bigabreads Chapter 339 - 326: Elder Yao’s Jade Token
Chapter 339 - 326: Elder Yao’s Jade Token
As Gu Ming looked at the system’s information on the Night Demon Cat, he had a flash of inspiration.
’If I just ask Team Leader Da Fei for Cultivation Technique resources related to Cat Demons, then as far as the system is concerned, I might be able to get a Cultivation Technique for the Night Demon Cat—maybe even a High-Level version.’
’In reality, it doesn’t matter if he gives me an incomplete version or something else. Anything I get is a win.’
However, Gu Ming recalled checking the little cat’s condition yesterday. It hadn’t looked good.
Team Leader Da Fei’s skepticism just now hadn’t been completely baseless.
The little cat’s potential for Evolution was, in reality, completely gone.
From his perspective, its so-called room for growth was minuscule.
To make a Pet Beast like this turn its fate around and regain the potential for further Evolution was, without a doubt, next to impossible.
Even a Beastmaster like Gu Ming, who held the title of Champion Scholar, had no idea where to start.
In terms of resources, it was a problem you couldn’t just brute-force your way through.
After all, time was its greatest weakness.
The time it had lost, the youth that had already passed—none of it could be brought back.
For this reason, Gu Ming had to think one step ahead.
He thought about using the system to trigger a loophole, to see if he could scrounge a way to save its Light Spiritual Root from Team Leader Da Fei, or find a method to reawaken its potential for Evolution.
And so, Gu Ming asked:
"Do you have any Light Element Nutrient Liquid this Cat Demon could take?
"It’s severely malnourished right now and needs some supplements."
In the end, Gu Ming didn’t state his true purpose directly. He was beating around the bush, testing to see if he could use this to scrounge some kind of restorative resource through the system.
Team Leader Da Fei heard this but didn’t quite understand. ’Why is he asking for Light Element Spiritual Medicine? Is it for Cyan Treasure?’
’If that’s the case, why mention the little black Cat Demon?’
He didn’t understand what Gu Ming was getting at, but he didn’t refuse him either.
"That Cultivation Technique you completed is excellent. At a minimum, I can get you an application for a Three-star Level Spirit Medicine, the Celestial Light Jade Dew. It’s a rare resource you can’t buy on the market, typically used for the Evolution of Light Pet Beasts from two-stars to Three-star.
"Alternatively, if you’re looking for supplements, you can apply for the Cat Demon King Muscle Building Supplement Pill set. The company has a supplier, so you can get it for 20% off, which is much cheaper than the market price."
"Aren’t there any Natural Spiritual Medicines?" Gu Ming asked.
’Elixirs can be somewhat addictive. While the first dose isn’t a huge issue, the little cat already has no potential. I want it to have the best I can get for it.’
’Most of the time, Elixirs work by stimulating a Pet Beast’s latent abilities, forcibly draining its potential and Life Force.’
’For a Pet Beast with immense evolutionary potential, that’s one thing.’
’Their own potential is so deep that without some stimulation, it’s hard to even activate their dormant evolutionary factors.’
’But for a Pet Beast with no potential for Evolution, forget it. The more Elixirs it takes, the bleaker its future becomes.’
"If it’s for a Cat Demon, I’d recommend Blood Jade Red Bone Marrow,"
Yuan Ge recommended from behind him.
He raised a Night Demon Cat, so he knew best what they needed to take before Evolution.
Da Fei heard this and nodded in agreement, saying,
"He’s right. Among Natural Spiritual Medicines, Blood Jade Red Bone Marrow is the most suitable.
"But in my opinion, the restorative effects of Elixirs are still the best.
"After taking one, a Little Cat Demon like yours could rapidly build back its bone and muscle strength within three days.
"Then, with a daily diet of rich, nourishing broths and a customized, integrated Breathing Technique, you could condition its body for a month and quickly build it up to the physique of a normal Cat Demon."
"With natural ingredients, however, you’d have to go to the trouble of preparing the formula yourself. It won’t be as fast-acting as an Elixir, and the whole process would be drawn out to two months or more."
"No, I’ll take the Blood Jade Red Bone Marrow." After listening, Gu Ming had his answer.
"Alright, I’ll file the report and apply for the resource then."
Finally, Team Leader Da Fei added, "Once this Cultivation Technique is officially approved by the higher-ups and released on the market, there will be a steady stream of royalties coming your way."
It sounded like an empty promise to Gu Ming, but he nodded anyway.
「You proposed that this is no ordinary Cat Demon. It possesses a Light Attribute Spiritual Root and is merely injured, requiring medicinal treatment from the Sect.」
「A look of wonder crossed Elder Da Fei’s face. Reaching out to examine it, he was shocked to feel the severed Light Spiritual Root and its mutated meridians.」
「"This is... a once-in-a-century Light and Dark Mutant Species! In that case, I’ll help you apply for a pass to receive treatment from Elder Yao."」
As he watched these three messages slowly scroll past,
Gu Ming’s eyes lit up. Sure enough, he had managed to exploit a bug in the system.
In reality, Team Leader Da Fei had no idea the little cat possessed a hidden Light Element Spiritual Root.
Yet, in the future timeline, it had somehow obtained a chance for treatment from the Hidden Sect.
He had no idea how powerful the abilities for Healing Pet Beasts would be thirty-two years in the future.
From what he could tell, that kind of Healing was an extremely expensive service.
The company didn’t cover major medical issues; they only helped with minor injuries sustained during training.
As for serious injuries? Sorry, those weren’t covered.
The volunteers who came here to practice, besides receiving a super-high salary of a million a month, had the hidden expense of their own medical fees.
It was by no means an easy job.
Yuan Ge himself had taken a risk to do this temp work. When he learned he only needed to simulate Skills and not actually fight, he had secretly breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Getting back on topic, he figured Elder Yao’s Jade Token, which the system mentioned, would probably be among the resources the company provided.
He waited a day. That evening, as he was getting off work, he received the item from Team Leader Da Fei—the Blood Jade Red Bone Marrow.
The Blood Jade Red Bone Marrow was a translucent red, swirling within a transparent bottle.
When he opened the stopper, Gu Ming caught a scent like that of red wine.
Upon smelling it, Cyan Treasure Ah Kun and his other Pet Beasts stared with wide eyes, their mouths watering uncontrollably.
The Little Black Cat swished its twin tails. It knew that powerful Spirit Medicine was for it.
’I just got a new master, and I’m already getting something this good on the second day! This is pure bliss!’
Gu Ming, preoccupied with the thought of the so-called Jade Token, didn’t plan on having the cat consume it at the company. He took his Pet Beasts and returned to his villa.
After some time had passed on the journey home, the Blood Jade Red Bone Marrow had transformed into the so-called Elder Yao’s Jade Token.
Gu Ming took it out of his bag and saw a small, green Jade Token. It was palm-sized, its surface decorated with celestial cloud patterns. On the front was carved the ancient character for "Medicine."
He flipped it over. The back depicted an enigmatic, fantastical mural of a Sect. It looked like mountains, like water, and also like clouds, with the Sect hidden somewhere within the scene.
"It really is a Jade Token... But how do I use it?"
Looking at the Jade Token, Gu Ming was thrilled at first.
But then he asked in the company group chat; there was no one on the healing team with the surname Yao.
The oldest Healing Element Beastmaster was only forty-five years old, a Five-star Level practitioner, not nearly old enough to have earned the "Elder" honorific.
He was dumbfounded.
’Oh no. Don’t tell me this so-called Elder Yao from the Sect is someone from the future?’
’Then how am I supposed to use this thing now?’
This was completely beyond his realm of experience.
The Little Black Cat sidled up to him, looking at him with its big, innocent eyes, as if asking when it could have the Blood Jade Red Bone Marrow.
Gu Ming looked at the Jade Token in his hand, then at his now-empty bag, and had no idea how to answer the little cat’s expectant gaze.