198: Chapter 198 I Want a Name!

Lu Cheng's movements stiffened.

He suddenly looked up, glancing left and right.

There was no one in the room.

The windows were closed.

The door was closed as well.

Where did that sound come from?

"I want a name!"

The voice rang in his mind again.

This time, it was clearer.

It sounded like a little girl, soft and sweet, with a hint of dissatisfaction from just having woken up.

Lu Cheng looked down.

His gaze slowly fell on the Little Spirit Fox in his arms.

The Little Spirit Fox was looking up at him, its two tails swinging gently from side to side.

Lu Cheng was silent for two seconds.

"Your voice?"

The Little Spirit Fox nodded very seriously.

"Mm!"

Lu Cheng: "..."

It could talk now.

Although it wasn't speaking with its mouth, but rather through spiritual transmission.

But this was still quite outrageous.

He stared at the Little Spirit Fox for a long time.

The Little Spirit Fox stared back at him.

Man and fox stared at each other.

A moment later, the Little Spirit Fox rubbed its head against his chest.

"Daddy."

"I want a name!"

Lu Cheng froze completely.

Daddy?

He looked down at the little two-tailed fox in his arms, feeling an indescribable sense of awkwardness…

After all, it was a juvenile Spirit Beast, so it being attached to him like a father was understandable…

But it still felt like something was off…

Lu Cheng sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the Little Spirit Fox in his arms for a full ten seconds.

To be precise, he was the only one lost in deep thought.

Lu Cheng took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

"Then, what name do you want?"

The Little Spirit Fox immediately raised its head.

Its two ears stood straight up.

"Daddy pick!"

Its voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of self-righteousness.

Lu Cheng fell silent.

Now the pressure was on him.

He looked at this snow-white little fox in front of him, and for a moment, he actually didn't know what to name it.

To tell the truth, he had always been terrible at naming things. In his past life, he had given his kitten a Heaven-Defying name like 'Demon Roaring Soul-Eater Beast.' The main issue was that it was a little female cat.

Although, Lu Cheng only realized she was a female cat much later.

So, having learned his lesson, he felt he should respect the facts and give it a new name that fit its gender and had a bit of a down-to-earth feel.

He eventually changed it to, 'Sexy Female Cockroach.'

At the time, he thought it was quite good.

For some reason, the cat ignored him for three days straight afterward.

Recalling this, Lu Cheng suddenly fell into a brief moment of self-doubt.

The Little Spirit Fox was still looking at him eagerly.

"Name~"

Lu Cheng looked down at it.

Snow-white fur.

Beautiful eyes, dual ice-fire tails.

No matter how he looked at it, it deserved a name that was refined, agile, and carried a bit of Immortal Qi.

Lu Cheng pondered for a long time.

Finally, he spoke slowly.

"How about..."

The Little Spirit Fox's eyes lit up.

"Little White?"

"No!"

Lu Cheng frowned.

"What's wrong with that?"

The Little Spirit Fox said seriously:

"It sounds like a dog's name."

Lu Cheng: "..."

You're quite picky.

The Little Spirit Fox added.

"I want one that's a bit cuter."

Lu Cheng fell into deep thought.

A bit cuter.

Speaking of cute, first we need to know what 'cute' actually is.

So, Lu Cheng pulled out a dictionary from who knows where.

He opened it very seriously and began to search.

"Cute."

"Refers to traits that make people feel affection, lovable."

After Lu Cheng finished reading, his eyes gradually cleared.

Makes people feel affection.

Lovable.

Isn't this just…

Thinking this, Lu Cheng slapped the dictionary shut and looked at the Little Spirit Fox with burning eyes.

"How about you be called Dragon Currency!"

The Little Spirit Fox: "Absolutely not!"

It retorted very quickly.

It was so anxious that its milky voice in the spiritual transmission almost cracked.

Lu Cheng was a bit unconvinced.

"It's not?"

"I think this name is actually quite good."

"The nickname is Coin-Coin, the formal name is Dragon Currency, how auspicious."

The Little Spirit Fox's two tails shook simultaneously.

"No! Way!"

"I want a cute one!"

Lu Cheng tested the waters:

"Then how about 'Get Rich'?"

"No."

"How about 'Sudden Wealth'?"

The Little Spirit Fox was silent for a second.

Then it looked at Lu Cheng with an incredulous gaze.

That look was as if to say, do you hear yourself right now?

Lu Cheng felt a bit guilty under its gaze.

"Cough."

"I'll ask someone else then."

He took out his terminal and took a photo of the Little Spirit Fox.

In the photo, the little fox crouched on the bed, its two tails one ice and one fire, the star pattern on its forehead glowing faintly, looking as beautiful as a little Spirit Beast that had run out of a myth.

Lu Cheng thought about it and sent it to a few groups.

[Lu Cheng: Requesting names.]

As soon as the photo was sent, the group went quiet for two seconds.

Then it exploded.

[Chen Zhanfeng: Holy crap! What is this?]

[Bai Zhou: So cute!]

[Li Huayi: A Spirit Beast? Its Bloodline looks very unusual.]

[President Ji Guyan: Newly acquired?]

[Chu Xiuxiu: Ahhh, the little fox got bigger! And it grew another tail!]

[Su Wan: A Snow Fox? No, is the fire tail newly Awakened?]

[Qian Shuying: ...]

Lu Cheng saw Qian Shuying's string of ellipses and inexplicably felt a chill down his back.

Soon, the group started the naming session.

[Chen Zhanfeng: Call it General White!]

[Bai Zhou: Call it Ice-Fire Little Overlord?]

[Chu Xiuxiu: Cotton Candy!]

[Chen Zhanfeng: How about Lu Xiaocheng!]

[Bai Zhou: Lu Little Fox!]

The Little Spirit Fox lay on Lu Cheng's arm, looking at the names in the group, its expression gradually becoming grave.

Lu Cheng watched for a long time; the more he looked, the more he felt this group of people was unreliable.

Until he scrolled down and saw that Qian Shuying had finally sent a message.

[Qian Shuying: Xue Ling.]

Just two words.

Clean, simple.

Lu Cheng touched his chin.

"Xue Ling…"

The Little Spirit Fox also raised its head.

Lu Cheng looked at it.

"How about we call you Xue Ling?"

The Little Spirit Fox tilted its head, thinking seriously for a moment.

Then, its eyes actually revealed a bit of incredulity.

It was as if it hadn't expected that someone with Lu Cheng's naming skills could actually come up with a normal name.

The corner of Lu Cheng's mouth twitched.

"What's that look for?"

The Little Spirit Fox immediately shook its head.

"No!"

"Mm~~~"

Its two tails shook gently, and ice-blue and crimson-gold light particles floated in the air.

"This one!"

Lu Cheng let out a sigh of relief.

"Then from now on, you'll be called Xue Ling."

The Little Spirit Fox—no, it should be called Xue Ling now—immediately puffed out its chest.

"Xue Ling!"

It was as if it were seriously memorizing its own name.

On the terminal, Qian Shuying sent another message.

[Qian Shuying: Heh.]

Lu Cheng took a look and silently closed the terminal.

For some reason.

He felt that "Heh" carried a lot of Killing Intent.

...

Lu Cheng quickly packed his things. Today was the day to head to the simulated ruins.

The Dragon Nation delegation needed to gather in the hotel lobby and then take an exclusive airship with the other four delegations to the Demon Capital.

As soon as they arrived in the lobby, Tang Zhiwei was the first to approach.

She was wearing a light purple combat suit today, her long hair tied up, with a smile in her eyes.

"Brother Lu."

"Did it evolve?"

Xue Ling looked up at her.

Then it buried its head into Lu Cheng's chest.

Ignoring her.

Tang Zhiwei: "..."

Her smile remained unchanged.

"Does it have a problem with me?"

Lu Cheng looked at Xue Ling in his arms.

"No."

Tang Zhiwei blinked.

"Really?"

Lu Cheng: "It just doesn't like you."

Tang Zhiwei: "..."

Was there a difference?

Heavenly King Lin walked over carrying his axe and looked at Xue Ling.

"This fox's strength seems to have increased."

Lu Cheng nodded: "After evolving, it's equivalent to the Peak of the Meridian Opening Realm."

Jiang Xuance had originally wanted to reach out and touch Xue Ling's tail, but upon hearing this, his hand stopped in mid-air.

"What?"

"This little guy is at the Peak of the Meridian Opening Realm?"

Ye Beihan looked at Xue Ling seriously.

"Very strong."

Academic Director Zhao Mingshan quickly walked into the lobby.

He was wearing his formal team uniform today, followed by several staff members.

"Everyone is here."

"Let's go."

The five delegations gathered from different areas of the hotel.

The Eagle Country's side was obviously much quieter.

Especially Adam.

Although he had regained his mobility, his expression still didn't look very good.

When he saw Lu Cheng, his expression stiffened for a moment, and then he naturally looked away.

Lu Cheng smiled and nodded at him.

Adam: "..."

For some reason.

His face suddenly throbbed with pain.

The exclusive airship was parked at the Imperial Capital's high-altitude port.

This wasn't an ordinary passenger airship, but a high-speed intercity airship specially dispatched by the organizers.

The hull was silver-white, with stable source arrays carved onto the surface, and the cabin was divided into five areas, with each delegation having an independent lounge.

It takes several hours for a normal airship to travel from the Imperial Capital to the Demon Capital.

This exclusive airship only took a little over an hour.

After the airship took off, the high-rises and source energy towers of the Imperial Capital gradually shrank.

Lu Cheng sat by the window, watching the clouds pass by.

Xue Ling lay on his lap, its two tails swinging.

It didn't seem to be bothered by the altitude; in fact, it seemed quite excited.

"Daddy."

The spiritual transmission rang in Lu Cheng's mind.

"What delicious food does the Demon Capital have?"

Lu Cheng was silent for a moment.

"You just got your name; can you not reveal your true nature so quickly?"

Xue Ling blinked.

"Hungry."

Lu Cheng: "Fine."

That was a very sufficient reason.

Tang Zhiwei, who was sitting next to him, saw Lu Cheng looking down at the little fox and asked with a smile:

"Brother Lu, are you talking to it?"

Lu Cheng nodded.

"Mm."

Tang Zhiwei was stunned for a moment.

"It can talk?"

Lu Cheng corrected her:

"Spiritual transmission."

Xu Xinglan immediately looked up.

"It can do spiritual transmission at the Peak of the Third Rank?"

The corner of Jiang Xuance's mouth twitched.

"Is this fox's Bloodline a bit too outrageous?"

Xue Ling seemed to understand the praise and raised its tail higher.

Lu Cheng touched its head.

"Keep a low profile."

Xue Ling: "Mm!"

Its tail was raised even higher.

The airship soon arrived at the Demon Capital.

Looking down from the air, the Demon Capital and the Imperial Capital had completely different styles.

The Imperial Capital was magnificent and heavy, carrying the unique oppressiveness of a political and military center.

While the Demon Capital was prosperous, extravagant, and fluid.

High-rises stood like a forest, their glass curtain walls reflecting the light from the sea.

Suspension tracks passed through the skyscrapers, commercial advertisements covered the sky, and holographic neon lights flowed over the city like colorful tides.

This was the economic capital of the Dragon Nation.

If the Imperial Capital was a giant wearing armor.

Then the Demon Capital was a huge machine forever flowing with wealth and desire.

The airship slowly landed.

A sea breeze with a slightly salty scent blew into the port.

In the distance, one could see a very tall building standing on the coast in the coastal area.

The building's exterior was shaped like a silver spire piercing the clouds, its surface covered in blue-gray glass, with a slowly rotating source energy ring at the top.

Academic Director Zhao Mingshan stood at the airship exit, pointing at the building.

"The entrance to the simulated ruins is right there."