Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Desolate Frost Lion took a glance at Moneymaker, who was being carried away by Gao Peng, and withdrew its gaze. When the Psychic monster had attacked just now, it had partially blocked the shock wave from reaching the rodent. Otherwise, Gao Peng would have been sad if it died.
The Treasure Sniffing Rodent was dying and clutching its tiny beating heart. Squeak, squeak, squeak.
Aggrieved, pathetic, helpless, weak, and fond of treasure.
âThis is the first time Iâve ever seen this.â Ji Hanwu found it interesting. He had never seen this new breed of monster before.
A bare brain was exposed in the air but with no signs of dehydration. It seemed extremely novel and eccentric. Interesting.
âThis is called the Growing Brain. Itâs a Psychic monster that can manipulate the dead. It was the one manipulating the Taklamakan. Grandpa, are you interested in raising one?â Gao Peng asked with a smile.
Grandpa looked at Gao Peng and shook his head. âThis old man doesnât have enough Soul Power to sign a contract with it. Itâs at least a King-tier. I could perhaps try if it was in the Lord tier.â
To be able to manipulate such a large desert would be impossible for a Lord-tier monster. It was very likely that it would be a King-tier monster.
âGrandpa, since you donât want it, it would be impolite for me to decline.â Gao Peng would surely not miss this chance, because it was hard to meet a rare Psychic monster with such a high level.
Gao Peng approached the giant white brain that was swaying slightly in the middle of the desert. Numerous drops of sticky and transparent liquid were squeezed out of its crevices and permeated outward. From a distance, it seemed like there were dense beads of water hanging on the brain.
âDelicious brain!â Da Ziâs eyes shone. It recalled the time when Gao Peng had offered it a small bowl of roasted brains at home. Ever since then, it couldnât forget the taste.
The brains had been fried until golden brown, with delicious green onions, cumin, and chili powder sprinkled on top. The memory of the tender and fragrant meat made Da Zi swallow its saliva and excitedly pat the sand.
I want to eat, I want to eat...
Goldie screamed crazily. Damn it, it was a hallucination just now! I, Huang Haonan, was actually fooled into believing a hallucination made by a monster that only has its brain left. How embarrassing.
After screaming, Goldie stole a peek at Gao Peng. Gao Peng didnât hear what I said, right? Um... If Gao Peng heard it, how am I going to swindle him in the future?
Looking at how Gao Pengâs face was normal, as if he hadnât heard, Goldie was relieved. Luckily, he didnât hear it.
This is what I meant earlier. How can a wealthy bachelor like Gao Peng go bankrupt because of my swindling?! I clearly remember that Gao Peng had enough gold to fill up an entire warehouse. Sooner or later, all this gold will be under my name.
âLet it go! I want a fair one-on-one duel with it. Iâm going to kill it today!â Goldie exclaimed with power.
âLet me go, please, let me go.â A thought transmitted into Gao Pengâs mind. The voice was crystal clear, like it belonged to a 5 or 6-year-old child, and it sounded pitiful.
âTell me why youâre going to Changâan.â Gao Peng demanded.
There were two seconds of silence. Then, its voice changed to a female one that was a little lethargic and hoarse, filled with glamour. âIf I tell you... will you let me go?â The voice tried to tempt him.@@novelbin@@
Gao Peng was unmoved, âDepends on your performance.â
The next moment, the voice changed into a mature male voice. âHello, my name is Wang Zhang, and Iâm from Changâan. Iâm a desert hiker, and Iâve hiked through seven large and small deserts a total of thirteen times. When the Cataclysm occurred five years ago, I was hiking through the Taklamakan Desert...
âAfter the disaster, there was a huge sandstorm in the desert... I tried my best, but I ended up dead in the sandstorm.
âMy daughterâs 3rd birthday was in another seven days. I wanted to go back to see her and sing her a birthday song... I only wanted to... return to see my daughter.â The man choked up.
Gao Peng remained expressionless. âSo this is why you wanted to bring the Taklamakan back to Changâan?â
âMy body became one with the desert. I canât leave the desert.â The man said in a low voice, âI really just want to go back and seeââ
âAnd eat more people along the way, isnât that right?â Gao Peng waved his hands. âAll right. You donât have to say anymore. Just decide if you want to surrender. If youâre willing to become my familiar, you can live, but if you donât... My familiar has been hungry for a while.â Gao Peng pointed at Da Zi, who was drooling beside him.
The lower the level of the monsters, the lower their IQ. Hence, one had to understand their hearts and move them with emotion in order to catch them, because all of them were amiable to friendly persuasion, but not to compulsion.
But the higher the level of monsters, the higher their IQ, and the more things they would think about. The wisdom of a Psychic monster such as this mutated brain would definitely not be shallow. As long as it wasnât the unyielding and stubborn type, the chances of keeping it after defeating it wouldnât be low.
As Gao Peng finished, both the Desolate Frost Lion and the White Dragon stepped forward. Their eyes gleamed ferociously, waiting to kill if a wrong answer was given.
The Growing Brain said, â...I just want to go back and seeââ
âShut up. If you fool me again, I will eat you right now.â Gao Peng sneered. You canât deal with these monsters in a nice tone, otherwise theyâll think that youâre easy to bully.
The Growing Brain froze, and the cerebral cortex of the brain turned bright red, as if it was working at a high speed to think.
Gao Pengâs thoughts were clear. This monster probably had the ability to read memories after devouring brains, so Wang Zhangâs story was real. If he was to investigate, he could likely locate this person.
But it would have had nothing to do with the monster in front of him.
Perhaps it had read about the existence of Changâan in Wang Zhangâs memory and found out that there were many people in Changâan. Therefore, it wanted to go there, and the purpose of going to Changâan was self-evident.
The Growing Brain was relieved after hearing that the person in front of it wasnât going to kill it, but rather, wanted to keep it. It sprayed out colored mist into the black cave, followed by faint smoke.
âItâs not impossible for me to surrender to you,â the voice of the Growing Brain changed from the male voice to the previous alluring female voice. âBut what can I gain from you?â
âYou can gain love from your grandpa Goldie!â Goldie was infuriated. Is this how you talk to my boss? The boss recruited you to be his familiar because he thinks highly of you. How dare you negotiate the conditions!
It slapped the Growing Brainâs plasma hard, shocking the brain, which was like a jelly quivering around. The Growing Brain didnât dare to speak, for this duck was too rude. It became violent just because of a small conflict.
Throughout its five years of life, it had never seen such a violent duck. It cursed silently in its heart, As soon as I get through this, Iâm going to eat duck brains every day.