Chapter 103: Heavenly Fox or Stupid Fox?
“Narukami Continent? Heavenly Fox?”
Su Yan remembered. It was recorded in the books that there was a demon beast territory in the Narukami Continent, and its rulers were the Heavenly Fox clan.
Although they were demon beasts, they did not have the ferocity of ordinary demon beasts. Instead, they were reasonable. Because of their own powerful strength, and the fact that they never took the initiative to cause trouble, the Heavenly Fox clan had a good reputation in the Narukami Continent and occupied a place there.
“No matter how reasonable they are, if their own clan member is taken as a demon pet, they will definitely be angry.”
Hearing the pink-clothed senior sister’s warning, Su Yan’s heart tightened. But when he looked down at the little fox, his heart relaxed again.
“Thank you for your warning, Senior Sister, but you’re probably overthinking it.”
According to the description in the book, the Heavenly Fox clan was extremely intelligent, no different from humans. They were all elegant and noble, like young ladies from prestigious families. But looking at the little fox…
“Greedy, sleepy, and silly. It doesn’t look like one at all!”
Su Yan believed that the similar fur color was just a coincidence. Perhaps the little fox had a genetic mutation. It was absolutely impossible for it to be a Heavenly Fox!
“The Narukami Continent is too far from here.”
Thinking that this place was thousands of miles away from the Narukami Continent, Su Yan felt it was even more impossible. The little fox was just a little fox, a poor, stupid, and cute little beast.
Although he told himself this in his heart, Su Yan was also a little worried. If… and he was just saying if.
If the little one was really from the Heavenly Fox clan, and its clan members found out that he was treating the little fox as a pet and had been exploiting its labor, how would they punish him?
“Maybe I should just release it.”
The moment this thought appeared, it was a little hard to stop.
Su Yan returned to his room and quietly waited for the little fox to wake up.
When the little one opened its eyes, it heard Su Yan say, “This is human territory after all. It’s not very suitable for you to stay here, little one. Maybe you should go where you’re supposed to go.”
A question mark appeared above the little fox’s head. Did that mean he was kicking it out?
“Chiu chiu chiu, chiu chiu chiu chiu!”
“No! Please don’t! I don’t want to leave you!”
The little fox desperately tried to get closer to him. Su Yan hadn’t expected it to react so strongly and quickly comforted it, “Hey, hey, hey! Don’t be like this! It’s not that I have to kick you out. It’s for your own good. I just feel that we shouldn’t continue like this.”
Su Yan recounted the pink-clothed senior sister’s speculation and asked if it was a lost member of the Heavenly Fox clan. If so, he was willing to spend spirit stones to buy it a ticket home.
“Chiu chiu chiu?”
“Narukami Continent? Heavenly Fox?”
The little one tilted its head and began to think seriously.
The name Narukami sounded a little familiar. Was its race the Heavenly Fox? It seemed no one had ever told it that.
“Are you or are you not? If you are, I’ll send you home. If not, you can continue to stay by my side.”
The little fox was a little confused. It didn’t know what its race was either. Because it had been born for too short a time, it hadn’t had time to learn various things.
Wait!
The word “learn” triggered its sensitive nerves. The little fox suddenly remembered something. Why had it left home in the first place?
“Because Mom wanted me to learn too many things! Annoying etiquette, the inheritance of our ancestors, lost techniques… all of that was driving me crazy! Because I couldn’t take it, I activated the teleportation formation.”
At this thought, the little fox’s heart jumped.
Not going back! Absolutely not going back!
Not only would it be spanked hard by its mom if it went back, but it would also have to face the painful hell called “learning”!
It had wanted to go home before because it couldn’t survive outside. But now, with its beautiful owner, the desire to go home was not so urgent. It was so good to stay here!
The little fox shook its head firmly.
Su Yan was relieved. It seemed he had really been overthinking it. The little fox’s background was ordinary; it was just an ordinary fox.
After all, what Heavenly Fox would abandon its noble status and instead nestle by his side, being a hand warmer?
“There’s absolutely no such fox!”
Su Yan threw the matter to the back of his mind, treating it as a false alarm.
…
Time passed day by day. After a month of hard work, Su Yan had reaped a bountiful harvest.
First, his alchemy no longer resulted in exploding furnaces, and he occasionally produced a finished pill. It seemed that the day he became an official alchemist was not far away. Secondly, there was the matter of his strength.
A month ago, because of his Eldest Senior Sister and Third Senior Sister’s feeding, he had triggered a system option. The system had rewarded him with the Lightning technique. After this period of cultivation, he had already been able to master it.
“This technique is so strong!”
Lightning was the power of nature, the nemesis of all evil. Although his lightning could not compare to the great power of nature, its power was also extremely impressive.
“In terms of attack, it’s only a little weaker than Dragon King’s Waterspout. But Dragon King’s Waterspout has been enhanced by the system, while the Lightning technique has not!”
Su Yan compared the pros and cons of the two techniques. Their destructive power was almost the same, but lightning had a restraining effect on evil, which was an advantage. There was also the issue of projectile speed. Lightning was almost instantaneous, so there was no problem with hitting the target. This was another advantage. If he had to say there was a shortcoming, it would probably be the consumption.
“One Lightning technique is equivalent to two Dragon King’s Waterspouts. The consumption is a bit high.”
Su Yan frowned, feeling extremely fortunate. If it weren’t for the last adventure that had multiplied his spiritual power several times, even if he had learned this technique now, he wouldn’t be able to use it in actual combat. But now the situation was different…
“Because my spiritual power has increased, I can choose my techniques freely. This is not a small improvement in strength.”
Cultivation required a spiritual root. A person’s spiritual root attribute largely determined their future. For example, he had a water-type spiritual root and could only use water-type techniques.
Although he could also learn other techniques, it was twice the work for half the result, and the power of the technique would be weakened. Ordinary people would not choose a technique that did not match their talent, but he was different.
The Lightning technique rewarded by the system had broken this restriction. Su Yan found that when he used the technique, there was no weakening at all. This was the third advantage of the Lightning technique.
Just think, in a battle, if the enemy knew you had a water-type spiritual root and you suddenly used this, the effect would definitely be outstanding.
“I used to be the shame of the Foundation Establishment stage, but now it’s different.”
Because he had never fought with anyone before, Su Yan didn’t know his true level. But in his opinion, he could at least fight to a draw with an expert of the same level.
At this thought, Su Yan smiled with satisfaction. It wasn’t that he had no ambition; it was just that it was too difficult for a man. To be able to reach this level was already quite good.
Just like that, Su Yan refined pills every day. The system was very quiet during this time and hadn’t been triggered even once. He didn’t know the reason.
“Is it broken?”
Su Yan was very puzzled by this, but the system ignored him, so he could only helplessly give up.
