My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome-Chapter 128 - 127: The Source Bead

Chapter 128: Chapter 127: The Source Bead

The tiny hole in the seam of the apricot kernel was extremely small, so small that even a slight tremor of Shao Zifeng’s finger would cause it to leave his line of sight, which constantly caused the already slow-reacting Golden Finger to restart. After several attempts, he temporarily gave up on appraisal.

Shao Zifeng thought about splitting the apricot kernel open to see what was inside, but when he picked up the kitchen knife, he hesitated. It was the first time he had come across an item that could isolate energy, and he felt somewhat reluctant to destroy it recklessly.

Shao Zifeng returned to the edge of the bed and sat down, falling into deep thought. Seeing this, the little deer laid its small head on Shao Zifeng’s leg and obediently closed its eyes.

Pale, slender fingers caressed the smooth apricot kernel. An ordinary apricot kernel did not possess the ability to isolate energy fluctuations, yet there was nothing particularly unusual about it either. After pondering for a moment, Shao Zifeng entertained an improbable speculation.

If it wasn’t a problem with the apricot kernel itself, then could it be the layer of patina on the surface of the kernel?

As is well-known, objects that are played with in the hands over the years will develop a layer of patina, which is a thin film formed by the body’s own sweat, oil stains, and oxidation. Could it be possible that it’s this layer of patina that isolates energy?

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This was not a baseless conjecture. When Shao Zifeng checked his own attributes, he could only do so under a state of empathy, and under normal circumstances, looking at himself was like looking at an object without properties. Perhaps the human body itself contains a substance that isolates energy?

On this thought, Shao Zifeng immediately decided to test it, and the method was quite simple. He took out a piece of damaged Elemental Ore and placed it aside, then pulled out a tissue from his pocket and briskly rubbed it against his hair.

Ahem.

After staying up all night, one’s hair secrets a lot of grease. Though Shao Zifeng had a good rest yesterday, he didn’t the day before, and he didn’t have time to wash his hair.

Patina is formed from sweat mixed with grease. His method was to quickly coat the tissue with a layer of patina to fulfill the purpose of the test.

The woods stirred with haste, as the wind carried the cherry blossoms like falling snow.

The little deer’s delicate nose twitched, and it let out a cute little sneeze. It opened its eyes to see mysterious flakes fluttering in the air and got startled.

Swiftly, it stood up and hopped to the side, looking at Shao Zifeng with distaste.

Shao Zifeng, who was focused on wiping his hair, felt his scalp getting hotter and quickly stopped. The originally white tissue now had a blob of yellow grease stain. Satisfied, he nodded and wrapped half of the Elemental Ore with the tissue.

Shao Zifeng looked at the ore in his hand with a serious expression. This was the first time since becoming an “idiot pretty boy” that he hadn’t been distracted while thinking.

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His gaze locked onto the ore outside the tissue, while the spots of light in his peripheral vision began to swirl.

Then, he slowly turned the ore; the white tissue didn’t interfere with the rotation of the light spots. However, as the yellow grease stains appeared, the light spots suddenly stuttered, and this hesitation gradually worsened until the light spots jumped as if they were lagging.

So it was indeed the case, Shao Zifeng sighed with relief, scrunched the tissue into a ball, and threw it into the trash can. The light spots became smooth again, and his lips curled into a faint smile.

If it was just a matter of patina, then there was no need to worry about whether or not the apricot kernel would break.

Feeling pleased, Shao Zifeng walked over to his old desk, placed the apricot kernel carefully, and struck it with the back of the kitchen knife.

Crack.

The apricot kernel split open under the blow of the knife’s back, revealing a glint of shine. Shao Zifeng carefully parted the fragments, and an uncolored bead appeared before him.

The instant the bead was exposed to the air, the little deer lying on the bed shook its ears and quickly opened its eyes. Walking gracefully over to the desk, it gave the bead a longing look.

In contrast to the little deer’s restraint, Lingling was much more direct. With shining eyes, it lunged straight toward the bead, and when Shao Zifeng blocked it, it kicked its little legs unhappily, looking fiercely cute.

“Stop it, let me check first. If it’s something you can use, I’ll definitely give it to you,” Shao Zifeng poked Lingling’s little belly to calm it down. Lingling giggled and dodged the “devil’s claw,” finally settling down.

“Huh!”

The fawn lifted its head and looked at Shao Zifeng with its wet, big eyes, emitting a soft and adorable call.

“Alright, alright, it’s you guys,” Shao Zifeng said helplessly as he rubbed the fawn’s head. “You both share the symbiotic talent; if one prospers, so does the other—there’s no need to be concerned about that, really.”

Once the two little ones settled down, Shao Zifeng turned his attention towards the bead, a blue light flickering in his eyes.

[Name]: Source Bead

[Attribute]: All

[Quality]: ★★★★★

[Status]: Intact

[Effect]: ① A very small chance to make up for a mutant creature’s shortcomings in aptitude.

② A small chance to enhance/perfect a mutant creature’s talent.

③ A chance to pass on common/rare skills from the mutant creature’s own type.

④ A high chance to increase a mutant creature’s strength by one rank (ineffective on mid to high-tier mutant creatures).

⑤ A very high chance of obtaining nothing.

[Description]: The mythical omni-knowing and omni-potent source of the gods, carrying all their knowledge and wealth. Of course, there’s nothing that science can’t explain. After rigorous big data comparison and analysis, this item is very likely to be the crystallization left behind after the death of a mutant creature.

Shao Zifeng’s hand trembled as he held the Source Bead, his breathing short and rapid; he had no mind to mock the final explanatory note from the Golden Finger.

He had never imagined this unassuming bead would contain such a powerful effect; this really felt like being possessed by the god of luck.

Not to mention the chances to enhance aptitude and talent, even if it were only for the third effect, it would be greatly sought after by Combat Training Masters.

From what Shao Zifeng knew, sources of skills included comprehension, learning, inheritance, and those unique skills possessed by certain rare mutant creature groups.

As mutant creatures grew, they had opportunities to comprehend skills, a method most common when advancing in rank. Yet, there were some mutant creatures who advanced several ranks without comprehending a single skill.

Learning was another way, and services to learn skills for a fee were available from official and underground platforms. However, this learning mechanism was something that Combat Training Masters deeply resented and hated; they simply couldn’t grow to like it.

Every time they engaged in learning a skill, Combat Training Masters spent a hefty sum on tuition and invested a massive amount of time, often to ultimately gain nothing.

As for Inheritance Skills, Shao Zifeng wasn’t very familiar with them. He only found out about this method of acquiring skills through the fawn and believed it might be the method described by the Source Bead.

Holding the Source Bead, many thoughts flashed through Shao Zifeng’s mind, and the first thought was Qiuqiu. It felt somewhat unfair to the fawn and Lingling, but intrinsically, he was more inclined towards Qiuqiu.

Of course, this idea was fleeting. As the trusted party, what he could do was ensure fairness to the best of his ability.

Rationally thinking, the fawn and Lingling were the most suitable for the Source Bead.

With their symbiotic talents, sharing both their glories and failures, using the Source Bead would double their chances of comprehension compared to other mutant creatures.

Having made the decision, Shao Zifeng did not hesitate. He crouched down: “Fawn, Lingling, this is for you guys. You have to work hard, okay?”