127: Task refreshed
Upon hearing this, Liang Jingsi chuckled softly,
“Father seems to have it backward. It’s not about whether I’m willing, but whether he is.
Your daughter can tell Luo Chen doesn’t have that kind of intention.”
Liang Qiu, however, didn’t think much of it. “A greenhorn who just came of age probably hasn’t figured it out yet. Once he tastes it, he’ll be unable to resist.”
A flicker of disgust crossed Liang Jingsi’s eyes, and her tone became somewhat cold.
“Father, it’s best not to make baseless assumptions about others. You might end up being counterproductive and ruining the relationship we’ve worked so hard to maintain.
As for Luo Chen, your daughter will do her best.”
“Haha, good daughter, be more confident in your charm. Father awaits your good news.”
The smile on Liang Qiu’s face seemed so jarring to Liang Jingsi.
“Father, your daughter takes her leave.”
“Click.”
When the red solid wood door closed, it made a dull sound.
Liang Jingsi’s eyes were slightly red.
In this family, she was never free. She wasn’t before, and she isn’t now.
But she hoped the future would be different.
She turned and took a deep look at the door behind her, then pulled out her terminal and sent a message.
【Liang Jingsi: Shopkeeper Luo, do you accept Beast Breeding commissions?】
…
By the time Luo Chen rushed back to Chenyang Pet Store, it was already evening.
Opening the shop door, the first floor was still empty, but he saw many customers coming and going.
These were the customers who had successfully purchased Beasts in the Illusion World and were now coming to the store to pick up their purchased Beasts.
However, under the care of the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch, these customers didn’t cause any trouble, and the process of collecting their Beasts was orderly.
Most importantly, there weren’t too many people, so it didn’t seem chaotic.
Just as Luo Chen was about to go to the second floor to check on Luo Yang, the sharp-eyed Colorful Sound Spirit Finch called out to him.
“Shopkeeper, there’s a strange person in the lounge area who says he’s looking for you.”
The lounge area was quite utilized today, with many people sitting in small groups.
It seemed that customers who had received their Beasts hadn’t left immediately and were now staying there for some unknown reason.
Even though there were many people, Luo Chen spotted the “strange person” the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch mentioned at first glance.
Compared to the normal people around him, this person was indeed odd. He wore a full-body robe, and his face was completely hidden under a hood, emanating a gloomy aura.
The consequence of this strange attire was that a large empty space surrounded him.
Luo Chen walked up to his table and gently tapped on it.
“My clerk said you were looking for me?”
The person under the robe slightly raised his head, and a scrutinizing gaze came from beneath the hood, followed by a hoarse voice.
“I’m here to buy a Beast.”
“Buy a Beast? I’m sorry, our store’s Beasts are currently sold out. If you really want one, you can follow our official account and wait for the next batch.”
The hood moved, and Luo Chen felt that the person under the robe must have shaken his head.
“Young Master Chang Guiheng sent me. He said I could come directly to you.”
Luo Chen suddenly understood, muttering to himself why Chang Guiheng would send such a strange person.
“Then please wait here for a moment. I’ll go upstairs and get the Beast he wants.”
“Please do, Shopkeeper.”
Luo Chen went up to the third floor, entered the Stone Spirit Secret Realm, and packed the Beasts Chang Guiheng needed into storage tools. Only then did he come to the first floor and hand the two bracelets to the strange person.
“Here, all the Beasts Guiheng wanted are in here.”
Unlike the hoarse voice, the hand extended from under the robe was very delicate and smooth, appearing to Luo Chen like a young person’s hand.
The slender, jade-like fingers took the two bracelets into the robe, and the hoarse voice spoke again.
“Hmm, good. Just as Young Master Chang Guiheng instructed. The money has already been transferred.
The Young Master is in a hurry, so I’ll take my leave.”
“Alright, goodbye.”
Saying goodbye casually, Luo Chen headed back upstairs. He surmised that Luo Yang should be in the Qingyou Secret Realm on the third floor now.
Because when he passed the second floor earlier, he had checked both rooms and hadn’t found Luo Yang’s figure. He wasn’t in the Stone Spirit Secret Realm either, so he could only be in the Qingyou Secret Realm.
Indeed, upon entering the Qingyou Secret Realm, Luo Chen saw Luo Yang lying by the Spirit Spring.
He was currently leaning against Chiyan, and the Nightshade Dark Spirit Bird was squatting by the Spirit Spring, occasionally lowering its head to drink some Spirit Spring water, looking quite relaxed and at ease.
Luo Chen shook his head helplessly. Poor kid, he had worried for nothing. Luo Yang didn’t seem to have any problems.
So he relaxed, walked to the Spirit Spring, patted Luo Yang’s shoulder, and then sat down beside him.
Another handsome young man’s head rested on Chiyan’s soft belly, which served as a pillow.
Luo Yang opened his hazy eyes, and seeing that it was Luo Chen who had woken him, his spirits instantly perked up.
“Brother, you’re back from being busy?”
Luo Chen’s head gently rubbed against Chiyan’s soft abdomen, letting out a comfortable sigh.
“Yes, I watched two of your matches today. Not bad, you actually managed to draw with a King Beast.”
Luo Yang smiled shyly. “It’s all thanks to Qing Ming. It suddenly comprehended two new Skills at the last moment. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even have been able to achieve a mutual destruction.”
“Tell me, what does it feel like to self-destruct?”
Hearing Luo Chen’s curious question, Luo Yang instantly felt a rush of black lines. He didn’t want to answer, but seeing Luo Chen’s genuine curiosity, he could only slowly recall that painful experience.
“Actually, there wasn’t much feeling. I just felt a flash of light, then darkness. It didn’t hurt, perhaps because the pain of my body tearing apart hadn’t reached my mind before I lost consciousness.
Or perhaps the pain threshold was exceeded, so it was automatically blocked.
In any case, I ultimately fell into a lonely, deep darkness, but not long after, I woke up in reality.”
No pain, that’s good. He was just worried that the child would develop some psychological trauma.
Luo Chen nodded. Although it was Luo Yang’s match, he felt a sense of urgency.
In his eyes, his own child was not much worse than others, and he absolutely could not let his child be outshone because of the Beast’s Rank.
So, his spiritual power quietly released some energy from the energy stone for the two of them again.
As expected, the two fell into a State of deep sleep again.
Luo Yang looked at the two who had suddenly fallen asleep, especially Qing Ming who was sleeping while standing, and was a little dumbfounded. “Brother, what happened to them?”
“Don’t worry, they’ll absorb some energy and improve a lot by tomorrow.”
Although he didn’t know what kind of breeding method this was, Luo Yang decided to trust his brother and didn’t ask any more questions.
“Alright, since you don’t have anything going on here, I’ll go get busy.”
Luo Yang nodded. “Then I’ll go practice in the Skill simulation training room too.”
Luo Chen nodded, but then remembered something. “You and Qing Ming still shouldn’t use that Stellar worship Skill. There’s no need to go all out at any time.”
“Okay, Brother, I understand.”
Seeing Luo Yang leave, Luo Chen then took out his terminal to check messages. When he saw Liang Jingsi’s message, he became interested.
【Luo Chen: If you have time, you can bring your Beast to my shop for me to see. If the Beast interests me, we can try it out.】
After replying to this message, Luo Chen opened his system panel and claimed the reward for selling a King Beast.
【Mission Four: Sell one King-Ranked Beast (Completed), Reward 500 points (Issued), One Bloodline Enhancement Stone (Pending Claim).】
Currently, Luo Chen’s point balance had reached 700 points. Some of the more expensive items could finally be purchased.
However, what interested him more now was the Bloodline Enhancement Stone. He rubbed his hands and chose to claim it.
Soon, an ordinary small stone crossed the spatial rift and slowly landed in front of Luo Chen.
【Bloodline Enhancement Stone: Worn on the body, it can subtly enhance the Beast’s bloodline.】
Luo Chen remembered that his mother happened to have a bird-type Beast, the Haoyu Finch, so he decided to save it for her to use and see if it could be enhanced with a phoenix-like bloodline.
Luo Chen carefully put away the Bloodline Enhancement Stone, planning to give it to his mother next time she returned.
System: “System missions have been refreshed. Host, please check the new missions as soon as possible.”
Luo Chen reopened his system panel and curiously checked the newly refreshed missions.
【Mission One: Sell three King-Ranked Beasts, Reward 200 points, Existing Secret Realm internal space expanded tenfold.
Mission Two: Accept Beast Breeding commissions from different customers. Rewards will be issued based on customer satisfaction and the rarity of the bred Beast, as evaluated by the system.
Mission Three: Evolve three different King-Ranked Beasts, Reward 500 points, One Tier 3 Secret Realm.
Mission Four: Daily Mission activated. Daily turnover reaches one million spirit coins, Reward 100 points (can be obtained daily repeatedly).
Series Mission: Young man, you have already won the Qingyang City Breeder Competition, but your climb upwards should not stop.
Win the Liuguang City Breeder Competition, Reward Chenyang Pet Store upgraded to Level 2, 2000 points, Shopkeeper’s Rank reaches King Beast Nine-Star Rank.
Level 2 Shop: The shop’s guardian Beast restores to King Beast Nine-Star Rank, one new guardian Beast is added, and the pet shop branch permission is activated.】
This time, the mission content was more extensive and seemed more difficult, but the rewards for each mission also became more enticing.
Especially the fourth mission, was the system perhaps dissatisfied with his casual way of running the shop, and thus devised such a mission to urge him to open the shop every day?
There was no other way; the allure of points was quite strong. Not to mention that the energy stones for daily consumption required a large number of points to purchase.
Not to mention the Ancient Wood Spirit Realm travel card, which cost 550 points, and the Primordial Ancient Species Inheritance Card blind box, which cost 1000 points, both of which he hadn’t bought yet.
This daily point-earning mission became extremely important to him.
He needed to go back and consider what items were suitable for sale to achieve a daily sales target of one million spirit coins.