The next day, the sun rose as usual, and a pleasant day began again.
Early in the morning, the proprietress of the contracted beast specialty store from yesterday came to visit Lu Fei with a fruit basket and returned the 100,000异币, saying it was for Lu Fei's medical expenses.
Lu Fei refused the proprietress's kindness while reaching into his pocket...
Noon.
Lu Fei lay on the bed with his right hand wrapped in thick gauze. He was right-handed, and with his right hand in this condition, he couldn't use it for the time being.
This also made eating a major problem.
Fortunately, Ke Xin volunteered, offering to feed him. Lu Fei, unable to refuse her earnestness, had no choice but to agree.
But the nightmare began at this moment...
"Ah~ Open wide."
Ke Xin offered a spoonful of rice.
Lu Fei opened his mouth expressionlessly.
Lu Fei didn't know where Ke Xin learned this feeding method, but before each spoonful was put into his mouth, she would make a "zhizi zhizi zhizi" sound, claiming her mother taught her.
Lu Fei couldn't do anything about it; he couldn't possibly dampen her good intentions. So he resigned himself to receiving infant-like treatment, and every mealtime, Lu Fei felt like he was sitting on pins and needles...
After enduring this for a few more days, he was finally able to be discharged from the hospital.
Lu Fei's rented accommodation was quite nice. A few minutes' walk downstairs led to a park, where people exercised in the morning and evening or walked their contracted beasts.
Today was no exception; the large park was bustling with people.
At noon, after eating, Lu Fei brought his Sword Guard to the park.
This brother wasn't like the Dumb Snake, who could stay in the Beast Taming Scroll.
Nor was he like Brother Chicken, who was willing to stay in the spatial ring.
Forget about the Beast Taming Scroll. If he were to say now, "My dear Sword Guard! Form a contract with me and become my contracted beast!"
The Sword Guard would undoubtedly draw its sword and attack him without hesitation!
As for the spatial ring, the Sword Guard had clearly expressed disdain for staying in the same place as Brother Chicken, a lackey of humans!
Pure contempt!
But Lu Fei discovered that although this brother was naturally reclusive and arrogant, he was surprisingly diligent. While Lu Fei was hospitalized these past few days, this brother spent every day practicing with a broken sword in the ward.
He would wield it all day long, showing no signs of fatigue!
This disciplined personality, however, was completely out of sync with his team...
Lu Fei initially thought this brother's swordsmanship was incredibly high-level, only to find out later that it was just random flailing, not even as good as the elderly people practicing sword forms for fitness in the park...
As soon as they reached the park, the Sword Guard vanished in a flash. It was clear it had been cooped up for too many days and needed a larger space!
It charged out ferociously, wielding its broken sword.
Lu Fei followed leisurely, his right hand still wrapped in gauze and hanging around his neck. He held a cucumber in his left hand, happily munching on it.
He looked quite at ease.
Lu Fei was quite satisfied with successfully luring the Sword Guard over.
Two hours later...
Lu Fei sat on the grass, yawning, and watching the Sword Guard in the distance tirelessly swinging its broken sword, feeling a sense of melancholy.
"He's even more diligent than I was when preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam..."
"This won't do... I'm his master now. How can I watch my contracted beast work so hard while I slack off here!" Lu Fei admonished himself inwardly.
He stood up and walked towards the Sword Guard.
The Sword Guard continued its movements of drawing, thrusting, slashing, slashing, lifting, and sheathing, repeating a set of actions cyclically.
After subduing the Sword Guard, Lu Fei had specifically studied it and discovered that this contracted beast was peculiar.
Most contracted beasts could improve their combat power through the strength and proficiency of their skills. However, for the Sword Guard, while skill strength and proficiency could indeed enhance their combat power, mastering the sword itself was even more crucial.
In other words, if the Sword Guard's proficiency with the sword was not high enough, it couldn't unleash even high-level skills.
This gave Lu Fei a headache. Wasn't this in conflict with his own "Unstable Evolution Talent"?
Seeing Lu Fei's approaching footsteps, the Sword Guard did not stop its actions.
On the contrary, it swung with even greater vigor and cast a defiant look at Lu Fei.
"Young man, if you don't experience hardship, you won't know the cruelty of society..." Lu Fei muttered inwardly.
"Dumb Snake! Come out and stretch."
A moment later, a round, chubby little meatball appeared within everyone's sight.
It had rolled out of the Beast Taming Scroll with a somewhat undignified posture, but to cover its embarrassment, the Dumb Snake quickly got up, stood properly, and put on its sunglasses.
"Hmm... its strength hasn't improved much, but it's learned a lot of show-off skills from Brother Chicken..." Lu Fei silently grumbled.
"The weather is nice!"
At some point, Brother Chicken also came out, exclaiming.
Lu Fei was a bit puzzled; Brother Chicken wasn't usually this proactive.
He saw Brother Chicken stealthily moving its chicken feet and soon arrived in front of him.
Before Lu Fei could speak, Brother Chicken addressed the two contracted beasts:
"As the saying goes, there's an order to seniority. I, though untalented, am a few years older than you two, so I'll humbly accept the position of big brother in this team."
"Heh heh... you might have some objections, but in terms of seniority within this team, I am the oldest. So, I'm very sorry, please call me 'Big Brother', thank you."
As his words fell, Lu Fei twitched the corner of his mouth.
Immediately, his face showed an expression of someone enjoying a spectacle. There was a show to watch!
As expected, the Dumb Snake immediately jumped out in protest, its face full of anger as it cried out "Am Am".
Lu Fei couldn't understand, but Brother Chicken heard it clearly.
The Dumb Snake was saying, "If you have the guts, fight me one-on-one!"
Brother Chicken's expression remained unchanged: "We are all cultured individuals. Can we not resort to violence at the slightest disagreement!"
It spread its hands like an experienced professor.
"We can resolve this in a more peaceful manner, such as, rock-paper-scissors!"
If the Dumb Snake agreed, Brother Chicken was confident it could lead it into its trap and then crush it with its perfect intellect!
But the Dumb Snake didn't fall for it at all and arrogantly turned its head away.
Brother Chicken then turned its gaze to the Sword Guard.
It still harbored some fear towards this contracted beast, rubbing its hands together with a fawning expression:
"What do you think, Sword Brother? I believe that with your extraordinary swordsmanship combined with my intelligent mind, it would be a perfect match!"
The Sword Guard did not reply.
It swung its broken sword and slashed towards Brother Chicken!
Brother Chicken didn't have time to dodge, its eyes wide with shock.
As the sword light dissipated, half of its center-parted bangs were cut off!
"Ah~~~"
"The chicken is being killed!"
Brother Chicken cried out in despair.
Watching this scene, Lu Fei almost laughed out loud but managed to hold it back.
He then turned to the Dumb Snake and said:
"Dumb Snake, this is a new companion, and it's very interested in your sunglasses..."
This was not a very clever divide-and-conquer tactic, but it was extremely effective on the Dumb Snake!
Before he finished speaking, the Dumb Snake became furious!