Chapter 154
Ye Bai's gaze wavered between "yes" and "no," her heart in turmoil. It was a rare stroke of luck to encounter such an opportunity, but the stakes were high; one misstep could lead to disaster.
Suddenly, as she pondered how to care for the Kraken, and what might happen if she couldn't afford it, Ye Bai paused, her expression growing complex.
The Kraken tilted its head, nibbling on its finger, while Otto Fis and the paper figure beside them looked at Ye Bai with puzzled expressions.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Bai pressed her lips together, realizing something she hadn't before—
When the prompt appeared, she had instinctively reacted as if she were in a traditional game. In the vast information she was familiar with, there was a mount system, but there was no "pet system."
Like the specifics of the divine realm, the pet system was still in the "new folder" stage, not yet developed in the pre-release version.
This meant that it was a newly introduced system in the holographic multiverse, and Ye Bai had no understanding of its effects or characteristics.
Clearly, she needed to approach this unfamiliar situation with caution.
Systems operate on logic; the relationship between a master and a pet can be seen as a kind of "contract." Ye Bai decided to take this angle and ask the Kraken directly.
There was no need for roundabout communication with the Kraken; it was best to be straightforward. Ye Bai asked, "Kraken, why do you want to be my pet?"
The Kraken waved its hands excitedly. "Hungry!"
Seeing this, Ye Bai skillfully pulled a piece of bread from her backpack and fed it to her.
After devouring the bread, the Kraken's vocabulary expanded significantly: "Hungry, you... give food!"
Ye Bai's lips twitched. So that was the reason. What had the deep-sea tribe's communication with the Kraken been like before?
After a moment's thought, Ye Bai's expression turned troubled. "But I don't have much food either. What if one day I can't feed you enough?"
Upon hearing this, the Kraken's round face furrowed in thought. Clearly, it had never considered this problem before and was momentarily stumped.
As it pondered, the Kraken's gaze swept around, and then its eyes lit up as it pointed to the floating figure of the demon Alisio in the sky. "Eat!"
Alisio: "..."
Ye Bai pressed on, "But he can't feed you either, can he?"
However, the Kraken's mind had already expanded. It then pointed to Otto Fis beside them. "Eat!"
"Ah, uh, ah!" Otto Fis immediately gaped, expressing his strong dissatisfaction with a loud cry.
Seeing this, the Kraken seemed to remember that Otto Fis was the previous "bread confidant," so it shifted its gaze to the paper figure contained within the magic scroll. "Eat!"
The paper figure analyzed seriously, "Um... I don't think eating me would satisfy your hunger..."
What on earth was this...? Ye Bai couldn't help but chuckle, then asked the Kraken, "What if you eat them all?"
The Kraken showed a conflicted expression, finally settling its gaze back on Ye Bai, pouting reluctantly. "In the end... eat."
Ye Bai instantly understood. This was likely the downside of taking the Kraken as a pet. If the Kraken became her pet, she would bear the responsibility of feeding it. If she ran out of food, the Kraken might just eat her.
Surprisingly, Ye Bai didn't feel angry about this. The "Law of Hunger" governing the Kraken clearly couldn't be judged by normal reasoning. In fact, from a certain perspective, the fact that it would only consider eating her last was a special privilege reserved for the master, indicating her unique status in its eyes.
But what about the benefits of having the Kraken as a pet? If the Sea God could only accept offerings and lacked strength, it would be impossible for them to become a Sea God.
Ye Bai then asked, "Can you hunt for food on your own?"
"Hungry, um..." The Kraken opened its mouth, and Ye Bai immediately realized that the energy from the previous piece of bread had run out, so she quickly fed it another.
After consuming another piece of bread, the Kraken's hunger was momentarily quelled, and Ye Bai repeated her question.
After this brief exchange, Ye Bai had nearly figured out how to communicate with the Kraken.
Overall, the Kraken was quite simple-minded and very responsive to Ye Bai's feeding, answering her questions honestly and readily.
However, without being fed first, the Kraken's thoughts and language were consumed by hunger, making it difficult to express anything beyond "hungry." If she could quell its hunger with food, it would temporarily clear its mind, allowing her to extract the information she wanted.
Now that the Kraken had just finished eating, it was in a communicative state. Upon hearing Ye Bai's question, its eyes sparkled as if it had discovered a new world.
"Yes! Find food!" The Kraken finally realized that it could look for food on its own instead of eating Ye Bai.
As it responded, the Kraken excitedly stretched out its little hands, but the next moment, seeing its tiny limbs, its expression deflated. "Small... can't fight..."
Ye Bai felt a wave of relief. As long as it could hunt for itself, that was good!
"Great job, Kraken! You're already a mature deep-sea creature!" she praised immediately. "So... if I feed you a bit more, will you be able to hunt for yourself?"
With the Kraken's terrifying conversion rate of food to experience, if Ye Bai spent some time fishing to feed it, it would level up and be able to hunt on its own. All she would need to do was find food for it.
In fact, a wonderful scene began to form in Ye Bai's mind—
She would bring the Kraken before her enemies and say, "Look, this is the food I've prepared for you," and then the Kraken would pounce and devour the enemy in one bite.
Talk about killing two birds with one stone—what a win-win and eco-friendly solution!
"Grow big!" The Kraken waved its hands, filled with enthusiasm, puffing out its chest and gesturing to Ye Bai. "Eat! Grow big!"
Seeing this, Ye Bai nodded repeatedly. Of course, if it shared a name with the legendary North Sea giant, it couldn't possibly be so small. The Kraken could indeed grow larger.
As they discussed growing bigger, the Kraken suddenly seemed to think of something else, its expression turning excited. "Eat fireball!"
Ye Bai blinked. "Fireball?"
Why was it suddenly mentioning fireballs?
"Hungry, hungry..." The Kraken's eyes sparkled with longing, its little mouth glistening as if it had envisioned some delicious treat.
From that expression, Ye Bai sensed that the Kraken's fireball was likely not the same as what she understood, but rather something that would satisfy its hunger.
"Hungry, hungry, hungry..." The Kraken's cries brought Ye Bai back to reality.
Looking at the Kraken's eager expression, Ye Bai turned her gaze back to the system message that had yet to be decided.
Then, with a firm resolve, Ye Bai chose "yes."
The benefits of accepting the Kraken were obvious, and it was hard for her to refuse.
Even without considering the Kraken as a combat asset, just maintaining its aura was worth the effort Ye Bai would put into feeding it.
Let’s not forget, the reason Ye Bai gained experience points from eating was due to the influence of the Kraken's aura. If she were to leave the Kraken behind, she clearly wouldn't receive that effect in other areas.
However, keeping the Kraken close meant Ye Bai could transform this effect from a temporary scene buff into a permanent one.
Just this single effect was enough to justify some risk, especially now that Ye Bai had confirmed that the Kraken could hunt for itself. All she needed to do was invest some initial effort, and in the future, she would only need to provide opportunities for the Kraken to "hunt."
The only negative aspect to consider was whether bringing the Kraken to her territory would affect the residents with its hunger aura, potentially leading to a food crisis. However, after some thought, Ye Bai felt that it wouldn't be a significant issue. If necessary, she could leave the Kraken in the divine realm and bring it along when she visited.
At the same time, aside from the benefits the Kraken could bring, there was another factor that influenced Ye Bai's decision.
That was her curiosity about this pet system, the specifics of which she was still unaware.
【The Kraken has become your pet】
【You have achieved the title 'Sea God’s Keeper'】
As soon as she confirmed her choice, two system notifications rang in Ye Bai's ears.
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