Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 14 The Compensation Dispute (Part 1)

Rainbow Jade's allure is undeniable, but this silverback badger bear, which looks remarkably like a honey badger, actually has very different habits despite their similar appearance. Lin Manman breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ha!" You are so beautiful, the most beautiful spirit beast I have ever seen.

"Hiss" Have you seen many mythical beasts?

"Ha!" Of course, where I used to live, there were all sorts of mythical beasts, but they were all grotesquely ugly.

"Pfft." Lin Manman, who understood the communication between the spirit pets, laughed out loud.

Unable to understand what the spirit beasts were saying, Qiu Xiangjing could only look at Lin Manman with a puzzled expression. Lin Manman waved her hand, indicating that it was nothing to worry about.

"Uncle Qiu, let's eat. My lunch break is almost over. If you have any questions, just message me later."

Qiu nodded to the scenic spot, and then the two began to eat.

After the meal, the two parted ways. Lin Manman took Hongyu and Honey Badger back to the spirit beast shop. Hongyu was in mimicry mode and hung around Lin Manman's neck, while Honey Badger followed beside her. Because it was upright and not much shorter than Lin Manman, it attracted a lot of attention along the way.

Back at the spirit beast shop, they ran into Fang's mother. Fang's mother was also surprised to see the honey badger. She remembered that this girl had just put her second spirit pet into the incubator that morning.

Lin Manman scratched her head, having no other choice but to make it up on the spot. She said that her father's former teammates knew she had awakened her Beastmaster identity and had specially gifted her this spirit pet. She also mentioned that she wanted to train for the beginner professional competition.

Fang's mother sighed and nodded in agreement, after all, the part-time salary couldn't do much.

Estimating that the Golden-winged Gale Falcon was about to hatch, Lin Manman brought the Honey Badger to the incubator. Seeing that there was less than half an hour left, Lin Manman asked the Honey Badger to stay in the incubation area while she continued working.

After receiving two guests, Lin Manman was called by the honey badger and hurriedly ran to the hatching area.

When Lin Manman arrived, the pale golden eggshell in the incubator had already broken into spiderweb-like cracks. A sharp, golden claw emerged from the eggshell, and then with a "crack," the claw tore the crack even wider, gradually forming a hole.

Having seen Lin Manman hatch twice in two days, I was still incredibly excited. A mid-level gold-grade spirit beast!!! Her five million!!!

A greyish-brown bird's head emerged, topped with two tufts of golden feathers. As the bird broke free of its egg, its extremely long crests became apparent, resembling two golden ribbons extending from its head to its tail. Its greyish-brown plumage was adorned with two golden stripes on its wings. Its dark, piercing eyes were extremely sharp, and its hooked beak and talons shimmered with a cold, dark gold. The bird was majestic and imposing.

"grumble!!"

The next second, the majestic Golden-Winged Gale Falcon tripped over the eggshell, landing face-first on the ground, its aura completely ruined.

When he looked up again, his once sharp eyes now appeared exceptionally wise.

Lin Manman covered her face, then said to the honey badger, "Oh no, your son looks a bit silly. I'll name him Ah-Dai."

The honey badger scratched its head with its paw, feeling that its big son didn't seem very bright.

As soon as Lin Manman emerged from the incubation area, leading a falcon on one side and a yellow dog on the other, she was surrounded by two colleagues.

"Wow, Lin Manman, you've already contracted two spirit beasts?"

"Wow, that's impressive. No wonder you didn't take the professional exam. With talent like that, you could get accepted even if you submitted a blank paper."

"I still have to take the exam, but I've only taken leave. I still have to go back to school to take the exam in a few days."

"With such talent and hard work, her future is limitless!"

"That's right, don't forget your sisters when you become successful."

"If you need to buy spirit beasts in the future, come to the older sisters, and we'll definitely give you a discount."

"Of course, of course, we shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders."

After finally managing to deal with her colleagues, Lin Manman quickly arranged for Honey Badger and Ah Dai to stay inconspicuously behind the bar, and then quietly waited until the end of her shift.

After work, Lin Manman intended to message her mother to say she planned to train her spirit pet for a while before going home, but unexpectedly received a message from her mother first. Her mother told her to go straight to the hospital after get off work, as the organizers of the competition that caused her brother's injury had arrived, this time bringing with them officials from the Professional Alliance to inspect the scene.

When Lin Manman rushed back to the hospital, she found herself in complete chaos.

"What accident? Wasn't it because you organizers didn't do a good job with security? A level 5 unclaimed spirit beast appeared in the arena for a level 4 professional player, and you just call it an accident?"

Lin Manman recognized the sharp voice as belonging to her shrewish second aunt and frowned.

"My nephew is a renowned genius, and now he can only lie here. He just started university, and his life is ruined! Every day, his treatment is costing a fortune. You're saying ten million in compensation is enough? Can ten million buy the life of a genius professional?"

Lin Manman pushed open the door and saw her second uncle, Lin Zheping, shoving someone. His flushed face and angry expression seemed to show deep sorrow for his nephew lying in the hospital bed. Lin Manman had Ah Dai on her left shoulder and Ping Tou Ge by her right. The moment she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention in the room.

There were five people from the organizers who had been brought over. The leader was a tall, thin man in a black trench coat, over 1.9 meters tall, with short, neatly styled hair, except for a long tuft of hair at the back of his head. He wore a black mask, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes. Behind him were four men in uniform, and her second uncle was shoving one of the short, stout middle-aged men.

Lin Manman looked around. Her grandmother was sitting by her brother's bedside, wiping away tears. Her second aunt was putting on airs behind her second uncle, while her aunt was supporting her mother on the other side of the bed.

"Manman..." Lin's mother and Lin's second uncle said in unison.

After giving her mother a reassuring look, Lin Manman walked up to the man in black.

"I am the younger sister of the victim, Lin Ruochen. My name is Lin Manman. Hello." Lin Manman greeted her politely.

"My brother has been injured for two days. During this time, I've contacted you, and you've always told me it's still under investigation. No one has come to visit or paid for his medical expenses. I wonder if there's any progress yet?"

"Young lady, you're not that old, but you've got quite the nerve. I advise you to speak more respectfully." The middle-aged man, who had already been shoved by her second uncle and was displeased, immediately sneered when he heard Lin Manman's challenge.

"We heard that experts from the Professionals Alliance were coming to inspect the scene, and we waited for your news because we trusted the Professionals Alliance. Otherwise, if someone was injured and no one was taking responsibility, we would have called the police long ago." Lin Manman ignored the other party and looked directly into the eyes of the man in black. She could tell that only this person had the most power.

"You sharp-tongued little girl, I think you are..." The short, fat man was even more enraged by the young girl's defiance, and he raised his hand to step forward.

At the same time, the man in black swiftly reached out and blocked the short, stout man.

"Shut up." The other person spoke in a low voice, his intimidating eyes sweeping over the short, fat man, who immediately composed himself and respectfully stepped back.

"Take your snake back too. It might be a threat to him, but it won't harm me," the man in black said to Lin Manman.

As soon as the man finished speaking, everyone noticed that a pinkish-white snake had suddenly appeared on his raised arm, its head viciously biting the man's tiger's mouth.

Seeing that Hong Yu couldn't even leave a tooth mark on the man's hand, Lin Manman immediately brought up the system to check the man's strength. However, the system interface went black, and a throbbing pain shot through her head, almost making her cry out in pain.

(End of this chapter)