Mini World Game Console-Chapter 868 - 869: The Name of the Future [First Update]

After returning to the hotel, the hotel had made six rooms available for them.

The adults had one room each, while Little Jiu could choose who to sleep with—except Ren Suo was a greyed-out option she could not select.

Little Jiu hesitated for a long time. It wasn't until everyone had showered and was chatting in Ren Suo's room that she reluctantly chose Lin Xianyu.

"Be thankful! Little Jiu saw that nobody wanted you, so I came to keep you company!" Little Jiu huffed.

Rather than bickering with Little Jiu as usual, Lin Xianyu simply smiled, stroked Little Jiu's head, and asked, "So, are we having a pillow fight tonight?"

"Of course, we are!" Little Jiu immediately became excited. "I bought a lot of doll toys today, so we have plenty of ammo! But you're not allowed to cheat using that move!"

"What's cheating? Can't I use a little supernatural power to spice things up..."

"But you can't create a wind wall that blocks all flying props while shouting 'hasaki'!" Little Jiu pouted. "It would be great if I could have a pillow fight with Karen..."

Luna, who was licking Ren Suo's hair, suddenly exclaimed and hugged Ren Suo's neck tightly, saying, "Suosuo, Karen is so cute!"

Ren Suo nodded. "Yeah, just as super cute as Little Jiu."

At this moment, Little Jiu puckered her lips discontentedly, and her nine tails suddenly sprouted out, fanning Lin Xianyu aside as her hair quickly transitioned to snow-white. Transforming into the invincible Little Fox, she raised her little head and said, "Isn't Little Jiu prettier than Karen?"

Ren Suo scratched his head. "It's not about being cute; she's that rare type... Little Jiu is the cutest among the Little Nine-Tailed Foxes, and Karen is the cutest among little girls!"

Little Jiu finally calmed down. Then Luna—still hugging Ren Suo and swaying back and forth, her ethereal tail waving—commented, "Ah—so Little Jiu and Karen are the cutest Little Nine-Tailed Fox and little girl, respectively?"

"Of course!"

"Then, will our children be the cutest among little kittens?" Luna asked, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

Ren Suo scratched his head again. "I think... it's probably not going to be a little kitten..."

Luna tilted her head and discussed seriously, "Why not a little kitten? Luna hasn't given birth yet! Would Suosuo not like it if Luna gave birth to a kitten?"

This sensitive question, akin to discussing 'having a boy or a girl,' caused Ren Suo's survival instinct to surge. "Of course not! Even if it's a kitten, I would still love it! It's just that..."

If Luna could truly overcome the species mating barriers after transforming, she would still give birth to a human—Ren Suo doesn't have feline chromosomes!

Luna said seriously, "That won't do, Suosuo. Don't jump to conclusions about the unknown. Seek truth from facts; practice is the only criterion for testing truth!"

"All truths are relative. In an age where Spiritual Energy is reviving, biology is the most impacted. Spiritual Energy is very likely to affect an embryo's development and division. If we really give birth to a little kitten, it would be quite normal."

Ren Suo nodded repeatedly, feeling a bit strange inside. "Luna, you're... really smart today."

"Luna has always been this smart!" Luna proudly raised her head and then pounced, tearing at Ren Suo's clothing. "So let's have a child to see if it's a little kitten!"

Her true intentions were finally revealed! The girls nearby couldn't help but snicker. Gu Yueyan, who knew Luna best, finally unraveled the mystery. "Luna would only actively tap into the knowledge in her mind for this matter..."

Luna was a different form of the same soul as the Moon Chanter. The Moon Chanter possessed all the knowledge in the world from The Dark Side of the Moon, so it was as though Luna also had it. This explained why Luna was so popular when pretending to be a VTB. She was a genius Flourishing Sakura high school girl from Mysterious Country, proficient in eight languages, who handled every topic with ease. She was arguably the most encyclopedic VTB and had the cutest cat's meow.

They weren't worried, since Ren Suo certainly wouldn't agree—Luna only had 10 minutes left before she transformed back! How could there possibly be enough time!?

It took a lot of effort to calm Luna down. Qiao Muyi laughed, "Luna's thinking far ahead, huh? Thinking about having children already?"

"Of course!" Luna said firmly. "I've already decided; my child will be called Little Black!"

Lin Xianyu, who was taking the opportunity to stroke Little Jiu's tails, asked, "Why Little Black?"

"Because my fur is black, duh!" declared Luna, the blue-haired girl.

Qiao Muyi teased, "But Little Black sounds like a male cat's name. If it's a female cat, it wouldn't be quite suitable, right? Besides, you might end up having a litter of kittens."

"Mmh... mmh..." Luna seemed distressed. "But Luna really likes the color black..."

Ren Xingmei reminded her, "You can choose a two-character name. Just put 'black' in it and add another character, wouldn't that work?"

Luna perked up. "Good idea! I'll go discuss it with 88 tonight!"

Lin Xianyu suddenly chuckled and asked, "What about you, Class President, Little Star, Sister Qiao, Teacher Dong? If you were to have children, what would you name them?"

Gu Yueyan blushed slightly, turning away to say, "Who, who's having children? Who said anything about marrying into his family and having kids?"

Qiao Muyi laughed. "Thinking about it now is useless, since it's definitely going to change by then anyway."

However, Lin Xianyu, having caught onto an interesting topic, was unwilling to let go. "You can do like Luna; Luna loves black, so she insists on including 'black' in her child's name. The names you'd pick for your children probably stem from your expectations for them, right? You could just talk about your hopes."

"Take me, for example. My name is from an ancient saying in 'The Book of Han': 'Rather than admiring fish, better to go home and weave a net.' It means that instead of standing by the water wishing for fish, it's better to go home and make a net. The hope was that I'd become a person who makes an effort."

Little Jiu chuckled. "Such a waste of a good name."

Holding Little Jiu's tail, Lin Xianyu didn't mind at all. "It's not my fault. Nowadays, rather than standing by the water wishing for fish, it's better to go home and order boneless pickled cabbage fish. Little Jiu, times have changed!"

Qiao Muyi nodded with interest. "That's good. My name also comes from 'The Yue People's Song': 'The mountains have trees, and the trees have branches; my heart rejoices in you, but you do not know.' Continuing this tradition seems nice."

Ren Xingmei said, "But... the character 'Yi' isn't in that poem."

Qiao Muyi sighed, hugged the lovely person beside her, and whispered, "They probably hoped I would find someone to rely on... But I prefer being someone others rely on, though sometimes I do want someone to rely on..."

Dong Chengling slapped away Qiao Muyi's teasing hands and said calmly, "When you want to rely on someone, go find Suo, don't look for me."

"Wow, Chengling, you're so generous today. Then I'll take Xiao Suo back to my room."

Ren Xingmei said, "If it were up to me... I'd probably leave that right to my parents."

Ren Suo scoffed. "I think they lack talent when it comes to naming."

Ren Xingmei thought about it and agreed. Ren Suo's name, for instance, sounded like a Vast Ocean Thief, a heart-stealing rogue. Her own name seemed okay at first glance, but it sounded like 'willful younger sister.' If it weren't for her quick thinking—always asking new friends to call her Little Star first—she'd probably be stuck with that nickname.

Ren Xingmei pondered for a moment, lightly touched her lips, and gazed at Ren Suo for three seconds before suddenly asking, "Bro, what kind of nicknames do you usually use in games?"

Ren Suo scratched his head. "Well... you know, I like to pick names that sound really impressive, like 'The Fool,' 'Overlord,' 'End Sword User,' and things like that."

Indeed, on the few occasions Ren Suo had to pick names, he chose: Ren Woxing, Handsome Monkey King, and Supreme Overlord.

Ren Xingmei nodded. "I'm pretty much the same. So why don't we pick a name that sounds super mighty, like a game character's name? Just like in novels and anime, incorporating supernatural powers into the name."

Ren Suo mused, "Emmm... Ren Explosion, Ren Freezing Burn, Ren Electromagnetic Cannon, Ren Pass-Through, Ren Earthquake, Ren Xuanjun?"

Ren Xingmei replied exasperatedly, "Can't you think of some more advanced superpowers? Like my Ability, for instance!"

Lin Xianyu burst into laughter. "You guys are like creating new characters for 'Earth OL'... Class President, what about you? Hey, you'll all eventually be part of the same family registry, so let's chat about it."

Gu Yueyan hesitated for a moment, glanced at Ren Suo, and tentatively asked, "You know my family is from Lian Province, right?"

She paused. "Actually, my family is part of a large clan. We have an ancestral hall, a family register, and a generation naming sequence..."

Lin Xianyu had an epiphany. "Right, both the Class President and her brother have the character 'Yue,' meaning moon, in their names." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Ren Suo noticed Gu Yueyan's hesitant look and immediately said, "Don't worry, we don't have a family register or generation naming sequence in my family! I never thought a simple villager like me would get to know a young lady from such a large clan..."

"What young lady from a large clan!" Gu Yueyan argued, her face flushed. "Actually, if I... were to marry into your family... I wouldn't need to follow the family register or generation name. But I really like the next generation's character, so... so..."

Ren Suo smiled, and Lin Xianyu asked, "So, what is the next generation character?"

Gu Yueyan's eyes sparkled. "Xi! As in, 'hope'!"

Lin Xianyu was taken aback. Having known her for so long, Lin Xianyu only now realized the Class President had this side to her—it felt a bit Mary Sue, didn't it?

"Don't you think this character is beautiful?" Gu Yueyan said, hands clasped to her chest, a look of longing on her face. "It represents both rarity and hope, giving it a uniquely beautiful feeling."

The more Lin Xianyu listened, the more it sounded like a Mary Sue novel she had read. The Class President really has been corrupted by watching too many romance movies, she thought.

"And what about Sister Qiao?" Lin Xianyu asked, cuddling the fluffy Little Nine-Tailed Fox. "What do you plan to name your child?"

Qiao Muyi blinked. "Hmm—for me, I guess I hope my child won't be bullied?"

It was a reasonable desire, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"I also hope my child will get whatever she wants, and anything she doesn't want will vanish. She should be able to bully others, but no one should bully her. Everybody should like her, and the whole world should revolve around her. If it's a boy, he would make countless girls swoon, untainted amidst a sea of blooms. If it's a girl, she would make countless boys fall at her feet, ruling over all she surveys..."

Qiao Muyi concluded, "I hope she can have a perfect, unblemished life, living exactly as she wishes."

Qiao Muyi's brief description painted a vivid image in everyone's minds: a young lady with a deceptively innocent appearance but a dark interior, the strongest and most notorious bully from a young age, a female Demon King spreading fear and frustration across the world—essentially, Qiao Muyi 2.0.

Lin Xianyu shivered. It's time for me to make an effort too, she thought. Otherwise, I might get bullied by Qiao Muyi's child in the future.

At that moment, Gu Yueyan turned to Dong Chengling and asked curiously, "Sister Ling, what would you name your child?"

Before Dong Chengling could respond, everyone seemed to have an answer already.

Lin Xianyu: "Teacher Dong would probably hope her child would be exceptional, so... how about Aotian?"

Ren Xingmei: "I think Sister Ling is more traditional and would hope her child becomes successful, so probably Junjie!"

Gu Yueyan: "Sister Ling hopes her child will have an ordinary and happy life, right? I think Xiaofan sounds good."

Qiao Muyi: "Actually, I think combining Xiao Suo's and Cheng Ling's names would be nice. Suoling, Suoling—it sounds like a Super Strong Being from the Spiritual Energy era, one who could absorb the very essence of heaven and earth."

Little Jiu: "Call it Little Ten."

The usually serene Dong Chengling couldn't help but smile. "What exactly is your impression of me?"

Dong Chengling took a sip from her teacup before slowly saying, "I usually don't consider things that haven't happened yet. If you all intend to name the child yourselves, I'd probably leave that right to Suo."

"After all, I'm not skilled at naming either."

Ren Xingmei said, "My brother isn't good at it either; his name ideas sound like game usernames."

Ren Suo scratched his head and said, "That's different! I can tell them apart!"

After thinking it over, Dong Chengling said, "However, if we're speaking about expectations for the child, I do have some."

Little Jiu: "Earth's Strongest."

Lin Xianyu: "Solar System's Strongest."

Ren Xingmei: "Milky Way Galaxy's Strongest."

Qiao Muyi: "Multiverse's Strongest."

A smile tugged at the corners of Dong Chengling's mouth as she spoke in a resigned tone, "Do you really think I'd project my own dreams onto my child? I'm not like that foolish bird in the story who didn't want to fly itself but insisted its child fly."

She tilted her head and said, "My expectations for a child are actually quite similar to Xiao Qiao's. However, I don't want my child to bully others, nor do I want my child to be bullied. If I have to describe it, I hope my child can live in a world where everyone is kind and hardworking, where no one harbors ill intentions, and everyone lives life earnestly."

Qiao Muyi laughed. "You're talking about Heaven."

By then, Luna had transformed back into a Black Cat. It was nearing 1 a.m., so everyone ended their chat and headed back to their rooms.

As they were leaving, Qiao Muyi suddenly asked, "Xiao Suo, yesterday when I asked you, you said you would give us a satisfactory answer in a couple of days... Now that it's past midnight, does it count as two days later?"

She hesitated for a moment and sighed softly. Then, with a firmness in her fox-like eyes, she said, "I won't use the 'Eye of Truth' tonight."

Dong Chengling was slightly taken aback, glanced at Ren Suo, and showed the butterfly Mark on the back of her right hand, then covered it with her left—indicating her stance: she also wouldn't use the 'Command Spell' tonight.

Gu Yueyan's face turned bright red, and she quickly slipped away.

Ren Xingmei waved generously at Ren Suo. "Brother, I hope we all have a pleasant night."

Little Jiu also wanted to say something, but Lin Xianyu quickly covered her mouth. Quiet now! I'm the one you're sharing a room with tonight, so don't ask for more! Lin Xianyu silently conveyed.

After his girlfriends left, Ren Suo leaned against the solid door panel, exhaled heavily, a faint smile playing on his lips.

They had all tried so hard. I need to keep it up too!

Ren Suo cheered himself on inwardly, then climbed into bed, pulled the blanket over himself, turned off the light, and went to sleep.

Ren Suo wasn't oblivious to his girlfriends' unspoken intentions. In fact, he'd understood when they started discussing names—it was a subtle form of pressure, a silent coup.

They claimed they wouldn't monitor him, but their six rooms were all connected… No matter how good the hotel's soundproofing was, could it possibly block the hearing of Cultivators?

They sounded cheerful, but if Ren Suo had taken them at their word and acted recklessly, there would surely have been a collective meltdown.

Although Ren Suo could, in theory, visit them in rotation... But just thinking about it, that's definitely impossible, he knew.

If he dared to do that, Dong Chengling would certainly send him back to his hometown in Lian Province to sing "Tears of a Jailbird."

At least, it isn't possible now. But it could be possible after one more day.

Actually, the main reason Ren Suo could come up with so many justifications was his current Calmness. If he were hot-blooded, he wouldn't care about the consequences.

Don't assume any man in this world isn't a pervert.

But Ren Suo had important things to do in the morning. Besides, tomorrow, their relationships were set to make breakthrough progress.

So, wait, and be full of hope!

However, perhaps because of their trip to the Disney adventure park today, Ren Suo's dream that night underwent a slight change.

The main characters were still the same five little monsters, but they seemed to have grown a bit bigger. This time, the setting wasn't his home; it appeared to be the very adventure park Ren Suo had visited that day.

Once unfamiliar, now familiar. Ren Suo easily led the five little monsters to play the thrilling Water Tank Hot Springs Racer and ride the California Screamin' roller coaster. They experienced simulated flying in Soaring World, ate Monte Cristo sandwiches and Mickey Mouse-shaped fried dough again, and watched the colorful water screen performance at night…

Although these little monsters were still quite unruly, Ren Suo discovered that if he called out just once, they would obediently gather around him.

Is it because they've grown up and become more obedient? Or is it because what Ren Suo was actually shouting was some sort of Spell?

He acutely realized that he wasn't just shouting 'hey you,' but a specific word, and only the corresponding little monster would respond.

Although this felt like an outing assignment, Ren Suo was very relaxed.

This was because, this time, Ren Suo wasn't alone in taking care of the five little monsters; other kind-hearted people were helping to take them out to play…

Is it because of the presence of others that these little monsters became so well-behaved?

The appearances of these kind-hearted people weren't very clear, but the Ren Suo in the dream felt no sense of incongruity and naturally took care of the little monsters alongside them…