Reveal Some of His Talent?

It was just as Lin Ke had expected.

The male Blood Sandalwood Frog's body crumbled to ash, while the female Red-Striped Frog hopped onto the ground and began laying an egg.

This doesn't count as breaking the rules... Lin Ke silently watched the Blood Sandalwood Frog crumble to ash in death.

He had promised the seller not to kill the Blood Sandalwood Frogs, but he could hardly be blamed if one died from mating on its own.

Just as the seller had said, the two Blood Sandalwood Frogs had been sold for breeding.

Lin Ke was indeed using them for breeding. It was just that the process and outcome differed from what the seller had envisioned.

That did not count as breaking his oath either.

And while Lin Ke was mourning the male Blood Sandalwood Frog, the female Red-Striped Frog's body was sucked dry after she laid her egg.

Only a single frog egg with a red shell remained.

In nature, frogs laid large numbers of eggs.

But those were the rules of the Niwan Palace: everything only ever produced a single egg.

"It actually worked." Lin Ke picked up the frog egg, feeling rather moved.

Compatibility really did matter!

The Blood Sandalwood Frog and Red-Striped Frog had successfully mated on their first attempt, whereas the Stinger Hawk Moth and Amethyst Longhorn Beetle from before had required many attempts.

Perhaps this could be another direction to explore in the future.

Then Lin Ke tried it with the other Blood Sandalwood Frog, and the result was actually the same.

The Blood Sandalwood Frog easily produced a second frog egg with the Red-Striped Frog.

He brought the two frog eggs out of his Niwan Palace with his spiritual sense.

Zong Ya was clever. Once Lin Ke sent his spiritual sense into his mind, she realized that some things were secrets and went to the sixth level.

So when Lin Ke emerged, Lin Can's eyes immediately lit up nearby. She had clearly stopped cultivating specifically for this.

"I want to eat them!" Lin Can's face was full of anticipation.

But she had already taken root, so she did not burrow out of the soil. Instead, she gazed longingly at the two frog eggs in Lin Ke's hand.

The frog eggs had been prepared for Lin Can in the first place, so he smiled and tossed them over. "These are what I told you about earlier. Produce them for me, and I'll see whether they're useful."

Judging by their auras, both were mundane objects with only a little spirituality.

He wondered what would hatch from them.

"Okay!" Lin Can caught the frog eggs and ate them in a few crunchy bites.

A moment later, she raised both hands. Spirit power surged within her, shaking her cheeks bright red.

"Haa!!!"

With a sharp cry, she condensed an egg even larger than herself.

"It's that big?!" Lin Ke was startled.

A Blood Sandalwood Frog was only palm-sized, and a Red-Striped Frog was even smaller. How had combining them produced something so large?

While Lin Ke was still marveling, the egg cracked open, and a scarlet tadpole emerged.

"Quick, quick, Daddy! It needs water!" Lin Can was panting where she stood after producing the egg, and now she called out anxiously.

Water?

Lin Ke immediately wrapped his mental power around the red tadpole wriggling on the ground and hurried to the sixth level.

Most of the crawling creatures raised here needed water, but no dedicated pool had been built, since there were not many "venomous insects" like toads.

Fortunately, Lin Ke already knew the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Overturning technique and had also studied the Old Han inheritance of Fang Tong's lineage, formerly known as "Grass Dam."

Naturally, he knew the habits of many venomous insects and crawling creatures.

Thus, Lin Ke arrived at the sixth level.

The square sixth level was divided into several areas, each housing different insects.

The largest was the mundane insect-rearing area, which held numerous Insect-Rearing Jars. People from the Green Mulberry Garden came every day at set times to feed them and clear away their droppings.

Next were the dedicated areas for Blackgold Silkworms, specifically used to store their eggs, cocoon silk, and so on.

There was also a water storage area.

Naturally, Lin Ke went to the mundane insect-rearing area. Facing a wall made with Turn Earth to Steel, he extended his palm and pushed forward, then slowly walked ahead.

Rumble-

As he walked, the soil pushed outward in all directions, forming a new space in front of him.

Before long, a room the size of a basketball court had taken shape.

Lin Ke did not stop there. He created two pools, one on either side, each a meter deep, with a bridge and walkway between them.

Then he placed the red tadpole, which was constantly wriggling from side to side for lack of water, into the pool on the right.

"Sea-Overturning!"

His lips parted slightly, and he swept his hand to either side.

The next moment, an endless stream of water seeped out of the surrounding soil and poured into the pools.

Sensing the arrival of water, the red tadpole settled down and remained quietly in the pool.

"There are so many things to watch out for with aquatic spirit beasts, too..." Lin Ke could not help feeling a headache coming on.

The Old Hans of Grass Dam-the Old Han inheritance belonging to Fang Tong's lineage-had mostly raised terrestrial venomous insects, with only a small number of aquatic ones.

The Old Hans had less experience raising aquatic creatures than terrestrial ones.

Lin Ke knew a little, but his knowledge was limited to the aquariums he had kept in his previous life, and creatures such as turtles and horned frogs.

He knew a few things, but not much.

"I'll just have to take it slowly."

Watching the red tadpole leisurely swimming in the pool, Lin Ke smiled and shook his head, then walked out.

"Junior brother, what was that?" Zong Ya came over and asked curiously.

Lin Ke said softly, "The Red-Striped Frog and Blood Sandalwood Frog successfully mated."

Zong Ya immediately covered her mouth in surprise, then exclaimed, "That quickly?!"

Lin Ke nodded.

A gleam immediately appeared in Zong Ya's eyes. "Then does that mean the artifact refining you mentioned earlier is feasible too?"

"Yes." Lin Ke smiled. "Senior sister, why not study it in your spare time as well?"

Zong Ya considered it, but shook her head. "No, I've thought of a way to divide the work instead."

Her eyes shone with astonishing brilliance. "Junior brother, since we're so formidable at breeding spirit insects, we don't need to learn artifact refining, pill refining, and the like."

"We don't need to learn them?" Lin Ke raised an eyebrow. "I'm all ears."

"Beyond artifact refining and pill refining, there are forging masters, seamstresses, cooks, spirit planters, and so many other trades. But I remember what you said about industrial chains and supply chains." Zong Ya paced slowly.

"According to what you said, we only need to focus on breeding spirit insects. Naturally, others will handle artifact refining and pill refining."

"You mean exposing some of our secrets?" Lin Ke frowned.

It was not that he had never considered specializing in one thing and simply doing the breeding work well.

But ultimately, he had felt that approach was not safe enough.

Keep a low profile!

Countless novels from his previous life had taught him one lesson: only by lying low could he have a future!

Otherwise, no matter how gifted a transmigrator was, showing off too much would make them the target of every arrow. Even if they ultimately became powerful, the journey would be utterly miserable.

Thus, his thinking had always been to reveal absolutely nothing if he could avoid it.

Even his Thirteenfold Dao Foundation and the like appeared to the outside world as a Myriad-Leak Body with a Sixfold Dao Foundation.

"Yes, reveal a portion." Zong Ya stepped forward and took Lin Ke's hand. "Junior brother, I know how hard your journey has been."

"But sometimes, showing a little of our strength will help us attract the elders' attention."

"Don't worry. Your senior sister will shoulder that risk."

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