Chapter 35

After seeing the garbage in the Mysterious Store, the word “reward” certainly stimulated Tang Ling . He uncontrollably yearned for it and the burning urge in his eyes was brazen .

“Let me think what garbage should I give you . I’ve gotten rid of lots of garbage recently with excuses . ” Kun tapped on the counter lightly . A crystal clear cup, so clear that it was almost invisible, had somehow appeared in his hand . The lush green liquid inside was faintly showing and emanating a refreshing aroma .

He took a sip from the cup . Tang Ling’s breath hurried . He did not mind what Kun said at all . After all, it would be best if Kun could simply give him the two pieces of garbage that he mentioned .

Kun put the cup down and said calmly as if he had seen through Tang Ling’s thoughts, “Stop dreaming . Even if those two are garbage, I’d rather put them at my place to eat up space than give them to you as a reward . ”

Tang Ling was rendered speechless .

Living for 15 years, it was the first time he had seen a man who could speak so distinctly . Kun subtly mocked himself, yet he sounded utterly reasonable, but it did not feel strange when Kun said it .

In fact, even though Kun was a man, in Tang Ling’s heart, the lines between Kun’s gender had somewhat been blurred out .

Tang Ling only hoped that Kun would not see through his current thoughts .

“Let’s just go with this . ” Thankfully, Kun did not care about Tang Ling’s thoughts . He finally came up with a decision after some pondering .

He did not open any of the drawers from the counter behind him though . Instead, with a rather troubled expression, he took something out from under the counter that he was sitting behind and tossed it to Tang Ling .

The strength of the toss was perfectly controlled . It landed on Tang Ling’s hands easily .

The item was not big, only the size of a palm, but it was almost 1 . 5 kilograms in weight .

His Precise Instinct finally came into play after so long . Tang Ling’s curiosity also drove him to have a closer look at the item in his hand .

It was dark red with a metallic luster and grayish-white veins all over it but not a single layer of fat—it was a piece of meat!

A single look at it told him that the meat would taste bad .

“Level 3 vicious beast meat . ” Kun held his cup up with both his hands and took another sip of the lush green liquid .

Tang Ling held the piece of meat tightly!

Yes, this was good enough!

Even though he still had no idea how to categorize a vicious beast until now, based on what he learned from Su Yao, the vicious beast bone that he used to boil the soup was the lowest of all—Level 1 vicious beast bone .

Level 3 was powerful enough, was it not? And it weighed 1 . 5 kg!

Tang Ling was not greedy . He cherished and was grateful for every gain, but Kun, on the other hand, suddenly and somewhat purposely muttered, “I feel sorry for Xiao Guai . I’m giving you its snack . ”

“Xiao Guai?” Tang Ling furrowed his brows .

“Oh, this is Xiao Guai . ” Kun brought a tortoise, which was only half the size of his palm, out from under his counter .

Tang Ling went quiet, the grievance stuck in his throat .

I’ve gotten the reward . It’s best I say goodbye and leave . I hope the next time I come here, I’ll have Dream Coins to use .

Kun kept his little tortoise away and simply pointed at his chest . “You don’t need to be overly concerned about the rewards now . This is the really interesting part . It’s really interesting, you know?”

Kun looked at Tang Ling, the gaze from his calm face was unpredictable .

On the other hand, Tang Ling felt the blood in his body rising . He understood! He knew Kun was talking about ‘it’ in his heart, the secret that Su Yao refused to tell him!

“You win some, you lose some . It’s awoken now and you’ll be in tremendous pain from here on,” Kun commented . He then took a silver item the size of a fingertip and tossed it at Tang Ling before waiting for his response .

The item landed on Tang Ling’s left arm and disappeared after a second . In the next moment, a slight stinging sensation came from his left hand followed by a sense of chilliness .

It caused tremendous anxiety in Tang Ling . Almost instinctively, he rolled up his sleeves and he realized that there was a silver tattoo on his right arm after the sensation subsided .

“This is a special mark of the Dream Seed . No one else can see it, except for other Dream Seeds . As for its usage, you’ll know when it comes into play . ”

Tang Ling nodded but his eyes were glued to the silver tattoo . The design was simple . It was a combination of two squares .

It reminded Tang Ling of the signage hanging outside the door when he came into the Mysterious Store . Now, when he had a second look at the square icon, a strange familiar feeling rumbled in his heart and a stinging sensation troubled his head as well .

He was no stranger to the stinging sensation though . Every time when he tried to think about the blank memories of his past, should any be any external stimulations, his brain would prickle lightly but painfully . It was not the first time, but Tang Ling’s reaction piqued Kun’s interest .

His lazy bearing faded and he started to size Tang Ling up carefully .

“The brain’s memory block is a special way used to trigger the protective measures of the brain, hence causing selective memory loss . Hehehe, interesting . ”

Tang Ling looked up, his gaze stating that he was at a loss . “What are you talking about?”

“Nothing . A little gift for you . ” Kun sounded as casual as before, yet his eyes showed a trace of seriousness .

Then, he took another strange item out and pressed it . A thin blue line of electric current hit Tang Ling .

Tang Ling growled painfully . He instinctively hugged his head and felt the electric current go through him . Then, it broke the edge of something in his brain . Information started to seep out from the broken edge and the pain grew more intense .

“Huh, a very decisive move, I see . The method is also very delicate . Whatever, it’s none of my business . Causing a little trouble would be enough . ” Kun did not care about Tang Ling’s condition . He talked on his own and kept away the item in his hand, but the coldness that seeped through his gaze would send chills down one’s spine .

Tang Ling did not notice any of that . The pain in his brain that felt like it was going to burst any minute lasted for almost ten minutes before it slowly calmed down .

When he got back up on his feet, his shirt was drenched by his sweat .

“Look at your arm again . ” Kun had returned to his lazy and calm tone .

Tang Ling unconsciously looked at the square tattoo on his arm—Kun Ya!

Then, he got a clear understanding that the square icons were not just some designs . They were words from a language that had been passed down for a long time and presented a strong sense of beauty . It was Huaxianese, the language of Huaxia .

While he knew the words, and also comprehended some other words, but the Huaxianese was the first that he learned and recognized as his mother tongue .

What are these unknown memories? A sense of cold and fear rose from Tang Ling’s heart .

It was from the fear of the unknown, but Kun seemed to have no intention of explaining . He said, “The only thing scarier than having no power is being ignorant of knowledge . Learn to read . Only then you can absorb knowledge . Even if you are a Dream Seed, you cannot grow by being ignorant . ”