Chapter 25 New Pet Health 1%

What did Suanni see that made it so frightened?

Little Nine was still almost completely buried in the sand. From this angle, all that could be seen was the Suanni's furry buttocks, so it could only continue to pupate outside the sand.

When he finally crawled out of the sand, he looked up and was completely stunned.

On the small sand dune that had been there before, countless silver-blue lights continuously emanated from the sky.

They are soft and dreamlike, and the floating bead is the source.

These translucent blue lights are magical; once they touch an object, they can create a groove on it. As the bead ripples out regularly, all the light bands are swept by the ripples and immediately turn into water, clear and cool.

The scene was beautiful, and the water that emerged carried a wondrous aura, as if it could wash away all the filth of the world.

The red mist resisted the water flow, and as it spread, it was soon driven away, leaving the sand dune and Xiao Jiu's location with fresh air and a clear view.

This should have been a good thing, but the problem is that there's too much blue light.

In just a few minutes, the air around them was filled with streams of water thicker than Xiao Jiu's arm.

The water was crystal clear, reflecting a pale blue shimmer under the cool light, like a giant crystal sculpture.

It was beautiful, but as more and more light turned into water, streams of water were rapidly converging, and once they formed a single stream, they rushed out into the distance with even greater force, clearly out of control.

The system is going a bit crazy.

Why can't I get this bead back into the warehouse?

It frantically explained to Xiao Jiu: "[Host, if this continues, all this blue light and water will be everywhere, and one day it will flood this place!]"

I don't know why, but the water and the white sand on the ground seem to be enemies. When the water comes, the white sand automatically avoids it, and the two don't mix at all.

If the water keeps flowing and flowing, won't it eventually turn into sand at the bottom and water filling the space above the white sand?

Will we still be able to grow flowers properly then?

While the system was speaking, Xiao Jiu just stared at the Suanni next to her with a puzzled look.

Ever since Suanni said "We're in trouble," he has stood still without moving, not even sitting down.

Xiao Jiu leaned closer: "Meow?"

The Suanni's tail stood upright like an antenna, and when it heard Xiao Jiu call it that, it didn't even refute.

Suddenly, a blue light grazed past the Suanni's tail. The Suanni reacted as if it had seen the fuzz of a cucumber, and immediately took off, leaping forward and hanging onto Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu was knocked backward by his pounce and fell to the ground, her hands instinctively grabbing Suanni as if she were hugging Taotie.

Not only did the Suanni not break free, it frantically tried to get closer to Xiao Jiu.

Seeing another, even faster blue light rushing towards them, which was bound to hit the Suanni at that angle, Xiao Jiu immediately turned to the side and used her own body to block it without thinking.

The next instant, the blue light seemed to hit a mirror, automatically bouncing off a few centimeters away from Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu was stunned for a moment. He looked at the Suanni in his arms, which was trembling so badly that it was almost a blur. He then looked anxiously to the side, afraid that something might happen to Taotie as well.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Taotie with its mouth wide open, letting the blue light enter its mouth. Just as the blue light was about to turn and drift away, Taotie suddenly inhaled and swallowed the blue light into its stomach with a slurping sound, like it was sucking up noodles.

Xiao Jiu: "Dog?"

The gluttonous beast spoke as it devoured its prey: "Awooo woowoo—"

Xiao Jiu blinked: "Aww?"

"Aww!"

Xiao Jiu understood it without even realizing it.

He looked up and saw the flounder swimming swiftly against the current in mid-air. Noticing Xiao Jiu's gaze, it jumped out happily and then darted into another stream, splashing water droplets. It looked extremely content.

Therefore, only the Suanni is afraid.

Realizing this, Xiao Jiu tightened his arms. Without delay, he adjusted his posture and ran towards the farmland.

The Suanni was much larger than the Taotie. At first glance, it was almost the same size as Xiao Jiu, who looked like a child. Xiao Jiu couldn't see the road at all while carrying such a big guy, so she had to carry it on her back and run.

Farmland is a special space. The entire three-dimensional space, bounded by its four sides and extending vertically, is absolutely safe. This safety refers not only to obvious dangers, but also to the exclusion of any material that could disrupt the existing state of the farmland.

And these water flows are, of course, also within this exclusionary range.

Xiao Jiu carefully stood between the climbing stakes of the ox-raising tree. The temperature and humidity in the farmland were still just right, but Suanni still refused to come down.

He wouldn't respond when Xiao Jiu called him, but if Xiao Jiu tried to put him down, Suanni would cling to Xiao Jiu's shoulders even more tightly, like a powerful suction cup that couldn't be removed.

Xiao Jiu didn't know what to do, so she could only stand there carrying this big ball of fur.

The system couldn't stand it anymore: [I'm telling you, that's enough. Get down now, or you'll crush my host.]

The Suanni retorted softly, "It won't break."

After saying that, it tightened its claws, looking as if it had completely stuck to Xiao Jiu.

Just as the system was about to say something, Xiao Jiu raised her hand and awkwardly patted the Suanni's body. Due to the length of her arm and her posture, the pat landed on the Suanni's leg.

When Suanni was suddenly touched, he immediately kicked out reflexively. Just as he was about to kick Xiao Jiu's hand, he held back and remained motionless.

Xiao Jiu was treated like this by that woman in another world before.

As they were about to leave, the woman hugged Xiao Jiu and unconsciously patted his back gently, her expression incredibly tender.

Xiao Jiu later asked them why she did that.

The only creature that could speak, the Suanni, simply explained, "Humans do this when they're comforting their cubs."

Thinking about what happened before, Suanni muttered, "I'm not a cub."

Although that's what he said, he never stopped Xiao Jiu from beginning to end.

System: [Heh.]

The Suanni snorted and turned its head away from the red mist characters.

The Suanni hid for more than twenty days, while the Taotie was even more outrageous. It ate blue light for almost a month straight, eating and sleeping, and eating again without even moving an inch.

The Suanni clung to Xiao Jiu and refused to get off, so Xiao Jiu had no choice but to stay with it in the farmland.

During this time, you also need to be careful not to touch those morning glory seedlings that haven't grown properly yet, or the system will give you a good scolding.

Finally, Taotie returned.

He was clearly overeating; his four legs were propped up on the ground like a small stool, swaying and making it very difficult for him to walk.

Xiao Jiu, with the sticky ball of fur on her shoulder, ran over to catch him, but as soon as she scooped Taotie up, Taotie deflated like a squeezed balloon.

Xiao Jiu was shocked.

He quickly looked down and saw the Taotie—it had long hair.

The Taotie's head was originally bald and its skin was wrinkled, but now not only has its skin stretched out, but it is also covered with a layer of fine hair about one centimeter long.

He also had a small tail growing behind him, about the same size as his own paws.

The Taotie looked like it had a furry body, like three gray fur balls of varying sizes pieced together. It looked a bit strange, but overall it was still quite cute.

Xiao Jiu's eyes widened: "Doggy!"

Taotie: "Awoo!"

Xiao Jiu squatted down and immediately buried her face in the Taotie's fur.

However, he forgot that he was still carrying the Suanni on his shoulder, and the Suanni had previously been clinging to his shoulder with one paw and hugging his neck with the other.

This caused him to suddenly duck and fling the Suanni away.

The Suanni was completely unprepared. After falling onto the sand, it just stared at Xiao Jiu with its big amber eyes.

His eyes, which were naturally round and bright, now showed a rare look of bewilderment, making him appear even more pitiful.

The farmland wasn't large, and the Suanni (a mythical beast) fell outside the farmland's boundaries.

The water in the air was already so abundant that it could almost form a net. And since we were so close to the "Moon Spring," a beam of blue light, almost a meter in diameter, rushed toward us in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Jiu immediately reached out to grab the Suanni, but his speed was no match for the light, and he could only watch helplessly as the blue light surged toward the Suanni's back.

[Ding, summoning pet - Whirlwind Turtle]

system:? ? ?

A dark green shadow appeared out of nowhere and met the oncoming blue light head-on.

It was only the size of an adult's palm, yet it acted like a shield, firmly blocking the overflowing blue light.

As if realizing that this place was impassable, the blue light paused for less than a second before detouring around it and continuing to rush forward in a different direction.

This happened so fast that everyone was still a little stunned when the dark green thing fell onto the sand.

The system has been trying to save power, so it only just got around to browsing around.

This discovery terrified the system, which asked in a trembling voice, "[Host, how did you obtain this new pet?]"

Hearing this, Xiao Jiu finally remembered what happened at the crack.

"Blood, pain, wounds..."

He recounted how he reached into the crack and grabbed an injured person, but later, for some reason, the person disappeared.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jiu leaned out in a very challenging position and pulled the Suanni and the creature called Xuan Gui into the farmland.

The tortoise resembled an oval stone covered in moss. From the moment it was summoned until Xiao Jiu began to pry at it, it kept its eyes closed and its hands, feet, and head tightly tucked into its shell.

That's why Xiao Jiu immediately noticed the horrifying wounds all over the Xuan Gui's body.

The most serious wound was on the left side of the turtle's body, almost cutting open the entire side.

"Gurgle..."

They all looked up and saw a flounder.

The Horizontal Gyrfalcon must have swum over following the column of water formed by the blue light. When it saw the Whirlpool Turtle's injury, it hurriedly opened and closed its mouth rapidly, exhaling a string of fine bubbles.

But they couldn't understand it.

The Suanni had calmed down by now. He muttered as usual, "We're not Bai Ze," and then asked after thinking for a moment, "System, what's going on with this turtle?"

[Health level is close to 1%, very dangerous.]

1% means that the pet will be left with only a sliver of health and will be forcibly taken back to its space to recuperate using the pet function.

A 1% health level is a hurdle, and some pets simply cannot overcome it on their own and can only be awakened again by their host using a massive amount of points.

This creature, named Xuan Turtle, had likely been in a deep sleep for many days and had only just emerged from its 1% state. Unfortunately, it was only slightly recovered before being forcibly dragged out of the pet space.

Xiao Jiu, the only one who could issue commands, didn't even move her mouth, so how could the space broadcast have sounded?

However, they also know that now is not the time to study this issue.

The system's shop is full of flower seeds, while Xiao Jiu's shop is ridiculously expensive, so they currently have no medicine to use.

The Xuan Turtle is too badly injured and hasn't been named yet, so it can't be put back into the pet space. If it's left unattended, its health will likely be stuck between 1% and 2%, and no amount of points can save it.

System: [Actually... there's another way, it's...]

Suanni urged, "Stop it, just say it already!"

The system hardened its resolve: [Give him another stab.]

After all, once it's recognized as a pet, it won't die. If it's severely injured to the point of near death, it will be immediately locked in its health and sent to the pet space. At worst, it can be forcibly awakened by accumulating enough points. But...

That's too cruel.

The Suanni remained silent.

With only 1% health, one can imagine how severe the injuries the Whirlwind Turtle had suffered.

He actually managed to get through this ordeal on his own, and even struggled to wake up for almost a month. But just when he was about to give up, they were about to stab him in the back again...

Even though Suanni is usually very talkative, he couldn't say a word at this moment.

Xiao Jiu couldn't read, so the system deliberately used only red mist to write the words, not wanting Xiao Jiu to make a decision or take any action.

In the silence, Taotie slowly opened its eyes, its scarlet eyes devoid of any emotion.

Suanni noticed his movement and immediately walked up to Xiao Jiu, exclaiming dramatically, "Xiao Jiu, look over there!"

Taking advantage of the instant Xiao Jiu turned her head, Taotie suddenly opened its mouth, revealing a small row of fine teeth that gleamed with a ghostly blue light, like the sharp tip of a poisoned knife.

Just as the gluttonous beast was about to bite down, suddenly, a dense spiritual energy, so thick it condensed into a thin mist, burst forth from behind them.

The crop has been detected as ripe; please proceed to harvest it.