The Pet's Name

Xiang Kun and Lao Xia were discussing their upcoming plans and arrangements on WeChat when a QQ notification sound came from the computer—a message from Little Chubby Girl.

Xiang Kun told Lao Xia and then opened the three voice messages sent by Liu Shiling.

"Bald Uncle!"

"Roast Chicken Wing Sister!"

Are you there? Are you there?

Xiang Kun replied with a laugh via voice message: "I'm here. Your Roast Chicken Wing Sister went to Citong City. Didn't you already add her on QQ?"

A few seconds later, Liu Shiling sent a video call request.

After the video call connected, Xiang Kun first saw a large cat nose on the screen, and then the Little Chubby Girl reached out and pushed the cat's head away, revealing her face.

"Uncle Baldy, that eight-armed monster I made with 'Chocolate' and 'Ice Cream' that night, your pet, someone took a picture of it! But... but my mom says it looks like a crab!"

As Liu Shiling spoke, she recounted to Xiang Kun what she had overheard in the elevator when she returned with her mother, as well as the details of the photograph.

After hearing that the photo was very blurry and that most people who saw it couldn't recognize what it was and were skeptical, Xiang Kun wasn't too worried. He would ask Alice to help investigate and see if Mr. Li's photos and live streams had caused any impact, and then see if they could find a way to eliminate those impacts.

However, he wasn't too worried about the Little Chubby Girl being implicated for the time being. As long as the two Coin controlled by the Little Chubby Girl couldn't be found, and the Little Chubby Girl couldn't be linked to those two Coin, then she would be safe.

Of course, Xiang Kun still warned the Little Chubby Girl to be very discreet, to be careful when using "magic," and not to let others know the secret.

However, he used very tactful and gentle words because he knew that the Little Chubby Girl was already very obedient and well-behaved. Even he himself, at the Little Chubby Girl's age, would find it difficult to completely refrain from showing off such a special ability if he acquired it. In comparison, the Little Chubby Girl only used it to play house by herself, and only displayed her ability outdoors in emergency situations, unintentional subconscious reactions, or during the "development" stage of her ability. She was already very sensible, obedient, and low-key.

The Little Chubby Girl showed no dissatisfaction with Xiang Kun's warning, nodding in agreement with a serious expression on her face.

After explaining to Xiang Kun, Liu Shiling then "reported" to Xiang Kun her new and improved idea of using paper scraps to build an "eight-armed pet".

Xiang Kun could sense whether the Little Chubby Girl's abilities "evolved" or "expanded" in real time, unless he was asleep, he could reproduce it immediately.

Since Xiang Kun's first blood-drinking slumber two weeks ago, Liu Shiling's abilities have improved and expanded by leaps and bounds. In particular, her control and influence over electromagnetism using "Super-Linked Object" gave Xiang Kun the feeling of witnessing the birth of a little girl version of "Magneto".

"Uncle Baldy, can I take another look at your potted pet?" Liu Shiling suddenly asked.

Xiang Kun paused for a moment, realizing she was referring to the "Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving" emotion projection. He couldn't help but chuckle. Of all the people who had seen the "Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving" emotion projection, probably only the Little Chubby Girl wanted to see it a second time. Oh right, and Lao Xia too.

However, this is probably because the Little Chubby Girl saw the emotional projection of the Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving in the dream that merged with Lao Xia's. So Lao Xia took on the fearful emotional impact. She simply saw the emotional projection. After believing that it was Xiang Kun's pet, with Xiang Kun as her backer, she probably only felt that it was powerful and impressive, and was not afraid at all.

"For now, it can only be seen in dreams," Xiang Kun said. Even if he could create hallucinations through emotional projection, he would never let the Little Chubby Girl see it. This girl is actually very timid, and she might feel something when affected by fear, but it would probably be quite serious.

Liu Shiling tilted her head and thought for a moment, then asked, "So... Baldy Uncle, what's your pet's name?"

"It hasn't been named yet," Xiang Kun said. He immediately guessed that the Little Chubby Girl was asking about the name of the "Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving" because she wanted to use it when playing house to enhance the sense of immersion. So he said, "I'll give you the power to name it. Whatever you call it, that's its name."

"Huh?" Liu Shiling looked up, thought for half a minute, and then excitedly said to Xiang Kun, "I've decided, let's call it 'Barbie Super Doll'!" Then she frowned, scratched her head, and changed her mind, "Hmm, how about 'Barbie Big Eyes'... No, that's not good either, how about 'Barbie Warrior Doll'... No, hmm, 'Barbie Warrior'! Yes, 'Barbie Warrior'!"

Xiang Kun was a little confused at first. He had thought that, following the Little Chubby Girl's usual naming habits, she would name the Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving something like "French Fries," "Cola," or "McFlurry."

However, he quickly realized that this was a homophone for "eight arms" in Chinese. "Barbie Warrior"? I wonder what kind of expression those people who have been traumatized by the emotional projection of the "Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving" in their dreams or in reality would have if they knew that the terrifying Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Monster was called that.

"Okay, you decide. From now on, we'll call it 'Barbie Warrior'," Xiang Kun promised the Little Chubby Girl with a smile.

Liu Shiling then said, "Uncle Baldy, I want to learn to draw. Can you teach me? I think if I'm good at drawing, a lot of magic will be more powerful, and um, it will look more impressive!"

As she spoke, she placed the painting that Da Lu had given her in front of the tablet's camera and said, "If I could paint something like Da Lu, I could make 'Chocolate' and 'Ice Cream' make Barbie Warrior even more majestic and powerful!"

"Drawing?" Xiang Kun stroked his chin, accurately grasping the key word in the Little Chubby Girl's words—"impressive." Knowing that this girl wanted to learn to draw, he guessed it was so that she could use some ability to influence the construction of basic objects to make them look more cohesive and "impressive."

He thought for a moment and said, "My drawing skills are just average, so I can't teach you. How about this, I'll send you some drawing tutorial videos, and you can learn from them. Then I'll introduce you to a girl, and you can ask her for advice. She's an amazing artist."

He knew that Tang Baona also enjoyed drawing and often drew characters from her favorite anime. Although she wasn't a professional and had very few works—only occasionally posting a few on her Weibo —her skill level was more than enough to guide the Little Chubby Girl in getting started.

Tang Baona and Yang Zhen'er had seen a video of the Little Chubby Girl flipping Coin online in Tongshi Town before. After recognizing her as the cute little girl who used to live in apartment 706 next to Xiang Kun's house, they had always wanted to get to know her.

Seeing that the bald uncle had solved her drawing problem so easily, the Little Chubby Girl was overjoyed. Then, she glanced back at the closed door, leaned closer to the front-facing camera, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Uncle Bald, when can I go fight monsters with you?"

Xiang Kun initially wanted to subconsciously say, "We'll talk about it when you grow up," but he immediately realized that the Little Chubby Girl now considered herself a responsible "Great Mage," and the "magic system" she had constructed was deeply embedded in his "Super-Sensing Item System." She could utilize many abilities and was already a veritable "Great Mage" and "superpowered individual." It wouldn't be appropriate to set a goal for her with the simple phrase "when she grows up," as it might easily cause her to lose direction.

So after a slight pause, Xiang Kun asked her a few questions related to aerodynamics, electromagnetism, and quantum physics, even spouting formulas. He then told her that once she understood these concepts, she could go fight monsters with "Uncle Bald"!

As expected, Liu Shiling listened with a blank expression, her eyes wide open, completely unable to understand. It felt like the "bald uncle" was chanting some profound incantation. After listening to the several minutes of content, she could barely remember a single sentence, let alone understand the questions.

After Xiang Kun finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then immediately said to Liu Shiling, "Little Bell, I'll send you a few more magic Coin later!"

Liu Shiling immediately perked up, clenching her little fist and saying earnestly, "Thank you, Uncle Baldy! Don't worry, Uncle Baldy, I will work hard! I will try my best to become really, really amazing!"

To her, Xiang Kun's "magic Coin" were not just a dollar or a simple Coin, but the most precious, magical, and powerful treasure in the world. The fact that the bald uncle wanted to give her "a few more" would be the greatest gift and reward for her.