Beast World: Rise to Power with the Offspring System

The boss saw Sally enjoying the fruit and immediately said with enthusiasm, "This is a special fruit called Qingxin Plum from my hometown. It arrived a couple of days ago. If the honored guest likes it, I'll pack a box and give it to you as a present."

"Boss, sell me all of these fruits you have. It's rare that she likes them," Zi Qi said with a smile.

The boss placed the jade box on the table, "If the honored guest accepts this Soul-Nurturing Fruit, I can give you all of them. The seed of this fruit can also be planted. It will bloom and bear fruit within three years, and the flowers it bears are also quite beautiful, lasting a whole month without wilting."

"Alright, let's take a look at the Soul-Nurturing Fruit first," Zi Qi agreed.

The boss immediately opened the jade box with delight. Inside was a white, spherical fruit emitting a cold mist.

Sally leaned in and sniffed the Soul-Nurturing Fruit, detecting an indescribable, light fragrance.

Then, she swallowed it in one bite!

The boss and Zi Qi looked at her together.

Could this thing be eaten directly?! The boss was confused, as it was supposed to be refined first, then taken with cold-repelling Spiritual Material.

Zi Qi also worried that she might upset her stomach, "Yanyan, are you alright?"

"Tasty!" Sally also realized after the fact. Just now, she ate the fruit out of a pure bodily instinct.

[Xiaomei, is this fruit very important?]

[The child's talent is forming. Eating more heaven and earth treasures with rules' aura is extremely beneficial. Manman could awaken her Dark Talent because once, you ate a fruit containing Spiritual Material with a Dark Rule.]

[Then what rule does this Soul-Nurturing Fruit have?]

[Don't know, but it has an aura of rules. There are various kinds of rules' auras in the world, and whether one can awaken a great rule depends on luck.]

[Got it.] Sally patted her belly, "So full."

Zi Qi chuckled softly and said to the boss, "How much? Just name your price."

Since it had already been eaten, naturally they had to accept whatever price the boss set.

But the boss was a smart man. Seeing such a generous customer, he knew he needed to build a long-term relationship. Besides, he hadn't spent much acquiring the Soul-Nurturing Fruit, so in the end, he doubled the price, "1 million Gold Coins, what do you think?"

"That's fine," Zi Qi didn't haggle at all, "Do you have any other Spiritual Material? Bring those as well. I'll take them all together."

The boss thought to himself, he truly is a big spender, "Alright, I'll go fetch them. Please wait a moment. And for these Qingxin Plums, I will have someone deliver them immediately."

Sally burped, "The Soul-Nurturing Fruit really hit the spot, I'm stuffed."

"Hmm," Zi Qi gently poked her belly, which hadn't started to show yet, "You like seafood and you're not afraid of the cold; you must have inherited my Water Element Arcane Arts."

Sally touched her belly and lay down, "I'm a bit sleepy. This child is probably going to be a lazy baby who loves to sleep."

"Sleep then." Zi Qi positioned her behind his neck, savoring her softness, and picked up the half-eaten Qingxin Plum to continue eating.

Indeed, the taste was good. When he got back, he would plant a whole patch for her.

Zi Qi accepted all the Spiritual Material the boss brought over. He didn't spend a single Gold Coin, only signing a bill for the boss to settle with the Holy War Committee.

Only then did the boss realize they were a Holy Mother candidate squad.

The richest place on the Holy Capital Continent was the Holy War Committee, and it was common knowledge that all expenses of these Holy Mother candidate squads in the Holy City were taken care of by the Holy War Committee. No wonder there was no need to discuss the price; the boss couldn't stop smiling.

Under the extremely enthusiastic escort of the boss, Zi Qi left the Hongbao Auction House.

They took the back door again.

"No need to see us off, boss. I'll come back the day after tomorrow. If you have good items, keep them reserved for me," Zi Qi said.

"Of course! Watch your step, please take care," the boss replied.

...

Stretching lazily, Sally looked around. The surroundings were gloomy and eerily quiet, with a dark, still lake nearby.

She patted Zi Qi's shoulder with her tiny paw, "Where are we?"

"Evil Dragon Lake, Yu Yan and Yin Zang have been there. Although they emerged unscathed, they also expended a lot of effort," Zi Qi replied.

After leaving the auction house, he took Sally back to the hotel. But as soon as they reached the hotel entrance, they were targeted by a Directional Teleportation Technique.

This teleportation technique was a Secret Technique of the Special Element type possessed by Zhuang Jiu of Lin Xuexue's squad, who ranked first in strength.

The activation required physical contact with the target, leaving a mark of the teleportation technique, which could be triggered at any time.

But it could only be used once.

During the time Zi Qi was with Lin Xuexue's squad, Zhuang Jiu often approached him. After learning of his Secret Technique, he realized he might have already been marked.

He had been on guard, expecting it to happen after the third phase began, not anticipating it would come into play so soon.

It seemed Lin Xuexue's situation was not looking good.

Sally opened up the System Map and surveyed their surroundings.

Upon seeing it, she widened her eyes, vigorously patting her small paws, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there's Spiritual Material over there, hurry and gather it."

"..." Zi Qi looked at the excited Sally, who seemed not the least bit afraid of their current predicament.

"That's the Dragon Saliva Mushroom, a highly poisonous Spiritual Material. Don't even think about it."

[The host may eat it without concern.] Xiaomei responded.

Sally said, "Xiaomei says I can eat it. Besides, if there were any real issue, with all the crazy stuff I ate alone in the Beast Forest, it would have made me sick long ago, but I'm still fine."

Zi Qi felt a mix of pity and guilt but still did not move.

He didn't want to gather poisonous mushrooms for her.

"To leave from here, to enter Evil Dragon Lake, there is a Teleportation Array at the bottom of the lake, which can transfer us to the Northern Domain Continent."

"Northern Domain Continent? Isn't it the Holy Capital Continent?"

"No. The Northern Domain Continent has a Continental Transmission Light Array that goes to the Holy Capital Continent. It requires a payment of a hundred thousand Curse Stones. Or…" Zi Qi looked at Evil Dragon Lake, "if we kill the Evil Dragon, its Dragon Crystal should suffice."

"Right, Your Majesty, dragons like to collect treasures, could it possibly have a treasure trove?"

"Let's go check."

Zi Qi held her close to his chest, at the position closest to his heart, the heart's front.

Sally popped her head out again, "I still want to eat that Dragon Saliva Mushroom."

"..." Zi Qi could only go gather the Dragon Saliva Mushroom first, "Are you sure it's safe to eat?"

"It's fine, it's fine," Sally's round ears twitched, looking immensely adorable.

Zi Qi, "I'm thinking of Xiaoqi."

"Then look at me more," Sally's eyes twinkled and shone like stars.

Zi Qi chuckled softly, his chest trembling slightly with the laughter, "Alright."

"Do you think Xiaoqi will end up bigger than me?" Sally said wistfully, "Just look at Yin Zang's beast form, so strong and majestic, and even more powerful than his human form."

Zi Qi touched her small ears, "Xiaoqi is now protected by Zi Yuan and the others; there's no need to worry about safety issues."

"Mmhmm."

Zi Qi then crafted a small Barrier with Arcane Arts, enveloping her within it.

"Sleep for a bit."

"I want to watch you fight the Evil Dragon."

"You'd better sleep."

His fighting would inevitably cause her worry, and she was pregnant now, so it wasn't good for her to be frightened.