Transfer competition

"Your influence is insufficient. I'll go speak to the principal directly!" Chu Li walked over, his gaze incredibly determined.

Gu Xiaoyue was a bit annoyed, but after taking a few deep breaths, she said to Chu Li, "Classmate Chu Li, I appreciate your kindness, but we aren't close, and I don't want to trouble you."

"Regarding the class transfer, I admit I want it. But I hope to achieve it through proper channels, not simply by relying on personal connections."

After politely and distantly expressing her gratitude to them once more, Gu Xiaoyue turned and left.

While Chen Yixuan was still analyzing what exactly Xiao Yue was struggling with, Chu Li had already chased after her.

Ye Wanrou pouted, wondering why Xiao Yue was so stubborn; wasn't interpersonal relationships also a part of one's strength?

Having thought this, she also walked away in a huff.

Only Chen Yixuan was left behind. He clenched his fists, feeling helpless, and could only stare blankly in the direction Gu Xiaoyue had departed.

Gu Xiaoyue needed to buy beast food for Xiao Qi, so she left the school and headed straight for Hualian Shopping Mall.

Chu Li followed her the whole time without speaking to Gu Xiaoyue.

Gu Xiaoyue ignored him.

The road didn't belong to her. If she were to ask why he was following her, he would just say he was here to shop and not following her. She would likely be so embarrassed she'd want to crawl into a hole.

The beast food section was on the third floor, and the sales assistant stepped forward enthusiastically.

"Hello, you two. Which type of beast food do you need?"

Judging by their appearance, they were clearly students who had just awakened their Yu Beast talents during the coming-of-age ceremony a few days ago.

The boy was exceptionally handsome, and the girl was quite pretty, though her attitude was a bit cold.

Did the young couple have a fight? The sales assistant chuckled to herself.

"Beast food for an Earth Tier pet. I want the best, a one-year supply."

An Earth Tier pet? This handsome boy had awakened an Earth Tier talent. Whew. The sales assistant was shocked. In her three years of working here, this was the first time she had encountered a client with an Earth Tier talent.

"The best Earth Tier beast food is 160,000 per month, which comes to 1.92 million for a year. Would you like to sign up for a membership card? I can give you a 5% discount."

With an Earth Tier talent and asking for the best right away, he definitely wasn't short on money.

She had to lock this client in!

"Sure." Chu Li wasn't doing it for the discount; he just figured it would be convenient for future purchases.

Seeing that Chu Li wasn't in a rush to pay, the sales assistant understood.

"What does the young lady need?"

The handsome boy was surely waiting for the young lady to state her needs so they could pay together.

So sweet, this was great to witness.

Unaware of the sales assistant's internal monologue, Gu Xiaoyue was already numb.

Earth Tier beast food was 160,000 a month. How much would Heaven Tier cost? And what about Immortal Tier?

She clutched her small wallet. Would 5,000 star coins be enough to feed Xiao Qi for one day, or two?

"Um, I'd like to ask—how much is Heaven Tier beast food?"

Gu Xiaoyue knew she couldn't afford it, but she still wanted to satisfy her curiosity.

Now it was the sales assistant's turn to be shocked.

She had thought Earth Tier talent was already heaven-defying. Had she encountered a genius who awakened a Heaven Tier talent today?

Stabilizing her excited emotions, the sales assistant introduced, "The quality of Heaven Tier beast food is the same, but it's divided into vegetable-based and meat-based."

"The vegetable-based food is 280,000 a month, and the meat-based is 350,000. If you have a membership, you can enjoy a 5% discount."

Gu Xiaoyue felt as if she had been struck by lightning. 350,000 a month. Her cheapskate father, Gu Yu, worked hard all year, and even with his year-end bonus, he didn't make 350,000!

Furthermore, Xiao Qi was an Immortal Tier pet. That price...

"And what about Immortal Tier?" Gu Xiaoyue asked cautiously.

The sales assistant was shocked for two seconds. Which great family did this child come from to gain experience?! She immediately composed herself. "Celestial Rank Beast Food is 720,000 for vegetable-based and 840,000 for meat-based. However, we don't have stock on hand; it would take about ten days to order. Is this for your elders, miss? You are so filial!"

Gu Xiaoyue was speechless. 840,000 a month? This Four-legged Beast was too expensive to maintain!

Even if her parents sold everything they owned, it wouldn't be enough to feed the Four-legged Beast for two or three months!

Gu Xiaoyue thought, maybe she should just let Xiao Qi continue grazing on grass in the Yu Beast Space.

She couldn't afford it; she really couldn't afford it!

Chu Li glanced at the somewhat dejected Gu Xiaoyue and said to the sales assistant, "A one-year supply of Heaven Tier meat-based food, and also—"

Chu Li glanced at the old-fashioned brain on Gu Xiaoyue's wrist. "The latest model of the brain."

"Very well. A one-year supply of Earth Tier beast food is 1.92 million, the Heaven Tier meat-based food is 4.2 million, and the latest brain is 180,000, totaling 6.3 million. After the discount, it's 5.985 million. I'll waive the remainder, so it's 5.98 million."

Before the sales assistant could finish speaking, Gu Xiaoyue turned to leave, but Chu Li grabbed her. At the same time, Chu Li gave the sales assistant a look, and she hurried off to prepare their goods.

"What are you doing?" Gu Xiaoyue snapped at Chu Li, annoyed that he was touching her again.

She even had a conditioned reflex to turn around and pin Chu Li to the ground.

After all, having spent so much time in the apocalypse, this kind of sudden contact made her feel like she was being ambushed by a zombie.

"The Heaven Tier beast food is for you. I know you don't have money right now, but the Bai Ze needs food too!" Chu Li had always believed that Gu Xiaoyue's companion beast was a Bai Ze, even though Gu Xiaoxing had told him that Gu Xiaoyue's companion beast was a Human Level mongrel that even the brain couldn't scan.

He still believed that there was a problem with the magic array and that what Gu Xiaoyue had summoned was indeed a Bai Ze!

Gu Xiaoyue was so annoyed she laughed. "Who told you that my companion beast is a Bai Ze?"

"It doesn't matter. Even if it's Human Level, it can still eat it." Chu Li looked at her with burning eyes.

"Right, then I'll just buy it Human Level beast food; it only costs a few hundred a month."

Human Level pets could eat Heaven Tier beast food, but there was no real need, as the price difference was hundreds of times higher. Of course, if a Heaven Tier pet ate Human Level beast food, it wouldn't be enough to satisfy it, and it would affect its growth, slowing it down significantly.

"I know your companion beast is a Bai Ze. The school's awakening array had a problem, which is why they said you were Human Level. That is also why I want to help you transfer classes; after all, their mistake shouldn't be borne by you."

Chu Li didn't say his true thoughts. How could he admit that whether there was a mistake or not wasn't important; what mattered was that he wanted Gu Xiaoyue to always be by his side.

As he spoke, Chu Li's hand tightened slightly.

"Classmate Chu Li, please let go! We aren't close!" Gu Xiaoyue felt that this Chu Li was truly sick in the head.

"Fine, we'll talk about the transfer later, but you must accept today's beast food. I don't want the Bai—your companion beast to have nothing to eat." Chu Li let go of her hand. Although he stubbornly continued to believe that Gu Xiaoyue's companion beast was a Bai Ze, if she didn't want to admit it, he would just go along with her.

"Thank you, but I—" Gu Xiaoyue wanted to refuse, but at that moment, the sales assistant returned, pushing a cart of beast food with a brand-new brain in her hand.

Chu Li handed his own brain to the sales assistant, took the new one from her, unwrapped it, and entered his Star Fate ID.

"You can transfer the data from your old brain later when you get back. Put the beast food away." Chu Li handed the new brain to Gu Xiaoyue.

Gu Xiaoyue sneered. Had she transmigrated into some clichéd CEO romance novel?

She didn't know why Chu Li was treating her this way. In the original owner's memories, there hadn't been any interaction with Chu Li at all.

Seeing that she still didn't want to accept it, "Take it!" Chu Li shoved the brain into her hand. "Consider it a loan from me, at three percent interest!"

"What? Why don't you just go rob someone!" Gu Xiaoyue's eyes widened. Was Chu Li's family in the loan shark business?

Her changing expression amused Chu Li. The smile on his lips couldn't hide the deep, unmelting tenderness in his eyes.

"Then two percent interest; I can't go any lower."

Gu Xiaoyue calculated in her mind. She couldn't accept Chu Li's kindness for nothing, so what if it was a loan?

Chu Li was right about one thing: Xiao Qi needed food, and she couldn't bear to let Xiao Qi graze on grass every day!

"One—one percent interest!" Gu Xiaoyue gritted her teeth, her heart bleeding. It was several million; one percent was not a small amount.

However, once Xiao Qi grew up, she would be able to earn money in the future and pay him back then.

After all, an Immortal Tier pet at the first Young life stage had almost killed someone with a single lightning strike; this combat power was terrifying!

"Deal!" Looking at Chu Li, who had almost been struck dead but was still grinning at her, Gu Xiaoyue really felt that his brain had been fried by Xiao Qi.

Otherwise, why would he be acting so strangely!

They collected the beast food and went home separately, unaware that the sales assistant was going crazy, sharing the "sweet moment" she had just witnessed with her colleagues.

Gu Xiaoyue put Xiao Qi's beast food away and set it up as a buffet, so it could eat whenever it wanted.

Regarding this beast food, Xiao Qi's attitude was that it was better than grazing on grass, but it didn't think it was particularly delicious.

But Gu Xiaoyue had no other choice. She had only been raising it for three days and didn't know what it really liked, so she would have to test it out slowly.

When it was time to sleep, Gu Xiaoyue got into bed. Her brain received a Star Fate message from Ye Wanrou: Xiao Yue, I have big news. Tomorrow, the school is holding the Elite Class transfer competition.