Chapter 43

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On the backrest of the living room sofa, a black cat was sitting upright, its golden eyes fixed unblinkingly on Yu Jingshan. This black cat was Da Hei, whom Yu Jingshan had adopted last time to test the pet spirit ball. Now, Da Hei’s fur looked noticeably smoother.

“Master isn’t leaving anymore, meow?”

Yu Jingshan’s eyes widened in shock. “You’re talking?”

Startled by the sudden meow, Da Hei’s fur bristled. “Meow, awoo! Where did this cat come from?”

Danger, danger, danger!

Yu Jingshan: …

“It’s me, Da Hei,” he said slowly, walking over and reaching out to stroke Da Hei’s back.

Only then did Da Hei lift his head to look at his owner. “Master, feed me canned food!”

Yu Jingshan’s hand paused mid-stroke. “You want canned food again? When I’m not home, you manage to trick Aunt Zhang into opening two cans for you every day!”

“Eating so much isn’t good for your stomach!”

Da Hei: “Meow, I want little fish snacks!”

Yu Jingshan: …

“Alright, alright, one little fish snack it is,” he said, heading to the cabinet to pull out a stick of dried fish from a bag.

Da Hei pawed eagerly at the bag, as if wanting to pull out all the fish snacks at once.

“Keep your paws off!” Yu Jingshan moved his paw away just as he was about to toss the snack into Da Hei’s bowl, when a sudden idea struck him.

Since Da Hei could understand his words, wouldn’t this be a perfect opportunity to train the cat?

“Stay still!”

Da Hei’s mind was filled with the delicious fish snack. “I want to eat the fish snack, meow!”

Yu Jingshan: “Stand still and you’ll get it.”

“Otherwise, I’ll throw it away.”

He watched as Da Hei stood still, though his front paws twitched restlessly, ready to move.

Well, it was good enough. Cats aren’t like dogs—they’re not so easy to train.

After a little while of training Da Hei, Yu Jingshan touched the mask on his face.

He hadn’t expected the mask to translate animal language, let alone cats’. Hearing Da Hei speak almost gave him a heart attack.

If that was the case, he should be able to understand what other animals were saying too.

Hmm… further testing was needed.

After telling Da Hei to stay home obediently, Yu Jingshan put on his mask and vlog camera and headed outside.

As soon as he stepped out, he heard birds chirping in the tree.

“It’s so cold. Have you finished making your nests?”

“No, I still need some leaves, chirp~”

“Someone’s coming, be careful!”

“Don’t be scared. It’s that big silly guy. He has a silly cat at home.”

Yu Jingshan frowned as he met the birds’ small yellow eyes. “Are you talking about me?”

What?!

His cat was called a silly cat?!

The birds, upon hearing his voice, immediately took flight in panic. “Chirp chirp chirp, he found out!”

“Run! The silly guy isn’t silly anymore!”

“Wait until we poop on his head in a few days, then he’ll know who’s boss.”

Yu Jingshan: …

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“I curse you all with constipation!”

What kind of birds are these? Such bad manners!

He continued walking, planning to visit his good friend Zhang Feiyue’s house. Zhang had a Golden Retriever, and Yu Jingshan intended to try chatting with the dog.

By then, Zhang Feiyue would probably be envious—after all, his assistant wouldn’t be able to deliver the goods for another couple of days.

Ha ha!

Old Street.

Xia Zui had sold all her goods and was resting her chin on her hand, watching customers write letters around her.

Whenever a letter was received, she’d hand the reply back to the recipient.

“Eleven, I guess my task is done, right?”

Eleven circled in her mind. “Already done!”

“Xia Xia, I’m giving you the surprise gift package from the stall now!”

Xia Zui shook her head. “Not for now. Just tell me what it is.”

Eleven: “Ta-da! It’s the Space Ring!”

The ring was the same one Xia Zui had borrowed from the stall before. Its space was vast, and storing and retrieving items was very convenient.

Xia Zui stroked her chin, a little disappointed. She had hoped for something more surprising.

Although the Space Ring was great, it was something she had already used.

It felt like buying a new outfit, trying it on once, then leaving it in the wardrobe until it lost its appeal.

“Xia Xia,” Eleven smiled, “actually, the stall left you one more thing.”

“But that thing can also be said to be for me.”

Xia Zui sipped her milk tea. “What?”

Eleven said mysteriously, “A Time Controller.”

“What does it do?” Xia Zui asked, puzzled.

Eleven held the Time Controller. “Xia Xia, you’ve probably heard the saying that one day in the heavens equals a year on earth, right?”

“The system can only intervene in time for up to one month, calculated according to the system realm’s time. If we use the Time Controller to adjust the time flow of your world while keeping the system realm’s time unchanged, what do you think will happen?”

“The system’s allowable time duration will be extended?” Xia Zui sipped her milk tea with excitement.

“Bingo!” Eleven gave a thumbs up. “With this, because the time flow of the two worlds is different, if you have spirits you like, you can have them accompany you longer.”

Xia Zui pursed her lips. “Eleven, you’re so kind.”

Eleven’s tone was like a queen telling her consort: if you have favorite concubines, let them spend more time with you—I don’t mind.

Xia Zui suddenly felt a bit guilty, wondering how to cope with feeling like a bad host.

“But Xia Xia, the Time Controller can only be used three times,” Eleven sensed her thoughts and couldn’t help but feel happy that Xia Zui liked it.

“After three uses, it breaks. Also, the time flow can only be adjusted up to a maximum ratio of ten to one—that is, ten months.”

Xia Zui nodded. “That’s still very good.”

“Oh, right,” Eleven added. “Xia Xia, do you want to try having two systems working together?”

“Is that possible?” Xia Zui was shocked.

Eleven munched on a bucket of electronic popcorn. “Of course! I was afraid you’d be overwhelmed before.”

“But now it’s different. Many spirits have heard from Haohao about you, Xia Zui, and they’re eager to play with you!”

“Also, it’s hard to arrange time when each spirit has only one month. If two spirits work together, it can avoid them being sent on missions too often while waiting.”

Xia Zui: “Then let’s have them together!”

Eleven nodded. “Don’t worry! I’ll arrange it properly and won’t overload your tasks!”

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She didn’t want Xia Xia to be unhappy or exhausted from playing too much.

Eleven began contacting the spirits to see how best to arrange things.

Meanwhile, while they chatted, Yu Yan arrived at Gu Miyue’s house with a sticker labeled “No Procrastination.”

She had tried this seemingly ordinary sticker the night before.

Unexpectedly, once stuck on the body, it immediately compelled the wearer to do things they had been putting off.

For example, last night she planned to lounge on the sofa before taking a shower, but after applying the sticker, she suddenly sprang up and swiftly grabbed her change of clothes to head to the bathroom.

Normally, although she was diligent, she still had some procrastination habits.

Washing clothes, mopping floors—she would delay as long as possible, only acting when clothes were clean or the floor was thick with dust.

“Yueyue!” Yu Yan called when she arrived, finding Gu Miyue alone at home.

They were on winter break; Gu Miyue’s parents were still working, so it was normal for her to be home alone during the day.

Gu Miyue opened the door and flopped onto the sofa. “There’s Coke in the fridge. Help yourself.”

She then looked like a salted fish, watching a boring TV show.

Yu Yan was used to it. Their friendship was based on common ground.

Namely, Gu Miyue’s procrastination was far worse than hers.

“Yueyue, have you used the No Procrastination sticker yet?” Yu Yan sat beside her and asked.

Gu Miyue: “What’s that?”

Yu Yan: …

“You bought the stall owner’s new product yesterday, didn’t you?”

Gu Miyue scratched her head. “Yeah, was it in there?”

She only remembered the fairy magic wand and the dream-reading glasses, oh, and the translation mask.

She wondered if she could bring the translation mask to tell her homeroom teacher that she didn’t need to learn foreign languages anymore.

“Do you want to try the No Procrastination sticker? Once stuck on, all procrastination disappears!” Yu Yan suggested.

Gu Miyue gasped. “Does it really work that well?”

She knew she usually procrastinated, but most people did, right? Why work hard when you can be lazy?

Still, she carefully peeled off a sticker and stuck it on her arm as Yu Yan instructed.

Unexpectedly, the next moment she suddenly jumped up from the sofa. “Wash the dishes, wash the dishes!”

Gu Miyue didn’t know what happened but suddenly felt filled with energy, as if washing dishes was very important and had to be done immediately.

Yu Yan watched as she scrubbed the dishes, then swept and mopped the floor, threw dirty clothes into the washing machine, watered the plants, and finally turned off the TV to study English vocabulary.

“Wow!”

It was the first time Yu Yan had seen Yueyue so productive.

Sitting nearby, Yu Yan watched Gu Miyue recite words, quietly thinking that if only she could put this No Procrastination sticker on her favorite singer.

Then there’d be a new song every three days—how wonderful!

It was truly a blessing for procrastinators!

Meanwhile, the news that the translation mask could be used to understand cats and dogs had gone viral.

Since most people had pets at home, it wasn’t uncommon for someone to try the mask on for fun, only to discover they could understand their pets’ speech.