Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Chen An searched out all the beast-taming items in his house and filled a huge bag with them.
Afterward, he found and entered an established-looking pet shop.
The shop owner welcomed him affectionately. However, his face froze shortly when he saw how sloppy Dou Buxiang looked.
“Hi, customer. Do you need… beast-grooming service?” The awkwardness in his tone intensified.
This seemed like a necessity, but Chen An had not come for this. “No. I wanted to inquire if your shop needed any supplies.”
“Oh?” The shop owner came to his senses quickly and sized up Chen An from tip to toe with a strange look in his eyes. “Sorry, Mister. All the merchandise in our shop is selected carefully with stringent requirements. This is to ensure that the customers shop with peace of mind. We would not put on sale any items with ambiguous origins. I’m sorry for that.”
It was a very clear and diplomatic response to decline Chen An.
Chen An thought so too. It seemed that this method would not work.
“Is there anyone?” The pleasant voice of a lady sounded.
Just as Chen An turned around to leave, he bumped into a graceful and dazzling figure.
“I would like to have some specialized high-grade feed.” As the lady spoke, her chest was heaving up and down. Coupled with her svelte figure, Chen An could not help staring at her.
“I’m not…” She seemed very anxious and did not give Chen An a chance to explain.
“Hurry, I’m in a rush.” She rushed forward and leaned one of her arms on the counter. Her fair, translucent, and bright skin was extremely blinding to the eyes.
The shop owner hurried toward her and said smilingly, “Sorry, we don’t sell specialized feed. We only have universal and medium-grade ones.”
The woman frowned, and her pretty face wrinkled. “You don’t sell them? I want to buy high-grade snacks then.”
“We only sell low-grade snacks.” The boss was slightly embarrassed. “Miss, snacks aren’t meant to be the main sources of food for beasts. You don’t need to be particular about the grade. High-grade snacks will make the beasts become more picky and difficult. Low-grade ones will suffice.”
“That won’t do.” The beauty refused to compromise. “Why did you open such a lacking pet shop? Are there any other shops nearby— Oh!”
She looked down in surprise as a snow-white rabbit scuffled to her and pounced on her shoulder. It was trembling non-stop.
Dou Buxiang was looking up and staring at that rabbit in a silly manner somewhere near her feet.
“What an ugly beast,” she said in a low voice. But Chen An heard that.
“Don’t be afraid. This is my beast. It’s quite obedient.” Chen An was staring at that big and white rabbit and curiously sizing it up.
[The Beast Identifying System has been launched. Identifying…]
Oh my goodness!
He was shocked by the identification outcome. This was not an ordinary rabbit but a high-grade (Level 15) Combat Beast, which had three spirit chambers and three skill chambers.
All the items inside the chambers were high-grade ones. It was no wonder this beauty insisted on buying high-grade feed—this beast was not any ordinary beast.
“Sigh, forget it.” The beauty sighed. “If I had known this, I would have brought more feed with me. That would have saved me all the trouble.”
Having said that, she turned around to leave.
“Hi, customer. Please, wait for a moment.” The shop owner hurried to stop her from leaving. He was unwilling to let a customer with a huge spending power leave.
The beauty furrowed her brows and looked very impatient. She snorted. There was no point in keeping her here.
This shop was such a flop as it could not provide what the customer wanted.
Flustered, the shop owner hurriedly took down various merchandise on the shelves and served her warmly. He wanted to persuade her to make a purchase with his eloquence.
At that moment, Chen An suddenly spoke.
“The high-grade water attribute spirit core is certainly good and has a powerful addition reaction. However, it’s not suitable for your beast. Her spirit chamber is already cracked, and you have to remove it immediately.”
The beauty turned around in surprise. “What did you say?”
Beasts were born with spirit chambers. The more spirit chambers a beast had, the more spirit cores could be embedded in them. Besides giving attributes to the beast, a good spirit core usually came with special skills too. This was a crucial aspect of beast taming.
However, when cracks appeared on the spirit chamber, it was often because an incompatible spirit core had been embedded in it.
In less serious cases, the beast would have a hard time. In serious cases, the spirit core would collapse and cause the death of the beast.
“Impossible. I have been feeding Wu Wu the best things. She didn’t show any abnormalities. How can that be?” Obviously, the beauty did not believe Chen An.
“Why are you still here? I’ve already said that our shop doesn’t need these items of yours. Don’t spout nonsense and disturb the customer!” The shop owner felt anxious. He only wanted to earn money from the buyer and did not care whether the spirit core was suitable.
“Shut up.” That beauty was already feeling impatient. She was also anxious about her beast. Expectedly, her tone was unfriendly.
Chen An noticed that she was wearing a long, red dress and exquisite gold jewelry. She looked like a rich man’s daughter. “So its name is Wu Wu. What an adorable beast.” Chen An walked to her and touched the head of the rabbit.
True enough, as soon as he touched the beast, he could immediately sense its timidness and pain. Although it had been enduring pain all this while, it only moaned occasionally.
The lady lowered her head and seemed deep in thought. She was reluctant to make up her mind to remove the embedment.
At that moment, there was a clamor outside the pet shop.
“That’s right. It’s here. Pet shop? Hahaha. Chen An’s brain is rusty. Did he think that he can sustain a living in this way? It’s ludicrous.”
Wang Yi had led a group of people into the pet shop arrogantly. He was holding on to this abdomen and could not stand up straight. It seemed that he had been seriously injured by Chen An the last time.
“Chen An, we meet again. You don’t have the slightest bit of beast-taming talent. How are you fit to enter a pet shop?
“Did you really take in this stray beast? You’re good, Chen An. Trash and trash. You guys are very compatible.
“Oh, there’s beauty here. Beauty, hurry, leave this place. Chen An is not a good man. You’ll dirty yourself by standing near this kind of people.”
The group was staring at the beauty.
Wang Yi had come to seek revenge. “I must teach you a hard lesson today. How dare you touch me? You deserve it!”
The system issued a mission.
[Defeat the other party. Mission reward: Unlock a Spirit Core and Skill Book Verification System.]
Chen An’s eyes sparkled.
Oh, great!
He had been troubled about not being able to figure out spirit cores.
However, he did not have any combat power. Dou Buxiang was baring its teeth by the side, but it was of no help at all.
“Hey, you guys are standing in my way.” The beauty had one hand on her waist and was holding Wu Wu with her other hand. She could not be bothered with Wang Yi and the group.
“You have a temper, Beauty. Come, let me—”
“You’re such a nuisance!” Before Wang Yi could finish his words, she covered her ears. She had been feeling vexed over Wu Wu’s spirit core, and now someone was disturbing her. She could not endure it longer.
Wu Wu jumped down immediately. Chen An then caught a clear glimpse of its golden eyes. There were complex patterns on them, and they were moving rapidly.
“Moon, disperse!” Along with its master’s bellow, Wu Wu hopped around everywhere. Its white figure turned blurry, and only a long ray of golden light could be seen sweeping across the ground.
The golden lights circled Wang Yi and the group, rounding them up.
In that instant, they were immobilized. A surge of powerful force was unleashed by their side, and they were flung to a distance.
Wang Yi had been beaten out of the pet shop, stumbling to a distance.
“What a powerful beast!” The blood in his mouth drowned his praise.
Chen An was stunned. It turned out that this rabbit was that powerful?
He looked at that beauty again. She was frowning, looking worried and undecided. Chen An could only mourn silently for Wang Yi and the group.
Appearing when she was in a bad mood—they deserved it!