[Feed your pet once; reward: affinity with Foxes +1] [Endless sweet nothings, overflowing affection...; reward: Ventriloquism]
Having sorted out the quests in his head, Lin Bai looked at the Little White Fox in his arms and smiled more foxily than a fox. He decided to grind the Pet System and Great Language System quests at the same time.
His smile made the Little White Fox's fur stand on end. It nervously held its breath, not daring to make a sound. It had a mission to return to its Lineage and report what had happened. Whatever Lin Bai did, it had to endure.
"Little thing, your heart's beating awfully fast!" Lin Bai stroked the Little Fox's head twice, then took out the Bloat Pill from inside his robe. He tossed one into his own mouth, placed another on his palm, and held it to the Little White Fox's mouth. "Here, have a meatball to settle your nerves."
Squeak!
The instant it saw the Bloat Pill, the fur on the Little White Fox's back bristled. It let out a sharp, pained cry and struggled violently.
"Holy shit!" Lin Bai casually released a small bolt of Palm Thunder, striking a nearby tree. "Don't forget our agreement. A disobedient fox is a dead fox!"
The Little White Fox shuddered and opened its mouth a crack, resigned to its fate.
"In you go!" Lin Bai promptly stuffed the pill inside, completing the feeding quest.
The Little Fox coughed hard and instinctively reached a forepaw toward its throat. But just as it raised the paw, it cautiously lowered it again. It stole a timid glance at Lin Bai and thought, That was close. I almost gave myself away...
The pill reached its stomach.
The Little Fox miserably braced itself for the bloating.
But after