had was the nutritional liquid that he had been eating for more than ten years and the special candy that he got once a week.

The nurse lady couldn’t help but soften her tone.

“No worries, tell me when you get hungry.”

She patted the top of the teenager’s hair and said kindly, “Recently, there is a strawberry cake flavoured nutrition solution. Next time I will change it for you, you should like it.”

Through the thick protective clothing, Yu Xingqiao actually did not feel the warmth of the nurse lady’s palm, but he just felt happy. Every time the nurse lady did this, he felt a warm and tickly feeling in his heart.

He smiled slightly, with two dimples on the side of his cheeks against the ivory white skin. He was soft and meng, like a young master in comic books, beautiful and cute.

Then, he heard the nurse lady ask: “How is it? That game of raising cubs is fun, right?”

Yu Xingqiao couldn’t help but stiffen as he remembered his bet with the nurse lady.

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