The living room was terrifyingly quiet.
Xu Nan pressed his ear against the door, listening with great satisfaction. No matter what, his little brother was still on his side. Who knew what had gotten into this mother panda? Xin'er had completely bewitched her. She acted so arrogantly toward her owner, yet was utterly submissive before Xin'er.
Sure enough, every creature had its natural nemesis.
"Also, if you're going to live in our house, you need to act a little more ladylike."
"Who gave you that name? It's not ladylike at all."
"I'll give you a new name."
This was the first time Xu Nan had heard Xin'er speak in real life. Her speech was just as smooth and natural as it was in the Live Stream Room.
Maybe because she was facing a panda, she did not feel any psychological pressure.
The giant panda looked utterly bewildered. "A name? Aren't all our names given to us by our keepers? What's so unladylike about Xiao Xiao?"
"Not ladylike." Xin'er spoke firmly. "You need to watch your words and behavior from now on. You can't be so carefree and reckless, and you definitely can't be so shameless."
"You need to be gentler, and your attitude toward my brother has to improve too. Understand?"
The mother panda wilted completely, like an eggplant struck by frost.
Watching her, Xin'er muttered to herself, "What name should I change it to?"
"The color of this Sour Soup Beef actually goes quite well with your black-and-white coloring."
"How about I call you Sour Soup Beef from now on!"
The giant panda said, "What the heck?"
Xin'er frowned. "Sour Soup Beef is four characters. That's too long. I'll call you A-Tang instead."
The giant panda said, "..."
At the same time, Xu Nan was shocked to discover that the giant panda's name in the pet section had changed from Xiao Xiao to Sour Soup Beef, A-Tang for short.
"I tried changing her name before, but she protested so fiercely that it ultimately failed. Why did her name change just because Xin'er casually said it?"
Xu Nan was curious.
Xin'er seemed to be more complicated than he had imagined. At the very least, the giant panda's strange behavior proved something.
Having heard enough, Xu Nan decided to stop eavesdropping. He deliberately made a little noise, then opened the door and went in.
But by the time he entered, Xin'er had already darted back upstairs. Only a giant panda who had lost all dreams remained in the living room.
"Xiao Xiao..." Xu Nan deliberately greeted her.
The giant panda sprang up from the floor in one smooth motion and said to Xu Nan with a serious expression:
"From now on, please call me Sour Soup Beef. A-Tang for short. Like that."
Xu Nan fought back a laugh. Xin'er's naming skills were not only atrocious, but also carried a hint of malicious humor.
Even so, this mother panda had forced herself to accept it. There had to be something fishy going on.
"A-Tang." Xu Nan cleared his throat. "Are you full? If you are, go take a bath."
A-Tang asked warily, "You want me to take a bath. What are you planning to do to me?"
Xu Nan said kindly:
"I figured you must be bored staying home all day. After I finish dinner later, I'll take you out for a walk."
A-Tang jumped up excitedly, nearly crashing into the second-floor ceiling!
"Got it! I'm going to take a bath!"
She strode toward the garage. Xu Nan glanced over and sighed. The garage was becoming more and more like a bedroom. Other than having no car, it had everything—even a bathroom.
Xu Nan looked at the table full of dishes and happily started eating. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered:
"Where did these dishes come from?"
After dinner, Xu Nan did not leave immediately.
He ran back to his room and began drawing prizes.
He had 1,900 Activity Points, which looked satisfying enough. According to the monthly event rules, every 100 Activity Points could be used for one draw.
Most of the items on the prize wheel were related to alchemy.
That was not hard to understand. Warlocks relied on their bloodlines to grow stronger, but bloodline growth involved a certain degree of uncertainty. So the Ron Sorcerers had simply bound themselves to the secondary profession of alchemist.
Through alchemy, they could make up for all kinds of possible shortcomings.
"Come on! Prize wheel!"
Xu Nan tapped the draw button.
Congratulations, you have obtained one set of bat teeth. Activity Points spent: 100 Congratulations, you have obtained one set of bat teeth. Activity Points spent: 100 Congratulations, you have obtained one set of bat teeth. Activity Points spent: 100
As the draws continued, Xu Nan's expression gradually went numb.
What was going on? Was he at odds with bat teeth or something? Fifteen draws in a row, fifteen sets of bat teeth. Although ground bat teeth were an important potion ingredient in alchemy, this stuff was obviously cheap, wasn't it?
"This system really is a scam." Xu Nan looked helplessly at the pile of bat teeth in his storage bag.
After all, his Activity Points had no other use. He could only use them for draws, so he could only keep staring at the prize wheel and continue gloomily.
On the sixteenth draw, the section where the wheel stopped finally looked different from before, and even the text displayed was different.
Xu Nan's spirits lifted slightly. Finally, something different. He looked carefully—
Congratulations, you have obtained one serving of bat droppings. Activity Points spent: 100
Xu Nan clutched his chest to keep himself from having a heart attack.
Fine. He would just assume he and bats were incompatible these past two days.
There were three draws left, but he did not hold out much hope.
Congratulations, you have obtained one serving of bat droppings. Activity Points spent: 100
Xu Nan gave a cold chuckle.
Congratulations, you have obtained one set of bat teeth. Activity Points spent: 100
Xu Nan was unmoved.
Congratulations, you have obtained one Mechanical Ghost Alchemy Blueprint. Activity Points spent: 100
Xu Nan was about to close the lottery interface, but in the next second, he suddenly reacted.
Mechanical Ghost Alchemy Blueprint?
It was finally not part of the damn bat series?
Xu Nan nearly cried with joy. He took out the blueprint and looked at it, only for his expression to stiffen slightly. The Mechanical Ghost on the blueprint looked like a bat...
Mechanical Ghost Alchemy Blueprint
Origin: Lost Paradise Alchemy Heart
Disclaimer: All Lost Paradise Alchemy Heart products are the result of the Ron Sorcerers' hard work and creativity. There are no patents involved. If there are any similarities, it means I copied you.
Xu Nan's lips twitched slightly. A disclaimer this shameless was practically an admission of guilt. Who knew where these Ron Sorcerers had copied their "inventions" from?
Still, he carefully read through the Mechanical Ghost Alchemy Blueprint.
Although it belonged to the mechanical branch, Mechanical Ghosts were part of basic alchemy, so Xu Nan could learn it now. There were two types of Alchemy Golem that could be made. The first model was the bat-like one Xu Nan had seen at first glance. Alchemists generally used it in place of magical pets to scout dangerous areas, since it was still painful when a magical pet died. The second was humanoid, about half a person's height. It could complete simple tasks for its owner. It was basically a robot from another world, with no real intelligence and only able to follow the most basic commands.
Even so, this was Xu Nan's greatest gain of the day. If he had enough materials on hand, he truly would have wanted to try making one immediately.
He checked the time. It was almost time for his appointment with Qin Lele.
Xu Nan made a few preparations and allocated some of the skill points he had accumulated. He saved the Shame Points for now. After all, he could learn whatever spells he needed at any time.
He had no experience exploring dungeons, so it was better to leave himself more options.
Soon, he called out to Xin'er, then took A-Tang and headed out under cover of night.
Grandpa Zhong's house.
Qin Lele looked at the two "masked men" in surprise. "What are you trying to do?"
Xu Nan pulled down his mask. "Aren't we going exploring? I saw people dressed like this in movies."
Qin Lele rubbed her temples and pointed at A-Tang. "But there's no need to wrap yourselves up so tightly, right? This big guy looks kind of fat. He doesn't seem as reliable as you."
Even at night, Xu Nan had put the giant panda in a thick down jacket to keep her from being discovered. She looked rather comical as she walked.
A-Tang herself did not seem to mind. She probably knew that her identity could easily cause a sensation.
A-Tang sneered. "Shallow."
Qin Lele was startled. "A big sister?"
"Just call her A-Tang."
Xu Nan stepped in to smooth things over. "Stop wasting time. Let's move."
"She's our MT now."
A-Tang looked utterly confused. "What the heck?? Didn't you say you were taking me for a walk?"
Xu Nan replied matter-of-factly, "Yeah, a walk through the dungeon."
"We can also sightsee some creatures from another world while we're at it. Gnolls, dwarf demons... doesn't that sound exciting?"
A-Tang immediately refused. She jumped up and tore off the down jacket Xu Nan had wrapped around her, revealing her black-and-white fur.
"Don't think I don't know anything! You're actually making me be the meat shield? Where's your conscience?"
Xu Nan had been prepared. Without changing his expression, he directly used the Pet Edict!
Issue command: Scout ahead!
A-Tang glared at Xu Nan indignantly. Xu Nan remained unmoved, while Qin Lele beside them was completely dumbfounded.
With extreme reluctance, A-Tang shuffled to the entrance of the Ancient Well and slowly began crawling inside. But halfway in, she suddenly stopped moving, leaving most of her butt sticking out.
Xu Nan sneered. "You itching for a beating?"
He had long been annoyed with this magical pet who kept giving him attitude. Today, he was definitely going to settle some personal scores and teach her who the real owner was!
But A-Tang held that position without moving for a long time, and Xu Nan found it strange too.
He ran over and asked, "What's wrong?"
After a long while, a faint echo drifted up from the Ancient Well:
"Stuck, stuck..."
"I'm stuck."
...!
Before you continue