Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Gao Peng ignored Moneymakerâs suggestion. Why would I store the treasures with you? Although Moneymaker looked like a fish now, Gao Peng hadnât forgotten that Moneymaker was still a mouse.
If it had been other treasure, he wouldnât have minded leaving it with Moneymaker, but the Divine Essence was of great importance and couldnât be placed casually. Gao Peng also knew that Silly placed a greater value on fruit juice than anything else, thus he placed the Divine Essence inside Sillyâs space.
âYouâll get your share, but not now,â Gao Peng consoled Moneymaker.@@novelbin@@
Moneymaker sniffled. Its eyes were full of regret, but its owner promised it of its share, and it was certain that he wasnât lying! The little mouse became energetic again. It looked like it was fully charged and full of energy. The tip of its tail was swinging excitedly.
From time to time, the remains of the gods could be seen at the bottom of the lake, but Gao Peng looked at their introductions and found out that they had all been torn down by some kind of brute force.
âThis is dreadful.â Gao Peng clicked his tongue and was amazed that someone could tear the gods apart as casually as a toy. He wasnât aware of what kind of existence could achieve that.
These corpses were decomposed one by one, and more and more Divine Essence piled up in a Sillyâs space. Gao Peng noticed that the remains of the gods were mainly contributed by three kind-hearted gods, namely the Fire Phoenix and Hell Tigon, the Crown of Mountains, and the Happy Maiden.
Among them, the Crown of Mountains, judging from its corpse, was a kind of monster similar to a Stone Man. It was enormous, and the corpse piled up like a little hill at the bottom of the lake.
The Happy Maiden had a slim and graceful body, its skin similar to the human race. Gao Peng almost thought it was a beautiful girl with wheat skin when he first saw its body. Iâm so sorry. Even though the corpse had been dead for many years, Gao Peng felt that the corpse exuded a unique enchantment when he first saw it.
Da Zi was ashamed of him and despised Gao Peng very much. âGao Peng, I didnât expect you to be such a vulgar man.â
Gao Peng brushed Moneymakerâs head and asked, âMoneymaker, are there any other treasures?â
Moneymaker sniffed and shook its head. âNope, no more.â
Gao Peng smiled and said, âThe next time you lie, could your heart not beat that fast? Moreover, the first thing you saw just now was the godâs corpse, but you went past it and darted somewhere deeper. Obviously, there are other things besides the godâs corpse. Am I right?â
Moneymaker blinked, sweat all over its forehead. âI just took a brief sniff. It seems that thereâs something tiny below.â Moneymaker swam in front and searched through the muddy water. The water underneath grew murkier after being stirred.
Suddenly, Moneymaker turned around and said, âGao Peng, can I keep this thing with me? You know that if you put the treasure with me, itâll increase my speed,â Moneymaker asked carefully. âWhen Iâm stronger, I can find more treasures for you.â
Silly swam slowly towards them from the side, although the mighty Mr. Silly didnât care about the little things. Although I donât care about it at all, although I donât like it at all, although I donât... Damn you! All of a sudden, Silly punched Moneymaker.
âWhy did you hit me? I didnât snatch your juice.â Moneymaker was befuddled.
In order to avoid Moneymakerâs revenge, Silly quickly swam away. It looked calm on the surface, but it was panicking on the inside.
âDa Zi.â Silly sat on top of Da Ziâs head, hiding in the mane around Da Ziâs neck and refusing to come out. Gao Peng was able to guess Sillyâs intentions, but he didnât expose them. Silly was like a little childâit expressed its joy, anger, and sorrow on its face.
Psssh! There was something in Moneymakerâs mouth. It was shaking its tail violently.
Plop-plop-plop-plopâ It seemed like it was pulling a radish as it dragged something out of the mud. A silver fragment was inside Moneymakerâs mouth. The fragment cut the corner of Moneymakerâs mouth, and mercury-like blood diffused everywhere.
Gao Peng took the metal. It was a fragment of a divine artifact made of an unknown metal. There were a lot of complex patterns on the surface. It was very odd, with a slight curve on the surface. It wasnât like a divine artifact under the weapon category, but its texture was metallic.
Gao Peng rubbed his finger on it and felt different textures when his fingertips scratched across the pattern. Perhaps because the divine artifact fragment was too small, there was no elemental rule on it.
Apart from being as compact as a divine artifact, it had no other attributes of a divine artifact. It looked like a piece of scrap metal. Maybe that was why the fragment had been left unattended for so long.
Fatty Big Sea had two and a half divine artifacts. It wasnât bothered about a fragment that wasnât even half the size of a divine artifact.
Goldie rubbed its bald head. A real masculine duck never resorted to external help!
Moneymaker swallowed the fragment of the divine artifact and closed its eyes for a long time before opening them. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! In the water, it transformed into a shadow.
âIts speed has doubled.â Flowing Light squinted and instantly closed its eyes. But itâs still too slow.
When he emerged from the water, Gao Peng scanned around and found a relatively quiet place. He summoned the Dragon Ant to create a white fog. The white fog merged with the dark fog overhead, making the visibility in the fog less than three feet. He couldnât see his hand even when it was in front of him.
Then Gao Peng retrieved the Meat Essence from the Sillyâs space. The Meat Essence, which was the size of a watermelon, was sparkling.
âWow.â Silly looked like it hadnât seen much in its life. âWhat is this?â It sneakily stretched out its hand.
Pat. Gao Peng hit its tentacle.
âOuch.â Silly retracted its tentacle with tears in its eyes. That was painful.
âA piece each. Itâll be equally divided, so everyone has a share.â Gao Peng waved his hand in a generous manner.
âMighty Master.â
âGao Peng, youâre so handsome.â
The familiars cheered and rejoiced.
âLet me divide it,â Flowing Light initiated.
âAll right,â Gao Peng approved.
In a flash, Flowing Light had divided the Meat Essence into numerous parts. âThis is yours, Da Zi. Youâve been very obedient lately.â Gao Peng handed Da Zi the first one and patted Da Ziâs head to encourage it.
âThis is for Goldie. Goldie, youâre getting increasingly stronger, though I thought youâd be getting increasingly flaccid.â Gao Peng teased Goldie and handed it a piece. Goldie laughed and touched its bald head.
Flamy clicked its tongue and glared at its indecent master in anger. âYou have a share too, Flamy. Nourish your body.â Gao Peng threw a piece to Flamy.
âFlowing Light, please grow taller in your next evolution.â Gao Peng squinted, smiled, and brushed Flowing Lightâs little head.
Flowing Light was five feet tall. The expressionless Flowing Light was just tall enough to reach Gao Pengâs chest. It raised its head, opened its mouth, and swallowed the Meat Essence Gao Peng fed it.
âStripey, youâre too tall. Bend down a little.â Gao Peng tiptoed and found that he couldnât even reach Stripeyâs instep.
âYes, yes, this is it. Bend a little bit more... uh, wait, donât come down!â
Bam! The Cloud Dream Swamp trembled. The violent tremble startled countless birds in the distance.