It wasn't until it was completely dark around him that Stone belatedly realized, "Damn, I'm really being locked in a dark room this time! And it's a real-life version..."
After thinking for a moment, Stone reached into his pocket and pulled out something: "Baozi, come out and turn into flames!"
In an instant, the small dark room was filled with light. Stone, looking at everything around him, was speechless.
Chapter 23 Chairman Mao, I Miss You
"My God, where is this place?" Stone stared at the scene around him, speechless.
The big steamed bun has now turned into a small ball of light, and it's happily jumping around: "Gaga, Master is still as silly as ever!"
Stone glared at it fiercely. What kind of pet was this? It couldn't do anything right, and all it did was ridicule him all the time! Humph, if it weren't for the fact that it could be used as an emergency light, Stone felt he would have thrown it away long ago (would you really do that?)!
"You're smart again? Then tell me, where is this place?" Stone slapped it impatiently, only to nearly burn its own hand: "What's wrong? Why are you so hot?"
Big Bun was overjoyed, its round body bouncing up and down in glee: "Hehe, Master is indeed the dumbest! This fire is a tiny spark of Soul Burning that Master caught when he put it in the Soul Burning Cave!"
Soul-Burning Cave?! Soul-Burning Fire?!
Stone was stunned. Did this mean the fireball could burn her to ashes? Oh my god! She didn't want to die!
"Giggle, Master, you're being silly again!" The little ball of light jumped up, probably sensing that its master didn't like its current form, and obediently transformed back into its big steamed bun shape: "Giggle, steamed bun, steamed bun!"
Shi Tou shakily examined his palm closely. On his soft, white hand, there was a small red mark. Phew, thankfully, it didn't seem too badly burned. Still, Shi Tou was worried. He held his hand out to Da Baozi and cautiously asked, "What will happen if I get burned by your fire?"
The big steamed bun twisted its fat body, which was so thick you couldn't even see its waist, and replied with unprecedentedly concise language: "Hehe, will you die?!"
"Thump!" The extremely fragile stone fell backward and fainted.
The little steamed bun was terrified and immediately threw itself onto the stone, wailing loudly, "Gaga, Master! Don't die! I'll never bully you again! Master, wake up!"
After crying for a while, seeing that the stone showed no signs of waking up, the big steamed bun tilted its head and began to ponder: "Hehe, why did Master die? Did that old man hit her? It doesn't seem like he did! Could it be that she was burned to death by the steamed bun's Soul-Burning Fire? But the steamed bun clearly covered the sparks with its folds! Could it be that the steamed bun's Soul-Burning Fire has been upgraded, and a light scald is enough to kill her?"
Actually, the fall wasn't serious. While Da Baozi was crying and screaming, Shi Tou had already regained some consciousness. Just as she was about to open her eyes, she heard Da Baozi's last infuriating remark. Shi Tou let out a groan and fainted again from anger.
Big Bun looked at the stone with a face full of surprise. The groan from earlier clearly told it that its silly master was not dead! "Gaga, Master is not dead, Bun will save Master!"
But how could they save it? Big Bun squeezed out all the juice before finally coming up with a brilliant idea. "Giggle, Master, Big Bun's here!"
If someone were present at that moment, they would have witnessed a classic scene.
A huge, white, plump bun charged headlong into the face of the stone lying on the ground and slammed down hard! Yes, it hit the stone's pink lips with perfect precision, easily stealing the stone's first kiss without the stone even realizing it.
"Giggle, why isn't Master awake yet? Baozi has already kissed Master! Hmm, was it not enough?" Thinking of this, the big baozi began its vigorous kissing. Although hundreds of years had passed and it had forgotten too many things, it deeply remembered a story that its master had once told it.
In that wonderful story, a beautiful and noble princess was poisoned to death by a villain. Later, a handsome prince arrived, and with his most passionate kiss, he awakened the beautiful princess…
The big bun tried hard to recall the story. It imagined its owner as that beautiful and noble princess, even though in reality, its owner was neither beautiful nor noble. However, it must be that handsome and dashing prince! Right, that passionate kiss—it must have been a kiss that wasn't passionate enough, that must be it.
"Ugh..." Stone was not feeling well at all while unconscious. Her head was throbbing with pain from the impact, and her palms were burning. What was even more uncomfortable was that her mouth and nose were blocked by something, making it difficult for her to breathe.
With great effort, Stone opened his eyes, raised his chubby little hand, and slapped away the thing blocking his mouth and nose: "Phew, the air is so fresh~~~"
Just as the big steamed bun was immersed in the story and thought he was the most handsome prince in the world, a chubby little hoof slapped him away. The bun then spun 360 degrees in the air before being slammed against the wall in a tragic manner. Finally, it was forced to fall freely into a pile of debris and disappear.
Stone rubbed his head, still feeling dizzy from lack of oxygen. What kind of mess is this? One bad thing after another, Stone was convinced that today was definitely not a good day!
"Baozi! Give it to me!" After rubbing his head for a while, Shi Tou looked around. Since the baozi's light was gone, it was pitch black all around. "Turn into a flame!"
But this time, there was no sound at all. Shi Tou was surprised, thinking someone had arrived. Because Bao Zi never ignored her in front of others.
"Baozi~~~" Stone whispered, "You can talk inside my head!"
Baozi told Shitou that Baozi could speak in her head. Last time, during a meal, Baozi suddenly blurted out something that nearly made Shitou fall to her death. Later, through Shitou's persistent questioning, she finally learned that Baozi had a special ability: to transmit short messages through thought. Shitou thought it was quite similar to the telepathic communication in fantasy novels.
It may look similar, but Baozi showed no sign of wanting to deal with the stone.
The steamed bun, tossed into the pile of junk, was very unhappy. "Hmph, don't think you can bully a steamed bun! It has a temper too! How can it be treated like this, summoned and dismissed at will?" What's worse, the owner actually slapped the steamed bun away!
Smash the steamed buns! Smash the steamed buns! Smash the steamed buns!
This is absolutely the greatest disgrace of Baozi's life!
Stone called out twice, but still didn't hear a reply from Baozi. After thinking for a moment, she figured Baozi was probably not in any danger. So, if it wasn't speaking, it was probably just being stubborn.
Thinking about this, Stone broke out in a cold sweat. Could any other transmigrator be as unlucky as her? Everyone else's pets are either powerful warriors, spatial artifacts, or at the very least, some kind of dimensional shop. How come she's just a big dumpling?
If it were just a matter of poor appearance and lack of ability, she could just treat it as a purely ornamental pet, even though Baozi really wasn't much of an ornamental asset. But what was with this temper? Nagging, scheming, unreasonable, and arrogant!
Is this a pet? It's practically a tyrant!
Resignedly, Stone stood up and groped his way to the steamed bun in the dark. The bun's shape was quite eye-catching, especially in the darkness. Stone squinted for a while before finally finding a glimmer of light.
Upon closer inspection, oh my goodness, what's going on?!
Chairman Mao! I miss you!
☆, Chapter 024 Big Bun's New Skill
At this moment, Stone truly missed Chairman Mao. It's said that with Chairman Mao in hand, one can defeat any god or demon! Unfortunately, when Stone transmigrated, he was completely naked, without bringing anything with him.
So, at this moment, Stone could only look at the big bun in the pile of debris with extreme fear, with only one thought in his mind: Run!
But she hasn't even learned to walk, so how could she possibly run? You mean crawl? That's very difficult, especially since the door is locked.
"Giggle, this is delicious! Master, it's been such a long, long time since I've had anything this good!" Big Bun said to Stone while it was eating voraciously.
Yes, Stone rubbed his eyes again. The bun was indeed eating. It opened its large folds, wrapped up something unknown, and then wriggled its whole body a few times, as if chewing. After a while, it opened its folds again and repeated the series of actions.
Shi Tou watched with trepidation, her mind beginning to recall the supernatural novels she had read in her past life, such as the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, and Ghost Blows Out the Light...
Is this steamed bun some kind of legendary steamed bun spirit?!
"Crunch, crunch!" While Baozi continued to eat, Shi Tou began to think about how to escape.
"Giggle, Baozi's full!" Big Baozi wriggled its chubby body and "whoosh" jumped out of the pile of junk. In the dim light, Stone noticed that its body had grown a little bigger.
"Giggle, Master, you've gone silly again! Burp~~~" Big Bun seemed to be in a good mood. After teasing Stone as usual, it let out a loud burp.
Stone was terrified and carefully backed away: "You, you, you! Don't come any closer!" Waaah, where are you, Fat Mom and Steel Hammer Dad?
The big steamed bun jumped twice in confusion, then "popped" into a small ball of light: "Hehe, although Master is very mean, I am a magnanimous man and I won't hold it against my bad Master!"
Stone nearly vomited blood. Watching the steamed bun turn into a ball of light again, he subconsciously glanced at his palm. There was still a red mark on his fair and tender little hand, but it had faded a lot: "Don't come any closer! Um, I don't taste good, I really don't taste good at all!"
If Baozi were still Baozi, it would definitely make a surprised and uncertain expression. Unfortunately, Baozi is just a small ball of light now, and can only express its doubt with its voice: "Giggle, of course Master doesn't taste good! Master poops every day, and Baozi doesn't want to eat Master's stinky poop!"
When Shi Tou heard the first sentence, she was quite happy. However, what followed made her want to vomit blood: "I..." Never mind, she didn't explain. As long as her life was not threatened, that was enough.
Thinking this way, Stone felt a little better. After thinking for a moment, Stone pointed around and asked, "Baozi, do you know where this place is?" How strange, what is this room used for?
Illuminated by the light, Stone could clearly see the scene inside the room. It wasn't exactly a small, dark room; the space itself wasn't small at all. Stone estimated it to be at least 100 square meters. From the entrance to the center of the room, there was a relatively spacious area, at least 50 square meters of open space. However, the surrounding area was cluttered with all sorts of miscellaneous items, from small pebbles to a dilapidated bookshelf—you name it.
"Gaga, Master! This is the storeroom of the Sage's Academy in the Dwarf Kingdom! They've piled up all the junk they don't want here! And there are things the dwarves had their things confiscated!" Baozi, probably because he was full, explained patiently, which was rare for him.
"Oh, I see!" Stone suddenly realized, crawled forward two steps, and casually picked up a small object: "What is this? A bell?" He shook it, and it really did make a sound.
Baozi was silent for a moment before explaining, "Hehe, this isn't a bell! It's...it's better if Master doesn't know!"
Shi Tou froze, instinctively dropping what she was holding. She figured she'd better just stay put and not touch anything. This might be some kind of special torture chamber. Thinking this, Shi Tou shrank back, feeling a chill run down her spine. She looked around; the room really did seem eerie.
No! This is clearly her first time here, and Big Bun should be the same. So how come it's so familiar with this place? Instantly, Stone felt goosebumps rise all over his body, like he was doing aerobics.
"Baozi~~~" Stone cried out in a trembling voice, "You really won't eat me?"
Baozi stopped jumping and stood quietly in mid-air for a while. Then, in an unprecedentedly serious tone, it said, "Gaga, Baozi won't eat its master. The master doesn't taste good at all. It's filthy, smelly, and disgusting! Ugh!" After saying that, Baozi shook its body and made a vomiting sound that made people's scalps tingle.
The stone froze. Being afraid of being eaten was one thing, but being looked down upon by a steamed bun was another: "So... steamed bun, what were you eating just now? Were you very hungry?" If she looked down on him so much, why was she so excited and happy when she ate that pile of messy junk? That's too much! Didn't that junk get dirty, smelly, and disgusting?
Hey Stone, do you not want it to eat you, or do you want it to eat you?
"Giggle, Baozi is eating memories! So many memories! So delicious!" Baozi was very proud, the little ball of light instantly grew much bigger: "I'm so full! Baozi hasn't been full in so long!"
Memories?! Delicious memories?!
Stone was completely dumbfounded. Could it be that memories could be eaten? "Um, Baozi, could you explain this to me in more detail?"
"Gaga, Master really is an idiot!" Baozi's disdainful voice immediately came from the ball of light. Stone thought that if it were still in Baozi's form, it would definitely roll its eyes at it without hesitation.
With a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, Shi Tou said earnestly, "Yes, Baozi, I'm an idiot. I'd like to ask the clever Baozi to explain to me what eating memories is, okay?"
Perhaps because Shi Tou had given in, Bao Zi's mood instantly soared, and she patiently explained everything to Shi Tou in detail. However, after hearing Bao Zi's answer, Shi Tou felt dizzy.
Wow, it turns out that steamed buns aren't as useless as I thought!
Chapter 25: Overeating and Constipation
Memories are swallowed up.
As the name suggests, this skill allows one to take other people's memories and make them their own. What makes Baozi's skill unique is that it doesn't devour people or animals, but rather inanimate objects.
"Gah gah, Baozi just ate so many old things! They were so delicious!" Big Baozi exclaimed with great satisfaction. "Everything here looks so appetizing!"
That's right, the so-called "old" things that Baozi eats actually have a well-known name: antiques. Here, "antiques" doesn't refer to things with historical value, but simply things that are very old. For example, the clutter piled up in this room.
"Baozi, what did you eat just now?" Shitou asked worriedly, glancing at the dusty mess on the ground. She was afraid that something might have happened to Baozi.
As it turned out, Stone's worries were unnecessary. Having gone through such a bizarre production process, the big steamed bun had long since developed an indestructible stomach. Not to mention these dusty things, even if it really swallowed a bottle of poison, it wouldn't be a problem.