I am the Lucky Cat of an MMORPG

ch27

27. Search for the Oasis

"Let's head to the oasis first." Just standing around was a waste of water. Why not take a look at whether the oasis was still where HereticKing remembered it to be?

Players who'd been grinding in the desert all know it's very important to know where the oasis was. It's one way to be sure they had a steady supply of fresh water. Those who were lucky might even hunt some food.

"Okay." XiaoYu's eyes were already exhausted by the endless sea of yellow. It would be nice to freshen them up with the legendary desert's oasis.

The location of the oasis closest to the city had already been charted out by other players. It's now a secret everyone knows. It just so happened to be in the same direction as the area they were about to scout out.

Bai XiaoYu bent down to pick up the tiny cat and followed behind HereticKing towards the south-west. He'd learned not to walk around half-heartedly now. His two round eyes stared down at the ground as he walked. The tiny cat imitated its owner in staring at the floor as well. Anyone witnessing this sight might think gold and treasures would be popping out from beneath the sands.

HereticKing would occasionally look back at the two cats "hanging their hands in remorse". While he admired how well XiaoYu was able to follow him with his head hung low, the mischievous side of him wondered - if he just stopped and turned around without notice, would XiaoYu just rush in and send himself into HereticKing's arms?

The thought lingered in his mind, but HereticKing never acted on it. He knew LuckyCat didn't have skin as thick as I_Am_A_Poor_Man. His face was as ripe as a tomato during the incident before. If he was teased again, he might faint from embarrassment and anger or even just stomp away and tear up a Return Scroll right then and there.

He's got plenty of time. He'll play with this little guy another day.

XiaoYu was oblivious to the fact he'd narrowly escaped from a "disaster". Still, he could hide once but he can't hide forever. He'll be met with more "disasters".

HereticKing always had I_Am_A_Poor_Man chattering on beside him. It felt rather strange to be walking on and on in silence. Furthermore, he didn't have a tiny cat to play with now. Perhaps he could make the rare move to try and start a conversation.

However, HereticKing didn't know what's the trendy topic for boys these days. (There's a reason why the little cat viewed him as an "uncle".) I_Am_A_Poor_Man nattered on endlessly last time, but he never mentioned anything about LuckyCat's interests or hobbies. LuckyCat looked like he should be around 20 years old, about the age of a university student.

"Are you studying in university?" HereticKing slowed down until he was walking beside XiaoYu. They should be walking side-by-side if they're chatting. If they talk while one is at the front and the other behind, it'd feel like a leader questioning his subordinate.

"Um...no." If all those events hadn't happened, XiaoYu should be in his second year now.

"..." HereticKing didn't think his eyes were fooled. XiaoYu's awkward personality didn't seem like he's already struggling in society's rat race. The only option left was he's a university student. As for the miniscule chance of not being either... At the sight of XiaoYu's dull eyes, HereticKing decided not to continue asking about this. Perhaps some unhappy memories were related.