368: Chapter 386 The World's Happiest Mouse!

Upon hearing this, Oufu turned his head and saw Three Hairs holding a miniature sweater.

The sweater was a brilliant gold, shimmering even without being in the sunlight.

At this moment, Three Hairs, having received this sweater, was as happy as a child.

It grabbed the sweater and began spinning in circles.

"Hehe ha~!"

"Master gave Little Mouse me clothes~"

"I am the world's first happiest Little Mouse~"

Beside him, Oufu watched Three Hairs spinning in circles while clutching the sweater.

He didn't find it childish at all; in fact, he was even quite envious of Three Hairs.

On the surface, he and Three Hairs formed a team; the two were partners.

But when a major crisis truly threatened both sides...

Behind Three Hairs stood An Ke.

And behind him? There was no one.

The other White Goose Contestants could not offer him any help; everything, everything, could only rely on himself.

No matter how much trouble Three Hairs caused, there was a great deity like An Ke to shield it.

As long as An Ke was there, the sky wouldn't fall for Three Hairs.

This feeling of having someone to rely on, someone who always cares for you, was truly wonderful.

An Ke was very good.

But as long as he wasn't from White Goose, Oufu always felt a thin sheet of paper separating them.

This feeling was like going to a relative's house for a meal.

Seeing the relative give gifts to their own child, you feel deeply envious.

Although you also have a close relationship with the relative...

In the end, you're not one family.

If Kata knew what Oufu was thinking at this moment, he would surely pat his shoulder.

Then say a sentence: "Brother, don't overthink it."

"Lord An Ke is actually very pure-hearted. As long as you treat him with sincerity, he will treat you with sincerity in return."

This was An Ke.

A person whose heart could be as vast as the ocean, yet sometimes also a person whose heart could be so small it couldn't tolerate even a strand of hair.

"Look at Little Mouse me, do I look good?"

Three Hairs' voice pulled Oufu back to reality.

He saw that Three Hairs had already put on that golden sweater.

Three Hairs was a spotted hamster, which was why it had three tufts of brownish-yellow fur on its head.

After putting on the sweater, Three Hairs instantly transformed into a Golden Hamster.

Still adorable.

Oufu nodded and praised, "You look good!"

"Heehee~"

Three Hairs was very happy, "Look, there's even a hood~"

Since it was clothing for warding off the cold, it naturally had a hood.

With the hood on, Three Hairs looked like a ball of fluff, making people want to pinch it upon seeing it.

Oufu restrained the urge to pinch.

He suddenly thought of something: the harsh winter would arrive on the island in about half a month.

Would the Giant Forest also enter winter by then?

If the Giant Forest entered winter as well, what should they do then?

They must return to the Camp and reunite with the other contestants before winter arrives.

Otherwise, once the Giant Forest was also frozen over...

He feared he would freeze to death inside the Giant Forest.

Thinking of this, Oufu inquired, "Little Mouse, what else did Lord An say?"

"Did he give any solution?"

Three Hairs was still immersed in the joy of having clothes. Hearing this, it remembered the serious matter.

It took out the bamboo plank and handed it to Oufu.

"Little Mouse me can't read words, you look at it yourself."

Oufu took it and scanned it with a glance.

He couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration, "Lord An's mind is really sharp."

"Hee~ Of course!"

Three Hairs responded happily, then asked curiously, "What plan did Master mention?"

"Lord An thinks the [core] isn't inside the Aphids, but on the broad-leaved plants."

"I'll have the Aphids go up and search for it."

As he spoke, Oufu began directing the Aphids, having them search the plant petioles for the [core].

Outside, in the live broadcast room.

The Foreigners were watching with amusement.

"Still not giving up?"

A Foreigner posted an old-era meme of "Ip Man pointing forward, then turning around and smiling."

Using this meme to mock Three Hairs and Oufu, who still hadn't given up.

Is that all?

Do they really think they can find the [core]?

But soon, these Foreigners could no longer laugh.

Simultaneously, Above the Moon, Monitor No. 1379 was also questioning its existence.

Its screen displayed "dumbfounded," "It... it really found the [core]?!"

"Ah this, how is this possible?"

"Does this Three Hairs really have the ability to sense [cores]?"

"No! This must also be a coincidence! It must also be a coincidence!"

Monitor No. 1379 frantically scratched its head, the sound of metal clattering incessantly.

If it had hair, it would probably have pulled out a lot.

This couldn't be blamed on Monitor No. 1379.

In the settings of the [National Fortune Game], rewards like the [core] cannot be perceived by any means.

They are made of a very special substance.

Monitor No. 1379 believed that even if the great one were placed inside the [National Fortune Game]...

He would also have to rely on luck and search slowly.

"It must be a coincidence, it must be a coincidence..."

"This robot doesn't believe you can find another one!!"

However, in the White Goose live broadcast room, after seeing Three Hairs actually find the [core], the Foreigners were no longer calm.

"Bullshit! There really is a [core]?"

"Can this rat really sense where the [core] is?"

"Then what's the point of us playing against Dragon Country?"

"Authorities, are you sure you still won't step in and do something?"

"If you don't manage this, you might as well change the [National Fortune Game] to the [Dragon Country Game]."

"Exactly! We strongly demand an explanation!"

"..."

Once again, the Foreigners protested frantically, putting pressure on the authorities.

This situation was different from previous ones.

If Three Hairs could perceive [cores], they were completely done playing.

Let's not forget, these [cores] contained transcendent abilities and black technology.

Once An Ke had all these things in his hands, how could they possibly compete?

Above the Moon, in the Control Room.

Monitor No. 1379 originally intended to ignore the bullet comments.

As a higher civilization, one must have the prestige of a higher civilization.

Why pay attention to protests from lower civilizations?

But just then, the Control Room door automatically opened.

The Mysterious figure in the long robe floated in.

This time, apart from Him, there was also a group of mysterious figures wearing splendid formal attire and ornate masks.

When Monitor No. 1379 saw this newly arrived group of mysterious figures...

It trembled all over, immediately rose from its position, and then prostrated itself, paying respects to these mysterious figures.

"I pay homage to you, Noble Lords!"

These Noble Lords in splendid attire completely ignored Monitor No. 1379; not a single one spoke.

They hovered in the air as if already seated.

"Chief Steward, show us that promising seedling contestant you told us about."

The Noble Lord in the center spoke.

Another Noble Lord beside Him sneered coldly:

"We've Finally squeezed out time to come see this so-called seedling contestant you mentioned."

"If you disappoint us... heh~"

The threat in this Noble Lord's words was self-evident.

"Of course! If it truly is a good seedling contestant, you will also receive the reward we grant you."

"You may choose to become a deity in any nebula."

The Mysterious figure in the long robe bowed, his attitude respectful.

"This seedling contestant is guaranteed to satisfy you, Noble Lords."

...

The several Noble Lords exchanged glances, each able to sense the other's surprise.

The Chief Steward actually held a contestant seedling in such high regard?

Such a thing was exceedingly rare.

In fact, when the Mysterious figure in the long robe came to find Them, it had already greatly surprised the several Noble Lords.

Hadn't Blue Star's [National Fortune Game] just started not long ago?

A seedling contestant had already appeared?

The key point was, these several Noble Lords remembered that Blue Star seemed to be a lower civilization, right?

How impressive could beings from a lower civilization be?

Are you joking?

Precisely because of this, They felt curious and came to the Control Room of Blue Star's [National Fortune Game].

"Chief Steward, cut the idle talk."

"Whether it's true or false, we'll know once we see for ourselves."

"Understood! Noble Lords."

The Mysterious figure in the long robe, the Chief Steward, stopped wasting words and personally approached the Control Room console.

Your Monitor No. 1379 was still prostrated on the ground with its eight mechanical limbs, trembling.

It dared to communicate calmly with the Chief Steward, but it did not dare to communicate calmly with a group of Noble Lords.

However, when the Chief Steward wanted to pull up An Ke's live broadcast feed for these Noble Lords, he was slightly taken aback.

At this moment, the main broadcast in the Control Room was the live broadcast room of the White Goose Contestant Oufu, and the bullet comments were uniformly calling out to the authorities.

The darkness beneath the Chief Steward's hood swept over it roughly and immediately understood the ins and outs of the matter.

So, in the live broadcast rooms of contestants from other countries, the protagonist wasn't the contestants from those other countries?

It was still An Ke?

Even in his absence, his shadow remained?

The Hamster beside An Ke had the ability to sense [cores]?

What kind of joke was this?

Even if He were placed in the [National Fortune Game], using His own means, He wouldn't be able to know the location of a [core], right?

To know the location of a [core], one must have the highest authority access to the [National Fortune Game].

And such authority, even the several Noble Lords before whom Monitor No. 1379 needed to prostrate... were not qualified to possess.

The darkness beneath the Chief Steward's hood churned violently.

Deep down, He completely disbelieved it, but since the matter involved An Ke, it made Him hesitate.

At this moment, the several Noble Lords behind Him were already growing impatient.

The Noble Lord in the center spoke heavily:

"What's the matter?"

"Could it be that the person in this Control Room is the seedling contestant you mentioned?"

"A contestant who has only obtained one [core], and you're telling me this is a seedling?"

The Noble Lord on the left was clearly getting somewhat irritated.

He could see at a glance that Oufu had only obtained one [core].

"No..."

The Chief Steward quickly spoke up.

"He is just an ordinary, utterly ordinary contestant."

"Then why aren't you quickly showing us the seedling contestant?" the left-side Noble Lord barked.

"But that mouse beside him belongs to that seedling contestant..."

The Chief Steward hurriedly explained.

"And it is suspected to possess the ability to perceive the location of [cores]."

"Impossible!"

As soon as the Chief Steward's words fell, the Noble Lord on the left shouted loudly.

Although the other Noble Lords' tempers weren't as great as His, they all disbelieved it as well.

"The [core] is a reward of the [National Fortune Game]."

The Noble Lord on the far right spoke.

His voice was soft and effeminate.

"Even we do not have the authority to track or alter these rewards."

"How could an animal from a lower civilization possess means to track such privileges?"

That hot-tempered Noble Lord sneered, "Chief Steward, have you gone mad with desire for promotion?"

"Using such an absurd excuse to fool us?"

The Chief Steward remained silent; He Himself also found it rather implausible.

To avoid unnecessary trouble later, He planned to directly switch to An Ke's live broadcast room.

To let the several Noble Lords directly see this contestant seedling, An Ke.

But then, the Noble Lord in the center suddenly spoke:

"Chief Steward, no need to switch screens."

The other four nobles on either side all turned their gazes towards Him, their ornate masks concealing whatever expressions they might have worn.

Or perhaps they possessed no expressions comprehensible to human understanding.

"Don't look at me like that. That Promising Contestant is over there anyway; he can't run away."

"If he dies during this time, then he wasn't truly a Promising Contestant."

"I just took a peek at the cause and effect of what just happened in this live broadcast room. That mouse is quite interesting."

The noble on the left, the 'Hot-tempered Old Brother,' noticeably lowered his tone, laced with confusion:

"Don't tell me you actually believe that lowly creature called a mouse can sense a [core]?"

"Have you... lost your mind?"

"I naturally don't believe it, but there's no harm in just watching," the Noble in the center chuckled.

"Hmph! Watch until the end, and you'll see this is a complete waste of time."

Although the other three nobles on the sides all thought the central noble was crazy...

They remained silent, effectively giving their tacit consent.

Seeing this, the Chief Steward was in no hurry to switch the live broadcast feed and continued watching the actions of Three Hairs and Oufu.

As for Monitor No. 1379...

This pitiful robot was still prostrate on the floor. Everyone in the Control Room seemed to have forgotten about it.

The display screen of Monitor No. 1379, pressed against the ground, showed a 'tearful and speechless' emoji expression.

This robot is just too insignificant~

...

Inside the White Goose live broadcast...

This time, the second [core] obtained by Oufu and Three Hairs was a [Thousand Times Materialization] core.

The resource materialized a thousandfold was coal, totaling 5,000 tons.

After materialization on Blue Star, it became 50 million tons of coal resources.

The last [core] was allocated to Oufu. This [core] was undoubtedly given to Dragon Country.

Three Hairs intended to directly place it into the [Portable Space] to materialize it for An Ke.

However, unfortunately, the [core] could not be placed into the [Portable Space].

This left Three Hairs momentarily stunned. It couldn't be placed into the [Portable Space]?

Above the Moon, the 'Irascible Noble Brother' snorted with a laugh, his tone tinged with mockery:

"No matter how high you upgrade the [Portable Space], it's impossible to put a [core] inside."

The other nobles and the Chief Steward did not speak.

Everyone present was clear on this point.

A [core] could not be placed into a [Portable Space].

What they didn't know was that in the near future, they would be dumbfounded because of this...

In the broadcast, Three Hairs simply decided to carry the [core] on his person.

The [core] wasn't large; even Three Hairs, who was only palm-sized, could carry it easily on his back.

After finishing up, Oufu and Three Hairs continued exploring the Giant Forest while also looking for a place to spend the night.

Night was approaching, and who knew how dangerous it would be then.

In the past few days, the 'National Destiny Bearer Death Announcements' had appeared most frequently during the night.

Many animals and insects were active at night.

For the next few hours, Oufu and Three Hairs explored quite smoothly without encountering any significant danger.

However, because Oufu was leading a group of Aphids, they attracted a seven-spotted ladybug.

It's just that this ladybug, as large as a human, was instantly killed by Three Hairs with a single move.

Even the hardest armor was Vulnerable before Three Hairs.

The viewers in the live broadcast room were already used to such scenes.

But for the newly arrived nobles, it brought no small surprise.

"Are mice on Blue Star really that tough?"

...

However, the nobles didn't dwell on Three Hairs' hardness.

Such a minor trick couldn't catch the eye of the nobles.

What they cared about most was whether Three Hairs had a means to sense [cores].

But after so much time had passed without Three Hairs discovering anything else, the 'Irascible Noble Brother' spoke impatiently:

"That's enough, isn't it? The first two times were just coincidences."

"Let's just watch that Promising Contestant named An Ke."

"To be honest, I'm not very optimistic about that Promising Contestant anymore."

What could be so special about an intelligent being from a low-level civilization?

"It really is enough," the noble on the right with the soft, effeminate voice nodded in agreement.

"We all know it's impossible to sense a [core]."

"So there's no need to continue watching."

This time, the Noble in the center did not speak.

Seeing this, the Chief Steward also stopped wasting words and prepared to switch to An Ke's live broadcast feed.

But at that moment, Three Hairs' voice came from the broadcast:

"Little Mouse has sensed something good again!!"

The Chief Steward's action to switch the broadcast feed immediately halted.

He immediately turned his head to look at the nobles, seeking their opinion: switch the feed or continue watching.

For a moment, none of the nobles answered.

That mouse sensed a [core] again? True or false?

A moment later, the noble with the soft, effeminate voice spoke.

"Since we've waited this long, a little longer won't hurt."

"Since that lowly creature says it senses something good, let's see what this 'good thing' is."

"Kuhaha!" The Irascible Noble Brother laughed.

"It's absolutely impossible for it to be a [core]."

All five nobles present, including the one in the center who initially told the Chief Steward not to switch feeds...

All felt it couldn't possibly be a [core].

But driven by curiosity, they still chose to continue watching.

If it turned out not to be a [core], they could still have a good laugh about it.

Inside the broadcast...

This time, what Three Hairs sensed was beneath a large boulder.

For Three Hairs, this was simple.

Even hard bedrock couldn't stop him from burrowing in.

The nobles in the Control Room were once again surprised by Three Hairs' physical toughness.

Such a hard rock, and his tiny body could actually drill through it?

The Irascible Noble Brother snorted with a laugh and said:

"Never thought that on a low-level civilization like Blue Star, there'd be a creature that evolved its body toughness to such a freakish degree."

The Chief Steward nearby spoke calmly:

"Noble Lords, this creature did not naturally evolve to such toughness."

Although he couldn't see the nobles' eyes, the Chief Steward could clearly feel a multitude of gazes fixed upon him.

These gazes were all filled with puzzlement.

"Not natural evolution?" The noble with the soft voice spoke.

"What's the big deal?" The Irascible Noble Brother was disdainful.

"Probably obtained a [transcendent gene core]."

"No!"

The Noble in the center spoke in a deep voice:

"We just observed. Aside from the [core] inside that low-level civilization human in the broadcast..."

"There's another one in the pack on that lowly creature's back..."

"Which means that lowly creature doesn't have a [core] on its person."

These words plunged the other nobles into silence. After a moment, all gazes converged on the Chief Steward again.

Then, the Chief Steward spoke:

"My Lords, it's also unrelated to any biological gene strength we have added."

"This is one of the special traits of that Promising Contestant. He seems capable of enhancing the creatures around him."

And right at that moment, Three Hairs' happy voice came from the broadcast:

"Heh~ Little Mouse has got something good~"

All five nobles and the Chief Steward looked towards the live broadcast feed, including the prostrate Monitor No. 1379 on the floor.

They saw Three Hairs emerge from the rock again, holding in his hands a [core] emitting a red glow.

A [Constitution Core], capable of increasing the constitution of all citizens by 1 point.

The five nobles present didn't care what kind of core it was. What mattered was that Three Hairs had truly found a core.

"Can this lowly creature really sense cores!?" The soft-voiced noble's tone was clearly laced with astonishment.

"This is impossible..." Even the Irascible Noble Brother's voice betrayed a hint of being flustered.

But once could be called luck, twice could be a coincidence... this was the third time...

What kind of joke was this?

Such a thing was unprecedented!

All five nobles found it utterly absurd in their hearts.

This could almost be considered a bug.

The Chief Steward at the front of the Control Room also found it absurd, but he also felt that such a thing happening around An Ke and his animals...

Somehow felt perfectly reasonable...

Who would have thought an intelligent being from a low-level civilization could make me feel this way.

The Chief Steward felt a bit unsettled.

Outside, the White Goose live broadcast room was also exploding.

Once or twice could be called chance, but this was the third time.

As the saying goes, things should not be repeated more than three times.

This thoroughly confirmed that Three Hairs possessed an overpowered ability.

He could sense the location of [cores].

Although this sensing likely only triggered when close by, it was still a 'bug'-level existence, wasn't it?

"Damn it... No wonder An Ke sent this mouse to explore the new map."

"How are we supposed to compete with this?"

"Exactly! Might as well rename it [Dragon Country's Game]."

"Why didn't we encounter such a freakish animal?"

"..."

The Foreigners in the live broadcast room were full of complaints, vehemently protesting the unfairness.

However, the high-level officials of various countries had already begun convening meetings.

India, conference room.

"Bastard!"

"An Ke being outrageous is one thing, but even the animals around him are each more outrageous than the last."

"Exactly! The officials don't even give an explanation."

"This attitude simply doesn't take our other countries seriously."

"..."

The high-ranking Indian officials present vented their frustrations.

But this was useless; they still felt furious.

And right then, one high-ranking official spoke in an eerie tone:

"Actually, this mouse having the ability to sense [cores] isn't necessarily a bad thing for us."

These words made all the high-ranking officials present look at him.

At the head of the table, the Indian President frowned slightly and asked:

"What do you mean by that?"

"Didn't Sharu obtain a [core]?" The man curled the corner of his mouth slightly.

"In a few days, Sharu's fusion ability cooldown will be over, and our bullet comment refresh count will reset."

"We can have him fuse with that mouse and produce offspring of that mouse."

"Don't forget.

The offspring born from the [Mother Body] ability are 1:1 in every aspect compared to the original body."

"This way, An Ke's mouse dies..."

"And we get a mouse that can sense [cores], don't we?"

The expressions of the high-ranking officials present cleared as if clouds had parted to reveal a rainbow, all revealing chilling smiles.

At the head...

The Indian President chuckled lowly, "That's an excellent idea."

"Once successful, nothing will stop our India from becoming the world's number one developed nation."