91: Mission Rewards

The first floor of the pet shop was empty and quiet.

The Colorful Sound Spirit Finch wasn't on the first floor watching the shop; who knows where it ran off to.

Luo Chen went to the breeding room on the second floor, placing the two little ones, still in deep sleep, into their respective nests so they could sleep more comfortably.

He then turned and went to the Secret Realm on the third floor, where he indeed found his father.

At that moment, Luo Yuheng was directing a vine, twisting on the ground like a giant python, to distribute Spirit Affinity water to the beasts in the Secret Realm.

It seemed Luo Yuheng had been taking care of these beasts ever since Luo Chen fell into a coma a few days ago.

After Luo Yuheng saw Luo Chen, he first carefully observed him, then showed a satisfied and relieved smile.

"The blessing is over, and your State looks very good."

Luo Chen smiled and nodded, "It's very good; I now have a ninety percent chance of evolving a King-Ranked Beast."

A stunned expression appeared on Luo Yuheng's face; so fast? This kid was about to catch up to him.

Thinking of his terrifying ability to evolve beasts, he was probably about to surpass him.

Ugh, where would this old father's dignity go?

Luo Yuheng's expression firmed, and he summoned back the vine that was diligently working, "Gentle Aroma, come back, hurry up and go cultivate."

Then he turned to Luo Chen and smiled, "Since you're here, I'll leave the rest of the work to you."

With that, he turned and left without hesitation.

Luo Chen looked blankly at Luo Yuheng disappearing in front of the wooden house, then looked at the ladle Gentle Aroma had handed him.

He sighed deeply, resigned to diligently watering the Azure Nether Grass in the Secret Realm with Spirit Affinity water.

But after working for a short while, Luo Chen suddenly remembered something, put down the ladle, and shouted.

"Colorful Sound Spirit Finch, if you don't come out and work, you won't have Spirit Beast meat for a week."

The Colorful Sound Spirit Finch, which was quietly resting behind the small wooden house in the Qingyou Secret Realm, suddenly heard Luo Chen call his name.

And those threatening words, he shivered involuntarily.

The Great Demon King is back?

Now the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch had no sleepiness at all, and he flapped his two wings busily.

He arrived at the source of the sound. Sure enough, Luo Chen was back.

He came before Luo Chen and immediately started buttering him up, "Boss, you look even more magnificent after a few days! You're back, what do you need me to do?"

Seeing this guy's excellent attitude, Luo Chen couldn't bring himself to threaten him with harsh words anymore, "Go distribute today's Spirit Affinity water to the beasts that haven't had any yet."

The Colorful Sound Spirit Finch looked at the water in the Spirit Affinity pool, then at the beasts, and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll go do it right away."

Why is this guy's attitude so good now? What did the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch experience in the days he was away?

Seeing him about to get busy, Luo Chen added, "Don't forget the ones in the Stone Spirit Secret Realm. You know."

"I know, I know."

Why does it feel like he's acting like a chief eunuch?

Luo Chen shook his head, shaking this absurd thought out of his mind.

From his perspective, he even saw that many Azure Nether Grass were ready to evolve, so he could complete this task when he had time.

Seeing that the shop's affairs were all normal, Luo Chen felt relieved and returned to the breeding room on the second floor.

After such a long time, he still hadn't claimed the reward for completing his task.

[Series Task Stage 1: Win the Qingyang City Youth Beast Tamer Competition. Reward: One mysterious material, one low-level Beast tempering potion formula.]

The task now showed as completed, and the reward could be claimed.

Mysterious material, he wanted to see how mysterious it was, and what the low-level Beast tempering potion formula was about.

The next moment, Luo Chen chose to claim the reward.

A similar spatial rift appeared, this time, the items were placed steadily on the table.

It was completely different from the first time, when the items were simply thrown down like garbage, Luo Chen's mouth twitched silently, why the preferential treatment?

There were two items as rewards: a vibrant red, uniquely shaped grass that looked very much like a bird with wings spread, ready to fly.

The other was an unremarkable jade slip.

Unfortunately, the Eye of Truth couldn't be used on materials, so Luo Chen didn't recognize what material it was.

So he humbly asked the system, "What material is this? You won't charge me just to introduce this material, right?"

Hearing the doubt in Luo Chen's words, the system almost wanted to roll its eyes at him.

"No, this is phoenix blood grass, an extremely precious material, generally used to stimulate the Phoenix Bloodline in avian beasts, or to bestow this bloodline upon avian beasts."

Hearing the word 'Phoenix', Luo Chen's eyes instantly brightened; wasn't this specially prepared for his mother, Su Muqing?

Luo Chen asked the system with a suspicious tone, "You're not monitoring my life, are you? Otherwise, how would you know I want this material?"

"How is that possible?" Hearing Luo Chen's doubt, the system seemed a bit flustered, "This is pure slander. If that's the case, let's switch to a different material as a reward."

Are you kidding? Once this thing was in Luo Chen's hands, how could he let it be taken back and replaced?

Luo Chen quickly grabbed both items in his hands, but the phoenix blood grass had a burning sensation upon touch, and he could even feel liquid flowing within its roots and branches.

"Just kidding, you may withdraw," Luo Chen haughtily informed the system.

Luo Chen took the phoenix blood grass and planted it next to the Spirit Affinity spring in the Qingyou Secret Realm, and in a blink of an eye, the Spirit Affinity water was absorbed by more than half.

Its branches and leaves became more upright, as if it were flying freely in mid-air.

Luo Chen looked at this phoenix blood grass and immediately decided to halve the Spirit Affinity water allocation for the other beasts; for his mother's beast, the others would just have to suffer a bit more.

At this moment, the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch, who came to fetch water again, looked at the phoenix blood grass beside Luo Chen, his eyes wide, and the ladle in his mouth 'clattered' to the ground.

He ran to the phoenix blood grass like an infatuated person, drooling almost onto the ground.

Luo Chen quickly covered his mouth and sternly warned, "Stay away from this phoenix blood grass, or I'll pluck your feathers and make chicken soup."

Then Luo Chen stared intently at the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch until he nodded, only then did he release his hand from his mouth.

"Uh, Boss, I won't eat it all, just occasionally reward me with two leaves."

Saying this, the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch widened his eyes, trying hard to act cute.

You have to admit, when this guy tried to act cute, it was indeed a bit hard to resist, who could blame him for having an appearance that conformed to human aesthetics?

But Luo Chen, who knew his temperament well, shook his head and firmly refused him,

"The original plant is absolutely impossible, but I will let the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit try to replicate some, and if it can, that will be completely enough for you to eat."

Hearing Luo Chen's reply, the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch's expression turned gloomy, "Boss, you're just directly refusing me. How can that little rabbit replicate such a high-level plant?"

"I don't care, there's only one plant in the shop right now. If even one leaf is missing, I'll hold you accountable."

The Colorful Sound Spirit Finch nodded dejectedly.

Luo Chen was truly uneasy about the Colorful Sound Spirit Finch, so he commanded him, "No one in this shop is allowed to consume, damage, or approach the phoenix blood grass without the Boss's permission."

The Colorful Sound Spirit Finch's eyes widened, full of disbelief, "Boss, you don't trust me that much?"

Luo Chen's cold nod was his response, and then Luo Chen sat cross-legged beside the phoenix blood grass, seemingly not planning to leave anytime soon.