69novels Chapter 3 Fragrance!
Chapter 3 Fragrance!
As Chen Yan's shouts echoed, soon a rustling sound came from the grass below the slope.
It used its sharp front claws to part the grass, revealing a camouflaged skin with pale green scales and blue-red stripes. The thorns on its back trembled slightly, and its gaping mouth was full of sharp teeth, with drool dripping out. As it crawled, its shrunken belly rubbed against the grass, making a teeth-grinding sound.
A very common little thief dragon emerged.
As a small monster at the bottom of the food chain in the Ancient Forest region, the Little Jagras poses almost no threat to hunters unless it is in a group or led by a Great Jagras.
Soon, two more small thieves emerged from the grass. Chen Yan peered over and discovered a sunken pit hidden beneath the swaying grass, which was very likely one of the exits from the thieves' nest.
The three little thieves spotted Chen Yan and Hua Miao trespassing into their foraging area. They cautiously took three steps forward and two steps back, their lizard-like eyes fixed on the katana in Chen Yan and Hua Miao's hands, looking like they wanted to attack but dared not.
As monsters living in safe zones on the map, they have clearly already witnessed the power of the weapons in the hunter's hands.
Seeing their timid and hesitant appearance, the cat became brave.
"Chen Yan, I'm in a hurry to go back and take a shower! I'm going now!"
As a combat-type Palico, despite the wrinkles on its belly from being frequently fed by Chen Yan, it still didn't take these little thieves seriously.
Faced with the lone Flower Cat charging forward, the hungry little thieves did not choose to back down. They scattered in a flash, forming a triangular shape to surround the Flower Cat, rubbing their sharp teeth and claws together, ready to pounce.
Chen Yan, who was still watching the battle, carefully examined the three little thief dragons that were almost identical in shape and appearance.
Flower Cat rushed into the trap set up by the little Jagras. Facing the situation of being attacked from three sides, it was not panicked. With an angry meow, it used the move "Great Great Spin of the Great Sword" to slash at the three little Jagras. Although the movement was slow, the intimidating aura of its meow and its scare made the three little Jagras crawl on the ground.
Seeing that the first step went smoothly, Hua Miao took advantage of the fact that the sword momentum had not completely subsided and used another extremely ugly Swallow Return move.
As the katana in Hanako's hand fell to the ground, it not only did not slow down, but instead slammed it into the ground with all its might.
The moment it touched the ground, the flower cat slightly loosened its grip to prevent the force of the impact from numbing its claws. With a mournful cry like that of a dying old swallow, the entire katana bounced off the ground and slashed fiercely upwards at the little thieving dragon in front of it.
Chen Yan seemed to hear the weeping of the katana in Hua Miao's hand; the move was so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.
What should have been a dazzling move centered on a super-fast draw slash, using skill to launch the blade back up the instant it hits the ground, was instead turned by Flower Cat into a blow that sent a brick flying.
However, although the technique was crude, it was still effective.
"Prepare to die, you cat!"
The little thief dragon that Hua Miao was caught off guard was knocked to the ground. Hua Miao was naturally very proud of herself for subduing a little thief dragon in just two moves.
As its blade flipped, the two little thieves on the left and right were so frightened by this sight that they turned tail and ran away, disappearing into the grass.
Just as Hua Miao, with a ferocious expression, stepped on the tail of the struggling little thief dragon, preparing to unleash a finishing move on its vitals from behind, Chen Yan suddenly grabbed the little thief dragon by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up.
He had already determined that the one who issued the mission commission was none other than this little thief dragon.
[Little Thief Dragon issues a mission request: Be a big eater even if it kills you!]
As a weak monster at the bottom of the food chain, it wasn't particularly afraid of death, but it didn't want to die hungry!
[Commission Fee: Super Large Appetite]
Seeing the monster meant for sacrificing the sword being stolen, Flower Cat opened its mouth to angrily berate its teammates for being incompetent in lane and only knowing how to steal kills, but a bag of gold coins fell from the sky and hit its arms, silencing the words it was about to say.
"Hua Miao, thank you for your trouble. Go to the head chef on the third floor of the base and get some large, affordable meat dishes. The rest is your errand fee. Hurry up!"
The cat disappeared with the money bag in its mouth.
Before long, it hurriedly returned, the money pouch in its mouth was gone, but a large bag had appeared on its back.
With a fawning expression, Flower Cat presented the bag and even thoughtfully helped him hold back the little thief dragon that kept spitting out grass leaves and dirt.
While Hua Miao went back to buy food, Chen Yan tried to force the little thief dragon to eat the dirt and grass leaves. After all, these things were free and would be best if they could fill its belly. However, judging from the messy scene, the carnivorous little thief dragon would never eat them, even if it meant death.
Chen Yan tugged at the pocket; it was heavy. He glanced at the flower cat, who was pressing down on the little thief dragon so hard it could hardly breathe, and then loosened the pocket.
Leftover bones, whitish fat, murky broth, and even a few sheets of toilet paper floating in it.
"Good heavens! No wonder it was so heavy, you packed up the head chef's slop bucket, didn't you! Tell me, how much money did you embezzle!"
"What do you mean by greed... I call this making the most of resources and conserving supplies. Don't forget I'm a Palico who's a logistics manager, meticulous and calculating, spending every gold coin wisely... Do you even know how a poor Palico lives?!"
The cat tried to justify itself.
Chen Yan was too lazy to argue with it, so he broke off a large leaf from the top of his head to use as a spoon while directing the cat to do its work.
"Fine, help me pry its mouth open."
With her little treasury full, the cat immediately mounted the little thief dragon in a riding position, lowered its head and stretched out its claws to pry open its mouth, but the little thief dragon, whose skills were all in its mouth, naturally refused to let them have their way. Suddenly, it howled, struggled fiercely, flung its tongue wildly, and sprayed its face with foul-smelling saliva.
Enraged, Hua Miao transformed into a "heavy-duty ground tamper," lifting its rear end and slamming down on the little thief dragon. The sudden, immense pressure made the little thief dragon gasp for breath, forcing it to open its mouth wide. Chen Yan seized the opportunity and shoved a large spoonful of delicious swill into its mouth.
The man and the cat worked in perfect harmony, one pressing down and the other stuffing the food into the bag. Soon, the little thief dragon had eaten a whole bag of swill, and its belly gradually swelled up to an exaggerated degree. Just as Chen Yan put the last spoonful into its mouth and watched it swallow with difficulty, the white bubble in his mind finally burst.
[Task completed.]
【Super Big Stomach】: You can eat huge amounts of food at the cost of your body size. At the same time, the more food you eat, the faster you digest it.
The white light in his mind shattered, and specks of white light surged into his body. A warm current suddenly rose in his lower abdomen. Chen Yan subconsciously rubbed his stomach. He had eaten quite a lot that morning, but suddenly felt unbearably hungry and thirsty. He subconsciously looked at his chubby cat.
He swallowed hard and wiped his mouth.
"Bro, you smell so good..."