Chapter 358
Is he really that greedy for money?
Tyranitar's little paws reached out and hooked hard in Lin Xia's direction, its big, round eyes filled with a righteous...demand?
Everyone: "???"
What is this operation?
Lin Xia was taken aback at first, then looked at the little guy's knowing expression and couldn't help but burst out laughing, her laughter filled with helplessness and understanding.
"You little glutton..."
He shook his head and chuckled, instantly understanding what the little guy meant. It was negotiating!
Touching is allowed, but you'll have to pay extra!
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were also stunned, their outstretched hands frozen in mid-air, completely unaware of what the little guy meant by pointing at Lin Xia.
Lin Xia explained with a smile:
"It means, you want to touch it? Sure. But..."
He pointed to the half-eaten Star Marrow ore in Bangiras's arms.
"You have to pay a little more for the ticket. It feels that one piece of ore isn't enough for it to sell its looks."
His tone was full of teasing.
"what?"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were completely dumbfounded.
Do I have to pay an entrance fee just to touch it?
Or should we use that precious mineral?
This martial spirit... it's practically sentient!
Moreover, this claim of selling one's body... caused two blushes to instantly rise on the cheeks of the two women.
Little Bengal seemed to understand Lin Xia's translation, nodding vigorously in cooperation, its little paws continuing to hook at Lin Xia, its eyes filled with unwavering determination.
You won't give it to me? No way!
Lin Xia looked at its greedy little face and felt both annoyed and amused.
He sighed helplessly and flipped his wrist again.
This time, a flash of light appeared, and two slightly smaller stones, but equally radiating pure earth elemental energy and with a warm, jade-like luster, appeared in his palm—these were high-quality earth vein topaz.
"Here you go, my little ancestor."
Lin Xia tossed two pieces of topaz over.
Little Bankiras's eyes lit up, and with lightning speed, it scooped up the two pieces of topaz ore with its short paws, and together with the previous piece of star marrow ore, it held them in its arms, instantly piling them into a small mound of ore that almost buried half of its little body.
It gave a satisfied "Ban~", and then... very generously, even with a hint of condescension, it stretched out its round little back covered with dark gold armor towards Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, its meaning couldn't be clearer.
Alright, the ore is here, now we can start collecting it!
Feel free to touch me! Just don't delay my meal!
The speed of this change of heart, this mercenary transaction, once again made the Royal Fighters and the three Education Committee members twitch at the corners of their mouths, their worldviews continuing to crumble.
Is this really a martial spirit?
Is this really not a cunning businessman in disguise?
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling looked at the greedy man's small back, which he had straightened up as if he were going to his execution after being satisfied with his money, and they were both amused and exasperated.
The fear dissipated considerably due to the extreme contrast between the cute and the absurd nature of the transaction.
Dugu Yan reached out first, her fingertips finally gently touching the carapace on Tyranitar's back.
It feels cool and hard to the touch, with the unique texture of metal, but it is not a lifeless coldness. Instead, you can faintly feel a heavy and steady vitality flowing within it.
The shell surface is very smooth, with fine, naturally formed patterns.
To her surprise, the shell wasn't cold; it was even warm, as if lava was slowly flowing inside. The faint orange-red patterns seemed to glow slightly when she touched them, and the temperature rose a little, but it quickly returned to normal, as if it were just an illusion. "Wow...what a peculiar feeling."
Dugu Yan couldn't help but exclaim softly. The Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul conveyed an instinctive awe, but even more so, it was awe at this strange life form.
"It's hard and cold, but it also feels...warm? There seems to be something moving inside?"
Ye Lingling also carefully extended her hand, her fingertips carrying the unique, gentle life force of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
When her fingertips touched the relatively softer part of the carapace on the side of the Bangira's belly, something unexpected happened!
Om-!
An extremely pure, vast, and seemingly earth-rooted life energy, like a sleeping dragon being slightly touched, instantly returned through Ye Lingling's fingertips!
This energy was so vast, so ancient, and so pure that it far surpassed any life form she had ever encountered before!
The Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul seemed to be summoned by some being of the same origin but a higher one, and it uncontrollably lit up slightly in her palm, with a pink and white begonia flower phantom flashing by!
"what!"
Ye Lingling gasped in surprise, jerking her hand back as if she'd been electrocuted. For the first time, her usually cool face showed an expression of extreme shock.
She looked at her fingertips, then at little Banjiras, who was still engrossed in gnawing on the ore and seemed oblivious, and her chest heaved violently.
"Lingling, what's wrong?"
Dugu Yan was startled.
"No...it's nothing."
Ye Lingling took a few deep breaths, trying to calm the turmoil in her heart. Her eyes were filled with unprecedented shock and awe as she looked at Bangiras.
"It... its life force... is so powerful... so ancient... like... like the entire earth..."
She couldn't find a more fitting adjective; that brief moment of contact made her feel as if she had touched the heart of a planet!
This is hardly a martial spirit.
This is clearly a living, walking core of the earth!
Having learned from Ye Lingling's experience, Dugu Yan became even more cautious.
She gently stroked the smooth carapace of Tyranitar, feeling its strange texture and temperature. The Azure Phosphorus Serpent Martial Soul no longer conveyed pure fear, but a complex sense of instinctive submission to a higher level of existence.
This little guy looks harmless when it shrinks, but the power it contains is terrifying beyond imagination.
Little Benjiras seemed completely unconcerned about the two men's caresses.
All its attention was focused on the three pieces of ore in its arms.
The little mouth kept munching away, making "crunch crunch" sounds, and the little tail wagged slightly from side to side happily, making a soft "pat-pat" sound.
When it receives a back massage, it only occasionally lets out two unintelligible hums from its nose.
Its gluttonous demeanor, combined with its miniature yet adorably fierce appearance, completely dispelled the tense atmosphere.
Dugu Yan even dared to gently poke the small, crown-like blunt-angled spike on its head.
Little Benjiras simply shook his head impatiently, brushing her hand away, and continued to focus on the ore in his arms, not even bothering to give her a warning look.
"puff……"
Dugu Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud; her previous fear was completely replaced by a sense of novelty and delight.
"It...it's so cute! Lord Lin, is it always like this? So...greedy?"
Lin Xia smiled as he watched the two women finally relax and even start teasing his martial spirit.
"Yes, gluttony is ingrained in its bones. From the very beginning, Tyranitar's greatest hobby has been finding and eating minerals. After evolving into Tyranitar, its appetite has grown even larger, and its temperament..."
He glanced at the little guy who was diligently gnawing on topaz.
"As long as there's enough ore, they're usually quite easy to talk to. Of course, it's a different story during battle." (End of Chapter)