Allergic To Furry Things But Can Pet Them Mentally – CH10

Chapter 10

It admitted that part of the reason it said that was to comfort its host, and part of it was to keep its host motivated to do missions. Although it still had not found a way for its host to pet fluffy creatures without triggering an allergy, it could not let him lose his desire for points.

Tang Rong froze again.

That was right—when the system had first bound itself to him, it had startled him badly. He had never been someone who trusted others easily, and the system was no exception. In order to convince him and get him to cooperate with missions, the system had deliberately shown him the points shop.

But Tang Rong was still far too young and had never received any formal education. Although all the text in the points shop had already been converted into the common written language of this world, he still could barely recognize any of it. The system had to explain everything to him item by item.

At the time, the system had found it troublesome, so it only let him take a quick look before closing the shop interface. Later, because Tang Rong was allergic to fluffy creatures and temporarily could not do missions to earn points, it had not brought up the points shop again.

There was actually an item in there that could bring people back to life.

Then… Grandma, could she…?

Tang Rong had barely formed the thought before the system shut it down: [Grandma can’t be brought back. This item has usage restrictions. First, the body must remain intact as a whole. Second, the person must have been dead for no more than five years. And it cannot be used on the host himself.]

If people could be revived so casually, this world would become far too chaotic.

The system’s purpose in binding to a host was to collect energy in each world while granting the host a few cheat-like advantages and benefits—not to disrupt the order of every world.

After hearing that, Tang Rong wilted again and gloomily took another bite of food.

He was only four years old, so Grandma had of course not been dead for five years yet. But on the garbage planet, when people died, their bodies were almost always cremated. Grandma had been cremated not long after her death, and taking her ashes away would have cost money. He had not been able to keep anything of hers.

The system said: [Besides, Grandma passed away because she was old and her body naturally declined. She didn’t die in an accident. Bringing her back would only make her suffer through it all one more time.]

Grandma really had been very old. By this era, human lifespans could already reach several hundred years, and Grandma had actually been considered rather long-lived.

The system added: [Even if Grandma can’t be revived, other people still can.]

Tang Rong chewed the food in his mouth.

He knew the system was referring to his family.

They were sick, but they were not dead yet. The time between now and their deaths was the time he had to earn points and exchange for the revival item in the shop.

“How many points does that item cost?” Tang Rong asked.

The system replied: [Ten thousand points.]

Tang Rong: “……”

He did not have a concrete concept of what ten thousand meant, but he still knew it was a lot—a whole lot.

If he remembered correctly, when he had touched that little puppy before, he had only received 1 point, and had nearly died from the allergic reaction.

The system hurried to explain: [Animals like puppies are too common, so they give fewer points. The rare ones, the uncommon ones, and the especially powerful ones give much more.]

But Tang Rong no longer wanted to talk. Sullenly, he finished the rest of his dinner.

No matter how much “more” there was, it was impossible that touching one fluffy creature just once would give him ten thousand points. Besides, touching one might kill him. And if he died, it would already be too late to exchange for or use anything.

The butler naturally noticed that Tang Rong seemed distracted, as though he were thinking about something and had drifted off a little. Even so, he still ate everything on his plate cleanly. The butler could not find a good chance to ask, so he simply stayed silent and continued observing.

Just after Tang Rong finished eating and was learning to give the housekeeping robot instructions to clear the table, the robot suddenly spoke up:

“There’s a visitor!”

At once, the bell outside the courtyard rang.

The butler immediately taught him how to view the entrance surveillance on his optical brain, so he could see who had come without having to go outside.

—Naturally, Tang Rong himself had access to all the surveillance inside and outside his house.

Staring at the familiar white nine-tailed fox on the optical brain screen, Tang Rong cried out in surprise, “It’s Xiao Hu-brother.”

But the butler’s gaze fell on the birdcage beside it, and the curve of his smiling eyes deepened a little without him realizing it.

Second Miss had finally come.

The butler immediately took Tang Rong by the hand and led him into the courtyard to personally receive them.

From afar, once the door opened, the little cub it had only seen before in the surveillance footage appeared alive and real right in front of it. The little white bird holding a flower in its beak tightened its grip on the perch beneath its claws in nervousness.

Would little brother like the flower it had brought him?

For birds, giving feathers would actually be more formal, but it was not truly a little bird—it only had a bird spirit form. Once its feathers left its body, they would quickly dissolve into sparkling spiritual energy and disappear. There was no way it could give its own feathers to little brother.

So it could only choose a pretty little flower instead.

If little brother liked it, then it… then it would secretly bring a little flower in its beak and place it on his windowsill every day, so that every morning when he woke up, he would see the gift it had brought him.

Under the little bird’s nervous gaze, the one big and one small figure quickly made their way along the level courtyard path and came to the gate.

Actually, it was because Tang Rong had unconsciously sped up his steps, eager to open the gate for the little fox, that the butler had followed suit and quickened his pace as well.

The courtyard gate had an aged, vintage-style design, and the bolt was a little too high for Tang Rong to reach, so the butler took the initiative and opened it for him.

Standing beside the butler, Tang Rong looked at the little fox, then curiously turned to look at the white bird in the other cage, still holding a flower in its beak.

The little fox’s nine tails had already been wagging for quite a while.

Afraid its paws would get dirty, after the chain had been fastened, it had been carried into a maid’s arms. Its nine fluffy tails swished rapidly back and forth over the maid’s clothes.

The moment the little bird’s gaze met those pale green eyes, it grew so nervous that every feather on its body nearly went rigid. The beak holding the flower accidentally bit through the fragile stem.

Crack.

The flower dropped straight down and landed at the bottom of the cage.

“!!!”

The whole bird petrified.

It-it-it-it had messed things up after all!!!

It had spent such a long time carefully choosing that prettiest flower.

And before it could even place it into little brother’s hands, it had already ruined it…

The little bird’s heart sank right along with that flower.

The layered blossom was not small, and the sound it made when it fell to the bottom of the cage drew the attention of everyone and every fluffy creature present.

The little fox’s ears twitched. It turned to look at its own sister, then its gaze quickly dropped to the flower, now left with only a pitiful little bit of stem. The nine tails swaying behind it abruptly stopped.

It had helped Second Sister choose that flower. In her little bird form, she had flapped around the garden for ages, picking up one flower, deciding she was not satisfied, tossing it away, picking up another, still not satisfied, tossing that one away too… She had ruined over half the flowers in the garden, and only when her difficulty choosing had nearly reached its peak had she finally settled on this one.

And now…

The butler was the first to react. He immediately raised a hand, opened the birdcage, picked up the fallen layered flower, held it carefully in his palm, and gently asked, “Is this for Rongrong?”

The little bird slowly came back to its senses from its daze. Meeting the butler’s encouraging gaze, it hurriedly let out a chirp in reply.

Then, feeling that its previous chirp had been too soft, it raised its volume and answered again with certainty: “Chirp, chirp!”

Yes, yes, it was a gift for little brother.

Even though—even though it had accidentally ruined the gift.

After chirping out its answer, the little bird nervously shifted its gaze and looked at the little cub standing beside the butler.

The little cub was staring at it with bright eyes. His pale green eyes were like beautiful gemstones, and his long curled lashes made him look like an exquisite little doll. There was not the slightest trace of displeasure or disappointment on his face over the flower being bitten through and falling.

The butler immediately bent down and held the layered flower out in front of Tang Rong.

Tang Rong’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the pretty little flower.

This was the first time he had ever received a gift from a little bird.

The birds on the garbage planet were all very afraid of people. Most of the time, before anyone could even get close enough, they had already flown away.

But Tang Rong did not reach out to take it right away. Instead, after saying, “Wait a moment,” he turned and ran quickly back inside the house.

The system had reminded him that birds also belonged to the category of animals, and some people could be allergic to birds too—there were many allergens, and saliva, just like fur, could trigger an allergic reaction.

This flower that the little bird had held in its beak might make Tang Rong break out in allergies too, so it was better to be careful.

But he did not want to reject the little bird’s gift.

…

Meanwhile, elsewhere, a giant lion was restrained inside a cage carved with runes. It wore a metal muzzle, and many chains were bound around its body. A savage aura radiated from its entire frame.

And yet, in its eyes was an unexpected gentleness that completely contradicted its appearance.

It was staring fixedly at a small screen in front of it.

On the screen, the little bird inside the cage was waiting anxiously, so anxious it was almost about to peck its own feathers. The little fox let out a timely ying, which finally managed to divert some of its attention.

At last, the little cub came hurrying back, holding a cup almost filled to the brim with water. He raised the cup up on purpose and looked at the butler.

“Uncle, if the flower goes in here, it can live longer.”

His voice was soft and sweet, as though mixed with a little honey.

The butler immediately cooperated and bent down slightly, placing the flower inside.

The flower was a bit smaller than the rim of the cup, just enough for it to sit fully in the water.

The little cub fondly lifted the cup with the flower in it close to his face and examined it. He really liked the gift he had received.

The little nine-tailed fox started wagging its fluffy tails again, and the little bird happily stretched its wings.

The scene was warm and beautiful.

How long had it been since it had seen something so healing…

Even the spiritual power rampaging wildly through its body began to calm down.

It tested the spiritual power inside itself in delighted surprise, and the next second, the great lion suddenly turned into a little lion. All the chains around its body dropped away at once.

The little lion impatiently squeezed through the gaps in the cage and rushed to a transparent crystal coffin not far away, throwing itself onto it.

Staring at the sleeping-beautiful face of the woman inside the coffin, the little lion’s eyes instantly grew wet.

“Aoo… aowu… aoo aoo aoo… wu…”

Wuwu, wife, wuwu, our little cub has finally been found, wuwu.

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