Chapter 84: Apology

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation     Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Tang Hai hesitated for a moment and said, “Layle is a very well-behaved dog, and I like it very much. It’s a stray dog wandering outside the zoo, and I used to feed it regularly. However, I couldn’t bring it home, so I could only occasionally bring it some food. It must have been hurt by my secondary personality when it emerged. That’s why it’s changed so much from the black dog before. When you brought it to the zoo, I didn’t even recognize it. I hope you can apologize to Layle for me. If possible, I’d even prefer to have my tongue pulled out.”

As Tang Hai continued, his voice carried a hint of sadness.

Xia Xin sighed. She knew that Tang Hail s words came from the heart. He was someone who loved animals deeply. Whenever he saw an animal hurt, he would feel deeply troubled. He was a person who could be friends with ferocious tigers and lions, yet he was also a lonely person. Animals were his only friends and such a person couldn’t be a sadistic animal abuser.

Xia Xin was certain that when Tang Hai used to feed Layle, he must have cared for it deeply. However the unconscious actions of his secondary personality had harmed Layle, and when Tang Hai discovered the truth, it must have caused him immense pain.

Tang Hai had already received his due punishment, and Xia Xin didn’t want to hurt him further at this moment. She reassured him, “Tang Hai, don’t worry. I will take good care of Layle. I believe that its tongue will heal one day. I will slowly nurse it back to health from all the harm it has suffered.”

“Thank you.”

That was Tang Hail s final words before the call ended.

Xia Xin picked up the now calm Layle, feeling heartbroken. She was sure that Layle had once been an innocent and carefree dog, but it had been mistreated by Tang Hails secondary personality, resulting in its current fearful and scarred state. Even the sound of Tang Hail s voice would make Layle bristle with fear.

Xia Xin stroked Layle’s head and said, “Layle, don’t worry. No matter what, I will help you grow a new tongue!”

Then Xia Xin recalled the system’s hint. Once the Beast Language System reached level 3, she could help Layle. So, Xia Xin reopened the system to check the upgrade conditions.

‘A week had already passed, so the system should have detected my status and updated the upgrade conditions, right?’ Xia Xin thought. Eagerly, she checked the upgrade conditions.

“Yes! It’s updated!” Xia Xin cheered in delight.

This time, there were three conditions.

“1. Obtain 3,000 Affinity points from forty-nine different animals.”

Xia Xin was confident that she could achieve that quickly. Since the upgrade of the Beast Language System to Level 2, gaining Animal Affinity points had become quite easy. She continued reading.

“2. Complete the Bone Cleansing.”

Xia Xin hadn’t expected her physical condition to be a requirement for upgrading the Beast Language System. It meant she needed to reach five million Human Affinity points to fulfill this condition. This posed a significant challenge.

It seemed that these three conditions were becoming progressively more difficult. The second one was already causing Xia Xin distress. She wondered what the third condition would be and continued reading the rest.

“3. Third, evade harm twenty times.”

Xia Xin felt like crying and thought the system was playing tricks on her. It had just warned her about the increasing passive harm, and now it required her to learn how to evade harm.

Xia Xin couldn’t help but asked the system, “Would my life be free from troubles if I didn’t have the Beast Language System?”

But the system didn’t answer that question. Xia Xin could only console herself with the thought that great responsibilities come with great power, and she needed to toil repeatedly to achieve her goals.

Xia Xin checked her task progress again. She had avoided harm twice, her Human Affinity points were at one hundred thousand, and she had bonded with three animals.

After reviewing the task’s progress, Xia Xin cuddled Layle and drifted into a dreamy sleep. Just before she slept, her last conscious thought was, ‘Would Bone Cleansing help me stop feeling sleepy all the time…’

That night, Xia Xin had a dream. In the dream, a white-haired old man asked her, “Xia Xin, there’s an opportunity now to make all your troubles disappear, but your Beast Language System will also vanish.. Would you be willing?”