203: Chapter 203 The Gluttonous Fang

While Chen Mo was busy pondering, he couldn't help but neglect his control over the [Timid Ostrich], causing the Ostrich to step on the "Simple Taming Rope" with its feet and forget to exert force.

The Sharp-toothed Piglet, tethered to the other end of the rope by a beast collar, finally found a chance to escape. It immediately squealed, "Ao ao," and exerted force, dragging the rope as it fled from the clutches of this ugly and fierce Ostrich. It ran out from behind the earthen wall and headed straight for Tang Yao in the distance.

Hearing the commotion, Tang Yao turned around and saw her pet coming towards her on its own. She crouched down, reached out to catch Little Sharp-Teeth, and said in a gentle voice, "Are you okay, little piggy?"

As she spoke, she cupped Little Sharp-Teeth's pig head in her hands to examine it. Suddenly, she saw some tear stains on Sharp Tooth's face, which seemed to reveal a human-like expression of worry and fear. "Is the little piggy afraid that I got hurt? It's okay, I'm perfectly fine."

Tang Yao assumed that Sharp Tooth was worried about her safety and couldn't help but pet its head affectionately with a smile, unaware that the bigger reason was that Sharp Tooth had been scared into this pitiful state by the big, fierce, ugly bird behind the earthen wall.

After Tang Yao comforted it for a while, the Sharp-toothed Piglet was no longer afraid, and its state returned to normal. It turned its little pig head and was involuntarily attracted by a marble-sized blue ball in Xiao Niao's hand.

Sharp Tooth's underdeveloped intelligence didn't know what this thing was for, nor did it know what it was. However, just by looking at it for the first time, it felt deeply attracted by this small ball emitting a faint blue light. It couldn't say where this attraction came from, but this feeling... was just like facing the delicious pig feed its master cooked! It was even more attractive to it than the pig feed its master cooked! — Gu. A sound came from the Sharp-toothed Piglet's little belly.

"Hungry?"

Tang Yao was about to take out the remaining bucket of pig feed from her backpack when she saw Xiao Niao say uncertainly, "It seems... it has taken a liking to the monster essence."

"monster essence?" Hearing this, Tang Yao tilted her head to look and indeed found the Sharp-toothed Piglet drooling and staring longingly at the monster essence in Xiao Niao's hand. "You want to eat this?"

Tang Yao asked in surprise. This monster essence was very mysterious; the item description only had a sentence or two, and there was no way to know what it was used for. But no matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem like something to be eaten!

Who would have thought that the Sharp-toothed Piglet, as if it could understand her question, nodded vigorously.

Tang Yao was stunned. "Can this thing be eaten?" She wasn't being stingy; she was just afraid that this monster essence with unknown uses would cause problems for Sharp Tooth if it ate it.

Hu Gualing, however, said nonchalantly, "I don't know if humans can eat it, but pigs definitely can. Otherwise, your Sharp Tooth wouldn't be the way it is."

"Are you sure it's okay to eat it?" Tang Yao asked, still a bit worried as she looked at the intense longing for the monster essence in the Sharp-toothed Piglet's eyes.

"Animals don't have problems distinguishing whether food is edible or not. Since it's this greedy, it means this monster essence is not only edible but also very delicious!"

Hu Gualing had raised pigs at home, so he naturally knew that pigs weren't stupid and wouldn't drool over things they couldn't eat—unless, of course, the food had been poisoned by humans.

Tang Yao knew that Hu Gualing had experience raising pigs. Although this was a game, many experiences from reality could be applied here. So, hearing him say this, she nodded reassuringly. "Then... do you think we can let it eat the monster essence?"

The reason Tang Yao asked this was because she didn't know how valuable the monster essence was. If it were a precious item, wouldn't it be a waste to let Sharp Tooth eat it?

Hu Gualing said indifferently, "Let it eat it. We can't make any use of it anyway, and maybe it will be of some use if Sharp Tooth eats it."

Xiao Niao also nodded. "The description of the monster essence says it is the essence of a monster. Since Sharp Tooth wants to eat it, it should be wanting to absorb the essence inside. It's very likely it will become stronger after eating it."

After Xiao Niao finished speaking and saw that Hu Gualing and Tang Yao both agreed, he let go of his hand, letting the monster essence fall. As soon as it fell, the Sharp-toothed Piglet, which had been staring longingly at the monster essence, raised its head, opened its mouth, and very accurately caught the monster essence in its mouth.

With the monster essence in its mouth, the Sharp-toothed Piglet resisted the seemingly innate desire. It looked at Tang Yao for a moment, and after confirming that this thing was for it to eat, it raised its head and gulped down the marble-like monster essence.

Tang Yao, Hu Gualing, and Xiao Niao were all nervously staring at the Sharp-toothed Piglet. After all, even if, according to common sense, this monster essence was definitely harmless and beneficial to the Sharp-toothed Piglet, none of them had ever seen this monster essence before and didn't know its specific use. Besides, it was at least a blue-quality item, so it was impossible for it to have no value. Even if it was just used to feed a pig, the three of them still hoped to see some effect.

Under the slightly nervous gaze of the three, the Sharp-toothed Piglet that had swallowed the monster essence soon underwent changes. It began to emit a faint green light, as if covered by green grass. "Sharp Tooth won't become like that White Wild Boar, will it?!"

Seeing the changes happening to the Sharp-toothed Piglet, Tang Yao easily associated it with the Mutated White Wild Boar they had spent so much effort to kill. That guy was just like that; its white pig skin and meat were covered in quite a bit of greenish color. It not only looked dirty, but after they killed the Mutated White Wild Boar and cut open those greenish parts, they found disgusting pus-like liquid inside. If this Sharp-toothed Piglet also turned into that Mutated White Wild Boar, would they still want it?

Thinking that this monster essence had dropped from the Mutated White Wild Boar and contained the essence of the Mutated White Wild Boar, it was not impossible for the Sharp-toothed Piglet to undergo such a change after eating it. As Tang Yao thought of this, her eyes revealed a look of worry.

As time passed, the green light on the Sharp-toothed Piglet glowed brightly. It didn't look like the greenish color on the Mutated White Wild Boar, which made people think of rotten aquatic plants at first glance. The Sharp-toothed Piglet was shrouded in the glowing green light, as if its whole body was bathing in it, and its slightly narrowed little eyes and expression revealed plenty of contentment and comfort.

Watching this scene, the worry in Tang Yao's heart dissipated quite a bit.