Chapter 1094: Skills

Aaron did not expect Sikong Xiaoxiao to have a fear of the dark.

Furthermore, the environment inside the Pet Space was actually quite mediocre.

If there were some organization like a Pet Protection Association, one might even be able to file a complaint.

However, at this moment, that was clearly not possible.

Therefore, the final compromise he reached with Sikong Xiaoxiao was for Aaron to buy a small fish tank, mount it onto a walking stick, and have Sikong Xiaoxiao hide inside the tank.

It looked... just like a uniquely styled fish tank walking stick, and in reality, it was much the same.

Zzzzt!

Ning Chen cursed inwardly, hurriedly coming up with a nickname and game account for himself to pose as a normal player.

"Fine... this piece of trash, the Crimson Carp, its only skill isn't even an attack skill, but a movement skill!"

"Who says you can't attack the Beast Tamer during a battle?"

He leaped lightly, landing on the surface of the river; his shoes made intimate contact with the water, yet he did not sink.

In reality, to him, this 'Heart Power' was just like a toy.

Just then, he seemed to sense something and pointed his fingers into a sword shape: "There is still a demon, slash!"

Liaozhai Little World.

"So it's a player? One acting as the master and one as the Pet Beast? So envious... no, that's despicable!"

Therefore, after careful consideration, he self-taught a bit of programming, then made a wish to become a Breaker!

His wish was successfully realized, and in his mind, many Breaker techniques inexplicably emerged.

The boy in shorts opposite him was overjoyed and shouted: "Lightning Mouse—Discharge!"

Sikong Xiaoxiao let out a sharp cry, and then a water shield appeared on Aaron's body.

Immediately, a youth wearing a baseball cap and knee-length shorts jumped out onto the road in front of him: "Yo, are you a player too? Let's have an evenly matched duel!"

Aaron slowly recalled the settings regarding 'Heart Power'.

The scholar surnamed Yan walked out the door, glancing sideways at the two: "I see you two, one acting sneaky and the other harboring evil intentions; neither of you are good people!"

'Wo Ai Yi Tiao Qian' secretly made a gesture and pulled Ning Chen to the side: "Xiaoqian is mine tonight, everything else is yours... also, this scholar surnamed Yan next to me definitely has a side quest; we shall rely on our own abilities."

"If today's challenger had cast a basic layer of protection on themselves, I might not have been able to finish them off so easily."

The hair on the yellow-furred mouse stood on end, sparkling with electric sparks.

"I just logged off once and discovered that Dugu Jian is in the Lola Region; we can go there to find him, and then go to storm the Tongtian Tower together!"

Furthermore, with every step he took on the water, his figure would leap high into the air, his jumping power astonishing.

Ning Chen glanced at this player's nickname, 'Wo Ai Yi Tiao Qian', and was even more speechless: "I am only here to travel and see the scenery; I heard the scenery here is quite good..."

"Hmph, evil heretics, everyone has the right to punish them!"

Following that, he heard someone sneer, and a streak of white Light, swift as a startled swan, struck out from the scholar surnamed Yan's room, piercing directly into the white-clad woman's chest.

'Damn, this Liaozhai is truly worthy of being the famous king of suggestive content; it really plays quite wild...'

"What should I do? What should I do?"

Sikong Xiaoxiao's voice came from the fish tank, carrying a muffled tone.

Ning Chen could tell that he was a player who had come to the temple on purpose.

He released his hands and threw the woman onto the ground: "You are not her... she... where is she?"

"Grandmother will not let you off!"

Placed in this world, it was an absolutely inconceivable thing.

In this state, he could instantly receive a great deal of information from the game world.

Sikong Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and blew bubbles at Aaron.

This time, he directly masked his address and identity to invade the Liaozhai world, wanting to come and see Shen Qingling.

Moreover, Weaver Girl Studio originally belonged to the work group that maintained order; once the Weaver Girl Shen Qingling discovered him, she would only do one thing, and that was to report him!

At this time, the strange noise outside also attracted Wo Ai Yi Tiao Qian, who looked at the human skin and shook his head repeatedly: "Brother Yan is truly squandering a heavenly treasure..."

'Hmm, got it... I will save the Weaver Girl from his hands and then fly away with her... Now that I am disguised as a proper player, the company won't care, and by then, I can at least hide in the game for several years...'

Aaron looked at the smoked fish on the roasting fork and couldn't help but nod: "It's roasted... tastes good!"

"Hey hey... Aaron, where are we going?"

"Brother Yan, look at how dilapidated this temple is; it can serve as a temporary shelter from the rain. It seems we shall have to make do here for the night."

The young scholar in green robes said.

"However... at most I'll lose one life... losing a life in a game is no big deal..."

He muttered to himself while surveying the ruined temple.

Gurgle!

A white, graceful figure drifted down from mid-air and arrived at the door of the scholar surnamed Yan: "The night is deep and the dew is heavy... this young woman would like to borrow a place to stay for the night!"

'Damn... one after another, they just love this kind of suggestive content...'

"Is this the most basic ability of a Beast Tamer, using the power of the Pet Beast to protect oneself and form a protective shield?"

They couldn't even manage the initial entry into this game, yet Aaron was already able to have his consciousness leave his body and roam countless game worlds!

Deep in the night, in the midst of absolute silence.

Aaron talked to himself, pressing against the water shield in front of him; it felt quite elastic, and after the azure water shield was depressed to a certain point, it was actually harder than steel!

Furthermore, it also possessed the characteristics of being lightweight and breathable.

The Flying Sword turned into a streak of white Light, wounding a woman in a pink dress in the corner of the wall.

The Crimson Carp let out a sharp cry and voluntarily leaped out of the fish tank: "Aaron... are you trying to get me killed?"

"Haha... Electric beats Water, this round is a sure win!"

"At the same time, Pet Beast evolution also has a great deal to do with it..."

Without waiting for Aaron to answer, he summoned his own Pet Beast directly from his Beast Taming Space: "Come out... Lightning Mouse!"

If the firewall of "Pet Battle" at least made Aaron feel like there was a wall, then these small game worlds were like wearing no clothes, letting Aaron come and go as he pleased.

Not far away, a youth in black robes and a scholar in green robes walked quickly a few steps, hiding in the temple to avoid the rain.

Aaron thought for a moment and made a plan.

Aaron quipped: "However... there are only useless Beast Tamers, no useless skills. Even if this skill is terrible, it can still be trained. Uh... Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you?"

"Not bad, not bad, Heart Power Stage Three, able to borrow the power of the Pet Beast, then... what about the skills?"

He had always felt that a player who wouldn't attack the Beast Tamer was not a good player.

"Oh, so it's a scenery-chaser!"

And that yellow-haired mouse, having lost its master's command, actually stayed there, completely forgetting to move.

"Amusement? Xiaoqian? Are you kidding me that I haven't read Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?"

According to the natives, Heart Power is the power of the mind; one must either rely on innate talent or tireless training and application later on to make extremely slow progress.

That night, he was struck by a golden meteor in his dream, and then he discovered he had an extremely special ability!

Fond of reading classical novels, he soon realized that this was the Golden Finger popular in web novels at the beginning of this century!

Moreover, its ability was far more powerful than an ordinary Golden Finger!

Ning Chen was sitting cross-legged when his expression suddenly shifted.

"Eh? This brother Lan Xi, are you also here looking for amusement?"

"Malicious PK?"

Aaron quipped, letting Sikong Xiaoxiao jump back into the fish tank: "Let's go!"

'I might not be able to handle this NPC...'

"Hey hey... is this okay?"

The woman said bitterly, and without knowing what signal she sent, a red robe descended from the sky, revealing a woman with a fierce look on her powdered face: "You have a lot of nerve, daring to obstruct the affairs of me, Black Mountain Child Grandmother?"

A yellow-haired mouse, similar to the one Aaron had seen before, appeared and bared its fangs at Aaron.

Ning Chen saw very clearly that what flew out from the room of the scholar surnamed Yan was a Flying Sword!

This Flying Sword was white and crystalline, about two inches long, as wide as a leek leaf, sharp beyond compare, truly capable of cutting through anything!

"And only master-level figures at Stage Five or above have the possibility of making the Pet Beast they control evolve!"

Sikong Xiaoxiao was stunned watching from the side.

In reality, his spirit had already separated a wisp, directly detaching from the "Pet Battle" game.

For example, he once wished to get rich overnight, and the next day a large sum of Alliance Currency appeared in his account.

"The newly tamed Pet Beast is basically a combat-five scum!"

"Don't hurt my wife!"

If this scene were seen by a Breaker, it would certainly be very terrifying.

Taken to the outside world, it could even make the entire Blue Star Alliance go crazy!

Aaron silently circulated the Heart Power cultivation method, then reached out his hand and grabbed at the Red Carp from afar!

"Ah!"

All other methods of improvement are like buying a lottery ticket; while not necessarily impossible, they are always quite slim.

Gurgle!

Inside the bonfire, the sound of firewood cracking could be heard from time to time.

"Dugu Jian... seems to have encountered a bit of trouble."

The kid in shorts yelled: "Lightning Mouse, finish off that carp first!"

Aaron had no choice but to stop using her skills, then confirmed that the Beast Tamer herself was even more useless, with all abilities borrowed from the pet!

He leaned against a tree, seemingly preparing to rest.

The point was that Aaron felt holding a fish tank was stupid and prone to spilling water, so it would be better to modify it into a Crystal Ball style for more convenience.

Ning Chen wished he could beat this guy to death, but he was just a corporate slave before and his mindset hadn't adjusted to the Breaker stage, so he just kept playing along.

Just as he hesitated, thunder rolled in the sky and dark clouds gathered; it looked like a heavy rain was coming.

The yellow-haired mouse was stunned; it had probably just been caught and its intelligence was relatively dull, so it didn't quite understand complex commands.

Aaron thought for a moment and came to the riverside.

The moment he detached from Pet Battle, he first looked at Dugu Jian.

But Sikong Xiaoxiao would rather die than agree.

Ning Chen carried a bamboo basket, using the alias 'Lan Xi', and arrived before an ancient temple and ruined shrine.

However, after arriving in this vicinity, he became lost again.

But then the Blue Star Bank called to inform him that this was a system anomaly, and if he messed with that money, he would definitely be sued to death!!!

And the last wish had already caused Ning Chen's Essence Qi to be severely damaged; his wish points were not enough, and he still needed to accumulate them bit by bit.

As for feeding the Weaver Girl the 'Past-Life Pill'?

Ning Chen would have to be a fool to do that; the other party wasn't a real female ghost, just a job playing a female ghost.

Aaron nodded: "My Pet Beast is—the Red Carp!"

"Heart Power is a very magical power... not only can it be used to communicate with Pet Beasts and open the Beast Taming Space... after reaching a high level, one can even merge with the Pet Beast, directly borrowing the Pet Beast's power, or even combine... this solves the weakness of the Beast Tamer's frail body in the early stages."

"Oh my!"

The woman in white screamed, her demonic energy leaking out like a skin bag, turning into a thin pile.

Once the thought passed, Aaron turned his gaze toward other small game worlds.

In fact, after carefully experiencing the nature of "Heart Power," the wisdom of his "Tower" surged, and he directly comprehended a method for training "Heart Power."

Suddenly!

Looking at the nearly transparent light gauze on the white-clad female ghost, Ning Chen silently gave a thumbs-up in his heart.

Sikong Xiaoxiao is a piece of trash—no, a piece of trash fish.

Crackle!

At this moment, Sikong Xiaoxiao's belly turned white, exposed above the water surface, looking just like a dead fish; it would be even more like one if there were mosquito-coil eyes above the fish head: "I feel... like my body has been hollowed out... wuwu..."

Splash!

Almost as soon as they hid inside the temple, the heavy rain in the sky fell like a downpour.

Even if he found the other party, and the other party had sealed their memories and turned into a female ghost, was he supposed to fall in love with a female ghost?

Uh... it seems that might not be impossible.

The scholar in the green robe saw Ning Chen and smiled as he greeted him.

"I didn't expect... the Golden Finger could also be used in the game, and the consumption seems to be even lower?"

After quickly finishing the grilled fish, he casually glanced at Sikong Xiaoxiao in the fish tank and sprinkled a handful of fish food for her!

Sikong Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, but still ate the fish feed mouthful by mouthful.

Aaron blew on his fist.

This set of methods, combined with techniques like Meditation and circulation, could allow Heart Power to grow slowly as long as one persisted!

"Generally speaking, with Heart Power at stage three or higher, one can rely on the rapport with a Pet Beast to borrow its power and form a defense!"

——KO!

"Ah!"

At this moment, the boy in shorts had already seen Aaron rush in front of him, fingers pressed together, and strike out with a punch!

Bang!

This punch hit the boy in shorts directly on the chin, causing him to sprawl onto the ground.

After eating and drinking his fill, Aaron sat cross-legged, appearing to be in Meditation.

Because his Golden Finger ability is—Wish Fulfillment!

Well, this kind of wish also has a price; it requires consuming a certain amount of time to accumulate wish points, and it is best to have a certain foundation and reality-based recognition, otherwise, it will be realized in an extremely twisted form!

"Splash!"

The three scholars lived next door to each other, and soon it was night.

After some stumbling, Aaron finally collected all the necessary outdoor supplies, preparing to embark on an adventure as a Beast Tamer.

After using a skill once, one becomes practically useless.

"As for stages eight and nine? Those are all Heavenly King-level experts, only one step away from the champion..."

Then, startled by Sikong Xiaoxiao's voice, it bolted into a corner by the street and refused to come out no matter what.

In his desperation, Ning Chen could only grab at the Flying Sword: "Source of Wishes, Flying Sword, come to me!"

Ning Chen was overjoyed and caught the falling woman in his arms.

The next instant, the scholar surnamed Yan spat out a mouthful of blood, and that Flying Sword, which he had cultivated with his own life, actually landed in Ning Chen's hand.

"Weaver Girl... Granny?"

Ning Chen stared at this scene, his mouth slightly agape, and the Flying Sword in his hand fell to the ground in shock...

(End of this chapter)