Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 108 A Special Opening Gift (Thank you all for your monthly tickets and rewards)

Because she had been too tactless and offered to help, Fang Yaqi was treated like free labor and ruthlessly used by Lin Manman for three days. Even on the day the spirit beast shop opened, Fang Yaqi still had back pain.

Lin Manman named her spirit beast shop "Manman Spirit Beast Shop" mainly because her biggest customer is still the Alliance Spirit Beast Research Institute, and she takes a more relaxed, laissez-faire approach to business with other customers, so she simply named it "Manman".

On the opening day, Lin Manman only invited some relatives and friends, including Yu Tian, ​​Ke Ke, Fang Yaqi and her daughter, Xu Yuemei and her aunt's family, while Qiu Xiangjing's family participated as a partner.

Xia Ming handled all the arrangements for this simple opening event. He made some minor modifications to the back garden of the spirit beast shop, making it not only the main venue for the opening event but also a convenient place for Lin Manman to train spirit pets in the future.

"Wow, Uncle Xia is my god! He's so organized, so refined and gentlemanly, and even his cooking is so delicious!! I just wish I'd been born ten years earlier, otherwise I would definitely make him my devoted follower!"

Fang Yaqi boasted about the dishes Xia Ming had personally prepared, while shamelessly spouting wild claims.

Lin Manman glanced at the other table, where Xia Ming's movements visibly stiffened, and without hesitation, slapped her on the back of the head.

"Even food can't shut you up. At such a young age, instead of focusing on your studies, you're thinking about dating. Are you just love-struck?"

Yu Tian, ​​who was at the same table, burst out laughing. Ke Ke, who had been holding back for a while, couldn't help but laugh when she saw Yu Tian laughing.

Fang Yaqi realized that her whispered words had been heard, and her face turned bright red. She was mortified.

Lin's mother, Fang's mother, Xu Yuemei, and her aunt's family were sitting quite far away, so they didn't hear what was going on. They assumed it was just the young people playing around and didn't pay much attention.

Qiu Xiangjing and Xia Ming were sitting at the same table. As sharp-witted professionals, they naturally heard Fang Yaqi's words.

However, he was quite open-minded, and his own children were lively and often said surprising things, so he didn't think much of it. He even looked at Xia Ming with a hint of teasing.

In his eyes, Xia Ming was so self-disciplined and perfect that he seemed almost abnormal, and his emotions were also very reserved, making it difficult to discern his true thoughts. In his thirties, without a family or girlfriend, he truly couldn't imagine what it would be like for Xia Ming to be in a relationship.

When Meng Wenbin sent Xia Ming over, Lin Manman had already talked to him and learned that he had no family or even relatives, which is why she agreed to let him stay by her side and help her.

She always felt that someone like Xia Ming must have some goal in mind to keep following Meng Wenbin, and that it wasn't a relationship of being hired for money as he claimed.

Since he didn't say anything, Lin Manman naturally didn't ask any further. If he didn't concern himself with personal matters, Xia Ming was definitely a top-notch helper. She could simply ask him anything, and he would handle the rest.

Ignoring Fang Yaqi's embarrassing moment, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the lunch that Xia Ming had meticulously prepared. After lunch, Lin's mother led everyone on a tour, her face beaming with undisguised joy.

"Miss, the gifts from Commander Wu and Dr. Gao have arrived. There are quite a few. Would you like to come with me to take a look?" Xia Ming came over while Lin Manman and Fang Yaqi were strolling in the garden to digest their food.

Upon seeing Xia Ming, Fang Yaqi felt a wave of panic wash over her again. She forced herself to remain calm and walked forward, even giving Lin Manman a shoo-away gesture. "Go on, go on, hurry up and go see him."

Without her saying anything, Lin Manman had already changed her attitude. She wasn't even enthusiastic about receiving gifts, so there must be something wrong with her thinking.

Upon arriving outside the spirit beast shop, Lin Manman realized what Xia Ming meant by "a lot"—this gift was actually delivered in three cargo trucks!

"Dr. Gao said that you will need a lot of materials to evolve your spirit beast. He sent over the remaining materials from some projects that have been completed recently at the Spirit Beast Research Institute as a congratulatory gift for you."

"Commander Wu gave us some spirit beast cores, and Miss Wu gave us a handmade ornament."

Lin Manman's eyes lit up as she listened. Although Gao Zhixian had given her leftover materials from the research project, it didn't matter to her, since all materials were used in the same way.

The spirit beast crystal core that Wu Jingfeng gave was only slightly more subtle than giving money directly.

Because spirit beast cores have many uses, including improving the cultivation level of spirit pets.

However, since the crystal core is the core of a spirit beast's energy, the energy within it is often powerful and violent. Therefore, when a spirit beast absorbs a crystal core for cultivation, it should not absorb a crystal core that is too much higher than its own level, otherwise it is easy to explode and die.

Compared to crystal cores, spirit beast meat and meal replacement balls have less energy, but they are safer to absorb. Moreover, over-reliance on absorbing crystal cores to improve cultivation will increase the probability of spirit pets encountering bottlenecks in their later advancement.

Therefore, most of the time, crystal cores are used to absorb when spirit beasts break through to a higher level.

Although crystal cores are the most effective means of enhancing a spirit pet's cultivation, they are not limited to spirit pet cultivation and can be used in various other aspects as well.

For example, when making equipment and weapons, crystal nuclei are added to increase energy supply, used as materials to make various medicines, and used to make standard weapons, etc.

Therefore, the price of crystal cores has always been high, with higher-grade cores being even more expensive, and high-grade cores are often extremely rare and hard to find. Thus, crystal cores are arguably the most popular form of hard currency besides the Chinese coin.

Lin Manman didn't rush to check the materials and spirit beast cores; instead, she accepted the gift from Wu Jingyu first.

The gift was packed in a box measuring approximately 80*40 cm. When Lin Manman opened the box, there was another thick layer of wrapping film inside, showing that the person who packaged it had put a lot of thought into preventing the gift from being damaged.

Lin Manman carefully opened layer after layer of wrapping film before finally seeing the gift.

It turned out to be a figurine modeled after her and her six spirit pets.

The tiny, chibi-style Lin Manman sits atop the beautiful and ornate silver moon, with an even smaller Xiao Qi perched on her head.

On her raised arm was Ah-Dai, who seemed ready to take flight. Honey Badger charged ahead of her in a running posture, with Rainbow Jade and Amber following behind her on either side.

The figure is incredibly lifelike in both its expression and pose, showing that the maker put a lot of thought into it. Judging from the details and the level of completion, it must have taken a considerable amount of time to create.

Thinking of this, Lin Manman couldn't help but be moved. Although Wu Jingfeng and Gao Zhixian's gifts also made her happy, Wu Jingyu's gift was completely different. The thoughtfulness and affection behind it made her unable to regard it as just an ordinary ornament.

She carried the figurine back to her room on the third floor, carefully placing it on her bookshelf next to her championship medal.

I had heard Wu Jingyu mention before that she reads and draws in her spare time, but I never expected that she could make such exquisite figurines. If this were in her previous life, she would definitely be a master of the world of anime and manga.

QWQ Thank you so much to 'Wait, I'm Unlucky' for the generous donation! Please forgive the typo in the title; I can't edit VIP chapter titles myself. _(:з」∠)_ I slept a bit too much due to menstrual cramps, and my brain is still foggy.

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