Becoming a life winner from infancy

Chapter 125: Paru Machine (2-in-1)_2

"Let me have a look too!"

Xia Nuo draped an arm over Fang You's shoulder and peeked at the Paru device in Fan Yuan's hands, "How come you don't have the Swift Weasel that everyone has? I've never even seen these ones before."

After looking over it, Fang You furrowed his brow slightly, "Why are all of your Parus humanoid?"

"Because Big Sister Paru is—very big!"

Although Fan Yuan saw Fang You as his elder brother, there were some principles he would not allow to be questioned, even by his elder brother:

"Big is beautiful, big is strong!"

"What kind of big? Are you talking about height?" Xia Nuo tilted her head.

"That's knowledge only men would understand. It's better that you, sister-in-law, do not know."

"You You, do you know?"

"I don't know."

"Really don't know?"

Xia Nuo took off her sunglasses, gazing at Fang You with her big watery eyes.

Just as Fang You was about to speak, a voice came from behind him.

"What are you guys doing here?"

Luo Xianyu had picked a basket full of items, ready to share with friends.

"Eek, the big brother and big sister-in-law are out on a date, and you even brought the young lady along!"

Upon seeing Fan Yuan, Luo Xianyu instantly became nervous, pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose, clung to Fang You's arm, and hung her head guiltily, "I don't know any young lady, nor do I know the Ayu you're talking about!"

"..."

Xia Nuo immediately realized what was wrong upon hearing Luo Xianyu's reaction.

"Ah right, how did you recognize me so quickly? My disguise was perfect."

"It's not a question of disguise, it's because only sister-in-law can drape her arm over big brother's shoulder like that!"

With serious undertones, Fan Yuan claimed, "Our big brother never lets others touch him casually; only sister-in-law and the young lady have such privileges!"

"Oh yeah!"

Xia Nuo pursed her lips, showing a frustrated expression.

"Darn... I forgot about this! You You usually doesn't let others touch him, I gave myself away the moment I did that."

Hey, do I not let others touch me?

Usually it's only you who gets to touch me, right!

While the kids were chatting on the side, suddenly, a robust voice came from outside the MUJI store.

"Hey, Yuan Yuan? Yuan Yuan! Where has this kid gone... Skipping tutoring to play at the mall, do you think your smartwatch's location tracking is fake?"

"Crap, my dad has come to catch me!"

Fan Yuan immediately became flustered upon saying this, and not knowing what to do, he patted his backside and was ready to take off. Fang You, once again, grabbed hold of him.

"Hey, your Paru device—"

"This Paru device, I bought it secretly with my New Year's money; my dad absolutely cannot find out about it..."

While murmuring to himself, Fan Yuan decisively slipped the Paru device into his back pocket, a maneuver executed with such familiar sadness.

At that moment, Fang You suddenly felt that his hand that had touched the Paru device had also become unclean.

[You've realized that you really don't like little boys, knowledge energy +1]

The three friends settled the bill at the counter together and on their way out, Xia Nuo couldn't help but start a conversation about the Paru device.

"It seems like everyone is playing with Paru devices now."

Luo Xianyu and Xia Nuo weren't in the same class, but they were close, in the next class over, and she would often come over to play with Xia Nuo after classes.

"Before it was just boys discussing it, but now I see lots of girls in our class playing, too. I've seen there are many cute Parus inside, and I kinda want to play... Nuo Nuo and You You, did you guys have Paru devices at home before?"

"We used to have one at home, it was a gift we got when You You and I did a commercial."

Xia Nuo scratched his head, "At that time, I thought that thing was so difficult, I stopped playing it right then. I remember You You played it for quite a while, right You You?"

"You still remember that."

However, Fang You actually only played it for a little more than a week; parents of a six-year-old child would not let them constantly use electronic products, for fear of damaging their eyes.

The original "Paru GO" felt quite similar to "Pokémon GO," mainly involving catching Pokémon in real-life areas, with virtual gyms and all sorts of wild Pokémon. Pokémon would appear in corresponding terrains, like water-type Pokémon being easier to catch near rivers.

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As for part-time jobs, it was basically a gimmick, like the previous penguin pets, just a way to accumulate in-game coins for the mall.

But from the demonstration by Fan Yuan earlier, the third generation of Paru devices not only had breakthrough improvements in graphics, but the nurturing gameplay had also become much richer.

The interactive fun with Paru had greatly increased. You could chat with Paru in Paru language, use Paru for alarm services, communicate and interact with it, and touching any part of Paru would elicit feedback.

You could take Paru to school to learn various fighting and life skills, work different jobs at various shops, with completely different animations and interactions.

Fashion was sold in the form of components like crazy. The popular Dark Sorceress Meow had more than twenty sets of skins, ranging from pool parties to Christmas outfits; not to mention Swift Weasel, the favorite of the version, whose skins could circle around the entire MUJI store.

The more Xia Nuo and Luo Xianyu talked, the more excited they got, and soon they were tempted with the idea.

"I want to play with a Paru device too, let's go buy a Paru device to play with."

Luo Xianyu muttered, "But... I didn't bring that much money with me."

Fang You also reminded Xia Nuo, "The market price of Paru devices is steep. For such a valuable item, it's better to discuss it with your parents before buying, otherwise you'll end up like Yuan Yuan."

"That's true..."

Xia Nuo scratched his head embarrassedly, "But, we can first go look at the store that sells Paru devices! Once we've decided what to buy, we can discuss it with Mom and Dad, and they might agree faster."

"I remember there's a toy store downstairs. I saw them selling Paru devices there before."

"Good, let's go check out the toy city!"

The three friends made their way to the toy store on the second floor, together by elevator.

In the massive electronic screen, a promotional video about "Paru GO! 3" and the third-generation Paru device was playing on a loop.

"Whether you're at home, in the park, at the neighborhood supermarket, or on a mountaintop."

"Amidst the forest, by the seaside, or even inside the pencil box of your crush—"

"Although, although, although it's very, very, very difficult."

"I will definitely catch it."

"Catch my most beloved Paru, oh yeah yeah yeah yeah—"

"The all-new third-generation Paru device, Life-bound Contract, composes a dazzling and splendid symphony, a promise under the starry skies, with you by my side!"

[Paru Double Diamonds, My Partner]

[National Paru Gym Battle Royale, simultaneously starting hot! Top prize up to 3 million yuan! Plus exclusive limited-edition human-form Paru beasts to sign a contract with, you might be the next legendary Paru master!]

Following that, Fang You saw a familiar face in the promotional short film—

"I'm the Paru ambassador Wang Zihan, and this is my Life-bound Paru: Star Guardian Squirtle. Everyone, come and catch Paru creatures with me!"

Ever since he was five and starred in "Little Zi Han's Troubles," Wang Zihan has crafted a comedian persona, continuously making many funny videos with continuous online acclaim.

From then on, Zi Han had become a real child star, often appearing on social platforms endorsing children's products, already gaining some fame.

Many years have passed, however, and both Xia Nuo and Luo Xianyu seemed to have forgotten this kid they once attended kindergarten variety shows with. Upon entering the store, they got distracted by the dazzling array of Paru merchandise and devices. Only Fang You noticed the advertisement he was featuring in.

Seeing Zi Han's growth, Fang You felt truly happy.

I really, I'm crying!

Sometimes, Fang You really wanted to harvest his own Emotional Energy.

Fang You followed Luo Xianyu and Xia Nuo into the toy store and soon heard a familiar voice near the cash register.

"Oh Mom, Mom, Mom... Everyone has one, so I want one too! Otherwise, it's embarrassing."

"Didn't we agree just to look? I bought you a Little Jiang drone just last month, how many days did you actually play with it? Now you want a new one."

"No, I want it... Mom! I want it, I want it!"

The 10-year-old but over 100 pounds Wang Zhuangfei was writhing on the floor like a maggot, helping the toy store clean the floor!

So clean!