Same-type Fusion has a fatal flaw: once the fusion is successful, it cannot be undone; it is permanent unless one of the fused entities carries the Same-type Split Talent.
The original Nine-Headed Dragon was a victim of the Same-type Fusion Talent. The Nine-Headed Dragon fused into a single dragon, its strength soaring, instantly becoming a top-tier Strong person in the world.
Pleasure for a moment, suffering for a lifetime.
If it were possible, the original Nine-Headed Dragon would rather not have fused. Nine heads meant nine minds; as long as one mind disagreed, nothing could be accomplished.
The original Nine-Headed Dragon spent its entire life doing only two things: first, arguing, as none of the nine heads would submit to the others, each wanting to control the body and be the Boss; and second, working together to find a dragon possessing the Same-type Split Talent to undo their fusion state.
Same-type Split is common among Slimes, but among other Pet Beasts, it is a hundred times rarer than a Gold Legend Rank Talent.
The original Nine-Headed Dragon spent its entire nine thousand years searching the Divine Beast World but never found a single dragon possessing the Same-type Split Talent.
Li Cunxu carried the five Slimes with the Digestion Talent back to the Tent.
Newly born Slimes are extremely fragile, more brittle than glass, and they can be dried to death if exposed to direct sunlight.
This is also why after many Slimes are born during heavy rain, few remain a few days later.
"The other Slimes also need to avoid direct sun exposure, otherwise, more than half of the Slimes I subdued tonight will be gone."
Although Little Soft's Talent can resurrect dead Slimes, resurrection has a quantity restriction; only one percent of the Slimes in the Soul Kingdom can be resurrected per day.
"The Warehouse and the Cow Shed can shield the Slimes from the sun."
Li Cunxu acted immediately, releasing Little Soft and directing the Slimes to enter the Warehouse and Cow Shed in an orderly fashion.
There were too many Slimes; the Warehouse and Cow Shed could not fit them all.
In reality, the space in the Warehouse and Cow Shed was sufficient, but the newly born Slimes were too fragile to be stacked; the Slimes at the bottom layer would be crushed to death.
"Build a house specifically to shade the Slimes?"
A house to shade Slimes is easy to build; one only needs to modify the factory warehouse and add a few more floors.
Li Cunxu pondered for a moment and gave up the idea of building a shading house, thinking of a cheaper and more practical method instead.
The main food source for Earth Slimes is earth; given enough time, they can eat their way into an Underground Cave.
And an Underground Cave perfectly satisfies the need of newly born Slimes to avoid direct sunlight.
"It's just that we subdued too few Earth Slimes."
The birth of Slimes is also related to the surrounding environment. For instance, on a Grassland, mostly Grass Slimes are born; near a River, mostly Water Slimes are born; near a volcano, mostly Fire Slimes are born...
The Muyuan Plain has lush Grasslands and many Rivers.
The Slimes subdued tonight were mainly Grass Slimes and Water Slimes; there were only about a dozen Earth Slimes.
"It seems I need to harvest a patch of Grassland before the next heavy rain," Li Cunxu mused.
Getting Earth Slimes is simple: cut away the grass on the Grassland, leaving only bare Yellow Earth; the next time it rains, Earth Slimes will be born on the Yellow Earth.
Those dozen or so were subdued on a patch of bare ground.
During the day, the Slimes are put into the Warehouse; at night, they are released to graze on the pasture Grassland. Once the Green Grass is eaten clean, Li Cunxu sows seeds of the premium pasture grass he specifically purchased.
This type of pasture grass is called Black Iron Pasture. If the growing environment is good, the pasture grass will even undergo Evolution, evolving into Bronze Pasture, Silver Pasture, and Gold Pasture.
The highest is Gold Pasture.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Cunxu woke up early to wash up; he was going to buy a Fragrant Dairy Cow today.
*Ding-dong*~
A notification sound rang.
It was a text message from the Education Bureau to Li Cunxu, informing him that the school transfer procedures were complete and instructing him to report to No. 18 Middle School in the Pupil Capital tomorrow.
Li Cunxu's expression turned strange.
No. 18 Middle School was a newly constructed High School, but its full name was 'Pupil Capital Girls' School'—it was a girls' school.
How was I assigned to a girls' school?
Li Cunxu narrowed his Eyes, wondering if Shi Jintang was behind this.
Li Cunxu's guess was correct; it was indeed Shi Jintang playing tricks.
When Shi Jintang learned that Li Cunxu had reported him to the Education Bureau, he furiously smashed his most cherished teacup on his office desk.
He wanted Retaliation against Li Cunxu. For a Vice Principal to openly retaliate against a student—not only did he not dare, but even his father wouldn't dare.
The Alliance placed an unimaginable emphasis on education.
The Retaliation could only be done secretly, so Shi Jintang came up with a malicious scheme: transferring Li Cunxu to a girls' school.
For a male student to be in a girls' school, was that a blessing?
Yes, it was a blessing.
A sea of beauties; even doing nothing would be a feast for the eyes, making others envious.
What if the principal of the girls' school suffered from severe misandry?
Then it wouldn't be a blessing, but rather a form of torment.
As for why the girls' school would enroll male students, it was actually not strange.
Because the Alliance canceled the girls' school system this year.
The Alliance had always intended to conquer and reclaim the territories once lost by humanity.
And one of the necessary conditions for conquest was a sufficient population.
To have a large population, one needed to have more children.
Some experts believed that purely girls' schools hindered teenagers from dating and thus hindered reproduction, so the girls' school system was abolished.
Following the address provided by Lin Xiaoxuan, Li Cunxu arrived at Huangguan Ranch.
This ranch was enormous, ten times the size of Li Cunxu's ranch, featuring entire groves of Fruit Trees and herds of Huangguan Dairy Cows.
Li Cunxu looked at the herd of Dairy Cows stretching as far as the eye could see. "An adult Huangguan Dairy Cow costs one million, and this ranch probably has over a thousand Huangguan Dairy Cows. Her Third Uncle is swimming in wealth!"
Li Cunxu couldn't help but wonder: how could someone who could afford over a thousand Huangguan Dairy Cows not afford a few Fragrant Dairy Cows that produce milk?
Lin Jiusan, Lin Xiaoxuan's Third Uncle, wasn't particularly eager to sell the Fragrant Dairy Cows. With a sullen face, he said, "Ten Fragrant Dairy Cows for five hundred thousand. Card payment and mobile payment are supported."
"Card payment."
Lin Jiusan glanced at the Bicycle behind Li Cunxu and asked, "Will you transport the Fragrant Dairy Cows back yourself, or should I arrange transport?"
"I don't have a Truck for transporting cattle."
"Where is your ranch located?"
Li Cunxu opened the map on his phone and showed Lin Jiusan his ranch's location.
Lin Jiusan said, "Transporting them here costs three hundred."
Li Cunxu paid via card.
A black sedan slowly drove into Huangguan Ranch.
Li Cunxu stared at the black sedan for a long time; it felt incredibly familiar, as if he had seen this sedan somewhere before.
A graceful and noble Madam stepped out of the sedan, followed by a young girl draped in a black cloak.
Seeing the sedan enter the ranch, Lin Jiusan immediately abandoned Li Cunxu, whom he was currently hosting.
"Wife, you're back? How is Qingwei's illness? What did Big Aunt say?" Lin Jiusan asked with a face full of smiles.
Madam Lin sighed, "It's very bad, incurable. Big Aunt said she has never seen this illness before. Big Aunt suspects it might not be an illness, but some kind of Curse."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiusan's heart sank to the bottom, feeling utterly cold. The Big Aunt he referred to was the Dean of the Pupil Capital Sacred Healing Hospital; if even she said it was incurable, it was likely truly hopeless.
He thought about his daughter, only Sixteen Years Old, in the prime of her youth, how could she have contracted this strange illness?
Lin Jiusan's Eyes reddened slightly as he comforted his wife, whose Emotion was low.
"It's alright. The Divine Capital's medical care is more advanced. I will take Qingwei to the Divine Capital for treatment tomorrow."
A Curse?
Hearing the word Curse, Li Cunxu became interested.
In the game, Li Cunxu specialized in the Curse System and the Poison System.
These two attributes weren't strong, but they were dirty!
Even when facing an Opponent he couldn't defeat, he could still annoy them to death.
In the game Arena, players would rather match against the first-ranked player than match against Li Cunxu, who was ranked ninety-ninth.
The former meant instant defeat, while the latter meant being tortured endlessly; even winning against him offered no sense of satisfaction.
A high-level player once commented on Li Cunxu's playstyle: purely social Retaliation.
In fact, Li Cunxu was indeed engaging in social Retaliation because, at that time, his heart was extremely dark. The reason for his darkness was that he had been hit by a vehicle and turned into a Vegetable, forced to lie motionless in a hospital bed.
His consciousness existed, but his physical body could not respond to reality; he couldn't even die. That kind of suffering was incomparably bleak and despairing.
Fortunately, not long after becoming a Vegetable, the Virtual Reality Game 《Divine Beast》 emerged, allowing connection via brain consciousness, meaning even a Vegetable could play.