The duo of limitless [Sprint], Li Pu carrying the heavy Bubu, and the straw man carrying the light Ugly Little Wolf, were speeding ahead like the wind.

Especially Ugly Little Wolf, who had never experienced such high-speed ground travel before, kept howling throughout, making one suspect it might pee in fear any second.

Thankfully, it didn't pee; otherwise… otherwise the straw man would be the first to taste it.

They arrived at the Great Stone Wall on the side of the East Wilderness Ridge, with 20 minutes to spare before the appointed time.

[Roar Roar Roar!]

The Climbing Wall Vine, which had been waiting for a long time, emerged from the cracks in the rocks, gradually forming a big tiger head.

They had dealt with it several times before, so it had seen the straw man and Bubu.

Actually, in the eyes of the Climbing Wall Vine, it had already given them a definition.

The straw man, a frail little guy, useless except for being handsome.

Bubu, a frail little guy but very bold, always wanting to try its taste.

Indeed, in the plant world standards, the straw man was considered quite dashing.

This made Li Pu very suspicious for a while, wondering what went wrong in the plant world to cause such a distortion in aesthetics.

But thinking again, the comments of the Climbing Wall Vine need not be taken seriously.

Because in its eyes, he was a frail little guy, while Chacha was a fragrant frail little guy.

This indicated that the big tiger head was basically spouting nonsense.

Considering the power of the Climbing Wall Vine, he accepted it saying Li Pu was frail.

But to call him disabled was unacceptable—a personal attack; he just had a limp.

[Roar Roar…]

Once the Climbing Wall Vine formed, its gaze fell on Ugly Little Wolf.

Rustling...

Then the vines began to write letters.

[Where did you catch the Cloud Element?]

This statement left Li Pu really puzzled.

What Cloud Element, it's just a little ugly cloud wolf.

He turned his head to look at Ugly Little Wolf lying on the straw man's shoulder.

Under the gaze of the Climbing Wall Vine, it was trembling violently in fear.

Look, isn't this just a Cloud Wolf.

Wolves are afraid of tigers, it's natural.

[Woo Bub~!]

In the end, under Li Pu's gaze, Ugly Little Wolf finally couldn't endure the Climbing Wall Vine's presence and peed itself in fear.

Crackling!

Then a flash of lightning passed through.

[Grass!]

The straw man fell headfirst, emitting green smoke.

It had been electrocuted!

Li Pu: "..."

[Chomp Chomp~]

Bubu seemed very curious, hopped over in small steps, and then opened its mouth... to gnaw on the straw man's head.

Bubu: Roasted sweetness~

"I told you something was off about you."

Li Pu picked up Ugly Little Wolf.

In fact, during their first encounter, he had noticed the differences between this guy and other Cloud Wolves.

Adult Cloud Wolves were actually very majestic and handsome.

But Ugly Little Wolf had a round head and body, with short limbs and tail, showing no threat at all.

The crucial thing was, although other Cloud Wolves had fur that looked like drifting clouds with individual strands upon close inspection,

This Ugly Little Wolf had no fur at all, really like a lump of cloud.

Initially, he thought this guy was just ugly, or maybe had grown crooked or something.

But he never expected it to be a completely different species?!

After witnessing Teacher Chen's White Cloud Element during the monthly exam, and later encountering Bubble Elements at East Wilderness Ridge.

So saying that what he held in his hand was a lump of Cloud Element wasn't entirely unacceptable.

But the problem was, why would a lump of Cloud Element mix with Cloud Wolves?!

It's just a broken watch; otherwise, he would have beeped it now.

It's worth noting that Teacher Chen's White Cloud Element was a level C summon, meaning this Ugly Little Wolf should be at least level C as a base.

At this point, the Climbing Wall Vine's role as a senior became truly apparent.

After some deliberation, it almost fully understood Ugly Little Wolf's situation.

Certain advanced elemental magical beasts have mimicry abilities.

Or rather, they have mimicry abilities during their juvenile stage.

This Ugly Little Wolf might have been born from a cloud and then fell into East Wilderness Ridge.

Maybe when it landed, it coincidentally encountered a Cloud Wolf and recognized this beast with a similar appearance as kin.

More accurately, it saw itself as a Cloud Wolf.

So, in terms of mimicry and living habits, it emulated a Cloud Wolf.

"So that's how it is…?"

After hearing the Climbing Wall Vine's analysis, Li Pu propped up his chin.

If it were just an intelligent Cloud Wolf, that wouldn't be a problem, and he wouldn't think too much of it.

But if it's an advanced elemental class, that's a different matter.

Moreover, he had never forgotten the item in the storage space.

The most crucial item needed when contracting with elemental magical beasts, the [Attributeless Elemental Core].

"Little one, you actually look quite cute after a while."

Thinking of this, he reached out to play with the little guy.

If your mindset changes, your perception of beauty and ugliness will also change.

[Awooo!]

The result was that Ugly Little Wolf stretched its neck and bit his hand.

"I advise you not to push your luck."

Li Pu flicked his hand, tossing it back onto the straw man.

Contracting with a magical beast is different from talisman summoning, as it requires building a relationship and gaining trust beforehand.

A contract without an emotional basis is an irresponsible contract, and one that can't succeed.

Anyway, there should still be quite some time (likely?) before his third contract, so building a relationship can be done slowly.

Putting aside the matter of Ugly Little Wolf, he was now more concerned about his reward for helping in battle.

The Climbing Wall Vine, by its nature, was very straightforward.

So Li Pu didn't even need to bring this up; it voiced it proactively.

The outcome, however, left Li Pu a bit disappointed.

Originally, he thought that, even if it didn't lead to great wealth, he could at least gain quite some benefits from this generous senior.

The Climbing Wall Vine, however, refused to use its body to pay for this reward.

Because it deployed a large aphid army and the energy consumed fighting the Many-headed Bird, its body would be slightly weary in the short term.

For certain reasons, the guardian beast needed proper maintenance.

So it could no longer provide Li Pu with leaves or vines.

But since it had agreed, the Climbing Wall Vine couldn't go back on its word.

Hence, it came up with another method to pay the reward.

And the answer lay with the straw man in front of them.

Actually, from the first meeting, it had clearly sensed the other party's similarity in essence to itself.

10 Wood, Listen to the Wind, Plant type.

Three key phrases.

[Roar Roar!]

[So you handsome little guy]

[Would you like to take the old me as your master?]

Though the phrase "handsome" still made Li Pu uncomfortable, the Climbing Wall Vine's question made his eyes light up.

However, there was an important consideration to be addressed in all of this.

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