"Oh! So comfortable—"
Sitting comfortably on the toilet, besides the satisfaction of being relieved, Ansheng suddenly felt a strange joy in staking out his territory.
Lin Ying's home in Changxi Town, while not the tallest or largest, and certainly not decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, offered a high level of comfort. Ansheng, with no knowledge of architecture, could only say it felt incredibly cozy here.
"Mmm—"
Ansheng vigorously shook himself, leaped onto the water tank to press the flush button, nudged the toilet lid with his tail to restore it to its original state, then leapt three meters away to the washbasin to wash and wipe his paws.
With his fluffy fox tail raised high, Ansheng happily trotted towards Lin Ying's bedroom.
"I'm back."
Ansheng called out to Lin Ying, who was showering in the bathroom, and then leaped onto the bed.
The wishing list unfolded in front of Ansheng.
[Physique: 121]
[Wisdom: 1]
[Wish Power Value: 30]
Looking at the numbers displayed on the second level of the wishing list, Ansheng showed a quirky expression.
"Seems like I'm just recklessly sprinting down the path of a brute without even thinking of hitting the brakes."
[Wisdom] Honestly, Ansheng really didn't know what it was for.
The only time he added a point was when he used to live in the mountains, mistakenly thinking the outside world was in chaos, hoping to sprout some wisdom roots by adding to it.
Upon adding points to [Wisdom], the experience was just a shiver through his whole body, as if all the memories in his mind played out like a movie. Beyond that, Ansheng felt nothing else.
But when adding to [Physique], each point turned into power that hammered down on his enemies' heads.
Simply put, from a cost-performance perspective, before entering the ruins, Ansheng always believed [Physique] was more important.
After all...
Adding points to grow tails, based on legendary tales, at most a fox would have nine tails.
Ansheng always thought to increase the [Physique] points to reach nine tails, and if there's any spare, then he'd add to [Wisdom].
However.
After learning about the [Dragon People], and seeing it unfold its fungal biological armor, Ansheng vaguely realized a small issue. It could intervene in the material world through thought, or should I say, the spirit.
According to the evolution perspective on Blue Star, all roads lead to Rome.
Ansheng felt that the future evolution of [Wisdom] might involve the ability to influence matter with will.
This possibility seemed very likely.
After all.
Everyone on Blue Star shares the same roots, so why can you float above with style, and we who come later can't?
But for now, compared to [Wisdom], Ansheng still preferred [Physique].
One, two, three, four, five tails, all derived according to the point value...or should I say, the evolution degree perfected.
[Wisdom] likely also has grades, or perhaps different levels of evolution, until it reaches the [Primordial Level] or originates from an unknown [Primordial Original Gene].
"Mr. Lucky Fox, what are you thinking about?" Lin Ying came out of the bathroom, freshly washed, and saw Mr. Lucky Fox on the white bed, arms crossed, fox face tightly furrowed, unconsciously rolling around.
"I'm thinking about tails."
Ansheng, sprawled on the bed, cheekily acted like a sphinx, saying:
"I wonder when I can reach the [Primordial Level] that Principal Li spoke of; then I could apply for an ID with the Security Bureau."
"You will."
Lin Ying smiled and encouraged, "It's something you can absolutely achieve sooner or later. Considering Mr. Lucky Fox's growth speed, there's no need for worry or anxiety..."
"Thank you."
Mr. Lucky Fox let out a contented sound, dropping from the bed onto the marble floor. His four limbs steadily landed, while the fluffy tail behind him wavered, as if casting illusions, gradually transforming from one to five tails.
Mr. Lucky Fox, brimming with pride, put on a show of exerting effort: "Come out! Six Tails!"
While outwardly appearing to put in effort, in reality, with ease he clicked on the wishing list through his thoughts.
Thirty wish points, from within the wishing list, transformed into golden light and poured into Mr. Lucky Fox's body.
Under the cover of his snowy white fur, the pale golden light gradually spread from the tip of his nose to his entire body.
"Ying—"
With the explosive spread of golden light, the previously proud Mr. Lucky Fox suddenly shivered, involuntarily displaying an "extremely pleasurable" expression on his face.
Under the massage akin to a master-level skill, the whole fox gradually lay down and extended its form on the ground.
At his rear, something like a bump gradually emerged, slowly extending outward.
Under Lin Ying's concerned gaze, Mr. Lucky Fox's form slowly extended into a beastman shape, and then, his previous 1.5 or 1.6-meter frame noticeably shrank.
However.
The white fur on Mr. Lucky Fox's body was rapidly fading, gradually revealing his skin.
The fur receded from his face, to his shoulders, back, and buttocks, turning to skin on his legs, while the fragmented hair on his head quickly grew and gradually draped down.
Lin Ying's eyes turned from initial concern to dazed shock, slowly revealing a look of astonishment.
A child, roughly 1.2 meters tall, with gray-white long hair cascading down his back, white fox triangular ears growing on his head, and sporting triangular nails, lay on the ground, showing a look of comfortable enjoyment while holding a large fluffy white tail.
Yet Mr. Lucky Fox's humanoid form only lasted a brief moment.
He reverted to his beastman shape, then transformed back into a six-tailed fox before finally reverting to a small fox's appearance.
In just two minutes, Mr. Lucky Fox seemed to traverse millions of years of evolutionary scale.
Amazingly, he returned to his original appearance.
"Yingyingying—"
The sheer comfort overwhelmed Mr. Lucky Fox, eyes wide open in contentment, instinctively shivering.
"Such...such tremendous brute force, it feels so great having it knead An's entire body, almost couldn't hold on..."
If Ansheng had to describe the pleasurable sensation that accompanied adding points.
He felt as if patients with spinal, cervical, tendon sheath, and joint inflammation suddenly relieved their burden by relaxing in the buoyant warmth of a hot spring, all compressed joints opening and gradually growing.
It's a subtle sensation of returning to oneself.
Currently, not even the best yang-qi absorbing techniques of Fox Ah Qing can match such pleasure.
"Mr.....Mr. Lucky Fox."
Seeing the exhausted Mr. Lucky Fox reassert himself, shaking his fur, Lin Ying slowly sat on the floor, her face still marked by bewildered concern, asking:
"Did you realize..."
"What happened to your body after growing the sixth tail?"
"Huh?"
Ansheng wore a confused expression, embarrassed to admit he had been blissfully passed out, thus slightly embellishing, "I… I was just exerting myself, almost passed out from holding on, didn't notice my surroundings."
Lin Ying handed her phone to Ansheng, with the display already in the album.
A photo showed a boy lying on the marble floor, stark naked except for a fluffy tail. That tail curled forward with great agility, securing the small bell of Mr. Lucky Fox's humanoid form.
The child in the picture was beaming with joy, seemingly dreaming of something delightful, snuggling against the big tail.
"Huh?"
Glancing at the photo, Ansheng let out a "Huh," then turned to Lin Ying, issuing a series of "Huh" sounds, looking utterly bewildered.
Reflecting, Ansheng said:
"...Is this an art photo or a nude photo?"
"For the former, I'll pay you; for the latter, I'll report you for taking candid shots!" The small fox amusingly chirped, teasingly.