Chapter 58: Pet Egg?

The Paper-Drawing Tempest-Leg (Kami-e Tempest-Leg) happened to drop in the exact same batch as Life Return.

Furthermore, there was no need to go through another random roll to avoid duplicates.

I have to admit, this system's mechanics are quite conscientious.

Xiano spat out the water in his mouth with a splutter, nodded in satisfaction, and casually added it to his shopping cart.

Next item!

……

【Yone's Seal-Dust Annihilation Slash Secret Manual】
【Type: Cultivation Secret Manual】
【Price: 1,000 Points】
【Description: A powerful swordsmanship technique exclusive to dual-wielding swordsmen. Upon release, the swordsman darts forward, shifting to a distant location while crossing both blades. A surging hurricane sweeps all enemies in the path up into the air, plunging them into a brief state of stagnation and loss of control, and deals massive damage the instant you land.】
【The maximum shifting distance can reach several kilometers. Aside from wide-area AOE damage, it is also an excellent escape and self-preservation skill.】
【Seller's Remarks: Stolen from Yasuo. Right now I am being tied to a tree by the villagers of Ionia and beaten up. What should I do? It's very urgent, waiting online!】

Swordsmanship.

And it can only be used by dual-wielding swordsmen?

Xiano wiped his face with a towel, hesitating slightly.

Does it seem like he can't use it?

However...

The definition of a swordsman here should automatically adapt to the standards of the world he is in. To put it bluntly, it means comprehending the breath of all things and reaching the level of being able to "cut iron."

"Cutting iron?"

Xiano subconsciously looked at his own arms. The muscles were knotted and powerful, and describing them as being cast in steel would not be an exaggeration at all.

Their strength was so high that they were separated from cutting iron by merely a thin layer of barrier.

If he continued his rigorous training, pushed his physical strength to yet another plateau, and then utilized Life Return to transform his arms into shapes resembling sword blades...

Wouldn't he also be considered a dual-wielding swordsman capable of cutting iron?

Xiano was truly tempted.

He felt there was a probability he could exploit this loophole, and it would truly be a pity to miss out on such a powerful swordsmanship technique. Even if it didn't work out, he could always give it to his crew members in the future.

Besides, for him at present, one thousand points wasn't really expensive.

At worst, he could just go draw another tube of Sanji's blood next year.

"Bought!"

Xiano made up his mind and added it to his shopping cart as well.

Speaking of which.

Why do these sellers from other worlds make fools of themselves every single day, constantly getting tracked down by vengeful victims?

"Their automatic looting skills just aren't up to par," Xiano shook his head with a sigh.

They were all in the same line of work, but compared to someone of his stature as the King of Pirates, the gap was truly substantial. If their skills were poor, they should practice more.

……

【Mine Fujiko's / Shizuka Minamoto's Bathtub】
【Type: Miscellaneous Item】
【Price: 2,500 Points】
【Description: Although it is just an ordinary bathtub, when shrouded in mist, it carries the innocent and beautiful childhood fantasies of countless people—】
【Seller's Rem—】

Sometimes, reading too fast is not necessarily a good thing. By the time he realized what kind of nonsense he was looking at, it was already too late.

Xiano pulled a subway-elder-looking-at-phone expression, pressed a hand to his forehead in utter disbelief, and immediately skipped to the next one.

Seriously, you went to the blue fatty's world, and this is what you sell to your brothers? And you even dare to set such an outrageous price?

What about the Anywhere Door? The Telephone Booth? The Magic Horn? If all else failed, even a Bamboo-copter would have been fine!

Good grief, randy fat otaku should be banned from transmigrating!

……

【Random Pet Egg】
【Type: Special Prop】
【Price: 1,500 Points】
【Description: Upon purchasing the pet egg, a random category and bloodline of pet cub will be rolled. Bloodlines are divided into five grades from D to S, and the initial loyalty will be determined by the cub's category and the host's first impression.】
【Upon acquiring your first pet, the pet tab panel will be unlocked.】
【Seller's Remarks: None, direct system sale.】

"A pet egg?"

Xiano had just walked into the kitchen to prepare breakfast and couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised upon seeing this.

So this function existed as well. He chewed on a piece of bread while pondering, and ultimately chose to add it to his shopping cart.

Items sold directly by the system were always guaranteed in quality. The pets hatched from here certainly wouldn't be ordinary cats and dogs kept by average households, but rather creatures capable of providing combat assistance.

This was also the first time he had encountered a completely random prop, and he was quite curious about what would hatch from it.

As for the remaining items, a quick glance revealed that their cost-performance ratio was merely mediocre. Xiano skipped them one by one with dwindling interest and proceeded to checkout.

A total of four items costing 5,100 points, leaving a balance of 41,050 points.

Opening the inventory, Life Return, the Six Powers secret manual, and the swordsmanship secret manual were neatly arranged in order.

Next to them was a newly opened pet tab, where the newly purchased random pet egg sat quietly.

Xiano subconsciously glanced around.

The kitchen was empty, and no figures were visible outside the window. Bellemere had prepared breakfast before hurriedly rushing off to work at the tangerine processing workshop.

As for Nami and Nojiko, having endured a grueling half-month journey, they had only arrived home last night and were sleeping soundly, not yet awake.

There was nothing left to worry about. Xiano directly clicked on the pet egg, and an iron-gray twenty-sided die immediately popped up in front of him, beginning to spin rapidly—

【Random rolling in progress, please wait】
【You have obtained a new pet: Silver Wolf Baby】

【Hatching in progress...】

The die vanished without a trace, and the egg in the pet tab somehow turned silvery-white, slowly cracking open at the top.

Crack, crack.

Before long, the top of the eggshell shattered completely. As a furry little head poked out, it also transitioned from the pet tab into reality.

【Bloodline Rating: A+】
【Initial Loyalty: 89】
【Description: The Silver Wolf clan residing by the shores of Lesser Light Lake is historically renowned for their terrifying combat prowess. The cub you have obtained belongs to the Silver Wolf royal family, possessing an even more astonishing bloodline potential.】

After reading the reminder box that popped up before him, Xiano's gaze moved past the system panel and landed on his own knees.

"This is a cub of the Silver Wolf royal family?"

He picked up the little fellow in his hands with a skeptical look. Its fur was an unremarkable grayish hue, chubby and soft, its little tail wagging back and forth, and its eyes brimming with pure wisdom—

Really? Isn't this just an Alaskan pig?

"Awoo-woof!"

The milky-voiced bark made Xiano's eyebrows twitch. The little fellow was completely oblivious to the fact that its master was questioning its ancestry, letting its furry triangular ears droop as it used its pink little tongue to happily lick the scabbed wound on his arm.

After being stopped by Xiano, it let out a grievance-filled whimper, rolled onto its back, and fluttered its four snow-white, dumpling-like paws in the air, revealing pale pink paw pads.

"Ugh..."

Fine, at least it was genuinely cute.

Xiano's tough-guy heart melted. Unable to help himself, he leaned down and gave it a vigorous fluffing, then poked its somewhat sunken belly.

"Hungry?"

The little Alaskan pig nodded eagerly without a moment's hesitation.

"Then what do you want to eat? This?"

Xiano tentatively offered the toast from in front of him, but the creature only gave it a sniff and turned its head away.

"Then, how about this?"

The large spread of breakfast was still mostly untouched. Xiano picked out the staple foods and meats, testing them one by one, only to have every single one of them completely ignored, leaving him scratching his head in a momentary dilemma.

Why didn't this system come with a pet-raising guide?

He knew how to raise ordinary cats and dogs, but who the hell knew what a Silver Wolf royal cub was supposed to eat?

If it wouldn't even eat roasted meat ribs, did it need them raw?

As Xiano pondered, he casually pulled a carton of strawberry milk from the refrigerator. Just as he took a sip, a sudden commotion resembling a charging wild boar came from beneath his feet.

Xiano was startled, looking down at the silver wolf cub that was currently headbutting his shin with an eager expression, "You like drinking strawberry milk?"

"Awoo-awoo!!!"

The silver wolf cub spun around in excitement, its little tail wagging so fast it practically turned into a propeller.