Squeak—
Hidden Rat Zhizhi leaped to the floor and began squeaking in a low voice.
"This is..."
Yu Yuan looked at The Blood Grand Duke and the Hidden History of the Blood Clan in his hand, then at Zhizhi, who had suddenly changed.
Miemie stood up too. Though he had no idea what was happening to Zhizhi, he took a guarded stance.
On the Virtual Light Screen, Yu Yuan saw a new line in Zhizhi's information: [Evolving...]
"Evolving?"
Yu Yuan and Miemie backed away to give Zhizhi more room.
As Zhizhi evolved, the shadows beneath the table and bed and behind the cabinet deepened and began to writhe.
Every shadow seemed to come alive, while Zhizhi's body swelled and shrank.
Nearly ten minutes passed before the animated shadows in the room returned to normal.
Zhizhi's body stopped changing too.
Zhizhi's information refreshed on the Virtual Light Screen.
A new trait appeared on the panel.
—[Dig! I Want to Dig!]
Effect: Using a medium connected to a target, Hidden Rat can establish a secret-probing mousehole to that target on the Spiritual Dimension level, continuously and covertly digging up information about them.
"Huh?"
Yu Yuan read the Virtual Light Screen twice to make sure he had it right.
His expression turned complicated.
"So that's possible!"
He had never heard of a trait like this, but the more he thought about it, the more sense it made.
After all, what mouse didn't dig holes?
Zhizhi's mousehole was just a little too absurd.
It reached straight into the Spiritual Dimension. Other mice dug holes for food or shelter.
Zhizhi dug holes to pry into other people's secrets.
That ability was downright wicked.
But Yu Yuan loved it! What was he supposed to do?
This trait formed a perfect loop with Zhizhi's other trait, [Squeak!