My tamed beasts can't be demons.

Chapter 70 Skill Cards from the Future? (Please read on!)

"Ah~ thank you~!"

Zhou Lu happily accepted the wreath.

The craftsmanship of the fireworks wasn't very good; the edges weren't finely finished, and they felt a bit rough to the touch.

But in Zhou Lu's eyes, this wreath is now the most beautiful work of art in the world.

He immediately put the flower wreath on his head, picked up the happy firework, and affectionately rubbed it.

The fireworks seemed even happier, and even more flowers bloomed.

It's estimated that it has grown a little more.

Although it cannot undergo a qualitative change because it has not yet evolved, it can greatly increase the success rate of Hanabi's evolution.

After playing with the fireworks for a while, Zhou Lu put the fireworks down and let it go to the mushroom field to "hunt for treasure" by itself.

That place has now become an amusement park that Wu Xiaoqing specially built for fireworks.

Fireworks seemed to enjoy a certain "stolen feeling." It didn't want the mushrooms that Wu Xiaoqing gave it and insisted on picking them secretly itself.

Wu Xiaoqing went along with the fun and pretended that Huohua had stolen her mushrooms.

Zhou Lu turned his attention back to the task of collecting materials.

Based on the experience gained from the Vermilion Bird Dung mission, as long as you complete these material collection missions, you can receive the full mission rewards.

At the time, Zhou Lu was still wondering why the system task required him to steal the Vermilion Bird dung, which looked like there was a lot of it. He couldn't possibly steal all of the Vermilion Bird dung, could he?

That's not very realistic.

Zhou Lu never thought this task could be completed.

The next day, Wu Xiaoqing told Zhou Lu that because of the death of the pioneering army captain, the pioneering army had now sealed off the Vermilion Bird Temple, and no one could obtain any more Vermilion Bird dung.

Then, the system notified me that the task of stealing the Vermilion Bird's excrement was completed.

The system's explanation was that Zhou Lu guided Wu Xiaoqing to kill the captain of the Pioneer Army, successfully causing the Pioneer Army to blockade the resources of the Vermilion Bird Dung, thus completing the mission.

Along with this task, a notification popped up saying that the mission to kill Wu Xiaoqing had failed.

[Ding! Mission failed.]

[By inducing Wu Xiaoqing to commit a crime, making her an enemy of the Pioneer Army, it is a good way to use someone else to do the dirty work.]

Unfortunately, the pioneering army failed to detect Wu Xiaoqing's movements.

Your mission failed, but your wisdom is commendable.

You have received 50% of the mission reward. Please check your account.

The system has reset this task. Please try again.

Then the system rewarded him with three B-grade permanent spirit beast skill cards of his choice.

In addition, with the several B-grade spirit beast skill cards he received from the Vermilion Bird Excrement quest, Zhou Lu had an abundance of skill card resources.

He suddenly realized that once Hanabi reached the second tier and could practice B-rank skills, he wouldn't need to worry about Hanabi's skills at all.

Indeed, the attribute bonuses from skill cards are not as good as the inherent skills that you can train and awaken yourself.

However, the number of skill cards makes up for this.

Moreover, inherent skills are not so easy to learn, otherwise skill cards would not have become the mainstream choice for beast tamers today.

However, having too many skills also has a downside: you can't bite off more than you can chew.

He was worried that Fireworks would become a jack-of-all-trades, master of none, which would be very detrimental to its growth.

Of course, this mainly tests his skill as a beast tamer.

With proper training, the more skills a spirit pet has, the better.

Xiao Xi came over in the afternoon.

She was called over by Wu Xiaoqing, who said there were new findings that needed to be verified.

"Holy crap!" As soon as she pushed open the door, she saw countless swirling vines and immediately realized that the fireworks were right there. She turned around and tried to run away.

Unfortunately, she was a step too slow and was caught by Hanabi using vines to slip through the crack in the door.

"I said, what are you doing? It's terrifying!" Xiaoxi immediately became obedient after being caught.

"We're having Hanabi clean up, and you know what? Hanabi is really capable." Wu Xiaoqing said enviously, rubbing Hanabi's shell. "It's much better than a robot vacuum cleaner; it's an all-rounder when it comes to housework."

Fireworks proudly raised their leaves.

Xiaoxi glanced at Huahua speechlessly. People treat you like a beast of burden and you're still happy?

"By the way," Zhou Lu suddenly asked when he saw Xiao Xi, "Do you offer a skill card recycling service?"

Xiao Xi asked in confusion, "Recycle skill cards?"

"Yes." Zhou Lu wondered if he could exchange skill cards for some fairy coins.

However... the Seeking Truth Tree should only issue Fairy Coins for entirely new knowledge, right?

"Sure, you can." To Zhou Lu's surprise, Xiao Xi actually said yes.

"Huh? Really?"

"Nonsense! Otherwise, where would I get all those skill cards?" Xiaoxi rolled her eyes. "I'm not a card-printing machine; I can't just print skill cards out of thin air."

"Is that so...?"

"That's possible, but how many skill cards can you get?" Xiao Xi scrutinized Zhou Lu. "These things are usually created by spirit beasts with inherent skills under the guidance of knowledgeable fairies. I know exactly how many skill cards you have."

As she spoke, Xiao Xi narrowed her eyes and warned Zhou Lu, "Each skill card has a unique number, and as the terminal, I can trace them. Don't do anything illegal or disorderly for Fairy Coins."

Zhou Lu's mind went blank for a moment, then he asked seemingly casually, "Is it possible that there are skill cards that you can't find the corresponding number for, but that actually exist?"

"How could that be!" Xiaoxi exclaimed proudly. "Don't underestimate the power of a true god! If such a skill card truly exists, it must be from the future!"

"From the future?" Zhou Lu narrowed his eyes. "Does he have that kind of ability?"

Xiaoxi immediately became alert: "This is paid content, you have to pay!"

It seems so.

Zhou Lu thought to himself.

Generally, once money is mentioned, it means that this information is known to Xiaoxi.

Zhou Lu ultimately did not pay the Fairy Coins to purchase this information, even though he really wanted it. However, Xiao Xi insisted that the inheritance left by his father had been spent and was not enough to buy this information.

Damn it! I really need to find a way to get some fairy coins.

It's not okay to always rely on Sister Xiaoqing, this rich woman, for financial support.

"Hehe, if you can figure out the secrets of the Frozen Land, maybe I can give you a lot of money~!" Xiao Xi said to Zhou Lu from the doorway before he left.

The secrets of the Arctic lands?

As Zhou Lu pondered this, he carried the fireworks away.

Next stop, the Snowy Secret Realm, the Land of Extreme Ice!

Once Zhou Lu's figure was completely out of sight, Xiao Xi turned to Wu Xiaoqing and said, "Tell me, where did Zhou Minghai get his fairy coin inheritance? He spent it all a long time ago!"

"Well, I just didn't want Xiao Lu to feel indebted to me," Wu Xiaoqing said lazily.

Xiao Xi pouted and said, "Fine, anyway, you can't spend all your Fairy Coins. Exchanging them for evolution information is better than using them to exchange for ancient myths."

As she spoke, Xiao Xi flew onto Wu Xiaoqing's shoulder and looked at the two Ghost Heart Purple Mushrooms in her hand, asking, "Have you figured anything out?"

"Although they both exude the aura of immortals, the feedback is completely different."

Wu Xiaoqi took out the Ghost Heart Purple Mushroom she brought from the Birds' Secret Realm and said, "These guys who are active around the Vermilion Bird's dung are more like the demonic cultivators you told me about. Their power is full of bloodshed, slaughter, and madness."

"And the power that killed the teacher... was very peaceful."

(End of this chapter)