The living room was eerily quiet.
Xu Nan listened by the door, feeling quite pleased. No matter what, his little sister was still on his side. He didn't know what had gotten into this female panda; she was so smitten with Xin'er that she was completely subservient to her, while being so arrogant towards him, her owner.
Indeed, there was always something to keep another in check.
"Also, since you'll be living with us from now on, you need to be more ladylike."
"Who gave you that name? It's not ladylike at all."
"Let me change your name."
This was the first time Xu Nan had heard Xin'er speak in reality, and it was as smooth and natural as when she was in the live stream.
Perhaps it was because she was facing a panda, so she didn't have any psychological burden.
The Giant Panda looked bewildered: "Name? Don't zookeepers usually give us names? How is Xiao Xiao not ladylike?"
"Not ladylike." Xin'er said decisively, "You need to watch your words and actions from now on. You can't be so careless and you can't be so shameless."
"Be gentler, and treat my brother better, understand?"
The female panda looked like a frosted eggplant, completely wilted.
Xin'er looked at her appearance and muttered to herself, "What name should I change it to?"
"The color of this Sour Soup Beef goes quite well with your black and white."
"How about you're called Sour Soup Beef from now on!"
Giant Panda: "What the heck?"
Xin'er frowned: "Sour Soup Beef, those four words are too long. Then let's call you A Tang."
Giant Panda: "..."
At the same time, Xu Nan was shocked to find that in the pet column, the Giant Panda's name had changed from Xiao Xiao to Sour Soup Beef, abbreviated as A Tang.
I tried to change her name before, but she strongly protested and I ultimately failed. Why did her name change just because Xin'er said it casually?
Xu Nan was very curious.
Xin'er seemed to be more than he had imagined. At least the Giant Panda's abnormal behavior indicated something.
Hearing this, Xu Nan didn't plan to continue eavesdropping. Instead, he deliberately made a little noise and then opened the door and went in.
However, when he entered, he found that Xin'er had already scurried back to the second floor, leaving only a Giant Panda who had lost her dreams in the living room.
"Xiao Xiao..." Xu Nan greeted her deliberately.
The Giant Panda did a carp jump, leaping up from the floor, and said to Xu Nan seriously:
"From now on, please call me Sour Soup Beef. Abbreviated as A Tang. Like this."
Xu Nan tried hard to suppress his laughter. Xin'er's naming skills were not only terrible, but also had a hint of malicious humor.
Even so, this female panda still forced herself to accept it. There must be something fishy going on.
"A Tang." Xu Nan coughed, "Are you full? Go take a bath if you're full."
A Tang said warily, "You want me to take a bath, what do you want to do to me?"
Xu Nan said kindly:
"I see you're bored staying at home all day. Look, after I finish eating, I'll take you out for a walk."
A Tang jumped up excitedly, almost hitting the second-floor ceiling!
"Alright! I'll go take a bath now!"
She strode towards the garage. Xu Nan glanced at it. Well, the garage was becoming more and more like a bedroom. Except for not having a car, it had everything, even a bathroom.
Xu Nan looked at the table full of dishes and ate with relish. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered:
"Where did these dishes come from?"
After dinner, Xu Nan didn't leave immediately.
He ran back to his room and started drawing prizes.
1900 activity points felt great. According to the rules of the monthly event, for every 100 activity points, you could draw a prize once.
Most of the items on the prize wheel were related to alchemy.
This was not difficult to understand. Sorcerers relied on bloodline growth to survive, but bloodline growth had some uncertainty, so Ron Sorcerers simply bound themselves to the sub-profession of Alchemist.
Through alchemy, they could make up for any potential deficiencies.
"Here we go! Prize wheel!"
Xu Nan clicked to draw.
[Congratulations, you have obtained one portion of Bat Teeth, consuming 100 activity points] [Congratulations, you have obtained one portion of Bat Teeth, consuming 100 activity points] [Congratulations, you have obtained one portion of Bat Teeth, consuming 100 activity points]
As the lottery continued, Xu Nan's expression gradually turned numb.
What was going on? Was he cursed by bat teeth? Fifteen consecutive draws, fifteen portions of bat teeth. While ground bat teeth are an important ingredient in alchemy for making potions, this stuff looked incredibly cheap!
"This system is really a rip-off," Xu Nan said, looking at the pile of bat teeth in his storage bag, feeling a bit helpless.
After all, the activity points he had were useless for anything else besides the lottery, so he could only stare at the lottery wheel and continue with a depressed mood.
By the sixteenth draw, the area where the pointer stopped was finally different from before, and the text displayed was also different.
Xu Nan's spirits lifted slightly. Finally, something different. He focused his gaze—
[Congratulations, you have obtained one portion of bat droppings, consuming 100 activity points.]
Xu Nan clutched his chest to prevent a heart attack.
Fine, maybe I'm just having bad luck with bats these past two days.
With three draws left, he didn't hold out much hope.
[Congratulations, you have obtained one portion of bat droppings, consuming 100 activity points.]
Xu Nan let out a cold chuckle.
[Congratulations, you have obtained one portion of bat teeth, consuming 100 activity points.]
Xu Nan remained unmoved.
[Congratulations, you have obtained one Mechanical Ghost Alchemy Blueprint, consuming 100 activity points.]
Xu Nan was about to close the lottery interface directly, but the next second, he instantly reacted.
Mechanical Ghost Alchemy Blueprint?
Finally, it's not the bat series anymore!
Xu Nan was overjoyed, almost to the point of tears. He took out the blueprint and looked at it, his expression stiffening slightly. The mechanical ghost on the blueprint looked quite similar to a bat...
[Mechanical Ghost Alchemy Blueprint]
[Origin: Lost Paradise Alchemy Core]
[Disclaimer: All products from the Lost Paradise Alchemy Core are the result of the hard work and creativity of Ron Sorcerers. There are no patents. If there is any similarity, consider it me copying you.]
Xu Nan's mouth twitched slightly. Such a ridiculous disclaimer was practically admitting guilt. Who knew where these Ron Sorcerers' "inventions and creations" were copied from?
However, he still carefully read the Mechanical Ghost Alchemy Blueprint.
Although it belonged to the mechanical branch, the mechanical ghost was in the [Basic] alchemy field, which Xu Nan could learn now. There were two types of alchemy ghosts that could be created. The first type, which Xu Nan saw at first glance and was quite similar to a bat, was generally used by alchemists to replace pets for scouting dangerous areas, as it was quite painful when a pet died. The second type was humanoid, about half a person's height, but could perform some simple tasks for its master. It was essentially a robot from another world, with no intelligence, only able to follow some basic instructions.
Even so, this was Xu Nan's biggest gain today. If he didn't lack materials, he would really want to try it immediately.
He checked the time. The time he had agreed upon with Qin Lele was also approaching.
Xu Nan tidied up a bit, allocated the skill points he had accumulated, and saved the Shame Points for now. Anyway, he could learn any spell he needed at any time.
He had no experience with dungeon exploration, so it was better to keep some backup plans.
Soon, he said goodbye to Xin'er, took A Tang, and left the house under the cover of night.
At Grandpa Zhong's house.
Qin Lele looked at the two "masked big men" in surprise: "What are you two doing?"
Xu Nan pulled down his mask: "Aren't we going on an adventure? I saw them equip themselves like this in movies."
Qin Lele rubbed her temples and pointed at A Tang: "But you don't need to be wrapped up so thickly, right? This big brother seems a bit fat, not as reliable as you?"
Despite it being nighttime, to prevent being discovered, Xu Nan had put a thick down jacket on the Giant Panda, making it look quite comical when walking.
She herself didn't pay too much attention, probably knowing that her identity could easily cause a sensation.
A Tang sneered: "Shallow."
Qin Lele was startled: "Is it a big sister?"
"Just call her A Tang."
Xu Nan smoothed things over: "Don't waste time, let's get going."
"She's our (meat shield)."
A Tang looked bewildered: "What? Didn't you say you were taking me for a walk?"
Xu Nan said as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "Yeah, going for a walk in the dungeon."
"And sightsee some creatures from another world, like Gnolls and Imps. Aren't you excited just thinking about it!"
A Tang immediately refused. She jumped up and tore off the down jacket Xu Nan had wrapped her in, revealing her black and white fur:
"Don't think I don't understand anything! You actually want this old lady to be a meat shield, where's your conscience!"
Xu Nan was prepared. He calmly used the Pet Edict!
He issued the command: Scout ahead!
A Tang looked at Xu Nan with righteous indignation, but Xu Nan remained unmoved. Qin Lele, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded.
A Tang reluctantly shuffled to the entrance of the ancient well, dragging her feet as she tried to climb in. Who knew that halfway through, she suddenly stopped moving, leaving most of her backside sticking out.
Xu Nan sneered, "Are you itching for a beating?"
He had long been annoyed with this pet who always gave him attitude. Today, he would definitely use public office for private revenge and properly discipline her, letting her know who the real master was!
However, A Tang maintained that posture without moving, which struck Xu Nan as odd.
He ran over and asked, "What's wrong?"
After a moment, a faint echo came from the ancient well:
"Stuck, stuck..."
"I'm stuck."
...!
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