Task Completed
Task 5: Complete a daily quest with Alice, 1 / 1
Noon, nap time.
The Cat Girl was still soundly asleep on the bed. Su Tianqing woke up early from her nap and opened her secret codex to sort out the quest rewards from yesterday's settlement.
A simple 500 divine code stone.
Standing on the rooftop watching Alice and Hyacinth fight and still getting divine code stone? The secret codex is truly generous, Su Tianqing thought.
The reserve of ancient divine code stone had returned to a respectable 1000 pieces, and ordinary divine code stone had also replenished to four digits. Although not abundant, it was at least enough capital to cope with possible unexpected events.
But after all, has Ben Hu really encountered any unexpected events that absolutely required the secret codex to handle?
Jörmungandr counted as one time, Leviathan also counted as one time. Two rounds of Star Realm Giant Beast exhausted half a year's worth of savings.
But on second thought, this was equivalent to exchanging savings for Inari's Magic Book and several items like the fox mask, so Ben Hu didn't really lose out.
“Anyway, let's check out other quests!”
Quest Updated
Task 6: Continue to improve Alice's strength, try to defeat Iris, 0 / 1
It seems the secret codex also thinks Alice's current strength is completely insufficient. Let's just treat it as a long-term goal.
The reward from another quest, however, was even more exciting—
Quest Chain 7: The Ripper's Truth, Completed
New Monster type!
Su Tianqing almost immediately created a blank Ripper and examined its panel attributes.
Hmm… the attributes are unexpectedly very average. Aside from its inherent special ability 【Blade Skin】, it's inferior to Ben Hu's Black Wolf Monster in all aspects.
It seems the Ripper that entangled Aurora was an unreplicable, unique specimen. Ben Hu slightly regretted not capturing it for dissection and research at the time.
In addition, new quests were, of course, indispensable:
Quest Updated
Dandelion Quest: Magic Girl Recruitment in Progress
Find a suitable Magic Girl candidate, recruit a new righteous Magic Girl, 0 / 1
Reward: 500 divine code stone, 100 ancient divine code stone
A long-awaited Dandelion quest. The small flower icon at the bottom distinguished this quest from other quest chains.
So, this would be Ben Hu's focus moving forward.
Increase the number of righteous Magic Girl to lay a solid foundation for more fun later!
…
But what about the candidate?
When Jia Yu woke up from her nap, and the Cat Girl and Fox Girl sat at the desk to begin today's tutoring session, Su Tianqing couldn't help but ponder this question.
The last time Ben Hu actively expanded the Magic Girl, the person chosen was Lin Muyao. She later successfully became the Magic Girl Nightingale and has been active alongside Hyacinth.
According to the secret codex's suitability ranking, the person with the highest suitability in Rong City was undoubtedly Nan Xiaofeng, at a high 99%. As expected of a classic protagonist type.
Next was Hua Ling at 97%, and Lin Muyao at 94%. These three were simply born Magic Girl, personally certified by the secret codex.
Even an avid enthusiast like Rabbit only had a little over 80%.
As for the list provided by Bai Ling…
Su Tianqing compared them slightly. The highest suitability was only 25%, not even half of the 60% passing line. It made Ben Hu wonder how she managed to develop Hyacinth.
…Something seems a bit off.
Since Bai Ling immediately developed Nan Xiaofeng, a top-tier ace with high suitability, upon arrival, and also keenly sensed the talent of Lin Muyao and Hua Ling, why couldn't she find suitable people later on?
Could it be that she was deliberately putting on a show for Ben Hu?
It seems Ben Hu needs to have Yue Tianxin Fox Fox strengthen her strategy for Bai Ling. Ben Hu should set it to auto-mode and ask her out for a day sometime, to avoid her suspicion, Su Tianqing thought.
…secret codex, you understand what I mean, right?
Shop Updated
Observer Classmate Register, 1000 divine code stone
For Observer whose contact information has been obtained, their specific information can be viewed.
Why does it cost money!
Forget it, it's a small sum, just spend it. Ben Hu's divine code stone balance is quite generous.
A 'ding-dong, 1000 divine code stone received' sound seemed to echo from the void.
Watching the divine code stone decrease, Su Tianqing still felt a little pang of heartache.
But when the familiar opened this Observer Classmate Register, worth 1000 divine code stone, Su Tianqing suddenly felt that the money spent was perhaps too worthwhile.
Bai Ling, ** years old
Star Realm Calendar 1024 Graduate, Current Rong City 駐守 Observer
In addition to basic data like height and weight, it even included seemingly meaningless information like “likes to eat grilled chicken cutlets.”
This wouldn't just securely grasp Bai Ling?
Entrusting the Observer date plan to the auto-mode Yue Tianxin Fox Fox, Su Tianqing looked at Nan Jiayu, who was diligently reading, and continued to ponder the Magic Girl recruitment.
Since Ben Hu was preparing to expand the number of righteous individuals, it naturally had to start with those with high suitability.
Excluding Nan Xiaofeng, Hua Ling, and Lin Muyao, next up was…
Suitability 92%
Su Tianqing immediately saw this remarkably excellent suitability number.
Good suitability, appropriate age. Although she was younger than Nan Xiaofeng, it was only by 1 year, so they should be able to get along.
With a candidate in mind, Su Tianqing opened the detailed information page.
After upgrading the secret codex's unboxing ability, even the candidate's information appeared on the intel page, which was very beneficial for Ben Hu's plan.
However, when looking at the name and address that followed, Su Tianqing, the entire Fox, froze:
Rongcheng Third College of Arts and Sciences, First Year
Wang Xiaowang
Race: Canine Beastman
Canine race? Quite rare.
And she's also in the same school as Nan Xiaofeng. Wouldn't this directly replicate Hua Ling's experience!
Thinking of this, Golden Fox's mood immediately brightened.
secret codex! Let Ben Hu see where this righteous Doggy lives! Ben Hu is going to pay a home visit!
Address: College of Arts and Sciences Dormitory, staying during the holidays
Huh?
Staying in the dorms during the New Year holiday? secret codex, is your positioning wrong?
The familiar closed the secret codex, patted the cover hard, and reopened it. The text had not changed at all.
…This is bad.
The address was not wrong, which meant that this Wang Xiaowang, whom Ben Hu was preparing to develop…
“Jia Yu.”
“Hmm?”
The Cat Girl, who was diligently reading, suddenly felt the touch of a fluffy tail on her back. Her cat tail immediately wrapped around the mischievous fox tail, and she turned to look at the clinging Fox Girl.
“What's wrong?”
“Do you know Rongcheng Third College of Arts and Sciences?”
“Of course, I know. Isn't Xiaofeng studying at that school?” Nan Jiayu shook her cat ears in confusion and said.
“Hmm… Then, Jia Yu, ask Xiaofeng if their school has any summer camps or collective stays during the holidays?”
Su Tianqing broadened the topic considerably to avoid being noticed.
Nan Xiaofeng quickly sent a reply.
“The school organizes summer camps every year, and they allow long stays in the summer, but for winter break… I remember stays were only until the day before New Year's Eve.”
“I see! Can family members go to the summer camp together?”
“Of course not! If Tianqing Jie wants to play together, Jia Yu Jie can take everyone to Shanghai to play!”
The conversation ended. After a few jokes, the Cat Girl and Fox Girl returned to their tutoring session.
But Su Tianqing couldn't stop thinking about the address in the secret codex.
A Canine Beastman who stayed at school throughout the New Year holiday. It seemed her family situation indeed met the conditions for a Magic Girl.
Then it's time for Ben Hu to make an appearance!
Yue Tianxin Fox Fox! Attack!