My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 588 - 389: It’s All Connected_3

Chapter 588: Chapter 389: It’s All Connected_3

Little Loach hooked him again with his tail: Tell me honestly, is there anything tasty in this Defensive River?

Lord Ruibin, with two faces smiling together, said: Sir, there’s really nothing in the Defensive River that would catch your eye. The strongest one is at my level.

Little Loach could certainly go for higher standards, but it wasn’t foolish, knowing that if it really ate Ruibin, who was in charge of the Defensive River, it wouldn’t be able to hide it. If Ruibin really tasted delicious...Little Loach might not be able to resist, but this fellow was just a mediocre meal filler.

Lord Ruibin’s answer clearly made Little Loach very unsatisfied, and lifted its tail again to deal another blow. Ruibin quickly said: Please don’t, sir! Though there’s nothing left in the Defensive River, I know of a place where there are many foods that you would find delectable.

Where? Quick, confess or I will squash your heads!

Ruibin said: The first is the Alva Lake inside the Emperor’s Eternity Garden. Ever since the establishment of the Wood Dynasty, many exotic species have been bred there. Over the years, many must have been smuggled out, but they are all very cunning. Surely, many powerful ones are hiding under the water.

The second one is the Rebirth Pond in the Divine Institution Camp. They have a Flying Ship Camp that specialises in water warfare, with many different strategies. The Rebirth Pond houses the exotic species they tame, which can be released from the bottom of the hull during naval battles to destroy enemy ships. But given the state of the Wood Dynasty now, even the demon beasts in the Defensive River dare to be sold off. I can’t be sure how many powerful species are left in the Rebirth Pond.

Little Loach’s eyes were spinning as it put out a golden whisker, gently patting one of Ruibin’s heads: Not bad, smart move.

Ruibin beamed: Thank you for the compliment, sir.

However, now that he had come out, Little Loach did not plan to go back so soon. Swam around in the beast cage, Ruibin sheepishly presented a treasure to please Little Loach: This item is very interesting, I’d like to present it to you, sir.

Upon seeing it, Little Loach realized it was a piece of jade: What is this? Where did you get it? Why didn’t you present it last time? Are you hiding something from me?!

Ruibin hurriedly explained: Not at all, I have nothing but loyalty towards you, sir!

He explained the origin of the item. It belonged to a fellow who had dived in the Defensive River the day before yesterday. This item was confiscated from him.

This piece of jade was a replica that Aries had been carrying around, prepared to replace the Osaki Magatama. Even though it was just a replica, it was capable of replacing the Osaki Magatama and it surely wouldn’t be discovered by the Wood Dynasty in the near future. This item was by no means ordinary! It might not be as extraordinary as the national treasures, but it still held a lot of luck.

Little Loach took an interest in it: This thing isn’t much of use to me, but I can’t just give it away to Elder Brother. Next time when he feeds me something tasty, I can withhold the favor and give this to him as payment.

This was happily decided.

So Little Loach used a whisker to roll the replica around and swallowed it whole.

...

Owen Bertram had a wild afternoon playing with his sister. All thoughts about Aries or Geoff Ford and Harrison Ainsworth were set aside. Her sister rarely had such a good time, so he prioritized spending time with family. It wasn’t until the evening that Ava suggested helping the Mitchell Siblings move. Ava and Lily, hand in hand and salivating, finally left, looking back every three steps.

On the way, Ava asked Elder Brother: "Are we going back home now? Can we still eat such delicious food?"

Verna wasn’t actually silly, she just realized that days like this, where she could enjoy both of her favorite things in the world -- her elder brother and delicious food -- together, would get fewer and fewer.

Owen Bertram felt a twinge of pain, rubbing her little bun hair: "Do you like the Capital? Elder Brother can bring you here more often."

Verna tilted her head, carefully comparing her hometown with the Capital, then gave her answer: "The Capital is indeed great, no wonder so many people want to live here. But our hometown is great, too -- there are many Elder Brothers who treat me well there. Most importantly, our hometown has so much more game to eat!"

As she said this, she happily pulled Lily along, telling her about all the tasty animals in their hometown. Halfway through, Verna suddenly realized: "Oh no, I forgot, you don’t dare to eat the little black snake, you probably wouldn’t dare to eat anything else."

Lily, who was drooling all over her collar, carefully expressed that, apart from snakes, she could muster the courage to try other cute little animals.

There wasn’t much luggage for the Mitchell Siblings to pack, just some old clothes to change into. Everything could be packed into a simple bundle. When they left, the innkeeper tallied up the amount Mitchell owed him. After deducting the money for the work he had done, Mitchell still owed two silver coins. Owen Bertram gave him an advance on his salary for a month. Mitchell wasn’t wasteful, carefully choosing the smallest piece of silver and passing it to the landlord: "Give me the change!" The boss weighed it with a silver stamp, then muttered curses about the miser, and handed over seventeen cents to him.

Returning to Owen Bertram’s place, after settling down, Brother cautiously sent a thought: Elder Brother, do you know about Alva Lake?

Owen Bertram immediately became vigilant: What are you going to do?!

Elder Brother, of course, knew about Alva Lake, which was the most famous lake in one of the imperial family’s most notable gardens. It was said to be home to many beautiful demon beasts that had been tamed for ornamental purposes.

Little Loach: I heard it’s fun there, can I go and play?

Owen Bertram replied ruthlessly: No! There’s no room for negotiation. Don’t pester me. You’re not going no matter what. This is nonsense!

Chided by Elder Brother, Little Loach didn’t expect such a huge reaction, and after being stunned, tried to explain: I’m not going to cause trouble...

Absolutely not! Elder Brother was merciless.

Little Loach swam up and down the Defensive River, the more Elder Brother forbade it, the more he wanted to go. He couldn’t say why, perhaps it was ... a childish mentality?

Originally, Little Loach only had slight expectations for what delicious food there could be in Alva Lake. But now, this expectation turned into a full conviction: In that lake, there must be many key foods that could aid my growth!

Elder Brother——

When the Little Loach tried to act cutesy, Owen Bertram ignored him. Little Loach had no choice and after wandering around for a few laps, suddenly threatened: Brother, I have a valuable treasure. If you let me go, I will give it to you.

Owen Bertram felt a twinge of pain: We’re a family, what’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is yours. Are you being so distant? Even trying to bribe me with a gift?

The little Loach was not easy to be fooled now: Brother, don’t say that. Keep clear accounts among brothers. What’s mine is mine, don’t think of getting it for yourself.

Owen Bertram said: Okay then, let’s see what this treasure is first to see if it’s worth me taking a risk.

Using the Breaking Void Divine Ability, Little Loach sent a replica of the Osaki Magatama and added a warning: You are not allowed to take my treasure for free.

When Owen Bertram saw this thing, his expression changed. Wasn’t this the Osaki Magatama? He felt it carefully again, oh, it was a fake. But even a fake was extraordinary.

After being reminded by Lord Dunn that the Sangdao delegation had malicious intentions, Owen Bertram specifically checked the files related to Sangdao from the Horizon Bureau, which mentioned the Osaki Magatama, and detailed how this treasure of Sangdao country looked.

He immediately questioned Brother: Where did you get this?

Brother: Don’t worry about it...

Elder Brother was serious: This is not time for messing around, it’s a big issue. Tell Elder Brother quickly!

LIttle Loach paused, then answered cautiously: My younger brother gave it to me. Owen Bertram immediately communicated with Little Loach, asking Little Loach to question the Double-headed Eel. Lord Ruibin did not dare to hide from Little Loach and confessed everything in detail.

After Owen Bertram listened, he was silent for a long time. All the seemingly scattered clues were connected, and after summarizing them, the result was surprising: The Wood Dynasty’s fate was not yet exhausted, Sangdao was destined to be unlucky.

The plans that Sangdao had painstakingly prepared, that countless generations had worked towards, ended up in Little Loach’s stomach before reaching the most critical moment!

The Pig Carp that obtained the Breaking Void divine ability was the key to Sangdao’s six-hundred-year grand plan to revitalise the country via the theft of the Osaki Magatama.