Raise a sword!

Jiang Peng saw a look of disdain in the eyes of the Phantom Moon Rat, which were the size of soybeans.

He felt embarrassed, but his face remained expressionless, as if he had never said those words about asking for a title.

"Little guy, besides the illusion of turning into a little gray wolf, what other skills do you have?"

In addition to illusion magic, the entry for the Phantom Moon Rat also mentions "bloodline atavism".

The fact that it has a separate entry for the "golden finger" (a term used to describe a person's abilities) suggests that it's not simply about having good potential.

Under Jiang Peng's watchful gaze.

The Moon Rat reluctantly stood up and placed its little paws on its lower abdomen.

It was only at this moment that Jiang Peng noticed that the little creature had a small pouch on its belly, hidden under its thick fur.

A moment later, it took out a black stone that was even larger than the Moon Rat and placed it in front of Jiang Peng.

[Black Meteorite Iron: Tier 2 Refining Material]

"Second-tier material?" Jiang Peng's eyes lit up, and then she unceremoniously put the black meteorite iron into her storage bag.

Then, he looked at the Moon Rat with ill intent.

That look terrified the Moonmoon Rat, who retreated repeatedly, its two little paws clutching its pocket tightly.

"Don't treat your precious pet like a thief... After all, you're my demon pet now, and I'll have to take care of your every need from now on. I should know exactly what your abilities are."

A moment later, after the Moon Rat listlessly gestured, Jiang Peng learned about her pet's abilities through a combination of guesswork and deduction.

This Phantom Moon Rat has only just broken through to the first rank and is still in its infancy.

It has two talents: one is illusion, which allows it to change its shape at will and also affect its surroundings.

However, because its demonic power was too low, the illusionary magic it cast was seen through at a glance by Jiang Peng, who easily shattered it with his divine sense.

However, when the Illusionary Moon Rat only cast illusions on itself, Jiang Peng could no longer see through it.

The second talent of the Moon Rat is the pocket on its belly.

It turned out to be a storage bag that came with her innate talent, with a two-foot square space inside... This was the result of Jiang Peng's investigation after she forcibly reached in despite the objections.

Interestingly.

When Jiang Peng was searching the pocket, he found many treasures hidden inside by the Illusion Moon Rat, but when he tried to take one or two out to take a look, he was unable to succeed.

He had grabbed the Moonmoon Rat by the foot and turned it upside down, swinging it left and right, but the treasure in the little pocket remained completely still.

After letting go, Jiang Peng looked apologetic as she watched the Moon Rat's eyes glaze over and it sway from side to side.

"It's not that I'm after your treasure, it's just to help you see if your method of hiding things is reliable."

The Moon Rat collapsed to the ground, it was unclear whether it had heard Jiang Peng's explanation.

......

It was evening.

Jiang Peng, with a voracious appetite, spent ten spirit stones to buy a whole pig demon in the demon-hunting team's territory in the market.

It's called a pig demon, but it's actually just the offspring of an ordinary wild boar that was defiled by some unknown monster.

It's only at the first level, having been tainted with some demonic beast blood.

These kinds of monsters are the most numerous in the beast tide, and they have very few valuable parts on their bodies, so they can only be brought back to sell as meat.

The pig demon that Jiang Peng bought was very small, weighing only a little over 100 jin (50 kg) in total.

After arriving home, Jiang Peng transformed the Linglong Sword into the size of a pig-slaughtering knife and began dismantling the pork.

Thanks to her past life's fondness for watching videos of pig-slaughtering feasts online, Jiang Peng quickly became proficient, even though it was her first time doing it.

Before long, Jiang Peng had divided the entire pig demon into more than a dozen large and small piles of meat, which were then collected in different categories.

For the first time since Jiang Peng moved in, the kitchen in the courtyard had the warmth of cooking.

Jiang Peng then neatly arranged the various seasonings that she had prepared beforehand on the stove.

Take a piece of pork belly, put it in a pot of water, add scallions, ginger and a little white wine to blanch it and remove the fishy smell.

Remove the meat when it's half-cooked and cut it into evenly sized pieces.

Having lived alone in her previous life, Jiang Peng learned to take care of herself early on, and cooking was a frequent occurrence for her.

The price of one takeout meal could be enough for him to eat meat all day long if he cooked for himself.

Skillfully caramelizing sugar, the meat chunks are then added to the pan to coat them with the color.

Add water, spices, and salt.

Since the firewood was a bit damp, Jiang Peng simply moved a small stool and sat in front of the stove's fire hole, using her fire control technique to manipulate the fire.

As the meat simmered over a high flame, the collagen in the skin mixed with the meat juices, coating the meat pieces until they were glistening with oil. Jiang Peng finally couldn't resist reaching into the pot.

Not afraid of getting burned, he grabbed a piece of meat and quickly threw it into his mouth.

The fatty meat melts in your mouth, while the lean meat is distinct and the flavor penetrates deep into the meat.

The cooking time was just right; with a slight press of the tongue, the aroma of the meat spread throughout the mouth.

Even a wisp of spiritual energy escaped from it. Just one bite of meat caused Jiang Peng's blood and qi to rise slightly, and her face flushed a little.

"fragrant!"

Having not tasted meat for a long time, and eating only rice porridge with a little bit of pickled vegetables every day, Jiang Peng couldn't stop eating braised pork after a sudden bite.

Quickly remove it from the pot and plate it, then serve it with a bowl of rice cooked with spirit rice, and pour the meat broth over the rice.

Unable to resist, Jiang Peng simply stayed in the kitchen, right in front of the stove, and devoured the rice and braised pork one bite after another.

"Squeak!"

After a hearty meal, Jiang Peng was leaning against the wall yawning when she suddenly felt something tugging at her trouser leg.

Looking down, I realized it was a Moon Rat.

Jiang Peng and the Phantom Moon Rat locked eyes.

Gradually, Jiang Peng's face showed embarrassment.

He bought the monster meat to feed the Illusion Moon Rat! But when he saw that the quality of the monster meat was really good, he got busy on his own.

They completely forgot about the Moon Rat.

Jiang Peng quickly got up, took a piece of pork belly, put it on a plate, and placed it in front of the Illusion Moon Rat.

Once again, he and the Moon Rat locked eyes.

The Moon Rat raised its paw and pointed at the empty plate of braised pork, which was now empty except for a few drops of gravy.

Jiang Peng chuckled.

"You survived just fine eating raw meat in the wild, didn't you? Do you even understand what braised pork is like?"

Snapped--

A purple stone the size of an egg was slammed down in front of Jiang Peng by the Moon Rat.

Jiang Peng reached out and picked up the stone.

[Purple Copper: Tier 1 Refining Material]

If it were just first-tier refining materials, Jiang Peng wouldn't care.

But when Jiang Peng picked up the material called purple copper, golden characters suddenly appeared before her eyes.

It is Jiang Peng's alchemy furnace, obtained from the first-grade high-quality Xuan Iron furnace of the Old Demon of Alchemy.

The gray "Refine" option below the Xuan Tie Furnace suddenly lit up.

Jiang Peng was overjoyed, and when she looked at the Illusion Moon Rat again, her eyes became burning with desire.

"Just braised pork belly? Or should I write you a menu? Want to have a couple of drinks with you?"

"What other treasures are you carrying in that little pocket? Let me see them, okay? Just a look, I don't want them."