After using the Water Capital Location Card, a ray of light slipped into Bai Qiu’s storage card, and a system notification sounded in his ear.
Water Capital Location Card used.
A designated location for the Water Capital has been marked on your map.
He took out the map and saw a huge yellow circle several hundred kilometers away.
That was presumably the area where the Water Capital was located.
After setting off, Bai Qiu traveled alone for four hours, killing monsters along the way to earn experience.
He was now less than 5% away from reaching Level 39.
The orange tabby suddenly popped out onto his shoulder, meowing nonstop.
Without the telepathic connection provided by the Blood Moon Beast Arena, Bai Qiu couldn’t understand what it was saying.
Fortunately, thanks to the Contract Card, he could still vaguely grasp its intentions.
It was probably asking when they were going to eat.
The moment the orange tabby came out, however, it was nearly blown away by the intense wind pressure.
It clung desperately to Bai Qiu’s shoulder with all four paws, its ears flattened into airplane ears in sheer terror.
Bai Qiu was traveling at high speed, so the strong wind was only natural.
He gradually slowed down until he came to a complete stop.
Only then did the orange tabby let out a sigh of relief and slowly retract its claws.
It widened its eyes and meowed at Bai Qiu several times.
“Meow! Meow, meow, meow!”
Bai Qiu still couldn’t quite understand what it meant, but remembering that it could freely enter and leave the Contract Space Card, his curiosity was piqued.
He immediately cast an appraisal skill on it.
Mutated Orange Tabby
Level: 11
Strength: E
Magic: D
Endurance: E
Agility: D
Skill 1: Pocket Dimension
The Mutated Orange Tabby can store items inside a pocket dimension. The size of the space gradually expands as it levels up.
Skill 2: Spatial Blink
The Mutated Orange Tabby possesses an exceptional affinity for space, allowing it to sense and travel through various storage spaces.
Skill 3 (Passive): Orange Cat’s Blessing
The Mutated Orange Tabby brings good fortune to nearby living beings.
“…Damn.”
Bai Qiu quickly checked his own status panel and found that his Luck attribute had risen once again, climbing from F- back to E.
He couldn’t help but be astonished.
Who would have thought that such an ordinary-looking orange tabby possessed three heaven-defying abilities?
“Your skill set is seriously insane,” Bai Qiu praised.
Hearing his tone, the orange tabby proudly puffed out its round belly.
Although it couldn’t understand Bai Qiu’s exact words, the Contract Card allowed it to vaguely sense the meaning he was conveying.
Bai Qiu wanted to test just how large its pocket dimension really was.
He took out the Wind Spirit Hoverboard and asked, “Can you store this?”
The orange tabby nodded.
It grabbed the hoverboard with both paws, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed it whole.
Bai Qiu nodded in satisfaction before summoning A Yan.
Boom!
Grass and dirt exploded into the air as the giant tortoise emerged.
The sudden commotion startled the orange tabby so badly that its ears instantly flattened into airplane ears again.
“What about him?” Bai Qiu asked, pointing at A Yan, who had only half of his shell sticking out above the ground.
“Can you put him inside too?”
“Meow! Meow, meow!”
The orange tabby’s eyes went wide in shock.
It crossed its front paws into a large X, indicating that it absolutely couldn’t.
“Roar?”
A Yan poked half his head out of the ground and let out a puzzled growl.
After a series of tests, Bai Qiu determined that the orange tabby’s pocket dimension had a capacity of roughly 11 cubic meters.
As for how he measured it…
He simply climbed inside himself.
The interior was an endless expanse of darkness.
Nothing could be seen, but the boundaries of the space could still be felt by touch.
One interesting discovery was that the pocket dimension had its own durability.
At one point, Bai Qiu accidentally slammed into one of its walls, causing the orange tabby to yowl in pain before immediately spitting him back out.
So while the orange tabby’s pocket dimension could even hold living creatures, it couldn’t contain beings that were overly aggressive or objects whose mass placed too much strain on the space itself.
Putting that aside, the next thing Bai Qiu wanted to investigate was A Yan’s transformation.
The giant tortoise had now reverted to his usual gentle, laid-back elephant tortoise form, and Bai Qiu needed to find out exactly what had happened to him.
A Yan
Level: 31
Race: Mutated Black Crystal Rock Tortoise
Bloodline Evaluation: Monarch Class
Strength: B
Magic: C+
Endurance: C+
Agility: D++
Skill 1: Harden
Increases skin defense by 110%, but reduces movement speed by 80%. As long as it remains in contact with the earth, this skill has no duration limit.
Skill 2: Rock Body
After sustaining damage, it can consume rocks to restore its injuries.
Skill 3: Earthen Wall
Summons and reinforces an earthen wall that completely encloses its body, blocking all incoming damage. As long as it remains connected to the earth, this skill can be reinforced without limit.
(Currently capable of blocking a single B+-rank attack at maximum strength.)
Skill 4: Rock Armor
Summons a suit of rocky armor to cover its entire body, protecting it from all external harm. This skill draws a massive amount of energy from the earth, leaving it temporarily unable to absorb earth energy afterward.
Skill 5: Super Hardening
Consumes all of its mana. In exchange for being unable to move or use any other skills, its physical defense increases by 1,200% for three hours.
Skill 6: Authority of Rock — Crystal Armored Qilin Tortoise
Releases the energy within its body to transform into a different form. This transformation slightly lowers its defensive power while greatly increasing its Strength, Magic, and Agility. All of its skills, except this one, are replaced while the transformation is active.
Note: This form consumes an enormous amount of energy and makes it hungry very quickly.
A look of delight spread across Bai Qiu’s face.
It was actually a transformation skill.
The current A Yan had truly undergone a complete rebirth.
According to his estimates, A Yuan wasn’t far behind either.
After spending two days inside the Blood Moon Beast Arena, its body length had already grown to nearly one hundred meters.
In a few more days, once it reached another growth bottleneck, he could use either the Origin Crystal Ore or the Gigantification Core to help it evolve again.
Of course, he would first need to find an area rich in water-element energy.
Bai Qiu summoned A Yuan as well.
As usual, after clearing out the nearby wild beasts, he began preparing breakfast.
Before long, bowl after bowl of rich Truffle Sea Urchin Soup was ready.
After going two whole days without tasting it, both A Yuan and A Yan were practically drooling.
Rarely seen from the usually composed beasts, they gathered around the iron pot, staring at Bai Qiu with eager, longing eyes.
As for the orange tabby, if Bai Qiu hadn’t been holding it back, it would have already jumped straight into the pot.
Worried that the little cat’s body was too fragile to withstand the soup’s potency, Bai Qiu diluted it a thousandfold, lowering its quality to approximately D++ Rank before finally letting it have a taste.
The orange tabby was thoroughly dissatisfied with this arrangement.
Still, after smacking its lips, it had to admit that even the diluted soup was unbelievably rich and sweet.
It couldn’t even begin to imagine how delicious the undiluted version must be.
After finishing the lively, chaotic breakfast—with cats leaping and beasts bustling about—Bai Qiu resumed his journey.
This time, however, he wasn’t traveling alone.
He sat atop A Yuan’s head with the orange tabby nestled in his arms, while A Yan, in its Crystal Armored Qilin Tortoise form, barely managed to keep pace behind the enormous serpent.
Along the way, A Yuan continuously fired water arrows and water cannons, while A Yan launched massive rock spears.
Together, they crushed every enemy that dared stand in their path.
This time, Bai Qiu no longer monopolized the experience points.
Instead, he intended to level up alongside all three of his companions.
After all, he was already on the verge of reaching Level 40, the cap of the first advancement stage.
In fact, his original plan had always been to bring them all out once he reached Level 39—letting them stretch their legs while grinding monsters and leveling together.
— The end of the Chapter–
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