A few minutes later.
Shano had already finished breakfast and was watching with interest as the Alas Pig at his feet buried itself devouring the bowl of milk.
There were only five cartons of strawberry milk in the fridge, all poured into this bowl. Before long, it was completely finished, and the little pink tongue lingered to lick the edges several times.
The small belly was round and bloated, looking incredibly cute. Shano couldn't help but squat down and poke it with his finger.
Seeing Shano lean forward, the little guy immediately plunged into his arms, its purple eyes squinting like crescents, purring softly in a coquettish manner.
"Hiccup—"
It suddenly let out a strawberry-scented milky hiccup, its fluffy tail awkwardly froze in mid-air, cautiously glancing at its owner.
"Hey, looking at people's expressions at such a young age." Shano couldn't help but chuckle. Wolves and dogs really are a family, no wonder its initial loyalty was as high as 89.
He looked at the interface, the current loyalty had updated to 92.
"Silver hair, natural curls, likes strawberry milk, and eyes like wise dead fish."
Shano pinched his chin, "Hmm, I don't even need to think much about your name. How about calling you Ah Yin?"
Ah Yin?
The little guy happily wagged its tail again. It didn't understand what the term meant, but anyway, it now had a name of its own!
"No objections? Then it's settled."
Shano laughed heartily, "Let's go, Ah Yin, time to go out and exercise!"
Opening the door, their neighbor's two parrots had already perched on the yard wall.
"My bro, the champion!"
"My bro, the hero!"
Shano's face immediately darkened.
So embarrassing.
A debt caused by what Nami did a year ago, still not paid off.
"Ah Yin, scare them!" he quickly instructed his new little sidekick.
"Woof—woof!"
Ah Yin bared its tiny milk teeth, letting out a howl toward the top of the wall.
To Shano, it was pure cuteness, but surprisingly, the two parrots instantly flinched, shivering in fear and dared not chirp again.
"Ooo…"
A fearful bark was heard nearby. Shano turned to see that a big white dog, which nearly became his sacrificial offering back in the day, happened to be passing by on the shaded path. It lay on the ground, frothing at the mouth, with its limbs shaking uncontrollably.
Is there really bloodline suppression?
It seems particularly effective against canines.
Shano was a little surprised, rubbing Ah Yin's belly, "Not bad, little guy. If you can scare Akainu down in the future, I won't question your Silver Wolf Royal Family bloodline."
Akainu?
Ah Yin tilted its head, its small eyes filled with big confusion. What was that, was it edible?
...
At the mountain peak, the cold wind howled.
Shano, however, took off his outerwear and pants, tossing them aside to reveal his strong, muscular body.
Ah Yin immediately and dutifully picked up the clothes, placing them on a clean stone pedestal not far away.
"Jarvis."
He expressionlessly touched his chest lightly.
The surface of his skin immediately rippled, and like a nanotech iron suit, a pitch-black outfit quickly covered his entire body.
...
This, of course, was sheer fantasy.
Ah Yin squatted obediently beside the stone pedestal, bewildered, watching its owner retrieve a set of black clothes from who knows where, struggling to shove his legs into the pants…
No matter how elastic it was, it could only automatically adjust to fit his current body after being put on, making the dressing process slightly challenging.
"Finally got dressed."
Shano set the weight to 2.2 tons, and the long-lost heavy feeling settled upon him immediately.
Ever since defeating Ah Long, he had taken a break to relax his mind and body, not having done weight training for quite some time, making it slightly unfamiliar now.
While doing handstand push-ups to warm up his muscles, he browsed through the three secret manuals set in front of him.
The other two had prerequisites, so he could only begin mastering Kami-e first, while the priority for Rankyaku could be set aside for later.
For the next period, he planned to practice Kami-e every morning and hone Armament in the afternoon.
He'd go home for dinner to eat with his sisters and didn't plan to go out at night. Training for such a long duration in a day had already surpassed the normal, and there was no need to push it as he did before Ah Long's arrival.
Tension had lasted for over a year, affecting his mental state.
If he continued for a few more years, by the time he set sail as an adult, the world would welcome nothing but a madman.
...
About half an hour later.
After finishing muscle activities and having read most of the manual, Shano sat cross-legged on the ground, lost in thought.
In essence, Kami-e is a body technique that dodges physical attacks by perceiving the extreme changes in airflow. Although similar to Observation, it has fundamental differences.
If he could avoid enemy attacks with minimal movement, like a paper drifting in the wind, achieving an almost "intangible" dodging effect without relying on vision…
That would be roughly achieving Great Success.
"Tekkai trains in toughness, while Kami-e seeks softness…"
Shano mused that when he had previously practiced Tekkai, he had Scar and others take turns hitting him with the Wolf Fang Club, which led to successful training.
To practice Kami-e, he likewise couldn't rely on himself. He needed a sparring partner to unleash moves that would pressure him into dodging.
Sparring partner…
His gaze slowly moved and naturally fell on Ah Yin.
"Woof?"
Before Ah Yin realized what was happening, Shano had picked it up by the scruff of its neck, kindly persuading, "Say, Ah Yin, do you have any attack Skills? The kind that are rather fast, try using one on me and let's see."
"Woof—yelp!"
Dangling in mid-air, Ah Yin forlornly swayed its tail with a pout. Upon hearing this, it tilted its little head in thought, then suddenly let out a low growl. Its silver fur stood on end.
Shano only felt a tingling pain in his palm. In the instant he instinctively released his grip, a dazzling azure lightning bolt burst from the little guy's throat.
Crackle!
A thunderbolt as thick as a bowl swept past Shano's ear, blasting a charred hole several meters deep into the rocky wall a dozen feet behind him.
Amid the lingering smoke, Ah Yin landed on all fours, its body crackling with electric sparks, its purple pupils shimmering with the glow of a silver moon.
"Howl?"
It seemed this was the first time it discovered this ability, curiously raising an electrified paw and flipping it back and forth.
"Holy crap!"
The stunned Shano glanced back at the mountain wall, which was still smoking, then at his somewhat tingly palm.
This was the kind of power a day-old pup could have?
Just the bolt it spat out could've shredded a sizable piece of flesh if it hit him without Tekkai active.
And an ordinary person, they might turn into a charred corpse straight away.
Suddenly recalling something, he hurriedly opened the system interface and looked at the pet section.
Just as expected.
A few fresh lines of information alerts appeared.
[Pet "Ah Yin" has awakened the Basic Bloodline Talent Skill "Cyan Thunder Breath"]
[Pet "Ah Yin" has awakened the Basic Bloodline Talent Skill "Arc Shield"]
[Note: The power of all Talent Skills will increase as the pet's strength grows]