CH 26

TL: Moonlit

Because he was thinking about the formation of the energy stone and wanted to modify it, Shu Shuishui woke up early the next day. The little dormouse turned over in his small bed, opened his eyes, and stayed still for a moment. His small ears twitched, his brain started functioning again, and in an instant, he jumped out of bed, landing with a soft thud. Then, he scurried straight to the location of the formation.

At the sound of Shu Shuishui’s small feet stepping on the floor, Gu Langu also woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a warm brown figure running around.

The formation was effective! Shu Shuishui happily bounced in front of the formation and checked each of the ten formations one by one.

Then he took out his notebook and recorded the corresponding plans one by one.

He crossed out the formations that had no effect, marked the effective ones according to the actual situation, and sorted them. Shu Shuishui quickly lay on the floor, brushing and writing down the new plan.

Watching Shu Shuishui quickly enter a working state as soon as he woke up, Gu Langu stood quietly behind him, barefoot on the floor without making a sound. The little dormouse was still on the ground, a fluffy ball-like creature.

Gu Langu squatted down and couldn’t resist petting him.

The fur of the little dormouse became somewhat neat from being petted, and Shu Shuishui shook his fur, making it fluffy again. However, his writing motion didn’t stop at all, indicating that he wasn’t disturbed.

Seeing this, Gu Langu felt relieved and reached out to pet him. Each time he did, Shu Shuishui instinctively shook his fur and fluffed himself up.

Until Shu Shuishui finished writing the new plan, he stood up, turned around, and looked up at Gu Langu with a serious expression. “To be fair, I will pet your hand thirty-seven times today.”

Gu Langu’s motion of petting the dormouse paused. Thirty-seven times, it seemed to be the exact number of times he had just petted the dormouse. It turned out that the little dormouse, who hadn’t been affected by the work process at all, had been counting the number of times he was petted. This was something Gu Langu hadn’t expected, but was it important? Wasn’t the focus of the dormouse a bit off?

Shu Shuishui extended his small paw and touched Gu Langu’s still outstretched fingers, looking satisfied. (＾-＾)

One person petted the mouse, and the other person’s hand was petted. They each got what they wanted and were satisfied.

Gu Langu let Shu Shuishui’s small paw play on his hand, then greeted him. “Ah Shui.”

Shu Shuishui’s small ears twitched, feeling that Gu Langu, who had just woken up, had a particularly pleasant voice that the dormouse couldn’t resist.

Gu Langu noticed this reaction from Shu Shuishui and couldn’t help but curl his lips with delight, calling him again. “Ah Shui, Shuishui.”

His ears continued to tremble uncontrollably, and Shu Shuishui realized that he was actually voice-con. “What’s up?”

Gu Langu spoke seriously. “Good morning.”

Shu Shuishui tilted his little head and twitched his ears. “Good morning.”

The several-hundred-year-old young cub inexplicably blushed a bit, instinctively lowered his head, and happened to see Gu Langu’s bare feet. Shu Shuishui’s momentary embarrassment disappeared, and he pointed at Gu Langu’s feet. “A man’s feet are equivalent to a man’s kidneys. You shouldn’t walk barefoot on the floor.”

Gu Langu: “… ” He really wanted to tell Shu Shuishui that this concern was unnecessary, but he nodded and accepted the little dormouse’s care. “And what about Ah shui? Aren’t you wearing socks and shoes?” Gu Langu thought he could prepare them for Shu Shuishui.

Shu Shuishui looked down at his small feet and lifted one foot. “I don’t need them now; it’s not time for hibernation yet.”

Gu Langu: ? He just wanted to see how the little dormouse would look wearing shoes, but what does footwear have to do with hibernation?

Shu Shuishui continued, “Actually, shoes are great as a nest or sleeping bag. Some shoes have a fuzzy lining inside, very warm. If you buy a smaller size, you can loosen the shoelaces…”

Clearly, in Shu Shuishui’s eyes, everything was related to sleep, and buying shoes meant buying a sleeping nest.

Gu Langu: “… ” He felt that he should pay special attention when wearing shoes in the future, to avoid stepping on a cute little creature. However, Gu Langu was clearly overthinking it. Shu Shuishui didn’t have the habit of sleeping in shoes that other people had worn.

As for the shoe issue, since it seemed like they couldn’t reach a consensus, Gu Langu shifted his focus to the halo on the ground, which was the formation Shu Shuishui set up yesterday. Even Gu Langu couldn’t hide his surprise.

Many of the energy stones within the formation had undergone changes, with their colors becoming lighter! One small piece had even become nearly transparent!

Without any assistance from advanced technology, just with a few drawings and a few stones, Shu Shuishui had changed the internal structure of the energy stones!

Countless possibilities quickly crossed Gu Langu’s mind, but he couldn’t come up with a scientific explanation. This completely exceeded Gu Langu’s understanding of energy stones throughout his entire life.

Energy stones were a type of inert energy source. Due to the stability of their energy, their use required energy converters or energy extractors, utilizing quantum mechanics to impact the internal molecular structure and disrupt the stable bonds…

Countless reaction formulas and molecular structures flashed through Gu Langu’s mind, only to be shattered by the ten plate-sized halos1he doesn’t know what they are so he described them like that before him.

Seeing Gu Langu’s interest in the formation, Shu Shuishui walked over to the side of the formation, stopping the inactive ones and retrieving the top-quality spirit stones and energy stones as he explained, “Formations are typically composed of formation eyes and formation patterns. Depending on the function of the formation, the formation eyes and patterns differ, as do the types of spirit stones needed…”

GuLangu: “… ” He couldn’t understand at all. He seemed to understand how Shu Shuishui felt when he listened to him talk about quantum mechanics.

In the end, only one formation remained in front of Shu Shuishui. It was currently the fastest-transforming formation. The formation had changed, and besides the gradually transparent energy stones, the five directions within the formation—east, south, center, west, and north—had each corresponded to the appearance of blue, red, yellow, white, and blue colors. These were the wood, fire, earth, metal, and water spiritual energies separated from the chaotic energy stones.

The process doesn’t need to be recounted, but in the end, Shu Shuishui was satisfied with the result. At the same time, he vaguely concluded that the cultivation world was of a higher level than the Cang Star System, so the five elements and formations still applied to Cang Zhan Star.

Perhaps the energy stones in the Cang Star System were a type of chaotic spirit stone, representing the most fundamental form of spirit stones.

In Shu Shuishui’s understanding, the universe was like a big tree. All worlds originated from a main trunk and branched out as they grew. Eventually, they became lush with leaves, with each leaf representing a different world. No one knew when worlds that were originally on the same branch would suddenly split and take different developmental paths.

Shu Shuishui looked up at Gu Langu. “Gugu, did you understand?”

Gu Langu remained silent. It seemed that in his entire life, Gu Langu had never said he didn’t understand those three words.

But Shu Shuishui raised his paw and patted Gu Langu’s ankle to comfort him. “It’s okay, I know it’s hard for you to understand. After all, you’re not fluffy.”

Shu Shuishui proudly picked up the last top-quality spirit stone to be collected, raised his head, and confidently walked towards the bathroom, almost marching in step, ready to freshen up.

Gu Langu’s light laughter echoed from behind. Hearing that teasing laughter, Shu Shuishui’s small ears couldn’t help but twitch, and his small steps came to a halt. Shu Shuishui turned around. “Can I touch your mouth?”

Gu Langu: !!!

Author’s Note:

Lao Xuan: “Shuishui, you’re becoming more and more outrageous~”

Gu Langu punched the author, then held the little dormouse. “Go ahead, touch away.”

Shu Shuishui: “When you love someone, you think everything about them is good, and you want to touch every part.” Extending his claw.

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! SHUISHUI DON’T DEVELOP A MOUTH FETISH huhu (T^T)