This idea was thought up by Su Chen in a moment of inspiration. He was testing the Crystal Beast's reaction.
To his surprise, the Crystal Beast actually showed a thoughtful expression and said, "Your request is quite reasonable, and since my request hasn't been refused by you, you can also propose your own request. What is it that you desire?"
Su Chen maintained a composed facade, but he nearly burst out laughing inside.
Initially, he had thought that the Crystal Beast was a shrewd and calculating individual, but now it seemed that it was really just an adorably silly creature.
"My request is simple. You want to eat, so you can exchange something for it." This was Su Chen's idea.
Having lived here for who knows how long, the Crystal Beast must have something of value. In this place, meat should be non-existent, which meant that Su Chen could potentially earn a huge profit!
With a loud sound, something fell from the sky and landed not far in front of Su Chen. It was a crystal emitting a faint glow.
"This crystal is quite special and I found it over the years. It holds immense energy within. With your strength, absorbing it might help you break through to the Ninth Order within a year," the Crystal Beast said. "Can you exchange something in your possession for this?"
Su Chen walked over and placed his hand on it. The numbers provided by the system indicated that this crystal could provide three million units of energy!
If he were to directly exchange it, he would only get one and a half million units of energy, which would be a big loss.
So, Su Chen decided to save the crystal for later and convert it into energy using an ore refinery back at the base to avoid wasting any.
"I don't have much food here, and considering your physique, you might finish it quickly," Su Chen said.
"It's fine, I can shrink a bit."
Saying so, the Crystal Beast's body transformed from its mountainous size to that of an ordinary Hound's, making the crystal mountain that had been blocking them disappear.
Su Chen blinked. He hadn't expected the Crystal Beast to be capable of changing its own size. Even eighth-order Mutant Beasts couldn't do that.
Eighth-order Mutant Beasts could only change to a human-like form, which made their size smaller as a result. But to shrink the entire body was impossible.
Originally massive, the Crystal Beast was now unrecognizable. When it had been large, its appearance was incomprehensible, but now, after shrinking, they found it resembled a gecko.
Or rather, the Crystal Beast had climbed to the edge of the campfire they had lit, extended its tongue, and instantly gulped down a skewer of grilled meat.
"Delicious, so delicious! I've never had such tasty meat before," the Crystal Beast munched happily.
Su Chen walked over, took a piece of grilled meat, and started eating.
"All of these are mine!" The Crystal Beast glanced at Su Chen discontentedly.
"Our deal only covers the meat in front of us. If you want more, we can trade again."
There was only about a hundred catties of meat here at most. Trading that for a crystal worth three million units of energy, Su Chen had clearly hit the jackpot.
The Crystal Beast didn't seem to think much. Indeed, if it ate everything now, there would be none left.
"Calculate one portion based on the amount here. I'll take whatever you have left," the Crystal Beast said boldly.
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Su Chen's mouth. The fish had bitten the bait.
"No rush. We're all here anyway, we can't escape. I'd like to know, is there a time limit for the tasks you assign us?"
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