Chapter 117 The 117th Day of Wanting to Be a Lazy Person
Chapter 117 The 117th Day of Wanting to Be a Lazy Person
Since arriving here, Li Xingyu has mostly used her own way of thinking, combined with the specific situation in the interstellar space.
However, Li Xingyu now has guardians, and they are people she will live with for a very long time. Regardless of whether they will be partners in the future, they will live together for at least 300 years. Therefore, she cannot think about getting along with them in the same way she used to.
At this point, it's necessary to shift to a new way of thinking, one that fits the current time and space. Li Xingyu's main approach is to be flexible and adaptable. If this way of thinking doesn't work, can't I switch to another one?
For Li Xingyu, changing her way of thinking is not difficult; the difficulty lies in maintaining it. She is prone to straying from her usual way of thinking and reverting to her familiar way of thinking.
People who are skilled in using different ways of thinking can think about a matter in a way that is completely different from their usual way of thinking.
Li Xingyu only had a basic understanding of changing ways of thinking and couldn't use it skillfully, but that was enough; she only needed a clue.
"Alright, done. Isn't it beautiful?" Li Xingyu took her hand away from Xinghe's and tilted her head to look at the clay figure in his hand.
Xinghe originally wanted to sculpt a figure of Li Xingyu, but unfortunately he didn't have the skill level, so he sculpted a part of the figure itself. The reason for this was that it was an irregular shape close to a cuboid with some line patterns on it, which was relatively easy to work with.
"Yes, it is indeed lifelike. Xiao Yu's craftsmanship has reached a high level, very impressive." Xinghe placed the clay sculpture in his hand and the one Li Xingyu had made earlier on the stone slab.
"Little Star, Galaxy, why don't you wash your hands first? Is this clay sculpture ready?" Tian Shu took out a bottle of water from his storage space, approached Li Xingyu, and glanced at the clay figure on the stone slab as he spoke.
"Okay, thank you, Tian Shu. That's about right. Now go and get yours." Tian Shu slowly poured water into her hands, and Li Xingyu washed her muddy hands clean, restoring them from their earthy yellow color to a fair and jade-like appearance.
Upon hearing Tian Shu's words, Li Xingyu answered his question while washing her hands. After washing, she made room for Xinghe, her fingertips adorned with large and small, crystal-clear water droplets.
Seeing that Li Xingyu's hands were wet, Li Yue took out a few tissues from her storage space and handed her two: "Here, Xingyu, dry your hands first."
"Thank you, Li Yue." Li Xingyu took the tissue Li Yue handed her, nodded, and smiled as she thanked her.
Li Xingyu was just debating whether to take out her tissues directly from her storage space, because her hands were wet and her tissues came in small packets. She was a little bit of a germaphobe, and she was worried that she would have to dry the packaging of the tissues, which she found troublesome.
Li Yue could also see Li Xingyu's dilemma, and sighed in her heart, "As expected of Xingyu, so cute, I like her."
Li Yue has gradually recovered from her complete dependence on Li Xingyu.
The person who is marked will only be completely dependent on the marker for a period of time. After that period, the two will have a bond, and the man's rationality will gradually return.
Simply put, it's about transitioning from a purely romantic mindset to the mindset of a normal person who is aware that they are married.
Li Xingyu and the others were basically aware of this matter, and Li Yue was also aware of it, but neither side's attitude changed significantly.
The other members of the Li family are close to Li Xingyu because Li Yue is already Li Xingyu's guardian, but their relationship and attitude are not much different from before.
Li Xingyu felt that the normal time they spent together was too short, and when they first met and started getting to know each other, Li Yue was still a fluffy nine-tailed fox cub. She was marked as soon as she awakened, and she didn't know how to get along with Li Yue. Maybe if they spent more time together, it would be fine.
As for Xinghe and Tianshu, their feelings were no different from Li Xingyu's, and their attitudes had basically not changed. In fact, they had become even closer. After all, they were both secretly fond of plush toys, although Xinghe didn't seem to be so secretive.
"Thank you for your help." Xinghe nodded to Tian Shu and Li Yue, then washed and dried his hands.
Tian Shu and Li Yue exchanged a glance, then shook their heads, indicating that they were not polite and that it was just a small favor.
Hu Yu sat cross-legged next to the four of them, his fluffy, fiery red fox tail swaying behind him. It was clear at a glance that he was in a very good mood.
"Grandpa Fox Yu, we've finished packing and can go home for dinner now. Also, this is for you." Li Xingyu gave the clay figurines of Xinghe, Tian Shu, and Li Yue to them, and put away all the remaining clay figurines except for Fox Yu's. He would give them to those who were home after dinner. As for those who weren't home, well, he was really sorry, but he would leave it to fate.
"Okay, thanks, Little Feather. Let's go home for dinner." Hu Yu took the clay figure from Li Xingyu, examined it carefully for a while, and then carefully put it into his storage space.
Then Hu Yu got up, picked up Li Xingyu in front of him, spun her around twice, called out to Xinghe and the other two, and carried her home.
The beggar's chickens were all packed into boxes containing time-stopping devices and stored in their storage space. There were so many of them, and they were all already roasted to a crispy texture, so they didn't want the mud to fall all the way as they walked.
"We're back!" Li Xingyu was hugged by Hu Yu and called out as soon as she entered the house. She had been in a good mood the whole way, after all, she could have lunch, and the lunch was delicious. How could she not be in a good mood?
"Yo~ You guys are finally back? If you hadn't come back, I would have gone out to look for you." Delas sat on the sofa in the living room, with his personal computer screen in front of him. The interface looked like a chat interface. Hearing Li Xingyu's words, his voice was very gentle, but his tone was full of teasing.
As a former senator for the Alliance, Dras's personality is not as mild and unserious as he appears now. Few people who play politics are innocent, let alone those who play politics on such a big stage in such a treacherous situation.
"Grandpa Delas, this is something I made for you." Li Xingyu got down from Hu Yu's arms, took out a clay figure that looked exactly like Delas from her storage space, and ran towards him.
"Oh dear~ Little Feather, slow down! Grandpa Delas can't keep up with you running like this. What is that? Let me see." When Delas saw Li Xingyu running towards him, he quickly got up from the sofa and squatted down in front of her, afraid that she might fall and he would be in trouble.
"Hehe, this is a clay figure I made. Look, doesn't it look just like you?" Li Xingyu couldn't stop herself and pounced into Delas's arms. She carefully protected the clay figure in her hands, took a little step back, and presented the clay figure to Delas like a treasure, with an expectant, proud, and praise-seeking expression.
"Oh~ if that's what you call Little Feather, then I'll have to take a closer look. Hmm, it does have five parts of my handsomeness. Little Feather's craftsmanship is really good. Here, take this." Upon hearing Li Xingyu's words, Delas raised an eyebrow and carefully examined the clay figure from all angles, finding that it really looked exactly like him.
Delas nodded, took the clay figure from Li Xingyu's hand, and then stuffed a purplish-black, unidentified object that shimmered with silver fragments under the refraction of light into her hand.
When Li Xingyu put the clay figure away, she used a piece of paper similar to sandpaper to polish its surface. Now the surface of the clay figure is very smooth, and her hands are dry, otherwise her hands would be covered with a lot of mud.
"Grandpa Deras, what is this?" Li Xingyu held a smooth, bouncy, and cool-to-the-touch round jelly-like creature in one hand, looking confused and curious. With her other hand, she stretched out her index finger and gently poked the middle of the unknown creature.
When the unknown creature was poked, its entire body stopped moving. It had been moving very slowly in Li Xingyu's hand, but after being poked, it seemed to freeze. The spot where it was poked also gently dented as Li Xingyu applied pressure. When Li Xingyu removed his hand, it slowly returned to its smooth spherical shape.
How do we know this is a living organism?
The fluctuations emanating from it told Li Xingyu and the others present that it was a creature, but they didn't know what it was.
Although Li Xingyu had the complete encyclopedia of interstellar flora and fauna given to her by Qingyao and Hanqing, and had already digested and absorbed it, the creature in her hand was not included in it. It might be a newly discovered animal, or it might be neither an animal nor a plant.
Hu Yu knew what it was, of course, but he didn't answer Li Xingyu's question. Anyway, Delas would tell her, so he didn't get involved in Delas's wicked fun of teasing his granddaughter.
As for Xinghe and the others, they didn't know much about the flora and fauna of the interstellar world, so they weren't quite sure what it was. Right now, they were looking at the unknown species that was pupaing in Li Xingyu's hand with great curiosity, while Tian Shu had a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Oh, this is an energy entity born in a nebula. It has only appeared about a hundred times since records of interstellar life began. It was discovered on Planet Berli and sent to me." Delas examined the clay figure in his hand for a while before putting it into his storage space. His gaze then fell on a lump in Li Xingyu's hand.
Berli is a planet owned by Delas. It is located between two nebulae, with no stars nearby. The entire planet experiences only night and has a particularly comfortable climate, with only one season similar to spring. Berli is a famous tourist destination where one can observe a magnificent starry sky and nebulae.
According to the interstellar territory ownership law, all resources generated by a territory, except those stipulated by law and those prohibited from private mining, belong to the territory owner. This territory naturally includes planets.
Nebula energy is certainly a resource, but it is not covered by law, mainly because it is extremely rare and not particularly useful to the Alliance.
Aside from a few people who enjoy collecting rare creatures, not many people are particularly attached to it. After all, to modern interstellar people, there isn't much difference between nebula energy bodies and spirit-infused animals; at most, they are just rarer.
Moreover, interstellar values don't prioritize rarity these days. People are either pursuing practicality or aesthetics, but there are plenty of creatures with unique or attractive appearances, so one more nebula energy body won't make a difference. It's just that they might find it rare at first.
"Is this the only form it has? It's quite cute and pretty. Is there anything special about it? Hmm? What is this?" Li Xingyu gently rubbed the little dumpling in her hand, and then noticed that the little dumpling's color changed from purplish-black to light pink, and then a colorful, irregular white object slowly rolled out from its body.
“Buzz~ Buzz~ (Adorable human cub, Bai Xi likes what you say, this is a gift for you.)” Bai Xi nudged the iridescent white irregular object towards Li Xingyu.
"Oh~ it can even make a sound? Can you understand what it's saying? It looks like it's going to give this to Little Feather." When Delas first heard Bai Xi's sound, he was surprised for a moment, and then began to interpret what it was trying to express.
Delas asked about Xinghe and Tianshu, and then briefly mentioned Li Xingyu. Xinghe and Tianshu are loaded with all the language systems that have appeared in interstellar space so far, so they can understand the speech or expressions of basically all living beings.
As for Li Xingyu, it was because of her ability to understand animal language after her awakening that Delas also turned his attention to her.
Upon hearing Delas's words, Xinghe and Tianshu exchanged a glance and then shook their heads in unison.
Xinghe looked at Baixi in Li Xingyu's hand and explained to Delas, "I don't understand. We just loaded the language systems of all the existing species in the interstellar space, but there are no nebula energy bodies in the interstellar space right now, and there is no language system about nebula energy bodies."
"Thank you, Bai Xi, Grandpa Delas. I think I can understand what it's trying to say." Li Xingyu picked up the white, multicolored object with the hand that wasn't holding Bai Xi.
It is truly white yet multicolored, vibrant, and colorful. At first glance, this irregular object of unknown substance appears white, but upon closer inspection or rotation, various colors will appear, likely due to the refraction and scattering of light.
"It said its name is Bai Xi, and judging from its voice, it should be a boy. It liked what I just said to it, and now it wants to give this to me." Li Xingyu gestured to Delas and the others with the item in her hand.
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