Chapter 13: Pack it all up and take it away!

Roar!

The panda happily let out a low roar, wiggling its chubby butt, and cheerfully ran back to pack up.

Still pretty cute and silly.

Su Hao gave a light laugh, then continued to apply the Item Refining Technique to the remaining purple gold bamboo.

Since the panda is coming with me, all of this remaining purple gold bamboo, whether contaminated or not, must be packed up and taken away.

This will be the panda's main food in the future, and also an important resource for it to grow stronger.

According to his memories from his previous life, Su Hao knew why the panda could become a demon king.

It was because the flower spirits cultivated a large amount of uncontaminated purple gold bamboo, which allowed its strength and defense to reach a terrifying level, making it the demon king of this region.

Hmm... if we synthesize the purple gold bamboo seeds, could we cultivate an upgraded version of purple gold bamboo?

Looking at the seeds in his hand, Su Hao's eyes flickered slightly.

Three butcher hearts can be synthesized into a stronger scarlet heart with no side effects.

Then, by the same logic, three purple gold bamboo seeds should be able to synthesize a stronger seed.

I just don't know if the synthesized seed will still be able to germinate normally.

Let's try three of them another day to find out; anyway, we have plenty of seeds.

As he pondered, the blood light wrapping around the purple gold bamboo began to dissipate, and a pile of essence purple gold bamboo appeared on the ground, along with over a hundred seeds.

With so many seeds, even if the experiment fails, it's not much of a loss.

Roar!

Just then, the panda let out a low roar, excitedly darting past Su Hao's side, lunging into the pile of essence purple gold bamboo, casually grabbing two stalks, biting into one, and closing its eyes in bliss.

This is the life!

As long as I cling to this thigh, I'll be able to enjoy purple gold bamboo freedom in the future—let me drown in an ocean of purple gold bamboo!

……

Looking at the panda's appearance, Su Hao suddenly had a feeling.

In my previous life, could it be that this panda, because the flower spirit tribe could cultivate purple gold bamboo, voluntarily gave it away and incidentally became the guardian deity of the flower spirit tribe…

And let's not forget, the panda's eager-to-eat expression makes this possibility quite plausible.

But that's not a bad thing; having no ambition makes it easier to win over.

Perhaps no effort is needed; as long as we provide a steady supply of purple gold bamboo, this panda will be loyally devoted to us.

All right, all right—once these seeds sprout, you can even soak in a bath of purple gold bamboo if you like.

Roar!

After hearing Su Hao's promise, the panda nodded with a delighted expression.

Secure! This thigh is as good as grabbed!!

First, it lightly tapped the green pendant on its neck, gathering all the purple gold bamboo scattered on the ground, then carefully picked up the seeds, held them before Su Hao, and raised an eyebrow at him.

Roar!

……

No wonder it's the future demon king; it's nothing like an ordinary panda.

It's hard to imagine seeing such a human-like expression on the face of a fluffy panda.

Su Hao shook his head with a smile, placing all the seeds the panda held into his storage bag.

By the way, I'm Su Hao. Do you have a name?

Roar roar roar!

The panda nodded and began gesturing excitedly with its hands and feet.

……

Sorry, but with your gestures like that, I really can't guess what your name is!

Watching the panda's frantic gesturing, Su Hao's mind filled with question marks, completely failing to understand what the panda was trying to convey.

He always felt it wasn't his comprehension lacking, but that the panda's name was just too long and strange.

Too bad we don't have a translation module now, or we could chat across species.

Hmm, I got it—for convenience, I'll just call you Cat Bro from now on!

Su Hao put on an air of 'I understand everything' and nodded calmly.

Roar!

However, the panda's reaction was unusually strong; it excitedly shook its head.

How about Bear Bro?

Roar!

Not even that? How about Cat Elder?

Roar!!!

What should we do then? I just can't understand what you're called!

No more pretending; I lay my cards down—I really don't know what you're called. Su Hao sighed helplessly.

For now, calling you 'big panda' will do; we can figure out the specifics once we get a translation module.

……Roar!

After a moment's thought, he reluctantly accepted the title of 'big panda'.

Afterward, Su Hao glanced at the sky, crouched on the ground, drew a simple map, and planned the route back.

Have you finished packing?

Roar!

Da Xiong Mao nodded, pointing to the pendant hanging from its neck, indicating that everything was ready.

"Come over and take a look, this is where we are. We'll first head to this house to gather some supplies, then return to my shelter. Got it?" Su Hao said, pointing at the simple map on the ground.

"Roar!"

After Da Xiong Mao let out a low growl, it shook its head, signaling Su Hao to get on.

Su Hao didn't stand on ceremony, flipping onto Da Xiong Mao's back.

I used to hear that people in Sichuan-Chongqing commute to work and school by riding pandas, and now I can say I've experienced the joy of the Sichuan-Chongqing folks.

"Roar!"

Da Xiong Mao let out a roar, letting Su Hao settle in, then confirmed the direction and, following the route Su Hao had said, turned and ran down the mountain.

Only then did Su Hao notice that the bamboo building behind him had vanished.

Hmm… the pendant hanging from Da Xiong Mao's neck looked like a miniature version of the bamboo lodge—could it be that its shelter can be shrunk and carried away?

Su Hao felt this possibility was quite high; no wonder, in his previous life, the panda's shelter would appear in the flower spirits' tribe.

……

Da Xiong Mao's running speed was far greater than Su Hao's; in less than an hour they had arrived before a somewhat burnt-out house.

Su Hao had been to this house once in his previous life, but he had arrived too late then, encountering no danger and finding no supplies—in fact, only half of the house remained.

"Roar!"

Just as Su Hao was getting down from the panda's back, intending to go inside and explore, Da Xiong Mao blocked him.

It stood upright, pointing at the house not far away, and patted its furry chest.

"You mean… the monster inside the house, you want me to deal with it?"

"Roar!"

Da Xiong Mao nodded, bending its arms at the elbows to show off its thick arms.

"But…"

Su Hao naturally had no objection to this; having Da Xiong Mao's help couldn't be better.

However, before he could finish speaking, a fireball shot out from inside the house, blowing the wooden door several meters away.

Immediately after.

Then they saw a skeleton, completely charred and wreathed in raging flames, stride out of the shattered doorway.

"Skeletons are a bit of a counter to me!"

Su Hao frowned slightly; his Blood Flame Technique was hard to use against such a bloodless monster, and his skills were still too few.

But this only meant his Blood Flame Technique was ineffective against skeletons; it didn't mean he had no fighting strength—he was no ordinary mage.

The Flesh Controller gave him a strong physique, and with stone armor and a serrated blade, even in close combat he possessed considerable fighting power.

However, in this battle Su Hao was destined to have no chance to act—what a perfect opportunity to perform, how could Da Xiong Mao possibly miss it?

This is also its first battle right in front of Su Hao's thigh; of course it wants to put on a good show.