Swallowing the Stars: I, the New Master of Babata

Earth's dominant power.

These four words.

For humans before the Great Nirvana, it was completely painless and insignificant.

Because they simply cannot empathize with humanity after the Great Nirvana.

Humans have long considered themselves the masters of the Earth.

I don't think this idea is that domineering at all.

Humans who have experienced the Great Nirvana.

I personally witnessed the fall of Earth's dominant position.

Especially those people who keep pets but end up being kept by their pets.

The frustration I felt was indescribable.

For example.

Everyone calls themselves a cat slave, but if you were actually made to be a cat's slave, cleaning up after it, you probably wouldn't be laughing anymore.

Besides.

After most pets mutate and evolve, the first to kill its owner is the one who survives; only those with whom the pet had a good relationship can survive.

This is still a pet; what if it were a wild animal?

After mutating and evolving, it has a particular fondness for eating people.

.......

An hour later.

The outer area of ​​Ailao Mountain, the combat command center.

Dong Qing, who had returned to the rear to take charge, had just settled the third king of Ailao Mountain, the Earth Core Flame Turtle, the fifth king of Ailao Mountain, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, and the seventh king of Ailao Mountain, the Iron-Backed Azure Bear, in a wide open space.

They saw Xu Xin leading the fourth king of Ailao Mountain, the Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon, and the tenth king of Ailao Mountain, the Nine-Lives Cat Demon, who had disappeared before the battle began, walking briskly towards the direction of Dong Qing.

However, compared to the massive bodies of the three great beast kings, which are often tens or even hundreds of meters long, this is still a significant difference.

The Thunder Falcon and the Nine-Lives Cat Demon appear petite and even cute.

A palm-sized Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon.

The kittens haven't been weaned yet.

Xu Xin clearly treated them as pet birds and pet cats.

Completely unaware of the little bird on her shoulder and the kitten in her arms.

It's not just monsters.

It's still a King-level monster.

"Your Majesty, look what I've found!"

Xu Xin presented the Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon and the Nine-Lives Cat Demon to Dong Qing as if presenting a treasure.

Since the Great Nirvana, there have been very few pet cats and birds of this size and gentle nature.

"You picked it up?" Dongqing asked back.

As one of the three giants of Earth and the second strongest in the world, Dong Qing possesses powerful mental energy. He saw through the true forms of the Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon and the Nine-Lives Cat Demon at a glance. He is also the Ailao Mountain Beast King, which can easily reach tens or hundreds of meters in size.

However, they seemed to have used a very peculiar bloodline talent technique to shrink their size and disguise themselves as harmless as they were, specifically to deceive a naive young lady like Xu Xin.

"Yes, Your Majesty, may I take them back and raise them?"

Xu Xin's business acumen is undeniable, but she lacks experience.

You can't say you've always been lying on a golden key.

But she was well protected by her family from a young age.

She was innocent and carefree.

I never even thought about it.

How could there possibly be such small and docile kittens and birds in this day and age?

Even the rats in the stinking ditch mutated into calves the size of cars.

"Want to get a pet?"

Dongqing is not the kind of human who wants to exterminate all the monsters on Earth. In fact, he had already wiped out the monsters that killed his parents shortly after he advanced to the planetary level.

The reason why the beast kings in the Ailao Mountains seem so weak is because the beast kings with decent strength have all been killed by Dong Qing. Otherwise, these bottom-ranking beast kings would never have had a chance to take over.

"think...."

Xu Xin was hesitant to look up at Dong Qing.

They seemed to realize that their demands were excessive.

But at this time...

Dong Qing keenly sensed the unease and lack of confidence in Xu Xin's words.

Because there's no need to report to him about something as trivial as keeping a pet.

After all, Xu Xin is the eldest daughter of the Xu family, one of the nine core families of the HR Alliance.

Let alone raising two harmless-looking pets, I could even afford to raise two monsters.

So guilty.

There must be something fishy going on.

"Have you thought it through?"

Dong Qing reached out and stroked the obedient little black cat [Nine Lives Cat Demon] and the little blue bird [Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon].

He sensed the fear and trembling beneath the cat and bird's docile exterior, as well as their uncertainty about life and death.

If it were someone else.

He will most likely oppose it.

Because of the value of the two Ailao Mountain Beast Kings.

It's not something that just anyone can take away.

But if it's one of our own.

Still the chief secretary.

The best among the Twelve Noble Ladies Secretaries.

Well, that's something we could consider.

After all, Xu Xin was Dong Qing's chief secretary.

People will follow him for hundreds or thousands of years to come.

"May I?"

Xu Xin did not say whether she wanted to or not.

She just wanted to ask Dongqing if it was okay.

"Of course you can, but you must cultivate diligently. A weak ruler with strong ministers is not a good thing!"

Dongqing is not a stingy person; he is very generous to those he admires and values.

However, before that...

Dongqing has a question.

That is, he really wanted to know about the Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon and the Nine-Lives Cat Demon as the two great beast kings of Ailao Mountain.

How could they, who usually think so highly of themselves, possibly be interested in Xu Xin, this seemingly ordinary young lady?

"Tell me, why did you choose her?"

Although Dong Qing knew that Xu Xin was extraordinary and could even withstand the pressure of a king-level monster.

But now she has been chosen by two great beast kings, which is undoubtedly beyond his normal understanding.

"Chirp!" [Beast language translation: Lord Azure Emperor, we only ask to live, we will absolutely not harm her.]

"Meow!" [Beast language translation: Lord Qingdi, she is resolute and will not easily expose us.]

The Thunder Falcon's answer was humble.

The Nine-Lives Cat Demon's answer was very rational.

However, Xu Xin was destined not to understand their answers.

Because she couldn't use her mental powers to decipher animal language.

"They're lying; they're clearly trying to use the people around me, to exploit their sympathy, and to plead for you."

Dong Qing saw through the thoughts of the Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon and the Nine-Lives Cat Demon at a glance. The reason for choosing Xu Xin was because she was weak and easy to control, and she was also very compassionate towards cute and gentle animals.

In addition, Xu Xin's position as chief secretary allowed her to frequently approach Dong Qing, which almost became their only option. As for running away, they had considered it, but where could they run to?

Humanity is on the verge of regaining its dominant position on Earth.

The monsters either surrender or die.

Rather than waiting until later to be killed by some powerful human.

It's better to find a way to latch onto the strongest backer beforehand.

"Chirp!" [Beast language translation: Your Majesty, this human woman is indeed very compassionate, especially since I deliberately broke my wing and fell in front of her; she carefully bandaged me up.]

As the third king of Ailao Mountain, the Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon is extremely fast and has a very small brain. Although it possesses intelligence, it is currently unable to discern the sarcasm and questioning in Dongqing's words.

They heard Dongqing say that they were lying.

He immediately offered a hasty explanation.

It's better not to explain.

The explanation only made things more confusing.

"Meow!" [Beast language translation: Lord Azure Emperor, our actions may be wrong, but we sincerely surrender to humans.]

The Nine-Lives Cat Demon was a bit smarter than the Sky-Splitting Thunder Falcon; instead of denying the facts, it sincerely admitted them.

"..."

Xu Xin was not a mentalist, nor even a formal martial artist, so naturally he had no way of understanding beast language.

However, from the questions Dongqing asked, she realized that Dongqing was currently negotiating with the two beast kings.

What are you negotiating?

she does not know.

But she could sense that it was related to her.

I just don't know the specifics of what it is.