Chapter 016

Chapter 016

Zhang Yi waited until one o'clock in the morning, during which the scumbag kept sending messages to harass him.

"You must be out of nutrient solution, right? Get down on your knees and beg me to take over this order. I'll reluctantly help you with this mess."

"What are you still struggling for? You can't seriously think you can still buy high-grade nutrient solution now, can you? Those three eggs have been raised using high-grade nutrient solution all along. You signed a contract with the parents; you wouldn't dare switch to basic nutrient solution, would you? Switching from basic to high-grade is fine, but not the other way around. Have you forgotten that?"

"Not replying? Let's see how long you can keep up this act. If it's past tonight, we won't take those eggs. Prepare to face the Interstellar Court!"

Zhang Yi looked terrible. The parents of these three eggs were his old clients, and they were from the same family. The parents were rabbits, and the offspring hatched previously under his care had been very healthy. The parents were delighted and decided to have all their future eggs hatched by him.

The three eggs required high-grade nutrient solution and semi-exclusive service. For three eggs over three months, the contract price was nine million.

They had already paid a deposit of three million, higher than the price for exclusive service.

Rabbits reproduce frequently, with several eggs born almost every year. They were his premium, highly sustainable clients.

It seemed these two scumbags had been eyeing this big client for a while, otherwise, they wouldn't be so anxious, constantly threatening him.

But these were clients he had retained through years of effort, ensuring healthy offspring. How could he just hand them over?

Zhang Yi almost wanted to block these disgusting scumbags several times, but he feared that if he did, the nutrient solution he bought online might turn out to be fake...

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yi stopped pacing frantically around the hatchery and sat down, lost in thought.

Until the delivery robot knocked at the door in the early hours of the morning, he instantly sprang up from his chair and rushed to collect the package.

Seeing the rudimentary packaging, his heart sank halfway.

This was the most basic packaging provided by the delivery robot, simple yet shockproof and pressure-resistant. Usually, high-grade items come in specially ordered high-grade boxes.

At least, before this, the high-grade nutrient solutions he had purchased never came in such packaging.

He felt almost desperate, holding the small package in front of the three eggs for a while.

Finally, he smiled bitterly and resignedly opened it.

Inside was a bottle of highly transparent, half-transparent nutrient solution, almost solidifying.

This... looked exactly like the one he saw online!

With trembling hands, he tested it, and the system confirmed it as Grade A!

Zhang Yi nearly cried, clutching the bottle. Could this mean everything would turn around for the better?

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaoyu hadn't slept either. When his assistant returned late at night, he didn't find the Cleansing Grass but brought back a bunch of miscellaneous herbs instead.

After sorting through them, he managed to concoct a Primordial Essence Elixir. Adding a few drops of the Cleansing Elixir to the bathwater would enhance its effects.

After brewing the elixir, it was quite late. Bai Xiaoyu explained its benefits, and both Dahei and Yu Xi wanted to try the medicinal bath.

So, Bai Xiaoyu ordered three large tubs, two of which were extra-large, allowing Dahei and Yu Xi in their beast forms to roll around comfortably.

Naturally, Bai Xiaoyu let the two soak first while he prepared the bathwater.

In one tub, Dahei was rolling around, sinking and resurfacing, even bouncing in the water, thoroughly enjoying himself.

In the other tub was White Wolf, completely soaked and humming contentedly, paddling like a dog.

Initially, they were each enjoying themselves, but somehow, the bathwater splashed into each other's tubs.

And then, chaos erupted.

Bai Xiaoyu, splashed with water, wiped his face, only to be hit again by Dahei's tail and White Wolf's splash. He stood there, his eyes, rimmed with water, the thick lashes adorned with tiny droplets. His brows furrowed slightly as he gave a friendly smile to the two still splashing.

"It's too early to be this rowdy. Wait a bit longer before rolling around."

Dahei and White Wolf suddenly felt a chill down their spines and looked at Bai Xiaoyu.

Then, with two thuds, they both submerged, bubbles rising from the tubs.

Seeing them calm down, Bai Xiaoyu continued adding the elixir to the tubs, finally pouring in some Cleansing Elixir.

As the Cleansing Elixir mixed in, both emerged from the water, genuinely rolling around.

In pain.

While rolling, they kept sneaking glances at Bai Xiaoyu, who looked terrifying.

He had used this combination of Primordial Essence and Cleansing Elixirs on his nephew before, and the screams were enough to echo through the ancestral home for days.

Judging by the current reactions of Dahei and White Wolf, it seemed the physical constitution of interstellar beings was far superior to Earth's.

Bai Xiaoyu watched them closely, smiling. Soon, gray impurities began to appear in the bathwater.

This was normal, but while White Wolf, being close to adulthood, having many impurities made sense, why did Dahei have just as many?

As time passed, black impurities started to emerge from Dahei and White Wolf.

Bai Xiaoyu's relaxed expression vanished. What was this?

Reaching into the large bathtub where Dahede was soaking, Bai Xiaoyu tried to touch the thin black threads but was pushed away by Dahede, who was writhing in pain.

Bai Xiaoyu watched Dahede, who was enduring the pain and not letting him touch the black threads, and lightly furrowed his brows.

At this moment, the system popped up, "Received an extremely strong mental fluctuation from Dahede—danger, do not touch!"

Noticing that Dahede remained motionless, seemingly watching his every move, he slowly raised both hands. "I won't touch it; you just soak well in the medicinal bath."

He moved towards the White Wolf, and Dahede jumped anxiously at him. The White Wolf also seemed to want to block him with its paws.

Bai Xiaoyu sighed. Only when he stood far away did the two start rolling around again.

An hour later, after they finished soaking, Bai Xiaoyu collected two bottles of bathwater separately for research.

He first touched the black threads with his mental power. In the next second, the black threads quickly followed his mental power, incredibly domineering, a hundred times more so than the black threads in the herbs used during potion-making.

Bai Xiaoyu directly severed the mental thread to break free. What on earth were these?

Even more surprising was that not only did Dahede's bathwater contain these black threads, but the White Wolf's did as well.

These black threads seemed to come from the same source. Could these black threads be contagious, or did everyone in the star system have them?

Bai Xiaoyu was momentarily at a loss and decided to set it aside for now. After finishing his own medicinal bath, he felt completely drained and washed himself again after recovering.

Looking at his face in the mirror, which resembled his past self more after the cleansing, he touched it, feeling very satisfied.

After the cleansing, his body was no longer weak to the point of panting after walking a few hundred meters; now, he could walk at least one to two kilometers.

It was better than before, and he would take it step by step.

The condition of his body was manageable, but what was troublesome was the domineering black impurities in Dahede and the little helper's bodies.

The first medicinal bath only removed the surface impurities; compared to those throughout their entire bodies, these were likely just the tip of the iceberg.

Bai Xiaoyu fell into deep thought. His optical brain indicated that the goods sent out had been signed for two hours ago, and the payment had arrived.

Looking at the newly minted 500,000 credit points, after deducting the platform's 5% commission, he was left with 475,000.

Seeing this amount of credit points, Bai Xiaoyu planned to continue buying herbs. Relying solely on Yu Xi to gather them was not enough.

For Dahede and the little helper, a large quantity of potions was needed to treat them both internally and externally for better results.

This amount of credit points was not nearly enough, and there was only one bottle of A-grade nutrient solution left, while S-grade potions were the food for the two. Moreover, S-grade potions could only be made by master alchemists, and he had already attracted too much attention with his sales.

To make A-grade potions, over a hundred different potions were required, and he did not want to waste too many herbs on making inferior potions.

Bai Xiaoyu thought for a moment and began calling out to the system, "System, do you have any ideas?"

System: "The system has no methods, but you have a new user lottery draw. Among the prizes is a Potion Conversion Card, which can convert one high-grade potion into three lower-grade potions. This card is quite useless, as it can only convert high to low, and few people are willing to exchange high-grade potions for lower-grade ones. Therefore, it is one of the least sold cards in the system store. Now it has been placed in the new user lottery with a 50% chance of winning. Many hosts do not hope to draw it. Good luck to you, host."

Bai Xiaoyu felt it suited him perfectly. "System, activate the new user lottery."

As soon as he spoke, a huge wheel appeared in his mind, with all the prize slots marked with question marks.

The system secretly told Bai Xiaoyu, "The largest yellow strip is the conversion card you need."

Bai Xiaoyu nodded. With a 50% chance, the odds were good.

Using his mental power to forcefully spin the wheel, it turned for a while and then began to slow down until it stopped, pointing to the smallest red strip.

System: "???!!!"

Could he actually hit the 1% chance for the top-tier card? What kind of luck was this?

Bai Xiaoyu: "Didn't win."

At this moment, the prize was revealed. The other winning strips still showed question marks, but Bai Xiaoyu's prize displayed a few words: 'Plot Hint Card.'

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the card in his hand. "What does Plot Hint Card mean?"

The system was excited. "Host, you have great luck. This is a 1% chance top-tier card. Do you want to use the special item, the plot hint card?"

Bai Xiaoyu recalled the main mission the system had given him earlier. "Yes."

In the next second, the plot card gradually displayed text, "There is not just one book transmigrator in this world. Please protect your loved one."

Bai Xiaoyu's expression remained calm. Transmigration?

Could this be a world within a book?

Loved one? He had never had one in either life. Was he supposed to protect the original owner's loved one?

Searching through the original owner's memories, there seemed to be someone he had some affection for. But that person did not love him.

Bai Xiaoyu casually threw the card into the system grid. Even a top-tier card was not as useful as the potion conversion card he wanted.

It was late, and he needed to rest early. Tomorrow he had to get up early.

On the Star Network, Zhang Yi finally exploded, cursing the scoundrel and blocking him. The next day, he went back to the shop.

This time, seeing the lovey-dovey shop name did not bother him anymore. He was extremely excited. The reason he came back the next day was that the effect of the nutrient solution was far better than expected. At five in the morning, one egg started hatching, revealing a small beast!

The effect of this nutrient solution was even better than the S-grade one he had bought before!

Yesterday, several people had been keeping an eye on the shop. As soon as Zhang Yi arrived, they surrounded him.

One of the streamers even started a live broadcast but temporarily blocked the shop name, waiting for Zhang Yi to show up.

Zhang Yi: "The shop owner is definitely a high-level alchemist! The A-grade cultivation fluid is even better than S-grade. Last night, after using it, a very healthy little beastman hatched—it's unprecedentedly healthy! Let me show you the video."

‘Once I Have My Blade, I’ll Slay All Lovebirds’: "Why does this kid look so familiar?"

Just as he thought that, he received a message from his rabbit classmate: "My great-great-grandson was born. Come celebrate with us at the full moon party."

‘Once I Have My Blade, I’ll Slay All Lovebirds’: "…"

After seeing the inspection report and the video, in the game streamer’s live broadcast, the chat was flooded with requests for the dog streamer to reveal the shop’s location.

When Bai Xiaoyu woke up and saw the thousands of private messages sent to the shop, he was completely stunned.

Yu Xi also ran over, "Brother Bai, I’ve grown taller, and my beast form has gotten bigger too!"

Big Black Egg jumped around wildly, pushing Yu Xi aside, Bai Bai, I’ve grown taller and bigger too!