Chapter 540 Pike and Lister

Acheronides thought the name Illaoi sounded nice, but ultimately Liszt dismissed it.

"For tradition's sake, let’s stick with Pyke."

His tradition was that all the mounts, magical beasts, spirits, and dragons he had tamed along the way had names of this style: Fire Dragon, Black Dragon, Hiddleston, Cumberbatch, Lightning, Jie La, Nami, Loki, Mickey, Leo, Fizz, Tahm, Rose.

So, following the convention, the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite would be called Pyke.

Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper, a very ferocious hero in "League of Legends," matched the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite’s temperament perfectly.

"Your name is Pyke, understand?"

"Gurgle!"

"Your name is Pyke, repeat after me..." Liszt spoke telepathically, pointing at it, then enunciating clearly in Serpent Tongue, "Pyke!"

Pyke turned its head away, ignoring Liszt.

Liszt smiled and pulled out a handful of jade powder: "Pyke."

"Gurgle..." Pyke's eyes were unable to tear itself away from the jade powder. After a while, it reluctantly spoke, "By...ke..."

"It's Pyke, Pyke." Liszt clenched his fist, still smiling.

"Pa...ke..."

"Pyke."

The third time, the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite finally clearly called out its own name: "Pyke."

"Good boy, here you go. I have something to do now, I'll come find you in the evening." He handed the jade powder to Pyke.

Liszt waved his hand, rode Rainbow Whale Rosi, and left Pyke and its giant insect-grass with Acheronides.

As they disappeared into the Giant Kelp Forest,

Pyke, who had been lowering its head to eat the jade powder, suddenly stopped and raised its head, staring at the place where Liszt had left, lost in contemplation.

Fifteen minutes, maybe thirty.

Pyke whispered: "Pyke."

It continued to call out: "Pyke."

"Pyke."

"Pyke."

The calls grew louder, and in the end, it burst out laughing, shouting: "Pyke! Pyke! Pyke!" It was excited to have a name.

Having lived in the sea, it had never thought of giving itself a "name."

It imitated Liszt's way, pointing at itself, enunciating clearly: "Pyke." Its voice was a bit sharp, but the tone was pleasant, though the teeth in its mouth slightly marred its appearance.

After shouting 'Pyke' for hours, it even forgot to eat the jade powder in its hand.

At that moment, a fish rushed over, seemingly wanting to taste the jade powder. Before it could take a bite, a flash of light appeared, and countless Giant Kelps sprouted from the fish's body, ripping it to shreds.

Pyke glanced over.

Looking at the remains of the dead fish, Pyke roared his own name, "Pyke!"

The other fish that had gathered around, seeing the fate of the unfortunate fish and hearing Pyke's roar, were immediately frightened and turned to flee. For a moment, the area near the worm grass fell silent, leaving only Pyke behind. As it consumed the jade powder, it returned to its worm grass, rolled up a leaf, and wrapped itself inside.

A faint murmur was audible: "Pyke."

Soon.

Once again, this area became the domain of various fish, shrimp, and crabs.

...

"I actually sensed Pyke's emotions, akin to a child who just received a toy, brimming with happiness?" Liszt, not long after leaving, received Pyke's emotions.

He was unsure why Pyke was so elated; when he gave it the jade powder, it didn't show this kind of reaction.

He shook his head, dismissing it without much thought. As long as it wasn't a panic from danger, it didn't matter. With Rainbow Whale Rosi, his seabed search speed had significantly increased. Though there appeared to be ten to twenty thousand acres of Giant Kelp forest remaining to search, it essentially boiled down to a back-and-forth journey.

The Magic Eye remained continuously active. Despite the limited underwater visibility, the clarity of the water allowed him to see dozens of meters ahead. With a single glance, he could clearly discern the presence or absence of magic feedback, bypassing the tedious identification process.

One could say.

The mana technique of the Magic Eye was designed specifically for locating spirit bugs.

Suddenly.

A glimmer of magic feedback caught his attention. Without delay, he directed Rosi towards the light. As he approached, he confirmed it was a Giant Kelp Worm Grass, with a spirit bug meandering near its roots. Without hesitation, he sprinkled jade powder, extended his finger, and with a swift motion, captured it.

He secured the fifth spirit bug contributed by the Giant Kelp forest.

The emergence of this spirit bug confirmed Liszt's inference; there were still spirit bugs in the Giant Kelp forest. Thus, he continued to energize himself, meticulously exploring every nook and cranny. As he prepared to return in the evening, he stumbled upon a new discovery. This time, the worm grass he discovered belonged to a Giant Kelp Sprite.

"The third Giant Kelp Sprite—happiness is overwhelming, continuously striking me... I need to rest thoroughly upon returning." Liszt employed his tried-and-true method to successfully contract this sprite.

After considerable deliberation, he named it Eddie.

Beyond upholding tradition, he couldn't devise a fitting name for the myriad mounts, magical beasts, spirit bugs, and dragons, rendering Eddie a name devoid of significance. This likely also stemmed from its unfortunate timing, emerging immediately after Pyke.

Owning a Grand Sprite, Liszt inevitably neglected the sprites a bit, and Eddie was just the icing on the cake after the dense happiness had already hit him, leaving him numb.

Too lazy to bother thinking of a nice name, many of the sprites raised by the great nobles didn't have names, only the worm grass as a code.

Now he was gradually stepping into the ranks of the great nobles, and in the future, there would be more and more sprites.

He stuffed Eddie into Acheronides' shell and, before the three Giant Kelp Sprites could bare their teeth at each other, forbade it from fighting with Fizz and Tahm.

Suppressing the wild nature of the sprites.

Liszt called out to Acheronides, preparing to return.

Riding on Rosi's back, he felt somewhat dazed: "As I continue to improve my strength, the number of spirit bugs, mounts, and magical beasts around me will increase, and those once cherished companions will gradually become marginalized... In fact, I haven't cared for the Fire Dragon mare, Black Dragon mare, and Lightning for a long time, Loki has replaced them."

There was a faint sadness.

But such is life, like the toys of childhood, they always quietly exit at some point.

"At least they can still enjoy the life they deserve on my territory, receiving meticulous care from the servants." Liszt put away his melancholy; he wasn't the sentimental type.

He was striving hard towards his ideal.

Soon, they returned to the location of the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite. Liszt woke the sleeping Pyke and stayed for a bit, repeating the name "Pyke" a few times and telling Pyke his own name.

"Liszt," he pointed to himself, then to the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite, "Pyke."

This time, Pyke responded well.

He first pointed to himself: "Pyke."

Then he pointed to Liszt and clearly said, "Liszt."

Liszt smiled and pointed to the mermaid next to him: "Acheronides."

Pyke's expression changed instantly, looking like he was about to growl: "Grrr!"

Acheronides was a little disappointed.

However, Liszt quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, Pyke will warm up to you over time."

"Yes, Acheronides understands."