2: Swallowing Hundreds of Fish

Su Yuan looked at the empty fish tank, contemplating what to do next.

It seemed he still needed one hundred ninety-three Small Sea Fish to upgrade and evolve.

Moreover, his current situation was not good; he was being kept as a pet, which was not conducive to his evolution and gave him a great sense of insecurity.

Most importantly, he didn't even know where he was. If it wasn't a coastal area, then it was truly a Hell start.

Now, as soon as he stopped to think, Su Yuan felt his scalp tingle, and a few tentacles instinctively rubbed his head.

If he were another species—a snake, fish, tiger, or dog—he wouldn't have such a headache. But being a marine creature kept as a pet, it was truly a Hell start.

Just then, a high school boy, looking seventeen or eighteen years old, walked in. He was tall, with a rather handsome face, and sat down at the computer desk to play on his computer.

"I'll check the weather forecast. When it's sunny, I'll go to the flower and bird market again."

"I have a marine tank, now I need a freshwater tank."

After playing a game, Lin Fei looked at the pouring rain outside the window and pulled out his phone.

Su Yuan's expression first showed surprise, then joy, because the phone screen was directly facing him.

He immediately swam to the glass, wide-eyed, watching the phone screen. He saw the location 'Dachang County' displayed on the screen.

"Dachang County?"

Su Yuan knew this place name. He had passed through it on his last trip to Dayang Lake, as it was located next to Dayang Lake. He just didn't know if this was that particular Dachang County.

After all, Rabbit Country was vast and abundant, with too many towns, counties, and cities. He didn't know if there were multiple Dachang Counties.

If it was here, then he was in big trouble; this was inland!

There was still an entire province between him and the ocean!

He now possessed the System and was in an era of spiritual energy resurgence. His top priority was to return to the ocean, to where he rightfully belonged, and then, with the System's power, rise rapidly.

But damn it, if he was here by Dayang Lake, it wouldn't be easy to get back.

Unless someone helped him, relying on human strength, it would be absolutely impossible.

After all, he was currently an octopus. If he left this artificial seawater tank, he would immediately kick the bucket.

"Oh my god, the weather forecast shows rain for fourteen days straight. What's wrong with the heavens? It's been raining for a week already."

Lin Fei said, speechless, looking at the weather forecast.

Then, he turned to look at the fish tank, admiring the octopus he had just bought not long ago.

Since childhood, he had watched all sorts of monster movies. After seeing octopus-like monster films, he genuinely felt that octopuses were very powerful, so he directly bought one to keep.

But upon looking, his eyes widened. He had clearly put seven Small Sea Fish in the fish tank, so how were they all gone?

It couldn't have been eaten by the octopus, could it? Does this octopus eat things that fast?

He carefully observed Su Yuan, not noticing anything abnormal. He didn't seem to have grown larger, nor was his body bloated.

No matter what, these were seven fish, each as long as the octopus's body, not counting its tentacles.

Normally, it shouldn't be possible to eat them all.

Lin Fei scratched his head, then lay on the ground, carefully checking around the fish tank. Nothing. And the lid on the fish tank was still in place.

Su Yuan chuckled to himself. This was the power of the System; it would be strange if he could understand it.

However, the person currently keeping him seemed to be a rich second-generation heir. The bedroom was exquisitely decorated, and he was very young, probably still in high school.

"This is insane!"

Lin Fei sat back down at the computer desk, took out his phone, and looked it up. Octopus feeding wasn't this astonishing.

"Forget it, maybe this octopus is just special."

Lin Fei didn't think much of it and re-entered a certain online shopping platform, directly ordering one hundred fish.

Since his octopus ate a lot, he would just buy more. It was just a small sum of money; he still had it.

Su Yuan happened to see this scene and nodded. "A promising young man indeed."

"When my divine skill reaches Major Achievement and I become invincible under heaven, I may take you as a Disciple."

A day passed quickly, and Su Yuan completely adapted to the life of an octopus.

The next day, Su Yuan specifically opened the system panel to check, and his evolution points had increased by 0.01, which should be due to devouring spiritual energy.

[evolution points: 0.08 / 2] (Increasing by devouring spiritual energy)

Can devouring spiritual energy increase evolution points by 0.01 per day?

Su Yuan pondered, but with only a single data point, he could only observe it further later.

At noon, Lin Fei walked in carrying a large foam box.

Su Yuan's eyes immediately lit up, and he woke directly from his light sleep.

Sure enough, just as he thought, after the foam box was opened, a full hundred Small Sea Fish were placed into the fish tank, filling it to the brim.

Su Yuan, impatient, immediately seized a Small Sea Fish while they were still in a poor state.

"Wow! Octopuses really are amazing!"

Lin Fei personally witnessed Su Yuan's hunt. The speed of his tentacles striking was very fast, which he found immensely satisfying.

Su Yuan skillfully pulled the Small Sea Fish into his mouth and quickly dealt with it.

[You devoured a Small Sea Fish, gaining 0.01 evolution points.]

Then, he struck again. With just two tentacles, he easily caught another Small Sea Fish, pulled it back, and dealt with it again.

[You devoured a Small Sea Fish, gaining 0.01 evolution points.]

"Holy cow! Eating two fish in a row!"

Lin Fei was shocked, because each Small Sea Fish was roughly the same size as the octopus's body, not counting its tentacles.

This looked very exaggerated.

Su Yuan heard Lin Fei's shocked exclamation and thought to himself that he was easily surprised, but to be safe, he couldn't eat any more for now.

Otherwise, it would be too exaggerated, and he was afraid he might end up being sliced up.

Su Yuan swam into the artificial coral, hid inside, and rested, taking a look at the system panel in the meantime.

[evolution points: 0.1 / 2] (Increasing by devouring spiritual energy)

"Finally, the decimal point has moved forward one place. Keep it up, strive to evolve soon."

Seeing that Su Yuan had stopped eating, Lin Fei turned back to playing computer games.

Su Yuan watched Lin Fei play his game, and a tentacle slowly extended from the artificial coral, then quickly grabbed a Small Sea Fish, pulling it beside the artificial coral.

He skillfully opened his mouth and swallowed it directly.

[You devoured...]

"Let the slaughter begin."

Seeing Lin Fei engrossed in his game, Su Yuan began his true self-service feast.

All eight tentacles spread out, and due to the density, he easily captured Small Sea Fish.

In just one hour, Su Yuan ate twenty Small Sea Fish.

"Awesome!"

Su Yuan felt comfortable all over, listening to the continuous System notifications.

"Lin Fei, dinner's ready, come down."

Time passed. When it was dinner time in the evening, Lin Fei finally got up from the computer desk to eat. On the way, he glanced at the fish tank and said with some uncertainty, "Why does it feel like there are a lot fewer fish? Is it just my imagination?"

Lin Fei shook his head and went downstairs to eat.

"Should I slow down?"

Su Yuan watched Lin Fei's retreating figure and began to ponder. In the end, he decided to devour all the fish in the tank sooner rather than later.

Being kept as a pet, he deeply lacked a sense of security and urgently needed powerful strength to bring him that security.

That night, Su Yuan let loose. His eight tentacles swept through the tank, and the entire aquarium seemed to be boiling.

After a long while, the fish tank finally returned to calm.

Su Yuan looked at the system panel, happy in his heart.

[evolution points: 1.08 / 2] (Increasing by devouring spiritual energy)