Care Guide to Raising a Max Level Leaf in Apocalypse - 89

Laisain

Being touched on the small leaf, Ji Jiu comfortably lay on the pillow, drowsy and almost falling asleep.

Alone, Si Yin Yuan endured, coaxing him back into a human form with a hoarse voice.

Ji Jiu suspiciously chirped twice.

A skilled hunter requires patience. Si Yin Yuan remained composed, “We won’t plant a little flower, alright?”

Accustomed to being held in his sleep in human form, Ji Jiu pondered for three seconds, then giggled, transforming back into a human form, smooth and naked, nestled in his arms.

With round, bright eyes, he said, “Then, touch my head.”

The little grass became more and more greedy, not satisfied with just the leaf; now it needed head-patting to be coaxed to sleep.

Warm and fragrant in his arms, with a faint, fresh scent unique to grass, it was incredibly reassuring.

However, Si Yin Yuan couldn’t calm down.

Afraid of frightening him back into his original form, he suppressed the desire and took a few more sips of the little grass.

The warm breath lingered around the sensitive ears and neck. Ji Jiu shrank slightly, feeling like catnip being eyed by a tiger.

There was always the risk of being bitten hard.

Just as he thought about escaping, he was comforted with a head-pat, and the skilled method of stroking with the fur made him so comfortable that he forgot to resist, humming as drowsiness set in.

In this hazy state, he fell asleep like this, his breathing gradually calming.

Si Yin Yuan, helpless, gently bit his ear, “Carefree little thing.”

The next day, when Ji Jiu woke up, he looked at the red and purple marks on his body and pouted unhappily.

“You said you wouldn’t plant a little flower.”

Si Yin Yuan, leisurely dressing him, said, “I worked so hard to coax you to sleep; this is a fair reward.”

Ji Jiu was deceived and blinked, putting down the hem of his clothes, covering his ambiguous body, “Well, be gentler next time.”

He reached out his hand again, lightly touching his chest through the somewhat transparent white shirt, with a hint of distress, “It’s scraped here.”

For any normally functioning man, this would be a visual feast.

Si Yin Yuan took a deep breath, put on a vest jacket for him, “Hmm, I’ll be gentler next time.”

It was almost as if he was about to transform into a wolf’s tail behind him.

Having sold himself out, Ji Jiu started the routine request, “I want to eat meat.”

Want to eat…

Suddenly, he felt like he forgot something.

In contemplation, he suddenly caught sight of an opaque black rectangular tank and became excited, “Right, my starfish!”

Since the last mission, I completely forgot about it.

Si Yin Yuan supported him, “Slow down, I’ve been taking care of it.”

Children are like that; by the time he remembered, the starfish might have turned into a dried one. To prevent him from feeling sad, Si Yin Yuan took the initiative to set up a special tank to raise the starfish, made of the same material as the cube.

Ji Jiu went to fish out the starfish from the tank successfully.

Starfish: ???

It had been eating well and sleeping soundly lately, gaining a bit of weight. Unexpectedly, it was caught by the little troublemaker.

Beside the little troublemaker was the big troublemaker. It didn’t dare to resist at all, clumsily wiggling its tentacles.

Ji Jiu exclaimed, “Wow, Star, you seem a bit chubby.”

Starfish: …

Although it couldn’t comprehend human thoughts or understand human words, it felt that something was very wrong.

Si Yin Yuan pulled him away, holding his hand, with the dignity of an old father, “Don’t eat strange things on an empty stomach.”

Even though he knew he was a mutant and wouldn’t get a stomachache, there was an instinctive worry.

The starfish successfully escaped and played dead.

After a hearty breakfast, Ji Jiu, holding a mutant beast meat pie, followed along to find the three witch triplets.

More accurately, he went to find Xiao Xiang.

Knowing they were coming, the triplets cleaned up a whole room early in the morning, waiting for them.

Even so, when Ji Jiu stepped into their house, he still felt like he had accidentally entered a magical house, but the witch version of it.

There were strange little objects everywhere, with a Western-leaning decoration style. Lizard skins that had been dried were strung together and hung on the fireplace. There was also a wall of mutant specimens, freeze-dried double-disc suction worm, head of spiders, mutant hawthorn bones…

Hu Yancouldn’t help but complain, “Could you not use potion bottles to hold tomato juice?”

The colors looked very bloody and violent.

Indeed, the guild had many strange people.

Ji Jiu looked at him, “Why did you come too?”

Hu Yan casually approached, wanting to hook him, “Don’t be so indifferent.”

Just as his hand was about to touch, Si Yin Yuan’s gaze pierced over.

He immediately obediently withdrew his hand, “I just came to see if there’s anything our research institute can help with. After all, the Blood Sect is a bunch of real desperados.”

Si Yin Yuan walked between the two, sitting down directly and separating them.

Hu Yan twitched the corner of his mouth; why did he feel like he was blatantly being rejected? It must be an illusion.

The eldest of the witch triplets said, “Go call Xiao Xiang down.” As soon as she finished speaking, a faint sound came from the stairs.

Ji Jiu raised his head, noticing Xiao Xiang had been sneakily watching him from the stairwell.

He waved, and Xiao Xiang obediently came down on his own.

Second sister Xi Qi: “He does seem to really like you. In the past, whenever guests came to the house, he wouldn’t even want to come downstairs.”

Third sister smiled and said to Ji Jiu, “When you were captured by the Blood Sect last time, he broke through his own ability limit in an instant. He’s been trying to accurately locate the Blood Sect’s new location these days.”

The ability “Listener,” though auxiliary, is very suitable for actual combat.

Hearing praise, Xiao Xiang just shyly lowered his head, joyous in his eyes for being able to help his brother.

He wasn’t very familiar with Hu Yan. Thus, timidly, he squeezed next to Ji Jiu, curiously observing this person dressed in a white coat.

Compared to when he was first picked up in the “Vanishing Enclave,” he seemed a bit more cheerful now.

Ji Jiu took out the mutant beast meat pie he brought, “Thanks, this is for you.”

When he came, there was a large pie that was bigger than his face, and now it was only the size of a child’s palm.

Xiao Xiang happily took the pie.

Ji Jiu felt a bit guilty, “I only ate a tiny bit.”

After saying this, he gestured with his hand, showing a gap the size of a fingernail.

Si Yin Yuan helplessly pulled him over, took a piece of paper, and wiped away the residue on his mouth.

Ji Jiu obediently lifted his chin, and the distinct purple-red marks on his slender neck, carrying a strong possessiveness, were eye-catching and bold.

The triplets were amazed.

The eldest sister propped up her chin, “I used to think that Captain Si is not good at taking care of people.”

The second and third sisters nodded in agreement.

Hu Ya , eating dog food on the side, complained with resentment, “Yeah, who could have expected that he’d undress before me.”

Si Yin Yuan knocked on the table, “Let’s talk about business first.”

When it came to exterminating the Blood Sect, his aura suddenly became solemn, as if there were surging undercurrents.

Others also became serious, while Ji Jiu, the one directly involved, casually picked up the tomato juice and drank it.

Although it looks like a witch’s potion, it surprisingly tastes refreshing.

The eldest of the triplets took out a map, a map that had only recently been mass-produced but still lacked detailed information.

Because the outside world of the base changes too quickly, what might be the territory of poison fly umbrellas today could be occupied by blue-striped vines tomorrow.

This map was gradually perfected bit by bit by the experiences exchanged with their lives by guild hunters.

Second sister: “During the days you and Captain Si were at Sheng Sheng High School, we never gave up on tracing the traces of the Blood Sect. Xiao Xiang would listen for their location every night until yesterday when we finally narrowed it down to two most probable areas.”

Outside the base, there were too many unpredictable factors, and the Blood Sect, like expertly hidden mice, vanished without a trace. Accurate positioning was as difficult as reaching the sky.

Fortunately, they eventually locked onto the approximate areas.

Third sister pointed to two addresses circled with emphasis, “One is ‘Fairyland,’ and the other is ‘Leisain.'”

Ji Jiu tilted his head, “What’s special about these two places?”

“They are both mission locations where no one is willing to set foot.” The eldest sister picked up two wanted posters and slapped them on the table.

In the attached images, one place looked as beautiful as a fairyland, while the other seemed desolate with no signs of life.

The wanted posters contained relevant information, and based on distance, these two places were actually quite close. However, the content displayed in the information was vastly different.

Ji Jiu read aloud, “In ‘Fairyland,’ plants and creatures are covered with a layer of fuzz, which, when illuminated by sunlight, creates a reflection. Entering during the day looks like being enveloped in a heavenly realm.”

The more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it tends to be.

This fuzz layer is definitely not harmless.

The hope of the reward task is to have hunters collect some fuzz as a sample, and the sponsor is the Research Institute.

Hu Yan let out a low sound, scratching his head, “I almost forgot about this reward task.”

Second sister: “This mission was once taken by a B-rank hunter, but he didn’t come back successfully. His file has been in a missing status since then. Because this task is not urgent and the rewards are not generous enough, there hasn’t been a second attempt until now.”

In comparison, the second wanted poster regarding “Laisain” has a very brief introduction.

There are only two words: Wetland.

Third sister explained, “The formation cause of this wetland ‘Laisain’ has always been unknown, and no one has entered it. The task was initiated six months ago by someone wanting to find their missing brother near the wetland. Again, the reward is low, and the details are scarce, making it difficult to determine the risk, so no one has taken it.”

Hu Yan pondered, “This place is a bit strange. Usually, wetlands are home to diverse species, but this place seems to be only muddy. Do you know what could cause this?”

Ji Jiu humbly inquired, “What could cause it?”

Hu Yan looked threatening, “That would be a powerful and territorially conscious mutant hiding inside.”

Ji Jiu and Xiao Xiang simultaneously widened their eyes.

One was excited, and the other was frightened.

Si Yin Yuan: “Having the addresses is enough.”

The implication was for Xiao Xiang to stay at the base.

After all, he was too young, and ensuring his safety was challenging.

The triplets hesitated, “Although what you said is correct, Xiao Xiang’s ability is undoubtedly helpful.”

The closer to the location of the listener, the more accurate the ability to locate.

The eldest sister patted Xiao Xiang, “None of us can make decisions for him; let him choose for himself.”

He also wanted to help his brother Ji Jiu catch the bad guys.