Harvest

"Only three of the seven days have passed, and aside from the White Dragon Fish, I haven't gained much. Not bad, but nothing remarkable either." Chu Danqing knew his contribution had been limited, so he did not expect too much.

There were two things before him now. The first was the treasure chest that had dropped from the White Dragon Fish.

It was not Ordinary Grade, but Excellent Grade.

The moment he returned, he could not wait to open it and see what was inside.

The other was the White Dragon Fish Egg.

You opened: Treasure Chest (Excellent Grade). Obtained: White Dragon Fish's Roar, Paradise Points ×1000

"So heavy. How am I supposed to use this?" Chu Danqing looked at the White Dragon Fish's Roar he had obtained. It was a seven-meter-long white bone Horse Pike, clearly crafted from the White Dragon Fish's spinal bones.

At the spot where the red tassel hung near the head, he could vaguely make out a fish-dragon-shaped spearhead.

White Dragon Fish's Roar

Type: Equipment · Horse Pike

Quality: Excellent

Durability: 100/100

Attack Power: 10–20 (varies according to the user's skill, attributes, and so on)

White Dragon Fish Power (Active): Consumes 10 Energy to gain the White Dragon Fish's power. Increases Strength by 5 for 1 minute. Cooldown: 10 minutes.

Equipment Requirements: Strength 9, Constitution 9

(Note: Actual damage will vary according to the enemy's attributes, equipment, state, and so on.)

"Requirements of nine Strength and nine Constitution. No wonder it's so heavy."

"But this doesn't seem to be a hard requirement, just a requirement." Chu Danqing could still use it if he insisted, but he would bear the consequences himself.

The most obvious issue was that if he fought an enemy while wielding a Horse Pike that felt heavy even to lift, he would only end up getting killed.

"Still, the added active effect can be used directly." As Chu Danqing spoke, he tried activating it.

Ten Energy vanished instantly, and then a surge of power traveled from the Horse Pike, White Dragon Fish's Roar, into Chu Danqing's body.

His Strength attribute doubled directly, giving Chu Danqing an inflated sort of feeling.

The extra five points of Strength, added to his own five, brought Chu Danqing halfway to meeting the equipment requirements for White Dragon Fish's Roar.

"It's lighter." Chu Danqing could not help laughing, though the Horse Pike was still far too long and difficult to wield.

And because his Constitution had not kept up, even though his Strength met the standard, it still had a huge impact.

One minute passed in a flash. The White Dragon Fish Power bolstering his body vanished, and the Horse Pike immediately became heavy again, nearly wrenching Chu Danqing's waist.

"I can't use it." Chu Danqing directly stuffed White Dragon Fish's Roar into his Storage Space.

As the saying went, a year for the saber, a month for the staff, a lifetime for the spear. Chu Danqing simply could not hope to wield a cavalry long-handled weapon well.

If he could return to Dimension Paradise alive, he would see whether there was another way to deal with it, such as selling it to other Dimension Apostles.

Still, it would probably be hard to sell. Such a long Horse Pike was not useful in foot combat and could only be limited to knights, cavalrymen, and the like.

"Now comes the main event." Chu Danqing's gaze fell on the White Dragon Fish Egg that the village chief had brought back for him.

White Dragon Fish Egg

Type: Consumable/Material

Quality: Excellent

Effect 1: After being completely consumed, restores 80% Health and 50% Energy within 1 minute, and increases Constitution by 3 for 10 minutes.

Effect 2: Can be used in related crafting such as potions and food.

(Note: It will hatch in 5 days and 17 hours. Do not keep it in Storage Space during the 10 minutes before hatching, or hatching will fail and it will die.)

"Five days?" Chu Danqing's expression changed slightly. This meant that he could forget about gaining a summoned creature during this trial.

He only had one Contract Scroll. He could not possibly give up a summoned creature as promising as the White Dragon Fish, especially since he could raise it from a young age, meaning there would be absolutely no need to worry about loyalty.

It might not become as obedient as an arm and hand, but it would certainly listen well enough.

He put it into his Storage Space. Unless his life was in danger, he would not consume it as an item.

"Little Chu, come out and eat." Da Bao pushed open the door, holding a huge bowl of meat soup and gulping it down. In between swallows, he said to Chu Danqing, "It's stewed from that bad thing."

Hearing this, delight immediately appeared on Chu Danqing's face.

After the White Dragon Fish had been killed that morning, it had been transported back. Transportation and cleanup took the whole morning, and with all the miscellaneous matters afterward, it was already noon by the time the White Dragon Fish went into the pot.

"Come on. Let's see what good stuff Jiang the Butcher saved for me." Chu Danqing rose at once.

He still remembered that Seafood Stew. Though it had only been Ordinary Grade, after he digested and absorbed it, it had increased his maximum Health by 10.

He could not tell from the percentage shown on the attribute panel, but he could feel the slight change in his body.

So he was greatly looking forward to what benefits soup made from the White Dragon Fish could bring him.

The two arrived at Jiang the Butcher's meat shop. Da Bao had also finished his huge bowl of meat soup, and without waiting for anyone to greet him, he went to ladle himself another bowl.

There were quite a few people in the meat shop, all villagers from the village. Everyone could receive a huge bowl of White Dragon Fish meat soup.

All the rest belonged to Da Bao.

No one had any objections. Da Bao had killed the White Dragon Fish.

"Oh, Chu is here." Jiang the Butcher spotted Chu Danqing as well. He wiped his hands on his clothes, then called over a villager to help distribute the meat soup before walking toward Chu Danqing.

"What, craving that taste again?" Jiang the Butcher said teasingly. "Don't worry, I saved some for you, little brother."

He then led Chu Danqing into the back kitchen and handed him two bowls stacked upside down together. "This White Dragon Fish heart is a great tonic."

"That bastard Da Bao wouldn't know how to appreciate it, so I specially saved the essence for you."

With that, Chu Danqing accepted the bowl. Inside was minced meat that had been chopped into a paste.

Clearly, it was not the entire White Dragon Fish heart, only the essence of it.

Stewed White Dragon Fish Heart Soup

Type: Consumable

Quality: Excellent

Effect: After being completely digested and absorbed, maximum Health +100, Constitution +1

Chu Danqing could not keep his expression under control any longer.

This was a permanent increase to his attributes.

Seeing Chu Danqing's expression, Jiang the Butcher revealed a satisfied smile. "My cooking skills are pretty good, right?"

He could not see Dimension Paradise's attribute panel, but Chu Danqing's appearance said everything about how good this bowl of fish heart soup was.

"How is this merely good? It's simply heavenly."

"I won't talk with you anymore. I'll drink first in tribute!"

After responding with a couple of words, Chu Danqing downed it in one gulp.

"Wait, it's hot." Jiang the Butcher had just been about to warn him when Chu Danqing had already finished drinking.

"You have to drink it while it's hot." Chu Danqing swallowed the last mouthful of soup, satisfaction written across his face.

This time, he was truly satisfied. The gains from this bowl of soup were no worse than the treasure chest.

He could not use White Dragon Fish's Roar, the Horse Pike, but the increase to his maximum Health and Constitution was solid and real.

His White Dragon Fish Egg should also be able to be made into food or a potion that permanently increased attributes.

"Oh, right. The village chief asked you to go find him after you finish eating. He's still at the hollow right now." Jiang the Butcher said this only after taking the bowl from him.