My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome

Chapter 127: Chapter 126: Apricot Kernel (Please Vote for Recommendation)

When Shao Zifeng got home, his mother was still not awake, but the cats and dogs on the east wall opened their eyes alertly, curiously watching Shao Zifeng.

He made a shushing gesture to them and tiptoed into his own room.

Qiqi, who had waited for him all night, was crouched on the roof with her little hands, and once she saw Shao Zifeng return safely, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Getting up and shaking off the annoying dew, Qiqi hopped down and scampered into his mother’s room in a puff of smoke.

…

He placed his blood-stained backpack by the bed—that thing was packed with a ton of loot.

Shao Zifeng summoned the little deer and Lingling, planning to unbox with them and witness his own birth as a loot god.

When it came to unboxing, Shao Zifeng had never chickened out—there was nothing that a 648-pull couldn’t solve, and if there was, it just meant you hadn’t spent enough.

But Qiuqiu wasn’t by his side, and he didn’t know why it was taking so long to come out this time.

Lingling, upon coming out, immediately started looking around, tugging at Shao Zifeng’s hand for its “little money,” showing no readiness to witness the birth of a loot emperor.

Shao Zifeng, having no choice, handed over the little pouch filled with coins to Lingling, who with a silly grin became hopelessly engrossed in the coins and couldn’t extricate itself.

The little deer, however, lay obediently on the bed, quietly watching Shao Zifeng.

Taking a deep breath, Shao Zifeng rubbed his hands and took out the first small pouch, then glanced at the pure white little deer.

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In ancient times, white deer were symbols of good fortune.

The little deer was also white.

Maybe…

Take a sniff?

No sooner said than done!

Under the dumbfounded gaze of the little deer, Shao Zifeng scooped it up and buried his face in its fur, taking a deep whiff.

Hmm.

It was unexpectedly pleasant to sniff, with a special kind of scent that couldn’t quite be described.

Maybe another sniff would reveal it.

Having convinced himself, Shao Zifeng greedily took several more sniffs.

The little deer looked at him in shock—if Shao Zifeng used his empathy talent right now, he might instantly get overwhelmed by the little deer’s tumultuous emotions and turn into an idiot.

All set.

Putting the little deer down, Shao Zifeng felt refreshed and rubbed his hands again, randomly taking out another small pouch from the big one.

With an excited heart, he slowly unzipped it, and a dazzling purple light burst out from the small pouch, so blinding!

All of the above were special effects concocted in Shao Zifeng’s imagination.

He unzipped the blood-stained small pouch to reveal an inconspicuous dirty silver box inside. Opening the box, he found half a vial of energy potion lying on the familiar black velvet.

A second-grade Earth Attribute with a purity of about 97—this kind was mostly for personal use unless you diluted it with water and refurbished it to sell on the black market; otherwise, half a vial really wasn’t worth much.

Setting the silver box aside, Shao Zifeng continued to open the next small pouch.

[Name]: Damaged Elemental Ore

[Attribute]: Earth

[Quality]: None

[Condition]: Cracked

[Description]: The Elemental Ore became damaged after violent use; energy is constantly escaping, and even without being used, it will soon turn into waste stone.

This was only the second time he had seen Elemental Ore. The last time was at the underground platform of Su City in the free trade zone, a “Weak Elemental Ore” with a Thunder Attribute if he remembered correctly.

It was far inferior to this Earth Attribute one, hmm…

Earth Attribute.

This one and the energy potion couldn’t have come from the same person, could they?

Lingling, really—you never leave anything for anyone.

Shao Zifeng played with the brownish soil-colored stone, cracked and fissured, revealing a contemplative expression.

Actually, from this piece of Ore alone, one can deduce how difficult the lives of combat training masters at the bottom of the underground forces are. They could simply apply to the officials and exchange the Elemental Ore for several energy potions, yet they extract energy in such a brutal manner.

The haphazard energy not only affects the future enhancement of pet beasts, but it also has an exceedingly fast dissipation rate after use.

A pet beast’s energy absorption has a limit each time, and unless the energy is quickly expended to continue absorbing more, it’s like what Lingling does. However, doing so goes against the purpose of increasing one’s strength through energy absorption.

….

Hiss!

Shao Zifeng’s body tingled, and he snapped back to consciousness, asking the unassuming little deer, “Did I space out again?”

“Yo!”

The little deer nodded slightly.

Oh.

Shao Zifeng massaged his temples with a bit of a headache.

Even though the panel didn’t indicate any negative status, he kept spacing out. This situation might be alright at home, but if it happened while walking on the road, he might find himself catapulted into the air in no time.

He would have to ask Chen Zhenglong about it when he returned tomorrow, as this wasn’t a sustainable condition to be in.

After packing the Elemental Ore that had rolled onto the bed, Shao Zifeng pulled out another one from his bag.

Moments later, with an expressionless face, Shao Zifeng tossed the damp little bag into the trash bin and shook off the sticky liquid on his hand, which had a bit of a fishy smell.

[Name]: Broken Emu Egg

[Potential]: 0~0★

[Description]: Once bred as poultry, emus became purely breeding tools after the “Unknown Recovery incident,” making them a popular choice for combat training masters to cultivate juvenile mutant creatures. Because of their colorful appearance and hard shells, emus’ eggs are often used by unscrupulous businesses to deceive newcomers in small places.

Shao Zifeng glanced at Lingling, who seemed quite happy, and was speechless.

This is an emu egg! Known as one of the world’s toughest eggs, just how much animosity does Lingling hold to crack such an egg?

He had been hoping there might be a rare mutant creature’s egg inside, but seeing the fate of the emu egg, his heart grew cold!

If an emu egg couldn’t withstand Lingling’s hammering, other eggs need not even be mentioned.

After cleaning up the liquid from the emu egg, Shao Zifeng’s luck seemed to have run out.

The next few bags he opened contained nothing but trinkets, imitation bronze daggers, ornate seashells, and a thong… those things.

They were just ordinary items with no attributes, the kind that wouldn’t even make the cheat’s gears turn.

Hmm?

As Shao Zifeng reached into the bag again, he grasped at air, then looked inside to find the first large bag empty.

Just as he was about to set it aside, a faint blue dot in the corner of his eye quivered.

There’s still something inside!

Shao Zifeng searched the bag again to make sure there were no more small packages, wondering if it was seeing a thong… those things, for the first time that made him see things.

Pah!

Impossible!

Unconvinced, Shao Zifeng turned the backpack upside down and shook it.

Clack!

A small apricot pit fell to the ground.

Picking up the apricot pit and examining it closely in his hand, he saw its surface coated in a brown-yellow patina, likely the result of constant handling and playing to create such an effect.

Yet what he needed wasn’t a plaything. Shao Zifeng scrutinized the apricot pit, but the blue dots still showed no response.

Not giving up, he pinched the apricot pit and inspected it carefully from top to bottom.

It was when he spotted a little eye on the seam that the few blue specks in his eyes suddenly began spinning wildly.