67: Arrangements for the beast

Luo Yuheng waved his hand, signaling that there was no need to be so polite.

“It’s quite late today, so if you don’t mind, you can stay in the shop for the night.”

While he said ‘for the night,’ a Spirit-Rank Beast Master could actually go two or three days without rest without any major issues.

A King-Rank Beast Master could even go an entire month without rest, so from this perspective, Beast Masters had also become extraordinary.

It was just that humans preferred to be active during the day and still habitually needed a place to stay at night.

Ban Mo bowed deeply, “Then I shall impose.”

After Luo Chen prepared some food for Ban Mo, he quietly instructed the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch to keep an eye on Ban Mo at night.

Then he went up to the third floor to settle the Beasts he had purchased today.

The Qingyou Secret Realm was still too small and couldn't fully accommodate the hundred-plus Beasts purchased today.

Luo Chen could only place the thirty-plus Fierce-Tier Beasts, along with the Bone-Spike Spirit Tiger family he bought initially, in the Qingyou Secret Realm.

The remaining nearly sixty Spirit Rank Beasts were settled in the Stone Spirit Secret Realm.

He couldn't help but marvel at how oblivious the Starlight Stone Spirit was to the outside world; even with so many lively Spirit Beasts added to the secret realm, it still didn't disturb them from their stone State.

Perhaps to their long lives, these Spirit Beasts were just another form of ephemera.

According to the system, Starlight Stone Spirits generally live for several thousand years, and King Rank ones can exist for tens of thousands of years.

When he learned of this lifespan, Luo Chen could only say, “They can live for so long!”

It was estimated that even if they contracted a Beast Master, the Beast Master would only be a passing guest in their lives.

Perhaps a Starlight Stone Spirit could have several Beast Masters in its lifetime; if their bond was deep, it could truly serve as the family's foundation, guarding the rise and fall of a family for dozens of generations.

Since each Spirit Rank Beast wore a Beast-restraining collar, Luo Chen basically let them roam freely in the secret realm.

The Stone Spirit Secret Realm was very barren, with only Starlight Stone Spirits that could survive on starlight; these newly arrived Beasts could not fully survive on the extremely dense starlight energy.

So Luo Chen now had another task: to feed the Beasts he had captured.

What made him feel even more exhausted was that these Beasts had different tastes; some ate meat, some ate vegetables. The meat-eaters were fine; they could generally eat any fresh meat that wasn't too outlandish.

The main problem was the herbivorous Beasts; they wouldn't eat this grass or that fruit, eating this food would give them diarrhea, and eating that wouldn't allow them to absorb energy. They were truly difficult to please.

However, for today, these Beasts would have to endure; he would select different foods for them tomorrow.

Watching these free-roaming Beasts find their own territories and then stopping several fights, Luo Chen saw that the Beasts finally settled down.

Luo Chen then returned to the secret realm where Luo Yuheng's small wooden house was located—the Qingyou Secret Realm.

While Luo Chen was settling the Spirit Rank Beasts, Luo Yuheng had already arranged the Fierce Beasts in the Qingyou Secret Realm perfectly; even the injured Bone-Spike Spirit Tiger had received another treatment.

Now, its State looked much better, and the broken bone spikes on its back showed a faint tendency to regrow.

However, Luo Chen quickly noticed something discordant: the Qingyou Secret Realm's thirty-meter height was indeed sufficient for humans and terrestrial Beasts.

But now there were more Beasts, including several bird-Type Beasts: the Qingfeng Bird, the Lark, and the Guanyu Sparrow, these three newly arrived Beasts, simply couldn't spread their wings.

Luo Chen could clearly see that they were a bit depressed.

Seeing Luo Chen's gaze fixed on the roof, on those few small birds looking up at the sky, Luo Yuheng immediately understood his thoughts.

He patted Luo Chen’s shoulder, “No need to worry, leave it to Suoyin.”

The Suoyin Luo Yuheng referred to was the Light Spirit Cat King; it had to be said that Luo Yuheng’s naming ability was indeed much better than Luo Chen’s.

Unlike his 'Little Furball' for the Double-tailed Cat, and later his 'Little Dot' for the Cloud Whale—they were a bit cute, but would be unsuitable as they grew larger.

Luo Chen then remembered that he hadn't checked Suoyin's information after his promotion to a Spirit Beast, but now was a good time.

So he used his Eye of Truth to look at Suoyin, who was observing the various Beasts in the secret realm with great interest.

“race: Light Spirit Cat King

Rank: King Beast One Star

Type: Mental Type

State: Curious, Relaxed

Aptitude: Excellent

Skills: 1. Qi Membrane (Profound-Tier): Attaches a layer of energy-formed qi membrane to the target's body surface, blocking the target from exchanging substances with the outside world.

2. Mental Telekinesis (Profound-Tier): The Light Spirit Cat King's mental power is exceptionally strong and can leave its body to condense into various physical forms, interfering with the outside world.

3. Spirit of Thought (Earth-Tier): The Light Spirit Cat King cuts off a part of its mental power to form Cat Spirits. These Cat Spirits exist as duplicates of the Light Spirit Cat King, living in reality and capable of inheriting a portion of the Light Spirit Cat King's power.

4. Spirit Cone (Profound-Tier): The Light Spirit Cat King draws upon the surrounding spiritual energy to form a cone-like State, which can cause damage to the target.

5. Stillness (Profound-Tier): When the Light Spirit Cat King remains quietly in place, its sense of presence is reduced.

6. Agility (Yellow-Tier): The Light Spirit Cat King possesses faster reaction capabilities.

7. Insight (Yellow-Tier): When the Light Spirit Cat King observes a target for a long time, it is more likely to discover the target's weaknesses.”

The information on the Light Spirit Cat King was truly extensive; as a King-Ranked Beast with excellent Aptitude, it possessed a great number of Skills.

Moreover, it had only recently been promoted to a King-Ranked Beast, and could still learn some Skills that it couldn't learn when it was a Spirit Beast.

Indeed, each Rank was a new heaven; King-Ranked Beasts were terrifyingly powerful.

But to return to the topic, none of these Skills seemed capable of solving the psychological problems of the three flying bird Beasts.

“Dad, Suoyin is indeed excellent, but what does that have to do with those birds?”

“Hehe.” Luo Yuheng chuckled, a rare childish laugh.

He walked over to Suoyin and mumbled something unknown.

Luo Chen then saw a small, somewhat ethereal kitten emerge from Suoyin’s head.

However, this kitten looked like a miniature version of the Light Spirit Cat King.

If Luo Chen was not mistaken, this should be the Cat Spirit mentioned in the Light Spirit Cat King’s Skill description.

Suoyin’s Cat Spirit shook its body, and then a pair of bird-like wings extended from its back, directly transforming into a winged kitten.

And apparently, the Light Spirit Cat King was using this Skill for the first time; the kitten wobbled when it walked, let alone flying, which was an over-the-top action for a cat.

However, these conditions completely changed after Suoyin closed its eyes; not only did it become steady after a few steps, but then a cloud-like ball formed by mental telekinesis supported the Cat Spirit as it learned to fly, and soon it was doing quite well.

After the Cat Spirit completely learned to fly, it revealed its true purpose, flapping its small fleshy wings and pouncing aggressively towards the birds on the roof.

Seeing the Cat Spirit pounce, the birds scattered and fled in a hurry.

Although it was a kitten, these Fierce-Tier birds weren't foolish; that powerful aura couldn't be faked, and they had no desire to resist.

Luo Chen watched the Cat Spirit chase the birds around, his expression a bit strained as he said, “This is how you prevent birds from getting depressed?”

It wasn’t that Luo Chen was suspicious, but it really seemed like these birds were being used as Suoyin’s toys to relieve boredom.

Luo Yuheng shrugged indifferently, “Of course, once these birds are busy, they won’t have time to overthink, and naturally, they won’t have any psychological problems.”

Uh, Luo Chen looked at the few bird-Type Beasts that were only concerned with fleeing around the secret realm, and he actually felt that Luo Yuheng’s approach seemed to have no problem at all.

It seemed he still had much more to learn on the path of a Breeder; Luo Yuheng’s actions not only solved the psychological problems of the bird Beasts but also trained Suoyin’s Spirit of Thought Skill, giving a sense of making the most of everything.