My beast can't be a demon.

Chapter 4: Are you a serious mushroom?
"Your mushroom...shouldn't be poisonous, right?" Zhou Lu hesitated as he looked at the mushroom in Wu Xiaoqing's hand.

He had suffered at the hands of Wu Xiaoqing.

"It's okay! It's okay!" Wu Xiaoqing assured him, patting the surging waves. "Although it was a Class A poison when it was in the first stage, I have fully tested it after it evolved, and there was no sign of poisoning during the animal experiment."

"..."

While Zhou Lu was silent, Xiao Xi had already come over.

She looked at the mushroom in Wu Xiaoqing's hand curiously and asked, "Is this the kind of mushroom you applied for?"

"Yes, it is specially prepared for exploring the secret realm of S2933."

The S2933 secret realm is the latest secret realm of spiritual beasts discovered by humans. It is said that it is an endless desert. So far, the exploration team has not been able to successfully cross the desert in front of them.

As Wu Xiaoqing spoke, she began to proudly describe the advantages of the mushroom in her hand.

"Even if it is digested and excreted, the undigested parts can regrow in extremely harsh environments." Wu Xiaoqing said proudly, "In a sense, this is an infinitely regenerative food!"

Once such food is born, she, Wu Xiaoqing, will definitely become a saint in this world!

"Come on, come on!" Thinking of this, Wu Xiaoqing became even more excited. She took out a bunch of seasonings and placed them in front of Zhou Lu, "Hurry up and make me a dish of fried mushrooms!"

Although Wu Xiaoqing is a single woman, her cooking skills are hard to describe compared to her level of scolding people. At least she left a very deep impression on Zhou Lu.

Zhou Lu looked at the mushrooms in his hand. They were indeed second-level spirit beasts as defined. Even after being picked and separated from the wood they were attached to, the mushrooms in the plate still twisted their bodies stubbornly.

Is this mushroom really authentic?

Zhou Lu was a little afraid that if he cut the mushroom with a knife, the mushroom would fight back.

This is a second-level spiritual beast!

But Wu Xiaoqing on the side repeatedly assured that there was absolutely no problem.

Zhou Lu had no choice but to trust this tolerant elder sister.

The production process went even smoother than Zhou Lu had imagined.

During the cooking process, Zhou Lu wanted to complain countless times: Is it really appropriate to use experimental equipment in the laboratory to make dishes?

"Don't worry, Xiao Lu!" Wu Xiaoqing gave a thumbs up and said, "Cooking in the laboratory is also something that the Breeding College must experience."

Breeding disciplines are divided into combat breeding and livelihood breeding.

The former specializes in breeding suitable combat beasts, and studying the evolutionary routes and special evolutionary routes of spiritual beasts is the subject they are best at.

Breeding for people's livelihood focuses more on developing the application scope of spiritual animals in the field of people's livelihood, including transportation, traffic, energy, medical care, and naturally food.

Wu Xiaoqing is a graduate student majoring in breeding for people's livelihood.

However, Zhou Lu was very skeptical about her professionalism.

It has to be admitted that Wu Xiaoqing's achievement this time, at least in terms of the appearance of the finished dish, is impeccable.

The fried mushrooms are crystal clear and even emit a faint glow.

The tempting smell quickly spread throughout the laboratory along with the rising heat.

"It looks delicious!" Wu Xiaoqing's appetite was excited and she patted Zhou Lu's shoulder happily. "It's worth it that I snatched the pepper from my senior."

"Ah? Rob..."

"Of course. Recently, the flying jade bees over there have been disappearing frequently, and they even suspected that it was me who did it. They didn't even give me a chance to get close to their vegetable fields." Wu Xiaoqing was still very angry when she said this.

However, the delicious food in front of her still soothed Wu Xiaoqing's mood very well, and she couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks.

"Sister Xiaoqing, not yet..."

Before Zhou Lu finished speaking, he saw Wu Xiaoqing taking a delicious bite.

"Are you okay?" Zhou Lu asked cautiously.

"It's fine!"

The next second, Wu Xiaoqing fell on the table.

Seeing Wu Xiaoqing's expression, Xiao Xi asked in surprise, "Is it so delicious?"

Is this a delicious performance?

"It's a pity that her clothes didn't explode." Xiao Xi said disappointedly. "Now is not the time to worry about this!" Zhou Lu pointed at Wu Xiaoqing and said, "She has mushrooms growing on her body!"

Beautiful white mushrooms are growing wildly on Wu Xiaoqing's body.

Damn it, my future guide will probably suffer the consequences here - because of eating mushrooms carelessly.

Just when Zhou Lu was in despair, a card flew out from Wu Xiaoqing's body, and then the card was released, and a huge toad with a strange appearance appeared in the laboratory.

This is Wu Xiaoqing’s original spirit beast: the Cursed Frog.

The cursed frog skillfully stuck out its tongue, rolled up Wu Xiaoqing on the ground, swallowed her into its mouth, and then started chewing.

Just at this moment, the system's voice sounded in Zhou Lu's ears.

【叮！任务失败。】

[You almost killed Wu Xiaoqing, but failed at the last moment.]

[Although the mission failed, your determination and courage are worthy of praise. ]

[You get 90% of the task reward, please check]

[The system has reset the task, please continue to work hard. ]

While Zhou Lu was confused, the cursed frog had already completed its work.

With her mouth opened, Wu Xiaoqing rolled to the ground, wet with transparent mucus, and rolled to Zhou Lu's feet.

"Hey~"

Wu Xiaoqing murmured and opened her eyes.

Zhou Lu took a step back silently: "Are you okay?"

Wu Xiaoqing rubbed her head and sat up: "I seemed to have seen heaven just now..."

After shaking her head, she seemed to wake up a little. When she looked up, she saw Zhou Lu's strange eyes.

As if she had thought of something, Wu Xiaoqing smiled at Zhou Lu and said, "Don't worry! My frog is a girl, I haven't been defiled."

Damn it, this is not what I care about!

"Yeah." As if to convince Zhou Lu, Wu Xiaoqing also produced evidence, "Several seniors next door often ask me for frog mucus to verify whether the spirit beasts they cultivate are pregnant."

"..." Zhou Lu was completely speechless.

"It looks like the experiment failed." Xiao Xi flew in front of Wu Xiaoqing and said, "Although it passed the animal test, it is very lethal to humans. Well... from what it looked like just now, it is the top one even among Class A poisons. If it weren't for your curse frog, I'm afraid you would have died here."

Wu Xiaoqing also sighed, but she was not discouraged: "It doesn't matter, at least other than being poisonous, the other properties already meet the requirements."

"Oh, right!" At this point Wu Xiaoqing seemed to remember something and looked at Zhou Lu and said, "You should be preparing for the exam, right?"

Unlike Wu Xiaoqing's breeding department, Zhou Lu studied in the combat department of Xin'an Beast Taming Academy.

There are only two possible career options for Beast Taming students in the Combat Department.

One is the competition direction, using the spirit beasts you cultivate to fight other beast masters and win competition prizes and fame.

The other is the adventure direction, which mainly involves taking the spirit beasts you cultivate to explore secret places that have never been explored by humans, obtaining precious materials and official rewards, and you can also trade with common fairies through the intelligence gained from the exploration.

The former is safe, stable and easy to become famous and a big star that everyone is paying attention to, while the latter is very dangerous. Even in the secret realms that have been cultivated by the pioneers, one can lose one's life if one is not careful. The income is also very unstable. Therefore, many combat students now prefer to go the competition route.

If it weren't for this system, Zhou Lu would probably have chosen the former.

Of course, since his initial spirit beast was a plant, he naturally did not expect to achieve good results in the arena. He just wanted to compete in a few games and then retire. He would go to a remote town to be a beast taming teacher. The insurance compensation from his father's accidental death would be enough to live his life in peace.

"Hey! This is for you." After getting Zhou Lu's affirmative answer, Wu Xiaoqing operated on her mobile phone.

Zhou Lu's phone vibrated. He looked down and saw that it was Wu Xiaoqing who transferred a few fairy coins to him.

Fairy coins are the currency obtained from transactions with general fairies. They can be used to purchase skills and knowledge from general fairies, and can also be used in transactions with beastmasters. They are extremely valuable resources.

"Take these and buy some skills." Wu Xiaoqing said with a smile, "The exam is very difficult."

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