CHAPTER 108: CHAPTER 38 FUZZY BALL_3

Rob: ...⊙﹏⊙∥!

Rob quickly waved his hand and whispered, "No, no, no, I just need to take back one big hairball. If I really took your citizens back, I’m afraid Miss would toss the cub back along with me."

"Wouldn’t that mean a profit for the Iron-eating Beast Empire!" Knowing that Du Xixi had no intention of raising a little Iron-eating Beast, the Iron-eating Beast sighed in relief and, after making a joke, walked to the depths of the cave and dragged out a huge box.

The box opened, filled with black and white hairballs of various sizes. Rob compared them briefly, discovering that the largest hairball inside was actually as big as three of his own heads!

Rob, rarely intrigued on his mecha brain circuit, looked at the Iron-eating Beast and asked, "Is your shedding very severe?"

Although adult Iron-eating Beasts have a large amount of fur, judging by the number of hairballs in the box, it seems the Iron-eating Beast sheds hair every year equivalent to three or four years of other adult Iron-eating Beasts!

Apparently, the Iron-eating Beast wasn’t confident about his extraordinary amount of shedding, so he choked, mumbled a response, and then changed the subject, "Feel free to choose, pick some more for Madam to play with."

Rob didn’t stand on ceremony either, putting down the big hairball he was holding, then selected three different-sized hairballs from the box, thinking these would be enough for Miss to play with.

The food had been delivered, feedback recorded, and even "souvenirs" brought back for Miss. Rob’s mission today was complete. After chatting with the Iron-eating Beast for a bit, Rob set off to return to CD-0329 Star.

There was a great distance between the Iron-eating Beast Empire and CD-0329 Star. Rob spent two days traveling to the Iron-eating Beast Empire, and naturally, it also took two days to return to CD-0329 Star.

By the time Rob returned to CD-0329 Star under the cover of night, Du Xixi had already drifted into a dreamland with the company of 2569, so Rob didn’t disturb her. Instead, he carefully placed the three hairballs into the sterilization cabinet and then crouched in a corner to recharge.

Mechas also need to recharge, but crouching in the corner was a habit Rob picked up from 2569. When Rob and 2569 crouched together to recharge, one could often see these two non-humans of different heights silently sitting in the corner.

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After arriving at CD-0329 Star, Du Xixi’s spirits were high, seemingly a daily routine, so her habit of drowsiness lessened considerably. During the days Rob was away, Du Xixi went to bed early and rose early, establishing a great biological clock.

When she got up, the first light of simulated dawn was just breaking in the sky. Coming downstairs, she saw Rob crouching in the corner and exclaimed in surprise, "Rob, you’re back!"

2569, trailing behind Du Xixi, also happily waved at Rob, who had already stood up and said, "Master Rob, 2569 missed you so much!"

Rob nodded to 2569, then saluted Du Xixi and said, "Miss, Rob apologizes for returning late from this distant journey."

Du Xixi waved her hand, sat on the sofa, and started drinking a cup of warm water that 2569 poured. She asked the approaching Rob, "Did the Iron-eating Beast enjoy those delicacies?"

"He loved them," Rob chuckled, "The Iron-eating Beast cleaned them all up."

"That’s good," Du Xixi nodded, but couldn’t help furrowing her brow, wanting to ask more when Rob continued, "However, the Iron-eating Beast seems quite interested in bamboo shoots. His exact words were: ’I really want to taste the original flavor of these ingredients, especially these segmented ones, must be delicious raw!’"

Du Xixi’s brows relaxed; this was undoubtedly a pleasing answer to her. She was originally worried whether the Iron-eating Beasts of the Star Era would have different tastes than the pandas of Blue Star. Hearing the Iron-eating Beast’s interest in bamboo shoots gave her more hope.

Du Xixi glanced at the few slender bamboo poles placed in the corner by 2569 and softly said to Rob, "Please find some fresh bamboo and bamboo shoots to send to the Iron-eating Beast Empire!"

"Yes!" For Rob, finding bamboo and bamboo shoots wasn’t hard, having done so before, it was just a matter of spending a little time walking there.

As for sending bamboo and bamboo shoots to the Iron-eating Beast Empire, it didn’t require Rob, who just came back from the Iron-eating Beast Empire, to go again. Interstellar has a courier service; with enough credits, deliveries to the other side of the interstellar are possible.

Additionally, the largest courier group in the Star Era is a Blue Star Empire enterprise, regardless of whether it was the Marshal’s Wife sending a courier or having Rob, the Imperial Guard Captain, do it, within a certain radius, the shipping is free.

Before Rob left to find bamboo and bamboo shoots, he first retrieved the three hairballs, which had been sterilized overnight to ensure no harmful bacteria, from the cabinet and offered them to Du Xixi, saying gently, "Miss, these hairballs were made from the Iron-eating Beast’s fur and are usually toys for little Iron-eating Beasts. I found them amusing and brought a few back for you to play with."

Du Xixi indeed showed interest, picking up the smallest one, approximately the size of her fist, and gently squeezing it.