69novels Chapter 60 Above the Stars
Chapter 60 Above the Stars
Chapter 60 Above the Stars (Seeking Recommendations and Monthly Tickets)
After leaving the Dark Moon Merchant Guild, Lu Yu took the little hamster directly to the largest supermarket in the vicinity.
"Human supermarkets are so beautiful!"
The little hamster's eyes widened, its ears perked up with excitement, and its mouth opened wide, like a country bumpkin visiting a grand garden, curiously looking around.
When it was hungry before, it could only steal some snacks from the convenience store. It would always run away with its tail between its legs, afraid of being caught, beaten to death, or eaten. It didn't have time to observe its surroundings.
This was the first time it had openly entered such a huge and luxurious supermarket. The dazzling array of goods displayed on the tall shelves left it momentarily stunned.
After communicating with the cashier, Lu Yu took out a disposable QR code access card and stuck it on the still dazed mouse. He then lightly flicked the mouse's forehead with his finger, causing the mouse to instinctively cover its head.
Before she could even get angry, Shushu saw Lu Yu hand her a child's basket and say with a smile:
"Go in, choose whatever you like, don't be shy!"
"Is...is it really okay to choose whatever I want?"
Although it had been agreed upon long ago, when it came time to actually carry it out, the mouse still couldn't quite believe it.
"certainly!"
After receiving an affirmative answer, the mouse, feeling rather smug, dragged the enormous basket forward. As it passed two spirit-detecting dogs that were sent to check for spiritual life, its fur instinctively tightened and its heart began to race.
The two sniffer dogs glanced at it lazily, then looked away when they saw the pass sticker on the hamster and didn't stop it.
At that moment, the mouse suddenly felt like it had become a part of human civilization; it could live in the sunlight and be respected.
However, just as it took a step, a red light suddenly swept over it, causing it to stiffen. Some unpleasant memories flooded its mind, and it instinctively wanted to escape into the shadows. But when it turned around, it saw Lu Yu smiling and nodding at it.
"We can't let that perverted Xiu Ren look down on us!"
His gaze suddenly gave the mouse courage. It stood tall and proud. After the machine scanned the pass card, it beeped and the red light faded.
"Hmph, this red-eyed tin monster is nothing special!"
The mouse breathed a sigh of relief and then smoothly entered the snack area, where it began to wander around happily, picking out its favorite items.
Lu Yu thought it would take a long time to choose, but five minutes later, the mouse came back dragging a basket containing ten bags of tomato-flavored potato chips and a dozen or so caramel puddings.
Lu Yu thought that Shushu didn't understand the prices, so he reminded her, "You can choose more. These are only a few dozen yuan. My budget for you is 20,000 yuan."
"Hmph, you don't need to tell me! But if I choose too many, I won't be able to finish them all. If they expire, it's a waste of food!" Mouse turned its head away, puffing out its cheeks. "Besides, you perverted Xiu Ren, are you looking down on me? This time I can get snacks, but next time I can do better and get even more snacks!"
Although the little hamster tried its best to hide its emotions, Lu Yu still saw the hope and longing in its eyes, like an abandoned kitten trying to win its owner's love through careful and obedient behavior.
Lu Yu fell silent, and a picture suddenly appeared in his mind of a little hamster alone in a dangerous abandoned city infested with countless monsters.
Living in constant fear, trembling in the night, with souls being torn apart by the demonic clouds, they could only grit their teeth and endure the pain, afraid of being discovered, even when they were writhing in agony, daring not to make a sound.
Even if the soul can be repaired afterward, the process is painful and lengthy.
Having wisdom and the ability to think actually exacerbates this suffering.
Having experienced the beauty of human civilization, they feel even more lonely in comparison, and will deliberately imitate the human living environment, stealing human food... These processes, besides satisfying hunger, are mostly just to give themselves a greater sense of existence.
However, it never gave up and kept searching for the meaning of its existence!
All the ferocity was just to cover up their inner vulnerability.
And Lu Yu,
He was the first person to tell the mouse that he needed it.
It saw a glimmer of hope!
Even if it might be a trap, even if it's just used as a tool, after thinking it over, it resolutely steps into it.
After Lu Yu fulfilled his promise, it did not go on a buying spree; instead, it chose only the parts it needed.
Because it thinks it's only worth this much!
It's not about belittling yourself, but about finding contentment and joy in knowing that your trust hasn't been betrayed.
Lu Yu suddenly realized that in his previous life, and even for most people, weren't they just like mice in life?
Having read many books, traveled many roads, and learned to think, I still feel lost and helpless after setbacks. I don't know what use my past knowledge will be for my future, whether I will remain unsuccessful, unknown, or even penniless, perhaps dying in obscurity, or living a meaningless life. But these things...
None of that matters!
We are but dust in the universe, drops of water in the river of time. Dare to do what you want to do, understand what kind of person you want to become. Wealth, fame, and the opinions of others are all illusions. Life should not be a blank sheet of paper, a sheet scribbled with wine, women, wealth, and ambition, filled with hasty writing of fame and fortune.
If your heart is like the rising sun, all you will see is the morning glow.
Even if you miss the sunset's afterglow, you'll still have a sky full of stars.
Such mice should not be looked down upon or ridiculed!
Lu Yu stopped smiling, squatted down, patted its head, and praised earnestly, "Yes, the mouse is the best!"
"Hmph, you have good taste," the little hamster was overjoyed after being praised, its lips unconsciously curving upwards, but it quickly put on a calm expression and pointed out:
"These are nothing compared to what I used to do in convenience stores..."
Lu Yu placed it on his shoulder and listened quietly as it recounted its glorious past while queuing to pay. He didn't say anything, just acted as a quiet listener.
My hamster told me that after wandering for three days, he was starving when he found half a bag of tomato-flavored potato chips that had been thrown away. He was so happy after eating them.
That was a delicacy that tasted countless times better than hamster food.
The reason it bought caramel pudding was last month, on its first birthday. After not finding potato chips at its usual convenience store, it found pudding. As a result, because the pudding was too heavy, it was almost caught by the store clerk and hit with a broom stick, almost losing its life. But in the end, it managed to escape using its clumsy shadow abilities.
But on its birthday, the sweet pudding made the mouse very happy; it really liked the taste.
When the topic of birthdays came up, the little hamster thought of its mother, lowered its head, and its bright eyes dimmed.
It's not that I miss them too much, it's just that... I've forgotten!
I've forgotten what my mother looks like...
Before it became a superhuman, its brain capacity was only enough to handle events that would happen in about half a year.
It was bought by a human girl after it was a month old, and they lived together ever since. They watched anime and TV together, and it learned a lot about the human world. That was the happiest time of its life.
Finally, because she got tired of playing with it and didn't want to keep the hamster anymore, on the day it was to be thrown away, it secretly opened the cage, ran into the sewer, stole the blood of its companion, and transformed into an extraordinary life form. Now, it has been wandering for three months.
It didn't resent the little girl, but felt a pang of regret. On many nights, it had fantasized that a mother should have a warm embrace...
Thinking of this, the little hamster looked at Lu Yu as he paid the bill, wanting to hear his opinion, whether it was comfort or praise. However, Lu Yu remained silent and ignored him until he left the supermarket.
"Heartless humans!"
The little hamster was unhappy because it didn't get a response. It felt that the perverted Xiu Ren didn't respect it at all. It angrily crawled into the pocket, curled up into a ball, and didn't want to talk.
Unless the perverted Xiu Ren buys it three more bags... no, just two bags of potato chips, and praises it five times, it won't forgive him!
"Did I say something wrong...?"
After waiting for a long time, the mouse still hadn't heard from Lu Yu. It tossed and turned, feeling a little uneasy, wondering if it was because it was too noisy and had made the perverted cultivator dislike it.
It felt a pang of regret, regretting why it had been so prone to talking nonsense.
It yearns for love, yet is exceptionally sensitive and insecure; perhaps all its courage has been used up on the journey of searching.
click!
Just as the mouse was lost in thought, the familiar sound of the electric gate rang out. Thinking it had arrived at the home of the perverted cultivator, it poked its head out, ready to give Lu Yu a way out. However, what came into view was a familiar scene.
"This is... my usual convenience store. What are they doing here? Are they annoyed by my bragging and planning to hand me over to them?"
Before the mouse could react, it saw Lu Yu walk up to the cashier, tap its head, and say:
"I'm sorry, my hamster stole quite a few things when it ran away before, causing you trouble. Could you tell me how many items were lost? I'm willing to compensate you tenfold."
As soon as he finished speaking, the mouse, who was just about to make a quick getaway, froze. It looked up at Lu Yu's profile, its dark eyes suddenly filled with a turbulent mix of emotions that were hard to describe.
"Ah... I'm sorry, I've only been working here for a few days, so I'm not really sure. Let me call the manager, manager, please come over quickly..."
The cashier was a young woman. When she saw Lu Yu's extraordinary and charming appearance, she blushed instantly and became flustered. Not knowing what was going on, she stammered and found the store manager.
After the store manager learned what had happened and that it was the little mouse that had been stealing snacks, he was somewhat surprised but not aggressive. He said he couldn't remember how much it cost and would just give him 300 yuan as a token compensation.
Lu Yu nodded, left three thousand, and then went to each of the convenience stores that the mouse had visited, losing a total of more than five thousand yuan.
Although the total value of everything might only be a few hundred, he felt it was very meaningful.
After everything was settled, it was already 8:30. Lu Yu carried a bag of snacks and walked home along the path.
Throughout the entire process, the mouse remained silent, staring blankly at his profile, as if trying to remember him forever.
He will be forgiving, treat me like family, apologize for my mistakes, and help me out of the darkness of the past...
At some point, Lu Yu's figure gradually merged with the warm embrace he had imagined in his mind.
Its waiting seems to have truly paid off!
Lu Yu patted the mouse's head, everything was understood without words.
"Waaaah, you perverted repairman! Who asked you to do this? It's such a waste of money! I'll pay you back later... I'll pay you back later..."
The mouse shrank back into the pocket, its body twitching. Although it tried its best to hide its tears with its arrogance, you could still feel its attachment.
Lu Yu smiled, and the last barrier between him and Shushu disappeared.
Unbeknownst to them, a figure stood atop the white tower, silently watching him, or rather, watching everything in the city, aloof and serene, out of place with everything around him, as if he did not belong to this era.
After comforting the little hamster, Lu Yu said to the little spider in his pocket, which was replenishing its energy by eating dream fragments:
"Thanks for your hard work!"
A pound of spider silk, while not enough to cause serious injury, is not an easy task either.
"Waaah!"
The little spider shook its head earnestly, indicating that it wasn't hard work at all. The corners of its mouth turned up, and a smile appeared on its delicate face, as beautiful as a hundred flowers blooming, captivating the heart.
In its view, being able to spin silk to earn money to support the family and reduce the pressure on its owner is a very happy thing.
Inside its void chest, there was also a second mouse doll made of spider silk.
We are a family, and we will always be together!
At this moment, the dim light of the streetlights blurred the vision, and a gentle evening breeze, carrying a hint of coolness, caressed the cheeks, bringing a sense of tranquility and gentleness.
Lu Yu looked up at the starry sky, stretched out his hand as if grasping something, and said earnestly:
"From now on, we'll feel the evening breeze every day, and go see the scenery above the stars together. No one is allowed to fall behind along the way!"
"Eek!"
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The little spider raises its hand; it will try its best!
The silhouette mouse snapped out of its daze and said haughtily:
"squeak!"
Don't underestimate the mice, you guys need to keep up the good work!
A simple promise contains beautiful expectations.
Lu Yu was very happy. He had gained another family member, which brought more liveliness, and also... a greater sense of responsibility!
Next, it's time to make the skill-enhancing secret food...
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