Chapter 56: Big Dog
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Increase of Degree of Taoification was naturally not just the potential of the primordial power improving. It was more expansion from inside out, in all aspects.
But for now, Zhou Bai’s Degree of Taoification had only increased by 0.7%, so it wasn’t as apparent.
Feeling he shouldn’t increase Degree of Taoification any more today, Zhou Bai prepared to leave the meditation room and end his practice of Degree of Taoification today.
The procedures for leaving were another series of examinations of his mental state and Spark infection. After making sure Zhou Bai was fine, they let him out.
While walking, Zhou Bai smiled to himself. Although it’s a bit troublesome, this level of productivity is probably better than most people’s. Hmph, I have to wait only another month and a half for my turn to shine.
As he thought this, Zhou Bai walked toward his dorm with Elsa’s food in his hands.
“It’s nearly two in the morning now. Elsa must be starving to death.”
There was a faint smile on Zhou Bai’s lips. He opened the door to his dorm but felt a nasty wind hit his face. A giant figure pounced on him.
Woof!
Seeing the giant figure that charged toward him, Zhou Bai’s expression changed, and he subconsciously released his primordial spirit power, lifting the figure off the ground.
Then he took a closer look and realized that what pounced at him was a Shiba Inu that was four to five times its normal size. The Shiba Inu was suspended in mid-air, looking at Zhou Bai with a face of distress.
“Elsa?” Zhou Bai was shocked. “How did you become so big after just one day?”
Woof-woof!
Elsa barked a few times, continuously eyeing the humanfeed in Zhou Bai’s hands, as if urging him to hand over the food.
Zhou Bai didn’t understand Elsa’s current condition. He put her down for now and tossed the food at her.
The bigger Elsa hastily leaped toward the humanfeed, wolfing down the rice in a few bites. She stuck out her tongue and licked the bowl.
At this sight, Zhou Bai couldn’t help covering his face, “This can’t be right. Not just the fact that you suddenly got bigger—your appetite got bigger too. How am I going to feed you in the future?”
“Try to see if you can turn this stupid dog back,” said Christina. “I think her increased appetite is probably due to her transformation.”
“Could it be…she’s growing up?” Zhou Bai said while stroking his chin.
Christina said, “Growing up? If this dog can get this big from eating just three bowls of rice a day, isn’t she too easy to take care of?”
Elsa didn’t know what the human and cat were thinking. She only knew her stomach was still empty. She walked up and rubbed against Zhou Bai so he would give her more food.
But Elsa forgot how large she was and how powerful.
Just this gesture of walking up and rubbing against him nearly sent Zhou Bai flying from the impact.
“Holy sh*t! My current strength is enough to overturn a small car. This dog is this strong now?”
Zhou Bai quickly launched his primordial spirit power, holding down the somewhat agitated Elsa. He held her head and shouted, “All right, Elsa! Stop moving around!”
Elsa crouched in place, gazing at Zhou Bai with hunger and aggrievement, not understanding why he was so mean.
Christina popped out from Zhou Bai’s forehead. In fact, as long as Zhou Bai was willing, Christina could freely enter and exit Zhou Bai’s cognitive sea herself.
She circled once around Elsa, then jumped on her head. She said with some hesitation, “This kid…looks even bigger now?”
“Does she?” Zhou Bai was appalled. “She got even bigger?”
Zhou Bai quickly put a chair next to Elsa for comparison. A minute later, he exclaimed, “She got bigger! What is going on? Elsa, did you eat something you’re not supposed to eat?”
Elsa barked at Zhou Bai with distress.
Zhou Bai covered his face and broke down. “You’re growing so fast, I can’t afford to keep you in the future.”
Christina said, “What you should be worried about now is if Tao academy will take her away to experiment on. She’s way too noticeable now.”
Zhou Bai frowned. Elsa had a record of demonification. If the school found out her abnormalities, they might lock Elsa away out of concern that she might mutate.
“Elsa, looks like I can’t let you eat too much in the future. You’re growing up way too fast. It’s so troublesome. Even your current size is too big.” Zhou Bai stroked his chin and said, “How about we shave off all your fur and claim that you’re a pig?”
Elsa shook her head violently, retreating backward. But they heard a crisp snap, and the bed behind her was crushed.
“Wait,” Christina said with surprise. “This kid looks like she’s still getting bigger.”
Zhou Bai was overwhelmed. How could he keep her like this? Would he have to ask others for food every day?
A hint of contemplation flashed in Christina’s eyes. “It looks like this kid is getting bigger little by little. Only when she was eating was there no change.”
Zhou Bai said with disbelief, “You’re trying to say that this kid…this kid gets bigger when she’s hungry?”
Christina said without confidence, “I don’t think so. I’ve never heard of a transformation like this, and besides, she was fine the previous times we let her go hungry.”
Although it was hard to believe, Zhou Bai had no other choice now. He had to try all his options. He raced to the cafeteria and brought home ten bowls of rice.
But the moment he opened the bedroom door, Elsa had already become the size of nearly half the bedroom. She stared at Zhou Bai in anticipation with wide eyes and her tongue sticking out.
“How could she get so big? Is there no limit to it?” Zhou Bai quickly threw the rice into the big dog’s mouth.
Elsa curled her tongue and swallowed the ten bowls of rice. Then, under Zhou Bai and Christina’s gaze, she got smaller at a visible rate.
Looking at Elsa, who was still five to six times the size of a normal Shiba Inu, Zhou Bai went and bought a few more bowls of rice, and finally fed Elsa back to her original size.
Elsa’s belly was round and sticking out. She lay on the ground with a face of satisfaction.
Zhou Bai sighed deeply. “I used nearly twenty points today. Our days will get harder from now on. And Elsa, I can’t believe she gets bigger just from being hungry. We really can’t miss a single meal for her in the future.”
Helplessly, Zhou Bai could only go buy an additional three bowls of rice from the cafeteria and leave them in his room to stock up for Elsa. In the future, he’d have to keep humanfeed in the dorm constantly.
Watching Elsa run around the humanfeed, Zhou Bai said, “All right, Elsa, stop running around it. This is for your next meal. Don’t think about it for now.”
After finally resolving Elsa’s issue, Zhou Bai had time to lie down on the bed. He increased his Laziness as he looked at the auxiliary board.
Next to Zhou Bai, Christina spit out her sword aura, slowly integrating the practice materials for Tai White into it. She inhaled and exhaled, polishing the sword aura sharper and sharper.
Zhou Bai looked at the board. As he got the 200 points of Laziness today, his Laziness reached 3,650 points.
Degree of Taoification: 0.7%
Primordial Spirit Value: 99
Divine Map: Deva Nine Disasters
Laziness: 3,650