Chapter 29

The next morning, Zhou Yaping and Luo Yadong left early.

As for Annie? She had already slipped away the previous night.

Forget it, forget it. After all, they had helped him so much. Besides, it was just a game. Lei Huanxi could only console himself like this.

The crab fight was a big deal.

Annie was right; losing was one thing, but you couldn't surrender before the fight even began.

He rushed to the market in Zhunan early in the morning. However, he was somewhat disappointed. In a place like Zhunan, it was hard to find seafood. The market only had freshwater crabs, and there was no sign of sea crabs.

This was a bit of a problem.

There was no other choice; he would have to try his luck with Boss Sun.

But when he got to Boss Sun's place, he heard the same story. Where could he find sea crabs in Zhunan? Seafood didn't sell well in Zhunan, and no one who did aquatic business was willing to stock it.

Lei Huanxi was taken aback.

What could he do?

"What do you need sea crabs for?" Boss Sun didn't understand. "That stuff is popular in big cities, but few people in Zhunan eat it. Look, the west wind is blowing, and the crabs are getting itchy. Why don't you buy some freshwater crabs to eat?"

Lei Huanxi was at a loss, as he wasn't buying them to eat.

Forget it, a crab fight is a crab fight. There was no rule that specified what kind of crabs to use. He decided to buy a freshwater crab and make do.

He picked the largest male crab, which weighed about six ounces. When he tried to pay, Boss Sun waved his hand. "Just one crab, no need to pay. Take it. You're really strange, buying just one crab for what?"

For what? For a crab fight.

On his way back, he also bought a fish from the market. Once he got back to the villa, he hurriedly used all his culinary skills to make a delicious sweet and sour fish.

Fortunately, Dong Shanbei had given him a piece of Dushan jade; otherwise, he wouldn't even have the money to buy jade. Besides, Little Fatty needed the jade's spiritual energy to replenish his strength.

When he arrived at the fish pond, Little Fatty, smelling the aroma, leaped out of the water without Lei Huanxi even calling him. Seeing the sweet and sour fish, Little Fatty was overjoyed and couldn't wait to feast on it.

But Brother Huanxi's food wasn't free.

Lei Huanxi quickly put the fish behind him and took out the large crab.

The large crab had been waving its claws aggressively, but at the sight of Little Fatty, it immediately wilted and lay still, not daring to move.

A dragon is a dragon, after all.

Lei Huanxi grinned and started negotiating with Little Fatty. "Want to eat the fish, huh?"

Little Fatty nodded vigorously.

"Can you put some of your spiritual liquid on the crab?"

Little Fatty shook his head.

"Delicious sweet and sour fish, you know."

Little Fatty started to hesitate.

"And such a fine piece of jade." Lei Huanxi seized the opportunity and took out the Dushan jade.

Little Fatty wriggled his fat body, clearly tempted.

Lei Huanxi decided to continue his persuasion. "Little Fatty, someone challenged me to a crab fight, and the prize is 50,000 yuan. If I get this money, I'll cook you anything you want. I'm running out of money, and I really need this."

Little Fatty's body started to move.

In front of the large crab, Little Fatty was so weak that the crab could easily cut him in half with its claws. But in front of Little Fatty, the large crab lost all its bravado.

Little Fatty climbed onto the crab and began to forcefully expel the precious dragon's saliva.

Lei Huanxi noticed something interesting: this time, Little Fatty didn't seem to struggle as much as before.

A drop of dragon's saliva fell onto the crab and gradually merged with its body.

Little Fatty's energy, however, suddenly waned.

Lei Huanxi quickly picked up Little Fatty and placed him on the Dushan jade.

The jade's spiritual energy was rapidly drawn out and entered Little Fatty's body.

This piece of Dushan jade was indeed very precious, and the spiritual energy it produced seemed to surpass the previous rose quartz.

Little Fatty's body quickly recovered...

When the last bit of spiritual energy entered, Little Fatty's body had grown more than twice its original size.

The Dushan jade, having been drained of all its spiritual energy, lost its jade color.

The fully recovered Little Fatty immediately thought of the sweet and sour fish. He leaped off the Dushan jade and rushed to the fish bowl.

His speed was like lightning.

Of course, his eating speed was even faster. In no time, the entire fish, bones and all, was gone.

Satisfied, Little Fatty, with his fat body, jumped back into the pond.

Only then did Lei Huanxi have the time to carefully observe the male crab.

Its size hadn't changed much. Little Fatty's spiritual liquid didn't seem to have caused the same dramatic transformation as before, which puzzled Lei Huanxi.

However, what was surprising was that even without Little Fatty, the male crab remained obediently in place, as if waiting for Lei Huanxi's command.

Lei Huanxi thought for a moment, found a small stick, and placed it next to the crab's claw.

The claw swung, and there was a "snap."

Lei Huanxi was startled; he hadn't expected the crab to be so fast.

Looking at the stick, he saw it had been cleanly cut in half.

Wow! So powerful!

Whether it was a crab fight or not, being bitten by those claws would definitely not be fun.

The phone rang, and seeing the caller, Lei Huanxi felt a surge of anger.

It was Annie.

As soon as he answered, Annie said, "Brother Huanxi, I bought you a killer crab. It took me a lot of effort. But I heard that to be a fighting crab, it needs strict training to form a conditioned response. I'm afraid we don't have enough time."

"No need, I found one too."

"What? You found one too? A fighting crab?"

"I'm not sure if it counts as a fighting crab, but I think it should work." Lei Huanxi didn't sound very confident.

"Lei Huanxi, don't joke around." Annie was a bit worried. "What kind of sea crab could you find? I spent a lot of money on this one. The seller said it's not a fighting crab, but a killer crab is naturally aggressive and will attack any target it sees... Oh!"

"What happened?" Lei Huanxi asked quickly.

He had also looked up information on killer crabs. Although they don't really kill people, they are aggressive and will attack any moving object. He hoped Annie hadn't been bitten.

"It's fine, but I think I was tricked... Why isn't the killer crab moving? Is it dead?"

Idiot, absolute idiot.

Although Lei Huanxi wasn't with Annie, he could easily imagine what had happened.

Killer crabs need a special environment to survive. Once they leave that environment and don't get timely care, they die quickly.

Annie clearly didn't know this. The killer crab must have died.

Sure enough, Annie's dejected voice came through the phone. "It's really dead. Forget it, let's use yours. Lei Huanxi, you mustn't lose."

Can I control the outcome? Lei Huanxi suddenly thought of the game. "Annie, my account..."

"Brother Huanxi, I just remembered I have something urgent to do. Bye."

The call was hung up.

He had wanted to tell Annie that he didn't have time to play the game anymore and would give her his account to do as she pleased.

But Annie, fearing that the other party would hold her accountable, hung up without listening to him.

Suddenly, he remembered the male crab. He had been on the phone for so long; the crab mustn't have run away.

Turning around, he realized he had overthought it. The male crab was still there, motionless.

He didn't know that the spiritual energy in his body was the same as Little Fatty's. After receiving Little Fatty's dragon's saliva, the male crab quickly sensed the spiritual energy Lei Huanxi released and regarded him as a dragon.

In front of a dragon, how could such an ordinary creature dare to move?

Lei Huanxi squatted down and started talking to the crab. "What was Jiang Bin's fighting crab called? Tyrant? No, I need to give you a more impressive name... How about... Zhao Zilong? Yes, just thinking about it gets me excited. Zhao Zilong vs. Tyrant."

Thus, the crab that wasn't a fighting crab got a mighty name:

Zhao Zilong!

Lei Huanxi placed all his hopes on Zhao Zilong.

He wasn't particularly concerned about winning or losing; his main goal was to see what kind of miracle Little Fatty's dragon's saliva could create.