Am I destined to be cannon fodder? Unlock the system and lead the motherland

Chapter 89 Stuart Little

[This little girl is so venomous, she actually said I looked like tree bark! Seriously! I'm the aristocrat among huanghuali trees, a well-known and respected species!]
[Bark? Tsk, I seriously think this is a huge insult to my wooden dignity!]
[Protest rejected! How could a young girl like you, a Huanghuali master, recognize your dignity? In my opinion, you're only slightly more lustrous than black charcoal.]
[After all, they did give you some skin-to-skin contact, but I didn't even get the warmth of a finger.]
[Honestly, your touch is barely passable. It's as rough as the bark of a century-old tree. How can it compare to my smooth, mirror-like texture?]
[Don't be jealous. It's useless to be envious. The girl didn't even touch your bump with her fingers.]
Yun Ximo: “…”

What the hell is this? Are the artifacts even competing to see who has the best feel?!

"Lolo, are you sure this isn't a sequel to The Croods?"

[Momo, take a deep breath, take a deep breath. We have to understand that these cultural relics have been hidden for thousands of years. Now that they have a chance, shouldn’t they give it a good "hit"?]
Then, Luo Luo urged, "Momo, how about you do an impromptu rap to shock them? Let them know that humans are incredibly smart and can even understand their whispers!"
Yun Ximo rolled her eyes and said, "My top priority right now is going to school tomorrow."

Just as she turned back to her room.

Suddenly, there was a subtle "squeak" from beneath the sofa in the living room, as if the secret passage beneath the sofa were sneezing. Then, a round, furry little figure, with the momentum of a "rat world whirlwind", shot out from the crack of the sofa: "Hey, beautiful lady, watch this! Isn't this Rat Lord's way of making an appearance cool?"
As for Yun Ximo's reaction, her expression quickly changed from surprise to a dilemma.

She bent down and teased the little fellow, whose face was smug and whose eyes sparkled with a look of "look how clever I am," in a tone that was half serious and half joking, "Where did you learn that 'teleportation technique'? You're even better at it than Batman! But, I'm a mentally strong woman. Your little trick is like throwing a pebble into the Pacific Ocean. I'm not fazed at all. Really, I'm not scared at all! Tell me, is your stomach acting up again this time, running around the house looking for food? Don't be so nagging, just hang out with me, and I guarantee you'll have endless delicious snacks every day."

After saying this, Yun Ximo put on an attitude of "I'm the boss, you'll have meat to eat if you follow me" and strode back to the room.

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The little mouse's tail was wagging in circles, and he was so excited that he almost danced: [Wow, this is a piece of cake, there's food to eat.]

In this way, the little mouse followed Yun Ximo happily all the way to the room.

Yun Ximo said to the little mouse with a smile, "Little guy, here are some potato chips for you. Have you tried them?" As she said that, she took out a bag of potato chips from her black bag.

Immediately afterwards, there was a crisp "hiss" sound, and the packaging bag was torn open. Yun Ximo poured the potato chips into a disposable plate, and everything was ready.

Then, she called out to the dazed little mouse, "Come on, little brother, it's time for dinner!"

The little mouse fixed its eyes on the golden, tempting and fragrant potato chips on the plate, with curiosity glittering in its eyes.

"This thing is a rare thing in the mouse world. I'm lucky today!" the little mouse thought to himself.

Yun Ximo, on the other hand, observed the little mouse's gluttonous appearance with great interest, thinking to herself, "Going to school tomorrow will be a tough battle, I need to find a capable assistant. Maybe this clever little guy can come in handy and help me solve some difficult problems."

Thinking of this, her eyes lit up, and she looked at the little mouse with a hint of deep meaning: "Little guy, do you want to be my follower? There will be endless potato chips to eat every day!"

The little mouse immediately nodded repeatedly, as excited as a chick pecking at rice: "Okay, Boss! From now on, you are my master, and I swear allegiance to you until death!"

It sounds pretty cool to tame a mouse as your little follower. Yun Ximo couldn't help but think of the classic movie "Stuart Little".

Just then, the cell phone rang. I picked up the phone and pressed the answer button. Immediately, a face that could make even the peony flowers pale in comparison popped up on the WeChat video.

This guy's looks are so good that they can compete with Bian Chi's!
The person in the video is wearing a clean white lab coat and is in a laboratory, busy with experiments. He holds a mobile phone in one hand and a thermos cup in the other. He is a modern version of a "scientist + health expert".

"Several people have been investigating you during this period," the other party said.

Yun Ximo leaned back in her chair, picked up the cup and took a sip of water, then asked calmly, "What did you find out?"

She was actually a little curious. After all, the original owner's memories of Mingjing were like a dog-gnawed book, scattered here and there. Recently, she had finally pieced together the incomplete fragments.

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Or was it a car accident, a man-made one?!

She just couldn't figure it out. Which god had made a grudge against her and was determined to make things difficult for her?
The original owner was an innocent and harmless little girl.

If you ask what kind of trouble the original owner could cause, the most he could do is beat up the bully in the compound, and even chase him around the yard.

So, this revenge is most likely not directed at the original owner. Could it be that it is the "romantic debt" owed by the original owner's father when he was young, and the other party came to "seek revenge"?
But then again, the original owner's mother was also amazing. She mysteriously disappeared shortly after the original owner was born.

The original owner and her father were left behind, and a real-life version of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" was staged.

Back to the topic, Yun Ximo did not forget to stare at the handsome guy in the video and became infatuated with him.

In the time it takes to answer a WeChat video, daily communication has turned into "handsome guy appreciation".

The male protagonist on the screen has an aesthetically pleasing appearance. This is not a video call, it is clearly a live show of his high appearance!
But then again, we still have to return to reality. After all, handsome guys are nice, but you can't be too greedy.

Anlyon is an interstellar research institute affiliated with Jiuzhou, the most advanced country on Earth.

Jiuzhou's technological level has surpassed Earth's norms, even rivaling alien technology. This fact has been proven throughout history. Dating back to ancient times, the first alien visitors chose the center of the Earth as their new home and named it Jiuzhou.

It is not an ordinary country, it is the "Interstellar Silicon Valley" on Earth!
High-tech level?

That is simply an existence that crushes alien black technology.

These aliens have been thriving in the Earth's core since 6,500 years ago, even before the age of the dinosaurs.

As for when dinosaurs first existed, they didn't know either, because they didn't live on the surface of the earth.

Sixty-five million years ago (don't blink, that's not a small number), the dinosaurs were the mighty overlords of the earth, performing their "Jurassic Park".

Deep in the center of the Earth, there lived a group of real "Inner Earth People" - aliens from outer space. Although these aliens lived in the center of the Earth at that time, they were definitely low-key.

They're not like those alien movie characters who just shoot laser guns; they're pacifists.

In the era when dinosaurs dominated the earth, these aliens hid in the center of the earth and witnessed the extinction of the dinosaur race, but were unable to provide any help.

Oh, the biodiversity of the earth, the lovely dinosaurs are gone just like that.

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In this way, 65 million years passed, the dinosaurs became fossils, but what about these aliens?
Not only did they not become extinct, but they moved out from the center of the earth, took root in the land of Jiuzhou, and developed a civilization that was even older than the dinosaur era!
An Lyon and Yun Ximo were both in the Wanjie Players Group. She only knew that he was affiliated with an interstellar war research institute and worked as a researcher.

This high-sounding "Interstellar Research Institute" is actually located in the Jiuzhou land on Earth. She actually thought it was located on a distant planet with an advanced civilization.

She never thought that this matter had anything to do with the Earth. After all, the name of the organization contained the word "interstellar", and according to common sense, it was impossible for it to be on Earth.

The result? Not on the distant Alpha Centauri, nor in the mysterious Zinta Galaxy, but on Earth.

That’s right, it’s the Earth where you and I squeeze into the subway to go to work every day!
Of course! The location is somewhere in Kyushu.

...Wait, let her slow down. Interstellar Research Institute? On Earth? Are you sure you're not kidding me?

Is this Earth version of the 'Interstellar Research Institute' just cosplay, or a low-key hidden high-tech base?
But then again, don’t underestimate this blue planet. Maybe one day, you will be able to step into an interstellar portal when you walk out of the school library!
As for how she knew that An Lyon was on Earth, it was quite unexpected. She asked An Lyon if he had a system, which was the system allocated by the Space-Time Administration.

An Lyon sent a friend request directly, saying, "Let me see how bad your system is."

As soon as I added him as a friend, wow! With the positioning function turned on, this guy's location information was as accurate as the notification of the takeaway guy about to deliver the food - a villager in the global village, three-dimensional space, the coordinates were clear and accurate.

This was so bad that Yun Ximo almost fell off the chair.

Oh my god, it turns out that An Lyon is on Earth.

"Don't worry, they have just turned the history of your ancestors upside down." An Lyon said with his usual coolness.

"As for the results—don't worry, we didn't find any secrets that would keep you awake at night. However, I sent you a box of antique materials from Jiuzhou. They are absolutely limited editions, treasures that can't even be found in museums. You can read them as a bedtime story when you have time."

After saying this, An Lyon changed the subject: "Not all advanced systems belong to the Space-Time Administration."

Hearing this, Yun Ximo pulled the towel off her head and asked, "Are you saying they might come from somewhere else?"

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An Lyon nodded slightly in affirmation.

He flirted with her and continued his science lecture, "Also, don't automatically think of the Space-Time Administration when you hear 'advanced system,' as if they have a monopoly on all advanced systems. The universe is vast and full of wonders, and advanced systems aren't just theirs."

Yun Ximo picked up the hair dryer and hung the towel in her hand on the clothes hanger next to her with the accuracy of an NBA three-point shooter. She looked at me with a look of "are you kidding me?" "So, you're saying that we have relatives in this Space-Time Administration too?"

Luo Luo: […] Who am I? Where am I? How could it be so oblivious to this sudden gossip? Even though I've only been on the job for a short time, I'm sure it wouldn't be completely oblivious to the company's family tree, right? Could it have missed some crucial "internal gossip"?
An Lyon shrugged, with an expression that said, "There are so many things you don't know."

"It's possible. After all, the universe is just a big show, and all kinds of characters have to be there."

Yun Ximo plugged in the power cord, picked up the hair dryer, and began to blow dry her hair. She looked at herself in the mirror and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Come to think of it, the Space-Time Administration should be considered the interstellar version of the United Nations. Sophisticated and serious."

Sensing that Yun Ximo might have some concerns, and fearing that Yun Ximo might fall into some strange fantasy, An Lyon comforted her: "Don't worry, the Space-Time Administration we are currently in contact with is trustworthy."

"He's definitely a cosmic-class 'Five Good Youth', with a good reputation and guarantees. He's not the kind of unreliable person who would suddenly disappear in the middle of the night, leaving you tangled in the wind in a crack in time and space."

Yun Ximo made a face at the face in the mirror, which was a little messy but still optimistic.

"Look, I'm the most insignificant little screw in the universe, a fighter among the insignificant! I'm fearless because, from beginning to end, I'm like a speck of dust in the vast sea of ​​stars, small but free, ready to quietly emit my own... well, how should I put it? Yes, a 'glimmer'! Although this light may be so faint that even a passing comet wouldn't bother to blink, at least I can see it myself."

There was no one talking on the other end, so Yun Ximo hung up the video call and turned off the hair dryer.

The next morning, when the sunlight lazily slipped in through the gaps in the curtains and played a fun little game of "chase" with our eyelids.

Yun Ximo had been "kidnapped" to the dining table by the aroma of breakfast, eating the breakfast made by her aunt.

As for my cousin Jiang Xiaofeng, he had already gone to school.

At this time, my uncle Jiang Chen was leisurely putting his coffee cup on the table in slow motion: "Drink more milk, so that you can have a chance to be as tall as Yao Ming!"

When Yun Ximo heard this, she almost spit out a mouthful of milk. She said helplessly with a hint of sarcasm: "Uncle, your standards are too high. My height is not short for a girl, okay? If I grow any taller, I'll have to play in the NBA!"

Uncle, I, the full-time driver, am online.

"Haha, you're right. Qingteng High School isn't close to our home. Going back and forth takes time and requires safety precautions. If I don't send you off, who will? Have you finished eating? Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)