Little Mahi That Travels Through Myriad Worlds

"What the hell is this?"

Su Mu picked up a pitch-black little iron ball that Little Mahi had spat out. It looked like the marbles he used to play with as a child, except it was made of iron.

"This is treasure?"

"Did you just grab some Iron Lump from the riverbed and bring it back?"

Su Mu casually tossed the iron bead onto the shore. "Little guy, how about this? Catch me some treasure fish that I can eat."

The next second, after Little Mahi understood him, it nodded and plunged back into the water.

Favor Points +5

When the system notified him that he had gained 5 Favor Points, Su Mu was overjoyed.

It seemed he had made the right choice in contracting a water beast.

Su Mu got to his feet, dusted off his hands, and went back to take a nap.

He did not blame Little Mahi. Though it had been contracted by him and could understand his words, its intelligence was probably not very high. Otherwise, it would not have brought him scraps of metal from the riverbed as treasure.

Su Mu had barely lain down when another mental signal came from the riverbank. He got up again and found that Little Mahi had returned.

It spat a white Silver Arowana from its mouth.

"What a beautiful Silver Arowana!"

Su Mu picked it up and inspected it carefully. Its coloring was gorgeous, with pale golden eyes and fins that reflected a silvery-white sheen.

"Good job. This is a treasure fish."

"Go on, find a few more!"

After receiving Su Mu's praise, Little Mahi looked delighted. It swam in circles in the water before diving back into the river.

Using the Silver Dagger he had won from the lottery, Su Mu cut open the Silver Arowana's belly and cleaned out all its organs. Then he went to his Stone House and used pebbles from the shore to build another simple grill, skewering the fish with a wooden stick.

He gathered some dry firewood and dead leaves, condensed spiritual power at his fingertips, and lit Spirit Fire, using it to ignite the firewood.

Just like that, Su Mu hummed a little tune as he sprinkled on seasonings.

Ever since drawing Huang Rong's Kitchenware, Su Mu had not lacked any cooking tools. Pots, bowls, ladles, sauces, vinegar, oil, and tea—he had everything.

"This Silver Arowana's skin is really thick."

"I've grilled it for so long, yet it hasn't even browned."

Only after Su Mu roasted it with Spirit Fire for a full half hour did the Silver Arowana begin to change color.

After an hour, oil sizzled from the fish and its fragrance wafted through the air. Su Mu could not help swallowing.

"The soul sauce, pour it on~"

Su Mu poured the seasoned sauce he had prepared over the fish, and its aroma instantly filled the air.

Opening his huge mouth, he took a big bite.

The flesh was firm. It did not taste like fish at all; instead, it was more like beef.

In no time, he finished off the Silver Arowana, which weighed over a pound.

For some reason, that single pound of fish left Su Mu feeling extremely full. With his appetite at the peak of Qi Refinement, let alone one pound of fish, even a hundred pounds of beef would have been a normal meal.

A wave of drowsiness washed over him, and Su Mu lay down directly on the pebbles by the shore and fell asleep.

In his dream, Su Mu felt strange changes taking place in his body. His flesh and blood were boiling.

When he woke again, he found that he had changed. His entire body had an indescribable sense of clarity.

Host: Su Mu

Cultivation: Eighth Layer of Foundation Establishment

Controlled Mystical Powers: Water Manipulation, Swimming

Mastered Cultivation Methods: Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art

Controlled Water Beast: No-Loach Dragon

River Affinity: 0.03%)

River Favor Points: 150

Through the system panel, Su Mu discovered that his cultivation had risen to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment! He had shot all the way up from the peak of Qi Refinement to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment! This was practically rocket speed. It seemed that Silver Arowana was even more precious than the carp he had first obtained. It truly was a treasure fish! But Su Mu quickly noticed something odd.

No-Loach Dragon? What the hell was a No-Loach Dragon?

Could it be referring to Little Mahi? He had only contracted one water beast, so it could only be Little Mahi. Maybe this world called it something different. In any case, to Su Mu, it was just a Dolphinfish.

Before long, another disturbance came from the shore.

Su Mu's eyes lit up. Had Little Mahi brought back another great treasure?!

When he reached the riverbank, he found Little Mahi covered in wounds, its eyes bloodshot, with traces of blood even seeping from its eye sockets.

Seeing this, Su Mu asked, "Little guy, did you go pick a fight with someone?"

"You're so small. Don't go provoking those big fish."

The next second, Little Mahi opened its mouth and spat out a smooth flesh pellet. Su Mu took it in his hand and squeezed it, discovering that it had the texture of meat.

"Where did you get this?"

It was Su Mu's first time seeing something like this. It was just a small ball of flesh, yet it kept contracting in his hand.

Though he had no idea where Little Mahi had gotten it, its battered condition made it clear that it had been through a fierce battle. Perhaps it had snatched some water treasure from a water monster?

Poor little thing.

Su Mu knew nothing about medicine, much less how to treat a fish's wounds.

Could he use Favor Points to heal it??

Use 2 Favor Points to treat "No-Loach Dragon"?

It was as if the system had heard Su Mu's thoughts and proactively asked.

Use them! Use them generously!

It was only two points. Reward one of my top generals properly! Healing successful!

Little Mahi, which had been covered in injuries just a moment ago, was now completely healed.

At that moment, Su Mu felt Little Mahi's gratitude toward him. It excitedly swam in circles around his feet.

"Don't go fighting big fish next time. With that tiny body of yours, they could swallow you in one bite."

"But you did well finding treasure today."

"Wait here. I'll get you something tasty."

With that, Su Mu returned to the Stone House and took out a bag of "Wild Battle - Blue Crucian" Fish Bait.

This "Blue Crucian" Fish Bait had also come from a lottery draw a few days ago.

When it came to this "Blue Crucian" bait, Su Mu had plenty to say.

It was suitable for wild fishing and catching large fish in all kinds of freshwater areas. It was especially effective on crucian carp, carp, grass carp, and bream. Its fishy fragrance was pure and rich. It contained a large amount of protein fiber and could be used to make pull bait for catching big fish.

The method for mixing it was simple as well.

For regular bait, the bait-to-water ratio was 1:0.9. In deep water, around 10% drawing powder could be added. For pull bait, the bait-to-water ratio was 1:1 to 1.1, with 15% to 20% drawing powder added.

He had learned all these bait-mixing methods from Emperor He Qiang. They were guaranteed to keep him from coming home empty-handed! Su Mu opened the bag, mixed it evenly, kneaded it into a ball, and tossed it right in front of Little Mahi.

"Eat up!"

"This is rare stuff! You definitely can't find anything like it here. This is technology and premium goods from my hometown. It'll blow your mind!"

However, Little Mahi moved close and sniffed it, then Backflowed a little before moving close to sniff it again, as if testing it, or perhaps confirming something.

Su Mu did not know if it was just his imagination, but he seemed to see an expression of extreme disgust on Little Mahi's face.

What the hell??

You're looking down on this?

This is good stuff! With one ball like this, I could catch at least ten pounds of fish. Now I'm letting you enjoy all of it alone, and I'm still not treating you well??

"Why aren't you eating?"

Su Mu asked with a frown.

The moment Little Mahi heard that, it sucked the entire ball of Fish Bait into its mouth in one gulp.

Only then did Su Mu reveal a satisfied smile. "That's more like it."

"Go on, go play."

"If you find treasure, bring it back. If not, just go have fun."

Su Mu was not some evil capitalist. He could not keep exploiting it forever. What he hated most were those evil capitalists who did not care whether their Palus lived or died.

In that regard, Su Mu felt that he was a fairly humane ranch owner.

With Little Mahi around,

Su Mu also began considering whether he should contract a few more water beasts.

This river seemed rather extraordinary. He had eaten two treasure fish from it, and they had sent his cultivation soaring.

More importantly, Transmigrators appeared here quite frequently! Could this be a spawn point for Transmigrators??

But why could all the other Transmigrators leave the spawn point to explore and make a name for themselves, while he was stuck here because of some bug? Forget it. Why think so much about it?

He should hurry up and save Favor Points, refine this damn river, and get out of here.

With that, Su Mu resumed patrolling the river.

As he walked, he suddenly noticed a whirlpool in a section of the river channel ahead, churning up the previously calm River Surface.

He remembered that it had not been there yesterday. Why had it appeared today? It did not seem like a good thing. What if someone passing by fell into such a huge abnormal whirlpool? To maintain the river's stability and protect the safety of passersby, Su Mu decided to deal with it.

Generally speaking, a whirlpool was a spiral-shaped vortex formed when flowing water encountered a depression.

Either that, or a gap had appeared in the Riverbed, with a culvert below it, and the water constantly flowed into the culvert to form a whirlpool.

The first possibility was normal, but the second was not.

Su Mu took off his clothes, dove headfirst into the water, and swam toward the whirlpool.

The closer he got, the stronger the pulling force became, as if it wanted to tear his body apart. When he was still three meters away, Su Mu did not dare approach any farther. The tearing force was simply too strong. He did not dare take the risk, even though he was already a cultivator at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment.

But this river was strange as hell. It was better to be cautious.

Su Mu dove down, intending to check whether a gap had appeared in the Riverbed.

However, when he reached a depth of ten meters, he felt his entire body swelling, as if it were about to burst apart. He did not dare dive any deeper.

He surfaced and returned to shore.

Staring at the whirlpool, he thought of something. He used the Water Control Mystical Power, Water Domain Stasis, covering the whirlpool completely.

Su Mu prepared to forcibly correct the whirlpool.

The next second, the whirlpool indeed calmed down under Su Mu's forced suppression.

"Looks like it wasn't a problem with the Riverbed."

Su Mu muttered as he rubbed his chin.

You repaired the "whirlpool," maintained River Channel Order, and gained 3000 Favor Points.

When Su Mu heard the system's reward announcement, he was dumbfounded.

What the hell??

Three thousand points!!

Did he hear that right?

Before, he had only earned a few points at a time, but this time he had received three thousand in one go! Damn, all he did was repair a whirlpool, and it rewarded him with three thousand points. Nice. Damn nice!

In an instant, Su Mu became rich.

Suppressing the urge to gamble, he immediately converted the three thousand points into affinity first. He could not keep too many Favor Points on him. Once he had too many, Su Mu would want to gamble.

Favor Points -3000

River Affinity: 0.03% → River Affinity: 0.06%

He was only four thousand Favor Points away from 0.1%! Whirlpools, whirlpools—I need whirlpools right now! Su Mu continued along the riverbank, hoping to encounter another one. After all, repairing a single whirlpool was worth a full three thousand Favor Points.