Chapter 86: The Working Insect

Wang Che looked it over. This kind of contract naturally did not trouble him.

The conditions provided by Mi Chong were consistent with the description.

Even the required amount of silk to be spun each month was clearly stated.

It really wasn’t much—just thirty meters of silk per day, of course it needed to be continuous.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to process later.

This basically amounted to making the Green Caterpillar practice Silk Spitting less than ten times a day.

It just so happened to solve the problem of wasting so much silk during previous practice sessions.

This kind of silk needed post-processing to be used normally.

The contract also addressed that as the Green Caterpillar grew, the quality of the silk it produced would improve, and the payment for each amount provided would increase.

Of course, the workload would also increase appropriately.

For the first month, because the Green Caterpillar’s Soul Power Cultivation was relatively low, the amount of silk provided each month wouldn’t be high.

The base salary was ten thousand. Beyond the daily thirty meters of silk, the more silk provided, the higher the bonus.

Hmm, that was already enough for the little guy to be self-sufficient.

“When your Green Caterpillar reaches Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation, you have the right to request a new contract with our company. We will greatly improve the treatment as well,” Mi Xue continued, afraid Wang Che might not understand. “When it reaches ten thousand years, if you are willing, you can continue cooperating with us. Of course, regarding the treatment, you can state your terms. Mi Chong Fashion will try our best to meet your demands.”

Wang Che nodded.

That seemed quite fair.

After all, if it could be nurtured to ten thousand years, both the Green Caterpillar and he would surely have reached a broader stage.

Whether they chose to cooperate with them would depend on Wang Che and the Green Caterpillar, not on them.

After signing the contract, Mi Xue brought over a box. Inside were densely packed scrolls of Soul Skill Engravings.

“These are Soul Skill Engravings for the Insect Type,” Mi Xue said. “You can randomly pick one. Of course, they are all normal Insect Type Soul Skills. There aren’t any core ones available at the moment.”

Normal was fine too.

Since it was random selection, Wang Che had nothing more to say.

He casually picked one.

He opened it and looked.

Insect Sound: Emit a high-pitched cry, causing the opponent to become fearful or flee, allowing the user to press the advantage.

Note: The power of this move is related not only to Soul Power Cultivation but also greatly to the life form of the Insect Type.

Life form referred to the evolution stage.

In short, the higher the evolution stage, the more obvious the power of this move.

Hmm…

Wang Che glanced at the Green Caterpillar.

It couldn’t evolve, so its life form couldn’t improve.

Of course, from Wang Che’s perspective, this kind of cry indeed had a relationship with life level.

Just like how a roar from a Soul Beast at the top of the food chain could intimidate many Soul Beats lower in the food chain.

Actually, for Insect Element Soul Pets, this move was very practical.

Because Insect Type Soul Pets grew quickly. Even as an infant Ultra-Rare Soul Pet, as long as it was Insect Type, it could complete Third Stage Evolution within a thousand years.

Unlike others, where an infant Ultra-Rare Soul Pet might achieve Third Stage Evolution within ten thousand years.

With such rapid evolution and a high life form, this move became very powerful.

An Insect Type Soul Pet at Third Stage Evolution, using this move against any Soul Pet at Second Stage Evolution, even if there was a gap in grade and Soul Power Cultivation, could produce a noticeable effect.

Unfortunately, the Green Caterpillar hadn’t evolved yet. Using this move would greatly reduce its effectiveness.

This made the move seem quite useless.

“This move… well… is a bit unfortunate…” Mi Xue looked somewhat embarrassed. “It’s okay, luck was bad this time. Next time, luck will come.”

She naturally saw that this Soul Skill Engraving was too useless for Wang Che’s Green Caterpillar.

It was practically like getting nothing.

If not for the rules, she would have let Wang Che choose another one.

“It’s fine, I think it’s quite good,” Wang Che smiled.

Useless? That only applied to other Soul Pact Masters.

In Wang Che’s hands, no Soul Skill would be useless.

After signing the contract and receiving the reward,

Wang Che patted the Green Caterpillar’s head:

“From now on, you’re not an ordinary Green Caterpillar anymore.”

“Sii wo?”

“You’re a working insect, one with a job.”

“…”

The Green Caterpillar didn’t know what “working” meant, but it knew it could eat lots and lots of delicious food from now on.

It couldn’t help but smile happily:

“(☆ｖ☆)”

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After finishing the competition, he carried the Green Caterpillar and returned to Tianxin City.

Teacher Zheng inquired with concern on the Communicator:

“Wang Che, how did it go? How many rounds did you pass? Hmm… the competition is a bit difficult. It’s okay if you failed…”

“I already signed the contract. I’m on my way back.”

“…”

Teacher Zheng was silent for a moment on the other end.

“Laughing heartily.jpg. Good, good, good. You haven’t disappointed your teacher’s expectations. What about the Soul Skill? What Soul Skill did you get?”

“As long as it’s an Insect Type Soul Skill, it should be practical for your Green Caterpillar. As long as you didn’t randomly get that move Insect Sound, the others—Insect Net, Old Insect Roots, Insect Bite, Devour, and over ten others—are all decent moves… and relatively easy for the Green Caterpillar to train as well.”

“…Well… it was Insect Sound…”

“…”

Another moment of silence on the other end.

“Actually, Insect Sound is not bad,” Wang Che said.

“Yes, indeed it’s not bad. Train well. You have a little over two months left. Strive to get your Green Caterpillar’s Soul Power Cultivation to seven hundred years. I’ll see if there’s a way to get some Insect Type Soul Skill Engravings for you by then,” Teacher Zheng said.

“That’s enough, really,” Wang Che said immediately. “The current Soul Skills are sufficient. We should achieve a good ranking in the Qihang Cup.”

Teacher Zheng was too kind. Wang Che felt he had already gained a lot from this competition.

“Alright then, it’s up to you.” Teacher Zheng didn’t say more.

After reminding Wang Che about some things related to Spiritual Power cultivation, she ended the communication.

Wang Che returned home. First, he checked the Gene Capsule from the Soul Skill Engraving and fed it to the Green Caterpillar.

Then he opened the scroll and showed it to the Green Caterpillar.

With the Green Caterpillar’s current Spiritual Intelligence, learning this move was naturally easy.

It learned it in one day.

However, Wang Che certainly didn’t plan to end the learning process for this move so simply.

After learning Insect Sound, Wang Che said seriously to the Green Caterpillar:

“Next, I will teach you a move: Heavenly Aura Lion’s Roar.”

Green Caterpillar: “???”

What was that?

But hearing the word “lion,”

the Green Caterpillar understood something.

It called out to Wang Che twice: “Sii wo sii wo!”

It seemed to be reminding Wang Che, I’m just a Green Caterpillar.

Don’t teach me weird things.

Wang Che smiled.

Lion’s Roar was a basic martial skill essential for Buddhist Martial Cultivators.

In the Cultivation World, Buddhist cultivators were divided into two types. One was the Martial Cultivator, who followed a path of physical cultivation to achieve the Way, becoming a Luohan after reaching the Ascension Realm and transcending tribulations.

The other was the Chan Cultivator, who followed the path of Dharma cultivation and comprehension of the great Way of heaven and earth. After reaching the Ascension Realm and transcending tribulations, they would be honored as Bodhisattvas.

Both belonged to the category of the immortal path.

And this move, Lion’s Roar, was a necessary martial skill for Buddhist Martial Cultivators in the early stages.

Why was it essential? Because many powerful martial skills in the later stages for Buddhist Martial Cultivators required this move as a foundation.

Of course, the orthodox Heavenly Aura Lion’s Roar was something the Green Caterpillar could not possibly learn.

It didn’t have the necessary conditions.

But, if he incorporated the principles of this martial skill into the base of the Insect Sound Soul Skill and made some improvements, it could definitely enhance the power of Insect Sound.

Otherwise, this move would indeed be useless for the Green Caterpillar.

Just like the Breath Concealment Technique, these were some basic spells and martial skills, fused with Soul Skills and improved.

Wang Che believed the power would be extraordinary.