Everyone Accidentally Became His Underling

To be honest, Li Xuan was quite happy right now. With these thirty Explosive Grass plants, his Self-Destruct could be raised to the intermediate level.

When combined with his enlarged body, Self-Destruct would produce a terrifying explosion. It would also become one of his trump cards.

With that in mind, Li Xuan eagerly waited for the Explosive Grass to appear.

Very soon.

Thirty Explosive Grass plants appeared in the auction house, and Li Xuan immediately exchanged messages for them.

[ Ding! Transaction successful. You have obtained thirty Explosive Grass plants.]

[ Ding! The Explosive Grass has been placed in the temporary storage box and can be stored for free for three days.]

"Take them out!"

Li Xuan chose to take them out without hesitation and began devouring them ravenously.

In an instant, a warm current flowed through his body. Li Xuan felt warmth filling both his body and mind, as though he were soaking in a hot spring.

In almost no time at all, he had eaten all thirty Explosive Grass plants, and that familiar feeling of transformation appeared once more.

[ Ding! Self-Destruct has been upgraded to the intermediate level.]

"It finally reached the intermediate level. Great! I really can't wait to see its power."

Li Xuan was eager to try it out and test his combat strength properly, but there was no rush. Finding more materials and raising his skill levels remained the priority.

So, he eagerly opened the chat channel again and saw Violent Rabbit's message.

"Hahaha, I finally know how to upgrade my skill! I finally know where there are lots of summoning formations! Thank you, Shapeshifter Beast boss! Thank you so much!"

Violent Rabbit spoke excitedly and began thanking him in the chat channel.

The people who had been watching the chat channel understood at once that Violent Rabbit's transaction had succeeded, and they were all a little envious.

After all, false information could not be traded. If the transaction had gone through, it meant the information was correct and true.

That also meant Violent Rabbit would soon be able to upgrade his skill to the intermediate level and perhaps even form a contract with a summoner. Naturally, everyone was very envious.

"Shapeshifter Beast boss, are you taking underlings? I'm Big Macaque. I'm about as strong as Violent Rabbit. Would you take me?"

"Shapeshifter Beast boss, I'm a Burrowing Beast. I can travel through the earth. Just tell me what you need. If I know anything, I'll definitely tell you. I hope I can exchange information with you."

"Shapeshifter Beast boss, I'm Illusionary Lark. I'm a girl. Can you take care of me a little, boss? Please. I'll give you anything you want."

Illusionary Lark spoke up, pleading in the chat channel.

"Oh? Are you sure?"

Rarely, the Shapeshifter Beast boss actually replied.

In the past, whenever others spoke, the Shapeshifter Beast boss had ignored everyone.

This sudden change left everyone rather confused, and Illusionary Lark was even more stunned.

"Sorry, I was only joking. Even though I've become a summoned beast, I still don't want to sell my body."

Illusionary Lark shook her head and sighed in disappointment.

She felt that she had misjudged the Shapeshifter Beast boss. She had thought he was a decent fellow before, but now it seemed he was just a pervert.

So Illusionary Lark stopped speaking and fell silent.

"Sell your body? What nonsense are you thinking? I just want to trade for your Nature Flowers." Li Xuan was speechless.

"Ah? Nature Flowers?"

Illusionary Lark froze when she heard that, realizing that she had misunderstood. She hurriedly said awkwardly.

"S-sorry, boss. I misunderstood you."

"It's fine. How many Nature Flowers do you have right now? Do you have fifty?" Li Xuan asked expectantly.

Different skills required different materials for upgrades, and the quantities consumed during advancement also varied. Therefore, Li Xuan hoped to get more Nature Flowers.

"Yes, yes, yes! I have over a hundred. I'll give them all to you," Illusionary Lark hurriedly said.

"You don't need to give me that many. Sixty will be enough," Li Xuan said after estimating the amount.

"Alright, boss. Please wait a moment. I'll put them in the auction house right away."

Illusionary Lark eagerly placed sixty Nature Flowers into the auction house, then waited anxiously.

Very soon, a message came from the auction house.

[ Ding! Your transaction was successful. You have obtained information on skill advancement.]

[ Ding! The plant required to advance your Illusion skill is Phantom Nethergrass. An image of Phantom Nethergrass is shown below.]

"So this is Phantom Nethergrass? Wait, I've seen this plant before!"

When Illusionary Lark saw the plant in the image, her large eyes widened. She hurriedly flapped her wings and flew toward the swamp.

In only five minutes, she arrived at the swamp and saw those beautiful Phantom Nethergrass plants.

"Whenever I saw so many monsters in the swamp before, I never dared approach this place. I never expected I had been missing such an opportunity. Good thing there's the Shapeshifter Beast boss."

Illusionary Lark hurriedly landed in the swamp, carefully picking up one beautiful Phantom Nethergrass plant after another in her beak and carrying them far away to eat.

During this time, she saw many monsters. In particular, vicious Swamp Crocodiles lurked beneath the bubbling areas of the swamp, making the place extremely frightening.

Fortunately, she had Illusion, which could briefly confuse nearby creatures. She took the opportunity to carry away Phantom Nethergrass and hurriedly eat it.

Not long afterward, Illusionary Lark finally completed her advancement. Happily, she opened the local chat channel.

At this moment.

Everyone was waiting for Illusionary Lark to speak. After all, she had traded with the Shapeshifter Beast boss, and everyone wanted to know whether the transaction had succeeded.

If it had, that would prove the Shapeshifter Beast boss was incredibly knowledgeable. In the future, they could all seek his help and trade valuable items for information.

Thus, everyone waited eagerly. Yet no matter how long they waited, Illusionary Lark did not speak.

Just as everyone was growing impatient, a message finally appeared. It was Illusionary Lark's cheerful voice.

"Hahaha, my skill has finally reached the intermediate level! It's become incredibly powerful and can continuously create a distorted illusion around my body.

"I won't have to worry about being killed anymore. Thank you, Shapeshifter Beast boss. If you ever need me in the future, just say the word. I'll definitely give it my all."

Everyone who heard this was envious, and they completely understood just how extraordinary the Shapeshifter Beast boss was.

They immediately began speaking over one another, fawning over him and trying to curry favor.

"Shapeshifter Beast boss, is there anything else you need? I have farsight and can search very quickly."

"I'm very familiar with this area and have seen all kinds of beautiful plants. Just tell me if you need anything, boss."

"Me too! Boss, please take me with you. I can be your underling."

A flood of messages swept through the channel one after another. The entire channel descended into chaos and was completely flooded with messages.

"Alright, I do need some things."

Li Xuan said one sentence in the chat channel, and everyone instantly fell silent.

Li Xuan thought for a moment and decided to look for more plants. After all, he would be able to refine pills in the future and make profits by selling them.

This was the perfect chance to post requests for all the various precious plants he had learned about and gain some benefits.

Of course, the Green Needle Flower needed to upgrade Wind Wings was also essential. Li Xuan posted requests for those as well.

After finishing all that.

Li Xuan closed the chat channel and continued reviewing this body's memories. Once he finished, he planned to Self-Destruct and obtain a new ability.

However, once his requests were posted, the entire chat channel descended into chaos.

Everyone was stunned as they looked at the quantities required by the requests.

"My God, the boss needs so many things. What are all these? I've never even heard of them."

"Yeah, the boss knows way too many plants. My eyes are getting dizzy just looking at them. I don't recognize a single one."