Did Puppy Pick Up Fluffy Things on the Livestream Today? - Chapter 11

Dong Mo gulped down the remaining hot water in several “clink-clink” swigs. He still was not satisfied, feeling as though the strange, foul taste of the crow lingered in his mouth. Without hesitation, he dashed out of the cave and knelt by the stream, splashing water back and forth until he managed to scrub away most of the nauseating flavor.

Returning to the cave with a pale face and drooping spirits, Dong Mo looked at the mangled culprit lying on the ground. He gave it a kick. “I wasted so much effort processing you! And it turns out you taste this horrible!”

He reached out, grabbed the one remaining bird leg, and lifted it. “It is a waste to just throw you away. Besides, if you attract other animals, I will be the one in trouble.”

His silver eyes held a hint of resentment. After a brief moment of thought, he turned and led the livestream out of the cave. He headed downhill until he stopped before the largest pine tree at the base of the slope.

“I do not need to go back for the snake’s entrails anymore. I will just use you as bait for a trap! You nasty thing!”

As he brushed away the remaining snow and quickly dug out a medium-sized pit, he tossed the smooth-plucked crow inside. Once finished, he covered it with broken dry branches and shrubs from the surrounding area, even giving the nearby pine tree a resentful punch for good measure.

“I am seriously fuming. I did not expect it to be so inedible.” Dong Mo looked at the livestream, his small face scrunched in a tight frown. “It better redeem itself by bringing me something else to eat, or I will tear it limb from limb!”

He was so angry that he forgot the audience might not understand the idioms he was babbling.

[Hahahaha, I am actually going to die laughing.]

[What is Momo saying? Why can I not understand? My translator says it cannot identify the language, sob!]

[I wanted to say this earlier, but Momo’s Interstellar speech sounds a lot like Ancient Earth language.]

[It is fine! Anyway, the livestream has translation subtitles. Not understanding does not stop me from reading the captions!]

[Umm, if the crow is that gross, will other animals really come to eat it?]

Seeing the comments one by one, Dong Mo’s mood, which had been soured by the crow, gradually calmed down.

Upon arriving on the Beastman Planet, he had realized that although he could understand what the beastmen of the Moon Mountain Tribe said, it was completely different from any language on Earth. The bullet chat displayed in his livestream was not in Chinese characters either, but thanks to the memory inheritance from the little black dog, he could read them.

The only mystery was why his speaking Mandarin did not seem to hinder his communication with the audience. Previously, he had marveled that Mandarin was so widespread it was understood even in this interstellar world. Now, the case was closed: it turned out the interstellar livestream app was just powerful enough to provide simultaneous interpretation!

Patting the snow from his hands, Dong Mo spoke to the livestream as he headed back to the cave. “Do not laugh at me, okay? Consider me a pioneer who risked his life to let you know that this crow is inedible! That way, you will not be fooled if you ever come to the Beastman Planet. Oh, by the way, do you guys come here for tourism?”

Thinking of this, he asked the livestream curiously. After all, he knew too little about this world, and his portable livestream interface only had broadcasting and online shopping functions.

[We do, Momo! April to September is peak tourist season for the Beastman Planet! But interstellar flight tickets are really expensive QAQ.]

[I wonder if Momo will have a chance to go to the Mid-Rain Plains to participate in the ‘Star Beast Convention’ later.]

[He probably does not even know what the ‘Star Beast Convention’ is, right?]

Dong Mo blinked at the screen. “Huh? ‘Star Beast Convention’? What is that?” He followed the lead the audience gave him; if he did not know, he would ask.

[It is the biennial trade and social gathering of the Beastman Planet! Residents from the entire galaxy can participate! You can trade and buy items from various planets at the convention, and meet many new friends. Most importantly, you can find a partner at the Star Beast Convention, the kind that is not limited by resident planet or race!]

[Yes, and once two people choose each other, they receive the blessings of everyone present!]

Listening to the careful explanations from the audience, Dong Mo had an epiphany: The Star Beast Convention was essentially an interstellar trade fair combined with a massive blind date event.

[Perfectly timed, Momo will be turning of age next year right around when the July convention starts. Momo can go find a partner then.]

[Sob, I wonder what kind of beastman Momo will like.]

[It does not have to be a beastman. The races from our other planets are also very handsome!]

Seeing the topic of the chat veering toward strange directions again, Dong Mo quickly shifted the subject. “Thank you, Bosses, brothers, and sisters, for explaining it to me! I will work hard to save enough Star Coins to exchange for items before next year’s convention! By then, I will definitely be a super wealthy little dog!”

He lifted his chin slightly, a look of immense confidence on his face. The chat was amused by him.

[Right, right, making another ‘flag,’ are we? I have noted it down for you!]

[Momo is actually quite efficient. In just three days, he went from having nothing to having food, clothes, water, and even securing a cave.]

[Momo, I saw the weather forecast. In one week, the Beastman Planet will completely enter the ‘Deep Snow Period.’ You must prepare heating and food in advance!]

The audience’s reminder made Dong Mo feel a bit anxious. The Deep Snow Period was one of the extreme weather conditions on the Beastman Planet. It would snow heavily for half a month straight, and temperatures would hit their lowest point. In such weather, it was impossible to go outside.

He had to find a way to store a large enough amount of food within this remaining week and find stones to block the cave entrance for warmth. Preoccupied with worry, he began to roast the last piece of snake meat. Dong Mo minimized the livestream interface and opened the Interstellar Mall in the background.

This place covered goods from the six major planets, countless asteroids, and even independent pirate starships. It could be said that there was nothing you could not buy, only things you could not imagine. Dong Mo focused on the heating and food sections. Clicking randomly, he saw the webpage display:

“Koka Star Special Cotton: 10,000 Star Coins per catty.”

Dong Mo: “?”

“Enoia Pirate Independent Product: Special Cosmic Chaos Beast Front Leg Meat: 5,000 Star Coins.”

Dong Mo: “??”

“Rhodes Star Military Heating Chip: Online Auction, starting at 100,000 Star Coins.”

Dong Mo: “???”

“This is just highway robbery!”

Grumbling, he closed the shopping interface and checked his livestream backend. He saw his meager earnings: “666 Star Coins.” The little dog sighed. The little dog sadly maximized the livestream interface again.

“Earning money is so hard.”

Facing the livestream, the beautiful youth looked like he had lost all hope in life. The audience, having heard his complaints while browsing the mall, sent out free small gifts to increase his popularity.

[Momo, the finished products in the Interstellar Mall are obviously expensive! Even we cannot necessarily afford them! You can squat in the website’s clearance section on Sunday nights; there will be scraps of various food and clothing items for sale! Those are a great deal. I once managed to snag Chaos Beast tail meat for an ultra-low price, it was delicious!]

[Do not even mention you, even rich people only dare to buy those finished products once in a while. They really are expensive!]

[Momo’s livestream is only Level 2 and he has only been broadcasting for three days. Do not worry, your streaming style is very interesting, you will definitely make big money later!]

[Exactly! Last year’s interstellar statistics showed that being a host on the Beastman Planet is one of the top ten most profitable professions!]

With the comfort of the audience, Dong Mo felt briefly better. He reached out to pick up the golden-roasted snake meat, carefully tearing it into small pieces and setting them aside to cool for the kitten. He devoured the rest himself.

“You guys are the ones with the broad horizons. I would not have survived without you!” He complimented the audience with a sweet tongue. “Tomorrow and the day after, besides looking for food and stones to block the cave, I will also look for some salt. Once I have seasonings, I will show off my skills! I am a great cook.”

The snake meat in his mouth was bland and tasteless, but Dong Mo’s silver dog-like eyes were full of anticipation. Back in the human world, because he had lived alone from a young age, he had a lot of experience in cooking.

The livestream was infected by his joy, and everyone truly felt he could find salt.

[Momo has such a good mindset!]

[Salt, salt is even harder to find, is it not? As far as I know, the salt mines on the Beastman Planet are all monopolized by the major tribes.]

[Say no more. Following Momo now, I would believe him even if he said he was going to rule the Beastman Planet!]

[The person above is already a mindless ‘Mommy-fan’ hahahahaha.]

No matter the world, salt was a precious, hard-to-find, and essential commodity. Dong Mo also knew it was monopolized by the tribes here. However, coincidentally, on the day he was thrown out of the tribe, he happened to notice that the salt mine most heavily guarded by the Moon Mountain beastmen was right on the south side of that dense forest.

So…

“Yeah, I know it is hard to find, so I only said I would go give it a try. Eating dry snake meat every day, there is no flavor in my mouth at all.”

As Dong Mo hummed and shifted the topic, he was actually already plotting how to get some salt back. His small size was his greatest advantage for sneaking around!

While engaging in friendly back-and-forth conversation with the livestream, a soft, but clearly stronger meow suddenly echoed in the empty cave where only the wind whistled.

“Meow!”

Dong Mo’s chewing jaws instantly froze. In the next second, accompanied by a screen full of question marks from the livestream, he quickly turned his head.

He saw that on the stone bed behind him, Xue Qiu had woken up at some point and was struggling to sit up. Two paws were placed neatly side-by-side on the edge of the stone bed, while the hind legs were tucked into a polite sitting position.

The Lingxi grass on its eyes had fallen off. At this moment, that snowy-white, cute, and very round kitten head twitched its pinkish-white little nose. A pair of golden cat-like slit pupils were looking at him carefully, with a mix of gentleness and a bit of trepidation.

They were an exceptionally brilliant pair of golden slit pupils. A fraction more would be blinding; a fraction less would be dull. They were like the most eye-catching gold, possessing an overwhelming, magnetic radiance.

Dong Mo was completely dazed. Stunned along with him were the nearly two thousand viewers in the livestream.

[Wow! Wow! Golden eyes!]

[Such cool eyes! So bright!]

[Family, there are some things I am afraid to say now.]

[Huh? Huh? Are golden eyes not only found among those lunatics from Rhodes Star?]

[Maybe, maybe it is an accident. Do beastmen not also have yellow eyes?]

[Xue Qiu is so handsome.]

[Where are all those people who were screaming ‘cute, cute’ earlier? Come out!]

[I do not know why, but seeing Xue Qiu like this, he looks both fierce and cute.]

[It is hard to imagine what Xue Qiu will look like when he grows up.]

[Momo has silver pupils, Xue Qiu has golden pupils. I ship it!]

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