Beast Tamer Ascension

Chapter 28: The Sky is Falling

Elder Yu flicked the magazine down, and the Pine Leaf Mouse let out a heart-wrenching cry.

Its ammunition!  

It had been stockpiled for a long time!  

Lin Jing also rubbed his forehead; it seemed that in the future, things couldn't be placed carelessly... a super small storage bag would be nice, hurry up and come.

The only silver lining in this misfortune was that Elder Yu had triggered the mechanism aimed at the sky.

Although the powerful force still left the surroundings in disarray, fortunately... the courtyard remained intact, and their home wasn't blown up.

However, thinking from another angle, if the house had been blown away, perhaps it could help them switch to a better cave dwelling.

With this thought, Lin Jing felt regretful.

"What is this thing!" Elder Yu was startled.

He looked at Lin Jing and the suffering Pine Leaf Mouse.

"Elder Yu," Lin Jing paused for a moment and said, "why did you press it?"  

"Haha."

Elder Yu felt a bit embarrassed; he hadn't expected such a situation.

Who would have thought that you two new disciples would tinker out something like this?  

"You must have noticed that the structure of this mechanism bamboo spear is quite simple, only utilizing some basic entry-level structures. The reason it can accumulate water vapor, spray high-speed water flow, and explode is due to the properties of the mechanism material, Spirit Bamboo, and the effects of the Spirit Bean Bombs in the magazine."

Lin Jing said, "Elder, this mutated fierce plant Spirit Bean Bomb is all our possessions, meant for preparing for the inner sect assessment..."

"I'll compensate you."

Elder Yu also understood; the impressive part was that Spirit Bean.

The structure of this mechanism bamboo spear was indeed not very complicated; it merely combined the mutated Spirit Bamboo and mutated Spirit Beans through simple mechanisms!  

That said... with this thing, if the so-called explosive Spirit Beans were sufficient, even a mortal could make low-level cultivators suffer a setback.

This was what Elder Mo Wuyou referred to as... the divine abilities of rare beasts.

Elder Yu realized in his heart that rare beasts were indeed formidable.

Such an ordinary mechanism material as Spirit Bamboo could grant effects similar to Water Arrow Technique without needing to engrave array patterns.

"Elder, you overstate it. Those Spirit Bean Bombs are merely improved from ordinary Spirit Beans, their value isn't very high; we can make more. We are already very grateful that you can teach us mechanism techniques," Lin Jing said.

The Pine Leaf Mouse was taken aback; compensation was gone?  

"I can't let you suffer a loss. How about this, I see that your mechanism beast has almost taken shape; I'll give you this in advance. The inner sect assessment is approaching, so you should hurry and make up for it," Elder Yu thought for a moment and tossed out a token of the elder.

"This is my Elder Token. With this token, you can dine for free at the outer sect cafeteria. Additionally, you can use this token to enter the Inner Peak as outer sect disciples."

After he finished speaking, he waved his large sleeves and said, "It seems some disciples have been attracted by the earlier commotion; I'll go disperse them. You continue your cultivation."

"Thank you, Elder Yu."

After sending off Elder Yu, Lin Jing tossed the token to the Pine Leaf Mouse: "Just some Spirit Beans; Elder Yu, as a Golden Core Elder, wouldn't let us suffer a loss. Later... let's go to the cafeteria for a feast!"  

The Pine Leaf Mouse wiped its tears; humans were too cunning.

That said... it had hoarded Spirit Beans for so long, and now a lot was gone!  

...

Outer Sect, Cafeteria!  

It is said that even the most ordinary food here is made from Spirit Rice and steamed with Spirit Spring water.

After Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse received the Elder Token and tidied up a bit, they rushed to the cafeteria like starving ghosts reincarnated.

"Senior Brother Lin Jing?" As Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse sat in a corner of the cafeteria, many outer sect disciples recognized them.

A servant disciple earning Spirit Stones hurried over as if he had seen an idol.

"Senior Brother Lin Jing, I don't know what you want to eat; here is today's menu."

This servant disciple enthusiastically introduced today's dishes while pointing at the menu on the wall.

"There are 'In the Sky, Willing to be Winged Birds,' 'Green Field Fairy,' 'Wealthy Beyond Measure'..."

"Junior Brother, could you say something we can understand?" Lin Jing said politely.

"A pair of Wood Fragrance Roasted Pigeons, Stir-fried Fresh Spirit Mushrooms, Candied Cashews..."

"Good."

Lin Jing felt his heart flutter; this sounded much better than Leaf Fried Rice.

He said, "Let's have one of each dish for today."

"Ah?" The servant disciple kindly reminded, "Senior Brother, these dishes contain a large amount of spiritual energy. For example, the cooking process of 'In the Sky, Willing to be Winged Birds' uses Fragrant Spirit Wood and Fire Control Technique, almost locking in all the nutrients of the Cloud Pigeon with excellent heat... A normal mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator would be full after eating one."

"With so many dishes, it might be hard to digest and absorb, and the prices aren't cheap either."

"It's fine; do we look normal?" Lin Jing smiled slightly.

Seeing this, the servant disciple seemed to ponder and nodded, then ran off to inform the kitchen.

Before long, the dishes were served one after another.

The Pine Leaf Mouse took out a golden Spirit Rice grain from Lin Jing's pocket, then... sliced it in half with a claw, sharing one half with Lin Jing to avoid a terrifying eating scene that might even rob other senior brothers and sisters of their meals.

"Glug."

Each of them placed half a golden Spirit Rice grain into their mouths, akin to taking medicine, accompanied by a cup of Spirit Tea.  

...

An hour later.

Mechanism Workshop.

"Elder Yu, not good!" A celestial crane flew in again, the scene feeling familiar.

"What is it, in such a hurry?" Elder Yu stepped out and looked at the celestial crane.

"Outer sect disciples Lin Jing and Pine Leaf Mouse are in the cafeteria, using your Elder Token to demand a free meal!"  

"What's the big deal? The token was given by me. Lin Jing has a special physique and requires a high amount of food and resources. With the inner sect assessment approaching, what's wrong with me giving them a little extra?" Elder Yu said.

"Is there some other gossip? Any disciple who has an opinion on my actions can try to win against the mechanism bamboo dragon!"  

The celestial crane said, "Elder Yu, no outer sect disciples have objections; not many people know about this. It's the rich chef of the cafeteria and his Fire Spirit Sparrow who directly collapsed; Lin Jing and the others can eat too much. In the past, there would still be plenty of leftovers at the end of the day... but today, there’s not a single grain left."

"I heard... Lin Jing even ate the meat bones..."

"The leftover food was meant for those special spirit beasts that joined the sect because of 'free food and lodging'... If they find out there’s no food left, they might have objections."

"The main issue is... they ate so much, and with your token, they didn't pay a single Spirit Stone."

"If this continues every day, the outer sect cafeteria's budget... might run into problems! At that time, you'll have to dig into your own pockets to make up for it."

After hearing this, Elder Yu was instantly stunned.

What is going on?  

"Oh no, I've been tricked."

Elder Yu felt darkness before his eyes; he was truly foolish.

This Longevity Body was so clever in everything; how could it possibly allow for a loss! The sky is falling.

"Elder, what should we do?" Tianyu Crane asked.

"What else can we do? Let them eat!" Elder Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Once they enter the inner sect... they can't still come to the outer sect cafeteria for free meals, right! I'll go urge the inner sect to... hold this year's inner sect promotion assessment as soon as possible!"