Shop Opens and "Autistic" Blue Hair

Lin Ciyan's consciousness sank into his mind, and seeing the [Slacker Shop] icon finally lit up, he was so excited he nearly bounced off his bed.

Fortunately, he promptly remembered that the core tenet of "slacking" is "never sit if you can lie down," and forcefully suppressed the impulse.

"It's open! It's finally open! Let me see what kind of good stuff is in here!"

With a flicker of his intent, a virtual light screen filled with mysterious glowing patterns, yet exuding a somewhat lazy aura, unfolded before his eyes.

[Slacker Shop (Beginner)]

[Current Slacker Points: 1020]

[Note: Products from the system are guaranteed to be high quality! (This system reserves the right of final interpretation)]

[Auspicious Recliner (Portable Version)] - 80 points
Description: Woven from the fur of unknown soul beasts and elastic vines, it comes with constant temperature, self-cleaning, and micro-gravity adjustment functions. It is your best choice for public and decent slacking.
Remark: Slightly increases soul power recovery speed; it's better than nothing. After all, you earn rice just by lying down—though it's little, it's still something. Surely no one would refuse this.

[Gourmet Portable Lunchbox] - 120 points
Description: Built-in small-scale spatial soul guidance array. Automatically generates unique otherworldly delicacies (random flavors) every day to satisfy your taste buds and make your slacking life more flavorful.
Remark: Food is for the host only; it cannot be used for feeding or analysis. Please do not attempt to understand its principles.

[Optical Camouflage Nap Blanket] - 100 points
Description: Utilizes the principle of light refraction. Once covered, you can blend perfectly into the environment. It is an "invisibility" artifact for classrooms, meetings, and other occasions.
Remark: Not true invisibility, just makes people subconsciously ignore you—commonly known as "selective blindness."

["Me Too" Echo Parrot] - 150 points
Description: A small soul guidance parrot that mimics the host's last short sentence. Can be used for classroom responses, inquiries from elders, or other scenarios requiring perfunctory replies.
Remark: Limited intelligence; possesses low-level sentience. Please do not use for complex conversations, otherwise it will answer the questioner with things like "Yeah, yeah," "You're absolutely right," "Take care of yourself," or "Disappointing."

[Automatic Soul Guidance Fishing Rod (Basic Model)] - 80 points
Description: Automatically baits the hook and pulls the rod when it senses a fish biting. You only need to be responsible for lying down, enjoying the scenery, and collecting the harvest.
Remark: Only effective when used by the host. Ineffective against soul beasts over a thousand years old, and there is a chance of being toyed with by clever fish.

[Soul Power Driven Mini Fan] - 30 points
Description: Inject a trace of soul power to enjoy warmth in winter and coolness in summer, creating the optimal slacking environment. Falling asleep under the breeze of this mini fan has a high probability of inducing sweet dreams.
Remark: Falling asleep to a gentle breeze during the hot Natsuhi is, for the most part, a wonderful thing.

[Saitama Transparency Mode (Passive Skill)] - 600 points
Description: Passively lowers your own presence, making it easier for others to ignore your actions and aura. As your strength increases, the effect of lowering your presence gradually strengthens, even blurring others' perception of your power.
Remark: Mediocre at the start? No, this is the ultimate ticket to getting rich quietly and showing off invisibly! Host, trust the system's vision!

[Ever-Changing Comfortable Loungewear] - 70 points
Description: The material is extremely skin-friendly, and the style can be switched at will within appearance restrictions (such as Shrek Academy uniforms), balancing comfort and compliance.
Remark: Quality sleep is the foundation of efficient slacking.

[Silent Barrier Earplugs] - 30 points
Description: Effectively blocks external noise and can even weaken mental interference to a certain extent.
Remark: Sleep peacefully and refuse to participate in the rat race.

[Five Years of Slacking, Three Years of Simulation Insight Scroll] - 1200 points
Ability: After use, enter a state of "epiphany" to quickly master a theoretical or technical skill (such as basic soul power control, martial soul theory, a musical instrument, etc.). The effect is equivalent to months of hard practice by others. The process of enlightenment usually manifests as zoning out, daydreaming, or sleeping.
Remark: You think I'm zoning out? No, I'm performing "quantum speed reading"! Things that the "roll kings" have to stay up all night and go bald to learn, I get done in my dreams.

["Win While Lying Down" Aura (Team Exclusive)] - 3000 points
Ability: Passive skill. When you are in a team and your subjective intention is to "slack off," it slightly increases the luck, explosive power, and epiphany probability of your teammates. The more you lie down, the fiercer your teammates become!
Remark: I'm not slacking; I'm providing metaphysical support for the team! The true core often looks the most like a loafer.

Looking further down, Lin Ciyan was wondering why there were only a few items, and why there were no items over ten thousand points.

[Ding! The host needs to work hard to accumulate slacker points to unlock more content!]

[Ding! Items over ten thousand slacker points are not yet unlocked for purchase. Unlocking requires accumulating over ten thousand slacker points.]

Although he couldn't see the items over ten thousand points, the dazzling array of items under ten thousand points already had Lin Ciyan's eyes spinning and his mouth watering.

[Eternal Comfort Recliner] (Ignores environmental interference)

[Gourmet Lunchbox] (Can selectively generate otherworldly delicacies)

[Slacker Strike] (Instantly erupts the accumulated lazy aura; power is directly proportional to the duration of slacking)

[Great Dream Spirit Travel] (Cultivate in dreams, efficiency doubled)

["Buddhist" Qi (Passive Skill)] (Converts a portion of physical impact received into a comfortable massage sensation)

He was particularly itching to get his hands on [Slacker Strike] and [Great Dream Spirit Travel], but unfortunately, he couldn't afford them.

"Let's start with things that can immediately improve my quality of life!" He rubbed his hands together and began to spend.

[Purchase of "Auspicious Recliner" successful! -80 points]

[Purchase of "Optical Camouflage Nap Blanket" successful! -100 points]

[Purchase of "Ever-Changing Comfortable Loungewear" successful! -70 points]

[Purchase of "Silent Barrier Earplugs" successful! -30 points]

[Purchase of "Soul Power Driven Mini Fan" successful! -30 points]

[Purchase of "Automatic Soul Guidance Fishing Rod (Basic Model)" successful! -80 points]

Looking at the 380 points spent in an instant, and seeing that only 630 points remained, Lin Ciyan felt a pang of heartache, but the thought of living a more comfortable life soon after made it feel worth it.

His gaze finally landed on the [Saitama Invisibility Mode] priced at 600 points; it was the only thing above 500 points he could actually afford.

"Six hundred points... that's way too expensive! That's almost half of all the savings I've accumulated!" He frowned, his little face twisted in conflict. "Lowering presence? That sounds useless; I'm not a thief..."

But the eight golden characters, "System-made, must be top-grade," shimmered in his mind.

"Forget it, forget it, buy it! Consider it an investment in the future! Who knows, it might actually be useful later?" He gritted his teeth and stomped his foot (mentally), choosing to purchase it.

[Purchase of "Saitama Invisibility Mode (Passive Skill)" successful! -600 points]

[Current Slacker Value: 30]

A faint, imperceptible coolness flowed through his entire body before vanishing, as if nothing had changed at all.

Lin Ciyan felt around, but finding nothing special, he could only console himself: "Top-grade, it must be top-grade..."

Procurement finished, he exited the shop with satisfaction.

His gaze fell upon the Golden Tree branch by his bed, which flowed with golden light and radiated a warm, vital aura, and his eyes lit up instantly.

Recliner, blanket, pajamas, earplugs, fan... everything was ready!

"All that's missing is this ultimate divine artifact—the Golden Tree Hammock!" He could already see himself lying in a hammock woven from the divine wood.

Drifting into a dream amidst the breeze of Sea God Lake, breathing in the beauty of life energy with every inhalation.

"Tomorrow! Tomorrow I'll go find Vice Dean Qian Duoduo of the Soul Guidance Department! I have to get this hammock made no matter what! Sleeping is the ultimate essence of slacking off!"

Carrying infinite longing for a "Sleep God" lifestyle, Lin Ciyan hugged his newly bought loungewear, inhaled the sun-like, comfortable scent, and drifted into a deep sleep.

A few days later, by Sea God Lake.

Lin Ciyan was lying on his brand-new "Auspicious Recliner."

Covered by the camouflage nap blanket, he enjoyed the gentle, cool breeze from the Soul Power Driven Mini Fan.

Testing the comfort of his new gear, he felt as though his life had reached its peak.

Just then, the familiar sound of Mu En's wheelchair approached from afar.

Lin Ciyan lazily lifted his eyes to look.

He saw that Mu En was accompanied by a young boy of similar age.

The boy wore a clean blue outfit, and his fine, short blue-purple hair was quite striking under the sunlight.

The boy's features were very handsome, but there was no expression on his face, and his eyes were cast downward.

He carried a stillness inconsistent with his age, as if shrouded in a layer of impenetrable gloom.

"Ciyan, your new setup is becoming increasingly complete." Mu En looked at his full set of equipment and couldn't help but smile.

Lin Ciyan did a "salted fish flip" to sit up and said with a grin, "Grandpa Mu, to do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools! I'm doing this to better accompany you and perceive the heavens and earth!"

His gaze shifted naturally to the blue-haired boy, revealing just the right amount of curiosity: "Grandpa Mu, who is this little brother?"

"This is my great-grandson, Bei Bei, whom I mentioned to you before," Mu En introduced, his voice gentle.

He patted Bei Bei on the shoulder lightly. "Bei Bei, this is Lin Ciyan. His grandfather is Elder Lin Qingmo. You two should get closer in the future."

Bei Bei looked up and glanced at Lin Ciyan. His eyes remained somewhat hollow; he only nodded slightly, his lips pressed tightly together, and he did not speak.

Lin Ciyan understood clearly in his heart.

The lineage of Mu En was not easily passed down. When Bei Bei was born, his mother passed away due to complications during childbirth, and his father, devastated by the loss of his beloved, lived in constant sorrow.

Later, after taking on a very difficult mission from the sect.

It was said that several years ago, while escorting important supplies through the treacherous mountains at the border of two nations.

They were attacked, and in order to protect the supplies and his companions, he fought to the death and left no remains.

As for his own parents, they had disappeared even earlier during a mission to explore the ruins of an isolated island overseas.

They had triggered an ancient prohibition and vanished, with no sign of them alive or dead.

Both were tragedies, but the reasons were different.

Mu En looked at Bei Bei's current state, a flicker of profound pain and resolve flashing through his eyes.

Years ago, the Shrek Inspectorate finally locked onto the mastermind behind that disaster.

There were suspected traces of an Evil Soul Master, and they had found that Evil Soul Master's hideout within the Heaven Dou Empire.

Usually, when encountering Evil Soul Masters, the Shrek Inspectorate would step in to resolve the matter.

But this time, he intended to go personally. Not for justice, but for a private vendetta.

With the dignity of a Limit Douluo, he would go to crush a rat in the gutter.

"Come to think of it, Sister Lexuan seems to have been brought back from the Heaven Dou Empire by Grandpa Mu last time."

Lin Ciyan suddenly remembered Zhang Lexuan, that big sister with a cold temperament and peerless talent.

She was over ten years older than Bei Bei and should already be making a name for herself in the outer courtyard of Shrek Academy by now.

Mu En continued, "Ciyan, speaking of age, you two are similar; you are actually one month older than Bei Bei."

"Then I must take Bei Bei to cultivate properly and be a competent older brother," Lin Ciyan said with a smile.

Looking at the blue-haired brat before him who was practically covered in "social withdrawal," Lin Ciyan's mind began to race.

This was the future Dragon God Douluo, the apple of Mu En's eye! Building a good relationship with him would definitely be beneficial and harmless!

He immediately plastered what he considered his friendliest, most harmless smile onto his face.

He jumped down from the recliner, took the initiative to walk up to Bei Bei, and reached out his hand:

"Hello there, Bei Bei! My name is Lin Ciyan! Do you see how comfortable this recliner is? And this little fan that blows cool air is so much fun! Do you want to try it together? I'll treat you to some delicious snacks!"

"Hello there, Bei Bei! My name is Lin Ciyan—Lin as in forest, Ciyan as in farewell, and Yan as in a clear, bright day. From now on, we're friends!"

"Do you see how comfortable this recliner is? Do you want to lie down for a while? And this little fan that blows cool air is so much fun!"

"Do you want to try it together? I'll treat you to some delicious snacks!"

He decided to start by sharing the joy of "slacking off" to open the heart of this future big shot! Building a good relationship was key.

Only then could they more smoothly slack off... ahem, help and support each other in the future!