Back to the Magic Capital
After learning what Tang Miao said, Tang Yue finally understood. So Tang Miao wasn't happy because of Little Black's combat strength? It turned out he was so happy because the three-headed python had dropped a rare item...?
But thinking about it, it makes sense; Tang Miao is short of money right now...
The Spirit Essence of these three giant pythons is extremely rare. It could probably fetch around 140 or 150 million on the market.
Tang Yue paused for a moment before saying, "This luck is just too good..."
"It's all because of you. You're my lucky charm." Tang Miao excitedly picked Tang Yue up.
As for the puzzling thing from earlier, it was simply ignored.
Come to think of it, he's killed quite a few commanders. But he hasn't gotten many loot drops... Especially in the battle in the Ancient Capital, he didn't know how many Commander Level undead he had dealt with. He never expected that his first demon-hunting trip with Tang Yue would yield over a hundred million.
Moreover, although the heads of these three giant pythons are all destroyed, their snake skins can still fetch over a million yuan.
Compared to a Spirit Essence, this million or so is nothing, but it's better to have something than nothing. He's not the kind of person who would look down on a million if he could earn a hundred million.
Just as Tang Miao and Tang Yue were packing up the materials, the Flame Witch and Little Flame Ji arrived.
After the Flame Witch brought Little Flame Ji here, Little Flame Ji ran to Tang Miao's side, whimpering softly.
Tang Miao gently patted her little head and smiled, telling her that she was fine. Little Flame Ji was finally relieved.
The Flame Witch was slightly taken aback when she saw the corpse of the three-headed giant python... After all, less than a year had passed since she took Yan Jin away. And the three-headed python was already no match for her...
Previously, the Flame Witch was thinking about how to get the Flame Ji to obtain the elemental energy there to enhance her Calamity Flame, but now it seems that she doesn't need to worry about anything at all. She just needs to wait here peacefully.
The Flame Witch didn't want to leave for two reasons. First, she was no longer human and had grown accustomed to this place. Second, she wanted to wait here for an opportunity... to give the Flame Ji a chance to enhance the power of her Calamity Flame.
After getting ready, Tang Miao and the other person returned to the place where the Flame Witch lived on the mountaintop.
The Flame Witch found them some Flame Fruits. These were considered a high-grade medicine, capable of restoring stamina and enhancing fire-attribute power. Since Tang Miao and Tang Yue both possessed fire attributes, the food they brought seemed somewhat superfluous.
After giving them some fruit, the Flame Witch left with Flame Ji. Although she didn't receive all of Flame Ji's inheritance, she still knew more than Flame Ji.
Now that Flame Ji has reached the Commander Level, she's able to comprehend things she herself didn't know. Of course, Flame Ji can also discover them through gradual exploration. But who knows when that will take? Besides, having free guidance isn't a bad thing for Tang Miao.
Tang Yue looked at the Flame Witch who was instructing Flame Ji and sighed, "She is truly a great mother. It's good that you saved her and saw through that wicked woman's plot."
Tang Miao nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.
In the original story, the Flame Witch didn't have to die. However, she was grateful for the kindness shown to her, or perhaps she was too influenced by the Protagonist Halo. But whatever the reason, she sacrificed her own life for the birth of the Flame Ji.
Tang Yue added, "It's just a pity that the Flame Ji has become extinct."
Tang Miao shook his head and said, "If these darlings of the elements were everywhere, it wouldn't be a good thing for humanity."
Little Flame Ji is friendly towards humans only because she was brought into Tang Miao's arms by the Snow Woman at birth, and they happened to be bound by a contract. If she were wild, Tang Miao doesn't think she would be friendly towards humans either.
Moreover, isn't the very reason they are called the Element Pet in the world precisely because of their rarity?
The Flame Ji may not have become extinct, but no one knows when the next Flame Ji will appear.
After all, it was born from the interaction between heaven and earth.
Over the next few days, Tang Miao and Tang Yue spent their time hunting demons and admiring the sea of red leaves. Meanwhile, Flame Ji devoted herself to receiving guidance from the Flame Witch.
The days were naturally a bit monotonous, but compared to when she was here with Chen Ying, Tang Miao felt much more comfortable.
After all, Tang Yue made him feel the fiery passion of this world every single day.
The Flame Witch, who was instructing Flame Ji, was extremely dissatisfied! Although she was now a demon, she still possessed human thoughts. That bastard Tang Miao, he did everything without ever hiding anything from her; it was simply outrageous...
Tang Yue tried to avoid it, and would even cover her red lips when she was in high spirits, but Tang Miao seemed to be doing it on purpose, not only not letting her have her way, but also giving her a lot of attention.
In the week Scorching Plains, Tang Yue felt like she had replenished all the nutrients she had accumulated over the past six months...
Of course, she was happy, but the back pain was real. Flame Ji finished her studies in a week.
Afterwards, the two bid farewell to the Flame Witch and, led by the little demon eagle, left the Scorching Plains. Of course, upon arriving at the Sand River, Tang Miao didn't forget to harvest a wave of White Sand Demon Soldier!
This week, ostensibly for sightseeing and visiting the Flame Witch, turned into a Demon Beast -hunting adventure. However, Tang Yue was quite content. After all, it had been a long time since she'd spent this much time with Tang Miao. Including travel time, they'd spent almost half a month together, carefree and unrestrained.
After sending Tang Yue back to Hangzhou, Tang Miao left Hangzhou and headed back to Magic Capital.
Sitting on the high-speed train, Tang Miao reviewed his earnings over the past period. He had made nearly 200 million yuan from his trip to Scorching Plains. Adding the remaining 100 million yuan, he now had over 300 million yuan in savings.
However, this amount of money is clearly not enough to buy a decent wind-attribute Soul Seed. But there's no rush, after all, he just recently broke through to the Intermediate Level of the Wind Element.
After arriving in Magic Capital, Tang Miao headed back to the Pearl Academy. Since he wanted to cultivate Intermediate Magic, the Three-Step Tower, this cheat code, was obviously perfect for him. Moreover, given his current strength and status as National Team, Tang Miao believed that Dean Xiao would definitely not refuse him.
Having witnessed Little Black's power for the first time, Tang Miao felt it was necessary to thank Dean Xiao.
Whether he went there out of gratitude or with the intention of cultivation, only he himself knows.