23: Chapter 23 Truth, 7-Second Memory
"fire spirit crystal!"
"Three of them!"
"And one of them is a top-grade fire spirit crystal! Oh my goodness..."
The people around them gasped, their eyes filled with greed and envy.
A fire spirit crystal the size of a quail egg was worth over a hundred thousand, and there were three of them here, one of which was a top-grade fire spirit crystal—that was a treasure worth over a million!
Song Jiang exclaimed, "Blazing Fire Crow is awesome!"
"It's not the Blazing Fire Crow, it's Master Li," Yang Juan said with excitement in her voice. "I can feel that the Blazing Fire Crow's flame perception ability has improved more than tenfold compared to before. Its strength within the flames has increased tremendously."
"Good grief! Brother Li is awesome!" Song Jiang sighed, then chuckled.
He was indeed the brother he had chosen.
He was just that amazing!
"The situation isn't right. Be careful."
Chen Danian's voice carried a hint of gravity, and as he spoke, he even summoned his Beast.
Seeing this, Song Jiang and Yang Juan's expressions sharpened.
Beasts of other attributes would have their strength suppressed by over 30% in the Huo Rong Mystic Realm, and the scorching air would also burn the respiratory tracts of non-fire attribute Beasts.
The captain cherished his Beasts quite a bit; unless necessary, he generally wouldn't summon them in the Huo Rong Mystic Realm.
The two looked around and saw that the people nearby had surrounded them at some point, their eyes filled with greed and malicious, vicious glares.
One by one, fire-attribute Beasts were summoned. Their levels weren't high, but their numbers were significant—there were over a dozen of them.
They were surrounded!
Behind them was the magma pool.
"Damn it, I was so happy that I forgot about this risk," Song Jiang cursed, raising his hand to summon again.
As soon as the Starlight Wolf King, which was much larger than an ordinary Starlight Wolf, appeared, another gasp went through the crowd.
The Mud Armor Rhino and the Starlight Wolf King stood on the left and right, confronting those surrounding them. The Blazing Fire Crow, its body churning with flames, flew in mid-air, ready to strike at any moment.
"Gentlemen, we're all here to make money. There's no need to lose your lives over some worldly possessions," one Beast Tamer said with a face full of greed.
"That's right. There are over twenty of us and only three of you. Once the Beasts start fighting, they won't be able to protect their Beast Tamers," another Beast Tamer chuckled.
"Hand over the items obediently, and it will be better for everyone."
"..."
As they spoke, those Beasts gradually closed in on the three.
Song Jiang and the others looked grave.
Although their three Beasts were quite strong—even stronger than most of the Beasts on the other side—the Huo Rong Mystic Realm suppressed other attributes, and only fire attributes received a boost.
Except for the Blazing Fire Crow, the other two were significantly weakened. Since the opposing side was entirely composed of fire-attribute Beasts, the shift in power meant this would definitely be a brutal battle.
Furthermore, when Beasts fought, they couldn't look after their Beast Tamers. If the opponents swarmed them, the three of them would be no match at all.
This was a losing situation.
"Tsk! Ganging up on people, what kind of skill is that?"
A voice rang out, and the three turned to look. It was the Doll Girl from the Rongrong Team.
She was wearing a beautiful puffy skirt inside her temperature-insulating Bubble, walking over on a path of flames. In front of her was the Lava Salamander.
The Lava Salamander's size had surged significantly since just before; it was as big as a minivan, looking ferocious and monstrous. Its body was scorching hot, and wherever it stepped, magma bubbled up with a sizzling sound.
The crowd was frightened and backed away.
Someone among them seemed to know the Doll Girl and warned her in a low voice, "Rongrong Team, we don't interfere with each other's business. Don't do anything foolish."
"What, are you trying to control me?"
"I wouldn't dare, but... just don't interfere in this. I can make the call—of the two smaller fire spirit crystals, I can give you one."
Although the others were unwilling, they were wary of the Lava Salamander and all looked at the Doll Girl.
Song Jiang and Yang Juan looked at Chen Danian. He pondered for a moment and shouted, "Doll Girl, if you help us, I will hand over this largest fire spirit crystal to you."
With their strength, dealing with over twenty people was too dangerous.
But if someone from the Rongrong Team came, it would be different. The Rongrong Team was not only a veteran Beast Taming team in Ningyang City, but each of them was also top-tier in strength, with everyone at least at the Silver rank.
For example, the Doll Girl before them was a Silver-rank powerhouse, higher than anyone else present.
"The fire spirit crystal is nice, but I want to know something else more than the fire spirit crystal," the Doll Girl said.
"What?" Chen Danian asked.
"Those two Beasts," the Doll Girl pointed to the Blazing Fire Crow and the Starlight Wolf King, "who raised them? Are they a new breed? What's their quality?"
"If we tell you, will you help us?"
"It depends on the value of the information. If it's valuable enough, I'll help you. Of course, if the value is just mediocre... I won't harm you, at most I just won't interfere."
The three looked at each other and quickly made up their minds.
Tell her!
Speaking up could increase orders for Li Yu, and they could also use this to escape.
Just then, a noisy sound came from the distance. Song Jiang and the others turned to look and recognized two of the figures.
"Hey! It's those two guys, they've brought reinforcements!" Song Jiang was overjoyed.
But the next second, they didn't know what they saw, but their expressions suddenly darkened.
"This time, we're in trouble," Chen Danian said.
...
The afternoon training was simple: covering company policies, introducing each department, and the schedule for the Interns for the next period.
Although Li Yu had a system, he didn't let it go to his head and listened even more attentively than those top students, which greatly increased Yan Shu's favorable impression of him.
After work.
Li Yu declined the invitation to dinner from the other Interns.
To him, ever since they venomously attacked the original owner on the day of the interview, these people had nothing to do with him.
If they did, it certainly wouldn't be a friendly association.
Li Yu arrived at a Beast Taming shop.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
"Help me get the best Beast feed."
As soon as Li Yu finished speaking, the salesperson's eyes lit up.
"What type is your Beast?"
"Fish type, Black Iron rank."
The smile on the salesperson's face stiffened, the light in their eyes gradually faded, and they reluctantly let out an "Oh" before turning to get the feed.
There were many types of Beast feed. Generally speaking, the higher the Beast's rank and the larger its size, the higher its energy requirements.
Fish were famously full after a single spoonful.
Even with the best feed, they couldn't eat much in a day.
Soon, Li Yu took 3 bags of feed and spent 1,000 yuan.
Returning home, he first summoned the Bubble Fish, placed it in the water tank, and scooped a large spoonful from the Beast feed.
The Bubble Fish swam back and forth in the tank, finally attracted by the feed. It floated up, sniffed, and then started eating.
Seeing this, Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good that it was willing to eat.
At over 300 a bag, if it didn't eat, it would be a waste.
After the Bubble Fish finished the spoonful and seemed a bit full, Li Yu chuckled and poured in two more spoonfuls.
The Bubble Fish was about to dive to the bottom of the tank when countless amounts of feed rained down. Its small brain couldn't process so much, so it looked confusedly, and then...
continued to eat.
After a few bites, it was full.
It had just swum back and forth in the tank, and 7 seconds were up!
It looked at the feed floating on top, blinked, and continued to eat!
"Whoa! It really is a 7-second memory, not a second more or less, just right." Li Yu laughed.
If it kept this up, it was estimated that in one night, the Bubble Fish would be able to stuff itself until its scales cracked, reaching the conditions for its next evolution.