Click, click, click

Click, click, click

After lunch, Mu Liuyue finally got up and tidied herself.

The little skeleton helped to take the finished dishes back to the cafeteria. Mu Liuyue simply washed up, yawned slightly, felt tired again, and wanted to lie back on the bed.

She only understood roughly what the doctor said at the time. To sum it up, it was thanks to her extraordinary talent in the Beast Taming Space, otherwise the aftereffects of traveling through the secret realm without protection would not be as simple as feeling tired.

The existence of the second beast taming talent was not mentioned in the physical examination report. Currently, this is a secret space that belongs only to Mu Huoyue and Ellen.

Regarding the system functions of "Elf Ranch Story", Mu Huoyue also explored it carefully during the days of recuperation at home. Most of the functions are no different from the mobile games she has played before, but they are more suitable for cultivating the extraordinary creatures in this world, rather than the original fantasy elves in the game background.

Currently, there is only a bare world tree in the Beast Taming Space. Before other facility functions are enabled, the only thing that can be done seems to be drawing cards.

Of course, drawing cards also requires a lot of skill.

Not to mention various advanced metaphysical methods, making good use of the bonuses of the card pool itself is the most basic skill.

Like most mobile games, the card pool items in "Elf Ranch Story" are divided into four grades: white (N), blue (R), gold (SR), and rainbow (SSR). The probability of drawing them becomes smaller and the quality becomes rarer as time goes by.

A single draw will most likely yield N and R grade common items. Each time you draw ten times in a row, there will be a guaranteed mechanism in the card pool, and one SR grade item will surely appear in ten draws.

The Constitution Fruit that Mu Huoyue had drawn before was the most common N-grade item, and the C-level skill book: Shadow Stealth was of R-grade.

During the mobile game period, "Elf Ranch Story" also held various limited-time events. During the event, the card pool would draw some limited rare items and elf characters. The card pool that can be drawn at other times is a large mixed pool, and anything can be drawn.

Mu Huoyue did not see any promotion for the event on the game panel, and even the list of items in the card pool that was originally marked was gone, but the benefit of the guaranteed ten-draw bonus was still there.

Previously, he was forced to rush to draw a single card in the secret realm due to the situation. Now that there is no danger, Mu Chuyue plans to complete the novice tasks carefully, accumulate ten consecutive draws, and then draw cards. This way, he can at least see the golden light.

She opened the game taskbar and scrolled down to see the tasks she could do now.

[Newbie Task: Contract your first pet. (Completed√)]

【Novice task: learn a skill once.】 (Completed√)]

[Newbie Task: Try feeding your pet. (To be completed)]

【Novice mission: Conduct a battle.】 (To be completed)]

[Novice mission: Develop a ranch facility. (To be completed)]

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Including the tasks that have been completed, as long as you complete the feeding and successfully carry out the first battle, you can accumulate enough spiritual spring water drops for ten consecutive draws.

Mu Chuyue looked at the task of feeding the pet. She had been away from the secret realm for so many days and she hadn't fed the little skeleton anything. The little guy had been jumping around and was full of energy. He would even take the initiative to take care of the mentally exhausted beastmaster, which made Mu Chuyue forget about feeding him.

But then again, what should little skeletons eat?

Mu Huoyue fell into deep thought. The habits of most supernatural creatures were related to their forms. Those with animal and plant prototypes were easy to say. Some supernatural creatures in elemental forms would tend to absorb energy of corresponding attributes as food. What about undead creatures... ?

Ellen hadn't come back yet, and Mu Huoyue had no one to ask, so she simply took out her cell phone and started asking questions and searching.

The Internet in this world is still developing rapidly. Even with the existence of spiritual pets, language is no longer a barrier, and zero distance has been truly achieved in the online world.

Several pages of search results appeared. It seemed that many people had the same question as her. Mu Liuyue clicked on the first page.

What does the little skeleton like to eat? 】

I'm an employee working in a haunted house in an amusement park. A while ago, a new batch of little skeletons came to our place. They haven't eaten anything for almost a month, although they look pretty energetic. What should I feed them?

1L: This is beyond my knowledge, come downstairs.

2L: The little skeleton is definitely undead. Do the undead still need to eat?

4L: Theoretically, any extraordinary creature will use some method to take in energy to maintain its own state, so the little skeleton must eat something.

5L: Aren’t there a lot of urban legends like that? The undead will absorb human essence and so on...Isn't the little skeleton eating the essence of the OP and the guests of the haunted house?

6L: Damn, is it so direct? I don't even dare to go to a haunted house anymore.

7L: To reply to 5L, the one who breathed in the energy was a dark succubus, what does it have to do with the undead?

8L: Succubi are a high-level dark monarch race. If there is a real chance to make a contract with them, those guys upstairs would be in a hurry to get sucked in.

Author: No, no, the NPCs in the haunted house will definitely ensure the safety of the guests and will not buy pets that have negative effects. In fact, these little skeletons are very dedicated to their work and are suitable for guests who don’t like hardcore horror. Last month, our branch’s performance increased a lot. I just think it’s hard for them to work so hard without eating...

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22L: Let me explain in detail. The little skeletons are extraordinary creatures of the dark and undead types. These two attributes are manifested as "emotional power" in the eating tendency of some races. To put it bluntly, they are the emotions produced by intelligent creatures, especially humans. The eating tendency of the succubus race mentioned above is "desire", so what succubus absorbs is not the essence of humans, but the fact that humans become calm after losing certain desires and feel that they have lost their essence.

According to research, the eating preferences of the little skeletons are the most harmless. Most of them like human "acceptance" or "recognition" of themselves. The specific manifestations vary from individual to individual. However, the fact that so many little skeletons are still energetic after working for a month shows that the OP has a strong sense of identification with them.

23L: Wow, this is the first time I hear of a pet that eats emotions!

24L: To reply to 23L, it is not that they eat emotions. As long as these extraordinary creatures are in the mood that they prefer to eat, they can continuously obtain energy, especially the emotions of the contractor. People like the OP who simply raise fish will not be greatly affected.

Author: Yes, I didn’t feel that my emotions were affected by the little skeleton. I just thought that we are all workers. At least I have time off from get off work and commissions. They work all year round. There is no sun in the haunted house and they don’t need to rest. They are on standby 24 hours a day, but they can’t even get a stutter. It’s too hard…

26L: I feel empathy for what the OP said...

27L: This level of recognition and acceptance can make all the little skeletons work hard?

28L: I understand why the boss bought the little skeleton. This is not an excellent employee who is just getting something for free. This is a real love job. The capitalists are moved to tears when they see this.

30L: So you don’t have to worry about them not eating. As long as you always treat them as good colleagues from the bottom of your heart, the little skeletons will be able to eat and continue to work.

However, if you want to raise a pet, you can give the little skeleton more milk to increase its calcium intake. Generally speaking, when their bones are healthy, full of calcium, and able to condense more bones outside of their skills, they can naturally evolve into card soldiers.

31L: The people upstairs are researchers in related fields, right? This is the first time I see such a detailed and clear answer, thank you!

32L: Will there really be an awakened beastmaster who makes a contract with the little skeleton...?

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The rest was mostly small talk and complaints. Mu Huoyue glanced at the ID of the person answering the question, which was "Don't pinch my cigarette". She collected the relevant answer. This ID did not have the temperament of a researcher at all, but the other party's answer did clearly explain why the little skeleton did not need to eat in the usual sense.

Mu Huoyue is very confident about this. Ellen is her first contracted pet and her most important partner and companion. This feeling will only become stronger with time. From now on, her little skeleton will never have the chance to experience the feeling of "hunger".

Just as he was thinking about it, Ellen came back with the food tray, and ran back to Mu Huoyue with his thin legs clacking.

Mu Huoyue touched its skull with a smile, picked up the unopened bottle of milk on the table and handed it to the little guy.

"From today on, Ellen must drink a bottle of milk every morning and evening."

"Crack, crack?" (Hiragi doesn't like drinking milk?)

This bottle was what Mu Huoyue had left just now. The only thing she had left unopened in the plate of food was milk, which showed that she didn't like it very much. Of course, Eren didn't mind him helping the beastmaster drink it.

"Although this is part of the reason... ahem, drinking milk is to enhance calcium and maintain bone health, which can make you stronger, Eren." Mu Huoyue said seriously.

"Click!" (Then I will try hard!)

The little skeleton nodded seriously, opened the lid of the milk, and raised his head with the momentum of drinking it all in one gulp.

Mu Chuyue couldn't help but look at the little guy's empty ribs. Even the little skeleton's beastmaster would be curious! ——Where does the milk you drink go?

Eren gulped down the milk quickly, and the milk passed through his jawbone and was dissolved by the rising black mist before it fell into his chest. Not a drop was wasted.

Is it true that the black mist is also a part of the body?

Mu Chuyue satisfied her curiosity and then opened the game panel in the beast taming space. The first feeding task for the novice had been completed and she obtained three drops of spiritual spring water.

She looked at the energetic little skeleton who had just finished drinking the milk and said with a smile, "The next step is the first battle!"

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