novelraw Chapter 4 The Scum Frog
Chapter 4 The Scum Frog
Frog Junior, a water-attribute, intelligent spirit beast, of the highest grade of black iron, with the racial talent of wisdom. It is said that when this kind of spirit beast thinks, it completely empties its mind, and its thoughts become extremely pure at that moment.
Frog Junior's combat strength is somewhat weaker than that of other spirit beasts of the same level, but due to his relatively good intelligence, some researchers and pharmacists like to keep him by their side as an assistant.
As a subordinate spirit beast, Frog Junior would not risk betraying his master.
"It seems you already know what kind of spirit beast I've prepared for you." Xu Han laughed heartily.
Liu Ruyan led Xu Ying behind them, while the giant hairy dog, with a white jade spider on its head, walked to Xu Xian and Xu Han's side.
Xu Xian looked at Xu Han, surprised that his father, who usually seemed so burly, had actually thought things through quite thoroughly.
but……
"Even if the price is halved because of my status as a graduate, Frog Junior, it's still 500,000. He needs to be fed 'water chestnut algae', a marine plant that costs 1,000 yuan per kilogram. He eats about 5 ounces per meal, three times a day..."
As Xu Xian spoke, he quickly calculated in his mind.
"The evolved form of Frog Junior is Frog Scholar, a mid-grade bronze level. The evolution conditions are relatively ordinary, but it requires a special water-attribute feather stone, which costs around a million..."
Xu Han felt ashamed as he listened to his son talking nonstop, and hearing a whole bunch of things he had never even heard of before.
My son is very knowledgeable and knows a lot about the common and less common spirit beasts on the market.
He slapped Xu Xian on the back.
With a "snap," Xu Xian turned to look at Xu Han.
Xu Han: "Why bother with all that? Let's go inside."
Xu Xian thought about it and agreed.
Frog Junior's combat strength is a level below that of other top-grade Black Iron spirit beasts, roughly equivalent to that of upper-grade Black Iron. However, as an intelligent spirit beast, its evolution conditions are relatively simple, and it can also assist itself, making it the most suitable for itself among Black Iron level spirit beasts.
Otherwise, considering only the cost of raising a spirit beast, Xu Xian estimated that he might only be able to contract a high-grade black iron spirit beast with the potential to evolve into a bronze-level beast. At least he could afford it and have the combat power of a bronze-level spirit beast.
"Let's go!" Xu Han waved his hand and took the lead into the gate.
The water park is the largest water-attribute spirit beast training center in the entire Tree City.
It is also open to the public as an amusement park during normal times.
When Xu Xian's family entered, many other people were also walking in groups.
It could be like Xu Xian's family traveling together, or men and women traveling together, or friends traveling together.
"Mommy, look, what an adorable white jade spider!" a little boy shouted, pulling his mother along and pointing at the white jade spider on the giant dog's head.
Upon hearing this, the white jade spider's eyes crinkled with laughter.
Xu Ying pouted and stood in front of the giant dog, saying, "Sister Bai is mine."
Xu Xian shook his head and smiled, while Xu Han said, "Wife, you guys stroll around here. I'll take Little Fairy to see Frog Junior."
Liu Ruyan nodded, then pulled Xu Ying, along with the giant dog and the white jade spider, to the side to watch the fish.
Xu Xian looked towards the pond enclosed by a fence, where lotus leaves swayed in the breeze, and every now and then one or two round green carp would leap out of the water.
This round carp has a round body, mostly blue, but some parts are other colors, such as combinations of red, orange, yellow, green and purple or a single color.
A green carp leaped two or three meters, splashing water, and crashed into the water amidst gasps of surprise from families who had come with their children.
Xu Xian habitually has images of green round carp in his mind.
The Azure Round Carp, a low-grade Black Iron beast, is a dull-type spirit beast and one of the few spirit beasts that does not possess any racial talents.
It is dull-witted and has very low intelligence. Its combat strength is no different from that of a carp from the roadside in its past life.
They are mostly kept as ornamental fish, and are extremely difficult to raise.
It can evolve into a Bronze-grade ferocious dragon carp.
It is said that the guardian deity of the Dragon Kingdom, the Rainbow Dragon, evolved from the Azure Round Carp.
Therefore, although there is only one Qingyuan carp by the roadside, it has a good status in the Dragon Kingdom and is not allowed to be harmed or eaten.
Of course, nobody wants to eat this stuff.
The Azure Round Carp is an omnivorous spirit beast that likes to eat carrion. Using it to make soup is simply a culinary disaster. Its meat is dry and sour, even worse than West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce.
Turning his gaze away, Xu Xian followed Xu Han inside.
Along the way, I saw many people walking around, all of them beaming with joyful smiles.
Shucheng Water Park is mainly divided into three parts: front, middle and back.
The front section is for tourists to visit and play for free, while the middle section is the cultivation area.
Xu Han led Xu Xian to a security booth.
"Hello, this is Xu Han. I've already made an appointment."
The security guard at the guard booth checks personnel information on the computer before opening the iron gate.
"Let's go!" Xu Han waved.
Xu Xian followed behind and walked into the middle of the water park.
Unlike the previous part, the central region has a large pond with large lotus leaves on its surface.
These lotus leaves are quite different from the ones outside; you can see the veins extending outward from the center of the leaf emitting a faint fluorescent glow in the sunlight.
Lotus Light Lotus is an aquatic plant that can grow Lotus Light Buds, which are a favorite food of most water-attribute spirit beasts.
Xu Xian glanced around and saw that the lotus flowers were in vast expanses.
"Croak!" A sound caught Xu Xian's attention.
A half-meter-long, sky-blue frog leaped onto a large lotus leaf, grabbed a lotus seedpod with its webbed feet, and stuffed it into its mouth.
Her pink tongue curled up twice before she began to chew with relish.
Seemingly noticing Xu Xian's gaze, his dark, lifeless eyes glanced at Xu Xian.
"Croak!"
It cried out, and the vocal sac under its neck swelled up to a large size, completely resembling a transparent water sphere.
Then, the frog opened its mouth and a jet of water gushed out.
The target was none other than Xu Xian.
Xu Han's expression changed slightly, and he slapped the water column with his palm.
puff! !
The water jet had little power, and Xu Han, who had been in a contract with the giant dog for many years, easily dispersed it.
Even if the blow landed on Xu Xian, it would only make him soaked to the bone.
Seeing that his water spray was blocked, the frog junior stretched out his webbed feet.
Xu Han frowned, and Xu Xian blinked twice, feeling very strange.
Frog Junior is an intelligent spirit beast that is relatively kind and friendly to humans. If its owner is very intelligent, it will worship them wholeheartedly.
This one in front of me... seems a bit mischievous?
Just as I was thinking this, I saw the frog junior, whose five fingers were connected, press down with his four webbed fingers, leaving only the middle one exposed.
Frog Junior: ┌П┐（๑‾᷆д‾᷇๑)┌П┐
Xu Han: "..."
Xu Xian: "..."
"Get out of here!" a shout rang out.
Speechless, Xu Xian and Xu Han looked to the side and saw a middle-aged man wearing a white coat and black-rimmed glasses.
Upon seeing the man, Frog Junior's lips curled into a very human-like smirk, his mouth corners turned upwards, his eyes narrowed, but the corners of his eyes turned downwards, and his middle finger pointed directly at Xu Xian.
That expression was utterly contemptible.
Xu Xian was quite certain that he had never seen such a despicable spirit beast.
The man with black-rimmed glasses had several '#' marks etched on his forehead.
He opened his mouth and spit flew everywhere: "Get lost!!!"