Chapter 1357 Tiny Potato

Hao Ren didn't react when he saw the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) because this super-silly and super-weak thing had always played the role of a mischievous, cute creature. Its harmlessness was such that everyone in the house had forgotten its essence – it was a thoughtform!

So after a moment, Hao Ren shouted, "Holy crap, there's a thoughtform here!"

Lily, who was lying on the sofa pretending to be dead, suddenly jumped up and turned to bite Hao Ren. "Landlord, you scared me!"

Iza looked at Hao Ren and the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) with a puzzled expression, touching his bald head. Although the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) had biu-ed it for a long time, the super-weak corrosive energy arrows really couldn't even scratch the old demon's scalp. Instead, they made his forehead clearer and brighter than before. "Hao Ren, you've been in the sandbox for too long and forgot about her? This is tiny potato (ruo ji). She's been living here longer than that Loli Sha…"

"That's not what I mean!" Hao Ren shouted as he reached for the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji). "This thing is a thoughtform! A thoughtform that Vivian hasn't retrieved yet!"

"Scare—" The tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) made a threatening cry in the face of Hao Ren's grasping hand, waving her arms vigorously. After discovering that this was useless, she threw out two more corrosive energy arrows, but this was still useless. When she finally realized that the situation was bad and was about to run away, Hao Ren had already grabbed her in his hand.

"Hiss ha— pa!!"

The spirit Vivian, the size of a figurine, struggled hard in Hao Ren's hand. Her strength was less than that of a rabbit, but her spirit was as strong as ever, and full of mania. At this time, the others in the living room finally realized what this thoughtform meant, so they all rushed over, pointing and commenting at the thoughtform:

"Really, even if it's weak, this is still a thoughtform. How come it hasn't been retrieved by Vivian?"

"Landlord, do you think this little thoughtform will also carry a part of Vivian's memories and power?"

"How much could it have… After rounding it off, it's probably gone, right? It's the same whether this little bit of mosquito meat is retrieved or not."

"You can't say that. Even if a mosquito is small, it's still meat… Hey, hey, look, look, she's biting people. She looks very angry."

The poor tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) was being pointed at by a group of people without realizing it, but she was seriously biting Hao Ren's fingertip, trying to tear it apart. Unfortunately, her combat power had already weakened to an appalling level. Not to mention activating a shield, Hao Ren didn't even feel anything even if he let her gnaw…

"Alright, alright, you're just making trouble," Hao Ren said, seeing that the onlookers couldn't help at all. He waved his hand and told everyone to disperse. "No matter what, tiny potato (ruo ji) is considered half a family member. I have to think about this carefully… I'll go discuss it with Vivian later."

After saying that, he grabbed the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) and ran to the kitchen, completely ignoring the latter's strenuous struggles and wild protests in his hand. Nangong Sanba clicked his tongue as he watched Hao Ren's back. "Tsk tsk, he's probably just looking for an excuse to be lovey-dovey with Vivian."

"Ew—even the landlord is starting to exude the stinky smell of love," Lily continued to lie on the sofa, reaching into the sofa gap to find the remote control and switching channels, her tail swaying behind her. "Only I still emit the fragrance of a single dog~~"

Hao Ren had no idea what these people were muttering in the living room. He had already run to the kitchen. Vivian was washing rice and vegetables to prepare the family's meal. According to the time on Earth at this moment, it was time to make breakfast. After all, the space-time distortion happened in the early hours of the morning, and Earth's time was frozen at this moment. But according to the biological clock of Hao Ren's family, they were actually eating lunch.

Vivian planned to steam a large pot of rice, stir-fry a few dishes, and take the stewed ribs from the refrigerator and stew them again: Lily's meat bones were a must.

"What's wrong outside?" Seeing Hao Ren come in, Vivian wiped her hands on her apron and turned to ask, "I heard you suddenly yelling."

"Tiny potato (xiao ruo ji)," Hao Ren said with a wry smile, showing Vivian the little thoughtform he was holding in his hand. "We actually forgot about her… This guy is also a thoughtform, but now she's still running around outside."

"Scare!! Hiss ha!!" The tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) immediately made a more urgent cry after seeing Vivian, and while making the sound, she pulled her body back with all her might. Although no emotions or reactions could be seen in those blood-red eyes, her movements were obviously instinctively avoiding danger.

She seemed quite scared – although this strange thoughtform had long possessed the emotion of "fear," it was the first time she had expressed it so clearly, which made Vivian and Hao Ren both stunned.

Perhaps it was because Vivian possessed a stronger "aura" after retrieving all the thoughtforms?

"That's right, she's also a thoughtform…" Vivian approached thoughtfully. "We actually missed one…"

"According to the rules, each thoughtform takes away a part of your memory and power," Hao Ren said. "This little one should be no exception, but the space-time distortion event has ended. How can you retrieve her now?"

Vivian looked at the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) for a while and blinked. "How about I stir-fry her and eat her?"

The tiny potato (xiao ruo ji) was shocked. "Yi yi!!"

Hao Ren: "Wait, did she just say something other than hiss ha scare pa biu?"

"She's also learning and making progress, you know, it's just that the change is too slow," Vivian said, approaching the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji). "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm kidding… Let me think. Let's consult the goddess first. According to the goddess, all the thoughtforms resonated and caused me to fall into distorted space-time before, which means that every thoughtform I split off should theoretically be in that distorted space-time. But this little guy doesn't know why she's not on the list, which is the strangest thing."

Hao Ren nodded and took out the Data Terminal from his pocket. "Call the goddess."

The Data Terminal hummed reluctantly. "Can't you connect to Overseer Raven with your mental power now? Why are you still using this machine as a phone…"

Hao Ren had never seen a PDA that bargained with its owner like this. He couldn't help but roll his eyes at it. "Dou Dou is hanging on my arm, you can choose to listen to her or me."

The Data Terminal trembled. "Are you serious? This machine waited for you outside for several months, and you didn't even give it a screen protector after reuniting. Your attitude is even worse than before!"

"Where are you going to put a screen protector on a guy who uses holographic projection?! Should I spray a layer of varnish on you?"

The Data Terminal muttered a few words, but at least it knew how to work normally. Soon, it connected to Raven 12345's communication.

Raven 12345 seemed to be busy with something. The moment the communication was connected, Hao Ren heard the other party giving various instructions with full energy: "...Adjust the time coefficient back, reset it and see if there are any bugs... Damn it, if it really doesn't work, push Saturn and Jupiter back a bit... Holy crap! I accidentally wiped off the Great Red Spot! Hurry up and fix it... Ah? Hao Ren? When did you get in?"

Hao Ren was stunned. "You just connected my communication so I could enter the channel... By the way, what are you busy with, boss?"

"Uh... nothing, nothing, just doing daily maintenance on the solar system's service system. What's up?"

Whether it was an illusion or not, Hao Ren always felt that Goddess Sister had a moment of panic just now, but he didn't have time to pay attention to that crazy woman's daily life, so he didn't waste any more words and directly told the other party about the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji)'s situation.

"I thought you saw her a long time ago," Raven 12345 didn't seem surprised at all when she heard Hao Ren's words. Instead, she asked back in surprise, "Just discovered it?"

"You knew she was left behind? What's going on? Didn't you say that all the thoughtforms were retrieved by Vivian?"

"In fact, all the thoughtforms on Earth except for tiny potato (ruo ji) have indeed been retrieved by Vivian, but something unexpected happened to tiny potato (ruo ji)." Raven 12345's figure appeared in mid-air in front of Hao Ren. The projection bent down and glanced at the figurine thoughtform who was punching and kicking the rice cooker on the stove next to her, and the latter jumped up in fright the moment Raven 12345 approached, then squatted on the spot with her head in her arms, daring not to move.

Even though it was just a projection, the pressure of Raven 12345, a true god, still exceeded the tiny potato (xiao ruo ji)'s limit: It seemed that this little one was becoming less and less like a thoughtform.

"Didn't you notice that she's becoming less and less like a thoughtform?"

"You mean her emotional reactions?" Hao Ren frowned. "Well, we noticed it before. She's showing more and more emotions, although most of the time they're negative – like fear and anger, but occasionally she'll show a very peaceful look, and even look a little happy when we feed her good things."

"That's right, she's no longer a pure thoughtform. Once she has independent emotions, it's difficult to classify her as a pure 'monster' anymore."

Vivian was very surprised. "Why is that?"

"Probably… because she's too weak."

Hao Ren and Vivian said in unison: "Huh?"

Raven 12345 showed a wry smile. "Because she's too weak, even her 'madness factor' is exceptionally weak, so she's easily influenced by her surroundings, especially by the mother. When she's with you, she learns to be afraid, gets angry at people who bully her, and shows closeness to people who take care of her – although it seems a little strange when she expresses it, these emotions are definitely there. And recently she stayed with me for a few months. The environment of the divine realm has a strong purifying effect on this kind of chaotic and crazy creature, and the final result is that she became like this."

Hao Ren understood a little. "In other words, because she has her own independent emotions, and her life form is no longer a complete thoughtform, she can't be 'retrieved' by Vivian?"

"That's right."

"Is it okay to just leave her alone like this?" Hao Ren frowned deeply. "She's still a thoughtform after all, and she's still carrying a part of Vivian's power and memories… The power can be ignored, but there are always memories, right? Memories are very troublesome. Their importance has nothing to do with the amount of data. Maybe her little brain contains a particularly important fragment."

Like a missing part of that star map.

"Thoughtform… with her combat power, there's nothing to worry about. If you think she's too noisy, just give her those toys you used to raise cats, and a ball of yarn is enough to keep her busy for several days. As for power and memories, I think you just need to wait patiently."

"Oh?"