Chapter 48: Puppy Parkour

“Thank you, Teacher Mo. The steamed buns are delicious.”

Mo Yubai smiled at the messages from the two of them and replied, “I just traded for them with Steamed Bun Brother. Ever since the server opened, his chests have contained nothing but basic materials and steamed buns. I traded some other resources for two hundred of them, so I decided to share some with you.”

“Wow, that’s so tragic! But steamed buns are best eaten with sauce. I got six jars of mushroom sauce today, let’s split them three ways!” Zhu Ou took out the mushroom sauce and sent it over, then opened a jar to dip her steamed bun in, starting her late-night snack.

“Teacher Mo, I have green onions! Dipping green onions in sauce^[1] is the ultimate combination!” When Wen Ruyan saw Zhu Ou’s message, she immediately remembered the green onions she had gotten a few days ago, so she sent six green onions to each of them.

After receiving the mushroom sauce and green onions, Mo Yubai also felt a craving. She pulled out a steamed bun and dug in.

The three of them ate while gossiping about the weirdos in the chat channel.

For instance, that PM gigolo seemed to have been put through the wringer by a woman who was into BDSM, and he even claimed he wasn’t taking clients lately.

From the PM gigolo, they moved on to the big scammer Zhao Facai. His younger brother, Zhao Dafu, was about to burn to death under the sun and asked him for a sunshade, but Zhao Facai insisted on keeping business strictly business, refusing to give his own brother even a tiny discount.

Then his brother, Zhao Dafu, exposed him in the chat channel, revealing that Zhao Facai was also involved in telecom scams and pyramid schemes in the real world, and had even tricked their eighty-year-old grandfather into becoming the legal representative of a shell company.

Mo Yubai happily munched on her green onions dipped in sauce, her eyes shining as she listened to Zhu Ou’s endless stream of gossip.

She silently lamented in her heart. Why had she been so busy sleeping back then? She had actually missed such a massive drama!

But soon, the conversation drifted toward the strange connection between the Cat Snack Shop and the Internet Celebrity Milk Tea Shop, and Mo Yubai instantly became alert!

Zhu Ou: “Sister Mo, speaking of which, I didn’t expect your dungeon to be connected to the Cat Snack Shop!”

Wen Ruyan: “And the dungeon can actually connect to the highway, allowing players to buy the milk tea we made.”

Zhu Ou: “Yeah! If I hadn’t seen the discussion in the chat channel, I would have thought the chibi characters coming into the milk tea shop later on were just virtual customers.”

A drop of cold sweat rolled down Mo Yubai’s forehead. She quickly laughed it off, saying, “I didn’t expect such a great dungeon either. I just don’t know if I’ll ever run into it again!”

Zhu Ou typed back confidently, “Don’t worry, Sister Mo! With my good luck, we might run into it again very soon! When the time comes, I’ll pull you both in!”

Mo Yubai smiled helplessly and flattered her, “Sister Zhu, how generous!”

Wen Ruyan: “Generous!”

Zhu Ou stared at the “Sister Zhu” in the chat box, the corners of her mouth curving up wildly. Hehehe, Sister Zhu? Sister Zhu!

Hehehe, Sister Mo called me Sister Zhu!

Happy gossip time was always brief, and soon it was past three in the morning.

Mo Yubai was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open, so she reluctantly said goodbye to Zhu Ou and Wen Ruyan.

Forcing herself to list the 268 quilts she had finished at the Workbench onto the Cat Snack Shop, Mo Yubai quickly washed up, changed into her pajamas, put on clean armor, hid her throwing knives, and lay down on the bed, falling asleep in a second.

When she opened her eyes again, it was already the next day. Mo Yubai looked at the time on the game panel in shock. It was actually 10:21. It seemed she really shouldn’t mess with her biological clock so easily.

She hadn’t slept at all the night before last, and even though she had slept all yesterday morning to make up for it, she still felt off.

On top of that, she had spent several hours bent over, searching through the yellow sand, leaving her body utterly exhausted. It was only natural that she slept for so long this time.

Still, waking up fully rested felt wonderful. Her physical fatigue was completely gone, and her mind and body felt much lighter.

Since it was already so late in the morning, Mo Yubai didn’t bother cooking and decided to just wait and eat lunch.

After quickly tidying up, she took out the Pickled Pepper Fish Head and set off again!

Full of energy, Mo Yubai drove along, keeping an eye out for any Golden Chests on the road.

“Host, you forgot today’s minigame draw!” Xiao Ling had watched her host rush around since waking up, so she hadn’t popped out to bother her.

Only now, seeing that her host was no longer busy, did she come out to remind her to draw the minigame.

Hearing this, Mo Yubai instantly showed an interested smile. Her right hand tightly gripped the Lucky Coin at her waist. “Alright! Let’s do the draw now.”

A red wheel flashed before her eyes. Looking at the various minigames on the wheel, Mo Yubai prayed in her heart that she would draw one that wasn’t too tiring but could still make money.

After a moment of thought, she held the steering wheel with one hand, fished the Lucky Coin out of the pouch at her waist with the other, and tapped the wheel while holding the Lucky Coin between her fingers!

The wheel began to spin wildly. Mo Yubai watched with anticipation as it landed on a minigame called Puppy Parkour.

Mo Yubai thought back for a long time before remembering that this was a 4399^[2] flash game she had played when she was a child.

The gameplay was roughly about a big yellow dog with a stolen string of sausages hanging around its neck, being chased and beaten by a middle-aged woman holding a rolling pin.

Along the way, the big yellow dog had to dodge rushing traffic and traps, pass through all kinds of bizarre maps, and collect coins as it ran forward.

However, the big yellow dog only had one life. Once it made a mistake, the game was over.

Mo Yubai looked at the Lucky Coin in her hand, wanting to cry but having no tears. This game indeed made money, but she had wanted something a bit more relaxing!

This was going to be even more exhausting than the Internet Celebrity Milk Tea Shop. She couldn’t make a single mistake and had to maintain high concentration the entire time!

At this thought, Mo Yubai sighed. Instead of waiting for lunch, she parked the car, pulled out a tube of the new nutrient solution gifted by the robot C8888 from her backpack, and drank it.

It actually tasted pretty good! It was cactus-flavored with a faint fragrance, similar to the Mizone sports drinks back on Blue Star.

After downing the tube, she instantly felt a strong sense of fullness. She took a sip of Shuilan Tree Sap to moisten her throat, then stepped out of the car and put away the Pickled Pepper Fish Head.

To ensure she remained agile during the parkour, she took off the Cooling Cloak she had been wearing, revealing the combat suit underneath.

She sprayed on moisturizing mist and sunscreen, changed into lightweight sneakers, put her throwing knife glove on one hand, and the Constant Temperature Gloves on the other.

Feeling the scorching sun overhead, Mo Yubai wiped the sweat from her face and took a deep breath. “Xiao Ling, start the game now.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ling hopped in surprise. “Host, it’s almost eleven today. Once started, you can only play until six-thirty in the evening. Are you sure you want to start now?”

Mo Yubai nodded firmly. “The nature of this game is different from the Internet Celebrity Milk Tea Shop. Although I overslept today, my energy is great and my focus is sharp, which will help me minimize mistakes.”

“In this game, even a minor mistake means you have to watch an ad to revive, and there are no ads for me to watch here.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ling didn’t try to persuade her further. Instead, she silently turned into a small ice ball and pressed herself against her host. “Host, should I begin?”

Feeling the sudden drop in temperature around her, a trace of warmth flashed in Mo Yubai’s eyes. She smiled and nodded to signal the start.

Instantly, the area where Mo Yubai stood was enveloped in a yellow light. When the light faded, a string of delicious sausages was hanging around her neck, the five sausages emitting a mouth-watering aroma!

At the same time, two dog ears popped out of Mo Yubai’s head, and a fluffy dog tail grew from her lower back!

Ignoring her current appearance, Mo Yubai perked up one ear to listen to the shouting coming from behind. She quickly turned her head to steal a glance, then scrambled to run.