My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome

Chapter 169: 168 chapters It Was Clearly Mine First (Ball Tickets)

The orchid on Hu Shiwu’s shoulder looked similar to ordinary plants, with its roots coiling into a tube clinging onto the clothes, and its blade-like, thick, leather-like leaves stretching out, consisting of green, white, and golden yellow. The leaf margins were broad and golden yellow, with green and white horizontal stripes and wavy patterns in the middle.

The only thing that made it different from ordinary green plants was the small white flower-like head at its center, with two big watery eyes looking pitifully at Shao Zifeng, clearly scared of him.

[Name]: Sleeping Orchid

[Growth]: Growing Period

[State]: Healthy

[Strength]: Third-Tier

[Division]: Angiosperms

[Class]: Monocots

[Order]: Lilies

[Family]: Agave

[Attribute]: Wood

[Potential]: ★★☆

[Talent]: Sleep Powder: When faced with danger, it will release sleep powder to hypnotize the target. The duration of hypnosis depends on its own strength, attributes, and species.

[Skills]: Healing Technique, Sunlight Beam, Vine Strangulation, Binding Grass Knot

[Description]: Evolved from the gold-rimmed snake plant, the racial talent Sleep Powder can put its natural enemies to sleep when encountered. However, since the initial form of the gold-rimmed snake plant lacks mobility, it can only pray that the predators are devoured by other carnivorous mutant creatures while sleeping. Although, oftentimes predators enjoy a good sleep before feasting on them. Industry conscience, sleep accompaniment and meal delivery all in one, get the picture?

Shao Zifeng, curious, reached out and lightly touched the leaf of the Sleeping Orchid. It was hard and cool, no different from touching an ordinary plant.

Yet this action terrified the Sleeping Orchid. Its leaves violently contracted and wrapped itself into a tri-colored corn cob, but it still continued to tremble intensely.

Hmm…

So skittish, must be quite energy-efficient to use, right?

Being the most widely covered plant in the world, it logically should be plentiful. However, it is quite rare nowadays, which is due to this initial immobility.

Wild mutant creatures wanting to evolve into a new life form need long periods of energy accumulation. While humans need contracts and resource pile-up, these immobile plant mutant creatures are stuck in one place, absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, cough… getting off track here, just slowly accumulating the energy needed for evolution.

The cruelty of nature lies in not providing a comfortable environment; plant mutant creatures containing energy are like fireflies in the dark among ordinary plants, becoming a source of energy and food for herbivorous mutant creatures.

Moreover, since plant mutant creatures are mostly support types, even if they grow and can move, the speed is pathetically slow. With all these factors combined, it results in few people forming contracts with them.

“Big brother Zifeng, look at Yundu City!”

Turning his head, Li Yiming, with reddened cheeks from excitement, was pulling at his sleeve. Shao Zifeng followed his gaze curiously.

The car window was blurred with moisture, and in the early winter morning, a mist swirled around, with the meandering tributaries of the Yangtze River flowing around the city. Buildings of varying heights loomed in and out of the mist, and at the horizon, the sun was just rising, casting a red glow on the buildings and river amid the fog, painting a scene resembling a mirage.

While the scene was indeed beautiful, it did not astonish Shao Zifeng to the extent he expected. He turned to look at the three people pressed against the window, exclaiming continuously, and felt somewhat uneasy. This cityscape from a distant view on the horizon could be easily witnessed in another dimension by anyone.

If you wished, it could be from a mountaintop, a beach, or even a desert or grassland. Only in this timeline, due to mutant creatures, the new generation of children had grown up in steel cities. They barely ventured out except for some field practice organized by schools.

In some ways, it was pretty sad that ordinary people might never get the chance to see beyond the city districts from birth till death.

…

Sst~

The minibus stopped at the Yundu City bus terminal, and with the sound of the air-release, the doors automatically opened.

Noise then swept in, and looking out of the bus, young girls crowded outside holding LED boards or support banners, craning their necks to peer inside.

Shao Zifeng felt a headache coming on and signaled a student with a glance, suggesting he go out first.

“You want me to go down first!?” Hu Shiwu pointed at himself incredulously.

“Yes, go ahead.” Shao Zifeng looked at him with a smile, giving him an encouraging glance.

Seeing that the team leader was really giving him the chance to make an impression, Hu Shiwu was thrilled beyond measure. He had really misjudged the team leader, who actually remembered him.

Hu Shiwu straightened his clothes and was the first to step out of the vehicle.

…

“Which school is this from? The car is so small; it must not be the competing students,” a girl holding a support poster turned and asked her companion.

“You don’t know? In the Yundu Region, the top four contestants each have their own luxury shuttle. This must be one of the team members from the top four.”

“Wow, then we’re in luck today. It would be great if it’s Wang Xiao from Jiangkou University; I really like him.”

“Wang Xiao? Sounds kind of familiar.”

At this point, a girl with ‘I ❤ Xiao’ printed on her face turned and shouted exaggeratedly, “No way, no way, can there really be someone who doesn’t know about Wang Xiao, the first-place winner in this year’s most handsome contestant selection? That’s voted by all the female students across the universities in the Yundu Region.”

“Ah!! Is he really that handsome? I voted for Pan Chengjun from Xiangshan University. I can’t believe I missed out on such a handsome guy!” Upon hearing it was a handsome guy, several girls who didn’t know Wang Xiao instantly regretted their choice.

“Stop talking, someone is coming out.”

Under the gaze of many girls, a youthful man with light skin and slightly curly brown hair descended from the vehicle. His eyes were as deep as sapphires, and a few freckles surrounded his distinguished nose bridge. The only flaw was the slight high-altitude pink on his cheeks.

Kaisel radiated a ‘stay away from me’ vibe, but the tight fists he clenched in his sleeves revealed that he was actually very nervous.

The shouting around gradually diminished, and murmurs could be heard within the crowd, “Who is this? Are there foreigners among the competitors?”

“I don’t know, but he looks so sexy, I’d like to touch his curly hair… ”

“Wow, you naughty thing, aren’t chest hairs tempting? I hear foreigners have them.”

“Look, look, someone else is coming down.”

In the eager eyes of the girls, a tall, slender young man descended next. He wore a medium-length black slim down jacket and a white high-neck sweater underneath. His lips were slightly pursed, and his expression was unnaturally uncomfortable with so many onlookers, his gaze wandering uncertainly.

Quite a few girls who were particularly impatient secretly swallowed, sensing the aura of a ‘cute young pup.’

“Mine, mine, I’m all over this cute young pup’s face,” a continuous whisper broke out in the crowd followed by a girl’s scream.

The crowd turned toward the sound only to see a slightly plump girl in a pink jacket who had thrown her support poster to the ground, her eyes burning intensely as she looked at Li Yiming.

Following her exclamation, the crowd burst into laughter, and the discussion grew louder.

“What’s going on, who are these two handsome guys, why can’t I find any information about them on the qualifications site?”

“Yes, yes, either of these two is better looking than Wang Xiao. Could they be non-competing students?”

“Whether they are competitors or not, with those looks, I’m totally smitten.”

“Look, someone else is coming down, look quickly!”

As the third person stepped off the shuttle, the surrounding noise abruptly fell silent, becoming immensely quiet, followed shortly by a deafening scream from the crowd.

“Ah!!! I’m dead!”

“…”

Hu Shiwu, pushed to the outer edge by the crazed girls.

He looked on, his gaze blank and in despair, as his teammates were completely surrounded by girls.

Muttering to himself, “Why has it turned out like this, even though I was the first one down.”