Chapter 251: Chi Yun: From now on I'll cover you

Setting Sun Volcano.

According to the agreement, Su Hao arrived at Chi Yun's cave, took out a large amount of Third Tier Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits, and neatly placed them in a clean corner.

"These are 1,200 enlarged Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits; please check the quantity."

"Ah... good!"

Upon hearing Su Hao's words, Chi Yun finally came to her senses, a hint of excitement appearing on her face.

The Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits Su Hao brought this time differ greatly from last time.

These are all Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits, each the size of a baby, all enlarged Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits.

The energy they contain is greater, the effect stronger; after consumption, one's physique can obtain a more noticeable enhancement.

However, what Chi Yun cares more about is that these enlarged Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits contain a purer fire element, which helps her escape even more.

The only uncertainty is, I don't know how such a large dragon fruit tastes.

For a foodie, if it's not tasty, even if the benefits are greater after consumption, she isn't very interested...

Immediately she picked up a Blazing Flame Dragon Fruit, peeled off the skin, then lunged her head forward and took a big bite, red juice streaming down her lips.

"Mmm..."

Juice splashed, refreshing and sweet! "Delicious, delicious, this taste is even better than ordinary Blazing Flame Dragon Fruit!"

"Su Hao, thank you, I really like this!"

Chi Yun gave Su Hao a satisfied smile, then continued eating the enlarged Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits.

Because the enlarged Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits are baby-sized, they are even larger than the watermelons commonly seen before the apocalypse.

As Chi Yun ate, her face became smeared with red juice, making her look disheveled.

Su Hao:...

How come I feel her brain can't quite wrap around the act of eating?

Last time eating ordinary Blazing Flame Dragon Fruit, she ate it straight with the skin.

This time eating the enlarged Blazing Flame Dragon Fruit, she almost buried her head in it.

Doesn't she know this large fruit can be sliced or scooped with a spoon?

After a moment of silence, Su Hao produced a wet towel and handed it over.

"Huh?"

At first, Chi Yun's expression was somewhat puzzled; she didn't understand what Su Hao meant.

And when she wiped her face with the towel, seeing the red juice on it, then looking at the huge dragon fruit in her hand,

She instantly realized what had happened, a flush of crimson appearing on her face while she also showed a half-smile.

"You did this on purpose?"

"No, no, don't misunderstand."

Due to the contract, and after Su Hao consumed the Titan's Heart, his strength increased considerably; he is no longer as reserved as before, his mindset much more at ease.

Afterward he took out a spoon, scooped a spoonful of flesh from the dragon fruit in Chi Yun's hand, and put it into his mouth.

"This large fruit can be eaten with a spoon, which is more convenient."

"It can also be cut into small pieces with a knife before use."

While speaking, Su Hao placed the spoon in Chi Yun's hand, then took the dragon fruit from her hand and put it on the table.

He then took out a small knife and plate, cut it into small cubes, speared a piece of flesh with a fork and put it in his mouth, finally placing the fork in Chi Yun's other hand.

Seeing this graceful scene, recalling how she had buried her head in the dragon fruit, Chi Yun's face instantly burned with a hot flame.

Ah? I didn't know fruit could be eaten like this; but those people on the communication bracelet never told me about this...

After a brief silence, Chi Yun glared fiercely at Su Hao.

"You didn't see anything just now, right? Right!"

"What did I see? You aren't holding a spoon and fork eating the dragon fruit, are you?"

All along, Su Hao's EQ has been on point; seeing Chi Yun holding a fork in her left hand and a spoon in her right, his face showed a clueless expression.

This is a Fifth Rank Supernatural Being; although for unknown reasons, Chi Yun is trapped in this cave.

But as a Fifth Rank Supernatural Being, there's no reason she should remain trapped; she'll likely be able to break free soon.

Now, by building a good relationship with her in advance, maybe later I can lure her to my territory and make her another strong pillar there.

If that really works, his territory would then have three Fifth Rank Supernatural combatants, plus a former Sixth Rank Supernatural.

Such strength could secure a place for him even in the whole world.

Regarding Su Hao's performance, Chi Yun is obviously very satisfied.

She stood on a nearby stool, wrapped her arms around Su Hao's neck, and said with a smiling face:

"Once big sister breaks free, I will surely take good care of you... but you need to give me more food."

"Don't worry, the food supply is sufficient!"

Feeling the soft touch on his cheek, Su Hao silently broke free from Chi Yun's embrace.

You still shouldn't say; although Chi Yun looks petite, she is actually quite well-endowed.

However, Chi Yun's reaction both surprised Su Hao and made him feel extremely delighted.

At least judging from the current situation, once Chi Yun breaks free, there's a high chance of luring her away! This would be a huge boost for the territory.

As for the food Chi Yun requested, given the territory's current output, it's enough for her to eat until she's sick.

Afterward, Su Hao changed the subject, pointing at the pile of Blazing Flame Dragon Fruits and said:

"When I told you about the Third Tier Blazing Flame Dragon Fruit earlier, due to some accidents, that plant mutated and became a Fourth Tier Blazing Flame Dragon Fruit."

"So the growth cycle is slower; the current planting scale hasn't picked up yet. I estimate I'll need to wait until next time I come to bring a few samples for you to taste."

"Supernatural Fourth Rank?!"

After hearing Su Hao's words, Chi Yun's eyes widened in shock, revealing a look of astonishment.

No matter how you look at it, his Supernatural rank is only second rank, so why does he have a Supernatural Fourth Rank plant? Moreover, according to his claim, he can even mass‑cultivate Supernatural Fourth Rank plants. Normally, Supernatural plants have extremely high requirements for their growing environment.

Even in his territory, if there is a Supernatural being skilled at cultivation, nurturing a single Supernatural Fifth Rank plant would require a huge cost and careful care, let alone mass‑cultivating Supernatural Fourth Rank plants.

Moreover, as a divine chosen one of the spirits, he can mass‑cultivate Supernatural Fourth Rank plants, and even casually produce one thousand two hundred Supernatural Second Rank Blazing Fire Dragon Fruits.

Moreover, these are enlarged Blazing Fire Dragon Fruits; surely cultivating such enlarged fruit must be even more difficult…

"How come it feels like I'm not the one protecting him, but he's mirroring my actions…"

Chi Yun pursed her lips, her expression slightly odd, she sized up Su Hao from head to toe several times; after a while she composed herself, then wrapped her arms around Su Hao's neck again, patting his head as she said, "It's fine, it's fine; these one thousand two hundred Blazing Fire Dragon Fruits will keep me fed for a long time, but you must remember—I will definitely protect you from now on, remember that—I am the one protecting you!"

I don't care; anyway, it's me protecting him, not him protecting me.

What power or status do I have that I couldn't even handle a second‑rank Supernatural being? At most, he's just my high‑value meal ticket.

Exactly! I'm not being protected by him! Chi Yun nodded silently, then with a light flick of her hand, a scorching flame appeared in the cave.

Moments later, the firelight vanished, and a large pile of crimson‑red Blazing Flame Crystals appeared before Su Hao's eyes.

"According to our previous agreement, one enlarged Blazing Fire Dragon Fruit trades for ten Blazing Flame Crystals, so one thousand two hundred fruits would equal twenty‑three thousand Blazing Flame Crystals…"

"Wait a moment!"

Before Chi Yun could finish speaking, Su Hao interrupted her.

According to the calculation method my PE teacher taught me, one thousand two hundred times ten isn't twelve thousand? How did she get twenty‑three thousand? Who taught her math…?

"What's wrong? Is something off?"

Seeing Su Hao's silent, speechless expression, Chi Yun asked curiously.

Could there be a mistake in my calculation? One thousand two hundred times ten isn't twenty‑three thousand? Such a simple problem—how could I get it wrong?

Seeing Chi Yun's confident expression, Su Hao, after a moment of silence, still decided not to take advantage of her.

After all, this is a long‑term transaction; if nothing unexpected happens, once Chi Yun is free, I could still lure her into my territory, but I can't let this small gain cause any unfortunate mishap.

Although spelling this out might dent Chi Yun's confidence and make the situation a bit awkward,

but a short pain is better than a long one, so it's better to be frank about it.

Su Hao shook his head, took out a calculator, placed the result before Chi Yun, and said softly, "This is the standard calculation method used by us humans, so giving me twelve thousand Dimensional Crystals will be enough."

Chi Yun: ……

If that's the case, then it's not that I miscalculated—it's that the humans' calculation method differs from mine? Exactly, that's it!

"Very good, little brother, you're very honest; these are all my tests for you. Now that you've passed, you'll be my little brother from now on, and I will definitely protect you well!"

Chi Yun tightly wrapped her arms around Su Hao's neck, excitedly patting his head until it buzzed—this shows his physique is strong enough; otherwise…

Gradually, Su Hao didn't know whether it was because his neck was gripped too tightly or because his cheeks were pressed firmly against those two soft masses, making his breathing a little difficult.

If this continues, I might end up suffocating to death.

More importantly, if Chi Yun's species doesn't make a clear distinction between males and females, then this pose wouldn't be a problem.

But if Chi Yun, like humans and most species, has distinct sexes, then this pose is rather inappropriate.

If I keep freeloading these benefits like this, I might end up having to pay a price.

After all, Chi Yun is no benevolent soul; when she first lured me here, she clearly intended to keep me forever…

Su Hao hurriedly broke free from Chi Yun's embrace, walked over to the pile of Blazing Flame Crystals, and lightly coughed twice, saying:

"Let me first count the quantity…"

"No need, they're just worthless trinkets; the rest I'll give you as a greeting gift—don't refuse!"

Chi Yun again wrapped her arms around Su Hao's neck, waving her hand carelessly.

Such free benefits, Su Hao naturally wouldn't refuse.

Of course, the benefit he spoke of was the extra ten‑plus thousand Blazing Flame Crystals, not the soft feeling on his face—this kind of perk simply isn't acceptable.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony with Big Sister."

Su Hao, once again, broke free from Chi Yun's embrace, took out his light Storage Bag, and collected all the Blazing Flame Crystals inside.

To avoid being hugged by Chi Yun again, Su Hao stepped sideways away from the edge of the stool.

After chatting a bit more, Su Hao asked curiously:

"I don't know what I need to do to let you leave this place as soon as possible?"

"Just send me more Blazing Fire Dragon Fruits; as long as the quantity is sufficient, I should be able to get out in about a month, and if the Fourth‑Rank Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit you mentioned works well, the time could be even shorter."

Chi Yun sat on the table, picked up a piece of dragon fruit and put it in her mouth, her bare, fair feet lightly swaying, making it hard not to glance at them a few more times.

This table is really white!

Su Hao sighed inwardly and gave a slight nod.

"I understand; I should come back in about a week, and then I'll bring a few Supernatural Fourth Rank Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruits."

Afterwards, Su Hao prepared to take his leave; this time he had to go to the distant Calamity Swamp, where important materials for his advancement lie.

"Wait a moment!"

But just then, Chi Yun called out to him: "Can you summon a few skeleton monsters to stay here and help me chop up fruit and such?"

"... Okay!"

The last time he came, Su Hao had fortunately seen the full view of this cave and knew how chaotic it was.

It's obvious that Chi Yun, this changeable unknown species, has a very lazy disposition, so requesting some skeleton warriors to help with chores is perfectly reasonable.

Su Hao did not refuse Chi Yun's request; he casually tossed out three bone beads, summoning three pale skeleton warriors to obey her commands from now on.

After discovering that these skeleton warriors not only obey her orders but also possess a certain intelligence, Chi Yun felt extremely satisfied and reiterated once more that, once she leaves, she will definitely protect Su Hao.

Exactly, I want to protect him—not because someone is doing work for me or I have free food to eat! As for what Chi Yun is thinking, Su Hao isn't clear, but it's basically certain that luring her away is a sure thing.

Afterward, he lingered no longer, promised to return in a week, then left Sunset Volcano, returned to Tie Geda's tribe, placed those twenty‑three thousand Crimson Cloud Crystals in Tie Geda's hands, and had him bring them back to the camp.

As for himself, he boarded a mechanical troop transport ship and flew toward the direction of the Calamity Swamp as he remembered.

(End of chapter)