novelraw Chapter 106 A Small Goal
Chapter 106 A Small Goal
Chapter 106 A Small Goal
The potion that Frog Junior had swallowed was starting to take effect.
The frog brother suffered instinctive, painful spasms, but with the spiritual pearl present, he strangely avoided a chain reaction of damage due to the pain.
It's just pain, nothing but pain.
Lin Yue'e said, "It's not that simple for it to evolve into a Tide Dragon Frog. It will probably take five hours for the potion to modify the energy in its body."
Once completed, the dragon attribute energy within its body will dominate, with the ratio of dragon, spirit, and water attribute energy being approximately six to two to two.
The proportion of this attribute energy will remain stable for one or two days.
However, once this period has passed, this abnormal energy ratio will backfire.
This is because it lacks the mental energy to suppress the other elemental energies, which it should have had the upper hand.
"So, Xiaoyang, you need to hurry. You must complete the dragonification of the Tidal Dragon Frog within at least two days, so that the frog junior can truly retain dragon attribute energy within its body."
"I understand!" Xu Yang nodded solemnly. "I'll trouble you to make the trip as well."
Lin Yue'e waved her hand, "It's alright, what can I do when I only have one granddaughter?"
"Grandma~!" Zhou Meili called out in a sweet, coquettish voice.
Xu Xian got goosebumps all over his body from hearing this.
Xu Yang's expression also stiffened.
Zhou Meili ignored Xu Xian, pouted her lips, and gave Xu Yang a coquettish snort.
Then, Xu Yang picked up the frog junior, and Zhou Meili made a phone call, and a private car arrived.
In a spacious vehicle.
Xu Xian glanced at Zhou Meili, who kept glancing at Xu Yang, and when Xu Yang noticed, she would either make faces or whimper.
For a moment, I had a very strong sense of déjà vu.
It was just like—just like when Shi Yi and Fang Qian first arrived at the Tianxin Club in Wucheng.
The feeling of being the main character while you are the supporting character is extremely strong.
So, others are the main characters?
Xu Xian scratched his face.
Shi E and Xu Yang are not particularly outstanding in appearance, but both have close female friends, and both are rich young ladies.
He shook his head, wondering why he hadn't met his perfect heiress when he already had all the advantages.
His gaze drifted out the car window.
Traffic and pedestrians rushed by.
The little frog beside me straightened its body and trembled slightly.
Xu Xian noticed this and pulled it into his left arm.
His right hand wasn't idle either; he pulled Niu Niu into his right embrace.
I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the little minotaur sister seems to have gained some weight.
Inside the car, Lin Yue'e glanced back at Xu Xian's right.
Sitting next to her, Zhou Meili whispered, "Grandma, what's wrong? I've noticed you seem to be paying attention to that underdeveloped little fire minotaur from time to time."
"Didn't you notice the problem with this little fire minotaur?" Lin Yue'e said softly to her granddaughter.
Zhou Meili frowned slightly and immediately activated her spiritual eye to look at Niu Niu.
At a glance, one could see the two elemental energies that were chaotic yet strangely balanced.
A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "How come the dark attribute energy in this little fire minotaur's body is so concentrated, and its body is so weak?"
She glanced at it a few more times, then remained silent, responding telepathically to Lin Yue'e: "Grandma, this little fire minotaur has no value in training for ordinary people, no, not even for the poorest beast tamers. Xu Xian is a top-tier youth trainee from the Tianxin Club, and he's very talented and knowledgeable. Why would he choose such a spirit beast?"
Lin Yue'e, also using telepathy, replied softly: "Perhaps he's confident he can handle it, or perhaps he wants to take care of it."
Zhou Meili shook her head; her maternal grandmother was a newly promoted master-level pharmacist.
She was exposed to the world of pharmacists from a young age and is now an intermediate pharmacist herself, only a few significant achievements away from becoming a senior pharmacist.
Even she shook her head when she saw Niu Niu's physical condition.
A novice pharmacist might have delusions, or unhealthy expectations, that they can change the little fire minotaur's physical condition.
With her extensive experience, Zhou Meili, whose abilities were comparable to those of a senior pharmacist, had already realized that this was a problem she couldn't solve at all.
Only master-level apothecaries, or those who specialize in nurturing, can change the physical condition of this little fire minotaur.
Xu Xian has indeed been the talk of the town recently in the Beast Tamer Association's training channel.
After all, a previously unknown boy suddenly rose to prominence, bringing forth an unprecedented new silver-grade spirit beast, the Tide Dragon Frog.
But so what?
Zhou Meili did not believe that the other party was more capable than herself.
Lin Yue'e could tell what the child was thinking just by looking at Zhou Meili's expression.
He smiled without saying a word, then glanced back at Niu Niu and Xu Xian.
The way they were close together and embracing made her smile slightly.
As people get older, they just want to see scenes of family happiness.
Black Abyss City is not far from Sea City.
Both are border cities.
One is clearly designated as a defensive line, while the other is further inland, but both are also near the sea, just not as close.
In terms of the two cities as a whole, it looks like an overturned gourd.
The one above is Black Abyss City, and the one below is Sea City.
The carriage that Xu Xian and his companions are currently riding on is traveling on the line connecting the gourds.
The two cities are not far apart; not counting the time spent leaving the city, it only takes half an hour to reach each other.
However, although Black Abyss City and Sea City are close in distance.
However, the architectural styles of the two cities are completely different.
Haicheng is like an ancient international metropolis, but its somber atmosphere reveals its unique style.
Black Abyss City is quite different.
This is a city that is basically made of steel.
When Xu Xian looked out the car window at the buildings, his first impression was that they were dark and gloomy.
A strange sense of oppression welled up from the bottom of his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.
Taking a deep breath and then exhaling forcefully made me feel much better.
Looking out of the car, the buildings near Haicheng were not tall buildings, at most seven or eight stories high.
There were many passersby, and the vast majority of them were accompanied by spirit beasts.
Perhaps because it is close to the Black Abyss Sea, there are many water-attribute spirit beasts.
Xu Xian, the beast tamer who had a frog junior, saw four of them, and another one who brought a frog scholar.
He discovered that all of these people acted in a hurry, and their eyes were filled with an intense and unyielding murderous aura.
This is Black Abyss City, this is a border defense city!
Xu Xian sighed inwardly.
We pay our highest respects to these warriors who guarded the borders of the Dragon Kingdom.
At the same time, he hugged the trembling baby on his left tightly, trying his best to soothe it with the warmth of his body.
"I've always been here, and I will always be here in the future." Xu Xian's voice was softer than ever before.
Wawa nudged its head, and a trickle of water dampened the inner lining of Xu Xian's chest.
Another half hour passed.
"This is it, let's rest here for now."
Xu Yang, carrying his junior classmate Frog, got off the bus first.
At this point, the frog junior was still trembling, feeling the pain and accepting the changes in energy within his body, showing no signs of waking up.
Lin Yue'e and Zhou Meili got off the bus one after the other.
Finally, there's Xu Xian with the two little ones.
As soon as I got out of the car, a damp feeling hit me.
Xu Xian looked ahead and saw troops in military uniforms stationed on the coast, each fully armed and holding a gun, standing guard against the sea.
Beyond that, the once clear seawater churned beneath the thick, opaque clouds overhead and in the distance, the dark waters stained by an unknown blackness.
Standing near the shore, waves crashed in from time to time, carrying a fishy sea breeze that was pungent and stung my face.
"Xu Xian, we're in the hotel. I'll take you to your room!" Xu Yang's voice made Xu Xian turn around.
The frog on the left and the ox on the right held hands and led the two beasts toward the hotel. This seaside hotel was built in an old-fashioned architectural style.
The price is reasonable, 180 yuan per room per night.
Xu Xian entered room 305.
The room wasn't big, with a bed that was neither too big nor too small. Xu Xian and his two spirit beasts could barely squeeze in and sleep.
Xu Xian scanned the room.
The hotel facilities were old but clean and tidy.
There's a small balcony facing the sea.
Xu Xian walked to the balcony, where Xu Yang and Zhou Meili were below.
Xu Yang was holding his phone, about to make a call, when he saw Xu Xian on the third floor and immediately waved and called out, "Xu Xian, Meili and I are going to pick up our spirit beasts. If you're free, you can stay here or go for a walk. Grandma is in room 301."
After saying that, he and Zhou Meili took a taxi and left.
Xu Xian turned to look at Wawa and Niu Niu.
Perhaps she had finally gotten used to it, and Wawa's emotions calmed down a lot.
"Come on, follow me to 301." Xu Xian pulled Wa Wa Niu Niu along.
A short while later, outside Gate 301.
Xu Xian took a deep breath to calm himself down.
Then knock gently on the door.
Bang bang bang!
"Come in," Lin Yue'e's voice came from inside the door.
Xu Xian gently pushed open the door and saw Lin Yue'e, still wrapped up tightly, sitting on a deck chair on the balcony enjoying the sea breeze.
The frog grandfather of Xu Yang is on the bedside table.
The old frog still looked to be in pain, its body almost covered in blood, turning it into a blood sphere.
Lin Yue'e glanced at Xu Xian, a sly glint in her eyes, and asked in a cold tone, "What do you want with me?"
Xu Xian pulled the two beasts forward, then gently pushed Niu Niu forward a step with his right hand.
He lowered his head and bowed, and Wawa and Niu Niu did the same.
Xu Xian said earnestly, "I would like to ask you to take a look at my daughter."
Lin Yue'e's eyes revealed an expression of "I knew it."
However, she asked in a still cold tone, "Are you aware of your daughter's problem?"
"I know," Xu Xian answered truthfully.
Lin Yue'e asked again, "Since you know this, you should also know that this is not something an ordinary beast tamer can do, not even a lord-level beast tamer. Are you aware of this?"
"I know that too."
"You know that too?" Lin Yue'e suddenly sneered. "Since you know that, why did you still bring it out? You can't help it. To most people, it's just a useless spirit beast. And you, you're overestimating yourself by choosing a useless piece of trash."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xian was displeased but remained relatively calm.
After all, he couldn't afford to offend the person in front of him.
But when they heard someone say that their beast tamer was useless, Wawa and Niu Niu immediately objected.
The smarter Vawa thought that the other party was a big shot that even beast tamers had to curry favor with, so he only planned to mock the other party without making a move.
However, Niu Niu had already suddenly looked up and rushed forward.
"Moo!!!"
It roared angrily, lowered its head slightly, and aimed its horns at Lin Yue'e, thrusting them at her.
A wisp of flame flickers on the bull's horn.
Niu Niu's red and black mixed hair instinctively exudes an energy completely different from fire and dark attributes.
With a special devouring power, it absorbs the two mixed energies and transforms them into a force that strengthens the flesh and skin.
brush!
Niu Niu's entire body was instantly covered in a layer of shiny black.
It looks like black steel, the kind that looks very hard.
"Huh?" Lin Yue'e was not angry when she saw this, but rather surprised.
"This little fire minotaur is so physically weak, yet it still managed to learn Steel Skin, and its skill proficiency seems pretty good."
interesting.
In surprise, I gently raised my hand and grasped the horns that Niu Niu was charging at me with.
Just as he was about to tease the calf a bit more, he noticed a very subtle spiritual force surging towards him.
The spiritual energy contained a strong sense of malevolence, making one want to utter foul language even before it entered the body.
Lin Yue'e calmly accepted the offer, her expression unchanged.
Look toward the owner of this spiritual power.
It is indeed the Wawa, a frog with red copper horns and white scales.
It did not display any sarcastic or overtly friendly international gestures.
After all, Wawa knew that he couldn't afford to offend the person in front of him.
So they do it secretly, without making it public.
When Lin Yue'e looked at her like that, Wawa immediately realized that she had been exposed.
That being the case.
Then it won't pretend anymore!
Just as he was about to give Lin Yue'e his signature middle finger, Xu Xian pressed it down on his head.
"That's enough!" he snapped.
He then looked at Lin Yue'e and said calmly, "Master Lin, please return Niu Niu to me. I was too rash in this matter. Niu Niu offended you, and I failed to discipline her properly. I apologize."
"Oh." Lin Yue'e twisted her hand to the left.
The horn she was holding caused Niu Niu's small, thin body to spin.
The little minotaur sister was furious. She snorted two powerful breaths from her nose, making her nose ring sway back and forth with a clattering sound.
It now wishes it could poke the face of this hateful woman with its own horns.
Unfortunately, it was controlled by its opponent, and no matter how much it struggled, it could not break free from the opponent's immense strength.
"What an adorable little calf," Lin Yue'e chuckled.
With her left hand loosened, Niu Niu, who was still struggling to escape, lost her balance and fell to the floor.
The little minotaur sister immediately got up again, intending to ram into the stinky woman in front of her once more, but Xu Xian grabbed her with his free right hand.
He was now unsure what Lin Yue'e really meant.
Just a moment ago, she was calling him and Niu Niu useless, but the next moment she was praising Niu Niu for being cute.
The key point is that the tone wasn't sarcastic or mocking.
Does this woman like to play pranks on people?
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore." Lin Yue'e laughed, "I can help regulate the energy of the little fire minotaur, no need for a fee."
"Really?" Xu Xian exclaimed with delight.
She quickly pulled Wawa and Niu Niu to bow to her.
Lin Yue'e waved her hand and said, "Don't be too happy yet. Its condition is very serious and cannot be treated with ordinary methods. It will require some precious resources. You don't need to find them, but the money must be in place."
"How much?" Xu Xian felt a little uneasy.
"Not much, just one hundred million!" Lin Yue'e's tone was as casual as if Xu Xian only needed to take out a hundred or two yuan.
But as soon as the number was announced, Xu Xian's smile vanished, replaced by a stiffness as if a cold number had been pressed against his face.
Lin Yue'e looked at Xu Xian calmly, "This is just the minimum cost I calculated, so you are very courageous, especially to dare to make a contract with it."
With her keen eyes, Xu Yang and Zhou Meili couldn't see it, but could she not see the rich spiritual aura of Xu Xian in Niu Niu?
The soul blood pact is complete.
The soul of a spirit beast will slowly take the form of a beast tamer.
Therefore, high-level beast tamers can easily tell whether a spirit beast has been contracted by someone.
After all, all human souls are the same.