Chapter 36

The little Demon Wolf seemed a bit confused, grinning blankly as it looked at this and that.

Xie Juanhan patted it. "The little Companion Beast are asking you to take good care of the melon patch."

The little Demon Wolf puffed out its chest and sat up even straighter. "Awoo!"

Xie Juanhan looked at Telingewei: "Do you think it's feasible to exchange this quality of Cold Melon for fish milk from the Tata Fish?"

==========Author's Note:=========

See you tomorrow!

Chapter 36 [VIP]

Xie Juanhan is going to milk the Tata Fish.

Telingewei wanted to go with him.

As soon as the two dragons were about to leave, their Companion Beast immediately objected, swarming forward, some grabbing at the trouser legs, others biting at the robes.

The little creatures' sharp teeth were firmly embedded in the fabric as they looked up at them, accusing them of being disloyal. "Chirp!"

Telingewei lowered his head. "I usually go out to sea to fish, why do you never come with me? Who's being disloyal?"

The little ones rolled their eyes, not understanding, but refusing to budge.

Xie Juanhan: "I can take you guys. But you're going out, aren't you going to take the little Demon Wolf with you?"

The Companion Beast, a little guilty, chirped.

Telingewei scoffed, "What a disloyal bastard."

The little Demon Wolf didn't know that the other little guys were all going out.

It ate the food brought to it by its Companion Beast, grinning beside its burrow: "Awoo--"

The Companion Beast circled around it, chirping.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei were picking Cold Melon not far away.

The little ones each make their own calls, focusing on just one making a sound; there's no real expectation of communication, but it sounds quite harmonious.

Xie Juanhan and his group picked three large baskets of Cold Melon.

A group of Tata Fish, only twenty or thirty in total, three large baskets of Cold Melon, one fish per fish, that should be about right.

For this first attempt, there's no need to send out too many Cold Melon.

Besides the Cold Melon, Telingewei also soaked a small jar of wine-soaked fish to use as bait.

The smells of alcohol and fish can travel very far in seawater.

On the day I went to find the Tata Fish to milk them.

They stood on the rocks and threw the wine-soaked fish into the sea. After a short while, they saw the fins of the Tata Fish appear on the azure surface of the sea.

The Tata Fish indeed ate Telingewei's wine-soaked fish regularly and had developed a tacit understanding with him.

As they rushed over, they would occasionally leap out of the water, their round bodies tracing arcs across the surface.

It's clear they're in a great mood.

"Click--"

The Tata Fish swam over, yelling.

Xie Juanhan thought to himself, "It should be named Kaka Fish."

The sound it made didn't resemble "Tata".

No, it's also possible that because they're round and chubby, like towers, the person who named them called them Tata Fish.

The Tata Fish frolicked and soon swam to the reef.

The first thing they did upon approaching was to gulp down seawater and spray it at Telingewei and his Companion Beast.

"Chirp!" The Companion Beast quickly retreated, standing on the reef and chirping loudly at the Tata Fish.

"Click-click!" the Tata Fish responded loudly.

"Wait!" Xie Juanhan stood by the reef and negotiated with the Tata Fish, "Stop splashing water, we came here today to exchange fish milk with you."

Many Tata Fish stopped, floated in the water, and tilted their heads to look at him.

Xie Juanhan took a Cold Melon from the basket, smashed it in half with his bare hands, and stretched out his hand to the Tata Fish, saying, "This is Cold Melon I just grew. Try it and see if you like it?"

As he spoke, Xie Juanhan broke the Cold Melon into smaller pieces and threw them at the Tata Fish.

The Tata Fish immediately jumped up, scrambling to grab the Cold Melon and stuff it into their mouths, chewing it quickly.

Xie Juanhan could tell how much they liked the Cold Melon just by the speed at which their mouths moved.

He was quite confident about the deal involving exchanging Tata Fish milk.

Several Tata Fish that hadn't gotten any Cold Melon were anxiously circling around, swishing their tails and chirping, "Click, click!"

Xie Juanhan didn't delay; he immediately grabbed another Cold Melon, smashed it open, and threw it to them.

Telingewei helped by cracking open a Cold Melon and handing it to Xie Juanhan.

The Tata Fish were clearly mesmerized, and swam forward, directly to the rocks, about two meters away from them.

These Tata Fish should be a type of dolphin; they're quite cute up close.

Xie Juanhan has little resistance to cute creatures, so he opened several more Cold Melon to throw to them for them to try.

Xie Juanhan squatted down by the rocks, carefully opening a melon.

The Tata Fish tilted their heads under the rocks, waiting expectantly.

The Companion Beast also came to join in the fun, squatting by the rocks and looking underwater.

One of the Tata Fish rolled its eyes, suddenly opened its mouth, and spurted out a stream of water.

Telingewei was quick-witted and used his hand to shield the Companion Beast's chests, pulling them back.

The jets of water spouted by the Tata Fish were enormous.

Some small water droplets still landed on the fur of the Companion Beast and on Telingewei's face.

The Companion Beast paused for a moment, then immediately reacted, dragging their tails and without hesitation reaching for the stones, ready to fight the Tata Fish: "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan, who was focused on opening a melon, suddenly looked up and frowned at the Tata Fish.

"It's alright," Telingewei said first.

Xie Juanhan turned to look at Telingewei.

Telingewei had just wiped the water from his face; tiny droplets still clung to his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes, emanating a faint fishy smell.

The fishy smell might not be very noticeable to other creatures, but a dragon's sense of smell is so acute that it cannot be ignored at all.

Xie Juanhan condensed a drop of water from the air and handed it to Telingewei so he could wash himself.

Looking back at the Tata Fish, Xie Juanhan's expression softened. "I came here sincerely to exchange fish milk. If it doesn't work out, then forget it."

The Tata Fish stopped spraying water and just stared at him.

Xie Juanhan stood up.

The Tata Fish called to each other a few times, making soft "click-click" sounds, their voices seeming to plead for the other fish to stay.

Xie Juanhan looked at them.

The Tata Fish hesitated, circling around a few times, calling out to each other.

A moment later, they turned and swam towards the sea, then turned to look at Xie Juanhan.

Xie Juanhan: "What do you mean?"

Several Tata Fish turned around, gesturing for Xie Juanhan to follow, then turned back and swam into the depths of the sea, "Click-click."

The calls of the Tata Fish are not very clear, and the amount and accuracy of the information they convey are both poor.

Xie Juanhan wasn't quite sure what they wanted to take him to see.

Telingewei asked in a low voice from behind, "Should we follow them?"

We can only follow them and see.

Xie Juanhan transformed back into his dragon form and followed behind the Tata Fish.

As soon as the Tata Fish saw him flying alongside them, they immediately sped up, clearly leading the way for him.

The White Dragon flew forward a distance and then looked back.

Telingewei transformed into a giant black dragon, carrying Cold Melon and its Companion Beast on its back, and began to fly.

Meeting the White Dragon's gaze, the Black Dragon indicated that there was no need to worry.

The White Dragon then turned its head and focused on following the Tata Fish as they flew deeper into the sea.

The Tata Fish swam very fast, making "click-click" sounds as they went, and occasionally leaping out of the water, trying to reach the height of the White Dragon.

They even started competing, each leaping higher than the last.

After swimming for a while, the Tata Fish slowed down and began to call out loudly on the surface of the sea.

The shouts were full of provocation.

Xie Juanhan hovered in mid-air, puzzled.

Beneath the surface of the sea, a huge shadow is slowly rising.

The Tata Fish didn't retreat at all; instead, they cried out even louder.

The White Dragon watched helplessly as a gigantic demonic whale rose from the sea.

This body length, this aura.

He didn't even need to look through the encyclopedia; he could recognize it at a glance—it was definitely a level four Demonic Beast.

Upon seeing the shadow, the Tata Fish immediately flapped their fins and charged forward, ready to fight the demon whale.

They are numerous, and the whales are large.

It's really hard to say who will come out on top in such a fight.

As the Tata Fish charged forward, they didn't forget to raise their heads and let out a cry into the air.

This time, the cries were very clear; they were asking for help.

The demon whale heard the call and looked up.

The White Dragon was not used to its gigantic body; it was only a little over ten meters long, and against the backdrop of the vast ocean and sky, it appeared quite delicate.

The moment the demon whale saw him, a look of shock flashed across its small eyes.

It had its mouth slightly open, revealing a set of sharp, white, dense teeth.

--Three rows of sharp teeth on both the upper and lower jaws.

After making eye contact with the White Dragon, it immediately shut its mouth and dived down without looking back.

"Whoosh!"

A huge, round bubble rose from the calm sea.

In the blink of an eye, the demon whale had submerged dozens of meters underwater.

The speed of descent is much faster than the speed of ascent.

Seeing that it had escaped, the Tata Fish chased after it triumphantly for more than ten meters before surfacing again with a "click-click."

The Tata Fish's calls were full of joy.

Clearly, this demonic whale was their old enemy.

They used the dragon's power as a pretext, bringing the White Dragon to provoke and seek revenge.

Xie Juanhan understood why the Tata Fish did this, but he was speechless.

These fish are so petty.

The Tata Fish, having won their attack, turned their heads, their eyes shining as they looked at the White Dragon: "Crack!"

After they called out, they continued swimming forward, clearly not on the way back.

"Are there still enemies?" Xie Juanhan asked.

"Click-clack!"

"I'll scare one more enemy for you at most, and then we'll exchange fish milk," Xie Juanhan, looking at them. "Otherwise, I'll beat you up."

"Click."