The insects in my house are dragons.

Chapter 4 A Powerful Strike!

The next morning, the sun shone brightly, and birdsong filled the air outside the window.

Awakened by birdsong, Yun Che opened his eyes, looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar ceiling, and murmured:

"Looks like it really wasn't a dream..."

He turned his head to look in the other direction.

The green velvet was lying empty next to his pillow, covered with its little "blanket".

Ok?

Yun Che sat up.

The little guy's body surface was covered with another thin layer of shed skin.

"It's peeling again?"

Seemingly because of his movement, the little guy wiggled a couple of times and woke up, making rustling noises again, before finally quite skillfully crawling into the old leather bag.

Looking at the new remains, Yun Che fell silent.

As we all know, for extraordinary creatures like these that can shed their skin, each molt represents a step in their growth.

But Kongkong's growth rate is a bit too fast.

Isn't that cheating?... Oh, it's my own pet, then it's alright.

Yun Che picked up the remains and compared them with yesterday's.

Yes, it's more resilient, and the surface has a slightly frosted texture.

Pick up the little guy.

The changes from this molting weren't as obvious as yesterday, but you can still see the changes if you look closely.

The scales became denser and harder.

They've gotten a bit bigger and heavier.

I suspect their appetite has increased...

"Chirp." The little guy chirped softly as it was lifted into the air.

hungry.

Yun Che smiled slightly, understanding its meaning.

"Alright, let's go fill our stomachs first!"

Yun Che, who has lived alone since childhood, has pretty good cooking skills. He can easily cook two bowls of steaming hot plain noodles in just a few bites.

They also added a fried egg to each one.

Because the noodles were too hot, Yun Che, who was munching on dried radish, silently watched Kong Kong drinking soup while lying on the bowl.

Snore snore—

"Chirp!" The little guy seemed to have discovered a new continent as if he had just discovered the food he had cooked for the first time, and he immediately started drinking it down in big gulps.

"You're really not afraid of getting burned?" Yun Che chuckled.

The power of dragon-type extraordinary creatures is reflected in their innate stronger physique, higher intelligence, greater endurance, and wider resistance, among other things.

Being able to eat noodles without being afraid of getting burned is a manifestation of high-temperature resistance.

"Eat noodles, noodles are delicious too," Yun Che reminded him.

"Slurp—"

At his prompting, Kongkong bit into a noodle and slurped it down in one go.

"Chirp! (๑´ڡ`๑)"

It's delicious!

...

"If it weren't for the energy cubes, this seemingly unremarkable little guy might really have bankrupted us..."

After breakfast, Yun Che took Kong Kong back to the orchard.

Looking at the energetic little guy, he felt somewhat fortunate.

Fortunately, the system rewarded him with energy cubes; otherwise, he was afraid that Kongkong wouldn't get enough nutrition, which would affect its growth.

"Kongkong, try ramming."

It's probably just because it's in the early stages of the mutation that the little guy hasn't learned his two basic skills yet, especially the racial skill "Spit Silk".

If it hadn't used the TM yesterday, it would only have the "Charge" move.

"grumble!"

Without hesitation, the little guy rammed his head into a tree trunk as thick as a person.

boom! !

Many leaves swirled and fell.

Yun Che nodded to himself.

Although its power is far less than that of "Dragon Tail", it is not weak either.

Not to mention comparing it to other green velvet worms, just that one stunt just now would have probably caused that ground squirrel from yesterday to spin around more than a few times.

Yun Che had a thought.

Try "Master Seeds".

[Master Seed]: A rare seed that can improve skills.

"Use 'Master Seed'!" he thought.

One "Mastery Seed" immediately disappeared from the system space and its effect was applied to Kongkong.

"Try again."

"grumble--"

Kongkong used Charge again, slamming headfirst into a tree.

After several attempts, Yun Che confirmed the effect of "Mastering Seeds".

It can accelerate the improvement of pet skill proficiency!

This can be understood as... double or even multiple experience cards.

With the gradual maturation of the Beast Tamer system, not only have the strength levels and racial levels of pets been divided into a relatively unified category.

The same applies to a pet's skill level and skill proficiency.

Generally speaking, skills can be broadly categorized into: low-level, mid-level, high-level, and advanced...

Skills can be categorized based on proficiency level as follows: Beginner, Proficient, Expert, Master, Pinnacle...

Kongkong's "Charge" is a basic low-level skill, while "Dragon Tail" is definitely a mid-level skill based on feedback from the Beast Taming Space and its performance after use!

Furthermore, Kongkong's current mastery of these two skills is only at the beginner level.

However, with the blessing of "Mastery of Seeds", Kong Kong's use of "Collision" became more and more proficient at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye.

This "accelerated state" lasted for a full hour.

It wasn't until Kongkong made a "collision" that it adjusted its direction.

Yun Che fell into deep thought...

The standard for "collision" to progress from beginner to expert level is the ability to make certain adjustments in direction during the impact.

This also includes the power, the distance of impact, and the phenomenon of producing some air trails.

"A white-quality 'Mastery Seed' lasts for an hour, enough to allow a low-level skill to advance from beginner to proficient."

This may also be due to the enhancement of Kongkong's own talent when he "transformed into a dragon".

But the effect was already quite exaggerated.

Normally, it would take an ordinary pet at least two weeks to train a low-level skill from beginner to proficient, even with sufficient nutrition and diligent training!

"Let's take a break."

rest?

"grumble!"

The little guy's head is like a rattle drum.

It doesn't feel tired at all; it wants to keep going!

This left Yun Che both amused and exasperated.

Is it that he doesn't want to continue?

It's because the use of "Mastering Seeds" actually has a "cooldown period," or, in the system's words, a "protection mechanism"!

The cooldown time for white-quality "Master Seeds" is 4 hours!

Using skills frequently over a long period of time can also consume a lot of energy.

Aren't you tired?

"Chirp..." Empty face scrunched up.

He expressed his thoughts in fits and starts.

The little guy thinks that the harder it tries, the more it can eat, and it likes that feeling of eating.

Moreover, it needs to become stronger! Only by becoming stronger can it better protect the food and the "feeding officer"!

Feeding official?

Yun Che was amused.

"Is this the driving force behind foodies?"

However, this is a good sign. Which beast tamer wouldn't want to tame a diligent pet?

"In that case," Yun Che picked up some pebbles from the ground, "I'll throw pebbles at you later, and you can try to swat them away with your head or tail."

This can train your reflexes and body coordination.

"The more pictures you take, the more apricots I'll pick for you to eat later."

Apricot!

The little guy's head and tail were both tense at the same time, and he seemed full of energy.

Empty: ٩(ˊ〇ˋ*)و

Power!!

...

After morning training, Yun Che took Kong Kong to pick apricots, but they ran into the rogue Huang Kun!

Huang Kun, a sleazy-looking man with dyed yellow hair, was brazenly eating apricots under the apricot tree, muttering to himself as he ate:

"You little brat, you scared the hell out of me! I thought you were dead... *splat*"

Apricot pit was spat out in front of Yun Che and Kong Kong.

Huang Kun noticed him too, and said irritably, "Don't bother me, just eat a few apricots and leave."

Yun Che looked at the ground and saw that besides the apricot pits, there were also many apricots that had only been bitten once and then spat out.

This guy has absolutely no idea how to tell if an apricot is ripe or not!

"Chirp!!" Kongkong was very angry.

Wasting food! Wasting our food!

"I just sprayed pesticides," Yun Che said calmly.

Ok?

"Pfft pfft pfft—vomit—"

Upon hearing this, Huang Kun started vomiting repeatedly and even put his fingers down his throat.

But as he continued vomiting, he slowly came to his senses.

"You're kidding me?!"

Believe it or not.

"Chirp!!" Kongkong got even angrier.

He vomited up the food he ate! I've never seen a more wasteful jerk than that!

At this moment, Huang Kun finally noticed the empty space on Yun Che's shoulder and raised an eyebrow.

"A green velvet caterpillar? Your pet?"

After a brief moment of surprise came disdain and mockery.

No one's pet animal may attack humans at will, except in special and permitted circumstances.

Even if Huang Kun were a scoundrel, he wouldn't dare to violate this principle.

At most, he just uses his pet to scare people.

But after seeing Kongkong, and seeing that Yun Che had also tamed a pet beast...

"I was wondering why your tone of voice was different; it turns out you've got 'confidence' now."

As he spoke, a summoning circle appeared beneath Huang Kun's feet, and a bridge of contracts materialized.

"Just a little green velvet worm, look at the pretense you've put on..."

He was startled by Yun Che yesterday, thinking someone had died, which caused him to stay at home in fear all day.

That feeling of "suppression" has now erupted.

But he didn't finish his sentence.

Yun Che rushed forward and delivered a powerful punch to his face.

boom! ! !

Huang Kun, who had been punched and stumbled to the ground, stared at Yun Che with disbelief.

You, you, you...

Yun Che grinned.

Pets are not allowed to attack humans at will, but it doesn't say that beast tamers can't.

To deal with a scoundrel, you have to be even more scoundrel than him.

at the same time.

[A powerful punch!]

This is your first battle between trainers!

[Accept Main Quest Three: Strike Hard!]

[Mission Rewards: TM for Dragon Dance, Mastery Seed for 5 x White!]