Published: March 2, 2025
âBuzz~~â The watch vibrated gently. Tang Haofei looked down and saw the hour and minute hands overlap, both pointing to the top of the dial.
It was exactly noon, meaning it was lunchtime.
At this moment, Tang Haofei stood on the meteorite, his mental waves expanding freely, connecting with certain entities not far away. After a moment, ripples appeared in the distant void, and small figures flocked in like swallows returning to their nests, landing beside Tang Haofei.
âOne, two, three⌠seven. Not a single one missing.â
After simply counting the number of souls, Tang Haofei spoke again.
âLetâs eat.â
Old Tang said this as he rummaged through his Spatial Ring, pulling out a large pile of food.
The food was just simple compressed meals, not much in quantity, and certainly not good in tasteâhowever, with Old Tang and the levels of the spirit pets, they didnât really need food.
A small amount of origin power could fully supply the bodyâs consumption for a day. The reason they still retained the act of âeatingâ was partly to conserve that little bit of origin powerâafter all, it couldnât be replenished or strengthened. Moreover, it was just a matter of habit.
It was similar to how Wen Yu needed to eat and drink after leaving the void realmâthis was also a kind of habit, and a way for Wen Yu to keep track of time, even though it wasn't very accurateâŚ
Of course, given the current situation of the spirit pets, this daily meal also took on a different meaning.
For exampleâreporting the situationâŚ
âNothing was found.â
The one-eyed avatar spoke first, kicking off this daily meeting.
âMe neither.â
âSame here.â
âLikewise.â
âGurgle, gurgle.â
The spirit pets chimed in one after another, their expressions downcast.
Thus, the meeting ended.
There were no pep talks or anything of the sort. Perhaps the spirit pets understood that their big boss hadnât died, but he truly had gone missingâŚ
The reason they continued their daily searches was simply that they needed something to do or perhaps something to hold onto.
And Old Tang watched as the spirit pets exchanged their mental waves back and forth, unable to suppress a sigh.
Speaking of soul masters, it truly was a good profession. Even if one was gone, there were still so many loyal old comradesâŚ
At this moment, Old Tang nibbled on a compressed biscuit, his thoughts drifting as he pondered various things, until a catâs paw suddenly appeared in front of him and waved.
Tang Haofei finally reacted, swallowing the compressed biscuit and looking at Victor.
âWhatâs up?â
âI just wanted to ask, youâve been sitting here day after day, donât you have anything else to do?â Victor asked while licking his paw.
This topic instantly drew the attention of the spirit pets. In an instant, several pairs of eyes were fixated on Tang Haofei, making Old Tang feel a bit awkward.
He scratched his scalp.
âYouâre not wrong to say that. After the Demon Realm collapsed, I really had nowhere to go. Rather than wandering aimlessly without a goal, I might as well stay here and keep you company.â
âAfter all, it doesnât hinder my suicide here, does itâŚâ
Old Tang made a little joke.
Even amidst the stars, Tang Haofei could still refresh his physical condition with the life and death battle resolutionâhis limit-breaking ability was truly strong.
Of course, the frequency needed to be controlled; in any case, he hadnât trained as harshly as when he was in Beijing.
âHowâs Earth doing?â Victor asked again.
Since Wen Yu went missing, the connection point between spirit pets and soul puppets was severed, and the information system established by Wen Yu had shattered. At this moment, the spirit pets only had the one-eyed avatar as an information channel.
But having just the one-eyed avatar was of little use; he couldnât get involved in upper-level decisions, and moreover, he had to guard the level nine front line, rarely able to pay attention to the rear.
Additionally, the soul puppets and spirit pets were two systems subordinate to Wen Yu. Although the mountain puppet had sent a soul puppet to the one-eyed avatar, preventing the spirit pets from completely losing their information channel regarding Earth, that was all there was to itâŚ