My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 167 - 165 The little goldfish that loves to dive into the toilet

Liu Cheng finally understood the difficulties his master had faced.

He truly experienced what a chaotic scene is!

He also realized the threat of death on a very personal level!

So, he ran away that very day.

He didn’t buy a standing ticket, nor did he take a train; he ran carrying a train!

As soon as he ran away, Lu Wu caught the eye of that person.

Well, okay, even if he didn’t run, Lu Wu couldn’t have hidden.

But that person didn’t come to find Lu Wu immediately. Instead, they sent people to meticulously investigate Lu Wu’s family background.

Although they had already investigated before, they had to do it again.

Because the results of the previous investigation were not what she had wanted.

She absolutely refused to admit that Lu Wu was Lu Haikong’s son; she was even less willing to admit that Lu Haikong was Lu Haikong.

Compared to this, she was more willing to believe that Lu Haikong saw Lu Wu’s talent and decided to cultivate it on a whim.

Otherwise, if Lu Haikong was Lu Haikong and Lu Wu was his son, what did that make her?

The mistress?

And of all this, Lu Wu was oblivious.

He was busy bonding with little goldfish.

Summoned Beasts are like wives; the newer, the better.

Suddenly having such an awesome Summoned Beast that wanted to challenge his own, Lu Wu obviously had to cherish and cultivate a good relationship with it.

In terms of nurturing the affection of Summoned Beasts, Lu Wu made pleasing progress thanks to having the system as a Golden Finger.

If the little goldfish’s affection for him was around 50 at first sight, by the time Lu Wu brought little goldfish home,

the affection between the man and the fish had almost reached 90.

In the settings of some less reputable games, this level of affection would allow for some indecent activities that can’t be described.

Besides, Lu Wu, while raising his and little goldfish’s affection, also figured out when he had contracted with the little goldfish.

According to the clues, it seemed that he had a Contract with the little goldfish while in Quan City.

It said it had been in a dark box for a long time and could feel them walking around every day.

Combining this with the system, Lu Wu confirmed that this little one was actually in his wardrobe.

So, the questions arose: Who put this little goldfish in his wardrobe? And how did he contract with it?

This made Lu Wu involuntarily recall the apple Dudu had eaten and once again doubt his old man.

"I’ve always felt that the old guy was no simpleton.

Uncle Zhao was a bit off the first time he saw him, and after that, he became inexplicably enthusiastic towards me.

Also, he’s been elusive recently. I’ve asked several groups to find him without success. He only sporadically sends messages asking me to send money."

Mmm, just at that moment, Lu Wu’s phone pinged with a new message.

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It was from his unreliable father.

Same brief content.

I, Lu Haikong, send money!

Lu Wu was instantly frustrated and replied succinctly, "Raising fish, no money, won’t send!"

After sending the message, Lu Wu tossed his phone aside, along with the question of whether little goldfish was given by Lu Haikong.

In fact, on related issues,

Lu Wu had always been deliberately avoiding them.

He was quite stubborn; when he first transmigrated, he didn’t handle the relationship with his family well.

His acceptance of his transmigrated family happened gradually after Lu Haikong came back.

But what he accepted was a father who was ordinary and unreliable yet deeply loved his wife, liked to squirrel away money, and occasionally got tricked by him into kneeling at the computer.

A mother who was tender to him but showed her temper towards Lu Haikong.

An ordinary and warm home.

If he found out now that this father suddenly became a big shot, the father figure he knew would collapse.

Then, all the moments that moved him before could become uncomfortable ones.

He wouldn’t know how to face this family anymore.

So, there were some issues Lu Wu would explore only to a certain extent, and then he’d prefer not to go any further.

He feared getting a result he didn’t know how to face.

The apple incident was one such issue, and the origins of little goldfish were another.

Despite having some guesses in his heart, he didn’t want to face them and simply cast the matter aside.

Then, he refocused his attention on the upcoming finals of the high school competition.

This was probably another form of ostrich mentality!

While Lu Wu centered his focus on the upcoming high school competition, his sharp intelligence once again seized the high ground.

His brain was working particularly fast.

Quickly, Lu Wu gained a clear understanding of the competition.

"Right, Little Skeleton has to fight in the finals!"

"Although I now have two Summoned Beasts, the second one, little goldfish, is especially awesome.

But little goldfish’s strength is limited; in the presence of the sea and its minions, its Combat Power can reach Leader Level!

But the competition can’t be held in the sea, and it can’t bring its minions along.

So if we let little goldfish fight in the competition, its ultimate Power would only be Elite 2 Star."

That was one point.

But it wasn’t the most important one.

"The most important thing is, the high school competition is not just a competition for me, it’s also advertising!

Take today’s playoff for example, advertisements broadcast from this morning till now, 10 pm, have added almost 3,000 points to my nearly depleted account in just 12 hours.

During the finals, the advertising revenue could be even more, but if little goldfish were to fight, this income wouldn’t disappear, though it would drastically decrease."

After all, having little goldfish fight in the competition and then airing Little Skeleton’s advertisements was somewhat peculiar and could affect the advertising effect.

Therefore, if possible, the high school competition should definitely feature Little Skeleton.

That’s how to maximize benefits.

However, Little Skeleton’s current Power was still lacking a bit.

If he wanted to use Little Skeleton in the competition, he would have to use the week before the top eight starts to enhance Little Skeleton’s Power.

Of course, Lu Wu wasn’t someone who always chose hard mode for himself.

"In that case, I need to study the White Bone Wild Boar intensively during the next week and try to enhance its Power, so it can achieve Evolution, or maybe even turn it into a Wild Boar Knight.

And as for the goblin, it’s already had its Eighth shot, and now that I have the money, I should get ready for its Ninth.

Lastly, there’s Dudu.

She’s the least of my worries; she and Tuantuan just need to eat.

Tuantuan even awakened a Talent where eating makes her stronger, doesn’t she want to drink Little Skeleton Soup?

Once I’ve stewed the boar, I’ll dunk Little Skeleton in for a bit, then trick her into coming over for soup.

Of course, I also need to back up little goldfish’s information; if all else fails, I’ll have to let little goldfish enter the fray."

Quickly, Lu Wu’s clever brain had arranged all the work for the coming week.

After organizing everything, Lu Wu, the workaholic, began to immerse himself in a frantic state of work.

But when Lu Wu buried himself in work, the little goldfish became unhappy.

It had just returned home and wasn’t used to Lu Wu’s frenzied state of work.

Moreover, having been sweet-talked by Lu Wu all the way home, little goldfish now, like a lovesick young bride, particularly liked to stick close to Lu Wu.

But now that Lu Wu was busy working, he ignored it.

The disparity between the attention it received on the way compared to now was quite large, leaving little goldfish feeling unhappy.

Fortunately, it had already observed Lu Wu in this state for several months while hiding in the closet and knew he could sometimes be like this.

So its affection didn’t drop too much, just 10 points.

Lu Wu, noticing the drop in affection from little goldfish, casually petted it, displaying his Summoner’s playboy Talent, quickly raising its affection level again, and coaxed little goldfish to go out and play with Little Skeleton.

Little goldfish obediently came out to look for Little Skeleton, but Little Skeleton was busy looking at a phone and indicated it didn’t want to play.

Having grown a bit more familiar with both Lu Wu and Little Skeleton, and finding neither of them willing to keep it company, little goldfish became upset again and went to the toilet where it ’plopped’ back into the bowl and left!

However, little goldfish’s departure wasn’t a dramatic exit in a huff.

It simply went out to check on its minions.

Lu Wu’s villa was by the sea anyway, making it particularly convenient for little goldfish to go out, with just a dive into the toilet and a turn in the sewer -- it was back in the sea in no time.

It didn’t linger in the sea for long.

After wandering around a bit, gathering its core minions, recruiting some new ones, little goldfish returned the way it came.

Coincidentally, when it returned, Lu Wu was in the bathroom.

They had an especially awkward eye contact.

Lu Wu looked at the fish, and the fish curiously looked at Lu Wu’s...