Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 504 Lu Weilou and [Handsome Guy]

The ill-fated relationship between [Handsome Guy] and this tiger named Lu Weilou began not long after the server opened, when the famous lucky Shiba Inu Cai Cai obtained the first pet Bai Cai in the entire server.

Although the game "Ten Continents Chronicles" does not have a pet taming system and cannot bind pets like other games, it is still possible to raise pets in this ultra-realistic virtual reality game that claims to "do everything".

Scooping poop really means scooping poop, feeding poop really means feeding poop, and abandoning poop will result in warnings and account bans. This game, which stands on a moral high ground and holds all players on the server hostage to be moral exemplars, truly doesn't allow players to do anything immoral. This led to the situation where "Handsome Guy," who only acted on impulse, spent a huge sum of money, and died seven or eight times to finally capture a tiger, made a mistake that became a source of eternal regret...

Back then, who wasn't envious and jealous of Shiba Inu's puppy? So jealous that the handsome guy got excited that he decided to get an even cooler pet—a tiger.

[Handsome Guy] believes that cats and dogs are pets for children, and real men should keep wild beasts! And these wild beasts should be cool!

After finally capturing the tiger that was wandering around its territory, it was first lured and appeased with various foods and drinks, and then named "Lu Weilou".

As for why it's called that... well, let's leave that aside for now.

In short, after two days of peaceful coexistence between the man and the tiger, the seemingly invincible "handsome guy" confidently stepped into the cage, which had been protected by an NPC, and then...

Lu Weilou fully demonstrated its strength as the king of the forest, easily pouncing on the already Foundation Establishment-level [Handsome Boy] and then biting off [Handsome Boy's] throat.

Thankfully, [Handsome Guy] has a habit of shutting down his pain receptors, otherwise he might have suffered from psychological trauma for the rest of his life.

Having finally killed the two-legged beast that imprisoned him, Lu Weilou was using his not-so-great brain to figure out how to get out of the "invisible stone cave" when he saw the very two-legged beast he had just killed push open the door and rush towards him, cursing loudly—

"You beast! I've fed and clothed you for days! How could you bite me to death like that! You're unreasonable, you're unbearable!"

Completely unaware that he had "illegally imprisoned" the other person first, the [handsome guy] stormed into the barrier, spear in hand, determined to teach Lu Weilou a lesson, and then...

He was bitten to death again, this time his belly was ripped open. When he died, [Handsome Guy] even saw his intestines being dragged out by Lu Weilou's claws.

Ten minutes later, the handsome guy finally gave in and decided not to argue with Lu Weilou for the time being. He then unceremoniously deducted several days' worth of food from Lu Weilou's allowance.

It's useless. Wild tigers, once they've eaten and drunk their fill, can survive for up to a month under extreme conditions. Not to mention this tiger, which has been fed and pampered by "Handsome Guy" for several days, has a shiny coat but still hasn't lost its wildness.

After a week of bickering between the man and the tiger, Lu Weilou was the first to show weakness. His original pouch visibly shrank, and he looked like he was about to starve to death every day. However, when facing [Handsome Boy], he still looked like he was not convinced and didn't even glance at [Handsome Boy].

This handsome guy was not convinced—you little brat, you don't even have the power of life and death in your own hands, yet you're still so stubborn!
After calculating for about a week, Lu Weilou should be too hungry to continue. [Handsome Guy] confidently charged into the barrier again, but this time he was smarter. He knew to apply various speed-enhancing talismans beforehand and also took various speed-enhancing pills. He planned to run away as soon as he saw things were going badly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as "Handsome Guy" entered, Lu Weilou only glanced up slightly before pretending to doze off again, lying in the corner and ignoring him.

This made the handsome guy extremely happy, and he immediately reached out his devilish hand to try and pet the tiger's head, and then...

It was bitten to death again.

This was especially embarrassing. He had already run out of the barrier, but Lu Weilou pounced on him and bit his hind leg, pulling him back. Lu Weilou then stroked the huge tiger paw with his face before returning to the small dark room where he was waiting for his resurrection cooldown.

A relative of the handsome guy mocked him more than once: "Why don't you ever learn your lesson!"

Another friend suggested, "Why don't you just let him go? It's pitiful. He's a mountain king, and you're sending him to a house outside the Great Wall. I've realized that forced relationships in this game are never sweet. Look at that cabbage, it was given to her by her mother. It's not like you're forcibly taking it!"

[Handsome Guy] refused to nod. He gritted his teeth and said, "Then all my previous investments were wasted! Do you know how painful it is for me to shovel such a huge pile of poop every time?! Do I lack food or water? And it's so stupid! It should have known I wouldn't die after biting me once and seeing me come back, but it still bit me a second and a third time! How could it be so stupid!"

Helpless, his friends and family replied, "Well... it's also possible that he's just venting his anger..." The result of his resentment was that [Handsome Guy] began a month-long battle of wits with Lu Weilou.

Whenever Lu Weilou pretends to be starving to death and lures [Handsome Guy] into the barrier, he will put on a show of "I was faking it" and then bite [Handsome Guy] to death.

This back-and-forth process, including the first three times, continued for five times. On the sixth time, [Handsome Guy] actually managed to escape the tiger's clutches!
The next day, [Handsome Guy] discovered that he could not only easily escape the tiger's claws, but also, with full buffs, he could even walk around Lu Weilou!
After careful consideration of whether it was his improved ability to escape or Lu Weilou's real decline, [Handsome Guy] had to admit, even if he wanted to deceive himself, that it was probably the latter.

After realizing that there was no way to tame Lu Weilou in the short term, [Handsome Guy] finally compromised and started providing food for Lu Weilou again. However, unexpectedly, Lu Weilou managed to withstand the instinct of "hunger," which is almost irresistible to animals.

Lu Weilou won't eat anymore!
It refused to eat the food offered by [Handsome Guy]!

At that time, the handsome guy had no idea that Lu Weilou's conscious resistance to instinct was precisely a sign of animal intelligence in the Guixu Realm!

After several battles of wits with "Handsome Guy", Lu Weilou finally got his act together!

Of course, the handsome guy couldn't bear to watch Lu Weilou starve to death, but he was also unwilling to have wasted a whole month of his time doing useless work. Helpless, he went to Officer Mimi in Chang'an City to ask for advice on what to do.

高冷的琥珀在这件事上居然非常热心，他舔了舔爪子，说道：“简单，我替你揍他一顿，他就老实了，山林里的野兽，最信奉的就是弱肉强食，如果你当初能自己制服他，他就会服你，就不会出现他多次咬死你的情况了，现在嘛……他对你已经没什么畏惧了，所以我可以帮你揍他一顿，下次他再不老实，你再叫我揍他，多来几次就老实了。”

This simple and crude method made [Handsome Guy] feel inexplicably uncomfortable, and he even hesitated to use it: "Huh? Is this... is this appropriate?"

Amber replied, "Of course. Judging from your description, this tiger should be considered to have gained intelligence. If you teach it properly, it might really be able to awaken its spirit and embark on the path of cultivation. Such a great favor, let alone just starving it for a month, even if you beat it half to death, it would still be grateful to you."

Amber's original meaning is probably to soothe, but [Handsome Guy] became increasingly uneasy listening to it.

If Lu Weilou were just an ordinary tiger, then his actions of fighting with tigers (as he sees it), starving them, and imprisoning them would fall under the category of "animal taming." This is because humans are different from wild animals; you can't reason with animals. You can only teach them in a brutal way to create conditioned reflexes.

But if Lu Weilou has the potential to become a tiger demon, then the situation is completely different!

He imprisoned a person, starved him for a month, tried to subdue him, and even threatened him with eggs and sterilization (although Lu Weilou did not understand at the time)!
This is...this is way too insane!?

[Handsome Guy] stammered, "Then, then, after he gains intelligence, if I release him back into the wild, will he be able to gradually awaken his spirituality and then cultivate?"

Amber tilted her head and thought for a moment, then replied, "If he really has the opportunity, he should."

"Well, Amber, could you teach him cultivation?" [Handsome Guy] nervously stomped his foot on the ground and said, "I'm not a demon cultivator myself, so I don't really understand how demons begin to cultivate. If you can teach him, I can give you spirit stones! Or anything else will do!"

Amber readily agreed: "While awakening the spirit does require some fortuitous encounters, it is indeed simpler than awakening intelligence. However, as you said, this tiger is too temperamental, so I'm afraid I'll still have to beat it up before it will obey."

Hearing this, [Handsome Guy] had no choice but to agree: "Go ahead and beat him up! If he can successfully evolve into a tiger demon, consider it my compensation to him!"

So, after negotiating a 50 spirit stone installment plan, Amber went with [Handsome Guy] to visit Lu Weilou. The poor tiger was thin, not quite skin and bones, but very listless. Compared to Amber, whose fur was shiny and glossy, the difference was obvious, which made [Handsome Guy] feel even more guilty.

Amber was very efficient. He first used his demonic power to grow to the same size as Lu Weilou, then used his two claws to slap Lu Weilou until he was dizzy, and even forced the food prepared by [Handsome Guy] into Lu Weilou's mouth.

Perhaps because Amber looked similar to Lu Weilou, or perhaps because Amber, as a demon cultivator, possessed enough aura to make Lu Weilou bow his head, in any case, it seemed that Lu Weilou was not so averse to Amber and finally ate her.

Once Lu Weilou regained his strength, Amber began teaching him to speak meows.