"Modify it?" Amy looked at Mai Ge, then at the music box in his hand, somewhat puzzled. "But I think the Mushroom Little Elf is great, why modify her? Are we giving her up?"
"No, don't you like dancing? But the Mushroom Little Elf's movements are too clumsy right now. Modifying her will make her movements smoother, and she can even teach you to dance, and change into all sorts of pretty little clothes, but she'll still be the original Mushroom Little Elf." Mai Ge smiled and shook his head. It seemed the little one had already developed some affection for the Mushroom Little Elf.
"Really? That's great! But how long will it take?" Amy's eyes lit up.
"That way, she'll definitely dance even better, right?" Yabemia had a similar expression, quite expectant.
"About half an hour. You can play with the Ugly Duckling for a while longer." Mai Ge nodded, taking the music box upstairs.
The system said the modification time was twenty minutes, but this time Mai Ge wanted to make sure the system hadn't installed anything strange inside before letting Amy play with it.
"Burp—" After finishing the savory tofu pudding, the Ugly Duckling let out a satisfied burp, rolled over, and lay down on the ground, revealing its round, white belly. It closed its eyes contentedly.
"Ugly Duckling, you're not allowed to lie down right after eating!" Amy tugged at the Ugly Duckling's ear.
"Meow~" The Ugly Duckling let out a lazy meow, rubbed its head against Amy's feet, found a more comfortable position to lie down, and remained completely unmoved.
Amy withdrew her hand, frowned as she looked at the Ugly Duckling, then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she muttered softly, "If it gets fat, then it'll be all grown up, right? And if it gets all grown up..."
"Meow meow!" The Ugly Duckling seemed to hear Amy's words. It jumped up from the ground with a start, raised its head and meowed twice at Amy. Then it started walking around the restaurant, turning back to meow at Amy as it walked, as if to prove that it was trying to exercise.
"It's okay, I think you can lie down now." Amy shook her head, a dangerous smile on her face.
"Meow!" The Ugly Duckling's voice suddenly rose a few decibels, and its slow walk turned into a jog as it ran around the restaurant.
Mai Ge, who had just come downstairs, couldn't help but shake his head and laugh at the scene. It seemed that the Ugly Duckling was still some distance away from the blissful days of eating and sleeping.
While the system was recycling and modifying the music box, Mai Ge wasn't idle either. He went into the kitchen to knead dough and prepare ingredients. Now that the restaurant didn't need him to clean up or go out to buy goat milk for the Ugly Duckling, he had a lot more time to prepare more Bai Ji Mo. Anyway, there were two ovens now, so there was no need to worry about not having enough time to bake them.
Upon hearing the system's delivery notification, Mai Ge washed his hands and went upstairs. Amy, who was rushing the Ugly Duckling to continue its crawling exercise, and Yabemia, who was mopping the floor, both looked over at the same time, full of anticipation.
Mai Ge went upstairs and took out the music box from the cabinet. Its overall shape hadn't changed much, but it was much taller. The puppet little elf inside the hemisphere were gone, and the foam snowflakes on the ground had also disappeared. Several small red dots could be vaguely seen on the flat bottom.
Furthermore, an embedded four inches screen has appeared on the side of the base, indicating that it had moved from a user-friendly operating mode to a touchscreen era.
"The holographic projection modification is complete. As per the host's request, the main image remains an elf. This system provides ten basic outfits, as well as a variety of dress up packages. By recharging, you can unlock more clothing and accessories and experience the fun of dressing up..."
"Wait... System! All I wanted was a simple holographic music box. Why did you include Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen in it? Trying to encourage minors to spend money like this is extremely morally wrong!" Mai Ge interrupted the system. This system was becoming more and more adept at making money, and it was now specifically targeting Amy.
"Host, please don't compare this dress up system with those trashy games. The clothing styles provided by this system are exquisite and abundant, and the dress up effects surpass those of blockbuster movies. Based on holographic projection technology, it can display the details of the clothing from all angles, bringing players an unparalleled experience..." the system explained earnestly, with a hint of pride.
"I demand a child lock or parental control mode, and that no pop-up ads or any misleading advertisements appear during use, otherwise I will return it." Mai Ge said coldly.
"The host's behavior is stifling the child's nature and is detrimental to the budding and growth of a young girl's heart. This is a distorted and tyrannical form of education!" the system protested.
"Tch, children's natural instincts are being stifled by unscrupulous game developers like you. We didn't spend all our time playing Honor of Kings when we were kids." Mai Ge said with a sneer and a look of disdain.
"Perhaps we should give the little girl some choice?" the system conceded, attempting to negotiate.
"Didn't you say I could return it within three days?" Mai Ge left no room for negotiation.
"Okay, all pop-up ads are off, the payment lock is on, and parental control is enabled." the system's somewhat disheartened voice said.
Mai Ge nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "Also, you didn't put any of those fancy, frivolous things like 'Ifuudoudou' in here, did you?"
"How can something 'Ifuudoudou' be considered something flashy and frivolous? It's the crystallization of an artist's hard work, an alternative form of art, it's..." the system said excitedly.
"Stop talking nonsense. How many songs and dance tracks have you installed here? I'll see for myself." Mai Ge interrupted the system directly. This system was too unreliable. It seems that being self-taught has a serious problem, which is that it can't understand why some things are not suitable for children.
"Sorry, host, because this system has determined that the appearance of too many dance tracks in a short period of time may have a huge impact on the otaku culture of this world, the host can only view the dance track 'Gokuraku Jodo' at present. The second track will be unlocked after the user learns it. The song list can be viewed in the song section. Thirty children's songs are currently available for free." The system's serious voice sounded.
"You win." Mai Ge's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the music box in his hand. After opening the screen, there were several sub-sections such as dress up, dance tutorials, and music tutorials.
Mai Ge immediately clicked on the music tutorials and glanced at them. The nursery rhyme selection was quite normal, the first song was "A Little Girl Picking Mushrooms" which Amy had just learned, followed by familiar nursery rhymes like "Two Tigers" and "Little Duck".
"The APP store is now open. You can go to the store to purchase various popular APPs. Use them with this device to enjoy the fun of holographic games. The matching game controller is also available now." Just then, a pop-up ad suddenly appeared.