In the living room, the silence was so loud that it was terrifying.
Xu Nan felt very happy as he eavesdropped at the door. No matter what, his younger brother still had him in his heart. However, what had happened to this female giant panda to actually be so mesmerized by Xin`er? She could even be arrogant toward him, her master, but she was a yes-woman to Xin`er.
Truly, there was a rock to every scissors.
"Also, in the future, if you want to stay at my house, you have to be more lady-like. And Who gave you your name? It doesn't sound like a lady at all. I will change your name for you."
This was the first time Xu Nan heard Xin`er talking in reality. Her speech was as smooth as during her live streaming.
Maybe, because Xin`er was facing a panda, there were no burdens in his heart.
The giant panda had a dumbfounded look on her face. "Name? My name was given by the breeder. Why isn't the name 'Smiley' lady-like?"
"It is not." Xin`er spoke with a voice that could chop nails and slice iron, "In the future, you have to pay attention to your words and actions, stop acting so casual. Also, you cannot be so shameless. You have to be more gentle, and you have to improve your attitude when facing my brother. Understand?"
The giant panda was like a 'frost-covered eggplant', she was completely listless.
Xin`er mumbled when she saw her appearance, "What name should I choose for you? Hmm, the bowl of sour soup and beef is quite suited to your black-and-white color. In the future, you will be known as Sour Beef Soup!"
The giant panda: "What?"
Xin`er frowned. "Sour Beef Soup has three words, it is too long. I'll just call you Soupy."
"..."
At the same time, Xu Nan discovered to his surprise that in the magical pet box, the name of the giant panda changed from 'Smiley' to 'Sour Beef Soup' which could be abbreviated to 'Soupy'.
"In the past, I tried to change her name, but she resisted it strongly and the name changing ended as a failure. Why did her name change just from a casual mention by Xin`er?"
Xu Nan's heart was filled with curiosity.
Xin`er didn't seem to be as simple as he thought. At the very least, the strange actions of the giant panda had made some things clear.
When Xu Nan eavesdropped to this point, he also decided to stop eavesdropping. He intentionally caused some noise and opened the door as he entered.
It was just that the moment he entered, he discovered that Xin`er had rushed back to the second floor. Only a giant panda that seemingly had its dreams shattered remained.
"Smiley…" Xu Nan intentionally greeted her.
The giant panda leaped like a carp and solemnly said.
"From now on, please call me Sour Beef Soup, it can be abbreviated to Soupy. That's all."
Xu Nan forcefully contained his laughter. Xin`er's naming standard was a spectacle too horrible to endure. It even carried the hint of a prank.
Even so, this female panda still forced herself to accept it. There was definitely something fishy to this.
"Soupy." Xu Nan coughed. "Have you eaten? If you are done eating, you can go take a shower first."
Soupy warily asked, "You want me to shower? What do you want to do to me?"
Xu Nan kindly continued.
"I think you are quite bored staying at home. How about it? After I finish my meal, I'll bring you out for a walk."
Soupy excitedly leaped and almost banged her head to the ceiling!
"Sure! I'm going to shower now!"
She rushed toward the garage with great strides. Xu Nan glanced at her. Damn, the garage was becoming increasingly like a bedroom. Other than not having a car in there, there was everything, even a bathroom.
Xu Nan then glanced at the dishes on the table and began to eat joyfully. Halfway through his meal, he suddenly thought about it.
"Where did these dishes come from?"
…
After finishing dinner, Xu Nan didn't move out immediately.
He ran back to his room and began the lottery draw.
With 1,900 activity points, he was happy just by looking at it. According to the monthly activity rules, every 100 activity points could allow him to draw on the lottery once.
The majority of the items in the lottery wheel had a connection with alchemy.
This wasn't hard to understand. Warlocks had always depended on the growth of their bloodline for a living. However, there was no determinacy in how much their bloodline would provide growth. Hence, Ron Warlocks might as well make their secondary job an alchemist.
Through alchemy, they could make up for aspects they were deficient in.
"Come on, lottery wheel!"
Xu Nan clicked the lottery.
[Congratulations, you obtained a set of bat teeth. Activity points -100]
[Congratulations, you obtained a set of bat teeth. Activity points -100]
[Congratulations, you obtained a set of bat teeth. Activity points -100]
....
As the process of the lottery unfolded, Xu Nan's expression turned wooden.
What was going on? Did he get into a dispute with bat teeth? He tried the lottery 15 times and he got 15 sets of bat teeth. Although bat teeth could be ground into powder to be used in alchemy and were an extremely important potion ingredient, it was clear that they were something extremely cheap, alright!
"This system is so shady." Xu Nan glanced at the pile of bat teeth in his storage pouch, feeling a little helpless.
After all, the activity points in his hands had no other usages and could only be used for the lottery. Now, he could only stare at the lottery wheel and continue being depressed.
During the 16th time, the area the lottery wheel stopped spinning at was different from the past.
Xu Nan's spirit rose slightly. It was finally something different. He focused his eyes and looked...
[Congratulations, you obtained a set of bat teeth. Activity points -100]
Xu Nan clutched his chest to stop himself from having a heart attack.
Damn, could it be that he had offended some bats during these two days?
There were only three more times; he also didn't harbor too much hope.
[Congratulations, you obtained a set of bat teeth. Activity points -100]
Xu Nan coldly laughed.
[Congratulations, you obtained a set of bat teeth. Activity points -100]
Xu Nan remained indifferent.
[Congratulations, you obtained a little mechanical demon blueprint. Activity points -100]
Xu Nan prepared to directly close the lottery surface. But at the next second, he instantly reacted.
Little mechanical demon blueprint?
It was finally not a set of bat teeth?
Xu Nan cried tears of joy. He took out the blueprint and looked, but his expression instantly stiffened. The little mechanical demon's outer appearance resembled a bat...
[Little mechanical demon blueprint]
[Origin: Lost Paradise's Alchemy Center]
[Disclaimer: This product from the alchemy center in Lost Paradise came from the hard-work and effort Ron Warlocks placed in crafting. There's no patent. If there are any identical products out there, consider this as a copy of that product]
Xu Nan's lips twitched violently, such a shady disclaimer. Clearly, this was a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure. Who knew where this 'original creation' of the Ron Warlocks was copied from.
However, he still seriously read through the alchemical blueprint.
Although this was a branch of the machinery domain, the little mechanical demon also belonged to [basics] of the alchemy domain. Xu Nan could learn it now. There would be two types of alchemical little demons created. The first type was the mechanical little demon that resembled the shape of a bat. Alchemists would usually use this to replace magical pets in exploring dangerous locations. After all, they would feel their hearts aching if a magical pet died. The second mechanical little demon was in the shape of humans. It would be roughly half the height of an ordinary human, but it was able to complete some simple tasks for its owner. It could be considered a robot of the Alter World. It didn't have much intelligence and only had enough to follow some basic orders.
Even so, this was Xu Nan's greatest reward today. If it wasn't for the fact that he had insufficient materials, he would want to try creating one immediately.
Moreover, the arranged time between him and Qin Lele had almost arrived.
Xu Nan tidied his repertoire. All the spells and skills he had learned before were allocated properly. He also had some shameless points remaining in reserve. In any case, if he needed to learn a specific spell when the moment called for it, he could do so at any time.
He had no experience in exploring the underground city. It was better to hold something back in reserve.
Very soon, he bid farewell to Xin`er and brought Soupy along with him out into the night.
...
At Grandpa Zhong's house.
Qin Lele stared at the two 'masked heroes'. "What are you all doing?"
Xu Nan took off his face-mask. "I thought we were going to explore the underground city? I saw everyone wearing this get-up on TV."
Qin Lele rubbed her temples, and she pointed to Soupy. "There's no need to cover yourself so thickly, right? This big brother here is a little fat. He doesn't seem to be as reliable as what you said."
Despite it being night time, in order to prevent people from discovering this, Xu Nan got Soupy to wear thick down-filled garments, and she looked extremely comical when walking.
Soupy didn't really mind it. She most probably understood the commotion her identity would cause.
Soupy coldly laughed. "Shallow."
Qin Lele was shocked. "This big sister?"
"You can just call her Soupy."
Xu Nan helped her out of embarrassment. "Let's not waste time and quickly proceed."
"She will be our MT (main tank/meat shield)."
Soupy had a stupefied look on her face. "What the hell? MT? I thought you said you are bringing me out for a walk?"
Xu Nan continued smoothly, "Yup, we are going for a walk in the underground city. At the same time, we can observe some lifeforms of the Alter World. There are things like gnolls and imps. I'm excited just from thinking about it!"
Soupy immediately wanted to quit. She leaped and tore the garments on her body, revealing her white-and-black fur.
"Do you think I'm dumb? You want me to be a meat shield? Where's your conscience?!"
Xu Nan had long since been prepared. He directly activated [Magical Pet Command] silently!
He gave the command, path exploration!
Soupy had a look of righteous indignation as she stared at Xu Nan, but he remained indifferent. Qin Lele at the side was dumbstruck from what she saw.
Soupy reluctantly walked to the well's entrance and climbed into it. However, halfway through, she suddenly couldn't move. Half of her buttocks were hanging outside.
Xu Nan coldly laughed. "Your skin is itchy?"
He had always been unhappy about this magical pet that showed him an attitude time and time again. Today, he was clearly going to avenge private wrongs using his position and properly fix her. He wanted to let her know who was the real master!
However, Soupy continued to maintain this position and remain unmoving even after a long time. Even Xu Nan felt a little strange.
He ran over and asked, "What's wrong?"
After a while, a voice rang out from the well.
"Stu..stuck…"
"I got stuck…"
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