CHAPTER 3
Because the Cool Grass is like a garbage pile next to the small grass , but tastes fresh , people in the slums liked to take it back to clear the taste of their home ; while the Moonlight Grass is one of the favorite things for the children of the slums; smashing the Moonlight Grass on anything will let the object emit a faint light, it also tastes fresh, so it became a plaything for the children of the slums who lacked spiritual power.
And these things were found everywhere in the slums, basically no need to buy with money, Mu Yan only needs to pick it up himself.
But what makes Mu Yan feel troubled is that according to the original's memory, going to the slums is a very dangerous thing, as there are many groups and individuals that have become ferocious because of survival.
It can be said that, it ( the slums) is a place without any future regulatory restrictions. Even if you kill people there, as long as you are strong enough or have the ability to not be found, then you never have to worry about being caught.
There, it is a darkness gathering place.
However, Cool Grass and Moonlight Grass can only be found in the slums.
Slum-dwellers almost cut each other's heads , trying to take root in the ordinary people's area , while ordinary people were desperate to take root in the advanced area.
The original body's parents and adoptive parents lived in Area B. The so-called Area B refers to the area where ordinary people live, while Area A refers to the high -level area , where eminent and powerful talents live.
As for Area C, it naturally refers to the slum area.
But although C Area is messy and dark, it doesn't mean that there are no strong people, or even a very large number.
Therefore, ordinary people will not go to Area C, because even if you dared to go there, and if you don't have strong self-protection ability or survival instincts, you may have just gone there. If you are not lucky, you will be stared at by the ferocious groups, who kill and rob people, and disappear from the C area without a trace.
Mu Yan had a headache for sometime , it could be said that he was in a dilemma.
Turning around, he tried to open his own electronic brain, and searched the Moonlight Grass and Cool Grass that were up for sale.
After searching for a bit, Mu Yan snorted softly, eyes staring straight at the translucent web page.
Because it shows a message that has been hanging for a long time, and it is about Moonlight Grass and Cool Grass.
[Selling Moonlight Grass and Cool Grass, you can take it to your children to play, pay for postage and delivery ](1)
Mu Yan looked at the price, only two interstellar points (2) , Moonlight Grass and Cool Grass' money included, plus it is almost cheap and can be considered as a white delivery because the future world express delivery costs are almost cheap. It is equivalent to a dime(3) of earth.
Mu Yan knew that the original body was very poor, basically there was no money, but wouldn't the electronic brain at least have two interstellar points ?
All of a sudden, he lacked the confidence in his words. He thought of the memory fragments he had seen of the original body. The adoptive mother was very stingy, basically she was not willing to even give a single interstellar point.
Therefore the original body took a year to save little bit of money and bought lower quality medicinal potion. You should know that the inferior quality potion is basically made by Apprentice Pharmacist. What about its side effects? Don't know, so basically no one will buy it. Only the people in the slums try their luck, just in case the medicine the bought had no side effects?
Thinking of this, Mu Yan's face is green and he also blames himself for possessing this body. The original body;s memories were like watching a movie. Some things have been forgotten after watching it. The inferior quality medicine he consumed might come with side effects.
Mu Yan was anxious; he didn't want to come to this world only to leave it because of the medicine's side effects.
So he subconsciously contacted the system in his mind," System, will the inferior potion I consumed have any effect on my body?"
[ Ding, does the host wish to run the Health Assistant function?]
" Is that used for checking the body?" Mu Yan guessed this by the name used for the function by the system.
[ Yes host, the Health Assistant function can help you detect any physical illness.]
Mu Yan's eyes lit up and he hurried," System, open the Health assistant. By the way, how am I supposed to check my body ?"
[OK host, please wait a moment, this system is opening the Health Assistant.]
[ Ding, the Health Assistant started successfully.]
[Checking the host's body, please wait a moment.]
[ Detection completed. The inferior medicine has repaired the trauma from the host's body , but the host's internal organs show signs of congestion. After judging it is found that the reason is the old wounds caused by violent beatings all year round. Although it does not affect the daily activities, it is recommended that the host must avoid strenuous exercise , as it may cause visceral aggravation. It is recommended that you use 'Standard Repair Potion' to treat the wound as soon as possible. ]
Hearing the Ding Ding Ding ringing sound of the system, Mu Yan did not feel impatient, but rather nervous , because he was afraid of hearing bad news.
However, after listening to the diagnosis results of the Health Assistant, Mu Yan's heart skipped a beat.
Although the diagnosis result was not satisfactory, but Mu Yan was tolerant, because even he could feel that his internal organs have actually been damaged, which was probably why the original body should work hard to save money. He must have bought this inferior potion , in hopes that his wounds would be cured by this potion.
However, he didn't expect the original body to be killed by a square plate on the day he bought the pharmacy.
This is to say, that the original body is too unlucky, even Mu Yan couldn't help but want to sympathize with the unfortunate experiences of the original.
Since he knew that his injury could be cured by the medium O repairing potion, but at present there is no way to solve his current economic crises, Mu Yan was not that worried about his injuries. The most important thing to check at the moment was how much balance did his electronic brain have?
Then, Mu Yan opened his own electronic brain and checked his interstellar balance.
[ Your balance : 0]
Mu Yan looked dully at his own electronic brain, he couldn't return to God for a long time.(4)
The original was already poor, not even a dime to his name. The foster mother privately deducted the monthly rescue fund and inheritance issued by the Minor Protection Agency to tend to her own pair of children. But the most outrageous thing was the foster mother was even reluctant to give a few interstellar points to the original body.
It was to this degree that the foster mother could be best, if not, who could have taught that pair of so-called brother and sister to deliberately beat their brother.
Now that he has taken up the original's identity, the things that belonged to the original, Mu Yan believed, belonged to him as well, but they were taken up by this foster family, Mu Yan couldn't swallow his breath.
But the most urgent task now was to quickly buy the Moonlight Grass and the Cool grass.
Mu Yan got up , sorted out his messy clothes, then washed his face and tidied up the hair that had grown to cover his eyes.
Pale, lifeless face, the delicate and handsome but thin chin , gave an impression of a weak little boy, and the long hair that covered his eyes, only made him look more gloomy.
To sum it up, this was a melancholy and frail boy, who felt uncomfortable at first glance.
Mu Yan reached out and picked up the long bangs. In an instant, the face that was originally gloomy and weak , was destroyed by the dark and gentle eyes.
His whole temperament transformed into something indescribable .
Although the appearance was not very good, but his five senses , particularly temperament, could make him a victor, as people could hardly forget such sight.
Mu Yan stared at himself for a while, then quickly covered his eyes with his bangs, because it was too different from the original's temperament. He didn't want to ignite the feeling of doubt with the family so quickly.
Then, Mu Yan retracted his eyes and turned away from his own room and came to the living room. He saw a long table in the center filled with a lot of fragrant food.
The most eye-catching thing was the family of four sitting at the table laughing, a harmonious couple and a pair of happy brother and sister. Anyone who looked at it , would feel that it was too warm and cordial, and people wouldn't have the heart to break this atmosphere.
But when Mu Yan came over, it was as if the family of four ate something disgusting, in the moment the smile on their face disappeared. It was just like the noisy laughter in the amusement park , was instantly silenced by God by pressing the pause button.
"What are you doing down here? Stay in your room and don't come down. It is not easy for us to raise you, can't you let us have some snacks in peace ?" The foster mother put down her chopsticks, and said with a mean and disgusted face.
"You are just an ordinary person, not even a powerful one. You can't bring any benefits to the family. How can you have the face to make trouble for mom and dad !?" Fang Qi couldn't help but caress her hair which had been done yesterday and turned her eyes to show her disgust.
Fang Daqiang, the head of the family, was frowning with a very serious-looking face. His eyes couldn't disguise the dislike he felt towards Mu Yan. "Go back to your room, don't come down. Don't you know that in a few days your brother and sister are going to school to take their ability test ? Would you afford to take responsibility for the delay in their exams?"
On the side, the foster mother was frowning," I asked Xiao Qi to call you down to cook. You, on the contrary, dared to pretend not to hear, so I had to cook myself. Don't you know that I can't touch water ?"
"Alright, don't say it anymore." Adoptive father Fang put down the chopsticks, his tone was deep and solemn: " You are just an ordinary person, you can't even find a job. We, husband and wife, still have to make money to buy medicine for your brother and sister to improve their abilities. It is already considered to be doing our best by providing you with something to eat and drink. You can't stay in this house and do nothing, understand?"
These words were as if all the mistakes were done by Mu Yan. If it was the original Mu Yan, he would've already submissively nodded, his self-esteem in this family crushed to dust.
It is a pity that he is not the original, and he can't endure the shame and insult as the original body. It's obviously his own house, yet he lived a dog's life. (T/N: *cough* Dogs have better lives~~)
Now, he went downstairs not for the sake of getting trampled, but to take back his own things.
FOOTNOTES
(1) That is my own interpretation, of course corrections are always welcome :)
(2) Can also be translated as Star points
(3) 1 dime = 10 cents (USD)
(4) Second part of the sentence is loosely translated, It didn't make sense via MTL. If anyone knows the corrections, send help :p
T/N : Go Away! Mr. and Mrs. Dursley , Our Harry will soon get his Hogwards letter and study wizardry ( ahem*papapa* ahem)
Sorry ! Couldn't help myself ;p Since the last two chapters, my brain has been prompting so many references from different genres of so many books and movies that I think all you guys might have just skipped this whole T/N. Anyway enough of this .
I kinda skipped the author's note because it's chinese slang and I don't think I can do justice to it. But if its a skit or something funny between ML and MC, I'll surely translate it !!
Thanks for reading ~~~