71. Mu Mu Is So Cute

After the live stream, Gu Bai sent a message to the butler, telling him to come back with Mu Mu and eat.

Ever since Mu Mu came to this world, he especially liked to go to places like farms and forests.

In this world, Gu Bai hadn't found any cores that could be used for him and Mu Mu to cultivate their superfunction. In his last life, the cores in the zombies' heads were the key to improving themselves.

There were no zombies in this world. As for whether there was anything similar to the cores, he had no access to know such things for now.

However, during the process of planting and cooking, Gu Bai felt a faint amount of supernatural with wood manipulation, which was different from his.

When Gu Bai infused the seeds to increase their abilities, the seeds returned him superfunction, which couldn't supplement the superfunction he had lost but could expand its limit. That was to say, he could upgrade his superfunction in this way.

However, given the small number of plantings, the transformation was too weak for him to upgrade. The good thing was he had found a way to improve himself.

When cooking, Gu Bai could also feel weak energy from the finished dishes. It could not only help him recover the superfunction he had lost power but also expand his upper limit.

In other words, planting could only increase his superfunction potential, but cooking could increase and restore his ability simultaneously. Although it was currently too little to help him a lot, his future was promising.

He was currently living in a peaceful era and didn't have to face the zombie every day, so he could take it even if his superfunction wouldn't be as strong as before within a short period.

As for Mu Mu, it could absorb energy from planting and green plants. Otherwise, it wouldn't have absorbed all the seedlings when it first came here.

Fortunately, Mu Mu had realized the plants on the farm were supposed to be used to make dishes. Therefore, it went to the forest every time it needed energy and brought back prey sometimes.

Their life here was so much better than their last life, so Gu Bai was very satisfied.

Soon, Butler Gu returned.

The butler was the most active of the two things. One was the seedlings on the farm and the building of the pasture area, and the other was Gu Bai's dishes.

"Grandpa Gu, where's Mu Mu? Why didn't it come back with you?" asked Gu Bai when he found that Mu Mu didn't appear as usual.

"It went to the forest," the butler said.

The butler also cared about Mu Mu because it was Gu Bai's companion animal.

"Alright. Guess it has its way to eat. Let's eat as well." Gu Bai took out two plates from the kitchen and handed one to the butler.

"Master Bai, what kind of new food is this?" The butler had been accustomed to Gu Bai's new dishes, so he was not as surprised as before.

"Dumplings. It's popular on ancient earth. People like to eat this in the new year to connect to the old and new year. It's made in the shape of a gold ingot, representing good fortune in the next year," Gu Bai introduced carefully.

Recently, he often explained the source and implied meaning to the fans during his live stream. Whenever they asked questions, he always answered them in detail, which had become a force of habit.

"It's indeed a good thing." Butler Gu picked up a dumpling and looked at it lovingly as if he was not watching a dumpling but a gold ingot.

The vine Mu Mu made its special sound, and Gu Bai noticed its return immediately.

As expected, Mu Mu appeared in the living room after a few seconds. Seeing that Gu Bai and Butler Gu were eating dumplings, it twisted its body to show how angry it was after knowing that they had dinner without it.

"I called you, but you went to the forest and left Grandpa Gu with no chance to get you back, so we started first," Gu Bai explained casually as he ate a dumpling.

"Humph!"

Mu Mu implied, "That doesn't mean you can eat these behind my back! I want to eat them, too! Count me in!"

"I've left you some in the kitchen," Gu Bai hurried to ease it before it became angrier.

"Humph!"

Mu Mu continued, "You have to wait for me next time before eating!"

"Fine. Now go get your dumplings in the kitchen. See, I'm not sure if these are enough for me. I may need another dish." Gu Bai scared it.

Suddenly, Mu Mu rushed to the kitchen regardless of its anger.

"Awww!" At this moment, a small scream sounded. Nobody noticed it when Mu Mu complained just now.

Gu Bai followed the voice and saw a little dog at the door of the dining room. His eyes were lit up. Before finishing the dumplings, he went forward to hold the puppy in his arms and smoothed its fur softly.

It was very comfortable. Guess the fluffy creatures were always cuter.

Mu Mu happened to see it when serving the dish out, so it screamed wildly to vent its emotions.

"Of course, Mu Mu, you are my favorite. By the way, what happened to the dog? Did you pick it up?" Gu Bai confessed and changed the topic immediately.

"Awww." The puppy barked in Gu Bai's arms, reaching out its tongue to lick Gu bai's hand while pointing at the dumplings on the table with its furry paws.

"Hungry?" Gu Bai touched the little puppy's flat belly and felt how skinny it was. Maybe it hadn't eaten anything for a long time.

The dog would look cuter and more beautiful if it was furrier.

Mu Mu was furious when mentioning the topic.

Mu Mu didn't take the puppy home, but the puppy followed it no matter what. If Mu Mu wasn't in a hurry to get back home and have dinner, it would have beaten the dog up and made it the ingredient for Gu Bai.

But now, Mu Mu believed it should have killed the dog before coming home.

Gu Bai knew what Mu Mu was thinking, so he held the puppy hastily and asked Mu Mu's opinion with a smile, "Mu Mu, you can see how skinny it is. Maybe we should raise it before..."

Mu Mu saw how skinny and haggard the puppy was, wondering if it was sick.

Finally, Mu Mu convinced itself to spare the dog for the time being.

When Mu Mu finally started to eat, Gu Bai realized that Mu Mu agreed with his proposal, so he sat before the table with the dog and fed it with the dumplings he hadn't finished before

"Master Bai, are you preparing to raise this wolf?" The butler saw Gu Bai holding a wolf cub after dinner and asked.

Wolves were not very dangerous to them, not to mention a cub. If they raised it from now on, the wolf would be loyal to them.

Wolves had high loyalty to protect their owners. It would be good if Gu Bai had it beside him.

"Wolf? Isn't it a puppy? "Gu Bai was surprised and looked at the cub again.

It looked like a dog indeed.

"Awww!" The little wolf tilted its head as Gu Bai looked at it. It seemed adorable.

Hearing its cry, Gu Bai finally realized that he had ignored its sound directly.

So, was it really a little wolf?

"I'll raise it even if it's a wolf." Gu Bai added inwardly, "because it's so adorable."

In the last life, people had all kinds of partners. Even the vine had been mutated and become his partner afterward, not to mention wolves. Many people had tamed the wolves as their partners as well.

Therefore, Gu Bai was not afraid of wolves.

Whether it was a puppy or a little wolf, it was cute. Gu Bai couldn't bear to leave it outside to other animals who might eat it.

"Awww!" The little wolf couldn't help shouting excitedly after eating the dumplings. It put its paws at the edge of the table so that nobody could take the dish away.

Gu Bai was delighted. "Do you like it?"

"Awww!" The wolfie nodded wildly as it cried. Gu Bai even worried if it would shake its head off in this way.

But he could also tell that the wolfie was intelligent enough to understand his words and express itself. That was to say, the animal was enlightened to some extent.

Gu Bai didn't know much about animals in this world, nor did he know if there were animals with high intelligence. However, since there were companion animals, he guessed some animals might be enlightened.

Now that the wolf could understand him, it would be more convenient for him to cultivate and get along with it.

"If you like it, eat more. I'll make some meat for you later in the evening," Gu Bai couldn't help but touch the fur on its back, thinking it would be more comfortable if the wolfie was stronger.

After a good meal, Gu Bai took out Mu Mu and Mu Qiu, the wolfie, to enjoy a sunbath.

Originally, Gu Bai intended to name it Snowball because its white fur made it as pure as snow. Once it gained weight, it would be as cute as a snowball. So he believed it was a proper name.

However, Mu Mu didn't allow him to do that but insisted the wolfie should be named under his family name. It even threatened to kill the wolfie if Gu Bai didn't agree.

"Your family name is Gu, not Mu," Gu Bai explained helplessly to Mu Mu, but it didn't change anything.

Gu Bai knew that Mu Mu did this because Mu Mu had realized he wanted to raise the wolfie instead of killing it. Therefore, even if Mu Mu was jealous, it didn't want to disobey Gu Bai's will, either. In the end, Mu Mu could only win his place in the name to show Mu Qiu how important and superior it was.

Mu Mu was so cute.

72. The Express Delivery

"Mu Mu, did you watch my live stream?" Gu Bai asked casually while basking in the sun.

Mu Mu reached out two of its branches to hold Gu Bai's face and turned it to its way, shaking his slightly to confirm if Gu Bai was stunned.

Mu Mu: Master, is your memory not working?

It followed Grandpa Gu out in the morning and didn't come back until lunch. Where would it have time to watch his show?

Gu Bai chuckled and gently pulled down Mu Mu's vines, saying smilingly, "I got it."

In fact, he had already guessed that the vine Mu Mu was not the one. After all, it was as penniless as him. How could it give him so much money as a reward?

The only one who could give him so much XB was undoubtedly that person.

How cute! Did he learn to connect the real world with Starnet?

It made sense, though. As an NPC born in Starnet, it was his nature to connect Starnet. It was just Gu Bai didn't expect Mu Mu to find his live stream so soon and even give him tips.

Actually, Gu Bai had vaguely sensed how special he was for Mu Mu. If so, what about his feelings for him?

He believed Mu Mu was also different in his heart.

Although Mu Mu's appearance wasn't his cup of tea, he felt it pleasing to be with him in the past days. As long as they were together, he felt safe and satisfied.

Even if Mu Mu was an NPC, it wasn't a problem for Gu Bai because the Second World was as real as the real world. The only problem was...

Gu Bai had to clear his mind and figure out his feelings. He had to be sure if he could spend the rest of his life with the man.

Luckily, they had a lot of time to stay together, so he wasn't in a rush to decide.

However, he didn't realize yet that he would know how he felt about Mu Mu soon when the latter disappeared in front of him.

That was another story to tell.

...

Early the next day, Gu Bai was woken up by the butler.

"What's wrong? Grandpa Gu, why is it so noisy outside?" Gu Bai was stunned as he heard the noise outside.

They lived in a place near the foot of the mountain and the forest, which was known as the wild. Otherwise, their farm wouldn't be that large.

Therefore, the place was always quiet. They could only hear Mu Mu's voice from time to time. But now, it seemed that many people had come.

"Master Bai, it's your express delivery. The workers are helping to carry them down, but they don't know how to install some machines." The butler laughed uncontrollably.

"Delivery? What are they?" Gu Bai was too drowsy to recall his memory.

"The cubs of pigs, cows, and goats, remember? They are all here. They also sent us many eggs of chickens, ducks, etc. They are..." Before the butler could finish, Gu Bai was awake. He rushed out immediately without washing up.

The ingredient mall was indeed the largest in the empire to send so many things to him, even including livestock and poultry.

Gu Bai thought they wouldn't be here until the afternoon. To his surprise, they arrived in the morning.

When Gu Bai went out, he saw workers surrounding a group of pigs, cows, and sheep but didn't know what to do.

They were relieved to see Gu Bai here. "Boss, how are we going to deal with them?"

"I've arranged different places for pigs, cows, and sheep, so I want them to be sent to hogpen, sheep pen, and bullpen separately. You know, the places I've asked you to build before. Don't worry. The cubs won't hurt you," Gu Bai comforted them after seeing how nervous they were.

He could understand what the employees were thinking. They were not timid. Instead, they had rarely seen these animals, so they didn't know how to get along with them but were at a loss. Gu Bai would give them some time to adapt because he would need them to take care of the livestock in the future.

After arranging livestock, it was the turn of the poultry.

The arrangement for the eggs of chickens, ducks, and gooses was a bit troublesome. Since these little fowls hadn't hatched yet, they still needed some time.

Fortunately, after preparing to buy the eggs, Gu Bai asked the workers to build an incubation room, which was next to his house.

He had to admit that he was lucky to hire these capable workers. They could build pasture, hogpen, bullpen, and even houses. And they did these fast and efficiently.

Even if they didn't know how to build them, as long as Gu Bai told them the tricks, they would master the skills and do a good job. In less than a month, Gu Bai had already wanted to make them official employees and raise their salaries.

"These are fertilized eggs while those are ordinary eggs for cooking," the delivery man told Gu Bai the information especially in case he might confuse them.

"I got this. Thank you," Gu Bai said with a smile.

"You've spent more than 3 million in the mall this time, and your total consumption is over 5 million. Therefore, our boss sent you an extra incubator for free, wishing we could continue our pleasant cooperation." The delivery moved two incubators into the incubation room as he said so.

Gu Bai was a little surprised. He had spent quite a lot this time. After buying the eggs, he thought of their hatching and bought an incubator as well. Even if it was expensive, he told himself it was necessary. Besides, he would use it for a long time.

However, he didn't expect that the boss of the mall would give him an extra machine for free. In this way, he had two of them.

How generous the boss was to give him a gift which was worth 2 million XB. It was so exciting.

If the deliveryman didn't talk to Gu Bai, he wouldn't have realized that he had spent more than 5 million XB in the ingredient mall.

After all, he had come here only for less than half a year, yet he had earned that much. The present life was something he could never imagine in his previous life.

What a capable moneymaker he was.

The only thing was the moneymaker had never kept his money for long.

After installing the two incubators in the room, Gu Bai put the eggs inside and set the temperature properly. All he had to do was wait.

After unloading all the goods, the deliveryman left with his companions, leaving Gu Bai, Butler Gu, and the employees to deal with the moving work.

"Thank you for your hard work today. Grandpa, remember to take them home for lunch today," Gu Bai said to Butler Gu and then focused on the raw materials he had just received.

Before the crops became ripe, he had to count on all these things to make his delicacies.

The workers returned to the farm in shock, telling them inwardly that they should work harder. With this good work, a high salary, and a nice boss, they had to work harder to repay him.

Gu Bai didn't know that a simple lunch had helped him win the workers' hearts.

It was eight in the morning, yet Gu Bai couldn't wait to make things at lunch. On second thought, he still remembered how he promised the fans that he would show them how to deal with things on his live stream.

Therefore, Gu Bai went to clean up first, changed into casual clothes, and then updated information about his show, and entered his live stream immediately.

[Wow, look what I just saw! The early bird gets the worm.]

[So early? I thought Xiaobai wouldn't begin until lunch.]

[I just switched from Facebook right after I saw the notification. Luckily, I made it!]

[Why is Xiaobai so early today? Does it mean he will broadcast his breakfast as well from this day on?]

As the fans joined them one after another, the comments became more and more.

"The raw materials that I bought just arrived, so I decided to open the live stream and show you guys how I make these things." Gu Bai answered some of their questions.

"I'll make my breakfast during the process. Lunch, too. But I have to remind you first that this one will last for almost half a day. So if you have things to do, go ahead and continue your work first," Gu Bai reminded them.

[Awww, Xiaobai is so gentle. Although I can't see his face clearly, I can feel he must be wearing a kind expression.]

[Am I the only one who is curious about what Xiaobai will make today? He just mentioned half a day. That must be yummy!]

[Half a day? Seriously? We are so lucky!]

[I have already informed my parents, sisters, grandparents, and all other relatives to watch his live stream.]

[Have you? Guess I should do the same.]

"You don't have to do that. What I make today won't be eatable until several days later, so we won't eat them today." Gu Bai was speechless when he saw such comments.

"Alright, let's start making breakfast first. I've got a batch of eggs today, so we can make waffles with them. You can make this at home for your family," As Gu Bai said, he added five eggs in a big bowl and added some flour and water inside it.

"Remember not to put in too much water inside it if it's your first time doing it. If it's too ropy afterward, add a bit more water. Just remember not to add too much water at a time, or it will be too watery and you will have to add more flour," Gu Bai explained what they needed to pay attention to.

For a beginner, it was rare that someone could add proper water at a time. The water was either too much or too little, then they would have to add more water or flour and might repeat the process a few times.

But if that was the case, the waffles might be too much for the family members to eat eventually.