Chapter 83: The Correct Way to Use It
After receiving a severe slap to the face, the jungle cat noticeably became much more docile. As Su Xiao delivered those heavy slaps one after another, Bubu Wang, who had witnessed the entire scene, felt a secret delight in his heart.
Su Xiao wrapped the Realm Severing Thread around his left palm, with the other end tightly binding the housecat-sized jungle cat. From a distance, this cat looked like a mere accessory, having lost all its former majesty of roaring through the forest.
Having unexpectedly dealt with the major threat of the jungle cat, Su Xiao began to lay out his next plans.
The World Coordinate was, of course, the top priority. Once there was any situation with the World Coordinate, Su Xiao would provide support immediately.
Considering that the contractors from the Apocalypse Paradise were currently sweating it out at various resource points, even if they gathered together, they probably wouldn't form a large force. The main combat faction of the Apocalypse Paradise had basically all died in Lubei City, and the remaining ones were mostly more laid-back.
As long as the World Coordinate didn't have issues, Su Xiao would then consider hunting the polar creatures within the rainforest. After all, hunting polar creatures yielded double rewards—both treasure chests and an improvement in Bubu Wang's overall abilities.
Su Xiao checked his Reincarnation Paradise merit points. Accumulated over one world, his Reincarnation Paradise merit points totaled 1,350.
The rewards for Reincarnation Paradise merit points would only be obtained after the World War ended. With Su Xiao's amount of merit points, he would definitely rank in the top three on his side.
The one with the most Reincarnation Paradise merit points must be Qing Yan. This guy had killed two Great Divine Envoys and must have gained a massive amount of Reincarnation Paradise merit points. Next was Solomon, who had killed the most contractors so far.
Just as Su Xiao was considering how to hunt polar creatures next, the jungle cat, which he had knocked unconscious, slowly woke up.
The jungle cat's whiskers twitched. Its eyes opened a slit, sneaking a glance at Su Xiao before immediately continuing to feign unconsciousness. Now, the enemy was the knife, and the cat was the fish. It could only temporarily endure and find an opportunity to escape.
A few minutes later, Su Xiao returned to the temporary cave shelter. There was a faint smell of blood inside. Amu had already buried the enemy's corpse far away to avoid attracting polar creatures.
In front of the fire, Su Xiao continued enjoying his breakfast. The jungle cat, tied up like a dumpling, was thrown aside.
Bubu Wang took a bite of the meat pie in his paw, a snack he had brought from the Sun Kingdom.
For some reason, Bubu Wang offered the half-eaten snack to the jungle cat. The jungle cat's big green eyes showed some confusion.
Bubu Wang wasn't trying to befriend the jungle cat; he was teasing it.
"Amu, seal the cave entrance."
Su Xiao took out a large amount of metal equipment from his storage space. Seeing these devices, Iron-Blooded Bull Amu shuddered. As he walked toward the cave entrance, his calves began to tremble.
Bubu Wang scooted away to a distance, looking as if he was trembling in fear.
Whether in daily life or in battle, Bubu Wang and Amu were never afraid of Su Xiao, except during one particular special time—when Su Xiao started researching Alchemical Biology.
Soon, Su Xiao set up a temporary alchemy workbench inside the cave, with all kinds of equipment prepared.
Wearing rubber gloves, Su Xiao flexed his fingers. He held an injection gun filled with a pinkish liquid—a neurotoxin he had obtained from the Hunter World, produced by a certain tentacle-like plant.
The injection gun pierced into the jungle cat's body. After more than ten seconds, Su Xiao hooked his finger and untied the Realm Severing Thread.
Su Xiao picked up the jungle cat and first confirmed its basic information with the naked eye.
Fur color: black and white, tiger-striped, body length fifty centimeters. That was the basic info.
Lifting the jungle cat higher, Su Xiao confirmed it was a female cat. Gender wasn't important; what mattered was that this cat held grudges.
Although the jungle cat was paralyzed, it wasn't unconscious. At this moment, it felt fear—fear from the depths of its soul.
Su Xiao wasn't going to dissect the jungle cat. Dissecting and studying such a polar creature with a single attribute reaching the world's extreme value would be too wasteful.
After extracting a small amount of the jungle cat's blood, Su Xiao took out a test tube containing a yellow solution. This yellow solution contained both extracts from Hashirama Cells and genetic factors from several void creatures.
After long-term research, Su Xiao had become very familiar with Hashirama Cells.
Mixing the jungle cat's blood with a small amount of the yellow solution, the jungle cat's blood immediately turned green, and the internal cells changed rapidly.
With a crisp crack, the thin slide holding the blood was split open, and tender branches sprouted.
"The rejection reaction is weaker than expected."
Su Xiao used an injection gun to draw out the yellow liquid from the test tube and injected it into the jungle cat's body.
The jungle cat lay on the workbench. After being injected with the yellow liquid, the paralyzed cat actually stood up.
"Meow!!"
With a cat cry, the jungle cat's body began to stiffen. It froze like a statue, with large branches wrapping around it.
Su Xiao immediately took out a cooling device from his storage space. What he valued was the jungle cat's ghostly speed and its ability to freely change its size. After a series of modifications, the jungle cat might become a summon or an alchemical creature.
As for what direction to modify the jungle cat, Su Xiao had never thought of having it assist him in combat. This cat had once been his enemy. Unless its consciousness was forcibly stripped away, it couldn't be used for battle.
But if the jungle cat's consciousness was stripped, its value would decrease by at least 90%.
Su Xiao would preserve the jungle cat's subjective consciousness and find a way to restrict or control it. Without using this cat for combat assistance, this level of control was sufficient.
Based on the jungle cat's speed and search abilities, Su Xiao would amplify these two traits. As for the jungle cat's role, it was simple—treasure hunting.
If the modification succeeded, every time Su Xiao entered a derivative world, he would let the jungle cat roam freely. Its only task was to find rare resources in that world—commonly known as a lucky cat.
That's right, Su Xiao had no intention of using the jungle cat for combat. With this cat's temperament, it would rather die than assist Su Xiao in battle.
Treasure hunting was different. Cats crave freedom, so Su Xiao would give it freedom. After entering a world, it could roam around freely, as long as it was willing to search for rare resources.
Enter the world, release the jungle cat. When the world was about to end, the jungle cat would rendezvous with Su Xiao, bringing the rare resources it had found.
Undoubtedly, the resources the jungle cat found would be extra gains. Moreover, this cat originally lived in the rainforest, making it more likely to find rare resources.
Minerals, rare vegetation, beneficial fruits—not just these things. The jungle cat could also steal from plot characters' homes, potentially obtaining equipment, wealth, mission key items, and more.
Initially, Su Xiao had thought of having Bubu Wang do these things, but Bubu Wang needed to assist him in combat and scout enemy situations. In many cases, Bubu Wang was indispensable.
As for Amu, if this guy went treasure hunting, he would only eat his fill first. Those treasures might not even reach Su Xiao's hands before being digested by his stomach.
"Overall, this is the modification direction."
Su Xiao briefly described to Bubu Wang how he planned to modify the jungle cat. Bubu Wang looked at Su Xiao with eyes full of admiration.
"Don't get your hopes up too high. Although Hashirama Cells will enhance control, and I've tampered with the void creature blood samples and even added some spatial characteristics, whether it succeeds is still unknown."
Clearly, Bubu Wang was impressed by Su Xiao's concept. He had initially wondered why Su Xiao, with his temper, hadn't already chopped up the jungle cat. Now he finally understood that Su Xiao had never intended to have the jungle cat assist the one person, one dog, and one cow in combat. Instead, it was meant to go treasure hunting, thereby increasing income in every derivative world.
The jungle cat's abilities were strong, but Su Xiao only trusted Bubu Wang and Amu. He would only take this dog and this cow into battle. As a polar creature, the jungle cat had too much wildness.
Don't underestimate the dignity of a polar creature. Even if it meant death, the jungle cat wouldn't fight desperately for Su Xiao.
But now, it had lost. The loser must bear the consequences of defeat—either help Su Xiao find treasures with plenty of free time, or die here. That was the choice it had to face.