Chapter 372: Chapter 372
Afraid of getting the urge to hit Qian Qi upon seeing her, and not wanting to become a violent system, Tongzi left the warehouse with a tight grip on its small, hard fists.
Can’t hit her, this brat is worth billions now, can’t afford to mess with that... If she decides not to spend money in a fit of anger and makes it abstain from wealth for several months, what then?
Dang, the more I think about it, the more frustrated I get.
It needs to come up with a trick to get some spending money from Qian Qi!
Pondering and scheming, the system soon came up with a plan, and the expression on its blue panel gradually changed from [(•́へ•́╬)]to [(≖ᴗ≖)✿].
It quickly floated in front of Qian Qi’s silver-skinned hovercar, hacked the unlocking system to open the trunk, and "bleh," spat out all its private stash of cash.
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Completely unaware of the "promotion activity" being brewed by the system, Qian Qi was about to carry her suitcase back to find Su Xingchen when she suddenly sensed an anomaly in the Beast Taming Space.
Huh? Qian Ba woke up?!
Qian Qi was delighted.
In the Beast Taming Space, a fluffy mass suddenly moved a bit, and the awakened Qian Ba lazily sprawled on the ground, stretching its stiff back like a cat. With that, its thick and long silver hair began to fall off in patches, gradually revealing Qian Ba’s current appearance.
The awakened Moon Silver Demon Wolf, with an arrogant air, lifted its head proudly. Its once-translucent water-blue wolf eyes were now speckled with silver star-like dots, extending to the ice blue armor on its tail spine, which re-attached to its fur and even coiled around its horns as if trying to occupy the high ground.
The previously soft blue juvenile horns had grown much thicker and longer, even sprouting an additional fork, and even the once non-threatening paws had become significantly sharper, with the dark blue tips glinting with a fierce light, as if ready to strike, filled with explosive power.
It was as if the little pup had suddenly grown into a teenager, until it let out a small whine, its tummy growling, and in a still soft and delicate voice said, "So hungry..."
Qian Qi quickly summoned Qian Ba out of the Beast Taming Space, noticing that the Little Silver Wolf was noticeably larger and its muscles were taut. Qian Qi felt around and found that the juvenile horns, ice armor, and claws had all become much sturdier.
Although not as robust as its siblings, the growth rate was enough to astonish Qian Qi, as she hadn’t managed to fatten Qian Ba up at all over the past few months.
Was that Rainbow Balls Bone Mother gave so effective?
In theory, those Rainbow Balls were just concentrated nutritious meat with no other function, simply a food filled with energy...
Qian Qi paused for a moment. Could it be that the Demon Beast Meat and Magic Plants she had previously fed Qian Ba had no effect because their energy was too low?
Remembering Bone Mother’s accusing look, as if she had been stingy with Qian Ba, Qian Qi started to suspect that it wasn’t that Qian Ba was wasteful, but rather that it... needed way too much energy!
Its body seemed to be a bottomless pit, needing to eat very high-energy A-level Magical Beasts to grow?!
"Contractor~" Seeing Qian Qi in a daze, Qian Ba nuzzled its head against her palm, acting coy, "Hungry, food~"
"Oh, right." Coming back to her senses, Qian Qi quickly took Qian Ba to the airport, fetching a few small B-level Magic Beast carcasses for it and used an A-level knife to carve an opening in the Beast Skin.
Qian Ba immediately opened its mouth wide, revealing its now sharp fangs, and tore off a large chunk of Beast Meat. Watching Qian Ba manage to tear into the Demon Beast Meat on its own, Qian Qi couldn’t help but feel delighted, sensing her "son" had grown up.
It can eat on its own now!
Though the "lunch box" still needed her to open, it was an improvement, right?
With a loving gaze, Qian Qi watched Qian Ba and, remembering something, ran over to the Kangaroo Beast to retrieve the Magic Plant Bags stored in their bellies, dumping them in front of Qian Ba.
Eat more, my child, and grow up well~
After a hearty meal, Qian Ba finally let out a satisfied burp, sprawling comfortably on the ground, "I’m full~"
"Don’t lie down after eating." Qian Qi lifted the Little Silver Wolf, "It’s unhealthy, now, let me see your skill improvements."
"Oh~" Qian Ba obediently stood up, then released its first Skill— "Milk Tea with Ice!"
"Milk Tea with Ice"— was an ice block attack released from the Ice Blue Wolf Horns. As Qian Ba tilted its head up slightly and stomped its front paw, the horns glowed a white light, and shortly afterward, about a dozen one-meter-diameter round ice balls rained down from the sky, the refracted cold air chilling severely, forming shallow half-meter-deep pits in the ground upon impact.
Watching the way the ice balls fell, it really did look like adding ice cubes to milk tea, Qian Qi rubbed her chin, estimating that this attack had the feel of an E-level.
However... "You can only release about a dozen?"
Qian Ba proudly raised its head, "Of course not! I can release a thousand at once!"
"Whoa!" Qian Qi’s eyes widened in disbelief, thinking about how much Elemental Power it must take to release a thousand ice balls. She hadn’t expected that with just one level up, Qian Ba became this formidable?!
Without hesitation, she praised, "Awesome, my child! I didn’t expect you to be so amazing!"
"Oh, it’s just basic stuff." Qian Ba smugly said, then unleashed its Second Skill— "Blueberry Shaved Ice!"
"Blueberry Shaved Ice"— was launched from the end of Qian Ba’s fluffy long tail, the crystal-clear long spikes shot out in a barrage like a storm of pear blossom needles, suitable for attacking small, heavily populated insects, with high fault tolerance and accuracy, making it a perfect choice.
As for the Third Skill— "Crunchy Ice Cream," Qian Qi was amazed to find that the ice armor previously just attached to the back, belly, and forehead now covered Qian Ba’s limbs and horns completely like a crunchy ice cream shell, with some Moon Silver Armor mixed in, much stronger than the ice armor alone.
Qian Qi tested the Ice Moon Armor with three punches and found it could withstand D-level attacks, but it was barely sufficient against C-level attacks. However, the parts mixed with Moon Silver could withstand C-level attacks.
"There’s also the Fourth Skill!" Qian Ba exclaimed, lightly leaping as the ground beneath its feet instantly froze into ice, spreading rapidly from under its paws. Qian Qi stamped on it and found the ground beneath turned into shattered sand.
Nearby, a patrolling Awakener Warrior looked silently at the ice balls, ice spikes, and the uneven ground pits and then at Qian Qi.
Qian Qi scratched her head, sheepishly yet boldly saying, "Don’t look at me, let Su Xingchen fill the pits!"