Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 15 The Compensation Dispute (Part Two)

"Hmm? Interesting." The man walked up to Lin Manman, bent down, and looked at her. "You've learned appraisal magic? No, it doesn't seem like appraisal magic. Can you tell me about it?"

Lin Manman was horrified. This was a master whose strength she couldn't even fathom. Not only had he detected the system's detection, but he could also use the system to retaliate against her.

"Are you feeling unwell? I'm sorry, I should have been gentler. You're too weak. Eat this."

Lin Manman's head throbbed with pain, and her vision blurred. Suddenly, a long, strong hand appeared in her field of vision, holding a pale blue crystal that looked like a sugar pill. Without hesitation, Lin Manman swallowed it. With the opponent's strength, crushing her was easier than crushing an ant; why bother with all this trouble?

After consuming the crystal, Lin Manman immediately felt a surge of clarity in her mind. Looking at the system interface, she discovered that her mental attribute had increased by twenty points. Lin Manman was overjoyed; this could be considered a blessing in disguise.

She quickly took the rainbow jade from the man's hand and apologized, "I'm sorry, my spirit pet was protecting me, it didn't attack you on its own."

Everyone around was stunned by what had just happened in that short moment. Lin's mother and Xu Yuemei, having recovered, quickly rushed to Lin Manman's side. Lin Manman comforted the aggrieved Hongyu while telling her mother and aunt that she was alright.

The short, stout man who was rescued touched his neck in fear and dared not speak again. After all, he was just an ordinary person, and he should be more careful in the future.

Uncle Lin's family looked at each other with complicated expressions.

"I'm very sorry and regretful about what happened to your brother. But it was indeed an accident. The Dream Eater wasn't in the arena from the beginning. It was because a new secret realm suddenly appeared in the arena that the Dream Eater ran out when the secret realm was formed. Because the energy around the secret realm is very unstable, the news is temporarily being kept secret." The man's voice was low and hoarse, whether it was his natural voice or he was deliberately hiding it.

"Okay, then we don't want money, we want rare and precious herbs that can heal the soul." Lin Manman frowned. Her father had also disappeared in a newly appeared secret realm, and the rate at which secret realms appeared seemed to have increased in the last two years.

The man shook his head. "Treasures capable of healing soul abilities are extremely rare, which is why beast tamers progress so slowly. I can decide to increase the compensation to twenty million. Can you accept that?"

After the man finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of the people accompanying him changed several times, but none of them dared to say anything.

Lin Manman lowered her eyelids in disappointment.

"Twenty million is about right, Manman. Don't be sad. With twenty million, it's only a matter of time before your brother recovers slowly in the hospital." Aunt Lin was afraid that Lin Manman would insist on taking the rare and precious herbs instead of the money.

Lin Manman glanced at her expressionlessly. "May I make another request?"

Tell me about it.

"If any rare and precious medicinal herbs that can heal the soul come into existence, could you please let me know?"

The man was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand. "Give me your contact number."

Lin Manman knew the other party had agreed, so she quickly handed over her bracelet.

"If there's any news, someone will contact you. If you accept the compensation plan, please also give me your account information."

"thank you."

The man nodded and said nothing more, then turned and left with the others behind him.

When only Lin Manman's family and Uncle Lin's second uncle remained in the ward, Uncle Lin's second uncle said with a smile, "Manman has awakened such a big thing as her profession, sister-in-law, why didn't you tell us?"

"Yes, yes, Manman is amazing! She's already contracted three spirit beasts right after awakening her profession. Her future achievements are bound to be extraordinary," Aunt Lin chimed in with a smile. "Sister-in-law, you're so lucky. Ruochen is already a genius, and Manman's aptitude isn't bad either. I really envy you. Sigh..."

Aunt Lin sighed, glanced at Grandma Lin, who wiped her eyes but didn't look at her.

"Unlike our Hanhan, who can only try his luck at the Awakening Temple in three days. Even if he manages to awaken his profession by sheer luck, his father and I can't afford to support him with our current salaries."

Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin are ordinary people with a monthly salary of only a few thousand Chinese yuan. However, since Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin lived with their family before Grandpa Lin passed away, Dad Lin would give them a living allowance every month, so their life was never too bad.

After Mr. Lin disappeared before the Lunar New Year, Mrs. Lin continued to provide financial support at the same level as before. It would be a joke to say that she couldn't afford to support a professional high school student.

"When Hai Zi was still alive, he said that as long as his children could attend a vocational high school, he would cover all their tuition and fees," Grandma Lin said calmly.

"Isn't the awakening ceremony the day after tomorrow? My dad's word is his bond. As long as my second brother can awaken his profession, I, his younger sister, will be responsible for all his tuition and fees in high school."

Lin Manman smiled slightly, and her words, though seemingly gentle, were actually sharp and pointed, causing the expressions of the three people to change.

Grandma Lin opened her mouth, her eyes sweeping over Lin Manman and the three spirit beasts beside her. "Alright, if your second brother awakens his profession, we'll come over the day after tomorrow to give you the good news."

Aunt Lin was startled and wanted to say something, but Uncle Lin grabbed her arm.

"Sister-in-law, then we'll head back now. You two should get some rest." Uncle Lin pulled Aunt Lin along and hurriedly left the house.

"What are you doing? Don't pull me! Didn't we agree on this when we came here...?"

Before leaving, Grandma Lin passed by Lin Manman and looked at him with a complicated expression, as if she wanted to say something but said nothing. In the end, she only left behind a faltering figure.

Lin Manman knew that she was regretting that she wasn't a boy.

Although this society imposes many restrictions on professionals, such as prohibiting professionals from assaulting ordinary people without cause, banning fighting in the main urban area, and ensuring that ordinary people and professionals enjoy equal civil rights.

Ordinary people and professionals may seem to work and live the same way, but becoming a professional means greater strength, higher income, and more possibilities. So even though Lin Manman is only fifteen years old, she is a professional and can support a family.

In the darkness of night, a giant dragon soared above the city of Jinling. On the dragon's back stood the man Lin Manman had met earlier that day, who was talking to someone.

"I heard about what happened over there. How is it going?"

"Based on the energy level, it should reach Grade A, but the secret realm has suddenly upgraded more than once this year, so I dare not draw a conclusion now."

"Is the barrier set up?"

"It's all done, and I even helped the branch office out of a small problem along the way."

"How so?"

"The location where this secret realm descended happened to be the venue of the Intermediate Professional Tournament. Several stray spirit beasts escaped, and the organizers did not react in time, affecting several participants. One of them suffered a soul injury and fell into a coma, and can only be kept alive by the hospital's life support system."

"His soul is injured... What a pity. Even if he wakes up in the future, I'm afraid he won't achieve much."

"Yes, what a pity. I heard he was a genius elemental mage who awakened an amplification talent. But what's interesting is... he has a younger sister who also awakened a profession."

"Oh? If you find it interesting, then there must be something special about it."

"Her soul seems to be naturally very powerful. Despite having just awakened her professional aura, she has contracted with three spirit beasts, one of which is a level two spirit beast."

"Hmm? He just awakened his class and already has a level two spirit beast in his contract? That's quite interesting."

"If I'm not mistaken, she may have also awakened a talent, most likely related to exploration."

"Haha, you caught her investigating you?"

"Yes, she suffered quite a bit. Her three spirit beasts didn't seem to be of low rank, but her family was barely able to afford her brother's treatment."

"This girl seems to have quite a few secrets. I'd like to get to know her."

"Who knows, maybe we'll meet again sometime in the future."

"Ha ha……"

(End of this chapter)