Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 94 - 93: The Countryside

After they got in the car, Ah Kun and his Fish Tank appeared in the back seat as well.

Gu Ming took out the now-changed Visualization Image. When he unrolled it again, he discovered that the special effects for Mouse Treasure’s moves in the picture had changed significantly.

Previously, Mouse Treasure was just kicking up a bit of fine sand within the Dao Field, its movements completely unremarkable.

But the scene in the Visualization Image now was a world apart.

In the image, mountains and water coexisted, and a spiritual aura flowed between them.

Mouse Treasure’s chubby little feet suddenly pushed off, instantly causing the earth to tremble and the mountains to shake. The soil of the entire land churned like a violent tide.

The power was immense. The art style within the painting was a stark contrast to the ordinary image from a few minutes ago—the difference was like heaven and earth.

The moment Gu Ming looked at this Visualization Image, his mind buzzed.

He felt as if he had suffered a Spiritual Shock, finding himself in a real world made of ink.

In this hazy world, Mouse Treasure’s figure flickered in and out of view, wreathed in clouds of sand and dust, looking for all the world like the ruler of the land.

Its tiny body moved among the mountains, circulating the Earth Shifting Technique with every breath.

It used the heavens and earth as a chessboard and the soil as its pieces.

It moved mountains and shifted peaks at will, its presence majestic and vast.

This didn’t look like a Cultivation Technique a hamster could possibly use.

Instead, it resembled the conceptual mastery of a Cultivation Technique used by a Pet Beast many Star Levels higher than a hamster.

This was clearly far beyond a simple Entry Level Skill Level.

Gu Ming hadn’t expected that in the eyes of a future High-star Level Painter’s Painted Pet, Mouse Treasure’s Earth Shifting Technique would be so formidable.

This plunged Gu Ming into deep thought.

’The difference between Visualization Images drawn by Painters of different Star Levels is actually this huge.’

His own Cyan Pine Skill didn’t have a Visualization Image yet.

’If I use Manager Ruan’s resources to find a Painter, maybe I can also use this system "bug" to make my Visualization Image more extraordinary, with more Divine Charm.’

"Ah Kun, see this? This is the Earth Shifting Technique. What do you think?"

Sitting in the back, Gu Ming held up the Visualization Image for Ah Kun, who was settled in his Fish Tank in the rear of the car.

Ah Kun flickered its fins, its gaze falling upon the Visualization Image. It was instantly energized.

Its entire consciousness, its very intelligence, seemed to be pulled in that instant, plunging into that vast world where the universe was inverted and all creation flowed.

Then, Gu Ming saw a continuous stream of system notifications for experience points pop up.

[Ah Kun’s 2nd Edition Earth Shifting Technique EXP +1]

[Cyan Treasure had an epiphany and gained 2nd Edition Earth Shifting Technique EXP +1]

[Cyan Treasure has a revelation! So this is how the 2nd Edition Earth Shifting Technique is practiced. It has decided to abandon the original Earth Shifting Technique it was cultivating and switch to the new 2nd Edition "Earth Shifting Technique."]

Seeing Cyan Treasure’s experience bar pop up as well was a pleasant surprise.

Previously, Cyan Treasure had been self-studying for a while by watching the Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster’s Cultivation of the Earth Shifting Technique, and its skill was nearly at the Entry Level.

But now that the 2nd Edition Earth Shifting Technique was available...

Cyan Treasure would definitely follow along and learn the latest version.

However, what confused the Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster the most was...

’This Visualization Image looked so ordinary just a moment ago.’

’How is it that after a little while, looking at it again makes my head go BOOM and my whole spirit feels invigorated?’

It found this truly incredible, even more fantastical than before.

The "me" in this Visualization Image felt countless times stronger than itself, possessing the Divine Charm to move the very earth with a single gesture.

This feeling didn’t dishearten it. Instead, its inspiration flared, and it faintly grasped the next key point for cultivating the "Earth Shifting Technique."

’As expected, cultivating with Daddy Gu is definitely the right choice.’

The Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster fell into an excited state of Cultivation, joining the other two Pet Beasts in the back seat, all of them engrossed in their own world of practice.

Now, even fewer people were paying attention to Lu You’s condition.

Only the old couple occasionally checked on the two people and three Pet Beasts in the back through the rearview mirror.

The couple both noticed that Lu You remained silent, her small hands resting on her lap the entire time.

Lu You clearly wanted to see the Visualization Image too, but its position wasn’t very good.

Gu Ming was holding the Visualization Image up for Ah Kun in the Fish Tank in the back.

For a better view, Cyan Treasure and Mouse Treasure had also moved into the trunk area to watch the Visualization Image with Ah Kun.

This meant that if Lu You wanted to see the Visualization Image, she would have to lift her head and lean back to see it.

This left her sitting in the back seat, in an awkward position where she couldn’t comfortably watch, nor could she say anything about it.

She was the type of person who only dared to respond if someone else spoke to her first.

Seeing this, Mrs. Gu secretly shot a look at Mr. Gu.

And Mr. Gu understood her meaning, communicating back with his eyes.

’Don’t meddle so much in the kids’ affairs. Look at our son, he’s completely absorbed in his Cultivation.’

The two didn’t speak, but their exchange of glances said it all.

Mrs. Gu immediately looked in the rearview mirror and saw Gu Ming glance over at Lu You. He weighted the Visualization Image down with something, placed it on the back seat, and said to her, "I’m going to cultivate the ’Cyan Pine.’ You should cultivate too."

Then, without waiting for her reply, Gu Ming sat back and began his Cultivation of the Cyan Pine Skill.

Lu You let out a long sigh of relief. She had finally found a reason to not have to socialize, and the pressure on her eased.

She had felt the gazes from the old couple in the front seat. She didn’t dare start a conversation; her mind was blank, and she was afraid they would ask her questions, so she quickly joined Gu Ming in cultivating the Spiritual Technique.

For her, there was nothing more relaxing than cultivating the "Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique."

She didn’t have to talk to anyone, and she didn’t have to worry about bothering others. That was just her personality.

Mr. Gu withdrew his gaze and shrugged.

Mrs. Gu gave a helpless smile. ’I was overthinking things.’

But seeing her son cultivating so hard, giving it his all, she suddenly started to worry.

Before, she had been looking at Lu You with a scrutinizing gaze.

Now, she was faintly worried about whether her own son would ever be able to find a girlfriend.

She had recently scrolled through quite a few short videos where many young people were choosing to live single lives, not finding a partner, and spending their whole lives with their Pet Beasts.

’Is that really a good thing?’

To be honest, Mrs. Gu didn’t want her son to be single forever.

Most ordinary Pet Beasts don’t even live to be a hundred; their lifespans are generally between a few years and thirty or forty years.

Thinking about it this way, Lu You suddenly started to look a lot more pleasant to the eye.

’At the very least, she’s a girl who’s close to my son.’

Lu You had no idea what the old couple was thinking. With her mind in a state of Chaos, she tried to perform the Cyan Pine Visualization over and over, but she kept failing. She had too many worries on her mind, which hindered her Cultivation of the technique.

Just as she finally managed to feel herself transforming into the Cyan Pine, Gu Ming suddenly gave her a nudge.

"We’re at my old home," Gu Ming reminded her softly.

The Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster also came over and extended a tiny paw, gently tapping her cheek to let her know the car had arrived.

She reluctantly withdrew from the Cyan Pine’s conceptual state and mustered the courage to open her eyes, looking out the window at the unknown world.

It was nighttime.

The air was filled with the fragrant aroma of soil mixed with fresh grass, accompanied by wave after wave of dense insect calls.

It wasn’t the monotonous drone of cicadas, but the soft hums and low songs of some unknown insect-type beasts.

They hid among the dense woods, calling and responding to one another, weaving a unique symphony in the quiet night.

Above the dark, heavy forest, a waning moon hung high, casting down a vast, clear brilliance.

Seeing this sight, her anxious heart gradually calmed down, no longer fluttering in a panic like a frightened deer.

This puzzled her. She had always been the type to get anxious around people, so how could she find such peace of mind here?

She felt as though this forest had a magical power to heal the heart.