771 The Wrong Recipient! (2/2)
He hardly slept or rested during these seven days. Instead, he had been studying the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield, consolidating the experience he had in artifact refinement that he had gathered in the Federation, on the Ancient Sword, and in the Divine Eye civilization. With that, he finally managed to grasp the first level of the refinement recipe.
His identity had been updated in the Ice Phoenix Legion records. His rank wasn't particularly high, though, which meant that he only had basic access. There wasn't much he could do with his access rights except purchase resources within the Ice Phoenix Legion.
He began refining the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield after purchasing the necessary materials. However, before going into seclusion for the refinement, Wang Baole released the donkey into the open. It was as if he had suddenly found his conscience.
”Son, isn't your daddy nice to you this time? Remember to be good and stay out of trouble, or I'll ground you for a hundred years!” Wang Baole glared at the donkey. He secretly agreed with his own father's teaching methods, which involved… a sound thrashing until the kid learned to behave!
He recalled how much more he had weighed compared to his elderly father when he was a kid. Then, he recalled how he had still been beaten so soundly that he had learned to behave. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was doing things the right way. He was about to continue his nagging but was stunned by the donkey's reaction.
The creature had always tried to look pitiful or cowed in the face of Wang Baole's scoldings. Sometimes, it would even try to gain Wang Baole's favor. It had always actively tried to be on Wang Baole's good side. Things were different today, though… it was clearly fretting and filled with anxiety. It even began braying loudly at Wang Baole.
”Son! Son! Son!”
It looked extremely anxious and appeared to be asking Wang Baole for something. Wang Baole stared at it with surprise, then pulled open his storage bag and flung some materials at the donkey. The creature only spared those materials a brief glance, not touching them at all. Instead, it continued braying.
Wang Baole became slightly displeased.
”You're becoming picky with your food. You know you're getting this for free, right? You didn't work for it at all!”
”Son!”
”Still complaining?”
”Son!”
Wang Baole smacked his own forehead, then remembered that this was his own son. He bore the heartache of wasting expensive materials and pulled out some better ones. Still, the donkey only spared them a look. It was still dissatisfied. That sparked Wang Baole's curiosity, so he extended his Divine Sense and began communicating with the donkey.
An odd look settled on Wang Baole's face after their chat.
”You perverted donkey!” Wang Baole said, absolutely exasperated. From what the donkey had just described, it was searching for a certain item. It had scavenged the item from their last fight with the Ink Dragon Legion, where they had blown up the army's battleships and massacred their cultivators. The donkey had no idea whom the item belonged to. Anyway… the item was a puppet built with a single function. It appeared ordinary, but upon closer examination, one's imagination would likely run wild. In fact, one would even be able to know the previous owner's character and preferences…
By using this item, the donkey would be able to expend its unlimited energy to a certain extent. It would become addicted to using the item, desire to use it again and again, never feeling tired of it…
Wang Baole was filled with disgust and scorn. However, no matter what, the donkey was just a simple beast. That was why Wang Baole only sighed and began searching his storage bags for the item. He rummaged through the bags for ages to no avail. The donkey looked devastated. But Wang Baole could only shrug and give up the search. He sent the donkey away, then sat down. After taking a deep breath, he began refining the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield.
Just as Wang Baole was about to pull out the materials for the refinement and began the refinement process, a memory flitted across his mind. He recalled the storage bag that he had given to the female cultivator who had a beauty mark on her face in exchange for information. His eyes widened at the thought. A moment later, a strange look appeared on his face.
I chose the wrong target. If I'd known better then, I would have given the storage bag to Fairy Ling You…