That was their lunch for the day.
Half a month had gone by since the day he and Teddy had entered into a contract. The little fellow’s stage of frailty had already passed. It was now comparable to a Fifth-Grade Magical Beast, and even ripping apart ferocious beasts with its bare hands was nothing difficult for it.
Meng Lei was very satisfied with Teddy’s growth rate. Not only did the little fellow take only three days to get past its stage of frailty, but in the days that followed, it even improved by leaps and bounds daily and showed astounding improvements in its strength.
In Ol’ Amos’ words, Titanic Dragon-Ape infants that had Ninth-Grade Magical Beast blood in them like Teddy grew at exceedingly alarming rates. They were capable of reaching heights that other Magical Beasts could never achieve in their entire lives in just a dozen years or so and could be said to be kings among Magical Beasts!
Chapter 78: Golden Colossal Dragons And Thunder Titans
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After Meng Lei removed the scales and gutted the fish, he sliced the flesh into strips and cleaned them. Then he started to roast them.
It didn’t take long before an aroma began to pervade the air. As Teddy, the little Dragon-Ape, sniffed about hard, it became restless and fidgety, eagerness filling its eyes.
“Meat... Wanna eat meat!”
Thanks to the power of the contract, Meng Lei and Teddy were able to communicate with each other spiritually. Unfortunately, as Teddy was still an infant, its speech was very disjointed and choppy, so it could only express simple thoughts.
Even so, this was still something completely new to Meng Lei. Hearing animals speak and communicating with animals were things that he’d never experienced before in his past life. He found the experiences very novel.
“Be patient! It’s not cooked yet!”
Meng Lei gave Teddy a rub on the head. Then, he continued to slice the flesh into strips and roast them. Little Teddy had initially been eating raw meat, but after its first taste of roasted meat, it never went back to eating it raw anymore.
At mealtimes every day, it would personally catch a Magical Beast and get Meng Lei to roast it. A complete glutton through and through, it had clearly taken Meng Lei for a chef!
It didn’t take long for fish to cook. Before long, an aroma pervaded the air. Meng Lei scattered some condiments onto the fish and tossed Teddy a piece.
Nom!
The heat didn’t bother Teddy at all as it swallowed the meat whole in one gulp. Then, it blinked its big black eyes and stared expectantly at Meng Lei, saliva dripping from its mouth...
Is there even any difference between Teddy and the poodle back at home?
...Is this really a Titanic Dragon-Ape?
Can I return it to the store?
“Slow down, no one’s fighting with you over the food!”
Meng Lei rolled his eyes at Teddy as he took a piece for himself. Then, he pointed at the rest of the roasted fish and said, “They are all yours. Go ahead and dig in!”
“Wau!” Teddy let out a cheer and dived forward.
Nom!
Nom!
After spending a while to gobble down the food, half the roast fish had disappeared.
“Did you die of starvation in your past life or what?!”
Meng Lei also picked up the roasted fish and dug in happily. Golden-Light Fishes were known as the most delicious Fifth-Grade Magical Beasts, and they certainly tasted pretty great, indeed. It could totally give the Garlic Roasted Sun-Moon Divine Frog a run for its money.
The woods were lush and luxuriant, and the lake clean and clear.
Birds sang amid the fragrant flowers as the campfire blazed.
The aromatic fragrance greeting the senses and the blazing campfire came together to form an unusual, though harmonious, picture in this forest full of life, yet also full of danger!
...
After lunch, Meng Lei continued on his journey.
It had been half a month since he had come to Magical Beast Forest. He’d traversed the mountain ridges, battled constantly, and left footprints in almost half of the Magical Beast Forest. Even he himself wasn’t sure how far he’d traveled, how many Magical Beasts he’d killed, or where he was.
In fact, due to the brambles all over the ground and countless thorny vines in the forest, Meng Lei had found his clothes rather in the way and taken off his top, choosing to walk about topless in the forest. Together with his long hair wrapped around on top of his head, he looked just like an uncivilized caveman!
“It’s been 16 days since I’ve come to Magical Beast Forest. I should leave after staying for another week!”
Boom!
At that moment, a series of barely audible explosions suddenly traveled over from the front. They sounded like things colliding against each other, and the explosions were constantly ringing out. A smile appeared on Meng Lei’s face as he cocked his ears.
“There are dumbasses fighting again. Well, that certainly saves me a lot of trouble!”
Meng Lei had already heard similar commotions umpteen times, and he’d long since gotten used to it. He followed where the sounds were coming from and dashed over, his speed lightning-quick. Compared to half a month ago, he was moving at more than double his original speed.
Oh, the magic carpet?
This area was close to the Magical Beast Forest’s central region, and the magic carpet was very eye-catching, which made it very easy for them to be attacked by fearsome creatures. Meng Lei had no wish to be attacked by powerful Magical Beasts for no reason.
He was here to hunt Magical Beasts. He didn’t want to be killed by Magical Beasts instead!
As he got nearer and nearer, the commotion also became bigger and bigger.
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