SWNOVELXO Chapter 429: Ice and Fire Twin Minks_2
"I'll name you… Little Bing!"
Wang Tao couldn't be bothered to think too deeply and simply chose an understandable name.
Little Bing's personality seemed pretty good; although it was very close to Wang Tao, it could sense that other people had good relations with Wang Tao, so it did not reject them either. Especially since a few women had taken turns "molesting" it by holding it in their arms, yet it obediently didn't run away.
"I hereby declare that the title of 'the cutest creature' in our team has passed from Lightning to Little Bing!"
Yang Changhong laughed loudly as she stroked Little Bing in her arms.
The nearby Lightning whimpered, not even aware it had such a title until now… and just as it learned about it, it had to give it up. However, it also liked Little Bing very much, and Little Bing seemed to like it too. Little Bing jumped out of Yang Changhong's arms and then suddenly leapt onto Lightning's head.
Lightning immediately stuck out its tongue, as if smiling. Then it raised its head, letting Little Bing slide onto its back, and began to enthusiastically lick Little Bing's fur.
Little Bing was a bit overwhelmed by Lightning's enthusiasm and quickly left Lightning to climb onto Wang Tao.
"Ha ha!"
Everyone laughed heartily at the somewhat confused Lightning.
Wang Tao then fiercely rubbed Lightning's head. This military dog was great in all aspects, but sometimes it was too enthusiastic for people to handle.
"Let's head out quickly, I can hardly wait!"
Lan Yulian urged at that moment, eager to see what this Ice attribute Awakening would be like.
"Okay… Huh? Wait, this egg I'm holding has hatched. What about the egg Qu Shilin is holding?"
Wang Tao suddenly said.
When he was at Qu Shilin's house, he found two "Mysterious Eggs." Qu Shilin kept one and gave one to him. They began hatching almost simultaneously. The process may have involved being separated from the eggs, so the timing for both could be different, but now that Wang Tao's egg had hatched, wasn't Qu Shilin's egg due as well?
No sooner had Wang Tao spoken than he noticed his Informational Wristwatch ringing. Now, close to the city gate, there was a signal here. The caller ID showed it was Qu Shilin.
Wang Tao immediately answered the call, and before he could speak, he heard an excited voice on the other end.
"Wang Tao! Wang Tao! My egg has hatched! Inside was a little mink, so pretty!"
"Eh? Was there a mink inside your egg too?"
Wang Tao was immediately surprised. Could it be that both eggs contained the same thing?
Although the two eggs looked almost identical, they were called "Mysterious Eggs" and weren't the eggs of any particular creature, so Wang Tao thought the contents should be different...
"Also? You've hatched one too, huh! A mink as well! But is yours as cute as mine? Mine is pink, pink and so pretty!"
Is cuteness the main point here? Women!
However, the mink she hatched was pink?
Looking at the ice blue mink on his shoulder, Wang Tao immediately said:
"The mink I hatched is ice blue, so it might be a bit different from yours."
"Ah? Ice blue? Different from mine? You should still be in the city, right? Where are you? I'm coming to find you!"
Qu Shilin got even more excited after hearing Wang Tao's words.
Having one pink, fluffy little mink already made her very happy. If she were to get a blue one as well, she was afraid she might die of cuteness overload.
"Fine, I'm at the south gate. Come on over."
"Okay, wait for me!"
After ending the call, Wang Tao stroked the little guy on his shoulder and then looked towards everyone else.
"Both eggs hatched into mutant minks... but with different colors. I suspect their abilities will also be different. Let's see what Qu Shilin's looks like later…"
Everyone had heard Wang Tao's conversation and, upon hearing that Qu Shilin's little mink was pink, the women's eyes sparkled. When Qu Shilin arrived, wouldn't that be double the joy!
Wang Tao and the others did not have to wait long; after playing with Little Bing for a while, they heard the roar of an engine outside.
A Tracked Armored Vehicle appeared in Wang Tao and the others' field of vision, then rapidly came to a halt next to the Crystal Energy Car.
The door of the Tracked Armored Vehicle opened and Qu Shilin, wearing a military coat, hopped out, holding a pink-tinged white little creature in her arms.
"Wow! It really is pink!"
The women let out small exclamations of surprise.
The little mink looked very much like Wang Tao's, whether blue or pink, both were pale and almost indistinguishable from white at first glance.
Wang Tao felt that the fur of the mink in Qu Shilin's arms was probably red, just so pale that it looked pink.
"Wang Tao!"
Qu Shilin got into Wang Tao's car and then handed her mink to Wang Tao for a look.
Before Wang Tao could speak, the Little Bing on his shoulder immediately made a jump, leaping onto Qu Shilin's shoulder.
"Wow!"
Qu Shilin's face lit up with surprise; Wang Tao's mink was just as adorable as hers!
However, it wasn't her that Little Bing was interested in.
"Squeak, squeak—"
"Coo, coo—"
A red and a blue mink immediately huddled together as if they had found a good friend, very excited, chasing and frolicking inside the vehicle.
Qu Shilin really wanted to hug both little fellows but unfortunately couldn't catch up with them.
So, she turned to Wang Tao, asking expectantly,
"Wang Tao, is my mink like yours? I feel like it might be a Level 4 creature, but I'm not certain what Level it is…"
"Pretty much, both are Level 4, Lords, but their awakenings are a bit different…"
[HP: 100000/100000]
[Mana: 100000/100000]
[Grade: Level 4 - Lord]
[Awakening: Fire Blast]
[Fire Blast: During the duration, spews out a large amount of fire damage]
Most of their attributes were the same, but the red mink's awakening wasn't Ice System, it was Fire System!
"This is a Mutant Beast with a Fire Awakening."
"Fire Awakening!"
Qu Shilin was momentarily in disbelief.
Generally, the "body" system awakenings were most common; most Awakeners in the base had these, and the majority of the outside Zombie Lords and monsters were of this type too.
The second most common were "poison" system, although the Poison System was mainly because Meteorites spawned poison monsters, and eating the items dropped by those monsters led to poison awakenings, so normally poison awakeners should also be rare.
As for other systems, they were even rarer, with researchers like Qu Shilin scarcely having seen them.
If it was a Fire System awakening Mutant Beast, then it had significant research value!
"Oh right, since you said mine is Fire System, yours is…"
"Ice System," Wang Tao explained.
"Ice Awakening! So, ours are one fire and one ice? No wonder one is red and the other is blue!"
Only then did Qu Shilin realize why their colors were different.
"Eh? I think I've discovered something incredible..."
At this moment, Wang Tao suddenly looked surprised.
"What's up?"
Everyone looked over curiously.
"These two minks, it seems they can cooperate with each other..."
Wang Tao had just noticed that during their playful tussle, both minks had an additional line of text appear on their awakenings—
[Frost Shot: During the duration, spews out a large amount of freeze damage (can be fused with "Fire Blast" to form "Frosty Blaze")]
Could their awakenings actually fuse?
[Frosty Blaze: Causes a large amount of ice and fire damage]
This "Awakening Fusion Technique" looked quite powerful!
Wang Tao's eyes shone with excitement.
When it came to Fusion Awakenings, he had experience; his own "Starfire Prairie" and "Mental development" could fuse to become "Hellfire"!
Fusion awakenings did indeed deal higher damage, but they were very draining. Wang Tao rarely used it, keeping it as a trump card. Therefore, Wang Tao was really looking forward to seeing what kind of Fusion Awakening these two minks might have...
Wang Tao didn't go into too much detail, merely explaining to everyone that the two minks should be capable of coordinated attacks.
After hearing this, Qu Shilin first became excited, then fell into deep thought. Finally, she gazed at Wang Tao and said,
"Cough, how about... you take one out with me?"