Chapter 241: [ram Sword] And [glass Flask]
After half an hour until issuance, the Captain spoke again: “Once you’re ready, you can pick missions here, as well as the coordinates after arrival. Oh, and this goat—it’s eaten so much feed, its physique is already extraordinary, it’s time to bring it along! Although our Happy Home hasn’t added any newcomers, we can add an animal assistant. Who will take it?”
As he spoke, he reached out and patted the little goat being led by No. 3.
“Baa baa baa! Bleh bleh bleh!”
The now vastly improved Immortal Goat seemed to understand what the Captain said. It raised its single eye and looked at everyone with a provocative gaze.
Completely disregarding Yuan Zhu’s life-saving grace back then, and not remembering the Immortal’s blessing to enter the Dao, it stuck out its tongue at everyone, looking extremely punchable.
Yuan Zhu glanced at it—this goat with green plant sprouts as ahoge on its head had unknowingly grown a whole size larger, and could no longer be called ‘little’. It had probably developed to the youth stage, feeling like it could expand even more.
Through the Soul Crystal’s perception, the goat’s polluted aura was now mainly Star Realm Dao Seed (internal), permeating all flesh and blood, constructing the most primitive Refine Essence to Qi meridians. However, it didn’t know Breathing and Exhaling methods, possessing a Spiritual Root but not entering the Dao.
On the body exterior, it was supplemented by Grandma Yu’s leftover Filthy Blood.High-Speed Vest—this uniform also containing tomato filthy blood had split into numerous root tendrils, piercing through flesh and connecting to bones polluted by tomato filthy blood, granting it sturdy bones and a massive frame.
It was clear that it would grow into a strong and burly ‘combat-type goat’ in the future. Not a skinny ‘milk-producing type’, or a coordinated and agile ‘rock-climbing type’.
“Who will adopt it? I once planted a Star Realm.Pumpkin Head.Plant Dao Seed in it, granting it the foundation of a Rogue Immortal. This Pumpkin Clan member who provided the Dao Seed was a Sword Immortal in life, so the Dao Seed still retains some ‘sword attributes’. Who wants it?”
Meng Xiyue shook her head first: “A goat, filthy blood pollution, little vest, Rogue Immortal Dao Seed, sword qi remnants… what kind of heaven-defying mishmash is this? And it’s a brainless ordinary animal. I’d rather raise a goblin than it!”
Seeing this top-quality ‘magical goat’, the Black Butcher’s eyes showed a hint of heat—that was the desire to dismember and slaughter upon seeing prime prey.
So everyone decisively eliminated each other, fearing that after the mission, everyone would get half a goat carcass, or goat skin, goat head specimens… something like that.
Meng Xi looked at Yuan Zhu: “What about you?”
“I originally planned to cultivate it into a ‘super holy light mobile power source’. But this Bubble World is my home ground, no shortage of batteries at all, so it doesn’t matter.”
His greatest intent in giving the little goat the Immortal’s blessing was, in the next unfamiliar sub-map, to Ride Goat with Light. Such a sturdy goat, when burned, how much Light could it release?
Lu Rang, resting on the side, suddenly spoke: “I want to give it a try!”
“Huh?” Yuan Zhu looked at him, “You want to join this journey?”
Lu Rang waved his hands hurriedly: “No no no, my Sword Heart was just touched. I have a premonition that it’s fated with me, perhaps related to my Sword Dao path. So, I want to take over its future feeding rights. I’ll pass on this mission, I choose to give up.”
Perhaps hearing Yuan Zhu say that the Rogue Immortal Spiritual Root in this goat originated from an alien Sword Immortal, Lu Rang was instantly moved. His first entry-level Pipe Wrench Flying Sword had just been refined—if he didn’t plan to temper it into an Innate Flying Sword, then his next Sword Dao path… would be collecting more precious and rare materials to prepare for refining the next Life Sword embryo.
Additionally, on the path of accumulation, he could continue to deepen the Sacrificing Sword of the Pipe Wrench. Or contact more different Sword Immortal Daos to enrich experience and accumulate foundation. Or refine a second ordinary Flying Sword to enrich his sword library and try researching Sword Array.
This goat of unknown future path triggered his inspiration for ‘enriching experience and accumulating foundation’.
He had a premonition that he had a chance to comprehend certain Sword Dao truths from this goat, enriching his own foundation. This kind of inspiration was extremely rare—he must seize it!
After hearing his confession, the most enlightened justice big sister stepped forward.
Zhou Chu: “For this mission, I’ll protect it. I’ll surely bring it back safely and completely hand it over to you.”
Lu Rang said gratefully: “Thanks, Sister Zhou!”
The Captain, watching the fun from the side, also spoke: “Sword Dao is divided into Sword and Non-Sword, and further into Object Sword, Phenomenon Sword, Life Sword. I’ve heard that among Sword Dao True Immortals, there are Immortal Crane and Lord of Clouds, who respectively refined their mounts ‘white crane’ and ‘donkey’ into swords. You could consider it too—this goat has the aptitude of a Rogue Immortal but lacks the wisdom for cultivation. Why not refine it into a Life Sword?”
Yuan Zhu: “???” Are Sword Immortals all this wild and casual?
Lu Rang shook his head repeatedly—he just had a premonition of opportunity on this goat, and hadn’t considered refining the Goat into a sword.
His Pipe Wrench Sword was embarrassing enough—did he have to refine a Ram Sword? Just how to complete the Pain Entry Method for Sacrificing Sword was unimaginable, too crazy.
After settling with Lu Rang to protect the goat for one round, Zhou Chu went to the Captain to pick arrival coordinates.
Meng Xi ran to the stone pillar, browsing the Exchange List to fill gaps.
Yuan Zhu here had nothing more to prepare. Yesterday he had unlocked the Sanctuary 2’s ‘Space System Ultimate Skill’—the specifics were hard to describe. Unexpected, yet reasonable. Both good and bad, satisfying yet dissatisfying.
Besides Seal Casting, he didn’t take Frog Girl to the suburbs to scout their future joint undertaking (Frog Factory), but chose to personally go to Rain Courtyard to bring warmth to the girl.
Gifting a precious Uniform, and personally teaching her how to infuse Shadow Pollution to activate and bind the uniform, transforming it into exclusive equipment.
After confirming the girl successfully used Anti-Law.Shadow to dye the Uniform black and fully bind it, his share in Anti-Law.Investment Loan increased again.
For the little girl to repay this warmth-filled Uniform in the future, she must repay both skin and lining completely.
The skin is naturally the Uniform itself. The lining is the future continuous infused Feeding Materials (provided free by Yuan Zhu), as well as the Shadow Spiritual Energy burned by the more powerful Shadow Uniform.
In other words, Yuan Zhu gifts the motorcycle, gifts accessories, gifts modification plans, ultimately livering out a fully customized pain car to Nie Yin’s taste.
Such a great treasure, how could she not like it? She would only couldn’t help but take it out for crazy drifts, gaining joy and enjoyment. Thus, unknowingly accumulating rising ‘fuel costs’ become new debt.
What Yuan Zhu pursued was hand-holding to teach the girl how to manually create a cherished personalized custom Uniform.
Only if made by her own hands would it fit her three views and aesthetics, making it more intimate, liked, cherished, handy… used with peace of mind, and frequently used. Thereby developing more Shadow System research results for himself.
From another angle, Nie Yin is an ordinary ‘cattle and horses university student’. Though accumulated rich Supernatural Knowledge, without a confirmed system, she’s just an ordinary person. The Uniform grants power and self-protection means—it’s a perfect transition item, even allowing ascension like the nigger butcher by stepping on the Uniform.
Once so, her Anti-Law Loan debt becomes even harder to repay. Flesh repayment wouldn’t suffice… this is the charm of Anti-Law, layering escalation from all angles to make her fall.
Snake Snake said confidently: “Little Frog Girl will sooner or later be our catch! Nailed it!”
Fantasizing a beautiful future, Zhou Chu ahead had already selected the landing spot—now it was his turn.
Captain: “This is the optional arrival point directory, divided into Free Zone, Paid Zone, Hidden Zone. Different tiers, different fees—pick yourself.”
The coordinates provided by the Captain: free direct to his Animal Husbandry Village, neighboring Cicada City, and unfamiliar Surface 1.Moon Tower.
Additionally, newly opened ordinary paid zone: Ying Huo City, Cao Ling City, Centipede City, Surface 2, Surface 3.
Then hidden zones: Worm Tower, King Worm Town, and one ultimate secret realm: Earth Escape Sect.
Ignore free zone for now—ordinary paid coordinates cost 1 coin. Two hidden zones cost 3 coins. The final Earth Escape Sect is one of the four Reverse Life Immortal Sects in the Underground World, the doomsday survival + insect system mutation Fallen Kunlun Immortal Sect, requires 7 coins to unlock.
Yuan Zhu asked curiously: “Captain, why such a big price difference?”
“The two hidden coordinates are related to Technician Alliance, farther distance, higher teleportation price, so three times more expensive. As for Earth Escape Sect, it doesn’t exist in the underground world—it’s the ‘former Immortal Realm Tree’ collapsed, remnant core root tendrils reformed into a ‘mini Immortal Realm’. Internal self-contained ecosystem different from the underground decayed environment, so higher fee to break the realm membrane—not expensive at seven times.”
Yuan Zhu looked admiring: “How many instances have you broken through?”
“Not brute force, but amicable harmonious exchange and mutual collaboration.”
Yuan Zhu showed a learning smile, thinking to himself: Guess if I believe you?
His gaze only swept over those expensive ‘stations’, then ignored them—no plan to waste money.
Right now, he was fixated on his own Animal Husbandry Village, sign-in check-in to inherit massive assets!
Suddenly, Meng Xiyue behind him poked Yuan Zhu lightly with her finger: “Hey, where are you getting off?”
Yuan Zhu rolled his eyes at her: “Do I need to choose? Of course Animal Husbandry Village. You?”
He poked Meng Xi beside him, asking softly: “Hey, where are you getting off?”
“With you, duh. I have a share here too, right?”
Yuan Zhu countered: “What about the commission mission the Captain gave you?”
“Handle it directly in Cicada City! Captain has taken Cicada City, can provide all supplies I need—no need to go so far and waste coins.”
As she spoke, she patted her bulging oversized Backpack, stuffed full of Knowledge School’s personalized ‘skull-opening, skull-making equipment’.
Yuan Zhu guessed the backpack’s contents’ use, suddenly asking: “Right, I have a batch of shadow-processed ‘dark goblins’ heads—any use?”
Meng Xiyue looked disgusted, stepping back half a step, pretending distance, scorning: “Eww~ what garbage, don’t come near me! Let me tell you a basic law: the stronger the body or higher the wisdom in life, the higher the dead head’s value. Goblin what little garbage? Doesn’t even meet the Wisdom Life Rights Protection Act minimum threshold—scamming what? Pickled in pollution once and has value? Joke!”
Yuan Zhu unwilling: “Goblins are garbage, but mere ‘mice’ can be made into data storage. Isn’t that inferior to goblins?”
“Heh!” Meng Xi sneered contemptuously, “Mice can be made into monitor, camera, projector, player, data exchanger—the root is Rat King Mandate! Under this ‘origin’ coverage, all lower ‘rat creatures’ bodies, especially heads, innately possess extraordinary material traits. Just inject Rat King’s ‘divine power (polluting energy)’, combined with Wisdom School’s skull-opening tech (head development tech), and special products like ‘extraordinary rat strips’ are born.”
Then she countered: “What upper-ranking Bloodline Origin covers goblins?”
Yuan Zhu fell into thought upon hearing this.
“Hey, why the wise thinker look? We’re good brothers, know each other inside out—you’re so fake!”
Yuan Zhu ended thinking, looked up seriously asking: “So, if I create some upper-ranking Pollution Root for goblins, then under its pollution radiation, ordinary garbage goblins would have development value?”
Meng Xi laughed mockingly: “Heh, you wanna self-create a Mandate-like big origin? Even if successful, do you know how much ‘subsidy’ Mandate Rat King has to cover for each ‘rat strip’ production? And your Running’s Mandate Frog God, scammed by countless drug sellers—Pollution Root essence is constantly leaking. Luckily the Twelve Mandates can form a larger base together, like Four Symbols Cycle, drawing extra supply from the entire universe to support this level of consumption. You think these big origins are perpetual motion machines that can infinitely milk for free?”
Yuan Zhu nodded as if understanding: “So that’s how it is? Universe mysteries, so magical!”
“Hmph! This is Knowledge School’s greatness! Can other insect systems understand better than me?!”
Yuan Zhu hurriedly clapped, agreeing: “Yo, impressive, little know-it-all king!”
Meng Xiyue nodded satisfied: “Mm, not bad name, I accept! Right, goods gathered?”
Yuan Zhu nodded: “All set, from arms to daily necessities, from spices/seasonings to luxury goods, medical supplies, precision instruments… all uploaded to Happy Home, descending to Animal Husbandry Village with us this time.”
Meng Xi: “Great!”
“Teleport cost me 10 coins total—reimburse?”
Meng Xiyue sneered: “Almost forgot, the return on those 20 Little Pumpkins you scammed me? How’s your Holy Seal cultivation? Developed the Space Equipment you promised? Show it quick, let sis see—don’t tell me you can’t do it? Zhu Zhu!”
“Tone not so gross ok? My side had a little mishap, Space Ability is cultivated, but kinda crooked overall—see for yourself!”
He awkwardly pulled out a Glass Flask and handed it to her.
