Chapter 412 - 176: "A Little Interesting.

Chapter 412: Chapter 176: "A Little Interesting.

There were also Sunflowers that would roar with laughter at jokes. Every child would wrack their brains to come up with what they thought was the funniest joke imaginable, and then the nearby Medicine King Valley staff would give the child a prize based on how happy the Sunflower seemed.

Beyond that—

There was the "Mirror House." After taking a special Elixir, you could enter this Palace of the Kaleidoscope, and your entire world would be turned upside down. Judging by the peals of laughter that occasionally came from inside, it was a ton of fun.

There were also plays.

Wang Kui glanced at a high stage surrounded by a crowd not far away. The plot was probably about an Outer Disciple who was expelled from his Sect, obtained an Alchemy Secret Treasure after falling off a cliff, and then made a stunning debut at an Alchemy Master conference, gaining countless admirers. His original Sect was left regretting the loss of a genius Alchemy Master.

Of course.

The most eye-catching of all.

Was that toad. Once the Sect Guardian Beast of Medicine King Valley, it was now the theme park’s headline attraction. Many people came here specifically for a chance to get up close and pet this "Gold-devouring Toad."

"Incredible..."

Wang Kui stared at the scene before him, frozen in place for a moment. The shock of seeing something with his own eyes was completely different from simply reading about it.

The Mortal Realm had developed extremely quickly these past few years.

But...

It seemed other powers weren’t developing slowly either. ℴ

Unconsciously, their Mortal Realm seemed to have changed many things in the Four Areas Jiangbei, sending the trajectory of many events down a path vastly different from the past.

"Pavilion Master Wang!"

Just then—

The Medicine King Valley Master, his face beaming, strode toward Wang Kui with the Young Valley Master and several Elders. "An honored guest graces our door! I rushed over the moment I heard the news. Pavilion Master Wang, are you here on behalf of Domain Lord Chen?"

"No."

Wang Kui smiled and shook his head. "I’m just out exploring on my own, and I decided to make Medicine King Valley my first stop. I heard you’ve been doing well these last few years. Seeing it for myself today, I can tell it’s a whole new scene."

"That’s all thanks to the Mortal Realm," the Valley Master said with a sigh of emotion. "Come, let me give you a personal tour."

"And that over there is?"

Wang Kui was genuinely interested in the theme park before him. Raising an eyebrow, he glanced toward the "Gold-devouring Toad" in the distance. A long line of people, both children and adults, was waiting to try and communicate with the Exotic Beast.

"Ah, that. They’re testing their magnetic fields."

"Magnetic fields?"

"Mhm."

The Valley Master explained casually, "Exotic Beasts possess an intelligence far superior to that of ordinary animals. Some people can communicate with them almost flawlessly, while others can’t communicate with them at all. It’s all a matter of magnetic fields."

"Every Exotic Beast has its own unique magnetic field. If your magnetic field is similar to an Exotic Beast’s, you’ll be able to generally understand what it’s trying to express, and the beast will feel a greater affinity for you."

"The most basic requirement for taming an Exotic Beast is that your magnetic field must first be compatible with its own."

"..."

Wang Kui nodded thoughtfully. That answered a question he’d had. He finally understood how the Domain Lord could decipher what Hey Hey was expressing through its abstract body language.

’It seems the Domain Lord’s magnetic field is quite similar to Hey Hey’s,’ he thought.

He watched for a little while longer.

"They all failed. It looks like not a single person has a magnetic field compatible with your Medicine King Valley’s Gold-devouring Toad."

"That’s not quite it."

The Valley Master sighed wistfully. "The more bloodthirsty an Exotic Beast, the more niche its magnetic field. Conversely, the gentler the beast, the more common its magnetic field. Xiaojin is an especially gentle type of Exotic Beast, so its magnetic field is actually quite common."

"In fact, many of those people just now had magnetic fields compatible with Xiaojin’s."

"It’s just that Xiaojin couldn’t be bothered with them."

"Why not?"

"They didn’t buy any candy."

The Valley Master pointed to a nearby stall. "If they’d bought candy to give to Xiaojin, he would’ve been thrilled. But if they don’t have candy, Xiaojin won’t give them the time of day, even if their magnetic fields are compatible."

"He wasn’t always like this."

"Back in the day, here in Medicine King Valley, he used to follow people around like a shadow. Whenever a disciple walked by, he’d eagerly stick his head out, hoping they’d pet him. But look at him—he’s the size of a small mountain. He gave more than a few disciples a good scare. After a while, no one would walk near him anymore. They all took the long way around."

"Xiaojin was very sad during that time."

"Then the Mortal Realm High-speed Rail opened to traffic, and Xiaojin discovered that he was actually quite popular—that lots of people really liked him. After that, he started to get a bit of an ego. Now, he ignores anyone who doesn’t feed him candy."

"It used to be that if someone gave him a random pat, he’d be overjoyed for three days straight."

The Valley Master’s voice was filled with wistful emotion.

"Er..."

Wang Kui’s expression was a little strange. "A toad that likes to eat candy?"

"Is that so strange?"

"A little, actually. Shouldn’t it prefer eating mosquitoes and whatnot?"

"Oh, he eats those too. Medicine King Valley has a lot of Farmland, so there are plenty of mosquitoes and other bugs. Xiaojin takes care of them. He used to eat them as his meals, but now he eats them as part of his job. Naturally, they don’t taste as good as they used to. It’s more like he’s just completing a task."

"Why don’t you... go give him a pat, Pavilion Master Wang?"

"May I?"

"Of course."

The Valley Master led Wang Kui to sit atop the Gold-devouring Toad’s head. Xiaojin’s skin looked slimy, but it was actually incredibly dry and smooth to the touch.

Sitting atop the head of the mountain-like Gold-devouring Toad, Wang Kui looked out at the surrounding crowd and couldn’t help but smile.

He had spent the last several years in the Mortal Realm, barely setting foot outside.

This time, since the Mortal Realm had entered a period of stable development with not much requiring his attention, he had taken a short vacation with the Domain Lord to travel around a bit. And his first stop, Medicine King Valley, was already making a great impression.