While Ruan Bai was happily munching on his small dried fish, he was hoisted up by the scruff of his neck before he even realized what was happening.
Ruan Bai: ?
His four little paws flailed instinctively in mid-air as he looked up at Huo Jiuxiao with a bewildered expression.
Why is he grabbing me?
The kitty didn’t do anything bad, either.
He struggled desperately to turn his head back, his paws continuing to stretch forward.
He still wanted to eat his small dried fish QAQ
Seeing that the kitten was dangling in his grip yet still craning its neck back to stare at the dried fish resting in the butler’s hands, Huo Jiuxiao was practically driven to laughter.
Intent on teaching this little fickle-hearted cat a lesson, he hoisted the feline right in front of his face and forcibly twisted its little head around.
Forced to turn, Ruan Bai was struck by a sudden visual crit.
A high bridge of nose, eyes as dark and deep as ink, hair usually combed meticulously into place now slightly disheveled with a few strands of bangs falling across his brow, making his expression look even more unfathomable.
Staring blankly at him, Ruan Bai had to admit that this human was genuinely handsome, crafted entirely to match a cat’s aesthetic preferences.
“Didn’t you want an optical computer? I had someone custom-make one for you.”
The deep voice instantly pulled Ruan Bai back to reality.
Huo Jiuxiao had actually had a custom optical computer made for him?!
Fixing his burning gaze on Huo Jiuxiao, he meowed excitedly.
Want!
“You want the optical computer or the small dried fish?”
The man’s teasing tone carried a faint trace of amusement, alongside a hard-to-detect streak of possessiveness.
Ruan Bai’s brain short-circuited.
Could he not have both?
Looking up at Huo Jiuxiao with pleading eyes, his large, wide eyes were hazy with moisture, looking as though tears might spill over at any second.
Catching the little milk-kitten’s intent, Huo Jiuxiao felt a mix of exasperation and amusement.
Still unable to bear seeing him look heartbroken, he turned around and took the plate of small dried fish right out of Uncle Zhang’s hands.
Cradling the milk-kitten in one arm while holding the plate of fish in the other, he walked straight toward the living room without casting a glance aside.
Perched upright on the sofa, Ruan Bai happily munched on the small dried fish fed to him by Huo Jiuxiao while watching the man grant him various permission settings for the interstellar network.
Once he understood the basic operation and functions, Ruan Bai began playing happily with his optical computer right there on the sofa, completely tuning Huo Jiuxiao out with absolute clarity.
Following the advancement of technology, an interstellar-era optical computer took the shape of something resembling a wristwatch.
Ruan Bai’s version was specially customized so it could be securely fastened around his tiny paw.
Activating the optical computer projected a special semi-transparent screen right in front of the user, and enabling privacy mode ensured that only the owner of the optical computer could view it.
Watching the little cat, which had just been resting its paws against his arm and acting all milky and spoiled the second before, only to become completely addicted to the interstellar network the next second Marshal Huo felt doubt creep into his mind regarding his own decision for the very first time.
Was it a mistake to order an optical computer for this cat?
The Marshal took the kitten’s optical computer away and downloaded a literacy-learning app for him.
This was an animated software used for character-recognition enlightenment by most imperial children.
It taught children basic characters through animated cartoons.
It was a perfect fit for the little cat demon before him.
Marshal Kaisen of the military department came over to discuss official business with him; the massive influx of Zerg appearing near the Capital Star’s wormhole recently was serious enough to command the military’s full attention.
“You focus on learning characters first, I’m going to a meeting.”
Huo Jiuxiao left after offering a few words of caution.
Ruan Bai hadn’t heard a single half-sentence of it.
As a little demon who had spent his entire life deep in the remote mountains, Ruan Bai possessed an immense enthusiasm for the optical computer.
Even a childish enlightenment cartoon could hold his rapt attention.
His large eyes blinked without pause as he stared fixatedly at the various Q-version chibi characters and little animals on the animation screen.