I Have a Golden Crow

Du Yu: ”...”

Seeing the look of bitter resentment on Du Yu’s face, Wang Zongying couldn’t help but ask curiously, ”Your first quarter cultivation allowance has arrived, right?”

Du Yu: ”Yeah, it’s arrived.”

Seeing Du Yu’s expression, Wang Zongying was even more confused: ”You already spent it all? Did you buy all cultivation materials?”

Du Yu shook his head: ”No, I used it to pay this month’s mortgage.”

Wang Zongying: ???

Paying a mortgage?

Did you move into a palace or something!

Fifteen hundred grand in mortgage in one month?

Du Yu grinned, ”I’ll bring my Demon Pets back for an assessment at the end of next month.

My Little You Ying is growing fast; by then, it should be able to make the top ten too.”

Wang Zongying still couldn’t figure it out, stuck on the previous question, and asked in confusion: ”Did you buy your house from the Great Xia Government?”

Within the entire Ancient Pine Tower area, only villas from the Great Xia Government would have mortgages at this level.

”Haha, I was just kidding, Brother Wang. I haven’t spent all the money.” Du Yu hurriedly explained, quickly changing the subject. ”By then, my Chi Bear should also be able to advance to the Heavenly Level.”

”Mm...” Wang Zongying nodded. Du Yu was a key talent being cultivated by the Library, and the Library had records on all his Demon Pets.

”Focus on raising them well.” Wang Zongying was well aware that standing before him was a rising star, and being involved in Du Yu’s growth was naturally an honor.

Next, Wang Zongying opened another silver suitcase: ”This is the Demon Soldier Bow crafted by the Library according to your specifications.”

For a moment, Du Yu’s eyes widened slightly.

He recognized the wood used to make this hunting bow—wasn’t this Orange Juice Tree!

Even the sharp blades on both sides weren’t made of metal, but wooden blades cut from the Orange Juice Tree.

Back when Du Yu was still a newbie, he had explored the Summer Night Forest with Little Fen Yang, and in a region full of Red Team Ladybugs, he had seen his first Orange Juice Tree in life.

The thing is, when alive, the Orange Juice Tree is filled with streams of flowing magma, and that’s already pretty wild.

But what’s even crazier is that after becoming a Demon Soldier Bow, the bow itself still has magma flowing inside?

Du Yu was shocked!

On the charred wooden hunting bow, magma-colored, orange-red liquid twisted and meandered through every seam, glowing bright!

Actually, this wasn’t real magma, but the Orange Juice Tree’s essence.

This…” Du Yu reached out to touch the Demon Soldier Bow.

As his hand wrapped around the grip, he realized that the Orange Juice Tree essence, though it looked exposed, was actually wrapped inside the bow’s body.

It was simply that the wood above the magma was as thin as a cicada’s wings, nearly transparent, letting you see inside with the naked eye.

”This is a Fourth Grade, Platinum Quality Demon Soldier Bow,” Wang Zongying said with a grin at Du Yu’s amazement. ”Well? Beautiful, right?”

”Beautiful!” Du Yu nodded fiercely, gripping the bow, his palm instantly feeling a rush of heat.

No way a rookie could use this—it’s hot!

Touch it as a normal person, you’d probably get burned, huh?

The more Du Yu looked, the more he liked it, toying with it in his hands: ”Won’t the Orange Juice sap inside solidify?”

Wang Zongying immediately nodded: ”If you don’t use it for a long time, the sap will solidify, and it’ll gradually lose its luster.”

”Oh.” Du Yu gripped the charred Demon Soldier Bow, watching the Orange Juice Tree sap flow past his tiger’s mouth, then out by his pinky, surging to the tip of the bow’s limb.

This is just too cool!

Wang Zongying: ”Even if it solidifies, just use it a few times and the Orange Juice sap will return to its original state and glow again.”

”Mhm.” Du Yu pressed his lips excitedly, ”By the way, Brother Wang, I saw that Demon Soldiers of Xuan Platinum Quality last 3~4 years?”

Wang Zongying: ”This Demon Soldier Bow is finely crafted, so it should last to the max—around 4 years.”

”Great!” Du Yu immediately drew the bow and nocked an arrow, but his movement froze for a second, barely managing to pull back the bowstring.

Wang Zongying watched quietly, saying nothing. He genuinely thought Du Yu was about to level up, so the stiffness made sense.

But still, Du Yu had just advanced during the final exams a month ago, and now he’s about to advance again…

This guy’s inhuman!

”I’ll go outside to give it a try!” Du Yu drew the bow like a full moon, a Fire Arrow igniting on the bowstring, but there was nowhere to let loose.

Wang Zongying: ”No need, just do it here.”

Saying that, Wang Zongying quickly walked away from Du Yu, stopping only 30 meters out.

With a heavy ”thud,” a massive rhinoceros landed solidly on the concrete!

”Moo!” The beast’s deep bellow echoed through the empty field.

Du Yu glanced at the hulking beast—more than 3 meters long and over 2 meters tall—and couldn’t help but gulp.

Spirit Level Blade Armor Earth Rhinoceros?

Section Chief Wang, not bad!

No wonder he’s a big shot at Library headquarters—hiding his strength, huh!

Wang Zongying moved several steps aside: ”Also, the Demon Arrow Array has two skills, which activate depending on the amount of Demon Breath you channel in.”

Hearing this, Du Yu’s eyes went wide with surprise and joy: ”There are TWO array skills?”

”That’s right.” Wang Zongying nodded with a smile. ”Don’t channel in too much Demon Breath—let’s try the first skill of the array first.”

”Okay.” Du Yu nodded. On the charred-orange grip, a flame emblem quietly glowed to life.

At the same time, the crimson Fire Arrow was instantly covered in an orange-red glow!

Just like the color of Orange Juice Tree sap—stunning and beautiful!

”Aim at the blade armor,” Wang Zongying called out.

”Moo~” The Blade Armor Earth Rhinoceros was a pro at this, turning 45 degrees to showcase the heavy armor on its shoulder.

”Whoosh!”

Du Yu loosened his fingers—a magma-tinted Fire Arrow shot out with speed, landing square on the shoulder plate of the Blade Armor Earth Rhinoceros.

”Ding~” Since it was Demon Tamer Du Yu’s arrow, of course it couldn’t shatter the Spirit-level battle robe of the Blade Armor Earth Rhinoceros.

But what happened next left Du Yu utterly dumbfounded!

”Sss…...”

The massive Blade Armor Earth Rhinoceros—measured in tons—was actually knocked back more than 3 meters by just this one magma Fire Arrow!

And that was the result even after the Blade Armor Earth Rhinoceros clung to the ground and hit the brakes as hard as it could!

”Holy crap!” Du Yu dumbly stared at his hand, marveling at the Demon Soldier Bow with magma flowing inside.

The effect of the Demon Arrow Array... is actually REPULSE?

Wang Zongying: ”Remember how much Demon Breath you just used to activate the array? Treat that as 1 unit.

If you inject 5 units of Demon Breath into the bow, you can fire 3~5 Repel Arrows.”

Du Yu was startled inside: ”Like that Chain Bead move?”

Just one arrow can send the target flying 3 meters!

Five continuous arrows would blast someone all the way 15 meters out?

Plus, if it’s a Continuous Pearl Arrow, wouldn’t it directly cover the Demon Soldier·Chain Bead effect too?

But Wang Zongying’s next words instantly poured cold water over him. He shouted from afar, ”It’s not Chain Bead. You can try it right now.”

Du Yu, still stiff, nocked another arrow.

Right now, he couldn’t care less about burning Demon Breath!

The Demon Breath in his body was about to make him burst anyway. Just 5 units? No biggie!

”Swoosh~” The flame groove on the Charred Wooden Bow glowed again, even more dazzling!

Du Yu only gripped one Fire Arrow with his fingers, but on each side, orange-sap colored Fire Arrows appeared one after another.

None of those arrow tails was even touching the bowstring, but every one was poised and ready. It looked like a gang of little bros, just waiting for big bro’s command!

Two on top, two below, plus the main body—five total!

”Woaah!” Du Yu couldn’t resist letting out a gasp, flipping his wrist slightly.

With the Charred Wooden Bow held horizontally, all five dazzling Fire Arrows lined up in a neat row!

Oh my god~

Multi-Arrow!

And not just Multi-Arrow, Multi-Arrow PLUS Repel Arrow!

Back in the final exams, when Blue Team’s Liu Junting used his Demon Soldier skills, the AOE was terrifying—one arrow could explode a huge space.

Thinking about it, he must have also been using a Demon Soldier of Xuan Platinum Grade?

At this grade, the Demon Soldier Array skills are just next-level!

Especially for Demon Tamers, this is basically an epic-level buff!

Wang Zongying added: ”Generally, Demon Soldiers are named after their array effects. But if we directly call it ’Demon Soldier·Repel,’ it feels a bit... plain. You can pick a better name.”

Du Yu immediately replied: ”Orange Juice.”

”What?”

”Demon Soldier·Orange Juice!”