Chapter 446 - 442: The Well Water Has Mutated
Chapter 446: Chapter 442: The Well Water Has Mutated
’I was too tired to go back in yesterday. I wonder how Little Whitey and the others are doing.’
Anxious, Xie Ning quickly slipped into the farmstead Space.
At first glance, she couldn’t see the big White Tiger in the fields, so Xie Ning quickly mobilized the Space’s energy to search the area.
"Little Master, Little Master, Little Master, hurry over here." A noisy voice approached from a distance.
Xie Ning looked up at the shabby parrot flapping its way toward her and pursed her lips. "Where’s Little Whitey?"
"Little Master, Little Master, come with me. Let me tell you, that well is haunted!"
The corner of Xie Ning’s mouth twitched.
’You’re the one who’s haunted! Your whole family is haunted!’
Xie Ning followed the noisy, flapping bird to the well and immediately spotted a fluffy white ball curled up beside it, fast asleep.
"Little Whitey?" After her initial surprise, Xie Ning felt it made sense.
Many mutated animals could adjust their body size automatically. It was normal for Little Whitey to shrink itself to the size of a puppy.
Besides, this way, even if she brought her grandparents in later, she wouldn’t have to worry about frightening the old couple.
Xie Ning ran over and gave its fur a playful ruffle, inwardly delighted.
’Feels nice!’
The little White Tiger was likely woken by her ruffling. It lifted its head slightly, opened its mouth, and chewed on the air.
Xie Ning suddenly remembered something. She took out two tubes of Nutrient Liquid and patted the tiger’s head. "Here, breakfast."
The little White Tiger stared at her blankly, its heart clearly saying no.
But seeing her eyes shining so brightly at it, the tiger opened its mouth with great reluctance.
After two tubes of basic Nutrient Liquid went down, Xie Ning used her spiritual power to communicate with the little White Tiger. ’How was it? How’s the taste?’
If the little White Tiger could chatter like that shabby parrot, it would have definitely given Xie Ning an earful.
’How’s the taste, she asks.’
’How else could it be?’
’It’s barely better than plain water.’
’Are you full? Want some more?’
The little White Tiger turned its head away in refusal.
Xie Ning thought for a moment. She couldn’t treat the little tiger too poorly. Just as she was about to move a raw steak over for it, she saw it nod its head toward the well.
Xie Ning froze for a second, then ran to the well to take a look.
Only then did she realize that the once-calm well water was now... boiling and steaming?
’What’s going on?’
"It’s haunted!" the parrot squawked from her shoulder. "Haunted, Little Master! This is definitely haunted."
With a casual wave of her hand, a stream of clear spring-like water flew up from the well and landed in a glass she had ready.
Xie Ning swirled the well water in the glass and felt something tugging at her pant leg.
She looked down and saw Little Whitey circling her legs, growling impatiently and spinning around, as if begging for the glass of water.
"Don’t be hasty, I need to test it first," Xie Ning said cautiously.
The well water had been fine before, but now it had suddenly changed for some unknown reason.
With a thought, Xie Ning summoned the Little Spider from the villa. She faced its dumbfounded expression with a wide grin.
"Test this." Xie Ning held the glass in front of it.
"Initiating analysis. Please wait three seconds."
"Three, two, one. Analysis complete. The substance before me is detected as an amorphous solid with a disordered structure..."
Xie Ning interrupted, her face blank. "Test the water inside it!!"
"Re-initiating analysis."
"Please wait ten seconds."
Xie Ning looked at the Little Spider, whose metal shell was glowing faintly, with a look of disdain.
"If this were a critical moment in battle, I couldn’t even wait three seconds, let alone ten. You take three to five seconds just to test something. What if I run into danger and get killed in one second? What would you do then?"
"Subject’s complaint about the smart brain has been received. Would you like a rebuttal?"
Xie Ning: ...
’You moronic AI.’
"No need. Just do your job."
"Analysis complete. A peculiar substance has been detected in the water. Consumption can instantly replenish stamina and eliminate physical fatigue."
Xie Ning raised an eyebrow slightly.
’Isn’t that the same as before?’
"The effects of an Energy Supplement Potion have been detected. Further, in-depth analysis is required for confirmation. Time required: one minute. Initiate analysis?"
Xie Ning’s spirits lifted.
’An Energy Supplement Potion? The ones on the market right now can restore ten percent of one’s superpower energy.’
’And the concentrated versions are comparable to the Energy Water she makes.’
’They probably restore twenty percent instantly, with a slow, continuous recovery over a period of time afterward.’
’I wonder what the deal is with this well water.’
Xie Ning nodded slightly. "Initiate analysis."
"Please wait."
Seeing her stand motionless for a long time, the little White Tiger grew anxious and spun in circles at her feet.
Xie Ning crouched down and petted it. "Don’t worry, you can drink it once the analysis is done."
’Mutated animals probably have a natural intuition for unusual things, don’t they?’
Seeing the little White Tiger pacing back and forth so anxiously, Xie Ning suspected the well water must be something good.
The Little Spider was actually very fast at analyzing things.
But waiting makes one impatient, and to Xie Ning, it felt like a long time had passed.
"Congratulations, Subject Ningning. The well water has been found to contain abundant energy-replenishing substances. Consumption can restore fifty percent of one’s energy in a single instance. Over the following hour, it will continue to replenish the user’s energy until it is full."
"Furthermore, long-term consumption of this well water can subtly promote the growth of superpower energy! It’s an excellent item."
Xie Ning’s eyes lit up.
"You mean, Zhu Zihao’s farmstead Space... it has leveled up?"
Xie Ning had thought this stolen Space couldn’t develop, but she never expected such a huge surprise was in store for her.
"That should be it." The Little Spider nodded solemnly. "You have to work hard, Subject Ningning! Only by constantly growing stronger will the Space grow along with you."
Xie Ning laughed out loud and reached out to pat the Little Spider’s dog-like head. "My friend, you’re truly a great helper."
The smart brain watched her, expressionless.
’Every time Subject Ningning praises me, she pats my spider head. It makes me feel like... a dog.’
The little White Tiger started pawing at Xie Ning’s pant leg again.
Xie Ning looked down, grinned, and took out a small stainless steel bowl, pouring a thin layer of well water into it.
The little White Tiger snatched the stainless steel bowl in its mouth, tilted it, and swallowed the water inside.
It wasn’t even a mouthful; it was less than half a gulp...
’So frustrating!’
After drinking, the White Tiger looked up at Xie Ning with pleading eyes.
"Do you want anything else to eat?" Xie Ning crouched and petted its head.
The little White Tiger just lifted its head to look at the well and continued to circle restlessly around her legs.
"You can get full just by drinking water?"
It was meant as a joke, but to her surprise, the little White Tiger nodded its head vigorously and earnestly.
Xie Ning was left speechless. She stroked its smooth fur and took out a piece of raw beef to tempt it.
The little White Tiger stared at her, unmoved.
Soon, a jumbled, soft voice appeared in Xie Ning’s mind. "Little... Little Master, water, come!"
’It must have just learned to talk and can’t express itself clearly yet.’
Hearing the little tiger call her "Little Master" just like the shabby parrot gave Xie Ning a headache.
’Little Master this, Little Master that. What a troublesome bunch.’