Chapter 1051: Return to the Homeland
Watching the reaction of the blazing rat, Qin Yanyang was first stunned, then overjoyed, and said to Yang Fei, "Yang Fei, look, it is willing to be my spirit pet."
Yang Fei curled his lips and snorted, "It seems to have some insight. At first, it even despised you, but later it probably sensed that your Spirit Root Talent is extraordinary, so it agreed."
Ye Wuya laughed, "That's right, this blazing rat is very smart. Even when choosing a master, it will choose someone with potential and talent."
Qin Yanyang didn't care, and said, "The admiration of the strong is the nature of all living beings, humans, and spiritual beasts alike. It's very normal."
Ye Wuya praised, "Friend Qin sees things clearly."
Qin Yanyang asked Ye Wuya, "How can I make a contract with it?"
Ye Wuya replied, "You release a drop of Life Essence Blood, and I will teach you the Blood Contract Spell. Infuse this drop of Life Essence Blood into its body, and it will become your spirit pet."
Following Ye Wuya's instructions, Qin Yanyang quickly completed the blood contract with the blazing rat.
At the moment the contract was signed, Qin Yanyang discovered that there was a mysterious connection with the blazing rat, as if they could communicate through Divine Sense.
"Squeak, squeak..."
The blazing rat jumped into Qin Yanyang's arms, nudging its fiery head against Qin Yanyang's chest.
Yang Fei widened his eyes and pinched its neck, lifting it up.
Qin Yanyang glared and said, "What are you doing?"
Yang Fei snorted, "This wicked creature wants to take my place, quite ambitious, huh."
Qin Yanyang blushed and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking? It's female."
"Ah? It's female?" Yang Fei glanced between the blazing rat's hind legs, and his face's anger instantly dissipated. Awkwardly, he said, "Haha, didn't notice, misunderstanding, misunderstanding."
Ye Wuya couldn't help but laugh heartily.
Qin Yanyang blushingly snatched the blazing rat back, holding it in her arms, and hummed to Yang Fei, "You have Tong Yunshu, yet you're thinking about other women in your heart. Can't I have my own likes?"
Yang Fei's old face went red, and he argued, "I don't deny Yun Shu, but if you say I think about other women, you're wronging me."
"Whether it's wronging you or not, you know in your heart." Qin Yanyang huffed.
Originally, she had slowly let go of such matters and didn't bother. But now the topic emerged, her heart remained uncomfortable.
Scoundrel!
Ye Wuya gave Yang Fei a gossiping look, eagerly wanting to hear more, but Yang Fei lowered his head gloomily and remained silent.
With outsiders present, Qin Yanyang didn't tangle over this matter with Yang Fei. She looked at the blazing rat in her arms and asked Ye Wuya for advice, "Friend Ye, what does the blazing rat like to eat, and how should it be tamed? Also, does it have any special abilities?"
Ye Wuya replied, "Spirit pets are beasts with a certain level of spiritual wisdom. They understand how to absorb the Spiritual Power between heaven and earth to strengthen themselves. So, for all spiritual beasts, what interests them most are the Heavenly Materials and Treasures. They all love Spirit Stones. As for other food, these spiritual beasts will find it themselves; you don't need to worry about it.
The blazing rat is a fire attribute spiritual beast. It is naturally close to Fire Attribute Elements and primarily absorbs fire elements from Spiritual Energy. Alternatively, it can convert other elements to Fire Attribute Elements and is adept at Fire Attacks."
Qin Yanyang silently memorized these characteristics of the blazing rat.
After a moment, she said to Ye Wuya, "Friend Ye, how is a Spirit Pet Bag made?"
Ye Wuya shook his head with a bitter smile, "I don't know this. Besides cultivation, I have no talent in Alchemy Dao, Artifact Refining, Formation, Rune Tao, or beast taming, so I don't understand how to refine artifacts. However, low-grade Spirit Pet Bags like this are easy to buy at the major trading markets in the Cultivation World. It should be easy for Artifact Refiners to make."
Qin Yanyang was a bit disappointed, "In that case, I have to wait a long time to get a Spirit Pet Bag."
Ye Wuya glanced at Yang Fei's Spirit Pet Bag, nodded, and said, "But you don't need to worry. This blazing rat can grow and survive well even without a Spirit Pet Bag. Unlike the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast, which requires a massive amount of energy to grow, so it would be hard to meet its growth needs without resting in a Spirit Pet Bag. When we bring back enough Spirit Stones from mass mining to White Jade City, the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast won't need a Spirit Pet Bag to sleep anymore. By then, if you want, you can have the Spirit Pet Bag from Friend Yang."
Qin Yanyang said, "Since the growth of the blazing rat doesn't require a Spirit Pet Bag, I won't insist on it. I will buy it when needed in the future."
After the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast entered the Spirit Pet Bag, the entire spirit ship's weight was significantly reduced, and the speed noticeably increased.
Throughout the journey, Yang Fei mostly held hands with Qin Yanyang, through which the two shared their minds. Qin Yanyang could also familiarize herself with and comprehend some knowledge and information extracted from the memories of Lingxiao Sect's disciples by Yang Fei.
At the same time, through Yang Fei's continuous discussions with Ye Wuya, Qin Yanyang became more and more familiar with the language pronunciation of the Central Great World, making communication with Ye Wuya increasingly easy.
Compared to when Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang came, with Ye Wuya's spirit ship as a craft for traveling, the speed was much faster when returning.
In just a few days, the spirit ship entered Bear Country.
After experiencing the last global disaster, Bear Country's road transportation, energy pipelines, and communication information infrastructure, like within the Divine Continent, were severely damaged. Though much time has passed, due to Bear Country's vast land, many places were still undergoing repairs.
While passing through a town, the three disembarked from the spirit ship to purchase some fresh water and food. Meanwhile, Yang Fei obtained some information through conversations with the local populace.
From the time he and Qin Yanyang entered White Jade City until now, a full three months had passed.
During these three months, countries around the world had generally restored some order, but it's said that many countries and local governments experienced conflicts and riots. Compared to before the catastrophe, the social order of the entire Earth was much worse.
However, this place was still too remote, and the information Yang Fei gathered was limited.
As they moved southward, they saw more and more people, and the information they gathered became progressively richer.
It was said that Bear Country, which had the world's largest land area, internally experienced a split. Several forces were competing for control over this country, fighting fiercely.
Outer Mongolia experienced a devastating pandemic. The survivors who barely made it through the last disaster now faced a new round of brutal elimination.
Due to inconvenient transportation and a lack of medicines, the pandemic lacked timely control, leaving the surviving populace facing an existential crisis.
When the spirit ship passed over this country, the three personally witnessed many tragic scenes. Even though Yang Fei was proficient in Medical Skill, he felt powerless. He helped as much as he could, saving many lives. However, given his limited abilities and the shortage of medical supplies, he couldn't stem the pandemic.
After staying for a few days, he left behind a prescription for treating the pandemic and chose to leave.
Whether the pandemic in this country could be stopped depended on their own fortune.
What he didn't know was that because of the prescription he left behind, the pandemic was eventually curbed, and he was revered as a savior sent by the Eternal Heaven by the grassland people he saved.
After passing through Outer Mongolia, they entered Inner Mongolia Within Divine Continent.
To the surprise of Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang, the Shen Zhou military was already patrolling here.
Soon, they contacted Yunwu Mountain's Base headquarters.
A week later, they finally returned to Yunwu Mountain's Base. Seeing the familiar faces of family and friends at the base, both felt that their journey to the Arctic was like a lifetime ago.