Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
[System mission completed. The reward has been issued.]
Chen An was in awe as he was staring at the unlocked Spirit Core System and Skills Book System.
This world was crazy. There were more than a thousand kinds of high-grade spirit cores, not to mention the low-grade and medium-grade ones.
The skills book was comprehensive and had everything that one could think of.
“Do we have to remove the embedding? Can’t we wait a little longer? Can we wait for another period of time?”
“Judging from the cracks, its condition is very serious. Moreover, the cracks have widened further because you made it fight a while ago. If you delay further… That’s alright too. As long as it doesn’t participate in any battles, it should be able to last for some time.”
Chen An was puzzled as to why she was reluctant to remove the embedding. He discovered the reason after he used the Spirit Core System to verify.
The high-grade water attribute spirit core that she had embedded could increase the agility by about 100 points. It also had a passive attribute that could reduce the beast’s fear of water so that it could maintain its agility during battles near or in water.
At the same time, Wu Wu was equipped with a skills book called “Aqua Moon Heart” that came with an active skill, Aqua Moon.
According to the skill description, it could seemingly control water attributes, but the specific details were unknown.
“If you remove the spirit core, you have to take away the skills book too. Otherwise, Wu Wu won’t have enough attributes to withstand this.” This was the reason for her hesitation.
“That’s right. I brought Wu Wu here to join a beast tournament. I thought that I could achieve fairly good results. If only…”
Removing both the spirit core embedding and skills book was akin to weakening its battle prowess by about 1/3.
“But if we force it to combat with an incompatible spirit core, this may be the last time that you will be fighting alongside Wu Wu.”
Chen An was not trying to frighten her. When it hit Wang Yi earlier, its spirit core had collapsed further, so the situation was not optimistic.
“Alright!” She ground her teeth and agreed.
The pet shop owner lunged over again. “Customer, do you need to remove the embedding? We have a 20% in-store discount now and promise that we won’t let the beast suffer the slightest bit of pain…”
Chen An ignored the constant sales pitch and took Wu Wu from the lady’s hands. “You helped me earlier. I’d like to return the favor by helping you remove the embedding.”
There were no longer any traces of Wang Yi and the group outside of the shop. It seemed that they had long left the place. There were only some traces of unappealing bloodstains on the ground.
“I dealt with that group of people in passing. They’re too noisy.” She crossed her arms and lifted her chin.
Removing the embedment was not a complicated job. Chen An had the system, and thus a good knowledge of spirit cores.
While in his hands, Wu Wu was not throwing any tantrums. In fact, it seemed to be enjoying itself very much.
“This pet shop is so-so, but you’re fairly capable. I embedded this water attribute spirit core for Wu Wu personally. It was a lot of hard work.” She flipped her wrist and showed him a faint scar. The wound had healed for a long time, but the scar did not completely disappear. Judging from the sustained injury, it must have been quite serious.
“I’ve already removed it. I’ve also done the same for the corresponding skills book. Do you have any spare ones?” Chen An asked.
Both the spirit core and skills book could not be used lightly. One would not modify them for no reason once they had been matched up. Therefore, she had not brought any of them.
“No, I don’t know what will be suitable for Wu Wu.” She ruffled her hair to calm herself down.
The pet shop owner lunged at them again. “We have various kinds of skills books here. Although they are slightly more expensive, they are both superb skills!”
“I have spirit cores as well as a skills book. They are very suitable for Wu Wu.” Chen An shot a glance at the shop owner. He was the one who had refused to accept his items earlier.
The beauty swept a suspicious gaze across the pet shop owner and then at Chen An. “I see. You’re not a shop assistant here.”
“Oh. The mountain need not be high. It is famous as long as an immortal lives in it. A lake need not be deep. It has supernatural power so long there is a dragon in it. The pet shop may not necessarily sell the good stuff!”
As he said that, Chen An took out two boxes from his bag and opened them.
“The spirit core with an agility attribute can also increase agility. This skills book also comes with a passive skill. When the beast has exhausted all of its energy, the skill will restore the energy once.”
The pet shop owner beside them sneered. “Don’t you find it shameful to use these things to compete for my business? We don’t have stock of these items, but there are plenty of them at the auctions.”
However, auctions were not held daily. It was a fact that the shop did not have any stock of it.
“I’m not charging you a lot of money for these two items. I’ve given you a discount. I’m not asking for a lot!” Chen An held up four of his fingers. “4,000 yuan. That’s already very cheap.”
It was certainly very cheap. Both spirit cores and skills books were not in demand but still pricey. Good ones could fetch a price of many millions.
Unfortunately, Chen An only had low-grade spirit cores and a low-grade skills book. In fact, he was also overcharging with the price of 4,000 yuan.
“Look, it was hard for you to make this trip. You have registered for the beast competition, right? How can you not attend it? I’m not charging you a lot of money. You can make do with these items first and then join the competition. Take it that you’re gaining some combat experience for Wu Wu.”
Chen An convinced the beauty.
To a beast, a beast competition was the best place to practice and train. For the sake of joining the competition, many people did not mind taking great lengths to bring their beasts everywhere and participate in the competitions. In addition, if they were to win, they could receive generous prizes. This kind of opportunity could not be missed.
“Alright! I’ll buy these two items for 10,000 yuan. Please do it for Wu Wu. I’m paying an extra 6,000 yuan for assurance!”
True enough, Chen An was right. This was a rich man’s daughter and an extremely generous one at that.
To someone like him who needed money now, he would be a fool if he did not earn that 10,000 yuan!
The shop owner was stupefied. This was a wealthy customer, indeed. Unfortunately, he did not earn any money from her.
The system was launched again. Chen An swiftly embedded the spirit core and then emplaced the skills book.
In a few moments, he had completed the task perfectly.
Wu Wu slipped away from Chen An’s hands and scurried back to her.
“The beast competition is tomorrow, and it will be held nearby. I’ll come to fetch you, and we can go together.”
“Oh? Me? I’m not a Beast Tamer. I have no fate with that kind of place,” explained Chen An, even though he longed very much to be there.
“This won’t do. I spent twice the money because I want Wu Wu to be safe and sound. You have to be present tomorrow. If Wu Wu displays any abnormalities during the combat, I will stop fighting. And you have to save Wu Wu. I… cannot let anything happen to Wu Wu,” she said stubbornly.
However, he could tell that she cherished her Combat Beast very much. This adorable little rabbit had found a good master.
“Promise me quickly.” She began to pester Chen An. It seemed that he could not send his first customer away if he did not agree to it.
“A-alright. I’ll be a spectator at the competition. Don’t worry about the combat. I assure you that there are definitely no issues with the items that I sell,” promised Chen An as he patted his chest.
“It’s agreed then!” She carried Wu Wu and was prepared to leave.
Just as she was about to exit the door, she suddenly turned around and blinked at Chen An. “You must remember our promise! My name is Lin Yingxue. I am a three-star Beast Tamer!”
She used her hand to make a gesture of three beside her eyes. It was as if she was holding onto a dazzling star.