Chapter 31 'Caution'
"That's enough, Ji Ruo, that's enough. We can't finish any more."
Liang Shixian took off his dirty coat, put away the twenty or so small fish that Ji Ruo had caught, and said this.
These fish are not big, each one is only two fingers wide, but more than twenty of them is not a small number.
Although the two have advanced to the seventh-level martial arts apprentices, the breakthrough in the martial arts apprentice stage is not a qualitative change. People who practice martial arts eat a lot, but there is a limit to their appetite.
That's enough.
"All right."
As if he hadn't finished his plan yet, he stopped.
Why doesn't catching fish with bare hands trigger any achievements?
Ji Ruo stood up, held little Rosie in his arms, and returned to the place where the tree monsters were stationed.
"Ji Ruo, are you really planning to raise this cat?" Liang Shixian couldn't help but ask.
"Of course!" Ji Ruo rubbed little Rosie's head and said, "Rosie is so cute, why don't you raise her?"
"Rosie?"
"Yeah, that's its name."
Liang Shixian: “…Have you chosen a name?”
"Hey, that's not the case."
Ji Ruo looked happy on the surface, but was a little surprised in his heart.
Just because Rosie's details panel is a little strange——
[Name: Luo Xi]
【Race: Unknown】
【Category: Demon】
【Stage: Larval stage】
【Talent: Illusion】
[Note: Little Rosie seems to be a very mysterious cat~]
…
What the hell is race unknown?
Also, the category is demon?
Ji Ruo was stroking the cat when he suddenly recalled a rather special piece of knowledge.
There is a huge difference between demons and monsters.
Normally, the quality of a monster will increase in proportion to its strength.
Except for intelligence, which stops growing after reaching a certain level, all other qualities can theoretically continue to grow.
Demons, on the other hand, can evolve by devouring their own kind, increasing their own level at an extremely fast speed.
However, the gains from upgrading a demon are not as comprehensive as those from a monster, and in the early stages, the IQ of monsters is generally low. Even if they reach a level comparable to that of humans in terms of Qi and Veins, they will still only act on instinct. At most, they will just have a few simpler ideas in their instincts.
That’s why Ji Ruo was surprised when he saw the goblins could talk - the more powerful Spider Queen and Six-barbed Catfish couldn’t talk!
Monsters are constantly strengthening their bodies, but demons are not like that.
Demons have all kinds of strange talents and skills, but their physical strength is not outstanding.
Moreover, in the later stages, the evolution of demons no longer cares about the strength of the physical body, but only strengthens the intelligence, or mental strength.
This is the difference between the two.
One is proportionally strengthened in the early stage, with a high IQ, but in the later stage, the IQ is ignored.
The other type is that in the early stages, they don't care about IQ or physical strength, they just evolve at a high speed, but in the later stages, they have extremely high intelligence and can master many magical abilities.
The so-called demons are the hybrids of demons and monsters.
In Ji Ruo's previous life, the mixed-bloods known to the public were generally prettier or more handsome, and even their IQs would be outstanding because of their mixed blood.
This has inexplicably instilled in the world the misconception that "mixed-race people are all handsome and beautiful."
But in reality there are more than just a few mixed-race people.
There are ugly and stupid mixed-race people, but people subconsciously don't regard them as mixed-race people... Not good-looking and not smart, what kind of mixed-race people are they? Mixed-race people from the next village?
The issue of hybrids involves genetics, and the probability is very mysterious. This applies not only to humans, but also to demons and monsters.
The hybrid of demons and monsters is called a demon.
Because of genetic probability issues, demons are divided into several categories.
There are top-quality hybrids that inherit all the advantages of both monsters and demons, normal hybrids that inherit only the talents of one side, low-level hybrids that inherit the talents of one side but due to blood conflicts, the inherited talents are weaker than the original talents, and inferior hybrids whose monster and demon bloodlines conflict with each other, completely canceling out the talents.
There are innumerable types of demons and monsters. Even humans, who have always been hostile to them, dare not say that they have completely recorded all the species of demons and monsters.
Each demon can be considered a completely new species.
The talents and development potential inherited by a demon depend entirely on luck.
Therefore, it is easy to understand why Rosie's race is [Unknown].
This little guy is a new species...
However, Rosie has natural abilities. Although we don’t know how effective they are, at the very least, she should be a third-tier demon, which may be relatively weak.
But it doesn’t matter if they are weak - pets are not raised to fight.
Thinking about this, Ji Ruo rubbed Luo Xi's head and comforted her: "Don't worry, little Luo Xi, the master will not abandon you."
Luo Xi raised her head and looked at Ji Ruo in confusion: "Meow?"
Liang Shixian no longer wanted to say anything to Ji Ruo - he didn't listen after he talked to her, and he didn't change after he listened to her. He was still childish, so what was there to say?
The two men and the cat returned to the dryads' day camp.
Dozens of tree monsters gathered here. Although they are now in a 'dormant' state, there is still a faint demonic aura spreading around.
This evil spirit is not strong, its only function is to inform the surrounding creatures that there is an evil spirit here.
Creatures that can sense this faint demonic aura generally won't come under such circumstances, or they are too lazy to come - the tree demon is not tasty, and the spiritual fruit it produces is not of high quality, so it would be a waste of time to come.
Although those who cannot be sensed will come, the tree monsters have already prepared spiritual fruits to "entertain" them, so there is no need to worry.
Therefore, if they stay here, they are still safe.
"Squad leader, go pick some red peppers and hemp branches. Oh, and some white spirit fruits, too." Ji Ruo said.
Liang Shixian was slightly puzzled: "What are you going to do?"
"If we grill this fish, it will have a strong fishy smell. Shouldn't we marinate it first?"
Liang Shixian: “…Okay.”
I always feel that the style of this martial arts exam is becoming more and more wrong.
The feeling of a picnic is getting stronger and stronger...
Liang Shixian turned around and picked up the things that Ji Ruo mentioned.
By the way, the spiritual fruits produced by tree demons have no preference. They can grow whatever they want. Even the same tree demon can grow three or four completely different spiritual fruits.
Some substitutes for seasonings can naturally be found on the tree monsters, as Ji Ruo had already observed.
"Bang!"
Liang Shixian was picking fruits when he was suddenly startled by a loud noise behind him. He turned around and was stunned.
"Ji Ruo, you, you, you, why are you chopping down that tree monster? What if it wakes up?"
"Get a container to pickle these fish." Ji Ruo said nonchalantly, "It's okay, I'll just cut off a piece. These tree monsters have strong vitality. I'll just put it back later."
Once a tree demon goes into hibernation, it will sleep completely, with excellent sleep quality... In addition, its vitality is extremely strong, and its perception ability is very weak. As long as it is not burned directly, it will not wake up even if it is chopped down - it is extremely cautious.
Ji Ruo was discovered last night when he was almost knocked over by the tree demon when he crawled out of the soil. After all, all the tree demons were still awake at that time.
They have no sense of pain, and although they do have senses, they are not clear.
Even if he was cut in half, at most his sleep quality would only deteriorate slightly.
"An, An go back?"
Liang Shixian was stunned—what the hell, put it back there!
"Squad leader, don't just stand there, marinate it quickly so you can eat grilled fish sooner!"
As Ji Ruo spoke, he drew out his sword and knife, and dug a large hole in the center of the stump along the lines of the tree rings.
Afterwards, the dying fish that Liang Shixian had wrapped in his school uniform were poured into the hole that had just been dug out on the tree stump.
After thinking about it, Ji Ruo dug another hole in the ground, buried Liang Shixian's school uniform in it, and stepped on it.
Ji Ruo said, "Class monitor, your school uniform is stained with the smell of fish. You need to bury it in the soil to cover up the smell."
Liang Shixian: “…”
How come you know to be cautious at this time?!
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(ps: I mean, I have almost 50 chapters in my backlog, but too many updates during the new book period affect my recommendation... This is the closest I've ever been to a strong recommendation, so I beg all readers not to keep the book~ I'm sure it will be updated a lot when it's on the shelves, sizzle!)
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