novelraw Chapter 9 Baby Cup
Chapter 9 Baby Cup
The next day.
Xu Xian went downstairs to eat breakfast, his head swollen and aching.
The family sat around a large round table.
"This is yours."
Liu Ruyan filled a large bowl with water chestnuts cut into finger-length pieces, which looked cool and translucent, and placed them in front of the new member of the Xu family, Frog Junior.
Xu Xian glanced at it helplessly and said, "Mom, Frog Junior can only eat half a pound at most per meal now. Any more than that and it will have excess nutrients and energy, which is not good for its training. It's not good to eat more of this stuff."
Water chestnuts are quite heavy; just one bowl weighs at least three pounds.
If Frog Junior really finishes eating, his belly will probably be so bloated that he'll have trouble moving around.
Liu Ruyan patted Xu Xian on the back, put her hands on her hips and said, "He just arrived here, what kind of person would let him not have a full meal on his first day?"
"Uh..." Xu Xian was embarrassed.
Fine, you're my mom, so you're in charge.
Xu Xian did not refute, but he kept glancing at Frog Junior, making the newcomer feel uneasy and uncomfortable. The delicious water caltrop he had grabbed from Frog's webbed feet suddenly became hard to swallow.
Xu Han simply smiled when he saw this.
The bloodshot eyes of the eldest son proved that he had not been able to adjust overnight, and his face was still very pale.
However, as a father, all he needs to do is support his son.
He believed in Xu Xian.
"Oh..." Xu Han suddenly remembered something.
Everyone else, including the spirit beasts, looked at him.
Xu Handao said, "Little fairy, you haven't named Frog Junior yet."
"Let's choose a name! Let's choose a name!" Xu Ying raised her hands and giggled happily.
Xu Xian looked at Frog Junior, and Frog Junior looked at him in return.
Xu Xian didn't speak, and Frog Junior just shook his head.
Xu Han and the others thought it was unwilling, but Xu Xian, who had made a contract with it, knew the reason.
The frog junior's name and contract were supposed to appear together with its former owner, but unfortunately it did not live to see that day.
Xu Xian chuckled and gently stroked Frog Junior's smooth, cool head. "I'll call you... Wa Wa! Frog? Wa! How about it?"
The frog junior grinned and nodded, "Croak!"
Xu Han and the others smiled upon seeing this.
Breakfast was finished quickly.
Under Xu Xian's watchful gaze, Wawa ate a little too much water chestnut, but still managed to restrain herself.
After breakfast, Xu Han drove away in his pickup truck with the white jade spider and the giant hairy dog.
Xu Xian then took out the ice blocks he had prepared the night before from the freezer, put in half a pound of water chestnuts, and took them to a thermos.
A moment later, the pink electric scooter appeared, and Xu Xian patted the back seat, "Get on."
Wawa's eyes lit up; it knew that Xu Xian was taking it for training.
He jumped directly onto the back of the electric scooter, and instantly felt a chill on his back.
It's June now, and although it's not exactly hot, there's already a scorching heat that feels like the air is being steamed.
Vawa's skin is cool and smooth, making her a portable air conditioner.
Two little frogs with webbed feet hugged Xu Xian's waist, their wings swaying in the wind, and a sense of exhilaration arose in their hearts.
"Croak?" it cried out from behind, asking Xu Xian where he was going.
"It's not far; it's a place I cleared out when I was a child," Xu Xian said.
Regarding the training of spirit beasts, he made preparations to the best of his ability, except for the path of becoming an apothecary.
Wawa tilted its body and tucked its head to Xu Xian's side, looking forward.
A not-so-tall, snow-white mountain came into view.
There weren't many vehicles coming and going, but there were still quite a few. Xu Xian leaned against the edge instead of walking in the middle.
He smiled and said, "That is the Jade Spider Mountain from which Jade Spider Town originated. Jade Spider Town was originally just a small village, but later, relying on its unique feature of white jade spiders, it gradually became a large town by taking advantage of the mountains and rivers."
The place we're going to is near a river or stream not far from the foot of Jade Spider Mountain.
As Xu Xian spoke, he quickly veered off the main road and entered a side path.
The path was paved with gravel, and riding a small electric scooter made it bounce around a lot.
On a large tree along the way, Wawa spotted a plump green worm.
With its two small eyes glazed over, the green leaf insect watched as the terrifying upright ape, riding a horrifying pink monster and accompanied by terrifying frog eyes that made it tremble, rushed towards it. It quickly wriggled around to the back of a tree, peeking out its chubby little head to watch Xu Xian drive away.
"Those are leaf bugs. They feed on the tender leaves of various trees. They are a very common type of insect, and most of them are not very intelligent. They are used as food. If you want to eat them, I will catch a few for you later."
Along the way, Xu Xian saw many leaf worms. These worms, which are not much different from vegetable worms but are palm-length and four-finger-thick, are basically at the bottom of the food chain.
It is a low-grade black iron, with no innate abilities and only one basic skill, Leaf Eater, which has no offensive capabilities.
Only when one grows to the intermediate level can one learn the skill of spinning silk, wrapping oneself layer by layer into a pupa, and then emerging from the cocoon as the Green Light Butterfly, a mid-grade black iron spirit beast with high energy level.
However, its combat strength is just average, and it has little value for development.
These plump green leaf worms are high in protein, and they taste great when deep-fried. Sprinkling them with a handful of special chili spices makes them even more mouthwatering.
Thinking about it this way, Xu Xian actually had a bit of an idea about getting rid of leaf bugs.
Two minutes later, Xu Xian carried Wawa to a stream that was two meters wide.
The stream is not deep, only about a meter deep, and the surface is clean, surrounded by lush trees and grass.
The further down the stream goes, the deeper and thicker the water becomes, and in the distance you can see two or three fishermen casting their lines.
Xu Xian remembered that his father liked to take him fishing down below when he was a child.
As a result, he fished all night and became extremely hungry.
Liu Ruyan made several phone calls urging him to come home, but she just wanted to go fishing, saying that she wasn't going to go home empty-handed and wouldn't return until she caught something.
When they get stubborn, they're really something else.
Although he was scolded badly when he got back, he would go fishing whenever he had free time, until Xu Xian showed his talent in learning about the Soul Blood Pact and then he became more restrained.
Xu Xian, riding his electric scooter, didn't stop. He drove further in, wobbling around for two or three minutes before calling Wa Wa to go into the grove.
Xu Xian had Wa Wa carry the things he brought, while he took a wood-chopping knife and chopped down the branches and weeds blocking the way.
After a while, a flat area of about 100 square meters, which had been abandoned for a long time and was overgrown with weeds, appeared.
On one side, a stream five meters wide and more than three meters deep gently rippled with clear waves.
Xu Xian threw down his wood-chopping knife and washed his face with cool water.
I rubbed my temples, which were still throbbing.
He laughed and said, "Let's begin training Vawa!"
Wawa nodded seriously, "Quack!"
It has been waiting for this day for almost a year!
"First, we need to do basic training." Xu Xian pointed to the weeds on the ground. "You need to pull these weeds out first."
"Quack?" Wawa was puzzled.
Is this what you're asking me to do?
He scratched his head, put down what he had brought, and silently started pulling up weeds.
Xu Xian nodded in satisfaction.
Putting everything else aside, he was very satisfied with the fact that she was obedient.
He already had ideas in mind about how to train spirit beasts like Frog Junior; he was just doing preparatory work now.
If we don't clear the weeds first, what if little bugs crawl all over him one day?
I took out my phone to look at my pre-prepared training plan when a phone call came in with a beeping sound.
It wasn't his good friend Zhou Li, but rather his teacher Liu Wen, who had been his homeroom teacher for three years and had only called him once.
"Xu Xian, is your spirit beast ready?" Liu Wen asked as soon as Xu Xian answered the phone.
"That's about it, what's wrong, Teacher Liu?" Xu Xian asked, puzzled.
"Is that so..." Liu Wen said, "Every year during graduation season, there is an event in Tree City that is specifically for prospective Beast Tamers like you to participate in. There is a Beast Tamer Competition on the 15th of next month. Do you want to participate? Your opponents are all newcomers like you who have had their contracted spirit beasts for less than two months. As long as you become one of the top four, there will be a reward."
Xu Xian's eyes brightened slightly. "How much?"
"Third place and fourth place are 8,000 and 5,000 respectively, plus a month's normal rations for their contracted spirit beasts. The champion and runner-up are..."
"I'll participate!" Xu Xian agreed without waiting for the other person to finish speaking.
He'd be crazy not to do something that's profitable, especially since his opponents are about the same level as him.
He wasn't after the championship or runner-up titles; he only cared about his monthly food allowance.
This trip saved tens of thousands of yuan.