Chapter 382: Chapter 217: Mole Beast’s Transformation; Entering the Mountain (3)
At the same time, he’d bring some more things back on his return trip. He needed to make them believe even more strongly that the mountains held secrets and treasures.
He would figure out what to bring later.
Upon entering the mountain forest, once he was far from the village, he sent the large basket on the Mole Beast’s back into the Wilderness World.
Cheng Zongyang smiled as he looked at the Mole Beast, which stood over two meters tall. Over the past three days, he had learned from his family just how many Red Blood Pills this thing had consumed. It was being fed five or six of them daily.
If not for the rapid cultivation method for Red Jade Ganoderma, they really couldn’t have afforded it. Of course, the main issue was that its palate had been spoiled. It would now only eat Red Blood Pills and Exotic Beast Flesh, turning its nose up at everything else.
But the Wilderness World had plenty of Red Blood Pills, so Cheng Zongyang wasn’t worried about it eating five or six a day.
However, the benefits were also obvious. Although the Mole Beast’s height hadn’t changed much, he had taken it to the market stall for an appraisal and found that it had indeed changed.
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[Mole Beast]
Description: An ordinary mole that underwent a Mutation after fusing with a Beastman Essence. This strengthened its body and abilities, but it was unable to withstand the shock from the Beastman Essence and lost its self-awareness. It now only obeys commands.
Grade: ★★☆
Species: Exotic Beast Species
Talent:
①: Earth Control: Can affect the soil structure within a 1.5-meter radius.
②: Beast Power: A Talent Ability from the Beastman Essence that allows it to lift objects 35 times its own Weight.
(Note: Talents can improve as its body is strengthened.)
Ability:
①: Digging Mountains and Earth: Its strengthened claws possess nearly the power to shatter mountains and split rocks.
②: Super Senses: Its originally keen senses of smell and hearing have become even more powerful after being strengthened. It can distinguish the direction of all auras and the location of targets within a 3.5-kilometer radius. Its super hearing can even sense the movements of creatures underground, which often allows it to avoid danger in advance.
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The Mole Beast’s Grade had increased by half a star, and its Talents and Abilities had improved as well.
This was why Cheng Zongyang wouldn’t be stingy about its future consumption. If he continued to nurture it, there might be more surprises in store.
He journeyed deeper into the mountains until he arrived before a cave.
"Wait for me here," Cheng Zongyang called out to the Mole Beast. Taking out a Purse and tucking it away, he walked to the cave entrance and moved aside the huge boulder that blocked the opening and muffled sound.
This was where he was holding over forty Martial Artists captive.
Of course, the original space hadn’t been large enough. During one of the last three days, he had brought the Mole Beast into the mountains to excavate a larger, more habitable cave.
For food, there were Five Grains Inner Replenishing Pills. For drink, there was mountain spring water. There was even a separate latrine area. It was enough for them to live here for a very long time—at least until Ma Yue delivered the fully charged Middle Tier Soul Crystal Stones, one by one.
The cave was protected by two Geomagnetic Stones. No one could make it through the fifty-meter-long passage, and neither people nor animals dared to approach.
As for He Shujun and Liu Chengdong, the Sixth and Seventh Grade Martial Artists, Cheng Zongyang had left them in the Wilderness World.
Someone was keeping an eye on them, forcing a mouthful of Wilderness Bean Water down their throats at regular intervals. Every three days, they were fed a slurry of Five Grains Inner Replenishing Pills and water. This was enough to keep them in a prolonged coma without letting them starve to death.
Cheng Zongyang’s arrival instantly silenced the rowdy Martial Artists.
Cheng Zongyang paid them no mind. He simply left the box of Inner Replenishing Pills and departed.
He had left a large supply of Inner Replenishing Pills this time—enough to last them a month without replenishment. That is, unless they decided to commit suicide or go on a hunger strike.
He could have kept them in the Wilderness World, but there were too many of them; it would have been a waste of Wilderness Beans.
