Feng Lianzhu: What mot***ing close friendship.
Anger, helplessness, complaints, jealousy… Feng Lianzhu felt that he had learned a bit too many negative emotions from Pang Kirates. He calmed his emotions and revealed a warm smile: “That’s really nice, at least it can repay the points spent on bringing items from the game world to the interstellar world.”
Yuan Cunfeng stared at him for a while, extended a finger, and poked Feng Lianzhu’s dimple revealed by his smile.
Feng Lianzhu’s level was not low either. When Yuan Cunfeng, like a fat dragon attempting to retract his hand as if he had done something naughty, Feng Lianzhu quickly grabbed his finger, looking at Yuan Cunfeng seriously and said: “Smile.”
Yuan Cunfeng, awkward and a bit at a loss, tried to pull his hand back but couldn’t. In fact, he could have exerted more force to pull it back, but he didn’t.
Seeing Feng Lianzhu staring at him, Yuan Cunfeng stiffly parted his lips, revealing eight teeth.
Feng Lianzhu touched his face with the other hand, scrutinizingly said: “Strange, it’s the same skin, yet you don’t have dimples, while I do.”
Fat Dragon also imitated him, and when Feng Lianzhu withdrew his finger, he grabbed his hand, and the two ended up in a strange position of holding hands.
Feng Lianzhu’s negative emotions were swept away in such interaction.
He naturally let go of his hand, slightly closed his eyes, and thought for a moment before saying: “Speaking of which, it’s strange. Although we share the same system, the debts owed by the system are actually very clear. Yet, I get angry over the debts you owe and feel slightly jealous over the reward points you gain.”
Yuan Cunfeng listened attentively. Hearing words like “angry” and “jealous,” he immediately said: “I’ll give you the points.”
“The points are directly used to pay off debts, where would you get points to give me?” Feng Lianzhu said, laughing as he reached out to touch Yuan Cunfeng’s hair, hard like a thicket, “Strange, my hair is obviously soft, why is your hair texture so hard?”
“I’ll give you all the future ones, don’t be angry, don’t be jealous.” Fat Dragon seemed very persistent about the two words Feng Lianzhu mentioned.
“It’s really not necessary, Brother Pang, what are you thinking? I just…” Feng Lianzhu carefully chose his words, “Felt something from the bad emotions just now, and seeing a person who looks exactly like me yet is completely different.”
“Feelings?”
Feng Lianzhu said earnestly: “Even if it’s the same shell, the soul under the shell is different. Brother Pang, I don’t know how much you understand about games. In ‘Voyage in the Void,’ bosses like me with names and appearances are fine, we have our own names and images, and we don’t repeat. For some NPCs, like the innkeepers, tavern owners, celestial guards, the disciples of various human cultivation sects named Qingfeng and Mingyue, and the mobs in Bamboo Valley that spawn in batches, each type of similar NPC uses the same face.”
“Yours is the most beautiful.” Now back in their lair, Yuan Cunfeng pulled Feng Lianzhu in front of a mirror. With a thought, his short outfit was covered with golden scale armor, and Yuan Cunfeng also put on golden clothes.
He pointed at the mirror and said: “Even wearing the same clothes, using the same face, you are still the most beautiful.”
After saying that, he even lowered his head, seemingly a bit disheartened. Feng Lianzhu couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. When Fat Dragon spoke, if he wasn’t standing on a pile of gold coins, raising him by 20 centimeters, it might have been more persuasive.
Pang Kirates truly is a dragon whose inside matches his outside. Whether it’s the first message saying he needs no gold coins, the tyrannical dragon in the game smashing the Celestial Valley, or the Fat Dragon in front of Feng Lianzhu now, Feng Lianzhu could not feel any incongruity. Saying one is one, this is Pang Kirates, a proud young dragon through and through.
Strong, simple, serious, focused – he never exaggerates these merits; stingy, spendthrift, stubborn – he never hides these faults. Pang Kirates is proud of being a Kirates dragon, possessing enough self-awareness, even using Feng Lianzhu’s face, he could stubbornly show his personality.
This is exactly what Feng Lianzhu lacks.
Looking up at Yuan Cunfeng, Feng Lianzhu said: “Brother Pang, do you know why I insist on impersonating you in the interstellar world? Because I don’t believe the identity ‘Feng Lianzhu’ can command respect. I think only by continuing the name of Kirates can I be recognized by the Atavists. Without this name, I’m just a character in an online game that can be formatted and redesigned at any time.
“‘Feng Lianzhu’ and those mass-copied innkeepers are no different; he has no unique features and can be replaced by anyone at any time.
“Today, Brother Pang, standing in front of me, made me realize that even if there’s the same shell, having a different ‘self’ makes the soul unique.”
Feng Lianzhu envied Pang Kirates for being “unique,” signifying his irreplaceability.
His words carried a hint of sadness. After hearing them, Fat Dragon became agitated, and Yuan Cunfeng pointed at the mirror again, saying: “You look better than me!”
Feng Lianzhu nodded: “Yes, that’s because you have a different soul.”
Seeing that Feng Lianzhu didn’t grasp his point, Yuan Cunfeng, frustrated, ran circles around the nest. Exhausted, he lay directly on a pile of gold coins, angry, with his golden scale armor opened and his belly puffing.
Feng Lianzhu: “…”
What exactly is he angry about?
Suddenly, Fat Dragon seemed to remember something. He picked up two gold coins and, with his sharp fingers, started scratching something on them. After carving for a while, he held a gold coin in each hand, palms open in front of Feng Lianzhu.
“This,” Fat Dragon said, pointing to a gold coin etched with a simple drawing of a small dragon, “is me.”
He then placed another gold coin, etched with a small flower, into Feng Lianzhu’s palm: “This is you.”
He pointed to the pile of gold coins beside him, seriously stating: “You and I are different from those identical gold coins. You are more beautiful than them, and I am stronger than them!”
While saying he was strong, he even patted his belly.
Looking at the gold coin etched with a small flower, Feng Lianzhu couldn’t help but smile.
“In your eyes, I’m different from those NPCs, those gold coins, right?” Feng Lianzhu asked softly.
“Of course.” Fat Dragon recalled the little person he saw in his dream while sharing a brain, a little person he could grab with one forepaw, repeating, “Completely different.”
“Thank you.” This time, Feng Lianzhu genuinely smiled with relief. Seeing Fat Dragon’s serious expression, he suddenly felt mischievous and holding the gold coin, said, “So, the gold coin etched with a flower, you’re giving it to me, right?”
Yuan Cunfeng froze, his distress unhidden, his gaze fixed firmly on the gold coin.
Feng Lianzhu didn’t want to spend Fat Dragon’s gold coins, but this one, he was quite willing to keep. Under Yuan Cunfeng’s reluctant gaze, he boldly placed the gold coin into his sleeve, emphasizing, “It’s mine now.”
Yuan Cunfeng’s eyes widened, his palms clenched into fists, almost reaching out to snatch it back.
Feng Lianzhu casually sat on the pile of gold coins, calmly watching Fat Dragon’s reaction.
The stingy Fat Dragon clenched his fist for a long time, eventually went to scratch the wall corner for a while, and after a long time, came back and grumpily said: “It’s yours.”
He was really reluctant, almost making Feng Lianzhu laugh out loud.
Do all dragons like small flowers? Teacher Green Dragon gave him many small flowers, red, pink, blue, purple, even black ones, but no gold ones. Fat Dragon’s gift was a golden flower.
Fat Dragon plopped into the pile of gold coins, looking very distressed and in pain, his face buried in the coins, as if all those gold coins couldn’t ease the pain of losing a whole gold coin!
He even reverted from Yuan Cunfeng’s form, turning into a small golden dragon, completely disappearing into the gold coins.
“Brother Pang, Brother Pang?” Feng Lianzhu called out to him.
His response was feigned snores.
Feng Lianzhu glanced at the time; there was still some time before he needed to leave for the exam, so he wasn’t in a hurry. He also lay down on the pile of gold coins and said, “Brother Pang, we have to leave for the exam in five hours. After passing the exam, you’ll have to return to the game world, otherwise, your golden scale armor will disappear.”
The gold coins next to his face stirred, and a small dragon head emerged, emitting a buzz similar to a fly’s “roar~,” its reason for irritation unclear.
“With Phoenix Arrival’s assistance, your gaming career should be more carefree. However, avoid deliberately conflicting with players. Act low-key to prevent the game company from targeting you,” Feng Lianzhu advised.
But he didn’t hold out much hope; it would be good enough if Fat Dragon could restrain himself a little.
“Also, take good care of yourself during your vulnerable period,” Feng Lianzhu said, reaching out to touch the small golden dragon’s head.
Perhaps the pile of gold coins was indeed comfortable, because after saying these words, Feng Lianzhu fell asleep. These days had been too tiring for him, cramming studies, worrying about the safety of the primitive star, and being on guard against the empire’s army and pirates. During this period, even when meditating, he dared not fully relax, fearing something might happen.
The “fatigue” of worrying about them and the “relief” of Fat Dragon’s return allowed Feng Lianzhu to sleep when Fat Dragon was by his side.
In his deep sleep, he was unaware that he had learned “trust” through this ordeal.
The small golden dragon kept its head out of the gold coins, watching the person sleeping on his gold coins for a long time. Suddenly, he scooped up a handful of gold coins, piling them on Feng Lianzhu.
He ran back and forth, tirelessly burying Feng Lianzhu in gold coins until only his head was left visible. Seeing that Feng Lianzhu was completely buried in his gold coins, he finally felt satisfied and fell asleep next to Feng Lianzhu’s head.
Five hours later, the alarm went off. Feng Lianzhu opened his eyes to find the small golden dragon sleeping on his nose, and he was completely buried.
Feng Lianzhu: “…”
No wonder he felt sore and breathless from the uncomfortable sleepโwhat an odd preference Fat Dragon had!
Moreover, he slept too soundly, not waking up even when Fat Dragon buried him.
Upon waking, the system had released another message.
ใCongratulations to the host Feng Lianzhu for a deeper understanding of the meanings of “self,” “uniqueness,” and “soul,” awarding 5000 points.ใ
ใHost Feng Lianzhu and host Pang Kirates have completed a friendly assistance taskโhaving identical yet different tokens, increasing friendship value by 20.ใ
ใHost Pang Kirates highly recognizes ally Feng Lianzhu, inviting the ally to sleep on his bed of gold coins, achieving the ‘Lying Down with Feet Together’ achievement, with unknown friendship value and ‘Lying Down with Feet Together’ achievement effect, conditions for use pending activation.ใ
Feng Lianzhu: “…”
If Fat Dragon’s friendship means being buried alive in gold coins, then this friendship is indeed too heavy, in the literal sense.
Author’s note:
Fat Dragon: Hehehe, if I bury it, it’s mine~
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