Chapter 324: 【cat House】leg-watching, Goblin Performance
At night, Yuan Zhu drove the van carrying his subordinate A Tiao, hauling Muscular Goblin cubs, heading toward Cat Street in the darkness.
His thoughts gradually drifted back to the Disease Garden that afternoon.
After inspecting that batch of Holy Light Goblins, Yuan Zhu spot-checked the Disease Goblins specially cultivated for his own Holy Light Cultivation.
The spot-check results were astonishing!
He never imagined that the Holy Flask he stuffed into the Disease Goblin’s abdomen would unleash heaven-defying Purification and Life Extension effects?
This batch of Disease Pollution Goblins was not equipped with Breathing Method and cultivated toward Holy Knight Goblins; instead, they were continuously fed Disease Eyeball Fruit, accumulating Disease Pollution in their bodies to induce mutation into terrifying Demon of Disease.
Once fully corrupted, Yuan Zhu would treat them as targets for Holy Light subjugation, ruthlessly burning them down with purification to refine the purest Soul Embers for nurturing the next Holy Light Skill.
In the end, these Goblin Demon of Disease managed to burn the sealed polluted plants (Eyeball Fruit Tree) in the Flask, as well as ignite their own twisted evil Disease Vitality, continuously generating Holy Cough Power for self-purification and self-redemption.
It was truly a case of left brain fighting right brain, yet they miraculously balanced the Pollution Erosion from constantly consuming Disease Eyeball Fruit. It gave the illusion of one foot stepping on the other, spiraling to the heavens, continuously refining Disease Pollution and Get Stronger.
They devoured Disease Fruit on one side, deeply twisting and distorting, exploding Disease Vitality; on the other side, self-igniting through the Holy Flask for reverse purification and self-correction… stubbornly holding on without dying yet.
As the owner of the Holy Flask, Yuan Zhu saw the trick behind it at a glance. This batch of Disease Goblins hadn’t paid nothing; they overdrew their own life potential and relied on the Flask to infinitely extend their lifelines, maximizing conversion to Disease System cultivation.
This was easy to understand: without Flask purification and Life Extension, Goblins would reach their limit after 30 fruits, completely overdrawing all potential; but with the Flask continuously removing pollution, their appetite broke through from 30 to 50, then to 100 fruits before bursting.
Disease Pollution was repeatedly refined, its quality naturally far exceeding the real and expected levels.
Even when Yuan Zhu personally examined the Demon Goblin, their eyes, after multiple rounds of Pollution distortion and purification, had preliminarily developed Fiery Golden Eyes traits:
Capable of firing eerie green Disease Rays from thin air. Inflicting decent Burning + Corrosion attacks on external objects, and through focused staring, granting targets Pathogen Infection effects, triggering respiratory diseases with symptoms like violent Coughing Blood.
Last time he cultivated Disease Goblins, even feeding them to burst with Disease Fruit failed to produce any superpowers. It was only through Ghost Companion Divine Ability refining Polluted Monster (Goblins) that he obtained Pollution Crystal (Organ) by-products, and not even a Ghost Companion was refined.
But now, he was 100% confident he could refine Demon Goblin into Ghost Companions, not Ghost Companion Plugins!
Because of this discovery, Yuan Zhu was extremely satisfied with the Holy Grail Power + Demon Seal Wave combination, its quality utterly crushing Holy Cough + Holy Breathing.
Holy Grail Power used right could cultivate Holy Knights. Used evil, it could temper premium Demon of Disease. Then use them for Demon Extermination with Holy Light Purification. Holy Church merits would surely skyrocket, with Holy Light quality improving accordingly.
As the saying goes: One is better than seven!
Since the current Demon Goblins hadn’t grown to their limit, Yuan Zhu, in his kindness, spared their lives and didn’t rush to Seal Casting them; instead, he wanted to see just how far this built-in Holy Light Version Little Eight Trigrams Furnace’s purification effect could help the Demon Goblins self-transcend?
For the Pollution evolution of the Demon Goblins, Yuan Zhu felt exceedingly satisfied beyond expectations, giving the Holy Flask five-star praise!
If there was any regret? Probably that it hadn’t mastered Power of Pollution, so facing super-evolved premium Demon Goblin cannon fodder thugs, he could only burn them in vain, unable to manipulate them to their deaths.
Fortunately, if too many Demon of Disease were cultivated in the future, they could still be refined into Ghost Companions to guard Mountain Lord’s Domain; or into low-grade Pillar Man Town Stones to reinforce the Domain.
Only at this moment did Yuan Zhu find a way to monetize the Disease Garden. Whether somewhat intelligent Goblins or Large Animals, he could buy them in bulk, smuggle them into the Garden, let them freely devour Diseased Crops, and seal Holy Flasks in their bodies.
Entering with Physical Body, refining all Pollution, Holy Light tempering. Finally obtaining high-quality Ghost Companions or Beast Pillar Town Stones.
The Price paid was merely huge sums to buy large quantities of Goblins or Large Animals, plus the Garden’s pollution accumulation over unknown years; what he harvested was a Ghost Companion legion to enrich Domain foundation, and batches of Town Stones!
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Thinking that even the Disease Garden had found the right Development path, Yuan Zhu was in a joyful mood, unable to resist flooring the accelerator. On the pitch-black highway, he drifted continuously with sparks and lightning, venting the pleasure in his heart.
Meanwhile, Younger Brother in the passenger seat watched the scenery rapidly receding outside the Car Window with high tension, holding his breath and gripping the inner door handle, ready at any moment to kick open the door and jump out to save his life a second before a crash.
Fortunately, there weren’t many pedestrians or vehicles tonight. After flooring the accelerator and several screeching tire-ground frictions, the battered van swung its tail and stopped on the roadside not far from the Cat House.
“Let’s get out!”
Yuan Tiao asked upon hearing: “Should we call the Orc brothers?”
Although he had acquired a flashy Sports Car, and the Frog Factory Construction Site Parking Lot had his own road king Hundred-Ton King, Yuan Zhu always drove this battered garbage little van for recent nighttime outings.
Because it was too undignified, he even refused to park at the Cat House entrance, braking early dozens of meters away.
Why not drive the Sports Car and lose face like this? The reason was simple: It could fit more!
The Carriage now crammed 5 black-skinned Orc big guys and 12 Muscular Goblin small laborers. More exaggerated than Indians stacking Arhats on motorcycles.
Facing A Tiao’s question, Yuan Zhu shook his head: “No need to call them along. It was hard enough to perfectly utilize every inch of space in the Carriage to stuff them all in. If one gets out and breaks the clever space balance, wouldn’t they all spill out?”
Recalling the boarding scene that epitomized Yoga and Lockbone Skill mastery, Yuan Tiao couldn’t help shuddering. Indeed, better not let them out, absolutely cannot break this miraculous Space stacking balance.
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Yuan Zhu brought Younger Brother, who was not much shorter than him but had a youthful face, pushing open the door into the boisterous Cat House Bar.
Instantly, thick alcohol fumes mixed with pungent secondhand smoke hit his face. In the center stage of the Cat House, a Band was playing slow Rhythm Music, sounding a bit like blues.
He went around over a few bar tables, followed by the uneasy yet curious and exploratory little brother, arriving at the front of the bar counter.
The cat-eared Miss on duty for mixing drinks tonight happened to know Yuan Zhu’s relationship with the Boss. So before Candle could pull out A Miao’s business card, she proactively smiled: “Mr., are you here to drink, or to find the Boss?”
Yuan Zhu: “I’m here to find A Miao, have Business to discuss.”
The bartender cat girl pointed to the internal Stairs not far from the backstage, reminding: “Boss is in the Third Floor lounge. Be sure to knock first before entering, or the Boss will get angry.”
Yuan Zhu nodded: “Thanks.”
The cat-eared Miss giggled and pointed at the simple yet vigilant Younger Brother with thick eyebrows and big eyes that women particularly liked: “Want to leave this little guy here? I can take care of him for you. Can I buy him a drink?”
Yuan Tiao instantly felt chills down his spine, a bizarre sensation he’d never encountered, instinctively triggering vigilance and alertness, yet sensing no hostility from the other. Instead, it was an indescribable, somewhat threatening, tension-inducing weird feeling.
He’d never felt it from his own sister or Senior Nie Yin. Too eerie; this sister’s gaze at him was so strange, just like a Demonic Giant Insect eyeing prey.
Yuan Zhu saw that his own subordinate was so helpless in front of the enthusiastic cat-eared big sister? So he decisively dismissed the idea of bringing him and A Miao to negotiate.
Miao Miao is only fit for the strong to possess! Younger Brother, you stay here and accompany the cat-eared big sister to improve your ability to interact with the opposite sex.
So he said to the bartender miss: “Then I’ll leave it to you! My little brother is very innocent, just came from his hometown in the countryside, lacks experience, is honest and straightforward, and easily gets taken advantage of. Please take good care of him, miss.”
Hearing this, the cat-eared miss looked at Yuan Tiao with even more gentleness and satisfaction, nodding repeatedly: “Younger brother, come sit down. Sister will mix you a glass of [Children’s Mint Liquor]!”
Facing Younger Brother’s helpless pleading gaze, Yuan Zhu decisively ignored it, thinking that if Yuan Tang knew about this scene, she would unconditionally support him. After all, she wouldn’t want her younger brother to be an emotionless single dog in the future, right?!
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On the third floor, Yuan Zhu immediately recognized the most luxurious double carved door.
No need to guess, this must be Miao Miao’s boudoir, so he quickly approached and lightly knocked with his knuckles.
“Bang bang bang!”
A familiar crisp voice, carrying a bit of laziness and impatience, sounded from inside the room: “Come in!”
Creak—
Yuan Zhu pushed the door open. Good grief! What met his eyes was a pair of fair, plump, slender long legs reflecting sheen, with clear and distinct muscle lines.
Top-quality legs, could play for a year! Want to lick.
At this moment, A Miao was facing Yuan Zhu, sitting cross-legged casually. She was bent over at a desk, disassembling and piling up a table full of firearm parts.
She used a silk cloth stained with grime, dipped in some unknown solution, to maintain and wipe the disassembled gun barrel in her hand. While working, she had a long straw in her mouth, the other end submerged in a bottle of red-and-black packaged beverage, sucking on it from time to time.
Hearing the footsteps, A Miao still maintained her lazy posture, slightly tilting her head, glancing upward from the corner of her eye with the straw in her mouth, then saw Yuan Zhu staring dazedly at her pair of long white legs.
“Ah, pfft!”
Spitting out the straw from her mouth, A Miao hurriedly sat up straight in panic, wanting to grab something to cover up. But looking down, she saw she was dressed neatly and beautifully, with nothing improper. What was there to panic about?!
So she quickly calmed down, tilting her head arrogantly and calmly, staring at Yuan Zhu, and asked puzzledly: “Why did you suddenly come? Did you gather the ‘mushrooms’ and come to deliver the goods to me?”
Yuan Zhu came back to his senses and shook his head politely: “It’s unrelated to Nightmare Mushroom. I’m here this time for an inspection. You remember the ‘Goblin Performance’ we talked about last time, right?”
A Miao thought for a second, recalling the time since they parted, then looked at him with a face full of distrust: “You’re not here to sales pitch [Goblin], are you? It’s only been a few days, and you’ve already cultivated goblins proficient in martial arts fighting, with decent acting skill, capable of performing on stage—’extraordinary goblins’?”
“Right!”
A Miao shook her head vigorously: “Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I’ve seen those stupid things before. Even if you use electrotherapy stimulation on them, it takes at least half a year of harsh training to barely reach the standards you’re boasting about. In just a few days, cultivate ‘performance-type Goblin Fighters’ with delicate acting skill? Don’t try to fool me with junk!”
Candle began to appeal to their friendship: “What kind of friendship do we have? What feelings? How could I deceive you?”
“Stranger friendship, ordinary partners relationship, no feelings. You still covet my body, what a vulgar man!”
A Miao jumped up from the bed at this time, without even packing up the weapons on the table, came in front of Yuan Zhu, tugged his sleeve, and dragged him toward the door.
“Go go go, let’s go see the goblins you speak of, and see just how good at fighting they are?”
Yuan Zhu stood fixed in place and pointed at the pile of parts disassembled on the table: “Wait, your weapons… aren’t you carrying them with you?”
A Miao glanced at the desk: “Little toys. I have bigger and more exciting ones on me. Do you want to see them?!”
Yuan Zhu shook his head. He didn’t want to see what exciting ‘treasures’ she had on her. At the same time, he voiced his inner doubt: “You like thermal weapons so much, why choose [Knight System]?”
This question had always puzzled Yuan Zhu. Because he had never seen even one Knight System companion wearing [Armor] by A Miao’s side.
As a [Knight System] famous for [Legion Power], you’re all alone, never wear armor, and play with pistols all day?
You cultivated in vain!
A Miao raised her eyebrow and said amusedly: “Are you probing my background? It’s precisely because I like thermal weapons that I carefully selected the [Knight System]. Do you know why?”
Candle was baffled, but he still really liked the feeling of talking with her. It was clearly just normal conversation, but he could feel an indescribable enthusiasm and vitality from her. This feeling made him especially relaxed and talkative.
A similar feeling had also been felt when talking with Nie Yin. That icy, crisp weak voice of the junior could induce the urge to bully her, then through [Anti-Law] perform some workplace micro-bullying, pressuring her to work hard, which was also very stress-relieving.
Ah! All are good girls that bring joy to body and mind.
So Yuan Zhu decisively shook his head: “Don’t understand. Does [Knight System] have something to do with ‘arms weapons’?”
A Miao rolled her eyes at him: “Are you really clueless or pretending? You don’t think [Knight Order] is still in the retro cold weapon legion combat era, do you?”
This time it was Yuan Zhu’s turn to be surprised: “Can [Knight Order] really equip modern arms weapons in bulk?”
“Of course! Armored vehicles, mechanical motorcycles, mortars, cannons, elemental alchemy devices… all can be equipped to the [Legion], and imbued with Legion Power. However, this type of thermal weapon requires a large amount of ‘extraordinary power’ for tempering and assimilation containment to convert into legion equipment. Though, the kind of [ancient legion] you think of is also very common. Once the scale goes up, the difference between thermal weapons and cold weapons isn’t that big.”
