Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 13 Goal: Open a Spirit Beast Shop

Although Qiu Xiangjing did not know the specific grade of the Green Poison Fire Toad, he could tell from his years of exploration that this spirit beast had obviously become extraordinary.

Lin Manman didn't care whether Qiu Xiangjing came to his senses or not; she took out the Megalodon again, her eyes now only on money. The same routine, the same operation, but this time the result wasn't as satisfactory—the advancement failed, though not a complete failure.

It was made with materials for high-level awakening, but only a low-level gold-grade serpent tiger shark was awakened.

That's understandable, since the advanced awakening system only offers a 50% success rate. Fortunately, the materials weren't wasted.

Although it hasn't advanced to the intermediate gold level, the low-level gold level is already terrifying. The most basic low-level gold level costs at least five million, which is beyond the reach of most beast tamers.

The Megalodon was priced at 500,000, not counting the 100,000 spent on materials, making its value ten times higher. Lin Manman was grinning from ear to ear.

Qiu Xiangjing finally remembered what Lin Manman had asked him to keep secret, and a sense of realization dawned on him. Such talent, from another perspective, was also extraordinary. Others' extraordinary talents could only benefit themselves, but her extraordinary talent could benefit many others.

"Manman, listen to your uncle. Don't tell anyone about your talent until you break through to level seven. Your father saved my life, and I owe your family for the rest of my life. I can help you sell these upgraded pets and keep your secret. Consider it my small token of gratitude." In Qiu Xiangjing's eyes, Lin Manman was still young and didn't understand many things. He had been exploring secret realms for many years and had witnessed too much of the treachery of human nature. Although this world prohibited beginner professionals from participating in secret realm exploration in order to protect them from level 1-3 beginner professionals, there was still much darkness hidden beneath the rules even in the main city.

However, Lin Manman wasn't a naive child. She knew that this talent, especially when she was weak, would bring her far more trouble than it would bring her reputation. But she had no choice; she needed money, a lot of money. Only with enough money could her brother have a chance to awaken again, and only with enough money could she become strong as soon as possible.

She was very touched that Qiu Xiangjing was so considerate of her, but the bond built on mutual benefit was far more reliable than feelings.

"Uncle Qiu, I'll remember that. But I'm here to discuss a collaboration, and I can't just do business with you this once. You'll be busy with this many times in the future. If you don't accept any benefits, how can I keep bothering you?"

"You help me sell the spirit beasts, and you'll take 20% of the sale price. Don't rush to refuse, because this requires buying specific spirit beasts first and then reselling them. So, to avoid being recognized after a while, Uncle Qiu might have to make several trips to the main city. Once we've saved enough money, we'll open our own spirit beast shop, and then it won't be so troublesome." Lin Manman planned for Qiu Xiangjing with a smile. "Then you won't have to go on adventures in the secret realm every day, and you can spend more time with your family."

Qiu Xiangjing was taken aback upon hearing this. At that moment, he realized that the little girl must also be missing her father. Thinking of his wife, who often worried about him, and his young son, a sudden longing arose in his heart.

"Twenty percent is too much. One percent is enough. It's just running errands. We can talk about it again once the spirit beast shop is actually up and running." Qiu Xiangjing finally nodded. Originally, he only wanted to help out of guilt, but now he really took this matter as a goal.

Lin Manman thought for a moment and decided it wasn't so bad; after all, the current situation wasn't a long-term solution. To make money steadily, she needed to open the shop as soon as possible.

"You shouldn't do the part-time job at the spirit beast shop anymore; it's too much of a waste of time. If you need to see spirit beasts, I can take you somewhere. You should use your time to improve yourself as soon as possible."

Qiu Xiangjing's words were a wake-up call for her. Previously, her understanding of this talent was limited to its literal meaning; it was only after visiting the spirit beast shop today that she realized there were very few spirit beasts that met the awakening requirements. She had already selected the ones in the shop that met the criteria. Although a new batch of spirit beasts would arrive in five days, it would be a waste for her to continue spending her time in the shop every day.

"Okay, I'll explain it to Aunt Fang after class today." Lin Manman thought for a moment and nodded. Her reason was readily available: if she wanted to participate in the beginner professional competition, she needed to train her spirit pet well.

"Let's eat quickly, the food is getting cold." Qiu Xiangjing was full of confidence at this moment, and a smile appeared on his face.

Lin Manman was about to answer when her expression changed. The honey badger she had forgotten about in the spirit beast space... had woken up!

She quickly summoned the honey badger, which stared at her blankly with its mouth agape, completely bewildered, not understanding how it had suddenly gained a master after waking up.

"Ahem, well, I found you on a dimly lit street last night. You were covered in blood and unconscious. I was worried you might be in danger, so I thought I'd make a contract with you and put you in my spirit beast space to recover." Lin Manman rolled her eyes guiltily, trying her best to show that she wasn't a bad person who secretly and forcibly made a contract with someone.

"Really?" The honey badger tilted its head and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

It remembered that when it was running away, it seemed to have been shot by the bad old men at the research institute, and then it felt like it couldn't muster any strength. Could what this human said be true? Then its new owner is actually a pretty nice person.

The six-month-old honey badger can already understand human speech, but it doesn't have enough knowledge of common sense about human society, and it knows nothing about the spirit beast shop's spirit beast healing service.

"Ha!" The honey badger suddenly seemed to remember something and gestured at Lin Manman.

When he sensed what the honey badger was saying through the soul contract, his expression became strange.

"You're saying that egg is your son??" That can't be right, you two are different species.

The honey badger nodded vigorously, "Ha!" Where's my big son? Where's my big son?

It turns out that when the honey badger was at the Spirit Beast Research Institute, it woke up one day to find an egg under its belly. It assumed it had laid the egg and carefully nurtured it. A couple of days later, the staff discovered the egg and tried to take it back. Taking advantage of the staff's inattention, the honey badger escaped with the egg.

Lin Manman suddenly realized and nodded. "Don't worry, don't worry, it's not lost! We're all family now. Your son is incubating. Come and have something to eat first, and I'll take you to find your son after you've eaten."

After saying that, she took the upright honey badger and led it to the dining table. She also took out some of Rainbow Jade's food, water lotus fruit, for the honey badger. Although water lotus fruit is suitable for water-attribute spirit beasts, other spirit beasts can also eat it, it's just a matter of whether the water-attribute energy can be absorbed.

Qiu Xiangjing snapped out of his daze and silently wiped his face. His niece was truly a hidden talent. Not only had she awakened her profession and talent on her own, but she had also directly contracted two spirit pets. The one in front of him, judging by its voice, was something he'd picked up by the roadside. Finding a spirit beast on the roadside these days was truly…

At this moment, Rainbow Jade finished eating its water lily fruit and crawled up to the honey badger, looking at it curiously. "Come on, let me introduce you. This is Rainbow Jade, just hatched a day ago. From now on, we're all family. You're a bit older, so you'll have to take care of your younger siblings."

Honey Badger's brain seemed to be overwhelmed by the amount of information and couldn't quite process it. Following Lin Manman's introduction, he looked at Hong Yu, his round eyes widening even more.

Lin Manman suddenly remembered that the honey badger she knew in her past life seemed to particularly like spicy snacks. Her heart skipped a beat, and before she could even shout "Oh no!", she saw the honey badger, seemingly a little shy, reach out its sharp claws and touch the tip of Hongyu's swaying tail.

_(:з」∠)_ The editor thinks my writing style is more like beast taming, so they suggested changing the setting. However, I can't change the title myself; I'll have to wait until the editor is back at work to change it. I apologize to all the readers who have been inconvenienced.

(End of this chapter)