On Bai Muxing’s side, after receiving that exclamation mark, he found that the other party remained silent for quite a while.
After a full five minutes, a sentence was finally squeezed out.
Black Emperor: [Not as cute as me!!]
With two exclamation marks, as if it made perfect sense as long as the voice was loud enough.
Bai Muxing just felt puzzled: ?
What’s going on? Why would someone compare themselves to an animal in terms of cuteness? Is there comparability in this?
The racial forms are different!
The Black Emperor continued: [Not as much fur as me!]
Bai Muxing: ??
Did they even need to compare this?
How were they supposed to compare this?
Bai Muxing couldn’t figure it out.
Perhaps this was the inflated desire for victory and rivalry among underage kids.
Weird.
Bai Muxing couldn’t be bothered to respond to such a strange topic and ignored it.
Fortunately, the other party didn’t need Bai Muxing to play along and could chat smoothly by themselves.
Perhaps the competitiveness of elementary school students always comes and goes quickly. Just as Bai Muxing had barely walked down the hill, the Black Emperor reconciled with the gugu beast on his own.
Black Emperor: [If you like it, then it’s indeed cute.]
—”Rule 108 of the Love Guide: Even if you don’t agree in your heart, you should appropriately show agreement and praise for things your partner likes. Avoid dampening your partner’s enthusiasm when they are excited.”
Bai Muxing: “……”
He felt there was something off in the logic of that statement, but he couldn’t be bothered to think about it, so he just replied: [Oh.]
After chatting with an online friend for a while, Bai Muxing returned to his small wooden house and took out the purchased silver star grass seeds, sprinkling them around the perimeter of his cabin.
Silver star grass was resilient, with a fast growth cycle, and it wasn’t selective about seasons. Within three months, the area around the small wooden house would be surrounded by those somewhat gray-looking grasses during the day.
Bai Muxing also planted some seasonal crops, using only about one-third of the farmland.
The timing of his arrival wasn’t quite right, as many crops were close to harvest season, so he would have to wait until the next planting season to sow them.
Plowing, sowing crops, and other agricultural tasks were easily completed with the agricultural machinery and vessels. Bai Muxing was only responsible for setting the programs and checking for any oversights on the side.
This was much easier than fighting battles.
In fact, half of the planet’s surface was covered by oceans and water bodies. Bai Muxing hadn’t yet decided what to do with the water areas, so he put it on hold for the time being.
There were native creatures in the sea and abundant fish species. The fishing grounds originally established there had been abandoned for several years, and the environment had returned to its wild state.
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One day, Bai Muxing had nothing to do, so he brought a small stool and his gear to the seaside for fishing.
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The water in the bucket was so clear that one could see to the bottom at a glance—let alone fish or shrimp, there wasn’t even a single shell.
Bai Muxing: “.”
Subconsciously, he took a picture of the immaculately clean bucket and sent it to the Black Emperor’s communication number.
Ever since Bai Muxing sent him the first picture that day, this person has asked him about his experiences in the new home every day, like clocking in for work and wondering if anything fresh or interesting had happened.
As time passed—oh, actually, it hasn’t been very long—maybe just one or two months—Bai Muxing surprisingly developed a habit.
Whenever something happened, without the other party needing to ask, he learned to take a picture and send it over proactively.
This time was no exception. He sent the picture over and only then realized what he was doing.
A few months ago, Bai Muxing couldn’t even imagine himself chatting about these trivial matters of life with a stranger online every day. Especially after experiencing being coveted or antagonized by everyone around him in the previous life, he never thought he could get so close to someone.
It was really incredible to think about.
Before those things happened, he didn’t have a friend with whom he could share his daily life like this.
Maybe it was the safety he felt behind a layer of the internet that made Bai Muxing feel secure, or maybe it was because the other person’s speech and actions always seemed a bit foolish, making him not alert at all. He always felt like the other person was as easy to handle as a little cat or dog.
In any case, now when he thought of the elementary school student he had found troublesome not long ago, Bai Muxing actually unconsciously used the word “friend.”.
Bai Muxing looked at the empty bucket, lost in thought for a moment. The sound of his light brain’s message alert brought him back to reality.
Black Emperor: [Didn’t catch any fish?]
White: [No.]
Black Emperor: [there must be something wrong with the fishes here!]
Black Emperor: [Try fishing in a different place tomorrow!]
White: [Okay.]
Through the sporadic chat, Bai Muxing also learned some personal information about the Black Emperor.
For example, he seemed to have lived in a place with very few neighbors, besides chatting with Bai Muxing online, he had no other friends.
Occasionally, there were two individuals who seemed like tools or servants—Bai Muxing guessed they might have been household servants, which was quite common in wealthy families.
He never mentioned his parents, relatives, or anything like that. Combining his innocent personality and lack of common sense, perhaps there were some secrets involved that were difficult to explain.
Bai Muxing wasn’t interested in other people’s affairs, but he didn’t need to ask because the Black Emperor spilled the beans whenever he ran out of things to say.
In Bai Muxing’s mind, an image of a young man with a complicated background, wealthy yet not very smart, gradually emerged.
Black Emperor: [I’ll be an adult next week!]
I’ll finally be able to control myself and not lose my arms and legs at random.
The Black Emperor sounded excited: [After I come of age, I’ll be able to go out. Can I come visit you?]
Bai Muxing was stunned.
Um… he wasn’t mentally prepared to meet an online friend at all.
And just thinking about it seemed quite troublesome. Chatting online was enough; he didn’t want to escalate to the level of meeting in person.
Bai Muxing’s subconscious thought was to refuse.
However, considering the fragile feelings of the underage internet friend on the other side, he didn’t immediately respond with a rejection. Instead, he found himself pondering with his limited emotional intelligence, trying to carefully choose his words.
Black Emperor: [I’ll come work on your farm! Aren’t you about to harvest soon?]
Bai Muxing finally realized what was going on. Without hesitation, he replied: [No, I don’t need anyone.]
He definitely didn’t want to pay another salary! With those agricultural machinery and vessels, he could completely manage agriculture without human intervention. His small planet didn’t need to hire anyone else.
Although Bai Muxing still had some spare money, he wasn’t about to squander it.
Black Emperor: [I don’t want a salary; I’ll work for free.]
Bai Muxing relaxed his guard: [Oh, that’s fine then.]
Um, wait, no, this is not fine!
The point isn’t about the salary, okay?
Bai Muxing suddenly realized his thoughts had veered off into strange territory. He had inadvertently agreed to meet the other person and now needed to patch things up quickly.
The Black Emperor was already ecstatic, showering him with praise across the internet.
[Thank you, thank you! This is the best coming-of-age gift I’ve ever received!]
[I knew you wouldn’t be so heartless to refuse!]
[You’re my best friend!]
…
Bai Muxing paused his typing, feeling overwhelmed by the praise. He struggled to correct the situation, but for some reason, the words didn’t come out immediately.
He hesitated for a few minutes, but the other person’s praises were already efficiently filling up the chat.
Every punctuation mark seemed to convey excitement and joy. At this point, saying he hadn’t meant to agree seemed like it was too late.
The polite refusal he had carefully considered in his mind suddenly felt awkward to utter.
Bai Muxing ultimately couldn’t bring himself to say those words.
Forget it.
Bai Muxing slowly lowered his hands from the virtual floating keyboard, slowly resigning himself to fate.
Adults have to take responsibility for their slip-ups.
…
Wait a minute.
Something still didn’t feel right.
Bai Muxing carefully reviewed the chat logs three times and finally noticed a slight discordance.
He hadn’t actually typed out the words expressing his reluctance to pay the other person a salary. He had only silently complained to himself. Surprisingly, the other person smoothly continued the conversation, as if intentionally leading him to speak ambiguously.
Was this guy deliberately trying to trick him?
Bai Muxing pondered for a moment, then felt he might be overthinking things.
Just because he encountered Ariel, does that mean everyone else in the world is scheming?
Moreover, does the Black Emperor even have that level of cunning?
He couldn’t possibly be manipulated by a silly underage person, right?
Besides…
***
Half an hour later.
An emergency online meeting was convened via the highest specification of the light network security line.
Although it was an online virtual meeting, thanks to advanced holographic technology, both the surrounding environment and the seated figures projected at the table were incredibly realistic, with over 90% resemblance to reality.
The attendees were few, consisting only of a few individuals: two generals responsible for closely monitoring the movements of the alien creature, the Emperor himself, the highest commander of the military, and the current Marshal, along with the Chief Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Though the number of attendees was minimal, their significance was immense. Only during the annual public meetings summarizing the year for the public could one compare the scale to this.
At this moment, these figures, considered the heads of the empire, gathered here because of a single message, conducting a highly secretive meeting.
The central theme of the meeting was the anomaly regarding Yijia, closely monitored by the two generals.
The Emperor, dressed casually, was enthusiastic. He had ascended to the throne only five years prior and was still very young. Unlike the previous Emperor, who had ruled for nearly a century with solemnity and stability, this newly inaugurated Emperor was known for his progressive and bold actions.
Of course, sometimes he has been criticized for being too frivolous.
Upon hearing the reports from the two generals, he couldn’t conceal his astonishment.
“What did you say? That Yijia wants to meet with an online friend?”
“Interesting, truly interesting.”
Recalling something, without waiting for the others to express their opinions, he uploaded a document. “By the way, these are the preliminary research findings just received from the research group. There are some very interesting conclusions; you should take a look.”
With a destructive alien species lurking within the Empire’s borders, even though a policy of temporary non-confrontation had been decided, it didn’t mean that all vigilance would be set aside. Investigating around it was necessary.
Thus, the research task revolving around the Yijia race was promptly assigned to the most authoritative and top-tier researchers.
However, for the sake of confidentiality, apart from them, only a few people knew that an alien had taken human form and entered the Empire. Those handling the related affairs merely followed orders and were not aware of the truth behind the scenes.
Upon hearing the words, everyone opened the file.
But just seeing the title made them pause for a moment:
“Research on the Origins and Courtship Behavior of the Yijia Race.”
“…”
What an explosive title.
Author’s Note:
Secret Imperial Leadership Meeting, also known as: “Victims’ Alliance of Dog Lovers.”
Lol they are about to be fed with dog food
Cute! (And t y for the chapter!!! 💚)
The title is indeed explosive 😂 And i can’t wait to see the Victim’s Alliance eat dog food with us ✨
Thank you for translating!💜
Hoping they get to meet next chapter 😆
What an explosive title indeed😂😂
Thanks for the update 🥰
They’re even studying his courtship behaviour 😂😂 I wholeheartedly support this study!!
The scientific method of obtaining dog food to make single dogs chew happily LMAO
😂❤️❤️❤️
lmao they’ve all officially become his wingmen
Omg I like this group- 😂❤️ so glad I continued to read the novel ❤️
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