Cheng Anlang looked puzzled: Wait, why did Zhang Mingyu bring this over? Didn't we agree not to take a shower?
Chapter 42, Section 42: Playing Cards
However, Cheng Anlang resigned himself to his fate and gave them a bath.
Especially that massager; when placed on the lizard's abdomen, it actually emitted a groaning sound...
This led Cheng Anlang to believe that he was running some kind of shady underground entertainment venue for mutant beasts.
Despite the lizard's thick, golden scales, Cheng Anlang managed to see a hint of pink peeking through. Afterward, Cheng Anlang put the lizard back into the fish tank, and it started rolling around in the water like it was on drugs, oblivious to everything around it.
Cheng Anlang couldn't help but look at the device with admiration: This thing is actually so useful...
After taking a bath, Luo Sifen poured out skin-care white clay from the duck's mini storage compartment.
"Aww!"
Cheng Dahua jumped over excitedly, "This is it!" She quickly called Cheng Anlang to apply it to her.
Cheng Anlang: I not only give you baths, but I also have to give you post-bath care...
The white clay was delicate and smooth, and had a fragrance. Cheng Anlang applied the white clay to Luo Sifen's head, and then applied it to Cheng Dahua's big head. Cheng Dahua's head was so big that half of the white clay was gone in an instant.
Cheng Anlang: Why do flowers need face masks...?
When he wasn't looking, the duck stretched out its wing and dipped it in the mud, which immediately got stuck in the seams of its feathers.
Cheng Anlang: ...
This time, instead of playing a matching game, they poured out a deck of cards, a board, and a robotic prosthetic hand from their miniature storage compartment.
Cheng Anlang: What are these things...? They can play cards? It's a problem for them to even have playing cards...
The ducks chattered excitedly as they explained the rules of the card game to Cheng Dahua.
Cheng Anlang picked up the box, which had the words "UNO" written on it. He poured out the cards, which were not divided into hearts and spades as Cheng Anlang had thought. Instead, they were in four colors: blue, yellow, green, and red. Some cards had numbers written on them, while others had strange arrows drawn on them.
Cheng Anlang pulled out an instruction manual: What brand is this...?
While Cheng Anlang was studying the cards, Lizard flicked its tongue and stood the card upright in front of itself, while Luo Sifen used its mouth to put the mechanical glove on its tail. After they were all ready, they looked at Cheng Anlang together.
Cheng Anlang looked at their card-playing equipment: "You guys are quite well-prepared..."
He placed the cards in the middle, then Duck used one wing to touch a card, picked it up, and stuck it into the feathers of the other wing. Luo Sifen used her mouth to bite a card and stuck it into the mechanical hand on her tail. Lizard directly used its tongue to stick the card in front of it and placed it in front of itself, then turned it over and placed it on the table, covering it with a board so that no one could see it. Cheng Dahua used its mouth to pick up a card and spread it on its leaf. It stood on the table, taller than all the others, and no one could see it even when it was on the leaf.
Cheng Anlang: Let's not even talk about how many ways there are to play cards; you guys have several different techniques for drawing cards...
Cheng Anlang didn't read the book either. He squatted there watching the mutated beasts play cards, and occasionally he would help them shuffle the cards.
Finally, after understanding the rules, Cheng Anlang said softly, "How about you... take me with you?"
Playing with Yuno doesn't require much communication; even if Cheng Anlang doesn't understand what the mutated beasts are saying, he can still play with them.
"Huh?"
“
hiss?"
"Croak?"
Playing with humans?
Cheng Dahua looked around and they all made questioning noises, so she followed suit: "Aww?"
Cheng Anlang's face flushed slightly, fearing that the mutated beasts would refuse.
He rarely played games with others before, and since he came here, he had been focused on the mechs. He didn't interact with many people, and there weren't many entertainment options. Seeing how much fun they were having, he couldn't help but want to join in.
And since the opponent is a mutated beast, there's no need to be mocked if I lose...
"Croak!"
It can even play with humans!
"Gah!"
They can even play with humans! I want to play with Shen Rui when I get back!
The mutated beasts had no objection to Cheng Anlang's joining, and he naturally sat down on the ground.
Cheng Anlang, clutching his cards, stared at the mutated beasts across from him, eyes wide with disbelief: "I never imagined I'd be playing cards with a bunch of mutated beasts..."
Then he lost the first game...
Cheng Anlang: ...
"Gagagagagagaga!"
The duck let out a mocking squeal, "Humans actually lost! When I get back, I'm going to beat Shen Rui to a pulp!"
Cheng Dahua curled her tail and closed the duck's mouth. Why are you laughing so loudly!
Cheng Anlang was embarrassed. He had actually lost the first round and was even mocked by Ya Ya. No, he had to regain his strength: "I was just unfamiliar with the rules. I'm sure I can win the next round!"
Finally, after Cheng Anlang lost three games in a row, the dawn of victory arrived.
One person and four mutated beasts sat together on the ground, playing until late at night...