Chapter 178

Thinking of the issue of consultation fees, Li Lianhua recalled the 200,000 taels of silver he had just received for his services and medicine!

He took a look; had the price for opening a chest now reached 180,000?

Without any intention of wasting words, Li Lianhua directly chose to exchange!

The 180,000 taels of silver in consultation fees vanished into thin air, and then, an exquisite treasure chest appeared before Li Lianhua!

So, what kind of good item could this treasure chest yield?

Li Lianhua felt secretly curious and expectant in his heart, and he directly took action, opening the treasure chest before his eyes!

Once again, a brilliant light bloomed, the same familiar feeling as always, making Li Lianhua unable to help but reach out his hand to shield his face!

A moment later, the brilliant light radiating from the treasure chest slowly dissipated!

An object appeared in Li Lianhua's palm!

No, to be more precise, was this a living creature?

A living, breathing creature? This seemed to be the first time he had opened a living thing since he started opening these treasure chests for so long, right?

He examined the creature before him carefully; it looked like a snail, but it lacked the slimy feeling of a snail, and it felt quite clean and refreshing in his hand!

As Li Lianhua's gaze fixed upon it, information about this snail-like creature automatically surfaced in the depths of his mind!

Den Den Mushi mother snail; it can give birth to two baby Den Den Mushi every month!

Both the mother snail and the baby snails can communicate with each other!

"So, this is a Den Den Mushi!"

Looking at the snail-like Den Den Mushi in his hand, Li Lianhua felt a sudden realization in his heart!

This Den Den Mushi was a special product from the world of the *One Piece* anime.

Its function? Naturally, as the name implies, it is used for making calls!

Although it is a living creature, it performs the role of a mobile phone!

Moreover, this Den Den Mushi is even rated as the animal with the best acting skills!

Why? Because when a Den Den Mushi connects, it actually transforms into a similar appearance to the person on the other end!

And then? Whatever expression the person on the other end has while talking, the Den Den Mushi can perfectly replicate that expression.

It can even replicate you snoring, blowing bubbles from your nose, or spitting out blood; it is almost exactly like a video call.

That is why this Den Den Mushi is jokingly called the creature with the best acting skills!

Li Lianhua hadn't expected that he could actually open a creature like a Den Den Mushi from a treasure chest!

However, Li Lianhua was actually quite satisfied with this item he had opened!

People living in the modern era were long accustomed to the existence of mobile phones, making communication incredibly convenient!

But in this Comprehensive Martial Arts World, it was almost impossible to contact someone once they left, and Li Lianhua truly found it hard to adapt!

Now that he had this Den Den Mushi, things would be much more convenient!

In the future, whenever he met someone he wanted to keep in touch with, he could just send them a baby Den Den Mushi, and they could contact each other at any time, right?

More importantly, at the beginning and middle of each month, the mother Den Den Mushi would give birth to a baby Den Den Mushi.

This meant that the number of people he could call in the future would keep increasing, right?

This was perfect, even more perfect than just giving him a mobile phone!

After all, even if he had a mobile phone, he couldn't build a communication network, so the phone would be useless!

Unlike the Den Den Mushi, which he could use to contact anyone anytime, anywhere, and he didn't even need to pay phone bills?

With a satisfied expression, Li Lianhua placed the mother Den Den Mushi, which was a full basketball in size, on the table of the Lotus House!

Usually, when there were no calls, the mother Den Den Mushi remained in a dormant state, which was quite good!

It was just that, since this Den Den Mushi was a living creature, what did it eat?

Li Lianhua thought for a moment and placed some meat in front of the Den Den Mushi.

The Den Den Mushi remained in its dormant state, seemingly completely unaware of the aroma of the meat right in front of its nose!

On the contrary, the fox-spirit wagged its tail, staring at him with eager eyes!

……

The fox-spirit stared at the mother Den Den Mushi on the table, its eyes filled with a look of vigilance!

In the fox-spirit's view, apart from its master, it was the only little treasure in this house, and all of its master's love belonged to it!

But now? Suddenly, its master had brought a new competitor into the picture!

Its master wouldn't even give it the meat it loved to eat, but instead took the initiative to feed that thing, whatever it was!

It was already asleep, yet its master still took the initiative to feed it, without even noticing itself?

So, love really does fade, doesn't it?

It wagged its tail for a long time, but its master still hadn't looked at it.

Even worse, seeing that the other party wouldn't eat the meat, its master actually went out personally to pick some grass and gather some wild fruits?

Finally, that thing, whatever it was, opened its eyes when faced with the wild fruit, and then opened its mouth to eat one!

And looking at its master?

Seeing that thing eat the wild fruit, a happy smile actually appeared on his face!

Its master had never treated it like that before!

……

Not to mention what kind of feeling, similar to "Mom and Dad had a second child and don't want me anymore," the fox-spirit developed while watching Li Lianhua feed the Den Den Mushi!

"So, this Den Den Mushi eats fruit!"

After trying meat, grass, and fruit separately, and seeing the mother Den Den Mushi eat the wild fruit, Li Lianhua nodded silently; he finally knew the Den Den Mushi's diet!

In the original *One Piece* anime, although there were many shots of Den Den Mushi.

But as for what they ate? It had really never been shown!

Just as Li Lianhua watched the Den Den Mushi eat a fruit and then go back to sleep obediently, he nodded with satisfaction!

A Den Den Mushi didn't need to be very lively!

Like this, eating until full and then sleeping was the best!

Just at this moment, another voice rang out from outside the Lotus House: "Is the Divine Doctor Li at home?"

Hearing the voice, Li Lianhua walked out to the door of the Lotus House, and then, with a look of surprise, he looked outside; a secret agent was standing right in front of him!

"You are? From the Dragon-Protecting Villa?" Li Lianhua asked, looking at the other party with surprise!

Hadn't he just come out of the Dragon-Protecting Villa? What was the meaning of this secret agent following him here?

"Divine Doctor Li, the Divine Marquis asked me to invite you, saying he is hosting a banquet tonight to properly entertain you!" The secret agent saw Li Lianhua's surprised and questioning gaze and spoke up!

"In that case, alright, I will go over tonight!"

Li Lianhua thought for a moment and figured that the Iron-Gall Divine Marquis must be grateful to him, so he wanted to entertain him, or perhaps even build a good relationship with him to pave the way for future needs?

Li Lianhua was naturally willing to attend such a banquet meant to build rapport with a client, especially one set up specifically for him!

Besides, he would be staying in the Imperial City for a few more days, and eating alone was still eating; he might as well go to the Dragon-Protecting Villa for some liveliness!

Having received Li Lianhua's affirmative reply, the secret agent from the Dragon-Protecting Villa turned and left to report back!

Not giving this matter much thought, Li Lianhua turned and went back into the house!

However, as he turned, he saw the fox-spirit lying in its doghouse, looking quite sullen.

Li Lianhua asked with surprise: "Fox-spirit, what's wrong with you?"

Hearing Li Lianhua's words, the fox-spirit raised its head to look at him; it didn't show any enthusiasm, nor did it show any coldness, it just looked at Li Lianhua calmly!

Based on its jealousy of the Den Den Mushi, the fox-spirit naturally wouldn't show that attitude!

Just like a child at home, even if they are jealous of a second sibling, they wouldn't show it to their face!

At most, they would secretly pinch them a few times when the parents weren't around to vent the dissatisfaction in their hearts!

The fox-spirit's appearance made Li Lianhua feel surprised; he squatted down and reached out to stroke the fox-spirit's head!

However, the fox-spirit's performance was still completely different from before.

This made Li Lianhua secretly surprised in his heart; could the fox-spirit be sick to be acting so abnormally all of a sudden?

Following this, a blue light flashed gently on his hand, and Li Lianhua kept his hand on the fox-spirit's head!

Accompanied by the ability of the Blue Hand, Li Lianhua was finally able to sense the fox-spirit's emotions!

Good grief, was this fox-spirit actually jealous? Jealous that another pet had stolen its attention?

"You fox-spirit, so you were jealous of the Den Den Mushi?"

"You need to understand your position; you are my pet, and you could also say you are my partner!" ===== CHAPTER 180 =====