The insects in my house are dragons.

Chapter 37 We must fleece them to the fullest!

"Senior Brother Lu, thank you for your hard work today."

After a brief tour of the research institute, Lu Zhou escorted Yun Che to the entrance.

"It's nothing." Lu Zhou waved his hand with a smile. "Since we're all Dr. Niu's students, we'll definitely have plenty of opportunities to collaborate in the future, so there's no need to be so formal."

Although it was only the first day they met, Lu Zhou had a good impression of Yun Che, and he had also heard some rumors about Yun Che, such as... the "Innate Cultivator's Sacred Body" that was circulating in the Blue River Cultivation Base.

Therefore, during their visit to the research institute, the two exchanged many questions about breeding pet animals.

Because Lu Zhou's main job at Dr. Niu's research institute was to raise the extraordinary creatures within the institute.

As for Yun Che, he may not be able to say anything else, but he does have some experience in raising axolotls.

Since they were both young, the two gradually became acquainted.

Just as Yun Che was about to leave, he suddenly saw Sister Ruan walking towards him in the courtyard. His eyes lit up and a bold idea popped into his mind.

"Senior Brother Lu," he asked somewhat shyly, "if it's alright, could I ask you for some pointers on pet battles? The Beast Tamer assessment seems to be coming up soon..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou was taken aback. "Now?"

He glanced at Kong Kong on Yun Che's shoulder, and without waiting for Yun Che's reply, said, "That's fine too."

As Dr. Niu's student, he had more or less noticed that Kongkong was somewhat different from ordinary green velvet worms, but he had never found an opportunity to speak up.

After all, asking someone about the characteristics of their pet is not a very polite thing to do.

However, if a junior brother asks a senior brother for advice on pet battles, then there is no problem.

Just as Lu Zhou agreed, Yun Che noticed a system notification appear.

[Mission Completed: Challenge Xiao Gang!]

[Rewards: TM for Dragon Breath x1, Dragon Fang (Green) x1]

really!

Yun Che clenched his fist.

We finally managed to exploit a system vulnerability!

The task requires a challenge, but it doesn't say you have to win, or even that you have to succeed in the challenge. Just by initiating the challenge, you've completed the task.

If every mission could be as easy as this one...

We must take full advantage of the system's exploitative practices!

"Shall we go somewhere else?" Lu Zhou asked.

"Senior Brother Lu." Yun Che's eyes darted slightly as he glanced behind Lu Zhou and said, "Sister Ruan seems to be looking for you."

"Sister Ruan?" Upon hearing this name, Lu Zhou completely forgot about the fight and turned around. He saw Sister Ruan approaching and immediately said, "A-Che, next time, definitely next time!"

After saying that, he ran up.

"I... I just wanted to throw away some trash," Sister Ruan said, looking bewildered.

"It's okay, I'll do it!"

"Chirp..." Kongkong covered his eyes.

It's unbearable to look at, unbearable to look at!

Yun Che smiled and suddenly felt that... this Senior Brother Lu Zhou was quite "cute".

...

Outside the Blue River breeding base, there is a grove of trees.

The moonlight shimmered on the river, making it sparkle like silver.

Holding the "Secret Manual: Dragon's Breath" given to him by Dr. Niu, and looking at the Dragon Breath skill learning machine in the system space, Yun Che fell into deep thought.

These two skills are actually quite similar.

One originated from the world of beast taming, and the other from the world of elves.

"If we give Kong Kong the TM to learn Dragon Breath first, then will we still need to learn the Dragon Breath skill recorded in the manual?"

"What would happen if we taught Kong Kong Dragon Breath first, and then used the Dragon Breath TM?"

After thinking it over for a while.

Yun Che decided to have Kong Kong learn Dragon Breath first.

If it cannot learn in a short time, then use a move learning machine.

"Kong Kong." After making his decision, Yun Che waved the manual in his hand and asked, "Want to learn it?"

"Chirp!" Kongkong's eyes lit up, and it started bobbing its head.

A ranged attack! It's wanted that for a long time!

It was furious when the blue-feathered bird flew kites in the sky before, but now it can finally make up for its shortcomings.

Yun Che smiled slightly and opened the manual.

Read it along with the text and pictures on it.

As he watched, Kongkong's expression changed from excitement to confusion.

"Any clues?" Yun Che asked upon seeing this.

"grumble..."

Dragon's breath is different from "contact" attacks like charges and tail strikes; it is a pure energy attack.

Essentially, it involves condensing the dragon-attribute energy within the body at the throat and then releasing it in the form of a high-speed jet.

But... how do I spit it out?

"Hmm..." After listening to the little guy's story, Yun Che nodded, but couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.

"Take it one step at a time, first master the circulation of energy."

"grumble."

That's all we can do for now.

However, thanks to the solid foundation in energy circulation laid by the previous Dragon Dance, Kongkong demonstrated remarkable learning talent in energy circulation.

Moreover, Yun Che also gave it a mastery seed, which accelerated its learning progress.

Without disturbing the little guy any longer, Yun Che summoned Iris.

"Woo~" Iris fell from the tree next to her and her eyes were immediately drawn to the dragon bone that Yun Che took out.

"Here you go." Yun Che placed the dragon bone on the ground.

It takes time for the iris to absorb and digest the semi-ghost energy, and twice a day seems to be its limit.

"Woo!" Iris approached the dragon bone, a faint black mist emanating from her body, and began to carefully absorb the semi-ghost energy within.

The grayish-white silk thread was pulled out of the keel again, twisting and struggling, exuding a chilling aura.

Yun Che took out his phone, opened the notes app, and started taking notes.

He observed for a while and found that the Iris was pulling out half-ghost energy much slower than during the day, and it was also obviously more difficult for her.

"Awoo!"

Once it was completely pulled out, the iris opened its mouth and swallowed it.

Furthermore, Yun Che noticed that after swallowing it, the purple patterns on the iris's neck glowed slightly, as if it had reacted in some way.

Iris immediately became very tired. She wanted to jump into the shadows to rest, but after glancing at Yun Che and hesitating slightly, she fell asleep beside him, her fluffy tail wrapped around her.

Ok?

Yun Che seemed to sense something and mobilized the power of Changpan, and sure enough, he felt a faint fluctuation.

Is this...spiritual power or dark attribute energy?

...

More than half an hour later.

Put away Yu Shi.

After a long day of running around, Yun Che was also feeling a bit tired.

He glanced at Iris, who was fast asleep beside him, and then looked up at Kongkong.

This little thing has a lot of energy.

"Kongkong, how are you?"

"Chirp..." Kongkong scratched its head, its time to master the seed was almost up, and it was even more confused.

Seeing this, Yun Che stepped forward. "Still stuck on energy release?"

"Chirp." The little guy nodded.

"Okay." Yun Che took out a water glass. "Try taking a sip of water."

This was a clumsy method he came up with while strengthening the Beast Taming Space.

Contains water?

"You don't know how to spit it out, right? Try mixing the energy and water together, and then spit it out together."

Kongkong's eyes lit up, and he immediately took a sip of water and held it in his mouth.

Then aim at a tree and spray it out with all your might.

puff--

Water splashed everywhere, soaking Yun Che completely.

Yun Che: "..."

"Chirp..." Kongkong shrank his neck, looking guilty.

"Again." Yun Che said expressionlessly, wiping the water droplets from his face.

He further reminded her, "You need to concentrate your strength, not just rely on your words. The key is energy; find the feeling of releasing energy."

Kongkong seemed to be deep in thought.

It took another sip, but this time it didn't rush to spit it out. Instead, it held the water in its mouth first, then mobilized the dragon-attribute energy within its body, slowly gathering it in its throat.

puff--

It still didn't work.

but.

After several attempts, it seemed to gradually get the hang of it.

When it finished drinking the water in the cup, it ran to the river to get more water.

After dozens of times.

hum-

A pale blue glow gathered in its mouth.

puff--

A thin stream of water shot out from its mouth, carrying a faint blue light, and accurately struck the trunk of a first-tier tree five meters away.

A shallow scorch mark remained on the tree trunk, and steam was still rising from the surrounding area.

"Chirp!" Kong Kong jumped up excitedly.

Yun Che smiled too.

Although its power is still very small.

But the energy was successfully released the first time.

"Shall we rest?" Yun Che asked.

"Chirp!" Kongkong shook his head firmly.

continue!

Today it will surely be able to use pure dragon breath without the aid of water!

Yun Che let out a feigned sigh.

Tired!

Only when Kongkong looked over did he regain his smile and vigorously rub its head.

"Practice! We must master it today!"

As he spoke, he fed the little guy an energy cube.

"Chirp!" Kongkong was full of energy and tried again.

Yun Che stretched.

A cool breeze blew by the river, but it couldn't dispel their enthusiasm for progress.