What a heart-warming story.
Tom stepped aside and still wanted to take a peek, but Lin Li didn't let him succeed. He folded the note and gave it back to Jerry.
It suddenly occurred to him that Tom had been drawn by his own chance, perhaps because of the system's settings and arrangements.
Jerry, on the other hand, was just a permanent character that he drew with his ordinary two hundred points without any guarantee.
Could it be that the reason why he didn't take the guarantee was that he took the bait voluntarily?
After all, Jerry's potential is endless.
Lin Li also believed in tampering with his own system.
"Okay, I understand. Thanks for your hard work, you have traveled a long way to get here. From now on, we are a family."
His eyes swept over his two friends, Lin Li rubbed Tom's head vigorously, then tapped Jerry with his finger, and said warmly.
Tom and Jerry both nodded.
"Are you hungry?"
The moment they finished speaking, their stomachs began to growl. Lin Li laughed and got up to go to the kitchen.
"Do you mind eating my leftovers? Otherwise it'll be a while."
Lin Li asked, remembering the remaining food in the refrigerator.
Tom and Jerry shook their heads indifferently.
So not long after, Lin Li came out with several bowls of food. After being heated, they were all steaming.
Half a roasted chicken, half an unknown but delicious marinated meat, and a plate of meatballs.
"Eat, I..."
After Lin Li gave the order, Tom and Jerry did exactly the same thing. They took out napkins and knives and forks from behind, fastened them meticulously, and prepared to eat.
Tom focused on the roast chicken and threw half of the roast chicken directly into his mouth. It took him a second to spit out all the bones.
How clean are these bones?
Even if Monk Tang gnawed it, it would not be considered as breaking his precepts. The flies would slip when they stood on it, and the dogs would shake their heads after looking at it.
Jerry, who was also aiming at the roasted chicken, showed annoyance on his face. Then he directly discarded the knife and fork and jumped to the marinated meat plate with a delicate diving movement.
Then, like a lawnmower, it left no trace of meat wherever it went. In a few seconds, Jerry had already turned the plate several times, and the entire bowl of bacon was gone.
His belly wasn't even bulging at all.
"Eat, I'll eat some with you."
This was what Lin Li originally wanted to say completely.
His plan was to strengthen the relationship between himself and Tom Jerry in this way.
Now it seems that I think too much, and I am not worthy - my speed is only worthy of eating on the plate.
Both of them aimed at the last plate of meatballs and put their hands on the edge of the plate.
Tom's eyes narrowed and he pulled the dinner plate towards him. Not to be outdone, Jerry also pulled the dinner plate towards him with force.
The tug of war begins.
Just as Lin Li was about to step forward to dissuade him, he saw Tom let go of his hand.
"Huh -" Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it seems that Tom still remembers Jerry's love and is still very polite to each other.
"Duang!"
Before Lin Li was relieved, this huge sound came from his ears.
Looking up, Jerry was no longer in his mouse form.
Shushu, I will send it today.
Jerry had just gotten the dinner plate and lifted it up, intending to pour it all into his mouth. He forgot about the danger of turning his back to Tom.
Tom picked up the steel rod next to him, seized this opportunity, and hit Jerry hard.
After knocking him unconscious, Tom felt dissatisfied and crushed him again with a rolling pin.
Now in Jerry Mouse form.
"Are you okay?"
Lin Li picked up Jerry dumbfounded, but asked without any worry at all.
"Bo!"
Jerry recovered and cried in front of Lin Li.
"Tom!"
Lin Li's order was still very useful. Tom, whose mouth was only a few centimeters away from the meatball, reluctantly put down the dinner plate and faced Lin Li at the same time.
As if considering that he was still holding the steel rod, which would easily lower Lin Li's evaluation of him, Tom placed it behind him in a covert manner.
"What you are holding is still my steel rod."
Tom respectfully handed the steel rod to Lin Li.
"And you, Jerry, can you shed a few tears when you cry?"
"hey-hey……"
Seeing that the fake crying thing was exposed, Jerry immediately showed a flattering smile.
"Each person has half, and can only eat his or her share."
Cutting the meatballs in half, with Lin Li's intervention, the picture finally became much more harmonious.
Lin Li sat next to him with a headache.
The joy of having two permanent companions was slightly diluted.
Good news: I have two permanent characters in funny anime, and my strength has greatly increased.
The bad news: These two are sworn enemies, sworn enemies who enjoy the process of confronting each other, and are almost irreconcilable unless they have a common enemy.
"Tom and Jerry listen!"
Tom and Jerry immediately put down their plates and saluted Lin Li with a standard military salute.
"Lin Li's first family rule is that family members must live in harmony, especially between the two of you."
"snort!"
Tom and Jerry both glanced at each other, then turned their heads and snorted coldly.
"It's a family rule!"
The two men nodded incomprehensibly, without looking at Lin Li, and even whistled.
"The second rule of the house. Anyone who violates the first rule or takes the initiative to cause trouble will not be allowed to eat for three days. I will implement it."
The two men were deep in thought.
Realizing that these two people were likely to frame each other, Lin Li quickly added:
"Article 3: Anyone who violates Article 1, even if they are in trouble, will not be allowed to eat for one day!"
Tom and Jerry's faces drooped.
…
Tom and Jerry's stomachs, which were originally unchanged, bulged after the last bit of meatballs were taken care of, and both of them had a happy smile on their faces.
"I'm going to wash the dishes. Don't fight."
Lin Li stood up, and then his trousers were grabbed by Tom.
When Lin Li looked over, Tom had already stood up, packed up the dishes and ran to the kitchen in a familiar manner.
The sound of the faucet running sounded in the kitchen.
——Tom is helping himself wash the dishes.
Jerry, who was lying down on the spot, suddenly felt something was wrong when he saw Lin Li's smile.
This green tea cat!
Inward roll!
Competing for favor!
The battlefield never ended, it just started burning again in other places.
Jerry stood up quickly, found the cloth in the corner of the room, and began to wipe away the ashes left by Lin Li's previous burning of the sofa.
Lin Li looked at all this without reacting.
etc!
It seemed that I suddenly understood how to get these two guys on the right track.
If you compare yourself to an emperor, Tom and Jerry are your concubines!
So what Lin Li has to do is to control his love and use the experience gained from watching bloody dramas in the past to maintain and balance his harem!
As long as there is no preference, his two concubines will compete for favor in front of him - that is, they will do things that can please him.
A win-win situation - Lin Li wins twice!
Good news: Lin Li, like other time travellers, has a harem in another world.
Bad news: None of the harem are human, and even the gender isn't describable to any of the females.
…
Soon, Lin Li felt a little sleepy because it was midnight, and he greeted the two guys who were helping him with housework in the bedroom.
"Tom, Jerry, come here."
"This is the hut I built for you. It's a bit shabby. You can make do with it for a few nights for the time being. When I have money, I will replace it with a luxurious villa for you."
Lin Li began to draw a pie.
The bed was relatively simple for the time being, a combination of blankets and quilts, but Tom and Jerry didn't dislike it.
"Whoever is better behaved among you can sleep in bed with me from now on."
Lin Li said this with a smile.
After Tom and Jerry heard this, they immediately lay down on their beds peacefully, just like the children in the kindergarten who were looking forward to praise.
The look in Lin Li's eyes said that I am better behaved.
"Do you still want to eat big fish and meat every day in the future?" Lin Li suddenly asked.
"nod."
"Very good, then tomorrow, you can go out with me to make money!"
Lin Li has not forgotten his current urgent problem - lack of money.
But after having Tom and Jerry, and based on the flyers he had read, the previous job of recruiting taller people from short people had been rejected, and Lin Li had several better options in his mind.
No way, Tom and Jerry, in a sense, are too versatile.
"Your food expenses are all on your own - and by the way, help me with my food expenses."
"good."
Lin Li chuckled and got into bed himself.
Recalling that the system's illustrated book had said before that having more permanent characters would unlock new functions, Lin Li clicked on the system.
[Newly added "Permanent Upgrade Fragments for Illustrated Characters" to the character prize pool]
[Permanent Upgrade Fragments of Illustrated Characters: You can choose from the following two effects and activate one of them: "Collect five of these props and use them to permanently summon any character unlocked in the illustration" or "Recast for 200 points." 】
【More features will be unlocked after having more permanent characters. 】
Lin Li blinked.
It's good. You won't lose money anyway if you draw it. It just gives you one more choice.
It would be good if you could exchange one thousand points for a permanent one.
[Character: Tom]
…
[Unlocked abilities:
"Language proficiency."
"Space folding."
"Immortal."
"The body can be deformed and fixed due to external forces, and can be restored at will."
...]
The introduction to Tom and Jerry's illustrated book lists the abilities they have demonstrated so far in front of Lin Li.
After reading it briefly, Lin Li determined that their abilities had not yet been fully demonstrated.
Really looking forward to it.
"Tom, turn off the lights."
"Click."
The room fell into darkness.
"Good night, Tom, good night, Jerry."
In this unknown world, on the first night when he was not alone, Lin Li almost forgot to say this sentence before he spoke.
"Meow~"
"Zhizhi~"
Let me mention here that Tom and Jerry have many and complex abilities.
The description of the system is not fixed either.
For example, if they get angry in the future, their abilities and IQ will break the inherent description.
The illustrated book will probably add a description like "When angry, the ability is enhanced" as a patch.
At the same time, there are many episodes where Tom and Jerry's abilities are too buggy, such as turning into wizards and gods.
These are unified into abilities that require specific circumstances to be triggered, which are called potentials.
So don't talk about extreme cases of Tom and Jerry in regular situations.
Of course, everything depends on the author's opinion, hehehe.
(End of chapter)
