Chapter 721: Chapter 721
721: Chapter 707: Little Thing 721: Chapter 707: Little Thing It was a beautiful little snake.
Its light blue body faintly shimmered with starlight patterns, its golden pupils as calm as sunlight.
Pale bone fragments adorned its snakehead, making it look like a translucent crystal pet.
The only slightly supernatural feature was the small horn on its forehead, revealing its extraordinary nature.
The little snake hissed at its host and even licked his face while he was sleeping.
Lu Ping’an reached out his hand, and the little thing immediately coiled around it.
It coiled itself around half of Lu Ping’an’s arm and hand, opened its mouth in the palm of his hand, and kept flicking its crimson little tongue.
This little guy actually had a surprisingly anthropomorphic gaze, full of yearning and closeness.
Lu Ping’an even thought it was a bit cute…
uh, compared to his other two magic pets, it seemed even cuter.
When pets become clingy, it’s often not because they’re affectionate but because they’re asking for food.
The little guy seemed to understand and even anthropomorphically nodded its head.
After some thought, Lu Ping’an wrapped it around his hand and took it out with him.
“Yo, you seem to be recovering well.”
On the way, people greeted him.
But strangely, no one noticed Ah Jiu on his hand, even though it was so obvious…
“…Oh, I just woke up, do you see this?”
Is your hand injured?
It doesn’t look very obvious, why not go see a doctor?” The person was a bit surprised; his hand seemed fine, could it be a fracture or internal injury?
“It’s alright, it might be an illusion, I’ve been quite tired lately, my whole body aches.”
Ah Jiu didn’t even want to pay attention to anyone else, it simply flicked its tongue and closed its eyes.
Indeed, on the way, no one seemed to see the snake, as if it had the ability to make itself invisible to others.
When they arrived at the dining hall, they got some dry food and jerky, but it stopped eating after a few bites.
It seemed not to like it.
At this time, Lu Ping’an also checked its information.
[Ah Jiu (Black Iron Lower Level Juvenile Creature)]
[Physique: Mortal, Reflex: Mortal, Spirit: Black Iron Lower Level.]
[Juvenile: What are you looking at?
It’s just a child, do you expect it to fly?
Feed it more, play with it more, children need a complete childhood.]
Unlike Zhi Xi and Little Flame, who were born with complete abilities and even adulthood, Ah Jiu had a normal growth path, having emerged from an egg and needing time and resources to grow.
After some thought, Lu Ping’an took out some “Tortoise Beast Flesh”…
this time, it ate happily.
Then, Lu Ping’an also tried “Cooked Products,” as long as they had extraordinary characteristics, it could basically eat them.
During the experiment, it could even nibble on the Vortex Stone, eating very happily.
It seemed not to be picky.
And as it ate, its growth was visibly obvious.
Although Ah Jiu had grown a bit larger, the panel showed no significant changes, indicating that it needed more nutrition.
“Get more Vortex Stones and turtle meat…”
Eating something might not necessarily be beneficial, but Ah Jiu was especially happy to eat these two things, and they should be good for it.
Of course, the thing Lu Ping’an most wanted to try feeding was Divine Bones, but it would probably be difficult to get his hands on them again.
No sooner said than done, Lu Ping’an directly asked the executives of the Independent Group about the origin of those Divine Bones.
The answer he got was quite subtle…
This answer was within expectations, as the only confirmed way to obtain divine bone fragments was to have a Rule-level big shot forcefully smash them.
At this point in time, only the Aus people could do it.
As for that experimental bone divine cannon, it had been finalized a year ago, and there were only two of them.
Just like other “Vortex Stone” weapons, its power would drastically decrease after leaving this world.
“So, it seems that only the Aus people have sliced divine bone fragments?”
The things are just lying there, and it’s not difficult to cut them, but the cost is higher than the output, so it lacks the value of mining.
Honestly, if it wasn’t for the Vortex Stone…”
From the data, it seemed that even Rule-level Strongmen would have a hard and troublesome time cutting these things…
If the cost was too high, naturally, people wouldn’t be motivated to do it.
Lu Ping’an felt somewhat helpless.
He thought of the pile of divine bones in the cave, seemingly fated to leave the treasure mountain empty-handed, and couldn’t help feeling regretful.
Just the exaggeratedly hard bone quality alone made him think it could “strengthen” Zhi Xi’s defense…
Even if it was just a coating, it would be a qualitative upgrade.
“…Find a way to get two more divine bones.”
These things were difficult to consume.
The Aus people originally developed this material at great cost, so there should be many similar experimental products.
At this moment, Ah Jiu had finished eating all the minerals on the table, lying round and fat on the table, napping…
Its body size was no smaller than an adult python.
“It took effect so quickly…” Lu Ping’an was just rejoicing when, the next moment…
“Gulp.” The snake let out a full burp and tightened its coils again.
Then, its body shivered and shrank continuously, finally returning to the size it was when they first met.
Curled up into a small ball, it yawned and fell asleep right away.
All that food seemed to merely account for its daily supply, and there was no obvious change at all.
This little thing seemed to be quite expensive…
Watching this scene, an idea struck Lu Ping’an, and he took it with him.
He walked straight into the mining pit…
In an instant, the Ah Jiu wrapped around his hand woke up.
Before Lu Ping’an could say anything, it rushed over.
At that point, Lu Ping’an laughed.
He just remembered that Ah Jiu was composed of a lot of “Bone Slime”.
Maybe it could also fuse and absorb the divine bone’s nutrition, like Slime.
Looking at it now, his speculation seemed to be correct…
But unlike the expected fusion, Ah Jiu not only failed to penetrate it, but was also knocked into an “illusory state.”
At this moment, many people looked over and saw the snake…
And the Lu Ping’an next to it made the others look away.
Ah Jiu failed, but it didn’t give up.
Instead, it rubbed its face, knocked its head, and used its teeth…
Lu Ping’an only noticed then that the various parts were shining with a pale white bone luster.
As before, the same material played a role, Ah Jiu’s bone parts gradually glowed, and it opened its mouth satisfactorily, continuing to suck.
The milky-white radiance was clearly transferring, and it was eating…
The little snake sometimes swelled up and sometimes shrank again, and its progress was several times faster than before.
It seemed that these divine bones could serve as its baby formula.
This undoubtedly allowed Lu Ping’an to breathe a sigh of relief.
Never mind meat and grains, now even Vortex Stones here were extremely valuable hard currency…
Perhaps after leaving this world, Vortex Stone weapons would become toy guns, but this didn’t affect their high combat value and cost-effectiveness here.
The scene of the little snake clinging to the giant bone was somewhat comical, but Lu Ping’an soon noticed that it had disappeared again…
Only the wriggling silver teeth indicated that it was still gnawing.
Seeing this, it seemed that it wasn’t something that could be done quickly.
Lu Ping’an spoke to the local Watcher, asking him to help keep an eye on it, and then left.
He knew that although the little creature was small, it would not be easy for others to catch it.
“Eat your fill at the free canteen, grow up quickly…
We don’t have much leisure time for you to eat here.”