12: First beast sold

Luo Chen slept exceptionally soundly that night, not waking until dawn.

Luo Chen went downstairs to prepare breakfast. He originally wanted to call Luo Yang to eat together, but then he thought that since his brother finally had a few days off, he should let him sleep in.

After finishing his own breakfast, he hurried off to the pet beast shop.

After cautiously patrolling the first floor, the Blazing Lion trotted upstairs with a 'clip-clop' sound and pushed open the door to Luo Yang's room to enter.

"Is my brother gone?"

The boy's cautious voice sounded. He was currently sitting on a chair in front of the study desk in the room, his lean upper body bare.

Wounds from what seemed like bites from some Tamed Beast could be seen on his chest and arms, with bruises and abrasions from falls on other parts of his body.

The Blazing Lion nodded cautiously. In truth, it also had injuries, but they were well hidden by its fur.

Seeing the Blazing Lion's reaction, Luo Yang then gritted his teeth and went to the storage room to find the first aid kit to apply medicine to himself and the Blazing Lion.

"That Fine Steel Butterfly from yesterday was too vicious. Today, this young master will definitely make it pay."

While applying the medicine, Luo Yang couldn't stop muttering under his breath.

It seemed he had indeed experienced something last night that still rankled him.

...

Over on Luo Chen's side, he opened the pet shop door early. Today, the Tamed Beasts soaking in the Nurturing Pool were two [Radiant Hounds] and a [Lightning Rat].

In Luo Chen's view, a Rank 3 wild beast like the [Fragrant Rabbit] was already higher than the Rank 1 ones commonly sold on the market, and the price wasn't much more expensive.

This price, in the eyes of peers from other Tamed Beast shops, was completely selling at a loss. Therefore, Luo Chen had no doubt about the [Fragrant Rabbit]'s competitiveness.

However, to avoid a situation where 'good wine fears a deep alley' (a good product goes unnoticed), he made cards to place in front of the cages of the existing Tamed Beasts, with detailed information written on them.

Otherwise, every customer would have to ask, and Luo Chen felt he would be driven crazy.

The cards detailed the Tamed Beast's race, Rank, and Skill information very clearly. At the end, in slightly larger font, the selling price and a 'no haggling' request were written.

The selling price for each of the three [Fragrant Rabbits] was twenty-five thousand spirit coins.

After the first soak in the Nurturing Pool, the energy concentration in the [Radiant Hound] and [Lightning Rat] had indeed increased, but they had not advanced in Rank.

Therefore, today's price for the [Radiant Hound] was set at twenty-five thousand spirit coins each, and the price for the [Lightning Rat] was set at fifty-seven thousand spirit coins.

This, of course, was based on the prices at other nearby pet beast shops. After all, these two types of Tamed Beasts currently didn't have a significant advantage, so the price was kept consistent with the surrounding shops.

Just as he finished these preparations, the shop door was pushed open from the outside.

"Yaoyao, does this shop really have Rank 3 Fragrant Rabbits?" A meticulously dressed young girl rushed in from outside, pulling along a sweet, well-behaved girl.

Yaoyao, that is, the well-behaved girl from Qingyang First High School who had visited Luo Chen's shop yesterday, looked helplessly at her friend who was forcefully dragging her by the hand.

"When I came yesterday, there were still three. I don't know if they've sold out today."

"Quick, let's hurry and see."

Luo Chen poked his head out from behind the cashier counter. "The Tamed Beasts are still here, no need to rush."

The meticulously dressed girl in front looked at Luo Chen in surprise. "Are you the owner of this shop?"

Facing the girl's doubt, Luo Chen simply smiled faintly and nodded in acknowledgment. "That's right."

He didn't know if his father would take the shop back when he returned, but he probably wouldn't, right?

"Where are they?"

Luo Chen helpfully pointed towards the south side for the meticulously dressed girl.

Having gotten directions, the meticulously dressed girl no longer dwelled on why the owner looked like a minor and hurriedly walked towards the cage containing the [Fragrant Rabbits].

Cheng Yao, following behind, only had time to give Luo Chen an awkward smile before being helplessly dragged away.

She exclaimed, "Fan Hongxiang, slow down!"

However, the girl called Fan Hongxiang didn't listen to her and continued walking with the same hurried energy.

Soon, the two of them stopped in front of the cage. Seeing the three rabbits were still there, Fan Hongxiang let out a soft sigh of relief.

Only then did she regain her composure and carefully observe the [Fragrant Rabbits] in the cage before her.

"Added a sign?" Cheng Yao keenly noticed the new addition in front of the cage today.

"Wild Beast Rank 3." After seeing that the auricle crystals on the [Fragrant Rabbits] in the cage were a full circle larger than those on ordinary [Fragrant Rabbits], Fan Hongxiang was already about seventy to eighty percent convinced.

But to be safe, she took out her personal terminal from the storage bracelet on her wrist, operated it for a moment, and selected some function.

A fresh green light emitted from the terminal, shining on the [Fragrant Rabbit].

The screen of the personal terminal displayed a piece of information: Energy Concentration 300, Wild Beast Rank 3.

Seeing this detection result, Fan Hongxiang nodded with satisfaction.

Cheng Yao, looking at the terminal in her hand, spoke enviously, "Hongxiang, is that the latest version terminal? This information scanning function looks quite useful."

Fan Hongxiang, however, shook her head. "This function is actually quite limited in many situations. It's only really applicable in current circumstances like this. In the wild, wild Tamed Beasts won't obediently wait for you to scan them, and this kind of scanning behavior also carries the risk of angering the Tamed Beast."

After explaining to Cheng Yao that the function only seemed useful, she suddenly linked arms with Cheng Yao. "But, when your birthday comes, I can give you one."

Then, ignoring Cheng Yao's reaction, Fan Hongxiang called out to Luo Chen behind the cashier counter, "Boss, I want to buy a Fragrant Rabbit."

The first order had arrived. Luo Chen suppressed the excitement in his heart and calmly walked over to the two girls.

"Which one do you want?"

Fan Hongxiang's eyes shifted. "Boss, you pick one for me."

Actually, the three [Fragrant Rabbits] were all quite similar; there wasn't much to choose from.

Luo Chen picked out a [Fragrant Rabbit] that seemed a bit more spirited from the cage, placed it into a small, portable cage, and handed it to Fan Hongxiang.

"Would you also like some specialized feed for the Fragrant Rabbit?"

"No need." Fan Hongxiang shook her head, declining Luo Chen's suggestion.

"That will be twenty-five thousand spirit coins."

Fan Hongxiang wasn't surprised by this price and calmly chose to pay by card.

'Twenty-five thousand spirit coins received.' The sound of money arriving was truly delightful.

After paying, Fan Hongxiang also seemed very happy. She pulled Cheng Yao beside her. "Come on, big sister will treat you to a feast."

Cheng Yao softly said "goodbye" to Luo Chen before following Fan Hongxiang out of the shop.

Luo Chen watched the two girls leave. The first sale was successfully completed, and one-third of the system's Tamed Beast sales task was finished. However, regarding the fifty-customer traffic target, only two had been achieved. The road ahead was still long.