Beidou was truly too hungry, so after taking the dry rations from Makoto's hand, her first action was to wolf them down.
Although Beidou was small in stature, her appetite was not small.
Because she hadn't eaten for several days and was extremely hungry, after finishing all the dry rations, she drank several cups of water.
Only then did Beidou feel like she had come back to life.
At this moment, Beidou remembered that it was Makoto who had helped her.
If it weren't for Makoto's generosity, she might still be starving now, not knowing what to do.
After a brief interaction with Makoto, Beidou's internal guard had visibly lowered.
Little Beidou had drifted for many years, and while she didn't have other skills, she did have the ability to judge whether a person was good or bad.
Currently, she felt that Makoto didn't seem like a bad person; he carried goodwill.
And the two girls beside Makoto were also innocent and kind.
In response, Beidou looked up at Makoto, then said gratefully, "Thank you, Big Brother, and the two of you."
Who would have thought that the future sea overlord, Beidou, was such a cute little girl at this moment?
Makoto also chuckled and said, "It's good as long as you're not hungry anymore."
At this moment, the system's voice rang in Makoto's mind.
"Detected Beidou's friendship with the host has increased from level 0 to level 1."
"Received one intertwined fate and the item 'spirit inducing lamp'."
Before Makoto could check it, Beidou blinked her big eyes and said very seriously, "Big Brother, I ate your dry rations, so we can be considered acquainted now."
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Beidou."
"It's the Beidou of the Big Dipper in the sky, please remember my name well."
"Although I don't have the ability to repay you now, I will definitely have the ability to repay you in the future!"
Little Beidou's voice was tender, but her tone was exceptionally serious.
She was a person who knew how to be grateful.
Makoto helped her today, so she would definitely repay his kindness in the future.
In this regard, she was surprisingly similar to Ningguang.
No wonder the two girls would have a love-hate relationship in the future.
Perhaps it was because they had many commonalities?
"Big Brother, what is your name?" Beidou looked at Makoto, curiously asking.
Because she had said so much, but still didn't know her benefactor's name.
In response, Makoto also softly replied, "My name is Makoto, the Xun from 'searching'."
"Brother Makoto..."
Little Beidou whispered the name, trying to commit it to memory.
Looking at the adorable Beidou in front of him, Makoto found it hard to connect her with the heroic and dashing big sister Beidou.
Beidou was quite cute when she was little.
Pulling back his thoughts, Makoto asked Beidou,
"Beidou, after you've eaten and drunk your fill, have you considered your next steps?"
Beidou constantly wandering wasn't a good thing.
Makoto hoped to change Beidou's life.
And when Makoto brought up this matter, the smile on Beidou's face gradually faded, replaced by an indescribable worry.
For most people, their lives were stable, but for Beidou, it was different.
She was confused about the future, feeling lost.
Even so, Beidou had countless times felt that she was a person with no tomorrow.
Beidou didn't want to show her weak and pessimistic side.
She forced a smile, then said self-deprecatingly, "I haven't thought that much; I just feel that being able to live through today is already very good."
"Tomorrow's matters, I'll leave them for tomorrow's me to think about."
"If I really had to consider one thing now... then I suppose I'd think about where I can sleep tonight?"
Beidou was homeless, sleeping under the sky and on the ground every day.
For her, who had no fixed abode, where she could sleep every night was something that required a lot of thought.
Makoto pondered for a moment, then said, "Beidou, do you want to stay at our house?"
"We happen to have many empty rooms there; you can totally stay."
"At the very least, you won't have to wander around anymore."
Hearing Makoto's words, Beidou felt very surprised.
"Eh? Brother Makoto wants to give me a room so I don't have to wander?"
Beidou's expression was very surprised, because Makoto was the first person who wanted to take her in and give her a home.
To be honest, Beidou had never thought she could be taken in, because she had always been disliked by people, so she tried to stay out of their sight.
But until today, she met Makoto.
Makoto was different from those people; Beidou could clearly feel it.
Looking at such a pitiful Beidou, Ningguang's heart couldn't help but stir.
Because not long ago, she and Beidou experienced similar hardships.
Every night, Ningguang would be extremely distressed about sleeping, because the sleeping environments were too poor.
So poor that sometimes Ningguang wished she could never sleep, because then she wouldn't be woken up by the cold.
Now, looking at Beidou, she felt as if she was seeing her past self.
Ningguang looked at Beidou and then said, "Yes, Beidou, why don't you live with us?"
"Qiqi and I will both welcome your addition!"
Qiqi, next to her, also nodded her small head, and said to Beidou with extreme seriousness, "Qiqi... likes to make friends..."
"Beidou... is a friend..."
Listening to Makoto and the two girls, Beidou felt her vision blur, and tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it.
Because she had always been accustomed to wandering, her heart had long been closed off.
But now, Makoto and the others were willing to accept her, allowing her to end her rootless life.
This was a luxury Beidou had never even dreamed of.
Beidou was silent for a moment, then finally nodded heavily.
Because she had nothing, wandering everywhere, there was nothing left to lose.
Things couldn't get any worse.
So she could choose to trust Makoto.
Even after being hurt by people's cold words, Beidou still chose to trust Makoto.
If there had to be a reason to trust Makoto, it was that when she was about to starve to death, Makoto gave her food.
That alone was enough.
"Shall we go?"
Seeing Beidou agree, Makoto extended his hand towards Beidou, inviting her.
Beidou's heart was touched.
All this time, everyone had avoided her, disliking her for being dirty.
This was the first time someone had extended a hand to her.
Beidou subconsciously wanted to take Makoto's hand, but as soon as she reached out, she recoiled as if shocked, quickly pulling her hand back.
The reason was that Beidou was afraid her hands were too dirty, and Makoto would dislike her after seeing them.
Beidou meticulously wiped her hands clean with her clothes.
Only after confirming there was no dust or dirt did she dare to extend her hand to Makoto.
"Brother Makoto, let's go."
"From now on, Beidou might cause you trouble."
"But rest assured, Beidou will definitely be useful to Brother Makoto."
"Beidou will definitely become someone useful to Brother Makoto."
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