The moment the Beastman Essence touched the mole, an interface prompt appeared:

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[Do you wish to select this target to fuse with the Beastman Essence?]

[Yes] / [No]

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Yes!

Instantly, the azure-blue Beastman Essence melted like solidified grease and flowed entirely into the mole’s body.

At the same time, the mole froze in an instant, its body stiffening as if it had died.

Cheng Zongyang frowned and placed it on the ground.

The next moment, the mole’s body began to tremble violently. Then, its puppy-sized frame started to grow and expand as if it had been injected with some kind of growth-accelerating hormone.

The creatures of the Wilderness World were already much larger than those of the outside world, but this rapid growth gave it a somewhat menacing appearance!

Its body was no longer chubby and cute, but had become strong and clearly muscled! Its limbs were no longer short and stubby, but long and slender, almost like a human’s!

Its eyes and mouth also changed somewhat, but its tail, strangely enough, shrank.

This Mutation continued for several minutes. In the end, the change in its size left even Cheng Zongyang speechless for a long time!

’He really wanted to ask—Gangzi, is that you?’

You might have seen a kangaroo that’s about two meters tall, but have you ever imagined a two-meter-tall mole?

This mutated mole was like a combination of the two! It had the appearance of a mole but the build of a kangaroo. Its body was covered in thick fur, it had no tail, and the claws on its forelimbs were like Wolverine’s, gleaming with a dark, cold light! The muscles in its limbs were also extremely well-developed!

Just then, the mole’s body twitched. Its cherry-sized eyes opened, revealing dark green pupils, and it slowly stood up.

Cheng Zongyang’s gaze followed it, starting by looking down and gradually tilting up to look at it.

About two and a half meters!

Cheng Zongyang made a rough estimate of its height.

The situation here had also attracted the attention of Ma San and the others. They all gathered around, staring warily at the mutated mole!

The mole’s expression was somewhat dull. Its eyes swept over the surroundings before finally landing on Cheng Zongyang. It took a few steps forward, but Ma San and the others immediately moved to stand in front of Cheng Zongyang, ready to intercept it. They would strike at the slightest sign of trouble.

"It’s fine," Cheng Zongyang said.

He could feel a connection between himself and the creature, and he knew this mutated mole would obey his commands.

In this state, it was like a Soul Slave with no independent thought, posing no threat to him.

At this moment, information about the mutated mole appeared.

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[Mole Beast]

Introduction: An ordinary little mole that underwent a Mutation after fusing with a Beastman Essence. Its body and abilities have been strengthened, but it was unable to withstand the impact of the Beastman Essence and lost its self-awareness. It now only follows commands.

Grade: ★★

Species: Exotic Beast Species

Talent:

①: Earth Control, can affect the soil structure within a one-meter radius;

②: Beast Power, a Talent Ability from the Beastman Essence, allowing it to lift objects up to thirty times its own Weight;

(Note: Talents can be enhanced as its body is strengthened.)

Ability:

①: Digging Mountains and Earth. After being strengthened, its claws possess the power to nearly shatter mountains and split stone;

②: Super Senses. Its originally keen sense of smell and hearing have become even more powerful after being strengthened. It can distinguish the direction of all auras within a three-kilometer radius and the approximate location of their sources. Its super hearing can even sense the movements of creatures underground. As a result, it can often avoid danger in advance.

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Looking at the Attribute Interface of the mole, which had mutated into a Two-Star Level Mole Beast, he was stunned by its stats.

He never would have thought that a Beastman Essence worth 1,500 Points would not only create an Exotic Beast, but an Exotic Beast that possessed Talents!

Ever since he encountered his first Exotic Beast, he had never seen one with a Talent.

They all had only Abilities.

But the Mole Beast not only had two decent Abilities, it also had two Talents!!

’With these Talents and Abilities, it’d be a waste not to make you a miner!’ Cheng Zongyang muttered to himself.

But this was immediately followed by excitement and exhilaration!

With this Mole Beast, what caves, cellars, Earthly Daos, or ore veins couldn’t it dig! 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

It could even use its Super Senses to find all sorts of minerals and precious Medicinal Materials!

’You really are a damn treasure!’ Cheng Zongyang stared intently at the Mole Beast, his eyes burning.

Although these Talent Abilities weren’t directly related to combat, they were extremely powerful support skills!

"Hahahaha~ I’ve struck it rich!!" Cheng Zongyang couldn’t contain his excitement and exhilaration.

But the next moment, he seemed to remember something. His smile froze, and he grabbed the Mole Beast’s thick wrist—his hand could only wrap halfway around it—and entered the marketplace hut.

With a thought, both man and beast vanished simultaneously. A few breaths later, they reappeared.

"Hahaha! As long as I can take it out with me!!!" Cheng Zongyang was finally relieved.

He had just been worried that he wouldn’t be able to take the Mole Beast out.

"Mole Beast, you will listen to Luo Zheng’s arrangements for now."

He knew the Mole Beast could understand him and would obey his command.

Sure enough, the Mole Beast immediately gave a wooden nod, then turned, looked in the direction Cheng Zongyang was pointing, and walked over to Luo Zheng, where it stood motionless beside him.

Cheng Zongyang looked at Luo Zheng and said:

"Whether it’s digging caves or cellars, you can have it do the work. Later, you all can figure out what it eats. This is our only expert digger at the moment, so we can’t treat it poorly.

Also, train it more, give it supplements, that sort of thing. Try to see if you can increase its physical strength. It might even be able to recover its independent thought in the future."

According to the introduction, the Mole Beast had lost its independent thought because it couldn’t withstand the Beastman Essence. Its Talents, however, could be enhanced by improving its physical constitution.