The next morning, Xia Yu found out why You Xue had said such strange things.
“Cat and Dog Dash?” Xia Yu was puzzled.
“Yeah, if you finish the course successfully, you can get a Linglei Valley washing machine.” Thinking about the washing machine, You Xue’s eyes sparkled.
Xia Yu’s family didn’t have a washing machine. All the clothes, bedding, and curtains were hand-washed by You Xue.
Adding a washing machine was indeed necessary.
However, making him switch into a black cat’s body to participate in such a competition seemed like an overkill.
“How much is that washing machine?” Xia Yu thought about just buying one for the girl.
“Ten thousand.”
Xia Yu’s hand holding chopsticks trembled slightly.
“You’re not washing clothes—you’re washing money!”
“When is the competition?” Swallowing the words he had just thought of, Xia Yu asked about the time.
“From two to three in the afternoon, but I don’t know the exact day.” The girl said.
The timing was quite vague. To attend this competition, Xia Yu needed to adjust the game’s schedule, delaying it by nearly eleven hours—almost an entire day.
Although carefully considering it, delaying the game by a dozen hours in exchange for a ten-thousand-yuan washing machine would be a profit, Xia Yu still wanted to finish leveling up his piano skills as soon as possible.
A ten-thousand-yuan washing machine wasn’t particularly special anyway. Buying a cheaper one would work just fine?
Besides, his savings had already dropped to only two thousand five hundred, so spending a bit more wouldn’t matter.
Xia Yu, nearing bankruptcy, thought resignedly.
After making up his mind, Xia Yu turned to look at You Xue. Seeing her eager gaze, he hesitated for a moment but quickly steeled his determination.
Although the girl was extremely cute, Xia Yu had already extended the time for You Xue to get enough sleep, prolonging An Sixiao’s piano learning by a third. He didn’t want to waste any more time.
One cannot have both fish and bear’s paw.
“No…”
Before his words had even finished, a line of subtitles appeared before him.
[The game company has sent you a test mission.]
A mission?
Right, in the initial instructions, there was indeed such an item.
Xia Yu clicked to view the details.
[1. Log in to the game outside the 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM time slot 0/2]
[2. Based on the above, use the mother cat bug 0/1]
[For each completed test, you can choose one of the following rewards: 5x experience card, body retrieval attempts, or level 1 bonus solidification.]
After reading the mission description, Xia Yu furrowed his brows.
This mission was clearly designed to fulfill You Xue’s wish. Why did it appear so conveniently?
Was You Xue the real mastermind behind this game?
That was impossible. There weren’t so many conspiracies in real life.
Probably because he had refused, the company issued the mission. If he hadn’t refused You Xue, it would have aligned with the company’s intention, eliminating the need to issue the mission and offer rewards.
Thinking this way, perhaps unknowingly, Xia Yu had already completed many test missions for the company, being exploited multiple times.
Truly a qualified cunning merchant.
Putting this matter aside, Xia Yu examined the rewards. Among these three rewards, except for body retrieval attempts, the other two were unfamiliar and highly appealing.
The 5x experience card already intrigued Xia Yu, while the level 1 bonus solidification excited him even more.
If he wasn’t mistaken, level 1 bonus solidification meant permanently applying a level 1 bonus, which normally only appeared after body swapping, onto his original body.
With this, the time he could spend leveling up skills wouldn’t be limited to just the eight hours of body swapping, but anytime he wanted!
He wanted both the 5x experience card and the level 1 bonus solidification!
“…Actually, it’s not impossible.” Xia Yu changed his mind. “You ask about the competition time first.”
“Okay!” You Xue said joyfully.
After breakfast, Xia Yu returned to his bedroom.
He used his phone to search for the show “Cat and Dog Dash” mentioned by You Xue.
This show was somewhat similar to the “Boy and Girl Dash” he had seen in his previous life, both being parkour-style shows.
However, instead of humans, cats and dogs were running the course.
After watching one episode and observing the course, Xia Yu relaxed. The course was very simple; there would be no problem completing it. Winning a Linglei Valley washing machine worth ten thousand yuan would be effortless.
Could this washing machine be resold?
Recalling You Xue’s excited expression, Xia Yu abandoned this idea.
As the main character, selling the family washing machine for money was too lowbrow.
After a while, You Xue knocked on his door. She had confirmed the competition time could be arranged for tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock.
After planning, Xia Yu adjusted the body-swapping time slot to 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
What a rare free evening!
He could take his sister grocery shopping.
Anyway, his savings were already in such a state; losing a few hundred more wouldn’t matter.
…
The next morning at eight o’clock, Xia Yu told You Xue not to disturb him. Lying on the bed, he entered the black cat’s body.
At this moment, the black cat was being held in You Xue’s arms, watching the “Cat and Dog Dash” show on TV.
“Xiaohei, see that bridge? When you’re on it, you must walk carefully!” You Xue discussed tactics with the black cat.
Xia Yu watched the show for a while but soon lost patience. He jumped out of You Xue’s arms, opened the door, and went outside.
“Remember to come home at noon!” You Xue reminded him.
“Meow!” Waving his paw at the girl, Xia Yu went downstairs.
He arrived at the park, practicing agility by climbing trees and chasing children.
At 12:30 PM, he returned home and took a bus with You Xue to the competition venue.
Surrounding the venue were many bored middle-aged and elderly people watching.
Holding Xia Yu, You Xue entered the venue.
It was just past one o’clock. The participants were arranged in a waiting room.
Xia Yu counted; there were ten participants in total, nine dogs and only one cat—himself.
Dogs were much more obedient than cats, and training methods for dogs were far more mature.
In the crowded place, You Xue felt uneasy. She hugged Xia Yu tightly, making him almost suffocate.
Patting the girl’s cheek, Xia Yu jumped from her arms, guiding her to sit on a nearby chair.
A talkative participant broke the silence, starting a conversation about raising dogs. You Xue, who raised a cat, couldn’t fit in.
Even if they intentionally invited You Xue to say something, she, being a new cat owner, couldn’t contribute much.
Placing his paw on the girl’s head, Xia Yu comforted her.
It was normal not to have topics with these older men; it would be strange if she did.
At two o’clock, staff members came to invite the first contestant.
It was a muscular man weighing two hundred jin, the one who initiated the dog-raising conversation. He spoke confidently and walked steadily, yet his little Pomeranian refused to step onto the water-filled course, tightly clinging to the female host’s leg.
The Pomeranian was declared a failure.
The next three dogs also failed, with the best one only reaching the fourth stage.
Now, it was Xia Yu’s turn.
Xia Yu had already started yawning from boredom, eager to finish quickly, go home, and claim his prize.
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