Master of Science and Technology - Chapter 46

Translator: Darling | Editor: Darling

What could you do about it? The problems you started, even crying, you still had to resolve them!

No problem, who didn’t kiss their pet!

Ye Zan comforted himself in his heart. Finally, in the python’s anticipation, he puckered up, neared the python’s head, and lightly pecked it on its mouth. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to kiss anywhere else. It was just that, given his height, he couldn’t reach anywhere else! This was even after the python had put its head on the ground.

And, with this kiss, Ye Zan received information from the disk of the python’s reaction. It was unbelievably happy. But Ye Zan’s heart was bleeding. Who would have thought that his first kiss in this world would be given to a snake? And a snake that liked him at that!

No one else knew how their pets felt when they kissed them; maybe some pets were even unwilling. But Ye Zan? He was clearly aware of the python’s thoughts. There was a popular saying in his world, “I view you as a friend, but you want to sleep with me”. But here with Ye Zan, it was, “I view you as a pet, but you want me to sleep with you”. Tears. All were in tears.

It seemed like he had to look carefully at the creature’s gender before doing this the next time. He also needed to tone down the “good vibes” in the memories.

The python couldn’t care less about what Ye Zan was thinking. After being pecked, it had started happily raising its tail like a dog. It was just that, given its size, “waving its tail” was not as cute a movement as a dog would do it. With a move of its tail, it brought up clouds of rocks. 

Ye Zan quickly petted the python, telling the python what he meant through the disk, and making it calm down. This was another benefit from the disk. Even if Ye Zan and the python were unable to speak through language, the pair could still communicate flawlessly. 

The python spat its tongue out twice, then shook its huge head. It looked to be trying to act cute, but Ye Zan knew that it was actually trying to get him to get on its head, Ye Zan didn’t hesitate. He tapped the ground with his feet and leaped up, steadily landing on the python’s head.

As predicted, the python brought Ye Zan to where the three sprigs of spiritual grass were. These grasses were named Ambergris Grass, according to legend, they had been formed from the spit that had dropped to the ground from the mouth of a dragon. Of course, this myth was unreliable. At least, these three sprigs were not made from dragon spit. There were no dragons in this closed realm.

The Ambergris Grass was used to cleanse the blood. More frankly, this meant that it bettered the state of a human’s body (in cultivation). However, even if this plant was turned into a pill, maximizing the Ambergris Grass’ energy, the ending result wasn’t anything super amazing.

One could describe this as: In summary, if a human’s potential was ranked at ten, then, due to natural circumstances, they would exhibit this as a seven. The Ambergris Grass was used to raise this exhibited potential back to ten. It couldn’t allow a human to reach a level of eleven or higher. Just as the planks in a wooden jug, the tall plans were the maximum potential while the short planks were the exhibited skill. The furthest these short plans could reach was the length of the tall plank. That was the maximum point. Even if you tried, you couldn’t reach anything further.

Of course, regardless of this, to any ordinary person, this Ambergris Grass was considerably valuable. After all, to improve one’s potential, even if it were just by a tiny bit, was essential to further cultivation.

And for the python, these Ambergris Grass sprigs were even more valuable. They could cleanse its blood, helping gather more of the dragon’s bloodline. Although these three sprigs were not enough to turn it into a drakon, it was still better than nothing.

The three Ambergris Grasses were not fully ripened, but just taking them and making pills was enough. For the Five Sects, they only had the opportunity to come in once every ten years, with time restriction on every visit. Even if they met these half-ripened grasses, they would still not bear to let them go.

Ye Zan already had the perfect potential for cultivation. Furthermore, he had taken this python as his pet. Naturally, he wouldn’t fight with his pet over these little things. However, these grasses still needed some time before fully ripening. Ye Zan didn’t plan on leaving the python here to wait on its ripening. After all, he could only come in once every ten years.

“Goldie,” Ye Zan called the python, and seeing it turn its head around, continued to gesture and speak: “I’ve found a way to take you out this time. Are you willing to leave and see the world outside with me?”

Really, Ye Zan’s gestures were useless. He was actually just relying on the disk in the python’s brain to let it know what he meant. Hearing that it could leave with Ye Zan, and having developed attachment with Ye Zan through the false memories, furthering even to love, it immediately nodded.

Seeing the excitement in the python’s eyes, Ye Zan could only act like he hadn’t seen anything. He could only hope to change the python’s feelings after bringing it out.

Taking the python out might be an impossible task for other people, as, obviously, the python’s cultivation was far stronger than the Refining State. It would be unable to directly pass through the Realm’s boundaries. But, for Ye Zan, it was a simple task. His dimension was not any ordinary space. It could hold living creatures.

However, for now, Ye Zan wasn’t going to put the python in his dimension. After all, the exploration of the Closed Realm had just begun. How was he going to let a pro sit on the sidelines?

Thus, Ye Zan decided to directly uproot the three grasses and transfer them into his dimension. As for whether or not they could survive leaving the Realm, there would need to be more research and observation done on it. After all, wasn’t that the point of technology?

After that, Ye Zan began sweeping the Realm. That’s right, sweeping the realm! Wherever there was a treasure, he would bring Goldie and the spiders and directly attack; taking with him the grasses and the beasts.

Ye Zan had the dimension anyway. He didn’t have to worry about things like heaviness or weight. Furthermore, after acquiring the golden python, there was nothing he really needed to worry about. Standing on Goldie’s head was like standing at the top of a bullet train; as fast as lightning and wind.

As for the area of exploration, Ye Zan did not limit himself to the marked Yu Qing area. There was an understood agreement among the Five Sects: each Sect would explore the area that they had drawn. There were two reasons for this. The first was to prevent fighting among students. The second was that Sects were naturally more familiar with areas that they themselves had drawn.

Markings were all the products of countless explorations. Later generations could quickly find where there were treasures based on the markings on the map in their own area; saving a lot of time. But, if one wanted to go to another Sect’s area, then everything needed to be done on their own. There was a lot of danger involved, with a low chance of actually getting anything. Furthermore, there was also the chance of fighting with other Sects’ students. Most people would naturally stay in their own territory.

However, with his high-tech observation devices, and his large amount of mechanical flies, Ye Zan had nothing to worry about. He roamed everywhere, brushing shoulders with other Sects many times. However, none of them knew of his presence. It was just that, by the time they reached the destination on their maps, they would find that the treasures they had marked had already been mysteriously stolen.

“Bruh, what is wrong, where are the treasures, where are the grasses!”

“Maybe they were taken by beasts.”

“Impossible, look at these holes. Beasts couldn’t have dug them up.”

“It has been ten years past since the last visit to this Realm. No one knows what may have happened here.”

All of the other Four Sects met the same situation, excluding, of course, the Yu Qing Sect. Happily reaching their destination, they would find that their spiritual grasses had turned into a pile of dirt. Even their beasts were missing! They were suspicious, thinking that there was someone playing tricks. But the problem was, they couldn’t think of anyone who could do such things. After all, Refining State cultivators couldn’t use carrying spaces. How were they going to take anything away with them?