When this person and cat climbed halfway up the mountain, they discovered a hidden cave.
The black cat had a very exuberant sense of curiosity. After seeing enough of the forest and river, he suggested going to take a look inside the cave. The owner of the cat was naturally completely submissive. Without raising any objections, he carried the cat into the cave.
Looking in from the outside, the cave seemed very deep, unable to see the end of it. The air was permeated with a damp feel. Through the dim light, they could faintly make out the thin layer of moisture sticking to the stone walls.
Looks like it was just a normal, boring mountain cave. The only point of its existence was to make this desolate little hill look not so monotonous.
Nalun was somewhat disappointed and waved his paw, expressing they could leave.
The waving paw was captured and squeezed in the passing. Sirius said: “Press a paw print here.”
He seemed to have discovered the distinctive marking for the entrance of the contest.
Nalun: “???”
His paw pressed against the ice-cold stone wall. Instantly, the view before his eyes went black. The special transportation process of the amusement park was activated. When Nalun opened his eyes again, the cave had vanished. Instead, there was a quiet, elegant flower garden.
The 2nd contest arrived without any warning.
Nalun strolled around the flower garden. The black kitten had his head high and chest out, like he was earnestly patrolling his territory. However, the reality was actually that… as a human who normally walked on two legs, right now he felt like he was crawling on the ground……
The flower garden had some other random animals. When they walked, they also looked shaky and awkward. They should be other players who had entered the stage as well. However, in comparison to the last contest, the number clearly has decreased by a lot.
After walking only a few steps, Nalun suddenly realized something was off.
Huh? Sirius wasn’t carrying him?
The black cat scratched his head, turned around to look, and discovered that there was no one behind him. No. What he should say was that inside this flower garden, it was all animals. There were no humans at all.
“Dun dun dun! Welcome to the Grassy Garden. I am your judge Oli!”
A familiar voice sounded. In the area ahead, a figure appeared suddenly in the garden. The judge Oli switched into a gorgeous, traditional set of clothes. His face was beaming with an enthusiastic smile: “Ah ha, it’s very difficult to enter this area. Everyone, you’re really very impressive!”
The black cat put down his claws and solemnly circled over.
“Noticing that your lovely masters have disappeared, you guys must feel very anxious, right?”
Nalun: “……”
Oli blinked: “No need to worry. Very quickly, you guys will be able to see them again.”
After he finished speaking, a corner of the garden started transforming slowly, extending outward into what was originally an area of white fog. Right now, however, it displayed another scene: In another garden, the humans were currently gathered together in one place. The other side also had a judge Oli. he was currently saying: “…… Since everyone is all prepared, then… Game Start!”
Therefore, on this side, Oli also said: “Okay. Let us close our eyes and start this contest.”
The different animals all looked dumbfounded.
They didn’t prepare anything at all. They didn’t even know the rules to this game yet.
However, very quickly, they understood the format of this game…… and why the system didn’t even explain the contest rules in detail…… Because this time, the animal side was the mascot again. The key to this contest still depended on the ‘human’ side.
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Sirius discovered that the surroundings had changed again. When he recovered his line of sight, he saw countless ‘Nalun cats’ standing and/or sitting around him.
The judge Oli held up a kitten and placed it in front of him, asking: “Did you lose this kitty, who loves to sajiao?”
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“……” Sirius crouched down, a conflicted look in his eyes: “No, this isn’t my cat.”
Nalun: “……” Of course it’s not. Try to sound a bit more staunch, alright!
Eyes half narrowed, the black cat motionlessly watched Sirius and the counterfeit…s in front of him, his ears flickering occasionally. Immediately after Oli announced the start of the game, all of the other animals and humans disappeared from the garden. Simultaneously, a dozen or more cats of the same appearance as Nalun sat obediently in a row, waiting for what’s to follow.
And then Sirius appeared.
Oli’s enthusiastic voice sounded once again.
“Ah, it’s not? Then is this meek little cutey the one you lost?”
“Mii wu……” Another little black cat was placed in front of Sirius. Raising its head, its eyes were filled with the words ‘weak, small, pitiful and helpless’. It required a master’s hug to finally feel safe.
“……” Sirius ironed his heart: “No, this is also not my cat.”
A look of approval appeared in Oli’s eyes: “Then which one is your cat~?”
Nalun’s tail waved once.
Sirius’s profound gaze moved across the remaining black cats one by one. The kittens looked pleadingly towards him, all mewling at the top of their lungs.
“Mi~”
“Meoow!”
“Miao miao mi~”
……
Nalun, with a cold face: “Miao.”
Juvenile.
The damned rules of the game made him incapable of speaking the human language.
Sirius walked into the clamoring kitties, who were crying to be taken away, and examined around with a grave and stern expression. Then he walked to a certain cold-faced black cat on the fringe, bent down and picked him up by the back of his neck with precision.
“This one.”
Nalun: “……”
Oli asked: “Are you certain? This cat’s personality seemed somewhat cold.”
The cat turned his eyes over and gave the judge Oli a glare.
Oli said: “Uh…… and its temper is not very docile either.”
Sirius didn’t say anymore and directly placed the cat into his embrace, clearly very certain.
Oli fell silent for a few seconds and then said: “Congratulations on breaking all of the previous records and becoming the fastest person in history to find your partner. Please accept this important clue to the Heart of Eternal Love. I hope you guys can find the treasure of the forest.”
Done just like this?
Nalun: “……” Victory arrived too sudden, he was completely caught off guard.
The next second, they appeared next to a lake. Nalun’s verbal restriction was lifted. He felt like it was a matter of great importance to first discuss an issue.
“Just now, he said……” Partner?
Just what kind of dubious two-person competition was this?
Sirius asked calmly: “He said what?”
“……”
Very good, acting pretty credibly.
Nalun scoffed and didn’t expose him. He said: “What did he say about the important clue?”
Sirius took out a small package. Inside was a glass bottle filled with a blue liquid and a tattered map. He spread the map out on the ground and bent down to examine the terrain on it. At this time, the black cat nimbly struggled out of his arms, jumped down, and curled up in the middle of the map. He first used his soft pads to step on it a few times. After a brief pause, he started scratching and tugging. It didn’t take long for him to destroy the map into pieces.
Sirius: “……”
Nalun turned his head, a profound look in his grayish green eyes: “Compared to winning, we should just enjoy the scenery.”
That strangely named Heart of Eternal Love really couldn’t hype up his competitive enthusiasm. In fact, he felt a bit like avoiding it.
Sirius smiled, picked up the black cat again, and then casually kicked the map to the side of the road: “Okay.”
These two apathetic people didn’t even want to participate in the small contests anymore. They completely and utterly defaulted into the scenery, relaxation gang.
However sometimes, pleasant surprises always appear in the most unsuspecting moments.
Nalun’s original plan for entering the game… was to swim in the water to clear his head up……Looking at a huge lake before them, Sirius recalled this: “Do you want to go swim around a few laps in the water?”
“……”
Nalun’s face darkened. Are you happy with this moment of mischievousness?
Sirius didn’t actually feel his displeasure. After all, Nalun was a black cat, who constantly had a ‘black face’.
Therefore, Sirius continued to ask: “There should be fish in the water? Do you know how to catch one?”
Nalun didn’t even look up: “No.”
Sirius: “……” Ai.
Scratches the cat under the chin.
Nalun said: “However, taking a look in the lake is fine.”
Such a clear and limpid lake really didn’t exist much in reality. Even if it existed, it usually had a lot of artificial man-made marks. This was why people revered the Crescent Moon Lake so much.
It was still day time in the virtual world. The sunlight landed on the surface of the lake, reflecting faint golden rays and creating a very unique phenomenon. The lake before their eyes seemed to have almost been referenced from the Crescent Moon Lake. Although it wasn’t completely the same, there were also many similarities.
Nalun marched his little short legs and stumbled around in the water. With the outer shell of a kitten, some of these behaviors didn’t seem too disjointed.
Sirius sat by the shore, his eyes following his ‘innocent and lively’ beloved pet, expression calm and composed. However, in reality, he was currently screenshotting in a frenzy, three consecutive images per second.
That’s right. The screenshotting ability was also an essential tool of the virtual game. The sweethearts, who were head over heels in love, had even higher demands for this function. How could the thoughtful designers allow the couples to leave their wonderful two-person journey with regrets?
These screenshots would be automatically transferred to the personal comp used to pay for all expenses.
Obviously, the person paying for the deluxe couple’s package was Admiral Sirius. Right now, his personal comp has probably been flooded with screenshots.
He closed his eyes to look at the time and discovered that it was already 8pm at night. Inside the virtual world, it was practically impossible to feel the passage of time. Unknowingly, they had already spent several hours inside. However……. It was the Hunting Festival holiday anyway. Even if they returned a little late, it shouldn’t be a problem right?
Inside the Charvey Estate, Yaming and his wife returned from their trip outside and encountered the Honored Prince Sr. at the entrance. The Honored Prince Sr. had a face of worry. The aura he emitted was also extremely terrifying.
Sheryl asked: “Dad, are you waiting for us?”
The Honored Prince Sr. shook his head: “You guys head inside first. I’m going to stand here for a bit longer.”
Standing here a bit longer, perhaps his youngest son would come back. He had watched the Monte family’s stinking brat drive away with his beloved young son. Yet now it was already this late and the other still hasn’t brought him back.
The Honored Prince Sr. was filled with all sorts of emotions, both fury and sorrow, both gratification and loss.
Yaming’s eyes flashed: “Where’s Nalun?”
The Honored Prince Sr. didn’t speak.
The elder Charvey son instantly furrowed his brow: “Sirius Monte?”
The Honored Prince Sr. sighed with a heavy face.
Yaming said: “Too outrageous. Just look at the time? I’m going to ask him.” Saying this, he took out his personal comp.
The Honored Prince Sr. suddenly pulled out a card from his pocket: “Tomorrow you’re going to Monte’s house. Go and bring this invitation over.”
Yaming: “……”
He ultimately accepted the invitation card that his father handed him. However, the father and son’s expressions were precisely the same, abnormally grief-stricken. Sheryl couldn’t help but laugh out loud: “Shouldn’t this be a joyous affair? It’s alright, Nalun will return. Even if he doesn’t return, the Admiral will be with him.”
Yaming: “……”
Sheryl gave her husband a glare and said softly: “What you need to do is steady your demeanor and discipline your baby girl properly!”
Alright. Ilia. If she were present, there’d be the addition of one more grief-stricken face from the Charvey family.
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