Rare Treasure-Miemie

Click...

The Lighting switch snapped shut.

Inside the Hideout, three energy-saving lamps began casting cool white light, illuminating the entire room.

Yu Yuan blew out the candle. For a moment, it felt as though he had returned to the Civilization World. He even put the threat of the approaching typhoon out of his mind.

"These three energy-saving lamps are all 10 watts. An hour of pedaling should keep them lit for about thirty-three hours. Not bad."

Still, Yu Yuan knew that once he built other electrical facilities, this much stored power would never meet his daily needs. For now, though, he was more than satisfied.

And with [Lighting] upgraded to level 2, it was already one in the morning.

Baa~~~ Baa~~~~

Yu Yuan looked at the Kerry Hill Sheep he had tethered in the corner. It glanced at him from time to time, and he let out a heavy sigh.

Ever since returning to the Hideout, he had kept finding things to do, trying to avoid this, trying to put it off. But he could set the Hideout's construction aside for now.

Less than five hours remained until six o'clock.

He knew he could not avoid what was coming.

He pulled the small square packet he had saved from his pocket and walked toward the corner of the Hideout, resolved to face his fate.

The exotic, deeply mysterious background music sounded in Yu Yuan's ears once more.

Snap... The Lust Card broke in two.

The Fate Card vanished, and a cold mechanical prompt rang in his ears.

[Fate Card—Rock-Tier Lust Card successfully removed. Fate Points +1]

[Transformation value detected in the target of debauchery. Transform? Cost: 1 Fate Point.]

Yu Yuan's eyes lit up. "Transform."

[Fate Points -1. Rare Treasure acquired: Miemie.]

Wait... what was a Rare Treasure?

Just as Yu Yuan wondered about it, his vision went dark. Then his pupils widened sharply, as though he had seen something impossible.

He even stumbled back two steps before steadying himself.

Baa~~

The creature before Yu Yuan was no longer the Kerry Hill Sheep from earlier. It was an unfamiliar, enormous sheep.

It stood around 1.7 meters tall, with huge spiraling horns like a wild sheep's. Thick, dense, fine wool covered its entire body, gleaming silky-smooth beneath the lights.

It looked exactly like the legendary Golden Fleece.

The real Golden Fleece, not the cigarettes. Yu Yuan swore it.

He immediately checked the Rare Treasure's information. His mouth fell farther and farther open.

[Miemie]

Quality: Rare Treasure

Owner: Yu Yuan

Carrying capacity: 500 kg

Speed: 60 km/h

Equipment effect: Load Capacity +100 kg, endurance +80%, running speed +40%.

Combat method: Horn charge

Rare Treasure building: Baa-Baa's Manger

Functions: Produces 20 kg of high-quality wool (Excellent) every 7 days; produces 300 ml of High-Energy Sheep Milk (Rare) every day.

A Rare Treasure. So this was a Rare Treasure!

A single Rare Treasure had three different states.

Equipment, normal, and Rare Treasure building.

Its normal state was what he saw now: a sheep he could ride, one that could fight and produce resources.

In its Equipment State, it took the form of a tattoo on Yu Yuan's body, granting him Miemie's attribute boosts.

He could switch freely between its Equipment State and its rideable form.

The Rare Treasure building, meanwhile, was a special Hideout facility built specifically for Miemie. Once constructed, Miemie could no longer leave it, which meant he could neither equip nor ride her.

In exchange, it would unlock the building's function: [Baa-Baa's Manger].

Every seven days, he could obtain a valuable food item Miemie had gathered from the manger.

Three states, three sets of effects. Yu Yuan had never expected that.

He had never imagined that a choice made in utter desperation would bring such a dramatic turn—and such a surprise.

He had no idea why a ewe had horns, but that did nothing to dampen his affection for her.

Yu Yuan placed his right hand on her forehead.

Equip.

The next thing Yu Yuan knew, Miemie had vanished. His body, however, had changed considerably.

He had originally stood 1.78 meters tall. Now he was noticeably taller, and the ceiling felt much closer.

He hurriedly found the tape measure he had collected earlier and measured himself against the wall: 1.88 meters.

He had grown a full ten centimeters.

His build had changed considerably too. His muscles were strong and sharply defined.

They were not the bulky muscles of a bodybuilder, though. They were leaner and more evenly proportioned.

Yu Yuan guessed it had something to do with his boosts to endurance, speed, and Load Capacity.

He could clearly feel that he was much stronger. His stamina seemed inexhaustible, as though he had boundless energy inside him.

He took off his shirt.

A pitch-black Ram-Head Tattoo covered his chest, its crimson eyes positioned over his nipples.

Huge spiraling horns extended from Yu Yuan's shoulders down his arms, following the defined lines of his muscles.

The whole effect was a study in brutal beauty.

Yu Yuan looked at his nearly perfect body. If he had to describe his current state in one word, it would be—

Powerful.

Only that word could do this body justice.

When Miemie left her Equipment State, Yu Yuan felt weakness return to his body.

To his surprise, his first thought was that he missed the power.

He forced the thought down with reason.

Equipping Miemie certainly made him feel powerful. But Yu Yuan knew the strength a Rare Treasure gave him was only a bubble. If he made the Equipment State part of his everyday life, then the day he had to fight on his own would be the day he died.

Ultimately, his own body was the foundation of true strength.

He fed Miemie some grass, then collected the day's sheep milk.

[High-Energy Sheep Milk]

Quality: Rare

Description: Has some healing properties, with particularly strong effects on certain injuries; has a calming effect and provides the body with an exceptionally rich supply of energy. Long-term consumption can strengthen the body.

Effects:

① Accelerates wound healing, with especially pronounced effects on fractures.

② Calms the mind, reduces the chance of mental instability, and restores an additional 5% of stamina and bodily function during rest.

③ Quickly replenishes energy and restores stamina after consumption. Long-term consumption slowly strengthens bones and muscles.

④ Drinking it for seven consecutive days grants the buff [Vigorous Renal Qi]: stamina +15% and minor cold resistance.