Chapter 102: Mutual Exchange
"Human girl, who do you call Mama Tiger, huh!? All the Beast races on this Human Continent who have succeeded in advancing to the Spirit Beast level will get the t.i.tle Didi for females and Bhai for males. Who do you call Mama, huh!"
Elysia scratched her head in confusion by the tiger"s aggressiveness, who yelled at the mention of the name but did not move from her lying position. The Mama Tiger was offended by being called Mama?
Not to mention that unique term in the name t.i.tles for Spirit Beasts on this continent. Even Elena wondered who made those unique rules for all the beasts in the Human Continent.
"Please forgive me if I offend you. I am a human being who does not know many things. I just thought you were the mother of the sleeping tiger cub, so I called you Mama Tiger, Didi."
"Humph, you human little girl who smells like flowers that I don"t recognize. I forgive you because you are so polite. Even though I am my baby"s mother, you must call me Didi, and my name is Savannah. Didi Savannah, my honorable t.i.tle and my name." Savannah snorted and tolerated the ignorant little girl, unaware her first question was forgotten and sidetracked.
"Well, Didi Savannah. So, what about my offer?" Elysia smiled again and received a nod from the golden tiger.
Somehow the treatment the tiger gave to this human girl was so friendly, and Savannah couldn"t explain it. Whereas usually, if there was an intruder, whether human or animal, she would attack them because they had entered her territory.
"What offer? Did you say mutual benefit? What can you offer that will attract my attention?"
"Before that, can I ask if you want to become a Spirit Beast of a higher level?" Elysia held her hands in front of her body, avoiding sudden movements.
"Of course, it has become an instinct for all beasts to become stronger and stronger."
"Then that"s amazing and great! I would like to make an exchange offer with this level 51 Energy Core in exchange for a single request. Are you interested?" Elysia immediately took out a dark blue orb from her s.p.a.ce Storage. It managed to make Savannah glare with interest and rise from her comfortable position.
Even though it was slightly cracked, it was still the Spirit Beast"s Energy Core! How could she not be attracted by the rich magical energy that could rejuvenate and make her stronger? She had to get it!
Savannah started to think about swallowing this girl and robbing this Energy Core without the need to agree and grant this human girl"s request.
"Human girl, is this the purpose of your arrival? Aren"t you afraid I will attack you and take that Energy Core? Apart from the smell of flowers, you smell faint at the Apprentice level. You are only at level 21 or a little above, and you can"t survive my attacks." Savannah threatened Elysia with an offensive att.i.tude and an attacking stance.
"Go ahead and try to do it. At that point, I can only apologize." Elysia smiled so mysteriously and managed to make Savannah think twice and thrice about her.
If the golden tiger attacked her right away... She could only momentarily incapacitate the tiger. Savannah was the perfect target. She only offered a polite and non-pushy exchange because what she demanded was that important.
Savannah really thought repeatedly and finally discouraged her own intention to seize by force. For some reason, she felt if she attacked this human girl, she would be harmed helplessly.
This human girl looked very confident and was not afraid of her glorious tiger self even though this human girl was fragile. This human girl was either dumb or did have an ace behind her back, but Savannah was sure to believe in the latter option.
"What is your request? For an Energy Core of that level, your request can"t be trivial, is it correct?" Savannah sat on the ground, relented but interested.
"You are right. What I want is your life energy. Not much, only about ten to twenty percent. Because it is so serious, I am offering this Energy Core as payment so that you can quickly level up and cover your lost life energy." Elysia nodded slightly.
"Life energy? What is it? It"s my first time hearing about it."
"Err... To put it simply is your life span."
"Lifespan, huh... Suppose you are going to take twenty percent of my life energy. In that case, my Lifespan will also be reduced by twenty percent of my maximum life in the world?" Savannah asked in confusion and received a nod from the human girl.
"Presumptuous! If my age limit is four hundred years, you will take eighty years of my age to live!? Who do you think you are!" The golden tiger looked angry and released her dark blue aura without realizing it.
"Calm yourself down, Didi Savannah. I simply come in peace, and therefore I ask your permission... I am not reckless too. This level 51 Energy Core might recover what was lost, and you also become stronger. Not a bad and detrimental trade, right?" Elysia tried to persuade the golden tiger slowly.
The persuasion succeeded in making Savannah pull back her energy aura. The words "recover" and "stronger" really calmed her down. This was not a bad deal. Strength was everything to her. She looked at her baby for a moment, then looked back at the human girl.
"All right, agreed. What do I need to do?" Savannah conveyed her agreement.
"You really make decisions quickly. I appreciate that. Take this, I paid upfront. All you have to do is lie down, sit down, and don"t move for a while. Just a little while, and you know I"m not lying and have no bad intentions." Elysia controlled her magic to make the slightly cracked Energy Core fly towards the golden tiger.
"Fine, do what you want. I give you permission." Savannah immediately took the Energy Core, secured it in her arms, and then lay there as if afraid it would be taken from her.
After everything went according to plan with the green light. Elysia asked Vanessa to come closer. Savannah was really surprised by the arrival of a winged white tiger with a strong smell of the Spirit Beast.
The pure white tiger that seemed like this human girl"s contracted beast was probably around level 155 to 160. The golden tiger was really relieved not to attack this weak human girl. She was protected by a beast several levels above her. No wonder the human girl said everything so confidently.
Savannah didn"t know the origin of Elysia"s confidence at all. The last apology Elysia uttered was not to impose her will on Savannah but because she would temporarily paralyze the golden tiger.
"Didi, good evening. Are you from Winged Tiger Race? Your wings are so beautiful."
"Hmph! Who do you call Didi? Me? We don"t know each other, don"t try to be familiar with me. I"m here only because of my master." Vanessa snorted in displeasure. This golden tiger had become an eyesore in her eyes. She did not want this weak but arrogant tiger to become familiar with her.
Vanessa overheard their conversation earlier, between this golden tiger and her master. She just returned the treatment and impoliteness from this ignorant tiger.
Her master was very kind to ask permission in advance. She did not impose her will for the sake of her goals, not to mention the compensation she gave in return ... It was too generous for someone as strong as her master.
Savannah felt really awkward, then she fell silent. Two large tigers of different types and origins were lying side by side on the ground, and a human girl was standing between them.