"I'll take care of these." Jiu Ming stood up and picked up the garbage bags. "You've been busy for a while, haven't you? Leave the rest to me and get some rest first."
With that, he headed outside. He usually took the daily trash out and burned it in one go. Ordinary fire left residue behind, so Jiu Ming simply used Laevateinn for a residue-free incineration.
So what if it was a divine artifact? Divine artifacts were meant to be used! Was he supposed to leave it there until it grew mold?
After disposing of two bags of trash, Jiu Ming narrowed his eyes toward the back of a large tree. A stray cat poked its head out from behind the trunk, meowed twice at him without the slightest fear, then licked its paw as it gazed at him hopefully. It seemed to be hungry.
"Hmm... a kitty. Come here, big brother will treat you to some sashimi." Jiu Ming stared at this uninvited cat for a while, long enough for it to start feeling guilty and consider turning to run. Then he rummaged through the air for a moment and took out a Sealed Card. A huge black bag dropped into his hand, carrying a rich scent of seafood...
Something about this felt strange.
As Jiu Ming opened the bag, he pondered to himself. Seeing that he meant no harm, the fearless cat slowly approached him, expectation in its eyes. Never mind the brightly colored, savage-looking spines on its body—what was with that dazzling, multicolored body, like a poisonous mushroom!? Every one of those traits screamed that this strange fish was venomous!
"Aha! Don't be scared. This fish actually isn't poisonous." Jiu Ming couldn't help laughing at the cat's reaction. Seafood was a specialty of his world. This fish