NOVEL NEXT Chapter 8
Chapter 8: I Was in the Fish Tank
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
[ Host ] : Chu Ze
[ Level ] : 4
[ Species ] : Hidden-tooth koi
[ Skills ] : Bite
[ Skill points ] : 3
[ Evolution points ] : 14/1000
[ Combat power ] : 50
[ Bloodline ] : A thread of dragon’s bloodline
[ Dragon scale ] : 1/9 has part of the defense of the dragon scale.
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[ Dragon’s Eye ] : 1/9 has the ability of mental attack and the ability to communicate with people.
After fusing with the Dragon’s Eye, Chu Ze swam out from behind the rockery, ready to test if this spiritual communication would work.
“Hey, Manman, look, Little Ze has become so big..”
Li Manman turned her head to look at the fish tank. “My God, it’s so big. I’m afraid this fish tank is a little too small now.”
“What should we do then? If this continues, it’ll run out of oxygen.”
Li Manman, who was observing Chu Ze, suddenly saw Chu Ze’s Dragon’s Eye.
“Little Ying, look at the eyes of this fish. Why do they look so similar to Brother Chu’s eyes?”
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Chu Ying observed carefully for a while. “Eh, now that you mention it, it really does look similar. Could this fish be the reincarnation of Brother Chu?”
Suddenly, a male voice sounded. “You two guessed right. It’s indeed me who reincarnated into a fish.”
The two of them were stunned when they heard this voice. There were only two girls in this house, and now, a male voice was suddenly heard. It was too scary.
“Who! Who is there?”
Chu Ze was speechless. “Stop looking. It’s me. I’m in the fish tank.”
Chu Ying suddenly reacted. “This is brother’s voice. Brother, are you in the fish tank?”
Then, Chu Ying saw the koi staring at her.
“Little Ying, you guessed right. I’ve really become a fish now.”
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Hearing this, the two of them were stunned. They couldn’t accept this kind of thing that would only appear in the plot of a novel.
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After a pause, the two of them suddenly reacted.
And after reacting, Chu Ying burst into tears.
“Little Ying, Little Ying, don’t cry, Don’t cry. Am I not still alive? This is a good thing. At least it’s better than dying.”
Chu Ze felt a headache coming on when he saw Chu Ying crying uncontrollably. He wanted Li Manman to comfort her.
However, when he saw that Li Manman’s eyes were also red, he held back and did not say anything.
After a while, Chu Ying asked Chu Ze with a sob.
“Brother, what’s going on with you? I heard that you had an accident on the cruise ship. Until now, your body hasn’t been found.”
Li Manman was also curious. She knew that it was a monster attack through the special website, but she still could not find out the exact situation.
Chu Ze thought for a moment and said, “This might sound a little surreal. At that time, the big cruise ship was swallowed by a monster.”
Li Manman nodded secretly when she heard this news. It matched the information she had found.
“After being swallowed by the monster, I didn’t feel anything. When I woke up, I found that I had become a little goldfish.”
“Brother, why didn’t you talk to us a few days ago?”
Chu Ze shook his head. “I wanted to, but my body was too small at that time and I didn’t evolve the ability to speak. I’m not talking to you directly now. It’s just a spiritual communication.”
At this time, Li Manman said leisurely, “Did you see everything?”
Chu Ze suddenly felt awkward. “Uh, I didn’t want to. It’s just that I don’t have eyelids. I can’t close them even if I wanted to.”
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Just when Chu Ze thought Li Manman was angry, Li Manman suddenly laughed. “Brother Chu, do you feel good?”
Chu Ying was confused. “What are you two talking about?”
“Nothing, nothing.” Chu Ze avoided her gaze. He didn’t dare to look directly at Chu Ying for fear of being seen through.
Li Manman also started to change the topic.
“Brother Chu, can you still turn back into a human?”
Chu Ying looked at Chu Ze expectantly, hoping that Chu Ze could still turn back into a human.
It wasn’t a good idea for Chu Ze to stay in this state. Although he wasn’t dead yet, if he couldn’t turn back into a human, it would be no different from dying.
“I don’t know either. I can only keep evolving and see. As for what I can evolve into in the end, it’s still uncertain. I hope I can still become a human.”
Although Chu Ze said this, he didn’t have any resistance to becoming a fish. After becoming a fish, he wouldn’t have the worries of a human. He wouldn’t have to waste his time fighting for resources with others. Furthermore, he would not become a leek of capital.
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“Brother will not become a monster in the future, right? Just like the koi spirit in the TV series.”
Li Manman smiled and said, “Brother Chu has already become a koi spirit. Otherwise, why would he be able to talk?”
“If the two of you don’t know how to talk, then don’t talk so much. What do you mean by becoming a monster?”
“This is called evolution. Moreover, I’m evolving in a good direction.”
Chu Ze, who was a little angry, swung his tail and almost knocked down the artificial hill in the fish tank.
“Eh, the fish tank seems a little small to me now.”
Chu Ze did not dare to make any big movements in the fish tank.
His body size was now more than one meter, and his weight was more than 100 kilograms.
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Chu Ying and Li Manman looked at the huge Chu Ze and fell into deep thought.
“We want to help you, but we don’t know what to do.”
It was obviously unrealistic to buy a bigger fish tank. No matter how big the fish tank was, the room would not be able to hold it.
The pool that Li Manman had thought of digging would not work either. In such a densely populated place, it would be easy for people to find it.
Chu Ze thought for a moment. “I remember that Lake Mweru is in the suburbs, right? You can put me in Lake Mweru.”
Chu Ying frowned. “Brother, will it be dangerous to put you in the lake?”
Li Manman shook her head. “It shouldn’t be dangerous. With Brother Chu’s current size, he should be the overlord of the freshwater lake.”
“But I heard that mutated creatures are running rampant now. Brother Chu, are you sure it’s okay to put you in Lake Mweru?”
Chu Ze also frowned when he heard about the mutated creatures.
“The mutated creatures are a problem, but I haven’t heard of any monster attacks in Lake Mweru over the years. It shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
“Besides, even if there is a problem, there’s nothing I can do. Now that my body size is getting bigger and bigger, it’s the best choice to put me in Lake Mweru.”
Chu Ying reminded, “Can we put you in the sea? There won’t be a lack of food in the sea, and it won’t be easy for people to catch you.”
Chu Ze smiled and said, “Little Ying, you should read more books. Look, I’m living in fresh water now. I won’t be able to survive in the sea if I suddenly go into the sea.”
“But if I continue to evolve a few more times, I might be able to live in the sea.”
Chu Ying nodded. “Oh, I don’t know much about fish farming. The first fish I raised is you.”
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Li Manman opened the map and said, “Look here. From the lake to the shore is a mountainous area. If Brother Chu stays here, it won’t be easy for others to find him.”
After looking at the map, Chu Ze nodded and said, “This place looks pretty good. Just put me there.”