Chapter 005: Bestowing Auspicious Names

It seems that I accidentally hit the mark just now

Alright, I am going to level up. You can stay back, sleep if you want, curse if you want, do as you please. I do not expect that the curse spell with its extremely low success rate and even lower damage will be of any help during leveling up, as I reach out to catch it while speaking.

One hundred taels of silver! Hmm, not expensive! The price of the two Yin souls is usually ten times higher than that of ordinary five spirit essences, so selling these ten Yin souls for one hundred taels of silver is indeed not expensive. But why would she spend so much money to raise a completely useless crow

As a novice, let me give you a discount; take it all for one hundred taels of silver

Curse: A plea for the spirits to bring misfortune upon adversaries, with its potency depending on one's own level. Generally, the more malevolent the curse, the lower the success rate.

Heh, hehe...

Li Zhu could only raise his head expressionlessly to gaze at the sky, pretending not to notice the blank expression on the face of the player selling inner elixirs.

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As soon as the words were spoken, the system prompt immediately sounded: "Your spirit beast's loyalty value has decreased by 10 points"

"I won't go, they won't go either!" The crow began to act coy again, circling in the air before landing right above Zhu's head, even extending its two claws to scratch at her hair.

What do you take my head for? A bird's nest? Without a word of warning, I swiftly raised my hand and caught it, my five fingers immediately enclosing the crow's body in my palm

How noisy! She wanted to quickly walk away, but for some reason, her legs involuntarily stopped in front of the stall

Help! Help! The crow screamed desperately.

Game designer B moves the chair away: "Why are you still laughing like this? Stay a bit further away, don't vomit on me."

Game designer A wiped away the tears of laughter: What?

Before you could finish your sentence, a sudden gasp of cold air came from beside her, followed by a crisp female voice exclaiming: "You, you actually mistreat your pet!"

She darted away from the crowded area, disappearing into the throng, moving so swiftly that even the lightning-struck lightning rod could not catch up. She ran straight to a secluded and safe corner, and only after confirming that no one was following her did she stop to catch her breath, anxiously checking the initial spell of her spirit beast.

Small theater

Game designer C struck the keyboard forcefully: That crow was designed by you

Hello, crow? Did he hear that correctly? Is someone raising crows?

This crow is truly restless; once it has food, its attitude immediately becomes obsequious, flapping its wings and flying around Zhu Luan, throwing dust in her face

However, upon reflection, one cannot blame this crow; it can only be attributed to its unfortunate fate, having been born under the hands of a certain whimsically malevolent spirit beast designer. Otherwise, how can one explain that half of the geniuses in this world are somewhat mad? She has come to realize that the geniuses involved in designing this game are, to some extent, a bit eccentric, deriving pleasure from teasing the players as long as they do not cross the line.

Fortunately, I am not a complete novice; otherwise, I truly would not have one hundred taels of silver..." Li Zhu murmured softly, handing over one hundred taels of silver to that player before turning and leaving.

Game designer A slams the table and laughs heartily: Look, look, that crow, it nearly made me vomit my dinner from last night.

Out of loyalty, Zhu Xiaoyin inquired about the crow's opinion. To her surprise, this fellow spoke more and more fluently, elegantly preening his feathers, and in a calm tone said: "I have never been particularly concerned with names, but if you must give me one, you may call me Xiao Feng."

Is this voice hers? Why does it sound so stiff and forced? And a crow? How embarrassing!

Ah, you haven't taken your things yet! This player is a kind-hearted person and quickly reminded.

It is said that one can articulate human speech and engage in fluent verbal communication with players

This place is dirty, chaotic, and foul-smelling, with disgusting zombies everywhere. Generally, players do not wish to come here to level up, but she prefers less crowded areas. Moreover, the zombies move very slowly, making it the most suitable leveling spot for players like her, who are fast but have noticeably low attack power.

Leaving aside what Zhu Zhen wanted to say, I no longer want it. Can I give it to you instead? However, knowing that such a possibility does not exist, she had no choice but to turn back, retrieve the Yin Corpse, and rush out of the city at the fastest speed. She took out a Spirit Travel Talisman, slapped it onto her leg, and in an instant, the scenery along the roadside began to recede rapidly, faster and faster, as if time were flowing and the years were changing. When she finally came to a stop, she found herself standing at the mass grave outside Jiao Su City.

Game designer C said expressionlessly: It seems you have forgotten something

Forget it, I don't want to think about that crow; let's just consider it as if it doesn't exist at all

This incident somewhat dispelled the frustration in her heart, allowing her to reluctantly accept the fact that she had tamed this unconventional spirit beast. Therefore, she decided to give it a name for easier reference in the future

As Zhu walked into the talisman shop, he bought a few Spirit Movement Talismans. Just as he was about to leave the city to hunt monsters, he heard a player at a roadside stall shouting: "Spirit Essence! Selling Spirit Essence! A must-have for taming spirit beasts! We have Spirit Essence of all attributes, reasonably priced, fair to all!"

Suppressing a laugh, the player reached out to select a spirit essence from the stall, placing it near Zhu's feet: "This game, like the *illustrated* books, also categorizes spirit beasts into five elements. You need to feed them the corresponding attribute essence. As for the crow, I believe it does not belong to the five elements; it would be better to feed it the Yin essence."

Li Zhu felt his temples throbbing again, unable to help but grit his teeth: "Even the Heavenly King and the Jade Emperor cannot help me—"

What type of essence does the crow use?

Game designer A instantly retracted his smile and straightened his lips: You don't need to remind me, I know I am a genius

The auspicious protest was loud, and the coarse voice was unexpectedly piercing, causing it to seem as if a large drum was incessantly beating "dong dong" in Zhu's mind, with his temples throbbing in response. Frustrated, he directly cast it into the spirit beast space, finally regaining tranquility.

Li Zhu couldn't help but laugh. This newly hatched crow was only level 1, no wonder that lightning strike seemed overwhelmingly powerful; in fact, it only dealt 1 point of health damage to that player, and it didn't even break through their defenses! As for his tearful display, it was entirely due to the pain. The system's lightning strike ignored the player's self-adjustment, fixing the pain sensation at 30%, which was enough to make him suffer significantly.

Looking around, there was truly no one. Li Zhu felt at ease and summoned the crow from the spirit beast space, pretending not to notice its indifferent and annoying demeanor, and fed it a bit of Yin Soul.

Hehe, this joke is so cold! It gave me goosebumps all over. Please! If it were a mountain chicken wanting to pass itself off as a phoenix, she wouldn't mind, but it's clearly a black crow, yet it insists on being called Little Phoenix? She cleared her throat, pretended not to hear its words, and turned her head to say: "Alright, from now on you shall be called Auspicious, just to ward off bad luck."

I do not want, I do not want, I do not want

Do we really have to raise this crow? She is not a member of the beauty association, so of course she won't judge birds by their appearance. However, given that she is already not cute, at least her temperament should be a bit more docile, right? Even if she is too foolish to know how to be well-behaved, she could at least keep her mouth shut and be quiet. Yet this crow fails to do any of that; her behavior is a mix of narcissism, outrageousness, and noise, combined with a touch of the petulance and stubbornness of a child throwing a tantrum. This only serves to further irritate her already troubled mood. Even if she is too foolish to know how to be well-behaved, she could at least keep her mouth shut and be quiet. Yet this crow fails to do any of that; her behavior is a mix of narcissism, outrageousness, and noise, combined with a touch of the petulance and stubbornness of a child throwing a tantrum. This only serves to further irritate her already troubled mood.

Li Zhu's heart began to feel conflicted again. She had never been someone who was indecisive or ambiguous, but regardless of who it was, after having raised two spirit beasts that were almost divine creatures in her previous account, returning to raise a crow felt somewhat difficult to adapt to this contrast

Listening to this detailed lecture, it seems she is being treated as a novice. However, aside from novices, who does not understand the importance of spirit beasts? And who would raise a crow? Li Zhu sighed and asked, "How much does it cost?"