98 - I’m Surrounded by My Own Pets!

"Your Excellency, Royal Highness, I really don't know anything~~~" "I'm begging you, please just let me go like a fart!!" When facing the commander, she struck hard, but when confronting royalty, she begged for mercy! Meanwhile, seeing Lianxing's peculiar reaction, the little fox furrowed its brows deeply. "Hmm? You really don't know about this? Do you not have a channel to access higher-level information...?" "Could it be that you're not in the speed puzzle competition?" "......" "......" "Speed puzzle? I'm certainly not in any speed puzzle. Wait, are you offering me a way to enter one?" Hearing this, Lianxing first retorted with a strange expression, then quickly realized something and looked somewhat excited. Speed puzzles are a popular method among many powerful wild mythical beasts to choose their masters. Hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of talented beast tamers would first dissolve their contracts with their beasts, be randomly exiled to unfamiliar regions, and start anew with new beasts. By the end of the given time, the one who cultivates their beasts the fastest and has the strongest team composition would gain the favor of the powerful beast and sign a contract, soaring to the pinnacle of the world! Clearly, Lianxing's seemingly omniscient knowledge led the little fox, the president of the Baiyue Continent, to mistake her for a participant in the speed puzzle. "No, I'm not..." "Alright, I was just asking, it's nothing..." Seeing Lianxing's reaction, the little fox sighed helplessly. If Lianxing was indeed in the speed puzzle, it would show that her talent and knowledge surpassed the understanding within a level ten state domain of beast tamers. In that case, she would shamelessly beg to join Lianxing's beast team and ask her to temporarily resolve Baiyue Continent's crisis with her former companions. Yet, since Lianxing denied it, her hopes were dashed. With this realization, the little fox shook her head in disappointment, adjusted her mood, and slowly spoke: "Since it’s already been brought up, let me explain a bit..." "Ring Calamity has been obliterated." "Three days ago, an unknown ancient species descended on Ring Calamity's headquarters, and the entire second-level state domain, Dark Prison Sea, sank instantly." "And the unknown ancient species defeated the Fallen King and all his mutated offspring in just 20 minutes." "Currently, there's a heavily injured Royal-tier Ring Calamity member hiding in Baiyue Continent, who might go berserk at any moment and destroy the entire continent." "So, do you have any solutions...?" Though she wasn't hopeful, the little fox asked tentatively. After all, she was merely a wild mythical beast, with an underdeveloped brain and even less developed cerebellum, and had little knack for dealing with brainy issues. Since Lianxing could know such rare intelligence, she might know how to handle this situation, right? At this moment, under the expectant gaze of the little fox, Lianxing blinked, sensing something amiss. "Wait, that doesn’t sound right..." "You mentioned the Fallen King and all his mutated offspring, right!?" "......" "......" "Yes, is there a problem with that?" The little fox tilted her head in confusion, her tail swaying. "That’s definitely wrong!!" Lianxing repeated in a matter-of-fact tone. She had thought Ring Calamity was an ultimate force composed purely of multiple fallen species. But now, hearing the little fox’s words, it seemed there were other mutated creatures within Ring Calamity? This contradicted the basic evolutionary condition of a fallen species... "Clearly, the boss of Ring Calamity wasn't a fallen species after all~~~" "I bet it's merely a small fry accidentally undergoing a mutated evolution on its way to the king stage?" "Don't you know what a true fallen species is?" “How could anyone have seen a fallen species and survived?” “Let alone creating a force and subduing allies, are you joking?” “......” "......" "You mean Ring Calamity’s boss is a small fry...?" Seated on the table, hearing Lianxing's condescending words, the little fox's face turned somewhat dazed. For these weak Royal-tier mythical beasts akin to ants, it didn't matter whether the boss of Ring Calamity was like Lianxing said or not, whether the existence of a fallen species was true or not. But no matter what, it couldn't be linked to the term small fry, could it!!? Meanwhile, as the little fox stared blankly, Lianxing fell into deep thought, the star pattern in her eyes shining ever brighter. I see... The so-called fallen species are merely mutated kings? In that case, within five years, no, three years, she must get her hands on the Extinction Sun! The evolution condition of a fallen species is to destroy all life and world maps appearing before it from the moment of mutated evolution. Actually, strictly speaking, the fallen species only have this one mandatory evolutionary condition. Other conditions can barely be chalked up to subjective inclination. But this sole condition is as hard as reaching the sky... Destroying all life and maps before oneself means one cannot encounter something unbeatable, cannot form alliances, cannot subdue subordinates, cannot engage in face-to-face talks, cannot let enemies escape. Each violation makes falling more difficult, ultimately sealing the evolutionary path. The only exception should be when encountering an exceedingly fitting weapon species—considering them as part of oneself might barely adhere to this rule. Thus... Since the creature could openly form alliances and create a force, it shows it’s not a true fallen species yet, merely a mutated product at the end of the king stage. And except for Lianxing, who had access to future information, no one else could possibly replicate the evolutionary path of a fallen species, nor know its truly sinister nature... So, even if Lianxing revealed this secret, others couldn’t verify or question it. Moreover, Lianxing, who knew the rules, would never summon the Red Prison Palace Master in reality~~~ “......” “......” "Oh, I see..." Meanwhile, the Baiyue Continent’s Mythical Beast Association President, the golden-fur little fox, was utterly bewildered by Lianxing’s discourse, nodding blankly without any other reaction. Never mind whether the fallen species was real, the overlord of a level-two state domain—how could a creature of her tier identify it? But how could they lure out the hidden Royal-tier creature without affecting Baiyue Continent...? This strongest Moonlight Rabbit clearly wasn’t in the speed puzzle, but her knowledge about beast tamers was far beyond the little fox's understanding, surely hiding secrets incomprehensible to her. With this thought, the little fox tentatively asked: "So, Lianxing, if you could help Baiyue Continent solve this problem, I can grant you higher access permission to virtual battles." "Solve it? How could I solve it?" "I'm just a high-level beast tamer, how could I deal with a Royal tier~~~" Hearing this, Lianxing spoke in exasperation, wearing a look of innocence and surprise that left the little fox utterly baffled. Ha, she casually dismissed the leader of Ring Calamity as an impostor small fry just moments ago, and now she claims she can’t deal with a Royal tier? However, before the little fox could voice her skepticism, Lianxing earnestly began explaining: "Of course, I can’t handle a Royal tier myself, but...” “There is a way to lure that Royal tier here and let your association seize the opportunity to strike~~~” “Provided I get the complete information and profile of that Royal tier.” “Besides, merely granting access to other virtual battle zones doesn’t offer me any significance or benefit. If you want my help, you’ll have to meet all the demands I list on a forthcoming inventory before we discuss any further~~~~” “......” “......” Ten minutes later, Lianxing tugged at her slightly slipping white silk stockings, leaving the president’s room satisfied. Meanwhile, the little fox sat cross-legged on the table, staring at the list in front of her with a life-questioning expression, hardly believing her eyes. Just what was Lianxing trying to evolve to need such an enormous amount of resources? Or was she simply aiming to clean out Baiyue Continent’s Mythical Beast Association? 1. One hundred commander-tier crystals, one thousand high-tier crystals, and one gold-quality Sandstorm card. 2. One dark-gold skill card of any type, one gold-quality universal elemental skill card, and early access to register in higher-level battle zones.