Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 152 Another World Credit Card

As Lin Manman finished tidying up her room and began to tour the entire resort under Ms. Qin's guidance, she ran into Wu Jingyu, who was returning from school.

"Aunt Qin, you go ahead and do your work. I'll show Sister Manman around."

She also has a room here; when Wu Jingfeng is not in the capital, he usually sends her here.

Perhaps he was too happy to hear the news that Lin Manman had come to the capital, because Wu Jingyu's delicate and fair face was slightly flushed.

"Okay, it's good to have friends your age together. I'll go prepare dinner for you then." Seeing that Lin Manman nodded in agreement, Ms. Qin smiled and left.

"Sister Manman, I specifically asked Aunt Qin to choose your room to be opposite mine, so that I can come directly to you if I have any questions about cultivation or raising spirit pets in the future."

Wu Jingyu is now noticeably more cheerful than when we first met, and he kept chattering away while holding onto Lin Manman.

While introducing the manor to her, he kept praising the spirit pets that Lin Manman had chosen for her as being very intelligent. Not only had they learned skills on their own, but both of them had now reached level two.

With the support of her two spirit pets, she felt confident that she could break through to the second-level Beast Tamer by the end of the year.

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Lin Manman also thought of herself from her words. After upgrading to a level two Beastmaster, she had never used the extra spirit pet slots that the system gave her because she didn't have any urgent needs.

Even so, she still has four spirit pet slots available for contracting.

Actually, it's her own fault. Ever since she made a contract with Amber, her standards have been raised.

She looked down on anyone below the legendary level, or anyone with poor aptitude or no talent.

However, Meng Wenbin arranged to invite his friends from the capital to come a week later to formally hold a ceremony for her to become his apprentice.

After the apprenticeship banquet, she officially enrolled in Huaqing Professional High School, which ranks third in the capital and is also the school Wu Jingyu is currently attending.

When that time comes, her news will definitely spread throughout the powerful circles of the capital, and those aristocratic families who have conflicts with Meng Wenbin will naturally know as well.

The reason Meng Wenbin arranged for her to attend this school was twofold: firstly, to avoid the currently powerful ten families in the capital; and secondly, because the school's principal was a junior whom Meng Wenbin had taught, who could provide her with some conveniences if necessary.

After Meng Wenbin mentioned the general situation in the capital, Lin Manman could roughly guess that after becoming an apprentice, she would probably inevitably be targeted by those scions of powerful families.

All she can do is look for suitable spirit beasts before school starts, form contracts with them to improve her strength, and then it will be easier to deal with when the time comes.

Lin Ruochen doesn't have these worries. In a couple of days, Meng Wenbin will introduce her to Ms. Mei Junwen, one of the people in charge of the Mage Tower. If she can successfully become an apprentice, given the influence of the Mage Tower, there won't be many in the entire China who would dare to provoke her.

After all, many of the researches conducted by the Mage Tower are useful to everyone, from professionals to ordinary people.

The Spirit Beast Research Institute, however, can only benefit Beast Tamers, so its status is obviously inferior to that of the other two.

As long as Lin Ruochen can successfully curry favor with the Mage Tower, even the most powerful ten families in the capital will not dare to provoke him easily.

After Lin Manman told Wu Jingyu about her desire to see the spirit beast market in the capital, Wu Jingyu said he could take her there after dinner.

After finishing their meal, the two excitedly greeted Meng Wenbin and Lin's mother and prepared to set off. Meng Wenbin called two level-seven soldiers to accompany them, acting as bodyguards and drivers.

There are more professionals than ordinary people in the capital, and he couldn't bear to let his two little girls go shopping.

Knowing that she wanted to find a suitable spirit pet contract, Meng Wenbin handed her a card and told her not to rush, and that he would take her to the research institute tomorrow.

Actually, his original intention was that it was fine to just look around outside, and if there were any really good ones, he could buy them, but the Spirit Beast Research Institute in the capital was the gathering place for high-quality spirit beasts.

But to Lin Manman, these words sounded like an invitation to meet her future dragon baby.

Looking at the black card in her hand and thinking about the dragon egg in the research institute, Lin Manman was deeply moved and felt that Meng Wenbin was even better to her than her father.

"Don't worry, teacher, I will definitely take care of you in your old age and see you off when you die."

Meng Wenbin, who was drinking tea while having dinner, suddenly spat out a mouthful of water, which choked him and brought tears to his eyes.

Lin's mother couldn't even look at her daughter, so she went up and slapped her on the back. "You always talk nonsense without thinking. If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll have your brother beat you up next time."

Lin Ruochen, who was trying to suppress a laugh, was called out and immediately nodded seriously.

Lin Manman felt wronged; she only wanted to show her filial piety.

Meng Wenbin took the handkerchief Xia Ming handed him and wiped himself clean.

"Well, she's not wrong. Who knows, I might really need her to take care of me when I die."

To everyone's surprise, he didn't shy away from the topic at all, and even laughed quite openly.

"Manman is my last disciple. What's so strange about having my youngest disciple see me off in my final days?"

Hearing himself say that made Lin Manman feel rather uncomfortable.

"Teacher, please don't say that. When I go to explore the secret realm in the future, I will definitely find some rare and precious herbs that can extend your lifespan."

Meng Wenbin laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Alright, once you're able to venture into the secret realm, you might actually find a treasure that can extend your lifespan."

Such a thing has not yet appeared in any of the known secret realms.

Once she's capable of exploring, many new secret realms may appear. Who knows what might be inside?

"Alright, alright, you two should hurry up and set off. Otherwise, it might be unsafe to come back late." Meng Wenbin waved to Lin Manman and Wu Jingyu.

Before Lin's mother could say anything more, Lin Ruochen pulled her back.

Lin Manman also took the opportunity to leave with Wu Jingyu.

After her mother gained a direct understanding of Meng Wenbin's identity, she became somewhat apprehensive.

They probably wanted her to return the card to Meng Wenbin, but she was too polite, which made it harder for Meng Wenbin to approach them.

"Master's card is much more powerful than my dad's. This one has no spending limit, and my dad only has one. I never expected Master to give it to you like this."

After boarding the land vehicle, Wu Jingyu sighed.

Lin Manman's eyes widened when she heard that there was no limit.

Having been in the capital for less than a day, she felt that her understanding of wealth had been refreshed time and time again.

"No limit? Does that mean I can buy a house by credit card?"

Forgive her, this petty citizen whose mind is only on real estate.

"Of course, but Master will have to return the equivalent value of the treasures or Chinese currency upon the expiration date."

Lin Manman's eyes widened again. Holy crap? Has the economy in the capital developed to this extent? They've even created a credit-based economy?!

She looked at the card in her hand again. So, this was a credit card?

After careful observation, she discovered that the product was jointly produced by Huaxia Bank and the Alliance Bank, while the card Wu Jingfeng had given her earlier was produced unilaterally by the Alliance.

That's a gift card; it can only be used at stores affiliated with the alliance.

But the card she has now can be used at any shop in the capital.

"Wow, society has progressed so much!" Lin Manman muttered to herself.

If society remains stable without any upheavals or crises, we might actually witness a prosperous cyberpunk world where the economy is thriving and professional skills are highly integrated with technology.

(End of this chapter)