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Chapter 36 is highlighted in red!
Breakfast was still a simple wild vegetable soup.
Chen Yan and Harley were slurping their drinks, and Hua Miao had confirmed several times that what they were drinking was indeed the same as what it was drinking.
"How do you guys manage to make such a bitter and astringent wild vegetable soup taste so good?"
Flower Cat stared in anguish at the few swaying wild vegetables in the bowl. After drinking this for two and a half days straight, it was practically turning into a wild vegetable-flavored Palico.
It even tried to steal a sip of the baby horned dragon's milk, only to spit it out immediately.
It looks sweet, but it's actually oily and greasy, like swallowing a big mouthful of undercooked fatty meat.
Chen Yan swallowed the wild vegetable soup that he had been holding in his mouth for a while. He felt bitter inside, but he didn't say anything.
As for Harley, she was really enjoying it. She only drank the wild vegetable soup for two and a half days before complaining about it, whereas back in the day she drank it for half a month straight...
"Meow, guess what I saw while I was washing my face?"
Chen Yan put down his chopsticks and gestured with his hand in front of it to indicate its name.
"This fish is huge! I've never seen such a big fish before!"
Chen Yan stretched out his arms, his expression turning annoyed again.
"What a pity! I almost caught it! It just slithered away, rubbing against my finger!"
Then he pursed his lips and sighed, still feeling unsatisfied.
"If we catch that fish, we can have honey-glazed grilled fish this morning! Just imagine, such a big spring fish, first grilled over high heat for three minutes until the skin is crispy and fragrant... it's like a grilled fish that's so hot it's almost unbearable!"
The cat swallowed hard. It pounced on the pond in the corner of the camp, reaching out and scooping at the water with its paws. But it couldn't even catch a single scale, let alone such a big fish.
It complained with a mournful face.
"Chen Yan, why didn't you call me? You know perfectly well that I'm the best at catching fish!"
Harley turned her head to look at Chen Yan, who shook his head slightly.
Almost there.
The bubble only lasted for three seconds before bursting, indicating that the cat's obsession with eating fish is not enough to complete the task. It seems it will have to continue eating wild vegetables.
Seeing the sad-looking Hua Miao, Chen Yan felt a pang of guilt and gently rubbed Hua Miao's head to comfort her.
On the pterosaur, Chen Yan watched the two slashing dragons fighting in the sand pit.
They remained ruthless, each strike and bite aimed at the other's death. However, they knew each other too well, their attacks lacked variety, consisting of only a few repetitive blows. Ultimately, they all collapsed from exhaustion, unable to determine a victor.
Not only Chen Yan and Hua Miao were tired of seeing it, but even Harley, who knew nothing about swordsmanship, was tired of seeing it.
The cat was listlessly grooming its fur; after eating wild vegetables for a few days, its fur had become quite wilted.
Chen Yan was conflicted. He had originally planned to learn the three killing moves from the Flower Cat quest, and then find a way to teach one or two moves to the Dragon Slayer below, thereby breaking the balance between them and completing the Dragon Slayer quest that he coveted so much.
But this means that if Flower Cat doesn't go on a mission, they'll have to eat wild vegetables for the rest of the day.
For him and Harley, eating wild vegetables for a few days was no big deal, since hunters can eat anything when they're really pushed to their limits. But Flower Cat was suffering along with them for no reason.
I stroked the cat's fur, and it responded by weakly wagging its tail.
Seeing its listless appearance, Chen Yan felt heartbroken. What had he promised when he took the tabby cat from Granny Cat?
"I can't live without Flower Cat, just like the West can't live without Jerusalem!"
The bubble of the dragon-slaying quest in my mind burst with a "pop".
He scooped up the cat and, amidst its gasps of surprise, hoisted it onto his neck.
"Wow, Flower Cat, how come you're so heavy? You're almost breaking my neck! I remember the first time I put you on my neck, you were light and warm like a real leather scarf. How did you turn from a scarf into a barbell?"
Hua Miao rummaged through Chen Yan's hair and rolled her eyes dramatically.
"You're the one who fed me this barbell... Don't poke me unless it's absolutely necessary, let me burn fewer calories and stay on the machine a little longer..."
Chen Yan, wearing a barbell hat, took a deep breath and whistled a very loud whistle.
"Forget it! All roads lead to Rome! There's always a way! It's just a blue mission! It's just a little thing! If the door is closed, the window will always open; if the window is closed too, there's no roof! There's always a way!"
The pterosaur obeyed the command, turned sharply, and flew rapidly towards the camp.
"Meow, Harley, I'm so sorry you've had to go through all this trouble these past few days. Come on, let's go back now, start a fire, and grill some fish!"
The cat, in disbelief, straightened up and hung on Chen Yan's face, its paws cupping his face as it pressed him for answers.
"Really? Really? Really?"
Chen Yan answered it seriously.
"Really! Really! Really!"
Hua Miao pressed for more information.
Is it really true?
Chen Yan also answered.
"It really is true!"
The cat, beaming with happiness, collapsed onto Chen Yan's head, its eyes already conjuring up an image of grilled fish engulfing it...
But in Chen Yan's eyes, it was—
[Ailu Cat Flower Cat issued a task request: Chen Yan is my very, very best partner!!!]
In my heart, what can compare to Chen Yan? Nothing... except for that grilled fish we're having later!
[Optional Commission Rewards: Palico Combat Gathering Skill / Palico Combat Analysis Skill / Flashwing Insect Breeding Skill / Dettel Language Proficiency / Flower Cat Three Styles (First Style: Swallow Return, Second Style: Hidden Knife Slash, Third Style: Unnamed)]
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[Task completed.]
[Optional Commission Fees]: You can choose one of the following options.
Palico Combat Gathering: Boss, you want to get the Black Dragon's Evil Eye too, meow?
Palico Combat Analysis: There's something sparkly over there!
How to raise flashing winged beetles: Simply keep them in the fur around their rear ends...
Dettel is fluent in languages: Meow meow meow? Meow meow meow!
Flower Cat's Three Styles: First Style: Swallow Return! Second Style: Hidden Blade Slash! Third Style: Unnamed! These three styles are not the end, but the beginning!
From the moment the task appeared to its completion and disappearance, it only took a fleeting instant.
Moreover, the reward was a self-selected commission fee that he had never seen before.
As for how to choose, even a second's hesitation would be an insult to Hua Miao San Shi.
The bubble burst, and I finally got my hands on the Flower Cat Three Styles that I'd been longing for for so long.
"Oh, it's that simple..."
Chen Yan looked at Hua Miao, whose face was full of happiness.
"You're my best friend too..."
Unlike the warm feeling that came with completing missions in the past, this time a chill rushed into his mind. Many sword shadows flashed in Chen Yan's eyes, and endless sword cries rang in his ears... He had learned the Flower Cat Three Styles.
On the stream outside the camp.
"Little Flower Meow, add less red!"
Harley was choked and felt uncomfortable. She really couldn't understand how that unassuming green sauce could produce such a strong smell when it was applied to the grilled fish.
The cat wagged its tail in refusal.
"No way! Chen Yan said it tastes better with lots of red peppers!"
Harley rubbed her nose and sneezed a few times.
"Hmph, you actually listen to him? Chen Yan never comes up with a good idea!"
Chen Yan nodded as he strung the fish together, while the little horned dinosaur excitedly ran around him.
"That's right, add more red, add more red, add even more red! Today, Harley will definitely taste our power!"