Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 29 The Fourth Spirit Pet!

After everything settled down, the five-person team focused on training.

Lin Manman would set aside one day each week to go to the black market with Qiu Xiangjing to select spirit beasts that met the requirements. The spirit beasts that advanced the first two times did not have the aptitude to compare with those born with talents like Hongyu and Adai. It wasn't until the third time that the spirit beasts were advanced that an ordinary level 2 low-grade bronze-level blue-tailed wolfhound showed a rare ancestral regression and directly advanced to a mid-level legendary-grade howling moon wolf king. It also awakened two racial talents: wolf king's summoning and moon god's protection.

When the Wolf King's Summon is activated, a varying number of Howling Moon Wolves will be summoned to assist the Wolf King in attacks, depending on the Howling Moon Wolf King's level. The Moon Goddess's Blessing effect doubles the Howling Moon Wolf King's combat power whenever it is bathed in moonlight, and this power can even be added to the Howling Moon Wolves summoned by the Wolf King.

Lin Manman was naturally reluctant to sell such a rare and exquisite pet, so she acquired her fourth spirit pet, named Silver Moon. Incidentally, Silver Moon is a girl.

Because training involves practicing teamwork and tactics, the team members had agreed beforehand to share skill information. So, she still told her teammates the news the next day.

"Ha, jealousy has made me unrecognizable," Fang Yaqi sneered.

"Ah! I've already said enough about envy, jealousy, and hatred." Zhu Zibin looked at the person next to Lin Manman, who was over a meter tall at the shoulders, nearly two meters long, with a pure white body without a single stray hair, and pale blue eyes like clear, cold moonlight in the night. He was incredibly fond of her, but it was a pity that he wasn't a beast tamer.

"Mid-level legendary... I thought that for an ordinary family like ours, being able to contract a gold-level item was already quite remarkable. You've really opened my eyes to something new today." Xue Songwen also looked at Yin Yue in amazement.

"Aren't you guys really curious about where she got her luck? A single spirit pet with this kind of aptitude probably wouldn't even appear in an ordinary spirit beast shop, yet she contracted four! And each one is more outrageous than the last." Relying on the time they'd spent together, the group had developed a certain level of understanding and trust, and Liu Ping jokingly brought it up.

Such spirit pets, after being appraised, are generally sent to different factions for selection, with the remainder being sold in spirit pet shops on the market. Through their time together, they also learned that Lin Manman's family background was nothing special; they were just an ordinary working-class family. There are tens of millions of such families in the entire Jinling District, and it's estimated that only her family could have four top-tier spirit pets contracted at level 2 like Lin Manman.

Liu Ping's joke made Lin Manman's heart sink. If it weren't for the fact that everyone was going to team up for the competition and that not being able to see each other's strengths would affect their teamwork, she really wouldn't want to reveal the specific information about her spirit pets.

Lin Manman secretly made a decision: she would not contract any new spirit pets before the competition ended. She didn't even consider those with poor aptitude. And if she contracted another one with good aptitude, it would likely attract more than just curiosity.

Now, everything at home and in her daily life is slowly getting back on track. She doesn't want any uncontrollable factors to appear in her life, which she has complete control over.

"What's so strange about that? This girl has always been incredibly lucky. She doesn't pay attention in class, doesn't study before exams, and still manages to get above-average grades by guessing. Winning prizes when buying things is a minor thing, but what's even more outrageous is that in this day and age, she can still find money while walking!!! She's practically a lucky charm! This brat is just pure good fortune." Fang Yaqi glanced at Liu Ping and pinched Lin Manman's arm.

Lin Manman rubbed her arm and chuckled dryly.

"Luck is a kind of ability, you know. Liu Ping probably wouldn't understand that, after all, he's a black guy. For him, anything with a probability is almost a fixed outcome," Zhu Zibin said with a chuckle.

"Manman has a new spirit pet, which is a boost to our team's strength. Recently, everyone online has been saying that because the new A-level secret realm in Jinling is about to open this year, many forces from other regions will come to try their luck. And some young masters and ladies who came to broaden their horizons may participate in our junior professional competition this year. There is no definite news yet, and we will probably know when the registration closes in the last few days." Xue Songwen pushed up his glasses and changed the subject.

Their team had already submitted their names on the first day of registration. Apart from Lin Manman, who also registered for the individual competition, the others were only preparing to participate in the team competition.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and start training." Fang Yaqi pulled Lin Manman away.

"What's wrong with Lao Liu? Why are you speaking so carelessly today?" Zhu Zibin nudged Liu Ping after Fang Yaqi and Lin Manman walked away. "You're not really jealous of a girl who's three or four years younger than you, are you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Ping helplessly brushed Zhu Zibin's hand away. "You probably wouldn't believe me even if I told you, but I'm just genuinely curious."

"If someone really had a secret, they wouldn't tell you based on the ten days or so we've known each other." Xue Songwen rolled his eyes, a rare occurrence for him. "You overstepped your bounds."

Liu Ping sighed. He knew he had overstepped his bounds. After all, they had only spent a total of three weeks together. Perhaps because the atmosphere among them had been very harmonious recently, he had impulsively asked the question.

"This girl seems easygoing and approachable, but she values ​​her privacy very much. I'm afraid that what you said today might have been unintentional but taken to heart," Xue Songwen continued.

Liu Ping glanced at his two friends with a wry smile. These two had only known her for a short time, and they were already defending him, their longtime friend? "Sigh, I understand. I'll apologize to her later. I won't let this affect team unity."

Lin Manman wasn't as sensitive as they suspected. In her view, trust was the most important foundation for teamwork. She wouldn't be easily frightened by Liu Ping's simple remark today. She would simply be more mindful of privacy issues in the future.

After pulling Lin Manman aside, Fang Yaqi wanted to say something but didn't know where to begin. To be honest, she wasn't particularly clever. But Liu Ping's words today were tantamount to telling her directly that Lin Manman's ability to contract so many high-quality spirit pets meant either incredible luck or some other secret.

She didn't care if her best friend had any secrets she couldn't tell her, after all, she wasn't completely without secrets herself. She just remembered that if she hadn't kept insisting that Lin Manman team up with her for team matches, Lin Manman could have simply participated in the individual matches. She was the one who put her friend in danger of her secrets being exposed.

Seeing her like this, Lin Manman more or less guessed what she was thinking. Unable to resist, she gave her a light tap on the back of the head. "Sigh, someone as lucky as me, meeting a friend like you must have been the worst luck I've ever had."

"What did you say? Who's unlucky? You don't know how many scoldings you would have received all these years without my protection." Fang Yaqi rubbed her head and was about to pinch Lin Manman.

"How dare you say that? It was supposed to be a scolding, but you got involved and almost got me punished." Lin Manman said with disdain as she dodged her hand.

"That was an accident! Don't hide!" Fang Yaqi was even angrier when she heard that, and jumped up to chase after her.

Watching the two playfully frolicking from afar, Liu Ping and his two companions felt a sense of relief.

(End of this chapter)