My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chapter 298: Chapter 216: Jiang Cai’Er’s Early Warning Method

Before long, a young woman from the shop at the scenic spot brought over two iced milk teas.

Having finished his work, Li Xiang kept Jiang Cai’Er company, and they chatted idly while drinking their milk tea.

Ever since she started hacking, Jiang Cai’Er had collected all kinds of information and classical texts. Perhaps from all the reading, her disposition and Spiritual quality had improved monumentally. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with every glance, brimming with Spiritual Qi, and Li Xiang couldn’t help but stare.

This Spiritual Qi was different from Luo Feifei’s. As for how, Li Xiang couldn’t quite put his finger on it. It was a completely different feeling, but by no means weaker.

In the past, while Jiang Cai’Er had always been pretty, she was at most a simple, innocent girl from the countryside. Now, however, she possessed a natural grace and nobility, the air of an exceptionally talented woman. It was as if she had been raised in a prestigious family—and not just any prestigious family, but one with a deep scholarly heritage.

He mused to himself, ’Jiang Cai’er’s future accomplishments probably won’t be any less than Luo Feifei’s. They’re just walking two different paths.’

’Huh? When did I learn how to read people like this?’ Li Xiang wondered to himself.

Little did he know, as his Spiritual Power deepened, it naturally developed its own profound mysteries.

Seeing that Jiang Cai’Er liked animals, Li Xiang told her that he was also raising a young white elephant in the wild and that its mother was also an elephant with impressive potential.

Jiang Cai’Er was thrilled and made plans with Li Xiang to go see the elephants that night.

That night, Jiang Cai’Er snuck out in the middle of the night, just as she used to. Li Xiang met her, and they reached the border of Laos in just seven or eight minutes.

”Big Brother, you’ve gotten even faster!” Jiang Cai’Er cheered, a spiritual light flashing in her eyes. She was, of course, full of adoration for Li Xiang.

”My Extreme Speed can reach 5 Mach now,” Li Xiang stated calmly, simply telling her the truth.

”Whoa~” Jiang Cai’Er gasped, clapping her delicate hands enthusiastically, her face a mask of pure shock. ”Big Brother, you’re amazing!”

In truth, she had already secretly calculated his speed and arrived at nearly the same number. But that didn’t stop her from playing the part of a devoted fangirl to satisfy Li Xiang’s ego.

Jiang Cai’Er knew how to play her part.

”Come, I’ll take you to the young white elephant.” Li Xiang wrapped an arm around Jiang Cai’Er, and like a pair of celestial lovers, they flitted through the primeval forests of northern Laos. With a light push of his foot from a treetop, he could launch them a great distance, as if they were riding the wind.

’If I had known, I would have worn a traditional gown,’ Jiang Cai’Er thought. ’This T-shirt and sweatpants combo just doesn’t have that ethereal, immortal-maiden feeling.’

Soon, the two ”landed” beside the herd. Upon seeing Li Xiang, the elephants all came over to greet him, wagging their tails, flapping their ears, and raising their long trunks.

The young white elephant and its mother were especially thrilled, their two pairs of ears—one large, one small—flapping so furiously they were practically a blur.

”Here, have some Spirit Fruits.” Having come all this way to see them, Li Xiang naturally hadn’t arrived empty-handed. Part of Cultivation was understanding the way of the world, and that included social etiquette. Communicating with animals was no exception.

It was a courtesy passed down from the ancestors: you must bring a gift when visiting. To do otherwise would be impolite.

He took out a handful of Spirit Fruits, gave some to Jiang Cai’Er, and they fed the elephants together.

These were precious Tier One Spirit Fruits. On the open market, it was hard to find even one for tens of millions. Actually, that wasn’t right—they were priceless, with no supply available unless Li Xiang himself was willing to sell. Yet here they were, in their hands, being handed out as casually as bananas and carrots at a zoo.

Tier One Spirit Fruits now had only a mediocre effect on Jiang Cai’Er. To meet the needs of her Cultivation, she had to consume High Tier fruits, unless she ate a vast quantity of Tier One ones. But as Li Xiang’s fiancée, he would never let her go without High Tier Spiritual Medicine.

Afterward, Li Xiang helped Jiang Cai’Er onto the mother elephant’s back. Riding the great beast, they joined the herd on its nightly patrol.

Elephants have enormous appetites, needing to spend 16 to 17 hours—about 80% of their day—eating. Because of this, they often had to forage at night.

A single elephant can typically consume 150 to 300 kilograms of food per day, consisting mainly of grasses, leaves, and branches. They also eat various wild fruits and berries, and even lichens and moss.

Although the Spirit Fruits Li Xiang provided were delicious and rich in Spiritual Power, to an elephant, they were little more than a snack to pick out from between their teeth—just a small dessert to liven up their diet.

While the elephants foraged in a patch of woods, Li Xiang instructed the young white elephant and its mother on the Breathing Technique and the accompanying Vajra Whip Technique. Jiang Cai’Er chimed in with some suggestions as well.

After about an hour, they said their goodbyes to the young white elephant and its mother.

Holding Jiang Cai’Er, Li Xiang waved goodbye to the young white elephant and its family as he stepped from treetop to treetop, flying away. The other elephants watched in a daze before raising their long trunks, flapping their massive ears, and letting out a chorus of resounding calls that didn’t die down for a long time.

”Don’t feel lost, don’t panic / When the Sun goes down, the moonlight remains / It will light the path of your life / And go with you to the places you dream...”

A light shone in Jiang Cai’Er’s eyes, her entire being overflowing with Spiritual Qi. She wrapped her arms around Li Xiang’s neck, humming a sweet folk song as they traveled under the moonlight. They weren’t heading home; they were going to the Imperial Capital.

They weren’t just wandering around aimlessly. Jiang Cai’Er was going there to study; she wanted to check out the library in the Imperial Capital.

After all, not all books have been digitized, and not all electronic databases are open to the public.

Although she was an expert hacker, there were still some systems she hadn’t dared to breach. She probably could force her way in, but for the moment, there was no need.

However, accessing the library’s internal network from within the building itself would be effortless. She could do it without leaving a single trace.