Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

Chapter 523: Chapter 515: Doting on Wife with Power

“Husband, this rock rat looks a lot like you!”

Wang Wanyan said with a chuckle.

“Are you taking a roundabout way of calling me a rat? Just wait and see how I’ll deal with you tonight.”

Qin Niu gave her a fierce look.

“Stop it, mind your words, Xiao Qing is here!”

Wang Wanyan’s pretty face turned red in an instant.

“I really didn’t mean to insult you. Of the ten rock rats you bought, this one looked to be in the worst shape, all pitiable, but you were able to identify that it’s actually the strongest one.

Back in Shuangfeng Village, you also seemed like the most pitiful child, malnourished and poor. But now you’ve become so strong. Don’t you think you and this rock rat are quite alike?”

She asked with a smile.

There really were similarities between the two.

Xiao Qing’s face showed a mischievous smile while Qin Niu coughed twice and said, “I’m going to check on Xiao Niu!”

He had fed the demon core of an infant demon to the Green Ox, and so far, there hadn’t been any abnormal reactions. However, since it was a demon core and could very well be from a Grade Eleven demon, he was somewhat worried.

The energy contained within a demon core was often extremely violent, and the Green Ox was only Grade Six. Whether it could withstand the terrifying energy of a Grade Eleven demon core was still unknown.

Arriving at the stables, Qin Niu saw two Black Mare Horses standing asleep.

Horses rarely lie down to rest unless they are ill.

When standing, they often need only three legs to support themselves, while the remaining leg rests. Then they switch legs to rest in turn.

In the wild, there are many predators that hunt resting wild horses.

If they lay down to rest, chances are they’d be caught by the throat and subdued by a predator before they could even get up.

If they stand while resting, they can run away immediately when ambushed.

The Green Ox was lying in a separate stall with its eyes closed, and aside from faint sparks of electricity on its horns, there were no other abnormalities.

After secretly observing for a while, Qin Niu found it wasn’t in any danger and felt relieved.

Back in the guest room, he first took out turtle feed to feed the Diamond Ink Turtle.

The Red-eyed Golden Toad stared with a pair of bulging frog eyes, showing an envious expression.

Qin Niu hadn’t bought pet food for it, which made it feel neglected.

“Your food is insects. When I find a suitable one, I’ll consider feeding you.”

Qin Niu consoled it.

“Croak!”

The Red-eyed Golden Toad let out a low croak, as if it felt greatly wronged.

This made Qin Niu laugh.

This Wart Toad was indeed a Grade Eight beast pet and had very high intelligence, even possessing some thinking abilities that were unique to humans.

With several pets to care for, he couldn’t ensure that each pet received the same treatment.

After feeding the little turtle, he checked the condition of the Green Demon Bee.

Its six limbs were retracted, clinging tightly to its abdomen, and its four steel wings were also tightly retracted. Its entire body was surrounded by a swirling black mist.

“Fantastic, an infant demon brought such significant benefits. If I encounter another demon next time, I won’t hesitate.”

After inspecting the Green Demon Bee, Qin Niu went to bed to rest.

…

Halfway through the night, he got up and left the room.

“Master, are you planning to visit the Ghost Market?”

Xiao Qing was very alert; she had been sleeping outside and woke up immediately upon hearing noise.

“Mhm, I’m going to take a look around. Make sure the door is bolted.”

Qin Niu gave them a couple of reminders and then left the post station.

The once-bustling streets were now only sparsely populated with a handful of pedestrians. It seemed everyone was tired from their activities; many had already gone home to sleep.

Street vendors were packing up their wares, preparing to head home.

Many of the shops on both sides of the street had already closed for the night.

As he passed the street where the rat-seller was located, Qin Niu unexpectedly spotted two familiar figures. A burly man was carrying two heavy iron cages, and his wife was following him, carrying other items.

The business of the disabled couple selling rock rats didn’t seem very good; they hadn’t sold many.

By the looks of it, they were packing up to go home.

Witnessing the couple’s hard efforts in the depths of the night, Qin Niu felt a stirring in his heart.

“How many rock rats do you have in total?”

He approached and stopped them.

The husband set down his load and communicated with his wife through gestures.

“There should be 1064!”

She didn’t know why Qin Niu was asking this.

“Alright, I’ll buy all the rock rats from you. A hundred taels of silver, do you sell or not?”

Qin Niu asked for their opinion.

“Mhm, mhm, mhm!”

The couple were so thrilled to have such a big customer that they nodded vigorously, agreeing to the deal.

“Give me those two big iron cages as well, and here are the hundred taels of silver.”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Qin Niu handed them a silver note worth a hundred taels.

The large iron cages seemed quite sizable but probably weren’t expensive to buy; they likely cost no more than five maces of silver. With some bargaining, he might even get them for three and a half to four maces of silver.

The tall husband took the silver note, his excitement coloring his cheeks a shade of red.

After verifying the note was authentic, he handed it to his wife.

She was taken aback, refused it with a shake of her hands, but her husband insisted until she finally took it. Holding the silver note felt as heavy as a thousand pounds in her trembling hands, and the way she looked at her husband was deeper and more affectionate than ever before.

Heartfelt communication is most important between people.

The husband treated her so well that she would probably be willing to entrust her life to him.

Qin Niu smiled. As his strength and status continued to rise, his basic needs were well taken care of, and he had attained a certain level of authority over life and death. He preferred to witness human kindness and sincerity and disliked deceit and evil.

He took the thousand-plus rock rats and placed them directly inside the carriage.

He wasn’t worried about them being stolen.

Those staying in the post station were powerhouses, none of whom would stoop to stealing someone else’s rats.

Qin Niu bought these rock rats partly out of a desire to help the disabled couple and partly to help his wife’s cat evolve special abilities. After all, he had already purchased the expensive cat food, so he couldn’t just give up halfway.

He could only continue investing, doing everything he could to help it become stronger.

This was also why one must be extremely cautious when choosing beast pets or insect pets.

If one chose a pet with poor potential, they would have to invest far more than others, and they might even end up raising an ‘irremediable failure,’ with all the time, effort, money, and resources going to waste in the end.

In this highly competitive world, with the same amount of resources, others’ pets might grow stronger while the weaker ones are left behind.

Ultimately, the weak may become weaker, missing out on many significant opportunities, while the victor continues to climb higher and grow stronger.

Wang Wanyan had something of a young lady’s temperament, being somewhat capricious, simple-minded and kind-hearted, and was not particularly utilitarian in her actions.

While this was a commendable character trait, it lacked competitiveness.

Luckily, she married Qin Niu, and the two complemented each other well

Qin Niu was ruthless in his actions, meticulous in thought, and deep in strategy, never showing any undue mercy common to women. This was one of the key reasons for his rapid rise.

Even without discovering that Ancient Banyan Tree, he could still rise quickly, though perhaps not achieving quite the extraordinary level of success he now enjoyed.