The system replied.
[For the first option of evolution, the host need 50 energy points.]
Ji Yen could not understand how much 50 energy points was. So he asked another question. "Let me rephrase the question. How much ants do I need for the first option."
[If host is talking about the ants you had before. Then the host will need 100 ants for 50 energy points.]
"I can not do that. I mean I can not eat 100 ants in one go. And if i try to eat one by one during the process, they will already be gone inside their nest. So I might just die." Ji Yen complained.
Hearing Ji Yen's complain, the system calmly replied.
[The host can choose to store energy points in system energy storage. You can use it when necessary.
Currently, the system has a capacity of 120 energy points.]
Seeing the system's message, Ji Yen's eyes lit up.
"That's more like it." He nodded.
Suddenly, Ji Yen felt the surrounding went silent without any sound. He ducked down head and looked around.
He knew when the forest went quiet without a sound, there must be a predator nearby.
Even though he felt like he was not a target of those fearsome predators, he still did not let his guards down.
Then, he saw a giant tiger moving in the shadows. It was about 3 meters long and 1 and half meter tall. It was not like the normal tiger from earth.
Under the moonlight it moved its huge body without a sound.
It quickly passed by Ji Yen's area.
Only after the sounds of insects chirping started again did Ji Yen sighed a breath of relief.
The first time he saw the tiger, he was too shocked. He felt like death was approaching him.
"Whoo.... what a huge beast. That must be a graded Demon beast." He started fantasizing his dream of being a Demon beast.
He thought. 'Maybe it is too bad too be here, despite the unknown danger.'
Then he went to sleep. The sounds of insects helped him sleep more comfortably.
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The next day.
Ji Yen woke up early like a sparrow. Well...he is a sparrow.
The first Ji Yen did after waking up was to tried to stretch his body. But his nest stopped his wings from spanding.
So he jumped out from his nest after checking his surrounding area.
Then he thought of cleaning his teeth.
He started to search for water source. It was not spring season, so he could not drink from leaves.
Ji Yen flies above the forest line to find sources of water.
After circling around for some time, he found two sources of water. One big and one small.
The big one is a small lake or a big pond. Many mid size wild beast will drink from there. And the small one is a tiny stream. Ji Yen knew it must be the sources for many small and tiny animals like himself. And he is likely to meet a natural enemy of him there.
So, he chose the big pond as his source of water.
He waited at a nearby tree branch for a chance.
When a group of wild cow came near the pond, he also flied towards the pond.
After quickly drinking his fill, Ji Yen quickly retreat from the pond.
Nobody bet an eye to the little bird.
He quickly flies back to his nest area.
But when he was about to descend to have his morning breakfast from his food supply. He found a new customer waiting there also. A frog.
The frog was of same size as him. And looking at the frog, it looked like it was about to attend half graded Demon beast.
He saw the frog standing far away from the line of ants and pulling one ant at a time with his long tongue.
Seeing that, Ji Yen was furious. If the frog continues like that, his food supply will quickly run out.
So he flies down at a high speed with his beak aiming at the frog's back. But he quickly stopped and changed his direction. Because he saw the Black spots on the back, which is likely poisonous.
Since he could not chase the frog away, he decided to chase the ants back to their nest.
Thinking of that, he flies towards the ants and started pecking at them.
He quickly stored some of them energy and also ate his fill.
The frog, seeing that a noisy bird disturbing his time, shot out his tongue aiming at the bird.
Ji Yen, feeling the danger, quickly fled to the side.
As soon as he fled from where he was standing, a soft yet hard tongue hit the ground.
Ji Yen let out a angry chirping saying 'you just wait' and flew up to his nest.
And standing on the edge of his next, he looked at the frog with his eyes squinted.
Now, the ants had already entered the nest so he did care.
As he was looking at the fog with squinting his eyes, a message popped up.
[Ding!
Identity: Bull Frog.
Rank: Normal Grade.
State: Angry and annoyed.
Realm: About to be a half Grade Demon beast.
Bloodline: None.]
"You also have this kind of ability too?Wow....." Ji Yen no longer paid attention to the frog instead he asked system enthusiastically.
[There are many things I can do.]
"Then tell me what other things you can do." He asked in an excited voice.
[Please be patient host. You will eventually find out it as you go along.]
"OK. Alright." Ji Yen calmed down a bit.
The day went on as he kept interfering the frog as soon as the ants came out of their nest.
He would fly down to eat before the frog could eat the ants.
Sometimes he would drop down small pebbles to the frog.
The frog could not do anything to him. So he kept messing with him.
That pissed of the frog so much that it tried to climb the tree with Ji Yen's nest on.