Chapter 74: The Ten Thousand Turtles Pool
Si Yi remembered that in the nearby forest there was a kind of Black Spirit Pig whose meat was especially delicious and had an excellent texture. As long as one’s cooking skills weren’t outrageously bad, it would taste good no matter how it was prepared.
However, before he could even find a trace of the Black Spirit Pig, the communication device at his waist rang again.
Si Yi picked it up and saw that it was a message from the eldest young master of West Wind City, Quan Shaofeng.
Quan Shaofeng: Old Yi, I heard you went to Black Tortoise Academy to see your younger brother? While you’re there, could you also check on my little brother? I’m afraid Quan Shaoye, that shameless bastard, might bully him again.
Si Yi: No time.
Quan Shaofeng: How could you not have time? It’s on the way! And since your roasted meat is pretty good, can you give my brother a share? When I get back, I’ll help you gather some light-attribute cultivation resources.
Si Yi: No thanks. I can find them myself.
Quan Shaofeng: Please, please. I only have this one full-blooded younger brother. Just treat it as me owing you a favor.
Si Yi didn’t think Quan Shaofeng’s favors were worth much, but he quickly remembered that Si Er wanted to “eat the Quan family’s melon” (watch their drama). So he agreed.
Si Yi: Fine. Since you’re begging so sincerely, I’ll reluctantly show mercy and agree.
Quan Shaofeng: -_-||
Quan Shaofeng felt those words weren’t pleasant to hear, but thinking of his pitiful younger brother, he swallowed his retort.
Quan Shaofeng: I happened to get a five-hundred-year-old Qinghui Moonlight Herb of the light element. Send me your address—I’ll have a messenger bird deliver it.
Si Yi immediately sent him his address in Central City. He planned to stay in Central City until his two younger brothers graduated.
That way, if either of them ran into trouble, he could know at once and deal with it promptly.
Since Quan Shaofeng was being so sincere, tonight he would let Er’er deliver a roasted rabbit left over from lunch to Quan Shaochuan.
Although it was leftovers from noon, his preservation lunchbox worked extremely well. It had only been an afternoon—there shouldn’t be any noticeable change in flavor or texture.
To focus on hunting, Si Yi completely turned off his communication device, thereby missing a message from Jun Bai, the eldest young master of South Li City.
Jun Bai: Old Yi, Shaofeng said you’re in Central City. Help me check on my blockhead little brother and Sister Sang!
Jun Bai: I know you’re rich. Just casually send them something first—I’ll reimburse you later.
While Si Yi was happily hunting in the forest, Si Er was just as happily entering the Ten Thousand Turtles Pool of Black Tortoise Academy under Elder Xuan Yi’s guidance.
Black Tortoise Academy required every student to have at least one turtle. The first turtle was contracted in the Ten Thousand Turtles Pool.
To preserve Black Tortoise Academy’s unique characteristics, the Ten Thousand Turtles Pool housed over ninety percent of the defensive-type turtle spirit beasts on the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent—even Longevity Turtles were present.
The common trait of these turtles was that they could all release a shell-shaped shield, and their defensive power was quite formidable.
That was why people from Black Tortoise Academy tended to live long lives! Even without a Longevity Turtle, possessing a powerful shield allowed them to outlive others.
If someone preferred an attack-type turtle, they could complete missions to accumulate points and apply to enter the Thousand Turtles Pool.
But whether they could successfully contract one would depend on their own ability.
Defensive-type turtles also chose their masters. So if a student failed to contract one, the elders would help them contract an unhatched turtle egg instead.
Unhatched eggs were generally easier to coax.
By the time the turtle hatched, a bond would already exist, and tacit understanding could be cultivated afterward.
“Ahhh, so many turtles! This is my first time seeing so many turtles that I’m dazzled!”
“At first glance, many of them look the same. If not for the system’s reminders, I wouldn’t even know what they are.”
“Wow, those Longevity Turtles all look like they really like me. Which one should I bring home?”
Elder Xuan Yi felt that Si Er was simply born to belong to Black Tortoise Academy.
It was truly his first time seeing someone love Longevity Turtles so deeply.
Of course, just looking at Si Er’s face, you wouldn’t see such fanaticism.
But once you heard his inner thoughts—
“Longevity Turtle, my turtle that lets me live long, turtle, oh turtle, I’m coming, turtle…”
It was practically a screen full of the word “turtle.”
Elder Xuan Yi smiled. “Student Si Er, according to student number order, you choose first.”
“Huh?” Si Er froze briefly, then quickly waved his hands. “No need, no need. I’ll look around first.”
“It’s not suitable for me to use my soul power to lure spirit beasts. I’m afraid that if I release my soul power, all the turtles here will want to follow me.”
Elder Xuan Yi: …
Right. Light attribute was too popular.
Other students: So annoying. We’ve just been flexed on by his inner thoughts.
Yu Beixuan also said, “I won’t choose. The spirit beast egg I received as a reward earlier was already a turtle egg. That’s enough for me.”
“Very well.” Elder Xuan Yi agreed with a smile.
He recalled how Yu Beixuan had once frightened a whole group of eggs into retreat and figured Yu Beixuan was just avoiding embarrassment.
Si Xu felt a little nervous. Earlier, because Si Er had enthusiastically rushed into Black Tortoise Academy, he had completely forgotten the rule that everyone here needed at least one turtle.
After being in the academy for several days, he had gradually accepted this setting.
But now that it was time to choose a turtle, Si Xu grew tense again.
His two birds both seemed rather green. Surely he wouldn’t end up contracting a green-haired turtle too?
Although they were quite good-looking, ever since Mentor Yan Bo had been “cuckolded” twice, the symbolism of green-haired turtles hadn’t been very positive.
Yet what he feared most came to pass. Si Xu deliberately avoided all the green-haired turtles and walked up to a particularly beautiful spirit turtle whose shell looked like emerald jade, extending his soul power toward it.
He couldn’t help it—he simply loved the color green…
He truly found green beautiful and soothing to the eye. It was just that its reputation had been ruined.
But the especially beautiful emerald turtle merely lifted its eyelids slightly, glanced at him, then closed its eyes and continued sleeping.
Unwilling to give up, Si Xu sent another contract invitation—but it remained unmoved, snoring peacefully.
Helpless, Si Xu was about to withdraw his soul contract when he realized it had connected!
But it definitely wasn’t connected to the turtle he had chosen!
Following the direction of the contract in disbelief, Si Xu saw a gigantic green-haired turtle—so large that even lying down it was taller than he was, with green hair on its shell twice his height—grinning at him.
Ahhhhhhh—
For once, Si Xu completely lost composure. The gentle, serene expression on his face shattered, utterly impossible to maintain.
Seeing this from the side, Si Er couldn’t help the corners of his mouth rising, then hurriedly pressed them flat with his hand.
Hahaha, Second Brother actually got scammed by a turtle!
Hahaha, I can’t let Second Brother know I’m laughing, or he’ll be sad.
Hahaha, but this green-haired turtle is really enthusiastic and proactive. Ever since Second Brother came in, it’s been staring at him eagerly. Too bad Second Brother ignored it.
But it’s fine—it knows how to scam! Hahahahaha!
Si Xu: …
Oh no. What if I want to hit my little brother?
This turtle must be thinking: a forcibly twisted melon isn’t sweet—but it quenches thirst.
A forcibly contracted soul master might not be affectionate—but he’s handsome!
That turtle’s two huge beady eyes have been sparkling nonstop while looking at my Second Brother.
Though they’re so big that ‘beady eyes’ doesn’t quite fit anymore. Should we call them basin-eyes or melon-eyes?
Guagua protested.
[No, no. It can’t share the same name as Guagua.]
Alright then, let’s call them big bubble-eyes.
Si Xu subconsciously glanced at the green-haired turtle’s eyes. They really did look like two large bubbles.
By the way, Guagua, do you know this green-haired turtle’s background?
