Beggar Cultivation System-Chapter 250: Monkey

When Apollo arrived at his beggar spot, the sun was already kissing the horizon.

He jumped off the carriage and turned to the driver.

"Hey," Apollo called out, and the driver looked over. "Tell Headmaster Axton I’m going to give up the position of Personal Disciple."

The driver’s eyes widened in shock at Apollo’s words.

"But, sir, it’s not going to be easy," the driver replied, worry lacing his voice. "From what I know, you’ll have to find a replacement, or you’ll need to be defeated by another Senior."

"Is that so?" Apollo raised an eyebrow, thinking for a moment until a name came to mind. "Then give the position to Lily Callum. Tell him that. And by the way, you don’t have to wait for me every time."

The driver watched in silence as Yoma disappeared into the dark corner by the restaurant.

"Ah, this is going to be a headache," he muttered, shaking his head before directing the carriage back toward the Great Serpent Cultivation School.

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Apollo entered his beggar spot and sat down inside his makeshift shelter. Letting out a sigh, he crossed his legs and began gathering the surrounding Qi. He guided it along the path of the Revised Simple Breathing Technique until it collected at the Qi center below his navel, where it transformed into refined Qi.

The beggar focused on cultivating to restore his strength and heal his tired body. Once finished, he shifted his attention to the technique he had retrieved from the fifth floor of the Great Serpent Library, the Great Serpent Ascendant Transformation. He realized that progressing with this would strengthen his other water techniques, though not as much as cultivating them individually, but it was an improvement over other techniques.

As his surroundings faded into a dark, starry expanse, with firefly-like Qi particles flowing into his body, time slipped by unnoticed. By the time he opened his eyes, it was already midnight.

Staring up at the brilliant moon, Apollo called out in his mind, "System, I want to open the Random Reward Box."

An interface appeared before him, displaying a brown box icon with a keyhole in the center.

The chest materialized, shaking intensely before opening in a flash of light. Apollo didn’t blink, his heart pounding with anticipation. Clenching his fist, he watched as the light changed shape.

"You obtained a companion!

Animal: Monkey!"

The System’s emotionless voice echoed in his mind, and with a thud, something dropped in front of him.

Apollo looked down to see a small monkey staring up at him in curiosity.

"What the fck…" the beggar muttered, exasperated. "What the f*ck, what the actual f*ck?! System, what’s the meaning of this?!"

As usual, the System remained silent, fueling Apollo’s frustration.

"I spent weeks just trying to complete this dmn mission, and you give me a fcking monkey?!" Apollo’s face was red with anger. But the System stayed silent. "F*ck! F*ck! F*ck! I swear, if you had a physical body, I’d beat your *ss!"

The monkey let out a cry, catching Apollo’s red-faced glare.

"Shut up!" Apollo shouted, his chest heaving in frustration. Even though he knew the Random Reward Box would grant a random item, he still felt cheated—he got a normal monkey! It would’ve been better if it had been a beast, not just some ordinary animal.

The monkey looked surprised, its eyes wide as it stared at him. Then, in the next moment, it bared its fangs and lunged at the beggar!

Apollo was caught off guard by the sudden attack, scratches appearing on his face as the monkey latched onto him.

"Ah!" he shouted in pain as the monkey bit his cheek. "Stop!"

He yanked the monkey away by the scruff of its neck. The monkey kept flailing, trying to attack him, but its tiny arms couldn’t reach his face anymore.

"Fck!" Apollo cursed at the stinging sensation on his cheek. "Dmn you, System! I thought this was my companion—why is it attacking me?!"

An interface appeared before him, and the System’s emotionless voice echoed in his mind.

"Your current companion is a normal animal, not a Beast or Monster capable of forming a pact. Gain its trust if the user does not wish to be attacked."

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Apollo burst out laughing, a laugh filled with anger and frustration.

"Hahaha!" His laughter lasted for a while, silencing the crazed monkey in his grasp.

The monkey stared at him, wide-eyed and fearful.

Once Apollo’s laughter died down, his cold gaze fell on his companion—a small monkey, nearly two feet tall, with brown fur and a thin body, the kind he’d often seen in his previous life.

Apollo took a deep breath to steady himself. "D*mn, this is really frustrating," he muttered, letting out a sigh.

He noticed the monkey whimpering and realized he’d been holding it too tightly.

Apollo let go, and the moment the monkey hit the ground, it tried to bolt—but Apollo was faster, grabbing it by the tail.

The monkey shrieked and attempted to lash out again, but Apollo, prepared this time, held its hands firmly.

"Behave," he said, his gaze cold and tone threatening. He unleashed his 2nd-Step Qi Condensation Stage aura, making the monkey freeze and clamp its mouth shut. "Good. You’re my reward after all my painstaking effort. I won’t just let you run away."

The monkey couldn’t understand his words, but fear gripped it.

Lifting the monkey, Apollo noted it was male. "Hmm, I should give you a name." Find more adventures on novelbuddy

Accepting that he was now stuck with this companion, Apollo decided to make the best of it. Besides, having a companion while he cultivated didn’t sound so bad. He was all alone in his beggar spot, after all. What if he trained this monkey to his liking? This thought nearly erased his earlier frustration.

After a moment’s contemplation, a name came to him. "Bubba… yeah, I’ll call you that."

Suddenly, his Status Screen appeared before him without him even calling for it.

STATUS SCREEN

"Name: Apollo Leone.

Race: Human.

Alm Points: 165

Spirit Cultivation: None.

Physique Cultivation: 2nd-Step Qi Condensation Stage.

Attributes: Lightning, Water

Companions: Bubba(Monkey)"