44: Mysterious little fat man
“You bought that Frost Wolf, right?” Luo Chen looked at the middle-aged man closest to him.
After the middle-aged man nodded, Luo Chen walked to the cage of the Frost Wolf, which was now a seven-star Fierce Beast.
“How do you want to take it?” Luo Chen sought the man’s opinion.
The man simply took out a Beast Restraining Collar with a leash and handed it to Luo Chen. Luo Chen released the Frost Wolf from its cage and put the Beast Restraining Collar on it.
Handing the end of the leash to the man, “Alright, customer, take care and come again.”
However, despite Luo Chen’s clear words of seeing him off, the man made no move to leave. He sincerely said:
“Excuse me, could you introduce me to the Breeder adult in your shop?”
Luo Chen paused, “I am the shop owner and Breeder here. Do you have any problems?”
“You?” The middle-aged man was truly surprised. Seeing Luo Chen’s delicate and youthful appearance, he had thought he was just a shop assistant.
So, with a tentative attitude, he summoned a Beast from his Beast Control Bracelet.
This Beast was largely similar to a wolf from his previous life, but it was much larger, standing over two meters tall just by itself.
On its brownish-yellow skin, there were also faint gray stripes.
“My Gray-striped Wolf’s strength hasn’t improved for a long time. I want to find a Breeder adult to formulate a breeding method for my Beast.”
Luo Chen listened to the man’s request while looking at the Gray-striped Wolf’s information.
[race: Gray-striped Wolf, Rank: Spirit Beast Five Stars, Type: Metal, State: Curious, Aptitude: Ordinary, Skills: 1. Iron Claw (Yellow-tier): When attacking, metal elements are attached to the claws. 2. Gray Stripes (Profound-tier): The gray stripes on various parts of the body increase the overall energy flow of the Gray-striped Wolf, accelerating its absorption of external energy for recovery. 3. Iron Sand (Yellow-tier): The Gray-striped Wolf condenses metal elements to form iron sand to interfere with the target’s vision or cause damage to the eyes. 4. Pounce (Yellow-tier): A combat technique developed from years of training, which instantly increases a certain speed.]
After reviewing the information, everything seemed relatively normal.
It seemed that this Gray-striped Wolf had reached a growth bottleneck. At this point, to make further breakthroughs, it would either require reasonable external stimulation or the consumption of special resources suitable for it.
However, Luo Chen currently had no good solution, as he was still a mere Apprentice Breeder.
Luo Chen could only tell him the two methods he had deduced. The suitable materials for it were actually quite broad; any non-special Metal-Type materials would work.
Amidst the middle-aged man's thanks, Luo Chen saw him out of the shop.
Taking the Lightning Rat from its cage and handing it to the customer who bought it, Luo Chen had originally wanted to see its evolved form after it reached nine-star Fierce Beast, but since it was bought, he could only say it didn't have that fortune.
Luo Chen looked at the last wealthy customer, a short, chubby man adorned with gold and silver. For some reason, Luo Chen felt he looked familiar.
“Are you sure you want to buy all the remaining sea beasts?”
Although Luo Chen thought this chubby man wasn't short on money, six Spirit Rank Beasts, even if they were all sea beasts, would still cost over two million spirit coins.
Wouldn't it be better to use that money to buy a high-tier Spirit Rank Beast that runs on land?
The chubby man didn’t answer his question, but instead said to himself, “Don’t you remember me? The one who talked with you during the last Breeder assessment.”
After the chubby man's reminder, Luo Chen finally understood where the sense of familiarity came from.
“So it was you. So you really want to buy all six of these sea beasts?”
The chubby man, who had originally intended to foster a relationship with Luo Chen, was caught off guard. The process of doing business he learned at home wasn't like this, was it?
Shouldn't it be to exchange pleasantries, foster a relationship, and then discuss business? However, the chubby man was not inflexible.
He nodded decisively, “Yes, I want to buy all of them. How much in total?”
Hearing that he was serious about buying and not just messing with him, Luo Chen's attitude became even more amiable.
“The total is two million three hundred and sixty thousand spirit coins. I’ll round it down for you, so you only need to pay two million three hundred and fifty thousand spirit coins.”
The chubby man did not haggle with Luo Chen, taking out a black bank card and letting Luo Chen swipe for the corresponding amount.
Afterward, he continued, “Now we can foster our relationship, right?”
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen looked at the chubby man in surprise, truly not understanding what kind of relationship he had with him to foster.
However, considering he was currently his biggest patron, Luo Chen was still very polite and did not refuse him, but instead said, “What kind of relationship are you referring to?”
“Friends, of course.”
“Alright, please begin your performance.”
“My name is Chang Guiheng, from Star Moon City. I am seventeen years old and a five-star Spirit Rank Beast Master.” After speaking, he extended his right hand, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Luo Chen.
Luo Chen could only imitate his sentence structure and introduce himself, “Luo Chen, Qingyang City, eighteen years old, a six-star Fierce Tier Beast Master, uh, and also an Apprentice Breeder.”
At the same time, he extended his slender hand and shook Chang Guiheng’s chubby hand.
“You’re really amazing. You passed the Breeder assessment on your first try, unlike me who has taken it dozens of times and still hasn’t become an Apprentice Breeder.”
Luo Chen touched his nose, “It’s just due to talent.”
“Talent is also part of strength.”
“Uh, you’re right.”
As an introvert, Luo Chen was very unaccustomed to this awkward small talk with others, while Chang Guiheng, the chubby man, seemed quite at ease.
Noticing Luo Chen’s discomfort, Chang Guiheng decided to get straight to the point. An egg with faint starlight on its surface appeared in his hands.
A pet egg.
Luo Chen's eyes showed interest.
[race: Moonstar Spirit, Rank: Hatching, Type: ???, State: Hatching, Skills: ???]
When Luo Chen used his Eye of Truth to view the information of this Beast, all he saw were question marks or
“Hatching,” with the only useful information being the name “Moonstar Spirit.”
“This is?” Luo Chen asked, puzzled.
“An unhatched pet egg. I want to entrust it to Brother Luo to see if it can be hatched. The reward can be discussed in detail.” Chang Guiheng looked at Luo Chen with eyes full of anticipation.
Just by its name, this Beast seemed high-grade. Luo Chen, who didn't know Chang Guiheng's background, didn't agree immediately.
“Why me? I’m just a small Apprentice Breeder. With your financial resources, finding a Bright Moon Breeder shouldn’t be difficult, right? Their experience in this area might even be greater than mine.”
Hearing his words, Chang Guiheng said calmly, “Perhaps it’s the guidance of fate; only you can hatch this Beast. Besides, we are friends now, and helping each other isn’t that what friends do?”
What kind of 'guidance of fate' was that? Luo Chen always felt it was strange. They had only known each other for a few days, and now they were friends.
Luo Chen subconsciously wanted to refuse, “I’m sorry, this pet egg… We have to try it to know if it’s possible, right?”
Halfway through his refusal, Luo Chen suddenly made a sharp turn.
What exactly made him change his mind? It turned out that the system had just issued a new mission in his mind.
[Mission Four: Successfully hatch the Moonstar Spirit, reward: Starlight Protection. Starlight Protection: Starlight provides protection, making the target immune to curse-Type Skills.]
Immunity to curse-Type Skills, which are called the most unpredictable Skills. Such a generous reward, it was simply too difficult to give up.
“However, you need to leave this egg with me for a period. I need to research it before I know if I can hatch it.” Luo Chen felt it was still necessary to leave himself some leeway, so he gave Chang Guiheng a heads-up.
Chang Guiheng nodded as a matter of course, “Okay, if there are any materials needed, you can also tell me, and I’ll go look for them.”
Seeing him agree, Luo Chen took the starlight egg from his hand, “Alright.”