I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

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“So, you have seen it, too.
The sky has cracked up, and this tiny world is on the brink of destruction.”

He pointed at the sky, and the puppet child looked in that direction.
Its eyes portrayed a hint of human-like intelligence.

It’s working…

In his heart, Xu Xiaoshou was feeling good about how this was turning out, and continued, “I’m going to be very frank with you.
It seems like you are someone who values freedom.
So, I rather think you do not wish to be buried alive in this tiny world, am I right?”

“Come with me!”

“The world outside is vast and wide.
There are many more beautiful things to see and experience, and maybe you could even find the love of your life!”

Xu Xiaoshou flashed his warmest smile and spoke convincingly in his most earnest tone, but he still did not dare to reach out with his hands.

The puppet child reacted with an utterance.
“Ma Ma…”

Xu Xiaoshou was speechless.

So what kind of answer was that? Can I make my move now?

How he wished he could decipher this puppet child’s language.
But, he could not make out what it meant, and replied, “Sorry to have interrupted you…”

I’ll stay put as long as the enemy stays put!

This way, I will avoid getting injured for sure!

Xu Xiaoshou learned the truth.

BANG! BANG!

The destruction of this world had sped up.
The looming black sky that stretched across the horizon was approaching rapidly, and it was waiting for nobody.

It seemed like this puppet child was indeed the treasure of this world.
Was it because he had broken the seal that the destruction of this world was now hastening?

“Damn it…”

Xu Xiaoshou rolled his eyes and looked down below anxiously.
He was thinking if he should risk getting punched in the face again by descending to the ground, or should he just continue engaging the puppet child verbally, as he was now doing?

“How about this, child? Let’s keep our hands still.
I will slowly move toward you, and you’ll do the same, okay? Slowly…”

Xu Xiaoshou took one careful step after another as he advanced toward the puppet child.
Then he noticed it trembled slightly.
Xu Xiaoshou hurriedly explained in a calm voice.
“I’m not trying to hit you, don’t worry.
You and I are going to save the world, okay?”

He took out the jade scroll and flashed it before the puppet child.
“I have to place this where I found you.
If not, everyone will die.”

The puppet child’s eyes widened immediately upon seeing this jade scroll.
Despite its frightening red eyes, Xu Xiaoshou could detect emotion hidden within.

“Oh, dear…”

Knowing that this puppet could pounce on him at any time and go for the scroll, he kept it right away.

“Sorry, I can’t give you this.
If you take it away and bring it back to the hole, then nobody can save you!”

The puppet child looked intimidated as it looked down at the deep hole in the ground.
It was only for a fleeting moment, but Xu Xiaoshou could see the fear in his eyes.

Suddenly, Xu Xiaoshou understood everything.

Being confined in darkness was simply too horrifying an experience for any creature with intelligence and wisdom.
In addition, he did not know how long was it had been confined within the hole, but he was sure it did not like it very much.

To force the puppet child to return to that world of darkness alone was something it would never agree to.
It was impossible to make it go back there!

Xu Xiaoshou saw the opportunity to leverage on the puppet’s fear.

Regardless of how powerful a creature was, if it had fear, then it had a weakness that could be exploited.

This puppet child before him had intelligence, but it had not developed in maturity.
He could observe this from how it conducted itself.
All its actions so far suggested it merely possessed the intellectual level of a child.

It possessed a power that was greater than a Master Physique but had not the wisdom to use it.
It was perhaps adequate for its child-like body to function, or perhaps not.
Its lack of wisdom limited its true potential for now.

Why the puppet child had beaten him earlier, Xu Xiaoshou did not know, and he suspected even it probably did not know why as well.

Maybe it just wanted to vent off its frustration after being confined for so long? It was understandable, as anyone locked away for a long time would feel that way.

“Be an obedient child and wait for me here.
Don’t move around.
Mama will destroy your prison below, okay?” Xu Xiaoshou said.

“Ma Ma…”

He could not tell its emotional state from its monotonous voice.
Xu Xiaoshou frowned and strode bravely toward it.
He braced himself mentally and prepared for the worst scenario.

It did not react!

It was looking at him with its arms still crossed!