Chapter 10: New Ingredients
"Are you done over there? I'm almost done here."
"Flames of the Fire Butterfly!"
Hutao swung her Staff of Purification, and a circle of flames, transformed into crimson fire butterflies, flew in all directions, wiping out the remaining health of the small monsters on the field with a single AOE attack.
"I guess you want to burn me along with them."
Gu Sanqiu squatted down sharply, quickly using rock elemental power to create a steel helmet for himself, protecting his flowing locks of hair.
"Hehe, how could that be."
The Staff of Purification in Hutao's hand turned into golden light: "So, what's our next move? Does the Gu Family have any channels to deal with such big guys?"
"Can't you just call someone from the Eternal Life Hall to come and bury him on the spot?"
"With the Dust Lock Demon Array, this thing will only slowly dissipate. Burying it on the spot should be the best outcome."
Wait a minute.
Gu Sanqiu glanced thoughtfully at these walking corpses.
He had always used a matching fishing rod to fish things out of the black hole.
So the question arose: if he stuffed some strange stuff into the black hole, would there be any reaction?
The black hole had always been controllable, except for the "check-in time." Even if he threw a bunch of insults, swear words, or even stones into it, this thing never reacted.
If the things thrown in were these "valuable goods," would the black hole have any different reaction?
"Well, I do have a way, but the little girl might not be suitable for watching the follow-up process."
Gu Sanqiu looked at Hutao with a smile: "You understand what I mean, right?"
"Tch, stingy man."
Seeing the veins popping on Gu Sanqiu's forehead, Hutao smirked and obediently ran to a distance.
"Okay, okay, I know you Gu Family have a lot of secrets. I won't watch the process."
"Thanks for understanding."
Gu Sanqiu relaxed. If it were anyone else, considering his status as the incense carrier, saying something would have been enough to cover it up.
But not Hutao.
As the head of the Eternal Life Hall, there were many things she knew or understood, and Gu Sanqiu couldn't come up with a good reason to deceive her.
For example, explaining the source of the black hole to others, he could use excuses like "offering sacrifices to the Rock King Emperor."
But for Hutao?
If, by any chance, when boasting in the future, Hutao accidentally mentioned "The Stories of Me and the Incense Carrier Slaying Demons," and then coincidentally, a certain old man heard it...
Gu Sanqiu thought that if nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to see Zhongli standing at his doorstep blocking him the next day.
Considering the size of the black hole, Gu Sanqiu chose a spot closer to it and activated his barely noticeable golden finger.
Hmm, his golden finger was even more generous than he had imagined. The warhorse walking corpse and the remaining half-cooked pieces of flesh were almost instantly sucked in.
"Hmm, it seems that the speculation on the main part should be correct."
Almost instantly, a sense of danger from the depths of the abyss made Gu Sanqiu's alarm bells go off, and his body almost instinctively recoiled!
"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
A horrendous screech came from the black hole, and a monster over three meters tall, about the size of a motorhome, rushed out of it, aiming its sharp beak straight at Gu Sanqiu's head!
"What kind of development is this, damn it!"
This was the first time something alive disobeyed his orders! And it was clearly a vicious beast that wanted to kill him!
The creature in front of him was covered in scales on one side of its body and feathers on the other, with a mane of grasses that looked like they had been trampled by giants, and large and small lumps of flesh on its body.
What's even more absurd were its legs, which were so thick that it made people suspect if it had been maliciously photoshopped by the Creator.
But his reaction wasn't slow after the surprise. Immediately, he pulled out his golden fishing rod and swung it towards the hideous giant chicken's head!
Since it emerged from there, it was evident that his fishing rod would have a tremendous suppressive effect on it. Being fixated on the power of the Elemental Sight at this moment would be foolish!
"Sanqiu, what's happening over there? Why do I hear—"
!!!
When Hutao saw the monstrous chicken in front of Gu Sanqiu, her eyes widened instantly, then she lazily leaned against a tree branch without moving.
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"Sanqiu, come on, hurry up and kill this monster. It's so ugly that I'm too tired to move."
"Then why don't you come over and help!"
"Oh my, unexpectedly, I've suffered an attack on my appearance. What a cunning creature. I'm too tired, Sanqiu, hurry and save me—"
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Gu Sanqiu fiercely swung his right hand, and the golden fishing rod in his hand shone with even more dazzling light. At the same time, the dim yellow rock elemental power from the Eye of Perception slowly merged into the fishing rod!
Boom!
A violent explosion came from the depths of the Wansheng Slope. The surrounding Qianyan soldiers couldn't help but startle, immediately casting their gazes towards the direction of the slope.
"What's that, an explosion of evil resentment?"
Fortunately, not long after, they knew the answer. A young man dragged a mutated monster out, followed by a girl wearing a black hat.
"Hehe, Sanqiu, you're really amazing. Come be a guest at my Eternal Life Hall in the future. Then I can directly come to you if there's anything I need."
"Don't bother. Can you afford my salary?"
Gu Sanqiu glanced at the end of the fishing line at the monstrous chicken, unable to help but marvel at the resilience of the fishing line provided by his golden finger.
Just after he finished off this thing, its name and other information were also identified.
Name: Ugada Giant Legged Chicken
Source: Wilderness Realm
Use: What else can you do besides eating?
Note: As a representative of the ugly lineage, the Ugada Giant Legged Chicken has always wanted scholars of the avian and mammalian lineages to include it in their research. Until the deliciousness of this giant-legged chicken was discovered, scholars from these two lineages began a long debate and dispute over whether to include the giant-legged chicken in their research scope.
This note is quite something; it feels like I've learned some insider secrets of the academic circle.
Gu Sanqiu was actually quite curious. While this note might be sarcastic, when combined with the analysis of the source, it revealed quite a bit.
During the encounter with the Giant Shadow Eagle and now with this, if his golden finger were a handbook, wouldn't the person responsible for making these notes be beaten to death with a sack?
"Sir, how should I address you?"
"Let's put that question aside for now. Have you received the letter from my pet?"
The Qianyan soldiers cupped their hands: "A total of eight individuals with abnormal behavior were captured in the operation, all immobilized with the congealed liquid of Frost Slimes."
"Alright, alright, the Qianyan Army is indeed professional. This set of operations is indeed very professional."
Gu Sanqiu raised his hand to stop them from continuing: "If you continue, I'll have to go back and have tea with the Qianyan Army again. Let's overlook this."
Huh?
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Upon hearing this, all the Qianyan soldiers were stunned.
Again?
What on earth are you made of! So, the reason you stopped others from calling you "Sir" is because of this!
The soldiers of the Qianyan Army all had the same idea spontaneously: they wanted to capture this guy and bring him back.