Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 59 Limitations of Temporary Contracts

Noticing the approach of the three, the little elephants did not panic. Instead, they stared at the three with their adorable eyes, looking at them curiously.

The larger elephant figurines protect the smaller ones, giving them a somewhat wary appearance.

After thinking for a moment, Cha Nan did not immediately call on Guo Jing and Huang Rong to take action. Instead, she took out some red berries from her backpack and put them in the water, letting the berries float towards the baby elephants with the current.

Some of the younger pot elephants looked at the red berries that Chanan had placed in the water with disinterested expressions. The more mischievous ones even sprayed water with their trunks, lightly splashing it at Chanan, wetting his hair and shirt, but clearly without any real malice.

They were indeed a very gentle bunch, the complete opposite of the fire-type magical beasts by the lava river.

Of course, we shouldn't underestimate them because of this.

As water-type mythical beasts, their attack power is not strong, but they still have the ability to protect themselves. Moreover, they are social mythical beasts, and if they launch an attack together, even ordinary mythical beasts, even those with relatively strong fire or lightning types, cannot withstand it.

Huang Rong stood in the mist, winking at Guo Jing, asking if they should act immediately.

She didn't want to let any of them go... After Cha Nan explained the function of these miniature elephant pots, Huang Rong already considered them something she had to have.

Guo Jing neither spoke nor made a move, but wisps of true energy swirled in his palm. If one looked closely, it was not difficult to see faint dragon shadows condensing within the energy.

Cha Nan took out another handful of wheat and offered it to the nearest baby elephant.

This little elephant, with its bright blue tuft of hair on its head, used its long trunk to pick up some wheat and put it in its mouth. After chewing for a couple of bites, its eyes lit up and it let out an excited long cry.

Then, disregarding the elders' wariness, more baby elephants gathered around Cha Nan, gazing at her expectantly.

Cha Nan was generous, taking out more wheat and handing it to the little elephants, giving each elephant a small handful, leaving no one out.

The little elephants in the pot all started eating wheat and soon showed anthropomorphic expressions of enjoyment.

"Come with me, and I can make sure you eat this every day, plus even more delicious food! Want some?" Cha Nan fed the wheat twice more, using up most of the wheat in her backpack, before finally asking.

The baby elephants are not very big, so their appetites cannot be as enormous as those of real elephants. Even if they are fed wheat, the base's current daily food production should be sufficient to supply them.

Moreover, if these baby water elephants are taken back, Jellyfish Yin Ji will be freed from constantly fetching and watering, and her work efficiency will actually increase.

After all, the number of miniature elephant pots is considerable.

The baby elephants looked at each other and cried out, as if they were discussing something.

Soon, they came to a conclusion, lining up around Cha Nan, bowing their heads to drink water, and then spraying rings of water above Cha Nan's head.

Cha Nan smiled. Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to beat these cute little guys half to death and then forcefully subdue them.

*Slap slap slap slap...*

One by one, the Palu Balls were thrown out, and all the Pot Elephants were captured without any surprise.

It's obvious that when a low-level mythical beast like the Pot Elephant shows a willingness to be captured, Paluki's capture success rate is extremely high.

Once the entire herd of elephants had been tamed, Cha Nan said to Guo Jing and Huang Rong, "Uncle Guo, Aunt Guo, we should go back now!"

This trip was quite fruitful. Although it was a bit of a pity that we didn't find the teleportation point, we were able to obtain two fire-type mythical beasts and a whole herd of baby elephants, so not finding the teleportation point was not a big deal.

Guo Jing nodded upon hearing this, while Huang Rong immediately used her lightness skill to circle the entire lake surface like a dragonfly skimming the water, like a fairy in the lake, before returning.

Cha Nan knew that she didn't want to let any of the baby elephants go.

"Nephew Cha! Do you know of any other mythical beasts that look like elephants and possess healing properties?" Guo Jing asked Cha Nan.

Cha Nan thought for a moment and said, "The only thing I can think of is the Love Lizard! However, the Love Lizard is different from the Pot Elephant. The Pot Elephant directly heals the injured with its mysterious water, while the Love Lizard can steal life and transfer it."

"Huh! There are such magical beasts? Where can we find them?" Huang Rong asked immediately upon hearing this. In terms of the righteous and evil factions of the martial world, the method of the Love Lizard stealing life force is a thoroughly evil practice, despised by the righteous path.

But nowadays, when it comes to protecting our homes and country, the methods used no longer distinguish between right and wrong.

“I don’t know about that, but the Love Lizard is a non-attribute mythical beast, so theoretically... there must be a place for them to live in this vast mountain forest,” Cha Nan said.

The game maps and coordinates he remembered are definitely no longer useful.

He's explored many locations in the world of fantasy beasts, but he hasn't even reached the edge of the forest, let alone the ocean, snow-capped mountains, volcanoes, deserts, or even the land of the fallen sky.

It seems the world is too vast to be judged by the standards of a game.

We continued our journey back along the mountain road. As for getting lost? It was impossible!
Although the lack of teleportation points prevented Cha Nan from quickly traversing the map, he always had a vague sense of the strongholds. So even if he didn't return the way he came, as long as he could sense that he was getting closer to the stronghold, he wouldn't be on the wrong path.

However, on the way back to the base, they did not encounter any more mythical beasts worth capturing.

Before sunset, Cha Nan and his group returned to the base. As soon as they entered, they found the atmosphere somewhat somber.

"What's wrong?" Guo Jing asked.

Huang Rong, being even more perceptive, asked, "Where is Master Qi?"

Shi Shugang said, "Master Qi... he has disappeared!"

"disappear?"

"What happened? Tell me in detail!" Guo Jing's heart tightened, and he quickly pressed for an explanation.

Putting aside the fact that Qi Shaoshang is now the chief steward of the Xiangyang garrison, Guo Jing couldn't help but worry about him just because of his friendship with Qi Shaoshang.

"We encountered a mad elephant that crushed several of the mischievous cats I had later subdued with a single stomp. To protect the one I had directly subdued, Master Qi was kicked by the elephant and then disappeared!" Uncle Shi said as briefly as possible.

"Are you talking about the forest mammoth?" Cha Nan asked.

"What is a forest mammoth?" Huang Rong asked.

Cha Nan said, "I've encountered a gigantic, sometimes ill-tempered, anthropomorphic beast before, but the aftershocks of its rage... knocked me unconscious!"

Cha Nan would definitely not reveal that he had been resurrected from the dead.

After all, these Palu who follow the 'equal contract' are not as reliable as those who follow a complete contract.

"Don't worry, Master Qi should be fine." Cha Nan walked to the Palu terminal to check if Qi Shaoshang was waiting to be resurrected at the stronghold.

However, Qi Shaoshang's image is not in the base's storage space.

"It's probably not dead. If it were, it would have left a body."

"Could it be that those who sign such an equal contract will be 'killed' in the world of fantasy beasts and thus be removed from this world?"

"After escaping, will I be resurrected in the martial arts world, or will I die again?" Cha Nan was startled and eager to know the answer.

After all, if Palu, who has signed an 'equal contract,' cannot be brought back to life, then he will have to be much more cautious in using him in the future.

"Perhaps we need to go back and take a look to find out!" Thinking of this, Cha Nan said to everyone, "Master Qi may have already gone back ahead of us. I also plan to go back and check the situation."

"Gentlemen, who of you plans to come back with me, and who is going to stay here?" Cha Nan was naturally asking Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and Shui Mu Yin Ji.

As for Shi Shugang and Yun Zhonghe, their opinions need not be considered at all.

(End of this chapter)