The Evolution Compendium

Due to the fire in the cornfield, the patrolling militia rushed over to help with the firefighting. The Fireball Mouse was a Fire-Element type, so naturally, these militia came prepared with a truckload of water, using high-pressure water guns to extinguish the blaze.

This won’t do, I’ll have to ask Lin Xiaomeng for help this afternoon, Zhang Han thought, feeling quite frustrated. I originally thought it was a simple little task, but not only is the reward low, there’s a ton of work. The job isn’t worth the pay. Novice tasks really are just charity work.

「Soon.」

It was lunchtime, and the village provided meals. The food was very simple: sour and spicy shredded potatoes, stir-fried bean sprouts, stir-fried greens, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and stir-fried sweet potatoes, with only a tiny bit of meat. After all, their contribution didn’t even match that of the patrolling militia, and with significant losses to the farmland, deductions from their pay were inevitable.

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The four-person team gathered, all complaining.

"Who can eat this food? I bet even my dog, Lucky, wouldn’t eat this!"

"I’m done with these Fireball Mice! They’re wild and hard to tame, nothing like the ones at the academy."

"Even though their level is lower than my Saw-toothed Crocodile, each one is faster than the last. They’re so cunning."

"I’m doing okay. I found a hidden cave and drowned a few using the Water Filling Technique."

"..."

One of them had it even worse; he and his Pet Beast were chased relentlessly. To say he was fleeing with his tail between his legs wouldn’t be an exaggeration—he even lost his underpants.

"Why don’t we see that guy around?" Zhang Han wondered aloud.