Gugas' Abilities

He staggered forward drunkenly with the Water-Ground Iron Rod in hand and happened to run into the White Bone Spirit, who had come out to relieve herself.

When the White Bone Spirit saw that Wu Song was drunk, she was delighted. Planning to trick him, she transformed into Pan Jinlian delivering food and walked step by step toward Wu Song.

The Gugas sitting around on the ground all held their breath, their little heads raised in unison as they listened with rapt attention.

At the same time, their mouths never stopped moving. Pastries, nuts, flatbread... they were not picky about anything.

"Chomp chomp chomp—"

"Crunch crunch—"

After the story ended.

Ning Rongrong's eyes reddened, and her little nose twitched.

"Wuwuwu—Brother Lin Xiao, did Wu Dalang marry Tang Seng in the end?"

"No. After Wu Dalang confessed to Tang Seng, Tang Seng said, 'I'm not gay,' and ultimately chose to spend his life with a monkey."

Ning Rongrong's crying abruptly stopped. Through teary eyes, she stared blankly at Lin Xiao.

"Huh? How could that happen? What's so good about monkeys?"

Lin Xiao patted Ning Rongrong on the head.

"You're still young. It's normal that you don't understand. It's called being a furry fan. Some people just like species that aren't human."

"So weird..."

Ning Rongrong furrowed her little brows and muttered in half-understanding. She turned the words over and over in her mind, but still could not figure out what they meant.

Lin Xiao glanced at the sky.

"Rongrong, it's getting late. You should head back."

"Huh? Why so soon? All right... Rongrong will come play again tomorrow."

With that, Ning Rongrong left the courtyard, looking back every few steps.

Phew—

At last, he had sent that clingy little pest away. Now he could properly test his Martial Soul.

Hehehe~

"Gugas! Assemble and line up!"

"Guga!" ×1000

The Little Gugas trotted around with their short little legs, clattering back and forth.

A thousand round little fellows crammed into the courtyard, and for a moment, footsteps and cries filled the air.

Some ran to the wrong spots and rammed headfirst into their companions, falling flat on their bottoms before immediately scrambling back into formation.

After quite a bit of fussing around, they barely managed to form several crooked lines.

Lin Xiao stood with his hands behind his back like an officer inspecting his troops.

"Now, Mechanic Gugas, step forward!"

"Guga!" ×10

These ten Gugas each had a little sling bag at their waists, marked with a wrench symbol.

"Come on, show me your skills. Build a car first."

The leading Little Guga raised his short little hand.

"Boss, there are no materials here, guga."

Lin Xiao froze. All right...

Little Gugas might count as comedic characters, but they were nowhere near the concept gods that Gray Wolf or Tom Cat were.

"Then... return to the formation."

The Mechanic Gugas trotted back into the ranks.

"Mage Gugas over there, step forward! Show me your magic."

Ten Gugas wearing pointed purple wizard hats and little capes squeezed their way out.

Each held a short wooden staff, its tip set with a tiny sparkling star gem.

The Mage Gugas raised their staffs and took a deep breath.

"Guga—Fireball!"

"Guga—Waterball!"

"Guga—Gale!"

A series of shouts rang out.

Small fireballs flew out and struck the stone wall in the courtyard, leaving scorched black spots; round waterballs burst in midair, scattering sprays of water; whistling little gusts sent the surrounding leaves flying everywhere...

A waterball collided with a fireball, instantly raising a huge cloud of white mist that covered half the courtyard.

From time to time, Gugas cried out from within the mist, along with dull thuds as the little fellows bumped into one another.

"Guga! Don't step on my foot, guga!"

"Wuwuwu—guga—!"

Lin Xiao coughed twice and called out loudly:

"Everyone, stop moving! Mage Gugas, use wind to blow the mist away!"

"Guga—Gale!" ×10

Streams of air surged outward, sweeping across the entire courtyard.

The spreading white mist quickly scattered in every direction and vanished completely within moments.

The ten Gugas all stood with their hands on their hips, looking like they were waiting for praise.

Lin Xiao did not know whether to laugh or cry. He walked over and rubbed each little fellow's head.

"Very good!"

"Guga!"

The Mage Gugas' eyes sparkled as they bounced around excitedly.

Lin Xiao smiled, then felt a large chunk of the Soul Power within him vanish.

Could it be that whenever the Gugas used their abilities, they automatically consumed his Soul Power? Better test it again.

"Now, Carpenter Gugas, step forward. Help me build the most comfortable pavilion."

"Guga!" ×10

Ten Carpenter Gugas carried several large saws toward the big tree in the courtyard.

"Bzz—bzz—bzz—"

"Guga! Guga! Guga!"

The sounds of sawing came one after another. As they worked, the Carpenter Gugas shouted slogans together to cheer themselves on.

Before long, there was a boom as the thick tree fell straight to the ground.

The little fellows were small, but they were surprisingly strong. They quickly got to work with nimble hands and feet.

Some used saws to trim the lumber, some took out tiny chisels to carve grooves and patterns, while several others carried over stones to use as foundations.

Wood shavings kept fluttering down.

Lin Xiao stood to the side, focusing on the changes in his Soul Power.

Compared to the rapid drain when the Mage Gugas cast spells, the Soul Power drawn away by the Carpenter Gugas' physical labor was extremely faint, almost imperceptible.

"Just as I thought, it's different."

Lin Xiao nodded to himself.

After that, he tested several other types of Gugas.

He came to the conclusion that ordinary walking and playing around did not consume Soul Power.

Combat-oriented Gugas consumed the most, while craft-oriented Gugas consumed varying amounts of Soul Power when making things, depending on the difficulty of what they were making.

And aside from recovering Soul Power through meditation and cultivation, they could also recover it by eating. They even recovered faster that way.

Lin Xiao stroked his chin as he calculated inwardly.

That meant the Guga army did not need to rely on him constantly supplying Soul Power. They could sustain themselves.

This was incredibly good news.

As long as there were enough ingredients, Chef Gugas could keep cooking in the rear and secure the logistics.

The other Gugas only needed to handle combat or make things.

A self-sustaining system was more or less taking shape.

But the amount of ingredients it consumed was a terrifying figure.

Fortunately, he was in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and could afford to burn through money.

If he were still wandering around, just feeding these Gugas would be difficult, let alone developing their abilities.

Lin Xiao sat in the pavilion built by the Carpenter Gugas, resting as he considered how to improve himself as much as possible next.

Just as he was thinking.

Ten Chef Gugas ran over carrying several tiny wooden bowls, each filled with freshly made oversized jelly.

"Guga, Boss, eat jelly."

They raised their heads and looked at Lin Xiao eagerly, hoping he would try their cooking.

Lin Xiao scooped up a small piece with a spoon and put it into his mouth. His eyes instantly lit up!

It actually tasted even better than Rongrong's pastries!

It looked like he would not need to swindle pastries from that little girl next time.

"It's delicious. Take some for the other Gugas to try."

Having received praise, the Chef Gugas jumped up happily one after another. They hurriedly called over their companions and handed out the little wooden bowls.

In an instant, Gugas big and small gathered around, sharing the jelly bite by bite as the sound of smacking lips filled the courtyard.