Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Scavenger Fish with Only Shells Left

TL: Etude

“Hmph, you didn’t sell me dead fish on purpose, did you?” Boss Peng snorted, unable to help but voice his suspicion.

“I run a fish shop. Why would I sell you dead fish?” The bald man retorted, annoyed.

“Besides, these fish aren’t worth much. I didn’t even account for the fuel costs!”

“Forget it, what bad luck.” Boss Peng snorted again.

“Let’s go inside and make an offering. These dead fish can’t be helped now.”

He walked directly onto the stone bridge, heading towards the Dragon King Temple in the central area.

“Boss, shouldn’t we remove these dead fish?” Ah San hurriedly followed, looking at the floating scavengers in the pond and speaking up.

With so many dead scavengers floating in the pond, anyone coming to the temple tomorrow would see them immediately.

Someone would definitely notice that scavenger fish had been released into the Hualong Pond.

“You want to remove them?”

Boss Peng stopped and stared at Ah San.

“I…” Ah San was at a loss for words.

The Hualong Pond was large, and the water seemed deep. He didn’t dare to retrieve the dead fish.

“Hmph, let’s go inside and make our offerings.”

“I’ve told you before, if you followed my stock tips, you’d be financially free by now.”

Boss Peng looked at Ah San, shaking his head as he spoke.

Soon, the three of them walked towards the Dragon King Temple.

Since they were already there, Ah San and the bald man went in as well.

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“Where do these guys get so many scavengers from?”

“Better eat them first!”

In the Hualong Pond, Lin Hao swam towards the floating scavenger fish and started devouring them.

Crunch, crunch!

As he devoured them, he made noises like chewing on bones.

“Huh?!”

“Why is there only a shell?”

Upon biting into one of the dead scavenger fish, Lin Hao noticed it was hollow inside!

Although it looked like a normal dead fish from the outside, the insides were completely empty, as if something had eaten everything out!

He was only eating a shell!

Swallowed an incomplete scavenger shell, gained 0.1 evolution point.

And after eating it, he only gained 0.1 evolution point.

It was like eating breadcrumbs!

“Damn, what’s going on!?”

Lin Hao was stunned by this situation.

Who would have thought it would turn out like this!

Without hesitation, he continued swimming forward, opening his mouth to eat another dead scavenger fish. It was also just a shell!

The scavenger fish already had little flesh, and with the insides eaten away, only the shell remained!

“Could it be that all the dead scavenger fish here are like this?!”

“Were they eaten by something?!”

Lin Hao couldn’t help but wonder internally.

If something had eaten them, what could it be to hollow out the scavenger fish from the inside?

After all, scavenger fish had no natural predators; even dogs wouldn’t eat them!

If they could be eaten like this, they wouldn’t be so rampant.

“Forget it, even a mosquito’s leg is still meat. Let’s eat them first.”

These scavenger fish, with only a thin shell left, were quickly devoured by him.

There were about twenty or so, providing him with a bit over two evolution points.

For Lin Hao, who was currently in desperate need of evolution points, he couldn’t afford to waste any opportunity.

“The other scavenger fish seem normal.”

Lin Hao’s gaze shifted to the remaining scavenger fish. He opened his mouth and started devouring one.

Crunch, crunch!

His sharp teeth pierced through the scavenger fish’s body, tearing it apart.

Having evolved to this size, his biting power had significantly increased.

In no time, he completely devoured one scavenger fish.

Devouring an adult scavenger fish, gained 30 evolution points.

The system’s notification quickly came through.

“Now, that’s the right amount of evolution points.”

Hearing the crisp notification from the system, he couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

“Continue, I need to eat all these scavenger fish!”

Lin Hao was now full of energy.

His level was still rising too slowly. To evolve into a truly powerful being, who knew how long it would take?

Moreover, the resources in the Hualong Pond were too scarce. Relying solely on these ‘provisions’ wasn’t enough for rapid evolution!

If he could reach other rivers or even the sea, he could devour more creatures and gain more evolution points.

However, he didn’t think too much about that now. First, he needed to devour all the scavenger fish here!

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“It’s rising again, it’s rising again!”

In the Dragon King Temple, Boss Peng, having just finished his offering, opened his stock trading app and saw his stocks surging again!

“A bit more, and I’ll make a huge profit…”

He mumbled to himself, his fingers trembling as he continued to buy more shares.

If he didn’t increase his holdings now, when would he?

“Thank you, Dragon King, for your blessing! Hahaha! I heard you were very effective, and it turns out to be true!” Boss Peng laughed loudly.

“Is it really that profitable?” The bald man looked at Boss Peng in disbelief.

It seemed like Boss Peng was making a fortune from stocks!

“Why would I lie to you?”

“Heh heh, look at how much I’ve multiplied my money!” Boss Peng laughed heartily.

“Working steadily is better… I wouldn’t dare touch stocks.” Ah San shook his head.

Many people treated stock trading as an investment, but for him, it was like gambling.

As someone who worked honestly, he couldn’t afford to gamble.

“Once I make enough this time, I’ll continue releasing fish. Thank you, Dragon King.” After bowing a few more times to the statue, Boss Peng laughed.

Next, the three of them turned and left the temple.

“Huh?”

“Where did all the dead fish go?”

As they stepped out, they noticed that the dead scavenger fish floating on the pond had all disappeared!

It was as if they had never been there, which was truly astonishing.

“This…”

The bald man rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Just a moment ago, at least twenty dead scavenger fish were floating on the Hualong Pond. How could they disappear in the blink of an eye?

“Could it be haunted…”

The bald man shivered as he looked at the pond under the night sky.

Despite the bright moonlight and the car lights illuminating the shore, the place felt eerie.