The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

"Because there is a very strong flow of our race's energy in your body. We aliens are different from you humans. You distinguish people by sight, but we distinguish people by this energy."

Melos noticed Lin Xiyue's confusion and explained it to her carefully.

"Why do I say that I, and people I know well, can see it? It's because I can recognize this energy as mine, but it's not entirely mine."

Meros was also puzzled by this.

"Huh? You mean that because there's an energy within me, most other races can't tell if I'm human or not. But because this power belongs to you, you and people who know you can clearly tell that something's wrong with me, right? Am I misunderstanding something?"

Lin Xiyue summarized her understanding and shared her insights.

"Yes, that's the idea. You understand it very well."

The little adult, Meros, nodded.

"Hehehe. So where do we go next? :D"

Lin Xiyue smiled ingratiatingly, clearly unfamiliar with the terrain. She figured it was better to listen to this young man than to ask him where to go.

Although he was a bit cold towards me, he was a nice person, polite, and seemed like a kind kid. So, if I just shamelessly insisted on following him, I was sure I could find the gathering place, and then I could figure out a way to get back.

Lin Xiyue thought optimistically, and her smile became even sweeter.

"Me? You're coming with me?"

Meros pointed at himself in surprise, almost as if to say, "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, that's right. Anyway, you already know I'm human, and I came here by accident, so I have no idea how to get around. I was just wandering around randomly. You're different; you're a local. You can definitely lead me to a town or something, and then I can figure out how to get back. :D"

Lin Xiyue didn't treat him as a real child either. After all, humanity didn't really understand the alien race, so how could she assume his age? What if it was a mimicry? There was no definitive answer as to what kind of alien races they were.

"I... I don't know either. I... Anyway, I got here by accident."

Melos explained this to Lin Xiyue very seriously, although he concealed some things.

"Huh? What should I do then? Hmm... I'll go first. I want to go to the left! I came from behind, and there's a three-way intersection ahead, so I want to go to the left."

Lin Xiyue thought for a moment and pointed to her right.

"Let's go to the right. Besides, the direction you're pointing is to the right."

This Meros calmly pointed out the direction he wanted to take.

"Huh? Hahaha, okay. Anyway, I want to go to the left."

Lin Xiyue smiled, pretending not to care, and moved her arm slightly, pointing in a different direction.

So, for the next half hour, Lin Xiyue and this Meros sat on the grass by the roadside and had an in-depth discussion about whether to go left or right.

"Listen to me, we'll go to the left! There's no reason why, it's just a woman's intuition."

Lin Xiyue delivered the final blow.

"But……"

"No buts! If you keep doing this, no girl will like you when you grow up! Oh, no, I can't assume your sexual orientation. Let's go, there's no point in sitting here, let's walk and find something to eat, I'm hungry."

Lin Xiyue said it casually, not paying much attention to Mo Luosi's reaction, and pulled him to start walking to the left.

"Yeah, that's okay."

Meros followed Lin Xiyue to the left, into the depths of the jungle.

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They had been walking for about three or four hours since it had just gotten dark. By now, the sky was so dark that no light could be seen. If it weren't for the bioluminescence of the plants on this planet, Lin Xiyue probably wouldn't even be able to see her own hands.

"Hmm, will we really be able to find anything to eat? I feel like I'm going to starve to death before I even get home."

Lin Xiyue held onto the little Moros's clothes, squatted down on the ground, and looked up at him.

"You're hungry after such a short time?"

As he spoke, Meros frowned and looked around, seemingly trying to find something for Lin Xiyue to eat.

"Well, I haven't eaten for almost ten hours. I got here on an animal called Lex, I hitched a ride."

Lin Xiyue looked increasingly pitiful as she spoke, as if she was about to burst into tears.

"Huh? Hmm... Okay, I'll find you something to eat. Wait here for me."

As he spoke, he walked towards the nearby woods.

The trees in that grove were much thicker than the ones Lin Xiyue had seen at first, and the leaves had changed from oval to overlapping triangular leaves. They seemed to be a different species altogether.

Meros was a small person, but he moved very nimbly. He walked on the grass for a short while and then came to the side of the largest tree in the vicinity.

He first jumped onto a lower branch next to him, and then gradually jumped up the huge tree, as if he were leaping on the wooden stakes of the Shaolin Temple, very steadily.

A few minutes later, he jumped to the top of the tree, and Lin Xiyue could only see the hem of his clothes swaying below.

"Hey, catch it."

After the sound rang out, a fruit was thrown down.

Lin Xiyue hurriedly stepped forward to catch them, and then more and more fruits were thrown down one after another.

"That's enough! I can't take any more!"

Before long, Lin Xiyue couldn't carry it anymore and had to put it on the grass next to her.

"Shh-"

Meros jumped down nimbly.

"Speaking of which, can humans eat these? I've heard people say that humans die very easily because their bodies are fragile but rich in nutrients, making them the best food for the lowest-class alien races."

As he spoke, Meros picked up a fruit and took a bite.

"Yes, I... I scanned it, and it's edible."

Lin Xiyue had already eaten two when Moros asked.

She was actually asking the system, and she didn't know why, but after Meros woke up, the system became very silent, only responding when asked.

This fruit is orange-yellow, about the size of an adult's palm, with a glossy, smooth surface that looks very appetizing. Biting into the thin skin reveals snow-white flesh inside, from which abundant juice flows out.

The taste is refreshingly sweet; how should I put it? I feel it deserves the highest praise—not too sweet.

"Wow, so delicious! There are such delicious fruits on this tree, how come I can't see them from below! I thought this kind of tree didn't bear any fruit."

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